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In 2021, 225 farmers in cities within Scott County received a total of $671,650 in 302 farm subsidies, an 81.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.7 million in 683 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 Scott County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson East Ranch | $35,413 | $73,515 | 107.6% |
| Robert L. Conley | $448,001 | $22,556 | -95% |
| James Walker Lyons | $111,568 | $22,161 | -80.1% |
| Reid C. Hall | $126,789 | $22,068 | -82.6% |
| Tobacco Road, Inc. | $27,636 | $20,947 | -24.2% |
| Andrew D. Newcomb | $55,989 | $20,386 | -63.6% |
| FPC Farm ACCT | $66,094 | $19,122 | -71.1% |
| George Ammerman | $61,770 | $17,948 | -70.9% |
| Troy Rankin | $68,161 | $14,511 | -78.7% |
| Christopher Hanes | $13,556 | $13,122 | -3.2% |
| Smith Farm | $57,071 | $12,419 | -78.2% |
| Amanda Lewis Hall | $275,103 | $11,039 | -96% |
| Sarah A. Whaley | $275,103 | $11,039 | -96% |
| Robert K. Dunn | $8,480 | $10,185 | 20.1% |
| Tollgate Hay & Straw, LLC | $28,828 | $10,060 | -65.1% |
| Phillip Perkins | $44,361 | $9,585 | -78.4% |
| Martha C. Riddell | $18,408 | $9,456 | -48.6% |
| Daniel Smith | $36,772 | $9,357 | -74.6% |
| Stephen P. Smith | $32,242 | $9,357 | -71% |
| James Alvin Lyons | $26,090 | $8,666 | -66.8% |
| Stewart Hughes | $28,094 | $8,089 | -71.2% |
| Gene McKenzie | $77,790 | $7,738 | -90.1% |
| Mark Wells | $27,786 | $7,540 | -72.9% |
| Groverland Farm, LLC | $26,477 | $7,282 | -72.5% |
| Austin G. McKenzie | $72,575 | $6,833 | -90.6% |
| Victor D. Perkins | $20,530 | $6,591 | -67.9% |
| Tollgate Agri, LLC | $55,527 | $6,491 | -88.3% |
| Sparrow Cattle Company, LLC | $23,768 | $6,422 | -73% |
| William N. Offutt IV | $23,536 | $5,992 | -74.5% |
| Charles M. Tackett II | $172,164 | $5,912 | -96.6% |
| Hallstead Farms, LLC | $53,240 | $5,289 | -90.1% |
| David L. Woods | $19,762 | $5,104 | -74.2% |
| Michael J. Easley | $22,414 | $4,771 | -78.7% |
| Ty David Kelly | $25,840 | $4,695 | -81.8% |
| Megan L. Conway | $19,843 | $4,348 | -78.1% |
| Jewell Cole | $24,601 | $4,329 | -82.4% |
| Roger Sparrow | $15,903 | $4,311 | -72.9% |
| Ricky Wise | $23,853 | $3,848 | -83.9% |
| Ronald Shrout | $17,460 | $3,665 | -79% |
| Dudley Jennings | $11,800 | $3,639 | -69.2% |
| John Ruber | $13,192 | $3,586 | -72.8% |
| David R. Jacobs | $26,002 | $3,555 | -86.3% |
| John Mulholland | $0 | $3,554 | -- |
| Cage M. Cruise | $12,734 | $3,536 | -72.2% |
| Shane C. Hastings | $20,508 | $3,459 | -83.1% |
| Wally Parrish | $23,342 | $3,450 | -85.2% |
| James Stone | $11,814 | $3,416 | -71.1% |
| Mark Herrington | $11,330 | $3,278 | -71.1% |
| Dale A. Glass | $10,083 | $3,247 | -67.8% |
| Paul Lynn Tucker | $19,307 | $3,205 | -83.4% |
| Howard Wiles Jr. | $13,896 | $3,154 | -77.3% |
| William T Varellas | $12,089 | $3,057 | -74.7% |
| Mary Eva Kingcaid | $0 | $2,970 | -- |
| Larry R. Tackett | $22,828 | $2,953 | -87.1% |
| David A. Jones | $12,357 | $2,883 | -76.7% |
| Freddie Towles | $12,751 | $2,864 | -77.5% |
| Denise Burkhead | $2,779 | $2,779 | 0% |
| Larry E. Wood | $30,840 | $2,777 | -91% |
| David R. McDowell | $11,233 | $2,777 | -75.3% |
| Randall McDowell | $11,053 | $2,748 | -75.1% |
| Groverland Enterprises, LLC | $17,988 | $2,708 | -84.9% |
| Reginald C. Happy | $18,126 | $2,708 | -85.1% |
| John A. Lacy | $8,671 | $2,692 | -69% |
| Bradley S. Butler | $6,600 | $2,554 | -61.3% |
| Withers Family Trust | $6,229 | $2,509 | -59.7% |
| Cleveland Farms, Inc. | $11,362 | $2,442 | -78.5% |
| William McIntosh | $9,556 | $2,380 | -75.1% |
| Julie Williams | $2,372 | $2,372 | 0% |
| Lyle Bruce McMillin | $11,900 | $2,260 | -81% |
| Rick Curry | $15,057 | $2,060 | -86.3% |
| Alvin Tuttle | $7,697 | $2,048 | -73.4% |
| Billy Jenkins | $7,571 | $1,956 | -74.2% |
| Floyd T. Hafley | $6,740 | $1,915 | -71.6% |
| Alan Glass | $4,906 | $1,914 | -61% |
| Michael S. Hockensmith | $8,065 | $1,911 | -76.3% |
| Joe W. McFarland Jr. | $22,107 | $1,861 | -91.6% |
| Samantha M. Dailey | $3,457 | $1,823 | -47.3% |
| Samuel W. Wright | $4,818 | $1,816 | -62.3% |
| Phillip A. Howard | $13,388 | $1,806 | -86.5% |
| Marion A. Cox | $8,707 | $1,752 | -79.9% |
| Linhart Cattle Company | $11,980 | $1,719 | -85.7% |
| Joe Pat McMillin | $6,138 | $1,692 | -72.4% |
| Mason Kay, LLC | $0 | $1,669 | -- |
| Marty Waits | $11,423 | $1,660 | -85.5% |
| James Kelly Butcher | $8,885 | $1,656 | -81.4% |
| Kathy Gibson | $6,183 | $1,656 | -73.2% |
| RH Wolfe and Sons | $7,453 | $1,603 | -78.5% |
| Ted Holland | $5,412 | $1,535 | -71.6% |
| Helen Thompson | $5,357 | $1,535 | -71.3% |
| Jessica S. McQuade | $3,290 | $1,526 | -53.6% |
| Mintwood Farm, Inc. | $8,231 | $1,499 | -81.8% |
| Janyce L. Seahorn | $1,557 | $1,472 | -5.5% |
| David M. Giles | $8,208 | $1,444 | -82.4% |
| James Donovan Hamilton | $6,713 | $1,422 | -78.8% |
| Wendell Green Jr. | $5,896 | $1,420 | -75.9% |
| Darren Kearns | $5,863 | $1,398 | -76.2% |
| Ella Wynn Towles | $8,155 | $1,396 | -82.9% |
| Beckham J. Sharpe | $14,830 | $1,396 | -90.6% |
| Elena Moore | $5,879 | $1,394 | -76.3% |
| Grant Conway | $8,149 | $1,387 | -83% |
| Kenneth Canterbury | $6,095 | $1,374 | -77.5% |
| Terry W. Hafley | $5,304 | $1,351 | -74.5% |
| Jerry Wiglesworth | $6,344 | $1,319 | -79.2% |
| Thomas F. Hudgins II | $3,785 | $1,315 | -65.3% |
| Gayle Thomas Gaines | $15,918 | $1,288 | -91.9% |
| Danny Towles | $11,859 | $1,278 | -89.2% |
| Fran I. Lemmen | $1,273 | $1,273 | 0% |
| James H. Leer IV | $8,575 | $1,264 | -85.3% |
| Bryan A. Franklin | $6,680 | $1,224 | -81.7% |
| Mary McMillin | $5,488 | $1,210 | -78% |
| Billy R. Long III | $5,786 | $1,198 | -79.3% |
| Gary Whaley | $4,932 | $1,190 | -75.9% |
| James M. Luckett | $1,164 | $1,164 | 0% |
| Gaylord Hilander | $10,846 | $1,152 | -89.4% |
| Byron Boyers | $4,334 | $1,071 | -75.3% |
| Michael Todd Akers | $5,290 | $1,048 | -80.2% |
| Steve L. Parker | $11,395 | $1,035 | -90.9% |
| Phillip R. Kincade | $5,408 | $986 | -81.8% |
| Jim Wynn | $4,739 | $983 | -79.3% |
| Howard K. Smith | $2,585 | $949 | -63.3% |
| Karl H. Myers | $0 | $935 | -- |
| Oscar Johnson | $4,892 | $932 | -80.9% |
| James Richardson | $4,516 | $930 | -79.4% |
| David A. Nix | $4,392 | $918 | -79.1% |
| Dwight Marion Offutt | $5,141 | $897 | -82.6% |
| Daniel A. Moody | $5,176 | $896 | -82.7% |
| Kathleen G. Gress | $2,216 | $895 | -59.6% |
| Rees H. Marshall | $3,572 | $878 | -75.4% |
| Melinda D. Rath | $3,201 | $854 | -73.3% |
| William Keith Kenley | $0 | $825 | -- |
| B. J. Elam Jr. | $1,253 | $819 | -34.6% |
| George Burgess | $3,751 | $818 | -78.2% |
| Perry Squires | $3,729 | $800 | -78.5% |
| Allen Adams | $3,562 | $794 | -77.7% |
| Michael R. Kincade | $4,208 | $782 | -81.4% |
| Billy Holleran | $3,700 | $776 | -79% |
| Kimberly T. Hay | $3,542 | $772 | -78.2% |
| Stanley Thomas Butler | $3,630 | $767 | -78.9% |
| Marie Miles | $3,111 | $760 | -75.6% |
| Jeff Traylor | $2,882 | $750 | -74% |
| Pat Eggen | $0 | $744 | -- |
| Clay D. McDowell | $4,017 | $742 | -81.5% |
| Revel Oliver | $2,629 | $724 | -72.5% |
| Rita Carol Jones | $10,573 | $717 | -93.2% |
| Michael P. Crawford | $7,514 | $700 | -90.7% |
| Zandall Mills | $0 | $699 | -- |
| Charles M. Cutshaw | $522 | $696 | 33.3% |
| Michael Hobbs | $2,244 | $692 | -69.2% |
| Brenda Jasper | $2,365 | $690 | -70.8% |
| Nathanael S. Walling | $1,209 | $688 | -43.1% |
| Linda F. Gillispie | $2,189 | $656 | -70% |
| Dudley B. Glass III | $4,516 | $650 | -85.6% |
| Herndon Farms of Georgetown, LLC | $3,091 | $641 | -79.3% |
| Reid Hall Farms, LLC | $5,658 | $640 | -88.7% |
| Durbin B. Wallace | $1,991 | $638 | -68% |
| Kane F. Johnston | $1,936 | $638 | -67% |
| Ralph Winters | $7,083 | $618 | -91.3% |
| Dudley B. Glass Jr. | $1,551 | $606 | -60.9% |
| Anita Spirek | $1,591 | $597 | -62.5% |
| Chris J. Barry | $2,662 | $593 | -77.7% |
| Rodney D. Courtney | $2,541 | $571 | -77.5% |
| Janice Hockensmith | $2,145 | $563 | -73.8% |
| Patsy H. Puckett | $1,056 | $552 | -47.7% |
| Mark Burchfield | $3,406 | $546 | -84% |
| Charles Steven Popp | $1,496 | $540 | -63.9% |
| Charles A. McMullen | $3,267 | $538 | -83.5% |
| Marty Kearns | $2,570 | $522 | -79.7% |
| Billy Long Jr. | $5,457 | $506 | -90.7% |
| Barbara K. Kitzmiller | $2,873 | $488 | -83% |
| David M. Kelly | $2,175 | $481 | -77.9% |
| David Whitley III | $361 | $481 | 33.2% |
| Rollie Dean Marshall | $2,354 | $481 | -79.6% |
| Hugh Blackburn Jr. | $2,257 | $476 | -78.9% |
| Bobby C. Wells | $1,056 | $472 | -55.3% |
| Joshua Hudnall | $1,661 | $462 | -72.2% |
| Larry R. Kenley | $2,524 | $454 | -82% |
| Melani R. Sinkhorn | $1,155 | $450 | -61% |
| Charles D. Littrell | $2,691 | $440 | -83.6% |
| Brandy Carol Daniels | $1,023 | $432 | -57.8% |
| Shirley Burnette | $2,647 | $431 | -83.7% |
| Blue Hill Farm | $2,078 | $411 | -80.2% |
| John L. Matheny | $759 | $397 | -47.7% |
| James Chase Gillispie | $1,364 | $397 | -70.9% |
| William Kenneth Hillman | $1,584 | $397 | -74.9% |
| Heath Oliver | $1,646 | $386 | -76.5% |
| Johnson Brothers | $1,542 | $380 | -75.4% |
| Henry Brooking Graves | $2,674 | $362 | -86.5% |
| Gordon A. Franklin | $2,671 | $353 | -86.8% |
| Janet Carol Booth | $0 | $348 | -- |
| Laura A. Armentano | $2,420 | $339 | -86% |
| Aaron D. Bastin | $1,551 | $338 | -78.2% |
| Donald Hall | $2,036 | $336 | -83.5% |
| Robert Allen Sageser | $1,586 | $332 | -79.1% |
| Edward Delong | $1,530 | $328 | -78.6% |
| Casey Clay Hardin | $1,705 | $318 | -81.3% |
| Anthony Lockard | $1,419 | $294 | -79.3% |
| Richard Beckham | $1,254 | $294 | -76.6% |
| Frank Carter Farm, LLC | $210 | $280 | 33.3% |
| Tracy Hilander | $2,307 | $274 | -88.1% |
| Daum R. Adams Jr. | $1,100 | $259 | -76.5% |
| Jennifer Coomes | $445 | $255 | -42.7% |
| Harold Wayne Bowman III | $1,320 | $253 | -80.8% |
| Steven L. Sutherland | $1,067 | $246 | -76.9% |
| James A. Happy Jr. | $4,044 | $231 | -94.3% |
| Jerry Gulley | $2,641 | $220 | -91.7% |
| Kim A. Jedlicki | $568 | $207 | -63.6% |
| Robert D. Vest | $4,739 | $204 | -95.7% |
| Lana Stephens | $968 | $194 | -80% |
| Sherrill Gunn | $410 | $183 | -55.4% |
| J. F. McFarland | $1,216 | $172 | -85.9% |
| Thomas M Thompson, LLC | $122 | $168 | 37.7% |
| David Yaste | $484 | $138 | -71.5% |
| Bobby J. Courtney | $603 | $125 | -79.3% |
| Katie M. Bowman | $572 | $124 | -78.3% |
| Dana Banfield | $0 | $110 | -- |
| William D. Farrar | $0 | $110 | -- |
| Amanda L. Newcomb | $90 | $90 | 0% |
| Charissa Marie Haffner | $339 | $86 | -74.6% |
| Patrick Smith | $1,056 | $84 | -92% |
| Stewart A. Smith | $0 | $82 | -- |
| Wendell R. Green Sr. | $2,255 | $75 | -96.7% |
| Kevin Gregory | $880 | $70 | -92% |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | $1,226 | $51 | -95.8% |
| Jeffrey L. Brashear | $409 | $16 | -96.1% |
| Jo Ann Luedtke | $114 | $6 | -94.7% |
| Albert L. Luedtke | $284 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrea Robinson | $94 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben T. Browning | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Duty | $2,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill Carter | $625 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Hafley | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad W. Green | $1,231 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Crawford | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian K. Jones | $697 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol M. Williams | $204 | $0 | -100% |
| Colby P. McKee | $551 | $0 | -100% |
| Elmer M. Johnson | $39 | $0 | -100% |
| Elmwood Stock Farm, LLC | $59,154 | $0 | -100% |
| Fabian Bernal | $315 | $0 | -100% |
| George Sutton | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen Allen Kiser | $1,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg Matheny | $301 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Mcclain Sharpe | $8,946 | $0 | -100% |
| James Heithoff Estate | $296 | $0 | -100% |
| James J. Brunker | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Johnson | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| John D. McCall | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph M. Puckett | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevan Evans | $25,806 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Kriegel | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynette F. Traylor | $243 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Cravens | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Elam | $189 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy W. Walton | $215 | $0 | -100% |
| Pokey Graves | $219 | $0 | -100% |
| R Kendall Brown, M.D. | $232 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph C. Giles Jr. | $189 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger F. Quarles | $3,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Hope | $2,413 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Perkins | $383 | $0 | -100% |
| William G. Beckett | $144 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrel Perkins | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna K. Everly | $81 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer Gariepy | $2,139 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Farley | $915 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry A. Davenport | $4,288 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Smith | $3,905 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Shipley | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Dave Fredericks | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Stidham | $136 | $0 | -100% |
| Eddie Wiley | $19,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene Butcher | $4,823 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean Katherine Pauly | $2,695 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanene Tackett | $158 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Kidwell | $402 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Lay | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Lori Gilbert | $927 | $0 | -100% |
| Michelle Devers Stratton | $303 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,719,864 | $671,650 | -81.9% |
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