Farm Subsidy information
Decatur County, Iowa
Decatur County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Decatur County, Iowa, 2012
Decatur 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 Decatur County, Iowa, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 498 | $4,020,511 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 391 | $1,093,788 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 34 | $321,628 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 28 | $77,524 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 2 | $27,771 |
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