Farms in Putnam County received $149,721 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Of the 153 subsidies provided, the largest was for Kale Trucking, Inc., which received $20,580 for the claim of “Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities”.
The smallest subsidy provided to a Putnam County farmer was $19 to Kale Trucking, Inc..
There were 283 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $287,207.
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 Putnam County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kale Trucking, Inc. | $20,580 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $42,744 |
| Kale Trucking, Inc. | $19,809 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program | $42,744 |
| David J. McClure | $11,060 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $11,060 |
| Michael W. Wolpert | $7,857 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $8,834 |
| Raymond G. Reedy | $7,115 | Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share | $7,115 |
| Randall C. Stevens | $6,935 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $18,430 |
| Randall C. Stevens | $3,882 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program | $18,430 |
| Randall C. Stevens | $3,807 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program | $18,430 |
| Paul E. Carbonneau | $2,716 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $4,713 |
| William M. Whittington | $2,484 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $2,584 |
| James McSparin | $2,254 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,254 |
| Roger Ketchum | $2,198 | Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share | $2,198 |
| Randall C. Stevens | $2,003 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $18,430 |
| James Decker | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $2,757 |
| Paul E. Carbonneau | $1,997 | NAP Regular Web-Based Program | $4,713 |
| Christopher S. Butler | $1,992 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,747 |
| Roger L. Wood | $1,942 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,942 |
| Randall C. Stevens | $1,782 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $18,430 |
| Kale Trucking, Inc. | $1,763 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $42,744 |
| Kevin L. Irvine | $1,325 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,325 |
| Larry L. Call | $1,284 | Livestock Indemnity Program | $1,765 |
| John R Cobble Trust | $1,178 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,974 |
| William R. Burdette | $1,166 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,166 |
| Christian F. Arthur | $1,124 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,124 |
| Gary R. Cunningham | $1,064 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,064 |
| Larry Henson Sr. | $1,028 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,028 |
| John R Cobble Trust | $966 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,974 |
| Jill Gilbert | $924 | NAP Regular Web-Based Program | $1,688 |
| Charles G. Lipford | $867 | Livestock Indemnity Program | $1,170 |
| Robert D. Sowards | $867 | Livestock Indemnity Program | $1,161 |
| Michael T. Stone | $782 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $782 |
| Jill Gilbert | $764 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $1,688 |
| Tina Flora | $760 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $760 |
| James Decker | $757 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $2,757 |
| Christopher S. Butler | $755 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,747 |
| Christopher J. Wiseman | $729 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $729 |
| Paul Rodney Wymer | $700 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $700 |
| Harold L. Mynes | $688 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $688 |
| Steve L. Harmon Sr. | $671 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $671 |
| Clayburn A. Stover | $660 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,351 |
| David Mercer | $637 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $637 |
| Anthony Harmon | $627 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $627 |
| Michael W. Wolpert | $597 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $8,834 |
| Jeffery A. Thomas | $594 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $594 |
| William Hatcher | $548 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $702 |
| Clayburn A. Stover | $537 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,351 |
| Paul Oxley | $499 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $894 |
| Johnathon M. Smith | $487 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $487 |
| Larry L. Call | $481 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,765 |
| Fredrick H. Thomas | $477 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $631 |
| Delmar Call | $476 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $476 |
| Michael A. Erwin | $470 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $579 |
| Diane D. Bedwell | $443 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $443 |
| Elijah A. Chapman | $435 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $435 |
| Donald L. Meadows | $427 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $427 |
| Robert J. Mynes | $423 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $423 |
| John R Cobble Trust | $420 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,974 |
| Ronald W. Smith | $413 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $413 |
| Paul Oxley | $395 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $894 |
| Michael W. Wolpert | $380 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $8,834 |
| Virgil Edwards | $365 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $365 |
| Earl R. Sovine | $362 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $362 |
| Janet Bird | $353 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $353 |
| David Paul Smith | $345 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $345 |
| Darrell Ray Young | $342 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $342 |
| James C. Fizer | $342 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $342 |
| Anthony Dale Edwards | $340 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $340 |
| Elmer Robinson Bird Jr. | $340 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $340 |
| Richard Johnson | $335 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $335 |
| Danny L. Mallett | $334 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $334 |
| Jonathan Smith | $331 | Livestock Indemnity Program | $435 |
| Charles G. Lipford | $303 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,170 |
| David W. Hescht | $300 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $300 |
| Phillip N. Casto | $296 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $296 |
| Robert D. Sowards | $294 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,161 |
| Eric M. Matheny | $289 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $289 |
| Darrin L. Moore | $277 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $277 |
| Jeremy Taylor | $275 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $389 |
| John R Cobble Trust | $274 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,974 |
| Neil E. Eads | $260 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $260 |
| Dawneda Miller | $255 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $418 |
| Charles L. Staley | $255 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $255 |
| David R. Pennington | $255 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $255 |
| Jason Canfield | $251 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $251 |
| Valerie D. Guthrie | $250 | NAP Regular Web-Based Program | $335 |
| Jeanette Waller | $246 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $246 |
| Kale Trucking, Inc. | $238 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $42,744 |
| Bruce Phelps | $235 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $235 |
| Russell L. Watson | $231 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $231 |
| Larry E. Leadmon | $224 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $224 |
| Michele C Halleron | $221 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $306 |
| Jimmy L. Mallett | $217 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $217 |
| Randy A. Bird | $212 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $275 |
| Kale Trucking, Inc. | $211 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $42,744 |
| Gerald R. Walter | $205 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $205 |
| Ida R. Phelps | $205 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $205 |
| Mary Morris | $196 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $196 |
| Jason Kessell | $195 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $195 |
| Amy Kever | $183 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $183 |
| Russell Phelps | $181 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $181 |
| Joshua D. McCoy | $173 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $173 |
| Peachie Arthur | $173 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $173 |
| Alan B. Cobb | $170 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $170 |
| Heather N. Sprouse | $170 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $170 |
| Dennis R. Gibson | $170 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $170 |
| Kevin P. Batt | $170 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $170 |
| Aubrey E. Erwin | $165 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $165 |
| Dawneda Miller | $163 | NAP Regular Web-Based Program | $418 |
| Paul David Searls | $163 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $163 |
| Sally Painter | $159 | Livestock Indemnity Program | $159 |
| Clayburn A. Stover | $154 | Livestock Indemnity Program | $1,351 |
| William Hatcher | $154 | Livestock Indemnity Program | $702 |
| Fredrick H. Thomas | $154 | Livestock Indemnity Program | $631 |
| Dennis Lucas | $153 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $153 |
| Robert Parsons | $147 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $147 |
| Jerry Null | $146 | NAP Regular Web-Based Program | $146 |
| Cora Hess | $144 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $240 |
| John J. Hess Jr. | $144 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $240 |
| Richard Lee Cummings | $139 | NAP Regular Web-Based Program | $190 |
| John R Cobble Trust | $136 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,974 |
| Charles Runion | $128 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $128 |
| Stacey A. Faulkner | $128 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $128 |
| Kale Trucking, Inc. | $124 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $42,744 |
| Dale C. Young | $116 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $116 |
| Jeremy Taylor | $114 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $389 |
| Michael A. Erwin | $109 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $579 |
| Rebecca O. Bays | $105 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $105 |
| Jonathan Smith | $104 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $435 |
| Randal O. Casto | $102 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $102 |
| Nathan Easter | $102 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $102 |
| Jasper Lee Casto | $101 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $101 |
| Norman I. Young | $100 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $177 |
| William M. Whittington | $100 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,584 |
| Cora Hess | $96 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $240 |
| John J. Hess Jr. | $96 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $240 |
| Debra K. Barnes | $92 | NAP Regular Web-Based Program | $92 |
| Eric T Nazarewycz | $91 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $91 |
| Michele C Halleron | $85 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $306 |
| The Potager, LLC | $85 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $85 |
| Valerie D. Guthrie | $85 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $335 |
| Shannon L. Watson | $85 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $85 |
| Kaitlyn A. Campbell | $84 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $84 |
| Michael L. Goddard | $79 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $79 |
| Norman I. Young | $77 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $177 |
| Randy A. Bird | $63 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $275 |
| James S. Samples | $56 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $56 |
| Richard Lee Cummings | $51 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $190 |
| Donnie A. Ennis | $51 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $51 |
| George V. Adkins | $40 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $40 |
| Lisa L. Richmond | $35 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $35 |
| Shane Bowen | $26 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $26 |
| Randall C. Stevens | $21 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $18,430 |
| Kale Trucking, Inc. | $19 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $42,744 |
