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In 2021, 143 farmers in cities within Newton County received a total of $401,222 in 223 farm subsidies, a 49.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $788,316 in 338 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Middleton | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Linda Martin | $47,761 | $26,549 | -44.4% |
| Hilda Ricketts | $4,829 | $25,325 | 424.4% |
| James Davidson | $2,046 | $25,281 | 1,135.6% |
| Bradley Allen Woods | $36,732 | $19,452 | -47% |
| Kevan Sisco | $37,158 | $14,994 | -59.6% |
| Irene Martin | $30,617 | $12,725 | -58.4% |
| Danny Criner | $29,480 | $10,365 | -64.8% |
| Carylon F Criner | $18,661 | $8,412 | -54.9% |
| Benton Hudson | $18,879 | $6,220 | -67.1% |
| Joye S. Robinson | $18,168 | $5,845 | -67.8% |
| Misty Tabor | $12,078 | $5,768 | -52.2% |
| Oleta M. Hughes | $11,808 | $5,296 | -55.1% |
| Norma J Pruitt Revocable Trust | $5,651 | $5,028 | -11% |
| Kevin Villines | $0 | $4,959 | -- |
| Billie Bowden | $19,024 | $4,501 | -76.3% |
| Sandra K. Baldwin | $4,491 | $4,491 | 0% |
| John Phillips | $10,318 | $4,490 | -56.5% |
| Gerald Norton | $10,008 | $4,395 | -56.1% |
| Stephanie Renee Middleton | $8,075 | $4,156 | -48.5% |
| Libby Brasel | $11,687 | $4,124 | -64.7% |
| Rona Cross | $7,964 | $3,931 | -50.6% |
| Tillie Villines | $10,207 | $3,810 | -62.7% |
| Mary A. Wheeler | $10,141 | $3,674 | -63.8% |
| Nick Eddings | $29,362 | $3,416 | -88.4% |
| Justin Farmer | $5,104 | $3,361 | -34.1% |
| Sherry Eddings | $0 | $3,221 | -- |
| Treba Villines | $5,757 | $3,170 | -44.9% |
| Steven Michael Williams | $1,221 | $3,007 | 146.3% |
| Amber Baker | $5,302 | $2,871 | -45.9% |
| Theresa Martin | $4,188 | $2,828 | -32.5% |
| Glenda Farmer | $5,978 | $2,720 | -54.5% |
| Sue Campbell | $5,115 | $2,680 | -47.6% |
| Phyllis Martin | $5,459 | $2,637 | -51.7% |
| Beverly K. Chevallier | $6,637 | $2,629 | -60.4% |
| Courtney Dawn Mullins | $5,786 | $2,629 | -54.6% |
| Dusty Middleton | $2,277 | $2,598 | 14.1% |
| Waynetta Hughes Villines | $5,000 | $2,494 | -50.1% |
| Pat Davidson | $6,083 | $2,432 | -60% |
| Glenda S. Bolin | $3,399 | $2,388 | -29.7% |
| Ann Clark | $4,598 | $2,351 | -48.9% |
| Larry Flud | $8,175 | $2,339 | -71.4% |
| Joe Kilgore | $6,259 | $2,214 | -64.6% |
| Tina L. Stuart | $4,250 | $2,192 | -48.4% |
| Lana Villines | $6,365 | $2,159 | -66.1% |
| David L. Clark | $5,005 | $2,139 | -57.3% |
| Freddie Don Flud | $5,050 | $2,108 | -58.3% |
| Mary S. Earwood | $5,424 | $2,047 | -62.3% |
| Carey Wyatt | $5,676 | $1,977 | -65.2% |
| Jack Parttridge | $3,598 | $1,969 | -45.3% |
| Hubert Bolin | $6,279 | $1,946 | -69% |
| Carl G. Jones | $2,403 | $1,900 | -20.9% |
| Matthew Smith | $11,526 | $1,822 | -84.2% |
| Clinton Daniels | $3,478 | $1,728 | -50.3% |
| Melissa Holt | $5,400 | $1,717 | -68.2% |
| Jovita Smith | $0 | $1,637 | -- |
| Jane Kilgore | $2,913 | $1,607 | -44.8% |
| Jerry L. Smith | $8,070 | $1,579 | -80.4% |
| Misty Langdon | $3,774 | $1,510 | -60% |
| Ben Henthorne | $6,919 | $1,419 | -79.5% |
| Samuel Villines | $2,035 | $1,402 | -31.1% |
| Jamie Morgan | $3,775 | $1,376 | -63.5% |
| J. W. Hudson II | $5,978 | $1,317 | -78% |
| Matthew Wages | $2,882 | $1,299 | -54.9% |
| James B. Harrison | $3,649 | $1,274 | -65.1% |
| Katrina Davidson | $3,682 | $1,259 | -65.8% |
| Ashley Priest | $6,541 | $1,258 | -80.8% |
| Kim Ricketts | $5,896 | $1,243 | -78.9% |
| Barbara Pottorff | $5,764 | $1,225 | -78.7% |
| Mike Eddings | $2,222 | $1,163 | -47.7% |
| Karen Edgmon | $4,620 | $1,126 | -75.6% |
| Anita Edgmon | $1,815 | $1,125 | -38% |
| Mava L Lunsford | $3,003 | $1,125 | -62.5% |
| Gerald Daniels | $0 | $1,121 | -- |
| Randy Jones | $5,275 | $1,066 | -79.8% |
| James E. McDonald II | $2,327 | $1,063 | -54.3% |
| Imogene Strain | $0 | $1,033 | -- |
| Holly Bower | $1,573 | $1,003 | -36.2% |
| Chris McDougal | $3,124 | $924 | -70.4% |
| Glenda Henderson | $1,705 | $902 | -47.1% |
| Lonnie Harrison | $1,903 | $895 | -53% |
| Virginia L. Laverty | $1,595 | $864 | -45.8% |
| mac Ewing | $3,289 | $839 | -74.5% |
| David Cross | $1,507 | $832 | -44.8% |
| Jerry Harrison | $1,368 | $826 | -39.6% |
| Billy D. Bower | $3,630 | $789 | -78.3% |
| Sheila Hurd | $5,217 | $789 | -84.9% |
| Richard L. Smith | $4,440 | $766 | -82.7% |
| Edith P. Madewell | $0 | $693 | -- |
| Estle Phillips | $5,263 | $685 | -87% |
| Jerry Brasel | $3,172 | $650 | -79.5% |
| Margaret Hayden | $1,446 | $644 | -55.5% |
| June Sisco | $1,214 | $586 | -51.7% |
| Rex Glenn Cross II | $3,600 | $577 | -84% |
| Dillard A. Young | $0 | $567 | -- |
| Ronnie Lackey | $1,359 | $563 | -58.6% |
| Cheryl Keymer | $2,431 | $554 | -77.2% |
| Kathy Brasel | $1,023 | $544 | -46.8% |
| Larry Madewell | $2,965 | $520 | -82.5% |
| Jason C. Chaney | $2,575 | $509 | -80.2% |
| Gary Matlock | $3,166 | $502 | -84.1% |
| Jenny House | $2,343 | $500 | -78.7% |
| Dianna Dye | $1,760 | $485 | -72.4% |
| Crystal D. Wilson | $2,057 | $484 | -76.5% |
| Mary Spencer | $1,963 | $478 | -75.6% |
| Clayton Daniels | $2,840 | $456 | -83.9% |
| Terry Brasel | $2,987 | $436 | -85.4% |
| Landon Woods | $1,518 | $422 | -72.2% |
| Christy Shelton | $1,837 | $420 | -77.1% |
| Virginia Shellnut | $770 | $419 | -45.6% |
| Jimmy Wade Keys | $792 | $408 | -48.5% |
| Hilda Elaine Reddell | $110 | $405 | 268.2% |
| Allen Bolin | $1,593 | $404 | -74.6% |
| Junior Edgmon | $1,881 | $400 | -78.7% |
| Amy Daniels | $1,463 | $389 | -73.4% |
| Tommy W. Harrison | $1,661 | $384 | -76.9% |
| Roy Coonts | $1,386 | $368 | -73.4% |
| Clayton Wayne Smith | $1,434 | $360 | -74.9% |
| Angela V. Bower | $1,540 | $357 | -76.8% |
| Kendall D. Edgmon | $1,628 | $346 | -78.7% |
| Justin Gibbs | $1,540 | $339 | -78% |
| Arlis Woods | $1,188 | $326 | -72.6% |
| L. C. Matlock | $825 | $318 | -61.5% |
| Mary Smith | $1,463 | $301 | -79.4% |
| Vickie Martin | $1,944 | $301 | -84.5% |
| Brett Scott Eddings | $1,103 | $294 | -73.3% |
| Drena Ewing | $1,276 | $294 | -77% |
| Gary Smith | $1,924 | $284 | -85.2% |
| Thomas L. Spears | $1,364 | $284 | -79.2% |
| Barbara J. Mathis | $439 | $278 | -36.7% |
| Shianna Brasel | $1,188 | $270 | -77.3% |
| Kassidy Dorrell | $1,529 | $264 | -82.7% |
| Loyd Dean Nichols | $1,449 | $263 | -81.8% |
| Randy Glen Richardson | $1,364 | $257 | -81.2% |
| Adam W. Clark | $1,432 | $239 | -83.3% |
| Evan Hughes Villines | $1,529 | $239 | -84.4% |
| Kalan Carlton | $1,331 | $201 | -84.9% |
| Jimmy Martin | $30,437 | $199 | -99.3% |
| Kimberly D. Mefford | $1,109 | $190 | -82.9% |
| Lee'o Tilton Housden JR | $948 | $188 | -80.2% |
| Stacey Clark | $1,033 | $170 | -83.5% |
| Alisha Martin | $2,095 | $105 | -95% |
| Mary Ann Crabtree | $176 | $92 | -47.7% |
| Brandon W. Brasel | $3,084 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Kevin Cupp | $158 | $0 | -100% |
| Tosha Gellerman | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon L. Martin | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles B. Martin | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Dell Martin | $2,530 | $0 | -100% |
| Ford Wayne Ewing | $2,112 | $0 | -100% |
| Lori Henthorne | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Sanders | $1,581 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $788,316 | $401,222 | -49.1% |
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