Farm Subsidy information
Essex County, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2013
Total Subsidies, Essex County, Massachusetts, 2013
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, 2013:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2013 |
Subsidy Total 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 142 | $347,748 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 2 | $39,437 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 6 | $16,918 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 6 | $5,870 |
| 5 | Grasslands Reserve Program | 1 | $1,950 |
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