Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2016
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Iowa, 2016
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, 2016:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2016 |
Subsidy Total 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 1,030 | $16,571,100 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 708 | $3,709,467 |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 56 | $72,382 |
| 4 | Margin Protection Program | 3 | $14,586 |
| 5 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 1 | $3,847 |
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