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

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

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