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In 2021, 210 farmers in cities within Clay County received a total of $897,687 in 282 farm subsidies, a 72.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.3 million in 546 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 Clay County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Randy Simmons | $240,175 | $123,520 | -48.6% |
| B Bryan Farms, Inc. | $164,914 | $89,458 | -45.8% |
| Marshall S Litwiller - the Marshall and Jonelle Litwiller Li | $196,878 | $48,699 | -75.3% |
| D and D Farm | $73,604 | $41,096 | -44.2% |
| Barbee & Clapp, Inc. | $28,880 | $28,509 | -1.3% |
| Bryanmere, Inc. | $91,375 | $27,045 | -70.4% |
| Robley E. Wooten Jr. | $25,338 | $24,565 | -3.1% |
| Gregory G. Colbert | $0 | $22,061 | -- |
| Gloria Ann Pecan Farm, LLC | $89,784 | $21,757 | -75.8% |
| Roger D. Rhea | $33,431 | $19,303 | -42.3% |
| George O. Vickers | $19,301 | $18,912 | -2% |
| Tkach Land Partnership | $25,308 | $18,844 | -25.5% |
| Thad Holcombe | $109,795 | $14,332 | -86.9% |
| Toxey Neill Haas | $20,837 | $13,654 | -34.5% |
| Cecil H. Ferrell | $33,539 | $12,532 | -62.6% |
| Donald C. Dimino | $11,978 | $11,978 | 0% |
| Daniel Fox Haas | $1,308 | $11,927 | 811.9% |
| James D. Bryan | $110,755 | $11,756 | -89.4% |
| L. C. Kellogg Jr. | $21,372 | $11,661 | -45.4% |
| George A. Pena Jr. | $0 | $9,459 | -- |
| David Waide | $29,737 | $9,108 | -69.4% |
| William Glynn Robinson | $112,978 | $9,094 | -92% |
| Thelma B Akers-Crum | $9,741 | $8,321 | -14.6% |
| Hazard Cattle Company | $22,306 | $7,986 | -64.2% |
| Elmer J. Todd Jr. | $43,259 | $7,905 | -81.7% |
| James A. Brown | $18,402 | $7,827 | -57.5% |
| Trulove Rentals, LLC | $9,638 | $7,755 | -19.5% |
| Prairie Livestock, LLC | $155,537 | $7,312 | -95.3% |
| Steve T. Scott | $7,636 | $7,073 | -7.4% |
| Hubert S. Wallace Jr. | $7,029 | $7,029 | 0% |
| Dac, LLC | $6,757 | $6,757 | 0% |
| Terry C. Benson | $6,514 | $6,379 | -2.1% |
| Carl Fox Haas | $18,427 | $6,256 | -66% |
| F and E, LLC | $6,158 | $6,158 | 0% |
| Murry C Falkner JR | $9,302 | $6,127 | -34.1% |
| Kenneth Dill | $10,239 | $6,046 | -41% |
| Seitz Investments Partnership, Ltd. | $5,990 | $5,990 | 0% |
| D. R. Jacobs | $0 | $5,789 | -- |
| Willie Clay | $9,622 | $5,751 | -40.2% |
| Scott O'Brian | $25,898 | $5,619 | -78.3% |
| Thomas C. Keys | $42,218 | $4,743 | -88.8% |
| William L. Simmons | $4,674 | $4,674 | 0% |
| Richard Haga | $29,678 | $4,257 | -85.7% |
| Prestage Farms, Inc. | $0 | $4,036 | -- |
| Kenneth Hinshaw | $22,957 | $3,917 | -82.9% |
| Albert E. Holcombe Jr. | $15,059 | $3,781 | -74.9% |
| Creed Massey | $3,779 | $3,779 | 0% |
| Elsie D. Massey | $3,779 | $3,779 | 0% |
| Garland G. Colbert | $0 | $3,735 | -- |
| Sandra Kaye Judson | $5,464 | $3,546 | -35.1% |
| John S. Elliott | $16,080 | $3,348 | -79.2% |
| O. W. Lummus Jr. | $10,513 | $3,319 | -68.4% |
| Mike Juckes | $3,540 | $3,134 | -11.5% |
| Willie - Lobo- S. Dean | $12,429 | $3,028 | -75.6% |
| Palo Alto Farms, LLC | $2,968 | $2,968 | 0% |
| Polly H. Grimes | $2,665 | $2,665 | 0% |
| Bob A. Lummus | $11,253 | $2,514 | -77.7% |
| Rodney J. Johnson | $8,537 | $2,501 | -70.7% |
| Kelvin D. Wooten | $3,064 | $2,472 | -19.3% |
| Roger Pryor | $2,443 | $2,443 | 0% |
| Steven W. White | $4,417 | $2,439 | -44.8% |
| Glass House Farm, LLC | $5,439 | $2,367 | -56.5% |
| Timothy M. Ferrell | $11,085 | $2,366 | -78.7% |
| William Richard Haga Jr. | $9,350 | $2,352 | -74.8% |
| Aaron Scott Koehn | $8,536 | $2,346 | -72.5% |
| Marvin D. Kilpatrick | $2,312 | $2,312 | 0% |
| Jeremiah S. Elliott | $7,973 | $2,239 | -71.9% |
| Jimmy Wayne Ellis | $13,365 | $2,147 | -83.9% |
| Fred Poss | $9,075 | $2,020 | -77.7% |
| Nina L. Millard | $6,199 | $1,945 | -68.6% |
| Muda, LLC | $0 | $1,926 | -- |
| Cattlemens Stockyard, LLC | $29,058 | $1,914 | -93.4% |
| William H. Elliott | $9,856 | $1,875 | -81% |
| William Ray Pumphrey | $14,682 | $1,738 | -88.2% |
| Shelton L. Deanes | $8,764 | $1,723 | -80.3% |
| Ann C. Cook | $1,619 | $1,619 | 0% |
| William L. Pollard | $3,960 | $1,578 | -60.2% |
| Jimmy R. Parish | $6,596 | $1,534 | -76.7% |
| Nita Keys Wyman | $1,705 | $1,526 | -10.5% |
| Jean Morton | $8,107 | $1,458 | -82% |
| Stephen Loden | $9,392 | $1,458 | -84.5% |
| Joe H. Michel III | $5,731 | $1,455 | -74.6% |
| Charles P. Pearson | $5,819 | $1,426 | -75.5% |
| Stephen L. Portera | $6,473 | $1,426 | -78% |
| Ernest H. Tumlinson | $1,348 | $1,348 | 0% |
| William E. Scott | $3,125 | $1,339 | -57.2% |
| Tim A. Golson | $6,368 | $1,336 | -79% |
| R. B. Davis | $3,300 | $1,334 | -59.6% |
| Jason Wright Gilliland | $1,254 | $1,254 | 0% |
| Tyler W. Scott | $2,887 | $1,232 | -57.3% |
| Kenny Ward | $4,488 | $1,116 | -75.1% |
| Willie J. Kelley Jr. | $3,850 | $1,099 | -71.5% |
| Stanley Scott | $4,227 | $1,077 | -74.5% |
| Phil R. McClellan | $1,075 | $1,075 | 0% |
| Ronald Cliett | $1,073 | $1,073 | 0% |
| Jordan Benjamin Koehn | $11,097 | $1,042 | -90.6% |
| James R. Robinson | $4,244 | $1,041 | -75.5% |
| Elizabeth Bounds | $3,171 | $1,036 | -67.3% |
| Lewise Jackson | $3,171 | $1,036 | -67.3% |
| Jonas Ben Koehn | $101,855 | $1,014 | -99% |
| Arthur L. Sanders | $2,380 | $982 | -58.7% |
| Brandon J. McClenton | $4,889 | $958 | -80.4% |
| Michael W. Duke | $2,398 | $932 | -61.1% |
| Holcombe and Mcbrayer | $4,455 | $900 | -79.8% |
| Ken-Bec Farms | $1,459 | $891 | -38.9% |
| Yolanda Bennett Crawford | $1,461 | $890 | -39.1% |
| Peggy Davis | $1,879 | $882 | -53.1% |
| Elmer James Todd III | $4,059 | $872 | -78.5% |
| Carey Upton | $867 | $867 | 0% |
| Boyce G. Davis | $4,110 | $856 | -79.2% |
| Mary B. Miller | $846 | $846 | 0% |
| Willie Lee Key | $3,331 | $836 | -74.9% |
| Virginia Gail Thompson | $2,882 | $770 | -73.3% |
| Marjorie M. Hunt | $761 | $747 | -1.8% |
| Andrew C. Desantis Jr. | $3,936 | $721 | -81.7% |
| Paul L. Vickers | $2,523 | $716 | -71.6% |
| Lawshe - Miller Farm, LLC | $2,518 | $710 | -71.8% |
| Philip Pearson | $3,168 | $700 | -77.9% |
| Southern Grass Management, LLC | $4,411 | $689 | -84.4% |
| Troy A. Miller | $3,432 | $679 | -80.2% |
| Sylvia B. Williams | $660 | $660 | 0% |
| Terry W. Emerson | $14,324 | $647 | -95.5% |
| Hurie L Wilson | $3,468 | $642 | -81.5% |
| James Prowell Swoope | $0 | $634 | -- |
| Leann Brown | $3,375 | $633 | -81.2% |
| Thelma McClenton | $3,811 | $623 | -83.7% |
| James R. Montgomery Jr. | $621 | $621 | 0% |
| James Kevin Donahoo | $2,673 | $588 | -78% |
| Joe B. Amos | $2,398 | $564 | -76.5% |
| James A. Crawford Jr. | $2,009 | $560 | -72.1% |
| Willie Petty | $2,530 | $557 | -78% |
| Roy Shelton | $2,882 | $536 | -81.4% |
| Becky C. Dendy | $527 | $527 | 0% |
| Rusty Cox | $527 | $527 | 0% |
| Clinton G. Ladner II | $3,126 | $511 | -83.7% |
| Ronald Starling | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Ronald Shane Howell | $2,112 | $492 | -76.7% |
| Judy D Chrismond | $184 | $490 | 166.3% |
| Annette D. Newell | $178 | $484 | 171.9% |
| Charles Randy Wooten | $2,145 | $481 | -77.6% |
| Perry Davis | $2,189 | $481 | -78% |
| Eddie James Doss | $1,545 | $466 | -69.8% |
| Seth C. Wedel | $1,171 | $451 | -61.5% |
| Robert Darsey | $5,632 | $448 | -92% |
| Lynn D. Horton | $2,101 | $439 | -79.1% |
| Charlie Davis Jr. | $1,496 | $423 | -71.7% |
| Antoyne Adams | $1,650 | $415 | -74.8% |
| Cal James Johnson | $2,328 | $412 | -82.3% |
| James N. Wright | $1,628 | $408 | -74.9% |
| Claude Minor | $1,529 | $389 | -74.6% |
| Alvin Deans | $1,694 | $380 | -77.6% |
| Terry L Chrismond | $565 | $368 | -34.9% |
| Norman Litwiller | $21,622 | $359 | -98.3% |
| Bonnie Watson | $358 | $358 | 0% |
| Sarah R. Barefield | $333 | $333 | 0% |
| Teresa Ann Cooper | $1,576 | $331 | -79% |
| Dannie Collins | $1,705 | $324 | -81% |
| J. W. Pinkerton Jr. | $1,039 | $318 | -69.4% |
| Clifton Peyton | $1,078 | $311 | -71.2% |
| Wesley Ty Miller | $131 | $307 | 134.4% |
| Alexander Ivy | $1,045 | $306 | -70.7% |
| Earskin Barr JR | $1,622 | $306 | -81.1% |
| William Quinn | $1,415 | $298 | -78.9% |
| James D. Kellum | $1,650 | $288 | -82.5% |
| Charles E. Davidson | $1,746 | $287 | -83.6% |
| Jasper Pittman | $1,441 | $273 | -81.1% |
| Elwood S. Zeiset | $269 | $269 | 0% |
| Chip Atkins | $3,086 | $268 | -91.3% |
| Swords Pecan, LLC | $9,025 | $259 | -97.1% |
| Toshay Lashonda Adams | $1,254 | $249 | -80.1% |
| L. C. Brewer | $726 | $242 | -66.7% |
| Charles Stokes | $1,038 | $239 | -77% |
| Grady Davis | $230 | $230 | 0% |
| Karl M. Gibbs | $869 | $228 | -73.8% |
| Marion McClenton | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Daryl Y. Thomas | $1,056 | $218 | -79.4% |
| Jerry L. Randle | $825 | $218 | -73.6% |
| Patrick S. Robinson | $2,002 | $211 | -89.5% |
| Stephen Scott Jr. | $211 | $211 | 0% |
| Gertrude Gibson | $495 | $208 | -58% |
| Lance H. Collins | $1,672 | $194 | -88.4% |
| Payne Field Farm, LLC | $279 | $193 | -30.8% |
| Tim Horner | $649 | $183 | -71.8% |
| Jerry W. Guest | $469 | $178 | -62% |
| Donald E. Childress | $1,531 | $172 | -88.8% |
| Abner Carl Daniels | $1,012 | $170 | -83.2% |
| James E. Ewings Jr. | $814 | $169 | -79.2% |
| Brandon S. Litwiller | $3,082 | $163 | -94.7% |
| Colfax Cattle Company | $156 | $156 | 0% |
| Floyd House | $781 | $156 | -80% |
| Alfonse D. Robertson | $1,456 | $152 | -89.6% |
| Dwayne White | $495 | $152 | -69.3% |
| James M. Watson | $851 | $148 | -82.6% |
| Eddie W. Ballard | $682 | $135 | -80.2% |
| George B. Hunt | $129 | $129 | 0% |
| Phillip J. Dimino | $165 | $128 | -22.4% |
| Josh Holdeman | $1,232 | $116 | -90.6% |
| George S. Brown | $484 | $107 | -77.9% |
| William Roy Moon | $615 | $96 | -84.4% |
| Virgie Shelton | $330 | $86 | -73.9% |
| William Billy V. Poss | $86 | $86 | 0% |
| Benga Lemar Edwards | $308 | $83 | -73.1% |
| Eddie Ray Deanes | $671 | $80 | -88.1% |
| James Kendrick | $297 | $75 | -74.7% |
| Bobby Lloyd Ewings | $308 | $73 | -76.3% |
| Freddie Cole | $363 | $73 | -79.9% |
| James E. Hardy | $166 | $57 | -65.7% |
| Gary W. Turner | $228 | $48 | -78.9% |
| Mustafa Ibnquinn | $599 | $21 | -96.5% |
| Terrell Speed Jr. | $1,269 | $13 | -99% |
| 2 Brothers Family Farm, LLC | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Angela F. White | $331 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlen L. Toews | $420 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad Pettit | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn E. Jones | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Clark T. Koehn | $2,650 | $0 | -100% |
| David Ketchum | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward A. Swoope | $633 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest J. O'Dneal | $170 | $0 | -100% |
| Eunice A. Coleman | $11 | $0 | -100% |
| Gale P. Pollard | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| George L. Hinnant Jr. | $913 | $0 | -100% |
| Geraldine B. Barbee | $18,519 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold O'Dneal | $4,189 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane W. Upton | $119 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan K. Davidson | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Lindy's Pecans, LLC | $630 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis O'Dneal | $1,343 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Obryant | $559 | $0 | -100% |
| Miller Bro Dairy | $875 | $0 | -100% |
| Monica Davis May | $852 | $0 | -100% |
| Nelson Koehn | $56,543 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Bert Brand | $8,359 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Caskey | $1,530 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Owen Vickers | $369 | $0 | -100% |
| Perry Gibson | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip Kyle Stringer | $300 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Bradley Gable | $190 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Mercier | $3,931 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Livestock Company | $49,874 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve T Scott Farms, Inc. | $391,636 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Glenn Barham | $1,470 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Catchings Holloman | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Toxey Daniel Haas III | $3,724 | $0 | -100% |
| W. K. Blair | $674 | $0 | -100% |
| William Allen Sanders Pinkerton | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Willow Lake Catfish, Inc. | $127,794 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilma C. Hinshaw | $37 | $0 | -100% |
| Young Family Limited Partnership | $3,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,253,855 | $897,687 | -72.4% |
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