Crop Subsidies by Congressional District
Half the money went to just 19 districts (out of 435) in 2003-2005.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Ken Cook is president of Environmental Working Group, a public interest research and advocacy organization known for its Farm Subsidy Database. The author of dozens of articles, opinion pieces and reports on agricultural, public health and environmental topics, "[Cook's] fingerprints can be found on nearly two decades of U.S. farm law" (Omaha World Herald). Read more about Ken.
Craig Cox is EWG Midwest Vice President. He Mulches from EWG's office in Ames, IA. Prior to EWG, Craig served as Executive Director of the Soil and Water Conservation Society and was Acting USDA Deputy Under-Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, and Special Assistant to the Chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Michelle Perez is EWG's Senior Agriculture Analyst. She has a BA in Biology from Occidental, a Masters from the University of Maryland (UMD) and is finishing up a PhD in agricultural-environmental policy at UMD.
Don Carr is EWG's Press Secretary for agriculture and public lands issues. Prior to EWG, Don worked as a Communications Director for the DNC in his home state of South Dakota and on former Senate Leader Tom Daschle's 2004 reelection campaign.
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I would like to know more about Farm Subsidies, and who qualifies for them.
Thanks
JAMES: Your best bet is to visit the web site of the USDA Farm Services Agency for details. The short answer is, for most commodity subsidies, you have to have an ownership interest in land that has been registered for the programs with the local USDA office in order to qualify.--COOK
Posted by: James A. Campbell | July 6, 2007 12:54 PM
the meager assistance farmers get pales in comparison to the 700 Billion bailout wall street is getting at the taxpayers expense, while the working man takes the burden and the fat cat CEO's get even richer!
Posted by: T. Hendershot | September 25, 2008 8:10 PM