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In 2021, 116 farmers in cities within Davie County received a total of $762,746 in 179 farm subsidies, a 53.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.6 million in 366 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 R Cartner & William a Bowles PTR | $0 | $89,598 | -- |
| Charles R. Lee Jr. | $121,457 | $84,327 | -30.6% |
| Eaton Farms, LLC | $105,849 | $69,625 | -34.2% |
| Blackwelder Farms | $72,052 | $56,288 | -21.9% |
| D & M Farms on Calahaln, LLC | $0 | $44,739 | -- |
| F & C Farms, LLC | $43,890 | $40,732 | -7.2% |
| Foster Farms, Inc. | $141,584 | $39,743 | -71.9% |
| Brent W. Barnes | $81,662 | $38,308 | -53.1% |
| Crotts Family Farm, Inc. | $75,609 | $32,304 | -57.3% |
| Sam Howard | $28,516 | $20,250 | -29% |
| Wayne D. Cleary | $29,617 | $15,279 | -48.4% |
| Henry L. Walker | $70,568 | $15,227 | -78.4% |
| Patrick Miller | $11,519 | $13,510 | 17.3% |
| William F. Howard | $5,417 | $13,111 | 142% |
| Minor Farms, Inc. | $4,168 | $10,179 | 144.2% |
| River Bend Poultry Farm, LLC | $14,882 | $8,985 | -39.6% |
| Harold D. Sheek | $35,090 | $7,531 | -78.5% |
| Christopher Scott Hare | $15,717 | $7,490 | -52.3% |
| Grubb Farms, LLC | $16,316 | $6,851 | -58% |
| Andrew J. Daywalt | $12,699 | $6,714 | -47.1% |
| Lewis Walker | $20,244 | $6,656 | -67.1% |
| RS & SS Farm Rental | $11,347 | $6,610 | -41.7% |
| Jerry Hare | $20,403 | $6,608 | -67.6% |
| John C. Boger | $14,653 | $6,476 | -55.8% |
| Eugene Hunter | $15,052 | $5,586 | -62.9% |
| Willow Springs Farm, LLC | $23,014 | $5,322 | -76.9% |
| Jaryd Shore | $6,009 | $4,410 | -26.6% |
| Thomas L. Dyson Jr. | $1,302 | $4,329 | 232.5% |
| Roger B. Lee | $6,350 | $3,802 | -40.1% |
| John M. Hannah | $65,987 | $3,650 | -94.5% |
| Steven Lee Foster | $15,672 | $3,398 | -78.3% |
| Teresa M. Apperson | $5,192 | $3,196 | -38.4% |
| Sandra Dyson | $2,212 | $3,005 | 35.8% |
| Marcus William Myers | $13,112 | $2,872 | -78.1% |
| Justin Atwood | $4,184 | $2,864 | -31.5% |
| Amanda G. Jennings | $4,271 | $2,851 | -33.2% |
| Justin M. Carter | $31,265 | $2,797 | -91.1% |
| Russell J. Hicks | $10,206 | $2,612 | -74.4% |
| Lawrence P. Smith | $17,778 | $2,593 | -85.4% |
| Stephen A. Doby | $10,505 | $2,561 | -75.6% |
| Bingham Group Land, LLC | $2,517 | $2,517 | 0% |
| Don Bailey | $0 | $2,475 | -- |
| Jeff Miller | $0 | $2,200 | -- |
| Joseph R. Warwick Jr. | $2,192 | $2,192 | 0% |
| Brantley Farms, Inc. | $8,354 | $2,157 | -74.2% |
| Arnold G. Weatherman | $6,359 | $2,144 | -66.3% |
| Richard Karriker | $8,305 | $2,127 | -74.4% |
| Danny Cornatzer | $11,146 | $2,092 | -81.2% |
| Roger P. Spillman | $7,301 | $2,000 | -72.6% |
| James D. Williams | $7,683 | $1,708 | -77.8% |
| James Adam Barnhardt | $9,298 | $1,528 | -83.6% |
| John Mark Hancock | $4,466 | $1,481 | -66.8% |
| Lane P. Karriker | $3,884 | $1,469 | -62.2% |
| T & M Farms | $6,802 | $1,360 | -80% |
| Thomas Cartner Farm, LLC | $2,673 | $1,241 | -53.6% |
| Jerry W. Banks | $3,113 | $1,202 | -61.4% |
| Charles D. Miller | $4,165 | $1,187 | -71.5% |
| Black Cedar Angus, Inc. | $4,950 | $1,142 | -76.9% |
| Betty R. Andrews | $1,309 | $1,125 | -14.1% |
| Bradly Grubb | $1,892 | $1,037 | -45.2% |
| Millard Kenneth Lankford | $6,092 | $1,034 | -83% |
| Steve McMahan | $6,875 | $1,030 | -85% |
| John Frank White | $7,679 | $1,023 | -86.7% |
| George R. Barnes | $6,103 | $1,007 | -83.5% |
| Chris Smalley | $3,034 | $945 | -68.9% |
| Clinton C. Lakey | $4,675 | $865 | -81.5% |
| David Robertson | $2,564 | $817 | -68.1% |
| Joe F Shamel | $4,032 | $814 | -79.8% |
| Donald J. Markland | $3,796 | $792 | -79.1% |
| Jerry R. Cornelison | $3,632 | $790 | -78.2% |
| Kenneth Harpe | $1,673 | $787 | -53% |
| E C Brangus, LLC | $3,388 | $726 | -78.6% |
| Jerry W. Cornatzer | $3,443 | $708 | -79.4% |
| Deena B. Abee | $2,922 | $700 | -76% |
| Edward H Leagans | $4,006 | $692 | -82.7% |
| Bradley Pack | $8,575 | $689 | -92% |
| Edgar Lee Trivette Jr. | $2,387 | $655 | -72.6% |
| Marshall L. Angell | $4,321 | $639 | -85.2% |
| Ralph W. Cooper | $0 | $636 | -- |
| Steven Wade Daniels | $2,288 | $605 | -73.6% |
| Marcheta D Williams | $594 | $594 | 0% |
| Ronald W. McDaniel | $1,271 | $522 | -58.9% |
| William Joe Cartner | $1,754 | $520 | -70.4% |
| Keith Spry | $2,921 | $508 | -82.6% |
| Rodney Dale Burton | $3,301 | $492 | -85.1% |
| Billy R. Cornatzer | $5,635 | $422 | -92.5% |
| Spencer Kelly | $990 | $401 | -59.5% |
| Twinbrook Builders, Inc. | $1,819 | $370 | -79.7% |
| Gerry D. Livengood | $2,846 | $360 | -87.4% |
| Jesse McEwen Jr. | $6,552 | $359 | -94.5% |
| Justin W Dyson | $2,026 | $332 | -83.6% |
| Charles Allen | $1,364 | $321 | -76.5% |
| William Dean Wyrick | $1,111 | $320 | -71.2% |
| Michael T. Dalton | $1,217 | $308 | -74.7% |
| Ann Katherine Wilson | $905 | $307 | -66.1% |
| Mitchell Masencup | $1,312 | $298 | -77.3% |
| Minnie L. Cornatzer | $5,323 | $288 | -94.6% |
| Robert N. Foster Sr. | $1,436 | $263 | -81.7% |
| J. O. Bullard | $495 | $259 | -47.7% |
| Daniel Eugene Harris | $2,349 | $256 | -89.1% |
| Joseph R. Brewer | $770 | $208 | -73% |
| Billy Weatherman | $1,388 | $202 | -85.4% |
| Shannon Yost-Sunburst Farm | $2,639 | $190 | -92.8% |
| Stacy Spry | $972 | $187 | -80.8% |
| Dennis W. Livengood | $725 | $163 | -77.5% |
| Lloyd Jolly | $330 | $152 | -53.9% |
| Clifford Tkach | $669 | $138 | -79.4% |
| Guadalupe G. Herrera | $2,344 | $130 | -94.5% |
| Ttam Global, LLC | $79 | $105 | 32.9% |
| Charles W. Lutz | $619 | $83 | -86.6% |
| Ricky Lee Spillman | $473 | $83 | -82.5% |
| Claude Beck | $163 | $82 | -49.7% |
| Art C. Rupard | $67 | $67 | 0% |
| Sallie R. James | $177 | $60 | -66.1% |
| Bear Creek Farm | $237 | $52 | -78.1% |
| Helene Dooley | $999 | $17 | -98.3% |
| Charles Justin Miller | $19,480 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Spry | $4,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Atwood | $1,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn R Sagehorn Estate | $549 | $0 | -100% |
| Sidney B. Stroud | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale V. Wilson | $305 | $0 | -100% |
| Gemini Branch Farm | $4,778 | $0 | -100% |
| Jarod J. Buckman | $1,913 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey D. Seaford | $1,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse S. McEwen | $409 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Frank Almond | $1,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip R Cartner & William a Bow | $176,432 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Wayne Dyson | $1,286 | $0 | -100% |
| William J. Revels | $303 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,637,539 | $762,746 | -53.4% |
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