USDA subsidies for farms in 6th District of North Carolina (Rep. Howard Coble) totaled $59,149,000 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 | $921,591 $1,241,323 $1,265,936 $1,537,097 $4,164,503 $8,007,495 |
$5,332,138 $4,030,239 $4,922,410 $2,255,871 $2,751,257 $1,948,564 |
$1,097,031 $6,261,382 $5,982,841 $3,870,589 $3,610,010 |
$59,148,828 |
| Recipients | 754 1,329 1,288 1,207 1,618 2,788 | 2,770 1,977 2,709 1,069 1,042 963 | 847 1,463 996 893 836 | 4,853 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $403,348 $802,302 $813,185 $1,273,220 $2,481,852 $7,183,234 |
$4,197,897 $2,048,044 $2,892,179 $1,615,956 $2,103,467 $1,799,137 |
$828,822 $3,490,967 $4,665,514 $3,343,702 $3,189,708 |
$43,114,075 |
| Recipients | 313 1,019 1,014 1,025 1,085 2,455 | 2,478 1,089 2,266 855 891 822 | 697 825 758 729 685 | 3,432 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $774 $1,078,118 $800,683 $712,803 $722,859 |
$715,934 $684,928 $637,037 $642,975 $611,840 |
$6,606,923 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 855 835 758 713 | 683 575 499 475 440 | 1,237 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $43,447 $12,214 $420,063 $472,349 |
$48,441 $19,669 $41,530 $7,153 $0 |
$1,064,448 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 11 19 687 656 | 21 17 18 17 0 | 777 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $719,422 $810,573 $733,475 $641,658 $631,395 |
$486,562 $480,735 $-68,055 $-1,627 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,435,734 |
| Recipients | 0 985 995 1,020 980 970 | 1,004 1,022 266 5 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,368 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $359,367 $679,862 $675,881 |
$569,355 $2 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,285,160 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,014 1,012 977 | 1,017 2 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,220 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $254,869 $4,552,367 |
$1,270,566 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$6,063,536 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 58 1,824 | 1,785 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,842 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $89,956 |
$208,587 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$298,417 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 267 | 290 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 343 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $219,868 $-12,508 $-25,611 $0 $0 $-154 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$182,512 |
| Recipients | 261 159 31 0 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 258 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $171,079 $833,102 $1,189,519 |
$1,580,377 $303,661 $3,954 $575,778 $957,860 $103,183 |
$1,014 $0 $7,892 $102 $0 |
$5,727,360 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 148 272 321 | 328 160 15 149 185 58 | 2 0 16 1 0 | 500 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$36,082 $44,845 $0 $0 $0 $19,575 |
$2,435 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$102,937 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 1 0 0 0 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$76 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$76 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $9,298 $33,881 $39,086 |
$44,871 $46,743 $0 $0 $5,521 $3,770 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$183,171 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 4 8 10 | 10 7 0 0 6 7 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 23 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $182,055 $94,527 $28,223 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $1,135,601 $1,080,300 $228,815 $3,008 $477,229 |
$60,995 $0 $1,278,120 $79,662 $245 |
$4,648,781 |
| Recipients | 48 34 45 0 0 0 | 0 59 57 49 40 45 | 35 0 40 41 1 | 127 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $1,426 $861 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,286 |
| Recipients | 8 5 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,169 |
$150 $3,697 $2,646 $0 $4,194 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,856 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 8 | 1 9 5 0 10 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 18 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $6,106 $5,802 $13,554 |
$25,462 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 1 7 | 7 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $38,480 $1,015 |
$1,272 $31,985 $4,762 $47 $17 $173 |
$3 $60 $1 $0 $0 |
$76,485 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 31 59 | 58 28 2 5 5 10 | 1 7 1 0 0 | 162 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $747,008 $46 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$742,718 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1,697 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,698 | |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $2,786,311 $2,694,827 $2,608,007 $2,564,069 |
$10,653,214 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 343 331 321 321 | 369 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $442,229 $417,223 $435,035 $263,877 $293,204 $309,527 |
$417,454 $677,923 $968,747 $505,610 $139,974 $135,592 |
$159,058 $169,319 $885,530 $237,512 $127,852 |
$6,580,222 |
| Recipients | 478 441 390 253 211 252 | 230 279 332 211 191 189 | 198 198 244 192 165 | 1,123 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $309,476 $306,473 $286,968 $201,831 $155,917 $156,485 |
$174,182 $164,653 $150,849 $141,444 $139,974 $134,737 |
$159,058 $150,428 $164,799 $139,328 $127,852 |
$3,057,582 |
| Recipients | 331 332 316 236 189 189 | 199 198 191 183 191 188 | 198 188 190 184 165 | 541 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $21,972 $18,372 $56,720 $136,287 $109,348 |
$239,658 $361,457 $550,483 $361,681 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $701,858 $96,760 $0 |
$2,654,596 |
| Recipients | 0 18 11 14 22 20 | 29 33 35 25 0 0 | 0 0 47 7 0 | 208 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,730 $0 $0 |
$1,730 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 0 | 1 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $113,521 $84,026 $26,270 $4,846 $1,000 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$229,663 |
| Recipients | 137 101 21 5 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 228 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $3,791 $0 $0 |
$3,791 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 3 0 0 | 3 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $0 $4,752 $103,425 $480 $0 $43,694 |
$712 $120,595 $248,868 $2,485 $0 $0 |
$0 $18,891 $13,352 $1,424 $0 |
$560,107 |
| Recipients | 0 2 50 1 0 53 | 1 51 112 3 0 0 | 0 10 4 1 0 | 253 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $19,232 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,902 $31,218 $18,547 $0 $0 $855 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$72,754 |
| Recipients | 19 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 2 1 0 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 26 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $76,014 $21,798 $17,716 $0 $1,389,447 $514,734 |
$716,787 $1,304,273 $1,061,484 $134,305 $507,817 $13,835 |
$109,151 $2,601,096 $431,798 $289,375 $292,450 |
$9,454,530 |
| Recipients | 8 9 7 0 714 387 | 293 1,072 458 112 76 1 | 28 816 115 39 33 | 1,719 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $255,025 $264,660 |
$519,685 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 27 21 | 42 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $76,014 $21,798 $17,716 $0 $868,214 $267,601 |
$212,885 $1,304,273 $741,942 $74,435 $507,817 $13,835 |
$109,151 $1,977,563 $3,126 $1,962 $27,790 |
$4,871,470 |
| Recipients | 8 9 7 0 164 86 | 33 1,072 186 19 76 1 | 28 186 3 1 12 | 385 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $521,233 $247,133 |
$503,902 $0 $319,542 $59,870 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $428,672 $32,388 $0 |
$2,111,219 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 620 332 | 269 0 308 93 0 0 | 0 0 112 12 0 | 922 |
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.
