USDA subsidies for farms in Morton County, Kansas totaled $183,543,000 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 | $7,455,284 $8,100,739 $7,575,241 $10,136,155 $14,494,612 $12,081,391 |
$11,197,795 $6,909,936 $10,669,112 $8,787,870 $11,719,544 $9,453,316 |
$8,325,153 $10,968,280 $10,084,596 $12,372,598 $12,679,180 $10,531,771 |
$183,542,575 |
| Recipients | 987 1,010 1,006 990 984 973 | 969 954 939 950 964 958 | 868 881 862 848 810 802 | 1,936 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $2,148,296 $3,251,267 $2,853,909 $5,857,936 $9,078,613 $7,956,227 |
$5,473,152 $2,142,256 $3,081,350 $3,588,522 $5,320,661 $4,318,147 |
$2,532,865 $2,495,950 $2,354,991 $2,322,836 $2,322,996 $2,320,666 |
$69,420,640 |
| Recipients | 707 773 784 758 732 726 | 706 671 675 659 698 678 | 592 576 555 545 537 545 | 1,466 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $164,137 $2,982,251 $2,603,058 $2,406,955 $2,572,662 |
$2,532,847 $2,457,048 $2,354,991 $2,322,836 $2,322,994 $2,320,228 |
$25,040,007 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 117 674 646 623 632 | 591 562 555 545 537 544 | 1,067 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $87,330 $105,099 $1,304,232 $1,273,593 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,770,260 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 133 159 600 580 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 629 | |
| 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 $4,007,409 $3,092,662 $3,137,054 $2,572,482 $2,816,076 |
$2,253,195 $1,904,716 $-235,064 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$19,548,221 |
| Recipients | 0 746 771 745 651 686 | 670 647 194 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 949 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,536,654 $3,023,879 $3,023,576 |
$2,585,760 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,169,869 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 726 706 700 | 691 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 825 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | 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 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,680 |
$20,096 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$25,776 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 36 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 55 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $2,148,566 $-755,958 $-238,753 $-3,435 $0 $0 |
$0 $-927 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,149,194 |
| Recipients | 707 494 192 8 0 0 | 0 10 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 684 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,095,541 $3,428,893 $2,010,136 |
$607,090 $61,893 $221,134 $833,203 $1,588,362 $456,676 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,302,927 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 406 590 481 | 240 57 204 244 288 113 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 770 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $34,488 $20,487 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$55,382 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 8 6 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 13 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | 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 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $33,652 $53,716 $100,850 |
$7,508 $12,383 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$208,385 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 4 7 9 | 3 4 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 14 | |
| Total Dairy 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 | |
| Wool And Mohair 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 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | 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 Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $58,251 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $37,654 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$95,905 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 14 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 7 0 0 0 0 | 21 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $220 $-59 $-497 |
$-685 $55 $0 $145 $625 $352 |
$0 $1,248 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$968 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 16 3 8 | 6 3 0 14 29 11 | 0 20 0 0 0 0 | 94 | |
| 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 $25,696 $12,838 $0 $14,588 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$53,122 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 23 30 0 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 32 | |
| Total Agricultural Trade Adjustment Assistance 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 Storage 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 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 |
$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 | |
| Tobacco Payment 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 Tobacco Transition Payments | 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 | |
| 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 | $353,153 $519,305 $489,642 $434,901 $642,796 $558,553 |
$1,034,013 $1,108,533 $1,178,030 $1,369,140 $1,448,433 $1,731,840 |
$2,501,029 $3,467,259 $3,853,111 $2,721,394 $4,534,281 $4,802,916 |
$32,748,329 | |
| Recipients | 1,268 1,299 1,185 1,187 1,137 1,166 | 1,233 1,292 1,523 1,642 1,704 1,895 | 2,090 2,133 2,170 2,217 2,162 2,169 | 29,472 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $4,227,268 $4,240,646 $4,225,421 $3,843,318 $3,426,189 $3,401,698 |
$3,414,161 $3,396,181 $3,290,197 $3,628,672 $3,332,105 $3,397,953 |
$3,248,684 $3,277,484 $3,506,487 $3,289,983 $2,710,359 $2,518,208 |
$62,375,016 |
| Recipients | 472 489 468 498 500 496 | 498 493 489 515 500 505 | 491 472 500 483 454 436 | 1,044 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $4,217,414 $4,223,620 $4,218,421 $3,832,447 $3,397,463 $3,378,074 |
$3,387,177 $3,373,991 $3,290,132 $3,388,870 $3,332,105 $3,397,953 |
$3,248,684 $3,277,484 $3,419,994 $3,272,049 $2,710,359 $2,518,208 |
$61,884,447 |
| Recipients | 468 486 468 498 498 494 | 496 493 489 503 500 505 | 491 472 495 482 454 436 | 1,023 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $28,726 $23,624 |
$26,984 $22,190 $0 $239,802 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $86,493 $0 $0 $0 |
$456,689 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 5 7 | 7 5 0 23 0 0 | 0 0 8 0 0 0 | 39 | |
| Total Conservation Security 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 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $9,854 $17,026 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$33,880 |
| Recipients | 6 7 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | 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 | |
| Emergency Conservation | 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 | |
| Grasslands Reserve 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 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | 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 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 |
$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 | |
| 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 | $726,567 $89,521 $6,269 $0 $1,347,013 $164,913 |
$1,276,469 $262,967 $3,119,535 $201,536 $1,618,345 $5,376 |
$42,575 $1,727,587 $370,007 $4,038,385 $3,111,544 $889,981 |
$18,998,590 |
| Recipients | 248 89 14 0 221 97 | 325 111 393 86 368 6 | 35 355 51 147 127 57 | 840 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $3,852,787 $2,772,174 $406,742 |
$7,031,703 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 132 101 19 | 171 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $726,567 $89,521 $6,269 $0 $1,347,013 $164,913 |
$1,109,660 $74,008 $3,087,720 $188,938 $1,618,345 $5,376 |
$42,575 $1,727,587 $11,971 $19,301 $28,021 $449,658 |
$10,697,443 |
| Recipients | 248 89 14 0 221 97 | 284 27 384 81 368 6 | 35 355 6 10 19 45 | 787 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$166,809 $0 $28,647 $12,598 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $358,036 $166,297 $311,349 $33,581 |
$1,077,317 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 79 0 25 5 0 0 | 0 0 46 18 34 6 | 110 | |
| 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 | $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 | |
| 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 | $103 $2,489 $0 $555 $0 $0 |
$1,231 $0 $1,279 $561 $7,979 $409 |
$0 $0 $13,316 $6,990 $9,980 $0 |
$44,892 |
| Recipients | 17 14 9 10 8 10 | 12 13 26 40 41 46 | 48 48 50 54 55 52 | 553 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | 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 5 0 0 0 0 | 5 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $44,373 $63,105 $64,443 $106,660 $158,053 $143,903 |
$231,553 $176,668 $176,387 $366,001 $382,522 $304,652 |
$912,950 $871,858 $781,047 $828,227 $1,416,131 $827,460 |
$7,855,993 |
| Recipients | 160 165 149 177 194 209 | 223 228 240 256 283 303 | 347 352 363 372 359 367 | 4,747 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $151 $145 $0 $2,703 $437 $0 |
$4,223 $851 $3,102 $3,499 $4,089 $722 |
$3,710 $0 $40 $0 $0 $15,246 |
$38,918 |
| Recipients | 11 8 7 12 8 9 | 32 34 60 74 78 76 | 87 82 93 93 80 85 | 929 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $103,470 $232,399 $122,609 $115,404 $159,608 $147,799 |
$274,647 $416,853 $274,311 $385,760 $318,189 $616,880 |
$660,187 $837,354 $526,886 $634,513 $1,139,246 $881,118 |
$7,847,233 |
| Recipients | 495 541 482 465 419 432 | 430 446 464 482 472 604 | 688 670 673 669 637 643 | 9,712 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $965 $5,579 |
$7,621 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,096 |
$0 $33,107 $195 $1,520 $0 $0 |
$52,083 |
| Recipients | 12 9 10 9 16 28 | 30 37 68 76 83 96 | 103 109 118 126 125 132 | 1,187 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $551 $3,340 $1,598 |
$7,122 $2,698 $13,873 $4,034 $25,237 $9,546 |
$29,484 $538,550 $35,477 $36,176 $52,660 $11,593 |
$771,939 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 2 15 34 | 63 83 139 159 189 217 | 244 293 305 318 304 307 | 2,672 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Cotton | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $12,256 $25,374 $74,124 $21,451 $164,426 |
$220 $5,245 $8,094 $0 $31,625 $5,232 |
$348,047 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 11 61 78 85 87 | 96 90 97 107 119 117 | 950 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $205,056 $221,167 $301,983 $209,028 $320,393 $259,674 |
$507,616 $499,207 $683,704 $535,161 $688,966 $632,109 |
$894,478 $1,181,145 $2,487,478 $1,211,620 $1,881,602 $3,057,987 |
$15,778,374 |
| Recipients | 573 562 527 507 473 439 | 436 435 455 466 462 455 | 467 475 459 465 468 459 | 8,583 |
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.
