Farm Subsidy information
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Wisconsin, 1995-2020‡
Wisconsin Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Wisconsin ranking: 16 of 50 States
- 58 percent of farms in Wisconsin did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Wisconsin, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 85,974 | $5,025,309,168 |
| 2 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 43,202 | $1,331,393,551 |
| 3 | Soybean Subsidies | 42,302 | $989,820,253 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 45,073 | $963,748,857 |
| 5 | Disaster Payments | 33,306 | $390,399,682 |
| 6 | Wheat Subsidies | 25,878 | $136,331,574 |
| 7 | Livestock Subsidies | 26,909 | $120,731,445 |
| 8 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 8,575 | $103,112,034 |
| 9 | Wetlands Reserve Program | 360 | $33,458,516 |
| 10 | Oat Subsidies | 62,625 | $33,361,896 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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