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228 Walker County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Walker County received $652,897 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 228 subsidies provided, the largest was for Charles O. Franks Jr., which received $72,932 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Walker County farmer was $4 to Vicki F. Guth.

There were 408 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $883,544.

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 Walker County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Charles O. Franks Jr.$72,932Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$72,932
Kimelan L Millican II$53,460Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$54,594
Jerry W. Hamilton$34,022Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$34,022
Mack Morrison Jr.$30,968Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$32,055
Harold C. Jones$27,270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$28,478
Scoggins Farms, Inc.$25,306Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$31,546
Allen E. Ridley$15,387Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$20,062
Selstad Bypass Trust$15,110Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$18,713
Stanley Matthews$15,015Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$20,328
Sara Louise Jones$12,773Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$12,773
Kimelan L Millican III$12,161Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$24,322
Kimelan L Millican III$12,161Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$24,322
Kensington Farm Association L P$8,746Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,746
Betty J. Shook$7,487Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,487
Leonidas D. Miller$7,318Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments$16,090
Tori Phillips$6,581Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,933
Chase Nelson Sheram$6,564Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$8,168
Leonidas D. Miller$5,775Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$16,090
John R. Howard Jr.$5,503Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,503
Shaw W. Abney$5,365Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,822
Stanley Matthews$5,313Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$20,328
Alisa F. Bickett$5,160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,160
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$5,121Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Billy Joe Jackson$5,115Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$6,495
Cross Farm$5,072Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,270
John D. Romans$4,958Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,958
William Earl Rector Jr.$4,830Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,830
Allen E. Ridley$4,675Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$20,062
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$4,603Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Huntland Enterprise LP$4,537Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,932
Christopher J. Mitchell$4,157Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,157
Walter H. Levie Jr.$4,143Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,916
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$3,952Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$3,928Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$3,663Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Charles N. Shaw$3,433Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,433
Jerry A. Brooks Jr.$3,417Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,417
Jeffrey A. Goodson$3,398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,398
William R. Steele$3,398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,015
Wesley D. Butler$3,347Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,562
Robert T. Hucke$3,347Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,347
Robert E. Smalley$3,341Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,341
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$3,145Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Walter H. Levie Jr.$3,113Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$8,916
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$3,097Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$3,085Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Polly A. Pickard$3,020Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,084
Leonidas D. Miller$2,997Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,090
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$2,844Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Joshua Lee Stander$2,750Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$4,425
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$2,639Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Brian P. Hart$2,546Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,284
Michael Kisner$2,450Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,450
Sandra Martin$2,415Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,415
Roger Dale Morrison$2,312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,312
Michael A. Hicks$2,312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,699
Taylor Kirk Davidson$2,312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,312
John A. Watson Jr.$2,260Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,744
Donald Edward Crouch$2,200Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,580
Tommy M. Shattuck$2,174Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,174
Selstad Bypass Trust$2,139Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$18,713
Steve J. Chapman$2,099Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,099
Mason J. Price$2,053Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,189
William F. Guthrie$2,053Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,053
Lloyd Mcdonald Nelms$2,053Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,053
James P. Burton$2,036Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,334
Steve Bromme$2,036Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,560
Austin Chase Horne$1,984Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,984
Nicholas Clarkson Bayne$1,984Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,402
Nicholas Clarkson Bayne$1,984Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,402
Ernest Eugene Garrett$1,980Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,547
Ernest Eugene Garrett$1,980Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,547
William Jackson Millard III$1,898Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,876
Charles F. Gilbreath$1,852Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,672
Scoggins Farms, Inc.$1,826Price Loss Coverage Program$31,546
Martin Davis House Foundation$1,787Grasslands Reserve Program$1,787
Phillip Lee Shattuck$1,777Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,777
Robert A. Hill$1,777Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,777
Nicholas Clarkson Bayne$1,717Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,402
Nicholas Clarkson Bayne$1,717Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,402
Scoggins Farms, Inc.$1,700Price Loss Coverage Program$31,546
Lanny C. Benson$1,639Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,755
William Ross Loughridge$1,639Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,639
Chase Nelson Sheram$1,604Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,168
Edward Kent Benson$1,570Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,570
Cedars Farm$1,553Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,553
Karless a Hays JR$1,540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,592
Steve Bromme$1,524Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,560
Eddie Wilson$1,501Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,501
John A. Watson Jr.$1,484Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,744
Jimmie Rennia Abercrombie$1,466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,466
Selstad Bypass Trust$1,464Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$18,713
James W. McCarty$1,415Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,415
Scoggins Farms, Inc.$1,384Price Loss Coverage Program$31,546
Billy Joe Jackson$1,380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,495
Donald Edward Crouch$1,380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,580
Mitchell Kingsley$1,363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,363
Andrew Jack Thomas$1,363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,363
Karen L. Bradley$1,346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,346
Beth Bruce Kelley$1,328Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,328
Anthony Ty Bearden$1,311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,311
Huntland Enterprise LP$1,306Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,932
Walter H. Levie Jr.$1,235Price Loss Coverage Program$8,916
Thomas F. Hise$1,225Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,225
Harold C. Jones$1,208Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$28,478
Double D Farms, LLC$1,190Price Loss Coverage Program$3,638
Mary Ann Jordan$1,156Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,156
Ronald S. Hise$1,139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,139
Jeff Thomas Cross$1,121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,121
Double D Farms, LLC$1,107Price Loss Coverage Program$3,638
Ricky Hansen$1,087Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,087
Mack Morrison Jr.$1,087Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$32,055
Justin Rodney Marsh$1,055Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,055
Karless a Hays JR$1,052Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,592
Robert Hill II$1,052Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,052
Timothy Jasen Crump$1,049Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,049
James David Montgomery Jr.$1,044Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,044
Joseph Wilbanks Jr.$968Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$968
Kenneth E. Johnson Jr.$966Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$966
Michael W. Pinion$949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$949
Charles M. Graham$932Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$932
Gary Dennis Barrett$932Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$932
Timothy H. Dean$932Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,093
William D. Alexander$932Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$932
Dannis E. Hood$907Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,204
Eddie Richard Byrd$880Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,320
Long Hollow Dairy Farm, LLC$880Dairy Margin Coverage Program$36,954
Billy Mullinax$880Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$880
Brody Ridley$863Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$863
Darren Gian Strickland$845Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$845
David L. McWilliams$829Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$829
Ernest Eugene Garrett$794Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,547
Ernest Eugene Garrett$794Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,547
Richard V. Chandler$776Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$776
Samuel Arthur Bowman$776Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$776
James M. Blevins$776Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$776
Dean Aten$773Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$773
Joanne Ritchie$738Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,219
Brannon Cole Chastain$717Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$717
Scoggins Farms, Inc.$688Price Loss Coverage Program$31,546
Charles F. Gilbreath$673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,672
Stephen Allen Jones$667Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$667
Double D Farms, LLC$665Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,638
Gregory B. Wood$622Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$622
Joey L. Thornton$621Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$621
William R. Steele$617Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,015
Susan Brantley$585Price Loss Coverage Program$938
James R. Pope$552Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$552
Joshua Lee Stander$545Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,425
Joshua Lee Stander$545Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,425
Joshua Lee Stander$545Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,425
Joe E. Roberson$535Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$882
Martin L. Hamilton$535Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$535
Harry Krippes$518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$518
Roy O. Carter$500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$500
Brian P. Hart$488Price Loss Coverage Program$3,284
Joan C. Brown$486Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$486
Guy Moore$483Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$483
Joanne Ritchie$481Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,219
Shaw W. Abney$457Price Loss Coverage Program$5,822
William Jackson Millard III$456Price Loss Coverage Program$2,876
Larry R. Garner$449Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$449
Eddie Richard Byrd$440Price Loss Coverage Program$1,320
Daniel K. Wigal$431Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$431
Jo Ann H. Bell$431Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$431
William Jackson Millard III$417Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,876
David Gaither Living Trust$414Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$414
Double D Farms, LLC$400Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,638
James R. Painter$397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$397
Michael E. Lanier$380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$380
Terry E. Bradley$362Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$362
Susan Brantley$353Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$938
Cindy L. Bradshaw$350Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$490
Joe E. Roberson$347Price Loss Coverage Program$882
Dalton Canner Green$328Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$328
Walter H. Levie Jr.$316Price Loss Coverage Program$8,916
Dannis E. Hood$297Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,204
Vicki F. Guth$288Price Loss Coverage Program$771
Double D Farms, LLC$276Price Loss Coverage Program$3,638
Dena Christine Barrett$275Price Loss Coverage Program$530
Larry Kyle Melton$259Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$259
Dena Christine Barrett$255Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$530
Scoggins Farms, Inc.$250Price Loss Coverage Program$31,546
Kimelan L Millican II$237Price Loss Coverage Program$54,594
Kimelan L Millican II$230Price Loss Coverage Program$54,594
Kimelan L Millican II$223Price Loss Coverage Program$54,594
Scoggins Farms, Inc.$222Price Loss Coverage Program$31,546
Brian P. Hart$220Price Loss Coverage Program$3,284
Wesley D. Butler$215Price Loss Coverage Program$3,562
Chris Henderson$207Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$207
Donald Wayne Shelby$207Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$207
Bissell Farms, Inc.$207Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$207
Vicki F. Guth$206Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$771
Tori Phillips$203Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$6,933
Cross Farm$198Price Loss Coverage Program$5,270
Michael A. Hicks$183Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,699
Michael A. Hicks$183Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,699
James P. Burton$182Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,334
Vicki F. Guth$176Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$771
Timothy H. Dean$161Price Loss Coverage Program$1,093
Tori Phillips$149Price Loss Coverage Program$6,933
Charles F. Gilbreath$147Price Loss Coverage Program$2,672
Cindy L. Bradshaw$140Price Loss Coverage Program$490
Mason J. Price$136Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,189
Kimelan L Millican II$122Price Loss Coverage Program$54,594
Kimelan L Millican II$121Price Loss Coverage Program$54,594
Lanny C. Benson$116Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,755
Scoggins Farms, Inc.$110Price Loss Coverage Program$31,546
Walter H. Levie Jr.$109Price Loss Coverage Program$8,916
William Jackson Millard III$105Price Loss Coverage Program$2,876
Kimelan L Millican II$102Price Loss Coverage Program$54,594
Kimelan L Millican II$99Price Loss Coverage Program$54,594
Vicki F. Guth$97Price Loss Coverage Program$771
Huntland Enterprise LP$89Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,932
Chad Eugene Lanier$86Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$86
Phillip W. Cantrell$72Price Loss Coverage Program$72
Steve L. Lewis$68Price Loss Coverage Program$68
Polly A. Pickard$64Price Loss Coverage Program$3,084
Scoggins Farms, Inc.$60Price Loss Coverage Program$31,546
James P. Burton$58Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,334
James P. Burton$58Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,334
Robert B. Benson$46Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$138
Robert B. Benson$46Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$138
Robert B. Benson$46Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$138
Joshua Lee Stander$40Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,425
Brian P. Hart$30Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,284
Michael A. Hicks$21Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,699
Vicki F. Guth$4Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$771

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