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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Caldwell County

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Farms throughout cities in Caldwell County received $3.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 379 farmers in cities within Caldwell County received a total of $2.6 million in 620 farm subsidies, a 59% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.4 million in 1,178 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 Caldwell County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Cook Farms General Partnership$1,039,866$418,742-59.7%
Roberts Farms$386,845$141,107-63.5%
William R Clift II and Tobatha Renee Clift$354,088$118,039-66.7%
Henry Birrell$144,628$92,604-36%
Rex W. Cook$106,614$64,993-39%
Levi E. Stoltzfus$13,910$56,052303%
Christie Gilkey$169,057$54,525-67.7%
Trevor Gilkey$169,057$54,525-67.7%
Dunning Hill Farms$184,438$51,249-72.2%
Prowell Farms, LLC$141,092$49,063-65.2%
Michael G. Brown$146,199$48,709-66.7%
Sara M. Brown$145,908$48,472-66.8%
Alan S. Berton$102,831$48,436-52.9%
Russell Brothers Logging, LLC$0$45,150--
Charles Amos Watson$115,689$40,219-65.2%
Susan Wright$111,320$37,089-66.7%
Caleb L. Brown$57,338$36,790-35.8%
Roy Franklin Crayne$112,208$35,958-68%
Craig Vinson$35,234$35,141-0.3%
Jake Jones$78,494$33,968-56.7%
Greg George$102,820$30,326-70.5%
Daniel B. Bugg$64,900$30,277-53.3%
William Ralph Paris Jr.$30,892$29,891-3.2%
Joe Pat Jones$76,972$29,390-61.8%
Charles Ray Dunbar$64,306$26,750-58.4%
James Cotton$70,671$25,561-63.8%
Jeff Cotton$70,664$25,561-63.8%
Bobby Merrick$55,688$24,647-55.7%
Charles David Dunbar$70,868$23,647-66.6%
Cabott G Gilkey$86,861$21,421-75.3%
Stephens Farm$10,604$20,73695.5%
Joel Fitzgerald Farms, LLC$20,286$20,2860%
Stinnett Logging, LLC$0$20,098--
Hancock Family Revocable Trust$20,512$19,740-3.8%
Matthew Frazer$734$19,4872,554.9%
Blackhawk Prime$92,683$19,186-79.3%
Don Horning$44,081$19,111-56.6%
Phillip Horning$44,091$19,111-56.7%
Roger Oldham$49,476$18,377-62.9%
Jefferson D. Watson$43,604$17,558-59.7%
Mark E. Cravens$47,208$15,933-66.2%
Jonathan R. Dunbar$34,378$14,472-57.9%
Robert Lynn Driskill$27,222$13,541-50.3%
James E. Penn$30,565$12,904-57.8%
David Guess$34,215$12,842-62.5%
Thomas Justin Guess$33,913$12,780-62.3%
Micheal C. Oliver$19,961$11,606-41.9%
Teresa L. Cook$33,315$11,006-67%
Vance Cook$29,898$10,521-64.8%
Chase H. Roberts$18,221$10,379-43%
Drennan and Hampton Farms$22,391$10,163-54.6%
Charles R. Phelps$33,826$9,947-70.6%
Justin Sutton$10,900$9,910-9.1%
John D. Beavers$0$9,253--
William D. Peek$6,374$8,97740.8%
Russell Heaton$13,479$8,247-38.8%
Sam Frazer$29,274$7,877-73.1%
Baker Station Stock Farm, LLC$27,197$7,787-71.4%
Andrew P. Lester$38,165$7,548-80.2%
Joel Fitzgerald$7,513$7,5130%
Benjamin I. McConnell$3,066$7,281137.5%
James A. Croft$5,201$6,84231.6%
Kevin Tays$17,344$6,672-61.5%
Steve Tays$17,344$6,672-61.5%
Nick Frazer$27,730$6,595-76.2%
Roy Massey Jr.$0$6,526--
Donald F. Boone$6,506$6,5060%
Lucas Pettit Rohrer$0$6,410--
William B. Strong$6,099$6,0990%
Patty Littlepage$6,053$6,0980.7%
Klay W. Woods$22,835$5,927-74%
Elbert Bennett$25,649$5,816-77.3%
James Lacy Williams$21,918$5,645-74.2%
William Ethan Cotton$15,347$5,615-63.4%
Charles Keith Travis$18,521$5,548-70%
Hartland, Inc.$70,841$5,541-92.2%
David Glenn Forsythe$5,173$5,4164.7%
James Lacy Bush$0$5,295--
Brody W. Rogers$10,131$5,228-48.4%
Beau D. Rogers$19,607$5,178-73.6%
Matthew L. Gill$23,001$5,128-77.7%
Reuben L. Franklin$4,559$5,08911.6%
Colton Gregory George$9,444$4,856-48.6%
Daniel R. Sherrill$4,696$4,6960%
Rodney Eric Goodwin$14,260$4,657-67.3%
Don Weedman$4,533$4,5330%
Bradley Peek$4,494$4,4940%
James Ricky Cartwright$12,165$4,458-63.4%
Charles W. Watson$11,031$4,455-59.6%
Jerry W. Yates$27,655$4,455-83.9%
Joyce Johnson$908$4,389383.4%
Amber Cook Lane$11,338$4,275-62.3%
John Claghorn Jr.$5,956$4,152-30.3%
Jon Beavers$14,578$4,068-72.1%
Chad Howton$28,261$4,016-85.8%
William E. Jones$15,189$3,848-74.7%
Brett Allen Schultz$3,791$3,7910%
Shelley Jean Schultz$3,791$3,7910%
James P. Caraway$15,594$3,643-76.6%
Joseph C. Robinson$3,172$3,58212.9%
Tommy Hayes$7,565$3,557-53%
Doug Harris$15,990$3,554-77.8%
Martha Deboe$7,100$3,324-53.2%
Brent McDowell$3,201$3,2010%
Wayne Butts$15,028$3,167-78.9%
James Christopher Croft$13,112$2,953-77.5%
George Patterson$2,937$2,9370%
Bill Bloodworth$6,276$2,696-57%
Reuben Eicher$1,501$2,65777%
Roy Massey III$0$2,592--
Keith Massey$0$2,591--
Nicholas Dene Oldham$7,187$2,500-65.2%
Robert E. Gilkey$2,462$2,4620%
Gilkey Farms, Inc.$8,587$2,458-71.4%
Jason Sutton$8,572$2,427-71.7%
Ronnie Cartwright$12,482$2,411-80.7%
Geneviee Travis$2,402$2,4020%
Craig H. Roberts$2,619$2,388-8.8%
Karen A. Roberts$2,619$2,388-8.8%
Brandon L. Cooke$5,563$2,360-57.6%
Larry D. Rogers$19,502$2,354-87.9%
John B. Nickles$2,385$2,315-2.9%
Stan C. Wynn$11,587$2,267-80.4%
Roy Dwight Green$10,490$2,259-78.5%
Jerry Perkins$4,367$2,220-49.2%
Cabott Coleman$6,275$2,162-65.5%
Charles David Slaughter$7,448$2,125-71.5%
James M. Tolley$2,120$2,1200%
Reed Franklin$1,551$2,01730%
Rhonda F. Hunt$3,149$1,999-36.5%
Stephanie Marie Travis$2,060$1,991-3.3%
Gregory Lee Brown$861$1,986130.7%
Tanner Cravens$9,280$1,982-78.6%
Rabon Travis$1,966$1,9660%
Garret M. Horning$3,630$1,829-49.6%
Robert Wayne Denham$1,705$1,8166.5%
Preston R. Thomas$4,611$1,805-60.9%
A. D. Corum$7,712$1,787-76.8%
John H. Brown$2,324$1,735-25.3%
Karen Winters$6,105$1,729-71.7%
Kenneth Wayne Haney$5,300$1,714-67.7%
Kevin Laurent$6,898$1,711-75.2%
Marcellus J. Thomas$3,042$1,684-44.6%
Harvey H. Deboe$3,550$1,661-53.2%
Dale B Hartigan Revocable Trust$2,980$1,660-44.3%
Johan H Strydom$9,879$1,606-83.7%
Johnny Dean Stone$3,870$1,555-59.8%
Chad A. Faughn$268$1,530470.9%
Carolyn Sue Canada$1,799$1,511-16%
John L. Forsythe$6,770$1,469-78.3%
Ada Lou Hughes$0$1,464--
Wendall Lane$4,598$1,429-68.9%
Jimmy D. Smiley$6,900$1,428-79.3%
George F Barber$5,015$1,420-71.7%
David Butts$2,024$1,407-30.5%
Nicholas J. Marvel$0$1,400--
Karen Phelps$5,236$1,329-74.6%
Aaron Michael Towery$2,143$1,319-38.5%
Billy Hooks$0$1,316--
Linda T. Riley$27$1,3124,759.3%
William Talley$0$1,302--
Donna Solly$0$1,272--
Linda Kaye Fourshee$4,142$1,270-69.3%
Cody Clift$2,835$1,236-56.4%
Joshua R. Duckworth$4,048$1,173-71%
Coley B. Rogers$4,480$1,172-73.8%
Chad Lane$3,906$1,148-70.6%
Lee Marvin Choate$1,742$1,146-34.2%
William E. Travis$3,729$1,139-69.5%
Marlin Patton$9,194$1,128-87.7%
Barry Hopper$9,759$1,116-88.6%
James F. Hughes$4,318$1,114-74.2%
David Gardner$3,673$1,103-70%
Steven Sansone$2,662$1,101-58.6%
Arthur Slaughter$5,970$1,091-81.7%
Trenton Vied$4,130$1,065-74.2%
Kenton Vied$4,291$1,058-75.3%
Sue Smiley$2,447$1,055-56.9%
Travis Slaton$3,002$1,053-64.9%
Gerry D. Baker$2,452$1,005-59%
Andrew Berton$5,146$1,004-80.5%
Charles D. Fitzgerald$1,810$1,000-44.8%
James T. Patton$3,933$994-74.7%
Vicki C. Brown$2,297$986-57.1%
Billy Joe Cullen$2,587$974-62.4%
Trevor Baker$3,212$967-69.9%
David Watson$4,466$940-79%
Stan B. Hudson$0$916--
Clinton W. Brasher$3,157$891-71.8%
Craig Smiley$5,573$889-84%
Malcolm Douglas Morgan$1,759$874-50.3%
Richard G Morgan JR Living Trust$974$870-10.7%
Bobby Goodwin$0$863--
Todd Goodwin$0$863--
Steve Walker$3,025$845-72.1%
Robert N. Cotton II$5,723$845-85.2%
William B. Martin$0$833--
Narvin Darnall$2,439$827-66.1%
David Crenshaw$1,289$813-36.9%
Jewell Mason$2,031$811-60.1%
Thomas Traylor$2,105$809-61.6%
Steven Matthew Herring$3,161$806-74.5%
Charles M. Baker$1,223$778-36.4%
Richard Egan Gray$2,871$774-73%
Rodney Herndon$3,168$771-75.7%
James E. Boone III$3,475$761-78.1%
Edward E. Glass$1,285$752-41.5%
Robert Croft$14,209$736-94.8%
Ricky Bennett$3,735$717-80.8%
Dale Dunning$8,864$716-91.9%
Westley Beeman$851$712-16.3%
Michael J. Cannon$3,281$703-78.6%
Meg Tolley$0$679--
Thomas E Mccormick Estate$508$67733.3%
Herman W. Berton$2,516$675-73.2%
John Paul Rowland$1,505$674-55.2%
Jo Ann Newsom$983$672-31.6%
Daren Smiley$2,419$671-72.3%
Megan Pettit$3,964$658-83.4%
Tyron Harper$3,014$658-78.2%
Tucker Heaton$2,904$648-77.7%
Jj Redmond$278$630126.6%
Jonathan Rustin$626$6260%
Howard T. Hughes$3,325$624-81.2%
Joshua Tad Phelps$2,891$621-78.5%
Connie R. Brummett$2,926$608-79.2%
Nick Woodruff$1,788$608-66%
Kenneth H. Patterson$1,969$592-69.9%
Robert D. Dunning$4,904$571-88.4%
Hazel Guess$1,859$566-69.6%
Chad Rennison$600$562-6.3%
Brent Stallins$3,058$558-81.8%
Shane Ginn$3,399$547-83.9%
Joan Forsythe$2,635$537-79.6%
Jay W. Davis$1,174$536-54.3%
The Trust of Douglas & Bobbie Creasey$753$526-30.1%
Justin Kane Knight$873$520-40.4%
John H. Grove$2,350$518-78%
Marty Joe Cannon$2,782$510-81.7%
James Boone$2,869$509-82.3%
Betty Mitchell$1,367$499-63.5%
Denver Watson$907$499-45%
Michael D. Coleman$999$488-51.2%
Fay Crider$658$478-27.4%
Clinton Dale Sheridan$1,380$471-65.9%
Kevin Cravens$1,034$462-55.3%
Alfred W. Winters$2,233$451-79.8%
Ricky Warfield$386$45116.8%
Joyce Morse$619$420-32.1%
Peggy A. Warfield$647$413-36.2%
Holly Papineau$611$403-34%
David Newsom$588$402-31.6%
Marlene Coursey$755$389-48.5%
James Torpey$484$388-19.8%
Raymond Giannini$1,184$388-67.2%
Brodi Lane Sutton$1,728$384-77.8%
Bobby Joe Horning$998$372-62.7%
Fitzgerald Farms, Inc.$370$3700%
Roger A. Mitchell$708$367-48.2%
Brad Winters$1,441$351-75.6%
Larry Ayers$1,342$348-74.1%
Michael Lee Stevens$582$347-40.4%
Kent Martin$749$332-55.7%
Chase J. Howton$1,452$322-77.8%
Dana Jones Cummins$480$318-33.8%
Jayme L Davis-Waddell$738$310-58%
Kelly O. Davis$738$310-58%
R Hilltop Farm, LLC$5,277$308-94.2%
Donna V. Gray$481$302-37.2%
Julia V. Braden$481$302-37.2%
Vicki Holt Threlkeld$481$302-37.2%
Jean Baker$498$300-39.8%
Jeffrey A. Boone$1,125$291-74.1%
Carol P. Asher$710$289-59.3%
Gary D. Blackburn$687$288-58.1%
James Stacey Blackburn$687$288-58.1%
Christopher C West$0$283--
Laura Jones McKinney$422$282-33.2%
James Worthington Wilson Jr.$894$281-68.6%
Stephen D. Faughn$274$2740%
Douglas Overhults$873$272-68.8%
Mabel Shelton$464$269-42%
Gary Slaton$590$267-54.7%
James R. Bugg$103$262154.4%
Michael Gene Swaner$460$256-44.3%
Douglas Durard$330$255-22.7%
James C. Riley$550$255-53.6%
Clay Mardom Groves JR$765$252-67.1%
Stephen B. Meadows$673$252-62.6%
Harvey Lee Cannon$414$250-39.6%
William E. Phelps$749$249-66.8%
Donald W. Dillingham$1,012$246-75.7%
Jerry Garnett Mitchell$2,000$242-87.9%
Mary Ann Kelley$591$242-59.1%
Stephen Dale Morris$446$237-46.9%
Steven Randy Nelson$795$233-70.7%
Leroy Garnet Oliver$546$230-57.9%
Troy D. Brummett$597$228-61.8%
Arthur Dunn$455$224-50.8%
Bobby Ellis Thomas$561$222-60.4%
Larry Watson$455$219-51.9%
Barry Darnell$1,203$215-82.1%
Joseph Winters$1,526$214-86%
Danna Young$392$213-45.7%
Gary Creasey$447$211-52.8%
Michael D. Clayton$1,480$208-85.9%
Mark Allen Heimgartner$2,466$207-91.6%
Stacey N. Brown$585$205-65%
Stephen Rowland$188$2006.4%
Edward P. Gill$0$198--
Michael L Ragusi$276$198-28.3%
Leroy McNeely$350$197-43.7%
Christopher Todd King$164$19619.5%
John L. Capps$2,010$195-90.3%
Kathy Sue Hillyard$410$195-52.4%
Ricky L. Gill$494$195-60.5%
Guy Michael Franklin$447$190-57.5%
Barbara Jeraldeen Cullen$411$184-55.2%
Sharon W. Rogers$445$183-58.9%
Loretta Ladd$438$175-60%
Christy L. Rose$0$172--
Norma J. Neal$313$171-45.4%
Michael Kevin Williams$1,112$164-85.3%
Garth E. Hooks Jr.$1,334$160-88%
Nancy Sherrill$506$160-68.4%
Melitha Lee Sherill Estate$266$158-40.6%
Dwight Joseph Lamb$985$156-84.2%
Vicki Rose Smiley$220$150-31.8%
Hazel Lavonn Rogers$345$142-58.8%
Linda Johnson-Higgins$810$137-83.1%
Howard Beeman$258$136-47.3%
Keith A. Brown II$349$136-61%
J. E. Boone Jr.$762$132-82.7%
Larry K. Fuller$207$130-37.2%
Rhonda L Bond Irrevocable Trust$481$130-73%
Michael Phelps$0$127--
Libby Phelps$234$126-46.2%
Judy Lear$344$124-64%
Bobby Joe Morse$295$123-58.3%
Tommy Brown$341$119-65.1%
Charles W. Prince$212$118-44.3%
Ronald Lee Werstein$649$118-81.8%
Donnie Sheridan$271$114-57.9%
Caleb Heaton$271$113-58.3%
Frank H. McGregor Jr.$187$112-40.1%
Willa Egbert$396$110-72.2%
James N. Wheeler$199$107-46.2%
A. B. Ortt$345$107-69%
Mike Payne$80$10632.5%
Steven W. Travis$91$10414.3%
Billy Joe Boitnott$176$103-41.5%
Carl Dwayne Vinson$1,295$98-92.4%
David L. Sullivan$0$97--
Robert A. Driskill$0$89--
James Stephen Hillyard$141$84-40.4%
Jeffery Todd Phelps$335$74-77.9%
J. B. Bogle$159$67-57.9%
Polly L. Martin$154$65-57.8%
Kevin C. Rogers$437$63-85.6%
Elizabeth Jameson$144$62-56.9%
Magen J. Woods$140$58-58.6%
Jesse Ray Waldrum$443$56-87.4%
Barbara Ray$0$55--
David L. Ferguson$80$55-31.3%
Rick W. Williams$52$520%
Saddle Ridge Farm, LLC$204$50-75.5%
Elizabeth Wilson$0$46--
Martha Bynum$131$45-65.6%
John Lee Holloman$108$45-58.3%
Charles W. Brennan$99$42-57.6%
Stephen B. Martin$67$40-40.3%
Faron Lynn Kauffman$81$35-56.8%
Joshua Ramage$57$34-40.4%
C B Farms, LLC$38,344$24-99.9%
Eric Hatler$40$20-50%
Robert J. Tucker$354$20-94.4%
Barry Howton$141$19-86.5%
Judy C. Goodaker$48$18-62.5%
Lori Gish$0$3--
Bruce Farmer$23$0-100%
Charles C. Story$124$0-100%
Charles Dean Akridge$252$0-100%
Floyd Thomas Dunbar$388$0-100%
Jack L. Papineau$459$0-100%
James F. Riley$1,281$0-100%
Larry E. Rustin$76$0-100%
Megan L. McAlister$336$0-100%
Melitha W Sherill$172$0-100%
Michael A. Hunt$7,994$0-100%
Michael Clay Hughes$59$0-100%
Paul Thomas Hillyard$19$0-100%
Robert D. Phelps$550$0-100%
Roger L. Phelps$1,320$0-100%
Roy Gene Rogers$428$0-100%
William Lander Peek$239$0-100%
Amos B. King Jr.$17,554$0-100%
Barbara D. Gilkey$85$0-100%
Brent A. Francis$45$0-100%
Carolyn F. Sigler$19$0-100%
CRS Investments, Inc.$310$0-100%
David D. Barnett$74$0-100%
David Darnall$3,994$0-100%
Harold W. Cayce$1,225$0-100%
J. W. Hensley$207$0-100%
Jennifer Werstein$54$0-100%
Jerry Wayne Hillyard$19$0-100%
Joseph McCaslin$45$0-100%
Lacy D. Burnam$1,024$0-100%
Larry a ORR Family Trust$660$0-100%
Larry G. Smith$169$0-100%
Leta Gail Blackburn$1,297$0-100%
Linda Sue Blackburn$432$0-100%
Margaret Marie Creasey Estate$277$0-100%
Mark Ebelhar$1,510$0-100%
Mary Ann Bugg$2,690$0-100%
Patsy Prince$120$0-100%
Richard Dale Gray$987$0-100%
Ronald W. Coleman$98$0-100%
Ross A. Hunter$2,898$0-100%
Samuel C. Leet$107$0-100%
Simeon B. King Jr.$14,558$0-100%
Susan Darnell$75$0-100%
Thad J. Brasher$13$0-100%
Weber Family Revocable Trust$324$0-100%
Willis M. Johnson$91$0-100%
Total subsidies$6,373,386$2,613,411-59%

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