Conservation Reserve Program in Bennington County, Vermont, 1995-2021

Subsidy Recipients 1 to 12 of 12

Recipients of Conservation Reserve Program from farms in Bennington County, Vermont totaled $109,000 in from 1995-2021.

Rank Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2021
1Edward W MitchellSalem, NY 12865$30,714
2Equinox Real Estate LLCWoods Hole, MA 02543$23,520
3Pleasant Valley FarmHartford, CT 06105$21,260
4Rachel Shulman EstateBrookline, MA 02446$10,102
5Michael DarlingPownal, VT 05261$6,494
6Rupert Valley Holsteins LLCWest Rupert, VT 05776$5,893
7Myrtle HigginsRupert, VT 05768$4,844
8Eugene HigginsRupert, VT 05768$4,801
9Merck Forest Foundation IncRupert, VT 05768$482
10Lewisholm Valley Farm IncWest Pawlet, VT 05775$421
11Michael LynnDorset, VT 05251$380
12Lee RomanoDorset, VT 05251$380

* USDA data are not "transparent" for many payments made to recipients through most cooperatives. Recipients of payments made through most cooperatives, and the amounts, have not been made public. To see ownership information, click on the name, then click on the link that is titled Ownership Information.

** EWG has identified this recipient as a bank or lending institution that received the payment because the payment applicant had a loan requiring any subsidy payments go to the lender first. In 2019, the information provided to EWG by USDA began to include the entity that received the payment, rather than the person or entity that applied for it, which was previously provided. This move to shield subsidy recipients from disclosure enables USDA to further evade taxpayer accountability. Six percent of subsidy dollars went to banks, lending institutions, or the Farm Service Agency.”

 

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