USDA subsidies for farms in 27th District of New York (Rep. Brian Higgins) totaled $65,126,000 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 | $406,009 264 |
$369,800 50 |
$1,058,026 478 |
$0 0 |
$1,833,835 683 |
| 1996 | $407,982 228 |
$0 0 |
$1,116,405 688 |
$0 0 |
$1,524,387 793 |
| 1997 | $311,837 172 |
$0 0 |
$1,125,008 651 |
$0 0 |
$1,436,845 743 |
| 1998 | $283,736 164 |
$0 0 |
$1,626,628 545 |
$0 0 |
$1,910,364 622 |
| 1999 | $216,672 149 |
$871,791 136 |
$3,722,119 787 |
$0 0 |
$4,810,582 970 |
| 2000 | $199,490 141 |
$445,282 205 |
$6,810,818 785 |
$0 0 |
$7,455,590 895 |
| 2001 | $292,883 158 |
$312,653 55 |
$2,239,316 556 |
$0 0 |
$2,844,852 657 |
| 2002 | $282,430 157 |
$1,660,552 532 |
$5,755,516 734 |
$0 0 |
$7,698,498 906 |
| 2003 | $226,660 146 |
$877,196 131 |
$6,479,940 665 |
$0 0 |
$7,583,796 860 |
| 2004 | $157,615 122 |
$305,178 23 |
$2,736,518 595 |
$0 0 |
$3,199,311 687 |
| 2005 | $242,362 128 |
$2,114,107 177 |
$3,414,169 635 |
$0 0 |
$5,770,638 810 |
| 2006 | $172,770 122 |
$8,637 3 |
$4,860,734 575 |
$0 0 |
$5,042,141 652 |
| 2007 | $163,899 126 |
$141,359 16 |
$1,216,747 531 |
$0 0 |
$1,522,005 632 |
| 2008 | $127,494 97 |
$659,397 119 |
$910,065 353 |
$0 0 |
$1,696,956 512 |
| 2009 | $806,928 142 |
$34,613 6 |
$7,297,579 503 |
$0 0 |
$8,139,120 583 |
| 2010 | $92,888 80 |
$154,045 43 |
$1,210,319 505 |
$0 0 |
$1,457,252 581 |
| 2011 | $87,590 76 |
$195,372 60 |
$849,800 314 |
$0 0 |
$1,132,762 407 |
| Total | $4,467,605 506 |
$8,169,856 945 |
$52,488,890 1,515 |
$0 0 |
$65,126,351 2,016 |
USDA Subsidies to 27th District of New York (Rep. Brian Higgins) by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,833,835 | |
| 1996 | $1,524,387 | |
| 1997 | $1,436,845 | |
| 1998 | $1,910,364 | |
| 1999 | $4,810,582 | |
| 2000 | $7,455,590 | |
| 2001 | $2,844,852 | |
| 2002 | $7,698,498 | |
| 2003 | $7,583,796 | |
| 2004 | $3,199,311 | |
| 2005 | $5,770,638 | |
| 2006 | $5,042,141 | |
| 2007 | $1,522,005 | |
| 2008 | $1,696,956 | |
| 2009 | $8,139,120 | |
| 2010 | $1,457,252 | |
| 2011 | $1,132,762 | |
| 1995-2011 | $65,126,351 | |
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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.
