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In 2021, 117 farmers in cities within Cherokee County received a total of $508,771 in 158 farm subsidies, a 21.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $649,195 in 260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Chicks Farm, LLC | $0 | $65,428 | -- |
| Steven M. King | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Britt Joint Venture | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| Brenda L Walters-Esh | $34,081 | $31,011 | -9% |
| Crawford Farms, LLC | $33,971 | $29,557 | -13% |
| Thomas R. Higgins | $0 | $28,758 | -- |
| David A. Ditter | $0 | $18,171 | -- |
| Clayton Hulen | $14,218 | $14,218 | 0% |
| Harry F. Tyrrell III | $13,730 | $13,514 | -1.6% |
| Belt Fam Tr | $17,829 | $10,917 | -38.8% |
| Milton O. Blankinship | $14,025 | $10,827 | -22.8% |
| Jeff Heuton | $8,059 | $8,059 | 0% |
| Novak Residuary Trust | $0 | $6,875 | -- |
| Goldleaf Farms I, LLC | $66,839 | $6,527 | -90.2% |
| Novak Family Survivors Trust | $0 | $6,484 | -- |
| Thomas R. Lewallen | $0 | $6,404 | -- |
| Lasseter Family Trust | $6,350 | $6,350 | 0% |
| L & L Ranch, LLC | $6,318 | $6,318 | 0% |
| Bryant Property Group, LLC | $5,878 | $5,878 | 0% |
| Deep Green Endeavors, LLC | $6,611 | $5,508 | -16.7% |
| William Carter Ray Jr. | $24,776 | $5,399 | -78.2% |
| MBCB Properties, LLC | $0 | $4,970 | -- |
| Samuel F. Broadie | $9,628 | $4,814 | -50% |
| Norris Sears | $9,199 | $4,164 | -54.7% |
| M & R Legacy Holdings | $9,027 | $4,056 | -55.1% |
| Donald Keeter | $15,589 | $3,985 | -74.4% |
| Corbett Richard Smith | $15,728 | $3,968 | -74.8% |
| Helen Davis | $4,146 | $3,947 | -4.8% |
| John Kemery | $3,667 | $3,586 | -2.2% |
| Virginia L. Haines | $3,813 | $3,257 | -14.6% |
| Joy B. Morgan | $3,068 | $3,068 | 0% |
| John H. Bennett Jr. | $17,371 | $2,955 | -83% |
| Ronald J. Mire | $837 | $2,931 | 250.2% |
| Creig F Stephens | $2,798 | $2,628 | -6.1% |
| Sue S. Mims | $2,886 | $2,505 | -13.2% |
| Daryl A. Lovaas | $11,637 | $2,371 | -79.6% |
| Thomas Fears | $3,440 | $2,312 | -32.8% |
| Warren A. Roan | $2,105 | $2,105 | 0% |
| Robert E. Harshman | $2,080 | $2,080 | 0% |
| Amy J. Williamson | $2,058 | $2,058 | 0% |
| Jimmy Johnson | $5,115 | $1,956 | -61.8% |
| Diana Hunter | $5,047 | $1,912 | -62.1% |
| Dudley Bentle | $8,427 | $1,810 | -78.5% |
| Jimmy Chadwick | $10,444 | $1,732 | -83.4% |
| Lacelle Doss | $13,125 | $1,704 | -87% |
| Linda Brent | $1,659 | $1,659 | 0% |
| Phillip Lee Cochran | $8,402 | $1,652 | -80.3% |
| Swords Family LP | $4,482 | $1,634 | -63.5% |
| Jeffery J. Dobson | $12,967 | $1,619 | -87.5% |
| Zachary M. Petty | $10,275 | $1,603 | -84.4% |
| Audrey Mayola Cross | $3,109 | $1,588 | -48.9% |
| Buford A. Cross Voluntary Trustee | $3,056 | $1,588 | -48% |
| William S. Turner | $4,818 | $1,563 | -67.6% |
| Brett Bozeman | $7,695 | $1,560 | -79.7% |
| Jonathan S. Ray | $0 | $1,556 | -- |
| Deborah W. Chadwick | $8,762 | $1,524 | -82.6% |
| Patrick L. Walker | $1,345 | $1,345 | 0% |
| Wanda Lane Clancy | $3,403 | $1,289 | -62.1% |
| Johnny Young | $2,504 | $1,133 | -54.8% |
| David Evan Carpenter | $1,109 | $1,109 | 0% |
| Jeannine Redden | $1,062 | $1,062 | 0% |
| Charles W. Hutsenpiller | $3,520 | $1,056 | -70% |
| William H. Grizzle | $6,210 | $1,048 | -83.1% |
| Zelda Mcallister Estate | $1,958 | $1,008 | -48.5% |
| Wayne Bennett | $3,036 | $1,000 | -67.1% |
| John F. Johnson | $4,843 | $986 | -79.6% |
| Mary Tyson E. Est | $1,937 | $968 | -50% |
| Matthew Miller | $925 | $925 | 0% |
| Jerry Christopher Prather | $3,179 | $914 | -71.2% |
| Mcfather and Moore | $6,989 | $910 | -87% |
| James Marshall McCormick | $4,279 | $890 | -79.2% |
| Barbara A. Blaschke | $1,928 | $859 | -55.4% |
| Douglas G. Vonbehren | $3,598 | $790 | -78% |
| Dr. Claire Louise Bell | $2,541 | $756 | -70.2% |
| Herbert Atwood Ledbetter | $3,416 | $676 | -80.2% |
| Neal David Brasfield | $0 | $646 | -- |
| Jonell Schmitt | $827 | $627 | -24.2% |
| Kelly E. Burleson | $702 | $610 | -13.1% |
| James M. Haley | $11,096 | $575 | -94.8% |
| Bruce Lynn Johnson | $422 | $563 | 33.4% |
| Scott D. Leal | $1,458 | $558 | -61.7% |
| Christopher W. Holmstrom | $549 | $549 | 0% |
| Glenn Reavis | $4,848 | $536 | -88.9% |
| Phillip Cates | $977 | $529 | -45.9% |
| Robert A. Christopher | $547 | $445 | -18.6% |
| Karen K. White | $902 | $423 | -53.1% |
| Judy R. Crowe | $1,474 | $391 | -73.5% |
| Dorothy Pequignot | $1,187 | $389 | -67.2% |
| Dick D. Manley | $0 | $332 | -- |
| Robin L. Manley | $0 | $332 | -- |
| Clark Cloud | $825 | $308 | -62.7% |
| Jeanie D. Akridge | $201 | $305 | 51.7% |
| Benjamin A. Cagle | $1,298 | $304 | -76.6% |
| Jimmy Vickers | $1,419 | $302 | -78.7% |
| Christopher Ray Newman | $759 | $294 | -61.3% |
| Leonard Michael Westmoreland | $1,474 | $294 | -80.1% |
| Julie R. Glade | $273 | $274 | 0.4% |
| William R. Vogt | $179 | $264 | 47.5% |
| Betty C Rothenstein | $459 | $257 | -44% |
| Clarence M. Brasfield | $1,048 | $250 | -76.1% |
| Douglas E. Turner | $8,072 | $242 | -97% |
| Charyl Ann Read | $450 | $223 | -50.4% |
| Leonard Allan Goins | $462 | $200 | -56.7% |
| Aaron Brule Comer | $0 | $196 | -- |
| Sam Cloud | $1,502 | $155 | -89.7% |
| Deborah D. Nobles | $542 | $152 | -72% |
| Shelia June Lusk | $61 | $143 | 134.4% |
| Sherrie B. Free | $61 | $143 | 134.4% |
| Karen Pequignot | $0 | $127 | -- |
| Marcia Watts | $545 | $119 | -78.2% |
| Ruby Minks | $188 | $100 | -46.8% |
| Gary Chad Shirley | $247 | $77 | -68.8% |
| Jaan a Hardin | $0 | $76 | -- |
| Joseph Michael Cole | $0 | $68 | -- |
| Chas M. Tarlton Jr. | $255 | $65 | -74.5% |
| Robert A. Banks | $0 | $61 | -- |
| Stephen C. Bright | $229 | $45 | -80.3% |
| Steven L. Holcomb | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Campbell Canipe | $106 | $0 | -100% |
| Bertha Jane Martin | $95 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrance Victor West | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Prins | $710 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa L. Moore | $1,831 | $0 | -100% |
| Miriam Boling | $2,059 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony M. Ewers | $702 | $0 | -100% |
| Charline Cambron | $2,277 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Robert Brookshire | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcus Green | $730 | $0 | -100% |
| Vickie Cline Boswell | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie K. Smith | $594 | $0 | -100% |
| Free to Dream, LLC | $2,058 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph Dennis Bowman | $77 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard G. Green | $871 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $649,195 | $508,771 | -21.6% |
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