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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Litchfield County farmers in 2021 reached $309,046

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Farms in Litchfield County received $309,046 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 123 subsidies provided, the largest was for Logue Farms, Inc., which received $37,992 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Litchfield County farmer was $5 to Logue Farms, Inc..

There were 141 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $753,119.

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 Litchfield County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Logue Farms, Inc.$37,992Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$40,199
Woodbury Farm Market, Inc.$23,269Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$23,269
The Nature Conservancy$11,584Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
The Nature Conservancy$7,082Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
The Nature Conservancy$6,619Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Harry Klug$6,563Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
Harry Klug$5,899Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
The Nature Conservancy$5,819Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Charles a Destival$5,558Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,558
Edwina E Moreland Realty Trust$5,286Price Loss Coverage Program$8,978
Harry Klug$5,065Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
Harry Klug$5,034Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
The Nature Conservancy$4,865Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
National Audubon Society, Inc.$4,838Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,643
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$4,793Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
The Nature Conservancy$4,752Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Harry Klug$4,695Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
George W. Klug$4,485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,485
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$4,308Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Harry Klug$4,031Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
Harry Klug$3,969Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
Harry Klug$3,953Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$3,699Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$3,676Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Harry Klug$3,644Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$3,428Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Harry Klug$3,382Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
Kalenauskas Farm, LLC$3,319Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,113
Philip W. Grindrod$3,159Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$21,440
Carlwood Farm, LLC$3,155Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
The Nature Conservancy$3,006Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$2,943Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$2,898Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$2,887Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Sharon Hamby O'Connor Revocable Trust$2,872Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,795
Carlwood Farm, LLC$2,836Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$2,661Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Philip W. Grindrod$2,533Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$2,470Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$2,459Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
Carlwood Farm, LLC$2,435Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
Carlwood Farm, LLC$2,420Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
Philip W. Grindrod$2,277Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
Carlwood Farm, LLC$2,257Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$2,210Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
Edwina E Moreland Realty Trust$2,150Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,978
Daniel Carr$2,119Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,119
Logue Farms, Inc.$2,051Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$40,199
The Nature Conservancy$2,022Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Carlwood Farm, LLC$2,013Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$25,059
Philip W. Grindrod$1,955Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
Philip W. Grindrod$1,943Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
Carlwood Farm, LLC$1,938Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
Carlwood Farm, LLC$1,908Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
Carlwood Farm, LLC$1,900Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$1,897Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$1,886Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
Philip W. Grindrod$1,812Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
National Audubon Society, Inc.$1,787Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,643
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$1,759Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
Carlwood Farm, LLC$1,752Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
Sharon Hamby O'Connor Revocable Trust$1,721Price Loss Coverage Program$4,795
Carlwood Farm, LLC$1,626Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$1,560Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$38,117
Philip W. Grindrod$1,556Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
Philip W. Grindrod$1,532Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
Philip W. Grindrod$1,526Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$1,510Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$1,497Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$19,354
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$1,487Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
Ox Hollow Farm, LLC$1,483Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,483
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$1,481Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
Weigold Farms, LLP$1,415Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,466
Philip W. Grindrod$1,407Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$1,365Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
Philip W. Grindrod$1,305Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$1,267Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
The Nature Conservancy$1,140Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Harry Klug$1,127Dairy Margin Coverage Program$47,741
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$1,103Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
The Nature Conservancy$1,097Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
The Nature Conservancy$1,064Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
John Bottass$860Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$860
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$823Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$810Dairy Margin Coverage Program$38,117
Kalenauskas Farm, LLC$795Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,113
Edwina E Moreland Realty Trust$753Price Loss Coverage Program$8,978
The Nature Conservancy$615Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
Carlwood Farm, LLC$542Dairy Margin Coverage Program$25,059
Rosamond G. Quay$462Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$888
Philip W. Grindrod$435Dairy Margin Coverage Program$21,440
James Wargo$423Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$423
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$422Dairy Margin Coverage Program$19,354
William M. Weed$413Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$723
Harry Klug$378Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$47,741
Edwina E Moreland Realty Trust$360Price Loss Coverage Program$8,978
Wild Carrot Farm, LLC$350Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share - Crops Program$350
The Nature Conservancy$335Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$50,000
William M. Weed$310Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$723
Carlwood Farm, LLC$278Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$25,059
Rosamond G. Quay$263Price Loss Coverage Program$888
Edwina E Moreland Realty Trust$236Price Loss Coverage Program$8,978
Sharon Hamby O'Connor Revocable Trust$202Price Loss Coverage Program$4,795
Edwina E Moreland Realty Trust$186Price Loss Coverage Program$8,978
Woodbury Sugar Shed, Inc.$184Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$184
David Slipke$161Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$224
Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center$144Grasslands Reserve Program$288
Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center$144Grasslands Reserve Program$288
Rosamond G. Quay$130Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$888
Birch Mill Farm Partnership$114Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$19,354
Tilden Southack$104Grasslands Reserve Program$208
Tilden Southack$104Grasslands Reserve Program$208
Logue Farms, Inc.$104Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$40,199
John H. Kimberly$79Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$79
David Slipke$63Price Loss Coverage Program$224
Meadow Ridge Farm, LLC$58Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$38,117
Weigold Farms, LLP$51Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,466
Logue Farms, Inc.$47Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$40,199
Rosamond G. Quay$33Conservation Reserve Program - Practice Incentives Payment Program$888
National Audubon Society, Inc.$11Price Loss Coverage Program$6,643
National Audubon Society, Inc.$7Price Loss Coverage Program$6,643
Edwina E Moreland Realty Trust$7Quality Loss Adjustment Program$8,978
Logue Farms, Inc.$5Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$40,199

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