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150 Wilkinson County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Wilkinson County received $1,047,848 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 150 subsidies provided, the largest was for 3M Timber, LLC, which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Wilkinson County farmer was $7 to Joe Rollins.

There were 169 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $749,261.

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 Wilkinson County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
3M Timber, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Bankston Trucking, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
CST Timber Company$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
J & M Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
M & W Logging, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Richard a Tarver Jr.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Tiger Timber, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Wesley M Zion$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
B. Foreman Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Mcdowell Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Rollins Wells Timber, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Warsaw Plantation, LLC$35,983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$62,775
Riverbank Logging$35,233Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$37,233
Donald Enis$29,565Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$38,150
Henry W. Darden Jr.$27,178Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$27,178
Warsaw Plantation, LLC$26,792Price Loss Coverage Program$62,775
Jennings L. Owens$25,327Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$25,327
Curry Livestock, LLC$23,516Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$23,516
Russell L. Vine$18,335Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$18,335
Buckey Darden$18,320Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$18,320
Chadwick J. Vines$10,726Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,726
Troy L. McKey Jr.$9,546Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,546
Donald Enis$8,585Price Loss Coverage Program$38,150
Turnbull Ranch, Inc.$8,377Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,377
Hunt Hill Cattle Company$8,160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,160
R & S Land Company, LLC$6,985Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,797
Joe E. Brian$6,759Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,332
Buffalo River Farms, LLC$6,089Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,089
Gerie P Foster$5,671Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,671
HTKH, LLC$5,385Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$7,385
Jason N. Cavin$5,318Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,318
Thomas A. Johnson$4,964Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,589
Carrie Rebecca Day$4,964Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,981
Earl Guy McNabb$4,860Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,301
Doug G. Brashier$4,457Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,457
G&J Tucking, LLC$3,784Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$5,784
James C. Geddes$3,679Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,667
Lucas John Guilbeau$3,658Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,658
Louis Gaulden Jr.$3,531Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,531
Earl Guy McNabb$3,441Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,301
Randy Whetstone$3,367Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,693
R & S Land Company, LLC$3,364Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,797
David Harris Payne$3,351Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,351
Lorraine Stockett$3,134Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,317
Carl B. Walker Sr.$3,110Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,110
Thomas Greer$3,055Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,055
Eugene L. Pritchard Jr.$2,873Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,437
R. C. Simmons$2,800Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,477
James T Falkenheiner$2,722Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,722
Joe E. Brian$2,573Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,332
Cc Cattle$2,307Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,307
Bill Bankston$2,073Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,073
Austin N. Cavin Sr.$2,039Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,039
Lorraine Stockett$2,019Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,317
3M Timber, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Bankston Trucking, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
CST Timber Company$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
HTKH, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$7,385
J & M Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
M & W Logging, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Richard a Tarver Jr.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Tiger Timber, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Wesley M Zion$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
B. Foreman Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
G&J Tucking, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$5,784
Mcdowell Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Riverbank Logging$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$37,233
Rollins Wells Timber, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
James C. Geddes$1,988Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,667
R. C. Simmons$1,921Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,477
Lucious E. Pritchard$1,911Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,911
Carrie Rebecca Day$1,891Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,981
R. C. Simmons$1,817Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,477
Fred Anderson$1,811Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,811
Jeremy Free$1,760Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,760
Jerry Percy Russ$1,667Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,667
Triple K Farms, LLC$1,647Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,647
Austin Neal Cavin Jr.$1,616Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,616
Joel K. Cupit$1,593Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,593
Donny T. Cupit$1,575Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,575
Eugene L. Pritchard Jr.$1,564Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,437
Charles E. Johnson$1,540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,540
Sam Nicholas$1,510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,019
Sam Nicholas$1,510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,019
T O Sessions JR Estate$1,480Price Loss Coverage Program$5,475
William M. Seal$1,476Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,476
Charlie Floyd$1,408Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,408
George P. Ferguson$1,294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,294
Michael Perry$1,277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,277
Clifford C. Whetstone$1,257Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,257
Jack D. Lobrano$1,242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,242
Earnest Newman$1,155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,724
Earnest Newman$1,155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,724
Bobby Wayne Johnson Jr.$1,101Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,101
Jeffrey Scott Wesberry$951Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$951
Andrew Abadie$945Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$945
T O Sessions JR Estate$909Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,475
T O Sessions JR Estate$909Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,475
Leon Veals$907Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$907
Allen Handy$899Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$899
T O Sessions JR Estate$838Price Loss Coverage Program$5,475
Warren W. Whitaker$838Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,154
R. C. Simmons$827Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,477
Douglas Griffin$825Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$825
David Bell$796Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$796
Ronald Perkins$742Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$742
James M. Johnson$725Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$725
Thomas A. Johnson$625Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$5,589
Walter Brown Jr.$620Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$620
Dusty R. Rhodes$587Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$587
Bobby Louis Parker Sr.$550Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$550
T O Sessions JR Estate$496Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,475
T O Sessions JR Estate$496Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,475
Charles Daniel Wisner$450Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$450
R & S Land Company, LLC$448Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,797
Bobby W. Johnson$447Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$447
Sarah Vine$433Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$433
Stanley McDowell$390Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$390
Dean Ash$376Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$376
Mike Foreman$376Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$376
Samuel L. Blackmon$344Price Loss Coverage Program$344
T O Sessions JR Estate$328Price Loss Coverage Program$5,475
Randy Whetstone$326Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,693
Warren W. Whitaker$316Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$1,154
Stevenson Hunter$312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$312
Johnny Smallwood$311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$311
David Voorhies$270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$270
Samuel Harden Jr.$270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$270
Joseph K. Whitaker$234Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$234
Linda W. Whitaker$234Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$234
Earnest Newman$207Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,724
Earnest Newman$207Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,724
Sylvester Gaines$204Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$204
Essie Bethley$176Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$176
Martha D. James$146Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$146
Carrie Rebecca Day$126Price Loss Coverage Program$6,981
Joseph Matthew Robillard$125Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$125
R. C. Simmons$112Price Loss Coverage Program$7,477
Larry Causey$97Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$97
Mitchell P. Seaberry$82Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$82
Lorraine Stockett$72Price Loss Coverage Program$5,317
Lorraine Stockett$41Price Loss Coverage Program$5,317
Lorraine Stockett$34Price Loss Coverage Program$5,317
Carol F. Matthews$19Price Loss Coverage Program$34
T O Sessions JR Estate$19Price Loss Coverage Program$5,475
Lucille Lobrano$18Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$18
Lorraine Stockett$17Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,317
Carol F. Matthews$15Price Loss Coverage Program$34
Elton Noland$9Price Loss Coverage Program$9
Joe Rollins$7Price Loss Coverage Program$7

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