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In 2021, 125 farmers in cities within Jackson County received a total of $331,836 in 165 farm subsidies, a 76% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.4 million in 295 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3K Properties, LLC | $46,150 | $46,150 | 0% |
| Catledge Brothers, Inc. | $25,862 | $25,862 | 0% |
| Fins & Feathers, LLC | $20,270 | $20,270 | 0% |
| Cliftonville Plantation and Farms, LLC | $14,282 | $14,282 | 0% |
| Aust Farms, LLC | $11,934 | $12,649 | 6% |
| Stony Point Farms, Inc. | $4,080 | $12,520 | 206.9% |
| Deanna Eure | $12,390 | $12,390 | 0% |
| Steffen Rolf Kadie | $0 | $10,042 | -- |
| Marsha W. Engle | $21,518 | $8,761 | -59.3% |
| Jimmy L. Vice | $26,246 | $7,763 | -70.4% |
| Rose Margaret Burgess Estate | $0 | $7,326 | -- |
| Pat B. Hancock | $7,705 | $7,308 | -5.2% |
| ANB Farms, LLC | $0 | $6,565 | -- |
| Iris Davis Saucier | $4,977 | $4,977 | 0% |
| Gery Dollar | $0 | $4,797 | -- |
| David Levi Baria | $13,484 | $4,431 | -67.1% |
| Wayne N Logsdon Estate | $10,659 | $4,363 | -59.1% |
| Elizabeth D. Slider | $3,168 | $3,977 | 25.5% |
| Tony Parnell | $5,351 | $3,955 | -26.1% |
| Garey L. Ford | $6,990 | $3,848 | -44.9% |
| Magnolia Key Oyster Company, LLC | $0 | $3,848 | -- |
| Mary Katherine Taylor Parker | $1,264 | $3,587 | 183.8% |
| James H. Fleenor | $0 | $3,430 | -- |
| Carolyn Welch | $3,282 | $3,282 | 0% |
| Scott F. Sanders | $3,223 | $3,223 | 0% |
| Susan Lewis | $6,372 | $3,045 | -52.2% |
| Jeremy Gregory | $3,923 | $3,024 | -22.9% |
| Justin Faggard | $14,025 | $2,932 | -79.1% |
| Down South Investments, LLC | $2,794 | $2,794 | 0% |
| John M Stebly | $3,114 | $2,777 | -10.8% |
| Steven E. Smith | $8,492 | $2,732 | -67.8% |
| Larry Lynn Bouget JR | $0 | $2,518 | -- |
| Greta Thornton | $2,893 | $2,341 | -19.1% |
| Charlton H. Barnes | $7,288 | $2,335 | -68% |
| Nadine Kelley | $6,530 | $2,322 | -64.4% |
| Craig Davis | $8,217 | $2,275 | -72.3% |
| Power House Church of God Holy Ghost Power | $0 | $2,226 | -- |
| Ken A. Mallette | $9,316 | $2,202 | -76.4% |
| Camp B Properties | $2,060 | $2,060 | 0% |
| Linda H. Sites | $2,141 | $1,970 | -8% |
| Keith Johnson | $4,741 | $1,690 | -64.4% |
| Kenneth Ray Cronier | $14,559 | $1,680 | -88.5% |
| Richard Darryl Vice | $6,340 | $1,671 | -73.6% |
| Venice C. Loyd | $1,511 | $1,609 | 6.5% |
| Nancy J. Story | $3,176 | $1,603 | -49.5% |
| H & F Cattle Company, LLC | $9,760 | $1,578 | -83.8% |
| Lawrence W. Hinton | $1,547 | $1,547 | 0% |
| William B. Myrick | $1,980 | $1,530 | -22.7% |
| Catherine H. Jacobs | $1,484 | $1,485 | 0.1% |
| Jerrel L. Naramore | $7,911 | $1,408 | -82.2% |
| Martha J. Webster | $2,614 | $1,335 | -48.9% |
| Gary Melear | $0 | $1,305 | -- |
| Otis S. Smith | $6,036 | $1,246 | -79.4% |
| Chester E. Goff | $7,990 | $1,242 | -84.5% |
| Wayne Willcuts | $2,431 | $1,235 | -49.2% |
| William A. Harris II | $8,405 | $1,234 | -85.3% |
| Walter Warren Gautier Jr. | $5,656 | $1,021 | -81.9% |
| Mary J. Smith | $1,018 | $1,018 | 0% |
| Timothy R. Aycock | $6,660 | $1,000 | -85% |
| Mike T. Concannon | $1,790 | $993 | -44.5% |
| Warren Thomas Getz | $2,048 | $922 | -55% |
| John Degroote | $4,215 | $891 | -78.9% |
| The Spencer Bailey Family Trust | $867 | $867 | 0% |
| Howard D. Delancey | $2,143 | $854 | -60.1% |
| Artis William Crowther | $4,774 | $847 | -82.3% |
| Donald Huffman | $0 | $824 | -- |
| Colby Pepper | $5,699 | $789 | -86.2% |
| Diane W Jacobs Testamentary Trust Catherine H Jacobs Trustee | $0 | $743 | -- |
| Paulette Montgomery | $0 | $734 | -- |
| W. T. Naramore Jr. | $957 | $729 | -23.8% |
| Brandee Laughlin | $4,169 | $690 | -83.4% |
| James L. Wilson | $2,079 | $672 | -67.7% |
| Melba Brown Martin, LLC | $0 | $653 | -- |
| Nancy J. Humes | $2,337 | $633 | -72.9% |
| James M. Dees | $2,339 | $629 | -73.1% |
| Jeanette M. Snell | $895 | $625 | -30.2% |
| Mr. Alan Harold Wood | $1,139 | $625 | -45.1% |
| Leon Tingle | $1,973 | $602 | -69.5% |
| David H. Hackler | $2,543 | $583 | -77.1% |
| Alexis Williams | $1,238 | $564 | -54.4% |
| James M. Majure | $557 | $557 | 0% |
| Patrick Jason Levine Sr. | $1,393 | $552 | -60.4% |
| Howard O. Davis | $627 | $517 | -17.5% |
| Jane Elizabeth Ezell Thibodeaux | $1,112 | $500 | -55% |
| Peggy Dunn Goff | $485 | $485 | 0% |
| Fallon G. Steede | $1,276 | $474 | -62.9% |
| Fallon G. Steede | $1,276 | $474 | -62.9% |
| John M. Ledford Jr. | $1,297 | $466 | -64.1% |
| Spencer Bailey | $1,269 | $422 | -66.7% |
| 1863 Land Trust | $414 | $414 | 0% |
| Jimmie J. Milstead | $2,081 | $405 | -80.5% |
| Kendall L. Clark | $1,994 | $398 | -80% |
| Marcia Bryan | $1,176 | $394 | -66.5% |
| Susan C. Spratley | $559 | $393 | -29.7% |
| Charles A. Collmer | $559 | $393 | -29.7% |
| Pringle Jordan Jr. | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Stewart Land and Timber, LLC | $380 | $380 | 0% |
| Mary King | $836 | $378 | -54.8% |
| Karen L. Strickler | $338 | $325 | -3.8% |
| Gerald C. Bosarge | $1,659 | $322 | -80.6% |
| Robert D. Johnson | $1,835 | $308 | -83.2% |
| Cleo Nelson | $1,617 | $297 | -81.6% |
| Jack Snyder | $912 | $284 | -68.9% |
| Larry E. Pitchford | $270 | $270 | 0% |
| Matthew Dillon Mizelle | $2,466 | $259 | -89.5% |
| Josh R. Lloyd | $1,342 | $256 | -80.9% |
| Rayford L. Tanner | $561 | $252 | -55.1% |
| A Baker, LLC | $249 | $249 | 0% |
| Jason Madison Rimmer | $299 | $209 | -30.1% |
| Darlene Sheldon Broussard | $201 | $198 | -1.5% |
| James C. Broussard | $203 | $198 | -2.5% |
| The George O Broussard Family Trustee | $202 | $198 | -2% |
| Brian R. Goff | $625 | $190 | -69.6% |
| Robert E. Lynn | $298 | $152 | -49% |
| Patricia Zdenck | $136 | $136 | 0% |
| Billie J. Abernathy | $461 | $133 | -71.1% |
| Amy Milligan | $177 | $108 | -39% |
| Jeremy Eric Cronier | $198 | $104 | -47.5% |
| Dale Sellers | $0 | $92 | -- |
| The John C Savage & Ethel W Savage Revocable Trust | $1,432 | $88 | -93.9% |
| Robert K. Davis | $4,090 | $70 | -98.3% |
| Lark S. Christian | $65 | $65 | 0% |
| Annette Waldrop Allender | $21 | $7 | -66.7% |
| Jeanne L. Mavar | $0 | $7 | -- |
| Michael Eugene Waldrop | $21 | $7 | -66.7% |
| Raymond Lamar Delmas | $386,680 | $0 | -100% |
| James L Knoche & Norma J Knoche I | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| G & H Nursery of Mississippi, Inc. | $129,546 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara B. Bass | $250 | $0 | -100% |
| Carlton Blair Hamilton | $35,499 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrin R. Rush | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| John Derek Hamilton | $38,464 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan R. Rush | $2,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Luce Packing Company, Inc. | $20,349 | $0 | -100% |
| Michelle Hammond | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Rickey Eugene Youngblood | $1,743 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilburn M. Goff | $142,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur A. Fountain | $143 | $0 | -100% |
| Avis Vignes Switzer | $120 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon Martin Windham | $509 | $0 | -100% |
| Kinkead Plantation, Inc. | $113,547 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Family Farms | $1,097 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Elaine Posten | $480 | $0 | -100% |
| Moseley A. Mallette | $7,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard U. Miller | $1,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger L. Montgomery | $732 | $0 | -100% |
| Arguelles Marine Contracting, Inc. | $2,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Danielle V. Perez | $354 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Dawson | $140 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,382,855 | $331,836 | -76% |
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