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In 2021, 112 farmers in cities within Louisa County received a total of $786,050 in 202 farm subsidies, a 14.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $921,573 in 280 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quaker Hill Farm, LLC | $162,878 | $228,368 | 40.2% |
| Riverview Farms Cattle, LLC | $40,732 | $84,466 | 107.4% |
| Hemlock Ridge Farm, LLC | $15,718 | $75,288 | 379% |
| Washington Farms, Inc. | $7,895 | $67,777 | 758.5% |
| Cherry Grove Farm Enterprises, Inc. | $79,899 | $38,821 | -51.4% |
| Kenneth R. Wood | $0 | $28,507 | -- |
| Duckinghole Creek Farm, Inc. | $43,956 | $19,244 | -56.2% |
| James Grant League | $0 | $16,849 | -- |
| Naomi Grace Luehrmann | $1,437 | $14,440 | 904.9% |
| William C. Coleman | $34,027 | $13,519 | -60.3% |
| Katherine L. Parrish | $51,467 | $12,600 | -75.5% |
| Ja Coleman Brothers Farm, LLC | $30,453 | $12,480 | -59% |
| James F. Kean | $32,697 | $12,348 | -62.2% |
| Raymond E. Myers | $10,601 | $10,601 | 0% |
| Malcolm Rigsby | $19,042 | $10,323 | -45.8% |
| Panamint Farm, LLC | $8,834 | $8,474 | -4.1% |
| Michael E. Hopkins | $1,217 | $6,887 | 465.9% |
| Leon C. Perkins | $12,734 | $5,714 | -55.1% |
| Jesse R. Austin | $2,924 | $5,408 | 85% |
| Daniel W. Bickley | $14,407 | $5,375 | -62.7% |
| Mark D. Howland | $7,200 | $4,684 | -34.9% |
| Donna Jean Lahrman Trust | $1,615 | $4,394 | 172.1% |
| Ralph A. Brickey | $552 | $4,150 | 651.8% |
| Troy A. Lamb | $9,980 | $3,883 | -61.1% |
| Bradley T. Pleasants Jr. | $5,603 | $3,679 | -34.3% |
| Cecil Bickley | $8,096 | $3,610 | -55.4% |
| Ronald F. Reynolds | $10,940 | $3,597 | -67.1% |
| Dragonfly Farms, LLC | $16,953 | $3,563 | -79% |
| Mary E. Haney | $2,529 | $3,145 | 24.4% |
| Larry O. Hopkins | $12,840 | $3,086 | -76% |
| Charles Thomas Thiemann II | $2,522 | $2,773 | 10% |
| Richard R Wax | $4,958 | $2,759 | -44.4% |
| James D. Ogg | $0 | $2,673 | -- |
| Estes Cattle Corporation | $15,224 | $2,662 | -82.5% |
| Tommy L. Anderson | $15,652 | $2,600 | -83.4% |
| Asa C. Ryalls III | $8,307 | $2,592 | -68.8% |
| David D. Liddle | $14,708 | $2,474 | -83.2% |
| Ronald Edward Sharpe Jr. | $11,923 | $2,430 | -79.6% |
| Richard C. Hartley Jr. | $2,007 | $2,362 | 17.7% |
| Ronald Coleman Badgett | $4,510 | $2,255 | -50% |
| David L. Anderson | $9,592 | $2,212 | -76.9% |
| Robert S. Marks Sr. | $5,533 | $1,898 | -65.7% |
| Harold J. Conner | $1,796 | $1,766 | -1.7% |
| B. E. Watkins III | $7,055 | $1,584 | -77.5% |
| David Joseph Pinter | $8,655 | $1,488 | -82.8% |
| Earl Mason Talley | $3,807 | $1,407 | -63% |
| Stephen C. Harris | $976 | $1,345 | 37.8% |
| Raymond W. Houchens | $4,114 | $1,338 | -67.5% |
| Living Energy Farm, Inc. | $0 | $1,325 | -- |
| William N. Marshall | $1,801 | $1,296 | -28% |
| Charles W. Nunley | $3,674 | $1,228 | -66.6% |
| Spring Valley Farm Louisa, LLC | $5,181 | $1,177 | -77.3% |
| Christopher D. Waldrop | $7,553 | $1,069 | -85.8% |
| Whiterock Farm, LLC | $5,021 | $1,014 | -79.8% |
| Dennis Downing | $6,165 | $998 | -83.8% |
| John H. Alexander | $2,178 | $892 | -59% |
| Kenneth M. Perkins | $6,464 | $886 | -86.3% |
| Hunter E. Watkins | $3,707 | $885 | -76.1% |
| Raymond L. Rommel | $0 | $868 | -- |
| Fred Massie | $5,569 | $854 | -84.7% |
| Calvin Theodore McGhee III | $3,004 | $842 | -72% |
| Brent L. Whitlock | $2,446 | $823 | -66.4% |
| Joseph R. Parrish III | $990 | $816 | -17.6% |
| Betty Broadwater | $3,850 | $793 | -79.4% |
| Jimmy Maxfield | $3,640 | $764 | -79% |
| Christian Randolph Goodwin | $0 | $760 | -- |
| Barbara A. Gentry | $1,432 | $702 | -51% |
| Audrey Ann Brinton | $10 | $610 | 6,000% |
| Ernest T. Carter | $4,787 | $606 | -87.3% |
| KT Acres, LLC | $584 | $584 | 0% |
| Ernest G. Rosson | $2,732 | $577 | -78.9% |
| Susan G. Sweatt | $0 | $571 | -- |
| Rebecca T. Grant | $243 | $570 | 134.6% |
| Robert Perkins | $2,519 | $537 | -78.7% |
| Dale Turner | $2,497 | $529 | -78.8% |
| Michael J. Silberman | $0 | $521 | -- |
| Lois T. Holland | $1,914 | $504 | -73.7% |
| Kathleen H Pool | $1,200 | $503 | -58.1% |
| Homer L. Robinson Jr. | $3,046 | $485 | -84.1% |
| Clarence Carter | $1,815 | $460 | -74.7% |
| Alan L. Marshall | $459 | $459 | 0% |
| Christopher P. Yarrington | $3,067 | $436 | -85.8% |
| David W. Kent | $2,661 | $434 | -83.7% |
| Mansfield, LLC | $422 | $422 | 0% |
| Willow Oaks Farms, LLC | $0 | $402 | -- |
| Norman Woolfolk | $6 | $395 | 6,483.3% |
| Christopher M. Gibson | $3,434 | $370 | -89.2% |
| Gordon A. Brooks | $97 | $349 | 259.8% |
| Bruce A. Courson | $95 | $343 | 261.1% |
| Rea T. Williams III | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Helene P. Purcell | $6,340 | $322 | -94.9% |
| Dewey Collier | $1,320 | $263 | -80.1% |
| Carl R. Via | $238 | $238 | 0% |
| Douglas W. Payne | $462 | $231 | -50% |
| Mary Anne W. Barlow | $1,044 | $204 | -80.5% |
| Lloyd Bickley | $425 | $189 | -55.5% |
| Clifton Farm, LLC | $1,598 | $180 | -88.7% |
| Ronald Edward Sharpe III | $0 | $172 | -- |
| Robert J. Rahm Jr. | $7,414 | $163 | -97.8% |
| Lakeside Dairy Farm, Inc. | $5,129 | $150 | -97.1% |
| D & J Land Investment, LLC | $774 | $148 | -80.9% |
| Nancy A. Engleman | $0 | $126 | -- |
| Hopkins Living Trust Dated March 22 2004 | $0 | $124 | -- |
| Wesley R. Welch | $198 | $120 | -39.4% |
| Twin Oaks Community, Inc. | $94 | $94 | 0% |
| Delmayne P Carter | $84 | $84 | 0% |
| Judith A. Speer | $559 | $83 | -85.2% |
| Mary Ganous | $167 | $82 | -50.9% |
| Mary E. Mallory | $0 | $64 | -- |
| Shirley P. Clough | $16 | $53 | 231.3% |
| Brian L. Parrish | $41 | $41 | 0% |
| Miky-Leto Farm, LLC | $3,987 | $32 | -99.2% |
| Connie Delamater | $1,552 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris L Krahenbill | $844 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin Madison | $1,197 | $0 | -100% |
| Elisabeth Aiken Nolting Charitabl | $2,681 | $0 | -100% |
| Hopkins Living Trust Dated March | $355 | $0 | -100% |
| Jewel Acres Farm, Inc. | $858 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph T. Morlino | $8 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelley Marie Thomas | $7,101 | $0 | -100% |
| Phantom Hill Farm | $3,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah's Pumpkin Patch, LLC | $1,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Odell Phillips | $196 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Hill | $1,027 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd S. Chisholm | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Christian R. Goodwin | $6,437 | $0 | -100% |
| Ginger Robinson | $97 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $921,573 | $786,050 | -14.7% |
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