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In 2021, 141 farmers in cities within Shannon County received a total of $573,022 in 158 farm subsidies, a 68.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.8 million in 347 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Roberts | $26,059 | $58,091 | 122.9% |
| Frost Sawmill | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Stacey McGee | $0 | $24,077 | -- |
| Earl Renegar | $108,066 | $21,285 | -80.3% |
| Keith Tharp | $81,752 | $20,668 | -74.7% |
| Ryan Ward Renshaw | $147,904 | $18,526 | -87.5% |
| Shomaker Logging, LLC | $0 | $16,132 | -- |
| Gary Alexander | $73,764 | $15,938 | -78.4% |
| Lena Marie Johnson | $0 | $15,806 | -- |
| Brookwood Land & Cattle Company | $73,312 | $15,109 | -79.4% |
| Cody Honeycutt | $0 | $14,800 | -- |
| John Nicholson | $89,388 | $14,474 | -83.8% |
| Eleven Point Ranch, Inc. | $93,470 | $14,250 | -84.8% |
| Bill Cox | $16,138 | $13,644 | -15.5% |
| Robert Triplett | $51,909 | $13,012 | -74.9% |
| Richard G. Hawkins | $0 | $11,847 | -- |
| Kelly W. Renshaw | $16,567 | $10,808 | -34.8% |
| Andrew T. Stein | $49,027 | $8,642 | -82.4% |
| David Lee Foster Jr. | $53,042 | $7,472 | -85.9% |
| Larry E. Dunaway | $22,063 | $7,468 | -66.2% |
| Erma R Johnmeyer | $13,062 | $7,434 | -43.1% |
| C. F. Crider Jr. | $29,266 | $7,358 | -74.9% |
| Elvin Renshaw | $29,590 | $6,682 | -77.4% |
| Robert Renegar | $20,251 | $5,816 | -71.3% |
| Opal Depriest | $0 | $5,343 | -- |
| Fred N. McAfee | $51,654 | $5,316 | -89.7% |
| Connie Fears | $19,965 | $5,121 | -74.4% |
| Dale Cheever | $0 | $4,778 | -- |
| Chester Smotherman | $20,564 | $4,759 | -76.9% |
| Kimberly A. Medlock | $6,490 | $4,534 | -30.1% |
| Ms. Kathy Potter | $18,724 | $4,314 | -77% |
| John Charles | $0 | $3,954 | -- |
| Leslie Mayberry | $3,069 | $3,827 | 24.7% |
| Jerry Prewett | $0 | $3,666 | -- |
| Duane Smotherman | $15,361 | $3,588 | -76.6% |
| Deloris Gaines Rev Trust | $12,418 | $3,260 | -73.7% |
| Matthew Kile | $13,375 | $3,107 | -76.8% |
| Dale E. Hightower | $15,482 | $3,013 | -80.5% |
| Bill A. Raney | $20,508 | $2,960 | -85.6% |
| Dove Price Trust | $6,728 | $2,933 | -56.4% |
| Thomas McCall | $11,642 | $2,743 | -76.4% |
| Paula Miller | $13,282 | $2,670 | -79.9% |
| Clinton Butter Reeves | $12,396 | $2,533 | -79.6% |
| Betty Nicholson | $11,473 | $2,428 | -78.8% |
| Stoney J. Dailey | $3,618 | $2,409 | -33.4% |
| Ethan Nicholson | $23,533 | $2,394 | -89.8% |
| Burrell Holden | $12,342 | $2,295 | -81.4% |
| David Foster | $10,505 | $2,224 | -78.8% |
| Matthew Crabtree | $0 | $2,145 | -- |
| Gregory R. Phillips | $11,934 | $2,136 | -82.1% |
| Brenda Sue Cattle, LLC | $19,351 | $2,120 | -89% |
| Kenny Hiebert | $8,624 | $2,017 | -76.6% |
| Troy D. McAfee | $8,393 | $2,007 | -76.1% |
| Janet L. Holden | $7,095 | $1,901 | -73.2% |
| E. van McGibney | $9,520 | $1,777 | -81.3% |
| Daniel L. Smith | $27,761 | $1,738 | -93.7% |
| Greg S. Reese | $7,150 | $1,728 | -75.8% |
| James Porter | $6,966 | $1,724 | -75.3% |
| Levern Elvie Younger | $5,588 | $1,652 | -70.4% |
| Ezra Granier | $11,980 | $1,631 | -86.4% |
| Robert Lowery Douglas | $6,457 | $1,604 | -75.2% |
| Roy Dean Johnson | $8,879 | $1,575 | -82.3% |
| Ralph L. Thompson | $5,323 | $1,557 | -70.7% |
| Donald Ray Thomas Jr. | $5,647 | $1,490 | -73.6% |
| Cody Nicholson | $12,415 | $1,488 | -88% |
| Dennis Nicholson | $11,375 | $1,474 | -87% |
| Marshall E. Chowning | $6,402 | $1,440 | -77.5% |
| Randall R. Norris | $7,116 | $1,426 | -80% |
| Lloyd S. Detwiler | $4,906 | $1,418 | -71.1% |
| Dave Spurgin | $8,033 | $1,416 | -82.4% |
| Max Barkley | $12,045 | $1,406 | -88.3% |
| Kevin F Jotz | $5,500 | $1,364 | -75.2% |
| John Cody Kelly | $5,280 | $1,362 | -74.2% |
| Nathan Ray Thomas | $6,612 | $1,350 | -79.6% |
| Justice Baker | $6,460 | $1,324 | -79.5% |
| Donald Ray Thomas | $5,912 | $1,322 | -77.6% |
| Carolyn Head | $6,468 | $1,296 | -80% |
| Joe Blunk | $6,950 | $1,241 | -82.1% |
| Stanley H. Bell | $5,676 | $1,232 | -78.3% |
| Eugene French | $10,682 | $1,212 | -88.7% |
| Gralin Granier | $7,254 | $1,164 | -84% |
| Rex Counts | $7,106 | $1,136 | -84% |
| Doyle L. Frost | $5,778 | $1,126 | -80.5% |
| Kevin L. Roberts | $6,116 | $1,103 | -82% |
| Phillip J. Wheeler | $0 | $1,096 | -- |
| Aletha Kelly | $1,441 | $1,086 | -24.6% |
| Dennis Spurgin | $2,772 | $1,078 | -61.1% |
| Kenneth Hiebert | $6,688 | $1,074 | -83.9% |
| Cathy Jone Hicks | $18,885 | $1,065 | -94.4% |
| Brennan Hicks | $18,364 | $1,022 | -94.4% |
| Gerald Thomas | $6,151 | $1,012 | -83.5% |
| David Miller | $4,444 | $987 | -77.8% |
| Brock A. Frost | $3,586 | $898 | -75% |
| John Stewart | $4,268 | $868 | -79.7% |
| Ryan P. Liggett | $3,487 | $845 | -75.8% |
| Darren Norris | $5,152 | $810 | -84.3% |
| Matthew Daniels | $5,202 | $796 | -84.7% |
| Linda Nichols | $4,835 | $778 | -83.9% |
| David K. Proctor | $4,160 | $770 | -81.5% |
| Melvin E. Porter | $4,653 | $764 | -83.6% |
| Justin Spurgin | $4,020 | $736 | -81.7% |
| Robert D. Urban | $3,333 | $689 | -79.3% |
| Hank Youngblood | $2,992 | $663 | -77.8% |
| Donald Bland | $2,761 | $647 | -76.6% |
| Craig Zimmerman | $330 | $645 | 95.5% |
| Don O. Norton Jr. | $2,739 | $636 | -76.8% |
| Alan Stringer | $3,058 | $574 | -81.2% |
| Teddy M. Craig Jr. | $3,080 | $571 | -81.5% |
| Janet Kile | $2,400 | $567 | -76.4% |
| Gary S. Vail | $2,783 | $566 | -79.7% |
| Reese C. Porter | $1,617 | $548 | -66.1% |
| Jackie W. Miller | $3,421 | $543 | -84.1% |
| Troy Norris | $3,315 | $536 | -83.8% |
| Armand D. Spurgin | $2,442 | $529 | -78.3% |
| William David Ledgerwood | $1,694 | $518 | -69.4% |
| Lester McClellan | $1,122 | $505 | -55% |
| Chance Fears | $2,981 | $464 | -84.4% |
| James D. Keeling | $1,023 | $447 | -56.3% |
| Jim Chambers | $2,918 | $441 | -84.9% |
| Franklin Renshaw | $2,420 | $419 | -82.7% |
| Jeffery A. Brooks | $1,595 | $416 | -73.9% |
| Randy Dent | $2,406 | $407 | -83.1% |
| Gary Norris | $1,653 | $406 | -75.4% |
| Mary Kathleen Keeling | $2,372 | $394 | -83.4% |
| Steve Keeling | $1,683 | $387 | -77% |
| Waylon Dane Thomas | $1,692 | $351 | -79.3% |
| Danny Crider | $2,853 | $350 | -87.7% |
| Kevin Pruett | $1,034 | $331 | -68% |
| Gr Jones | $1,287 | $328 | -74.5% |
| Christy Voyles | $1,573 | $305 | -80.6% |
| Kenny D. Carlyle | $1,540 | $298 | -80.6% |
| Verlon Thompson | $3,168 | $252 | -92% |
| Mark Slaton | $1,197 | $252 | -78.9% |
| Calley Sheats | $968 | $194 | -80% |
| Tracy Crider | $396 | $146 | -63.1% |
| Jimmy L. Dyer | $1,023 | $128 | -87.5% |
| John Tinsley | $447 | $120 | -73.2% |
| Kenneth Rex Ennis | $308 | $108 | -64.9% |
| Savanna Neal | $165 | $66 | -60% |
| Rebecca Thompson | $3,246 | $56 | -98.3% |
| Devin Clary | $616 | $49 | -92% |
| David Woods | $767 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas L. Harris | $621 | $0 | -100% |
| Holly Guffy | $7,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin French | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Sullivan | $1,596 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie M Cafourek | $3,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelley Layman | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Brewer | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Lynn Brewer | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene S. Walsh | $511 | $0 | -100% |
| Denise Keeling | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Brant Spurgin | $2,695 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald R. Johnson | $15,943 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam Glenworth Grant | $591 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Voyles | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Lindsey | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Allen Buckner | $310 | $0 | -100% |
| Garry Cutts | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie Norris | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Rockie Dailey | $295 | $0 | -100% |
| Roderick E. Haan | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Suzanne E. Smith | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Acord | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,823,120 | $573,022 | -68.6% |
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