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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Tate County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Tate County received $2.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 329 farmers in cities within Tate County received a total of $2.6 million in 539 farm subsidies, a 52% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.4 million in 905 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 Tate County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Greenleaf Farms$458,093$250,712-45.3%
Zander Billingsley Farms, LLC$245,198$181,946-25.8%
Three T Farm, LLC$302,394$159,363-47.3%
Peter Dulaney Farms$202,215$157,794-22%
White Brothers$150,391$116,778-22.4%
Ronald E. Montgomery$96,152$93,654-2.6%
Arnold S Carpenter & Samuel T Broadway Wakefield Farms$189,793$72,557-61.8%
Charles M. Wilson Jr.$187,289$71,449-61.9%
Stan Holcombe$143,980$70,954-50.7%
Robert L. Massey Sr.$66,710$69,3373.9%
Beartail Farm$51,129$65,48828.1%
T and P Farms$133,146$52,940-60.2%
Jill Ferguson$62,888$50,200-20.2%
Roger Davis$21,264$48,359127.4%
Sandy Ridge Farms$365,120$45,367-87.6%
Davie Crockett$83,750$38,474-54.1%
Kenny Ray Crockett$109,710$37,631-65.7%
Davis Farms, LLC$94,634$37,140-60.8%
H & H Farms$105,917$36,746-65.3%
Bradley Gaines$111,503$35,594-68.1%
Robert L. Carpenter$59,163$31,952-46%
Full Circle Farming Incorporated$17,291$25,32346.5%
Steward Farm, Inc.$83,555$23,492-71.9%
Jimmie Sneed$39,949$22,988-42.5%
Allen Sneed$36,143$20,377-43.6%
Dennis C. Paulk$20,289$20,2890%
Lee Howell$42,657$19,444-54.4%
David Shackleford$49,309$18,880-61.7%
Paul E. Aiken$54,516$18,229-66.6%
Nicholas P. Byrd$29,476$17,034-42.2%
Robert Eddins$36,305$15,425-57.5%
Southern Installation Services, LLC$0$14,905--
Fredonia Properties, LLC$14,272$14,2720%
B & H Farming, LLC$43,371$13,503-68.9%
Jerome B. Slocum$38,434$13,453-65%
CCE Bluff, LLC$11,381$10,947-3.8%
James T. Skelton$10,472$10,4720%
C4 Properties, LLC$14,509$9,985-31.2%
Bradley B. Roller$0$9,882--
Embrey Insurance Company$11,659$9,706-16.8%
Tammy B. Williams$9,339$9,3390%
Jay M. Tindall Jr.$24,102$9,249-61.6%
Herbert Whalen$14,074$9,225-34.5%
Arthur S. Shumway$8,921$8,9210%
Elinor V. Baker$7,339$8,85820.7%
John Wright Mahoney Jr.$16,654$8,146-51.1%
Charles M. Edwards$29,034$8,106-72.1%
Jil S. McKellar$43,191$7,981-81.5%
W. M. Durley$10,699$7,816-26.9%
Senatobia Investment Company, LLC$7,692$7,6920%
Frank Givens$6,836$7,60311.2%
Larry McFarlin$28,467$7,293-74.4%
Alexander Billingsley III$15,457$7,104-54%
James Howard Barham$24,026$6,741-71.9%
Rachel A. Farrow$9,582$6,719-29.9%
Frances M. Parker$6,564$6,5640%
Tommy Rhodes$7,153$6,563-8.2%
Craig Shideler$6,470$6,440-0.5%
James B. Butler$4,374$6,34745.1%
Wayne Freeman$6,951$6,172-11.2%
Frank Davis$7,313$5,996-18%
Thomas P. Wooten$12,124$5,991-50.6%
John W. Nelson$32,594$5,985-81.6%
Daniel L. Ross$39,370$5,723-85.5%
William E. Yount$5,709$5,7090%
Ann H. Lamar$5,433$5,4330%
Joseph C. Davis$11,890$5,283-55.6%
Eddie F. Higgenbottom$14,067$5,260-62.6%
Gaines Farms, LLC$15,153$4,999-67%
John R. Price III$4,921$4,9210%
Mike Massey$4,888$4,8880%
William T. Billingsley$20,614$4,790-76.8%
Douglas McClure$4,742$4,7420%
Kenneth Thompson$4,343$4,6737.6%
Gale P. Cushman$4,655$4,6550%
Walter H. Rodgers Jr.$23,803$4,525-81%
Walter G. Bouchillon$16,819$4,464-73.5%
Jonathon D. Ferguson$4,411$4,4110%
Sandra K. Casey$13,827$4,378-68.3%
James Lee Baker Jr.$6,705$4,334-35.4%
Michael T. Hensley$4,317$4,3170%
Tommy Dickerson$15,480$4,209-72.8%
Rockin R Cattle, LLC$0$4,125--
Peter H. Dulaney$4,048$4,0480%
Virginia V. Dulaney$4,048$4,0480%
Robert L. Oaks$6,930$4,015-42.1%
Three S, LLC$17,124$3,920-77.1%
Sandra Smith$14,837$3,788-74.5%
Richard Patrick$63,141$3,770-94%
Annis J. Ross$4,630$3,757-18.9%
Daniel Brooks$88,797$3,709-95.8%
John Malcolm Crockett$21,596$3,661-83%
Brian K. Williams$3,575$3,5750%
Thompson Family Trust$3,546$3,5460%
Sarah Williams$3,787$3,457-8.7%
Carson Farms, LLC$10,659$3,443-67.7%
Chris B. Powell$3,436$3,4360%
William Vince Ewing$15,756$3,415-78.3%
Sharon Freeman Hale$5,652$3,395-39.9%
Judith Nix King$4,302$3,160-26.5%
Chris A. Young$5,728$3,074-46.3%
Sowell Farms, LLC$3,518$3,042-13.5%
5 Houston Farm, LLC$13,332$2,998-77.5%
A. G. Freeman$3,284$2,992-8.9%
Phillip S. Wooten$3,961$2,916-26.4%
George Paul Bowlin$5,402$2,879-46.7%
James E. Wolfe$3,649$2,843-22.1%
Haywood Greene$15,350$2,828-81.6%
Ellis Blount$4,173$2,827-32.3%
Ella B. Darnell$6,445$2,755-57.3%
Robert Earl Patrick$9,210$2,736-70.3%
Pamela L. Carpenter$1,851$2,72947.4%
James E. Cook Jr.$2,677$2,6770%
George A. Johnson$9,875$2,639-73.3%
Mark A. Rotenberry$2,611$2,6110%
Robert Holmes$2,611$2,6110%
Lonnie Barham Jr.$12,581$2,569-79.6%
Mike Baker$7,480$2,542-66%
Tommy Moore$14,069$2,532-82%
Justin Ferguson$11,372$2,472-78.3%
George Cossar$2,442$2,4420%
A&M Investment Properties, LLC$0$2,410--
Lynda Blount$2,398$2,3980%
Lee Darnell$2,406$2,390-0.7%
Benjamin P. Carter$1,569$2,37751.5%
Mary Ann C. Monteith$1,616$2,37747.1%
Annie Sue Beasley$2,475$2,290-7.5%
Gary Meeks$5,856$2,271-61.2%
Donald W. Glidewell$5,190$2,235-56.9%
Jerry Jose$6,990$2,222-68.2%
Deborah Foster May$2,217$2,2170%
Emily Farrow$0$2,204--
Mildred V. Barrett$4,599$2,192-52.3%
Larry Patrick, LLC$2,180$2,1800%
Aaron Tyrone Rodgers$9,040$2,134-76.4%
Emmett Ewell Williams$10,505$2,061-80.4%
Erline S. Shelton$2,975$2,048-31.2%
Robert E. Branan$2,047$2,0470%
Lisa B. Steward$2,047$2,0470%
Gerald W. Little$2,592$2,010-22.5%
Lucille M. Brewer$3,342$2,004-40%
James A. Jackson$6,732$2,002-70.3%
Peggy Nell Gibson$1,986$1,9870.1%
James Alexander Smith$1,986$1,9860%
Morgan H. Lentz$1,884$1,8840%
Adele Wooten$1,855$1,8550%
Tee G. Dandridge$8,118$1,852-77.2%
Darrell J. Sneed$5,423$1,828-66.3%
Alison Ferguson$1,818$1,816-0.1%
Robert R. Avant$2,629$1,766-32.8%
Charles J. Moore$5,294$1,750-66.9%
Courtney Haynes Hicks$1,713$1,7130%
Ollie Eugene Spencer$4,260$1,713-59.8%
Donald O'Neill$0$1,710--
Marvin W. Harris Jr.$3,164$1,670-47.2%
Angela Billingsley$3,388$1,652-51.2%
Malinda White$3,450$1,651-52.1%
Kay B. McLemore$1,651$1,6510%
Walter R. Stewart$5,884$1,622-72.4%
Bobby Ferguson$1,573$1,6102.4%
Lightie D Durley$0$1,597--
Eric Neal$5,108$1,582-69%
Calvin Puryear$660$1,567137.4%
Sue Brewer$1,680$1,561-7.1%
Chadrick Lynn Davis$3,505$1,555-55.6%
Noah Billingsley$18,303$1,512-91.7%
Larry McFarlin Jr.$9,251$1,504-83.7%
Corine H. Newsom$4,336$1,457-66.4%
Willie Avant$3,685$1,453-60.6%
Joanna B. Hansbrough$1,907$1,396-26.8%
Roger A. Gaines$11,780$1,379-88.3%
Dandridge Farms, LLC$2,973$1,366-54.1%
Jeffrey Guy Slade$1,362$1,3620%
Sue Farrow$3,320$1,361-59%
Will Hancock$11,818$1,361-88.5%
Thomas A. Wooten$6,094$1,352-77.8%
Steve W. Richardson$14,886$1,348-90.9%
Garry Welch$1,304$1,3332.2%
Cheryl Denley$1,421$1,328-6.5%
Claudia G. Ferguson$3,061$1,304-57.4%
Kevin Glidewell$3,609$1,300-64%
Jean V. Branan$1,840$1,274-30.8%
Calloway C. Smith III$3,304$1,267-61.7%
Kimberly Darnell Graham$1,267$1,2670%
Eric Oneal$3,223$1,241-61.5%
Derrick Scott Johnson$4,741$1,228-74.1%
John Bradley Burford$1,220$1,2200%
Billy Key$6,944$1,215-82.5%
Thomas N. Latimer Jr.$2,807$1,178-58%
Sandra Kay Aiken$3,375$1,154-65.8%
Kathy J. Roberson$1,121$1,1210%
Robert H. Moore Jr.$4,716$1,118-76.3%
Lee S. Powell III$3,949$1,084-72.6%
Ralph Darnell$4,243$1,073-74.7%
Fred A. Bradley$1,020$1,0200%
Benjamin Hamilton$4,631$986-78.7%
Joyce H. Lentz$970$9700%
Kelly J. Crabtree$1,815$949-47.7%
John Perry Loftiss JR$6,189$927-85%
Bobby J. Sewell$2,409$900-62.6%
Nicholas B. Sowell$2,709$893-67%
Vernelle S Kopf$866$8660%
Phil Poindexter$4,741$859-81.9%
Tracy Lee Aiken$1,964$852-56.6%
John R. Wood Jr.$1,353$845-37.5%
Michael Muller$2,968$844-71.6%
Jane B. Lambert$1,218$843-30.8%
Sweetbriar Farms$5,291$842-84.1%
Paul D. Hankins$2,074$830-60%
Austin Pete Johnson$0$819--
William Boggan$2,090$797-61.9%
Carla Dlugach$774$7740%
Gerry Sowell$0$770--
Don P. Johnston Jr.$3,850$766-80.1%
Curtis E. Mays$396$75791.2%
Daniel Teasler$2,799$746-73.3%
Gregory D. Freeman$2,187$732-66.5%
Howard W. Grady$3,293$732-77.8%
Terry Bernard$2,763$723-73.8%
Richard L. Gaines$1,651$723-56.2%
Barney Taylor$1,988$715-64%
Sandra Booker$1,726$703-59.3%
Joseph L. Bennett$896$701-21.8%
Thomas Corey Roberson$700$7000%
Julia L. Kelly$1,759$699-60.3%
Suzan L. Davis$1,759$699-60.3%
John McClinton Jr.$698$6980%
Ruben Riley$690$6900%
David Sowell$4,243$675-84.1%
Don Gallagher$665$6650%
Paula Gallagher$665$6650%
Johnny Walker$2,999$664-77.9%
Nancy A. Akers$6,421$661-89.7%
Golden Hill Farms, LLC$0$660--
Nathan McFarlin$3,300$658-80.1%
William C. Billingsley$2,948$654-77.8%
Gary Crockett$2,343$650-72.3%
Scottie Clark Brister$1,617$637-60.6%
Shirley W. Crockett$1,349$633-53.1%
Marie Crockett$631$6310%
Justin K. Bardo$2,937$626-78.7%
Robert E. McGowan$1,320$618-53.2%
Michael Pitts$2,277$605-73.4%
James Ernest Hood$221$604173.3%
Raymond Stanford$599$5990%
Robert C. Savage Jr.$5,702$587-89.7%
Kimbal Billingsley$2,640$582-78%
Charles Baker Jr.$2,684$574-78.6%
Nancy Darnell$1,282$566-55.9%
Buford Farm$1,131$563-50.2%
Isiah Moore$3,300$555-83.2%
Embrey Cattle$2,922$537-81.6%
Howard Sledge$1,562$536-65.7%
Kevin Randall Davis$2,154$519-75.9%
Tim Culver$2,013$510-74.7%
Allen G. Wallace$2,244$508-77.4%
David Brinson$2,524$504-80%
Claude Michael Barnes$3,756$488-87%
Glenda Fay Patrick$1,028$481-53.2%
Gregory R. Simon$759$457-39.8%
George Hailey$693$443-36.1%
Lee Turner$6,373$431-93.2%
Harold Davis$1,862$428-77%
Marvin Turner$1,342$420-68.7%
Johnny R. Holt$10,107$420-95.8%
Patrick Austin$10,217$420-95.9%
John Farrell$2,317$416-82%
Mark Slocum$416$4160%
Joyce Green-Lindsey$1,852$414-77.6%
George Loveberry$759$402-47%
Gary McNail$825$397-51.9%
Jason Michaels$759$397-47.7%
Steve McNail$825$397-51.9%
Joyce Skelton$814$390-52.1%
Dr. Howard W. Glenn$2,077$387-81.4%
Connie S. May$891$384-56.9%
Rebecca Williams Manning$1,852$379-79.5%
Christopher Daniel Dickerson$2,942$359-87.8%
Alan Kellum$910$354-61.1%
Robert H. Crockett$1,272$345-72.9%
John Duykers$2,321$339-85.4%
Ricky Brewer$840$338-59.8%
Faye B. Edwards$712$333-53.2%
James M. Pryor Jr.$627$328-47.7%
Readus L. Hudson Jr.$1,268$326-74.3%
Robert S. Payne$1,708$325-81%
Thelma Tate Jr.$1,847$295-84%
Syble Embrey$291$2910%
Billy Ray Ford$0$275--
Laura May$632$263-58.4%
Nina Pope Bolden$262$2620%
Dennis Hawkins$627$260-58.5%
Jim David Perryman$1,188$260-78.1%
Terry L. Pugh$857$254-70.4%
Carolyn Stanford$253$2530%
Danny Hale$1,545$246-84.1%
Larry Keel$462$242-47.6%
Jeannette Stricklen$503$241-52.1%
Timmy C. Anderson$979$239-75.6%
Glenda Blackard$616$235-61.9%
Sylvia S. Williams$201$23215.4%
Beatrice Wallace$534$229-57.1%
Brian M. Harris$2,168$228-89.5%
Amber H. Moore$226$2260%
William R. Roberson$913$225-75.4%
Carieann Howell$261$225-13.8%
Kelly Massing$261$225-13.8%
Cary Embrey$472$223-52.8%
Adell Davis Jr.$561$222-60.4%
B and R Cattle, LLC$1,082$221-79.6%
Joe Burford$399$186-53.4%
Minor M. Coleman$719$183-74.5%
James T. Burris$173$1730%
Sidney Kidder$170$1700%
Willie Mae Avant$433$162-62.6%
Jim Ella Higgenbottom$330$160-51.5%
Gladys B. White$303$144-52.5%
Mary Lee Aiken$533$142-73.4%
Chelsea Feathers Mabry$396$123-68.9%
Prescilla C Turner$264$118-55.3%
Marcia A. Kidder$113$1130%
L. W. Moore$153$90-41.2%
Earnest Simpson$453$77-83%
Jimmie J. Jackson$105$72-31.4%
William Gitter$418$71-83%
Susan S. Crockett$419$50-88.1%
Howard F. Patterson$73$42-42.5%
Virginia Elizabeth Perryman Estate$53$24-54.7%
Frances McLain$1,646$15-99.1%
Terry Cooper$1,534$0-100%
Arnold S. Carpenter$6,052$0-100%
Chassie Darby Pugh$4$0-100%
David Lawrence Terry$220$0-100%
George Williams$417$0-100%
John S. Lucado Jr.$1,265$0-100%
Lucille Eddins$958$0-100%
Michael W. Goolsby$730$0-100%
Robert Kubler$90,184$0-100%
Russell K. Kirk$495$0-100%
Tammy Burnett$33$0-100%
Walter Rodgers III$2,594$0-100%
Claude Ellis Green$1,114$0-100%
Cliff O'Conner$605$0-100%
Dale Burt$2,659$0-100%
Daniel Matthew Taylor$715$0-100%
David Stevens$109$0-100%
Dr. Jessie J. Edwards$1,760$0-100%
Julia M. Hall$1,901$0-100%
Larry Baker$6,370$0-100%
Mike Inglish$20,487$0-100%
Pamela R. Simpson$643$0-100%
Raymond Patrick$40$0-100%
Rebecca Boyer Williams$295$0-100%
Robert L. Carter III$1,569$0-100%
Thurman V. Caldwell$1,480$0-100%
Wayne Cole$266$0-100%
Wayne Smith$4,290$0-100%
Total subsidies$5,427,017$2,607,055-52%

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