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In 2021, 82 farmers in cities within Trinity County received a total of $308,427 in 86 farm subsidies, a 70% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1 million in 183 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J & C Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Kevin L FRY | $0 | $33,874 | -- |
| Wade Ray | $250,970 | $27,856 | -88.9% |
| Samuel Charles Carlton | $62,947 | $13,488 | -78.6% |
| Kenneth Randall Fry | $0 | $12,271 | -- |
| Sammy L. Lane | $58,818 | $10,878 | -81.5% |
| Lee Max Due | $32,214 | $9,384 | -70.9% |
| Joe Ned Dean | $59,337 | $9,139 | -84.6% |
| Jolie A. Lane | $39,234 | $8,017 | -79.6% |
| Robert Dean Due | $16,797 | $7,058 | -58% |
| HD Cattle Company LP | $26,565 | $6,087 | -77.1% |
| Winston Dial | $9,646 | $5,695 | -41% |
| Russell Merchant | $27,434 | $5,598 | -79.6% |
| Don Hamilton | $25,520 | $5,584 | -78.1% |
| Rhonda A. Phipps | $5,677 | $5,569 | -1.9% |
| Jimmy Thornton | $24,657 | $4,831 | -80.4% |
| Wilmer B. Due Jr. | $10,956 | $4,364 | -60.2% |
| Earl D. Benton | $18,185 | $4,084 | -77.5% |
| Dwayne R. Fry | $14,432 | $4,001 | -72.3% |
| David K. Whittlesey | $18,637 | $3,795 | -79.6% |
| Lynn Marvin Thompson | $13,398 | $3,708 | -72.3% |
| Randall L. Archer Jr. | $0 | $2,915 | -- |
| Jasper Marino | $12,683 | $2,881 | -77.3% |
| Brian Kembro | $9,445 | $2,871 | -69.6% |
| 76 Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $2,860 | -- |
| Garrett Quinn Denson | $12,067 | $2,626 | -78.2% |
| Calvin Douglas Holmes | $11,856 | $2,295 | -80.6% |
| Clarice J. Henry | $3,454 | $2,240 | -35.1% |
| Kevin W. Reynolds | $15,610 | $2,224 | -85.8% |
| Walter L. Busa | $4,566 | $2,174 | -52.4% |
| Kenneth Powell | $34,271 | $2,133 | -93.8% |
| Benjamin D. Abshier | $9,744 | $2,111 | -78.3% |
| Mark Brown | $9,336 | $2,060 | -77.9% |
| Max Due | $5,735 | $1,769 | -69.2% |
| James E. Montgomery | $8,080 | $1,755 | -78.3% |
| Kerry Minter | $7,205 | $1,714 | -76.2% |
| Herbert Calvin Perkins | $3,894 | $1,687 | -56.7% |
| Ceslie Sloan Burton | $6,636 | $1,667 | -74.9% |
| Jack B. Clements Jr. | $8,564 | $1,630 | -81% |
| Grover Worsham | $6,935 | $1,505 | -78.3% |
| Cynthia Lightsey | $6,919 | $1,451 | -79% |
| Shannon W. Davis | $2,343 | $1,351 | -42.3% |
| James Michael Taylor Jr. | $2,420 | $1,349 | -44.3% |
| Henry Thornton | $6,303 | $1,271 | -79.8% |
| Clegg Dewalt | $2,347 | $1,255 | -46.5% |
| Jeffrey Allan Anderson | $6,834 | $1,217 | -82.2% |
| Bill Burton | $5,907 | $1,216 | -79.4% |
| James R. Gilmore | $4,290 | $1,128 | -73.7% |
| John Eddie Anderson | $5,899 | $1,124 | -80.9% |
| Clinton Scott Thornton | $5,214 | $954 | -81.7% |
| Roy E. Hearn | $0 | $935 | -- |
| Jimmy W. Brown | $3,624 | $926 | -74.4% |
| Jennifer Due | $5,055 | $914 | -81.9% |
| Wayne Dial | $4,528 | $906 | -80% |
| Dean Ellsworth | $2,409 | $898 | -62.7% |
| Stacey Smith | $5,693 | $860 | -84.9% |
| Joey Dwayne Rowe | $2,013 | $858 | -57.4% |
| Doug Ritterhouse | $3,487 | $811 | -76.7% |
| Todd Moore | $3,685 | $789 | -78.6% |
| James C. Whittlesey | $4,745 | $786 | -83.4% |
| John W. Reynolds | $3,388 | $740 | -78.2% |
| Waymon Glenn Cook | $4,509 | $734 | -83.7% |
| Randall L. Hughes | $1,683 | $716 | -57.5% |
| Lynn E. Thompson | $3,091 | $659 | -78.7% |
| Kenneth Lee Smith | $2,775 | $560 | -79.8% |
| Colton Boyd Hay | $3,964 | $500 | -87.4% |
| Jean Rasbeary | $1,793 | $488 | -72.8% |
| James L. Warren | $1,155 | $460 | -60.2% |
| Ronny Parker | $2,083 | $453 | -78.3% |
| Matthew Pike Sharrock | $1,532 | $432 | -71.8% |
| Roy R. Cannon | $1,686 | $422 | -75% |
| Harry L. Coleman | $1,599 | $416 | -74% |
| Cindy Diane Williams | $1,771 | $343 | -80.6% |
| Kellie Luce | $1,137 | $295 | -74.1% |
| Lyle Stubbs | $1,618 | $280 | -82.7% |
| Mattie Dominy | $528 | $245 | -53.6% |
| Janice Puente | $313 | $153 | -51.1% |
| Terri Navarre | $195 | $136 | -30.3% |
| Haden Daniel Coleman | $99 | $52 | -47.5% |
| Julie Gorney | $201 | $39 | -80.6% |
| Melvin Gorney | $260 | $24 | -90.8% |
| Natalia Peveto Murray | $30 | $8 | -73.3% |
| Benjamin Charles Carlton | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| C. L. Blackstock | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| QCA, Inc. | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Cartwright | $3,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas W. Klaus | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| La Ruth Gates | $251 | $0 | -100% |
| Neal Smith | $10,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,027,335 | $308,427 | -70% |
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