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In 2021, 289 farmers in cities within Pike County received a total of $1.8 million in 319 farm subsidies, a 0.7% increase from 2020, when the total was $1.7 million in 651 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 Pike County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hai and Huy Farms, LLC | $0 | $342,330 | -- |
| Darrell Brock | $110,584 | $104,410 | -5.6% |
| Howard Alford | $88,529 | $71,910 | -18.8% |
| Trinity Poultry Farm, LLC | $0 | $70,329 | -- |
| David Glen Nunnery | $34,964 | $61,937 | 77.1% |
| Deblanc Dairy, LLC | $78,980 | $61,063 | -22.7% |
| L & a Transport, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Fiber Plus, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Harvest Haul, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| M & M Wood Hauling, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Otis Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Sassone Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Simmons Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Timber Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Simmons Transportation | $0 | $46,608 | -- |
| Double C, Inc. | $0 | $43,544 | -- |
| Nations Logging, LLC | $0 | $40,922 | -- |
| Nguyen Tam Farm, LLC | $0 | $26,606 | -- |
| Fullers, Inc. | $17,295 | $26,342 | 52.3% |
| Moyese Lamar Causey III | $0 | $22,277 | -- |
| Christopher Lee Dickerson | $15,790 | $18,430 | 16.7% |
| Tuan Anh Ly | $0 | $15,448 | -- |
| Paul D. Smith | $39,025 | $13,564 | -65.2% |
| Mark Elliott Harrison | $50,377 | $12,368 | -75.4% |
| Don's Trucking, LLC | $0 | $12,357 | -- |
| Joseph Barton Lampton | $15,634 | $10,759 | -31.2% |
| Circle C Land & Cattle, LLC | $0 | $9,680 | -- |
| J H Tucker Family Properties, LLC | $14,816 | $9,081 | -38.7% |
| Ramsey J. Williams | $44,039 | $8,467 | -80.8% |
| James D. McKnight | $0 | $7,700 | -- |
| James L. Dykes | $0 | $6,666 | -- |
| Leonard E. Griffin | $34,161 | $6,527 | -80.9% |
| Jimmy A. Johnston | $1,947 | $6,174 | 217.1% |
| Kevin Edward Deer | $5,814 | $5,876 | 1.1% |
| Don Honea | $22,473 | $4,913 | -78.1% |
| Bobbie Hurst | $33,823 | $4,682 | -86.2% |
| Benton Earl Oliver | $23,017 | $4,680 | -79.7% |
| Chuckie Tillis | $26,827 | $4,678 | -82.6% |
| William Wallace | $22,495 | $4,364 | -80.6% |
| Shane N. Hoang | $0 | $4,234 | -- |
| Leonard G Kaberlein | $13,604 | $4,075 | -70% |
| David Johnson | $3,851 | $3,851 | 0% |
| Lindy Lacour Denham | $8,446 | $3,776 | -55.3% |
| George & Sammie Anglin Limited PA | $3,724 | $3,724 | 0% |
| Max Lawson | $16,425 | $3,646 | -77.8% |
| Steven Landon Lockwood | $23,092 | $3,591 | -84.4% |
| Jo Ann Rutland Estate | $11,088 | $3,434 | -69% |
| Garry Randall | $18,713 | $3,425 | -81.7% |
| Davis McCarty | $26,413 | $3,403 | -87.1% |
| Fred Williams | $13,365 | $3,358 | -74.9% |
| Rickie Williams Jr. | $14,685 | $3,358 | -77.1% |
| David L. Miller | $26,068 | $3,316 | -87.3% |
| C. W. Cook | $3,276 | $3,276 | 0% |
| Betty Wallace | $13,398 | $3,245 | -75.8% |
| Irvin E. Williams Jr. | $8,889 | $3,231 | -63.7% |
| Todd Andrews | $17,784 | $2,934 | -83.5% |
| L. D. Reeves | $8,781 | $2,905 | -66.9% |
| Lee Fortenberry | $14,886 | $2,890 | -80.6% |
| Norman Sandifer | $8,987 | $2,882 | -67.9% |
| Dianne R. Dykes | $2,721 | $2,721 | 0% |
| Jesse Dee Williams | $12,071 | $2,706 | -77.6% |
| Paul E. Nunnery | $9,729 | $2,546 | -73.8% |
| Cliff Allen Thornhill Jr. | $11,964 | $2,517 | -79% |
| Vanessa Nathaniel | $0 | $2,475 | -- |
| KMW Farms, LLC | $9,884 | $2,441 | -75.3% |
| William Mark Statham | $13,482 | $2,405 | -82.2% |
| Stacy McCaskill | $12,245 | $2,316 | -81.1% |
| Dell Choate | $7,865 | $2,282 | -71% |
| Bentley Carrol Spears | $6,446 | $2,274 | -64.7% |
| Edwin Dupuy | $41,429 | $2,257 | -94.6% |
| Cherrie B. Randall | $2,250 | $2,250 | 0% |
| Patty Breckenridge | $2,250 | $2,250 | 0% |
| Ronald Wayne Byrd | $9,570 | $2,228 | -76.7% |
| David Emile Brown | $9,680 | $2,120 | -78.1% |
| Chance M. Plaisance | $8,233 | $2,119 | -74.3% |
| Hilton Joe Schilling Jr. | $7,403 | $2,101 | -71.6% |
| Elwood D. Wascom | $8,696 | $2,094 | -75.9% |
| Lynda G. Bigner | $10,400 | $2,075 | -80% |
| Gerald P. Braud | $9,024 | $2,051 | -77.3% |
| Sammie B. Anglin | $7,688 | $1,912 | -75.1% |
| Calvin Kendell McMorris | $9,045 | $1,854 | -79.5% |
| David B. Simmons | $6,930 | $1,844 | -73.4% |
| Leaning B Farm, LLC | $7,623 | $1,820 | -76.1% |
| Amelia Lou Yawn | $5,286 | $1,813 | -65.7% |
| Glenn Larkin Elliott | $7,957 | $1,792 | -77.5% |
| Michael Anthony Dyson | $0 | $1,760 | -- |
| James Martin Moak | $7,710 | $1,740 | -77.4% |
| Ozemble L Sartin | $1,650 | $1,650 | 0% |
| Glenn Sanders | $1,626 | $1,626 | 0% |
| Thomas Jack Wilson | $6,710 | $1,618 | -75.9% |
| Clem Stovall Jr. | $3,356 | $1,569 | -53.2% |
| William B. Moak | $1,552 | $1,552 | 0% |
| Dane Graves | $7,469 | $1,529 | -79.5% |
| Michael Kovach | $6,732 | $1,497 | -77.8% |
| Gilbert Taplin | $5,808 | $1,480 | -74.5% |
| John Storey | $0 | $1,472 | -- |
| Shelton Little | $1,418 | $1,418 | 0% |
| Larissa S. Dean | $5,964 | $1,396 | -76.6% |
| Justin William Rimes | $1,386 | $1,354 | -2.3% |
| Wayne Busby | $8,121 | $1,308 | -83.9% |
| Timmy Olah | $5,610 | $1,270 | -77.4% |
| David Williams | $3,876 | $1,257 | -67.6% |
| Marion Earline Harrell | $1,246 | $1,246 | 0% |
| Paul L. Singleton | $8,916 | $1,242 | -86.1% |
| Shelton Jay Simmons | $6,282 | $1,228 | -80.5% |
| Samuel Patton Rice | $4,479 | $1,228 | -72.6% |
| Reginald Eugene Magee | $6,208 | $1,224 | -80.3% |
| Alan Easley | $19,041 | $1,204 | -93.7% |
| Kathleen Lawson | $2,602 | $1,170 | -55% |
| Tommy D. Jones | $4,114 | $1,112 | -73% |
| Juanita M. Seale | $1,109 | $1,109 | 0% |
| William Russell McCulley | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Daniel Simmons | $5,476 | $1,093 | -80% |
| Tom Hewitt | $665 | $1,041 | 56.5% |
| Leslie Dawson | $3,647 | $1,022 | -72% |
| Raymond Cade | $7,930 | $1,021 | -87.1% |
| Margaret S. Hilton | $1,010 | $1,010 | 0% |
| James E. Smith Jr. | $6,965 | $996 | -85.7% |
| Todd Bullock | $960 | $960 | 0% |
| Frank Clay Campbell | $4,180 | $941 | -77.5% |
| David Thompson | $4,797 | $929 | -80.6% |
| M. L. Fortenberry | $5,187 | $926 | -82.1% |
| Jim Ratcliff | $3,509 | $905 | -74.2% |
| James V. Dickerson | $3,975 | $903 | -77.3% |
| Cheley Carpenter | $3,465 | $902 | -74% |
| Thomas R. Shepherd | $3,696 | $879 | -76.2% |
| Davin Alton Booty | $6,628 | $876 | -86.8% |
| Bobby Ray Mckennis SR | $2,783 | $869 | -68.8% |
| Percy Earl Thompson | $5,203 | $860 | -83.5% |
| Tracey R. Lambert | $842 | $842 | 0% |
| Dennis Gardner | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Jackie L. Garner | $3,993 | $822 | -79.4% |
| Fred Klunk | $3,229 | $820 | -74.6% |
| Aubrey Rimes | $3,599 | $820 | -77.2% |
| Glenda N. Lord | $820 | $820 | 0% |
| Victor Walsh | $513 | $784 | 52.8% |
| Beverly Stewart | $782 | $782 | 0% |
| Robert E. Scott Jr. | $2,717 | $782 | -71.2% |
| Zachary Logan McGehee | $4,136 | $779 | -81.2% |
| Elaine T. Simmons | $3,333 | $771 | -76.9% |
| Larry J. Martin | $759 | $759 | 0% |
| Gaye T. Atkinson | $661 | $758 | 14.7% |
| Paul Breckenridge | $5,471 | $758 | -86.1% |
| Arcine Cook SR | $2,200 | $748 | -66% |
| Johnny Johnson | $973 | $744 | -23.5% |
| Mike Wilson | $3,003 | $740 | -75.4% |
| Jesse L. Dean | $3,667 | $724 | -80.3% |
| Derrick Graves | $3,298 | $722 | -78.1% |
| Nona W. Deer | $4,453 | $716 | -83.9% |
| Richard McElveen | $715 | $715 | 0% |
| Randy Blanchard | $3,821 | $695 | -81.8% |
| Patsy L. Hightower | $1,412 | $691 | -51.1% |
| Charles Edward Patterson | $1,727 | $676 | -60.9% |
| Christopher Lamar Daniels | $5,001 | $674 | -86.5% |
| Benton Thompson | $8,076 | $657 | -91.9% |
| Rhonda Newman | $641 | $641 | 0% |
| Wendell H. Johnston | $4,637 | $622 | -86.6% |
| Rance Freeman | $617 | $617 | 0% |
| Bruce A. Rawls | $2,376 | $612 | -74.2% |
| Charles Edward Taplin | $3,422 | $611 | -82.1% |
| Warren A. Banks | $3,205 | $610 | -81% |
| Jerry L. Rushing | $3,234 | $605 | -81.3% |
| William Chase Iasigi JR | $604 | $604 | 0% |
| Joseph Lacking | $2,101 | $602 | -71.3% |
| Mary A. Castello | $4,147 | $599 | -85.6% |
| Troy Mabile | $2,728 | $595 | -78.2% |
| Blanche Beard Moore | $594 | $594 | 0% |
| Theresa D. Cutrer | $2,613 | $588 | -77.5% |
| Yancey Wentworth | $1,419 | $588 | -58.6% |
| Debra Bowie | $2,709 | $584 | -78.4% |
| Arniter H Simmons | $2,475 | $576 | -76.7% |
| Don Fuller | $2,497 | $575 | -77% |
| H M Cattle, LLC | $4,834 | $566 | -88.3% |
| Richard Wilson Brister | $2,015 | $564 | -72% |
| Jerry D. Herring | $563 | $563 | 0% |
| Damon Scott Spears | $3,058 | $548 | -82.1% |
| Dennis Wilson | $1,257 | $538 | -57.2% |
| Henry Murry | $1,097 | $537 | -51% |
| Aaran Mcbride | $1,386 | $530 | -61.8% |
| Robert E. Wells | $3,004 | $526 | -82.5% |
| Lawrence Oliver Hall Sr. | $7,169 | $524 | -92.7% |
| Travis Taylor | $522 | $522 | 0% |
| Wren Honea | $2,266 | $521 | -77% |
| Christopher Lekimber Mcdowell | $0 | $518 | -- |
| Charles A. Santora | $1,793 | $509 | -71.6% |
| James P. Williams | $1,617 | $509 | -68.5% |
| Roderick Earl Sandifer | $5,251 | $490 | -90.7% |
| Brady Morel Martinez | $1,760 | $489 | -72.2% |
| Charles Taylor Rimes Jr. | $1,837 | $488 | -73.4% |
| James W. Rayborn | $3,806 | $481 | -87.4% |
| Bonnie McDaniel | $479 | $479 | 0% |
| Johnny Scott | $2,311 | $478 | -79.3% |
| Mary Carolyn Rimes | $1,903 | $465 | -75.6% |
| Stephen Marsalis | $3,654 | $465 | -87.3% |
| James B. Ortego | $2,156 | $464 | -78.5% |
| Joseph Bridges | $3,564 | $461 | -87.1% |
| John Paul Cook | $2,057 | $459 | -77.7% |
| Willie Bates Jr. | $1,221 | $458 | -62.5% |
| Randy C. Fortenberry | $2,850 | $435 | -84.7% |
| Stephanie Page | $2,228 | $428 | -80.8% |
| David Burch | $1,430 | $428 | -70.1% |
| Fred Bullock | $1,744 | $426 | -75.6% |
| Lou Ann Jackson | $2,101 | $419 | -80.1% |
| Whitney Graham Rimes | $3,498 | $417 | -88.1% |
| Doug Swarts | $2,189 | $416 | -81% |
| Laurie A. Steele | $1,949 | $414 | -78.8% |
| Theo Martin | $2,636 | $410 | -84.4% |
| Paul E. Jones | $1,553 | $407 | -73.8% |
| Joshua Thompson | $7,722 | $388 | -95% |
| Danny Eldridge | $896 | $384 | -57.1% |
| Kathleen Varnado | $1,474 | $380 | -74.2% |
| Shelton Levey Davis | $2,558 | $376 | -85.3% |
| Dale Bailey | $542 | $371 | -31.5% |
| Flozell Carter | $2,060 | $367 | -82.2% |
| Jeannie Anderson | $858 | $366 | -57.3% |
| Jules Scott | $2,014 | $363 | -82% |
| Edward June Winston | $2,120 | $346 | -83.7% |
| Owen Royal | $1,309 | $335 | -74.4% |
| Michael O. Lafferty | $412 | $326 | -20.9% |
| Randy Tate | $1,474 | $325 | -78% |
| W. J. McCulley | $1,334 | $322 | -75.9% |
| Janice M. Stringer | $1,925 | $318 | -83.5% |
| Gladstone E. Collymore | $2,243 | $310 | -86.2% |
| Thomas Joseph Allen | $1,731 | $308 | -82.2% |
| Freddie L. Addison | $1,309 | $294 | -77.5% |
| Marian C. Havard | $293 | $293 | 0% |
| James Earl Wilson | $1,144 | $282 | -75.3% |
| Therrell Britt Simmons | $4,229 | $280 | -93.4% |
| Fred E. Tate Jr. | $1,089 | $276 | -74.7% |
| Lamarcus Dewayne Brumfield | $1,485 | $273 | -81.6% |
| Bertrand Smith | $1,023 | $272 | -73.4% |
| Frankie Lane Lucas | $1,433 | $262 | -81.7% |
| Krandall Paige Howell | $532 | $260 | -51.1% |
| Abraham McEwen | $1,076 | $259 | -75.9% |
| Paul E. Osbey Sr. | $1,411 | $259 | -81.6% |
| Jay Michael McGregor | $495 | $257 | -48.1% |
| Wallace van Hood | $740 | $256 | -65.4% |
| Kellie Smith Wallace | $1,123 | $254 | -77.4% |
| Dorothy R. Duckworth | $541 | $236 | -56.4% |
| Tavarus T Bates | $1,573 | $235 | -85.1% |
| Thomas Weatherspoon | $1,239 | $231 | -81.4% |
| Myra F. Tobias | $759 | $231 | -69.6% |
| Daniel W. Phillips | $1,199 | $228 | -81% |
| Cody L. Williams | $3,916 | $224 | -94.3% |
| Cb Jackson | $2,704 | $224 | -91.7% |
| Stephen C. McMillan | $540 | $224 | -58.5% |
| George Frederick Felder | $1,436 | $223 | -84.5% |
| Lavon Young | $1,211 | $214 | -82.3% |
| Mr. Darrell Dewitt Reeves | $6,462 | $203 | -96.9% |
| Richard P. Wicker | $891 | $203 | -77.2% |
| Lucious Woodard | $1,111 | $201 | -81.9% |
| William Dionel Eubanks | $1,089 | $200 | -81.6% |
| Louis Michael McKenzie | $594 | $200 | -66.3% |
| Ray Charles Givens | $858 | $200 | -76.7% |
| Michael A. Spears | $408 | $199 | -51.2% |
| Jerry Carter | $498 | $186 | -62.7% |
| Dwayne Bankston | $671 | $182 | -72.9% |
| Robert Earl Patterson | $792 | $180 | -77.3% |
| Tommy Loran Hickman Jr. | $971 | $173 | -82.2% |
| Leonard Truman Chandler | $385 | $172 | -55.3% |
| Eugene Magee | $869 | $171 | -80.3% |
| Carol O. Conerly | $168 | $168 | 0% |
| Dennis Earl Penton | $930 | $166 | -82.2% |
| Christopher N. Williams | $781 | $166 | -78.7% |
| Kerry A. Felder | $759 | $163 | -78.5% |
| Tara Elizabeth Gaudet Estay | $952 | $162 | -83% |
| Michael E. Prevost | $469 | $162 | -65.5% |
| Ashlyn Michelle Deblanc | $3,945 | $156 | -96% |
| C. H. Young | $627 | $155 | -75.3% |
| David Ard | $363 | $147 | -59.5% |
| Nicholas Rebold | $145 | $145 | 0% |
| Billy Murl Young | $1,316 | $138 | -89.5% |
| Kelvin Lavon Young | $660 | $132 | -80% |
| Jody Hughes | $1,065 | $128 | -88% |
| Melvin Hudson | $678 | $128 | -81.1% |
| Carlton Joel Moak | $539 | $128 | -76.3% |
| Frank Michael McElveen | $517 | $124 | -76% |
| Maddox Michael Williams | $330 | $121 | -63.3% |
| Miranda Lee | $517 | $114 | -77.9% |
| Sammy J. Rowell | $484 | $107 | -77.9% |
| Daniel R. Williams | $418 | $93 | -77.8% |
| Barney Ray Smith | $0 | $90 | -- |
| Tyler Gavin Simmons | $198 | $83 | -58.1% |
| Colleen S. Lally | $146 | $72 | -50.7% |
| Darnell Bullock | $594 | $66 | -88.9% |
| Beau Daniel Williams | $501 | $59 | -88.2% |
| Madelyn Claire Williams | $501 | $59 | -88.2% |
| Fredrick Patterson | $836 | $14 | -98.3% |
| Dollie W. Rebold | $0 | $12 | -- |
| Adam Barron | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Callie Patterson | $120 | $0 | -100% |
| Calvin Lee Brister | $6,820 | $0 | -100% |
| Carlos Davila | $81 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Mixon | $400 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg Rhodus | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory S. Frerichs | $914 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry M. Cline | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| John Mark Loyacono | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Lindsay B. Lampton | $1,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Dwayne Johnson Jr. | $3,080 | $0 | -100% |
| South Pike School District | $6,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis and Graham Country Acres, LLC | $900 | $0 | -100% |
| Aubrey Mitchell | $3,239 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Dixon | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Mauthe | $16,284 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Ray Hughes | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Louise E. Holmes | $1,988 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Barclay | $560 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Milton Laird | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles H. Spears | $2,279 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth A. Spears | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Ishalyn Ballard | $1,193 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Hugh Deblanc Jr. | $1,458 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim M. Wall | $4,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor W. McGee | $9,295 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilkie H. Cutrer | $158 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley W. Williams | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| David Earl Fortenberry | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah H. Austin | $425 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Austin | $425 | $0 | -100% |
| H. B. McKnight | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| Hosie J. Carraway | $1,122 | $0 | -100% |
| James Gary Felder | $399 | $0 | -100% |
| John Lashley Causey | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Scott Roberts | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Micheal Gerald Hughey | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Milton Eugene Moak | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Burrows | $2,184 | $0 | -100% |
| Teena Boggs | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,740,024 | $1,751,560 | 0.7% |
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