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In 2021, 77 farmers in cities within Lafayette County received a total of $1.3 million in 99 farm subsidies, a 71% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.6 million in 194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak Dairy, Inc. | $1,113,244 | $189,521 | -83% |
| Lyons Poultry, LLC | $0 | $139,968 | -- |
| S & K Barrington Farms | $91,650 | $134,282 | 46.5% |
| Mcadams Dairy Farm, Inc. | $296,408 | $127,173 | -57.1% |
| Milk a Way Dairy, Inc. | $540,521 | $127,173 | -76.5% |
| Chris R. Lyons | $100,698 | $89,716 | -10.9% |
| Angels Farms, Inc. | $0 | $78,404 | -- |
| Amanda J. Reed | $0 | $38,167 | -- |
| Jesus Farms, Inc. | $0 | $37,474 | -- |
| Alberto Brito | $0 | $37,145 | -- |
| Vicki E. O'Brien | $32,976 | $30,338 | -8% |
| Edwards Farms, Inc. | $38,892 | $26,462 | -32% |
| JGSK Farm, Inc. | $0 | $23,635 | -- |
| Shaw Farms | $198,825 | $21,992 | -88.9% |
| Fundora Farm, Inc. | $0 | $21,551 | -- |
| Tilda Brumley | $33,100 | $20,149 | -39.1% |
| JSK Farm, Inc. | $18,234 | $19,560 | 7.3% |
| Michael W. Smith | $0 | $19,399 | -- |
| Sidney C. Koon | $12,524 | $17,582 | 40.4% |
| 386 Farms, Inc. | $12,779 | $16,549 | 29.5% |
| Herbert E. Perry Jr. | $11,083 | $11,780 | 6.3% |
| Darren Driver | $8,279 | $7,616 | -8% |
| Louis Shiver | $21,582 | $7,133 | -66.9% |
| Carolyn Pearson | $2,186 | $6,137 | 180.7% |
| Blaine Clark Hendrick | $20,069 | $5,344 | -73.4% |
| Marvin E. Buchanan | $18,271 | $5,232 | -71.4% |
| Errol L. Buchanan | $10,223 | $4,915 | -51.9% |
| R. R. Williams | $17,897 | $4,636 | -74.1% |
| Land Dairy, Inc. | $309,033 | $4,590 | -98.5% |
| Franklin G. Buchanan | $6,092 | $4,555 | -25.2% |
| Ah & J Cattle, LLC | $17,941 | $4,191 | -76.6% |
| Timothy W. Driver | $34,267 | $3,659 | -89.3% |
| Fred - Fred & Nellie Hamlin Trust H Hamlin | $3,480 | $2,521 | -27.6% |
| Dean Hendrick | $11,608 | $2,511 | -78.4% |
| Harvey Preston Folsom III | $6,864 | $2,460 | -64.2% |
| John L. Hart Jr. | $11,323 | $2,414 | -78.7% |
| Hiram Bell | $7,817 | $2,389 | -69.4% |
| GLT Farm, LLC | $15,763 | $2,175 | -86.2% |
| Manford D. Crum III | $44,461 | $2,067 | -95.4% |
| Ricky N. Lyons | $23,268 | $2,048 | -91.2% |
| Robin Shiver | $4,785 | $1,978 | -58.7% |
| Marion C. McCray | $2,068 | $1,904 | -7.9% |
| Ashley Morgan | $8,032 | $1,599 | -80.1% |
| Allen Broughton | $13,278 | $1,584 | -88.1% |
| Robert M. Lawson | $6,083 | $1,513 | -75.1% |
| Koon's Farms, Inc. | $1,262 | $1,450 | 14.9% |
| Julian J. Fundora | $6,864 | $1,443 | -79% |
| Levis Lawson Jr. | $3,817 | $1,256 | -67.1% |
| Barn C. McCray Jr. | $5,944 | $1,186 | -80% |
| Darryl Springer | $4,796 | $1,179 | -75.4% |
| Kenneth Revels | $5,575 | $1,145 | -79.5% |
| Tammy Guyton | $4,015 | $1,056 | -73.7% |
| Michael E. Hart | $6,078 | $899 | -85.2% |
| Randall Hewitt Jr. | $0 | $880 | -- |
| Orrin Brock | $3,870 | $866 | -77.6% |
| Curtis O. Hamlin | $3,454 | $775 | -77.6% |
| Louis Randall Hewitt | $0 | $770 | -- |
| Linda Driver | $0 | $715 | -- |
| Mark Hart | $3,314 | $647 | -80.5% |
| Donald E. Becton | $1,617 | $640 | -60.4% |
| Mark Bubar | $1,188 | $640 | -46.1% |
| Jon Brandon Hewett | $3,062 | $602 | -80.3% |
| Foye Hart | $2,646 | $580 | -78.1% |
| Terrell V. Hamlin | $2,398 | $529 | -77.9% |
| Andy Folsom | $1,221 | $526 | -56.9% |
| Mark Hunt | $3,487 | $519 | -85.1% |
| Winslow E Fredriksson | $2,139 | $515 | -75.9% |
| Hyman Hart | $2,690 | $481 | -82.1% |
| William Bill D. Shaw | $1,826 | $460 | -74.8% |
| Darryl Cannon | $1,870 | $452 | -75.8% |
| John Levi Vann | $2,378 | $439 | -81.5% |
| James C. Walker | $2,137 | $326 | -84.7% |
| James E. Witt | $1,199 | $323 | -73.1% |
| Michael G. McCray | $1,540 | $308 | -80% |
| Frank E. Schulte | $2,118 | $255 | -88% |
| Musgrave Dairies, Inc. | $4,277 | $249 | -94.2% |
| James L. Prine Jr. | $398 | $195 | -51% |
| Adalberto Brito | $33,321 | $0 | -100% |
| Big House Farms, LLC | $68,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Central Florida Lands & Timber Nursery, LLC | $123,601 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. Wattles | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Clark Hendrick | $12,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Dewayne Kelly Thomas | $14,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Glynda Driver | $192 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott J. Prine | $20,425 | $0 | -100% |
| Penny Rene Boles | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Southeastern Shade, Inc. | $126,656 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis Hart | $1,194 | $0 | -100% |
| Trawick Farms, Inc. | $6,066 | $0 | -100% |
| Triple L Cattle Company, LLC | $990,985 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,612,041 | $1,335,497 | -71% |
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