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In 2021, 218 farmers in cities within Phillips County received a total of $11.3 million in 532 farm subsidies, a 46.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $21 million in 796 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 Phillips County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Farms PTR | $406,827 | $566,543 | 39.3% |
| Storey Farming | $792,209 | $366,792 | -53.7% |
| Whitetail Farms | $701,629 | $332,692 | -52.6% |
| Phil Hall Farming | $317,379 | $332,450 | 4.7% |
| Bee Bayou Farms | $351,659 | $308,052 | -12.4% |
| E & S Heidelberger Farms | $364,012 | $285,202 | -21.7% |
| Polk Farms | $528,836 | $282,834 | -46.5% |
| Bartlett Farms | $551,804 | $276,989 | -49.8% |
| Lawrence Agri | $552,881 | $273,157 | -50.6% |
| Swindle Farms | $388,185 | $260,468 | -32.9% |
| Pointer Hall Jr. | $231,746 | $246,101 | 6.2% |
| Lizzy Lake Farms | $247,115 | $243,733 | -1.4% |
| C & a Heidelberger Farms | $433,598 | $234,627 | -45.9% |
| Rohrscheib Family Farms | $527,554 | $233,307 | -55.8% |
| Jbocc Farms | $274,814 | $231,212 | -15.9% |
| Brocato and Unger Farms | $310,868 | $224,492 | -27.8% |
| Coffee Creek Farms | $1,253,961 | $215,860 | -82.8% |
| K & a Sealy Farms | $484,843 | $204,912 | -57.7% |
| Beaver Bayou Partnership | $388,138 | $196,237 | -49.4% |
| Turner Planting Company | $302,283 | $192,510 | -36.3% |
| Cypert Farms | $430,760 | $186,089 | -56.8% |
| Reed C. Storey | $360,851 | $182,049 | -49.6% |
| Ronnie George Farms PTR | $322,718 | $180,275 | -44.1% |
| Double H. Farms | $335,350 | $169,328 | -49.5% |
| Randle Foran | $251,687 | $164,369 | -34.7% |
| H & H Farms | $111,788 | $161,646 | 44.6% |
| Tall Tine Farms Partnership | $280,116 | $157,175 | -43.9% |
| Carnathan Family Farms | $258,417 | $146,121 | -43.5% |
| Jackson W. E. Farms | $397,508 | $130,175 | -67.3% |
| William F. Ligon IV | $145,272 | $128,086 | -11.8% |
| JHJ Farms | $187,768 | $126,462 | -32.6% |
| W & W Produce, Inc. | $49,626 | $122,089 | 146% |
| Rial Farms | $90,099 | $113,029 | 25.4% |
| Helton Farm Partnership | $154,858 | $106,040 | -31.5% |
| KDL Farms | $269,514 | $104,053 | -61.4% |
| Rdfarm Group | $874,601 | $103,752 | -88.1% |
| N J & B Farms | $308,772 | $102,030 | -67% |
| Hillside Farms | $197,008 | $96,986 | -50.8% |
| Robert Schaffhauser | $72,746 | $95,805 | 31.7% |
| W Paul Sellers | $170,081 | $91,638 | -46.1% |
| B & L Farms | $171,021 | $89,618 | -47.6% |
| James Kemmer | $106,510 | $87,766 | -17.6% |
| Warrior Planting Company | $92,542 | $84,558 | -8.6% |
| Don Kemmer Farms | $204,636 | $84,071 | -58.9% |
| Dustin L. Guest | $192,638 | $83,179 | -56.8% |
| Thomas Farms | $128,524 | $83,148 | -35.3% |
| Jerry D. Flynn | $115,224 | $83,042 | -27.9% |
| E and B Hindsley Farms | $474,990 | $80,936 | -83% |
| Shawn Hardesty | $71,055 | $77,841 | 9.6% |
| Double A. Farms | $168,263 | $77,013 | -54.2% |
| Delbert George & Sons, Inc. | $103,055 | $76,736 | -25.5% |
| John Kemmer | $101,174 | $75,796 | -25.1% |
| Isreal C. Gordon | $56,717 | $75,193 | 32.6% |
| Cannon Farms | $180,831 | $72,844 | -59.7% |
| Joe Kemmer | $78,355 | $72,048 | -8% |
| Jimmy Odell Hindsley Jr. | $114,096 | $69,606 | -39% |
| Van Dawson Farms Partnership | $183,228 | $68,248 | -62.8% |
| Michael Cravens | $110,952 | $64,535 | -41.8% |
| Pointer Hall Farming | $41,349 | $58,806 | 42.2% |
| John Rial | $235,290 | $56,437 | -76% |
| Julian Brown Jr. | $80,060 | $56,075 | -30% |
| Lisa Lanette Lawrence | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| Mr. Michael Glenn Ward | $68,342 | $48,878 | -28.5% |
| Darrin Davis | $275,098 | $48,552 | -82.4% |
| Kec Farms | $161,884 | $46,939 | -71% |
| Hershell Schwantz | $94,358 | $45,577 | -51.7% |
| Randy Von Kanel Farms | $70,366 | $45,107 | -35.9% |
| JKT Partnership | $66,313 | $41,452 | -37.5% |
| Mr. Bobby Joe Billingsley | $67,225 | $41,319 | -38.5% |
| Daniel E. Whitson | $88,200 | $40,304 | -54.3% |
| John Clay Harper | $0 | $39,171 | -- |
| Mark Griffith Farms | $78,213 | $38,594 | -50.7% |
| Charles R Griffith Farms, Inc. | $74,320 | $38,402 | -48.3% |
| Story Farms, LLC | $64,603 | $36,234 | -43.9% |
| Phillip D. Mann | $40,395 | $34,471 | -14.7% |
| MSG Farms Partnership | $67,631 | $34,273 | -49.3% |
| Curtis Floyd Crisp-Curtis and Vicky Crisp Revocable Trust | $41,337 | $34,093 | -17.5% |
| J & C Farms | $59,534 | $33,502 | -43.7% |
| Henry Kelly | $93,314 | $30,918 | -66.9% |
| Israel Gordon Jr. | $63,899 | $30,556 | -52.2% |
| Carnathan Group | $79,465 | $29,995 | -62.3% |
| Turner Farms | $72,260 | $28,307 | -60.8% |
| Gage Farms, LLC | $43,619 | $26,920 | -38.3% |
| Edwin L. George | $103,584 | $26,676 | -74.2% |
| Lee Wesley Bennett | $55,799 | $23,886 | -57.2% |
| Rohrscheib Farms | $50,564 | $23,117 | -54.3% |
| Dan Dubach | $39,273 | $23,020 | -41.4% |
| Alan Hirsch III | $53,550 | $22,642 | -57.7% |
| Barry & Lisa Lawrence Farms | $13,948 | $21,352 | 53.1% |
| Old Town Lake Farm, LLC | $8,183 | $18,524 | 126.4% |
| Austin Miller | $14,480 | $16,823 | 16.2% |
| Johnathan Patrick Hall | $37,916 | $16,420 | -56.7% |
| Debra Frazier | $52,570 | $16,243 | -69.1% |
| Rickey Prowell | $52,097 | $16,048 | -69.2% |
| Steve Guest | $8,160 | $15,970 | 95.7% |
| Adam R. Catlett | $96,089 | $15,403 | -84% |
| Thompson Family JV | $28,645 | $14,122 | -50.7% |
| FKT Farms, LLC | $86,585 | $13,628 | -84.3% |
| Josh Griffith | $23,111 | $13,335 | -42.3% |
| Chris Anderson | $23,209 | $13,081 | -43.6% |
| Valarie Blankenship | $21,359 | $13,035 | -39% |
| Stanley R. Bartlett | $31,264 | $12,719 | -59.3% |
| Otto Brooks Vonkanel | $5,051 | $12,593 | 149.3% |
| Lexa Planting Company, LLC | $26,271 | $12,232 | -53.4% |
| Jordan Treat Farms, LLC | $5,352 | $11,961 | 123.5% |
| Bradley Harper | $7,187 | $11,636 | 61.9% |
| Triple C Farms | $30,004 | $11,441 | -61.9% |
| J. H. Quinn III | $14,775 | $11,204 | -24.2% |
| Paul R. Steiner Jr. | $11,114 | $11,114 | 0% |
| Kenneth Guest Farms | $5,954 | $10,885 | 82.8% |
| Mallory Ford | $0 | $10,874 | -- |
| Kurt N. Catlett | $16,378 | $10,803 | -34% |
| Allen Culp | $23,051 | $10,511 | -54.4% |
| Debra Martin | $14,630 | $9,893 | -32.4% |
| Justin Foulks Farms, LLC | $0 | $9,883 | -- |
| Andre Williams | $23,827 | $9,856 | -58.6% |
| Jen Farms | $66,657 | $9,781 | -85.3% |
| Gene Wooten | $11,893 | $9,673 | -18.7% |
| Remedy Pearl, LLC | $5,237 | $9,669 | 84.6% |
| A. B. Thompson Jr. | $17,103 | $9,418 | -44.9% |
| Joe Perkins | $9,177 | $8,590 | -6.4% |
| Helen Perkins Credit Shelter Trustee | $5,914 | $8,423 | 42.4% |
| B K Campbell Farms, LLC | $11,884 | $8,394 | -29.4% |
| C. R. Walker | $13,365 | $7,429 | -44.4% |
| Edward Carter | $11,202 | $7,045 | -37.1% |
| C&C Farms of Marianna, LLC | $6,339 | $6,857 | 8.2% |
| Robert L. Wooten | $20,989 | $6,558 | -68.8% |
| Frank Griffith | $11,642 | $6,487 | -44.3% |
| Eddie Rohrscheib | $13,301 | $6,375 | -52.1% |
| Anita C Bell-Washington | $6,264 | $6,264 | 0% |
| Bernie Jean Bell | $6,264 | $6,264 | 0% |
| John F. Wood | $2,026 | $5,916 | 192% |
| Glenna, LLC | $11,064 | $5,915 | -46.5% |
| Chris Kale | $8,500 | $5,573 | -34.4% |
| Odell Davis III | $30,649 | $4,992 | -83.7% |
| John Williamson Jr. | $5,299 | $4,966 | -6.3% |
| Charles Duffel | $11,190 | $4,944 | -55.8% |
| Gene Johnson JR Farms PTR | $12,645 | $4,857 | -61.6% |
| Donna J. Culp | $4,816 | $4,816 | 0% |
| Rickey Snowden | $3,130 | $3,775 | 20.6% |
| Charles P. Loeschner | $10,529 | $3,560 | -66.2% |
| Richard L. Wooten | $3,365 | $3,365 | 0% |
| Shirley Knight | $6,543 | $3,270 | -50% |
| Christopher G. Carnathan | $3,218 | $3,218 | 0% |
| William J. Carnathan | $3,218 | $3,218 | 0% |
| John C. Ford Jr. | $4,708 | $3,216 | -31.7% |
| Betty Davidson | $5,759 | $2,882 | -50% |
| Mckee Grandchildren Irrevocable Trust | $4,359 | $2,666 | -38.8% |
| John Kale Sr. | $2,715 | $2,647 | -2.5% |
| Norman Yarbrough | $7,239 | $2,646 | -63.4% |
| Frank Polk | $0 | $2,587 | -- |
| Wm M. Heidelberger | $4,825 | $2,525 | -47.7% |
| William - William E Bartlett Rev Trust Eddie Bartlett | $2,362 | $2,362 | 0% |
| Gary Moore Carpenter | $7,549 | $2,306 | -69.5% |
| Connie Fern Heidelberger | $5,447 | $2,196 | -59.7% |
| Russell Clark Hall, LLC | $4,630 | $1,977 | -57.3% |
| Ray Foran | $1,818 | $1,818 | 0% |
| L. W. Moon Jr. | $3,732 | $1,813 | -51.4% |
| Mildred Clariana | $3,720 | $1,766 | -52.5% |
| Don Griffith | $3,427 | $1,710 | -50.1% |
| Zearner Collins | $351 | $1,700 | 384.3% |
| Art Thompson | $3,389 | $1,699 | -49.9% |
| Jessie E. Thompson | $3,389 | $1,699 | -49.9% |
| Gail Catlett | $1,855 | $1,640 | -11.6% |
| Richard B. Davidson | $5,265 | $1,621 | -69.2% |
| Jerry Vonkanel | $0 | $1,546 | -- |
| Jackie Swindle | $1,864 | $1,447 | -22.4% |
| Donald R. Washburn | $6,833 | $1,439 | -78.9% |
| PGC Farms, LLC | $984 | $1,411 | 43.4% |
| Gery Cravens | $6,253 | $1,380 | -77.9% |
| Nathaniel Jacobs | $1,361 | $1,361 | 0% |
| Alvin Whittington | $0 | $1,308 | -- |
| Shirley J. Young | $9,836 | $1,245 | -87.3% |
| Lillie Vonkanel | $1,860 | $1,241 | -33.3% |
| Suellen Gregory | $2,494 | $1,220 | -51.1% |
| Billy R. Copeland | $2,851 | $1,205 | -57.7% |
| Justin Snyder | $16,092 | $1,102 | -93.2% |
| W & D Hardesty, LLC | $1,963 | $1,070 | -45.5% |
| W. F. Ligon III | $2,600 | $1,067 | -59% |
| Greg Brooks | $3,604 | $1,045 | -71% |
| Martha H. Turner | $0 | $989 | -- |
| William L. Turner | $0 | $989 | -- |
| Laderek Kelly | $3,168 | $862 | -72.8% |
| Kenneth Guest | $1 | $854 | 85,300% |
| Harvey L. Williams | $1,060 | $692 | -34.7% |
| Thompson's Hill Limited Partnership | $1,242 | $671 | -46% |
| Carol V. Wiltz | $1,374 | $616 | -55.2% |
| Loarn Christenson Estate | $1,493 | $612 | -59% |
| Thelma Bryant | $2,024 | $610 | -69.9% |
| Rebecca A. Allman | $771 | $579 | -24.9% |
| Donna C. Rohrscheib | $538 | $538 | 0% |
| Charles T. Schaffhauser | $1,273 | $512 | -59.8% |
| Gary Odle | $2,619 | $500 | -80.9% |
| Vernon E. Pyron Jr. | $947 | $480 | -49.3% |
| Simon Schell III | $812 | $472 | -41.9% |
| David Wayne Harper | $0 | $462 | -- |
| A B Thompson & Son Limited PTR | $672 | $458 | -31.8% |
| David N. Bagley | $449 | $449 | 0% |
| Jimmy Harper | $629 | $449 | -28.6% |
| Linda Mangold | $836 | $424 | -49.3% |
| Calvin Kincaid | $0 | $401 | -- |
| Ruby Joe George | $872 | $390 | -55.3% |
| Amber Kilpatrick | $680 | $321 | -52.8% |
| Victoria Camp | $680 | $321 | -52.8% |
| Dale Bartlett | $0 | $315 | -- |
| Minnie Jane Thomas | $1,144 | $310 | -72.9% |
| Charles F. Ligon | $127 | $292 | 129.9% |
| Carrie Davison | $574 | $289 | -49.7% |
| Florence V. Stafford | $618 | $286 | -53.7% |
| Robert Austin Von Kanel | $901 | $279 | -69% |
| W. J. Davison III | $481 | $240 | -50.1% |
| Thomas E. Rogers | $233 | $233 | 0% |
| Jerry Hudson | $311 | $179 | -42.4% |
| Graffie Eldridge Jackson | $0 | $149 | -- |
| Louis Nixon | $80 | $87 | 8.7% |
| Ulicious Reed | $57 | $66 | 15.8% |
| Ruby A. Burchfield | $538 | $60 | -88.8% |
| Lincoln Covington Jr. | $0 | $28 | -- |
| Barry Lawrence | $1,813 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry D. Barnes | $25,369 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathleen W. Griffith | $1,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Perkins | $16,158 | $0 | -100% |
| Aonie Jones III | $2,253 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlotte Jones | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Helton | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| I C Farms, LLC | $559 | $0 | -100% |
| J & J Farms | $18,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa C. Wallace | $226 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Mullally-Grantham | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie B. Turner | $323 | $0 | -100% |
| Schubach Farms | $5,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Soybean Farms, Inc. | $6,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E Young Revocable Trust | $2,689 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy C. Graham | $1,886 | $0 | -100% |
| Don Kemmer | $26,773 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Foran | $3,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Hall | $27,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Pointer Hall | $4,809 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Coleman Storey | $8,137 | $0 | -100% |
| Wat Ho Farms, LLC | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $21,043,581 | $11,345,996 | -46.1% |
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