Farm Subsidy information
Shelby County, Iowa
Shelby County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Shelby County, Iowa, 2012
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, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 830 | $4,990,142 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 566 | $1,254,610 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 185 | $882,891 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 3 | $75,542 |
| 5 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 2 | $30,401 |
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