Farm Subsidy information
Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hampden County, Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Hampden County, Massachusetts, 2012
Hampden 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 Hampden County, Massachusetts, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | 48 | $500,143 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 8 | $72,616 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 2 | $42,905 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 3 | $37,780 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 19 | $17,596 |
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