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In 2021, 108 farmers in cities within Forsyth County received a total of $392,184 in 162 farm subsidies, a 53.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $849,622 in 331 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Creek Dairy, Inc. | $112,882 | $73,473 | -34.9% |
| Timothy L. Disher | $32,941 | $64,584 | 96.1% |
| James Allen Hall | $21,575 | $23,746 | 10.1% |
| House Farming, Inc. | $42,719 | $23,341 | -45.4% |
| Chris Walser | $42,062 | $16,489 | -60.8% |
| Charlie Thomas | $45,983 | $14,027 | -69.5% |
| Jordan K. Jones | $0 | $13,759 | -- |
| Norman E. Godwin Jr. | $22,918 | $10,872 | -52.6% |
| Black Walnut Farm, LLC | $6,566 | $9,795 | 49.2% |
| Watson & Mcrae Family Farm Trust | $0 | $9,083 | -- |
| Daniel R. Lasley | $20,224 | $7,986 | -60.5% |
| William B. Sullivan | $1,639 | $6,820 | 316.1% |
| Jacob W. Reece | $8,495 | $5,934 | -30.1% |
| Adam G. White | $11,877 | $5,410 | -54.4% |
| Taylor Nipp | $0 | $5,005 | -- |
| Clarke C. Willaims - Clarke C Williams 2014 Revocable Trust | $5,000 | $5,000 | 0% |
| S. L. Adams Jr. | $21,842 | $4,961 | -77.3% |
| Joe Leslie Standerfer | $4,839 | $4,738 | -2.1% |
| Charles W. Griffin | $4,438 | $4,438 | 0% |
| Neil Westmoreland | $7,120 | $3,914 | -45% |
| Paul F Meyer, M.D. | $0 | $3,899 | -- |
| Lucinda Drago | $3,842 | $3,820 | -0.6% |
| Dolores M Griffin-Griffin Family Trust | $0 | $3,404 | -- |
| Luis Arturo Gonzalez Lg Bees Sr. | $0 | $3,180 | -- |
| Floyd Farm, LLC | $2,730 | $2,730 | 0% |
| The Harrell Family Farm, LLC | $2,631 | $2,631 | 0% |
| Alexander Farms, Inc. | $7,942 | $2,550 | -67.9% |
| Randy Burnette | $0 | $2,475 | -- |
| Robert Gregory Carpenter | $0 | $2,213 | -- |
| Matthew B. Sink | $7,956 | $2,197 | -72.4% |
| Titan Cattle, LLC | $16,838 | $2,130 | -87.4% |
| Thomas H. Kapp | $6,088 | $1,954 | -67.9% |
| Benny and Mildred Farms, LLC | $1,824 | $1,824 | 0% |
| John E. Shelton | $0 | $1,747 | -- |
| Kathy Burrow | $3,394 | $1,612 | -52.5% |
| Nancy a Johnson Trust | $5,508 | $1,552 | -71.8% |
| Ted Moon Estate | $4,587 | $1,493 | -67.5% |
| Halford I. Willis | $1,480 | $1,480 | 0% |
| Joel Sherman Freeman | $0 | $1,430 | -- |
| Jean E. Duffer | $4,425 | $1,395 | -68.5% |
| June a Pirolo Irrevocable Trust | $4,578 | $1,366 | -70.2% |
| William Charles Brinkley | $1,858 | $1,348 | -27.4% |
| Eagle Hill Farm, LLC | $3,960 | $1,295 | -67.3% |
| Henry G. Duffer | $0 | $1,251 | -- |
| Norman Brogdon | $4,907 | $1,141 | -76.7% |
| Edward Wright Outland | $1,132 | $1,132 | 0% |
| Jerry Ray Smith | $9,400 | $1,109 | -88.2% |
| Mannetta H. Braunstein | $1,154 | $1,057 | -8.4% |
| Steven Peak | $1,154 | $993 | -14% |
| Michael Scott Shields | $1,316 | $986 | -25.1% |
| Watson Investment Company of Red Springs, LLC | $0 | $960 | -- |
| Suzanne H. Rhodes | $0 | $954 | -- |
| David E. Shaw | $923 | $923 | 0% |
| Colleen Edwards | $2,871 | $901 | -68.6% |
| Wayne Allred | $4,596 | $817 | -82.2% |
| Thomas a Perfetti Ttee | $2,305 | $731 | -68.3% |
| Ellen M. Gregory Revocable Trust | $0 | $721 | -- |
| Dennis Shore | $0 | $715 | -- |
| Micheal A. Culler | $9,912 | $695 | -93% |
| Jeffrey S. Kiser | $2,585 | $684 | -73.5% |
| Barbara Grace Braswell | $1,646 | $676 | -58.9% |
| Donald Ray Myers | $2,721 | $655 | -75.9% |
| Joann Shelton | $4,061 | $567 | -86% |
| Jim B, LLC | $1,283 | $557 | -56.6% |
| Dennis Grey Cromer | $0 | $549 | -- |
| Luann Kayler | $549 | $549 | 0% |
| Byron L. Hooker | $4,054 | $546 | -86.5% |
| Allen F. Snyder | $2,941 | $516 | -82.5% |
| Charles D. Brickner | $498 | $498 | 0% |
| Evan J. Myers | $1,375 | $493 | -64.1% |
| Norma J. Harbin | $2,197 | $476 | -78.3% |
| Barbara Ann Diener | $1,768 | $472 | -73.3% |
| Jonathan Crotts | $363 | $448 | 23.4% |
| Ricky N. Parnell | $675 | $442 | -34.5% |
| Josie C. Nelson | $944 | $391 | -58.6% |
| Timothy Gerald Stovall | $318 | $362 | 13.8% |
| Rosemary Vanschooten | $337 | $337 | 0% |
| Nellie K Kurzmann | $310 | $310 | 0% |
| Franklin D. Shinn | $587 | $289 | -50.8% |
| Barbara Anderson | $669 | $261 | -61% |
| Kent N. Willard | $2,588 | $253 | -90.2% |
| Sean Patrick Eller | $297 | $251 | -15.5% |
| Gunar Eugene Stowers | $749 | $248 | -66.9% |
| James S. Martin | $2,590 | $225 | -91.3% |
| Kathleen K. Clodfelter | $806 | $218 | -73% |
| Nannette Gover | $287 | $215 | -25.1% |
| Robert L. Williams | $0 | $211 | -- |
| Gabriele M. Reddin | $186 | $206 | 10.8% |
| Peggy H. Mourino | $592 | $204 | -65.5% |
| Lee G. Spencer | $194 | $194 | 0% |
| Allen M. Fausch | $897 | $192 | -78.6% |
| Whitney A. Sherrill | $385 | $187 | -51.4% |
| Randy Lynn Smith | $693 | $184 | -73.4% |
| Randall J. Gregory | $0 | $170 | -- |
| Macphones Vernyuy Mbiydzenyuy | $0 | $159 | -- |
| Belva S. Marlin | $6,428 | $109 | -98.3% |
| Roger H. Reece | $92 | $104 | 13% |
| Billie D. Dinkins | $101 | $101 | 0% |
| Mary H. Whiteheart | $99 | $99 | 0% |
| Allen A. Hedgecock | $443 | $86 | -80.6% |
| Alexander Claiborne Jr. | $0 | $75 | -- |
| Duane L. Kirschenman | $848 | $68 | -92% |
| Sandra D Hildebolt | $181 | $61 | -66.3% |
| Lynette Maxon | $60 | $33 | -45% |
| Terry W. Motsinger | $110 | $26 | -76.4% |
| John J Petersen Revocable Living Trust | $1,047 | $16 | -98.5% |
| Ann Green Jones | $1,308 | $16 | -98.8% |
| Edward C. Wall | $0 | $9 | -- |
| Christin Siscoe | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| David Herbert Hickman | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Cope | $371 | $0 | -100% |
| Irene Spangler Revocable Trust | $19,803 | $0 | -100% |
| Marshall S. Sink | $13,848 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen W. Lowder | $438 | $0 | -100% |
| Disher Brothers Farm Partnership | $30,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Harwood Mulholland | $211 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory Wade Stewart | $7,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Loretta S. Shore | $25,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Julia M. Wall | $105 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn S. Whitaker | $100 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary W. Martin | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Ellen M. Gregory | $377 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Family Trust | $1,404 | $0 | -100% |
| Avery Alan Telligman | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Caroline R. Smith | $433 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher L. Sink | $420 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald L. James | $1,508 | $0 | -100% |
| Donell Wayne Williard Jr. | $3,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Sue Smythers | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Gail S. Taylor | $77 | $0 | -100% |
| Heritage Harvest, Ltd. | $6,749 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Rakestraw | $498 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey T. Crum | $269 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Tuttle | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Joann Freeman | $308 | $0 | -100% |
| John Carter Brewer | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| John Michael Davis | $757 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda S. Neighbors | $155 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Meyer | $370 | $0 | -100% |
| Mcmurchy Family Limited Partnersh | $1,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Meyer, M.D. | $426 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Boyd | $343 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert David Mecum | $120,215 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Gregory Carpenter | $7,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert S. MacLin III | $1,953 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandy Tilley | $51 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley M. Bower | $2,492 | $0 | -100% |
| Stuart W. Epperson | $1,543 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry M. Ferrell | $58 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim W. Lambeth | $73 | $0 | -100% |
| Veronica L. Haynes | $245 | $0 | -100% |
| Virgil W. Matthews Jr. | $250 | $0 | -100% |
| W M Hildebolt Farms, LLLP | $154 | $0 | -100% |
| Watson Investment Company of Red | $7,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Forsyth County FSA Office | $351 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $849,622 | $392,184 | -53.8% |
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