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

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Farms in Floyd County received $178,176 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 187 subsidies provided, the largest was for Barney Farm Corporation, which received $12,603 for the claim of "Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Floyd County farmer was $1 to Lee Eastland.

There were 174 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $158,376.

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 ($)
Barney Farm Corporation$12,603Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$13,275
Travis W. Smith$10,222Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$10,222
Cary Schooley$9,674Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,674
Evers Test Trustee Uw DTD 12-23-2003$7,873Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$12,457
Michael Wolfe$7,386Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,205
Robert E Geltmaker$6,922Market Facilitation Program - Crops Program$6,922
Norman Wolfe$6,819Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,108
Evers Test Trustee Uw DTD 12-23-2003$4,584Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$12,457
Bodenbender Farms, LLC$4,475Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,615
Bodenbender Farms, LLC$4,330Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,615
Ragains Land Limited Partnership$3,986Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,597
Bodenbender Farms, LLC$3,810Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,615
Joseph E. Martin$3,392Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,801
Lynne V Boone Estate$3,327Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,327
William Watts Jr.$2,816Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,413
Jedco, LLC$2,715Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,311
Norbert Hoehn$2,176Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,251
Mary McGee$2,151Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,935
Dennis Konkle$2,146Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,518
David L. Wright$2,106Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,891
Anthony W. Jones$2,062Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,351
Geltmaker Enterprises, LLC$2,044Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,576
Knut J Korner$2,038Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$4,972
Brett Loyd$1,984Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$3,353
Knut J Korner$1,982Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,972
Jerry Whittaker$1,879Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,879
Anthony W. Jones$1,831Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$4,351
Jerry Brewer$1,725Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,091
Edward S. Birdwell$1,676Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,676
Ragains Land Limited Partnership$1,611Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,597
Geltmaker Enterprises, LLC$1,533Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,576
Brett Loyd$1,369Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,353
Melvin Konkle$1,339Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,339
Norman Wolfe$1,326Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$9,108
Jedco, LLC$1,254Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,311
Gary W. Byrne$1,246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,246
Danny Ellis Hendrix$1,238Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,238
Joseph E. Martin$1,185Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,801
Daniel M Werncke$1,177Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,177
Richard Caldwell$1,110Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,110
Linda K. Jones$1,093Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,093
William Watts Jr.$1,093Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,413
Jeffrey L. Evrard$1,087Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,087
Dennis Konkle$1,016Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$5,518
Dennis Konkle$1,005Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,518
Steven L. Razor$990Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$990
Paul J. Kiesler$976Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,372
Randal Bliss$973Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,275
Karen Schoenfelder$935Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$935
Leo X. Kaelin$895Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$895
Norbert Hoehn$891Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,251
GLW Farms, LLC$834Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,565
Patrick R. Gibson$831Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$831
Mary McGee$784Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,935
Linda Sendelweck$749Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,495
David L. Wright$696Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,891
Dennis Konkle$695Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,518
Norman Wolfe$685Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$9,108
Mario Cimafranca$680Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$680
Barney Farm Corporation$672Price Loss Coverage Program$13,275
GLW Farms, LLC$607Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,565
Knut J Korner$570Price Loss Coverage Program$4,972
Gary W. Frederick$548Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$548
Wanda Faye Grubb - CT and Wanda Faye Grubb Fam Trustee$541Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,224
Lawrence E. Schneider$535Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$719
Lee S. Miller$533Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$533
Wanda Faye Grubb - CT and Wanda Faye Grubb Fam Trustee$532Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,224
Mcguirk Farms, Inc.$517Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,009
Linda Sendelweck$509Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,495
William Watts Jr.$504Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$4,413
Mcguirk Farms, Inc.$477Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,009
Dennis Seitz$468Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,169
Lisa Ann Mosby$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$643
George F. Fox$465Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$524
Daune Oskin$459Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$459
Anthony W. Jones$458Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$4,351
Dennis W. Coleman$454Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$495
William D. Southard Jr.$449Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$459
Dennis Seitz$438Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,169
Charles D. Mann$436Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$436
Tony R. Tucker$418Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$418
Tommy Sarles$390Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$390
Knut J Korner$382Price Loss Coverage Program$4,972
Jeffrey E. Lilly$367Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$367
Paul J. Kiesler$357Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,372
Michael Wolfe$356Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,205
Jedco, LLC$342Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,311
Suzanne Kaegi$332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$356
Wanda Vance$322Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$525
Charles L. Yingst Jr.$319Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$486
Scott J. Dietrich$316Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$316
Joyce K. Fox$307Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$448
Randal Bliss$302Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,275
Nicholson - Schell-Nick Farms$296Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$408
Richard Cissell$286Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$286
Dennis Konkle$283Price Loss Coverage Program$5,518
Norman Wolfe$278Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$9,108
Peggy Nelson$276Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$276
Mary Anne Sanders$274Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$274
Barbara F Musgrave Estate$262Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$262
Dennis Konkle$254Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$5,518
Ron Meriwether-Meriwether LVG TST$250Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$250
Richard L. Mattox$246Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$246
William H Utrecht$245Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$245
Linda Sendelweck$237Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,495
Mary Margaret Hubler$235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$251
Brent W Burger$226Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$312
Deborah Morphis$208Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$208
Charles B. Wernz$206Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$368
Linda L. Kepley$202Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$298
Anthony G. Scannell$198Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$198
Lawrence E. Schneider$184Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$719
Lisa Ann Mosby$177Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$643
Sharon C. Brown$168Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$168
Charles L. Yingst Jr.$167Price Loss Coverage Program$486
Norbert Hoehn$163Price Loss Coverage Program$3,251
Charles B. Wernz$162Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$368
Carole St John$155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$202
Wanda Faye Grubb - CT and Wanda Faye Grubb Fam Trustee$151Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,224
Lawrence E. Geswein$150Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$150
Jerry Brewer$147Price Loss Coverage Program$2,091
Dennis Seitz$146Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,169
Eric A. Forler$145Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$145
David A. Deming$141Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$141
Joyce K. Fox$141Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$448
Joseph E. Martin$140Price Loss Coverage Program$4,801
Grant C. Rickard Jr.$139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$139
Michael Wolfe$137Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,205
John Kovachik$134Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$238
GLW Farms, LLC$124Price Loss Coverage Program$1,565
Donald Richert$123Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$123
Michael Wolfe$122Price Loss Coverage Program$8,205
Richard C. Smith Jr.$122Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$122
WZW Farm, LLC$121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$121
Dennis Konkle$118Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,518
Dennis Seitz$117Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,169
Wanda Vance$117Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$525
Jerry Brewer$116Price Loss Coverage Program$2,091
Nicholson - Schell-Nick Farms$112Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$408
John Kovachik$104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$238
Jerry Brewer$103Price Loss Coverage Program$2,091
Rhonda Sue Rose$102Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$102
Linda L. Kepley$96Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$298
Michael Wolfe$96Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,205
A F Enterprises, LLC$96Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$96
Dorothy E. Shireman$93Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$93
William C. Tucker$92Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$92
David L. Wright$89Price Loss Coverage Program$2,891
Wanda Vance$86Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$525
Anita J. McMonigle$85Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$85
Joseph E. Martin$84Price Loss Coverage Program$4,801
Michael D. Aven$84Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$84
Ronald L. Wathen$79Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$79
Glenn M. Geswein$73Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$73
Gregory L. Geswein$73Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$73
Lynn R. Owen$72Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$72
Norma F. Dement$70Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$70
Michael Wolfe$68Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,205
Jeffrey R. Hoback$65Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$65
Douglas L. Bowman$63Price Loss Coverage Program$63
Sharon Ann McCollom$60Price Loss Coverage Program$60
George F. Fox$59Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$524
Robert Stokes$57Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$57
Brent W Burger$55Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$312
William E. Dohoney$55Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$55
Carole St John$47Price Loss Coverage Program$202
William A. Applegate$41Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$49
Dennis W. Coleman$41Price Loss Coverage Program$495
Paul J. Kiesler$39Price Loss Coverage Program$1,372
Russell I. Bentley Jr.$37Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$37
Lee Eastland$37Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$38
Wooded View Properties, LLC$31Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$31
Brent W Burger$31Price Loss Coverage Program$312
Kimber D Fogelman & Marla J Fogelman Trust$31Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$31
Stonewall J. Dohoney$30Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$30
Michael Wolfe$24Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,205
Suzanne Kaegi$24Price Loss Coverage Program$356
Norbert Hoehn$21Price Loss Coverage Program$3,251
Southard Farms, LLC$18Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$18
Mary Margaret Hubler$16Price Loss Coverage Program$251
Michael Wolfe$16Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,205
Steven R Pahner$16Price Loss Coverage Program$16
Mcguirk Farms, Inc.$15Price Loss Coverage Program$1,009
William D. Southard Jr.$10Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$459
William A. Applegate$8Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$49
Billy Nolting$4Price Loss Coverage Program$4
Lee Eastland$1Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$38

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