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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Jefferson County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Jefferson County received $3.1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 354 farmers in cities within Jefferson County received a total of $9.1 million in 742 farm subsidies, a 25.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.2 million in 1,030 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 Jefferson County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Euseppi Farming Company$1,303,894$768,652-41%
Jetco Partnership$492,826$359,689-27%
Mound Bayou$730,764$324,703-55.6%
Capps Farm PTR$372,577$296,638-20.4%
JP Land Company, LLC$228,682$277,52521.4%
Pharr Farms$383,826$237,509-38.1%
Herrera Farming Company$361,456$236,728-34.5%
Godwin Planting Company$246,354$221,025-10.3%
Davmar Farms$403,380$214,394-46.9%
C & D Farms$381,121$208,719-45.2%
Ouachita River Cattle & Land, LLC$66,804$207,686210.9%
Peavine Farming Company$327,000$207,017-36.7%
Plum Nature Association$189,784$189,7840%
Hooker Farm and Ranch$213,783$175,527-17.9%
J R P Farms, LLC$0$171,812--
Brett Wayne Stewart$188,367$164,703-12.6%
F H Lyons III Farm$345,064$157,221-54.4%
Jaymar Farms, LLC$0$149,587--
Sandy Loam Farm, Inc.$32,358$147,445355.7%
KMX Agriculture$274,652$147,340-46.4%
Everett Farm Partnership$176,260$141,937-19.5%
Waterloo Farms$208,523$139,422-33.1%
Price Family Farming Company$249,840$133,581-46.5%
Cornerstone Farms$355,544$131,152-63.1%
Seven Grains Farming, LLC$0$125,000--
Pipkin Bros Land Company$104,105$117,42412.8%
Wabby Farms, LLC$101,263$110,1218.7%
Sherrill Farms, LLC$128,314$107,457-16.3%
Cornerstone Farm & Gin Company & Subsidiary$147,489$91,941-37.7%
F H Lyons JR Farm$0$90,235--
TJR Farms Partnership$181,401$87,180-51.9%
F G Smart Farming Company$139,704$84,984-39.2%
Foursites Farms$150,258$80,790-46.2%
Burthel Thomas$12,733$76,153498.1%
Joe N. Bryant III$102,293$75,521-26.2%
M & D Farms$67,481$74,0109.7%
Lyons Farms, Inc.$79,472$71,721-9.8%
P K Buerkle Farms, Inc.$0$63,837--
Tamo Farms, Inc.$123,078$63,667-48.3%
Cottondale Farms$118,219$58,449-50.6%
Mirage Farms, LLC$130,971$57,168-56.4%
Benny J. Fratesi$50,378$52,4374.1%
Mathew T. Leek$80,182$52,181-34.9%
Lyons Haywood Partnership$0$51,104--
James E. Danaher Jr.$86,496$43,992-49.1%
Castor Rice Company$43,092$42,492-1.4%
New Gascony Farming Company$37,591$41,1129.4%
War Saw Farm, LLC$39,860$39,8600%
Richard Smart & Felix G Smart & Madding$38,577$39,4782.3%
West Farms, Inc.$76,580$39,322-48.7%
Elmwood Partners, LLC$37,517$37,5170%
H R Wood and Son, Inc.$70,509$37,151-47.3%
Eddie Stephens$16,385$37,086126.3%
Britt C. Brewer$0$35,945--
Las Esposas Land Owners$34,820$34,759-0.2%
Sandbar Farming Company$8,413$33,498298.2%
Dell-Cam Farm, Inc.$49,369$32,265-34.6%
Invest Farm, LLC$31,482$31,4820%
Ronald R. Edwards$36,180$30,972-14.4%
Young Brothers Partnership$65,188$30,780-52.8%
John A. Godwin Sr.$27,731$30,69010.7%
Winmac, LLC$11,682$30,071157.4%
Clifford Blackwell Farms$8,971$29,124224.6%
Eagle I Farms, Inc.$29,628$28,758-2.9%
David L. Edwards Jr.$44,812$27,458-38.7%
DLT Farms, LLC$46,966$27,178-42.1%
Tere H. Smart$19,616$26,70036.1%
Grant Oliver$12,268$26,621117%
Travis W. Thompson$0$26,058--
David Ruggeri Farms, Inc.$49,369$24,881-49.6%
Lawrence M. Conyer$35,729$23,882-33.2%
Sara E. Lunsford$13,255$23,25175.4%
Ruggeri and Son Farm, Inc.$51,962$22,953-55.8%
Murdock Farms$56,595$22,829-59.7%
W. P. Blankenship Jr.$21,806$22,1881.8%
K P Planting Company, LLC$5,214$21,795318%
Fish Lake Farms, Inc.$33,721$21,028-37.6%
Faver, Corp.$20,954$20,9540%
Phoenix Farm, LLC$41,042$20,496-50.1%
Mcentire Farms, Inc.$22,615$20,460-9.5%
Farms LLC, PAC$19,071$19,0710%
Laura J S Edwards, Inc.$19,912$18,793-5.6%
James Cook$18,134$18,1340%
Goat Shed Farm Partnership$32,419$17,841-45%
Balloue Farms, LLLP$16,034$17,5139.2%
Nadyne W Aikman Trust$1,352$15,9891,082.6%
Jan A. Barnett$19,914$15,985-19.7%
Ronald D. Blankenship$14,891$15,8836.7%
Dial Farms, Inc.$30,835$15,577-49.5%
Marilyn Lyons$19,355$15,483-20%
Justice Caleb Bryant$6,212$15,299146.3%
6B Farming Company, LLC$0$15,252--
Jerrel James Boast and Jessie Brown Boast Joint Revocable Trustee$15,165$15,1650%
Fred J Magnini$15,194$15,048-1%
Cypress Bayou Farms$21,733$14,592-32.9%
Boyd Point Farms, LLC$15,600$13,851-11.2%
M L Jones Trust for Ann Ryburn Family$13,804$13,8040%
Shell Farms Ladd, LLC$19,505$13,594-30.3%
J & E Planting, LLC$42,607$13,418-68.5%
Clifton W Ollar Trust$13,210$13,152-0.4%
AJR Family Farms$25,078$13,106-47.7%
David L. Edwards Sr.$26,152$13,081-50%
Horseshoe Lake Farms, LLC$17,420$12,746-26.8%
Elmwood Farms, LLC$12,546$12,5460%
Kline-Pippen, LLC$11,664$11,6640%
Charles Wesson$21,704$11,527-46.9%
John O. Lytle$23,811$11,490-51.7%
Bennie R. Collins$21,692$11,439-47.3%
Cotton Center Farms, LLC$1,416$11,128685.9%
University of Arkansas at Pine BL$18,878$11,110-41.1%
Quattlebaum Family Trust$13,660$10,904-20.2%
Smith Land, LLC$12,025$10,485-12.8%
Cameron Dwain Stone$15,344$10,228-33.3%
JWTL Farm, LLC$0$10,162--
Cooperation Trust$12,634$10,129-19.8%
Bryant Farms, Inc.$15,951$9,954-37.6%
Kristian A. Baker$1,416$9,707585.5%
Meredith Baker$1,416$9,707585.5%
Charles D. Hooker Jr.$33,211$9,522-71.3%
Stick Pond Farm, LLC$1,134$9,274717.8%
Lytle Lake Farms, Inc.$15,970$9,235-42.2%
Michael L. Hallman$10,349$9,140-11.7%
Annette G. Brown$12,708$9,130-28.2%
Steven D. Pharr$9,120$9,1200%
4-Gen Farms, LLC$34,175$9,023-73.6%
Joe Madar Family Farm$11,047$8,970-18.8%
Bear Williams, Inc.$17,741$8,710-50.9%
Norma Iverson$13,974$8,670-38%
Gary Gatlin$40,107$8,279-79.4%
Michael B. Turchi$0$8,081--
Billy Capps$10,904$8,070-26%
Gary L. Capps$10,904$8,070-26%
B & B Brown Partnership$11,433$7,962-30.4%
Elmos Gene Johnson JR$7,934$7,9340%
Willie L. Iverson$1,615$7,797382.8%
Trulock Brothers Farm Partner, Ltd.$11,235$7,344-34.6%
Reynolds PTRSP$0$7,160--
JLB Farms, Inc.$9,593$6,808-29%
Mouser Farms$11,857$6,653-43.9%
Juanita L. Bogy$6,638$6,6380%
Bayou Place Agency$15,769$6,593-58.2%
Marian Owen Testamentary Trust$15,881$6,589-58.5%
F. H. Lyons Jr.$9,819$6,291-35.9%
Terry L. Reynolds$6,282$6,253-0.5%
Geno Aureli$5,859$5,8590%
Dan Chambliss$12,251$5,568-54.6%
S & M Land Company, LLC$6,701$5,516-17.7%
Ester Lee Doolittle Jr.$445$5,4981,135.5%
Okisda, Inc.$30,604$5,351-82.5%
Freddie Young$12,130$5,249-56.7%
Lake Dick Farming Company$4,920$4,9200%
David Alan Sites Sr.$4,915$4,884-0.6%
Marcia Sites$4,915$4,884-0.6%
Am Island Farm, LLLP$7,604$4,693-38.3%
Homer B Place JR$8,265$4,683-43.3%
Simp's Son's Farm, LLC$5,956$4,299-27.8%
Lyons-Lonoke Farms, LLC$7,709$4,241-45%
Cherry Farms$5,585$4,179-25.2%
India M. Bishop$2,363$4,04271.1%
Robert Shelton$8,226$3,959-51.9%
Irma Collins Trust$3,779$3,9304%
Buccie Cline SR Trustee$4,969$3,880-21.9%
Milner Properties, LLC$3,868$3,8680%
Henry Rush Turk Revocable Trust$3,867$3,8670%
Katie Wood Test Trust$3,331$3,75912.8%
Libby Wilhite$6,138$3,745-39%
Patricia C Gulmez$6,276$3,732-40.5%
F. G. Smart V$3,875$3,682-5%
Darryl Owen$0$3,563--
Terry Wayne Ollar$5,173$3,539-31.6%
Andrew M. Lunsford$13,255$3,424-74.2%
Sizemore Family Farms, LLC$8,219$3,243-60.5%
Jasper S. Edwards$5,311$3,068-42.2%
D R Chronister Trust$14,820$2,991-79.8%
Jerry Reynolds$2,884$2,8840%
Betty G. McClanahan$6,208$2,874-53.7%
Langrell Farms, LLC$3,780$2,837-24.9%
Ella Jo Abernathy$2,998$2,701-9.9%
Glenn Mitchell Garrett$173$2,6791,448.6%
Shakkey D S$2,672$2,6720%
Patrice Capps$3,981$2,658-33.2%
Oscar Homer Jones III$8,292$2,655-68%
Stephan J. Walker$1,042$2,643153.6%
Ratliff Brothers, LLC$4,342$2,640-39.2%
Hillary Ne14 Trust$2,152$2,61321.4%
Tommy E. Bush Sr.$3,132$2,591-17.3%
P H Prewitt Family Trust$20,912$2,534-87.9%
Steven W. Reynolds$2,572$2,364-8.1%
David R. Ellington$4,519$2,314-48.8%
James Carl Thompson$0$2,291--
John P. Burge$5,237$2,286-56.3%
Carol B. Jones$5,214$2,285-56.2%
Sherry L. Barnes$4,696$2,197-53.2%
Charles M. Roe$4,199$2,194-47.7%
Vince Stone$3,016$2,187-27.5%
Vince Stone$3,016$2,187-27.5%
James Shelton$7,724$2,161-72%
Burge Farm Trust$5,191$2,148-58.6%
Colclasure Farms, LLC$5,926$2,054-65.3%
MCD Farms, LLC$4,059$2,030-50%
Pat Hood$7,533$1,990-73.6%
John J. Wesson$506$1,941283.6%
Deborah M. Whitaker$1,227$1,85951.5%
Stone Trust Agreement$1,821$1,8210%
Geno Mazzanti JR Trust$8,138$1,818-77.7%
CMR Farms, LLC$2,900$1,773-38.9%
Brown Family Farm PTR$6,072$1,699-72%
Susan Owen$2,536$1,690-33.4%
Jimmy H. Wyatt$7,343$1,681-77.1%
DH Farms, LLC$3,634$1,670-54%
Atkins Lake Properties, LLC$1,666$1,6660%
Georgia Gay Knight$3,209$1,644-48.8%
Bernard Wooten$1,583$1,5830%
Patricia Ball$2,449$1,571-35.9%
Gary L. Frizzell$2,558$1,507-41.1%
Randall Lively$7,312$1,416-80.6%
Charles Edward Owens$6,764$1,370-79.7%
Dirty Water Waterfowl, LLC$1,362$1,3620%
Ernestine Bullard$2,246$1,298-42.2%
Bryant Family Farms, LLC$2,629$1,278-51.4%
Gerald W. Nix$5,794$1,246-78.5%
Curtis Williams Jr.$795$1,20151.1%
Eugene Hunt$2,376$1,200-49.5%
Richard E. Massey$462$1,191157.8%
Randy Payne$1,743$1,162-33.3%
Julia Barrett$1,819$1,159-36.3%
Nannies Tamo Farm Trust$5,062$1,137-77.5%
Billy Mack Rester$0$1,081--
Mary Alice Rester$0$1,081--
Karen Mattin$1,071$1,0710%
Columbus L. Higgins$2,204$1,053-52.2%
James R. Towe$35,837$1,042-97.1%
Terry L Reynolds$0$1,025--
Baylorygloria Land Company, LLC$1,007$1,0070%
Daniel Ray Tucker$1,741$990-43.1%
Clifton Ryan Ollar$971$9710%
Felix Smart VI$0$945--
John Howell Smart$0$945--
Jason Young$1,804$931-48.4%
Clayton D. Huggins$223$908307.2%
Dorothy Barthet$904$9040%
Rowland C Barthet$904$9040%
Marcus Paul Gray Trust$882$8820%
Ellen Lynn Gray Crockett Trust$881$8810%
James David Gray Trust$881$8810%
Dexter Alan Brunson$1,529$853-44.2%
Clint Smith$3,047$845-72.3%
Molly D. Boyd$1,737$843-51.5%
Susan F. Coles$2,245$834-62.9%
Herrera Land Company, LLC$23,214$813-96.5%
Kenneth Shaw$6,034$812-86.5%
Jesse Bogy Farms, LLC$0$806--
Larry D Rabeneck$1,483$789-46.8%
James K. Johnson$1,079$788-27%
Larry A. Taylor$783$7830%
Carrie Lee James$946$762-19.5%
Lois W. Tucker$1,257$751-40.3%
Davis Riverside Farms, LLC$2,661$742-72.1%
Woodrow M. Bohannan Jr.$2,230$733-67.1%
Russell A. Owen$2,664$730-72.6%
B O Guenther Trust$14,556$704-95.2%
Fred D. Hartfield$2,432$690-71.6%
Berdia M Monson$1,721$681-60.4%
Russell Altom$1,245$680-45.4%
Rockwell Gerlach$1,345$677-49.7%
William C. Bridgforth$829$670-19.2%
Kenneth Smith$1,077$650-39.6%
William A. Owen III$1,221$648-46.9%
Gerald White$4,170$645-84.5%
J & a Loetscher Farms, LLC$2,982$621-79.2%
Thelma Brewer$614$604-1.6%
Catherine Whitehead$603$6030%
Timothy M. Sumrall$603$6030%
Michael H. Sumrall$602$6020%
Dream Catcher Ranch, LLC$2,596$591-77.2%
Nicholas Lee Clark$3,278$584-82.2%
Trulock Bay Farms$9,988$573-94.3%
Helen A. Bush$0$541--
Terry G. Thompson Jr.$320$51962.2%
John M. Erwin$505$5050%
Natures Way Nut Butter, LLC$0$500--
Gloria Aureli$1,069$488-54.3%
Louise Aureli Gross$1,069$488-54.3%
Betty L. Harris$3,575$483-86.5%
James V. Raby$3,475$478-86.2%
Jestin Thomas$1,387$477-65.6%
Jean Edwards Fam C. Tr$912$472-48.2%
Josetta E Wilkins$912$472-48.2%
Donna L West$1,906$448-76.5%
Stefanie Ann Daniels$445$4450%
Leroy Dardenne$32,727$441-98.7%
Frank Anthony$1,129$440-61%
Harold Smith$423$4230%
Curtis Marks$1,023$422-58.7%
Raymond E. Baker Jr.$686$419-38.9%
Calvin Johnson$1,037$391-62.3%
Charlene Hendrix$632$388-38.6%
Calvin Dardenne$776$384-50.5%
Toby A. McDaniel$373$3730%
Dale W. Brunson$2,112$373-82.3%
EJL Farms, LLC$1,093$371-66.1%
J P Walt and Sons, Inc.$370$3700%
Howard D. Loetscher$2,473$363-85.3%
Frances D. Brown$1,163$360-69%
Thomas G. Dennis$1,162$360-69%
Wordia Huckabay Vangilder$1,122$359-68%
Walter Lee Lawson Jr.$698$349-50%
Chad Render$0$331--
Dawn Render$0$331--
Clifton Westmoreland$330$3300%
M. J. Lewis$746$318-57.4%
Lois Morrow$1,353$311-77%
Aaron David Loetscher$1,089$310-71.5%
Benjamin Edmond$944$301-68.1%
Tim Fleeman$0$295--
Joe E. Miller$312$284-9%
Josh Collins$1,474$282-80.9%
Michael Whitman$1,161$274-76.4%
Betty Moncrief$1,194$273-77.1%
Clayton H. Horton$1,939$271-86%
John Gregory Scott$432$251-41.9%
Long Bell Properties$761$249-67.3%
Gold Dew, LLC$352$226-35.8%
William Mcshane Bridgforth$276$224-18.8%
David R. Bridgforth$278$224-19.4%
Arthur Amos$166$22233.7%
Cirllee Moland JR$936$214-77.1%
Janice Lynne Brunson$671$207-69.2%
Billy B. And Joan C. Smith Trust$1,715$196-88.6%
Thomas D. Dial$317$174-45.1%
John Dickinson Jr.$330$162-50.9%
Nadine Kirklin$476$138-71%
Wesley E. Sparks$737$135-81.7%
Rowland Dorman$154$134-13%
Nancy Colson$123$1251.6%
Percy Richardson$335$113-66.3%
Gregory R. White$608$100-83.6%
Wheeler Cockrell$2,882$94-96.7%
Larry W. Harris$616$90-85.4%
Clintontin Fitz$71$8925.4%
Lawrence Fitz$71$8925.4%
Ridley H. Woolfolk$121$63-47.9%
Kenneth Colson$180$55-69.4%
Jacquelyn Bankhead-Faucette$157$54-65.6%
James Simms$873$50-94.3%
Albert Faver Fam E. Tr$122$46-62.3%
Willow Brake Farms, LLC$521$44-91.6%
Stephen Baugh$0$39--
Lou M. Shell$256$36-85.9%
Randy L. Shell$256$36-85.9%
Earle W. Phillips$44$29-34.1%
Byron Wells$0$22--
Joyce H. Shell$71$12-83.1%
Sandra M J Goldmon$300$5-98.3%
Willie Freeman Jr.$480$0-100%
Bernice Muse Estate$1,457$0-100%
Betty Harrison$3,923$0-100%
Christopher J. Doolittle$307$0-100%
Connor Girls$1,463$0-100%
David W Richardson Revocable Trust$2,177$0-100%
E H Lee Family Partnership, Ltd.$11,204$0-100%
Fairfield Farms, LLC$35,951$0-100%
Hazel Turchi$17,604$0-100%
John Harvey Leek Trust$2,558$0-100%
John Shelton$697$0-100%
Lenard Taylor Jr.$2,657$0-100%
Let Industries Group, Ltd.$4,173$0-100%
Lon Denton Etal$632$0-100%
M. C. Farms$12,289$0-100%
Mcgregor Family Trust$6,343$0-100%
Mcgregor Farm Partnership$6,474$0-100%
Melvin Bailey$1,107$0-100%
Richard D. Ratliff$1,012$0-100%
Thomas Collier Lee$1,889$0-100%
William Sanders$17$0-100%
Jennifer Spann$1,852$0-100%
Corenthia Smith CGE Bridgetown Farm$5,694$0-100%
Ricky D. Davis$3,190$0-100%
Vaugine Farm, LLC$12,367$0-100%
Brenda S. Jeter$62$0-100%
J. D. Irby$161$0-100%
Charles J Courtney Family Trustee$2,749$0-100%
Charles J Courtney Marital Trustee$2,747$0-100%
Ulysses Griffin$1,910$0-100%
Total subsidies$12,219,705$9,101,835-25.5%

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