Farm Subsidy information
8th District of Massachusetts
(Rep. Stephen Lynch)
8th District Of Massachusetts (Rep. Stephen Lynch) Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, 8th District of Massachusetts (Rep. Stephen Lynch), 1995-2020‡
8th District Of Massachusetts (Rep. Stephen Lynch) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Massachusetts ranking: 45 of 50 States
- 93 percent of farms in Massachusetts did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 8th District of Massachusetts (Rep. Stephen Lynch), 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 31 | $793,341 |
| 2 | Corn Subsidies | 23 | $594,931 |
| 3 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 14 | $200,765 |
| 4 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 8 | $138,170 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 17 | $42,133 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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