Farm Subsidy information
Des Moines County, Iowa
Des Moines County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2017
Total Subsidies, Des Moines County, Iowa, 2017
Des Moines 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 Des Moines County, Iowa, 2017:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2017 |
Subsidy Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 449 | $1,745,371 |
| 2 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 58 | $144,107 |
| 3 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 70 | $29,709 |
| 4 | CCC Organic Programs | 1 | $507 |
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