USDA subsidies for farms in San Benito County, California totaled $17,279,000 from 1995 through 2011.
| Year | Conservation Subsidies | Disaster Subsidies | Commodity Subsidies | Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies | Total USDA Subsidies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
Payments / Recipients |
Payments / Recipients |
Subsidies / Policies |
Payments / Recipients |
|
| 1995 | $89,990 27 |
$116,915 60 |
$276,951 48 |
$70,909 79 |
$554,765 114 |
| 1996 | $39,125 13 |
$340,673 11 |
$414,761 74 |
$106,553 76 |
$901,112 93 |
| 1997 | $29,323 9 |
$241,614 6 |
$294,187 66 |
$118,510 69 |
$683,634 80 |
| 1998 | $211,093 29 |
$109,533 7 |
$481,598 64 |
$110,595 67 |
$912,819 91 |
| 1999 | $212,025 23 |
$631,091 56 |
$565,281 72 |
$124,875 88 |
$1,533,272 131 |
| 2000 | $53,118 7 |
$165,746 26 |
$581,948 71 |
$209,569 77 |
$1,010,381 95 |
| 2001 | $5,150 4 |
$501,243 20 |
$628,597 74 |
$214,313 65 |
$1,349,303 88 |
| 2002 | $12,326 3 |
$617,664 104 |
$363,112 74 |
$196,196 57 |
$1,189,298 152 |
| 2003 | $47,549 10 |
$448,444 56 |
$541,214 76 |
$206,763 47 |
$1,243,970 122 |
| 2004 | $108,853 8 |
$152,258 20 |
$269,769 68 |
$167,470 49 |
$698,350 85 |
| 2005 | $0 0 |
$1,173,155 58 |
$392,492 70 |
$171,776 42 |
$1,737,423 112 |
| 2006 | $0 0 |
$34,950 5 |
$430,693 66 |
$127,997 39 |
$593,640 71 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$382,905 30 |
$282,099 57 |
$176,222 38 |
$841,226 75 |
| 2008 | $0 0 |
$268,825 61 |
$260,493 53 |
$175,578 39 |
$704,896 98 |
| 2009 | $214,172 11 |
$578,113 57 |
$377,629 48 |
$418,197 63 |
$1,588,112 95 |
| 2010 | $0 0 |
$550,316 65 |
$175,491 50 |
$361,359 74 |
$1,087,167 96 |
| 2011 | $0 0 |
$55,833 4 |
$169,865 46 |
$370,132 78 |
$649,156 49 |
| Total | $1,022,724 107 |
$6,369,279 274 |
$6,506,180 159 |
$3,327,014 1,047 |
$17,278,523 406 |
USDA Subsidies to San Benito County, California by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $554,765 | |
| 1996 | $901,112 | |
| 1997 | $683,634 | |
| 1998 | $912,819 | |
| 1999 | $1,533,272 | |
| 2000 | $1,010,381 | |
| 2001 | $1,349,303 | |
| 2002 | $1,189,298 | |
| 2003 | $1,243,970 | |
| 2004 | $698,350 | |
| 2005 | $1,737,423 | |
| 2006 | $593,640 | |
| 2007 | $841,226 | |
| 2008 | $704,896 | |
| 2009 | $1,588,112 | |
| 2010 | $1,087,167 | |
| 2011 | $649,156 | |
| 1995-2011 | $17,278,523 | |
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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.
