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

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Farms in Rappahannock County received $128,496 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 58 subsidies provided, the largest was for Susan L Kummli, which received $18,154 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Rappahannock County farmer was $7 to Dale Welch.

There were 80 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $305,148.

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 Rappahannock County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Susan L Kummli$18,154Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$18,154
Lindsay Eastham$8,478Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,478
Mount Vernon Farm, LLC$7,542Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,773
Wooten Family Farm, LLC$7,450Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$24,603
Monira K Rifaat$6,677Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,402
Netus Sawii Dodson$6,654Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,654
Brooke D. Miller$5,900Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,900
Wooten Family Farm, LLC$5,587Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$24,603
Lewis Clark$4,040Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,040
Wooten Family Farm, LLC$3,847Price Loss Coverage Program$24,603
Grigsby Cattle Company, LLC$3,845Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,845
Dale Welch$3,053Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,908
Thomas B. Massie$3,046Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,046
Settle Farm, LLC$2,977Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,977
Wooten Family Farm, LLC$2,898Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$24,603
Wooten-Ray, LLC$2,340Conservation Reserve Program - Chesapeake Bay Incentive Program$2,962
Lees Farm, LLC$2,204Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,204
John Clark$2,160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,160
Wooten Family Farm, LLC$2,143Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$24,603
Liselotte Foster$2,065Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,065
Duane Paul Morey$2,060Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,060
Nancy Broyles$1,879Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,051
Wooten Family Farm, LLC$1,714Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$24,603
Mount Vernon Farm, LLC$1,606Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,773
William N. Scoggin$1,554Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,554
Charles Sisk$1,416Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,416
Elisabeth H. Jones$1,359Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,359
Mount Vernon Farm, LLC$1,253Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,773
Susan Gallihugh Pooton$1,144Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,350
Susan Hoffman$1,069Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,069
Robert E. Flournoy Jr.$1,034Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,034
Dale Welch$986Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,908
Hilray Ray Carpenter$836Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$836
Edward C. Jenkins$828Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$828
Berry Hay & Cattle, LLC$769Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$769
Monira K Rifaat$725Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,402
Louis P Moore Revocable Living Trust$678Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$896
Timothy Beahm$638Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$638
Jeremy Clem$635Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$671
Jones Livestock, LLC$623Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$623
Wooten-Ray, LLC$622Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,962
Wooten Family Farm, LLC$535Price Loss Coverage Program$24,603
Benjamin Thomas Hahn$504Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$504
Richard Rose$500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$500
Dale Welch$440Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$4,908
Wooten Family Farm, LLC$429Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$24,603
Mount Vernon Farm, LLC$372Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,773
Susan Gallihugh Pooton$206Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,350
Nancy Broyles$172Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$2,051
Joyce Harman$167Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$167
Louis P Moore Revocable Living Trust$166Price Loss Coverage Program$896
Dale Welch$159Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$4,908
Dale Welch$143Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$4,908
Dale Welch$72Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$4,908
Louis P Moore Revocable Living Trust$52Price Loss Coverage Program$896
Dale Welch$48Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$4,908
Jeremy Clem$35Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$671
Dale Welch$7Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$4,908

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