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

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Farms in Jackson County received $181,386 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 114 subsidies provided, the largest was for Top Notch Logging, LLC, which received $15,352 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Jackson County farmer was $18 to Parrish J. Pendley.

There were 233 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $325,005.

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 Jackson County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Top Notch Logging, LLC$15,352Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$17,352
Carolyn Miihlbach$12,201Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$12,201
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$9,130Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$8,207Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Parrish J. Pendley$8,158Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$11,715
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$7,047Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$7,004Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$6,531Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$5,607Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$5,521Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$5,500Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$5,070Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Joe McCoy$5,034Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,034
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$4,705Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$3,568Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$73,102
Richard D. Lathey$3,253Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,253
Steve Casto$3,090Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,090
Justin L. Meadows$3,056Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,056
Nathan Tyler Somerville$2,375Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,375
Luke J. Hunter$2,162Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,262
Joe W. Casto$2,125Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,125
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$2,101Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Michael A. Flinn$2,062Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,062
Top Notch Logging, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$17,352
Parrish J. Pendley$1,911Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,715
Danny Belcher$1,669Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,669
Lacey Jennifer Bourgeois$1,668Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,668
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$1,568Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Paul Shockey - Bridgewater E. Farms$1,544Dairy Margin Coverage Program$73,102
Jason Meadows$1,530Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,530
Everett L. Crow Jr.$1,457Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,457
Matthew S. Taylor$1,410Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,410
Rod Parsons$1,262Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,262
Parrish J. Pendley$1,231Quality Loss Adjustment Program$11,715
George Smith$1,193Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,193
Tim E. Boyce$1,187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,187
Shane V. Galland$1,180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,180
James Michael Wyant$1,053Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,053
Milton Carney$1,045Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,045
James a Suck JR$900Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$900
Education B Smolder$863Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$863
Gene Fisher$857Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$857
Dewaine Parsons JR$838Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$838
Brian Gould$834Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$834
Denver F. Sisson$829Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$829
Jeffrey Harold Hall$773Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$773
Michael Blessing$764Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$764
Zelma Boggess$764Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$764
Holmestead Farm, LLC$756Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,371
Howard W. McVey$747Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$747
Billy L. Townsend$669Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$669
Jerry Miihlbach$616Livestock Indemnity Program$923
Holmestead Farm, LLC$615Livestock Indemnity Program$1,371
Kent Kennedy$613Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$613
Evan Hall$599Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$599
Travis Lucky$574Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$574
Robert Lee Parsons$569Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$569
Wanda M. Flinn$561Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$561
Kenneth R. Keebaugh$558Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$558
Edmund P. Austin$554Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$554
Sandra J. Bourgeois$548Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$548
David C. Delong$544Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$666
Nina Fields$516Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$516
David Mahan$497Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$497
Helen M. Fletcher$495Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$495
Enoch Alan Staats$487Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$487
William C West$485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$485
Delmar J. Sigman$480Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$480
Kathlyn Marie Curry$424Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$424
Stephen S. Hyre$422Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$422
Angela Kay$412Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$412
Timothy E. Witt$393Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$393
Kyle White$391Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$391
Philip Miihlbach$377Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$377
Timothy Crow$362Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$362
Michael E. Shamblin$353Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$353
James Burdette Jr.$352Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$352
Matthew M. Dye$343Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$343
Shannon Stephens$333Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$333
Larry M. Casto$333Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$333
Jeremy Comer$325Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$325
Jerry Miihlbach$307Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$923
Virginia Shamblin$307Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$307
Gerald Butcher$305Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$305
Jorden Vannest$301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$301
Albert D. Delong$277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$399
Robert C. Carmichael Jr.$277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$277
Jerry Hall$275Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$275
Ethan M. Mullen$264Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$264
Johnny D. Kay$259Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$259
Stephen Cooper$253Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$253
Danny Vannest$229Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$229
John W. Stephens$224Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$224
Cameron K. Arthur$220Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$220
Parrish J. Pendley$218Price Loss Coverage Program$11,715
Gordon M. Hopper$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$187
Gregory D. Moore$180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$180
Mary K. Hafer$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$173
Dale E. Bergdorf$170Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$170
Parrish J. Pendley$158Price Loss Coverage Program$11,715
Robert C. Carmichael Sr.$156Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$156
James W. Britton$149Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$149
Brooke Hosaflook$147Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$147
Albert D. Delong$122Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$399
David C. Delong$122Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$666
Brittany Ward$111Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$111
Stewart R. Sayre$102Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$102
Luke J. Hunter$100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,262
Amy J. Barton$90Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$90
Vandegrift Family Farms, LLC$85Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$85
Ronnie G. Phillips$59Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$59
Bonnie L. Craddock$29Price Loss Coverage Program$29
Parrish J. Pendley$22Price Loss Coverage Program$11,715
Parrish J. Pendley$18Price Loss Coverage Program$11,715

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