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

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Farms in Georgetown County received $886,698 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 213 subsidies provided, the largest was for 4 M Logging, Inc., which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Georgetown County farmer was $1 to Eunice Y. Kennedy.

There were 120 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $339,332.

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 Georgetown County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
4 M Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Bac Chipping, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Gregg S Blakely Logging$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
J. D. Trucking, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Johnson Swamp Timber, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Smith Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Bay Area Forest Products, LLC$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Britton Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Coastal Cutters, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Evon Rutledge Er Trucking$41,541Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$43,541
D&C Logging, LLC$33,131Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$35,131
Harold Singleton K&B Trucking Company$32,968Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$34,968
Elliott Farms, LLC$30,171Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$33,398
Christopher Poston 24/7 Trucking, LLC$26,506Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$28,506
Altman Trucking, LLC$18,531Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$20,531
Baxley Family Farms, LLC$17,984Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$34,240
Baxley Family Farms, LLC$16,256Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2$34,240
Edward Holmes JR Millions Transport, LLC$15,398Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$17,398
Charles Boyd Cantley Jr.$14,856Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$14,856
Seaboard Farms, LLC$9,658Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,785
Williamsburg Farms, Inc.$8,203Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,203
Andre Nesmith Aon Trucking$6,731Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$8,731
Lynwood L. Ard$6,728Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,887
ORR Family Agricultural, LLC$6,586Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$15,517
C&P Trucking$5,854Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$7,854
ORR Family Agricultural, LLC$4,874Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$15,517
Hunter Casselman$4,615Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,143
Anthony G. Ard$3,131Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,186
Dennis Farms, Inc.$3,025Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,025
Pinecroft, LLC$2,871Price Loss Coverage Program$2,871
Henry S Byrdic JR$2,356Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,356
James Alton Morris Jr.$2,234Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,546
Elliott Farms, LLC$2,178Price Loss Coverage Program$33,398
Marlyn Rud$2,071Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,664
4 M Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Altman Trucking, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$20,531
Bac Chipping, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Evon Rutledge Er Trucking$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$43,541
Gregg S Blakely Logging$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
J. D. Trucking, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Johnson Swamp Timber, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Smith Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Andre Nesmith Aon Trucking$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$8,731
Bay Area Forest Products, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Britton Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
C&P Trucking$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$7,854
Christopher Poston 24/7 Trucking, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$28,506
Coastal Cutters, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
D&C Logging, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$35,131
Edward Holmes JR Millions Transport, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$17,398
Harold Singleton K&B Trucking Company$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$34,968
Rabon McKenzie$1,977Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,977
Clara R. Cooper$1,970Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,182
George Grant Jr.$1,831Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,292
Edith R. Cooper$1,778Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,338
Tim R. Helms$1,671Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,671
Harry Huggins B. Est$1,623Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,317
ORR Family Agricultural, LLC$1,549Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$15,517
M. C. Casselman$1,542Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,542
Charles Edward Cooper$1,478Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,166
David K. Jordan$1,440Price Loss Coverage Program$1,632
Frank F and Ethelene C Greubel Revo Living Trust$1,420Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,014
Bobby Rhem Cumbie Jr.$1,404Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,757
James Alton Morris Jr.$1,383Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,546
James Alton Morris Jr.$1,331Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,546
William Lee Roy Morris$1,321Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,523
James C. Evans$1,307Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,307
Y'All Make the Call, LLC$1,296Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,296
Charlie G Enzor Revocable Trust$1,284Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,012
Bobby Rhem Cumbie Jr.$1,219Price Loss Coverage Program$2,757
Clara R. Cooper$1,212Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,182
ORR Family Agricultural, LLC$1,147Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$15,517
Michael W. Johnson$1,139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,255
James E Byrdic$1,062Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,721
William B Byrdic$1,062Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,721
Thomas J. Brookbank$1,051Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,143
Wayne A. McKenzie$1,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,035
ORR Family Agricultural, LLC$1,032Price Loss Coverage Program$15,517
Jennie F. Owen$1,018Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,018
Ronald K. Booth$1,005Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,336
Elizabeth Hinson Miller$862Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,724
Elizabeth Hinson Miller$862Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,724
Bruce Morris$824Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$824
Virginia Fielder$800Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,459
Tara W. Barr$783Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$783
Himstedt Trust$770Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$770
Bethel Davis$753Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,246
Elliott Farms, LLC$742Price Loss Coverage Program$33,398
Charles Edward Cooper$688Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,166
Earl W. Holtzscheiter Estate$687Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,369
Earl W. Holtzscheiter Estate$682Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,369
Otto I Czechner$677Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$677
Duane Luetters$667Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$667
Carol H. Tanner$665Price Loss Coverage Program$665
James E Byrdic$659Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,721
William B Byrdic$659Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,721
George E. Munnerlyn$659Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,026
Virginia Fielder$659Price Loss Coverage Program$1,459
Betty G. Moody$657Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$657
James E. Wilson$602Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$931
Breakwater Rice Fields, LLC$601Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$601
James Alton Morris Jr.$598Price Loss Coverage Program$5,546
Frank F and Ethelene C Greubel Revo Living Trust$594Price Loss Coverage Program$2,014
Cecil R. Williams$571Price Loss Coverage Program$571
Edith R. Cooper$560Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,338
Charlie G Enzor Revocable Trust$552Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,012
Thomas Harrelson III$543Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$804
Bethel Davis$493Price Loss Coverage Program$1,246
Corinne Hoch$482Price Loss Coverage Program$482
Glenn D. Altman$443Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$965
Orrell A. Saulsbury III$441Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$563
D. I. Wilson III$419Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,044
Harry Huggins B. Est$417Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,317
Harry Huggins B. Est$414Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,317
Marjorie J. Rasor$392Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$392
Dewey R. Lambert$380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$380
Lewis Family Holdings, LLC$369Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$719
Bakers Akers Properties, LLC$362Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$362
Wilma W. Shelley$352Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$352
W Sherwyn Jacobs$351Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$970
Harry Huggins B. Est$351Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,317
Marlyn Rud$346Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,664
Ronald K. Booth$331Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,336
James E. Wilson$330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$931
ORR Family Agricultural, LLC$329Price Loss Coverage Program$15,517
D. I. Wilson III$314Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,044
George Grant Jr.$311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,292
Shelley/Elvington Family, LLP$308Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$308
W Sherwyn Jacobs$307Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$970
Earl W Holtzscheiter$297Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$591
Glenn D. Altman$295Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$965
Earl W Holtzscheiter$294Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$591
James Grimmage$288Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$288
Hunter Casselman$283Price Loss Coverage Program$5,143
Elizabeth A. Nowlin$279Price Loss Coverage Program$493
Harry Huggins B. Est$274Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,317
Henry E. Hemingway Sr.$252Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$252
Robinson Family Holdings, LLC$247Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$247
Marlyn Rud$247Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,664
Bernard L. Sims$242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$242
Reuben C. Goude$242Price Loss Coverage Program$265
Harry Huggins B. Est$238Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,317
Felix H. Rhue$232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$232
John C. Lindley Jr.$231Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$231
George E. Munnerlyn$230Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,026
Glenn D. Altman$227Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$965
Elizabeth A. Nowlin$214Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$493
W Sherwyn Jacobs$211Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$970
Henrietta H. Farish$197Price Loss Coverage Program$197
David K. Jordan$192Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1,632
Elliott Farms, LLC$180Price Loss Coverage Program$33,398
Charlie G Enzor Revocable Trust$176Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,012
Alexander S. Hemingway$174Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$174
D. I. Wilson III$174Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,044
Thomas Harrelson III$160Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$804
Richard C. Jayroe$155Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$155
William Lee Roy Morris$150Price Loss Coverage Program$1,523
Marie W West$145Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$241
D. I. Wilson III$137Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,044
George E. Munnerlyn$137Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,026
Jane L. Anderson$128Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$239
Seaboard Farms, LLC$127Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$9,785
Orrell A. Saulsbury III$122Price Loss Coverage Program$563
Elliott Farms, LLC$117Price Loss Coverage Program$33,398
Deborah C. Freer$116Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$116
Michael W. Johnson$116Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,255
Lewis Family Holdings, LLC$114Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$719
Jane L. Anderson$111Price Loss Coverage Program$239
Roberta T. Moody$110Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$110
David Powell$109Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$109
Lynwood L. Ard$107Price Loss Coverage Program$6,887
Lewis Family Holdings, LLC$107Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$719
Thomas Harrelson III$101Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$804
Larry James Baxley$101Price Loss Coverage Program$125
W Sherwyn Jacobs$101Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$970
Blue Truck Organics, LLC$100Commodity Credit Corporation Organic Cost Share - Crops Program$100
Hunter Casselman$98Price Loss Coverage Program$5,143
Marie W West$96Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$241
Tupelo Branch, LLC$96Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$96
Thomas J. Brookbank$92Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,143
Vera M. Goff$90Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$90
Bryan England$87Price Loss Coverage Program$87
George Grant Jr.$77Price Loss Coverage Program$2,292
Lewis Family Holdings, LLC$73Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$719
Hunter Casselman$57Price Loss Coverage Program$5,143
Lewis Family Holdings, LLC$56Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$719
Anthony G. Ard$55Price Loss Coverage Program$3,186
Hunter Casselman$54Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$5,143
George Grant Jr.$52Price Loss Coverage Program$2,292
William Lee Roy Morris$52Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,523
Lynwood L. Ard$44Price Loss Coverage Program$6,887
Betty Cannon$40Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$40
Bobby Rhem Cumbie Jr.$40Price Loss Coverage Program$2,757
Bobby Rhem Cumbie Jr.$39Price Loss Coverage Program$2,757
Rosebank Plantation, LLC$37Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$37
Hunter Casselman$36Price Loss Coverage Program$5,143
Catherine D. Lawrimore$32Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$32
Joseph H. Lawrimore$29Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$53
Bobby Rhem Cumbie Jr.$28Price Loss Coverage Program$2,757
Bobby Rhem Cumbie Jr.$27Price Loss Coverage Program$2,757
Joseph H. Lawrimore$24Price Loss Coverage Program$53
Reuben C. Goude$23Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$265
George Grant Jr.$22Price Loss Coverage Program$2,292
Nancy A. Shull$22Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$22
Bark Landing Hunting Club, Inc.$21Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$21
Larry James Baxley$15Price Loss Coverage Program$125
Pamela W. King$13Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$13
Vivian Bazen$13Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$13
Elliott Farms, LLC$10Price Loss Coverage Program$33,398
Larry James Baxley$9Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$125
Lynwood L. Ard$8Price Loss Coverage Program$6,887
Woodrow Doby$8Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$8
Eunice Y. Kennedy$1Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$1

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