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204 Clarke County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Clarke County received $1,179,307 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 204 subsidies provided, the largest was for C&H Trucking, Inc., which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Clarke County farmer was $1 to William A. Richardson.

There were 254 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $297,041.

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 Clarke County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
C&H Trucking, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Double J. Logging, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Hare Timber and Trucking, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Sellers Logging, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
T and J Trucking Company, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
T&W Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Whatley Timber Company, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
BM&S Timber, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Black Sheep Woodlands$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Bradford Agriculture, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$58,670
Jerry Hawk Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Lower Dixie Timber, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
South Alabama Wood, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Mcconnells Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Mike Gates Trucking, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Kevin L Cox$30,543Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$32,543
Cousin's Trucking, Inc.$25,873Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$27,873
William A. Richardson$24,367Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$52,340
Robert Shane Morgan$19,929Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$36,954
Scotty's Auto Parts & Salvage, Inc.$17,895Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$19,895
Gerald B. Mathews$17,461Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$53,567
Robert Shane Morgan$11,437Price Loss Coverage Program$36,954
William A. Richardson$10,995Price Loss Coverage Program$52,340
Alfred L. Wright$10,880Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$12,880
Gerald B. Mathews$8,282Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
William A. Richardson$8,217Price Loss Coverage Program$52,340
Bradford Brothers, LLC$7,650Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,650
Charles Richardson$6,298Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$8,298
Cole Cattle Company, LLC$6,084Emergency Conservation Program FY17 Program$14,479
Gerald B. Mathews$6,081Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Deloris Johnson Richardson$5,188Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$7,188
Gerald B. Mathews$5,003Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Cole Cattle Company, LLC$4,686Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,479
Henry L. Smiley$4,573Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$6,981
Cole Cattle Company, LLC$3,709Emergency Conservation Program FY17 Program$14,479
William E. Powell$3,641Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,641
William A. Richardson$3,023Price Loss Coverage Program$52,340
Gerald B. Mathews$3,002Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$53,567
Annie R. Richburg$2,969Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,969
Russell Gunter$2,969Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,969
Robert Shane Morgan$2,811Quality Loss Adjustment Program$36,954
Bradford Agriculture, LLC$2,697Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$58,670
Robert Shane Morgan$2,476Price Loss Coverage Program$36,954
Wayne Faile$2,361Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,361
Ryan Williams$2,359Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,359
John Wood$2,346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,369
Sam Hughston$2,287Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,287
James R. Hudson$2,272Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,272
James F. Dixon$2,222Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,222
Gerald B. Mathews$2,161Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Keith A. Furrow$2,101Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,900
Gerald B. Mathews$2,080Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
William A. Richardson$2,024Price Loss Coverage Program$52,340
Alfred L. Wright$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$12,880
C&H Trucking, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Double J. Logging, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Hare Timber and Trucking, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Sellers Logging, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
T and J Trucking Company, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
T&W Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Whatley Timber Company, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
BM&S Timber, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Charles Richardson$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$8,298
Cousin's Trucking, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$27,873
Deloris Johnson Richardson$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$7,188
Scotty's Auto Parts & Salvage, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$19,895
Black Sheep Woodlands$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Bradford Agriculture, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$58,670
Jerry Hawk Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Kevin L Cox$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$32,543
Lower Dixie Timber, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
South Alabama Wood, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Mcconnells Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Mike Gates Trucking, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
William A. Richardson$1,984Price Loss Coverage Program$52,340
Henry L. Smiley$1,939Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$6,981
Gerald B. Mathews$1,910Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Jerry Hawk$1,867Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,867
Patrick Kidder$1,735Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,735
Phillip Stringer$1,708Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,708
Randy Cline$1,704Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,704
John Ray Pipkin$1,681Price Loss Coverage Program$2,746
Gerald B. Mathews$1,668Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Robert D. Keahey$1,622Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,622
Reginald Bradford$1,562Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,562
Keith A. Furrow$1,490Price Loss Coverage Program$4,900
Gerald B. Mathews$1,442Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Anthony Pugh$1,406Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,406
Lewis Properties, LLC$1,404Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,404
Clinton Harold Anderson$1,380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,380
John Goodman$1,363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,433
William J. Hamilton$1,350Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,350
Gerald B. Mathews$1,321Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Joseph Rawls$1,317Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,317
Ottis James$1,314Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,314
Keith A. Furrow$1,309Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,900
Herbert Newton$1,246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,246
William A. Richardson$1,243Quality Loss Adjustment Program$52,340
Larry Pope$1,208Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,208
John S. Richburg Jr.$1,184Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,184
George R. Clark$1,180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,180
Jason M. Clark$1,155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,155
Thomas Wayne Leonard$1,121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,121
John Cox$1,096Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,096
Michael Darnell Harper$1,079Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,079
John Ray Pipkin$1,065Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,746
Gerald B. Mathews$1,053Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Bobby Wayne Brooks$1,016Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,016
Willard Pugh$984Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$984
Jackie Rush$975Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$975
Gerald B. Mathews$973Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Patricia A. Young$960Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$960
Bradford Agriculture, LLC$949Price Loss Coverage Program$58,670
Bradford Agriculture, LLC$942Price Loss Coverage Program$58,670
Joey Hare$936Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$936
Thamus L Douglas$899Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$899
Mason Duelon Dunagan$896Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$896
John A. Beck$893Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$893
Charles E. Smith$885Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$885
Jimmy Counselman$845Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$845
Bradford Agriculture, LLC$842Price Loss Coverage Program$58,670
Ronald C. Atchison$828Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$828
Patricia A. Bradley$825Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$825
Wash Phelon Sr.$819Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$819
John L. Harrison$810Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$810
Michael S. Ledkins$794Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$794
Rocky Phillips$788Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$788
Kenneth Lee Harrell$774Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$774
Jonathan L. McLendon$744Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$744
Jamestican Parham$725Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$725
Melvin Pritchett$715Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$715
John Phillip Hasty$700Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$700
William S. Gibbons$688Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$688
Jimmy Padgett$679Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$679
Stanley R. Beard$646Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$646
Earl King$638Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$638
Roy W. Campbell$638Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$638
Burdette N. MacDougall$637Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$637
David Cumlander$577Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$577
Billy Ray Brooks$573Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$573
Ray R. Clark$572Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$572
Stanley Turk$572Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$572
Timothy K. Graham$535Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,070
Timothy K. Graham$535Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,070
Kenneth Cunningham$532Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$532
James Sidney Andrews$526Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$526
Gloria Martin$516Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$516
Calvin Donovan Wright$502Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$502
Clinton Hawkins$495Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$744
Robert E. Overstreet$483Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$483
Joseph Allen Reed$483Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$483
Gerald B. Mathews$478Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Henry L. Smiley$469Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,981
Donna Jean Powell$457Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$457
Danny Brown$449Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$449
Joshua Goldman$447Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$447
Robert Larry Jones$446Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$446
Woodie Dunigan$440Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$596
Bonita G. Deas$438Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$438
Burel Boykin$435Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$435
John C. Bagley$419Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$419
John B. Lyles$414Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$414
Ralph B. Armistead$408Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$408
Jerry D. Drinkard$408Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$408
Miller J. Powell$388Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$388
Clay Overstreet$376Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$376
Bradford Agriculture, LLC$365Price Loss Coverage Program$58,670
H & H Gibby Farm, LLC$363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$363
Jeffrey T. Gates$360Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$360
Casey Powell$349Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$349
Sybil G. Shepherd$347Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$347
Wilske Gamble Jr.$346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$346
Seaborn Hicks$345Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$345
Gerald B. Mathews$344Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Chris Harrell$332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$332
Everett Leo Williams$330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$330
Charlotte Leonard$305Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$305
Robert Shane Morgan$301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$36,954
Michael Larry Bumpers$298Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$298
Jacques Dunning$294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$294
Clinton Hawkins$249Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$744
Billy Overton$242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$242
William A. Richardson$240Price Loss Coverage Program$52,340
William A. Richardson$239Price Loss Coverage Program$52,340
Jean-Marc Prescott$228Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$228
Lamark M. Herring$225Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$225
Harvey Alden Steadham$225Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$225
Gerald B. Mathews$171Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
Woodie Dunigan$156Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$596
Douglas Craig Drinkard$128Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$128
Gerald B. Mathews$113Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
George W. Jones$104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$104
Charity Phillips$52Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$52
Deanie S. Presswood$49Price Loss Coverage Program$83
John Goodman$40Price Loss Coverage Program$1,433
Deanie S. Presswood$34Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$83
Ruth Williamson$33Price Loss Coverage Program$33
Gerald B. Mathews$24Price Loss Coverage Program$53,567
John Wood$23Price Loss Coverage Program$2,369
John Goodman$18Price Loss Coverage Program$1,433
Jane K. Loper$16Price Loss Coverage Program$16
John Goodman$12Price Loss Coverage Program$1,433
William A. Richardson$7Price Loss Coverage Program$52,340
William A. Richardson$1Price Loss Coverage Program$52,340

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