Farm Subsidy information
Van Buren County, Iowa
Van Buren County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Van Buren County, Iowa, 2012
Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, Iowa, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 485 | $2,850,790 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 557 | $1,556,649 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 104 | $1,210,955 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 67 | $263,976 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 9 | $73,130 |
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