Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) in Wise County, Virginia, 1995-2023

Subsidy Recipients 1 to 12 of 12

Recipients of Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) from farms in Wise County, Virginia totaled $57,401 in from 1995-2023.

Rank Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)
1995-2023
1Melvin BelcherPound, VA 24279$11,778
2Danny CantrellPound, VA 24279$11,334
3The Gap Cattle Co IncPound, VA 24279$9,554
4Gregory NorrisBig Stone Gap, VA 24219$5,888
5Bobby Ray BranhamPound, VA 24279$4,851
6Sandra Kay FranklinBig Stone Gap, VA 24219$4,795
7Woody Lynn FranklinBig Stone Gap, VA 24219$3,116
8Carson BoggsPound, VA 24279$2,334
9Clay BakerPound, VA 24279$1,539
10Joseph Scott BrightCoeburn, VA 24230$1,328
11Lloyd E MullinsWise, VA 24293$581
12Edward SturgillPound, VA 24279$303

* USDA data are not "transparent" for many payments made to recipients through most cooperatives. Recipients of payments made through most cooperatives, and the amounts, have not been made public. To see ownership information, click on the name, then click on the link that is titled Ownership Information.

** EWG has identified this recipient as a bank or lending institution that received the payment because the payment applicant had a loan requiring any subsidy payments go to the lender first. In 2019, the information provided to EWG by USDA began to include the entity that received the payment, rather than the person or entity that applied for it, which was previously provided. This move to shield subsidy recipients from disclosure enables USDA to further evade taxpayer accountability. Six percent of subsidy dollars went to banks, lending institutions, or the Farm Service Agency.”

 

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