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In 2021, 113 farmers in cities within Greene County received a total of $191,695 in 126 farm subsidies, an 87.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.5 million in 263 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beeker Catfish & Cattle Farm, Inc. | $276,531 | $15,394 | -94.4% |
| Reach, Inc. | $50,729 | $11,956 | -76.4% |
| Allen S. Clark | $46,238 | $11,953 | -74.1% |
| Double Wheel Ranch, LLC | $335,694 | $11,820 | -96.5% |
| Terry Little | $37,374 | $7,750 | -79.3% |
| Barry Ethridge | $20,273 | $6,530 | -67.8% |
| Circle M Ranch, LLC | $31,979 | $6,524 | -79.6% |
| Samuel J. Ethridge | $20,240 | $6,513 | -67.8% |
| Foster J. Bell Jr. | $17,372 | $5,961 | -65.7% |
| Roscoe Harvell | $36,706 | $5,606 | -84.7% |
| Herndon Farms, Inc. | $137,567 | $5,117 | -96.3% |
| Theresa O. Ballard | $5,041 | $5,041 | 0% |
| Charlie McAlpine | $24,871 | $4,948 | -80.1% |
| Esther R. McCarter | $6,488 | $4,735 | -27% |
| Mantua Investments, LLC | $4,389 | $4,390 | 0% |
| Mike Stanley | $14,355 | $3,691 | -74.3% |
| Archie Bird | $12,870 | $3,187 | -75.2% |
| Jessie Wedgeworth | $13,841 | $3,094 | -77.6% |
| Levi Morrow Jr. | $8,459 | $3,070 | -63.7% |
| John F. Bishop III | $11,086 | $2,782 | -74.9% |
| Aaron Morrow | $7,931 | $2,178 | -72.5% |
| Kevin Jockisch | $8,173 | $2,110 | -74.2% |
| Gunter Lee Ballard | $9,834 | $2,074 | -78.9% |
| John L. Meeks | $10,058 | $1,982 | -80.3% |
| Mary S. McAlpine | $5,912 | $1,868 | -68.4% |
| Teresa I. Beeker | $2,073 | $1,842 | -11.1% |
| Willie Ester Davis | $4,943 | $1,730 | -65% |
| Alfretta C Crawford | $8,976 | $1,716 | -80.9% |
| Tonya R. Williams | $5,390 | $1,621 | -69.9% |
| William Bambarger Jr. | $5,885 | $1,516 | -74.2% |
| James G. Wilson | $6,690 | $1,470 | -78% |
| Jim Bambarger | $4,125 | $1,424 | -65.5% |
| W. R. Odom Jr. | $70,675 | $1,301 | -98.2% |
| The Estate of Elsie Taylor Odom | $2,569 | $1,255 | -51.1% |
| George W. Hall | $1,312 | $1,182 | -9.9% |
| Clarence E. Outland | $3,751 | $1,165 | -68.9% |
| Adrian D. Ward | $2,676 | $1,130 | -57.8% |
| Felicia Michelle Knott-Ward | $2,676 | $1,130 | -57.8% |
| Lancaster Farm Property Trust | $778 | $1,084 | 39.3% |
| Alfred Jackson | $4,700 | $982 | -79.1% |
| Aundre L Woods | $5,948 | $968 | -83.7% |
| Luther Winn Jr. | $3,718 | $882 | -76.3% |
| John H. Kennard | $3,576 | $879 | -75.4% |
| Jeff D. Hardy | $2,434 | $800 | -67.1% |
| Morgan Sellers | $4,131 | $795 | -80.8% |
| Sherman Smith | $2,497 | $790 | -68.4% |
| Virginia Williams | $1,452 | $784 | -46% |
| James L. Hardy | $2,464 | $781 | -68.3% |
| Martha James | $3,146 | $758 | -75.9% |
| Lorenzo Burrell | $2,522 | $754 | -70.1% |
| James M. Green | $2,453 | $726 | -70.4% |
| Lewis Purse | $825 | $710 | -13.9% |
| Mila R. Key | $2,255 | $682 | -69.8% |
| Agatha D. Rice | $4,943 | $668 | -86.5% |
| Frederick Williams | $2,354 | $664 | -71.8% |
| Caleb Byron Lee | $2,816 | $651 | -76.9% |
| Janice S. Clark | $643 | $643 | 0% |
| Eddie L. Coats | $2,935 | $639 | -78.2% |
| Henry P. McGhee | $3,069 | $613 | -80% |
| William Morgan Jr. | $2,313 | $602 | -74% |
| Melanie S. Moss | $2,002 | $595 | -70.3% |
| Alex L. Crawford III | $2,761 | $585 | -78.8% |
| James Waddell | $3,317 | $584 | -82.4% |
| James Clark Pilkinton | $1,773 | $582 | -67.2% |
| Raymond Steele | $2,545 | $567 | -77.7% |
| Kay M. Hamilton | $1,386 | $560 | -59.6% |
| Toice Goodson | $2,259 | $550 | -75.7% |
| Cleveland J. Austin | $1,650 | $471 | -71.5% |
| Alison Coleman | $990 | $466 | -52.9% |
| Karron M Johnson | $990 | $466 | -52.9% |
| Jessica Jordan | $957 | $455 | -52.5% |
| Artie Atkins | $943 | $448 | -52.5% |
| Melvin Coleman | $0 | $440 | -- |
| Willie Cooks | $858 | $438 | -49% |
| Luther A. Davis | $1,133 | $428 | -62.2% |
| Malcom Thomas Merriweather | $2,730 | $414 | -84.8% |
| Lamarte M Cook | $1,892 | $357 | -81.1% |
| Willie Busby | $1,320 | $339 | -74.3% |
| John E. McCarter | $1,375 | $329 | -76.1% |
| William Edward Lee | $979 | $323 | -67% |
| Morris Hardy | $1,303 | $317 | -75.7% |
| Eugene Gibson | $1,199 | $315 | -73.7% |
| Rodney Pham | $1,357 | $311 | -77.1% |
| Winford C. Andrews | $1,507 | $301 | -80% |
| Allen Turner | $902 | $297 | -67.1% |
| Carole R. Lancaster | $205 | $295 | 43.9% |
| Vincent Isaac | $1,309 | $294 | -77.5% |
| Willie J. Wallace | $1,339 | $277 | -79.3% |
| Willie Atkins | $1,210 | $273 | -77.4% |
| Terry D. Edwards | $831 | $272 | -67.3% |
| Ronnie L. Hicks | $594 | $270 | -54.5% |
| Hendrix F. Hughes | $1,265 | $266 | -79% |
| Curtis Kennard | $1,254 | $255 | -79.7% |
| Tracy Weatherspoon | $561 | $252 | -55.1% |
| Price Harper | $1,221 | $242 | -80.2% |
| Henry Smith | $882 | $221 | -74.9% |
| Mose E. Jones | $1,221 | $211 | -82.7% |
| Rosie M. Garth | $495 | $208 | -58% |
| Anna L. Hardy | $535 | $207 | -61.3% |
| Eddie R. Cole | $1,103 | $190 | -82.8% |
| Jessie Lawson | $616 | $176 | -71.4% |
| Jimmie Moore | $330 | $172 | -47.9% |
| Ben Jackson | $330 | $158 | -52.1% |
| Lesley Carlisle | $297 | $155 | -47.8% |
| James Caruthers | $879 | $149 | -83% |
| John Henry Williams | $363 | $138 | -62% |
| John E. Nickson | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Mary Cook Constantine | $638 | $104 | -83.7% |
| Lillie R. Thomas | $198 | $83 | -58.1% |
| James D. Rhodes | $220 | $65 | -70.5% |
| Roberta Mack | $99 | $42 | -57.6% |
| Bennie Abrams III | $190 | $25 | -86.8% |
| Michael Abrams | $190 | $25 | -86.8% |
| Grady Wilson | $260 | $0 | -100% |
| Greene Prairie Aquafarm, LLC | $51,483 | $0 | -100% |
| James Childs | $1,394 | $0 | -100% |
| James Childs Jr. | $1,254 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Murphy Jr. | $321 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet L. Bullock | $4,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Leroy Dixon | $7,507 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Elliott Jr. | $2,698 | $0 | -100% |
| Albert Peebles | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Alphonso Duncan | $2,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Anita D. Lewis | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Ayanna E. Crawford | $944 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth W. Holmes | $890 | $0 | -100% |
| J. B. Gaines | $6 | $0 | -100% |
| J. H. Montgomery | $3,188 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Lancaster | $432 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Pearce | $47,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Patton Inge | $1,997 | $0 | -100% |
| Nettie S. Carpenter | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessie W. Green | $5,454 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcus B. Ethridge | $3,903 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodriquez Croxton | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,534,649 | $191,695 | -87.5% |
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