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In 2021, 92 farmers in cities within Chambers County received a total of $450,434 in 101 farm subsidies, a 62.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 245 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillenwaters Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jeff Dodgen Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Southeast Alabama Timber Harvesting, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Fred Kendrick | $114,094 | $45,265 | -60.3% |
| Robert M. Lee | $205,659 | $34,238 | -83.4% |
| George W. Robinson II | $159,473 | $27,603 | -82.7% |
| Kite Trucking, LLC | $0 | $20,689 | -- |
| Vicki H Noordermeer | $17,635 | $18,291 | 3.7% |
| Jack E. Robertson | $63,242 | $13,867 | -78.1% |
| Jody Robertson | $33,792 | $10,818 | -68% |
| Jimmy S. Collins | $48,273 | $9,029 | -81.3% |
| Charles V. Burton | $38,863 | $7,692 | -80.2% |
| Tucker Brothers, LLC | $47,555 | $7,403 | -84.4% |
| David L Fell | $0 | $7,293 | -- |
| Buddy Burton | $9,944 | $7,023 | -29.4% |
| David M. Keeble | $31,275 | $6,372 | -79.6% |
| Phil Slay | $24,852 | $6,055 | -75.6% |
| Jim Collins | $28,553 | $5,674 | -80.1% |
| Louie C. Hinkle | $59,042 | $5,076 | -91.4% |
| Vance M. Anthony | $15,169 | $3,056 | -79.9% |
| Barbara P. King | $16,357 | $3,014 | -81.6% |
| Mike Teel | $16,484 | $2,893 | -82.4% |
| William W. Whorton | $12,023 | $2,736 | -77.2% |
| Graywood Farms, Inc. | $10,329 | $2,540 | -75.4% |
| Aurelia S. Benton | $5,022 | $1,961 | -61% |
| Kevin Hart | $5,785 | $1,889 | -67.3% |
| Billy M. Langley | $8,971 | $1,848 | -79.4% |
| Richard T. Sims | $8,365 | $1,669 | -80% |
| Bobby V. Kendrick | $6,754 | $1,490 | -77.9% |
| Robert C. Sims Jr. | $6,006 | $1,414 | -76.5% |
| Jimbo Robinson | $4,807 | $1,160 | -75.9% |
| Kyle B. Jackson | $5,490 | $1,160 | -78.9% |
| Douglas Ray Fuller | $4,092 | $1,072 | -73.8% |
| Jimmy B. Lee | $4,829 | $1,042 | -78.4% |
| Joshua E. Keebler | $3,190 | $1,017 | -68.1% |
| Joe Ellis Rudd | $3,839 | $974 | -74.6% |
| Leigh Mcculloh Andress | $954 | $954 | 0% |
| Michael Andress | $954 | $954 | 0% |
| H. mac Langley | $4,202 | $953 | -77.3% |
| Kennard P. Dossman | $4,244 | $940 | -77.9% |
| Douglas H. Edmondson | $4,764 | $914 | -80.8% |
| John C. Newman | $19,008 | $894 | -95.3% |
| Austin Wesley Harmon | $2,409 | $890 | -63.1% |
| William Christopher Sellers | $4,056 | $888 | -78.1% |
| Wayne N. White | $5,448 | $854 | -84.3% |
| Marie R. Daniel | $6,661 | $816 | -87.7% |
| Linda Ann Welch | $2,970 | $764 | -74.3% |
| Charles C. Austin Jr. | $3,496 | $755 | -78.4% |
| Scott Wilson | $2,728 | $743 | -72.8% |
| Charles S. Davis Jr. | $3,945 | $688 | -82.6% |
| Big Oak Farms, LLC | $2,706 | $657 | -75.7% |
| John C. Holderfield | $4,082 | $644 | -84.2% |
| Kenneth Lee Brown | $2,552 | $636 | -75.1% |
| Herman Lee Rice Jr. | $6,128 | $625 | -89.8% |
| Calvin Milford Jr. | $2,156 | $622 | -71.2% |
| William F. Kendrick Jr. | $3,080 | $606 | -80.3% |
| Ernest W. Woody Jr. | $2,739 | $598 | -78.2% |
| Susan Mann Mitcham | $2,629 | $598 | -77.3% |
| Charlie L. Burton | $2,789 | $592 | -78.8% |
| Jacob T. Meigs | $5,929 | $562 | -90.5% |
| Wendell T. Null | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Meadows Farm | $4,863 | $538 | -88.9% |
| Shirley B. Yarbrough | $3,189 | $526 | -83.5% |
| Stanley T. Tucker | $1,650 | $518 | -68.6% |
| George Jason Allen | $836 | $501 | -40.1% |
| Eugene C. Blair | $2,036 | $472 | -76.8% |
| James Gerald Allen | $1,815 | $456 | -74.9% |
| William B. Lamb Jr. | $1,573 | $448 | -71.5% |
| Larry J. Teel | $2,170 | $442 | -79.6% |
| Richard Dick D. Conway Jr. | $1,749 | $426 | -75.6% |
| Danny L. Edmondson | $2,057 | $414 | -79.9% |
| Stanley L. Fuller | $2,465 | $412 | -83.3% |
| Guy Richard Slay | $1,936 | $408 | -78.9% |
| James William Lashley | $1,014 | $380 | -62.5% |
| Barry Bass | $1,905 | $380 | -80.1% |
| Mose Allen Tucker Jr. | $2,391 | $363 | -84.8% |
| Samuel L. Bradford | $1,881 | $340 | -81.9% |
| Justin Hendricks | $1,309 | $304 | -76.8% |
| Walter G. Allen | $3,584 | $293 | -91.8% |
| Steven Lynn Booker | $1,045 | $292 | -72.1% |
| Jeremy Lamar Earl | $1,937 | $284 | -85.3% |
| Phil Blackburn | $1,309 | $230 | -82.4% |
| Justin R. Holloway | $1,500 | $208 | -86.1% |
| Caleb Thomas Gregory | $946 | $207 | -78.1% |
| Phillip V. Wood Sr. | $759 | $204 | -73.1% |
| Forrest S. Thomas | $605 | $189 | -68.8% |
| Joshua Lee Howard | $836 | $166 | -80.1% |
| Harris Lake Smith III | $61 | $118 | 93.4% |
| Jeffrey D. Daniel Sr. | $264 | $76 | -71.2% |
| Walter Stanley Newton | $132 | $69 | -47.7% |
| Calvin U. Veal | $627 | $63 | -90% |
| Michele Aultman | $476 | $62 | -87% |
| Allen Brown | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances B. Brown | $8,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Hunter Lee Hull | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffery Lewis | $1,765 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly Ann Slay | $2,583 | $0 | -100% |
| Conrad Harmon - Le | $293 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. Adams | $1,278 | $0 | -100% |
| Geneva H. Mann | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Heather Pilcher | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Hidden Hollows Farm, LLC | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Mann Holdings, LLC | $3,818 | $0 | -100% |
| Mevalyn a White | $739 | $0 | -100% |
| Nick Jackson Jr. | $1,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas C. Kelley | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W. Smith | $1,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis L. Carter | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Ty Still | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,201,726 | $450,434 | -62.5% |
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