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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Jasper County farmers in 2021 reached $564,757

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Farms in Jasper County received $564,757 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 88 subsidies provided, the largest was for Collins Honey Company Incorporated, which received $64,730 for the claim of "Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Jasper County farmer was $6 to Patricia Lynn Appleby.

There were 18 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $280,964.

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 Jasper County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Collins Honey Company Incorporated$64,730Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$123,320
Collins Honey Company Incorporated$58,590Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$123,320
Joyce Sells Logging, Inc.$52,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Rod C Enterprises, LLC$52,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Johnny Hughey$52,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Sanchez Forestry, Inc.$38,862Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$40,862
Christopher Cheatham$25,559Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$25,559
Norman P Sells$25,421Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$27,421
Jason Lawrence Michael$25,190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$40,288
Ray Charles Lewis$18,946Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$20,946
Jason Lawrence Michael$15,098Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$40,288
Doris Jane Pickens - Doris Jane Pickens Trust$12,344Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$15,005
T&V F Trucking, LLC$10,432Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$10,432
Maxwell Eaves$10,258Price Loss Coverage Program$19,252
Coye J. McMillan$9,435Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,435
Jeremy Fry$7,150Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$7,150
Glynn White$6,930Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$11,733
Terry D. Hatch$5,432Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,432
Glynn White$4,803Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,733
Maxwell Eaves$4,267Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$19,252
Maxwell Eaves$3,350Price Loss Coverage Program$19,252
Jacob Marshall$2,879Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,879
Correy J. Barnes$2,585Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,585
Gregory Thorton Pickens - Gregory Thorton Pickens Trust$2,401Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,401
Jaybo Jackson$2,246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,246
Jimmy Bonner$2,147Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,147
Dynetro Hadnot$2,090Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,090
Doris Jane Pickens - Doris Jane Pickens Trust$2,071Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$15,005
Norman P Sells$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$27,421
Ray Charles Lewis$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$20,946
Sanchez Forestry, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$40,862
Steve Smith$1,842Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,842
Jeff E. Martindale$1,781Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,781
Curtis Stimits$1,541Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,541
Charles G. Smith$1,522Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,522
William Wesberry$1,451Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,451
Roger Tomplait$1,436Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,436
Maxwell Eaves$1,377Price Loss Coverage Program$19,252
Paul David Kent$1,209Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,209
Dwight Henry Bourgeois$1,174Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,174
Joseph Mark Kent$1,167Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,167
Randy Herbst$1,143Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,143
Mccraw Farms, Inc.$1,122Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,692
Clifford Booker$1,100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,100
Godwin L. Turk$1,100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,100
Rodger McCurry$1,013Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,013
Jason W. Jasper$992Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$992
W. D. Martindale$990Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$990
Mccraw Farms, Inc.$951Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,692
Herman Kelly$910Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$910
Raymon a Bluiett$880Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$880
Jacob L. Allen$851Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,190
Walter Maddox$797Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$797
John Ross$715Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$961
Thomas Anthony Authement$686Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$686
Robert Booker$660Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$660
Harold Young$626Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$626
Mccraw Farms, Inc.$619Price Loss Coverage Program$2,692
Doris Jane Pickens - Doris Jane Pickens Trust$590Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$15,005
Gloria J. Sitton$573Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$573
Larry Folmar$564Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$564
R. J. Laverne$452Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$452
Coston H. Lewis$440Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$440
Dianne D. Cox$426Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$426
Jackie Gill$385Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$385
Jacob L. Allen$339Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,190
R. D. Meredith$339Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$339
James T. Tukes$330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$330
Kenneth Seaman$298Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$298
Martin Living Trust$286Price Loss Coverage Program$478
Theresa Johnson$266Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$457
John Ross$246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$961
Anthony Volentine$228Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$228
Patricia Lynn Appleby$211Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$441
Theresa Johnson$191Price Loss Coverage Program$457
Patricia Lynn Appleby$188Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$441
Jerome Arney Johnson Irrev Trust$160Price Loss Coverage Program$238
Martin Living Trust$154Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$478
Joanna McMurry$109Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$187
Melandie C Stanley$95Price Loss Coverage Program$95
Odis N. Booker$80Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$80
Jerome Arney Johnson Irrev Trust$78Price Loss Coverage Program$238
Joanna McMurry$78Price Loss Coverage Program$187
Judy L. Kveton$49Price Loss Coverage Program$75
Martin Living Trust$38Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$478
Patricia Lynn Appleby$36Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$441
Judy L. Kveton$26Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$75
Patricia Lynn Appleby$6Price Loss Coverage Program$441

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