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In 2021, 188 farmers in cities within Chatham County received a total of $1 million in 242 farm subsidies, a 44% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.8 million in 488 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 Chatham County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake L. Andrew Jr. | $0 | $106,099 | -- |
| Ronald Allen Gilliland | $9,723 | $55,880 | 474.7% |
| Williams Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Rhonda F. Oates | $0 | $49,640 | -- |
| Nicholas A. Craven | $8,950 | $48,170 | 438.2% |
| Manco Farm, Inc. | $46,294 | $48,162 | 4% |
| Horney Livestock Company | $376,887 | $45,041 | -88% |
| Randy Cook | $0 | $38,499 | -- |
| Daniel E. Stevens | $9,259 | $38,266 | 313.3% |
| Brush Creek Swiss Farm | $60,573 | $36,767 | -39.3% |
| Stephen L. Gaines | $550 | $30,834 | 5,506.2% |
| Mark P. Matthews | $0 | $21,104 | -- |
| Johnny L. Hussey | $32,551 | $21,046 | -35.3% |
| Josh White | $43,793 | $20,742 | -52.6% |
| C & B Farms | $0 | $20,349 | -- |
| Larry M. Lemons | $16,645 | $20,187 | 21.3% |
| Charles Philip Cook | $26,548 | $13,407 | -49.5% |
| Winfred E. Allen | $10,256 | $12,650 | 23.3% |
| Paul W. Price | $37,672 | $11,710 | -68.9% |
| Billy Edward York Jr. | $8,564 | $10,884 | 27.1% |
| Philip Cox | $30,014 | $10,101 | -66.3% |
| Joy C. Brewer | $0 | $9,625 | -- |
| Joseph C. Conrad | $10,290 | $8,657 | -15.9% |
| Charles C. Holt Jr. | $3,036 | $8,067 | 165.7% |
| Ronald L Teague Estate | $0 | $7,846 | -- |
| A & J Family Limited Partnership | $7,689 | $7,689 | 0% |
| Lynette K Russell Rev Trustee | $10,529 | $7,157 | -32% |
| Christopher W. McPherson | $3,960 | $6,848 | 72.9% |
| Sue L. Nelson | $4,381 | $6,501 | 48.4% |
| Frank Kent Dickens | $4,976 | $6,432 | 29.3% |
| Mark A. McMath | $0 | $6,215 | -- |
| Michael Alan Brooks | $8,045 | $6,110 | -24.1% |
| Brenda Szilvay | $5,221 | $5,459 | 4.6% |
| Parker A. Culberson | $27,477 | $5,440 | -80.2% |
| Keith a Tuttle Farms, Inc. | $60,412 | $5,362 | -91.1% |
| Ronald L. Dameron | $4,684 | $5,301 | 13.2% |
| Tracy Culberson | $0 | $5,225 | -- |
| Kenneth Daniel Moody | $2,457 | $5,132 | 108.9% |
| Clyde R. Perry Jr. | $31,373 | $5,118 | -83.7% |
| William J. Perry | $6,058 | $5,102 | -15.8% |
| Debra K. Green | $667 | $5,055 | 657.9% |
| Jeffrey D. Sessoms | $0 | $4,840 | -- |
| George Daniel Pike | $20,619 | $4,760 | -76.9% |
| Perry Junior Sessoms | $0 | $4,620 | -- |
| Henry B. Stinson | $23,062 | $4,560 | -80.2% |
| Angus C. McDonald | $4,200 | $4,200 | 0% |
| Stephen K. Moore | $14,653 | $4,150 | -71.7% |
| Mr. Darryl Keith Isley | $3,828 | $3,956 | 3.3% |
| Donahue Farms | $8,521 | $3,528 | -58.6% |
| John Barton Mitchell | $13,155 | $3,217 | -75.5% |
| Jerry L. Frye | $16,198 | $2,958 | -81.7% |
| Steve Clark Phillips | $19,336 | $2,829 | -85.4% |
| John Headen | $23,188 | $2,768 | -88.1% |
| Johnny H. Hilliard Sr. | $15,009 | $2,759 | -81.6% |
| Joseph Lee Smith | $0 | $2,750 | -- |
| James R. Cheek Jr. | $12,718 | $2,641 | -79.2% |
| Deborah Ann Webster Bowes | $3,205 | $2,640 | -17.6% |
| Shannon E. York | $4,034 | $2,588 | -35.8% |
| William Robert Fitts III | $34,149 | $2,550 | -92.5% |
| Vicki O. Phillips | $0 | $2,475 | -- |
| Lane O. Woolard | $1,155 | $2,426 | 110% |
| C. W. Lemons Jr. | $9,760 | $2,382 | -75.6% |
| Neill Matthews | $13,018 | $2,381 | -81.7% |
| James A. Clapp | $14,121 | $2,350 | -83.4% |
| Robert Peter Dowd III | $44,571 | $2,313 | -94.8% |
| Cody Ryan Cheek | $6,083 | $2,311 | -62% |
| James B. Brewer | $15,517 | $2,292 | -85.2% |
| William Y. Kimball | $9,024 | $2,206 | -75.6% |
| Gary Glen Maness | $7,392 | $2,186 | -70.4% |
| Richard D. Kirkman | $6,941 | $2,124 | -69.4% |
| Edward H. Straughn | $10,488 | $2,105 | -79.9% |
| Katherine Kidd Davis | $8,846 | $2,080 | -76.5% |
| Darrell C. Brewer | $891 | $2,080 | 133.4% |
| Oak Grove Farm | $8,041 | $2,021 | -74.9% |
| Doyle E. Powers | $6,897 | $2,006 | -70.9% |
| Fuqua Properties, LLC | $298 | $1,930 | 547.7% |
| Judith E Thomas Rev Trust | $5,457 | $1,902 | -65.1% |
| Ronnie R. Craven | $2,763 | $1,878 | -32% |
| Shawn Petty | $10,171 | $1,830 | -82% |
| Todd White | $0 | $1,806 | -- |
| William B. Coble | $9,874 | $1,782 | -82% |
| Billy G. Tweedy | $1,657 | $1,724 | 4% |
| C a Brown Farms, LLC | $3,711 | $1,715 | -53.8% |
| Curtis Eric Ritter | $9,802 | $1,608 | -83.6% |
| Robert D. Walters | $2,907 | $1,600 | -45% |
| Teresa A. Scroggins | $1,815 | $1,582 | -12.8% |
| William W. Albright | $7,496 | $1,573 | -79% |
| Wayne T. Maness | $4,287 | $1,554 | -63.8% |
| John S. Glosson | $9,178 | $1,522 | -83.4% |
| Larry W. Harris | $7,073 | $1,516 | -78.6% |
| Bill G. Brewer | $1,089 | $1,482 | 36.1% |
| Justin P. Sessoms | $0 | $1,430 | -- |
| Danny L. Hudson | $6,676 | $1,365 | -79.6% |
| Walter Herbert Jones Jr. | $6,786 | $1,333 | -80.4% |
| Jeff McLaurin | $4,380 | $1,330 | -69.6% |
| J. C. Harper | $9,320 | $1,318 | -85.9% |
| Chip Price | $4,961 | $1,292 | -74% |
| Bernard H. Purvis | $594 | $1,289 | 117% |
| Charles Corson Bolton Jr. | $5,494 | $1,271 | -76.9% |
| Jerry H. Brady | $6,378 | $1,240 | -80.6% |
| Nelson J. Bowers | $3,091 | $1,238 | -59.9% |
| Ronald E. Cheek | $5,751 | $1,198 | -79.2% |
| Randy E. Gilliland | $5,171 | $1,195 | -76.9% |
| Richard Moffitt | $3,850 | $1,176 | -69.5% |
| Douglas Wilton Powers | $6,212 | $1,164 | -81.3% |
| John Culberson | $0 | $1,155 | -- |
| Harvey C. Pike | $6,336 | $1,124 | -82.3% |
| Harvey G. Brady | $3,287 | $1,067 | -67.5% |
| Fleming S. Perry | $5,665 | $1,058 | -81.3% |
| Lowell W. Hart | $6,479 | $1,039 | -84% |
| James R. Albright | $2,568 | $980 | -61.8% |
| David D. Coble | $4,713 | $967 | -79.5% |
| Ethen R. Gilliland Jr. | $5,036 | $949 | -81.2% |
| Henry Elixson | $7,141 | $940 | -86.8% |
| Troy Mcdonald Hancock Estate | $0 | $931 | -- |
| Anne N. Mathias | $817 | $920 | 12.6% |
| Jennie Beavers Stewart | $4,521 | $882 | -80.5% |
| Thomas Michael Dixon | $4,510 | $858 | -81% |
| Paul F. Smith | $2,966 | $801 | -73% |
| Wanda Boughter | $3,106 | $766 | -75.3% |
| Gaye C. Trotter | $763 | $763 | 0% |
| Bobby T. White | $3,707 | $757 | -79.6% |
| Gail A. Tarlton | $745 | $745 | 0% |
| Jane Johnson Fogleman | $2,526 | $714 | -71.7% |
| Wayne H. Dark | $2,745 | $703 | -74.4% |
| William Darrell Phillips | $2,464 | $696 | -71.8% |
| Leigh Ann Mutch | $2,649 | $664 | -74.9% |
| Darrin H. Willett | $3,339 | $648 | -80.6% |
| Richard B. Parr | $634 | $634 | 0% |
| John Wesley Kidd | $2,079 | $620 | -70.2% |
| Jerry D. Brown | $3,263 | $618 | -81.1% |
| Ledford J. Brady | $2,442 | $614 | -74.9% |
| Iris Terry | $3,403 | $613 | -82% |
| Janet L. Perkins | $1,636 | $598 | -63.4% |
| Travis D. Bryson | $1,652 | $594 | -64% |
| Bruce E. Davis | $813 | $565 | -30.5% |
| Kathryn G. Davis | $813 | $565 | -30.5% |
| Anthony C. Poe | $2,803 | $561 | -80% |
| Bobby S. Price | $2,956 | $558 | -81.1% |
| Billy F. Williams | $1,452 | $554 | -61.8% |
| Joseph F. Purvis | $1,892 | $552 | -70.8% |
| John H. Hilliard Jr. | $6,679 | $546 | -91.8% |
| Darin R. Brooks | $2,827 | $540 | -80.9% |
| Elva L. Maness | $2,453 | $505 | -79.4% |
| Roland Dwight Kidd | $2,377 | $502 | -78.9% |
| James Edwin Holt and Marilyn Joyce Holt Revocable Trust | $0 | $432 | -- |
| Charles Bradley White | $2,145 | $429 | -80% |
| Elizabeth L Chase Trust | $2,359 | $424 | -82% |
| Micah G. Dark | $4,379 | $424 | -90.3% |
| Samuel E. Groce | $2,024 | $415 | -79.5% |
| Phillip B. Gowins | $2,178 | $407 | -81.3% |
| John Bradley Kidd | $1,463 | $406 | -72.2% |
| Shawn Brooks Murray | $1,331 | $394 | -70.4% |
| Ray D. Hardister | $2,502 | $380 | -84.8% |
| Christian Reid Cook | $1,873 | $371 | -80.2% |
| Robert B. Leonard | $1,542 | $370 | -76% |
| Bobby Lewis Maness | $3,227 | $365 | -88.7% |
| Winfred E. Brady | $1,474 | $351 | -76.2% |
| Victor H. Stinson | $2,595 | $321 | -87.6% |
| Gary Allen Routh | $1,672 | $312 | -81.3% |
| Edward D. Kidd | $1,722 | $306 | -82.2% |
| Diane L. Taylor | $297 | $297 | 0% |
| Vickie T. Gaudette | $297 | $297 | 0% |
| Brian H. Stafford | $1,410 | $283 | -79.9% |
| Paul Cox | $2,078 | $280 | -86.5% |
| Melody Guyton Butts | $257 | $257 | 0% |
| Donald L. Ingle | $253 | $249 | -1.6% |
| Melvin P. Beal Jr. | $429 | $247 | -42.4% |
| Earl Dowd | $660 | $241 | -63.5% |
| Lynda Fox | $624 | $238 | -61.9% |
| Lot4 Holdings, LLC | $20,276 | $233 | -98.9% |
| Wayne J. Strowd Sr. | $3,524 | $224 | -93.6% |
| Pamela I. Hart | $253 | $206 | -18.6% |
| Joseph M. Brady | $1,658 | $196 | -88.2% |
| Cherie H. Dunphy | $203 | $180 | -11.3% |
| Tony M. Estridge | $1,476 | $176 | -88.1% |
| Gary L. Maness | $297 | $164 | -44.8% |
| Thomas H. Perry | $164 | $164 | 0% |
| Faye H. McMath | $257 | $119 | -53.7% |
| Laura Jeanette A. Lindley | $320 | $112 | -65% |
| William Howard Threatt | $0 | $71 | -- |
| Roland S. Boyette Jr. | $0 | $65 | -- |
| Faydene Loflin | $0 | $57 | -- |
| D/B/A Fireclay Cellars | $0 | $46 | -- |
| Mary E Blades Revocable Trust | $267 | $38 | -85.8% |
| T. J. Price | $1,516 | $28 | -98.2% |
| Gregory H. Thomas | $378 | $18 | -95.2% |
| Sharon L. Thomas | $5 | $2 | -60% |
| Garrett R. Craven | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Gene Brown | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky W. Hill | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger G. Brown | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen L. Matthews | $1,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby E. Wilson | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Sue H. Brewer | $297 | $0 | -100% |
| William W. Beavers | $3,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles S. Lutterloh | $1,330 | $0 | -100% |
| Cingh Z Neam | $2,958 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarence L. Durham | $1,452 | $0 | -100% |
| David Hackney | $1,447 | $0 | -100% |
| Don J. Whitt | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $1,066 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Moses | $4,400 | $0 | -100% |
| David H. McLaurin Jr. | $355 | $0 | -100% |
| Harvey L. Burnette Jr. | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen M Maddock Revocable Trust | $2,712 | $0 | -100% |
| IN Good Heart Farm | $7,997 | $0 | -100% |
| James Edwin Holt and Marilyn Joyc | $15,996 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean W. Hackney | $1,447 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristin Bulpitt | $5,711 | $0 | -100% |
| Lillie Bouldin | $1,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis Graham | $3,664 | $0 | -100% |
| Meredith T. Leight | $2,723 | $0 | -100% |
| Murray A. Cohen | $100 | $0 | -100% |
| Rachel F. Elkins | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth V. Weaver | $34 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy E. Teague | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Britestone Investments, LLC | $12 | $0 | -100% |
| C. A. Brown Farms, LLC | $5,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Cassius Green | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Celebrity Dairy, LLC | $16,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles R. Marsh | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Clifford A. Daniels | $163 | $0 | -100% |
| Clyde T. Hudson Jr. | $2,686 | $0 | -100% |
| Cora B. Elkins | $133 | $0 | -100% |
| East Branch Ginger, LLC | $20,843 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary S. Harris | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory Jordan | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas J. Cotner | $362 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Mason | $5,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Max Bailey Smith Jr. | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Page Alan Speagle | $18,216 | $0 | -100% |
| Patsy B. Corder | $16 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray M. Headen | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond Neil Caviness | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert G. Hinshaw | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald L. Teague | $40,143 | $0 | -100% |
| Russ Staska | $1,009 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Scott Lineberry | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell T. Buckner | $413 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas J. Emerson | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Philip Dark | $2,670 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy M. Hancock | $3,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell W. Harris | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| William B. Lail | $1,890 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,828,215 | $1,024,110 | -44% |
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