Farm Subsidy information
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2010
Total Subsidies, Penobscot County, Maine, 2010
Penobscot 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 Penobscot County, Maine, 2010:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2010 |
Subsidy Total 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biomass Crop Assistance Program | 12 | $10,304,803 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 54 | $147,316 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 47 | $75,788 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 1 | $5,388 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 3 | $435 |
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