USDA subsidies for farms in 4th District of Missouri (Rep. Vicky Hartzler) totaled $1,203,000,000 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 | $40,231,239 $45,989,763 $43,576,288 $64,657,909 $111,945,263 $140,843,896 |
$148,150,810 $63,747,669 $68,587,121 $65,261,217 $104,009,384 $65,308,005 |
$45,898,026 $59,817,635 $50,568,894 $46,615,308 $39,835,295 |
$1,203,189,850 |
| Recipients | 10,408 13,340 13,263 12,472 13,625 17,165 | 16,499 19,747 14,699 13,379 13,913 13,493 | 12,752 14,703 11,460 11,204 10,459 | 32,736 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $18,811,246 $27,398,409 $27,456,426 $55,656,676 $97,848,631 $117,617,797 |
$109,680,913 $33,628,487 $46,421,318 $51,584,180 $77,020,680 $50,842,517 |
$29,861,487 $30,860,085 $33,816,806 $29,723,492 $27,835,882 |
$864,265,268 |
| Recipients | 7,399 11,871 12,035 11,904 12,955 13,435 | 12,913 11,911 13,154 12,088 12,559 12,251 | 11,253 10,812 10,185 10,011 9,353 | 23,478 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $1,912,904 $40,288,581 $29,922,905 $30,351,244 $29,378,870 |
$29,470,518 $29,820,144 $25,116,953 $24,832,465 $24,018,777 |
$264,657,805 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1,649 12,622 11,635 11,313 11,222 | 10,881 10,486 9,501 9,278 8,859 | 16,384 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,165,858 $1,039,407 $16,023,160 $17,111,890 |
$31,319 $174 $24,264 $734 $0 |
$35,277,825 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1,302 1,472 10,443 10,265 | 9 1 5 5 0 | 11,091 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $3,024,803 $4,236,228 $3,078,755 |
$10,339,786 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 687 723 705 | 781 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $29,789,149 $30,498,737 $31,945,383 $26,752,505 $27,025,273 |
$20,804,882 $18,509,912 $-964,545 $-4,446 $-3,343 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$183,935,367 |
| Recipients | 0 11,297 11,559 11,761 10,691 11,176 | 10,715 10,641 3,439 22 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 15,066 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $14,860,361 $28,930,369 $28,947,848 |
$24,583,166 $11,772 $-234 $-275 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$97,106,011 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 11,571 11,487 11,478 | 11,423 7 1 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 13,442 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,322,855 $4,330,893 |
$575,588 $385 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$6,230,045 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 697 762 | 243 2 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 861 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,061,289 |
$9,822,966 $240 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,847,509 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 7,633 | 7,450 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 8,784 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $18,113,435 $-2,912,435 $-3,158,173 $-23,882 $-1,516 $-1,893 |
$-5,738 $-3,911 $-630 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,985,811 |
| Recipients | 6,755 3,592 2,621 31 4 2 | 8 2 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 6,454 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $4 $0 $0 $8,264,260 $34,499,712 $46,880,588 |
$50,501,799 $5,791,789 $185,585 $18,952,427 $28,762,977 $1,402,291 |
$24,890 $9,988 $4,852 $8,491 $2,288 |
$195,020,922 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 4,809 7,744 8,262 | 7,899 2,669 468 5,078 5,522 1,368 | 111 39 22 31 14 | 11,622 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $26,831 $405,874 |
$198,514 $24,089 $0 $42,065 $184,372 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$881,594 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 3 20 | 15 2 0 7 5 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 47 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$55,818 $0 $185 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$56,003 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 86 0 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 87 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $607,810 $5,033,230 $4,852,085 |
$2,843,452 $2,132,775 $95,506 $655,569 $1,618,453 $599,179 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,181,282 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 293 839 793 | 589 354 147 129 357 374 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,372 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $509,839 $467,995 $114,382 $0 $595 $0 |
$0 $4,957,195 $5,443,866 $972,841 $36,186 $2,346,488 |
$303,580 $1,389 $5,497,605 $341,480 $0 |
$21,007,086 |
| Recipients | 528 453 494 0 1 0 | 0 612 584 520 403 478 | 430 2 422 431 0 | 1,358 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $85,465 $51,161 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$136,626 |
| Recipients | 208 176 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 260 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $43,210 |
$6,583 $44,982 $28,304 $0 $36,126 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$159,205 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 100 | 17 104 64 0 94 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 225 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $546,324 $98,249 $295,101 $728,443 |
$1,668,117 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 415 27 145 315 | 802 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $102,504 $2,538 $1,481 $2,743 $1,284,052 $72,631 |
$293,883 $246,354 $176,893 $3,686 $11,505 $3,799 |
$7,346 $4,929 $859 $534 $43 |
$2,206,084 |
| Recipients | 129 157 64 359 2,196 3,674 | 2,372 502 204 404 622 202 | 346 272 53 17 3 | 6,438 | |
| Total Emergency Compensation Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$23,834 $469,561 $41,646 $884 $0 |
$535,925 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 32 7 1 0 | 43 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,950 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,961 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 33 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 33 | |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $7,576 $7,576 $7,576 $7,576 |
$30,303 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 14 14 14 14 | 14 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $19,793,009 $18,006,859 $16,059,297 $8,994,380 $9,540,280 $12,536,411 |
$13,843,926 $12,052,497 $14,216,792 $12,916,565 $11,532,358 $14,396,342 |
$14,665,681 $12,418,822 $16,525,136 $12,158,486 $11,325,098 |
$231,174,875 |
| Recipients | 4,286 4,118 3,587 2,227 2,185 3,652 | 3,546 2,885 3,588 3,162 3,135 3,869 | 4,039 3,378 3,634 3,255 3,059 | 12,255 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $17,359,795 $16,315,691 $15,493,797 $8,586,505 $8,888,811 $9,793,976 |
$11,009,155 $11,002,441 $11,100,875 $11,553,513 $11,036,917 $12,379,386 |
$13,070,895 $11,994,024 $11,909,959 $11,579,383 $11,309,982 |
$204,590,501 |
| Recipients | 3,656 3,622 3,397 2,110 1,956 2,163 | 2,516 2,674 2,771 2,858 2,945 3,225 | 3,374 3,224 3,150 3,096 3,051 | 7,629 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $338,971 $296,891 $365,041 $499,093 $462,529 |
$515,774 $625,124 $722,290 $486,503 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $2,896,355 $238,926 $0 |
$7,439,766 |
| Recipients | 0 175 130 117 141 150 | 127 124 96 95 0 0 | 0 0 329 22 0 | 944 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,281,903 $0 $0 |
$1,281,903 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 138 0 0 | 138 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $1,071,343 $651,096 $260,239 $40,556 $5,482 $-318 |
$1,173 $-477 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,032,679 |
| Recipients | 533 351 82 22 4 1 | 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 875 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $53,551 $1,292 $0 |
$54,843 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 20 2 0 | 22 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $1,360,363 $701,101 $8,370 $2,278 $146,895 $1,579,579 |
$357,431 $199,776 $2,279,359 $741,478 $326,408 $1,766,006 |
$1,305,510 $168,388 $142,142 $97,161 $12,910 |
$11,191,257 |
| Recipients | 191 88 5 1 114 970 | 223 95 859 200 128 601 | 599 69 56 46 6 | 3,575 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $91,696 $163,829 $228,716 |
$260,599 $256,410 $241,227 $241,724 $2,206 |
$1,479,885 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 60 96 135 | 146 147 145 156 2 | 192 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $1,508 $0 $0 $0 $0 $700,644 |
$1,499,522 $80,146 $29,695 $14,433 $5,204 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,333,255 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 0 0 604 | 803 32 15 6 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,239 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$460,872 $145,488 $84,573 $28,941 $0 $22,234 |
$28,677 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$770,785 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7 8 4 4 0 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 | 18 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $1,626,984 $584,495 $60,564 $6,853 $4,556,352 $10,689,689 |
$24,625,970 $18,066,684 $7,949,010 $760,473 $15,456,346 $69,147 |
$1,370,857 $16,538,728 $226,952 $4,733,329 $668,564 |
$107,743,956 |
| Recipients | 945 403 110 11 1,286 6,990 | 6,887 12,168 3,036 700 3,498 40 | 566 7,004 76 474 153 | 18,100 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $4,613,067 $510,853 |
$5,123,920 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 417 51 | 438 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $1,627,311 $581,258 $60,564 $6,853 $4,554,505 $5,379,152 |
$17,655,664 $18,067,547 $7,597,730 $586,125 $13,616,829 $44,250 |
$878,184 $10,032,711 $225,589 $113,170 $157,711 |
$63,269,050 |
| Recipients | 944 401 110 11 1,286 2,095 | 4,713 12,167 2,336 271 2,605 25 | 253 2,038 75 71 110 | 8,185 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $3,237 $0 $0 $0 $5,310,537 |
$6,970,306 $-863 $351,280 $174,348 $1,839,517 $24,897 |
$0 $0 $1,363 $7,092 $0 |
$14,648,006 |
| Recipients | 0 2 0 0 0 5,693 | 4,724 3 834 433 1,304 18 | 0 0 1 2 0 | 8,356 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $-327 $0 $0 $0 $1,847 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,520 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 0 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 |
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.
