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In 2021, 293 farmers in cities within Lowndes County received a total of $2.5 million in 491 farm subsidies, a 54.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.5 million in 737 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 Lowndes County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sykes Southern Acres | $864,129 | $222,181 | -74.3% |
| West Farms | $339,354 | $159,148 | -53.1% |
| William Richard Hays | $165,242 | $129,232 | -21.8% |
| Gene D. Holliman Jr. | $153,512 | $88,969 | -42% |
| Roy E. Weathers | $105,234 | $67,670 | -35.7% |
| Stanley Leon Unruh | $166,212 | $64,641 | -61.1% |
| Gilmer Farms | $200,352 | $60,363 | -69.9% |
| Steve P. Swedenburg | $107,809 | $59,725 | -44.6% |
| Mary Margaret Swedenburg | $107,783 | $54,567 | -49.4% |
| Andrew J. Holtcamp | $44,652 | $54,178 | 21.3% |
| Mid South Timber Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Floyd Lowry | $75,723 | $51,499 | -32% |
| Mississippi College | $55,341 | $50,089 | -9.5% |
| Mike Hanson | $95,063 | $47,767 | -49.8% |
| Peter Stewart | $10,021 | $47,138 | 370.4% |
| 4B Planting, GP | $70,940 | $44,333 | -37.5% |
| Betty R. Jones | $44,999 | $42,536 | -5.5% |
| Charles Buck Pilkinton | $39,726 | $39,941 | 0.5% |
| John L. McPherson Jr. | $36,066 | $36,066 | 0% |
| Robert Lee McPherson | $36,066 | $36,066 | 0% |
| Ronald Ensz | $278,206 | $35,057 | -87.4% |
| C. B. Kyle Jr. | $33,405 | $34,515 | 3.3% |
| Douglas A. Yelverton | $63,740 | $34,105 | -46.5% |
| Hickory Grove Farms, LLC | $33,034 | $32,298 | -2.2% |
| Auzie Frank Brock | $95,853 | $29,619 | -69.1% |
| James L. Springfield | $55,632 | $28,577 | -48.6% |
| Tony M. Smith | $76,719 | $25,966 | -66.2% |
| Charles A. Younger | $69,681 | $23,593 | -66.1% |
| Robert Earl Egger Jr. | $76,506 | $23,086 | -69.8% |
| Marty Smart | $11,814 | $22,065 | 86.8% |
| Starr Investment Properties, LLC | $21,329 | $21,446 | 0.5% |
| Johnny B. Gibson | $52,942 | $21,124 | -60.1% |
| Marsha D. Cosby | $12,427 | $20,713 | 66.7% |
| Laurene Robinson | $21,788 | $20,045 | -8% |
| Wayne D. Colson | $40,457 | $18,712 | -53.7% |
| A. W. Wright Jr. | $42,817 | $17,493 | -59.1% |
| Louise Manhein | $17,075 | $17,075 | 0% |
| Anita Virginia Hitt Estate | $0 | $16,844 | -- |
| William Brown Brown Farms Jr. | $20,716 | $16,569 | -20% |
| Red Bud Enterprises, LLC | $14,603 | $16,310 | 11.7% |
| Dwight D. Colson | $58,137 | $16,288 | -72% |
| James B. McPherson | $15,184 | $15,184 | 0% |
| Michael R. McPherson | $15,184 | $15,184 | 0% |
| Faith Suzanne Sanders | $15,170 | $15,170 | 0% |
| Mari A. Aultman | $15,170 | $15,170 | 0% |
| William E. Holtcamp | $65,966 | $14,586 | -77.9% |
| Caleb R. Koehn | $127,894 | $13,912 | -89.1% |
| Jennings A. Cox Jr. | $29,610 | $13,140 | -55.6% |
| Bryant F. Wiygul Jr. | $13,125 | $13,125 | 0% |
| Calvin Stewart Jr. | $4,370 | $12,428 | 184.4% |
| Donald R. Depriest | $27,601 | $12,024 | -56.4% |
| Winford David Swedenburg | $2,092 | $11,946 | 471% |
| Shelly Russell | $1,416 | $11,778 | 731.8% |
| Pine Oaks Land and Timber, Inc. | $13,517 | $11,606 | -14.1% |
| Commercial Refrigeration Salvage and Farms, LLC | $68,310 | $10,765 | -84.2% |
| Westmoreland Farms, LLC | $13,605 | $10,257 | -24.6% |
| Caleb Westmoreland | $9,543 | $9,543 | 0% |
| Big Ol Truck, LLC | $10,394 | $9,502 | -8.6% |
| Thomas A. Spruill | $17,131 | $7,834 | -54.3% |
| SFF Farms, LLC | $6,528 | $7,712 | 18.1% |
| Dudley Reeves | $13,985 | $7,589 | -45.7% |
| John L. Gilmer | $28,496 | $7,069 | -75.2% |
| Re Lillian MS, LLC | $6,735 | $6,735 | 0% |
| F H Investments, LLC | $6,624 | $6,624 | 0% |
| Bertram Jenkins | $6,369 | $6,369 | 0% |
| Bill Taylor | $2,926 | $6,185 | 111.4% |
| John Cox | $3,021 | $5,872 | 94.4% |
| William Darnell | $14,406 | $5,870 | -59.3% |
| Anthony B. Sharp | $20,208 | $5,734 | -71.6% |
| Gregory Leon Ross | $9,382 | $5,477 | -41.6% |
| Ray H. Gore | $11,019 | $5,376 | -51.2% |
| Russell T. Sheffield | $18,964 | $5,181 | -72.7% |
| William McCarter | $9,372 | $5,159 | -45% |
| Swoope, Inc. | $4,838 | $4,838 | 0% |
| Bobby C. Johnson | $14,575 | $4,801 | -67.1% |
| Bryant Howard | $19,743 | $4,610 | -76.6% |
| Robert L. Dawkins | $6,073 | $4,458 | -26.6% |
| Bryn Bella Farms | $2,176 | $4,261 | 95.8% |
| Patrick Horace Brown | $5,697 | $4,209 | -26.1% |
| H&W Farms Limited Partnership | $2,257 | $4,114 | 82.3% |
| Glenn Gilmer | $11,804 | $4,064 | -65.6% |
| 69 Property, LLC | $5,164 | $3,980 | -22.9% |
| Jim Ford Jr. | $5,003 | $3,814 | -23.8% |
| Julia Ann Glenn | $7,626 | $3,685 | -51.7% |
| Lisa L. Mims | $4,231 | $3,555 | -16% |
| Curtis Allsup | $8,087 | $3,471 | -57.1% |
| PHS Land and Timber, LLC | $3,024 | $3,440 | 13.8% |
| Louis R Stuedeman | $11,011 | $3,312 | -69.9% |
| Keith Heard | $7,883 | $3,262 | -58.6% |
| Sean Christopher Glasgow | $12,254 | $3,248 | -73.5% |
| Joshua Dunn Guerry | $17,223 | $3,233 | -81.2% |
| Linda B. Maxey | $0 | $3,128 | -- |
| Rex C. Swedenburg | $3,104 | $3,104 | 0% |
| Fox Chase Partners | $1,727 | $3,083 | 78.5% |
| Mary Ann M. Hardy | $13,922 | $3,033 | -78.2% |
| John B. Hardy Jr. | $13,991 | $3,026 | -78.4% |
| Pinkie Edwards | $2,999 | $2,999 | 0% |
| Yarbrough Realty | $2,964 | $2,964 | 0% |
| Craig Canull | $8,537 | $2,963 | -65.3% |
| Lynn M. Hanson | $621 | $2,919 | 370% |
| David Lynn Plant | $0 | $2,915 | -- |
| Mr. Homer Beaty | $2,886 | $2,886 | 0% |
| Edward D. Weaver | $3,167 | $2,873 | -9.3% |
| Ashley Stevens | $2,859 | $2,859 | 0% |
| Robin Dalrymple | $4,376 | $2,830 | -35.3% |
| Kyzerdane, LLC | $0 | $2,717 | -- |
| JHH Farms, LLC | $2,626 | $2,623 | -0.1% |
| Jimmy Gray | $12,937 | $2,610 | -79.8% |
| Mark Hardy | $7,299 | $2,594 | -64.5% |
| Tvab, LLC | $3,906 | $2,564 | -34.4% |
| Grant Brothers Farms | $4,073 | $2,509 | -38.4% |
| Mary Betts Williams | $2,506 | $2,506 | 0% |
| Mary Delynn G. Willard | $2,455 | $2,455 | 0% |
| WB, LLC | $0 | $2,440 | -- |
| Leslie Baucom | $13,443 | $2,410 | -82.1% |
| Jesse R Sparkman III Trust | $2,389 | $2,389 | 0% |
| Sammy L. Smith | $3,753 | $2,364 | -37% |
| Leon C. Ellis | $7,443 | $2,359 | -68.3% |
| Eric McCarter | $8,863 | $2,344 | -73.6% |
| Wright M. Boney Jr. | $2,786 | $2,269 | -18.6% |
| Robert Lee Gray Jr. | $5,706 | $2,232 | -60.9% |
| Curtis Brothers, LLC | $3,351 | $2,201 | -34.3% |
| Willow Oak Wildlife Farms, LLC | $3,336 | $2,159 | -35.3% |
| James Earl Edwards | $3,915 | $2,046 | -47.7% |
| Byler Farm, LLC | $1,208 | $2,030 | 68% |
| Rodney L. Dowdy | $5,150 | $1,983 | -61.5% |
| Gregg Smith | $0 | $1,964 | -- |
| Riverview Cattle Farms, LLC | $7,256 | $1,930 | -73.4% |
| Frances L. Putt | $2,864 | $1,911 | -33.3% |
| Gary Lynn Willcutt | $14,502 | $1,900 | -86.9% |
| Hardy Catfish, LLC | $1,895 | $1,895 | 0% |
| Samuel H. Darnell | $3,175 | $1,864 | -41.3% |
| William L. Hayden | $10,955 | $1,789 | -83.7% |
| Richey D. Buchanan | $7,020 | $1,767 | -74.8% |
| Rodney Buchanan | $7,020 | $1,763 | -74.9% |
| Willie T. Jones | $4,576 | $1,757 | -61.6% |
| Chris Vickery | $6,974 | $1,751 | -74.9% |
| Phillip Bell | $3,036 | $1,749 | -42.4% |
| Howard L. Smart | $4,530 | $1,726 | -61.9% |
| Jerry Gregory Gee | $1,701 | $1,701 | 0% |
| Patrick Allen | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Grey Dove Farms, LLC | $2,107 | $1,637 | -22.3% |
| Jessie E. James | $4,509 | $1,600 | -64.5% |
| Karry Holliday | $4,708 | $1,583 | -66.4% |
| Robin G. Lowry | $2,480 | $1,578 | -36.4% |
| Jimmy Earl Hughes | $2,409 | $1,552 | -35.6% |
| Golda J. Vandiver | $1,519 | $1,519 | 0% |
| West Berry Farm, LLC | $149,097 | $1,508 | -99% |
| Houston J. Hardy | $5,478 | $1,438 | -73.7% |
| Billie H. Buxton | $265 | $1,384 | 422.3% |
| Mary B. Boyd | $1,350 | $1,350 | 0% |
| Prince Land & Timber L P | $966 | $1,330 | 37.7% |
| Billy Wayne Buxton | $265 | $1,281 | 383.4% |
| Douglas Buchanan | $4,785 | $1,271 | -73.4% |
| Jerry Buchanan | $4,785 | $1,261 | -73.6% |
| C & J Cattle Farm, LLC | $5,918 | $1,226 | -79.3% |
| Randy Perkins | $1,217 | $1,217 | 0% |
| Willie L. Stewart | $4,961 | $1,202 | -75.8% |
| Hattie Sanders | $2,610 | $1,201 | -54% |
| Mark Murphy | $6,708 | $1,199 | -82.1% |
| Brandon Neil Cline | $6,118 | $1,190 | -80.5% |
| John Love | $4,026 | $1,179 | -70.7% |
| Christopher M. Johnson | $6,369 | $1,149 | -82% |
| Richard Dean Hayes | $6,626 | $1,139 | -82.8% |
| Keary Patterson | $4,926 | $1,089 | -77.9% |
| Tildon E. Dahlem | $1,123 | $1,079 | -3.9% |
| Anthony D. Liddell | $8,206 | $1,066 | -87% |
| Jane Jordan | $4,961 | $1,060 | -78.6% |
| Sammy E. Townsend | $1,052 | $1,052 | 0% |
| Croft Land Management IV, LLC | $2,080 | $1,037 | -50.1% |
| Ricky Riley | $982 | $1,037 | 5.6% |
| Ben Shelton | $5,147 | $1,027 | -80% |
| Barbara J Pekofsky | $1,009 | $1,009 | 0% |
| Billy Anthony | $1,009 | $1,009 | 0% |
| J. D. Brooks | $1,122 | $1,001 | -10.8% |
| James S. Dowdle Jr. | $5,545 | $991 | -82.1% |
| Edwin Edwards | $6,239 | $961 | -84.6% |
| Luster L. Brooks | $3,179 | $954 | -70% |
| Billy E. Welch | $941 | $941 | 0% |
| Willis Peek/Awa Farm | $4,341 | $940 | -78.3% |
| Gregory Thomas Wilkins | $0 | $935 | -- |
| Gary Franks | $908 | $908 | 0% |
| Elbert Lee Young Sr. | $3,003 | $898 | -70.1% |
| Robert Barksdale | $2,970 | $886 | -70.2% |
| Dennis Smart Sr. | $1,617 | $875 | -45.9% |
| Cecil Vaughan Jr. | $814 | $870 | 6.9% |
| Sharon H. Smith | $0 | $865 | -- |
| Derek Justin Anderson | $0 | $854 | -- |
| William A. Sherman | $5,579 | $848 | -84.8% |
| Chris Glenn | $840 | $840 | 0% |
| Dr. George M. Wicks Sr. | $3,124 | $828 | -73.5% |
| Corwin Ensz | $2,244 | $828 | -63.1% |
| Michael Tomlinson | $4,910 | $826 | -83.2% |
| Annie B. Dowdle | $819 | $819 | 0% |
| Sherman B. Jackson | $2,442 | $809 | -66.9% |
| J. R. Sparkman III | $3,641 | $797 | -78.1% |
| Grady Alvin Prevost | $794 | $794 | 0% |
| Katherine R. Brackett | $778 | $778 | 0% |
| John Wesley Prevost | $770 | $770 | 0% |
| Dan F. Taylor Sr. | $726 | $726 | 0% |
| Dorothy Folson | $724 | $724 | 0% |
| William R. Ford Jr. | $855 | $717 | -16.1% |
| Larry Taylor | $715 | $715 | 0% |
| Brian Willard | $3,546 | $702 | -80.2% |
| Jimmy L. Springfield | $2,916 | $700 | -76% |
| Mike Grant | $748 | $699 | -6.6% |
| Karl Williams | $3,289 | $678 | -79.4% |
| B W Burns Rev Family Land Trustee | $2,765 | $669 | -75.8% |
| George Duncan Camp | $3,207 | $666 | -79.2% |
| William Thomas | $1,672 | $664 | -60.3% |
| Bob Raymond | $9,320 | $657 | -93% |
| Johnny W. Hill | $3,405 | $647 | -81% |
| Charlie Bell Evans Jr. | $1,375 | $623 | -54.7% |
| Shawn A. Baird | $201 | $598 | 197.5% |
| Phyllis Young Cade | $0 | $590 | -- |
| Thomas Comer Jr. | $2,541 | $590 | -76.8% |
| Latonya Gray | $1,705 | $577 | -66.2% |
| Don C. Gilmer | $893 | $573 | -35.8% |
| Sylvester Davis | $2,706 | $560 | -79.3% |
| Sylvester Dewayne Davis | $1,870 | $555 | -70.3% |
| Joe P. Shelton | $514 | $514 | 0% |
| William E. Lowrimore | $2,134 | $512 | -76% |
| Wayne J. Flippo | $1,710 | $507 | -70.4% |
| William S. Byars Jr. | $1,216 | $503 | -58.6% |
| Danny F. Kelley | $1,118 | $500 | -55.3% |
| Matthew Taylor | $4,247 | $498 | -88.3% |
| Joshua W. Shook | $2,409 | $492 | -79.6% |
| Joel Robertson | $1,837 | $490 | -73.3% |
| Charles Swoope | $473 | $473 | 0% |
| Johnny Johnson | $461 | $461 | 0% |
| Mike Dalton | $454 | $454 | 0% |
| Richard K. Heard | $449 | $449 | 0% |
| Samuel T. Beatty | $0 | $440 | -- |
| Brandon Carter | $2,996 | $433 | -85.5% |
| Kurt Shepherd | $426 | $426 | 0% |
| Brooks Ferguson | $421 | $421 | 0% |
| Walter Cosby | $1,127 | $411 | -63.5% |
| JLA Farms, LLC | $410 | $410 | 0% |
| Vance Koehn | $2,112 | $391 | -81.5% |
| Jimmy Kilpatrick | $2,135 | $388 | -81.8% |
| Charlie Farrar | $1,040 | $382 | -63.3% |
| Matthew Shelton | $1,749 | $370 | -78.8% |
| Milk & Honey Farms, LLC | $1,988 | $362 | -81.8% |
| Willie C. Davis | $2,406 | $346 | -85.6% |
| Landers Hairston | $902 | $342 | -62.1% |
| Richard Dale Conner II | $1,122 | $328 | -70.8% |
| Lashuntay James | $715 | $327 | -54.3% |
| Dan F. Taylor Jr. | $2,332 | $326 | -86% |
| Wilda M. Thomas | $947 | $322 | -66% |
| Larry B. Maxey | $9,953 | $319 | -96.8% |
| Jimmy Ruffin | $315 | $315 | 0% |
| James L. Granderson Jr. | $2,028 | $311 | -84.7% |
| Danis Hollingshed | $1,386 | $308 | -77.8% |
| James B. Howard | $0 | $300 | -- |
| Leonard Randal Thrash | $296 | $296 | 0% |
| Willie J. Manning Sr. | $1,320 | $294 | -77.7% |
| Leon Bradley | $1,793 | $290 | -83.8% |
| John A. Beard | $1,265 | $284 | -77.5% |
| Terry Dale Noe | $644 | $280 | -56.5% |
| L. A. McGee | $1,408 | $278 | -80.3% |
| Michael Barton | $1,415 | $276 | -80.5% |
| Mavis C. Stanley | $332 | $271 | -18.4% |
| Cooper Callaway | $266 | $266 | 0% |
| Edmonson Real Estate Investment LP | $260 | $260 | 0% |
| Kathy - KWA West Arinder, LLC | $254 | $254 | 0% |
| Donald Lowe | $132 | $245 | 85.6% |
| Stephen R. Stone | $1,290 | $240 | -81.4% |
| Thomas E. Brown | $134 | $237 | 76.9% |
| Richard R. Laws Jr. | $199 | $235 | 18.1% |
| William R. Laws | $199 | $235 | 18.1% |
| Missy G. Younger | $7,668 | $233 | -97% |
| Brian Barksdale | $803 | $225 | -72% |
| Joseph M. Furnace | $1,232 | $225 | -81.7% |
| Linda C. Powell | $323 | $213 | -34.1% |
| Erin Grant | $869 | $200 | -77% |
| Willie James | $561 | $195 | -65.2% |
| Alonzo Thomas | $1,045 | $187 | -82.1% |
| Donnie Reeves | $325 | $177 | -45.5% |
| Robert A. Kilburn | $556 | $153 | -72.5% |
| Lester Shepherd | $2,405 | $147 | -93.9% |
| Jesse Lee Carter | $1,511 | $142 | -90.6% |
| Rosemary Payne | $267 | $135 | -49.4% |
| Margaret E. Redus | $463 | $130 | -71.9% |
| Tony L. Dantzler | $341 | $121 | -64.5% |
| Clint Weeks | $258 | $115 | -55.4% |
| Kenneth B. Orr | $57 | $115 | 101.8% |
| Michael Evans | $1,030 | $110 | -89.3% |
| Ann R. Murphy | $0 | $100 | -- |
| Sharon Walker McBryde | $2,519 | $95 | -96.2% |
| Edward L. Dozier | $159 | $65 | -59.1% |
| Thomas Marcus Ray Lively | $26 | $52 | 100% |
| Mitchell Eric Grant | $250 | $34 | -86.4% |
| Thomas L. Redus Sr. | $201 | $5 | -97.5% |
| William Mark Bolin | $14,484 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie A. Sanders | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher R. Griffin | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| William Dale Darnell Jr. | $322 | $0 | -100% |
| Aubrey McDaniel | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn H. Eidson | $469 | $0 | -100% |
| Clance Properties, LLC | $1,539 | $0 | -100% |
| Clifford E. Wilkerson | $204 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Morrow | $130 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah Gilmore | $130 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight D. Prowell | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwina Williams | $1,312 | $0 | -100% |
| Ellis Cattle Company, LLC | $4,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary A. Richardson | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Hubert I. Williamson | $1,643 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Evans | $5,355 | $0 | -100% |
| Kiley Ford | $10,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Lockhart Properties, LLC | $2,083 | $0 | -100% |
| Malcolm E. Parker Jr. | $283 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew I. Brignac | $104,908 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Cranford | $141 | $0 | -100% |
| Newton Guerry | $2,718 | $0 | -100% |
| Patton Whitten | $706 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillips Development, LLC | $1,510 | $0 | -100% |
| R. S. Caldwell | $674 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Graves | $493 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Brown | $400 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas L. Phillips | $71 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia E. Branch | $1,839 | $0 | -100% |
| Wiley C. Hutchins Jr. | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Winford Swedenburg | $2,593 | $0 | -100% |
| Alexander J. Holtcamp | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Civil Services Farms, LLC | $10,556 | $0 | -100% |
| John I. McCarter | $4,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Ivy | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Murry Anthony | $38 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Louis Farmer | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Remonia Hines | $6,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Thelma H. Jones | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter C. Harris | $14 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,460,032 | $2,497,599 | -54.3% |
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