How much did farmers in Washington County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

How much did farmers in Washington County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?
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Farms in Washington County received $870,458 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 257 subsidies provided, the largest was for J Lowell Logging, LLC, which received $50,875 for the claim of “Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program”.

The smallest subsidy provided to a Washington County farmer was $7 to R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC.

There were 115 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $1,542,169.

Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies “help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses.”

USDA data analyzed by the Cato Institute found that “farmers (on net) have derived almost 40% of their income directly from the U.S. government” in recent years.

The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters to help maintain consistent farming across the country.

Subsidies Received by Washington County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer $ Received Reason for Subsidy Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
J Lowell Logging, LLC $50,875 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $52,875
Derek Wilson $30,717 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $32,717
Fairmont, LLC $23,788 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $16,699 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $16,699 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $15,009 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $15,009 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Brewster Uplands Conservation Trust, LLC $13,668 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $13,668
Fairmont, LLC $12,888 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $12,888 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $12,809 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $12,809 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $11,945 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $11,945 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
The Mcknight Farm $11,749 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
The Nature Conservancy $11,584 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $11,584 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Mcknight Farm $10,561 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
Fairmont, LLC $10,255 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $10,255 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $10,098 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $10,098 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $10,059 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $10,059 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
The Mcknight Farm $9,068 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
The Mcknight Farm $9,012 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
Fairmont, LLC $8,605 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $8,605 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
The Mcknight Farm $8,404 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
Neddo Farm $8,391 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
Neddo Farm $7,542 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
The Mcknight Farm $7,215 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
The Mcknight Farm $7,105 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
The Nature Conservancy $7,082 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $7,082 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Mcknight Farm $7,077 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
Elwin Neill Jr. $6,793 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $13,051
The Nature Conservancy $6,619 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $6,619 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
Neddo Farm $6,476 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
Neddo Farm $6,436 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
Keith Burtt $6,330 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $6,330
The Mcknight Farm $6,054 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
Neddo Farm $6,002 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
Jennifer Lambert $5,888 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $14,849
The Nature Conservancy $5,819 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $5,819 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
Jennifer Churchill $5,535 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
Gabriel M. O’Malley $5,177 Noninsured Assistance Program $5,783
Neddo Farm $5,153 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $5,082 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
Neddo Farm $5,074 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
Neddo Farm $5,054 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
Jennifer Churchill $4,975 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
The Nature Conservancy $4,865 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $4,865 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $4,752 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $4,752 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
Neddo Farm $4,659 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $4,568 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
Neddo Farm $4,324 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
Jennifer Churchill $4,272 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
Jennifer Churchill $4,246 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
Jennifer Churchill $3,959 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $3,922 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $3,898 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
Flywheel Farm $3,864 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $3,864
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $3,635 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
Jennifer Lambert $3,561 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $14,849
Jennifer Churchill $3,399 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
Jennifer Churchill $3,347 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
Jennifer Churchill $3,334 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $3,317 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Estate of Anthony Spector $3,300 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $3,300
Martin Churchill $3,252 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
Provender Farm, LLC $3,196 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $3,196
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $3,121 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
Jennifer Churchill $3,074 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $3,073 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $3,061 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
Jennifer Lambert $3,034 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $14,849
Joseph A. Turner $3,024 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
The Nature Conservancy $3,006 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $3,006 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $2,982 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Mark Davis $2,940 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
Martin Churchill $2,923 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
Fairmont, LLC $2,868 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $2,868 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Jennifer Churchill $2,852 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
Joseph A. Turner $2,718 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
Mark Davis $2,643 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $2,619 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $2,560 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $2,544 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Martin Churchill $2,509 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
Elwin Neill Jr. $2,496 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $13,051
Martin Churchill $2,494 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $2,373 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Joseph A. Turner $2,334 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
Martin Churchill $2,326 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
Joseph A. Turner $2,319 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
Mark Davis $2,269 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
Mark Davis $2,255 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
Frank Johnson $2,242 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $2,242 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
Joseph A. Turner $2,163 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
Mark Davis $2,103 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $2,037 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
The Nature Conservancy $2,022 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $2,022 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Mcknight Farm $2,018 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
Frank Johnson $2,015 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $2,015 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $2,006 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Derek Wilson $2,000 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $32,717
J Lowell Logging, LLC $2,000 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $52,875
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $1,998 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Martin Churchill $1,997 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
Elwin Neill Jr. $1,997 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $13,051
Martin Churchill $1,966 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
Martin Churchill $1,959 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
Joseph A. Turner $1,857 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $1,842 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Joseph A. Turner $1,828 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
Joseph A. Turner $1,821 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
Neddo Farm $1,818 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $62,371
Mark Davis $1,805 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
Mark Davis $1,778 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
Fairmont, LLC $1,773 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Fairmont, LLC $1,773 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $249,803
Mark Davis $1,771 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
Frank Johnson $1,730 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $1,730 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
Frank Johnson $1,720 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $1,720 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $1,709 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Martin Churchill $1,676 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
Hadley M. Gaylord Jr. $1,669 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $2,303
Frank Johnson $1,603 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $1,603 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
Joseph A. Turner $1,558 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
Mark Davis $1,515 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
Neddo Farm $1,441 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $62,371
Frank Johnson $1,377 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $1,377 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
Templeton Farm, LLC $1,374 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,374
Frank Johnson $1,356 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $1,356 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
Jennifer Lambert $1,355 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $14,849
Frank Johnson $1,350 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $1,350 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
Joseph A. Turner $1,324 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $23,575
The Mcknight Farm $1,247 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $80,264
Jennifer D. McFeeters $1,220 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,814
Frank Johnson $1,155 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $1,155 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
The Nature Conservancy $1,140 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $1,140 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
Fairmont Farm, Inc. $1,124 Agricultural Risk Coverage Program – County $1,124
The Nature Conservancy $1,097 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $1,097 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $1,064 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $1,064 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
Joseph A. Turner $1,059 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $23,575
Jennifer Lambert $1,011 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $14,849
Emery Lynd $1,001 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $1,001 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
Jennifer Churchill $951 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $40,449
Emery Lynd $900 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $900 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $873 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
Tamarack Hollow Farm, LLC $868 Noninsured Assistance Program $868
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $844 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
Charles Stander $786 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $786
Emery Lynd $772 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $772 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
Emery Lynd $768 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $768 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $763 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $758 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
The Mcknight Farm $753 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $80,264
Elwin Neill Jr. $737 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $13,051
Vermont Land Trust, Inc. $724 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $724
Emery Lynd $716 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $716 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $673 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $35,072
Walking Onion, LLC $660 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $660
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $651 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $647 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
Hadley M. Gaylord Jr. $634 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $2,303
Gayle Sewell $630 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $705
Emery Lynd $615 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $615 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
The Nature Conservancy $615 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $615 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
Gabriel M. O’Malley $606 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $5,783
Emery Lynd $605 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $605 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $604 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
Emery Lynd $603 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $603 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
Jennifer D. McFeeters $594 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,814
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $570 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Fieldstone Organic Farm, LLC $561 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $25,262
Martin Churchill $559 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $540 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $35,072
Joseph A. Turner $519 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $518 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
Emery Lynd $516 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $516 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $510 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $508 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
Mark Davis $505 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
Elwin Neill Jr. $499 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $13,051
Jennifer Churchill $485 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $40,449
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $469 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $435 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
Frank Johnson $385 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $385 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
Martin Churchill $345 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $22,012
The Nature Conservancy $335 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
The Nature Conservancy $335 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $100,000
Joseph A. Turner $321 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $23,575
Mark Davis $312 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $19,925
Frank Johnson $307 Agricultural Risk Coverage Program – County $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $307 Agricultural Risk Coverage Program – County $15,491
Susan Carpenter $306 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $306
Joseph A. Turner $279 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $23,575
Elwin Neill Jr. $265 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $13,051
Elwin Neill Jr. $265 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $13,051
Joseph A. Turner $265 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $23,575
Frank Johnson $238 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,484
Marilyn Johnson $238 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $15,491
Lepage, LLC $191 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $191
Richard Hourihan – Smith Farm $185 NAP Regular Web-Based Program $185
Joseph A. Turner $173 Trade Mitigation Program/Market Facilitation Program 2019 – Non-Specialty Crops Program $23,575
Emery Lynd $172 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $172 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $145 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,104
Allan D. Perry $134 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $134
Emery Lynd $106 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,795
Geordie Lynd $106 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $6,810
Gary P. Williams $93 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $234
Gayle Sewell $75 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $705
Gary P. Williams $72 Price Loss Coverage Program $234
Gary P. Williams $69 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $234
Geordie Lynd $37 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $6,810
Mark Davis $30 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $19,925
Emery Lynd $22 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $6,795
Jennifer Churchill $22 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $40,449
Perfect Maple Farm, LLC $15 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $6,104
Joseph A. Turner $15 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $23,575
Marilyn Johnson $14 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $15,491
Frank Johnson $7 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $15,484
Martin Churchill $7 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $22,012
R W Bothfeld Farm, LLC $7 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $35,072


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