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In 2021, 244 farmers in cities within Cleveland County received a total of $2 million in 377 farm subsidies, a 44.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.6 million in 717 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 Cleveland County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Brent Brown | $284,062 | $276,796 | -2.6% |
| Mosteller Broiler Farm, LLC | $0 | $207,268 | -- |
| Wilson Farms of Shelby, LLC | $300,974 | $100,033 | -66.8% |
| Faith Farm, Inc. | $197,324 | $95,782 | -51.5% |
| Jeff Cornwell Dairy, Inc. | $88,840 | $75,140 | -15.4% |
| Wanda H. Bradley | $0 | $70,847 | -- |
| Joseph A. Lail | $118,022 | $56,628 | -52% |
| Faith Farm II, Inc. | $0 | $44,804 | -- |
| Steven Reynolds Greene | $88,896 | $44,117 | -50.4% |
| Jerrod Bolton | $726 | $38,444 | 5,195.3% |
| Pamela Long Skinner | $0 | $38,111 | -- |
| David Phillip Greene Sr. | $79,533 | $36,515 | -54.1% |
| Birdsong Farms, LLC | $0 | $35,582 | -- |
| Gary D. Davis | $16,528 | $34,636 | 109.6% |
| Hamrick Brothers, Inc. | $92,422 | $32,031 | -65.3% |
| Roger L. Stroup | $59,908 | $31,980 | -46.6% |
| Melanie D. Leonhardt | $0 | $31,323 | -- |
| Kevin Parker | $2,352 | $26,052 | 1,007.7% |
| Joe D. Costner III | $63,507 | $23,824 | -62.5% |
| Colton Morris | $0 | $22,059 | -- |
| Larry D. Corry | $28,310 | $19,930 | -29.6% |
| Rollin' Hills Farm, LLC | $0 | $18,929 | -- |
| Robert Leslie Yarbro | $34,374 | $18,676 | -45.7% |
| Wm R. Devine Jr. | $29,725 | $18,019 | -39.4% |
| Bobby Columbus Bailey | $0 | $17,275 | -- |
| Earth Ware Farms, LLC | $16,820 | $17,264 | 2.6% |
| Paul H. Hudson | $31,740 | $16,765 | -47.2% |
| Donald S. Peeler | $7,696 | $16,301 | 111.8% |
| Roger Dean Bradley Jr. | $30,487 | $16,202 | -46.9% |
| Dwight Greene | $25,066 | $15,119 | -39.7% |
| James A. Willis | $0 | $13,540 | -- |
| Kelly Gragg | $22,334 | $13,329 | -40.3% |
| Stephen C. Davis | $46,386 | $12,824 | -72.4% |
| Feliciano C. Vargas | $34,779 | $12,063 | -65.3% |
| Ronald W. King | $16,870 | $11,972 | -29% |
| Sammy T. Thompson Jr. | $22,675 | $11,070 | -51.2% |
| Johnson Hunter, LLC | $83,595 | $10,719 | -87.2% |
| William Andrew Powell | $20,403 | $10,635 | -47.9% |
| Wesley Hamrick Enterprises, Inc. | $18,428 | $9,972 | -45.9% |
| Saralyn Farms, Inc. | $23,006 | $9,966 | -56.7% |
| Gary Alan Davis | $0 | $9,753 | -- |
| Franklin A. Harrill | $14,975 | $9,569 | -36.1% |
| Royster Turkey Farm, Inc. | $33,120 | $9,534 | -71.2% |
| Todd Callahan | $20,987 | $9,372 | -55.3% |
| Chad McSwain | $12,907 | $9,292 | -28% |
| Boggs Farm Center, Inc. | $14,898 | $9,221 | -38.1% |
| Randall W. Greene | $25,068 | $8,672 | -65.4% |
| Mary J. Hoopaugh | $0 | $8,027 | -- |
| Kevin Mccoy Warlick | $7,122 | $7,696 | 8.1% |
| Chris Wortman | $10,408 | $7,416 | -28.7% |
| Elmore's Feed & Seed, Inc. | $18,035 | $7,378 | -59.1% |
| William S. Thompson | $26,497 | $7,066 | -73.3% |
| Marvin Weber | $25,993 | $6,112 | -76.5% |
| Barry Arrowood | $21,136 | $6,100 | -71.1% |
| James Scott Turner | $7,826 | $5,962 | -23.8% |
| Wayne E. King | $14,161 | $5,652 | -60.1% |
| Mccurry Farms, LLC | $0 | $5,095 | -- |
| Robert E. Yarboro | $0 | $4,785 | -- |
| James F. Lattimore | $12,057 | $4,549 | -62.3% |
| Lattimore Farms, LLC | $15,412 | $4,520 | -70.7% |
| Richard Steven Martin | $8,717 | $4,494 | -48.4% |
| Ronald N. Spangler | $18,529 | $4,491 | -75.8% |
| Minor Gettys | $13,294 | $4,342 | -67.3% |
| Roland Grace Farms, LLC | $7,650 | $4,306 | -43.7% |
| C J Farms, Inc. | $9,895 | $4,126 | -58.3% |
| Richard P. Hord Jr. | $15,522 | $4,017 | -74.1% |
| F. L. McMurry | $6,457 | $3,965 | -38.6% |
| Danny Ledford | $8,053 | $3,932 | -51.2% |
| Richard Eugene Hamrick | $21,816 | $3,918 | -82% |
| Beam Family Farms, LLC | $13,102 | $3,845 | -70.7% |
| Joe Ronald Blanton | $7,505 | $3,806 | -49.3% |
| Morris C. Gold | $6,434 | $3,788 | -41.1% |
| Michael D. Harrill | $10,659 | $3,705 | -65.2% |
| Jeffrey S. Carpenter | $15,209 | $3,701 | -75.7% |
| Dennis McCracken | $9,515 | $3,650 | -61.6% |
| Bryson Westbrook | $11,506 | $3,638 | -68.4% |
| Tommy Stockton | $30,543 | $3,614 | -88.2% |
| Dale R. Bingham | $10,060 | $3,590 | -64.3% |
| June I Fast Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $3,425 | -- |
| Carl V. Blanton | $9,022 | $3,264 | -63.8% |
| D. W. O'Shields | $13,475 | $3,240 | -76% |
| Ben Steven Elmore | $5,234 | $3,154 | -39.7% |
| Cleve A. Elmore | $4,732 | $3,154 | -33.3% |
| Raymond C. Walker | $10,123 | $3,146 | -68.9% |
| Terry James Wilson | $18,727 | $3,113 | -83.4% |
| Peggy B. Costner | $11,895 | $3,020 | -74.6% |
| Linda P. Hendrick | $15,182 | $2,964 | -80.5% |
| Marvin P. Hutchison | $8,481 | $2,735 | -67.8% |
| Betty Jean Bowen Estate | $2,694 | $2,694 | 0% |
| William Dennis Martin | $9,055 | $2,632 | -70.9% |
| Michael Gene Bumgardner | $14,916 | $2,628 | -82.4% |
| Dennis W. Wortman | $3,890 | $2,609 | -32.9% |
| William G. Spake II | $13,853 | $2,570 | -81.4% |
| Arlan Bush | $9,322 | $2,525 | -72.9% |
| Jerry M. Earl | $10,505 | $2,468 | -76.5% |
| Wayne Price | $7,498 | $2,323 | -69% |
| Creig Bowland | $5,256 | $2,288 | -56.5% |
| Donna L. Floyd | $2,230 | $2,230 | 0% |
| Bobby H. Downs | $8,953 | $2,224 | -75.2% |
| Travis Wade Jones | $11,746 | $2,185 | -81.4% |
| Meredith G. Queen | $3,755 | $2,140 | -43% |
| Gerald D. Frye | $7,935 | $2,125 | -73.2% |
| Turkey Ridge Farm | $1,953 | $2,061 | 5.5% |
| Jack Ray Dover | $6,732 | $2,030 | -69.8% |
| Russell Corry | $2,962 | $1,984 | -33% |
| Ron E. Parker | $10,642 | $1,977 | -81.4% |
| John Whitaker | $4,744 | $1,964 | -58.6% |
| Isaac Lovelace | $7,975 | $1,921 | -75.9% |
| Greg Buchanan | $3,149 | $1,903 | -39.6% |
| James Todd Spangler | $5,956 | $1,902 | -68.1% |
| John M. Bridges | $4,054 | $1,901 | -53.1% |
| Gary C. Crotts | $2,045 | $1,891 | -7.5% |
| Samuel W. Crowder Jr. | $4,631 | $1,836 | -60.4% |
| Jean Mitchell | $7,788 | $1,708 | -78.1% |
| Robert Randy Wellmon | $7,293 | $1,622 | -77.8% |
| John D. Wesson | $3,036 | $1,569 | -48.3% |
| Clark S. Cline | $7,711 | $1,565 | -79.7% |
| Douglas Cabiness | $4,378 | $1,560 | -64.4% |
| Richard M. Cornwell | $5,800 | $1,554 | -73.2% |
| John Presnell | $3,939 | $1,484 | -62.3% |
| Jerry T. Willis | $1,480 | $1,480 | 0% |
| Charles B. Smith | $5,104 | $1,471 | -71.2% |
| Gary Gold | $11,779 | $1,399 | -88.1% |
| Jeff Bowen | $6,314 | $1,362 | -78.4% |
| Christopher Steven Sparks | $5,357 | $1,326 | -75.2% |
| Myron G. Edwards III | $8,277 | $1,310 | -84.2% |
| Larry S. Carpenter Jr. | $4,193 | $1,278 | -69.5% |
| Sugar Branch Farms, LLC | $304 | $1,264 | 315.8% |
| Steve Weathers | $7,501 | $1,262 | -83.2% |
| Elaine Kendrick Biggers | $1,204 | $1,204 | 0% |
| Bruce R. Ashe | $5,915 | $1,160 | -80.4% |
| Maxwell B. Hamrick Jr. | $4,798 | $1,148 | -76.1% |
| Jerry Towery | $5,139 | $1,146 | -77.7% |
| Bridges Beef Cattle, LLC | $6,588 | $1,136 | -82.8% |
| Kenneth Guy Costner | $1,100 | $1,100 | 0% |
| Jerry N. Floyd | $2,871 | $1,091 | -62% |
| James Perry Harris | $4,004 | $1,044 | -73.9% |
| Brian Buttrick | $4,962 | $1,044 | -79% |
| William Jackson Arey | $9,477 | $1,024 | -89.2% |
| Bill W. Lowe | $994 | $994 | 0% |
| Carson Mattison Cabiness | $8,720 | $976 | -88.8% |
| John Alan Sparks | $3,866 | $964 | -75.1% |
| Mark Anthony Black | $3,954 | $957 | -75.8% |
| William Smith Thompson Jr. | $5,825 | $949 | -83.7% |
| Benjamin Joseph Lail | $1,068 | $928 | -13.1% |
| Eric Gettys | $1,699 | $918 | -46% |
| Jake Lail | $2,124 | $911 | -57.1% |
| James White Jr. | $4,048 | $899 | -77.8% |
| Joshua L. Bridges | $4,049 | $866 | -78.6% |
| Dennis C. Hollifield | $0 | $856 | -- |
| Timothy Loy Tallent | $3,000 | $845 | -71.8% |
| Dustin McMurry | $3,721 | $843 | -77.3% |
| Lutz Family Partnership, Ltd. | $835 | $835 | 0% |
| Bobby Gene Pyron Jr. | $3,500 | $833 | -76.2% |
| Gene F. Eaker | $5,191 | $828 | -84% |
| Danny E. Bridges | $1,320 | $808 | -38.8% |
| Everette Dean Brackett | $2,695 | $806 | -70.1% |
| Matthew Todd Goins | $2,321 | $801 | -65.5% |
| Stephen W. Cline | $5,617 | $790 | -85.9% |
| Kenneth C. Devine | $3,200 | $786 | -75.4% |
| Mr Joshua - Lazy 6 Farms Scott Skinner, LLC | $0 | $770 | -- |
| CTK Farms, LLC | $5,263 | $767 | -85.4% |
| Jarrett Blanton | $1,657 | $766 | -53.8% |
| George Yarboro | $757 | $757 | 0% |
| Dennis Larry Canipe | $745 | $745 | 0% |
| Barbara Swofford | $3,597 | $737 | -79.5% |
| Dale E. Wright Sr. | $2,402 | $736 | -69.4% |
| James E. Bridges | $730 | $730 | 0% |
| Lucille E. Evans | $722 | $722 | 0% |
| Shirley Eaker | $0 | $701 | -- |
| Barry Coleman Self | $1,531 | $696 | -54.5% |
| Bobby G. Davis | $778 | $682 | -12.3% |
| Rodney Gantt | $2,519 | $673 | -73.3% |
| Rodney Arrowood | $2,611 | $653 | -75% |
| James L. Beason III | $2,288 | $651 | -71.5% |
| Isaac Hannah | $2,706 | $633 | -76.6% |
| Betty S. Cabaniss | $629 | $629 | 0% |
| Rondal Huffman | $1,694 | $628 | -62.9% |
| Odis Keys Bumgarner | $1,452 | $616 | -57.6% |
| Grady D. Ward | $3,810 | $597 | -84.3% |
| Elizabeth Greene Eaves | $597 | $597 | 0% |
| Wanda Greene Ward | $597 | $597 | 0% |
| Justin Beam | $2,497 | $585 | -76.6% |
| Caleb Kenneth Miller | $1,584 | $572 | -63.9% |
| Ronald M. Hamrick | $990 | $564 | -43% |
| Daniel P. Grigg | $553 | $553 | 0% |
| Patsy M. Pennington | $551 | $551 | 0% |
| Dean R. Humphries | $2,299 | $551 | -76% |
| Roger L. McSwain | $452 | $551 | 21.9% |
| Daniel Shires | $2,574 | $526 | -79.6% |
| Bobby G. Houser | $3,081 | $523 | -83% |
| Travis Bumgardner | $1,540 | $516 | -66.5% |
| Judson B. Wortman | $2,856 | $514 | -82% |
| Nixon R. Martin | $648 | $513 | -20.8% |
| Nell R. Kendrick | $506 | $506 | 0% |
| Jim Cabaniss | $2,873 | $500 | -82.6% |
| George and Sandra Skeith Family Trust | $0 | $498 | -- |
| Greg T. Hoyle | $2,383 | $495 | -79.2% |
| Jack Cook | $0 | $486 | -- |
| Joseph Quintin Hurdt | $2,170 | $468 | -78.4% |
| Jerry T. Craig | $524 | $465 | -11.3% |
| Brenda Hamrick | $0 | $450 | -- |
| Amanda R. Lowery | $443 | $443 | 0% |
| Frances Randall | $443 | $443 | 0% |
| Calvin Paul Gettys | $441 | $441 | 0% |
| Michael D. Edwards | $2,071 | $433 | -79.1% |
| Mark Hamrick | $2,189 | $430 | -80.4% |
| John G. Wood | $870 | $407 | -53.2% |
| John G. Wood | $0 | $407 | -- |
| John Ryan Wortman | $894 | $405 | -54.7% |
| Jonathan Farrington | $6,093 | $405 | -93.4% |
| Robert E. Henderson | $2,697 | $385 | -85.7% |
| William Hamrick | $1,100 | $372 | -66.2% |
| Joe Scism Jr. | $1,628 | $361 | -77.8% |
| Roger Steven Boatwright | $1,764 | $340 | -80.7% |
| Richard J. Short | $801 | $337 | -57.9% |
| Michael Boyles McSwain | $594 | $310 | -47.8% |
| Larry Charles Carpenter | $1,037 | $300 | -71.1% |
| Colton W. Farrington | $1,100 | $267 | -75.7% |
| Ereck Dean Cook | $880 | $255 | -71% |
| Ricky Howard | $1,530 | $242 | -84.2% |
| Michael S. Shuford | $1,045 | $242 | -76.8% |
| Ronald K. Cooke | $237 | $240 | 1.3% |
| Fitzhugh Lee McMurry Jr. | $0 | $232 | -- |
| Diana H. Rollins | $213 | $213 | 0% |
| Michael A. Dellinger | $5,806 | $204 | -96.5% |
| Ronald Justin Carpenter | $1,199 | $204 | -83% |
| Shelly Stockton George | $1,008 | $195 | -80.7% |
| Jimmy T. Cook | $979 | $191 | -80.5% |
| Carl S. Bridges | $172 | $172 | 0% |
| William R. Hoyle | $510 | $171 | -66.5% |
| Joe M. Hamrick | $618 | $168 | -72.8% |
| Wayne W. Rollins | $167 | $167 | 0% |
| Bryon McMurry | $406 | $162 | -60.1% |
| Ramseur Legacy Farms, LLC | $192 | $159 | -17.2% |
| James Walter Fite | $126 | $143 | 13.5% |
| Linda Jones Martin | $0 | $135 | -- |
| Beryl D. Elmore | $782 | $120 | -84.7% |
| Stephen Bishop | $1,275 | $107 | -91.6% |
| Thad J. Allen | $0 | $101 | -- |
| William R Threewits SR | $1,005 | $76 | -92.4% |
| Connie D. Willis | $266 | $74 | -72.2% |
| John B. Lattimore | $792 | $63 | -92% |
| Ricky Powell | $1,379 | $50 | -96.4% |
| Joshua Millwood | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Parker | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Leon Leonhardt | $481 | $0 | -100% |
| Loyd Lewis | $4,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason C. Rhodes | $2,890 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray Towery | $4,125 | $0 | -100% |
| Ashley Conley | $3,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Big John's Hydro Farm, LLC | $877 | $0 | -100% |
| Clyde T. Brown | $403 | $0 | -100% |
| Four Five's Farms, LLC | $76,131 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary T. Mull | $402 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Dwayne Earl | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Joanne P. Bridges | $979 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Steven McMurry | $1,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph W. Costner | $1,646 | $0 | -100% |
| Juanita H. Hoyle | $3,216 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth J. Burns | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Knob Creek Orchards, Inc. | $138,358 | $0 | -100% |
| Nature's Healthy Harvest, LLC | $7,721 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul M. Eaker | $493 | $0 | -100% |
| R J Land & Cattle Company, L L C | $2,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Toluca Blackberries, Inc. | $58,666 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Saine | $323 | $0 | -100% |
| Caitlin Condrey | $646 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell Allison | $456 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr Joshua - Lazy 6 Farms Scot, LLC | $6,354 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon - S & K Greenhouse Lane | $11,661 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia McGuire | $1,204 | $0 | -100% |
| Bridges Produce, LLC | $334 | $0 | -100% |
| Albert Scott Greene | $1,404 | $0 | -100% |
| David C. Whisnant | $1,906 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis C. Hollifield | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $9,374 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred F. Harrill | $759 | $0 | -100% |
| George and Sandra Skeith Family Living Trust | $497 | $0 | -100% |
| Harvey C. Webb | $430 | $0 | -100% |
| June I Fast Revocable Living Trus | $7,141 | $0 | -100% |
| KGS Plants, Inc. | $135,546 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim Harwood Downs | $211 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary P. Willis | $552 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Spake | $304 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Preston Simpson | $7,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Nelson Dellinger | $8,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Scott Ware | $284 | $0 | -100% |
| Scottree | $35,436 | $0 | -100% |
| Southern Gem Nursery, Inc. | $110,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Ledford | $631 | $0 | -100% |
| William Mark Jones | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,622,237 | $2,004,213 | -44.7% |
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