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In 2021, 223 farmers in cities within Hale County received a total of $1.5 million in 262 farm subsidies, an 81.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.1 million in 551 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 Hale County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langston and Elliott | $433,046 | $200,766 | -53.6% |
| Chad B. Pitts | $290,527 | $158,350 | -45.5% |
| Terry W. Warkentin | $194,424 | $96,310 | -50.5% |
| C Robinson Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Charles Millard Chapman Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Core Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| IV Generation | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| James Fields | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Langham Logging Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Koehn Catfish Farm, Inc. | $0 | $48,296 | -- |
| Keith H. Glover | $131,661 | $40,874 | -69% |
| Ryan Benner | $62,703 | $38,548 | -38.5% |
| Jeffery S. Weeks | $256,246 | $38,394 | -85% |
| John Broussard | $20,670 | $35,064 | 69.6% |
| L & G Operations, Inc. | $255,119 | $27,048 | -89.4% |
| Rose Family, LLC | $74,800 | $26,760 | -64.2% |
| Little Rock Farm, Inc. | $143,330 | $20,070 | -86% |
| Wtkii, LLC | $199,340 | $19,670 | -90.1% |
| Summit Farms, LLC | $111,305 | $18,954 | -83% |
| Clemmer Farms, LLC | $89,301 | $18,292 | -79.5% |
| James A. Acker Jr. | $119,832 | $18,223 | -84.8% |
| Jim Wayne Broussard | $101,755 | $18,100 | -82.2% |
| Kyser Family Farms, LLC | $109,209 | $17,164 | -84.3% |
| Prairie Lakes Farm, Inc. | $191,073 | $16,442 | -91.4% |
| Bruce Thomas | $101,130 | $15,417 | -84.8% |
| Hatcher Cattle Farms | $75,697 | $15,156 | -80% |
| Christopher B. Thomas | $43,600 | $14,104 | -67.7% |
| Wendell Broussard | $152,729 | $13,631 | -91.1% |
| MRSWTK, Inc. | $56,975 | $11,745 | -79.4% |
| 3C Cattle Company, Inc. | $50,009 | $9,909 | -80.2% |
| J & L Livestock, LLC | $76,148 | $9,580 | -87.4% |
| Fisher Farms, LLC | $32,119 | $9,411 | -70.7% |
| James A. Acker | $27,582 | $9,202 | -66.6% |
| Stephen Shane Henry | $46,361 | $8,944 | -80.7% |
| 3G, Inc. | $11,319 | $8,746 | -22.7% |
| Shelby L. Marsh | $7,690 | $7,465 | -2.9% |
| Charles W. Broussard | $27,614 | $7,401 | -73.2% |
| Gary W. Broussard | $25,641 | $7,193 | -71.9% |
| Bradley C. Marsh | $8,547 | $6,604 | -22.7% |
| Roy E. Lee | $16,060 | $6,400 | -60.1% |
| Smelley Farms, LLC | $264,264 | $6,365 | -97.6% |
| Corey L. Jones | $30,022 | $5,760 | -80.8% |
| Dombhart Farm, L L C | $104,646 | $5,401 | -94.8% |
| James Huston Broussard | $26,137 | $5,328 | -79.6% |
| Seale Farm, L L C | $22,924 | $4,766 | -79.2% |
| Corey J. Dudley | $0 | $4,620 | -- |
| Mike Hall | $106,899 | $4,288 | -96% |
| Trey Howell | $11,921 | $3,814 | -68% |
| Wesley Henry | $17,864 | $3,733 | -79.1% |
| 3 Generations, LLC | $163,969 | $3,706 | -97.7% |
| John Glover | $12,573 | $3,676 | -70.8% |
| David F. Fisher | $9,792 | $3,614 | -63.1% |
| Alice W. Hinton | $9,442 | $3,534 | -62.6% |
| Curtis Hamilton Jr. | $15,469 | $3,444 | -77.7% |
| Gregory L. Hinton | $10,878 | $3,315 | -69.5% |
| Langham Cattle Company, LLC | $6,798 | $2,641 | -61.2% |
| Jerry Harper | $1,980 | $2,630 | 32.8% |
| T. C. Herndon | $10,450 | $2,622 | -74.9% |
| Lovell Briggins Jr. | $20,733 | $2,261 | -89.1% |
| Dr. James H. Payne Jr. | $15,861 | $2,248 | -85.8% |
| Dan Broussard | $25,429 | $2,084 | -91.8% |
| Eric Eugene Fields | $0 | $1,980 | -- |
| Double D Farms PTNR | $5,610 | $1,969 | -64.9% |
| Strickland-Smalley Angus Farm | $3,564 | $1,950 | -45.3% |
| Janice Norfleet Tubbs | $3,399 | $1,862 | -45.2% |
| Barbara L. Acker | $1,706 | $1,706 | 0% |
| Harriett Broussard | $21,019 | $1,676 | -92% |
| Charlie Hopson | $6,061 | $1,673 | -72.4% |
| Toews Bros, Inc. | $13,438 | $1,664 | -87.6% |
| Susan Trippe | $1,652 | $1,652 | 0% |
| Kevin Zanders | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Big Prairie Farm, LLC | $23,492 | $1,645 | -93% |
| Stephen R. Portch | $1,637 | $1,637 | 0% |
| Lavern Schmidt | $4,323 | $1,594 | -63.1% |
| Frank Maiden | $3,696 | $1,573 | -57.4% |
| Jonathon Wesley Mullinax | $2,725 | $1,482 | -45.6% |
| Albert Mickens | $1,749 | $1,462 | -16.4% |
| Malcolm Henry Jr. | $7,370 | $1,446 | -80.4% |
| Langham Farm, Inc. | $9,944 | $1,432 | -85.6% |
| Robert Lindsey | $10,800 | $1,389 | -87.1% |
| Hunter Harper | $5,918 | $1,357 | -77.1% |
| North River Farms, LLC | $2,860 | $1,323 | -53.7% |
| Lennon Thomas | $10,780 | $1,322 | -87.7% |
| Curtis Phillip Harper | $5,797 | $1,314 | -77.3% |
| Dayton Mickens | $2,244 | $1,306 | -41.8% |
| Andre' Carter | $2,508 | $1,296 | -48.3% |
| Bobby L. Scott | $5,733 | $1,261 | -78% |
| Arthur Thomas | $3,557 | $1,225 | -65.6% |
| Tyrone White | $1,213 | $1,180 | -2.7% |
| John F. Johnston Jr. | $1,148 | $1,148 | 0% |
| Hannah J. Woods | $2,178 | $1,138 | -47.8% |
| Moses Jones | $1,458 | $1,088 | -25.4% |
| Joe E. Wilkerson | $5,049 | $1,073 | -78.7% |
| David Lee Norfleet | $3,234 | $1,049 | -67.6% |
| Gina P. Mills | $7,167 | $1,048 | -85.4% |
| Earnest O. Caddell | $4,345 | $1,034 | -76.2% |
| Fred D. Shaw | $2,211 | $1,033 | -53.3% |
| Trey Henry | $5,445 | $994 | -81.7% |
| Henry L. Cole | $5,307 | $983 | -81.5% |
| Willie Nell Avery | $1,683 | $965 | -42.7% |
| Charles Eicher | $5,646 | $957 | -83% |
| Tommy T. Gross Jr. | $3,410 | $956 | -72% |
| Adell King | $2,277 | $954 | -58.1% |
| Sandy Lyles | $1,815 | $927 | -48.9% |
| Willie M. Shepard | $4,015 | $905 | -77.5% |
| Addison Cabbil | $2,651 | $881 | -66.8% |
| Melba Jones | $2,090 | $872 | -58.3% |
| Johnny Hamilton | $2,530 | $863 | -65.9% |
| Tiffany Hobson | $1,320 | $835 | -36.7% |
| Findley James | $9,183 | $816 | -91.1% |
| John Rorex Agnew | $1,221 | $816 | -33.2% |
| Frankie J. Benison | $2,299 | $791 | -65.6% |
| Mary Hurns | $2,673 | $782 | -70.7% |
| Rosie Williams | $3,553 | $782 | -78% |
| Cornelius Joe | $5,730 | $778 | -86.4% |
| Maxine Williams | $1,848 | $771 | -58.3% |
| Thomas Burrelle JR | $2,640 | $765 | -71% |
| Johnny Allen Cook | $2,046 | $762 | -62.8% |
| Parker Long Pruett | $3,663 | $745 | -79.7% |
| Michael V. Glover | $2,629 | $742 | -71.8% |
| Carlier Hill Agnew | $1,874 | $737 | -60.7% |
| Terry L. Stewart | $2,541 | $724 | -71.5% |
| Frank Shaw Jr. | $2,090 | $719 | -65.6% |
| Mary Roberson | $1,914 | $703 | -63.3% |
| Alex Robertson | $2,396 | $690 | -71.2% |
| Ronald C. Taylor | $1,320 | $682 | -48.3% |
| Robert Henry Lee | $3,168 | $670 | -78.9% |
| Will Henry Lee | $2,278 | $670 | -70.6% |
| Ledarrius Watford | $1,320 | $668 | -49.4% |
| Edward Earl Cabbil | $2,552 | $644 | -74.8% |
| Phyllis Drummer | $1,023 | $642 | -37.2% |
| Taylor Broussard | $14,058 | $624 | -95.6% |
| Brian K. Brown | $2,254 | $621 | -72.4% |
| Mark K. McCray | $1,155 | $604 | -47.7% |
| Shannon McCrory | $1,155 | $604 | -47.7% |
| Terrance A. Hurt | $4,412 | $591 | -86.6% |
| Fredrick Shaw | $2,530 | $588 | -76.8% |
| Stanley Ryans | $2,566 | $584 | -77.2% |
| James Avery Jr. | $1,089 | $580 | -46.7% |
| Kyle Rainer | $2,266 | $571 | -74.8% |
| Timothy J. Cabbil | $2,090 | $563 | -73.1% |
| Will Williams | $1,331 | $561 | -57.9% |
| Vernando O Bryant | $1,419 | $557 | -60.7% |
| Johnson Stephens | $1,089 | $553 | -49.2% |
| Charles Thomas | $1,436 | $552 | -61.6% |
| Larry Woods | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Johnny L. Greene | $2,013 | $548 | -72.8% |
| Fred Williams | $2,431 | $542 | -77.7% |
| Ralph A. Howard | $2,306 | $539 | -76.6% |
| Tempest Shaw | $1,452 | $534 | -63.2% |
| Mark Bedwell | $2,226 | $531 | -76.1% |
| Darryl Mitchell | $1,796 | $527 | -70.7% |
| Dan J. Miller | $96,093 | $526 | -99.5% |
| Bryan McCollough | $2,255 | $518 | -77% |
| Fredrick Patrick | $2,482 | $518 | -79.1% |
| Pearlie M. Robertson | $1,375 | $518 | -62.3% |
| Lewis Washington | $3,520 | $516 | -85.3% |
| Brenda L. Gooden | $1,905 | $510 | -73.2% |
| John A. Brown | $825 | $510 | -38.2% |
| McKinley Jones Jr. | $1,947 | $504 | -74.1% |
| Reginald Williams | $1,309 | $504 | -61.5% |
| Allison N. Stegall | $1,626 | $501 | -69.2% |
| Lorenzo Long | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Anthony Dewayne Rollins | $1,155 | $491 | -57.5% |
| Dwight Bruce Cheatom | $1,760 | $490 | -72.2% |
| Kenneth W. McCrory | $1,287 | $488 | -62.1% |
| Walter Lee Jackson | $1,740 | $478 | -72.5% |
| Alonzo Jones | $1,188 | $478 | -59.8% |
| Jeremy Burge | $990 | $473 | -52.2% |
| James St John | $996 | $437 | -56.1% |
| Shirley Jean Maiden | $1,551 | $432 | -72.1% |
| Carrie Knox | $858 | $428 | -50.1% |
| Hartwell Steven McCoy Jr. | $3,176 | $426 | -86.6% |
| Patriece Gooden | $1,584 | $418 | -73.6% |
| Claybourne Washington Jr. | $1,881 | $414 | -78% |
| Keith R. Benison | $3,147 | $414 | -86.8% |
| Tracy Williams | $2,552 | $414 | -83.8% |
| Vince Woods | $2,376 | $414 | -82.6% |
| Charles Pryor | $1,628 | $412 | -74.7% |
| Mike Rylee | $1,983 | $404 | -79.6% |
| Vivian Garrett | $2,299 | $401 | -82.6% |
| David Broussard | $5,273 | $391 | -92.6% |
| Issac Bell | $1,806 | $387 | -78.6% |
| Laura C. Washburn | $1,518 | $379 | -75% |
| Tywanda Mccollough | $2,068 | $360 | -82.6% |
| Raymond L. Jackson | $1,199 | $350 | -70.8% |
| Earnest Allen Jr. | $660 | $337 | -48.9% |
| Monique Hobson | $1,287 | $334 | -74% |
| Floree Jones | $1,507 | $332 | -78% |
| Anthony Rowser | $2,475 | $329 | -86.7% |
| Ben Edwards Jr. | $973 | $326 | -66.5% |
| Mason L. Hinton | $2,365 | $318 | -86.6% |
| Linda Bell | $924 | $313 | -66.1% |
| Ollie White | $594 | $310 | -47.8% |
| Robert L. Pickens | $1,390 | $310 | -77.7% |
| Geraldine Maney | $1,760 | $284 | -83.9% |
| Tommy Johnson Jr. | $1,287 | $276 | -78.6% |
| Johnny Davis | $1,716 | $267 | -84.4% |
| Lovell McCalpine | $4,015 | $259 | -93.5% |
| Annette Scott | $561 | $258 | -54% |
| James Rainer | $2,450 | $255 | -89.6% |
| Latoya Hoskins | $660 | $242 | -63.3% |
| Charles Lee | $836 | $232 | -72.2% |
| Willie Kate Holley | $462 | $200 | -56.7% |
| Jc McCalpine | $431 | $190 | -55.9% |
| Clifton Pickens Jr. | $498 | $184 | -63.1% |
| Mary L. Gilmore | $1,045 | $172 | -83.5% |
| Regina Smith | $330 | $172 | -47.9% |
| Jack Parr | $343 | $167 | -51.3% |
| Patrick Parr | $343 | $167 | -51.3% |
| Hattie P. Pryor | $333 | $156 | -53.2% |
| Chandra Washington | $231 | $146 | -36.8% |
| Geneva Washington | $231 | $146 | -36.8% |
| Vulah Smith | $297 | $124 | -58.2% |
| Cazzie Roberts | $537 | $121 | -77.5% |
| Jerome Gee | $198 | $118 | -40.4% |
| Tom Avery | $768 | $116 | -84.9% |
| James Long | $2,504 | $98 | -96.1% |
| Broussard Cattle Farms, LLC | $12,218 | $92 | -99.2% |
| Virgil Taylor Jr. | $165 | $90 | -45.5% |
| James Williams | $132 | $65 | -50.8% |
| Sidney Richardson | $198 | $52 | -73.7% |
| Doris Smith | $66 | $34 | -48.5% |
| Cheryl C. Mills | $1,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth S. Hamilton | $15,861 | $0 | -100% |
| Idris T. Williams | $24,665 | $0 | -100% |
| ADK, LLC | $49,050 | $0 | -100% |
| American Aquaculture Services, LLC | $132,166 | $0 | -100% |
| Audrey Marsh | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| B & C Catfish Farms, Inc. | $179,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Brooklan D Smith | $1,527 | $0 | -100% |
| Calvin Burton | $960 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Burroughs | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl Miller | $24,549 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher J. Pernell | $9,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Clary Farm Eutaw, LLC | $53,991 | $0 | -100% |
| CM Cattle Company, LLC | $46,655 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Miller | $19,077 | $0 | -100% |
| Dock Rainer | $7,215 | $0 | -100% |
| Double K Farm, LLC | $219,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Drury Catfish Farms, Inc. | $354,547 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Warren Jr. | $9,706 | $0 | -100% |
| James H. Williams | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie J. Bailey | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Javarro D Hoskins | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse James | $2,751 | $0 | -100% |
| KWK, Inc. | $49,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Latoya Flood S. Griffin | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Laura L. Ryans | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawson Catfish Farms, Inc. | $279,401 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Jackson | $121,028 | $0 | -100% |
| Legacy Catfish, LLC | $11,508 | $0 | -100% |
| Lena Marie Broussard | $30,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Mamie Caddell | $153 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Crooks | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Pineview Farms, Inc. | $204,313 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocking R Farm, Inc. | $88,136 | $0 | -100% |
| SLK, Inc. | $49,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Tarvares R Griffin | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Triple H Catfish Farms, LLC | $120,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Triple M Catfish, Inc. | $153,239 | $0 | -100% |
| W. E. Burt | $2,748 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Williams | $5,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Wtkiii, LLC | $199,340 | $0 | -100% |
| Xavier Cabbil Allen | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| B & J Catfish Farm, Inc. | $223,222 | $0 | -100% |
| Ballard Farms, LLC | $271 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Mininger | $37,004 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton Broussard | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| DE Broussard Farm, LLC | $50,899 | $0 | -100% |
| Jalon Unruh | $28,851 | $0 | -100% |
| James Jantzen | $28,463 | $0 | -100% |
| Locklear Sport Fish, LLC | $59,649 | $0 | -100% |
| Logan Jon Unruh | $39,246 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Clemmer | $4,440 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Whaley | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Rippling Water Farms, LLC | $62,860 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Wenger | $102,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie Holley | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,094,065 | $1,529,076 | -81.1% |
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