USDA subsidies for farms in Spink County, South Dakota totaled $483,114,000 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 | $10,354,424 $10,982,210 $11,177,283 $19,167,485 $37,964,709 $38,640,844 |
$35,713,337 $13,623,854 $25,253,774 $24,547,706 $36,947,775 $22,989,411 |
$25,425,544 $36,875,787 $27,939,773 $29,557,604 $36,969,351 $38,982,936 |
$483,113,807 |
| Recipients | 1,365 1,301 1,305 1,287 1,311 1,205 | 1,189 1,172 1,201 1,083 1,142 1,115 | 1,098 1,102 1,062 1,065 1,057 1,056 | 2,509 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $5,442,274 $6,899,341 $6,545,940 $14,174,952 $25,416,366 $32,466,212 |
$28,112,663 $5,700,429 $9,988,956 $15,094,336 $23,711,403 $13,392,354 |
$6,658,331 $6,758,124 $6,344,390 $7,545,049 $6,233,621 $6,057,852 |
$226,542,592 |
| Recipients | 1,223 1,187 1,181 1,146 1,091 1,105 | 1,040 928 987 900 950 920 | 883 855 845 829 805 799 | 2,155 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $219,651 $10,671,083 $6,595,712 $6,752,754 $6,698,702 |
$6,599,439 $6,728,863 $4,462,078 $4,354,322 $4,373,908 $4,325,829 |
$61,782,341 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 58 970 889 878 876 | 865 848 704 682 666 677 | 1,318 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $795,345 $1,194,655 $4,582,404 $4,474,188 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,046,592 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 297 370 870 828 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 884 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,649,471 $3,125,810 $1,742,034 $1,702,099 |
$8,219,414 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 218 243 242 238 | 278 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $7,395,727 $6,615,405 $6,674,733 $5,388,393 $5,905,074 |
$4,654,762 $4,105,183 $-1,723,549 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$39,015,728 |
| Recipients | 0 1,130 1,114 1,106 973 976 | 942 887 829 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,446 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $3,095,889 $6,011,924 $6,315,813 |
$5,355,326 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$20,778,954 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,076 1,026 993 | 949 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,255 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,354 $67,846 |
$44,907 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$122,108 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 5 27 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 44 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,340,981 |
$3,139,453 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,480,434 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 815 | 789 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 911 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $5,331,566 $-540,883 $-630,082 $-9,095 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,149,471 |
| Recipients | 1,182 690 480 8 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,183 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $4,129,844 $12,772,727 $16,610,698 |
$13,689,006 $1,004,019 $128,314 $7,125,530 $10,726,474 $1,896,282 |
$9,922 $4,641 $9,326 $6,879 $4,882 $0 |
$68,118,542 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 752 935 933 | 850 361 221 736 710 395 | 27 22 21 15 8 0 | 1,275 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $110,047 $842,725 |
$4,185 $0 $0 $109,826 $841,801 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,908,584 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 3 38 | 6 0 0 6 20 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 58 | |
| 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 $180 $270,585 $1,055,830 $1,364,392 |
$1,211,115 $258,492 $11,912 $48,216 $792,654 $285,701 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$5,299,529 |
| Recipients | 0 0 3 74 175 179 | 133 71 20 21 90 63 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 312 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $5,875 $4,034 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $81,472 $103,063 $20,291 $197 $37,415 |
$5,797 $0 $95,393 $5,657 $0 $0 |
$389,256 |
| Recipients | 9 3 0 0 0 0 | 0 6 6 7 5 6 | 4 0 4 4 0 0 | 14 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $95,568 $40,944 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$136,512 |
| Recipients | 90 62 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 94 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $18,558 |
$13,465 $30,245 $2,338 $0 $15,012 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$79,618 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 30 | 20 37 15 0 23 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 53 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $560,297 $12,997 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $22,952 $127,654 $52,381 $112,797 $0 |
$889,078 |
| Recipients | 0 0 220 220 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 4 12 15 7 0 | 243 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $9,257 $-481 $0 $0 $68,902 $1,350 |
$443 $1,365 $450 $106 $106 $66 |
$337 $96 $469 $0 $0 $0 |
$82,466 |
| Recipients | 56 4 0 0 425 71 | 21 25 8 17 16 3 | 17 5 27 0 0 0 | 566 | |
| 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 |
$42,394 $1,572 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$43,966 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 31 5 0 0 0 0 | 36 | |
| 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 | $1,754,308 $1,930,509 $2,181,041 $2,006,650 $3,270,803 $3,143,766 |
$4,346,331 $4,197,319 $5,533,212 $7,646,721 $6,656,952 $7,870,208 |
$13,467,577 $23,234,060 $19,194,808 $17,866,809 $27,824,117 $26,751,718 |
$178,876,909 | |
| Recipients | 4,460 4,392 4,030 3,831 3,769 3,878 | 3,681 3,429 3,447 3,580 3,645 3,602 | 3,540 3,536 3,792 3,657 3,633 3,538 | 67,440 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $2,328,380 $2,155,587 $2,256,183 $2,985,883 $2,983,810 $1,284,632 |
$1,510,903 $1,717,158 $1,986,804 $1,765,082 $1,787,742 $1,721,811 |
$1,888,454 $1,530,766 $2,380,708 $1,798,477 $2,553,352 $2,099,329 |
$36,735,061 |
| Recipients | 306 298 308 386 456 267 | 315 418 435 413 451 440 | 475 463 500 490 519 504 | 1,085 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $2,261,418 $2,137,361 $2,250,906 $2,953,223 $2,887,944 $1,277,383 |
$1,503,497 $1,521,998 $1,768,348 $1,719,849 $1,627,400 $1,705,651 |
$1,886,539 $1,530,766 $1,655,744 $1,741,107 $2,553,352 $2,099,329 |
$35,081,815 |
| Recipients | 262 264 307 367 393 265 | 312 358 394 407 426 436 | 474 463 473 484 519 504 | 928 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $3,261 $5,277 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $31,195 $120,132 $33,988 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $148,973 $57,370 $0 $0 |
$424,087 |
| Recipients | 0 7 3 0 0 0 | 0 4 10 8 0 0 | 0 0 31 12 0 0 | 64 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $571,676 $0 $0 $0 |
$571,676 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 32 0 0 0 | 32 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $44,117 $14,965 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$58,585 |
| Recipients | 37 31 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 63 | |
| 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 $24,952 $93,122 $0 |
$1,556 $163,965 $98,324 $11,245 $160,342 $16,160 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$571,738 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 27 94 0 | 3 108 72 8 54 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 270 | |
| 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 | $22,845 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$22,845 |
| Recipients | 19 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 19 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $829,463 $0 $194,120 $0 $6,293,730 $1,746,234 |
$1,743,440 $2,008,948 $7,744,802 $41,567 $4,791,678 $5,038 |
$3,411,182 $5,352,837 $19,867 $2,347,269 $358,261 $4,074,037 |
$40,959,245 |
| Recipients | 248 0 186 0 835 585 | 480 451 738 20 472 3 | 330 589 9 131 47 181 | 1,439 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $2,281,808 $302,085 $4,060,007 |
$6,643,900 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 121 33 178 | 261 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $829,463 $0 $0 $0 $6,293,730 $1,746,234 |
$1,743,440 $45,975 $7,757,278 $41,567 $4,791,678 $5,038 |
$3,318,941 $5,099,986 $19,867 $17,365 $5,538 $0 |
$31,712,100 |
| Recipients | 248 0 0 0 835 585 | 480 18 735 20 472 3 | 314 490 9 11 10 0 | 1,318 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $194,892 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $844,743 $3,261 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $48,096 $50,638 $14,030 |
$1,155,660 |
| Recipients | 0 0 185 0 0 0 | 0 359 7 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 4 7 5 | 427 | |
| 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 | $21,265 $22,538 $25,839 $917 $2,893 $1,019 |
$361 $3,305 $9,945 $20,788 $18,419 $8,783 |
$10,422 $31,859 $6,073 $8,444 $11,205 $83,367 |
$287,442 |
| Recipients | 267 294 261 232 207 203 | 187 153 165 183 211 208 | 202 194 203 201 197 181 | 3,749 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $190 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$190 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $677,294 $842,551 $825,021 $902,224 $1,328,536 $1,355,464 |
$2,113,071 $2,078,096 $2,576,014 $3,570,322 $3,039,395 $3,849,393 |
$8,547,134 $11,720,316 $11,438,077 $11,277,704 $17,657,171 $17,227,171 |
$101,024,954 |
| Recipients | 883 874 839 810 836 868 | 828 812 795 796 792 790 | 800 807 812 811 811 813 | 14,777 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Flax | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $1,293 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,293 |
| Recipients | 83 74 40 29 27 28 | 25 12 11 12 17 17 | 14 13 12 11 12 11 | 448 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $7,389 $7,696 $9,009 $2,931 $2,803 $3,439 |
$2,179 $4,239 $6,954 $2,790 $4,836 $5,387 |
$4,319 $3,011 $2,289 $3,150 $3,546 $4,999 |
$80,966 |
| Recipients | 245 243 206 184 173 179 | 165 138 140 152 158 156 | 148 137 139 134 135 123 | 2,955 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $1,526 $1,757 $946 $665 $2,095 $1,078 |
$1,515 $1,524 $2,147 $1,745 $1,249 $0 |
$6,275 $1,480 $1,474 $0 $4,304 $0 |
$29,780 |
| Recipients | 102 99 64 62 55 56 | 54 43 47 55 52 51 | 46 42 49 46 53 51 | 1,027 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $474,280 $509,145 $687,092 $732,737 $1,430,083 $1,499,104 |
$1,930,704 $1,661,105 $2,207,400 $3,108,986 $2,631,087 $2,946,505 |
$3,454,549 $7,546,243 $5,908,636 $5,003,525 $7,734,177 $7,939,712 |
$57,405,070 |
| Recipients | 843 858 841 845 869 905 | 870 857 832 813 810 809 | 808 815 820 819 817 812 | 15,043 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $211,922 $86,086 $123,964 $55,545 $89,303 $17,743 |
$37,164 $22,838 $45,100 $69,835 $66,197 $70,664 |
$71,482 $165,059 $48,256 $89,156 $182,201 $103,480 |
$1,555,995 |
| Recipients | 817 801 739 702 659 678 | 633 548 541 574 590 582 | 555 564 566 565 558 517 | 11,189 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $334,902 $451,954 $500,278 $304,432 $402,329 $252,690 |
$227,905 $390,202 $630,020 $818,264 $826,024 $919,070 |
$1,310,590 $3,722,450 $1,627,429 $1,393,280 $2,134,918 $1,280,895 |
$17,527,632 |
| Recipients | 988 968 925 873 858 861 | 818 785 768 783 778 770 | 768 783 784 781 774 754 | 14,819 |
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.
