USDA subsidies for farms in Nobles County, Minnesota totaled $315,722,000 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 | $454,544 198 |
$373,899 130 |
$8,354,655 1,651 |
$973,959 3,571 |
$10,157,057 1,739 |
| 1996 | $379,448 192 |
$0 0 |
$4,216,149 1,608 |
$1,266,779 3,469 |
$5,859,116 1,680 |
| 1997 | $366,062 179 |
$438,871 365 |
$6,593,676 1,621 |
$1,150,175 3,388 |
$8,548,783 1,715 |
| 1998 | $364,270 221 |
$0 0 |
$16,634,319 1,501 |
$1,238,479 3,241 |
$18,237,068 1,578 |
| 1999 | $461,099 257 |
$80,888 35 |
$29,221,158 1,537 |
$1,765,564 3,227 |
$31,528,709 1,628 |
| 2000 | $534,766 280 |
$21,141 29 |
$30,029,004 1,524 |
$1,766,397 3,124 |
$32,351,308 1,624 |
| 2001 | $685,339 352 |
$678,176 122 |
$25,192,548 1,440 |
$2,580,715 3,023 |
$29,136,778 1,593 |
| 2002 | $893,278 418 |
$638,033 294 |
$7,477,201 1,299 |
$2,509,437 2,890 |
$11,517,949 1,534 |
| 2003 | $829,246 444 |
$1,171,705 454 |
$11,614,340 1,349 |
$2,874,346 2,813 |
$16,489,637 1,571 |
| 2004 | $1,001,798 484 |
$35,820 8 |
$13,823,353 1,254 |
$3,713,645 2,745 |
$18,574,616 1,486 |
| 2005 | $721,652 500 |
$1,132,752 386 |
$29,677,673 1,279 |
$3,051,473 2,664 |
$34,583,550 1,537 |
| 2006 | $905,067 548 |
$0 0 |
$14,600,414 1,268 |
$3,407,748 2,634 |
$18,913,229 1,557 |
| 2007 | $1,075,102 578 |
$16,431 6 |
$7,211,190 1,164 |
$5,909,723 2,592 |
$14,212,446 1,489 |
| 2008 | $1,013,046 590 |
$720,748 216 |
$7,223,840 1,134 |
$9,128,080 2,570 |
$18,085,714 1,476 |
| 2009 | $1,352,732 619 |
$0 0 |
$7,633,764 1,128 |
$7,337,434 2,646 |
$16,323,930 1,468 |
| 2010 | $1,085,929 593 |
$0 0 |
$6,776,387 1,109 |
$5,879,183 2,556 |
$13,744,866 1,446 |
| 2011 | $1,026,711 603 |
$0 0 |
$6,607,804 1,105 |
$9,822,285 2,562 |
$17,456,801 1,452 |
| Total | $13,150,088 1,016 |
$5,308,571 1,065 |
$232,887,476 2,514 |
$64,375,422 49,715 |
$315,721,558 2,919 |
USDA Subsidies to Nobles County, Minnesota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $10,157,057 | |
| 1996 | $5,859,116 | |
| 1997 | $8,548,783 | |
| 1998 | $18,237,068 | |
| 1999 | $31,528,709 | |
| 2000 | $32,351,308 | |
| 2001 | $29,136,778 | |
| 2002 | $11,517,949 | |
| 2003 | $16,489,637 | |
| 2004 | $18,574,616 | |
| 2005 | $34,583,550 | |
| 2006 | $18,913,229 | |
| 2007 | $14,212,446 | |
| 2008 | $18,085,714 | |
| 2009 | $16,323,930 | |
| 2010 | $13,744,866 | |
| 2011 | $17,456,801 | |
| 1995-2011 | $315,721,558 | |
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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.
