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In 2021, 207 farmers in cities within Haywood County received a total of $1.7 million in 310 farm subsidies, a 37.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.8 million in 548 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 Haywood County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald D. James | $86,489 | $182,268 | 110.7% |
| Triple R Dairy Farm, Inc. | $315,363 | $143,476 | -54.5% |
| Ross Dairy, Inc. | $310,964 | $143,246 | -53.9% |
| Johnny Bruce Ferguson | $237,237 | $128,699 | -45.8% |
| Sunburst Trout Farm, LLC | $58,517 | $127,056 | 117.1% |
| Joseph Tim Smart | $106,093 | $85,282 | -19.6% |
| Pinnacle Mountain Orchards a NC LLC, LLC | $0 | $81,351 | -- |
| Parkins Brothers Dairy | $57,732 | $71,327 | 23.5% |
| D & M Logging of WNC, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| David R. Ferguson | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Page Sawmill & Forest Products, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Matthew L. Rhea | $7,377 | $51,488 | 598% |
| Charles F. Medford | $64,151 | $50,308 | -21.6% |
| George Michael Kirkpatrick | $0 | $47,857 | -- |
| Kenny Dale Lanning | $6,128 | $37,246 | 507.8% |
| Adrian D. Presnell | $146,062 | $33,267 | -77.2% |
| Dean H. Ross | $78,783 | $26,421 | -66.5% |
| Wilburn Perry Russell Jr. | $50,945 | $25,515 | -49.9% |
| Thomas A. Rathbone | $27,023 | $18,824 | -30.3% |
| Odvody Agent Group, LLC | $16,514 | $18,794 | 13.8% |
| Josie L. Presnell | $2,299 | $16,519 | 618.5% |
| Gary D. Griffith | $0 | $13,518 | -- |
| Ray D. Chambers | $27,405 | $12,058 | -56% |
| Kenneth Dale Henson | $10,206 | $10,609 | 3.9% |
| Charles Ray Trantham | $9,056 | $8,670 | -4.3% |
| Morrison Farms, Inc. | $8,272 | $8,272 | 0% |
| Leatherwood Family Farms, Inc. | $42,386 | $8,056 | -81% |
| M. E. Morrison | $7,186 | $7,186 | 0% |
| Dennis K. Francis | $33,147 | $6,883 | -79.2% |
| Theodore Charles Haynes | $10,586 | $6,772 | -36% |
| Thomas A. Long | $13,932 | $6,201 | -55.5% |
| Terry D. Creson | $0 | $6,198 | -- |
| Miley Joseph Weldon | $2,650 | $5,201 | 96.3% |
| David D. Haynes | $11,303 | $4,718 | -58.3% |
| John H. Payne | $0 | $4,235 | -- |
| Dan W. Ross | $14,316 | $4,077 | -71.5% |
| Gary Best | $4,939 | $4,038 | -18.2% |
| Christopher J. Palmer | $13,293 | $3,963 | -70.2% |
| Kasey A. Riddle | $0 | $3,842 | -- |
| James C. Glance | $20,962 | $3,826 | -81.7% |
| John Cockson-the Grant Legacy, LLC | $0 | $3,682 | -- |
| Alan Brandon James | $9,828 | $3,375 | -65.7% |
| Ronnie Best | $9,317 | $3,304 | -64.5% |
| Bernard W. Ferguson | $12,363 | $3,248 | -73.7% |
| Steven W. Ross | $10,865 | $3,048 | -71.9% |
| Johnny Keith Green | $11,958 | $2,937 | -75.4% |
| Jimmy Kevin Green | $11,518 | $2,929 | -74.6% |
| Doyle Smith | $14,569 | $2,821 | -80.6% |
| Donald R. Smart | $15,210 | $2,745 | -82% |
| Hank A. Ross | $22,205 | $2,647 | -88.1% |
| Cameron Bolden | $2,310 | $2,633 | 14% |
| David Burnette | $2,422 | $2,591 | 7% |
| Adam J. Henson | $1,452 | $2,520 | 73.6% |
| Paul Richard Hyatt | $2,013 | $2,426 | 20.5% |
| Leatherwood & Sons Farm, Inc. | $61,908 | $2,356 | -96.2% |
| Roger E. Wood | $2,162 | $2,162 | 0% |
| Kenneth Wayne Best | $9,865 | $2,123 | -78.5% |
| Rodney B. Smith | $10,503 | $2,074 | -80.3% |
| Rathbone Farms | $4,928 | $2,032 | -58.8% |
| Rice Family Farms, LLC | $1,815 | $1,992 | 9.8% |
| William B. Campbell | $8,307 | $1,983 | -76.1% |
| William D. Hyatt | $9,134 | $1,956 | -78.6% |
| Gordon D. Hargrove | $1,653 | $1,885 | 14% |
| Jimmy Ray Smith | $5,093 | $1,850 | -63.7% |
| Bruce Hipps | $0 | $1,847 | -- |
| Michael J. Holt | $2,474 | $1,804 | -27.1% |
| Emma Lou Ashley Trust | $0 | $1,799 | -- |
| Patricia C Taylor KTS Orchard | $0 | $1,726 | -- |
| Virginia E. Kirby | $3,413 | $1,660 | -51.4% |
| Leona Burnette | $1,419 | $1,602 | 12.9% |
| Gay Angel | $11,824 | $1,543 | -87% |
| Tommy Boyd | $5,137 | $1,504 | -70.7% |
| Thomas Guy Clark | $14,614 | $1,486 | -89.8% |
| Jeremiah W. Wilson | $6,073 | $1,433 | -76.4% |
| James B. Robinson | $157,999 | $1,398 | -99.1% |
| John Michael Thompson | $0 | $1,392 | -- |
| Joseph Carroll Kinsland | $5,989 | $1,336 | -77.7% |
| Edwin Mark Rogers | $6,197 | $1,326 | -78.6% |
| Dwight Dee Henson | $0 | $1,320 | -- |
| Dennis B. Ferguson | $7,554 | $1,318 | -82.6% |
| Nathan Lee Ferguson | $7,522 | $1,318 | -82.5% |
| Louie A. Cochran | $9,425 | $1,192 | -87.4% |
| Alan G. James | $6,150 | $1,188 | -80.7% |
| Charles Mark Parris | $6,503 | $1,176 | -81.9% |
| Hunter Brant Putnam | $0 | $1,155 | -- |
| Richardson J. Trantham | $6,918 | $1,154 | -83.3% |
| Jerry-Jerry L Rager Rev Living Trust Rager | $0 | $1,151 | -- |
| Andrew C. Francis | $3,355 | $1,138 | -66.1% |
| Sam Warren | $1,540 | $1,108 | -28.1% |
| William G. Carter | $8,348 | $1,106 | -86.8% |
| Whalen Square Butte Homestead, LLC | $3,220 | $1,067 | -66.9% |
| Randy L. Bolden | $5,287 | $1,062 | -79.9% |
| Keith M. Woody | $1,584 | $1,050 | -33.7% |
| Kenneth Daniel Best | $5,544 | $1,050 | -81.1% |
| Rafael V. Vargas | $28,584 | $1,046 | -96.3% |
| James Darren Wade | $4,191 | $1,031 | -75.4% |
| Kyle Ray Miller | $2,949 | $1,023 | -65.3% |
| Michael D. Davis | $3,454 | $1,001 | -71% |
| Daniel W. McElroy | $3,719 | $995 | -73.2% |
| Rodney N. Clark | $4,477 | $994 | -77.8% |
| Thomas Shane Riddle | $4,989 | $992 | -80.1% |
| Chris D. Inman | $0 | $990 | -- |
| George L. Smathers | $3,320 | $976 | -70.6% |
| Michael Alan Messer | $6,238 | $960 | -84.6% |
| Dakota R. Worley | $3,671 | $932 | -74.6% |
| Blake Francis | $4,294 | $920 | -78.6% |
| Dwayne H. Wiseman | $1,037 | $881 | -15% |
| Robert Keith Hyatt | $0 | $880 | -- |
| Christie R. Patterson | $0 | $880 | -- |
| Norman A. Medford | $3,565 | $822 | -76.9% |
| Michael Lee Mehaffey | $5,108 | $786 | -84.6% |
| Cold Mountain Nursery, Inc. | $47,200 | $782 | -98.3% |
| Thomas Brad Ruff | $5,992 | $779 | -87% |
| Sandra S. Davis | $2,926 | $774 | -73.5% |
| Randy Wayne James | $0 | $770 | -- |
| Lessley D. Griffin | $3,172 | $768 | -75.8% |
| Stamey Farms | $4,743 | $768 | -83.8% |
| Kris R. Boyd | $2,467 | $759 | -69.2% |
| Max Stephen Allison Jr. | $1,040 | $757 | -27.2% |
| van Allison | $3,865 | $734 | -81% |
| Michael W. Hannah | $3,058 | $710 | -76.8% |
| Barbara J. McCandless | $709 | $709 | 0% |
| Joseph D. Gaddy | $627 | $702 | 12% |
| William C. Morrow | $2,222 | $690 | -68.9% |
| Matthew B. Swanger | $3,733 | $685 | -81.7% |
| Mary Jo Reeter | $0 | $683 | -- |
| James Timothy Kelley | $6,136 | $675 | -89% |
| Jesse Madison Davis | $0 | $647 | -- |
| Michael Paul Ferguson | $2,564 | $646 | -74.8% |
| Anthony L. Gaddy | $462 | $629 | 36.1% |
| Justin R. Medford | $2,497 | $614 | -75.4% |
| Harold F. Shook | $2,299 | $613 | -73.3% |
| Kim Palmer | $4,335 | $609 | -86% |
| Joseph Wade Reece | $1,958 | $588 | -70% |
| Roy Lee Trantham | $3,784 | $587 | -84.5% |
| Howard E. Sorrells | $2,781 | $578 | -79.2% |
| Loye J. Trantham Jr. | $3,477 | $568 | -83.7% |
| William L. Teague | $2,898 | $550 | -81% |
| Steven E. Baker | $539 | $539 | 0% |
| Robert Joshua Best | $2,530 | $526 | -79.2% |
| Marlene M. Ferguson | $1,067 | $513 | -51.9% |
| Hoyt G. Norris | $2,398 | $512 | -78.6% |
| Bobby J. Sutton | $2,618 | $502 | -80.8% |
| Thomas O. Tatham Jr. | $2,299 | $500 | -78.3% |
| Randall K. Turner | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Linda Boyne | $0 | $492 | -- |
| Rebecca R. Hagan | $2,568 | $482 | -81.2% |
| Terry Brown | $2,431 | $480 | -80.3% |
| Happy Hollow Farms | $2,200 | $476 | -78.4% |
| Billy G. Greene | $1,926 | $466 | -75.8% |
| Robert E. McClure | $1,947 | $460 | -76.4% |
| Larry Phillips | $2,064 | $456 | -77.9% |
| Lucas Joseph Sorrells | $3,378 | $450 | -86.7% |
| James Smathers | $1,444 | $449 | -68.9% |
| Frank Smart | $1,452 | $437 | -69.9% |
| Charles O. Parris | $2,615 | $436 | -83.3% |
| Taylor Dean Best | $1,969 | $436 | -77.9% |
| Ethan Henderson | $3,396 | $426 | -87.5% |
| Clyde Mcconnell Ratcliff | $2,336 | $408 | -82.5% |
| Ronda J. Ross | $1,079 | $400 | -62.9% |
| Courtney Best Landt | $297 | $389 | 31% |
| Steven Lee Moore | $396 | $386 | -2.5% |
| Sean Patrick Simpkins | $1,543 | $374 | -75.8% |
| Russell N. Gilliland | $4,797 | $370 | -92.3% |
| Ralph D. Ross | $1,502 | $344 | -77.1% |
| Hugh M. Russell | $1,606 | $343 | -78.6% |
| Donald Medford | $1,787 | $338 | -81.1% |
| Teresa M. Muse | $1,936 | $330 | -83% |
| Dennis James Messer | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Edwin H. Warren | $1,364 | $323 | -76.3% |
| Charles D. Rhinehart | $605 | $318 | -47.4% |
| Nancy Withner | $1,338 | $313 | -76.6% |
| Tracy E. Hargrove | $693 | $307 | -55.7% |
| Charles Queen | $1,494 | $270 | -81.9% |
| Frona Ledford | $784 | $269 | -65.7% |
| Jimmy T. Burnette | $3,022 | $267 | -91.2% |
| David M. Rose | $250 | $250 | 0% |
| Benjamin Turner Wright | $2,178 | $242 | -88.9% |
| Emily C. Maddox | $1,155 | $240 | -79.2% |
| Carroll E. Holder | $1,303 | $233 | -82.1% |
| Jack Heatherly | $2,000 | $228 | -88.6% |
| Kathy N. Ross | $307 | $228 | -25.7% |
| Sterling Stone III | $432 | $227 | -47.5% |
| Michael Chad Moody | $1,078 | $225 | -79.1% |
| Lucas William Kyle | $0 | $221 | -- |
| Bennett D. Best | $1,001 | $211 | -78.9% |
| Martin Harrison Davis | $792 | $207 | -73.9% |
| Richard Messer | $528 | $204 | -61.4% |
| Lyndsay Danielle Trantham | $269 | $200 | -25.7% |
| Jack Walker | $197 | $197 | 0% |
| Christopher Karl Nordquist | $0 | $194 | -- |
| Andrew Brock Ferguson | $1,036 | $188 | -81.9% |
| Bruce W. Medford | $4,270 | $181 | -95.8% |
| Ronald Lee Putnam | $462 | $180 | -61% |
| Patti Hannah Best | $0 | $165 | -- |
| Polly M. Angel | $291 | $160 | -45% |
| Wayne Wilson | $1,372 | $149 | -89.1% |
| William C. Lyon III | $766 | $145 | -81.1% |
| Betty P. Fender | $250 | $118 | -52.8% |
| Sarah S. Medford | $242 | $116 | -52.1% |
| Valerie Powell | $175 | $86 | -50.9% |
| Jamie R. Kelley | $329 | $83 | -74.8% |
| Joseph Ray Worley | $892 | $76 | -91.5% |
| Karen M. Hammett | $363 | $73 | -79.9% |
| Carol Nordquist | $0 | $68 | -- |
| Robert Dillon Harris | $275 | $66 | -76% |
| Charles G. Zimmerman | $42 | $42 | 0% |
| Danny Long | $98 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary D. Griffith | $35,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Irma Diaz Gamez | $45,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Madison Davis | $3,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Ray Miller | $1,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Noah Bradley Henson | $2,380 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen J. Leatherwood | $783 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary G. Shoaf Sr. | $652 | $0 | -100% |
| Barnum Family Trust | $579 | $0 | -100% |
| George Martin Best | $4,342 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Rathbone | $5,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Ilene E. Kay | $474 | $0 | -100% |
| John Cockson-the Grant Legacy, LL | $4,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan C. Ferguson | $644 | $0 | -100% |
| Joretta Parris | $1,189 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Duckett | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Stines | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Wallace Presnell | $164 | $0 | -100% |
| Smoky Cove Ranch, LLC | $3 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Hannah Smith | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon M. Smith | $2,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry-Jerry L Rager Rev Living Trustee | $3,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwayne E Odvody | $179 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $26,468 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $15,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry Jenkins | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorene Millian | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Mcarthur Rice | $291 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger D. James | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Ferguson Ross | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Smoky Mountain Mangalitsa, LLC | $1,907 | $0 | -100% |
| William H. Duckett Jr. | $2,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,779,033 | $1,732,918 | -37.6% |
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