Farm Subsidy information
Mahaska County, Iowa
Mahaska County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2014
Total Subsidies, Mahaska County, Iowa, 2014
Mahaska 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 Mahaska County, Iowa, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 658 | $3,863,753 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 210 | $1,222,820 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 28 | $143,708 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 13 | $12,231 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 2 | $11,483 |
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