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In 2021, 182 farmers in cities within Adams County received a total of $3.1 million in 269 farm subsidies, a 36.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.8 million in 438 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 Adams County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead Farm, LLC | $0 | $184,196 | -- |
| Coles Creek Planting Company, LLC | $187,684 | $178,550 | -4.9% |
| Arty & Elizabeth Person | $250,533 | $147,883 | -41% |
| L D Garner Farms, LLC | $270,526 | $125,602 | -53.6% |
| Pandella Planting Company, LLC | $0 | $116,829 | -- |
| Tiolah Farms, LLC | $188,287 | $99,762 | -47% |
| 3G Brothers Farms, LLC | $160,068 | $96,999 | -39.4% |
| Wood Farms | $244,622 | $89,869 | -63.3% |
| Coles Creek Planting Company 2, LLC | $38,633 | $70,074 | 81.4% |
| James E. Lancaster | $292,009 | $68,950 | -76.4% |
| The David and Dale Steckler Family Limited Partnershipno 1 | $44,137 | $64,428 | 46% |
| Delta Agri Fuels, LLC | $74,673 | $60,031 | -19.6% |
| Bougere Plantation, LLC | $76,302 | $56,081 | -26.5% |
| AL & Sue Guido Farms | $38,223 | $55,200 | 44.4% |
| Lee Guedon Farms, LLC | $46,461 | $52,950 | 14% |
| Two Gun Trucking | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Bret C. Beard | $49,642 | $49,642 | 0% |
| Marla Beard | $49,642 | $49,642 | 0% |
| Caduceus Farms, LLC | $49,196 | $49,196 | 0% |
| W. Gaines Trucking | $0 | $48,368 | -- |
| Seven S, LLC | $47,124 | $47,124 | 0% |
| Noble Guedon Farms, LLC | $74,152 | $47,076 | -36.5% |
| Kristen A. Oaks | $95,886 | $46,129 | -51.9% |
| Landon W. White | $95,886 | $46,129 | -51.9% |
| Louis Guedon Farms, LLC | $81,879 | $43,574 | -46.8% |
| Matthew Guedon Farms, LLC | $49,701 | $43,390 | -12.7% |
| Feltus Enterprises L P | $94,900 | $40,079 | -57.8% |
| Mike Guedon Farms, LLC | $65,198 | $39,554 | -39.3% |
| Eg Farms, LLC | $44,929 | $39,240 | -12.7% |
| Clayton Farms Land, LLC | $63,854 | $38,176 | -40.2% |
| Beverly P. Jenkins | $37,439 | $37,439 | 0% |
| Emile Guedon Farms, LLC | $52,194 | $35,469 | -32% |
| Harold D. White Jr. | $94,679 | $34,216 | -63.9% |
| Margaret F. Key | $28,849 | $33,348 | 15.6% |
| Richard B Sharp Children's Trust | $32,320 | $32,320 | 0% |
| Mayhew 10, LLC | $31,646 | $31,646 | 0% |
| Joseph-Mary Hazlip Master Trust Hazlip | $31,035 | $31,035 | 0% |
| Eliza Lea Sharp | $36,093 | $29,584 | -18% |
| Blueskin Cattle, LLC | $128,944 | $26,458 | -79.5% |
| T & J Truckin, LLC | $0 | $24,521 | -- |
| Kenan S. Gwin | $20,945 | $20,945 | 0% |
| Main Pass, LLC | $20,806 | $20,806 | 0% |
| Gary N. Morgan | $25,015 | $19,119 | -23.6% |
| LA CRP, LLC | $19,070 | $19,070 | 0% |
| A Trucking, LLC | $0 | $18,998 | -- |
| Eiko Blaney | $18,901 | $18,901 | 0% |
| The Randy and Ann Tillman Children's Trust | $18,074 | $18,074 | 0% |
| Beck's Bay Limited, LLP | $17,768 | $17,768 | 0% |
| Flowertree, LLC | $16,382 | $16,382 | 0% |
| Rivercrest Limited Partnership | $28,395 | $16,377 | -42.3% |
| David Bray | $33,078 | $15,838 | -52.1% |
| Burkley Farms, Inc. | $19,334 | $15,653 | -19% |
| Guedon Vegetables, LLC | $30,875 | $15,577 | -49.5% |
| Mary Davidson Dunnell | $48,031 | $15,151 | -68.5% |
| Leslie Davidson Bruning | $37,724 | $14,870 | -60.6% |
| Jerard K Allen Cattle Company, Inc. | $49,451 | $14,657 | -70.4% |
| SRM Properties, LLC | $12,902 | $12,902 | 0% |
| Hays Farm | $10,876 | $12,151 | 11.7% |
| Kristopher Hunt | $0 | $12,023 | -- |
| David A. Guido | $97,184 | $11,757 | -87.9% |
| Sue Guido | $49,206 | $11,757 | -76.1% |
| Cedar Grove Cattle, LLC | $71,154 | $10,798 | -84.8% |
| Francis James Daniel Gasquet | $23,221 | $10,441 | -55% |
| B and D Farms, Inc. | $20,477 | $9,874 | -51.8% |
| Robert L. Johnson Jr. | $45,762 | $8,550 | -81.3% |
| Grover Yelverton | $78,092 | $8,542 | -89.1% |
| Pinecrest Plantation | $37,510 | $7,986 | -78.7% |
| Marci McGraw | $15,859 | $7,930 | -50% |
| Latta Ratcliffe | $8,082 | $7,912 | -2.1% |
| Freddie Gamberi | $30,086 | $7,890 | -73.8% |
| Ross Dunbar McGehee | $0 | $7,859 | -- |
| L D Garner Cattle Company, LLC | $24,304 | $7,018 | -71.1% |
| Somerset, Ltd. | $35,952 | $6,442 | -82.1% |
| Jackie M. Sojourner | $19,085 | $6,441 | -66.3% |
| James D. Gammill | $6,348 | $6,348 | 0% |
| Coles Creek Planting Company | $17,715 | $5,200 | -70.6% |
| Mcgehee Farms, LLC | $7,163 | $5,161 | -27.9% |
| Foster Mound, LLC | $5,019 | $5,019 | 0% |
| James Whitman III | $11,690 | $5,009 | -57.2% |
| Sarah Whitman | $11,690 | $5,009 | -57.2% |
| Claudia J. Stephens | $4,272 | $4,666 | 9.2% |
| David C. Bramlette | $4,781 | $4,604 | -3.7% |
| Edwin Cavin | $17,013 | $3,858 | -77.3% |
| Everette Ratcliffe | $4,152 | $3,846 | -7.4% |
| Mary E. Holleman | $26,229 | $3,664 | -86% |
| Connie M. Parker | $3,880 | $3,373 | -13.1% |
| Larry D. Hutchins | $23,395 | $3,362 | -85.6% |
| East Rocking D Ranch, LLC | $8,276 | $3,033 | -63.4% |
| Carthage Point Planting Company, LLC | $450 | $2,948 | 555.1% |
| San, LLC | $2,932 | $2,932 | 0% |
| Wilton Roger Dale Jr. | $22,631 | $2,477 | -89.1% |
| David F. Little Jr. | $2,567 | $2,350 | -8.5% |
| Stella R. Sharp | $11,490 | $2,292 | -80.1% |
| Joseph Norwood Redhead | $4,834 | $2,249 | -53.5% |
| Steven D. Robertson | $9,215 | $2,093 | -77.3% |
| Willese Willis | $2,084 | $2,084 | 0% |
| Betty J. Kempe | $1,924 | $1,924 | 0% |
| Ann B. Miller | $1,776 | $1,776 | 0% |
| Herbert Orrin James | $3,913 | $1,746 | -55.4% |
| Charles Mckinney Carlton | $6,633 | $1,637 | -75.3% |
| Gary W. Wood | $0 | $1,621 | -- |
| Aquarius Farms, Inc. | $1,573 | $1,573 | 0% |
| Boyd N. White | $6,941 | $1,455 | -79% |
| Rodney Daggett Jr. | $1,454 | $1,454 | 0% |
| Rhonda I. Smith | $3,530 | $1,387 | -60.7% |
| Black Creek Cattle Company | $9,784 | $1,330 | -86.4% |
| Brandy M Devrient | $1,337 | $1,326 | -0.8% |
| Clyde E Gousset | $1,450 | $1,300 | -10.3% |
| Mary J. Ridinger | $1,289 | $1,289 | 0% |
| Christina Johnson | $1,283 | $1,283 | 0% |
| Georgeann Johnson | $1,283 | $1,283 | 0% |
| Gun Dog, LLC | $8,941 | $1,269 | -85.8% |
| Melvin Gene E. Williams Jr. | $4,741 | $1,257 | -73.5% |
| Kevin V. Cole | $2,475 | $1,208 | -51.2% |
| Robert Brown | $4,315 | $1,190 | -72.4% |
| James F. Barnett Jr. | $1,968 | $1,169 | -40.6% |
| Kenneth Lacy Tilghman | $0 | $1,148 | -- |
| James Lafayette Stewman Jr. | $3,374 | $1,130 | -66.5% |
| Lana P. Stamper | $1,789 | $1,117 | -37.6% |
| Victoria Development, Corp. | $1,197 | $1,052 | -12.1% |
| Jeremy T. Hutchins | $1,036 | $1,036 | 0% |
| Joseph Foerste | $3,201 | $1,031 | -67.8% |
| The Mike & Ellen Depta Living Trust | $1,017 | $1,017 | 0% |
| Garnett Chaney | $3,179 | $985 | -69% |
| John E. Taylor Jr. | $0 | $971 | -- |
| Vicky Suggs Ratliff | $1,055 | $864 | -18.1% |
| William N. Givens | $4,818 | $847 | -82.4% |
| Lauri Gene Boyd | $813 | $813 | 0% |
| Micheal L. Chatman | $4,114 | $796 | -80.7% |
| Alan Wadsworth | $3,674 | $790 | -78.5% |
| Wardell Gaines Sr. | $0 | $770 | -- |
| Bryant Donovan Murray | $3,135 | $734 | -76.6% |
| Carl Profice JR | $1,485 | $734 | -50.6% |
| Cy Lambert | $3,014 | $699 | -76.8% |
| M. L. Vines Sr. | $1,419 | $680 | -52.1% |
| Roy Rice Jr. | $1,870 | $629 | -66.4% |
| Claude Hutchins | $1,419 | $619 | -56.4% |
| David N. Carter | $2,695 | $571 | -78.8% |
| Johnathan Johnson | $2,520 | $540 | -78.6% |
| Lee A. Davis | $2,486 | $540 | -78.3% |
| Curtis Ray Davis | $2,255 | $532 | -76.4% |
| Donald Jones | $2,101 | $501 | -76.2% |
| Davenger G Griffin | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Otis Gaylor | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Charles Green Jr. | $1,122 | $464 | -58.6% |
| Elvis Cole | $1,945 | $446 | -77.1% |
| Levester Shephard | $1,089 | $446 | -59% |
| Warren Lane Merriett Jr. | $1,370 | $440 | -67.9% |
| James Brown Jr. | $1,893 | $425 | -77.5% |
| Ronnie W Gamberi | $1,305 | $421 | -67.7% |
| Clarence Hayes | $2,127 | $390 | -81.7% |
| Morris Ellis | $490 | $384 | -21.6% |
| John R. Junkin II | $845 | $382 | -54.8% |
| Richard T. Junkin Jr. | $845 | $382 | -54.8% |
| Adrian Smith | $792 | $373 | -52.9% |
| James Brown Sr. | $891 | $353 | -60.4% |
| James H. Berry Jr. | $3,322 | $351 | -89.4% |
| Galbreath Family LMTD Partnshp | $38,271 | $350 | -99.1% |
| Linda P. Martin | $686 | $349 | -49.1% |
| Rodney Hall | $1,331 | $343 | -74.2% |
| Elizabeth B. Myles | $759 | $340 | -55.2% |
| Tammy Allen | $333 | $333 | 0% |
| Tarisha Allen | $333 | $333 | 0% |
| Johnny Jackson | $1,342 | $332 | -75.3% |
| James Green | $726 | $308 | -57.6% |
| Dan Washington Jr. | $1,463 | $266 | -81.8% |
| Jerry Ransom | $1,071 | $262 | -75.5% |
| Jackie Morgan Mardis | $912 | $259 | -71.6% |
| Clifton Mccarstle | $495 | $248 | -49.9% |
| Jerry D. Ford | $429 | $237 | -44.8% |
| John W. Scott Jr. | $1,254 | $228 | -81.8% |
| F L Passbach JR Etal PTR | $3,235 | $213 | -93.4% |
| Nellie J. Allen | $462 | $200 | -56.7% |
| Permelia Murphy | $495 | $197 | -60.2% |
| Johnnie Brown Jr. | $363 | $159 | -56.2% |
| Byron Webb L. Morgan | $324 | $158 | -51.2% |
| Samuel Minor | $363 | $149 | -59% |
| Libby J. Heard | $374 | $143 | -61.8% |
| Wadell Turner | $406 | $128 | -68.5% |
| Elbert King | $3,482 | $112 | -96.8% |
| Lester Layne Browning IV | $89 | $89 | 0% |
| Martin L. Gilly | $27 | $82 | 203.7% |
| Jeff S. Easterling | $1,193 | $0 | -100% |
| Armstrong Family Farm Partnership LP | $33,724 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Person Jr. | $9,865 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Johnson | $9,350 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn C. Mullins | $326 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale H. Steckler | $30,804 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald W. Smith | $285 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth E. Person | $9,865 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy R. Smith | $285 | $0 | -100% |
| John Austin Robbins | $95 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonkeydra a Knight | $16,500 | $0 | -100% |
| JWP Partners LP | $28,154 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly Gilmore | $9,020 | $0 | -100% |
| Marianne Y. Murray | $548 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Denice Franklin | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Lewis | $1,326 | $0 | -100% |
| Maureen Singleton | $10,065 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Roy Geoghegan | $2,890 | $0 | -100% |
| Smith Family, LLC | $1,240 | $0 | -100% |
| Theresa Suggs Beach | $1,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Holmes | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| William Curtis King | $6,314 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,810,802 | $3,053,358 | -36.5% |
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