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Of the 186 subsidies provided, the largest was for Tranquillity Farms, LLC, which received $250,000 for the claim of "Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program".
The smallest subsidy provided to a Sussex County farmer was $8 to Jeffrey Krohn.
There were 14 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $486,073.
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 Sussex County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranquillity Farms, LLC | $250,000 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $280,037 |
| High Lands Farms, LLC | $250,000 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $276,274 |
| Circle Brook Farm, LLC | $77,763 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $77,763 |
| H William Sytsema | $58,394 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $118,994 |
| Kirk Randall Stephens Jr. | $16,522 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $16,522 |
| H William Sytsema | $13,653 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $118,994 |
| High Lands Farms, LLC | $13,355 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $276,274 |
| Tranquillity Farms, LLC | $13,260 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $280,037 |
| High Lands Farms, LLC | $12,919 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $276,274 |
| John W. Semanchik | $11,146 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $11,146 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $10,744 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $90,523 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $10,512 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $10,400 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $9,448 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $9,347 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $8,983 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| Brodhecker Farm, LLC | $8,953 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $13,351 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $8,113 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $8,075 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $8,063 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $8,026 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $7,977 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $7,519 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $7,439 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $6,933 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $6,891 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| Mark Lockburner | $6,871 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $6,503 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $6,455 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $6,426 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $6,387 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $6,357 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Green Valley Livestock, LLC | $6,346 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $9,657 |
| H William Sytsema | $6,344 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $6,332 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $6,289 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $6,264 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| Mark Lockburner | $6,176 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| Peter J. Bast | $6,007 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $42,869 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $5,909 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $86,079 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $5,845 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $5,837 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $5,775 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| Kevin Ervey | $5,731 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| H William Sytsema | $5,702 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $5,681 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $70,510 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $5,517 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $5,432 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $5,417 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $5,411 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $5,359 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| Mark Lockburner | $5,303 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| Tranquillity Farms, LLC | $5,281 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $280,037 |
| Mark Lockburner | $5,270 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $5,219 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $54,770 |
| Kevin Ervey | $5,151 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Peter J. Bast | $5,108 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $5,019 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $4,988 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $4,988 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| Mark Lockburner | $4,915 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| H William Sytsema | $4,896 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| H William Sytsema | $4,867 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $4,652 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $4,629 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| Peter J. Bast | $4,591 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| H William Sytsema | $4,538 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| Jeffrey Krohn | $4,441 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $4,449 |
| Kevin Ervey | $4,423 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Brodhecker Farm, LLC | $4,399 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $13,351 |
| Kevin Ervey | $4,396 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Tranquillity Farms, LLC | $4,231 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $280,037 |
| Mark Lockburner | $4,219 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| Mark Lockburner | $4,155 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| Mark Lockburner | $4,139 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| Kevin Ervey | $4,099 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $3,994 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| Kevin Ervey | $3,980 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $47,625 |
| Peter J. Bast | $3,942 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $3,933 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| Peter J. Bast | $3,918 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $3,917 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| H William Sytsema | $3,896 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| H William Sytsema | $3,836 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| H William Sytsema | $3,822 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| Mark Lockburner | $3,815 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| Peter J. Bast | $3,654 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $3,611 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| Mark Lockburner | $3,540 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| H William Sytsema | $3,523 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| Kevin Ervey | $3,519 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Kevin Ervey | $3,466 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Kevin Ervey | $3,452 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $3,351 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $3,321 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| Green Valley Livestock, LLC | $3,310 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $9,657 |
| H William Sytsema | $3,269 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| Kevin Ervey | $3,182 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $3,174 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Peter J. Bast | $3,137 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| Peter J. Bast | $3,089 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| Peter J. Bast | $3,077 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| Andersen Farms, LLC | $3,013 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $3,013 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $2,985 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| Kevin Ervey | $2,953 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Terry Roszhart | $2,887 | Trade Mitigation Program/Market Facilitation Program 2019 - Non-Specialty Crops Program | $3,883 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $2,853 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Peter J. Bast | $2,836 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $2,749 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $26,767 |
| Peter J. Bast | $2,632 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| Jeffrey A. Crisman | $2,564 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,564 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $2,563 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| Tranquillity Farms, LLC | $2,560 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $280,037 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $2,547 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| Mark Lockburner | $2,461 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $54,800 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $2,450 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $2,435 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $2,419 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| William R Sytsema | $2,416 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $2,416 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $2,393 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $2,375 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $2,271 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $2,039 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $2,008 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $2,000 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $1,949 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $1,920 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $1,912 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Thomas R. Hough | $1,877 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,877 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $1,865 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $26,039 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $1,844 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $1,806 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $1,786 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $1,777 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $86,079 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $1,763 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $1,758 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $90,523 |
| Tranquillity Farms, LLC | $1,753 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $280,037 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $1,711 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $1,636 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Mark Lockburner | $1,581 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| Vandergroef Family Farms, LLC | $1,543 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $70,510 |
| George de Groot | $1,516 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,658 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $1,496 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| Kevin Ervey | $1,319 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Stephen M. Gurba | $1,303 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,464 |
| Tranquillity Farms, LLC | $1,288 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $280,037 |
| Mark Lockburner | $1,180 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| H William Sytsema | $1,163 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $118,994 |
| Mark Lockburner | $1,162 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,800 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $1,117 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $1,099 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $54,770 |
| H William Sytsema | $1,090 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $118,994 |
| Tranquillity Farms, LLC | $1,050 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $280,037 |
| Kevin Ervey | $984 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Kevin Ervey | $969 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $47,625 |
| Robert Cahill | $954 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $954 |
| Richard Natyzak | $910 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $910 |
| Peter J. Bast | $877 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $42,869 |
| Louis P. Tommaso | $730 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $883 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $730 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Audrey Sargent Estate | $724 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $724 |
| Terry Roszhart | $651 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage | $3,883 |
| Ridge and Valley Conservancy, Inc. | $614 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $614 |
| Kuperus Meadows | $580 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $90,523 |
| Louis Cseh | $570 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $852 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $570 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,767 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $545 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Havens Dairy Farm, LLC | $537 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $26,039 |
| Tranquillity Farms, LLC | $510 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $280,037 |
| Sweetleaf Farm, LLC | $497 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $497 |
| Sargent Farms, LLC | $460 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $560 |
| Terry Roszhart | $345 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,883 |
| Edward Zydel | $324 | Grasslands Reserve Program | $324 |
| Louis Cseh | $282 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $852 |
| Harold J. Cosh | $242 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $242 |
| Roger L. Degroat | $225 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $225 |
| Stephen M. Gurba | $161 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $1,464 |
| Louis P. Tommaso | $153 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $883 |
| George de Groot | $142 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,658 |
| By-Acre Holsteins, LLC | $116 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $86,079 |
| Tranquillity Farms, LLC | $104 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $280,037 |
| Sargent Farms, LLC | $100 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $560 |
| Chester A. Cosh | $52 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $26,767 |
| Deckertown Holsteins, LLC | $26 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $54,770 |
| Mark Lockburner | $14 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $54,800 |
| Jeffrey Krohn | $8 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $4,449 |
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