USDA subsidies for farms in Cass County, Missouri totaled $84,485,000 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 | $1,197,309 337 |
$14,138 24 |
$669,734 318 |
$280,001 777 |
$2,161,183 599 |
| 1996 | $1,175,103 333 |
$7,041 8 |
$1,348,958 791 |
$240,238 759 |
$2,771,340 938 |
| 1997 | $1,076,514 291 |
$0 0 |
$1,364,145 804 |
$212,182 573 |
$2,649,964 916 |
| 1998 | $540,358 155 |
$0 0 |
$2,850,411 850 |
$241,545 510 |
$3,628,234 885 |
| 1999 | $552,214 151 |
$295,572 58 |
$5,154,192 901 |
$356,706 516 |
$6,358,684 943 |
| 2000 | $525,138 151 |
$195,277 93 |
$5,899,420 1,000 |
$330,277 590 |
$6,950,112 1,039 |
| 2001 | $574,648 161 |
$2,191,681 520 |
$6,627,341 1,006 |
$501,597 600 |
$9,895,267 1,187 |
| 2002 | $560,204 172 |
$738,317 622 |
$1,525,277 836 |
$496,938 607 |
$3,320,737 1,265 |
| 2003 | $542,744 180 |
$349,233 108 |
$2,345,733 984 |
$596,901 561 |
$3,834,611 1,040 |
| 2004 | $545,236 176 |
$72,280 300 |
$2,804,678 893 |
$770,798 657 |
$4,192,992 1,106 |
| 2005 | $573,447 200 |
$1,684,089 452 |
$4,232,423 941 |
$783,465 659 |
$7,273,424 1,126 |
| 2006 | $839,693 256 |
$8,204 3 |
$2,597,409 912 |
$884,093 678 |
$4,329,399 985 |
| 2007 | $877,236 283 |
$9,523 6 |
$1,617,933 844 |
$1,193,245 659 |
$3,697,937 931 |
| 2008 | $951,817 273 |
$613,176 277 |
$1,545,174 793 |
$2,174,175 661 |
$5,284,342 976 |
| 2009 | $1,030,201 282 |
$10,519 4 |
$1,422,788 658 |
$1,892,902 641 |
$4,356,410 786 |
| 2010 | $869,290 261 |
$118,675 8 |
$1,517,522 659 |
$1,659,075 621 |
$4,164,561 772 |
| 2011 | $884,857 263 |
$0 0 |
$1,397,188 652 |
$2,578,298 640 |
$4,862,258 768 |
| 2012 | $818,231 247 |
$174,768 11 |
$1,349,806 652 |
$2,410,901 680 |
$4,753,706 760 |
| Total | $14,134,241 711 |
$6,477,450 995 |
$46,270,133 1,924 |
$17,603,337 11,389 |
$84,485,161 2,451 |
USDA Subsidies to Cass County, Missouri by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,161,183 | |
| 1996 | $2,771,340 | |
| 1997 | $2,649,964 | |
| 1998 | $3,628,234 | |
| 1999 | $6,358,684 | |
| 2000 | $6,950,112 | |
| 2001 | $9,895,267 | |
| 2002 | $3,320,737 | |
| 2003 | $3,834,611 | |
| 2004 | $4,192,992 | |
| 2005 | $7,273,424 | |
| 2006 | $4,329,399 | |
| 2007 | $3,697,937 | |
| 2008 | $5,284,342 | |
| 2009 | $4,356,410 | |
| 2010 | $4,164,561 | |
| 2011 | $4,862,258 | |
| 2012 | $4,753,706 | |
| 1995-2012 | $84,485,161 | |
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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.
