USDA subsidies for farms in Morton County, Kansas totaled $183,543,000 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 | $4,227,268 472 |
$726,567 248 |
$2,148,296 707 |
$353,153 1,268 |
$7,455,284 987 |
| 1996 | $4,240,646 489 |
$89,521 89 |
$3,251,267 773 |
$519,305 1,299 |
$8,100,739 1,010 |
| 1997 | $4,225,421 468 |
$6,269 14 |
$2,853,909 784 |
$489,642 1,185 |
$7,575,241 1,006 |
| 1998 | $3,843,318 498 |
$0 0 |
$5,857,936 758 |
$434,901 1,187 |
$10,136,155 990 |
| 1999 | $3,426,189 500 |
$1,347,013 221 |
$9,078,613 732 |
$642,796 1,137 |
$14,494,612 984 |
| 2000 | $3,401,698 496 |
$164,913 97 |
$7,956,227 726 |
$558,553 1,166 |
$12,081,391 973 |
| 2001 | $3,414,161 498 |
$1,276,469 325 |
$5,473,152 706 |
$1,034,013 1,233 |
$11,197,795 969 |
| 2002 | $3,396,181 493 |
$262,967 111 |
$2,142,256 671 |
$1,108,533 1,292 |
$6,909,936 954 |
| 2003 | $3,290,197 489 |
$3,119,535 393 |
$3,081,350 675 |
$1,178,030 1,523 |
$10,669,112 939 |
| 2004 | $3,628,672 515 |
$201,536 86 |
$3,588,522 659 |
$1,369,140 1,642 |
$8,787,870 950 |
| 2005 | $3,332,105 500 |
$1,618,345 368 |
$5,320,661 698 |
$1,448,433 1,704 |
$11,719,544 964 |
| 2006 | $3,397,953 505 |
$5,376 6 |
$4,318,147 678 |
$1,731,840 1,895 |
$9,453,316 958 |
| 2007 | $3,248,684 491 |
$42,575 35 |
$2,532,865 592 |
$2,501,029 2,090 |
$8,325,153 868 |
| 2008 | $3,277,484 472 |
$1,727,587 355 |
$2,495,950 576 |
$3,467,259 2,133 |
$10,968,280 881 |
| 2009 | $3,506,487 500 |
$370,007 51 |
$2,354,991 555 |
$3,853,111 2,170 |
$10,084,596 862 |
| 2010 | $3,289,983 483 |
$4,038,385 147 |
$2,322,836 545 |
$2,721,394 2,217 |
$12,372,598 848 |
| 2011 | $2,710,359 454 |
$3,111,544 127 |
$2,322,996 537 |
$4,534,281 2,162 |
$12,679,180 810 |
| 2012 | $2,518,208 436 |
$889,981 57 |
$2,320,666 545 |
$4,802,916 2,169 |
$10,531,771 802 |
| Total | $62,375,016 1,044 |
$18,998,590 840 |
$69,420,640 1,466 |
$32,748,329 29,472 |
$183,542,575 1,936 |
USDA Subsidies to Morton County, Kansas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $7,455,284 | |
| 1996 | $8,100,739 | |
| 1997 | $7,575,241 | |
| 1998 | $10,136,155 | |
| 1999 | $14,494,612 | |
| 2000 | $12,081,391 | |
| 2001 | $11,197,795 | |
| 2002 | $6,909,936 | |
| 2003 | $10,669,112 | |
| 2004 | $8,787,870 | |
| 2005 | $11,719,544 | |
| 2006 | $9,453,316 | |
| 2007 | $8,325,153 | |
| 2008 | $10,968,280 | |
| 2009 | $10,084,596 | |
| 2010 | $12,372,598 | |
| 2011 | $12,679,180 | |
| 2012 | $10,531,771 | |
| 1995-2012 | $183,542,575 | |
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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.
