USDA subsidies for farms in Branch County, Michigan totaled $143,841,000 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 | $1,223,307 399 |
$77,634 8 |
$4,169,809 654 |
$421,172 1,037 |
$5,891,923 976 |
| 1996 | $1,337,926 424 |
$0 0 |
$2,871,888 757 |
$347,323 697 |
$4,557,136 1,043 |
| 1997 | $1,273,837 429 |
$0 0 |
$3,737,379 790 |
$182,576 492 |
$5,193,792 1,077 |
| 1998 | $1,192,473 412 |
$0 0 |
$7,009,775 783 |
$168,033 270 |
$8,370,281 1,054 |
| 1999 | $995,627 368 |
$25,437 7 |
$11,426,774 838 |
$212,602 265 |
$12,660,440 1,082 |
| 2000 | $956,218 376 |
$18,144 8 |
$12,131,638 843 |
$254,212 300 |
$13,360,211 1,089 |
| 2001 | $1,024,732 402 |
$79,220 27 |
$11,230,322 824 |
$305,931 298 |
$12,640,206 1,081 |
| 2002 | $1,038,429 421 |
$0 0 |
$4,098,731 801 |
$344,428 292 |
$5,481,587 1,075 |
| 2003 | $1,154,636 418 |
$290,552 124 |
$4,638,047 756 |
$451,979 305 |
$6,535,214 1,061 |
| 2004 | $902,400 390 |
$14,063 7 |
$6,645,936 700 |
$602,011 326 |
$8,164,410 981 |
| 2005 | $886,296 397 |
$115,406 21 |
$11,240,248 761 |
$763,147 335 |
$13,005,097 1,026 |
| 2006 | $929,432 411 |
$0 0 |
$6,502,919 705 |
$1,003,523 362 |
$8,435,874 978 |
| 2007 | $873,186 411 |
$0 0 |
$3,314,426 638 |
$1,266,083 348 |
$5,453,695 916 |
| 2008 | $805,304 402 |
$257,897 39 |
$3,185,131 589 |
$2,150,268 381 |
$6,398,599 885 |
| 2009 | $1,108,557 386 |
$0 0 |
$3,605,873 524 |
$2,262,370 454 |
$6,984,681 826 |
| 2010 | $706,054 341 |
$872,058 48 |
$2,676,129 514 |
$1,817,177 473 |
$6,071,419 795 |
| 2011 | $692,244 320 |
$810,928 61 |
$3,054,641 513 |
$3,432,840 519 |
$7,990,653 780 |
| 2012 | $667,244 309 |
$93,463 10 |
$3,035,333 495 |
$2,849,265 522 |
$6,645,305 753 |
| Total | $17,767,902 913 |
$2,662,682 210 |
$104,574,998 1,685 |
$18,834,940 7,676 |
$143,840,522 2,149 |
USDA Subsidies to Branch County, Michigan by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $5,891,923 | |
| 1996 | $4,557,136 | |
| 1997 | $5,193,792 | |
| 1998 | $8,370,281 | |
| 1999 | $12,660,440 | |
| 2000 | $13,360,211 | |
| 2001 | $12,640,206 | |
| 2002 | $5,481,587 | |
| 2003 | $6,535,214 | |
| 2004 | $8,164,410 | |
| 2005 | $13,005,097 | |
| 2006 | $8,435,874 | |
| 2007 | $5,453,695 | |
| 2008 | $6,398,599 | |
| 2009 | $6,984,681 | |
| 2010 | $6,071,419 | |
| 2011 | $7,990,653 | |
| 2012 | $6,645,305 | |
| 1995-2012 | $143,840,522 | |
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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.
