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

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Farms in Lynchburg County received $331,702 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 109 subsidies provided, the largest was for Carter S. Elliott Jr., which received $47,616 for the claim of "NAP Regular Web-Based Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Lynchburg County farmer was $8 to Allan Mailloux.

There were 76 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $226,871.

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 Lynchburg County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$47,616NAP Regular Web-Based Program$213,845
DDL, LLC$41,227Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$43,227
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$24,080NAP Regular Web-Based Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$16,699Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$15,009Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$13,724Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$12,888Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$12,809Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$11,945Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$10,255Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$10,098Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$10,059Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$9,273Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$8,605Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Dakota Gray Blanks$6,578NAP Regular Web-Based Program$8,378
Earl-Amended and Restate Earl M Coppage Martin Coppage$4,858Price Loss Coverage Program$7,751
Horizon Farms$4,765Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,807
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$3,842Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Dominic S. Raso$3,630Conservation Reserve Program - Chesapeake Bay Incentive Program$3,630
Bonnie M. Turner$2,929Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,929
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$2,868Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$2,823Dairy Margin Coverage Program$213,845
David K. Woosley$2,652Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,652
Terry P. Dobyns$2,617Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,617
Norma - Norma Jean Kromminga Rist Trust Jean K Ris$2,478Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,478
Earl-Amended and Restate Earl M Coppage Martin Coppage$2,192Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,751
Barry A. Jones$2,191Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,191
Paul D. Bennett$2,133Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,133
DDL, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$43,227
W. N. Yeatts$1,866Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,866
Dakota Gray Blanks$1,800Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,378
Michael W. Mitchell$1,705Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,705
Double a Cattle Company, LLC$1,666Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,666
Jane Howell$1,653Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,653
Mark L. Wilson$1,534Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,534
Overbey Family Partnership, LLLP$1,477Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,477
Blue Rock, LLC$1,331Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,289
Carol W. Key$1,161Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,523
Linda Westenburger$1,102Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,721
Richard Clayton Trent$1,066Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,066
Starla J. Overstreet$1,061Price Loss Coverage Program$2,176
ABC Bryan II, LLC$1,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,820
Linda Westenburger$978Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,721
Blue Rock, LLC$958Livestock Indemnity Program$2,289
Mary B. Swan$871Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$989
Bird's Run Farm, LLC$855Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,239
Bernard C. Baldwin III$832Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,145
Starla J. Overstreet$818Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,176
ABC Bryan II, LLC$701Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,820
Howard Anderson$700Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$700
Earl-Amended and Restate Earl M Coppage Martin Coppage$664Price Loss Coverage Program$7,751
David Harvey$647Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$647
Maggie Moore$618Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$618
Byron F. Blair$583Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,040
Linda Westenburger$567Price Loss Coverage Program$2,721
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$563Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$213,845
Roberta L. Miller$501Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$501
Clarene M Royer$465Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$465
Steven O. Chandler$412Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$412
Anthony D. Rini$405Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$438
Christopher Wayne Carr$397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$397
Bird's Run Farm, LLC$384Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,239
Blanks Family Farms, LLC$371Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$904
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$368Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$213,845
Allan Mailloux$363Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$593
Oscar Stewart Martin Jr.$342Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$342
Charlie Scott$315Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$315
Bernard C. Baldwin III$313Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,145
Starla J. Overstreet$297Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,176
Mary W. Gough$287Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$310
Mable Stevens$273Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$273
Randolph L. Arthur Sr.$250Price Loss Coverage Program$250
James L. Sligh Jr.$242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$242
Carol W. Key$238Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,523
Pamela Shirey$233Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$233
Allan Mailloux$222Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$593
Patricia J. Harrison$214Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$424
Blanks Family Farms, LLC$205Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$904
George Gholston Myrick Jr.$203Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$273
Blanks Family Farms, LLC$196Price Loss Coverage Program$904
Byron F. Blair$184Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,040
Preston Randolph Willson$180Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$360
Preston Randolph Willson$180Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$360
Byron F. Blair$175Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,040
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$152Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$213,845
Patricia J. Harrison$152Price Loss Coverage Program$424
Geraland D Dalton$128Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$128
Carol W. Key$124Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,523
Mark E. Smith$121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$121
Mary B. Swan$118Price Loss Coverage Program$989
Josephine W. Overbey$110Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$110
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$107Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$213,845
Blanks Family Farms, LLC$100Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$904
ABC Bryan II, LLC$84Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - Individual$1,820
Joan Frame Roberson$84Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$84
Linda Westenburger$74Price Loss Coverage Program$2,721
George Gholston Myrick Jr.$70Price Loss Coverage Program$273
Byron F. Blair$64Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,040
Patricia J. Harrison$58Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$424
Horizon Farms$42Price Loss Coverage Program$4,807
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$37Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$213,845
Earl-Amended and Restate Earl M Coppage Martin Coppage$37Price Loss Coverage Program$7,751
Byron F. Blair$34Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,040
Anthony D. Rini$33Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$438
Blanks Family Farms, LLC$32Price Loss Coverage Program$904
Carter S. Elliott Jr.$25Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$213,845
Mary W. Gough$23Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$310
Gay E. Harvey$15Price Loss Coverage Program$15
Allan Mailloux$8Price Loss Coverage Program$593

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