USDA subsidies for farms in 3th District of Iowa (Rep. Tom Latham) totaled $2,282,000,000 from 1995 through 2009.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 | TOTAL 1995-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total USDA - Subsidies | Payments | $90,661,337 $63,291,628 $85,592,600 $132,569,344 $237,588,564 $258,830,908 |
$226,637,229 $86,040,046 $119,072,879 $143,965,295 $244,908,195 $135,159,629 |
$84,754,692 $85,869,278 $86,174,692 $117,058,723 $87,275,812 |
$2,281,998,161 |
| Recipients | 13,661 14,375 14,234 13,801 14,266 14,520 | 14,314 13,632 14,012 13,260 13,641 13,252 | 12,566 12,354 11,855 11,722 11,311 | 25,754 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $62,900,930 $36,424,247 $60,773,289 $108,261,484 $207,083,345 $230,343,033 |
$195,002,677 $52,427,689 $81,539,560 $112,732,241 $204,664,039 $105,833,145 |
$55,932,989 $55,794,152 $54,278,954 $53,741,025 $51,503,540 |
$1,728,142,099 |
| Recipients | 10,772 12,375 12,344 12,023 12,464 12,587 | 12,120 10,839 11,244 10,553 10,851 10,441 | 9,627 9,255 8,609 8,446 7,981 | 21,512 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $3,545,252 $72,412,023 $55,464,483 $56,402,341 $54,865,323 |
$55,669,260 $55,738,911 $46,932,362 $47,231,280 $45,399,761 |
$493,457,899 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1,958 11,025 10,160 9,810 9,697 | 9,475 9,166 7,961 7,833 7,436 | 14,082 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $7,574,784 $7,368,365 $48,785,697 $43,448,041 |
$27,973 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$107,114,652 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 4,231 4,810 10,195 9,687 | 4 0 0 0 0 | 10,523 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $5,591,627 $6,203,655 $5,921,129 |
$17,716,411 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 946 1,023 1,000 | 1,095 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $47,405,584 $69,951,740 $62,732,519 $52,663,283 $52,910,743 |
$41,524,427 $35,965,571 $-1,212,661 $-38,807 $-12 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$361,653,933 |
| Recipients | 0 11,972 12,020 11,931 10,785 10,893 | 10,413 9,953 5,531 6 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 15,145 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $28,761,494 $56,546,189 $56,938,812 |
$48,449,939 $-17,589 $-3,809 $403 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$190,550,219 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 11,709 11,430 11,116 | 10,864 13 3 2 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 13,361 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $281,648 $864,531 |
$434,685 $120 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,598,241 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 141 217 | 320 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 445 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,669,272 |
$17,029,573 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$25,630,896 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 9,224 | 8,978 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 10,266 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $61,463,024 $-11,152,899 $-9,200,349 $-32,349 $-4,818 $-2,702 |
$-685 $-266 $0 $-1,810 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$41,020,980 |
| Recipients | 10,430 4,682 3,725 52 13 6 | 3 3 0 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 10,135 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $397 $0 $0 $14,343,045 $74,039,236 $92,033,681 |
$76,099,904 $5,348,939 $541,418 $47,610,456 $89,093,850 $4,047,697 |
$125,341 $50,061 $54,847 $68,597 $22,718 |
$403,006,364 |
| Recipients | 3 0 0 5,371 9,768 9,920 | 8,982 3,912 1,434 7,234 7,574 2,219 | 249 144 125 117 70 | 13,093 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $124,294 $239,262 $1,031,711 |
$467,280 $967 $0 $742,982 $2,490,415 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$5,080,826 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1 3 18 | 11 5 0 21 82 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 120 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$49 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$49 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $2,323,009 $18,686,724 $17,630,086 |
$10,926,308 $6,176,366 $655,476 $1,305,306 $7,785,687 $2,814,026 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$68,430,451 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 943 2,397 2,187 | 1,553 1,269 900 688 1,301 889 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 3,511 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $92,796 $62,612 $21,699 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $1,203,918 $1,463,681 $274,641 $11,122 $656,070 |
$104,138 $0 $1,653,983 $180,659 $0 |
$5,771,460 |
| Recipients | 114 75 100 0 0 0 | 0 115 123 110 84 102 | 94 0 91 93 0 | 268 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $191,768 $109,165 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$299,378 |
| Recipients | 557 419 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 625 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $194,323 |
$29,272 $190,812 $90,734 $-108 $93,825 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$598,374 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 321 | 75 316 201 1 238 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 566 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $728 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $2,759 $45,037 $52,349 $146,517 |
$247,390 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 3 8 17 38 | 64 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $1,152,944 $-214 $199 $8,744 $4,631,820 $72,576 |
$41,924 $13,599 $17,915 $6,311 $1,115 $1,989 |
$6,276 $2,421 $1,098 $4,484 $1,415 |
$5,952,576 |
| Recipients | 417 26 11 1,474 5,778 3,513 | 1,023 309 199 462 269 128 | 368 143 115 66 23 | 8,394 | |
| Total Agricultural Trade Adjustment Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $19 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $12,000 |
$12,000 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $27,975,092 $26,865,014 $24,833,170 $24,319,947 $25,011,940 $27,111,976 |
$30,971,628 $32,105,838 $31,178,885 $31,099,100 $29,189,570 $29,322,772 |
$28,787,122 $26,891,283 $31,832,529 $27,870,145 $32,425,497 |
$485,429,467 |
| Recipients | 4,796 4,662 4,468 4,386 4,582 5,157 | 5,603 5,861 6,039 6,069 6,100 6,166 | 6,205 6,007 6,362 5,947 5,939 | 12,505 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $27,064,628 $26,349,587 $24,379,726 $24,069,307 $24,672,382 $26,791,853 |
$30,621,890 $31,471,892 $30,644,445 $30,464,796 $29,107,991 $29,296,822 |
$28,594,629 $26,878,058 $27,097,693 $26,990,343 $32,115,011 |
$474,310,789 |
| Recipients | 4,477 4,468 4,322 4,336 4,525 5,084 | 5,558 5,799 5,989 6,004 6,087 6,163 | 6,202 6,006 5,885 5,823 5,901 | 11,588 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $92,350 $210,867 $177,542 $311,539 $263,890 |
$229,132 $395,544 $490,775 $617,427 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $2,752,864 $272,719 $0 |
$5,763,509 |
| Recipients | 0 38 66 43 66 83 | 77 105 93 136 0 0 | 0 0 437 32 0 | 821 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $292,834 $0 $0 |
$292,834 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 30 0 0 | 30 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $624,216 $376,062 $118,576 $72,874 $17,183 $2,930 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,212,967 |
| Recipients | 293 223 69 39 9 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 515 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $37,719 $0 $0 |
$37,719 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 9 0 0 | 9 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $275,528 $47,015 $124,001 $224 $10,836 $53,302 |
$8,612 $2,934 $0 $0 $49,168 $1,855 |
$0 $851 $1,639,046 $593,833 $310,487 |
$3,108,030 |
| Recipients | 157 29 81 1 5 25 | 3 4 0 0 20 1 | 0 1 468 198 90 | 914 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $1,205 $1,205 $12,374 |
$12,374 $12,374 $12,374 $13,250 $0 |
$65,156 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 1 2 | 2 2 2 3 0 | 4 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $24,870 $14,540 $3,030 $5,980 $796 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$49,217 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 8 3 3 3 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 12 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $10,720 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$111,994 $210,598 $29,124 $12,642 $25,225 $10,925 |
$180,119 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$589,248 |
| Recipients | 5 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 11 5 3 1 3 | 2 0 0 0 0 | 23 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $-214,684 $2,367 $-13,859 $-12,087 $5,493,279 $1,375,899 |
$662,924 $1,506,519 $6,354,434 $133,954 $11,054,587 $3,712 |
$34,581 $3,183,843 $63,209 $35,447,553 $3,346,774 |
$68,426,595 |
| Recipients | 221 21 8 4 1,209 709 | 372 982 2,236 53 3,020 1 | 37 1,597 17 2,008 843 | 6,443 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $34,394,278 $2,967,767 |
$37,362,045 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1,562 220 | 1,642 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $-215,051 $-30,261 $-13,859 $-12,087 $5,493,279 $1,354,118 |
$662,924 $1,506,519 $6,354,434 $133,954 $11,054,587 $3,712 |
$34,581 $2,317,704 $63,209 $1,050,951 $353,084 |
$27,262,433 |
| Recipients | 219 16 8 4 1,209 699 | 372 982 2,236 53 3,020 1 | 37 794 17 703 702 | 4,928 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $367 $32,628 $0 $0 $0 $21,781 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $2,324 $0 |
$57,223 |
| Recipients | 2 5 0 0 0 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 0 | 34 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $25,923 |
$25,923 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 |
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
