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In 2021, 103 farmers in cities within Perquimans County received a total of $2.5 million in 242 farm subsidies, a 48.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.8 million in 425 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy J. Corprew | $276,364 | $149,429 | -45.9% |
| Macon Turf Farm, Inc. | $13,203 | $149,206 | 1,030.1% |
| TBS Farms, Inc. | $226,445 | $112,073 | -50.5% |
| Kendall M. Pierce | $223,117 | $98,540 | -55.8% |
| Thick Neck Farms, LLC | $176,781 | $79,087 | -55.3% |
| Eure Seed Farms, Inc. | $138,438 | $71,233 | -48.5% |
| Abe L. Godfrey III | $131,739 | $70,480 | -46.5% |
| Eureka Farming, Inc. | $144,876 | $68,863 | -52.5% |
| Shae E. Nixon | $194,013 | $68,440 | -64.7% |
| Paul M. Byrum | $0 | $66,270 | -- |
| Choice Acres, Inc. | $132,888 | $65,945 | -50.4% |
| Eure Family Farms, Inc. | $97,103 | $60,105 | -38.1% |
| Fred C. Colson | $110,523 | $59,519 | -46.1% |
| William C. Elliott | $97,704 | $58,376 | -40.3% |
| Nixon Family Farms, LLC | $102,436 | $57,037 | -44.3% |
| John E. Morgan | $88,808 | $54,111 | -39.1% |
| Goldmine Harvest Farms, LLC | $139,273 | $51,041 | -63.4% |
| Hurdle Farms, Inc. | $105,683 | $49,748 | -52.9% |
| Thomas N. Hollowell Jr. | $87,337 | $46,984 | -46.2% |
| Thomas L. Roach | $73,998 | $46,232 | -37.5% |
| David A. Sanders | $115,540 | $46,049 | -60.1% |
| Perry Farms | $95,366 | $45,993 | -51.8% |
| Carolyn H. Cartwright | $94,803 | $45,116 | -52.4% |
| Rufus A. Jackson Jr. | $109,291 | $44,666 | -59.1% |
| Laurence Wray Chappell | $92,476 | $44,362 | -52% |
| Robert N T Woodard | $104,616 | $44,010 | -57.9% |
| Curtis Lincoln Godfrey Sr. | $68,435 | $39,557 | -42.2% |
| Roland Neal Cartwright | $76,385 | $37,937 | -50.3% |
| Walter Cartwright Jr. | $72,423 | $36,676 | -49.4% |
| Michael I. Moore | $83,984 | $36,206 | -56.9% |
| Staley Douglas Colson Jr. | $65,491 | $32,038 | -51.1% |
| John Wallace Hobbs III | $137,017 | $30,318 | -77.9% |
| M & M Farms | $30,921 | $29,590 | -4.3% |
| Donald G. Perry | $42,308 | $26,255 | -37.9% |
| Douglas V. Harrell | $54,575 | $23,669 | -56.6% |
| Chad Scot White | $42,372 | $23,249 | -45.1% |
| Johnnie M. Hurdle | $51,808 | $22,328 | -56.9% |
| Keith R. Cullipher | $31,783 | $21,991 | -30.8% |
| Thomas C. Mathews | $40,041 | $20,820 | -48% |
| Charles H. Mathews | $32,696 | $18,368 | -43.8% |
| William Clyde Elliott III | $26,979 | $18,303 | -32.2% |
| Marion J. Godfrey | $33,778 | $15,028 | -55.5% |
| Craft Family Farms, LLC | $45,010 | $14,874 | -67% |
| Wayne H. Hurdle | $26,810 | $14,494 | -45.9% |
| Thomas E. Lowe Jr. | $4,010 | $13,432 | 235% |
| Billy L. Pierce | $25,291 | $13,240 | -47.6% |
| William Ray Miller | $23,953 | $12,798 | -46.6% |
| Mary Sue S. Roach | $33,025 | $12,718 | -61.5% |
| Donald Madre Farms, LLC | $22,994 | $12,409 | -46% |
| Paul L. Smith Jr. | $21,770 | $11,834 | -45.6% |
| Wallace N Ownley | $23,542 | $10,828 | -54% |
| Billy Wade Pierce | $17,918 | $9,479 | -47.1% |
| Edward C. Bundy | $16,105 | $9,138 | -43.3% |
| Matthew Colin Woodell | $16,848 | $8,696 | -48.4% |
| Christopher Hayden Eure | $9,348 | $8,173 | -12.6% |
| Matthew J. Perry | $12,016 | $7,822 | -34.9% |
| Derrick Warren James | $15,671 | $6,223 | -60.3% |
| Ward Farms, LLC | $5,631 | $6,102 | 8.4% |
| Michael W. Hurdle | $15,242 | $6,005 | -60.6% |
| Lloyd Ray Morgan | $9,055 | $5,991 | -33.8% |
| Jonathan D. Spear | $9,989 | $4,952 | -50.4% |
| Hunter Family Trust | $10,474 | $4,630 | -55.8% |
| Helen O. Hunter | $10,478 | $4,629 | -55.8% |
| William H. Copeland | $7,176 | $4,379 | -39% |
| Robert H. Eure | $8,286 | $4,363 | -47.3% |
| Jonathan Eric Boyce | $7,077 | $4,305 | -39.2% |
| Jarvis Miller | $10,173 | $4,204 | -58.7% |
| Snow Hill Farms | $6,252 | $3,900 | -37.6% |
| Justin James Godfrey | $3,867 | $3,822 | -1.2% |
| Wayne L. Howell | $6,001 | $3,757 | -37.4% |
| Guard Family Partners, LLC | $8,764 | $3,730 | -57.4% |
| Morris R. Saunders | $4,944 | $3,473 | -29.8% |
| David Troy Sanders | $5,939 | $2,912 | -51% |
| Dean Engelhardt | $2,768 | $2,768 | 0% |
| Rebecca W. White | $4,867 | $2,562 | -47.4% |
| Cody James Roach | $1,959 | $2,310 | 17.9% |
| Russell Cartwright | $7,161 | $2,003 | -72% |
| Joseph L. Winslow | $3,998 | $1,995 | -50.1% |
| Richard Lanier Winslow | $4,092 | $1,995 | -51.2% |
| Joel B. Eaton | $3,225 | $1,585 | -50.9% |
| Charles M. Banks | $3,050 | $1,480 | -51.5% |
| Christopher Lee Dail | $2,738 | $1,331 | -51.4% |
| Sandeen Family Limited Partnership | $13,408 | $1,263 | -90.6% |
| Jason Allen Copeland | $0 | $1,044 | -- |
| Lewis W. Smith Jr. | $2,134 | $928 | -56.5% |
| Paul A. Copeland | $995 | $890 | -10.6% |
| Darren M. Saunders | $3,726 | $791 | -78.8% |
| Brenda Stanton Atkins | $0 | $742 | -- |
| Carl Wilson Lewis Jr. | $1,560 | $711 | -54.4% |
| James R. Pierce | $0 | $657 | -- |
| Jason P. Smith | $609 | $484 | -20.5% |
| Darin Bryce Onley | $965 | $478 | -50.5% |
| Julia B. Onley | $964 | $478 | -50.4% |
| Ryan Edward Onley | $964 | $478 | -50.4% |
| Devin L. Mallory | $861 | $460 | -46.6% |
| Carolyn Gay Howell | $840 | $443 | -47.3% |
| Julian W. Howell | $839 | $443 | -47.2% |
| Louis Meads Jr. | $747 | $354 | -52.6% |
| Curtis N. Trueblood | $693 | $342 | -50.6% |
| Haywood A. Smith | $649 | $310 | -52.2% |
| Ruston W. Howell | $904 | $242 | -73.2% |
| Joe Towe White Jr. | $231 | $121 | -47.6% |
| George Wayne Cooper | $165 | $69 | -58.2% |
| C White and Sons | $11,292 | $0 | -100% |
| Deloras Kemp | $366 | $0 | -100% |
| Emma Marie Bailey | $1,505 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $145,466 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/CCC | $8,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $35,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Copeland | $1,307 | $0 | -100% |
| John Michael Winslow | $3,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Weldon M. Byrum | $2,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Baker | $4,547 | $0 | -100% |
| Perquimans Farm Service Agency | $2,811 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,789,061 | $2,452,317 | -48.8% |
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