Tree Assistance Program in 6th District of Michigan (Rep. Fred Upton), 2021

Subsidy Recipients 1 to 5 of 5

Recipients of Tree Assistance Program from farms in 6th District of Michigan (Rep. Fred Upton) totaled $198,000 in in 2021.

Rank Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location Tree Assistance Program
2021
1Arrowhead Vineyards LLCBaroda, MI 49101$165,763
2Arthur R ThomasGrand Junction, MI 49056$29,655
3Kevin Duane KlugBerrien Center, MI 49102$936
4Cathlene Betty KlugBerrien Center, MI 49102$936
5Joseph B HermanBenton Harbor, MI 49022$934

* 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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