Farm Subsidy information
Polk County, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Polk County, Iowa, 2011
Polk 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 Polk County, Iowa, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 682 | $2,588,330 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 249 | $1,061,985 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 117 | $453,236 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 9 | $84,278 |
| 5 | Tree Assistance Program | 1 | $25,923 |
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