Farm Subsidy information
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, 2012
Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 674 | $5,064,265 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 501 | $1,738,828 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 168 | $1,127,178 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 5 | $31,177 |
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