USDA subsidies for farms in Becker County, Minnesota totaled $168,376,000 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 | $4,863,879 $4,884,513 $4,860,849 $7,505,999 $12,933,275 $15,609,737 |
$12,923,849 $6,281,757 $9,751,525 $7,427,523 $10,317,530 $7,646,327 |
$7,692,696 $11,009,712 $10,433,515 $10,785,251 $11,662,138 $11,785,810 |
$168,375,886 |
| Recipients | 822 928 935 769 878 983 | 928 941 1,004 901 952 965 | 965 939 965 952 908 906 | 2,254 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $1,491,149 $2,412,703 $2,540,125 $5,638,992 $8,336,559 $11,835,783 |
$8,508,900 $2,934,632 $3,971,250 $3,159,038 $4,125,607 $3,520,692 |
$2,313,263 $2,303,848 $3,415,789 $2,413,875 $2,210,915 $2,640,947 |
$73,774,067 |
| Recipients | 368 608 616 576 640 703 | 592 597 486 444 500 476 | 478 659 438 440 397 444 | 1,460 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $17,910 $3,120,361 $2,316,687 $2,273,266 $2,287,520 |
$2,247,824 $2,301,877 $2,239,200 $2,231,891 $2,151,721 $2,066,653 |
$23,254,910 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 15 435 386 425 391 | 441 428 392 388 392 402 | 740 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $91,102 $37,544 $672,168 $648,564 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,449,764 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 104 113 361 386 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 421 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $53,786 $108,077 $58,330 $55,383 |
$275,576 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 10 9 10 10 | 11 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $3,219,100 $2,582,579 $2,968,369 $2,008,311 $2,169,506 |
$1,839,284 $1,533,760 $-100,475 $-22,866 $-17,903 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$16,179,665 |
| Recipients | 0 557 566 566 482 517 | 509 503 173 10 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 752 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,269,010 $2,428,065 $2,422,117 |
$2,093,824 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$8,197,113 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 545 531 538 | 527 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 650 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $269,077 $963,297 |
$28,969 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,261,343 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 170 176 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 185 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $335,864 |
$727,632 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,063,496 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 153 | 165 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 181 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $1,363,180 $-869,153 $-133,166 $-3,082 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$357,779 |
| Recipients | 238 168 80 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 227 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,298,339 $3,064,574 $4,231,751 |
$3,118,376 $44,095 $-4,183 $608,019 $1,149,593 $149,233 |
$1,244 $0 $367 $1,099 $845 $0 |
$13,663,497 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 233 292 311 | 255 38 18 170 194 79 | 6 0 3 6 4 0 | 457 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | 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 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 $104,618 $553,863 $861,285 |
$388,808 $152,626 $0 $32,074 $44,328 $11,679 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,149,462 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 31 71 58 | 35 16 0 9 10 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 108 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $113,546 $60,263 $15,822 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $871,414 $863,911 $202,038 $1,498 $423,677 |
$63,766 $0 $1,119,880 $61,019 $0 $518,911 |
$4,315,745 |
| Recipients | 137 80 83 0 0 0 | 0 103 97 85 65 85 | 80 0 83 83 0 80 | 286 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $11,962 $3,340 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$15,302 |
| Recipients | 24 14 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 25 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,540 |
$0 $3,165 $528 $0 $2,214 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$7,717 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 10 | 0 10 6 0 6 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 17 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $74,890 $1,738 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $11,607 $0 $0 |
$90,791 |
| Recipients | 0 0 27 27 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 4 0 0 | 30 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $2,461 $0 $0 $0 $12,669 $819,991 |
$311,737 $311,662 $0 $0 $443 $0 |
$42 $1,826 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,460,154 |
| Recipients | 3 0 0 0 12 50 | 61 52 0 0 7 0 | 3 311 0 0 0 0 | 420 | |
| 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 $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 | $701,615 $955,757 $845,688 $871,201 $1,520,731 $1,295,022 |
$1,599,191 $1,630,456 $2,168,814 $2,572,861 $2,082,955 $2,451,264 |
$3,686,208 $6,215,201 $4,801,816 $4,376,316 $7,046,636 $7,496,236 |
$52,317,968 | |
| Recipients | 1,116 1,097 998 973 1,057 1,065 | 1,108 1,012 1,057 1,113 1,138 1,141 | 1,170 1,214 1,207 1,225 1,229 1,276 | 20,196 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $1,592,609 $1,458,704 $1,312,136 $995,806 $1,040,822 $1,309,833 |
$1,799,397 $1,716,669 $1,750,911 $1,662,864 $1,627,984 $1,669,436 |
$1,691,140 $1,611,043 $2,214,938 $1,731,053 $1,793,907 $1,630,153 |
$28,609,405 |
| Recipients | 494 485 424 330 359 442 | 522 524 554 578 580 621 | 637 609 659 621 615 590 | 1,381 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $1,518,979 $1,410,092 $1,291,900 $942,001 $1,040,822 $1,298,912 |
$1,749,488 $1,715,032 $1,532,533 $1,592,483 $1,627,984 $1,669,436 |
$1,691,140 $1,611,043 $1,657,965 $1,672,955 $1,793,907 $1,630,153 |
$27,446,825 |
| Recipients | 452 441 402 325 359 441 | 521 523 548 565 580 621 | 637 609 610 613 615 590 | 1,248 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $189,143 $70,381 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $292,594 $52,328 $0 $0 |
$716,403 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 3 18 0 0 | 0 0 42 6 0 0 | 66 | |
| 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 | $29,905 $48,612 $19,314 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$100,550 |
| Recipients | 35 51 23 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 100 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $11,091 $5,770 $0 $0 |
$16,861 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 7 3 0 0 | 10 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $29,235 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$31,753 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 6 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 9 | |
| 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 $222,871 $0 $0 $0 |
$222,871 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 15 0 0 0 | 15 | |
| Water Bank Program | Payments | $40,764 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$40,764 |
| Recipients | 15 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $1,078,506 $57,349 $162,900 $0 $2,035,163 $1,169,099 |
$1,016,361 $0 $1,860,550 $32,759 $2,480,984 $4,936 |
$0 $879,620 $0 $2,264,007 $610,680 $0 |
$13,674,447 |
| Recipients | 110 25 178 0 113 126 | 96 0 363 7 243 4 | 0 176 0 143 132 0 | 653 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $1,578,744 $347,651 $0 |
$1,944,870 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 53 22 0 | 61 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $1,078,506 $0 $14,757 $0 $2,035,163 $1,169,099 |
$1,016,361 $0 $1,419,412 $32,759 $2,422,840 $0 |
$0 $822,591 $0 $685,263 $263,029 $0 |
$10,966,090 |
| Recipients | 110 0 11 0 113 126 | 96 0 145 7 206 0 | 0 136 0 127 129 0 | 397 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $57,349 $148,143 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $58,144 $1,683 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$265,319 |
| Recipients | 0 25 171 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 64 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 220 | |
| 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 | $36,237 $30,501 $17,834 $12,123 $2,962 $4,007 |
$4,997 $4,374 $3,827 $1,864 $2,694 $646 |
$1,968 $2,814 $819 $1,277 $827 $4,780 |
$134,551 |
| Recipients | 182 182 166 148 136 124 | 126 101 106 110 107 99 | 95 96 97 96 90 91 | 2,152 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $208 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$208 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 7 6 8 8 8 | 8 8 6 6 5 6 | 81 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $131,426 $192,899 $128,336 $159,255 $167,730 $171,755 |
$143,090 $151,349 $198,937 $360,181 $242,648 $392,366 |
$1,312,138 $1,713,135 $1,472,235 $1,374,928 $2,508,571 $3,406,196 |
$14,227,175 |
| Recipients | 260 250 209 195 189 192 | 196 193 189 213 214 227 | 248 260 248 253 256 282 | 4,074 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Flax | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 7 8 6 6 6 6 | 8 7 7 7 7 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 103 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $7,747 $6,440 $5,596 $6,933 $6,506 $5,164 |
$6,343 $10,800 $6,428 $6,863 $6,001 $6,987 |
$10,432 $16,146 $9,117 $15,184 $7,294 $13,253 |
$153,234 |
| Recipients | 73 77 63 62 62 68 | 70 75 65 65 60 59 | 64 65 61 64 61 60 | 1,174 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $151,060 $245,641 $273,192 $282,731 $478,874 $465,528 |
$573,624 $598,737 $744,604 $1,045,797 $833,344 $972,205 |
$1,084,243 $2,278,005 $2,030,325 $1,708,132 $2,566,693 $2,713,549 |
$19,046,284 |
| Recipients | 172 169 164 163 172 177 | 195 194 200 216 217 214 | 224 237 238 247 257 274 | 3,730 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $50,987 $8,146 $2,898 $9,191 $13,737 $4,334 |
$2,625 $6,412 $12,596 $12,136 $21,052 $6,702 |
$16,390 $24,072 $20,083 $25,446 $21,351 $2,160 |
$260,318 |
| Recipients | 128 118 100 94 92 92 | 89 72 86 92 99 98 | 100 100 98 103 105 111 | 1,777 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $252,754 $301,714 $300,799 $273,318 $572,541 $321,844 |
$467,117 $427,827 $518,552 $563,923 $597,714 $666,484 |
$762,949 $1,657,441 $767,285 $714,103 $1,373,845 $691,484 |
$11,231,694 |
| Recipients | 226 215 199 187 193 188 | 193 186 197 206 208 208 | 212 230 226 231 237 245 | 3,787 |
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.
