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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Stokes County farmers in 2021 reached $606,115

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Farms in Stokes County received $606,115 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 179 subsidies provided, the largest was for Porter G. Scott, which received $135,304 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Stokes County farmer was $4 to Steven E. Robertson.

There were 430 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $610,921.

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 Stokes County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Porter G. Scott$135,304Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$135,304
Little Yadkin Farm, LLC$53,012Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$53,012
Felts Land and Timber, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Mitchell Farm, Inc.$27,450Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$60,171
John W. Bowen II$27,441Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$29,579
Double a Farms of Shoals, LLC$21,749Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$21,749
Mitchell Farm, Inc.$20,501Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$60,171
April Robertson$14,706Web-Based NAP $14,706
David Lee McKinney$12,386Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$21,378
Jayden Danielle Manuel$10,913Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$10,913
Triple B Farms of Surry County, Inc.$9,321Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$13,535
Jeffrey Adam Mitchell$9,224Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$21,683
George T. Mabe$8,195Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,937
Steven E. Robertson$8,004Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,965
Chad D. Bullington$7,718Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$7,718
Stanley E. Smith$7,364Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,364
Ernest Paul Wheeler$7,052Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$7,552
Rhonda M. Shaffner$6,957NAP Regular Web-Based Program$7,563
Mitchell Farm, Inc.$6,862Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$60,171
Jeffrey Adam Mitchell$6,560Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$21,683
Eric A. Joyce$6,474Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$10,121
Drew Smith$6,014Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,522
Mark F. Shore$5,838Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,838
Kevin S. Newsome$5,128Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,128
William H. Gentry$4,725Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,725
Triple B Farms of Surry County, Inc.$4,214Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,535
Joshua Logan Manuel$3,812Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$3,812
Timothy J. Tuttle$3,254Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,254
Rex Slate$3,230Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,585
David Lee McKinney$3,194Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$21,378
David Lee McKinney$3,097Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$21,378
Andy Marion$2,975Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,975
Brandon Slate$2,801Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,479
Michael Shaffner$2,747Conservation Reserve Program - Cost-Share Web-Based - Cof Program$10,770
Jeffrey Adam Mitchell$2,699Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$21,683
Michael Shaffner$2,648Conservation Reserve Program - Cost-Share Web-Based - Cof Program$10,770
Mitchell Farm, Inc.$2,416Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$60,171
Mike O. Snyder$2,349Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,349
Mitchell Farm, Inc.$2,340Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$60,171
Jeffrey Adam Mitchell$2,306Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$21,683
Jason Hunter$2,265Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,676
Michael Shaffner$2,088Conservation Reserve Program - Cost-Share Web-Based - Cof Program$10,770
Eric A. Joyce$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$10,121
Felts Land and Timber, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Don Wilson Scott$1,996Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,017
Michael Shaffner$1,890Conservation Reserve Program - Cost-Share Web-Based - Cof Program$10,770
Michael V. Marion$1,735Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,735
John R. Parsons$1,660Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,660
Jennifer J. Logan$1,586Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,586
Eric A. Joyce$1,471Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,121
David Eugene Hartman$1,407Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,704
Jason Hunter$1,397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$3,676
Michael Hunter$1,397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$1,397
Michael Shaffner$1,391Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,770
Christopher S. Shamel$1,368Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,368
Rex Slate$1,330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$4,585
Thomas L. Flinchum$1,305Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$2,763
James Junior Hicks$1,294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$1,294
Tonya H. Bullins$1,218Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$1,218
David Lee McKinney$1,201Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$21,378
David Lee McKinney$1,171Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$21,378
David S. Hunter$1,092Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,092
Chad Neal$1,087Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,087
Kenneth Speas Jr.$1,074Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,628
John W. Bowen II$1,073Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$29,579
John W. Bowen II$1,065Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$29,579
Samuel E. Marion$1,064Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,064
Justin P. McKinney$1,046Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,046
Carl Mitchell$1,039Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,039
W. van Neal$1,032Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,032
Richard E. Newsome$1,030Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,030
Vickie R. Newsome$912Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$912
Thomas L. Flinchum$906Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,763
Maxton H. Beam$899Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$899
Jeffrey Adam Mitchell$895Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$21,683
William Scott Farmer$830Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$830
Mike Richardson$806Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$806
William L. Martin$762Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$762
Christine Hicks$737Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$737
Sammy Wilkes Stewart$723Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$723
Tanner Vaughn Ferguson$701Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$701
Jimmy D. Hicks$699Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$699
Phillip Austin Armstrong$680Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$894
Brandon Slate$674Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,479
Craig Boyles$651Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$651
William Hendrix$649Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$649
Darryn M. Blaylock$630Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$630
Mark Brown$622Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$622
Mitchell Farm, Inc.$604Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$60,171
Charles A. Hartgrove$597Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$597
George T. Mabe$593Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$8,937
Elwyn Todd McPeak$581Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$581
Anthony Brewster$575Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$575
Devin Rae Bullington$562Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$562
Joseph O. Hicks$559Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$559
Ray Oakley$555Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,077
Kenneth Speas Jr.$554Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,628
Thomas L. Flinchum$552Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,763
Jeremy Michael Newton$525Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$525
Ray Oakley$523Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,077
Charles E. Blackburn Jr.$522Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$522
Ernest Paul Wheeler$500Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share - Crops Program$7,552
Carlton Jones$480Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$598
Stewart Pruitt$462Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$462
Oliver Swanson Joyce$453Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$453
Roger D. Stevens$448Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$448
Steven E. Robertson$440Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,965
Tony L. Mabe$418Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$418
William H. Smith$418Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$418
Charles Knight$410Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$410
Cody E. Rierson$406Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$406
Darren Bernard Taylor$406Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$406
Bobby W. Doub$397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$509
Barry Jones$387Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$387
John Reeves$382Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$382
Edward Mckinely Cassell$363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$363
Benjamin Kyle Hill$360Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$360
Karen Ferguson$349Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$349
Donald E. Rierson$346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$346
Jason Carter$343Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$343
Ira L. Slate$336Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$336
Chris Lawson$334Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$334
Jerry Ray Branscome$331Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$331
David Lee McKinney$329Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,378
Michael Rodgers$327Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$327
Rhonda M. Shaffner$324Noninsured Assistance Program$7,563
Eva Mae Reeves$323Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$323
Steven E. Robertson$313Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,965
William R. Marsh$302Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$302
Wanda F. Brewer$297Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$297
David Eugene Hartman$297Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,704
Randall Patterson$296Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$687
Blaine Ferguson$292Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$366
Rhonda M. Shaffner$282Noninsured Assistance Program$7,563
James C. Collins Jr.$273Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$273
Randall Patterson$268Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$687
Barry Joyce$265Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$265
Rodney Tab Tilley$260Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$260
Drew Smith$255Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$6,522
Herbert Young$241Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$241
Charles M. Davis$237Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$237
Mickey Watson$235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$235
Eddie L. Davis$235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$235
Norman Gray Lynch$232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$232
Dustin G. Brim$215Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$215
Steven E. Robertson$204Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,965
Morgan Garcia$196Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$196
Louis P. Newsome$192Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$192
Drew Smith$180Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$6,522
Catherine Cook$180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$180
Eric A. Joyce$176Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$10,121
Kennan Tucker$166Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$166
Adam N. Stewart$154Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$154
George Scott Hofeling$153Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$153
Phillip Austin Armstrong$152Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$894
Doris Mabe$149Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$149
George T. Mabe$148Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$8,937
Donnie Mabe$146Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$146
Robert W. Ridge$138Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$138
Danny R. Tucker$136Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$233
James Lloyd McCormick$129Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$218
Joseph Dane Cox$125Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$125
Randall Patterson$123Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$687
Carlton Jones$118Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$598
Bobby W. Doub$112Price Loss Coverage Program$509
Danny R. Tucker$97Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$233
James Lloyd McCormick$89Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$218
Blaine Ferguson$74Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$366
Drew Smith$45Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$6,522
Phillip Austin Armstrong$38Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$894
Rex Slate$25Price Loss Coverage Program$4,585
Phillip Austin Armstrong$24Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$894
Don Wilson Scott$21Price Loss Coverage Program$2,017
Drew Smith$17Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$6,522
Jason Hunter$14Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,676
Drew Smith$11Price Loss Coverage Program$6,522
Michael Shaffner$6Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,770
Brandon Slate$4Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$3,479
Steven E. Robertson$4Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,965

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