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