USDA subsidies for farms in Portage County, Wisconsin totaled $79,312,000 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 | $245,344 137 |
$625,732 56 |
$1,484,115 498 |
$556,693 825 |
$2,911,884 601 |
| 1996 | $214,817 135 |
$9,209 6 |
$1,301,329 673 |
$258,220 643 |
$1,783,575 753 |
| 1997 | $161,597 108 |
$0 0 |
$1,585,426 716 |
$282,773 432 |
$2,029,796 784 |
| 1998 | $155,613 100 |
$0 0 |
$2,385,138 672 |
$214,262 282 |
$2,755,013 736 |
| 1999 | $138,466 99 |
$163,946 31 |
$4,938,061 762 |
$193,903 278 |
$5,434,375 828 |
| 2000 | $145,953 96 |
$106,679 13 |
$6,125,618 797 |
$301,583 309 |
$6,679,833 860 |
| 2001 | $126,535 91 |
$479,879 24 |
$3,828,855 725 |
$506,727 311 |
$4,941,996 779 |
| 2002 | $152,703 100 |
$5,609 3 |
$5,412,699 739 |
$696,840 316 |
$6,267,851 800 |
| 2003 | $143,539 102 |
$1,065,296 333 |
$3,893,171 741 |
$640,572 322 |
$5,742,578 831 |
| 2004 | $182,996 87 |
$156,140 11 |
$2,712,859 695 |
$900,213 366 |
$3,952,208 741 |
| 2005 | $115,031 85 |
$1,142,200 127 |
$4,580,556 718 |
$962,651 374 |
$6,800,439 768 |
| 2006 | $117,434 84 |
$0 0 |
$4,439,081 702 |
$1,061,036 428 |
$5,617,551 749 |
| 2007 | $133,901 86 |
$0 0 |
$1,524,454 654 |
$1,442,266 420 |
$3,100,621 704 |
| 2008 | $130,768 80 |
$593,327 122 |
$1,340,735 592 |
$1,708,611 426 |
$3,773,441 650 |
| 2009 | $368,498 117 |
$0 0 |
$3,836,596 566 |
$1,796,519 431 |
$6,012,215 632 |
| 2010 | $135,999 75 |
$181,368 17 |
$1,350,576 568 |
$1,820,897 421 |
$3,488,839 617 |
| 2011 | $120,874 72 |
$37,888 6 |
$1,136,468 527 |
$2,148,405 433 |
$3,443,635 576 |
| 2012 | $78,588 71 |
$0 0 |
$2,313,104 539 |
$2,181,425 454 |
$4,575,817 591 |
| Total | $2,868,655 329 |
$4,580,575 457 |
$54,188,840 1,386 |
$17,673,596 7,471 |
$79,311,666 1,541 |
USDA Subsidies to Portage County, Wisconsin by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,911,884 | |
| 1996 | $1,783,575 | |
| 1997 | $2,029,796 | |
| 1998 | $2,755,013 | |
| 1999 | $5,434,375 | |
| 2000 | $6,679,833 | |
| 2001 | $4,941,996 | |
| 2002 | $6,267,851 | |
| 2003 | $5,742,578 | |
| 2004 | $3,952,208 | |
| 2005 | $6,800,439 | |
| 2006 | $5,617,551 | |
| 2007 | $3,100,621 | |
| 2008 | $3,773,441 | |
| 2009 | $6,012,215 | |
| 2010 | $3,488,839 | |
| 2011 | $3,443,635 | |
| 2012 | $4,575,817 | |
| 1995-2012 | $79,311,666 | |
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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.
