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

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

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