Farm Subsidy information
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Berkshire County, Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 2011
Berkshire County, Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Massachusetts ranking: 46 of 50 States
- 93 percent of farms in Massachusetts did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 3 | $68,604 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 19 | $52,245 |
| 3 | Market Loss Assistance Program | 1 | $9,496 |
| 4 | Grasslands Reserve Program | 2 | $763 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 1 | $675 |
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