Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Iowa, 2012
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, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,003 | $6,855,981 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 652 | $2,007,337 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 126 | $671,626 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 14 | $208,390 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 5 | $61,378 |
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