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In 2021, 264 farmers in cities within Rockingham County received a total of $2.2 million in 448 farm subsidies, a 32.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.2 million in 915 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 Rockingham County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasley Family Farm, LLC | $190,177 | $125,891 | -33.8% |
| Webster's Farms, Inc. | $6,226 | $122,872 | 1,873.5% |
| Marcus Reid Wheeler | $52,561 | $120,107 | 128.5% |
| Beville Brothers Dairy | $141,113 | $119,683 | -15.2% |
| Isley Farms, Inc. | $151,892 | $98,936 | -34.9% |
| Paul Ryan Clark | $7,730 | $76,875 | 894.5% |
| Chilton Properties, Inc. | $64,346 | $71,582 | 11.2% |
| Angell Farms, Inc. | $39,428 | $69,365 | 75.9% |
| James Kevin Knight | $76,847 | $63,842 | -16.9% |
| Byron W. Ellington | $16,799 | $63,804 | 279.8% |
| Norman T. French | $78,909 | $58,765 | -25.5% |
| John R. Walker | $91,919 | $58,428 | -36.4% |
| William K. Strader | $133,551 | $55,571 | -58.4% |
| Pine State Group, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jay T. Roberts | $3,232 | $52,570 | 1,526.5% |
| Randall Garrett | $0 | $50,293 | -- |
| George a Carter | $0 | $45,211 | -- |
| John A. Moore | $95,695 | $44,112 | -53.9% |
| John T. Isley | $47,852 | $39,468 | -17.5% |
| John Edward Ashe Jr. | $67,708 | $38,036 | -43.8% |
| Cecil E. Isley | $50,313 | $36,590 | -27.3% |
| Nance & Nance Trucking, LLC | $0 | $34,807 | -- |
| Justin S. Page | $25,403 | $31,023 | 22.1% |
| Clint J. Walker | $62,649 | $28,958 | -53.8% |
| Tommy S. Kimbro | $57,554 | $28,026 | -51.3% |
| Brown Farms of Ruffin, LLC | $154,139 | $27,003 | -82.5% |
| Wright Dairy of Rockingham County, Inc. | $0 | $25,133 | -- |
| Deems Satterfield | $29,671 | $24,140 | -18.6% |
| Chilton Farms, Inc. | $82,305 | $23,907 | -71% |
| David M. McKinney | $41,092 | $21,766 | -47% |
| William T. Tuttle | $18,126 | $21,321 | 17.6% |
| Darrell Brian Garrett | $0 | $20,789 | -- |
| Walter K. Martin | $0 | $19,862 | -- |
| Edward M. Pruitt | $14,773 | $18,855 | 27.6% |
| Bobby Joe Isley | $41,821 | $18,303 | -56.2% |
| Daniel D. McCollum Jr. | $28,495 | $18,184 | -36.2% |
| Gregory L. Apple | $24,918 | $17,352 | -30.4% |
| Kent William Page | $2,759 | $17,010 | 516.5% |
| Dennis L. McAlister | $59,154 | $16,593 | -71.9% |
| Hiram T. Harrelson Jr. | $24,527 | $15,660 | -36.2% |
| Wallace E. McKinney | $14,740 | $11,740 | -20.4% |
| Carl Bush McKinney | $9,867 | $11,042 | 11.9% |
| Darrell J. Isley | $6,009 | $10,692 | 77.9% |
| Jack T. Ellington | $12,352 | $9,849 | -20.3% |
| Randall Lee French | $15,982 | $9,782 | -38.8% |
| Tammy Cain Thomas | $0 | $9,775 | -- |
| Ricky Dean French | $9,327 | $9,385 | 0.6% |
| Carl Winfred Leake | $21,736 | $7,895 | -63.7% |
| Edgar Wayne Ellington | $7,922 | $7,046 | -11.1% |
| Michele B. Garrett | $6,338 | $6,338 | 0% |
| Thomas E. Carter | $34,698 | $6,048 | -82.6% |
| Cheryl S. Pryor | $24,297 | $5,899 | -75.7% |
| Keith Harris | $15,983 | $5,724 | -64.2% |
| Caroline T. Lineberry | $12,248 | $5,532 | -54.8% |
| Michael Dale Early | $17,430 | $5,521 | -68.3% |
| Ola S. Linville | $2,874 | $5,370 | 86.8% |
| Josh L. McCollum | $1,546 | $5,336 | 245.1% |
| John S. Rodgers | $10,362 | $5,221 | -49.6% |
| Daniel D. McCollum III | $1,609 | $5,187 | 222.4% |
| Baker Farms of Ellisboro, LLC | $7,456 | $5,174 | -30.6% |
| Michael Dale Early Jr. | $10,509 | $5,058 | -51.9% |
| Adam Christopher Dove Tuttle | $5,387 | $5,039 | -6.5% |
| James M. Powell | $18,043 | $4,412 | -75.5% |
| Fredrick M. Harvey | $17,780 | $4,394 | -75.3% |
| Albert Green Strader III | $5,712 | $3,725 | -34.8% |
| Emma Davis Early | $3,940 | $3,716 | -5.7% |
| Russell L. Rakestraw Jr. | $18,729 | $3,555 | -81% |
| James Michael Perdue | $3,640 | $3,309 | -9.1% |
| James L. Anderson | $11,550 | $3,041 | -73.7% |
| Kevin D. Dixon | $10,582 | $2,896 | -72.6% |
| Jennifer L. Scholz | $0 | $2,420 | -- |
| John Ray Webster | $18,752 | $2,362 | -87.4% |
| Claude Auman French | $8,644 | $2,278 | -73.6% |
| Gregory B. Barnes | $2,730 | $2,231 | -18.3% |
| David Joseph Stewart | $8,708 | $2,014 | -76.9% |
| Sammy Odell Manuel | $10,843 | $1,990 | -81.6% |
| Harold T. Page | $2,570 | $1,885 | -26.7% |
| Claude D. Hopper | $5,928 | $1,824 | -69.2% |
| Percy M. Strader Jr. | $10,124 | $1,797 | -82.3% |
| Gordon R. Wall | $7,948 | $1,766 | -77.8% |
| Paul Timothy Knight | $1,571 | $1,682 | 7.1% |
| Tommy Lewis Strader | $5,633 | $1,554 | -72.4% |
| Jerry D. Joyce | $6,029 | $1,508 | -75% |
| Woodson R. Smith | $8,292 | $1,473 | -82.2% |
| Laura Leigh Johnson | $3,934 | $1,425 | -63.8% |
| Peter Upchurch | $7,442 | $1,390 | -81.3% |
| Joel E. James Jr. | $3,898 | $1,360 | -65.1% |
| Covenant Branch Farms | $1,581 | $1,328 | -16% |
| Gray L. Tuttle | $5,611 | $1,280 | -77.2% |
| Steven R. Perkins | $5,333 | $1,268 | -76.2% |
| Joshua Holt Robertson | $5,604 | $1,230 | -78.1% |
| Herman R. Williams | $3,959 | $1,201 | -69.7% |
| Charles Bradford Beville | $1,805 | $1,201 | -33.5% |
| Melvin Lee Blackwell | $5,005 | $1,177 | -76.5% |
| Roger Dalton Simpson II | $1,069 | $1,151 | 7.7% |
| Arthur R. Edwards | $6,112 | $1,130 | -81.5% |
| Ronnie W. Oakley | $6,078 | $1,108 | -81.8% |
| Jeffrey Nathan Strader | $1,101 | $1,101 | 0% |
| Michele Y. Strader | $1,101 | $1,101 | 0% |
| Patty L. Bondurant | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Bruce E. Ellington | $0 | $1,082 | -- |
| William Danny Stanfield | $7,199 | $1,044 | -85.5% |
| James L. Huffman | $893 | $1,036 | 16% |
| Roger Dale Vaughn | $1,268 | $1,021 | -19.5% |
| Harry W. Rakestraw | $3,261 | $1,014 | -68.9% |
| Seth M. Durham | $6,596 | $996 | -84.9% |
| Patricia Wray Anderson | $0 | $976 | -- |
| Nancy S. Strader | $942 | $942 | 0% |
| Kirk A. Keranen | $4,595 | $933 | -79.7% |
| Antonio W. Foster | $2,497 | $914 | -63.4% |
| James H. Robertson III | $6,010 | $878 | -85.4% |
| Roger D. Simpson | $1,407 | $840 | -40.3% |
| Dustin Joe Hill | $1,091 | $836 | -23.4% |
| Lal Mcgeehee Knowles | $4,755 | $831 | -82.5% |
| Lucille B. Graves | $3,066 | $825 | -73.1% |
| Shelley A. Lilly | $3,843 | $822 | -78.6% |
| Christopher Wade Moore | $0 | $817 | -- |
| Harry D. Sharp | $5,657 | $813 | -85.6% |
| Donna R. Mabe | $0 | $784 | -- |
| Locust Point, Inc. | $3,718 | $761 | -79.5% |
| Hazel G. French | $3,515 | $759 | -78.4% |
| Richard R. Cartwright Jr. | $794 | $757 | -4.7% |
| David A. Price | $609 | $755 | 24% |
| Lg Dickerson | $609 | $755 | 24% |
| Miles Keith Price | $4,356 | $728 | -83.3% |
| Joseph W. Freeman | $4,060 | $723 | -82.2% |
| Russell Martin | $3,311 | $722 | -78.2% |
| Susan G Beliczky | $4,031 | $720 | -82.1% |
| Douglas Wayne Wilson Jr. | $3,029 | $716 | -76.4% |
| Jerry Penn Dickerson | $4,108 | $710 | -82.7% |
| Mr. Vernie Ryal McKinney | $6,008 | $693 | -88.5% |
| Joshua Lee Lawson | $9,905 | $682 | -93.1% |
| John N. Norwood | $3,719 | $682 | -81.7% |
| Elizabeth S. Shively | $3,239 | $682 | -78.9% |
| Darryl E. Brown | $3,969 | $679 | -82.9% |
| William Goodman Lawrence III | $773 | $678 | -12.3% |
| Marvin Thomas Trent | $2,250 | $673 | -70.1% |
| David Russell Perdue | $3,145 | $667 | -78.8% |
| Russell David Troxler | $3,191 | $659 | -79.3% |
| Kent N. Williamson | $3,219 | $658 | -79.6% |
| Sara Wright Styer | $754 | $652 | -13.5% |
| William T. Tredway | $3,725 | $624 | -83.2% |
| James D. Webster | $2,419 | $615 | -74.6% |
| John M. Webster | $2,419 | $615 | -74.6% |
| Randall Craig Isley | $4,518 | $591 | -86.9% |
| Kathleen Diane Messick | $0 | $566 | -- |
| Larry W. Lemons | $4,326 | $556 | -87.1% |
| Stephen A. Walker | $0 | $554 | -- |
| James E. Bolden | $1,398 | $553 | -60.4% |
| Johnny R. Hoover | $4,483 | $552 | -87.7% |
| Bobby Ray Stanley | $2,376 | $550 | -76.9% |
| James W. Martin | $2,250 | $536 | -76.2% |
| Steve Jackson Wilson | $1,969 | $528 | -73.2% |
| Paul Nelson Moore | $1,776 | $527 | -70.3% |
| Kesler Jefferson Shough | $3,159 | $518 | -83.6% |
| Jeffrey M. McKinney Sr. | $2,674 | $518 | -80.6% |
| David H. Holleman | $3,209 | $512 | -84% |
| Edward G. Strader Jr. | $0 | $488 | -- |
| Sandra S. Pugh | $0 | $488 | -- |
| Keith J. Neal | $2,767 | $482 | -82.6% |
| James Donald Jones | $1,903 | $473 | -75.1% |
| Darlene W. Atkins | $4,316 | $466 | -89.2% |
| Donald W. Tucker | $609 | $461 | -24.3% |
| Barbara T. Brown | $1,944 | $450 | -76.9% |
| Donald Lee Lovelace | $2,215 | $449 | -79.7% |
| Lofton L. Lovelace | $2,317 | $449 | -80.6% |
| Virginia G. Strickland | $446 | $446 | 0% |
| Larry W. Shough | $2,298 | $426 | -81.5% |
| Mr. Antonio Becerra Hernandez | $1,111 | $425 | -61.7% |
| William Duke Foster | $693 | $420 | -39.4% |
| Ann Marie Page | $115 | $416 | 261.7% |
| Gary M. Brown | $2,578 | $411 | -84.1% |
| Larry F. Baker | $5,731 | $398 | -93.1% |
| Allen L. Fulp | $2,412 | $393 | -83.7% |
| Doug Dodson | $1,265 | $392 | -69% |
| Bobby L. Willis | $3,556 | $391 | -89% |
| Michael Wayne Griggs | $2,094 | $391 | -81.3% |
| Billy L. Cardwell | $1,959 | $384 | -80.4% |
| George W. Johnson III | $2,922 | $384 | -86.9% |
| Scott Howard Roberts | $1,474 | $378 | -74.4% |
| James Daryl Duggins | $514 | $377 | -26.7% |
| Jeffrey Wayne Price | $375 | $375 | 0% |
| Benny D. Wray | $2,375 | $372 | -84.3% |
| John H. Pierce V | $1,430 | $364 | -74.5% |
| Thomas Matthew Cardwell | $2,457 | $363 | -85.2% |
| Samuel Herbert Young Jr. | $1,665 | $346 | -79.2% |
| Joel B. Tucker | $1,226 | $328 | -73.2% |
| Brison Knowles | $971 | $328 | -66.2% |
| Terry L. McAlister | $2,439 | $319 | -86.9% |
| Jeffrey B. Rosenbaum | $1,866 | $315 | -83.1% |
| Jacob Martin Williamson | $3,907 | $312 | -92% |
| Norman K. Dobbins | $2,498 | $312 | -87.5% |
| Glenda T. Moore | $311 | $311 | 0% |
| Derrick W. Oakley | $1,656 | $310 | -81.3% |
| Troy C. Smith | $11,564 | $304 | -97.4% |
| Willie V. Lowe | $973 | $298 | -69.4% |
| MRS Sara Jo Durham | $1,301 | $294 | -77.4% |
| Timothy W. Martin | $2,795 | $290 | -89.6% |
| Michael Cleve Bray | $1,463 | $280 | -80.9% |
| Worth P. Kimmel | $8,052 | $280 | -96.5% |
| Linda H. Hill | $305 | $276 | -9.5% |
| Mickey O. Johnson | $1,357 | $271 | -80% |
| Robert W. Sutton Sr. | $1,484 | $260 | -82.5% |
| Sherwood Todd Ore | $935 | $259 | -72.3% |
| James Francis Carter | $1,034 | $259 | -75% |
| Charles A. Stewart Jr. | $1,269 | $246 | -80.6% |
| David Lee Martin | $1,516 | $242 | -84% |
| John Allen Hickman | $1,074 | $242 | -77.5% |
| Ruby Smith Hinson | $1,654 | $239 | -85.6% |
| Jacob R. Apple | $1,287 | $236 | -81.7% |
| Lorene P. Stallings | $234 | $234 | 0% |
| Herman G. Platt | $946 | $232 | -75.5% |
| James W. Mitchell | $0 | $228 | -- |
| William J. Reynolds | $1,034 | $224 | -78.3% |
| Lawrence E. McCollum | $1,111 | $222 | -80% |
| Mark H. Davis | $1,006 | $211 | -79% |
| Homer David Bryant | $1,144 | $208 | -81.8% |
| Wayne R. Yarbrough Sr. | $1,276 | $208 | -83.7% |
| Frank Rogers | $154 | $206 | 33.8% |
| Kerr Lake Investment, LLC | $1,554 | $205 | -86.8% |
| Helen R. Tuttle | $231 | $200 | -13.4% |
| Christopher Mebane Bowman | $1,707 | $197 | -88.5% |
| Derrick Walker | $759 | $194 | -74.4% |
| Charles Arthur Austin | $1,017 | $194 | -80.9% |
| Bernice B. Hodges | $0 | $188 | -- |
| Christopher Allen Miller | $814 | $181 | -77.8% |
| Trenton J. Bowman | $135 | $180 | 33.3% |
| Gary B. Fox | $795 | $176 | -77.9% |
| Monroe Isley | $875 | $176 | -79.9% |
| Matthew C. Tuttle | $2,566 | $173 | -93.3% |
| Michael T. Alley | $825 | $172 | -79.2% |
| Thomas Amos Jr. | $966 | $170 | -82.4% |
| Alex Richard Stanley | $1,045 | $162 | -84.5% |
| Roger D. Joyce | $1,177 | $154 | -86.9% |
| Richard Keith Bolden | $605 | $142 | -76.5% |
| Bernie J. Pryor | $237 | $139 | -41.4% |
| Kerry G. Key | $638 | $138 | -78.4% |
| Richard Watkins | $660 | $132 | -80% |
| Maynard Nance | $1,199 | $132 | -89% |
| Joe Donald Joyce | $682 | $124 | -81.8% |
| Mary Lou Strong | $9,058 | $123 | -98.6% |
| Ernest Charles Pinnix | $498 | $121 | -75.7% |
| Wayne Jackson Dickerson | $506 | $117 | -76.9% |
| Thomas Dewayne Brim | $396 | $108 | -72.7% |
| Daniel Dwayne Hopper | $594 | $107 | -82% |
| Lannie Joe Bullins | $649 | $107 | -83.5% |
| Steve Keith Mason | $198 | $104 | -47.5% |
| Angela M. Purgason | $0 | $99 | -- |
| Michael Thomas Moore | $0 | $99 | -- |
| Robert Thomas Harger | $649 | $97 | -85.1% |
| Preston D. Clark | $728 | $95 | -87% |
| Billy J. James | $868 | $93 | -89.3% |
| Fred M Strawson | $0 | $93 | -- |
| Tyler T. Tucker | $106 | $91 | -14.2% |
| Anthony Bryce Richardson | $561 | $90 | -84% |
| David Lee Sharp | $330 | $86 | -73.9% |
| P Lewis Frams Corporation | $165 | $86 | -47.9% |
| Mary E. Carter | $56 | $70 | 25% |
| Sherry Wright Angell | $53 | $53 | 0% |
| Vicki Hall Olson | $106 | $38 | -64.2% |
| Neil S. Burnette | $26 | $35 | 34.6% |
| Katherine R. Gray | $66 | $34 | -48.5% |
| Doris R. Hooper | $24 | $23 | -4.2% |
| Lisa J. Whitfield | $0 | $16 | -- |
| Bruce Ellington | $701 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank B. Wyatt III | $2,382 | $0 | -100% |
| Marie M. Tate | $438 | $0 | -100% |
| Rockingham Leasing Company, LLC | $16,212 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Bloodworth Parleir | $451 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Joyce Wall | $43 | $0 | -100% |
| James D. Carter | $202 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Webb | $13 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Webb Jr. | $135 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Fulp Clark | $9,115 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathleen Diane Messick | $2,438 | $0 | -100% |
| Mildred W. Wall | $41 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr. Garland E. McCollum | $3,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Beth Repass | $195 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert B. Irving Jr. | $23,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara M. Joyce | $1 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheila F Cechini | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Tammie M. Bennett | $6 | $0 | -100% |
| William A. Webster Jr. | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Lee Cardwell | $6,377 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda B. Sutton | $3,378 | $0 | -100% |
| Christpher Wade Moore | $6,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorsey Kordick | $1,679 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $2,418 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett R. Butt | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Ivie W. Ellington | $9,971 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Hunter Walker | $12,118 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Jeffries | $363 | $0 | -100% |
| James B. Depriest | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| James Huffman | $42 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Williamson | $1,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Mardy L. Williamson | $395 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary G. Page | $175 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia R. Bradsher | $1 | $0 | -100% |
| Porte' Lu Farms, LLC | $170 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah C. Carter | $113 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen A. Walker | $329 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Edward Strong | $343 | $0 | -100% |
| Usda Farm Service Agency | $18,368 | $0 | -100% |
| USDA Farm Service Agency | $9,054 | $0 | -100% |
| USDA-Farm Service Agency | $38,412 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilbert Jeffries | $423 | $0 | -100% |
| Wright Dairy of Rockingham County | $61,759 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Robert Wharton | $6,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Claude E. Pryor Jr. | $358 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Ray French | $19 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas A. Scholz | $31,648 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory Dean McKinney | $57 | $0 | -100% |
| Harden Cornelious Brown Jr. | $100,402 | $0 | -100% |
| Hunter E. Page | $18 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Clay Bray | $636 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Harden Brown | $14,946 | $0 | -100% |
| Leon Cox | $739 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr. Nathan L. Strader | $1 | $0 | -100% |
| Raynay Alpaca Farm, LLC | $844 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald D. Pryor | $705 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Michael Cross | $109 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Ray Austin Sr. | $9,898 | $0 | -100% |
| William T. Evans III | $4,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan Puffenberger | $172 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony D. Lester | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. King Jr. | $2,898 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason D. Byrd | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia S. Wray | $7,001 | $0 | -100% |
| Webster S. Irving | $20,993 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,232,237 | $2,195,790 | -32.1% |
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