Farm Subsidy information
Essex County, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Essex County, Massachusetts, 2011
Essex 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 Essex County, Massachusetts, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 208 | $226,034 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 7 | $105,050 |
| 3 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 7 | $44,454 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 6 | $7,170 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 2 | $7,069 |
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