Farm Subsidy information
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Berkshire County, Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2015
Total Subsidies, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 2015
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, 2015:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2015 |
Subsidy Total 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 24 | $162,659 |
| 2 | Grasslands Reserve Program | 2 | $763 |
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