Farm Subsidy information
Palo Alto County, Iowa
Palo Alto County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2014
Total Subsidies, Palo Alto County, Iowa, 2014
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, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 746 | $3,097,036 |
| 2 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 47 | $437,294 |
| 3 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 57 | $132,978 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 8 | $24,533 |
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