Farm Subsidy information
Des Moines County, Iowa
Des Moines County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2015
Total Subsidies, Des Moines County, Iowa, 2015
Des Moines 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 Des Moines County, Iowa, 2015:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2015 |
Subsidy Total 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 405 | $1,446,687 |
| 2 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 137 | $32,329 |
| 3 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 2 | $1,097 |
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