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In 2021, 102 farmers in cities within Whitley County received a total of $159,910 in 116 farm subsidies, a 72.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $585,710 in 311 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Angel | $25,566 | $18,443 | -27.9% |
| Charles Edward White | $0 | $15,717 | -- |
| Mark Croley | $0 | $8,373 | -- |
| Lonnie Joe Stevens | $15,767 | $7,293 | -53.7% |
| James A. Clawson | $25,349 | $4,024 | -84.1% |
| Catharine Renfro | $3,827 | $3,827 | 0% |
| John Partin | $12,242 | $3,548 | -71% |
| Tim Croley | $3,740 | $3,423 | -8.5% |
| Cj Clark | $8,599 | $3,031 | -64.8% |
| James Rickett | $4,426 | $3,005 | -32.1% |
| Garrett W. Croley | $4,811 | $2,785 | -42.1% |
| David L. Rose | $7,488 | $2,782 | -62.8% |
| Jamie Fuson | $13,133 | $2,756 | -79% |
| Matthew Jackson | $25,840 | $2,388 | -90.8% |
| Melvin Charles Smith | $2,272 | $2,272 | 0% |
| Arie Croley | $23,960 | $2,242 | -90.6% |
| Michael Higginbotham | $6,809 | $2,186 | -67.9% |
| Deborah Thomas | $7,821 | $2,184 | -72.1% |
| Eskridge Shelton | $20,878 | $2,096 | -90% |
| Clarence Rice | $11,096 | $1,935 | -82.6% |
| Homer Collins | $10,575 | $1,912 | -81.9% |
| Albert Jackson | $10,371 | $1,898 | -81.7% |
| Terry Saylor | $11,741 | $1,863 | -84.1% |
| Jerome P. McCullah | $2,101 | $1,859 | -11.5% |
| Timmy Dewayne Smith | $5,520 | $1,791 | -67.6% |
| Wayne Partin | $11,022 | $1,740 | -84.2% |
| Ronnie R. Partin | $3,206 | $1,695 | -47.1% |
| Wade Faulkner | $3,630 | $1,652 | -54.5% |
| Larry Lambdin | $7,384 | $1,498 | -79.7% |
| Bobby Mills | $10,719 | $1,475 | -86.2% |
| James M. Meadors | $6,657 | $1,378 | -79.3% |
| Terry Terrell | $0 | $1,361 | -- |
| Bobby Joe Monhollen | $9,861 | $1,350 | -86.3% |
| Roger Wells | $5,007 | $1,333 | -73.4% |
| Ernie McCullah | $5,429 | $1,322 | -75.6% |
| Charlotte McVay | $10,427 | $1,316 | -87.4% |
| Jonathan Lay | $1,644 | $1,285 | -21.8% |
| Ruth Prewitt | $7,289 | $1,256 | -82.8% |
| Dorsie Bennett | $4,840 | $1,235 | -74.5% |
| Tom Rains | $11,939 | $1,212 | -89.8% |
| Stacy Grubb | $8,351 | $1,211 | -85.5% |
| Homer Walker | $0 | $1,210 | -- |
| Willie Singleton | $9,193 | $1,210 | -86.8% |
| Clarence Siler | $4,827 | $1,205 | -75% |
| Sheila Rains | $4,347 | $1,177 | -72.9% |
| Roger Brooks | $12,225 | $1,154 | -90.6% |
| Danny Jones | $4,950 | $1,099 | -77.8% |
| Vickie Turner | $4,112 | $984 | -76.1% |
| Michael Culver, DVM | $3,195 | $942 | -70.5% |
| Jason A. Stephens | $3,487 | $926 | -73.4% |
| James D. Keeling | $3,467 | $887 | -74.4% |
| James Croley | $8,630 | $867 | -90% |
| Carlos Grubb | $2,591 | $864 | -66.7% |
| Ronnie Dophal | $3,281 | $856 | -73.9% |
| Randall J. Meadors | $6,037 | $855 | -85.8% |
| Jonathan E. Powers | $3,058 | $819 | -73.2% |
| Roger Meadors | $4,660 | $812 | -82.6% |
| David Prewitt | $3,863 | $804 | -79.2% |
| Johnny M. Clawson | $4,253 | $801 | -81.2% |
| Hanna Wright | $3,924 | $788 | -79.9% |
| David Messer | $3,616 | $766 | -78.8% |
| James Rains | $3,965 | $675 | -83% |
| Phillip E. Perkins | $3,033 | $671 | -77.9% |
| Rick Powers | $2,749 | $665 | -75.8% |
| Carolyn Lester | $1,973 | $657 | -66.7% |
| Keith Rains | $3,678 | $613 | -83.3% |
| Danny Terrell | $7,297 | $610 | -91.6% |
| Jerry Lawson | $839 | $593 | -29.3% |
| Matthew J. Norton | $3,072 | $556 | -81.9% |
| Michael Baird | $3,803 | $536 | -85.9% |
| Jerome Phillip McCullah II | $6,226 | $481 | -92.3% |
| Randy Powers | $1,710 | $467 | -72.7% |
| Christopher McKeehan | $1,672 | $451 | -73% |
| Harold Dean Partin | $1,980 | $436 | -78% |
| Dennis Bryant | $1,882 | $434 | -76.9% |
| Steven Manus | $1,848 | $432 | -76.6% |
| Brandon Prewitt | $1,381 | $419 | -69.7% |
| Lynn Perkins | $1,925 | $412 | -78.6% |
| Bruce Dean Weddle | $2,286 | $405 | -82.3% |
| Danny Williams | $2,863 | $401 | -86% |
| Ulys Cox | $1,485 | $382 | -74.3% |
| Verlin Marsee | $1,331 | $365 | -72.6% |
| James Lee Meadors | $1,737 | $343 | -80.3% |
| Ricky Partin | $1,853 | $342 | -81.5% |
| Ed A. Ross | $4,432 | $329 | -92.6% |
| Michael E. Baker | $4,546 | $329 | -92.8% |
| Leon Partin | $1,078 | $317 | -70.6% |
| Jason Bernard Conlin | $880 | $294 | -66.6% |
| Travis Jordan Sulfridge | $871 | $294 | -66.2% |
| Carl Johnson | $1,510 | $263 | -82.6% |
| Tom R. Shelton | $816 | $263 | -67.8% |
| Bruce L. Partin | $2,200 | $224 | -89.8% |
| Raleigh Meadors | $2,421 | $214 | -91.2% |
| Eric Scott Partin | $870 | $190 | -78.2% |
| Fred Sutton | $928 | $174 | -81.3% |
| Jeff Sharpe | $627 | $150 | -76.1% |
| Ethel Walker Rios | $352 | $145 | -58.8% |
| Gail Hacker | $372 | $142 | -61.8% |
| Brandon T. Jones | $773 | $126 | -83.7% |
| Jimmy Reeves | $1,152 | $70 | -93.9% |
| Sidney Bargo Jr. | $0 | $48 | -- |
| Angela M. Hill | $1,766 | $14 | -99.2% |
| Brandon S. McCullah | $3,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan S. Powers | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Monas R. Lawson | $2,671 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Allen McCullah | $977 | $0 | -100% |
| Casey Dewayne Rickett | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Chester Chambers | $1,502 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Smith | $396 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald R. Hamblin | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Edna Jones | $303 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Lovitt | $2,286 | $0 | -100% |
| James Blakley | $371 | $0 | -100% |
| James H. Worley | $1,007 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice Durham | $1,217 | $0 | -100% |
| John L. Reynolds | $861 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Prewitt | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristin Michele Smith | $2,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Melissa Ann Bays | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Michelle Rickett | $779 | $0 | -100% |
| Missy Sharpe | $312 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Shelley | $368 | $0 | -100% |
| Noah Mahan | $579 | $0 | -100% |
| Quentin Lawson | $2,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Meadors | $5,920 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Maggard | $435 | $0 | -100% |
| Valerie Vermillion | $906 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary Canada | $312 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $585,710 | $159,910 | -72.7% |
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