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In 2021, 111 farmers in cities within Chatham County received a total of $1.7 million in 155 farm subsidies, a 44.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.1 million in 265 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Pecan Nursery, LLC | $1,011,306 | $733,480 | -27.5% |
| Bruce and Lynne Henderson Farms | $507,186 | $274,833 | -45.8% |
| Loci Foci | $324,433 | $169,288 | -47.8% |
| Patrick K. Farrell | $33,306 | $77,774 | 133.5% |
| Larry Matthew Self | $70,464 | $41,291 | -41.4% |
| Jenkins Farms, LLC | $45,493 | $38,512 | -15.3% |
| Bartha Moore | $86,300 | $38,451 | -55.4% |
| W. B. Gary Jr. | $46,298 | $36,157 | -21.9% |
| Nancy Daniels | $22,382 | $21,583 | -3.6% |
| John Paletta | $0 | $15,235 | -- |
| Bear Creek Farms, GP | $0 | $15,207 | -- |
| Dorsey H. Flanders | $31,598 | $15,017 | -52.5% |
| Davis Familytree Holdings, LLC | $0 | $11,848 | -- |
| Cleland Farms, LLC | $9,465 | $9,502 | 0.4% |
| Thomas Wirht | $101,902 | $8,751 | -91.4% |
| Cleveland Trulock Family Farm, LLC | $6,910 | $6,910 | 0% |
| Adrian Blocker | $6,786 | $6,786 | 0% |
| Ann S. Blalock | $6,753 | $6,753 | 0% |
| Frank Redding | $7,615 | $6,418 | -15.7% |
| Lavaca Land Company, Ltd. | $26,101 | $5,902 | -77.4% |
| Sara M Cantwell Trust | $18,495 | $5,791 | -68.7% |
| William Gordon Greene | $12,181 | $5,477 | -55% |
| Katherine Isabel Claar | $24,343 | $5,133 | -78.9% |
| Danny L Blackmon | $21,549 | $4,892 | -77.3% |
| Clinton M. Crosby Jr. | $23,288 | $4,860 | -79.1% |
| F & D Simmons Family, LLLP | $0 | $4,840 | -- |
| Jennifer A. Giddens | $14,771 | $4,790 | -67.6% |
| Scott D. Lewis | $4,609 | $4,609 | 0% |
| Paul Zellner | $0 | $4,430 | -- |
| Karen B. Pannell | $4,289 | $4,289 | 0% |
| William P. Bowers | $5,344 | $3,927 | -26.5% |
| Montrose Lamar Graham | $3,835 | $3,835 | 0% |
| Gwen S. McKee | $4,313 | $3,608 | -16.3% |
| Dennis Jackson Montgomery | $10,243 | $3,552 | -65.3% |
| Donald Anderson | $3,548 | $3,548 | 0% |
| Mark D. Reynolds | $3,278 | $3,278 | 0% |
| Brer Rabbit Farms, LLC | $384 | $3,192 | 731.3% |
| Carol S. Hall | $5,601 | $3,091 | -44.8% |
| Delmar C. Wiggins | $3,344 | $3,039 | -9.1% |
| Allease P Santos | $4,335 | $3,013 | -30.5% |
| Nancy V. Bland | $2,854 | $2,854 | 0% |
| Daniel J Hunter Real Estate Trust | $14,080 | $2,826 | -79.9% |
| Teresa Hunter Real Estate Trust | $14,080 | $2,826 | -79.9% |
| William D. Bennison | $4,640 | $2,738 | -41% |
| Eric A. Horton | $2,094 | $2,094 | 0% |
| Joan S. Ansley | $2,028 | $2,028 | 0% |
| Joel A. Martin | $15,672 | $1,994 | -87.3% |
| New Keller Coldbrook Plantation, LLC | $3,372 | $1,917 | -43.1% |
| Rhonda Rousakis | $3,030 | $1,902 | -37.2% |
| Jack and Shirley Green, LLC | $1,896 | $1,896 | 0% |
| John W Morris John Morris Farms, LLC | $0 | $1,893 | -- |
| Zackie New | $0 | $1,875 | -- |
| Lillian Le Fleur Powell | $1,743 | $1,743 | 0% |
| Duane C. Eurek | $3,158 | $1,666 | -47.2% |
| Terri Eurek | $3,158 | $1,666 | -47.2% |
| James R. Smith | $1,601 | $1,601 | 0% |
| Joseph Gross | $1,268 | $1,268 | 0% |
| Stanley Family Farm, LLC | $3,020 | $1,268 | -58% |
| Thea Blanton | $2,020 | $1,268 | -37.2% |
| Lavonne K. Calandra | $1,115 | $1,115 | 0% |
| Yates George Cathrall III | $61,802 | $1,108 | -98.2% |
| Kenneth M. Tapley | $1,103 | $1,103 | 0% |
| Leonard E. Worthy Jr. | $2,361 | $1,042 | -55.9% |
| Matthews Cane Island, LLC | $7,962 | $1,036 | -87% |
| H. B. Waller Jr. | $6,422 | $1,030 | -84% |
| Joy Knutson | $1,649 | $1,022 | -38% |
| Sharon Lohoefener | $1,689 | $971 | -42.5% |
| Eleanor C. Kelly | $921 | $921 | 0% |
| J P Farms, Inc. | $912 | $912 | 0% |
| Clayton T. Cooley | $851 | $851 | 0% |
| Lillian M. Akins | $782 | $782 | 0% |
| Sandra Hammond - Pister | $2,794 | $738 | -73.6% |
| Vicki Alexander | $0 | $719 | -- |
| Gregory K. Crowe | $3,259 | $686 | -79% |
| Jack Morton | $0 | $667 | -- |
| Dennis Martin Jenkins | $0 | $653 | -- |
| Tina R. Harper | $1,010 | $634 | -37.2% |
| Pam Farms, LLC | $0 | $574 | -- |
| Sue L. Lomax | $428 | $562 | 31.3% |
| Gregory L Stearley Estate | $364 | $553 | 51.9% |
| Cecil Knox Daniel III | $0 | $542 | -- |
| Brenda Wright McDonough | $0 | $524 | -- |
| Sandra Brassard | $1,935 | $517 | -73.3% |
| Bobby A. Reed | $1,683 | $508 | -69.8% |
| Shields Investments, LLC | $335 | $501 | 49.6% |
| Mitla Tortilleria, LLC | $1,250 | $500 | -60% |
| Jack Frederick Biehler | $465 | $465 | 0% |
| Residuary Trust 1 Uw of John G Kennedy JR | $986 | $460 | -53.3% |
| Beverly Hardee | $0 | $445 | -- |
| Farris W. Cadle | $3,804 | $394 | -89.6% |
| 2365 Gin House Road, LLC | $389 | $389 | 0% |
| Ralph C. Oakes | $752 | $372 | -50.5% |
| Barbara Phillips 2006 Liv Trustee | $1,123 | $353 | -68.6% |
| H. H. Leysath Jr. | $1,229 | $330 | -73.1% |
| Yaupon Wellness Company, Inc. | $0 | $325 | -- |
| June Klavon | $0 | $295 | -- |
| Robert L. Ray | $288 | $288 | 0% |
| Cecil Daniel Jr. | $2,503 | $280 | -88.8% |
| Joseph Drescher | $842 | $270 | -67.9% |
| Albert S. Bowers III | $645 | $260 | -59.7% |
| Flora O. Harris | $253 | $253 | 0% |
| Diane Moore Plunk Irrevocable Trust | $408 | $217 | -46.8% |
| Barbara A. Tyson | $408 | $155 | -62% |
| Tim A. Tyson | $408 | $155 | -62% |
| Lonnie C. Blalock Jr. | $1,520 | $138 | -90.9% |
| Kenneth Gordon Taylor Jr. | $166 | $50 | -69.9% |
| Cheryl Brown | $156 | $44 | -71.8% |
| Laurie Anderson | $309 | $44 | -85.8% |
| Lisa Roberson | $309 | $44 | -85.8% |
| Diane B. Dowd | $0 | $41 | -- |
| Gayle B. Roach | $0 | $41 | -- |
| Alvin Ray Jones | $514 | $0 | -100% |
| Hazel W. Jones | $514 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Tipton | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Bettie Bland | $183 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry L. Balkcom IV | $4,486 | $0 | -100% |
| William S. Baker | $510 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrea Lawson McKeever | $2,085 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Brooks | $506 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy B. Brown | $31,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Brown/Morrison Family, LLLP | $4,513 | $0 | -100% |
| Claire Mcgrady Knight | $2,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Cliff L. Cannon Jr. | $242 | $0 | -100% |
| CW Brown Farms, LLC | $1,209 | $0 | -100% |
| CW Brown Pecan Company | $20,645 | $0 | -100% |
| DRY River Farms, LLC | $368 | $0 | -100% |
| John T. Higgins | $78 | $0 | -100% |
| John Morris- John Morris W. Farms | $5,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Liberty Hill Investments, LLC | $2,064 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa D. Wilson | $522 | $0 | -100% |
| Lois Morrissey | $2,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Oelschig's Nursery, Inc. | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Orville E & Beverly V Stroh IRR Trust | $1,616 | $0 | -100% |
| Sisson Nebraska Farm, LLC | $2,466 | $0 | -100% |
| Vertu Farm, LLC | $7,058 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,051,239 | $1,687,094 | -44.7% |
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