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

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Farms in Morris County received $446,328 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 217 subsidies provided, the largest was for Phillip Beggs, which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Morris County farmer was $3 to Dorothy B Robinson, LLC.

There were 479 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $1,299,096.

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 Morris County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Phillip Beggs$50,875Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Brad A. Wright$16,508Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,508
Jimmy Ayers$15,332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$15,332
John A. Bryan Sr.$13,946Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,946
Dustin Ayers$9,975Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,975
Jeffery William Swafford$8,849Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,849
Bud Carter$8,123Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,123
JSL Ranch, Inc.$8,112Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,112
James Maxton$7,842Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,308
Freeman Cattle Company, LLC$7,180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,180
Walnut Street Investments, LLC$6,831Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,831
David L. Kellen$6,735Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,228
Walter L. Cox$6,520Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,119
Martin Vissering$6,486Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,486
Michael Alan McCoy$6,100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,100
Justiss Ranch, LLP$6,041Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,041
Homer K. Jenkins$5,846Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,312
Omaha Land & Cattle, LLC$5,555Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,555
Justin Wayne Pollan$4,899Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,899
Gregory L. Spigener$4,756Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,756
RBM Farms, LLC$4,584Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,584
James Collins$4,451Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,451
Jose Netro$4,451Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,451
James Carroll Hall$4,451Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,451
Charles A. Johnson$4,399Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,829
Dorothy B Robinson, LLC$4,266Price Loss Coverage Program$8,108
Grant Edward Martin$4,088Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$4,088
Michael Lynn Rogers$3,798Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,923
Jerry Coy Moreland$3,685Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,685
John T. Leslie$3,601Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,601
Walter L. Cox$3,599Livestock Indemnity Program$10,119
Jerry Dwayne Moody$3,585Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,585
Lee Morris Holley$3,519Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,519
David J. Shaddix$3,319Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,319
Dewey Moore Family LP$3,167Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,167
Zack J. Keathley III$3,019Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,019
John D. Skipper$3,018Livestock Indemnity Program$3,846
Roger Westmoreland$2,812Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,812
Danny M. Lilley$2,683Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,683
Waymon T. Brown$2,682Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,682
Doug Beason$2,639Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,639
Frankie D. Tucker$2,548Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,548
Peggy Tucker$2,471Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,471
Dorothy B Robinson, LLC$2,462Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,108
Ricky Tigert$2,442Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,442
Noel E. Higgins$2,321Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,321
Robbye Dennis$2,229Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,229
Dwayne L. Bell$2,149Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,149
Jimmy K. Byrd$2,122Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,122
William B. Swafford$2,089Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,089
Randall Putman$2,038Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,038
Phillip Beggs$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$52,875
Clifton E. Harrison$1,994Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,994
David Ellis$1,990Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,990
Timmy Wayne Cato$1,984Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,984
Jimmy W. Hicks$1,973Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,973
Todd Traylor$1,932Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,932
Joe Will Tucker$1,929Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,929
David L. Kellen$1,879Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,228
Casey R. Betts$1,872Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,872
Clayton Rollins$1,863Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,863
David L. Kellen$1,851Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,228
Alton C. Jackson$1,823Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,823
Marie Skipper$1,817Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,551
Roger D. Quarles$1,811Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,811
Trenton Cole Shumate$1,794Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,794
Kenny Rollins$1,777Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,777
David L. Kellen$1,763Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$12,228
Joshua K. Hatfield$1,759Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,759
Mary Ellen Seymore$1,754Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,754
Marie Skipper$1,734Livestock Indemnity Program$3,551
Jimmie Dowell Teel$1,679Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,806
David Dorantes$1,656Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,656
Larry J. Collins$1,656Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,656
Charles P. Agan$1,656Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,656
Raymond Keith Bateman$1,622Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,622
Jimmy L. Smith$1,615Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,615
Jimmy Ted Shirey$1,603Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,603
Jimmy Mashaw$1,601Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,601
Charles W. Shirey$1,596Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,596
Cole McCord$1,580Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,580
Joyce Elaine Couch$1,570Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,570
Ralph Lynn Abernathy$1,540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,540
Jody Wayne Crocker$1,505Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,505
Shawn H. McKinney$1,482Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,809
Lurelle L Albert$1,479Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,607
Homer K. Jenkins$1,466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,312
Douglas Keith West$1,466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,466
James Maxton$1,466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$9,308
Collier Szydloski$1,451Price Loss Coverage Program$5,222
Todd J. Moore$1,415Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,415
Maegan McGill$1,380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,380
Collier Szydloski$1,364Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,222
Dorothy B Robinson, LLC$1,335Price Loss Coverage Program$8,108
Roy J. Nail$1,207Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,207
George W. Davlin$1,190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,190
Willie J. Palmore$1,189Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,189
Malcolm Key$1,184Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,184
Collier Szydloski$1,151Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$5,222
Jimmie Dowell Teel$1,127Livestock Indemnity Program$2,806
Willie R. Holley$1,116Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,116
Jeff Clubb$1,104Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,104
John David O'Dell$1,087Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,087
Alan Dee Terry$1,086Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,086
Roger D. Penny$1,075Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,075
Marty Waylen Heard$1,072Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,072
James Carnell Beal$1,070Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,070
Christal E. Waits$1,045Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,045
Alvin Wharton$1,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,035
Marty Crocker$1,008Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,008
Johnny Ray Phillips$966Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$966
James D. Frost$937Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$937
Edward Allen Dennis$933Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$933
Christopher V. Brock$921Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$921
Mark R. Peters$914Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$914
Pamela Kay Fite$906Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$906
Christopher Shane Harrell$897Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$897
Justin Paul Cobb$885Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$885
Traci Ann Burch$866Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$866
Jeremy Northam$863Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$863
Treva Renee Martin$850Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$850
Rodney Estes$831Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$831
John D. Skipper$828Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,846
Ted Awtry$811Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$811
Leslie Joe Berry$783Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$783
Jarrod Lee McKinney$762Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$762
Ronald Malcolm Pedersen$752Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$752
Ron McKinney$751Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$751
Richard Keith Starek$742Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$742
Ronny Golden$723Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$723
Brittnee Nikole Bolden$722Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$722
Wexler Partnership, Ltd.$711Quality Loss Adjustment Program$2,011
Julie Holmes$710Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$710
Ken Lee Granberry$710Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$710
Sacramento Dorantes$707Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$707
Rodney A. Russell$692Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$692
Rodney Carr$690Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$690
Brian Boyd$661Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$661
Roger K. Oney$658Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$658
David W. Richardson$644Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$644
James Michael Miller$638Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$638
Charles Kolten Henderson$638Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$638
Wexler Partnership, Ltd.$634Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,011
Billy Zachry$627Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$627
Michael Alan Vissering$620Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$620
Stephania Lynn Crawley$610Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$610
Tommy L. Stewart Jr.$604Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$604
Mitchell W. Batchelor$603Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$603
Billy P. Adams$602Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$602
Matthew Wayne Barger$599Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$599
Robert Mark Brantley$588Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$588
Charles M. Price$587Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$587
Holly E. Osmon$584Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$584
Melvin Gaskin$569Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$569
Collier Szydloski$553Price Loss Coverage Program$5,222
Edna R. Weston$551Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$551
Wexler Partnership, Ltd.$550Price Loss Coverage Program$2,011
Collier Szydloski$547Quality Loss Adjustment Program$5,222
Johnny Stacks$537Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$537
Earl Evans$518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$518
Nolan R. Richey$481Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$481
Younger J. Jones$477Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$477
Jackie W. Barton$467Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$467
Tim Gilmore$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$466
Michelle Steward Billings$452Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$452
Earl Dean Jones$444Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$444
Fernando Lucha$440Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$440
Glenda Sue van Huss$431Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$431
Charles A. Johnson$430Price Loss Coverage Program$4,829
David G. Duck$422Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$422
Loyd Ray Davlin$409Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$409
Peggy J. Doddy$398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$398
J. P. Boyd$398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$398
Joseph Anderson$397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$397
Joe V. Smith$385Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$385
Gina Youngblood$368Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$368
Cary Lee Abernathy$367Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$367
Jeffrey McCallister$363Price Loss Coverage Program$1,301
Stephanie McCallister$363Price Loss Coverage Program$1,301
Hans Hoppe$357Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$357
Riki Nichole Johnson$345Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$345
Jeffrey McCallister$341Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,301
Stephanie McCallister$341Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,301
Bobby Joe Johnson$332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$332
Michael James Haney$328Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$328
David Hall$311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$311
Chris L. Allen$308Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$308
Jeffrey McCallister$283Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,301
Stephanie McCallister$283Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,301
Tony Williams$276Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$276
Maxwell D. Golden$264Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$264
James Robert Crocker$259Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$259
Robert Seaton$242Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$242
Leslie Alan Mathis$236Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$236
Shawn H. McKinney$225Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,809
William M. Fickling$225Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$225
Martin Lewis$222Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$222
Joe M. Gulnac$201Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$201
Jimmy W. Gilliam$190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$190
Justin Matthew Murphy$159Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$159
Marty Gene Brown$157Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$157
Collier Szydloski$156Quality Loss Adjustment Program$5,222
Jason Keith Dennis$139Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$139
Jeffrey McCallister$138Price Loss Coverage Program$1,301
Stephanie McCallister$138Price Loss Coverage Program$1,301
Jeffrey McCallister$137Quality Loss Adjustment Program$1,301
Stephanie McCallister$137Quality Loss Adjustment Program$1,301
Lurelle L Albert$128Price Loss Coverage Program$1,607
Michael Lynn Rogers$125Price Loss Coverage Program$3,923
Wexler Partnership, Ltd.$116Price Loss Coverage Program$2,011
Shawn H. McKinney$102Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$1,809
Jeffrey McCallister$39Quality Loss Adjustment Program$1,301
Stephanie McCallister$39Quality Loss Adjustment Program$1,301
Greggory Williams$35Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$35
Dorothy B Robinson, LLC$30Price Loss Coverage Program$8,108
Dorothy B Robinson, LLC$12Price Loss Coverage Program$8,108
Dorothy B Robinson, LLC$3Price Loss Coverage Program$8,108

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