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

How much did farmers in Worcester County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?
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Farms in Worcester County received $621,458 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 225 subsidies provided, the largest was for Howe’s Farm and Garden, LLC, which received $56,458 for the claim of “Web-Based NAP “.

The smallest subsidy provided to a Worcester County farmer was $3 to J Norman East Trust.

There were 273 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $1,773,100.

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 Worcester County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer $ Received Reason for Subsidy Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Howe’s Farm and Garden, LLC $56,458 Web-Based NAP $57,669
Blanchflower Logging, Inc. $50,875 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $52,875
Sean Conway $50,875 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $52,875
Steven Guillotte $46,002 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $48,002
Brett Mann $33,415 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $35,415
Ashley Howard $22,880 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $22,951
Charles Woodward Jr. $17,824 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $19,824
Glenn S. Stillman $16,853 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $17,743
Neil A. Zanni $12,799 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $12,799
Buzz and Thrive, Inc. $12,280 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $12,280
Beth Stuerman $12,273 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $15,698
Meadowbrook Orchards, Inc. $11,682 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $11,682
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $11,170 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $61,812
Levon Kachadoorian $9,854 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $9,854
David W. Salem $9,310 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $13,462
Lanni Orchards, Inc. $8,322 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $8,322
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $6,056 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $5,443 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Herron Farms, LLC $5,116 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $6,899
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $4,674 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Sandra Evangelista $4,671 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $7,783
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $4,645 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $4,332 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Walnut Lane, LLC $4,204 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $4,408
Steven R. Holmes $4,107 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $6,107
Stanley Grigas $3,811 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $3,719 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $3,662 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $3,648 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
John M. Winsky $3,612 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $5,625
Steven Clarkson $3,607 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $5,607
John Stephenson $3,455 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $3,455
Stanley Grigas $3,426 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Beth Stuerman $3,425 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $15,698
David W. Salem $3,422 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $13,462
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $3,363 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Jane R. Duderstadt $3,345 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $7,034
J Norman East Trust $3,306 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $3,339
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $3,121 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Stanley Grigas $2,941 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Stanley Grigas $2,924 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Thistle Rock Farm, LLC $2,923 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $3,420
Jane R. Duderstadt $2,853 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $7,034
Stanley Grigas $2,726 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Hollis Hills Farm, Inc. $2,617 Web-Based NAP $4,489
James H. Koebke $2,467 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $2,467
David H. Rota $2,443 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $3,060
Joan R. Walker $2,396 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $3,607
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $2,380 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $61,812
Stanley Grigas $2,341 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Stanley Grigas $2,305 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Stanley Grigas $2,296 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Stillman Dairy Farm $2,229 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $2,273
Audrey East Living Trust $2,211 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $2,801
David E. Howe $2,156 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $2,196
Charlton Orchards Group, LLC $2,130 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $2,130
Stanley Grigas $2,116 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Steven Clarkson $2,000 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $5,607
Brett Mann $2,000 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $35,415
Charles Woodward Jr. $2,000 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $19,824
Blanchflower Logging, Inc. $2,000 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $52,875
Steven R. Holmes $2,000 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $6,107
Sean Conway $2,000 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $52,875
Steven Guillotte $2,000 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $48,002
Stanley Grigas $1,964 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Matthew Koziol $1,939 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,939
Pollard Herbert and Nancy $1,935 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,935
William Richardson $1,931 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $2,006
Hollis Hills Farm, Inc. $1,872 Web-Based NAP $4,489
Marianne E. McCarthy $1,833 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,833
Lawrence Favreau $1,830 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $2,656
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $1,544 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $61,812
Hubbard’s Farm, LLC $1,531 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $2,360
John M. Winsky $1,465 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $5,625
Peter W. Hawkes $1,443 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,928
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $1,393 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Herbert Lee Pollard Jr. $1,316 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,316
Phillip Lam $1,287 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $2,150
Howe’s Farm and Garden, LLC $1,211 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $57,669
Joan R. Walker $1,211 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $3,607
George Hill Orchards, Inc. $1,162 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $1,162
Dennis K. Murphy $1,141 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $1,141
Joseph P. Duhamel $1,123 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,438
John Sinkewicz $1,098 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,246
Leobardo Mondragon $1,082 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $1,082
Ruth Kihu $1,078 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $1,078
Raymond MacMillan $1,066 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $2,217
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $1,040 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $1,024 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $61,812
Carl Rossbach $1,013 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,013
Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLC $979 Grasslands Reserve Program $979
The Farm School, Inc. $965 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $965
Crystal A. Maloney $953 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,850
Crystal A. Maloney $897 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,850
Brianna Lo $890 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $890
Michael J. Klem $880 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,160
Stanley Grigas $877 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Phillip Lam $863 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $2,150
Jacobson Farm $854 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,228
Kaszowski Dairy Farm $839 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $839
Jane R. Duderstadt $836 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $7,034
Hubbard’s Farm, LLC $829 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $2,360
Shad Wells $812 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,553
Roland N. Gaumond $792 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,438
Keith Cutler $775 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,203
Stanley Grigas $770 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $29,796
Steven Tucker IRRV Trustee DTD November 19, 2015 $768 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,812
Shad Wells $741 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,553
David W. Salem $730 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $13,462
Raymond MacMillan $727 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $2,217
Glenn S. Stillman $719 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $17,743
Dawn Michelle Rosenlund $693 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,233
Adisson Toussaint SR $684 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $684
Stanley Grigas $655 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
Roland N. Gaumond $646 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,438
Mark Manoogian $645 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,068
Stanley Grigas $644 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $29,796
David H. Rota $617 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $3,060
Nalee Yang $616 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $616
Anna Korch $597 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,114
Victor P. Kallgren $584 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $742
Douglas A. Waugh $583 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,230
Herron Farms, LLC $583 Price Loss Coverage Program $6,899
Jason H. Austin $582 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $582
Andrew Kimwomi $568 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $568
Lawrence Favreau $566 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $2,656
Barry Nadon Sr. $566 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $566
John M. Winsky $548 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $5,625
Kristin Ayotte-Lapierre $546 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $546
Dawn Michelle Rosenlund $540 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $1,233
Katherine Lathrop $540 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $540
Anna Korch $517 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,114
John M Kittredge Many Hands Organic Farm $500 Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share – Crops Program $800
Herron Farms, LLC $497 Price Loss Coverage Program $6,899
Lukas Johan Bjorklund $489 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $766
Richard Green $487 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $487
Peter W. Hawkes $485 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $1,928
Douglas A. Waugh $478 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,230
Red River Farm, LLC $472 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $916
Audrey East Living Trust $465 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $2,801
Red River Farm, LLC $444 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $916
Keith Cutler $428 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,203
Raymond MacMillan $425 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $2,217
Christine Humphrey $419 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $419
Fred Lake $417 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $417
Herron Farms, LLC $407 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $6,899
Whitney L Deciccio $400 Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share – Crops Program $400
Sandra Evangelista $399 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Vincent Magasi $394 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $394
Steven Tucker IRRV Trustee DTD November 19, 2015 $384 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,812
Jacobson Farm $374 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,228
Sandra Evangelista $359 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
J Norman East Family Trust $340 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $754
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $327 Grasslands Reserve Program $61,812
Mark Manoogian $327 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,068
Joseph P. Duhamel $315 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,438
Jonathan Dupuis $309 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $309
Sandra Evangelista $308 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Sandra Evangelista $306 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
John M Kittredge Many Hands Organic Farm $300 Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share – Livestock Program $800
Mustafa Harrati $297 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $297
Sandra Evangelista $286 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Hannah Miller $286 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $388
Michael J. Klem $280 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,160
Lukas Johan Bjorklund $277 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $766
Lawrence Favreau $260 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $2,656
Thistle Rock Farm, LLC $258 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $3,420
Dorothy H. Benedict $257 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $257
Catherine Hansgate $250 Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share – Crops Program $350
Andrea Schnepf $249 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $249
Herron Farms, LLC $249 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $6,899
Sandra Evangelista $245 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Paul Grady $243 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $243
Sandra Evangelista $241 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Sandra Evangelista $240 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Thistle Rock Farm, LLC $239 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $3,420
Thomas J. Colyer $235 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $235
Steven Tucker IRRV Trustee DTD November 19, 2015 $231 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,812
Sandra Evangelista $222 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Sandra Evangelista $206 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Walnut Lane, LLC $204 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $4,408
Robert Meagher $204 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $306
Janet Johnson $200 Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share – Crops Program $200
Robert Berube $187 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $337
J Norman East Family Trust $174 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $754
Glenn S. Stillman $171 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $17,743
Douglas A. Waugh $169 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $1,230
Victor P. Kallgren $158 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $742
Keith Tetreault $156 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $156
Richard H. Stevens $154 Grasslands Reserve Program $154
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $152 Grasslands Reserve Program $61,812
Dianna Provencher $150 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $150
Steven Tucker IRRV Trustee DTD November 19, 2015 $150 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,812
Steven Tucker IRRV Trustee DTD November 19, 2015 $150 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,812
Robert Berube $150 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $337
John Sinkewicz $148 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,246
Sangiwa Eliamani $148 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $148
Richard Mecha $148 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $148
Eben Chesebrough $141 Livestock Forage Disaster Program $141
J Norman East Family Trust $135 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $754
Linda Herbison $132 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $132
Steven Tucker IRRV Trustee DTD November 19, 2015 $129 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,812
Arlene Joyal $123 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $123
Carter and Stevens Farm, LLC $121 Grasslands Reserve Program $61,812
J Norman East Family Trust $105 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $754
Robert Meagher $102 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $306
Hannah Miller $102 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $388
Catherine Hansgate $100 Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share – Livestock Program $350
Mark Manoogian $96 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $1,068
Sandra Evangelista $92 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Audrey East Living Trust $77 Price Loss Coverage Program $2,801
William Richardson $75 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $2,006
Sandra Evangelista $72 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $7,783
Ashley Howard $71 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $22,951
Sandra Evangelista $69 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Sandra Evangelista $67 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $7,783
Greenwood Hill Farm $64 Grasslands Reserve Program $64
Albert Stoddart $53 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $53
Audrey East Living Trust $48 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $2,801
Herron Farms, LLC $48 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $6,899
Stillman Dairy Farm $44 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $2,273
David E. Howe $40 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $2,196
J Norman East Trust $22 Conservation Reserve Program – Practice Incentives Payment Program $3,339
J Norman East Trust $8 Price Loss Coverage Program $3,339
J Norman East Trust $3 Conservation Reserve Program – Practice Incentives Payment Program $3,339


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