USDA subsidies for farms in Massachusetts totaled $136,727,000 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 | $522,806 291 |
$1,099,483 163 |
$835,174 456 |
$650,647 528 |
$3,108,111 772 |
| 1996 | $484,128 242 |
$284,470 97 |
$778,321 681 |
$786,364 570 |
$2,333,283 829 |
| 1997 | $355,970 135 |
$60,777 21 |
$758,573 587 |
$945,877 641 |
$2,121,197 671 |
| 1998 | $399,758 92 |
$30,399 9 |
$1,284,941 501 |
$1,084,631 580 |
$2,799,729 561 |
| 1999 | $569,673 131 |
$6,788,150 453 |
$2,805,759 657 |
$1,485,910 709 |
$11,649,491 1,060 |
| 2000 | $737,724 211 |
$5,133,847 641 |
$5,084,971 723 |
$1,248,866 854 |
$12,205,408 1,191 |
| 2001 | $399,585 74 |
$7,144,809 446 |
$2,472,435 730 |
$1,278,677 885 |
$11,295,506 1,048 |
| 2002 | $1,024,368 200 |
$656,309 137 |
$4,362,898 705 |
$1,351,155 870 |
$7,394,730 909 |
| 2003 | $794,178 144 |
$6,077,753 828 |
$4,567,256 715 |
$1,832,664 824 |
$13,271,851 1,166 |
| 2004 | $746,259 145 |
$1,345,842 143 |
$2,006,977 548 |
$1,623,681 845 |
$5,722,759 730 |
| 2005 | $2,084,594 274 |
$5,570,631 306 |
$2,030,861 578 |
$1,715,403 800 |
$11,401,489 1,000 |
| 2006 | $3,773,238 415 |
$815,879 76 |
$2,521,836 547 |
$1,637,366 758 |
$8,748,319 926 |
| 2007 | $4,557,960 447 |
$552,739 55 |
$613,663 405 |
$1,942,674 726 |
$7,667,037 822 |
| 2008 | $2,847,092 480 |
$5,627,833 471 |
$423,268 319 |
$2,152,144 714 |
$11,050,337 1,004 |
| 2009 | $5,593,072 652 |
$776,005 74 |
$3,459,142 346 |
$2,389,781 709 |
$12,218,001 965 |
| 2010 | $1,955,075 169 |
$3,038,846 151 |
$777,613 343 |
$2,257,997 677 |
$8,029,531 596 |
| 2011 | $239,699 47 |
$2,695,916 129 |
$738,676 780 |
$1,974,125 673 |
$5,710,650 940 |
| Total | $27,085,179 1,826 |
$47,699,690 1,700 |
$35,522,365 2,125 |
$26,357,962 12,363 |
$136,727,429 4,014 |
USDA Subsidies to Massachusetts by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $3,108,111 | |
| 1996 | $2,333,283 | |
| 1997 | $2,121,197 | |
| 1998 | $2,799,729 | |
| 1999 | $11,649,491 | |
| 2000 | $12,205,408 | |
| 2001 | $11,295,506 | |
| 2002 | $7,394,730 | |
| 2003 | $13,271,851 | |
| 2004 | $5,722,759 | |
| 2005 | $11,401,489 | |
| 2006 | $8,748,319 | |
| 2007 | $7,667,037 | |
| 2008 | $11,050,337 | |
| 2009 | $12,218,001 | |
| 2010 | $8,029,531 | |
| 2011 | $5,710,650 | |
| 1995-2011 | $136,727,429 | |
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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.
