USDA subsidies for farms in 4th District of Minnesota (Rep. Betty McCollum) totaled $2,403,000 from 1995 through 2011.
| 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 | $56,059 15 |
$2,415 2 |
$42,258 17 |
$0 0 |
$100,732 32 |
| 1996 | $54,465 12 |
$0 0 |
$41,017 20 |
$0 0 |
$95,482 31 |
| 1997 | $59,221 13 |
$63 1 |
$61,188 20 |
$0 0 |
$120,472 32 |
| 1998 | $29,503 11 |
$5,316 5 |
$85,770 22 |
$0 0 |
$120,589 36 |
| 1999 | $40,655 10 |
$25,473 2 |
$143,192 22 |
$0 0 |
$209,320 31 |
| 2000 | $40,645 12 |
$688 1 |
$158,315 23 |
$0 0 |
$199,648 34 |
| 2001 | $55,467 14 |
$41,192 10 |
$139,430 21 |
$0 0 |
$236,089 39 |
| 2002 | $34,589 13 |
$3,849 1 |
$54,281 18 |
$0 0 |
$92,719 28 |
| 2003 | $59,578 14 |
$26,211 6 |
$142,809 23 |
$0 0 |
$228,598 34 |
| 2004 | $34,839 16 |
$2,104 1 |
$89,031 20 |
$0 0 |
$125,974 32 |
| 2005 | $41,256 18 |
$44,502 6 |
$158,376 21 |
$0 0 |
$244,134 33 |
| 2006 | $43,983 16 |
$13,677 2 |
$116,961 20 |
$0 0 |
$174,621 32 |
| 2007 | $35,557 17 |
$29,403 1 |
$37,065 14 |
$0 0 |
$102,025 27 |
| 2008 | $40,321 19 |
$17,743 6 |
$35,665 16 |
$0 0 |
$93,729 30 |
| 2009 | $49,691 18 |
$23,570 1 |
$26,263 13 |
$0 0 |
$99,524 27 |
| 2010 | $34,151 18 |
$0 0 |
$23,261 11 |
$0 0 |
$57,412 25 |
| 2011 | $34,343 17 |
$693 1 |
$17,639 10 |
$0 0 |
$52,675 24 |
| Total | $755,489 36 |
$236,899 24 |
$1,410,628 47 |
$0 0 |
$2,403,016 86 |
USDA Subsidies to 4th District of Minnesota (Rep. Betty McCollum) by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $100,732 | |
| 1996 | $95,482 | |
| 1997 | $120,472 | |
| 1998 | $120,589 | |
| 1999 | $209,320 | |
| 2000 | $199,648 | |
| 2001 | $236,089 | |
| 2002 | $92,719 | |
| 2003 | $228,598 | |
| 2004 | $125,974 | |
| 2005 | $244,134 | |
| 2006 | $174,621 | |
| 2007 | $102,025 | |
| 2008 | $93,729 | |
| 2009 | $99,524 | |
| 2010 | $57,412 | |
| 2011 | $52,675 | |
| 1995-2011 | $2,403,016 | |
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Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
