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In 2021, 173 farmers in cities within Irwin County received a total of $4.1 million in 309 farm subsidies, a 47.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.9 million in 599 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 Irwin County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynn Farms | $629,384 | $308,313 | -51% |
| Steve Wilson Family Farm General Partnership | $39,179 | $193,819 | 394.7% |
| Jeffery Wayne Ross | $240,215 | $181,112 | -24.6% |
| Macpaulk Farms | $309,302 | $166,022 | -46.3% |
| James Larry Winter Jr. | $243,524 | $156,734 | -35.6% |
| Lamar Purvis | $187,213 | $142,508 | -23.9% |
| Regina Harper Griffin | $43,675 | $136,170 | 211.8% |
| James R. Rowe | $274,803 | $131,372 | -52.2% |
| Steve Williams | $233,668 | $127,963 | -45.2% |
| Nitram Farms, LLC | $182,101 | $112,166 | -38.4% |
| Jed Lane Purvis | $166,072 | $97,791 | -41.1% |
| Terry R. Pope | $135,424 | $97,002 | -28.4% |
| Teddy Mixon | $226,173 | $94,241 | -58.3% |
| Billy Paulk | $184,326 | $89,949 | -51.2% |
| A. B. C. Dorminy IV | $214,029 | $86,251 | -59.7% |
| Lott H. Dill | $136,954 | $85,846 | -37.3% |
| Doris Gornto Dill | $133,420 | $84,757 | -36.5% |
| Alan J. Mixon | $118,759 | $84,016 | -29.3% |
| Mason Griffin | $73,172 | $82,875 | 13.3% |
| Austin Griffin | $143,418 | $82,702 | -42.3% |
| Walter Tyler | $153,027 | $79,350 | -48.1% |
| Ross Farms Partnership | $229,935 | $68,643 | -70.1% |
| Walter E. Tyler III | $132,600 | $67,192 | -49.3% |
| R & G Honey, LLC | $54,919 | $65,584 | 19.4% |
| William R. Martin | $113,910 | $63,092 | -44.6% |
| Nelson Paulk | $117,303 | $57,227 | -51.2% |
| Sarah Elizabeth Dill | $88,879 | $56,505 | -36.4% |
| Peggy D. Martin | $98,400 | $55,614 | -43.5% |
| Jomac Farms, Inc. | $99,852 | $52,033 | -47.9% |
| Arthur G. Davis | $81,116 | $50,356 | -37.9% |
| Carole Anne P. Rowe | $79,171 | $43,918 | -44.5% |
| Justin Hudson | $97,938 | $43,798 | -55.3% |
| Hudson Pecan Farms, LLC | $176,267 | $39,799 | -77.4% |
| Christopher Stefan Roberts | $43,637 | $39,319 | -9.9% |
| Bruce Daniels | $43,889 | $39,284 | -10.5% |
| John William Sumner | $65,539 | $38,947 | -40.6% |
| Danny Lamar Willingham | $67,837 | $36,491 | -46.2% |
| Billy York | $51,804 | $33,741 | -34.9% |
| W Rayburn Harper Family Limited Partnership | $48,985 | $33,358 | -31.9% |
| Lee Morehead | $57,168 | $27,022 | -52.7% |
| Darrell W. Ross | $157,263 | $26,439 | -83.2% |
| David Brad Purvis | $61,940 | $24,244 | -60.9% |
| John C. Morehead | $49,668 | $23,373 | -52.9% |
| mac Paulk | $52,950 | $21,376 | -59.6% |
| Wesley T. Paulk | $33,200 | $20,939 | -36.9% |
| William Paul Hudson | $34,850 | $20,222 | -42% |
| Hudson and Hudson Farms, LLC | $103,645 | $19,274 | -81.4% |
| Rebecca Marie Tucker | $46,147 | $17,105 | -62.9% |
| Sandra Dixon Paulk | $17,018 | $16,053 | -5.7% |
| Thomas Richard Stripling | $30,482 | $15,084 | -50.5% |
| Oscar Roberts | $20,422 | $14,957 | -26.8% |
| Jamie Ross | $18,343 | $12,158 | -33.7% |
| Pamela Kay Willingham | $16,207 | $11,463 | -29.3% |
| John W. Hudson | $30,345 | $10,935 | -64% |
| Coons Crossing Apiaries | $0 | $10,791 | -- |
| Robert E. Billotte | $11,723 | $10,444 | -10.9% |
| Phil Croft Farms, Inc. | $42,201 | $10,304 | -75.6% |
| Stanley Tucker | $23,011 | $10,222 | -55.6% |
| Tyler J. Harper | $17,306 | $10,178 | -41.2% |
| Gary W. Young | $18,323 | $9,784 | -46.6% |
| Kelly Lamar Wynn | $22,830 | $9,458 | -58.6% |
| PPP Bee Farms, LLC | $0 | $9,393 | -- |
| Robert Fain | $12,155 | $9,295 | -23.5% |
| Allen M. Green | $9,048 | $9,048 | 0% |
| D. W. Harper | $9,164 | $8,836 | -3.6% |
| Virgil C. Purvis | $8,832 | $8,550 | -3.2% |
| Stanley R. Harper | $12,761 | $8,408 | -34.1% |
| Talmadge Wright | $41,608 | $8,147 | -80.4% |
| Donald Everette Pate | $8,095 | $8,095 | 0% |
| David Collins Jr. | $69,299 | $7,451 | -89.2% |
| Keith Harold Wynn | $16,694 | $7,162 | -57.1% |
| Clayton G. Harper | $8,830 | $7,054 | -20.1% |
| Harvey Lamar Wright | $0 | $7,045 | -- |
| John D. Williams | $6,428 | $6,428 | 0% |
| Michael R. Stone | $30,091 | $6,126 | -79.6% |
| Wayne C. Weaver | $11,572 | $5,870 | -49.3% |
| Gloria Hudson | $7,167 | $5,759 | -19.6% |
| Hanson H. Hudson Jr. | $13,669 | $5,359 | -60.8% |
| Barbara H. Gill | $5,399 | $5,332 | -1.2% |
| Susan Nannette Pope | $6,909 | $4,786 | -30.7% |
| Charles Louis Gibson | $6,776 | $4,707 | -30.5% |
| Ellen J. Paulk | $4,960 | $4,694 | -5.4% |
| Tommy Tucker | $4,594 | $4,278 | -6.9% |
| Jason Cody Morris | $4,373 | $4,024 | -8% |
| Robert Stuart Mixon | $9,601 | $3,975 | -58.6% |
| Wesley Lorie Walters | $15,907 | $3,801 | -76.1% |
| Ernie James Baldree | $5,163 | $3,614 | -30% |
| Glenda J. Sams | $7,485 | $3,528 | -52.9% |
| Jake V. Walters | $7,540 | $3,528 | -53.2% |
| Tate Arnold | $4,509 | $3,471 | -23% |
| E and W Bee Farm, LLC | $0 | $3,416 | -- |
| Noah Hutto | $8,842 | $3,383 | -61.7% |
| Stephen Blake Hand | $79,021 | $3,345 | -95.8% |
| Clay K. Jones | $3,276 | $3,276 | 0% |
| Tommy R. Wilson | $169,863 | $3,164 | -98.1% |
| Clayton H. Paulk | $5,812 | $3,104 | -46.6% |
| Teresa J. Sumner | $13,358 | $3,096 | -76.8% |
| Jason R. Royal | $3,565 | $2,973 | -16.6% |
| Reggie N. Gibbs | $27,872 | $2,658 | -90.5% |
| Rusted P Farms, LLC | $4,018 | $2,562 | -36.2% |
| Owen G. Paulk | $2,630 | $2,403 | -8.6% |
| Robin H. Hudson | $6,834 | $2,378 | -65.2% |
| Don M. Hickey | $8,150 | $2,367 | -71% |
| Gary Elton Veal | $2,498 | $2,299 | -8% |
| Martha Elizabeth Cowan | $2,242 | $2,242 | 0% |
| Robert G. Paulk | $8,892 | $2,230 | -74.9% |
| Chandler Pope Rowe | $3,887 | $2,212 | -43.1% |
| Lorie & B J Walters, LLC | $2,397 | $2,190 | -8.6% |
| Michael Austin Hand | $51,707 | $2,008 | -96.1% |
| Hugh W. Roberts | $2,842 | $1,970 | -30.7% |
| Cassey C. Hand | $8,789 | $1,915 | -78.2% |
| Linda M. Brantley | $2,129 | $1,865 | -12.4% |
| George D. Cook III | $1,050 | $1,596 | 52% |
| Michael Harris Hudson | $2,360 | $1,579 | -33.1% |
| Timothy W. Pope | $52,161 | $1,392 | -97.3% |
| J. A. R. And D. A. R., LLC | $1,385 | $1,381 | -0.3% |
| Allen Shealey | $5,052 | $1,348 | -73.3% |
| Nellie Vickers | $1,334 | $1,334 | 0% |
| Ricky C. Bryan | $1,315 | $1,315 | 0% |
| Heather Lynne Ross | $1,269 | $1,269 | 0% |
| Brenda P. Boazman | $1,467 | $1,255 | -14.5% |
| Laverne B. Pate | $2,737 | $1,217 | -55.5% |
| Loran A. Pate | $1,217 | $1,217 | 0% |
| Charles W. Ross | $1,618 | $1,189 | -26.5% |
| Hazel L. Purvis | $0 | $1,170 | -- |
| Ronnie L. McCurdy Jr. | $2,168 | $1,131 | -47.8% |
| Apricot Mcintyre | $1,080 | $1,080 | 0% |
| Irwin County Board of Education | $1,704 | $1,072 | -37.1% |
| Biggers Family Farms, LLP | $2,409 | $942 | -60.9% |
| Thomas N. Flanders | $4,021 | $886 | -78% |
| John L. Morgan | $4,147 | $883 | -78.7% |
| Harper Hill Cattle Company, LLC | $4,609 | $880 | -80.9% |
| Stump Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $2,013 | $878 | -56.4% |
| Shelvey Gene Harper | $877 | $877 | 0% |
| Marianne M. Royal | $862 | $862 | 0% |
| Albert Ross Allen | $989 | $851 | -14% |
| Donnie Youghn | $3,392 | $800 | -76.4% |
| Damon Harrison Clayton | $1,471 | $769 | -47.7% |
| Lee Martin | $710 | $751 | 5.8% |
| James Elbert Dowdy | $812 | $747 | -8% |
| Henry N. Rawlins Jr. | $711 | $711 | 0% |
| Jeffrey N. Rawlins | $711 | $711 | 0% |
| Crew Farms, LLC | $5,233 | $684 | -86.9% |
| David Shuman | $237 | $666 | 181% |
| James Andrew Tucker | $4,630 | $632 | -86.3% |
| Owens Land & Timber, LLC | $36,091 | $612 | -98.3% |
| Michael J. Sumner | $1,080 | $524 | -51.5% |
| Robert Clifford Tankersley | $1,275 | $516 | -59.5% |
| Barbara Ann Ross | $926 | $500 | -46% |
| Jennifer Leigh Mixon | $633 | $498 | -21.3% |
| Charles Paulk | $1,049 | $480 | -54.2% |
| Johnnie Marlin Wilson III | $3,300 | $431 | -86.9% |
| Charlene Rawls Hicks | $1,149 | $430 | -62.6% |
| Bryon Fred Ross | $620 | $404 | -34.8% |
| Karel M. Mobley | $1,488 | $394 | -73.5% |
| Ronald V. Dixon | $2,277 | $392 | -82.8% |
| Cody Scott Anderson | $0 | $357 | -- |
| Holly Carol Anderson | $0 | $357 | -- |
| John S. Gibbs Jr. | $352 | $352 | 0% |
| Lawrence A. Collins | $726 | $298 | -59% |
| Robert Vinson Jackson | $1,749 | $270 | -84.6% |
| Susan Veal Shealey | $552 | $250 | -54.7% |
| Clint Gordon Tucker | $202 | $140 | -30.7% |
| Lynn Harrell Hall | $527 | $138 | -73.8% |
| Wyatt Royce Pope | $382 | $124 | -67.5% |
| Robert Eldridge Benson | $0 | $120 | -- |
| Rebecca Bailey Paulk | $484 | $107 | -77.9% |
| Eric T. Wright | $186 | $96 | -48.4% |
| Joann F. Jones | $110 | $96 | -12.7% |
| Jimmy O. Ross | $186 | $72 | -61.3% |
| Kenneth H. Busbin | $80 | $63 | -21.3% |
| Kenneth Ross | $2,922 | $56 | -98.1% |
| Jean Green | $9 | $2 | -77.8% |
| Bobby Conner | $4,204 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Ross | $23,771 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Steve Mixon | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton L. Paulk | $4,408 | $0 | -100% |
| George 'bo' R. Davis | $1,881 | $0 | -100% |
| Grant Griffin | $76,985 | $0 | -100% |
| Herman McIntyre | $243 | $0 | -100% |
| Hudson & Sons Investment, LLC | $77,637 | $0 | -100% |
| J. C. Harper | $35 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack A. Gray | $634 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie B. Benson | $294 | $0 | -100% |
| James Michael Wilson | $1,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Veal K. Farms | $311 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen W. Davis | $3,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Douglas Hicks | $469 | $0 | -100% |
| Markevis Rashun Carter | $755 | $0 | -100% |
| Merice Roberts | $277 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Sumner Farms, LLC | $4,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Blake Wilson | $77,143 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia W. McCranie | $455 | $0 | -100% |
| Polly C. Hogan | $14,629 | $0 | -100% |
| R. W. Paulk | $169 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Hudson Farms, LLC | $9,691 | $0 | -100% |
| Suzanne Hudson Conner | $10,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Clauye Mccranie | $644 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy James Wilson | $10,755 | $0 | -100% |
| Vida Hudson Dix | $1,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter J. Hudson | $1,800 | $0 | -100% |
| William Michael Cook | $298 | $0 | -100% |
| William Turner King | $10,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,906,028 | $4,134,659 | -47.7% |
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