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In 2021, 186 farmers in cities within Madison County received a total of $1.6 million in 234 farm subsidies, a 56.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.8 million in 456 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 Madison County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Circle Dairy, LLC | $617,245 | $172,173 | -72.1% |
| Willie P. Agner | $144,850 | $130,936 | -9.6% |
| Blackwater Investors, LLC | $223,204 | $111,431 | -50.1% |
| Jimmy Harris | $136,034 | $105,397 | -22.5% |
| Michael Roland | $191,575 | $104,743 | -45.3% |
| Nick A. Escudero | $0 | $96,692 | -- |
| Ayp Poultry, LLC | $0 | $89,917 | -- |
| Charles Roland | $124,008 | $88,462 | -28.7% |
| Shane Roland | $100,060 | $84,123 | -15.9% |
| Mike Taylor Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Boyd Family Farms, Inc. | $103,814 | $50,532 | -51.3% |
| Douglas Farms, LLLP | $11,298 | $42,450 | 275.7% |
| Ernesto U. Garcia | $0 | $37,307 | -- |
| H&L Farm of Lee, Inc. | $0 | $34,336 | -- |
| Jimmie Earl Ragans | $109,786 | $24,373 | -77.8% |
| Hutto Pond Farms, LLC | $7,377 | $22,506 | 205.1% |
| Archie F. Davis | $29,062 | $21,374 | -26.5% |
| Jerry Herring Farm, LLC | $14,659 | $12,742 | -13.1% |
| R & R Livestock, Inc. | $114,370 | $11,609 | -89.8% |
| Doris W. Everett | $13,495 | $11,128 | -17.5% |
| Rio Family Corporation | $0 | $10,786 | -- |
| Coleman Outdoor Advertising, LLC | $10,212 | $10,212 | 0% |
| Joe Sherrard | $25,226 | $9,040 | -64.2% |
| Phillips Brothers | $52,115 | $8,834 | -83% |
| Shalom Farms, LLC | $8,867 | $8,158 | -8% |
| The Georgina Farm, LLC | $0 | $8,140 | -- |
| Ralph A. Paulsen | $49,103 | $7,448 | -84.8% |
| Yvonne C. Platt | $12,119 | $7,162 | -40.9% |
| E H Finlayson and Son, Inc. | $20,211 | $6,718 | -66.8% |
| Willie P. Agner Jr. | $41,884 | $6,678 | -84.1% |
| Marlene Webb | $6,603 | $6,603 | 0% |
| John Henry Phillips Jr. | $14,214 | $6,386 | -55.1% |
| Ashley Farms Rockaway, LLC | $8,381 | $6,364 | -24.1% |
| C J Blanton JR & Sons, Inc. | $16,429 | $6,297 | -61.7% |
| Mcleod Farms Kenneth L Mcleod & Jack C Mcleod | $28,136 | $6,196 | -78% |
| Stephen B. McHargue | $4,438 | $5,922 | 33.4% |
| David H. Evans | $0 | $5,615 | -- |
| Charles Geiger | $27,989 | $4,887 | -82.5% |
| Christopher B. McHargue | $19,503 | $4,870 | -75% |
| Risoli Cattle Company, Inc. | $25,955 | $4,745 | -81.7% |
| Casey R. Tuten | $27,326 | $4,728 | -82.7% |
| Earthshine Acres Farm, LLC | $0 | $4,489 | -- |
| Howard Holloway | $11,154 | $4,142 | -62.9% |
| Joshua Churchwell | $19,913 | $3,889 | -80.5% |
| Jerry Herring | $15,961 | $3,829 | -76% |
| Ruth S. Hardee | $3,825 | $3,825 | 0% |
| Kevin Folk | $11,549 | $3,704 | -67.9% |
| Kevin Folk | $11,549 | $3,704 | -67.9% |
| Pine Knolls Partners, LLC | $0 | $3,627 | -- |
| Joe Reams III | $3,512 | $3,512 | 0% |
| Troy C. Platt | $5,113 | $3,329 | -34.9% |
| Wayne M. Fox | $17,487 | $3,235 | -81.5% |
| Dale G. Gibson | $16,159 | $3,233 | -80% |
| Mary Lou Surles | $0 | $3,190 | -- |
| Tommy Greene Farms, LLC | $12,561 | $2,805 | -77.7% |
| Robert Dale Williams | $3,031 | $2,788 | -8% |
| Alvin Morris Day | $13,497 | $2,666 | -80.2% |
| Panther Creek Enterprises, LLC | $7,836 | $2,580 | -67.1% |
| David Bailey | $12,280 | $2,554 | -79.2% |
| Christopher Norris | $10,277 | $2,402 | -76.6% |
| Arthur J. Burkett | $9,556 | $2,318 | -75.7% |
| Timothy M. Price | $11,838 | $2,318 | -80.4% |
| Virleen G Williams | $4,127 | $2,308 | -44.1% |
| Donald A. Sheffield | $11,641 | $2,284 | -80.4% |
| Johnnie L. Driggers | $9,931 | $2,276 | -77.1% |
| Jeffery W. Cone | $8,747 | $2,264 | -74.1% |
| Bill Terry | $2,147 | $2,147 | 0% |
| Monroe Walker | $14,608 | $2,124 | -85.5% |
| J. M. Cone | $4,686 | $2,020 | -56.9% |
| Pine Island Cattle Partnership | $10,216 | $1,981 | -80.6% |
| James J. Harris Jr. | $2,502 | $1,959 | -21.7% |
| William H. Ramsey | $2,678 | $1,950 | -27.2% |
| William H. Hamrick Sr. | $2,604 | $1,920 | -26.3% |
| Frederick M. Norfleet | $1,812 | $1,812 | 0% |
| Lenord Bembry | $7,550 | $1,788 | -76.3% |
| Darrell R. Tuten | $8,548 | $1,788 | -79.1% |
| Chadwick A. Phillips | $3,030 | $1,764 | -41.8% |
| Larry R. Townsend | $6,804 | $1,728 | -74.6% |
| Nelson Montilla Daly | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Jim Overby | $4,636 | $1,589 | -65.7% |
| Wilbur A. Pulliam Jr. | $1,537 | $1,537 | 0% |
| Jeffery W. Hamrick Jr. | $7,766 | $1,521 | -80.4% |
| Joseph C. Blanton | $0 | $1,485 | -- |
| Glee Heritage Acres, LLC | $2,486 | $1,396 | -43.8% |
| Charles L. Floyd | $7,590 | $1,394 | -81.6% |
| Lorraine M. Warren | $3,161 | $1,389 | -56.1% |
| Margaret S. Foust | $5,896 | $1,389 | -76.4% |
| Yovany Perez | $5,621 | $1,336 | -76.2% |
| Monte S. Cashwell | $1,320 | $1,320 | 0% |
| Twin Pine Investments, LLC | $7,147 | $1,298 | -81.8% |
| J. K. Johnson | $4,664 | $1,262 | -72.9% |
| Jacqueline A. Johnson | $4,719 | $1,262 | -73.3% |
| Richard M. Cone | $4,576 | $1,236 | -73% |
| Larry King | $5,565 | $1,211 | -78.2% |
| William Travis Page | $7,207 | $1,175 | -83.7% |
| Ramiro Vargas | $0 | $1,155 | -- |
| Horace M. Knowles | $6,074 | $1,130 | -81.4% |
| Ronald W. Pricher | $4,796 | $1,126 | -76.5% |
| John M. Riley | $4,653 | $1,110 | -76.1% |
| Jeffery William Cone Jr. | $3,597 | $1,060 | -70.5% |
| Edward E. Holman | $7,683 | $1,053 | -86.3% |
| David Melvin Agner | $2,637 | $1,031 | -60.9% |
| Lawrence Day | $3,784 | $1,028 | -72.8% |
| Randall H. Rowell | $3,586 | $1,011 | -71.8% |
| Sandra W. Ulm | $2,287 | $990 | -56.7% |
| Travis Smith | $5,488 | $983 | -82.1% |
| Robert M. Barrs Jr. | $4,595 | $970 | -78.9% |
| Norma J. Brennan | $3,443 | $930 | -73% |
| Clyde R. Bateman | $3,894 | $921 | -76.3% |
| Kevin L. Pryor | $3,201 | $884 | -72.4% |
| Ruben Lewis | $2,359 | $882 | -62.6% |
| Noah J. Blanton | $651 | $868 | 33.3% |
| Opie Peavy | $4,488 | $847 | -81.1% |
| Joseph T. Cantey | $2,321 | $834 | -64.1% |
| Constance D. Day | $3,135 | $810 | -74.2% |
| David E. Roffey | $5,645 | $795 | -85.9% |
| Alfred J. Martin | $0 | $795 | -- |
| John B. Kelley | $3,905 | $793 | -79.7% |
| Jerry L. Fletcher | $4,970 | $790 | -84.1% |
| Lost Pine Ranch, LLC | $2,618 | $774 | -70.4% |
| Andy Wells | $3,267 | $757 | -76.8% |
| Donaldson & Son Farm, L.L.C. | $4,491 | $744 | -83.4% |
| Benton S. Ebberson | $2,629 | $742 | -71.8% |
| Robert D. Wylie Sr. | $1,881 | $737 | -60.8% |
| Mike Taylor | $2,563 | $728 | -71.6% |
| John R. Salls | $1,749 | $709 | -59.5% |
| Education Sapp & Blake Sapp | $2,321 | $653 | -71.9% |
| Kevin Andrews | $2,486 | $647 | -74% |
| Glenn Paul Blount | $2,706 | $628 | -76.8% |
| Chris Lamar Ellis | $3,877 | $599 | -84.5% |
| Paul B. Ragans Jr. | $2,690 | $589 | -78.1% |
| Joe E. Alexander Sr. | $462 | $585 | 26.6% |
| Robert M. Barrs III | $2,794 | $578 | -79.3% |
| Owen Boales | $1,386 | $577 | -58.4% |
| Revonda T Frith | $2,412 | $552 | -77.1% |
| Rickie Strickland | $2,508 | $543 | -78.3% |
| David Ward | $3,939 | $512 | -87% |
| Georgia Ann Reams | $509 | $509 | 0% |
| William W. Moncrief | $1,859 | $492 | -73.5% |
| Doyle J. Hale | $2,835 | $487 | -82.8% |
| William K. Addison | $3,003 | $481 | -84% |
| Andrew J. Stephens | $1,749 | $481 | -72.5% |
| Angela B Mays | $2,567 | $474 | -81.5% |
| Dozier E. Sapp | $1,816 | $469 | -74.2% |
| Larcedious Jones SR | $1,892 | $464 | -75.5% |
| Debora D. Tuten | $983 | $457 | -53.5% |
| Allen Welch | $1,044 | $445 | -57.4% |
| Brooke K. Riley | $1,821 | $441 | -75.8% |
| Patricia A. Kauffman | $2,628 | $436 | -83.4% |
| William E. Sapp | $1,133 | $426 | -62.4% |
| Lee R. Blount | $1,683 | $422 | -74.9% |
| Johnny Norris | $1,835 | $411 | -77.6% |
| James W. Brown | $2,119 | $400 | -81.1% |
| Samuel J. Grubbs | $1,716 | $390 | -77.3% |
| Willie Glee | $5,681 | $390 | -93.1% |
| Curtis Ray Cruce | $1,595 | $380 | -76.2% |
| Laurie A. Otis | $2,166 | $373 | -82.8% |
| Bryan H. Phillips | $453 | $360 | -20.5% |
| Esmildo Perez | $761 | $355 | -53.4% |
| Fred Rick Davis | $3,122 | $340 | -89.1% |
| David A. Briggs | $2,957 | $340 | -88.5% |
| Richard E. Bland Jr. | $5,394 | $320 | -94.1% |
| Arleigh S Holden | $1,309 | $313 | -76.1% |
| Christine Lameier | $2,058 | $294 | -85.7% |
| Alissa G. Roland | $3,257 | $259 | -92% |
| Wayne H. Hudson | $1,210 | $259 | -78.6% |
| Betty R. Hudson | $1,067 | $246 | -76.9% |
| Ms. Marvin A. Tillman | $1,144 | $242 | -78.8% |
| Ernest L. Phillips Jr. | $1,056 | $232 | -78% |
| Clyde Miller | $913 | $214 | -76.6% |
| William Bubba E. Greene | $1,266 | $198 | -84.4% |
| Letoy R Stewart | $869 | $190 | -78.1% |
| Waring Wyche III | $371 | $182 | -50.9% |
| Kailee M. Jenkins | $583 | $176 | -69.8% |
| Jerry Harris | $484 | $163 | -66.3% |
| Stephen E. Matheny | $704 | $163 | -76.8% |
| James A. Waller | $781 | $156 | -80% |
| Terry R. Sherrard | $605 | $150 | -75.2% |
| Vivian S. Milton | $347 | $149 | -57.1% |
| Willie A. Tillman | $264 | $138 | -47.7% |
| Sammy Bass | $637 | $90 | -85.9% |
| Shelby Mercer | $0 | $66 | -- |
| Hugh Wetzel Blair | $196 | $62 | -68.4% |
| Larry Brian Townsend | $1,488 | $56 | -96.2% |
| Charlie Murphy | $66 | $34 | -48.5% |
| Meghan H. Agner | $2,932 | $31 | -98.9% |
| Beulah A. Cone | $3,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Catherine W. Ale | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles W. Evans Sr. | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Donnie G. Waldrep | $76 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn Dice | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| John P. Parker | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| John T. Hay Jr. | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Luis M. Cibrian | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Rafter T C Cattle Company, LLC | $4,015 | $0 | -100% |
| AFJR Farm and Land, LLC | $52,520 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie L. Smith | $8,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Lylestanley Trace II, LLC | $234,173 | $0 | -100% |
| Rolando Medina | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Superior Trees, Inc. | $241,969 | $0 | -100% |
| Alice Douglas | $20,608 | $0 | -100% |
| Beaty Ranch, LLC | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| C. J. Blanton III | $81,524 | $0 | -100% |
| Catherine M. Rogers | $14,994 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel B. Douglas | $20,608 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris Ruth Everett Estate | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Garry Brashear | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry Terry | $18,084 | $0 | -100% |
| J D Enterprises of Brevard, LLC | $8,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason M. Blanton | $81,524 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanette Norelius | $623 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Hodnett | $2,695 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenny Herring | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry E. Ellis | $2,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Terry | $322 | $0 | -100% |
| Rooks Ranch, LLC | $18,292 | $0 | -100% |
| Jan Hadden S. Smith | $39 | $0 | -100% |
| Therus L J Brown | $2,368 | $0 | -100% |
| Yvonne Plain | $755 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,758,600 | $1,623,653 | -56.8% |
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