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In 2021, 126 farmers in cities within Chattooga County received a total of $644,066 in 160 farm subsidies, a 50.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 298 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Edward Williams II | $15,669 | $88,341 | 463.8% |
| Travis L. Tittle | $0 | $62,466 | -- |
| Gore Forest Products, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| M & K Dawson Company, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Triple J Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| William D. Mitchell | $276,258 | $38,357 | -86.1% |
| Hurley Bros Farm | $106,270 | $30,260 | -71.5% |
| Frank Bearden | $0 | $28,171 | -- |
| Stacy S. Gray | $45,073 | $13,996 | -68.9% |
| James M. Agnew | $66,016 | $11,114 | -83.2% |
| William Edward Whitlock | $0 | $10,292 | -- |
| Jeremy James Eager | $33,488 | $10,139 | -69.7% |
| Joshua Luke Loughridge | $20,922 | $9,452 | -54.8% |
| Jack Hamilton Brewer | $29,381 | $9,336 | -68.2% |
| Charles E. Massey | $37,178 | $9,284 | -75% |
| Michael D. Dawson | $34,614 | $7,407 | -78.6% |
| Kingston H. Lanier | $68,088 | $6,072 | -91.1% |
| William Tyler Whitlock | $0 | $5,468 | -- |
| James A. Thomas | $18,998 | $5,278 | -72.2% |
| Jerry H. Cook | $6,577 | $4,357 | -33.8% |
| Luther A. Hegwood | $6,798 | $3,554 | -47.7% |
| Joe D. Manous | $8,498 | $3,518 | -58.6% |
| William P. Bryan Jr. | $30,331 | $3,312 | -89.1% |
| John T. Stubbs III | $9,897 | $3,226 | -67.4% |
| Alfred R. McDaniel | $6,561 | $3,207 | -51.1% |
| Perry A. Westbrook | $5,940 | $3,105 | -47.7% |
| Jarrod C. Smith | $7,959 | $3,070 | -61.4% |
| Marcus D. Strawn | $5,808 | $3,036 | -47.7% |
| Leonard W. Brown | $10,741 | $2,829 | -73.7% |
| John C. Hunter | $9,952 | $2,812 | -71.7% |
| Eddie Littlejohn | $11,858 | $2,777 | -76.6% |
| Jeffery W. Cargle | $6,540 | $2,726 | -58.3% |
| Stacey Robinson | $10,956 | $2,622 | -76.1% |
| Grady E. Schrader III | $0 | $2,605 | -- |
| Joe M. Reed | $11,581 | $2,400 | -79.3% |
| Letitia S. Smith | $13,071 | $2,346 | -82.1% |
| H & F Farms, LLC | $6,516 | $2,330 | -64.2% |
| Brian Keith Durham | $12,307 | $2,298 | -81.3% |
| Barbara L. Sanford | $6,781 | $2,296 | -66.1% |
| Bryan H. Lanier | $11,748 | $2,270 | -80.7% |
| Dale E. Williams | $9,355 | $2,191 | -76.6% |
| James F. Beatson | $9,712 | $2,185 | -77.5% |
| Charles Andrew Hames | $7,229 | $2,139 | -70.4% |
| Benny G. Price Jr. | $17,182 | $2,070 | -88% |
| Christopher Lee Kerce | $9,071 | $2,058 | -77.3% |
| Anthony Merle Thurston | $6,644 | $2,036 | -69.4% |
| Aubrey Dale Housch | $1,455 | $1,972 | 35.5% |
| Chaney Ron Waldon | $3,762 | $1,966 | -47.7% |
| Jeff L. Coley | $9,771 | $1,880 | -80.8% |
| Melvin R. Simmons Jr. | $6,047 | $1,754 | -71% |
| William L. Crouch | $13,249 | $1,753 | -86.8% |
| James A. Raptis | $8,910 | $1,721 | -80.7% |
| Charles E. Lowry | $15,128 | $1,673 | -88.9% |
| David L. Millican | $3,463 | $1,570 | -54.7% |
| Kaye Broome | $5,313 | $1,570 | -70.4% |
| Lamar J. Neal | $6,713 | $1,566 | -76.7% |
| Ethan B. Hutchins | $6,958 | $1,560 | -77.6% |
| Maverick Kirk Herod | $9,615 | $1,552 | -83.9% |
| James Alec Jones | $4,631 | $1,501 | -67.6% |
| Timothy L. Cook | $2,706 | $1,414 | -47.7% |
| Jon G. Bartnick | $1,254 | $1,371 | 9.3% |
| Wilburn L. Cavin | $4,983 | $1,363 | -72.6% |
| Robert W. Denson | $2,574 | $1,346 | -47.7% |
| Robert Yates | $6,863 | $1,346 | -80.4% |
| Joshua Cole Thomas | $10,396 | $1,346 | -87.1% |
| Larry R. Scoggins | $6,003 | $1,246 | -79.2% |
| Tyler K. Fisher | $5,071 | $1,242 | -75.5% |
| Bryan Adam Lanier | $4,180 | $1,208 | -71.1% |
| Robert Lawrence Beach | $5,103 | $1,173 | -77% |
| Jason A. Dawson | $0 | $1,169 | -- |
| Lisa Martinez | $2,112 | $1,104 | -47.7% |
| Claude Cox | $6,410 | $1,087 | -83% |
| Richard E. Wright | $2,046 | $1,070 | -47.7% |
| Yancy D. Robinson | $4,686 | $1,070 | -77.2% |
| Paul W. Walden | $4,394 | $1,035 | -76.4% |
| Shawn F. McCary | $5,755 | $1,018 | -82.3% |
| Sarah Elizabeth Morgan | $2,016 | $1,000 | -50.4% |
| Dillard Eugene Taylor | $1,749 | $914 | -47.7% |
| Russell H. Dooley | $2,794 | $914 | -67.3% |
| Ryan Thomas Hardin | $7,063 | $897 | -87.3% |
| Steve F. Scoggins | $1,716 | $897 | -47.7% |
| Joe G. Dawson | $4,172 | $828 | -80.2% |
| Charles W. Powell | $2,486 | $811 | -67.4% |
| Douglas Glenn Ratliff | $3,154 | $759 | -75.9% |
| Ronald H. Carter | $4,498 | $759 | -83.1% |
| Cliff Ratliff | $1,953 | $724 | -62.9% |
| Brian Keith Whitlock | $2,618 | $707 | -73% |
| Clemmie A. Black | $482 | $685 | 42.1% |
| Ralph D. McGraw Sr. | $2,442 | $673 | -72.4% |
| Charles E. Davis | $1,991 | $638 | -68% |
| Rebecca B. Thomas | $1,221 | $638 | -47.7% |
| Blanding B. Young | $1,188 | $621 | -47.7% |
| Clifford W. Cordle | $2,833 | $586 | -79.3% |
| George F. Tolbert | $2,448 | $569 | -76.8% |
| Tracy Lane Pavlovsky | $3,853 | $518 | -86.6% |
| Daryl Wayne Manning | $1,958 | $518 | -73.5% |
| Vanessa Dawn Massey | $990 | $518 | -47.7% |
| David F. Ward | $1,441 | $466 | -67.7% |
| Joshua R. Baker | $1,661 | $466 | -71.9% |
| James H. Goss | $0 | $464 | -- |
| Ted Bridges | $464 | $464 | 0% |
| George Clayton Vandiver | $1,253 | $448 | -64.2% |
| William Randall Brinkley | $858 | $448 | -47.8% |
| Max H. Treadaway | $1,893 | $431 | -77.2% |
| William Joseph Culbert | $3,313 | $431 | -87% |
| James E. Parker | $759 | $397 | -47.7% |
| Matthew Oliver Eubanks | $1,861 | $392 | -78.9% |
| Ralph D. McGraw Jr. | $1,331 | $380 | -71.5% |
| Jackie Kenneth Coley | $726 | $380 | -47.7% |
| Bittena C Beam | $3,455 | $341 | -90.1% |
| John Jerry Worsham Jr. | $2,007 | $328 | -83.7% |
| Anthony L. Bannister | $2,948 | $328 | -88.9% |
| Nancy Sue Dyer | $1,002 | $310 | -69.1% |
| Nancy Sue Dyer | $1,002 | $310 | -69.1% |
| James L. Taylor | $296 | $296 | 0% |
| Bobby Glenn Davis | $495 | $259 | -47.7% |
| Michael A. Duke | $699 | $259 | -62.9% |
| Haywood Valley Farms, Inc. | $429 | $224 | -47.8% |
| Waymon Oscar Blansit | $429 | $224 | -47.8% |
| Joseph Andrew Middleton | $399 | $155 | -61.2% |
| Randall E. Taylor | $535 | $155 | -71% |
| John Bailey | $146 | $146 | 0% |
| Mark L. Berman | $96 | $96 | 0% |
| Shane A. Brock | $1,027 | $86 | -91.6% |
| Alvin Sentell | $258 | $77 | -70.2% |
| Heather Reed | $571 | $52 | -90.9% |
| Carl Lee Abercrombie | $508 | $0 | -100% |
| Hayden Robert Vaughn | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill Bryan Cattle, LLC | $29,468 | $0 | -100% |
| Dejuan Jarrett | $160 | $0 | -100% |
| Ellis P. Linn | $126 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessie S. Chisolm | $3,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn Grace Chisolm | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie Cole Thomas | $3,422 | $0 | -100% |
| Loughridge Farm, Inc. | $6,706 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin D. Orr | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,312,691 | $644,066 | -50.9% |
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