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Farm Program Atlas: Documentation

Maps

Direct and Countercyclical Program (DCP)
Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program
Marketing Assistance Loan Program
Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) Program
Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Crop Insurance Program
Cross-program comparisons

Maps

Farm Service Agency (FSA) administered programs

Direct and Countercyclical Program (DCP)

The maps in this category allow users to view 2009 program year levels of Direct Payments (DP) and Countercyclical Payments (CCP) associated with enrolled base acres, as well as the number of enrolled base acres in a county. These data are displayed as totals (including all eligible crops) and separately for five key commodities: corn, soybeans, wheat, upland cotton, and rice. Additionally, viewers can explore the total enrolled acreage for these programs as a share of all cropland acres (an indicator of how much cropland in a county benefitted from the DCP program) as well as the key commodity enrolled acreage as a share of planted acres for those crops on farms participating in FSA farm programs (an indicator of how much acreage planted by FSA program participants was planted to historically produced crops—a share higher or lower than 1 indicates 2009 acres planted to a crop differed from historical base production).

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Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program

The maps in this category allow users to view the number of base acres enrolled in the ACRE program, the levels of ACRE payments associated with those base acres, and the share of those ACRE base acres of total DCP and ACRE enrolled base acres in a county for program year 2009. The payment and enrolled base acre data are displayed as totals (including all eligible crops) and separately for five key commodities: corn, soybeans, wheat, upland cotton, and rice. Additionally, viewers can explore the total program acreage as a share of cropland acres (an indicator of how much cropland in a county benefitted from the ACRE program) as well as the key commodity enrolled acreage as a share of planted acres for those crops on farms participating in FSA farm programs (an indicator of how much acreage planted by FSA program participants was planted to historically produced crops—a share higher or lower than 1 indicates that 2009 acres planted to a crop differed from historical base production).

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Marketing Assistance Loan Program

The maps in this category allow users to view 2009 program year marketing loan benefits (MLB) (including marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and certificate exchange gains) and the value of loans made on production in a county through the Marketing Assistance Loan Program. Both benefits and value of loans made are displayed as totals (including all eligible crops) and value of loans made data are also displayed for five key commodities: corn, soybeans, wheat, upland cotton, and rice. Additionally, viewers can explore the totals as a share of cropland acres (an indicator of how much cropland in a county benefitted from the marketing assistance loan program) and the key commodity values as a share of planted acres for those crops on farms participating in FSA farm programs (an indicator of the extent to which producers of these commodities participating in FSA programs took marketing assistance loans on their crops). [Note: Some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time.  As a result, the map may underreport the value of loans made to some counties. Also note that the county location of loans made is the county in which the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

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Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) Program

The maps in this category allow users to view 2009 program year levels of SURE payments associated with farms in a county. Viewers can also explore the payments as a share of cropland acres (an indicator of how much cropland in a county has benefitted from the SURE program).

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Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program

The maps in this category allow users to view 2009 program year levels of MILC payments associated with dairy farms in a county and in a State. Viewers can also explore the payments as a share of milk production in a State (an indicator of how much milk production in a State has benefitted from the MILC program). [Note: county-level details will display the same State-level production data for all counties in a State.]

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Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

The maps in this category allow users to view both 2009 and 2011 program year levels of CRP payments (including rental, cost-share, and incentive payments) and enrolled acres, as well as payments per enrolled acre (an indicator of the relative value of CRP contracts in a county). Viewers can also explore the number of acres for which CRP contracts will expire in 2012 and over the period 2012-2014, as well as the share of 2011 enrolled acres represented by those expiring acres (an indicator of how much currently enrolled CRP land may leave the program within the next 3 years). [Note: not all expiring CRP acres will leave the program, as some will be reenrolled.]

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Risk Management Agency (RMA) administered programs

Crop Insurance Program

The maps in this category allow users to view 2009 program year levels in a county of net acres insured, policy premiums, government-paid premium subsidies, and net indemnities to policy holders through the Federal crop insurance program. These data are displayed as totals (including all eligible crops except pasture, rangeland, and forage) and separately for five key commodities: corn, soybeans, wheat, upland cotton, and rice. Additionally, viewers can explore the totals as a share of cropland acres (an indicator of how much cropland in a county benefitted from the crop insurance program) and the key commodity levels as a share of planted acres for those crops on farms participating in FSA farm programs (an indicator of the extent to which producers benefiting from the crop insurance program also participated in FSA farm programs). Viewers can also find data on the share of net acres and premiums associated with revenue-based policies in a county (an indicator of the extent to which producers have taken advantage of opportunities to cover both price and yield risk).

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Cross-Program Comparisons

The maps in this category allow users to view the total level of benefits to producers from the seven programs included in the Atlas. Viewers can also explore the share of benefits from each of the programs in the total.

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Data Definitions and Sources

Year Definitions:

All years are program years, unless otherwise specified. Program year refers to the year in which commodities covered by a program were produced. Payments, enrollments, and other program participation indicators that affect the commodities produced in a particular year are referred to as belonging to that program year. For the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the program year is the same as the fiscal year. Milk production data used in the map are for the MILC program year, rather than the usual calendar year. Cropland acres used in some of the maps are from the 2007 Census of Agriculture, which reflects calendar year 2007 data.

Farm Program Eligibility:

Eligibility for farm programs depends on several factors. Programs can differ in what commodities are covered, whether payments are based on current production and/or prices, when program payments are triggered, and income limitations for receiving payments. These eligibility differences can affect participation levels in different areas, depending upon what commodities are produced or were historically produced and local conditions that trigger payments. A brief description of these differences appears below. Further details can be found on the ERS Farm and Commodity Policy and Conservation Policy briefing rooms.

Direct and Countercyclical Program (DCP): Direct Payments are available to producers with eligible historical production of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, other oilseeds, and peanuts and are made annually without reference to current conditions. Countercyclical Payments are available to producers with eligible historical production of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, long- and medium-grain rice, soybeans, other oilseeds, dry peas, lentils, small and large chickpeas, and peanuts. Countercyclical payments are made only when the effective price of a covered commodity falls below its statutory target price.

Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE): ACRE payments are available to producers with eligible historical production of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, other oilseeds, dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas and peanuts. Participants in the ACRE program receive payments if current market revenue (what the producer receives from selling the harvested crop) falls below both State- and farm-level guarantees based on planted yields and national market prices. Additionally, participants receive reduced Direct Payments on their base acres associated with historical production.

Marketing Assistance Loan Program: Marketing assistance loans and marketing loan benefits are available to producers of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra-long staple (ELS) cotton, long-and medium-grain rice, soybeans, other oilseeds, peanuts, wool, mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, and small and large chickpeas. Marketing assistance loans allow producers to obtain a low-interest loan after harvest for all or part of their production and sell the commodity later to repay the loan. Marketing loan benefits—marketing loan gains, certificate exchange gains (discontinued after 2009), and loan deficiency payments—are available only when the market price for the commodity falls below the applicable loan rate.

Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) Program: SURE payments are based on a whole-farm revenue guarantee covering production of almost all crops on the farm except for some crops not eligible per statute or regulations, such as grazed forage, crops planted after the initial crop, and subsequent crops planted in unapproved double crop areas. Payments are made to eligible producers on farms in disaster counties that incurred crop production or crop-quality losses or both during the crop year.

Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program: MILC payments are available monthly to dairy producers when the price of milk falls below a baseline price adjusted for feed costs. Payments are made on a limited amount of production per operation per year (2.985 million pounds in 2009).

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP): CRP payments (including rental payments, other incentives, and cost-share for implementing conservation practices on land in the program) are made through contracts with agricultural producers and landowners to retire highly erodible and environmentally sensitive cropland and pasture from production for 10-15 years. Enrolled land is planted to grasses, trees, and other cover, thereby reducing erosion and water pollution and providing other environmental benefits. Voluntary offers from landowners to enroll in the program are accepted based on ranking by an environmental benefits index (EBI) that accounts for multiple environmental concerns, including water quality, air quality, and soil erodibility, and by soil-specific rental rates. The amount of land in the program, by county and nationally, is subject to statutory limits.

Crop Insurance Program: Producers of more than 100 specific crops can purchase insurance policies at a subsidized rate, under Federal crop insurance programs. These insurance policies make indemnity payments to producers based on current losses related to either below-average yields (crop yield insurance) or below-average revenue (revenue insurance). Policies are sold through private insurance companies, but USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) subsidizes the insurance premiums, as well as a portion of the companies' administrative and operating expenses, and shares underwriting gains and losses with the companies through a reinsurance agreement.

Payment limitations: Individuals may receive up to $40,000 in DPs and $65,000 in CCPs; these limits are adjusted for participants in the ACRE program. The spouse of an operator is automatically eligible to receive up to the same limits. There are no limits on marketing loan benefits. A person or legal entity with average adjusted gross nonfarm income in excess of $500,000 would not be eligible for DPs, CCPs, ACRE payments, MLBs, SURE payments and other disaster assistance, or MILC payments. A person or entity with average adjusted gross farm income that exceeds $750,000 would not be eligible for DPs. Eligibility for other payments would not be affected as long as nonfarm income does not exceed the nonfarm limits. A person or entity with average adjusted gross farm income in excess of $1 million would not be eligible for SURE payments or other disaster assistance, CRP or other conservation programs, or ACRE, unless more than two-thirds of total average adjusted gross income is farm income.

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Direct and Countercyclical Program (DCP)

Total Direct Payments (DPs), 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data
Type of data: Payments to program participants for the specified program year
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Payments made to owners/operators of farms with historical base acres enrolled in either the DCP or ACRE program

Total DPs per cropland acre, 2009
Source: DPs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data; Cropland acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2007 Census of Agriculture
Type of data: DPs, payments to program participants for the specified program year; Cropland acres, includes acreage on which crops were harvested or failed and acreage on which crops could be grown but were fallowed, used for pasture or grazing, used for cover crops or soil improvement, or otherwise idled
Year(s): DPs, 2009; cropland acres, 2007
Definition: Payments divided by the number of cropland acres in the county

Total Countercyclical Payments (CCPs), 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data
Type of data: Payments to program participants for the specified program year
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Commodity-specific payments made to owners/operators of farms with historical base acres of the eligible commodity when current effective price for the historically produced commodity falls below the statutory target prices for that commodity

Total CCPs per cropland acre, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data; Cropland acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2007 Census of Agriculture
Type of data: CCPs, payments to program participants for the specified program year; Cropland acres, includes acreage on which crops were harvested or failed and acreage on which crops could be grown but were fallowed, used for pasture or grazing, used for cover crops or soil improvement, or otherwise idled
Year(s): DPs, 2009; cropland acres, 2007
Definition: Payments divided by the number of cropland acres in the county

Total DCP enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual base acres enrolled in the DCP program

Total DCP enrolled base per cropland acre, 2009
Source: DCP enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data; Cropland acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2007 Census of Agriculture
Type of data: DCP enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Cropland acres, includes acreage on which crops were harvested or failed and acreage on which crops could be grown but were fallowed, used for pasture or grazing, used for cover crops or soil improvement, or otherwise idled
Year(s): DCP base, 2009; Cropland acres, 2007
Definition: Base acres divided by the number of cropland acres in the county

Corn DCP enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual corn base acres enrolled in the DCP program

Corn DCP enrolled base per corn planted acre, 2009
Source: Corn DCP enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Corn DCP enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Corn planted acres, includes all acreage planted to corn on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): DCP enrolled base, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Corn enrolled base acres divided by the number of acres planted to corn on FSA farms in the county

Soybean DCP enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual soybean base acres enrolled in the DCP program

Soybean DCP enrolled base per soybean planted acre, 2009
Source: Soybean DCP enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Soybean DCP enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Soybean planted acres, includes all acreage planted to soybeans on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): DCP enrolled base, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Soybean enrolled base acres divided by the number of acres planted to soybeans on FSA farms in the county

Wheat DCP enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual wheat base acres enrolled in the DCP program

Wheat DCP enrolled base per wheat planted acre, 2009
Source: Wheat DCP enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Wheat DCP enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Wheat planted acres, includes all acreage planted to wheat on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): DCP base, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Wheat enrolled base acres divided by the number of acres planted to wheat on FSA farms in the county

Upland cotton DCP enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual upland cotton base acres in the DCP program

Upland cotton DCP enrolled base per upland cotton planted acre, 2009
Source: Upland cotton DCP enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Upland cotton DCP enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Upland cotton planted acres, includes all acreage planted to upland cotton on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): DCP enrolled base, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Upland cotton enrolled base acres divided by the number of acres planted to upland cotton on FSA farms in the county

Rice DCP enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual rice base acres enrolled in the DCP program

Rice DCP enrolled base per rice planted acre, 2009
Source: Rice DCP enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP Base Acre Enrollment Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Rice DCP enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Rice planted acres, includes all acreage planted to rice on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): DCP enrolled base, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Rice enrolled base acres divided by the number of acres planted to rice on FSA farms in the county

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Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program

Total ACRE payments, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data
Type of data: Payments to program participants for the specified program year
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Payments made to owners/operators of farms with historical base acres who enroll their farms in the ACRE program; payments are made on planted acres of a covered commodity or peanuts (not to exceed the farm's base acres) when actual revenue quarantees at the State and farm levels for the applicable commodity

Total ACRE payments per cropland acre, 2009
Source: ACRE payments, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data; Cropland acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2007 Census of Agriculture
Type of data: ACRE payments, payments to program participants for the specified program year; Cropland acres, includes acreage on which crops were harvested or failed and acreage on which crops could be grown but were fallowed, used for pasture or grazing, used for cover crops or soil improvement, or otherwise idled
Year(s): ACRE payments, 2009; Cropland acres, 2007
Definition: Payments divided by the number of cropland acres in the county

Total ACRE enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual base acres enrolled in the ACRE program

Total ACRE enrolled base per cropland acre, 2009
Source: ACRE enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data; Cropland acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2007 Census of Agriculture
Type of data: ACRE enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Cropland acres, includes acreage on which crops were harvested or failed and acreage on which crops could be grown but were fallowed, used for pasture or grazing, used for cover crops or soil improvement, or otherwise idled
Year(s): Acre enrolled base, 2009; Cropland acres, 2007
Definition: ACRE enrolled base acres divided by the number of cropland acres in the county

Total ACRE enrolled base per total DCP and ACRE enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, DCP and ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: ACRE enrolled base acres divided by total (DCP + ACRE) enrolled base acres in the county

Corn ACRE enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual base acres enrolled in the ACRE program

Corn ACRE enrolled base per corn planted acre, 2009
Source: ACRE enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Corn ACRE enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Corn planted acres, includes all acreage planted to corn on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): ACRE enrolled base, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Corn ACRE enrolled base acres divided by the number of acres planted to corn on FSA farms in the county

Soybean ACRE enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual soybean base acres enrolled in the ACRE program

Soybean ACRE enrolled base per soybean planted acre, 2009
Source: ACRE enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Soybean ACRE enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Soybean planted acres, includes all acreage planted to soybeans on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): Soybean ACRE enrolled base, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: ACRE base acres divided by the number of acres planted to soybeans on FSA farms in the county

Wheat ACRE enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual wheat base acres enrolled in the ACRE program

Wheat ACRE enrolled base per wheat planted acre, 2009
Source: Wheat ACRE enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Wheat ACRE enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Wheat planted acres, includes all acreage planted to wheat on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): ACRE base, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Wheat ACRE enrolled base acres divided by the number of acres planted to wheat on FSA farms in the county

Upland cotton ACRE enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual upland cotton enrolled base acres in the ACRE program

Upland cotton ACRE enrolled base per upland cotton planted acre, 2009
Source: Upland cotton ACRE enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Upland cotton ACRE enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Upland cotton planted acres, includes all acreage planted to upland cotton on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): Upland cotton ACRE enrolled base, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Upland ACRE enrolled base acres divided by the number of acres planted to upland cotton on FSA farms in the county

Rice ACRE enrolled base acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data
Type of data: Annual enrollment data
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Annual rice base acres enrolled in the ACRE program

Rice ACRE enrolled base per rice planted acre, 2009
Source: Rice ACRE enrolled base, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, ACRE Base Acre Enrollment Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Rice ACRE enrolled base, annual enrollment data; Rice planted acres, includes all acreage planted to corn on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): ACRE base, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Rice ACRE enrolled base acres divided by the number of acres planted to rice on FSA farms in the county

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Marketing Assistance Loan Program

Total marketing loan benefits (MLB), 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data
Type of data: Program-year benefits received by producers
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Includes marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and certificate exchange gains for all loan eligible commodities. A marketing loan gain is the value to an individual producer of repaying a marketing assistance loans at a lower rate when market prices fall below the applicable loan rate; a loan deficiency payment is an equivalent payment for which an individual producer who opts not to secure a marketing assistance loan is otherwise eligible. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the total value of marketing loan benefits for some counties and for some commodities, particularly rice and upland cotton.]

Total MLBs per cropland acre, 2009
Source: MLBs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data; Cropland acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2007 Census of Agriculture
Type of data: MLBs, program-year benefits received by producers; Cropland acres, includes acreage on which crops were harvested or failed and acreage on which crops could be grown but were fallowed, used for pasture or grazing, used for cover crops or soil improvement, or otherwise idled
Year(s): MLBs, 2009; Cropland acres, 2007
Definition: MLBs for all covered commodities divided by the number of cropland acres in the county. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the total value of marketing loan benefits for some counties and for some commodities, particularly rice and upland cotton.]

Total value of loans made, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for all loan-eligible commodities. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the total value of loans made to some counties and for some commodities, particularly rice and upland cotton. Also note that the county location of loans made is where the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

Total value of loans made per cropland acre, 2009
Source: Value of loans made, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data; Cropland acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2007 Census of Agriculture
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made, 2009; Cropland acres, 2007
Year(s): Value of loans made, 2009; Cropland acres, 2007
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made for all loan-eligible commodities divided by the number of cropland acres in the county. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the total value of loans made to some counties and for some commodities, particularly rice and upland cotton. Also note that the county location of loans made is where the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

Corn value of loans made, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for harvested corn. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the value of loans made to some counties. Also note that the county location of loans made is where the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

Corn value of loans made per corn planted acre, 2009
Source: Value of loans made, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made, annual value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for corn; Corn planted acres, includes all acreage planted to corn on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): Value of loans made, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made for harvested corn divided by the number of acres planted to corn on FSA farms in the county. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the value of loans made to some counties. Also note that the county location of loans made is where the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

Soybean value of loans made, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for harvested soybeans. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the total value of loans made to some counties. Also note that the county location of loans made is where the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

Soybean value of loans made per soybean planted acre, 2009
Source: Value of loans made, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made, annual value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for soybeans; Soybean planted acres, includes all acreage planted to soybeans on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): Value of loans made, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made for harvested soybeans divided by the number of acres planted to soybeans on FSA farms in the county. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the value of loans made to some counties. Also note that the county location of loans made is where the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

Wheat value of loans made, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for harvested wheat. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the value of loans made to some counties. Also note that the county location of loans made is where the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

Wheat value of loans made per wheat planted acre, 2009
Source: Value of loans made, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made, annual value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for wheat; Wheat planted acres, includes all acreage planted to wheat on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): Value of loans made, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made for harvested wheat divided by the number of acres planted to wheat on FSA farms in the county. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the value of loans made to some counties. Also note that the county location of loans made is where the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

Upland cotton value of loans made, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for harvested upland cotton. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the value of loans made to some counties, particularly for rice and upland cotton. Also note that the county location of loans made is where the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

Upland cotton value of loans made per upland cotton planted acre, 2009
Source: Value of loans made, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made, annual value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for upland cotton; Upland cotton planted acres, includes all acreage planted to upland cotton on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): Value of loans made, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made for harvested upland cotton divided by the number of acres planted to upland cotton on FSA farms in the county. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the value of loans made to some counties, particularly for rice and upland cotton. Also note that the county location of loans made is where the commodity collateralized under the loan is stored.]

Rice value of loans made, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for harvested rice. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the value of loans made to some counties, particularly for rice and upland cotton.]

Rice value of loans made per rice planted acre, 2009
Source: Value of loans made, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Loan Summary Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made, annual value of marketing assistance loans made to individual producers for rice; Rice planted acres, includes all acreage planted to rice on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): Value of loans made, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Program-year value of marketing assistance loans made for harvested rice divided by the number of acres planted to rice on FSA farms in the county. [Note: some marketing assistance loans are made through cooperatives; county location data for these loans are not readily available, and they are not included in the Atlas at this time. As a result, the map may underreport the value of loans made to some counties, particularly for rice and upland cotton.]

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Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE)

Total SURE payments, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data
Type of data: Payments to program participants for the specified program year
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Program-year payments made to individual producers in designated disaster counties based on qualifying whole-farm revenue losses during the program year.

Total SURE payments per cropland acre, 2009
Source: SURE, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data; Cropland acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2007 Census of Agriculture
Type of data: SURE, payments to program participants for the specified program year; Cropland acres, includes acreage on which crops were harvested or failed and acreage on which crops could be grown but were fallowed, used for pasture or grazing, used for cover crops or soil improvement, or otherwise idled
Year(s): SURE, 2009; Cropland acres, 2007
Definition: Payments divided by the number of cropland acres in the county

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Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program

By county, Total MILC payments, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data
Type of data: Annual payments to eligible operations
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Payments made to operators of dairy farms when the monthly statutory triggers are met. Operations are eligible for payment on up to 2.985 million pounds of milk produced per fiscal year. Payments are aggregated to the county level.

By State, Total MILC payments, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data
Type of data: Annual payments to eligible operations
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Payments made to operators of dairy farms when the monthly statutory triggers are met. Operations are eligible for payment on up to 2.985 million pounds of milk produced per fiscal year. Payments are aggregated to the State level.

By State, Total MILC payments per hundredweight of production, 2009
Source: MILC payments, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data; Production by State, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Milk Production Data, 2009
Type of data: MILC payments, annual payments to operations; Production, annual milk produced on dairy operations in the State measured by hundredweight (cwt)
Year(s): MILC, 2009; Production, 2009
Definition: MILC payments to dairy operations in a State divided by cwt production of milk in that State. [Note: county-level details will display the same State-level production data for all counties in a State.]

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Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Total CRP payments, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, CRP Data
Type of data: Annual payments to individuals
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Payments made to individuals with acres enrolled in the CRP program, including rental, cost-share, and incentive payments.

Total CRP enrolled acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, CRP Data
Type of data: Total acres enrolled in CRP during the program year; includes both continuing and newly enrolled acres
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total acres enrolled in CRP during the program year; includes both continuing and newly enrolled acres

Total CRP payments, 2011
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, CRP Data
Type of data: Annual payments to individuals
Year(s): 2011
Definition: Payments made to individuals with acres enrolled in the CRP program, including rental, cost-share, and incentive payments.

Total CRP enrolled acres, 2011
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, CRP Data
Type of data: Total acres enrolled in CRP during the program year; includes both continuing and newly enrolled acres
Year(s): 2011
Definition: Total acres enrolled in CRP during the program year; includes both continuing and newly enrolled acres

Total CRP payments per enrolled acre, 2011
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, CRP Data
Type of data: CRP payments, Annual payments to individuals; Enrolled acres, current acres enrolled
Year(s): 2011
Definition: CRP payments divided by number of enrolled acres in the county

Expiring CRP acres, 2012
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, CRP Data
Type of data: Current enrolled acres with contracts expiring in 2012
Year(s): 2012
Definition: Total acres in the county enrolled in CRP in 2011 with CRP contracts set to expire in 2012

Share of 2011 CRP enrolled acres expiring in 2012
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, CRP Data
Type of data: Enrolled acres, current acres enrolled; Expiring acres, current enrolled acres with contracts expiring in 2012
Year(s): Enrolled acres, 2011; Expiring acres, 2012
Definition: Total acres in the county with CRP contracts set to expire in 2012 divided by total acres in the county enrolled in CRP in 2011. [Note: not all expiring CRP acres will leave the program, as some will be reenrolled.]

Share of 2011 CRP enrolled acres expiring in 2012-2014
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, CRP Data
Type of data: Enrolled acres, current acres enrolled; Expiring acres, cumulative acres over multi-year period
Year(s): Enrolled acres, 2011; Expiring acres, 2012-2014
Definition: Total acres in the county with CRP contracts set to expire in 2012-2014 divided by total acres in the county enrolled in CRP in 2011. [Note: not all expiring CRP acres will leave the program, as some will be reenrolled.]

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Crop Insurance Program

Total net acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual number of insured acres
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program

Total net acres per cropland acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Total net acres, Annual number of insured acres; Cropland acres, includes acreage on which crops were harvested or failed and acreage on which crops could be grown but were fallowed, used for pasture or grazing, used for cover crops or soil improvement, or otherwise idled
Year(s): Net acres, 2009; Cropland acres, 2007
Definition: Total net acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program divided by cropland acres in the county

Net acres insured by revenue-based policies as share of total net acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual number of insured acres
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Net acres in the county insured by a crop revenue plan under the Federal crop insurance program divided by total net acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program

Corn net acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual number of insured acres
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total corn acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program

Corn net acres per corn planted acre, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Total net acres, Annual number of insured acres; Corn planted acres, includes all acreage planted to corn on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Program Year(s): Corn net acres, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Total corn net acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program divided by planted acres in the county

Soybean net acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual number of insured acres
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total soybean acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program

Soybean net acres per soybean planted acre, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Total net acres, Annual number of insured acres; Soybean planted acres, includes all acreage planted to corn on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Program year(s): Soybean net acres, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Total soybean net acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program divided by planted acres in the county

Wheat net acres
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual number of insured acres
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total wheat acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program

Wheat net acres per wheat planted acre, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Total net acres, Annual number of insured acres; Wheat planted acres, includes all acreage planted to corn on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Program year(s): Wheat net acres, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Total wheat net acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program divided by planted acres in the county

Upland cotton net acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual number of insured acres
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total upland cotton acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program

Upland cotton net acres per upland cotton planted acre, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Total net acres, Annual number of insured acres; Upland Cotton planted acres, includes all acreage planted to corn on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Program year(s): Upland cotton net acres, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Total upland cotton net acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program divided by planted acres in the county

Rice net acres, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual number of insured acres
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program

Rice net acres per rice planted acre, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data; Planted acres, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency Compliance Data
Type of data: Total net acres, Annual number of insured acres; Rice planted acres, includes all acreage planted to corn on farms participating in Farm Service Agency programs
Year(s): Rice net acres, 2009; Planted acres, 2009
Definition: Total rice net acres in the county insured under the Federal crop insurance program divided by planted acres in the county

Total premiums, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance premiums
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total premiums for policies on all crops insured under the Federal crop insurance program in the county, including both producer and government paid shares on revenue, yield, and other plan types

Premiums on revenue-based policies as share of total premiums, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance premiums
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total premiums for crop revenue plan policies in the county divided by total premiums for all crop insurance policies in the county

Corn premiums, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance premiums
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total premiums for policies insuring corn acres in the county, including both producer and government paid shares on revenue and yield plans

Soybean premiums, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance premiums
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total premiums for policies insuring soybean acres in the county, including both producer and government paid shares on revenue and yield plans

Wheat premiums, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance premiums
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total premiums for policies insuring wheat acres in the county, including both producer and government paid shares on revenue and yield plans

Upland cotton premiums, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance premiums
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total premiums for policies insuring upland cotton acres in the county, including both producer and government paid shares on revenue and yield plans

Rice premiums, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance premiums
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total premiums for policies insuring rice acres in the county, including both producer and government paid shares on revenue and yield plans

Premiums for revenue-based policies as a share of total premiums, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance premiums
Year(s): 2009
Definition: Total premiums for crop revenue plan policies in the county divided by total premiums for all crop insurance policies in the county

Total premium subsidies, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of government paid share of crop insurance premiums
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total government paid share of premiums for policies on all crops insured in the county, including revenue, yield, and other plan types

Corn premium subsidies, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of government paid share of crop insurance premiums
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total government paid share of premiums for policies insuring corn acres in the county, including both revenue and yield plans

Soybean premium subsidies, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of government paid share of crop insurance premiums
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total government paid share of premiums for policies insuring soybean acres in the county, including both revenue and yield plans

Wheat premium subsidies, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of government paid share of crop insurance premiums
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total government paid share of premiums for policies insuring wheat acres in the county, including both revenue and yield plans

Upland cotton premium subsidies, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of government paid share of crop insurance premiums
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total government paid share of premiums for policies insuring upland cotton acres in the county, including both revenue and yield plans

Rice premium subsidies, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of government paid share of crop insurance premiums
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total government paid share of premiums for policies insuring rice acres in the county, including both revenue and yield plans

Total net indemnities, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance net indemnities
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Value of the difference between total producer paid premiums and total indemnities for policies on all crops insured in the county, including revenue, yield, and other plan types

Corn net indemnities, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance net indemnities
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Value of the difference between total producer paid premiums and total indemnities for policies on corn acres in the county, including both revenue and yield plans

Soybean net indemnities, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance net indemnities
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Value of the difference between total producer paid premiums and total indemnities for policies on soybean acres in the county, including both revenue and yield plans

Wheat net indemnities, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance net indemnities
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Value of the difference between total producer paid premiums and total indemnities for policies on wheat acres in the county, including both revenue and yield plans

Upland cotton net indemnities, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance net indemnities
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Value of the difference between total producer paid premiums and total indemnities for policies on upland cotton acres in the county, including both revenue and yield plans

Rice net indemnities, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Annual value of crop insurance net indemnities
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Value of the difference between total producer paid premiums and total indemnities for policies on rice acres in the county, including both revenue and yield plans

Average net indemnities 2000-2009 per net acre
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Average net indemnities, multi-year average of crop insurance net indemnities; Net acres, multi-year average of insured acres
Program year(s): 2000-2009
Definition: Ten-year average of annual value of crop insurance net indemnities divided by annual insured acres in the county

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Cross-Program Comparisons

Total program payments, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data and CRP Data; Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Payments and benefits to program participants for the specified crop year
Year(s): Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total payments and benefits to program participants in the county from DPs, CCPs, ACRE payments, MLBs, SURE payments, MILC payments, and crop insurance premium subsidies

Share of total payments from DPs, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data and CRP Data; Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Payments and benefits to program participants for the specified crop year
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total DPs to program participants in the county divided by total program payments and benefits (as defined above) to program participants in the county

Share of total payments from CCPs, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data and CRP Data; Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Payments and benefits to program participants for the specified crop year
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total CCPs to program participants in the county divided by total program payments and benefits (as defined above) to program participants in the county

Share of total payments from ACRE, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data and CRP Data; Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Payments and benefits to program participants for the specified crop year
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total ACRE payments to program participants in the county divided by total program payments and benefits (as defined above) to program participants in the county

Share of total payments from MLBs, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data and CRP Data; Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Payments and benefits to program participants for the specified crop year
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total MLBs to program participants in the county divided by total program payments and benefits (as defined above) to program participants in the county

Share of total payments from SURE, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data and CRP Data; Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Payments and benefits to program participants for the specified crop year
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total SURE payments to program participants in the county divided by total program payments and benefits (as defined above) to program participants in the county

Share of total payments from MILC, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data and CRP Data; Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Payments and benefits to program participants for the specified crop year
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total MILC payments to program participants in the county divided by total program payments and benefits (as defined above) to program participants in the county

Share of total payments from CRP, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data and CRP Data; Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Payments and benefits to program participants for the specified crop year
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total CRP payments to program participants in the county divided by total program payments and benefits (as defined above) to program participants in the county

Share of total payments from crop insurance premium subsidies, 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Payment Data and CRP Data; Risk Management Agency, County Summary of Business Data
Type of data: Payments and benefits to program participants for the specified crop year
Program year(s): 2009
Definition: Total crop insurance premium subsidies provided to producers in the county divided by total program payments and benefits (as defined above) to program participants in the county

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Updated date: January 12, 2012