USDA subsidy information for Morning Star Farms
Morning Star Farms received payments totaling $6,440,452 from 1995 through 2020'‡';
| Year |
Conservation Subsidies |
Disaster Subsidies |
Commodity Subsidies |
Total USDA Subsidies
1995-2020‡ |
|---|
| 1995 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| 1996 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| 1997 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| 1998 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| 1999 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| 2000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| 2001 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| 2002 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| 2003 |
$0 |
$0 |
$173,801 |
$173,801 |
| 2004 |
$3,271 |
$0 |
$486,155 |
$489,426 |
| 2005 |
$0 |
$0 |
$599,296 |
$599,296 |
| 2006 |
$0 |
$0 |
$430,549 |
$430,549 |
| 2007 |
$0 |
$0 |
$220,699 |
$220,699 |
| 2008 |
$0 |
$710 |
$209,112 |
$209,822 |
| 2009 |
$0 |
$0 |
$207,497 |
$207,497 |
| 2010 |
$0 |
$0 |
$210,695 |
$210,695 |
| 2011 |
$0 |
$0 |
$211,033 |
$211,033 |
| 2012 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| 2013 |
$0 |
$0 |
$21,993 |
$21,993 |
| 2014 |
$0 |
$360,215 |
$198,959 |
$559,174 |
| 2015 |
$0 |
$314,971 |
$212,596 |
$527,567 |
| 2016 |
$0 |
$0 |
$380,448 |
$380,448 |
| 2017 |
$0 |
$0 |
$516,294 |
$516,294 |
| 2018 |
$0 |
$51,439 |
$673,818 |
$725,257 |
| 2019‡ |
$0 |
$77,460 |
$48,792 |
$126,252 |
| 2020 |
$0 |
$0 |
$830,648 |
$830,648 |
| Total |
$3,271 |
$804,795 |
$5,632,386 |
$6,440,452 |
Crop Summary for Morning Star Farms
| Crop |
Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|
| Corn Subsidies | $3,603,060 |
| Livestock Subsidies | $804,085 |
| Wheat Subsidies | $440,935 |
| Soybean Subsidies | $418,602 |
| Sorghum Subsidies | $276,751 |
| Cotton Subsidies | $6,702 |
| Sunflower Subsidies | $6,512 |
| Barley Subsidies | $178 |
| Oat Subsidies | $83 |
Counties where payments were made from
| County |
Subsidy Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|
| Comanche County, Kansas |
$1,160 |
| Edwards County, Kansas |
$360,930 |
| Kiowa County, Kansas |
$4,221,944 |
| Pratt County, Kansas |
$1,449,074 |
| Clark County, Kansas |
$411,654 |
| Barber County, Kansas |
$16,832 |
| Plains Cotton Cooperative Association |
$6,702 |
| Total |
$6,440,452 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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