Farm Subsidy information
Monroe County, Iowa
Monroe County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Monroe County, Iowa, 2011
Monroe 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 Monroe County, Iowa, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 370 | $3,054,198 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 507 | $1,030,425 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 28 | $371,243 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 46 | $147,391 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 15 | $31,971 |
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