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144 Stewart County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Stewart County received $197,405 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 144 subsidies provided, the largest was for Chester S. Black Jr., which received $12,381 for the claim of "Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Stewart County farmer was $5 to Freddie W. Parchman.

There were 313 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $800,915.

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 Stewart County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Chester S. Black Jr.$12,381Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$25,920
Terri Tharp$10,476Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$20,947
Tracy Watson$10,476Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$20,937
Joey Brake$10,109Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,109
Rebecca D Turney, DVM$8,985Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,985
Ray Fussell$8,868Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,868
Nate Pulley$5,408Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,408
Terri Tharp$5,304Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$20,947
Tracy Watson$5,304Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$20,937
Shawn K. Dortch$5,136Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,854
Beard's Triple H Farm$4,574Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,574
Chester S. Black Jr.$4,347Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$25,920
Will James Clark$3,696Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,696
Corey Schmidt$3,661Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,661
Ms. Beverly Whipple$3,389Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$6,258
Chester S. Black Jr.$3,095Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$25,920
Ms. Beverly Whipple$2,869Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,258
Rosalie Boyd$2,713Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,713
Chester S. Black Jr.$2,526Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$25,920
William R. Paxton$2,467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,467
Nathan Pulley$2,448Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,448
Larry W. Powers$2,254Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,254
Thomas E. Andrews Jr.$2,072Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,072
Robert Leonard Adkins$2,036Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,036
Terri Tharp$1,858Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$20,947
Tracy Watson$1,858Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$20,937
Terri Tharp$1,746Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$20,947
Tracy Watson$1,735Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$20,937
Ronnie Mathis$1,734Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,734
David G. Wallace$1,726Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,726
Jeffrey L. Smith$1,684Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,684
Evan W. Parchman$1,648Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,648
Freddie W. Parchman$1,645Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,760
Janelle Adams$1,535Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,535
Daryl Shepherd$1,485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,485
Terry Baggett$1,469Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,469
Jerry W. Barnes$1,439Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,439
Albert S. Neal Jr.$1,419Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,419
Edward E. Bevill$1,412Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,412
Donnie Burkhart Jr.$1,357Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,357
Jason Sills$1,314Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,230
Chester S. Black Jr.$1,201Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$25,920
Chester S. Black Jr.$1,185Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$25,920
Michael R. Mobley$1,081Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,081
Tracy Downs$1,047Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,047
Chris Parchman$1,011Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,011
Terri Tharp$999Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$20,947
Tracy Watson$999Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$20,937
Ricky Spears$991Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$991
Charles W. Harvey$983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$983
Shawn K. Dortch$974Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$6,854
Thomas Richard Alexander$966Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$966
Roger D. Swift$947Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$947
Jason Sills$916Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,230
Bobby L. Wallace$885Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$885
Robert K. Stephan$859Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$859
John W. Adams$856Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$856
Jeff Anderson$856Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$881
William B. Mathis$846Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$846
Arthur Monroe Lewis$828Grasslands Reserve Program$908
Dale Martin$820Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$820
David Reasons$809Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$809
Jeffrey Brooks$783Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$783
Chester S. Black Jr.$741Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,920
Lora A. Black$741Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,017
Steve B. Hudson$695Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$695
Eddie E. Rye$656Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$656
Wilson T. Vaughan$649Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$649
Katrina Gant$591Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$591
Charles McGee$564Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$564
David B. Duke Jr.$541Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$541
Randy Baggett$540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$540
Danny Martin$537Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$537
Frankie Gray$531Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$531
Harold Link$531Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$531
Monica S Derise-Lee$519Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$519
Bobby Borens$519Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$519
Charles Hutchison$510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$518
Shawn K. Dortch$500Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share - Crops Program$6,854
Jeremy Michael Cook$493Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$493
David Joe Wallace$491Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$491
Pam Moore$488Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$488
Kristen McAskill$478Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$478
Richard Kincade$474Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$495
Steven H. Jackson$471Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$471
Hunter Fussell$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$466
John Fussell$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$466
Stephen M. Settle$460Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$460
Marvin D. Moon$453Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$453
Timothy Lynn Borens$447Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$447
Larry Brooks$434Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$434
Kari Mathis$409Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$409
William E. Keel Jr.$405Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$405
Steven Douglas Wyatt$393Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$393
Bryan Russell Clark$389Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$389
Todd Borens$361Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$361
Wesley Robeson$360Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$360
Terri Tharp$355Price Loss Coverage Program$20,947
Tracy Watson$355Price Loss Coverage Program$20,937
Danny E. Jackson$335Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$335
Danny H. Barnes$334Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$334
Ronnie Bratschi$326Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$326
Vicki L. Clark$318Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$318
Doalnara Restoration Society USA$288Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share - Crops Program$288
Charles Parks JR$286Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$286
Elizabeth Simmons$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$280
Chester S. Black Jr.$276Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$25,920
Lora A. Black$276Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,017
Howard L. Jobe$273Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$273
Shawn K. Dortch$244Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$6,854
Tony W. Downs$242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$242
Dwight A. Phillips$242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$242
Ottis W. Schuff$215Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$215
James M. Sills$211Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$211
Terri Tharp$182Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$20,947
Tracy Watson$182Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$20,937
Mary Mathis$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$173
Larry Spears$169Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$169
Alex Jackson$163Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$163
Jerry D. Moore$163Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$163
Tim York$147Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$147
Troy Manners$135Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$135
Thomas W. Mitchell$135Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$135
Connie Peacher$134Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$134
Bobby Crain$132Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$132
Frank W. Young$123Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$123
Loretta F. Alsobrooks$114Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$114
Freddie W. Parchman$110Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,760
Blye M. Wardlaw$110Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$110
Chester S. Black Jr.$96Price Loss Coverage Program$25,920
Arthur Monroe Lewis$80Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$908
Donald Earhart$69Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$69
Patricia Parchman$66Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$66
Sherry Simmons$64Price Loss Coverage Program$64
Chester S. Black Jr.$38Price Loss Coverage Program$25,920
Terri Tharp$28Price Loss Coverage Program$20,947
Tracy Watson$28Price Loss Coverage Program$20,937
Jeff Anderson$25Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$881
Chester S. Black Jr.$21Price Loss Coverage Program$25,920
Richard Kincade$21Price Loss Coverage Program$495
Chester S. Black Jr.$13Price Loss Coverage Program$25,920
Herbert Eli Keatts$13Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$13
Charles Hutchison$8Price Loss Coverage Program$518
Freddie W. Parchman$5Price Loss Coverage Program$1,760

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