USDA subsidies for farms in 1st District of Wisconsin (Rep. Paul Ryan) totaled $358,481,000 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 | $13,197,150 $10,002,843 $12,334,807 $20,594,843 $38,766,248 $39,506,004 |
$35,790,642 $13,945,056 $21,495,237 $19,256,506 $35,353,544 $21,530,592 |
$10,801,294 $11,335,896 $15,276,912 $17,442,358 $10,195,822 $11,655,064 |
$358,480,818 |
| Recipients | 1,989 2,169 2,102 1,958 2,049 2,109 | 2,064 2,039 2,149 1,964 2,051 1,984 | 1,887 1,841 1,783 1,740 1,702 1,682 | 4,210 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $11,072,395 $8,143,146 $10,697,949 $19,292,965 $37,264,182 $37,927,703 |
$33,232,400 $12,346,894 $16,824,723 $17,665,422 $31,549,748 $20,164,520 |
$9,406,707 $8,989,221 $13,552,685 $8,777,635 $8,514,188 $10,556,570 |
$315,979,053 |
| Recipients | 1,260 1,549 1,545 1,520 1,653 1,734 | 1,659 1,590 1,608 1,476 1,542 1,487 | 1,386 1,328 1,296 1,266 1,245 1,270 | 3,089 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $409,402 $11,855,383 $9,371,925 $9,380,129 $9,075,096 |
$9,051,680 $8,982,131 $7,746,572 $7,824,371 $7,850,318 $7,687,067 |
$89,234,074 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 181 1,505 1,408 1,357 1,352 | 1,325 1,303 1,197 1,164 1,201 1,208 | 2,039 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $857,940 $467,040 $8,460,859 $8,655,680 |
$481 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,442,000 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 282 294 1,396 1,339 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,461 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $602,650 $669,039 $623,759 $631,150 |
$2,526,598 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 83 85 92 87 | 101 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $9,024,860 $13,322,362 $10,671,104 $10,147,717 $9,596,667 |
$7,597,654 $6,989,099 $-102,124 $0 $-1,027 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$67,246,312 |
| Recipients | 0 1,443 1,470 1,486 1,416 1,426 | 1,382 1,402 819 0 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,946 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $5,314,123 $10,344,218 $10,430,175 |
$8,874,983 $35 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$34,963,534 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,466 1,464 1,453 | 1,434 2 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,730 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $846,688 $3,087,041 |
$50,169 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,983,898 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 382 444 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 468 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,340,319 |
$2,770,950 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,111,269 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 1,024 | 1,064 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,190 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $10,771,313 $-1,155,834 $-2,668,378 $-10,190 $-10,782 $-0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$6,926,129 |
| Recipients | 1,128 412 605 13 5 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,106 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $1,804 $0 $0 $2,794,474 $12,507,097 $10,590,527 |
$12,329,993 $791,329 $115,597 $6,614,635 $12,256,572 $301,382 |
$6,192 $6,295 $6,667 $7,848 $2,781 $409 |
$58,333,603 |
| Recipients | 11 0 0 814 1,157 1,215 | 1,184 505 202 891 989 206 | 29 32 27 22 12 2 | 1,668 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $20,800 $0 |
$1,200 $0 $0 $44,689 $242,689 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$309,377 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 2 0 | 1 0 0 3 11 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 16 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $351 $0 $0 $527,432 $3,240,171 $2,838,605 |
$1,573,442 $689,550 $49,684 $377,207 $1,124,841 $361,692 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,782,975 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 124 252 209 | 172 125 66 81 116 94 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 370 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $210,536 $262,845 $55,664 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $3,426,683 $4,005,890 $789,519 $70,505 $1,767,560 |
$348,033 $0 $5,196,185 $275,487 $13,574 $2,237,337 |
$18,659,819 |
| Recipients | 199 218 208 0 0 0 | 0 317 314 275 250 267 | 255 0 246 248 3 206 | 638 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $21,971 $11,255 $52 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$33,278 |
| Recipients | 74 64 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 82 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $39,177 |
$5,252 $18,465 $13,422 $0 $15,057 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$91,373 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 56 | 16 40 31 0 48 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 88 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $23,144 $0 |
$23,144 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 2 0 | 2 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $66,419 $19 $-11,751 $-3,977 $168,273 $5,193 |
$28,756 $22,330 $28,101 $406 $124 $3,109 |
$320 $189 $4 $284 $5 $0 |
$307,806 |
| Recipients | 25 1 6 6 332 356 | 175 64 111 32 18 17 | 21 14 1 14 2 0 | 784 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $830 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$830 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 14 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 14 | |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $607 $607 $607 $607 $607 |
$3,033 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $2,059,732 $1,860,305 $1,637,107 $1,301,878 $1,335,063 $1,106,879 |
$1,477,212 $1,515,985 $1,564,896 $1,474,327 $1,279,171 $1,279,181 |
$1,389,882 $1,341,175 $1,690,075 $1,396,790 $1,159,235 $1,098,494 |
$25,967,386 |
| Recipients | 933 841 742 606 555 540 | 608 677 736 755 755 750 | 760 738 747 681 677 644 | 1,901 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $1,892,792 $1,731,681 $1,586,247 $1,246,946 $1,218,719 $1,055,809 |
$1,438,614 $1,455,628 $1,426,235 $1,312,427 $1,279,171 $1,278,656 |
$1,388,307 $1,341,175 $1,276,494 $1,207,726 $1,159,235 $1,098,494 |
$24,394,357 |
| Recipients | 836 779 725 592 539 526 | 600 668 714 721 755 749 | 759 738 698 674 677 644 | 1,708 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $21,133 $48,569 $99,349 $50,375 |
$37,269 $35,794 $138,136 $161,900 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $379,464 $180,126 $0 $0 |
$1,152,114 |
| Recipients | 0 0 5 8 18 16 | 12 13 30 46 0 0 | 0 0 69 5 0 0 | 153 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $24,181 $0 $0 $0 |
$24,181 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 4 0 0 0 | 4 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $117,508 $128,624 $29,727 $6,363 $16,995 $381 |
$1,125 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$300,723 |
| Recipients | 94 69 16 7 3 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 157 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $2,853 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,853 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $314 |
$204 $4,563 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $7,083 $8,938 $0 $0 |
$21,102 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 3 2 0 0 | 7 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $20,000 $525 $0 $0 $525 |
$1,575 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$22,625 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 1 0 0 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Water Bank Program | Payments | $49,432 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$49,432 |
| Recipients | 29 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 29 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $65,023 $-608 $-249 $0 $167,003 $471,421 |
$1,081,030 $82,178 $3,105,618 $116,757 $2,524,625 $86,892 |
$4,705 $1,005,500 $34,153 $7,267,933 $522,399 $0 |
$16,534,379 |
| Recipients | 28 2 2 0 29 92 | 194 6 778 25 408 3 | 6 236 7 211 45 0 | 1,062 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $7,262,171 $485,802 $0 |
$7,747,973 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 209 39 0 | 226 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $64,834 $-608 $-249 $0 $167,003 $471,421 |
$1,081,030 $82,178 $1,931,912 $116,757 $2,524,625 $86,892 |
$4,705 $975,803 $34,153 $3,134 $34,391 $0 |
$7,577,980 |
| Recipients | 27 2 2 0 29 92 | 194 6 273 25 408 3 | 6 215 7 2 6 0 | 607 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $2,628 $2,206 $0 |
$4,834 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 1 0 | 2 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $189 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$189 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 |
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.
