Farm Subsidy information
Polk County, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2010
Total Subsidies, Polk County, Iowa, 2010
Polk 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 Polk County, Iowa, 2010:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2010 |
Subsidy Total 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 124 | $3,610,712 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 704 | $2,604,874 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 242 | $766,616 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 120 | $467,883 |
| 5 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 17 | $1,206 |
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