Farm Subsidy information
Van Buren County, Iowa
Van Buren County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2013
Total Subsidies, Van Buren County, Iowa, 2013
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, 2013:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2013 |
Subsidy Total 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 483 | $3,083,284 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 196 | $2,783,144 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 566 | $1,564,602 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 18 | $72,469 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 9 | $32,922 |
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