Farm Subsidy information
Maryland
Maryland Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Maryland, 2018
Maryland Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Maryland ranking: 36 of 50 States
- 71 percent of farms in Maryland did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Maryland, 2018:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2018 |
Subsidy Total 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soybean Subsidies | 499 | $12,594,567 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 2,581 | $11,419,395 |
| 3 | Corn Subsidies | 1,044 | $10,179,273 |
| 4 | Wheat Subsidies | 2,021 | $4,602,737 |
| 5 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 206 | $3,130,953 |
| 6 | Barley Subsidies | 1,174 | $837,739 |
| 7 | Sorghum Subsidies | 210 | $192,344 |
| 8 | Disaster Payments | 8 | $95,053 |
| 9 | Livestock Subsidies | 14 | $64,120 |
| 10 | Oat Subsidies | 137 | $5,482 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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