Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2018
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Iowa, 2018
Benton 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 Benton County, Iowa, 2018:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2018 |
Subsidy Total 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 523 | $11,211,673 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 689 | $3,769,727 |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 68 | $270,635 |
| 4 | Margin Protection Program | 7 | $139,998 |
| 5 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 21 | $11,108 |
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