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How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in Floyd County receive in 2021?

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Farms in Floyd County received $440,349 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 174 subsidies provided, the largest was for Matt Owens Logging, Inc., which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Floyd County farmer was $6 to Bagwell Brothers.

There were 219 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $785,713.

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 Floyd County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Matt Owens Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Mccord Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
WC Timber, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Lance McDonald$25,231Web-Based NAP $25,231
Bagwell Brothers$22,588Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$25,840
John T. Lowrey$18,490Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$21,600
Reynolds Bend Farm, LLLP$18,131Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$20,588
Horton Bend Farms$8,215Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,215
Thomas S. Stinson$8,045Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$21,598
James L. Colston$7,628Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$7,628
Thomas S. Stinson$6,991Price Loss Coverage Program$21,598
Bar Nothing Ranch, LLC$6,322Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,322
Samuel M. Lowrey$6,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,891
Oakdale Family Partnership, LLLP$5,865Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,189
Cile, Inc.$5,292Price Loss Coverage Program$8,173
James T. Jordan$4,740Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,203
Thomas S. Stinson$4,737Price Loss Coverage Program$21,598
Beth B. Plummer$4,562Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,562
Samuel M. Lowrey$3,761Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,891
Michael L. Crider$3,588Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,588
L. S. Garrison Jr.$3,578Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,578
Lane and Sons, LLLP$3,546Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,546
Ray J. Tate Jr.$3,536Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,389
Ivy A. Lowrey$3,347Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,347
Jerry Shaw$3,300Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,025
Michael W. Mathis$3,200Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,200
B. H. Braden & Son, Ltd.$2,984Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,313
Cile, Inc.$2,881Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,173
Claudia Slicker$2,711Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,702
Philip A. Litton$2,589Price Loss Coverage Program$4,675
Rochelle R. Howard$2,519Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,737
Charles Frederick Jackson Jr.$2,312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,312
Rochelle R. Howard$2,218Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,737
Philip A. Litton$2,086Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,675
Seaborn J. Whatley$2,070Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,070
Steven Brent Terry$2,005Price Loss Coverage Program$3,161
Matt Owens Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Mccord Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
WC Timber, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Walter D. Hamby$1,863Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,278
Marshall Ashmore$1,845Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,845
Thomas S. Stinson$1,825Price Loss Coverage Program$21,598
Bagwell Brothers$1,808Price Loss Coverage Program$25,840
Jerry Shaw$1,725Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,025
van Hardin$1,666Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,666
Michael R. Whaley$1,656Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,656
John P. Dempsey$1,587Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,587
Shandra Farms, Inc.$1,556Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,796
Reynolds Bend Farm, LLLP$1,420Price Loss Coverage Program$20,588
Walter D. Hamby$1,415Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,278
Susan H. Cooper$1,374Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,270
B. H. Braden & Son, Ltd.$1,329Price Loss Coverage Program$4,313
Estate of Ollin Martin$1,326Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,326
Bagwell Brothers$1,306Price Loss Coverage Program$25,840
Richard W. Gilbert Jr.$1,294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,294
John T. Lowrey$1,277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,600
Gene Davidson$1,252Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,252
Lynn T. Gill$1,244Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$2,601
William C. Dunaway$1,208Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,208
Steven Brent Terry$1,156Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,161
Robert Rogers$1,150Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,150
James Michael Moody$1,052Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,052
Robert W. Roe$1,049Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,049
Lynn T. Gill$1,045Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,601
Dennis Renfroe$1,036Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,036
James H. Birdsong IV$1,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,035
John T. Lowrey$999Price Loss Coverage Program$21,600
Cleveland Norton Jackson$983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$983
Alex Hunter Ayer$983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$983
WSW Incorporated$949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$949
Wayne C. Rush$923Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,115
Bridges Brothers Farm, Inc.$916Price Loss Coverage Program$1,089
Keith Fountain$880Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$880
Jose Miranda$863Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$863
Reynolds Bend Farm, LLLP$858Price Loss Coverage Program$20,588
Mary E. Cline$842Price Loss Coverage Program$842
John T. Lowrey$835Price Loss Coverage Program$21,600
Shelia J. Broome$825Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$825
Rickey D. Boatner$811Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$811
Stephen Joe Wells$797Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$797
James T. Jordan$786Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,203
Mark Lynn Detweiler$776Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$776
Ray J. Tate Jr.$733Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,389
Claudia Slicker$732Price Loss Coverage Program$3,702
Crystal Redden$724Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$724
James D. Lanier$676Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$676
Andree Miranda$673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$673
Christopher H. Proctor$673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$673
Dustin Andrew Smith$673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$673
Joshua Michael Smith$673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$673
Shay L. Momon$673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$673
William Lamar Davis$673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$673
Lilla Lou Tate$659Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,015
Ray J. Tate Jr.$659Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,389
Scott C. Couey$656Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$656
Charles J. Howell$569Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$569
Lilla Lou Tate$554Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,015
Ray J. Tate Jr.$554Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,389
Travis Rosser$518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$518
J W Futch Farm, LLC$514Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$810
Ray J. Tate Jr.$432Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,389
Glenn C. Montgomery$431Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$431
Martha P. Mathis$431Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$431
Susan H. Cooper$427Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,270
Ray J. Tate Jr.$403Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,389
Donald C. Davis Jr.$382Price Loss Coverage Program$613
Ellen D. Whitley$382Price Loss Coverage Program$613
Janet Barkley$382Price Loss Coverage Program$613
Lilla Lou Tate$375Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,015
Johnston Cattle Company, Inc.$345Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$345
Randolph P. Sumner$330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$330
James H. Hudson$328Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$328
James T. Jordan$316Price Loss Coverage Program$6,203
Lynn T. Gill$311Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$2,601
Oakdale Family Partnership, LLLP$302Price Loss Coverage Program$6,189
J W Futch Farm, LLC$296Price Loss Coverage Program$810
Ann Alfold$293Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$293
Susan H. Cooper$291Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,270
Stephen A. Stutts$261Price Loss Coverage Program$528
Bryan T. Buffington$259Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$259
Claudia Slicker$259Price Loss Coverage Program$3,702
James T. Jordan$250Price Loss Coverage Program$6,203
Shandra Farms, Inc.$240Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,796
Donald C. Davis Jr.$231Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$613
Ellen D. Whitley$231Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$613
Janet Barkley$231Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$613
Lilla Lou Tate$221Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,015
Edward M. Dickinson$209Price Loss Coverage Program$209
David Dellinger$207Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$207
Lilla Lou Tate$206Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,015
Carol Abernathy Winkle$193Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$442
Linda Jordan Astin$187Price Loss Coverage Program$324
Susan H. Cooper$178Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,270
Bridges Brothers Farm, Inc.$173Price Loss Coverage Program$1,089
Stephen A. Stutts$167Price Loss Coverage Program$528
Jimmy Barnes$165Price Loss Coverage Program$401
Nicole Kendall Marcott$155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$155
Jimmy Barnes$154Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$401
Carol Abernathy Winkle$153Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$442
Wayne C. Rush$152Price Loss Coverage Program$1,115
Reynolds Bend Farm, LLLP$144Price Loss Coverage Program$20,588
Gerald G. Williams$141Price Loss Coverage Program$259
Jeffery T. Howard$138Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$260
Dee B. Bates$136Price Loss Coverage Program$136
Bagwell Brothers$132Price Loss Coverage Program$25,840
Jeffery T. Howard$122Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$260
Linda Jordan Astin$120Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$324
Gerald G. Williams$118Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$259
Margaret Wimberly$117Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$117
James Timothy Garner$112Price Loss Coverage Program$290
Scott C. Pullen$104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$104
Audrey W. Bryant$104Price Loss Coverage Program$154
James Timothy Garner$103Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$290
Stephen A. Stutts$100Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$528
Ricky W. Kerce$93Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$93
Thomas E. Dempsey Jr.$86Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$86
Jimmy Barnes$82Price Loss Coverage Program$401
Ray J. Tate Jr.$72Price Loss Coverage Program$6,389
James Timothy Garner$62Price Loss Coverage Program$290
Samuel M. Lowrey$61Price Loss Coverage Program$9,891
James T. Jordan$57Price Loss Coverage Program$6,203
Audrey W. Bryant$50Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$154
Carol Abernathy Winkle$48Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$442
Carol Abernathy Winkle$48Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$442
Wayne C. Rush$40Price Loss Coverage Program$1,115
Reynolds Bend Farm, LLLP$35Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$20,588
Samuel M. Lowrey$34Price Loss Coverage Program$9,891
James T. Jordan$24Price Loss Coverage Program$6,203
James T. Jordan$22Price Loss Coverage Program$6,203
Oakdale Family Partnership, LLLP$22Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,189
Linda Jordan Astin$17Price Loss Coverage Program$324
James Timothy Garner$13Price Loss Coverage Program$290
James T. Jordan$8Price Loss Coverage Program$6,203
Bagwell Brothers$6Price Loss Coverage Program$25,840

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