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In 2021, 151 farmers in cities within Washington County received a total of $873,959 in 176 farm subsidies, a 30.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 357 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moseley Farm | $209,351 | $93,259 | -55.5% |
| Platt Farms | $51,720 | $86,305 | 66.9% |
| David Richardson | $133,239 | $78,078 | -41.4% |
| Walter R. Richardson | $92,142 | $55,331 | -40% |
| John N. Deese | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Yellow Pine Woodfiber, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| MJ Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| TLT Timber, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Evie Rivers | $0 | $47,424 | -- |
| Walter R. Richardson Jr. | $64,449 | $37,762 | -41.4% |
| George S. Beasley | $9,436 | $25,901 | 174.5% |
| Dale Jones Timber Company, LLC | $0 | $21,819 | -- |
| JSS Logging, LLC | $0 | $18,962 | -- |
| David Sullivan | $7,629 | $16,237 | 112.8% |
| Perry Alex Williams | $0 | $13,453 | -- |
| Kyle's Farm Services, L.L.C. | $25,889 | $12,949 | -50% |
| Russell A. Hendrix | $8,295 | $9,377 | 13% |
| Scott Howard | $3,029 | $8,963 | 195.9% |
| Quinco Farm | $61,367 | $8,297 | -86.5% |
| David W. McDaris | $12,552 | $6,342 | -49.5% |
| Andrew A. Elmore | $24,959 | $5,855 | -76.5% |
| Delbert Sullivan | $19,515 | $4,987 | -74.4% |
| Tom P. Becton | $9,031 | $4,913 | -45.6% |
| Lee Wright | $16,176 | $3,406 | -78.9% |
| Roger M. Roach | $8,635 | $2,588 | -70% |
| Calvin M. Coaker | $10,318 | $2,536 | -75.4% |
| Ethan Dearmon | $6,677 | $2,527 | -62.2% |
| Elton L. Turner | $12,656 | $2,380 | -81.2% |
| Toby F. Whigham | $9,557 | $2,366 | -75.2% |
| Jack A. Johnson | $9,011 | $2,068 | -77.1% |
| Billy R. Gant | $6,369 | $2,004 | -68.5% |
| Henry C. Cotton Jr. | $1,946 | $1,873 | -3.8% |
| Clinton B. Agee III | $9,231 | $1,817 | -80.3% |
| David Atchison | $6,653 | $1,794 | -73% |
| Joe David Britton | $7,018 | $1,696 | -75.8% |
| Brian Wayne Coaker | $3,113 | $1,679 | -46.1% |
| Johnny E. Atchison | $5,624 | $1,674 | -70.2% |
| Gregory C. Reynolds | $6,610 | $1,617 | -75.5% |
| Curtis W. Kirkland Sr. | $6,883 | $1,600 | -76.8% |
| Joe D. Williams | $7,818 | $1,554 | -80.1% |
| Pal C. Beasley | $7,560 | $1,553 | -79.5% |
| Jimmy Dees | $6,644 | $1,523 | -77.1% |
| Escatawpa River Woodlands, Inc. | $6,809 | $1,492 | -78.1% |
| Eddie Satterfield | $0 | $1,485 | -- |
| George H. Knight | $8,994 | $1,409 | -84.3% |
| James T. Toomey Jr. | $4,752 | $1,269 | -73.3% |
| Clatis Becton | $7,353 | $1,248 | -83% |
| Ann F. Stewart | $6,535 | $1,236 | -81.1% |
| Sam Loper | $2,244 | $1,234 | -45% |
| Laymon Phillips | $3,003 | $1,215 | -59.5% |
| George W. Woodyard | $1,196 | $1,196 | 0% |
| Morris Glen Busby | $4,839 | $1,180 | -75.6% |
| Michael E. Bailey | $7,562 | $1,167 | -84.6% |
| Donna Leigh Dickinson Weeks | $9,497 | $1,123 | -88.2% |
| Dan Clarke | $4,576 | $1,103 | -75.9% |
| Bobby Joe Chestang Jr. | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Terry Wayne Parnell | $4,531 | $1,099 | -75.7% |
| Dora L. Jones | $2,640 | $1,093 | -58.6% |
| Larry Howard | $6,886 | $1,018 | -85.2% |
| Donald W. Hartley | $4,290 | $1,015 | -76.3% |
| Thomas M. Loper Jr. | $7,412 | $1,014 | -86.3% |
| Milton T. Britton | $5,998 | $1,002 | -83.3% |
| Jimmy Beasley | $5,137 | $996 | -80.6% |
| Michael S. Becton | $5,970 | $979 | -83.6% |
| Wiley W. Sullivan | $3,722 | $968 | -74% |
| Mark Dees | $5,874 | $959 | -83.7% |
| Jason S. Crager | $5,509 | $934 | -83% |
| Charles Busby | $3,840 | $931 | -75.8% |
| Melvin B. Oates | $4,518 | $900 | -80.1% |
| John Paul Williams | $2,464 | $894 | -63.7% |
| Lawrence Hubbard | $2,046 | $844 | -58.7% |
| Benjamin Elmore | $3,190 | $830 | -74% |
| Marvin Gunn | $6,476 | $828 | -87.2% |
| Ryn Jack Miller | $2,079 | $820 | -60.6% |
| Micheal W. Warren | $3,510 | $815 | -76.8% |
| Shane Rush | $10,654 | $811 | -92.4% |
| Charles J. Crager | $3,678 | $806 | -78.1% |
| William Blake Williams | $2,838 | $804 | -71.7% |
| Dan Pearce | $3,262 | $799 | -75.5% |
| Jasper McDonald Sr. | $3,205 | $750 | -76.6% |
| Justin Hunter Howard | $4,662 | $735 | -84.2% |
| Davina Lynn Smith | $4,716 | $729 | -84.5% |
| Nicholas C. Reynolds | $2,882 | $722 | -74.9% |
| Lukas Alexander Williams | $5,180 | $716 | -86.2% |
| Bobby Sikes | $4,017 | $710 | -82.3% |
| James D. Goldman | $3,914 | $696 | -82.2% |
| Preston N. Turner | $2,933 | $690 | -76.5% |
| Mithcell Crager | $4,047 | $662 | -83.6% |
| Julie Wright | $3,422 | $656 | -80.8% |
| Paula D. Dixon | $4,394 | $656 | -85.1% |
| Ferguson Farms, LLC | $24,490 | $631 | -97.4% |
| Caleb Scott Sullivan | $2,361 | $623 | -73.6% |
| Carolyn Porter | $1,254 | $615 | -51% |
| David T. Odom | $4,167 | $611 | -85.3% |
| Mike McLain | $1,419 | $598 | -57.9% |
| Silas Dale Jones | $1,751 | $594 | -66.1% |
| Danny Joe Whigham | $2,155 | $590 | -72.6% |
| Brady Baxter | $2,617 | $582 | -77.8% |
| Cecil Moss | $1,452 | $574 | -60.5% |
| Gaines H. Turner Jr. | $5,432 | $536 | -90.1% |
| Colby S. Easterbrook | $1,991 | $530 | -73.4% |
| Paul D. Jones | $1,122 | $525 | -53.2% |
| David Turner | $2,363 | $511 | -78.4% |
| Wendell Moss | $2,352 | $505 | -78.5% |
| Alice S. Dearmon | $502 | $502 | 0% |
| Charles L. Hayes | $2,986 | $488 | -83.7% |
| Paul McRae | $1,985 | $488 | -75.4% |
| Willie Dixon | $2,139 | $484 | -77.4% |
| James Andrew Dees | $2,305 | $463 | -79.9% |
| Ernest Goldman | $1,155 | $460 | -60.2% |
| Kevin Dees | $2,398 | $457 | -80.9% |
| Tracey Rawls Carpenter | $4,877 | $454 | -90.7% |
| Brandon Keith Phillips | $1,089 | $446 | -59% |
| William R. Goldman | $1,815 | $434 | -76.1% |
| Floyd Mitchell | $2,524 | $426 | -83.1% |
| Thomas Moss | $2,237 | $416 | -81.4% |
| Eddie G. Phillips | $792 | $414 | -47.7% |
| Wayne Coaker | $2,277 | $398 | -82.5% |
| Chad Baxter | $1,849 | $363 | -80.4% |
| Andrew Durand Turner | $1,243 | $362 | -70.9% |
| Paul Turner | $1,287 | $361 | -72% |
| Travis Loper | $1,408 | $332 | -76.4% |
| Kara A. Dearman | $1,573 | $326 | -79.3% |
| Lewis Koen | $1,351 | $325 | -75.9% |
| Harold E. Waites | $1,419 | $313 | -77.9% |
| Thomas E. Fuller | $1,699 | $306 | -82% |
| Elliot Crager | $2,959 | $304 | -89.7% |
| Darrell Smith | $1,272 | $297 | -76.7% |
| Joseph Michael Loper | $1,483 | $276 | -81.4% |
| Robert B. Bryars | $528 | $276 | -47.7% |
| Michael A. Gunn | $272 | $272 | 0% |
| Wendell Sullivan | $667 | $252 | -62.2% |
| Mitchell R. Beech | $1,467 | $246 | -83.2% |
| Thomas E. Williams Sr. | $1,578 | $242 | -84.7% |
| Jennifer M. Pritchett | $801 | $218 | -72.8% |
| Bonnie N. Baxter | $1,232 | $214 | -82.6% |
| Walter C. Tew | $561 | $211 | -62.4% |
| Circle G Cattle, LLC | $1,199 | $202 | -83.2% |
| Joshua D. Guy | $985 | $195 | -80.2% |
| Fleet Douglas Weaver | $396 | $186 | -53% |
| Stetson E. Brown | $330 | $172 | -47.9% |
| Caleb D. Williams | $169 | $160 | -5.3% |
| Bryan Scott Turner | $726 | $156 | -78.5% |
| Floyd Leroy Giles | $726 | $146 | -79.9% |
| Charles David Powell | $396 | $125 | -68.4% |
| Ethan Riley Harris | $264 | $118 | -55.3% |
| Steven R. Long | $468 | $118 | -74.8% |
| Abbeigh Jo Gibson | $385 | $103 | -73.2% |
| Raymond M. Tucker | $589 | $52 | -91.2% |
| Mary L. Tucker | $714 | $50 | -93% |
| Clyde Walter Dearmon | $0 | $18 | -- |
| Scott Hankins | $1,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Marion E. Lomax | $4,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Marty Coaker | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Stover L. Williams | $1,655 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernice King | $187 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Reeves | $4,565 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevilon Collins | $85 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Wilson | $2,530 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter William Collins Jr. | $85 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Parnell | $323 | $0 | -100% |
| Posterity Enterprises, LLC | $1,552 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles C. Carpenter | $118 | $0 | -100% |
| Errol K. Reynolds | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank D. Williams | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Jared K. Johnson | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell Eugene Becton | $4,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Adam Becton | $3,499 | $0 | -100% |
| Tanner D. Dearmon | $122 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. Patrick | $1,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Busby Farms, LLC | $7,911 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert Howard | $405 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Bice | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Holland | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,255,670 | $873,959 | -30.4% |
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