Farm Subsidy information
Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Pottawattamie County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 2012
Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 693 | $3,900,222 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 297 | $759,661 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 105 | $558,084 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 3 | $5,340 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 2 | $3,888 |
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