Local Government
84 Downing farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021
Published 02/27/24
Of the 158 subsidies provided, the largest was for Poe Farms, LLC, which received $261,746 for the claim of Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program.
The smallest subsidy provided to a Downing farmer was $3 to Ed Strathman Jr..
There were 171 less subsidies in 2021 than the year before, when there were 329.
The total value of the subsidies fell by $1.7 million from the previous year.
Overall, 84 farmers received financial aid in the city.
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 Downing Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy |
|---|---|---|
| Poe Farms, LLC | $261,746 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Ruth Farms, LLC | $107,673 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Ruth Cattle, LLC | $84,962 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Poe Farms, LLC | $63,404 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Timothy Lee Slayton | $30,602 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Jack Childress | $27,791 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Jackson Brothers Ranch, LLC | $18,571 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Keith Jay Martin | $15,177 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Jackson Brothers Ranch, LLC | $14,114 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Ronald Allen Jackson | $13,874 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Dustin Adam Ruth | $13,454 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Jerry Lynn Scurlock | $11,989 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Breanna Lynn Ruth | $10,888 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Dennis E. Paris | $10,426 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Jack Oliver | $9,956 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Rodney Kent Newland | $9,909 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Ellis Speer | $9,712 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Ronald Allen Jackson | $8,816 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Perry C. Miller | $8,609 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Leroy Jacob Oberholtzer | $8,436 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Odonatahills, LLC | $7,930 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Farnsworth Heritage Trust | $7,858 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Ronald Allen Jackson | $7,611 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Talon L. Poe | $5,706 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Donald L. Campbell | $5,557 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jackson Brothers Ranch, LLC | $5,331 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Talon L. Poe | $4,775 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Todd Greenstreet | $4,700 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jimmy M. Brewer | $4,641 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Terence S. Poe | $4,624 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Denver Collin Oberholtzer | $4,584 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Doug Poe | $4,580 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Kris Campbell | $4,481 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Daniel Beeler | $4,142 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Justin Sensenig | $4,137 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jeff Bennett | $3,937 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Garry E. Poe | $3,917 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Leroy Jacob Oberholtzer | $3,917 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| W. O. Poe | $3,829 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Tom Baxter | $3,710 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jerry Lynn Scurlock | $3,671 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Denver Collin Oberholtzer | $3,590 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Stacey A. Byrn | $3,410 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Thomas E. Konke | $3,106 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Terry Kelso | $3,102 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Steven Miller | $3,033 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Harlan Kraus | $3,019 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Vernon Carroll | $2,946 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Fred Moore | $2,779 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Calvin E. Brown | $2,628 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Derek Paul Martin | $2,480 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Denver Collin Oberholtzer | $2,471 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Derek Paul Martin | $2,419 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Alvin J. Holton | $2,416 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| John W. Frederick | $2,199 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Terry Wheeler | $2,148 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Terence S. Poe | $2,115 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Jerry Lynn Scurlock | $2,110 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Travis D. Burkholder | $2,081 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Terence S. Poe | $2,073 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Harold E. Elder | $1,924 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| James E. Gooden | $1,907 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| John D. Mauck | $1,803 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Basil E. Anders | $1,789 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Floyd Ralph Small | $1,758 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Poe Farms, LLC | $1,739 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Rusty E. Anders | $1,697 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Robert C. Stice | $1,695 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Jackson Brothers Ranch, LLC | $1,662 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - Individual |
| Karron Kelsey | $1,650 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |
| Rusty E. Anders | $1,612 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Charles M. Cook | $1,604 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Carolyn Creek | $1,592 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Terry Anderson | $1,560 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Steve Blessing | $1,518 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| James Baxter | $1,434 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Carolyn Creek | $1,432 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Daniel Beeler | $1,406 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Herbert Dorsey Huntsman | $1,365 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Adam Chapen Byrn | $1,258 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Rex G. Winn | $1,212 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Beverly Jeanne Talbert | $1,154 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Farnsworth Heritage Trust | $1,144 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Floyd Ralph Small | $1,112 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jack Oliver | $1,090 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Timothy Lee Slayton | $1,090 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Jeff Bennett | $1,079 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Randy J. Sayre | $982 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Fred Moore | $978 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| John W. Frederick | $969 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Catherine Denise Stone | $946 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jerry Duncan | $932 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Herbert Dorsey Huntsman | $923 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Tommy D. Farley | $853 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| W. O. Poe | $844 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Herman D. Holton | $830 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Basil E. Anders | $824 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Farnsworth Heritage Trust | $820 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Douglas G. Small | $800 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Ed Strathman Jr. | $800 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Jackson Brothers Ranch, LLC | $768 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Ricky Kelso | $765 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Chuck Nunn | $764 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| John D. Mauck | $760 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Charles Comstock | $754 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Derek Paul Martin | $690 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Kris Campbell | $663 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Rodney Kent Newland | $652 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Charles Scoon | $623 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Keith Jay Martin | $622 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Keith Jay Martin | $607 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Richard Lee Buford | $602 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jerry Lynn Scurlock | $575 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| John W. Frederick | $547 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| John W. Frederick | $537 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Harold E. Elder | $516 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Randal Lee Miller | $484 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Timothy Lee Slayton | $467 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Alvin J. Holton | $461 | Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments |
| Beverly Jeanne Talbert | $461 | Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments |
| Ruth Farms, LLC | $422 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Alice M. Slavin | $413 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Wanita Fern Small | $413 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Charles Scoon | $351 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - Individual |
| Jack Oliver | $347 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Harlan Kraus | $307 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Colton Poe | $291 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Douglas Norman | $267 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Rodney Kent Newland | $265 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Doug Poe | $254 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| W. O. Poe | $198 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Douglas Norman | $188 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Ronald Allen Jackson | $186 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Mark T. Konke | $168 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Daniel Beeler | $162 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Terry Kelso | $160 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Richard Lee Buford | $126 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Dustin Adam Ruth | $107 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Marilyn Blessing | $86 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Terry Wheeler | $86 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Todd Greenstreet | $80 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Rex G. Winn | $76 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Edwin Jackson | $68 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Jimmy M. Brewer | $67 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Kris Campbell | $62 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Marilyn Blessing | $56 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Odonatahills, LLC | $51 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Douglas L. Byrn | $44 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Catherine Denise Stone | $24 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Tommy D. Farley | $24 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Ricky Kelso | $23 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Derek Paul Martin | $19 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Donald L. Campbell | $11 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Adam Chapen Byrn | $9 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Herbert Dorsey Huntsman | $7 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Charles Comstock | $4 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Floyd Ralph Small | $4 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Ed Strathman Jr. | $3 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Total subsidies | $963,406 | - |
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