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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Wise County farmers in 2021 reached $97,242

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Farms in Wise County received $97,242 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 60 subsidies provided, the largest was for C & C Logging, which received $38,578 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Wise County farmer was $14 to Brittany Pell.

There were 160 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $183,062.

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 Wise County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
C & C Logging$38,578Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$40,578
Elkins & Phipps Land, LLC$4,326Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,283
Bobby Ray Branham$3,625Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,625
James David Yeary$3,450Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,450
The Gap Cattle Company, Inc.$3,370Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,370
Elkins & Phipps Land, LLC$2,957Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,283
Clarence Phillips$2,676Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,676
Sandra Kay Franklin$2,335Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,335
Charlie Ramsey$2,109Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,109
C & C Logging$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$40,578
Riggs Rental, LLC$1,825Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,023
Bruce Riggs$1,823Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,823
Kristal D. Ramsey$1,756Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,756
David H. Wampler$1,651Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,651
Melvin Belcher$1,616Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,616
Anthony Keith Bevins$1,568Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,568
Judy Collins$1,526Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,526
Mary Gwen Fleming$1,391Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,391
Danny Cantrell$1,313Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,313
Elmer T. Osborne Jr.$1,284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,284
Winston Ely$1,276Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,276
Gregory D. Stanley$1,060Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,060
Larry Brett Collier$964Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$964
Ruben Wayne Rasnick$948Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$948
Oscar E. Sturgill$902Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$902
Charles Morris$818Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$818
Terry Dickenson$783Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$783
Steven Dickenson$772Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$772
Johnny H. Salyer$702Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$702
Bradley S. Jett$697Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$697
Nancy G. Meade$619Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$619
Kevin Ray Harmon$523Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$523
John Ramsey$522Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$522
Witt Associates L C$467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$607
Gregory Norris$449Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$449
A. C. Blevins$398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$398
Allison Brady$393Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$393
Carson Boggs$384Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$384
Courtney Paige Slemp$349Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$349
Ruth Doler Price$344Price Loss Coverage Program$670
Kenneth H. Rose$284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$284
Clay Baker$239Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$239
Ginny Bevins$218Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$218
Ruth Doler Price$211Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$670
Willie Ray Neece$204Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$204
Riggs Rental, LLC$198Price Loss Coverage Program$2,023
Amanda Hope Reynolds$162Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$162
Walter James Rose$155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$155
Witt Associates L C$140Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$607
Adam M. Wiseman$139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$139
Ruth Doler Price$115Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$670
Jackie Christian Jr.$100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$100
Heather Sergent$94Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$94
Edward Sturgill$90Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$90
Donald Clarence Gibson$89Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$144
Brian S. Salyer$77Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$77
William C. Wallace$60Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$60
Donald Clarence Gibson$55Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$144
James William Robinson$49Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$49
Brittany Pell$14Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14

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