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

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Farms in Craig County received $185,178 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 112 subsidies provided, the largest was for B & B Logging, LLC, which received $26,081 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Craig County farmer was $12 to Richard Cornwall Peverall JR.

There were 93 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $216,719.

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 Craig County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
B & B Logging, LLC$26,081Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$28,081
Kenneth R. Dudding$21,031Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$23,031
Kristen Elizabeth Mattox$10,391NAP Regular Web-Based Program$10,575
Jeannie Layton-Dudding$7,109NAP Regular Web-Based Program$8,658
Steven A. Wright$5,838Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$7,838
James William Cockrell$5,334Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,334
George C. Snead Jr.$5,322Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,770
Graylen L Alley$5,265Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,502
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$4,952Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$16,258
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$4,272Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$16,258
Noel M. Huffman$3,523Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,523
Alan R. Lugar$3,467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,467
Andrew Lance Hutton$3,301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,301
William Oscar Huffman$2,877Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,877
Danny M. McPherson$2,567Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,567
Lewis W. Farrier III$2,528Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,528
Donald W. Jones$2,298Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,298
B & B Logging, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$28,081
Kenneth R. Dudding$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$23,031
Steven A. Wright$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$7,838
Dennis D. Williams$1,973Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,973
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$1,915Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,258
Lewis S. Pauley$1,859Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,859
Benji D. Smith$1,698Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,698
James C. Crawford$1,691Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,856
Robert L. Keffer$1,654Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$5,152
Bruce E. Huffman$1,595Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,595
Harold Wayne Mattox$1,541Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,541
Barnes & Hester$1,461Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,461
Wallace Farm, LLC$1,433Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,433
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$1,390Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$16,258
Carl David Bailey$1,388Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,388
Robert L. Keffer$1,324Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,152
James R. Stephens$1,311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,311
Claude E. Caldwell$1,305Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,305
Russell Edwin Mattox$1,261Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,261
Little Mountain Farms$1,220Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,155
Samuel Ryan Alley$1,169Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,169
James C. Crawford$1,165Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$2,856
John A. Hunter$1,164Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,164
Robert L. Keffer$1,115Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,152
Keffer Dairy, LLC$1,044Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
William M. Sowers$1,024Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,024
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$1,019Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$16,258
Jeannie Layton-Dudding$983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,658
Virginia S. Koger$982Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$982
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$959Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$16,258
Keffer Dairy, LLC$938Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Donnie E. Fisher$917Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$917
Orman E. Mattox$895Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$895
Ralph M. Bradley$875Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$875
Philip S. Keffer$842Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$842
Ronald Harlow Niday$809Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$809
Keffer Dairy, LLC$806Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Keffer Dairy, LLC$801Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Keffer Dairy, LLC$747Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Steven Allen Carper Jr.$741Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$741
Life of Leisure, LLC$734Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$734
Loretta W. Kessinger$723Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,088
Keffer Dairy, LLC$641Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Keffer Dairy, LLC$631Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Keffer Dairy, LLC$629Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Daniel W. Givens$581Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$581
Keffer Dairy, LLC$538Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$532Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$16,258
Robert L. Keffer$515Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$5,152
Michael W. Bradley$513Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$513
John M. Crawford$502Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$923
Anna F. Smith$486Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$486
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$477Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$16,258
Robert L. Keffer$477Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$5,152
Jerry W. Bell Jr.$460Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$460
Jeannie Layton-Dudding$453Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$8,658
Cold Creek Cattle & Hay, LLC$449Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$449
James L. Crawford$440Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$644
George C. Snead Jr.$431Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$5,770
John M. Crawford$421Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$923
Keffer Dairy, LLC$408Trade Mitigation Program/Market Facilitation Program 2019 - Non-Specialty Crops Program$8,363
Carroll J. Winstead$399Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$399
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$393Price Loss Coverage Program$16,258
Wade L. Dudding$388Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$388
Michael Randy Dudding$378Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$378
Fisher Farm, LLC$349Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$349
Little Mountain Farms$348Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$2,155
Leonard R. Smith$340Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$340
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$338Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share - Crops Program$16,258
Keffer Dairy, LLC$311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,363
Loretta W. Kessinger$310Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,088
Joel M. Johnston$284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$284
John L. Looney$275Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$275
Little Mountain Farms$272Price Loss Coverage Program$2,155
Keffer Dairy, LLC$240Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Little Mountain Farms$227Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$2,155
James L. Crawford$204Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$644
Jerry D. Crawford$197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$197
Kristen Elizabeth Mattox$184Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$10,575
Keffer Dairy, LLC$179Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Keffer Dairy, LLC$176Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Keffer Dairy, LLC$163Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,363
Graylen L Alley$157Price Loss Coverage Program$5,502
Edmond Chris Strange$114Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$214
Jeannie Layton-Dudding$113Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$8,658
Keffer Dairy, LLC$111Dairy Margin Coverage Program$8,363
Edmond Chris Strange$100Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$214
Little Mountain Farms$88Price Loss Coverage Program$2,155
Graylen L Alley$80Price Loss Coverage Program$5,502
Lynne Summey Strange$73Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$73
Robert L. Keffer$68Dairy Margin Coverage Program$5,152
Loretta W. Kessinger$55Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,088
Sue S. Bostic$26Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$26
George C. Snead Jr.$17Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$5,770
Richard Cornwall Peverall JR$12Price Loss Coverage Program$16,258

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