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In 2021, 123 farmers in cities within Pike County received a total of $1.1 million in 134 farm subsidies, an 11.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 245 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Ryan Oneal | $0 | $62,921 | -- |
| Charles Ledbetter Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jeff White Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Kriss White Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Michael D. Bailey | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| William Christopher Slatton | $0 | $50,746 | -- |
| Aaron Mark Crow | $0 | $50,331 | -- |
| Hendrix Land, Corp. | $0 | $50,132 | -- |
| James Dwight Cogburn | $0 | $45,347 | -- |
| C. E. Turner | $0 | $35,487 | -- |
| Collins Trucking | $0 | $35,226 | -- |
| Mr. Conrad Christopher Hays | $0 | $32,338 | -- |
| Dianna Self | $0 | $31,906 | -- |
| Al Terrell | $124,409 | $31,492 | -74.7% |
| Jackie White Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $30,599 | -- |
| Carol Martin | $0 | $25,700 | -- |
| James Andrew Tidwell | $1,763 | $21,750 | 1,133.7% |
| Nomad Trucking, LLC | $0 | $20,888 | -- |
| Cox Timber Resources, LLC. | $0 | $18,560 | -- |
| Larry Joe Mack | $0 | $17,390 | -- |
| Vickey Lynn Watts | $0 | $17,306 | -- |
| Alton Clay Terrell | $90,156 | $16,754 | -81.4% |
| Johnny L. Hale | $4,785 | $16,724 | 249.5% |
| Charles L. Smith Jr. | $23,551 | $16,706 | -29.1% |
| Johnny Harris Logging | $0 | $14,309 | -- |
| Sandra K. Roberts | $0 | $13,976 | -- |
| Dennis Ray Collins | $0 | $13,413 | -- |
| Gordon R. Roberts | $0 | $12,892 | -- |
| William B. Ellis | $0 | $12,551 | -- |
| Latrisha Michelle Neal | $0 | $10,965 | -- |
| Staci A. Henderson | $0 | $10,223 | -- |
| James Matthew Henderson | $5,280 | $6,788 | 28.6% |
| Chris Gilmer | $18,895 | $5,125 | -72.9% |
| Walter Ivy | $15,554 | $4,495 | -71.1% |
| David Owens | $14,498 | $4,137 | -71.5% |
| Cassidy Gaines Terrell | $26,093 | $4,131 | -84.2% |
| Danny Turner | $24,779 | $4,054 | -83.6% |
| Windell Scott Maroon | $16,157 | $3,950 | -75.6% |
| Weaver Creek Cattle Company, Inc. | $71,554 | $3,694 | -94.8% |
| Jay Oneal | $27,634 | $3,478 | -87.4% |
| Robert L. Roberts | $0 | $3,435 | -- |
| Terrell Brothers Ranch | $16,966 | $3,346 | -80.3% |
| Doss Walker | $22,009 | $3,310 | -85% |
| Bill Petty | $14,811 | $3,162 | -78.7% |
| Wanda S. Coleman | $0 | $2,716 | -- |
| Jeffery M. Morris | $10,406 | $2,418 | -76.8% |
| Gregory M. Morris | $6,556 | $2,078 | -68.3% |
| Stanley E. Rhodes | $10,517 | $2,007 | -80.9% |
| Mary Paulette Stewart | $9,021 | $1,899 | -78.9% |
| William S. Neal | $5,632 | $1,869 | -66.8% |
| Jason C. Cowart | $8,833 | $1,856 | -79% |
| Neil R. Parker | $8,305 | $1,769 | -78.7% |
| Tameria Nolen | $6,707 | $1,713 | -74.5% |
| Curt Beavert | $7,414 | $1,663 | -77.6% |
| Katherine Beavert | $7,436 | $1,656 | -77.7% |
| Rollin W. Farms | $8,072 | $1,607 | -80.1% |
| Billy Maroon | $8,019 | $1,577 | -80.3% |
| Doug Brown | $7,404 | $1,517 | -79.5% |
| Deborah Morris | $8,633 | $1,516 | -82.4% |
| Blake Harmon | $5,104 | $1,515 | -70.3% |
| Doyle Howard and Sons Farm, Inc. | $4,799 | $1,375 | -71.3% |
| Bradford T. Baxter | $5,621 | $1,362 | -75.8% |
| Winston Humphry | $6,556 | $1,344 | -79.5% |
| Charles Ledbetter | $6,523 | $1,342 | -79.4% |
| Ray Wise | $4,994 | $1,342 | -73.1% |
| Michael Aaron Horn | $18,931 | $1,262 | -93.3% |
| D-K Hill Farms Incorporated | $5,920 | $1,215 | -79.5% |
| Jerimiah D. Lingo | $6,182 | $1,212 | -80.4% |
| Mike Humphry | $7,283 | $1,173 | -83.9% |
| Kevin Funderburk | $3,839 | $1,141 | -70.3% |
| Larry Watson | $7,634 | $1,108 | -85.5% |
| S. M. Griffith Jr. | $4,708 | $1,078 | -77.1% |
| Christopher May | $5,324 | $1,054 | -80.2% |
| Tommy Parker | $5,396 | $994 | -81.6% |
| Michael W. Henderson | $3,234 | $984 | -69.6% |
| Rebecca B. Buck | $3,487 | $961 | -72.4% |
| Watts and Watts | $6,136 | $937 | -84.7% |
| Peggy S. Sweeden | $4,587 | $892 | -80.6% |
| Darwin A. Turner | $4,565 | $859 | -81.2% |
| Lonnie Harris | $6,027 | $848 | -85.9% |
| April Porter | $3,586 | $782 | -78.2% |
| Jerry White | $2,552 | $754 | -70.5% |
| William H. Cox | $3,135 | $740 | -76.4% |
| Danny Dunlap | $3,179 | $734 | -76.9% |
| Steve Watts | $4,502 | $694 | -84.6% |
| Mike Avery | $3,542 | $675 | -80.9% |
| James O. Nolen | $3,697 | $674 | -81.8% |
| Thomas A. Whitten | $3,141 | $640 | -79.6% |
| Brian L. Mitchell | $2,321 | $606 | -73.9% |
| Timothy K. Trout | $4,532 | $605 | -86.7% |
| Raymond James | $2,904 | $602 | -79.3% |
| Thomas Obed Anderson | $2,630 | $562 | -78.6% |
| Renanda Bailey | $2,651 | $546 | -79.4% |
| William Flaherty | $2,508 | $502 | -80% |
| Mike Petty | $2,024 | $481 | -76.2% |
| Steve Humphry | $2,360 | $460 | -80.5% |
| Brian Echols | $2,365 | $430 | -81.8% |
| Ronald Kennedy | $1,914 | $416 | -78.3% |
| Lisa Kennedy | $15,001 | $404 | -97.3% |
| Curtis Turner Jr. | $1,826 | $392 | -78.5% |
| Seth Henry Kirkham | $1,595 | $388 | -75.7% |
| Bill Flaherty | $2,669 | $377 | -85.9% |
| Ernest Quinney | $1,045 | $368 | -64.8% |
| Jeffery Jones | $1,408 | $364 | -74.1% |
| James N. Ballard | $1,590 | $361 | -77.3% |
| Lena Leann McDaniel | $2,121 | $360 | -83% |
| Shelba Grubbs | $3,240 | $360 | -88.9% |
| John Thomas | $880 | $349 | -60.3% |
| Lawrence Nolen Jr. | $858 | $346 | -59.7% |
| Shane Branch | $1,287 | $328 | -74.5% |
| Crystal Lynn Gibson | $1,364 | $315 | -76.9% |
| Caddo Trading Company, Inc. | $4,335 | $284 | -93.4% |
| Heath Buck | $594 | $282 | -52.5% |
| Robert A. Crocker | $1,353 | $260 | -80.8% |
| Emma Lee | $1,001 | $258 | -74.2% |
| Atkins Five, LLC | $654 | $256 | -60.9% |
| Cody A. Kennedy | $1,210 | $242 | -80% |
| Jeremy Lee | $935 | $236 | -74.8% |
| Charles Deaton | $748 | $176 | -76.5% |
| Kenneth McDaniel | $1,001 | $176 | -82.4% |
| Scott Kelton | $686 | $130 | -81% |
| Lyndell D. Pilot | $220 | $42 | -80.9% |
| Phillip White | $179 | $4 | -97.8% |
| Jimmy Wingfield | $164 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Quinney | $780 | $0 | -100% |
| Clay K. Crump III | $4,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie Boggs | $768 | $0 | -100% |
| Crystal White | $898 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Atkins | $176 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy McNabb | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| John A. Terrell | $313,635 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce M. May | $5,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Laci Culpepper | $969 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Anderson | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Evans | $1,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,191,110 | $1,051,057 | -11.8% |
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