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In 2021, 64 farmers in cities within Jasper County received a total of $564,752 in 77 farm subsidies, a 99% increase from 2020, when the total was $283,792 in 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Honey Company Incorporated | $0 | $123,320 | -- |
| Joyce Sells Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Rod C Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Johnny Hughey | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Sanchez Forestry, Inc. | $0 | $40,862 | -- |
| Jason Lawrence Michael | $36,092 | $40,288 | 11.6% |
| Norman P Sells | $0 | $27,421 | -- |
| Christopher Cheatham | $0 | $25,559 | -- |
| Ray Charles Lewis | $0 | $20,946 | -- |
| Maxwell Eaves | $25,071 | $19,252 | -23.2% |
| Doris Jane Pickens - Doris Jane Pickens Trust | $15,088 | $15,005 | -0.6% |
| Glynn White | $14,629 | $11,733 | -19.8% |
| T&V F Trucking, LLC | $0 | $10,431 | -- |
| Coye J. McMillan | $47,652 | $9,435 | -80.2% |
| Jeremy Fry | $0 | $7,150 | -- |
| Terry D. Hatch | $10,944 | $5,432 | -50.4% |
| Jacob Marshall | $0 | $2,879 | -- |
| Mccraw Farms, Inc. | $8,237 | $2,692 | -67.3% |
| Correy J. Barnes | $0 | $2,585 | -- |
| Gregory Thorton Pickens - Gregory Thorton Pickens Trust | $2,401 | $2,401 | 0% |
| Jaybo Jackson | $12,928 | $2,246 | -82.6% |
| Jimmy Bonner | $11,225 | $2,146 | -80.9% |
| Dynetro Hadnot | $0 | $2,090 | -- |
| Steve Smith | $7,527 | $1,842 | -75.5% |
| Jeff E. Martindale | $7,370 | $1,781 | -75.8% |
| Curtis Stimits | $4,318 | $1,541 | -64.3% |
| Charles G. Smith | $7,007 | $1,522 | -78.3% |
| William Wesberry | $1,451 | $1,451 | 0% |
| Roger Tomplait | $6,453 | $1,436 | -77.7% |
| Paul David Kent | $5,316 | $1,208 | -77.3% |
| Jacob L. Allen | $853 | $1,190 | 39.5% |
| Dwight Henry Bourgeois | $4,712 | $1,174 | -75.1% |
| Joseph Mark Kent | $3,729 | $1,167 | -68.7% |
| Randy Herbst | $5,335 | $1,142 | -78.6% |
| Clifford Booker | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Godwin L. Turk | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Rodger McCurry | $4,004 | $1,013 | -74.7% |
| Jason W. Jasper | $1,630 | $992 | -39.1% |
| W. D. Martindale | $0 | $990 | -- |
| John Ross | $627 | $961 | 53.3% |
| Herman Kelly | $3,795 | $910 | -76% |
| Raymon a Bluiett | $0 | $880 | -- |
| Walter Maddox | $3,031 | $797 | -73.7% |
| Thomas Anthony Authement | $2,227 | $686 | -69.2% |
| Robert Booker | $0 | $660 | -- |
| Harold Young | $3,114 | $626 | -79.9% |
| Gloria J. Sitton | $1,155 | $573 | -50.4% |
| Larry Folmar | $1,452 | $564 | -61.2% |
| Martin Living Trust | $0 | $478 | -- |
| Theresa Johnson | $1,712 | $457 | -73.3% |
| R. J. Laverne | $1,639 | $452 | -72.4% |
| Patricia Lynn Appleby | $479 | $441 | -7.9% |
| Coston H. Lewis | $0 | $440 | -- |
| Dianne D. Cox | $1,914 | $426 | -77.7% |
| Jackie Gill | $0 | $385 | -- |
| R. D. Meredith | $1,407 | $338 | -76% |
| James T. Tukes | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Kenneth Seaman | $1,760 | $298 | -83.1% |
| Jerome Arney Johnson Irrev Trust | $0 | $238 | -- |
| Anthony Volentine | $1,189 | $228 | -80.8% |
| Joanna McMurry | $370 | $187 | -49.5% |
| Melandie C Stanley | $138 | $95 | -31.2% |
| Odis N. Booker | $0 | $80 | -- |
| Judy L. Kveton | $232 | $75 | -67.7% |
| Larry L. Smith | $79 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney Williams | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Blane Dunigan | $6,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse L. Woods | $575 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Kincannon | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie Mitchel Newman | $2,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Alana C. Cowart | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Irvine | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $283,792 | $564,752 | 99% |
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