Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock
In 2021, 62 farmers in cities within Carteret County received a total of $795,160 in 125 farm subsidies, a 12.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $911,448 in 162 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Level Shellfish Company, LLC | $0 | $282,900 | -- |
| Temple Farms, Inc. | $247,765 | $223,038 | -10% |
| Tidewater Turfgrass Farm, LLC | $0 | $68,698 | -- |
| Garner Farms, Inc. | $2,818 | $43,880 | 1,457.1% |
| Harper Farms | $0 | $20,879 | -- |
| Ernest Alan Willis | $54,074 | $13,859 | -74.4% |
| Rodney Lee Willis | $26,751 | $13,859 | -48.2% |
| William E. Quinn Jr. | $26,151 | $13,759 | -47.4% |
| Bekah's Bay Oyster Company, LLC | $0 | $12,659 | -- |
| Carteret Farm, L.L.C. | $26,173 | $10,745 | -58.9% |
| Willie E. Turner III | $20,457 | $10,034 | -51% |
| Susan G. Fetzer | $12,883 | $9,525 | -26.1% |
| James Adiel Morris JR | $17,386 | $7,081 | -59.3% |
| L. M. Simmons | $17,465 | $6,656 | -61.9% |
| Chadwick's Seafood, LLC | $0 | $4,953 | -- |
| O. S. Suiter Jr. | $0 | $4,766 | -- |
| Jon Eric Adams | $0 | $4,366 | -- |
| Sutton-Godwin Farms, LLC | $7,416 | $3,947 | -46.8% |
| Rebecca P. Thompson | $6,444 | $3,715 | -42.3% |
| James Ryan Davenport | $104 | $3,358 | 3,128.8% |
| Malcolm Dale Seaford | $5,347 | $2,341 | -56.2% |
| Stephen D. Raeburn | $0 | $2,305 | -- |
| Jad Ranch, LLC | $10,751 | $2,192 | -79.6% |
| Nancy K Bair Trust | $2,956 | $2,126 | -28.1% |
| Angie O'brien Cunningham | $1,944 | $2,017 | 3.8% |
| Richard K. Lowdermilk | $2,222 | $1,986 | -10.6% |
| Terrence C. Tootle | $0 | $1,708 | -- |
| William R. Horne | $1,695 | $1,695 | 0% |
| C G Wellons Farm, Inc. | $1,340 | $1,340 | 0% |
| Jerry K. Gillikin | $855 | $1,140 | 33.3% |
| Cobb Farms, LLC | $0 | $1,108 | -- |
| Giles Family Farms of Nebraska, LLC | $0 | $932 | -- |
| Herbert F. Page | $5,489 | $843 | -84.6% |
| Hoop Pole Creek Oyster Company, LLC | $0 | $753 | -- |
| Charlton R. Breeden | $0 | $714 | -- |
| James R. Hailey | $683 | $683 | 0% |
| Sellers Hardee | $659 | $659 | 0% |
| Roger D. Corbett | $304 | $619 | 103.6% |
| Beverly E. Spence | $0 | $618 | -- |
| George Tootle | $7,371 | $554 | -92.5% |
| Birk Ridge Farm, LLC | $873 | $553 | -36.7% |
| Morris L. Hill | $0 | $496 | -- |
| Leon W. Emory Jr. | $115 | $479 | 316.5% |
| Patricia F. Haut | $488 | $469 | -3.9% |
| Susan A. Stuart | $682 | $463 | -32.1% |
| Ann W. Paul | $0 | $392 | -- |
| Henry Dierker | $952 | $383 | -59.8% |
| Gordon K. Laughton Jr. | $836 | $360 | -56.9% |
| Isaac B. Southerland | $0 | $341 | -- |
| DJB Farm Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $339 | -- |
| Oglesby Family Farm, LLC | $2,737 | $302 | -89% |
| James Ronald Kelly | $1,249 | $238 | -80.9% |
| Stephen Cecil | $358 | $201 | -43.9% |
| Todd L. Miller | $200 | $200 | 0% |
| Carolyn A. Bates | $268 | $198 | -26.1% |
| George D. Simpson Sr. | $444 | $163 | -63.3% |
| William L. Gay | $0 | $138 | -- |
| Susan Fetzer | $7,724 | $129 | -98.3% |
| Patrick Earl Corbett | $134 | $125 | -6.7% |
| Evans Harris Jr. | $0 | $90 | -- |
| August J Plozizka | $1,104 | $64 | -94.2% |
| Patrick Dayle Barwick | $0 | $27 | -- |
| William Kerry Harris | $16,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Cobb Farms | $2,517 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Phillip Kinsey | $117 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Garland Burnette Jr. | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur & Son Farms, Inc. | $87,021 | $0 | -100% |
| Carla B. Davenport | $305 | $0 | -100% |
| Crab Point Seafood, LLC | $13,396 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Morris Jr. | $177,014 | $0 | -100% |
| JST Farms, LLC | $47,293 | $0 | -100% |
| Laurence Wertsch | $675 | $0 | -100% |
| My Lord Honey Seafood, Inc. | $3,970 | $0 | -100% |
| William Thomas Russell III | $2,089 | $0 | -100% |
| Isaac A. Edgren | $416 | $0 | -100% |
| Leland Olesen | $706 | $0 | -100% |
| Giles Family Farms of Nebraska LL | $2,266 | $0 | -100% |
| Alison T. Willis | $2,072 | $0 | -100% |
| James Edward Willis | $2,274 | $0 | -100% |
| Chadwick's Seafood, LLC | $10,008 | $0 | -100% |
| John E. Nobles III | $1,495 | $0 | -100% |
| Wellons Grandchildren, LLC | $2,470 | $0 | -100% |
| William Creighton McNeil | $446 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel R. Bowman | $673 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Shenk | $2,107 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacey W. Jones | $2,708 | $0 | -100% |
| The J. & M. Warren Family Farms | $5,192 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $911,448 | $795,160 | -12.8% |
Alerts Sign-up