Farm Subsidy information
Androscoggin County, Maine
Androscoggin County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Androscoggin County, Maine, 2012
Androscoggin County, Maine Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Maine ranking: 40 of 50 States
- 89 percent of farms in Maine did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Androscoggin County, Maine, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 23 | $234,284 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 31 | $51,058 |
| 3 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 7 | $7,771 |
| 4 | Tree Assistance Program | 1 | $2,365 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 2 | $140 |
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