Farms in Penobscot County received $740,400 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Of the 111 subsidies provided, the largest was for A. W. Madden, which received $50,875 for the claim of “Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program”.
The smallest subsidy provided to a Penobscot County farmer was $2 to Crane Brothers, Inc..
There was one more subsidy than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $1,070,304.
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 Penobscot County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. W. Madden | $50,875 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Madden Sustainable Forestry, Inc. | $50,875 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Randall Madden Trucking, Inc. | $50,875 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Madden Timberlands, Inc. | $50,875 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Family Forestry, LLC | $43,051 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $45,051 |
| G & S Tree Farm | $39,004 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $39,004 |
| H & R Logging, LLC | $34,611 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $36,611 |
| Robert A. Gray | $31,596 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $33,596 |
| F a Madden, Inc. | $29,848 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $31,848 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $16,568 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $135,656 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $16,382 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Henry Wiswell | $14,880 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $14,880 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $14,725 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Keith L. Miller | $13,921 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Dana Brown | $12,757 | Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share | $13,588 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $12,643 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $12,566 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Keith L. Miller | $12,513 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $11,718 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Keith L. Miller | $10,744 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Keith L. Miller | $10,678 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $10,061 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Keith L. Miller | $9,958 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $9,906 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $9,868 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| George Lorette | $9,421 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $11,421 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $9,097 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Keith L. Miller | $8,549 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $8,442 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Keith L. Miller | $8,418 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Keith L. Miller | $8,385 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Keith L. Miller | $7,730 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Eliot H. Estabrook | $7,412 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $9,412 |
| Luther Clinton Green Jr. | $7,293 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,809 |
| Keith L. Miller | $7,173 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Keith L. Miller | $5,203 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $105,728 |
| Robert Allard | $4,594 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $6,594 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $2,814 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Cheryl A. Allen | $2,756 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $2,756 |
| Deborah S. Banks | $2,750 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $2,750 |
| Robert Hall | $2,471 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $2,471 |
| Keith L. Miller | $2,391 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $105,728 |
| Richard A. Hanscom | $2,190 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $5,687 |
| Christopher S. Perry | $2,059 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $2,059 |
| George Lorette | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $11,421 |
| Family Forestry, LLC | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $45,051 |
| Richard A. Hanscom | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $5,687 |
| Robert A. Gray | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $33,596 |
| Robert Allard | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $6,594 |
| A. W. Madden | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Eliot H. Estabrook | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $9,412 |
| F a Madden, Inc. | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $31,848 |
| Madden Sustainable Forestry, Inc. | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Randall Madden Trucking, Inc. | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| H & R Logging, LLC | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $36,611 |
| Madden Timberlands, Inc. | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Brandon McAvoy | $1,777 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,777 |
| Richard A. Hanscom | $1,497 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $5,687 |
| Derek B. Hines | $1,433 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $4,213 |
| Lynn Alan Matoush | $1,075 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,499 |
| Amber B. Hines | $1,068 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $1,560 |
| Derek B. Hines | $1,068 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $4,213 |
| Haley M. Emery | $1,032 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $1,032 |
| Dale R. Hall | $1,027 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,932 |
| Derek B. Hines | $1,018 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $4,213 |
| Gabrielle F. Wood | $979 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $979 |
| Dale R. Hall | $905 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,932 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $898 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $894 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
| Dana Brown | $831 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $13,588 |
| Crystal Hanscom M. Waltman | $825 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $825 |
| Joseph Hanscom | $825 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $825 |
| Weston R Sherburne & Sons, Inc. | $823 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $823 |
| Billy a Waters | $654 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $654 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $644 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $135,656 |
| Leanne J Waters | $634 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $634 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $622 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $622 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
| Luther Clinton Green Jr. | $516 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $7,809 |
| Carolyn J. Alderson | $513 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $701 |
| Lynn Alan Matoush | $424 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,499 |
| Robinson Family Farms, LLC | $323 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $323 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $290 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $214 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
| Amber B. Hines | $208 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $1,560 |
| Derek B. Hines | $208 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $4,213 |
| Derek B. Hines | $202 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $4,213 |
| Amber B. Hines | $194 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $1,560 |
| Derek B. Hines | $194 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $4,213 |
| Hollie Sokoloski | $149 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $149 |
| Carolyn J. Alderson | $133 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $701 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $126 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $120 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $113 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Jason J. Bowden | $83 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $83 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $68 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Keith L. Miller | $65 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $105,728 |
| Amber B. Hines | $60 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $1,560 |
| Derek B. Hines | $60 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $4,213 |
| Carolyn J. Alderson | $55 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $701 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $48 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $44 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
| Howard Farms, Inc. | $42 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $42 |
| Amber B. Hines | $30 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $1,560 |
| Derek B. Hines | $30 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $4,213 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $28 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,928 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $26 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $20 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,928 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $11 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $135,656 |
| Stonyvale, Inc. | $4 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $135,656 |
| Crane Brothers, Inc. | $2 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,928 |
