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Queens County, New York

$20,425 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2025)

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Queens County

$20,425 in USDA farm subsidies to Queens County recipients (2025).

Sum of payments to 3 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2025 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2025)

Specialty Crop Marketing Assistance (MASC, one-time) $20,425

Selected USDA programs recorded in this county for 2025, each shown as its own figure. This is not a breakdown of the headline total above and the rows are not meant to be added up: the list is not exhaustive, and where one program sits inside another the same dollars appear on two lines, so a total of these rows can come out higher than the headline. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database / USDA, 2025. Specialty Crop Marketing Assistance is a one-time program funded by the American Relief Act, 2025.

Top Subsidy Recipients

# Recipient 2025 Total
1 Phyto.fun LLC Dba Mushroom Queens $15,186
2 Wilk Apiary Inc. $3,235
3 Radar Visual, Inc. Dba Edgemere Provisions $2,004

Top recipients by EWG totalfarm (2025). These named payments sum toward the headline total above. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database.

About Farming in Queens County

In Queens County, the ground is the headline — farmland is valued near $113,746 an acre (USDA NASS, 2022 Census), among the higher-value cropland in the country. On top of that, farms here are small on average — about 4 acres apiece across roughly 19 operations (USDA NASS, 2022 Census).

Queens County has roughly 19 farms working about 69 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~4 acres per farm.

In Queens County, farmland is valued near $113,746/acre (USDA NASS).

Queens County is predominantly vegetables country — a specialty county. Its leading harvested crops are vegetables (~39% of harvested cropland) (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture).

Cattle run at roughly 9 head per 100 farmland acres here (USDA NASS, 2022 Census).

With grazing and forage a large part of the land use in Queens County, conservation and grazing-oriented USDA programs — such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and grassland options under CRP — may be worth asking your local NRCS office about. This is signposting from county land-use patterns, not an eligibility determination.

Local signals from public data: Receives near or above the NY-average USDA $/acre..

Local USDA Offices for Queens County

Your local USDA service center is where farms in Queens County apply for FSA and NRCS programs and get free, in-person help — they handle program sign-ups, conservation plans, and loan applications.

Farm Service Agency
Riverhead Service Center
423 Griffing Ave, Riverhead, NY
(631) 727-5666
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Riverhead Service Center
423 Griffing Ave, Riverhead, NY
(631) 727-5666

Source: USDA Service Center locator (Farmers.gov). Office details can change — confirm current hours and appointments via farmers.gov/service-center-locator.

FarmGrant Underserved Score

Not enough public data to score this county.

USDA Support Gap? 0.6/25
Producer Priority? 0.0/25
What drives this score
  • Receives near or above the NY-average USDA $/acre.

We don't have enough public data to publish a single Underserved Score for this county yet — the score is published only when all three components (USDA support per acre, producer-priority composition, and crop-insurance coverage) have data. The available components are shown above. Lower USDA $/acre often reflects pasture, specialty, or non-commodity land use, not unclaimed funding.

Programs to look at in Queens County

These are USDA programs commonly relevant to counties like this one, based on public county patterns. They are not a determination that you qualify — you may be eligible; check with your local FSA or NRCS office.

Conservation programs most farms can use

Counties receiving below-average USDA dollars per acre are often under-enrolled in conservation programs open to most land. You may be eligible — these are worth asking your NRCS or FSA office about.

CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) →EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program) →CSP (Conservation Stewardship Program) →
Commodity support (if you grow program crops)

If you grow covered program crops, these commodity-support programs may apply. Eligibility depends on your crops and base acres — check with your FSA office.

ARC-CO (Agriculture Risk Coverage — County) →PLC (Price Loss Coverage) →
See the full set of USDA programs you could qualify for → free Subsidy Finder

County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
2,252,196
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$81,399
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
13.8%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
4.6%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$113,746/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Queens County receive?

Queens County recipients received about $20,425 in USDA farm subsidies in 2025, per the EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm). This is a single-year county total of recorded payments, not a forecast of future funding.

What USDA programs are available to farmers in Queens County?

With grazing and forage prominent in Queens County, conservation and working-lands programs (EQIP, CSP, grassland CRP) and disaster/livestock assistance may be especially relevant, alongside federal crop insurance and FSA loans. Eligibility depends on your farm; use the free Subsidy Finder to see programs you could qualify for, then confirm with your local FSA or NRCS office.

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Programs your farm could qualify for

Farms in Queens County may qualify for USDA programs based on crop, conservation, and disaster activity. Run the free Subsidy Finder to see which programs you could qualify for, then prep your local USDA office visit.

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Data as of August 27, 2026. Subsidy figures: USDA/EWG 2025 release. Farmland acres: USDA NASS 2022 Census. Underserved Score refreshed monthly. Each figure above carries its own data year; this page is never fresher than its oldest input.