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In 2021, 151 farmers in cities within Macon County received a total of $4.3 million in 241 farm subsidies, a 41.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.3 million in 448 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 Macon County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Dairy, LLC | $838,124 | $254,346 | -69.7% |
| Charles L Hughes and Marion P Hughes | $463,028 | $232,927 | -49.7% |
| Dwight Yoder | $214,053 | $174,939 | -18.3% |
| Randy Eugene Yoder | $112,265 | $119,841 | 6.7% |
| Melton Farm, LLC | $0 | $116,777 | -- |
| W Howard Brown Farms, LLC | $170,964 | $116,027 | -32.1% |
| Matthew K. Powers | $300,181 | $111,730 | -62.8% |
| Marvin P. Yoder | $78,524 | $103,303 | 31.6% |
| Chad William Yoder | $100,252 | $97,183 | -3.1% |
| Mark S. Simmons | $114,731 | $97,165 | -15.3% |
| Andrew W. Yoder | $0 | $95,008 | -- |
| Binh Thai Nguyen | $0 | $94,810 | -- |
| Noah Douglas Yoder | $125,696 | $93,081 | -25.9% |
| Rufus Yoder Jr. | $129,692 | $91,418 | -29.5% |
| Troy Yoder | $194,119 | $91,231 | -53% |
| Marcus Overholt | $0 | $88,246 | -- |
| Gary Ernest Yoder | $142,072 | $87,456 | -38.4% |
| Cephas A. Yoder | $118,088 | $86,827 | -26.5% |
| Timothy W. Yoder | $156,199 | $85,019 | -45.6% |
| Chase Farms, Inc. | $92,698 | $84,630 | -8.7% |
| Overholt Farms, LLC | $0 | $83,433 | -- |
| Jamie Hughes | $172,820 | $79,520 | -54% |
| Howard James | $133,257 | $79,255 | -40.5% |
| Harp Farms, Inc. | $152,501 | $78,368 | -48.6% |
| Mark E. Brenneman | $108,576 | $77,410 | -28.7% |
| Jayson L. Griffin | $15,922 | $76,523 | 380.6% |
| Laban Yoder | $96,867 | $72,811 | -24.8% |
| Steven Overholt | $382,493 | $67,250 | -82.4% |
| Adam Charles Hughes | $187,759 | $66,990 | -64.3% |
| Eugene King | $77,985 | $62,104 | -20.4% |
| Olen J. Wingard | $179,288 | $59,336 | -66.9% |
| Warren B. James | $127,464 | $54,939 | -56.9% |
| Leon Brenneman | $0 | $51,417 | -- |
| Bornto Farms, Inc. | $105,719 | $48,848 | -53.8% |
| Mydung Ho | $0 | $43,766 | -- |
| Steven Ray Hershberger | $91,629 | $43,144 | -52.9% |
| Thanh V. Le | $0 | $41,667 | -- |
| Donny Swartzentruber | $98,166 | $41,303 | -57.9% |
| Jim Langston Farms, LLC | $71,039 | $40,153 | -43.5% |
| Floyd R. Yoder | $0 | $38,491 | -- |
| Nguyen Nhu Le | $0 | $37,890 | -- |
| Robert C. Gibson | $0 | $37,328 | -- |
| Michael J. McLendon | $39,112 | $33,123 | -15.3% |
| James A. Tarrer | $0 | $29,990 | -- |
| Tri H. Nguyen | $0 | $28,948 | -- |
| Edward Derrick Irby Jr. | $9,246 | $28,806 | 211.6% |
| Dean Prickett | $38,653 | $25,122 | -35% |
| Ron E. Kuhns | $43,966 | $23,983 | -45.5% |
| Brenda B. Welch | $23,394 | $20,812 | -11% |
| 3S Farms, LLC | $0 | $20,510 | -- |
| Wayne D. Griffin | $57,092 | $19,918 | -65.1% |
| Capron Farms, LLC | $20,071 | $19,790 | -1.4% |
| Nhung Thi Tuyet Tran | $0 | $18,912 | -- |
| Gary H. Slaton | $28,952 | $18,512 | -36.1% |
| Jay Griffin | $101,939 | $18,392 | -82% |
| Sarot Farm, LLC | $0 | $17,580 | -- |
| C. van Nguyen | $0 | $16,740 | -- |
| Winn Creek, LLC | $0 | $16,571 | -- |
| Morris Yoder | $0 | $16,408 | -- |
| Mustard Seed Farms, Inc. | $35,796 | $15,898 | -55.6% |
| Ham Brothers | $43,648 | $15,714 | -64% |
| Harley Yoder | $0 | $15,090 | -- |
| Irvin Yoder | $47,130 | $14,463 | -69.3% |
| Sukima Farms, LLC | $22,000 | $14,360 | -34.7% |
| Earl Jarrett Everett III | $34,706 | $13,715 | -60.5% |
| Noah W. Yoder | $16,129 | $12,889 | -20.1% |
| Stanley F. Brown | $41,251 | $12,498 | -69.7% |
| John Scott Simmons | $0 | $11,778 | -- |
| Lynmore James | $27,692 | $11,114 | -59.9% |
| David M. Rumph Jr. | $26,170 | $10,676 | -59.2% |
| Alma A. McKim | $6,097 | $10,599 | 73.8% |
| Jonathan Yoder | $0 | $9,861 | -- |
| Jibbs Vineyard, LLC | $16,619 | $9,157 | -44.9% |
| Wendell L. Swartzentruber | $23,764 | $6,667 | -71.9% |
| Lester Boys, LLLP | $6,383 | $6,383 | 0% |
| Matthias Swartzentruber | $14,220 | $6,082 | -57.2% |
| Henry Overholt Jr. | $57,834 | $6,034 | -89.6% |
| Leanna Wilder | $4,840 | $5,833 | 20.5% |
| William Yoder Jr. | $5,764 | $5,230 | -9.3% |
| Wilfred Johnson | $6,698 | $5,207 | -22.3% |
| Peter Whitt | $0 | $5,136 | -- |
| Ryan Eugene Powers | $18,458 | $5,130 | -72.2% |
| Elmer M. Yoder | $0 | $5,020 | -- |
| Donald L. Crook | $242,682 | $4,392 | -98.2% |
| Sambos Capron, LLC | $4,111 | $4,111 | 0% |
| Judson T. Allen Jr. | $4,105 | $4,105 | 0% |
| Billy Layfield | $5,264 | $4,078 | -22.5% |
| Stewart N. Newberry | $13,885 | $3,953 | -71.5% |
| Robert Austin Hires | $8,707 | $3,925 | -54.9% |
| Joshua J. Yoder | $40,703 | $3,732 | -90.8% |
| David M. Campbell | $4,871 | $3,682 | -24.4% |
| Lamar Wingard | $451 | $3,608 | 700% |
| Benjamin A. Yoder | $18,952 | $3,486 | -81.6% |
| G & H Farms | $4,076 | $3,426 | -15.9% |
| Freeman Wingard | $14,410 | $3,424 | -76.2% |
| Raymond Brenneman | $40,306 | $2,897 | -92.8% |
| Gary E. Campbell | $3,034 | $2,798 | -7.8% |
| Paul F. Thomas | $2,530 | $2,530 | 0% |
| James R. Trask | $3,645 | $2,331 | -36% |
| Charles Cannon | $10,898 | $2,291 | -79% |
| T D Whatley Farms, LLC | $2,250 | $2,250 | 0% |
| Joseph Lewis Hicks | $2,105 | $2,105 | 0% |
| Taylor D. Crook | $16,576 | $2,087 | -87.4% |
| Wayne Rohrbaugh Jr. | $10,647 | $1,969 | -81.5% |
| C. E. Grace Jr. | $1,858 | $1,858 | 0% |
| Martin Land Management, Inc. | $9,412 | $1,816 | -80.7% |
| Jonathan C. Ansley | $1,848 | $1,753 | -5.1% |
| Woodrow Hobbs Jr. | $1,735 | $1,735 | 0% |
| David Bentley | $1,727 | $1,727 | 0% |
| Daniel E. Hostetler | $9,605 | $1,505 | -84.3% |
| Kenneth C. Williams | $1,482 | $1,482 | 0% |
| Scotty J. McKenzie | $9,382 | $1,442 | -84.6% |
| R. E. Odom | $1,352 | $1,352 | 0% |
| Jana Faith Everett | $5,700 | $1,343 | -76.4% |
| Joshua T. Beckham | $1,325 | $1,325 | 0% |
| Dennis L. Jones | $1,233 | $1,233 | 0% |
| Larry Simmons | $1,214 | $1,214 | 0% |
| Charles Allen | $4,771 | $1,100 | -76.9% |
| Wayne Albritton | $1,271 | $1,051 | -17.3% |
| 224, LLC | $0 | $1,024 | -- |
| Henry Overholt Sr. | $910 | $910 | 0% |
| Jaycob Averett | $5,522 | $899 | -83.7% |
| Larry Cannon | $432 | $742 | 71.8% |
| Wilbert Lee Merrell | $2,981 | $736 | -75.3% |
| Alberta Odom | $1,470 | $735 | -50% |
| Wanda Jordan | $2,906 | $730 | -74.9% |
| Nancy A. McCarty | $713 | $713 | 0% |
| Willie Joe Daniels | $1,721 | $667 | -61.2% |
| Nickalas D Manson | $667 | $597 | -10.5% |
| Southern Pecan Orchards, LLC | $88,736 | $572 | -99.4% |
| Andy Dortch | $1,132 | $554 | -51.1% |
| Buck Creek Farms, LLC | $0 | $492 | -- |
| Thomas T. Turner | $18,888 | $421 | -97.8% |
| Hubert S West SR | $1,821 | $415 | -77.2% |
| Robert R. Willcox | $2,763 | $390 | -85.9% |
| Marion Frank Shedd Jr. | $1,628 | $367 | -77.5% |
| Marilyn Griffin | $344 | $344 | 0% |
| Holly Lynn Owen | $1,279 | $328 | -74.4% |
| Carlton Tookes | $621 | $304 | -51% |
| James F. Dennis | $0 | $280 | -- |
| Tabitha C. Herring | $285 | $269 | -5.6% |
| Curtis T. Callier | $285 | $269 | -5.6% |
| Pamela J. Callier | $285 | $269 | -5.6% |
| Tommy Albritton | $463 | $264 | -43% |
| Franchelle M Arnold | $317 | $209 | -34.1% |
| Thomas Franklin Williams | $732 | $209 | -71.4% |
| Ted J. Robinson | $151 | $198 | 31.1% |
| Thomas M. Wood | $382 | $136 | -64.4% |
| Mary A. Hughes | $302 | $134 | -55.6% |
| Michael L. Coody | $173 | $63 | -63.6% |
| James Lavon Yoder | $37,530 | $40 | -99.9% |
| Charles Respress | $4,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald L Crook Farms, LLC | $36,305 | $0 | -100% |
| James Lindsey | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelley H. Turner | $4,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Eugene Ham | $17,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Thompson's Stately Acres, LLC | $2,597 | $0 | -100% |
| Toby Lewis | $154 | $0 | -100% |
| Amos Whitehead | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Floyd Yoder | $12,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Haugabook | $1,283 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. McKim | $29,295 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest Yoder | $70,217 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Jordan Jr. | $600 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan Farms | $6,471 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence Rogers | $2,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucretia Henderson | $236 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Wayne Yoder | $40,857 | $0 | -100% |
| Reed Everett | $456 | $0 | -100% |
| Sidney Lanier Farms, LLC | $120,830 | $0 | -100% |
| William T. Ham | $9,216 | $0 | -100% |
| Coogle Farms, Inc. | $4,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnathan Blake Simmons | $270 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel L. Hall | $5,064 | $0 | -100% |
| Triple L Farms | $122,200 | $0 | -100% |
| William Gary Greene | $1,126 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,345,765 | $4,315,957 | -41.2% |
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