USDA subsidies for farms in Forest County, Wisconsin totaled $1,373,000 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 | $48,028 41 |
$14,649 11 |
$16,195 26 |
$6,613 50 |
$85,485 69 |
| 1996 | $12,097 21 |
$0 0 |
$21,025 65 |
$6,979 40 |
$40,101 80 |
| 1997 | $8,815 14 |
$0 0 |
$22,083 62 |
$6,119 36 |
$37,017 73 |
| 1998 | $2,090 4 |
$0 0 |
$32,239 59 |
$3,701 26 |
$38,084 63 |
| 1999 | $3,583 3 |
$164,502 67 |
$61,621 77 |
$11,366 52 |
$241,072 95 |
| 2000 | $7,755 5 |
$15,850 22 |
$97,054 75 |
$11,042 54 |
$131,701 77 |
| 2001 | $4,338 3 |
$47,384 5 |
$27,629 60 |
$11,010 40 |
$90,361 62 |
| 2002 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$62,025 66 |
$8,663 28 |
$78,765 68 |
| 2003 | $7,494 4 |
$0 0 |
$68,294 53 |
$14,370 28 |
$90,158 56 |
| 2004 | $14,969 4 |
$5,383 4 |
$24,269 50 |
$11,294 15 |
$55,915 55 |
| 2005 | $0 0 |
$52,171 14 |
$42,450 53 |
$9,061 11 |
$105,387 59 |
| 2006 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$42,588 51 |
$8,801 14 |
$53,094 52 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$14,476 41 |
$9,943 14 |
$26,728 43 |
| 2008 | $0 0 |
$35,953 34 |
$11,397 30 |
$9,149 14 |
$57,610 44 |
| 2009 | $14,661 4 |
$0 0 |
$29,507 27 |
$21,498 20 |
$69,025 31 |
| 2010 | $0 0 |
$24,645 3 |
$12,484 24 |
$15,422 21 |
$52,551 25 |
| 2011 | $0 0 |
$5,886 5 |
$9,053 21 |
$40,727 26 |
$55,666 25 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$14,669 24 |
$49,973 27 |
$64,642 24 |
| Total | $131,761 55 |
$376,812 88 |
$609,057 127 |
$255,731 516 |
$1,373,360 177 |
USDA Subsidies to Forest County, Wisconsin by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $85,485 | |
| 1996 | $40,101 | |
| 1997 | $37,017 | |
| 1998 | $38,084 | |
| 1999 | $241,072 | |
| 2000 | $131,701 | |
| 2001 | $90,361 | |
| 2002 | $78,765 | |
| 2003 | $90,158 | |
| 2004 | $55,915 | |
| 2005 | $105,387 | |
| 2006 | $53,094 | |
| 2007 | $26,728 | |
| 2008 | $57,610 | |
| 2009 | $69,025 | |
| 2010 | $52,551 | |
| 2011 | $55,666 | |
| 2012 | $64,642 | |
| 1995-2012 | $1,373,360 | |
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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.
