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In 2021, 254 farmers in cities within Sunflower County received a total of $14.6 million in 484 farm subsidies, a 54.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $32 million in 850 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 Sunflower County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Rest Planting Company | $1,486,737 | $532,472 | -64.2% |
| 3 County Farms | $689,421 | $531,281 | -22.9% |
| Holly Ridge Planting Company | $1,174,700 | $521,637 | -55.6% |
| Pitts Farms | $1,026,341 | $401,143 | -60.9% |
| Brazil Planting Company | $811,138 | $347,661 | -57.1% |
| Robertson Planting | $808,865 | $323,396 | -60% |
| Anderson Planting Company II | $659,133 | $294,319 | -55.3% |
| Lubin Farms Partnership | $399,899 | $280,993 | -29.7% |
| Bams Farms Partnership | $473,837 | $279,231 | -41.1% |
| JJSJ Farms | $387,191 | $278,309 | -28.1% |
| Haney Farming | $485,066 | $241,073 | -50.3% |
| Arant Acres | $464,050 | $239,299 | -48.4% |
| Hope So Farms | $337,631 | $233,166 | -30.9% |
| Arant Farms 2 | $439,768 | $224,749 | -48.9% |
| Grittman Farms Partnership II | $506,471 | $224,403 | -55.7% |
| Crossroads Farm Partnership | $69,500 | $221,905 | 219.3% |
| Trans Fisheries, Inc. | $166,650 | $216,909 | 30.2% |
| Stephen C Hausner Farm | $376,817 | $208,157 | -44.8% |
| Jag Farms Partnership | $354,400 | $197,784 | -44.2% |
| Three M Farms | $486,361 | $196,752 | -59.5% |
| Heathman Plantation | $416,847 | $195,498 | -53.1% |
| Eureka | $486,300 | $193,893 | -60.1% |
| Lakewood | $419,689 | $185,109 | -55.9% |
| Beckham Brothers | $433,498 | $179,828 | -58.5% |
| Buckshot Planting Company | $351,206 | $179,683 | -48.8% |
| Parker Bros | $482,483 | $176,848 | -63.3% |
| Hard Cash Planting Company | $606,497 | $163,940 | -73% |
| D & G Farms | $332,515 | $158,344 | -52.4% |
| Clark Planting Partnership | $301,318 | $158,113 | -47.5% |
| Anthony Farms | $405,640 | $157,112 | -61.3% |
| Williamson & Williamson Farms | $301,216 | $155,981 | -48.2% |
| Byrd Farm Partnership | $245,217 | $154,357 | -37.1% |
| McClain Farms | $277,550 | $148,913 | -46.3% |
| Reed Farms | $364,995 | $142,665 | -60.9% |
| Failing Farms | $338,326 | $133,134 | -60.6% |
| Jones Planting Company | $380,188 | $132,040 | -65.3% |
| Dodd Brothers II | $200,894 | $128,938 | -35.8% |
| Rebel Farms | $229,790 | $128,741 | -44% |
| Simmons Farms Partnership II | $397,298 | $124,854 | -68.6% |
| Double L Farms a Partnership | $356,190 | $124,554 | -65% |
| Brad Maloney | $218,246 | $122,757 | -43.8% |
| John Harrell | $212,347 | $121,868 | -42.6% |
| 4 Mile Farms, Inc. | $165,810 | $120,019 | -27.6% |
| Stacy Burton Farms | $41,884 | $113,521 | 171% |
| Beeler Farms Partnership | $231,278 | $112,818 | -51.2% |
| T & D Farms Partnership | $216,523 | $108,867 | -49.7% |
| Outback Land Company | $256,484 | $107,609 | -58% |
| Bear Wallow, Inc. | $110,058 | $100,340 | -8.8% |
| Legg Farms II | $164,359 | $98,866 | -39.8% |
| Lightning Bayou Farms Partnership | $211,579 | $94,115 | -55.5% |
| B J Farms, Inc. | $271,126 | $93,073 | -65.7% |
| Shogun Farms Partnership II | $169,682 | $90,124 | -46.9% |
| Mccain Planting Partnership | $203,839 | $89,500 | -56.1% |
| J O & H C Eastland, Inc. | $107,353 | $87,847 | -18.2% |
| Stowers Farm Partnership | $178,242 | $85,537 | -52% |
| Davidson Farms No 3 | $126,438 | $84,006 | -33.6% |
| Delta Point Partnership | $17,163 | $83,372 | 385.8% |
| Miller Planting Company | $187,145 | $80,983 | -56.7% |
| T & Q Farms | $173,228 | $78,276 | -54.8% |
| McCain Farms | $264,208 | $77,588 | -70.6% |
| Parker Brothers II | $184,528 | $76,523 | -58.5% |
| Round Lake Farms a Partnership | $175,744 | $72,172 | -58.9% |
| 2J Partnership | $120,006 | $71,119 | -40.7% |
| Johnny B. Reed Jr. | $63,531 | $71,049 | 11.8% |
| Preston Arrington Farms a Partnership | $194,003 | $69,500 | -64.2% |
| Miller Planting Company II | $17,949 | $68,740 | 283% |
| Shogun Farms Partnership | $121,707 | $67,330 | -44.7% |
| Knox, LLC | $85,302 | $64,766 | -24.1% |
| Stacy and Baughman, LLC | $55,879 | $64,657 | 15.7% |
| Jerry Nobile Farms, Inc. | $459,968 | $63,166 | -86.3% |
| Carver Brothers Partnership | $132,124 | $61,205 | -53.7% |
| Akerue | $134,416 | $60,974 | -54.6% |
| Woodruff Farms Partners | $150,508 | $59,459 | -60.5% |
| Little B Farms, Inc. | $109,123 | $58,955 | -46% |
| Britt Crop Care, Inc. | $34,346 | $58,806 | 71.2% |
| MHC Farms, Inc. | $111,207 | $58,748 | -47.2% |
| Riverview Farms | $76,837 | $58,191 | -24.3% |
| Longshot Farms, LLC | $103,830 | $54,161 | -47.8% |
| BBB Ark-LA-MS Farms | $53,033 | $53,033 | 0% |
| David G. Harrell | $105,433 | $52,191 | -50.5% |
| Fitzhugh Farms, Inc. | $103,862 | $52,091 | -49.8% |
| Burrell Bayou, LLC | $54,184 | $50,125 | -7.5% |
| Como Fish Farms, Inc. | $49,796 | $49,796 | 0% |
| Rockin H Farm & Ranch, LLC | $235,795 | $49,180 | -79.1% |
| Just Wood Farms, Inc. | $12,664 | $48,813 | 285.4% |
| Walter B. Rambo | $62,681 | $48,495 | -22.6% |
| Chandler Planting, LLC | $50,610 | $47,243 | -6.7% |
| Warren Childs | $26,837 | $46,830 | 74.5% |
| Brian Andrus Farms | $100,032 | $45,925 | -54.1% |
| High Ridge Farms, LLC | $64,795 | $45,041 | -30.5% |
| Nancy T. Wood | $43,364 | $43,364 | 0% |
| Billups PLTN | $95,695 | $42,692 | -55.4% |
| Jason and Tera | $35,440 | $41,683 | 17.6% |
| Adam Snell Farms, Inc. | $59,719 | $39,030 | -34.6% |
| James Baird C. Farms | $126,457 | $39,006 | -69.2% |
| Cody Maxey | $68,920 | $38,531 | -44.1% |
| A & P Farms, Inc. | $37,910 | $37,910 | 0% |
| Perry Maloney | $0 | $36,887 | -- |
| J R Miller Farm Partnership | $73,540 | $36,059 | -51% |
| Parker Planting Partners | $67,820 | $34,101 | -49.7% |
| L & R Farms | $76,893 | $33,649 | -56.2% |
| Big B Farms, Inc. | $73,949 | $33,075 | -55.3% |
| Price Parker Farms, Inc. | $81,874 | $31,830 | -61.1% |
| Lusk Plantation, Inc. | $50,572 | $28,531 | -43.6% |
| Delta SKY, LLC | $48,329 | $28,185 | -41.7% |
| M & L Partners | $50,615 | $28,106 | -44.5% |
| Moak Farm Family Limited Partnership | $28,054 | $28,054 | 0% |
| Tyler B. Iverson | $60,913 | $27,564 | -54.7% |
| Giachelli Farms Partnership | $94,244 | $27,380 | -70.9% |
| Harris Russell Realty, LLC | $27,056 | $27,056 | 0% |
| Holly Ridge Partnership | $295,810 | $26,475 | -91% |
| Roy Waldrup | $30,396 | $26,162 | -13.9% |
| PD Planting Company, LLC | $11,228 | $25,710 | 129% |
| Jarrett Giachelli | $31,263 | $24,476 | -21.7% |
| Matt D. Williamson | $42,892 | $24,137 | -43.7% |
| Kroeker Catfish Farm, Inc. | $13,228 | $24,136 | 82.5% |
| Mossy Island Land Company, LLC | $24,732 | $24,094 | -2.6% |
| Chism Partners | $71,649 | $22,104 | -69.1% |
| Alan T. Jones | $47,558 | $22,034 | -53.7% |
| Giachelli Farms, Inc. | $53,111 | $21,569 | -59.4% |
| Jeffrey L. Andrews | $15,741 | $20,660 | 31.2% |
| James C Baird, Inc. | $55,741 | $20,210 | -63.7% |
| Charles Richard Harris | $72,247 | $20,120 | -72.2% |
| Klondike Farms | $0 | $19,723 | -- |
| James Wilson Reed | $57,585 | $19,505 | -66.1% |
| Wright Fish Farms, Inc. | $637,266 | $18,654 | -97.1% |
| W L Farms, LLC | $21,214 | $18,485 | -12.9% |
| Wayne Parks | $14,947 | $18,039 | 20.7% |
| 2C Farms, LLC | $0 | $18,003 | -- |
| T & D Fish Farms, Inc. | $354,723 | $17,918 | -94.9% |
| P & B Farms, LLC | $3,962 | $17,649 | 345.5% |
| Fitts Fitts & Pate IV | $34,543 | $17,543 | -49.2% |
| Jamie & Karri Farms, Inc. | $28,002 | $17,450 | -37.7% |
| Brister B. Barrett | $17,481 | $17,369 | -0.6% |
| W W T Planting Company | $30,567 | $17,342 | -43.3% |
| Josh W. Earls | $37,959 | $17,017 | -55.2% |
| Richard N. Barrett | $16,229 | $16,229 | 0% |
| James E. Reed | $35,333 | $14,766 | -58.2% |
| Penny L. Anderson | $0 | $14,309 | -- |
| HRP, Inc. | $39,348 | $12,890 | -67.2% |
| Edgar A. Hobbs Jr. | $12,192 | $12,192 | 0% |
| Joseph A. Oglesby Jr. | $11,922 | $11,922 | 0% |
| A & W Farms, LLC | $30,091 | $11,435 | -62% |
| Sykes Farm Partnership II | $4,647 | $11,093 | 138.7% |
| Howard Williams | $24,263 | $10,748 | -55.7% |
| Heathman Planting Company | $0 | $10,714 | -- |
| QB Farms, Inc. | $27,983 | $10,710 | -61.7% |
| Old Dominion Fish Pond, LLC | $10,402 | $10,402 | 0% |
| Lester W. Myers | $1,804 | $9,856 | 446.3% |
| Lucky Hand Farms, LLC | $0 | $9,631 | -- |
| Lucky Hand Farms, LLC | $0 | $9,631 | -- |
| James A. Chandler | $13,453 | $9,316 | -30.8% |
| Alfred Baggett | $24,534 | $9,252 | -62.3% |
| David Morris | $16,106 | $9,082 | -43.6% |
| Charles Justin Harris | $59,952 | $8,692 | -85.5% |
| Barger Farms, LLC | $21,159 | $8,543 | -59.6% |
| Rodney G. Iverson | $13,612 | $8,409 | -38.2% |
| Phillip Holdeman | $173,204 | $8,379 | -95.2% |
| Will Nobile Farms, Inc. | $15,298 | $8,328 | -45.6% |
| Louis Millen Jr. | $8,138 | $8,138 | 0% |
| Roger A. Anthony | $8,112 | $8,112 | 0% |
| Nell P. Stevens | $0 | $7,710 | -- |
| Guy E. Legg | $7,631 | $7,631 | 0% |
| Blue Goose Farms, LLC | $16,423 | $7,305 | -55.5% |
| Janet S. Clark | $6,999 | $6,999 | 0% |
| Mcpherson Investments LP | $6,995 | $6,995 | 0% |
| S & P Fish Farms, LLC | $13,331 | $6,636 | -50.2% |
| Ritchey Farms, Inc. | $14,070 | $6,518 | -53.7% |
| Gary Joe Sykes | $16,174 | $6,447 | -60.1% |
| St. Rest Plantation, Inc. | $24,070 | $6,379 | -73.5% |
| Anthony Farming Company, Inc. | $16,984 | $6,109 | -64% |
| James Ray Holeman | $10,880 | $5,850 | -46.2% |
| Clara H. Morris | $5,002 | $5,002 | 0% |
| Booger Den Farms II, LLC | $8,838 | $4,978 | -43.7% |
| Jeb II Trucking, Inc. | $9,078 | $4,867 | -46.4% |
| Thomas Nickey Jones | $4,815 | $4,815 | 0% |
| Fred V. Jones III | $4,813 | $4,813 | 0% |
| Fred V. Jones Jr. | $4,813 | $4,813 | 0% |
| B & H Hill Farm, LLC | $9,148 | $4,792 | -47.6% |
| Richard A. Bennett | $16,604 | $4,744 | -71.4% |
| Dutch Brake Farms, LLC | $4,455 | $4,455 | 0% |
| Witchwood, LLC | $12,185 | $4,421 | -63.7% |
| Richard G. Noble | $5,635 | $4,390 | -22.1% |
| Thomas Haynes Jr. | $9,870 | $4,327 | -56.2% |
| Judson K. Millen | $4,284 | $4,284 | 0% |
| Nora McCorkle | $18,639 | $4,034 | -78.4% |
| William J. Keith | $8,873 | $4,021 | -54.7% |
| JCS, LLC | $2,828 | $3,801 | 34.4% |
| Franky Parker | $4,812 | $3,690 | -23.3% |
| Ricky Woods | $7,859 | $3,595 | -54.3% |
| William E. Lancaster | $3,573 | $3,573 | 0% |
| Turner Arant Properties LP | $3,554 | $3,554 | 0% |
| Sally Ross Davis | $3,228 | $3,473 | 7.6% |
| Eastwood Holdings, LLC | $4,598 | $3,446 | -25.1% |
| Amanda King | $73,722 | $3,437 | -95.3% |
| Richard Allen Steed | $3,388 | $3,388 | 0% |
| Joe Hutchins | $7,486 | $3,278 | -56.2% |
| Quiver River Aquaculture | $106,583 | $3,065 | -97.1% |
| Dale Smith | $8,767 | $2,966 | -66.2% |
| Indianola Country Club | $6,421 | $2,947 | -54.1% |
| James Burton | $7,163 | $2,925 | -59.2% |
| Buddy's Auto Sales, Inc. | $2,758 | $2,758 | 0% |
| Mary Jane Childers | $5,350 | $2,612 | -51.2% |
| William R. Nichols | $2,571 | $2,571 | 0% |
| Russie McIntyre | $5,692 | $2,509 | -55.9% |
| James B. Failing | $2,374 | $2,374 | 0% |
| Gloria L. Williams | $2,331 | $2,331 | 0% |
| Kathy Holmes | $825 | $2,210 | 167.9% |
| Johnny Cauley | $4,420 | $2,153 | -51.3% |
| James E. McWilliams | $2,027 | $2,027 | 0% |
| John McWilliams | $2,027 | $2,027 | 0% |
| Abby Farm Properties, LLC | $877 | $1,952 | 122.6% |
| Centralia Land Company, LLC | $4,122 | $1,921 | -53.4% |
| Nell P Stevens Estate | $0 | $1,920 | -- |
| Myra Denton | $0 | $1,876 | -- |
| John T. Lancaster III | $1,841 | $1,841 | 0% |
| Alberta Wilson | $3,306 | $1,803 | -45.5% |
| Dorothy Adams Harrison | $2,592 | $1,773 | -31.6% |
| Techeva Land Company, LLC | $490 | $1,469 | 199.8% |
| John E. Carpenter | $2,469 | $1,416 | -42.6% |
| Leonard E. Alford Jr. | $1,374 | $1,374 | 0% |
| Patricia C. Ward | $1,302 | $1,302 | 0% |
| Ray Jenkins | $1,171 | $1,171 | 0% |
| Garland Moody | $1,167 | $1,167 | 0% |
| Perez Moody | $1,166 | $1,166 | 0% |
| Trawick Moody | $1,166 | $1,166 | 0% |
| Edward C. Robinson | $1,143 | $1,143 | 0% |
| Norman T. Aycock | $2,319 | $1,093 | -52.9% |
| David C. Patterson | $2,399 | $1,086 | -54.7% |
| Monroe Golden | $4,587 | $1,080 | -76.5% |
| Skelton Farms, LLC | $348 | $1,046 | 200.6% |
| Mcpherson Agent Consulting, Inc. | $3,146 | $862 | -72.6% |
| Willie N. Sterling Jr. | $1,802 | $851 | -52.8% |
| Dennis Smith | $1,707 | $841 | -50.7% |
| Richard R. Horne | $841 | $841 | 0% |
| Paul & Jason, Inc. | $796 | $796 | 0% |
| Carla W. Sheffield | $740 | $740 | 0% |
| Joe Tranum Jr. | $737 | $737 | 0% |
| Pamela Fleming | $650 | $650 | 0% |
| Jaron, Inc. | $2,152 | $618 | -71.3% |
| Dale T. McWilliams | $608 | $608 | 0% |
| F. E. Mitchell Jr. | $1,315 | $587 | -55.4% |
| David Pearce Jr. | $2,222 | $560 | -74.8% |
| Dewayne Williamson | $532 | $532 | 0% |
| Frances R. Lloyd | $459 | $459 | 0% |
| Steven Edward Stricklen | $661 | $453 | -31.5% |
| Julia A. Alexander | $30 | $418 | 1,293.3% |
| Ricky D. Boyles | $471 | $389 | -17.4% |
| Bradly Stacy Baughman | $255 | $337 | 32.2% |
| Boyer A. E. Britt III | $703 | $316 | -55% |
| Burke Hull Fisher | $478 | $287 | -40% |
| Marie F. Horne | $280 | $280 | 0% |
| Thomas G. Horne III | $280 | $280 | 0% |
| Gary Rochelle | $355 | $175 | -50.7% |
| Donald Lee Jr. | $4,593 | $0 | -100% |
| Pentecost Brothers | $413,898 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Joe Waldrup Sr. | $494 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobbie C. Robinson | $9,510 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacy & Baughman | $29,763 | $0 | -100% |
| Irrigation Equipment, Inc. | $302,009 | $0 | -100% |
| John I. Myers | $8,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Miller Farm & Ranch, Inc. | $21,495 | $0 | -100% |
| Mossy Island Land and Forrest, LLC | $10,967 | $0 | -100% |
| Tawanda B. Smith | $118 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd Anderson Jr. | $10,976 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd S Anderson JR Estate | $28,618 | $0 | -100% |
| John Wood Reed | $68,433 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimbel Lloyd Jr. | $4,493 | $0 | -100% |
| Paige Stevenson Daniels | $930 | $0 | -100% |
| Bear Creek Fisheries, Inc. | $597,900 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan M. Adams | $3,506 | $0 | -100% |
| Childers Farm II, LLC | $38,240 | $0 | -100% |
| Ethel V. Carr | $200 | $0 | -100% |
| Leatrice R. Hammons | $620 | $0 | -100% |
| Dyche Plantation, Inc. | $54,662 | $0 | -100% |
| Harris Russell Farms, Inc. | $267,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Creel | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacy Burton | $59,722 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $32,009,416 | $14,554,037 | -54.5% |
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