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In 2021, 60 farmers in cities within Treutlen County received a total of $408,019 in 92 farm subsidies, a 40.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $684,592 in 121 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry M. Phillips | $244,812 | $144,758 | -40.9% |
| Ronald S. Phillips | $149,964 | $84,570 | -43.6% |
| Alvin Wheeler | $59,412 | $54,249 | -8.7% |
| Phillip Jennings Turf Farms, LLC | $0 | $32,084 | -- |
| Cecil P. Jennings IV | $18,201 | $14,197 | -22% |
| Arthur L & Chadwick Heath, GP | $50,704 | $12,674 | -75% |
| Sammy D. Young | $0 | $7,743 | -- |
| Drexel Braddy | $18,842 | $6,701 | -64.4% |
| Thomas James Phillips | $0 | $5,105 | -- |
| Ohoopee Holding Company, LLC | $0 | $3,676 | -- |
| David M. Walden | $2,706 | $2,706 | 0% |
| Joshua Donnie Cammack | $1,903 | $2,690 | 41.4% |
| Bobby J. Claxton | $7,901 | $2,565 | -67.5% |
| Connie L. Sumner | $0 | $2,341 | -- |
| Gary J. Walden | $11,185 | $2,185 | -80.5% |
| Rhonda M. Norris | $2,099 | $2,099 | 0% |
| Alice D. Heath | $1,918 | $1,918 | 0% |
| Jacquelyn C. Smith | $7,073 | $1,667 | -76.4% |
| Billy F. Wade Sr. | $1,571 | $1,571 | 0% |
| JGH Family, LLLP | $177 | $1,397 | 689.3% |
| Steven G. Powell | $8,798 | $1,388 | -84.2% |
| Charlotte F. Rustin | $1,240 | $1,240 | 0% |
| Phillip Darin Keen | $1,238 | $1,238 | 0% |
| Charles Ronald Wilkes | $1,144 | $1,144 | 0% |
| Brenda P. Brown | $2,319 | $1,132 | -51.2% |
| Mitchell J. Edge | $1,052 | $1,052 | 0% |
| Samuel Ricky Price | $6,400 | $1,031 | -83.9% |
| Greg Higgs | $3,960 | $1,009 | -74.5% |
| Johnsons Chapel Church | $1,900 | $964 | -49.3% |
| James A. Baker Jr. | $1,671 | $840 | -49.7% |
| Wade C. Clark | $1,038 | $757 | -27.1% |
| Joe Lumley Farms, LLC | $3,419 | $652 | -80.9% |
| Beverly J. Robinson | $0 | $624 | -- |
| William Adam Horne | $1,572 | $597 | -62% |
| Don A. Woolf | $1,031 | $546 | -47% |
| Maxanne C Woolf | $1,031 | $546 | -47% |
| Michael L. Brown | $2,886 | $546 | -81.1% |
| Christopher D. Braddy | $504 | $504 | 0% |
| Russell Keith Ricks | $2,167 | $490 | -77.4% |
| Danny Shepherd | $1,126 | $474 | -57.9% |
| Sylvester Harris III | $0 | $460 | -- |
| Durden Cattle Company, LLC | $2,567 | $431 | -83.2% |
| Philip K. Bailey | $468 | $430 | -8.1% |
| Jerry T. Horne | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Bob H. Braddy | $3,766 | $371 | -90.1% |
| Kendall Mack Hamilton | $1,507 | $367 | -75.6% |
| Mary Martha Jennings | $783 | $353 | -54.9% |
| Barry Norris | $0 | $319 | -- |
| Annette T. Shepherd | $223 | $223 | 0% |
| Donnie A. Mason Jr. | $1,357 | $219 | -83.9% |
| Soperton N S, Inc. | $0 | $185 | -- |
| Edward Bell | $1,290 | $155 | -88% |
| Jeffery A. Kight | $517 | $102 | -80.3% |
| Deborah A. Mimbs | $861 | $99 | -88.5% |
| Jackie M. Willis | $226 | $90 | -60.2% |
| Nell D. Absher | $162 | $57 | -64.8% |
| Betty June Slater | $107 | $38 | -64.5% |
| Benjamin L. Gillis | $88 | $33 | -62.5% |
| Elverett E Love SR | $146 | $25 | -82.9% |
| Sally T. Nicholson | $133 | $7 | -94.7% |
| Bobby J. Moxley | $1,727 | $0 | -100% |
| Cornelia P. Steptoe | $101 | $0 | -100% |
| Emory Proctor | $1,725 | $0 | -100% |
| Gail Johnson | $726 | $0 | -100% |
| JG3 Holdings, LLLP | $872 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary C. Phillips | $105 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary E. Young | $1,572 | $0 | -100% |
| Spivey Braddy Farms, LLC | $40,599 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $684,592 | $408,019 | -40.4% |
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