Farm Subsidy information
Shelby County, Iowa
Shelby County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Shelby County, Iowa, 2011
Shelby 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 Shelby County, Iowa, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 825 | $4,897,161 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 585 | $1,729,780 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 186 | $926,339 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 5 | $33,852 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 2 | $14,160 |
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