Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Iowa, 2011
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, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,022 | $6,853,543 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 706 | $2,375,733 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 127 | $659,086 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 8 | $108,406 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 42 | $23,781 |
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