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In 2021, 89 farmers in cities within Fayette County received a total of $184,944 in 122 farm subsidies, a 78.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $858,130 in 239 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Nguyen | $0 | $35,321 | -- |
| Emma L Ross Trust | $13,790 | $13,790 | 0% |
| John A. Lester IV | $0 | $12,411 | -- |
| L & L Land Company, LLP | $5,860 | $5,860 | 0% |
| Joy M. Walters | $5,492 | $5,492 | 0% |
| Charles C. Rucks | $29,060 | $5,102 | -82.4% |
| Mickey L Seigle-Robinson | $4,985 | $4,985 | 0% |
| Donald F. Wollenhaupt | $0 | $4,612 | -- |
| Michael Sebren | $14,158 | $4,536 | -68% |
| John T. Tripp | $3,923 | $3,923 | 0% |
| Michael C. Dolder | $13,493 | $3,810 | -71.8% |
| Debeer Bonsmana, LLC | $21,132 | $3,728 | -82.4% |
| Walton C. Glover | $15,835 | $3,652 | -76.9% |
| Vogel Family Farm Trust | $1,913 | $3,229 | 68.8% |
| Darrell Kozisek | $2,533 | $3,102 | 22.5% |
| Jan a Stoskopf Living Trust | $4,056 | $2,827 | -30.3% |
| Marigean Chambers | $7,250 | $2,776 | -61.7% |
| Steephill Properties, LLC | $2,660 | $2,660 | 0% |
| Hardiman Family Farms | $2,041 | $2,588 | 26.8% |
| Trust Created FBO Carol F Shockley | $5,110 | $2,555 | -50% |
| Trust Created FBO Thomas a Shockley | $5,110 | $2,555 | -50% |
| Charles Edward Vires | $10,857 | $2,450 | -77.4% |
| Legan Farms, Inc. | $2,489 | $2,282 | -8.3% |
| Kathryn Young Revocable Trust 1 | $7,142 | $2,160 | -69.8% |
| Gregory H. Thompson | $10,886 | $2,052 | -81.2% |
| Scott D. Walraven | $10,230 | $2,020 | -80.3% |
| Bonnie Harps | $2,483 | $1,977 | -20.4% |
| Christina Tyree Living Trust | $4,148 | $1,848 | -55.4% |
| William Reeves | $1,826 | $1,826 | 0% |
| Linda J Flenar Irrevocable Trust | $1,794 | $1,794 | 0% |
| Tracy Henders | $1,687 | $1,687 | 0% |
| Carl E. Harper | $3,814 | $1,679 | -56% |
| Karen F. Bullock | $1,627 | $1,627 | 0% |
| Steven T. Laumann | $1,065 | $1,520 | 42.7% |
| Mary V. Swords | $1,519 | $1,519 | 0% |
| Donald H. Spaller | $7,821 | $1,475 | -81.1% |
| Beumer Farms, LLC | $3,672 | $1,457 | -60.3% |
| Clem Jones | $6,028 | $1,380 | -77.1% |
| Sonya Tucker | $1,250 | $1,250 | 0% |
| Donora W Dennison | $0 | $1,245 | -- |
| Cleo Joy Bray | $1,654 | $1,161 | -29.8% |
| Jason Lane Davis | $45 | $1,137 | 2,426.7% |
| Patricia Gant Shockley | $1,068 | $1,068 | 0% |
| Malora W Moore | $1,137 | $1,035 | -9% |
| Kay Marie Rathje | $0 | $1,001 | -- |
| Herman Hughes | $973 | $973 | 0% |
| Alacia Troutman | $1,061 | $942 | -11.2% |
| Venable Farms, LLC | $2,706 | $926 | -65.8% |
| Thomas Gentry Jr. | $6,235 | $892 | -85.7% |
| Jennifer H. Greene | $1,985 | $861 | -56.6% |
| Grace Jewell Gunn Living Trust | $710 | $847 | 19.3% |
| Patrick Shane Eason | $5,179 | $700 | -86.5% |
| Benjamin D. Biggs | $2,495 | $688 | -72.4% |
| Joseph D. Colwell | $2,836 | $656 | -76.9% |
| Martin Huggins | $2,004 | $642 | -68% |
| John B. Morris | $1,726 | $585 | -66.1% |
| Sanders R East | $3,641 | $570 | -84.3% |
| John A. Rowe | $11,550 | $568 | -95.1% |
| Roger Grandt | $1,529 | $542 | -64.6% |
| Beverly M. Evans | $3,168 | $526 | -83.4% |
| David Kasbo | $802 | $479 | -40.3% |
| Joe N. Frazar III | $672 | $424 | -36.9% |
| Dewanna S Crump | $584 | $409 | -30% |
| Wiley Snell | $1,606 | $353 | -78% |
| Jennifer Jo Vocca | $348 | $343 | -1.4% |
| Miriam Anne Morgan | $1,027 | $333 | -67.6% |
| Nancy Miller | $323 | $323 | 0% |
| Howard Tanksley | $1,513 | $294 | -80.6% |
| Andrea J. Clemons | $786 | $254 | -67.7% |
| Michael D Sousley-Deceased | $0 | $246 | -- |
| The Louise C Thompson Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $246 | -- |
| Evelyn Marchman | $932 | $235 | -74.8% |
| Roger A. Greuel | $1,158 | $222 | -80.8% |
| Shahlini M Clemons | $631 | $188 | -70.2% |
| Kenneth M Gunn Living Trust | $106 | $187 | 76.4% |
| John Daniel Stephens | $381 | $186 | -51.2% |
| Linda Manson | $403 | $176 | -56.3% |
| Tim Clarke | $0 | $139 | -- |
| Teddy E. Dukes | $1,308 | $138 | -89.4% |
| Mattie Taylor Tree Farm, LLC | $353 | $134 | -62% |
| Paul Lane | $151 | $113 | -25.2% |
| Ralph W Balchin JR | $276 | $96 | -65.2% |
| David Stolz | $92 | $92 | 0% |
| Brenda C. McCammack | $82 | $82 | 0% |
| Ann O. Tompkins | $1,179 | $47 | -96% |
| Jerome Mills | $52 | $45 | -13.5% |
| Michael D. Sousley | $804 | $39 | -95.1% |
| Jeff Thomas Barrow | $36 | $32 | -11.1% |
| Taylor de Beer | $173 | $7 | -96% |
| Danny L. Boman | $145 | $0 | -100% |
| Debeer Family Farms, LLC | $703 | $0 | -100% |
| Ison's Nursery & Vineyards, Inc. | $66,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Camp Southern Ground, Inc. | $499 | $0 | -100% |
| David Kent Bray | $493 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris G. Sylvester | $3,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin Lea Jr. | $29 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth H. Webb | $635 | $0 | -100% |
| Flintwood Farms Diversified, Inc. | $109,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald G. Davis | $1,314 | $0 | -100% |
| Grancoffee Company, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Harps Farm Market and Nursery, Inc. | $313,447 | $0 | -100% |
| Harvell J. Walker Jr. | $543 | $0 | -100% |
| Lamar P. McEachern | $201 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Julia Rhodes Estate | $1,326 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul E. Gable III | $821 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Minter | $6,293 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Waddy Bodron | $647 | $0 | -100% |
| Audrey Boyce | $2,733 | $0 | -100% |
| Candace Cofer Weems | $205 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennie Bost | $276 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen J Feller Living Trust | $746 | $0 | -100% |
| Martha Sikes | $3,376 | $0 | -100% |
| Trisha Meek | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Scott Billings | $703 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Jolly | $32,599 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Hamre-Smith | $2,705 | $0 | -100% |
| The Louise C Thompson Revocable L | $647 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $858,130 | $184,944 | -78.4% |
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