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In 2021, 160 farmers in cities within Marion County received a total of $1.1 million in 184 farm subsidies, a 15% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 353 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 Marion County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowley Farms, Inc. | $229,900 | $114,766 | -50.1% |
| John D. Pace | $0 | $95,467 | -- |
| S & S Farms, LLC | $0 | $91,034 | -- |
| Willie Keith Turnage | $111,108 | $81,459 | -26.7% |
| Trevor H. Graves | $0 | $59,043 | -- |
| Carpenter Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Rodney W. Robbins | $0 | $52,008 | -- |
| Jerry W. Robbins | $0 | $50,780 | -- |
| Katherine Mccain Mitchell | $0 | $41,907 | -- |
| Boutwell Farms, LLC | $4,048 | $37,506 | 826.5% |
| Oak Hollow, Inc. | $21,152 | $36,713 | 73.6% |
| Dwight Pace Farms, LLC | $0 | $32,291 | -- |
| Donald M. Rawls | $14,320 | $24,193 | 68.9% |
| Branch Poultry Farm, Inc. | $0 | $16,169 | -- |
| John N. Tidwell | $0 | $15,889 | -- |
| William Anthony Farms, LLC | $0 | $15,826 | -- |
| Paul J. Strite | $15,873 | $14,651 | -7.7% |
| Double S Farms, LLC | $0 | $13,103 | -- |
| Branch Dairy Farm, Inc. | $54,391 | $11,820 | -78.3% |
| Charles Allan Pope | $9,815 | $8,821 | -10.1% |
| Back Forty Farms, LLC | $12,254 | $7,894 | -35.6% |
| Miller Dairy | $32,138 | $7,102 | -77.9% |
| Barry K. Wallace | $40,658 | $6,605 | -83.8% |
| Lockwood Farms, LLC | $2,742 | $6,173 | 125.1% |
| Jeff R. Williams | $5,801 | $5,684 | -2% |
| Gayle T. Yager | $5,539 | $5,539 | 0% |
| Ross E. Smith | $53,650 | $4,803 | -91% |
| James E. Pope | $21,260 | $4,770 | -77.6% |
| Gary L. Prine | $4,537 | $4,537 | 0% |
| Neville E. Rials | $19,954 | $4,469 | -77.6% |
| Charles W. Polk | $20,463 | $4,386 | -78.6% |
| Dennis A. Adams | $21,998 | $4,267 | -80.6% |
| Linda H. Stringer | $4,197 | $4,197 | 0% |
| David E. Scarborough | $4,003 | $4,003 | 0% |
| James Keith Riley | $22,465 | $3,804 | -83.1% |
| Barbara Lee Parker | $23,617 | $3,681 | -84.4% |
| Edwina L. Thompson | $3,533 | $3,533 | 0% |
| Vernon E. Green | $16,038 | $3,400 | -78.8% |
| Edward J. Stringer | $16,172 | $3,149 | -80.5% |
| Douglas K. McLaughlin | $13,283 | $3,065 | -76.9% |
| Wallace O. Carson | $11,198 | $3,012 | -73.1% |
| Austin L. Wilks | $3,785 | $2,962 | -21.7% |
| Shannon Smith | $6,600 | $2,873 | -56.5% |
| Charles Edward Russell | $0 | $2,665 | -- |
| Gregory K. Prine | $2,569 | $2,569 | 0% |
| John N. Moree | $10,989 | $2,540 | -76.9% |
| Nelda K. Terry | $9,621 | $2,516 | -73.8% |
| Henry D. Holmes | $9,878 | $2,222 | -77.5% |
| Dennie L. Rials | $4,152 | $2,209 | -46.8% |
| Joe Beets | $2,090 | $2,090 | 0% |
| Sylvia A. Price | $7,458 | $2,059 | -72.4% |
| James W. Green | $10,239 | $1,948 | -81% |
| Destin K. Bond | $12,586 | $1,909 | -84.8% |
| David L. Rankin | $9,383 | $1,856 | -80.2% |
| Jerry L. Watts | $1,993 | $1,825 | -8.4% |
| J D Farm, LLC | $7,476 | $1,778 | -76.2% |
| Julius W. Miller | $8,470 | $1,771 | -79.1% |
| Charles Herbert Willingham Jr. | $1,770 | $1,770 | 0% |
| Jennifer M. Watts | $1,732 | $1,732 | 0% |
| James E. Ramshur | $5,108 | $1,590 | -68.9% |
| Jamie Thomas Taylor | $3,630 | $1,552 | -57.2% |
| Betty Jo Randolph | $763 | $1,454 | 90.6% |
| Mr. Trent Allen Tolar | $5,111 | $1,414 | -72.3% |
| Austin L. Watson | $3,069 | $1,404 | -54.3% |
| Husband Farm, LLC | $7,064 | $1,335 | -81.1% |
| Ronald A. Riley II | $4,785 | $1,301 | -72.8% |
| Creg Stringer | $6,302 | $1,226 | -80.5% |
| Mike Watts | $1,494 | $1,210 | -19% |
| Lowery Brothers Dairy, Inc. | $3,203 | $1,184 | -63% |
| Charles Keys | $955 | $1,119 | 17.2% |
| Glenn Lamar Dale | $3,751 | $1,087 | -71% |
| Shannon G. Sibley | $1,088 | $1,070 | -1.7% |
| Jeffrey Todd Watts | $2,090 | $1,043 | -50.1% |
| James Darrell Bracey | $987 | $987 | 0% |
| John B. Pounds | $4,246 | $961 | -77.4% |
| Jimmie L. Manton | $3,520 | $960 | -72.7% |
| James E. Jefferson | $5,764 | $927 | -83.9% |
| Lonnie C. Ball Jr. | $2,222 | $916 | -58.8% |
| Ben O. Moree Jr. | $914 | $914 | 0% |
| Terry Joel Broome | $3,278 | $878 | -73.2% |
| Marcell Cook | $5,408 | $869 | -83.9% |
| Artis William Crowther | $4,774 | $847 | -82.3% |
| James H. Alford | $4,709 | $833 | -82.3% |
| Larry Dale Terrell | $4,095 | $822 | -79.9% |
| Jimmy M. Thompson | $13,342 | $818 | -93.9% |
| Vincent E. Johnson | $3,751 | $813 | -78.3% |
| Olan L. Lott | $3,993 | $800 | -80% |
| Daniel Joseph Clark | $4,895 | $798 | -83.7% |
| Linda B. Jones | $5,326 | $747 | -86% |
| Toni S. Harrell | $0 | $733 | -- |
| Donald Samuel Christie | $608 | $732 | 20.4% |
| Raymond Rideout Sr. | $1,991 | $729 | -63.4% |
| Willie Gene Moree | $2,189 | $715 | -67.3% |
| Hilda L. Carney | $3,124 | $709 | -77.3% |
| John W. Wesley | $3,340 | $698 | -79.1% |
| Jon C. Williams | $674 | $674 | 0% |
| James S. Fortenberry | $1,502 | $667 | -55.6% |
| Wade L. Carney | $3,080 | $654 | -78.8% |
| Ann Robertson | $651 | $651 | 0% |
| Jacob T Ham | $2,530 | $643 | -74.6% |
| Michael R. Howard | $2,115 | $640 | -69.7% |
| Patsy Thornhill Bozeman | $871 | $634 | -27.2% |
| Ruby Louise Virgil | $2,508 | $628 | -75% |
| Karen W. Rhoden | $1,139 | $625 | -45.1% |
| Matthew Echols | $3,777 | $624 | -83.5% |
| Suzanne M. Cook | $2,302 | $608 | -73.6% |
| William Henry Anthony | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Jane M. Middleton | $802 | $597 | -25.6% |
| Charles R. Thompson | $2,376 | $591 | -75.1% |
| Sammy W. Rowley | $569 | $569 | 0% |
| Charles L. Polk | $556 | $556 | 0% |
| Janice P. Loftin | $554 | $554 | 0% |
| Sandra F. Polk | $554 | $554 | 0% |
| Arthur S. Lumzy | $2,465 | $531 | -78.5% |
| Charley J. McLeod Jr. | $2,541 | $522 | -79.5% |
| Anthony Scott Fortenberry | $1,771 | $515 | -70.9% |
| Karl D. Stringer | $2,145 | $501 | -76.6% |
| Miriam M. Deornellas | $486 | $486 | 0% |
| Lefty E Cochran | $1,815 | $485 | -73.3% |
| Martha S. Baughman | $4,633 | $457 | -90.1% |
| Hugh L. White | $600 | $412 | -31.3% |
| Robert H. White | $600 | $412 | -31.3% |
| Russell Jackson King | $2,075 | $408 | -80.3% |
| M. L. Pittman | $1,375 | $403 | -70.7% |
| John Todd Pittman | $1,991 | $396 | -80.1% |
| Ronnie Payton | $1,807 | $384 | -78.7% |
| Jennings E. Reid | $2,562 | $381 | -85.1% |
| Cindy M. Pittman | $1,298 | $377 | -71% |
| Donna C. Fortenberry | $1,551 | $374 | -75.9% |
| Douglas Mcarthur Echols | $990 | $364 | -63.2% |
| Rodney G. Crawley | $1,474 | $358 | -75.7% |
| Teddy Cyrus | $1,364 | $335 | -75.4% |
| Danny Wilks | $332 | $332 | 0% |
| Wanda L. Pace | $0 | $292 | -- |
| Thomas H. Snell | $1,133 | $290 | -74.4% |
| Cecil Lavone Stuckey Jr. | $1,474 | $274 | -81.4% |
| Richard A. Brumfield | $261 | $261 | 0% |
| Terry Lyvon Thomas | $1,254 | $249 | -80.1% |
| Adam Rivers Blumer JR | $493 | $241 | -51.1% |
| Alan E. Stringer | $620 | $229 | -63.1% |
| Lester L. Toney | $1,021 | $228 | -77.7% |
| Jimmy McSwain | $891 | $207 | -76.8% |
| Meitzler Farms, LLC | $1,395 | $204 | -85.4% |
| James Ronald Green | $847 | $200 | -76.4% |
| Daniel E. Preston | $759 | $194 | -74.4% |
| Michael Ryan Williamson | $3,659 | $173 | -95.3% |
| Miles Colby McKenzie | $330 | $172 | -47.9% |
| Cedric Thompson | $671 | $156 | -76.8% |
| Marie S. Haney | $0 | $150 | -- |
| Lloyd G. Johnson | $495 | $142 | -71.3% |
| William A. Pittman | $0 | $136 | -- |
| Camille L. Breland | $312 | $134 | -57.1% |
| John J. Smith | $812 | $128 | -84.2% |
| Randy L. Bell | $561 | $121 | -78.4% |
| Ethan Austin Lambert | $561 | $121 | -78.4% |
| Jerry Lynn Sims | $385 | $119 | -69.1% |
| James E. Davis | $341 | $117 | -65.7% |
| Dana B. Phillip | $87 | $92 | 5.7% |
| Allison Hooker Foxworth | $411 | $76 | -81.5% |
| Jennifer Lane Thomas | $695 | $61 | -91.2% |
| Barrett's Garden Center, LLC | $21,954 | $0 | -100% |
| Bertha M. Luter | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy C. Bourne | $2,072 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy D. Raybourn | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda M. Griner | $6,996 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol K Perrer | $731 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles H. Griner | $16,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles H. Griner Jr. | $3,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank N. Tolar | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary L. Morris | $4,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Graves Creek Ranch, LLC | $9,655 | $0 | -100% |
| Haldon J Kittrell | $391 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean T. Conerly | $94 | $0 | -100% |
| Laremy Joseph Aultman | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Lashonda Moses | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee A. Polk Sr. | $1,782 | $0 | -100% |
| Marion County School District | $21,503 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary B. Morris | $514 | $0 | -100% |
| Ottis R. Bullock | $724 | $0 | -100% |
| Regina A. Lightsey | $1,678 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra M. McDaniel | $2,549 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen M. Griner | $2,549 | $0 | -100% |
| William Lavon Robbins Jr. | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Winfred N. Watts | $1,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Thornhill | $1,048 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol F. Miller | $2,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald R. Stogner | $650 | $0 | -100% |
| Donnie R. Powell | $1,298 | $0 | -100% |
| Herkley J Alford JR | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Juliet Watson | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Pounds | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,251,465 | $1,064,157 | -15% |
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