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In 2021, 273 farmers in cities within Douglas County received a total of $910,068 in 369 farm subsidies, a 75.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.7 million in 723 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 Douglas County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| T & D Cattle Company, LLC | $917,502 | $82,329 | -91% |
| Victor Kilgore | $1,518 | $53,207 | 3,405.1% |
| Heinz Buff | $49,075 | $42,939 | -12.5% |
| James Lawler | $0 | $34,219 | -- |
| Wittspride Brown Swiss, LLC | $52,826 | $33,828 | -36% |
| Dennis Porter | $74,725 | $22,640 | -69.7% |
| Tommy John Scrivner | $21,294 | $16,163 | -24.1% |
| Jeffery Potts | $12,090 | $16,050 | 32.8% |
| 4C Livestock, LLC | $89,263 | $14,660 | -83.6% |
| Joe Klineline | $44,713 | $13,802 | -69.1% |
| Givans Charolais, LLC | $60,265 | $13,565 | -77.5% |
| A & D Logging, LLC | $0 | $13,428 | -- |
| Mike Roberts | $34,169 | $12,978 | -62% |
| Roy Dodson | $38,929 | $12,640 | -67.5% |
| David Day | $50,071 | $11,880 | -76.3% |
| Ronnie Dobbins | $23,265 | $10,571 | -54.6% |
| Terri Fossett | $30,673 | $9,946 | -67.6% |
| Terry L. Cornelius | $21,835 | $9,604 | -56% |
| Justin Watson | $25,912 | $9,186 | -64.5% |
| Pete Herrera Jr. | $33,566 | $9,102 | -72.9% |
| Davis Farms of Ava, LLC | $23,955 | $8,443 | -64.8% |
| Steve Clevenger | $25,944 | $8,342 | -67.8% |
| Jeff A. Searcy | $73,904 | $8,212 | -88.9% |
| John W. Johnson Jr. | $0 | $8,197 | -- |
| Billy J. Everett | $18,106 | $8,178 | -54.8% |
| Larry Joe Miller | $17,800 | $8,019 | -54.9% |
| Regina Porter | $0 | $7,813 | -- |
| Rodney L. Clouse | $42,899 | $7,398 | -82.8% |
| Virginia L. Wilson | $13,322 | $7,154 | -46.3% |
| Rollan Stewart | $16,808 | $7,036 | -58.1% |
| Denver Allen Martin | $33,383 | $6,979 | -79.1% |
| Crystal Alexander | $41,302 | $6,709 | -83.8% |
| Kelsie Lane Croston | $0 | $6,699 | -- |
| Robert Robertson | $17,555 | $6,490 | -63% |
| Tony Essary | $26,042 | $6,374 | -75.5% |
| Samantha Sue Herrera | $0 | $6,041 | -- |
| Robert Snyder | $10,622 | $5,715 | -46.2% |
| Doug Miller | $18,115 | $5,560 | -69.3% |
| Sammy Shipps | $21,514 | $5,490 | -74.5% |
| Preston Dewayne Breshears | $10,304 | $5,365 | -47.9% |
| Gail Lynn Huffman | $8,005 | $4,777 | -40.3% |
| Kelly Cunningham | $16,027 | $4,753 | -70.3% |
| Kathryn J. Valentine | $13,084 | $4,575 | -65% |
| Charles R. Miller | $17,598 | $4,542 | -74.2% |
| Loren Caswell | $23,481 | $4,477 | -80.9% |
| Lester Bengtson | $50,714 | $4,230 | -91.7% |
| Michael Dwayne Huff | $10,560 | $4,201 | -60.2% |
| Garry Lee Smith | $6,298 | $3,835 | -39.1% |
| Greg K. Walker | $20,427 | $3,816 | -81.3% |
| Glenda Kay Miller | $6,479 | $3,696 | -43% |
| Paul K. Jones | $3,069 | $3,614 | 17.8% |
| Lyndell Bengtson | $18,346 | $3,601 | -80.4% |
| Jody Porter | $8,019 | $3,560 | -55.6% |
| Terry Howerton | $2,841 | $3,489 | 22.8% |
| Ricky Lonzo Jones | $10,692 | $3,486 | -67.4% |
| John Arthur Lister Jr. | $8,679 | $3,459 | -60.1% |
| Zach Uhing | $9,013 | $3,276 | -63.7% |
| Michael Lirley | $7,847 | $3,260 | -58.5% |
| Carla Sexton - Stillings | $12,672 | $3,238 | -74.4% |
| Ralph Mason Hutchinson | $20,602 | $3,222 | -84.4% |
| Buddy Irby | $3,663 | $3,196 | -12.7% |
| Steven G. Kirkland | $10,949 | $3,136 | -71.4% |
| Linda Diane Roberts | $13,631 | $3,132 | -77% |
| Kelse Wolfe | $6,567 | $3,041 | -53.7% |
| Kevin Joe Forrest | $8,448 | $3,037 | -64.1% |
| Robert Wayne Hall | $17,252 | $2,942 | -82.9% |
| Robert Dalton | $15,742 | $2,857 | -81.9% |
| Andy Adams | $21,806 | $2,785 | -87.2% |
| Ronnie Joe Heath | $6,875 | $2,717 | -60.5% |
| Lendell King | $14,660 | $2,701 | -81.6% |
| Max Murphy | $9,152 | $2,652 | -71% |
| Christopher Wade | $15,383 | $2,651 | -82.8% |
| Cecil W. Huff | $11,041 | $2,582 | -76.6% |
| Jason Robert Brown | $6,083 | $2,579 | -57.6% |
| Wilbern Haden | $12,957 | $2,554 | -80.3% |
| Jess W. Register | $2,400 | $2,478 | 3.2% |
| Ricky Dean Huff | $14,289 | $2,445 | -82.9% |
| Sandra Stewart | $13,510 | $2,396 | -82.3% |
| James Blakey | $5,820 | $2,357 | -59.5% |
| Neal Crum | $13,300 | $2,308 | -82.6% |
| Victor Nelson | $3,509 | $2,249 | -35.9% |
| Paul Masten | $1,320 | $2,235 | 69.3% |
| Delmas Gene Watson | $5,940 | $2,209 | -62.8% |
| Kirk Clinkingbeard | $8,305 | $2,197 | -73.5% |
| Clyde B. Darlington | $9,461 | $2,196 | -76.8% |
| Brent Lakey | $11,245 | $2,164 | -80.8% |
| Darrel Hickman | $12,668 | $2,154 | -83% |
| Gratt Dalton | $6,897 | $2,137 | -69% |
| Leaann Crum | $0 | $2,089 | -- |
| Raymond Dale Roy | $5,194 | $2,032 | -60.9% |
| Burl Hopkins | $6,985 | $1,951 | -72.1% |
| Aaron Doyle Humbyrd | $6,325 | $1,946 | -69.2% |
| Mary MacKey | $10,504 | $1,945 | -81.5% |
| Timothy W. Williams | $3,883 | $1,936 | -50.1% |
| Norman K. Sherman | $9,211 | $1,935 | -79% |
| Patty Jean Siler | $0 | $1,922 | -- |
| Robert Leonard | $5,984 | $1,888 | -68.4% |
| Doyle Floyd Humbyrd | $8,173 | $1,887 | -76.9% |
| Billy Joe Holt | $9,229 | $1,875 | -79.7% |
| Jeffory a Searcy II | $8,952 | $1,864 | -79.2% |
| James Gordon Lakey | $8,422 | $1,860 | -77.9% |
| Danny Young | $4,699 | $1,853 | -60.6% |
| David McGill | $0 | $1,846 | -- |
| Mark Peebles | $11,746 | $1,832 | -84.4% |
| Randy Adams | $12,271 | $1,824 | -85.1% |
| Debbie Chance | $0 | $1,773 | -- |
| Cheyenne Entprises, Inc. | $9,391 | $1,762 | -81.2% |
| Roger Bloomer | $8,973 | $1,752 | -80.5% |
| Corrine Ellison | $9,544 | $1,749 | -81.7% |
| Luther Jackson | $11,796 | $1,747 | -85.2% |
| John Michael Roberts | $5,423 | $1,744 | -67.8% |
| Larry Chance | $10,169 | $1,744 | -82.8% |
| Clay mc Farlin | $6,015 | $1,730 | -71.2% |
| Mike Roy | $5,768 | $1,696 | -70.6% |
| Alice Brown | $6,996 | $1,682 | -76% |
| Terry Miller | $12,573 | $1,662 | -86.8% |
| Bart J. Ellison | $8,356 | $1,651 | -80.2% |
| Barbara G. Swofford | $7,352 | $1,650 | -77.6% |
| Jeffery Lynn Morrical | $16,545 | $1,641 | -90.1% |
| Steven D. Haden | $7,134 | $1,638 | -77% |
| Jeffery Don Martin | $13,046 | $1,634 | -87.5% |
| Roy Roworth | $4,532 | $1,625 | -64.1% |
| Tim Garrett | $6,391 | $1,617 | -74.7% |
| Gary L. Lakey | $7,205 | $1,603 | -77.8% |
| Mark A. Blakey | $5,874 | $1,599 | -72.8% |
| William Joseph van Meter | $3,531 | $1,596 | -54.8% |
| Doyce Haney | $5,830 | $1,576 | -73% |
| Terry S. Dry | $4,191 | $1,566 | -62.6% |
| George R. Roberts | $7,724 | $1,556 | -79.9% |
| Joshua G. Allen | $6,424 | $1,542 | -76% |
| Andrew Harden | $5,382 | $1,541 | -71.4% |
| Elaine Keane | $0 | $1,540 | -- |
| Donald Scrivner | $4,247 | $1,517 | -64.3% |
| David Burke | $7,335 | $1,481 | -79.8% |
| David E. Mahan | $8,232 | $1,444 | -82.5% |
| Jason Hampton | $5,115 | $1,412 | -72.4% |
| Carl Corrigan | $3,983 | $1,398 | -64.9% |
| Rick Lynn Myers | $2,365 | $1,393 | -41.1% |
| Mark Hampton | $3,025 | $1,348 | -55.4% |
| Mary E. Peebles | $2,145 | $1,308 | -39% |
| Ward McGuire | $7,511 | $1,298 | -82.7% |
| Mitchell Peebles | $3,312 | $1,241 | -62.5% |
| Harold Welch | $4,479 | $1,238 | -72.4% |
| Daniel Garland Hampton | $4,510 | $1,229 | -72.7% |
| Charles Curtis | $3,183 | $1,226 | -61.5% |
| David James King | $7,031 | $1,212 | -82.8% |
| Connie Kilburn | $5,626 | $1,209 | -78.5% |
| Jerod J. Fortner | $6,278 | $1,196 | -80.9% |
| Randy Haes | $4,950 | $1,194 | -75.9% |
| Thomas Ray Lyles | $1,496 | $1,184 | -20.9% |
| Ronnie Shelton | $2,786 | $1,170 | -58% |
| David W. Litwiller | $2,178 | $1,164 | -46.6% |
| Jimmie C. Bracken | $1,815 | $1,164 | -35.9% |
| A. H. Huff Jr. | $5,308 | $1,162 | -78.1% |
| Pamela Cheryl Graham | $4,679 | $1,161 | -75.2% |
| James E. Guerin | $5,268 | $1,153 | -78.1% |
| Jonathan R. Wilson | $6,915 | $1,151 | -83.4% |
| Billy Shelton | $3,916 | $1,128 | -71.2% |
| Jeffrey D. Marsh | $4,598 | $1,123 | -75.6% |
| Larry Hutchinson | $2,475 | $1,114 | -55% |
| Kevin Wayne Nelson | $9,054 | $1,111 | -87.7% |
| Danny D. Davis | $5,621 | $1,104 | -80.4% |
| Dwayne Davis | $2,937 | $1,103 | -62.4% |
| Kathy Dorsey | $5,357 | $1,094 | -79.6% |
| Larry Haynes | $7,985 | $1,087 | -86.4% |
| Glenn Ford | $3,586 | $1,080 | -69.9% |
| Debbie Stone | $9,161 | $1,073 | -88.3% |
| Douglas J. Clevenger | $3,640 | $1,072 | -70.5% |
| Alan L. Kelly | $3,775 | $1,069 | -71.7% |
| Leon W. Davis | $5,115 | $1,056 | -79.4% |
| Julie Dawn Martin | $0 | $1,027 | -- |
| Kolton Davis | $2,772 | $1,016 | -63.3% |
| Bobby Gann | $3,311 | $1,013 | -69.4% |
| David Robertson | $4,257 | $1,012 | -76.2% |
| S & T Cattle, LLC | $3,124 | $985 | -68.5% |
| Chelsea Essary | $3,775 | $972 | -74.3% |
| Chase Dry | $4,067 | $964 | -76.3% |
| Ronnie Curry | $5,612 | $964 | -82.8% |
| Deborah Page Heig | $963 | $963 | 0% |
| Ted J. Storie | $4,651 | $945 | -79.7% |
| Bradley J. Siler | $4,444 | $928 | -79.1% |
| Jeffrey K. Elliott | $7,864 | $928 | -88.2% |
| Gabbert Family Farms, LLC | $912 | $912 | 0% |
| Danny Stone | $4,082 | $905 | -77.8% |
| Rod Welker | $4,168 | $893 | -78.6% |
| Gary Gisch | $1,540 | $887 | -42.4% |
| Kim McGuire | $0 | $830 | -- |
| Bill N. Davis | $3,718 | $816 | -78.1% |
| Danny Johnson | $4,290 | $804 | -81.3% |
| Joe Swofford | $2,794 | $804 | -71.2% |
| Judy A. McFarlin | $4,611 | $784 | -83% |
| Adam T. Day | $5,715 | $782 | -86.3% |
| Larry Rieken | $3,916 | $782 | -80% |
| Nancy Rueschmann | $5,019 | $782 | -84.4% |
| Melinda Sue Hall | $0 | $769 | -- |
| Landon Johnson | $2,453 | $752 | -69.3% |
| Lawrence G. Miller | $2,970 | $746 | -74.9% |
| Michael Stewart | $4,346 | $746 | -82.8% |
| Gary Bowling | $1,591 | $730 | -54.1% |
| Lee Bohnenkamp | $2,464 | $714 | -71% |
| Rick Buchheit | $4,081 | $709 | -82.6% |
| Elizabeth A. Bock | $3,052 | $698 | -77.1% |
| Charles Vineyard | $2,530 | $697 | -72.5% |
| Darlene Heath | $3,814 | $678 | -82.2% |
| Terry Heinlein | $3,724 | $668 | -82.1% |
| Mike Ray Hampton | $4,051 | $665 | -83.6% |
| Theodore E. Cain | $1,452 | $661 | -54.5% |
| Jerry Lee Pitts | $2,750 | $660 | -76% |
| Jared David Day | $4,251 | $596 | -86% |
| Eddie Sanders | $4,298 | $594 | -86.2% |
| Bradley Storie | $3,324 | $578 | -82.6% |
| Patsy Lakey | $3,444 | $575 | -83.3% |
| Todd Ashley Miller | $2,990 | $574 | -80.8% |
| Jeremy J. Welch | $1,188 | $564 | -52.5% |
| Cleatis W Dye | $1,485 | $559 | -62.4% |
| Jerold B. Brown | $3,125 | $554 | -82.3% |
| Lois E. Degase | $715 | $545 | -23.8% |
| Alvin Nelson | $2,541 | $540 | -78.7% |
| Ruby J. Elliott | $1,496 | $538 | -64% |
| Dale Hicks | $1,554 | $522 | -66.4% |
| Rick Spacek | $2,343 | $518 | -77.9% |
| James McIntosh | $3,608 | $512 | -85.8% |
| Chris Degase | $2,024 | $503 | -75.1% |
| James E. Robertson | $2,999 | $503 | -83.2% |
| George Samuel Long | $6,376 | $498 | -92.2% |
| Jessica Johnston | $2,662 | $498 | -81.3% |
| Wayne Cipriano | $0 | $488 | -- |
| Nancy Hart | $1,694 | $472 | -72.1% |
| Craig Cunningham | $2,123 | $467 | -78% |
| Jeff L. Cruse | $2,409 | $467 | -80.6% |
| Gary Mitchell | $3,161 | $461 | -85.4% |
| Leroy Higgins | $453 | $453 | 0% |
| Cynthia P. Morgan | $1,532 | $444 | -71% |
| Paul Alcorn | $2,193 | $414 | -81.1% |
| Acie Merritt JR | $3,207 | $408 | -87.3% |
| Chris Burress | $1,232 | $394 | -68% |
| Jessica McNish | $1,983 | $394 | -80.1% |
| Corey Clayton | $4,642 | $374 | -91.9% |
| Bob Webster | $2,112 | $367 | -82.6% |
| Rick Ritter | $1,694 | $350 | -79.3% |
| Harold W. Lawrence | $2,219 | $349 | -84.3% |
| Robb Swearingen | $880 | $343 | -61% |
| Dwain B. D. Turner | $1,210 | $341 | -71.8% |
| Jan Phillip Bilyeu | $2,440 | $336 | -86.2% |
| Cody Ryan Combs | $2,468 | $332 | -86.5% |
| Delbert Downs | $1,166 | $328 | -71.9% |
| Donald J. Kapraun | $0 | $324 | -- |
| Candice Summers | $2,412 | $321 | -86.7% |
| Matthew Jenkins | $1,133 | $321 | -71.7% |
| Houston Lane Trent | $1,419 | $315 | -77.8% |
| Johnathan D. Hall | $1,474 | $315 | -78.6% |
| Terry Nelson | $1,425 | $298 | -79.1% |
| Pansy Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $1,034 | $294 | -71.6% |
| James Elliott | $1,809 | $293 | -83.8% |
| Matthew James Heinlein | $1,999 | $291 | -85.4% |
| Daniel Lee Stafford | $605 | $281 | -53.6% |
| Randy Brummet | $1,276 | $277 | -78.3% |
| Rodney Cabe | $1,888 | $264 | -86% |
| Eric Boeckmann | $1,925 | $242 | -87.4% |
| Nicholas Welch | $396 | $209 | -47.2% |
| Lisa Marie Morrical | $2,000 | $204 | -89.8% |
| Nikolas Lawler | $528 | $153 | -71% |
| Madessa Cabe | $0 | $152 | -- |
| John Termin | $506 | $146 | -71.1% |
| Randal Ewing | $459 | $139 | -69.7% |
| Chance T. Dry | $737 | $135 | -81.7% |
| Billy J. Bruffett | $133 | $133 | 0% |
| N. R. Stratford | $774 | $121 | -84.4% |
| Lionel A. Daugherty | $341 | $100 | -70.7% |
| Scottie D. Plumb | $473 | $83 | -82.5% |
| Joseph Edward Volkl | $80 | $80 | 0% |
| Toni Meins | $370 | $80 | -78.4% |
| Arly Lynn Price | $605 | $40 | -93.4% |
| Anna E. Meador | $1,036 | $0 | -100% |
| Bethany Louane Jussel | $3,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Brieanna David | $812 | $0 | -100% |
| Ciara J. Bray | $636 | $0 | -100% |
| Colton Hall | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie Lee Miller | $1,372 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Curtis | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Crystal Lake Fisheries, Inc. | $297,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Lee Givans | $1,379 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Scott | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Stone | $593 | $0 | -100% |
| Dianna Sherman | $2,332 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris Ruth Morrison | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin Nathaniel Miller | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin R. Tilley | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Lee David | $3,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Collins | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank L. Potter | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Garret Scarbrough | $226 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary L. Hall | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Hal Crum | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Harlin W. Johnson | $3,905 | $0 | -100% |
| J. C. Hall | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| James Leon Inman | $662 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerilyn Day | $8,494 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Spurlock | $3,355 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim D. Johnson | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathie Bradley | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Sherman Kelley | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Lacey Nicole Reed | $3,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Clements | $1,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry D. Vinson | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Scott | $3,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Tidwell | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Lexie Searcy | $5,653 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda S. King | $2,264 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn A. Walker | $3,487 | $0 | -100% |
| M J L Farms, Ltd. | $11,699 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Chance | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Melanie Robertson | $852 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Joe Roy | $1,390 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Prock | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Milton Lowe | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell Welch | $390 | $0 | -100% |
| Ms. Cindy Lynelle Jacobitz | $9,822 | $0 | -100% |
| Nannette Bryan | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Cain | $2,275 | $0 | -100% |
| Ranch Management Trust | $1,282 | $0 | -100% |
| Reginald F. Spurlock | $4,929 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Potts | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Peterson | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Huff | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Terinda Hampton | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Tracy Michelle Nelson | $785 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Watterson | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,690,724 | $910,068 | -75.3% |
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