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Of the 56 subsidies provided, the largest was for Springwood Farms, LLC, which received $13,646 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities".
The smallest subsidy provided to a Frederick County farmer was $1 to Springwood Farms, LLC.
There were 70 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $360,905.
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.
Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
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Springwood Farms, LLC | $13,646 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $17,944 |
Gary W. McDonald | $9,837 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $53,988 |
Gary W. McDonald | $8,402 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $53,988 |
Wayne Douglas McDonald | $6,656 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $10,817 |
Gary W. McDonald | $4,911 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Gary W. McDonald | $4,415 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Springwood Farms, LLC | $4,175 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $17,944 |
Wayne Douglas McDonald | $4,161 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $10,817 |
Gary W. McDonald | $3,790 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Gary W. McDonald | $3,767 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Gary W. McDonald | $3,513 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Gary W. McDonald | $3,016 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Gary W. McDonald | $2,970 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Gary W. McDonald | $2,958 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
David M. English | $2,936 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,936 |
Richard's Fruit Market, LLC | $2,685 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,685 |
Gary W. McDonald | $2,531 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Nichols Farm LC | $2,402 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,402 |
Grimbrook Farms, Inc. | $2,054 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,054 |
Seth D. Strosnider | $1,775 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,683 |
James L. Greene | $1,647 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,647 |
D. M. Investments of Virginia, LLC | $1,464 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $2,094 |
Pine Hills Farm | $1,407 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,407 |
Kelrin, LLC | $1,304 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,304 |
Gary W. McDonald | $1,130 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Gary W. McDonald | $1,073 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Todd B. Lumpkin | $1,021 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,432 |
Seth D. Strosnider | $908 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,683 |
Gary W. McDonald | $844 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Gary W. McDonald | $830 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $53,988 |
Timothy W. Kettlewell | $674 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,046 |
D. M. Investments of Virginia, LLC | $630 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,094 |
Charles H. Mathias | $616 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $616 |
Belle Grove, Inc. | $474 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $474 |
Stuart Wayne Madagan II | $454 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $454 |
Todd B. Lumpkin | $412 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,432 |
Van Meter Family Trust | $404 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $494 |
John R. Rudolph | $346 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $346 |
Gregory A. Barham | $335 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $335 |
Roger A. Layman | $330 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $330 |
Dale Robin Ballenger | $315 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $315 |
Valley Roots Farm, LLC | $286 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $286 |
Joy Nault | $280 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $280 |
Scott Shepard Strosnider | $239 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $239 |
Timothy W. Kettlewell | $214 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,046 |
Alan R. Gober | $205 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $227 |
Meredith Burke Risheberger | $201 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $297 |
Raymond Cross | $173 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $173 |
Timothy W. Kettlewell | $158 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,046 |
Kevin L. Goode | $104 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $104 |
Meredith Burke Risheberger | $96 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $297 |
Van Meter Family Trust | $90 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $494 |
Springwood Farms, LLC | $66 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $17,944 |
Springwood Farms, LLC | $56 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $17,944 |
Alan R. Gober | $22 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $227 |
Springwood Farms, LLC | $1 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $17,944 |