Farms in Island County received $1,040,624 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Of the 175 subsidies provided, the largest was for KRH Fisheries, LLC, which received $250,000 for the claim of “Seafood Trade Relief Program”.
The smallest subsidy provided to a Island County farmer was $5 to Robert L. Brown.
There were 12 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $187,493.
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 Island County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRH Fisheries, LLC | $250,000 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $250,000 |
| Brian Sterba | $50,237 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $50,237 |
| Collins Fisheries, Inc. | $40,456 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $40,456 |
| TFM Fishing, LLC | $36,872 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $36,872 |
| Kyle O. Waldron | $34,795 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $34,795 |
| Steven Waldron | $34,000 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $34,000 |
| Wild River Seafood II, LLC | $32,345 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $32,345 |
| Donald W. Bergquist | $31,408 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $31,408 |
| David Wichers | $28,983 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $28,983 |
| Laura M. Jensen | $28,731 | Conservation Reserve Program – Transition Incentives Program | $31,471 |
| Seeker, Inc. | $27,772 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $27,772 |
| F/V Williwaw, Inc. | $26,772 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $26,772 |
| Christopher Wichers | $24,809 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $24,809 |
| Keith B. Anderson | $23,909 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $23,909 |
| Richard Bengamin Hanson | $21,570 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $21,570 |
| Kelly L. Moseler | $20,345 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $20,345 |
| Gary F Kohlwes JR | $19,904 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $19,904 |
| Luke Schwantes | $18,948 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $18,948 |
| Sherhill Vista Farms, LLC | $15,512 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $20,291 |
| Bell-Mueller, LLC | $13,990 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $13,990 |
| Carl M. Larsen | $12,450 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $12,450 |
| Bonnie Talkington | $11,737 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $24,999 |
| Duane Nienhuis | $11,498 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $11,498 |
| Ebey Road Farm, Inc. | $11,075 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $26,249 |
| Verna Turnmire Estate | $10,441 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $17,138 |
| Ebey Road Farm, Inc. | $9,973 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $26,249 |
| 3 Sisters Cattle Company, LLC | $9,961 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $16,140 |
| Pamela S. Uhlig | $9,205 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $9,319 |
| Engle Family Farms, LLC | $8,085 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $10,621 |
| Tony Franulovich | $7,749 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $7,749 |
| Walker Fam Tr | $7,237 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $7,237 |
| Constance L. McDonald | $6,825 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $11,511 |
| Bonnie Talkington | $5,657 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $24,999 |
| Verna Turnmire Estate | $5,358 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program | $17,138 |
| Constance L. McDonald | $4,429 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $11,511 |
| Turnmire Properties, LLC | $4,428 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,888 |
| Bonnie Talkington | $3,802 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $24,999 |
| Robert W. Engle | $3,533 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $11,002 |
| DF Mordhorst Land Company, LLC | $3,482 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $9,065 |
| Ebey Road Farm, Inc. | $3,428 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $26,249 |
| Robert W. Engle | $3,424 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $11,002 |
| Raymond Verville | $3,282 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $6,484 |
| Raymond Verville | $3,202 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $6,484 |
| Scott A. Lawson | $3,093 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $3,093 |
| Brant Baxter | $3,057 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $3,057 |
| Leona Mae Swanson Estate | $2,976 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,147 |
| Robert W. Engle | $2,842 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $11,002 |
| Timothy J. Keohane | $2,680 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $2,680 |
| 3 Sisters Cattle Company, LLC | $2,674 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $16,140 |
| 3 Sisters Cattle Company, LLC | $2,619 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $16,140 |
| Jack A. Krug | $2,564 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,487 |
| Anthony O. Doty | $2,558 | Seafood Trade Relief Program | $2,558 |
| Engle Family Farms, LLC | $2,536 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $10,621 |
| Sherman Family Farms, LLC | $2,524 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,276 |
| DF Mordhorst Land Company, LLC | $2,393 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $9,065 |
| Lovvorn Family Trust | $2,311 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $3,699 |
| Jack A. Krug | $2,283 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,487 |
| Bonnie Talkington | $2,026 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $24,999 |
| Mardelle L Dennis | $1,928 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $2,991 |
| Sherhill Vista Farms, LLC | $1,822 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $20,291 |
| Sherman Family Farms, LLC | $1,822 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $7,276 |
| Bonnie Talkington | $1,584 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $24,999 |
| Sherman Family Farms, LLC | $1,506 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $7,276 |
| Lee V. Dudley | $1,413 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,996 |
| Frederick E. Jung | $1,407 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,548 |
| Verna Turnmire Estate | $1,339 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program | $17,138 |
| Mordhorst Family Properties, LLC | $1,308 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,260 |
| Jeanie McElwain | $1,236 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $3,353 |
| Jerry C Millhon | $1,204 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,204 |
| Jeanie McElwain | $1,185 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,353 |
| Sherhill Vista Farms, LLC | $1,151 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $20,291 |
| Laura M. Jensen | $1,151 | Conservation Reserve Program – Transition Incentives Program | $31,471 |
| Richard E Werttemberger JR | $1,143 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,339 |
| Frederick E. Jung | $1,141 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,548 |
| Sherhill Vista Farms, LLC | $1,112 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $20,291 |
| Mardelle L Dennis | $1,063 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,991 |
| Beverly A. Bledsoe | $1,051 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,051 |
| Lovvorn Family Trust | $998 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,699 |
| Wendi J. Tow | $987 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $987 |
| DF Mordhorst Land Company, LLC | $972 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $9,065 |
| Mordhorst Family Properties, LLC | $952 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,260 |
| Billy G. Jones | $916 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $916 |
| Robert W. Engle | $888 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $11,002 |
| 3 Sisters Cattle Company, LLC | $886 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $16,140 |
| Alice M. Birkner | $834 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $834 |
| Laura M. Jensen | $829 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $31,471 |
| Sherman Family Farms, LLC | $814 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,276 |
| DF Mordhorst Land Company, LLC | $808 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $9,065 |
| Richard E Werttemberger JR | $728 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,339 |
| DF Mordhorst Land Company, LLC | $714 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $9,065 |
| DF Mordhorst Land Company, LLC | $697 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $9,065 |
| Sherhill Vista Farms, LLC | $694 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $20,291 |
| Lee V. Dudley | $692 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,996 |
| Ebey Road Farm, Inc. | $682 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $26,249 |
| Oran G. Downs | $669 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,246 |
| Jeanie McElwain | $651 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,353 |
| Mary Lou Whisenand | $642 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $642 |
| Oran G. Downs | $577 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,246 |
| Douglas R. Beck | $539 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $619 |
| Robert L. Brown | $532 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,251 |
| Janice M. Johnson | $531 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,221 |
| Laura M. Jensen | $529 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $31,471 |
| Jane Weeks Schwer | $520 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $882 |
| Lee V. Dudley | $506 | Trade Mitigation Program/Market Facilitation Program 2019 – Non-Specialty Crops Program | $2,996 |
| Sherman Family Farms, LLC | $486 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,276 |
| Ebey Road Farm, Inc. | $473 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $26,249 |
| Richard E Werttemberger JR | $468 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,339 |
| Turnmire Properties, LLC | $460 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,888 |
| Jack A. Krug | $454 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $5,487 |
| Floyd Alan Nave | $445 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $587 |
| Marion Tucker Family Partnership, Ltd. | $385 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $818 |
| Lee V. Dudley | $384 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,996 |
| Heather Moore | $377 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $893 |
| Philip E. Moore Jr. | $377 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $893 |
| Victoria E. Moore | $377 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,671 |
| Jane Weeks Schwer | $362 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $882 |
| Ebey Road Farm, Inc. | $358 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $26,249 |
| Janice M. Johnson | $352 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,221 |
| Victoria E. Moore | $339 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,671 |
| Victoria E. Moore | $337 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $1,671 |
| Tom Carsten | $306 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $306 |
| Heather Moore | $300 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $893 |
| Philip E. Moore Jr. | $300 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $893 |
| Victoria E. Moore | $300 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,671 |
| Karen Fay | $294 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $501 |
| Jeanie McElwain | $281 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,353 |
| Marion Tucker Family Partnership, Ltd. | $275 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $818 |
| Lovvorn Family Trust | $271 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,699 |
| Ebey Road Farm, Inc. | $260 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $26,249 |
| Constance L. McDonald | $257 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $11,511 |
| Shirley Cutler IRRV Trustee | $256 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $256 |
| Shannon Ware | $248 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $248 |
| Robert L. Brown | $237 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,251 |
| Laura M. Jensen | $231 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $31,471 |
| Robert W. Engle | $228 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $11,002 |
| Dale A. Sherman | $213 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $213 |
| Janice M. Johnson | $211 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,221 |
| Karen Fay | $207 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $501 |
| John M. Prendergast | $205 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $205 |
| Bonnie Talkington | $193 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $24,999 |
| Jack A. Krug | $186 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $5,487 |
| Robert L. Brown | $185 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,251 |
| Leona Mae Swanson Estate | $171 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,147 |
| Heather Moore | $166 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $893 |
| Philip E. Moore Jr. | $166 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $893 |
| Victoria E. Moore | $166 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,671 |
| Floyd Alan Nave | $142 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $587 |
| Jaime Ruddell | $137 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $233 |
| Cathleen W. Sullivan | $128 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $236 |
| Sherman Family Farms, LLC | $118 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,276 |
| Pamela S. Uhlig | $114 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $9,319 |
| Cathleen W. Sullivan | $108 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $236 |
| Marion Tucker Family Partnership, Ltd. | $104 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $818 |
| Victoria E. Moore | $102 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,671 |
| Robert L. Brown | $98 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,251 |
| Jaime Ruddell | $96 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $233 |
| Lovvorn Family Trust | $95 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program | $3,699 |
| Janice M. Johnson | $87 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,221 |
| Robert L. Brown | $67 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,251 |
| Marion Tucker Family Partnership, Ltd. | $54 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $818 |
| Robert W. Engle | $52 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $11,002 |
| Heather Moore | $50 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $893 |
| Philip E. Moore Jr. | $50 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $893 |
| Victoria E. Moore | $50 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,671 |
| Douglas R. Beck | $47 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $619 |
| Robert L. Brown | $45 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,251 |
| Robert L. Brown | $44 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,251 |
| Janice M. Johnson | $40 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,221 |
| Robert W. Engle | $35 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $11,002 |
| Douglas R. Beck | $33 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $619 |
| Robert L. Brown | $27 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,251 |
| Lovvorn Family Trust | $24 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program | $3,699 |
| Robert L. Brown | $11 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,251 |
| Sherman Family Farms, LLC | $6 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,276 |
| Robert L. Brown | $5 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,251 |
