Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2014
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Iowa, 2014
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, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 679 | $2,414,427 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 185 | $696,367 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 37 | $234,197 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 1 | $1,757 |
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