Farm Subsidy information
Butler County, Iowa
Butler County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Butler County, Iowa, 1995-2020‡
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, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 2,147 | $251,425,350 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 2,191 | $77,161,454 |
| 3 | Soybean Subsidies | 1,673 | $72,996,283 |
| 4 | Disaster Payments | 720 | $8,803,647 |
| 5 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 87 | $2,073,807 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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