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In 2021, 209 farmers in cities within Yadkin County received a total of $1.5 million in 384 farm subsidies, a 64.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 637 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 Yadkin County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews Family Farms of NC, Inc. | $120,246 | $187,457 | 55.9% |
| Twisted Sweetgum Farms, LLC | $4,537 | $148,004 | 3,162.2% |
| Shore Brothers | $117,368 | $65,075 | -44.6% |
| Kevin G. Long | $32,667 | $46,237 | 41.5% |
| Jeffrey J. Smith | $235,831 | $39,444 | -83.3% |
| Derek L. Smith | $123,790 | $34,989 | -71.7% |
| Shady Grove Dairy | $797,163 | $29,587 | -96.3% |
| James H. Smith | $90,910 | $28,867 | -68.2% |
| Vernon R Matthews Farm, Inc. | $115,786 | $28,200 | -75.6% |
| David Miller | $0 | $27,686 | -- |
| Wayne G. Smitherman | $42,743 | $27,502 | -35.7% |
| Jesse J. Brown | $92,084 | $27,260 | -70.4% |
| The Milk House | $61,218 | $27,039 | -55.8% |
| William F. Brandon Jr. | $26,891 | $26,004 | -3.3% |
| Kent Doub | $21,218 | $25,724 | 21.2% |
| Adam E. Pilcher | $20,875 | $18,871 | -9.6% |
| Brent G. Hunter | $6,578 | $18,846 | 186.5% |
| Gregory Moxley | $22,301 | $17,736 | -20.5% |
| Michael L. Hodge | $38,475 | $17,461 | -54.6% |
| Walter G. Smith Jr. | $121 | $16,500 | 13,536.4% |
| James F. Doub | $75,475 | $16,419 | -78.2% |
| Bobby Dean Vestal | $12,161 | $15,833 | 30.2% |
| J & K Family Farms, LLC | $30,580 | $15,180 | -50.4% |
| McKinnon G. Welborn | $20,997 | $14,831 | -29.4% |
| Jeff Doub | $46,864 | $14,549 | -69% |
| Bryant Brothers Farms, LLC | $28,676 | $14,513 | -49.4% |
| Alex Shugart | $261,573 | $13,830 | -94.7% |
| Marty R. Casstevens | $37,331 | $13,765 | -63.1% |
| Harvey E Pilcher JR | $41,876 | $13,448 | -67.9% |
| Lisa Pearl Pilcher | $0 | $13,425 | -- |
| Darrell R. Doub | $86,030 | $13,408 | -84.4% |
| Mickey W. Smitherman | $31,089 | $11,959 | -61.5% |
| Danny T. Campbell | $19,264 | $11,366 | -41% |
| Rex K. Brandon | $30,778 | $11,313 | -63.2% |
| Timothy Dean Vestal | $0 | $11,283 | -- |
| AMS Grain Producers, LLC | $29,649 | $10,388 | -65% |
| Steve Kirk | $22,922 | $10,198 | -55.5% |
| Debra D. Williams | $0 | $10,101 | -- |
| Larry Doub | $17,491 | $9,861 | -43.6% |
| George K. Doub | $28,866 | $9,263 | -67.9% |
| Eugene A. Doub | $25,781 | $9,157 | -64.5% |
| Derrick Hobson | $73,166 | $9,113 | -87.5% |
| Arlene Frazier | $9,546 | $8,697 | -8.9% |
| Davy Hobson | $25,836 | $8,647 | -66.5% |
| Brawley Grain & Cattle, LLC | $8,788 | $8,492 | -3.4% |
| Danielle Matthews Venable | $0 | $8,044 | -- |
| Kenneth W. Vestal | $1,111 | $7,897 | 610.8% |
| Pendry Cattle & Grain, LLC | $12,939 | $7,490 | -42.1% |
| Victoria D. Hurt | $0 | $7,005 | -- |
| Ray Casstevens | $41,100 | $6,993 | -83% |
| Jonathan L. Redding | $0 | $6,840 | -- |
| W. J. Casstevens | $14,131 | $6,674 | -52.8% |
| Keith Matthews | $22,624 | $6,671 | -70.5% |
| Thomas A. Wagoner | $10,858 | $6,193 | -43% |
| Chad E. Matthews | $17,546 | $6,170 | -64.8% |
| Pendry Dairy Farm | $5,746 | $5,930 | 3.2% |
| Terry E. Caudle | $10,897 | $5,710 | -47.6% |
| Michael E. Brooks | $0 | $5,650 | -- |
| Larry F. Long | $11,935 | $5,364 | -55.1% |
| Chuck Vestal | $2,310 | $5,344 | 131.3% |
| Brenda W. Matthews | $15,308 | $5,325 | -65.2% |
| Todd Johnson | $16,079 | $4,896 | -69.6% |
| Rodney S. Kiger | $7,316 | $4,723 | -35.4% |
| Phillip E. Brown | $7,086 | $4,697 | -33.7% |
| Charles Smitherman | $10,275 | $4,657 | -54.7% |
| James A. Smitherman | $10,275 | $4,601 | -55.2% |
| Benjamin Hobson | $9,481 | $4,550 | -52% |
| Tim Goforth | $8,734 | $4,546 | -48% |
| Landon Brent Hunter | $7,031 | $4,523 | -35.7% |
| Bobby R. Cheek | $5,357 | $4,502 | -16% |
| Gary J. Moxley | $11,451 | $4,391 | -61.7% |
| Timothy S. King | $7,747 | $3,931 | -49.3% |
| Bradley Charles Edwards | $25,339 | $3,807 | -85% |
| Houston Nicks | $2,296 | $3,539 | 54.1% |
| Jacob Shugart | $221,869 | $3,508 | -98.4% |
| Bradley Moxley | $8,873 | $3,478 | -60.8% |
| Nicholas Doub | $5,761 | $3,470 | -39.8% |
| Joey Bullin | $10,133 | $3,358 | -66.9% |
| Dennis Gray Wiles | $3,637 | $3,289 | -9.6% |
| David Lee Brown | $5,203 | $3,220 | -38.1% |
| David L. Rockett | $11,642 | $3,206 | -72.5% |
| Erin Groce Cockerham | $5,060 | $3,204 | -36.7% |
| Charles R. Wooten Jr. | $5,367 | $3,178 | -40.8% |
| Peter Frank Fleming | $4,364 | $2,925 | -33% |
| Stuart Hanes | $6,494 | $2,905 | -55.3% |
| Randy Holcomb | $7,911 | $2,875 | -63.7% |
| Johnny Wayne Groce | $20,202 | $2,656 | -86.9% |
| David B. Spaugh | $9,615 | $2,574 | -73.2% |
| Gary Poplin | $4,957 | $2,567 | -48.2% |
| Harold K. Vestal | $6,333 | $2,458 | -61.2% |
| Jason Shore | $6,079 | $2,260 | -62.8% |
| Robert Moxley | $7,174 | $2,220 | -69.1% |
| Linwood H. Campbell | $9,391 | $2,159 | -77% |
| Eric H. Willard | $3,072 | $2,154 | -29.9% |
| Justin Hobson | $9,799 | $2,151 | -78% |
| Wade E. Hutchens Jr. | $3,364 | $2,148 | -36.1% |
| Christopher Gray Jester | $5,053 | $2,140 | -57.6% |
| Stephen D. Shore | $7,355 | $2,128 | -71.1% |
| John C. Davis Jr. | $5,202 | $2,114 | -59.4% |
| Barry Dinkins | $3,302 | $2,069 | -37.3% |
| Chrissie Shannate Groce | $28,733 | $1,886 | -93.4% |
| Mickey Simmons | $1,305 | $1,800 | 37.9% |
| Mark Smitherman | $4,452 | $1,750 | -60.7% |
| Steve M. Williams | $934 | $1,692 | 81.2% |
| Donal Smith | $2,555 | $1,674 | -34.5% |
| Daniel T. Moxley | $2,456 | $1,665 | -32.2% |
| Taylor Brooke Edwards | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Rodney Middleton | $8,530 | $1,626 | -80.9% |
| Marion Welborn Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $1,619 | -- |
| William Stinson | $2,884 | $1,555 | -46.1% |
| Von N. Dinkins | $5,106 | $1,539 | -69.9% |
| Nathanel L Groce | $1,921 | $1,537 | -20% |
| Richard Shaw | $6,674 | $1,489 | -77.7% |
| Byron Chapman | $2,453 | $1,461 | -40.4% |
| Michael K. Linville | $13,659 | $1,396 | -89.8% |
| Grady M. Shore | $3,201 | $1,374 | -57.1% |
| William R. Smitherman | $1,223 | $1,300 | 6.3% |
| Tommy Swaim | $990 | $1,280 | 29.3% |
| Eric J. Bray | $5,552 | $1,222 | -78% |
| Billy Keith Cave | $5,493 | $1,189 | -78.4% |
| Jerry F. Ratledge | $0 | $1,187 | -- |
| Timothy Allen Cave | $7,410 | $990 | -86.6% |
| George W. Phillips | $2,575 | $961 | -62.7% |
| Patty H. Shermer | $0 | $936 | -- |
| Ricky S. Moxley | $1,918 | $931 | -51.5% |
| Bobby Moxley | $1,292 | $888 | -31.3% |
| Joe W. Reece | $5,366 | $862 | -83.9% |
| Bobby Gray Bryant | $5,324 | $857 | -83.9% |
| William Zachary Dinkins | $1,501 | $856 | -43% |
| Kevin T. Calloway | $2,090 | $845 | -59.6% |
| Calvin W. Davis | $2,072 | $814 | -60.7% |
| John Thomas Collins | $0 | $808 | -- |
| Savanna B. Hollar | $979 | $794 | -18.9% |
| Ricky Gardner | $10,021 | $776 | -92.3% |
| Katherine Paulette Tilley | $2,574 | $766 | -70.2% |
| Willie Bill F. Bates | $3,292 | $720 | -78.1% |
| Mickey Childress | $4,365 | $720 | -83.5% |
| Keith R. Cain | $2,904 | $718 | -75.3% |
| Roy E. Foster | $3,169 | $714 | -77.5% |
| Scott Teague | $3,047 | $706 | -76.8% |
| Timothy R. Eaton | $698 | $698 | 0% |
| Todd Caudle | $6,936 | $681 | -90.2% |
| Arza D. Patterson | $675 | $675 | 0% |
| June Wayne Cleary | $2,783 | $675 | -75.7% |
| Thomas A. Bastable | $611 | $611 | 0% |
| William Bart Taylor | $2,885 | $578 | -80% |
| Carl Matthews | $1,855 | $552 | -70.2% |
| Thomas L. Douglas Jr. | $4,750 | $552 | -88.4% |
| Norris Anthony McLelland | $3,597 | $548 | -84.8% |
| David Wooten | $3,048 | $542 | -82.2% |
| Major Woodruff | $0 | $524 | -- |
| Michael G. Welborn | $0 | $524 | -- |
| Jerry L. Matthews | $1,782 | $488 | -72.6% |
| Davis B. Wooten | $2,541 | $474 | -81.3% |
| Joey A. Brown | $4,282 | $458 | -89.3% |
| Mark K. Hollar | $4,374 | $448 | -89.8% |
| James K. Hobson | $660 | $425 | -35.6% |
| Mark Welborn | $0 | $416 | -- |
| Theodore Clark | $416 | $416 | 0% |
| Odell R. Winfrey | $2,086 | $411 | -80.3% |
| Roger F. Davis | $2,485 | $404 | -83.7% |
| John D. Talley | $1,760 | $403 | -77.1% |
| Charlie R. Hutchens | $402 | $402 | 0% |
| Jerry W. Bryant | $1,342 | $398 | -70.3% |
| Stephanie Clodfelter | $0 | $395 | -- |
| Thomas M. Poplin | $386 | $386 | 0% |
| Mickey W. Spillman | $1,943 | $362 | -81.4% |
| Troy Lee Spillman | $1,188 | $354 | -70.2% |
| Edsel B. Wooten Jr. | $0 | $320 | -- |
| Leo P. Kraft | $303 | $302 | -0.3% |
| Kenneth G. Hobson | $660 | $273 | -58.6% |
| Lawrence Hutchens | $268 | $268 | 0% |
| Terry L. Lawson | $558 | $257 | -53.9% |
| Jessica Leigh Burchette | $2,112 | $256 | -87.9% |
| Marilyn R. Kimmer | $0 | $235 | -- |
| David Singleton | $2,683 | $230 | -91.4% |
| Brenda Bowers | $1,023 | $225 | -78% |
| Edward Wesley Allen | $220 | $220 | 0% |
| Gwyn N. Crump Sr. | $311 | $220 | -29.3% |
| Billy G. Wagoner | $1,210 | $218 | -82% |
| Elizabeth E. McCormick | $436 | $218 | -50% |
| Mary W. Reece | $184 | $208 | 13% |
| Larry D. Hauser | $0 | $200 | -- |
| Joe R. Reeves Jr. | $264 | $188 | -28.8% |
| Donnie Garris | $726 | $181 | -75.1% |
| Ricky Caudle | $0 | $174 | -- |
| Avery Galyean | $462 | $168 | -63.6% |
| John W. Holcomb | $0 | $150 | -- |
| Roger K. Davis | $290 | $143 | -50.7% |
| Mildred G. Clark | $125 | $125 | 0% |
| Warren E. Caudle | $0 | $121 | -- |
| Jeffrey B. Hunter | $323 | $105 | -67.5% |
| Amy L. Reece | $92 | $104 | 13% |
| Paul F. Wagoner | $1,037 | $101 | -90.3% |
| Linda L. Hutchens | $467 | $94 | -79.9% |
| Danny Ray Oliver | $1,546 | $94 | -93.9% |
| Michael A. Wall | $88 | $93 | 5.7% |
| Robert W. Adams | $205 | $86 | -58% |
| Wayne C. Dixon | $297 | $84 | -71.7% |
| Jeffrey Wade Hobson | $0 | $61 | -- |
| Teresa D. Caudle | $0 | $58 | -- |
| Smith Farms | $148,924 | $54 | -100% |
| Henry Athalee Dinkins | $44 | $54 | 22.7% |
| Hay-Lo Poultry & Livestock | $1,491 | $35 | -97.7% |
| Derek Cave | $104 | $31 | -70.2% |
| Renee C. Frye | $0 | $25 | -- |
| Jane H. Hutchens | $68 | $12 | -82.4% |
| Ramona H. Trivette | $0 | $12 | -- |
| Kay Cleary | $75 | $2 | -97.3% |
| Amy B. Crump | $255 | $0 | -100% |
| Arnold L. Shore | $1,661 | $0 | -100% |
| Easton Lee Smith | $1,789 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory L. Moxley | $6,715 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Norman | $118 | $0 | -100% |
| Marion G. Welborn | $1,601 | $0 | -100% |
| Marion Welborn Family Limited Par | $5,332 | $0 | -100% |
| SR Vegetables and Flowers, LLC | $2,463 | $0 | -100% |
| Twiman L Caudle Rvoc Trustee Agreement | $179 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Lee Bowman | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Wooten | $18 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin Griffin | $2,087 | $0 | -100% |
| John L. Nicholson | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Chateau Jourdaiin, LLC | $6,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Corey Roberts | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan W. Bates | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Avery M. Shore | $530 | $0 | -100% |
| Caleb Brawley | $14,776 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolina Farm Credit | $14 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolina Farm Credit, ACA | $6,802 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane C. Flippin | $6 | $0 | -100% |
| Franklin E. Hobson | $166 | $0 | -100% |
| Grady L. Draughn | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Casstevens | $3,057 | $0 | -100% |
| John Collins | $1,331 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim H Dzeskewicz | $395 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Wayne Jester | $69 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda H. Matthews | $88 | $0 | -100% |
| Monroe Hodge | $956 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas Hagen | $1,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Patsy A. Poindexter | $944 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall G. Hampton | $2,618 | $0 | -100% |
| William H. Harden | $303 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,074,312 | $1,455,963 | -64.3% |
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