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In 2021, 144 farmers in cities within Scott County received a total of $1.2 million in 267 farm subsidies, a 59.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.1 million in 562 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R & S Wischmeier Farms, Inc. | $325,841 | $142,672 | -56.2% |
| Hunley Farms, LLC | $239,445 | $112,289 | -53.1% |
| Mark D. Rose | $230,206 | $96,966 | -57.9% |
| Lytle Farms, LLC | $208,503 | $70,270 | -66.3% |
| Ron Comer | $187,542 | $68,435 | -63.5% |
| Phil A. Comer | $188,217 | $68,427 | -63.6% |
| Jeff Lytle Farms, Inc. | $203,294 | $64,229 | -68.4% |
| Michael Comer | $112,209 | $50,179 | -55.3% |
| MMR Farms, LLC | $70,619 | $49,028 | -30.6% |
| Tex Murphy Sr. | $101,823 | $39,359 | -61.3% |
| Greg Hoevener | $88,236 | $37,393 | -57.6% |
| Michael D. Morgan | $0 | $33,746 | -- |
| Steve Broady | $81,677 | $32,001 | -60.8% |
| Charles H. Metz | $40,009 | $19,274 | -51.8% |
| Cornucopia Farm, LLC | $53,892 | $17,956 | -66.7% |
| Joey L. Murphy | $57,182 | $16,523 | -71.1% |
| Bryan N. Richey | $30,073 | $16,169 | -46.2% |
| Marcus Arnold | $36,173 | $15,971 | -55.8% |
| Mark West | $30,860 | $14,298 | -53.7% |
| Daniel Hugh Smith | $40,152 | $14,154 | -64.7% |
| Robert Joseph Robbins | $48,672 | $13,672 | -71.9% |
| Thomas Prall | $49,797 | $11,926 | -76.1% |
| Larry McNeely | $30,403 | $11,321 | -62.8% |
| Glenn Roll | $52,409 | $11,064 | -78.9% |
| John S. McNeely | $33,391 | $10,848 | -67.5% |
| Randy Spicer | $9,464 | $9,464 | 0% |
| Jacob P. Murphy | $20,455 | $7,932 | -61.2% |
| Ryan Fleenor | $8,439 | $7,464 | -11.6% |
| Jackie Roll | $28,350 | $7,414 | -73.8% |
| Charles Elgin | $12,752 | $7,261 | -43.1% |
| Brad J. Myers | $7,219 | $7,219 | 0% |
| Dennis Wilson | $8,163 | $6,708 | -17.8% |
| Joy J. Edrington | $6,557 | $6,251 | -4.7% |
| Mark Hildebrand | $5,451 | $6,123 | 12.3% |
| Combear, LLC | $21,981 | $6,081 | -72.3% |
| Cody Chambless | $10,225 | $6,050 | -40.8% |
| Chad Fordyce | $16,563 | $6,037 | -63.6% |
| Jeff Conder | $4,648 | $4,467 | -3.9% |
| William Deaton | $9,371 | $4,428 | -52.7% |
| Billy M. Comer | $15,490 | $4,202 | -72.9% |
| Albert Kimmick | $7,164 | $4,139 | -42.2% |
| Brock Bush | $9,085 | $3,995 | -56% |
| George Lucas Jr. | $11,771 | $3,591 | -69.5% |
| William Donohue | $10,945 | $3,500 | -68% |
| Odes Densford | $7,952 | $3,296 | -58.6% |
| Gordon Bayes | $3,016 | $3,016 | 0% |
| Riley Jo Bayes | $3,016 | $3,016 | 0% |
| Shawn Royalty | $3,345 | $2,832 | -15.3% |
| Larry W. Craig | $4,141 | $2,803 | -32.3% |
| Mike Nichols | $2,657 | $2,657 | 0% |
| Mary J Craig-Neal | $2,651 | $2,651 | 0% |
| Lynda J. Phillips | $2,457 | $2,457 | 0% |
| Betty Parks | $2,447 | $2,447 | 0% |
| Frank Neil Surber | $2,730 | $2,438 | -10.7% |
| Terry Goodin | $9,087 | $2,344 | -74.2% |
| Michael Murphy | $2,062 | $2,062 | 0% |
| Sarah Collings | $3,466 | $2,048 | -40.9% |
| Deric S Hoevener | $1,460 | $2,046 | 40.1% |
| Eric Linza Graham Family Trust Agreement | $2,036 | $2,036 | 0% |
| Laverne E. Dunn | $1,985 | $1,985 | 0% |
| Matthew Hardin | $11,681 | $1,898 | -83.8% |
| Malvina Deaton | $6,245 | $1,762 | -71.8% |
| Sandlin Farm, LLC | $4,067 | $1,658 | -59.2% |
| Jeff Lytle | $1,650 | $1,650 | 0% |
| Jerry L. Boley | $1,489 | $1,489 | 0% |
| Marvin L. Rode | $6,878 | $1,413 | -79.5% |
| Weir Farm, Inc. | $1,427 | $1,374 | -3.7% |
| Joseph Smith | $6,660 | $1,333 | -80% |
| Marvin Cox | $6,611 | $1,288 | -80.5% |
| Rebecca Berna | $1,255 | $1,255 | 0% |
| Howard E. Feeler | $4,315 | $1,183 | -72.6% |
| Randy J. Jeffries | $1,179 | $1,179 | 0% |
| Russell W. Comer | $4,689 | $1,155 | -75.4% |
| David Collings | $2,772 | $1,109 | -60% |
| Memory View Farms | $2,841 | $1,031 | -63.7% |
| Lawrence Parks | $3,509 | $988 | -71.8% |
| Dennis Boley | $2,353 | $980 | -58.4% |
| Bryson Scott | $1,032 | $972 | -5.8% |
| William Martin Bishop | $1,526 | $947 | -37.9% |
| Lanny G. Monroe | $1,468 | $939 | -36% |
| Stephanie E. Severn | $747 | $747 | 0% |
| Donna R Faris Trust | $1,152 | $724 | -37.2% |
| Ethan S. McNeely | $848 | $710 | -16.3% |
| Brian Densford | $866 | $706 | -18.5% |
| Donald Todd Richey | $1,771 | $705 | -60.2% |
| Lonna Riggle | $1,156 | $696 | -39.8% |
| John Kimmick | $3,711 | $693 | -81.3% |
| Anna Chambless | $4,985 | $636 | -87.2% |
| Sharon L. Robbins | $2,210 | $620 | -71.9% |
| Paul E. Rogers | $964 | $618 | -35.9% |
| Jerry Scott | $2,144 | $616 | -71.3% |
| Robert Amick | $1,987 | $602 | -69.7% |
| William Amick | $3,593 | $581 | -83.8% |
| David C. Jackson | $3,480 | $571 | -83.6% |
| John Donohue | $1,057 | $569 | -46.2% |
| Mary Brough | $1,795 | $510 | -71.6% |
| Richard Satterwhite | $1,313 | $491 | -62.6% |
| Charles R. Howser | $484 | $484 | 0% |
| Scott Howser | $484 | $484 | 0% |
| Thomas N. Craig | $1,668 | $475 | -71.5% |
| Janice F. Bush | $1,372 | $449 | -67.3% |
| Daniel Brunner | $2,636 | $436 | -83.5% |
| Felicia F. Bridge | $0 | $426 | -- |
| Tim Mount | $2,626 | $394 | -85% |
| Edward Deaton | $839 | $389 | -53.6% |
| Mary Ann Sturgeon | $1,453 | $383 | -73.6% |
| The Hiler Family Trust 2015 | $1,602 | $373 | -76.7% |
| Michael Callaway | $343 | $343 | 0% |
| Danny Robbins | $858 | $331 | -61.4% |
| Diane Graham | $312 | $312 | 0% |
| Lester Ritchison | $1,435 | $310 | -78.4% |
| Robert L. Backus | $1,785 | $305 | -82.9% |
| Mayme E. Bailey | $284 | $284 | 0% |
| Sheila Elliott | $1,060 | $282 | -73.4% |
| Sandra Beckort | $707 | $209 | -70.4% |
| Mason Lee Werst | $1,538 | $206 | -86.6% |
| Donald L Cass Farm, Inc. | $1,351 | $200 | -85.2% |
| Sue Horn | $406 | $198 | -51.2% |
| Carol Flynn | $563 | $180 | -68% |
| Dennis Eve | $777 | $179 | -77% |
| Keri M. Hammons | $176 | $176 | 0% |
| Robbie R. Robbins | $174 | $174 | 0% |
| Keith Dixon | $434 | $163 | -62.4% |
| John M. Robbins Jr. | $120 | $160 | 33.3% |
| Karen Fox | $147 | $147 | 0% |
| Steven Morris | $134 | $134 | 0% |
| Eric Gillespie | $2,460 | $131 | -94.7% |
| Dale Gay | $126 | $126 | 0% |
| Gerald Robbins | $1,391 | $107 | -92.3% |
| Becky Thomas | $3,551 | $105 | -97% |
| Nancy Stearns | $284 | $91 | -68% |
| Dennis Barrett | $352 | $86 | -75.6% |
| J. D. Bush | $343 | $84 | -75.5% |
| Clarence Howard Jr. | $109 | $78 | -28.4% |
| James W. Pedigo | $638 | $76 | -88.1% |
| Willard A. Gay | $275 | $74 | -73.1% |
| Bruce A. Rogers | $158 | $62 | -60.8% |
| Roxanna L. Bixler | $113 | $62 | -45.1% |
| David Stainbrook | $55 | $55 | 0% |
| Frank Gardner | $40 | $54 | 35% |
| Carl Robinson | $99 | $39 | -60.6% |
| Vanda Jo Blanton | $383 | $34 | -91.1% |
| Russel Egbert | $84 | $33 | -60.7% |
| Patricia Mosley | $71 | $2 | -97.2% |
| Joshua Stigdon | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Lynn Hardy | $126 | $0 | -100% |
| Clara Marie Moon | $10,228 | $0 | -100% |
| Corey McNeely | $1,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Fennell | $4,081 | $0 | -100% |
| Denise Garriott | $128 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas E. Krieger | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Garriott Ranch, LLC | $9,910 | $0 | -100% |
| Goat Milk Stuff, LLC | $16,382 | $0 | -100% |
| James Moon | $13,557 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff McNeely | $1,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua E. Keltner | $204 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin E. Arbuckle | $18,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly Richey | $416 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Law | $765 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucas Farms Lp, LLC | $4,753 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew M. Arnold | $202 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin E. Bush | $4,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Monty Comer | $1,419 | $0 | -100% |
| Naomi Sexton | $225 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan R. Hensley | $816 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Burns Jr. | $146 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas M. Fields | $494 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Brunner | $482 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,054,483 | $1,236,913 | -59.5% |
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