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In the previous year, there were 292 subsidies provided, equalling $1.3 million.
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 Wilcox County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| C T Ward Outdoors, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Christopher a Pate | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| JM Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| L and D Trucking | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Lawler Timber Company | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Toriando Woods | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Wilco Forest Services, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| J Harris Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Marcus Gamble Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Ricky Harris | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| James Burk Harvell | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Ray Smith Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Smith Pre-Haul, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Southern Pine Timber Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Reaves Farm | $135,652 | $44,148 | -67.5% |
| Chris C. Stone | $9,779 | $43,509 | 344.9% |
| Tyson Reaves | $65,370 | $29,555 | -54.8% |
| Benjamin Chad Smith | $60,910 | $25,136 | -58.7% |
| Triple H Farms | $34,715 | $24,193 | -30.3% |
| Alvin G. Stone | $60,247 | $17,648 | -70.7% |
| Wanda Cobb | $63,032 | $17,588 | -72.1% |
| Raymond E. Vick | $10,397 | $16,231 | 56.1% |
| Stone & Perryman Farm, Inc. | $51,777 | $14,732 | -71.5% |
| Carl C. Jackson III | $25,290 | $13,214 | -47.8% |
| Leo B. Hollinger Jr. | $35,599 | $12,870 | -63.8% |
| Jake Harper | $56,823 | $12,497 | -78% |
| Samuel J. Henderson | $11,729 | $11,252 | -4.1% |
| Erskine D. Kennedy Jr. | $41,082 | $10,192 | -75.2% |
| Grant M. Reaves | $19,264 | $10,162 | -47.2% |
| Stanford Brothers | $29,370 | $9,160 | -68.8% |
| Olivia Dale | $18,998 | $9,074 | -52.2% |
| Shannon R. Hollinger Jr. | $14,778 | $8,065 | -45.4% |
| Fleet Hollinger III | $9,061 | $8,026 | -11.4% |
| Grace L Van Wyck | $6,237 | $7,206 | 15.5% |
| Brian Daniels | $0 | $6,726 | -- |
| Joy S. Davis | $6,371 | $6,371 | 0% |
| Charles M. Lovinggood | $0 | $6,164 | -- |
| Charles A. Reaves | $23,664 | $5,951 | -74.9% |
| JWS Land, LLC | $0 | $5,816 | -- |
| Leslie B. Watson III | $47,835 | $5,805 | -87.9% |
| M-2 Farms | $8,184 | $5,636 | -31.1% |
| Sandra K. Smith | $19,261 | $5,236 | -72.8% |
| Mattie Sue Barlow | $4,915 | $4,915 | 0% |
| William Michael Stockman | $2,948 | $4,508 | 52.9% |
| Abe Cook | $67,039 | $4,406 | -93.4% |
| Kathy Schuyler | $4,395 | $4,395 | 0% |
| Michael Schuyler | $4,395 | $4,395 | 0% |
| Abe C. Cook III | $12,760 | $3,919 | -69.3% |
| Hal Huggins | $7,349 | $3,758 | -48.9% |
| Jacob C Harper III IRRV Trustee | $3,351 | $3,745 | 11.8% |
| Billy Ammons Jr. | $12,629 | $3,710 | -70.6% |
| Lonnie Pettway | $1,210 | $3,702 | 206% |
| Thomas E. Henderson | $2,084 | $3,693 | 77.2% |
| KBM Timberlands, LLC | $7,389 | $3,663 | -50.4% |
| Jeff Jones | $12,804 | $3,346 | -73.9% |
| James D. Johnson | $1,565 | $3,245 | 107.3% |
| Chuck Owens | $14,245 | $3,146 | -77.9% |
| Julius J. Watson IV | $11,492 | $3,092 | -73.1% |
| Sharpe Farms, Inc. | $0 | $2,949 | -- |
| Carl C. Jackson | $685 | $2,882 | 320.7% |
| Harvey D. Crawford | $3,147 | $2,874 | -8.7% |
| William E. Bryant | $5,645 | $2,761 | -51.1% |
| Earnest Boyd | $7,018 | $2,233 | -68.2% |
| Joel Mixon | $9,955 | $2,123 | -78.7% |
| Donna S. McGraw | $2,016 | $2,016 | 0% |
| Donald R. Vick | $1,727 | $1,962 | 13.6% |
| Mike Kitzinger | $8,217 | $1,933 | -76.5% |
| George W. Fendley III | $2,178 | $1,900 | -12.8% |
| Tommy Gregory | $6,678 | $1,699 | -74.6% |
| Johnny M. Brantley | $5,566 | $1,673 | -69.9% |
| George Alford III | $7,912 | $1,637 | -79.3% |
| Virginius Jones JR | $3,437 | $1,589 | -53.8% |
| Channie Pettway | $0 | $1,565 | -- |
| Bernard Stallings | $1,545 | $1,545 | 0% |
| Melvin D. Moton | $4,990 | $1,320 | -73.5% |
| Linda F. Watson | $3,882 | $1,318 | -66% |
| David Falkenberry | $5,972 | $1,312 | -78% |
| Charles R. Tait III | $1,305 | $1,305 | 0% |
| Ms. Kitty Victoria Thompson | $7,622 | $1,302 | -82.9% |
| Charles Lawson | $3,300 | $1,298 | -60.7% |
| Lucy G. Huckabee | $3,838 | $1,294 | -66.3% |
| Wayne Wall | $5,522 | $1,290 | -76.6% |
| Martin Farm, Ltd. | $0 | $1,243 | -- |
| John Haas Strother | $3,452 | $1,236 | -64.2% |
| Thaddeus Sanders | $5,946 | $1,189 | -80% |
| Danny McDonald | $4,165 | $1,180 | -71.7% |
| Jane M. Phillips | $2,211 | $1,141 | -48.4% |
| Bain Henderson | $5,005 | $1,108 | -77.9% |
| Tori Ratcliffe | $0 | $938 | -- |
| Ralph W. Ervin | $2,321 | $926 | -60.1% |
| Darron Vick | $3,157 | $891 | -71.8% |
| Armstead Ranson Jr. | $1,947 | $885 | -54.5% |
| Jusitn Walker | $2,805 | $862 | -69.3% |
| James P. Luker | $1,683 | $774 | -54% |
| Willis Floyd Garner | $2,024 | $767 | -62.1% |
| Clifford Sanders | $2,629 | $760 | -71.1% |
| Jeffrey Edward Franks | $681 | $758 | 11.3% |
| Marcus R. Owens | $3,179 | $699 | -78% |
| Michael A. Owens | $3,124 | $699 | -77.6% |
| Leverties Lawson JR | $1,870 | $690 | -63.1% |
| Virginia B. Hollinger | $1,309 | $677 | -48.3% |
| Christopher Stone Jr. | $2,299 | $656 | -71.5% |
| Jordan Stone | $2,299 | $656 | -71.5% |
| Irvin Pettway | $1,925 | $630 | -67.3% |
| W. R. Phillippi | $2,638 | $621 | -76.5% |
| 5 S Farm, LLC | $2,573 | $604 | -76.5% |
| Clyde E. Lovinggood | $601 | $601 | 0% |
| Travis B. Hunter | $3,488 | $600 | -82.8% |
| Gary Mingo | $2,838 | $593 | -79.1% |
| Gracie Smith | $1,408 | $572 | -59.4% |
| Richard Blue | $1,670 | $572 | -65.7% |
| Mary B. Shaw | $1,936 | $552 | -71.5% |
| Buddy Jordan | $1,626 | $510 | -68.6% |
| Marlon Lymon | $2,673 | $488 | -81.7% |
| Donnie Ramsey | $2,174 | $464 | -78.7% |
| Johnny L. Harris | $2,068 | $436 | -78.9% |
| Henry F. Jones | $2,548 | $432 | -83% |
| Demus L. Smith Sr. | $1,403 | $397 | -71.7% |
| R. D. Simpkins Sr. | $4,595 | $385 | -91.6% |
| Sara C. Blackwell | $861 | $361 | -58.1% |
| Mike Duffle | $924 | $360 | -61% |
| Randy Thompson | $1,463 | $354 | -75.8% |
| Sam E. McKelvey | $843 | $346 | -59% |
| William Morton | $1,573 | $336 | -78.6% |
| Eddie Lee Blue | $957 | $328 | -65.7% |
| Cornulius D Timmons | $3,438 | $317 | -90.8% |
| Elizabeth Bruce | $626 | $307 | -51% |
| John R. Moton Sr. | $759 | $304 | -59.9% |
| Russell Moore | $1,354 | $304 | -77.5% |
| Wade Robinson | $660 | $300 | -54.5% |
| Colby Stone | $1,001 | $293 | -70.7% |
| John T. Harmon | $270 | $270 | 0% |
| Amanda Blue | $660 | $259 | -60.8% |
| Calvin F. Strother | $562 | $240 | -57.3% |
| Chase Felts | $1,023 | $225 | -78% |
| Earnestine Stallworth | $594 | $194 | -67.3% |
| Nathaniel Robinson | $1,456 | $186 | -87.2% |
| Fred Lee Bonham | $908 | $173 | -80.9% |
| James R. Weir | $341 | $167 | -51% |
| Prince Arnold | $1,721 | $161 | -90.6% |
| Carrie B. Pledger | $297 | $145 | -51.2% |
| Melvin Pettway | $484 | $138 | -71.5% |
| Marian Furman | $0 | $128 | -- |
| Michael Loftin | $288 | $104 | -63.9% |
| Ann Crawford | $354 | $88 | -75.1% |
| John P. Webb III | $168 | $52 | -69% |
| Joe E. Harrison | $576 | $38 | -93.4% |
| Yancey E. Odom | $97 | $33 | -66% |
| Edwina Twilley | $0 | $15 | -- |
| Ezille Pettway | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary E. Pettway | $8 | $0 | -100% |
| Revil T Mosely | $881 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann A. Alford | $154 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Autery | $31 | $0 | -100% |
| George M. Cook III | $470 | $0 | -100% |
| Martha T. Phillips | $5,832 | $0 | -100% |
| R. J. Browder | $171 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Jenkins | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Vicky A. Watson | $685 | $0 | -100% |
| Bethel ARP Church | $1,944 | $0 | -100% |
| Bettie Irene Murchison | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| H. W. Grimes Jr. | $1,534 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin Moultry | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Watson Farms of Old Texas, LLC | $2,860 | $0 | -100% |
| David Wright | $626 | $0 | -100% |
| Gwendolyn Denish | $4 | $0 | -100% |
| Shenika Bridges | $4,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,271,460 | $1,271,549 | 0% |
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