USDA subsidies for farms in 21st District of California (Rep. David G.Valadao) totaled $1,662,000,000 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 | $12,857,650 $50,644,697 $42,917,302 $73,457,835 $134,796,712 $139,889,263 |
$178,290,791 $119,325,721 $131,955,935 $106,941,841 $162,641,386 $120,750,428 |
$92,983,242 $79,160,638 $118,152,218 $40,690,120 $27,022,341 $29,735,513 |
$1,662,213,631 |
| Recipients | 1,866 2,115 2,106 2,018 2,886 2,639 | 2,253 2,222 2,340 2,188 2,208 1,886 | 1,741 1,895 1,784 1,603 1,252 1,261 | 6,074 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $7,996,232 $49,922,017 $42,226,458 $72,094,592 $105,493,169 $128,938,884 |
$171,943,754 $109,948,545 $124,484,501 $101,157,697 $151,970,750 $120,165,780 |
$92,141,657 $70,851,542 $111,738,445 $37,129,798 $25,321,998 $29,280,777 |
$1,552,806,597 |
| Recipients | 1,690 2,066 2,058 1,992 2,051 2,057 | 2,057 1,997 2,088 2,015 2,005 1,869 | 1,726 1,715 1,648 1,555 1,231 1,252 | 4,573 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $2,231,177 $42,866,970 $37,042,834 $33,832,174 $32,618,849 |
$31,076,572 $30,922,780 $26,310,117 $26,952,928 $25,007,343 $20,935,614 |
$309,797,358 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 517 1,871 1,704 1,623 1,475 | 1,379 1,381 1,275 1,263 1,223 1,139 | 2,672 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $7,084,378 $66,261,239 $31,375,974 $66,434,919 $58,663,088 |
$39,602,836 $28,998,348 $48,878,373 $7,189,161 $33,745 $-95,867 |
$354,426,195 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 428 1,840 1,733 1,760 1,636 | 1,395 1,363 1,338 1,261 14 42 | 2,441 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $33,207 $68,757 $40,149 $39,006 |
$181,119 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 3 4 4 5 | 6 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $53,567,527 $41,911,937 $43,932,882 $36,661,749 $38,586,003 |
$32,377,362 $28,912,618 $-1,339,827 $-73,541 $-21,838 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$274,514,873 |
| Recipients | 0 1,886 1,888 1,839 1,655 1,755 | 1,745 1,650 502 14 5 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,686 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $21,031,248 $39,796,213 $40,739,453 |
$35,776,126 $-12,594 $-87,201 $-20,267 $-1,503 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$137,221,475 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,817 1,762 1,775 | 1,796 12 4 1 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,303 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,793,442 $5,261,172 |
$3,903,586 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,958,200 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 288 308 | 156 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 322 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $208,290 |
$152,706 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$360,996 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 69 | 54 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 97 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $5,905,859 $-8,479,337 $-638,803 $-112,623 $-11,438 $-94,951 |
$-2,656 $-2,028 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$-3,435,977 |
| Recipients | 1,555 1,138 170 15 13 4 | 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,552 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $79,054 $-4,761 $0 $5,335,571 $23,080,467 $21,650,034 |
$14,425,030 $13,017,510 $1,808,180 $2,055,842 $4,582,205 $1,622,268 |
$443,458 $62,322 $134,026 $726,022 $236,487 $4,443 |
$89,258,157 |
| Recipients | 6 3 0 572 946 924 | 827 482 284 212 345 203 | 56 10 9 35 7 1 | 1,656 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $592,579 $12,001,353 |
$80,584,109 $42,431,103 $5,777,844 $25,233,056 $46,412,568 $18,481,021 |
$18,740,140 $1,069,650 $5,267,716 $0 $0 $0 |
$256,591,139 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 8 355 | 594 609 269 580 573 424 | 361 57 119 0 0 0 | 969 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$30,341 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$30,341 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $173 $0 $406 $1,800,740 $3,553,657 $9,953,890 |
$3,775,904 $1,218,466 $603,707 $33,779 $6,503 $0 |
$0 $191 $25 $34,054 $0 $0 |
$20,981,494 |
| Recipients | 2 0 4 60 113 143 | 82 45 45 19 10 0 | 0 3 1 8 0 0 | 299 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $992,093 $4,347,477 $417,189 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $13,593,511 $7,931,089 $5,330,069 $379,144 $8,670,689 |
$2,268,575 $61,287 $29,303,792 $2,127,901 $2,381 $8,397,542 |
$83,822,737 |
| Recipients | 50 160 96 0 0 0 | 0 307 255 315 266 333 | 242 4 328 335 3 288 | 624 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $987,059 $537,112 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,524,171 |
| Recipients | 23 22 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 26 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $29,790 |
$129,953 $313,552 $207,486 $0 $158,994 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$839,775 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 14 | 11 15 12 0 18 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 25 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $585,681 $337,575 $9,359 $4,933 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $8,541,006 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$9,478,554 |
| Recipients | 0 0 124 141 1 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 287 0 0 0 0 | 439 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $31,993 $-46,000 $-49,951 $-230,801 $17,141 $598,917 |
$791,293 $1,160,852 $372,335 $15,050 $16,828 $10,002 |
$10,076 $45,171 $2,023 $30,975 $1,893 $0 |
$2,777,796 |
| Recipients | 127 54 33 32 230 398 | 509 340 142 109 80 39 | 69 261 11 140 31 0 | 1,531 | |
| Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $82,679 $164,901 $142,508 $89,864 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$479,951 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 38 72 66 59 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 145 | |
| Total Agricultural Trade Adjustment Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $28,248 $10,000 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$38,248 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 8 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 9 | |
| Total Storage Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $1,150,788 $1,809,167 $0 $0 $40 |
$2,959,995 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 152 119 0 0 3 | 182 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $836,662 $666,897 $733,756 $496,785 $647,581 $372,605 |
$415,896 $566,968 $869,483 $1,757,056 $23,944 $24,343 |
$2,927 $2,927 $4,367,518 $1,091,540 $21,430 $21,430 |
$12,919,749 |
| Recipients | 132 84 111 58 77 68 | 75 87 91 110 2 2 | 1 1 145 24 1 1 | 680 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $265,117 $288,490 $259,278 $24,300 $21,663 $21,663 |
$23,944 $2,927 $23,944 $23,944 $23,944 $24,343 |
$2,927 $2,927 $43,089 $21,416 $21,430 $21,430 |
$1,116,776 |
| Recipients | 11 13 11 1 2 2 | 2 1 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 18 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $17,191 $291,253 $132,447 $424,975 $269,239 |
$389,417 $564,041 $845,539 $1,733,112 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $4,315,191 $1,070,124 $0 $0 |
$10,052,529 |
| Recipients | 0 6 67 28 57 58 | 72 86 89 108 0 0 | 0 0 143 23 0 0 | 482 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $401,552 $161,593 $159,900 $41,690 $23,594 $26,023 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$814,352 |
| Recipients | 106 50 31 8 6 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 165 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $169,993 $199,623 $23,325 $298,348 $177,349 $55,680 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$924,318 |
| Recipients | 16 15 4 24 12 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 70 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,535 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $9,238 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,773 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $4,024,756 $55,783 $-42,912 $866,457 $28,655,963 $10,577,774 |
$5,931,140 $8,810,208 $6,601,950 $4,027,088 $10,646,692 $560,305 |
$838,658 $8,306,168 $2,046,254 $2,468,782 $1,572,262 $433,306 |
$96,380,634 |
| Recipients | 217 19 8 79 1,308 687 | 263 461 344 204 514 28 | 25 366 116 79 33 15 | 2,847 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $1,044,207 $1,490,361 $33,915 |
$2,568,483 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 25 28 3 | 45 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $3,857,930 $77,557 $-48,472 $861,172 $28,641,068 $10,417,478 |
$5,931,140 $2,651,804 $3,737,769 $3,878,118 $10,346,882 $560,305 |
$838,658 $8,030,677 $2,046,254 $774,768 $67,510 $389,746 |
$83,060,362 |
| Recipients | 190 16 6 77 1,308 653 | 263 167 160 181 495 28 | 25 336 116 40 3 10 | 2,397 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $169,558 $-21,774 $0 $0 $0 $160,296 |
$0 $0 $11,020 $148,970 $299,810 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $630,881 $10,080 $9,645 |
$1,418,487 |
| Recipients | 24 3 0 0 0 38 | 0 0 6 25 22 0 | 0 0 0 37 1 2 | 108 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $-2,732 $0 $5,560 $5,285 $14,895 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $18,927 $4,311 $0 |
$46,246 |
| Recipients | 3 0 2 2 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 1 0 | 8 |
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.
