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How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in Smith County receive in 2021?

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Farms in Smith County received $1,443,399 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 214 subsidies provided, the largest was for Kevin R. Shirk, which received $248,680 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Smith County farmer was $16 to Ponderosa Farms.

There were 339 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $264,724.

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 Smith County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Kevin R. Shirk$248,680Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$249,908
Maggie Victoria Smith$100,464Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$102,145
Hollis Marion Blackwell$80,602Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$86,509
Thomas Jason Pickering$80,184Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$80,184
Charlie Craft Trucking, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
J&a Farms, LLC$50,870Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$52,299
Nicole P. Gilpin$41,799Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$41,799
Fonda S. Arender$41,357Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$41,357
Paul Bruce Gable$39,623Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$44,961
Mary Katherine Hill$39,075Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$39,075
William David Robinson$38,693Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$38,693
Pete Rutland$32,506Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$54,065
Jasper Ducksworth$30,318Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$32,318
Charles Dennis Alexander$28,651Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$28,651
Blake's Farm, Inc.$27,219Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$27,219
Ponderosa Farms$25,960Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$25,976
C and N Farms, LLC$23,358Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$23,358
Nonette Bulger Runnels$22,526Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$22,526
Richard J. Dunkerton$22,465Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$24,113
Jonathan D. Kilgore$21,869Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,869
Mary Kinslow White$19,405Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$19,405
CP Exchange, LLC$17,136Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$30,149
Charles W. Pickering Sr.$15,775ERFM CFS OF$19,726
James A. Grayson$13,503Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$16,332
Howard C. Austin$13,275Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$17,472
CP Exchange, LLC$10,956Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$30,149
Robert Lynn Sullivan$9,867Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,867
Pete Rutland$8,814Price Loss Coverage Program$54,065
Kenneth T. Easterling$8,599Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$8,599
The Troy Wayne and Beverly Davis Revocable Trust$8,362Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,836
Larry W. Meadows$7,655Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,655
Hollis Marion Blackwell$5,906Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$86,509
Lazy B Country Farm, LLC$5,565Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$5,565
Ray H. Tullos$5,296Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,296
J. L. Runnels$5,103ERFM CFS OF$5,103
Robert L. Koehn$5,000Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,170
Jerry W. Houston$4,667Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,837
Danny W. Arender$4,364Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,589
Pete Rutland$4,257Price Loss Coverage Program$54,065
Allen C. Magee$4,166Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,166
Max Phillips$4,125Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$4,712
Michael Laine Eason$3,960Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,960
Grant H. Blakeney$3,910Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,910
William Steve Gambrell$3,898Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,723
Paul M. Meadows$3,571Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,571
Blaine H. Eaton II$3,546Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,546
Tubbs Apiaries, Inc.$3,527Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,527
Larry Joe Hancock$3,520Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,520
Kissi Nicole Sullivan$3,519Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,519
Carl Gable$3,408Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,408
Charles W. Pickering Sr.$3,335Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$19,726
Marvin B. Allen Jr.$3,260Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,260
Danny W. Arender$3,224Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,589
Pete Rutland$3,164Price Loss Coverage Program$54,065
Pete Rutland$3,094Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$54,065
Ms. Leanne Kilgore$3,086Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,171
Ms. Leanne Kilgore$3,086Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,171
Alan Featherston Miller$3,060Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,060
Paul Bruce Gable$3,025Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$44,961
James A. Grayson$2,829Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,332
James Newton Ishee$2,769Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,769
The Vernal R King Irrevocable Family Trust$2,614Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,614
James Larry Garner$2,605Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,605
Paul Bruce Gable$2,313Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$44,961
Frank Burks$2,229Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,229
John Billy Blakeney$2,209Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,209
Kevin Sherman$2,170Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,170
Howard C. Austin$2,134Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$17,472
Richard Bryant$2,099Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,099
Doris Ilene Boykin Ingram$2,080Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,080
Howard C. Austin$2,063Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$17,472
CP Exchange, LLC$2,057Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$30,149
Douglas Wayne Thornton Jr.$2,037Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,037
Martha B. Terrell$2,014Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,206
Charlie Craft Trucking, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Jasper Ducksworth$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$32,318
Kody A. Miller$1,971Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,942
Kody A. Miller$1,971Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,942
Danny Kash Miller$1,960Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,960
Nathan D. Thornton$1,957Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,957
Bennie D. Matthews$1,829Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,829
Benjie Ford$1,823Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,163
Winndale Crosby$1,815Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,815
Margaret Ann Pickering$1,772Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,277
William Cleo White Jr.$1,748Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,748
Ginger Michele Avila$1,728Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,728
Justin Lee Green$1,700Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$3,181
Steven Hancock$1,695Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,695
James Larry Wood$1,683Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,683
Maggie Victoria Smith$1,681Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$102,145
Ann H. Ainsworth$1,673Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,673
Richard J. Dunkerton$1,648Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$24,113
Hillman Vinson$1,628Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,628
Johnny Jones$1,592Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,592
Joshua Austin Bryant$1,551Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,551
Robert Houston$1,541Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,541
Helenese G Sims$1,498Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,498
Reggie Blackwell$1,471Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,471
Clyde A. Wilson$1,449Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,449
J&a Farms, LLC$1,429Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$52,299
Harry D. Norris$1,415Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,415
Randell White$1,398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,398
Dale K. Moore$1,343Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,343
Johnny Wesley Hall$1,343Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,343
Jerry Lowery$1,300Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,300
Jeffrey Todd Harrison$1,279Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,279
Robert Hicks$1,277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,277
Otho Arender$1,267Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,267
Delores Lackey Smith$1,231Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,231
Jimmie K. Eaton$1,231Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,314
Clinton Hugh Robinson$1,222Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,437
Kenneth R. Jernigan$1,195Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,195
Martha B. Terrell$1,192Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,206
Michelle Rutland$1,156Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,156
Shannon Gene Powell$1,146Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,146
B. Walker Enterprise, LLC$1,121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,121
Christy A. Smith$1,067Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,067
James E. Hatten$1,057Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,057
Larry W. Weathersby$1,050Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,050
Claude Roberson$1,048Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,048
Norman Whitlock$1,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,035
Robert Lee Pruitt Jr.$1,028Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,028
Charles Calvin Vowell$1,018Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,018
Lou Ann S. Gaskin$1,017Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,017
Justin Lee Hammons$1,003Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,003
Pete Rutland$1,000Price Loss Coverage Program$54,065
Ronnie Hammons$985Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$985
Henry H. Nelson$980Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$980
Aubrey Lynn Knight$976Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$976
Clayton G. Atwood$968Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$968
Melissa Nicole Arender$957Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$957
Joanne M. Russell$932Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$932
Sarah H. Rayner$924Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$924
Mitchell O. Hallman$917Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$917
Hugh C. Byrd$854Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$854
Phillip A. Johnson$849Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$849
Brenda L. Easterling$837Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$837
Charles Dwayne Brewer$830Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$830
Jerry W. Houston$830Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,837
Justin Lee Green$825Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$3,181
William Steve Gambrell$825Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$4,723
Billy K. Tadlock$814Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$814
Wilson Hallman$802Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$802
Gene T. Young$798Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$798
Nelner Robertson$794Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$794
James Harlon Craft$785Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$785
Gail W. Stringer$742Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$742
Jimmy Sanderford$735Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$735
Allen McAlpin$690Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$690
Mexel Crosby$690Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$690
Frances Frazier$677Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$677
James H. Wilson$677Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$677
Davy Hammons$657Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$657
Justin Lee Green$656Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,181
Pete Rutland$642Price Loss Coverage Program$54,065
Randy K. Lowery$631Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$631
Charles W. Pickering Sr.$616Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$19,726
James E. Moffett$605Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$605
Kevin R. Shirk$604Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$249,908
Loretta Smith$597Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$597
Max Phillips$587Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,712
Robert L. Koehn$585Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,170
Robert L. Koehn$585Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,170
Robert Scott Terrell$582Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$582
Iris Ford Nichols$572Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$572
Larry Steven Glenn$571Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$571
Kody L. Sullivan$569Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$569
Mary Katherine Turner$513Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,654
Hubert C. Hicks$500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$500
The Troy Wayne and Beverly Davis Revocable Trust$474Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,836
Margaret Ann Pickering$462Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,277
Bruce Hutchinson$460Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$460
Byron D. Unruh$455Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$455
Michael Thornton$449Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$449
Johnny O. Howell$448Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$448
Friend B. Walker Jr.$428Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$428
Dale Sullivan$426Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$426
Joe Allen Barnes$423Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$423
Sandy Corley$412Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$412
Mary Katherine Turner$410Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,654
Patrick Moffett$406Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$406
Marsea Straughn$404Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$404
Pete Rutland$380Price Loss Coverage Program$54,065
Kevin R. Shirk$371Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$249,908
Andy Hugh Daniel$360Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$360
Benjie Ford$340Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,163
Mary Katherine Turner$319Price Loss Coverage Program$1,654
Jerry W. Houston$311Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,837
Kelsey Wedgeworth Robinson$300Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$300
Warren E. Woodrow$294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$294
Kayla Norris$290Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$290
Martha Lynn Shutze$285Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$285
Mary Katherine Turner$280Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,654
Edward Crosby Jr.$276Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$276
George A. Stockman$270Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$270
Kevin R. Shirk$253Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$249,908
Ann Cannon$252Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$252
Clinton Hugh Robinson$215Price Loss Coverage Program$1,437
Willie Jacob Ducksworth$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$173
Gregory M. Easterling$169Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$169
Edward Duckworth$165Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$165
Thomas Earl Keyes$142Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$142
John Douglas Dixon$132Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$132
Bobbie Britt$121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$121
Kisha L. Slade$121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$121
Pete Rutland$110Price Loss Coverage Program$54,065
Pete Rutland$98Price Loss Coverage Program$54,065
Kenneth E. Dees$89Price Loss Coverage Program$89
Jimmie K. Eaton$83Price Loss Coverage Program$1,314
Mary Katherine Turner$70Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,654
Mary Katherine Turner$62Quality Loss Adjustment Program$1,654
Margaret Ann Pickering$43Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,277
Jerry W. Houston$29Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,837
Ponderosa Farms$16Price Loss Coverage Program$25,976

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