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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Windsor County farmers in 2021 reached $650,179

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Farms in Windsor County received $650,179 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 198 subsidies provided, the largest was for Savage Trucking, Inc., which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Windsor County farmer was $18 to James Patterson.

There were 66 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $687,722.

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 Windsor County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Savage Trucking, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Brien K. Smith$20,730Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$22,730
Donna Homan$16,699Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
Green Mountain Spring-Rock Farm, LLC$16,170Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$16,170
Gerry L. White$16,145Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$18,145
Donna Homan$15,009Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
Donna Homan$14,212Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$134,361
Donna Homan$12,888Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
Donna Homan$12,809Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
Donna Homan$11,945Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
James G. Rice$11,226Conservation Reserve Program - Transition Incentives Program$16,372
Donna Homan$10,255Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
Donna Homan$10,098Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
Donna Homan$10,059Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
North Hollow Farm, LLC$9,709Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,709
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$9,391Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
Donna Homan$8,605Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$8,441Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$7,500Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$7,500Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$7,500Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$7,281Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$7,248Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$7,203Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
Edward L Meacham$6,821Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$6,717Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
Michael Dolloff$6,584Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$6,180Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Edward L Meacham$6,131Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Michael Dolloff$5,918Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$5,767Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$5,679Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$5,657Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$5,625Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Edward L Meacham$5,264Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Edward L Meacham$5,232Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$5,215Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
George R. Miller$5,147Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
Michael Dolloff$5,081Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
Michael Dolloff$5,050Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
Edward L Meacham$4,879Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$4,839Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
Michael Dolloff$4,710Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
George R. Miller$4,627Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
Edward L Meacham$4,189Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Edward L Meacham$4,125Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Edward L Meacham$4,109Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Michael Dolloff$4,043Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
Michael Dolloff$3,982Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
George R. Miller$3,972Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
Michael Dolloff$3,966Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
George R. Miller$3,948Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
Donna Homan$3,842Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$3,726Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
George R. Miller$3,682Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
Peggy Ainsworth$3,642Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$3,586Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Edward L Meacham$3,515Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Michael Dolloff$3,393Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$3,374Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Peggy Ainsworth$3,274Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
George R. Miller$3,161Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
Richard Griffith$3,159Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,414
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$3,140Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
George R. Miller$3,113Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
George R. Miller$3,100Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$3,002Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
James G. Rice$2,978Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$16,372
Donna Homan$2,868Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
George R. Miller$2,858Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
Donna Homan$2,823Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$2,811Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$70,654
Peggy Ainsworth$2,811Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
Peggy Ainsworth$2,794Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
George R. Miller$2,652Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
Peggy Ainsworth$2,605Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$2,386Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$2,298Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Peggy Ainsworth$2,237Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$2,218Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Peggy Ainsworth$2,202Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
Peggy Ainsworth$2,194Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
Edward L Meacham$2,151Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$51,800
Gerry L. White$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$18,145
Brien K. Smith$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$22,730
Savage Trucking, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,983Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Rachel Bigelow$1,908Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,908
Peggy Ainsworth$1,877Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,813Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Donna Homan$1,773Dairy Margin Coverage Program$134,361
Michael L. Clark$1,721Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,709Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$1,677Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,655Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,636Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,625Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$1,613Dairy Margin Coverage Program$70,654
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,597Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Edward L Meacham$1,570Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Michael L. Clark$1,547Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
Keith F. Ferguson$1,524Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,657
Michael Dolloff$1,515Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$1,507Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
Edward L Meacham$1,490Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Michael Dolloff$1,438Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,414Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Keith F. Ferguson$1,413Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,657
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,381Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Michael L. Clark$1,328Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
Kenneth & Janice Young$1,324Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,324
Michael L. Clark$1,320Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$1,294Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$1,286Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,243Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Michael L. Clark$1,231Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
Keith F. Ferguson$1,213Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,657
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$1,200Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
Keith F. Ferguson$1,190Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,657
Edward L Meacham$1,172Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Edward L Meacham$1,153Dairy Margin Coverage Program$51,800
Michael Dolloff$1,131Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,130Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
James G. Rice$1,119Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$16,372
Michael Dolloff$1,113Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,126
Michael Dolloff$1,100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$49,126
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,077Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Michael L. Clark$1,057Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
James G. Rice$1,049Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$16,372
Michael L. Clark$1,040Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
Michael L. Clark$1,036Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$1,030Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$1,014Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
Kenneth Hoser$1,013Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,013
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$1,010Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$959Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Kris D. Brown$949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$949
James Patterson$936Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,152
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$931Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
Susan L. Cain$930Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$930
Jan M. Sensenich Esq.$912Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$912
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$912Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$900Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$896Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Michael L. Clark$887Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
Richard Griffith$886Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,414
George R. Miller$884Dairy Margin Coverage Program$37,257
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$864Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$828Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Keith F. Ferguson$790Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,657
EBZ, LLC$788Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,019
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$785Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$773Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Peggy Ainsworth$772Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$25,448
Keith F. Ferguson$758Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,657
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$665Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$652Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
EBZ, LLC$640Price Loss Coverage Program$2,019
Peggy Ainsworth$626Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$623Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Richard Griffith$618Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,414
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$592Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
EBZ, LLC$591Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,019
Keith F. Ferguson$551Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,657
Richard Griffith$540Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,414
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$530Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$507Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Jeffrey Louis Close$481Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$629
Donna Homan$477Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$134,361
Keith F. Ferguson$454Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,657
Keith F. Ferguson$431Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,657
Joan Wortman$408Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$408
Fuller Farms, Inc.$408Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$408
Peggy Ainsworth$387Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,448
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$386Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$364Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Thaddeus Guild$354Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$354
Larry Severance$344Dairy Margin Coverage Program$1,129
Keith F. Ferguson$334Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,657
Michael L. Clark$296Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$288Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
James Henry Spaulding Jr.$284Dairy Margin Coverage Program$12,772
Larry Severance$266Dairy Margin Coverage Program$1,129
Larry Severance$247Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,129
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$246Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Richard Griffith$211Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,414
Larry Severance$183Dairy Margin Coverage Program$1,129
Michael L. Clark$183Dairy Margin Coverage Program$11,644
Jeffrey Louis Close$148Price Loss Coverage Program$629
James Patterson$126Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,152
George R. Miller$112Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$37,257
Michael Dolloff$101Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$49,126
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$98Dairy Margin Coverage Program$93,910
Larry Severance$89Dairy Margin Coverage Program$1,129
Robeth Holsteins, LLC$74Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$70,654
James Patterson$72Price Loss Coverage Program$1,152
Peggy Ainsworth$29Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$25,448
James Patterson$18Price Loss Coverage Program$1,152

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