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Farms in Boyd County received $21,894 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 32 subsidies provided, the largest was for Bill G. Opell, which received $2,388 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Boyd County farmer was $1 to Steven A. Grannis.

There were 69 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $71,578.

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.

Farmer	$ Received	Reason for Subsidy	Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Bill G. Opell	$2,388	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$2,388
Danny Gibson	$1,913	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$1,913
Tyler J. Wells	$1,913	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$1,913
Jerry K Henry Family Farm Trust	$1,822	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$1,822
Frank W. Hatten II	$1,496	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$1,496
Joe Maynard	$1,189	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$1,189
George P. Smith	$1,049	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$1,891
Christine H. Felts	$1,047	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$1,047
Billy Gene Stewart	$754	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$1,098
George P. Smith	$752	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$1,891
Henry Adkins	$700	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$700
Robert C. McNeil	$585	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$585
Raymond Justice	$498	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$498
Bobby Vanhoose	$487	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$487
James R. Wiseman	$460	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$460
Phillip M. Bryan	$459	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$459
Raymond E. Huff	$423	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$423
Harry Keith Grubb	$398	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$398
James David Grubb	$382	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$382
Virginia Beth McCarty	$370	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$370
Kristina M. Earl	$363	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$363
Daniel H. Blevins	$360	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$360
Bruce Adkins	$345	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$345
Billy Gene Stewart	$344	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$1,098
Laura Opell Maggard	$330	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$330
Gareth D. Blevins	$298	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$298
Dennis Southwood	$208	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$208
Richard D. Powell	$200	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$200
Leonard Bruce McKenzie	$173	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$173
Eric V. Griffith	$97	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$97
George P. Smith	$90	Price Loss Coverage Program	$1,891
Steven A. Grannis	$1	Price Loss Coverage Program	$1