USDA subsidies for farms in 24th District of Texas (Rep. Kenny Marchant) totaled $1,144,000 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 | $617 1 |
$984 6 |
$48,289 40 |
$0 0 |
$49,890 41 |
| 1996 | $0 0 |
$1,592 3 |
$89,418 61 |
$0 0 |
$91,010 63 |
| 1997 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$77,083 61 |
$0 0 |
$77,083 61 |
| 1998 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$119,404 59 |
$0 0 |
$119,404 59 |
| 1999 | $0 0 |
$44,784 21 |
$177,108 55 |
$0 0 |
$221,892 61 |
| 2000 | $0 0 |
$9,191 14 |
$130,486 51 |
$0 0 |
$139,677 58 |
| 2001 | $0 0 |
$13,296 9 |
$71,926 52 |
$0 0 |
$85,222 54 |
| 2002 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$27,961 45 |
$0 0 |
$27,961 45 |
| 2003 | $0 0 |
$11,878 6 |
$30,157 47 |
$0 0 |
$42,035 47 |
| 2004 | $0 0 |
$142 1 |
$27,009 40 |
$0 0 |
$27,151 40 |
| 2005 | $0 0 |
$483 3 |
$38,629 40 |
$0 0 |
$39,112 40 |
| 2006 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$35,002 36 |
$0 0 |
$35,002 36 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$7,169 2 |
$22,020 23 |
$0 0 |
$29,189 24 |
| 2008 | $0 0 |
$12,413 5 |
$36,300 24 |
$0 0 |
$48,713 25 |
| 2009 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$30,070 19 |
$0 0 |
$30,070 19 |
| 2010 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$47,126 18 |
$0 0 |
$47,126 18 |
| 2011 | $0 0 |
$28,376 2 |
$41,132 14 |
$0 0 |
$69,508 14 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$1,733 2 |
$-37,965 15 |
$0 0 |
$-36,232 16 |
| Total | $617 1 |
$132,041 31 |
$1,011,155 99 |
$0 0 |
$1,143,813 103 |
USDA Subsidies to 24th District of Texas (Rep. Kenny Marchant) by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $49,890 | |
| 1996 | $91,010 | |
| 1997 | $77,083 | |
| 1998 | $119,404 | |
| 1999 | $221,892 | |
| 2000 | $139,677 | |
| 2001 | $85,222 | |
| 2002 | $27,961 | |
| 2003 | $42,035 | |
| 2004 | $27,151 | |
| 2005 | $39,112 | |
| 2006 | $35,002 | |
| 2007 | $29,189 | |
| 2008 | $48,713 | |
| 2009 | $30,070 | |
| 2010 | $47,126 | |
| 2011 | $69,508 | |
| 2012 | $-36,232 | |
| 1995-2012 | $1,143,813 | |
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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.
