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In 2021, 124 farmers in cities within Greenville County received a total of $374,556 in 179 farm subsidies, a 38.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $608,951 in 320 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Stoner | $0 | $62,884 | -- |
| Smith & Sons Citrus, LLC | $0 | $39,173 | -- |
| Smith & Sons Citrus PTR | $0 | $27,206 | -- |
| Fred Cody Ledford | $2,541 | $16,344 | 543.2% |
| Earlville Enterprises, Inc. | $22,067 | $13,342 | -39.5% |
| Palmetto Farms, Inc. | $46,811 | $12,547 | -73.2% |
| Louise E Uehling Living Trust | $10,249 | $10,735 | 4.7% |
| Kappel Holdings, LLC | $12,508 | $10,070 | -19.5% |
| Michael Todd Scott | $0 | $8,832 | -- |
| Robin T. Ernst | $26,893 | $8,490 | -68.4% |
| Jimmy Charles Sibley Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $8,338 | -- |
| Captain's Watch, LLC | $0 | $8,157 | -- |
| Ansel Allen Kellett Jr. | $1,045 | $5,924 | 466.9% |
| Daniel C. Klaiber | $8,801 | $5,050 | -42.6% |
| Susan B. Brandt | $2,069 | $4,707 | 127.5% |
| Anne Read | $9,825 | $4,515 | -54% |
| William W Schnittker Liv Trust | $2,385 | $4,430 | 85.7% |
| Knight Properties of Greenville Company, LLC | $0 | $4,320 | -- |
| Ronald David Launius Trust | $3,237 | $4,258 | 31.5% |
| Richard Dean Launius Trust | $3,237 | $4,258 | 31.5% |
| Hopkins Family Trust | $0 | $4,054 | -- |
| Craig Banks | $11,607 | $3,879 | -66.6% |
| PJSC Enterprises, LLC | $7,665 | $3,841 | -49.9% |
| Harold T. Phillips | $3,724 | $3,724 | 0% |
| Turner Farm Services, Inc. | $35,188 | $3,649 | -89.6% |
| Hilton Resources, LLC | $1,395 | $3,648 | 161.5% |
| Martin Keith Worrell | $0 | $3,614 | -- |
| Patricia S Shufeldt - Patricia S Shufeldt Rev Trust | $7,955 | $3,599 | -54.8% |
| Ella Louise Maple | $5,529 | $3,282 | -40.6% |
| Britt Mason McAbee | $23,260 | $3,209 | -86.2% |
| David Goodwin | $7,436 | $3,133 | -57.9% |
| Elizabeth B. Gray | $2,979 | $3,107 | 4.3% |
| Randy P. Boes | $7,683 | $3,105 | -59.6% |
| Elizabeth Curell Walt | $2,832 | $2,832 | 0% |
| Martha Susan Sinclair | $2,735 | $2,735 | 0% |
| Gwendolynn W Barrett of Sub a of Gwendolynn H Barrett Rev Trustee | $326 | $2,412 | 639.9% |
| Mary Anne Koehler | $5,860 | $2,365 | -59.6% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $1,886 | -- |
| Daryl R. Collins | $1,793 | $1,793 | 0% |
| Harry Duane Johnson | $10,678 | $1,719 | -83.9% |
| George F. Hunter | $1,715 | $1,715 | 0% |
| Robert Doppelheuer | $15,826 | $1,597 | -89.9% |
| Matthew Franklin Lindsey | $0 | $1,569 | -- |
| Leonard Lawson | $3,804 | $1,472 | -61.3% |
| Baillie Associates | $953 | $1,385 | 45.3% |
| Gregory S. Friesen | $0 | $1,329 | -- |
| Melba P. Huggins | $1,281 | $1,322 | 3.2% |
| Diane S Bohlander Revocable Trust | $2,364 | $1,302 | -44.9% |
| Cordell Porter | $1,301 | $1,301 | 0% |
| Thomas Evans Kornfeld | $1,263 | $1,263 | 0% |
| Lisa Haupt | $2,656 | $1,166 | -56.1% |
| Bagnal Family Farms, LLC | $451 | $1,164 | 158.1% |
| Jeffrey B. Montjoy | $4,257 | $1,150 | -73% |
| Richard S. Matthews | $2,193 | $1,104 | -49.7% |
| Cecil Parks | $0 | $1,070 | -- |
| Thomas Satterfield | $12,053 | $1,010 | -91.6% |
| Chesna James | $1,016 | $989 | -2.7% |
| Arevia Schelle | $988 | $988 | 0% |
| Scott P Clemetsen | $984 | $984 | 0% |
| Sheila Frederick | $2,697 | $980 | -63.7% |
| James W. Brown | $47,553 | $934 | -98% |
| Carole Chappell Austin | $883 | $883 | 0% |
| David A. Deese | $860 | $860 | 0% |
| Thomas A. Powers | $2,270 | $820 | -63.9% |
| Francis G. Mattas | $1,886 | $798 | -57.7% |
| Dupre Reynolds Properties, LLC | $2,238 | $796 | -64.4% |
| Leslie Barnlund | $3,900 | $777 | -80.1% |
| Clyde H. Brooks | $0 | $770 | -- |
| Robert D. Mohr | $2,934 | $691 | -76.4% |
| Nanci J Istock | $647 | $647 | 0% |
| Stan C. McLerran | $1,311 | $633 | -51.7% |
| Mike Aiken | $3,911 | $585 | -85% |
| Eugene Breazeale Roe | $1,045 | $571 | -45.4% |
| Carol Moore | $1,025 | $547 | -46.6% |
| Eugenia H Remoll | $0 | $547 | -- |
| Cyrena Greek Anderson | $1,544 | $532 | -65.5% |
| Donna Howard | $524 | $524 | 0% |
| Grady Cooley | $138 | $517 | 274.6% |
| Donna Sloan Southerlin | $4,266 | $514 | -88% |
| Stephen H. Davis | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Joel Hanks | $322 | $486 | 50.9% |
| Blackwell Farms, LLC | $4,279 | $480 | -88.8% |
| Geo Huber | $413 | $465 | 12.6% |
| Michael L. Brown | $1,735 | $451 | -74% |
| Mary C Barnlund | $0 | $449 | -- |
| Raymond Sligh | $3,701 | $443 | -88% |
| James Daniel Walker | $2,745 | $442 | -83.9% |
| Ronald G. Sharbono | $426 | $436 | 2.3% |
| Valerie B Hollinger Clarks Hill | $3,879 | $431 | -88.9% |
| Rolling Hill Ranch, LLC | $1,064 | $431 | -59.5% |
| Lavonda Oswald | $4,973 | $420 | -91.6% |
| James A. Scott III | $1,297 | $409 | -68.5% |
| Mark Benjamin Johnson | $339 | $399 | 17.7% |
| James F. Gilreath Jr. | $2,838 | $384 | -86.5% |
| James Luther Daniel | $350 | $350 | 0% |
| Dolores M. Schornick | $586 | $304 | -48.1% |
| Mary M. Moses | $0 | $301 | -- |
| James Benson Page | $382 | $282 | -26.2% |
| Brian D. Smith | $1,916 | $278 | -85.5% |
| Juan Williams | $4,200 | $263 | -93.7% |
| Dean Krichbaum | $0 | $255 | -- |
| Terry Leonard | $229 | $229 | 0% |
| Gary Bond | $438 | $214 | -51.1% |
| Judith L. Bush | $656 | $209 | -68.1% |
| Teresa E. Hall | $411 | $199 | -51.6% |
| Stan Simpson | $445 | $193 | -56.6% |
| Larry D. Wilch | $885 | $187 | -78.9% |
| Thomas J. Milam Jr. | $1,450 | $172 | -88.1% |
| Susan M. Skipwith | $677 | $171 | -74.7% |
| Calvin Milam | $1,537 | $155 | -89.9% |
| James Leslie Teague | $468 | $153 | -67.3% |
| Rhonda Sue Serandos | $464 | $151 | -67.5% |
| Michael P. Koch | $514 | $135 | -73.7% |
| Carl H. Garner | $449 | $112 | -75.1% |
| Virginia Taylor Beard | $104 | $111 | 6.7% |
| Betty H. Teague | $310 | $103 | -66.8% |
| Barnett Acres, LLC | $166 | $86 | -48.2% |
| Robert S. Woosley | $283 | $85 | -70% |
| Tandy Cleveland Gosnell III | $165 | $80 | -51.5% |
| Pam B. Boehme | $250 | $78 | -68.8% |
| Stephen N. Bowden | $45 | $45 | 0% |
| Sharon Elizabeth Corbin | $22 | $30 | 36.4% |
| Larry D. Wilch | $0 | $15 | -- |
| Christopher Todd Segrest | $56 | $12 | -78.6% |
| Barbara A. Mock | $2,159 | $0 | -100% |
| Baucum Properties, LLC | $3,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty S. Sutton | $2,747 | $0 | -100% |
| Calhoun Creek Farms | $9,801 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Durham | $343 | $0 | -100% |
| Carrie L. Hancock | $51 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Martin Alexander | $409 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher G. Carsten III | $406 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Eric Harwood | $211 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $45,544 | $0 | -100% |
| J. S. Bagnal III | $712 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce Fankhauser | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| Knight Properties of Greenville C | $2,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Marion Rentz | $1,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary L Swanson Land Trust | $924 | $0 | -100% |
| Mystic Farm, Inc. | $5,009 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy R. Reynolds | $151 | $0 | -100% |
| Robese Partnership | $648 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Murphy | $2,364 | $0 | -100% |
| Upstate Greens, LLC | $19,776 | $0 | -100% |
| Ansel A. Kellett Jr. | $1,188 | $0 | -100% |
| April Clinton | $1,113 | $0 | -100% |
| Uw William Bouknight B. H. Tr | $461 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby L. Sullivan | $1,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas C. Elliott | $1,603 | $0 | -100% |
| Drane Family Partnership, Ltd. | $2,213 | $0 | -100% |
| Flynn LA Junta Farm Partnership, LLP | $1,004 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Clinton | $1,113 | $0 | -100% |
| J. E. Armbruster | $1,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Sibley | $8,336 | $0 | -100% |
| Clifford D. Livingston | $53 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene B. Roe | $3,209 | $0 | -100% |
| Glassy Mountain View Farms, LLC | $662 | $0 | -100% |
| Heather Blackmon Collins | $6,049 | $0 | -100% |
| Calico Vineyard, LLC | $4,957 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua Wade Smith | $4,920 | $0 | -100% |
| Nature's Peace Garden, LLC | $126 | $0 | -100% |
| Rolling Hill Ranch, LLC | $2,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $608,951 | $374,556 | -38.5% |
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