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In 2021, 46 farmers in cities within Peach County received a total of $753,331 in 70 farm subsidies, an 87.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.8 million in 181 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-G Farms, Inc. | $213,667 | $132,504 | -38% |
| Evans Farms, GP | $2,654,324 | $113,686 | -95.7% |
| H&H Brothers, Inc. | $0 | $101,816 | -- |
| Green & Jaros Farm General Partnership | $44,626 | $98,234 | 120.1% |
| CJC Farms, Inc. | $319,921 | $98,090 | -69.3% |
| Jaros Farms, Inc. | $746,960 | $61,276 | -91.8% |
| Josh Giles | $108,407 | $31,914 | -70.6% |
| B&T Martin Farms, LLC | $46,189 | $18,013 | -61% |
| Jane Shaw | $53,720 | $14,859 | -72.3% |
| Codey K. Musselwhite | $4,072 | $10,699 | 162.7% |
| John L. Shaw | $48,287 | $7,682 | -84.1% |
| Lanny R. Fenster | $13,830 | $5,993 | -56.7% |
| Michael George Cantrell | $7,023 | $5,417 | -22.9% |
| Zachary S. Poole | $36,534 | $4,627 | -87.3% |
| John Snead | $9,140 | $4,601 | -49.7% |
| James T. Mastin | $4,153 | $4,153 | 0% |
| Mike Huckabee | $3,655 | $3,270 | -10.5% |
| Fort Valley Fruit Farms, LLC | $0 | $3,228 | -- |
| George K. Hunnicutt Jr. | $6,214 | $3,175 | -48.9% |
| Lakeside Trees, Inc. | $114,218 | $2,808 | -97.5% |
| Mark D. Collins | $2,786 | $2,564 | -8% |
| Darryl Pitts | $2,484 | $2,484 | 0% |
| Pauline Parker Estate | $2,445 | $2,445 | 0% |
| Brent Turner | $10,073 | $2,441 | -75.8% |
| Gerald Gibb | $2,114 | $2,114 | 0% |
| Vinson Farm, LLLP | $232,459 | $1,535 | -99.3% |
| Cleveland Tree Company, Inc. | $209,177 | $1,424 | -99.3% |
| Elijah James Tennille | $5,528 | $1,252 | -77.4% |
| George D Amica | $4,680 | $1,234 | -73.6% |
| Thomas Redding Cleveland | $0 | $1,179 | -- |
| Ruby Drew | $1,367 | $1,124 | -17.8% |
| Dale Jump | $3,733 | $1,010 | -72.9% |
| Donna W. Thompson | $1,488 | $995 | -33.1% |
| Kenneth L. McGhee | $2,199 | $835 | -62% |
| Joe Tildon Ricketson | $798 | $798 | 0% |
| Edrill Tyner | $1,595 | $782 | -51% |
| Rusty Shaw | $5,594 | $742 | -86.7% |
| Edward D. Culverhouse Jr. | $0 | $687 | -- |
| Robert H. Almon | $516 | $516 | 0% |
| Marilyn E. Tillman | $285 | $269 | -5.6% |
| Evelyn Almon | $258 | $258 | 0% |
| Palmer Plantation, LLC | $727 | $199 | -72.6% |
| Earl Holland | $478 | $191 | -60% |
| Newton S. Hiley | $22,643 | $141 | -99.4% |
| Lemario Nicholas Brown | $250,909 | $40 | -100% |
| Cleveland Organics, LLC | $32,703 | $27 | -99.9% |
| Lawton A. Pearson III | $1,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Adiel Ware | $644 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred L. Pearson Jr. | $36,758 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Pearson McGehee | $2,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Annie R. Miller | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| BGE Investments, LLC | $1,560 | $0 | -100% |
| David H. Cleveland | $3,185 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis James | $13,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Double Q Pecan Company, LLC | $1,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Drucye Cox | $452 | $0 | -100% |
| Lindsey E. Poole | $856 | $0 | -100% |
| Edgar Parent | $702 | $0 | -100% |
| Erin Nowell Collins | $5,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Evanglen Farms, LLP | $3,707 | $0 | -100% |
| Evans Family Farm, GP | $978 | $0 | -100% |
| Evans Family Farms, LLLP | $15,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Evans Family Investments, LLC | $2,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Evans Investment Company | $4,609 | $0 | -100% |
| Evans Lands, LLC | $2,136 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary M Deeb | $161 | $0 | -100% |
| Georgia Pecan Farms, L L C | $96,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen Shaw | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Hickory Farms, LLC | $2,630 | $0 | -100% |
| J W Dent & Sons | $103,176 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Doles | $1,043 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Elliott Jr. | $53 | $0 | -100% |
| James Earnhardt | $404 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Harvey | $262 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Keys | $569 | $0 | -100% |
| Julia H. Ogden | $931 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Brian Kovaleski | $869 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim M. Childers | $7,213 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Newton Evans | $1,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie M. Sledge | $644 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael A. Giles | $3,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Knight | $64 | $0 | -100% |
| Pearson Farm | $236,822 | $0 | -100% |
| Rufus L. Boyd | $546 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam McGehee | $60 | $0 | -100% |
| Spring Valley Woods, Inc. | $866 | $0 | -100% |
| Stoffell Farms, LLC | $36,532 | $0 | -100% |
| Ulysses Watkins | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| William D. Martin III | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. McGehee | $969 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,827,260 | $753,331 | -87.1% |
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