USDA subsidies for farms in McLean County, North Dakota totaled $396,718,000 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 | $8,200,017 $12,531,921 $12,149,342 $17,664,498 $25,803,347 $32,230,796 |
$31,617,152 $12,906,442 $20,933,573 $19,243,037 $23,160,363 $18,986,508 |
$15,695,099 $28,273,958 $25,948,337 $44,947,362 $24,697,481 $21,728,527 |
$396,717,760 |
| Recipients | 1,924 2,037 2,032 1,944 1,865 1,846 | 1,866 1,849 1,777 1,656 1,674 1,614 | 1,521 1,540 1,394 1,425 1,275 1,231 | 3,497 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $2,987,485 $7,510,326 $7,178,921 $12,909,645 $18,774,174 $24,621,878 |
$16,453,673 $5,440,566 $10,320,761 $11,557,411 $12,760,592 $11,833,479 |
$6,923,446 $6,800,872 $11,814,565 $14,265,748 $6,889,198 $6,595,104 |
$195,637,844 |
| Recipients | 1,542 1,773 1,758 1,689 1,635 1,649 | 1,603 1,451 1,505 1,347 1,383 1,336 | 1,226 1,168 1,016 978 928 926 | 2,900 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $204,885 $8,682,644 $6,889,850 $6,877,526 $6,810,097 |
$6,781,806 $6,799,419 $6,370,429 $6,406,743 $6,350,536 $6,451,363 |
$68,625,298 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 163 1,479 1,326 1,306 1,244 | 1,205 1,157 1,006 948 918 921 | 1,917 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $131,082 $61,815 $327,924 $405,590 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$926,411 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 249 335 942 892 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 961 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $83,619 $202,764 $112,485 $102,172 |
$501,040 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 17 19 17 14 | 23 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $9,780,970 $6,956,243 $7,614,873 $6,753,705 $6,535,099 |
$5,352,642 $4,861,470 $-214,304 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$47,640,698 |
| Recipients | 0 1,709 1,717 1,657 1,529 1,494 | 1,464 1,413 885 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,170 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $3,606,778 $7,146,075 $7,232,714 |
$6,159,131 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$24,144,698 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,642 1,596 1,554 | 1,501 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,910 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $32,589 $19,757 |
$102,772 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$155,118 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 34 41 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 52 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $300,481 |
$748,608 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,049,089 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 614 | 698 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 825 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $2,941,309 $-2,293,981 $-46,813 $-1,057 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$598,787 |
| Recipients | 1,523 1,069 79 4 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,376 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $-288 $0 $0 $1,657,716 $4,645,347 $9,354,717 |
$3,863,966 $245,257 $1,521,571 $4,446,846 $4,883,696 $4,211,153 |
$131,815 $1,385 $5,300,021 $6,995,558 $381,210 $0 |
$47,640,019 |
| Recipients | 7 0 0 799 1,033 1,267 | 953 167 424 708 646 498 | 56 9 277 255 22 0 | 1,694 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $465,821 |
$0 $0 $0 $95,131 $272,341 $19,903 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$853,196 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 17 | 0 0 0 4 11 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 22 | |
| 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 $24,993 $195,456 $655,375 |
$222,666 $7,199 $67,257 $28,046 $390,700 $353,922 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,958,592 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 30 109 205 | 46 16 27 8 88 58 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 303 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $14,634 $9,230 $1,929 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $102,965 $125,468 $21,198 $879 $32,123 |
$9,596 $0 $55,510 $2,119 $0 $10,446 |
$386,102 |
| Recipients | 29 20 18 0 0 0 | 0 20 20 15 5 14 | 13 0 14 14 0 5 | 53 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $26,385 $13,968 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$40,352 |
| Recipients | 27 22 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 30 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,100 |
$624 $4,680 $4,263 $0 $1,998 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$12,665 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 6 | 7 17 9 0 6 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 21 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $267,500 $6,212 $0 $2,143 |
$0 $13,164 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $374,185 $44,850 $31,123 |
$744,081 |
| Recipients | 0 0 122 122 0 3 | 0 12 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 47 12 4 | 164 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $5,445 $91 $62 $130 $1,673 $54,670 |
$2,827 $946 $2,781 $14,525 $5,528 $691 |
$229 $68 $82 $271,400 $113 $0 |
$361,261 |
| Recipients | 14 4 3 15 62 982 | 158 69 189 435 116 29 | 35 10 6 107 3 0 | 1,216 | |
| 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 | $1,174,970 $1,423,175 $1,430,502 $1,462,002 $3,300,477 $2,179,968 |
$2,715,205 $2,933,391 $3,639,066 $4,205,868 $3,857,993 $4,697,295 |
$6,255,342 $15,078,683 $9,275,408 $8,789,572 $15,096,894 $12,877,585 |
$100,393,396 | |
| Recipients | 4,743 4,686 4,342 4,352 4,513 4,968 | 5,277 5,342 5,806 5,863 6,043 5,911 | 5,899 5,817 6,066 5,813 5,797 6,038 | 97,276 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $4,002,674 $3,598,421 $3,439,591 $3,292,851 $2,672,164 $2,366,420 |
$2,543,889 $2,383,859 $2,446,730 $2,467,972 $2,357,255 $2,455,734 |
$2,516,311 $2,201,940 $4,052,375 $2,702,983 $2,476,057 $2,199,803 |
$50,177,027 |
| Recipients | 784 795 753 707 593 552 | 616 646 648 691 654 657 | 672 621 674 634 628 586 | 1,587 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $3,865,393 $3,564,122 $3,415,811 $3,273,489 $2,637,444 $2,339,945 |
$2,523,203 $2,359,536 $2,378,448 $2,341,123 $2,357,255 $2,455,734 |
$2,516,311 $2,201,940 $2,380,478 $2,534,913 $2,476,057 $2,199,803 |
$47,821,006 |
| Recipients | 725 778 735 699 578 544 | 612 636 636 655 654 657 | 672 621 616 619 628 586 | 1,471 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $15,217 $15,362 $34,113 $26,475 |
$20,686 $24,323 $68,282 $126,849 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $356,695 $168,069 $0 $0 |
$856,960 |
| Recipients | 0 0 15 11 20 15 | 12 13 17 44 0 0 | 0 0 46 23 0 0 | 148 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,313,813 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,313,813 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 71 0 0 0 | 71 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $21,923 $33,410 $8,563 $3,999 $607 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$68,502 |
| Recipients | 51 40 6 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 93 | |
| 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 | $115,358 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$115,358 |
| Recipients | 58 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 58 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $34,888 $0 $100,328 $0 $1,056,532 $3,062,530 |
$9,904,385 $2,148,627 $4,527,016 $1,011,785 $4,184,523 $0 |
$0 $4,192,463 $805,990 $19,189,060 $235,331 $56,035 |
$50,509,493 |
| Recipients | 40 0 141 0 271 827 | 1,115 741 799 202 576 0 | 0 728 192 622 47 10 | 1,814 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $18,797,974 $232,561 $56,035 |
$19,086,570 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 549 43 10 | 565 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $34,888 $0 $0 $0 $1,056,532 $3,062,530 |
$9,904,385 $1,534,926 $4,524,540 $1,011,785 $4,184,523 $0 |
$0 $3,950,190 $44,064 $0 $0 $0 |
$29,308,363 |
| Recipients | 40 0 0 0 271 827 | 1,115 361 794 202 576 0 | 0 629 5 0 0 0 | 1,551 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $100,328 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $761,926 $391,086 $2,770 $0 |
$1,256,110 |
| Recipients | 0 0 141 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 187 117 4 0 | 368 | |
| 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 | $106,022 $75,618 $78,472 $102,479 $128,960 $121,616 |
$114,334 $110,424 $368,711 $352,998 $119,982 $135,240 |
$258,985 $711,888 $405,326 $178,863 $401,257 $467,241 |
$4,238,416 |
| Recipients | 944 935 852 843 782 863 | 888 829 882 859 842 809 | 787 764 757 708 686 692 | 14,722 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $7,584 $216,501 $277,957 |
$359,036 $417,559 $429,964 $503,352 $395,867 $459,626 |
$733,969 $1,329,048 $532,441 $865,832 $1,430,221 $1,436,475 |
$9,395,432 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 6 354 534 | 697 702 748 730 741 720 | 701 688 682 655 642 655 | 9,255 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $27,599 $29,298 $25,915 $25,709 $24,137 $24,260 |
$32,017 $54,253 $58,576 $120,094 $73,809 $104,215 |
$665,087 $704,976 $755,958 $548,217 $1,055,970 $1,971,128 |
$6,301,218 |
| Recipients | 212 205 180 170 161 166 | 157 158 193 206 240 239 | 316 322 352 348 371 468 | 4,464 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Crambe Seed | 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 1 1 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Flax | Payments | $14,168 $7,415 $10,225 $16,881 $43,661 $59,082 |
$119,806 $163,465 $156,878 $240,503 $251,834 $337,476 |
$188,461 $543,607 $469,808 $414,698 $242,953 $418,911 |
$3,699,832 |
| Recipients | 514 505 456 474 485 555 | 652 665 751 765 811 782 | 753 737 735 694 674 693 | 11,701 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Mustard Seed | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,857 $7,430 |
$11,299 $57,363 $45,347 $37,046 $15,421 $7,865 |
$13,879 $112,092 $33,589 $24,678 $21,224 $37,626 |
$433,716 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 10 25 | 55 124 150 166 164 155 | 153 160 175 156 155 153 | 1,801 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $41,656 $35,161 $34,021 $29,627 $23,735 $25,099 |
$28,850 $66,525 $63,827 $32,745 $29,365 $29,733 |
$43,677 $47,591 $47,748 $25,620 $23,103 $41,550 |
$669,633 |
| Recipients | 772 738 660 638 571 566 | 542 532 571 553 555 525 | 501 474 495 454 444 445 | 10,036 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Safflower | Payments | $957 $1,647 $903 $2,594 $5,641 $2,750 |
$3,351 $877 $2,571 $3,461 $0 $376 |
$918 $5,042 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$31,088 |
| Recipients | 57 63 57 55 53 57 | 41 36 50 49 49 47 | 50 50 60 56 54 56 | 940 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $329 $0 $921 $1,535 $1,698 $1,532 |
$10,220 $6,964 $20,981 $53,762 $15,241 $22,678 |
$23,363 $94,671 $76,943 $117,908 $374,321 $658,285 |
$1,481,352 |
| Recipients | 22 27 28 42 59 69 | 107 122 170 225 249 254 | 268 280 296 324 382 464 | 3,388 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $53,131 $31,379 $29,720 $40,153 $159,597 $104,320 |
$166,336 $248,101 $321,633 $293,049 $260,324 $189,449 |
$337,945 $1,045,375 $733,145 $1,041,599 $1,502,950 $985,894 |
$7,544,100 |
| Recipients | 411 402 375 372 401 432 | 474 497 592 593 604 588 | 583 582 595 571 563 589 | 9,224 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $762,209 $1,043,007 $1,000,369 $961,237 $2,426,583 $1,326,970 |
$1,637,070 $1,402,135 $1,774,855 $2,103,722 $2,082,272 $2,712,565 |
$3,262,156 $9,478,332 $4,852,871 $4,419,021 $9,392,847 $5,510,595 |
$56,148,816 |
| Recipients | 1,646 1,552 1,439 1,416 1,284 1,314 | 1,234 1,201 1,158 1,096 1,040 991 | 936 896 876 819 797 795 | 20,490 |
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.
