Federal spending · FY2025
Agriculture
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The Agriculture domain encompasses a broad mandate to support the nation's agricultural sector, ensuring food security, promoting rural economic development, and stewarding natural resources. Its primary public purpose is to foster a productive, resilient, and sustainable agricultural system that provides a stable supply of food, fiber, and other agricultural products, while also protecting the environment and supporting rural communities. Success is defined by the economic viability of American farms and ranches, the affordability and accessibility of food for consumers, the conservation of soil, water, and biodiversity, and the vitality of rural economies. Key responsibilities include providing financial assistance through commodity programs and crop insurance, supporting research and extension services to drive innovation, facilitating access to credit, promoting international trade, and implementing conservation practices. Agencies like the Department of Agriculture are central to these efforts, managing a complex web of programs that impact every aspect of the agricultural value chain, from farm gate to consumer table, and from land stewardship to global markets.
The problem
Is farm support reaching the risks it is meant to cover, at a cost the public can see? The FY2025 United States expenditure records show the money recorded, but not whether people received good service. This question needs checking; a specific failure has not been confirmed here.
The solution
Publish who receives support and which losses or risks it covers. Compare the cost of running each program and test changes before expanding, while checking how smaller and vulnerable farms are affected. How this helps: The public can see whether support protects farming needs or mostly repeats costly payments to a few recipients. Protect people: Keep essential services safe and accessible. Test changes before expanding them, and reverse changes that harm access or shift costs to residents. Measure success: support per insured risk, recipient concentration and program administration cost.
Supports agricultural services, eligible farm assistance and related risk-management programs. Program accounts distinguish their different purposes.
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| Where it went | Gross outlays | Share | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| $45.2B63.0% | 63.0% | ||
| $26.5B37.0% | 37.0% |
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