Farm Subsidy information
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Black Hawk County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Black Hawk County, Iowa, 2012
Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County, Iowa, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 768 | $5,094,885 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 463 | $1,019,331 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 107 | $496,802 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 7 | $81,168 |
| 5 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 1 | $4,000 |
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