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In 2021, 127 farmers in cities within Abbeville County received a total of $240,887 in 150 farm subsidies, an 81.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 374 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Wilson | $1,891 | $17,039 | 801.1% |
| Ted S. Bourne | $23,686 | $15,910 | -32.8% |
| Charles R. Hannah Jr. | $35,422 | $15,094 | -57.4% |
| Randell W. Wilson | $25,673 | $12,357 | -51.9% |
| Howard W. Tiller Jr. | $39,042 | $9,027 | -76.9% |
| Brandon M. Adger | $39,166 | $8,007 | -79.6% |
| Brian M. Lardiere | $46,255 | $7,895 | -82.9% |
| Prescott Darren Bosler | $87,566 | $6,926 | -92.1% |
| Ralph D. McDill | $43,800 | $6,272 | -85.7% |
| Edward L. Hagan Jr. | $11,392 | $6,071 | -46.7% |
| James W. Wright | $72,014 | $5,244 | -92.7% |
| Samuel A. Milford | $36,204 | $5,065 | -86% |
| Derek W. Adams | $24,966 | $4,574 | -81.7% |
| MRS Bridget B Powell | $2,200 | $4,149 | 88.6% |
| Johnny W. Simpson Jr. | $55,554 | $3,633 | -93.5% |
| Askew Family Farm, LLC | $22,802 | $3,368 | -85.2% |
| High Meadows Cattle Company, LLC | $26,768 | $3,131 | -88.3% |
| Swain Bowen | $20,896 | $3,038 | -85.5% |
| Mary L. Floyd | $0 | $2,944 | -- |
| Tanyard Springs Cattle, LLC | $27,044 | $2,576 | -90.5% |
| Roger E. Kelley | $13,813 | $2,445 | -82.3% |
| Martha C. Cann | $10,571 | $2,381 | -77.5% |
| Sara K. King | $19,824 | $2,334 | -88.2% |
| Fran C. McCaw | $18,235 | $2,324 | -87.3% |
| William F. Stoll Jr. | $17,288 | $2,216 | -87.2% |
| Jeff Evans | $9,671 | $2,198 | -77.3% |
| Jonathan B. Sumner | $14,800 | $2,158 | -85.4% |
| Thomas Kelly | $8,624 | $2,140 | -75.2% |
| Pan African Orthodox CH/Beulah Land Farms | $0 | $2,137 | -- |
| Lisa Moberg | $8,646 | $2,123 | -75.4% |
| Mark Sumner | $14,382 | $2,083 | -85.5% |
| Ronald E. Moss Jr. | $7,018 | $2,048 | -70.8% |
| Ronald E. Moss Sr. | $6,963 | $2,039 | -70.7% |
| W. T. Wilson Jr. | $18,413 | $2,023 | -89% |
| Vivian G. Price | $23,869 | $1,961 | -91.8% |
| Charles Stanley Hall | $16,199 | $1,872 | -88.4% |
| Danny E. Botts | $7,612 | $1,849 | -75.7% |
| Debra Jones Wright | $8,236 | $1,700 | -79.4% |
| John T. Kirkpatrick Jr. | $6,750 | $1,644 | -75.6% |
| Jeff A. Jordan | $6,757 | $1,578 | -76.6% |
| Bert Broadwell | $17,858 | $1,499 | -91.6% |
| Richard Cameron Wright | $6,512 | $1,499 | -77% |
| Brenda L. Powell | $9,978 | $1,450 | -85.5% |
| Cedar Farm, LLC | $6,487 | $1,436 | -77.9% |
| Jacob Thomasson | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Ronnie Lee Addison | $9,487 | $1,337 | -85.9% |
| Donald E. Lawrence | $11,750 | $1,332 | -88.7% |
| Susan M. Glenn | $16,738 | $1,325 | -92.1% |
| Faye C. Raines | $10,531 | $1,293 | -87.7% |
| Delores Templeton | $14,106 | $1,279 | -90.9% |
| Daniel Hershberger | $7,466 | $1,276 | -82.9% |
| James Robert Hester | $6,887 | $1,270 | -81.6% |
| Wesley Hershberger | $7,112 | $1,256 | -82.3% |
| Amanda L. Taylor | $11,745 | $1,250 | -89.4% |
| Stanley H. Keaton | $11,081 | $1,174 | -89.4% |
| Kenneth R. Powell | $6,783 | $1,162 | -82.9% |
| Mary Jean Smith | $12,502 | $1,156 | -90.8% |
| Bertha B. Wesson | $4,615 | $1,036 | -77.6% |
| Tonya Parnell | $9,470 | $1,008 | -89.4% |
| Tina W. McNeil | $4,125 | $949 | -77% |
| Shelby Joines | $6,232 | $927 | -85.1% |
| Edgar Ronald Bosler Jr. | $3,058 | $920 | -69.9% |
| Duanne O Hall | $5,317 | $916 | -82.8% |
| Eric Gray | $7,670 | $912 | -88.1% |
| James R. Seawright | $7,688 | $856 | -88.9% |
| Joshua Taylor Fox | $2,481 | $834 | -66.4% |
| Roan Creek Farm, LLC | $4,632 | $829 | -82.1% |
| Henry M. Seawright | $2,574 | $804 | -68.8% |
| Barry Jacks | $1,848 | $802 | -56.6% |
| CCC | $0 | $772 | -- |
| Gene H. Munns | $3,844 | $746 | -80.6% |
| Brian Parnell | $823 | $716 | -13% |
| Lander T. Sorrow | $3,194 | $715 | -77.6% |
| Wyatt H. Shirley III | $2,837 | $702 | -75.3% |
| Beverly Turner | $2,640 | $701 | -73.4% |
| Wayne C. Ashley | $2,849 | $699 | -75.5% |
| Fennel Jackson Fleming | $2,189 | $687 | -68.6% |
| Amber Mcmahan Price | $2,200 | $686 | -68.8% |
| Danny Shane Spires | $3,689 | $684 | -81.5% |
| Susie K New | $7,590 | $680 | -91% |
| Traci Stewart | $6,494 | $677 | -89.6% |
| Sandra Wilson | $4,884 | $674 | -86.2% |
| Dale C. Tessier | $16,052 | $674 | -95.8% |
| Harold J. Campbell | $3,819 | $623 | -83.7% |
| Gingerich Family Farms | $3,190 | $608 | -80.9% |
| Carl Michael Campbell | $1,958 | $597 | -69.5% |
| Betty B. Bowen | $5,242 | $591 | -88.7% |
| Tracy A. Lindler | $528 | $580 | 9.8% |
| Monica E. Chadwick | $0 | $519 | -- |
| Virginia Hagan Kelly | $6,289 | $514 | -91.8% |
| Paullet Kirkpatrick | $10,150 | $506 | -95% |
| William M. Cann | $2,079 | $502 | -75.9% |
| Ronnie B. Washington | $1,942 | $500 | -74.3% |
| Amanda H. Nickles | $4,609 | $478 | -89.6% |
| David C. Henry | $1,848 | $478 | -74.1% |
| James White Wilson | $2,561 | $475 | -81.5% |
| Michael D. Hall | $4,452 | $474 | -89.4% |
| Raymond K. Vandiver | $3,673 | $474 | -87.1% |
| Joanne Johnk | $3,094 | $455 | -85.3% |
| Jerry Lee Seawright | $1,892 | $453 | -76.1% |
| Jimmy L. Scoggins | $2,220 | $442 | -80.1% |
| Thomas A. Gambrell | $1,826 | $408 | -77.7% |
| Jennifer R. Lewis | $1,331 | $359 | -73% |
| Howard R. Culbreth | $1,034 | $331 | -68% |
| Rex J. Ashley | $669 | $327 | -51.1% |
| John A. Biggerstaff Sr. | $1,221 | $287 | -76.5% |
| Chad R. Culbreth | $946 | $277 | -70.7% |
| Michael P. Beasley | $2,711 | $273 | -89.9% |
| Steven Brent Couch | $2,602 | $269 | -89.7% |
| Dolores A. Marshall | $473 | $268 | -43.3% |
| Ronald Victor Brown Jr. | $1,188 | $260 | -78.1% |
| Delores P. McNeil | $2,333 | $245 | -89.5% |
| Allen J. Price Jr. | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Lynne R. Hester | $387 | $188 | -51.4% |
| Beverly E. Wilson | $358 | $179 | -50% |
| Jennifer B. Ferguson | $0 | $165 | -- |
| Robert W. Blackwell | $759 | $163 | -78.5% |
| Tamiya Adger | $1,231 | $138 | -88.8% |
| Mary W. Saylors | $0 | $126 | -- |
| Ashlen Adger | $1,131 | $121 | -89.3% |
| Indiah Adger | $1,131 | $121 | -89.3% |
| Teresa Evans | $473 | $104 | -78% |
| Jean S. Loftis | $204 | $100 | -51% |
| Mary B. Sherard | $411 | $63 | -84.7% |
| Franklin D. Rapley | $1,681 | $52 | -96.9% |
| Willi Johnk II | $4,886 | $14 | -99.7% |
| Valerie G. Hawthorne | $25 | $12 | -52% |
| Abbeville FSA | $1,217 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Marshall Sr. | $1,021 | $0 | -100% |
| Julie M. Williams | $1,347 | $0 | -100% |
| Keri Young | $455 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark T. Wiley | $1,064 | $0 | -100% |
| Matt Fisher | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Melissa Bowen | $4,950 | $0 | -100% |
| William K Manning, M.D. | $425 | $0 | -100% |
| Pan African Orthodox CH/Beulah LA | $27,827 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Lee Cann | $8,438 | $0 | -100% |
| Carnell Wright | $885 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Tessier | $4,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelby Joines | $5,383 | $0 | -100% |
| Bridget B. Powell | $17,989 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,330,043 | $240,887 | -81.9% |
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