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126 Columbia County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021

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Farms in Columbia County received $260,847 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 126 subsidies provided, the largest was for Alton Walker, which received $36,413 for the claim of "Price Loss Coverage Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Columbia County farmer was $1 to Nancy M. Bobbitt.

There were 97 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $196,444.

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 Columbia County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Alton Walker$36,413Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$36,413Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$17,412Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$17,412Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Johnny Pressley$15,241Price Loss Coverage Program$16,777
Alton Walker$14,450Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$14,450Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Douglas F Wolkow Estate$9,734Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,490
Alton Walker$4,622Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$4,622Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$4,178Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$4,178Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$3,860Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$3,860Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Scott K. Farlow$3,375Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,523
Lyle L. Ballance Jr.$3,333Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,014
Kelvin Simmons$3,200Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$4,994
Jerome H. Jones$3,071Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,071
Alton Walker$2,184Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$2,184Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Mary Mcgregor Yeomans$2,065Price Loss Coverage Program$2,065
Misty Michelle Gibson$1,938Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,938
Johnny Pressley$1,536Price Loss Coverage Program$16,777
Elizabeth A. Loftis$1,428Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,428
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$1,409Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Dana C. Kent Jr.$1,373Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,502
Carol Cain McGregor$1,372Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,372
Michael W. Reese$1,303Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,303
Daniel Ray Moon$1,242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,242
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$1,168Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Elliott Family Farm C/O Nancy Young, LLC$1,158Trade Mitigation Program/Market Facilitation Program 2019 - Non-Specialty Crops Program$1,446
Dana C. Kent Jr.$1,129Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,502
Clint Kincade$1,096Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,096
Alton Walker$1,073Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Alton Walker$1,073Price Loss Coverage Program$169,384
Scott K. Farlow$1,065Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$5,523
CBB Farm, LLC$1,053Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,053
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$1,026Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Lee E Laravia$980Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,319
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$949Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Beckenhauer Family Trust 11/03/2011$927Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,250
Donald Leon Wells$914Price Loss Coverage Program$914
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$863Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Scott K. Farlow$852Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$5,523
Anna C. Hogan$850Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$850
Elwyn Beddingfield$845Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$845
Kelvin Simmons$834Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,994
Kelvin Simmons$825Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$4,994
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$777Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Douglas F Wolkow Estate$756Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$10,490
Christopher B. Holland$742Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,048
John Combs$682Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$682
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$677Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$660Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Diane E. Allen$658Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$823
Mark Bowers$633Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$633
Lee E Laravia$630Price Loss Coverage Program$2,319
Robert D. Hall$601Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$782
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$600Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Edith D. Allen$585Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$585
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$557Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Joann M. McNair$525Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$525
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$523Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$511Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Lee E Laravia$510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,319
Jimmy Boerschmann$507Price Loss Coverage Program$971
Brown's Place Farm, LLC$500Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share - Crops Program$500
Alton Walker$500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$169,384
Alton Walker$500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$169,384
Alfred J Harper Testamentary Trust$465Price Loss Coverage Program$465
Jimmy Boerschmann$464Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$971
George F. Young Jr.$449Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$449
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$435Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Lyle L. Ballance Jr.$414Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,014
Richard Brian Gilder$406Price Loss Coverage Program$723
Danny Johnson$397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$397
John Sheffield$396Price Loss Coverage Program$683
John R. Leysath Jr.$390Price Loss Coverage Program$390
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$386Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Getrude K Young$380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$380
Theron L. Whitaker$369Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$369
Beckenhauer Family Trust 11/03/2011$323Price Loss Coverage Program$1,250
Richard Brian Gilder$317Price Loss Coverage Program$723
Harry D. Revell$313Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$313
Dianna Davis$303Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$603
Dianna Davis$300Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$603
Elliott Family Farm C/O Nancy Young, LLC$288Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,446
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$286Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$274Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Sandra Kay Byrd$274Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$274
Christopher J. Zeigler$268Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$268
Patricia Z. Edwards$268Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$268
Susan Z. Hendricks$268Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$268
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$252Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Scott K. Farlow$213Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$5,523
Christopher B. Holland$175Price Loss Coverage Program$1,048
Lyle L. Ballance Jr.$167Price Loss Coverage Program$4,014
Diane E. Allen$165Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$823
John Sheffield$159Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$683
Marshall Properties & Investment, LLLP$154Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$11,507
Robert D. Hall$151Price Loss Coverage Program$782
Graffie Eldridge Jackson$149Price Loss Coverage Program$149
Inell Trahan Hollar$144Price Loss Coverage Program$144
Lee E Laravia$138Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,319
Kelvin Simmons$135Emergency Conservation Program/Hazard Mitigation Program - Cost Share FY19 Program$4,994
Sara Bell$132Price Loss Coverage Program$132
Christopher B. Holland$131Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,048
Patti M. Ashmore$128Price Loss Coverage Program$128
Timothy W. McKenzie$121Price Loss Coverage Program$121
John Sheffield$114Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$683
Lyle L. Ballance Jr.$100Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,014
Mark Anderson$91Price Loss Coverage Program$157
Laura R. McCauley$65Price Loss Coverage Program$65
Lee E Laravia$61Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,319
Tara Brownell Poteet$50Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$50
Roy Gregory Hooks$39Price Loss Coverage Program$39
Mark Anderson$37Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$157
Billie J. Hall$36Price Loss Coverage Program$36
Pamela J. Cannon$33Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$33
Robert D. Hall$30Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$782
Mark Anderson$26Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$157
Scott K. Farlow$19Price Loss Coverage Program$5,523
John Sheffield$14Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$683
Stacy Smith$10Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$10
Mark Anderson$3Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$157
Nancy M. Bobbitt$1Price Loss Coverage Program$1

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