Farm Subsidy information
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Massachusetts, 1995-2020‡
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, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 2,079 | $60,443,570 |
| 2 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 628 | $21,267,827 |
| 3 | Corn Subsidies | 974 | $20,946,629 |
| 4 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 960 | $17,441,960 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 953 | $7,114,787 |
| 6 | Apple Subsidies | 128 | $1,908,004 |
| 7 | Wetlands Reserve Program | 9 | $1,141,854 |
| 8 | Tree Subsidies | 54 | $401,841 |
| 9 | Conservation Reserve Program | 21 | $137,157 |
| 10 | Wool Subsidies | 237 | $105,519 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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