Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2023
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Iowa, 2023
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, 2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2023 |
Subsidy Total 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 615 | $3,815,063 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 8 | $800,819 |
| 3 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 20 | $705,300 |
| 4 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 86 | $324,126 |
| 5 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 53 | $234,979 |
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