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

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Farms in Providence County received $251,955 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 89 subsidies provided, the largest was for Brown Land Company, LLC, which received $37,103 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Providence County farmer was $2 to Mary Hastings.

There were 44 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $358,908.

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 Providence County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Brown Land Company, LLC$37,103Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$101,870
Mary Hastings$20,923Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$20,924
Brown Land Company, LLC$12,910Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$101,870
Running Brook Vineyard & Winery I$12,178Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$12,178
Briden Nurseries and Landscape Management, Inc.$12,083Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$12,083
Brown Land Company, LLC$11,933Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$101,870
The Nature Conservancy$11,584Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Brown Land Company, LLC$9,715Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$101,870
Brown Land Company, LLC$9,546Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$101,870
Brown Land Company, LLC$7,772Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$101,870
The Nature Conservancy$7,082Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
The Nature Conservancy$6,619Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Brown Land Company, LLC$6,101Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$101,870
The Nature Conservancy$5,819Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
The Nature Conservancy$4,865Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
The Nature Conservancy$4,752Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Bruce Evje$3,073Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,412
The Nature Conservancy$3,006Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Kia Xiong$2,919Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,919
Wrights Dairy Farm, Inc.$2,838Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,566
Estate of Margaret Nell Longeteig$2,644Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,017
Estate of Margaret Nell Longeteig$2,388Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,017
Brown Land Company, LLC$2,387Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$101,870
Wrights Dairy Farm, Inc.$2,301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,566
Joseph Hotz$2,286Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,604
Michael A. Difazio$2,270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,270
Michael Tortorella$2,266Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,266
Estate of Margaret Nell Longeteig$2,261Price Loss Coverage Program$8,017
Wrights Dairy Farm, Inc.$2,085Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,566
Deep Roots Farm, LLC$2,041Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,891
The Nature Conservancy$2,022Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Vickie G. Wilson$1,979Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,271
Brown Land Company, LLC$1,943Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$101,870
Brown Land Company, LLC$1,492Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$101,870
Teresa L Schul Family Trust$1,348Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$2,774
Bruce Evje$1,339Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,412
Joseph Hotz$1,318Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$3,604
Ann Morgan Dodge$1,246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,246
Sharon Pace$1,167Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,623
The Nature Conservancy$1,140Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Teresa L Schul Family Trust$1,112Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,774
The Nature Conservancy$1,097Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
The Nature Conservancy$1,064Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Mark F. Steinbach$1,024Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,024
Brenda Mallicoat$960Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$960
Jonathan K. Howard$900Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$900
Deep Roots Farm, LLC$850Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,891
Estate of Margaret Nell Longeteig$724Price Loss Coverage Program$8,017
Quaintly Farm, LLC$697Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$697
Wrights Dairy Farm, Inc.$689Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$8,566
Seraphina Mukagatare$689Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$954
The Nature Conservancy$615Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Brown Land Company, LLC$596Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$101,870
Itangishaka Genevieve$583Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$583
Josephine Ndimugwanko$525Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$631
Excellent Coffee Company, Inc.$500Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share Fees - Handling$500
Rodney A. Burkett$499Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$499
C. S. Stevenson$479Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$708
John McGarry$479Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$479
Zera Hamenyimana$468Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$468
Wrights Dairy Farm, Inc.$455Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$8,566
Monika Drake Patten$393Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$393
Brown Land Company, LLC$373Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$101,870
James N. McManus$351Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$351
The Nature Conservancy$335Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Solange Mujawimana$318Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$318
Teresa L Schul Family Trust$314Price Loss Coverage Program$2,774
Vickie G. Wilson$292Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,271
Sharon Pace$287Price Loss Coverage Program$1,623
Alphonse Kayitare$286Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$286
Dativa Kantamba$286Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$286
Marthe Dusabe$286Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$286
Karen Longeteig$280Price Loss Coverage Program$453
Ada Boaz$277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$277
James Kellner$268Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$386
Seraphina Mukagatare$265Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$954
The Farm, LLC$250Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$250
C. S. Stevenson$229Price Loss Coverage Program$708
Khaelan Tucker$212Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$212
Karen Longeteig$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$453
Sharon Pace$169Price Loss Coverage Program$1,623
James Kellner$118Price Loss Coverage Program$386
Josephine Ndimugwanko$106Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$631
Wrights Dairy Farm, Inc.$99Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$8,566
Wrights Dairy Farm, Inc.$99Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$8,566
David K. Hainley$71Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$71
Robert Doherty$46Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$46
Pippin Orchard, LLC$23Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$23
Mary Hastings$2Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$20,924

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