Farm Subsidy information
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, 2011
Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 697 | $5,130,096 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 504 | $1,702,125 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 171 | $1,143,632 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 19 | $388,785 |
| 5 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 3 | $5,863 |
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