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In 2021, 100 farmers in cities within Camp County received a total of $957,295 in 109 farm subsidies, a 21.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triaville, LLC | $0 | $500,000 | -- |
| Sietse Rintie Boersma | $199,274 | $118,748 | -40.4% |
| Johnny French | $94,452 | $81,856 | -13.3% |
| Phanvo Poultry Farm, LLC | $0 | $51,875 | -- |
| Strube Enterprises | $197,042 | $38,949 | -80.2% |
| Ken Rydeen | $73,310 | $13,808 | -81.2% |
| Phong Kim Tran | $0 | $13,567 | -- |
| Tony L French Family Trust | $11,532 | $11,756 | 1.9% |
| Zane Ables | $28,884 | $7,089 | -75.5% |
| Kyle Pierce | $26,547 | $5,348 | -79.9% |
| Jeff Kilburn | $21,596 | $5,263 | -75.6% |
| Roger Wayne Peek | $17,633 | $4,934 | -72% |
| Blair Macbeath | $17,325 | $4,252 | -75.5% |
| William Ray Duke | $16,541 | $4,174 | -74.8% |
| Rickie S. Rape | $13,162 | $3,898 | -70.4% |
| KC Cattle Company | $18,183 | $3,802 | -79.1% |
| Eddie D. Applegate | $15,084 | $3,726 | -75.3% |
| Mcnutt Cattle and Land, Inc. | $9,932 | $2,881 | -71% |
| Horace W. Reaves | $13,010 | $2,392 | -81.6% |
| Jeff Efurd | $10,747 | $2,350 | -78.1% |
| Richard L. Rhymes | $0 | $2,310 | -- |
| Sean Keon | $6,324 | $2,214 | -65% |
| Adam Stracener | $8,008 | $2,162 | -73% |
| Gregg Efurd | $6,952 | $2,139 | -69.2% |
| Mark McKinney | $10,109 | $2,123 | -79% |
| Larry Shrum | $6,072 | $1,966 | -67.6% |
| Billy E. McMinn | $9,880 | $1,919 | -80.6% |
| Brandon Roy Wilkes | $9,339 | $1,918 | -79.5% |
| Paul Douglas Davis | $6,391 | $1,911 | -70.1% |
| Joel Townsend | $6,490 | $1,898 | -70.8% |
| Dennis Smith | $5,742 | $1,794 | -68.8% |
| Joe L. Bradshaw Jr. | $6,490 | $1,767 | -72.8% |
| Efrain Borrego Cedillo | $0 | $1,760 | -- |
| Joe Jones | $7,645 | $1,568 | -79.5% |
| Jessie R. Montgomery | $3,828 | $1,397 | -63.5% |
| Richard Bradshaw | $5,171 | $1,397 | -73% |
| Jonathan R. Davis | $6,836 | $1,342 | -80.4% |
| Rodey Landers | $2,013 | $1,340 | -33.4% |
| Rodney H. Marshall | $4,730 | $1,307 | -72.4% |
| Lawrence E. Ray Jr. | $6,254 | $1,260 | -79.9% |
| Victor Hernandez | $4,447 | $1,248 | -71.9% |
| Paul Sewell | $6,391 | $1,247 | -80.5% |
| James B. Jernigan | $17,064 | $1,242 | -92.7% |
| Dennis Gibson | $6,155 | $1,216 | -80.2% |
| Steven B. Parker | $4,026 | $1,156 | -71.3% |
| Robert E. Barrett | $3,982 | $1,072 | -73.1% |
| Johnny E. Simmons | $5,554 | $1,070 | -80.7% |
| Marc Duffey | $3,828 | $1,056 | -72.4% |
| Steven D. Hudnall | $10,917 | $1,018 | -90.7% |
| Rooster Land and Cattle, LLC | $5,881 | $1,014 | -82.8% |
| Homer Lee Porter Jr. | $0 | $990 | -- |
| James H. Antwine | $3,850 | $978 | -74.6% |
| Bill D. Lee | $5,148 | $966 | -81.2% |
| Wendy Thomas | $4,236 | $966 | -77.2% |
| Weldon Haywood | $4,686 | $940 | -79.9% |
| David Alan Johnson | $32,741 | $935 | -97.1% |
| Harlton T Taylor | $3,408 | $932 | -72.7% |
| James A. Barrier | $3,674 | $914 | -75.1% |
| Donnie H. Barrett | $3,193 | $897 | -71.9% |
| Kaili Rhea Duck | $4,001 | $897 | -77.6% |
| Travis R. Winchester | $5,355 | $888 | -83.4% |
| Travis A. Cigainero | $3,761 | $869 | -76.9% |
| David Wayne Smith | $4,218 | $862 | -79.6% |
| Arthur J. Ray Jr. | $4,846 | $836 | -82.7% |
| Frederick Nixon | $3,036 | $811 | -73.3% |
| Tim Nicholson | $3,608 | $794 | -78% |
| George R. Hill | $3,651 | $747 | -79.5% |
| John Paul Skinner | $1,452 | $738 | -49.2% |
| Terry Waldrep | $3,192 | $724 | -77.3% |
| Neal O'Quinn | $1,431 | $711 | -50.3% |
| Don Harold Stewart Jr. | $2,656 | $688 | -74.1% |
| Printice R Allen | $2,948 | $685 | -76.8% |
| Gerald Clint Collier | $3,421 | $651 | -81% |
| Chase Aaron Harris | $3,428 | $606 | -82.3% |
| Kyle Eugene Harris | $3,567 | $606 | -83% |
| Zachary Chase Gentry | $3,423 | $592 | -82.7% |
| Duane Torrey | $3,215 | $586 | -81.8% |
| Clifford Watson | $2,181 | $569 | -73.9% |
| Wayne L. Johnson | $2,530 | $536 | -78.8% |
| Ashlee Danielle Perry | $1,940 | $535 | -72.4% |
| Marty Martin | $2,151 | $518 | -75.9% |
| David W. Carpenter | $2,352 | $515 | -78.1% |
| Jamison Lee | $1,639 | $483 | -70.5% |
| Stephen D. McNealy | $3,291 | $470 | -85.7% |
| Tammie Kay Blount | $2,428 | $448 | -81.5% |
| Brian Hicks | $1,727 | $398 | -77% |
| Kenneth G. Stanley | $1,617 | $377 | -76.7% |
| Mike Perzel | $1,760 | $345 | -80.4% |
| Kevin Hendricks | $330 | $342 | 3.6% |
| Susan E. Blankenship | $1,353 | $336 | -75.2% |
| Dorothy Rhea | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Lanna Wilkes | $2,089 | $309 | -85.2% |
| Deborah Thurman Cheney | $389 | $294 | -24.4% |
| Randal Shane McCarter | $2,352 | $236 | -90% |
| Brandon Ray Cameron | $1,739 | $232 | -86.7% |
| David Jordan | $1,089 | $224 | -79.4% |
| Bradon Wilkes | $960 | $190 | -80.2% |
| Ronnie Joe Humphrey | $572 | $124 | -78.3% |
| Theresa A. Werth | $315 | $124 | -60.6% |
| Aaron K. Nugent | $458 | $52 | -88.6% |
| Aaron Brook Ratley | $3,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Comeback Creek Farm, Inc. | $22,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny R. Howell | $5,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Daryl Mochman | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Donnie R. Jones | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerardo Dominguez | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry K. Graham | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Wayne Hurndon | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa G. Hefner | $4,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Megan Parker | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael D. Shastid | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph N. Oglesby | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Acker | $5,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky P. Parker | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Renae Perry | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Parker | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Turner Land & Cattle, LLC | $29,660 | $0 | -100% |
| M. van Duffey | $2,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanda Bradshaw Knight | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie Joe Lindley | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,217,329 | $957,295 | -21.4% |
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