Farm Subsidy information
Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2016
Total Subsidies, Aroostook County, Maine, 2016
Aroostook County, Maine Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Maine ranking: 39 of 50 States
- 89 percent of farms in Maine did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Aroostook County, Maine, 2016:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2016 |
Subsidy Total 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 54 | $152,761 |
| 2 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 69 | $107,634 |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 13 | $12,596 |
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