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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Culpeper County farmers in 2021 reached $675,589

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Farms in Culpeper County received $675,589 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 197 subsidies provided, the largest was for Johnny Sisk & Sons, Inc., which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Culpeper County farmer was $2 to MT Pony Farms, Inc..

There were 259 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $1,524,517.

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 Culpeper County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Johnny Sisk & Sons, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
A & a Logging, LLC$42,137Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$44,137
Kenneth L. Anderson$26,643Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$26,643
Ashland Farms, Inc.$22,452Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$23,617
MT Pony Farms, Inc.$21,795Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$22,697
Richard P. Harris Jr.$18,562Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$21,007
Todd Harris$17,332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$26,440
J-Team Dairy, LLC$15,453Dairy Margin Coverage Program - Supplemental$113,473
J-Team Dairy, LLC$13,823Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
David Sutherland Woodward$13,487Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$15,487
Belair Dairy, LLC$12,932Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$78,603
Philip Lee Keyser Jr.$12,865Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,834
J-Team Dairy, LLC$12,424Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
J-Team Dairy, LLC$10,668Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
J-Team Dairy, LLC$10,603Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
J-Team Dairy, LLC$9,887Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
Shawn Mason Woodfolk$9,719Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$10,017
Belair Dairy, LLC$9,634Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
William E. Brown III$9,172Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$49,171
John O. Willett$8,771Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$13,981
Belair Dairy, LLC$8,659Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
J-Team Dairy, LLC$8,489Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
J-Team Dairy, LLC$8,359Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
J-Team Dairy, LLC$8,326Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
John Wells Waugh$8,149Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,856
William E. Brown III$7,893Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,171
William E. Brown III$7,845Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,171
Penn Family Trust$7,733Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,775
John Wells Waugh$7,684Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$16,856
Todd Harris$7,554Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$26,440
Belair Dairy, LLC$7,435Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
Belair Dairy, LLC$7,390Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
William E. Brown III$7,316Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,171
J-Team Dairy, LLC$7,123Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
Belair Dairy, LLC$6,891Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
Belle Meade Farm, LLC$6,366Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,082
William E. Brown III$6,281Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,171
Payne Hay & Straw, Inc.$6,232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,675
William E. Brown III$6,161Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,171
Belair Dairy, LLC$5,916Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
Belair Dairy, LLC$5,826Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
Belair Dairy, LLC$5,803Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
Pullen Farm, LLC$5,431Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,461
Pullen Farm, LLC$5,379Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$11,461
Belair Dairy, LLC$4,964Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
John O. Willett$4,233Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$13,981
Grassroots Livestock & Equipment, LLC$4,155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,494
Thomas Weldon Clark$3,999Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,060
Charlene V. Merica$3,996Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,996
Johnny Sisk$3,838Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,838
DWG Enterprises$3,777Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,459
Craig A. Houck$3,409Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,792
J-Team Dairy, LLC$3,305Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$113,473
Grassroots Livestock & Equipment, LLC$3,168Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,494
William E. Brown III$3,121Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,171
Charles L. Harlow$2,974Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,579
Mark Houck$2,913Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,324
Frances B. Carpenter$2,833Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,833
David Hoffman$2,788Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,461
David Hoffman$2,585Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,461
J-Team Dairy, LLC$2,374Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
Dennis Lawrence Harlow$2,230Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,230
Dorothy H. Settle$2,105Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,105
Anchor Mere Farm$2,104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,658
A & a Logging, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$44,137
David Sutherland Woodward$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$15,487
Johnny Sisk & Sons, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Lebert Ty Powell$1,949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,137
AMB Holdings, LLC$1,934Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,934
Todd P. Kilby$1,853Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,853
Ray S. Gore Jr.$1,818Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,818
Belle Meade Farm, LLC$1,800Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,082
Martha Ann Menton$1,705Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,705
The Berrey Place, LLC$1,683Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,683
Belair Dairy, LLC$1,655Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
Kevin Orye$1,650Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,650
Rory Melanson$1,620Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,902
James Lee Aylor$1,591Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,591
George Apperson$1,581Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,093
David H. Pierce$1,570Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,570
Anchor Mere Farm$1,554Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,658
Tyler Douglas Lineweaver$1,519Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,519
J-Team Dairy, LLC$1,467Dairy Margin Coverage Program$113,473
Thomas Weldon Clark$1,450Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,060
Richard P. Harris Jr.$1,428Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,007
Locust Glen Farm, LLC$1,398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,398
Lebert Ty Powell$1,342Quality Loss Adjustment Program$4,137
Mount Pony, LLC$1,340Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,340
James M. Hill$1,334Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,334
Travis Bache$1,298Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,298
Cardette Farm Partnership$1,285Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,046
Rory Melanson$1,282Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,902
Ray E. Bowman$1,263Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,263
Karen L. Evans$1,209Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,505
Thomas Andrew Seay and Patricia Ann Seay$1,205Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,205
Jason A. Gough$1,170Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,170
Copper Hill, LLC$1,133Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,133
David A. Sears$1,119Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,119
James F. Brewster$1,090Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,141
Alden Pullen$1,086Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,086
William E. Brown III$1,086Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,171
Penn Family Trust$1,042Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$8,775
Willfred T Reames IV$1,038Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,183
Peter Mocarski$1,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,035
Belair Dairy, LLC$1,023Dairy Margin Coverage Program$78,603
Michael Maloy$997Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$997
Philip Lee Keyser Jr.$969Price Loss Coverage Program$13,834
Todd Harris$966Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$26,440
John O. Willett$958Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$13,981
Steve C. Jones$937Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$937
John Wells Waugh$918Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$16,856
Scott Johnson$904Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,666
MT Pony Farms, Inc.$884Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$22,697
Richard A. Bennett$883Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$883
Belle Meade Farm, LLC$838Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,082
DWG Enterprises$809Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,459
Cardette Farm Partnership$761Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,046
DWG Enterprises$737Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,459
Ryan Lee Grimsley$720Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$720
Charles A. Miller$711Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$711
Patricia Inman$689Price Loss Coverage Program$689
Sam Jenkins III$678Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$678
Rachel Kristina Harlow$632Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$632
Ashland Farms, Inc.$619Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$23,617
Timothy M. Brown$617Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$617
Lebert Ty Powell$606Price Loss Coverage Program$4,137
Joseph F. Hook Jr.$602Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$602
Belle Meade Farm, LLC$572Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,082
George Apperson$513Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,093
Belair Dairy, LLC$477Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$78,603
Jacob Sisk$477Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$477
Thomas Weldon Clark$458Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$6,060
Charles L. Harlow$438Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,579
Thomas P. Haught$435Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$435
Michael L. Menton$430Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$430
Richard P. Harris Jr.$424Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$21,007
J-Team Dairy, LLC$420Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$113,473
Ashland Farms, Inc.$397Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$23,617
Belle Meade Farm, LLC$394Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,082
J-Team Dairy, LLC$385Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$113,473
Craig A. Houck$383Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,792
Mark Houck$383Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,324
Todd Harris$360Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$26,440
Henry Milans III$350Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$565
Richard P. Harris Jr.$343Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$21,007
J-Team Dairy, LLC$342Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$113,473
Scott Johnson$331Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,666
Estate of Clarence Campbell, JR$321Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$321
William L. Rogers$319Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$319
Scott Johnson$304Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,666
Shawn Mason Woodfolk$298Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$10,017
William E. Brown III$297Dairy Margin Coverage Program$49,171
Karen L. Evans$296Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,505
Pullen Farm, LLC$265Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$11,461
Andrew Wade Coleman$250Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$418
Lebert Ty Powell$240Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,137
Todd Harris$228Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$26,440
Pullen Farm, LLC$207Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$11,461
Henry Milans III$179Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$565
Andrew Wade Coleman$168Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$418
Payne Hay & Straw, Inc.$164Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$6,675
Grassroots Livestock & Equipment, LLC$149Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$7,494
Willfred T Reames IV$145Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,183
DWG Enterprises$137Price Loss Coverage Program$5,459
Charles L. Harlow$135Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,579
Payne Hay & Straw, Inc.$133Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$6,675
Scott Johnson$127Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,666
Pullen Farm, LLC$124Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$11,461
Thomas Weldon Clark$119Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$6,060
Payne Hay & Straw, Inc.$114Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$6,675
John Wells Waugh$99Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$16,856
Richard P. Harris Jr.$94Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$21,007
Richard P. Harris Jr.$89Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$21,007
David Hoffman$88Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$5,461
Belle Meade Farm, LLC$76Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,082
Ashland Farms, Inc.$75Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$23,617
Ashland Farms, Inc.$73Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$23,617
Guy E. Clatterbuck Jr.$65Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$65
Jim Bish$56Price Loss Coverage Program$56
Pullen Farm, LLC$55Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$11,461
Richard P. Harris Jr.$53Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$21,007
James F. Brewster$51Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,141
Belle Meade Farm, LLC$36Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,082
Henry Milans III$36Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$565
Thomas Weldon Clark$34Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$6,060
Charles L. Harlow$32Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,579
J-Team Dairy, LLC$26Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$113,473
Grassroots Livestock & Equipment, LLC$23Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$7,494
Mark Houck$20Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,324
John O. Willett$19Price Loss Coverage Program$13,981
Payne Hay & Straw, Inc.$19Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$6,675
MT Pony Farms, Inc.$16Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$22,697
Richard P. Harris Jr.$14Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$21,007
Payne Hay & Straw, Inc.$13Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$6,675
Mark Houck$8Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,324
John Wells Waugh$6Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$16,856
MT Pony Farms, Inc.$2Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$22,697

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