Farms in Franklin County received $499,062 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Of the 146 subsidies provided, the largest was for G & H Harkins Trucking, Inc., which received $50,875 for the claim of “Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program”.
The smallest subsidy provided to a Franklin County farmer was $4 to Triple D Acres, Inc..
There were 111 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $13,880.
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 Franklin County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| G & H Harkins Trucking, Inc. | $50,875 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Craig Mitchell Logging, Inc. | $50,875 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Martin J. Ryan | $50,875 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Gordon Lumbering, LLC | $50,875 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| David Gordon | $39,710 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $41,710 |
| Scott G. York | $36,927 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $38,927 |
| Chase Logging | $27,690 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $29,690 |
| Matthew Baker | $19,051 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $21,051 |
| Bryce Mitchell, Inc. | $16,476 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $18,476 |
| Garry Mayo | $12,622 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $14,622 |
| Stephen Wing | $11,261 | Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share | $12,250 |
| Marc Bailey | $10,154 | Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share | $10,460 |
| Osbro Dairy | $9,680 | Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share | $30,347 |
| Hayden York | $6,920 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $8,920 |
| Triple D Acres, Inc. | $4,130 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $6,089 |
| Christopher Norton | $3,772 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $5,772 |
| Osbro Dairy | $2,497 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Sandy River Farms, LLC | $2,496 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $4,210 |
| Osbro Dairy | $2,244 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $2,150 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Matthew Baker | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $21,051 |
| Garry Mayo | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $14,622 |
| David Gordon | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $41,710 |
| G & H Harkins Trucking, Inc. | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Bryce Mitchell, Inc. | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $18,476 |
| Christopher Norton | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $5,772 |
| Craig Mitchell Logging, Inc. | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Martin J. Ryan | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Chase Logging | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $29,690 |
| Gordon Lumbering, LLC | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Hayden York | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $8,920 |
| Scott G. York | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $38,927 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $1,933 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Osbro Dairy | $1,927 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Osbro Dairy | $1,915 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Jeffrey S. Harris | $1,830 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $3,353 |
| Osbro Dairy | $1,786 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Robert A. Thorndike | $1,770 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,770 |
| Silver Valley Farm, Inc. | $1,699 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $4,114 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $1,659 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $1,649 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $1,538 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Osbro Dairy | $1,534 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Osbro Dairy | $1,510 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Osbro Dairy | $1,504 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Osbro Dairy | $1,387 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Rupert Pratt | $1,359 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,409 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $1,320 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $1,300 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $1,295 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Osbro Dairy | $1,287 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Jeffrey S. Harris | $1,266 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $3,353 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $1,194 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Tannery Meadows Cattle Company, LLC | $1,153 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,170 |
| Triple D Acres, Inc. | $1,120 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $6,089 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $1,108 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Vernon Romanoski Jr. | $1,032 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,032 |
| Stephen Wing | $989 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $12,250 |
| Silver Valley Farm, Inc. | $988 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $4,114 |
| Donna M. Tracy | $930 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $930 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $905 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $17,308 |
| Konrad Bailey | $886 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,285 |
| Sandy River Farms, LLC | $860 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $4,210 |
| Timothy J. Henderson | $859 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,488 |
| Osbro Dairy | $845 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $30,347 |
| Triple D Acres, Inc. | $823 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $6,089 |
| Jonathan C. Butterfield | $770 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,390 |
| Kyle E. Gammon | $710 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,148 |
| Colby Woods Cattle, LLC | $682 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $682 |
| Jonathan C. Butterfield | $620 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,390 |
| Tyler R. Jenness | $608 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $946 |
| Silver Valley Farm, Inc. | $606 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $4,114 |
| Benjamin Smith | $603 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,170 |
| Osbro Dairy | $575 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Benjamin Smith | $567 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,170 |
| Kevin J. Madore | $520 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $561 |
| Osbro Dairy | $500 | Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share – Crops Program | $30,347 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $495 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Shawn Wing | $484 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $484 |
| Kyle E. Gammon | $438 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,148 |
| Osbro Dairy | $429 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Osbro Dairy | $422 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,347 |
| Sandy River Farms, LLC | $404 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,210 |
| Konrad Bailey | $399 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,285 |
| Philip S. Ripa | $393 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $393 |
| Robert E Bean III – Robert & Kathleen Liv Trustee | $371 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $786 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $369 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Sandy River Farms, LLC | $368 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $4,210 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $363 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,308 |
| Robert E Bean III – Robert & Kathleen Liv Trustee | $341 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $786 |
| Tyler R. Jenness | $338 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $946 |
| Linton Robinson | $335 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $335 |
| Timothy J. Henderson | $335 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,488 |
| Silver Valley Farm, Inc. | $322 | Grasslands Reserve Program | $4,114 |
| Charles B. King | $309 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $570 |
| Cape Cod Hill Farm, LLC | $298 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $298 |
| Ryan C. Hutchinson | $276 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $449 |
| Dennis Wilk | $270 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $303 |
| Charles B. King | $261 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $570 |
| Archie W. Berry Jr. | $260 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $260 |
| Timothy J. Henderson | $260 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,488 |
| Richard A. Murphy Jr. | $255 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $255 |
| Osbro Dairy | $248 | Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share – Livestock Program | $30,347 |
| Marc Bailey | $209 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $10,460 |
| Samuel Webber | $198 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $205 |
| Silver Valley Farm, Inc. | $193 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $4,114 |
| Silver Valley Farm, Inc. | $174 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,114 |
| Thomas Andrews | $174 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $174 |
| Ryan C. Hutchinson | $173 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $449 |
| Barry R. Thorndike | $167 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $167 |
| Michael Rothschild | $128 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $128 |
| Jeffrey S. Harris | $123 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,353 |
| Lawrence Pinkham | $121 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $121 |
| Jack Sullivan | $110 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $110 |
| Sandy River Farms, LLC | $82 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $4,210 |
| Second Chance Farm, LLC | $75 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $75 |
| Robert E Bean III – Robert & Kathleen Liv Trustee | $74 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $786 |
| Jeffrey S. Harris | $59 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,353 |
| Jebediah M Beal | $58 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $58 |
| Osbro Dairy | $58 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $30,347 |
| Silver Valley Farm, Inc. | $58 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $4,114 |
| Ronald Mason | $51 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51 |
| Rupert Pratt | $50 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $1,409 |
| Marc Bailey | $47 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $10,460 |
| Marc Bailey | $42 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $10,460 |
| Kevin J. Madore | $41 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $561 |
| Silver Valley Farm, Inc. | $36 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $4,114 |
| Timothy J. Henderson | $34 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $1,488 |
| Dennis Wilk | $33 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $303 |
| Henry J. Hardy | $29 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $17,308 |
| Jeffrey S. Harris | $28 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,353 |
| Jeffrey S. Harris | $25 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,353 |
| Silver Valley Farm, Inc. | $24 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $4,114 |
| Donald R. Cliche | $21 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $21 |
| Tannery Meadows Cattle Company, LLC | $17 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $1,170 |
| Dana A. Roberts | $17 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $34 |
| Dana A. Roberts | $17 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $34 |
| Silver Valley Farm, Inc. | $14 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $4,114 |
| Triple D Acres, Inc. | $12 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $6,089 |
| Marc Bailey | $8 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $10,460 |
| Jeffrey S. Harris | $8 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,353 |
| Jeffrey S. Harris | $8 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,353 |
| Samuel Webber | $7 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $205 |
| Jeffrey S. Harris | $6 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $3,353 |
| Rian Hinkley | $5 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5 |
| Triple D Acres, Inc. | $4 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $6,089 |
