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In 2021, 214 farmers in cities within George County received a total of $2.9 million in 302 farm subsidies, a 51.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.1 million in 517 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 George County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Farms | $974,098 | $666,802 | -31.5% |
| Seward Farms | $1,458,337 | $620,999 | -57.4% |
| Courtney Farms, LLC | $607,802 | $277,960 | -54.3% |
| Harley E Havard & Marion S Tanner | $333,506 | $215,316 | -35.4% |
| Kendall Stringfellow | $430,565 | $172,765 | -59.9% |
| Thomas A. Smith | $165,681 | $96,400 | -41.8% |
| Gadston Marion Croom | $31,809 | $69,316 | 117.9% |
| Clayton Lawrence Jr. | $108,047 | $67,917 | -37.1% |
| The Nature Conservancy | $48,297 | $50,000 | 3.5% |
| Kelly Wright | $18,101 | $36,188 | 99.9% |
| T & M Farms | $14,258 | $28,234 | 98% |
| Claude Passeau JR | $64,181 | $26,470 | -58.8% |
| John Rutherford | $16,271 | $24,660 | 51.6% |
| Davey Edley Casey | $23,526 | $20,847 | -11.4% |
| Jimmy Glenn Croom | $18,961 | $18,360 | -3.2% |
| Ole Grady's Nursery, Inc. | $144,789 | $17,487 | -87.9% |
| Martin V. Stringfellow | $23,814 | $15,874 | -33.3% |
| Derrick Scott | $8,474 | $14,606 | 72.4% |
| Massey Produce Farm, LLC | $20,903 | $14,581 | -30.2% |
| Lebarron McLeod | $13,490 | $13,678 | 1.4% |
| Deep South Nursery, Inc. | $0 | $13,510 | -- |
| Hubie Parker | $20,723 | $12,296 | -40.7% |
| Lewis & Lynch Farms | $0 | $11,956 | -- |
| Larry A. Havard | $4,921 | $11,819 | 140.2% |
| Rolling Hills Ranch, Inc. | $83,299 | $10,847 | -87% |
| Matthew Cole Harrison | $9,069 | $10,508 | 15.9% |
| Michael W. Turner | $5,962 | $10,477 | 75.7% |
| Jackson Farms | $17,295 | $9,850 | -43% |
| Jeffrey Earl Tolbert | $10,830 | $9,375 | -13.4% |
| Barnhill Farms Nursery, Inc. | $48,231 | $8,945 | -81.5% |
| Glen E. Henderson | $13,300 | $8,796 | -33.9% |
| Perry D. Fairley | $3,257 | $8,612 | 164.4% |
| John Peters III | $6,997 | $8,539 | 22% |
| Chasing Buck Farms, LLC | $6,666 | $8,190 | 22.9% |
| James A. Eley | $0 | $7,896 | -- |
| H. D. Vise Jr. | $17,476 | $7,293 | -58.3% |
| Michael H. Harrell | $3,160 | $7,089 | 124.3% |
| Kristen Ann Havens | $22,542 | $6,912 | -69.3% |
| Jermey W Edwards | $6,895 | $6,895 | 0% |
| Kimble A. Cochran | $6,100 | $6,806 | 11.6% |
| Frankie Massey | $8,050 | $6,332 | -21.3% |
| Dan N. McLeod | $3,087 | $6,109 | 97.9% |
| Samuel L. Dye | $3,640 | $5,899 | 62.1% |
| David S. Short | $2,757 | $5,866 | 112.8% |
| Joseph A. Tolbert | $6,872 | $5,653 | -17.7% |
| Benny Goff | $7,656 | $5,479 | -28.4% |
| Lonnie Jeff Mathis | $341 | $5,421 | 1,489.7% |
| Darrel Goff | $1,458 | $5,370 | 268.3% |
| Paul Nixon Sr. | $4,487 | $5,170 | 15.2% |
| Jerry Vise | $26,728 | $5,160 | -80.7% |
| Bobby R. Dickerson | $3,751 | $5,139 | 37% |
| William S. Fairley | $4,580 | $4,836 | 5.6% |
| Benjamin Randy McLeod | $18,538 | $4,827 | -74% |
| Billy L. Cochran | $3,913 | $4,819 | 23.2% |
| Simon Tyra Eubanks II | $0 | $4,367 | -- |
| Jonathan Naramore | $32,484 | $4,270 | -86.9% |
| Grady V. Cochran | $1,023 | $4,218 | 312.3% |
| James T. Howell | $12,826 | $4,174 | -67.5% |
| M. K. Stringfellow | $13,370 | $4,036 | -69.8% |
| Deryk Parker | $10,443 | $4,024 | -61.5% |
| Dean Howell | $3,586 | $3,828 | 6.7% |
| Marshall Brannan | $1,210 | $3,762 | 210.9% |
| Robert B. Fairley | $5,484 | $3,641 | -33.6% |
| David H. Cochran | $8,113 | $3,622 | -55.4% |
| Ronald D. Pridgen | $4,103 | $3,486 | -15% |
| James W. Massey | $0 | $3,485 | -- |
| Marty L. Davis | $2,090 | $3,345 | 60% |
| Henry Dwain Goff | $940 | $3,220 | 242.6% |
| Warren A. Howard | $1,584 | $3,117 | 96.8% |
| Coach's Cedar Creek Farm, Inc. | $189,540 | $3,094 | -98.4% |
| Johnny Leggett | $0 | $3,081 | -- |
| Colby Harrison Smith | $15,790 | $3,032 | -80.8% |
| Paschal I. Walters | $13,285 | $2,978 | -77.6% |
| Gordon Shaw | $12,408 | $2,957 | -76.2% |
| Preston Goff Jr. | $1,716 | $2,904 | 69.2% |
| Grover Havens | $19,631 | $2,902 | -85.2% |
| Rose M. Burgess | $0 | $2,888 | -- |
| Eltroy Pipkins | $1,980 | $2,847 | 43.8% |
| HT Cattle, LLC | $9,622 | $2,812 | -70.8% |
| Andrew Seward | $13,992 | $2,743 | -80.4% |
| William H. Cochran | $1,045 | $2,695 | 157.9% |
| Alex Lewis | $2,319 | $2,676 | 15.4% |
| Stephen L. Brannan | $0 | $2,674 | -- |
| Chasten Courtney L. Hempstead | $14,907 | $2,645 | -82.3% |
| Cecil Alan Smith | $1,804 | $2,566 | 42.2% |
| David Michael Courtney | $23,318 | $2,523 | -89.2% |
| Simon Eubanks | $11,757 | $2,448 | -79.2% |
| Marvin W. Hicks | $23,595 | $2,441 | -89.7% |
| Ian J. Moore | $2,422 | $2,422 | 0% |
| Warner R. Thompson | $1,639 | $2,365 | 44.3% |
| Dean Tanner | $9,307 | $2,279 | -75.5% |
| Kevin L. Tilley | $5,163 | $2,267 | -56.1% |
| Camellia Nursery, Inc. | $33,151 | $2,250 | -93.2% |
| Connie Malcom | $0 | $2,200 | -- |
| Stewart Owens | $165 | $2,148 | 1,201.8% |
| Terrill Green | $19,102 | $2,131 | -88.8% |
| Trey D. Mixon | $0 | $1,956 | -- |
| Clarence Pierce | $3,696 | $1,932 | -47.7% |
| Alfred M. Box | $0 | $1,724 | -- |
| Gerald Thompson | $9,196 | $1,711 | -81.4% |
| Gary Owen Cecchi | $8,979 | $1,669 | -81.4% |
| Micheal Shane Havard | $3,630 | $1,648 | -54.6% |
| Stephen P. Williams | $4,723 | $1,610 | -65.9% |
| Dutch Brothers Greenhouses, Inc. | $60,396 | $1,574 | -97.4% |
| Casey Passeau | $18,936 | $1,508 | -92% |
| Phillip Barnhill | $0 | $1,500 | -- |
| George E. McIntosh | $0 | $1,481 | -- |
| P'Nutt Cooley | $0 | $1,477 | -- |
| Charles E. Havard | $2,970 | $1,469 | -50.5% |
| Eley Linwood L. Tanner | $0 | $1,452 | -- |
| Herrington Farms, LLC | $4,375 | $1,439 | -67.1% |
| Dalton Eugene Lebourhis | $1,848 | $1,427 | -22.8% |
| Terry B. Estis | $9,151 | $1,384 | -84.9% |
| G. W. Hicks | $2,103 | $1,382 | -34.3% |
| Justin Malcom | $3,139 | $1,282 | -59.2% |
| Fred R. Harwell | $9,636 | $1,242 | -87.1% |
| Kenneth E. Fleming Jr. | $8,976 | $1,225 | -86.4% |
| Matthew L. McLeod | $6,909 | $1,088 | -84.3% |
| L. H. Pierce | $4,477 | $1,049 | -76.6% |
| Robert Joseph Platt Jr. | $3,669 | $1,000 | -72.7% |
| Jacob Bradley | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Donnie Ray Brown | $3,586 | $983 | -72.6% |
| Larry Gray | $726 | $956 | 31.7% |
| Jay Pinkerton | $3,980 | $917 | -77% |
| Malcolm E. Rouse | $7,320 | $882 | -88% |
| Richard Breeden | $1,670 | $877 | -47.5% |
| Clint R. Holder | $6,566 | $872 | -86.7% |
| Justin Lee Freeman | $4,288 | $827 | -80.7% |
| Trent E. Bond | $2,754 | $794 | -71.2% |
| Randy F. Brown | $1,650 | $787 | -52.3% |
| Delilah D. Warren | $0 | $770 | -- |
| Christopher A. Davis | $3,519 | $763 | -78.3% |
| Mack L. McDonald Jr. | $2,112 | $758 | -64.1% |
| Chance A. Brown | $1,419 | $742 | -47.7% |
| Kristopher D. Tanner | $2,319 | $735 | -68.3% |
| Johnny I. Tanner | $3,665 | $731 | -80.1% |
| John Gray Jr. | $3,223 | $730 | -77.4% |
| Tony G. Garriga | $0 | $715 | -- |
| Greg M. Ladnier | $1,441 | $708 | -50.9% |
| Branden Lloyd Howell | $2,398 | $707 | -70.5% |
| Gerald R. Havens Sr. | $4,866 | $692 | -85.8% |
| Roy Edwards | $1,287 | $673 | -47.7% |
| C. G. Steede | $1,926 | $646 | -66.5% |
| Bobby 0 Hinton | $3,800 | $616 | -83.8% |
| Wilfred R. Hultz | $1,287 | $611 | -52.5% |
| John Gavin Rouse | $1,320 | $596 | -54.8% |
| Everett Henderson | $2,745 | $568 | -79.3% |
| Terrance Keith McDonald | $1,353 | $554 | -59.1% |
| Margaret H. Shaw | $1,184 | $536 | -54.7% |
| Shelia Hoeflich | $2,981 | $529 | -82.3% |
| Leonard W. Ott | $1,122 | $515 | -54.1% |
| Kent Fairley | $2,598 | $510 | -80.4% |
| Mary Kaye Mixon | $2,941 | $500 | -83% |
| Frances M. Forsyth | $2,123 | $498 | -76.5% |
| Paul S. Reeves | $2,248 | $490 | -78.2% |
| Shelly Bowman | $3,511 | $484 | -86.2% |
| Stephen H. Leggett | $1,536 | $483 | -68.6% |
| Rocky Bexley | $3,608 | $479 | -86.7% |
| X. L. Lundy | $2,108 | $468 | -77.8% |
| Jeff McDoniel | $1,793 | $459 | -74.4% |
| Lonnie R. Howell | $459 | $459 | 0% |
| Michael N. Cochran | $2,485 | $446 | -82.1% |
| Robert B. Lewis | $990 | $446 | -54.9% |
| Herbert Fisher | $1,738 | $426 | -75.5% |
| Russell Allen Cochran | $1,368 | $418 | -69.4% |
| Megan Seward Brown | $792 | $414 | -47.7% |
| Paul A. Nixon Jr. | $1,122 | $408 | -63.6% |
| Jarrod S. Massey | $1,089 | $405 | -62.8% |
| Jerry D. Cooley | $1,191 | $405 | -66% |
| John M. Steede | $2,492 | $401 | -83.9% |
| Pecan Orchard Farms, LLC | $1,785 | $391 | -78.1% |
| Jane Fineburg | $2,213 | $385 | -82.6% |
| Betty B. Reeves | $2,214 | $384 | -82.7% |
| Stanley Marshall McLeod | $1,727 | $377 | -78.2% |
| Robert G. Ward | $1,302 | $373 | -71.4% |
| Ervin Soutullo | $2,050 | $372 | -81.9% |
| Robert M. Davis | $2,096 | $364 | -82.6% |
| Wilburn L. Bolen | $1,845 | $362 | -80.4% |
| Glenn Barton | $924 | $350 | -62.1% |
| Richard C. Dickerson | $825 | $349 | -57.7% |
| John Wayne Barrow | $2,067 | $346 | -83.3% |
| Billy T. Havard Jr. | $745 | $345 | -53.7% |
| Roland Davis | $759 | $335 | -55.9% |
| Kenneth C. Brown | $1,841 | $318 | -82.7% |
| William T. Holder | $1,848 | $318 | -82.8% |
| Kiley Hughes | $825 | $308 | -62.7% |
| Albert Summers | $2,057 | $298 | -85.5% |
| Donald F. Cochran | $3,850 | $295 | -92.3% |
| Ransom G. Fairley | $990 | $284 | -71.3% |
| Jack Wilson Rowan Jr. | $4,108 | $280 | -93.2% |
| Tommy E. Walters Jr. | $1,216 | $280 | -77% |
| Danny Ray Johnson | $726 | $277 | -61.8% |
| Carlie Murphy McLeod | $1,199 | $274 | -77.1% |
| Paul K. Henderson | $613 | $274 | -55.3% |
| Jerald L. Bolen | $1,265 | $259 | -79.5% |
| Joseph Lamar Fairley | $1,360 | $252 | -81.5% |
| Michael J. Knight | $2,655 | $252 | -90.5% |
| Hunter Dayne Baxter | $3,224 | $225 | -93% |
| M & M Properties of Lucedale, LLC | $0 | $224 | -- |
| Steven J. Mathis | $495 | $218 | -56% |
| Loyde Carroll Dickerson | $1,425 | $213 | -85.1% |
| Peyton L. Colburn | $2,600 | $207 | -92% |
| Johnny Jones | $1,725 | $194 | -88.8% |
| Bobby Brent Tanner Sr. | $669 | $190 | -71.6% |
| Charles R. Fairley | $985 | $186 | -81.1% |
| Tyler Courtney | $1,570 | $183 | -88.3% |
| Larry Cochran | $429 | $173 | -59.7% |
| Jason Colson | $363 | $167 | -54% |
| Heath Steede | $363 | $157 | -56.7% |
| Christie E. Rowan | $825 | $156 | -81.1% |
| John O. Wallace | $498 | $156 | -68.7% |
| Sam E. Fairley | $660 | $140 | -78.8% |
| Bonnie H. Walters | $44 | $44 | 0% |
| Daniel S. Turner | $388 | $34 | -91.2% |
| Alan W. Brown | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Arrowhead Hill Farm, LLC | $3,709 | $0 | -100% |
| Barton & Sons Nursery & Landscaping | $22,343 | $0 | -100% |
| Brannan & Brannan Hunts, Inc. | $14,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecil Dickerson Sr. | $4,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Cedar Creek Nursery, LLC | $33,233 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Stacy Goff | $144 | $0 | -100% |
| CMB LP | $783 | $0 | -100% |
| David B. McKissick Jr. | $5,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas B. Byrd | $2,014 | $0 | -100% |
| DTL JR LP | $782 | $0 | -100% |
| Edgar S. Dickson | $3,189 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred A. Croom | $2,924 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory Williams | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Gritty Hill Farms, LLC | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Hugh L. Pierce | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Jimmy D. Brown | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| John R. Edwards | $5,839 | $0 | -100% |
| Karla Goff Casey | $144 | $0 | -100% |
| Marshall H. Havard | $876 | $0 | -100% |
| Max R. Boykin Sr. | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Monte Michini | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Nora Fairley | $51 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman C. Howell | $3,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Williams | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocky Creek Nursery, Inc. | $84,684 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Terril Green Jr. | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanley Cooper | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen D. Rouse | $2,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas C Bond | $7,662 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy S. Pierce | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd H. Eley | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia Havard | $288 | $0 | -100% |
| W. A. Wilkerson | $335 | $0 | -100% |
| Wallace Ferns & Foliage | $1,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Welford's County Line Nursery of MS, Inc. | $53,959 | $0 | -100% |
| Williams Nursery, LLC | $15,984 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,058,040 | $2,936,891 | -51.5% |
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