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How much did farmers in Houston County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

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Farms in Houston County received $138,501 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 124 subsidies provided, the largest was for Benjamin L. Redman, which received $12,098 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Houston County farmer was $8 to Valley View Partners.

There were 324 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $917,988.

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 Houston County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Benjamin L. Redman$12,098Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$12,098
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
James 0 Fussell$5,738Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,687
Nate Pulley$5,408Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,408
Robert Parchman$5,079Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,079
Carl Wayne Miller$4,298Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,298
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
Christopher R. Pitts$3,629Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,629
Fred A. Richardson$3,532Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,532
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
Berry Sugg$1,922Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,922
Patrick Corey Bucciarelli$1,816Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,816
Donald H. Clark$1,794Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,794
James E. Clark$1,794Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,794
Norma G. Shelton$1,741Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,741
Jeffrey L. Smith$1,684Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,684
Sandra C. Knierim$1,642Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,728
Hollie J. Holbrook$1,641Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,332
Seth W. Rye$1,499Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,499
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
Eugene Foster$1,427Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,427
Albert S. Neal Jr.$1,419Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,419
Blake Dillon Nolen$1,377Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,377
Teresa Loftin$1,264Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,264
Jerry Lee Black$1,245Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,245
Donald Clark$1,240Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,240
Carter H. Cary$1,174Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,174
Hollie J. Holbrook$1,156Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,332
Joe Pulley$1,101Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,101
Brent Whitaker$1,086Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,086
Michael R. Mobley$1,081Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,081
Lance T. Coleman$1,070Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,070
Charles W. Harvey$983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$983
James 0 Fussell$949Price Loss Coverage Program$6,687
Ronnie Leegon$930Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$930
Raymond Pulley$895Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$895
Craig E. Gordon$879Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$879
William L. Parker$864Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$864
Jeff Anderson$856Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$881
Carl S. Smith$844Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$844
Marian S. Dunn$793Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$793
Kendall Coleman$776Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$776
Brian Richardson$739Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$739
Matthew B. Pride$719Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$719
Dalton L. Cary$682Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$682
Sandra C. Knierim$637Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,728
James F. Clark$633Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$633
Gerald Rye$632Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$632
James Turner$630Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$630
Katrina Gant$591Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$591
Kevin Holbrook$587Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$587
Dewey D. Whitaker$557Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$557
Fred Lyle$553Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$553
Nelda R. Ellingson$541Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$541
Jeffrey Wayne Clark$540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$540
Randy Baggett$540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$540
Hollie J. Holbrook$535Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,332
John W. Finch$532Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$532
Bobby Borens$519Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$519
Susan E. Dennis$498Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$498
George E. Peak Jr.$488Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$488
Tyler Featherstone$484Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$484
Hunter Fussell$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$466
John Fussell$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$466
David Lynn Rumfelt$464Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$464
Larry G. Knierim$461Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$766
Marvin D. Moon$453Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$453
Lewis Moore$450Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$450
Robert W. Cary Jr.$447Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$447
Timothy R. Dobbins$442Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$442
Larry Brooks$434Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$434
Frank Metcalf$432Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$432
Vickie Coleman$428Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$428
Ricky Rye$415Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$415
Betty J. Alsobrooks$414Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$414
Steven Douglas Wyatt$393Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$393
Chris Selph$386Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$386
Herman E. Parsons$386Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$386
William R. Brooks Jr.$383Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$383
Wesley Robeson$360Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$360
Charles W. Sweeney$353Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$353
Tammy Seay$336Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$336
Danny H. Barnes$334Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$334
Ronnie Bratschi$326Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$326
Lawrence Brengel$312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$312
Rodney E. Lowe$312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$312
Shawna McNeil$311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$311
Donald R. Williams$305Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$305
Raymond B. Finch$298Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$298
Steve Rogers$284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$284
Steffan Peak$282Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$282
Janice Mitchell$278Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$278
Stephanie N. Morris$256Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$256
David R. Mitchell$242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$242
Dwight A. Phillips$242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$242
Randal L. Lowe$232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$232
Sandra C. Knierim$226Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,728
Sandra C. Knierim$223Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,728
Billy Hughes II$218Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$218
Jason L. Clark$186Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$396
Joel C. Clark$186Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$389
Larry G. Knierim$179Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$766
Jason L. Clark$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$396
Joel C. Clark$166Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$389
Wayland A. Brooks$140Price Loss Coverage Program$140
Weldon Ray Downs$139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$139
Thomas W. Mitchell$135Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$135
Brandon Miller$132Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$132
Jason Horn$125Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$125
Frank W. Young$123Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$123
Kevin Manners$93Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$93
Larry G. Knierim$63Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$766
Larry G. Knierim$63Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$766
Jason L. Clark$37Price Loss Coverage Program$396
Joel C. Clark$37Price Loss Coverage Program$389
Stephanie Anderson$31Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$31
Jeff Anderson$25Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$881
Valley View Partners$8Price Loss Coverage Program$24
Valley View Partners$8Price Loss Coverage Program$24
Valley View Partners$8Price Loss Coverage Program$24

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