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In 2021, 317 farmers in cities within Simpson County received a total of $3 million in 589 farm subsidies, a 59.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.3 million in 1,183 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 Simpson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summers Farms | $703,311 | $232,682 | -66.9% |
| Hickman & Sons | $213,959 | $174,220 | -18.6% |
| Kent Stamps | $302,598 | $165,765 | -45.2% |
| M Miller Farms, LLC | $286,527 | $105,069 | -63.3% |
| Oak Hill Farms | $286,124 | $90,749 | -68.3% |
| Key Development Acquisition, LLC | $100,098 | $84,396 | -15.7% |
| Ralph Kepley | $131,897 | $83,500 | -36.7% |
| Joe D. Hickman | $306,334 | $82,057 | -73.2% |
| Michael D. Carter | $223,922 | $78,216 | -65.1% |
| J & M Farms, Inc. | $203,541 | $76,825 | -62.3% |
| Jeremy Robertson | $291,363 | $76,567 | -73.7% |
| James W. Johns | $68,963 | $70,281 | 1.9% |
| Konow Farms, Inc. | $198,817 | $69,016 | -65.3% |
| Dian Perkins | $67,507 | $68,096 | 0.9% |
| Bayles Brothers | $154,894 | $60,190 | -61.1% |
| Stephen B. Snider | $136,251 | $59,214 | -56.5% |
| Marty Alan Chandler | $114,249 | $56,094 | -50.9% |
| Triple K Farms | $160,020 | $54,618 | -65.9% |
| Ronald Wayne Taylor II | $40,091 | $51,053 | 27.3% |
| Bruce Akin | $110,909 | $46,633 | -58% |
| Joel Cook | $115,515 | $43,530 | -62.3% |
| Joe W. Jernigan | $1,397 | $41,600 | 2,877.8% |
| Joe G. Cushenberry | $108,863 | $41,265 | -62.1% |
| Glenn Vaughn | $44,200 | $35,976 | -18.6% |
| Steve Farmer | $78,369 | $35,843 | -54.3% |
| Ladonna Hickman | $152,779 | $35,004 | -77.1% |
| Lloyd Chandler | $70,593 | $34,268 | -51.5% |
| Barry Cushenberry | $71,071 | $31,737 | -55.3% |
| Stephen H. McChesney | $30,898 | $30,754 | -0.5% |
| Kent Kelley | $150,888 | $30,680 | -79.7% |
| Wilson Farm | $97,466 | $28,563 | -70.7% |
| John O. Evans | $105,141 | $27,734 | -73.6% |
| James Willard Allen | $80,934 | $27,302 | -66.3% |
| Brent Meador | $62,847 | $24,923 | -60.3% |
| Charles Lee Fleming | $62,366 | $24,290 | -61.1% |
| Justin Phillip Dorris | $0 | $24,240 | -- |
| Jimmy Meador | $62,600 | $23,422 | -62.6% |
| Paul Edward Jones | $66,107 | $21,697 | -67.2% |
| Joel David Cook | $75,245 | $21,342 | -71.6% |
| Kenneth Ewell | $65,763 | $20,612 | -68.7% |
| Cordell Roberts | $55,405 | $20,377 | -63.2% |
| Timothy J. Cook | $55,504 | $19,879 | -64.2% |
| Hilda Vaughn | $19,522 | $19,522 | 0% |
| Mike Stratton Farms, LLC | $98,613 | $18,379 | -81.4% |
| Bart R. Roberts | $36,195 | $16,471 | -54.5% |
| Darrell Uhls | $52,904 | $15,893 | -70% |
| Reba Bush | $14,319 | $14,319 | 0% |
| Mary Noble Lanier | $42,090 | $14,292 | -66% |
| Glen Stevens | $14,598 | $14,244 | -2.4% |
| Timothy W. Deweese | $30,285 | $13,934 | -54% |
| James Harry King | $12,951 | $12,951 | 0% |
| W. L. Johns | $20,484 | $12,127 | -40.8% |
| Joshua B. Jones | $12,748 | $12,097 | -5.1% |
| Matthew D. Carter | $30,450 | $11,834 | -61.1% |
| Tanner Deweese | $24,401 | $10,169 | -58.3% |
| Perry A. Meador | $21,274 | $10,090 | -52.6% |
| Andrew T. Meador | $21,079 | $10,066 | -52.2% |
| Craig Halcomb | $21,834 | $9,631 | -55.9% |
| Sulphur Spring Creek Farms, Inc. | $31,466 | $9,302 | -70.4% |
| Jerry Goodrum | $8,682 | $8,682 | 0% |
| Steven E. Steger | $23,004 | $8,265 | -64.1% |
| Ryan A. Apple | $23,455 | $8,206 | -65% |
| MMJ | $26,445 | $7,831 | -70.4% |
| Chad Ford | $15,926 | $7,475 | -53.1% |
| David G. Cline | $20,410 | $7,337 | -64.1% |
| Marshall R. Apple Jr. | $11,558 | $7,113 | -38.5% |
| Daniel Jones | $6,771 | $6,824 | 0.8% |
| Robert Thompson | $36,713 | $5,975 | -83.7% |
| Gary Lillard | $9,755 | $5,627 | -42.3% |
| Christopher Shea Bray | $15,580 | $5,541 | -64.4% |
| Laura Minnicks | $9,806 | $5,314 | -45.8% |
| Diana Roberts | $11,259 | $5,118 | -54.5% |
| Gregg Bray | $10,487 | $4,760 | -54.6% |
| Mary Ann Gorham | $2,421 | $4,667 | 92.8% |
| Virginia L. Walters | $13,750 | $4,641 | -66.2% |
| Vicki Bagwell | $7,288 | $4,177 | -42.7% |
| Daniel Uhls | $1,323 | $4,163 | 214.7% |
| Charles Charlton | $15,447 | $3,777 | -75.5% |
| Larry G. Fleming | $9,017 | $3,749 | -58.4% |
| Mark Halcomb | $7,831 | $3,729 | -52.4% |
| Larry Gomer | $9,753 | $3,673 | -62.3% |
| Harrison Farms, LLC | $8,193 | $3,543 | -56.8% |
| Catherine Moore | $5,002 | $3,495 | -30.1% |
| Phillip R. Jones | $25,280 | $3,425 | -86.5% |
| Carolyn Mitchell | $6,623 | $3,306 | -50.1% |
| Robert Owen Carey | $6,020 | $3,221 | -46.5% |
| Ralph T. Smith | $14,940 | $3,218 | -78.5% |
| Robby D. Fleming | $6,274 | $3,178 | -49.3% |
| William G. Leach Jr. | $3,033 | $3,033 | 0% |
| Daniel R. Roberts | $18,488 | $2,879 | -84.4% |
| John D. Saylors | $15,787 | $2,843 | -82% |
| Raymond Saylors Jr. | $15,484 | $2,843 | -81.6% |
| Kenny L. Graves | $10,177 | $2,809 | -72.4% |
| Bradley T. Edwards | $7,849 | $2,766 | -64.8% |
| Willard Kepley | $17,104 | $2,728 | -84.1% |
| Bessie L. Milliken | $6,383 | $2,334 | -63.4% |
| Albert H. Perkins Jr. | $8,084 | $2,330 | -71.2% |
| James R. Spears II | $19,285 | $2,318 | -88% |
| Stephen W. Mayes | $0 | $2,305 | -- |
| Betty J. Kinnaird | $4,055 | $2,233 | -44.9% |
| James E. Mann | $10,078 | $2,172 | -78.4% |
| Hickman Farm, Inc. | $4,121 | $2,144 | -48% |
| Phillip W. Evans | $4,306 | $2,105 | -51.1% |
| Chad David Phillips | $1,964 | $2,041 | 3.9% |
| Jeff Bates | $8,063 | $1,943 | -75.9% |
| Kenneth Gomer | $6,852 | $1,940 | -71.7% |
| Rex Hazelip | $3,833 | $1,926 | -49.8% |
| John Rushing | $5,562 | $1,910 | -65.7% |
| Luis N. Paez | $11,144 | $1,904 | -82.9% |
| Bobby Earl Uhls | $7,436 | $1,895 | -74.5% |
| Jeff Humberson | $1,875 | $1,875 | 0% |
| Timothy Dorris | $7,916 | $1,833 | -76.8% |
| Charles W. Wingo | $6,781 | $1,819 | -73.2% |
| 4-J Acres | $3,285 | $1,810 | -44.9% |
| Dorothy Herndon | $3,613 | $1,784 | -50.6% |
| Frank Kelley | $10,001 | $1,752 | -82.5% |
| Gary L. Dunning | $1,926 | $1,746 | -9.3% |
| Thomas M. Ellis | $6,214 | $1,704 | -72.6% |
| William David Belveal | $2,806 | $1,695 | -39.6% |
| Tara Perdue | $8,322 | $1,668 | -80% |
| Gary W. Campbell | $5,330 | $1,616 | -69.7% |
| Judy Freeman | $3,216 | $1,597 | -50.3% |
| Steve Roach | $6,127 | $1,554 | -74.6% |
| Kelly R. Smith | $31,638 | $1,553 | -95.1% |
| Heidi C. Dobbs | $3,005 | $1,486 | -50.5% |
| Lisa A. Bashant | $3,005 | $1,486 | -50.5% |
| Ralph H. Gibson | $3,972 | $1,473 | -62.9% |
| Betty Reneau | $4,605 | $1,471 | -68.1% |
| Albert Fehrle | $3,037 | $1,448 | -52.3% |
| Chuck Neely | $6,141 | $1,407 | -77.1% |
| Kelly Banton | $2,175 | $1,407 | -35.3% |
| Jack Traughber | $1,775 | $1,350 | -23.9% |
| Chris Thurman | $2,910 | $1,347 | -53.7% |
| John W. Pitt | $1,332 | $1,267 | -4.9% |
| Steve Baldwin | $1,332 | $1,267 | -4.9% |
| John N. Vantrease | $4,336 | $1,202 | -72.3% |
| Timmy Meador | $6,245 | $1,175 | -81.2% |
| Charles L. Speck | $1,170 | $1,170 | 0% |
| David Carver | $5,507 | $1,072 | -80.5% |
| Wallace Dillard | $2,245 | $1,071 | -52.3% |
| Gerald Rice | $3,678 | $1,062 | -71.1% |
| Amy Ellis | $2,212 | $1,052 | -52.4% |
| Harold D. Randolph | $7,129 | $1,045 | -85.3% |
| James Mark Rice | $3,645 | $1,045 | -71.3% |
| Drew Snider | $5,546 | $1,027 | -81.5% |
| Rodney Sisco | $4,774 | $1,018 | -78.7% |
| Delores Jean Bloodworth | $5,150 | $986 | -80.9% |
| Mark Turney | $5,189 | $948 | -81.7% |
| Jimmy L Law | $5,868 | $932 | -84.1% |
| Robert Charles Harrison | $2,178 | $908 | -58.3% |
| Joe A. Cummings | $4,260 | $906 | -78.7% |
| Danny E. Ware | $1,469 | $890 | -39.4% |
| Doug Marklin | $7,178 | $869 | -87.9% |
| Suzanne Nicole Langman | $5,809 | $845 | -85.5% |
| Lemuel Johnson | $2,805 | $806 | -71.3% |
| Eddie Bruce Copas | $4,117 | $803 | -80.5% |
| John P. Hester | $0 | $802 | -- |
| Karen T. Hester | $1,426 | $800 | -43.9% |
| Jimmy Swindle | $11,527 | $795 | -93.1% |
| Kelly Copas | $4,015 | $793 | -80.2% |
| Christopher A. Brown | $3,353 | $788 | -76.5% |
| Harold J. Cook | $1,079 | $749 | -30.6% |
| Guy S. Vantrease | $6,561 | $747 | -88.6% |
| Harold E. Pedigo | $3,169 | $739 | -76.7% |
| Dave Neely | $3,201 | $737 | -77% |
| Howard Stewart | $1,629 | $700 | -57% |
| Lisa A. Deavers | $2,652 | $700 | -73.6% |
| Jimmy Lee Gettings | $1,990 | $681 | -65.8% |
| Brandon Paul Duffer | $2,343 | $667 | -71.5% |
| Larry Snoddy | $5,441 | $655 | -88% |
| Eric Spears | $4,905 | $652 | -86.7% |
| Smith Family Farms | $1,490 | $652 | -56.2% |
| J. C. Bowman | $2,003 | $650 | -67.5% |
| Nancy Moseley | $1,342 | $649 | -51.6% |
| Richard K. Hunt | $1,353 | $645 | -52.3% |
| Dan Crocker | $3,937 | $642 | -83.7% |
| J. H. Kepley | $2,472 | $634 | -74.4% |
| Tim Cook | $2,097 | $612 | -70.8% |
| Ann Martin | $2,766 | $605 | -78.1% |
| Danny Luttrell | $1,904 | $604 | -68.3% |
| Jesse T. Jepson | $2,882 | $599 | -79.2% |
| Kyle Donald Kepley | $3,955 | $598 | -84.9% |
| Jay Wesley Wright | $283 | $589 | 108.1% |
| Talmadge Slack | $1,502 | $587 | -60.9% |
| Lorie Stinson | $2,711 | $585 | -78.4% |
| Michael R. Keith | $895 | $580 | -35.2% |
| Tina Hutcherson | $3,058 | $574 | -81.2% |
| Michael Reesor | $2,442 | $562 | -77% |
| Ricky Graves | $2,018 | $559 | -72.3% |
| Bobby W. Cook | $937 | $555 | -40.8% |
| Chris Ezell | $2,638 | $554 | -79% |
| Dale Cline | $1,349 | $536 | -60.3% |
| Barry Tuck | $1,181 | $534 | -54.8% |
| Jamie Davidson | $2,123 | $531 | -75% |
| Joni L. Pinson | $643 | $526 | -18.2% |
| C. J. Hickman | $1,584 | $522 | -67% |
| Lanny Spears | $10,609 | $522 | -95.1% |
| Eddie L. Baughn | $809 | $512 | -36.7% |
| Jeff Harmon | $3,254 | $509 | -84.4% |
| Dale Kelley | $1,748 | $494 | -71.7% |
| Peggy R. Woodward | $1,352 | $489 | -63.8% |
| J. W. Randolph | $766 | $473 | -38.3% |
| Ray Mann | $3,780 | $447 | -88.2% |
| Eric Vaughn | $2,801 | $443 | -84.2% |
| Lou A. Cowherd | $984 | $427 | -56.6% |
| Bart Harris | $2,238 | $397 | -82.3% |
| Jimmy Lee Uhls | $1,246 | $394 | -68.4% |
| Jessica Towe | $1,859 | $391 | -79% |
| Christopher Marlin | $1,388 | $389 | -72% |
| Kelly Wayne Bush | $1,401 | $382 | -72.7% |
| Ronald Jent | $378 | $378 | 0% |
| Richie Sanders | $5,391 | $377 | -93% |
| Sheryl D. Speck | $357 | $367 | 2.8% |
| Michael D Carter Estate | $0 | $366 | -- |
| James H. Herndon | $1,100 | $360 | -67.3% |
| Mark Meador | $803 | $359 | -55.3% |
| Michael Douglas Wilson | $369 | $350 | -5.1% |
| Vicky L. Travelstead | $369 | $350 | -5.1% |
| Ismael Leon | $2,503 | $349 | -86.1% |
| Jimmy W. Tuck | $953 | $345 | -63.8% |
| Bruce Witt | $1,144 | $332 | -71% |
| Jacob Lawrence | $3,717 | $328 | -91.2% |
| Loren P. Gerhardt | $525 | $324 | -38.3% |
| James R. Hollins | $532 | $320 | -39.8% |
| Chadwick Dean Canler | $1,905 | $318 | -83.3% |
| Bobby Srygler | $930 | $308 | -66.9% |
| Alane Catherine Snider | $1,287 | $299 | -76.8% |
| Ross Uhls | $1,704 | $296 | -82.6% |
| Barry John Hain | $9,004 | $285 | -96.8% |
| James K. Gumm | $0 | $282 | -- |
| Wanda G. Hale | $445 | $278 | -37.5% |
| Ashley Griffin | $858 | $272 | -68.3% |
| Dorothy Appling | $860 | $265 | -69.2% |
| Garland Estes | $1,725 | $230 | -86.7% |
| Paul D. Estes | $1,205 | $222 | -81.6% |
| John L. Gosnell | $801 | $218 | -72.8% |
| Kerry Baughn | $318 | $210 | -34% |
| Richard D. Harper | $1,092 | $208 | -81% |
| Mike McAlister | $1,386 | $207 | -85.1% |
| Terry Hale | $521 | $206 | -60.5% |
| Larry Edward Gibson | $411 | $201 | -51.1% |
| Ellen Wimpee | $2,110 | $200 | -90.5% |
| Dalton Marlin | $476 | $197 | -58.6% |
| William F. Perry | $437 | $189 | -56.8% |
| Gayria Diane Forshee | $0 | $187 | -- |
| Ray W. Carter | $327 | $185 | -43.4% |
| Kelly D. Evans | $924 | $183 | -80.2% |
| David Richard Hoffman | $135 | $180 | 33.3% |
| Jimmy Gomer | $1,184 | $175 | -85.2% |
| Billy Joe Towe | $878 | $172 | -80.4% |
| Jon Daniel Luttrell | $505 | $172 | -65.9% |
| Robert E. Graves | $337 | $172 | -49% |
| Martha J. Burnley | $506 | $169 | -66.6% |
| Robbie A. Cothern | $1,628 | $163 | -90% |
| Alan Bush | $1,394 | $162 | -88.4% |
| Samuel M. Starks | $250 | $155 | -38% |
| Myron Thurman | $1,884 | $152 | -91.9% |
| Kelly Kirby | $359 | $150 | -58.2% |
| Shirley Ann Freedle | $1,122 | $142 | -87.3% |
| Gregory L. Blewett | $386 | $141 | -63.5% |
| James David Fowler | $349 | $136 | -61% |
| Gene Groves | $372 | $133 | -64.2% |
| Mark J. Sexton | $569 | $130 | -77.2% |
| Richard L. Towe | $306 | $129 | -57.8% |
| David Charles Link II | $440 | $128 | -70.9% |
| Tommy Joe Perdue | $319 | $128 | -59.9% |
| Rondal E. Miller | $878 | $120 | -86.3% |
| Janice C. Groves | $302 | $118 | -60.9% |
| Cesar Alfaro | $996 | $114 | -88.6% |
| Donald R. Owens | $231 | $113 | -51.1% |
| Josh Thurman | $2,096 | $105 | -95% |
| Suzanne Joiner | $0 | $104 | -- |
| Jack Downey | $273 | $102 | -62.6% |
| Ricky Moore Kepley | $418 | $102 | -75.6% |
| William Joseph Smith | $205 | $101 | -50.7% |
| Kevin Lile | $5,690 | $98 | -98.3% |
| Key and Konow | $1 | $78 | 7,700% |
| Louis Henderson | $3,542 | $77 | -97.8% |
| Erin Spears | $166 | $73 | -56% |
| Tracy Travelstead | $11,159 | $72 | -99.4% |
| Karen Sue Rushing | $221 | $70 | -68.3% |
| Danny Cook | $585 | $69 | -88.2% |
| Robert G. Hyde | $303 | $69 | -77.2% |
| David L. Groves | $177 | $65 | -63.3% |
| Kevin Forshee | $167 | $65 | -61.1% |
| Michael C. Groves | $177 | $65 | -63.3% |
| Heather West-Hall | $120 | $61 | -49.2% |
| Howard R. Marsh | $115 | $56 | -51.3% |
| Jimmy England | $0 | $56 | -- |
| Kim G. Ladd | $224 | $55 | -75.4% |
| Patricia Rippy | $116 | $53 | -54.3% |
| Margaret Phillips | $93 | $51 | -45.2% |
| Miriam K. Hall | $104 | $51 | -51% |
| Timmy Chandler | $2,346 | $49 | -97.9% |
| Jennifer June Holman | $89 | $44 | -50.6% |
| April Owens | $78 | $39 | -50% |
| Brian S. Randolph | $91 | $38 | -58.2% |
| Jake Harmon Carter | $495 | $35 | -92.9% |
| Mary Brown | $0 | $35 | -- |
| Kathy Freeman | $111 | $34 | -69.4% |
| Colleen L Van Gelderen | $67 | $33 | -50.7% |
| Raymond J. Malinowski | $229 | $32 | -86% |
| Brenda Doss | $62 | $30 | -51.6% |
| Robin Lee Blevens | $70 | $30 | -57.1% |
| Janie Rhea Hall | $117 | $29 | -75.2% |
| Jeff Carver | $113 | $27 | -76.1% |
| Susan Prock | $113 | $27 | -76.1% |
| Julie Freeman | $0 | $24 | -- |
| Ruby Jean Smith | $62 | $21 | -66.1% |
| Karen C. Henderson | $59 | $20 | -66.1% |
| Patricia Grauer | $47 | $19 | -59.6% |
| Peggy Ann Marklin | $45 | $18 | -60% |
| Kay B. Warren | $40 | $14 | -65% |
| Marthena Burr | $22 | $10 | -54.5% |
| Brenda West | $0 | $8 | -- |
| Mollie M. Hodges | $17 | $5 | -70.6% |
| Henry Lee Roberts | $96 | $2 | -97.9% |
| April L. Riney | $190 | $0 | -100% |
| Buster Estes | $105 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie Johns | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| Dannie Jearle Scott | $424 | $0 | -100% |
| David Michael Ferrell | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank A. Johnson | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| George R. Rediker Jr. | $320 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen Mayes | $779 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold D. Clark | $117 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Spears | $908 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane Wilson | $1,317 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy West | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe D. Deweese | $3,902 | $0 | -100% |
| John Phil Hester | $3,520 | $0 | -100% |
| Julia Harmon | $155 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Utley | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda D. Pinson | $3 | $0 | -100% |
| Little Bent Farms | $26,343 | $0 | -100% |
| Lourn Wayne Simpson | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Loyd Gant | $38 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn Saylors | $54 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Doyle | $115 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela M. Carter | $95 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall Barton | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie Stilts | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah A. Jernigan | $3,774 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Elizabeth Dockery | $69 | $0 | -100% |
| Sterling E. Roberts Jr. | $34,253 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,312,016 | $2,965,262 | -59.4% |
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