USDA subsidies for farms in Edmunds County, South Dakota totaled $256,852,000 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 | $6,365,571 $6,561,829 $7,291,359 $9,468,156 $17,060,853 $19,244,372 |
$17,713,333 $7,231,103 $13,139,556 $13,093,219 $17,492,366 $10,470,411 |
$12,158,308 $25,301,312 $14,529,398 $16,281,786 $21,240,201 $22,208,873 |
$256,852,006 |
| Recipients | 845 820 839 803 809 670 | 689 690 673 626 657 633 | 611 640 563 570 576 568 | 1,489 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $1,863,329 $2,974,976 $2,999,874 $5,636,876 $10,824,717 $15,810,757 |
$12,810,483 $2,379,183 $4,703,387 $7,873,348 $10,443,343 $4,961,666 |
$2,942,418 $2,970,124 $2,941,127 $3,617,446 $2,807,512 $2,775,280 |
$101,335,847 |
| Recipients | 584 599 612 590 559 563 | 544 498 548 518 543 519 | 490 482 446 447 453 453 | 1,095 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $16,982 $4,528,583 $2,888,229 $2,987,312 $3,024,977 |
$2,929,866 $2,944,431 $2,210,065 $2,109,544 $2,149,581 $2,168,131 |
$27,957,701 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 15 543 500 499 486 | 483 479 386 384 393 397 | 740 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $483,892 $503,068 $1,209,830 $1,071,566 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,268,356 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 455 490 523 449 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 478 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $486,816 $1,478,828 $549,490 $528,343 |
$3,043,477 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 102 120 125 126 | 139 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $3,279,222 $2,506,205 $2,540,298 $2,236,443 $2,555,495 |
$2,024,866 $1,943,979 $-570,050 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$16,516,192 |
| Recipients | 0 564 570 549 510 513 | 500 485 439 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 724 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,241,794 $2,481,420 $2,742,189 |
$2,327,816 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$8,793,219 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 543 542 513 | 512 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 645 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $43,599 $27,913 |
$156,516 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$228,028 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 29 38 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 44 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $610,731 |
$1,247,886 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,858,617 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 311 | 312 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 362 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $1,802,368 $-329,618 $-89,436 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,382,330 |
| Recipients | 567 324 146 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 565 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,792,699 $5,562,108 $7,399,688 |
$5,914,231 $102,699 $38,641 $4,192,520 $5,325,061 $470,693 |
$4,978 $1,796 $15,511 $3,420 $1,092 $0 |
$30,825,137 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 387 425 425 | 385 109 81 367 357 145 | 14 11 14 10 7 0 | 602 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $219,308 $1,400,559 |
$276,574 $0 $0 $187,781 $654,683 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,738,905 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 6 40 | 5 0 0 10 10 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 45 | |
| 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 $49,794 $267,355 $1,068,500 |
$860,029 $87,270 $15,362 $65,892 $261,589 $309,326 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,985,152 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 26 82 81 | 54 27 12 20 35 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 147 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $18,396 $15,754 $2,153 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $221,880 $202,995 $35,374 $597 $85,104 |
$7,571 $0 $143,131 $9,636 $0 $48,930 |
$791,522 |
| Recipients | 24 21 16 0 0 0 | 0 23 22 17 14 12 | 10 0 5 5 0 4 | 47 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $23,113 $9,303 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$32,416 |
| Recipients | 27 24 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 31 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,026 |
$2,436 $6,051 $3,960 $0 $3,438 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$20,911 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 10 | 8 7 10 0 11 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 17 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $580,951 $13,462 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $23,896 $85,605 $16,018 $107,349 $0 |
$857,157 |
| Recipients | 0 0 221 221 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 3 17 4 7 0 | 231 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $19,417 $315 $0 $0 $14,485 $656 |
$128 $322 $0 $99 $168 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$35,412 |
| Recipients | 50 4 0 0 14 31 | 13 4 0 9 5 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 110 | |
| 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 | $671,609 $651,544 $823,284 $699,869 $1,149,383 $1,283,217 |
$1,773,264 $1,932,561 $2,921,547 $4,076,064 $3,497,345 $4,170,813 |
$7,302,818 $13,022,587 $10,791,714 $11,036,561 $17,025,958 $16,164,838 |
$98,994,976 | |
| Recipients | 2,044 1,879 1,719 1,685 1,725 1,878 | 1,899 1,858 1,925 2,079 2,074 1,931 | 1,926 1,968 2,383 2,251 2,349 2,346 | 35,919 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $3,297,891 $2,937,002 $3,036,222 $3,131,947 $2,802,239 $941,201 |
$937,951 $1,050,173 $1,159,671 $1,148,098 $1,209,604 $1,208,613 |
$955,710 $731,381 $790,611 $805,280 $804,400 $741,308 |
$27,689,303 |
| Recipients | 439 422 425 433 407 198 | 202 322 298 281 301 300 | 259 224 227 226 227 211 | 885 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $3,166,802 $2,863,148 $3,003,769 $3,111,789 $2,743,840 $914,826 |
$937,951 $869,523 $955,140 $1,006,345 $974,105 $1,050,977 |
$946,472 $731,381 $718,044 $798,765 $801,085 $741,308 |
$26,335,271 |
| Recipients | 395 392 404 416 385 196 | 202 252 223 234 239 246 | 254 224 219 225 227 211 | 736 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $72,567 $0 $0 $0 |
$77,590 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 11 0 0 0 | 13 | |
| 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 | $85,073 $73,854 $31,744 $4,260 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$194,931 |
| Recipients | 47 43 29 10 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 75 | |
| 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 $14,784 $58,399 $26,375 |
$0 $180,650 $204,531 $141,753 $235,499 $157,636 |
$9,238 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,028,865 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 24 49 5 | 0 109 107 72 94 79 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 | 297 | |
| 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 | $46,016 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$46,016 |
| Recipients | 25 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 25 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $532,742 $0 $431,980 $0 $2,284,514 $1,209,197 |
$2,191,635 $1,869,186 $4,354,951 $-4,291 $2,342,074 $129,319 |
$957,362 $8,577,220 $0 $822,498 $602,331 $2,527,447 |
$28,831,880 |
| Recipients | 233 0 255 0 460 274 | 379 324 365 9 247 37 | 21 405 0 58 28 97 | 807 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $798,258 $600,668 $2,527,447 |
$3,926,373 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 45 25 97 | 138 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $532,742 $0 $0 $0 $2,284,514 $1,209,197 |
$2,191,635 $0 $4,320,803 $-4,291 $2,342,074 $129,319 |
$957,362 $8,160,916 $0 $22,656 $1,663 $0 |
$22,152,842 |
| Recipients | 233 0 0 0 460 274 | 379 0 359 9 247 37 | 21 339 0 16 3 0 | 686 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $431,980 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $895,299 $29,020 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,357,347 |
| Recipients | 0 0 255 0 0 0 | 0 282 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 364 | |
| 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 | $50,332 $22,956 $40,577 $9,970 $11,870 $8,203 |
$4,274 $4,577 $17,900 $13,215 $13,273 $18,391 |
$31,466 $59,003 $46,162 $2,211 $5,265 $54,144 |
$413,789 |
| Recipients | 242 219 206 187 176 177 | 167 154 158 160 154 149 | 143 146 171 168 171 172 | 3,120 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,097 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,097 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $101,516 $121,077 $104,380 $119,394 $191,634 $344,161 |
$517,805 $719,818 $1,273,823 $1,602,435 $1,247,080 $1,611,129 |
$4,479,459 $5,530,491 $5,736,962 $6,220,911 $8,794,174 $9,845,048 |
$48,561,297 |
| Recipients | 320 310 291 286 295 325 | 328 331 363 372 372 361 | 378 391 398 391 413 422 | 6,347 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Flax | Payments | $3,379 $1,769 $1,174 $1,493 $5,255 $6,628 |
$6,604 $293 $363 $2,495 $963 $1,613 |
$1,062 $1,894 $1,723 $1,033 $1,499 $0 |
$39,240 |
| Recipients | 106 85 60 63 60 63 | 59 62 62 61 56 56 | 47 47 94 90 100 101 | 1,272 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $25,046 $20,036 $20,538 $18,021 $16,121 $13,214 |
$12,218 $29,303 $31,252 $22,191 $21,778 $21,852 |
$44,436 $28,098 $24,384 $19,162 $16,530 $15,744 |
$399,924 |
| Recipients | 276 243 218 204 199 196 | 184 179 173 171 164 156 | 156 159 175 171 177 179 | 3,380 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $0 $0 $262 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $733 $695 $179 |
$1,042 $873 $743 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,527 |
| Recipients | 43 26 15 10 11 10 | 10 10 10 12 16 14 | 12 10 71 68 79 77 | 504 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $23,085 $21,572 $76,079 $58,684 $196,939 $414,893 |
$711,973 $628,566 $1,037,052 $1,705,505 $1,298,629 $1,462,291 |
$1,525,449 $3,956,467 $3,066,540 $3,093,172 $4,787,948 $4,480,436 |
$28,545,280 |
| Recipients | 92 112 129 162 212 295 | 334 341 355 364 366 362 | 366 377 391 383 404 417 | 5,462 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $166,612 $118,459 $178,850 $176,375 $266,461 $128,398 |
$95,529 $74,279 $92,742 $56,134 $122,497 $145,026 |
$93,735 $579,598 $146,185 $214,861 $279,446 $141,632 |
$3,076,819 |
| Recipients | 353 344 320 323 333 367 | 361 341 348 346 346 339 | 329 338 344 336 337 339 | 6,144 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $297,622 $342,626 $400,335 $314,103 $461,103 $361,059 |
$355,471 $406,874 $378,940 $508,179 $598,605 $776,785 |
$975,935 $2,734,993 $1,534,832 $1,280,163 $2,905,757 $1,382,721 |
$16,016,103 |
| Recipients | 517 481 446 413 406 411 | 403 383 385 383 382 369 | 365 376 384 379 397 398 | 7,278 |
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.
