USDA subsidies for farms in Wood County, Wisconsin totaled $74,099,000 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 | $36,336 47 |
$185,564 47 |
$1,200,055 549 |
$518,474 984 |
$1,940,428 582 |
| 1996 | $61,394 48 |
$0 0 |
$1,120,157 700 |
$533,473 841 |
$1,715,024 719 |
| 1997 | $29,965 33 |
$0 0 |
$1,267,407 730 |
$536,186 717 |
$1,833,558 745 |
| 1998 | $38,216 23 |
$0 0 |
$1,821,568 681 |
$588,676 611 |
$2,448,460 693 |
| 1999 | $49,956 26 |
$67,678 25 |
$4,342,578 765 |
$688,777 591 |
$5,148,989 778 |
| 2000 | $51,742 25 |
$24,089 6 |
$6,259,675 814 |
$560,933 609 |
$6,896,439 824 |
| 2001 | $55,111 34 |
$75,079 16 |
$2,673,718 743 |
$422,725 577 |
$3,226,633 753 |
| 2002 | $232,671 64 |
$0 0 |
$3,767,061 798 |
$489,035 575 |
$4,488,766 818 |
| 2003 | $228,505 80 |
$1,318,993 474 |
$4,741,774 747 |
$610,706 552 |
$6,899,978 821 |
| 2004 | $292,869 88 |
$33,071 8 |
$2,275,020 686 |
$801,268 593 |
$3,402,228 717 |
| 2005 | $151,183 73 |
$1,514,770 214 |
$3,877,033 708 |
$759,621 597 |
$6,302,607 748 |
| 2006 | $127,505 72 |
$0 0 |
$3,673,667 663 |
$902,183 672 |
$4,703,355 700 |
| 2007 | $155,011 73 |
$0 0 |
$1,296,849 620 |
$1,344,100 655 |
$2,795,960 660 |
| 2008 | $132,876 67 |
$249,615 76 |
$986,409 539 |
$1,696,365 661 |
$3,065,266 581 |
| 2009 | $466,646 106 |
$0 0 |
$4,989,158 576 |
$1,830,152 685 |
$7,305,948 624 |
| 2010 | $372,741 77 |
$303,944 13 |
$1,203,409 574 |
$1,619,816 675 |
$3,499,910 621 |
| 2011 | $139,390 64 |
$122,542 9 |
$915,566 478 |
$2,173,933 701 |
$3,351,431 519 |
| 2012 | $123,346 58 |
$68,352 5 |
$2,756,453 523 |
$2,126,342 706 |
$5,074,493 560 |
| Total | $2,745,463 243 |
$3,983,689 547 |
$49,167,554 1,468 |
$18,202,765 12,002 |
$74,099,471 1,557 |
USDA Subsidies to Wood County, Wisconsin by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,940,428 | |
| 1996 | $1,715,024 | |
| 1997 | $1,833,558 | |
| 1998 | $2,448,460 | |
| 1999 | $5,148,989 | |
| 2000 | $6,896,439 | |
| 2001 | $3,226,633 | |
| 2002 | $4,488,766 | |
| 2003 | $6,899,978 | |
| 2004 | $3,402,228 | |
| 2005 | $6,302,607 | |
| 2006 | $4,703,355 | |
| 2007 | $2,795,960 | |
| 2008 | $3,065,266 | |
| 2009 | $7,305,948 | |
| 2010 | $3,499,910 | |
| 2011 | $3,351,431 | |
| 2012 | $5,074,493 | |
| 1995-2012 | $74,099,471 | |
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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.
