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In 2021, 235 farmers in cities within Berrien County received a total of $6.1 million in 471 farm subsidies, a 56.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.1 million in 884 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 Berrien County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Vickers | $440,807 | $224,589 | -49.1% |
| Kylon J Fort | $296,521 | $185,525 | -37.4% |
| Carlos Vickers | $431,591 | $175,686 | -59.3% |
| Phillip Akins | $342,842 | $163,520 | -52.3% |
| Brion M. Akins | $337,525 | $161,042 | -52.3% |
| White Oak Farms | $244,473 | $143,486 | -41.3% |
| Southern Grace Farms, Inc. | $297,239 | $140,609 | -52.7% |
| Carl Mathis Dixon | $358,371 | $135,306 | -62.2% |
| Jeffrey W. Williams | $326,095 | $134,668 | -58.7% |
| Alton Parrish Akins | $195,100 | $129,688 | -33.5% |
| Carey Tucker | $136,724 | $126,092 | -7.8% |
| Quentin Mitchell Dixon | $219,916 | $124,610 | -43.3% |
| Tucker Family Farms | $184,948 | $116,432 | -37% |
| Roger K. Odom | $198,686 | $103,118 | -48.1% |
| Jimmy C. Nash | $199,602 | $99,045 | -50.4% |
| Jaclyn Dixon Ford | $256,205 | $92,972 | -63.7% |
| Cliff Hendley | $165,914 | $92,733 | -44.1% |
| Marvin Williams | $156,052 | $90,002 | -42.3% |
| Rhonda P. Dixon | $164,032 | $89,303 | -45.6% |
| Tommy Lee | $167,539 | $86,760 | -48.2% |
| Kenneth Bruce Dillard | $137,096 | $85,025 | -38% |
| Iran D. Mathis | $137,984 | $82,742 | -40% |
| Chris Sumner | $113,474 | $82,554 | -27.2% |
| David Hendley | $144,011 | $81,301 | -43.5% |
| Harold D. Dillingham | $144,438 | $76,280 | -47.2% |
| Charles Doug Harper | $130,495 | $74,508 | -42.9% |
| Chad Vickers | $212,946 | $74,464 | -65% |
| Carroll S. Roberts Sr. | $67,031 | $72,807 | 8.6% |
| Clinton B. Lanier | $127,737 | $72,264 | -43.4% |
| Larry Allen McMillan | $111,275 | $71,127 | -36.1% |
| Robert E. Curry | $181,323 | $70,005 | -61.4% |
| Thomas I. Morris | $122,277 | $69,757 | -43% |
| Wayne C. Nash | $149,346 | $69,498 | -53.5% |
| L. E. Watson III | $156,785 | $68,289 | -56.4% |
| Iraman Vickers | $56,064 | $65,719 | 17.2% |
| Morgan Hendley | $141,696 | $64,287 | -54.6% |
| Darrell Jernigan | $158,350 | $63,978 | -59.6% |
| Brian Griffin | $115,707 | $59,075 | -48.9% |
| Dave Dillingham | $85,593 | $57,887 | -32.4% |
| Prince Farms, Inc. | $113,100 | $57,430 | -49.2% |
| Clay Davis | $102,192 | $57,051 | -44.2% |
| Elizabeth T. Moore | $62,695 | $57,018 | -9.1% |
| Royal Turf Farms, LLC | $0 | $56,241 | -- |
| Vinson R. Griffin | $115,869 | $55,626 | -52% |
| Joel Nicholas Watson | $111,012 | $54,739 | -50.7% |
| J Williams Farms, Inc. | $17,560 | $50,720 | 188.8% |
| South Georgia Peanut Farms, LLC | $99,386 | $49,014 | -50.7% |
| Lyle A. Hendley | $89,540 | $47,163 | -47.3% |
| Steve M. Dixon | $150,904 | $46,896 | -68.9% |
| David C. Nettles | $0 | $46,703 | -- |
| Jimmy E. Watson | $159,945 | $43,955 | -72.5% |
| Harold Jerry Moore Jr. | $58,028 | $42,401 | -26.9% |
| Winston Brogdon | $170,670 | $41,624 | -75.6% |
| Bradley Lamar Vickers | $456,554 | $41,350 | -90.9% |
| James Ashley Paulk | $57,491 | $39,970 | -30.5% |
| Charles Richard Short | $50,827 | $39,367 | -22.5% |
| Bobby Kimble | $72,470 | $35,879 | -50.5% |
| Rose Marie Lane | $6,551 | $33,136 | 405.8% |
| Dayspring Hill Farms, LLC | $0 | $33,095 | -- |
| Phil McMillan | $60,857 | $32,377 | -46.8% |
| Lance Hendley | $48,430 | $31,601 | -34.7% |
| Wayne Hendley | $47,429 | $30,115 | -36.5% |
| Gregg McClellan | $53,083 | $29,555 | -44.3% |
| Trent Hughes | $19,272 | $28,419 | 47.5% |
| Chad Franklin Williams | $31,346 | $28,078 | -10.4% |
| Annette S. Padgett | $37,173 | $27,797 | -25.2% |
| Ran West | $43,932 | $26,998 | -38.5% |
| Buddy Baker Farms, LLC | $40,676 | $26,926 | -33.8% |
| Levi Boyd | $46,618 | $26,566 | -43% |
| Evelyn Dorsey G. Farms | $199,459 | $26,144 | -86.9% |
| Larry H. Crumley | $32,047 | $26,127 | -18.5% |
| Alisha Dyane Sirmans | $59,806 | $25,862 | -56.8% |
| Carson D. Perkins Jr. | $79,150 | $25,714 | -67.5% |
| Joel S. Back | $45,266 | $25,378 | -43.9% |
| Sammy Hall | $52,215 | $23,280 | -55.4% |
| Barry McMillan | $43,096 | $22,592 | -47.6% |
| Julian Wood | $32,929 | $22,454 | -31.8% |
| RBJ Farms, LLC | $4,118 | $21,516 | 422.5% |
| Landrum Apiaries, LLC | $34,043 | $21,453 | -37% |
| Mark Griffin | $53,234 | $20,863 | -60.8% |
| David Allen Keeffe | $122,039 | $20,663 | -83.1% |
| Willie B. McGee Jr. | $29,246 | $20,148 | -31.1% |
| James T. Griner | $51,256 | $18,324 | -64.3% |
| Gary Griner | $27,710 | $17,632 | -36.4% |
| Blake Warren | $30,384 | $17,432 | -42.6% |
| Seven Oaks Farms, LLC | $27,081 | $16,459 | -39.2% |
| Bobby McCorvey | $26,197 | $16,245 | -38% |
| Kevin W. Walker | $28,032 | $16,069 | -42.7% |
| Craig Lane | $2,803 | $15,634 | 457.8% |
| Dillon Nash | $40,795 | $15,391 | -62.3% |
| Matthew Aaron Griner | $144,063 | $14,326 | -90.1% |
| Michael D. Garrison | $17,274 | $13,695 | -20.7% |
| Larry Griner | $16,521 | $13,303 | -19.5% |
| Stanley Williams | $19,306 | $12,951 | -32.9% |
| Breman Griner | $91,621 | $12,302 | -86.6% |
| Ruth T. McMillan | $16,819 | $11,574 | -31.2% |
| Eddie Tim Walker | $26,798 | $10,762 | -59.8% |
| Rhonda C. King | $16,061 | $10,317 | -35.8% |
| Robert K. Tuttle | $39,766 | $9,952 | -75% |
| Ricky Williams | $32,016 | $9,936 | -69% |
| Terry Danforth | $508,261 | $9,780 | -98.1% |
| Ashton Garret Lane | $12,709 | $9,634 | -24.2% |
| Donald Brad Kirkland | $15,325 | $9,612 | -37.3% |
| Scott Duggan | $15,327 | $9,562 | -37.6% |
| Ricky Boyd | $22,852 | $9,443 | -58.7% |
| Clayton Danforth | $79,320 | $9,159 | -88.5% |
| Jack D. Schultz | $13,232 | $8,591 | -35.1% |
| N. G. Houston III | $15,588 | $7,496 | -51.9% |
| Mark Dixon | $18,597 | $7,491 | -59.7% |
| Susan Warren | $8,380 | $7,337 | -12.4% |
| Archie D. Hendley | $14,639 | $7,106 | -51.5% |
| Sara C. Akins | $15,714 | $6,869 | -56.3% |
| Abundant Harvest Farms, LLC | $8,955 | $6,844 | -23.6% |
| Billy L. Nix | $12,263 | $6,795 | -44.6% |
| Dorian E. Osborne | $6,725 | $6,725 | 0% |
| Gregory K. Williams | $12,611 | $6,619 | -47.5% |
| Billy J. Warren | $9,687 | $6,508 | -32.8% |
| Adam Souza | $10,740 | $6,230 | -42% |
| Jerry Hall | $18,837 | $6,091 | -67.7% |
| Barry Danforth | $13,872 | $5,878 | -57.6% |
| Darlene J. Turner | $28,951 | $5,742 | -80.2% |
| James M. Smith Jr. | $7,301 | $5,636 | -22.8% |
| Rodney Sirmans | $1,034 | $5,427 | 424.9% |
| Josh McMillan | $20,830 | $4,969 | -76.1% |
| Sara D. Touchton | $4,854 | $4,854 | 0% |
| Darrell Sirmans | $6,966 | $4,821 | -30.8% |
| Daniel Alan Taylor | $12,115 | $4,693 | -61.3% |
| David A. Ray | $6,122 | $4,057 | -33.7% |
| Deran Hardeman | $7,899 | $3,691 | -53.3% |
| Chandler P. Akins | $3,841 | $3,668 | -4.5% |
| Kylan Jeremy Danforth | $6,876 | $3,612 | -47.5% |
| Roger Hendley | $5,083 | $3,477 | -31.6% |
| William Troy Spicer | $3,454 | $3,454 | 0% |
| Robert W. Gaskins Jr. | $1,334 | $3,377 | 153.1% |
| Dave Harper Jr. | $32,405 | $3,279 | -89.9% |
| Cypress Creek Turf, LLC | $0 | $3,192 | -- |
| Bannerick, LLC | $0 | $3,156 | -- |
| Jane Knight | $3,104 | $3,104 | 0% |
| Jacob E. Ford | $45,249 | $3,095 | -93.2% |
| Daniel R. Luke | $3,760 | $3,062 | -18.6% |
| Randall Griner | $4,165 | $3,014 | -27.6% |
| Frank E. McLendon Jr. | $2,942 | $2,942 | 0% |
| Amelia A. Matthews | $2,859 | $2,856 | -0.1% |
| Rodney Kyle Sirmans | $3,320 | $2,835 | -14.6% |
| Ronald Metts | $11,379 | $2,793 | -75.5% |
| Clay Tucker | $131,735 | $2,516 | -98.1% |
| John W. Webb | $4,586 | $2,371 | -48.3% |
| Llewellyn Roberts | $19,399 | $2,246 | -88.4% |
| Ricky W. Tucker | $121,604 | $2,242 | -98.2% |
| John Wayne Nugent | $6,494 | $2,225 | -65.7% |
| Bryce Keeffe | $10,369 | $2,208 | -78.7% |
| Lee Mock | $2,129 | $2,129 | 0% |
| Judy Roberts Stewart | $7,544 | $2,099 | -72.2% |
| Charlie Singletary | $11,506 | $2,074 | -82% |
| Leonard Gray | $7,096 | $2,049 | -71.1% |
| Brady Vickers | $3,922 | $1,947 | -50.4% |
| Marilyn B. Griner | $13,711 | $1,879 | -86.3% |
| Charlie Singletary Jr. | $8,164 | $1,850 | -77.3% |
| William L. Fountain | $2,530 | $1,848 | -27% |
| Stanley Railey | $1,855 | $1,828 | -1.5% |
| Larry H. Railey | $1,855 | $1,828 | -1.5% |
| William Outlaw Jr. | $1,816 | $1,816 | 0% |
| Wayne H. Peters | $11,089 | $1,811 | -83.7% |
| Regina Marie Webb | $2,835 | $1,780 | -37.2% |
| Jason W. Williams | $91,319 | $1,773 | -98.1% |
| Tom Lee | $4,276 | $1,707 | -60.1% |
| River Range Farm, LLC | $5,533 | $1,656 | -70.1% |
| Raymond E. Brown | $1,588 | $1,588 | 0% |
| Johnny Carl Nichols | $2,821 | $1,581 | -44% |
| Ronald T. Culpepper | $8,222 | $1,573 | -80.9% |
| Caren J. Bennefield | $1,572 | $1,572 | 0% |
| David R. Deloach | $1,523 | $1,523 | 0% |
| M & M Berries, LLC | $53,945 | $1,513 | -97.2% |
| Donald W. Stodghill | $7,249 | $1,437 | -80.2% |
| Blake Gunner Taylor | $1,301 | $1,421 | 9.2% |
| Troutdale Corporation | $1,403 | $1,395 | -0.6% |
| Jason Nugent | $66,492 | $1,378 | -97.9% |
| Jeannie Tucker | $3,476 | $1,370 | -60.6% |
| Ronald G. Taft | $4,408 | $1,343 | -69.5% |
| Kenneth S. Harper | $43,258 | $1,293 | -97% |
| Donald Rex Blanchett | $4,689 | $1,141 | -75.7% |
| Charles Barker | $0 | $1,141 | -- |
| Demaris Hughes | $1,127 | $1,127 | 0% |
| Nicholas Lee Barker | $0 | $1,116 | -- |
| Patricia A. Lee | $1,493 | $1,104 | -26.1% |
| Robert Wayne Warren | $1,555 | $1,052 | -32.3% |
| Dennis M. Rowan | $949 | $946 | -0.3% |
| James A. Weaver | $944 | $944 | 0% |
| Howard Wayne Barker | $5,610 | $903 | -83.9% |
| Carl L. Stalvey | $1,749 | $884 | -49.5% |
| Nellie Jo Spicer | $865 | $865 | 0% |
| Josh Moore | $5,817 | $854 | -85.3% |
| Ronnie Carl Guthrie Jr. | $2,066 | $837 | -59.5% |
| Howard Ray Farms, LLC | $92,390 | $797 | -99.1% |
| Jerry C. Morris | $19,370 | $792 | -95.9% |
| James T. McMillan | $787 | $787 | 0% |
| Christopher Brett Corkern | $769 | $769 | 0% |
| Kevin King | $1,842 | $759 | -58.8% |
| Glenda Davis | $727 | $727 | 0% |
| Louise Steverson | $727 | $727 | 0% |
| Terri Craven | $2,486 | $724 | -70.9% |
| Shannon Denise Tucker | $3,883 | $716 | -81.6% |
| Bruce Mathis | $2,816 | $714 | -74.6% |
| William C. Luke | $3,135 | $697 | -77.8% |
| Casey Spurlock | $433 | $676 | 56.1% |
| Betty L. Williams | $4,364 | $654 | -85% |
| Orlene D Johnson | $1,980 | $652 | -67.1% |
| Fred C. Carter | $4,831 | $625 | -87.1% |
| Carrie E Fuches | $621 | $621 | 0% |
| John W. Webb Jr. | $94 | $546 | 480.9% |
| Janice E. Wheeler | $504 | $504 | 0% |
| Tommy A. Spikes | $1,771 | $500 | -71.8% |
| Savannah Harrell | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Lori Beasley | $2,200 | $485 | -78% |
| Calvin J. Taylor | $2,583 | $452 | -82.5% |
| Gary Dickson | $1,131 | $374 | -66.9% |
| Levaughn Ray | $2,348 | $374 | -84.1% |
| Sherie L. Belflower | $1,944 | $366 | -81.2% |
| Juanell N Haskins | $334 | $334 | 0% |
| Richard E. Wheeler | $10,520 | $318 | -97% |
| Three Brothers Angus, LLC | $705 | $300 | -57.4% |
| Billy Griffin | $1,907 | $298 | -84.4% |
| Mark Stone | $2,249 | $277 | -87.7% |
| Akins Cattle Enterprise | $12,665 | $268 | -97.9% |
| Marlon Harris | $1,452 | $246 | -83.1% |
| Sue Sutton Erickson | $814 | $163 | -80% |
| Tyler Logan Hand | $363 | $138 | -62% |
| William Christopher Luke Jr. | $286 | $121 | -57.7% |
| Randall Allen Hand | $297 | $114 | -61.6% |
| Carla S. Little | $0 | $101 | -- |
| Donald W. Woody | $123 | $70 | -43.1% |
| Jackson Hand | $0 | $66 | -- |
| Glenda Tucker Flanders | $451 | $56 | -87.6% |
| Joe Dixon | $11,566 | $47 | -99.6% |
| Thomas Scott Barber | $163 | $29 | -82.2% |
| Bobby D. Akridge | $8,649 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie Owen | $566 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Lee Williams | $28,443 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan Chadrick McGee | $2,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarice C. Roberts | $774 | $0 | -100% |
| Elijah Joe Tucker Jr. | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Griffin | $201 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Metts | $837 | $0 | -100% |
| John D. Dorminy | $814 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcus Gaskins | $2,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael D. Purvis | $2,769 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Wayne Spikes | $363 | $0 | -100% |
| Milton Aaron Jr. | $310 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Hogan | $11,781 | $0 | -100% |
| T. J. Horten | $3,411 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Purvis Jr. | $5,538 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley Alan Williams | $21,020 | $0 | -100% |
| B H Crumley Trust | $988 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Abell | $13,692 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Tyson | $580 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew W. Solomon | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Sutton Jr. | $914 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn B. Hendley | $156 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia M. Vickers | $201 | $0 | -100% |
| David L. Harrod | $21,784 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Drew Smith | $1,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Edmond Perry | $17,906 | $0 | -100% |
| G & W Berry Farms, LLC | $7,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Griffin | $12,367 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Lane | $104,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Matthews | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| John A. Hogan | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| John Marshall Harper | $788 | $0 | -100% |
| John Raymond Tyson | $786 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua E. Curry | $266 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Harper | $153 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlin Danforth | $451 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary D. Crisp | $7,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Rance Harrod | $511 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond H. Roland | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Brian Curry | $266 | $0 | -100% |
| Rudolph Cornelius | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Lee Harrod | $8,354 | $0 | -100% |
| Terrie's Berries | $19,908 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne C. Hand | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward J. Crow | $9,385 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Hand | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| John Folkerts | $953 | $0 | -100% |
| Shiloh Pecan Farms, Inc. | $413,859 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $14,073,986 | $6,091,899 | -56.7% |
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