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In 2021, 121 farmers in cities within Lamar County received a total of $725,950 in 137 farm subsidies, a 14.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $849,081 in 251 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. B. Simmons Poultry, LLC | $0 | $86,823 | -- |
| John D West | $0 | $65,299 | -- |
| Rodney H West | $0 | $59,255 | -- |
| Kermit Broome and Sons Wood Chipping, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| John T. Clearman | $1,447 | $47,800 | 3,203.4% |
| Tommy Clark | $1,287 | $38,002 | 2,852.8% |
| Phillip Glen Cascio-Hga Farms, LLC | $0 | $35,178 | -- |
| Gregory L. Hill | $0 | $31,292 | -- |
| Michael S. Temple | $0 | $21,887 | -- |
| Lil Lucy Farms, LLC | $0 | $21,855 | -- |
| T3 Brangus, LLC | $36,373 | $16,182 | -55.5% |
| S & K Trucking, LLC | $0 | $13,367 | -- |
| Robert Dale Sullivan | $0 | $10,834 | -- |
| Lane Smith | $37,746 | $10,791 | -71.4% |
| James Robert Sullivan | $0 | $9,252 | -- |
| Curtis Gatwood | $0 | $8,223 | -- |
| Larue Williamson | $17,796 | $7,440 | -58.2% |
| Larry Woodrow Lee | $4,580 | $6,954 | 51.8% |
| Timothy H Goggans Sandy Run Farm and Nursery | $12,224 | $6,610 | -45.9% |
| Shirley H. Dunaway | $12,033 | $6,293 | -47.7% |
| Frances C. Vesely | $38,589 | $5,754 | -85.1% |
| William Mason Crosby | $57,743 | $5,628 | -90.3% |
| James H. Burnham | $0 | $5,170 | -- |
| Bobby Ray Dickens | $4,521 | $4,780 | 5.7% |
| Carol K. Middleton | $4,599 | $4,599 | 0% |
| James Rodney Pylant | $14,247 | $4,426 | -68.9% |
| Clinton L. Saucier | $7,675 | $4,390 | -42.8% |
| Roy R. Reeves | $4,840 | $4,358 | -10% |
| Ottis Preston Williamson | $14,911 | $4,256 | -71.5% |
| Nelson Bounds | $16,324 | $4,044 | -75.2% |
| Wedgworth-Hamner Enterprises LP | $7,372 | $3,769 | -48.9% |
| Bobby J. Dickens Jr. | $2,541 | $3,718 | 46.3% |
| Gary Dale Meeks | $25,070 | $3,335 | -86.7% |
| Danny Harlan Quin Sr. | $3,240 | $3,240 | 0% |
| Cecil Amacker | $2,915 | $3,215 | 10.3% |
| Paul D. Jones | $12,763 | $3,178 | -75.1% |
| Dearman Properties, LLC | $7,322 | $2,928 | -60% |
| Paul R. Parker | $7,282 | $2,906 | -60.1% |
| Jory E. Scott | $0 | $2,881 | -- |
| David D. Robinson | $2,917 | $2,793 | -4.3% |
| Clayton R. Williamson | $8,446 | $2,697 | -68.1% |
| Glen Patterson | $12,796 | $2,654 | -79.3% |
| Billy Norris | $3,531 | $2,519 | -28.7% |
| Easy B Farms, LLC | $12,188 | $2,504 | -79.5% |
| Byron Eugene Smith Jr. | $38,741 | $2,448 | -93.7% |
| Terry W. Dunaway | $10,938 | $2,409 | -78% |
| Michael L. Williamson | $20,140 | $2,327 | -88.4% |
| Juanita Melear | $15,063 | $2,311 | -84.7% |
| Carolyn L. Broome | $9,465 | $2,240 | -76.3% |
| Alton Williamson | $7,288 | $2,223 | -69.5% |
| Bobby J. Morrow | $7,304 | $2,112 | -71.1% |
| Rachel A. Graham | $2,013 | $2,013 | 0% |
| Scotty E. Chabert | $4,917 | $1,976 | -59.8% |
| Travis W. Lee | $2,641 | $1,934 | -26.8% |
| Kermit S. Broome | $8,426 | $1,834 | -78.2% |
| Robert E. Black | $7,741 | $1,806 | -76.7% |
| Amanda L. Mauldin | $0 | $1,798 | -- |
| Harvey Warren | $7,232 | $1,796 | -75.2% |
| Charles R. Williamson | $6,645 | $1,727 | -74% |
| Joe L. Morrow | $6,314 | $1,722 | -72.7% |
| Virgil Norris | $8,493 | $1,712 | -79.8% |
| Delton J. Raybourn | $6,879 | $1,678 | -75.6% |
| LKK Holdings, LLC | $4,991 | $1,652 | -66.9% |
| Robert E. Smith | $7,318 | $1,560 | -78.7% |
| Larry R. Southern | $1,559 | $1,559 | 0% |
| Rickey R. Nicholas | $8,678 | $1,388 | -84% |
| John C. Holland Jr. | $6,247 | $1,357 | -78.3% |
| Sherri Lynn Melear | $0 | $1,305 | -- |
| Terry Melear | $0 | $1,305 | -- |
| Mary Ann Morrow | $5,137 | $1,304 | -74.6% |
| Jason M. Cook | $3,225 | $1,199 | -62.8% |
| Jason R. Cuevas | $4,966 | $1,176 | -76.3% |
| Edgar L. Hartfield | $5,791 | $1,156 | -80% |
| Joshua B. Williamson | $3,245 | $1,150 | -64.6% |
| Leland J. Cameron | $1,148 | $1,148 | 0% |
| Ronald Emory Touchstone | $3,740 | $1,138 | -69.6% |
| John Randall Lowery | $5,316 | $1,138 | -78.6% |
| Billy Michael Aultman | $6,168 | $1,132 | -81.6% |
| Tony J. Brown | $1,103 | $1,103 | 0% |
| Loyed Mauldin | $0 | $1,078 | -- |
| James Howard Graves | $0 | $1,029 | -- |
| Tim Carley | $0 | $1,025 | -- |
| John H. Jones | $9,200 | $959 | -89.6% |
| Harold S. Traylor | $4,953 | $940 | -81% |
| Donald G. Hobgood | $3,999 | $925 | -76.9% |
| Deborah Parish | $4,147 | $848 | -79.6% |
| Shawn G. Rawls | $6,018 | $824 | -86.3% |
| Emmett Broom | $12,606 | $820 | -93.5% |
| Ernest R. Pittman | $1,697 | $800 | -52.9% |
| Michael W. Patterson | $5,168 | $754 | -85.4% |
| Kermit Rayborn | $2,706 | $724 | -73.2% |
| Herman G. Sumrall | $3,466 | $650 | -81.2% |
| Johnnie Joe Smith | $636 | $636 | 0% |
| Lisa Bounds | $2,651 | $622 | -76.5% |
| Brennon H. Windham | $2,673 | $609 | -77.2% |
| Robert W. Windham | $2,673 | $609 | -77.2% |
| Thomas E. Williamson | $2,983 | $590 | -80.2% |
| James M. Burkhalter | $1,705 | $540 | -68.3% |
| Wali T. Bilal | $1,870 | $501 | -73.2% |
| Joshua Michael Patterson | $2,969 | $495 | -83.3% |
| Paul Wayne Jordan | $2,068 | $488 | -76.4% |
| Willie Albert Brumfield | $2,101 | $487 | -76.8% |
| Cheryl White | $458 | $458 | 0% |
| Ronnie E. Aultman | $2,200 | $430 | -80.5% |
| Willie H. Chapman | $1,419 | $366 | -74.2% |
| Benjamin Ward | $11,600 | $351 | -97% |
| Don A. Steed | $3,857 | $350 | -90.9% |
| Rodney Jack Smith | $1,488 | $338 | -77.3% |
| Robert J. Peters | $1,373 | $336 | -75.5% |
| Jed A. Sellers | $979 | $330 | -66.3% |
| Peggy Carley | $328 | $328 | 0% |
| Joey C. Hagenson | $1,494 | $311 | -79.2% |
| Ronald Kyle Aultman | $1,419 | $294 | -79.3% |
| Wanda B. Moore | $552 | $249 | -54.9% |
| Casey Loren Benedict | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Cynthia S. Holcomb | $193 | $193 | 0% |
| Deborah S. Hamilton | $193 | $193 | 0% |
| Jerry D. Cravens | $3,251 | $162 | -95% |
| Vickie Lewis | $363 | $138 | -62% |
| Matthew C. Lott | $2,197 | $118 | -94.6% |
| James C. Magee | $583 | $42 | -92.8% |
| Gordon Fowler | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| James N. Voss | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent E. Lacina | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry L. Strahan Jr. | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Ann Keith | $154 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Lynn Perkins | $4,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall Reid | $277 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Becker | $954 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Hunter Owens Halo Livestock | $1,629 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor Kent Wilborn | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvie Dunaway Jr. | $1,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Arville E Williamson | $2,653 | $0 | -100% |
| Colin Guy Vann | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Rimes | $93 | $0 | -100% |
| David L. Tolliver | $544 | $0 | -100% |
| Erin Kay Sanford | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Herman Sampsul Pope JR | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| James Walter Cook | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Janetta P. Tolliver | $544 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry D. Mayo | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Morgan Farms 22, LLC | $78,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger D. Williamson | $750 | $0 | -100% |
| TBL Trucking, LLC | $3,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $849,081 | $725,950 | -14.5% |
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