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Of the 221 subsidies provided, the largest was for Sam & Paula Epperson, which received $57,881 for the claim of "Livestock Forage Disaster Program".
The smallest subsidy provided to a Edwards County farmer was $69 to Joy Irvin.
There were 95 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $214,016.
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 Edwards County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam & Paula Epperson | $57,881 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $196,290 |
| Sam & Paula Epperson | $57,450 | Livestock Indemnity Program | $196,290 |
| Sam & Paula Epperson | $46,800 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $196,290 |
| Phillips Hough Graham Ranches | $37,887 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $76,726 |
| W-C Livestock LP | $31,915 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $60,650 |
| Phillips Hough Graham Ranches | $29,337 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $76,726 |
| James L. Greer III | $27,332 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $48,597 |
| James E. Epperson Jr. | $27,015 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $71,221 |
| W-C Livestock LP | $24,830 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $60,650 |
| Sam & Paula Epperson | $23,894 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $196,290 |
| Roy W Baker JR, LLC | $22,459 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $52,213 |
| Roy W Baker JR, LLC | $21,273 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $52,213 |
| James L. Greer III | $21,265 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $48,597 |
| James E. Epperson Jr. | $21,018 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $71,221 |
| William Epperson | $20,504 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $50,599 |
| James E. Epperson Jr. | $19,851 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $71,221 |
| Andy W. Dunbar | $19,180 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $28,280 |
| William Epperson | $18,838 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $50,599 |
| Clark Hankins | $18,600 | Grasslands Reserve Program | $49,477 |
| Hyde Lazy H Ranch Family LP | $17,046 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $25,824 |
| Clark Hankins | $16,427 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $49,477 |
| Mary Lou Marshall | $15,997 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $48,007 |
| Mary Jane Greer | $15,009 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $26,687 |
| Mary Lou Marshall | $14,725 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $48,007 |
| HSD Ranch Company, LLC | $14,315 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $28,354 |
| Will Allison | $13,198 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $24,419 |
| Carol Cottle & Sons | $13,156 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $24,974 |
| Whittle Ranch | $12,791 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $24,833 |
| Clark Hankins | $12,300 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $49,477 |
| Lazy D Ranch | $12,155 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $24,240 |
| Bonnie Baker-Goodwin | $12,102 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $25,899 |
| Souli a Shanklin | $11,758 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $25,749 |
| Mary Jane Greer | $11,678 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $26,687 |
| HSD Ranch Company, LLC | $11,138 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $28,354 |
| Bonnie Baker-Goodwin | $11,022 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $25,899 |
| Souli a Shanklin | $10,589 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $25,749 |
| Sam Shanklin | $10,563 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $26,977 |
| Whittle Ranch | $10,509 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $24,833 |
| Allen Stieler | $10,497 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $20,279 |
| Will Allison | $10,151 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $24,419 |
| Karen Stieler | $10,086 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $19,463 |
| Carol Cottle & Sons | $9,977 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $24,974 |
| Sam Shanklin | $9,952 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $26,977 |
| Mary Lou Marshall | $9,737 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $48,007 |
| Phillips Hough Graham Ranches | $9,502 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $76,726 |
| TSOCB | $9,502 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $22,685 |
| Lorelei Hankins | $9,241 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $10,999 |
| Jake R. Shanklin | $8,424 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $16,866 |
| T Brown Ranch, LLC | $8,343 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $21,097 |
| Allen Stieler | $8,165 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $20,279 |
| Rheba Wall Massey | $7,883 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $18,604 |
| T Brown Ranch, LLC | $7,872 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,097 |
| Karen Stieler | $7,845 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $19,463 |
| Stephen T. Haynes | $7,680 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $19,638 |
| Sam & Paula Epperson | $7,534 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $196,290 |
| Shanklin Brothers Operations, LLC | $6,767 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $15,828 |
| William Epperson | $6,590 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $50,599 |
| TSOCB | $6,495 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $22,685 |
| Troy Brown | $6,445 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $16,173 |
| Lazy D Ranch | $6,352 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $24,240 |
| Rheba Wall Massey | $6,256 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $18,604 |
| Stephen T. Haynes | $5,976 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $19,638 |
| Troy Brown | $5,664 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $16,173 |
| Gretchen Birck | $5,610 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $12,663 |
| James A. Rudasill Jr. | $5,507 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $13,833 |
| Hyde Lazy H Ranch Family LP | $5,479 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $25,824 |
| Shanklin Brothers Operations, LLC | $5,266 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $15,828 |
| Neville G. Smart III | $5,246 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $12,888 |
| Alma I. Smart | $5,077 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $13,171 |
| Andy W. Dunbar | $4,987 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $28,280 |
| Stephen T. Haynes | $4,948 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $19,638 |
| E-C Livestock, LLC | $4,941 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,382 |
| TSOCB | $4,816 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $22,685 |
| Whitworth Ranch, Ltd. | $4,794 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,284 |
| Dennis Mitchell Ranch, LLC | $4,712 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $9,648 |
| William Epperson | $4,667 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $50,599 |
| Billy E. Seale | $4,609 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,282 |
| Chantz Greene | $4,585 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $16,655 |
| Katy Shanklin | $4,485 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $12,831 |
| Katy Shanklin | $4,462 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $12,831 |
| Mary Lou Marshall | $4,457 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $48,007 |
| R a Herschap | $4,456 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,683 |
| Jake R. Shanklin | $4,403 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $16,866 |
| Chantz Greene | $4,306 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $16,655 |
| James A. Rudasill Jr. | $4,286 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $13,833 |
| Andy W. Dunbar | $4,113 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $28,280 |
| James A. Rudasill Jr. | $4,040 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $13,833 |
| Chantz Greene | $4,022 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $16,655 |
| E-C Livestock, LLC | $3,993 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $9,382 |
| Alma I. Smart | $3,949 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $13,171 |
| Mike Craddock | $3,929 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $10,035 |
| W-C Livestock LP | $3,905 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $60,650 |
| Gretchen Birck | $3,825 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $12,663 |
| Shanklin Brothers Operations, LLC | $3,795 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $15,828 |
| Chantz Greene | $3,742 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $16,655 |
| Roy W Baker JR, LLC | $3,732 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $52,213 |
| Whitworth Ranch, Ltd. | $3,731 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $9,284 |
| Edward and Joan Rudasill | $3,721 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $9,846 |
| Alma I. Smart | $3,712 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $13,171 |
| Mike Craddock | $3,703 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $10,035 |
| Neville G. Smart III | $3,697 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $12,888 |
| Billy E. Seale | $3,585 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $9,282 |
| Lazy D Ranch | $3,570 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $24,240 |
| Edward and Joan Rudasill | $3,506 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,846 |
| Walter Carl Peterson | $3,466 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $9,335 |
| James M. Prescott | $3,410 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $3,410 |
| Souli a Shanklin | $3,402 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $25,749 |
| Sam Shanklin | $3,393 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $26,977 |
| James E. Epperson Jr. | $3,337 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $71,221 |
| Neville G. Smart III | $3,304 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $12,888 |
| Hyde Lazy H Ranch Family LP | $3,299 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $25,824 |
| Walter Carl Peterson | $3,267 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,335 |
| Rafter Seven Ranch | $3,162 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $7,666 |
| Sam Shanklin | $3,069 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $26,977 |
| Katy Shanklin | $2,960 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $12,831 |
| HSD Ranch Company, LLC | $2,901 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $28,354 |
| Rheba Wall Massey | $2,815 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $18,604 |
| Bonnie Baker-Goodwin | $2,775 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $25,899 |
| Denman L. Cloudt III | $2,748 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $4,804 |
| Ryan Shanklin | $2,732 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,732 |
| Sam & Paula Epperson | $2,731 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $196,290 |
| Jake R. Shanklin | $2,707 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $16,866 |
| T Brown Ranch, LLC | $2,680 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,097 |
| Rick Hendley | $2,667 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $5,350 |
| Walter Carl Peterson | $2,602 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,335 |
| Carolyn L. Cottle | $2,544 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $5,920 |
| Billy Cude | $2,507 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $6,861 |
| Mary Lou Marshall | $2,486 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $48,007 |
| Carolyn Anderson | $2,457 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $5,512 |
| Jesse Evans | $2,425 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $6,268 |
| John M. Sweeten | $2,380 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $5,574 |
| Jesse Evans | $2,286 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $6,268 |
| R a Herschap | $2,278 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,683 |
| John M. Sweeten | $2,266 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,574 |
| Rafter Seven Ranch | $2,235 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $7,666 |
| Roy W Baker JR, LLC | $2,211 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $52,213 |
| T Brown Ranch, LLC | $2,202 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $21,097 |
| Dennis Mitchell Ranch, LLC | $2,168 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,648 |
| Lazy D Ranch | $2,163 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $24,240 |
| Clark Hankins | $2,150 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $49,477 |
| Roy W Baker JR, LLC | $2,096 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $52,213 |
| Troy Brown | $2,072 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $16,173 |
| Joe B. Carpenter | $2,037 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,037 |
| Carolyn L. Cottle | $2,023 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,920 |
| Troy Brown | $1,992 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $16,173 |
| Billy Cude | $1,950 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $6,861 |
| William Trahan | $1,886 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $3,633 |
| TSOCB | $1,872 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $22,685 |
| Carol Cottle & Sons | $1,841 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $24,974 |
| William Mitchell Jr. | $1,826 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $3,244 |
| Gretchen Birck | $1,803 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $12,663 |
| Dennis Mitchell Ranch, LLC | $1,796 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,648 |
| R a Herschap | $1,771 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $9,683 |
| Lorelei Hankins | $1,758 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $10,999 |
| Billy Cude | $1,652 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $6,861 |
| Rheba Wall Massey | $1,650 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $18,604 |
| Allen Stieler | $1,617 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $20,279 |
| Carolyn Anderson | $1,569 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,512 |
| Whittle Ranch | $1,533 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $24,833 |
| Karen Stieler | $1,532 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $19,463 |
| Gretchen Birck | $1,425 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $12,663 |
| Edward and Joan Rudasill | $1,423 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $9,846 |
| William Mitchell Jr. | $1,418 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $3,244 |
| Norman James Ridgway | $1,377 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $3,326 |
| Jake R. Shanklin | $1,332 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $16,866 |
| Norman James Ridgway | $1,332 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $3,326 |
| Mike Craddock | $1,263 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $10,035 |
| Edward and Joan Rudasill | $1,196 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,846 |
| R a Herschap | $1,178 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $9,683 |
| Denman L. Cloudt III | $1,173 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $4,804 |
| William Trahan | $1,141 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $3,633 |
| Mike Craddock | $1,140 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $10,035 |
| Billy E. Seale | $1,088 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $9,282 |
| Will Allison | $1,070 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $24,419 |
| Stephen T. Haynes | $1,034 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $19,638 |
| Rafter Seven Ranch | $1,015 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $7,666 |
| Rick Hendley | $990 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $5,350 |
| Rick Hendley | $977 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,350 |
| Dennis Mitchell Ranch, LLC | $972 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $9,648 |
| Grady Douglass | $932 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $2,236 |
| Katy Shanklin | $924 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $12,831 |
| Denman L. Cloudt III | $883 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $4,804 |
| Carolyn L. Cottle | $830 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $5,920 |
| Carolyn Anderson | $796 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $5,512 |
| Jesse Evans | $779 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $6,268 |
| Jesse Evans | $778 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $6,268 |
| John M. Sweeten | $765 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,574 |
| Whitworth Ranch, Ltd. | $759 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $9,284 |
| Billy Cude | $752 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $6,861 |
| Rafter Seven Ranch | $745 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $7,666 |
| Grady Douglass | $724 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $2,236 |
| Rick Hendley | $716 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,350 |
| Carolyn Anderson | $690 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,512 |
| Neville G. Smart III | $641 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $12,888 |
| William Trahan | $606 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $3,633 |
| Mary Lou Marshall | $605 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $48,007 |
| Grady Douglass | $580 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,236 |
| Lukas Fry | $553 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $553 |
| Matt Fry | $553 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $553 |
| Carolyn L. Cottle | $523 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,920 |
| Rafter Seven Ranch | $509 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $7,666 |
| E-C Livestock, LLC | $448 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $9,382 |
| Roy W Baker JR, LLC | $442 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $52,213 |
| Alma I. Smart | $433 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $13,171 |
| Norman James Ridgway | $346 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $3,326 |
| Wardens Eagles Nest Ranch, LLC | $341 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $341 |
| Jack Harris | $333 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $333 |
| Marsha C. Smith | $330 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $746 |
| Marsha C. Smith | $311 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $746 |
| Edward Dunbar | $309 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $309 |
| Joy Irvin | $290 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $800 |
| Joy Irvin | $226 | Noninsured Assistance Program | $800 |
| Joy Irvin | $215 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $800 |
| Norman James Ridgway | $166 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $3,326 |
| John M. Sweeten | $163 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $5,574 |
| Padraic T Kirk | $123 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $123 |
| Marsha C. Smith | $105 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $746 |
| Norman James Ridgway | $105 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $3,326 |
| Mary C. Simone | $96 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $96 |
| Kenneth Reed | $89 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $89 |
| Joy Irvin | $69 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $800 |
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