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198 Wayne County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Wayne County received $337,926 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 198 subsidies provided, the largest was for Bobby Hillis Jr., which received $37,480 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Wayne County farmer was $1 to David Dwight Rose.

There were 342 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $788,041.

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 Wayne County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Bobby Hillis Jr.$37,480Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$39,480
Rolling Shoals Farm, Inc.$19,333Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$29,238
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$12,526Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$24,006
Thomas Levi Willis$10,481Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$12,481
Rolling Shoals Farm, Inc.$9,162Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$29,238
Henson Farms, Inc.$8,940Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$15,557
Alma Nadine Ashcraft Trust$7,564Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$15,297
Michael Keith Johnson$7,016Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$17,421
Alex Hutson$5,703Price Loss Coverage Program$9,120
Mason Babb$5,652Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,652
Hovis Farms$5,336Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,336
Willard Abbott$5,310Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,069
David Dwight Rose$5,026Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,361
George Delbert Street$4,675Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,952
Michael J. Huffman$4,485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,485
Janie Marie Ashcraft Trust$4,354Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,782
Henson Farms, Inc.$4,298Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$15,557
Michael Keith Johnson$4,293Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$17,421
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$4,116Price Loss Coverage Program$24,006
Gary D. Ross$4,075Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,335
John Clark$3,959Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,959
Larry S. Nicholson$3,875Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,875
Brian M. Polk$3,783Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,783
Mary Darnell$3,736Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,948
David E. Crites$3,488Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,488
Alma Nadine Ashcraft Trust$3,425Price Loss Coverage Program$15,297
Dora Fay Street$3,410Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,032
Gunnar Investments, LLC$3,235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,406
Alex Hutson$3,224Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,120
David Dwight Rose$3,128Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,361
Morgan Farm and Lumber, LLC$3,072Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,072
Westley Smith$2,991Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,991
Michael Keith Johnson$2,861Price Loss Coverage Program$17,421
James E. Thurman$2,737Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,737
Ryan Scott Middleton$2,655Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,768
Tony Austin Hughes$2,598Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,598
Lee Roy Foster$2,581Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,581
Lisa Madden-Wood$2,507Price Loss Coverage Program$3,669
Henson Farms, Inc.$2,319Price Loss Coverage Program$15,557
Donald Wright$2,263Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,263
Michael Keith Johnson$2,199Price Loss Coverage Program$17,421
Doug Wood$2,197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,197
Jerod M Street$2,063Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,063
Thomas Levi Willis$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$12,481
Bobby Hillis Jr.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$39,480
Price Farms$1,964Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,964
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$1,961Price Loss Coverage Program$24,006
Douglas Murphy$1,919Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,608
Rita C. Clanahan$1,904Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,157
Harvey Thompson$1,834Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,834
Alma Nadine Ashcraft Trust$1,770Price Loss Coverage Program$15,297
Orla E Stephens JR$1,744Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,744
Mark Duncan$1,732Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,732
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$1,715Price Loss Coverage Program$24,006
Janie Marie Ashcraft Trust$1,711Price Loss Coverage Program$8,782
Brooke Erin Rose$1,672Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,672
Rena Sue Baughman$1,643Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,643
Christina Savage$1,638Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,638
Nathan Henson$1,628Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,628
Dora Fay Street$1,622Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,032
Jeff Henson$1,566Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,259
Kathleen Marler$1,548Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,548
Charles F. Collom$1,535Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,535
Vicki Robinson$1,496Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,496
Louis L. Bell$1,418Price Loss Coverage Program$2,289
Douglas Murphy$1,342Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,608
Randy Winston$1,338Price Loss Coverage Program$2,359
Gregory D. Waller$1,301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,301
Robert D. Baker$1,283Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,283
George Delbert Street$1,277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,952
Belinda F. Worthy$1,270Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,270
Jim Estes$1,236Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,236
Johnnie R. Berrong$1,232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,232
Jacob Polk$1,201Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,201
Lisa Madden-Wood$1,162Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,669
Eugene Rose$1,112Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,112
Robert Lee Chitwood Jr.$1,104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,104
Alma Nadine Ashcraft Trust$1,071Price Loss Coverage Program$15,297
Janie Marie Ashcraft Trust$1,071Price Loss Coverage Program$8,782
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$1,071Price Loss Coverage Program$24,006
Randy Winston$1,021Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,359
Paul B. Sharp$1,009Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,018
Paul B. Sharp$1,009Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,018
John Helm$988Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$988
Iris Gay Beck$983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$983
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$969Price Loss Coverage Program$24,006
Kimberly Volz$928Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$928
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$886Price Loss Coverage Program$24,006
Janie Marie Ashcraft Trust$885Price Loss Coverage Program$8,782
Louis L. Bell$871Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,289
Robert R. Boyer$859Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$859
Eva I. Asher$847Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$847
Rickey L. Clubb$840Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$840
Alma Nadine Ashcraft Trust$820Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$15,297
Mack Burnett$816Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$816
Samuel Gullett$776Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,546
Samuel Gullett$770Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,546
Roger Wilhite$758Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$758
Janet K. Robertson$753Price Loss Coverage Program$1,066
Mark Hackworth$737Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$737
Michael Keith Johnson$724Price Loss Coverage Program$17,421
Jeff Darnell$706Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$719
Rolling Shoals Farm, Inc.$704Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$29,238
Jeff Henson$694Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,259
Gale Elaine Graham$680Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$680
Kaleb Chase Berrong$672Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$672
Mason E. Bell$669Price Loss Coverage Program$1,271
Mark J. Diesel$665Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$665
James W. Hovis$661Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$661
Willard Abbott$661Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,069
Travis Crum$659Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$659
James Keith Elston$640Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$640
Mary McFadden$623Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$623
Mason E. Bell$602Price Loss Coverage Program$1,271
Tomlin Farms, LLC$599Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$599
John Nathan Williams$589Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$589
Clyde R. Reed$588Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$588
Leroy Duckett$537Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$537
William W. Lacey$513Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$513
Timothy William Brantley$509Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$599
Anna Williams$460Price Loss Coverage Program$673
Jeff Clark$435Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$435
Alma Nadine Ashcraft Trust$419Price Loss Coverage Program$15,297
Carolyn F. Keathley$414Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$414
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$410Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$24,006
Janie Marie Ashcraft Trust$409Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,782
Donald L. Henson Jr.$385Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$385
Viola Darnell$384Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$442
Robert Meloy$376Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$376
Larry L. Potter$364Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$832
Lloyd Keele$360Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$360
Billy G Hollida JR$352Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$352
Darren Todd Garrison$350Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$350
Richard Lee Ayers$350Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$350
Stanley Garrison$349Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$349
Brenda Szilagyi$339Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$339
Jeff Hampton$335Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$335
Rick L. Golden$328Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$370
Larry L. Potter$328Price Loss Coverage Program$832
Douglas Murphy$326Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,608
Janet K. Robertson$313Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,066
William Heath Robertson$302Price Loss Coverage Program$521
Janie Marie Ashcraft Trust$296Price Loss Coverage Program$8,782
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$296Price Loss Coverage Program$24,006
Kara Kearby$290Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$290
Richard K. Sloan Jr.$285Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$358
Gary D. Ross$260Price Loss Coverage Program$4,335
Martin C. Carpenter Jr.$242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$242
Rita C. Clanahan$222Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,157
William Heath Robertson$219Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$521
David Dwight Rose$205Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,361
Anna Williams$195Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$673
Alex Hutson$193Price Loss Coverage Program$9,120
Mary Darnell$174Price Loss Coverage Program$3,948
Gunnar Investments, LLC$171Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,406
Austin R. Tinsley$167Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$265
Alma Nadine Ashcraft Trust$166Price Loss Coverage Program$15,297
Michael Keith Johnson$166Price Loss Coverage Program$17,421
Michael Anderson$149Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$149
Michael Haley$146Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$186
Eric David Fuchs$126Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$126
Larry L. Potter$124Price Loss Coverage Program$832
Ryan Scott Middleton$113Price Loss Coverage Program$2,768
Carla Moore$105Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$105
Austin R. Tinsley$98Price Loss Coverage Program$265
Willard Abbott$98Price Loss Coverage Program$6,069
Michael Keith Johnson$92Price Loss Coverage Program$17,421
Timothy William Brantley$90Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$599
Richard K. Sloan Jr.$73Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$358
Viola Darnell$58Price Loss Coverage Program$442
Michael Haley$40Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$186
Michael Keith Johnson$40Price Loss Coverage Program$17,421
Rolling Shoals Farm, Inc.$40Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$29,238
Alma Nadine Ashcraft Trust$39Price Loss Coverage Program$15,297
Gary A. Baudino$35Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$35
Rita C. Clanahan$31Price Loss Coverage Program$2,157
Michael Keith Johnson$30Price Loss Coverage Program$17,421
Gerald L. Clubb$26Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$26
Alma Nadine Ashcraft Trust$23Price Loss Coverage Program$15,297
Janie Marie Ashcraft Trust$23Price Loss Coverage Program$8,782
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$23Price Loss Coverage Program$24,006
Douglas Murphy$21Price Loss Coverage Program$3,608
Rick L. Golden$19Price Loss Coverage Program$370
Janie Marie Ashcraft Trust$19Price Loss Coverage Program$8,782
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$19Price Loss Coverage Program$24,006
Anna Williams$18Price Loss Coverage Program$673
Larry L. Potter$16Price Loss Coverage Program$832
Rick L. Golden$15Price Loss Coverage Program$370
Mary Darnell$15Price Loss Coverage Program$3,948
Mary Darnell$15Price Loss Coverage Program$3,948
Janie Marie Ashcraft Trust$14Price Loss Coverage Program$8,782
Roy Lee Ashcraft Trust$14Price Loss Coverage Program$24,006
Jeff Darnell$13Price Loss Coverage Program$719
Linda Seematter$13Price Loss Coverage Program$13
Rick L. Golden$8Price Loss Coverage Program$370
Mary Darnell$8Price Loss Coverage Program$3,948
David Dwight Rose$1Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,361
David Dwight Rose$1Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$8,361

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