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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Calhoun County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Calhoun County received $20,953 less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 40 farmers in cities within Calhoun County received a total of $174,409 in 48 farm subsidies, a 10.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $195,362 in 89 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 Calhoun County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
B Hanging W, Inc.$0$71,760--
Jeremy Martin Farm, Inc.$0$25,228--
Patterson Trucking, LLC$0$12,140--
Shankles Trucking$0$11,839--
Joseph Edward Blann$40,470$8,038-80.1%
Charles R. Broach$18,100$5,089-71.9%
James D. Reddin$2,235$4,897119.1%
Billy F. Williams$10,195$3,430-66.4%
Robin Goodwin$7,610$2,871-62.3%
Michael T. Freer$14,121$2,401-83%
Rodney Caleb Bell$9,391$2,262-75.9%
Allen D. Primm$10,209$1,991-80.5%
Elizabeth Reaves$1,872$1,8720%
Thomas H. Harrell$6,444$1,570-75.6%
James B. Turner$5,104$1,518-70.3%
Randy Ables$5,513$1,276-76.9%
Shana Morris$4,609$1,259-72.7%
Merlin D. Glover$1,784$1,244-30.3%
Floyd W. Nutt$3,641$983-73%
Roger Davis$3,819$966-74.7%
Larry Davis$3,607$949-73.7%
Randy Duncan$3,234$914-71.7%
Cecilia Roark$2,287$873-61.8%
Zachery Hammack$3,927$845-78.5%
Debra A. Dickey$2,310$776-66.4%
Richard Hargett$2,607$759-70.9%
James L. Strickland$3,628$742-79.5%
Steven Gorman$4,670$709-84.8%
David Morris$1,391$678-51.3%
Rodney Strickland$3,605$644-82.1%
Jim L. Johnston$2,878$638-77.8%
Nathan Thomason$1,980$604-69.5%
Woodrow Douglas Jones$1,386$466-66.4%
Keith Gresham$1,881$429-77.2%
Vernon Morris$1,111$380-65.8%
Chandler Dean Riley$1,188$358-69.9%
Judy Carter$153$357133.3%
John R. Carlock$1,628$336-79.4%
Marco Farms, LLC$1,506$242-83.9%
Clay Gresham$539$76-85.9%
Rhonda Wells$4,729$0-100%
Total subsidies$195,362$174,409-10.7%

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