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

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Farms in Westchester County received $127,668 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 95 subsidies provided, the largest was for Big Rack Ranch, LLC, which received $10,834 for the claim of "Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Westchester County farmer was $22 to Kimberly N. Donaghy.

There were 90 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $461,088.

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 Westchester County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Big Rack Ranch, LLC$10,834Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$20,834
Big Rack Ranch, LLC$10,000Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$20,834
Cassidy Farms, LLC$9,768Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,768
Henry Helm$9,683Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,812
Susan Wagner$9,459Conservation Reserve Program - Cost-Share Web-Based - Cof Program$9,561
Anthony Dimeglio$6,883Seafood Trade Relief Program$6,883
Lona Fitzgerald$5,612Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,620
Carlo Dimeglio$4,371Seafood Trade Relief Program$4,371
Henry Dwight Hilleman Jr.$4,162Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$7,270
Beaty Farms, Inc.$4,107Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,455
Sara B Landon Living Trust$3,265Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,876
Sara B Landon Living Trust$2,762Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,876
Moore Family Trust$2,708Price Loss Coverage Program$2,708
Big Dream Farm, LLC$2,435Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,435
Maris Abolins$1,866Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,866
Emerald Isle Michael J Merritt Sole MBR, LLC$1,828Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,715
Bradford B. Shilling$1,708Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,818
Henry Dwight Hilleman Jr.$1,490Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,270
Margery Curtiss$1,478Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,870
Signe E. Putz$1,458Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,086
Dorothy S Dunn Living Trust$1,454Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,454
Archer Farms, LLC$1,435Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,435
Richard W. Gill$1,433Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,270
Dalsons, LLC$1,381Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,269
Paul Meyer$1,237Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,237
Lona Fitzgerald$1,235Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,620
Dorothy S. Dunn$1,163Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,163
Henry Helm$1,129Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,812
Donna A. Folkerts$1,039Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,299
Susan Mrazek$977Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$977
Dalsons, LLC$888Price Loss Coverage Program$2,269
Emerald Isle Michael J Merritt Sole MBR, LLC$887Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,715
Jay Curtiss$876Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,019
Margery Curtiss$838Price Loss Coverage Program$2,870
Richard W. Gill$837Price Loss Coverage Program$2,270
Henry Dwight Hilleman Jr.$774Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$7,270
Lona Fitzgerald$773Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,620
LCA Farm, LLC$767Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,675
Jodi Elkins-Desforges$756Price Loss Coverage Program$756
River Run Tree Farms, Inc.$654Price Loss Coverage Program$878
Henry Dwight Hilleman Jr.$619Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$7,270
Jay Curtiss$609Price Loss Coverage Program$2,019
LCA Farm, LLC$581Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,675
Beaty Farms, Inc.$546Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,455
Jay Curtiss$534Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,019
Signe E. Putz$519Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,086
Sara B Landon Living Trust$485Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,876
Margery Curtiss$449Price Loss Coverage Program$2,870
Sara B Landon Living Trust$364Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,876
Beaty Farms, Inc.$352Price Loss Coverage Program$5,455
John Edward Slagle$347Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$347
Rebecca Ast$346Trade Mitigation Program/Market Facilitation Program 2019 - Non-Specialty Crops Program$716
LCA Farm, LLC$327Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,675
Diana Gardner Modesitt Irrevocable Trust$292Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$292
Donna A. Folkerts$260Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,299
Roderick B. Nash$256Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$256
CBD Live Natural, Inc.$242Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$242
Stephen - Stephen S Weddle Rev Trust Weddle$235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$275
River Run Tree Farms, Inc.$224Price Loss Coverage Program$878
Beaty Farms, Inc.$198Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,455
Lori Gacio$194Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$194
Marcia L. Kimmel$193Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$193
William R. Connor III$190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$190
Alice Ann Hand$186Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$186
Elizabeth S. Musick$186Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$186
Beaty Farms, Inc.$172Price Loss Coverage Program$5,455
John T. Abbott$155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$250
Henry Dwight Hilleman Jr.$155Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$7,270
Avery Johnson$122Price Loss Coverage Program$122
Helen Baldino$119Price Loss Coverage Program$193
Rebecca Ast$115Price Loss Coverage Program$716
Paul J. Aleckson$111Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$111
Bradford B. Shilling$110Price Loss Coverage Program$1,818
Alison Estabrook$109Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$190
Signe E. Putz$109Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,086
Susan Wagner$102Conservation Reserve Program - Cost-Share Web-Based - Cof Program$9,561
John T. Abbott$95Price Loss Coverage Program$250
Rebecca Ast$92Quality Loss Adjustment Program$716
Nancy R. Nichols$82Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$185
Alison Estabrook$81Price Loss Coverage Program$190
Beaty Farms, Inc.$80Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,455
Helen Baldino$74Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$193
Henry Dwight Hilleman Jr.$70Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,270
Nichole Laine Sterling$68Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$68
Rebecca Ast$65Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$716
Rebecca Ast$61Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$716
Nancy R. Nichols$59Price Loss Coverage Program$185
Margery Curtiss$58Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,870
Margery Curtiss$47Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,870
Nancy R. Nichols$44Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$185
Kimberly N. Donaghy$41Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$92
Stephen - Stephen S Weddle Rev Trust Weddle$40Price Loss Coverage Program$275
Rebecca Ast$38Price Loss Coverage Program$716
Kimberly N. Donaghy$29Price Loss Coverage Program$92
Kimberly N. Donaghy$22Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$92

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