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How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in St. Clair County receive in 2021?

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Farms in St. Clair County received $590,343 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 235 subsidies provided, the largest was for J & N Logging, which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a St. Clair County farmer was $11 to John Deloach III.

There were 437 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $2,202,090.

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 St. Clair County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
J & N Logging$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Stacy B. Mulvehill$44,334Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$44,334
Nathaniel P. Buckner$43,133Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$52,823
John Deloach III$23,202Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$29,684
John L. Buckner$22,068Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$22,068
Johnny E. Cone$16,884Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$17,544
James Edward Tate$13,671Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$39,139
Dabbs Family Partners$13,453Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$31,773
David S. Evans III$11,719Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,719
Perry Dodgen Trucking$11,532Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$13,532
Cameron Ty Hazelwood$11,231Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$11,231
Carol M. Oakes$10,876Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,876
Dabbs Family Partners$9,155Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$31,773
Bryan Burgess$8,883Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,502
Larry David Carter$7,174Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$7,174
Barnett M. Lawley$7,125Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$7,125
Bearden Brothers Beef$6,510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,084
Louella Menefee$6,144Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,093
James Edward Tate$6,016Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$39,139
Dabbs Family Partners$5,418Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$31,773
Randy E. Brown$5,310Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$17,381
Ronald Gene Browning$5,280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,280
Nathaniel P. Buckner$5,217Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments$52,823
Paul L. Manning$5,042Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,042
Lowery Farms, LLC$4,969Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,969
Cinda Tucker$4,908Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$4,908
Yarbrough Stock Farm$4,817Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,817
Charles G. Shaw$4,510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,510
Nathaniel P. Buckner$4,473Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$52,823
Jason Ryan McWhorter$4,276Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,276
John Deloach III$4,214Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$29,684
Randy E. Brown$3,950Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$17,381
Frank M. Morris$3,825Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,825
Earl Green$3,663Price Loss Coverage Program$7,810
Gregory Adam Stansell$3,636Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,636
Bryan Burgess$3,619Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,502
Christopher Paul Isbell$3,613Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,613
James Harold Whisnant$3,561Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,561
Marcus F. Martin$3,509Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,509
Linda Bice$3,302Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,104
Ray Stevens$3,255Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,255
James Edward Tate$3,227Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
Jerry E. Bice Jr.$3,002Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,002
Matthew Richard Smith$2,911Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,911
Linda Bice$2,802Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,104
James Edward Tate$2,569Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
MRS Angela Campbell Hazelwood$2,563Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,563
Garry A. Staples$2,553Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,329
James Edward Tate$2,472Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$39,139
Bobby Isbell$2,470Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$2,470
Earl Green$2,426Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$7,810
Carol McKenzie$2,326Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,326
Dream Acres Farms, LLC$2,295Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,295
Larry Phillip Byram$2,248Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,248
Philip E. Gleason Jr.$2,218Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,218
Taylor Oakley$2,128Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,128
Vince Starling$2,055Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,055
Stewart Davis$2,052Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,193
James Warren Mostillo SR$2,052Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,052
Floyd W. Burttram$2,007Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,007
Larry Phillip Byram$2,000Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,248
Perry Dodgen Trucking$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$13,532
J & N Logging$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Happy Knoll Livestock, LLC$1,990Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$1,990
Louella Menefee$1,949Price Loss Coverage Program$8,093
Jennifer Joy St John$1,946Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,946
Lewis Jeffrey Brown$1,915Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,915
Homer B. Bright$1,890Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,890
Nicholas Ryan Washington$1,781Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,781
Dabbs Family Partners$1,763Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$31,773
Randy E. Brown$1,754Price Loss Coverage Program$17,381
James Edward Tate$1,728Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
Michael Brett McLaren$1,727Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,115
Patrick Bryant Shirley$1,672Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,672
James Edward Tate$1,504Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$39,139
Stephen C. Smith$1,476Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,476
Robert D. Smith$1,449Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,449
John Walter Richey$1,429Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,429
Dabbs Family Partners$1,424Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$31,773
Ronald William Smith$1,392Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,392
David W. Hoyle$1,391Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,391
James Edward Tate$1,381Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
Perry L. Poe$1,379Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,379
Richard Lynn Guffey$1,364Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,364
James Edward Tate$1,364Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
Jene H Masters$1,296Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,296
James Edward Tate$1,268Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
David Andrew Ray$1,242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,242
Pete H. Cochran$1,232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,232
Randall Stewart$1,224Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,224
James Edward Tate$1,213Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
Randy E. Brown$1,193Price Loss Coverage Program$17,381
Kenneth Austin Parker$1,171Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,171
Alex C. Denney$1,166Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,977
Ricky Doyle Nunn$1,165Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,165
Susan Huie$1,158Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,158
Robert Allen White$1,137Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,137
Earl Green$1,115Price Loss Coverage Program$7,810
Thomas R. Coleman$1,064Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,064
Stacy A. Partridge$1,058Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,058
Roland Lewis St John$1,057Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,057
John Deloach III$1,054Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$29,684
Milford R. Washington$1,039Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,039
Boys and Girls Ranches of Alabama$1,038Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,038
James Edward Tate$1,026Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
Lindy Ann Dean$1,010Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,010
Robert D. McHugh$1,006Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,006
Randy E. Brown$987Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$17,381
Carolyn F. Moore$959Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$959
James M. Walker$932Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$932
James Martin Coker$925Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$925
James T. Evans$909Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$909
John Douglas Woodham III$900Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$900
Randy E. Brown$894Price Loss Coverage Program$17,381
Kennon K. Lindsey$849Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$849
Chadwick St L. John$839Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$839
Curtis W. McBride$815Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,020
Michael E. Bowling$810Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$810
Thomas Link Satterfield$799Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$799
Donald G. Oakes$786Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$786
Jane Callaway$782Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$782
Denise W. Staples$776Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$776
Garry A. Staples$776Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,329
Thomas Mark Banks$770Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$770
Jimmy D. Tollison Jr.$765Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$765
Pam Hendrick-Kelley$728Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$728
Nolen R. Clinkscales$724Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$724
Joshua Brett Echols$723Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$723
Darlene Reeves Davis$715Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,141
Stewart Davis$715Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,193
Tommy Castleberry$715Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$715
Dwight G. Rogers$711Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$711
Larry Touart$710Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$710
John Curtis Deshazo$709Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$709
Christopher D. McGahey$707Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$707
John Deloach III$700Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$29,684
Joshua Kyle Jones$696Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$696
Johnny B. House$692Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$692
Frankie L. Harris$690Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$690
Randy E. Brown$662Price Loss Coverage Program$17,381
Johnny E. Cone$660Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$17,544
Virgil R. Cash Jr.$654Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$654
Raymond Reynolds$648Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$648
Nicholas Bowden$641Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$641
Scott Simpson$629Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$629
James David Countryman$612Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$612
Curtis W. McBride$611Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,020
James Edward Tate$607Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
Clifford Wooten$606Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$606
Earl Green$606Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$7,810
David Scott Countryman$605Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$605
Emmitt James Brand$598Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$598
Curtis W. McBride$594Price Loss Coverage Program$2,020
Randy E. Brown$593Price Loss Coverage Program$17,381
Randy E. Brown$587Price Loss Coverage Program$17,381
Bearden Brothers Beef$574Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$7,084
Earl H. Pearce Jr.$569Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$569
Doris Jeanette Taylor$559Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$559
Paul R. Luecke$546Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,009
John Etheridge$536Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$536
Alex C. Denney$527Price Loss Coverage Program$1,977
Darrell Ree Ferguson$526Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$526
John Deloach III$504Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$29,684
Dixie Wilson$495Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$495
James Edward Tate$493Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
Sara Howard$485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$485
Bryan Hunt Thompson$484Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$484
Randy E. Brown$484Price Loss Coverage Program$17,381
Joe Thomas Bice$477Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$477
Philip L. Blue$469Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$469
Robert Austin Smith$469Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$469
Lindsey Jackson$467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$467
Terry Wayne Gilliland$467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$467
Rowena Amerman$465Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$465
Terry L. Castleberry$457Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$457
Mark Tucker$436Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$436
James Edward Tate$435Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
Darlene Reeves Davis$426Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,141
Stewart Davis$426Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,193
Patricia B. Schultz$416Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$416
Randy E. Brown$413Price Loss Coverage Program$17,381
David Royce Carroll$397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$397
Michael Brett McLaren$388Price Loss Coverage Program$2,115
Barry Edward Echols$388Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$388
Adam Stephen Manning$384Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$384
Robert T. Limbaugh$373Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$373
Lionel Kelley$361Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$361
Donnie Joe Ferguson$357Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$357
Johnny Ray Simmons$355Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$355
Larry Kelley$335Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$335
William Bart Peel$307Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$307
James E. Greene$307Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$307
Gary Liverett$290Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$290
Randy E. Brown$287Price Loss Coverage Program$17,381
Alex C. Denney$284Quality Loss Adjustment Program$1,977
Jason Wilburn Harris$281Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$281
Dabbs Family Partners$272Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$31,773
Roger Denson Wallis$272Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$272
John H. Peverly$267Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$267
Randy E. Brown$267Price Loss Coverage Program$17,381
Dabbs Family Partners$266Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$31,773
Barney E. Champion III$263Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$263
Candace Leighann Johnson$256Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$256
Betty Jo Edwards$235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$235
Billy R. Butterworth$233Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$233
Paul R. Luecke$232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,009
Tommy Webster$229Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$229
Willie E. Jones$225Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$225
Wilson Wright Jr.$224Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$224
Andrew Chapman$220Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$220
Richard Allen Bice$206Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$206
Daniel R. Risher$199Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$199
Kiley Morrison$197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$197
Joshua T. Bowlin$195Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$195
Richard Newell$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$187
Richard James Reynolds$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$173
Chad Mayfield$169Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$201
James Edward Tate$166Price Loss Coverage Program$39,139
Troy P. Smith$162Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$162
Mike Edwin Martin$142Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$142
Sammy J. Robinson$118Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$118
Paul R. Luecke$111Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,009
Troy L Ransum$98Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$98
Vernon Masters$83Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$83
Mark Fowler$83Price Loss Coverage Program$83
Paul Fowler$83Price Loss Coverage Program$83
Paul R. Luecke$75Price Loss Coverage Program$1,009
Ruby D. Ridgeway$75Price Loss Coverage Program$75
Brandon Scott Black$49Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$49
Paul R. Luecke$45Price Loss Coverage Program$1,009
Casey Melvin$35Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$35
Chad Mayfield$32Price Loss Coverage Program$201
Dabbs Family Partners$22Price Loss Coverage Program$31,773
Susan E. Huie$20Price Loss Coverage Program$20
John Deloach III$11Price Loss Coverage Program$29,684

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