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In 2021, 137 farmers in cities within Morris County received a total of $381,275 in 155 farm subsidies, a 74% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.5 million in 374 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Beggs | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Brad A. Wright | $80,432 | $16,508 | -79.5% |
| Jimmy Ayers | $61,380 | $15,332 | -75% |
| John A. Bryan Sr. | $47,986 | $13,946 | -70.9% |
| David L. Kellen | $12,228 | $12,228 | 0% |
| Walter L. Cox | $24,336 | $10,119 | -58.4% |
| Dustin Ayers | $67,859 | $9,975 | -85.3% |
| James Maxton | $42,020 | $9,308 | -77.8% |
| Jeffery William Swafford | $33,477 | $8,849 | -73.6% |
| Bud Carter | $29,111 | $8,123 | -72.1% |
| JSL Ranch, Inc. | $38,405 | $8,112 | -78.9% |
| Dorothy B Robinson, LLC | $15,337 | $8,108 | -47.1% |
| Freeman Cattle Company, LLC | $37,050 | $7,180 | -80.6% |
| Walnut Street Investments, LLC | $25,527 | $6,831 | -73.2% |
| Martin Vissering | $24,563 | $6,486 | -73.6% |
| Michael Alan McCoy | $25,949 | $6,100 | -76.5% |
| Justiss Ranch, LLP | $35,117 | $6,041 | -82.8% |
| Omaha Land & Cattle, LLC | $21,726 | $5,554 | -74.4% |
| Collier Szydloski | $8,079 | $5,222 | -35.4% |
| Justin Wayne Pollan | $18,671 | $4,899 | -73.8% |
| Charles A. Johnson | $17,036 | $4,829 | -71.7% |
| Gregory L. Spigener | $30,274 | $4,756 | -84.3% |
| James Collins | $19,138 | $4,451 | -76.7% |
| Jose Netro | $16,372 | $4,450 | -72.8% |
| James Carroll Hall | $15,884 | $4,450 | -72% |
| Michael Lynn Rogers | $20,694 | $3,923 | -81% |
| Jerry Coy Moreland | $17,435 | $3,684 | -78.9% |
| John T. Leslie | $18,903 | $3,601 | -81% |
| Jerry Dwayne Moody | $16,855 | $3,585 | -78.7% |
| Lee Morris Holley | $11,627 | $3,519 | -69.7% |
| Zack J. Keathley III | $9,900 | $3,019 | -69.5% |
| Jimmie Dowell Teel | $7,920 | $2,806 | -64.6% |
| Danny M. Lilley | $15,320 | $2,683 | -82.5% |
| Waymon T. Brown | $11,648 | $2,682 | -77% |
| Doug Beason | $13,181 | $2,639 | -80% |
| Frankie D. Tucker | $9,614 | $2,548 | -73.5% |
| Peggy Tucker | $13,974 | $2,470 | -82.3% |
| Ricky Tigert | $15,531 | $2,442 | -84.3% |
| Noel E. Higgins | $11,116 | $2,321 | -79.1% |
| Dwayne L. Bell | $10,359 | $2,148 | -79.3% |
| Jimmy K. Byrd | $8,780 | $2,122 | -75.8% |
| William B. Swafford | $9,890 | $2,089 | -78.9% |
| Wexler Partnership, Ltd. | $13,870 | $2,011 | -85.5% |
| Clifton E. Harrison | $9,603 | $1,994 | -79.2% |
| David Ellis | $9,328 | $1,990 | -78.7% |
| Jimmy W. Hicks | $13,205 | $1,972 | -85.1% |
| Joe Will Tucker | $9,031 | $1,929 | -78.6% |
| Casey R. Betts | $10,175 | $1,872 | -81.6% |
| Clayton Rollins | $6,094 | $1,863 | -69.4% |
| Alton C. Jackson | $8,514 | $1,823 | -78.6% |
| Roger D. Quarles | $7,832 | $1,811 | -76.9% |
| Trenton Cole Shumate | $0 | $1,794 | -- |
| Kenny Rollins | $6,369 | $1,777 | -72.1% |
| Joshua K. Hatfield | $9,735 | $1,759 | -81.9% |
| Mary Ellen Seymore | $1,103 | $1,754 | 59% |
| David Dorantes | $6,912 | $1,656 | -76% |
| Charles P. Agan | $4,048 | $1,656 | -59.1% |
| Raymond Keith Bateman | $5,522 | $1,622 | -70.6% |
| Jimmy L. Smith | $4,235 | $1,615 | -61.9% |
| Lurelle L Albert | $4,381 | $1,607 | -63.3% |
| Jimmy Ted Shirey | $7,972 | $1,603 | -79.9% |
| Charles W. Shirey | $7,782 | $1,596 | -79.5% |
| Joyce Elaine Couch | $7,244 | $1,570 | -78.3% |
| Jody Wayne Crocker | $5,918 | $1,505 | -74.6% |
| Douglas Keith West | $5,280 | $1,466 | -72.2% |
| Todd J. Moore | $4,764 | $1,414 | -70.3% |
| Maegan McGill | $5,775 | $1,380 | -76.1% |
| Jeffrey McCallister | $2,020 | $1,301 | -35.6% |
| Stephanie McCallister | $2,020 | $1,301 | -35.6% |
| Roy J. Nail | $4,378 | $1,207 | -72.4% |
| George W. Davlin | $4,367 | $1,190 | -72.8% |
| Willie J. Palmore | $5,296 | $1,189 | -77.5% |
| Malcolm Key | $9,103 | $1,184 | -87% |
| Willie R. Holley | $4,521 | $1,116 | -75.3% |
| Jeff Clubb | $9,603 | $1,104 | -88.5% |
| Marty Waylen Heard | $4,741 | $1,072 | -77.4% |
| Christal E. Waits | $6,024 | $1,045 | -82.7% |
| Alvin Wharton | $3,402 | $1,035 | -69.6% |
| Marty Crocker | $4,763 | $1,008 | -78.8% |
| Johnny Ray Phillips | $5,707 | $966 | -83.1% |
| James D. Frost | $3,747 | $937 | -75% |
| Christopher V. Brock | $4,334 | $921 | -78.7% |
| Mark R. Peters | $2,904 | $914 | -68.5% |
| Christopher Shane Harrell | $2,651 | $897 | -66.2% |
| Justin Paul Cobb | $5,666 | $884 | -84.4% |
| Traci Ann Burch | $5,528 | $866 | -84.3% |
| Jeremy Northam | $2,475 | $862 | -65.2% |
| Rodney Estes | $3,883 | $831 | -78.6% |
| Ted Awtry | $3,787 | $811 | -78.6% |
| Leslie Joe Berry | $2,808 | $782 | -72.2% |
| Jarrod Lee McKinney | $4,631 | $762 | -83.5% |
| Richard Keith Starek | $3,296 | $742 | -77.5% |
| Brittnee Nikole Bolden | $2,046 | $722 | -64.7% |
| Julie Holmes | $3,663 | $710 | -80.6% |
| Ken Lee Granberry | $2,728 | $710 | -74% |
| Sacramento Dorantes | $4,795 | $707 | -85.3% |
| Rodney Carr | $1,980 | $690 | -65.2% |
| Brian Boyd | $4,103 | $661 | -83.9% |
| Roger K. Oney | $3,673 | $658 | -82.1% |
| David W. Richardson | $3,780 | $644 | -83% |
| Charles Kolten Henderson | $2,211 | $638 | -71.1% |
| Michael Alan Vissering | $2,929 | $620 | -78.8% |
| Stephania Lynn Crawley | $3,596 | $610 | -83% |
| Tommy L. Stewart Jr. | $2,420 | $604 | -75% |
| Mitchell W. Batchelor | $3,051 | $602 | -80.3% |
| Matthew Wayne Barger | $3,876 | $599 | -84.5% |
| Charles M. Price | $2,772 | $586 | -78.9% |
| Holly E. Osmon | $2,398 | $584 | -75.6% |
| Melvin Gaskin | $2,244 | $569 | -74.6% |
| Edna R. Weston | $2,695 | $551 | -79.6% |
| Johnny Stacks | $2,126 | $537 | -74.7% |
| Earl Evans | $2,090 | $518 | -75.2% |
| Nolan R. Richey | $2,189 | $481 | -78% |
| Younger J. Jones | $2,145 | $477 | -77.8% |
| Jackie W. Barton | $2,189 | $467 | -78.7% |
| Michelle Steward Billings | $1,419 | $452 | -68.1% |
| Fernando Lucha | $0 | $440 | -- |
| Loyd Ray Davlin | $1,694 | $409 | -75.9% |
| Peggy J. Doddy | $1,342 | $398 | -70.3% |
| J. P. Boyd | $3,783 | $398 | -89.5% |
| Joseph Anderson | $1,199 | $397 | -66.9% |
| Hans Hoppe | $2,167 | $357 | -83.5% |
| Riki Nichole Johnson | $1,155 | $345 | -70.1% |
| Bobby Joe Johnson | $1,342 | $332 | -75.3% |
| Michael James Haney | $1,177 | $328 | -72.1% |
| David Hall | $1,479 | $310 | -79% |
| Chris L. Allen | $1,540 | $308 | -80% |
| Tony Williams | $968 | $276 | -71.5% |
| James Robert Crocker | $1,434 | $259 | -81.9% |
| Robert Seaton | $847 | $242 | -71.4% |
| Martin Lewis | $1,305 | $222 | -83% |
| Joe M. Gulnac | $1,004 | $200 | -80.1% |
| Jimmy W. Gilliam | $623 | $190 | -69.5% |
| Justin Matthew Murphy | $1,054 | $159 | -84.9% |
| Marty Gene Brown | $275 | $157 | -42.9% |
| Jason Keith Dennis | $889 | $138 | -84.5% |
| Greggory Williams | $258 | $34 | -86.8% |
| Don Ross | $2,308 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Weber | $1,001 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy W. Gilliam | $290 | $0 | -100% |
| Mariellen L. Albert | $4,171 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlene Jean Bohr | $1,043 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald L. Stoll | $15,569 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Ayers | $44,154 | $0 | -100% |
| 4 CS Farm Company | $904 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Abston | $5,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan K. Mayberry | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene Brown | $363 | $0 | -100% |
| RBM Farms, LLC | $31,510 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Ryan Duncan | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. Pope | $6,754 | $0 | -100% |
| David Kane Smith | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Paul Derrick | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Randal McQueen | $1,266 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,467,067 | $381,275 | -74% |
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