Farm Subsidy information
Maryland
Maryland Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Maryland, 1995-2020‡
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, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 8,368 | $529,528,889 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 6,536 | $257,347,201 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 6,049 | $239,207,073 |
| 4 | Wheat Subsidies | 6,619 | $111,472,258 |
| 5 | Disaster Payments | 4,318 | $70,529,527 |
| 6 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 1,385 | $59,247,338 |
| 7 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 2,364 | $36,273,082 |
| 8 | Barley Subsidies | 4,076 | $16,740,537 |
| 9 | Livestock Subsidies | 2,282 | $6,883,512 |
| 10 | Sorghum Subsidies | 1,525 | $5,272,550 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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