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In 2021, 103 farmers in cities within Lowndes County received a total of $724,042 in 138 farm subsidies, a 74.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.9 million in 264 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple R Farms | $444,073 | $214,744 | -51.6% |
| Will McCurdy | $360,416 | $82,146 | -77.2% |
| Lane Cattle Company, LLC | $939,293 | $61,002 | -93.5% |
| Triple O Farms, LLC | $22,973 | $43,731 | 90.4% |
| Kirk R. Meadows | $66,306 | $30,541 | -53.9% |
| William A. McCurdy | $134,400 | $26,600 | -80.2% |
| Kindal Callen | $0 | $25,332 | -- |
| David Jordan | $70,549 | $24,458 | -65.3% |
| Mccurdy Farm Trust | $23,140 | $19,110 | -17.4% |
| George E. Hammonds Jr. | $75,815 | $17,662 | -76.7% |
| Mccurdy and Sons Farm, LLC | $41,988 | $14,070 | -66.5% |
| Wesley C Granthum | $61,004 | $11,284 | -81.5% |
| William Henry Golson | $50,367 | $10,856 | -78.4% |
| Stephen Logan | $26,501 | $9,041 | -65.9% |
| Jerome Frank Grandison | $35,636 | $7,680 | -78.4% |
| Daniel Thomas Rhyne | $33,876 | $7,671 | -77.4% |
| Windy Ridge Farm, LLC | $19,973 | $5,913 | -70.4% |
| Whit Lane | $6,864 | $5,304 | -22.7% |
| Barbara Jean Wofford Estate | $5,613 | $5,288 | -5.8% |
| Howard S. Powell III | $14,956 | $5,169 | -65.4% |
| George R. Reid | $26,502 | $5,133 | -80.6% |
| Richard B. Holladay | $26,620 | $4,583 | -82.8% |
| Trav Foster | $18,599 | $4,531 | -75.6% |
| Richard S. Pate | $6,759 | $4,517 | -33.2% |
| Harrell and Sons, Inc. | $5,066 | $3,405 | -32.8% |
| Mack Hobdy | $21,167 | $3,317 | -84.3% |
| Charles M. Heartsill | $15,772 | $3,180 | -79.8% |
| Allen Meadows | $12,703 | $3,161 | -75.1% |
| Jack Callen Jr. | $15,505 | $3,132 | -79.8% |
| William Martin | $18,532 | $2,928 | -84.2% |
| Walter D. Bates | $11,924 | $2,590 | -78.3% |
| Jack W. Daniels Jr. | $5,925 | $2,496 | -57.9% |
| Nathan Hartley | $5,577 | $2,449 | -56.1% |
| Stewart S. Harrell Jr. | $10,500 | $2,001 | -80.9% |
| Stephen F. Wofford | $7,530 | $1,780 | -76.4% |
| Tyson Howard | $3,466 | $1,712 | -50.6% |
| Bette W. Lewis | $2,461 | $1,700 | -30.9% |
| Joseph L. Barganier Jr. | $10,348 | $1,691 | -83.7% |
| Sears Carnes | $7,299 | $1,536 | -79% |
| Darrell Z. Heartsill | $5,368 | $1,460 | -72.8% |
| Justin Jones | $6,320 | $1,426 | -77.4% |
| Deandre L. Carnes | $6,456 | $1,426 | -77.9% |
| Scott Holcomb | $5,657 | $1,331 | -76.5% |
| Larry D. Maye | $3,661 | $1,299 | -64.5% |
| Steven T. Foster | $6,105 | $1,262 | -79.3% |
| Andrew L. Peterson | $5,489 | $1,210 | -78% |
| Lee Earnest Steiner | $3,985 | $1,192 | -70.1% |
| Robert D. Franklin | $3,553 | $1,190 | -66.5% |
| Donald J. Carter Jr. | $3,960 | $1,093 | -72.4% |
| Ishiah Thomas | $4,334 | $1,038 | -76% |
| Dale Young | $4,422 | $994 | -77.5% |
| Katie F. Dixon | $948 | $948 | 0% |
| Carolyn S. Harrell | $4,367 | $918 | -79% |
| Gary A. Bull | $2,880 | $914 | -68.3% |
| Walter Johnson | $3,399 | $898 | -73.6% |
| Dorothy L. Hill | $3,960 | $870 | -78% |
| John Hyde | $3,333 | $812 | -75.6% |
| Elbert Means | $2,739 | $806 | -70.6% |
| Robert A. Lane | $1,353 | $805 | -40.5% |
| Milton W. Holladay Jr. | $1,865 | $768 | -58.8% |
| Bob Heartsill | $4,091 | $716 | -82.5% |
| Willie B. Patterson | $2,233 | $716 | -67.9% |
| Timothy M. Williams | $2,574 | $676 | -73.7% |
| Adam J. Taylor | $2,310 | $673 | -70.9% |
| Kelvin Lawrence | $2,332 | $648 | -72.2% |
| George Hunter Jr. | $2,805 | $647 | -76.9% |
| John Ira Gaston Jr. | $2,346 | $586 | -75% |
| Rex L. Stokes | $2,750 | $582 | -78.8% |
| Jimmy Jones | $2,046 | $577 | -71.8% |
| Terry Lewis | $2,662 | $550 | -79.3% |
| Nathaniel Hayes | $2,660 | $543 | -79.6% |
| Charles Derrico | $3,652 | $532 | -85.4% |
| Tina Coker Hammonds | $2,486 | $520 | -79.1% |
| Joe Rudolph | $1,320 | $506 | -61.7% |
| Lillie Mae Goldsmith | $825 | $506 | -38.7% |
| Eddie J. White | $2,354 | $502 | -78.7% |
| Lee E. Jackson Jr. | $2,821 | $484 | -82.8% |
| Eartha Gary | $759 | $449 | -40.8% |
| Rosewood Plantation, LLC | $0 | $444 | -- |
| Michael D. Taylor | $1,705 | $425 | -75.1% |
| Lashandra T. Myrick | $2,046 | $422 | -79.4% |
| William C. Lee | $891 | $394 | -55.8% |
| Johnny James Jr. | $759 | $387 | -49% |
| Mary W. Smith | $386 | $386 | 0% |
| Horace Jackson | $1,749 | $380 | -78.3% |
| John E. Hulett | $1,925 | $380 | -80.3% |
| Arlinda Jackson | $1,509 | $362 | -76% |
| Mary Conner | $1,540 | $349 | -77.3% |
| John Gray Carlton | $2,163 | $343 | -84.1% |
| Tommy F. Jones | $1,056 | $338 | -68% |
| Carnell McAlpine | $1,507 | $332 | -78% |
| Dwight Hudson | $327 | $327 | 0% |
| Robert C. Means | $3,442 | $293 | -91.5% |
| Dwight Brooks | $1,034 | $259 | -75% |
| Stella R. Hobdy | $511 | $250 | -51.1% |
| Arthur Lee Coleman Jr. | $627 | $246 | -60.8% |
| Lewis E. Simmons | $1,871 | $235 | -87.4% |
| Harold F. Bell Sr. | $2,411 | $228 | -90.5% |
| Antonio Hardy | $825 | $208 | -74.8% |
| Reuben Gray Godwin | $715 | $166 | -76.8% |
| Lisa Whatley | $715 | $152 | -78.7% |
| Fred Gordon Jr. | $330 | $132 | -60% |
| Timothy F. Whiting | $1,202 | $87 | -92.8% |
| Pat J. Autrey | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| John M. Moorer | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| June S. Nolan | $6,897 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn J. Crook | $5,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Foster | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight F. Maye | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucile Coleman | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Osie M Surles | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie B. Hill | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Martino A. Thomas | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Allen Meadows | $42,457 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon M. Thomas | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherman A. Fuqua | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,888,078 | $724,042 | -74.9% |
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