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In 2021, 218 farmers in cities within Drew County received a total of $4.2 million in 371 farm subsidies, an 18.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.2 million in 555 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 Drew County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Innovators Partnership | $268,366 | $174,589 | -34.9% |
| S E Rice Company | $299,430 | $165,394 | -44.8% |
| Ollie Knight Farm, Inc. | $0 | $135,024 | -- |
| M & a Farms | $189,227 | $127,936 | -32.4% |
| Cutoff Creek Partnership | $169,201 | $126,485 | -25.2% |
| William T. Caldwell | $0 | $126,209 | -- |
| Larry M. Harper | $2,397 | $118,410 | 4,839.9% |
| Peacock & Staudinger Farms | $327,384 | $118,284 | -63.9% |
| Blagg Farms, Inc. | $117,740 | $116,469 | -1.1% |
| 4 a Farms, LLC | $139,144 | $109,881 | -21% |
| Gator Brake Farm Partnership | $149,323 | $102,441 | -31.4% |
| S & E Farms Partnership | $166,554 | $101,049 | -39.3% |
| Goat Hill Farms, Inc. | $148,522 | $85,432 | -42.5% |
| J and a Farms | $237,086 | $79,494 | -66.5% |
| Big Bayou Rice, LLC | $123,759 | $79,147 | -36% |
| William Andrew Ross | $110,045 | $65,684 | -40.3% |
| Charles D Hoover, Inc. | $0 | $63,612 | -- |
| Chuck Stephens Farms | $222,021 | $61,937 | -72.1% |
| Thad Milton Mitchell | $0 | $61,876 | -- |
| Winchester Land Company, Inc. | $0 | $60,992 | -- |
| Dayton E. Pharr | $107,082 | $59,050 | -44.9% |
| Burton Nowlen Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| C & L Wood Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| D H Forrest Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| F & M Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Goodman Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Hardy Rhodes Trucking, LLP | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| HLP Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| J. A. T. Trucking | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| L D Long, Inc. | $1,085 | $52,875 | 4,773.3% |
| Ralph Hunter Land & Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| T & R Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Duckworth Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| J Sullivan Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jarratt Saw Contracting, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| JWA Farms, LLC | $80,058 | $49,461 | -38.2% |
| Jason Cater | $42,023 | $45,718 | 8.8% |
| Donald Scott Thomas | $8,053 | $44,348 | 450.7% |
| P & R Farms | $116,275 | $39,476 | -66% |
| Moore Brothers | $68,688 | $37,617 | -45.2% |
| Brian Smith | $165,235 | $37,466 | -77.3% |
| Coon Bayou Farms, LLC | $90,888 | $36,494 | -59.8% |
| James Schenk Farms, Inc. | $74,559 | $33,875 | -54.6% |
| John M. Mitchell | $0 | $33,533 | -- |
| David Oltmann | $46,523 | $31,272 | -32.8% |
| Gold Creek Land Company, LLC | $0 | $30,594 | -- |
| Silvilands, Inc. | $30,470 | $30,470 | 0% |
| John L Haynie | $0 | $30,417 | -- |
| J & J Farms | $73,934 | $27,297 | -63.1% |
| Darren Eubanks | $19,359 | $22,892 | 18.2% |
| Zach Ferrell | $11,312 | $22,729 | 100.9% |
| B J Nowlen Logging, LLC | $0 | $22,665 | -- |
| Cater Land Company, LLC | $6,415 | $22,466 | 250.2% |
| Scott E. Daugherty | $0 | $21,689 | -- |
| Leona Eubanks | $35,902 | $21,614 | -39.8% |
| Cedar Ridge Ranch, LLC | $0 | $20,978 | -- |
| Barbara Gilliam Johnson | $36,629 | $20,161 | -45% |
| Wolfe Prairie Farms, Inc. | $40,144 | $19,872 | -50.5% |
| Feather Creek Farms | $34,538 | $19,505 | -43.5% |
| Donny Ray Cater | $0 | $19,043 | -- |
| Joel Stevens | $18,373 | $18,372 | -0% |
| John Washington Trucking | $0 | $17,095 | -- |
| Silviwoods, Inc. | $14,682 | $14,682 | 0% |
| Lawrence E. Hudson | $15,311 | $14,138 | -7.7% |
| Mary Gannaway Tucker | $13,895 | $13,895 | 0% |
| L D Long Marital Deduction Trust | $21,215 | $13,890 | -34.5% |
| Vermilion South Company, LLC | $13,710 | $13,710 | 0% |
| Rose Long Family, LLC | $21,332 | $13,259 | -37.8% |
| Reinhart Farms, Inc. | $26,079 | $12,695 | -51.3% |
| Drew Cotton Seed Oil Mill, Inc. | $16,555 | $12,037 | -27.3% |
| Joe L. Hayden | $38,524 | $12,005 | -68.8% |
| Organic Solutions Farms, Inc. | $37,565 | $11,534 | -69.3% |
| Jo Ann Handly | $21,012 | $11,406 | -45.7% |
| Justin Washington | $0 | $11,343 | -- |
| Harold E. Scroggins Jr. | $16,890 | $11,319 | -33% |
| Bent Willow Planting Company, LLC | $11,655 | $10,892 | -6.5% |
| C C Gibson Properties, Inc. | $17,848 | $10,166 | -43% |
| J & J Land Trust | $23,127 | $9,828 | -57.5% |
| Bent Willow Farms, LLC | $17,275 | $9,616 | -44.3% |
| Snake Island Farms, LLC | $21,254 | $9,444 | -55.6% |
| Gourd Island Farms, LLC | $10,912 | $9,129 | -16.3% |
| Jerry Pamplin Farms, Inc. | $16,991 | $8,704 | -48.8% |
| C J Farms, LLC | $8,686 | $8,686 | 0% |
| Eddie A. Barnes | $4,322 | $8,568 | 98.2% |
| Kristina Ruth Baugh | $13,774 | $8,530 | -38.1% |
| Phillip M. Baugh | $13,774 | $8,530 | -38.1% |
| Robert Stafford | $39,930 | $7,935 | -80.1% |
| Peacock Farms, Inc. | $15,909 | $7,891 | -50.4% |
| Maximum Forestry, LLC | $7,565 | $7,565 | 0% |
| Paul Pace Jr. | $11,421 | $7,457 | -34.7% |
| Susan L. Mencer | $13,828 | $7,452 | -46.1% |
| Andrea Caine | $0 | $7,337 | -- |
| James Knowles | $50,162 | $7,314 | -85.4% |
| Raymond Andrew Case | $6,487 | $6,699 | 3.3% |
| Paul Pace Sr. | $72,895 | $6,604 | -90.9% |
| Arkansas First Mobile Diagnostic Services 2, Inc. | $0 | $6,368 | -- |
| Darlene Collins | $12,321 | $6,255 | -49.2% |
| Joe Miles Farm, LLC | $16,401 | $6,147 | -62.5% |
| Panther Break, LLC | $11,689 | $5,992 | -48.7% |
| Jay Hilton | $5,816 | $5,816 | 0% |
| Black Oak Holdings, LLC | $5,805 | $5,805 | 0% |
| Silvicraft, Inc. | $5,390 | $5,390 | 0% |
| 4B Cattle Company J Wayne Beaty MBR, LLC | $22,204 | $5,355 | -75.9% |
| Sam B. Whitaker | $8,718 | $5,163 | -40.8% |
| Christopher M. Cox | $22,561 | $5,123 | -77.3% |
| 4 J Agent Services, LLC | $9,578 | $5,069 | -47.1% |
| C and C Hoover Farms, LLC | $37,816 | $4,434 | -88.3% |
| Mary E. Calhoun | $5,546 | $4,142 | -25.3% |
| O & M Farms, LLC | $6,165 | $4,110 | -33.3% |
| East Cutoff Farm, LLC | $6,835 | $4,084 | -40.2% |
| Colby Clayton Stephens | $31,898 | $4,075 | -87.2% |
| Steve Gentry | $8,449 | $3,873 | -54.2% |
| Jimmy Moore | $3,549 | $3,546 | -0.1% |
| Malcolm Dan Edwards | $13,140 | $3,518 | -73.2% |
| Terry John King | $3,315 | $3,465 | 4.5% |
| James R. Shepherd | $15,487 | $3,335 | -78.5% |
| Justin L. Witcher | $20,258 | $3,191 | -84.2% |
| Mildred Clower Sharpe GST Exempt Trust | $7,779 | $3,187 | -59% |
| Johnny Singleton Farm, LLC | $7,843 | $3,069 | -60.9% |
| Connelley Land Company, LLC | $3,354 | $2,914 | -13.1% |
| Still Waters Ranch, LLC | $10,714 | $2,898 | -73% |
| Raymond A. Wells | $24,120 | $2,794 | -88.4% |
| Alicia M. Whitaker | $2,772 | $2,772 | 0% |
| Eubanks Brothers Farm, LLC | $26,041 | $2,686 | -89.7% |
| Nash Cattle Ranch, LLC | $33,003 | $2,641 | -92% |
| Demitra Smith | $3,986 | $2,627 | -34.1% |
| Bulloch Farms, LLC | $3,843 | $2,455 | -36.1% |
| Pat A. Mitchell | $2,412 | $2,439 | 1.1% |
| Paul Peacock Jr. | $3,681 | $2,248 | -38.9% |
| Larry G. Jones | $9,559 | $2,208 | -76.9% |
| Beverly Bynum Trust | $4,045 | $2,168 | -46.4% |
| Peggy Bynum Woolsey Trust | $4,045 | $2,168 | -46.4% |
| Curtis Fred Donaldson | $7,003 | $2,142 | -69.4% |
| 3D Livestock, LLC | $14,556 | $2,104 | -85.5% |
| Martha J. Wagner | $2,514 | $2,041 | -18.8% |
| Tonya R. Loe | $5,108 | $1,977 | -61.3% |
| Royce Morgan | $7,282 | $1,966 | -73% |
| Mark Eubanks | $7,546 | $1,949 | -74.2% |
| Shirley Magruder Estate | $7,775 | $1,936 | -75.1% |
| Robert D. Hughes | $1,584 | $1,928 | 21.7% |
| Michael Gifford | $8,097 | $1,880 | -76.8% |
| Jana Kay Anthony | $8,371 | $1,863 | -77.7% |
| Roger D. McKiever | $7,707 | $1,828 | -76.3% |
| Leslie Wilkerson | $4,485 | $1,811 | -59.6% |
| Tyler Griffin | $9,658 | $1,742 | -82% |
| Zackary Ross | $8,063 | $1,742 | -78.4% |
| Cadl Farms, LLC | $3,133 | $1,664 | -46.9% |
| Scott Pace | $3,168 | $1,656 | -47.7% |
| Betty Pace | $3,168 | $1,656 | -47.7% |
| Charles A. Hoover | $11,215 | $1,602 | -85.7% |
| Kim Densmore | $6,336 | $1,501 | -76.3% |
| Drew Acceptance Company, Inc. | $825 | $1,480 | 79.4% |
| Ethel Smith | $1,251 | $1,431 | 14.4% |
| Ruff Acres, LLC | $3,807 | $1,428 | -62.5% |
| Luther J. Jackson Jr. | $4,246 | $1,242 | -70.7% |
| Karen R. Broach | $2,406 | $1,239 | -48.5% |
| Thomas A. Todd | $8,761 | $1,215 | -86.1% |
| Billy Webb | $0 | $1,211 | -- |
| Joshua McKiever | $6,066 | $1,156 | -80.9% |
| Rusty Jones | $3,476 | $1,156 | -66.7% |
| Jacob Wayne Beaty | $21,125 | $1,144 | -94.6% |
| Bobby R. Person | $4,653 | $1,138 | -75.5% |
| Bryce C. Erwin | $6,221 | $1,121 | -82% |
| John W. Free | $3,685 | $1,121 | -69.6% |
| 4-Ward Motion, Inc. | $0 | $1,087 | -- |
| Caleb Lane | $5,764 | $1,031 | -82.1% |
| James Savage | $5,137 | $1,018 | -80.2% |
| Michael B. McGregor | $750 | $1,000 | 33.3% |
| Chris Shea Barnett | $4,723 | $983 | -79.2% |
| Lillie A. Forrest | $5,728 | $971 | -83% |
| Firehunt, Inc. | $883 | $883 | 0% |
| Raymond L. Jones Jr. | $3,786 | $862 | -77.2% |
| Paul Johnson | $2,344 | $854 | -63.6% |
| William C & Carole K Bulloch Family PTRSP, Ltd. | $3,978 | $761 | -80.9% |
| Kim Hargis | $1,554 | $759 | -51.2% |
| James Edward Manes | $1,928 | $724 | -62.4% |
| Jeff Ross | $1,386 | $724 | -47.8% |
| Terry Hayden | $2,918 | $724 | -75.2% |
| Jerry S. Davis | $1,353 | $707 | -47.7% |
| Deanne Denon Weaver | $734 | $702 | -4.4% |
| Lindsey B. Long | $734 | $702 | -4.4% |
| Sharon Crass | $1,394 | $697 | -50% |
| Bruce Brown | $2,530 | $690 | -72.7% |
| George Marshall | $2,238 | $690 | -69.2% |
| Lachelle Boone | $2,574 | $656 | -74.5% |
| Kaycee Robinson | $0 | $644 | -- |
| Megan Brown Robinson | $0 | $644 | -- |
| Candace Young | $1,221 | $638 | -47.7% |
| Christopher Jeral Hammock | $2,266 | $638 | -71.8% |
| Stephen Scott Milburn | $2,339 | $604 | -74.2% |
| William R. Hunter Jr. | $1,446 | $602 | -58.4% |
| Matthew Watts | $2,731 | $587 | -78.5% |
| Michael W. McManus | $3,521 | $552 | -84.3% |
| Alice J. Lindsey | $526 | $526 | 0% |
| Reagan Rush | $2,420 | $518 | -78.6% |
| Meigs R. Brainard | $510 | $510 | 0% |
| Charles Saffold | $3,681 | $500 | -86.4% |
| Willie E. Jackson | $792 | $414 | -47.7% |
| John N. Murphy | $1,254 | $397 | -68.3% |
| Ronny Carr | $3,114 | $397 | -87.3% |
| Anthony Rodgers | $660 | $345 | -47.7% |
| Charles E. Ferguson | $1,342 | $338 | -74.8% |
| Stephens Bros Cattle, LLC | $1,616 | $328 | -79.7% |
| John O. White | $555 | $316 | -43.1% |
| James N West | $1,968 | $310 | -84.2% |
| Gertie M. Sawyer | $293 | $294 | 0.3% |
| Norman Chadwick | $627 | $287 | -54.2% |
| Hannah Flemister | $968 | $276 | -71.5% |
| Joe W. Summerland | $1,296 | $259 | -80% |
| David Sam Cowgill | $292 | $255 | -12.7% |
| Candy Hillis | $0 | $233 | -- |
| Ross Norris | $304 | $221 | -27.3% |
| 3 C Properties, LLC | $516 | $215 | -58.3% |
| Otis Dale Carpenter | $396 | $207 | -47.7% |
| Marilyn Cooper | $172 | $206 | 19.8% |
| Bobby H. Sawyer Jr. | $152 | $153 | 0.7% |
| Rosalie A. Emerson | $319 | $84 | -73.7% |
| Jacob James West | $732 | $83 | -88.7% |
| Allison E. Pharr | $742 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Cruce | $4,098 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlie Smith | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton L. Ross | $5,432 | $0 | -100% |
| Corrin Hoover Meek | $1,333 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Ray Pharr Sr. | $719 | $0 | -100% |
| Hilda R. Cox | $10 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph K & Dellia Smith Joint Revocable Trust | $1,389 | $0 | -100% |
| Juantia Hilburn | $1,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Luevert Rowlett | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Efird | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael James | $3,417 | $0 | -100% |
| Morgan Calhoun | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicky A. Groce | $4,436 | $0 | -100% |
| Pacesetter Realty | $3,236 | $0 | -100% |
| Viviene S Morris Trust | $4,279 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanda Gail Lenderman | $685 | $0 | -100% |
| William M. O'Fallon | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Bronson Kinion | $3,570 | $0 | -100% |
| Cory R. Knowles | $8,162 | $0 | -100% |
| David Knight | $3,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Herschell Loveless | $585 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,170,296 | $4,215,430 | -18.5% |
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