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In 2021, 260 farmers in cities within Monroe County received a total of $3.9 million in 439 farm subsidies, a 48.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.6 million in 721 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 Monroe County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrd Farms | $572,007 | $253,419 | -55.7% |
| Grant Brothers | $510,486 | $231,847 | -54.6% |
| V. & B. Byrd Farm | $262,986 | $159,329 | -39.4% |
| Brian S. Bell | $385,367 | $118,978 | -69.1% |
| Brian Harrison | $239,800 | $109,994 | -54.1% |
| Scott Eugene Saucer | $213,530 | $106,795 | -50% |
| Ken Ward | $138,216 | $103,417 | -25.2% |
| Bibb G. Mims II | $340,550 | $101,362 | -70.2% |
| House Farms | $151,905 | $88,862 | -41.5% |
| Ronald L. Wiggins Jr. | $208,827 | $83,965 | -59.8% |
| James C. Moore Jr. | $173,294 | $79,981 | -53.8% |
| George Laurie III | $130,242 | $75,780 | -41.8% |
| Timothy D. Tucker | $243,398 | $73,279 | -69.9% |
| Mark Lancaster | $172,045 | $70,002 | -59.3% |
| Nancy C. Simpson | $123,676 | $68,325 | -44.8% |
| Curtis O. Jordan Jr. | $136,274 | $67,937 | -50.1% |
| Lloyd T. Chunn | $161,367 | $64,390 | -60.1% |
| Wanda Ward | $113,683 | $61,802 | -45.6% |
| Justin W. House | $105,184 | $60,190 | -42.8% |
| Stacey Kelly | $137,019 | $60,112 | -56.1% |
| Nicki Floyd House | $84,980 | $59,762 | -29.7% |
| Larry Wayne House | $100,197 | $59,163 | -41% |
| Maureen House | $84,552 | $59,163 | -30% |
| Sherry L. Bailey | $85,801 | $56,245 | -34.4% |
| Timothy L. Bailey | $142,783 | $56,245 | -60.6% |
| Danny R. Harrison | $104,761 | $54,457 | -48% |
| Ayres Forestry, Inc. | $2,189 | $53,447 | 2,341.6% |
| Justin W. Gaines | $137,275 | $53,224 | -61.2% |
| Pineville Timber Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Native Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| K & S Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Locke Timber Company | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Christopher A. Sanders | $81,336 | $50,735 | -37.6% |
| Darryl T. Chunn | $129,577 | $49,807 | -61.6% |
| Marcus Black | $0 | $44,012 | -- |
| Growers Supply, Inc. | $65,587 | $43,604 | -33.5% |
| Joseph E. Hayles | $79,291 | $42,898 | -45.9% |
| Meta K. Bailey | $69,152 | $40,602 | -41.3% |
| Mason's Trucking, LLC | $0 | $40,478 | -- |
| Derrick Stallworth | $0 | $39,748 | -- |
| Jeffery D. Bailey | $69,185 | $37,478 | -45.8% |
| Black Pulpwood, LLC | $0 | $36,643 | -- |
| James C. Griffin | $76,311 | $34,743 | -54.5% |
| Marion S. Majors | $126,229 | $34,159 | -72.9% |
| Ronald Joe Jordan | $125,009 | $31,958 | -74.4% |
| Nicole Nettles Hyatt | $58,615 | $28,893 | -50.7% |
| K & V Trucking, LLC | $0 | $28,690 | -- |
| Keith Walker | $0 | $28,300 | -- |
| Monroe Wood Fibers, LLC | $0 | $25,822 | -- |
| Eddie Nall | $69,436 | $23,979 | -65.5% |
| Ethan Jordan | $3,428 | $23,873 | 596.4% |
| Mitchell W. Jordan | $59,784 | $22,542 | -62.3% |
| Joshua C. Simpson | $55,353 | $21,699 | -60.8% |
| Michael L. Jordan | $72,174 | $20,938 | -71% |
| Alvin E. Wiggins | $27,213 | $17,111 | -37.1% |
| Mose A. Andrews | $39,668 | $14,592 | -63.2% |
| Jimmy D. Dawson | $58,336 | $12,286 | -78.9% |
| Charles S. Harris | $12,512 | $12,253 | -2.1% |
| Mitch E. Hayles | $22,188 | $12,091 | -45.5% |
| A a Nettles SR Properties, Ltd. | $11,563 | $11,563 | 0% |
| T. F. Mason | $0 | $11,517 | -- |
| Philip C. Hardee | $95,297 | $11,295 | -88.1% |
| Stanton Wood Company | $0 | $10,856 | -- |
| Hudson J. Hines | $32,800 | $10,814 | -67% |
| Timothy E Hattamer | $26,644 | $10,614 | -60.2% |
| Christopher L. Casey | $8,120 | $9,638 | 18.7% |
| Susie B. Byrd | $9,444 | $9,444 | 0% |
| Alfred Randall Kelly | $17,814 | $8,940 | -49.8% |
| Raymond Ward | $5,158 | $8,558 | 65.9% |
| William David Tucker | $12,352 | $7,722 | -37.5% |
| Kevin House | $14,053 | $7,563 | -46.2% |
| Shelton Casey | $10,630 | $7,154 | -32.7% |
| Philip C Hardee, Ltd. | $7,579 | $6,441 | -15% |
| Elizabeth L. Tucker | $18,095 | $6,356 | -64.9% |
| J E Estes Wood Company | $5,531 | $5,531 | 0% |
| Jerrell W West JR | $11,199 | $5,025 | -55.1% |
| William D. Wasden | $15,429 | $4,942 | -68% |
| Daniel L. Strickland | $5,531 | $4,685 | -15.3% |
| Larry Lowe | $17,932 | $4,593 | -74.4% |
| Gerald W. Espey Jr. | $15,166 | $4,473 | -70.5% |
| John Wayne Griggers | $7,193 | $4,162 | -42.1% |
| Wallers Creek Hunting Club, LLC | $4,397 | $4,126 | -6.2% |
| Claude Hardee Family Properties | $4,032 | $4,032 | 0% |
| Justin W. Lowe | $8,125 | $4,001 | -50.8% |
| Jeral R Jordan | $27,392 | $3,895 | -85.8% |
| Kevin Wade Marshall | $8,560 | $3,892 | -54.5% |
| Thomas S. Jordan | $12,677 | $3,823 | -69.8% |
| Cary N. Silcox | $3,739 | $3,739 | 0% |
| D & B Logging, LLC | $0 | $3,598 | -- |
| Tammy D. Lowrey | $4,875 | $3,574 | -26.7% |
| Wiley Lloyd Baggett | $10,600 | $3,573 | -66.3% |
| Rebecca W. Estes | $3,470 | $3,470 | 0% |
| PW Dawson Farms, LLC | $12,848 | $3,425 | -73.3% |
| Stephen M. Salter | $13,222 | $3,308 | -75% |
| Mark Murphy | $9,338 | $3,069 | -67.1% |
| Randy McDonald | $14,493 | $3,059 | -78.9% |
| Jerry Ferrell | $3,014 | $2,880 | -4.4% |
| Trent Bailey | $8,056 | $2,852 | -64.6% |
| Wayne Strength | $31,757 | $2,839 | -91.1% |
| Wesley R. Saucer | $5,772 | $2,722 | -52.8% |
| T & G Farms, LLC | $330 | $2,656 | 704.8% |
| Waymond Nettles | $36,323 | $2,585 | -92.9% |
| Karon Jackie Sessions | $2,739 | $2,534 | -7.5% |
| Francis B. Dobson Jr. | $3,023 | $2,409 | -20.3% |
| Flat Creek Farm | $9,680 | $2,277 | -76.5% |
| Otis Shiver | $5,058 | $2,223 | -56% |
| Charles D. Ramsey | $6,699 | $2,208 | -67% |
| Glenn Reeves | $0 | $2,043 | -- |
| William A. Turk | $7,054 | $2,022 | -71.3% |
| Joyce Blanton | $5,800 | $1,952 | -66.3% |
| Tom Reed | $6,853 | $1,950 | -71.5% |
| Claude Hardee Farms, Ltd. | $3,421 | $1,922 | -43.8% |
| Bobby Boatwright | $1,910 | $1,910 | 0% |
| Benny E. Shumack | $4,480 | $1,874 | -58.2% |
| Ricky Stinson | $1,755 | $1,755 | 0% |
| Ann Bailey | $2,180 | $1,729 | -20.7% |
| Marvin L. York | $4,912 | $1,634 | -66.7% |
| Dallas Dreadin | $7,249 | $1,626 | -77.6% |
| Charlie B. Locke | $1,623 | $1,619 | -0.2% |
| Ronald Rigsby | $6,657 | $1,559 | -76.6% |
| Tony K. Powell | $4,523 | $1,510 | -66.6% |
| Brooks Family Revocable Trust | $1,927 | $1,500 | -22.2% |
| Marie Johnson | $1,473 | $1,473 | 0% |
| Ivy D. Brown | $9,191 | $1,448 | -84.2% |
| Clinton B. McDonald | $1,440 | $1,440 | 0% |
| Thomas D. Sawyer | $957 | $1,386 | 44.8% |
| Marvin Aubrey Jay | $7,177 | $1,311 | -81.7% |
| Jesse J. Watson | $308 | $1,265 | 310.7% |
| Kevin Gregson | $29,776 | $1,265 | -95.8% |
| Beverly F. Steadman | $6,429 | $1,243 | -80.7% |
| Nellie Rae Saucer | $1,229 | $1,229 | 0% |
| Monroe Academy | $1,178 | $1,178 | 0% |
| Charles B. Mixon | $2,267 | $1,169 | -48.4% |
| David Colquett | $5,896 | $1,156 | -80.4% |
| Clayton Hale | $1,443 | $1,129 | -21.8% |
| Harry L. Madison | $0 | $1,118 | -- |
| Bernie Gregson | $6,102 | $1,108 | -81.8% |
| Robert A. Nipper | $2,732 | $1,106 | -59.5% |
| Lee Philen | $1,096 | $1,096 | 0% |
| Jess Martin | $955 | $1,073 | 12.4% |
| John E. Estes Sr. | $0 | $1,056 | -- |
| Benjamin Elijah McCrory | $1,151 | $1,055 | -8.3% |
| Holly Lundy | $3,652 | $1,026 | -71.9% |
| Jessie M. Brooks | $2,005 | $998 | -50.2% |
| Jeremy L. Hall | $0 | $990 | -- |
| James Marino | $2,585 | $981 | -62.1% |
| Woodrow W. McKenzie | $969 | $969 | 0% |
| Mark Ledkins | $3,641 | $961 | -73.6% |
| Steve Kirchharr | $5,159 | $942 | -81.7% |
| Roland David Johnson | $916 | $916 | 0% |
| James M. Montgomery | $3,308 | $914 | -72.4% |
| James Jerry Holt | $2,937 | $908 | -69.1% |
| Julius M. Brown | $2,002 | $845 | -57.8% |
| Ben F. Luker | $4,229 | $838 | -80.2% |
| Douglas Roger Smith | $3,267 | $809 | -75.2% |
| Joshua Dykes | $0 | $792 | -- |
| John David Johnson | $0 | $783 | -- |
| George Stanton | $3,607 | $763 | -78.8% |
| Gail S. Moore | $1,671 | $757 | -54.7% |
| Chase Bradley | $3,289 | $754 | -77.1% |
| George D. Baggett | $3,293 | $743 | -77.4% |
| Matthew W. Ackerman | $1,165 | $725 | -37.8% |
| John M. Lee | $3,256 | $706 | -78.3% |
| Brenda G. Wiggins | $2,347 | $654 | -72.1% |
| Mike Soumeillan | $2,200 | $653 | -70.3% |
| Bob W. Sawyer | $1,806 | $646 | -64.2% |
| R. J. Robertson | $4,985 | $638 | -87.2% |
| Ronald J. Gibbs | $3,894 | $622 | -84% |
| Carol Thomas | $2,141 | $618 | -71.1% |
| Johnny Daniels | $1,870 | $612 | -67.3% |
| Kendall G. Odom | $4,962 | $582 | -88.3% |
| Robert M. English III | $1,440 | $576 | -60% |
| Gerald Hayles | $13,799 | $568 | -95.9% |
| Coy Lambert | $2,101 | $565 | -73.1% |
| Gregory D. Lett | $2,200 | $557 | -74.7% |
| Leroy Rodgers III | $2,864 | $556 | -80.6% |
| Chuck Jordan | $7,698 | $547 | -92.9% |
| James Matthew Dailey | $0 | $541 | -- |
| Amy Kilpatrick | $697 | $540 | -22.5% |
| Marty Barfield | $697 | $540 | -22.5% |
| Roy Peoples | $2,060 | $535 | -74% |
| David D. Mims III | $2,442 | $519 | -78.7% |
| Fredrick D. Roberts Jr. | $1,749 | $500 | -71.4% |
| Marcus Henderson | $1,727 | $500 | -71% |
| Ellis Rodgers | $5,595 | $499 | -91.1% |
| Susan Coley | $1,205 | $496 | -58.8% |
| Deborah Jordan | $1,406 | $494 | -64.9% |
| Sylvester Finklea Jr. | $858 | $490 | -42.9% |
| Deborah Gail Scott | $2,112 | $484 | -77.1% |
| Daniel Wyatt Steadman | $3,352 | $484 | -85.6% |
| James T. Taite | $1,881 | $445 | -76.3% |
| Billy Hetherington | $2,959 | $438 | -85.2% |
| Ronald E. King | $1,320 | $419 | -68.3% |
| Gregory Nettles | $2,346 | $416 | -82.3% |
| J. B. Gulsby | $3,314 | $394 | -88.1% |
| Suzzette Williams | $1,398 | $382 | -72.7% |
| Brittany Raines | $1,221 | $380 | -68.9% |
| Neel Lavender | $2,897 | $374 | -87.1% |
| Kenneth M. Fountain | $1,171 | $372 | -68.2% |
| Richard R. Lett | $1,898 | $370 | -80.5% |
| Don Shirley | $6,136 | $369 | -94% |
| Randolph Davison | $1,133 | $362 | -68% |
| Cornelius McKelvey Jr. | $881 | $361 | -59% |
| Ronald L. Bailey | $1,727 | $357 | -79.3% |
| Tamera L. Bowen | $2,081 | $346 | -83.4% |
| John W. Presley | $1,210 | $345 | -71.5% |
| James A. Harris | $2,042 | $339 | -83.4% |
| Laura Hartin McArthur | $333 | $333 | 0% |
| Sandra Hartin Atkins | $333 | $333 | 0% |
| Mitch Ledkins | $1,276 | $328 | -74.3% |
| John O. Malone | $1,221 | $308 | -74.8% |
| Jonathan Odom | $767 | $305 | -60.2% |
| Stanford Harrison | $1,419 | $304 | -78.6% |
| Thomas Rumbley | $1,993 | $304 | -84.7% |
| Harvey Fowler | $1,364 | $284 | -79.2% |
| Rhonda M. McMillian | $627 | $276 | -56% |
| Josh Lowery | $1,309 | $270 | -79.4% |
| John A. Elliott | $0 | $269 | -- |
| Lambert Gantt | $1,447 | $266 | -81.6% |
| Thomas Y. Boatwright | $1,298 | $250 | -80.7% |
| Jerome Sanders | $2,345 | $246 | -89.5% |
| Clifton Betts | $627 | $246 | -60.8% |
| John L. Peavy | $1,145 | $228 | -80.1% |
| Wayne B. Taite Sr. | $1,162 | $222 | -80.9% |
| Francine Dailey | $831 | $211 | -74.6% |
| Mitchell Norris | $638 | $206 | -67.7% |
| James E. Nipper Jr. | $515 | $200 | -61.2% |
| Ken House | $759 | $194 | -74.4% |
| Arthur Boykin | $760 | $182 | -76.1% |
| Joseph Dean III | $930 | $156 | -83.2% |
| Harry Lowery | $110 | $137 | 24.5% |
| Jesse T. Bosarge | $407 | $135 | -66.8% |
| David M. Greene | $274 | $134 | -51.1% |
| Carey D. Raines | $292 | $132 | -54.8% |
| Dorothy Andrews | $5,893 | $128 | -97.8% |
| Oneil Smith | $3,918 | $126 | -96.8% |
| Charlene A. Hines | $158 | $122 | -22.8% |
| Nancy Scott | $0 | $109 | -- |
| Edward C. Broughton | $693 | $104 | -85% |
| Kathryn I. Weatherford | $645 | $103 | -84% |
| Norman E. Gholston | $297 | $102 | -65.7% |
| Sharon S. Brewton | $233 | $98 | -57.9% |
| Patrick Jones | $688 | $87 | -87.4% |
| Marcus Jordan | $1,463 | $77 | -94.7% |
| Tony J. Lett | $352 | $69 | -80.4% |
| Amanda C. Stewart | $170 | $69 | -59.4% |
| Thomas H. Lane | $152 | $55 | -63.8% |
| Nathan D. McCrory | $539 | $52 | -90.4% |
| Rebecca T. Williams | $574 | $50 | -91.3% |
| Clifford E. Timothy | $86 | $34 | -60.5% |
| Bert Boroughs IV | $231 | $33 | -85.7% |
| Deanna G. Close | $108 | $18 | -83.3% |
| Jarilyn B Botta | $108 | $18 | -83.3% |
| Lois Jordan | $87 | $17 | -80.5% |
| David R. Saucer | $88 | $17 | -80.7% |
| Don W. House | $0 | $17 | -- |
| Marilyn Lambert W. Griffin | $572 | $16 | -97.2% |
| Robert L. Brown | $66 | $14 | -78.8% |
| Mary L. Johnson | $76 | $10 | -86.8% |
| Glenda Dale Johnson | $17 | $2 | -88.2% |
| Jack S. Boothe | $114 | $0 | -100% |
| Al Nall | $874 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen Nall | $737 | $0 | -100% |
| Bennie Ray Casey | $395 | $0 | -100% |
| Cameron Thomas Bratcher | $5,546 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Matchett | $685 | $0 | -100% |
| Earl Bush Thames | $48 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice M. Gulley | $510 | $0 | -100% |
| John W. Byrd Jr. | $706 | $0 | -100% |
| Levon Enzor | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Owen Bailey | $14 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Sims | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony Williams | $493 | $0 | -100% |
| Alex Daniels | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred Carter | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Aubrey T. Kilpatrick | $2,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty D. Elliott | $269 | $0 | -100% |
| David M. Chandler | $10,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Demetriss Tolbert | $713 | $0 | -100% |
| Gail E. Deas | $18 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean K. Hartin | $354 | $0 | -100% |
| John Dean | $968 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen H. Sawyer | $119 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorenzo Preyear | $18 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Sessions | $23 | $0 | -100% |
| Ophelia Lee | $1,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Dewayne Powell | $1,390 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Hall | $723 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen Turberville | $1,761 | $0 | -100% |
| Sundi C West | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Witherington Family Limited Partnership | $1,931 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy C Waters | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Joyce Ash | $237 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Jacobson House | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert Brooks Jr. | $122 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Carson House | $10,065 | $0 | -100% |
| Omer L West | $1,674 | $0 | -100% |
| Patty Haveard | $904 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Lambert | $415 | $0 | -100% |
| Rosiland Grace | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,558,156 | $3,876,081 | -48.7% |
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