Farms throughout cities in Harrison County received $266,642 less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
In 2021, 134 farmers in cities within Harrison County received a total of $735,258 in 185 farm subsidies, a 26.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1 million in 262 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Joe Ladner | $77,106 | $85,598 | 11% |
| Ixolib Aquaculture, LLC | $0 | $73,110 | — |
| Kenny Fazzio | $48,840 | $35,931 | -26.4% |
| K & D Wilderness, LLC | $34,798 | $34,798 | 0% |
| Triple C Tree Farm | $32,206 | $32,206 | 0% |
| Keith Lambert | $19,330 | $26,937 | 39.4% |
| Morgana Plantation, Inc. | $25,417 | $25,417 | 0% |
| Janice Dierickx | $50,296 | $22,882 | -54.5% |
| Robert Smith | $18,332 | $22,258 | 21.4% |
| Walter T. Taylor Family Trust, Word G. Taylor Trustee | $26,814 | $22,179 | -17.3% |
| John D. Commer Jr. | $20,706 | $19,853 | -4.1% |
| David S Fazzio | $14,373 | $19,241 | 33.9% |
| Kanco Property Limited | $14,214 | $16,019 | 12.7% |
| Rake Land & Timber, Inc. | $0 | $15,388 | — |
| CB Delta Farms, LLC | $14,824 | $14,824 | 0% |
| Mary J. Parrish | $12,076 | $11,520 | -4.6% |
| Albert OTT JR | $11,267 | $11,267 | 0% |
| LW, LLC | $0 | $11,249 | — |
| Richard B. Gingles | $12,243 | $10,331 | -15.6% |
| B & B Land Company, LLC | $9,734 | $9,734 | 0% |
| Michael W. Parker | $6,435 | $9,625 | 49.6% |
| Parker Cherry | $2,592 | $8,598 | 231.7% |
| Carlisle Lane, LLC | $9,258 | $8,438 | -8.9% |
| Lisa King Judice | $7,881 | $7,881 | 0% |
| Mary Blackwell | $7,405 | $7,405 | 0% |
| Dickie J. W. Williams | $7,450 | $6,768 | -9.2% |
| Carolyn Susan Glenn | $12,148 | $6,698 | -44.9% |
| Blue Lake Holdings, LLC | $6,682 | $6,682 | 0% |
| Lora L. Travnicek | $18,590 | $5,767 | -69% |
| Paul Drake, DVM | $15,353 | $5,473 | -64.4% |
| Fay Nobles Barrett | $5,189 | $5,189 | 0% |
| Hurricane Bob’s Oysters, LLC | $0 | $4,914 | — |
| Vernon A. Clark | $29,023 | $4,742 | -83.7% |
| Legacy Farms, LLC | $3,120 | $4,266 | 36.7% |
| William E. Bommer | $1,837 | $3,925 | 113.7% |
| Drennen Family, LLC | $15,633 | $3,778 | -75.8% |
| Beverly J. Burton | $0 | $3,522 | — |
| Linda B. Halle | $0 | $3,522 | — |
| David Arrington | $3,152 | $3,366 | 6.8% |
| Henry A. Arledge | $8,382 | $3,064 | -63.4% |
| Glenn B. Merritt | $6,311 | $3,045 | -51.8% |
| Dianne Bobo Walker Trust | $2,999 | $2,999 | 0% |
| Jeremy W. Patton | $20,621 | $2,771 | -86.6% |
| Krol Farms, LLC | $5,748 | $2,702 | -53% |
| Rebecca M. Ross | $2,701 | $2,701 | 0% |
| Gabriel T Swarek | $0 | $2,673 | — |
| Bobbye A. Carraway | $2,596 | $2,596 | 0% |
| Michael J. Fazzio | $9,881 | $2,432 | -75.4% |
| Lazy S, LLC | $2,382 | $2,382 | 0% |
| Christopher S. Ladner | $11,055 | $2,234 | -79.8% |
| Christopher L. Cooper | $2,182 | $2,182 | 0% |
| Jeanne Ford Rester | $2,163 | $2,163 | 0% |
| Pioneer Acres, LLC | $8,820 | $2,098 | -76.2% |
| James A. Shull | $0 | $2,070 | — |
| Deer Island Oyster Company, LLC | $365 | $2,027 | 455.3% |
| Bettye G. Buckley | $1,967 | $1,967 | 0% |
| Alco, LLC | $0 | $1,900 | — |
| Robert Brian Necaise | $5,874 | $1,861 | -68.3% |
| PJ Nursery and Farm | $656 | $1,817 | 177% |
| Thomas L Swarek | $4,889 | $1,765 | -63.9% |
| Fairysprings, Inc. | $5,827 | $1,740 | -70.1% |
| Flora W. Hood | $3,468 | $1,726 | -50.2% |
| Roy E. Malley | $1,401 | $1,573 | 12.3% |
| Herman O. Ladner Jr. | $3,773 | $1,532 | -59.4% |
| George M. Sutton | $3,366 | $1,503 | -55.3% |
| Delta Dream, LLC | $1,468 | $1,468 | 0% |
| Robert A. White | $2,982 | $1,459 | -51.1% |
| Jill Eades | $1,400 | $1,400 | 0% |
| Nancy Jennings Storey | $1,330 | $1,330 | 0% |
| Robert G. Travnicek | $4,629 | $1,311 | -71.7% |
| Marilyn Jennings Leiker | $1,291 | $1,291 | 0% |
| Ephraim G. Patton | $12,550 | $1,264 | -89.9% |
| Oliver Farms | $1,424 | $1,241 | -12.9% |
| Phyllis Ann Little | $1,964 | $1,226 | -37.6% |
| Custom Cold Storage, Inc. | $1,200 | $1,200 | 0% |
| Patty Gaston | $1,869 | $1,197 | -36% |
| Alben N Hopkins SR Family Holdings, LLC | $893 | $1,190 | 33.3% |
| David W. King | $2,013 | $1,097 | -45.5% |
| Lcom, LLC | $0 | $1,060 | — |
| Aundrea B. Avin | $6,305 | $1,038 | -83.5% |
| Lagniappe Farms, LLC | $14,586 | $994 | -93.2% |
| Donna S. O’Rourke | $1,046 | $983 | -6% |
| Annie Ruth W. Stacey | $981 | $981 | 0% |
| Ashleigh Megan Brodbeck | $0 | $973 | — |
| Aeh Properties, LLC | $0 | $930 | — |
| Exton R. Johnson | $909 | $909 | 0% |
| Wib Heirs, LLC | $2,593 | $898 | -65.4% |
| Claude B. Glass II | $4,070 | $896 | -78% |
| Shanion Dale Kyzar | $0 | $884 | — |
| Brandon Michael Hendry | $4,958 | $842 | -83% |
| Dan Walker | $0 | $825 | — |
| Okel C. Castleberry | $775 | $775 | 0% |
| Darrell L. Gurley | $932 | $773 | -17.1% |
| Lucile Z. Shaw | $613 | $772 | 25.9% |
| Richard Necaise | $0 | $770 | — |
| Travis Lamar Mallette | $2,266 | $768 | -66.1% |
| Thomas Ayodele | $0 | $752 | — |
| Rosemary Crocker | $742 | $743 | 0.1% |
| Donna McGinnis | $2,434 | $709 | -70.9% |
| Robbie Lee Saucier | $12,072 | $705 | -94.2% |
| Marian C. Paige | $2,595 | $646 | -75.1% |
| Henry Leis | $634 | $634 | 0% |
| Thomas L. Cuevas | $1,452 | $556 | -61.7% |
| William G. McGhee | $528 | $528 | 0% |
| Francis R. Marin | $2,233 | $528 | -76.4% |
| Debbie Beard Saebo | $521 | $521 | 0% |
| Damon B. Ladner | $1,566 | $520 | -66.8% |
| Mary Ruth Boddie | $0 | $484 | — |
| Nomah Peters | $1,099 | $468 | -57.4% |
| Wyatt Necaise | $8,066 | $465 | -94.2% |
| Kirk Ladner | $1,738 | $449 | -74.2% |
| Herbert J. Stelly | $0 | $440 | — |
| Anna D. Stewart | $374 | $374 | 0% |
| Jacqueline Susan Boney | $373 | $373 | 0% |
| Ben Jacob House | $3,360 | $364 | -89.2% |
| Crystal C. Schossow | $1,361 | $364 | -73.3% |
| Leo Shelby Jr. | $2,035 | $352 | -82.7% |
| Smith Cattle Company, LLC | $9,082 | $301 | -96.7% |
| Paul Howell | $299 | $299 | 0% |
| Edcel Curtis Roberson | $759 | $284 | -62.6% |
| Barbara R. Travis | $266 | $266 | 0% |
| Jodi a Beougher-Purvis | $224 | $224 | 0% |
| Danny R. Sarver | $309 | $221 | -28.5% |
| Hoyle Byrd Jr. | $734 | $207 | -71.8% |
| Melanie Byrd Landrum | $734 | $207 | -71.8% |
| Jarid M. Ladner | $2,437 | $203 | -91.7% |
| Robert L. Sutton III | $167 | $154 | -7.8% |
| Lorrie Bynum McCampbell | $261 | $131 | -49.8% |
| Sligo Partnership, LLC | $408 | $63 | -84.6% |
| Chad Micheal Asher | $741 | $56 | -92.4% |
| V & B Midwest Farms, Inc. | $3,985 | $46 | -98.8% |
| Leroy J. Meyers | $27 | $19 | -29.6% |
| Ron Salley | $107 | $18 | -83.2% |
| Lucretia Scarborough | $31 | $15 | -51.6% |
| Fat & Happy Oyster Company, LLC | $848 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie L. Richards Jr. | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Latisha Wilkinson | $13,425 | $0 | -100% |
| Rusty W. Miller | $1,018 | $0 | -100% |
| R. L. Daniel | $133 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvin Smith Jr. | $3,245 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Waltz | $259 | $0 | -100% |
| Durant Joseph Cuevas | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory K. Dean | $1,411 | $0 | -100% |
| Guy Stegall and Wade Stegall, LLC | $11,306 | $0 | -100% |
| Jan H. Foglesong | $35 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane L. Anderson | $1,015 | $0 | -100% |
| John E. Underhill | $75,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd M Burton the Lloyd M and Martha S Burton Revocable Trustee | $7,042 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia F. Coggins | $51 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick A. McCaffrey | $853 | $0 | -100% |
| Tippo Timber Company, LLP | $5,912 | $0 | -100% |
| John Castleberry | $986 | $0 | -100% |
| John Lee Tuepker | $2,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Garner A. Russell | $841 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny D. Ladner | $8,097 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelly R. Guidry | $41 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas K. Bond | $14,791 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,001,900 | $735,258 | -26.6% |
