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In 2021, 244 farmers in cities within Shelby County received a total of $1.6 million in 392 farm subsidies, a 71% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.5 million in 850 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 Shelby County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drbce Langley Farms | $697,453 | $242,754 | -65.2% |
| Tucker Farms Group, LLC | $205,906 | $127,075 | -38.3% |
| Bruce D. Langley | $275,458 | $79,124 | -71.3% |
| Twin J Farms, LLC | $163,391 | $78,379 | -52% |
| Superior Turf-Sod Farm, Inc. | $0 | $71,218 | -- |
| PWM Farm Properties, Inc. | $285,025 | $64,855 | -77.2% |
| Mulberry Orchard, LLC | $14,279 | $53,146 | 272.2% |
| Kevin M. Smith | $206,773 | $52,979 | -74.4% |
| Christopher Langley | $189,826 | $48,611 | -74.4% |
| Paul R. Hornback | $218,531 | $46,387 | -78.8% |
| Steve Clark | $138,481 | $39,270 | -71.6% |
| WM H Gallrein JR SR | $224,249 | $36,896 | -83.5% |
| Tucker Farms North, LLC | $125,398 | $36,663 | -70.8% |
| Herbert H Mccoun JR FLP | $135,874 | $31,150 | -77.1% |
| Buffalo Crossing, LLC | $133,722 | $23,493 | -82.4% |
| Grant Melton | $43,725 | $22,502 | -48.5% |
| Jack Trumbo | $71,334 | $22,355 | -68.7% |
| Eddie Mathis | $93,938 | $20,858 | -77.8% |
| Gajdzik Farms, LLC | $52,379 | $19,592 | -62.6% |
| Rocky Fork Feeders, LLC | $362,374 | $19,407 | -94.6% |
| Bull Lick Ranch, LLC | $106,471 | $16,810 | -84.2% |
| Thomas L. Beckham Jr. | $55,883 | $16,568 | -70.4% |
| Howard Leo Young | $23,145 | $15,320 | -33.8% |
| Tom A. Young | $22,655 | $15,192 | -32.9% |
| Paul T. Hamilton | $88,018 | $12,255 | -86.1% |
| Edwin Klingenfus | $14,068 | $11,148 | -20.8% |
| Harvest Hills Farms, LLC | $36,066 | $11,026 | -69.4% |
| Hornback Properties, LLC | $52,067 | $10,234 | -80.3% |
| Tom Flowers Farm, LLC | $37,346 | $9,987 | -73.3% |
| Vincent Connor | $12,606 | $9,900 | -21.5% |
| Debra N. Lloyd | $35,228 | $9,276 | -73.7% |
| Rodney E. Johnson | $26,186 | $9,146 | -65.1% |
| Matthew J Gajdzik | $29,541 | $8,603 | -70.9% |
| Dennis Carraco | $24,392 | $8,385 | -65.6% |
| Mary Sue Rutledge | $22,313 | $7,110 | -68.1% |
| Daniel L. Rutledge | $22,228 | $7,092 | -68.1% |
| Thomas H. Wright Jr. | $17,606 | $6,728 | -61.8% |
| Eddie Joe Nation | $27,758 | $6,130 | -77.9% |
| Lois White | $8,347 | $6,093 | -27% |
| David R. White | $8,133 | $6,076 | -25.3% |
| Brent Frazier | $18,475 | $5,891 | -68.1% |
| Kyle Young | $27,976 | $5,854 | -79.1% |
| John T. McGinnis | $27,227 | $5,824 | -78.6% |
| Dylan Mackenzie Gravett | $7,189 | $5,767 | -19.8% |
| Thomas W. Mitchell | $18,139 | $5,273 | -70.9% |
| Charles S. Weakley | $24,783 | $5,263 | -78.8% |
| Bobby L. Jamison | $13,578 | $4,922 | -63.8% |
| Michael Nethery | $11,509 | $4,656 | -59.5% |
| R. R. van Stockum | $9,498 | $4,653 | -51% |
| Janet V. Wonderlich | $4,986 | $4,630 | -7.1% |
| Josh Ballard | $17,930 | $4,613 | -74.3% |
| Roger L Wonderlich IRRV Fam Trustee | $4,542 | $4,542 | 0% |
| Booker-White, LLC | $8,416 | $4,363 | -48.2% |
| Thomas Ingram | $6,915 | $3,971 | -42.6% |
| Allen M Klingenfus | $14,091 | $3,838 | -72.8% |
| Joseph R. Lipps | $15,068 | $3,755 | -75.1% |
| Lewis Charles Jordan | $2,136 | $3,742 | 75.2% |
| Runchero Farms, LLC | $10,108 | $3,525 | -65.1% |
| Bellyacres, Ltd. | $6,832 | $3,452 | -49.5% |
| Allen H. Phillips | $14,641 | $3,254 | -77.8% |
| James H. Petrey | $14,344 | $3,095 | -78.4% |
| Anne Armstrong | $11,922 | $3,052 | -74.4% |
| John A. Ruble | $7,678 | $2,845 | -62.9% |
| EJM Partnership | $13,357 | $2,692 | -79.8% |
| Wanda M Prater Rev Liv Trust - Wanda Prater | $987 | $2,611 | 164.5% |
| Robert Green Jr. | $12,084 | $2,598 | -78.5% |
| Jacob T Bryan, LLC | $5,795 | $2,490 | -57% |
| Garry K. Reese | $7,759 | $2,430 | -68.7% |
| Shelia Y. Reese | $7,777 | $2,380 | -69.4% |
| Jeffrey G. Reynolds | $26,853 | $2,296 | -91.4% |
| Burks Branch Farm, LLC | $9,852 | $2,262 | -77% |
| Ellis Aina, LLC | $2,100 | $2,244 | 6.9% |
| John K. Sanderlin | $4,566 | $2,230 | -51.2% |
| Stephen A. Tobbe | $4,840 | $2,214 | -54.3% |
| Roger B. Smith | $9,537 | $2,102 | -78% |
| Peter Hoenck | $6,796 | $2,071 | -69.5% |
| Bettie Tipton | $5,089 | $2,058 | -59.6% |
| Russell Tipton II | $5,022 | $2,026 | -59.7% |
| Benjamin Tyler Loy | $7,801 | $1,978 | -74.6% |
| Wm Cecil Hammond | $14,883 | $1,814 | -87.8% |
| Garland Ray Chadwell | $16,985 | $1,771 | -89.6% |
| Anna Mae Sanford | $13,597 | $1,757 | -87.1% |
| Mathew Ashby | $7,109 | $1,752 | -75.4% |
| Janis Theurer | $3,259 | $1,738 | -46.7% |
| Allen D. Purnell | $5,755 | $1,730 | -69.9% |
| James E. Frazier | $10,129 | $1,665 | -83.6% |
| Heritage Acres, LLC | $3,306 | $1,660 | -49.8% |
| Terry W. Holmes | $7,925 | $1,655 | -79.1% |
| Cheryl K. Houston | $6,776 | $1,608 | -76.3% |
| Ricky Richardson | $3,404 | $1,604 | -52.9% |
| Mohamed Omran Edelbi | $5,412 | $1,555 | -71.3% |
| Jon M. Miller | $1,705 | $1,390 | -18.5% |
| George Harp | $2,824 | $1,364 | -51.7% |
| E. B. Hayes | $5,298 | $1,361 | -74.3% |
| Ricky Grigsby | $1,023 | $1,354 | 32.4% |
| Thomas Peterson | $7,436 | $1,339 | -82% |
| Billy Ray Bohannon | $4,179 | $1,333 | -68.1% |
| James T. Pitcock | $7,984 | $1,330 | -83.3% |
| Michael T. Stodghill | $5,434 | $1,308 | -75.9% |
| Michael Pulliam | $5,797 | $1,296 | -77.6% |
| Bruce E. Smith | $17,120 | $1,252 | -92.7% |
| Fred Rothenburger | $8,178 | $1,245 | -84.8% |
| Jonathan M. Scott | $3,918 | $1,223 | -68.8% |
| Sherrill L. Hoover Jr. | $7,898 | $1,209 | -84.7% |
| Al Dietrich Jr. | $4,345 | $1,206 | -72.2% |
| William C. Debord | $6,548 | $1,180 | -82% |
| Violet Stalker | $3,924 | $1,164 | -70.3% |
| Richard Redinger | $5,007 | $1,160 | -76.8% |
| Joe H. Pedigo | $3,334 | $1,143 | -65.7% |
| Philip W. Tripp | $3,983 | $1,127 | -71.7% |
| George K. Eisenback | $3,229 | $1,110 | -65.6% |
| Mark McCall | $2,109 | $1,092 | -48.2% |
| Michael D. Bohannon | $4,179 | $1,073 | -74.3% |
| Randall J. Magallon | $6,691 | $1,070 | -84% |
| Nicholas Harbin | $3,278 | $1,066 | -67.5% |
| Phyllis Stratton | $3,628 | $1,060 | -70.8% |
| Mark Lecompte | $4,708 | $1,046 | -77.8% |
| Hunter Reames Purnell | $265 | $1,042 | 293.2% |
| Glenn Long | $2,196 | $1,030 | -53.1% |
| Jimmy Lafollette | $4,047 | $1,007 | -75.1% |
| Twin Springs, LLC | $3,803 | $1,007 | -73.5% |
| Irvin J. Kupper Jr. | $5,779 | $979 | -83.1% |
| Bobby Davis | $4,554 | $936 | -79.4% |
| John Jesse | $3,949 | $931 | -76.4% |
| Steven Jeff Bennett | $3,520 | $916 | -74% |
| Mary S. Clarke | $0 | $906 | -- |
| Lucas S. Branham | $4,198 | $892 | -78.8% |
| Booker Robison, LLC | $5,416 | $880 | -83.8% |
| Kevin S. Armstrong | $4,433 | $874 | -80.3% |
| J. T. Whitaker and Sons Farm, LLC | $3,294 | $863 | -73.8% |
| Michael A. Douglas | $2,420 | $857 | -64.6% |
| Rita Nation | $3,157 | $829 | -73.7% |
| Eric S. Butler | $5,668 | $800 | -85.9% |
| John Thompson | $2,211 | $797 | -64% |
| Steven Lynn Jeffries | $5,285 | $796 | -84.9% |
| Randy Wells | $4,504 | $790 | -82.5% |
| Ronnie Webb | $3,058 | $782 | -74.4% |
| John F. Akers | $0 | $782 | -- |
| Donald L. Turner | $6,414 | $777 | -87.9% |
| Lon Shepherd | $3,190 | $776 | -75.7% |
| Duvall Burk | $4,430 | $774 | -82.5% |
| Stephanie Prater Walton | $2,663 | $768 | -71.2% |
| Brandon Mitchell | $4,701 | $766 | -83.7% |
| Rondal Dawson | $5,328 | $758 | -85.8% |
| David Miller | $2,580 | $757 | -70.7% |
| Anna Ruth Hammond | $3,607 | $738 | -79.5% |
| James E. White Jr. | $6,269 | $688 | -89% |
| Melissa Shaver | $3,154 | $686 | -78.2% |
| William R. Moore | $4,204 | $664 | -84.2% |
| William Middelton Jr. | $3,785 | $661 | -82.5% |
| Edward Gibson Gallrein | $0 | $660 | -- |
| Frank L. Kelley | $2,244 | $650 | -71% |
| Gene Witt | $3,323 | $627 | -81.1% |
| Larry G. Curry | $2,574 | $613 | -76.2% |
| James B. Insco | $5,188 | $612 | -88.2% |
| Richard L. Shaw | $2,057 | $586 | -71.5% |
| Tyler Bitzer | $1,122 | $586 | -47.8% |
| Albert Bissmeyer | $1,584 | $565 | -64.3% |
| Lecompte Farms, LLC | $3,583 | $555 | -84.5% |
| Jacob Grant Melton | $2,178 | $544 | -75% |
| Megan Lynn Harbin | $4,075 | $520 | -87.2% |
| Justin Cornell | $142 | $518 | 264.8% |
| RME, LLC | $461 | $513 | 11.3% |
| Mark Jesse | $2,896 | $512 | -82.3% |
| Christopher W. Reese | $2,589 | $506 | -80.5% |
| Annette M. Pulliam | $2,849 | $500 | -82.4% |
| Eddie Stallings | $3,936 | $498 | -87.3% |
| Ann Mullins | $2,068 | $498 | -75.9% |
| Brandan K. Nutter | $2,182 | $484 | -77.8% |
| Matt Roberts | $1,122 | $484 | -56.9% |
| Judy H. Floyd | $3,242 | $483 | -85.1% |
| Carroll P. Cunningham | $2,024 | $481 | -76.2% |
| Aaron Kolt Bitzer | $993 | $466 | -53.1% |
| Sandra N. Barnett | $2,002 | $464 | -76.8% |
| Steven Lewis | $3,313 | $464 | -86% |
| James M. Smith | $396 | $439 | 10.9% |
| Thomas Hammond | $2,401 | $424 | -82.3% |
| Bella Farms, LLC | $1,230 | $414 | -66.3% |
| Hugh Scott Riddell | $5,060 | $408 | -91.9% |
| Clint S. Kimbrough | $2,408 | $400 | -83.4% |
| Michelle Darrow | $3,346 | $397 | -88.1% |
| Roger C. Early | $1,749 | $360 | -79.4% |
| Scott Lecompte | $2,430 | $356 | -85.3% |
| The Burnice Richardson & Pauline Richardson Family Trust | $265 | $354 | 33.6% |
| John C. Bitzer | $660 | $345 | -47.7% |
| Nace Huber | $0 | $340 | -- |
| Mike Stallings | $1,987 | $322 | -83.8% |
| Charles R. Reese | $1,419 | $315 | -77.8% |
| Gregory Sageser | $1,551 | $308 | -80.1% |
| Ralph W. Evitts | $721 | $304 | -57.8% |
| Judy Price Stout | $1,103 | $298 | -73% |
| Nathan Poole | $4,093 | $297 | -92.7% |
| Elie Russell | $4,976 | $287 | -94.2% |
| William D. Jennings | $1,474 | $284 | -80.7% |
| Barry Webb | $1,276 | $277 | -78.3% |
| James A. Singleton | $87 | $276 | 217.2% |
| Gilmore Dutton III | $1,041 | $268 | -74.3% |
| Kenneth Harrod | $1,104 | $259 | -76.5% |
| Lawrence A. Dietrich | $2,005 | $259 | -87.1% |
| Joanne Robertson | $1,210 | $253 | -79.1% |
| Brandon D. Bradley | $594 | $249 | -58.1% |
| Robert D. Hughes | $323 | $243 | -24.8% |
| Caroline H. Schulz | $1,360 | $239 | -82.4% |
| Steve Bradley | $1,804 | $239 | -86.8% |
| William Thomas Hardesty | $1,089 | $218 | -80% |
| Eddie W. Smith | $1,144 | $218 | -80.9% |
| Jackson Tolle | $1,220 | $212 | -82.6% |
| Wesley Clemmons | $1,533 | $204 | -86.7% |
| Artie Morris | $463 | $199 | -57% |
| William Webb | $2,910 | $190 | -93.5% |
| James R. Price Jr. | $641 | $186 | -71% |
| Paula Smith | $814 | $183 | -77.5% |
| Mccoun Farm, LLC | $16,046 | $182 | -98.9% |
| Jason Armstrong | $902 | $180 | -80% |
| Janice McKinney | $1,398 | $164 | -88.3% |
| R. J. Hill III | $1,425 | $159 | -88.8% |
| Steven Morris | $1,310 | $156 | -88.1% |
| James G. Davis | $1,696 | $142 | -91.6% |
| Linda F. Jennings | $777 | $138 | -82.2% |
| Rachel King | $506 | $127 | -74.9% |
| Thomas E. Hedden | $231 | $116 | -49.8% |
| Ernestine Jennings | $0 | $107 | -- |
| Alberta Dietrich | $0 | $106 | -- |
| Adam Brown | $1,238 | $104 | -91.6% |
| James H. Minor | $1,250 | $104 | -91.7% |
| Heritage House Farms, LLC | $198 | $99 | -50% |
| Daniel C. Rutledge | $0 | $85 | -- |
| Josh Pulliam | $410 | $83 | -79.8% |
| Marion Junior Pulliam | $308 | $83 | -73.1% |
| Randall G. Thayer | $28 | $80 | 185.7% |
| Samuel D. Lafferty | $2,219 | $74 | -96.7% |
| Charles Sipes | $1,679 | $73 | -95.7% |
| Gregory S. Holladay | $194 | $69 | -64.4% |
| Gary Jesse | $132 | $67 | -49.2% |
| Douglas Ray Cape | $1,154 | $63 | -94.5% |
| Brian D. Colebank | $238 | $58 | -75.6% |
| Julie Hammond | $0 | $54 | -- |
| Scott E. Stalker | $41 | $54 | 31.7% |
| Chris Manning | $264 | $52 | -80.3% |
| Elizabeth A. Waldridge | $0 | $46 | -- |
| Bonnie B. Jacobs | $125 | $41 | -67.2% |
| Nathan Pulliam | $135 | $17 | -87.4% |
| Vicki L. Hoover | $0 | $14 | -- |
| Judi Sageser | $158 | $11 | -93% |
| Alvin Brock Lisby | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan T. Ingram | $932 | $0 | -100% |
| C. K. Jay | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Griffin Huelsman | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Debbie Ellis | $3,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris G. Lecompte | $541 | $0 | -100% |
| Doug Taylor | $3,740 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin Dale McGaughey | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Emily Bolin | $557 | $0 | -100% |
| Fire FLY Farm, LLC | $1,463 | $0 | -100% |
| Gladys C. Nethery | $2,268 | $0 | -100% |
| Homestead Acres of Finchville, LLC | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Gowin | $361 | $0 | -100% |
| James H. Brewer | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy Largen | $956 | $0 | -100% |
| Jones L. Dennison | $5,877 | $0 | -100% |
| Kalmey Dairy Farm, LLC | $313 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy Smith | $136 | $0 | -100% |
| Kiesler Farm North, Inc. | $7,835 | $0 | -100% |
| Langley Farms, LLC | $76,723 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Brandenburg | $1,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie McCarthy | $16 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda M. Jamison | $82 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd Shaver | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Logan Spencer Stalker | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Loretta J. Rogers | $50 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Andrew Redinger | $1,706 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary First | $2,081 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Shields | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Maurice D. Risner | $650 | $0 | -100% |
| Mcmullan Family PTNSHP, Ltd. | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Cody Brister | $592 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Scott Hardin | $135 | $0 | -100% |
| Michelle F. Canning | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Pat Stucker | $585 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul David Heightchew | $912 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy J. Tipton | $52 | $0 | -100% |
| Phil Barnett | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| R. E. Waldridge | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert P. Dorgan | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Petrucci | $45,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger K Waters | $341 | $0 | -100% |
| Sageser PTNSHP, Ltd. | $2,434 | $0 | -100% |
| Skinner Farms, LLC | $2,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephanie A. Tucker | $453 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen Weakley | $105 | $0 | -100% |
| Suzanne H. Insco | $7,878 | $0 | -100% |
| TG Farms, LLC | $28,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Abbott | $1,982 | $0 | -100% |
| William McKinney | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Wm K. Smith | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Alcorn | $1,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Karla Gibbs | $3,004 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Roadcap | $292 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Edwards | $1,994 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin B. Maeser | $3,828 | $0 | -100% |
| William R. Tichenor | $48 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,467,948 | $1,583,695 | -71% |
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