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How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in Hamilton County receive in 2021?

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Farms in Hamilton County received $1,474,952 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 189 subsidies provided, the largest was for Reid Family Partnership, which received $125,000 for the claim of "Price Loss Coverage Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Hamilton County farmer was $2 to Luke J. Selph.

There were 196 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $973,036.

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 Hamilton County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Reid Family Partnership$125,000Price Loss Coverage Program$134,015
Deas Brothers Farms, Inc.$107,745Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$281,082
Deas Brothers Farms, Inc.$76,741Price Loss Coverage Program$281,082
Gary N. Cone$62,354Price Loss Coverage Program$152,292
B & E Hauling, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
G&e Timber, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Gary N. Cone$47,924Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$152,292
Gary N. Cone$39,321Price Loss Coverage Program$152,292
Deas Brothers Farms, Inc.$35,220Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$281,082
Kevin M. Morgan$33,385Price Loss Coverage Program$50,442
Ethan Cone Farms, LLC$30,803Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$30,803
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$30,662Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Clarence Adams$30,661Price Loss Coverage Program$91,733
Deas Brothers Farms, Inc.$29,995Price Loss Coverage Program$281,082
David H. Goolsby Jr.$28,803Price Loss Coverage Program$28,803
Deas Brothers Farms, Inc.$26,389Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$281,082
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$24,872Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Jon W. Deas$23,812Price Loss Coverage Program$32,435
Westley Deas$23,812Price Loss Coverage Program$26,914
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$23,043Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$150,624
Preston H. Tyree$22,542Price Loss Coverage Program$26,310
Clay L. Goolsby$20,722Price Loss Coverage Program$20,722
Eunice C. Cornelius$20,340Price Loss Coverage Program$20,901
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$19,698Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Richard W. Bennett$17,486Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$39,632
Hugh E. Hunter$15,827Price Loss Coverage Program$21,741
Jerry L. Bullard$15,399Price Loss Coverage Program$15,399
Clarence Adams$14,167Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$91,733
Bobby C. Howell$13,007Price Loss Coverage Program$15,378
Kevin M. Morgan$12,608Price Loss Coverage Program$50,442
Scott Wynn$12,190Price Loss Coverage Program$17,120
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$11,062Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Cleveland R. Selph Jr.$11,013Price Loss Coverage Program$21,185
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$10,798Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Clarence Adams$10,798Price Loss Coverage Program$91,733
Clarence Adams$10,029Price Loss Coverage Program$91,733
Kenneth Newsome$9,574Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
Larry Newsome$9,574Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
Richard W. Bennett$9,566Price Loss Coverage Program$39,632
S. M. Deas IV$9,318Price Loss Coverage Program$16,285
Stamps Chandler Jr.$9,048Price Loss Coverage Program$9,048
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$8,120Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Clarence Adams$8,119Price Loss Coverage Program$91,733
Joe Corbett Mathis$7,762Price Loss Coverage Program$7,762
Richard W. Bennett$7,228Price Loss Coverage Program$39,632
Bruce Musgrove$6,831Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,831
Cleveland R. Selph Jr.$6,512Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,185
Jorrie H Mathis$6,059Price Loss Coverage Program$6,059
Dorrell C. Combass$5,531Price Loss Coverage Program$6,325
Jon W. Deas$5,521Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$32,435
Kevin A. Murphy$5,350Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,831
S. M. Deas IV$5,344Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$16,285
Jimmy Murphy$5,180Price Loss Coverage Program$5,180
Reid Family Partnership$5,010Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$134,015
Robert E. Brown$5,009Price Loss Coverage Program$6,707
H & B Quail Farm, Inc.$4,882Price Loss Coverage Program$4,882
John L. Butler Jr.$4,692Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,698
Robert S. Adams III$4,601Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,601
John L. Cloyd$4,528Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,528
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$4,524Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Clarence Adams$4,523Price Loss Coverage Program$91,733
Scott Wynn$4,513Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$17,120
Kevin M. Morgan$4,449Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$50,442
Hugh E. Hunter$4,413Price Loss Coverage Program$21,741
Richard W. Bennett$4,402Price Loss Coverage Program$39,632
Samuel A. Jones$4,099Price Loss Coverage Program$4,099
Reid Family Partnership$4,005Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$134,015
Luke J. Selph$3,671Price Loss Coverage Program$4,891
Deas Brothers Farms, Inc.$3,661Price Loss Coverage Program$281,082
Cleveland R. Selph Jr.$3,653Price Loss Coverage Program$21,185
Kenneth Newsome$3,485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$17,875
Larry Newsome$3,485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$17,875
Terry K. McCulley$3,300Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,300
Jon W. Deas$3,102Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$32,435
Westley Deas$3,102Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$26,914
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$3,036Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Clarence Adams$3,035Price Loss Coverage Program$91,733
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$3,016Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Clarence Adams$3,016Price Loss Coverage Program$91,733
John A. Adams$2,708Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,708
Gary N. Cone$2,693Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$152,292
Cheryl Rebecca Bronson$2,691Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,691
Sandra K. Jones$2,636Price Loss Coverage Program$2,895
Pearsall Fouraker Jr.$2,617Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,617
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$2,581Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$150,624
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$2,494Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Clarence Adams$2,493Price Loss Coverage Program$91,733
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$2,312Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$2,270Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Ryan K. McCulley$2,249Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,249
Clay G. Lambert$2,242Price Loss Coverage Program$2,242
Bobby C. Howell$2,218Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$15,378
Rodney B. Tyre$2,187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,187
Preston H. Tyree$2,153Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$26,310
Adams Farm Inc., M.D.$2,136Price Loss Coverage Program$150,624
Clarence Adams$2,135Price Loss Coverage Program$91,733
B & E Hauling, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
G&e Timber, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Derryl King$1,975Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,975
Crystal Corbett$1,950Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,950
Richard McCulley$1,910Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,910
Clarence Adams$1,813Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$91,733
Wade E. Goolsby$1,754Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,757
Robert E. Brown$1,698Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,707
Mitchell H. Brice$1,625Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,625
Preston H. Tyree$1,615Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$26,310
Irvin C. Bembry$1,551Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,551
Hugh E. Hunter$1,501Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,741
Kenneth Newsome$1,466Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
Larry Newsome$1,466Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
S. M. Deas IV$1,456Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,285
Svend Dieffenbach$1,436Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,436
Sharon Gay$1,408Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,689
Deas Brothers Farms, Inc.$1,331Price Loss Coverage Program$281,082
Sharon Gay$1,281Price Loss Coverage Program$2,689
Luke J. Selph$1,218Price Loss Coverage Program$4,891
Thomas W. Smith$1,205Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,205
Kenneth Newsome$1,190Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
Larry Newsome$1,190Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
Kevin A. Murphy$1,186Price Loss Coverage Program$6,831
Randall H. Beauchamp$1,121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,121
Gift Majaura$1,069Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,069
Kenneth Newsome$1,022Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
Larry Newsome$1,022Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
Farrell Burnam$985Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,031
Allen P. Bryant$985Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,350
George L. Roberson$956Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$956
Richard W. Bennett$950Price Loss Coverage Program$39,632
Kenneth Newsome$949Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
Larry Newsome$949Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
Clarence Adams$944Price Loss Coverage Program$91,733
Clifford Adams$879Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$879
Norman Nichols$879Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$879
Madison Hill$817Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$817
Dorrell C. Combass$794Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,325
Slade T. Bronson$788Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$788
Nathaniel S. Combass$712Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$712
Stephen A. Curry$645Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$645
Labarfield Bryant$602Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,785
Labarfield Bryant$595Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,785
Labarfield Bryant$588Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,785
Eunice C. Cornelius$561Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$20,901
Wanda Kegley Cribbs$540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$540
Loretta E. Wagner$532Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$532
Jerome C Law$515Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$611
Warren S. Soule$491Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$491
Jason W. Jones$467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$467
Gordon L. Roberts$462Price Loss Coverage Program$462
Austin Kenneth Absher$430Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$430
Wayne Crotty$425Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$425
Mike McCall$411Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$411
Marian Deas$404Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$404
Jesse Carl Law JR$378Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$378
Allen P. Bryant$365Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,350
James Rye$346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$571
Misty D. Easler$342Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$342
Michael Wetherington Jr.$301Price Loss Coverage Program$301
Kevin A. Murphy$295Price Loss Coverage Program$6,831
Charles O. Fultz$277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$277
Scott Wynn$259Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$17,120
Gwen Roebuck$258Price Loss Coverage Program$258
Henry E. Bembry$256Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$256
Alexander Carroll Jr.$246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$246
James Rye$225Price Loss Coverage Program$571
Sandra K. Jones$212Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$2,895
Willie Gerald Creech$201Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$201
Kenneth Newsome$189Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
Larry Newsome$189Price Loss Coverage Program$17,875
S. M. Deas IV$167Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$16,285
Scott Wynn$158Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$17,120
Bobby C. Howell$153Price Loss Coverage Program$15,378
Wayne Bradshaw$140Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$140
Jerome C Law$96Price Loss Coverage Program$611
Byron Coleman$90Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$90
David Culpepper$85Price Loss Coverage Program$159
Jimmie Gardner Crews$71Price Loss Coverage Program$71
Nancy C. Cozort$58Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$77
Farrell Burnam$46Price Loss Coverage Program$1,031
Sandra K. Jones$44Price Loss Coverage Program$2,895
David Culpepper$43Price Loss Coverage Program$159
David Culpepper$31Price Loss Coverage Program$159
Harriet Johns Ross$22Price Loss Coverage Program$22
Nancy C. Cozort$19Price Loss Coverage Program$77
Avis Cason$13Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$13
Cleveland R. Selph Jr.$7Price Loss Coverage Program$21,185
John L. Butler Jr.$6Price Loss Coverage Program$4,698
Sandra K. Jones$3Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$2,895
Wade E. Goolsby$3Price Loss Coverage Program$1,757
Luke J. Selph$2Price Loss Coverage Program$4,891

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