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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Barrow County farmers in 2021 reached $316,626

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Farms in Barrow County received $316,626 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 99 subsidies provided, the largest was for Marco Davila, which received $42,258 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Barrow County farmer was $20 to David Huffman.

There were 222 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $438,671.

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 Barrow County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Marco Davila$42,258Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$42,258
Walter Wayne Glass$41,929Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$41,929
Cullin Todd Hamilton$31,929Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$31,929
Johnny L. Wright$20,813Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$22,811
Mclocklin Cattle, LLC$15,463Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$15,463
Xuan V. Tran$13,061Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$13,061
Michael J. Etheridge$12,583Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$15,149
Anthony Knight$9,610Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,610
Joe Thrash Hutchins Jr.$8,746Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,746
Barry Cronic$7,646Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,646
Charles M. Cox$6,488Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,488
Mary F. Cooper$4,952Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,952
Betsy H. McDonald$4,030Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,030
James P. Wright$3,847Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,847
Joseph William Vanderford$3,526Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$4,009
Russell Wilburn$3,368Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,368
William R. Lee$3,279Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,279
Lewis Darrell Cronic$3,105Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,105
Charla S. Williams$3,007Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,383
Virginia E. Widstrom$2,920Price Loss Coverage Program$2,920
Lott Family Farms, LLC$2,690Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,690
Michael J. Etheridge$2,567Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$15,149
Gayle H. Glass$2,500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,500
Dale T. Crowe$2,311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,311
Claire G. McDougald$2,230Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,230
Caroline R. Stallings$2,229Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,229
William S. Franklin$2,087Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,087
Rachel Sirmons Cuthbertson$2,077Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,077
Johnny L. Wright$1,998Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$22,811
Shane Sullards$1,900Price Loss Coverage Program$2,816
James K. Crumley$1,800Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,800
David J. Bradley$1,699Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,699
William Jerry Frost Sr.$1,629Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,629
Marvin Spurlin$1,583Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,583
Marjorie S. Pinkard$1,562Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,562
Michael Terrell Sailors$1,553Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,553
Mark Douglas Thompson$1,501Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,501
Carol Goodnight$1,458Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,458
Frances Elizabeth Casper$1,430Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,430
Donald Perkins$1,401Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,401
Tammy M. Skinner$1,333Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,333
Amy Wilmoth Watts$1,284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,284
Patricia Page$1,273Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,273
Mark Gilreath$1,190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,190
Paul E. Borders$1,190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,381
Paul E. Borders$1,190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,381
Raymond Bramlett$1,117Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,117
Steve P. Emerick$1,072Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,072
Sarah Schamberger$1,057Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,217
Estelle Peek$1,030Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,030
Derrick Jones$1,018Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,018
Travis Dodd Clark$1,001Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,001
Linda Arrington$976Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$976
Tyler N. Wade$951Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$951
Russell K Schonerstedt$928Price Loss Coverage Program$928
Shane Sullards$916Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,816
John L. White$874Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$874
Eddie Knight$867Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$867
Dwayne Elliott$863Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$863
Donny W. House$834Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$834
Jerry Garrett$828Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$828
Brian Dean Freeman$796Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$796
Leigh Warren Caine$725Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$725
Jack-the Griffin Family Living Trust K Griffin$631Price Loss Coverage Program$1,760
Johnny Royster$621Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$621
Hubert S. Hunter$611Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$611
Justin Cooper$604Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$604
Rickey R. Peppers$587Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$587
Jack-the Griffin Family Living Trust K Griffin$571Price Loss Coverage Program$1,760
Alma Lou Taylor Heirs$562Price Loss Coverage Program$1,510
Jack-the Griffin Family Living Trust K Griffin$558Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,760
Ray Fowler$526Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$526
Alma Lou Taylor Heirs$505Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,510
Christopher R. Long$504Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$504
Joseph William Vanderford$483Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,009
Timothy A. Long$467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$467
Alma Lou Taylor Heirs$443Quality Loss Adjustment Program$1,510
Donnie Davis$418Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$418
Gilbert Reed$407Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$407
Steven M. Williford$399Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$399
Charla S. Williams$376Price Loss Coverage Program$3,383
Doris W. Niblett$375Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$375
Harold D. Tapp$335Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$335
Robbie B. Paine$309Price Loss Coverage Program$309
Catherine Ann Enochs$296Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$296
William W. Pruitt$279Price Loss Coverage Program$279
Robert A. Glass$267Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$267
Ernest L. Patrick$232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$232
Glenn Downs$185Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$185
George M. Meeks$181Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$181
Sarah Schamberger$160Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - Individual$1,217
David Huffman$127Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$147
Raymond Reynolds$126Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$126
Beth Adcock Purdy$99Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$99
Vann H. Logan$97Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$97
Allen Cone$87Price Loss Coverage Program$87
Brian Ragle$65Price Loss Coverage Program$65
Melissa Jean Crane$35Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$35
David Huffman$20Price Loss Coverage Program$147

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