Farm Subsidy information
Shelby County, Iowa
Shelby County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2014
Total Subsidies, Shelby County, Iowa, 2014
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, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 552 | $1,321,442 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 181 | $689,931 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 36 | $361,509 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 19 | $111,928 |
| 5 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 4 | $81,772 |
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