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In 2021, 58 farmers in cities within Stone County received a total of $557,790 in 68 farm subsidies, a 6% increase from 2020, when the total was $526,394 in 109 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A & D Timber Company, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Agent Harvest, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| J H Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Ladner Investments, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Maddox Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Stillmore Construction Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Stone Timber Corporation | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Henry M. Hudson | $113,030 | $29,712 | -73.7% |
| Coy Bee Company, LLC | $29,854 | $27,679 | -7.3% |
| Danny J. Korba | $35,206 | $26,271 | -25.4% |
| Bluff Creek Cattle Company, Inc. | $36,179 | $10,276 | -71.6% |
| JRS Argo, LLC | $35,401 | $9,016 | -74.5% |
| Jeffery W. White | $11,552 | $7,021 | -39.2% |
| Arlin Fore | $28,479 | $5,900 | -79.3% |
| Steven H. Evans | $40,123 | $5,240 | -86.9% |
| Robert W. Parker | $15,436 | $4,976 | -67.8% |
| Jamie Walker | $14,638 | $4,895 | -66.6% |
| Terry L. Rogers | $17,050 | $4,571 | -73.2% |
| Oscar T. Black | $0 | $4,533 | -- |
| Terry H. Hunt | $14,553 | $3,582 | -75.4% |
| Walter G. Hickman Jr. | $15,116 | $3,514 | -76.8% |
| Big Four Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $2,789 | -- |
| Edith Taylor | $1,782 | $2,749 | 54.3% |
| Wayne A. Kirkland | $2,683 | $2,593 | -3.4% |
| RCS Farms, LLC | $0 | $2,156 | -- |
| Laura M. Young | $0 | $1,708 | -- |
| Brandon Lane Stephens | $0 | $1,679 | -- |
| Avery Derrek Dearman | $8,029 | $1,618 | -79.8% |
| Jeffry M. Peters | $4,609 | $1,463 | -68.3% |
| Timothy W. Lee | $3,960 | $1,461 | -63.1% |
| Rogers Family Farm, LLC | $525 | $1,445 | 175.2% |
| Herbert Hickman | $3,773 | $1,442 | -61.8% |
| Terry Neal Williams | $0 | $1,392 | -- |
| Stacey Michelle Spiers | $6,578 | $1,361 | -79.3% |
| Bruce Edmond Meadows | $5,962 | $1,328 | -77.7% |
| William Greg Buckley | $6,026 | $1,285 | -78.7% |
| Michael Glenn Johnson | $6,528 | $1,251 | -80.8% |
| Taylor Reid Hunt | $4,762 | $1,136 | -76.1% |
| Stephen M. Rogers | $4,488 | $1,135 | -74.7% |
| Charles A. Walker | $5,462 | $1,118 | -79.5% |
| Jonathan S. Rogers | $4,158 | $856 | -79.4% |
| Johnene Thames | $853 | $853 | 0% |
| Ashley Dawn Farmer-Guthrie | $5,462 | $807 | -85.2% |
| Todd B. Hatten | $4,949 | $795 | -83.9% |
| Martin Shepherd Batson | $3,267 | $763 | -76.6% |
| Mark Edmond Davis | $3,428 | $661 | -80.7% |
| Kristan Carroll Pounders | $654 | $654 | 0% |
| John Albert Lott | $660 | $569 | -13.8% |
| Patrick Durian | $660 | $569 | -13.8% |
| John P. Lee | $0 | $550 | -- |
| David Lee Stafford | $2,035 | $436 | -78.6% |
| Jason Anthony Ladner | $1,683 | $346 | -79.4% |
| Dennis L. Bounds | $1,643 | $307 | -81.3% |
| William Robert Bounds | $1,155 | $290 | -74.9% |
| Rita M. Seal | $429 | $264 | -38.5% |
| John H. O'Neal Jr. | $1,517 | $246 | -83.8% |
| Ryan Tice | $3,080 | $245 | -92% |
| Fred Joseph Renot II | $803 | $159 | -80.2% |
| Wynn A. Alexander | $1,103 | $0 | -100% |
| Albert W. Alexander | $1,103 | $0 | -100% |
| Bounds Blueberry Farm General Partnership | $3,380 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Niemeyer | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| Gloria Fairley-Richardson | $2,467 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet D. Weaver | $8,348 | $0 | -100% |
| Marianne B. Sicard | $1,071 | $0 | -100% |
| William Tyler Jones | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $526,394 | $557,790 | 6% |
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