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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Alcorn County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Alcorn County received $2.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 385 farmers in cities within Alcorn County received a total of $1.6 million in 523 farm subsidies, a 63.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.4 million in 1,038 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 Alcorn County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Mitchell Farms$290,197$151,686-47.7%
Gary and Mack Mitchell$261,885$137,211-47.6%
Eaton Farms$580,301$108,928-81.2%
Geno Farms$752,947$91,882-87.8%
Circle C Farms CLD, LLC$66,662$90,02335%
Moore Farms$196,936$71,107-63.9%
Circle C Farms Cac, LLC$38,291$67,64176.6%
Circle C Farms M, Inc.$98,643$66,301-32.8%
Steve Wilbanks$113,280$59,499-47.5%
Gregory Alan Mitchell$48,078$55,42515.3%
William Roberts$105,270$52,137-50.5%
Circle C Farms a, Inc.$67,169$47,348-29.5%
Lionel D. Mitchell$92,111$37,327-59.5%
Dacre Reed Mitchell$154,534$29,079-81.2%
Kenneth Verell Wilhite II$110,308$21,046-80.9%
Max Lauderdale$72,517$18,256-74.8%
Danny Dilworth$27,016$14,631-45.8%
Jerry Cox$1,789$14,492710.1%
Roberts Farms Enterprises, LLC.$19,693$13,825-29.8%
Pat Eaton$40,521$12,125-70.1%
Randy Trantham Trucking, LLC.$0$10,896--
Tyler Dickson Farms, LLC$8,421$9,94018%
Leonard Hopkins$27,566$9,136-66.9%
William M. Ross$9,164$8,930-2.6%
Everett F. Parvin$8,570$8,5700%
Wade Lauderdale$39,282$8,504-78.4%
Ronnie F. Kuykendall$31,533$8,378-73.4%
Byrd Farm, LLC$22,384$7,569-66.2%
Sandra C. Benjamin$8,431$7,236-14.2%
Larry & Brad Mitchell Farms$16,219$6,892-57.5%
Tuscumbia River Bottom Farms$6,776$6,7760%
John D. Dodd$6,292$6,2920%
Mike Coleman$22,262$6,290-71.7%
Russell White$11,619$6,245-46.3%
Hubert D. White$11,258$5,862-47.9%
Rodger N. Conn$5,816$5,8160%
R. H. Kay$25,734$5,680-77.9%
Caxton Darnell Martin JR$10,212$5,531-45.8%
Jeffrey P. Cheek$8,611$5,219-39.4%
Settle Farms, LLC$5,653$5,215-7.7%
Danny Bradley$5,054$5,0540%
JCS Trust$5,016$5,0160%
Joe Coleman$10,013$4,823-51.8%
David W. Meeks$13,654$4,698-65.6%
Roy's Coin-Op Service$4,447$4,4470%
Eugene Holland$4,170$4,091-1.9%
Larry B. Mitchell$11,586$4,072-64.9%
Charles Gilford Smart$4,051$4,0510%
Dewey Reid Mincey$10,167$4,030-60.4%
Elaine Matthews$3,966$3,9660%
Vernon L Street Family Trust$4,026$3,652-9.3%
Wayne Grisham$3,953$3,630-8.2%
Russell Meeks$9,267$3,510-62.1%
Fred Joe Vann Jr.$6,647$3,409-48.7%
Hansford L. Huff Jr.$7,120$3,217-54.8%
Booneville Baptist Association Economic Development, Inc.$3,215$3,2150%
Cindi W. Brawner$3,754$3,207-14.6%
Jacob Alan Mitchell$5,157$3,142-39.1%
Walter Howell$3,555$3,059-14%
Brad Gillmore$1,563$3,05595.5%
Jerry A. Fowler$134$3,0312,161.9%
Tracy S. Smith$2,965$2,9650%
Donald Greene$7,982$2,909-63.6%
C. W. Staggs$2,762$2,7620%
Roy Oaks$2,759$2,7590%
James D. Rogers$4,185$2,754-34.2%
James B. McCord$2,673$2,6730%
Donald R. Farris$2,642$2,6420%
Kathy Meteer$2,642$2,6420%
Jeffery W. Rickman$2,554$2,5540%
Charles L. Stanford$9,499$2,524-73.4%
Thelma B. Johnson$2,644$2,511-5%
Jerry L. Garner$11,068$2,454-77.8%
Phil Bingham$3,084$2,454-20.4%
Marilyn A. Little$2,650$2,424-8.5%
Marie L. Culver$6,831$2,326-65.9%
Seth I. Bragg$2,280$2,3262%
Rainey Place, LLC$2,302$2,3020%
Troy 'buddy' Ayers$7,543$2,296-69.6%
Duncan Brothers' Farms$11,435$2,286-80%
Tommy Joe Turner$10,414$2,254-78.4%
Martha Jo Howell$2,249$2,2490%
CDC Services, LLC$0$2,118--
Mcgee Properties, LLC.$0$2,116--
Reid Bostick$19,307$2,111-89.1%
Betty Callahan$2,716$2,064-24%
Charles Chuck Lowry$9,570$2,060-78.5%
James L. Null$13,666$2,053-85%
Kerry Rorie$2,009$2,0090%
Greg Chambers$4,044$1,997-50.6%
Lester Strickland$7,347$1,992-72.9%
Michael E. Wilbanks$1,970$1,9700%
Johnny W. Taylor$1,968$1,9680%
Jimmy L. Talley$6,351$1,965-69.1%
Ray Massengill$2,253$1,926-14.5%
Betty Lauderdale$1,907$1,9070%
Joe F. Caldwell$1,940$1,887-2.7%
Edwin Davis$1,948$1,798-7.7%
Michael E. Ross$1,789$1,7890%
Troy L. Meeks$1,774$1,7740%
Reba Owens$1,688$1,6880%
Jan R. Conn$1,672$1,6720%
James Ronnie Frederick$1,642$1,6420%
Roy H. Crow$7,788$1,618-79.2%
Sherry C. Simmons$1,776$1,615-9.1%
Tony Mask$6,886$1,608-76.6%
Larry C. Follin Jr.$2,079$1,606-22.8%
Albert H. Mills$1,604$1,6040%
Jerry Basden$4,835$1,554-67.9%
Nathan Lindsey$9,586$1,551-83.8%
June L. Scott$2,317$1,538-33.6%
Frank N. Rickman$1,523$1,5230%
Clydene W Simmons$1,508$1,5080%
Lowell Hinton$8,960$1,483-83.4%
Keith Settlemires$7,067$1,473-79.2%
Thomas Wegmann$1,435$1,4350%
James H Jackson, DVM$1,396$1,3960%
Thomas M. Coleman$10,193$1,394-86.3%
Gerald N. Smith$1,662$1,392-16.2%
Mac Rogers Ayers$4,950$1,392-71.9%
Jacky Wilbanks$19,045$1,357-92.9%
Thomas A. Allen$6,666$1,350-79.7%
Ray Vuncannon$1,273$1,2730%
James G. Horn$6,332$1,267-80%
Lisa Seago Brown$1,445$1,267-12.3%
Ruth N. Teague$1,393$1,266-9.1%
Richard Strachan$6,176$1,261-79.6%
Fred Lancaster$2,504$1,259-49.7%
Don L. Arnold$6,740$1,255-81.4%
April Deberry$1,251$1,2510%
Timothy J. Baggett$6,329$1,247-80.3%
James Stanley Morelock$1,501$1,242-17.3%
Joel Sparks$8,354$1,216-85.4%
Ely B. Mitchell$1,202$1,2020%
Peggy P. McCord$1,202$1,2020%
Richard Kenny Cook$1,163$1,1630%
Dale Parker$0$1,140--
Phillip L. Mauney$1,124$1,1240%
Donald Chase$112$1,106887.5%
June C. Brown$2,212$1,106-50%
Ronald L. Hickman$7,390$1,105-85%
Lamar Wadlington Trust FBO Lamar H. Wadlington Jr.$1,311$1,093-16.6%
Lamar Wadlington Trust FBO William B. H. Wadlington$1,311$1,093-16.6%
John B. Perry$1,078$1,0780%
Ronald E. Dupree$3,542$1,077-69.6%
Johnny L. Mattox$683$1,05153.9%
Larry O. Dickey$1,048$1,0480%
Bobby L. Stewart$2,992$1,043-65.1%
Christopher O'neal Coleman$7,310$1,004-86.3%
Jimmy McNair$5,410$977-81.9%
Steve R. Thompson$1,331$971-27%
Mack Mitchell$5,203$956-81.6%
Anthony T. Fowler$937$9370%
Bobby L. Settlemires$936$9360%
Gary Ross$4,419$928-79%
James Robert Gibson Jr.$3,861$924-76.1%
John Frank Harvell$9,972$921-90.8%
Mike Kuykendall$4,114$902-78.1%
Help for US, Inc.$2,926$898-69.3%
Bobby Dean Lambert$894$8940%
James Christopher Bobo$756$88717.3%
Bradford L. Mattox$3,785$869-77%
Gary W. Hodum$4,179$868-79.2%
Burton Benjamin$4,103$868-78.8%
Greg Gilmore$1,848$864-53.2%
Greg a Venatta$1,829$863-52.8%
Phillip J. Mathis$2,380$851-64.2%
Danny Turner$2,757$842-69.5%
Donald Scott Mincey$2,337$829-64.5%
Eddy G. Davis$2,145$796-62.9%
Tracy L. Johnson$1,848$792-57.1%
Wallace D. Bullard$786$7860%
Doyle Wayne Crum$2,145$771-64.1%
Regina M. Gurley$768$7680%
Michael D. Miller$768$7680%
Bobby Dunn$3,833$764-80.1%
Lucas Norton$5,369$764-85.8%
Gerald Monroe$2,116$750-64.6%
James N. Searcy$750$7500%
Keith Green$4,491$747-83.4%
Patrick Poindexter$736$7360%
Donnie Lovell$928$722-22.2%
Jeffrey Belcher$3,300$713-78.4%
Samuel Kemp$712$7120%
Tommy Jay Coke$3,666$709-80.7%
Diane G. Brawner$700$7000%
Bobby J. Bumpas$2,299$671-70.8%
Denver Quinn$3,311$667-79.9%
Kathy Lee Morrison$1,946$650-66.6%
James Robert Taylor$3,580$648-81.9%
Michael L. Mattox$3,782$644-83%
Evelyn Berryman$639$6390%
Travis L. Basden$2,071$622-70%
Sarah Mackenzie Mitchell$4,688$612-86.9%
Charles L. King$3,179$608-80.9%
Benjamin Scott II$2,442$600-75.4%
Dorothy D. Crum$618$595-3.7%
Bobby Marolt$2,809$590-79%
Gregory Gerald Hardin$12,003$587-95.1%
J and C Cox Farms$71,429$586-99.2%
Martha J. Thompson$894$584-34.7%
Kevin B. Williams$581$5810%
Carmen Jay Vanderford$2,200$569-74.1%
Debra Gay Reid$1,202$561-53.3%
Sandy C. Mitchell$2,021$548-72.9%
Lamar Waddlington Trust FBO Lamar Wadlington Stanley$656$547-16.6%
Lamar Wadlington Trust FBO J. Clayton Stanley$656$547-16.6%
Troy Cox$860$545-36.6%
Tony V. Parker$5,644$542-90.4%
Cody Poindexter$1,914$532-72.2%
Melody Wallis$0$529--
R. J. Roland$3,091$529-82.9%
Fred McCord$3,676$529-85.6%
David Rainey$39,108$521-98.7%
Salvatore R. Shields$1,188$515-56.6%
Lisa D. Mitchell$530$514-3%
MacKey Childs Jr.$1,126$511-54.6%
Mildred K. Pope$511$5110%
Betty C. Arnold$1,033$505-51.1%
Joe Nelms$947$499-47.3%
Barbara B. Curlee$1,242$495-60.1%
William Oneal Bradley$5,831$494-91.5%
Alan Clausel$1,701$484-71.5%
Samuel Loyd Burcham$1,727$482-72.1%
Janie Y. Vanderford$478$4780%
David Scott Howell$2,807$477-83%
William J. Ballard$1,903$474-75.1%
Stanley C. Potts$470$4700%
Joy G. Boucher$0$469--
Michael Jobe$1,240$467-62.3%
Christopher Trantham$1,584$459-71%
Mark Arlen Johnson$448$4480%
Kenneth E. Moore$2,636$446-83.1%
David Turner$2,835$434-84.7%
Betty D. Michael$1,354$432-68.1%
Linda Anita Downs$428$4280%
Buddy J. E. Streetman$1,382$427-69.1%
Jacqueline Jumper$413$4130%
Archie E. Lambert$1,518$412-72.9%
Benny M. Jones$833$412-50.5%
Johnnie 'micky' Jones$833$412-50.5%
James D. Johnson$1,061$410-61.4%
Jerry Sorrell$1,287$406-68.5%
Tory Riley$605$406-32.9%
Jane D. Berry$564$402-28.7%
Jeramie Lee Roach$3,650$400-89%
Ronald Michael$2,145$399-81.4%
Bonnie B. Dalton$398$3980%
Hal C. Dilworth Jr.$2,445$392-84%
Michael D. Coln$499$388-22.2%
Ralph Thomas Coln$499$388-22.2%
Ricky Ballard$1,837$384-79.1%
Jerry Shipman$1,045$380-63.6%
Karen M. Settlemires$372$3720%
H24 Farm Properties, LLC$752$370-50.8%
Jerry V. Grimes$869$369-57.5%
Chris Talley$628$362-42.4%
Jimmy D. McGee$12,494$362-97.1%
Brian K. Green$1,868$357-80.9%
Larry Thrasher$2,423$356-85.3%
Maurice D. Stafford$2,097$355-83.1%
Jeffery Brawner$354$3540%
Korry M Rinehart$7,810$345-95.6%
Terry G. Gifford Jr.$2,431$337-86.1%
Jimmy W. Moore$837$331-60.5%
Keith S. Carlton$1,396$329-76.4%
Marcus Horton$1,485$329-77.8%
James E. Thompson$442$329-25.6%
Robert H. Perry Sr.$588$321-45.4%
Darlene McDonald$2,479$315-87.3%
Lois Glidewell$1,089$315-71.1%
Bethel W. Bearden$1,851$315-83%
Thomas Sidney Shelley$528$309-41.5%
Mickey Trey Lambert$308$3080%
Bethel Hurd$229$30533.2%
Richard Bullard$1,723$302-82.5%
Judy Bingham$299$2990%
Robbie Kay Kennedy$299$2990%
China Dalton$2,303$296-87.1%
James F. Studdard$2,313$290-87.5%
Mark Morelock$285$2850%
Joseph E. Henry$1,375$284-79.3%
John Purvis$1,089$270-75.2%
Brian Donahue$1,859$266-85.7%
Josh Meeks$0$265--
William Dilworth$2,464$264-89.3%
Lamar Ray Harris$1,408$260-81.5%
Joe Leslie$1,704$258-84.9%
Curtis Newman Jr.$3,676$254-93.1%
R. C. Leslie$1,704$249-85.4%
Johnny Allen$271$247-8.9%
Lex R. Rhodes$546$245-55.1%
Ricky B. Lee$1,122$242-78.4%
William H. Johnson$902$242-73.2%
Patti P. Bishop$1,672$240-85.6%
Kimberly Bullard$98$233137.8%
Donnie H. Gifford$1,276$232-81.8%
Bonnie Davis$4,051$232-94.3%
David Morgan$1,143$224-80.4%
Kenneth Martin$517$224-56.7%
Michael D. Honeycutt$220$2200%
Carol Bynum$211$2110%
Jasen Todd Carter$1,056$211-80%
Shelia M. Lawson$211$2110%
Sherryl M. Rogers$211$2110%
Lisa Mattox$211$2110%
Marlane Mattox$211$2110%
Sue Mattox$211$2110%
Patricia O. Spencer$449$201-55.2%
Jerry W. Palmer$311$201-35.4%
Michael Bugg$792$200-74.7%
Theodore Roberts III$1,679$200-88.1%
Christopher A. Robinson Jr.$2,464$200-91.9%
Craig Brown$1,082$200-81.5%
Grady Kuykendall$968$194-80%
Anthony Horn$561$191-66%
Gary T. Clausel$189$1890%
Tracy Jordan Essary$1,098$181-83.5%
Charles Steve Moss$462$180-61%
Butch Carmichiel$179$1790%
Billy Ray Briggs Jr.$401$176-56.1%
Ricky Barry$735$173-76.5%
Scott Vermoch$601$172-71.4%
Caryn Jackson$0$168--
Brandon Derrick$671$164-75.6%
Sarah L. Gray$162$1620%
Betty B. Hickman$584$158-72.9%
John Mitchell$330$158-52.1%
Miles Cox$0$158--
John Scott$671$156-76.8%
Michael Johnson$396$156-60.6%
Jack W. Richardson$1,008$156-84.5%
Martha S. Meeks$344$155-54.9%
Linda Sanders$315$153-51.4%
Helen Isbell$343$153-55.4%
Edward Sanders$300$152-49.3%
Lawrence L. Davis$1,199$152-87.3%
Barbara W. Rider$995$152-84.7%
Isaac Jerod Patterson$715$142-80.1%
Gary Brewer$296$134-54.7%
Robert L. Ingle$300$133-55.7%
Ricky H. Robertson$1,236$132-89.3%
Lula T. Morris$449$130-71%
Debra Marlar$451$121-73.2%
Zachary Mitchell$330$121-63.3%
James D Barber$1,553$121-92.2%
William B. Marlar$572$114-80.1%
Danny Derrick$272$111-59.2%
Phil Crum$418$108-74.2%
Jeff Rencher$238$107-55%
Bryan Jackson$925$102-89%
Maxine C. Smith$202$99-51%
Nila Faye R. Duncan$199$98-50.8%
D. W. Mathis$671$94-86%
Linda P. Rinehart$197$93-52.8%
Lee Andrew McCord$333$90-73%
Robert Dean Morgan$113$87-23%
Michael Lee Taylor$450$83-81.6%
Susan McKelvey$198$83-58.1%
Barbara Tigrett$151$75-50.3%
Joyce C. Plunk$167$75-55.1%
Carolyn T. Morris$157$68-56.7%
Anthony K. Phillips$318$67-78.9%
Matt Phillips$242$65-73.1%
Faye Parks Mohundro$203$63-69%
Sherra Childs$152$63-58.6%
Jerry Hammett$353$61-82.7%
Lena J. Gregory$223$58-74%
Peggy Sue Connor$105$55-47.6%
Patricia Nelson$38$5134.2%
Bobby W. Warren$257$50-80.5%
Peggy J. Gurley$0$44--
Allen S. Wooten$693$42-93.9%
Ricky Mayhan$31$4132.3%
Larry Crowe$154$36-76.6%
Christopher Lee$108$33-69.4%
Danny Seago$144$31-78.5%
Jerry Green$320$27-91.6%
Judy Young$95$24-74.7%
Catherine H. Lowry$642$24-96.3%
Misty L. Moss$1,226$17-98.6%
Tommy G. Wade$438$14-96.8%
Margie N. Ellsworth$278$6-97.8%
Jimmy Glover$21$4-81%
Loyd D. Cox$285$1-99.6%
Alan D. Latch$3$0-100%
Amanda Baker$489$0-100%
Betsy Brewer$163$0-100%
Bettye M. Shipman$12$0-100%
Boatman Enterprises, LLC$717$0-100%
Bobby C. Simmons$93$0-100%
Bradley Davis$550$0-100%
Charlene T. Felker$129$0-100%
Charles Taylor$56$0-100%
Cranston Switcher Jr.$72$0-100%
Dee Suitor$150$0-100%
Glenda Nan Jones$145$0-100%
Gregory K. Ginn$380$0-100%
Hazel M. Brown$385$0-100%
James L. Miller$157$0-100%
James W. Wayne III$1,385$0-100%
Jerry Haynie$1,934$0-100%
Jimmy D. Gurley$4,132$0-100%
Jimmy Stricklen$1,228$0-100%
John William Droke$79$0-100%
Johnnie B. Null$43$0-100%
Joseph Clinton Droke Jr.$79$0-100%
Joyce M. Mattox$1,064$0-100%
Judy C. Davis$11$0-100%
Justin A. Little$13,260$0-100%
Baxter L. James$86$0-100%
Margaret F. Young$15$0-100%
Michael Thomas Wilder$45$0-100%
Mike Marolt$2,885$0-100%
Nathan W. Burcham$608$0-100%
Neal Thompson$557$0-100%
Randall K. Meteer$1,267$0-100%
Rickey L. Pittman$66$0-100%
Ricky L. Holland$76$0-100%
Robert H. McKinney$10,526$0-100%
Robert Sharp$6,495$0-100%
Robert Wayne$1,385$0-100%
Ron A. Rowland$290$0-100%
Sharon Oaks$111$0-100%
Sue Clark Parker$2,282$0-100%
Suzanne H. Follin$67$0-100%
Sylvia Robinson$222$0-100%
Tom L. Oaks$474$0-100%
William Bubba C. Butler$117$0-100%
William R. Crow Jr.$245$0-100%
Willie D. Smith$1,587$0-100%
Audie L. Osborn$204$0-100%
Doris Meeks$49$0-100%
Elijah H. Gist$103$0-100%
Mary Ruth Meeks$24$0-100%
Angela S. Storey$337$0-100%
Billy Howell$149$0-100%
Christophe Carpenter$45$0-100%
David W. Massey$196$0-100%
Donald E. Brown$39$0-100%
Doris Monroe$7,650$0-100%
Emmanuel Jerome Simmons$1,650$0-100%
George W. Wren$370$0-100%
Jude R. McGrath$171$0-100%
Louann Thompson$80$0-100%
Martha S. Bearden$93$0-100%
Mary Katherine Bennett$1,350$0-100%
Scott Parvin$46$0-100%
Shane Serio$2,550$0-100%
Tim Berryhill$166$0-100%
William K. Rinehart$1,174$0-100%
Total subsidies$4,429,561$1,627,398-63.3%

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