USDA subsidies for farms in 13th District of North Carolina (Rep. Brad Miller) totaled $96,804,000 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 | $815,368 $1,536,303 $1,942,186 $1,899,153 $5,405,698 $14,347,583 |
$7,218,348 $2,284,947 $5,394,049 $2,021,236 $3,890,811 $1,631,065 |
$1,608,870 $14,599,355 $11,032,942 $10,498,731 $10,895,475 |
$96,804,438 |
| Recipients | 813 2,126 2,146 2,047 2,189 6,808 | 6,785 2,334 6,052 1,401 1,559 1,448 | 1,127 1,805 1,638 1,521 1,496 | 8,905 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $387,408 $1,151,153 $1,110,735 $1,666,674 $2,929,920 $12,779,268 |
$6,394,069 $1,331,328 $3,410,937 $1,314,738 $1,459,275 $1,413,654 |
$856,584 $9,940,063 $10,041,527 $9,237,704 $8,996,986 |
$74,315,386 |
| Recipients | 440 1,914 1,891 1,928 1,950 6,734 | 6,733 1,924 5,906 1,209 1,357 1,302 | 922 1,502 1,431 1,338 1,325 | 8,374 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $634 $973,007 $978,627 $784,818 $784,259 |
$779,980 $772,134 $712,268 $693,598 $675,552 |
$7,145,990 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 6 1,334 1,183 1,050 1,077 | 905 771 699 599 594 | 2,177 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $79,877 $23,872 $363,453 $405,969 |
$48,969 $43,745 $53,872 $8,185 $0 |
$1,026,533 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 44 42 951 879 | 42 46 45 40 0 | 1,209 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $1,144,813 $1,123,780 $989,270 $1,010,716 $924,019 |
$732,429 $709,162 $-20,899 $-1,641 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$6,602,744 |
| Recipients | 0 1,884 1,882 1,914 1,892 1,883 | 1,874 1,881 206 19 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,489 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $520,902 $1,009,159 $1,006,428 |
$833,080 $-46 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,365,803 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,901 1,893 1,889 | 1,875 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,216 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $65,178 $9,937,674 |
$3,490,818 $-534 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$13,422,300 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 14 6,122 | 6,133 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 6,134 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $81,539 |
$174,508 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$256,126 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 267 | 342 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 409 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $355,223 $-16,776 $-24,500 $-51 $-5,518 $0 |
$-1,962 $-214 $-1,380 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$303,763 |
| Recipients | 428 265 51 1 20 0 | 8 2 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 413 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $154,890 $768,940 $803,029 |
$1,114,748 $205,003 $1,192 $231,031 $283,949 $56,088 |
$0 $0 $3,107 $0 $0 |
$3,620,616 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 215 432 440 | 366 168 5 74 88 17 | 0 0 3 0 0 | 669 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $7,102 $0 $0 |
$7,102 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 2 0 0 | 2 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,377 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,377 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,650 $31,864 $24,135 |
$48,417 $12,468 $0 $129 $20,227 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$138,891 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1 6 5 | 7 7 0 1 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 11 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $31,817 $22,808 $11,449 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $363,507 $287,010 $79,072 $1,140 $163,698 |
$27,595 $0 $499,257 $24,359 $0 |
$1,515,027 |
| Recipients | 12 12 16 0 0 0 | 0 15 13 12 12 13 | 13 0 13 12 0 | 37 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $369 $282 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$650 |
| Recipients | 4 5 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,029 |
$45 $519 $756 $0 $2,088 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,437 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 4 | 1 4 3 0 8 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $2,256 $0 $2,526 $10,456 |
$15,238 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 1 1 | 3 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $0 $26 $5 $13 $49,582 $1,414 |
$610 $40,828 $4,153 $3,632 $3,600 $3,639 |
$40 $144 $76 $0 $8 |
$107,771 |
| Recipients | 0 5 2 3 17 118 | 52 38 4 9 12 12 | 8 11 3 0 2 | 236 | |
| Total Storage Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,185 $0 $0 |
$1,185 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 2 0 0 | 2 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $2,087,221 $16 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,073,382 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 5,602 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 5,593 | |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $9,121,783 $8,764,660 $8,509,036 $8,310,970 |
$34,706,450 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1,055 1,033 1,009 999 | 1,132 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $413,505 $386,065 $831,451 $232,479 $155,883 $213,876 |
$252,237 $298,759 $519,197 $615,759 $221,473 $216,529 |
$229,302 $247,268 $656,171 $290,918 $255,869 |
$6,008,447 |
| Recipients | 424 368 486 235 159 178 | 200 239 396 299 214 226 | 231 247 266 243 206 | 1,229 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $254,240 $251,224 $241,071 $152,191 $129,179 $154,355 |
$201,347 $188,558 $169,170 $172,079 $221,113 $215,529 |
$229,302 $215,715 $204,086 $209,026 $222,692 |
$3,410,754 |
| Recipients | 295 288 286 198 143 163 | 183 177 181 181 213 225 | 231 235 221 214 204 | 554 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $35,247 $18,240 $24,042 $13,375 $46,662 |
$42,079 $36,871 $57,519 $249,959 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $423,467 $2,910 $0 |
$950,371 |
| Recipients | 0 26 17 13 13 12 | 15 10 8 25 0 0 | 0 0 42 1 0 | 143 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $141,051 $97,594 $15,408 $9,289 $1,439 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$264,781 |
| Recipients | 122 63 15 7 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 183 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $0 $2,000 $556,732 $46,957 $11,890 $12,859 |
$3,565 $71,375 $283,894 $140,205 $360 $1,000 |
$0 $31,553 $28,619 $78,982 $33,177 |
$1,294,997 |
| Recipients | 0 1 184 18 2 7 | 2 53 215 98 1 1 | 0 12 6 28 3 | 498 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $18,214 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$5,246 $1,955 $8,614 $53,516 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$87,545 |
| Recipients | 16 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 3 2 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 22 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $14,455 $-915 $0 $0 $2,319,895 $1,354,439 |
$572,043 $654,860 $1,463,915 $90,739 $2,210,063 $883 |
$522,984 $4,412,024 $335,244 $970,108 $1,642,052 |
$16,480,038 |
| Recipients | 6 1 0 0 519 320 | 84 647 301 52 217 3 | 135 523 109 123 145 | 1,348 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $910,371 $1,628,493 |
$2,538,864 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 83 109 | 151 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $14,455 $-915 $0 $0 $2,045,432 $1,242,987 |
$572,043 $654,860 $1,343,186 $79,839 $2,210,063 $883 |
$440,416 $4,226,907 $18,973 $41,133 $13,559 |
$12,252,960 |
| Recipients | 6 1 0 0 212 212 | 84 647 226 26 217 3 | 53 328 16 44 43 | 685 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $274,463 $111,452 |
$0 $0 $120,729 $10,900 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $316,271 $18,604 $0 |
$851,713 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 355 153 | 0 0 118 27 0 0 | 0 0 103 4 0 | 515 |
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.
