Farm Subsidy information
2nd District of Kansas
(Rep. Steve Watkins)
2nd District Of Kansas (Rep. Steve Watkins) Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, 2nd District of Kansas (Rep. Steve Watkins), 1995-2020‡
2nd District Of Kansas (Rep. Steve Watkins) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Kansas ranking: 5 of 50 States
- 38 percent of farms in Kansas did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 2nd District of Kansas (Rep. Steve Watkins), 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 26,571 | $445,007,224 |
| 2 | Wheat Subsidies | 34,563 | $393,389,860 |
| 3 | Sorghum Subsidies | 32,839 | $350,920,370 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 13,294 | $330,888,920 |
| 5 | Soybean Subsidies | 29,212 | $317,500,688 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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