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In 2021, 112 farmers in cities within Bullock County received a total of $660,383 in 128 farm subsidies, a 47.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 257 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Mullins | $4,366 | $98,084 | 2,146.5% |
| Don Anthony | $76,474 | $70,356 | -8% |
| Daniel & Son, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Bradley Reid Hall | $0 | $41,938 | -- |
| Henry Lee Pickett | $127,642 | $38,495 | -69.8% |
| Termika Jernigan | $0 | $33,688 | -- |
| Wiley T. Gibson Jr. | $31,771 | $26,310 | -17.2% |
| Donna Grubbs | $39,593 | $23,783 | -39.9% |
| William E. Cope | $0 | $16,532 | -- |
| Michael W. Dunn | $26,143 | $14,553 | -44.3% |
| Frank E. Rutland | $31,663 | $10,404 | -67.1% |
| Robert W. Tompkins | $44,074 | $10,147 | -77% |
| Lane Brothers Farm, LLC | $57,010 | $10,124 | -82.2% |
| Redbud Hill Plantation, LLC | $12,150 | $9,226 | -24.1% |
| Regina Pugh | $31,223 | $8,029 | -74.3% |
| Fred Law | $30,888 | $7,948 | -74.3% |
| Pelham Family Limited Partnership | $9,234 | $7,944 | -14% |
| Rob Adams | $27,709 | $7,708 | -72.2% |
| Rebecca E. Hall | $35,487 | $6,848 | -80.7% |
| Mike Hayden | $16,021 | $6,302 | -60.7% |
| James E. Klingler | $22,438 | $5,822 | -74.1% |
| William D. Cantey III | $9,556 | $5,700 | -40.4% |
| Douglas B. Borom | $24,590 | $4,861 | -80.2% |
| Panther Creek, Ltd. | $14,938 | $4,714 | -68.4% |
| Highridge Enterprises, LLC. | $8,327 | $4,454 | -46.5% |
| Joe M. Varner Jr. | $20,558 | $4,235 | -79.4% |
| Gunsmoke Ranch | $17,468 | $4,198 | -76% |
| James T. Spurlin Jr. | $24,149 | $4,126 | -82.9% |
| Frank J. Grant Sr. | $22,729 | $4,050 | -82.2% |
| Frank J. Grant Jr. | $9,455 | $4,009 | -57.6% |
| Troy M. Green | $4,177 | $3,990 | -4.5% |
| Fred Law | $15,444 | $3,974 | -74.3% |
| James Mcarthur Perry | $2,590 | $3,916 | 51.2% |
| William E. Rainer Jr. | $15,565 | $3,910 | -74.9% |
| Robin Lee Wallace | $34,227 | $3,850 | -88.8% |
| Mae L. Faulk | $17,031 | $3,766 | -77.9% |
| Phillip Pelham | $16,660 | $3,752 | -77.5% |
| Phil Roughton | $18,216 | $3,552 | -80.5% |
| Ceciel F Locklar | $4,867 | $3,018 | -38% |
| George S. Thomas Jr. | $0 | $2,996 | -- |
| Cliff L. Evans | $18,565 | $2,854 | -84.6% |
| Larry Bernard Farmer | $1,429 | $2,601 | 82% |
| Billy Joe Davis | $3,373 | $2,453 | -27.3% |
| Henry Herndon Barnett | $12,096 | $2,411 | -80.1% |
| Joe Hal Adams Jr. | $31,522 | $2,401 | -92.4% |
| Ivey Farms, LLC | $9,401 | $2,346 | -75% |
| Catherine D. Ellis | $12,913 | $2,335 | -81.9% |
| Graham Farms, LLC | $2,324 | $2,324 | 0% |
| Carlton G. Savory | $1,103 | $2,198 | 99.3% |
| Louis C. Rutland | $6,825 | $2,171 | -68.2% |
| Joe W. Stuart | $7,370 | $2,077 | -71.8% |
| John Bethea | $12,094 | $2,045 | -83.1% |
| Jimmy C. Martin | $2,937 | $1,961 | -33.2% |
| Elizabeth Cochran | $4,598 | $1,748 | -62% |
| Michael A. Green | $14,407 | $1,714 | -88.1% |
| Dismukes Farms, LLC | $2,180 | $1,712 | -21.5% |
| Donald C. Hall II | $5,709 | $1,654 | -71% |
| Donald E. Whitlow Jr. | $3,465 | $1,628 | -53% |
| Linda F. Russell | $5,613 | $1,531 | -72.7% |
| Earl White | $4,840 | $1,514 | -68.7% |
| Henry Barnett Jr. | $6,579 | $1,349 | -79.5% |
| Donald R. Jones | $5,201 | $1,302 | -75% |
| Floyd E. Singleton | $1,667 | $1,269 | -23.9% |
| Larry Jones Sr. | $9,220 | $1,260 | -86.3% |
| Queen E. Thornton | $9,220 | $1,260 | -86.3% |
| Clarence W. Redmond | $5,544 | $1,190 | -78.5% |
| Ginger Montgomery | $5,331 | $1,162 | -78.2% |
| Lamar Kelly Jr. | $3,135 | $1,106 | -64.7% |
| Roberto Hall | $4,917 | $1,010 | -79.5% |
| Alfonsa Martin | $6,212 | $998 | -83.9% |
| Mike Hasson | $5,654 | $966 | -82.9% |
| Ivan Caldwell | $6,420 | $961 | -85% |
| Green Growers, LLC | $937 | $937 | 0% |
| Cooper L. Rutland Jr. | $2,925 | $931 | -68.2% |
| Howard M. Ivey | $990 | $925 | -6.6% |
| Terry McLelland | $918 | $918 | 0% |
| Johnny W. Lott | $5,090 | $906 | -82.2% |
| Benny G. Youngblood | $4,229 | $855 | -79.8% |
| Daniel Cowen Hudson | $3,333 | $823 | -75.3% |
| David Holton Richards | $3,905 | $799 | -79.5% |
| Roy C. Lee | $2,189 | $772 | -64.7% |
| Jeffery Simmons | $4,045 | $709 | -82.5% |
| Jeffrey Allen Mira | $3,157 | $675 | -78.6% |
| Tripp Adams | $2,739 | $654 | -76.1% |
| Lougene Henderson | $2,739 | $652 | -76.2% |
| Bobby Gene Renfroe | $1,958 | $648 | -66.9% |
| Walter Lee Law | $2,772 | $630 | -77.3% |
| Kary C. Washington | $2,371 | $618 | -73.9% |
| John C. Cantey | $2,768 | $615 | -77.8% |
| Walter Law III | $1,959 | $585 | -70.1% |
| Donald Lampley | $2,553 | $571 | -77.6% |
| Leroy Slaughter | $1,188 | $560 | -52.9% |
| Julian F. Moore Jr. | $1,188 | $494 | -58.4% |
| Brenda Emfinger | $1,776 | $428 | -75.9% |
| Keith R. Rawls | $858 | $418 | -51.3% |
| Thomas E. Stuart | $1,155 | $400 | -65.4% |
| Paul Wesley Charpie Jr. | $2,226 | $394 | -82.3% |
| Kathy N Law | $1,353 | $393 | -71% |
| William Tarver III | $1,588 | $387 | -75.6% |
| Randy Youngblood | $1,912 | $374 | -80.4% |
| Samuel Holmes | $1,917 | $374 | -80.5% |
| Heather Bennett | $366 | $366 | 0% |
| Wilbert Jernigan | $1,101 | $311 | -71.8% |
| Daniel Lee Jacobsen | $798 | $310 | -61.2% |
| Michael Youngblood | $1,315 | $277 | -78.9% |
| J. R. Betts | $2,002 | $232 | -88.4% |
| Carolina C. Johnson | $2,850 | $226 | -92.1% |
| John Robert Green | $396 | $193 | -51.3% |
| Griggs Peterson Jr. | $570 | $138 | -75.8% |
| Rodney Scarver | $616 | $121 | -80.4% |
| Cochran Family Limited Liability Company | $566 | $47 | -91.7% |
| Joy Seaborn White | $67 | $19 | -71.6% |
| James Pugh Jr. | $4,736 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael C. Sconyers | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel W Forrer Estate | $5,709 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley Dekle | $4,565 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael H. Ammons | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| David Wayne Tice | $1,367 | $0 | -100% |
| H. C. Fuqua | $12,457 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry E. Henderson | $490 | $0 | -100% |
| John Johnny L. Adams | $632 | $0 | -100% |
| Laura R. Hembree | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia M. Lee | $116 | $0 | -100% |
| Sims Brothers, Inc. | $12,596 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen H. Summerhill | $3,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,264,469 | $660,383 | -47.8% |
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