Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2010
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Iowa, 2010
Benton County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Iowa ranking: 2 of 50 States
- 29 percent of farms in Iowa did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Benton County, Iowa, 2010:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2010 |
Subsidy Total 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,021 | $6,878,565 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 713 | $2,077,394 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 82 | $1,509,570 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 126 | $676,056 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 21 | $111,390 |
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