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In 2021, 257 farmers in cities within Jones County received a total of $2.1 million in 286 farm subsidies, an 8.6% increase from 2020, when the total was $2 million in 497 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.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Jones County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julius R. Gavin Jr. | $43,972 | $249,704 | 467.9% |
| Matthew Scott Waller | $0 | $89,397 | -- |
| Michael E. Shoemake | $9,581 | $79,631 | 731.1% |
| Ronnie G. Cooley | $0 | $72,555 | -- |
| Phillip Zumwalt | $0 | $67,499 | -- |
| Klat Group, Inc. | $0 | $64,672 | -- |
| Kirby Mauldin | $0 | $62,857 | -- |
| B & S Butler Farms, Inc. | $0 | $61,950 | -- |
| KD Do, LLC | $0 | $58,696 | -- |
| Blackwell Timber Company | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Laurel Wood, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Miller & Associates Timber, Inc. | $0 | $48,776 | -- |
| Albert L. Tisdale | $10,202 | $46,960 | 360.3% |
| Gary C. Tanner | $388,265 | $43,839 | -88.7% |
| Barna Joe Evans | $2,904 | $40,759 | 1,303.5% |
| Chris Hodge | $0 | $40,275 | -- |
| Vonda M. Beck | $0 | $37,828 | -- |
| William David Hudson | $0 | $36,934 | -- |
| Big Creek Timber | $0 | $33,923 | -- |
| Stan Norwood | $0 | $31,991 | -- |
| Terry W. Hinton | $122,445 | $29,736 | -75.7% |
| A. C. Knight III | $55,213 | $29,511 | -46.6% |
| Christopher A. Walker | $2,640 | $29,135 | 1,003.6% |
| Landrum Farm, LLC | $0 | $29,099 | -- |
| Melinda Carol Mills | $0 | $27,003 | -- |
| Karen T. Walters | $0 | $26,554 | -- |
| Robert C. Allred | $0 | $26,448 | -- |
| Consuelo W. Walley | $0 | $26,209 | -- |
| Mikel Jones | $0 | $25,007 | -- |
| W. D. Ellzey | $123 | $19,145 | 15,465% |
| Jason L. Ellzey | $7,918 | $17,424 | 120.1% |
| Larry Norwood | $58,564 | $17,405 | -70.3% |
| Mary Ann Davis | $0 | $16,993 | -- |
| Denny R. Welch | $3,704 | $15,901 | 329.3% |
| Hyatt Farms, LLC | $59,180 | $14,062 | -76.2% |
| James Ryan Maxey | $0 | $13,543 | -- |
| Mr. Gary Scott Collins | $7,260 | $13,387 | 84.4% |
| James Barry Moore | $0 | $12,837 | -- |
| Mark D. Windham | $0 | $12,194 | -- |
| Tim D. Jefcoat | $69,817 | $11,820 | -83.1% |
| Mark Julian Allred | $0 | $11,735 | -- |
| Steven D. Pace | $0 | $11,591 | -- |
| James E. Ezell | $3,696 | $11,405 | 208.6% |
| Swiftown Properties, LLC | $10,330 | $10,330 | 0% |
| Dal Williamson | $4,553 | $10,288 | 126% |
| Dyrk M Keyser | $0 | $10,150 | -- |
| Floy Graham | $931 | $9,900 | 963.4% |
| Gary D. Myrick | $1,938 | $9,808 | 406.1% |
| Forest Hill | $0 | $9,485 | -- |
| Curtis J. Robinson | $0 | $8,288 | -- |
| Floyd E. Elliott | $0 | $7,988 | -- |
| Douglas O. Hancock | $7,970 | $7,970 | 0% |
| Melba Farms, LLC | $33,836 | $7,550 | -77.7% |
| Shedd Farms, LLC | $0 | $7,416 | -- |
| Jack Harrison | $14,835 | $7,181 | -51.6% |
| James T. Pickering | $3,058 | $6,868 | 124.6% |
| Donald W. McDonald | $0 | $6,587 | -- |
| Angila J Shoemake | $0 | $6,501 | -- |
| Evan B. Smith | $0 | $6,049 | -- |
| Douglas F. Jefcoat | $4,465 | $6,031 | 35.1% |
| Jones Properties of Laurel, LLC | $26,929 | $5,823 | -78.4% |
| Robert Douglas Gray | $20,130 | $5,805 | -71.2% |
| Kerry E. Allen | $5,762 | $5,446 | -5.5% |
| Jerry Jones | $19,892 | $5,278 | -73.5% |
| Janis Sumrall | $0 | $5,253 | -- |
| Joseph C. Parker | $9,790 | $4,817 | -50.8% |
| Larry R. Jefcoat | $12,628 | $4,449 | -64.8% |
| Roy C. Robertson | $639 | $4,355 | 581.5% |
| Jay P. Geddie | $11,550 | $4,352 | -62.3% |
| James Bruce Sykes | $0 | $4,335 | -- |
| M. D. Jefcoat | $15,010 | $4,167 | -72.2% |
| Florence Virginia Henry | $0 | $4,096 | -- |
| Billy Montgomery | $7,194 | $3,916 | -45.6% |
| Jerry E. Lyon | $3,894 | $3,894 | 0% |
| Kenneth Keith | $21,389 | $3,764 | -82.4% |
| Charlotte Speer McCraw | $3,542 | $3,542 | 0% |
| Alvin M. Watkins | $14,561 | $3,522 | -75.8% |
| Danna Thames | $0 | $3,415 | -- |
| Wayne Windham | $12,749 | $3,404 | -73.3% |
| Lance Jefcoat | $0 | $3,385 | -- |
| Joshua E. Upton | $22,727 | $3,368 | -85.2% |
| Sarah Vance Bush Revocable Trust | $3,325 | $3,325 | 0% |
| Judy C. Luke | $3,218 | $3,218 | 0% |
| Joe S. Ellzey | $18,941 | $3,092 | -83.7% |
| Roland J. Guy | $19,824 | $3,056 | -84.6% |
| Dana Holifield | $11,457 | $3,054 | -73.3% |
| Fenton Farms, LLC | $8,355 | $2,968 | -64.5% |
| Ronald L. Eason | $16,225 | $2,932 | -81.9% |
| Randall Gray | $16,031 | $2,899 | -81.9% |
| William Rodney Ellzey | $0 | $2,805 | -- |
| Jeffery D. Hollingsworth | $10,681 | $2,758 | -74.2% |
| William Lindsey Sims | $10,182 | $2,656 | -73.9% |
| Freddie G. Welch | $7,400 | $2,635 | -64.4% |
| Elizabeth G. Ellzey | $0 | $2,534 | -- |
| Harold R. Geddie Jr. | $13,293 | $2,518 | -81.1% |
| Edwin L. Strickland | $13,968 | $2,478 | -82.3% |
| Edwin Todd | $5,214 | $2,357 | -54.8% |
| Joseph F. Shows | $6,050 | $2,347 | -61.2% |
| Daniel S. Brownlee | $10,417 | $2,326 | -77.7% |
| Robert Eddie Robertson | $6,430 | $2,230 | -65.3% |
| Pam Roberts | $7,667 | $2,210 | -71.2% |
| Fred S. Walters | $7,348 | $2,183 | -70.3% |
| Salt Log Branch, LLC | $29,675 | $2,180 | -92.7% |
| Bar J Farm, LLC | $5,577 | $2,167 | -61.1% |
| Dwayne Pryor | $8,384 | $2,136 | -74.5% |
| Benjamin Neil Staples | $10,610 | $2,122 | -80% |
| Jerry W. Harper | $9,421 | $2,085 | -77.9% |
| James Robert Jefcoat | $7,898 | $2,050 | -74% |
| Richard Helms | $3,795 | $2,044 | -46.1% |
| Horace E. Jones | $17,893 | $2,040 | -88.6% |
| Darrell K. Cooley | $8,278 | $2,036 | -75.4% |
| Benton Pitts | $2,032 | $2,032 | 0% |
| Brett R. Allred | $11,845 | $1,972 | -83.4% |
| G. Douglas HIGGINBOTHAM | $0 | $1,954 | -- |
| Devors F Brown | $1,942 | $1,942 | 0% |
| Justin B. Pitts | $10,018 | $1,922 | -80.8% |
| Morgan Moncivais | $5,956 | $1,900 | -68.1% |
| Wayne D. Moran | $7,172 | $1,898 | -73.5% |
| Thomas D. Parker | $4,670 | $1,862 | -60.1% |
| Anthony A. Key | $5,172 | $1,760 | -66% |
| Kendal Bradley Welch | $0 | $1,750 | -- |
| Justin R. Cooley | $7,799 | $1,726 | -77.9% |
| Charlotte A. Ishee | $1,703 | $1,703 | 0% |
| Melissa Arleen Brewer | $5,220 | $1,668 | -68% |
| Terry Moss | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Ray B. Hill | $6,110 | $1,643 | -73.1% |
| Skipper Atwood | $6,479 | $1,572 | -75.7% |
| David W. Sims | $6,502 | $1,570 | -75.9% |
| Ronnie C. Williams | $9,209 | $1,552 | -83.1% |
| Mike Bush | $11,295 | $1,550 | -86.3% |
| Jerry M. Welch | $5,797 | $1,536 | -73.5% |
| Ina Joan Stevens | $1,535 | $1,535 | 0% |
| John A. McGuire | $0 | $1,526 | -- |
| Joann E. Powell | $9,620 | $1,518 | -84.2% |
| Bryan Walters | $9,504 | $1,504 | -84.2% |
| David E. Jefcoat | $14,444 | $1,498 | -89.6% |
| Ms. Karon P. Pickering | $1,498 | $1,498 | 0% |
| Triple C Plantation, LLC | $1,497 | $1,497 | 0% |
| Patricia J. Landrum | $1,481 | $1,481 | 0% |
| Nolan B. Graham | $2,772 | $1,449 | -47.7% |
| Mason G. Kelly | $6,848 | $1,422 | -79.2% |
| Gary D. Kitchens | $4,114 | $1,401 | -65.9% |
| Jason Smith | $11,822 | $1,401 | -88.1% |
| Cynthia A. Cooley | $7,174 | $1,382 | -80.7% |
| Carolyn Harrison | $6,712 | $1,359 | -79.8% |
| Owen Craig Blackledge | $3,234 | $1,260 | -61% |
| Robert Kent Hodge | $2,521 | $1,202 | -52.3% |
| Randy Moore | $1,147 | $1,147 | 0% |
| Johnnie M. Waller | $3,487 | $1,146 | -67.1% |
| Brandon D. Gray | $4,169 | $1,129 | -72.9% |
| Bernard Dungan | $4,730 | $1,126 | -76.2% |
| Lacey Pitts | $6,662 | $1,121 | -83.2% |
| Mack Tucker | $5,504 | $1,114 | -79.8% |
| Huey Shedd | $4,671 | $1,100 | -76.5% |
| 711 Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $1,089 | -- |
| Brian K. Butler | $5,244 | $1,058 | -79.8% |
| Mary Ann Blackledge | $1,848 | $1,058 | -42.7% |
| Robert E. Doherty | $4,884 | $1,052 | -78.5% |
| James W. Robinson Jr. | $2,387 | $1,046 | -56.2% |
| Charles M. Graves | $0 | $1,031 | -- |
| Johnny Thomas Everett Jr. | $3,102 | $1,018 | -67.2% |
| Jerry Huddleston | $5,414 | $1,014 | -81.3% |
| Thomas E. Lindsey | $3,570 | $975 | -72.7% |
| Jeannette Copeland | $957 | $957 | 0% |
| Sherman E. Harrison | $3,641 | $956 | -73.7% |
| Charles W. Harper | $3,524 | $944 | -73.2% |
| Louis Brown | $4,637 | $929 | -80% |
| James C. Knotts | $3,030 | $927 | -69.4% |
| Christopher Blackledge | $2,277 | $914 | -59.9% |
| Katherine R. Jones | $5,672 | $909 | -84% |
| Danny Bush | $7,228 | $906 | -87.5% |
| Steven O. Jefcoat | $3,894 | $872 | -77.6% |
| John R. Walters | $3,685 | $865 | -76.5% |
| Ted Freeman | $6,583 | $855 | -87% |
| Stanley J. Robertson | $4,070 | $844 | -79.3% |
| Lindsey Willard Graves | $2,948 | $837 | -71.6% |
| Terry D. Jefcoat | $4,912 | $825 | -83.2% |
| Shelly West Contestabile | $4,099 | $804 | -80.4% |
| James Wendall Robinson Jr. | $3,300 | $799 | -75.8% |
| Readonna Bounds | $0 | $797 | -- |
| H. D. Hollingsworth | $2,789 | $776 | -72.2% |
| Pat H. Musgrove | $4,108 | $776 | -81.1% |
| Christopher Myrick | $3,603 | $771 | -78.6% |
| Buford Clifton Cliff Herrington | $2,357 | $761 | -67.7% |
| Randall Houston Coker | $3,498 | $751 | -78.5% |
| Douglas G. Higginbotham | $0 | $742 | -- |
| A. B. Biglane Jr. | $700 | $700 | 0% |
| Joshua L. Newcomb | $1,725 | $690 | -60% |
| Shelia A. Karns | $2,885 | $682 | -76.4% |
| Joyce Wimberly | $3,277 | $679 | -79.3% |
| Michael A. Cook | $807 | $675 | -16.4% |
| Brandon Gavin | $2,783 | $670 | -75.9% |
| Regina A. Evans | $2,475 | $653 | -73.6% |
| Valery Sims | $1,606 | $631 | -60.7% |
| Mark Sumrall | $3,320 | $623 | -81.2% |
| Kevin Ducksworth | $1,386 | $602 | -56.6% |
| Michael M. Thames | $3,273 | $602 | -81.6% |
| S. O. Nail | $3,216 | $593 | -81.6% |
| Tommy Parker | $1,623 | $586 | -63.9% |
| Craig Byrd | $3,154 | $566 | -82.1% |
| Richard Culpepper | $1,408 | $552 | -60.8% |
| Thomas Dobbs III | $552 | $552 | 0% |
| B & W Farms, LLC | $1,122 | $530 | -52.8% |
| Rexal B Heidelberg | $1,694 | $524 | -69.1% |
| Leah Dawn Lack | $2,783 | $523 | -81.2% |
| Sandra M. Wright | $1,554 | $518 | -66.7% |
| Corwin Stan Odom | $6,862 | $504 | -92.7% |
| Kenneth Wayne Blackledge | $2,509 | $474 | -81.1% |
| Preston Braddock | $2,448 | $459 | -81.3% |
| Kenneth Ray Pruitt | $7,245 | $455 | -93.7% |
| H. R. Bailey | $1,265 | $446 | -64.7% |
| Ethan Scott Wimberly | $1,859 | $445 | -76.1% |
| Jerry Dean Hamm | $2,545 | $440 | -82.7% |
| Wayne Howard | $1,734 | $434 | -75% |
| James B. Hill Jr. | $433 | $433 | 0% |
| Albert Yanez Jr. | $4,754 | $429 | -91% |
| Ray Harris Jr. | $2,618 | $428 | -83.7% |
| Reginald Shelby | $0 | $413 | -- |
| Glenn Caves | $410 | $410 | 0% |
| James T. Harrison | $2,189 | $405 | -81.5% |
| James Mickey Cheeks | $3,384 | $398 | -88.2% |
| Stephanie Spradley | $1,872 | $397 | -78.8% |
| Brett Shoemake | $1,837 | $388 | -78.9% |
| John B. Sumrall | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Michael Howard | $2,496 | $371 | -85.1% |
| Steven L. Wade | $1,584 | $360 | -77.3% |
| Terri Stringer | $1,936 | $353 | -81.8% |
| Robert K. Harrison | $2,024 | $348 | -82.8% |
| Darrell Blackwell | $1,826 | $339 | -81.4% |
| Larry Motes | $1,122 | $336 | -70.1% |
| William E. Hodge Jr. | $792 | $332 | -58.1% |
| William E. Hodge Jr. | $792 | $332 | -58.1% |
| Lana B. Magee | $2,798 | $325 | -88.4% |
| James Wayne Atwood | $528 | $309 | -41.5% |
| Paul Caves | $296 | $296 | 0% |
| Bradley M. Blakeney Sr. | $1,067 | $281 | -73.7% |
| Regina D. Brooks | $1,753 | $278 | -84.1% |
| Melissa Langley | $1,557 | $276 | -82.3% |
| Anthony Carter | $1,302 | $273 | -79% |
| Mark Patrick | $3,256 | $259 | -92% |
| Antonio V. King | $1,340 | $257 | -80.8% |
| Therron Z Freeman | $1,002 | $249 | -75.1% |
| Jon D. Shows | $1,122 | $246 | -78.1% |
| James M. Lawrence | $616 | $240 | -61% |
| Tim Foster | $1,510 | $236 | -84.4% |
| Micheal Junior Williams | $891 | $224 | -74.9% |
| Christina M. Bellamy | $449 | $192 | -57.2% |
| Justin A. Hodge | $5,778 | $180 | -96.9% |
| Alice M. Elliott | $8,520 | $159 | -98.1% |
| Edith L. Parker | $396 | $146 | -63.1% |
| Audic Mccormick SR | $1,530 | $124 | -91.9% |
| Ricardo Burks | $661 | $124 | -81.2% |
| Dalton Caldwell | $403 | $103 | -74.4% |
| Mason C. Key | $252 | $103 | -59.1% |
| Stephen Keele | $101 | $101 | 0% |
| John Hassell | $119 | $93 | -21.8% |
| Earline Denise Eldridge | $958 | $70 | -92.7% |
| Greg Holifield | $2,877 | $0 | -100% |
| Milton R. Henderson | $31,706 | $0 | -100% |
| Nelda Carol Edwards | $12 | $0 | -100% |
| Tullus Messemore | $612 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred E. Lightsey | $1,508 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty B. Hightower | $3,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Craig Blackledge | $3,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Conley Stroud | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrin N. Renz | $604 | $0 | -100% |
| David D. Leone | $1,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Mauldin | $3,465 | $0 | -100% |
| James Darryl Teel | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerrold C. Slonaker | $400 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry C. Clark | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Jill K. Myers | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmie A. Leone | $920 | $0 | -100% |
| John N. Satcher | $992 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnny Hull | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan C. Clark | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenny Caves | $515 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance S. Mauldin | $4,950 | $0 | -100% |
| Leronious J Gavin JR | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Lydia Jefcoat | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Mack Mauldin | $10,065 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra L. Bateman | $2,649 | $0 | -100% |
| Wade C. Clark | $945 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Ross Manns | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles R. Pierce | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Moses Greenwood Jr. | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,979,693 | $2,149,002 | 8.6% |
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