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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Mitchell County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Mitchell County received $23 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 314 farmers in cities within Mitchell County received a total of $13.9 million in 553 farm subsidies, a 62.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $36.9 million in 1,151 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 Mitchell County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Family Farm Partners$2,410,450$1,042,434-56.8%
Worsham Farms Partnership$1,805,366$475,165-73.7%
Double L. Farms$844,356$433,828-48.6%
Joe B Adams & Sons, Inc.$430,959$296,674-31.2%
Jet Farms$294,676$285,207-3.2%
Kent and Colby Grogan Farms$560,360$264,349-52.8%
Treaver Lee Pollock JR$371,096$235,868-36.4%
JFD Farms, Inc.$551,713$225,951-59%
Jeff Collins Farms$485,928$225,118-53.7%
Double B Growers, LLC$432,475$223,585-48.3%
B N F, Inc.$244,147$222,671-8.8%
Brooks Hydrick Farms$1,021,933$222,052-78.3%
Notloh Farms$391,537$218,772-44.1%
Jason Cox Farms$612,932$216,856-64.6%
Big Slough Farms, Inc.$181,739$193,0666.2%
Progressive Pecans, Inc.$755,177$191,555-74.6%
Curles Farms, LLC$353,744$190,643-46.1%
Benjamin Mitchell Williamson$125,193$180,52444.2%
W. A. Snipes$580,518$177,284-69.5%
Freddie P. Miller$355,592$176,434-50.4%
Ken Godwin Kb Farms$327,928$175,359-46.5%
Littleton Wilder JR Farms, LLC$161,563$170,5665.6%
Evergreen Turf Farms, Inc.$0$156,008--
Son van Huynh$0$154,107--
Daniel Morrell Farms, Inc.$266,348$152,914-42.6%
Johnny Taylor Farms$442,761$149,884-66.1%
Ryan Blake Gray$272,900$149,482-45.2%
Scott and Staci Vann Farms$370,378$149,385-59.7%
Ronald Tod Morey Jr.$146,430$148,0361.1%
Murray L. Campbell$262,812$147,601-43.8%
James A. Hooks$400,671$140,229-65%
Red Hill Farm Enterprise, Inc.$255,404$138,919-45.6%
JDS Farms, LLC$521,955$137,964-73.6%
Ray Alan Gray Jr.$292,948$137,151-53.2%
Jeffery E. Godwin$270,522$133,769-50.6%
Jarrell E. Sapp$262,342$132,093-49.6%
James Craig Eubanks$505,015$126,148-75%
R & a Partnership$132,609$125,865-5.1%
J & T Growers, LLC$0$124,833--
Glenn Sapp$243,993$122,045-50%
Susan R. Sapp$297,481$109,880-63.1%
Joe E. Sapp$296,899$109,856-63%
Reggie C. Bostick$113,013$107,773-4.6%
Michael W. Broome$170,928$105,984-38%
Hoa Le$0$103,920--
Daniel W. Connell$338,140$102,457-69.7%
KJW Farms, Inc.$36,975$100,556172%
KB Farms$203,911$99,894-51%
W Hawley Farms, LLC$233,608$93,963-59.8%
RPM Farms$181,046$93,236-48.5%
FVB Pecans, Inc.$508,461$93,167-81.7%
Longleaf Ridge Farms, LLC$282,921$91,426-67.7%
Fat Daddy Farm, Inc.$249,879$91,414-63.4%
Chason Farms$237,967$88,560-62.8%
James Girard Workman$2,942$86,1802,829.3%
Jerry Burley Jr.$0$85,130--
Jeffrey K West$166,677$84,926-49%
Billy V. Faircloth$152,151$83,895-44.9%
Amanda Williams$85,329$82,197-3.7%
Godwin Farms, Inc.$164,114$81,196-50.5%
MRA Farms, LLC$187,376$80,547-57%
Richard Samuel Smith$75,604$79,8505.6%
Joshua Hilton Baggs$183,319$78,733-57.1%
University of GA$94,494$75,790-19.8%
Yrome Farms, Inc.$138,232$72,712-47.4%
R Morrell Farms, Inc.$223,239$72,130-67.7%
Joseph E. Rackley IV$105,795$72,088-31.9%
Daniel F. Rowland$165,735$67,390-59.3%
Martin Miley Adams$135,647$65,667-51.6%
BJK Plantation, Inc.$28,021$65,172132.6%
Hollis S. Sanders Jr.$68,227$62,769-8%
Jim Rory Nesmith$137,634$62,679-54.5%
Sharon Potts Williams$95,007$62,394-34.3%
Winston Floyd Williams Jr.$95,007$62,394-34.3%
Steven E. Jones$140,474$61,459-56.2%
John B. Johnson$82,546$56,500-31.6%
Andrew B. Holton$86,934$55,694-35.9%
William H. Walton$86,299$53,709-37.8%
W W Bullard III$88,179$53,519-39.3%
James W. Curles$151,634$53,281-64.9%
Grogan Farms, Inc.$120,570$52,912-56.1%
River Hil Farms, Inc.$114,029$51,869-54.5%
Cheryl B. Pollock$114,988$49,888-56.6%
Brent Walden Collins$352,038$47,677-86.5%
Stephen Franklin Collins$305,499$45,514-85.1%
Bo Morey Farms, LLC$523,990$44,307-91.5%
Broome JR Farms, LLC$58,012$43,891-24.3%
Von Glahn Farms, LLC$71,207$43,056-39.5%
Valerie D. Neal$188,400$42,366-77.5%
James L. Vinson III$61,699$40,874-33.8%
Robert H. Baggs$92,214$39,615-57%
Hawley Broiler Farms, LLC$0$37,955--
Kyle Turner Pollock$68,414$37,632-45%
Willie J. Hatcher$50,946$36,370-28.6%
Tuan Thai$0$36,330--
Hamill W. McNair$198,153$36,243-81.7%
M & N Pecans, Inc.$386,481$35,361-90.9%
Slough Farms, Inc.$61,458$35,246-42.7%
B Lynn Wilder Farms, LLC$137,076$33,692-75.4%
Zachary B. Connell$71,123$33,621-52.7%
Joseph E. Rackley III$61,956$33,451-46%
Joseph Bryant Akridge$55,101$31,828-42.2%
Treaver L Pollock SR$47,815$28,656-40.1%
Martin Adams, Inc.$114,708$28,476-75.2%
AA Land Company, LLC$0$27,776--
Westick Orchards, LLC$305,235$27,737-90.9%
Robert L. Price$42,724$27,588-35.4%
Jeffery T Simmons, LLC$47,820$27,499-42.5%
JSC Cattle Company, LLC$107,215$26,827-75%
Larry Worsham$51,293$24,569-52.1%
Lonzy Neal JR$91,718$24,232-73.6%
Eddie Anthony Godwin$115,371$24,005-79.2%
Ralph Collins Jr.$1,890$22,8281,107.8%
Another Chance Farms$31,360$22,019-29.8%
Joy A. Tabb$0$21,439--
J E Akridge Farms, LLC$25,173$21,151-16%
Peyton Tyler Harrison$53,056$20,655-61.1%
Teresa Griffin$34,559$19,103-44.7%
Harry Lane Holton$345,529$18,455-94.7%
Daniel Jackson Baker III$90,892$18,100-80.1%
Billy Lavoy Faircloth$25,217$17,855-29.2%
Jacob R. Clark$32,705$17,596-46.2%
Wmak Faircloth Farm, LLC$15,729$17,0138.2%
Cary Humphries$69,544$14,978-78.5%
Vera Q. Gilbert$0$14,715--
Duane Harold Spinar$221,979$14,169-93.6%
Marcus Collins Farms, LLC$109,456$13,978-87.2%
Bryant Campbell$241,141$13,033-94.6%
Bill Bullard Farms, Inc.$25,285$12,859-49.1%
J E T Farms Georgia, Inc.$403,797$12,838-96.8%
Kay G. Grogan$13,026$12,648-2.9%
Patsy T. Hatcher$18,547$12,545-32.4%
Henry Clayton Lamar III$49,586$12,306-75.2%
Barbara Blackburn$18,436$12,160-34%
R2L Cattle Farm$69,975$11,970-82.9%
Winston Floyd Williams III$22,446$11,828-47.3%
James L. Joiner III$0$11,814--
William W. Bullard III$0$11,667--
Thomas Don Blackwell$31,898$11,385-64.3%
3B Farms, LLC$21,374$10,665-50.1%
B W Hughes Family Farm, LLC$11,115$9,290-16.4%
C L Cattle Company, LLC$32,115$8,817-72.5%
Edwin Brooks Holton$19,776$8,483-57.1%
Forest Lodge Farms, LLC$2,829$8,475199.6%
John Swain$17,115$8,464-50.5%
Jamie Harden$9,193$8,458-8%
John Knowles$23,890$8,295-65.3%
Joseph Scott Morris III$60,621$8,217-86.4%
Barnes Family Properties, LLC$8,812$8,198-7%
Jason Demichael Coker$52,830$8,123-84.6%
Josh Barrett$19,988$7,721-61.4%
Brantley Harrell Jr.$18,792$7,711-59%
Michael L. Willis$20,730$7,474-63.9%
L. L. Chason Jr.$35,118$7,162-79.6%
Dennis & Jessica Poultry, Inc.$0$7,110--
Roy Griffin & Sons Farms, Inc.$7,061$7,0610%
Harry C. Sullivan$114,836$6,928-94%
Lamar Cooper$16,797$6,891-59%
Joshua Eugene Taylor$9,760$6,832-30%
Lee G. Palmer$13,013$6,793-47.8%
Terry Singletary Estate$6,754$6,7540%
Michael Brandon Godwin$128,943$6,659-94.8%
Kirbo Bros, Inc.$11,415$6,616-42%
Longleaf Ridge, Inc.$0$6,600--
Weybrenee Farms, LLC$509,497$6,589-98.7%
Vicky T. Parker$5,627$6,32112.3%
An Yen Farm, LLC$0$6,220--
Austin Eugene Bobo$141,319$6,104-95.7%
B & R Farms of Greenough, LLC$2,393$5,472128.7%
Deborah L. Wehner$2,475$5,388117.7%
Stripling, Inc.$22,439$5,287-76.4%
James Alan-Kade Bobo$81,601$5,286-93.5%
Daryl Sparks$24,143$5,209-78.4%
David West Rogers$28,267$5,178-81.7%
WMB, LLC$12,471$5,122-58.9%
Hinkle Family Partnership, LLLP$5,004$5,0040%
Roy Simpson$0$4,965--
Henry Holton Ward Jr.$20,176$4,944-75.5%
Harold Glover$11,616$4,934-57.5%
James A. Shiver$5,524$4,867-11.9%
Thomas William Snead$3,322$4,73742.6%
Anthony Shannon Godwin$1,706$4,690174.9%
Louie Adams Jr.$15,006$4,629-69.2%
Emmett E. Taylor$3,791$4,57220.6%
Estate of Jimmy F Pollock$0$4,496--
Dennis H. Norman$4,332$4,3320%
Robert Rackley Jr.$164,244$4,315-97.4%
Voncile H. Rumble$4,312$4,3120%
Kevin Pollock$5,982$4,293-28.2%
Ted T. Williams$4,218$4,2180%
William Clayton Powell$0$4,146--
Marvin Wilson III$22,197$4,123-81.4%
B. W. Hughes Jr.$23,229$4,022-82.7%
Hugh Ladon Cranford$4,005$4,0050%
James R. Ragan$10,163$3,961-61%
L H Hays Family Trust$1,760$3,920122.7%
Gregg T. Pilkinton$5,362$3,908-27.1%
Lamberth W. E. Sonny$10,822$3,762-65.2%
Jackson-Marquette-Bowles Property$7,286$3,643-50%
Randall Stanaland$11,781$3,637-69.1%
Joiner Properties, LLC$0$3,615--
Cooper Farms, Inc.$0$3,550--
Kaleb B. Bentley$5,813$3,533-39.2%
Ann Crosby Noble$3,469$3,4690%
Idus Williams JR$6,835$3,460-49.4%
Woody Eubanks Farms, LLC$17,631$3,424-80.6%
Barnett Creek Enterprises, LLC$6,098$3,391-44.4%
Ronald Adam Hatcher$8,749$3,389-61.3%
Millie Collins$0$3,381--
David Phelps$3,644$3,365-7.7%
L H Hays Farms, Inc.$4,093$3,329-18.7%
Maria Cristina Manriquez$123,725$3,292-97.3%
Lena B Jackson Farms, Inc.$4,942$3,284-33.5%
Carrie Mae, LLC$3,240$3,2400%
Charles L. Griner Jr.$7,193$3,182-55.8%
Walter A. Cranford$5,434$3,160-41.8%
Ulysee Burley$3,183$3,121-1.9%
Patrick Mulliniks$3,107$3,1070%
Lazy Y Farms, LLC$17,279$3,007-82.6%
Charlie Acree$2,988$2,886-3.4%
River Run Plantation, LLC$27,366$2,880-89.5%
Larry Keith Norman$2,847$2,8470%
Jacarad Farm, LLC$2,750$2,7500%
Ruth B. Wright$2,959$2,719-8.1%
Thomas R. Davis III$2,888$2,657-8%
Vance Williams$2,555$2,5550%
George A. Davis Jr.$2,733$2,523-7.7%
Stacey D. Shiver$2,886$2,505-13.2%
Linda Barfield$3,050$2,487-18.5%
Jan B Oliver IRRV Trustee$0$2,478--
Ralph Eubanks & Sons, Inc.$16,273$2,439-85%
S K a Enterprises, LLLP$0$2,371--
Tony Delynne Hurst$7,579$2,348-69%
Hines Martin Edwards$3,857$2,252-41.6%
D & J Farms, LLC$2,108$2,1080%
Mike Ferros$2,189$2,045-6.6%
William Lamberth E. Bubba$8,719$1,989-77.2%
Nelson E. Burnett$2,311$1,944-15.9%
Brent I. Stewart$3,320$1,906-42.6%
John L. Thompson$5,066$1,810-64.3%
Lost Creek Poultry, LLC$1,759$1,7590%
Frank L. Stewart$1,690$1,6900%
Kenneth L. Cox$20,762$1,679-91.9%
Charles E. Parramore Jr.$8,556$1,595-81.4%
Theodore Lambert$12,126$1,544-87.3%
Edwin E. Brown$170,732$1,521-99.1%
Voncile H. Davis$1,500$1,5000%
Odes Dow Harris III$1,569$1,459-7%
J Leonard Eubanks MRTL Trustee$1,393$1,3930%
Rolebo, LLC$1,391$1,3910%
Shirley J. Humphries$11,257$1,385-87.7%
Dianne Singleton$1,378$1,3780%
Joshua Paul Sullivan$2,987$1,362-54.4%
Richard A. Powell$1,254$1,2540%
Bradley W. Cleveland$10,288$1,244-87.9%
Clayton Bush Kolbie$1,336$1,229-8%
Janie C. Vann$1,219$1,2190%
James Harold Dixon Jr.$3,201$1,212-62.1%
Charles E Kolbie JR$1,198$1,1980%
Duane Davis$1,166$1,1660%
BGM Pecans, LLC$13,507$1,152-91.5%
Jimmy E. Lee$5,744$1,094-81%
Lisa N. Holton$0$1,002--
Shiver Farms, LLP$13,078$986-92.5%
Paul D. Lane$1,669$978-41.4%
William H Butler Family Trust I$51,364$962-98.1%
Deborah Ann Palmer$946$9460%
Barbara F. Lapham$933$9330%
Earl Ford Jr.$933$9330%
William B. Holton$2,827$924-67.3%
Charles Waldron$1,792$912-49.1%
Eugene F. Cowen$899$8990%
Wilder Farms, LLC$3,564$898-74.8%
James E. Bell II$11,394$873-92.3%
Glenda Burford Dukes$848$8480%
William J. Blackburn$3,927$848-78.4%
Joe Brown Bostick Jr.$8,843$825-90.7%
Butcher Farms, Inc.$24,583$812-96.7%
Keith H. Conley$786$7860%
Greg L. Hays$942$771-18.2%
Serena H Bass, LLC$991$766-22.7%
South Spence Farm, LLC$0$752--
Clinton Brown$1,635$741-54.7%
Lenora J. Butler$727$7270%
Clair R. Adams$23,772$628-97.4%
John Dean Daniels$1,804$609-66.2%
Margaret V. Thomas$3,472$581-83.3%
Juels Wet Land, LLC$0$572--
Andrew L. Collins$3,634$557-84.7%
Ivey W. Griner Sr.$1,166$540-53.7%
Clay Lamar$839$522-37.8%
Jon Michael Blackburn$2,431$520-78.6%
James T. Clifton Jr.$3,263$514-84.2%
Krista C. Harrison$512$5120%
Mr. Andrew Lee Johnson$0$498--
Chadwin Mark Hulsey$3,018$484-84%
Gary L. Treat$52,482$483-99.1%
Donnell Quimbley$8,669$427-95.1%
Lisa W. White$0$419--
Walter E. Hayes$2,767$394-85.8%
Chappell A. Collins Jr.$1,208$362-70%
Donnie E. Foister$3,042$260-91.5%
Kelley Carswell Smith$0$165--
James Finney Jr.$1,109$163-85.3%
India Adams$1,299$157-87.9%
Robert Darian Willingham$3,891$156-96%
Wayne Gilliard$20,035$151-99.2%
James Steve Willingham$3,858$149-96.1%
Price Mathis$0$148--
Richard Henry$0$103--
James I. McKenzie III$0$98--
Robinson Farms$31$89187.1%
James Stephen Womack$0$7--
Clay Dirt, LLC$31,004$4-100%
Amos Tookes Jr.$237$0-100%
Benjamin Douglas Hatcher III$8,391$0-100%
Broadus S. Morey$5,224$0-100%
Frank B. Brooks$404,200$0-100%
George L. Hamilton Jr.$1,584$0-100%
Jimmy Wayne Griffin$3,406$0-100%
Joseph Watson Faircloth$769$0-100%
Mary Vann Hamilton$1,584$0-100%
Richard W. Faircloth$10,608$0-100%
Adams & Walker, Inc.$29,376$0-100%
Cheryl Collins$124,224$0-100%
Collins Irrigation, Inc.$176$0-100%
David L. Bush Jr.$2,113$0-100%
DBC Nursery and Farms, LLC$4,132$0-100%
E L Butler Farms, Inc.$76,277$0-100%
Erwin Farms, LLC$4,473$0-100%
Hayley Caldwell$623$0-100%
Integrity Farms, Inc.$1,149,130$0-100%
Joshua Taylor Farms, LLC$21,478$0-100%
Kenneth Justin Williams$305,369$0-100%
Nan Adams Williamson Farms, Inc.$44,936$0-100%
Nancy G. Palmer$13,066$0-100%
Nine Acre Farms$315,512$0-100%
Price Mathis$264$0-100%
Richard L. Taylor$6,109$0-100%
Riverview Plantation, Inc.$345,487$0-100%
RMBC Real Estate Management, LLC$2,954$0-100%
Sarah P. Kirkland$484$0-100%
Tony F. Tucker$321$0-100%
Parker W. Westbrook III$433$0-100%
William Ivey Godwin$1,375$0-100%
William R. Murphy$704$0-100%
Worsham Brothers Properties, LLC$751$0-100%
Alvin Jerome Dollar Jr.$2,196$0-100%
Brett Stewart$4,111$0-100%
C & S Farms, LLC$1,776$0-100%
C&C Growers$619,594$0-100%
Charles E. Bobo$359,725$0-100%
Charles Lodge$76,092$0-100%
Earl Godwin$6,399$0-100%
Edsel F. Palmer$2,406$0-100%
Elizabeth A. Farris$62,686$0-100%
Everett Free$587$0-100%
Cole G. Stewart$6,409$0-100%
Garry Earl Childs$9,450$0-100%
Fred J. Johnson$7,364$0-100%
Jacobs Farms$222$0-100%
James E Kolbie$2,458$0-100%
John W. Thompson III$17,345$0-100%
Joiner Properties -James L Joiner IV, LLC$14,184$0-100%
Kimberly F. Young$1,055$0-100%
L. E. Wilder Sr.$186$0-100%
Linda W. Pollock$10,364$0-100%
MLH Poultry, LLC$1,518$0-100%
Raiford Miller$2,200$0-100%
SKP Haven, LLC$6,717$0-100%
Vincent Payne$1,989$0-100%
White Barns & Windmill Farms, LLC$6,630$0-100%
1dog Ventures, LLC$29,650$0-100%
Mary Lou Branch$2,010$0-100%
Total subsidies$36,897,713$13,896,675-62.3%

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