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In 2021, 295 farmers in cities within Rutherford County received a total of $946,551 in 419 farm subsidies, a 59.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.4 million in 847 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 Rutherford County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Flavors, Inc. | $0 | $156,257 | -- |
| Hutchinson Farms | $212,105 | $80,117 | -62.2% |
| Goodman Sod and Planting Company | $217,306 | $61,310 | -71.8% |
| Smith Brothers Farms | $152,254 | $57,649 | -62.1% |
| Brandon Michael Whitt | $144,025 | $55,912 | -61.2% |
| Donald Blankenship | $116,312 | $33,671 | -71.1% |
| Hutch Four Farms | $97,929 | $33,202 | -66.1% |
| Jones Farm, LLC | $40,072 | $31,520 | -21.3% |
| J & M Sumner Family Trust | $20,586 | $20,586 | 0% |
| Saundra K. Collins | $15,909 | $19,907 | 25.1% |
| Lionel C. Helweg | $11,798 | $12,768 | 8.2% |
| James R. Campbell | $49,665 | $11,576 | -76.7% |
| Timothy H. Shirey | $12,221 | $11,154 | -8.7% |
| Sammy N. Powell | $28,002 | $9,781 | -65.1% |
| Horace Jackson | $30,148 | $9,707 | -67.8% |
| Anita Ann Prescott Rev Trustee | $15,285 | $9,102 | -40.5% |
| Gus L. Hargett Jr. | $8,527 | $8,527 | 0% |
| James R. Boyce | $26,626 | $7,722 | -71% |
| Holbrook Farm | $20,715 | $7,506 | -63.8% |
| Tammy Quigley | $0 | $7,303 | -- |
| Kimberley Holweger | $0 | $7,303 | -- |
| David W. Turner | $19,691 | $7,178 | -63.5% |
| Helen A. Rice | $0 | $6,307 | -- |
| McDaniel Bros Farms | $10,728 | $6,149 | -42.7% |
| Jerry Simpson-Jerry & Carolyn Simpson Joint Trust | $6,365 | $6,118 | -3.9% |
| Benjamin Epps Hord | $28,368 | $6,076 | -78.6% |
| Richard Bradley | $19,597 | $5,985 | -69.5% |
| Cody Matthew Adgent | $12,107 | $5,539 | -54.2% |
| James Jacobs | $19,965 | $4,980 | -75.1% |
| Roy F. Hanna | $4,799 | $4,594 | -4.3% |
| Sam J. Carlton | $59,265 | $4,524 | -92.4% |
| Darrell Milby | $18,601 | $4,284 | -77% |
| Peggy W. Williamson | $4,943 | $4,143 | -16.2% |
| Ernie Herrod | $3,296 | $4,084 | 23.9% |
| Prairiewinds Farm, LLC | $3,990 | $3,921 | -1.7% |
| Melvin Adams | $11,198 | $3,577 | -68.1% |
| Dennis Birky | $4,821 | $3,423 | -29% |
| John H. Taylor | $19,467 | $3,332 | -82.9% |
| Gorsett Farms, LLP | $4,485 | $3,259 | -27.3% |
| Charles William Wendt Estate | $4,683 | $3,252 | -30.6% |
| Cheryl K. Rice | $1,903 | $3,209 | 68.6% |
| Jeanne P. Curry | $11,080 | $3,115 | -71.9% |
| Rollins Farms, LLC | $3,104 | $3,104 | 0% |
| Tommy H. Taylor | $15,125 | $3,091 | -79.6% |
| Marshall G. Scarbrough | $3,029 | $3,029 | 0% |
| Jeremy Woodside | $12,210 | $2,990 | -75.5% |
| Thomas Dale Bryson | $0 | $2,860 | -- |
| James W. Jernigan Jr. | $8,320 | $2,776 | -66.6% |
| Marvin Family Partnership | $6,748 | $2,686 | -60.2% |
| Josie Scales | $9,130 | $2,660 | -70.9% |
| Russell H. Irwin | $2,628 | $2,643 | 0.6% |
| Donald Edwards | $5,709 | $2,584 | -54.7% |
| Shelby C. Moore | $2,490 | $2,490 | 0% |
| Estate of Katherine C Wright | $0 | $2,455 | -- |
| Jerry C. Neitzel | $4,035 | $2,448 | -39.3% |
| Mary Ann Powell | $8,514 | $2,441 | -71.3% |
| Mitchell Robinson | $11,728 | $2,426 | -79.3% |
| James P. McKnight Jr. | $9,230 | $2,206 | -76.1% |
| J. C. Hankins | $10,550 | $2,096 | -80.1% |
| Jason Makuch | $0 | $2,090 | -- |
| Teresa Edwards | $2,714 | $2,046 | -24.6% |
| Glenn Dodd | $8,877 | $1,993 | -77.5% |
| Billy W. Banner | $8,228 | $1,928 | -76.6% |
| Ernest G. Burgess | $6,589 | $1,863 | -71.7% |
| Lou Ann Ayer | $6,876 | $1,813 | -73.6% |
| M Maxine Strawn Trust | $980 | $1,735 | 77% |
| Don Haynes Lamb | $8,420 | $1,720 | -79.6% |
| Ricke L. Mallory | $1,692 | $1,692 | 0% |
| Donna K. Smith | $4,829 | $1,672 | -65.4% |
| McAllen Finley | $8,056 | $1,599 | -80.2% |
| William H. Price | $2,710 | $1,579 | -41.7% |
| Tim Keach | $8,207 | $1,540 | -81.2% |
| Brandy Betts | $1,531 | $1,534 | 0.2% |
| Dale B. Patterson | $6,150 | $1,523 | -75.2% |
| Derrick Lynch | $12,457 | $1,502 | -87.9% |
| Karen Brummer | $1,492 | $1,492 | 0% |
| Bill Armstrong | $4,334 | $1,481 | -65.8% |
| Lawrence Allen Lundstrom | $2,945 | $1,468 | -50.2% |
| Frank Beard | $8,515 | $1,457 | -82.9% |
| Darlene A. Bowman | $887 | $1,425 | 60.7% |
| Marlin K. Winters | $6,152 | $1,422 | -76.9% |
| Marilyn Ault | $3,321 | $1,413 | -57.5% |
| Margaret O. Keach | $0 | $1,390 | -- |
| John B. Mankin Jr. | $6,525 | $1,375 | -78.9% |
| Rucker-Donnell Foundation | $3,011 | $1,364 | -54.7% |
| Stanley Hasty | $0 | $1,359 | -- |
| George Murphy | $6,072 | $1,343 | -77.9% |
| C & H Farms | $6,332 | $1,338 | -78.9% |
| Vina Sue Winstead | $5,228 | $1,333 | -74.5% |
| John Pennington | $688 | $1,321 | 92% |
| David J. Augustin | $1,312 | $1,312 | 0% |
| Harry Reed | $6,369 | $1,305 | -79.5% |
| Eddie Tidwell and Julie Tidwell Living Truse Julie | $0 | $1,302 | -- |
| Ricky Dunaway | $6,171 | $1,272 | -79.4% |
| Calvin Holweger Jr. | $1,838 | $1,245 | -32.3% |
| Jimmy Smotherman | $6,539 | $1,242 | -81% |
| Don Richardson | $2,551 | $1,199 | -53% |
| John Beninga | $786 | $1,191 | 51.5% |
| Beverly Phillips Sharpe | $1,147 | $1,147 | 0% |
| Andrew J Matthews Living Trust | $6,841 | $1,143 | -83.3% |
| Rebecca H Lucier-Cowan | $2,804 | $1,135 | -59.5% |
| Robert C. Hyde | $2,804 | $1,135 | -59.5% |
| Bobby Holbrook | $6,909 | $1,132 | -83.6% |
| Larry E. Ward | $1,120 | $1,120 | 0% |
| Charles R. Patterson | $6,066 | $1,116 | -81.6% |
| Norman Bennett II | $1,323 | $1,112 | -15.9% |
| Donna M. Flowers | $2,239 | $1,108 | -50.5% |
| Joan P. Collier | $3,831 | $1,092 | -71.5% |
| George S. Hester | $2,347 | $1,081 | -53.9% |
| Brian Carmouche | $3,205 | $1,071 | -66.6% |
| Andrew Jarratt Jr. | $1,947 | $1,056 | -45.8% |
| Jackie Jamison | $3,707 | $1,055 | -71.5% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $1,050 | -- |
| Ricky E. Robinson | $5,390 | $1,038 | -80.7% |
| Douglas Jerry Collins | $4,007 | $993 | -75.2% |
| Cynthia J. Browne | $2,122 | $990 | -53.3% |
| Bart Yeargan | $4,356 | $986 | -77.4% |
| Illinois Farming Investments, LLC | $2,357 | $982 | -58.3% |
| John T. Merritt | $1,235 | $981 | -20.6% |
| Robert L. Edde | $2,498 | $953 | -61.8% |
| Wayne Allen | $9,336 | $916 | -90.2% |
| John Thomas Patillo | $5,548 | $912 | -83.6% |
| Joe Steiner | $9,132 | $911 | -90% |
| Bridget Thomas | $3,610 | $898 | -75.1% |
| Robert Patterson | $5,528 | $885 | -84% |
| Don Roland | $1,650 | $877 | -46.8% |
| John K. Lane | $3,531 | $875 | -75.2% |
| Jordan Dairy Farm Partnership | $3,542 | $848 | -76.1% |
| Ellen L. Franks | $0 | $826 | -- |
| Dale Floyd | $1,815 | $820 | -54.8% |
| Lynn McGuire | $1,166 | $813 | -30.3% |
| Lee-Etta Cadotte | $1,363 | $810 | -40.6% |
| John Vance Sweeney | $4,669 | $793 | -83% |
| Norma Jean Wiese Credit Shelter B Trustee | $3,606 | $791 | -78.1% |
| Thomas Daniel Crawford | $7,068 | $790 | -88.8% |
| Frances W. Dunne | $0 | $789 | -- |
| Bill Finney | $1,256 | $782 | -37.7% |
| Wilkins M. Williamson III | $1,387 | $768 | -44.6% |
| Trey Belton | $4,102 | $764 | -81.4% |
| Michael Wayne Bell | $2,910 | $760 | -73.9% |
| Clarence Terry Warren | $1,362 | $755 | -44.6% |
| Darwin D. Griva | $1,793 | $752 | -58.1% |
| Norma Hughes | $761 | $747 | -1.8% |
| Robert Dale Robison | $2,673 | $738 | -72.4% |
| Tyrone Ridley | $3,024 | $730 | -75.9% |
| Bill Bracy | $3,575 | $717 | -79.9% |
| IRRV Special Needs Trust FBO Melissa P Cummins | $709 | $709 | 0% |
| Laurel Maples | $2,376 | $707 | -70.2% |
| Mary Jane Lavender | $496 | $696 | 40.3% |
| David M. Dunaway | $4,669 | $695 | -85.1% |
| Carol Shell | $4,897 | $692 | -85.9% |
| Roger Byron Alsup | $4,631 | $677 | -85.4% |
| Kyle Parker | $3,965 | $657 | -83.4% |
| Martha M. Wolfe | $1,148 | $651 | -43.3% |
| John Steidinger | $2,530 | $647 | -74.4% |
| Gary D. Pitts | $2,728 | $642 | -76.5% |
| Ann L. Rawlins | $2,273 | $634 | -72.1% |
| Timothy Walker | $0 | $633 | -- |
| Paul M. Dyer | $2,629 | $613 | -76.7% |
| Jerry E. Goff | $1,694 | $611 | -63.9% |
| Jerry O. Todd | $2,882 | $610 | -78.8% |
| Albert Gordon Barnhill | $5,123 | $608 | -88.1% |
| Joyce Wilson | $892 | $608 | -31.8% |
| Ricky J. Goad | $1,100 | $606 | -44.9% |
| Alan Garner | $3,414 | $598 | -82.5% |
| Josh Howland | $1,089 | $592 | -45.6% |
| Sheryl Leverette | $1,935 | $577 | -70.2% |
| Lottie Hall | $539 | $572 | 6.1% |
| Wayne J. Reburn | $555 | $558 | 0.5% |
| Betty J. Gray | $1,973 | $556 | -71.8% |
| Arnold Alexander | $2,281 | $556 | -75.6% |
| William Brent Ogles | $1,903 | $552 | -71% |
| Thomas G. Burgess | $1,881 | $552 | -70.7% |
| Jimmie Green Thompson Jr. | $2,112 | $550 | -74% |
| Christopher Wayne Threet | $3,328 | $540 | -83.8% |
| James D. Allen | $3,328 | $540 | -83.8% |
| Jonathan K. Burgess | $1,815 | $518 | -71.5% |
| Keith Bryson | $2,875 | $516 | -82.1% |
| Bryan Ary | $1,414 | $512 | -63.8% |
| Bloomsbury Farm, LLC | $13,380 | $510 | -96.2% |
| Merritt Farms | $1,194 | $510 | -57.3% |
| Thomas C. Woodring | $1,666 | $509 | -69.4% |
| Irvin D. Abernathy | $2,244 | $504 | -77.5% |
| Charles Randall Cary | $499 | $499 | 0% |
| David Y. McGee | $486 | $486 | 0% |
| William L. Ikard | $0 | $474 | -- |
| Jay Bunt | $10,900 | $464 | -95.7% |
| Kelley J. Morton | $1,056 | $460 | -56.4% |
| Gregory Hollis Kelley | $1,804 | $458 | -74.6% |
| Thomas B. Gentry | $1,023 | $453 | -55.7% |
| George Kelley | $1,719 | $447 | -74% |
| Royce Gienger | $939 | $432 | -54% |
| Melvin W. Brack | $989 | $416 | -57.9% |
| Barbara Guerdett | $567 | $409 | -27.9% |
| Raymond Guerdett | $566 | $409 | -27.7% |
| Billy K. Tenpenny | $2,010 | $408 | -79.7% |
| James Morton | $990 | $405 | -59.1% |
| Dan W. Adams | $701 | $396 | -43.5% |
| Dianne S. Hanna | $392 | $392 | 0% |
| Joseph H Daniel Exempt Family Trust U/W | $0 | $388 | -- |
| Janice W. Johns | $183 | $379 | 107.1% |
| Frances N. Miller | $369 | $369 | 0% |
| Amanda Johnson Tanner | $1,865 | $367 | -80.3% |
| Robert Allen O'Brien | $1,869 | $366 | -80.4% |
| William Christopher Cooper | $2,060 | $362 | -82.4% |
| Julie Baxter | $360 | $360 | 0% |
| Melissa B. Starkey | $2,692 | $358 | -86.7% |
| Patricia Hartley | $517 | $358 | -30.8% |
| Gary Cantrell | $731 | $349 | -52.3% |
| Mike Ingle | $1,583 | $346 | -78.1% |
| Adam Werme | $1,332 | $340 | -74.5% |
| David Jones | $1,738 | $336 | -80.7% |
| Karen Milligan | $537 | $334 | -37.8% |
| John Hodge Jones | $1,139 | $333 | -70.8% |
| J. R. Kieffer | $1,606 | $332 | -79.3% |
| Linda H. Postiglione | $894 | $328 | -63.3% |
| Mark Wood | $2,850 | $328 | -88.5% |
| Robert L. Schaffer | $933 | $328 | -64.8% |
| Joanne Hudson | $363 | $325 | -10.5% |
| Don G. Harrison | $323 | $323 | 0% |
| Stanley Mahon Jr. | $1,397 | $312 | -77.7% |
| Betsy K. Redmon | $1,133 | $310 | -72.6% |
| Rita K. Hoskins | $711 | $310 | -56.4% |
| Mark Adams | $1,166 | $308 | -73.6% |
| Kimberly Baker | $2,399 | $301 | -87.5% |
| Ron Hamby | $1,636 | $299 | -81.7% |
| Roy Tucker | $2,057 | $297 | -85.6% |
| Billy Davenport | $883 | $287 | -67.5% |
| Charles E. Eaton | $1,199 | $270 | -77.5% |
| Hazel & Crafton | $1,653 | $266 | -83.9% |
| Dennis Kelley | $1,634 | $263 | -83.9% |
| John Robinson | $4,457 | $263 | -94.1% |
| Jason Maupin | $1,474 | $259 | -82.4% |
| Nancy Ruth Carr | $714 | $255 | -64.3% |
| Michael D. Wade | $648 | $246 | -62% |
| Justin France | $1,166 | $242 | -79.2% |
| Rose Jedlicki | $1,927 | $242 | -87.4% |
| Richard Tune | $531 | $224 | -57.8% |
| Jeffery M. Adams | $746 | $222 | -70.2% |
| Ruby V. Ross | $365 | $218 | -40.3% |
| James Lincoln Butler Jr. | $330 | $217 | -34.2% |
| Paul Howard Dement | $484 | $214 | -55.8% |
| Guy Earl Adkins | $825 | $214 | -74.1% |
| Jeannetta Tignor | $0 | $212 | -- |
| Earl Lamb | $1,471 | $207 | -85.9% |
| John H. Phillips | $2,245 | $204 | -90.9% |
| James R. Bryant | $421 | $200 | -52.5% |
| Dennis Jungman | $369 | $197 | -46.6% |
| James H. Jacobs II | $10,335 | $190 | -98.2% |
| Jennifer Finley | $188 | $188 | 0% |
| Christopher Prince | $1,122 | $187 | -83.3% |
| Kendall Key | $1,158 | $181 | -84.4% |
| Marsha Gardner | $400 | $181 | -54.8% |
| Thomas Jackson Haynes | $643 | $178 | -72.3% |
| Cecil Lynch | $301 | $174 | -42.2% |
| Jay E. Young | $322 | $171 | -46.9% |
| Wendell Mingle | $759 | $171 | -77.5% |
| Roger Cowan | $448 | $166 | -62.9% |
| Kerry M. Frields | $341 | $159 | -53.4% |
| Michael K. McCrary | $693 | $157 | -77.3% |
| Daniel Tomberlain | $1,189 | $156 | -86.9% |
| Adam Holsted | $1,794 | $155 | -91.4% |
| Cynthia L Farmer Living Trust | $438 | $153 | -65.1% |
| Linda J. Argo | $838 | $148 | -82.3% |
| David W. Garrard | $598 | $133 | -77.8% |
| Lisa G Luscinski | $567 | $133 | -76.5% |
| Judith Ann Violette Trust | $365 | $121 | -66.8% |
| Larry Douglas Brandon | $752 | $121 | -83.9% |
| Regina Stephens | $396 | $121 | -69.4% |
| Chuck Darnell | $1,467 | $120 | -91.8% |
| Lanny Turner | $536 | $120 | -77.6% |
| James D. Webb | $238 | $117 | -50.8% |
| Lucy M. Matthews | $948 | $115 | -87.9% |
| Linda Lyle | $198 | $112 | -43.4% |
| Michael Hester | $460 | $111 | -75.9% |
| Joseph Taylor | $688 | $107 | -84.4% |
| Margie Jennings | $292 | $100 | -65.8% |
| Brian L. Drake | $273 | $94 | -65.6% |
| Ken E. Deer | $451 | $90 | -80% |
| Joel Parks | $85 | $85 | 0% |
| John Scott Williamson | $540 | $83 | -84.6% |
| Emily Anne Kelly | $238 | $77 | -67.6% |
| Sarah Ellen Wells | $236 | $77 | -67.4% |
| Bobbie Sue Shelton | $259 | $53 | -79.5% |
| Betty Mullins | $6,028 | $52 | -99.1% |
| Keith Allbritten | $174 | $48 | -72.4% |
| Gary Key | $119 | $44 | -63% |
| Russell Key | $119 | $44 | -63% |
| Jared S Fuller Trust | $0 | $37 | -- |
| Cathy Marie Haislip Parr Vaughn | $70 | $27 | -61.4% |
| Christopher Schafer | $0 | $23 | -- |
| Donald L. Merritt | $0 | $15 | -- |
| Beverley Claxton | $81 | $14 | -82.7% |
| Sharon Davis | $8 | $10 | 25% |
| Leigh Ann Duck | $0 | $3 | -- |
| David Rowland | $5,005 | $0 | -100% |
| James Jason Ladd | $4,896 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor Crawford | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Lynn McGee | $215 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Dale Owen | $240 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyrice Thaxton | $86 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Wright Prentice | $891 | $0 | -100% |
| Addiesue Webb | $788 | $0 | -100% |
| Anita Ridgley | $631 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie Krieg Black | $297 | $0 | -100% |
| Cathey S. Wiley | $123 | $0 | -100% |
| Colhouer Farms, LLC | $380 | $0 | -100% |
| Don H. Turner | $298 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas A. Hilgers | $2,143 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Scott Weaver | $769 | $0 | -100% |
| Eddie Tidwell and Julie Tidwell L | $783 | $0 | -100% |
| Edna Caughron | $2,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $1,050 | $0 | -100% |
| George Dodson III | $77,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard T. Eades | $196 | $0 | -100% |
| J. C. Alexander | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Warden | $255 | $0 | -100% |
| James Larson Co Susan F. Larson | $2,793 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Butler Jr. | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerrold Pedigo | $14,651 | $0 | -100% |
| John L. Batey Jr. | $8,233 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph H Daniel Exempt Family Trustee | $917 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Jones | $63,172 | $0 | -100% |
| Keisha Leigh Norman | $130 | $0 | -100% |
| Kendell Sevits | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Lila K. Rich | $4,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Postiglione | $54 | $0 | -100% |
| Lula B. Clark | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Maxine M. Strawn | $2,963 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Barrett | $286 | $0 | -100% |
| Melba McClelland | $78 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael David Snyder | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger J. Collins | $50 | $0 | -100% |
| Saundra Collins | $3,948 | $0 | -100% |
| Saundra M. Harper | $548 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Ridgley | $631 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Jones | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Rowlett | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Arnold | $3,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Eddy Tune | $5,058 | $0 | -100% |
| James V. Blevins | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan T. Garland | $2,683 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,359,121 | $946,551 | -59.9% |
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