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In 2021, 78 farmers in cities within Clinch County received a total of $2.6 million in 117 farm subsidies, a 68.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.2 million in 283 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Evan Hart | $531,899 | $166,582 | -68.7% |
| Lee Honey Farms, LLC | $3,987 | $157,656 | 3,854.3% |
| Roy Lankford | $188,382 | $141,311 | -25% |
| Stabler Bee Farms, LLC | $160,392 | $135,314 | -15.6% |
| Bambis Bees, Inc. | $329,798 | $117,331 | -64.4% |
| Triple H Honey, LLC | $225,976 | $114,303 | -49.4% |
| Buck Halman Ganas | $99,726 | $110,458 | 10.8% |
| Bruce's Nut-N-Honey Farm, LLC | $259,470 | $97,542 | -62.4% |
| Suwannee River Honey Company, Inc. | $215,112 | $96,473 | -55.2% |
| Chandler Register Jr. | $120,109 | $84,464 | -29.7% |
| Suwannee Creek Blueberries, LLC | $125,000 | $72,587 | -41.9% |
| John Derek James | $119,506 | $68,763 | -42.5% |
| J H Hart Farms, LLC | $103,036 | $63,438 | -38.4% |
| Bennett's Honey Company, LLC | $213,264 | $56,284 | -73.6% |
| Bee Sweet Honey Company, Inc. | $107,611 | $51,410 | -52.2% |
| A & M Queens | $51,757 | $42,296 | -18.3% |
| Bill Hendricks | $68,746 | $42,184 | -38.6% |
| Claude Morris Landrum | $73,414 | $40,390 | -45% |
| James Morris Landrum | $77,995 | $39,950 | -48.8% |
| Wiley H. Hinson Jr. | $149,180 | $38,265 | -74.3% |
| Berry Patch Honey, LLC | $37,058 | $37,972 | 2.5% |
| Kight's Honey Bee Farm, LLC | $82,148 | $37,895 | -53.9% |
| Timmy M. Wilson | $13,163 | $36,938 | 180.6% |
| Jamie Mikell Hendricks | $53,261 | $36,292 | -31.9% |
| J & W Apiaries, LLC | $46,221 | $34,155 | -26.1% |
| Hinson Farms, LLC | $128,998 | $29,910 | -76.8% |
| Guess Honey and Pollination | $37,697 | $28,347 | -24.8% |
| Wayne N. Mayes | $18,257 | $28,263 | 54.8% |
| Joel R. Varnedoe | $32,521 | $27,455 | -15.6% |
| David Britt Doran | $43,173 | $27,299 | -36.8% |
| Mark Thomas | $69,508 | $25,173 | -63.8% |
| Sills Honey, LLC | $41,656 | $25,069 | -39.8% |
| Ralph P. Wilson | $36,455 | $24,891 | -31.7% |
| Darley Creek Blueberry Farms, LLC | $145,574 | $24,823 | -82.9% |
| Demone Nelson | $47,096 | $24,698 | -47.6% |
| Clay Moylan | $39,030 | $24,350 | -37.6% |
| Andy Graddy | $247,702 | $24,070 | -90.3% |
| JNK Berry Farms, Inc. | $18,382 | $23,820 | 29.6% |
| Bell's Berry Patch | $8,817 | $23,683 | 168.6% |
| Keith Hendrix Bee Farm, LLC | $64,380 | $19,740 | -69.3% |
| Dewey Lamar Lankford | $26,088 | $16,987 | -34.9% |
| Cox Blueberry Farm, Inc. | $32,570 | $15,084 | -53.7% |
| Kathy W. Handley | $13,368 | $15,000 | 12.2% |
| Dustin Philpot | $5,761 | $14,033 | 143.6% |
| John Alex James | $26,651 | $13,310 | -50.1% |
| Midway Berries, LLC | $76,028 | $12,992 | -82.9% |
| Lutz Berry Farm, LLC | $10,214 | $12,783 | 25.2% |
| Brian Lee | $217,197 | $12,459 | -94.3% |
| Eric Steven Thomas | $28,229 | $12,426 | -56% |
| Don E. Daniel | $26,217 | $12,168 | -53.6% |
| Seth Strickland | $17,422 | $12,061 | -30.8% |
| Heather T. Bell | $2,099 | $11,354 | 440.9% |
| David Sirmans | $25,279 | $10,766 | -57.4% |
| Palmetto Ridge Berries, LLC | $35,349 | $10,727 | -69.7% |
| Hewitt Wesley James | $8,824 | $10,196 | 15.5% |
| George Avery James | $17,718 | $10,084 | -43.1% |
| Norris Chester Mattox Jr. | $12,998 | $9,162 | -29.5% |
| Bradford Neil Register | $17,557 | $8,577 | -51.1% |
| Johnson Honey Company, LLC | $15,170 | $8,236 | -45.7% |
| Roy Lee Wilson III | $9,952 | $7,488 | -24.8% |
| Suwannee Creek Berries, LLC | $96,670 | $7,395 | -92.4% |
| Surveyor Creek Berries and Bees | $0 | $7,112 | -- |
| Lala Berries, LLC | $49,897 | $6,398 | -87.2% |
| Bonnie Handley-Griffis | $56,694 | $5,846 | -89.7% |
| Martin Metts | $3,052 | $4,939 | 61.8% |
| Troy Riberon | $73,394 | $4,639 | -93.7% |
| Brent James | $7,567 | $3,369 | -55.5% |
| Judith Daugharty | $3,211 | $3,211 | 0% |
| Vivian a Mccain / Dandes Berry Farm | $625 | $3,099 | 395.8% |
| Landrum Honey & Bees, LLC | $0 | $3,093 | -- |
| Mary Jo Booth | $9,917 | $2,756 | -72.2% |
| Cogdell Cattle Company, LLC | $8,783 | $2,329 | -73.5% |
| Clayton Tomlinson | $2,754 | $2,274 | -17.4% |
| TCE Blueberries, LLC | $42,252 | $2,265 | -94.6% |
| Clarence E. Teston III | $2,847 | $1,033 | -63.7% |
| Booth & Bennett Packing, LLC | $28,842 | $1,030 | -96.4% |
| Denise Brown | $2,866 | $897 | -68.7% |
| Fortner Berry Farm, LLC | $82,873 | $345 | -99.6% |
| Morrison Blueberry Farms, LLC | $50,759 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben-Wood Harvest, Inc. | $31,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Deep South Honey, LLC | $19,353 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Watts Irrevocable Trust | $2,991 | $0 | -100% |
| Melody W. Fortner | $73,869 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Melton Honey, LLC | $27,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Tiner Farms, LLC | $28,744 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Engineering, Inc. | $72,735 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Martinez | $4,711 | $0 | -100% |
| Berry Creek Farms, LLC | $30,556 | $0 | -100% |
| Berry Sweet Berries, LLC | $39,837 | $0 | -100% |
| Brett Herold Blitch | $96,721 | $0 | -100% |
| C & T Blueberries, LLC | $20,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Cane Creek Berry Farm, Inc. | $69,713 | $0 | -100% |
| Chambers Brothers Blueberries, LLC | $35,338 | $0 | -100% |
| Chandler Wayne Mathis | $4,484 | $0 | -100% |
| Cogdell Berry Farm, LLC | $240,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Crumbley Family Farms, LLC | $106,192 | $0 | -100% |
| Daryll Smith | $7,983 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis B. Register | $75,772 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Hendrix Bee Farm, LLC | $18,203 | $0 | -100% |
| Glory Be Honey Company | $1,755 | $0 | -100% |
| Hughes Berries, Inc. | $160,611 | $0 | -100% |
| J & R Blueberry Farm, LLC | $42,155 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Fitzgerald | $32,922 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamestown Blueberries, Inc. | $369,111 | $0 | -100% |
| Josh Carter | $141,094 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Delk | $18,922 | $0 | -100% |
| LLM Farms, Inc. | $79,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Mattox Blueberries, LLC | $113,328 | $0 | -100% |
| Register Berry Farm, LLC | $6,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Registers Old Place Farms, LLC | $84,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Remigio Morales Roblero | $57,834 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie's Berries, LLC | $170,582 | $0 | -100% |
| Rose J. Lankford | $16,189 | $0 | -100% |
| Russ Goodman | $152,482 | $0 | -100% |
| Strickly Blue Farm, LLC | $29,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Tanya B. O'Berry | $34,381 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Kennedy | $11,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Two Oaks Farm, LLC | $55,811 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter A. Griffis | $13,835 | $0 | -100% |
| Wiley Harmon Hinson III | $4,888 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,187,467 | $2,599,767 | -68.2% |
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