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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Monroe County

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Farms throughout cities in Monroe County received $2.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 301 farmers in cities within Monroe County received a total of $2.3 million in 490 farm subsidies, a 52% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.9 million in 849 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 Monroe County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Tucker Farming Company$422,329$236,632-44%
Atkins Farms$286,904$152,784-46.7%
Nan Mcfarms, LLC$75,906$109,42044.2%
Henley Farm General Partnership$190,784$104,243-45.4%
Holloway Farms$181,526$98,092-46%
Brian N. Atkins$69,306$74,4247.4%
Benjamin A. Harlow$232,292$74,173-68.1%
Fisher Farms, LLC$163,200$72,540-55.6%
Andrew Lee$99,647$67,091-32.7%
Danny P. Dobbs$119,662$66,739-44.2%
Lee Colby Pearson$229,092$66,321-71.1%
Knight Timber Services, LLC$0$52,875--
Cole Creek Timber, LLC$0$52,875--
Thompson Brothers$138,413$52,135-62.3%
Ausborn Farms, Inc.$111,765$51,564-53.9%
Nancy Watson Irrevocable Trust$60,212$50,958-15.4%
McLarty Farms$75,728$50,707-33%
Self Farms, LLC$77,909$45,043-42.2%
Raymond M. Gallop$51,035$42,720-16.3%
T. Holman Farms, LLC$92,619$41,628-55.1%
Asa Watson JR Irrevocable Trust$43,304$29,810-31.2%
Monroe Tractor, LLC$36,088$29,653-17.8%
Flora R. Dobbs$48,369$29,226-39.6%
Harrington Enterprises, LLC$23,274$28,80223.8%
Younger & Wheeler, LLC$0$20,022--
Frank R. Millender$19,487$19,4870%
Warren J. Giesbrecht$113,098$18,480-83.7%
Nathan A. Lee$19,870$18,167-8.6%
Pruitt Farms$39,710$17,664-55.5%
Maverick Smith$35,000$17,040-51.3%
W C Farms, LLC$55,571$15,894-71.4%
Diversified Farms, Inc.$29,161$15,222-47.8%
David Fisher$53,394$15,210-71.5%
Andrew Litwiller$33,507$15,089-55%
H & M Planting Company, LLC$48,441$14,719-69.6%
Sam W. Crawford Jr.$35,104$12,711-63.8%
Lorine M. Smith$15,648$11,694-25.3%
Roman Brown$29,521$11,156-62.2%
Martha Dalrymple$12,165$11,147-8.4%
Martha Elaine Dobbs$10,963$10,9630%
Dennis F. Jackson$27,131$10,685-60.6%
Indian Mound Farms, Inc.$16,601$9,374-43.5%
Gravel Springs Road, LLC$7,616$8,71314.4%
Tim F. Best$8,534$8,459-0.9%
Donald L. Bunch$16,410$8,376-49%
Joan M. Loftin$9,848$7,972-19%
Wildlife Mississippi$11,140$7,846-29.6%
Francis Plant Craig$9,063$7,789-14.1%
Mary Crump$8,171$7,651-6.4%
John Helton$7,614$7,442-2.3%
Harrington 2019 Irrevocable Trust$977$7,234640.4%
Russell S. Farrar$35,700$6,749-81.1%
Charles H. Moreland$0$6,410--
Sidney Thomas Sanders$29,914$6,006-79.9%
Randy Harmon$12,459$5,642-54.7%
Cantrell Farms$6,703$5,472-18.4%
Kirkpatrick Farms$6,033$5,449-9.7%
King Farms Lp$0$4,892--
George F. Watson$18,326$4,870-73.4%
Bruce a Mazat$4,744$4,7440%
Dale Wilemon$4,595$4,7383.1%
Reid A. Nevins$8,492$4,630-45.5%
Tucker Farms, Inc.$6,398$4,585-28.3%
Archie D. Baker Jr.$7,608$4,533-40.4%
William D. Atkins$4,522$4,5220%
Dee Hunting, LLC$6,852$4,496-34.4%
Haney Properties LP$6,098$4,491-26.4%
Alfred H. Fischer$5,084$4,352-14.4%
James Bell$10,746$4,121-61.7%
Susan Bell$10,337$4,089-60.4%
Jeff A. Rimmer$40,640$4,061-90%
Ryan M. Tucker$15,410$3,965-74.3%
Daniel Adam Dobbs$7,919$3,830-51.6%
Charles E. Williams$3,829$3,8290%
Larry W. Clark$5,978$3,818-36.1%
Marion Real Estate, LLC$3,804$3,8040%
Jimmy D. Cowley$15,679$3,729-76.2%
Chris Cowley$14,026$3,634-74.1%
Charles A. King$7,211$3,623-49.8%
Quentin Henry Cain Supervisor Care Trust$4,416$3,477-21.3%
Leonard J. Goodgame Jr.$10,158$3,472-65.8%
Fannye G Bost$4,238$3,312-21.8%
Mary Ann Shepherd$7,617$3,144-58.7%
Millard L. Loden$3,501$3,059-12.6%
John David Roberts$2,973$2,9730%
Holman Farms, LLC$5,978$2,961-50.5%
Jake Doty$8,615$2,721-68.4%
Laurie Lucius Stephenson$2,508$2,5080%
David Loftin$8,964$2,487-72.3%
Norma Joyce Parker$2,594$2,451-5.5%
William Jody Cromwell$7,548$2,451-67.5%
Leigh B Mobley Share of Sub a of the Gwendolynn H Barrett Re$326$2,412639.9%
Rebekah Kelly$9,681$2,352-75.7%
Monroe Kut Incorporated$6,795$2,293-66.3%
Matthew Easley Herndon$2,828$2,262-20%
Gerald L. Parker$2,216$2,2160%
Charles H. Stanford$5,914$2,203-62.7%
Joyce Cain Callihan$4,477$2,175-51.4%
Rachael S. Faulkner$2,169$2,1710.1%
Donald Thompson$12,942$2,151-83.4%
Hillside Farm Beefmasters, LLC$7,546$2,148-71.5%
Boyce Tanner Sanders$8,668$2,014-76.8%
James R. Dabbs$2,378$2,003-15.8%
Wayne O. Davis$4,537$1,962-56.8%
Tracy R. Pickle$5,432$1,946-64.2%
Katrina, Ltd.$5,571$1,924-65.5%
Jonell Roberts$1,918$1,9180%
Willie M. Johnson$2,441$1,790-26.7%
Madean Helen a Allbritton$1,838$1,756-4.5%
Corey Warnick$1,709$1,7090%
Josey Warnick$1,658$1,6580%
Jeffrey Heggins$1,645$1,6450%
John G. Young$8,337$1,631-80.4%
Ralph E. Bradley Jr.$1,867$1,613-13.6%
Robert Mark McGowan$1,613$1,6130%
Christopher P. Hart$0$1,611--
Sylvia Love$1,510$1,5985.8%
Richard Lawrence Clemmons$4,983$1,568-68.5%
Phil Barker$9,023$1,540-82.9%
Gordon Cullum Jr.$7,706$1,481-80.8%
Steven Koehn$147,441$1,456-99%
Phillip Charles Prewitt$5,390$1,449-73.1%
Dean K. Wright$2,000$1,435-28.2%
Joe R Miller Farm, Inc.$1,413$1,4130%
Clyde Gray$1,383$1,3830%
S. H. Long$1,381$1,3810%
John Creekmore$3,425$1,370-60%
Rebecca S. Crump$3,428$1,367-60.1%
Charles R. Marshall$4,942$1,367-72.3%
Trust a of the Gwend W Harrington$18,574$1,334-92.8%
Vickie C. Holman$0$1,331--
Smokey Hills, LLC$1,462$1,326-9.3%
Sandy W. Watson$5,326$1,293-75.7%
Jamie J. Rock$0$1,238--
Floyd Wayne Fowlkes$1,537$1,229-20%
Daniel West$4,927$1,220-75.2%
Judy H. Pugh$1,219$1,2190%
Thomas A. Jernigan$5,208$1,210-76.8%
William David Sloan$3,696$1,161-68.6%
Jan Schafer$0$1,137--
Colby T. Sanders$4,819$1,129-76.6%
Carlos W. Thompson$2,300$1,124-51.1%
Martin-Stafford, LLC$1,123$1,1230%
Marty Lorie Baker$1,151$1,120-2.7%
Gary W. Flurry$2,656$1,056-60.2%
Tyler Minor$0$1,056--
Crawford Holdings LP$1,050$1,0500%
Tucker Jackson$5,879$1,024-82.6%
J. W. Sprayberry$3,960$1,017-74.3%
Cody Wayne Watson$1,870$1,007-46.1%
Robert C. Steinke$7,692$1,007-86.9%
Timothy O. Walters$4,585$996-78.3%
Tommy Staten$4,400$992-77.5%
Kenneth Doublin$1,176$967-17.8%
Wax Family Partnership LP$902$9535.7%
Kenneth Justin Comer$6,304$953-84.9%
Monroe County Board of Education$3,690$945-74.4%
Robert Blair$2,882$932-67.7%
G. W. Ridings III$5,545$921-83.4%
T. B. Shepherd Jr.$2,072$891-57%
Michael Daniel Armstrong$1,848$884-52.2%
Steven R. Cole$4,095$882-78.5%
Louis Clay Jr.$1,947$876-55%
Shelia Rasbury$974$875-10.2%
David Strawbridge$4,423$855-80.7%
Richard Shane Wells$4,862$846-82.6%
Jimmy H. Dahlem$3,860$844-78.1%
Derrick Metcalf$449$82884.4%
Van P East JR$1,815$820-54.8%
Woodrow Brand III$2,112$817-61.3%
Lenton Corrothers$3,421$814-76.2%
Leomia W. Foard$3,091$809-73.8%
B & B Minnow Farm, Inc.$1,336$806-39.7%
Chester C. Patterson$3,927$802-79.6%
A. G. Cullum III$4,386$787-82.1%
Joe H. Morgan$1,877$780-58.4%
The William Odell Wison and Martha Lee Wilson Revocable Trus$758$7580%
Mike Bunch$4,359$748-82.8%
Amos L. Luker$3,256$717-78%
Shirley S. Huffman$705$7050%
Marilyn B Sumerford$693$6930%
Danny Lamar Worthy$2,340$654-72.1%
Chris Markham$4,675$637-86.4%
Arlon Lynn Cox$2,970$616-79.3%
Duane N. Ott$2,585$612-76.3%
James A. Sullivan$1,202$603-49.8%
David Hidalgo$1,980$584-70.5%
Bobby Joe Head$2,431$581-76.1%
Shirley Parchman$1,430$580-59.4%
Dennis Herndon$2,759$546-80.2%
Willie S. Rowe$2,308$534-76.9%
James C. Ezell$2,169$522-75.9%
Kevin Bunch$3,036$520-82.9%
Hartwood Limited Partnership$729$518-28.9%
Cara D. Sanders$2,156$501-76.8%
Jesse Cameron Hankins$2,178$488-77.6%
Marcus Trey Thompson$0$479--
Larry W. Wilson$2,869$471-83.6%
Richard Ford$1,824$470-74.2%
Dillard Wayne Roebuck$1,727$460-73.4%
Michael R. Gray$2,617$460-82.4%
Douglas E. McCormick$455$4550%
Barbara V. Christian$481$449-6.7%
Joe M. Easter$957$449-53.1%
Chas F. Marshall$2,057$448-78.2%
Norman W. Smith$2,501$434-82.6%
Ruby S. Rowe$1,122$433-61.4%
Jason Andrew Childers$2,387$427-82.1%
Frank Harrington$6,193$426-93.1%
Gwynne H. Barrett$6,193$426-93.1%
Jimmy E. Downs$868$423-51.3%
Michael L. Holman$1,756$423-75.9%
William K. White$903$420-53.5%
Patrick Young$975$418-57.1%
Woodie C. Pickle$1,993$412-79.3%
Hal W. Morgan III$4,559$405-91.1%
Timothy R. Holloway$1,584$387-75.6%
Donald Richey$1,428$387-72.9%
Jimmy D. Fitzpatrick$1,794$386-78.5%
Freddie Franks$1,023$381-62.8%
Clyde Ray Reeves$372$3720%
Aaron S. Taylor$417$369-11.5%
Keith A. Eaton$1,585$362-77.2%
R. W. Cantrell$1,841$349-81%
Charley M. Branham$1,618$345-78.7%
Dale E. Ott$2,025$343-83.1%
Patrick Holloway$1,273$334-73.8%
Truman G. Lochridge$333$3330%
Scotty Lee Kimble$2,146$332-84.5%
Jesse Ballard Jr.$825$329-60.1%
Courtney N. Strickland$8,613$325-96.2%
J. B. Markham Jr.$849$323-62%
Nick Owens$1,430$318-77.8%
Dixie Leigh Alim$482$317-34.2%
James R. Crump$500$308-38.4%
Schmidt Farms$184,670$308-99.8%
Wayne Northington$305$3050%
Jason D. Gallop$300$3000%
Lem P. Holman$320$296-7.5%
James Phillip Collums$0$296--
William D. Ray$0$295--
James C. Clark$635$281-55.7%
Larry W. Spann II$1,408$280-80.1%
Zandra Gail Lambson$297$280-5.7%
Harvey D. Finch$277$2770%
James Larry Whitaker$407$276-32.2%
Jimmy W. Ridling$271$2710%
Jason Ryan Wilson$1,320$269-79.6%
Mark Gilliland$817$266-67.4%
Brenda S. Turnage$260$2600%
Peggy G. White$253$2530%
Robert R. Thompson$1,304$249-80.9%
Candace G. Wheeler$7,668$233-97%
Thomas Marvin 'tommy' Noe$489$217-55.6%
Angela C. Wilson$277$214-22.7%
Priscilla Gunn$462$211-54.3%
Christopher Harmon$211$2110%
Thomas Wayne Sanderson$0$199--
James A. Nevins$2,924$194-93.4%
Anderson Collins$0$192--
Vaughn Dale Howell$0$187--
Russell Goode$495$187-62.2%
James Danny Coleman$408$184-54.9%
Larry R. Dabbs$587$175-70.2%
Ira T. Crook III$2,251$173-92.3%
Eva M. Crook$338$165-51.2%
Paul E. Strevel$346$162-53.2%
Charles J. Hazzard$0$152--
Roy McHenry$1,113$145-87%
Ethan M. Frederick$1,100$142-87.1%
Kent L. Collins$638$138-78.4%
Gary L. Pearce$0$138--
Robert Lee Merritt$366$125-65.8%
Mary L. Gunn$737$124-83.2%
Judy C. Morgan$557$118-78.8%
Jerry C. Cantrell$300$107-64.3%
Ruble D West$234$106-54.7%
Jean D. Malone$311$101-67.5%
Bryan Moffett$451$100-77.8%
Martin E. Wilson$3,873$97-97.5%
Robert D. Parham$0$95--
Timothy James Little$638$83-87%
Mary Lee Savell$179$81-54.7%
Jerry W. Nevins$874$59-93.2%
Sandra Armstrong$192$58-69.8%
Sheila G. Pearson$407$56-86.2%
Dianne Munn$112$48-57.1%
Juanita Gladney$1,570$44-97.2%
Pamela Loftin Hall$0$42--
Wab Ventures, LLC$76$33-56.6%
Kimberly W. Harmon$0$29--
V. van Pearson$59$22-62.7%
Gene M. Lambson$0$17--
Paula S. Thompson$66$16-75.8%
Andra F. Kiser$0$12--
James H. Cantrell$683$11-98.4%
Linda W. Baker$1,332$6-99.5%
Mary B. Mortensen$45$6-86.7%
Patricia A. Wells$12$4-66.7%
Shelby Carter$0$3--
June S. Roberts$103$1-99%
Adolphus Gillespie$110$0-100%
Anthony E. White$204$0-100%
Arthur McFarland$90$0-100%
Chris C. Todd$528$0-100%
Christopher J. Baker$175$0-100%
Country Lane Fish Farm, LLC$43,673$0-100%
Dorothy J. Finley$2,475$0-100%
Henley Farms, Inc.$3,618$0-100%
Jo Anne Goodgame Estate$244$0-100%
Kirk Baker$111$0-100%
Mary Ruth H. Baker$197$0-100%
Phillip T. Thompson$1,109$0-100%
Rome David Dabbs$195$0-100%
S & K Catfish, LLC$73,475$0-100%
Tabitha D. Hazzard$852$0-100%
Thomas E. Millender$11,506$0-100%
Wesley Rogers$880$0-100%
Donald Baker$478$0-100%
Hollis Family Limited Partnership$629$0-100%
James M. Dykes$175$0-100%
Jeffrey S. Pearson$165$0-100%
John L. McCollum$65$0-100%
Mary L. Cooley$623$0-100%
Michael Howell$352$0-100%
Nelson Riddle$1,045$0-100%
Peggy Hadaway$407$0-100%
Roger Cadden$3,261$0-100%
Stephen G. Armstrong$4,428$0-100%
Aberdeen Janitorial Services, Inc.$21,350$0-100%
Donald D. Dill Jr.$242$0-100%
Evans Lp$867$0-100%
Gary Sanders$6$0-100%
George D. Thompson$165$0-100%
Jesse Jerome Pounders$2,532$0-100%
Joseph Jacob Rowland$220$0-100%
Judy N. Cockerham$3,435$0-100%
Mattie C. Fields$1$0-100%
Mildred L. Fields$1$0-100%
MKPJ Farms, LLC$7,677$0-100%
Pierce Richard Gill$322$0-100%
Scott Dobbs$183$0-100%
Stephanie Walters$105$0-100%
Steve Holman$4,379$0-100%
Thomas S. Coleman$794$0-100%
Tommy Savage$26$0-100%
Tracey N. Cockerham$3,435$0-100%
Johnny Sloan$105$0-100%
Thomas Melvin Noe$108$0-100%
Total subsidies$4,859,930$2,333,521-52%

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