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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Beaufort County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Beaufort County received $13.1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 288 farmers in cities within Beaufort County received a total of $10.5 million in 680 farm subsidies, a 55.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $23.6 million in 1,297 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 Beaufort County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Tetterton Family Farms Derick Tetterton Gen PTR$0$475,618--
3 B Farms Partnership$884,666$378,431-57.2%
Howell Farms$793,057$300,756-62.1%
Scattered Acres, Inc.$595,739$290,616-51.2%
Southland Farms$843,417$274,191-67.5%
Carolina Fisheries, Inc.$0$250,000--
Austin Brothers Fisheries, Inc.$0$232,209--
Foxfire Farms, Inc.$498,417$217,060-56.5%
NBE Farms, Inc.$483,351$202,102-58.2%
Hyde Park Farms, LLC$340,305$196,980-42.1%
Charles K. Respess Jr.$183,432$171,388-6.6%
North Slope Farms, LLC$270,411$170,778-36.8%
Van Swamp Farms Partnership$271,364$148,514-45.3%
John Clay Respess$338,115$145,235-57%
Double H Farm, LLC$352,901$141,811-59.8%
Keith Douglas$199,182$133,503-33%
Tankard Farm, LLC$338,905$129,350-61.8%
Meri-Re-MI, Corp.$0$127,319--
Clayton Farms, Inc.$298,983$125,117-58.2%
Grissom Farms, Inc.$422,347$123,992-70.6%
3 B Agent Ventures$243,938$122,662-49.7%
Joseph Brent Pilgreen$181,487$122,640-32.4%
Split P Farms$198,347$114,030-42.5%
Bell Land Company$90,869$111,11322.3%
K4 Farms, LLC$245,022$106,228-56.6%
Jimmy C. Hardison$121,831$105,422-13.5%
Benson & Russ, Inc.$130,875$95,387-27.1%
Bishop Farming Enterprises, Inc.$233,501$94,692-59.4%
Beech Ridge Pork Farm, Inc.$193,120$93,689-51.5%
Manning Brothers Farms, Inc.$276,390$93,395-66.2%
Arnold Farms, Inc.$214,730$91,201-57.5%
Slades Creek Farm, LLC$102,164$90,815-11.1%
Michael W. Bishop$195,952$88,685-54.7%
Daniel L. Elks$144,337$88,555-38.6%
Phil Garris Farms, Inc.$72,072$87,79621.8%
L H Allen & Son, Inc.$302,465$86,640-71.4%
James & James Farms, Inc.$81,226$86,2366.2%
Ec Pope Tobacco, LLC$70,048$86,12422.9%
Pungo Creek Farms, Inc.$231,751$83,694-63.9%
Sasnett Farms, Inc.$312,327$80,047-74.4%
Drag Farms, LLC$227,199$79,787-64.9%
W Haden Harris Farms, Inc.$172,496$74,046-57.1%
Killebeck Farms, Inc.$140,327$72,876-48.1%
Breezy Shore Farm, Inc.$244,942$71,733-70.7%
Hardison Farms, Inc.$62,161$70,95714.2%
Burbage Farms, Inc.$212,693$69,369-67.4%
B & B Farms of Pungo, Inc.$158,473$67,649-57.3%
Boerema Dairy, Inc.$180,402$64,291-64.4%
Griffin Agent, LLC$244,190$62,684-74.3%
Unit 1 Farms, LLC$84,207$61,916-26.5%
Mike Godley$193,962$61,544-68.3%
Gold Acre Commodities$104,198$61,116-41.3%
Fletcher Brothers$170,233$60,501-64.5%
RH Farms, LLC$35,874$57,72960.9%
Granny Branch Farms, Inc.$333,781$57,607-82.7%
Hawkeye Acres, Inc.$126,224$57,230-54.7%
Harold & Susan Smith Partnership$241,936$57,010-76.4%
Cutler Farms$226,285$56,785-74.9%
The Selby Company$146,309$56,297-61.5%
Sid Cayton Farms, LLC$346,674$53,584-84.5%
Faams Transport, Inc.$0$52,875--
Welverly Mason Trucking, LLC$0$52,875--
EJS Logging, Inc.$0$52,875--
Terry Leggett Trucking, Inc.$0$52,875--
Pocosin Swamp Farms, LP$41,343$52,35726.6%
Keith Moore$0$51,693--
Pantego Blossoms, Inc.$79,637$50,545-36.5%
Allen Acres, LLC$132,869$50,329-62.1%
Ec Pope Farms, LLC$283,178$49,825-82.4%
Henry James Elrod III$85,447$49,794-41.7%
Ross Farms, Inc.$275,386$47,368-82.8%
Terra Ceia Farms, LLC$393,926$46,691-88.1%
Stuart Ricks$137,955$46,419-66.4%
United One Trucking, LLC$0$45,884--
Thurmon L. Harris Jr.$155,680$43,085-72.3%
Stephen R. Poole Jr.$82,067$42,502-48.2%
Daren Lee Hubers$104,928$42,453-59.5%
Steven Archie Griffin$129,507$41,993-67.6%
MWB Farms, Inc.$110,541$40,938-63%
Ecosystem Resources, Inc.$56,658$40,440-28.6%
Harvey A. Brothers III$39,252$39,096-0.4%
Keith Waters$71,051$38,899-45.3%
Rodlee Pork, Inc.$53,453$38,752-27.5%
High Cotton Farms, LLC$128,170$38,222-70.2%
Gold Petiole Farms, LLC$63,161$37,786-40.2%
BG Carowan Farms, LLC$106,472$37,007-65.2%
Double W Farms, Inc.$74,123$36,799-50.4%
Terry Clayton$130,438$36,309-72.2%
JS Farms, Inc.$93,114$36,220-61.1%
Casey Bell$77,946$35,903-53.9%
4 Gen Farms, LLC$68,587$35,609-48.1%
Leamon H. Allen III$159,958$35,112-78%
George R. Cutler Jr.$94,930$34,669-63.5%
Gregory L. Harris$165,276$33,943-79.5%
Nicholas Scott Hardison$34,697$33,552-3.3%
Christopher T. Lefever$0$32,916--
Turnpike Farms, LLC$50,753$31,368-38.2%
Kimberly Clayton Smith$36,717$30,516-16.9%
David T. Mayo Jr.$68,174$29,836-56.2%
Don R. Hill$48,498$29,616-38.9%
Patrick Tetterton$37,217$29,443-20.9%
Stephen K. Whitley$45,202$29,399-35%
Timothy Douglas$72,990$29,183-60%
Green Sea Farms$179,978$28,710-84%
Preston Britt Alligood$42,824$27,621-35.5%
Manning Farms, Inc.$54,451$27,543-49.4%
George D. Ross III$106,444$27,476-74.2%
Thomas E Allen & Sons, LLC$81,673$26,971-67%
Steve Douglas$34,588$26,847-22.4%
Don Nixon Farms, LLC$0$26,788--
Dennis L. Elks$45,813$26,761-41.6%
Karen Glass$84,629$26,588-68.6%
Rodney Glass$84,628$26,586-68.6%
Jeffrey Peed$212,465$25,896-87.8%
Eric W. Bell$72,690$25,695-64.7%
Ej Tetterton JR Trucking, Inc.$0$25,657--
Hunters Roost Farms, Inc.$57,583$25,423-55.8%
Russ Company, Inc.$107,390$24,319-77.4%
Tracy Warren$35,734$23,119-35.3%
Stephen R. Poole III$53,190$22,713-57.3%
Sawyer Brothers Farms, LLC$63,366$22,624-64.3%
Floyd Lee Peed$116,496$22,622-80.6%
Black Brothers Farms$41,408$22,350-46%
Zeno Mack Wright II$5,315$22,269319%
Curtis R. Cannon$0$21,963--
Zeno O Ratcliff, Inc.$81,996$20,659-74.8%
Van Staalduinen Farms, Inc.$58,249$19,437-66.6%
Daniel A. Bunting$0$19,422--
Christian Matthew Waters$11,905$18,94159.1%
John F. Matkins Jr.$47,016$17,271-63.3%
Perry T. Greene Jr.$18,536$16,703-9.9%
Owen Lee Peele$145,769$16,514-88.7%
Leonard Harris$6,998$15,612123.1%
David P. Swain$22,528$15,310-32%
Anthony Van Vuren$31,677$15,203-52%
Billy Ray Woolard$26,238$14,808-43.6%
Vernon van Daw Jr.$48,414$14,765-69.5%
Roland W. Bell$14,844$14,611-1.6%
David T. Mayo III$52,124$14,599-72%
G & M Farms, Inc.$51,422$13,268-74.2%
JCR Farms, LLC$27,844$13,253-52.4%
Isaac R. Boerema$31,421$13,156-58.1%
William Earl Woolard$24,859$13,050-47.5%
Wade L. Hubers$29,910$12,194-59.2%
Tyler K. Douglas$11,313$11,8765%
Mart Benson Farms, Inc.$48,202$11,700-75.7%
Sow & Reap Farms, LLC$56,131$11,488-79.5%
James L. Hodges Jr.$26,220$10,822-58.7%
Gene T. Alligood$30,634$10,482-65.8%
B Uwo Jesse R Boyd Trustee$10,436$10,4360%
Bonner B. Allen$48,794$10,324-78.8%
James Marshall Cutler$71,646$10,070-85.9%
Lind C. Graves$9,582$9,5820%
J&J Scattered Acre Farms, Inc.$41,921$9,415-77.5%
JFM3 Farms, Inc.$31,866$9,329-70.7%
Edward P. Boerema$29,924$9,085-69.6%
Austin Douglas$17,319$8,772-49.4%
Leamon H. Allen Jr.$134,262$7,785-94.2%
Coleman Gray Burbage$20,562$7,653-62.8%
Strong Root Farms, LLC$12,334$7,077-42.6%
Sharon Nicole, LLC$0$7,010--
Shirleyan Phelps$0$6,250--
Richard Holmes Boyd$19,064$6,214-67.4%
Gary L. Alligood$17,492$5,975-65.8%
Dianne L. Bowen$5,753$5,7530%
Leonard Thomas Cutler$15,804$5,730-63.7%
Stanley E. Woolard Jr.$10,317$5,730-44.5%
John Bishop Jr.$0$5,562--
Robert S. Fulford Jr.$6,305$5,303-15.9%
Ian Nathaniel Pinkham$14,116$5,239-62.9%
Wallace Farms$10,378$5,183-50.1%
BHS Farms and Custom Farming, LLC$11,202$5,111-54.4%
Melvin Wayne Alligood$7,804$4,876-37.5%
Miss Kirk, Inc.$0$4,854--
Heber Cox$13,885$4,793-65.5%
Steve Cox$13,854$4,762-65.6%
Pamlico Land & Timber$5,580$4,602-17.5%
Charles A. Hough Jr.$4,484$4,4840%
Swanson C. Graves III$2,535$4,48176.8%
Carlos E. Manning Jr.$9,392$4,349-53.7%
Maurice N. Manning$9,392$4,349-53.7%
Fred A. Harris$6,350$4,228-33.4%
Edward Bryant Harris Jr.$10,920$4,187-61.7%
Nathan Cutler$2,717$4,18354%
Raymond D Van Essendelft$44,097$4,097-90.7%
Carolyn C Waters$5,124$4,025-21.4%
William Darrell Thomas$5,413$4,006-26%
Eddie J. Anderson$3,828$3,8280%
Eddie J. Anderson$3,828$3,8280%
Jerry W. Cornwell$0$3,691--
Cecil Scott Campbell II$3,647$3,6470%
Luke a Van Vuren$0$3,603--
Ottis Clayton Jr.$3,552$3,5520%
Lisa B. Hill$3,209$3,2090%
Julian Anthony McGowan$8,258$3,201-61.2%
Paul Clark III$2,944$2,9440%
Starley Stell$5,488$2,916-46.9%
Reatta Black$4,240$2,876-32.2%
Southside Farms, LLC$10,623$2,825-73.4%
Matkins Farms, Inc.$10,703$2,741-74.4%
Ophelia Cutler$7,121$2,676-62.4%
Melvin Slade$3,420$2,597-24.1%
Wayne Black Jr.$4,502$2,577-42.8%
Alan M. Biggs$11,655$2,576-77.9%
Peonies Plus, LLC$22,037$2,536-88.5%
John Lee Beach Jr.$3,851$2,354-38.9%
Pierre Dansereau$2,266$2,2660%
Craig Respess$2,224$2,2240%
JD Morgan Farms, Inc.$5,183$2,149-58.5%
Douglas Black$3,920$2,114-46.1%
Barry L. Ingalls$2,108$2,1080%
NLN Farms, LLC$0$2,038--
Steven K. Hodges$1,026$1,99894.7%
Stotesberry Farms, Inc.$7,721$1,984-74.3%
Howdy Properties, LLC$1,886$1,8860%
Mary Sexton Carowan$1,868$1,8680%
Althea W. Carboni$1,843$1,8430%
Mar-Jen Farms, LLC$1,882$1,759-6.5%
Carolyn Dunbar$1,757$1,7570%
Melinda Taylor Boyd$8,256$1,748-78.8%
Bonnie a Baynor$4,372$1,705-61%
Paul D. Langley$0$1,686--
Clifford B. Lilley Jr.$0$1,664--
June T. Arnold$1,650$1,6500%
Constance L. Howard$1,577$1,5770%
Robert Lee Paramore III$1,101$1,57042.6%
Jennette Family Farm, LLC$1,516$1,5160%
Dual Venture Farms, Inc.$105,464$1,467-98.6%
Pamela M. Hill$1,353$1,3530%
Alethia C. Anderson$1,287$1,3162.3%
Lindon L. Alligood$1,176$1,1760%
Horace S. Lee Jr.$6,211$1,168-81.2%
Alice Wingate$1,100$1,1000%
Kirby Grange, Inc.$725$1,09350.8%
Brian Jeffrey Williams$3,382$1,060-68.7%
Jefferson Farms$1,023$1,0230%
Mark E. Beamer$1,221$996-18.4%
Todd Hunter O'Neal$3,114$995-68%
Donald W. Cutler Jr.$4,238$947-77.7%
Eleanor J. Lancaster$1,459$946-35.2%
Blanche G. Hudson$943$9430%
Thomas D. Rutledge Jr.$2,525$928-63.2%
John C. Cooper Jr.$867$8670%
W. E. Modlin$2,961$828-72%
Travis Hudson Jr.$0$794--
Joshua Curtis Asby$924$773-16.3%
Marianna G. Jackson$726$7260%
Bernice B. Glisson$710$7100%
Daniel E. Bradley$1,146$685-40.2%
Alan Hall$715$646-9.7%
Jimmy L. Jones$640$6400%
Paul Allen$664$613-7.7%
Elliott Plantation$1,018$554-45.6%
William W Tipton, M.D.$2,936$537-81.7%
Andrew Temple Smith$740$536-27.6%
Joyce A. Woolard$507$5070%
William M. Alligood Jr.$682$468-31.4%
Charles Keith Alligood$1,921$466-75.7%
Mary C. Skinner$901$461-48.8%
David Dixon$1,823$458-74.9%
Richard Kent Buckman Jr.$2,175$416-80.9%
Michelle Bingham$0$363--
Dennis Windell Carawan Jr.$0$316--
Dudley Landscaping & Tree Service, Inc.$0$285--
Phillip M. Lee Sr.$984$231-76.5%
William Ray Askew Jr.$579$198-65.8%
Ann W. Simo$190$1900%
BTZ Farm, LLC$301$173-42.5%
Pungo Farm, LLC$301$173-42.5%
Dean Cotton Company, Inc.$401$168-58.1%
Martha Credle Neal$278$159-42.8%
Susie Boardwine$278$148-46.8%
Eva E. Dixon$127$1270%
Jacqueline W. Dean$739$109-85.3%
Jerry W. Alligood$0$84--
William Joseph Cahoon$371$82-77.9%
Carol W. Smith$227$74-67.4%
The Allen Partnership$178$72-59.6%
Albert F. Pinkham$71$64-9.9%
Kathy Lindley$266$57-78.6%
Jack Alligood$2,902$48-98.3%
Carolyn Boyd$108$45-58.3%
Patricia H. Gunn$108$45-58.3%
Josh E. Allen$72$44-38.9%
Lydia D. Clark$273$28-89.7%
Impact Agronomics$241$8-96.7%
Linda Pinkham Batchelor$52$7-86.5%
Green Row, LLC$391$4-99%
Flatland Agent, Inc.$98,688$0-100%
Helen Louise, Inc.$8,375$0-100%
Joyce Lynn Lewis$3,086$0-100%
Julie Renee, Inc.$7,640$0-100%
Miss Georgie, Inc.$6,021$0-100%
Owen L. Peele$72,191$0-100%
Pamlico Fish Farms, Inc.$40,000$0-100%
Dustin K. Morgan$897$0-100%
James C. Morgan IV$1,086$0-100%
John Bishop Jr.$28,353$0-100%
Randy Moore Farms, Inc.$7,806$0-100%
RWN Agent Enterprises, Inc.$226,698$0-100%
Tim Gurganus$2,702$0-100%
William B. Midyette III$3,340$0-100%
Christopher Waylon Clarke$25,959$0-100%
Elwood C. Jarvis Jr.$550$0-100%
Henry Daniels, Inc.$7,125$0-100%
Lyda Bishop Gray$1,045$0-100%
Meri-Re-MI, Corp.$219,767$0-100%
Shawn E. Norton$1,812$0-100%
Wet Feather Farms, LLC$3,950$0-100%
Carl S. Elks$1,465$0-100%
Deborah C. Williams$1,091$0-100%
James Greg Taylor Sr.$2,094$0-100%
Justin T. Hill$32,550$0-100%
Travis Hudson Jr.$794$0-100%
W Shawn Harding and Tracey D Hard$13,518$0-100%
Willie G. Crisp$12,415$0-100%
Angela M. Berben$515$0-100%
Bernard Van Essendelft JR$34,971$0-100%
Carlos E. Manning III$515$0-100%
Chris T. Lefever$83,295$0-100%
DHT Farms, Inc.$123,092$0-100%
George B. Bowen$3,966$0-100%
Margarette S. Laughinghouse$703$0-100%
Michael Bishop Jr.$36,695$0-100%
Nieuw Polder, LLC$1,229$0-100%
Rebecca L. Jones$842$0-100%
Tetterton Family Farms Derick Tet$429,598$0-100%
William F. Williams$608$0-100%
Zachary T. Manning$514$0-100%
Kenneth W. Woolard$971$0-100%
Perry T. Greene Jr.$23,704$0-100%
AgCarolina Farm Credit, ACA$153,498$0-100%
B2 Farms NC, LLC$67,299$0-100%
B2 Farms WI, LLC$1,429$0-100%
Barbara F. Alligood$2,548$0-100%
Benjamin H. Davis$824$0-100%
Edith F. McCullor$29$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$67,645$0-100%
Grace Kendall$136$0-100%
James David Jarvis$550$0-100%
Nannette Stephenson Garrett$117$0-100%
Phillip M. Lee Jr.$222$0-100%
Riverside Fishery, LLC$27,192$0-100%
Roland C. Alligood$421$0-100%
Ronald Keith Askew Estate$45,652$0-100%
Sally Jo Pinkham$226$0-100%
Selma B. Braddy$293$0-100%
Taylor Family Holdings, LLC$1,375$0-100%
Tidewater -Hunter Gibbs, LLC$44,006$0-100%
Total subsidies$23,581,925$10,458,037-55.7%

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