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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Iron County farmers in 2021 reached $160,804

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Farms in Iron County received $160,804 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 98 subsidies provided, the largest was for William E. Tate, which received $11,008 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Iron County farmer was $8 to Shelby Tripp.

There were 239 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $646,590.

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 Iron County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
William E. Tate$11,008Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,008
Larry Clarence Gilmore$10,835Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,835
Arcadia Valley Livestock, LLC$10,532Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,532
Tony Abney$7,111Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,111
John a Sample and Sandra M Sample Rev Trustee-John Sample$6,900Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,220
Dwayne Ellis$6,265Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,837
Marion Thomas Coleman$5,985Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,985
Gene Parker$4,958Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,958
Tim Berghaus$4,368Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,368
Douglas M. Funk$3,835Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,461
John a Sample and Sandra M Sample Rev Trustee-John Sample$3,131Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$10,220
Stark Farms, Inc.$3,075Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,075
Russell Collins$3,038Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,038
Dennis Parker$2,996Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,996
Tommie E. Gibbs$2,993Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,993
Freund Farms, LLC$2,743Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,743
James Funk$2,450Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,450
Alice L Goehman$2,407Price Loss Coverage Program$3,292
Brian Wooten$2,398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,398
Julie Boswell$2,365Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,365
Eli Sample$2,283Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,283
Frederick Michael Ruble$1,937Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,937
Ben W. Wharton$1,907Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,907
Brian Tyndall$1,756Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,756
Ricky Turnbough$1,679Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,679
Brad Parker$1,622Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,622
Dwayne Ellis$1,572Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,837
Wooten Farms, LLC$1,570Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,570
April D. Jones$1,565Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,565
Douglas M. Funk$1,490Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,461
Marguerite M. Barnes$1,469Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,469
Gerry Stephens$1,426Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,426
Roberta Middleton$1,422Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,422
Robert R. Allgier$1,255Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,255
Jason Funk$1,206Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,206
Jerry Belmar$1,160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,160
Kenneth Wooten$1,139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,139
David S. Middleton$1,104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,104
Larry Campbell$1,102Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,102
E. L. Blanton Jr.$1,101Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,101
Charles M. Risher$1,070Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,070
Matthew Dunn$1,045Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,182
Matthew Dunn$1,045Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,182
Amy Elizabeth Lambert$972Price Loss Coverage Program$1,464
Chris M. Miller$949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$949
Chris Miller$949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$949
James Aldridge$928Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$928
Mark Conner$913Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$913
Wm T. Wilson Sr.$880Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,711
Donald L. Firebaugh$868Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$868
Alice L Goehman$863Price Loss Coverage Program$3,292
Kevin Firebaugh$858Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$858
Zachary Ridlon$837Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$837
Wm T. Wilson Sr.$831Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,711
Trenton Wade Jones$828Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$828
Brian McFadden$827Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$827
David L. Huff$776Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$776
Tony Randell Harbison$742Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$742
Russell Hamilton$742Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$742
Wanda L. Gruen$735Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$735
Dale Whited$707Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$707
Kenneth L. Mathes$637Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$637
James Scaggs$621Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$621
Lucy A. Alcorn$579Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$579
Kyle Danback$571Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$571
Charles D. Buford$569Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$569
Willis Alcorn$557Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$557
Matthew Dunn$546Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,182
Matthew Dunn$546Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,182
Patrick Crowley$520Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$520
Max Randolph$518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$518
Walter E & Lora a Henk Revocable Trust$506Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$506
Ronald Laird$502Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$502
Amy Elizabeth Lambert$492Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,464
Jewel Miller$491Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$491
Harold West$481Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$481
Timothy Whited$467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$467
Craig Foster$439Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$439
Rodney Patterson$431Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$431
GDK Farms, LLC$395Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$473
William T. Wilson Jr.$364Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$364
James Hughes$355Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$757
James Hughes$312Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$757
Patrick Allen Brown$304Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$304
Donald G. Lee$298Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$298
Ashley M. Turnbough$273Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$273
Shelby Tripp$267Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$275
4-S Cattle & Timber, LLC$252Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$252
Terry Jones$240Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$240
John a Sample and Sandra M Sample Rev Trustee-John Sample$173Price Loss Coverage Program$10,220
Michael Leland Redmon$137Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$137
Douglas M. Funk$135Price Loss Coverage Program$5,461
James Hughes$90Price Loss Coverage Program$757
Craig Allen Claney$88Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$88
GDK Farms, LLC$78Price Loss Coverage Program$473
Alice L Goehman$22Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$3,292
John a Sample and Sandra M Sample Rev Trustee-John Sample$17Price Loss Coverage Program$10,220
Shelby Tripp$8Price Loss Coverage Program$275

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