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In 2021, 149 farmers in cities within Calhoun County received a total of $579,565 in 178 farm subsidies, a 69.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.9 million in 435 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.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Calhoun County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slaphappy Farm, Inc. | $0 | $96,303 | -- |
| Fort Bragg Farm, Inc. | $0 | $82,147 | -- |
| Trantham Farms, Inc. | $218,217 | $54,374 | -75.1% |
| Kelvin A. Hall | $8,756 | $37,059 | 323.2% |
| Harold I. Smith | $109,529 | $24,087 | -78% |
| Vicki Ann Hall | $0 | $22,700 | -- |
| Wendell J. Wilson | $89,467 | $21,014 | -76.5% |
| Prickett Poultry Farm, Inc. | $85,463 | $15,970 | -81.3% |
| James M. Condit | $78,986 | $15,936 | -79.8% |
| Sammy Morgan | $39,452 | $15,238 | -61.4% |
| Paul E. Argo | $14,564 | $13,778 | -5.4% |
| Thomas Andrew Dulin | $35,123 | $10,310 | -70.6% |
| Keith Edward Henegar | $25,873 | $9,137 | -64.7% |
| Owen D. Griffith | $36,866 | $8,852 | -76% |
| Pleasant Valley Farms, Inc. | $27,919 | $4,970 | -82.2% |
| Jimmy R. Cheatwood | $21,777 | $4,271 | -80.4% |
| Corey W. Barbee | $21,986 | $3,940 | -82.1% |
| Charles R Header | $11,418 | $3,926 | -65.6% |
| Matthew H. Smith | $15,705 | $3,912 | -75.1% |
| Travis E. Reaves | $17,496 | $3,898 | -77.7% |
| Danny Turner | $22,178 | $3,866 | -82.6% |
| Kenneth B. Hightower | $1,218 | $3,761 | 208.8% |
| Kathy P. McCrimmon | $11,796 | $3,462 | -70.7% |
| George M. Gibbins | $19,828 | $3,398 | -82.9% |
| Jody W. Noah | $12,270 | $3,060 | -75.1% |
| Colby Matthew Smith | $8,271 | $3,051 | -63.1% |
| Robert F. Davie | $13,523 | $2,877 | -78.7% |
| Faulkner and Land Farms, Inc. | $24,821 | $2,793 | -88.7% |
| Kenneth Frost | $13,998 | $2,667 | -80.9% |
| Ronal T. Thacker | $12,837 | $2,613 | -79.6% |
| Donald Brandon Hill | $20,260 | $2,556 | -87.4% |
| Tony Owen | $5,115 | $2,366 | -53.7% |
| Royster Daughters Trust | $2,321 | $2,321 | 0% |
| Brian L. Boozer | $10,923 | $2,238 | -79.5% |
| Stephen W. Whatley | $2,181 | $2,181 | 0% |
| James M Jordan Irrevocable Trust Dated July 29, 2013 | $13,275 | $2,158 | -83.7% |
| Jason P. Curry | $7,601 | $2,157 | -71.6% |
| Timothy L. Brown | $9,568 | $2,148 | -77.6% |
| Jason K. Murray | $7,579 | $1,877 | -75.2% |
| Roy R. Roberts | $11,842 | $1,875 | -84.2% |
| John Coleman Waugh | $1,842 | $1,842 | 0% |
| Harry E. Johnson | $6,820 | $1,839 | -73% |
| Mr. Byron Allen Murphy | $4,029 | $1,805 | -55.2% |
| Lester A. Avery | $6,919 | $1,723 | -75.1% |
| Diane H. Ford | $3,410 | $1,646 | -51.7% |
| Nancy E. Martin | $9,270 | $1,631 | -82.4% |
| Winford V. Hill | $5,690 | $1,614 | -71.6% |
| Max Alan Weathington | $3,963 | $1,588 | -59.9% |
| Michael J. Hosch | $7,421 | $1,559 | -79% |
| Paul D. Ponder | $7,771 | $1,498 | -80.7% |
| Joel Robert Cobb | $5,313 | $1,485 | -72% |
| Mary K Staples Rev Trust | $6,777 | $1,403 | -79.3% |
| Mr. Thomas E. Hill | $6,569 | $1,302 | -80.2% |
| Jenny Cain Williamson | $6,592 | $1,261 | -80.9% |
| Leonard D. Norton | $3,036 | $1,253 | -58.7% |
| Robert W. Welch Jr. | $5,235 | $1,214 | -76.8% |
| Ricky J. Nolen | $3,586 | $1,188 | -66.9% |
| Rodney D. Hurst | $6,379 | $1,121 | -82.4% |
| James D. Sloan Jr. | $5,913 | $1,112 | -81.2% |
| Van Stephen Roberts Jr. | $4,359 | $1,076 | -75.3% |
| Mark A. Brown | $5,741 | $1,072 | -81.3% |
| Brenda A. Hutto | $4,620 | $1,067 | -76.9% |
| Jill Welch Green | $3,465 | $1,046 | -69.8% |
| Benny L. Hamlin | $6,408 | $1,022 | -84.1% |
| Stephen A. Cobb | $4,444 | $982 | -77.9% |
| Donald M. van Horne | $2,558 | $962 | -62.4% |
| Leotes C Skinner | $3,797 | $959 | -74.7% |
| Daniel M. Hessey III | $4,379 | $886 | -79.8% |
| Adam Tyler Wilson | $4,081 | $879 | -78.5% |
| Ronald M. Coger | $3,443 | $852 | -75.3% |
| John M. Wheeler | $3,685 | $820 | -77.7% |
| Gregory A. Johnson | $3,028 | $807 | -73.3% |
| Billy Ray Watts | $3,311 | $794 | -76% |
| Mr. James Hayden Shuffield | $2,034 | $792 | -61.1% |
| Sparks Harper | $3,981 | $774 | -80.6% |
| Rodney K. Johnston | $3,876 | $771 | -80.1% |
| Richard K. Love | $2,970 | $756 | -74.5% |
| William J. Chapman | $5,481 | $743 | -86.4% |
| Jesse L. Hall | $2,629 | $720 | -72.6% |
| Floyd Anderson Smith III | $2,211 | $719 | -67.5% |
| Michael W. Sides | $4,629 | $708 | -84.7% |
| Huey Concrete & Construction, LLC | $2,783 | $691 | -75.2% |
| Martha J. Hunter | $4,025 | $674 | -83.3% |
| Alexander D. Breeden | $4,312 | $661 | -84.7% |
| Julia N. Smith | $660 | $660 | 0% |
| David B. Haynes | $2,519 | $656 | -74% |
| James D. Hamby | $5,405 | $654 | -87.9% |
| Norris J. Turner | $1,980 | $654 | -67% |
| Mark Koley Gilmer | $3,979 | $654 | -83.6% |
| Phillip D. Pritchett | $2,829 | $651 | -77% |
| Jay F. Pumroy | $2,409 | $650 | -73% |
| Ray L. Vinyard | $4,461 | $644 | -85.6% |
| Ina C. Grace | $2,024 | $638 | -68.5% |
| Tony L. Ginn | $2,200 | $611 | -72.2% |
| Michael Shane Worthy | $2,563 | $605 | -76.4% |
| Mr. Jimmy C. Logan | $2,178 | $605 | -72.2% |
| Terry J. Easterwood | $2,589 | $602 | -76.7% |
| Jeffrey Allen Key | $4,157 | $592 | -85.8% |
| Mr. Steven R. Armstrong | $2,299 | $580 | -74.8% |
| Justin C. Turner | $7,273 | $574 | -92.1% |
| Maxine C Long & Merrie J Muncher Elizabeth Campbel | $0 | $571 | -- |
| Roland Leon McFall | $3,438 | $557 | -83.8% |
| Frankie W. McClendon | $1,969 | $541 | -72.5% |
| Wayland L. Smith | $2,924 | $537 | -81.6% |
| Amelia Crow | $517 | $517 | 0% |
| Jonathan Hegeman | $1,294 | $512 | -60.4% |
| Susan S. Peek | $1,263 | $505 | -60% |
| Douglas H. Mooneyham | $2,299 | $502 | -78.2% |
| Jeffrey Lloyd Kelley | $2,046 | $454 | -77.8% |
| William L. Robertson | $2,091 | $442 | -78.9% |
| Arthur J. Harris | $2,200 | $432 | -80.4% |
| Christopher M. Gray | $1,452 | $428 | -70.5% |
| Mary Hubbard Randolph | $416 | $416 | 0% |
| Mr. Leonard Dwight Hayes | $1,419 | $391 | -72.4% |
| Michael Lee Clark | $2,496 | $388 | -84.5% |
| Jeb S. Nabors | $3,342 | $380 | -88.6% |
| Eagle Eye Partners, LLC | $1,247 | $370 | -70.3% |
| Tiffany Martin Sallee | $2,101 | $349 | -83.4% |
| Wilburn Nathan Turner | $2,386 | $332 | -86.1% |
| Joel Aron Bonds | $1,962 | $322 | -83.6% |
| Harlan S. Roberts | $1,320 | $314 | -76.2% |
| Theresa M. Johns | $1,581 | $312 | -80.3% |
| Willie M. Crook | $934 | $307 | -67.1% |
| Michael E. Bain | $1,805 | $298 | -83.5% |
| Joshua Todd Walker | $990 | $292 | -70.5% |
| Johnny M. Sanders | $4,426 | $287 | -93.5% |
| Fred Lamar Chapman | $1,342 | $283 | -78.9% |
| William J. Ginn | $1,023 | $278 | -72.8% |
| James M. Stiefel | $1,532 | $277 | -81.9% |
| Charles F. Clark | $264 | $264 | 0% |
| Garry D. Bearden | $935 | $255 | -72.7% |
| Michael T. Pruitt | $2,067 | $254 | -87.7% |
| Angela Martin | $517 | $241 | -53.4% |
| David Scott Dothard | $429 | $220 | -48.7% |
| Jake M. Green | $957 | $209 | -78.2% |
| Evis Ray Thompson II | $1,001 | $201 | -79.9% |
| Earnest L. Green | $6,889 | $198 | -97.1% |
| James H. Smith | $1,001 | $194 | -80.6% |
| Jeb S. Nabors | $1,671 | $190 | -88.6% |
| Christopher Edward Johnson | $473 | $188 | -60.3% |
| David E. Weddington | $363 | $178 | -51% |
| Thomas C. Gilmer | $935 | $172 | -81.6% |
| Christopher R. Sparks | $968 | $149 | -84.6% |
| John G. Woodruff | $748 | $138 | -81.6% |
| Donald E. Bushey | $231 | $100 | -56.7% |
| Charles D. Naugher | $297 | $88 | -70.4% |
| David L. Stephens | $192 | $74 | -61.5% |
| Debra Chambers | $0 | $50 | -- |
| Amos Zachary Carmack | $683 | $14 | -98% |
| David M. Wright | $16,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Candice Livingston | $66 | $0 | -100% |
| Greenway Plants, Inc. | $444,244 | $0 | -100% |
| Hawk Hill Farm, LLC | $1,464 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry B. Dempsey | $12,248 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry H. Dyar Sr. | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Helen Cheatwood | $1,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Maxine C Long & Merrie J Muncher | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Mildred A. Murphy | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela Sue McGarity | $233 | $0 | -100% |
| Sally L. Haynes | $1,027 | $0 | -100% |
| Woodrow K. Cheatwood | $1,380 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack D. Boydston | $945 | $0 | -100% |
| James Junior Pruitt | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Martha J. Wilson | $29 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael K. Smith | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin Ray Haynes | $3,374 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacy R. Whitehead | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy C. Snead Jr. | $85 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,905,868 | $579,565 | -69.6% |
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