Farm Subsidy information
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2013
Total Subsidies, Penobscot County, Maine, 2013
Penobscot 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 Penobscot County, Maine, 2013:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2013 |
Subsidy Total 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 38 | $289,016 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 48 | $137,553 |
| 3 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 3 | $7,634 |
| 4 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 1 | $2,914 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 3 | $837 |
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