Farm Subsidy information
Washington County, Maine
Washington County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2019
Total Subsidies, Washington County, Maine, 2019
Washington 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 Washington County, Maine, 2019:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2019 |
Subsidy Total 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 8 | $20,972 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 2 | $1,729 |
| 3 | Grasslands Reserve Program | 1 | $662 |
| 4 | Margin Protection Program | 1 | $39 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1 | $5 |
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