Farm Subsidy information
Pocahontas County, Iowa
Pocahontas County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Pocahontas County, Iowa, 2012
Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County, Iowa, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,045 | $5,639,875 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 734 | $1,350,028 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 275 | $1,129,954 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 17 | $412,066 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 7 | $99,774 |
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