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In 2021, 146 farmers in cities within Conecuh County received a total of $974,257 in 192 farm subsidies, a 50.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2 million in 364 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert N. Ward | $89,755 | $105,837 | 17.9% |
| James R. Higdon | $129,901 | $61,257 | -52.8% |
| Castleberry Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| J & C Trucking Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Johnson & Associates, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Wayne Harris Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Haddco, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Davis & Sons, LLC | $0 | $47,519 | -- |
| John Tope | $190,817 | $41,516 | -78.2% |
| John S. Cook | $221,663 | $39,717 | -82.1% |
| Christie G. Anderson | $62,477 | $34,082 | -45.4% |
| Anthony Varner | $0 | $24,241 | -- |
| Joyner Farms | $63,746 | $23,208 | -63.6% |
| John H. Sessions | $37,852 | $21,811 | -42.4% |
| Michael L. Jordan | $72,174 | $20,938 | -71% |
| William A. Stacey III | $67,501 | $20,446 | -69.7% |
| James E. Lee | $56,796 | $20,137 | -64.5% |
| Howard L. Watson | $49,730 | $16,413 | -67% |
| Samuel W. Thames | $48,182 | $15,015 | -68.8% |
| June O. Stinson | $13,276 | $12,288 | -7.4% |
| Ronald L. Wiggins Sr. | $71,755 | $8,649 | -87.9% |
| William Chris Booker | $62,567 | $8,512 | -86.4% |
| Bessie C. Cook | $7,341 | $8,211 | 11.9% |
| Kenneth Watkins | $21,903 | $6,105 | -72.1% |
| Eva Jean Stacey | $7,735 | $6,072 | -21.5% |
| Kenneth E. Brown | $31,290 | $6,055 | -80.6% |
| Jerold Dean | $5,942 | $5,942 | 0% |
| Lottie B. Johnston | $5,713 | $5,713 | 0% |
| Houston E. Simmons | $26,700 | $5,402 | -79.8% |
| Joe Palmer Watson | $17,195 | $5,375 | -68.7% |
| Max S. Scott | $22,570 | $5,122 | -77.3% |
| David G. Shipp | $0 | $5,115 | -- |
| Steve Lawson | $24,170 | $4,570 | -81.1% |
| Joey D. Johnson | $4,378 | $4,378 | 0% |
| Weldon L. Anthony | $36,705 | $4,063 | -88.9% |
| Rodney Worrell | $26,836 | $3,618 | -86.5% |
| Winston Jerry Pate | $8,052 | $3,550 | -55.9% |
| Glen M. Nall | $19,775 | $3,407 | -82.8% |
| Larry Covin | $3,388 | $3,388 | 0% |
| Gregory Crabtree | $8,811 | $3,307 | -62.5% |
| Ras McCreary | $15,889 | $3,161 | -80.1% |
| Gary Fred McCreary | $0 | $2,970 | -- |
| John D. Pate | $8,250 | $2,556 | -69% |
| Wylie Joe Kendrick | $10,505 | $2,521 | -76% |
| George R. Graves | $2,255 | $2,255 | 0% |
| Travis S. Salter | $6,754 | $2,228 | -67% |
| Sueelen C Ward | $5,313 | $2,193 | -58.7% |
| Eugenia E. Brown | $2,251 | $2,141 | -4.9% |
| John J. Little | $7,887 | $2,040 | -74.1% |
| George Busby | $10,028 | $1,987 | -80.2% |
| Long Branch Farm | $6,996 | $1,985 | -71.6% |
| Scott Davis | $6,541 | $1,966 | -69.9% |
| Keith Brewton | $1,875 | $1,875 | 0% |
| Joe C. Morrison | $5,193 | $1,870 | -64% |
| Tammy A. Odom | $6,902 | $1,829 | -73.5% |
| Clarence Powell | $6,809 | $1,796 | -73.6% |
| Thompson Timber, LLC | $3,662 | $1,770 | -51.7% |
| Vernon Baggett | $6,911 | $1,582 | -77.1% |
| Delois Kent | $0 | $1,540 | -- |
| Charles Colvin | $6,320 | $1,530 | -75.8% |
| Winfred Tyron Anderson | $7,394 | $1,487 | -79.9% |
| Benjamin Busby | $6,998 | $1,469 | -79% |
| Clyde Baggett | $6,248 | $1,464 | -76.6% |
| Steve A. Lambert | $4,620 | $1,459 | -68.4% |
| Rex Allen Wilcox | $7,889 | $1,400 | -82.3% |
| Carol Dewberry | $6,869 | $1,390 | -79.8% |
| Michael A. Salter | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Scott Windham | $7,027 | $1,346 | -80.8% |
| Jeremy Wade Langley | $6,143 | $1,275 | -79.2% |
| Tommy L. Booker | $6,534 | $1,264 | -80.7% |
| Bruce Shehan | $4,961 | $1,253 | -74.7% |
| Willie Crutchfield | $1,240 | $1,232 | -0.6% |
| Jerry W. Weaver | $5,729 | $1,195 | -79.1% |
| W. C. Wallace | $8,296 | $1,113 | -86.6% |
| Roger Coleman | $3,464 | $1,054 | -69.6% |
| Gerald Salter | $4,950 | $1,032 | -79.2% |
| David Cook Jr. | $4,796 | $1,010 | -78.9% |
| Norman Morris | $6,970 | $998 | -85.7% |
| Rita D. Monk | $4,180 | $990 | -76.3% |
| Ronald S. Brooks | $6,533 | $978 | -85% |
| Billy J. Parrish | $3,943 | $977 | -75.2% |
| Bobby Edgar | $4,847 | $976 | -79.9% |
| Croley Enterprises, LLC | $3,355 | $949 | -71.7% |
| Judy Poole | $5,600 | $938 | -83.3% |
| Ron McCrory | $4,158 | $886 | -78.7% |
| Fred B. Burch | $3,058 | $860 | -71.9% |
| Steve Smith | $5,343 | $852 | -84.1% |
| Bernard F Medus | $3,476 | $844 | -75.7% |
| Samuel Lee Peters | $0 | $825 | -- |
| U. S. Taylor | $5,071 | $813 | -84% |
| Mc Coy Baggett | $3,145 | $805 | -74.4% |
| Bobby Ballard | $4,521 | $799 | -82.3% |
| Daniel C. Cardwell | $3,486 | $798 | -77.1% |
| Todd B. Watson | $5,398 | $772 | -85.7% |
| Michael Brent Griffin | $4,124 | $762 | -81.5% |
| Ramona Ward | $13,682 | $751 | -94.5% |
| William Walter Ward Estate | $2,576 | $742 | -71.2% |
| Patricia H. Fowler | $3,366 | $682 | -79.7% |
| Sylvia R. Covin | $682 | $682 | 0% |
| Lynn N. Talbot | $676 | $676 | 0% |
| Jerry Kendrick | $3,058 | $664 | -78.3% |
| John E. Givens | $2,849 | $654 | -77% |
| Jarrod Heath Wilson | $2,577 | $641 | -75.1% |
| Blondale Mccraney | $2,500 | $640 | -74.4% |
| Stephen B. Madden | $3,292 | $622 | -81.1% |
| Johnny Max Chavers | $1,529 | $620 | -59.5% |
| Billy Scott Covin | $3,881 | $596 | -84.6% |
| Thad W. House | $4,386 | $595 | -86.4% |
| Benton Harper Jr. | $2,244 | $588 | -73.8% |
| Christy Brown | $3,056 | $588 | -80.8% |
| Joe Reaves | $2,728 | $588 | -78.4% |
| Claude Stallworth | $3,960 | $577 | -85.4% |
| Robert W. Bolton | $4,353 | $560 | -87.1% |
| Will D. Cook | $2,244 | $520 | -76.8% |
| Scott Salter | $2,288 | $518 | -77.4% |
| Wilbert McQueen | $3,882 | $500 | -87.1% |
| Gil Ralls | $1,892 | $490 | -74.1% |
| Robert E. Meeks | $410 | $454 | 10.7% |
| Theresa Padgett | $1,602 | $438 | -72.7% |
| Gerald Johnson | $7,479 | $418 | -94.4% |
| Donna K. Johnson | $1,694 | $380 | -77.6% |
| Elroy Ewing | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Willard C. Booker Jr. | $1,012 | $330 | -67.4% |
| Evelyn J. Pruitt | $789 | $277 | -64.9% |
| Isaac Bradley | $1,254 | $270 | -78.5% |
| Jason L. Blackwell | $1,774 | $256 | -85.6% |
| Steve Flemming | $1,848 | $254 | -86.3% |
| Willie Holmes | $1,177 | $228 | -80.6% |
| Steve Dunn | $858 | $214 | -75.1% |
| Tyler Grace | $792 | $211 | -73.4% |
| Tammy Varner | $726 | $207 | -71.5% |
| Carol A. Odom | $693 | $190 | -72.6% |
| Susan Coleman | $880 | $187 | -78.8% |
| Daren E. Bosarge | $2,614 | $178 | -93.2% |
| Donald J. Jones Jr. | $704 | $154 | -78.1% |
| Rickey Zellers | $605 | $132 | -78.2% |
| Jerry Green | $1,045 | $132 | -87.4% |
| James Tyrone Abrams | $539 | $107 | -80.1% |
| Willie Frank Jones | $594 | $107 | -82% |
| Joye Fordham | $528 | $104 | -80.3% |
| Cletis M Mixon | $983 | $104 | -89.4% |
| Lazy J. Farms, LLC | $75 | $100 | 33.3% |
| Gerald Stuckey | $385 | $86 | -77.7% |
| Nathaniel Royal | $352 | $69 | -80.4% |
| Ray Castleberry | $3,819 | $39 | -99% |
| Lomax Monk Jr. | $18,338 | $18 | -99.9% |
| Clinton Rudolph | $1,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Ball | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| W. L. Rudolph | $1,150 | $0 | -100% |
| David T. Hyde Jr. | $5,414 | $0 | -100% |
| Eddie Ralls | $4,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Fletcher L. Rudolph | $1,150 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry J. Johnson | $8,801 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Thomas | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith R. Pugh | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Artherdly Thomas | $376 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Ryals | $2,357 | $0 | -100% |
| David Ward | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristy Parden | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary E. Barnes | $757 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,964,088 | $974,257 | -50.4% |
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