USDA subsidies for farms in Panola County, Texas totaled $6,309,000 from 1995 through 2011.
| 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 | $206,289 85 |
$0 0 |
$37,869 10 |
$0 0 |
$244,158 93 |
| 1996 | $148,387 111 |
$269,666 106 |
$58,721 17 |
$0 0 |
$476,774 192 |
| 1997 | $58,609 44 |
$32,311 20 |
$13,506 14 |
$0 0 |
$104,425 77 |
| 1998 | $41,922 14 |
$0 0 |
$11,533 12 |
$0 0 |
$53,455 26 |
| 1999 | $53,814 12 |
$1,667,834 248 |
$55,442 18 |
$0 0 |
$1,777,090 261 |
| 2000 | $48,787 14 |
$467,389 174 |
$170,728 20 |
$0 0 |
$686,904 191 |
| 2001 | $49,988 11 |
$1,062,761 176 |
$16,358 17 |
$0 0 |
$1,129,107 192 |
| 2002 | $161,375 11 |
$0 0 |
$19,222 15 |
$0 0 |
$181,725 26 |
| 2003 | $216,675 10 |
$429,388 211 |
$57,359 11 |
$0 0 |
$703,422 223 |
| 2004 | $136,317 22 |
$0 0 |
$22,551 10 |
$0 0 |
$158,868 32 |
| 2005 | $84,722 6 |
$0 0 |
$6,510 12 |
$0 0 |
$91,231 15 |
| 2006 | $17,715 4 |
$0 0 |
$43,071 12 |
$0 0 |
$60,786 13 |
| 2007 | $65,696 8 |
$0 0 |
$11,349 9 |
$0 0 |
$77,045 16 |
| 2008 | $39,574 7 |
$82,733 30 |
$1,452 4 |
$0 0 |
$123,759 40 |
| 2009 | $266,645 52 |
$0 0 |
$86,912 4 |
$0 0 |
$362,033 57 |
| 2010 | $34,643 12 |
$0 0 |
$4,221 4 |
$0 0 |
$40,113 17 |
| 2011 | $25,269 9 |
$5,881 3 |
$1,474 4 |
$5,964 1 |
$38,588 16 |
| Total | $1,656,427 254 |
$4,028,816 387 |
$618,277 39 |
$5,964 1 |
$6,309,484 566 |
USDA Subsidies to Panola County, Texas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $244,158 | |
| 1996 | $476,774 | |
| 1997 | $104,425 | |
| 1998 | $53,455 | |
| 1999 | $1,777,090 | |
| 2000 | $686,904 | |
| 2001 | $1,129,107 | |
| 2002 | $181,725 | |
| 2003 | $703,422 | |
| 2004 | $158,868 | |
| 2005 | $91,231 | |
| 2006 | $60,786 | |
| 2007 | $77,045 | |
| 2008 | $123,759 | |
| 2009 | $362,033 | |
| 2010 | $40,113 | |
| 2011 | $38,588 | |
| 1995-2011 | $6,309,484 | |
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Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
