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In 2021, 207 farmers in cities within Tallahatchie County received a total of $6.2 million in 351 farm subsidies, a 58.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $15 million in 608 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 Tallahatchie County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flautt Farms | $962,621 | $378,909 | -60.6% |
| Pushen & Pullen Farms | $788,807 | $303,044 | -61.6% |
| Talley Planting Company | $489,179 | $285,027 | -41.7% |
| Chamblis Farms | $493,580 | $269,652 | -45.4% |
| Talley Land Management | $675,430 | $210,259 | -68.9% |
| Webb Farms | $494,656 | $185,737 | -62.5% |
| Paul Fortner Farms Partnership | $454,724 | $183,548 | -59.6% |
| Two Brooks Farm | $282,882 | $166,289 | -41.2% |
| Golddust Farm | $547,665 | $165,225 | -69.8% |
| SMD Farms | $283,314 | $158,855 | -43.9% |
| Buford Farm | $404,823 | $155,899 | -61.5% |
| Hunt Farms | $419,025 | $153,736 | -63.3% |
| Scallion Farms | $371,150 | $149,682 | -59.7% |
| Swan Lake Farm | $434,202 | $127,092 | -70.7% |
| Equen Farm | $362,448 | $124,211 | -65.7% |
| Sawmill Farm | $374,932 | $118,480 | -68.4% |
| Two Jacks Farms | $289,399 | $118,165 | -59.2% |
| HD Planting Company | $257,865 | $117,296 | -54.5% |
| S & J Farms Partnership | $246,717 | $113,275 | -54.1% |
| Bryan Roberson Farms | $282,000 | $106,410 | -62.3% |
| Eddie Reynolds | $239,837 | $96,088 | -59.9% |
| Goodwin Farms Partnership | $326,793 | $91,374 | -72% |
| Countiss Farm | $295,140 | $90,276 | -69.4% |
| Cross Road Farms II | $142,663 | $85,036 | -40.4% |
| Berryhill Planting Company II | $279,307 | $82,468 | -70.5% |
| T and G Farms | $222,861 | $78,137 | -64.9% |
| Koehn Farms | $157,632 | $74,219 | -52.9% |
| Ely Farms | $160,406 | $72,149 | -55% |
| Harvey Williamson, LLC | $207,358 | $71,084 | -65.7% |
| Goodwin Farms, LLC | $290,390 | $70,325 | -75.8% |
| Joshua R. Chandler | $95,498 | $66,315 | -30.6% |
| J & J Farms, a Partnership | $242,265 | $64,004 | -73.6% |
| Holdeman Farms | $176,200 | $62,564 | -64.5% |
| Safley Farms, LLC | $154,532 | $59,446 | -61.5% |
| Bulldog Farms, LLC | $105,136 | $55,150 | -47.5% |
| Goodwin Farms, Inc. | $186,894 | $54,926 | -70.6% |
| Gerdon Farms, Inc. | $118,657 | $53,661 | -54.8% |
| Ginger Lively | $112,512 | $53,495 | -52.5% |
| Gerald Lively | $129,971 | $53,311 | -59% |
| R & P Farm, LLC | $113,365 | $52,666 | -53.5% |
| Casburn Company, Inc. | $88,336 | $47,820 | -45.9% |
| Denman Holdings, LLC | $47,587 | $47,587 | 0% |
| Isaac W. Sayle | $51,196 | $47,004 | -8.2% |
| Mona T. Whitten | $0 | $46,785 | -- |
| George A. Speir | $58,257 | $46,142 | -20.8% |
| Mike Swindoll Farms | $251,423 | $45,912 | -81.7% |
| Pam Fortner | $0 | $41,990 | -- |
| Lawrence Wagner | $76,170 | $40,092 | -47.4% |
| Mitchell Farms | $66,587 | $39,008 | -41.4% |
| Murrah B. Hardy Jr. | $79,028 | $36,946 | -53.2% |
| M & a Farm | $67,867 | $33,680 | -50.4% |
| Elite Farms Partnership | $19,107 | $30,863 | 61.5% |
| Bowen Farms, LLC | $130,988 | $29,284 | -77.6% |
| Ferrell Farms, Inc. | $66,340 | $27,576 | -58.4% |
| Eric Livingston | $53,021 | $25,059 | -52.7% |
| Bradley Williamson | $42,594 | $24,701 | -42% |
| David Roberson | $49,940 | $23,990 | -52% |
| Eula H Luckett Marital Trust | $22,391 | $21,909 | -2.2% |
| William E. Livingston Jr. | $43,133 | $20,066 | -53.5% |
| Michael L. Wagner | $18,534 | $18,534 | 0% |
| Hill Place | $18,526 | $18,526 | 0% |
| John Strider | $27,197 | $17,468 | -35.8% |
| Ronnie Dahl | $41,881 | $16,438 | -60.8% |
| Chris Talley | $15,919 | $15,919 | 0% |
| SGK Farms, Inc. | $24,647 | $15,544 | -36.9% |
| James Raymond Morris | $47,393 | $15,353 | -67.6% |
| Brown Farms, LLC | $30,460 | $15,125 | -50.3% |
| Cherry Hill Farms, LLC | $51,444 | $15,011 | -70.8% |
| John Steele Murphey | $34,726 | $14,637 | -57.9% |
| Buford Plantation, LLC | $0 | $13,975 | -- |
| Jan C. Sturdivant | $13,884 | $13,884 | 0% |
| Carolyn W. Murphey | $21,069 | $13,085 | -37.9% |
| Talley Pecans, Inc. | $19,444 | $11,900 | -38.8% |
| Harvey E. Etheridge | $11,836 | $11,836 | 0% |
| George W. Lang | $11,684 | $11,684 | 0% |
| Herron Farms, LLC | $19,556 | $11,067 | -43.4% |
| Edward Shook | $13,030 | $10,665 | -18.2% |
| Ray Hausner | $24,806 | $10,491 | -57.7% |
| B & S Planting Company, Inc. | $8,812 | $10,050 | 14% |
| Suzanne S. Rowland | $10,704 | $9,943 | -7.1% |
| Paul Fortner | $50,125 | $9,883 | -80.3% |
| Michael L. Ryals | $9,521 | $9,580 | 0.6% |
| Paul Pennington Jr. | $8,766 | $8,766 | 0% |
| J19 Agriculture, LLC | $16,462 | $7,851 | -52.3% |
| Billy Joe Waldrup Jr. | $30,903 | $7,747 | -74.9% |
| Felix Jonathan Morris | $17,725 | $7,401 | -58.2% |
| Donna C. Ryals | $1,886 | $7,272 | 285.6% |
| George Calvin Trout III | $3,339 | $7,037 | 110.8% |
| Leonard Matthews | $14,381 | $6,884 | -52.1% |
| Jimmy Criss | $14,361 | $6,829 | -52.4% |
| Reycardo Detrick Bradford | $25,129 | $6,048 | -75.9% |
| Barber Estate Partnership | $5,554 | $5,554 | 0% |
| Derick L. Livingston | $9,686 | $5,211 | -46.2% |
| Ray Benson | $13,414 | $4,954 | -63.1% |
| Lance D. Tennyson | $0 | $4,916 | -- |
| George L. Houston | $2,832 | $4,518 | 59.5% |
| Libby Whitten | $4,325 | $4,325 | 0% |
| Roger Worsham | $11,450 | $4,186 | -63.4% |
| E & E Farms, Inc. | $18,557 | $4,073 | -78.1% |
| Billy C. Campbell | $7,792 | $3,921 | -49.7% |
| Bonnie J. Porter | $2,936 | $3,851 | 31.2% |
| Burnett Properties Management LP | $6,902 | $3,665 | -46.9% |
| Charles H. Robinette III | $3,486 | $3,486 | 0% |
| Perry Kiihnl | $12,661 | $3,466 | -72.6% |
| John D. McHann | $3,232 | $3,232 | 0% |
| William C. McHann | $3,232 | $3,232 | 0% |
| Lethaniel Reed | $2,564 | $3,168 | 23.6% |
| Will Boggan | $3,132 | $3,132 | 0% |
| Bryan Roberson | $2,697 | $3,013 | 11.7% |
| Susan B. Houston | $2,992 | $2,992 | 0% |
| Luckett Pump and Well Service, Inc. | $2,968 | $2,968 | 0% |
| Eddie Womble | $10,076 | $2,928 | -70.9% |
| Michael B. Flautt | $2,621 | $2,856 | 9% |
| Henry Williams | $6,365 | $2,785 | -56.2% |
| Lewis Charles Buckley | $6,138 | $2,779 | -54.7% |
| Linda K. Nelson | $931 | $2,569 | 175.9% |
| C E Fox Estate Farms Partnership | $5,265 | $2,536 | -51.8% |
| Donnie Little | $6,875 | $2,512 | -63.5% |
| Bryce Clark | $2,507 | $2,507 | 0% |
| Marshall Scallion | $1,729 | $2,501 | 44.7% |
| Laderle Wayne Mayhan JR | $10,234 | $2,300 | -77.5% |
| Jana J. Morgan | $2,240 | $2,240 | 0% |
| James Newton | $2,168 | $2,168 | 0% |
| Betty S Osbarn | $1,935 | $2,123 | 9.7% |
| George D. Groner | $2,118 | $2,118 | 0% |
| Ann D. Reynolds | $7,348 | $2,108 | -71.3% |
| Greg Dimberg | $5,731 | $2,104 | -63.3% |
| W. P. Rainey Jr. | $2,093 | $2,093 | 0% |
| L. V. Taylor | $4,352 | $2,034 | -53.3% |
| Kevin Booth | $6,738 | $1,941 | -71.2% |
| Bill Cossar | $7,524 | $1,914 | -74.6% |
| Harrison Brothers | $3,901 | $1,891 | -51.5% |
| Hat Creek Farms, LLC | $4,285 | $1,882 | -56.1% |
| William W. Miller | $1,747 | $1,747 | 0% |
| Excell Vance Jr. | $1,829 | $1,719 | -6% |
| Hamp L. Little | $8,127 | $1,690 | -79.2% |
| Ikema Olive | $3,501 | $1,687 | -51.8% |
| Gus Berryhill Jr. | $1,681 | $1,681 | 0% |
| Paul Lamar Berryhill | $1,681 | $1,681 | 0% |
| Kevin Jenkins | $1,675 | $1,675 | 0% |
| Trout Valley Farm | $38,749 | $1,666 | -95.7% |
| Johnny Goodwin | $1,585 | $1,585 | 0% |
| Peyton Mitchell | $3,334 | $1,584 | -52.5% |
| Trent Strider | $1,489 | $1,489 | 0% |
| Harvey Byars | $1,451 | $1,451 | 0% |
| Lee Houston | $1,072 | $1,407 | 31.3% |
| Bill Cox | $1,400 | $1,400 | 0% |
| Southsun, Inc. | $3,007 | $1,214 | -59.6% |
| Riceco, Inc. | $3,027 | $1,147 | -62.1% |
| Alex B. Gates | $819 | $1,129 | 37.9% |
| Bob Hardy | $1,115 | $1,115 | 0% |
| Homer C. Luckett | $1,539 | $1,105 | -28.2% |
| Jennifer Flautt | $1,103 | $1,103 | 0% |
| Christian W. Finke | $1,088 | $1,088 | 0% |
| Donny Grissom | $1,080 | $1,080 | 0% |
| Dale Grissom | $1,048 | $1,048 | 0% |
| John Phillip Vance | $0 | $1,041 | -- |
| Curtis Westbrooks | $1,038 | $1,038 | 0% |
| Linda Westbrooks | $1,038 | $1,038 | 0% |
| Reshunda Westbrooks | $1,038 | $1,038 | 0% |
| Bernice Westbrooks | $1,038 | $1,038 | 0% |
| Marilyn Hemphill | $1,038 | $1,038 | 0% |
| Martina Ragsdale | $1,038 | $1,038 | 0% |
| Mike Ellis | $15,356 | $930 | -93.9% |
| Robert J. Gates | $3,113 | $914 | -70.6% |
| Sykes Sturdivant | $891 | $891 | 0% |
| New Delta Partners, LLC | $498 | $866 | 73.9% |
| Clifton K. Melton | $2,772 | $810 | -70.8% |
| John B. Burnett Jr. | $2,486 | $796 | -68% |
| William Edward Reynolds | $2,805 | $761 | -72.9% |
| Barbara Dayle Bruister Dunavent | $756 | $756 | 0% |
| Bobo B. Catoe | $743 | $743 | 0% |
| Stacy Etheridge | $1,529 | $693 | -54.7% |
| Kevin Hardy | $692 | $692 | 0% |
| Allene H. Jones | $517 | $691 | 33.7% |
| Annie Houston Goodman | $517 | $691 | 33.7% |
| Myrtle Houston | $517 | $691 | 33.7% |
| Clifton E. Harris | $2,578 | $677 | -73.7% |
| Mike Porter | $2,123 | $676 | -68.2% |
| Walter L. Dailey | $2,519 | $673 | -73.3% |
| Roosevelt Taylor | $1,606 | $668 | -58.4% |
| Marion Whitley | $639 | $639 | 0% |
| Kirk and Reynolds, LLC | $633 | $633 | 0% |
| Alex G. Murphey III | $1,548 | $566 | -63.4% |
| Rickie Cook | $1,628 | $552 | -66.1% |
| Kevin Peters | $2,290 | $526 | -77% |
| Alice Fonda Workman | $1,837 | $501 | -72.7% |
| Tim McBrayer | $2,127 | $501 | -76.4% |
| Janet P. Johns | $463 | $463 | 0% |
| Byars Price | $0 | $444 | -- |
| Barry Dungan | $1,441 | $413 | -71.3% |
| Lincoln Smith | $1,505 | $389 | -74.2% |
| Jones E. Sandifer | $799 | $385 | -51.8% |
| James Lyons | $2,429 | $369 | -84.8% |
| J. C. McGarrity | $365 | $365 | 0% |
| Julian Allison | $730 | $345 | -52.7% |
| Joe Young | $1,067 | $320 | -70% |
| Tony D. Jones | $957 | $228 | -76.2% |
| Larry Heard | $503 | $228 | -54.7% |
| Nancy H Vick Trust | $218 | $218 | 0% |
| Doyle Tubb | $209 | $209 | 0% |
| Nedra L. Hollins | $0 | $206 | -- |
| Martha L. Newton | $0 | $174 | -- |
| James Henry Covington | $274 | $130 | -52.6% |
| Delois Douglas | $204 | $99 | -51.5% |
| Bobby J. Brunson | $69 | $34 | -50.7% |
| Terry Shane Todd | $50 | $24 | -52% |
| Cathy Little | $293 | $0 | -100% |
| Dave Carter Jr. | $2,581 | $0 | -100% |
| Ella Harris | $1,644 | $0 | -100% |
| Estel Lee Bill Denley | $2,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Girdiene Smith | $94 | $0 | -100% |
| H&R, LLC | $11,368 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacky Henry | $265 | $0 | -100% |
| James T. Mitchell | $64 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Ward Newton | $334 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah G. Carpenter | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn Cole | $5,936 | $0 | -100% |
| John & Mona Whitten Farm Partnership | $46,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyrone Grayer | $34,642 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $15,028,282 | $6,221,424 | -58.6% |
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