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In 2021, 129 farmers in cities within Carter County received a total of $479,035 in 165 farm subsidies, a 68.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.5 million in 360 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Family Partnership | $460,341 | $98,106 | -78.7% |
| Dean Gower | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Samuel Gower | $0 | $17,948 | -- |
| Mid South Land Company | $13,609 | $16,515 | 21.4% |
| Randal M. Ross | $9,922 | $14,341 | 44.5% |
| Ron Keeney | $52,803 | $13,657 | -74.1% |
| Gregory Alan Gower | $0 | $10,679 | -- |
| Jones Family Farms Registered, LLLP | $25,259 | $10,605 | -58% |
| Donald Branch | $22,986 | $10,320 | -55.1% |
| Rebecca Rhodes | $2,255 | $9,689 | 329.7% |
| Sylvan R. Duncan | $6,446 | $9,414 | 46% |
| Edward L. Baker | $33,123 | $8,276 | -75% |
| Mary A. Gargac | $19,820 | $8,247 | -58.4% |
| Rawland D Thompson | $8,558 | $7,916 | -7.5% |
| Gary D. Norris | $18,145 | $7,714 | -57.5% |
| John Carter | $38,292 | $6,982 | -81.8% |
| Kennith R. Leach | $43,373 | $6,790 | -84.3% |
| Harve Reynolds | $55,307 | $6,295 | -88.6% |
| John Lance - John S Lance and Karen H Lance Revoc Living Trustee | $12,573 | $6,215 | -50.6% |
| Karen Lance | $11,436 | $6,210 | -45.7% |
| Linden Hills | $41,139 | $6,015 | -85.4% |
| Jared Beaird | $39,717 | $5,863 | -85.2% |
| Rod Kerr | $12,034 | $5,343 | -55.6% |
| Stanley Max Fitch | $1,772 | $5,297 | 198.9% |
| Brushy Creek Farms | $17,534 | $4,241 | -75.8% |
| Roy Brame | $15,752 | $4,002 | -74.6% |
| Lynn Murdick | $14,564 | $3,783 | -74% |
| Jeana Lea Rudd | $17,636 | $3,662 | -79.2% |
| William A. Steiger | $18,675 | $3,570 | -80.9% |
| Jeffrey Cordell Smith Revocable Inter Vivos Trust | $15,397 | $3,512 | -77.2% |
| John Ziegler | $0 | $3,326 | -- |
| Nathan Carter | $18,846 | $3,102 | -83.5% |
| Randy Vanwinkle | $6,435 | $2,919 | -54.6% |
| John D. Hoskins | $14,187 | $2,866 | -79.8% |
| Don Price | $13,563 | $2,819 | -79.2% |
| Jimmie R. Rice | $8,591 | $2,647 | -69.2% |
| Sherril Potter | $21,298 | $2,484 | -88.3% |
| Erik McSpadden | $8,811 | $2,408 | -72.7% |
| Tanner Smith | $7,281 | $2,405 | -67% |
| Sanders Family Farm, LLC | $14,413 | $2,397 | -83.4% |
| Donna Mae Mizell Rev Trust | $5,169 | $2,393 | -53.7% |
| Edgar Hugh Mizell Family Trust | $5,167 | $2,393 | -53.7% |
| Donna Barton | $3,578 | $2,341 | -34.6% |
| Henry Pasquet | $11,851 | $2,291 | -80.7% |
| Joseph Crites | $11,965 | $2,284 | -80.9% |
| Travis Carter | $7,634 | $2,269 | -70.3% |
| David Massie | $8,557 | $2,169 | -74.7% |
| Tom Oesch | $12,378 | $2,045 | -83.5% |
| Vernon Rhodes | $3,795 | $1,848 | -51.3% |
| Dawn Gatewood | $12,341 | $1,784 | -85.5% |
| Jo Ellen Carter | $7,928 | $1,652 | -79.2% |
| Melinda Jean Christensen | $9,467 | $1,572 | -83.4% |
| CJ Land and Cattle, LLC | $8,822 | $1,514 | -82.8% |
| J. W. Brown | $4,840 | $1,455 | -69.9% |
| Charles Robert Godsy | $9,194 | $1,403 | -84.7% |
| Jack Pipkin | $2,970 | $1,360 | -54.2% |
| Melvin Duncan | $5,364 | $1,350 | -74.8% |
| William Poe | $5,304 | $1,344 | -74.7% |
| Rosemary F. Lumsden | $3,707 | $1,306 | -64.8% |
| Gary Rector | $3,938 | $1,288 | -67.3% |
| Bryce Eugene Wilson | $6,203 | $1,286 | -79.3% |
| Theresa Kearbey | $6,226 | $1,267 | -79.6% |
| Evan Vanwinkle | $9,758 | $1,193 | -87.8% |
| Monty Jameson | $5,904 | $1,136 | -80.8% |
| Kevin Leon Wilkins | $7,523 | $1,133 | -84.9% |
| Henry A. Merkel Jr. | $8,903 | $1,130 | -87.3% |
| Carl Dwayne Brannon | $5,468 | $1,110 | -79.7% |
| Donald Allen | $1,768 | $1,101 | -37.7% |
| John Walker | $4,378 | $1,028 | -76.5% |
| Glenn Crook | $3,406 | $973 | -71.4% |
| Jerry Brown | $4,718 | $973 | -79.4% |
| Mark Barton | $2,860 | $939 | -67.2% |
| George Riggins | $3,751 | $869 | -76.8% |
| Allen Loftis | $3,864 | $842 | -78.2% |
| Paul E. Bryant | $5,170 | $838 | -83.8% |
| Robert A. Peel | $2,388 | $836 | -65% |
| Marilyn Sanders | $4,010 | $826 | -79.4% |
| Lonnie R. Michael | $4,242 | $822 | -80.6% |
| Mary Sanders | $3,297 | $811 | -75.4% |
| Ferman Sanders | $2,573 | $808 | -68.6% |
| Jody Webb | $5,057 | $796 | -84.3% |
| Wes Lutton | $2,409 | $775 | -67.8% |
| Chris Rahlmann | $6,621 | $762 | -88.5% |
| Carl Ray Mullen II | $7,880 | $754 | -90.4% |
| Francis Durtschy | $3,287 | $722 | -78% |
| Dustin Uriah Boyer | $2,596 | $715 | -72.5% |
| Dominic Dean Thompson | $2,750 | $703 | -74.4% |
| Phillip Oesch | $3,036 | $651 | -78.6% |
| John Ray Walker Jr. | $2,860 | $637 | -77.7% |
| Larry Lee Nay | $2,134 | $627 | -70.6% |
| Michael David Boxx | $2,841 | $618 | -78.2% |
| Jessica S Potter Rev Living Trust | $1,389 | $611 | -56% |
| Dale D. Bristol | $2,002 | $604 | -69.8% |
| Chris Dinsmore | $2,716 | $586 | -78.4% |
| Mary Sue Stephens | $2,004 | $576 | -71.3% |
| William Alvin Fuller | $1,589 | $569 | -64.2% |
| Paul Edward Carter | $2,123 | $558 | -73.7% |
| Darrel Culpepper | $2,718 | $554 | -79.6% |
| Randal Jenkins | $4,000 | $503 | -87.4% |
| Wendy Carter | $2,255 | $501 | -77.8% |
| Dale Clarence Wright | $2,239 | $481 | -78.5% |
| Lebert Fischer | $2,297 | $464 | -79.8% |
| Johnny Little | $0 | $443 | -- |
| Daniel Matthew Carter | $1,771 | $439 | -75.2% |
| Dana Diane Cleaver | $1,958 | $436 | -77.7% |
| William E. McDowell | $1,928 | $417 | -78.4% |
| Larry Crowley | $3,603 | $408 | -88.7% |
| Tim Carter | $4,128 | $402 | -90.3% |
| Doral Rymer | $1,793 | $391 | -78.2% |
| David L. Masching | $1,953 | $385 | -80.3% |
| John Osborn Jr. | $821 | $378 | -54% |
| James Bradley Kelley | $3,612 | $374 | -89.6% |
| Ron Reed | $1,815 | $374 | -79.4% |
| Chad Andrew Johnson | $2,861 | $370 | -87.1% |
| Jordan L. Reynolds | $1,679 | $316 | -81.2% |
| Lisa Nunley | $1,056 | $306 | -71% |
| Ivan Epperson | $5,788 | $298 | -94.9% |
| Tom E. Wilder | $1,441 | $294 | -79.6% |
| Ronald Chilton | $792 | $291 | -63.3% |
| Kevin Anderson | $979 | $280 | -71.4% |
| Scott Eugene Joplin | $770 | $238 | -69.1% |
| Robbie Louise Bradshaw | $605 | $214 | -64.6% |
| Bertha Joyce Fanning | $457 | $188 | -58.9% |
| Denny Webb | $1,051 | $180 | -82.9% |
| Jw Cook | $807 | $124 | -84.6% |
| Shayne Carter | $979 | $87 | -91.1% |
| Christopher Ethan Dinsmore | $567 | $83 | -85.4% |
| Donald Foerster | $63 | $63 | 0% |
| Darrell L. Grubb | $264 | $52 | -80.3% |
| Nicholas Saffle | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Allen Saffle | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Blocher Revocable Trust | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Faye Merritt | $211 | $0 | -100% |
| AMJB, Inc. | $10,624 | $0 | -100% |
| Bob Chitwood | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn D. Sanders | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Katlyn Elizabeth Ross | $1,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Mercantile Lumber Company, Inc. | $336 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,509,831 | $479,035 | -68.3% |
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