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In 2021, 69 farmers in cities within Beaufort County received a total of $284,099 in 103 farm subsidies, a 32.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $423,599 in 194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John P Tolerton | $50,321 | $50,000 | -0.6% |
| Thomas M. Rhodes | $40,575 | $30,476 | -24.9% |
| Sarah H. Obrien | $28,932 | $28,932 | 0% |
| Carey Associates LP | $17,019 | $22,545 | 32.5% |
| Donald T. Labrie | $25,726 | $12,866 | -50% |
| Three Sisters Farm, LLC | $0 | $12,200 | -- |
| Fay Dixon | $17,565 | $10,062 | -42.7% |
| David M & Fay L Dixon Ab Rev Liv Trustee | $16,954 | $9,799 | -42.2% |
| Andre B. Konstantinov | $9,064 | $8,827 | -2.6% |
| Jason T. Snyder | $0 | $8,242 | -- |
| Stanzel Family Limited Partnershi | $21,719 | $6,199 | -71.5% |
| George Campbell | $5,538 | $5,538 | 0% |
| Matthew Snuggs | $3,910 | $4,946 | 26.5% |
| Deborah Jean Yates Trust | $3,237 | $4,258 | 31.5% |
| James W Eads Revocable Trust | $14,881 | $4,077 | -72.6% |
| Miles Farm Company, LLC | $8,256 | $3,747 | -54.6% |
| Kimberly S Jones-Shaver | $6,571 | $3,407 | -48.2% |
| Howard Harpster | $8,071 | $3,392 | -58% |
| Greene Acres Farms, LLC | $13,301 | $3,352 | -74.8% |
| Gary Ouellette-Gary and Joanne Ouellette Revocable Trust | $3,151 | $3,167 | 0.5% |
| Rhonda Conner | $3,086 | $3,086 | 0% |
| Nowlin Farm, LLC | $0 | $2,841 | -- |
| Kathryn Eads Bondurant | $8,799 | $2,722 | -69.1% |
| Don F Decker Testamentary Trust | $12,449 | $2,433 | -80.5% |
| Richard W. King | $0 | $2,343 | -- |
| Patricia J. Chapman | $5,093 | $2,239 | -56% |
| Ropesville Farm D214 PTR | $4,644 | $2,007 | -56.8% |
| William G. Miles | $6,658 | $1,928 | -71% |
| Cawbmg, Inc. | $2,141 | $1,820 | -15% |
| Chloressa Dew Wormley Trust | $7,180 | $1,814 | -74.7% |
| Jack M Wormley IRR Trust | $7,180 | $1,814 | -74.7% |
| Lora Jones | $3,840 | $1,680 | -56.3% |
| John William Martin Family Trust, Uad 7-16-1987 | $0 | $1,534 | -- |
| Jonnie Holt | $3,795 | $1,504 | -60.4% |
| Anita - Creekside Farm M Holcslaw, LLC | $1,454 | $1,454 | 0% |
| RCH Farms, LLC | $143 | $1,441 | 907.7% |
| Mary S. Hollis | $1,222 | $1,222 | 0% |
| Jane D. Johnson | $1,010 | $1,010 | 0% |
| Janet S Allbee Estate | $0 | $1,004 | -- |
| John Parks | $0 | $966 | -- |
| Genevieve Greene Miles Revocable Living Trust | $3,406 | $923 | -72.9% |
| Laura Ruth Henderson | $2,505 | $785 | -68.7% |
| Kevin Lynn Hamblin | $5,010 | $716 | -85.7% |
| Kevin Lynn Hamblin | $5,010 | $716 | -85.7% |
| Steven H. Hurt | $1,853 | $707 | -61.8% |
| Patricia P. Strickland | $0 | $700 | -- |
| Carol E. Cico | $1,557 | $646 | -58.5% |
| Bill and Sally Farms, Inc. | $1,674 | $616 | -63.2% |
| Mary-Mary Ann Miller Trust Ann Miller | $2,934 | $599 | -79.6% |
| Charlotte L. Barden | $1,436 | $481 | -66.5% |
| Donald Patrick Pulaski | $2,310 | $468 | -79.7% |
| Backbone Ridge Farm, LLC | $1,028 | $415 | -59.6% |
| Sharon Arent | $195 | $398 | 104.1% |
| Caro Joyce Odom Roberts | $0 | $347 | -- |
| Ted D. Wells | $2,145 | $343 | -84% |
| Larry E Krieg and Julia a Krieg Trust | $709 | $333 | -53% |
| Eugene Blanshan | $562 | $261 | -53.6% |
| Susan K Maddrell White | $666 | $243 | -63.5% |
| Patty Sue Hudson | $1,013 | $238 | -76.5% |
| Jeff Byers | $376 | $236 | -37.2% |
| Hue Hughes | $93 | $208 | 123.7% |
| The Harpster Family Trust | $989 | $180 | -81.8% |
| Robert S. Andrews | $2,065 | $159 | -92.3% |
| Jonnie K Haldt | $327 | $151 | -53.8% |
| Thomas L. Brooks | $273 | $115 | -57.9% |
| Molly Campbell Taylor | $0 | $91 | -- |
| Connie A. Carson | $243 | $55 | -77.4% |
| Irvin Living Trust | $258 | $41 | -84.1% |
| Karen K. Garrison | $277 | $34 | -87.7% |
| Deborah M Highcock | $112 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Thompson | $697 | $0 | -100% |
| John William Martin Family Trust | $3,288 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda B. Chappell | $2,772 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Boyne | $1,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Louise E. Biedermann | $253 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Highcock | $267 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry W All II | $719 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Reynolds | $82 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray Lamoreau | $471 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Craig Schmidt | $7,549 | $0 | -100% |
| Teresa Kathryn Renshaw | $201 | $0 | -100% |
| TM&P Properties, LLC | $690 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Wyatt Reeves | $645 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Baker Watts | $91 | $0 | -100% |
| Georges Creek Farm, LLC | $2,112 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $423,599 | $284,099 | -32.9% |
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