USDA subsidies for farms in Wisconsin totaled $7,059,000,000 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 | $207,078,778 $180,494,399 $193,118,441 $273,332,673 $525,603,398 $625,627,590 |
$443,466,099 $363,559,072 $512,542,622 $337,921,515 $622,814,641 $463,698,851 |
$291,256,664 $361,425,928 $536,747,590 $362,214,479 $344,071,211 $413,728,997 |
$7,058,702,948 |
| Recipients | 55,086 61,860 61,819 56,693 65,282 67,568 | 61,487 63,335 65,808 59,070 61,233 59,578 | 56,232 50,646 49,921 48,454 43,541 44,640 | 126,165 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $126,609,018 $107,519,734 $129,355,847 $213,668,207 $444,497,263 $552,370,815 |
$346,408,279 $281,357,602 $352,283,099 $235,837,989 $422,217,919 $336,786,008 |
$128,309,289 $110,807,021 $346,658,807 $119,784,364 $104,303,646 $205,077,644 |
$4,563,852,549 |
| Recipients | 38,277 48,332 49,017 45,542 53,848 56,573 | 49,322 50,674 50,497 45,410 46,852 45,312 | 41,387 35,595 36,854 35,969 31,973 33,897 | 99,935 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $3,411,415 $148,786,610 $113,053,769 $113,921,801 $110,996,851 |
$110,794,279 $109,768,219 $98,631,626 $96,506,359 $95,862,276 $95,806,182 |
$1,097,539,387 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 3,630 43,243 40,176 38,793 37,791 | 37,060 34,965 32,476 30,988 31,006 30,229 | 57,995 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $9,205,033 $7,196,443 $112,657,355 $113,714,865 |
$164,611 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$242,938,525 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 5,657 6,588 40,016 38,400 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 | 42,196 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $6,495,592 $8,097,023 $7,002,272 $7,101,386 |
$28,696,273 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1,373 1,544 1,598 1,623 | 1,834 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $108,965,356 $152,741,379 $129,029,521 $111,896,156 $111,911,921 |
$87,058,156 $78,174,001 $-2,691,779 $-72,192 $-4,728 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$777,007,790 |
| Recipients | 0 43,698 44,695 45,015 41,592 42,862 | 41,582 41,575 19,250 56 5 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 60,252 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $62,373,889 $120,564,766 $120,579,009 |
$101,881,122 $-3,867 $-3,695 $3,407 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$405,394,632 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 44,169 43,654 43,437 | 43,187 47 4 10 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 52,898 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $43,624,720 $158,272,825 |
$5,408,854 $-2,655 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$207,303,744 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 24,323 27,151 | 4,406 17 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 28,258 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,451,536 |
$19,343,180 $0 $-158 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$27,795,009 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 14,424 | 15,877 0 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 18,160 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $111,552,910 $-11,126,703 $-26,177,280 $-259,626 $-68,962 $-15,338 |
$-4,092 $-4,450 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$73,896,445 |
| Recipients | 29,482 10,657 12,963 306 83 36 | 19 15 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 28,636 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $47,343 $0 $0 $19,134,849 $145,636,838 $135,787,903 |
$121,390,232 $16,976,337 $1,859,738 $74,060,100 $183,732,007 $22,386,944 |
$237,723 $47,470 $133,309 $51,310 $30,113 $1,794 |
$721,513,981 |
| Recipients | 202 0 0 13,563 28,237 28,175 | 26,689 10,999 4,466 19,694 24,137 7,182 | 476 336 636 282 189 18 | 41,653 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $459,033 $25,317 |
$0 $0 $0 $122,531 $2,340,088 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,949,846 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 9 9 | 0 0 0 17 102 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 132 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,742 $0 $458 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,266 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 18 0 5 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 26 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $1,929 $0 $0 $3,395,507 $19,191,048 $16,649,946 |
$10,250,445 $3,506,396 $751,906 $2,551,863 $7,616,672 $2,250,871 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$66,167,088 |
| Recipients | 6 0 0 1,389 2,882 1,982 | 1,948 1,100 968 1,026 1,178 975 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4,783 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $14,391,658 $9,527,036 $2,663,743 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $175,075,403 $193,440,501 $38,893,539 $1,730,749 $87,419,316 |
$17,095,483 $6,891 $240,291,464 $14,125,025 $89,347 $101,020,719 |
$895,771,777 |
| Recipients | 14,930 9,442 11,808 0 0 0 | 0 19,838 19,386 17,196 14,413 15,777 | 14,960 5 13,862 14,031 62 11,637 | 38,484 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $355,668 $180,619 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$536,397 |
| Recipients | 1,099 942 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,267 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $431,290 |
$38,009 $311,324 $167,394 $3,711 $196,380 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,148,108 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 705 | 185 492 394 3 564 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,201 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,158 |
$0 $9,423 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $26,884 $201,830 $95,567 $430,447 $264,111 |
$1,033,420 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 6 | 0 5 0 0 0 0 | 0 25 14 16 115 72 | 242 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $259,511 $-26,574 $127,919 $-6,928 $3,193,664 $271,247 |
$1,039,196 $3,902,100 $512,487 $16,608 $21,182 $17,044 |
$17,193 $17,670 $10,212 $23,284 $4,085 $169 |
$9,400,069 |
| Recipients | 413 480 247 1,127 11,594 11,954 | 8,672 2,935 2,981 2,198 1,575 1,061 | 1,093 676 652 424 123 3 | 27,094 | |
| 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 $7,904 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,060 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| 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 $254,604 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$254,604 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 2,372 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,372 | |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $939,669 $894,276 $885,795 $885,106 $883,283 |
$4,488,129 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 484 475 472 473 485 | 522 | |
| 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 | $23,254,094 $23,704,046 $17,296,367 $17,640,804 $22,221,749 $22,237,422 |
$28,803,036 $31,462,713 $36,924,996 $46,392,847 $47,037,249 $56,970,693 |
$90,963,269 $133,409,418 $128,684,492 $116,802,283 $187,906,979 $175,489,659 |
$1,207,202,116 | |
| Recipients | 73,949 61,976 43,755 37,045 37,039 38,557 | 36,322 36,173 35,666 36,476 37,480 40,071 | 40,291 42,270 45,534 44,970 46,776 47,625 | 781,975 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $51,860,085 $49,111,938 $46,402,652 $41,992,076 $44,929,688 $43,936,751 |
$49,204,676 $49,675,090 $51,147,254 $51,578,326 $67,268,790 $69,428,006 |
$68,251,983 $70,220,396 $60,321,341 $53,262,270 $34,332,113 $30,564,567 |
$933,488,002 |
| Recipients | 21,644 20,833 19,396 17,689 17,758 17,852 | 19,497 20,440 21,162 21,637 23,295 23,802 | 23,819 21,936 19,223 16,861 15,767 14,733 | 52,235 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $47,154,069 $46,071,859 $44,406,305 $39,982,825 $42,129,085 $41,625,047 |
$46,733,076 $46,101,873 $46,980,015 $45,944,129 $44,466,501 $44,248,997 |
$44,266,076 $40,568,602 $36,342,281 $34,300,266 $34,143,312 $30,563,140 |
$756,027,458 |
| Recipients | 18,944 19,168 18,674 17,071 17,016 17,210 | 18,866 19,726 20,272 20,325 20,745 20,734 | 20,774 19,061 17,130 16,424 15,726 14,732 | 41,505 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $207,742 $776,083 $1,422,303 $1,809,244 $1,955,419 |
$1,886,927 $2,712,172 $3,624,372 $5,251,684 $12,171,924 $15,661,457 |
$16,814,559 $20,664,687 $14,757,241 $3,396,221 $0 $0 |
$103,112,034 |
| Recipients | 0 59 168 418 561 571 | 628 761 975 1,532 2,498 3,037 | 3,032 2,723 1,959 357 0 0 | 8,539 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $4,067,747 $5,203,719 |
$5,297,597 $7,512,341 $2,369,767 $0 $0 $0 |
$24,451,171 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 506 637 | 621 671 321 0 0 0 | 796 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $4,016,042 $2,793,930 $1,216,826 $400,642 $190,971 $38,089 |
$66,740 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$8,723,356 |
| Recipients | 2,807 1,901 691 230 114 44 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4,582 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $159,582 $210,369 |
$204,410 $343,028 $780,855 $121,401 $0 $0 |
$1,819,646 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 55 73 | 79 74 108 11 0 0 | 284 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $8,045 $38,407 $3,438 $186,305 $800,388 $316,531 |
$242,631 $77,023 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $614,171 $128,628 $70,670 $0 |
$2,486,237 |
| Recipients | 9 17 5 87 250 143 | 71 26 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 152 16 15 0 | 730 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $18,331 $105,163 $125,429 |
$124,879 $126,832 $124,074 $124,074 $118,131 $0 |
$868,340 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 14 41 52 | 51 52 48 48 49 0 | 60 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $116,115 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,422 $134,974 $103,120 $55,987 $17,202 $5,959 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$451,780 |
| Recipients | 97 0 0 0 0 0 | 13 57 59 42 11 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 171 | |
| 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 $687,585 $0 $0 |
$1,524,028 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 4 0 0 | 5 | |
| 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 | $378 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$256,880 $648,931 $439,747 $308,196 $6,004,427 $3,972,077 |
$1,544,462 $1,004,905 $4,772,752 $14,504,096 $0 $0 |
$33,458,516 |
| Recipients | 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 30 38 39 14 93 77 | 64 49 49 66 0 0 | 362 | |
| Water Bank Program | Payments | $565,436 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$565,436 |
| Recipients | 371 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 371 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $5,355,581 $158,680 $63,576 $31,587 $13,954,698 $7,082,603 |
$19,050,108 $1,063,667 $72,187,273 $4,112,353 $86,290,682 $514,144 |
$3,732,122 $46,989,093 $1,082,950 $72,365,562 $17,511,229 $2,597,128 |
$354,143,036 |
| Recipients | 1,620 128 100 35 2,911 1,779 | 3,233 172 21,767 1,010 10,930 94 | 1,264 8,496 193 3,382 1,729 177 | 31,043 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $70,689,466 $16,517,294 $2,117,797 |
$89,324,557 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 2,774 1,122 149 | 3,418 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $5,300,090 $159,397 $65,163 $31,726 $13,886,263 $7,083,141 |
$19,026,134 $1,063,667 $31,316,657 $4,112,259 $85,698,252 $499,144 |
$3,202,267 $42,610,448 $975,810 $1,297,043 $856,257 $433,373 |
$217,617,094 |
| Recipients | 1,595 124 96 33 2,871 1,778 | 3,225 172 5,536 1,005 10,424 78 | 705 6,578 148 625 659 29 | 17,863 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $-6,577 $-868 $-986 $0 $68,435 $0 |
$23,974 $0 $0 $0 $582,307 $5,008 |
$0 $0 $107,139 $377,040 $114,151 $0 |
$1,271,906 |
| Recipients | 23 3 3 0 249 0 | 12 0 0 0 932 10 | 0 0 47 132 41 0 | 1,394 | |
| 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 | $62,068 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,992 |
$118,332 $0 $0 $0 $23,526 $42,997 |
$270,990 |
| Recipients | 19 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 6 | 8 0 0 0 5 3 | 36 | |
| 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 | $70,870 $51,331 $47,039 $34,950 $43,807 $25,154 |
$27,281 $29,941 $24,881 $20,809 $32,429 $19,550 |
$27,310 $52,204 $57,715 $50,559 $71,737 $76,424 |
$763,991 |
| Recipients | 1,413 1,181 936 794 729 735 | 644 598 527 512 502 475 | 454 464 519 545 546 521 | 12,095 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $11,694 $30,018 $0 |
$41,712 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 3 3 0 | 6 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $12,000,525 $13,399,634 $9,976,123 $10,844,879 $12,576,297 $12,264,596 |
$17,354,904 $19,626,044 $23,674,167 $28,932,712 $28,794,809 $34,215,957 |
$67,913,149 $88,274,342 $85,428,786 $77,598,250 $134,195,010 $122,096,183 |
$799,166,367 |
| Recipients | 27,597 22,957 17,906 15,185 14,876 15,144 | 14,366 14,111 14,024 14,085 14,372 15,272 | 15,528 16,395 16,363 16,084 16,661 17,473 | 298,399 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $182,639 $120,546 $122,769 $92,022 $94,268 $74,217 |
$69,372 $100,800 $90,299 $90,163 $126,933 $100,991 |
$88,774 $168,548 $166,779 $146,372 $119,913 $147,171 |
$2,102,576 |
| Recipients | 5,409 4,215 3,113 2,501 2,324 2,287 | 1,943 1,856 1,698 1,625 1,565 1,570 | 1,497 1,510 1,746 1,744 1,709 1,610 | 39,922 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $357 $609 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$966 |
| Recipients | 10 7 5 3 3 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 37 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $1,394,727 $1,978,715 $1,682,382 $1,845,797 $2,892,892 $3,309,377 |
$4,948,962 $4,933,630 $6,412,475 $9,872,788 $10,012,269 $12,804,903 |
$12,256,012 $31,423,154 $25,985,390 $23,539,492 $36,363,638 $35,948,664 |
$227,605,267 |
| Recipients | 8,567 7,685 6,414 6,157 6,783 7,893 | 8,377 8,819 9,243 9,941 10,624 11,475 | 11,618 12,531 12,797 12,744 13,266 13,841 | 178,775 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $111 $307 |
$1,429 $3,652 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $373 $1,109 $0 |
$6,981 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 1 2 | 5 4 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 2 0 | 16 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $257,556 $278,429 $272,901 $181,702 $215,460 $246,278 |
$274,664 $451,688 $517,215 $592,434 $639,723 $757,374 |
$1,323,486 $2,809,281 $4,657,057 $2,139,233 $5,016,046 $3,863,885 |
$24,494,412 |
| Recipients | 2,625 2,450 1,882 1,560 1,484 1,525 | 1,454 1,566 1,642 1,845 1,990 2,239 | 2,471 3,001 3,860 3,941 4,415 4,344 | 44,294 |
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.
