Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to ZIP Code 28443 farmers in 2021 reached $61,787

Farms in ZIP Code 28443 received $61,787 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Among the 23 subsidies provided, the largest amount was awarded to Thomas Armfield Cannon, which received $9,925 for the claim of Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program.

The smallest subsidy provided to a ZIP Code 28443 farmer was $79 to Lindsey Blake Warren.

There were nine fewer subsidies in 2021 than the year before, when there were 32.

The total value of the subsidies fell by $214,850 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
Thomas Armfield Cannon	$9,925	Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program
Patrick Sean Cullen	$8,599	Disaster WHIP 2019 (Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program)
Ronald Edwin Sheffield	$7,139	Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program
Hold Fast Oysters, LLC	$6,603	Web-Based NAP
Debra J. Bundy	$6,588	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental
Jeffrey Charles Rooks	$6,472	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities
Ronald Edwin Sheffield	$4,733	Web-Based NAP
Randall G. Pembrook	$2,711	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental
Soundside Oyster Farms, LLC	$2,277	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act
Mary Jo Pembrook	$1,455	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental
Patrick Sean Cullen	$1,147	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act
Thurman Casey	$955	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental
Stanley K. Pyle	$632	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities
Marsha Spiller	$550	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act
Lu Anne U. Zambrowski	$424	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities
Hold Fast Oysters, LLC	$413	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act
Larry T. Phillips	$397	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities
Marsha Spiller	$271	Price Loss Coverage Program
Randall G. Pembrook	$106	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities
Mary Jo Pembrook	$106	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities
Lu Anne U. Zambrowski	$104	Price Loss Coverage Program
Larry T. Phillips	$101	Price Loss Coverage Program
Lindsey Blake Warren	$79	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental