USDA subsidies for farms in 1st District of Michigan (Rep. Dan Benishek) totaled $169,746,000 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 | $7,875,527 $3,589,904 $3,795,403 $5,475,469 $18,580,380 $10,832,571 |
$11,839,340 $11,537,370 $16,091,343 $11,826,675 $15,221,461 $6,808,560 |
$3,410,764 $9,496,235 $10,047,115 $8,320,437 $4,906,255 $10,091,090 |
$169,745,898 |
| Recipients | 2,319 2,572 2,345 2,257 2,689 2,449 | 2,596 2,846 2,517 2,375 2,473 2,209 | 2,077 2,199 1,795 1,812 1,674 1,755 | 5,912 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $2,298,102 $2,726,765 $2,890,131 $4,545,427 $7,343,928 $9,582,425 |
$6,335,493 $6,395,820 $7,526,130 $4,103,462 $6,566,751 $6,170,939 |
$2,406,028 $2,026,928 $6,764,614 $2,235,752 $1,829,703 $3,932,510 |
$85,680,908 |
| Recipients | 1,342 2,206 2,145 2,109 2,222 2,308 | 2,365 2,346 2,267 2,022 2,157 2,114 | 1,964 1,816 1,586 1,599 1,511 1,501 | 4,476 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $25,368 $2,803,395 $2,086,621 $2,054,275 $2,014,334 |
$2,048,329 $2,020,376 $1,581,171 $1,533,674 $1,570,764 $1,527,827 |
$19,266,134 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 80 2,051 1,929 1,912 1,946 | 1,900 1,775 1,465 1,478 1,433 1,441 | 2,994 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $19,076 $132,113 $1,797,589 $1,931,903 |
$966 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,881,647 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 27 179 1,713 1,711 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,860 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $219,470 $401,077 $209,434 $209,069 |
$1,039,050 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 97 102 102 103 | 114 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $2,503,311 $3,020,792 $2,446,953 $2,286,162 $2,225,375 |
$1,730,677 $1,522,239 $-189,573 $-5,148 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$15,540,788 |
| Recipients | 0 2,050 2,068 2,101 1,943 2,058 | 2,081 2,078 437 9 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,727 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,262,571 $2,400,544 $2,382,435 |
$2,000,140 $2,085 $-951 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $224,752 $0 |
$8,271,576 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 2,071 2,077 2,100 | 2,139 11 2 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 7 0 | 2,442 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $856,125 $3,250,804 |
$119,506 $2,972 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,229,408 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 395 428 | 61 9 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 464 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,838 |
$34,386 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$45,224 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 52 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 84 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $1,953,185 $-26,875 $-282,105 $-3,507 $-3 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,640,695 |
| Recipients | 1,131 652 246 5 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,128 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $831,155 $1,727,060 $1,607,986 |
$733,610 $115,154 $25,565 $1,035,837 $2,664,021 $163,175 |
$13,598 $2,443 $16,570 $6,802 $3,299 $9 |
$8,946,284 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 521 676 659 | 408 140 89 400 510 154 | 31 17 82 24 17 1 | 1,175 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $8,206 $24,160 $45,822 |
$34,429 $1,178 $1,722 $12,164 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,066 $0 $0 $0 |
$128,747 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 8 17 14 | 14 3 4 8 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 36 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $296,509 $228,524 $70,655 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $4,015,805 $4,124,416 $841,436 $32,435 $2,061,063 |
$343,048 $1,182 $4,945,803 $287,671 $53 $2,179,605 |
$19,428,206 |
| Recipients | 260 191 249 0 0 0 | 0 348 337 295 272 277 | 262 1 238 242 1 196 | 689 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $45,938 $21,599 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$67,537 |
| Recipients | 77 62 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 88 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $37,797 |
$6,534 $36,378 $19,290 $-72 $18,342 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$118,269 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 52 | 19 45 35 1 55 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 102 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $6,066 $0 $0 |
$6,066 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 1 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $2,469 $206 $80,789 $49 $49,879 $21,368 |
$1,676,211 $674,641 $723,189 $510 $88 $464 |
$88 $2,927 $535 $462 $1,939 $0 |
$3,235,815 |
| Recipients | 18 28 21 7 44 144 | 289 167 145 34 11 12 | 17 117 15 29 78 0 | 712 | |
| Total Agricultural Trade Adjustment Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $44,214 $16,000 |
$60,214 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 11 2 | 11 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $928,090 $867,465 $807,983 $769,032 $492,513 $667,258 |
$1,475,453 $911,110 $1,193,629 $1,506,949 $205,823 $185,022 |
$180,722 $130,734 $2,538,241 $310,748 $206,827 $435,916 |
$13,813,514 |
| Recipients | 695 623 373 276 224 213 | 234 223 232 190 139 139 | 132 127 297 149 133 201 | 1,515 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $290,610 $305,013 $299,064 $215,000 $179,496 $163,691 |
$198,253 $224,817 $219,607 $137,491 $102,248 $120,752 |
$135,643 $90,047 $107,955 $85,896 $146,914 $86,531 |
$3,109,027 |
| Recipients | 206 213 207 177 163 151 | 164 164 165 118 117 111 | 104 101 99 95 90 85 | 361 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $20,327 $181,078 $425,660 $275,485 $466,244 |
$522,042 $504,287 $777,644 $718,272 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,266,927 $175,940 $0 $0 |
$5,333,906 |
| Recipients | 0 9 23 40 38 54 | 58 54 62 52 0 0 | 0 0 96 14 0 0 | 288 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $913,082 $0 $0 $0 |
$913,082 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 68 0 0 0 | 68 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $604,291 $542,125 $327,841 $128,372 $37,532 $37,323 |
$9,377 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,686,861 |
| Recipients | 479 410 148 63 25 8 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 781 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $35,711 $1,579 $0 $0 |
$37,290 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 16 1 0 0 | 17 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$7,437 $0 $26,807 $0 $0 $348,375 |
$382,619 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 0 7 0 0 116 | 126 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $27,181 $16,593 $64,270 |
$37,642 $40,687 $54,568 $47,333 $59,913 $1,010 |
$349,197 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 9 17 31 | 26 29 28 43 48 1 | 60 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $33,189 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $6,525 $6,068 $2,180 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$47,962 |
| Recipients | 24 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 3 3 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 31 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$745,781 $175,481 $190,310 $621,825 $86,982 $0 |
$0 $0 $133,191 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,953,570 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 6 6 10 5 0 | 0 0 4 0 0 0 | 35 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $4,649,336 $-4,326 $97,289 $161,009 $10,743,939 $582,888 |
$4,028,395 $4,230,440 $7,371,584 $6,216,264 $8,448,888 $452,599 |
$824,014 $7,338,573 $744,260 $5,773,937 $2,652,759 $5,722,664 |
$70,034,511 |
| Recipients | 850 6 42 73 1,280 96 | 584 1,225 601 574 880 78 | 242 1,117 150 417 399 353 | 2,930 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $3,885,603 $1,573,013 $2,303,015 |
$7,761,631 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 233 152 187 | 400 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $4,329,728 $-6,028 $64,430 $134,003 $10,150,575 $583,226 |
$3,868,844 $2,353,423 $7,225,710 $6,216,773 $8,254,215 $404,915 |
$811,372 $6,430,820 $686,152 $1,601,377 $1,004,938 $3,405,258 |
$57,519,731 |
| Recipients | 811 3 35 68 1,036 95 | 535 153 456 559 817 73 | 213 720 137 213 278 263 | 2,184 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $590,963 $-338 |
$159,551 $-124 $7,893 $4,165 $148,386 $1,125 |
$0 $0 $58,108 $284,013 $12,196 $10,712 |
$1,276,649 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 824 1 | 125 1 28 16 242 2 | 0 0 40 92 21 4 | 983 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $319,608 $1,702 $32,859 $27,006 $2,401 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $2,576 $46,287 $46,559 |
$417 $0 $0 $2,944 $62,612 $3,679 |
$548,650 |
| Recipients | 89 3 7 5 1 0 | 0 0 0 2 10 5 | 2 0 0 1 3 3 | 106 |
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.
