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In 2021, 75 farmers in cities within Georgetown County received a total of $398,246 in 89 farm subsidies, a 55.4% increase from 2020, when the total was $256,273 in 119 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Area Forest Products, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Britton Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Coastal Cutters, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| D&C Logging, LLC | $0 | $35,131 | -- |
| Harold Singleton K&B Trucking Company | $0 | $34,968 | -- |
| Baxley Family Farms, LLC | $120,795 | $34,240 | -71.7% |
| Christopher Poston 24/7 Trucking, LLC | $0 | $28,506 | -- |
| Edward Holmes JR Millions Transport, LLC | $0 | $17,398 | -- |
| ORR Family Agricultural, LLC | $10,494 | $15,517 | 47.9% |
| Andre Nesmith Aon Trucking | $0 | $8,731 | -- |
| Williamsburg Farms, Inc. | $8,203 | $8,203 | 0% |
| C&P Trucking | $0 | $7,854 | -- |
| Harry Huggins B. Est | $0 | $3,317 | -- |
| Dennis Farms, Inc. | $14,295 | $3,025 | -78.8% |
| Pinecroft, LLC | $0 | $2,871 | -- |
| Marlyn Rud | $2,664 | $2,664 | 0% |
| Charles Edward Cooper | $4,332 | $2,166 | -50% |
| Frank F and Ethelene C Greubel Revo Living Trust | $4,945 | $2,014 | -59.3% |
| Charlie G Enzor Revocable Trust | $2,012 | $2,012 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Hinson Miller | $0 | $1,724 | -- |
| Tim R. Helms | $0 | $1,671 | -- |
| Virginia Fielder | $2,387 | $1,459 | -38.9% |
| Earl W. Holtzscheiter Estate | $0 | $1,369 | -- |
| Ronald K. Booth | $2,866 | $1,336 | -53.4% |
| James C. Evans | $5,066 | $1,307 | -74.2% |
| Y'All Make the Call, LLC | $0 | $1,296 | -- |
| Michael W. Johnson | $3,805 | $1,254 | -67% |
| Thomas J. Brookbank | $3,826 | $1,143 | -70.1% |
| D. I. Wilson III | $1,044 | $1,044 | 0% |
| George E. Munnerlyn | $1,026 | $1,026 | 0% |
| Jennie F. Owen | $0 | $1,018 | -- |
| W Sherwyn Jacobs | $970 | $970 | 0% |
| Glenn D. Altman | $965 | $965 | 0% |
| James E. Wilson | $3,308 | $932 | -71.8% |
| Tara W. Barr | $0 | $783 | -- |
| Himstedt Trust | $2,474 | $770 | -68.9% |
| Lewis Family Holdings, LLC | $940 | $719 | -23.5% |
| Otto I Czechner | $677 | $677 | 0% |
| Carol H. Tanner | $724 | $665 | -8.1% |
| Betty G. Moody | $657 | $657 | 0% |
| Breakwater Rice Fields, LLC | $601 | $601 | 0% |
| Earl W Holtzscheiter | $976 | $591 | -39.4% |
| Cecil R. Williams | $1,222 | $571 | -53.3% |
| Orrell A. Saulsbury III | $1,235 | $563 | -54.4% |
| Elizabeth A. Nowlin | $1,666 | $493 | -70.4% |
| Corinne Hoch | $1,258 | $482 | -61.7% |
| Marjorie J. Rasor | $392 | $392 | 0% |
| Dewey R. Lambert | $1,111 | $380 | -65.8% |
| Bakers Akers Properties, LLC | $362 | $362 | 0% |
| Wilma W. Shelley | $352 | $352 | 0% |
| Shelley/Elvington Family, LLP | $616 | $308 | -50% |
| James Grimmage | $935 | $288 | -69.2% |
| Reuben C. Goude | $0 | $265 | -- |
| Robinson Family Holdings, LLC | $38 | $247 | 550% |
| Bernard L. Sims | $839 | $242 | -71.2% |
| Marie W West | $241 | $241 | 0% |
| Jane L. Anderson | $357 | $239 | -33.1% |
| Felix H. Rhue | $693 | $232 | -66.5% |
| John C. Lindley Jr. | $664 | $231 | -65.2% |
| Henrietta H. Farish | $0 | $197 | -- |
| Richard C. Jayroe | $572 | $155 | -72.9% |
| Larry James Baxley | $249 | $125 | -49.8% |
| Roberta T. Moody | $110 | $110 | 0% |
| Blue Truck Organics, LLC | $1,807 | $100 | -94.5% |
| Tupelo Branch, LLC | $96 | $96 | 0% |
| Vera M. Goff | $0 | $90 | -- |
| Bryan England | $159 | $87 | -45.3% |
| Joseph H. Lawrimore | $58 | $53 | -8.6% |
| Rosebank Plantation, LLC | $0 | $37 | -- |
| Catherine D. Lawrimore | $0 | $32 | -- |
| Nancy A. Shull | $30 | $22 | -26.7% |
| Pamela W. King | $0 | $13 | -- |
| Vivian Bazen | $0 | $13 | -- |
| Woodrow Doby | $0 | $8 | -- |
| Eunice Y. Kennedy | $4 | $1 | -75% |
| Amelia J. Blake | $992 | $0 | -100% |
| Bob P. Cribb | $15 | $0 | -100% |
| Dianna Rhue | $701 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $6,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory Allen Voss | $6,658 | $0 | -100% |
| John W. Bradham III | $1,601 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin Brent James | $139 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C. O'Donnell | $399 | $0 | -100% |
| Sondra Ferrari Voss | $6,658 | $0 | -100% |
| Suzanne H. Brown | $116 | $0 | -100% |
| Vickie P. Baxley | $6 | $0 | -100% |
| Will Whit, LLC | $4,890 | $0 | -100% |
| Michelle L. Vieira | $5,313 | $0 | -100% |
| Revocable Trust of Barbara W Poe | $462 | $0 | -100% |
| Dana Parker | $6,422 | $0 | -100% |
| J. B. Ellis Jr. | $503 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $256,273 | $398,246 | 55.4% |
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