Farm Subsidy information
Polk County, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2013
Total Subsidies, Polk County, Iowa, 2013
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, 2013:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2013 |
Subsidy Total 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 702 | $2,641,142 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 252 | $863,888 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 10 | $270,938 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 45 | $184,615 |
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