Farm Subsidy information
Butler County, Iowa
Butler County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Butler County, Iowa, 2012
Butler 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 Butler County, Iowa, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 755 | $4,689,627 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 885 | $2,673,644 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 144 | $770,064 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 18 | $189,014 |
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