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In 2021, 84 farmers in cities within Greene County received a total of $785,174 in 97 farm subsidies, a 55% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.7 million in 289 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R a Moore Dairy, Inc. | $264,511 | $120,892 | -54.3% |
| W W Moore & Robert L Moore PTR Long Branch Dairy | $259,695 | $120,508 | -53.6% |
| Melba E. Durham | $64,782 | $68,533 | 5.8% |
| Edwards Bros Dairy | $59,355 | $56,850 | -4.2% |
| Ricky Johnson Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Merritt Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Albert R. Duvall | $95,875 | $41,157 | -57.1% |
| KTT Farm, LLC | $0 | $23,762 | -- |
| L T Davison Farms, Inc. | $22,112 | $21,453 | -3% |
| William B. Bates | $18,646 | $18,646 | 0% |
| TK Farms, Inc. | $0 | $18,042 | -- |
| Leon-Dutton Family Trust Dutton | $16,077 | $16,077 | 0% |
| Lickskillet Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $15,396 | -- |
| Eley Acres Farm PTRS | $0 | $13,264 | -- |
| Annette L Bates Trustee UTD September 23 1992 | $10,945 | $10,945 | 0% |
| Zebulon Mcwhorter Duvall | $55,170 | $10,202 | -81.5% |
| Whitney Farm South, LLC | $40,812 | $10,091 | -75.3% |
| William E. Adams | $27,727 | $8,247 | -70.3% |
| Laurance D. Smith | $0 | $6,866 | -- |
| T & C Cattle Company, LLC | $44,156 | $6,269 | -85.8% |
| Henry Mchaney Cook SR Rev Trust | $12,966 | $5,591 | -56.9% |
| Walter Dene Channell | $27,535 | $5,397 | -80.4% |
| McCord W. Hall | $33,835 | $5,056 | -85.1% |
| Kent Walker | $28,406 | $3,462 | -87.8% |
| Darrell Merritt | $14,011 | $3,407 | -75.7% |
| Phil Eley | $10,935 | $3,243 | -70.3% |
| Judith V. Hodnett | $10,137 | $2,952 | -70.9% |
| Larry Jeff Eley Jr. | $12,353 | $2,923 | -76.3% |
| Laurance B. Smith | $0 | $2,805 | -- |
| Jasper W. Copelan | $13,129 | $2,202 | -83.2% |
| Tracy Durrence | $2,156 | $2,156 | 0% |
| Benjamin W. Boswell Jr. | $6,611 | $2,134 | -67.7% |
| William Frank Moore | $17,085 | $2,059 | -87.9% |
| Dennis J. Sheppard | $7,414 | $2,036 | -72.5% |
| Rex Dauler | $15,132 | $2,027 | -86.6% |
| Daniel R. Durham | $13,466 | $1,906 | -85.8% |
| Sam Rabun | $2,396 | $1,735 | -27.6% |
| J. O. Edmonds Jr. | $9,909 | $1,693 | -82.9% |
| Charles T. Cronan | $14,467 | $1,522 | -89.5% |
| Hollis W. Yearwood | $8,040 | $1,495 | -81.4% |
| Austin Lanier | $7,637 | $1,483 | -80.6% |
| William Andrew Nash | $9,397 | $1,470 | -84.4% |
| Kenneth Irwin Cawthon | $5,074 | $1,468 | -71.1% |
| Ken Stewart | $45,376 | $1,461 | -96.8% |
| Edward Jack Sigman Jr. | $5,602 | $1,454 | -74% |
| Annette Bates | $1,433 | $1,433 | 0% |
| Jeffery V. Merritt | $8,466 | $1,360 | -83.9% |
| Bob Moore Dairy, LLC | $121,453 | $1,334 | -98.9% |
| Tina Louise Moon | $0 | $1,320 | -- |
| Charles F. Kimbell | $6,118 | $1,184 | -80.6% |
| Edwin G. Copelan Jr. | $6,162 | $1,170 | -81% |
| John H. Eley | $8,544 | $1,117 | -86.9% |
| Lewis L. Wheeler | $7,613 | $1,078 | -85.8% |
| Bruce E. Copelan | $8,724 | $1,076 | -87.7% |
| Ike Moore | $4,560 | $1,023 | -77.6% |
| Gregory Owen Bilbo | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Leonard Wright Sr. | $4,973 | $942 | -81.1% |
| Charles Jeffrey Cronan | $6,546 | $928 | -85.8% |
| William Henry Carlton IV | $10,497 | $917 | -91.3% |
| Mark Douglas Higdon Jr. | $20,580 | $897 | -95.6% |
| Dennis Spencer | $4,170 | $848 | -79.7% |
| Donna J. Adams | $12,280 | $842 | -93.1% |
| Ellis Amerson | $3,932 | $801 | -79.6% |
| Tony Marvin Bell Sr. | $5,845 | $740 | -87.3% |
| Frances M Gravgaard General Trust | $716 | $716 | 0% |
| Martin Dowdy | $4,340 | $698 | -83.9% |
| Willie E. Adams | $1,870 | $691 | -63% |
| Janice H. Eley | $6,365 | $672 | -89.4% |
| Gene Lindsey | $4,453 | $642 | -85.6% |
| Paula Bisson | $2,505 | $604 | -75.9% |
| Breanna Shuman | $2,356 | $570 | -75.8% |
| Edward Clements | $2,858 | $540 | -81.1% |
| Kelvin Clements | $1,882 | $424 | -77.5% |
| Richard Settles | $2,901 | $408 | -85.9% |
| John Moses Greene | $1,682 | $406 | -75.9% |
| Dennis Micah Hardigree | $3,066 | $394 | -87.1% |
| Jeffrey A. Heuer | $4,941 | $380 | -92.3% |
| John A. Lacey | $2,639 | $346 | -86.9% |
| Gregg Lindahl | $173 | $313 | 80.9% |
| Samantha Dunagan | $1,684 | $304 | -81.9% |
| Ronald B. Ogletree Jr. | $2,690 | $294 | -89.1% |
| Star Dairy, LLC | $11,376 | $251 | -97.8% |
| Jean Lynch | $225 | $225 | 0% |
| Stephen L. Hepler | $781 | $209 | -73.2% |
| Shunnea Turner | $1,647 | $0 | -100% |
| Abbey View Farms Oconee, LLC | $71,910 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan C. Meyer | $378 | $0 | -100% |
| Boswell Dairy | $4,086 | $0 | -100% |
| Choate Family Farms, LLC | $3,381 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Beeler | $398 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald W. Hodges | $3,069 | $0 | -100% |
| Hector A. Buitrago | $21,640 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Walker | $3,373 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph M. Norris | $347 | $0 | -100% |
| Joy L. Warner | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| K. Moore & Company, Inc. | $2,357 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith M. Ellenberg | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Little Creek Farm, LLC | $3,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Mandy Hill Adams | $596 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard R. Whitley | $240 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Tolbert | $4,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Sun & Rain, LLC | $1,329 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley J. Hunt | $1,895 | $0 | -100% |
| William B. Merritt Jr. | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvin P. Moore Jr. | $1,268 | $0 | -100% |
| Anderson C. Moore | $1,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Myrlene D Eley | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,744,538 | $785,174 | -55% |
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