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In 2021, 281 farmers in cities within Johnston County received a total of $847,277 in 360 farm subsidies, a 76.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.6 million in 806 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 Johnston County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Ranch, LLC | $350,807 | $77,320 | -78% |
| Coppedge Family Farms LP | $75,947 | $52,796 | -30.5% |
| Stacey Lynne Anderson | $56,210 | $47,498 | -15.5% |
| Thomas Forster | $90,686 | $46,769 | -48.4% |
| Jason Davenport | $311,997 | $38,572 | -87.6% |
| George Ralph Anderson | $37,231 | $31,046 | -16.6% |
| Kelly L. Albrecht | $92,258 | $16,886 | -81.7% |
| William P. Johnston | $80,147 | $16,195 | -79.8% |
| Christina Row Cain | $74,124 | $15,779 | -78.7% |
| Jimmie Don Forguson | $19,053 | $12,581 | -34% |
| Penny L. Runyan | $51,832 | $11,796 | -77.2% |
| Dana Ray Green | $64,579 | $11,683 | -81.9% |
| Ronnie Lynn Carroll | $46,403 | $11,414 | -75.4% |
| Dan Childs | $49,446 | $10,885 | -78% |
| Bette Darlene Karpis | $34,383 | $10,718 | -68.8% |
| Craig Garone | $31,357 | $10,678 | -65.9% |
| Mary Jo White | $57,590 | $10,436 | -81.9% |
| Mike A. Row | $52,200 | $10,242 | -80.4% |
| Zeno McMillan | $42,895 | $9,872 | -77% |
| Harris Penner | $45,785 | $9,647 | -78.9% |
| Mike Tobler | $23,202 | $8,598 | -62.9% |
| Gary Green | $19,826 | $8,331 | -58% |
| Mike Vandevier | $33,770 | $8,216 | -75.7% |
| 3-J Farms, LLC | $32,261 | $8,204 | -74.6% |
| Gayland Townsend | $46,402 | $7,750 | -83.3% |
| Ray K. Dodd | $16,506 | $7,651 | -53.6% |
| Raye Lyn Cole | $43,327 | $7,520 | -82.6% |
| Kaden M. Green | $4,843 | $6,790 | 40.2% |
| Roger E. Hartwell | $3,300 | $6,707 | 103.2% |
| Byron Hancock | $40,053 | $6,236 | -84.4% |
| Roger Dale Roberts | $21,725 | $6,076 | -72% |
| Nay Ranches, LLC | $27,767 | $5,953 | -78.6% |
| Walt C. Greeman | $22,605 | $5,620 | -75.1% |
| Roger W. Baker | $51,294 | $5,521 | -89.2% |
| Allan H. Cribbs | $37,857 | $5,396 | -85.7% |
| Thelma Carroll | $17,737 | $5,352 | -69.8% |
| Clay P. Combes | $20,015 | $4,890 | -75.6% |
| James Rowland | $20,496 | $4,741 | -76.9% |
| Michael Long | $31,343 | $4,710 | -85% |
| Michael Jay Thompson | $16,486 | $4,668 | -71.7% |
| Grant McDaniel | $34,126 | $4,561 | -86.6% |
| Carrie Renee Richards | $792 | $4,459 | 463% |
| Tanner Jay Thompson | $112,614 | $4,156 | -96.3% |
| Casey Warren Runyan | $14,223 | $4,154 | -70.8% |
| Jean V. Rowland | $21,241 | $4,049 | -80.9% |
| Robert Kevin Hook | $14,372 | $3,632 | -74.7% |
| Richard a West | $13,288 | $3,515 | -73.5% |
| Joe Frank Beck Jr. | $15,895 | $3,460 | -78.2% |
| Clarence Robertson Jr. | $16,863 | $3,388 | -79.9% |
| Lyndal Barnes | $9,531 | $3,359 | -64.8% |
| Claudie M. Alford | $14,961 | $3,323 | -77.8% |
| Calvin Burton | $14,405 | $3,318 | -77% |
| Stewart Phillips III | $12,756 | $3,195 | -75% |
| Ralph Ragan | $14,718 | $3,120 | -78.8% |
| George Carter | $26,860 | $3,076 | -88.5% |
| H & H Crossroads Ranch, LLC | $18,796 | $3,058 | -83.7% |
| Ronnie Gene Walker | $12,210 | $2,873 | -76.5% |
| Earl McNeill | $12,748 | $2,784 | -78.2% |
| Chad Henry Atteberry | $12,953 | $2,769 | -78.6% |
| Tammy Michele Parish | $9,306 | $2,760 | -70.3% |
| Don Scruggs | $7,852 | $2,710 | -65.5% |
| Willis Craig Hughes | $11,143 | $2,631 | -76.4% |
| Stanley R Parks | $9,265 | $2,572 | -72.2% |
| A. W. Carroll | $12,002 | $2,552 | -78.7% |
| Thomas Boyd Vestal | $9,768 | $2,508 | -74.3% |
| Sheila Kay Preslar | $1,363 | $2,440 | 79% |
| Drew Tyler Dennis | $10,699 | $2,398 | -77.6% |
| Cook Cattle Company, LLC | $6,974 | $2,376 | -65.9% |
| Charlene Goodson | $11,462 | $2,334 | -79.6% |
| Luther C. Harbert | $8,620 | $2,242 | -74% |
| Billie Louise Ward Trust | $8,712 | $2,238 | -74.3% |
| Maren Turner | $12,045 | $2,234 | -81.5% |
| Terry L. McCurry | $9,240 | $2,231 | -75.9% |
| Ron Rowe | $12,320 | $2,114 | -82.8% |
| Vidal Rodriguez | $7,975 | $2,039 | -74.4% |
| Wallace Coppedge | $13,198 | $1,928 | -85.4% |
| Weldon Keith Barnes | $8,789 | $1,912 | -78.2% |
| Dennis Hendrix | $6,919 | $1,837 | -73.4% |
| Dusty Ray Garrett | $7,975 | $1,818 | -77.2% |
| Billy D. Wafford | $11,761 | $1,817 | -84.6% |
| Debbie Oneill | $7,425 | $1,802 | -75.7% |
| Dennis Morgan | $3,234 | $1,775 | -45.1% |
| Jerry G. McDaniel | $9,356 | $1,770 | -81.1% |
| James West | $8,285 | $1,742 | -79% |
| Danny E. Cagle | $5,181 | $1,720 | -66.8% |
| Billy Dean Gastineau | $8,041 | $1,716 | -78.7% |
| Dale Morgan | $0 | $1,715 | -- |
| Stanley Sewell | $4,521 | $1,707 | -62.2% |
| John Richard Andrews | $4,849 | $1,703 | -64.9% |
| Todd A. Brown | $6,391 | $1,648 | -74.2% |
| Michael Lee Lovett | $11,280 | $1,623 | -85.6% |
| Roger Johnston | $8,129 | $1,609 | -80.2% |
| E. J. Tolbert | $6,912 | $1,586 | -77.1% |
| Denise Johnston | $4,078 | $1,542 | -62.2% |
| Steve Allen Beratto | $7,515 | $1,523 | -79.7% |
| Brandon Wallis | $7,214 | $1,518 | -79% |
| Ricky Don Orr | $12,806 | $1,513 | -88.2% |
| Frank Dale Speed | $9,042 | $1,505 | -83.4% |
| Carolyn Houser | $1,734 | $1,464 | -15.6% |
| Willard R. Black | $5,588 | $1,434 | -74.3% |
| Fredrick Johnson | $5,599 | $1,414 | -74.7% |
| Kenne Carroll | $8,821 | $1,404 | -84.1% |
| James William McGlocklin | $5,344 | $1,399 | -73.8% |
| John Allen Holaday | $5,203 | $1,387 | -73.3% |
| Karen Eddings | $17,471 | $1,380 | -92.1% |
| Jackie D. Smith | $5,555 | $1,379 | -75.2% |
| Marka H. Mitchell | $70,743 | $1,366 | -98.1% |
| Gary Neal McDonald | $1,375 | $1,350 | -1.8% |
| Steven Chase Beratto | $4,411 | $1,331 | -69.8% |
| Kathleen Ann Ross | $7,139 | $1,326 | -81.4% |
| Jon Lance Holmes | $7,098 | $1,316 | -81.5% |
| Priscilla Lynn Young | $3,663 | $1,300 | -64.5% |
| Louise Zimmerman | $924 | $1,279 | 38.4% |
| Brenda Jo Blue | $4,675 | $1,240 | -73.5% |
| Tom Perry | $1,936 | $1,220 | -37% |
| Shea Nanney | $5,676 | $1,208 | -78.7% |
| Cindy Diann Matson | $1,985 | $1,204 | -39.3% |
| Gary M. McDonald | $6,719 | $1,166 | -82.6% |
| Janice Renee Sliger | $2,276 | $1,140 | -49.9% |
| Earl Beaver | $9,071 | $1,138 | -87.5% |
| Harvey Culp | $6,932 | $1,108 | -84% |
| Gary Don Miller | $4,730 | $1,104 | -76.7% |
| Clint D. Robertson | $4,158 | $1,096 | -73.6% |
| Velin Barnes | $7,502 | $1,094 | -85.4% |
| Cynthia Ann Miller | $5,060 | $1,089 | -78.5% |
| Odells Prairie Farm, LLC | $2,670 | $1,073 | -59.8% |
| Steven Townsend | $6,212 | $1,056 | -83% |
| James D. Blackburn | $4,708 | $1,051 | -77.7% |
| Bobby Hickman | $2,816 | $1,025 | -63.6% |
| Velin Shawn Barnes | $4,766 | $1,021 | -78.6% |
| Charles R. Hook | $2,497 | $1,002 | -59.9% |
| Jean Eddings | $2,803 | $998 | -64.4% |
| Trevor Duncan Dill | $3,311 | $996 | -69.9% |
| Diane Niblett | $5,452 | $968 | -82.2% |
| Kevin Richard Pitmon | $3,220 | $959 | -70.2% |
| Donna Costiloe | $4,895 | $949 | -80.6% |
| Roberto Zamora | $4,943 | $948 | -80.8% |
| Tom R. Winkler | $4,191 | $945 | -77.5% |
| Jerry Don Coleman | $3,751 | $943 | -74.9% |
| Darrell Robin Smith | $3,674 | $882 | -76% |
| Jim Cantrell | $4,383 | $881 | -79.9% |
| Jesse Tate Streater | $4,334 | $866 | -80% |
| Brandon James Robertson | $4,859 | $858 | -82.3% |
| Joshua David Anderson | $3,296 | $841 | -74.5% |
| Chris Hyatte | $3,663 | $835 | -77.2% |
| Larry Dean Ross | $3,587 | $818 | -77.2% |
| Tommy G. Johnson | $2,112 | $816 | -61.4% |
| Dennis L. Walker | $3,707 | $809 | -78.2% |
| John Duncan McGee | $4,042 | $807 | -80% |
| George Grantham | $5,038 | $800 | -84.1% |
| Brandon Wayne Sliger | $3,938 | $784 | -80.1% |
| Jerold Ralph Phillips | $880 | $772 | -12.3% |
| Jerry Beratto | $4,448 | $765 | -82.8% |
| Bobby Don Priddy Jr. | $1,707 | $752 | -55.9% |
| Bowdee David Shepherd | $3,520 | $748 | -78.8% |
| John E. Cagle Jr. | $3,355 | $744 | -77.8% |
| Marc Reed | $4,895 | $744 | -84.8% |
| Larry Davis | $4,307 | $744 | -82.7% |
| Susan Paulett Holt | $2,607 | $735 | -71.8% |
| Ivan Richeson | $4,401 | $726 | -83.5% |
| Kyle Gene Troxell | $4,214 | $722 | -82.9% |
| Randal Kyle Billings | $3,947 | $717 | -81.8% |
| Billy R. Akins | $3,850 | $697 | -81.9% |
| Jillian Downing-Brandt | $3,916 | $682 | -82.6% |
| Jaren L. Callen | $2,904 | $674 | -76.8% |
| Ronald Smith | $2,918 | $672 | -77% |
| Courtney R. Bauman | $1,127 | $669 | -40.6% |
| Kristen Lee Davidson | $2,970 | $664 | -77.6% |
| Casey Don Moore | $3,014 | $658 | -78.2% |
| Bobby Don Stallings | $3,883 | $654 | -83.2% |
| David Colby Murray | $3,160 | $654 | -79.3% |
| Larry Jack Hutchins | $2,871 | $639 | -77.7% |
| Triston R. Scribner | $3,101 | $636 | -79.5% |
| Darci Guen Richeson | $3,333 | $634 | -81% |
| David M. Hamilton | $2,420 | $627 | -74.1% |
| Arthur O. Robertson | $3,996 | $620 | -84.5% |
| Ronald Keith Dewitt | $2,559 | $612 | -76.1% |
| Steven Lee Smith | $2,340 | $601 | -74.3% |
| Tony D. McDonald | $2,332 | $599 | -74.3% |
| Carrie S Costiloe | $3,905 | $588 | -84.9% |
| Willie Kirkpatrick Jr. | $2,923 | $585 | -80% |
| Joseph David Gastineau | $4,365 | $584 | -86.6% |
| Ralph W. Simmons Jr. | $2,496 | $584 | -76.6% |
| Cole Samuel Sliger | $2,673 | $578 | -78.4% |
| James Martin | $2,640 | $569 | -78.4% |
| Tyler Cole McCollom | $2,365 | $557 | -76.4% |
| Joey Lee McBride | $4,493 | $549 | -87.8% |
| John E. Collins | $2,420 | $532 | -78% |
| Robert Jrome Smith | $2,090 | $532 | -74.5% |
| David Wade Preslar | $3,099 | $526 | -83% |
| Jo Lynne Reeder | $2,651 | $520 | -80.4% |
| Lynze DRU Martin | $2,829 | $518 | -81.7% |
| Edward Cook | $2,189 | $502 | -77.1% |
| Kevin Morgan | $1,573 | $498 | -68.3% |
| Homer Orlean Hankins | $3,235 | $498 | -84.6% |
| Mike Lafevers | $2,354 | $490 | -79.2% |
| Jacky Lynn Hallmark | $3,575 | $488 | -86.3% |
| Matthew Colin Howell | $2,277 | $488 | -78.6% |
| Kathy J. Angel | $2,156 | $484 | -77.6% |
| Bob G. Treas | $2,626 | $481 | -81.7% |
| John E. Sneed | $3,656 | $477 | -87% |
| Curtis Allen Parker | $2,189 | $475 | -78.3% |
| Waylon D. McKinney | $2,453 | $467 | -81% |
| Daryl Morgan | $0 | $466 | -- |
| Tom Vestal | $2,068 | $457 | -77.9% |
| Richard Lyle Mize | $1,903 | $451 | -76.3% |
| Brent Lee Francomano | $2,425 | $450 | -81.4% |
| Dean D. Arnold | $1,738 | $440 | -74.7% |
| Jennifer L. Fritz | $1,606 | $439 | -72.7% |
| Jeffrey Ryan Caskey | $2,387 | $433 | -81.9% |
| Gene Callaway | $2,108 | $429 | -79.6% |
| Mark Miller | $1,474 | $422 | -71.4% |
| Richard D. Wiles | $1,784 | $398 | -77.7% |
| Luie Alan Murray | $1,441 | $396 | -72.5% |
| Kevin Dewayne Lovett | $1,924 | $394 | -79.5% |
| Terry G. Hutchins | $1,808 | $393 | -78.3% |
| Paul Chaffin | $1,650 | $385 | -76.7% |
| Trevor Dion Raper | $2,200 | $384 | -82.5% |
| James W. Shackelford | $2,265 | $382 | -83.1% |
| Sarah Smith | $1,848 | $381 | -79.4% |
| Jeremy Smith | $1,606 | $380 | -76.3% |
| Mark Canaday | $1,397 | $375 | -73.2% |
| Stephen Jean Eckman | $1,199 | $372 | -69% |
| Billy Darrell Barnes | $2,594 | $370 | -85.7% |
| Mason Eddings | $1,782 | $367 | -79.4% |
| Jody Ray House | $2,337 | $364 | -84.4% |
| Eddie Isenberg | $2,510 | $360 | -85.7% |
| Michael West | $1,782 | $346 | -80.6% |
| Travis Scott Miller | $1,595 | $343 | -78.5% |
| Colin R. Howell | $1,606 | $332 | -79.3% |
| Jared Nenninger | $1,912 | $332 | -82.6% |
| Brian Scott Wheeler | $1,342 | $322 | -76% |
| Tina Jaree Davis | $2,067 | $318 | -84.6% |
| Kenneth W. Power | $1,078 | $315 | -70.8% |
| Tony Fuentes | $1,144 | $310 | -72.9% |
| Bennie Lewis | $1,485 | $308 | -79.3% |
| Danny Gene Lowe | $1,827 | $304 | -83.4% |
| Ronnie Shackleford | $1,132 | $301 | -73.4% |
| Joshua Lee Claborn | $2,721 | $301 | -88.9% |
| Ray McGlocklin | $1,835 | $295 | -83.9% |
| Janie Callen | $1,838 | $284 | -84.5% |
| Alan Brend | $1,408 | $280 | -80.1% |
| Ann Murphy | $1,078 | $270 | -75% |
| Dale Callen | $833 | $266 | -68.1% |
| Josh Walker | $2,504 | $266 | -89.4% |
| Ernie Fincher | $1,371 | $260 | -81% |
| Alyson D. Orr | $913 | $260 | -71.5% |
| Timothy Vidal Rodriguez | $220 | $260 | 18.2% |
| Shane Graham | $1,979 | $253 | -87.2% |
| Benny Thomas McClendon | $79 | $248 | 213.9% |
| David L. Harcrow | $1,144 | $245 | -78.6% |
| Joshua James Miller | $1,375 | $242 | -82.4% |
| Kristi Davis | $891 | $242 | -72.8% |
| Luke Coppedge | $1,399 | $242 | -82.7% |
| Justin Lane Reed | $814 | $239 | -70.6% |
| Blaine Red | $3,197 | $234 | -92.7% |
| Edward Lenard | $803 | $233 | -71% |
| Jacob Alford | $3,580 | $233 | -93.5% |
| Raegin Holman | $1,034 | $228 | -77.9% |
| Oma Dell Burns | $2,541 | $224 | -91.2% |
| Marilyn Sue Tisdell | $1,974 | $222 | -88.8% |
| Rodger Wade Whittington | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Ezekiel Vidal Rodriguez | $0 | $204 | -- |
| Mike Belcher | $1,670 | $197 | -88.2% |
| Crystal Dewbery | $880 | $197 | -77.6% |
| Martha Dewitt | $990 | $197 | -80.1% |
| Johnny Ray Chaney | $660 | $185 | -72% |
| Matthew James Clonts | $2,374 | $184 | -92.2% |
| Nathan Thomas Boyd | $1,073 | $181 | -83.1% |
| Jeremy Bryant Hutchins | $363 | $136 | -62.5% |
| James Carroll | $363 | $128 | -64.7% |
| Tanner Wade Smith | $748 | $128 | -82.9% |
| Bobby Don Waitman | $666 | $124 | -81.4% |
| Charles M. Pitts Jr. | $385 | $119 | -69.1% |
| Christopher Dalton Smith | $627 | $114 | -81.8% |
| Tommy H. Johnson | $1,376 | $114 | -91.7% |
| Brice West | $363 | $104 | -71.3% |
| Brian Campbell | $0 | $103 | -- |
| Allison Grace Pitmon | $328 | $97 | -70.4% |
| John Walter Purcell | $275 | $66 | -76% |
| Paul Gilbert | $1,135 | $35 | -96.9% |
| Kahner M Green | $3,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynette Mae Glenn | $2,226 | $0 | -100% |
| Marshall Edward Yeats | $231 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Joe Martin | $713 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert Hanlin | $369 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Anderson | $1,553 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael John Johnson | $1,422 | $0 | -100% |
| Nellie Garone | $7,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Pecan Bottom, LLC | $1,072 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Garone | $204 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Estes | $289 | $0 | -100% |
| Allison Grace Pittmon | $211 | $0 | -100% |
| Chance Runyan | $10,428 | $0 | -100% |
| Creda Riddle | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| David Swarb | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Lea Vernon | $879 | $0 | -100% |
| John Cagle | $534 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Gross | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralston Warren Runyan | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Campbell | $508 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn D Ruynan | $4,822 | $0 | -100% |
| FSA - Farm Loan Programs | $10,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Benny Thomas McClendon | $317 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Cothran | $913 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryer Wood | $5,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia Revels | $972 | $0 | -100% |
| David Lee Pierce | $7,975 | $0 | -100% |
| Delores Muse | $2,353 | $0 | -100% |
| Ezekiel Vidal Rodriguez | $858 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Brent Wooley | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Don Wood | $3,233 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell Loudermilk | $123 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Orr and USDA FSA/FLP | $18,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Glen Orr | $2,245 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Vidal Rodriguez | $693 | $0 | -100% |
| Ty Hull | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Ellen Peoples | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon Kevin Lemmond | $1,020 | $0 | -100% |
| Ken Evan Sliger | $610 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Cleveland | $1,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Morgan Jr. | $5,582 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,600,616 | $847,277 | -76.5% |
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