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In 2021, 220 farmers in cities within Grady County received a total of $6.5 million in 410 farm subsidies, a 56% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.7 million in 740 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 Grady County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| C & R Farms PTN | $726,560 | $324,591 | -55.3% |
| Maxwell Farms | $487,656 | $294,756 | -39.6% |
| Mark Whigham | $204,483 | $246,494 | 20.5% |
| Mcelvy Farms, GP | $390,672 | $218,040 | -44.2% |
| John C. Harrell | $153,293 | $203,535 | 32.8% |
| Coleman C. Harrison | $304,730 | $188,344 | -38.2% |
| Karen Bond | $288,952 | $177,998 | -38.4% |
| Harrison & Harrison Farms | $438,747 | $177,451 | -59.6% |
| NRF Partners/Company/NRF, GP, Inc. | $326,967 | $156,521 | -52.1% |
| Connor Whigham | $89,857 | $150,000 | 66.9% |
| Tommy R. Harrell | $293,932 | $130,652 | -55.6% |
| Dixon L. Harrison | $274,787 | $129,341 | -52.9% |
| Sheila A. Harrison | $258,224 | $129,190 | -50% |
| Steve L. Perkins | $211,512 | $127,649 | -39.6% |
| Bobby Williams | $226,999 | $126,450 | -44.3% |
| Grady Ranch, LLC | $79,382 | $119,993 | 51.2% |
| Myron G Jones | $222,121 | $117,027 | -47.3% |
| James Lee Tenewitz | $212,793 | $115,870 | -45.5% |
| Dawn M. Ponder | $164,767 | $114,912 | -30.3% |
| Harrison Produce, Inc. | $172,271 | $110,002 | -36.1% |
| Gary Harrison | $115,394 | $108,208 | -6.2% |
| Gary Harrison | $115,394 | $108,208 | -6.2% |
| Donald & Lavon Connell | $169,045 | $102,608 | -39.3% |
| Jeremy Huskey | $186,464 | $101,195 | -45.7% |
| Perkins Farms, Inc. | $298,310 | $97,813 | -67.2% |
| Hopkins Farm Partnership | $459,417 | $90,958 | -80.2% |
| Johnathan Mark Maxwell | $16,157 | $80,676 | 399.3% |
| David B. Harrison | $184,563 | $77,135 | -58.2% |
| David B. Harrison | $184,563 | $77,135 | -58.2% |
| THF Farms, LLC | $22,470 | $67,609 | 200.9% |
| Hiep V. Vu | $0 | $67,092 | -- |
| Ray Connell | $111,564 | $67,023 | -39.9% |
| Ronnie Connell | $107,912 | $66,276 | -38.6% |
| Ricky L. Powe | $680,926 | $63,299 | -90.7% |
| Jordan Clarke Harrison | $252,822 | $61,320 | -75.7% |
| Joe G. Ponder | $348,591 | $60,840 | -82.5% |
| Ravi Jambulapati | $169,774 | $58,520 | -65.5% |
| Samuel L. Perkins | $290,934 | $56,580 | -80.6% |
| Joseph Mason Ferrell | $92,396 | $53,457 | -42.1% |
| Coon Dog Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Flint Logging Company | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| JR Holton Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Michael L Gainous | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Wildwood Land and Timber, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Bubba Knight Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Donald Walden, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jason T. Pyles | $131,676 | $49,968 | -62.1% |
| Willard L. Powe | $172,254 | $47,190 | -72.6% |
| William R. Jones | $27,207 | $44,994 | 65.4% |
| J & D Investment of Grady County, LLC | $0 | $44,986 | -- |
| Cynthia K. Vickers | $15,693 | $43,315 | 176% |
| Triple C Farms, LLC | $34,460 | $42,750 | 24.1% |
| Rodney L. Harrison | $70,114 | $38,148 | -45.6% |
| Ted Alan Collins | $116,963 | $37,759 | -67.7% |
| Kevin M. Sherman | $0 | $29,454 | -- |
| Dian S. Pyles | $112,383 | $25,668 | -77.2% |
| Charles D. Whigham II | $46,154 | $23,971 | -48.1% |
| John Douglas Harrell | $106,561 | $23,775 | -77.7% |
| Hansel W. Butler | $35,116 | $23,597 | -32.8% |
| Dalton Whigham | $109,865 | $22,907 | -79.1% |
| Jack Drew | $22,882 | $22,882 | 0% |
| Ouzts Farms, LLC | $115,092 | $21,394 | -81.4% |
| Richard Maxwell | $32,597 | $21,242 | -34.8% |
| Peyton Tyler Harrison | $53,056 | $20,655 | -61.1% |
| Berl Travis Hawthorne | $47,887 | $19,918 | -58.4% |
| Rusty E. Powe | $241,150 | $17,808 | -92.6% |
| Daniel C. Jones | $317,607 | $17,214 | -94.6% |
| Wayne Oates | $33,942 | $16,898 | -50.2% |
| St Elmo Harrison | $50,545 | $15,298 | -69.7% |
| Lavon Connell | $32,649 | $15,229 | -53.4% |
| James Coleman Whigham | $4,486 | $15,200 | 238.8% |
| Pafran Farms, LLC | $20,419 | $13,993 | -31.5% |
| Alice Adams Gainous | $16,901 | $13,622 | -19.4% |
| Rockin C Ranch | $17,133 | $13,598 | -20.6% |
| Quinton Emory Arline | $17,262 | $13,312 | -22.9% |
| Donald Connell | $29,968 | $13,190 | -56% |
| Marjorie Bishop | $0 | $13,173 | -- |
| William E. Smith | $9,158 | $12,973 | 41.7% |
| TC Timber Management, LLC | $15,973 | $12,196 | -23.6% |
| Marjorie A. Ragan | $11,654 | $11,654 | 0% |
| Weymond Hawthorne | $19,350 | $11,623 | -39.9% |
| Donald R. Knight Jr. | $49,954 | $11,397 | -77.2% |
| Samuel Lafeyette Perkins JR | $19,690 | $11,041 | -43.9% |
| Murray Maxwell II | $0 | $10,681 | -- |
| Jennifer M Ratts-Harrison | $56,407 | $10,585 | -81.2% |
| Sean M. Hauser | $0 | $10,351 | -- |
| 3a Farms, LLC | $47,824 | $9,950 | -79.2% |
| Bobby Godwin | $13,154 | $9,822 | -25.3% |
| Daniel Fewell | $49,642 | $9,313 | -81.2% |
| Stanley Elkins | $9,924 | $9,098 | -8.3% |
| Roland Eric Cohen | $112,311 | $8,545 | -92.4% |
| Oak-Hill-Cattle | $13,838 | $8,481 | -38.7% |
| Linda Max Whigham | $12,379 | $8,317 | -32.8% |
| Jason Demichael Coker | $52,830 | $8,123 | -84.6% |
| Judy Salter Walsh | $8,043 | $8,043 | 0% |
| Ouzts Cattle Company, LLC | $60,908 | $7,772 | -87.2% |
| Carolyn C. McKown | $15,526 | $7,490 | -51.8% |
| Ira Sonny Lee Jr. | $7,141 | $7,141 | 0% |
| Ponder Farms, Inc. | $12,883 | $7,102 | -44.9% |
| John H. Harrison | $85,552 | $6,840 | -92% |
| Claranell S Larkin | $10,679 | $6,773 | -36.6% |
| Walter Kevin Harrison | $13,290 | $6,623 | -50.2% |
| Stephen L. Butler | $12,245 | $6,508 | -46.9% |
| Bruce Hawthorne | $0 | $6,482 | -- |
| James Christopher Harrell | $24,595 | $6,477 | -73.7% |
| Timothy Wyman Singletary | $4,403 | $6,406 | 45.5% |
| Karen L. Singletary | $4,195 | $6,394 | 52.4% |
| Jennifer Jo Ray | $5,889 | $6,258 | 6.3% |
| Wellsbrook Farm, LLC | $5,868 | $5,868 | 0% |
| Julian B. Knight | $66,040 | $5,787 | -91.2% |
| Gail P. Godwin | $8,530 | $5,623 | -34.1% |
| John A. Hinson | $5,472 | $5,472 | 0% |
| Blondine V English | $4,826 | $4,826 | 0% |
| Edward J. Demartini Jr. | $7,403 | $4,804 | -35.1% |
| Kenneth Christopher Boswell II | $12,025 | $4,730 | -60.7% |
| Robert C. Ponder III | $10,048 | $4,630 | -53.9% |
| Marilyn Joyner | $4,550 | $4,550 | 0% |
| Jacquelyn H. Mobley | $4,492 | $4,492 | 0% |
| James W. Carter | $4,335 | $4,335 | 0% |
| Maypar Farm, LLC | $16,555 | $4,291 | -74.1% |
| Frank Taylor Family, LLC | $4,234 | $4,234 | 0% |
| James and June Whigham IRRV Trust | $4,564 | $4,088 | -10.4% |
| Donald Walden | $4,047 | $4,047 | 0% |
| Sammy Scarboro | $3,993 | $3,932 | -1.5% |
| Joy Lee West | $3,923 | $3,923 | 0% |
| Justin Mark Maxwell | $17,919 | $3,888 | -78.3% |
| Stephen E. Butler | $9,563 | $3,732 | -61% |
| Helen R. Ready | $3,670 | $3,670 | 0% |
| William H. Ready | $3,670 | $3,670 | 0% |
| Keith Harrell | $3,534 | $3,534 | 0% |
| Kelly Spring Farms, LLC | $19,450 | $3,487 | -82.1% |
| Cecil Gibbs Jr. | $120,464 | $3,486 | -97.1% |
| Montine P Herring | $26,179 | $3,230 | -87.7% |
| Susan Knight Maxwell | $3,238 | $3,199 | -1.2% |
| Sadie Louise Butler | $3,131 | $3,131 | 0% |
| Bonial Dee Vickers | $6,243 | $3,079 | -50.7% |
| David L. Strickland | $3,667 | $3,040 | -17.1% |
| Walter J. Dickson | $2,243 | $2,937 | 30.9% |
| Carolyn Smith F. Fincher | $2,828 | $2,828 | 0% |
| Scott Cassels | $3,480 | $2,718 | -21.9% |
| Linda V. Lee | $2,689 | $2,689 | 0% |
| Joel Bruce Gainous Jr. | $6,246 | $2,641 | -57.7% |
| Natholyn V Lee | $2,625 | $2,625 | 0% |
| Sandra V. Sessions | $2,617 | $2,617 | 0% |
| John Kaleb Harrison | $576 | $2,536 | 340.3% |
| Patsy Elaine Smith Davis | $2,528 | $2,528 | 0% |
| Wayne Chason | $3,026 | $2,506 | -17.2% |
| Hazel Akridge Houston | $2,448 | $2,448 | 0% |
| Gwinnette Mills | $2,645 | $2,433 | -8% |
| David Ulmer | $2,363 | $2,363 | 0% |
| Andy D. Ponder | $2,265 | $2,265 | 0% |
| John J. Brannon Jr. | $2,245 | $2,245 | 0% |
| Alvin C. Ward | $2,868 | $2,229 | -22.3% |
| Geraldine Faulk | $5,222 | $2,213 | -57.6% |
| Linda Ellen Cox | $2,151 | $2,151 | 0% |
| Gary D. Hodnett | $2,433 | $2,143 | -11.9% |
| Jon C. Johnson | $2,100 | $2,100 | 0% |
| Melanie H. Anderson | $2,039 | $1,938 | -5% |
| Carolyn Chason | $1,864 | $1,864 | 0% |
| Dianne Maxwell | $1,804 | $1,804 | 0% |
| Thomas Marty Powe | $2,249 | $1,757 | -21.9% |
| Leon Gainous | $0 | $1,661 | -- |
| Ellen H. Bryant | $10,413 | $1,645 | -84.2% |
| James B. Joiner | $1,610 | $1,610 | 0% |
| Billy Elkins | $4,958 | $1,583 | -68.1% |
| Alexander Cornell | $2,971 | $1,574 | -47% |
| Bruce Prenell Cornell | $3,310 | $1,527 | -53.9% |
| John Randall Holton | $15,878 | $1,472 | -90.7% |
| Diannia Butler ERNST | $1,430 | $1,430 | 0% |
| Johnny Mack Butler | $1,430 | $1,430 | 0% |
| Larry McCorkle | $14,833 | $1,415 | -90.5% |
| John B. Tuggle Jr. | $1,358 | $1,358 | 0% |
| Tracy Bennett | $1,352 | $1,352 | 0% |
| Ronald Alton Hall Jr. | $2,042 | $1,337 | -34.5% |
| Alan Pope | $3,669 | $1,319 | -64.1% |
| Thomas Michael Gainous | $1,317 | $1,317 | 0% |
| Buck Creek Land Company, LLC | $2,873 | $1,300 | -54.8% |
| Wc's Hog & Broiler Farm, LLC | $1,287 | $1,287 | 0% |
| Allen J. Castleberry | $1,270 | $1,270 | 0% |
| Jeff D. Davis | $1,219 | $1,219 | 0% |
| John R. Higginbotham | $4,271 | $1,207 | -71.7% |
| Pine Bluff Farms, LLC | $22,910 | $1,103 | -95.2% |
| Timothy E. Moore | $1,052 | $1,052 | 0% |
| Denny Bryant | $1,046 | $1,046 | 0% |
| Ricky L. Lackey | $1,368 | $973 | -28.9% |
| Ricky L. Lackey | $1,368 | $973 | -28.9% |
| Michael H. Sellers | $958 | $958 | 0% |
| James C. Harrison | $955 | $955 | 0% |
| Melton H. McKown | $912 | $912 | 0% |
| Charles Raymond Stokes | $594 | $901 | 51.7% |
| Jarred Zachary Andrews | $1,222 | $886 | -27.5% |
| John E. Gainous | $2,881 | $854 | -70.4% |
| Sylvia J. Powe | $54,644 | $829 | -98.5% |
| Midori Anna McElvy | $4,081 | $828 | -79.7% |
| Wendell Barrineau | $0 | $765 | -- |
| Lannis Frank Zappia | $754 | $754 | 0% |
| Timothy A. Jones | $752 | $752 | 0% |
| Todd L. Jones | $752 | $752 | 0% |
| Roger Singletary | $711 | $711 | 0% |
| Ralph E. McCaskill | $12,402 | $686 | -94.5% |
| William Berl Hawthorne | $126,065 | $652 | -99.5% |
| Thomas Kenneth Leggett | $17,777 | $605 | -96.6% |
| Jeffery Michael Sellars | $2,113 | $560 | -73.5% |
| Richard Pearce | $552 | $552 | 0% |
| Joseph W. Davis | $1,020 | $542 | -46.9% |
| Louie R. Chastain | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Connie M. Powe | $479 | $479 | 0% |
| Jeremy Hugh Davis | $357 | $357 | 0% |
| Gregory L. Ponder | $676 | $338 | -50% |
| Jewell M. Baggett | $0 | $267 | -- |
| Timothy C. Vanlandingham | $245 | $245 | 0% |
| Donald Dalton | $0 | $219 | -- |
| Terry F. Prince | $2,336 | $205 | -91.2% |
| Andrew McKown | $190 | $190 | 0% |
| Rhonda M. Bishop | $945 | $169 | -82.1% |
| Ceraya Danielle Watson | $0 | $145 | -- |
| Michael Moss | $5,784 | $136 | -97.6% |
| Long Pine Farm, LLC | $116 | $116 | 0% |
| Charles P. Manny | $324 | $27 | -91.7% |
| Sawmill Woods, Inc. | $3,416 | $9 | -99.7% |
| Anthony E Canington | $41,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Ashley Register Jr. | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles D. Norton | $3,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles T. Ponder | $54,585 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel P. Mejia | $12,654 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell Cliett | $14,200 | $0 | -100% |
| David R. Harrison | $6,940 | $0 | -100% |
| Denisha L. Baker | $16,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy Sue C. Harrison | $5,341 | $0 | -100% |
| Elaine R. Widener | $1,469 | $0 | -100% |
| Emo Licensed Jones | $343 | $0 | -100% |
| Gainous' Shade Trees, Inc. | $575,114 | $0 | -100% |
| J. van Ponder | $109,234 | $0 | -100% |
| Jairam S. Queen | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Hammett | $14,620 | $0 | -100% |
| James P. Baggett | $613 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Elizabeth Stovall | $1,877 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Smith | $9,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Ann Head | $1,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark J. Childree | $2,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary E. Phillips | $7,398 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary H. Ward | $834 | $0 | -100% |
| Patsy Morris | $2,730 | $0 | -100% |
| Quentin Darrell Jones | $24,526 | $0 | -100% |
| R. L. Ingram | $2,854 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray D. Ulm | $1,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Jordan | $7,412 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Pope | $11,550 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D. Hopkins | $4,387 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Gainey | $1,605 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Gainous | $6,461 | $0 | -100% |
| Roscoe L. Johnson | $564 | $0 | -100% |
| S. R. Brown | $4,883 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacy G. Williamson | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Taylor | $3,605 | $0 | -100% |
| Tracy Champagne | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne L. Connell | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Anson Jerod Maxwell | $57,345 | $0 | -100% |
| Georgia Pines Farm, Inc. | $1,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Anita L. W. Poppell | $1,043 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Joyce Perkins | $150 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles L. Harrell | $11,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Claude Ponder | $338 | $0 | -100% |
| Clifford J. Davis | $5,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Kelley | $1,642 | $0 | -100% |
| Forrest Leon Hunter | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Mack J. Smith III | $5,919 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Thomas | $12,086 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Wayne Baggett | $49,950 | $0 | -100% |
| John Cassels | $37,474 | $0 | -100% |
| John Emory Harrison | $43,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph D. Vaughn III | $8,063 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua E. McElvy | $2,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Knight Pecan, Inc. | $221,581 | $0 | -100% |
| Lake Landscape, LLC | $155,294 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis Eugene Knight | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucus C. McElvy | $2,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Owen Herring | $6,912 | $0 | -100% |
| Myrtle A. Lewis | $381 | $0 | -100% |
| Neal D. Maxwell | $145,997 | $0 | -100% |
| Nylon J Davis | $26,756 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney Mobley | $9,810 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy James Mixon | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Wallace R. Bishop | $31,053 | $0 | -100% |
| William R. Maxwell | $1,257 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $14,731,760 | $6,477,132 | -56% |
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