Total Conservation Programs in the United States, 1995-2021

Subsidy Recipients 1 to 20 of 1,339,581

Recipients of Total Conservation Programs from farms in the United States totaled $49,421,000,000 in from 1995-2021.

Rank Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location Total Conservation Programs
1995-2021
1Dnrc Trust Land Management - ExemHelena, MT 59620$31,584,478
2Sd Building AuthoritySioux Falls, SD 57117$31,109,782
3Ducks UnlimitedBismarck, ND 58503$30,149,379
4Montana Board Of Investments - SeSaint Paul, MN 55170$23,447,815
5Shoshone Bannock TribeFort Hall, ID 83203$18,007,498
6State Of Wash DnrEllensburg, WA 98926$13,465,119
7Bureau Of Indian AffairsWinnebago, NE 68071$10,877,893
8Wheatlife Farms GpColfax, WA 99111$8,815,020
9Farm Services Agency **Washington, DC 20250$8,740,954
10Hoke RanchesPendleton, OR 97801$7,243,492
11Richland PrtspSalix, IA 51052$7,170,957
12Nolin Farming CompanyPendleton, OR 97801$6,989,917
13Andrews & RowellProsser, WA 99350$6,722,443
14Sisseton-wahpeton OyateAgency Village, SD 57262$5,984,136
15Zmi Joint VentureWashougal, WA 98671$5,652,374
16Broughton Land CoDayton, WA 99328$5,633,575
17Alamo Frt Lines Inc Dba Alamo RanchJunction, TX 76849$5,606,249
18Sweetwater Ranch Cattle CoYerington, NV 89447$5,353,222
19H M RanchHeppner, OR 97836$5,262,653
20Spratling FarmsBurley, ID 83318$5,212,836

* USDA data are not "transparent" for many payments made to recipients through most cooperatives. Recipients of payments made through most cooperatives, and the amounts, have not been made public. To see ownership information, click on the name, then click on the link that is titled Ownership Information.

** EWG has identified this recipient as a bank or lending institution that received the payment because the payment applicant had a loan requiring any subsidy payments go to the lender first. In 2019, the information provided to EWG by USDA began to include the entity that received the payment, rather than the person or entity that applied for it, which was previously provided. This move to shield subsidy recipients from disclosure enables USDA to further evade taxpayer accountability. Six percent of subsidy dollars went to banks, lending institutions, or the Farm Service Agency.”

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