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142 Wood County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Wood County received $193,242 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 142 subsidies provided, the largest was for Ronald P. Slagle, which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Wood County farmer was $10 to Calvin R. Malcom.

There were 207 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $344,988.

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 Wood County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Ronald P. Slagle$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
David D. Carsey Sr.$33,132Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$35,132
James Patten$12,249Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$14,249
Charles S. Pearcy III$10,353Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,353
Robin M. Clark$6,601Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,601
Carleton F. Wooters$3,109Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,109
Charles Jennings Mildren$3,092Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,092
Frank G. Lane$2,777Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,777
Danny L. Fordyce$2,216Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,216
Benjamin Thomas Sims$2,185Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,448
David D. Carsey Sr.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$35,132
James Patten$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$14,249
Ronald P. Slagle$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Christiana J. Grow$1,726Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,726
James J. Barrett$1,618Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,618
James L. Sharp$1,586Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,685
Rebecca J. Gardner$1,516Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,516
James J. Higgins$1,507Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,507
Jack E. Mathers$1,443Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$2,008
Wesley L. Long$1,375Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,375
Tyler Scott Shelton$1,319Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,319
Hayden E. Lancaster$1,129Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,295
Michael L. Florence$1,122Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,122
Teresa Wagoner$1,084Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$1,084
Eric L. Kent$1,045Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,045
Basil E. Hammond$1,001Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,001
Charles C. Wilson III$992Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$992
James E. Duncan$985Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$985
Steve W. Taylor$925Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$925
Michael G. Sutton$885Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$885
Mark O. Watkins$876Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$876
William E. Elliott$876Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$876
Timothy S. Crooks$873Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$873
Daniel R. Stephens$854Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,196
Richard Collins$850Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$850
Larry D. Drain$850Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$850
Janvier M. Ott$815NAP Regular Web-Based Program$815
Robert C. Wigal$757Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$757
Gary Lee Florence$754Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$858
Gary E. Oates$749Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,309
Clay L. Cochran$718Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$718
Ronald A. Wilson$714Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$714
Robert A. Delancy$700Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$700
Everette W. Anderson Jr.$682Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$682
Paul M. Dill$679Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$679
Guy Freed$675Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$675
Samual H. Piersol$662Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$662
Timothy Davis$660Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$660
David M. Henrie$654Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$654
Charles B. Williams Jr.$643Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$643
Verlin C. Camp$635Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$635
Daniel R. Stephens$626Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,196
Elza B. McPherson$609Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$609
John W. Lemon$588Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$588
Burl D. Balderson$583Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$583
Jack E. Mathers$565NAP Regular Web-Based Program$2,008
Timothy A. Windland$550Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$550
Anne Barkley$521Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$521
Gary E. Oates$516Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,309
Gary Oates Jr.$516Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$561
Ralph G. Morris$502Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$502
Robert E. Harris$492Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$492
Michael G. Murphy$489Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$489
Duane R. Hofmann$481Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$481
Wade Alan Darnold$481Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$481
Tyler Montana Jackson$472Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$472
Mark R. Sampson$454Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$817
Donald D. Fleming$454Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$454
David W. Pahl$447Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$447
Charles Pickering$442Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$442
Suzanne B. Dietz$442Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$442
Jason Wood$440Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$440
Kenneth H. Williams$434Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$434
Robert W. Cook$432Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$432
Justin R. Hoover$423Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$423
Lowell H. Camp$416Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$416
Charles W. Martin Jr.$415Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$415
Russel H. Taylor Jr.$391Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$391
Iris Malcom$387Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$485
Bryan Scott Lemley$374Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$374
Mark R. Sampson$363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$817
Brent Wayne Parsons$362Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$362
William T. Dowler$358Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$358
Michael A. Young$350Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$350
Felicia D. Lewis$322Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$322
Daniel R. Stephens$320Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,196
Chrissy Dawn Summers$310Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$384
John Stephen Miller$284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$284
Robert E. Monroe$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$280
Robert L. Hofmann$270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$270
Elizabeth A. Pfaff$269NAP Regular Web-Based Program$354
Afton Hill Farm$269Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$269
Benjamin Thomas Sims$263Price Loss Coverage Program$2,448
Larry Blair$252Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$252
Russell W. Wilson$243Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$243
Mark A. Melrose$236Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$236
Ronald L. Camp$232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$314
Chad Duvall$232Noninsured Assistance Program$232
Elizabeth Ann Knotts$220Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$318
Rennes G Weimer$217Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$217
Daniel R. Stephens$212Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,196
Cecil Joy$211Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$211
Delores A. Gessel$211Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$211
Calvin R. Malcom$194Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$292
Rocky A. Peck$190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$190
Michael D. Anthony$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$187
Clarence Leasure$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$173
James J. Rico$170Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$202
Elmer H. Parker Jr.$166Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$166
Hayden E. Lancaster$166Price Loss Coverage Program$1,295
James R. Wigal$163Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$163
Robert Stephen Wigal$160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$160
Jason Scott Koon$153Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$153
Adam C. Kinzy$138Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$138
Ted V. Dille$134Price Loss Coverage Program$134
Barry L. Yoho$121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$121
Georgie A. Harris$107Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$107
Elizabeth Ann Knotts$98Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$318
Elizabeth A. Pfaff$85Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$354
Ronald L. Camp$82Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$314
Daniel R. Stephens$78Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,196
Iris Malcom$78Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$485
Daniel R. Stephens$76Price Loss Coverage Program$2,196
Chrissy Dawn Summers$74Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$384
James L. Sharp$74Price Loss Coverage Program$1,685
Gary Lee Florence$72Price Loss Coverage Program$858
Lidia Skinner$66Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$66
Joseph L. Florence$58Price Loss Coverage Program$58
Roger A. Carr$58Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$58
Calvin R. Malcom$49Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$292
Robert K. Tebay$44Price Loss Coverage Program$44
Calvin R. Malcom$39Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$292
Gary Lee Florence$32Price Loss Coverage Program$858
James J. Rico$32Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$202
Daniel R. Stephens$30Price Loss Coverage Program$2,196
Gary E. Oates$28Price Loss Coverage Program$1,309
Gary Oates Jr.$28Price Loss Coverage Program$561
James L. Sharp$25Price Loss Coverage Program$1,685
Iris Malcom$20Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$485
Gary E. Oates$17Price Loss Coverage Program$1,309
Gary Oates Jr.$17Price Loss Coverage Program$561
Calvin R. Malcom$10Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$292

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