Farm Subsidy information
Lucas County, Iowa
Lucas County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Lucas County, Iowa, 1995-2023
Lucas 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 Lucas County, Iowa, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,524 | $80,486,303 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 1,083 | $12,467,529 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 982 | $7,573,005 |
| 4 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 420 | $6,362,629 |
| 5 | Loan Deficiency | 572 | $5,920,636 |
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