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In 2021, 163 farmers in cities within Cumberland County received a total of $461,046 in 206 farm subsidies, a 52.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $966,834 in 443 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Gingerich | $0 | $84,086 | -- |
| Jonathan C. Hickman | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Larry Stalcup Lumber Company | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Ryan Nicholas Davis | $0 | $27,217 | -- |
| Joshua E. Parke | $11,505 | $19,187 | 66.8% |
| Southern Kentucky Logging, Inc. | $0 | $17,454 | -- |
| Kim McCoy | $47,885 | $17,320 | -63.8% |
| Bret R. Carver | $166,982 | $10,600 | -93.7% |
| Amy Morgan | $8,503 | $10,555 | 24.1% |
| David W. Branham | $4,521 | $9,401 | 107.9% |
| Phillip S. Garmon | $509 | $7,204 | 1,315.3% |
| Mr. Jeffery Allen Cyphers | $42,879 | $6,608 | -84.6% |
| Christopher S. Alexander | $32,044 | $5,411 | -83.1% |
| Scottie Riley | $14,762 | $5,132 | -65.2% |
| Ray Mosby | $3,399 | $5,095 | 49.9% |
| Lane Cope | $16,451 | $4,586 | -72.1% |
| James C. Finley Jr. | $19,648 | $4,434 | -77.4% |
| Joseph Wayne Kauffman | $58,427 | $4,130 | -92.9% |
| Clifford Riddle | $10,668 | $3,750 | -64.8% |
| Bobby D. Severe | $2,706 | $3,588 | 32.6% |
| Mike Morgan | $5,746 | $3,528 | -38.6% |
| Stevie Joe Garmon | $8,162 | $3,150 | -61.4% |
| Jackie K. Norris | $4,289 | $2,989 | -30.3% |
| Kenneth Thrasher | $11,374 | $2,495 | -78.1% |
| Julie M. Capps | $11,669 | $2,201 | -81.1% |
| Jeremy Wright | $10,628 | $2,168 | -79.6% |
| Erica Hope Brown | $8,228 | $2,068 | -74.9% |
| Ricky Garner | $13,510 | $1,965 | -85.5% |
| Johnny Armstrong | $9,920 | $1,962 | -80.2% |
| Brian Dyer | $10,159 | $1,943 | -80.9% |
| Steven C. Garmon | $10,540 | $1,900 | -82% |
| Janet Sue Page | $8,006 | $1,858 | -76.8% |
| David Kurtis Irwin | $15,594 | $1,826 | -88.3% |
| Mark Shelley | $1,313 | $1,821 | 38.7% |
| Truman Morgan | $9,368 | $1,810 | -80.7% |
| Rondall Wray | $9,319 | $1,794 | -80.7% |
| Tony Nation | $8,109 | $1,771 | -78.2% |
| Douglas Butler | $6,635 | $1,628 | -75.5% |
| Terry Riley | $4,884 | $1,552 | -68.2% |
| Larry Hardin | $6,354 | $1,524 | -76% |
| Philip W. Poindexter | $10,542 | $1,520 | -85.6% |
| Sammy Dale Farlee | $6,688 | $1,395 | -79.1% |
| Steve Teal | $6,506 | $1,394 | -78.6% |
| Ruel Melton | $5,995 | $1,288 | -78.5% |
| Jerrod Anderson | $3,867 | $1,280 | -66.9% |
| Dale McClusky | $5,005 | $1,260 | -74.8% |
| Randall Morgan | $3,773 | $1,248 | -66.9% |
| Glenn Garner | $5,368 | $1,211 | -77.4% |
| Mike Powell | $3,886 | $1,159 | -70.2% |
| Donnie Riley | $5,841 | $1,133 | -80.6% |
| Keith Thompson | $7,825 | $1,107 | -85.9% |
| Danny A. Watson | $7,040 | $1,092 | -84.5% |
| Lannie S. Willen | $7,075 | $1,066 | -84.9% |
| Gene Willis | $8,216 | $1,058 | -87.1% |
| Kay Reid | $2,816 | $1,043 | -63% |
| Timothy D. Struthers | $5,839 | $1,040 | -82.2% |
| Larry Wayne Johnson | $4,514 | $1,024 | -77.3% |
| Jeffrey N. Alexander | $6,718 | $1,021 | -84.8% |
| Nell Anderson | $5,458 | $1,020 | -81.3% |
| Floyd Michael Garrett | $3,945 | $1,001 | -74.6% |
| Keith Abston | $3,751 | $998 | -73.4% |
| Kenneth L. Morgan | $3,187 | $959 | -69.9% |
| Shirley F. Vibbert | $102 | $952 | 833.3% |
| John L. Hurt | $3,895 | $948 | -75.7% |
| Mark Vibbert | $5,049 | $938 | -81.4% |
| Lonnie Willen | $6,505 | $897 | -86.2% |
| Lonnie Parke | $3,803 | $879 | -76.9% |
| John Carver | $4,026 | $869 | -78.4% |
| Anthony Melecosky | $4,078 | $847 | -79.2% |
| Bobby Joe Davidson | $3,909 | $837 | -78.6% |
| Timmie Parke | $3,869 | $832 | -78.5% |
| Gregory K. Williams | $0 | $813 | -- |
| Tj Morgan | $3,905 | $789 | -79.8% |
| W. C. Norris Jr. | $4,398 | $770 | -82.5% |
| Peyton Andrew Young | $3,861 | $762 | -80.3% |
| Benny Stearns | $4,152 | $746 | -82% |
| Eric Craig | $3,838 | $732 | -80.9% |
| Harold D. Phillips | $4,477 | $726 | -83.8% |
| Millard C. Willis | $2,467 | $719 | -70.9% |
| Eric Conner | $3,069 | $670 | -78.2% |
| Wright Agriculture | $0 | $663 | -- |
| Michael Wayne Scott | $4,970 | $661 | -86.7% |
| Jay Cary | $4,464 | $653 | -85.4% |
| John Phelps Jr. | $2,329 | $645 | -72.3% |
| Marris E. York | $2,244 | $637 | -71.6% |
| Tony Wells | $4,196 | $632 | -84.9% |
| Jimmy Armstrong | $3,189 | $622 | -80.5% |
| Alvin Pharis | $3,385 | $616 | -81.8% |
| Anthony Smith | $2,585 | $606 | -76.6% |
| Twana Gail Wray | $3,235 | $580 | -82.1% |
| Terry Michael Back | $4,134 | $578 | -86% |
| Troy D. Norris | $3,625 | $574 | -84.2% |
| Rachel Phelps | $2,191 | $567 | -74.1% |
| Charles Bradley Irwin | $3,403 | $557 | -83.6% |
| Jessica Langer | $0 | $552 | -- |
| Janet Hume | $1,958 | $548 | -72% |
| Steve Hurt | $2,661 | $546 | -79.5% |
| Mary Jo Teal | $1,386 | $540 | -61% |
| Lindsey G. Bell | $3,617 | $539 | -85.1% |
| Gregory A. Groce | $2,409 | $526 | -78.2% |
| Pamala Jane Davis | $3,735 | $502 | -86.6% |
| Olivia Wray | $1,743 | $499 | -71.4% |
| David King | $2,497 | $498 | -80.1% |
| Sean Spears | $1,815 | $469 | -74.2% |
| Joe Beaty | $1,969 | $467 | -76.3% |
| Matthew Anderson | $2,207 | $460 | -79.2% |
| Bill Garmon | $2,082 | $450 | -78.4% |
| Richard L. Yater | $1,342 | $449 | -66.5% |
| Mary Lee Anderson | $225 | $438 | 94.7% |
| Rondall Garmon | $1,879 | $436 | -76.8% |
| Patty L. Davis | $1,738 | $391 | -77.5% |
| Stephen L. Radford | $1,141 | $386 | -66.2% |
| Gina F. Claywell | $1,196 | $370 | -69.1% |
| Brenda L. Garmon | $0 | $364 | -- |
| Kim R Muer | $1,650 | $364 | -77.9% |
| David Garner | $1,888 | $360 | -80.9% |
| Gary C. Dicken | $1,771 | $343 | -80.6% |
| Ricky L. White | $1,320 | $343 | -74% |
| Corey Alan Anderson | $1,946 | $340 | -82.5% |
| Jason Brewington | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Randall L. Vincent | $1,731 | $326 | -81.2% |
| Dakota Austin Harlow | $2,235 | $318 | -85.8% |
| E. F. Collins | $1,353 | $311 | -77% |
| Junior Vincent | $1,491 | $301 | -79.8% |
| Terri L. Gray | $1,264 | $297 | -76.5% |
| James R. Thacker | $935 | $288 | -69.2% |
| Seth Turner | $1,318 | $287 | -78.2% |
| David M. Branham | $979 | $274 | -72% |
| Matthew Hurt | $1,353 | $270 | -80% |
| Randall Cyphers | $6,199 | $269 | -95.7% |
| Milie Garner JR | $1,122 | $266 | -76.3% |
| Dale Appleby | $1,471 | $249 | -83.1% |
| Matthew Dale Watson | $1,364 | $249 | -81.7% |
| Terry Hopper | $1,012 | $244 | -75.9% |
| Jeremy Vincent | $1,348 | $218 | -83.8% |
| Darrell Hopper | $1,067 | $217 | -79.7% |
| Joseph Anderson | $1,172 | $214 | -81.7% |
| Mark Riley | $1,001 | $211 | -78.9% |
| Kristy Williams | $1,916 | $194 | -89.9% |
| Christy Wray | $1,603 | $190 | -88.1% |
| Rebecca Watson | $682 | $190 | -72.1% |
| William Dubre | $888 | $173 | -80.5% |
| Clayton Watson | $726 | $166 | -77.1% |
| David Mann | $869 | $163 | -81.2% |
| Donnie Riddle | $7,548 | $145 | -98.1% |
| David Teal | $605 | $132 | -78.2% |
| Anna Turner | $554 | $124 | -77.6% |
| Maria A. Parke | $838 | $124 | -85.2% |
| Doug Baker | $794 | $121 | -84.8% |
| Spencer Douglas Parrigin | $1,606 | $119 | -92.6% |
| Margenia Keeton | $605 | $109 | -82% |
| Joseph Paull Morgan | $968 | $108 | -88.8% |
| Bobby J. Butler | $341 | $100 | -70.7% |
| Scot Daniels | $3,002 | $93 | -96.9% |
| Kenneth Brown | $363 | $83 | -77.1% |
| William Thomas Alexander | $502 | $73 | -85.5% |
| William James Jaruzel | $908 | $69 | -92.4% |
| Marla K. Vincent | $330 | $56 | -83% |
| Sarah Grace Alexander | $568 | $48 | -91.5% |
| Vallie Dyer | $0 | $25 | -- |
| Austin Bow Bryant | $0 | $9 | -- |
| Mark Hicks | $131 | $9 | -93.1% |
| Tim Hicks | $131 | $9 | -93.1% |
| Bert Garmon | $93 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty G. Morgan | $151 | $0 | -100% |
| Dana Humphrey | $1,112 | $0 | -100% |
| Deana Carter | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Sydney Hayward | $497 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary M. Anderson | $54 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda B. Carter | $18 | $0 | -100% |
| Harlan Morgan | $352 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason S. Arterburn | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| John Parrish | $12,240 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie Radford | $192 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Riddle | $2,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Randel A. Flowers | $64 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Armstrong | $27 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Morgan | $335 | $0 | -100% |
| Yahshua Martinez | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $966,834 | $461,046 | -52.3% |
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