USDA subsidies for farms in Alabama totaled $3,190,000,000 from 1995 through 2009.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 | TOTAL 1995-2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total USDA - Subsidies | Payments | $63,993,721 $86,134,012 $75,620,928 $107,204,232 $195,538,844 $186,085,741 |
$279,016,279 $306,082,147 $238,804,202 $165,725,895 $267,541,683 $235,630,603 |
$200,044,401 $188,934,520 $177,649,741 $130,208,492 $144,269,633 $141,191,795 |
$3,189,676,869 |
| Recipients | 17,852 25,296 23,203 22,556 29,468 29,494 | 33,376 40,482 25,036 22,171 24,437 24,367 | 24,867 23,417 20,348 17,886 17,581 16,291 | 75,485 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $7,047,518 $40,793,725 $38,404,684 $73,212,543 $105,816,539 $116,857,040 |
$139,298,836 $241,796,549 $166,964,980 $114,887,988 $188,509,185 $166,078,762 |
$117,391,840 $86,618,475 $100,080,770 $53,470,084 $45,003,216 $41,206,691 |
$1,843,439,424 |
| Recipients | 5,883 17,077 17,484 18,352 19,064 19,483 | 19,588 25,843 19,658 17,274 18,200 17,816 | 15,459 14,284 13,003 12,332 12,092 11,209 | 45,018 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $9,282,750 $54,508,182 $42,728,973 $42,670,950 $42,324,175 |
$41,416,284 $42,219,199 $39,196,394 $40,543,671 $39,555,688 $38,813,919 |
$433,260,185 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 3,927 16,861 15,053 15,195 14,807 | 13,811 13,203 11,789 11,389 11,390 10,939 | 26,111 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $9,427,474 $78,871,671 $36,343,013 $80,670,358 $83,008,136 |
$59,501,471 $36,885,774 $50,542,455 $12,266,211 $1,855,699 $-8,982 |
$449,363,281 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1,920 9,857 9,288 14,188 14,305 | 7,868 7,710 7,259 7,164 1,649 55 | 19,861 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $29,957 $60,863 $32,240 $85,274 |
$208,334 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 20 22 21 28 | 29 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $44,544,322 $38,774,366 $40,829,983 $36,351,036 $35,078,353 |
$27,274,024 $25,160,261 $-2,941,211 $-43,922 $-4,244 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$245,022,968 |
| Recipients | 0 16,723 17,298 18,197 17,361 17,941 | 17,695 17,941 3,526 58 7 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 25,123 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $19,670,060 $38,386,139 $37,774,487 |
$32,023,434 $88,980 $0 $-1,485 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$127,936,882 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 17,936 18,317 18,380 | 18,510 16 0 6 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 22,102 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $645,883 $1,123,937 |
$1,541,131 $1,083 $0 $0 $82,786 $0 |
$22,930 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,417,751 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 182 238 | 200 4 0 0 8 0 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 | 260 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,080,882 |
$1,759,806 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,840,547 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 | 1,715 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,518 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $6,707,544 $-4,017,385 $-433,377 $-27,116 $-2,414 $-18,033 |
$0 $-1,823 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,205,867 |
| Recipients | 5,682 3,360 647 59 8 14 | 0 3 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5,687 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $12,592,964 $28,845,072 $22,177,589 |
$38,203,277 $28,901,308 $2,952,583 $14,007,979 $20,924,193 $9,885,598 |
$3,083,547 $6,221,710 $3,193,936 $34,967 $0 $0 |
$191,022,191 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 2,989 4,090 3,661 | 3,168 2,872 920 1,784 2,498 1,318 | 449 401 201 6 0 0 | 7,143 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $80,732 $99,687 |
$28,127,378 $26,556,176 $2,039,237 $16,492,252 $38,960,216 $23,542,433 |
$12,538,565 $667,785 $3,468,940 $0 $0 $0 |
$152,573,401 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 4 7 | 488 640 300 835 969 826 | 727 10 369 0 0 0 | 1,809 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$526,428 $8,220 $125,377 $35,653 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$696,506 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 270 8 100 36 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 360 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $138,845 $1,077,587 $5,758,597 |
$2,182,808 $3,888,462 $2,901,306 $812,460 $1,263,932 $2,812,587 |
$227,112 $0 $959,672 $0 $0 $0 |
$22,096,354 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 69 164 371 | 126 267 1,001 46 400 761 | 39 0 132 0 0 0 | 2,101 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $297,255 $275,443 $72,973 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $2,093,093 $2,082,084 $499,415 $4,555 $705,821 |
$123,852 $0 $1,986,369 $137,022 $0 $712,019 |
$8,998,224 |
| Recipients | 109 104 116 0 0 0 | 0 131 126 104 66 75 | 55 0 68 69 0 54 | 315 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $42,154 $15,701 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$57,854 |
| Recipients | 51 40 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 61 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $27,124 |
$1,599 $21,540 $15,513 $0 $87,120 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$155,596 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 34 | 4 16 21 0 30 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 62 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $12,063 $0 $0 $0 $264,700 |
$2,941 $44,561 $114,585 $274,342 $1,511,659 $59,377 |
$2,294,822 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 4 0 0 0 98 | 4 20 36 68 251 15 | 469 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $2,928 $-24,355 $-9,269 $-4,499 $430,573 $13,754,416 |
$7,660,474 $136,357,102 $26,382,849 $3,852,430 $3,702,657 $3,518,681 |
$23,180 $25,999 $447 $9,468 $0 $0 |
$195,683,083 |
| Recipients | 86 125 51 65 684 2,148 | 1,775 8,879 2,687 1,121 1,136 1,048 | 362 198 6 28 0 0 | 13,026 | |
| Total Peanut Load-in Charges | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Total Agricultural Trade Adjustment Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $158,582 $150,301 $16,632 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $1,904,389 $1,401,545 |
$3,631,448 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 82 50 6 | 0 0 0 0 389 226 | 506 | |
| Total Storage Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $15,666 $444,477 $0 $0 $0 |
$460,143 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 12 379 0 0 0 | 386 | |
| Total Step 2 Cotton Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Total Emergency Compensation Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$451,958 $316,737 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$768,695 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 236 126 0 0 0 0 | 360 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $27,659 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$27,597 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 56 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 56 | |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $143,539 $143,539 $143,539 $143,539 $143,539 |
$717,697 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 | |
| Biomass Crop Assistance Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Payments | $10,561,352 $10,659,627 $10,272,816 $10,673,517 $16,354,957 $15,803,326 |
$21,154,286 $16,211,625 $17,549,736 $20,672,864 $18,310,730 $21,035,075 |
$23,697,189 $33,616,063 $32,594,526 $34,136,925 $58,610,389 $50,393,321 |
$422,308,324 | |
| Recipients | 13,427 12,154 11,623 11,579 12,110 12,788 | 12,515 11,368 12,084 13,480 13,358 13,004 | 13,327 15,488 16,894 16,854 17,106 17,323 | 246,482 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $32,512,461 $29,302,873 $26,678,933 $23,097,917 $22,084,763 $26,562,745 |
$31,101,173 $25,417,850 $26,298,471 $27,139,544 $38,724,140 $42,914,066 |
$40,016,199 $39,764,994 $36,297,116 $28,436,738 $21,262,968 $23,616,060 |
$541,229,011 |
| Recipients | 11,599 11,042 9,414 7,934 7,160 8,643 | 9,398 7,648 7,912 8,144 10,189 10,386 | 10,007 10,026 9,618 7,598 6,655 6,713 | 33,343 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $23,511,595 $23,063,736 $22,411,699 $18,413,455 $18,368,536 $21,940,688 |
$25,139,535 $23,272,027 $22,592,127 $23,364,518 $22,474,321 $22,383,230 |
$23,400,322 $22,681,969 $21,484,955 $21,065,048 $20,061,336 $18,043,756 |
$393,672,852 |
| Recipients | 8,804 8,678 8,316 6,788 6,191 6,685 | 7,125 7,133 7,280 7,375 7,411 7,578 | 7,639 7,129 6,966 6,766 6,411 5,872 | 17,315 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $491,782 $1,540,410 $2,272,012 $1,957,560 $1,906,325 |
$1,826,799 $2,014,865 $3,300,047 $3,448,205 $7,295,113 $10,973,977 |
$11,393,915 $13,075,636 $10,934,819 $3,587,633 $0 $0 |
$76,019,099 |
| Recipients | 0 88 208 486 548 519 | 532 509 591 759 1,466 2,078 | 2,206 2,734 2,421 388 0 0 | 8,267 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $984,488 $2,398,581 |
$2,807,377 $2,370,463 $1,483,601 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,044,510 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 65 142 | 140 136 89 0 0 0 | 158 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $4,912,076 $3,244,472 $1,621,280 $548,107 $188,737 $10,511 |
$14,135 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,539,319 |
| Recipients | 1,996 1,510 701 286 100 7 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3,639 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $136,833 $283,067 |
$329,948 $605,431 $902,915 $129,428 $0 $0 |
$2,387,621 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 62 130 | 139 186 238 43 0 0 | 574 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $3,344,621 $2,502,883 $1,105,544 $1,864,343 $1,569,930 $1,660,208 |
$1,809,664 $69,839 $395,924 $277,403 $7,763,882 $6,691,531 |
$1,688,228 $600,413 $1,299,515 $2,411,039 $1,012,634 $5,564,692 |
$41,632,294 |
| Recipients | 1,099 1,234 345 581 469 923 | 926 45 114 96 1,627 914 | 215 210 280 434 178 872 | 7,857 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $43,509 $69,503 $145,073 |
$180,333 $194,638 $191,312 $217,646 $188,998 $7,611 |
$1,245,723 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 24 32 60 | 66 91 90 95 87 4 | 110 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $744,169 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,045,013 |
$2,301,491 $50,898 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,142,081 |
| Recipients | 280 0 0 0 0 791 | 1,199 34 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,109 | |
| Total Agricultural Management Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Farmland Protection Program (fpp) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Resource Conservation & Development Program (rcd) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$216,075 $236,444 $0 $1,025,944 $0 $0 |
$1,545,512 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 0 5 0 0 | 16 | |
| Water Bank Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $13,872,391 $5,377,787 $264,494 $220,255 $51,282,584 $26,862,630 |
$87,461,984 $22,656,124 $27,991,015 $3,025,499 $21,997,628 $5,602,700 |
$18,894,518 $28,934,988 $8,677,328 $14,164,746 $19,392,763 $25,975,723 |
$382,655,157 |
| Recipients | 2,955 2,539 169 105 12,343 10,890 | 16,309 16,445 3,770 889 2,070 1,480 | 6,440 6,527 1,772 2,310 2,901 1,329 | 31,348 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $4,804,000 $4,945,179 $20,760,372 |
$30,509,551 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 307 298 711 | 1,072 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $10,955,809 $1,116,783 $224,122 $164,275 $38,904,597 $19,609,545 |
$57,276,236 $1,292,952 $27,151,703 $2,861,020 $21,524,665 $802,909 |
$13,280,152 $24,127,345 $1,316,667 $5,786,965 $5,716,994 $4,202,538 |
$236,315,277 |
| Recipients | 1,765 516 156 98 3,475 3,908 | 7,064 404 2,730 744 2,056 200 | 1,342 2,491 205 1,724 2,092 582 | 12,577 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $2,909,611 $4,261,003 $40,372 $0 $12,233,492 $7,253,085 |
$30,185,748 $0 $457,767 $164,979 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $7,305,841 $3,573,782 $8,697,531 $1,012,812 |
$78,091,111 |
| Recipients | 1,266 2,081 13 0 10,362 8,266 | 13,611 0 614 148 0 0 | 0 0 1,603 521 1,098 168 | 18,802 | |
| Karnal Bunt Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $140,964 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$140,964 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 11 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 11 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $60,893 $3,531 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $472,963 $297,823 |
$361,686 $348,449 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,585,375 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 16 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 38 94 | 58 105 0 0 0 0 | 200 | |
| Programmatic Environmental Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,501,968 |
$8,054 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,510,492 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1,241 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,244 | |
| Specialty Crop Hurricane Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$603,798 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$697,883 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 | 18 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,668 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $6,695 $20,565 $10,878 $35,726 $31,309 |
$113,841 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 4 | 4 4 4 2 1 1 | 1 2 45 113 114 117 | 412 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $554,486 $788,661 $519,506 $770,969 $707,015 $800,586 |
$983,702 $1,071,684 $1,334,411 $1,478,604 $1,305,745 $1,366,791 |
$5,450,587 $5,334,320 $7,161,411 $5,150,639 $7,720,261 $7,358,925 |
$49,858,303 |
| Recipients | 2,824 2,397 2,191 2,281 2,487 2,697 | 2,694 2,397 2,660 2,983 2,965 2,927 | 3,259 3,467 3,581 3,557 3,586 3,625 | 52,578 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $13,549 $7,050 $8,245 $6,890 $9,099 $8,736 |
$14,004 $10,396 $11,946 $10,487 $7,245 $4,533 |
$9,571 $17,457 $35,885 $20,633 $22,834 $23,430 |
$241,990 |
| Recipients | 273 209 177 152 171 184 | 162 159 224 258 247 223 | 205 283 593 640 668 647 | 5,475 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Peanuts | Payments | $3,259,893 $2,933,167 $2,667,633 $2,886,661 $4,526,809 $4,355,089 |
$5,992,788 $3,296,817 $3,264,501 $3,600,657 $4,281,621 $3,325,955 |
$4,246,345 $6,472,424 $4,655,474 $6,059,476 $6,787,906 $10,077,890 |
$82,691,106 |
| Recipients | 2,626 2,456 2,453 2,415 2,367 2,418 | 2,405 2,235 2,323 2,435 2,399 2,331 | 2,239 2,273 2,234 2,174 2,169 2,228 | 42,180 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $8,742 $7,133 $1,411 $3,800 $4,108 $4,104 |
$6,936 $7,345 $15,124 $8,941 $9,932 $8,676 |
$20,752 $26,965 $36,818 $37,806 $46,951 $71,062 |
$326,606 |
| Recipients | 282 209 179 161 154 174 | 186 137 217 267 235 226 | 238 284 376 438 483 539 | 4,785 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $618,784 $837,827 $820,378 $826,814 $871,088 $802,405 |
$718,268 $851,469 $959,942 $1,451,896 $977,837 $1,222,047 |
$1,967,527 $7,266,742 $8,120,322 $6,360,699 $6,877,164 $7,153,204 |
$48,704,413 |
| Recipients | 2,283 2,023 1,958 1,939 2,069 2,322 | 2,216 1,891 1,982 2,495 2,531 2,462 | 2,641 3,226 3,498 3,577 3,600 3,672 | 46,385 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Cotton | Payments | $5,732,249 $5,606,881 $5,712,579 $5,499,726 $8,592,999 $8,707,971 |
$12,281,347 $9,746,315 $10,685,903 $12,670,463 $10,275,120 $13,931,421 |
$10,256,155 $10,609,758 $7,700,014 $13,223,417 $31,338,839 $19,455,627 |
$202,026,784 |
| Recipients | 4,020 3,727 3,671 3,625 3,781 3,966 | 4,071 3,812 3,835 4,018 3,933 3,823 | 3,703 3,709 3,639 3,558 3,562 3,559 | 68,012 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $153,080 $175,366 $136,309 $136,244 $144,636 $134,150 |
$95,250 $99,843 $130,714 $142,791 $99,810 $67,613 |
$309,475 $1,660,690 $2,732,204 $1,240,403 $3,758,672 $4,055,156 |
$15,272,406 |
| Recipients | 901 957 813 828 829 820 | 582 559 667 805 812 736 | 764 1,405 2,157 2,257 2,330 2,384 | 20,606 |
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 or 2012 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
