Farm Subsidy information
Union County, Iowa
Union County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Union County, Iowa, 2012
Union 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 Union County, Iowa, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 415 | $2,386,218 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 480 | $1,491,685 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 45 | $756,627 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 44 | $148,962 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 1 | $4,629 |
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