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

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