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Oswego County, New York

$64,022 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 71/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Oswego County

$64,022 in USDA farm subsidies to Oswego County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 32 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $43,265
Dairy Programs $17,868
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $598

Selected program components shown individually. These are separate EWG/USDA pulls and are not additive to the headline subsidy total — no combined "total" is shown. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database / USDA, 2024.

Crop Insurance Premium Subsidy

$700,024 in federal crop-insurance premium subsidy (RMA, 2024).

This is a separate program total (premium-subsidy dollars only) — it is not part of the subsidy headline above and is shown on its own. Source: USDA RMA via EWG, 2024.

Top Subsidy Recipients

# Recipient 2024 Total
1 Behling Orchards LLC $15,878
2 F.S.M.S. $6,421
3 Maple Help Stock Farms $5,249
4 R.F.P. $3,402
5 M.F. $3,266
6 Guppy's Berry Farm, LLC $3,239
7 Chengerian's Tree Land, Inc. $2,261
8 R.B. $2,231
9 Fruit Valley Orchard, LLC $2,141
10 Wimler Farm Ny LLC $2,126

Top recipients by EWG totalfarm (2024). These named payments sum toward the headline total above. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database.

About Farming in Oswego County

Oswego County has roughly 592 farms working about 85,696 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~145 acres per farm.

In Oswego County, non-irrigated cropland rents for roughly $46/acre and farmland is valued near $2,848/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap; Elevated beginning-producer presence (59 per 100 farms).

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

71 out of 100
High Opportunity
#4 of 62 in New York (95th pctile)
93rd national percentile
Funding Gap? 25.0/25
Program Eligibility? 17.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 18.8/25
Economic Need? 11.0/25
What drives this score
  • Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap
  • Elevated beginning-producer presence (59 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (72 per 100 farms)
  • High veteran population (9.2%)
  • Above-median loss ratio (2.42)
  • Low insured-policy density (0.1 policies/farm)
  • Moderate poverty (14.9%)

An opportunity-gap indicator (0–100) built from up to four public-data components — not a prediction that any farm will get funding or qualifies for a program. Sources: USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG subsidy records.

USDA Funding Per Acre

Historically, Oswego County received about $0.75 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #2,716 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (85,696 acres, USDA NASS 2022 Census). A descriptive county-wide statistic — not a prediction of what any individual farm received or will receive.

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County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
118,162
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$68,613
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
14.9%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
4.3%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$46/ac
(USDA NASS, non-irrig.)
Land Value
$2,848/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
71
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
11,957
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Oswego County receive?

Oswego County recipients received about $64,022 in USDA farm subsidies in 2024, per the EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm). This is a single-year county total of recorded payments, not a forecast of future funding.

What USDA programs are available to farmers in Oswego County?

Farmers may be eligible for a range of USDA programs — conservation (e.g. CRP, EQIP), commodity support (ARC/PLC), disaster assistance, federal crop insurance, and FSA loans. Eligibility depends on your farm; use the free Subsidy Finder to see programs you could qualify for.

How is the FarmGrant Opportunity Score calculated?

The Opportunity Score (0–100; 71 for Oswego County) is an opportunity-gap indicator built from up to four public-data components — funding gap, program eligibility, insurance opportunity, and economic need — using USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG records. It is not a prediction that any farm will receive funding or qualifies for a specific program.

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Farms in Oswego County may qualify for USDA programs based on crop, conservation, and disaster activity. Run the free Subsidy Finder to see which programs you could qualify for, then prep your local USDA office visit.

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Data as of June 02, 2026. Subsidy figures: USDA/EWG 2024 release. Farmland acres: USDA NASS 2022 Census. Opportunity score refreshed monthly. Each figure above carries its own data year; this page is never fresher than its oldest input.