Farm Subsidy information
Dubuque County, Iowa
Dubuque County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Dubuque County, Iowa, 2012
Dubuque 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 Dubuque County, Iowa, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,074 | $3,415,886 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 556 | $2,446,173 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 261 | $2,366,970 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 192 | $730,058 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 76 | $294,294 |
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