Farm Subsidy information
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Massachusetts, 2019‡
Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Massachusetts ranking: 45 of 50 States
- 93 percent of farms in Massachusetts did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Massachusetts, 2019‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2019‡ |
Subsidy Total 2019‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 46 | $2,584,776 |
| 2 | Livestock Subsidies | 122 | $2,125,554 |
| 3 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 112 | $925,983 |
| 4 | Corn Subsidies | 0 | $83,096 |
| 5 | Tree Subsidies | 2 | $51,346 |
| 6 | Price Loss Coverage Payments | 12 | $2,263 |
| 7 | Conservation Reserve Program | 3 | $2,136 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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