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In 2021, 147 farmers in cities within Copiah County received a total of $986,352 in 163 farm subsidies, a 34.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.5 million in 295 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Farms, LLC | $401,374 | $123,167 | -69.3% |
| A N H Farms, LLC | $0 | $92,857 | -- |
| Gottago Poultry, LLC | $0 | $83,622 | -- |
| Charles Lowe | $40,705 | $65,723 | 61.5% |
| Scottland Timber, LLC | $5,242 | $55,813 | 964.7% |
| L&W Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| R W Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Moncure A. Campbell | $72,027 | $50,285 | -30.2% |
| West Farms, Inc. | $99,161 | $46,105 | -53.5% |
| Circle H Ranch & Broiler Farm, LLC | $0 | $28,819 | -- |
| The Bozeman Family Limited Partnership | $24,156 | $24,156 | 0% |
| JL Hauling, LLC | $0 | $23,433 | -- |
| Terrell D. Ramsey | $77,384 | $13,952 | -82% |
| RHS Trucking, LLC | $0 | $12,782 | -- |
| Barbara B. Brown | $11,669 | $11,669 | 0% |
| Wilson's Timberland Company, LLC | $11,472 | $11,472 | 0% |
| Floyd F. Hood | $64,255 | $10,649 | -83.4% |
| James A. Ragland II | $275 | $8,943 | 3,152% |
| Carl Steve Bozeman Jr. | $8,763 | $8,763 | 0% |
| Lamar Pickard | $8,763 | $8,763 | 0% |
| Meredith Lee Newell | $27,291 | $7,347 | -73.1% |
| John M. Hall | $7,210 | $7,210 | 0% |
| Martha J. Cowan | $6,772 | $6,772 | 0% |
| Clyde E. Liddell | $0 | $6,463 | -- |
| Frances Beasley | $6,297 | $6,297 | 0% |
| Circle N Cattle Company, Inc. | $34,316 | $5,942 | -82.7% |
| Carl F. Nobles | $8,304 | $5,808 | -30.1% |
| Rodney Glenn Smith | $21,785 | $5,806 | -73.3% |
| Genevieve N. Harris | $5,635 | $5,635 | 0% |
| Fred J. McDonnell | $5,523 | $5,523 | 0% |
| Michael A. Shannon Jr. | $14,194 | $5,520 | -61.1% |
| Theresa Harris | $22,099 | $5,319 | -75.9% |
| Herbert R. Ramsey | $28,264 | $5,155 | -81.8% |
| Susan S. Campbell | $4,669 | $4,669 | 0% |
| Richard C. Izard | $17,424 | $3,943 | -77.4% |
| Royest Gustavis | $12,859 | $3,833 | -70.2% |
| Preston Truett Channell | $28,018 | $3,280 | -88.3% |
| David Huntington | $13,684 | $3,208 | -76.6% |
| H & C Farms | $19,980 | $3,207 | -83.9% |
| Prentiss Alliston | $3,125 | $3,125 | 0% |
| Ray C. Howard | $2,621 | $2,621 | 0% |
| Walter Douglas Garland III | $9,570 | $2,451 | -74.4% |
| Reeves Beasley | $10,170 | $2,435 | -76.1% |
| James R. Leggette Jr. | $6,878 | $2,410 | -65% |
| John Mack Smith | $10,253 | $2,120 | -79.3% |
| James Sutton | $7,747 | $2,106 | -72.8% |
| Christopher R. Lee | $8,426 | $1,986 | -76.4% |
| John M. Foster | $8,459 | $1,934 | -77.1% |
| David Rodgers | $7,029 | $1,784 | -74.6% |
| Timothy Douglass Thompson | $8,649 | $1,688 | -80.5% |
| Curtis Dean Lofton Jr. | $7,629 | $1,678 | -78% |
| Randy P. Rodgers | $6,358 | $1,677 | -73.6% |
| John W. McCardle Jr. | $5,445 | $1,667 | -69.4% |
| James S. Whittington | $1,598 | $1,598 | 0% |
| Tommy Terry | $1,539 | $1,562 | 1.5% |
| Amie H. Granger | $8,844 | $1,534 | -82.7% |
| Shannon L. McCarty | $6,974 | $1,523 | -78.2% |
| Michael L. Liddell | $6,424 | $1,438 | -77.6% |
| Ronald F. Ashley | $6,292 | $1,409 | -77.6% |
| Royce H. Rials | $4,444 | $1,375 | -69.1% |
| Alton J. Walters | $6,837 | $1,353 | -80.2% |
| Kevin Thompson | $6,248 | $1,342 | -78.5% |
| Daniel F. Duncan | $4,884 | $1,338 | -72.6% |
| James Brooks Miller | $1,302 | $1,302 | 0% |
| James H. Brent | $3,509 | $1,236 | -64.8% |
| Thomas Dell Greer | $5,269 | $1,233 | -76.6% |
| Nelson Wade Jr. | $8,286 | $1,194 | -85.6% |
| Frank Stovall | $5,258 | $1,186 | -77.4% |
| Tommy W. Ramsey | $14,952 | $1,166 | -92.2% |
| James E. Eady | $3,894 | $1,156 | -70.3% |
| Sammy Jay McCardle | $4,928 | $1,114 | -77.4% |
| Robert A. Lee | $4,928 | $1,094 | -77.8% |
| James P. Slay | $5,130 | $1,076 | -79% |
| Jason Craig Merchant | $4,718 | $1,073 | -77.3% |
| Rustin Granger Ferguson | $6,666 | $1,058 | -84.1% |
| Eric T. Brooks | $4,046 | $1,023 | -74.7% |
| Lee Caro Jr. | $4,213 | $1,020 | -75.8% |
| Jeffery Wayne Hill | $4,224 | $1,007 | -76.2% |
| Lanier Wilcher Jr. | $2,310 | $1,002 | -56.6% |
| Allan Randall Sullivan | $5,757 | $993 | -82.8% |
| Ronnie Morgan Sr. | $4,070 | $982 | -75.9% |
| Edith H. Kelly | $5,650 | $976 | -82.7% |
| Roy L. Russell III | $6,820 | $965 | -85.9% |
| Kelly Jean Kinney Izard | $4,202 | $948 | -77.4% |
| Larry Gandy | $4,851 | $914 | -81.2% |
| Magen Prather Sojourner | $5,478 | $907 | -83.4% |
| Mildred R. Twiner | $902 | $902 | 0% |
| William Nathanial Moreau | $4,312 | $878 | -79.6% |
| Lewis G. Posey | $5,756 | $862 | -85% |
| Wayne M. Parish | $841 | $841 | 0% |
| Beverly B Kergosien | $833 | $833 | 0% |
| Hardy Kergosien | $833 | $833 | 0% |
| Garrett Mitchell Gaddy | $4,719 | $826 | -82.5% |
| Benjamin Hunter Berch | $3,696 | $813 | -78% |
| David Smith | $3,531 | $799 | -77.4% |
| Derrel Nelson Granger | $5,158 | $762 | -85.2% |
| Manuel A. Fultz | $2,530 | $744 | -70.6% |
| Ronnie Bowman | $3,093 | $738 | -76.1% |
| Don E. Lee | $3,399 | $724 | -78.7% |
| David Mcarthur Dixon | $2,552 | $720 | -71.8% |
| Craig Grady Merchant | $2,783 | $708 | -74.6% |
| Connie Rhea Wilson | $0 | $689 | -- |
| Lanell M. Walters | $2,596 | $686 | -73.6% |
| Harrison Paul Granger | $2,618 | $681 | -74% |
| Raymond Scott Johnson | $3,273 | $668 | -79.6% |
| Richard D. Summers | $2,200 | $623 | -71.7% |
| Adam Gladden | $2,651 | $606 | -77.1% |
| Charles W. Sullivan Jr. | $3,410 | $565 | -83.4% |
| Amanda Temperance Hall | $3,659 | $564 | -84.6% |
| John P. Welch | $1,551 | $556 | -64.2% |
| Brian Shane Barlow | $2,519 | $547 | -78.3% |
| Johnnie Carl Wilson | $544 | $544 | 0% |
| Melba W. Austin | $544 | $544 | 0% |
| Theresa June Taylor | $2,101 | $536 | -74.5% |
| Justin Troy Hamilton | $4,217 | $514 | -87.8% |
| Frankie Lee Brown | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Henry H. Bufkin | $1,386 | $478 | -65.5% |
| G. S. LLC, O.D. | $1,056 | $470 | -55.5% |
| Troy Lee McManus II | $458 | $458 | 0% |
| Lonnie J. Roberson | $1,617 | $451 | -72.1% |
| Michael Brown | $0 | $440 | -- |
| Charles Funchess | $1,298 | $434 | -66.6% |
| Robert Warren | $1,188 | $428 | -64% |
| Carey Sim James | $376 | $376 | 0% |
| Ray C Howard Limited Partnership | $372 | $372 | 0% |
| Edward E. McMillian Jr. | $1,067 | $363 | -66% |
| Johnny N. Granger | $6,608 | $304 | -95.4% |
| Marshall Hill | $1,133 | $301 | -73.4% |
| Fred Crisler | $1,216 | $297 | -75.6% |
| Carl Lester Merchant | $1,436 | $287 | -80% |
| Ray Washington | $1,903 | $280 | -85.3% |
| James T. Byrd | $1,324 | $270 | -79.6% |
| Rita D. Henley | $260 | $260 | 0% |
| Wayne D. Allen | $946 | $258 | -72.7% |
| William Bradley Whittington | $748 | $254 | -66% |
| William E. Adams | $254 | $254 | 0% |
| Cindy Slack Wilson | $252 | $252 | 0% |
| Chris Mann | $2,178 | $248 | -88.6% |
| Foster Jemon Topp | $1,044 | $235 | -77.5% |
| Linda S. Washington | $1,221 | $222 | -81.8% |
| Jonas L. Smith | $682 | $221 | -67.6% |
| William J. Barlow Jr. | $858 | $214 | -75.1% |
| Mark Wayne Hennington | $1,023 | $194 | -81% |
| Edgar R. Wilson | $852 | $163 | -80.9% |
| Angeliki J Polles | $2,802 | $141 | -95% |
| Ronald Miller | $539 | $118 | -78.1% |
| Jamie T. Hannis | $540 | $69 | -87.2% |
| Carl Moncure | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward C. Palmer | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Ray Powell | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda H. Johnson | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Charles Haley | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie K. Funchess | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Calvin F. Washington | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Drury Herron | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| James Patrick Tyson Sr. | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,506,202 | $986,352 | -34.5% |
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