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In 2021, 279 farmers in cities within Florence County received a total of $6.3 million in 597 farm subsidies, a 62.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $16.7 million in 949 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 Florence County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor One Aca | $9,056,369 | $3,061,276 | -66.2% |
| Patrick E. Burch | $104,776 | $203,243 | 94% |
| GF Farms, LLC | $295,495 | $172,111 | -41.8% |
| David Watts E. Farms III | $536,112 | $134,953 | -74.8% |
| Triple P Farms | $256,798 | $110,811 | -56.8% |
| Bartley Ray Poston | $279,467 | $109,745 | -60.7% |
| James L. McCutcheon | $111,549 | $102,836 | -7.8% |
| Edward A. McCutcheon | $92,918 | $93,955 | 1.1% |
| Daniel P. Gause | $191,691 | $90,021 | -53% |
| M E White Farms, LLC | $276,216 | $68,578 | -75.2% |
| Ward Family Farms, LLC | $194,918 | $64,544 | -66.9% |
| Norwood Floyd Farms, LLC | $189,858 | $64,354 | -66.1% |
| Cane Branch Turf Farms, LLC | $11,521 | $62,730 | 444.5% |
| F. B. Farms | $163,851 | $57,561 | -64.9% |
| H & H Construction & Storm Services, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Lake Swamp Land & Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| JBC Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Marion J. Turner | $56,933 | $52,794 | -7.3% |
| DRY Creek Farms, Inc. | $109,529 | $51,809 | -52.7% |
| Troy Joseph Lillee Trucking, LLC | $0 | $47,441 | -- |
| Eaddy Farms, LLC | $0 | $47,210 | -- |
| Willard Dorriety Jr. | $266,964 | $46,466 | -82.6% |
| Don Barry Baxley Sr. | $95,421 | $45,687 | -52.1% |
| Don Barry Baxley Jr. | $96,372 | $45,652 | -52.6% |
| Kelley Farms Partnership | $215,651 | $45,176 | -79.1% |
| David L. Hanna | $71,246 | $44,110 | -38.1% |
| James Eric Mills | $1,781 | $43,242 | 2,328% |
| Chris Springs | $123,340 | $41,331 | -66.5% |
| Dean McKenzie | $99,778 | $40,376 | -59.5% |
| Poindexter Timber Company, Inc. | $0 | $35,407 | -- |
| Kinsey Jones | $67,805 | $35,246 | -48% |
| Beard Farms, LLC | $101,778 | $33,822 | -66.8% |
| Andrew T. Rodgers Jr. | $35,347 | $33,652 | -4.8% |
| R O B Y Farms, Inc. | $6,921 | $31,788 | 359.3% |
| David Farmer | $41,237 | $31,215 | -24.3% |
| Dusty Williams | $38,385 | $30,987 | -19.3% |
| RBT Farms, LLC | $51,304 | $28,236 | -45% |
| Sybil B. Matthews | $207,396 | $28,111 | -86.4% |
| Taylor Stone | $48,069 | $27,173 | -43.5% |
| Dennis Matthews Sr. | $9,061 | $25,305 | 179.3% |
| Terry V. Poston | $81,814 | $23,728 | -71% |
| Clayton Z. Poston | $77,206 | $23,727 | -69.3% |
| Ty Woodard | $86,354 | $23,514 | -72.8% |
| Mack Arthur Beard III | $36,216 | $20,137 | -44.4% |
| Pee Dee Farms of Johnsonville, LLC | $37,899 | $19,513 | -48.5% |
| Tommy Poston | $37,177 | $17,967 | -51.7% |
| Burch Farms, LLC | $0 | $17,914 | -- |
| Jimmy D. Poston | $35,997 | $17,823 | -50.5% |
| James H. Moore IV | $30,431 | $17,687 | -41.9% |
| Larry C. Moore | $11,472 | $16,918 | 47.5% |
| Lawrence Steve Godwin | $8,420 | $16,388 | 94.6% |
| James H. Moore III | $31,058 | $15,429 | -50.3% |
| George Harrington | $53,862 | $15,291 | -71.6% |
| Hunter M. Welch | $11,116 | $15,164 | 36.4% |
| Stanley C. McKenzie | $0 | $14,938 | -- |
| Micah Nettles | $20,539 | $14,639 | -28.7% |
| Mattie Ann Poston | $27,284 | $14,526 | -46.8% |
| Timothy W. Norris | $44,086 | $14,446 | -67.2% |
| Michael R. Sykes | $33,401 | $13,481 | -59.6% |
| Davol Lavan Davis | $12,909 | $13,427 | 4% |
| Justin R. Johnson | $45,949 | $13,115 | -71.5% |
| Danna B. Collins | $12,196 | $12,956 | 6.2% |
| DS Farms, LLC | $30,694 | $12,157 | -60.4% |
| John Wallace Thomas | $7,029 | $11,986 | 70.5% |
| Scott Hoffmeyer | $40,609 | $11,730 | -71.1% |
| John L. Floyd | $25,959 | $11,648 | -55.1% |
| John E. Sims | $2,053 | $11,403 | 455.4% |
| Bank&T Farms, LLC | $32,892 | $10,396 | -68.4% |
| Daniel T. Miller | $33,402 | $10,308 | -69.1% |
| Frank T Boysia | $11,938 | $10,282 | -13.9% |
| Richard L. Ham | $34,496 | $9,434 | -72.7% |
| Gary A. Howard | $30,121 | $9,249 | -69.3% |
| Mark Severance | $22,229 | $9,117 | -59% |
| Laverne Bazen | $21,639 | $8,943 | -58.7% |
| Harry Brown Sr. | $27,029 | $8,840 | -67.3% |
| Jimmy McGee | $25,086 | $8,571 | -65.8% |
| Robert Burgess | $12,680 | $8,144 | -35.8% |
| Kenneth J. Hodges | $9,322 | $8,129 | -12.8% |
| Kenneth J. Hodges Jr. | $6,446 | $8,129 | 26.1% |
| Jimmie Phillips | $19,425 | $8,030 | -58.7% |
| Bryan M Pigate | $15,863 | $7,922 | -50.1% |
| Reid Singletary | $18,098 | $7,586 | -58.1% |
| Mack a Beard & Son | $40,087 | $7,558 | -81.1% |
| Jena K. Hanna | $14,852 | $7,387 | -50.3% |
| David Truluck | $29,437 | $7,300 | -75.2% |
| Clay D Burroughs Farms, LLC | $32,921 | $7,177 | -78.2% |
| Jerry W. McElveen | $19,643 | $6,993 | -64.4% |
| Troy Z. Hanna | $24,130 | $6,917 | -71.3% |
| Barrineau Brothers Farms | $15,149 | $6,226 | -58.9% |
| Johnny Keels McElveen | $25,724 | $6,176 | -76% |
| Joe Brice Williamson Jr. | $24,895 | $6,090 | -75.5% |
| Roger D. Poston | $62,560 | $6,081 | -90.3% |
| Barnes Properties, LLC | $4,561 | $6,018 | 31.9% |
| B3 Floyd Farms, LLC | $0 | $5,763 | -- |
| The Citizens Bank | $0 | $5,626 | -- |
| J a M Enterprises, Inc. | $6,669 | $5,586 | -16.2% |
| Robbie L. Springs | $7,370 | $5,454 | -26% |
| Tyson Springs | $7,354 | $5,176 | -29.6% |
| Edward L. Parnell Jr. | $18,677 | $4,555 | -75.6% |
| Land-Tec USA, LLC | $0 | $4,507 | -- |
| van Dowling | $12,607 | $4,384 | -65.2% |
| Conner Wade Poston | $3,139 | $4,311 | 37.3% |
| Barry A. Bazen | $10,492 | $4,305 | -59% |
| Elwood Spring | $18,205 | $4,145 | -77.2% |
| Jay Poston | $1,914 | $3,787 | 97.9% |
| Ira S. Rainwater III | $4,379 | $3,739 | -14.6% |
| Darren M. Thornhill | $0 | $3,710 | -- |
| Steve A. Stone | $2,541 | $3,517 | 38.4% |
| Thomas Bryant Huggins | $5,975 | $3,263 | -45.4% |
| Tyler Alexander Dowling | $7,434 | $3,121 | -58% |
| Bobby Ray Floyd III | $5,040 | $2,995 | -40.6% |
| John P. Ross | $8,416 | $2,926 | -65.2% |
| Grant Lyerly | $5,406 | $2,911 | -46.2% |
| Joe Eldridge Pressley Jr. | $8,808 | $2,894 | -67.1% |
| Andrew Scott Stone | $13,849 | $2,732 | -80.3% |
| Elgiva Wilhoit | $2,698 | $2,698 | 0% |
| Thelbert A. Cooper | $0 | $2,652 | -- |
| Roscher Stuckey | $2,157 | $2,636 | 22.2% |
| Palmer Moore | $2,618 | $2,607 | -0.4% |
| Robert Ben Fitch | $5,137 | $2,600 | -49.4% |
| William J Dobinski | $2,818 | $2,590 | -8.1% |
| William E. Freeman | $10,695 | $2,556 | -76.1% |
| Larry L. Springs | $10,912 | $2,473 | -77.3% |
| Richard Lee Vanvlake II | $4,620 | $2,426 | -47.5% |
| Lawrence Drew Godwin | $6,363 | $2,405 | -62.2% |
| Ray Stuckey Jr. | $2,904 | $2,244 | -22.7% |
| Meredith D. Sims | $0 | $2,217 | -- |
| Carroll M. Spring | $22 | $2,206 | 9,927.3% |
| Russell J. Miles | $6,785 | $2,200 | -67.6% |
| Terry Wayne Bishop | $7,296 | $2,053 | -71.9% |
| Vasker C Bartell JR | $2,016 | $2,016 | 0% |
| Elizabeth F. Evans | $1,998 | $1,998 | 0% |
| Patrick T. Matthews | $16,488 | $1,985 | -88% |
| Warren E. Coker | $6,843 | $1,936 | -71.7% |
| Martha L. Tanner | $1,927 | $1,927 | 0% |
| Andelaw, LLC | $1,912 | $1,912 | 0% |
| Charles F. Brigman | $3,053 | $1,892 | -38% |
| Earle Guy Boller Jr. | $1,353 | $1,862 | 37.6% |
| John S. Harrell | $2,105 | $1,846 | -12.3% |
| W. J. Calcutt | $9,541 | $1,833 | -80.8% |
| Theodore W. Bishop | $6,721 | $1,822 | -72.9% |
| Gwyndale, Inc. | $1,781 | $1,781 | 0% |
| John G. Snowden | $1,948 | $1,734 | -11% |
| Iris D. Hanna | $1,902 | $1,653 | -13.1% |
| Earle Guy Boller | $1,122 | $1,631 | 45.4% |
| Gail Blunk-Living Trust Dated 09/29/13 | $1,597 | $1,597 | 0% |
| Cindi Knight | $31,090 | $1,583 | -94.9% |
| Rufus Walt Gaskins | $4,878 | $1,579 | -67.6% |
| Dale Draper | $1,709 | $1,574 | -7.9% |
| Wayne J. Floyd | $4,053 | $1,567 | -61.3% |
| Aaron S. Godwin II | $11,127 | $1,546 | -86.1% |
| Larry Davis Lee | $2,893 | $1,545 | -46.6% |
| Cotton Creek Farm, LLC | $9,269 | $1,544 | -83.3% |
| Mcelveen Farms, LLC | $958 | $1,530 | 59.7% |
| Philip C. Kiker | $2,095 | $1,525 | -27.2% |
| Stephen E. Eaddy | $1,468 | $1,468 | 0% |
| Peter K. Sterling | $6,118 | $1,428 | -76.7% |
| David R. Creel | $1,385 | $1,407 | 1.6% |
| Jason F. Pierce | $9,516 | $1,386 | -85.4% |
| Larue E. Coker | $6,220 | $1,349 | -78.3% |
| Chris S. Duffee | $6,104 | $1,336 | -78.1% |
| Marie Lee | $981 | $1,308 | 33.3% |
| Warren D. Matthews | $1,944 | $1,237 | -36.4% |
| Donald M. Boice | $8,588 | $1,237 | -85.6% |
| Cliff Barron | $3,546 | $1,230 | -65.3% |
| Fred Landon Coker | $7,602 | $1,230 | -83.8% |
| Kevin C. Greenwood | $3,554 | $1,184 | -66.7% |
| Roger Stuckey | $3,589 | $1,142 | -68.2% |
| John M. Prosser Jr. | $0 | $1,139 | -- |
| Mark E. Daniels | $2,670 | $1,134 | -57.5% |
| Kent Coker | $2,781 | $1,116 | -59.9% |
| Snow R. Donmoyer | $872 | $1,103 | 26.5% |
| Stephen Edwin Nexsen | $0 | $1,092 | -- |
| Jane M. Pierce | $1,092 | $1,092 | 0% |
| James Larry Cockfield | $0 | $1,083 | -- |
| James G. Stewart | $1,051 | $1,051 | 0% |
| Joe O. Myers | $1,040 | $1,040 | 0% |
| Alexander C. Springs | $4,675 | $1,012 | -78.4% |
| Brandon F. Floyd | $753 | $1,001 | 32.9% |
| Susan Bishop | $86 | $984 | 1,044.2% |
| Margaret W. Lee | $983 | $983 | 0% |
| W Cain Farms, LLC | $13,734 | $982 | -92.8% |
| Bobby J. Matthews | $3,927 | $975 | -75.2% |
| Carroll T. Harrelson | $952 | $952 | 0% |
| Sara D. Sims | $928 | $928 | 0% |
| Davis F. Chandler Jr. | $1,919 | $925 | -51.8% |
| Nettie S. Welch | $925 | $925 | 0% |
| Allana C. Prosser | $0 | $873 | -- |
| Margaret G. Morgan | $858 | $858 | 0% |
| Kenneth L. Kirby | $2,713 | $839 | -69.1% |
| Thomas E. Gasque | $769 | $818 | 6.4% |
| Dona W. Fowler | $813 | $813 | 0% |
| Paul Lowe | $1,000 | $808 | -19.2% |
| Dale R. McKenzie | $3,034 | $795 | -73.8% |
| Furman Brown | $1,892 | $765 | -59.6% |
| Carolyn L. Gregg | $759 | $759 | 0% |
| Fred A. Ham | $2,706 | $745 | -72.5% |
| Phillip D. Reynolds Sr. | $0 | $702 | -- |
| Weston Oneal Thigpen | $1,790 | $676 | -62.2% |
| Melvin Lewis | $1,500 | $668 | -55.5% |
| Willis N. Hill | $663 | $663 | 0% |
| Richard W. Jeffords | $659 | $659 | 0% |
| Luther R. Tanner Sr. | $0 | $652 | -- |
| Harvey Russell Campbell Jr. | $585 | $648 | 10.8% |
| Robert A. Dubose | $1,536 | $642 | -58.2% |
| Jack Harris | $640 | $640 | 0% |
| Jimmy D. Graham | $635 | $635 | 0% |
| Samuel W. Tuten | $631 | $631 | 0% |
| John D. Coleman III | $4,590 | $622 | -86.4% |
| Beth Collins Ham | $0 | $611 | -- |
| Calvin Davis | $770 | $585 | -24% |
| Joshua David Poston | $1,060 | $564 | -46.8% |
| Clifford Tommy Poston | $1,060 | $564 | -46.8% |
| Carlos B. Parker | $816 | $559 | -31.5% |
| Thomas J. Morris | $555 | $555 | 0% |
| Rebecca P. Lawrimore | $518 | $543 | 4.8% |
| J. B. Lovett | $543 | $543 | 0% |
| Lee R. Perry Jr. | $523 | $523 | 0% |
| Waymon D. Edwards | $3,187 | $523 | -83.6% |
| Rosalind McClam | $268 | $500 | 86.6% |
| Susan Jones | $986 | $498 | -49.5% |
| Reid L. Hanna | $2,615 | $482 | -81.6% |
| Thomas D. Turner | $480 | $480 | 0% |
| John L. Ham Jr. | $1,602 | $456 | -71.5% |
| Chad Hendricks Hancock | $336 | $448 | 33.3% |
| John L. Miles | $896 | $434 | -51.6% |
| Smith Fork Farms, LLP | $427 | $427 | 0% |
| Larry W Rogers Estate | $0 | $418 | -- |
| Stephen A. Blackmon | $377 | $377 | 0% |
| William P. Wall | $4,944 | $375 | -92.4% |
| Murray Nesmith Jr. | $627 | $374 | -40.4% |
| Janis T. Matthews | $3,234 | $372 | -88.5% |
| Cheryl K. Welch | $475 | $355 | -25.3% |
| Clarence Brown | $594 | $348 | -41.4% |
| John Richard Lynch | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Peggy J. Spring | $321 | $321 | 0% |
| Barbara A. Johnson | $633 | $310 | -51% |
| Crosby Farms, LLC | $936 | $288 | -69.2% |
| Painkiller Farms, LLC | $282 | $282 | 0% |
| Angela S. Cooper | $267 | $267 | 0% |
| Kay S. Kelley | $265 | $265 | 0% |
| Johnny E. Lee | $1,620 | $262 | -83.8% |
| Truman W. Edwards Sr. | $761 | $248 | -67.4% |
| John R. Howard | $0 | $240 | -- |
| Daryl Bayne Hayes | $202 | $205 | 1.5% |
| Tommy N Cholkas | $173 | $173 | 0% |
| Danny Ray Altman | $7,259 | $170 | -97.7% |
| James Edward Tolson | $213 | $163 | -23.5% |
| Iris C. Gibson | $159 | $159 | 0% |
| Jeanette Welch | $159 | $159 | 0% |
| Kay W. Floyd | $159 | $159 | 0% |
| Arborone, Aca | $0 | $156 | -- |
| Jonathan Chandler | $151 | $151 | 0% |
| Eugene C. Causey | $261 | $149 | -42.9% |
| Jonathon D. Scribner | $163 | $138 | -15.3% |
| Arbor One | $0 | $133 | -- |
| Ernest Gibbs | $2,927 | $120 | -95.9% |
| Tonia H. Caulder | $0 | $113 | -- |
| Alice Marie Draper | $0 | $110 | -- |
| Alex C. Hancock | $2,118 | $104 | -95.1% |
| Darol a Kirby JR | $13,365 | $101 | -99.2% |
| Jason C. Driggers | $2,123 | $97 | -95.4% |
| Gerald Herbert | $7,514 | $95 | -98.7% |
| Robert F. Gaskins | $1,142 | $88 | -92.3% |
| Aaron Lee | $2,386 | $83 | -96.5% |
| Linda W. Richardson | $83 | $83 | 0% |
| Barbara N. Hewitt | $0 | $78 | -- |
| Leo Barrett Hanna | $264 | $76 | -71.2% |
| Clifton Welch | $54 | $67 | 24.1% |
| Patrick A. Watson | $6,319 | $62 | -99% |
| Cynthia H. Moody | $0 | $60 | -- |
| Herman Frederick Baatz | $0 | $59 | -- |
| Mary Nell Beard | $1,948 | $41 | -97.9% |
| Emory Craig Floyd Jr. | $0 | $28 | -- |
| Carl James Jr. | $948 | $17 | -98.2% |
| Otto Wilson | $0 | $16 | -- |
| Teresa M. Frank | $0 | $10 | -- |
| Rickie Watford | $353 | $9 | -97.5% |
| Allegra Willis | $0 | $3 | -- |
| Dennis Matthews Jr. | $10,803 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie G. Horton | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanda M. Matthews | $23,229 | $0 | -100% |
| ArborOne ACA | $444 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolina Heritage Farms, LLC | $17,626 | $0 | -100% |
| Cottle Holdings, Inc. | $284,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Evelyn Cusaac C. Edwards | $248 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $40,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency--Farm Loan | $885 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Florence County Farm Service Agen | $344 | $0 | -100% |
| Florence County FSA | $19,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Florence County FSA Office | $1,610 | $0 | -100% |
| Florence FSA | $34,227 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Johnson | $248 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry O. Daniels | $3,758 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn Delashmutt Harlan | $3,602 | $0 | -100% |
| Marsha Elaine Fincher | $922 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin E. Smith | $466 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Hiltibidal | $176 | $0 | -100% |
| Pauline M. Baatz | $369 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah W. Moseley | $625 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas L. Stoughton | $15,783 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas P Gressette | $598 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne F. Walker | $2,767 | $0 | -100% |
| Willa P. Hanna | $608 | $0 | -100% |
| D & B Poston Farms | $28,434 | $0 | -100% |
| Derrick B. Grier | $20,414 | $0 | -100% |
| Larice Poston | $95,607 | $0 | -100% |
| Mattie W. Poston | $16,113 | $0 | -100% |
| Rickey Weston | $42 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendell Ray Poston | $46,599 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Cox | $3,326 | $0 | -100% |
| David McKenzie | $2,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Eaddy Farms | $129,258 | $0 | -100% |
| H&F Farms LP | $257,525 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard F. Godwin III | $15,727 | $0 | -100% |
| Mazine Myers Mixon Estate | $1,004 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelly McGill | $14,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Thelbert a Cooper | $653 | $0 | -100% |
| C. F. Floyd Jr. | $1,428 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie Bradshaw | $479 | $0 | -100% |
| Mazine M Mixon | $496 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Judge | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley Cain | $1,461 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald L. Coward | $11,876 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald M. Kelley Jr. | $309 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry J. Cameron Jr. | $206 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheron P. Holland | $85 | $0 | -100% |
| Tharrington Harris | $6,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony J. Powell | $1,480 | $0 | -100% |
| D. R. Granger | $168 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin J. Parnell | $282 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Sue Howard | $2,502 | $0 | -100% |
| Mickey Ward Farms 2017 | $79,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Milton H. Anderson III | $828 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $16,719,868 | $6,326,154 | -62.2% |
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