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

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Farms in Charlottesville County received $535,007 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 181 subsidies provided, the largest was for David B. Norford, which received $97,686 for the claim of "NAP Regular Web-Based Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Charlottesville County farmer was $1 to James R. Boyd.

There were 98 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $241,700.

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 Charlottesville County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
David B. Norford$97,686NAP Regular Web-Based Program$109,520
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$16,564Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$14,888Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Irvin Dulaney White$13,752Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$34,034
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$12,784Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$12,706Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Irvin Dulaney White$12,126NAP Regular Web-Based Program$34,034
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$11,848Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
The Nature Conservancy$11,584Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$11,584Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$11,584Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
David B. Norford$10,793Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$109,520
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$10,172Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$10,016Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$9,977Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Allan Zumbrunn$9,392Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,392
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$8,535Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
The Nature Conservancy$7,082Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$7,082Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$7,082Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
Irvin Dulaney White$6,647Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$34,034
The Nature Conservancy$6,619Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$6,619Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$6,619Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$6,596Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$130,546
J C Smith Farm Partnership, LLP$5,894Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,607
The Nature Conservancy$5,819Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$5,819Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$5,819Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
Leroy R Lewis JR Trust$5,186Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,186
Britt Family Farms, LLC$4,996Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$14,444
Britt Family Farms, LLC$4,898Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$14,444
The Nature Conservancy$4,865Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$4,865Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$4,865Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$4,752Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$4,752Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$4,752Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
Zachary Miller$4,605Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,605
Richard Fox$4,504Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,504
Virginia L Gross Illinois Property Trust$4,042Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,042
William Kid McCoy$4,017Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,017
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$3,811Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$3,618Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Gregory E. Scharer$3,562Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$4,718
Atchley Family Limited Partnership$3,235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,411
The Nature Conservancy$3,006Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$3,006Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$3,006Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
Sylvia J. Sundin$2,978Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,441
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$2,845Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$2,800Dairy Margin Coverage Program$130,546
Britt Family Farms, LLC$2,446Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$14,444
Phillip F. Stokes$2,184Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,184
Phyllis Jeannine Cotten Rev Trustee$2,163Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,931
The Nature Conservancy$2,022Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$2,022Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$2,022Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
Adams Management & Development Corporation$1,968Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,401
Lowry W. Abell$1,790Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,790
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$1,772Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$130,546
Phyllis Jeannine Cotten Rev Trustee$1,640Price Loss Coverage Program$3,931
Britt Family Farms, LLC$1,546Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$14,444
Mark Brown$1,457Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,457
Adams Management & Development Corporation$1,433Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,401
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$1,416Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$130,546
Abell Brothers$1,316Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,316
James E. Bowen$1,250Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,250
Seth Abell$1,243Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,243
Lu Ann Leisy Fife$1,157Trade Mitigation Program/Market Facilitation Program 2019 - Non-Specialty Crops Program$3,186
The Nature Conservancy$1,140Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$1,140Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$1,140Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
Irvin Dulaney White$1,139Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$34,034
Justin Mallory$1,103Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,103
The Nature Conservancy$1,097Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$1,097Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$1,097Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$1,064Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$1,064Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$1,064Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
Raymond Patterson$1,052Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,052
David B. Norford$1,041Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$109,520
Rocky Hill Farm, LLC$1,010Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,010
Jason Penn$962Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$962
Miles M. Creasy$948Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$948
William Lester Self Andrews William Lester Self Andrews Decl$947Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$947
Hunter B. Yancey$913Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,636
Judith a Goering Rev Trust$887Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,435
Joe Lee Kerley$865Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$865
Gregory E. Scharer$855Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,718
Clifton H. McCleskey$834Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,895
Roger G. Wilson$802Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,473
Lu Ann Leisy Fife$765Price Loss Coverage Program$3,186
J C Smith Farm Partnership, LLP$713Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,607
Joshua Maccluer$700Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,579
Roger G. Wilson$671Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,473
Thomas W. Epps$635Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$984
Craig Huneke$620Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$620
The Nature Conservancy$615Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$615Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$615Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
Bruce T. Carter$613Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$613
George W. Moore$610Price Loss Coverage Program$610
David D. Kardell$585Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$585
Clifton H. McCleskey$566Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,895
Britt Family Farms, LLC$558Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$14,444
Joshua Maccluer$525Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,579
Lu Ann Leisy Fife$514Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,186
Hunter B. Yancey$494Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,636
Amelia Carter Manning$485Price Loss Coverage Program$935
Shirley Sites$481Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,126
Lu Ann Leisy Fife$452Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,186
Gregory J. Cooley$435Price Loss Coverage Program$635
Clifton H. McCleskey$432Price Loss Coverage Program$1,895
Amelia Carter Manning$409Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$935
Sarah A. Gerome$409Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$409
Robert L Cumbia$385Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$385
Sylvia J. Sundin$370Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$3,441
Donal Day$359Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$359
Joshua Maccluer$354Price Loss Coverage Program$1,579
Thomas W. Epps$349Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$984
Irvin Dulaney White$346Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$34,034
The Nature Conservancy$335Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$335Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
The Nature Conservancy$335Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150,000
Judith a Goering Rev Trust$315Price Loss Coverage Program$1,435
Anissa K Anniss$313Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$393
Shirley Sites$299Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,126
Lu Ann Leisy Fife$297Price Loss Coverage Program$3,186
James Hiram Aylor$289Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$289
Anne M Shaw-Kennedy$287Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$287
Nancy T. Paulson$272Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$440
Michele D. Mangham$270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$270
Polly Ann Talbott$242Price Loss Coverage Program$242
Shirley Sites$239Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,126
Hunter B. Yancey$228Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,636
James David Wilborn Zehmer$216Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$216
Judith a Goering Rev Trust$205Price Loss Coverage Program$1,435
Kerber BT East Farms, LLC$204Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$408
Kerber BT East Farms, LLC$204Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$408
Gregory J. Cooley$200Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$635
Matthew J. Frey$198Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$545
Nystrom Brothers Corporation$196Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$196
Matthew J. Frey$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$545
Thomas Joel Loving$184Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$289
Herbert L. Beskin$181Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$516
Gregory E. Scharer$164Price Loss Coverage Program$4,718
Matthew J. Frey$160Price Loss Coverage Program$545
Herbert L. Beskin$141Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$516
Gregory E. Scharer$137Price Loss Coverage Program$4,718
Atchley Family Limited Partnership$136Price Loss Coverage Program$3,411
William A. Orr$132Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$132
Phyllis Jeannine Cotten Rev Trustee$128Price Loss Coverage Program$3,931
VA Polo, Inc.$124Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$124
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$103Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$130,546
Nancy T. Paulson$96Price Loss Coverage Program$440
Sylvia J. Sundin$93Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$3,441
Thomas Joel Loving$87Price Loss Coverage Program$289
Michele L. Russell$82Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$84
Anissa K Anniss$80Price Loss Coverage Program$393
Herbert L. Beskin$74Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$516
Nancy T. Paulson$72Price Loss Coverage Program$440
Miller School$71Price Loss Coverage Program$71
Somerfarm$64Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$64
Clifton H. McCleskey$63Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,895
Shirley Sites$60Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,126
Herbert L. Beskin$53Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$516
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$51Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$130,546
Michael Lee Henson$49Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$49
Shirley Sites$47Price Loss Coverage Program$1,126
Early Dawn Dairy, Inc.$42Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$130,546
Amelia Carter Manning$41Price Loss Coverage Program$935
Herbert L. Beskin$41Price Loss Coverage Program$516
Atchley Family Limited Partnership$40Price Loss Coverage Program$3,411
Judith a Goering Rev Trust$28Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$1,435
Herbert L. Beskin$26Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$516
Irvin Dulaney White$24Price Loss Coverage Program$34,034
Thomas Joel Loving$18Price Loss Coverage Program$289
Michele L. Russell$2Price Loss Coverage Program$84
James R. Boyd$1Price Loss Coverage Program$1

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