USDA Farm Service Agency Completes Payment Database
Teresa Lasseter, administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), today announced the completion of a database commonly referred to as the Section 1614 database, named for the authorizing section of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, under which it was created.
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The 1614 database is not the official record of payments to producers by USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation. In many cases, historical data necessary to create the 1614 database had to be re-created using the best available records as compiled from FSA’s 2,346 offices across the country. The official record of payments is contained in other data files that have been publicly available for several years.The 1614 database contains 64 million records for more than 2.3 million entities or individuals. It provides information about $56 billion worth of benefits. Due to the size of the database, FSA is unable to make it available via the Internet. To obtain a copy of the database on DVD, please send a written request to 1614 Database, Farm Service Agency, 6501 Beacon Drive – Mail Stop 8388, Kansas City, MO 64133-4676. A written request can also be faxed to (816) 448-5833 or emailed to RA.mokansasc2.fsakcfoia@one.usda.gov. Requestors should note that the database is too large (6 gigabytes) to be loaded onto an average home or desktop computer.
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