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How much did farmers in Rhea County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

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Farms in Rhea County received $972,869 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 213 subsidies provided, the largest was for Jonathan Newt Hughes, which received $74,980 for the claim of "Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Rhea County farmer was $8 to Stephen James.

There were 407 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $438,718.

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 Rhea County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Jonathan Newt Hughes$74,980Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$108,671
Eric Lee Hughes$57,887Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$150,049
Melvin T. Jewell$56,590Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$56,590
Michael R. Neal$52,867Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$185,989
Daniel Logging, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Daniel Trucking$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Michael R. Neal$45,474Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$185,989
Donald O. Hughes$44,497Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$148,354
Michael R. Neal$37,078Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$185,989
Donald O. Hughes$31,979Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$148,354
Michael R. Neal$29,662Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$185,989
Wayne Luther Griffith$27,215Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$29,038
Eric Lee Hughes$26,431Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$150,049
Donald O. Hughes$25,583Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$148,354
Eric Lee Hughes$21,145Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$150,049
Eric Lee Hughes$18,222Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$150,049
Donald O. Hughes$18,030Quality Loss Adjustment Program$148,354
Donald O. Hughes$16,804Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$148,354
Jonathan Newt Hughes$16,419Quality Loss Adjustment Program$108,671
Eric Lee Hughes$15,518Quality Loss Adjustment Program$150,049
Robert Lebron Brown$10,270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$33,920
Robert Lebron Brown$8,331Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$33,920
Robert Lebron Brown$6,665Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$33,920
Donald O. Hughes$6,396Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$148,354
Jesse Carter$6,299Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,299
Michael R. Neal$5,741Price Loss Coverage Program$185,989
Michael R. Neal$5,681Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$185,989
Jonathan Newt Hughes$5,643Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$108,671
Michael R. Neal$5,394Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$185,989
Eric Lee Hughes$5,286Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$150,049
David P. Tallent$5,160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,160
Donald O. Hughes$5,065Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$148,354
Gloria L. Harris$4,708Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,708
Jonathan Newt Hughes$4,514Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$108,671
Eric Lee Hughes$4,446Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$150,049
Stephen James$4,374Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,418
Robert Lebron Brown$4,134Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$33,920
Buford Kizzar$4,077Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,077
Timothy L. Allison$4,030Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,903
Todd J. Jackson$3,915Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,915
Gary Hale$3,705Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,705
Jonathan Newt Hughes$3,630Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$108,671
Stephen F. Hixson$3,447Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,505
Edsel Freels$3,008Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,059
Robert Lebron Brown$2,855Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$33,920
Franklin E. Hale$2,852Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,852
Calvin Earl Wright$2,727Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,329
Larry Miller$2,653Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,653
Juanita Owensby$2,591Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,591
Roddy Jewell$2,581Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,791
Edsel Freels$2,294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,059
Darwin R. Housley$2,253Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,253
David A. Shelby$2,249Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,576
Randell Thurman$2,169Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,169
William A. Henry$2,113Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,113
Claud D. Reeves$2,063Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,063
Daniel Logging, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Daniel Trucking$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Webb Farm Partnership$1,952Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,952
Robert Runyan$1,951Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,171
Hudson Cattle Company, LLC$1,928Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,928
Wayne Luther Griffith$1,822Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$29,038
Jackie G. Knox Jr.$1,764Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,764
Gena Hassler$1,749Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,749
Christopher D. Carter$1,745Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,745
Thomas E. Gadd$1,697Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,697
James Keith Moore$1,677Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,677
Timothy M. Wright$1,669Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,669
Robert Lebron Brown$1,666Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$33,920
Michael R. Neal$1,565Price Loss Coverage Program$185,989
Roddy Jewell$1,560Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,791
Danny Hill$1,553Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,553
Smith Sib Partners, Inc.$1,550Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,614
Malcolm Goins$1,535Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,535
Jeremy Fitzgerald$1,527Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,527
Jonathan Newt Hughes$1,463Quality Loss Adjustment Program$108,671
Matt Kaylor$1,436Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,436
Darryl Daniel$1,425Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,425
Don Massengale$1,406Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,690
Harold Fisher$1,384Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,384
Larry E. Cunningham$1,367Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,367
Robert M. Aikman$1,330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,330
Dewayne Bowers$1,296Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,296
Michael R. Neal$1,254Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$185,989
Billy Howell$1,237Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,237
Ferlon P. Daniel$1,203Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,203
Jimmy Johnson$1,156Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,156
Obie J. Sullivan Jr.$1,156Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,156
Jonathan Newt Hughes$1,129Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$108,671
Mitchell Cook Jr.$1,117Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,280
Eric Lee Hughes$1,114Quality Loss Adjustment Program$150,049
Dean Leffew$1,081Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,081
Larry Stoecker$1,080Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,487
James E. Vincent$1,077Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,077
Hunter Hale$1,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,035
Larry Dale Shaver$1,025Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,025
Mary G Balmer Estate$1,006Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,006
James H. Brooks$1,000Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,000
Danny L. Pace$959Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,147
David A. Shelby$937Price Loss Coverage Program$3,576
Jonathan Newt Hughes$894Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$108,671
Jeffrey Brown$869Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$869
David O. Woods$834Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$834
Gayle Epperly$831Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,004
William C. Gothard$830Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$830
Joe Purser$818Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,029
Heath Smith$809Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$809
John Douglas Alley Jr.$806Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$806
Sammy Kay$788Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,216
Justin Cunningham$764Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$764
Avery Darrell Bell$753Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$753
Eddie Suttles$685Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$685
James Frankford Tollett Jr.$663Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$663
Timothy L. Allison$653Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,903
Rickey A. Price$619Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$619
Edsel Freels$617Price Loss Coverage Program$6,059
Calvin Earl Wright$602Grasslands Reserve Program$3,329
Ralph W. Everett$578Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$578
Curtis A. Brady$576Grasslands Reserve Program$778
Travis V. Purser$565Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$565
Jason Lancaster$551Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$551
Wanda White$548Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,062
Edwin Scates$545Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$545
Bill W. Hollin$540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$540
Michael Anderson Newton Ritchey$528Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$528
Wanda White$514Price Loss Coverage Program$1,062
Gayle Epperly$506Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,004
Richard Kell$498Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$498
Gayle Epperly$473Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,004
James N. Jordan$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$466
Roddy Jewell$455Price Loss Coverage Program$4,791
Harley Dean Swafford$448Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$448
Michael R. Neal$431Price Loss Coverage Program$185,989
Sammy Kay$428Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,216
Ted E. Gravett$423Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$423
Leigh Donahue$422Price Loss Coverage Program$659
Lorenzo Phillips$412Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$412
Larry Stoecker$407Price Loss Coverage Program$1,487
Michael R. Neal$401Price Loss Coverage Program$185,989
Steve Bice$398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$398
John Phillip Parks$396Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$396
James J. Bolen$395Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$395
Lovett Family Partnership, Ltd.$394Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$394
David A. Shelby$391Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,576
George Randy Travis$387Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$629
Brian Scott Shaver$383Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$383
Karen M. Bournes$366Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$366
Southerly Flower Farm, LLC$364Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$364
Bruce Norton$360Grasslands Reserve Program$1,079
Bruce Norton$360Grasslands Reserve Program$1,079
Bruce Norton$359Price Loss Coverage Program$1,079
Douglas Edward Robinson$358Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$358
Jeremy Mickel$357Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$357
William G. Burnette$356Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$406
Samuel C. Bostic$356Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$356
Michael Gibson$332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$332
Marvin R. Shaver$326Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$326
Jeff McMillen$322Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$322
Holly Mercer$308Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$308
Henry M. Mickel$306Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$306
Jay Elsea$304Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$304
Michael R. Neal$299Price Loss Coverage Program$185,989
James H. Blankenship$290Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$290
William D. Hensley$283Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$283
Steven Marler$281Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$281
Hugh Claiborne$273Price Loss Coverage Program$273
Boyd Wright$271Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$422
Edwin Harvey$266Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$266
Shane Clark$260Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$260
Leigh Donahue$237Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$659
William Byrd Kerley$231Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$231
Robert Runyan$220Price Loss Coverage Program$2,171
Jamie A. Lewis$215Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$215
Jason W. Adams$214Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$214
Ruel D. Barnett$208Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$208
Don Massengale$198Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,690
Larry Young$197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$197
Gayle Epperly$194Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,004
Danny L. Pace$188Price Loss Coverage Program$1,147
Mitchell Roberts$175Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$175
Diane Zickefoose$167Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$167
Jeffrey M. Hiestand$163Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$163
Mitchell Cook Jr.$163Price Loss Coverage Program$1,280
Boyd Wright$151Price Loss Coverage Program$422
Curtis A. Brady$145Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$778
Edsel Freels$140Price Loss Coverage Program$6,059
Nicole Ann Shelby$135Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$157
George Randy Travis$134Price Loss Coverage Program$629
Joe Purser$129Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,029
Timothy L. Allison$117Price Loss Coverage Program$4,903
George Randy Travis$108Price Loss Coverage Program$629
Bradley Aaron Tollett$103Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$103
Timothy L. Allison$103Price Loss Coverage Program$4,903
Roddy Jewell$102Price Loss Coverage Program$4,791
Tollett Farms$101Price Loss Coverage Program$101
Don Massengale$86Price Loss Coverage Program$1,690
Roddy Jewell$85Price Loss Coverage Program$4,791
Joe Purser$81Price Loss Coverage Program$1,029
Kenneth James Poseley$80Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$80
Michael R. Neal$78Price Loss Coverage Program$185,989
Bill Henderson$69Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$69
Smith Sib Partners, Inc.$64Price Loss Coverage Program$1,614
Stephen F. Hixson$58Price Loss Coverage Program$3,505
Curtis A. Brady$57Price Loss Coverage Program$778
Charles Roberts$53Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$53
William G. Burnette$50Price Loss Coverage Program$406
Jerry Shelton$49Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$49
Michael R. Neal$40Price Loss Coverage Program$185,989
Stephen James$36Price Loss Coverage Program$4,418
Michael R. Neal$25Price Loss Coverage Program$185,989
Nicole Ann Shelby$22Price Loss Coverage Program$157
Roddy Jewell$8Price Loss Coverage Program$4,791
Stephen James$8Price Loss Coverage Program$4,418

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