Farm Subsidy information
Polk County, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Polk County, Iowa, 2012
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, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 670 | $2,495,009 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 88 | $1,967,878 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 235 | $787,053 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 120 | $447,929 |
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