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In 2021, 192 farmers in cities within Chester County received a total of $846,363 in 326 farm subsidies, a 63.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.3 million in 584 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 Chester County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Family Farms Partnership | $181,339 | $73,887 | -59.3% |
| Faulkner Family Farms | $176,396 | $68,563 | -61.1% |
| Chris L. Grissom | $174,684 | $67,946 | -61.1% |
| Billy Wayne Morrison | $100,137 | $49,007 | -51.1% |
| Moore J. A. Farms | $24,501 | $40,546 | 65.5% |
| Moore Family Farms | $14,157 | $38,248 | 170.2% |
| William Thomas Colbert Jr. | $124,811 | $36,900 | -70.4% |
| Timothy A. Colbert | $124,276 | $36,814 | -70.4% |
| Jerry Thomas Farms and Logging, LLC | $0 | $34,412 | -- |
| Rusty Harris | $109,127 | $31,251 | -71.4% |
| Donald M. Terry | $112,625 | $30,270 | -73.1% |
| Shannon Earl Terry | $92,302 | $30,217 | -67.3% |
| Jeffrey C. Harris | $72,402 | $26,957 | -62.8% |
| Bradley Crouse | $36,488 | $13,065 | -64.2% |
| Anthony Beene | $33,923 | $12,834 | -62.2% |
| Sammy Beene | $33,610 | $12,834 | -61.8% |
| Robert A. Smith | $33,384 | $11,446 | -65.7% |
| Chadwick A. Lott | $35,581 | $11,028 | -69% |
| Jimmy Cooper | $33,769 | $8,640 | -74.4% |
| John Allen Moore | $127,720 | $7,584 | -94.1% |
| Clay Britt Siler | $7,028 | $7,028 | 0% |
| Ann G. Morrison | $11,536 | $6,252 | -45.8% |
| Adrian Drew Rowland | $14,967 | $5,783 | -61.4% |
| Robert Leonard Rowsey | $7,946 | $5,670 | -28.6% |
| Mark A. Segerson | $15,721 | $5,565 | -64.6% |
| John Michael Barclay | $7,661 | $5,427 | -29.2% |
| Jerry Thomas | $23,964 | $5,421 | -77.4% |
| Jason Crouse | $11,093 | $5,097 | -54.1% |
| Dennis Graves | $4,843 | $4,843 | 0% |
| Joy McKinnon | $4,587 | $4,587 | 0% |
| W. D. Mayfield | $10,866 | $4,111 | -62.2% |
| Thomas Winbush | $11,795 | $3,822 | -67.6% |
| Shannon Miller | $4,924 | $3,630 | -26.3% |
| Todd R. Terry | $7,593 | $3,524 | -53.6% |
| Siler Family Trust | $0 | $3,240 | -- |
| Joseph A. Stack | $7,515 | $3,144 | -58.2% |
| Larry J. McPeake | $22,942 | $2,785 | -87.9% |
| Nancy L. Thomas | $3,105 | $2,708 | -12.8% |
| Charles Terry | $25,871 | $2,587 | -90% |
| The Cooper Family Trust | $12,798 | $2,528 | -80.2% |
| Hunter R. Faulkner | $5,943 | $2,430 | -59.1% |
| Joe S. Morrison | $7,480 | $2,415 | -67.7% |
| Jason Bryan Hearn | $13,273 | $2,375 | -82.1% |
| Freed-Hardeman College Farms | $4,092 | $2,334 | -43% |
| Phillip C. Rogers | $8,856 | $2,332 | -73.7% |
| Charles Hunter Callis | $2,312 | $2,312 | 0% |
| Patsy P. Bulliner | $2,884 | $2,295 | -20.4% |
| Randy Smith | $5,421 | $2,283 | -57.9% |
| Tony L. Thomas | $12,450 | $2,123 | -82.9% |
| Talmo Johnson | $7,482 | $2,090 | -72.1% |
| Kenneth R. Terry | $14,615 | $2,036 | -86.1% |
| James D. Davis | $1,999 | $1,999 | 0% |
| Philip H. Butler | $9,570 | $1,929 | -79.8% |
| Richard R. Kirby | $3,279 | $1,849 | -43.6% |
| Robert Earl Gann and Alice Lee Gann Irrevocable Trustee | $0 | $1,805 | -- |
| Sherri Hearn | $2,176 | $1,656 | -23.9% |
| Mary Estelle Jones | $4,095 | $1,646 | -59.8% |
| John M. Butler | $6,679 | $1,587 | -76.2% |
| Matthew J. Hearn | $21,182 | $1,584 | -92.5% |
| Dale Grimes | $1,500 | $1,500 | 0% |
| Richard Crowley | $0 | $1,489 | -- |
| Chad Cherry | $7,982 | $1,487 | -81.4% |
| John Howard Stewart | $4,730 | $1,466 | -69% |
| Harry A. Scott Jr. | $3,648 | $1,322 | -63.8% |
| Ricky D. Tedford | $1,672 | $1,301 | -22.2% |
| John M. Bishop | $5,023 | $1,253 | -75.1% |
| Ward Clifton Fry | $2,844 | $1,236 | -56.5% |
| Charles J. Beene | $3,038 | $1,234 | -59.4% |
| John Butler | $4,543 | $1,225 | -73% |
| Neal Smith | $4,648 | $1,174 | -74.7% |
| Bonnie Perkins | $1,152 | $1,152 | 0% |
| Robert W. Mayfield | $6,227 | $1,142 | -81.7% |
| Carolyn K. Johnson | $2,794 | $1,125 | -59.7% |
| Troy D. Kilzer | $2,794 | $1,125 | -59.7% |
| Gary Thomas | $4,926 | $1,091 | -77.9% |
| Tommy Naylor | $4,902 | $1,072 | -78.1% |
| James Kevin Smith | $1,063 | $1,063 | 0% |
| Judy Ruth | $1,063 | $1,063 | 0% |
| Julia F. Morrison | $1,711 | $1,041 | -39.2% |
| Willard L. Beshires | $1,323 | $988 | -25.3% |
| Sarah Holmes | $978 | $978 | 0% |
| Hunt Family Irrevocable Trust | $2,473 | $953 | -61.5% |
| David Ervin | $3,190 | $949 | -70.3% |
| Harold Douglas Thomas | $2,926 | $948 | -67.6% |
| Jason Henry | $0 | $941 | -- |
| Mike Cothren | $2,211 | $940 | -57.5% |
| Hunter Hemby | $3,856 | $930 | -75.9% |
| Mason Weaver | $503 | $912 | 81.3% |
| Paul Schwartz | $209 | $887 | 324.4% |
| Curtis Morrison | $2,227 | $874 | -60.8% |
| Jack Hunt | $7,385 | $874 | -88.2% |
| Elmer L. Maness | $971 | $865 | -10.9% |
| Bobby Mcearl | $942 | $859 | -8.8% |
| Lee Allen Trice | $1,767 | $850 | -51.9% |
| Hubert Terry Seaton and Wanda Mae Seaton Irrevocab | $0 | $838 | -- |
| Jason Lockridge | $214 | $834 | 289.7% |
| George Donald Clayton | $1,602 | $833 | -48% |
| Sheryl T. Pickett | $2,745 | $818 | -70.2% |
| Walter Cooper | $2,069 | $812 | -60.8% |
| Darron McHaney | $805 | $805 | 0% |
| Randy E. Crouse | $600 | $800 | 33.3% |
| Donald G. Davis | $1,900 | $762 | -59.9% |
| Jerry L. King | $4,202 | $762 | -81.9% |
| Shirley F. Hinson | $2,947 | $754 | -74.4% |
| Patricia Wheatley | $2,305 | $750 | -67.5% |
| Mark Foote | $0 | $748 | -- |
| Gail Hines S. Mayfield | $741 | $741 | 0% |
| John Robert Naylor | $1,778 | $717 | -59.7% |
| Donnie R. Patterson | $5,928 | $713 | -88% |
| Jimmy Tedford | $4,615 | $690 | -85% |
| Schmitt Family Trust | $1,827 | $679 | -62.8% |
| Philip A. Melton | $4,092 | $674 | -83.5% |
| Sherri Cherry | $1,690 | $668 | -60.5% |
| Susan S. Hendrix | $1,581 | $664 | -58% |
| Larry John Bingham | $2,189 | $656 | -70% |
| Toby Len Connor | $2,079 | $656 | -68.4% |
| Sarah Ellis | $1,239 | $652 | -47.4% |
| Larry Murley | $1,241 | $630 | -49.2% |
| Johnathan Ray Taylor | $2,629 | $628 | -76.1% |
| J. C. Emerson | $602 | $602 | 0% |
| The Beshires Family Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $599 | -- |
| Kermit Lofton | $1,277 | $580 | -54.6% |
| Steven Harris | $2,096 | $579 | -72.4% |
| Sandra Steed | $1,555 | $519 | -66.6% |
| Phil Hutcherson | $1,296 | $518 | -60% |
| Linda F. Skinner | $515 | $515 | 0% |
| David W. Morrison Jr. | $921 | $511 | -44.5% |
| Vicki Lynn Finley | $920 | $509 | -44.7% |
| Edward Jones | $1,359 | $491 | -63.9% |
| Jerry Morris Jr. | $1,881 | $490 | -74% |
| Kurt Russell | $851 | $462 | -45.7% |
| Lewis Thomas | $3,800 | $454 | -88.1% |
| Marcia A. Lamb | $1,360 | $448 | -67.1% |
| Kevin O. Hickman | $2,394 | $416 | -82.6% |
| Michael D. Dodd | $5,996 | $414 | -93.1% |
| Jason Beshires | $946 | $413 | -56.3% |
| Chester Properties, LLC | $2,102 | $397 | -81.1% |
| Johnny L. Beshires | $735 | $379 | -48.4% |
| Larry Cupples | $826 | $376 | -54.5% |
| Tanner Roy Beecham | $964 | $370 | -61.6% |
| Todd Brown | $1,408 | $362 | -74.3% |
| Jerry M. Gatley | $744 | $355 | -52.3% |
| William Chris Bullman | $1,371 | $335 | -75.6% |
| Michael S. Bolton | $781 | $326 | -58.3% |
| Beautaun Essary Marsh Estate | $428 | $302 | -29.4% |
| Craigery Jake Whitman | $4,437 | $300 | -93.2% |
| Phillip Cranford | $0 | $299 | -- |
| Charles D. Smith | $611 | $296 | -51.6% |
| Russell Kinard | $1,289 | $293 | -77.3% |
| Jackie Lane Thomas | $291 | $291 | 0% |
| Jack Allan Dingus | $1,078 | $284 | -73.7% |
| Roy G. Beecham | $660 | $284 | -57% |
| Jim E. Garland | $726 | $277 | -61.8% |
| Jeff Hunt | $580 | $262 | -54.8% |
| Mike Hunt | $580 | $262 | -54.8% |
| Carey Frix | $728 | $261 | -64.1% |
| Billy W. Faulkner | $441 | $258 | -41.5% |
| Paul E. Schwartz | $520 | $256 | -50.8% |
| Beverly Shears | $499 | $248 | -50.3% |
| Martha Mainard | $445 | $238 | -46.5% |
| Tony Burkhead | $281 | $231 | -17.8% |
| Christopher L. Beshires | $62 | $221 | 256.5% |
| David H. Maness | $1,010 | $212 | -79% |
| Julia Bolton | $417 | $207 | -50.4% |
| William C. Siler | $764 | $206 | -73% |
| Jeff C Mcearl | $0 | $204 | -- |
| James Palo Brown III | $204 | $202 | -1% |
| Roy M. Cox | $0 | $198 | -- |
| Jimmy D. Smith | $392 | $195 | -50.3% |
| Alexander Verduzco | $431 | $194 | -55% |
| Lloyd W. Russell | $374 | $188 | -49.7% |
| Janis P. McCall | $1,239 | $185 | -85.1% |
| Carolyn Beecham | $427 | $178 | -58.3% |
| Randy Cooper | $379 | $176 | -53.6% |
| Shirley Bain | $352 | $171 | -51.4% |
| Mr. Kenneth P. Poole | $2 | $158 | 7,800% |
| Phyllis A. Vandiver | $150 | $150 | 0% |
| Carol Schwartz Nash | $0 | $145 | -- |
| Wanda J. Stanfill | $290 | $143 | -50.7% |
| Mary Ann Phillips | $261 | $123 | -52.9% |
| John A. Morris Jr. | $0 | $121 | -- |
| Jimmy Dunn | $3,275 | $116 | -96.5% |
| Tex Ray Busby | $336 | $115 | -65.8% |
| Bessie Cupples | $264 | $107 | -59.5% |
| Don Busby | $343 | $105 | -69.4% |
| Larry J. Rowland | $276 | $94 | -65.9% |
| Jeffrey Smith | $0 | $88 | -- |
| Joanne Osborne | $61 | $82 | 34.4% |
| David Black | $1,311 | $78 | -94.1% |
| Beecham Family Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $34 | -- |
| Zachery M. Jones | $0 | $17 | -- |
| Marvin H. Pickens | $29 | $14 | -51.7% |
| Annette C. Pruiett | $781 | $0 | -100% |
| Britt A. Burkhead | $1,061 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlie C. Skinner | $388 | $0 | -100% |
| Clint Miller | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Hubert Terry Seaton and Wanda Mae | $687 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacky Barton Hunt | $11,874 | $0 | -100% |
| Jana Rae Mills | $2,325 | $0 | -100% |
| John Cody Moore | $106,117 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Earl Gann and Alice Lee GA | $1,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas W. Sills | $167 | $0 | -100% |
| Vicki Bussey | $489 | $0 | -100% |
| William H. Baldy | $883 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary Mcearl | $1,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,331,163 | $846,363 | -63.7% |
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