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In 2021, 140 farmers in cities within Greenwood County received a total of $313,562 in 176 farm subsidies, a 69% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1 million in 372 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Cane Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| N-B Poultry & Cattle, LLC | $0 | $26,212 | -- |
| Taylor Logging | $0 | $19,861 | -- |
| G & a Poultry Farm | $11,016 | $17,157 | 55.7% |
| Denton Groves, Inc. | $18,939 | $12,861 | -32.1% |
| James M. Fowler | $17,297 | $12,674 | -26.7% |
| E & R Farms | $52,621 | $10,136 | -80.7% |
| Floyd Homestead, Inc. | $13,746 | $8,676 | -36.9% |
| Sprowl Angus Company | $5,029 | $6,609 | 31.4% |
| William G. Henderson | $13,290 | $6,060 | -54.4% |
| Sandra H. Whelan | $5,141 | $5,141 | 0% |
| Judith Hodges | $4,919 | $4,919 | 0% |
| Clegg Farms, Inc. | $14,862 | $3,988 | -73.2% |
| Darren T. Carter | $33,249 | $3,986 | -88% |
| John S. Sprouse | $3,856 | $3,856 | 0% |
| Jerry R. Smith | $12,054 | $3,802 | -68.5% |
| Robert Daniel McElrath | $18,119 | $3,541 | -80.5% |
| Tony R. Young | $14,245 | $3,261 | -77.1% |
| Daniel V. Ensz | $3,113 | $3,113 | 0% |
| Thomas J. Clegg | $0 | $3,060 | -- |
| Douglas R. Wallace | $5,543 | $2,979 | -46.3% |
| Charlene Bailey | $23,441 | $2,860 | -87.8% |
| William Henry Watson III | $2,467 | $2,752 | 11.6% |
| Bobby & Warren Johnson | $13,485 | $2,698 | -80% |
| Apple Tuck Farms, Inc. | $12,984 | $2,262 | -82.6% |
| Linda Ridenour Rev Living Trust | $7,366 | $2,225 | -69.8% |
| Kim A. Turner | $9,789 | $2,221 | -77.3% |
| Virgil W. Wall Jr. | $13,127 | $2,062 | -84.3% |
| Robert Watson Jr. | $10,325 | $1,940 | -81.2% |
| Charles Warren Neufeld | $1,092 | $1,916 | 75.5% |
| Catherine S. Hayes | $1,916 | $1,916 | 0% |
| Sandra A. Orr | $6,601 | $1,809 | -72.6% |
| Betty C. Crowder | $13,631 | $1,784 | -86.9% |
| Martin R. Turner Jr. | $11,507 | $1,753 | -84.8% |
| Farris C. Parker Jr. | $7,744 | $1,724 | -77.7% |
| James Louden III | $3,263 | $1,722 | -47.2% |
| Francis M. Werts | $6,803 | $1,653 | -75.7% |
| James R. Darragh Jr. | $6,292 | $1,623 | -74.2% |
| William Lawrence Darragh | $10,347 | $1,611 | -84.4% |
| John Daniel Darragh | $9,339 | $1,598 | -82.9% |
| Stanley B. Vines | $12,552 | $1,594 | -87.3% |
| Andrew Horace Warner | $2,805 | $1,570 | -44% |
| Broadus Timms | $8,387 | $1,568 | -81.3% |
| Wayne E. Hannah | $17,044 | $1,568 | -90.8% |
| Leland C. Lumley | $9,665 | $1,438 | -85.1% |
| Bobby J. Parker | $5,626 | $1,437 | -74.5% |
| James E. Rowland | $5,368 | $1,402 | -73.9% |
| Michael Newell | $5,244 | $1,309 | -75% |
| Henry B. Teague Jr. | $11,511 | $1,302 | -88.7% |
| James M Balchin | $5,544 | $1,264 | -77.2% |
| Lezlie Alexandria Dodgen Addison | $1,100 | $1,221 | 11% |
| Karen Griffin | $0 | $1,176 | -- |
| Samuel Godfrey | $3,773 | $1,154 | -69.4% |
| Robert Watson Sr. | $6,310 | $1,136 | -82% |
| Ernest Wesley Weeks Jr. | $4,978 | $1,136 | -77.2% |
| Laurie Darragh Fallaw | $6,904 | $1,097 | -84.1% |
| Thomas E. Buzhardt | $6,755 | $1,010 | -85% |
| Virginia T. Witt | $1,274 | $1,007 | -21% |
| Joe Cee Williams | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Sue C. Walker | $6,991 | $987 | -85.9% |
| Robert E. Larkins | $3,443 | $924 | -73.2% |
| Clark D. Ouzts | $3,707 | $908 | -75.5% |
| Allen J. Epps | $3,597 | $906 | -74.8% |
| Charles Keith Dixon | $4,939 | $886 | -82.1% |
| Donald M. Lytch | $1,883 | $875 | -53.5% |
| Joyce G. McWhorter | $858 | $858 | 0% |
| Carl Addy | $4,476 | $854 | -80.9% |
| Dewayne Gaskin | $5,312 | $844 | -84.1% |
| William R. Johnston Jr. | $3,943 | $812 | -79.4% |
| Joseph A. Collins | $4,002 | $768 | -80.8% |
| Tammy Renay Hall | $10,180 | $743 | -92.7% |
| Aaron L. Duncan II | $187 | $737 | 294.1% |
| Bobby L. Hastings Sr. | $3,837 | $706 | -81.6% |
| James Jerry Turner | $1,035 | $696 | -32.8% |
| Christopher B. Addy | $3,222 | $688 | -78.6% |
| Fred Turner | $4,612 | $685 | -85.1% |
| Wayne Wilson | $3,091 | $682 | -77.9% |
| Brenda G. Bishop | $4,078 | $670 | -83.6% |
| Andy McClinton | $1,837 | $654 | -64.4% |
| Brenda Jeanne Erwin | $1,989 | $643 | -67.7% |
| Harold S. Butler | $4,441 | $625 | -85.9% |
| Bishop-Balchin, LLC | $6,590 | $602 | -90.9% |
| Robin Cole | $1,069 | $573 | -46.4% |
| Ed Rounds | $4,142 | $566 | -86.3% |
| George R. Warner | $2,167 | $540 | -75.1% |
| June J. Purkerson | $2,211 | $532 | -75.9% |
| Julius L. Leary Jr. | $2,387 | $527 | -77.9% |
| Faye F. Johnson | $3,104 | $523 | -83.2% |
| Johnny B. Horne | $3,894 | $522 | -86.6% |
| Terry M. Gibert | $10,887 | $519 | -95.2% |
| Thomas H. Eddy | $1,661 | $518 | -68.8% |
| Darryl K. Robinson | $1,507 | $506 | -66.4% |
| Ezekiel Goode III | $6,933 | $506 | -92.7% |
| Julian J Nexsen JR | $486 | $486 | 0% |
| Cody Berry | $1,947 | $453 | -76.7% |
| Tracy P. Cromer | $3,315 | $436 | -86.8% |
| Russell W. Brewer | $1,760 | $415 | -76.4% |
| Edward R. Carmody | $1,496 | $415 | -72.3% |
| Curtis H. Hill II | $3,533 | $405 | -88.5% |
| Bobby Johnson | $1,782 | $404 | -77.3% |
| Johnie F. Sprowl | $3,048 | $397 | -87% |
| David Ouzts | $2,392 | $391 | -83.7% |
| Krystie C Martin | $2,063 | $391 | -81% |
| Marcia N. Young | $379 | $379 | 0% |
| William Henry Watson Jr. | $3,611 | $376 | -89.6% |
| Robert Vines | $1,111 | $359 | -67.7% |
| Peggy P. Brown | $4,861 | $357 | -92.7% |
| Jeremy Michael Smith | $1,628 | $356 | -78.1% |
| Jackson Huskey | $2,377 | $332 | -86% |
| Boyd P. Purdy | $2,006 | $326 | -83.7% |
| Robert L. Crowder Jr. | $692 | $318 | -54% |
| Claude A. Smith | $1,760 | $318 | -81.9% |
| Danny R. Polatty | $1,254 | $315 | -74.9% |
| Harold J. Epps Jr. | $1,111 | $310 | -72.1% |
| Jennifer A. Pow | $1,397 | $301 | -78.5% |
| Shana G. Byerly | $1,423 | $294 | -79.3% |
| Sheryl L. Scott | $289 | $289 | 0% |
| Michael G. Hilliard | $924 | $280 | -69.7% |
| James A. Hughes III | $550 | $275 | -50% |
| Betty Fuller | $1,265 | $273 | -78.4% |
| Russell Parris | $1,298 | $260 | -80% |
| Jacob Chandler | $508 | $248 | -51.2% |
| Christopher Tyler Addy | $1,352 | $242 | -82.1% |
| Jason Lance Addy | $1,194 | $228 | -80.9% |
| Floyd Donovan Rushton | $1,001 | $211 | -78.9% |
| Joseph Michael Young | $748 | $176 | -76.5% |
| Linda McDonald | $217 | $175 | -19.4% |
| Margaret Gardner | $572 | $172 | -69.9% |
| Jake Bartley | $823 | $153 | -81.4% |
| Rhonda Zelazko | $0 | $143 | -- |
| James Robert Timmerman | $0 | $141 | -- |
| John Kyle Neal | $619 | $137 | -77.9% |
| Aaron Lee I. Duncan | $484 | $136 | -71.9% |
| Matthew J. Riddle | $990 | $128 | -87.1% |
| William H. Minor | $792 | $124 | -84.3% |
| Zachary Samuel Hendrix | $1,190 | $114 | -90.4% |
| Fredrick T. McGuire | $103 | $103 | 0% |
| Anthony Lewie King Jr. | $704 | $74 | -89.5% |
| Linda Coble | $69 | $71 | 2.9% |
| Sherard Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $15 | -- |
| Lezlie Alexandria Dodgen Addison | $8,733 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty K Marshall Farmland Trust | $9,779 | $0 | -100% |
| Bluebird Hill Farms, LLC | $248 | $0 | -100% |
| Deone a Jones | $231 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorenda M Sprowl | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Janis B. Sanders | $1,898 | $0 | -100% |
| John Andrew Dominick | $93 | $0 | -100% |
| John Stephens | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Timmerman | $452 | $0 | -100% |
| Speed S. Ray II | $2,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherard Family Limited Partnershi | $404 | $0 | -100% |
| Carroll J. Davis | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin S. Campbell | $9,215 | $0 | -100% |
| John T. McComb Jr. | $2,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,010,726 | $313,562 | -69% |
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