Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2013
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Iowa, 2013
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, 2013:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2013 |
Subsidy Total 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,038 | $6,817,102 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 681 | $2,049,529 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 22 | $270,018 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 37 | $105,961 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 13 | $85,655 |
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