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199 Chattooga County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Chattooga County received $644,081 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 199 subsidies provided, the largest was for Dale Edward Williams II, which received $82,254 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Chattooga County farmer was $6 to Dale Edward Williams II.

There were 325 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $668,608.

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 Chattooga County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Dale Edward Williams II$82,254Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$88,341
Travis L. Tittle$62,466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$62,466
Gore Forest Products, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
M & K Dawson Company, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Triple J Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
William D. Mitchell$28,808Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$38,357
Frank Bearden$26,171Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$28,171
James M. Agnew$11,059Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,114
Stacy S. Gray$10,757Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$13,996
Hurley Bros Farm$10,453Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$30,260
William Edward Whitlock$10,292Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$10,292
Joshua Luke Loughridge$9,257Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,452
Charles E. Massey$9,212Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,284
William D. Mitchell$8,482Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$38,357
Hurley Bros Farm$8,021Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$30,260
Jeremy James Eager$7,227Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$10,139
Jack Hamilton Brewer$6,771Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,337
Michael D. Dawson$6,365Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,407
William Tyler Whitlock$5,468Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$5,468
James A. Thomas$5,279Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,279
Dale Edward Williams II$5,194Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$88,341
Hurley Bros Farm$3,716Price Loss Coverage Program$30,260
William P. Bryan Jr.$3,312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,312
John T. Stubbs III$3,226Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,226
Perry A. Westbrook$3,105Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,105
Jarrod C. Smith$3,071Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,071
Marcus D. Strawn$3,036Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,036
Leonard W. Brown$2,829Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,829
John C. Hunter$2,812Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,812
Eddie Littlejohn$2,777Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,777
Hurley Bros Farm$2,728Price Loss Coverage Program$30,260
Jeffery W. Cargle$2,726Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,726
Joe D. Manous$2,677Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,518
Hurley Bros Farm$2,540Price Loss Coverage Program$30,260
Stacy S. Gray$2,459Price Loss Coverage Program$13,996
Jerry H. Cook$2,420Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$4,357
Joe M. Reed$2,400Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,400
Hurley Bros Farm$2,348Price Loss Coverage Program$30,260
Letitia S. Smith$2,346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,346
Brian Keith Durham$2,298Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,298
Dale E. Williams$2,191Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,191
Benny G. Price Jr.$2,070Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,070
Christopher Lee Kerce$2,059Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,059
Anthony Merle Thurston$2,036Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,036
Frank Bearden$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$28,171
Gore Forest Products, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
M & K Dawson Company, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Triple J Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Barbara L. Sanford$1,949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,296
Charles Andrew Hames$1,932Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,139
James F. Beatson$1,880Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,185
Jeff L. Coley$1,880Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,880
Alfred R. McDaniel$1,835Price Loss Coverage Program$3,207
Luther A. Hegwood$1,777Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,554
Luther A. Hegwood$1,777Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,554
William L. Crouch$1,753Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,753
Jeremy James Eager$1,708Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,139
Charles E. Lowry$1,673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,673
David L. Millican$1,570Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,570
Kaye Broome$1,570Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,570
Maverick Kirk Herod$1,553Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,553
Kingston H. Lanier$1,518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,072
Kingston H. Lanier$1,518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,072
Kingston H. Lanier$1,518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,072
Kingston H. Lanier$1,518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,072
Grady E. Schrader III$1,507Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,605
James Alec Jones$1,501Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,501
Lamar J. Neal$1,484Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,566
Timothy L. Cook$1,415Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,415
Jerry H. Cook$1,397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,357
Wilburn L. Cavin$1,363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,363
Jack Hamilton Brewer$1,354Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,337
H & F Farms, LLC$1,346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,330
Robert W. Denson$1,346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,346
Robert Yates$1,346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,346
Joshua Cole Thomas$1,346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,346
Melvin R. Simmons Jr.$1,340Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,754
Stacey Robinson$1,311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,622
Stacey Robinson$1,311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,622
Alfred R. McDaniel$1,288Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,207
James A. Raptis$1,277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,722
Aubrey Dale Housch$1,265Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,972
Larry R. Scoggins$1,246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,246
Tyler K. Fisher$1,242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,242
Robert Lawrence Beach$1,173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,173
Jason A. Dawson$1,169Price Loss Coverage Program$1,169
Lisa Martinez$1,104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,104
Grady E. Schrader III$1,098Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,605
Claude Cox$1,087Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,087
Richard E. Wright$1,070Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,070
Yancy D. Robinson$1,070Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,070
Jack Hamilton Brewer$1,044Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,337
Paul W. Walden$1,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,035
Shawn F. McCary$1,018Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,018
Sarah Elizabeth Morgan$1,001Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,001
Bryan H. Lanier$987Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,270
Bryan H. Lanier$987Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,270
Chaney Ron Waldon$983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,967
Chaney Ron Waldon$983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,967
Dillard Eugene Taylor$914Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$914
Russell H. Dooley$914Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$914
Ryan Thomas Hardin$897Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$897
Steve F. Scoggins$897Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$897
Joe G. Dawson$828Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$828
Charles W. Powell$811Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$811
Ethan B. Hutchins$799Price Loss Coverage Program$1,560
Ethan B. Hutchins$761Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,560
Douglas Glenn Ratliff$759Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$759
Ronald H. Carter$759Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$759
Cliff Ratliff$725Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$725
Joe D. Manous$719Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,518
Jon G. Bartnick$715Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,371
Aubrey Dale Housch$707Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,972
Brian Keith Whitlock$707Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$707
Ralph D. McGraw Sr.$673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$673
Jon G. Bartnick$656Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,371
Charles E. Davis$638Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$638
Rebecca B. Thomas$638Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$638
Blanding B. Young$621Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$621
Bryan Adam Lanier$604Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,208
Bryan Adam Lanier$604Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,208
Clifford W. Cordle$587Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$587
George F. Tolbert$569Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$569
Jerry H. Cook$540Price Loss Coverage Program$4,357
Jeremy James Eager$525Price Loss Coverage Program$10,139
Michael D. Dawson$521Grasslands Reserve Program$7,407
Michael D. Dawson$521Grasslands Reserve Program$7,407
Tracy Lane Pavlovsky$518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$518
Daryl Wayne Manning$518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$518
Vanessa Dawn Massey$518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$518
H & F Farms, LLC$492Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,330
H & F Farms, LLC$492Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,330
Clemmie A. Black$482Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$685
David F. Ward$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$466
Joshua R. Baker$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$466
Ted Bridges$464Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$464
Hurley Bros Farm$454Price Loss Coverage Program$30,260
William Randall Brinkley$449Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$449
James A. Raptis$445Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,722
William D. Mitchell$443Price Loss Coverage Program$38,357
Max H. Treadaway$431Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$431
William Joseph Culbert$431Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$431
Melvin R. Simmons Jr.$414Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,754
James E. Parker$397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$397
Matthew Oliver Eubanks$393Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$393
Ralph D. McGraw Jr.$380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$380
Jackie Kenneth Coley$380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$380
James H. Goss$363Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$464
Barbara L. Sanford$347Price Loss Coverage Program$2,296
Bittena C Beam$341Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$341
William D. Mitchell$338Price Loss Coverage Program$38,357
John Jerry Worsham Jr.$328Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$328
Anthony L. Bannister$328Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$328
Dale Edward Williams II$318Price Loss Coverage Program$88,341
Nancy Sue Dyer$311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$311
Nancy Sue Dyer$311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$311
James F. Beatson$305Price Loss Coverage Program$2,185
James L. Taylor$296Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$296
Stacy S. Gray$287Price Loss Coverage Program$13,996
Stacy S. Gray$266Price Loss Coverage Program$13,996
Bobby Glenn Davis$259Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$259
Michael A. Duke$259Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$259
George Clayton Vandiver$238Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$448
Jeremy James Eager$236Price Loss Coverage Program$10,139
Stacy S. Gray$227Price Loss Coverage Program$13,996
Haywood Valley Farms, Inc.$224Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$224
Waymon Oscar Blansit$224Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$224
Charles Andrew Hames$207Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$2,139
Dale Edward Williams II$206Price Loss Coverage Program$88,341
Clemmie A. Black$203Price Loss Coverage Program$685
Dale Edward Williams II$195Price Loss Coverage Program$88,341
Joshua Luke Loughridge$195Price Loss Coverage Program$9,452
Jeremy James Eager$190Price Loss Coverage Program$10,139
William D. Mitchell$186Price Loss Coverage Program$38,357
Jeremy James Eager$169Price Loss Coverage Program$10,139
Dale Edward Williams II$168Price Loss Coverage Program$88,341
Jack Hamilton Brewer$168Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,337
Joseph Andrew Middleton$155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$155
Randall E. Taylor$155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$155
John Bailey$146Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$146
Joe D. Manous$122Price Loss Coverage Program$3,518
Bryan H. Lanier$122Price Loss Coverage Program$2,270
Bryan H. Lanier$122Price Loss Coverage Program$2,270
George Clayton Vandiver$112Price Loss Coverage Program$448
James H. Goss$101Price Loss Coverage Program$464
William D. Mitchell$100Price Loss Coverage Program$38,357
George Clayton Vandiver$98Price Loss Coverage Program$448
Mark L. Berman$96Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$96
Shane A. Brock$86Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$86
Alfred R. McDaniel$84Price Loss Coverage Program$3,207
Jeremy James Eager$84Price Loss Coverage Program$10,139
Lamar J. Neal$82Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,566
Alvin Sentell$77Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$77
Charles E. Massey$72Price Loss Coverage Program$9,284
James M. Agnew$55Price Loss Coverage Program$11,114
Heather Reed$52Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$52
Bryan H. Lanier$26Price Loss Coverage Program$2,270
Bryan H. Lanier$26Price Loss Coverage Program$2,270
Dale Edward Williams II$6Price Loss Coverage Program$88,341

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