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In 2021, 86 farmers in cities within Delta County received a total of $601,295 in 121 farm subsidies, a 74.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.4 million in 244 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby C. Asbill | $183,212 | $146,557 | -20% |
| PPF Farms, LLC | $795,046 | $146,231 | -81.6% |
| Carl Weets | $92,475 | $74,504 | -19.4% |
| James Thomas Landers | $77,990 | $49,797 | -36.1% |
| Justin Blair Freeman | $318,766 | $37,673 | -88.2% |
| Jason H. Murray | $113,058 | $21,307 | -81.2% |
| Jason C. Ingram | $30,998 | $8,196 | -73.6% |
| David L. Worden | $28,749 | $5,918 | -79.4% |
| Dessie Goodloe Willis | $19,106 | $5,771 | -69.8% |
| Charles Godwin and Ty Godwin Partnership | $0 | $5,122 | -- |
| Camilla E. Hefley | $10,725 | $4,386 | -59.1% |
| Chase Chadwick | $9,075 | $4,018 | -55.7% |
| Dustin R. Conley | $215,628 | $3,522 | -98.4% |
| Markell C. Landers | $16,594 | $3,393 | -79.6% |
| Richard Sampson | $26,176 | $3,340 | -87.2% |
| Todd Rushing | $5,519 | $3,315 | -39.9% |
| Douglas G. Stegall | $8,646 | $3,121 | -63.9% |
| Kenneth R. Wright | $6,689 | $2,844 | -57.5% |
| James Eric Lair | $9,691 | $2,817 | -70.9% |
| Jeffery B. Miller | $10,185 | $2,575 | -74.7% |
| BL Cattle Company, LLC | $7,392 | $2,540 | -65.6% |
| Tonya Simpson | $6,782 | $2,491 | -63.3% |
| Daniel B. Worden | $15,024 | $2,460 | -83.6% |
| Lone W. Oats | $9,710 | $2,443 | -74.8% |
| James B. Richey | $9,992 | $2,226 | -77.7% |
| Tony Ray Mims | $1,925 | $2,226 | 15.6% |
| Alford R. Echols III | $11,961 | $1,923 | -83.9% |
| Wesley Daniel Scott | $11,927 | $1,893 | -84.1% |
| Gary P. Thompson | $9,963 | $1,821 | -81.7% |
| Nelda W. Skinner | $4,142 | $1,792 | -56.7% |
| Ryan Trapp | $3,899 | $1,713 | -56.1% |
| Cynthia Humphries | $7,214 | $1,660 | -77% |
| Luther C. Hill | $8,431 | $1,651 | -80.4% |
| Brandon Szafran | $6,314 | $1,593 | -74.8% |
| Deborah W. Trail | $2,858 | $1,547 | -45.9% |
| Chad D. White | $1,415 | $1,531 | 8.2% |
| Michael King | $1,089 | $1,529 | 40.4% |
| Paul Kregg Slakey | $6,163 | $1,500 | -75.7% |
| Randy W. Chadwick | $3,333 | $1,499 | -55% |
| Johnny D. Bradford | $6,446 | $1,436 | -77.7% |
| Ann M. Patton | $177 | $1,308 | 639% |
| Colton Wicks | $2,805 | $1,282 | -54.3% |
| Carl Mark Deatherage | $5,728 | $1,252 | -78.1% |
| Dylan Click | $8,982 | $1,166 | -87% |
| Larry O. Calvin | $5,624 | $1,131 | -79.9% |
| Malone W. Oats | $4,609 | $1,106 | -76% |
| Billy D. Sullivan | $4,015 | $1,098 | -72.7% |
| Rocky L. Young | $3,533 | $1,097 | -68.9% |
| Bryan S. Wood | $10,700 | $1,094 | -89.8% |
| Scott A. Waller | $6,889 | $1,071 | -84.5% |
| Kamie James | $4,081 | $1,006 | -75.3% |
| Jeremy Anderson | $6,059 | $993 | -83.6% |
| Kip Sonntag | $11,529 | $984 | -91.5% |
| Pat Erwin | $1,749 | $948 | -45.8% |
| Will Gant | $4,748 | $948 | -80% |
| Ralph L. Ward | $4,268 | $866 | -79.7% |
| Danny Lile | $3,179 | $861 | -72.9% |
| Thomas A. Darden | $1,584 | $833 | -47.4% |
| Thomas H. Parkhill | $3,377 | $813 | -75.9% |
| Rodney L. Morris | $561 | $802 | 43% |
| Ronnie D. Green | $3,498 | $660 | -81.1% |
| Bobby Huie | $2,891 | $603 | -79.1% |
| Anthony J. Roberts | $2,137 | $591 | -72.3% |
| Scotty J. Calvin | $2,431 | $581 | -76.1% |
| Sammy W. Lancaster | $1,649 | $543 | -67.1% |
| Christopher B. Randle | $2,953 | $484 | -83.6% |
| Patsy A. Gillean | $2,024 | $479 | -76.3% |
| Ronnie Sansing | $1,970 | $434 | -78% |
| George M. Howse | $2,527 | $401 | -84.1% |
| Cody J. Bettes | $4,059 | $380 | -90.6% |
| Glenn B. Mariner | $3,124 | $364 | -88.3% |
| Will Smith | $1,738 | $330 | -81% |
| John B. Silman | $1,540 | $327 | -78.8% |
| Ron Hogin | $3,005 | $314 | -89.6% |
| Bobby J. Irvin | $1,430 | $304 | -78.7% |
| Sammy J. Bettes | $2,120 | $301 | -85.8% |
| Carl Reel | $819 | $255 | -68.9% |
| Dustin Clinton Hunter | $1,287 | $225 | -82.5% |
| Stacy Sehl | $990 | $210 | -78.8% |
| Louise E. Skinner | $664 | $197 | -70.3% |
| Ted B. Carrington | $441 | $186 | -57.8% |
| Jeffrey C. Landers | $330 | $172 | -47.9% |
| David Owen | $759 | $163 | -78.5% |
| Mark Owen | $778 | $110 | -85.9% |
| Tressa Everts-Overfield | $297 | $82 | -72.4% |
| Ronald G. Thurman | $124 | $59 | -52.4% |
| Billie C. Patterson | $392 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Godwin and Ty Godwin Part | $28,084 | $0 | -100% |
| Cornstubble Revocable Living Trus | $231 | $0 | -100% |
| D & C Farms, LLC | $23,390 | $0 | -100% |
| E. L. Trail Jr. | $1,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob L. Couch | $607 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph B. Preas | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Conley Shaw | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Judd H. Murray | $70,934 | $0 | -100% |
| Justen Stark | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Morgan Baker | $10,175 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas Killian | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Vernon Chupp | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,397,266 | $601,295 | -74.9% |
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