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

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Farms in Cumberland County received $431,356 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 184 subsidies provided, the largest was for Chaplin Logging, Inc., which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Cumberland County farmer was $4 to Kathleen Mcaleney.

There were 82 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $1,057,360.

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 Cumberland County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Chaplin Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Northwest Forest Management, LLC$46,198Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$48,198
Fisherman's Pride, LLC$26,440Seafood Trade Relief Program$26,440
Great Ledge Fisheries, LLC$17,371Seafood Trade Relief Program$17,371
Seth Mayberry$14,459Seafood Trade Relief Program$14,459
Rusty Knoll Farm$8,335Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Rusty Knoll Farm$7,491Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Mark L. Vachon$6,889Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$6,904
Tricia L. Vachon$6,889Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$6,912
Rusty Knoll Farm$6,432Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Rusty Knoll Farm$6,393Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Rusty Knoll Farm$5,962Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Rusty Knoll Farm$5,119Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Rusty Knoll Farm$5,040Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Rusty Knoll Farm$5,020Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Rusty Knoll Farm$4,628Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Rusty Knoll Farm$4,295Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Stephen C. Hunt$3,969Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,737
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$3,856Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$25,729
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$3,856Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$25,729
Parsons Farm, LLC$3,509Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
Paul Randall$3,400Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,710
Marilynn Reasor$3,257Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,532
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$3,252Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$3,217Livestock Forage Disaster Program$19,632
Benjamin E. Hartwell$3,194Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,197
Parsons Farm, LLC$3,154Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
Nancy H. Jordan$3,140Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,140
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$3,124Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$3,124Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Randy Wood$3,091Seafood Trade Relief Program$3,091
Rusty Knoll Farm$2,980Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$63,157
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$2,923Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
Parsons Farm, LLC$2,708Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
Parsons Farm, LLC$2,692Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
Stephen C. Hunt$2,661Price Loss Coverage Program$8,737
Richard B. Hawksley$2,627Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,627
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$2,570Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$25,729
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$2,570Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$25,729
Mary A. Mamer$2,565Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,937
Parsons Farm, LLC$2,510Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$2,509Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$2,494Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
Walter A. Young$2,489Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Benson Farm, LLC$2,488Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$2,488
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$2,326Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$2,275Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
Walter A. Young$2,237Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Parsons Farm, LLC$2,155Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
Parsons Farm, LLC$2,122Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
Parsons Farm, LLC$2,114Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
Heath L. Emery$2,080Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,162
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$2,044Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
Chaplin Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Northwest Forest Management, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$48,198
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$1,997Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$1,966Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$1,959Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
Parsons Farm, LLC$1,949Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
Victor C. Kay$1,934Seafood Trade Relief Program$1,934
Parsons Farm, LLC$1,927Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$27,406
Walter A. Young$1,921Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Walter A. Young$1,909Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Parsons Farm, LLC$1,808Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$1,806Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
Walter A. Young$1,780Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$1,755Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$1,745Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$1,676Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
Sharon K. Teel$1,666Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,715
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$1,627Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
Schnackenberg Family Farm, LLC$1,617Price Loss Coverage Program$6,794
Mary A. Mamer$1,601Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,937
Stephen C. Hunt$1,549Price Loss Coverage Program$8,737
Louise Chasse Bither$1,544Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,544
Walter A. Young$1,528Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$1,514Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$1,514Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Walter A. Young$1,505Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Walter A. Young$1,499Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Kurt Christensen$1,489Seafood Trade Relief Program$1,489
DJ Schroeder Farm, LLC$1,438Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,950
Rusty Knoll Farm$1,432Dairy Margin Coverage Program$63,157
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$1,397Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
Walter A. Young$1,382Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$1,375Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$1,370Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
Thomas R. Walker$1,338Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,974
Chco, LLC$1,320Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,320
Paul Randall$1,310Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,710
Walter A. Young$1,283Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Marilynn Reasor$1,275Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,532
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$1,263Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
Nestay Incorporated$1,248Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,248
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$1,172Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
Deborah Cheney$1,136Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,136
Schnackenberg Family Farm, LLC$1,102Price Loss Coverage Program$6,794
LDT Family Farm Interest, LLC$1,091Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,397
Mary A. Mamer$1,039Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,937
Benjamin E. Hartwell$1,003Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,197
Thomas Martin$971Seafood Trade Relief Program$971
Highland Ridge Farm, LLC$960Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$960
Carl E Redenbo Revocable Trust$955Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,607
Nathaniel S. Grant$911Seafood Trade Relief Program$911
Findview Farm$892Livestock Forage Disaster Program$892
Charlotte K Perillo Revocable Trust$873Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,826
Kathleen Mcaleney$869Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,060
Schnackenberg Family Farm, LLC$766Trade Mitigation Program/Market Facilitation Program 2019 - Non-Specialty Crops Program$6,794
Karyl S Sylken$764Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$764
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$748Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
Schnackenberg Family Farm, LLC$696Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,794
Schnackenberg Family Farm, LLC$696Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,794
Schnackenberg Family Farm, LLC$696Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,794
Timothy Bellanceau$675Seafood Trade Relief Program$675
Schnackenberg Family Farm, LLC$610Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$6,794
Schnackenberg Family Farm, LLC$610Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$6,794
Parsons Farm, LLC$603Dairy Margin Coverage Program$27,406
Carl E Redenbo Revocable Trust$567Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,607
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$559Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
The Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation$550Dairy Margin Coverage Program$24,763
DJ Schroeder Farm, LLC$512Price Loss Coverage Program$1,950
Timothy Hayes$495Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$931
Lyndon Keck$493Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$642
Charlotte K Perillo Revocable Trust$487Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,826
Mary A. Mamer$462Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,937
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$455Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$455Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Timothy Hayes$436Livestock Forage Disaster Program$931
Walter A. Young$428Dairy Margin Coverage Program$17,961
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$425Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$425Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
David B. Smith$419Livestock Forage Disaster Program$592
Holly M. Smith$419Livestock Forage Disaster Program$592
Leroy C Wormell JR & Son, Inc.$391Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,632
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$388Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$388Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Charlotte K Perillo Revocable Trust$372Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,826
Loreen K. Emery$350Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$457
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$345Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$345Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
LDT Family Farm Interest, LLC$334Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,397
LDT Family Farm Interest, LLC$304Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,397
Mary A. Mamer$270Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,937
Thomas R. Walker$249Price Loss Coverage Program$1,974
Michael J. O'Connell$237Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$237
Margaret Greep E. Usinger$236Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$546
Thomas R. Walker$229Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,974
Benjamin Gray$221Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$221
Stephen C. Hunt$217Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,737
Margaret Greep E. Usinger$214Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$546
LDT Family Farm Interest, LLC$209Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,397
Stephen C. Hunt$191Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,737
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$188Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
Linda K Gleysteen Rev Trust$188Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,729
David B. Smith$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$592
Holly M. Smith$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$592
Thomas R. Walker$159Price Loss Coverage Program$1,974
Parsons Farm, LLC$153Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$27,406
Stephen C. Hunt$150Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,737
Lyndon Keck$149Price Loss Coverage Program$642
Stephen Scott King$145Price Loss Coverage Program$145
Ann M. Lundquist$143Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$143
David B. Yarlott$133Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$133
LDT Family Farm Interest, LLC$128Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,397
Loreen K. Emery$107Price Loss Coverage Program$457
LDT Family Farm Interest, LLC$96Price Loss Coverage Program$2,397
Margaret Greep E. Usinger$96Price Loss Coverage Program$546
LDT Family Farm Interest, LLC$95Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$2,397
Charlotte K Perillo Revocable Trust$93Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,826
Carl E Redenbo Revocable Trust$85Price Loss Coverage Program$1,607
Heath L. Emery$82Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,162
LDT Family Farm Interest, LLC$82Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,397
Laurie K. McDermott$81Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$122
Kathleen Mcaleney$76Price Loss Coverage Program$1,060
Kathleen Mcaleney$72Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,060
Sharon K. Teel$49Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,715
Laurie K. McDermott$41Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$122
Kathleen Mcaleney$38Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,060
LDT Family Farm Interest, LLC$35Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,397
Rusty Knoll Farm$30Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$63,157
LDT Family Farm Interest, LLC$24Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$2,397
Tricia L. Vachon$23Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$6,912
Mark L. Vachon$15Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$6,904
Kathleen Mcaleney$4Price Loss Coverage Program$1,060

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