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In 2021, 138 farmers in cities within Gwinnett County received a total of $637,591 in 191 farm subsidies, a 22.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $826,916 in 332 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 Gwinnett County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory L. Carey | $0 | $117,179 | -- |
| Atlantic Farm, Inc. | $0 | $89,642 | -- |
| Adsit Investments, LLC | $112,895 | $40,555 | -64.1% |
| Sheila A. Breeding | $40,309 | $38,345 | -4.9% |
| Kristina R. Cagle | $35,255 | $30,135 | -14.5% |
| Canon Farm, LLC | $0 | $24,093 | -- |
| Henry Dinh | $0 | $17,713 | -- |
| Jan Wishard-Ijw Living Trustee | $15,940 | $14,565 | -8.6% |
| The Kemper Group, LLC | $0 | $11,741 | -- |
| Allen Taylor Hardeman County Real Estate Trust | $0 | $11,355 | -- |
| Cynthia P. Marlatt | $11,243 | $11,189 | -0.5% |
| Stacey Britt | $55,725 | $11,183 | -79.9% |
| Donna M. Gawlas | $15,340 | $10,358 | -32.5% |
| Denise L. Barr | $9,749 | $9,749 | 0% |
| Armina Palkowitsh Estate | $176 | $8,580 | 4,775% |
| Kieser Family Trust | $37,705 | $7,891 | -79.1% |
| Mazin Tadros | $10,589 | $7,464 | -29.5% |
| My Farm Joint Venture | $8,143 | $6,945 | -14.7% |
| D V Anderson, Inc. | $26,385 | $5,895 | -77.7% |
| Hugh Marshall Kelly III | $7,940 | $5,501 | -30.7% |
| Hickam Farms, LLLP | $19,844 | $5,251 | -73.5% |
| Jerry Irvin | $5,878 | $5,162 | -12.2% |
| Shipps Farm and Timber, LLC | $0 | $4,725 | -- |
| Angela E. Reynolds | $4,629 | $4,629 | 0% |
| Rojo Harding Family, LLC | $4,612 | $4,612 | 0% |
| Hogs Crawl Plantation, LLC | $6,482 | $4,331 | -33.2% |
| Madison M. Williams | $5,847 | $4,039 | -30.9% |
| Dan Sears | $3,863 | $3,863 | 0% |
| Melinda T. Lester | $3,860 | $3,860 | 0% |
| Gerald Tyler | $6,727 | $3,780 | -43.8% |
| Miriam Bowen Fulgham Rvoc Living Trust | $3,530 | $3,530 | 0% |
| Bette M. Whitaker | $120 | $3,504 | 2,820% |
| Rogillio Properties, LLC | $0 | $3,484 | -- |
| Carol C. Smith Family Limited Partnership | $3,391 | $3,391 | 0% |
| Jim Poe | $3,262 | $3,262 | 0% |
| Susan M. Bennett | $0 | $3,199 | -- |
| Gregg E. Blankenship | $2,961 | $3,165 | 6.9% |
| Catherine Ann Gilbertson | $1,948 | $3,044 | 56.3% |
| Jose Mario Aguinada Pineda | $6,091 | $2,695 | -55.8% |
| Elizabeth R. Cochran | $2,732 | $2,681 | -1.9% |
| Wendell R. Davis | $14,770 | $2,668 | -81.9% |
| Phyllis W Denicke | $3,421 | $2,650 | -22.5% |
| Larry D. Craft | $11,891 | $2,569 | -78.4% |
| Charles E. Morris III | $8,151 | $2,509 | -69.2% |
| Arch K. Lamb | $3,591 | $2,481 | -30.9% |
| Jonathan E. Spencer | $4,190 | $2,263 | -46% |
| Duane Dice | $5,644 | $2,257 | -60% |
| Yah Rootz, LLC | $0 | $2,237 | -- |
| Carrlene E Cushing | $2,922 | $2,139 | -26.8% |
| Annabelle's Harvest, LLC | $1,068 | $2,043 | 91.3% |
| Steven R. Boren | $0 | $1,916 | -- |
| Susan Chalkley Sellers | $0 | $1,831 | -- |
| Donna S. Watson | $2,868 | $1,777 | -38% |
| Kathleen Wilder Wright | $1,753 | $1,753 | 0% |
| Joshua Lee Fowler | $14,641 | $1,674 | -88.6% |
| Cordy B. Reagan | $1,627 | $1,627 | 0% |
| Charles A. Yarn | $3,339 | $1,581 | -52.7% |
| Boren Farm, LLC | $46,645 | $1,569 | -96.6% |
| The Nancy Lloyd Mason Family Trust | $5,001 | $1,548 | -69% |
| Thackrey Trust | $1,447 | $1,447 | 0% |
| Myrtice Williams Estate | $1,434 | $1,434 | 0% |
| Joshua T. Beckham | $1,325 | $1,325 | 0% |
| Timothy L. Franklin | $10,576 | $1,316 | -87.6% |
| Marcus C Gabrels | $2,572 | $1,286 | -50% |
| Kim W. Bennett | $2,910 | $1,258 | -56.8% |
| William S. Rumble | $1,223 | $1,223 | 0% |
| David Lund | $1,209 | $1,209 | 0% |
| Otis Brown | $279 | $1,155 | 314% |
| Teaneal Dixon Brown | $1,069 | $1,069 | 0% |
| Hubert C Cholick | $21,211 | $1,013 | -95.2% |
| Patricia Farren | $3,717 | $1,006 | -72.9% |
| Gary L. Hays | $998 | $998 | 0% |
| Brunell Arthur | $877 | $877 | 0% |
| Robert H. White | $875 | $875 | 0% |
| Havis L. Holloway | $940 | $828 | -11.9% |
| Leonard James Steele | $3,740 | $799 | -78.6% |
| Michael F. Slingsby | $2,447 | $799 | -67.3% |
| Christopher W. Jones | $5,807 | $764 | -86.8% |
| Theodore P. Bianco | $2,943 | $761 | -74.1% |
| Grant M. Broome | $1,083 | $732 | -32.4% |
| Diane L. Hall | $4,357 | $690 | -84.2% |
| Danyelle Michelle Smith | $0 | $685 | -- |
| Belinda E. Hauck | $1,158 | $679 | -41.4% |
| Merrell L. Pittman Jr. | $1,608 | $672 | -58.2% |
| William Matthew Watkins | $4,619 | $660 | -85.7% |
| John T. Hann | $4,383 | $635 | -85.5% |
| Annette M. Young | $633 | $633 | 0% |
| Elizabeth M Borkhuis | $633 | $633 | 0% |
| Welborn D. Broadnax Jr. | $1,438 | $624 | -56.6% |
| David Esmonde Jr. | $825 | $616 | -25.3% |
| Lawrence T. Neace | $1,225 | $614 | -49.9% |
| Gordon Moore | $2,500 | $598 | -76.1% |
| Wynelle Parkerson | $0 | $565 | -- |
| Rebecca B. Richards | $547 | $547 | 0% |
| Patricia a Brote | $720 | $540 | -25% |
| Dontavius Jones | $394 | $525 | 33.2% |
| Dana A. Franks | $524 | $524 | 0% |
| Kathryn Sharpe Lemore | $518 | $518 | 0% |
| Martha Wooden | $1,982 | $511 | -74.2% |
| Marilyn R Otroszko | $508 | $508 | 0% |
| Ronald Andrews | $1,342 | $487 | -63.7% |
| Connie Wyatt Frady | $1,987 | $450 | -77.4% |
| Verdant Resources, LLC | $428 | $428 | 0% |
| Helene E. Hitchcock | $584 | $409 | -30% |
| James Reed | $905 | $374 | -58.7% |
| Randy Cottingham | $518 | $365 | -29.5% |
| Sandra D. Sabourin | $907 | $341 | -62.4% |
| Robert Glenn Florance III | $1,058 | $290 | -72.6% |
| Rhonda J. Brockett | $975 | $286 | -70.7% |
| Norman Martin | $540 | $281 | -48% |
| The Faith Foundation Trust | $281 | $281 | 0% |
| Jason Love | $254 | $275 | 8.3% |
| Howard Waters | $428 | $274 | -36% |
| James B. Thompson Jr. | $256 | $256 | 0% |
| Mary Lampley | $782 | $252 | -67.8% |
| Margaret T. Evans | $250 | $250 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Shoupe | $244 | $244 | 0% |
| Nancy Black Perkins | $4,138 | $222 | -94.6% |
| Constance Mercer-Bryant | $210 | $210 | 0% |
| Richard R. Holliday | $207 | $207 | 0% |
| Jo Anna C. Bell | $370 | $205 | -44.6% |
| Dorothy N. Bailey | $489 | $163 | -66.7% |
| Dwayne M. Menser | $580 | $158 | -72.8% |
| Phillip Smith | $344 | $147 | -57.3% |
| Elizabeth G. Lokey | $597 | $133 | -77.7% |
| Kimberly Marie Crowley | $388 | $128 | -67% |
| Leland L. Wood Jr. | $286 | $124 | -56.6% |
| Dianne Banks | $536 | $122 | -77.2% |
| Glen B. Coody | $281 | $117 | -58.4% |
| James William Coody Jr. | $281 | $117 | -58.4% |
| Elizabeth O. Willis | $214 | $104 | -51.4% |
| Barbara J. Melvin | $355 | $94 | -73.5% |
| PLTM Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $65 | -- |
| Nellie R. Wells | $0 | $54 | -- |
| Betty Bruce | $156 | $52 | -66.7% |
| Karon B. Kemp | $132 | $37 | -72% |
| Sarah Jo Phillips | $0 | $35 | -- |
| Randy Taylor | $45 | $26 | -42.2% |
| Duluth Cottage Kitchen, LLC | $980 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Jema Davis Gray | $1,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn E. Cahoon | $424 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry W. Holmquist | $514 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael George Holtmann | $274 | $0 | -100% |
| Anna Hazelwood Trustee 121015 | $12,226 | $0 | -100% |
| Beverly S. Pond | $62 | $0 | -100% |
| Lattie D. Price | $915 | $0 | -100% |
| Phoenix Gardens, LLC | $4,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanley Kottayadiel | $354 | $0 | -100% |
| Williamson Brothers, LLC | $1,305 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Williams | $573 | $0 | -100% |
| Eldon E Selk Survirors Trust | $804 | $0 | -100% |
| Felecia Renee Dunlap | $348 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith R. Connelly | $5 | $0 | -100% |
| Marsha Warakomski | $19,569 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen K. Boots | $119 | $0 | -100% |
| William H. Greene | $13,633 | $0 | -100% |
| William P. Bennett | $3,199 | $0 | -100% |
| John Nesbitt Grovenstein | $3,539 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly S Jones-Shaver | $1,710 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance Eugene Coffee | $1,731 | $0 | -100% |
| Lennetta G Cauble | $526 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Grovenstein | $461 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard D and Ardith L Sudduth Rev Living Trustee | $1,683 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen Taylor Hardeman County Real | $11,483 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane Humphries | $665 | $0 | -100% |
| John P Labanc | $633 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth W. Dunwoody III | $724 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda S. Camp | $503 | $0 | -100% |
| Paz Growers | $12,826 | $0 | -100% |
| Penny C. Griffin | $4,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Tredinnick-Scott Family Associate | $1,800 | $0 | -100% |
| William R. Collins | $608 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $826,916 | $637,591 | -22.9% |
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