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In 2021, 152 farmers in cities within Hall County received a total of $1.2 million in 221 farm subsidies, a 3.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 441 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 Hall County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas M. Haynes | $0 | $160,036 | -- |
| Michael R. Haynes | $13,525 | $148,359 | 996.9% |
| Randall Brock Farms, Inc. | $80,881 | $115,568 | 42.9% |
| Melvin Dills | $0 | $92,948 | -- |
| Silver Valley Beefmasters, LLC | $0 | $54,636 | -- |
| Chapman Brothers Lumber Company, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Glo-Crest Dairy, LLC | $136,309 | $40,197 | -70.5% |
| Westbrook Rd Farm, LLC. | $0 | $38,415 | -- |
| Brandon Jack Bryant | $5,817 | $32,299 | 455.3% |
| Jeffrey R. Davis | $1,485 | $30,555 | 1,957.6% |
| CJR Brim, LLC | $0 | $29,349 | -- |
| Randall Brock Jr. | $0 | $21,500 | -- |
| Jasen Allison | $1,804 | $21,394 | 1,085.9% |
| Chapman & Chapman Farms, Inc. | $15,659 | $19,563 | 24.9% |
| Justin Castleberry | $7,059 | $17,285 | 144.9% |
| Jerry Tatum | $846 | $17,250 | 1,939% |
| Lorene F Buoy Trust | $14,456 | $14,456 | 0% |
| Kathy Jane Grizzle | $0 | $13,374 | -- |
| John Bryan Owens | $12,380 | $12,380 | 0% |
| Charles Rider | $54,177 | $11,805 | -78.2% |
| Mark Linkesh | $59,320 | $11,455 | -80.7% |
| Beverly Pearce Chow Trust | $19,532 | $10,369 | -46.9% |
| Rex Farmer | $26,835 | $9,874 | -63.2% |
| Robert E. Williams Jr. | $11,756 | $9,590 | -18.4% |
| Dwight E. Meeks | $15,909 | $9,218 | -42.1% |
| Gerald Buffington | $11,151 | $8,949 | -19.7% |
| Elmer Truelove Dairy, Inc. | $21,198 | $8,527 | -59.8% |
| John S. Cooper | $38,536 | $7,967 | -79.3% |
| J & J Farms | $6,693 | $6,826 | 2% |
| Neva Reed Poultry, Inc. | $0 | $6,815 | -- |
| Tim Holtzclaw | $37,672 | $6,210 | -83.5% |
| Clark Cattle, LLC | $22,221 | $5,848 | -73.7% |
| James Simpson's Enterprises, Inc. | $25,908 | $5,765 | -77.7% |
| North Georgia Bee Farm, LLC | $1,418 | $5,745 | 305.1% |
| Cec Georgia Properties | $5,372 | $5,372 | 0% |
| James H. Powell Jr. | $4,121 | $5,145 | 24.8% |
| Evelyn Reynolds | $0 | $5,081 | -- |
| Reynolds Heritage Farm, LLC | $0 | $4,704 | -- |
| Fritchley Family Limited Partnership | $9,114 | $4,615 | -49.4% |
| James Buck Truelove | $9,585 | $4,329 | -54.8% |
| Mildred C. Rider | $0 | $4,165 | -- |
| The Evrett E Smith by-Pass Trust | $1,671 | $4,025 | 140.9% |
| Sandra K Logan Rev Trust | $6,845 | $3,685 | -46.2% |
| M. C. Payne | $0 | $3,676 | -- |
| Payton M. Edge | $15,201 | $3,329 | -78.1% |
| Quisenberry Living Trustee DTD 10-23-2007 | $12,185 | $3,156 | -74.1% |
| Danny Thomas | $20,540 | $3,046 | -85.2% |
| Stanley Barnes | $15,303 | $2,984 | -80.5% |
| Tony Williams | $16,033 | $2,893 | -82% |
| Edward N. Foxhall | $4,801 | $2,877 | -40.1% |
| Kabe Cain | $27,050 | $2,824 | -89.6% |
| Kathy Cooper | $0 | $2,603 | -- |
| Bobby R. Whitmire | $11,986 | $2,580 | -78.5% |
| David R. Stanford | $18,199 | $2,570 | -85.9% |
| Russell D. Senter | $9,214 | $2,310 | -74.9% |
| Donald R. Wells | $1,733 | $2,285 | 31.9% |
| Thomas N. Wineland | $5,043 | $2,083 | -58.7% |
| Jay Lynn West | $2,066 | $2,066 | 0% |
| Linda Gipson | $2,007 | $2,014 | 0.3% |
| Marvin Dean Hartman | $2,005 | $2,005 | 0% |
| Blake Tate | $11,906 | $1,971 | -83.4% |
| Kenny Thomas | $14,558 | $1,936 | -86.7% |
| Darwin Puls | $4,113 | $1,904 | -53.7% |
| Ricky R. Armour | $11,138 | $1,810 | -83.7% |
| Nancy D. Turner | $10,113 | $1,760 | -82.6% |
| Jerry D. Buffington | $11,807 | $1,744 | -85.2% |
| John D. Harrison | $8,866 | $1,637 | -81.5% |
| Blue Corn, LLC | $3,940 | $1,549 | -60.7% |
| Roger Owens | $8,743 | $1,485 | -83% |
| Brendon Parks | $10,041 | $1,462 | -85.4% |
| Joseph R. Little | $10,676 | $1,436 | -86.5% |
| John David Roberts | $1,411 | $1,411 | 0% |
| Royce Moore | $1,402 | $1,402 | 0% |
| Jerry M. Reed | $12,358 | $1,380 | -88.8% |
| Carl Wade Castleberry | $10,716 | $1,350 | -87.4% |
| David Lewallen | $6,010 | $1,314 | -78.1% |
| Linda L. Adcock | $3,402 | $1,289 | -62.1% |
| Scotty James Brock | $0 | $1,271 | -- |
| Harry S. Allison | $0 | $1,252 | -- |
| Milford's Farm, Inc. | $9,853 | $1,246 | -87.4% |
| Ann Nagel | $3,482 | $1,242 | -64.3% |
| Mcgowan Family Farming Partnership | $0 | $1,191 | -- |
| Barbara S Newbon | $1,126 | $1,126 | 0% |
| Nancy J. Jones | $1,092 | $1,092 | 0% |
| James A. Butts | $3,811 | $1,070 | -71.9% |
| Gerald Bruce Lintner and Ann Ingle Lintner Rvoc Li | $0 | $1,052 | -- |
| Thomas Larry Nix | $4,539 | $1,003 | -77.9% |
| Nolan T. Floyd | $5,616 | $976 | -82.6% |
| Kyle Dixon | $969 | $969 | 0% |
| Stephanie Dixon | $969 | $969 | 0% |
| Rey-Brin Limited Partnership | $4,470 | $940 | -79% |
| Sharon Finley | $2,860 | $940 | -67.1% |
| Steve Pettit | $2,107 | $906 | -57% |
| Jimmy Leon Clark | $1,815 | $855 | -52.9% |
| Donald R. Willers | $3,822 | $794 | -79.2% |
| My Old KY Farm, LLC | $0 | $773 | -- |
| Randall Chandler | $4,620 | $772 | -83.3% |
| Eduardo Figueroa | $3,853 | $759 | -80.3% |
| Sergio Lopez | $4,289 | $742 | -82.7% |
| Travis J. Dyer | $3,142 | $731 | -76.7% |
| Marshall Millwood | $3,804 | $724 | -81% |
| James Mason Savage | $4,207 | $715 | -83% |
| James T. McKinzey | $2,136 | $690 | -67.7% |
| Marla Ramsey | $2,060 | $684 | -66.8% |
| Croom Land Holdings, Inc. | $202 | $674 | 233.7% |
| Eli Gilmer | $5,479 | $656 | -88% |
| Stanley S. Oliver | $3,362 | $628 | -81.3% |
| Deborah L. Elliott | $3,958 | $604 | -84.7% |
| Larry Randall Majerus | $3,373 | $596 | -82.3% |
| Debra Barnard | $1,096 | $593 | -45.9% |
| Mark E. Dahl | $694 | $588 | -15.3% |
| Nancy S. Rainwater | $1,972 | $570 | -71.1% |
| Allen Conner | $3,710 | $560 | -84.9% |
| Arcade Properties LP | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Jason Dunagan | $3,772 | $533 | -85.9% |
| Joe Dyer | $3,774 | $530 | -86% |
| Ronald Pinson | $2,852 | $518 | -81.8% |
| Sheila M. Abshire | $656 | $510 | -22.3% |
| Teas Unique, LLC | $424 | $500 | 17.9% |
| Ricky Burruss | $2,084 | $483 | -76.8% |
| G & S Land, LLC | $973 | $471 | -51.6% |
| Roger P Martin, M.D. | $5,636 | $461 | -91.8% |
| William B. Carr Jr. | $3,077 | $449 | -85.4% |
| David L. McComb | $1,464 | $414 | -71.7% |
| Clyde M. Simons | $0 | $387 | -- |
| Fletcher Paul Whitmire Jr. | $957 | $375 | -60.8% |
| David Douglas Truelove | $1,133 | $362 | -68% |
| Gary Bagwell | $2,598 | $362 | -86.1% |
| Rita Mae Stagl | $356 | $356 | 0% |
| Philip Bonelli | $1,045 | $345 | -67% |
| Cowart Family Farms, LLC | $990 | $320 | -67.7% |
| Jennifer Smith Kot | $1,981 | $312 | -84.3% |
| Jeffrey Fessler | $369 | $279 | -24.4% |
| Jeffrey A. Paschall | $121 | $204 | 68.6% |
| Mary M. Schutter | $0 | $203 | -- |
| William Schofield | $671 | $202 | -69.9% |
| Dana Gibson | $153 | $187 | 22.2% |
| Crawford Ventures | $815 | $185 | -77.3% |
| Bobby J. Ivey | $869 | $181 | -79.2% |
| Nancy L. Fessler | $428 | $177 | -58.6% |
| Richard Gene Sepmeyer | $345 | $168 | -51.3% |
| James R. Story | $208 | $162 | -22.1% |
| Richard Huffman | $485 | $147 | -69.7% |
| Raymond Clay Shoemake | $901 | $138 | -84.7% |
| Gary Barron | $660 | $132 | -80% |
| Paul Junious Canter Jr. | $273 | $130 | -52.4% |
| Phillip Grier | $325 | $116 | -64.3% |
| Ann Lewis Bailey | $456 | $112 | -75.4% |
| Paul Arthur Nelson | $237 | $101 | -57.4% |
| Philip Nelson | $237 | $101 | -57.4% |
| Rhonda R. Allen | $126 | $85 | -32.5% |
| Gary P. Shirley | $247 | $77 | -68.8% |
| Buren Michael Grizzle | $1,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Elaine Oliver | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy D. Parker | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry D. Graber | $3,521 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry E. Roberts | $24,590 | $0 | -100% |
| Tova Ball | $8,636 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell B. Clark | $250 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwards Family, LLC | $1,136 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank B. McGowan | $342 | $0 | -100% |
| Mcgowan Family Farming Partnershi | $9,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn B. Hill | $7,867 | $0 | -100% |
| Alice Christine Anderson | $4,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Eades | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E Martin Family Trust | $6,117 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Anne G. Mills | $291 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Rhodes Brim | $14,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Bruce Lintner and Ann INGL | $1,678 | $0 | -100% |
| Ginger Russell Wagoner | $2,701 | $0 | -100% |
| Green Box Mushrooms, Inc. | $7,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Hilda W Martin Living Trust | $6,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Clay J. Copher | $200 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Brim III | $4,914 | $0 | -100% |
| James H. Elrod | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| John Lee Hemmer III | $129 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn J. Smith | $1,671 | $0 | -100% |
| Matundu Ntoto Mbulu | $231 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Jarrard | $930 | $0 | -100% |
| Organic Mountains, LLC | $12,586 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney Roberts | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy R. Brim | $4,873 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen Farkas | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve M. Allen | $64 | $0 | -100% |
| Vince Carnes | $621 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter P Frobos | $1,386 | $0 | -100% |
| William Gerald Paschall | $526 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie C. Osborn Jr. | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,261,710 | $1,212,942 | -3.9% |
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