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In 2021, 99 farmers in cities within Jefferson Davis County received a total of $581,644 in 110 farm subsidies, a 13.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $672,810 in 208 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brinson Farms, LLC | $4,818 | $101,588 | 2,008.5% |
| TCL Poultry Farm, LLC | $0 | $89,749 | -- |
| Thomas J. Davis | $0 | $50,470 | -- |
| Joseph N West | $0 | $45,445 | -- |
| Wannell Davis | $0 | $43,187 | -- |
| Howard Gregory Parish | $6,683 | $33,654 | 403.6% |
| Bassfield Timber Company, Inc. | $0 | $24,743 | -- |
| Phillip Reese Logging | $0 | $18,026 | -- |
| Curtis Webb Bass Jr. | $0 | $14,536 | -- |
| B. C. McCollum Jr. | $0 | $14,054 | -- |
| Shelton Bernard Thompson | $184,434 | $12,776 | -93.1% |
| Melvin Sims | $0 | $11,744 | -- |
| Laregus Pernell Thompson | $0 | $9,474 | -- |
| Roger Ward | $20,690 | $9,150 | -55.8% |
| B & S Farms | $67,362 | $8,248 | -87.8% |
| Angela M. Harper | $0 | $6,179 | -- |
| Rowland P. Dyess | $15,664 | $5,830 | -62.8% |
| John Shelby Bass | $7,611 | $5,465 | -28.2% |
| Charles Dwayne Myers | $0 | $4,045 | -- |
| Keith Daughdrill | $10,505 | $3,920 | -62.7% |
| Terry L. Hathorn | $0 | $3,893 | -- |
| James M. Rogers | $21,132 | $3,583 | -83% |
| Erwin Ace Breeland | $3,144 | $3,387 | 7.7% |
| J. B. Bass Jr. | $15,481 | $2,781 | -82% |
| Larry R. Rogers | $11,583 | $2,765 | -76.1% |
| Hal Bullock | $18,346 | $2,419 | -86.8% |
| Otho Barnes | $2,871 | $2,396 | -16.5% |
| Wayne Harris | $11,003 | $2,332 | -78.8% |
| Kathy Sullivan | $0 | $2,317 | -- |
| John P. Buckley Jr. | $10,480 | $1,943 | -81.5% |
| Jessie J. Collins | $9,892 | $1,911 | -80.7% |
| Willis C. Graves | $0 | $1,858 | -- |
| Charles Anthony Echols | $14,350 | $1,730 | -87.9% |
| Charles O. Pruitt Jr. | $6,490 | $1,717 | -73.5% |
| Dennis M. Porter | $5,225 | $1,350 | -74.2% |
| Kenny E. Wilson | $6,470 | $1,346 | -79.2% |
| Austin Hamilton | $4,928 | $1,271 | -74.2% |
| William A. Demers | $5,764 | $1,246 | -78.4% |
| Robert L. Jones | $4,345 | $1,186 | -72.7% |
| Darrell L. Broome | $5,045 | $1,142 | -77.4% |
| Doug E. McNeese | $5,151 | $1,080 | -79% |
| La'Rue Sutton | $7,480 | $1,062 | -85.8% |
| Robert Louis Hall | $4,622 | $1,047 | -77.3% |
| Clay Butler Stamps | $0 | $1,043 | -- |
| William A. Martin | $4,588 | $994 | -78.3% |
| Carolton H Lee | $3,189 | $966 | -69.7% |
| Double M, LLC | $5,328 | $845 | -84.1% |
| Randal Lee Mickell | $660 | $837 | 26.8% |
| Milton James Thompson | $9,808 | $796 | -91.9% |
| Louis W. King | $3,377 | $762 | -77.4% |
| John Richard Lee | $3,322 | $726 | -78.1% |
| Leila A. Myers | $3,432 | $720 | -79% |
| Bewayne Ross | $2,387 | $700 | -70.7% |
| John W. Daughdrill Jr. | $697 | $697 | 0% |
| Daniel Sinclair Jr. | $5,893 | $681 | -88.4% |
| Anthony D. McNeese | $2,717 | $661 | -75.7% |
| Willie G. Ard | $4,463 | $660 | -85.2% |
| James R. Applewhite | $3,941 | $595 | -84.9% |
| Josh William Daley | $2,694 | $593 | -78% |
| Zackary L. Jackson | $2,134 | $564 | -73.6% |
| Johnnie L. Fairley | $2,035 | $530 | -74% |
| Edward T. Sims | $2,685 | $519 | -80.7% |
| Michael B. Butler | $2,241 | $515 | -77% |
| Jimmie Magee | $1,983 | $507 | -74.4% |
| James M. Graves | $1,584 | $456 | -71.2% |
| Sammy Lee Brown | $4,544 | $449 | -90.1% |
| Thomas H. Hamilton | $1,023 | $442 | -56.8% |
| Calvin Graves | $1,705 | $425 | -75.1% |
| Billy G. Bridges | $5,397 | $418 | -92.3% |
| Willie D. McLeod | $1,579 | $404 | -74.4% |
| Jimmy Ray Lee | $2,046 | $387 | -81.1% |
| Arthur L. Hawthorne | $4,170 | $384 | -90.8% |
| Don Lott | $4,203 | $381 | -90.9% |
| Douglas Mcarthur Echols | $990 | $364 | -63.2% |
| Cedrick Walker | $3,717 | $340 | -90.9% |
| Charles L. Stubbs | $1,644 | $338 | -79.4% |
| Alfred Wayne Brown | $3,315 | $329 | -90.1% |
| Isaac Walker | $3,022 | $312 | -89.7% |
| Kevin F. Burns | $1,539 | $288 | -81.3% |
| Y. C. White Jr. | $1,687 | $276 | -83.6% |
| Michael Curtis Sullivan | $1,155 | $273 | -76.4% |
| Brian Lynn McRaney | $1,265 | $253 | -80% |
| Gregory Lewis Sullivan | $1,199 | $249 | -79.2% |
| Essie Lee Graves | $1,298 | $235 | -81.9% |
| Calvin E. Barnes | $1,260 | $203 | -83.9% |
| James Lott | $1,573 | $190 | -87.9% |
| Willie James Ross | $1,023 | $159 | -84.5% |
| Jon Catlin Neal | $297 | $155 | -47.8% |
| David L. McNeese | $748 | $149 | -80.1% |
| Justin Wayne Griffin | $1,884 | $140 | -92.6% |
| Plez Armstrong | $792 | $124 | -84.3% |
| Ozell White | $1,387 | $118 | -91.5% |
| Patricia Lynn Griffith | $264 | $94 | -64.4% |
| Chad E Viniard | $825 | $86 | -89.6% |
| Marquette P. Gray | $299 | $83 | -72.2% |
| Jeffery L. Hall | $165 | $66 | -60% |
| Etta Mcnair Jackson | $675 | $66 | -90.2% |
| Eloise Bridges | $1,620 | $34 | -97.9% |
| Marilyn R. Spears | $0 | $18 | -- |
| Carroll Glen Broome | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles H. Thompson | $351 | $0 | -100% |
| Frederick L. Thompson | $238 | $0 | -100% |
| G Courtney Farms, LLC | $30,278 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg Courtney | $9,150 | $0 | -100% |
| Luther J. Holloway | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Anna Jae Griffin | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Calvin Woodard | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Daniel Myers | $5,231 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob E. Griffith | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance W. Magee | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell Bridges | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Roosevelt Price | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $672,810 | $581,644 | -13.6% |
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