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In 2021, 100 farmers in cities within Appomattox County received a total of $347,949 in 121 farm subsidies, a 67.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.1 million in 257 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Morris, LLC | $0 | $68,240 | -- |
| Robert F. Martin | $126,277 | $54,643 | -56.7% |
| Daniel A. Cash | $68,480 | $17,550 | -74.4% |
| Duane D. Gilliam | $135,077 | $12,108 | -91% |
| Ray E. Phelps | $63,235 | $11,222 | -82.3% |
| Linden Hill Farm, LLC | $48,598 | $10,180 | -79.1% |
| Linda M. Phelps | $0 | $9,556 | -- |
| Twyman D. Nash | $14,714 | $8,671 | -41.1% |
| T. E. Moore | $39,493 | $7,789 | -80.3% |
| William A. Stratton | $39,397 | $7,337 | -81.4% |
| Glenn Alan Dye | $0 | $7,084 | -- |
| Alice E. Howard | $3,597 | $6,996 | 94.5% |
| C H Morris & Sons, LLC | $17,806 | $6,042 | -66.1% |
| Benjamin D. Cole | $10,524 | $5,707 | -45.8% |
| Richard C. Lewis Jr. | $13,499 | $5,488 | -59.3% |
| John A. Martin | $18,520 | $5,460 | -70.5% |
| Falling River Properties | $24,971 | $4,555 | -81.8% |
| Filmore Scott | $1,182 | $4,240 | 258.7% |
| Charles Joshua Lewis | $13,079 | $3,950 | -69.8% |
| Raymond A. Lawson | $22,613 | $3,562 | -84.2% |
| Robert L. Morgan | $17,743 | $3,404 | -80.8% |
| Byron B. Cole Jr. | $3,383 | $2,802 | -17.2% |
| James G. Amos | $19,667 | $2,768 | -85.9% |
| John H. Goin Jr. | $12,730 | $2,606 | -79.5% |
| Edward Taylor Stratton | $11,305 | $2,568 | -77.3% |
| Robert Mott | $0 | $2,409 | -- |
| John T. Hunter Jr. | $12,969 | $2,353 | -81.9% |
| Jack A. Goin | $9,570 | $2,254 | -76.4% |
| Matthew N. Wilkerson | $10,370 | $2,186 | -78.9% |
| John-Richard Martin | $9,273 | $2,075 | -77.6% |
| R. G. Stewart | $9,911 | $1,997 | -79.9% |
| Broderick H. Pack III | $5,036 | $1,904 | -62.2% |
| Robert M. Kolich Jr. | $3,544 | $1,835 | -48.2% |
| Nathan S. Smith | $9,243 | $1,827 | -80.2% |
| F. H. Gough Family Farm, LLC | $9,909 | $1,822 | -81.6% |
| Louis E. Foster | $4,714 | $1,798 | -61.9% |
| John R. Cole | $2,613 | $1,730 | -33.8% |
| Ralph D. Reynolds | $11,927 | $1,719 | -85.6% |
| Eric D. Gilliam | $9,862 | $1,697 | -82.8% |
| Ronald Marshall Coleman Jr. | $7,188 | $1,669 | -76.8% |
| Gary Clapp | $4,818 | $1,644 | -65.9% |
| Mooreland Farm, LLC | $0 | $1,620 | -- |
| Kenneth D. Morris | $7,557 | $1,590 | -79% |
| Wiley Alton Moore Estate | $0 | $1,587 | -- |
| Ora S. McCoy | $7,160 | $1,547 | -78.4% |
| Kenneth Ray Goin | $6,926 | $1,524 | -78% |
| Lester M. Goin | $7,728 | $1,474 | -80.9% |
| Susan H. Goin | $9,229 | $1,466 | -84.1% |
| Ford Family Farm, LLC | $7,669 | $1,464 | -80.9% |
| Albert W. Harvey | $6,957 | $1,458 | -79% |
| Matthew English | $0 | $1,296 | -- |
| John Kenneth Gilbert | $5,665 | $1,294 | -77.2% |
| Mr. William A. Burke | $1,925 | $1,240 | -35.6% |
| Nathan Rex Gallier Jr. | $5,557 | $1,214 | -78.2% |
| Benjamin Wesley Phelps | $4,312 | $1,160 | -73.1% |
| Cecil G. Wooldridge | $7,857 | $1,095 | -86.1% |
| Theresa Darrar | $0 | $1,064 | -- |
| Frederick L. Thomas | $2,310 | $992 | -57.1% |
| Allen L. Harris Jr. | $6,306 | $988 | -84.3% |
| Steven A. Drinkard | $943 | $943 | 0% |
| Clarence H. White | $3,971 | $904 | -77.2% |
| Zane T. Torrence | $4,268 | $886 | -79.2% |
| Perry D. McCraw | $2,223 | $870 | -60.9% |
| William Lee Drinkard | $5,918 | $864 | -85.4% |
| Roger D. Franklin | $4,251 | $782 | -81.6% |
| Roy M. Wilson | $4,575 | $781 | -82.9% |
| J. R. Roach | $3,267 | $772 | -76.4% |
| Richard W. Morris | $2,002 | $705 | -64.8% |
| Bruce S. Drinkard | $2,698 | $688 | -74.5% |
| Darrell A. Carroll Jr. | $2,563 | $670 | -73.9% |
| Robin Wallace Moore | $3,005 | $660 | -78% |
| Joel D. Carnefix | $1,617 | $640 | -60.4% |
| James W. Johnson | $3,060 | $596 | -80.5% |
| Richard E. Franklin | $2,794 | $537 | -80.8% |
| Skyler Quade Shupe | $2,737 | $515 | -81.2% |
| T. S. Drinkard | $3,650 | $502 | -86.2% |
| David F. Obrien | $2,327 | $450 | -80.7% |
| John F. Marshall | $1,925 | $450 | -76.6% |
| Ida C. Doss | $2,640 | $440 | -83.3% |
| Rochelle Booker | $990 | $388 | -60.8% |
| Danny L. Morgan | $2,078 | $380 | -81.7% |
| John Douglas White | $1,573 | $371 | -76.4% |
| R. T. Megginson Jr. | $1,727 | $367 | -78.7% |
| Johnny B. Gallier | $2,134 | $350 | -83.6% |
| Philip J. Krajewski | $0 | $341 | -- |
| Alfred B. Sargent | $1,045 | $337 | -67.8% |
| Brenda F. Gowin | $302 | $302 | 0% |
| Alvin R. Evans | $2,063 | $278 | -86.5% |
| Charles E. Pearson | $256 | $256 | 0% |
| Arshag Wayne Humbles | $1,199 | $218 | -81.8% |
| Harold H. Barton Jr. | $924 | $190 | -79.4% |
| Abigail Page | $1,035 | $160 | -84.5% |
| Jerry Childress | $814 | $152 | -81.3% |
| Sharon D. Harris | $163 | $149 | -8.6% |
| John E. Humbles | $780 | $135 | -82.7% |
| Aaron M. Harris | $594 | $124 | -79.1% |
| Timothy L. Drinkard | $83 | $83 | 0% |
| Clyde Thomas Mayberry Jr. | $831 | $69 | -91.7% |
| Paul Humbles | $440 | $66 | -85% |
| Lloyd S. Forrest Jr. | $0 | $58 | -- |
| Albert Carter | $2,458 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred Sargent | $145 | $0 | -100% |
| Appomattox FFA Alumni Association | $1,233 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Cole | $1,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles L. Wilkerson | $241 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin D. Moore | $5,652 | $0 | -100% |
| James Tyler Carrico | $2,511 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonard W. Hodge | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Neubauer Farms, LLC | $4,577 | $0 | -100% |
| R. L. Cordell II | $34 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond Ernest Harris | $14,798 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Clark Lewis | $3,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert G. Meissner | $117 | $0 | -100% |
| Rochelle B. Clabough | $957 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia J. Moore | $686 | $0 | -100% |
| William A. Burke | $3,956 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,056,369 | $347,949 | -67.1% |
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