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In 2021, 85 farmers in cities within Habersham County received a total of $803,803 in 96 farm subsidies, a 13.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $930,567 in 213 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollitt Ventures, Inc. | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Tim Armour Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Sarah J. Cross | $0 | $50,206 | -- |
| Anthony Shore | $6,060 | $45,126 | 644.7% |
| Charles Edward Ansley II | $0 | $43,713 | -- |
| Casey Coffee | $0 | $37,776 | -- |
| Morris Frady Farms, Inc. | $0 | $36,264 | -- |
| LL Herrin Family Farm, LLLP | $0 | $33,399 | -- |
| Gene Smith | $0 | $21,974 | -- |
| Ankony Land, LLC | $133,225 | $21,750 | -83.7% |
| Larry J. Lovell | $49,197 | $13,643 | -72.3% |
| Joyce Loudermilk | $0 | $13,121 | -- |
| Garvice Thomas | $0 | $12,760 | -- |
| Tommy H. Eller | $0 | $12,738 | -- |
| Jerry Ivester | $0 | $11,718 | -- |
| Drew Lovell | $71,229 | $11,711 | -83.6% |
| Steven Williamson | $0 | $10,285 | -- |
| Lois Wood | $10,452 | $8,948 | -14.4% |
| Phillip Yarber | $0 | $8,841 | -- |
| France Gosnell | $0 | $7,700 | -- |
| David Earl Herrin | $4,257 | $5,250 | 23.3% |
| Dwight H. Mercer | $0 | $4,929 | -- |
| Eric L. Nations | $94,174 | $4,864 | -94.8% |
| John E. Loggins | $0 | $4,322 | -- |
| Matthew M Jones Estate | $39,921 | $4,172 | -89.5% |
| Mark H. Alley | $23,139 | $3,916 | -83.1% |
| Kenneth Stacy Berry | $9,834 | $3,836 | -61% |
| Stan Wilbanks Jr. | $13,911 | $3,312 | -76.2% |
| Velma L. Reiss | $6,871 | $3,301 | -52% |
| Johnathan McClain | $19,153 | $3,194 | -83.3% |
| Phillip Darryl Roberts | $14,515 | $3,157 | -78.3% |
| Brooks Sullards | $4,295 | $2,817 | -34.4% |
| Jeff L. Herrin | $10,351 | $2,622 | -74.7% |
| Bruce Colston | $10,407 | $2,443 | -76.5% |
| Tench Farms, LLC | $14,671 | $2,415 | -83.5% |
| Herbert E. Owen | $9,516 | $2,412 | -74.7% |
| Chet D. Barrett | $12,056 | $2,150 | -82.2% |
| Larry W. Ivester | $12,027 | $1,672 | -86.1% |
| Henry Darryl Harrison | $7,180 | $1,615 | -77.5% |
| Johnny O. Loudermilk | $6,651 | $1,606 | -75.9% |
| Garnett R. Hulsey Sr. | $8,864 | $1,501 | -83.1% |
| Danny Card | $11,802 | $1,401 | -88.1% |
| Jerry Elrod | $11,245 | $1,375 | -87.8% |
| Matthew T. Anderson | $23,421 | $1,336 | -94.3% |
| Tim L. Armour | $10,852 | $1,324 | -87.8% |
| Gilbert Barrett | $11,153 | $1,288 | -88.5% |
| Milton Martin Jr. | $5,962 | $1,254 | -79% |
| Lloyd Bruce McAllister | $11,860 | $1,197 | -89.9% |
| Randall G. Adams | $4,477 | $1,193 | -73.4% |
| Terrell G. Franklin | $9,098 | $1,188 | -86.9% |
| Clayton H. Williams | $5,889 | $1,157 | -80.4% |
| Jerry Dill | $5,863 | $1,146 | -80.5% |
| Anita B. Welborn | $0 | $1,110 | -- |
| Donna Knoeber Pointelin | $2,679 | $1,093 | -59.2% |
| Tommy Trotter | $10,454 | $1,078 | -89.7% |
| John F. Hanington | $1,860 | $1,055 | -43.3% |
| Kim Eugene Mize | $7,492 | $995 | -86.7% |
| Roy E. Kastner | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Suzanne Myers | $0 | $896 | -- |
| Wilford Leasure-Wilford E Leasure Trust | $2,746 | $859 | -68.7% |
| Winston S. Southerland | $5,703 | $746 | -86.9% |
| Shirlene Haslett | $2,308 | $738 | -68% |
| Dennis Groves | $3,201 | $712 | -77.8% |
| Ervin Cantrell | $3,854 | $690 | -82.1% |
| Billy Sellers | $4,378 | $673 | -84.6% |
| David Sparky Daniel | $4,053 | $665 | -83.6% |
| Bradford Parker Sr. | $5,884 | $661 | -88.8% |
| Annie Murphy | $0 | $634 | -- |
| Jimmie Mullinax | $3,516 | $582 | -83.4% |
| Andrew P. Jones | $2,728 | $535 | -80.4% |
| Steven Loudermilk | $2,658 | $524 | -80.3% |
| Benny London | $1,687 | $477 | -71.7% |
| Herman Carlan | $1,617 | $447 | -72.4% |
| Whitney Smith | $1,409 | $431 | -69.4% |
| David G. Ramey | $3,469 | $415 | -88% |
| Kale Mize | $2,063 | $362 | -82.5% |
| Chris Jones | $1,937 | $356 | -81.6% |
| Wilburn Anthony Lawrence | $2,116 | $345 | -83.7% |
| Richard Armour | $2,228 | $345 | -84.5% |
| David Strange | $2,010 | $328 | -83.7% |
| Brian Davis | $2,744 | $308 | -88.8% |
| Wayne Short | $1,329 | $259 | -80.5% |
| Larry R. Banks | $935 | $253 | -72.9% |
| Fallen Oak Farmstead, LLC | $759 | $181 | -76.2% |
| Carolyn S. Gaik | $499 | $147 | -70.5% |
| Anthony Joseph Russo | $1,371 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben Free | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl E. Webb | $2,878 | $0 | -100% |
| Chip Brooks | $896 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin Y. Pruitt | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest Edward Taylor | $262 | $0 | -100% |
| Hollywood Cattle Company, LLC | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernie Garrett | $973 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie R. Mathis | $116,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelli Hulsey | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Joanne K. Hires | $1,682 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin P. Roberts | $4,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Forrest J. Connelly | $992 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Terrell Franklin | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| John Jacob Loudermilk | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Lee Wright | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $930,567 | $803,803 | -13.6% |
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