Farm Subsidy information
Calhoun County, Iowa
Calhoun County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Calhoun County, Iowa, 2011
Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, Iowa, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 937 | $4,888,546 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 861 | $2,934,461 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 306 | $1,258,530 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 85 | $731,533 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 257 | $131,566 |
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