Farm Subsidy information
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2023
Total Subsidies, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 2023
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Pennsylvania ranking: 30 of 50 States
- 80 percent of farms in Pennsylvania did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2023 |
Subsidy Total 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 31 | $1,358,583 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 72 | $158,384 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 14 | $41,725 |
| 4 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 2 | $30,504 |
| 5 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 2 | $26,111 |
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