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In 2021, 266 farmers in cities within Wayne County received a total of $6 million in 613 farm subsidies, a 48.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.7 million in 1,045 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 Wayne County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price Brothers Farming, Inc. | $0 | $492,005 | -- |
| West Family Farms Partnership | $838,804 | $281,865 | -66.4% |
| John J. Odom | $453,762 | $281,601 | -37.9% |
| Craig Benton | $316,651 | $222,097 | -29.9% |
| Aycock Brothers, Inc. | $35,029 | $200,833 | 473.3% |
| Michael W. Jones | $280,462 | $197,687 | -29.5% |
| Vinson Price Farms, Inc. | $236,499 | $160,223 | -32.3% |
| Overman Farms, Inc. | $144,422 | $157,422 | 9% |
| Daw Farms, Inc. | $440,417 | $148,673 | -66.2% |
| Ronald E Waters | $345,121 | $147,130 | -57.4% |
| GTL Farms, Inc. | $161,306 | $131,754 | -18.3% |
| Ivey's Spring Creek Farm, Inc. | $976,555 | $131,361 | -86.5% |
| Sleepy Creek Farms, Inc. | $0 | $125,000 | -- |
| Jerry L. Price | $254,539 | $108,258 | -57.5% |
| Williams Farms, Inc. | $239,266 | $104,201 | -56.4% |
| Wendy Neal | $80,418 | $99,532 | 23.8% |
| Carey Family Farms, Inc. | $138,271 | $91,959 | -33.5% |
| Floars Farm, LLC | $0 | $88,543 | -- |
| Warren Hardy Farms, Inc. | $173,342 | $82,326 | -52.5% |
| Berry Alfred Parks | $0 | $79,282 | -- |
| Robert Wendell Davis | $93,354 | $75,071 | -19.6% |
| Parks & Parks Farms | $323,301 | $74,547 | -76.9% |
| Cecil Leonard Smith | $3,939 | $72,819 | 1,748.7% |
| John Lee Tyndall Farms, LLC | $102,585 | $72,695 | -29.1% |
| Estate of Stewart Precythe | $16,489 | $72,398 | 339.1% |
| Stevens Mill Poultry Farm, Inc. | $0 | $71,334 | -- |
| Uzzell Family Farms, LLC | $17,062 | $70,407 | 312.7% |
| Elton Smith Farms, Inc. | $273,656 | $65,473 | -76.1% |
| Robert E. Grantham Jr. | $27,686 | $61,085 | 120.6% |
| Grady Boys Farming, LLC | $220,965 | $59,282 | -73.2% |
| Bennie W. Barwick | $244,621 | $54,760 | -77.6% |
| NRFP Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Lehman G. Smith Jr. | $63,122 | $52,581 | -16.7% |
| Four R 2 Farms, LLC | $0 | $52,221 | -- |
| Jeffrey Stephenson Parks | $15,535 | $50,493 | 225% |
| Luther A. Potter | $35,156 | $48,874 | 39% |
| Michael S. Vinson | $136,585 | $47,897 | -64.9% |
| GLG Farms, LLC | $0 | $47,560 | -- |
| Gerald B. Ballance | $81,549 | $47,260 | -42% |
| Andrew H. Ballance | $81,500 | $47,218 | -42.1% |
| Will Carroll Cottle Jr. | $116,991 | $46,644 | -60.1% |
| Bob Alan Rose | $28,361 | $46,523 | 64% |
| Howell Farms, Inc. | $81,109 | $45,778 | -43.6% |
| Jake Price Hog Farm, LLC | $0 | $45,219 | -- |
| Jimmy J. Ward | $26,676 | $41,598 | 55.9% |
| Steve Hooks Farms, LLC | $63,401 | $41,349 | -34.8% |
| Brantham Farms, Inc. | $107,895 | $40,886 | -62.1% |
| Bryan Farms, Inc. | $61,178 | $39,664 | -35.2% |
| Max G. Futrell Jr. | $79,399 | $38,823 | -51.1% |
| Matthew J. Rouse | $0 | $38,294 | -- |
| Uzzell Bros Farms, LLC | $17,752 | $34,768 | 95.9% |
| Tillman Farms, LLC | $151,102 | $32,382 | -78.6% |
| Ava Farms, LLC | $0 | $30,816 | -- |
| David Harrell Overman | $60,593 | $29,358 | -51.5% |
| Randy Smith | $91,480 | $28,668 | -68.7% |
| Nahunta Community Farms | $64,255 | $28,448 | -55.7% |
| Hooks Farms, Inc. | $43,273 | $24,850 | -42.6% |
| N & W Pig Farms, LLC | $0 | $24,187 | -- |
| Gary Winston Davis | $67,271 | $23,673 | -64.8% |
| William Forrest Rouse | $0 | $23,480 | -- |
| Randy Alan Gray | $53,104 | $22,663 | -57.3% |
| Johnny Karl Best | $44,275 | $22,403 | -49.4% |
| Howell Farming Company, Inc. | $511,316 | $22,247 | -95.6% |
| Boyd Nelms | $46,037 | $22,146 | -51.9% |
| H B Ballance Farms, Inc. | $78,380 | $22,116 | -71.8% |
| Rouse Farming, Inc. | $84,480 | $22,019 | -73.9% |
| Easton Floars Farms of Duplin County, LLC | $0 | $21,810 | -- |
| Alexander W. Hooks | $37,532 | $21,166 | -43.6% |
| David B. Mitchell Jr. | $44,011 | $20,954 | -52.4% |
| Kelly Neil Smith | $50,339 | $20,592 | -59.1% |
| James T. Smith II | $58,480 | $19,679 | -66.3% |
| G & M Sutton Nursery, LLC | $0 | $19,070 | -- |
| Hood Swamp Farms, LLC | $46,268 | $19,032 | -58.9% |
| Matthew Blake Smith | $43,003 | $18,737 | -56.4% |
| EMS Hog Farms, Inc. | $1,760 | $18,556 | 954.3% |
| Lux Farms, LLC | $0 | $18,470 | -- |
| Thomas Uzzell Farms, Inc. | $28,170 | $17,283 | -38.6% |
| Gary C. Sutton | $43,877 | $16,420 | -62.6% |
| Whitfield Irrigation, LLC | $0 | $16,165 | -- |
| William B. Taylor | $29,475 | $15,912 | -46% |
| Sylvan Hardy Farms, Inc. | $12,408 | $14,828 | 19.5% |
| Norwood Bruce Howell | $80,103 | $14,115 | -82.4% |
| Bryce Q Rouse Farms, Inc. | $0 | $13,926 | -- |
| Dickie Kornegay | $19,599 | $13,655 | -30.3% |
| Scarlette P. Rouse | $0 | $13,127 | -- |
| RNS Farms, Inc. | $54,139 | $12,794 | -76.4% |
| James G. Grady | $43,162 | $12,593 | -70.8% |
| Casey Farms | $26,407 | $11,731 | -55.6% |
| B & T Finishing Floors, Inc. | $0 | $11,633 | -- |
| NBH Finishers 41, LLC | $0 | $10,636 | -- |
| George Ed Stevens | $25,137 | $10,363 | -58.8% |
| Michael F. Holden | $10,335 | $10,335 | 0% |
| Mack L. Grady | $0 | $9,871 | -- |
| Max Futrell | $0 | $9,761 | -- |
| Waite T Best JR Farms, Inc. | $25,263 | $9,597 | -62% |
| Joyce Brown Herring | $3,049 | $7,783 | 155.3% |
| Jones Farm, LLC | $18,748 | $7,680 | -59% |
| Carl Shelton Davis | $6,818 | $6,875 | 0.8% |
| Mike Kirby | $2,256 | $6,456 | 186.2% |
| Roc, LLC | $25,842 | $5,577 | -78.4% |
| Newsome Agri Operations, Inc. | $8,622 | $5,313 | -38.4% |
| Benjamin T. Davis | $12,320 | $5,175 | -58% |
| Katherine P. Jackson | $1,381 | $5,063 | 266.6% |
| Larry Dwight Perry | $0 | $4,763 | -- |
| Marr's, Inc. | $10,361 | $4,679 | -54.8% |
| Cox Dairies, Inc. | $28,838 | $4,662 | -83.8% |
| Damon W. Shivar | $8,641 | $4,455 | -48.4% |
| Justin M. Williams | $12,284 | $4,079 | -66.8% |
| Taylor Brock | $20,295 | $4,011 | -80.2% |
| Narron Family Farms, LLC | $3,072 | $3,758 | 22.3% |
| Kenneth R. Ellis | $0 | $3,686 | -- |
| Kevin Strickland | $17,959 | $3,685 | -79.5% |
| John Paul Webber | $10,881 | $3,677 | -66.2% |
| Lillian Wallace | $3,565 | $3,565 | 0% |
| Country View Properties, LLC | $5,837 | $3,518 | -39.7% |
| Larry D. Price | $8,238 | $3,474 | -57.8% |
| John P. Yelverton | $17,363 | $3,323 | -80.9% |
| Terry W. Best | $12,268 | $3,160 | -74.2% |
| Aaron D. Musgrave | $9,781 | $3,117 | -68.1% |
| David M. Barwick | $13,524 | $3,099 | -77.1% |
| Skyler Heath Smith | $5,491 | $3,013 | -45.1% |
| Angela Toler | $3,146 | $2,992 | -4.9% |
| Skylar Matthew Herring | $7,904 | $2,972 | -62.4% |
| John Lee Tyndall | $43,481 | $2,914 | -93.3% |
| Keith Hinnant | $2,820 | $2,820 | 0% |
| George L. Grantham | $30,532 | $2,744 | -91% |
| Grover Irving Hood | $11,295 | $2,680 | -76.3% |
| D & D Organic Farming, LLC | $12,710 | $2,663 | -79% |
| Joel Craig Barbour | $3,710 | $2,659 | -28.3% |
| Carolyn J. Smith | $7,627 | $2,632 | -65.5% |
| Brenda K. Lancaster | $2,709 | $2,575 | -4.9% |
| Manfred Hood Jr. | $8,331 | $2,456 | -70.5% |
| Dianne T. Thornton | $2,384 | $2,384 | 0% |
| Carl G. Kirby | $2,284 | $2,300 | 0.7% |
| Buren G. Rouse | $9,548 | $2,266 | -76.3% |
| David Benton Mitchell Sr. | $4,406 | $2,195 | -50.2% |
| Phyllis Y. Edmundson | $2,826 | $2,180 | -22.9% |
| T C Smith Produce Farm, Inc. | $256,220 | $2,140 | -99.2% |
| Carolyn P. Pelt | $4,182 | $2,136 | -48.9% |
| Jenna C. Rouse | $0 | $1,997 | -- |
| Zeb Stuart Regan Jr. | $1,772 | $1,772 | 0% |
| Legacy Farms, Inc. | $558,193 | $1,706 | -99.7% |
| Jerry Weaver | $4,059 | $1,704 | -58% |
| John P. Archer III | $210 | $1,666 | 693.3% |
| James William Ivey Jr. | $8,438 | $1,653 | -80.4% |
| Jerry C. Bryan | $93 | $1,562 | 1,579.6% |
| Mangrum Brock | $3,721 | $1,495 | -59.8% |
| Barney H. Kirby | $4,586 | $1,447 | -68.4% |
| Charles W. Edmundson | $5,886 | $1,437 | -75.6% |
| Roger K. Brock | $20,295 | $1,337 | -93.4% |
| William W. Uzzell | $3,316 | $1,326 | -60% |
| Jami D. Potter | $1,340 | $1,247 | -6.9% |
| Susan Bissette Patton | $2,878 | $1,224 | -57.5% |
| Henry Braswell | $1,688 | $1,222 | -27.6% |
| Chris W. Smith | $1,819 | $1,023 | -43.8% |
| Jimmy Eason II | $972 | $1,022 | 5.1% |
| Charles Keith Westbrook | $1,302 | $997 | -23.4% |
| James D. Womble Jr. | $980 | $980 | 0% |
| Mary Grant Daly | $1,373 | $966 | -29.6% |
| James T. Smith | $3,462 | $962 | -72.2% |
| Garrett Howell | $21,244 | $930 | -95.6% |
| J. C. Uzzell Jr. | $2,307 | $928 | -59.8% |
| Samuel Richard Narron | $927 | $927 | 0% |
| Ronald E Waters JR | $4,040 | $880 | -78.2% |
| H & H Livestock, LLC | $3,102 | $757 | -75.6% |
| Joshua Adam Smith | $1,701 | $721 | -57.6% |
| Stocks' Holdings, LLC | $2,354 | $714 | -69.7% |
| Eva G. Barwick | $1,313 | $688 | -47.6% |
| Fane S. Greenfield | $1,980 | $687 | -65.3% |
| Desmond Robbins | $5,429 | $679 | -87.5% |
| Legrand Leasing, LLC | $654 | $654 | 0% |
| Beverly W. Carroll | $1,482 | $632 | -57.4% |
| Phillip W. Moye | $2,234 | $626 | -72% |
| Graham Price | $2,343 | $624 | -73.4% |
| James Kirby Best | $12,814 | $608 | -95.3% |
| Russell Lee Huffman | $1,435 | $601 | -58.1% |
| Johnny William Sutton | $1,628 | $566 | -65.2% |
| Lenwood D. Edwards Jr. | $565 | $565 | 0% |
| Rouse Warren Properties, Inc. | $1,336 | $560 | -58.1% |
| Jon Benjamin Raiford | $174,462 | $553 | -99.7% |
| Donald R. Britt | $2,214 | $533 | -75.9% |
| Johnnie Hicks Casey | $3,339 | $500 | -85% |
| Morris L. Hill | $9,472 | $496 | -94.8% |
| Carol S Johnson-Sessions | $1,202 | $488 | -59.4% |
| Forrest Henry Teague | $1,188 | $485 | -59.2% |
| Carolyn Griffin | $1,075 | $462 | -57% |
| James Dolan Baker Jr. | $1,254 | $438 | -65.1% |
| Ann Yelverton Barnes | $428 | $428 | 0% |
| Matthew Alan Ivey | $1,971 | $427 | -78.3% |
| Allison U. Neal | $878 | $400 | -54.4% |
| Glenn E. Lancaster | $1,276 | $386 | -69.7% |
| Jeraldine W. Woodard | $370 | $370 | 0% |
| Jean Haislip Clay | $368 | $368 | 0% |
| David Owen Ruffin | $1,606 | $363 | -77.4% |
| Sherry U. Sauls | $1,078 | $360 | -66.6% |
| George E. Moye Jr. | $8,490 | $348 | -95.9% |
| Gwendolyn P. Anderson | $883 | $347 | -60.7% |
| Patricia S. Jackson | $1,070 | $340 | -68.2% |
| Katherine W. Smith | $899 | $340 | -62.2% |
| Jimmy Jackson Ward II | $9,688 | $328 | -96.6% |
| William Glenn Mewborn | $2,162 | $318 | -85.3% |
| Debra M. Andrey | $482 | $314 | -34.9% |
| Paul S. Andrey | $482 | $314 | -34.9% |
| Howard Brock | $839 | $311 | -62.9% |
| Lester Earl Pearce | $495 | $300 | -39.4% |
| John W. Selzer | $732 | $296 | -59.6% |
| Charles Allen Tadlock | $455 | $257 | -43.5% |
| Joyce Tadlock Davis | $455 | $257 | -43.5% |
| Lawrence R. Price | $939 | $251 | -73.3% |
| Roger Kornegay | $660 | $242 | -63.3% |
| Whitli D Thornton | $236 | $236 | 0% |
| Roger M. Pittman | $896 | $223 | -75.1% |
| Robert S. Pierce | $1,552 | $218 | -86% |
| Cox Family Farms, LLC | $214 | $214 | 0% |
| Helen E. Wilson | $271 | $212 | -21.8% |
| Cedric E. Sullivan | $1,097 | $205 | -81.3% |
| Dwight E. Lancaster | $318 | $205 | -35.5% |
| Lynn B. Sanderson | $1,342 | $197 | -85.3% |
| James R. Roberts | $0 | $186 | -- |
| Millen Brothers Farms | $913 | $180 | -80.3% |
| Glenn W. Hood | $401 | $178 | -55.6% |
| Jeffrey - Althoff Family Trust Althoff | $506 | $177 | -65% |
| Gale U. Rose | $545 | $175 | -67.9% |
| Lisa J. Pate | $402 | $169 | -58% |
| Mary E. Smith | $321 | $163 | -49.2% |
| Cynthia C. Weeks | $422 | $150 | -64.5% |
| Earl Lancaster | $404 | $143 | -64.6% |
| James Lee Best | $231 | $121 | -47.6% |
| Elizabeth M. Pelletier | $0 | $112 | -- |
| Mavis G. Gibbs | $271 | $107 | -60.5% |
| Annie Mae T. Pittman | $97 | $97 | 0% |
| Austin G. Hood | $60 | $95 | 58.3% |
| Daniel Lee Smith | $168 | $89 | -47% |
| Patsy N. Uzzell | $0 | $86 | -- |
| Carol D. Price | $577 | $85 | -85.3% |
| Sylvan Hardy | $337 | $71 | -78.9% |
| Sandra Creech Worrell | $0 | $68 | -- |
| Willis K. Jones | $63 | $63 | 0% |
| Frances Brock Smith | $112 | $60 | -46.4% |
| Kendreth Corbitt | $60 | $60 | 0% |
| Harold W. Williams | $59 | $59 | 0% |
| Shelton A. Moore | $230 | $59 | -74.3% |
| Mildred G. Maxwell | $0 | $56 | -- |
| Ernest L. Blizzard | $72 | $54 | -25% |
| Robin Lynn Daly | $218 | $53 | -75.7% |
| David Earl Waters | $99 | $52 | -47.5% |
| Annie L. McLaurin | $154 | $41 | -73.4% |
| Katie F. Lewis | $154 | $41 | -73.4% |
| Zebulon B. Musgrave | $338 | $37 | -89.1% |
| Amber Billeaud Menard | $40 | $30 | -25% |
| Lynda M. Uzzell | $230 | $29 | -87.4% |
| Susan L. Parker | $267 | $29 | -89.1% |
| Christopher Smith Rodwell | $142 | $24 | -83.1% |
| Burton D. Smith | $23 | $23 | 0% |
| Murle Reese Lewis | $78 | $21 | -73.1% |
| Rene M. Lewis | $78 | $21 | -73.1% |
| Robin C. Casey | $208 | $21 | -89.9% |
| Ralph D. Stroud Sr. | $325 | $16 | -95.1% |
| William B. Carter | $49 | $12 | -75.5% |
| Gregory L. Cox | $72 | $8 | -88.9% |
| Lloyd J. Cox Jr. | $72 | $8 | -88.9% |
| Rouse Livestock, Inc. | $0 | $8 | -- |
| Robert Kevin Daly | $56 | $4 | -92.9% |
| Albert Jay Vail | $46 | $2 | -95.7% |
| Carl Glenn Kirby Jr. | $16 | $1 | -93.8% |
| Joshua J. Kirby | $16 | $1 | -93.8% |
| AgCarolina Farm Credit, ACA | $10,027 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam Paul Cox | $8,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred Parks | $140,879 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen Farms, LLC | $27,962 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew M. Morrell | $9,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Anna Mary Grabert | $11 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony D. Perry | $10,561 | $0 | -100% |
| Arch D. Bynum | $845 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Gene Hardee | $1,147 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy J. Boyette | $842 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlie L. Godley Jr. | $2,806 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight H. Perdue | $635 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Perry | $9,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Borden E. B. Parker | $1,946 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth B. Spicer | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $1,982 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $3,449 | $0 | -100% |
| Fenton C. Cox | $59 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Stephenson Parks | $2,941 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice P. Smith | $196 | $0 | -100% |
| John Tart II | $619 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Roger Parnell | $959 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristen Sutton Tingen | $2,861 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaet Rose Weaver | $35 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Rose Weaver | $2,961 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin Earl Creech | $563 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra C. Mendell | $299 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott A. Brown | $1,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Sidney P. Webber | $293 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen Grayson Wells | $2,378 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Rouse | $260 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommie B. Powell | $347 | $0 | -100% |
| Turner Wood | $1,518 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy W. Haithcock | $537 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne County Farm Service Agency | $90 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne County FSA | $1,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne County FSA Office | $34,987 | $0 | -100% |
| WGH Farms, Inc. | $98,170 | $0 | -100% |
| Barley Mill Beef, Inc. | $60,501 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Sugg | $174 | $0 | -100% |
| Landscape Design of Goldsboro, Inc. | $149,278 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin Glenn Wells | $428 | $0 | -100% |
| Nahunta Farm, Inc. | $3,502 | $0 | -100% |
| Noah Y. Sugg Jr. | $150 | $0 | -100% |
| Thad Michael Lancaster | $211 | $0 | -100% |
| William G. Howell II | $6,066 | $0 | -100% |
| AgCarolina Farm Credit | $10,685 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl Strickland | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl Rouse Hinson | $5,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Duncan | $52,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane Smith Thomas | $1,078 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna A. Outlaw | $416 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacqueline S. Price | $5,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy Lin Price | $2,189 | $0 | -100% |
| Joann S. Outlaw | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| Joel E. Rouse | $796 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Strickland | $154 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlton Matthew Price | $2,530 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $11,720,099 | $6,032,536 | -48.5% |
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