USDA subsidies for farms in Lincoln County, Minnesota totaled $228,725,000 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 | $7,942,506 $7,452,276 $7,547,557 $11,306,957 $18,210,611 $18,777,927 |
$17,530,516 $8,356,632 $10,983,514 $12,040,452 $19,823,271 $12,630,620 |
$10,768,413 $13,406,554 $12,566,884 $11,187,026 $13,895,259 $14,298,212 |
$228,725,187 |
| Recipients | 1,241 1,210 1,207 1,102 1,136 1,128 | 1,095 1,093 1,147 1,140 1,163 1,136 | 1,106 1,099 1,081 1,056 1,056 1,049 | 2,288 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $2,741,276 $2,504,226 $2,937,685 $8,120,194 $13,399,274 $14,558,909 |
$12,521,518 $3,341,916 $5,309,551 $6,051,331 $13,430,763 $7,233,119 |
$3,323,226 $3,278,142 $3,682,007 $3,139,463 $3,158,418 $3,462,211 |
$112,193,229 |
| Recipients | 810 851 872 832 906 908 | 816 712 750 715 749 728 | 663 648 624 606 597 597 | 1,659 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $71,861 $4,593,337 $3,233,164 $3,260,726 $3,251,359 |
$3,280,159 $3,264,033 $2,863,562 $2,797,959 $2,854,043 $2,897,409 |
$32,367,612 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 47 728 680 687 660 | 641 625 581 560 562 568 | 995 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $413,133 $376,787 $2,707,649 $2,549,817 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$6,047,386 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 308 330 700 680 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 718 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $269,717 $300,356 $288,044 $296,986 |
$1,155,103 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 60 65 67 67 | 74 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $2,857,581 $3,452,726 $3,665,707 $2,785,614 $2,846,842 |
$2,329,298 $1,977,389 $-262,452 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$19,652,705 |
| Recipients | 0 808 816 804 659 705 | 673 659 542 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,031 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,650,091 $3,171,363 $3,215,167 |
$2,718,004 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,754,625 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 788 770 740 | 710 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 882 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $114,695 $421,105 |
$46,292 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$582,092 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 67 85 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 92 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $613,152 |
$1,221,011 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,834,163 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 612 | 561 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 643 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $2,637,268 $-404,282 $-612,247 $-11,576 $-899 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,608,142 |
| Recipients | 776 327 396 14 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 753 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $2,518,212 $5,102,702 $5,481,627 |
$4,922,614 $245,527 $64,598 $2,276,871 $6,468,607 $771,779 |
$19,454 $13,549 $15,288 $13,170 $16,317 $0 |
$27,931,133 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 587 672 663 | 615 213 131 511 546 264 | 40 31 21 18 14 0 | 918 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $354,979 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$373,597 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 10 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 $295,687 $2,070,926 $1,886,097 |
$1,262,034 $531,581 $-721 $71,502 $624,063 $423,523 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$7,164,691 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 105 265 242 | 168 131 47 42 114 106 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 352 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $43,064 $22,009 $7,868 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $478,841 $483,834 $92,473 $1,146 $236,617 |
$23,540 $0 $528,283 $24,434 $0 $236,265 |
$2,178,374 |
| Recipients | 49 33 40 0 0 0 | 0 53 47 46 43 42 | 39 0 33 33 0 27 | 107 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $55,937 $28,918 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$84,855 |
| Recipients | 45 42 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 52 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $24,064 |
$9,437 $36,622 $17,789 $0 $13,590 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$101,502 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 16 | 13 18 20 0 23 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 34 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $89,333 $2,074 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $30,735 |
$130,906 |
| Recipients | 0 0 54 54 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 4 | 58 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $5,007 $0 $0 $0 $154,873 $58,919 |
$6,677 $96 $32 $69 $0 $0 |
$72 $91 $0 $405 $0 $0 |
$226,288 |
| Recipients | 8 0 0 0 219 425 | 168 11 3 7 0 0 | 10 14 0 13 0 0 | 671 | |
| 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 | $724,787 $933,145 $851,817 $995,297 $1,371,121 $1,370,902 |
$1,943,355 $1,812,883 $2,135,200 $2,728,407 $2,287,852 $2,536,919 |
$4,528,103 $7,107,568 $5,960,660 $4,893,668 $8,027,130 $8,073,851 |
$58,282,665 | |
| Recipients | 2,148 2,039 1,858 1,909 1,874 2,005 | 1,898 1,804 1,806 1,759 1,766 1,728 | 1,702 1,702 1,828 1,822 1,836 1,825 | 33,309 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $4,181,965 $4,014,905 $3,443,756 $2,168,936 $2,570,567 $2,781,443 |
$2,801,704 $3,201,833 $2,977,622 $3,257,014 $3,202,759 $2,860,582 |
$2,835,426 $2,700,031 $2,924,216 $2,591,492 $2,697,237 $2,601,192 |
$53,812,679 |
| Recipients | 666 677 628 549 553 575 | 623 658 685 709 696 697 | 708 697 706 675 688 669 | 1,533 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $4,029,210 $3,846,741 $3,328,786 $2,005,398 $2,432,492 $2,670,182 |
$2,747,040 $3,073,752 $2,794,730 $3,107,796 $3,202,759 $2,860,582 |
$2,835,426 $2,700,031 $2,471,815 $2,571,249 $2,682,226 $2,596,945 |
$51,957,159 |
| Recipients | 615 622 600 507 533 558 | 608 641 668 699 696 697 | 708 697 679 673 686 668 | 1,412 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $4,096 $53,438 $105,685 $75,655 |
$53,751 $128,136 $182,910 $148,139 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $408,427 $18,904 $0 $0 |
$1,179,141 |
| Recipients | 0 0 3 22 18 18 | 23 30 34 20 0 0 | 0 0 48 3 0 0 | 132 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $43,975 $0 $0 $0 |
$43,975 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 5 0 0 0 | 5 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $81,104 $113,480 $79,963 $106,645 $32,390 $35,606 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$450,028 |
| Recipients | 51 59 26 44 22 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 150 | |
| 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 | $53,092 $54,684 $30,911 $3,455 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$142,142 |
| Recipients | 43 30 14 5 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 77 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $15,011 $0 |
$20,596 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 5 0 | 5 | |
| 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 | $18,559 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,559 |
| Recipients | 8 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $294,478 $0 $314,299 $22,529 $869,649 $66,674 |
$263,939 $0 $561,142 $3,700 $901,897 $0 |
$81,658 $320,814 $0 $562,403 $12,474 $160,958 |
$4,436,614 |
| Recipients | 121 0 217 29 171 54 | 80 0 181 11 314 0 | 29 156 0 21 3 17 | 605 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $561,493 $12,474 $160,958 |
$734,925 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 20 3 17 | 32 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $292,548 $0 $180,059 $22,529 $869,649 $66,674 |
$263,939 $0 $561,142 $3,700 $797,540 $0 |
$81,658 $223,542 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,363,890 |
| Recipients | 121 0 113 29 171 54 | 80 0 181 11 241 0 | 29 89 0 0 0 0 | 523 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $134,240 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $104,357 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$240,527 |
| Recipients | 0 0 158 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 140 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 235 | |
| 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 | $341 $347 $185 $409 $579 $760 |
$294 $623 $995 $1,027 $789 $420 |
$0 $222 $156 $0 $0 $0 |
$7,147 |
| Recipients | 25 21 19 22 15 23 | 19 19 21 20 16 14 | 14 13 14 14 13 14 | 316 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $412,087 $559,478 $482,229 $596,468 $762,292 $761,195 |
$1,181,407 $1,084,630 $1,258,652 $1,538,601 $1,295,984 $1,400,138 |
$3,315,260 $3,984,343 $3,663,007 $2,802,314 $4,915,425 $5,206,770 |
$35,220,280 |
| Recipients | 785 741 677 685 662 691 | 654 623 613 601 603 589 | 587 593 596 610 623 624 | 11,557 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Flax | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $57 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$57 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $5,755 $3,741 $3,506 $3,674 $3,579 $2,158 |
$2,465 $5,069 $5,028 $3,088 $5,934 $2,206 |
$2,713 $3,204 $4,447 $3,163 $2,130 $3,182 |
$65,042 |
| Recipients | 220 200 164 166 134 148 | 133 131 141 135 136 125 | 116 106 109 106 102 100 | 2,472 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $284,923 $345,985 $338,607 $366,546 $544,996 $541,457 |
$682,729 $655,531 $770,396 $1,088,801 $873,300 $991,225 |
$1,051,196 $2,693,549 $1,984,559 $1,907,839 $2,854,244 $2,711,664 |
$20,687,547 |
| Recipients | 780 733 676 680 674 694 | 655 632 622 606 604 589 | 585 588 594 608 623 621 | 11,564 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $3,842 $2,397 |
$6,276 $9,578 $7,577 $0 $3,245 $4,050 |
$36,965 |
| Recipients | 2 3 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 9 12 | 12 12 13 12 12 12 | 111 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $21,681 $23,594 $27,290 $24,442 $34,917 $34,655 |
$43,976 $47,994 $73,964 $75,761 $87,094 $117,327 |
$135,603 $395,608 $262,275 $150,404 $229,863 $125,928 |
$1,912,376 |
| Recipients | 336 341 320 335 322 362 | 347 325 329 319 321 318 | 315 321 336 351 351 351 | 6,000 |
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.
