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In 2021, 108 farmers in cities within Campbell County received a total of $251,713 in 124 farm subsidies, a 63.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $693,220 in 288 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M & M Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Booney Fort | $0 | $29,749 | -- |
| Kevin Wright | $0 | $21,492 | -- |
| Miller Land and Cattle, LLC | $82,200 | $18,000 | -78.1% |
| Rickey Dale Hunley | $84,380 | $16,322 | -80.7% |
| Charles T. Rice | $22,631 | $6,416 | -71.6% |
| Paul E. Rice | $18,627 | $5,584 | -70% |
| Don W. Claiborne | $17,025 | $4,675 | -72.5% |
| Jeff Miller | $20,118 | $4,486 | -77.7% |
| Darryl W. Chapman | $2,123 | $4,274 | 101.3% |
| Jerry W. Wells | $16,089 | $4,126 | -74.4% |
| David Goins | $15,224 | $3,648 | -76% |
| Gary A. Bostic | $37,623 | $3,184 | -91.5% |
| Tammy Rogers | $9,205 | $2,964 | -67.8% |
| David M. Davis | $13,685 | $2,963 | -78.3% |
| Arlyn Robbins | $9,152 | $2,833 | -69% |
| Elizabeth Kayleen Johnson | $0 | $2,475 | -- |
| Robbie Heatherly | $10,391 | $2,345 | -77.4% |
| Frank D. Dossett | $11,770 | $2,186 | -81.4% |
| Elmo Goins | $7,104 | $2,041 | -71.3% |
| Melissa Elaine Welden | $5,720 | $1,928 | -66.3% |
| Glenna Giles | $8,715 | $1,819 | -79.1% |
| Scott Edwards | $5,907 | $1,699 | -71.2% |
| Phyllis Jean Lay | $7,565 | $1,582 | -79.1% |
| O. D. England | $5,940 | $1,532 | -74.2% |
| David Edward James | $1,789 | $1,456 | -18.6% |
| Una Clara Kitts | $7,486 | $1,436 | -80.8% |
| Jared Kohlmeyer | $3,344 | $1,348 | -59.7% |
| Jeff Mitchell | $9,393 | $1,264 | -86.5% |
| Bob Shepherd | $8,844 | $1,258 | -85.8% |
| Jerry L. Cox | $6,244 | $1,234 | -80.2% |
| Mark Bowlin | $6,654 | $1,198 | -82% |
| Romney Dee Douglas | $8,347 | $1,050 | -87.4% |
| James T. Smiddy | $6,965 | $1,028 | -85.2% |
| Russell J. Tompkins | $15,138 | $1,021 | -93.3% |
| Emily Taylor | $3,575 | $1,002 | -72% |
| William Dunning | $5,744 | $948 | -83.5% |
| Jess E. Longmire | $3,861 | $930 | -75.9% |
| Douglas A. Boshears | $3,267 | $922 | -71.8% |
| William W. Caldwell | $5,999 | $914 | -84.8% |
| Jimmy C. Pierce | $3,179 | $913 | -71.3% |
| Marlene H. Broadway | $4,477 | $908 | -79.7% |
| Stephen Francis Owens | $3,476 | $896 | -74.2% |
| Steve Nelson | $4,729 | $891 | -81.2% |
| James Neal Medley | $4,608 | $868 | -81.2% |
| Edward Junior Smiddy | $4,158 | $863 | -79.2% |
| Brandon Shown | $4,114 | $860 | -79.1% |
| Kirk Pierce | $3,294 | $830 | -74.8% |
| David Kitts | $2,365 | $824 | -65.2% |
| Bill R. Burress | $3,025 | $812 | -73.2% |
| Lendon Wilson | $4,937 | $803 | -83.7% |
| Jamie Ellison | $4,470 | $795 | -82.2% |
| Wayne E. Henson | $2,734 | $785 | -71.3% |
| Keith Daugherty | $3,538 | $756 | -78.6% |
| Dennis Potter | $5,662 | $712 | -87.4% |
| Charles M. Willoughby | $2,545 | $688 | -73% |
| Jessie Taylor | $2,706 | $684 | -74.7% |
| Dennis Bostic | $12,479 | $680 | -94.6% |
| Jason Allen | $3,545 | $669 | -81.1% |
| Ashley Irwin | $0 | $665 | -- |
| John Tracy Arnold | $4,149 | $637 | -84.6% |
| Bobby R Parks | $2,453 | $609 | -75.2% |
| Gary Wayne Sharp II | $3,892 | $585 | -85% |
| Carolyn Vincent | $2,182 | $566 | -74.1% |
| Michael K. Ivey | $2,068 | $560 | -72.9% |
| Ricky Darrell Nelson | $2,420 | $547 | -77.4% |
| David Escalante | $4,996 | $535 | -89.3% |
| Terina K. Brown | $8,882 | $532 | -94% |
| Brenda Lynn Meadows | $1,942 | $529 | -72.8% |
| Darrell Leach | $2,285 | $529 | -76.8% |
| David Longmire | $2,343 | $498 | -78.7% |
| James Ray Mynatt Jr. | $5,997 | $488 | -91.9% |
| Kenneth M. Sanders | $2,475 | $487 | -80.3% |
| Carl D. Riggs | $1,968 | $477 | -75.8% |
| Ronald David Pierce | $1,815 | $470 | -74.1% |
| Becky Clear | $1,999 | $466 | -76.7% |
| Jane W. Westbrook | $1,463 | $438 | -70.1% |
| John Thad Overbay | $1,881 | $437 | -76.8% |
| Larry Nidiffer | $2,705 | $437 | -83.8% |
| John Heatherly | $1,463 | $392 | -73.2% |
| Jack Lynch | $1,276 | $388 | -69.6% |
| Bradley Ray Ivey | $1,177 | $373 | -68.3% |
| Marietta Steakley Williams | $1,804 | $370 | -79.5% |
| Brandon T. Vanetten | $2,187 | $360 | -83.5% |
| Robert Morton | $1,727 | $357 | -79.3% |
| Lawrence Hembree | $1,518 | $348 | -77.1% |
| Joel Clay McCarty | $1,518 | $342 | -77.5% |
| Ricky Lawson | $2,656 | $340 | -87.2% |
| Dennis Lynn Bostic | $1,642 | $323 | -80.3% |
| Melishia Morris | $880 | $318 | -63.9% |
| John David Rogers | $1,826 | $294 | -83.9% |
| Amanda Leever | $1,254 | $280 | -77.7% |
| Johnny W. Branam | $1,243 | $270 | -78.3% |
| Jeffrey L. Miller Jr. | $1,628 | $258 | -84.2% |
| Wallace Goins | $1,535 | $253 | -83.5% |
| Melinda A. Ford | $246 | $246 | 0% |
| Donny Reese | $1,763 | $242 | -86.3% |
| Jackie Rains | $1,221 | $232 | -81% |
| Charles W. Nelson | $781 | $220 | -71.8% |
| Walter Miller | $919 | $219 | -76.2% |
| Ralph Hutson | $1,543 | $208 | -86.5% |
| Gary Wayne Wilson | $935 | $187 | -80% |
| James A. Gipson | $1,512 | $177 | -88.3% |
| Rondal McCullah | $1,089 | $173 | -84.1% |
| Robert Watkins | $783 | $172 | -78% |
| Dayna Michelle Heath | $737 | $170 | -76.9% |
| William Curtis Bruce II | $905 | $135 | -85.1% |
| Samuel Wayne Wilson | $4,282 | $130 | -97% |
| Estate of James L Davis | $1,284 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Brown | $371 | $0 | -100% |
| Chester H. Siler | $1,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Martin Dippel | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd M. Hatmaker | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan Teague | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond Mefford | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $693,220 | $251,713 | -63.7% |
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