USDA subsidies for farms in Garfield County, Montana totaled $119,107,000 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 | $2,561,089 150 |
$56,552 14 |
$2,078,229 283 |
$265,419 377 |
$4,961,289 340 |
| 1996 | $2,633,347 169 |
$0 0 |
$2,722,023 326 |
$280,002 373 |
$5,635,372 363 |
| 1997 | $2,398,662 135 |
$0 0 |
$1,954,032 257 |
$273,796 265 |
$4,626,489 286 |
| 1998 | $2,412,110 124 |
$49,470 24 |
$4,151,496 255 |
$213,706 249 |
$6,826,781 279 |
| 1999 | $2,578,218 122 |
$885,096 121 |
$5,445,369 250 |
$275,856 204 |
$9,184,539 303 |
| 2000 | $2,482,953 138 |
$9,695 4 |
$5,610,768 287 |
$233,105 223 |
$8,336,521 306 |
| 2001 | $2,548,465 132 |
$4,868,079 271 |
$4,067,419 292 |
$238,997 198 |
$11,722,960 366 |
| 2002 | $2,516,487 140 |
$2,573,221 291 |
$1,644,187 265 |
$328,764 277 |
$7,062,659 386 |
| 2003 | $2,666,277 129 |
$3,312,525 262 |
$2,224,972 300 |
$353,998 295 |
$8,557,772 367 |
| 2004 | $2,544,663 125 |
$413,799 101 |
$2,185,634 276 |
$488,079 358 |
$5,632,175 344 |
| 2005 | $2,302,460 119 |
$5,218,001 244 |
$2,304,419 286 |
$1,013,908 529 |
$10,838,789 349 |
| 2006 | $2,525,890 114 |
$182,561 49 |
$2,015,598 288 |
$985,431 491 |
$5,709,480 317 |
| 2007 | $2,725,896 120 |
$32,628 13 |
$1,893,993 274 |
$976,600 459 |
$5,629,117 304 |
| 2008 | $2,473,394 102 |
$1,373,553 262 |
$1,886,246 275 |
$1,260,200 398 |
$6,993,393 377 |
| 2009 | $2,106,999 118 |
$59,771 21 |
$1,522,439 245 |
$1,219,296 310 |
$4,908,505 282 |
| 2010 | $2,181,843 87 |
$319,414 41 |
$1,510,605 245 |
$830,524 278 |
$4,842,386 279 |
| 2011 | $1,125,751 57 |
$171,687 21 |
$1,640,502 229 |
$1,050,483 267 |
$3,988,423 245 |
| 2012 | $1,013,660 54 |
$49,872 14 |
$1,528,061 218 |
$1,058,999 271 |
$3,650,592 234 |
| Total | $41,798,162 361 |
$19,575,924 490 |
$46,385,992 566 |
$11,347,163 5,822 |
$119,107,241 748 |
USDA Subsidies to Garfield County, Montana by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $4,961,289 | |
| 1996 | $5,635,372 | |
| 1997 | $4,626,489 | |
| 1998 | $6,826,781 | |
| 1999 | $9,184,539 | |
| 2000 | $8,336,521 | |
| 2001 | $11,722,960 | |
| 2002 | $7,062,659 | |
| 2003 | $8,557,772 | |
| 2004 | $5,632,175 | |
| 2005 | $10,838,789 | |
| 2006 | $5,709,480 | |
| 2007 | $5,629,117 | |
| 2008 | $6,993,393 | |
| 2009 | $4,908,505 | |
| 2010 | $4,842,386 | |
| 2011 | $3,988,423 | |
| 2012 | $3,650,592 | |
| 1995-2012 | $119,107,241 | |
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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.
