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In 2021, 93 farmers in cities within Wolfe County received a total of $158,053 in 114 farm subsidies, a 75.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $650,172 in 362 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry L. Chittenden | $156,223 | $43,143 | -72.4% |
| Kevin Mayabb | $5,025 | $19,967 | 297.4% |
| Kenny M. Hardin | $45,325 | $6,769 | -85.1% |
| Brown Brothers | $26,326 | $6,366 | -75.8% |
| Vernon E. Nickell | $2,337 | $5,953 | 154.7% |
| Jesse N. Cantrell | $38,814 | $5,531 | -85.7% |
| Mahan Farm | $22,863 | $4,660 | -79.6% |
| Albert Trent | $16,890 | $3,952 | -76.6% |
| Arvie Michael Greer | $3,720 | $3,720 | 0% |
| Greg Brewer | $24,529 | $3,585 | -85.4% |
| Cynthia A. Chittenden | $16,886 | $3,227 | -80.9% |
| Carl Anthony Stone | $23,068 | $3,148 | -86.4% |
| Steven P. Knoth | $16,305 | $3,057 | -81.3% |
| Donna T. Brewer | $9,566 | $3,052 | -68.1% |
| Chris Sweeney | $14,216 | $2,838 | -80% |
| Dennis Scott Graham | $18,688 | $2,828 | -84.9% |
| Lawrence Ray Rose | $4,987 | $1,794 | -64% |
| James Harvey Gabbard | $8,206 | $1,584 | -80.7% |
| Morris Earl Nickell | $3,508 | $1,583 | -54.9% |
| Kindel Clark | $13,046 | $1,480 | -88.7% |
| Lou Ellen H. Brewer | $4,195 | $1,170 | -72.1% |
| David B. Kash | $3,724 | $986 | -73.5% |
| Robert L. Phillips | $4,652 | $934 | -79.9% |
| Douglas A. Flannery | $4,903 | $897 | -81.7% |
| Randy A. Cox | $4,496 | $896 | -80.1% |
| Robert Spencer | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Anthony Lasher | $3,946 | $780 | -80.2% |
| Ken Bradley | $4,609 | $741 | -83.9% |
| Gary Kash | $4,722 | $734 | -84.5% |
| Jeffrey Scott Bradley | $4,615 | $731 | -84.2% |
| Emanuel James Hampton | $3,058 | $706 | -76.9% |
| Heather Ames Kettenring Graham | $3,526 | $692 | -80.4% |
| Christopher Joe Bush | $7,052 | $687 | -90.3% |
| Teddy Creech III | $2,761 | $686 | -75.2% |
| Jerry M. Patton | $2,391 | $680 | -71.6% |
| Lawrence Shannon Chaney | $2,892 | $628 | -78.3% |
| Billy W. Bush | $5,994 | $620 | -89.7% |
| Daniel Harris | $2,541 | $600 | -76.4% |
| Edna Rudd | $4,026 | $588 | -85.4% |
| Betty J. Dean | $1,226 | $586 | -52.2% |
| Homer Burton | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Thomas Buchanan | $4,326 | $550 | -87.3% |
| Allen Landrum | $2,511 | $522 | -79.2% |
| Melanie D. Roberts | $4,758 | $518 | -89.1% |
| James D. Cantrell | $1,815 | $487 | -73.2% |
| Timothy L. Evans | $2,205 | $479 | -78.3% |
| Timothy J. Rose | $3,595 | $466 | -87% |
| Eddie R. Oliver | $2,345 | $466 | -80.1% |
| Charles R. Landsaw Jr. | $2,046 | $464 | -77.3% |
| Judy H. Caldwell | $3,437 | $443 | -87.1% |
| Dorsie D Terrill | $2,141 | $383 | -82.1% |
| Casey Cantrell | $1,829 | $374 | -79.6% |
| Samuel Dunn | $2,203 | $363 | -83.5% |
| Jonathan Ryan Rose | $2,001 | $360 | -82% |
| James David Dunn | $1,929 | $346 | -82.1% |
| Deane R. Osborne | $1,948 | $329 | -83.1% |
| Andrew Pelfrey | $1,621 | $327 | -79.8% |
| Andrew Jeffrey Graham | $2,500 | $318 | -87.3% |
| Joshua R. Rose | $1,619 | $315 | -80.5% |
| William Rice | $1,540 | $315 | -79.5% |
| Glen David Bush | $1,466 | $308 | -79% |
| Christopher Matthew Carson | $2,523 | $294 | -88.3% |
| Anthony Childers | $1,493 | $291 | -80.5% |
| Gene Brooks | $3,698 | $290 | -92.2% |
| Wendell Cole | $1,089 | $286 | -73.7% |
| Burnice Childers | $1,598 | $283 | -82.3% |
| Steven M. Rice | $2,595 | $279 | -89.2% |
| Ruby Caudill | $1,012 | $276 | -72.7% |
| Denny Sparks | $1,736 | $273 | -84.3% |
| Garry A. Harper | $616 | $256 | -58.4% |
| Mike Fugate | $1,762 | $252 | -85.7% |
| Richard Tyra | $1,588 | $247 | -84.4% |
| David S. Roberts | $1,453 | $239 | -83.6% |
| Jerra Eugina Adkins | $1,472 | $238 | -83.8% |
| Rondal Bush | $1,080 | $232 | -78.5% |
| Carl Pence | $1,190 | $228 | -80.8% |
| Timothy W. Ferguson | $3,220 | $221 | -93.1% |
| Joyce Pence | $1,039 | $214 | -79.4% |
| Dwaine Faulkner | $843 | $180 | -78.6% |
| Marcus L. Rose | $1,199 | $173 | -85.6% |
| Donnie Bush | $726 | $166 | -77.1% |
| Lynda R. Rose | $1,596 | $162 | -89.8% |
| Robert Shouse Jr. | $619 | $124 | -80% |
| Bradley Stamper | $787 | $124 | -84.2% |
| Ralph Vest | $368 | $120 | -67.4% |
| Brandy Spencer | $553 | $100 | -81.9% |
| Donna Lockard | $335 | $100 | -70.1% |
| Kimberly Jo Patrick | $966 | $86 | -91.1% |
| Vickie Lasher | $181 | $80 | -55.8% |
| David W. Phipps | $319 | $76 | -76.2% |
| Harold J. Stamper | $0 | $40 | -- |
| Sandy Gibbs | $33 | $21 | -36.4% |
| Danny Linkous | $112 | $15 | -86.6% |
| Aaron White | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Alberta Hurst | $56 | $0 | -100% |
| Andy Graham | $128 | $0 | -100% |
| Anna Lou Tyra | $7 | $0 | -100% |
| Bailey C. Terrill | $319 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara I. Stone | $142 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernie Lee Picklesimer Jr. | $10 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Ann Sparks | $9 | $0 | -100% |
| C. D. Long | $5 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Grigsby | $4 | $0 | -100% |
| Christine Brewer | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarice Taulbee | $27 | $0 | -100% |
| David Allen Yoder | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| David H. Couch | $21 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra Arnett | $39 | $0 | -100% |
| Donnie and Vera Harris, LLC | $1,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwina J. Staab | $75 | $0 | -100% |
| Gale L Harris-Oliver | $412 | $0 | -100% |
| Garnette Spencer | $28 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Dunn | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Sallie | $1,136 | $0 | -100% |
| H & C Farms | $1,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry Clay Elkins | $21 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert Spencer | $11 | $0 | -100% |
| James D. Byrd | $6 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Lacy | $266 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Bush | $29 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Dunn | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Neace | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Leann H. Donathan | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| Leon Little | $23 | $0 | -100% |
| Lester Dunn | $30 | $0 | -100% |
| M. C. Brewer | $14 | $0 | -100% |
| Margery Lindon | $27 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn Burton | $8 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary E. May | $5 | $0 | -100% |
| Melissa Deann Stone | $102 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Linkous | $1,081 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Wayne Rose | $115 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Shockey | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie Ashley Harvey | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Halcomb | $46 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Hurt | $104 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanley L. Burnett | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Lee Fletcher | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Dean Childers | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Wade Gibbs | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Sargent | $6 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanda Denniston | $56 | $0 | -100% |
| William Kenneth Centers | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua B. Chittenden | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty J. Nickell | $19 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Nickell | $223 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Joe Bush | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl T. Potter | $216 | $0 | -100% |
| Eloise Wilson | $28 | $0 | -100% |
| Emilie Ann Trusty | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Emmajean Beasley | $3 | $0 | -100% |
| Evelyn Morrison | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Brown | $104 | $0 | -100% |
| Joy Rose | $6 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Ely | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim Brewer | $591 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry B. Brown | $228 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence O. Chaney | $98 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie Collinsworth | $13 | $0 | -100% |
| Nellie Wooldridge | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Wooldridge | $1,947 | $0 | -100% |
| Phyllis Hurt | $42 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Brewer Jr. | $464 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Walter | $1 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $650,172 | $158,053 | -75.7% |
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