USDA subsidies for farms in Quay County, New Mexico totaled $147,426,000 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 | $3,107,790 302 |
$2,258,305 405 |
$1,065,946 354 |
$337,082 530 |
$6,769,123 709 |
| 1996 | $3,038,831 317 |
$1,546,528 325 |
$2,471,695 480 |
$360,555 497 |
$7,417,609 744 |
| 1997 | $3,035,110 273 |
$0 0 |
$1,715,336 484 |
$385,598 431 |
$5,136,044 601 |
| 1998 | $4,020,478 305 |
$44,685 104 |
$3,023,591 446 |
$279,495 375 |
$7,368,249 654 |
| 1999 | $3,646,660 312 |
$2,414,486 378 |
$4,085,316 456 |
$352,811 342 |
$10,499,273 751 |
| 2000 | $3,440,688 316 |
$503,663 126 |
$3,372,143 447 |
$326,070 349 |
$7,642,563 624 |
| 2001 | $3,532,448 320 |
$2,373,870 307 |
$2,654,160 500 |
$583,634 331 |
$9,144,112 700 |
| 2002 | $3,460,355 327 |
$1,293,965 315 |
$1,424,817 381 |
$473,748 360 |
$6,652,885 704 |
| 2003 | $3,522,171 336 |
$3,108,259 278 |
$1,885,941 450 |
$669,739 330 |
$9,186,110 684 |
| 2004 | $3,597,684 332 |
$2,367,411 323 |
$1,599,897 430 |
$746,553 346 |
$8,311,546 716 |
| 2005 | $3,441,304 326 |
$4,067,249 289 |
$2,056,119 445 |
$764,134 321 |
$10,328,806 685 |
| 2006 | $3,478,607 323 |
$147,093 37 |
$2,049,276 442 |
$783,670 326 |
$6,458,646 632 |
| 2007 | $3,648,535 323 |
$554,596 71 |
$1,521,135 412 |
$1,327,014 331 |
$7,051,280 604 |
| 2008 | $3,542,442 289 |
$909,113 196 |
$1,476,550 425 |
$1,821,175 358 |
$7,749,280 635 |
| 2009 | $4,504,550 353 |
$418,759 31 |
$1,542,295 392 |
$2,790,919 364 |
$9,256,523 594 |
| 2010 | $3,613,482 284 |
$2,362,894 119 |
$1,482,123 392 |
$1,967,263 358 |
$9,425,761 567 |
| 2011 | $2,790,751 231 |
$3,065,408 173 |
$1,448,645 423 |
$2,301,325 353 |
$9,606,129 581 |
| 2012 | $2,615,886 217 |
$1,928,156 171 |
$1,470,215 402 |
$3,408,259 374 |
$9,422,516 569 |
| Total | $62,037,771 768 |
$29,364,440 874 |
$36,345,200 1,017 |
$19,679,044 6,676 |
$147,426,455 1,510 |
USDA Subsidies to Quay County, New Mexico by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $6,769,123 | |
| 1996 | $7,417,609 | |
| 1997 | $5,136,044 | |
| 1998 | $7,368,249 | |
| 1999 | $10,499,273 | |
| 2000 | $7,642,563 | |
| 2001 | $9,144,112 | |
| 2002 | $6,652,885 | |
| 2003 | $9,186,110 | |
| 2004 | $8,311,546 | |
| 2005 | $10,328,806 | |
| 2006 | $6,458,646 | |
| 2007 | $7,051,280 | |
| 2008 | $7,749,280 | |
| 2009 | $9,256,523 | |
| 2010 | $9,425,761 | |
| 2011 | $9,606,129 | |
| 2012 | $9,422,516 | |
| 1995-2012 | $147,426,455 | |
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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.
