USDA subsidies for farms in Martin County, Minnesota totaled $381,749,000 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 | $238,522 125 |
$89,495 42 |
$11,046,025 1,347 |
$886,063 2,799 |
$12,260,105 1,407 |
| 1996 | $240,672 132 |
$0 0 |
$4,653,941 1,254 |
$1,120,022 2,573 |
$6,012,423 1,318 |
| 1997 | $181,927 97 |
$59,851 68 |
$9,049,771 1,254 |
$1,018,532 2,475 |
$10,310,080 1,311 |
| 1998 | $142,831 93 |
$45,317 37 |
$21,560,857 1,226 |
$1,090,539 2,453 |
$22,839,544 1,272 |
| 1999 | $191,150 91 |
$183,460 46 |
$33,938,366 1,217 |
$1,637,397 2,345 |
$35,950,373 1,264 |
| 2000 | $262,330 131 |
$132,175 56 |
$36,275,111 1,206 |
$1,646,002 2,299 |
$38,315,618 1,271 |
| 2001 | $307,116 165 |
$82,316 44 |
$29,025,110 1,131 |
$2,383,913 2,204 |
$31,798,455 1,221 |
| 2002 | $542,884 247 |
$0 0 |
$7,926,411 1,023 |
$2,629,072 2,167 |
$11,099,598 1,165 |
| 2003 | $949,846 309 |
$1,712,739 448 |
$12,908,343 1,035 |
$2,918,150 2,049 |
$18,489,078 1,242 |
| 2004 | $939,517 333 |
$32,669 13 |
$17,360,609 966 |
$4,253,741 1,988 |
$22,586,537 1,177 |
| 2005 | $1,010,844 351 |
$477,008 242 |
$36,147,717 974 |
$3,385,165 1,941 |
$41,020,733 1,206 |
| 2006 | $935,453 369 |
$0 0 |
$17,238,309 937 |
$3,795,389 1,925 |
$21,971,319 1,173 |
| 2007 | $1,009,206 377 |
$0 0 |
$8,626,620 857 |
$6,475,659 1,879 |
$16,116,624 1,105 |
| 2008 | $954,257 389 |
$240,629 102 |
$8,656,178 857 |
$10,416,602 1,874 |
$20,267,667 1,128 |
| 2009 | $1,476,636 455 |
$0 0 |
$8,456,736 838 |
$7,707,404 1,939 |
$17,640,776 1,124 |
| 2010 | $948,816 404 |
$1,419,265 50 |
$8,214,155 825 |
$6,109,590 1,874 |
$16,691,826 1,112 |
| 2011 | $963,382 422 |
$0 0 |
$8,724,293 841 |
$9,996,029 1,901 |
$19,685,060 1,134 |
| 2012 | $919,190 422 |
$0 0 |
$8,289,562 811 |
$9,483,964 1,892 |
$18,692,717 1,106 |
| Total | $12,214,579 743 |
$4,482,607 692 |
$288,098,115 2,037 |
$76,953,233 38,577 |
$381,748,534 2,380 |
USDA Subsidies to Martin County, Minnesota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $12,260,105 | |
| 1996 | $6,012,423 | |
| 1997 | $10,310,080 | |
| 1998 | $22,839,544 | |
| 1999 | $35,950,373 | |
| 2000 | $38,315,618 | |
| 2001 | $31,798,455 | |
| 2002 | $11,099,598 | |
| 2003 | $18,489,078 | |
| 2004 | $22,586,537 | |
| 2005 | $41,020,733 | |
| 2006 | $21,971,319 | |
| 2007 | $16,116,624 | |
| 2008 | $20,267,667 | |
| 2009 | $17,640,776 | |
| 2010 | $16,691,826 | |
| 2011 | $19,685,060 | |
| 2012 | $18,692,717 | |
| 1995-2012 | $381,748,534 | |
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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.
