Farm Subsidy information
Monroe County, Iowa
Monroe County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2016
Total Subsidies, Monroe County, Iowa, 2016
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, 2016:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2016 |
Subsidy Total 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 462 | $4,862,760 |
| 2 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 181 | $61,656 |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 60 | $22,081 |
| 4 | Margin Protection Program | 1 | $6,378 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 1 | $2,605 |
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