Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2019
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Iowa, 2019
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, 2019:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2019 |
Subsidy Total 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 836 | $24,237,624 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 677 | $3,609,998 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 9 | $151,963 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 63 | $70,038 |
| 5 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 28 | $6,076 |
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