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In 2021, 211 farmers in cities within Little River County received a total of $2.2 million in 297 farm subsidies, a 48.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.3 million in 567 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 Little River County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matteson Farms | $638,367 | $257,295 | -59.7% |
| View Point Farms, LLC | $330,216 | $178,472 | -46% |
| Cowling Farms | $224,713 | $160,457 | -28.6% |
| Paul H Hawkins Farms, Inc. | $43,666 | $98,875 | 126.4% |
| Chuck A. Davis Jr. | $20,292 | $82,997 | 309% |
| Laynesport Landing, Inc. | $307,341 | $80,689 | -73.7% |
| William Daniel York III | $131,827 | $73,320 | -44.4% |
| Villa Liquor Store, Inc. | $260,026 | $67,961 | -73.9% |
| Matteson Planting Company | $144,428 | $67,694 | -53.1% |
| Barry Belanger | $79,062 | $58,285 | -26.3% |
| Ned S. Click Jr. | $0 | $52,731 | -- |
| Rick Earle Ashley | $47,263 | $51,747 | 9.5% |
| Clark Lavoice | $108,371 | $45,470 | -58% |
| Steven Hearn | $0 | $43,492 | -- |
| Amy Murry | $4,136 | $41,923 | 913.6% |
| Edward D. Madkins | $0 | $38,758 | -- |
| Ricky & Tanya Fawcett Farms, LLC | $0 | $38,520 | -- |
| Chuck Davis Farms, LLC | $134,758 | $31,511 | -76.6% |
| Benjamin Otis Howland | $32,788 | $31,381 | -4.3% |
| William D. York Jr. | $96,294 | $29,656 | -69.2% |
| Mustang Creek Farms, Inc. | $30,129 | $29,575 | -1.8% |
| Dale W. Sansom | $128,008 | $29,068 | -77.3% |
| Jason Jester | $9,119 | $28,895 | 216.9% |
| John O. Moon | $9,867 | $27,648 | 180.2% |
| Abney Farms | $77,355 | $24,539 | -68.3% |
| Ray Lavoice | $15,691 | $23,131 | 47.4% |
| Turner Brothers | $48,062 | $21,020 | -56.3% |
| Ms. Melinda Gentry | $0 | $18,798 | -- |
| Zeigler Farms, LLC | $22,366 | $18,677 | -16.5% |
| Nathan Boyd Kennemore | $0 | $16,629 | -- |
| Bryan Jackson | $0 | $16,289 | -- |
| John Lucas Billingsley | $0 | $15,116 | -- |
| Eddy Johnston | $49,687 | $14,967 | -69.9% |
| Seven-Eleven Farm | $0 | $13,852 | -- |
| Larry Hoover | $11,561 | $12,499 | 8.1% |
| Jeremy Wrinkle | $0 | $12,096 | -- |
| Sue W. Hughes | $54,782 | $11,581 | -78.9% |
| Barry Brooks | $19,573 | $11,556 | -41% |
| Randy Kent | $40,108 | $10,449 | -73.9% |
| Perry Calhoun Young | $2,247 | $10,199 | 353.9% |
| Ricky Sky Ashley | $18,399 | $10,095 | -45.1% |
| Karen D. Williams | $10,439 | $8,699 | -16.7% |
| Billy Lewis | $13,830 | $8,390 | -39.3% |
| Hugh C. Phillips Jr. | $24,158 | $8,309 | -65.6% |
| Donald Genekegley | $4,499 | $8,097 | 80% |
| Becky Fawcett | $0 | $7,916 | -- |
| Jason Green | $27,647 | $7,619 | -72.4% |
| Justin M. Johnson | $0 | $7,260 | -- |
| Tanco, LLC | $10,327 | $7,195 | -30.3% |
| Ward Mcdowell Cobb | $14,630 | $7,189 | -50.9% |
| Trey Lewis | $0 | $7,166 | -- |
| Ayers Poultry | $3,333 | $6,886 | 106.6% |
| Richard Earl Williams | $2,233 | $6,666 | 198.5% |
| Tony Smith | $48,136 | $6,461 | -86.6% |
| Edward Gallagher | $6,149 | $5,588 | -9.1% |
| Jenny Leann Cooper | $22,262 | $5,113 | -77% |
| Keith Pullen | $19,849 | $5,067 | -74.5% |
| Steve Trim | $33,710 | $4,984 | -85.2% |
| Jennifer Jo Sansom | $22,515 | $4,484 | -80.1% |
| Matteson Family Farms Investments | $13,636 | $4,327 | -68.3% |
| Anthony Wayne Kendrick | $18,249 | $3,943 | -78.4% |
| Starnes C. York | $13,200 | $3,825 | -71% |
| Charlotte Izzo | $13,144 | $3,755 | -71.4% |
| Joel D. Fawcett | $17,468 | $3,562 | -79.6% |
| Richard Bruce Fawcett Jr. | $17,304 | $3,530 | -79.6% |
| Charles Fred Harrington | $12,859 | $3,503 | -72.8% |
| Mark Whitlow | $0 | $3,425 | -- |
| Mr. Scotty Smith | $19,668 | $3,340 | -83% |
| Darrell Sain | $20,280 | $3,228 | -84.1% |
| Tawnya L. Lansdell | $14,584 | $3,120 | -78.6% |
| Gerald Brooks | $15,570 | $2,925 | -81.2% |
| Johnny E. Stevens | $2,601 | $2,817 | 8.3% |
| Vernon Dean Bowman Sr. | $12,100 | $2,797 | -76.9% |
| Mark Welch | $13,838 | $2,783 | -79.9% |
| Roy Hunter | $7,601 | $2,754 | -63.8% |
| Karen Southerland | $12,993 | $2,676 | -79.4% |
| Kenneth Grounds | $11,682 | $2,526 | -78.4% |
| Ben W. Matheson | $21,946 | $2,497 | -88.6% |
| Wesley Horn | $9,395 | $2,369 | -74.8% |
| Brandon R. Kennemore | $12,384 | $2,280 | -81.6% |
| Richard B. Fawcett III | $10,626 | $2,239 | -78.9% |
| Chris Moon | $12,337 | $2,149 | -82.6% |
| Maria M. McElroy | $2,838 | $2,086 | -26.5% |
| Leonard Belanger | $7,920 | $2,027 | -74.4% |
| Barbara Frady | $7,493 | $2,027 | -72.9% |
| George Huddleston | $9,196 | $2,017 | -78.1% |
| Jason Krause | $6,699 | $1,938 | -71.1% |
| Billy Joe Helms | $6,985 | $1,922 | -72.5% |
| April Klitz | $7,029 | $1,900 | -73% |
| Ginger Lee Young | $8,404 | $1,899 | -77.4% |
| Jacob A. Cowling | $13,277 | $1,896 | -85.7% |
| Brent Perritt Rayfield | $9,563 | $1,807 | -81.1% |
| Quincey Jeniece Rayfield | $9,563 | $1,807 | -81.1% |
| Dwayne Raper | $0 | $1,774 | -- |
| Eric T. Bishop | $0 | $1,774 | -- |
| Jay Bernardi | $0 | $1,774 | -- |
| Jimmy Thrash | $6,796 | $1,774 | -73.9% |
| Usda Farm Service Agency | $0 | $1,760 | -- |
| Joey Bailey | $5,973 | $1,723 | -71.2% |
| Cynthia Sue Fleming | $8,998 | $1,722 | -80.9% |
| Kenneth J. Green | $8,200 | $1,698 | -79.3% |
| Paul Hawkins III | $7,348 | $1,696 | -76.9% |
| Frankie Klitz | $8,415 | $1,696 | -79.8% |
| Perry Newton | $8,745 | $1,689 | -80.7% |
| Matt M. Cobb | $6,803 | $1,679 | -75.3% |
| Timothy W. Brown | $8,887 | $1,610 | -81.9% |
| Michael H. Webb | $6,589 | $1,605 | -75.6% |
| Christopher Barton | $7,403 | $1,544 | -79.1% |
| Matthew Paul Whisenhunt | $5,148 | $1,509 | -70.7% |
| Tyler Davis Farms, LLC | $7,345 | $1,463 | -80.1% |
| Cody Gallagher | $8,043 | $1,394 | -82.7% |
| James Bates | $4,235 | $1,385 | -67.3% |
| Brody Funderburk | $8,061 | $1,340 | -83.4% |
| Trey Cobb | $4,917 | $1,337 | -72.8% |
| Richard Grounds | $5,687 | $1,277 | -77.5% |
| Jerry Powell | $6,169 | $1,218 | -80.3% |
| Brent Thrash | $3,631 | $1,213 | -66.6% |
| Gary Horn | $5,742 | $1,204 | -79% |
| Mark Kennemore | $4,950 | $1,186 | -76% |
| Robert Gilbert | $8,173 | $1,180 | -85.6% |
| Matthew Creel Fawcett | $6,098 | $1,160 | -81% |
| John Fisher | $5,718 | $1,127 | -80.3% |
| Rodger Bowman | $2,244 | $1,069 | -52.4% |
| Samuel Dylan Bowman | $5,323 | $1,052 | -80.2% |
| Jerry Olen Crawford | $4,268 | $1,047 | -75.5% |
| Roy Forrest | $5,797 | $1,002 | -82.7% |
| Stephenie Gayle Cox | $4,378 | $962 | -78% |
| Millwood Farms, Inc. | $4,180 | $951 | -77.2% |
| Jason Fredrick Southerland | $2,409 | $942 | -60.9% |
| Steve J. Ward | $3,564 | $940 | -73.6% |
| Gerald Keener | $11,103 | $931 | -91.6% |
| Victor E. McKinney Jr. | $4,101 | $892 | -78.2% |
| Marilee Ringgold | $4,564 | $886 | -80.6% |
| Christopher Tallant | $6,879 | $875 | -87.3% |
| Billy Baker | $3,289 | $847 | -74.2% |
| Leslie Huddleston | $3,872 | $817 | -78.9% |
| Blair Lovewell | $2,849 | $810 | -71.6% |
| Joe Paul Stuart | $5,913 | $810 | -86.3% |
| David Bearden | $4,407 | $805 | -81.7% |
| Marty Smith | $3,777 | $794 | -79% |
| James Norman Jester | $2,662 | $788 | -70.4% |
| Anthony Walker | $4,726 | $788 | -83.3% |
| Jason Dakota Ringgold | $2,959 | $787 | -73.4% |
| Jimmy W. Lansdell | $5,144 | $784 | -84.8% |
| Jonathan Durand | $2,794 | $750 | -73.2% |
| Ryan M. Surber | $3,465 | $744 | -78.5% |
| Rodney A. Thrash | $1,617 | $722 | -55.3% |
| Harold Lansdell | $3,234 | $709 | -78.1% |
| Kenneth M. Smith | $3,646 | $706 | -80.6% |
| Ty Young | $3,512 | $703 | -80% |
| Everett Lynn Turner | $2,008 | $691 | -65.6% |
| Jody Wilson | $1,396 | $684 | -51% |
| Sharon K. Glass | $2,187 | $676 | -69.1% |
| Betty J. Abercrombie | $2,376 | $674 | -71.6% |
| Brenda Lansdell | $2,669 | $670 | -74.9% |
| Shirley McElroy | $3,117 | $652 | -79.1% |
| Lockeby Farms, Inc. | $4,477 | $651 | -85.5% |
| Emma A. Whitlow | $1,782 | $610 | -65.8% |
| Grant Lansdell | $2,905 | $581 | -80% |
| Hunter G. W. Lansdell | $2,585 | $571 | -77.9% |
| James C. Buchanan | $2,662 | $564 | -78.8% |
| Sherry Tallant | $2,640 | $561 | -78.8% |
| Curtis Dale Lansdell Sr. | $2,799 | $524 | -81.3% |
| Deana Lynn Dawson | $4,092 | $513 | -87.5% |
| Richard W. Cox | $0 | $510 | -- |
| Charles Henderson | $1,980 | $487 | -75.4% |
| Steve Schultz | $827 | $482 | -41.7% |
| Troy Lewis | $1,925 | $481 | -75% |
| Wayman Stevens Jr. | $1,191 | $477 | -59.9% |
| Anita Carver | $2,420 | $470 | -80.6% |
| Joseph K. Risley | $2,211 | $460 | -79.2% |
| Shawn Nicholas | $2,595 | $446 | -82.8% |
| Danny Covington | $2,222 | $433 | -80.5% |
| Ariel Joliette Stevens | $3,362 | $425 | -87.4% |
| Gerald L. Wisdom | $867 | $418 | -51.8% |
| Jodie Walraven | $957 | $398 | -58.4% |
| Jason Tremell Northcross | $2,875 | $390 | -86.4% |
| Kenneth Gulley | $1,375 | $390 | -71.6% |
| John Thomson | $1,177 | $377 | -68% |
| Chase Allen Southerland | $2,067 | $374 | -81.9% |
| Lonnie Strout | $1,584 | $360 | -77.3% |
| Joshua Ward | $2,980 | $360 | -87.9% |
| Anthony C. Anderson | $1,397 | $359 | -74.3% |
| Dustin Dakota Grammer | $1,639 | $350 | -78.6% |
| Adam Brady Cobb | $2,245 | $336 | -85% |
| Ronnie Alexander | $1,331 | $328 | -75.4% |
| Brian Welch | $858 | $326 | -62% |
| Glenn E. Ivory | $946 | $320 | -66.2% |
| Royal Farms, Inc. | $1,570 | $311 | -80.2% |
| Rebecca Elizabeth Cauley | $1,397 | $301 | -78.5% |
| Travis Lile | $1,496 | $277 | -81.5% |
| Devin Day | $946 | $273 | -71.1% |
| Gail Parker | $414 | $273 | -34.1% |
| Charles A. Davis III | $2,536 | $255 | -89.9% |
| Willie Robinson | $5,811 | $245 | -95.8% |
| Jacob Edward Smith | $2,046 | $242 | -88.2% |
| Timothy Leroy Ford Jr. | $1,315 | $232 | -82.4% |
| Linda Walker | $989 | $223 | -77.5% |
| Dana Charlene Kent | $1,188 | $214 | -82% |
| Morris W. Johnson | $936 | $204 | -78.2% |
| Jeffery A. Williamson | $804 | $186 | -76.9% |
| Stephanie Whitecotton | $396 | $186 | -53% |
| Matt Lightfoot | $396 | $184 | -53.5% |
| David L. McWilliams | $1,252 | $142 | -88.7% |
| Jaron Baker | $707 | $138 | -80.5% |
| David Meredith | $126 | $126 | 0% |
| Donald Gulley | $1,640 | $124 | -92.4% |
| Keith M. Gulley | $572 | $124 | -78.3% |
| Clint Nelson | $572 | $124 | -78.3% |
| Francis L. Crews | $229 | $108 | -52.8% |
| Charles Jones | $2,395 | $17 | -99.3% |
| BCR Farm | $21,368 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Tate | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Davis Pecans, LLC | $5,431 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Gene McKnight | $11,446 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $12,972 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Trowler | $927 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen Knod | $794 | $0 | -100% |
| James Sutton | $390 | $0 | -100% |
| Little River Farm Service Agency | $71 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark G. Pounds | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Notoris Nelson | $3,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Paula Jewell | $4,950 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Vaughn | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven McAllister | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam Jez | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| B & K Cattle Company | $315 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Ellis | $2,172 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance Wise | $974 | $0 | -100% |
| Parker Ryan Smith | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Stella Jenkins | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Smith | $6,985 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilburn Hoover | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Beverly L. Chandler | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Cowan | $1,004 | $0 | -100% |
| Treyce Connor Young | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,273,189 | $2,213,010 | -48.2% |
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