Farms throughout cities in Fulton County received $173,179 less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
In 2021, 188 farmers in cities within Fulton County received a total of $628,022 in 280 farm subsidies, a 21.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $801,201 in 453 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 Fulton County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony & Maria Farm, LLC | $0 | $77,428 | — |
| Robert Brown Farms, LLC | $21,577 | $31,712 | 47% |
| Waide J. Fleming | $24,100 | $30,315 | 25.8% |
| TME Nebraska Farm, LLC | $29,687 | $29,560 | -0.4% |
| Deer Lake Ranch, LLC | $0 | $21,726 | — |
| Quail Ridge Property Group, LLC | $15,654 | $15,654 | 0% |
| Timber and Tines, LLC | $25,900 | $13,421 | -48.2% |
| Karrh Family Holdings, LLLP | $13,066 | $13,066 | 0% |
| Canton Equity Partners, LLC | $11,184 | $12,286 | 9.9% |
| John T Barber | $12,017 | $12,017 | 0% |
| Dakota T Ozor | $3,282 | $11,548 | 251.9% |
| Tristen L Ozor | $3,282 | $11,548 | 251.9% |
| Estate of Jay T. Yancey Jr. | $22,971 | $11,274 | -50.9% |
| Clark Family Farm Irrevocable Trust | $10,720 | $10,720 | 0% |
| LLS Farms, LLP | $14,299 | $7,618 | -46.7% |
| Christopher L Hagenbush | $7,529 | $7,529 | 0% |
| Jason Stuart Samples | $10,922 | $7,122 | -34.8% |
| Telecom Construction & Facilities Maintenance, Inc. | $3,644 | $6,962 | 91.1% |
| Bing T. Seitz | $6,606 | $6,606 | 0% |
| W Probst FMS, Inc. | $19,360 | $6,508 | -66.4% |
| Avoca Trust | $5,195 | $6,197 | 19.3% |
| Kenneth J. Hartman | $6,059 | $6,059 | 0% |
| Schmidt Farming, LLC | $9,729 | $6,050 | -37.8% |
| William Randall Sullivan | $5,914 | $5,914 | 0% |
| John E. Davis III | $5,706 | $5,706 | 0% |
| Martha R. Donsbach | $12,773 | $5,305 | -58.5% |
| David Scruggs | $5,304 | $5,304 | 0% |
| Charles S. Saunders | $0 | $5,031 | — |
| J. B. Martin | $10,351 | $4,932 | -52.4% |
| Sand and Sludge, LLC | $908 | $4,752 | 423.3% |
| Bhalr Farm, LLC | $9,244 | $4,622 | -50% |
| John C. Hyder | $5,941 | $4,532 | -23.7% |
| Leo T. Favazza | $4,522 | $4,522 | 0% |
| Carolyn A. Mink | $10,574 | $4,521 | -57.2% |
| Sally E. Dowland | $6,498 | $4,318 | -33.5% |
| Diane C. Sperry | $4,294 | $4,294 | 0% |
| Carlos Lee Bagwell | $1,971 | $4,256 | 115.9% |
| Gerald Sadler | $4,383 | $4,198 | -4.2% |
| Wanda Lou Vanek | $4,106 | $4,106 | 0% |
| Thomas D. Martin | $0 | $4,070 | — |
| Richard William Sturhahn Revocable Trust | $2,616 | $4,035 | 54.2% |
| Lester H. Ideker Jr. | $3,134 | $3,924 | 25.2% |
| Mary Barbara Mccoy – Mary Barbara S Mccoy Trust | $7,891 | $3,802 | -51.8% |
| Charles B. Balkcom | $0 | $3,789 | — |
| Martha Farms, Inc. | $17,109 | $3,755 | -78.1% |
| William J. Albertson | $12,414 | $3,607 | -70.9% |
| Scott R. Rayburn | $10,865 | $3,575 | -67.1% |
| Bob and Carolyn Crotts Trust | $10,875 | $3,495 | -67.9% |
| Daniel Doss, LLC | $0 | $3,406 | — |
| John Davis Farms Lp | $10,065 | $3,388 | -66.3% |
| Gary High | $3,458 | $3,366 | -2.7% |
| Sammy S. Wood | $6,540 | $3,359 | -48.6% |
| Ladye J King | $3,293 | $3,293 | 0% |
| Shelton Farms, LLC | $9,063 | $3,155 | -65.2% |
| Joyce Nunn | $12,205 | $3,155 | -74.1% |
| Michael Lynch | $1,948 | $3,044 | 56.3% |
| G Farm, Inc. | $5,390 | $2,961 | -45.1% |
| Hearty Farms, LLC | $18,529 | $2,932 | -84.2% |
| Gail M. Whigham | $3,073 | $2,828 | -8% |
| Steve Riebe | $8,657 | $2,804 | -67.6% |
| Sarah C Lee Estate | $2,796 | $2,796 | 0% |
| Susan Campbell | $2,196 | $2,696 | 22.8% |
| Anna Lou Lee | $5,068 | $2,660 | -47.5% |
| Rohn Eric Newman Revocable Trust | $2,610 | $2,610 | 0% |
| Jay Seitz | $5,256 | $2,599 | -50.6% |
| Tom Seitz | $2,530 | $2,530 | 0% |
| M & C Stadler, Inc. | $0 | $2,459 | — |
| Jim Sheffield | $5,419 | $2,430 | -55.2% |
| David C. Lee | $4,771 | $2,427 | -49.1% |
| Susan K. Guion | $2,408 | $2,335 | -3% |
| Lucille Z. Roden | $0 | $2,330 | — |
| Deborah Hardee | $2,471 | $2,246 | -9.1% |
| CLJM Farms, LLC | $0 | $2,170 | — |
| Falstaff, LLC | $0 | $2,161 | — |
| Carol Hepler | $1,581 | $2,110 | 33.5% |
| Neil Ginn | $2,104 | $2,104 | 0% |
| Jerry S & Johnnie J Key Rev Liv Trustee | $0 | $2,094 | — |
| Vernon C. Parizek | $2,050 | $2,050 | 0% |
| Preston L. Wright | $7,371 | $1,946 | -73.6% |
| Ted Reams | $1,878 | $1,878 | 0% |
| Judith Ann McCoy | $7,029 | $1,861 | -73.5% |
| Leon C. Jones | $1,831 | $1,831 | 0% |
| Karen Steves Fletcher | $1,828 | $1,828 | 0% |
| Charles Block IRR Trust | $4,201 | $1,717 | -59.1% |
| H & G Rice Farms, LLC | $2,477 | $1,664 | -32.8% |
| H & H Farms | $3,331 | $1,583 | -52.5% |
| Julie Blair | $4,342 | $1,454 | -66.5% |
| Linda Kay Cotton | $1,980 | $1,452 | -26.7% |
| Walter E. Stewart | $0 | $1,419 | — |
| Jane S. Nicholson | $2,344 | $1,368 | -41.6% |
| Carolyn E Mcalpin-Carolyn E Mcalpin Revocable Trustee | $0 | $1,341 | — |
| Betty-John & Betty Wellbaum Trust | $402 | $1,304 | 224.4% |
| Arthur McCracken | $135 | $1,303 | 865.2% |
| Susan Tarrant | $1,286 | $1,286 | 0% |
| Jason Frazier | $4,222 | $1,232 | -70.8% |
| Ann Cook | $4,412 | $1,230 | -72.1% |
| Judith K. McNeill | $3,401 | $1,224 | -64% |
| Robert F. Rumble | $1,223 | $1,223 | 0% |
| James Greene | $6,490 | $1,210 | -81.4% |
| Sharon H Woods-Todd | $4,400 | $1,204 | -72.6% |
| Mark Shepherd | $5,027 | $1,176 | -76.6% |
| John T. Bowen | $1,107 | $1,107 | 0% |
| Sara Anne Nichols-Sara Anne Nichols Rev. Living Trustee | $0 | $1,107 | — |
| Robert W. Wilkie | $4,526 | $1,087 | -76% |
| Jay Joseph Gorday | $1,057 | $1,057 | 0% |
| Rita Thomson | $1,047 | $1,047 | 0% |
| Robert and Sharon Newman Trust 2019 | $0 | $989 | — |
| Sherry Stone | $2,320 | $941 | -59.4% |
| Ronald H. Swanson | $1,458 | $891 | -38.9% |
| Alphin Family Farm, LLC | $1,993 | $887 | -55.5% |
| Stephanie Dees Knapp | $0 | $864 | — |
| John B Weiss Irrevocable Trust | $2,627 | $863 | -67.1% |
| Kelley J. Clausen | $0 | $841 | — |
| Lisa W. Herrera | $158 | $825 | 422.2% |
| Ann B. Graham | $2,092 | $783 | -62.6% |
| Frisina Refy Trust 082339 | $4,507 | $776 | -82.8% |
| Steve Armbrust | $1,828 | $748 | -59.1% |
| Richard E Nelson Estate | $3,087 | $743 | -75.9% |
| Phillip S. McKinney | $2,395 | $735 | -69.3% |
| Elva K. Burns | $711 | $711 | 0% |
| Barbara R. Hill | $686 | $686 | 0% |
| The Glen E & Naomi R Stein Revoc Living Trust | $1,257 | $682 | -45.7% |
| Test Trust for Willadene Foust | $1,946 | $680 | -65.1% |
| Joseph M. Featherstone | $2,401 | $675 | -71.9% |
| Stephen Curvey | $1,867 | $666 | -64.3% |
| Estate of Lucille Zelisko Roden | $0 | $666 | — |
| Kenneth Edenfield | $1,829 | $639 | -65.1% |
| Harold A. Stoltenberg | $1,366 | $637 | -53.4% |
| Cleo Overholser | $1,276 | $634 | -50.3% |
| Louise M. Guy | $4,441 | $630 | -85.8% |
| John W. Phelps III | $1,286 | $607 | -52.8% |
| James William Akin | $1,198 | $586 | -51.1% |
| Amarylis L Nabavi | $1,275 | $577 | -54.7% |
| Doc Watson, LLC | $1,601 | $562 | -64.9% |
| Judy Baxter Moore – JBM, LLC | $2,565 | $543 | -78.8% |
| Narcia Fulcher | $832 | $534 | -35.8% |
| Wanda Duru | $0 | $534 | — |
| John R. Jones | $0 | $495 | — |
| Allen Greene | $1,771 | $474 | -73.2% |
| Joann Snavely Short | $171 | $447 | 161.4% |
| Berna Knight D. Howell | $3,579 | $443 | -87.6% |
| Connie Jordan | $1,033 | $443 | -57.1% |
| Lucille Zelisko Roden Estate | $0 | $442 | — |
| Stephen C. Collins Jr. | $1,834 | $427 | -76.7% |
| William Nollenberger | $631 | $422 | -33.1% |
| Patrick Schayne Muhammad | $3,095 | $397 | -87.2% |
| Ardis J Hampton Survivor’s Trust | $394 | $394 | 0% |
| Scott D. Thomson | $1,357 | $385 | -71.6% |
| John Patrick Florek | $0 | $384 | — |
| Donald Wheeler | $1,151 | $372 | -67.7% |
| Ronald Wheeler | $1,151 | $372 | -67.7% |
| John Sayres | $371 | $371 | 0% |
| Krystal Notter | $1,759 | $359 | -79.6% |
| CM Timber and Land, LLC | $0 | $356 | — |
| Dana Lynn Boyd | $352 | $349 | -0.9% |
| Sheryl Kaye Fasse | $323 | $323 | 0% |
| Corrine Hofstetter | $757 | $320 | -57.7% |
| Nancy P. Hitchcock | $1,206 | $295 | -75.5% |
| Keith A. Olander | $539 | $289 | -46.4% |
| Kay Properties, LLC | $0 | $270 | — |
| Howard Weathersby | $678 | $258 | -61.9% |
| Alvin Pearson III | $715 | $250 | -65% |
| Kenneth O. Shelton Jr. | $0 | $245 | — |
| Glen Towater | $1,360 | $239 | -82.4% |
| Sarah Dimond | $834 | $222 | -73.4% |
| Ronald J. Sweet | $219 | $219 | 0% |
| Todd Talbert | $433 | $219 | -49.4% |
| Mary A. Russell | $761 | $217 | -71.5% |
| Whitmire & Wilson Farms, LLC | $0 | $208 | — |
| Donna Gill | $203 | $203 | 0% |
| Melissa L. Scott | $473 | $179 | -62.2% |
| Daniel B. Merkel | $168 | $168 | 0% |
| Patricia Grimbly | $262 | $161 | -38.5% |
| Eugene C. Stigger | $42 | $156 | 271.4% |
| Juanita F. Miller | $152 | $152 | 0% |
| Marian Lahman | $321 | $150 | -53.3% |
| Melinda Feldman | $325 | $137 | -57.8% |
| Deborah C. Stewart | $212 | $130 | -38.7% |
| Nathan Edwin Amstutz | $0 | $104 | — |
| Mark T. Long | $1,876 | $98 | -94.8% |
| Crofford Farms, LLC | $993 | $84 | -91.5% |
| Catherine S. Ball | $151 | $73 | -51.7% |
| Sloan Dailey Jr. | $84 | $70 | -16.7% |
| Douglas Fuller | $0 | $62 | — |
| Vicky R. Benefield | $95 | $46 | -51.6% |
| Tony Eugene Tate | $98 | $39 | -60.2% |
| Stephen F. Heard | $194 | $24 | -87.6% |
| Darrell Barnes | $0 | $17 | — |
| Babba K Stigger | $287 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn E Mcalpin-Carolyn E Mcalp | $1,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Anderson | $2,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra Diane Robinson | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald L. Baker | $49,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Donnella Will Rev Trust | $1,149 | $0 | -100% |
| John C Parshall Family Trust | $791 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith M. McDaniel | $3,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Lew Mayfield | $1,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Suthard | $265 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Irvine | $157 | $0 | -100% |
| Ozor Holdings, LLC | $57 | $0 | -100% |
| William T. Holman | $179 | $0 | -100% |
| Evan Franklin Neal | $3,223 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Hill | $288 | $0 | -100% |
| Anita J. Sayer | $769 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy R. King | $2,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Tipton | $65 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert and Sharon Newman Trust 20 | $1,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E Newman and Sharon J Newm | $902 | $0 | -100% |
| Dawn Lacile Gilleland | $2,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Elkhorn Oaks, Inc. | $460 | $0 | -100% |
| James G. Brafford III | $543 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan S. Ray | $1,556 | $0 | -100% |
| Julie Leiker | $35 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Daugherty | $102 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence S. Devos III | $483 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda D. McClanahan | $356 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucile A. Wills | $1,084 | $0 | -100% |
| Miriam Brown Dillon | $128 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam Harman | $2,718 | $0 | -100% |
| Sidor Living Trust | $8 | $0 | -100% |
| Vicki B. Brafford | $543 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Deloach III | $555 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth Brown Rankine | $3,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Selkirk Crawford, LLC | $1,140 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $801,201 | $628,022 | -21.6% |
