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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Prince Edward County farmers in 2021 reached $684,445

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Farms in Prince Edward County received $684,445 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 222 subsidies provided, the largest was for Central Virginia Chips, LLC, which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Prince Edward County farmer was $5 to Rochie W Allen.

There were 135 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $368,043.

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 Prince Edward County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Central Virginia Chips, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
CMG Trucking, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Fred B. Meadows & Sons Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
James E. Chapman$30,647Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$32,647
Woodville Farm, Inc.$25,493Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$33,931
Forkland Farms Corporation$22,772Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$170,961
Forkland Farms Corporation$16,699Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Laura Bradbury Sanderson$15,663Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$15,663
Forkland Farms Corporation$15,009Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Angola Farms, Ltd.$13,568Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$15,608
Thomas D. Manis$12,992Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$12,992
Forkland Farms Corporation$12,888Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Forkland Farms Corporation$12,809Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Forkland Farms Corporation$11,945Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Forkland Farms Corporation$10,255Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Forkland Farms Corporation$10,098Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Forkland Farms Corporation$10,059Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Forkland Farms Corporation$9,273Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Pencrest Dairy$9,094Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Forkland Farms Corporation$8,605Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Pencrest Dairy$8,174Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Richard F. Cralle Jr.$7,325Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,325
Thomas Lee Adkins$7,131Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Pencrest Dairy$7,019Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Pencrest Dairy$6,976Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Pencrest Dairy$6,918Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$76,759
Forkland Farms Corporation$6,701Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$170,961
Woodville Farm, Inc.$6,507Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$33,931
Pencrest Dairy$6,505Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Thomas Lee Adkins$6,313Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Kendall Riggan$5,895NAP Regular Web-Based Program$6,539
High Bridge Farm, LLC$5,871Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$14,010
Pencrest Dairy$5,585Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
High Bridge Farm, LLC$5,522Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,010
Pencrest Dairy$5,499Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Pencrest Dairy$5,478Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Forkland Farms Corporation$5,361Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$170,961
Thomas Lee Adkins$5,287Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Thomas Lee Adkins$5,248Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Pencrest Dairy$5,050Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Thomas Lee Adkins$4,830Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Re Dowdy 11, LLC$4,783Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,783
Pencrest Dairy$4,686Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
John-Marshall$4,485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,485
Billy Ray McFalls$4,476Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,476
Terry W. Hudgins$4,475Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,475
Thomas Lee Adkins$4,165Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Thomas Lee Adkins$4,012Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Thomas Wayne Davis$3,965Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,965
Thomas Lee Adkins$3,936Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Thomas Lee Adkins$3,917Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Forkland Farms Corporation$3,842Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Forkland Farms Corporation$3,635NAP Regular Web-Based Program$170,961
Thomas Lee Adkins$3,537Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
James E. Phaup$3,141Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,774
Forkland Farms Corporation$2,868Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Forkland Farms Corporation$2,823Dairy Margin Coverage Program$170,961
Joe P. Irving$2,746Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$4,327
Gerald Romain Cyrus Jr.$2,510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,510
Charles Garrett Sr.$2,482Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,482
Pencrest Dairy$2,093Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Angola Farms, Ltd.$2,040Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$15,608
Central Virginia Chips, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
CMG Trucking, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Fred B. Meadows & Sons Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
James E. Chapman$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$32,647
Thomas C. Huddleston$1,976Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,062
Laura Nash Rice$1,929Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,818
Jay Stewart$1,840Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,840
Laura Nash Rice$1,816Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,818
Estate of Martha H Lestourgeon$1,812Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,812
Curtis C. Hamlett$1,807Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,807
Teresa Stewart$1,748Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,748
Forkland Farms Corporation$1,630Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$170,961
Allenwood Farms, LLC$1,587Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,038
Kevin Welsh$1,567Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,567
Pencrest Dairy$1,562Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Pencrest Dairy$1,537Dairy Margin Coverage Program$76,759
Jeffrey T. Fariss$1,523Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,741
Carolyn L. Hammock$1,485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,485
Raymond L Chernault$1,432Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,617
Forkland Farms Corporation$1,340Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$170,961
Jessica Whirley$1,337Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,869
Charles A. Morris$1,314Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,314
Thomas Lee Adkins$1,309Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Douglas R. Bolt$1,202Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,202
Elizabeth G Hazlegrove$1,191Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,380
Terry D. Seal$1,185Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,282
High Bridge Farm, LLC$1,184Price Loss Coverage Program$14,010
William W. Sanderson III$1,144Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,144
Joyce P. Eggleston$1,078Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,211
Doris T. Holman$927Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,074
Gary Womack$908Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$908
Forkland Farms Corporation$883Price Loss Coverage Program$170,961
Joe P. Irving$868Price Loss Coverage Program$4,327
Raymond L Chernault$862Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,617
Robert D. Pennington$822Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,578
Terri Atkins Wilson$755Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$879
Woodville Farm, Inc.$728Price Loss Coverage Program$33,931
Michael Schember$721Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$721
Richard C. Harris$721Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$729
Jeffrey T. Fariss$702Price Loss Coverage Program$2,741
High Bridge Farm, LLC$682Price Loss Coverage Program$14,010
Joe Irving Jr.$660Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$660
Kendall Riggan$644Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,539
Lee W. Amos$644Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$851
Gary Agee$603Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$852
Robert Virgil Turman$595Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,165
Nancy B Chernault$585Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$585
Pencrest Dairy$581Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$76,759
Robert Virgil Turman$570Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,165
David Farmer Jr.$557Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$557
Claude A. Morris Jr.$542Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$706
High Bridge Farm, LLC$538Price Loss Coverage Program$14,010
Alvin C. Burks$534Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$534
James Wahrman$534Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,132
Jeffrey T. Fariss$516Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$2,741
Penrose Ware Agee$516Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$516
Robert D. Pennington$502Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,578
Forkland Farms Corporation$466Price Loss Coverage Program$170,961
Mack H. Robinson$450Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$450
Donna M. Browning$444Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$444
Holly A. Dresser$443Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$443
William Glenn Allen$443Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$443
W. R. Bailey III$439Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$591
Thomas Lee Adkins$437Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Woodville Farm, Inc.$432Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$33,931
James Wahrman$423Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,132
Betty A. Foster$418Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$418
Thomas Lee Adkins$417Dairy Margin Coverage Program$50,627
Delbert W. Southall Jr.$411Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$411
Jessica Whirley$361Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,869
Woodville Farm, Inc.$332Price Loss Coverage Program$33,931
Forkland Farms Corporation$325Price Loss Coverage Program$170,961
Allenwood Farms, LLC$318Price Loss Coverage Program$2,038
Wanda Chernault Hamlett$314Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$845
Mary W. Scott$312Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$312
George Michael Dickhoff$304Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$304
Joe P. Irving$297Price Loss Coverage Program$4,327
Katherine B. Farmer$292Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$292
Wanda Chernault Hamlett$257Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$845
Robert D. Pennington$254Price Loss Coverage Program$1,578
Sterling Investments, LLC$234Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$278
Forkland Farms Corporation$227Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$170,961
Joe P. Irving$217Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,327
High Bridge Farm, LLC$214Price Loss Coverage Program$14,010
James E. Phaup$210Price Loss Coverage Program$3,774
Mark S. Mills$204Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$204
Joe P. Irving$199Price Loss Coverage Program$4,327
Raymond L Chernault$198Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,617
Gary Agee$196Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$852
Lois E Snead Trust$189Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$189
Piedmont Cattle, LLC$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$187
James E. Phaup$178Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,774
James Wahrman$175Price Loss Coverage Program$1,132
Jessica Whirley$171Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,869
Wade Stimpson$160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$160
Doris T. Holman$147Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,074
Phyllis G. Guilliams$145Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$145
Elizabeth G Hazlegrove$144Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,380
Allenwood Farms, LLC$134Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,038
Lee W. Amos$134Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$851
James E. Phaup$133Price Loss Coverage Program$3,774
Joyce P. Eggleston$133Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,211
Forkland Farms Corporation$131Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$170,961
Raymond L Chernault$125Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,617
Wanda Chernault Hamlett$125Price Loss Coverage Program$845
Forkland Farms Corporation$121Price Loss Coverage Program$170,961
Terri Atkins Wilson$111Price Loss Coverage Program$879
Wanda Chernault Hamlett$111Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$845
Terry D. Seal$97Price Loss Coverage Program$1,282
W. R. Bailey III$95Price Loss Coverage Program$591
Cheryl White A. Gibson$94Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$94
Liberty Timber, LLC$92Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$92
Claude A. Morris Jr.$90Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$706
Forkland Farms Corporation$90Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$170,961
E. R. Davis$88Price Loss Coverage Program$172
Woodville Farm, Inc.$88Price Loss Coverage Program$33,931
James E. Phaup$87Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,774
Thomas Lee Adkins$86Price Loss Coverage Program$50,627
E. R. Davis$84Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$172
Forkland Farms Corporation$81Price Loss Coverage Program$170,961
Woodville Farm, Inc.$78Price Loss Coverage Program$33,931
Thomas C. Huddleston$75Price Loss Coverage Program$2,062
Claude A. Morris Jr.$74Price Loss Coverage Program$706
Lee W. Amos$74Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$851
Woodville Farm, Inc.$74Price Loss Coverage Program$33,931
Laura Nash Rice$73Price Loss Coverage Program$3,818
Terry W. Buchanan$69Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$69
Woodville Farm, Inc.$66Price Loss Coverage Program$33,931
Catherine Dodd Mylum$62Price Loss Coverage Program$62
Edith C. Austin$60Price Loss Coverage Program$60
Joseph Lee Lackey Sr.$57Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$57
Gary Agee$53Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$852
Woodville Farm, Inc.$52Price Loss Coverage Program$33,931
Woodville Farm, Inc.$50Price Loss Coverage Program$33,931
Elizabeth G Hazlegrove$45Price Loss Coverage Program$1,380
Sterling Investments, LLC$44Price Loss Coverage Program$278
Joseph Anderson Hazlegrove JR$41Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$224
Joseph Anderson Hazlegrove JR$41Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$224
W. R. Bailey III$41Price Loss Coverage Program$591
Joseph Anderson Hazlegrove JR$38Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$224
Joseph Anderson Hazlegrove JR$38Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$224
Walter Shapiro$38Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$72
Wanda Chernault Hamlett$38Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$845
Walter Shapiro$34Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$72
Joseph Anderson Hazlegrove JR$33Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$224
Joseph Anderson Hazlegrove JR$33Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$224
Forkland Farms Corporation$25Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$170,961
Glenda Webb$23Price Loss Coverage Program$23
Lloyd B. McKay$19Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$19
Florence P. Seamster$18Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$32
Woodville Farm, Inc.$18Price Loss Coverage Program$33,931
W. R. Bailey III$16Price Loss Coverage Program$591
Florence P. Seamster$14Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$32
Woodville Farm, Inc.$14Price Loss Coverage Program$33,931
James E. Phaup$13Price Loss Coverage Program$3,774
Terri Atkins Wilson$13Price Loss Coverage Program$879
James E. Phaup$12Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,774
Thomas C. Huddleston$11Price Loss Coverage Program$2,062
Richard C. Harris$8Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$729
Rochie W Allen$5Price Loss Coverage Program$5

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