Quantcast

Mississippi Gulf News

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Stone County farmers in 2021 reached $557,793

Mftractor760

Adobe Stock

Adobe Stock

Farms in Stone County received $557,793 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 92 subsidies provided, the largest was for A & D Timber Company, Inc., which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Stone County farmer was $159 to Fred Joseph Renot II.

There were 58 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $31,400.

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 Stone County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
A & D Timber Company, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Agent Harvest, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
J H Logging, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Ladner Investments, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Maddox Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Stillmore Construction Company, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Stone Timber Corporation$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Coy Bee Company, LLC$27,679Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$27,679
Bluff Creek Cattle Company, Inc.$10,277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,277
JRS Argo, LLC$9,016Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,016
Henry M. Hudson$7,806Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$29,712
Henry M. Hudson$7,806Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$29,712
Danny J. Korba$6,009Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Arlin Fore$5,900Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,900
Jeffery W. White$5,363Emergency Conversation Program$7,021
Steven H. Evans$5,240Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,240
Robert W. Parker$4,976Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,976
Terry L. Rogers$4,571Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,571
Oscar T. Black$4,533Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$4,533
Henry M. Hudson$3,838Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$29,712
Henry M. Hudson$3,838Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$29,712
Terry H. Hunt$3,582Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,582
Walter G. Hickman Jr.$3,514Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,514
Henry M. Hudson$3,212Market Facilitation Program - Crops Program$29,712
Henry M. Hudson$3,212Market Facilitation Program - Crops Program$29,712
Danny J. Korba$3,052Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$26,271
Danny J. Korba$2,942Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Big Four Cattle Company, LLC$2,789Emergency Conversation Program$2,789
Jamie Walker$2,709Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,895
Danny J. Korba$2,644Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Danny J. Korba$2,257Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Jamie Walker$2,186Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,895
RCS Farms, LLC$2,156Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,156
A & D Timber Company, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Agent Harvest, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
J H Logging, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Ladner Investments, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Maddox Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Stillmore Construction Company, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Stone Timber Corporation$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Edith Taylor$1,870Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,749
Danny J. Korba$1,807Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Danny J. Korba$1,779Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Danny J. Korba$1,772Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Brandon Lane Stephens$1,679Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments$1,679
Jeffery W. White$1,658Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,021
Avery Derrek Dearman$1,618Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,618
Wayne A. Kirkland$1,595Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,593
Danny J. Korba$1,516Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Jeffry M. Peters$1,463Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,463
Timothy W. Lee$1,461Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,461
Herbert Hickman$1,443Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,443
Terry Neal Williams$1,392Emergency Conversation Program$1,392
Stacey Michelle Spiers$1,361Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,361
Bruce Edmond Meadows$1,329Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,329
William Greg Buckley$1,285Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,285
Michael Glenn Johnson$1,251Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,251
Stephen M. Rogers$1,135Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,135
Charles A. Walker$1,118Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,118
Wayne A. Kirkland$998Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,593
Rogers Family Farm, LLC$985Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,445
Taylor Reid Hunt$956Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,136
Edith Taylor$879Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,749
Jonathan S. Rogers$856Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$856
Johnene Thames$853Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$853
Danny J. Korba$814Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$26,271
Ashley Dawn Farmer-Guthrie$807Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$807
Todd B. Hatten$795Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$795
Martin Shepherd Batson$763Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$763
Danny J. Korba$677Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Mark Edmond Davis$661Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$661
Kristan Carroll Pounders$654Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$654
Laura M. Young$641Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,708
Laura M. Young$641Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,708
Patrick Durian$569Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$569
John P. Lee$550Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$550
Danny J. Korba$505Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Danny J. Korba$497Dairy Margin Coverage Program$26,271
Rogers Family Farm, LLC$460Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,445
David Lee Stafford$436Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$436
Jason Anthony Ladner$346Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$346
Dennis L. Bounds$307Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$307
John Albert Lott$294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$569
William Robert Bounds$290Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$290
John Albert Lott$275Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$569
Rita M. Seal$264Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$264
John H. O'Neal Jr.$246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$246
Ryan Tice$245Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$245
Laura M. Young$213Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,708
Laura M. Young$213Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,708
Taylor Reid Hunt$180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,136
Fred Joseph Renot II$159Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$159

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS