USDA subsidies for farms in 10th District of Pennsylvania (Rep. Tom Marino) totaled $299,037,000 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 | $6,557,555 $7,268,723 $6,096,743 $6,966,879 $14,962,811 $26,561,544 |
$11,672,618 $25,910,873 $31,521,480 $14,367,638 $19,877,039 $23,724,811 |
$13,368,283 $15,302,597 $33,773,798 $12,491,081 $10,534,782 $18,077,497 |
$299,036,752 |
| Recipients | 2,651 3,311 3,101 2,521 3,412 3,654 | 2,915 3,889 3,699 3,493 3,740 3,821 | 3,800 3,439 3,683 3,740 3,168 3,522 | 8,027 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $3,720,722 $4,203,655 $4,166,440 $5,662,861 $13,315,861 $22,896,207 |
$9,814,758 $19,349,002 $24,599,349 $9,212,187 $11,675,139 $15,029,971 |
$4,352,996 $3,208,998 $22,116,113 $3,877,504 $2,832,420 $10,280,355 |
$190,314,538 |
| Recipients | 2,003 2,888 2,749 2,288 3,188 3,285 | 2,661 3,147 3,119 2,810 2,867 2,802 | 2,601 1,981 2,192 2,249 1,636 2,034 | 6,139 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $57,270 $4,977,526 $3,421,657 $3,291,623 $3,283,740 |
$3,264,793 $3,202,042 $2,817,289 $2,731,235 $2,701,043 $2,666,884 |
$32,415,102 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 119 2,263 2,104 2,017 1,953 | 1,989 1,890 1,591 1,596 1,586 1,538 | 3,074 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $57,944 $-12,793 $3,173,223 $3,523,921 |
$0 $654 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$6,742,949 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 104 110 2,079 2,003 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 2,208 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $104,148 $134,094 $111,799 $111,886 |
$461,927 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 59 61 61 63 | 69 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $3,414,025 $4,345,974 $3,530,763 $3,336,807 $3,337,670 |
$2,411,969 $2,213,233 $-134,210 $-207 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$22,456,024 |
| Recipients | 0 2,241 2,288 2,282 2,170 2,230 | 2,172 2,187 643 5 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,928 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,809,668 $3,536,982 $3,518,320 |
$2,929,372 $-1,378 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,792,964 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 2,261 2,259 2,260 | 2,273 4 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,637 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,582,742 $12,824,218 |
$660,387 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$17,067,346 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 1,722 1,764 | 216 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,946 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $200,137 |
$425,150 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$625,287 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 511 | 543 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 615 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $2,434,021 $-281,433 $-418,436 $-1,199 $-784 $0 |
$0 $-350 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,731,818 |
| Recipients | 1,111 444 323 4 2 0 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,078 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $276,730 $2,558,295 $2,682,345 |
$2,944,772 $720,521 $7,971 $2,610,171 $4,895,087 $449,865 |
$2,816 $2,994 $9,845 $3,804 $374 $0 |
$17,165,590 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 400 1,022 998 | 1,074 548 96 803 1,131 362 | 27 26 61 25 4 0 | 2,028 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$739 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$739 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $46,764 $217,025 $295,890 |
$266,658 $81,943 $867 $24,484 $70,312 $29,398 |
$0 $0 $124 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,033,465 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 28 60 56 | 64 34 8 14 29 23 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 108 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $1,216,661 $1,044,594 $238,853 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $16,091,169 $19,493,036 $3,167,727 $221,436 $7,742,527 |
$1,084,262 $0 $19,183,726 $1,008,200 $8,766 $7,501,585 |
$78,002,543 |
| Recipients | 953 936 908 0 0 0 | 0 1,553 1,652 1,459 1,276 1,369 | 1,297 0 1,225 1,253 25 1,019 | 3,073 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $61,047 $26,341 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$87,388 |
| Recipients | 167 133 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 186 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $35,784 |
$20 $35,748 $17,856 $-72 $22,127 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$111,463 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 55 | 1 65 55 2 65 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 118 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $1,128 $903 $0 $10,430 $0 |
$12,461 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 1 0 7 0 | 9 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $8,993 $128 $50 $135 $84,794 $1,844 |
$175,691 $150,846 $178,359 $1,220 $1,331 $520 |
$1,125 $2,179 $78 $171 $7 $0 |
$607,472 |
| Recipients | 7 17 5 18 106 108 | 360 221 160 70 114 50 | 50 120 12 2 1 0 | 1,004 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $2,247,515 $2,040,901 $1,871,863 $1,295,732 $1,065,352 $1,077,103 |
$1,583,469 $2,643,038 $3,416,586 $4,793,417 $7,089,103 $8,681,969 |
$8,967,716 $10,004,814 $11,654,620 $8,455,112 $7,489,302 $7,537,217 |
$91,914,829 |
| Recipients | 886 812 740 495 464 495 | 548 704 822 1,078 1,431 1,572 | 1,789 1,840 2,000 1,928 1,941 1,930 | 3,629 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $1,505,681 $1,470,306 $1,429,187 $996,727 $764,266 $628,620 |
$1,351,567 $2,320,313 $2,943,235 $4,333,661 $6,901,555 $8,570,118 |
$8,416,917 $9,984,361 $8,963,319 $8,227,402 $7,476,717 $7,079,164 |
$83,363,116 |
| Recipients | 560 548 538 436 397 380 | 518 671 796 1,044 1,353 1,545 | 1,724 1,828 1,860 1,905 1,930 1,877 | 2,785 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $48,669 $116,695 $217,327 $208,034 $308,333 |
$189,859 $200,205 $386,954 $411,398 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $2,232,796 $195,975 $0 $0 |
$4,516,245 |
| Recipients | 0 11 29 40 32 30 | 21 21 22 32 0 0 | 0 0 132 14 0 0 | 296 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $401,702 $0 $0 $0 |
$401,702 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 73 0 0 0 | 73 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $735,181 $416,293 $245,520 $80,211 $30,866 $2,247 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,510,318 |
| Recipients | 339 189 125 19 4 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 532 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $22,744 $0 $0 $0 |
$22,744 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 6 0 0 0 | 6 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $2,867 $105,633 $80,461 $1,467 $62,186 $76,222 |
$2,490 $2,500 $0 $5,621 $161,735 $24,866 |
$522,013 $10,475 $0 $0 $0 $457,377 |
$1,515,913 |
| Recipients | 2 89 69 2 34 49 | 3 1 0 5 75 9 | 66 4 0 0 0 73 | 386 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $7,862 $15,241 $13,222 |
$11,525 $9,978 $10,852 $11,227 $12,585 $676 |
$93,168 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 8 14 16 | 15 14 15 16 16 1 | 19 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $3,786 $0 $0 $0 $0 $61,681 |
$39,099 $116,270 $86,397 $34,875 $10,572 $73,763 |
$17,261 $0 $23,207 $20,508 $0 $0 |
$487,419 |
| Recipients | 5 0 0 0 0 43 | 7 12 9 4 3 8 | 2 0 3 5 0 0 | 77 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$454 $3,750 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,204 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $589,318 $1,024,168 $58,440 $8,285 $581,598 $2,588,234 |
$274,391 $3,918,833 $3,505,545 $362,033 $1,112,797 $12,871 |
$47,571 $2,088,786 $3,065 $158,465 $213,061 $259,924 |
$16,807,385 |
| Recipients | 121 309 13 5 216 1,158 | 110 2,027 950 155 404 6 | 38 795 1 8 8 10 | 3,137 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $381,254 $-172 $58,440 $9,181 $581,598 $2,343,542 |
$274,391 $18,040 $2,905,881 $362,033 $1,112,797 $12,871 |
$8,025 $1,579,723 $3,065 $3,593 $63,394 $43,142 |
$9,760,798 |
| Recipients | 57 1 13 4 216 975 | 110 7 634 155 404 6 | 4 418 1 2 5 3 | 1,598 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $205,876 $1,024,340 $0 $-896 $0 $244,692 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $154,872 $149,667 $216,782 |
$1,995,333 |
| Recipients | 66 308 0 1 0 669 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 6 4 7 | 880 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $2,188 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,188 |
| Recipients | 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 |
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.
