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165 Lawrence County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Lawrence County received $1,062,151 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 165 subsidies provided, the largest was for Billy Joseph Lowe, which received $76,000 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Lawrence County farmer was $11 to Patricia B. Garner.

There were 208 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $428,431.

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 Lawrence County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Billy Joseph Lowe$76,000Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$77,360
Justin Ryan Pennington$65,041Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$65,041
Jackie Wayne Taylor$52,026Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$52,026
CKC Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
No Hope Trucking, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Pearl River Logging, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Selman Farms$45,200Price Loss Coverage Program$165,369
Selman Farms$43,483Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$165,369
Tanya Penn Ballard$41,879Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$41,879
Lowe Farms$36,336Price Loss Coverage Program$109,787
Lowe Farms$35,834Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$109,787
Jonathan Wayne Taylor$32,455Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$32,455
Selman Farms$31,113Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$165,369
Robert Walker Logging$22,125Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$24,125
John D. Wilson$21,300Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$64,329
Selman Farms$19,746Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$165,369
L & J Family Farm, LLC$18,698Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$18,698
John D. Wilson$17,040Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$64,329
John D. Wilson$15,956Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$64,329
Selman Farms$15,796Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$165,369
Fred H. Robinson$14,117Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,117
G W Brown Trucking, LLC$13,400Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$15,400
ENG Family Revocable Living Trust$12,236Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,852
Stacy E. Stevens$12,217Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$13,559
Jackie L. Daughdrill$11,117Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,117
Donald Elliott Cole$9,020Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$9,020
Curtis Wayne Kirkland$8,633Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$8,633
Donald Price Cole$8,187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,393
Lowe Farms$7,920Price Loss Coverage Program$109,787
Criston Cord Corey$7,847Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$7,847
Lowe Farms$7,560Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$109,787
Joel E. Hudson$7,350Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,350
Lowe Farms$7,204Price Loss Coverage Program$109,787
Lee E. Earls Jr.$6,801Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,801
Albert Landon Fortenberry$6,705Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$14,297
John D. Wilson$5,373Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$64,329
Albert Landon Fortenberry$4,950Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$14,297
Jewell Ladon Wallace$4,941Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,941
Lowe Farms$4,822Price Loss Coverage Program$109,787
James Quinton Wedworth IV$4,703Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,703
Gerald W. Sumrall$4,289Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,289
John D. Wilson$4,260Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$64,329
Lowe Farms$3,962Price Loss Coverage Program$109,787
Joseph L. Lane$3,957Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,957
Selman Farms$3,949Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$165,369
Virgil Mark Berry$3,713Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$9,818
Virgil Mark Berry$3,408Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,818
Donald K. Stephens$3,214Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,214
Jackie Dwayne Robbins$3,167Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,335
Jackie Dwayne Robbins$3,167Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,335
Stanley Stephens$2,897Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,897
Kay H. Strong$2,861Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,356
ENG Family Revocable Living Trust$2,806Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares$16,852
Virgil Mark Berry$2,697Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$9,818
Clyde W. Reves Sr.$2,666Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,666
Albert Landon Fortenberry$2,642Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,297
Billy Ford Shivers$2,507Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$5,547
John S. Turnage$2,441Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,882
John S. Turnage$2,441Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,882
Jeri L. Newsom$2,299Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,155
Randy Cody$2,262Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,262
Lowe Farms$2,210Price Loss Coverage Program$109,787
Roland Travis Fuller$2,085Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,085
Guysell Sherman$2,081Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,081
CKC Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
G W Brown Trucking, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$15,400
No Hope Trucking, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Pearl River Logging, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Robert Walker Logging$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$24,125
Holton King$1,928Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,928
Harold J. Little$1,925Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,925
Lowe Farms$1,890Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$109,787
Jeri L. Newsom$1,856Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,155
Selman Farms$1,792Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$165,369
Moses L. Moore$1,744Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,744
Donald Price Cole$1,702Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$11,393
Teresa A. Lambert$1,667Price Loss Coverage Program$1,667
John T. Slater$1,653Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,653
Billy Ford Shivers$1,573Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,547
Jimmy C. Harvey Jr.$1,561Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,561
Jack Curtis Leonard$1,476Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,476
Billy Ford Shivers$1,467Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$5,547
Billy Joseph Lowe$1,360Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$77,360
Stacy E. Stevens$1,343Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,559
James A. Jones$1,333Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,333
Abby Rey Berry$1,275Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,275
Robert Jason Neal$1,225Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,225
Donald Price Cole$1,186Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$11,393
Hosea Brown$1,180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,213
Lowe Farms$1,176Quality Loss Adjustment Program$109,787
Alien Mitchell Barnes$1,173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,173
Selman Farms$1,119Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$165,369
ENG Family Revocable Living Trust$1,096Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$16,852
Richard Brian Garner$1,067Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,067
Heath Eldon Fairburn$1,016Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,016
Charlotte C. Lee$997Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$997
Johnny Lee Williamson$962Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$962
Rebecca L. Bozeman$949Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$949
Selman Farms$940Price Loss Coverage Program$165,369
William Douglas Martin$930Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$930
Patricia N. Berry$929Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$929
Terry Coy Newsom$883Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$883
James Phillip Lang$878Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$878
Robert L. Alford Jr.$864Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$864
Tommy Breeland$839Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$839
Gerald Wigington$806Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$806
Marcus Feazell$761Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$761
Robert Lavern Alford III$741Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$741
Thomas R. Russell III$724Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$724
ENG Family Revocable Living Trust$715Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$16,852
Walter Mccoy Johnson$671Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$671
Michael Keith Ballard$668Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$668
Jerry W. Calvert$661Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$661
James Earl Baldwin$658Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$930
Tommy Glen Walker$658Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$658
Jerry L. Bryant$640Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$640
Ruby Lee Walker$634Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$634
Robert Collier$630Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$630
Kevin W. Steen$626Price Loss Coverage Program$953
Gary P. Bass$619Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$619
Donald Gregory McGuffee$593Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$593
Larry K. Bass$581Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$581
Mikell Wyatt Sandifer$559Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$559
Robert Lee Smith$556Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$556
Selman Farms$554Price Loss Coverage Program$165,369
Archie Ross$543Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$543
Gerald Branson$543Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$543
Louise T. Davis$539Price Loss Coverage Program$539
Selman Farms$527Price Loss Coverage Program$165,369
Clifford Butler$506Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$506
Kay H. Strong$495Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,356
Lessie James Butler$489Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$489
Arttee Moore$478Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$478
Lowe Farms$458Price Loss Coverage Program$109,787
Selman Farms$448Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$165,369
Jerry P. Gholar$425Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$425
Selman Farms$422Price Loss Coverage Program$165,369
Lowe Farms$415Quality Loss Adjustment Program$109,787
John D. Wilson$401Price Loss Coverage Program$64,329
Delane Haynes$346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$346
Orange Perkins$346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$346
Kevin W. Steen$327Price Loss Coverage Program$953
Michael Lynn Ballard$305Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$305
Grover Cato$284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$284
Tanner Cain Peavy$283Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$283
Emma Ruth Smith$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$280
Selman Farms$280Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$165,369
Lauria McDuffey$278Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$278
James Earl Baldwin$272Price Loss Coverage Program$930
James D. Sherman$270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$270
Jimmy D. Gholar$270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$270
Donald Price Cole$256Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$11,393
Marzett Walker$246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$246
Recia Harlan Ward$235Price Loss Coverage Program$235
Daniel Wayne Lambert$215Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$215
Russell Jerome Garrett$208Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$208
Phillip Carey Hedgepeth$201Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$201
Jerrie T. Barnes$190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$190
Thomas L. Saul$184Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$184
Houston Gregory Hartzog$162Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$162
Robert James McDuffey$142Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$142
Donald Price Cole$62Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$11,393
Hosea Brown$33Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,213
Zelda H. Davis$32Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$32
Patricia B. Garner$11Price Loss Coverage Program$11

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