USDA subsidies for farms in Valley County, Montana totaled $305,701,000 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 | $7,064,372 490 |
$62,175 27 |
$2,622,247 815 |
$708,492 1,529 |
$10,457,286 1,066 |
| 1996 | $6,679,825 484 |
$8,665 12 |
$5,285,280 887 |
$922,893 1,431 |
$12,896,663 1,082 |
| 1997 | $7,038,142 498 |
$0 0 |
$5,132,298 877 |
$873,212 1,317 |
$13,043,651 1,067 |
| 1998 | $6,990,273 519 |
$0 0 |
$9,713,613 847 |
$829,868 1,360 |
$17,533,754 1,048 |
| 1999 | $6,974,982 496 |
$4,158,130 402 |
$14,339,908 841 |
$1,110,985 1,137 |
$26,584,005 1,079 |
| 2000 | $6,519,917 492 |
$825,393 163 |
$16,509,159 868 |
$988,513 1,328 |
$24,842,982 1,051 |
| 2001 | $5,955,013 524 |
$1,763,856 188 |
$8,862,128 854 |
$1,353,948 1,106 |
$17,934,945 1,069 |
| 2002 | $6,004,657 552 |
$1,358,987 381 |
$3,361,250 757 |
$1,562,747 1,262 |
$12,287,641 1,096 |
| 2003 | $6,021,436 515 |
$1,111,687 177 |
$5,398,182 831 |
$1,705,911 1,242 |
$14,237,217 1,042 |
| 2004 | $5,671,305 515 |
$675,664 120 |
$6,753,368 748 |
$1,845,512 1,355 |
$14,945,849 981 |
| 2005 | $5,886,772 504 |
$1,551,416 210 |
$6,314,956 770 |
$2,292,798 1,440 |
$16,045,942 997 |
| 2006 | $5,931,794 502 |
$128,456 9 |
$5,650,762 726 |
$2,412,943 1,521 |
$14,123,955 963 |
| 2007 | $5,863,413 476 |
$15,637 10 |
$4,314,640 835 |
$3,200,481 1,610 |
$13,394,171 897 |
| 2008 | $5,762,435 481 |
$4,517,054 468 |
$4,539,661 707 |
$5,947,289 1,627 |
$20,766,439 986 |
| 2009 | $6,831,125 510 |
$13,037 5 |
$4,579,310 530 |
$6,975,171 1,573 |
$18,398,643 835 |
| 2010 | $5,507,635 476 |
$3,003,132 141 |
$6,056,375 655 |
$4,781,472 1,538 |
$19,348,614 931 |
| 2011 | $5,075,401 444 |
$4,140,925 139 |
$4,691,456 608 |
$8,520,881 1,582 |
$22,428,663 867 |
| 2012 | $3,910,564 402 |
$44,231 13 |
$4,611,738 609 |
$7,864,144 1,596 |
$16,430,677 814 |
| Total | $109,689,060 1,052 |
$23,378,445 866 |
$118,736,331 1,685 |
$53,897,260 25,554 |
$305,701,096 1,985 |
USDA Subsidies to Valley County, Montana by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $10,457,286 | |
| 1996 | $12,896,663 | |
| 1997 | $13,043,651 | |
| 1998 | $17,533,754 | |
| 1999 | $26,584,005 | |
| 2000 | $24,842,982 | |
| 2001 | $17,934,945 | |
| 2002 | $12,287,641 | |
| 2003 | $14,237,217 | |
| 2004 | $14,945,849 | |
| 2005 | $16,045,942 | |
| 2006 | $14,123,955 | |
| 2007 | $13,394,171 | |
| 2008 | $20,766,439 | |
| 2009 | $18,398,643 | |
| 2010 | $19,348,614 | |
| 2011 | $22,428,663 | |
| 2012 | $16,430,677 | |
| 1995-2012 | $305,701,096 | |
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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.
