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In 2021, 152 farmers in cities within Lafayette County received a total of $2.3 million in 289 farm subsidies, a 61.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6 million in 479 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 Lafayette County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Bros Farms | $417,683 | $149,720 | -64.2% |
| A&D Farms Partnership | $349,706 | $117,539 | -66.4% |
| Jim Alford Ranch, LLC | $425,934 | $100,404 | -76.4% |
| Bruce D. Nickel | $120,056 | $91,296 | -24% |
| Roderic N. Maxwell | $127,244 | $89,030 | -30% |
| Max A. Rogers | $168,801 | $86,436 | -48.8% |
| Bala Farms, LLC | $685,305 | $81,102 | -88.2% |
| M & B Farm, Inc. | $132,821 | $65,588 | -50.6% |
| Donald G. Allen | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Mike Hilton | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Paul Allen Trucking | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Joey Jones Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Grant Nickel | $169,507 | $50,556 | -70.2% |
| Chandler Logging, LLC | $0 | $48,255 | -- |
| Dylan Clyde Spence | $85,367 | $45,039 | -47.2% |
| Paul V. Spence | $85,288 | $41,573 | -51.3% |
| 4 Corners Farm, LLC | $73,174 | $40,457 | -44.7% |
| Justin Paul Spence | $99,719 | $39,610 | -60.3% |
| Zachary Dale Seiler | $49,646 | $38,265 | -22.9% |
| Shane H. Kitchens | $90,599 | $36,653 | -59.5% |
| Delaney S. Koehn | $116,560 | $36,122 | -69% |
| Clarence Brent | $103,587 | $34,938 | -66.3% |
| Randy McDonald | $126,426 | $31,468 | -75.1% |
| Burton Ranch and Poultry | $101,141 | $30,908 | -69.4% |
| Clyde Koehn | $61,311 | $30,700 | -49.9% |
| Keller D. Koehn | $95,109 | $29,235 | -69.3% |
| Redriver Wholesale, LLC | $13,899 | $29,170 | 109.9% |
| David W. Spence | $70,283 | $27,365 | -61.1% |
| Jed Vernon Wedel | $70,307 | $27,282 | -61.2% |
| John L. Powell Jr. | $84,895 | $25,538 | -69.9% |
| Noel B. Koehn | $72,524 | $25,463 | -64.9% |
| Riverwind Agri, LLC | $52,700 | $25,095 | -52.4% |
| Jeremy M. Kitchens | $56,437 | $25,083 | -55.6% |
| Ham's Drug & Gift, Inc. | $49,075 | $24,929 | -49.2% |
| David E. Dillard | $51,230 | $24,881 | -51.4% |
| Hal Boggs Trucking | $0 | $23,999 | -- |
| Brackman Farms | $48,564 | $22,802 | -53% |
| Vicki Lee | $52,486 | $19,337 | -63.2% |
| Jordan Hays | $55,458 | $18,938 | -65.9% |
| Spruell Farms | $56,877 | $18,704 | -67.1% |
| Sherri Rogers | $29,067 | $17,681 | -39.2% |
| Carroll and Wanda Scarbrough Trust | $0 | $15,875 | -- |
| C & C Packing Company, Inc. | $82,010 | $15,556 | -81% |
| Samantha Glass | $26,193 | $15,538 | -40.7% |
| Russell Jones | $0 | $14,589 | -- |
| Gary W. Cox | $46,036 | $14,518 | -68.5% |
| Jonathon Koehn | $31,664 | $14,327 | -54.8% |
| Tyler McDonald | $24,682 | $13,773 | -44.2% |
| Shane E. McLelland | $0 | $13,423 | -- |
| Daniel Bobo | $10,780 | $12,703 | 17.8% |
| Jimmy E. Brackman | $33,100 | $11,756 | -64.5% |
| Trevor Lamont Unruh | $13,022 | $11,216 | -13.9% |
| David L. Bolt | $0 | $10,124 | -- |
| Alford Lee Cattle, LLC | $116,525 | $10,018 | -91.4% |
| Edwin Ray Rogers | $0 | $10,015 | -- |
| Tim Kitchens | $38,468 | $9,963 | -74.1% |
| Michael Vickers | $17,684 | $9,386 | -46.9% |
| Adam Rogers | $11,495 | $9,321 | -18.9% |
| Josiah Nicholas Allen | $15,693 | $9,235 | -41.2% |
| Shay S. Cannon | $16,638 | $8,028 | -51.7% |
| Troy Gwin | $29,225 | $6,888 | -76.4% |
| Thomas E. May | $36,668 | $6,797 | -81.5% |
| John William Kilgore | $17,371 | $6,093 | -64.9% |
| Robert B. Russell | $8,987 | $5,981 | -33.4% |
| Glenn R. Hays | $16,511 | $5,879 | -64.4% |
| Gary Harman | $22,639 | $5,717 | -74.7% |
| Zachary Alford | $67,716 | $5,509 | -91.9% |
| Kelly Kelner | $13,629 | $5,468 | -59.9% |
| Deborah a Bleifus | $0 | $4,375 | -- |
| Jimmy R. Perry | $19,146 | $4,235 | -77.9% |
| Vince Grimmett | $17,160 | $4,208 | -75.5% |
| Jeffrey L. Lamkin | $0 | $4,040 | -- |
| Greg Williams Farms, Inc. | $7,772 | $3,997 | -48.6% |
| Charles Eloy Koehn | $7,812 | $3,933 | -49.7% |
| John D. Pierson | $1,430 | $3,933 | 175% |
| Phillip Brian Clark | $5,775 | $3,912 | -32.3% |
| Ricky Ward | $14,113 | $3,753 | -73.4% |
| Slade Perkison | $15,345 | $3,519 | -77.1% |
| John K. Black | $6,160 | $3,410 | -44.6% |
| Billy L. Grimmett | $11,638 | $3,371 | -71% |
| Matthew Wayne Clark | $2,673 | $3,278 | 22.6% |
| Bradley Parker Farm, Inc. | $0 | $3,043 | -- |
| John Edwin Rogers | $5,599 | $2,924 | -47.8% |
| Damon Ray Gardner | $2,585 | $2,908 | 12.5% |
| Mark Toland | $10,756 | $2,838 | -73.6% |
| Garrett Grayson Allen | $32,354 | $2,808 | -91.3% |
| David Groves | $16,216 | $2,720 | -83.2% |
| Gardner and Gardner Farms, LLC | $26,101 | $2,687 | -89.7% |
| Stanley R. Nelson | $9,273 | $2,636 | -71.6% |
| Stephen Allen | $32,338 | $2,634 | -91.9% |
| Herndon Estate PTNSP | $3,227 | $2,537 | -21.4% |
| Hideaway Farms, LLC | $11,231 | $2,504 | -77.7% |
| Hurricane Hill Rod & Gun Club, LLC | $3,672 | $2,382 | -35.1% |
| William G. Hilburn | $13,742 | $2,378 | -82.7% |
| Beatty Farms, LLC | $7,391 | $2,302 | -68.9% |
| John Bishop | $11,022 | $2,301 | -79.1% |
| Claude W. Wells | $7,865 | $2,256 | -71.3% |
| H F Russell, Corp. | $6,564 | $2,237 | -65.9% |
| Lowell K. Nichols | $23,404 | $2,188 | -90.7% |
| Reeves Cattle Company | $5,412 | $2,163 | -60% |
| Allen Brothers Land & Timber Company, LLC | $5,401 | $2,105 | -61% |
| Harvey D. Brent | $14,842 | $2,068 | -86.1% |
| Cristopher May | $9,702 | $1,964 | -79.8% |
| Darryl Wayne Endsley | $12,375 | $1,948 | -84.3% |
| J. W. Foster | $0 | $1,888 | -- |
| John Thomas Williams | $3,768 | $1,858 | -50.7% |
| Rodney Wayne Unruh | $160,122 | $1,730 | -98.9% |
| Jonathan L. Bennett | $6,622 | $1,668 | -74.8% |
| Will White | $0 | $1,559 | -- |
| Harvey A. Sims | $13,794 | $1,534 | -88.9% |
| Jim Martin | $5,433 | $1,448 | -73.3% |
| George McDowell | $7,444 | $1,381 | -81.4% |
| Wanda Crank | $6,568 | $1,366 | -79.2% |
| David L. Beatty | $4,452 | $1,364 | -69.4% |
| Burns and Plafcan, LLC | $4,994 | $1,224 | -75.5% |
| Robert McCalman | $0 | $1,177 | -- |
| Sol P. Stewart | $3,465 | $1,172 | -66.2% |
| Randy Stewart | $5,784 | $1,141 | -80.3% |
| Jessica Brent | $4,646 | $1,100 | -76.3% |
| Benny R. Hays | $2,767 | $1,081 | -60.9% |
| Brian L. Bell | $6,753 | $1,029 | -84.8% |
| Monty Traxler | $3,960 | $956 | -75.9% |
| Poulcatt Farms, LLC | $1,899 | $930 | -51% |
| Marcus R. Williams | $4,668 | $929 | -80.1% |
| Robert S. McMurrough II | $4,589 | $906 | -80.3% |
| Tyler Lee Holdeman | $7,957 | $885 | -88.9% |
| Shelby B. Lamkin | $2,387 | $808 | -66.1% |
| Carole Plafcan | $650 | $780 | 20% |
| Brandon Jay Bailey | $0 | $770 | -- |
| E N Spruell Partnership | $971 | $740 | -23.8% |
| Angela Louise Newton | $2,629 | $660 | -74.9% |
| Scott D. Glass | $2,431 | $577 | -76.3% |
| David Camp Jr. | $2,255 | $567 | -74.9% |
| Gerald W. Plafcan | $865 | $561 | -35.1% |
| J & D Ranch, LLC | $1,137 | $556 | -51.1% |
| Nancy B. McDowell | $0 | $504 | -- |
| Dakota Vickers | $1,155 | $461 | -60.1% |
| Justin Nightingale | $2,146 | $375 | -82.5% |
| Unruh Farms | $39,006 | $362 | -99.1% |
| Denise Hurd | $1,799 | $349 | -80.6% |
| Aaron Smith | $1,074 | $347 | -67.7% |
| Brian Plafcan | $433 | $282 | -34.9% |
| William Alexander Wright | $1,892 | $274 | -85.5% |
| Jason Wade Martin | $693 | $269 | -61.2% |
| Richard Estes | $1,034 | $249 | -75.9% |
| Michael Lyons | $3,740 | $241 | -93.6% |
| Kady L Modisette K and R Cattle | $1,133 | $225 | -80.1% |
| Ann Dickson | $516 | $225 | -56.4% |
| Conard J. Kehn | $262 | $161 | -38.5% |
| Eugene C. Rowe | $152 | $69 | -54.6% |
| Kendall R. Nightingale | $0 | $12 | -- |
| Gro-Agent, Inc. | $246 | $12 | -95.1% |
| Bradley W. Koehn | $5,666 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob F. Kelner | $604 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy D. Burns | $30,606 | $0 | -100% |
| Poston Fish Farms, LLC | $111,721 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott L. Koehn | $16,189 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald E. Wheelington | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Elaine Esters | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Carroll and Wanda Scarbrough Trus | $17,373 | $0 | -100% |
| Cow Pen Bottom, LLC | $201 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Dillard | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy D. Brent | $314 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Wayne Foster Sr. | $190 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra K. Boyd | $234 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. Goza | $271 | $0 | -100% |
| Wynne Tyler | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Coy T. Hilburn Jr. | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Nichols | $210 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,042,231 | $2,305,614 | -61.8% |
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