USDA subsidies for farms in Pondera County, Montana totaled $274,566,000 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 | $1,725,824 194 |
$803,867 176 |
$3,863,202 732 |
$650,090 1,366 |
$7,042,983 798 |
| 1996 | $1,700,074 197 |
$0 0 |
$6,958,666 764 |
$770,407 1,349 |
$9,429,147 801 |
| 1997 | $2,076,172 216 |
$0 0 |
$6,442,466 747 |
$752,407 1,253 |
$9,271,045 783 |
| 1998 | $3,110,210 261 |
$0 0 |
$13,674,336 752 |
$729,273 1,262 |
$17,513,819 802 |
| 1999 | $3,369,522 271 |
$2,257,761 327 |
$14,368,881 743 |
$1,054,104 1,273 |
$21,050,268 839 |
| 2000 | $3,543,703 311 |
$2,463,893 411 |
$17,601,156 759 |
$926,127 1,304 |
$24,534,880 848 |
| 2001 | $3,760,865 324 |
$4,464,008 519 |
$11,002,501 732 |
$1,650,115 1,312 |
$20,877,489 848 |
| 2002 | $3,643,689 340 |
$1,744,565 433 |
$3,989,380 658 |
$2,427,713 1,389 |
$11,805,347 862 |
| 2003 | $3,875,312 318 |
$4,597,642 534 |
$6,319,124 732 |
$2,315,479 1,392 |
$17,107,557 836 |
| 2004 | $3,618,783 310 |
$893,650 104 |
$8,692,014 668 |
$2,424,216 1,430 |
$15,628,663 760 |
| 2005 | $3,529,893 300 |
$3,067,057 410 |
$7,246,716 698 |
$2,772,518 1,567 |
$16,616,184 795 |
| 2006 | $3,946,795 296 |
$0 0 |
$6,757,777 680 |
$2,769,589 1,538 |
$13,474,197 744 |
| 2007 | $3,857,215 301 |
$9,328 3 |
$5,296,799 641 |
$3,605,680 1,479 |
$12,769,022 710 |
| 2008 | $3,012,565 271 |
$2,179,355 369 |
$5,361,351 635 |
$5,723,510 1,478 |
$16,276,781 737 |
| 2009 | $5,451,932 321 |
$26,130 13 |
$5,683,355 599 |
$6,190,342 1,453 |
$17,351,759 688 |
| 2010 | $2,911,184 263 |
$69,918 7 |
$7,041,199 585 |
$4,157,308 1,438 |
$14,179,609 663 |
| 2011 | $2,781,538 249 |
$2,068,846 84 |
$4,775,838 567 |
$6,419,014 1,444 |
$16,045,236 651 |
| 2012 | $2,455,578 239 |
$279,458 27 |
$4,858,282 543 |
$5,999,098 1,491 |
$13,592,415 622 |
| Total | $58,370,853 635 |
$24,925,515 960 |
$139,933,043 1,317 |
$51,336,990 25,218 |
$274,566,401 1,491 |
USDA Subsidies to Pondera County, Montana by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $7,042,983 | |
| 1996 | $9,429,147 | |
| 1997 | $9,271,045 | |
| 1998 | $17,513,819 | |
| 1999 | $21,050,268 | |
| 2000 | $24,534,880 | |
| 2001 | $20,877,489 | |
| 2002 | $11,805,347 | |
| 2003 | $17,107,557 | |
| 2004 | $15,628,663 | |
| 2005 | $16,616,184 | |
| 2006 | $13,474,197 | |
| 2007 | $12,769,022 | |
| 2008 | $16,276,781 | |
| 2009 | $17,351,759 | |
| 2010 | $14,179,609 | |
| 2011 | $16,045,236 | |
| 2012 | $13,592,415 | |
| 1995-2012 | $274,566,401 | |
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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.
