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In 2021, 97 farmers in cities within Kemper County received a total of $258,873 in 116 farm subsidies, a 70.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $886,941 in 223 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen & Payne Timber Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Derrick Rhodes | $0 | $37,651 | -- |
| Ernest T. Watt | $81,609 | $19,502 | -76.1% |
| Ben Dudley | $7,959 | $10,022 | 25.9% |
| Tommy Kingery | $9,518 | $9,518 | 0% |
| Mary Jane Daws | $9,195 | $9,071 | -1.3% |
| Shane Koehn | $11,478 | $8,693 | -24.3% |
| George Adams | $31,199 | $8,687 | -72.2% |
| Ann M. Fleming | $8,381 | $8,312 | -0.8% |
| William P. Brown | $11,346 | $7,820 | -31.1% |
| Michael E. Gully | $39,517 | $7,760 | -80.4% |
| William Clay | $13,760 | $5,747 | -58.2% |
| David Sorrels | $14,928 | $3,766 | -74.8% |
| Chad Davis | $5,826 | $2,913 | -50% |
| Ray Davis | $5,782 | $2,891 | -50% |
| Barnette Timberland, LLC | $2,639 | $2,639 | 0% |
| Bobby Goss | $15,689 | $2,404 | -84.7% |
| Tommy Gully | $8,860 | $2,356 | -73.4% |
| Evelyn Moore | $12,759 | $2,140 | -83.2% |
| Nellie W. Mosley | $2,011 | $2,011 | 0% |
| Ryan Heath Clay | $9,978 | $1,996 | -80% |
| Stephen A. McRae | $1,929 | $1,929 | 0% |
| Barbara A. Brown | $2,115 | $1,918 | -9.3% |
| Danny Cherry | $7,546 | $1,688 | -77.6% |
| Jimbo Mosley | $6,468 | $1,651 | -74.5% |
| William Brock Clay | $8,269 | $1,636 | -80.2% |
| Marvin Bryan | $8,007 | $1,600 | -80% |
| Clifton D. Eakes | $5,402 | $1,548 | -71.3% |
| Jim Vandevender | $6,816 | $1,529 | -77.6% |
| Lee Aust | $4,841 | $1,484 | -69.3% |
| James T. Bryan | $1,155 | $1,475 | 27.7% |
| James Elton Wilson | $1,617 | $1,427 | -11.8% |
| Lena McRae | $7,782 | $1,336 | -82.8% |
| Melissa Rush | $5,588 | $1,326 | -76.3% |
| Vicki Adams | $2,379 | $1,230 | -48.3% |
| Payton Perrett | $5,435 | $1,187 | -78.2% |
| Mark A. Fleming | $1,161 | $1,161 | 0% |
| Bill McClanahan | $4,140 | $998 | -75.9% |
| Dave Waters | $3,071 | $917 | -70.1% |
| W. L. Calvert | $4,084 | $802 | -80.4% |
| Mae R. Davis | $2,244 | $797 | -64.5% |
| Willie M. McIntosh | $3,201 | $788 | -75.4% |
| Michael Dudley | $3,817 | $782 | -79.5% |
| Miriam Watson | $2,120 | $755 | -64.4% |
| Mabron Bud Hailey | $3,575 | $738 | -79.4% |
| Curtis Ray Creer | $2,739 | $734 | -73.2% |
| Andrew Dabbs | $3,713 | $734 | -80.2% |
| Daniel M. Allen | $4,510 | $710 | -84.3% |
| Alice Beaty | $2,866 | $706 | -75.4% |
| Freddie Dial | $317,798 | $687 | -99.8% |
| Dwight D. McIntosh | $4,622 | $657 | -85.8% |
| Rickey Rigdon | $2,024 | $615 | -69.6% |
| Wayne Eldridge | $2,346 | $614 | -73.8% |
| Christopher Cole | $1,551 | $612 | -60.5% |
| Ralph Womack | $4,739 | $612 | -87.1% |
| Ella Mae Mumphard | $3,630 | $567 | -84.4% |
| Kevin R. Boren | $528 | $563 | 6.6% |
| Jackie Sparkman | $3,429 | $557 | -83.8% |
| James Granger | $556 | $556 | 0% |
| Robinson D Benoman | $4,848 | $554 | -88.6% |
| Linda S. Wright | $1,593 | $494 | -69% |
| Rudolph Bounds | $2,590 | $459 | -82.3% |
| Barrett Dudley | $2,287 | $429 | -81.2% |
| Randy D. Gully | $1,991 | $394 | -80.2% |
| Betty A. Haggard | $1,518 | $386 | -74.6% |
| Alfred Love | $1,763 | $382 | -78.3% |
| Tyrone Steele | $2,284 | $377 | -83.5% |
| Henry Warren | $1,386 | $374 | -73% |
| Brian T. Smith | $1,353 | $356 | -73.7% |
| Allen Beaty III | $2,101 | $345 | -83.6% |
| Larry Blanks | $1,232 | $332 | -73.1% |
| Marion Breckenridge | $1,397 | $332 | -76.2% |
| James W. Williams | $693 | $332 | -52.1% |
| T. J. McKee | $1,243 | $315 | -74.7% |
| Chris Collins | $1,857 | $308 | -83.4% |
| Joe Vandevender | $1,411 | $294 | -79.2% |
| Vincent Griffin | $1,870 | $294 | -84.3% |
| Linzer Grant | $627 | $287 | -54.2% |
| Austin C. Dudley | $1,345 | $280 | -79.2% |
| Jessie Lee McIntosh | $1,694 | $270 | -84.1% |
| Suzy Thomas | $309 | $265 | -14.2% |
| Frankie Russell | $309 | $265 | -14.2% |
| Billy Joe Hedgepeth | $594 | $249 | -58.1% |
| David W. Trosclair | $891 | $211 | -76.3% |
| R. E. McDade | $575 | $201 | -65% |
| Ransom Brown | $1,158 | $201 | -82.6% |
| Lee Arthur Gale | $903 | $197 | -78.2% |
| John M. Smith | $429 | $194 | -54.8% |
| Wallace C. Coleman | $429 | $183 | -57.3% |
| Arlies Roberts | $1,057 | $183 | -82.7% |
| Fredrick McIntosh | $1,195 | $166 | -86.1% |
| Elijah Ellington | $570 | $138 | -75.8% |
| Myrd Mcintosh | $715 | $121 | -83.1% |
| Jarvis E. Cole | $396 | $94 | -76.3% |
| Dustin L. Rigdon | $396 | $90 | -77.3% |
| Catherine Eldridge | $1,356 | $69 | -94.9% |
| Elnora Spencer | $303 | $52 | -82.8% |
| Donnie Adkins | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Jevorius K Prince | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Kendra Murray | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Terence Bourrage | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben Seale | $2,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Dr. Jack Elia Jr. | $10,268 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest E. Bryan | $1,747 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest T. Mosley | $687 | $0 | -100% |
| Mattie Sue Meacham | $905 | $0 | -100% |
| Prime Line, Inc. | $59,535 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $886,941 | $258,873 | -70.8% |
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