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Of the 99 subsidies provided, the largest was for Fred W Eckel Sons, which received $8,988 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities".
The smallest subsidy provided to a Lackawanna County farmer was $4 to Arthur Carpenter.
There were 37 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $97,759.
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 Lackawanna County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred W Eckel Sons | $8,988 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $10,238 |
| Eckel Farms, Inc. | $6,602 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $8,213 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $3,507 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $3,184 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $3,172 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $3,143 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $2,989 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Raymond Carpenter | $2,871 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $3,468 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $2,576 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Opeil Brothers | $2,454 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Opeil Brothers | $2,206 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,997 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,980 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,940 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Opeil Brothers | $1,894 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,888 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Opeil Brothers | $1,883 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Bradley Seward | $1,801 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $2,826 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,797 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,768 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Opeil Brothers | $1,756 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,735 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,716 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,680 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $1,608 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $10,270 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,554 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,531 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Opeil Brothers | $1,507 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,500 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Opeil Brothers | $1,484 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Opeil Brothers | $1,478 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,440 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,412 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,393 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $1,381 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $10,270 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $1,372 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $10,270 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,368 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Opeil Brothers | $1,349 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $18,680 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,287 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $1,280 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $10,270 |
| Opeil Brothers | $1,265 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,226 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $1,213 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $10,270 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,102 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,101 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $1,099 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $10,270 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $1,078 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $10,270 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,068 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Bradley Seward | $1,025 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $2,826 |
| Eckel Farms, Inc. | $996 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $8,213 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $962 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $933 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $913 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $891 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $891 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $871 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $810 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Martin P. Crofton | $760 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $760 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $742 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $729 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Opeil Brothers | $722 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $18,680 |
| Kellers Farm | $710 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $710 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $680 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $659 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $631 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $10,270 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $607 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Ronald Vakay | $570 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $570 |
| Harold J. Luther | $549 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $549 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $536 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Paul & Mary Fetter Partnership | $526 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $526 |
| April Redfield | $483 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $483 |
| Ann Storms | $471 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $643 |
| Opeil Brothers | $422 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $400 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $61,677 |
| Fred W Eckel Sons | $397 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $10,238 |
| Fred W Eckel Sons | $395 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $10,238 |
| Robert Matylewicz | $373 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $373 |
| Fred W Eckel Sons | $323 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $10,238 |
| Mary Burkhart | $319 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $319 |
| Raymond Carpenter | $307 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $3,468 |
| Raymond Carpenter | $290 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $3,468 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $275 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $10,270 |
| Lewis P. Jennings | $272 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $272 |
| Opeil Brothers | $261 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $18,680 |
| Eckel Farms, Inc. | $249 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $8,213 |
| Arthur Lucarelli | $229 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $344 |
| Eckel Farms, Inc. | $192 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $8,213 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $190 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $10,270 |
| Eckel Farms, Inc. | $174 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $8,213 |
| Arthur Lucarelli | $115 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $344 |
| Ann Storms | $107 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $643 |
| Fred W Eckel Sons | $91 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $10,238 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $88 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $10,270 |
| Ann Storms | $65 | Conservation Reserve Program - Practice Incentives Payment Program | $643 |
| Fred W Eckel Sons | $44 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $10,238 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $29 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $10,270 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $25 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $10,270 |
| Richard Burkhart | $15 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $15 |
| Arthur Carpenter | $4 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $10,270 |
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