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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Meigs County farmers in 2021 reached $237,942

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Farms in Meigs County received $237,942 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 144 subsidies provided, the largest was for Paul Ray Bowman, which received $41,010 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Meigs County farmer was $1 to Kenneth Bobby Dennis.

There were 334 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $443,619.

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 Meigs County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Paul Ray Bowman$41,010Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$43,010
David Warren Stewart$28,240Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$48,367
David Warren Stewart$11,171Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$48,367
David Warren Stewart$7,495Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$48,367
Sammy A. Norton$6,563Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
Robert S. Beaty$6,244Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,844
Sammy A. Norton$5,899Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
Charles Ratledge$5,503Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,763
Sammy A. Norton$5,065Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
Sammy A. Norton$5,034Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
Hornsby Farm, Inc.$4,729Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,094
Sammy A. Norton$4,694Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
Robert S. Beaty$4,179Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$10,844
Sammy A. Norton$4,030Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
Hornsby Farm, Inc.$3,974Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,094
Sammy A. Norton$3,969Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
Sammy A. Norton$3,953Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
Sammy A. Norton$3,700Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$48,449
Sammy A. Norton$3,382Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
Tracy Edgemon$2,955Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,955
Stephen F. Miller$2,899Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,899
Clyde L. Jolley$2,542Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,542
Paul Ray Bowman$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$43,010
Jackie Henley$1,702Noninsured Assistance Program$1,702
Clare Nell Breeden$1,668Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,204
William Chandler Breeden$1,664Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,664
Doyle E. Gentry Jr.$1,637Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,637
Kermitt J Grissom$1,552Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,552
Kathy Lankford$1,527Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,654
Thomas Craig Thompson$1,524Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,524
Danny Kelvin Pressley$1,508Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,508
Lewis A. Thompson$1,461Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,461
Danny Wattenbarger$1,424Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,560
Thomas Earl Creasman$1,420Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,420
Eric Armour$1,378Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,378
Carey Neal Thompson$1,371Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,371
Nancy L. Crisp$1,347Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,347
Paul Johnson$1,308Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,308
Jerry R. Lewis$1,226Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,226
John Ziegler & Sons$1,183Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,183
Wayne S. Perkinson$1,183Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,183
David M Waters$1,165Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,165
Kathy Lankford$1,127Livestock Indemnity Program$2,654
Sammy A. Norton$1,127Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
David Warren Stewart$1,121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$48,367
Alice F. Powell$1,059Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,059
Jimmy Moore$1,049Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,049
Roy M. Brooks$1,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,035
John Ferguson$956Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$956
Dennis H. Beavers$953Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$953
Tresha Ann Landers$918Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,036
Roy C. Williams$902Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$902
Jeff Bostic$817Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$972
Donald E. Roberts$807Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$807
Danny L. Hampton$785Price Loss Coverage Program$785
Janette Breeden$785Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,107
Donald Edward Williams$779Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$779
Danny Wattenbarger$755Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,560
Betty Thompson$742Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$994
Chapman L. Jolley$725Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$725
Robert E. Scott$724Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,253
Roy Edwin Scott Jr.$722Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$722
Sammy A. Norton$697Dairy Margin Coverage Program$48,449
Joe T. Gregory$694Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$694
David Parker$670Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$670
Steve Scott$652Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$652
Calvin E. Gallaher$633Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$633
Daniel Franklin Smith$625Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$625
Kenneth Bobby Dennis$613Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$730
Jonathan Cunningham$581Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$581
Marc Skinner$576Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$576
William Clyde McKeehan$561Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$561
Ida Ruth Henley$557Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$557
Daniel Perron$545Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$545
Ms. Bridget Thompson McKenzie$540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$540
Clare Nell Breeden$536Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,204
David R. Bryant$505Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$505
Terry L. Brown$495Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$495
Nathan Bryant Dennis$491Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$491
Inman Clay Moss$470Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$470
Billy Skinner$450Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$450
Billy McKenzie$446Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$587
William L. Debusk$446Price Loss Coverage Program$766
Jeff Judd$440Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$440
Steven A. Tubbs$420Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$420
Marvin Lewis$416Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$416
Hornsby Farm, Inc.$391Price Loss Coverage Program$9,094
Joyce M. Proffitt$389Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$389
Robert E. Scott$350Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,253
Kyle Kordes$344Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$344
Freddy R. Davis$339Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$339
Robert E. Scott Jr.$321Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$321
William L. Debusk$320Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$766
Brad Eugene Emery$319Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$319
Willard Plank$318Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$318
James Ledford$303Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$303
Jimmy Lee Skinner$297Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$297
Darrell Davis$290Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$290
Charles Duckett$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$280
Lee Pillion$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$280
Sammy A. Norton$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$48,449
David Warren Stewart$274Price Loss Coverage Program$48,367
Travis Lane Moon$259Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$259
Betty Thompson$252Price Loss Coverage Program$994
Ronald Lee Whitted$246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$246
Sammy Perkinson$246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$246
Christopher Clark$225Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$225
Robert S. Beaty$224Price Loss Coverage Program$10,844
Charles Ratledge$221Price Loss Coverage Program$5,763
Cherrie Roberts$218Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$218
Janette Breeden$207Price Loss Coverage Program$1,107
Johnny Stiner$202Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$202
Lauren Jones$202Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$202
Danny Wattenbarger$195Price Loss Coverage Program$2,560
Elisabeth Bennett$195Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$195
Robert S. Beaty$178Price Loss Coverage Program$10,844
Billie Ann Gregory$176Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$179
David Withrow$176Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$176
Robert E. Scott$168Price Loss Coverage Program$1,253
Emily Hatmaker Franklin$163Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$164
D. L. Millaway III$157Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$157
Billy McKenzie$141Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$587
Jeff Bostic$141Price Loss Coverage Program$972
Larry Cogdill$139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$139
Kenneth Bobby Dennis$116Price Loss Coverage Program$730
Janette Breeden$115Price Loss Coverage Program$1,107
Jewel Ray Swafford$110Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$110
Danny Wattenbarger$96Price Loss Coverage Program$2,560
Tresha Ann Landers$95Price Loss Coverage Program$1,036
Danny Wattenbarger$90Price Loss Coverage Program$2,560
Chris Pillion$84Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$84
Dannie Rogers Sr.$80Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$80
David S. Allen$72Price Loss Coverage Program$72
David Warren Stewart$66Price Loss Coverage Program$48,367
Sammy A. Norton$49Price Loss Coverage Program$48,449
Charles Ratledge$39Price Loss Coverage Program$5,763
Tresha Ann Landers$23Price Loss Coverage Program$1,036
Robert S. Beaty$20Price Loss Coverage Program$10,844
Jeff Bostic$14Price Loss Coverage Program$972
Robert E. Scott$11Price Loss Coverage Program$1,253
Sammy A. Norton$5Price Loss Coverage Program$48,449
Billie Ann Gregory$3Price Loss Coverage Program$179
Emily Hatmaker Franklin$1Price Loss Coverage Program$164
Kenneth Bobby Dennis$1Price Loss Coverage Program$730

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