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

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Farms in Choctaw County received $445,608 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 209 subsidies provided, the largest was for Chambers Logging, Inc., which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Choctaw County farmer was $4 to James Alvin Shaw Jr..

There were 173 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $51,217.

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 Choctaw County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Chambers Logging, Inc.$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
HDW Land Company$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Lamar Triplett$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
John Moore$30,035Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$32,035
Glyndale Weeks$24,687Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$26,687
Henson Farms$19,802Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$22,301
Chambers Trucking, Inc.$16,445Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$18,445
Jack Warren Miles$6,736Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,736
Beatrice Denise Fair$6,480Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$6,480
Simmons Family Investments, LLC$6,440Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,892
Benny Lawrence Weeks$6,185Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,245
Robert G. Atwood$6,064Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$8,174
Lee Ellington$5,991Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$12,244
James Michael Weeks$5,884Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,930
Eric B. Chambers$5,169Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,719
Richard A. Hartley$4,933Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,295
John Mitchell Weeks$4,766Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,786
Lee Ellington$4,217Price Loss Coverage Program$12,244
Elton M. Tanksley$4,112Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,112
Brenda M. Oliver$3,425Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,136
Kyle Wade Henson$3,311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,361
Jimmie E. Palmer$3,266Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,398
Keith Perkins$3,224Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,224
Linda McDaniel$3,120Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,120
Jimmie D. Oliver$2,762Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,762
Emmit C Moore$2,140Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,453
Robert G. Atwood$2,110Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,174
Chambers Logging, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Chambers Trucking, Inc.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$18,445
Glyndale Weeks$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$26,687
HDW Land Company$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
John Moore$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$32,035
Lamar Triplett$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Henson Farms$1,933Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$22,301
Robert L. Burdine$1,848Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,125
Quincy Taylor$1,815Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,815
James Ralph Leonard$1,759Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,759
Sam Lincoln Nason Jr.$1,695Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,695
Joann Lucas$1,669Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,669
Samuel W. Jones$1,597Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,597
Edna R. Ward$1,577Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,955
Billy W. Thrailkill$1,501Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,717
Simmons Family Investments, LLC$1,482Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,892
Mary Catherine McGee$1,472Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,472
Charles Beck$1,451Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,451
Ross A. Harrison$1,407Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,407
Barry Cole$1,357Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,710
Rebecca B. Benton$1,345Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,345
Virginia Leigh Johnson$1,331Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,643
Larry C. Burton$1,291Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,291
Marion Mayo Roberson$1,282Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,282
Chris Busby$1,272Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,272
Terry Burchfield$1,232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,232
Tony R. Thomas$1,224Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,653
Jimmie E. Palmer$1,132Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,398
Robert Thomas Cooper$1,106Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,384
Simmons Family Investments, LLC$1,084Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,892
Virginia Leigh Johnson$1,006Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,643
William J. Arnault$997Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,273
Harold Whittington$983Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$983
Ronald J. Ray$977Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$977
Greg Fondren$964Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$964
Simmons Family Investments, LLC$952Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,892
French Camp Academy$938Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$985
Simmons Family Investments, LLC$936Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,892
Mitch Marolt$928Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,389
Billy W. Thrailkill$926Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,717
Stacie Thomas Perry$920Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$920
Kenneth G. Odom$914Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$914
Mike Parish$907Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$907
Ann Ellis$900Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$900
Maxine Jones$895Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$895
Eric B. Chambers$876Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,719
James Donald Williams$876Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,096
Richard S. Vowell$871Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$871
Elizabeth Woods$866Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$866
Robert L. Burdine$856Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,125
Dolly Raulston$855Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$855
DeWitt Cutts$832Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,839
Jerry Orr$824Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$974
Kevin Box$822Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$822
Lee Ellington$813Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,244
DeWitt Cutts$796Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,839
Betty Dobbs$770Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$770
Keith Box$768Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$768
Karen Simpson$756Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$756
Sheila Kirkman$752Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$752
Marvin Wesley Murphy$748Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$748
Lee Ellington$746Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,244
Benson L. Graves$716Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$716
Matthew Cauthen$711Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$711
Richard L. Tennyson$711Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$711
Brenda M. Oliver$711Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,136
Parker Roberson Jr.$706Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$706
J. O. Springer Jr.$690Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$690
Joe V. Jones$676Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$861
Eric B. Chambers$674Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,719
Larry J. McClain$668Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$668
Edith E. Corkern$661Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$661
Janet E. Hill$661Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$661
Mark S. Nail$612Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$612
Kimbrell S. Jones$610Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$610
Warren Henning$596Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$596
Brenan Sparks$591Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$591
Henson Farms$566Price Loss Coverage Program$22,301
Simmons Family Investments, LLC$564Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,892
Woody E. Vowell$536Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$536
Doran R. Henry$529Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$529
Richard Burdine$520Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$520
Sharon K. James$518Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$518
Lee Collins$509Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$509
Simmons Family Investments, LLC$504Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,892
Janie P. Pritchard$502Price Loss Coverage Program$789
Perry Lee$500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$500
Mitch Marolt$461Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments$1,389
W. T. Pollard$452Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$452
Billy M. McClurg$446Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$599
Timothy Dewitt Cutts$446Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$659
Wesley J. Gammill$445Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$445
Jerome Woodson$432Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$432
Sheryl T. McClurg$429Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$429
Tony R. Thomas$429Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,653
Bennie Montague$425Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$425
Cecil Simmons$419Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$606
Edward Floyd$415Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$415
Robbie Wilson$411Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$411
Tim King$411Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$411
Simmons Family Investments, LLC$402Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,892
James Howard Shurden$399Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$399
Carroll Palmertree$396Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$396
Edna R. Ward$378Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,955
Richard A. Hartley$362Price Loss Coverage Program$5,295
Kenneth W. Bruce$360Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$360
Robert L. Burdine$342Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,125
Simmons Family Investments, LLC$342Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,892
Billy G. McMullen$326Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$387
Jerry Crowder$322Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$322
Terry H. Parkerson$322Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$322
Michael D. Thomas$321Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$321
Eric Gore$318Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$318
Emmit C Moore$313Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,453
Jimmy H. Crowder$312Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$584
Harvey Cook$308Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$308
Richard Allen Coble$301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$301
Jimmie Whitt$294Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$294
Billy W. Thrailkill$290Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,717
Janie P. Pritchard$287Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$789
Barry Cole$286Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,710
Amanda M. Jones$286Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$422
David W. Warren$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$280
Robert Thomas Cooper$278Price Loss Coverage Program$1,384
Mansel Shumaker$276Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$552
Mansel Shumaker$276Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$552
William J. Arnault$276Price Loss Coverage Program$1,273
Steve Hughes$273Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$273
Sherry Harris$267Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$267
Johnny D. Anderson$266Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$266
William N. Mitchell III$256Price Loss Coverage Program$256
Wilbur G. Chancellor$254Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$254
Lee Ellington$246Price Loss Coverage Program$12,244
Austin Blake McGinnis$232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$232
Lee Ellington$231Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,244
Gail Shurden$221Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$221
James Donald Williams$220Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,096
Rhodena M Lang$214Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$214
Timothy Dewitt Cutts$213Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$659
DeWitt Cutts$211Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,839
Carleen R. Flora$206Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$206
Courtney Hunt$204Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$204
Jimmy H. Crowder$190Price Loss Coverage Program$584
Cecil Simmons$187Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$606
Simmons Family Investments, LLC$186Price Loss Coverage Program$12,892
Joe V. Jones$185Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$861
Virginia Leigh Johnson$159Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,643
Melissa Burney$158Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$206
Billy M. McClurg$153Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$599
Jerry Orr$150Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$974
Virginia Leigh Johnson$147Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,643
Chad Burdine$146Price Loss Coverage Program$146
Frederick E. Vowell$142Price Loss Coverage Program$142
Amanda M. Jones$136Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$422
Bettye Gee Shaw$131Price Loss Coverage Program$135
Ashton Cole Odom$125Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$125
Fredrick Fair$121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$121
Willie Faye Box$117Price Loss Coverage Program$117
Choctaw Board of Education$116Price Loss Coverage Program$116
Smokey Miles$104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$104
Michael Wayne McCoy$100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$100
Matthew Corey Coleman$89Price Loss Coverage Program$89
Jimmy H. Crowder$82Price Loss Coverage Program$584
Thomas M. Crowder$82Price Loss Coverage Program$82
Kenneth J. Woodson$81Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$81
Robert L. Burdine$79Price Loss Coverage Program$3,125
Barry Cole$67Price Loss Coverage Program$1,710
Cooper James Stidham$66Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$66
Billy G. McMullen$61Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$387
Benny Lawrence Weeks$60Price Loss Coverage Program$6,245
Kyle Wade Henson$50Price Loss Coverage Program$3,361
Bailey Jack Brown$49Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$49
Brenda Swindle$49Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$77
Melissa Burney$48Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$206
French Camp Academy$47Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$985
James Michael Weeks$46Price Loss Coverage Program$5,930
Bruce Dobbs$43Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$43
Brenda Swindle$28Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$77
John Mitchell Weeks$20Price Loss Coverage Program$4,786
Paula F. Harris$9Price Loss Coverage Program$9
Bettye Gee Shaw$4Price Loss Coverage Program$135
James Alvin Shaw Jr.$4Price Loss Coverage Program$4

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