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236 Spencer County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Spencer County received $373,729 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 236 subsidies provided, the largest was for Crain Sod, LLC, which received $26,034 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Spencer County farmer was $2 to Kyle Douglas Martin.

There were 352 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $681,611.

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 Spencer County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Crain Sod, LLC$26,034Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$26,034
Spencer Farm Service, Inc.$19,627Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$29,670
Michael Smith$16,788Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$35,184
Travis Farms, Inc.$16,271Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$33,765
Travis Farms, Inc.$13,969Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$33,765
Michael Smith$13,423Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$35,184
Patton Farms, LLC$11,710Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$13,403
Spencer Farm Service, Inc.$9,939Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$29,670
Stevens Dairy Farm, Inc.$9,368Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,368
Chad A. Herndon$9,313Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$15,822
Gerald A. Moody$7,603Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,611
Sweasy Farms, LLC$6,387Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$11,907
Chad A. Herndon$6,021Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$15,822
Harold Hume$5,950Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,950
Derudder Farms, LLC$5,749Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,867
James Eddie Thomas$5,507Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,288
Brent Tolle$5,500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,500
William Randall Jump$5,500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,742
Sweasy Farms, LLC$5,275Quality Loss Adjustment Program$11,907
Joshua R. Martin$5,144Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$13,206
Michael Willett$4,566Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,566
Joshua R. Martin$4,535Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$13,206
Thomas A. Morsey$4,447Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,447
Michael Todd Stevens$4,407Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,407
Patton Brothers, LLC$4,359Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,359
Michael Smith$4,197Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$35,184
Timothy Marks$4,052Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,052
Byron Cunningham Jr.$3,942Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,234
James M. Stevens$3,759Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,759
Travis Farms, Inc.$3,492Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$33,765
Robert K. Jump$3,100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,617
Charles C. Rogers$2,671Quality Loss Adjustment Program$7,536
Farm Investments, LLC$2,640Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,640
Pauline Stevens$2,633Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,633
Byron Cunningham Jr.$2,627Quality Loss Adjustment Program$9,234
Byron Cunningham Jr.$2,560Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,234
Van Dyke Enterprises, Inc.$2,560Quality Loss Adjustment Program$4,620
W R Van Dyke Farm$2,560Quality Loss Adjustment Program$5,507
Larry Rogers$2,428Quality Loss Adjustment Program$4,172
Wilder Farm, Inc.$2,288Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,526
Charles C. Rogers$2,233Quality Loss Adjustment Program$7,536
Martin Family Farm, LLC$2,075Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,021
Van Dyke Enterprises, Inc.$2,060Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,620
W R Van Dyke Farm$2,060Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,507
Jonathan R. O'Dell$1,935Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,935
Robert Thomas$1,884Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$1,884
Michael E. Tobbe$1,841Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,231
Jerry W. Humphrey$1,814Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,814
Steve Bowman$1,729Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,899
Paul David Jewell$1,709Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,709
Joseph D. Tobbe$1,705Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,705
Billy Prather$1,622Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,630
Larry Rogers$1,610Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$4,172
Robert K. Jump$1,475Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,617
Patton Farms, LLC$1,368Price Loss Coverage Program$13,403
Jeremy a Jeffiers$1,362Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,362
Doyle Travis$1,358Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,358
Charles C. Rogers$1,343Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,536
Bradley Jeffiers$1,314Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,386
Charles C. Rogers$1,289Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$7,536
Joshua R. Martin$1,286Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$13,206
Steve Bowman$1,170Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$2,899
Loretta Williams$1,117Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,206
Joshua R. Martin$1,088Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$13,206
William Randall Jump$1,067Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,742
Michael Monroe$1,053Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,053
Gary Truax$1,034Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,034
Robert W. Swift$1,025Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,025
Rena Baird$962Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,529
Shirley Thomas$950Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$950
Gerry K. Dill$949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$949
Martin Family Farm, LLC$941Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,021
Dennis Ray Butler$933Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$933Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Ronald Woody Cheek$930Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$930
Linda Tichenor$924Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$924
Jason Butler$923Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$923
Goose Creek Mountain, LLC$911Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$911
W R Van Dyke Farm$887Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,507
Jason Morgan$881Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,095
Joshua R. Martin$881Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,206
Dennis Ray Butler$839Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$839Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Alton Humphrey$831Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$831
William Douglas Eldridge$801Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$801
James Eddie Thomas$749Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$6,288
Howard R. Rogers$721Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$721
Dennis Ray Butler$720Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$720Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Dennis Ray Butler$716Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$716Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Preston Jeffiers$673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$673
Dennis Ray Butler$667Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$667Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Roni A. Hils$662Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$662
Terry M. Waldridge Jr.$655Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$679
Keith King$653Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$653
Gerard Hinton$641Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$641
Zachary John Bennett$633Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$633
Allen K. Day$621Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$621
J. B. Walls Jr.$584Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$584
Dennis Ray Butler$573Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$573Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Bobby Ray Yates$571Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$571
Dennis Ray Butler$564Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$564Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Dennis Ray Butler$562Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$562Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Rod L. Hester$557Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$557
Doug Williams$543Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$543
Steven Scott Williams$543Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$543
Juanita Richardson$521Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$521
Dennis Ray Butler$518Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$518Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Jeff Hatzman$506Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$506
Paul K. Adcock$491Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$491
John Reid Jr.$483Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$483
Gordon R. Schubert$482Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$482
Dennis Ray Butler$481Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$481Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
David A. Shelburne$478Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$478
Rena Baird$464Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,529
James T. Tennill$463Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$463
Herndon Farm, LLC$453Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$453
Darrell Herndon$452Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$452
Michael Smith$451Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$35,184
Mildred Montgomery$450Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$450
Chad A. Herndon$446Price Loss Coverage Program$15,822
Elaine D. Ingram$445Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$471
John Mark Snider$435Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$435
James Allen Tipton Trust$432Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$432
Rudolph Spurr$425Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$425
Anne Patton Schubert$422Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$725
David Jeffery Taylor$418Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$837
David Jeffery Taylor$418Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$837
Stephen T. McClain$405Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$405
Jessie G. Bowman$398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$398
Ronald W. Poole$384Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$384
Jerry Humes$376Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$376
Franklin L. Owen$373Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$373
William D. Poole$367Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$367
Larry J. Goodlett$357Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$357
Thomas P Hatzman$354Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$354
Kyle Douglas Martin$341Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$548
William K. Bramer$337Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$337
Mary F. Tindle$332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$332
Frank W. Nix$330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$330
Mary Lipginski Trust$327Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$627
Patton Farms, LLC$325Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,403
Troy Tindle$321Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$321
Dennis Ray Butler$320Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,453
Jonathan Travis O'Dell$320Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$320
Lisa Crow$318Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$432
Candice Miller$314Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$314
Jeremy Truax$308Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$308
Mary Lipginski Trust$300Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$627
Joshua R. Martin$272Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$13,206
Jeffery Goodlett$270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$270
John D. Dale Jr.$270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$270
Donald Wayne Ingram$269Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$269
Terry Clay$258Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$258
Anne Patton Schubert$240Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$725
Betty L. Bentley$228Price Loss Coverage Program$228
Barry Keith Holeman$225Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$225
Cody Lunsford$223Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$223
Dennis Ray Butler$215Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$215Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Jason Morgan$214Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,095
Michael E. Tobbe$209Price Loss Coverage Program$2,231
Michael Smith$209Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$35,184
Scott Newell$206Price Loss Coverage Program$206
Kyle Douglas Martin$205Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$548
Mitchell Bentley$190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$190
Anna L. Stokley$189Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$344
Michael E. Tobbe$181Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,231
Sweasy Farms, LLC$164Price Loss Coverage Program$11,907
Dennis Ray Butler$160Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$160Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Dennis Ray Butler$158Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,453
James M. Butler$158Dairy Margin Coverage Program$7,105
Anna L. Stokley$155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$344
Eugene Hoene$153Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$153
Richie Shepherd$149Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$149
William Randall Jump$133Price Loss Coverage Program$6,742
Adam P. Haggard$130Price Loss Coverage Program$130
Wilder Farm, Inc.$128Price Loss Coverage Program$2,526
Derudder Farms, LLC$118Price Loss Coverage Program$5,867
Danny Nelson Cox$114Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$114
Lisa Crow$114Price Loss Coverage Program$432
Wilder Farm, Inc.$110Price Loss Coverage Program$2,526
Chris Zabenco$104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$104
Rena Baird$104Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$1,529
Spencer Farm Service, Inc.$94Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$29,670
Loretta Williams$89Price Loss Coverage Program$1,206
Sweasy Farms, LLC$82Price Loss Coverage Program$11,907
Kimberly Dawn Bogard-Rogers$79Price Loss Coverage Program$79
Larry Rogers$75Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$4,172
Bradley Jeffiers$72Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$1,386
Rhonda Barnes$66Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$66
Byron Cunningham Jr.$65Price Loss Coverage Program$9,234
Michael Smith$65Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$35,184
Anne Patton Schubert$63Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$725
Larry Rogers$60Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,172
Sue Walls$53Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$56
Michael Smith$48Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$35,184
Barry Husband$46Price Loss Coverage Program$46
Robert K. Jump$42Price Loss Coverage Program$4,617
William Randall Jump$42Price Loss Coverage Program$6,742
Deborah Burnett$40Price Loss Coverage Program$40
Shawna D. Ingram$37Price Loss Coverage Program$37
Connor Matthew Goodlett$35Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$35
James Eddie Thomas$32Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$6,288
Dennis Ray Butler$28Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,453
Chad A. Herndon$26Price Loss Coverage Program$15,822
Elaine D. Ingram$26Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$471
Dwayne Martin$25Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$25
Keith Martin$25Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$25
Amy C. Peterson$24Price Loss Coverage Program$24
Terry M. Waldridge Jr.$24Price Loss Coverage Program$679
Byron Cunningham Jr.$22Price Loss Coverage Program$9,234
Byron Cunningham Jr.$19Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$9,234
Dwight D. Greenwell$19Price Loss Coverage Program$19
Harold Keith Cotton$17Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$17
Chad A. Herndon$16Price Loss Coverage Program$15,822
Travis Farms, Inc.$14Price Loss Coverage Program$33,765
Travis Farms, Inc.$11Price Loss Coverage Program$33,765
Spencer Farm Service, Inc.$10Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$29,670
Billy Prather$8Price Loss Coverage Program$1,630
Gerald A. Moody$8Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$7,611
Linda B. Morrow$8Price Loss Coverage Program$8
Travis Farms, Inc.$8Price Loss Coverage Program$33,765
Jason Jewell$6Price Loss Coverage Program$6
Martin Family Farm, LLC$5Price Loss Coverage Program$3,021
Michael Smith$3Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$35,184
Sue Walls$3Price Loss Coverage Program$56
Kyle Douglas Martin$2Price Loss Coverage Program$548

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