How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did 34 farmers in ZIP Code 36801 receive in 2021?
Among the 34 subsidies provided, the largest amount was awarded to FDL Investments, LLC, which received $35,663 for the claim of Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program.
The smallest subsidy provided to a ZIP Code 36801 farmer was $90 to Jared T. Horne.
There were 21 fewer subsidies in 2021 than the year before, when there were 55.
The total value of the subsidies fell by $63,586 from the previous year.
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.
| Farm | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy |
|---|---|---|
| FDL Investments, LLC | $35,663 | Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program |
| Jared T. Horne | $30,527 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Jared T. Horne | $11,250 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Jack Houston Avery | $10,772 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| RLLT Properties, LLC | $10,091 | Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program |
| Sullivan-Scivicque Farms, LLC | $3,258 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Walker Farms | $3,152 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Susan Campbell | $2,511 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Crawford A. Tatum Jr. | $2,471 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Priester Family Partnership 2, Ltd. | $2,422 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Crawford A. Tatum Jr. | $1,950 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Terry Wise | $1,938 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Catherine Lamar Jackson | $1,676 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Kathleen Clift Steigelman | $1,613 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Susan Campbell | $999 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Terry Wise | $905 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Danny Lowell Dansby | $860 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jeffrey V. Thurmond | $785 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| David G. Floyd Sr. | $771 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Susan Campbell | $755 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Kathleen Clift Steigelman | $688 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Sullivan-Scivicque Farms, LLC | $628 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Michael W. Lord | $432 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Carolyn S. Lord | $432 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Shirley Buss | $398 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| William Mark Slay | $388 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| James H. Riddle | $332 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Kathleen Clift Steigelman | $212 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |
| Mike S. Patterson | $207 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| George Wesley Evans Jr. | $194 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Nathan Evans | $138 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Sullivan-Scivicque Farms, LLC | $103 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Erik Goldmann | $100 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jared T. Horne | $90 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |