USDA Provides Dollars to County
The United States Department of Agriculture paid more than $9.5 million to Glasscock County agricultural producers during calendar year 2001, according to data from the local Farm Service Agency. Approximately $4.4 million was paid for a 2000 crop disaster program, $2.4 million in 2001 marketing loss assistance, $2.2 million in 2001 production flexibility contract payments, $210,000 in conservation reserve programs, $221,000 in a 2000 livestock assistance program, and $28,000 in cotton loan deficiency payments.
According to statistics compiled by the Environmental Working Group, USDA subsidies for farms in Glasscock County from 1996 through 2000 totaled $33 million. These figures, which show total payments to each producer, are available online at the EWG website at http://www.ewg.org/farm.