USDA subsidies for farms in Cowley County, Kansas totaled $113,899,000 from 1995 through 2012.
| 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 | $438,500 197 |
$2,748 24 |
$1,512,873 1,066 |
$363,623 2,122 |
$2,317,744 1,183 |
| 1996 | $430,975 205 |
$72,025 67 |
$3,852,920 1,500 |
$503,998 2,236 |
$4,859,918 1,563 |
| 1997 | $412,423 186 |
$63,533 50 |
$3,368,030 1,478 |
$370,647 1,521 |
$4,214,633 1,537 |
| 1998 | $389,027 183 |
$0 0 |
$6,413,311 1,522 |
$325,673 1,421 |
$7,128,011 1,568 |
| 1999 | $327,975 165 |
$1,038,581 541 |
$9,594,599 1,518 |
$514,421 1,670 |
$11,475,576 1,684 |
| 2000 | $282,556 151 |
$253,122 170 |
$8,531,450 1,517 |
$436,905 1,747 |
$9,504,033 1,549 |
| 2001 | $313,155 173 |
$557,464 294 |
$6,161,080 1,492 |
$588,662 1,789 |
$7,620,361 1,530 |
| 2002 | $306,194 171 |
$1,015,955 458 |
$2,305,504 1,363 |
$623,014 1,830 |
$4,250,667 1,533 |
| 2003 | $347,886 194 |
$946,301 402 |
$4,073,903 1,506 |
$670,811 1,858 |
$6,038,901 1,566 |
| 2004 | $363,796 210 |
$16,136 10 |
$4,331,804 1,427 |
$836,790 1,852 |
$5,548,525 1,475 |
| 2005 | $280,939 185 |
$605,024 253 |
$5,053,324 1,489 |
$844,734 1,804 |
$6,784,021 1,529 |
| 2006 | $297,722 197 |
$0 0 |
$3,677,843 1,477 |
$948,471 1,957 |
$4,924,087 1,518 |
| 2007 | $356,272 211 |
$0 0 |
$3,087,992 1,382 |
$1,254,639 1,935 |
$4,702,275 1,432 |
| 2008 | $375,089 214 |
$2,360,279 503 |
$3,051,604 1,334 |
$2,185,740 2,094 |
$7,972,712 1,434 |
| 2009 | $496,371 250 |
$19,443 9 |
$3,036,610 1,132 |
$2,827,201 2,222 |
$6,379,625 1,238 |
| 2010 | $414,907 222 |
$472,553 77 |
$3,002,377 1,252 |
$2,260,391 2,300 |
$6,150,229 1,315 |
| 2011 | $333,170 191 |
$303,170 70 |
$2,865,829 1,209 |
$3,536,605 2,368 |
$7,038,774 1,272 |
| 2012 | $208,742 146 |
$118,176 14 |
$2,702,391 1,127 |
$3,959,306 2,573 |
$6,988,615 1,176 |
| Total | $6,375,699 617 |
$7,847,934 1,212 |
$76,623,443 2,956 |
$23,051,631 35,299 |
$113,898,707 3,220 |
USDA Subsidies to Cowley County, Kansas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,317,744 | |
| 1996 | $4,859,918 | |
| 1997 | $4,214,633 | |
| 1998 | $7,128,011 | |
| 1999 | $11,475,576 | |
| 2000 | $9,504,033 | |
| 2001 | $7,620,361 | |
| 2002 | $4,250,667 | |
| 2003 | $6,038,901 | |
| 2004 | $5,548,525 | |
| 2005 | $6,784,021 | |
| 2006 | $4,924,087 | |
| 2007 | $4,702,275 | |
| 2008 | $7,972,712 | |
| 2009 | $6,379,625 | |
| 2010 | $6,150,229 | |
| 2011 | $7,038,774 | |
| 2012 | $6,988,615 | |
| 1995-2012 | $113,898,707 | |
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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.
