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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Owen County farmers in 2021 reached $297,664

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Farms in Owen County received $297,664 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 211 subsidies provided, the largest was for Brian Forsee, which received $22,328 for the claim of "Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Owen County farmer was $3 to Garroll Shryock.

There were 407 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $1,002,636.

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 Owen County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Brian Forsee$22,328Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$59,758
Larry G. Smith$14,885Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$18,456
Rodney Perkins$14,109Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$19,777
Brian Forsee$13,772Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$59,758
Brian Forsee$12,054Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$59,758
David Smith$8,663Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$11,281
Michael Walker$6,018Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$9,264
Rodney Perkins$5,637Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$19,777
Brian Forsee$5,582Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$59,758
James Young$4,927Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$7,971
Steve Wright$4,908Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,908
Paul Smoot$4,808Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,571
Bobby Kemper$4,530Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,530
John Dempsey$4,510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$4,510
Kim Juett$4,285Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,951
Kyle Jacobs$4,133Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,133
Bentley Bush$3,949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,086
Daryl Perkins$3,924Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,023
Brian Forsee$3,742Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$59,758
Tony Karsner$3,531Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,531
Michael Walker$3,246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,264
James Young$3,044Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,971
Bruce True$2,860Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,860
Fairdale Farm, LLC$2,740Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
Brett McDonald$2,718Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,398
Kim Juett$2,666Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,951
Larry G. Smith$2,625Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$18,456
David Smith$2,618Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,281
Fairdale Farm, LLC$2,463Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
Johnny Smith$2,383Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,663
Danny W. Jacobs$2,339Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,581
Chris Courtney$2,216Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,216
Rickie Snell$2,199Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,199
John Russell New$2,188Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,188
Fairdale Farm, LLC$2,115Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
Fairdale Farm, LLC$2,102Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
Jeff Gibson$2,046Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,046
Fairdale Farm, LLC$1,960Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
Garroll Shryock$1,948Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,232
John L Hetterman$1,862Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,862
Brian Forsee$1,782Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$59,758
Paul Smoot$1,753Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,571
David D. Hamilton$1,714Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,144
David Spaeth$1,705Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,705
Billy Ray Stewart$1,704Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,704
Fairdale Farm, LLC$1,683Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
Fairdale Farm, LLC$1,657Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
Fairdale Farm, LLC$1,651Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
David Chappell$1,565Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,791
Greg Hudnall$1,538Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,538
Charles Jeffrey Wright$1,532Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,532
Fairdale Farm, LLC$1,522Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
John L. Smith$1,506Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,589
BF & RP Farms, LLC$1,504Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,504
Cody Allen Matt$1,435Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments$1,774
Charles Colligan$1,417Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,417
Fairdale Farm, LLC$1,412Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
David Chappell$1,386Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$4,791
Bruce Cobb$1,377Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,377
Garroll Shryock$1,280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,232
John Colligan$1,259Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,369
Allen Bell$1,253Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,403
Danny W. Jacobs$1,229Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$3,581
Mark Baldwin$1,222Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,222
Greg Stinson$1,215Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,591
John Paul Hanson$1,199Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,199
Jim Bush$1,174Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,484
Ricky Jacobs$1,173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,173
Lowell Osborne$1,127Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,127
James Keith$1,118Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$1,826
Danny Cobb$1,087Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,087
Bentley Bush$1,075Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,086
Carl David Jones$1,074Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,074
Ricky Perkins$1,052Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,282
Patrick J. Colligan$1,025Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,025
Donald Gaines$1,015Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,015
Daryl Perkins$1,010Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,023
Ricky Fitzgerald$986Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,269
James Gash$955Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$955
Gary W. Perkins$948Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$957
Larry G. Smith$946Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$18,456
Douglas Deatherage$894Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$894
Charles E. Richardson$882Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$882
Annette Widener$880Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$880
Fairdale Farm, LLC$874Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$20,694
David Cook$845Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$883
Diana Ray Perkins$844Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$844
Timmy House$831Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$831
John D. Criswell$824Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$824
Amber R Wodarcyk$815Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$815
Seldom Rest Farms, Inc.$806Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$806
Glenn Wright$792Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$792
Charlotte Gibson$759Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$759
Tammy Bradbury$726Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$726
Shelby N. Benton$713Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$713
Stan Bibb$700Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$780
Gary D. Coley$691Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$691
Pam Stockdale$682Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$682
Brett McDonald$680Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,398
David Chappell$669Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,791
Estate of Randy Cobb$668Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$668
Delbert Mason$659Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$659
Arvin Epperson$658Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$658
Hershel Wayne Harris$645Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$775
Robert Craig Howard$643Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$643
Matt Edmondson$636Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$636
Daniel Humphries$624Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,248
Daniel Humphries$624Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,248
Barry Maddox$612Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$712
Troy Bramblett$602Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,002
Joel Grugin$580Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$580
David Chappell$579Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$4,791
James Keith$571Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,826
James Johnson$566Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$566
H & S Farms, LLC$554Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$764
David Wayne Stewart$547Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$547
Ganzie Perkins$519Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$519
Todd Marston$517Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$517
Lisa Wilhoite$514Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$514
Rodney Forsee$509Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$509
Rodney Cobb$500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$500
Steven Moore$474Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$474
Fairdale Farm, LLC$471Dairy Margin Coverage Program$20,694
Frankie Pryor$469Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$469
Darin Howard$468Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$468
Roy D. Howard$468Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$468
Mitchell Gaines$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$466
David Chappell$463Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$4,791
Rodney Bell$455Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$455
Michael J. Clark$454Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$454
Craig Webster$448Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$448
George Callaghan Jr.$448Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$767
Brian Forsee$446Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$59,758
Shaunna M. Voges$434Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$434
David D. Hamilton$430Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,144
Tim Hudnall$429Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$429
Troy Bramblett$400Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,002
Robert L. Hawes$388Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$388
Kenneth Widener$386Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$386
Matthew E. Marsh$353Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$353
Billy Wilhoite$343Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$343
Brandon Kemper$340Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$340
Cody Allen Matt$339Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,774
Greg Stinson$320Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,591
George Callaghan Jr.$319Price Loss Coverage Program$767
Charles Mason$312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$312
Jim Bush$310Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,484
Daniel Scott Driskell$306Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$341
Fadana Bramblett$301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$301
Johnny Smith$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,663
Blake Robertson$262Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$262
Ricky Fitzgerald$260Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,269
Kevin Courtney$251Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$251
Steven W. Banks$246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$246
Terry Alford$239Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$239
Ricky Perkins$230Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,282
Pansy Harris$225Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$225
Tina Eades$221Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$221
Dane Perkins$218Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$218
H & S Farms, LLC$210Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$764
Lainna P Smalara$197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$197
Linda Gordon$194Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$194
James E. Cook$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$187
Mike Wainscott$183Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$183
Kenneth Smith$177Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$177
Allen Bell$150Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,403
Dale Turner$146Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$146
Lesley Wilhoite$142Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$142
Patricia Petzinger$139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$139
Judith Hetterman$136Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$136
Jordan Alford$135Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$135
Lucy Jacobs$132Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$132
Hershel Wayne Harris$130Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$775
Benjamin C. Benton$128Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$128
James Keith$126Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,826
Bruce Wash$116Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$116
David Chappell$116Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$4,791
John Colligan$110Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,369
David Srouder$104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$104
Barry Maddox$100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$712
John L. Smith$84Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,589
Stan Bibb$80Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$780
Brent Caldwell$70Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$70
Bentley Bush$62Price Loss Coverage Program$5,086
Greg Stinson$56Price Loss Coverage Program$1,591
Brian Forsee$53Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$59,758
Adam Dwight Culbertson$51Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$51
Daryl Perkins$48Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$5,023
Daniel Scott Driskell$35Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$341
Daryl Perkins$30Price Loss Coverage Program$5,023
Fairdale Farm, LLC$25Price Loss Coverage Program$20,694
Ricky Fitzgerald$23Price Loss Coverage Program$1,269
Hannah Johnson$21Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21
David Cook$19Price Loss Coverage Program$883
David Cook$19Price Loss Coverage Program$883
Rodney Perkins$15Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$19,777
Danny W. Jacobs$14Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$3,581
David Chappell$14Price Loss Coverage Program$4,791
Fairdale Farm, LLC$10Price Loss Coverage Program$20,694
Paul Smoot$10Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$6,571
Gary W. Perkins$9Price Loss Coverage Program$957
Daryl Perkins$8Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$5,023
Rodney Perkins$8Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$19,777
Rodney Perkins$8Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$19,777
Brenda Turner$7Price Loss Coverage Program$7
James Keith$7Price Loss Coverage Program$1,826
Fairdale Farm, LLC$5Price Loss Coverage Program$20,694
Fairdale Farm, LLC$5Price Loss Coverage Program$20,694
James Keith$4Price Loss Coverage Program$1,826
Daryl Perkins$3Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$5,023
Garroll Shryock$3Price Loss Coverage Program$3,232

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