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In 2021, 172 farmers in cities within Franklin County received a total of $443,212 in 216 farm subsidies, a 75.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.8 million in 490 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 Franklin County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth of Kentucky | $0 | $35,541 | -- |
| Roger Eldridge | $288,107 | $33,430 | -88.4% |
| James Harmon Jordan | $27,572 | $27,571 | 0% |
| David Riddle | $7,874 | $25,652 | 225.8% |
| Roger Perkins | $108,195 | $25,147 | -76.8% |
| Jonathan Dailey | $42,931 | $25,000 | -41.8% |
| David Taylor | $219,984 | $20,390 | -90.7% |
| Virgil L. Andrews Jr. | $19,493 | $19,493 | 0% |
| Mark S. Wallace | $14,327 | $19,306 | 34.8% |
| Freeman Daniel Owens | $15,397 | $13,670 | -11.2% |
| Wilbert Perkins | $38,014 | $8,374 | -78% |
| Marian Taylor Rodgers | $13,533 | $6,935 | -48.8% |
| David G. Talley | $45,143 | $6,893 | -84.7% |
| Nathan Hughes | $42,954 | $6,175 | -85.6% |
| Rickey Perry | $12,594 | $5,648 | -55.2% |
| Michael Scott Tracy | $27,580 | $5,333 | -80.7% |
| Susan Wise | $14,398 | $5,244 | -63.6% |
| Richard L. Tanner | $4,946 | $4,946 | 0% |
| David Doyle Devers | $26,691 | $4,607 | -82.7% |
| Janet Quarles | $36,443 | $4,429 | -87.8% |
| Frank Tinsley | $25,476 | $4,164 | -83.7% |
| Gary R. Gayheart | $4,090 | $4,090 | 0% |
| Bruce Quarles | $11,934 | $3,954 | -66.9% |
| Michael McIver | $8,406 | $3,951 | -53% |
| Robert I. Birrell | $18,746 | $3,742 | -80% |
| Hay Family Farm Agency | $413 | $3,426 | 729.5% |
| Austin Mattox | $13,860 | $3,416 | -75.4% |
| James Thomas Hughes | $29,895 | $2,711 | -90.9% |
| Jon Mitchell | $3,674 | $2,679 | -27.1% |
| David Lane Thompson | $13,784 | $2,674 | -80.6% |
| Jeffery D. Sole | $10,180 | $2,633 | -74.1% |
| Mr. Michael Allen Spencer | $13,632 | $2,605 | -80.9% |
| Joseph J. Dobner | $14,371 | $2,554 | -82.2% |
| Paul S. Taylor | $4,728 | $2,279 | -51.8% |
| Jeremiah Duvall | $8,729 | $2,170 | -75.1% |
| Don True | $5,336 | $2,002 | -62.5% |
| Travis R. Quarles | $10,026 | $1,965 | -80.4% |
| John R. Mucci | $11,261 | $1,844 | -83.6% |
| William T. Stivers | $6,908 | $1,817 | -73.7% |
| Rhonda Willard | $8,852 | $1,809 | -79.6% |
| Michael Goins | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Tera Martin | $8,517 | $1,628 | -80.9% |
| Randy Thompson | $8,193 | $1,604 | -80.4% |
| Jason Luking | $6,822 | $1,577 | -76.9% |
| Leroy P. Knoll | $2,516 | $1,567 | -37.7% |
| James C. Gross | $6,702 | $1,484 | -77.9% |
| Robert A. Quarles | $9,177 | $1,453 | -84.2% |
| J. W. Luttrell | $9,298 | $1,415 | -84.8% |
| Jeff A. Harrod | $5,764 | $1,334 | -76.9% |
| Lester R. Smoot | $5,776 | $1,330 | -77% |
| Kerry Barling | $0 | $1,320 | -- |
| Jonathan A. Moore | $648 | $1,316 | 103.1% |
| David J. McDonald | $5,720 | $1,294 | -77.4% |
| Robert D. Jeffries | $5,236 | $1,235 | -76.4% |
| James Douglas Roney | $5,233 | $1,226 | -76.6% |
| Martin Henson | $6,516 | $1,226 | -81.2% |
| Donnie Bailey | $6,111 | $1,207 | -80.2% |
| Louie Rivers JR | $994 | $1,176 | 18.3% |
| Thomas D. Wingate | $6,663 | $1,144 | -82.8% |
| Kathryn a Stephanski | $4,591 | $1,138 | -75.2% |
| Shawn L. Knight | $6,814 | $1,127 | -83.5% |
| Clint Bevins | $3,949 | $1,090 | -72.4% |
| Joe A. Mattingly | $1,071 | $1,071 | 0% |
| Joann Mattox | $6,025 | $1,056 | -82.5% |
| John Lancaster | $3,582 | $1,052 | -70.6% |
| Thomas Lee Tracy | $152,886 | $1,041 | -99.3% |
| John C. Duvall | $3,707 | $1,020 | -72.5% |
| Kevin B. Parrish | $1,696 | $1,020 | -39.9% |
| Jan Rose | $1,009 | $1,009 | 0% |
| Jack C. Goins Jr. | $5,086 | $971 | -80.9% |
| Sarah Ellen Hunsaker | $2,928 | $969 | -66.9% |
| Webster Fannin | $6,893 | $964 | -86% |
| Carl Durham | $14,007 | $951 | -93.2% |
| Carole Bond Hackett | $4,741 | $920 | -80.6% |
| Annelle H Jenkins | $3,275 | $905 | -72.4% |
| Jonathan David Shepherd | $5,702 | $900 | -84.2% |
| Gary Bizzack | $3,080 | $892 | -71% |
| Kenny Abrams | $2,926 | $884 | -69.8% |
| Connor Dailey | $5,649 | $882 | -84.4% |
| Danny Wright | $3,391 | $880 | -74% |
| Su-Mar, Inc. | $1,746 | $863 | -50.6% |
| Louise Turner | $4,121 | $853 | -79.3% |
| James C Gross PTR Holt Lane Farm, ET AL | $210 | $844 | 301.9% |
| Robert Barker | $10,313 | $780 | -92.4% |
| Benjamin Albert Tinsley | $4,190 | $759 | -81.9% |
| Sherman Peyton | $5,791 | $740 | -87.2% |
| Joseph Clay Gilbert IV | $3,366 | $728 | -78.4% |
| David Glen Sanford | $3,633 | $724 | -80.1% |
| Carlos Wiley | $538 | $718 | 33.5% |
| Michael Smoot | $3,811 | $686 | -82% |
| Louis D. Luckett | $3,227 | $668 | -79.3% |
| Lacy C. Craycraft | $6,855 | $667 | -90.3% |
| Sara L. Broadwater | $2,717 | $648 | -76.2% |
| Gary Arnold | $2,090 | $647 | -69% |
| Kerry Redding | $3,058 | $624 | -79.6% |
| Jeffrey C. Quarles | $3,047 | $610 | -80% |
| Robert G. Owens | $619 | $595 | -3.9% |
| David William McDonald | $2,641 | $586 | -77.8% |
| Jane D. Julian | $3,730 | $586 | -84.3% |
| Lenn F. Smith | $2,376 | $583 | -75.5% |
| Anna Hearn | $5,414 | $579 | -89.3% |
| Jerry W. Pulliam | $2,208 | $572 | -74.1% |
| Prentice Harvey | $2,651 | $561 | -78.8% |
| Jane Clay | $0 | $546 | -- |
| David L. Billings | $323 | $543 | 68.1% |
| Wood M. Smith | $1,695 | $540 | -68.1% |
| Brian K. Foster | $1,645 | $531 | -67.7% |
| Robert L. Thacker | $3,346 | $524 | -84.3% |
| Canty's Woods Farm, LLC | $4,678 | $523 | -88.8% |
| Janice H. Harris | $521 | $521 | 0% |
| Gene T. Roach | $1,936 | $511 | -73.6% |
| Steven B. Quarles | $3,170 | $501 | -84.2% |
| Melinda Van Arsdall | $2,002 | $500 | -75% |
| Ricky C. Bailey | $1,483 | $493 | -66.8% |
| Kevin Ferguson | $2,156 | $464 | -78.5% |
| Eugenia Blackburn Estate | $2,376 | $461 | -80.6% |
| Matthew Todd Craig | $1,760 | $431 | -75.5% |
| Elic Jones | $2,134 | $426 | -80% |
| Jeffrey Kaiser | $1,056 | $415 | -60.7% |
| Reid B. Bishop | $1,727 | $412 | -76.1% |
| Eddie Thompson | $0 | $404 | -- |
| Jarrette D. Thompson | $1,027 | $395 | -61.5% |
| Roma Jean Sims | $990 | $394 | -60.2% |
| Joshua Heath Callis | $1,023 | $391 | -61.8% |
| Gilbert Pullium Jr. | $1,908 | $387 | -79.7% |
| John W. Sherman | $387 | $387 | 0% |
| Gilbert Pullium | $1,705 | $378 | -77.8% |
| Jerry Boone | $1,793 | $373 | -79.2% |
| Thomas Church Quarles JR | $759 | $370 | -51.3% |
| David Gipson | $2,561 | $367 | -85.7% |
| Abner Lipps | $1,936 | $358 | -81.5% |
| Bowman P. Stone | $1,562 | $357 | -77.1% |
| Richard Harter | $462 | $357 | -22.7% |
| Daniel Scott Driskell | $884 | $341 | -61.4% |
| Earline P. Stone | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Michael Douglas Mitchell | $2,178 | $326 | -85% |
| Karen K. Casebier | $1,347 | $316 | -76.5% |
| Darlene B. Morris | $1,351 | $299 | -77.9% |
| Jim Armstrong | $1,517 | $290 | -80.9% |
| Sandra S. Penn | $1,240 | $283 | -77.2% |
| James M. Dempsey Jr. | $1,496 | $277 | -81.5% |
| Brent Poole | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Brandon Scott Lykins | $957 | $223 | -76.7% |
| R. T. Penn | $561 | $222 | -60.4% |
| Ellis R. Carter | $516 | $221 | -57.2% |
| John L. Roberts | $1,318 | $218 | -83.5% |
| Lee Larimer | $590 | $218 | -63.1% |
| Brent E. Rocke | $1,045 | $208 | -80.1% |
| Otto Henry Schweickart | $1,045 | $208 | -80.1% |
| Dean Bailey | $1,093 | $207 | -81.1% |
| John W. Clay Sr. | $1,291 | $207 | -84% |
| Barbara Sue Snyder | $1,107 | $194 | -82.5% |
| Belinda S. Marcum | $1,353 | $183 | -86.5% |
| Dean Rambo | $440 | $172 | -60.9% |
| Cody Dustin Brenneman | $3,275 | $169 | -94.8% |
| James R. Bullock | $1,037 | $163 | -84.3% |
| Joe Karsner | $4,243 | $163 | -96.2% |
| Ryan Shouse | $979 | $163 | -83.4% |
| Mr. William I. Mullins | $1,032 | $156 | -84.9% |
| Kenneth Driskell | $800 | $143 | -82.1% |
| Janet Slayden | $260 | $141 | -45.8% |
| Tony Tracy | $4,250 | $133 | -96.9% |
| Diana H. Kelley | $321 | $127 | -60.4% |
| Steven Puckett | $484 | $107 | -77.9% |
| Brian Burge | $1,120 | $91 | -91.9% |
| Donald W. Smither II | $330 | $86 | -73.9% |
| Danny Watkins | $696 | $83 | -88.1% |
| Kenneth Burge | $1,215 | $70 | -94.2% |
| Edward P. Smith | $242 | $48 | -80.2% |
| Judy Sweeney | $47 | $38 | -19.1% |
| John R. Zinner | $3,026 | $34 | -98.9% |
| Annetta Sanders | $147 | $1 | -99.3% |
| Betty D. Claycomb | $27 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty S. Gaines | $263 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby D. Carey Jr. | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby U. McCoun | $274 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Randy Smither | $4,222 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Daniel Ortwein | $456 | $0 | -100% |
| Claire Louise Ritchie Shepherd | $3,639 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell Taulbee | $251 | $0 | -100% |
| Denis King, DVM | $8,690 | $0 | -100% |
| Dianne Howard Caines | $2,226 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene D. McCoun | $274 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen Spencer | $829 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen Taulbee | $27 | $0 | -100% |
| Hunter Dobree Adams | $198 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Kuhn | $1,324 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Randall Smither | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry David Samples | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Leisa Ann Robinette | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn H. Clayton | $267 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Moore | $1,779 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Arron Moore | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary C. Ortwein | $456 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary F. Smith | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Snook | $13,865 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy E. Bailey | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas Landon Young | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Gonnelli | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip G. Morgan | $1,781 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Monroe Sr. | $3,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Rosegayle W Hardy | $215 | $0 | -100% |
| Scottie Wooldridge | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Mims | $10,236 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Thornton | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Dale Samples | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Coubert | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| William D. Young | $4,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,814,550 | $443,212 | -75.6% |
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