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In 2021, 249 farmers in cities within Hall County received a total of $7.1 million in 675 farm subsidies, a 50.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.4 million in 972 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 Hall County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindley Farms | $1,633,120 | $726,996 | -55.5% |
| Brent B. Campbell | $281,568 | $282,129 | 0.2% |
| D & I Farms | $538,589 | $233,913 | -56.6% |
| Mullin Farms | $370,377 | $199,191 | -46.2% |
| Wheeler Brothers | $324,836 | $183,085 | -43.6% |
| Thollie Lindley | $218,829 | $180,397 | -17.6% |
| Altman Farms | $677,153 | $174,189 | -74.3% |
| Guest Farms | $275,874 | $153,598 | -44.3% |
| RSF Farming Ventures LP | $273,825 | $140,319 | -48.8% |
| Tony Lindsey | $267,674 | $138,908 | -48.1% |
| Tippett Farms | $228,786 | $134,638 | -41.2% |
| Fuston & Son Farms | $127,909 | $117,712 | -8% |
| Brad Byars | $217,422 | $110,080 | -49.4% |
| Hedrick Farms | $179,830 | $108,587 | -39.6% |
| K & R Farms | $415,017 | $102,237 | -75.4% |
| Zach Stone Farms, Inc. | $0 | $100,889 | -- |
| Kevin Huddleston | $337,695 | $99,854 | -70.4% |
| Happy State Bank | $265,000 | $99,653 | -62.4% |
| George Ferris | $168,093 | $97,193 | -42.2% |
| Charles Moore | $58,828 | $84,150 | 43% |
| Charles Windell Phillips | $147,945 | $83,487 | -43.6% |
| Mountain Creek Farms, Inc. | $176,622 | $83,466 | -52.7% |
| Wade Pepper | $161,787 | $83,103 | -48.6% |
| Kitsy Pepper | $161,877 | $83,019 | -48.7% |
| T. W. Proffitt | $183,054 | $81,810 | -55.3% |
| Kelly Clark | $165,819 | $75,929 | -54.2% |
| Gregg Clark | $165,954 | $75,886 | -54.3% |
| B & C Mcqueen Farms, LLC | $173,215 | $71,602 | -58.7% |
| Doyle Dean Proctor | $232,143 | $71,596 | -69.2% |
| Curtis I. Scrivner | $75,818 | $68,837 | -9.2% |
| Catherine Clark | $27,285 | $62,678 | 129.7% |
| Melanie Renee Clark | $27,284 | $62,677 | 129.7% |
| Michael F. House | $161,436 | $62,240 | -61.4% |
| Loyd J. Becker Credit Trust | $105,366 | $60,595 | -42.5% |
| Price Cattle Company | $173,129 | $60,179 | -65.2% |
| Owens Land & Cattle, Inc. | $75,357 | $59,097 | -21.6% |
| Jimmy Don Molloy | $110,760 | $58,713 | -47% |
| Clinton Pigg | $98,163 | $57,092 | -41.8% |
| C & R Mcqueen Farms, LLC | $135,815 | $56,557 | -58.4% |
| Mathew V. Montgomery | $126,246 | $54,508 | -56.8% |
| Tanya Montgomery | $126,228 | $54,507 | -56.8% |
| James R. Stewart | $143,319 | $54,023 | -62.3% |
| Philip Hancock | $110,978 | $53,552 | -51.7% |
| Judy Stewart | $142,718 | $53,368 | -62.6% |
| Adolfo J. Santos | $99,436 | $50,703 | -49% |
| Dean Yarbrough | $132,034 | $49,744 | -62.3% |
| Farm Service Agency | $64,431 | $48,938 | -24% |
| Dacarla S Lambert | $50,756 | $44,477 | -12.4% |
| Kyle McQueen | $124,638 | $43,735 | -64.9% |
| Altman Cattle, LLC | $46,930 | $42,872 | -8.6% |
| Carson Ranch Partnership | $23,539 | $41,213 | 75.1% |
| Frank B. Foxhall | $46,619 | $39,706 | -14.8% |
| Wade T. Koepke | $88,866 | $39,333 | -55.7% |
| Gary Proffitt | $65,869 | $37,302 | -43.4% |
| Exie E Hughs | $78,770 | $35,629 | -54.8% |
| Terry D. Lindsey | $123,772 | $35,468 | -71.3% |
| Tommy Cody Bell | $32,031 | $34,838 | 8.8% |
| M & T Farms | $107,476 | $34,170 | -68.2% |
| Gregory Parr | $55,263 | $33,772 | -38.9% |
| Stacy Lee Price | $189,069 | $33,071 | -82.5% |
| David E. Payne | $42,115 | $29,240 | -30.6% |
| Oren Don Molloy | $33,324 | $28,943 | -13.1% |
| Lee J. Browning | $36,402 | $26,414 | -27.4% |
| Mike Montgomery | $41,114 | $26,116 | -36.5% |
| Chisum Shannon | $8,360 | $26,105 | 212.3% |
| Brent Baucom | $46,902 | $25,511 | -45.6% |
| Bobbie N. Ariola | $40,795 | $25,396 | -37.7% |
| Brent A. Brown | $51,620 | $24,673 | -52.2% |
| Koree Fran Price | $187,769 | $24,618 | -86.9% |
| Carlen R. McQueen | $87,695 | $24,575 | -72% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $23,098 | -- |
| Robin Ann Hanvey | $45,560 | $22,934 | -49.7% |
| Michael D. Fuston | $38,649 | $22,144 | -42.7% |
| HB Cattle Company | $59,209 | $21,635 | -63.5% |
| Sonja Wynn | $30,951 | $21,263 | -31.3% |
| Mack D. Richards | $58,615 | $21,094 | -64% |
| Betty J. Williams | $21,830 | $20,808 | -4.7% |
| D & L Farms | $34,086 | $19,943 | -41.5% |
| Lavell Becker | $23,627 | $19,618 | -17% |
| Ronny Wilson | $40,957 | $19,362 | -52.7% |
| Tom J. Cope | $35,779 | $18,760 | -47.6% |
| Kim Burnett | $22,536 | $18,248 | -19% |
| Jake Hancock | $65,777 | $18,123 | -72.4% |
| Karen Jill Birdsell Harris | $15,922 | $18,070 | 13.5% |
| Winfred McQueen | $43,056 | $17,426 | -59.5% |
| Sandy Smith | $33,747 | $16,753 | -50.4% |
| Lera K. Powell | $20,920 | $15,854 | -24.2% |
| C & S Molloy Farms | $18,903 | $15,517 | -17.9% |
| Hazel Fuston Estate | $26,401 | $15,422 | -41.6% |
| Kade Graham Byars | $22,557 | $15,180 | -32.7% |
| Carroll Fowler Estate | $0 | $14,273 | -- |
| Randy Davis | $32,632 | $13,818 | -57.7% |
| Joy O. Turner | $19,868 | $13,709 | -31% |
| Gene Fuston | $13,686 | $12,877 | -5.9% |
| Roland J. Byars | $20,391 | $12,728 | -37.6% |
| Monna Davis | $23,734 | $12,610 | -46.9% |
| Baron L. McQueen | $94,919 | $12,521 | -86.8% |
| Everett Williams | $16,445 | $12,515 | -23.9% |
| Hubert Price | $24,356 | $12,499 | -48.7% |
| Kenneth David Walker | $34,691 | $12,384 | -64.3% |
| Janet Montgomery | $12,948 | $12,287 | -5.1% |
| Matthew Lyndon Moore | $29,409 | $11,730 | -60.1% |
| Carrel Harris | $18,516 | $11,691 | -36.9% |
| Jarret Clint Pigg | $11,546 | $11,662 | 1% |
| Gladys Williams | $14,541 | $11,354 | -21.9% |
| Four T Farm, LLC | $1,729 | $11,190 | 547.2% |
| Leck Fuston | $27,181 | $10,831 | -60.2% |
| Charles David Dorrity | $15,143 | $10,830 | -28.5% |
| Chelsea Nicole Wheeler | $0 | $10,132 | -- |
| Johnnie Gresham - Johnnie E. Gresham Revocable Liv | $0 | $10,044 | -- |
| Ginger Bell Morgan - Ginger Bell Morgan Rev Trustee | $0 | $9,927 | -- |
| Colby O. Newbrough | $24,838 | $9,783 | -60.6% |
| T Don Davis, Inc. | $11,521 | $9,715 | -15.7% |
| Paul Montgomery | $15,211 | $9,614 | -36.8% |
| Bryan H. Buchanan | $8,684 | $9,549 | 10% |
| Sarah Emily Hillhouse Roark Est | $9,090 | $9,090 | 0% |
| Joshua Quinn Brooks | $23,319 | $8,757 | -62.4% |
| Rail Z Land and Cattle | $25,923 | $8,732 | -66.3% |
| Arnold & Karolyn Cruze Joint Rev Trustee | $0 | $8,649 | -- |
| Denny D. Fuston | $18,804 | $8,601 | -54.3% |
| Estate of Janet Montgomery | $0 | $8,283 | -- |
| Randy Hargrove | $50,766 | $8,251 | -83.7% |
| Mcqueen Family Farms, LLC | $15,585 | $7,828 | -49.8% |
| Jerri C. Martin | $17,012 | $7,744 | -54.5% |
| Happy State Bank | $0 | $7,725 | -- |
| Hutcherson Family Partnership | $14,707 | $7,662 | -47.9% |
| Gentry Farms, Inc. | $22,548 | $7,589 | -66.3% |
| Sonia Gayle Tippett Revocable Trust | $0 | $7,523 | -- |
| Floyd County FSA - Farm Loan | $0 | $7,344 | -- |
| Billy D. Lane | $29,044 | $7,315 | -74.8% |
| Teresa Carol Heck | $0 | $7,212 | -- |
| Southnest Partnership | $17,565 | $7,082 | -59.7% |
| Johnnie Sue Young | $11,662 | $7,048 | -39.6% |
| Keane Cruse | $0 | $6,942 | -- |
| Janet Michelle Brooks | $12,568 | $6,898 | -45.1% |
| Rickey L Smith Ranches, Ltd. | $0 | $6,835 | -- |
| Lisa J. Campbell | $4,545 | $6,687 | 47.1% |
| Joy L. Smith | $8,311 | $6,499 | -21.8% |
| Dwayne Myers | $45,361 | $6,418 | -85.9% |
| Lacy Montgomery | $13,750 | $6,312 | -54.1% |
| P W Tripp Revocable Trust | $55,218 | $6,311 | -88.6% |
| Zack Altman | $2,486 | $6,265 | 152% |
| Brand R. Cruse | $6,934 | $6,240 | -10% |
| Lupe Jurado | $14,861 | $5,901 | -60.3% |
| RCA Farms | $10,467 | $5,874 | -43.9% |
| Milton A. Beasley Jr. | $20,529 | $5,551 | -73% |
| Jack Vance Price | $7,908 | $5,398 | -31.7% |
| Pat H. House | $2,867 | $5,167 | 80.2% |
| Gerarado Saenz | $0 | $4,817 | -- |
| First Bank & Trust of Memphis | $0 | $4,817 | -- |
| Georgia Watson | $9,465 | $4,791 | -49.4% |
| Dale Ward | $22,040 | $4,789 | -78.3% |
| Eric Castillo | $7,810 | $4,569 | -41.5% |
| Wanda Calvert | $8,591 | $4,540 | -47.2% |
| Danny Davidson | $10,458 | $4,491 | -57.1% |
| J & K Farms | $8,962 | $4,464 | -50.2% |
| Susan R. Clark | $11,880 | $4,333 | -63.5% |
| Robert Williams | $4,083 | $4,287 | 5% |
| Teresa Heck | $0 | $4,207 | -- |
| Rene' Deltoro | $9,433 | $4,203 | -55.4% |
| Melody Middleton | $2,101 | $4,167 | 98.3% |
| Tony Pate | $4,798 | $4,129 | -13.9% |
| Anthony Knowles | $26,547 | $3,990 | -85% |
| Gail J. Archer | $3,598 | $3,970 | 10.3% |
| M & M Cattle | $18,667 | $3,869 | -79.3% |
| Jacqueline A. Jenkins | $5,052 | $3,750 | -25.8% |
| Esteban Santos Alanis | $1,556 | $3,677 | 136.3% |
| Gary Walker | $7,601 | $3,579 | -52.9% |
| Carolyn Sue Orr-Seibold | $1,720 | $3,482 | 102.4% |
| Janet Ruth Montgomery Estae | $0 | $3,313 | -- |
| Billy Lyles | $6,031 | $3,174 | -47.4% |
| Yetive Lou Miller | $6,842 | $3,123 | -54.4% |
| Roger Messer | $3,946 | $2,978 | -24.5% |
| Gelene Proctor | $9,647 | $2,970 | -69.2% |
| James Therman Widener | $6,173 | $2,903 | -53% |
| Bobby L. Edwards | $0 | $2,598 | -- |
| Anita Carol Chesher | $0 | $2,556 | -- |
| Raymond L. Steele | $2,503 | $2,503 | 0% |
| Bob B. Coker | $12,431 | $2,419 | -80.5% |
| Rodger Ferguson | $7,649 | $2,406 | -68.5% |
| Phillip D. Stewart | $2,220 | $2,366 | 6.6% |
| Jerry B. Smith | $10,920 | $2,365 | -78.3% |
| Flora Phillips | $10,670 | $2,360 | -77.9% |
| John Myers | $9,305 | $2,294 | -75.3% |
| George W. Williams | $4,380 | $2,149 | -50.9% |
| Monte Rogers | $3,778 | $2,140 | -43.4% |
| Indian Creek Farm | $4,497 | $2,137 | -52.5% |
| Kimberly D. Jolly | $5,941 | $2,131 | -64.1% |
| Shirley Johnson | $8,984 | $2,082 | -76.8% |
| Brent Foard | $3,462 | $1,631 | -52.9% |
| Gary Clark Walker | $3,430 | $1,575 | -54.1% |
| Bench-Price Partnership | $2,395 | $1,512 | -36.9% |
| David O. Newbrough | $10,849 | $1,508 | -86.1% |
| Brent Nivens | $6,694 | $1,481 | -77.9% |
| Wendy Altman | $1,468 | $1,468 | 0% |
| Lafayette Garrett | $2,157 | $1,452 | -32.7% |
| Daniel P. Jenkins | $3,608 | $1,367 | -62.1% |
| Wayne Sweatt | $8,517 | $1,330 | -84.4% |
| Lonnie F. Widener Jr. | $4,480 | $1,296 | -71.1% |
| Jared Wayne Lambert | $7,305 | $1,279 | -82.5% |
| Jerry W. Henry Jr. | $1,269 | $1,269 | 0% |
| Bobby H Barbee & Dixie D Barbee Family Trust | $0 | $1,246 | -- |
| Kendall Wilson Oliver | $2,286 | $1,242 | -45.7% |
| Patricia Lindley | $1,200 | $1,200 | 0% |
| Denny Irons | $3,438 | $1,157 | -66.3% |
| Rick Mullin | $4,642 | $1,086 | -76.6% |
| Laura Byram | $1,137 | $1,047 | -7.9% |
| Greg Welch | $2,219 | $1,006 | -54.7% |
| Billy L. McKay | $14,704 | $974 | -93.4% |
| Patricia Beth Lyles | $0 | $966 | -- |
| Memphis ISD | $744 | $965 | 29.7% |
| Dana Baucom | $958 | $958 | 0% |
| A&C Johnson Children | $0 | $914 | -- |
| Rail Z Land & Cattle & FSA | $0 | $909 | -- |
| Steve Molloy | $1,000 | $902 | -9.8% |
| Mitchie Fuston | $0 | $864 | -- |
| Francisca L. Garcia | $4,375 | $811 | -81.5% |
| Donley County FSA | $14,604 | $785 | -94.6% |
| Don C. Springer | $52,858 | $749 | -98.6% |
| Retha June Stewart | $503 | $724 | 43.9% |
| Chris O'Neal | $3,495 | $707 | -79.8% |
| Delores Price | $2,265 | $695 | -69.3% |
| Kim Cloyd | $2,169 | $637 | -70.6% |
| Bobby Hutcherson | $3,323 | $627 | -81.1% |
| Jan Genn | $618 | $618 | 0% |
| Ann Byars | $4,899 | $596 | -87.8% |
| Jone Ponder | $2,463 | $584 | -76.3% |
| Susan Clark | $886 | $506 | -42.9% |
| Richard Bryant Taylor | $858 | $502 | -41.5% |
| Lowell Proctor | $1,023 | $480 | -53.1% |
| Zack B. Fisher | $476 | $476 | 0% |
| Bertha M. Collins | $841 | $457 | -45.7% |
| Donley County Gin, LLC | $4,606 | $455 | -90.1% |
| Cindy Murray | $690 | $427 | -38.1% |
| Joe Wayne Fuston | $5,151 | $423 | -91.8% |
| Melvin Clinton | $813 | $368 | -54.7% |
| Jesus Santos | $782 | $354 | -54.7% |
| Johnny Franklin | $2,535 | $352 | -86.1% |
| Starla Phillips | $2,709 | $329 | -87.9% |
| Tony Galvan Jr. | $969 | $301 | -68.9% |
| Michael Tribble | $1,176 | $262 | -77.7% |
| Ami D. Tribble | $1,166 | $233 | -80% |
| Dale Miller | $836 | $227 | -72.8% |
| Dell Graham, ET AL | $8,964 | $200 | -97.8% |
| Kathy Fowler | $184 | $184 | 0% |
| Robert L. Snider | $4,478 | $180 | -96% |
| Brittney McAnear | $231 | $178 | -22.9% |
| Jason Sargent | $1,528 | $138 | -91% |
| Childress Farm Service Agency | $12,307 | $83 | -99.3% |
| Thomas V. Cefalu Jr. | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby H Barbee & Dixie D Barbee F | $2,195 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles H. Smith | $1,307 | $0 | -100% |
| Arnold & Karolyn Cruze Joint Rev | $11,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur W. Maddox | $557 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles N. Lowry | $3,955 | $0 | -100% |
| Commodity Credit Corporation | $24,413 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Floyd | $1,136 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $37,908 | $0 | -100% |
| Gayle Gilreath | $5,358 | $0 | -100% |
| Jadon Max Lindsey | $14,561 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Goldston | $4,760 | $0 | -100% |
| John C. Harrell | $161 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnnie Gresham - Johnnie E. Gres | $19,673 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelley Gardenhire | $8,021 | $0 | -100% |
| Linton D. Gardenhire | $11,328 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynda Gable | $2,679 | $0 | -100% |
| Mat Montgomery | $7,714 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond Reeves | $33,740 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Clark | $1,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruben Morquecho | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Sonia Gayle Tippett Revocable Trustee | $19,708 | $0 | -100% |
| William Troy Clark | $25,096 | $0 | -100% |
| Ginger Bell Morgan - Ginger Bell | $23,023 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice Wheeler | $1,333 | $0 | -100% |
| John Edward Bland | $5,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Marie T. Cruse | $20,532 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr. Wayne Dee Whittington | $4,983 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Heck | $815 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $14,375,869 | $7,057,199 | -50.9% |
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