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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Smith County farmers in 2021 reached $540,583

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Farms in Smith County received $540,583 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 222 subsidies provided, the largest was for Kyle Owen, which received $60,154 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Smith County farmer was $6 to Kristi Carter.

There were 398 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $923,060.

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 Smith County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Kyle Owen$60,154Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$95,513
Joe E. Taylor$54,207Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$58,439
Finleigh Farms, LLC$45,754Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$74,559
Joe Darren Boze$40,658Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$64,795
Mark McCall$22,690Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$39,801
Kyle Owen$21,324Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$95,513
Joe Darren Boze$17,188Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$64,795
Finleigh Farms, LLC$13,486Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$74,559
Charles McKinney$12,363Emergency Conversation Program$18,485
Finleigh Farms, LLC$11,812Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$74,559
Glenn R. Vaden$11,483Emergency Conversation Program$13,164
Jimmy Joe Boze$8,236Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,387
Mark McCall$8,121Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$39,801
Mark McCall$7,932Emergency Conversation Program$39,801
Steve Anderson$7,702Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,702
Randy Petty$6,490Emergency Conversation Program$7,427
Kyle Owen$6,282Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$95,513
Charles McKinney$5,941Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$18,485
Barbara T. Maxwell$5,763Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,763
Scudder Farms$5,504Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$10,777
Daniel Henry$5,113Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,287
Scudder Farms$5,082Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,777
Barry H. Smith$4,380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,380
Joe Darren Boze$4,297Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$64,795
Jimmy Owen$3,878Emergency Conversation Program$6,156
Mike Mofield$3,376Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,188
Joe E. Taylor$3,226Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$58,439
Mike Mofield$3,142Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,188
Tim L. Agee$2,980Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,980
Finleigh Farms, LLC$2,953Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$74,559
Dale McKinney$2,832Emergency Conversation Program$3,289
Chase Mitchell Taylor$2,493Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,610
Rupert Alvis III$2,447Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,447
Debbie Arnold$2,434Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,434
Kyle Owen$2,409Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$95,513
Keith Wright$2,394Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,394
Brian Hensley$2,280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,280
Jimmy Owen$2,278Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,156
Gary Zeitz$2,224Emergency Conversation Program$2,807
Daniel Wade Baker$2,210Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,210
Ben Lynch$2,178Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,178
Jeff Owen$2,126Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,251
Charlene H. Mofield$2,109Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,109
Cody Braswell$2,068Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,068
Kristi Carter$2,000Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,497
Steve Hix$1,973Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,973
Joe Darren Boze$1,927Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$64,795
Floyd Massey$1,897Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,897
Eric D West$1,872Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,011
Jim Broyles$1,871Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,871
Glenn R. Vaden$1,681Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,164
Kyle Owen$1,571Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$95,513
Kyle Owen$1,531Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$95,513
Grover Ellenburg$1,527Emergency Conversation Program$2,158
Tammy Tidwell$1,496Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,496
Rickey Hunter$1,492Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,492
B. L. Owen$1,483Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,483
Mike Mofield$1,457Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,188
Kristi Carter$1,398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,497
Doug Dillard$1,388Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,388
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$1,332Dairy Margin Coverage Program$2,299
Estate of Joyce Kemp$1,324Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,328
Ronnie Bussell$1,312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,312
Philip Hackett$1,251Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,251
Earl E. Paschal$1,223Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,223
James R. Kemp$1,181Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,181
Eric D West$1,139Emergency Conversation Program$3,011
Jeff Owen$1,125Emergency Conversation Program$3,251
Richard West$1,069Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,606
Estate of Joyce Kemp$1,004Emergency Conversation Program$2,328
James F. Kemp$1,002Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,002
Robert Davis Jr.$972Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$972
Michael Eric Kenny$960Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$960
David R. Agee$954Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,792
Robert H. Taylor Jr.$945Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,155
Steve Driver$938Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$938
Randy Petty$937Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,427
Chris Smith$919Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,784
Brenda O. Nester$862Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$862
John Maxwell$848Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$848
David R. Agee$838Emergency Conversation Program$1,792
Mark McCall$837Price Loss Coverage Program$39,801
Chris Smith$804Emergency Conversation Program$1,784
Wayne Jenkins$799Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$799
Dustin Bradley Keaton$799Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$799
Larry C. Key$749Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$749
David Martin Bryant$732Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$732
James T. Gibbs$730Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$730
Jacob Neal McCaleb$723Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$723
Mike Sircy$712Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$712
Stan East$711Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$711
AAA Farms$696Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$696
Harold Massey$680Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$680
Cordell H. Smith Jr.$657Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$657
Kirk Shores II$648Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$648
Joann Gregory$645Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$645
Jerry Hicks$644Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$644
David Mcdonald Family Limited Partnership$640Grasslands Reserve Program$1,190
Ricky Dixon$637Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$637
David Hailey Family Limited$634Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$634
Grover Ellenburg$631Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,158
Randy Watts$620Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$620
Robert Crawford$612Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$612
David W. Oxley$606Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$606
Danny W. Owens$592Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$592
Gary Zeitz$583Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,807
Daniel Boze$560Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$560
Mary M. Shores$558Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$558
David Mcdonald Family Limited Partnership$550Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,190
John D. Winkler$545Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$545
Kyle Owen$539Price Loss Coverage Program$95,513
Richard West$537Emergency Conversation Program$1,606
Bruce Shoulders$523Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$523
Karree Phillips Brannen$518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$518
Jeff Hudson$516Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$516
Joe E. Taylor$515Price Loss Coverage Program$58,439
Timothy J. Gibbs$512Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$512
Kyle Owen$506Price Loss Coverage Program$95,513
Kevin Massey$501Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$501
Peggy A. Apple$498Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$498
Vivian L. Reynolds$488Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$488
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,299
Philip Huffines$483Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$483
Edward Massey$476Grasslands Reserve Program$787
Mitchell Brooks$474Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$474
James H. Agee$474Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$474
Stacey White$467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$467
Tommy Donoho$467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$467
Sherrill Woods$464Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$464
Randall Glover$463Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$463
Dale McKinney$457Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,289
Ray A. Martin$452Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$452
Finleigh Farms, LLC$434Price Loss Coverage Program$74,559
Kerry D. Reasonover$421Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$421
Bruce J. Winfree$416Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$416
Mike Mofield$403Price Loss Coverage Program$9,188
Mary Etta Grimsley$391Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$391
Kenneth Apple$380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$380
Mike Mofield$375Price Loss Coverage Program$9,188
Gary Schulz$371Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$371
Gayle Cripps$349Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$349
Campbell Baker$344Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$344
Mike Mofield$343Price Loss Coverage Program$9,188
Kyle Owen$342Price Loss Coverage Program$95,513
Sam M Beechboard$338Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$338
Willie D. Pryor Jr.$332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$332
Kay Farris McCall$325Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$325
Phil Claywell$325Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$325
Brian Dale McKinney$321Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$321
Kyle Owen$319Price Loss Coverage Program$95,513
Ricky Gibbs$318Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$318
Joe Frank Green Jr.$315Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$315
Edward Massey$311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$787
Keith A. Bryan$311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$311
Adam Buckler$308Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$308
James L. Skelton$294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$294
James E. Trainham II$287Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$287
Kyle Owen$284Price Loss Coverage Program$95,513
Jason Montgomery$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$280
Linda Allison$277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$277
Timothy Robert Stadelman$273Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$273
James K. Winfree$263Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$263
Jeffrey Lee Sircy$254Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$254
Jerry Anthony Wilmore$253Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$253
James M. Gibbs Jr.$253Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$253
Joe E. Taylor$251Price Loss Coverage Program$58,439
Faye Bussell$249Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$249
Joe Darren Boze$247Price Loss Coverage Program$64,795
Chris McClanahan$243Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$243
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$241Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,299
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$241Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares$2,299
Joe E. Taylor$240Price Loss Coverage Program$58,439
Dwight Williams$239Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$239
Ricky A. Givens$235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$235
Terri Poston Hailey$235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$235
David Key$226Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$226
Billy D. Halliburton$197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$197
Barney Allison$190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$190
William E. Jefferson$190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$190
Krisit Carter$186Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$186
Charles McKinney$181Price Loss Coverage Program$18,485
James David Ramsey$180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$180
Daniel Henry$174Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$5,287
Jeffrey W. Brown$166Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$166
Kyle Owen$156Price Loss Coverage Program$95,513
Teresa Martin$156Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$156
Martha Dale Sinclair$153Price Loss Coverage Program$237
Scudder Farms$152Price Loss Coverage Program$10,777
Joe Darren Boze$138Price Loss Coverage Program$64,795
Thomas Jacob Shelton$132Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$132
Robert H. Taylor Jr.$123Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,155
Finleigh Farms, LLC$120Price Loss Coverage Program$74,559
Nicky Stallings$112Price Loss Coverage Program$167
Mark McCall$104Price Loss Coverage Program$39,801
Chase Mitchell Taylor$102Price Loss Coverage Program$2,610
Jimmy Joe Boze$100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,387
Kyle Owen$97Price Loss Coverage Program$95,513
Joe Darren Boze$94Price Loss Coverage Program$64,795
Joe Darren Boze$90Price Loss Coverage Program$64,795
Martha Dale Sinclair$84Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$237
Joe Darren Boze$76Price Loss Coverage Program$64,795
Newly Buck Taylor$75Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$75
Kristi Carter$66Price Loss Coverage Program$3,497
Mike Mofield$66Price Loss Coverage Program$9,188
Mark McCall$63Price Loss Coverage Program$39,801
Chris Smith$62Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,784
Robert H. Taylor Jr.$58Price Loss Coverage Program$1,155
Nicky Stallings$55Price Loss Coverage Program$167
Jimmy Joe Boze$51Price Loss Coverage Program$8,387
Joe Darren Boze$46Price Loss Coverage Program$64,795
Scudder Farms$39Price Loss Coverage Program$10,777
Joe Darren Boze$34Price Loss Coverage Program$64,795
A. J. Clark Jr.$31Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$31
Robert H. Taylor Jr.$29Price Loss Coverage Program$1,155
Mark McCall$28Price Loss Coverage Program$39,801
Mark McCall$26Price Loss Coverage Program$39,801
Mike Mofield$26Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$9,188
Kriisti Carter$25Price Loss Coverage Program$25
Chase Mitchell Taylor$15Price Loss Coverage Program$2,610
Kristi Carter$15Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$3,497
Kristi Carter$11Price Loss Coverage Program$3,497
Kristi Carter$6Price Loss Coverage Program$3,497

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