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