Farm Subsidy information
Des Moines County, Iowa
Des Moines County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2023
Total Subsidies, Des Moines County, Iowa, 2023
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, 2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2023 |
Subsidy Total 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 412 | $1,735,688 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 1 | $57,493 |
| 3 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 14 | $47,970 |
| 4 | Total Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP) | 7 | $42,416 |
| 5 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 26 | $30,916 |
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