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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Elliott County farmers in 2021 reached $66,979

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Farms in Elliott County received $66,979 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 76 subsidies provided, the largest was for Darren Fannin, which received $28,014 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Elliott County farmer was $17 to Briant Barker.

There were 194 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $156,335.

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 Elliott County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Darren Fannin$28,014Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$31,196
Darren Fannin$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$31,196
Tim Fannin$1,938Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,072
Kenneth C. Skaggs$1,893Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,893
Austin Dickerson$1,721Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,348
James Allen Prewitt$1,355Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,355
Danny Lee Howard$1,059Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,059
Bobby Greene$1,012Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,012
Steve R. Adkins$983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$983
Darren Fannin$930Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$31,196
Tracy Donald Kitchen$919Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$919
Eugene Winkleman$873Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$873
Billy R. Justice$869Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$869
Roger Anthony Wright$853Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$853
Derek S. Howard$845Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,052
William L. Skaggs$802Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$802
Audrey Stafford$778Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$778
Bryan K. Mayse$777Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$777
William Jason Ison$772Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$772
James H. Ison$743Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$743
David K. Maggard$730Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$730
Emilee B. Riggsby$724Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$724
Glenn Lyons$720Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$800
Roger K. Mayse$710Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$710
Georgia Ison$689Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$689
Darrell W. Fannin$682Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$682
Austin Dickerson$627Price Loss Coverage Program$2,348
Billy C. Prewitt$570Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments$743
Linda Stafford$536Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$536
Frank Gillum$516Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$516
Donnie Howard$506Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$506
Carl Fannin$498Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$498
Tilden Trent$492Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$492
Brenda Thornberry$467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$467
Dennis Walter$409Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$409
Mitchell Sturgill$404Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$404
Harold Rhondal Sturgill$391Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$391
John Paul Skaggs$376Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$376
John Dean Whitley$369Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$369
David W. Kirk$367Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$367
Jerry Sturgill$353Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$353
Lovel Ison$333Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$333
Larry E. Fraley$330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$330
Kristopher R. Whitt$311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$311
David Prewitt$301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$301
Heather D. Smith$294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$294
Donnie Barker$291Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$291
Charles Ray Pennington$285Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$285
Steven M. Knipp$278Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$278
Edward G. Fannin$267Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$267
Greg Griffith$263Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$263
Darren Fannin$252Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$31,196
David Fox$246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$246
Junior Randolph$246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$246
Derek S. Howard$207Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments$1,052
Kenneth Moore$207Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments$207
Curtis Stephens$206Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$206
Bridgette Kazee$197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$197
Curtis Lyons$197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$197
Timothy Curtis Sparks Jr.$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$187
Krandell Sturgill$180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$180
Billy C. Prewitt$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$743
Hansford Ferguson$163Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$163
Rhonda S. Ramey$160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$160
Oran Kevin Wright$150Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$150
Tim Fannin$135Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,072
Steve Ison$118Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$118
Kenneth R. Moore$117Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$117
Cheryl Clevenger$104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$104
Thurman Hutchinson$100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$100
David Sturgill$91Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$91
Glenn Lyons$80Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$800
Kim Pennington$76Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$76
Mark T. Queen$76Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$76
Phillip Gordon Mayse$70Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$70
Briant Barker$17Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$17

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