Question

[mercuryblues]

How can you find out if someone has received farm subsidies?

Specifically Mark "whirl-wind" Sanford.

[rurallib]

1. I have done this with Sen. Grassley

who incidently is not listed in Iowa, but Virginia. It has been a while so I will have to figure it out.

start here: http://farm.ewg.org/
This is the farm subsidy database (this is the environmental working group db.)

Then pick a state - this brings you to a secondary selection screen
- the very last entry ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN allows for search by recipient - click on this

This will get you where you want - enter the name of the owner or business you want and hit the search button

I put in Charles Grassley of Virginia (senator Grassley) and find he has taken in @ $350,000 in subsidies.
(his son has taken in a million.
The db is @ a year or 2 in arears because it simply takes some time to compile data.

I am curious what you find

[mercuryblues]

3. TY

Funny thing, I was on that site, for NC.

They have nothing on Mark.

But through a google search he is not the only owner. According to the State: and he shares an interest in the plantation and other Beaufort County land with family members.So it can be under any name.

a little more research....

http://www.islandpacket.com/2011/05/11/1651863/sanford-familys-coosaw-plantation.html

note the name John Sanford

http://farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=A01992027

[lilithsrevenge12]

2. I used this for an article

Don't know if it has that company, but it has an incredible amount of information.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/01/us/government-incentives.html?_r=0

[mercuryblues]

4. you are mean. LOL

That link can send me down tha rabbit hole for hours.

I think markie hides his assets well.

[lilithsrevenge12]

5. Hahaha! It is a bit head spinning

If you search by state, you can actually type in a specific business you are looking for and it will tell you if they have received any government incentives. Its a huge pain if you don't know what your looking for though...

[mercuryblues]

6. the link is a definate keeper