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In 2021, 227 farmers in cities within Bourbon County received a total of $884,364 in 348 farm subsidies, an 80.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.5 million in 746 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 Bourbon County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahan Farms, LLC | $100,292 | $80,487 | -19.7% |
| Charles L. Linville III | $215,084 | $53,182 | -75.3% |
| James Rankin IV | $52,803 | $32,802 | -37.9% |
| Ray Hogan | $48,636 | $27,344 | -43.8% |
| Berle Clay | $76,412 | $26,947 | -64.7% |
| Rowrunner Farms, LLC | $36,525 | $26,215 | -28.2% |
| Melody Vaughn Sparks | $272,405 | $26,026 | -90.4% |
| Richard Sparks | $72,984 | $23,091 | -68.4% |
| Michael Thornton | $91,013 | $21,830 | -76% |
| Brian W. McGuire | $75,306 | $17,656 | -76.6% |
| Randy Cook | $55,610 | $16,790 | -69.8% |
| Jeffrey K Mcalmond | $8,085 | $15,190 | 87.9% |
| Austin Paul | $436,875 | $14,046 | -96.8% |
| Floyd T. Mattox Jr. | $24,068 | $13,843 | -42.5% |
| Nathan Courtney | $51,617 | $13,502 | -73.8% |
| Rankin Family Farms, LLC | $56,446 | $12,965 | -77% |
| Ricky Mingua | $44,831 | $12,744 | -71.6% |
| James Aaron Welsh | $42,804 | $11,135 | -74% |
| Roy A. Johnson | $35,106 | $11,068 | -68.5% |
| Joe A. Fritsch | $32,689 | $9,242 | -71.7% |
| Nate Williams | $29,640 | $8,811 | -70.3% |
| Integrity Land & Cattle, LLC | $49,005 | $8,706 | -82.2% |
| Whiskey Reserve Farm, LLC | $17,277 | $8,482 | -50.9% |
| Sam Clay IV | $27,051 | $8,199 | -69.7% |
| Bart Mcfarland, D.M.D. | $46,619 | $8,045 | -82.7% |
| Hillside Stock Farm, LLC | $21,281 | $7,746 | -63.6% |
| Kent N. Miles | $31,781 | $7,642 | -76% |
| Jeremy W. Wigglesworth | $28,544 | $7,193 | -74.8% |
| George Edward Collins Jr. | $8,566 | $7,162 | -16.4% |
| Todd K. McFarland | $18,051 | $6,978 | -61.3% |
| Willie R. Little | $47,013 | $6,786 | -85.6% |
| Nicholas Lee Carter | $38,016 | $6,658 | -82.5% |
| Roe Brothers | $46,906 | $6,521 | -86.1% |
| Daniel J. Thornberry | $29,603 | $6,276 | -78.8% |
| Silas Cleaver | $21,431 | $6,146 | -71.3% |
| Clarence A. Abney | $39,581 | $5,932 | -85% |
| Donald V Knore | $16,834 | $5,439 | -67.7% |
| John Prewitt Wright | $26,555 | $5,426 | -79.6% |
| John H. McKinney Jr. | $44,259 | $5,300 | -88% |
| Clara S. Whitney | $5,061 | $5,061 | 0% |
| Samuel Jones | $0 | $4,898 | -- |
| ELM Tree Farm, LLC | $19,927 | $4,840 | -75.7% |
| Gary M. Welch | $18,720 | $4,826 | -74.2% |
| The Ridge, Inc. | $4,728 | $4,728 | 0% |
| Larry R. Overly | $70,877 | $4,622 | -93.5% |
| Steve West | $17,490 | $4,402 | -74.8% |
| Dennis E Rassenfoss | $17,958 | $4,399 | -75.5% |
| Douglass C. Witt | $57,720 | $4,389 | -92.4% |
| Winetta W Birdwell | $4,358 | $4,358 | 0% |
| Megan L. Conway | $19,843 | $4,348 | -78.1% |
| Sulphur Gum, LLC | $8,242 | $4,317 | -47.6% |
| Alfred B. Glass | $16,666 | $4,312 | -74.1% |
| Kent Miles Jr. | $28,825 | $4,230 | -85.3% |
| Charles N. Dailey | $24,320 | $4,229 | -82.6% |
| Charles E. Johnson | $22,259 | $4,174 | -81.2% |
| Helen B. Jones | $20,944 | $3,959 | -81.1% |
| Philip E. Watts | $6,936 | $3,832 | -44.8% |
| Castle Redmon | $6,732 | $3,786 | -43.8% |
| Kevin J. Cloyd | $16,613 | $3,753 | -77.4% |
| Donald Ray Foley | $9,108 | $3,582 | -60.7% |
| Donald Gay Lee | $10,775 | $3,435 | -68.1% |
| Billy Keen Anderson | $20,349 | $3,426 | -83.2% |
| Michael L. Taulbee | $11,781 | $3,316 | -71.9% |
| Michael R. Hogan | $10,362 | $3,190 | -69.2% |
| Forest Jackson | $6,762 | $3,160 | -53.3% |
| Norman Joe Fryman | $13,587 | $3,075 | -77.4% |
| William D. Wright | $10,640 | $2,907 | -72.7% |
| Lloyd S. Grissom | $15,895 | $2,891 | -81.8% |
| Robert F. Davis | $15,407 | $2,855 | -81.5% |
| William E. Hickman | $14,055 | $2,799 | -80.1% |
| Timmy L. Evans | $6,955 | $2,589 | -62.8% |
| Arlene O'Neill | $9,559 | $2,553 | -73.3% |
| Lanny S. Brown | $7,788 | $2,553 | -67.2% |
| Dustin Cook | $10,285 | $2,501 | -75.7% |
| Brandon L. Evans | $6,784 | $2,485 | -63.4% |
| James T. Cleaver | $6,232 | $2,450 | -60.7% |
| Glen Abney | $12,010 | $2,448 | -79.6% |
| Dennie Lee Ferrell | $48,627 | $2,422 | -95% |
| Becky Winburn | $0 | $2,420 | -- |
| Perry Eugene Hutson | $3,299 | $2,356 | -28.6% |
| Geneva Hutchison | $12,026 | $2,335 | -80.6% |
| Douglas H. Hines | $11,425 | $2,301 | -79.9% |
| Alex McFarland | $4,860 | $2,290 | -52.9% |
| Catesby Simpson | $7,522 | $2,225 | -70.4% |
| Caleb B. Sadler | $7,545 | $2,182 | -71.1% |
| Glenn MacKie | $26,752 | $2,128 | -92% |
| Mahlon Yoder | $23,547 | $2,053 | -91.3% |
| Kyle Sturgeon | $7,315 | $2,018 | -72.4% |
| Steven L. Hill | $4,951 | $2,017 | -59.3% |
| John T Langfels | $6,598 | $2,001 | -69.7% |
| Joshua C. Patrick | $7,369 | $1,999 | -72.9% |
| Andrew Fritsch | $5,072 | $1,934 | -61.9% |
| Henrietta Foley | $10,098 | $1,928 | -80.9% |
| James C. Rankin III | $9,463 | $1,907 | -79.8% |
| Phillip G. McCoy | $9,313 | $1,856 | -80.1% |
| Eddie & Jimmy Ralls | $6,314 | $1,847 | -70.7% |
| Nelson R. Paul | $18,326 | $1,838 | -90% |
| Gary C. Dunn | $10,717 | $1,814 | -83.1% |
| Imogene B. H. Haggard | $7,733 | $1,799 | -76.7% |
| Candy E. Sullivan | $5,228 | $1,794 | -65.7% |
| F C L, Inc. | $13,614 | $1,776 | -87% |
| Billy Hedges | $6,930 | $1,737 | -74.9% |
| John Nathan Rankin | $11,935 | $1,652 | -86.2% |
| Robert E. Clark | $7,975 | $1,635 | -79.5% |
| Lindsey Prebble | $5,632 | $1,632 | -71% |
| Eloise Brill | $8,459 | $1,618 | -80.9% |
| Bobby Nichols | $13,209 | $1,613 | -87.8% |
| James E. Akers Jr. | $7,281 | $1,599 | -78% |
| Frederick E. Lehmann | $4,164 | $1,557 | -62.6% |
| Dan Easley | $7,490 | $1,515 | -79.8% |
| Hazel F. Miles | $6,258 | $1,500 | -76% |
| Billy McCarty Jr. | $4,290 | $1,466 | -65.8% |
| Brian Shane Dailey | $13,592 | $1,460 | -89.3% |
| Larry W. Brooks | $7,712 | $1,447 | -81.2% |
| Brenda Fish Paul | $455,187 | $1,437 | -99.7% |
| Benjamin D. Robin | $4,763 | $1,408 | -70.4% |
| Stephanie L. Warner | $5,401 | $1,384 | -74.4% |
| Anthony Rice | $4,755 | $1,363 | -71.3% |
| Cecil Foley Jr. | $6,853 | $1,361 | -80.1% |
| Michael D. Sidles | $5,354 | $1,346 | -74.9% |
| James A. Mason | $8,079 | $1,324 | -83.6% |
| James W. Gallagher | $4,008 | $1,297 | -67.6% |
| Bruce Wornall | $3,763 | $1,249 | -66.8% |
| Jacob S. Crider | $40,944 | $1,225 | -97% |
| Victor Wilson | $5,663 | $1,225 | -78.4% |
| Richard L. Marshall | $5,923 | $1,218 | -79.4% |
| Larry Pitman | $4,070 | $1,208 | -70.3% |
| Joyce Link | $4,814 | $1,189 | -75.3% |
| Gary Royalty | $2,211 | $1,156 | -47.7% |
| Keith Waugh | $3,600 | $1,134 | -68.5% |
| Robert W. Eads | $3,702 | $1,129 | -69.5% |
| Billy Ray Langfels | $3,916 | $1,126 | -71.2% |
| Randy Robinson | $3,021 | $1,121 | -62.9% |
| Gary Ammerman | $31,976 | $1,120 | -96.5% |
| Lindsay Stewart | $5,036 | $1,100 | -78.2% |
| Sawyer Crossfield | $2,970 | $1,063 | -64.2% |
| Lucy B Park | $6,326 | $1,062 | -83.2% |
| Hume Wornall | $4,115 | $1,060 | -74.2% |
| Zachary Webb | $5,643 | $1,052 | -81.4% |
| Justin C. Hutchison | $6,722 | $1,029 | -84.7% |
| Susan R. Jennings | $15,918 | $994 | -93.8% |
| Billy G. Dale | $2,079 | $946 | -54.5% |
| Larry Joe Tipton | $1,449 | $939 | -35.2% |
| Wesley Wittwer | $6,234 | $932 | -85% |
| William E. Thomas | $3,986 | $928 | -76.7% |
| Rita G. Lowe | $3,927 | $920 | -76.6% |
| Brandye Larryn Lynn Middleton Smith | $0 | $919 | -- |
| Martha Venable Johnson | $1,413 | $914 | -35.3% |
| Leslie Todd Yazell | $20,910 | $906 | -95.7% |
| Jane Pitman | $1,596 | $883 | -44.7% |
| Brenda K. Callahan | $5,671 | $865 | -84.7% |
| Tim Langfels | $2,766 | $848 | -69.3% |
| William F. O'Donnell III | $2,396 | $835 | -65.2% |
| Gary Howard | $5,638 | $828 | -85.3% |
| Ted Kuster | $1,566 | $814 | -48% |
| Jack Alan Royse | $3,267 | $812 | -75.1% |
| Fairfield Farm, LLC | $1,827 | $811 | -55.6% |
| Keith Cannon | $4,657 | $786 | -83.1% |
| Gant Trinity R. L. Farms | $1,300 | $783 | -39.8% |
| John R. Sidles | $2,365 | $776 | -67.2% |
| Bill Conner | $5,724 | $756 | -86.8% |
| Jeffery P. Blankenship | $2,860 | $746 | -73.9% |
| Minnie W. Davis | $5,616 | $730 | -87% |
| Bill Lyle | $1,353 | $707 | -47.7% |
| Dorcas Davis | $3,828 | $707 | -81.5% |
| Paden M. Tackett | $4,785 | $692 | -85.5% |
| Wardie Sebastian JR | $1,486 | $692 | -53.4% |
| Gene Thomas | $5,221 | $677 | -87% |
| David Sidles | $3,432 | $673 | -80.4% |
| Eugenie Redman | $1,822 | $667 | -63.4% |
| Richard J. Forbush | $4,754 | $667 | -86% |
| Chris Callero | $4,106 | $648 | -84.2% |
| James Riddle | $3,223 | $634 | -80.3% |
| Harry Laytart | $1,698 | $621 | -63.4% |
| Lynwood Farms, Inc. | $2,819 | $620 | -78% |
| Truman Hilander | $5,259 | $611 | -88.4% |
| Charles Patrick Pope | $2,961 | $604 | -79.6% |
| Stephen P. Johnson | $990 | $595 | -39.9% |
| George Borcherds | $0 | $594 | -- |
| John Benjamin Link | $2,387 | $586 | -75.5% |
| Keith Hughes | $2,277 | $586 | -74.3% |
| Steve Turley | $1,848 | $535 | -71% |
| Sheila C. Miles | $527 | $527 | 0% |
| Caledonia Farms, LLC | $2,563 | $512 | -80% |
| Matthew D. Taylor | $1,820 | $512 | -71.9% |
| Ann H. Elder | $4,355 | $492 | -88.7% |
| Asa McCracken | $2,332 | $478 | -79.5% |
| Deborah Brock | $2,041 | $466 | -77.2% |
| Blaine Earlywine | $3,573 | $438 | -87.7% |
| Pamela Roe | $1,526 | $433 | -71.6% |
| Kiley Vaughn | $4,039 | $431 | -89.3% |
| Timothy Hatton | $2,494 | $431 | -82.7% |
| William C. Mason | $1,322 | $384 | -71% |
| Timothy Alan Rice | $726 | $380 | -47.7% |
| Estate of Bobby R Rankin JR | $32,851 | $372 | -98.9% |
| Joshua C. Jones | $1,232 | $357 | -71% |
| Brenda K. Mason | $265 | $348 | 31.3% |
| Harry Peterson | $1,210 | $345 | -71.5% |
| Dee Crossfield | $2,825 | $340 | -88% |
| Gary M. Watson | $2,740 | $328 | -88% |
| Josh Hurst | $328 | $328 | 0% |
| Lloyde Campbell | $1,996 | $317 | -84.1% |
| Justin G. Dailey | $5,095 | $310 | -93.9% |
| William Southerland Jr. | $2,624 | $310 | -88.2% |
| Courtney C. Price | $2,657 | $293 | -89% |
| Danyelle R. Hatton | $1,084 | $293 | -73% |
| Gladys A. Oldson | $2,571 | $293 | -88.6% |
| Jimmy Blankenship | $1,408 | $276 | -80.4% |
| James David Rule | $1,023 | $241 | -76.4% |
| Randy Russell | $2,201 | $218 | -90.1% |
| Dan Considine | $6,994 | $207 | -97% |
| Courtney Considine | $6,660 | $172 | -97.4% |
| Clinton A. Graves | $166 | $166 | 0% |
| Earl D. Waugh | $264 | $128 | -51.5% |
| Patrick Sliney | $366 | $127 | -65.3% |
| Randy Roberts | $349 | $119 | -65.9% |
| John Sparks | $1,867 | $118 | -93.7% |
| Anne H. Husted | $0 | $117 | -- |
| Kathryn L. Meyer | $10,463 | $114 | -98.9% |
| Silver Springs Farm, LLC | $96 | $96 | 0% |
| Don Taylor | $435 | $88 | -79.8% |
| Stuart Burns | $336 | $78 | -76.8% |
| Brian N. Jackson | $14,661 | $69 | -99.5% |
| Kenneth Andrew Griggs | $165 | $66 | -60% |
| Lacey F. Short | $823 | $65 | -92.1% |
| Stephen Wornall | $378 | $54 | -85.7% |
| Patricia Powers | $0 | $52 | -- |
| Greg Lyle | $255 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy Dohn Williams | $498 | $0 | -100% |
| Bane Robertson | $14,456 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Rankin Jr. | $3,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Doughman | $883 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian E. Holt | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Mills | $29 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan Minnich | $1,854 | $0 | -100% |
| Carmella Conner | $13 | $0 | -100% |
| Casey Jones | $3,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Allen Hinkle | $746 | $0 | -100% |
| Clay Wortham | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Cory Stamper | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Cyndi Steele | $544 | $0 | -100% |
| Dacelle Peckler | $2,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Thompson | $132 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. Tucker | $3,245 | $0 | -100% |
| Doug Ashcraft | $7,973 | $0 | -100% |
| Eli Covington | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Haynes | $50 | $0 | -100% |
| George Allen Turley | $1,131 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Welsh | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Paul Carter | $2,919 | $0 | -100% |
| John A. Mason | $92 | $0 | -100% |
| John Ransdell | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| John T. Fritsch | $732 | $0 | -100% |
| Julie L. Ferrell | $7,700 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Galloway | $7 | $0 | -100% |
| Kay K. Thomas | $627 | $0 | -100% |
| Kerry L. Wehmeyer | $274 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristie Wehmeyer | $58 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Kendrick | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Anna Stipp | $81 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Grace Mead | $5,755 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Mcclinton Clay | $1,662 | $0 | -100% |
| Mattie Ammerman | $324 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin Stewart | $6,105 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael C Langfels | $370 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J Langfels | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Miles & Miles Land & Cattle, LLC | $186 | $0 | -100% |
| Paris Stockyards | $57,571 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul E. Roberts | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy L. Guffey | $8,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Reed Farm Services, Inc. | $39,237 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard W. Steele | $3,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocking MHF, LLC | $416 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald D. Boaz | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruben Sauceda | $11,535 | $0 | -100% |
| Sally C. Maggard | $2,746 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Florence | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Fryman | $3,345 | $0 | -100% |
| Threave Main Stud, LLC | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy A. Link | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy King | $3,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Trace Creek Farm | $193 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley Matthew Burberry | $186 | $0 | -100% |
| Wright Place Angus, LLC | $248 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary S. Jones | $4,950 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary T. Schwartz | $3,182 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,531,349 | $884,364 | -80.5% |
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