USDA subsidies for farms in Georgia totaled $6,633,000,000 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 | $98,986,510 $146,213,895 $139,279,020 $211,520,266 $408,395,872 $435,027,700 |
$506,100,740 $705,713,103 $596,757,064 $347,918,161 $548,392,267 $455,465,176 |
$373,598,094 $429,328,542 $403,696,696 $266,029,057 $285,072,259 $275,149,638 |
$6,632,644,061 |
| Recipients | 22,254 27,557 26,588 24,910 31,059 34,819 | 35,813 46,951 39,486 27,032 30,627 26,833 | 25,310 28,419 25,036 22,358 22,007 20,904 | 86,658 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $14,072,126 $81,905,984 $77,132,741 $159,759,668 $236,742,987 $284,000,618 |
$293,782,320 $620,652,847 $442,734,936 $263,528,232 $380,510,992 $366,154,311 |
$261,376,620 $233,949,248 $273,554,890 $140,752,728 $112,552,200 $109,444,230 |
$4,352,607,677 |
| Recipients | 8,751 17,281 17,460 19,884 21,392 26,365 | 26,366 37,805 31,579 22,803 23,171 22,412 | 19,781 19,178 17,801 17,060 16,328 15,723 | 64,859 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $22,113,981 $134,664,082 $102,517,049 $100,458,791 $99,399,545 |
$97,959,606 $97,438,129 $93,832,052 $95,203,560 $93,090,799 $93,348,922 |
$1,030,026,516 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 5,364 22,192 19,827 18,938 18,840 | 17,970 16,987 15,480 15,572 15,414 15,210 | 35,080 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $22,105,357 $201,755,815 $96,848,626 $197,241,277 $198,628,702 |
$141,338,783 $92,204,542 $111,299,396 $32,618,793 $6,173,683 $-43,282 |
$1,100,171,692 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 4,076 15,343 13,789 18,600 17,824 | 11,300 11,277 10,176 10,451 5,050 77 | 27,607 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 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 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $85,069,327 $78,122,577 $83,575,127 $71,374,433 $71,262,551 |
$56,839,638 $51,675,003 $-11,209,253 $-708,633 $-24,580 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$485,976,189 |
| Recipients | 0 16,684 17,165 19,681 18,920 20,187 | 19,963 20,393 6,408 131 8 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 29,036 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $38,883,097 $76,554,527 $76,916,462 |
$65,182,030 $94,841 $-2,708 $-253,657 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$257,362,017 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 19,198 20,220 20,694 | 20,889 25 11 9 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 25,480 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,695,861 $18,855,008 |
$6,052,931 $0 $0 $0 $9,861 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$26,613,652 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 398 6,116 | 5,904 0 0 0 5 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6,249 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $937,861 |
$1,393,509 $51,587 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,382,957 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 1,844 | 1,496 78 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,370 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $13,316,033 $-4,175,830 $-1,177,923 $-202,263 $-150,383 $-53,184 |
$-167,645 $-78,375 $-31,685 $-1,599 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$7,277,146 |
| Recipients | 8,395 3,661 997 48 24 19 | 15 20 8 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8,326 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $5,869 $0 $0 $36,663,128 $83,308,177 $65,153,820 |
$106,708,801 $66,546,787 $20,277,554 $36,113,640 $55,770,808 $39,801,886 |
$13,679,305 $24,653,937 $18,983,065 $68,319 $0 $0 |
$567,680,251 |
| Recipients | 3 0 0 4,109 5,907 5,335 | 5,046 4,456 2,608 2,982 3,768 2,246 | 1,119 963 1,152 20 0 0 | 10,416 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $753,946 $1,024,208 |
$24,510,211 $4,293,400 $0 $15,339,500 $11,624,447 $2,672,421 |
$4,593,141 $5,344,614 $16,202,739 $0 $0 $0 |
$86,358,625 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 26 18 | 359 157 0 325 300 103 | 178 105 475 0 0 0 | 1,120 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$965,308 $3,843 $37,051 $1,376 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,007,578 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 449 6 59 11 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 492 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $634,110 $1,631,451 $8,625,085 |
$8,639,065 $6,287,551 $11,995,853 $4,904,539 $8,577,998 $15,703,349 |
$3,223,304 $811,166 $9,218,047 $0 $0 $0 |
$80,250,746 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 126 188 287 | 267 531 2,924 235 1,605 2,322 | 143 37 693 0 0 0 | 5,006 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $657,603 $992,498 $240,462 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $7,096,134 $7,816,226 $1,920,199 $28,149 $3,871,959 |
$467,136 $18,117 $9,804,393 $830,180 $53,293 $4,216,447 |
$38,017,554 |
| Recipients | 238 266 248 0 0 0 | 0 364 372 321 239 300 | 257 4 264 270 3 239 | 821 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $27,209 $12,586 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$39,795 |
| Recipients | 48 34 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 57 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $15,802 |
$850 $26,046 $8,785 $0 $10,423 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$63,507 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 24 | 3 21 14 0 29 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 61 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $218,397 $0 $9,580 |
$0 $44,544 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $97,798 $145,931 $124,033 $189,230 $6,780 |
$841,698 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 65 0 4 | 0 6 0 0 0 0 | 0 4 37 31 42 7 | 179 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $65,412 $9,444 $3,136 $-15,822 $1,568,705 $41,253,423 |
$23,657,620 $440,392,160 $74,043,225 $6,709,033 $6,534,718 $6,074,849 |
$14,867 $19,004 $3,846 $7,467 $777 $0 |
$600,341,866 |
| Recipients | 314 180 103 86 1,629 5,918 | 5,250 21,094 7,024 1,988 2,091 1,836 | 447 640 127 73 31 0 | 30,109 | |
| 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 $138,158 $291,674 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $1,355,076 $459,771 |
$2,247,886 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 59 47 0 | 0 0 0 0 168 61 | 220 | |
| Total Storage Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $474,335 $1,535,764 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,010,099 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 139 515 0 0 0 | 579 | |
| 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 |
$97,271 $14,822 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$112,093 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 5 0 0 0 0 | 10 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $3,379,992 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,379,992 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 5,805 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5,805 | |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $12,872,785 $12,529,657 $11,898,579 $11,689,204 $11,455,592 |
$60,445,817 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 835 813 777 766 765 | 903 | |
| 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 | $32,593,320 $31,761,438 $30,699,849 $33,551,780 $46,402,130 $45,181,178 |
$55,483,385 $43,886,460 $47,615,878 $55,009,990 $48,294,145 $54,320,768 |
$56,072,142 $74,283,598 $67,870,445 $76,615,046 $128,112,357 $106,887,108 |
$1,034,641,017 | |
| Recipients | 33,279 31,269 27,638 26,627 28,868 30,671 | 29,751 29,016 32,187 34,210 34,797 35,194 | 36,386 38,881 43,207 43,947 45,414 46,207 | 627,549 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $33,046,087 $30,216,676 $28,433,035 $17,651,680 $13,501,244 $20,057,408 |
$24,969,502 $17,392,340 $17,669,825 $18,380,986 $31,478,565 $32,177,817 |
$35,566,072 $50,520,282 $44,680,392 $29,685,933 $22,060,901 $22,038,644 |
$489,527,390 |
| Recipients | 14,366 13,810 12,884 8,715 6,485 7,313 | 8,511 6,975 7,042 6,826 7,959 7,958 | 8,557 9,552 9,263 7,509 6,746 6,571 | 34,457 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $26,249,003 $26,210,031 $25,664,164 $14,625,668 $10,345,166 $14,932,452 |
$18,323,918 $14,195,748 $11,713,310 $12,444,745 $12,125,808 $11,832,577 |
$16,636,675 $27,227,081 $23,637,936 $20,673,966 $20,731,380 $19,813,270 |
$327,382,898 |
| Recipients | 11,917 11,878 11,682 7,694 5,539 5,610 | 6,226 6,126 5,841 5,967 6,069 6,047 | 6,524 6,648 6,686 6,536 6,496 6,405 | 21,188 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $226,981 $572,613 $1,420,150 $2,083,910 $2,357,212 |
$2,193,019 $2,491,290 $4,049,280 $5,293,717 $7,355,006 $12,604,733 |
$12,192,315 $15,127,514 $13,726,007 $3,492,613 $0 $0 |
$85,186,359 |
| Recipients | 0 114 179 477 640 693 | 707 604 634 822 1,082 1,585 | 1,752 2,298 2,008 286 0 0 | 6,891 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $3,923,020 $5,958,896 |
$4,728,068 $4,985,204 $3,299,985 $0 $0 $0 |
$22,895,174 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 154 215 | 199 250 215 0 0 0 | 304 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $3,908,622 $3,324,263 $2,127,534 $791,030 $445,135 $102,732 |
$29,168 $24,229 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,752,713 |
| Recipients | 2,179 2,021 1,241 458 227 47 | 15 11 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4,842 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $167,742 $318,761 |
$275,389 $602,394 $506,244 $67,025 $0 $0 |
$1,937,553 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 62 101 | 120 151 160 11 0 0 | 395 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $1,983,480 $455,401 $68,724 $814,832 $627,033 $2,182,047 |
$2,554,611 $406,311 $1,848,770 $572,261 $7,784,388 $1,308,082 |
$567,479 $2,001,461 $3,142,211 $5,187,297 $1,157,618 $2,221,129 |
$34,883,136 |
| Recipients | 495 119 23 245 226 865 | 1,017 172 639 80 800 163 | 95 457 457 615 108 173 | 5,505 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $53,287 $97,218 $154,768 |
$155,463 $173,041 $158,318 $169,500 $171,903 $0 |
$1,137,743 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 60 100 166 | 172 174 170 178 167 0 | 221 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $904,982 $0 $0 $0 $0 $482,965 |
$1,866,486 $274,762 $58,465 $16,976 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,610,857 |
| Recipients | 338 0 0 0 0 376 | 972 145 16 8 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,671 | |
| 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 |
$835,684 $403,587 $209,692 $95,533 $0 $0 |
$1,565,957 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 16 10 10 0 0 | 37 | |
| 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 | $19,274,976 $2,329,797 $3,013,395 $557,138 $111,749,512 $85,788,497 |
$131,865,533 $23,781,456 $88,736,425 $10,998,954 $88,108,566 $2,812,280 |
$20,583,260 $70,575,414 $17,590,968 $18,975,350 $22,346,801 $36,779,655 |
$755,867,977 |
| Recipients | 2,988 912 361 143 14,427 12,943 | 13,899 12,078 11,510 1,907 9,111 497 | 3,288 9,964 3,360 3,783 4,546 2,124 | 29,138 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $7,611,188 $5,695,868 $30,144,984 |
$43,452,040 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 988 483 909 | 1,865 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $18,667,210 $564,370 $3,013,620 $557,003 $98,425,933 $74,214,080 |
$105,317,080 $6,037,030 $80,174,974 $10,340,203 $78,419,581 $2,350,832 |
$18,245,596 $63,290,122 $2,917,432 $9,279,192 $6,241,269 $5,723,615 |
$583,779,141 |
| Recipients | 2,754 429 359 142 7,362 6,890 | 8,766 2,089 6,043 1,286 4,904 323 | 1,749 4,801 628 2,814 3,020 1,200 | 18,339 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $555,344 $1,767,077 $0 $0 $13,215,751 $11,574,417 |
$26,548,453 $1,720 $7,939,699 $724,107 $9,657,771 $261,185 |
$0 $0 $14,673,537 $1,980,392 $10,294,819 $701,245 |
$99,895,427 |
| Recipients | 228 620 0 0 9,774 9,172 | 9,503 3 6,712 649 5,214 164 | 0 0 3,138 419 1,856 117 | 16,682 | |
| Karnal Bunt 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 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $52,422 $0 $0 $0 $107,828 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $200,263 |
$0 $11,991 $0 $104,578 $114,845 $209,811 |
$838,276 |
| Recipients | 14 0 0 0 5 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 18 | 0 5 0 8 6 10 | 59 | |
| Programmatic Environmental 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 | |
| Specialty Crop Hurricane Disaster 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 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Barley | Payments | $387 $210 $92 $30 $10 $228 |
$61 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,018 |
| Recipients | 13 11 6 5 6 6 | 4 3 4 3 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 71 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $0 $0 $4,367 $4,936 $2,149 $0 |
$2,037 $1,860 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $9,762 $39,813 $22,532 $37,047 $52,209 |
$176,712 |
| Recipients | 0 0 16 29 26 31 | 31 27 19 16 15 15 | 14 17 53 61 58 50 | 478 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $1,227,855 $2,253,853 $1,370,227 $1,973,005 $1,687,921 $1,613,679 |
$1,743,080 $2,142,023 $2,378,525 $2,391,897 $1,727,873 $1,925,625 |
$6,515,751 $5,457,347 $7,544,982 $4,380,659 $7,053,022 $5,670,308 |
$59,057,632 |
| Recipients | 5,905 5,627 4,660 4,458 5,023 5,357 | 5,104 5,038 5,696 5,884 5,905 5,972 | 6,553 6,783 7,175 7,366 7,651 7,762 | 107,919 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $17,004 $13,913 $13,011 $7,324 $11,090 $13,091 |
$13,384 $11,735 $14,867 $12,628 $8,478 $7,959 |
$13,226 $16,802 $33,258 $14,802 $24,098 $38,322 |
$284,992 |
| Recipients | 518 593 452 393 414 443 | 367 369 447 487 477 462 | 459 548 1,540 1,625 1,626 1,649 | 12,869 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Peanuts | Payments | $9,718,447 $8,711,617 $7,468,018 $7,891,163 $10,926,443 $10,091,880 |
$12,124,171 $6,812,966 $7,155,527 $8,631,599 $11,870,449 $9,666,053 |
$11,307,633 $17,772,144 $11,715,717 $13,644,382 $13,955,010 $24,864,549 |
$204,327,768 |
| Recipients | 8,486 7,737 7,136 6,758 7,034 7,292 | 7,197 7,060 7,538 8,055 8,350 8,428 | 8,417 8,626 8,614 8,759 8,977 9,128 | 143,592 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $41,620 $78,595 $20,799 $29,030 $47,203 $45,616 |
$84,525 $65,735 $68,856 $46,761 $37,025 $35,544 |
$127,062 $169,129 $156,546 $155,700 $249,433 $422,601 |
$1,881,780 |
| Recipients | 1,265 1,118 799 712 707 849 | 811 804 1,076 1,131 1,098 1,103 | 1,212 1,322 2,141 2,337 2,413 2,627 | 23,525 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $983,846 $1,517,804 $1,302,610 $972,864 $814,116 $663,423 |
$750,650 $726,893 $1,099,780 $1,781,889 $1,154,777 $1,109,537 |
$2,774,948 $7,507,737 $7,469,457 $4,016,177 $2,664,137 $3,986,412 |
$41,297,057 |
| Recipients | 4,372 4,041 3,435 3,292 3,647 3,961 | 3,714 3,489 4,055 4,770 5,199 5,360 | 5,778 6,667 7,406 7,719 7,988 8,153 | 93,046 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Cotton | Payments | $18,340,507 $16,602,147 $18,035,184 $17,913,095 $25,470,731 $26,356,435 |
$33,738,202 $26,354,686 $27,279,593 $31,596,974 $23,764,280 $31,463,126 |
$23,202,518 $28,110,341 $23,958,521 $39,095,139 $87,060,838 $52,931,558 |
$551,273,875 |
| Recipients | 7,497 7,086 6,879 6,739 7,432 7,929 | 8,043 7,845 8,170 8,315 8,267 8,373 | 8,350 8,435 8,424 8,630 9,002 9,092 | 144,508 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $628,818 $649,307 $699,842 $429,463 $436,624 $428,347 |
$498,094 $526,082 $740,712 $621,700 $458,085 $329,680 |
$1,143,589 $3,238,030 $3,813,900 $1,438,069 $2,299,844 $3,069,715 |
$21,449,901 |
| Recipients | 2,841 2,995 2,448 2,257 2,266 2,332 | 2,063 2,088 2,471 2,585 2,532 2,472 | 2,625 3,504 4,820 4,836 4,919 4,877 | 54,931 |
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.
