Farms in Windsor County received $650,179 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Of the 198 subsidies provided, the largest was for Savage Trucking, Inc., which received $50,875 for the claim of “Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program”.
The smallest subsidy provided to a Windsor County farmer was $18 to James Patterson.
There were 66 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $687,722.
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 Windsor County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savage Trucking, Inc. | $50,875 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Brien K. Smith | $20,730 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $22,730 |
| Donna Homan | $16,699 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| Green Mountain Spring-Rock Farm, LLC | $16,170 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $16,170 |
| Gerry L. White | $16,145 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $18,145 |
| Donna Homan | $15,009 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| Donna Homan | $14,212 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $134,361 |
| Donna Homan | $12,888 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| Donna Homan | $12,809 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| Donna Homan | $11,945 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| James G. Rice | $11,226 | Conservation Reserve Program – Transition Incentives Program | $16,372 |
| Donna Homan | $10,255 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| Donna Homan | $10,098 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| Donna Homan | $10,059 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| North Hollow Farm, LLC | $9,709 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $9,709 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $9,391 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| Donna Homan | $8,605 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $8,441 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $7,500 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $7,500 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $7,500 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $7,281 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $7,248 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $7,203 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| Edward L Meacham | $6,821 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $6,717 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| Michael Dolloff | $6,584 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $6,180 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Edward L Meacham | $6,131 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Michael Dolloff | $5,918 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $5,767 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $5,679 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $5,657 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $5,625 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Edward L Meacham | $5,264 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Edward L Meacham | $5,232 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $5,215 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| George R. Miller | $5,147 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| Michael Dolloff | $5,081 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| Michael Dolloff | $5,050 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| Edward L Meacham | $4,879 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $4,839 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| Michael Dolloff | $4,710 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| George R. Miller | $4,627 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| Edward L Meacham | $4,189 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Edward L Meacham | $4,125 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Edward L Meacham | $4,109 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Michael Dolloff | $4,043 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| Michael Dolloff | $3,982 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| George R. Miller | $3,972 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| Michael Dolloff | $3,966 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| George R. Miller | $3,948 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| Donna Homan | $3,842 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $3,726 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| George R. Miller | $3,682 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $3,642 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $3,586 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Edward L Meacham | $3,515 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Michael Dolloff | $3,393 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $3,374 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $3,274 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| George R. Miller | $3,161 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| Richard Griffith | $3,159 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,414 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $3,140 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| George R. Miller | $3,113 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| George R. Miller | $3,100 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $3,002 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| James G. Rice | $2,978 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $16,372 |
| Donna Homan | $2,868 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| George R. Miller | $2,858 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| Donna Homan | $2,823 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $2,811 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $70,654 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $2,811 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $2,794 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| George R. Miller | $2,652 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $2,605 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $2,386 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $2,298 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $2,237 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $2,218 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $2,202 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $2,194 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| Edward L Meacham | $2,151 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $51,800 |
| Gerry L. White | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $18,145 |
| Brien K. Smith | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $22,730 |
| Savage Trucking, Inc. | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $52,875 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,983 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Rachel Bigelow | $1,908 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $1,908 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $1,877 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,813 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Donna Homan | $1,773 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $134,361 |
| Michael L. Clark | $1,721 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,709 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $1,677 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,655 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,636 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,625 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $1,613 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,654 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,597 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Edward L Meacham | $1,570 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Michael L. Clark | $1,547 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| Keith F. Ferguson | $1,524 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $8,657 |
| Michael Dolloff | $1,515 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $1,507 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| Edward L Meacham | $1,490 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Michael Dolloff | $1,438 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,414 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Keith F. Ferguson | $1,413 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $8,657 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,381 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Michael L. Clark | $1,328 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| Kenneth & Janice Young | $1,324 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,324 |
| Michael L. Clark | $1,320 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $1,294 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $1,286 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,243 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Michael L. Clark | $1,231 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| Keith F. Ferguson | $1,213 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $8,657 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $1,200 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| Keith F. Ferguson | $1,190 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $8,657 |
| Edward L Meacham | $1,172 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Edward L Meacham | $1,153 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $51,800 |
| Michael Dolloff | $1,131 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,130 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| James G. Rice | $1,119 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $16,372 |
| Michael Dolloff | $1,113 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $49,126 |
| Michael Dolloff | $1,100 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $49,126 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,077 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Michael L. Clark | $1,057 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| James G. Rice | $1,049 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $16,372 |
| Michael L. Clark | $1,040 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| Michael L. Clark | $1,036 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $1,030 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $1,014 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| Kenneth Hoser | $1,013 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,013 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $1,010 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $959 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Kris D. Brown | $949 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $949 |
| James Patterson | $936 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $1,152 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $931 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| Susan L. Cain | $930 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $930 |
| Jan M. Sensenich Esq. | $912 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $912 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $912 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $900 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $896 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Michael L. Clark | $887 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| Richard Griffith | $886 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,414 |
| George R. Miller | $884 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $37,257 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $864 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $828 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Keith F. Ferguson | $790 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $8,657 |
| EBZ, LLC | $788 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,019 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $785 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $773 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $772 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $25,448 |
| Keith F. Ferguson | $758 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $8,657 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $665 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $652 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| EBZ, LLC | $640 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,019 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $626 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $623 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Richard Griffith | $618 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,414 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $592 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| EBZ, LLC | $591 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $2,019 |
| Keith F. Ferguson | $551 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $8,657 |
| Richard Griffith | $540 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,414 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $530 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $507 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Jeffrey Louis Close | $481 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $629 |
| Donna Homan | $477 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $134,361 |
| Keith F. Ferguson | $454 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $8,657 |
| Keith F. Ferguson | $431 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $8,657 |
| Joan Wortman | $408 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $408 |
| Fuller Farms, Inc. | $408 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $408 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $387 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $25,448 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $386 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $364 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Thaddeus Guild | $354 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $354 |
| Larry Severance | $344 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $1,129 |
| Keith F. Ferguson | $334 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $8,657 |
| Michael L. Clark | $296 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $288 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| James Henry Spaulding Jr. | $284 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $12,772 |
| Larry Severance | $266 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $1,129 |
| Larry Severance | $247 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,129 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $246 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Richard Griffith | $211 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,414 |
| Larry Severance | $183 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $1,129 |
| Michael L. Clark | $183 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $11,644 |
| Jeffrey Louis Close | $148 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $629 |
| James Patterson | $126 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,152 |
| George R. Miller | $112 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $37,257 |
| Michael Dolloff | $101 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $49,126 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $98 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $93,910 |
| Larry Severance | $89 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $1,129 |
| Robeth Holsteins, LLC | $74 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $70,654 |
| James Patterson | $72 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,152 |
| Peggy Ainsworth | $29 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $25,448 |
| James Patterson | $18 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,152 |
