USDA subsidies for farms in Marathon County, Wisconsin totaled $182,683,000 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 | $125,033 69 |
$47,024 77 |
$2,431,758 1,209 |
$765,594 2,135 |
$3,369,410 1,274 |
| 1996 | $91,456 53 |
$25,400 14 |
$2,428,646 1,400 |
$792,076 1,769 |
$3,337,579 1,423 |
| 1997 | $66,869 47 |
$-3,852 8 |
$2,577,566 1,442 |
$668,241 1,418 |
$3,308,824 1,471 |
| 1998 | $91,090 37 |
$-1,128 3 |
$4,067,879 1,262 |
$714,802 1,224 |
$4,872,643 1,277 |
| 1999 | $133,807 41 |
$936,537 199 |
$9,169,458 1,710 |
$741,526 1,343 |
$10,981,329 1,816 |
| 2000 | $84,948 40 |
$2,483,326 422 |
$14,069,375 1,775 |
$708,383 1,369 |
$17,346,032 2,066 |
| 2001 | $140,486 73 |
$5,100,460 529 |
$5,791,664 1,342 |
$823,274 1,262 |
$11,855,883 1,727 |
| 2002 | $170,155 88 |
$130,172 7 |
$10,325,478 1,584 |
$873,680 1,249 |
$11,499,485 1,614 |
| 2003 | $233,500 135 |
$6,293,138 1,252 |
$12,171,501 1,567 |
$1,028,689 1,218 |
$19,726,828 1,948 |
| 2004 | $289,479 163 |
$667,128 96 |
$5,491,799 1,426 |
$1,258,597 1,212 |
$7,707,003 1,551 |
| 2005 | $124,621 95 |
$5,029,441 449 |
$8,664,222 1,421 |
$1,224,481 1,217 |
$15,042,764 1,565 |
| 2006 | $105,416 88 |
$114,588 30 |
$9,158,825 1,435 |
$1,409,843 1,331 |
$10,788,672 1,497 |
| 2007 | $80,632 81 |
$277,656 51 |
$3,047,495 1,325 |
$2,653,682 1,376 |
$6,059,465 1,385 |
| 2008 | $73,143 74 |
$3,195,154 422 |
$2,151,427 1,025 |
$4,181,507 1,499 |
$9,601,230 1,148 |
| 2009 | $615,045 121 |
$57,148 7 |
$12,769,756 1,191 |
$3,932,026 1,665 |
$17,373,975 1,253 |
| 2010 | $91,960 77 |
$1,514,096 80 |
$2,589,943 1,184 |
$3,812,506 1,671 |
$8,008,506 1,250 |
| 2011 | $69,768 68 |
$558,744 49 |
$1,986,933 907 |
$5,940,458 1,733 |
$8,555,902 964 |
| 2012 | $64,943 66 |
$691,081 30 |
$6,598,356 1,095 |
$5,893,005 1,721 |
$13,247,384 1,152 |
| Total | $2,652,351 359 |
$27,116,114 1,912 |
$115,492,081 3,121 |
$37,422,370 26,412 |
$182,682,916 3,801 |
USDA Subsidies to Marathon County, Wisconsin by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $3,369,410 | |
| 1996 | $3,337,579 | |
| 1997 | $3,308,824 | |
| 1998 | $4,872,643 | |
| 1999 | $10,981,329 | |
| 2000 | $17,346,032 | |
| 2001 | $11,855,883 | |
| 2002 | $11,499,485 | |
| 2003 | $19,726,828 | |
| 2004 | $7,707,003 | |
| 2005 | $15,042,764 | |
| 2006 | $10,788,672 | |
| 2007 | $6,059,465 | |
| 2008 | $9,601,230 | |
| 2009 | $17,373,975 | |
| 2010 | $8,008,506 | |
| 2011 | $8,555,902 | |
| 2012 | $13,247,384 | |
| 1995-2012 | $182,682,916 | |
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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.
