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In 2021, 124 farmers in cities within Coke County received a total of $1.2 million in 270 farm subsidies, a 53.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.6 million in 460 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arledge Livestock Company, LLC | $515,218 | $224,079 | -56.5% |
| Lance Matthiesen Millican | $245,767 | $216,418 | -11.9% |
| Kelsy Millican | $166,804 | $205,485 | 23.2% |
| Paul N. Williams Jr. | $138,245 | $71,201 | -48.5% |
| Chris Jernigan | $36,208 | $49,741 | 37.4% |
| Turner Lee | $27,523 | $36,992 | 34.4% |
| Janet Ann Hickman | $92,408 | $24,358 | -73.6% |
| Terry K. Poehls | $32,308 | $19,808 | -38.7% |
| Gary L. Harrell | $16,314 | $16,493 | 1.1% |
| Wardlaw Sisters Ranch, LLC | $0 | $16,265 | -- |
| Waldon Millican | $105,315 | $13,378 | -87.3% |
| David Gentry | $13,866 | $12,906 | -6.9% |
| Valerie Albarado | $12,263 | $12,263 | 0% |
| Juanette Gentry and Wenzel Williams Partnership | $0 | $10,452 | -- |
| Ra Morris | $19,692 | $9,039 | -54.1% |
| Teddy Millican | $16,639 | $8,948 | -46.2% |
| Patricia Ann Stephens | $13,643 | $8,850 | -35.1% |
| Martin W. Boyd | $7,753 | $8,601 | 10.9% |
| Riley Coalson | $29,006 | $8,065 | -72.2% |
| Robert Melvin Brown | $8,728 | $7,923 | -9.2% |
| Tommy Hendry | $30,213 | $7,653 | -74.7% |
| Carl G. Jones | $7,068 | $7,443 | 5.3% |
| Tim Arrott | $10,967 | $7,231 | -34.1% |
| Barry V. Hilliard | $19,136 | $6,597 | -65.5% |
| Joseph J. Herold | $8,009 | $6,021 | -24.8% |
| Joe Sefcik | $11,719 | $5,894 | -49.7% |
| Thomas W. Dean Jr. | $10,520 | $5,415 | -48.5% |
| Doug Tounget | $8,030 | $5,291 | -34.1% |
| Carolyn Long | $1,964 | $5,087 | 159% |
| Douglas Rex Taylor | $7,862 | $4,945 | -37.1% |
| Chase Anthony Runyan | $35,898 | $4,861 | -86.5% |
| Leta D. Caston | $7,290 | $4,824 | -33.8% |
| Robert A. Knox | $3,518 | $4,442 | 26.3% |
| Wilbern R. Millican | $23,387 | $4,267 | -81.8% |
| Lee Hortenstine | $26,982 | $4,177 | -84.5% |
| Marilyn L. White | $3,878 | $4,099 | 5.7% |
| Joe Dee Blair | $4,487 | $4,037 | -10% |
| Joyce Pruitt | $3,850 | $3,951 | 2.6% |
| Larry Kelso | $15,261 | $3,875 | -74.6% |
| William Joe Harmon Jr. | $20,351 | $3,812 | -81.3% |
| Dwane Hathaway | $18,010 | $3,806 | -78.9% |
| James Tidwell | $7,374 | $3,767 | -48.9% |
| Doug Frey | $26,224 | $3,691 | -85.9% |
| Corby Kelso | $24,621 | $3,480 | -85.9% |
| Mike Gober | $10,523 | $3,259 | -69% |
| Cap Holland | $4,727 | $3,195 | -32.4% |
| Elbert Lynn Davidson | $11,099 | $3,122 | -71.9% |
| Dale Wojtek | $9,803 | $3,117 | -68.2% |
| H and R Ranches, LLC | $25,136 | $3,112 | -87.6% |
| Clifton H. Reed | $69,672 | $3,036 | -95.6% |
| Lawrence Holladay | $2,574 | $2,969 | 15.3% |
| Macs Agent, Ltd. | $7,256 | $2,908 | -59.9% |
| Billy Wayne Roe | $0 | $2,750 | -- |
| Sidney W. Burns | $3,391 | $2,695 | -20.5% |
| Ryan M. Webb | $6,156 | $2,590 | -57.9% |
| Pamela S. Hilliard | $4,196 | $2,554 | -39.1% |
| Larry Jameson | $9,290 | $2,351 | -74.7% |
| Bradley Lynn Follis | $8,136 | $2,248 | -72.4% |
| Jerry Wilkins | $8,355 | $2,234 | -73.3% |
| Raymond P. Rutledge | $3,851 | $2,211 | -42.6% |
| Susan Jackson | $2,198 | $2,210 | 0.5% |
| Tod Reed | $10,417 | $2,182 | -79.1% |
| Jerrod Pitcock | $13,604 | $2,149 | -84.2% |
| Kay Styles | $2,145 | $2,145 | 0% |
| Virginia Milliff | $2,503 | $2,132 | -14.8% |
| Dale Wayne Binder | $0 | $2,099 | -- |
| Harold H. Graham | $3,457 | $2,071 | -40.1% |
| Monty Austin | $1,716 | $1,974 | 15% |
| Billie D Labenske | $4,697 | $1,972 | -58% |
| Joel Percifull | $4,843 | $1,963 | -59.5% |
| Juanette Gentry | $3,418 | $1,943 | -43.2% |
| Timothy Millican | $16,450 | $1,932 | -88.3% |
| Melvin McCabe | $4,644 | $1,922 | -58.6% |
| William Fincher | $7,197 | $1,742 | -75.8% |
| Sand Creek 3 G Cattle | $1,954 | $1,705 | -12.7% |
| Kevin Shane Kelton | $2,107 | $1,681 | -20.2% |
| Thomas C. Lee | $660 | $1,596 | 141.8% |
| Nancy Arthur | $1,589 | $1,487 | -6.4% |
| Rhonda Askins | $3,924 | $1,458 | -62.8% |
| Marshall Wayne Millican | $8,829 | $1,445 | -83.6% |
| The Mcknight Family Trust - Joe L Mcknight | $0 | $1,408 | -- |
| Douglas Wilkes | $6,523 | $1,378 | -78.9% |
| Jerry Wilkes | $6,607 | $1,378 | -79.1% |
| Shane P. Webb | $6,749 | $1,269 | -81.2% |
| Samuel T. Wilkes | $11,607 | $1,242 | -89.3% |
| Lynn Cauley | $0 | $1,174 | -- |
| Walter Tinkler | $7,394 | $1,070 | -85.5% |
| Bryce Short | $9,682 | $1,056 | -89.1% |
| Kelly Millican | $3,255 | $1,038 | -68.1% |
| Riley Waldrop | $9,137 | $1,028 | -88.7% |
| Donald C. Cooper | $7,087 | $1,022 | -85.6% |
| Jerry M. McShan | $2,485 | $1,009 | -59.4% |
| Lonnie E. Bloodworth | $6,176 | $986 | -84% |
| John E. Stephens | $966 | $950 | -1.7% |
| Joe Vic White | $9,144 | $944 | -89.7% |
| Gerald Sandusky | $3,296 | $940 | -71.5% |
| Derwood Blake Box | $6,268 | $918 | -85.4% |
| Aaron Kevin Hood | $3,529 | $896 | -74.6% |
| Cynthia Ann Metcalf | $2,846 | $880 | -69.1% |
| Bobby and Jeffie Roberts Living Trust | $0 | $822 | -- |
| Dennie R. Braswell | $7,338 | $772 | -89.5% |
| Clay Allen | $6,943 | $732 | -89.5% |
| J & S Ranch | $5,970 | $709 | -88.1% |
| Ron Sims | $3,362 | $696 | -79.3% |
| Joni S. Busby | $562 | $669 | 19% |
| Clifton Cody Elliott | $1,749 | $658 | -62.4% |
| Michael J. Pentecost | $4,354 | $656 | -84.9% |
| Penni Moore | $5,502 | $639 | -88.4% |
| Collene Fletcher | $976 | $615 | -37% |
| Tony Holland | $2,079 | $611 | -70.6% |
| Logan Philley | $309 | $605 | 95.8% |
| Vaughn Ranch, LLC | $7,008 | $589 | -91.6% |
| Creed Coalson | $2,306 | $472 | -79.5% |
| Theresa Lee Underwood | $0 | $443 | -- |
| Beverly Sinclair | $1,025 | $411 | -59.9% |
| Donna Waldrop | $634 | $311 | -50.9% |
| Lee McCown | $864 | $263 | -69.6% |
| Carroll A. Robbins | $0 | $260 | -- |
| Beverly Kitzman Estate | $0 | $225 | -- |
| Terri L. Carlton | $635 | $166 | -73.9% |
| Mark Sides | $46 | $111 | 141.3% |
| Jimmie R. Byrne | $913 | $86 | -90.6% |
| Gina McCutchen | $0 | $74 | -- |
| Doyle Roy Blair | $11,248 | $7 | -99.9% |
| Beverly B. Kitzman | $538 | $0 | -100% |
| Clifton G Reed | $47,952 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Cumbie Family Trust | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward M. Cumbie | $5,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Elmer Freddie Thomas | $3,488 | $0 | -100% |
| Gina M. McCutchen | $151 | $0 | -100% |
| Juanette Gentry and Wenzel Willia | $15,426 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr. Robert A. Wagner | $1,859 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip Treadaway | $5,241 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Miles Brown | $9,679 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Rives | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Austin | $4,678 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy Hickman | $664 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby and Jeffie Roberts Living T | $5,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Chuck White | $1,305 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Knight | $211 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Hamrick | $1,181 | $0 | -100% |
| David Hefner | $410 | $0 | -100% |
| Enrique Sanchez | $1,069 | $0 | -100% |
| John Jacobs | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| John Underwood | $2,533 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Esquell | $5,779 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristi Kay Percifull | $367 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Jackson | $3,854 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Bolding | $421 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor County FSA | $141,012 | $0 | -100% |
| The Mcknight Family Trust - Joe L | $3,961 | $0 | -100% |
| Wardlaw Sisters Ranch | $56,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Wes Washam | $1,239 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,606,616 | $1,214,278 | -53.4% |
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