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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Baker County farmers in 2021 reached $72,478

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Farms in Baker County received $72,478 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 46 subsidies provided, the largest was for Shady Creek Farm, Inc., which received $29,078 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Baker County farmer was $55 to Calvin Hawkins.

There were 144 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $311,593.

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 Baker County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Shady Creek Farm, Inc.$29,078Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$29,078
Wyman Griffis$7,384Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,384
Bar JR Farm, LLC$3,154Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,154
Walter F. Rozier$2,732Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,732
Derek T. Harvey$2,662Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,882
Double Blake Farms, LLC$2,284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,284
Lyons and Lyons Show Pigs, LLC$1,894Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,894
Auzzie Johns$1,775Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,775
R3 Cattle, LLC$1,722Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,722
Glenda Register$1,553Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,553
Ray's Land, LLC$1,434Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,434
Jonathan Will Elledge$1,376Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,376
Casey Griffis$1,197Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,197
Thrifty Farms, Inc.$1,110Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,110
Justin Carter$1,001Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,001
Benny F. Richardson$992Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$992
Richard W. Fish$955Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$955
David J. Thrift$767Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$767
Rodney D. Page$654Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,308
Rodney D. Page$654Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,308
John A. Shadd Jr.$520Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$520
Paul Raulerson$508Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$508
Eugene W. Richardson$495Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$495
Wassie Aaron Fish$491Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$491
Wendell Owen Crews$464Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$464
Riley G. Yarborough$457Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$457
Joseph Phillip Shivers$391Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$391
Larry Hutchins$384Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$384
Jordan Kenneth Center$335Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$335
Richard Dean Griffis$332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$332
Clinton Freeman$329Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$329
Andrew a Staier JR$322Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$322
Wesley J. Mobley$305Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$305
Alief V Bryant$294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$294
Curtis W. Fletcher$294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$294
James Richard Hodges$283Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$283
Trilby Crews$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$280
Curtis M. Miller$232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$232
Derek T. Harvey$220Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,882
Raymond Loadholtz$218Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$218
Angela L. Lauramore$215Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$215
Guy W. Taylor Jr.$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$187
Michael W. Fiser$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$187
David Poston$163Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$163
Robert C. Brannan III$139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$139
Calvin Hawkins$55Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$55

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