Farm Subsidy information
Des Moines County, Iowa
Des Moines County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2016
Total Subsidies, Des Moines County, Iowa, 2016
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, 2016:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2016 |
Subsidy Total 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 545 | $4,871,196 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 429 | $1,685,506 |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 62 | $38,517 |
| 4 | Margin Protection Program | 2 | $954 |
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