Farm Subsidy information
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2008
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Pennsylvania ranking: 29 of 50 States
- 80 percent of farms in Pennsylvania did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 147 | $449,412 |
| 2 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 38 | $246,560 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 95 | $176,523 |
| 4 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 26 | $18,524 |
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