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Of the 145 subsidies provided, the largest was for D Breen Farms, Ltd., which received $79,995 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act".
The smallest subsidy provided to a Orange County farmer was $2 to James R. Wiest.
There were 97 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $2,569,197.
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 Orange County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Breen Farms, Ltd. | $79,995 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $79,995 |
| David Shapiro | $36,970 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $43,936 |
| Howard Shapiro | $11,553 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $13,730 |
| Coon Family Trustee | $7,774 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $7,774 |
| Down State Farms, LLC | $7,663 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $38,405 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $7,610 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| John H. Devries | $7,439 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| David Shapiro | $6,966 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $43,936 |
| Down State Farms, LLC | $6,888 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $38,405 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $6,840 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| John H. Devries | $6,686 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| Robert Stap | $5,914 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,815 |
| Down State Farms, LLC | $5,878 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $38,405 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $5,873 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $5,837 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| John H. Devries | $5,741 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| John H. Devries | $5,706 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| Robert Stap | $5,481 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,815 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $5,443 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| John H. Devries | $5,321 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| Down State Farms, LLC | $4,706 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $38,405 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $4,673 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| Down State Farms, LLC | $4,634 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $38,405 |
| Down State Farms, LLC | $4,616 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $38,405 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $4,602 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $4,584 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| John H. Devries | $4,568 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| John H. Devries | $4,498 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| John H. Devries | $4,481 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| Hoyt Farms, LLC | $4,410 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $4,410 |
| Joyce Schloicka | $4,298 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,298 |
| Robert Stap | $4,255 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,815 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $4,226 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| John H. Devries | $4,131 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $3,921 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $3,876 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| John H. Devries | $3,833 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| Keith Joseph Lysack | $3,744 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $3,744 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $3,483 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| Pillmeier Produce Farms | $3,362 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $5,830 |
| Gary T Glowaczewski | $3,191 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $3,191 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $2,991 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $2,979 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $57,907 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $2,973 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $2,883 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $2,772 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| John H. Devries | $2,720 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $56,437 |
| Down State Farms, LLC | $2,705 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $38,405 |
| W Michael Simpson | $2,630 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $2,592 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| Pillmeier Produce Farms | $2,468 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $5,830 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $2,380 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| W Michael Simpson | $2,364 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $2,344 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $2,334 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $2,225 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $2,212 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $2,205 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Howard Shapiro | $2,177 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $13,730 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $2,152 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| W Michael Simpson | $2,140 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $22,228 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $2,062 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| W Michael Simpson | $2,030 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| W Michael Simpson | $2,017 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $1,997 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $1,982 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| W Michael Simpson | $1,881 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| Joseph S Blazeski | $1,866 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $3,313 |
| Jacob Gros | $1,813 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,142 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $1,771 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $1,744 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $1,737 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $1,702 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $1,691 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Mary M. Decerbo | $1,638 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $4,548 |
| W Michael Simpson | $1,615 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $1,601 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| W Michael Simpson | $1,590 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| W Michael Simpson | $1,584 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $1,577 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Mark W. Hoyt | $1,517 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,517 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $1,486 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| W Michael Simpson | $1,460 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| Triple D Farms, LLC | $1,454 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,048 |
| Joseph S Blazeski | $1,447 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $3,313 |
| W Michael Simpson | $1,355 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $1,354 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Mary M. Decerbo | $1,343 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $4,548 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $1,333 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $1,328 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Down State Farms, LLC | $1,316 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $38,405 |
| Echo Dairy Farm, LLC | $1,312 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,802 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $1,307 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $57,907 |
| John H. Devries | $1,278 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| Robert Stap | $1,244 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,815 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $1,224 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $1,136 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $1,017 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $30,547 |
| Frankie's Produce Farms, Inc. | $919 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $919 |
| Robert Stap | $895 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $17,815 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $892 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| Michael R Pillmeier | $824 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,258 |
| Bernard Bates Family Trust | $799 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $799 |
| Trotwood, LLC | $796 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $796 |
| Michael R Pillmeier | $790 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,258 |
| Mary M. Decerbo | $785 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $4,548 |
| Mary M. Decerbo | $781 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program | $4,548 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $666 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $655 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,547 |
| Michael R Pillmeier | $644 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,258 |
| Brian M. Pawelski | $638 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $638 |
| W Michael Simpson | $605 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| Triple D Farms, LLC | $595 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,048 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $592 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $21,421 |
| Peter J Ewanciw | $524 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $524 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $507 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $495 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $21,421 |
| Echo Dairy Farm, LLC | $490 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,802 |
| Historic Brown Family Farm, LLC | $467 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $467 |
| Melanie Archer Graetzer | $466 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,009 |
| W Michael Simpson | $452 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| W Michael Simpson | $445 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $22,228 |
| James Kleister | $394 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $394 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $379 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $373 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $17,094 |
| Kimberly Loy Kishpaugh | $366 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $366 |
| Jeffrey L. Hedges | $351 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $539 |
| Howard E. Gill | $346 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $411 |
| Melanie Archer Graetzer | $333 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,009 |
| Lawrence Farms Orchards, Inc. | $332 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $332 |
| Jacob Gros | $329 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,142 |
| Paul G Ewanciw | $303 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $17,094 |
| Edward Cossa | $245 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $251 |
| Melanie Archer Graetzer | $210 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,009 |
| Jeffrey L. Hedges | $188 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $539 |
| James R. Wiest | $89 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $91 |
| Howard E. Gill | $65 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $411 |
| W Michael Simpson | $58 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $22,228 |
| John H. Devries | $36 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $56,437 |
| Robert Stap | $25 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $17,815 |
| Carl H. Balbach | $22 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $21,421 |
| Melissa A. Menendez | $15 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $30,547 |
| Sidney Vellenga | $14 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $57,907 |
| Edward Cossa | $6 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $251 |
| James R. Wiest | $2 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $91 |
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