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130 Grant County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Grant County received $436,880 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 130 subsidies provided, the largest was for Bernice O. Hedrick, which received $62,528 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Grant County farmer was $15 to John H. Waddy.

There were 227 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $118,726.

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 Grant County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Bernice O. Hedrick$62,528Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$62,528
Randy Rohrbaugh$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Melvin Ours$48,664Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$50,664
Edith L. Hedrick$43,256Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$43,256
R & N Contracting, LLC$34,785Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$36,785
John H. Waddy$19,227Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$33,958
Tony Lamar Martin$11,869Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$11,869
Gerald R. Sites$8,894Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$13,300
Daniel G. Lahman$7,826Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,873
John H. Waddy$7,739Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$33,958
John H. Waddy$6,093Grasslands Reserve Program$33,958
W C Taylor - Cottage Hill Farm$6,050Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,265
Triangle T Farm, LLC$5,972Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,972
Chuck L. Kimble$5,633Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,633
Dewey F Bensenhaver$5,414Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,414
Wanda Harman$5,217Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,217
William W. Waddy IV$5,185Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$7,840
Danny S. Miller$3,814Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,814
Gerald R. Sites$3,707Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,300
Larry A. Hedrick$3,558Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,758
Mark A. Mongold$3,374Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$4,292
W C Taylor - Cottage Hill Farm$2,891Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$10,265
Allen Evans$2,678Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,678
Ralph Landis Jr.$2,670Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,670
Jerry Judy$2,326Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,477
Bradley A. Shobe$2,235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,235
Larry A. Hedrick$2,200Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,758
Jeffrey A. Thorne$2,107Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,107
Richard F. Frye$2,018Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,901
Melvin Ours$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$50,664
R & N Contracting, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$36,785
Randy Rohrbaugh$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
David Stump$1,928Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,374
Deborah Turner$1,884Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,884
Lonnie Mauzy$1,686Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,686
Kent Harman$1,544Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,544
Adam N. Goldizen$1,535Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,154
Sarah Taylor-Goldizen$1,535Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,535
K & M Angus, LLC$1,464Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,464
Gerald Matthew Lough$1,433Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,433
Ellen Kirby$1,425Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,425
Bruce Hyre Jr.$1,397Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,415
Charles L. Goldizen$1,383Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,383
William W. Waddy IV$1,346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,840
Robert D. Yokum$1,336Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,120
W C Taylor - Cottage Hill Farm$1,324Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$10,265
William W. Waddy IV$1,309Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,840
Daniel G. Lahman$1,216Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,873
Jerry Judy$1,151Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,477
Lee Ratliff$1,124Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,124
Robert D. Flanagan$1,091Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,091
Roger E. Warner$1,081Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,081
Bruce Hyre Jr.$1,018Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,415
Paige Alexander$984Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$984
Mark A. Mongold$918Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,292
Alan Berg$911Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$911
Roger L. Judy$902Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$902
Paul Hall$885Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$885
Glenn H. Vance Jr.$883Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$883
Trisha Marie Brennan$869Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$869
James Parsons$847Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$847
Daniel G. Lahman$831Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,873
Herb Kimble$828Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,375
John H. Waddy$774Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$33,958
Roy E. Martin$742Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$742
Edgar Vance$734Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$734
Stephanie Lynn Sites$675Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$675
Richard F. Frye$660Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,901
David E. Kisamore$658Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$658
Beverly Yokum$637Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,694
Beverly Yokum$635Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,694
Robert D. Yokum$632Grasslands Reserve Program$2,120
Marcus Harman$627Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$627
Adam N. Goldizen$619Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,154
Norman P. Turner$612Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$612
Mark Redman$605Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$605
Tad Ours$582Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$582
George Thorne$548Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$548
Herb Kimble$547Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,375
Leroy Skiles$543Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$543
Eugene Edgar Sites Jr.$525Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$525
Leisa Jane Cleaver$522Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$522
Worth D. Harper Jr.$519Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$519
Bobby J. Harman$509Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$509
Gerald R. Sites$502Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$13,300
John D. Layton$502Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$502
Betty Groves$494Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$494
James J. Adkins$480Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$480
Roger W. Lewis$478Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$478
Helen C. Hyre$466Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$466
David Stump$446Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,374
Bruce E. Turner$432Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$432
Beverly Yokum$422Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,694
Alan D. Yokum$401Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$401
Jeremy Adam Rumer$378Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$378
Ashley D. Hall$369Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$369
Bill G. Goldizen$301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$301
Catherine R. Hall$301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$301
Jonathan R. Kuhn$292Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$292
Royce E. Plauger$283Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$283
Stacey Allen Berg$276Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$276
Eulis Yokum$259Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$259
John Paul Hott II$240Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$240
Wayne K. Goldizen$239Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$239
Roy Hedrick$237Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$237
Delmas G. Mauzy$234Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$234
Timothy E. Berg$224Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$224
Samuel Hall$222Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$222
Gerald R. Sites$197Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$13,300
Verrlon J Crites$197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$197
Joe C. Whetzel$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$187
Robert Spanswick$181Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$181
Fredrick W. Vandevander$180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$180
Gwen D. Cox$160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$160
Robert D. Yokum$152Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,120
Richard F. Frye$150Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,901
Conway C. Ours Jr.$125Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$125
Rick Sites$125Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$125
Gary Scott$114Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$114
Gary Wolfe Jr.$111Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$111
John H. Waddy$110Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$33,958
John M. Vetter$109Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$109
Wesley Alt$93Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$93
Leland Thad Ours Jr.$86Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$86
Tommy George$84Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$84
Richard F. Frye$73Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,901
Ryan Ashford Hedrick$73Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$73
Edward Crites$51Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$51
Kathy Rohrbaugh$51Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$51
John H. Waddy$15Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$33,958

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