USDA subsidies for farms in Mower County, Minnesota totaled $361,507,000 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 | $1,178,626 350 |
$9,092 3 |
$8,483,012 1,224 |
$1,122,913 2,681 |
$10,793,643 1,424 |
| 1996 | $939,178 308 |
$0 0 |
$4,146,437 1,249 |
$1,400,586 2,527 |
$6,486,201 1,430 |
| 1997 | $614,363 217 |
$0 0 |
$7,852,203 1,248 |
$1,231,023 2,365 |
$9,697,589 1,390 |
| 1998 | $283,231 144 |
$128,324 84 |
$17,081,529 1,192 |
$1,347,734 2,327 |
$18,840,818 1,266 |
| 1999 | $204,585 131 |
$445,346 77 |
$28,891,144 1,253 |
$1,903,287 2,358 |
$31,444,362 1,316 |
| 2000 | $269,109 167 |
$428,479 144 |
$31,115,458 1,264 |
$1,935,990 2,357 |
$33,749,036 1,333 |
| 2001 | $935,078 338 |
$509,038 121 |
$26,510,736 1,201 |
$2,663,735 2,284 |
$30,618,588 1,366 |
| 2002 | $1,581,372 422 |
$0 0 |
$7,743,678 1,080 |
$2,808,540 2,284 |
$12,133,590 1,313 |
| 2003 | $847,153 430 |
$1,324,091 437 |
$12,170,820 1,105 |
$3,177,271 2,236 |
$17,519,334 1,380 |
| 2004 | $805,468 483 |
$0 0 |
$14,571,250 1,020 |
$4,389,271 2,211 |
$19,763,045 1,302 |
| 2005 | $728,214 491 |
$2,458,225 573 |
$29,782,637 1,085 |
$3,691,478 2,152 |
$36,660,554 1,388 |
| 2006 | $824,487 554 |
$0 0 |
$14,535,972 1,033 |
$4,156,679 2,104 |
$19,517,688 1,357 |
| 2007 | $901,426 577 |
$4,541 6 |
$7,340,494 938 |
$7,067,713 2,064 |
$15,314,174 1,289 |
| 2008 | $803,416 595 |
$117,786 76 |
$7,317,447 908 |
$10,784,909 2,074 |
$19,023,557 1,288 |
| 2009 | $1,321,447 659 |
$0 0 |
$7,821,442 859 |
$9,439,144 2,173 |
$18,582,034 1,281 |
| 2010 | $983,984 637 |
$5,219,311 187 |
$6,743,976 857 |
$7,807,066 2,101 |
$20,754,337 1,289 |
| 2011 | $997,053 639 |
$114,627 19 |
$6,821,572 848 |
$12,609,461 2,056 |
$20,542,713 1,275 |
| 2012 | $960,104 631 |
$0 0 |
$7,385,233 844 |
$11,714,144 2,045 |
$20,065,384 1,261 |
| Total | $15,178,293 1,239 |
$10,762,368 863 |
$246,315,039 2,203 |
$89,250,944 40,399 |
$361,506,645 2,757 |
USDA Subsidies to Mower County, Minnesota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $10,793,643 | |
| 1996 | $6,486,201 | |
| 1997 | $9,697,589 | |
| 1998 | $18,840,818 | |
| 1999 | $31,444,362 | |
| 2000 | $33,749,036 | |
| 2001 | $30,618,588 | |
| 2002 | $12,133,590 | |
| 2003 | $17,519,334 | |
| 2004 | $19,763,045 | |
| 2005 | $36,660,554 | |
| 2006 | $19,517,688 | |
| 2007 | $15,314,174 | |
| 2008 | $19,023,557 | |
| 2009 | $18,582,034 | |
| 2010 | $20,754,337 | |
| 2011 | $20,542,713 | |
| 2012 | $20,065,384 | |
| 1995-2012 | $361,506,645 | |
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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.
