Farm Subsidy information
2nd District of Connecticut
(Rep. Joe Courtney)
2nd District Of Connecticut (Rep. Joe Courtney) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, 2nd District of Connecticut (Rep. Joe Courtney), 2012
2nd District Of Connecticut (Rep. Joe Courtney) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Connecticut ranking: 48 of 50 States
- 96 percent of farms in Connecticut did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 2nd District of Connecticut (Rep. Joe Courtney), 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 55 | $833,978 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 102 | $254,789 |
| 3 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 5 | $42,572 |
| 4 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 9 | $15,542 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 2 | $8,946 |
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