Farm Subsidy information
Palo Alto County, Iowa
Palo Alto County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Palo Alto County, Iowa, 2012
Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto County, Iowa, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 844 | $5,281,735 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 710 | $2,559,901 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 180 | $785,782 |
| 4 | Biomass Crop Assistance Program | 18 | $324,695 |
| 5 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 5 | $119,889 |
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