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In 2021, 255 farmers in cities within Tift County received a total of $6 million in 450 farm subsidies, a 53.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.9 million in 779 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 Tift County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottus Farms | $545,952 | $305,845 | -44% |
| Docia Farms Partnership | $661,527 | $266,018 | -59.8% |
| Wycliffe Gaskins Vance | $463,537 | $234,903 | -49.3% |
| Goodman Farms | $358,486 | $206,351 | -42.4% |
| Henry Warren Bostick III | $218,625 | $202,827 | -7.2% |
| EDD W Dunn & Sons PTN | $351,574 | $177,249 | -49.6% |
| Charles Donald Rogers | $262,774 | $165,078 | -37.2% |
| Greg Davis Farms, LLC | $279,123 | $151,210 | -45.8% |
| Quality Produce, LLC | $1,306,693 | $147,111 | -88.7% |
| Howard & Shelby Moore Farm | $267,084 | $138,633 | -48.1% |
| Benjamin Franklin Tanner | $275,906 | $135,587 | -50.9% |
| Alan Corey Johnston | $200,615 | $134,034 | -33.2% |
| Carl Coy Tawzer Jr. | $195,451 | $133,388 | -31.8% |
| Matthew D. Driggers | $173,919 | $129,065 | -25.8% |
| Derrick Paul Jones | $177,019 | $127,218 | -28.1% |
| James Elton Aultman | $242,353 | $126,401 | -47.8% |
| Wendell Roberson Farms, Inc. | $209,990 | $110,370 | -47.4% |
| Gary Alan Branch | $232,120 | $105,331 | -54.6% |
| Glenn Frank Griffin | $214,638 | $101,036 | -52.9% |
| Walker Farms PTN | $162,753 | $99,001 | -39.2% |
| 2J Farms, LLC | $184,001 | $95,300 | -48.2% |
| Carl Coy Tawzer Sr. | $126,375 | $87,626 | -30.7% |
| Wayne Earl Shannon | $137,979 | $85,286 | -38.2% |
| Grady Wayne Burdette | $178,074 | $82,912 | -53.4% |
| Tommy Ross Vance | $132,652 | $77,759 | -41.4% |
| Robert Eugene Busbin Jr. | $124,116 | $76,350 | -38.5% |
| University of GA | $94,494 | $75,790 | -19.8% |
| James Ross Parrish | $133,136 | $75,333 | -43.4% |
| Blanche B Branch Trust | $0 | $74,554 | -- |
| Excelsior Farms, LLC | $158,373 | $73,392 | -53.7% |
| R M R Farms, LLC | $203,157 | $71,041 | -65% |
| Stephen Keith Arrington | $134,741 | $68,457 | -49.2% |
| Josh Jones Farms, Inc. | $148,020 | $65,518 | -55.7% |
| Bowen Farming Enterprises, LLC | $93,965 | $64,428 | -31.4% |
| Lazy S Dairy | $191,780 | $64,119 | -66.6% |
| JP Farms & Construction, LLC | $0 | $61,722 | -- |
| Little Creek Farms, LLC | $106,017 | $61,648 | -41.9% |
| William Alfred Patterson III | $90,885 | $56,278 | -38.1% |
| Armond Morris | $32,392 | $56,185 | 73.5% |
| Brenda N. Morris | $32,077 | $56,185 | 75.2% |
| Ricky Steven Williford | $86,635 | $53,290 | -38.5% |
| James Kevin Aultman | $115,046 | $50,933 | -55.7% |
| George Wayne Stone | $88,217 | $48,887 | -44.6% |
| Danny Lynn Shaw | $83,833 | $47,698 | -43.1% |
| Vanceville Turf, Inc. | $6,956 | $45,362 | 552.1% |
| Bobby Paul Stone | $58,953 | $35,470 | -39.8% |
| Derrell Hampton | $10,178 | $35,087 | 244.7% |
| Reid Derris Jones | $64,927 | $34,667 | -46.6% |
| Sand Creek Farms, Inc. | $68,924 | $34,528 | -49.9% |
| Benny William Johnston | $60,055 | $32,578 | -45.8% |
| Jerry Lindsey Hill Jr. | $36,854 | $30,934 | -16.1% |
| Herbert W. Willis | $47,636 | $30,094 | -36.8% |
| Ben Flaspoehler | $34,693 | $29,719 | -14.3% |
| Bolita, LLC | $84,972 | $29,641 | -65.1% |
| Larry Jackson Stone | $37,431 | $26,523 | -29.1% |
| Darrell Royce Benson | $33,460 | $24,001 | -28.3% |
| Sutton Farms | $47,058 | $23,687 | -49.7% |
| William Griffin Graves | $29,018 | $22,731 | -21.7% |
| James Lee Goodman | $43,467 | $21,952 | -49.5% |
| Arthur James Baisden | $30,424 | $19,651 | -35.4% |
| Dalton Paul Jones | $20,662 | $18,756 | -9.2% |
| Luther Clarence Black | $30,299 | $17,557 | -42.1% |
| Jordan Matthew Roberts | $8,199 | $17,556 | 114.1% |
| Greg Patterson | $30,308 | $15,819 | -47.8% |
| Timoth Lee Hall | $20,642 | $15,383 | -25.5% |
| Crumley Family LP | $16,861 | $15,190 | -9.9% |
| Farrell Darvin Roberts | $28,993 | $15,161 | -47.7% |
| Abac Castro County, LLC | $14,980 | $14,980 | 0% |
| Grady Milton Thompson Jr. | $46,631 | $14,835 | -68.2% |
| Leverette Farms | $13,522 | $13,522 | 0% |
| Marcus Wayne Shannon | $990 | $13,367 | 1,250.2% |
| Acorn Brow, LLC | $15,398 | $12,446 | -19.2% |
| Michael S. Lee Sr. | $13,136 | $11,247 | -14.4% |
| Matthew Brett Tomlinson | $0 | $11,139 | -- |
| Darrell Deverne Moore | $17,171 | $10,992 | -36% |
| Matthew C. Perry | $13,780 | $10,569 | -23.3% |
| Mark Wayne White | $16,468 | $10,426 | -36.7% |
| George Samuel Rogers | $43,704 | $10,065 | -77% |
| Stephen Wesley Hooks | $21,247 | $10,045 | -52.7% |
| Stoney Ferrall Layfield | $24,224 | $9,628 | -60.3% |
| Sandra Faye Copeland | $19,647 | $9,362 | -52.3% |
| Kemp Farms, LLC | $2,955 | $9,293 | 214.5% |
| Joshua Daniel Markham | $22,327 | $8,827 | -60.5% |
| Ross Henry Pittman III | $8,938 | $8,737 | -2.2% |
| Ronnie Charles Dunn | $51,813 | $8,570 | -83.5% |
| Travis Wesley Lassiter | $29,856 | $8,261 | -72.3% |
| W a Greer Farm | $9,132 | $8,254 | -9.6% |
| Bill Vance | $12,452 | $7,985 | -35.9% |
| Irwin County Warehouse, LLC | $7,704 | $7,704 | 0% |
| ABAC | $11,441 | $7,702 | -32.7% |
| Brooks Properties | $7,538 | $7,228 | -4.1% |
| Christopher Patrick Goodman | $5,665 | $6,702 | 18.3% |
| Gerald Lee Wishum | $7,903 | $6,443 | -18.5% |
| Danny Carlton Tyson | $14,325 | $6,292 | -56.1% |
| Sweet Dixie Melon Company | $154,873 | $6,263 | -96% |
| Allyn Durran Brock | $79,140 | $6,173 | -92.2% |
| Bowen & Sons Farms, LLC | $16,097 | $5,990 | -62.8% |
| Joshua Ellison Abbott | $7,661 | $5,869 | -23.4% |
| David Lee Sumner | $10,071 | $5,784 | -42.6% |
| Thomas Outlaw Jr. | $7,658 | $5,775 | -24.6% |
| June T. Walters | $9,383 | $5,722 | -39% |
| FBT Properties, LLLP | $5,678 | $5,678 | 0% |
| Janie Kate Mathews Irrevocable Trust | $5,466 | $5,466 | 0% |
| Leonard Dykes | $5,320 | $5,320 | 0% |
| Roger Thornhill | $5,298 | $5,298 | 0% |
| Lynn Kelley-Kmc, LLC | $5,120 | $5,120 | 0% |
| Tony and Gary Register Partnership | $6,328 | $5,072 | -19.8% |
| Gibbs Crumley Family LP | $4,952 | $4,952 | 0% |
| Griffin Field & Pine, LLC | $0 | $4,709 | -- |
| Bryan William Maw | $7,934 | $4,703 | -40.7% |
| M J Moore Farm, LLC | $6,771 | $4,693 | -30.7% |
| Abigail Elizabeth Patterson | $3,761 | $4,681 | 24.5% |
| Lawrence Williams | $20,934 | $4,678 | -77.7% |
| Rigdon Livestock, Inc. | $4,589 | $4,589 | 0% |
| Chadwick C. Griffin | $5,990 | $4,430 | -26% |
| Thomas M. Brumby IV | $4,318 | $4,318 | 0% |
| Doris Stone | $4,992 | $4,104 | -17.8% |
| Amanda G. Brock | $4,039 | $4,039 | 0% |
| John Carlton Webb | $15,865 | $3,975 | -74.9% |
| Wallace S. Gibbs | $15,973 | $3,926 | -75.4% |
| Joseph A. Manning | $3,885 | $3,885 | 0% |
| Darrel Gene Webb | $3,325 | $3,850 | 15.8% |
| Melvin Mathis | $0 | $3,649 | -- |
| Johnny Dalton Whiddon | $3,604 | $3,604 | 0% |
| Joseph M Turner Children's Partnership | $3,593 | $3,593 | 0% |
| Bear's Head Partners, LLC | $5,121 | $3,506 | -31.5% |
| Grist Farms, LLC | $7,935 | $3,411 | -57% |
| Jimmy Ray Woods Jr. | $3,820 | $3,390 | -11.3% |
| Michael Brooks | $12,941 | $3,380 | -73.9% |
| Marvin Leonard Wells | $17,976 | $3,369 | -81.3% |
| D Lynn Kelley Family L P | $2,902 | $3,330 | 14.7% |
| Mally Terrell Webb | $7,741 | $3,222 | -58.4% |
| George Washington Stone | $16,195 | $3,217 | -80.1% |
| Mccullough Place, Inc. | $1,370 | $3,133 | 128.7% |
| Jill Elizabeth Vickers McEachin | $2,931 | $2,931 | 0% |
| Betty H. Braswell | $3,062 | $2,926 | -4.4% |
| Garvie Nichols Jr. | $9,515 | $2,908 | -69.4% |
| Jeannie G. Rigdon | $3,455 | $2,874 | -16.8% |
| Luther David Webster | $3,526 | $2,811 | -20.3% |
| Bowen Land & Timber, LLC | $2,703 | $2,703 | 0% |
| Leiandra N Dollison | $4,167 | $2,701 | -35.2% |
| Jimmie Wayne Howell | $3,106 | $2,606 | -16.1% |
| Scott Brown | $2,689 | $2,586 | -3.8% |
| Marolyn H. Mixon | $2,559 | $2,559 | 0% |
| Ernest Thomas Riddle | $3,282 | $2,545 | -22.5% |
| Debbie Graves | $4,235 | $2,541 | -40% |
| William Ray Graves | $4,235 | $2,541 | -40% |
| Paul Brian Webb | $127,755 | $2,494 | -98% |
| Charles Allen Bowen | $2,429 | $2,429 | 0% |
| Brett McMillan | $7,428 | $2,390 | -67.8% |
| Linlee Farms, LLC | $2,378 | $2,378 | 0% |
| Ronald Hooks | $6,093 | $2,299 | -62.3% |
| Joe W West | $9,366 | $2,297 | -75.5% |
| Cameron David Morris | $0 | $2,188 | -- |
| Norma Carrington Boyd | $0 | $2,157 | -- |
| L. A. Investments, LLC | $2,048 | $2,048 | 0% |
| Dennis W Waldschlager | $2,132 | $1,962 | -8% |
| Charles Lewis Edwards | $1,904 | $1,904 | 0% |
| Bonnie Jo Roberson | $3,620 | $1,883 | -48% |
| John Scott Crownover | $11,070 | $1,841 | -83.4% |
| Joe M. Turner | $34,386 | $1,823 | -94.7% |
| Dalton J. Cross | $0 | $1,746 | -- |
| J, H, T & G Foods, Inc. | $1,647 | $1,647 | 0% |
| Ronnie Wayne Lawson | $1,814 | $1,603 | -11.6% |
| Anthony James Goodman | $6,023 | $1,589 | -73.6% |
| Shirley W. Pisciotta | $2,819 | $1,589 | -43.6% |
| William Hue James | $3,465 | $1,575 | -54.5% |
| Lamar Scott Jackson | $330 | $1,564 | 373.9% |
| Aggjad, LLC | $0 | $1,537 | -- |
| Robert G Anderson, M.D. | $1,465 | $1,465 | 0% |
| Gordon Hughes | $8,157 | $1,460 | -82.1% |
| Milton Sledge | $8,056 | $1,460 | -81.9% |
| J O Ross Farms, Inc. | $1,373 | $1,373 | 0% |
| Barbara Williamson Wood | $1,372 | $1,372 | 0% |
| Shawn Utley | $1,346 | $1,346 | 0% |
| Arnold Keith Sutton | $3,122 | $1,346 | -56.9% |
| Jeffery David Gibbs | $1,344 | $1,344 | 0% |
| James Randall Webb | $2,346 | $1,305 | -44.4% |
| Alfred Stanley Culpepper | $0 | $1,280 | -- |
| Keith Kendrick | $120 | $1,258 | 948.3% |
| Samuel F. Hogan | $1,718 | $1,204 | -29.9% |
| Janis S. Roberson | $2,361 | $1,188 | -49.7% |
| Ann G. Grubbs | $1,230 | $1,187 | -3.5% |
| Jimmy R. Grubbs | $1,230 | $1,187 | -3.5% |
| Sarah L. Willis | $1,848 | $1,179 | -36.2% |
| Jonathan Clay Mixon | $5,432 | $1,116 | -79.5% |
| Cindy M. Wright | $0 | $1,026 | -- |
| Alan D. McAllister | $1,000 | $1,000 | 0% |
| Pam Beggs | $4,502 | $996 | -77.9% |
| Ralph Ray Griffin III | $990 | $990 | 0% |
| Shane Michael Stone | $225 | $967 | 329.8% |
| Marion H Young Estate | $966 | $966 | 0% |
| David Andrew Borem | $6,282 | $921 | -85.3% |
| Judith B. Branch | $919 | $919 | 0% |
| William Michael Donahoo | $4,261 | $811 | -81% |
| Joel A. McNair | $802 | $802 | 0% |
| Earl R. Henderson | $800 | $800 | 0% |
| John M. Gladden | $1,022 | $757 | -25.9% |
| Brazzle A. Young III | $6,423 | $690 | -89.3% |
| Raymond T. Ross Jr. | $690 | $690 | 0% |
| Arilyn R Bishoff | $5,909 | $688 | -88.4% |
| Charlotte F. Griffin | $1,561 | $665 | -57.4% |
| Larry O. Harris | $2,564 | $634 | -75.3% |
| Carl J. Ray | $2,739 | $633 | -76.9% |
| Carolyn L. Walker | $589 | $589 | 0% |
| Madimac Farms, LLC | $122,910 | $586 | -99.5% |
| Benjamin Grant Salter | $2,046 | $581 | -71.6% |
| Barbara Worthington | $572 | $572 | 0% |
| Jeanne Dykes | $572 | $572 | 0% |
| James Kenneth Spurlin III | $0 | $535 | -- |
| James T. Phillips Jr. | $2,835 | $530 | -81.3% |
| Jane Tankersley Willis | $1,275 | $516 | -59.5% |
| Walter Mcray Lentz III | $1,760 | $510 | -71% |
| Wesley Lee Lassiter | $6,208 | $507 | -91.8% |
| Stablegate, Inc. | $0 | $499 | -- |
| Eric Drew Chestnutt | $2,723 | $481 | -82.3% |
| D C Royal Family Trust | $0 | $470 | -- |
| James Michael Dodson | $5,250 | $464 | -91.2% |
| Philip B. Roberts | $1,292 | $456 | -64.7% |
| Jerry W. Franks | $1,749 | $411 | -76.5% |
| Benjiman Cole Griffin | $1,894 | $380 | -79.9% |
| Coastal Plains Agri-Business, LLC | $5,824 | $365 | -93.7% |
| Steve A. Griffin | $2,629 | $364 | -86.2% |
| F. H. Gray Jr. | $1,497 | $362 | -75.8% |
| SHY Dog, LLC | $1,506 | $360 | -76.1% |
| David C. Gibbs | $352 | $352 | 0% |
| Donald Lee Tawzer Jr. | $8,001 | $340 | -95.8% |
| Rodney Keith Bennett | $1,287 | $330 | -74.4% |
| Ronald Norman | $1,881 | $324 | -82.8% |
| Justin Thomas Hand | $1,177 | $322 | -72.6% |
| Brooks Properties, LLC | $0 | $310 | -- |
| Jo Carol Lott | $305 | $305 | 0% |
| Brandalynn Marie Lott | $289 | $289 | 0% |
| Derrick Gibson Lott | $289 | $289 | 0% |
| Julia S. Lamb | $268 | $268 | 0% |
| James Brown | $3,212 | $264 | -91.8% |
| Rachel Y. Willis | $240 | $240 | 0% |
| Nathan Zachary Hall | $0 | $216 | -- |
| Johnnie M. Brack | $1,297 | $207 | -84% |
| Randy Howard Stripling | $1,825 | $205 | -88.8% |
| Ronnie Dale Hall | $14,568 | $199 | -98.6% |
| Robert Whitehead | $1,029 | $197 | -80.9% |
| Scott I. Utley | $1,650 | $197 | -88.1% |
| Jonathan W. Ross | $653 | $186 | -71.5% |
| Ricky Milton Revels | $1,001 | $186 | -81.4% |
| Henry H. Nichols | $579 | $181 | -68.7% |
| Earlie D. Gaskins | $181 | $160 | -11.6% |
| Bobbie L. Conway | $1,067 | $156 | -85.4% |
| Charlotte D. Nichols | $0 | $155 | -- |
| Ronald Terry Nichols | $0 | $155 | -- |
| Linda Gibbs Drawdy | $181 | $150 | -17.1% |
| Mayo L. Tucker | $1,764 | $126 | -92.9% |
| Cox Family Farms, LLC | $796 | $71 | -91.1% |
| Mary Dekle Crownover | $175 | $65 | -62.9% |
| Fern F. Bowen | $126 | $62 | -50.8% |
| Alton Sparks | $571 | $0 | -100% |
| Beverly Ann Covington | $144 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobbie Hasty Summers | $201 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Charles Ward | $4,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Cal Carpenter | $5,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Wesley Stephens | $262 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles William Brown Testamentary Trust | $7,764 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Ponder Farms, LLC | $9,992 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher W. Ponder | $17,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrow Lynn Kelley | $86 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald C. Jones | $5,501 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald G. Connell | $1,674 | $0 | -100% |
| Drayton Marcus Lindsey | $295 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Benson | $2,499 | $0 | -100% |
| Henrietta H. Garner | $13,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Irvin Family 2016 Revocable Living Trust | $1,756 | $0 | -100% |
| J. E. Milner | $1,074 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Perrin | $329 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Michael Nyhuis | $706 | $0 | -100% |
| James David Powers | $3,793 | $0 | -100% |
| James Mills Ross | $19,314 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Arthur Griffin | $2,308 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer D. Herzog | $586 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Reece Hall | $1,303 | $0 | -100% |
| John Earl Shannon | $993 | $0 | -100% |
| John Frank McGill | $11,175 | $0 | -100% |
| John William Ray | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Henry Hampton | $115,844 | $0 | -100% |
| Juan Armando Chavez | $4,487 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Andrew Wilson | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| K & G Farms, Inc. | $36,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith D. Kightlinger | $1,381 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Gene Thompson | $512 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Weaver | $180 | $0 | -100% |
| Leila E. Dollison | $12,911 | $0 | -100% |
| Limestone Creek Pecans, LLC | $11,536 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie Harris Boyd | $2,398 | $0 | -100% |
| Loyd Clinton Moore | $8,162 | $0 | -100% |
| Mcpherson Properties, LLP | $9,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Melo Farms, LLC | $13,447 | $0 | -100% |
| MGM Plant Farm, Inc. | $286,602 | $0 | -100% |
| Murray Raymond Hall | $183 | $0 | -100% |
| National Pecan Growers Council | $196,330 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia L. Welker | $6,051 | $0 | -100% |
| Pauline Weaver Gray | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Register Culpepper and Register, Inc. | $1,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky G. Fletcher | $513 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Len Justice | $4,301 | $0 | -100% |
| Rigdon Farms, LLC | $3,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Welker | $6,051 | $0 | -100% |
| Rudy S. Ray | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Lewis Carpenter | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra C. Laster | $636 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah S. Thompson | $1,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott B. Herzog | $586 | $0 | -100% |
| Sergio Reyes Sr. | $5,801 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherry Carlson Williford | $182 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted Thornhill | $1,622 | $0 | -100% |
| Tifton Fishing Club, Inc. | $8,432 | $0 | -100% |
| Tifton Turf Farms, Inc. | $9,702 | $0 | -100% |
| Todo Farms, LLC | $869 | $0 | -100% |
| Veazey Plant Company, Inc. | $76,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Yackanicz Enterprises, LLC | $474 | $0 | -100% |
| Ty Ty Plant Nursery, LLC | $125,987 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $12,926,808 | $5,995,698 | -53.6% |
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