USDA subsidies for farms in Lamoille County, Vermont totaled $8,747,000 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 | $202,783 67 |
$34,902 6 |
$129,870 76 |
$4,183 24 |
$371,738 115 |
| 1996 | $141,197 41 |
$30,219 11 |
$129,834 88 |
$5,869 27 |
$307,119 110 |
| 1997 | $31,213 26 |
$0 0 |
$85,711 83 |
$3,279 18 |
$120,203 98 |
| 1998 | $52,577 17 |
$0 0 |
$129,940 68 |
$6,387 17 |
$191,380 77 |
| 1999 | $68,653 27 |
$29,962 5 |
$389,519 106 |
$5,399 18 |
$493,533 117 |
| 2000 | $36,397 23 |
$0 0 |
$804,424 113 |
$5,371 19 |
$871,305 126 |
| 2001 | $34,709 17 |
$24,716 3 |
$212,505 89 |
$6,658 19 |
$278,588 99 |
| 2002 | $17,127 11 |
$276,586 69 |
$686,697 103 |
$7,614 20 |
$988,024 123 |
| 2003 | $44,481 18 |
$267,315 41 |
$690,282 102 |
$14,340 20 |
$1,016,418 117 |
| 2004 | $20,004 34 |
$13,758 3 |
$277,801 75 |
$18,638 22 |
$330,201 83 |
| 2005 | $35,487 46 |
$201,642 31 |
$315,692 76 |
$15,712 19 |
$568,533 92 |
| 2006 | $83,169 57 |
$0 0 |
$493,379 82 |
$12,603 19 |
$590,534 106 |
| 2007 | $43,288 38 |
$0 0 |
$83,568 69 |
$21,939 22 |
$148,795 77 |
| 2008 | $34,765 37 |
$105,446 31 |
$68,553 54 |
$25,063 20 |
$233,826 78 |
| 2009 | $295,494 60 |
$48,129 8 |
$772,240 67 |
$21,396 17 |
$1,137,258 98 |
| 2010 | $185,337 49 |
$71,380 9 |
$134,129 63 |
$18,974 15 |
$409,820 83 |
| 2011 | $121,842 48 |
$0 0 |
$58,871 40 |
$31,402 15 |
$212,115 68 |
| 2012 | $58,897 25 |
$0 0 |
$389,488 52 |
$29,670 15 |
$478,055 63 |
| Total | $1,507,420 200 |
$1,133,027 99 |
$5,852,501 223 |
$254,497 346 |
$8,747,445 329 |
USDA Subsidies to Lamoille County, Vermont by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $371,738 | |
| 1996 | $307,119 | |
| 1997 | $120,203 | |
| 1998 | $191,380 | |
| 1999 | $493,533 | |
| 2000 | $871,305 | |
| 2001 | $278,588 | |
| 2002 | $988,024 | |
| 2003 | $1,016,418 | |
| 2004 | $330,201 | |
| 2005 | $568,533 | |
| 2006 | $590,534 | |
| 2007 | $148,795 | |
| 2008 | $233,826 | |
| 2009 | $1,137,258 | |
| 2010 | $409,820 | |
| 2011 | $212,115 | |
| 2012 | $478,055 | |
| 1995-2012 | $8,747,445 | |
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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.
