USDA subsidies for farms in Madison Parish, Louisiana totaled $283,091,000 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 | $169,020 70 |
$1,050,971 103 |
$2,054,087 398 |
$2,424,446 1,577 |
$5,698,524 468 |
| 1996 | $188,865 60 |
$-69,811 12 |
$5,200,530 549 |
$2,327,640 1,405 |
$7,647,224 561 |
| 1997 | $190,210 64 |
$-45,476 9 |
$5,560,808 586 |
$2,148,360 1,350 |
$7,853,903 600 |
| 1998 | $853,470 185 |
$-19,604 4 |
$10,795,264 582 |
$2,040,895 1,360 |
$13,670,025 618 |
| 1999 | $665,255 181 |
$2,795,567 221 |
$13,641,643 581 |
$2,401,105 1,454 |
$19,503,570 661 |
| 2000 | $826,105 190 |
$1,145,027 180 |
$16,520,005 617 |
$1,572,330 1,556 |
$20,063,467 667 |
| 2001 | $1,021,914 133 |
$2,165,891 244 |
$22,995,559 584 |
$2,277,218 1,579 |
$28,460,583 663 |
| 2002 | $1,005,701 140 |
$2,360 13 |
$9,471,782 532 |
$1,983,155 1,574 |
$12,462,998 606 |
| 2003 | $869,779 140 |
$1,955,145 131 |
$16,964,317 580 |
$2,050,805 1,632 |
$21,840,046 672 |
| 2004 | $1,339,394 166 |
$327,584 76 |
$14,003,498 557 |
$2,138,874 1,747 |
$17,809,350 658 |
| 2005 | $1,525,369 170 |
$1,050,899 74 |
$19,140,031 557 |
$1,881,864 1,668 |
$23,598,163 642 |
| 2006 | $1,927,217 184 |
$14,311 5 |
$16,278,259 538 |
$2,107,924 1,642 |
$20,327,712 625 |
| 2007 | $1,574,875 187 |
$0 0 |
$14,414,919 546 |
$3,137,035 1,521 |
$19,126,830 612 |
| 2008 | $1,337,332 186 |
$585,439 74 |
$10,086,590 485 |
$3,575,646 1,500 |
$15,585,007 593 |
| 2009 | $2,073,882 212 |
$0 0 |
$13,074,523 476 |
$4,495,811 1,508 |
$19,652,991 596 |
| 2010 | $2,229,486 205 |
$1,607,308 242 |
$6,566,968 449 |
$4,784,519 1,486 |
$15,188,281 580 |
| 2011 | $1,727,389 201 |
$538,019 234 |
$5,668,974 412 |
$6,668,349 1,469 |
$14,602,731 562 |
| Total | $19,525,263 531 |
$13,112,406 662 |
$202,437,758 1,269 |
$48,015,976 26,028 |
$283,091,403 1,413 |
USDA Subsidies to Madison Parish, Louisiana by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $5,698,524 | |
| 1996 | $7,647,224 | |
| 1997 | $7,853,903 | |
| 1998 | $13,670,025 | |
| 1999 | $19,503,570 | |
| 2000 | $20,063,467 | |
| 2001 | $28,460,583 | |
| 2002 | $12,462,998 | |
| 2003 | $21,840,046 | |
| 2004 | $17,809,350 | |
| 2005 | $23,598,163 | |
| 2006 | $20,327,712 | |
| 2007 | $19,126,830 | |
| 2008 | $15,585,007 | |
| 2009 | $19,652,991 | |
| 2010 | $15,188,281 | |
| 2011 | $14,602,731 | |
| 1995-2011 | $283,091,403 | |
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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.
