USDA subsidies for farms in Nelson County, Virginia totaled $4,795,000 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 | $39,257 26 |
$27,627 3 |
$16,667 17 |
$35,772 21 |
$119,323 43 |
| 1996 | $26,427 19 |
$0 0 |
$22,831 61 |
$39,387 14 |
$88,645 72 |
| 1997 | $57,972 36 |
$48,597 3 |
$26,631 56 |
$43,318 15 |
$176,518 78 |
| 1998 | $6,882 3 |
$0 0 |
$20,955 52 |
$63,730 13 |
$91,567 53 |
| 1999 | $5,138 5 |
$140,616 46 |
$31,827 48 |
$81,671 15 |
$259,252 80 |
| 2000 | $35,962 13 |
$83,506 43 |
$41,786 51 |
$92,245 16 |
$253,499 84 |
| 2001 | $78,817 11 |
$0 0 |
$211,272 57 |
$150,527 14 |
$471,880 65 |
| 2002 | $156,289 21 |
$273,954 120 |
$228,338 54 |
$157,806 14 |
$816,387 157 |
| 2003 | $96,581 33 |
$51,277 19 |
$265,453 46 |
$129,048 13 |
$542,359 84 |
| 2004 | $32,076 23 |
$9,069 4 |
$11,697 39 |
$122,991 13 |
$175,833 58 |
| 2005 | $55,731 24 |
$24,331 3 |
$20,446 38 |
$106,135 14 |
$206,643 56 |
| 2006 | $14,421 26 |
$0 0 |
$24,645 38 |
$101,351 13 |
$141,212 59 |
| 2007 | $41,384 24 |
$0 0 |
$12,414 33 |
$104,353 13 |
$159,921 51 |
| 2008 | $28,059 28 |
$60,828 31 |
$13,361 35 |
$135,648 14 |
$237,896 77 |
| 2009 | $75,377 37 |
$1,977 4 |
$10,715 27 |
$122,386 15 |
$210,455 63 |
| 2010 | $23,116 30 |
$25,918 4 |
$17,103 25 |
$160,746 15 |
$226,884 54 |
| 2011 | $48,176 32 |
$3,868 3 |
$16,686 26 |
$193,353 13 |
$262,083 54 |
| 2012 | $24,503 31 |
$0 0 |
$10,787 24 |
$310,499 14 |
$354,422 51 |
| Total | $846,168 113 |
$794,030 158 |
$1,003,613 116 |
$2,150,966 259 |
$4,794,777 273 |
USDA Subsidies to Nelson County, Virginia by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $119,323 | |
| 1996 | $88,645 | |
| 1997 | $176,518 | |
| 1998 | $91,567 | |
| 1999 | $259,252 | |
| 2000 | $253,499 | |
| 2001 | $471,880 | |
| 2002 | $816,387 | |
| 2003 | $542,359 | |
| 2004 | $175,833 | |
| 2005 | $206,643 | |
| 2006 | $141,212 | |
| 2007 | $159,921 | |
| 2008 | $237,896 | |
| 2009 | $210,455 | |
| 2010 | $226,884 | |
| 2011 | $262,083 | |
| 2012 | $354,422 | |
| 1995-2012 | $4,794,777 | |
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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.
