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196 Perry County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Perry County received $507,575 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 196 subsidies provided, the largest was for Sealy and Son Livestock, which received $56,479 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Perry County farmer was $2 to Samuel E. Sanders.

There were 405 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $2,169,349.

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 Perry County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Sealy and Son Livestock$56,479Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$56,479
Griffin Wood Company$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Penner Rowcrop, LLC$26,137Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$29,080
David Wallace$22,828Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$51,222
Jimmy Sealy$19,059Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,015
Webb Holmes$16,831Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,831
Leshaun M Jones$14,108Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$15,300
Robert Bamberg 111$13,058Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,058
David Wallace$11,003Price Loss Coverage Program$51,222
Barry B. Brackin$9,759Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,877
Mary Jessica Sealy$9,697Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,034
Scott D. Wallace$8,081Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$12,515
Allan Kish$7,654Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$10,533
Ioka Farm, Inc.$7,263Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,263
William B. Washburn$6,882Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,882
Jim Sealy Jr.$6,795Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,819
Christopher B. Hargroder$6,404Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,404
Roy Barnett Jr.$6,282Price Loss Coverage Program$10,216
Avery & Sons, LLC$5,276Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,276
Walter L. Collins$5,251Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,951
David Wallace$4,908Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$51,222
Paula H. Robertson$4,899Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,899
Hugh P. Edwards Jr.$4,451Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,976
David Wallace$4,436Price Loss Coverage Program$51,222
Philip H. Robison Jr.$4,269Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,269
Eddie Jones$4,054Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,295
William O. Woodfin III$3,943Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,943
Moses Jones Jr.$3,934Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,934
David Wallace$3,859Price Loss Coverage Program$51,222
Susan Horton$3,814Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,814
Bill Deyampert$3,539Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,517
Charles A. Holmes$3,252Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,937
John Ellis Bovis$3,213Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,213
Isiah Hudson Jr.$3,204Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,204
Brack Massey$3,160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,160
Alex Jones$3,125Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,209
Jim Sealy Jr.$3,024Price Loss Coverage Program$9,819
Robert M Vetzel$2,950Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,950
Scott D. Wallace$2,862Price Loss Coverage Program$12,515
Charles Lane Parsons$2,657Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,657
Eddie Pruett$2,441Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,822
Donald Wayne Miller$2,197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,197
Rosie T. Kynard$2,167Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,167
Sandra Boxmeyer$2,139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,139
Evelyn Nichols$2,024Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,024
Griffin Wood Company$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Charles A. Holmes$1,983Price Loss Coverage Program$6,937
Jimmy Sealy$1,956Price Loss Coverage Program$21,015
Kathy S. Wilson$1,886Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,075
Penner Rowcrop, LLC$1,860Price Loss Coverage Program$29,080
Jess R. Davis$1,806Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,858
Henry Holifield Jr.$1,797Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,797
Willie Nord Jr.$1,767Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,767
Doug R. Halbrooks$1,762Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,082
George L. Jones$1,736Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,736
Theotis Dudley$1,718Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,718
Q & S Angus Farms, LLC$1,684Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,684
Green Prairie Farms$1,585Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,585
Scott D. Wallace$1,572Price Loss Coverage Program$12,515
Roy Barnett Jr.$1,556Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,216
Hugh P. Edwards Jr.$1,525Price Loss Coverage Program$5,976
Larry J. Cook$1,507Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,507
Allan Kish$1,504Price Loss Coverage Program$10,533
Brenda A. Cook$1,488Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,488
David Wallace$1,482Price Loss Coverage Program$51,222
Samuel E. Sanders$1,472Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,474
Terry H. Grimes$1,447Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,447
Lazy L Farms$1,445Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,445
William Christian$1,432Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,432
William T. Gipson$1,430Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,430
Roy Barnett Jr.$1,416Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,216
Earl Ford$1,401Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,401
Allan Kish$1,375Price Loss Coverage Program$10,533
Johnny Williams$1,359Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,359
Earl L. Johnson Jr.$1,293Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,293
James E. Stewart$1,276Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,276
Lacey Nicole Tubbs$1,249Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,249
Eddie Jones$1,241Price Loss Coverage Program$5,295
Stanley Horan Webb$1,226Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,226
Kathy S. Wilson$1,189Price Loss Coverage Program$3,075
Maragaret H Woodfin$1,174Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,174
Tony A. Harris$1,132Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,132
Leshaun M Jones$1,121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$15,300
Mary Caron Battle$1,111Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,111
David Webb Tutt$1,066Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,066
Jess R. Davis$1,052Price Loss Coverage Program$2,858
James G. MacKenzie$1,028Price Loss Coverage Program$1,516
Walter L. Collins$1,025Price Loss Coverage Program$6,951
Stanley O. Black$1,013Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,013
David Wallace$1,012Price Loss Coverage Program$51,222
Gawen D Rich$1,012Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,012
Eddie P. Horton$989Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$989
Edward B. Washburn$977Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$977
Roy Barnett Jr.$962Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,216
Corin Harrison Jr.$952Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$952
Chester E. Fikes$949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$949
Richard C. Byrd$940Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$940
Eric Robinson$940Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$940
Charles A. Holmes$927Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,937
Fairest F Cureton$917Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$917
Donnetta R. Miller$866Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$866
Leo Lewis$852Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$852
Rocky Good$848Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$848
ENSZ Country Acres$846Price Loss Coverage Program$1,226
John Leroy Stewart III$845Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$845
Elaine S. Robison$828Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$828
Greg Childers$826Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$826
Charles A. Holmes$775Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,937
Cashus Starks$774Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$774
Eddie Pruett$766Price Loss Coverage Program$3,822
Cornell Braxton$732Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$732
Carolyn Battle$723Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$723
David Wallace$715Price Loss Coverage Program$51,222
Annie Mae Johnson$699Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$699
Walter L. Collins$675Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,951
Pamela Lewis$633Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$633
Hosea Rutledge$629Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$629
Antonio Bennett$621Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$621
Kevin Thomas$619Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$619
Eddie Pruett$615Price Loss Coverage Program$3,822
Edna M. Jones$598Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$598
James Ward Jr.$597Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$597
William E. Custard$597Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$597
Jacqueline C. Jones$580Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$580
James G. Cochran Sr.$564Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$564
James F. May$554Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$554
Penner Rowcrop, LLC$544Price Loss Coverage Program$29,080
Melissa Renee Jones$541Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$541
Donald R. Cook$540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$540
Donald Martin$532Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$532
Latonya Gipson$527Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$527
Sierra Miller$520Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$520
Franklin Jones$518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$518
James G. MacKenzie$488Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,516
Cherise Williams$456Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$456
Dusten Thomas Green$445Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$445
Jamarus Allen$440Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$440
David Wallace$434Price Loss Coverage Program$51,222
Beatrice Jones$430Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$430
Daniel Clemmer$414Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$414
James Essex$392Price Loss Coverage Program$392
Ferdinard Ford$387Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$387
Michael T. Harris$383Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$383
ENSZ Country Acres$380Price Loss Coverage Program$1,226
Mary F. Early$378Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$378
Henry Lee Jones$377Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$377
Jency Warren$372Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$372
James A. Hogue$366Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$366
Bentavia Lewis$364Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$364
Penner Rowcrop, LLC$357Quality Loss Adjustment Program$29,080
Freddie L. Thomas$355Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$355
Hugh L. Sanders$354Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$354
Lee Jones Jr.$352Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$352
Tramarcus Gipson$345Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$345
Bill Deyampert$334Price Loss Coverage Program$4,517
Joe J. Williams$333Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$333
Florence C. Lauderdale$327Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$327
Louis Lee$327Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$327
Murray W. Jackson$326Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$326
Romelus R. Rhone$324Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$324
Doug R. Halbrooks$320Price Loss Coverage Program$2,082
Ray Nichols$318Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$318
Jessica S. Gamble$310Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$310
David Wallace$306Price Loss Coverage Program$51,222
Alma Reed$290Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$290
Bill Deyampert$287Price Loss Coverage Program$4,517
Eddie Brooks$270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$270
Robin Bennett$263Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$263
Roy T. Walker$252Price Loss Coverage Program$252
John H. Heard Jr.$249Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$249
Eldora Anderson$245Price Loss Coverage Program$245
Mary Jessica Sealy$240Price Loss Coverage Program$10,034
David Wallace$239Price Loss Coverage Program$51,222
Victoria Renee Walker$217Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$217
Inez Wooten$206Price Loss Coverage Program$206
Tyler E. Schmidt$196Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$196
Carlton L. Hogue$194Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$194
Richard Brand$186Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$186
Penner Rowcrop, LLC$182Price Loss Coverage Program$29,080
Gary Clemons$159Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$159
Willie Garrett$153Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$153
Robert Lee$138Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$138
Bill Deyampert$121Price Loss Coverage Program$4,517
Bill Deyampert$121Price Loss Coverage Program$4,517
Barry B. Brackin$118Price Loss Coverage Program$9,877
Bill Deyampert$115Price Loss Coverage Program$4,517
Percy J. Jones$109Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$109
Mary Jessica Sealy$97Price Loss Coverage Program$10,034
James Steen Traylor$85Price Loss Coverage Program$85
Alex Jones$84Price Loss Coverage Program$3,209
Cooper J. Holmes$69Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$69
Alan Judd$57Price Loss Coverage Program$57
Leshaun M Jones$43Price Loss Coverage Program$15,300
Leshaun M Jones$19Price Loss Coverage Program$15,300
Leshaun M Jones$9Price Loss Coverage Program$15,300
Samuel E. Sanders$2Price Loss Coverage Program$1,474

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