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In 2021, 289 farmers in cities within Jefferson County received a total of $3 million in 549 farm subsidies, an 81.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $16.8 million in 935 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 Jefferson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary L. Carter | $329,544 | $121,955 | -63% |
| Peoples Bank & Trust Company | $68,219 | $113,550 | 66.4% |
| Dennis Bachand | $212,501 | $90,796 | -57.3% |
| Jerry N Shelton Estate | $885 | $87,824 | 9,823.6% |
| Kenneth J. Bachand | $231,435 | $75,132 | -67.5% |
| Brad Wade | $549,440 | $71,636 | -87% |
| Kyle W. Lewis | $203,875 | $69,124 | -66.1% |
| Phillip R. Scott | $282,683 | $64,708 | -77.1% |
| Rash Barrett | $216,161 | $60,779 | -71.9% |
| Parker Ranch, LLC | $175,441 | $59,290 | -66.2% |
| R T Stuart Ranch, LLC | $284,111 | $57,959 | -79.6% |
| Ronnie Bohot | $189,840 | $56,019 | -70.5% |
| Johnny Ray Farris | $165,345 | $55,554 | -66.4% |
| Howard Ranches, Inc. | $793,242 | $50,721 | -93.6% |
| Eric Glenn Waters | $295,326 | $46,192 | -84.4% |
| Tab W Lewis Revocable Trust | $90,591 | $46,039 | -49.2% |
| Jack Wilson Cattle Company | $132,517 | $45,974 | -65.3% |
| Seay Brothers Ranch, Inc. | $114,713 | $42,883 | -62.6% |
| Clay John Carter | $373,838 | $42,449 | -88.6% |
| John D. Ross | $92,926 | $41,415 | -55.4% |
| Robert L Hillery Trust | $73,051 | $41,308 | -43.5% |
| Calvin J. Wade | $330,268 | $39,769 | -88% |
| Rocking G Livestock | $150,812 | $39,601 | -73.7% |
| Harold Lester | $69,811 | $36,349 | -47.9% |
| Terry McLemore | $266,859 | $35,895 | -86.5% |
| Paul Jeffrey | $169,973 | $35,712 | -79% |
| Jay Anthony | $140,724 | $35,407 | -74.8% |
| Dustin Alan Weatherly | $97,294 | $35,143 | -63.9% |
| W & S Dennis Production Company, Ltd. | $0 | $32,799 | -- |
| Mike Petit | $82,019 | $28,527 | -65.2% |
| Bruce Humphries | $76,957 | $28,300 | -63.2% |
| Richardson Cattle Company | $63,865 | $27,687 | -56.6% |
| Connie Barrett Dillon | $46,266 | $26,559 | -42.6% |
| Todd Casebolt | $58,855 | $25,370 | -56.9% |
| John Larkin Burden | $47,287 | $24,630 | -47.9% |
| Brad Scott | $204,675 | $23,795 | -88.4% |
| 4 G Cattle Company | $68,015 | $23,793 | -65% |
| Mike Faulkner | $75,714 | $23,690 | -68.7% |
| Roy B. Bartling | $68,932 | $22,842 | -66.9% |
| William C. Ramsey Jr. | $37,072 | $22,292 | -39.9% |
| Mike H. Lester | $68,460 | $22,214 | -67.6% |
| James E. Montgomery | $66,610 | $22,157 | -66.7% |
| Cole Younger Dock Lockwood | $240,644 | $20,842 | -91.3% |
| Sherle D Lockwood | $328,414 | $20,498 | -93.8% |
| Mike Weatherly | $19,340 | $20,017 | 3.5% |
| T3 Cattle, LLC | $216,203 | $19,949 | -90.8% |
| Russell Dale Weatherly | $18,630 | $19,945 | 7.1% |
| R a Smith Cattle Company, LLC | $98,694 | $19,691 | -80% |
| Thomas Williams | $21,884 | $19,445 | -11.1% |
| Jon M. Burge | $148,374 | $18,953 | -87.2% |
| Paul Jackson | $57,299 | $18,542 | -67.6% |
| Ronald Dale Eubanks | $66,538 | $18,309 | -72.5% |
| Brandon S. Wade | $124,438 | $18,086 | -85.5% |
| Aaron Johnson | $26,433 | $17,792 | -32.7% |
| David Herron | $89,376 | $17,790 | -80.1% |
| The Anna Gale Griffin Wilcoxson I | $37,199 | $16,860 | -54.7% |
| J Griffin Ranch, LLC | $51,501 | $16,389 | -68.2% |
| Jerry Hamilton Dillard Trust | $0 | $15,151 | -- |
| William Kenneth Smith | $59,669 | $15,119 | -74.7% |
| Shane Calhoun | $30,771 | $15,098 | -50.9% |
| Ray E. Smith | $269,036 | $14,945 | -94.4% |
| Kevin Dale Grant | $21,290 | $14,826 | -30.4% |
| Terel Mclemore | $155,285 | $14,431 | -90.7% |
| Claypool Ranch, LLC | $67,436 | $14,424 | -78.6% |
| Dennis Goss | $23,276 | $13,967 | -40% |
| Travis James Wade | $61,094 | $13,854 | -77.3% |
| DH Livestock Company | $55,916 | $13,359 | -76.1% |
| Johnny Dewbre | $32,638 | $13,346 | -59.1% |
| Virginia Tanner | $22,211 | $12,758 | -42.6% |
| Larry James | $40,527 | $11,909 | -70.6% |
| Barrett & Sons | $50,558 | $11,082 | -78.1% |
| Gerald L. Collier | $109,172 | $10,846 | -90.1% |
| Colby Vanbuskirk | $85,437 | $10,710 | -87.5% |
| Stephanie Susan Vanbuskirk | $0 | $10,710 | -- |
| Larry Dennis Blankenship | $18,335 | $10,182 | -44.5% |
| Jimmy H. Williamson | $24,673 | $9,951 | -59.7% |
| Tyler John Grace | $32,824 | $9,863 | -70% |
| Circle W Farms, Inc. | $41,901 | $9,568 | -77.2% |
| Lawrence Lee Lewis | $33,869 | $9,392 | -72.3% |
| Ralph Eugene Pilgreen | $27,828 | $9,231 | -66.8% |
| HBH Cattle Company | $183,675 | $9,068 | -95.1% |
| Wilcoxson Three, LLC | $16,516 | $9,002 | -45.5% |
| Lyndal Vanbuskirk | $476,974 | $8,768 | -98.2% |
| Stephen Gibson | $15,757 | $8,766 | -44.4% |
| Larry Lester | $16,032 | $8,642 | -46.1% |
| Bar S Corriente Cattle, LLC | $44,067 | $8,371 | -81% |
| Angela Sue Wade | $567,448 | $8,267 | -98.5% |
| Brent James Wade | $567,448 | $8,267 | -98.5% |
| Scott M. Skinner | $131,675 | $8,244 | -93.7% |
| Stewart Farms, LLC | $545,504 | $7,998 | -98.5% |
| Joe Don Stewart | $35,604 | $7,912 | -77.8% |
| Jacob Reid Wade | $101,082 | $7,804 | -92.3% |
| Jimmy Edwards | $16,664 | $7,270 | -56.4% |
| Ruslyn H Ramsey | $26,654 | $7,194 | -73% |
| Shane M. Williams | $10,232 | $7,155 | -30.1% |
| Oral Gene Jackson | $20,940 | $6,807 | -67.5% |
| Jared Daniel Dyer | $21,385 | $6,635 | -69% |
| Chris James | $27,969 | $6,482 | -76.8% |
| Jennifer Lee Cathey | $20,878 | $6,356 | -69.6% |
| Ronnie Duke | $13,155 | $6,119 | -53.5% |
| Cal Major | $24,849 | $5,953 | -76% |
| Kenneth D. Zachary Jr. | $95,484 | $5,940 | -93.8% |
| L & a Cattle, LLC | $43,170 | $5,924 | -86.3% |
| Lana Wade | $40,004 | $5,830 | -85.4% |
| David Morrison | $45,559 | $5,745 | -87.4% |
| Steve Ravenscroft | $28,403 | $5,579 | -80.4% |
| Charles Ray Blevins | $11,967 | $5,573 | -53.4% |
| Ronnie Morgan | $15,158 | $5,453 | -64% |
| Sherry Johnson | $20,035 | $5,416 | -73% |
| Tony Brent Smith | $21,142 | $5,392 | -74.5% |
| Bob Earl Stewart | $34,078 | $5,360 | -84.3% |
| Bradley Justin Butler | $20,666 | $5,329 | -74.2% |
| Arthur Robert Brown | $13,729 | $5,200 | -62.1% |
| Joe Roberts Revocable Trust | $43,042 | $5,165 | -88% |
| Dustin S. Faulkner | $24,064 | $5,121 | -78.7% |
| Jim Nash | $4,983 | $5,084 | 2% |
| Ben Forsythe | $19,507 | $5,083 | -73.9% |
| Loretta Lindesmith Revocable Trust | $0 | $4,994 | -- |
| Dale Riley | $18,639 | $4,955 | -73.4% |
| Lane Corley | $19,986 | $4,923 | -75.4% |
| Allen Wade | $337,310 | $4,907 | -98.5% |
| Roy Provence | $15,392 | $4,734 | -69.2% |
| Jerry Clint Gandy | $5,822 | $4,610 | -20.8% |
| Michael Roy Gandy | $5,869 | $4,610 | -21.5% |
| Gary Gerken | $21,186 | $4,432 | -79.1% |
| Juanita Hander-Wright | $3,399 | $4,267 | 25.5% |
| Jayme Scott | $17,721 | $4,193 | -76.3% |
| Randy Howard | $20,348 | $4,187 | -79.4% |
| Anita Petit | $0 | $3,788 | -- |
| Ronnie Campiche | $6,864 | $3,756 | -45.3% |
| Jacqueline Grant | $7,074 | $3,687 | -47.9% |
| Gary Nitschke | $9,834 | $3,563 | -63.8% |
| Edna Grantham | $12,616 | $3,550 | -71.9% |
| J. R. Gibson | $2,304 | $3,426 | 48.7% |
| Jason Vos | $26,408 | $3,402 | -87.1% |
| Larry Roark | $14,497 | $3,388 | -76.6% |
| James Robert Marshall | $11,847 | $3,352 | -71.7% |
| Stanley J. Austin | $46,299 | $3,241 | -93% |
| Charles L. Lockwood | $399,189 | $3,221 | -99.2% |
| Joe B. Lester | $27,554 | $3,135 | -88.6% |
| Joe Keeter | $8,312 | $3,045 | -63.4% |
| Randell L. Wade | $19,756 | $2,957 | -85% |
| Fred Wilson Jr. | $12,351 | $2,952 | -76.1% |
| James Loyd Thomas | $11,220 | $2,850 | -74.6% |
| John D. Linton | $6,238 | $2,838 | -54.5% |
| Allen L. McDonald | $35,276 | $2,750 | -92.2% |
| Archie Hoyle Allen | $11,581 | $2,617 | -77.4% |
| Ernestine Faulkner | $0 | $2,547 | -- |
| Dewayne McCarty | $12,435 | $2,528 | -79.7% |
| Lauren Gayle Gandy | $8,075 | $2,443 | -69.7% |
| Charles Ray Blevins Jr. | $8,189 | $2,440 | -70.2% |
| Michael D. Newton | $16,726 | $2,422 | -85.5% |
| Laura B. Stewart | $9,537 | $2,393 | -74.9% |
| Randy Sloan | $9,020 | $2,319 | -74.3% |
| Brent Micheal James | $6,826 | $2,304 | -66.2% |
| Ty Phillips | $13,562 | $2,278 | -83.2% |
| Todd Young | $12,302 | $2,134 | -82.7% |
| Red River Farms | $7,347 | $2,133 | -71% |
| Mary E. Abernathy | $4,258 | $2,129 | -50% |
| Dennis L. Gay | $3,168 | $2,117 | -33.2% |
| Youree Trust | $9,603 | $2,115 | -78% |
| Robin Longest | $6,259 | $2,093 | -66.6% |
| Michael L. Hooper | $4,149 | $2,088 | -49.7% |
| Jennifer Stoker | $2,437 | $2,078 | -14.7% |
| Terrye Herron | $2,226 | $1,981 | -11% |
| Jimmy J. Morris | $50,467 | $1,977 | -96.1% |
| Ray Robnett Jr. | $1,518 | $1,939 | 27.7% |
| Norman Eugene West | $6,124 | $1,885 | -69.2% |
| Charles Wesley Lyle | $6,237 | $1,855 | -70.3% |
| Lisa England | $6,600 | $1,834 | -72.2% |
| Jerrid Lee Cross | $7,497 | $1,766 | -76.4% |
| MacY Allen Lovett | $6,820 | $1,765 | -74.1% |
| Billy K. Kidd | $8,879 | $1,666 | -81.2% |
| Dwight G. Williams | $7,722 | $1,666 | -78.4% |
| J. C. Awtrey | $7,425 | $1,630 | -78% |
| Bobby Fynn Brown | $15,927 | $1,622 | -89.8% |
| Ranell Pullen | $8,775 | $1,616 | -81.6% |
| Christopher K. Hale | $10,855 | $1,614 | -85.1% |
| Letta Fay Fry | $5,396 | $1,588 | -70.6% |
| Joanna R. Dyer | $6,518 | $1,536 | -76.4% |
| Ronnie C. Ward | $9,878 | $1,522 | -84.6% |
| Jamie Mercer | $7,205 | $1,496 | -79.2% |
| Patrick L. Gaines | $6,651 | $1,496 | -77.5% |
| Kelly M. Stewart | $6,468 | $1,442 | -77.7% |
| 3 Brandon Ranch OK | $8,344 | $1,433 | -82.8% |
| Louisiana Cattle Company | $78,289 | $1,428 | -98.2% |
| Micky Wayne Worley | $5,060 | $1,428 | -71.8% |
| Wesley Stroud | $5,060 | $1,428 | -71.8% |
| Nick Reagan | $22,871 | $1,393 | -93.9% |
| Mr. Thomas Michael Hildebrant | $3,123 | $1,354 | -56.6% |
| Mary Molsbee | $7,441 | $1,353 | -81.8% |
| Dewey Richardson | $12,468 | $1,339 | -89.3% |
| Clay Barrett | $5,980 | $1,288 | -78.5% |
| Jimmie A. Seay | $7,171 | $1,286 | -82.1% |
| David Armstrong | $5,873 | $1,253 | -78.7% |
| Brian Kent Southward | $12,600 | $1,249 | -90.1% |
| Holden Lambert | $5,174 | $1,191 | -77% |
| James Oran Heath | $4,753 | $1,186 | -75% |
| David Lambert | $3,637 | $1,183 | -67.5% |
| Georgia Hodges | $4,798 | $1,154 | -75.9% |
| Donnetta Mitchell | $6,023 | $1,143 | -81% |
| Bill McGowan | $19,618 | $1,140 | -94.2% |
| Bryce Duncan Bohot | $6,622 | $1,130 | -82.9% |
| Parilyn Hairod | $4,670 | $1,115 | -76.1% |
| Bill R. Black | $5,104 | $1,098 | -78.5% |
| Harold Martin | $3,786 | $1,091 | -71.2% |
| Walker Ryan | $4,928 | $1,088 | -77.9% |
| Greg Brown | $4,862 | $1,054 | -78.3% |
| Chance Robbins | $13,200 | $1,050 | -92% |
| Dylan Gordon | $6,270 | $1,046 | -83.3% |
| Joe Cunningham | $6,995 | $1,040 | -85.1% |
| Ruslyn Mckinnon | $1,980 | $1,014 | -48.8% |
| Barbara Albin | $3,883 | $999 | -74.3% |
| William Ralph Duncan Jr. | $9,575 | $992 | -89.6% |
| Walter Rowdy Tate Lanier | $5,643 | $990 | -82.5% |
| Darrell L. Beaver | $6,634 | $990 | -85.1% |
| Ronnie Austin | $540,741 | $977 | -99.8% |
| Achin Bak Acres, Inc. | $4,645 | $950 | -79.5% |
| Joe A. Berry | $6,995 | $950 | -86.4% |
| Larry Don Blankenship | $4,640 | $921 | -80.2% |
| Chad Williams | $3,168 | $918 | -71% |
| Katherine D Barrick Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $914 | -- |
| Nicky Ray Foster | $0 | $908 | -- |
| Ronnie Dale James | $4,437 | $907 | -79.6% |
| Ruby Phillips | $8,447 | $887 | -89.5% |
| Nikki Renee McGahey | $4,220 | $883 | -79.1% |
| Dea A. Butler | $7,277 | $869 | -88.1% |
| Darrell Scifres | $3,878 | $860 | -77.8% |
| Nell Reid | $1,714 | $838 | -51.1% |
| Debbie Brandon | $3,982 | $827 | -79.2% |
| Tom Hildebrant | $3,092 | $815 | -73.6% |
| Michael C. Gillespie | $0 | $808 | -- |
| Gabriel Oscar Parker | $0 | $808 | -- |
| Jeff Lewis | $3,388 | $806 | -76.2% |
| Bill Lindesmith | $1,683 | $806 | -52.1% |
| Billy J. Dewbre | $4,883 | $797 | -83.7% |
| David Ernest Marshall | $10,229 | $792 | -92.3% |
| Stella Lindesmith | $2,970 | $775 | -73.9% |
| Jim D. Clark | $3,135 | $742 | -76.3% |
| Robert L. Aldridge | $1,128 | $730 | -35.3% |
| Nikki Jo Lockwood | $35,278 | $700 | -98% |
| Edward L. Blevins | $2,975 | $683 | -77% |
| Davy Dillard-Madewell | $3,412 | $681 | -80% |
| Tracy Hardie | $2,173 | $679 | -68.8% |
| Mike Moore | $1,749 | $668 | -61.8% |
| Cody Holland | $3,136 | $657 | -79% |
| Samuel Adam Evans | $3,564 | $638 | -82.1% |
| Harold Jackson | $4,853 | $630 | -87% |
| Worley Ranch, LLC | $1,255 | $614 | -51.1% |
| Marshall Sean Lewis | $4,423 | $599 | -86.5% |
| Jeffrey D. Martin | $2,024 | $586 | -71% |
| Dalton Jace Bush | $1,848 | $584 | -68.4% |
| Kelly Perkins | $2,607 | $574 | -78% |
| Mical A. Delaney | $8,962 | $569 | -93.7% |
| Cathy E. Tomberlin | $1,837 | $562 | -69.4% |
| David Hamm | $4,544 | $562 | -87.6% |
| Roger Davis | $3,234 | $530 | -83.6% |
| Dakota Kent Zachary | $18,609 | $525 | -97.2% |
| Kevin Lindesmith | $1,727 | $525 | -69.6% |
| Bub Hagan | $0 | $517 | -- |
| Larry Morrison | $1,023 | $515 | -49.7% |
| Ross Bartling | $2,640 | $485 | -81.6% |
| Karen Parker | $984 | $482 | -51% |
| Kenna Hagan | $987 | $471 | -52.3% |
| Dustan Bryant | $1,672 | $464 | -72.2% |
| Milton Knutson | $8,747 | $434 | -95% |
| Frank E. Day | $943 | $430 | -54.4% |
| Judith Henderson | $1,815 | $384 | -78.8% |
| Barbara Aldridge | $0 | $380 | -- |
| Jose Palomar | $2,985 | $364 | -87.8% |
| Charles Abernathy | $2,845 | $353 | -87.6% |
| Amy Tolliver | $1,749 | $350 | -80% |
| Robert Earl Richardson | $1,936 | $318 | -83.6% |
| Debbie Martin | $594 | $310 | -47.8% |
| Gary A. Gerken | $0 | $304 | -- |
| James Ward | $2,608 | $298 | -88.6% |
| Gale D. Black | $2,832 | $288 | -89.8% |
| Robert Knapik | $759 | $284 | -62.6% |
| James A. Porterfield | $1,210 | $253 | -79.1% |
| Andy K. Hooper | $0 | $248 | -- |
| Ervin H. Nunley | $1,326 | $236 | -82.2% |
| Kevin Tyus | $561 | $222 | -60.4% |
| Andrew Benedict | $0 | $216 | -- |
| Donnie Sue Glenn | $891 | $211 | -76.3% |
| Tommy Fry | $686 | $206 | -70% |
| Bobby Ray Tolliver Jr. | $0 | $205 | -- |
| Christy Dawn Sellers | $1,166 | $125 | -89.3% |
| Bobby H. Carlisle | $0 | $118 | -- |
| Kirby Adams | $1,080 | $100 | -90.7% |
| Teddy Jo Morrison | $21,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Tab W Lewis Rev Trust | $28,579 | $0 | -100% |
| Tab W Lewis Rev. Trust | $22,551 | $0 | -100% |
| William Gregory Crawford | $3,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Ashley Dean Wade | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Braxton Lee Wade | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Cole Lockwood | $31,309 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Wilson | $497,482 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Faulkner | $4,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Vanbuskirk | $85,437 | $0 | -100% |
| George Joseph Taylor | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda Wilborn | $30,246 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard Wayne Worley | $23,664 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Dillard | $70,071 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan David Tolliver | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Ellis Taylor | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Leo Lambert | $2,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Noel Castle Lembke | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy C. Rochell | $9,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Cox | $4,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam Vanbuskirk | $5,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Veronica Hughes | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Alexander Neil Smith | $7,556 | $0 | -100% |
| Anita Martin | $10,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Martin | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| W & S Dennis Production Company L | $114,457 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill Benson | $1,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley Ranch II, LLC | $5,468 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Sorrell | $2,178 | $0 | -100% |
| David Stout | $455 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Scott Cathey | $1,976 | $0 | -100% |
| Katherine D Barrick Irrevocable T | $3,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Loretta Lindesmith Revocable Trus | $9,579 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamala Mcnall Granier | $228 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard McCauley | $4,547 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $16,784,827 | $3,034,280 | -81.9% |
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