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In 2021, 181 farmers in cities within Hamilton County received a total of $484,492 in 280 farm subsidies, a 54% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.1 million in 499 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 Hamilton County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Lamar Hughes | $73,800 | $86,431 | 17.1% |
| Beasley Lake, LLC | $0 | $37,952 | -- |
| Willard R Frost Trust DTD February 18, 1998 | $3,015 | $31,005 | 928.4% |
| Lyle D. Snakenberg | $21,000 | $21,000 | 0% |
| Walnut Hills Ranch, LLC | $25,565 | $15,636 | -38.8% |
| Terry L. Hughes | $34,049 | $14,273 | -58.1% |
| Harbin Properties II | $22,802 | $13,505 | -40.8% |
| A F Rebman III Residuary Trust | $24,558 | $9,858 | -59.9% |
| Ila F Johnson Family Trust | $7,803 | $7,763 | -0.5% |
| John Roger Johnson Revoc Trust | $7,803 | $7,763 | -0.5% |
| Vandover Farms, LLC | $12,103 | $7,234 | -40.2% |
| Ben Peppers | $2,080 | $5,994 | 188.2% |
| Cache River Land Company, LLC | $8,423 | $5,715 | -32.2% |
| Daniel F. McDaniel | $10,692 | $5,589 | -47.7% |
| Kevin Dutton | $5,410 | $5,410 | 0% |
| Terry-Gruber Family Trust M Gruber | $10,304 | $5,278 | -48.8% |
| Wallace Aubie Smith JR | $37,084 | $5,193 | -86% |
| James R. Crooks | $21,759 | $5,164 | -76.3% |
| Awanda Smith | $4,867 | $4,867 | 0% |
| Ben Felder | $2,949 | $4,836 | 64% |
| John Felder | $2,949 | $4,836 | 64% |
| Benjamin R Wygal and Reika H Wygal - Reika H Wygal | $0 | $4,773 | -- |
| Clara Mae Chase Tennessee Investment Services Trust | $1,477 | $4,686 | 217.3% |
| Joe E. Manuel | $4,665 | $4,665 | 0% |
| Ellen Crain Thomison | $0 | $4,600 | -- |
| Cheryl Winters-Lawson | $12,375 | $4,484 | -63.8% |
| Rimrock Farms | $16,994 | $4,435 | -73.9% |
| Virginia T. Gannaway | $4,398 | $4,398 | 0% |
| Marjorie J Gingerich Trust | $4,305 | $4,305 | 0% |
| James C. Thompson | $3,978 | $3,978 | 0% |
| Laurie Thomas | $6,492 | $3,976 | -38.8% |
| John W. McCormick | $5,430 | $3,938 | -27.5% |
| Double J Farmlands, Inc. | $7,289 | $3,717 | -49% |
| Susan Woods Homeier Rev Trustee | $3,493 | $3,493 | 0% |
| Thomas O'Neal | $54,238 | $3,384 | -93.8% |
| Marshal Dekle Mize | $6,484 | $3,242 | -50% |
| Chip Young | $18,134 | $3,200 | -82.4% |
| James R. Grant Jr. | $28,371 | $3,193 | -88.7% |
| Larry B. Manley | $17,081 | $3,002 | -82.4% |
| Elsie E Gathman Rev Trust | $3,826 | $2,985 | -22% |
| Taylor Massingill | $0 | $2,920 | -- |
| CLC Cattle Company | $14,626 | $2,868 | -80.4% |
| Jean C. Kelly | $7,157 | $2,867 | -59.9% |
| Melinda K. Mason | $2,138 | $2,607 | 21.9% |
| Erich R. Woerner | $2,445 | $2,445 | 0% |
| Fowlkes and Brandon Farm, LLC | $3,060 | $2,316 | -24.3% |
| Dale Hixson | $11,835 | $2,280 | -80.7% |
| Anita R Crawford Estate | $0 | $2,279 | -- |
| Wade Newman | $13,916 | $2,078 | -85.1% |
| James Lovell | $9,872 | $1,878 | -81% |
| Margery S. Howard | $0 | $1,872 | -- |
| V. D. McAdams | $2,750 | $1,845 | -32.9% |
| Patrick Tyree | $10,278 | $1,807 | -82.4% |
| Ann - Revocable Trust Agreement of Lidie Ann Risher Phillips | $4,586 | $1,786 | -61.1% |
| Jo H. Gee | $1,765 | $1,776 | 0.6% |
| Judy Franks | $2,232 | $1,776 | -20.4% |
| William Earl Rayburn | $3,382 | $1,756 | -48.1% |
| David W. Gilbert | $1,591 | $1,618 | 1.7% |
| Patricia M. Boles | $9,125 | $1,578 | -82.7% |
| William B. Simpson | $5,544 | $1,500 | -72.9% |
| Sarah Simpson | $10,945 | $1,496 | -86.3% |
| Carol Reynolds | $2,517 | $1,479 | -41.2% |
| Jerry L. Bookout | $5,305 | $1,421 | -73.2% |
| Dale L. Pfeiffer | $5,438 | $1,390 | -74.4% |
| Thomas Larry Guthrie | $1,725 | $1,375 | -20.3% |
| Dacia Burkett | $1,509 | $1,281 | -15.1% |
| Leslie R. Nelson | $3,040 | $1,246 | -59% |
| Henry J. Mies | $5,094 | $1,233 | -75.8% |
| Jonathon Mies | $5,094 | $1,233 | -75.8% |
| Chili Pepper Ranch, LLC | $7,817 | $1,208 | -84.5% |
| Joey Lynn Merkord | $1,696 | $1,185 | -30.1% |
| Rebecca Lyn Hinkle | $0 | $1,160 | -- |
| William T. Pepper | $955 | $1,119 | 17.2% |
| Anita R. Crawford | $3,396 | $1,117 | -67.1% |
| Kirk H. Eidson | $7,646 | $1,104 | -85.6% |
| Linda Bishop McCormick | $3,490 | $1,093 | -68.7% |
| Earnest Larry Walker | $1,519 | $1,049 | -30.9% |
| Charles Kuhlman | $1,008 | $1,008 | 0% |
| Sheila Ledger | $1,483 | $990 | -33.2% |
| Jackson Boyd, LLC | $976 | $976 | 0% |
| Clyde Gamble | $4,448 | $974 | -78.1% |
| Donald R. Holder | $3,718 | $968 | -74% |
| Boyd H. Ochsner | $799 | $919 | 15% |
| David C. Swinford | $4,629 | $897 | -80.6% |
| Jason Elliott Mayse | $0 | $880 | -- |
| John Mike Howard | $5,521 | $848 | -84.6% |
| Homer R. Harris Jr. | $9,280 | $828 | -91.1% |
| Elizabeth J. Pish | $595 | $783 | 31.6% |
| William J. Sutherland | $2,211 | $780 | -64.7% |
| R J Berghel JR | $806 | $749 | -7.1% |
| Thomas Frederick Yattoni | $5,781 | $744 | -87.1% |
| Cary G. Hodnett | $8,999 | $724 | -92% |
| David Howard Sathrum | $714 | $714 | 0% |
| Barry Craig Hildebrandt | $957 | $662 | -30.8% |
| Scott E. Smith Jr. | $8,127 | $656 | -91.9% |
| Phillip R. McKibben | $626 | $626 | 0% |
| Alan D. Arrasmith | $2,058 | $622 | -69.8% |
| Johnny J. Johnson | $3,669 | $621 | -83.1% |
| Dennis M. Cleek | $1,370 | $618 | -54.9% |
| Vicki C. Duncan | $1,123 | $613 | -45.4% |
| William T. Johnson | $2,937 | $595 | -79.7% |
| Dorothea Burrow | $848 | $586 | -30.9% |
| Nancy Mayo | $3,957 | $578 | -85.4% |
| James A. Lee II | $1,416 | $575 | -59.4% |
| Edward L. Gravett | $1,776 | $558 | -68.6% |
| Jotham D Laporte | $679 | $556 | -18.1% |
| Howard Brown | $2,321 | $552 | -76.2% |
| Kay W. Cowan | $413 | $550 | 33.2% |
| Lori Adair | $1,309 | $539 | -58.8% |
| Allison Sepulveda | $1,395 | $529 | -62.1% |
| John P. Bond | $660 | $508 | -23% |
| Arline W. Cadwell | $1,562 | $490 | -68.6% |
| Preston F. Reavley | $2,472 | $474 | -80.8% |
| Dawn B. Hildebrand | $855 | $474 | -44.6% |
| Stan Hildebrand | $855 | $474 | -44.6% |
| Brian A. Sullivan | $1,749 | $473 | -73% |
| William Rees | $1,127 | $469 | -58.4% |
| Virginia L. McWherter | $462 | $462 | 0% |
| L. G. Banther | $3,263 | $456 | -86% |
| Rosa Lee Tubbs | $739 | $451 | -39% |
| Elizabeth Kasten | $974 | $450 | -53.8% |
| Larry Reneau | $291 | $432 | 48.5% |
| Wallace J. Moon Jr. | $2,599 | $430 | -83.5% |
| Slone G. Harrison | $1,525 | $417 | -72.7% |
| Riley Gregory | $0 | $410 | -- |
| Larry Ervan Jahn | $1,576 | $407 | -74.2% |
| Kevin Willoughby | $3,538 | $405 | -88.6% |
| Albert Nevel Lewis | $1,650 | $401 | -75.7% |
| Jason Donald Guess | $0 | $385 | -- |
| David B. Lynn | $1,584 | $380 | -76% |
| Dorothy Jones | $2,650 | $380 | -85.7% |
| Chas K. Taplin | $670 | $360 | -46.3% |
| Floyd D. Ferrell | $2,395 | $356 | -85.1% |
| Ella Kathleen Doherty | $873 | $353 | -59.6% |
| Robert Barnett | $1,518 | $346 | -77.2% |
| Phillip Narramore | $1,188 | $340 | -71.4% |
| Scottie Johnson | $1,568 | $338 | -78.4% |
| Ronnie Elliott | $2,258 | $335 | -85.2% |
| Shields Stallings | $2,127 | $326 | -84.7% |
| Renee Grace | $1,617 | $320 | -80.2% |
| Lesa McCormick | $0 | $311 | -- |
| Ava Sue Green | $619 | $287 | -53.6% |
| Johnathan Smith | $710 | $283 | -60.1% |
| William Snyder | $468 | $279 | -40.4% |
| Melissa H. Wehman | $422 | $269 | -36.3% |
| Linda J. Shadwick | $557 | $257 | -53.9% |
| Richard Bookout | $1,601 | $242 | -84.9% |
| Joe Cates | $597 | $219 | -63.3% |
| Kevin Martin | $594 | $218 | -63.3% |
| Randy James Young | $238 | $200 | -16% |
| H. R. Campbell | $9,816 | $197 | -98% |
| Tammy A. Henderson | $1,069 | $181 | -83.1% |
| Ben Stone | $608 | $181 | -70.2% |
| Susanne Allen | $0 | $175 | -- |
| Stephen C. Thurmond | $650 | $174 | -73.2% |
| Stefanie C. Falk | $169 | $169 | 0% |
| Phyllis a Thomas Reve Trust | $139 | $139 | 0% |
| Pamela Jenkins | $480 | $137 | -71.5% |
| Catherine C. Parrott | $0 | $133 | -- |
| Duane A. Spangler | $272 | $129 | -52.6% |
| Myra Tatum | $319 | $118 | -63% |
| Payne Farm Trust | $108 | $108 | 0% |
| Amy O. Brown | $214 | $104 | -51.4% |
| Christie Wade | $227 | $101 | -55.5% |
| Bertha L. Alford | $230 | $82 | -64.3% |
| Elmer G. Walker | $230 | $82 | -64.3% |
| Ernest Walker III | $230 | $82 | -64.3% |
| Freida Wagenblast | $211 | $81 | -61.6% |
| Julie B. Wheland | $58 | $68 | 17.2% |
| Kevin L. Menzel | $135 | $68 | -49.6% |
| Catherine Cudjoe | $16 | $66 | 312.5% |
| Robert Gray | $791 | $66 | -91.7% |
| Gregory G Mailen | $0 | $66 | -- |
| Grace J. Schriner | $171 | $64 | -62.6% |
| Linda Peckinpaugh | $0 | $61 | -- |
| Bettie Katherine Allen-Jones | $261 | $57 | -78.2% |
| Rhena M Hughes | $0 | $44 | -- |
| Helen F. Folkmann | $68 | $36 | -47.1% |
| Regina Shoulders | $26 | $26 | 0% |
| Charles H Dickas III | $159 | $14 | -91.2% |
| Brenda K. Brown | $98 | $1 | -99% |
| J. W. Watkins Jr. | $2,479 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen Stephens | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Bahner & Company, LLC | $3,100 | $0 | -100% |
| James S. Palmour | $53,216 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane N. Magrath | $576 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean Ann Baker | $1,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe H. Martin | $1,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Luella Maxine Lapham Revocable Trustee | $8,616 | $0 | -100% |
| Owen N. Pratt | $545 | $0 | -100% |
| Robin Fazio | $2,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Salatha B Ringer Revocable Living Trust | $396 | $0 | -100% |
| Morgan W. Hall | $2,013 | $0 | -100% |
| Whitt Family, LLC | $1,883 | $0 | -100% |
| Willard R Frost Trust Agreement | $50,749 | $0 | -100% |
| J. M. Howard | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Brenda Wolfe | $2,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynwood Davis | $1,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie Hickman | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin R Wygal and Reika H Wyga | $6,173 | $0 | -100% |
| Bulkfest, Inc. | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Don C. Frick | $2,846 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy Longley | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd Hill | $1,167 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Perry | $3,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Barth M. Fine | $683 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Hodge | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Wallace Shipley | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank H. Beard | $372 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Powell Jr. | $11,990 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean R. Brye | $310 | $0 | -100% |
| Pinesong Corportation | $16,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Tanner Goodrich | $1,187 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip H. Summerlin | $810 | $0 | -100% |
| Eldon Johnson | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger L. Smith | $1,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy E. Coleman | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Tera Byard | $2,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Mickel | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,054,296 | $484,492 | -54% |
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