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V O L . X X V I I N O. X I I J U N E 1 4 , 2 0 2 1 26 YourPace Admissions 207.768.9433 umpi-yourpace@maine.edu umpi.edu/yourpace/maol YO U R J O U R N E Y. YO U R PAC E . 100% ONLINE COURSEWORK AFFORDABLE TUITION BUILT-IN FLEXIBILITY INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION REAL-WORLD APPLICATION M A S T E R O F A R T S I N O RGA N I Z AT I O N A L L E A D E R S H I P (MAOL) E A R N YO U R in as soon as 1 year for $12,000 or less! Financial aid eligible for qualified students. C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N T H E L I S T N O T E S : Data for 2020, includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020, and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies. From 1995-2020, farming subsidies in Maine totaled $98.7 million; in 2020, farming subsidies in Maine totaled $8.5 million. S O U R C E : Environmental Working Group Farm Subsidy Database Purchase this list and more as an Excel document at mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's largest USDA farm commodity subsidies Ranked by total commodity subsidy dollars, 2020 Maine's largest USDA farm commodity subsidies Ranked by total commodity subsidy dollars, 2020 Total commodity subsidies 2020 Total commodity subsidies 1995-2020 Commodities historically subsidized USDA county office(s) from which subsidies were paid 1 Flood Brothers LLC Clinton $543,162 $1,947,687 Barley, corn, dairy, livestock, oat and soybean Kennebec, Penobscot and Somerset 2 Stonyvale Inc. Exeter $444,213 $1,404,024 Barley, corn, dairy, livestock, oat and wheat Penobscot and Piscataquis 3 Wright Place LLC Clinton $355,203 $1,245,386 Corn, dairy and livestock Kennebec, Somerset and Waldo 4 Rogers Farm LLC Atkinson $271,842 $444,254 Corn, dairy, livestock and oat Penobscot and Piscataquis 5 Piper Farm LLC Embden $254,737 $558,086 Corn, dairy, livestock and oat N/A 6 Taylor Dairy Farm Corp. Saint Albans $251,569 $1,060,850 Barley, corn, dairy, livestock, oat and soybean Penobscot and Somerset 7 Brigeen Farms Inc. Turner $240,822 $612,551 Corn, dairy, livestock and soybean N/A 8 Misty Meadows Farm LLC Clinton $216,574 $396,966 Corn, dairy and livestock Kennebec and Somerset 9 Veazland Farms Corinna $215,493 $1,013,187 Corn, dairy, livestock, oat and soybean Penobscot and Piscataquis 10 Bonnie Lea Dairy Farm LLC Hermon $203,417 $547,055 Barley, corn, dairy, livestock, oat and soybean N/A 11 Thomas Farms of Garland Inc. Garland $195,595 $601,522 Barley, corn, dairy, livestock and oat Penobscot and Piscataquis 12 Aghaloma Farms Knox $170,223 $673,059 Corn, dairy and livestock N/A 13 Caverly Farms LLC Clinton $166,151 $849,516 Corn, dairy and livestock Kennebec and Somerset 14 Gold Top Farm LLC Knox $147,597 $319,351 Corn, dairy, livestock and oat N/A 15 R.E. Hemond Farm Inc. Minot $142,535 $548,540 Corn, dairy and livestock Androscoggin and Oxford 16 Ronald H. Simpson Corinna $123,333 $364,704 Barley, corn, dairy and livestock N/A 17 Julie E. Simpson Corinna $123,180 $243,362 Barley, corn, dairy and livestock N/A 18 Chartrand Farms Inc. Norridgewock $122,470 $469,327 Corn, dairy and livestock N/A 19 Bosworth Farms Inc. Cornville $118,872 $529,244 Corn, dairy and livestock N/A 20 Somerset Farms LP Pittsfield $118,758 $585,200 Barley, corn, dairy, livestock and wheat N/A This list was compiled by Heide Martin and published in the June 14, 2021, issue of Mainebiz. NOTES: Data for 2020, includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020, and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies. From 1995-2020, farming subsidies in Maine totaled $98.7 million; in 2020, farming subsidies in Maine totaled $8.5 million. SOURCE: Environmental Working Group Farm Subsidy Database