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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Henderson County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Henderson County received $2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 331 farmers in cities within Henderson County received a total of $1.1 million in 513 farm subsidies, a 66.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.1 million in 1,025 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 Henderson County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Ricky E. Blankenship$40,901$51,70026.4%
R & S Farms$143,489$51,160-64.3%
Martin H. Tolley III$326,371$49,616-84.8%
Billy W. Hatchett$123,920$35,639-71.2%
Randy Hayes$76,994$32,341-58%
Cody A. Todd$105,321$32,075-69.5%
Dennis Hays$58,421$30,743-47.4%
Randy D. Todd$66,406$30,091-54.7%
Matthew S. Hatchett$79,412$28,964-63.5%
Casey Youngerman$73,790$24,253-67.1%
Josh Eason$37,322$22,029-41%
Lloyd Edward Blankenship$47,878$21,677-54.7%
Mark L. Tolley$139,628$20,349-85.4%
Justin A. Gilliam$46,362$17,864-61.5%
Alex Johnson$42,115$17,646-58.1%
David Parker$36,443$16,953-53.5%
Charles H. McBride$16,078$16,0780%
Amis and Stone, Inc.$16,017$16,0170%
Justin L. Maness$43,279$15,531-64.1%
Alex R. Youngerman$61,878$14,845-76%
Tracye Kane$13,871$13,8710%
Sammy Pruitt$31,607$12,342-61%
Ted H. Phillips$31,935$11,170-65%
Gerald Goff$4,453$10,038125.4%
Mr. Larry Dean Shannon$12,990$10,020-22.9%
Candy Meadows Farms$43,508$9,556-78%
Patrick S. Lindsey$42,533$9,505-77.7%
Derek R. Snider$26,101$9,073-65.2%
Oleta Phillips$9,502$8,641-9.1%
Sean A. Cooper$8,572$8,5720%
Marvin L. Youngerman$36,819$8,424-77.1%
Roger Gilliam$34,536$8,180-76.3%
Jeff Reeves$18,464$8,064-56.3%
Robert Stevie Beal$17,847$7,645-57.2%
Larry James Killingsworth$5,955$7,52626.4%
Jon D. Maness$33,615$7,274-78.4%
Patrick Michael Cherry$0$6,752--
Donald Lynn Morris$6,740$6,7400%
Zachary Dale Rogers$13,106$6,446-50.8%
Denny Phillips$6,756$6,193-8.3%
R. J. Tate$24,684$5,342-78.4%
Donald R. Winslow$5,275$5,2750%
Britt Family Management I, LLC$5,153$5,1530%
David A. Blankenship$10,322$5,148-50.1%
Aubry Dickson Farm$4,050$4,98223%
Roy D. Wallace$22,666$4,904-78.4%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$4,835--
Norma L. Dorris$7,590$4,731-37.7%
Paul Vandon Carter II$4,248$4,4705.2%
Christopher J. Bartel$4,354$4,3540%
John Wayne Williams Marital Trust$5,154$4,300-16.6%
Gary R. Altom$10,379$4,230-59.2%
James D. Parmer$24,500$4,073-83.4%
Betty Taylor$3,817$4,0726.7%
Steve Reeves$9,420$3,943-58.1%
Jeffrey H Griggs Revocable Trust$6,008$3,860-35.8%
Michael Little$3,806$3,8060%
James Timothy McPeake$15,831$3,722-76.5%
Khuyen Segerson$1,927$3,71592.8%
Cathy Davis$3,658$3,6580%
Terry W. Woods$31,537$3,650-88.4%
Amy R. Knight$6,369$3,593-43.6%
James P. Kizer Jr.$15,969$3,568-77.7%
Jerry Neal Wood$13,866$3,539-74.5%
Brian Ross$9,223$3,369-63.5%
Barry N. Fesmire$27,862$3,313-88.1%
Carolyn Hearn Holmes$3,504$3,294-6%
James A. Beaty$12,746$3,145-75.3%
Roger A. Jowers$11,672$3,143-73.1%
Marty Jowers$11,684$3,126-73.2%
Emily D. Hatchett$15,929$3,100-80.5%
Margaret B. Williams$4,455$3,092-30.6%
Seth F. Stanfill$12,425$3,037-75.6%
Jordan Gross$30,029$3,012-90%
Britt Family Management IV, LLC$2,183$2,97236.1%
Carol Cannon$2,024$2,87341.9%
James P. Hendry$0$2,841--
Shane Bridges$17,292$2,798-83.8%
Tommie E. Powers$2,728$2,7280%
Jim Minor$12,282$2,721-77.8%
Nancy Blair$0$2,719--
Dennis W. Watson$3,724$2,651-28.8%
Danny Brantley$33,109$2,597-92.2%
Virginia Kimsey$5,461$2,590-52.6%
John David Roberts$12,842$2,580-79.9%
Bobby L. Cogdell$0$2,467--
Paul J. Scott$10,069$2,376-76.4%
Steve Crownover$12,417$2,367-80.9%
Danny Bailey$8,135$2,215-72.8%
Brandon Mcearl$10,578$2,177-79.4%
Donald J. Britt$2,162$2,1620%
Peyton B. Olive$1,945$2,1108.5%
RHR Investments L P$19,653$2,106-89.3%
Lyndal Stanford$2,105$2,012-4.4%
Jason Russell$1,979$1,9790%
Bruce Franklin$11,203$1,922-82.8%
Denny Gilliam$8,899$1,864-79.1%
Chris Cogdell$1,854$1,8540%
Eddie R. White$5,644$1,852-67.2%
Mr. John Jason Williams$0$1,679--
Steve Dodds$9,999$1,644-83.6%
Ronnie J. Milam$7,974$1,641-79.4%
Robert Sherman White$0$1,634--
J. D. Johnson$6,058$1,623-73.2%
Doris H. Johnson$6,336$1,621-74.4%
Lula Mae Jamieson$1,586$1,5860%
Jordan Kizer$4,188$1,567-62.6%
Ward L. Ruth$5,854$1,512-74.2%
Lequita Wylie$1,479$1,4790%
Robert L. Hays$5,636$1,476-73.8%
Will Taylor McKee$9,638$1,452-84.9%
James L. Wood$6,411$1,420-77.9%
Britt Family Management II, LLC$1,406$1,4060%
Roy A. Beecham$3,982$1,400-64.8%
Van Ray Melton$6,942$1,392-79.9%
Stephen Lane Crownover$7,521$1,390-81.5%
Ronnie K. Duke$4,921$1,377-72%
Matthew Crownover$7,627$1,365-82.1%
Jerry A. Coffman$1,364$1,3640%
Ronnie Sisk$5,795$1,363-76.5%
James Allen Maness$3,544$1,360-61.6%
Richard M. Holland$4,065$1,343-67%
Jonathan S. James$11,666$1,309-88.8%
Robert Horn$920$1,28940.1%
Ronald Derryberry$2,752$1,281-53.5%
Mary E. Miltenberger$1,304$1,277-2.1%
Donald Enochs$1,291$1,260-2.4%
Gene Robertson$2,253$1,235-45.2%
Kenny L. Hamilton$9,094$1,222-86.6%
Mark K. Hopper$6,780$1,208-82.2%
Mark P. Roney$1,174$1,1740%
Bryon Shane Hardison$5,056$1,150-77.3%
Rhodes Farm$1,615$1,108-31.4%
Johnny Owens$1,200$1,107-7.8%
Joe Thomas Owens$1,053$1,0530%
Travis Blankenship$4,983$1,052-78.9%
Shirley R. Scott$1,073$1,052-2%
Keith W. Renfroe$5,703$1,038-81.8%
Robert W. Wilson$3,455$1,035-70%
Kenneth L. Vineyard$4,189$1,027-75.5%
Robert Hill$1,890$1,004-46.9%
Dwight Eason$308$997223.7%
Larry E. Davis$5,189$991-80.9%
Joe Allen Alexander$991$9910%
Timothy D. Parker$4,245$982-76.9%
Paul G Colbert Family Trust$1,567$956-39%
Gary Sorrels$3,120$942-69.8%
Edith Stinnett$1,144$938-18%
Tim Wood$8,117$936-88.5%
Joey L. Hamm$2,002$906-54.7%
Juaneva Wood$3,380$898-73.4%
Bobby R. James$5,640$884-84.3%
Rusty Carrington$6,190$880-85.8%
Wilburn C. Lane Jr.$3,112$880-71.7%
Joel Lynn McCarver$1,282$877-31.6%
Patsy L. Bridges$832$8320%
Patsy M. Coffman$828$8280%
Joy C Gilliam Estate$435$82289%
Tamera S. Edwards$817$8170%
Mark Reynolds$3,861$816-78.9%
Donald R. Robertson$1,624$814-49.9%
Linda K. Goff$0$809--
Floyd W. Snow$1,199$804-32.9%
Ricky G. Montgomery$2,948$782-73.5%
Keith R. Reeves$3,125$777-75.1%
William L. Gourley$1,649$775-53%
Barbara G. Clement$1,594$774-51.4%
Jennifer L. Travis$3,707$774-79.1%
Paul Gaston Reeves$2,603$759-70.8%
Martha S. Stanfill$2,596$696-73.2%
Rodney E. Hardin$3,212$696-78.3%
Nellie F. Montgomery$5,119$695-86.4%
Robert Bird$3,256$694-78.7%
Thelma Jean Renfroe$2,687$688-74.4%
Britt Family Management III, LLC$674$6740%
Anna Marcille Gowan$1,349$669-50.4%
Wesley Adam Autry$2,838$664-76.6%
John H. Graves$2,805$657-76.6%
Kay Jared$2,847$656-77%
Mark A. McCaslin$2,750$656-76.1%
J. W. Moody$4,852$655-86.5%
Derek Fesmire$3,096$650-79%
Larry D. Beecham$4,342$646-85.1%
Nancy F. Cavness$901$638-29.2%
Randall Anderson$3,120$633-79.7%
Ben J. Lifsey$0$632--
Jeffrey Fullington$3,828$630-83.5%
Bruce Mims$148$623320.9%
Robert David Holmes$2,695$616-77.1%
Jacky Maness$3,263$605-81.5%
Christopher H Bratton, M.D.$1,760$604-65.7%
John Lee Alexander$0$602--
Larry Mullins$591$5910%
Kimberly J. Maness$769$590-23.3%
Marty O. Scott$2,772$585-78.9%
Steven Gore$2,838$584-79.4%
Ervin C. Schultz$2,778$576-79.3%
Paul Richard Gooch$1,903$564-70.4%
Marland Arnett$0$562--
Peggy A. Reeves$778$554-28.8%
Christopher Bridges$353$55356.7%
Brenda M. Kelley$1,114$552-50.4%
Lynn Lewis$705$552-21.7%
Sara Walker Palomino$3,134$536-82.9%
Zach Hall$2,838$535-81.1%
David W. Eason$0$535--
Jimmy Davis$531$5310%
Gary W. Williams$973$530-45.5%
Frances B. Bobbitt$2,186$528-75.8%
Sherry Karen Wise$387$52836.4%
Grace Carter$2,464$522-78.8%
Ben Lifsey Jr.$2,453$502-79.5%
Brenda J. Wood$0$493--
Harold Tyler$987$483-51.1%
Scottie Hopper$2,532$481-81%
Richard Gordon Rogers$2,739$471-82.8%
Kevin Carter$701$461-34.2%
Danny G. Tyler$2,169$450-79.3%
Jason B. White$1,814$448-75.3%
Robbie H. Kennedy$544$440-19.1%
Ashby Cranston Wade$3,784$434-88.5%
Rodney L. Middleton$2,233$426-80.9%
Michael W. Story$3,109$425-86.3%
Nelson Reeves$0$423--
Junior Glen Hendrix$1,496$415-72.3%
Marlane J Sheppard$0$414--
Susie Nicholson$413$4130%
Philip E. Rowlett$832$407-51.1%
Carl A. Pratt$1,430$406-71.6%
Cody L. Phillips$401$4010%
Brandi Pruitt$2,672$398-85.1%
Stephen Dorris$392$3920%
Jerry C. Lindsey$1,573$391-75.1%
Agnes McClain$315$38923.5%
Mark Hutcherson$2,392$388-83.8%
Jerry Henry$1,232$380-69.2%
Kendall Luke Mallard$3,106$371-88.1%
Cody R. Usery$7,968$367-95.4%
Jane O. McCarver$716$365-49%
Mark Malone$891$353-60.4%
Dennis Ray Teague$1,540$347-77.5%
Phyllis Hayes Donnell$812$339-58.3%
Renee Smith$2,057$336-83.7%
Travis Wheat$250$33333.2%
David Rogers$2,581$330-87.2%
James Ray Darby Jr.$701$330-52.9%
Dudley Myracle$2,222$328-85.2%
Byron L. Henry$322$3220%
Danny Ray Eddings$1,672$322-80.7%
Mitch Hamilton$1,166$322-72.4%
Earl Ray Myracle$535$320-40.2%
Michael Hayes$603$313-48.1%
James Donald Haggard Jr.$688$312-54.7%
Amy C. Pratt$327$301-8%
Harold Cagle$2,047$295-85.6%
Paul Dennis Watson$1,914$294-84.6%
Carolyn V. Holmes$7,986$293-96.3%
Christopher L. Chalk$647$290-55.2%
Dale Crews$561$285-49.2%
Larry D. Mills$1,749$284-83.8%
Millard C. Wallace$1,331$273-79.5%
Charles S. Martin$447$271-39.4%
Carol Melton$694$260-62.5%
Danny Powers$1,144$259-77.4%
Carolyn D. Weatherford$1,155$253-78.1%
Amy Thurston$0$243--
Larry Gilbert$561$242-56.9%
Diane Sue Gerencser$363$239-34.2%
William H. Britt$2,418$238-90.2%
Stanfill Family Irrevocable Trust$1,114$236-78.8%
Robert K. Williams$481$236-50.9%
Harold N. Hopper$665$233-65%
Leedell Reeves Derryberry$487$230-52.8%
John M. Tyler$461$229-50.3%
Wharton P. Smith III$1,056$222-79%
Joan E. Gateley$422$213-49.5%
Nathan T. Middleton$880$208-76.4%
Rickey E. Shirley$508$208-59.1%
Donna W. Flanagan$968$204-78.9%
John H. Sullivan$419$202-51.8%
Holly Elaine Hopper$1,029$201-80.5%
Greg O. Deere$147$19935.4%
Jean Crownover$463$197-57.5%
Jewel Sanders$363$190-47.7%
Jesse Beaty$482$182-62.2%
Jacob Hamilton$1,199$181-84.9%
Judy C. Evans$513$179-65.1%
Ray Morris$880$172-80.5%
Cynthia M. Henley$797$168-78.9%
Gail Wade$447$166-62.9%
Richard Glen Hendrix$781$156-80%
John M. Reed$330$154-53.3%
Vickey Williams$114$15233.3%
Willard Park$113$15133.6%
Roger Lee Hendrix$583$149-74.4%
Rocky Franklin Scott$2,101$146-93.1%
Daniel A. Davis$391$144-63.2%
Betty Kirk$381$140-63.3%
Richard Scates$638$138-78.4%
Terry A. Burton$232$136-41.4%
Dustyn Hunter Watson$802$132-83.5%
Jerry Lynn Snider$198$122-38.4%
Dusty Cox$883$121-86.3%
Dale Middleton$263$117-55.5%
Shirley Deere Alexander$232$114-50.9%
James T. Camper$212$111-47.6%
James H. Lindsey$219$106-51.6%
Timothy C. Shannon$213$104-51.2%
Brenda M. Marr$199$103-48.2%
Martha Alexander$231$100-56.7%
James Philip Bridges$155$94-39.4%
Jeff Moody$1,021$93-90.9%
Stuart A. Bailey$0$90--
Edward L. Ozier Jr.$227$82-63.9%
Martha J. Cannon$150$81-46%
Rita Smith$164$80-51.2%
Brian R. Bailey$0$75--
Opal B. Scott$153$75-51%
Mark Usery$173$65-62.4%
Martiane Y Mcfarland$116$62-46.6%
Henry Floyd Dickson$155$60-61.3%
Norma Jones$252$52-79.4%
Allison C. Gorski$91$48-47.3%
Michael Lynn McPeake$128$42-67.2%
Joe Timothy Wood$279$35-87.5%
Edward Sexton$0$34--
Gail D. Benson$55$28-49.1%
Lisa Hayes Lewis$571$23-96%
Anna M. Massey$15$14-6.7%
Whitney D. Bingham$15$14-6.7%
Fay Austin$4,435$9-99.8%
Clinton M. Bedwell$109$0-100%
David Renfroe$57$0-100%
Janice Barker$146$0-100%
Berlene Goff$414$0-100%
Berlon Beecham$1,156$0-100%
Billy Stanfill Estate$1,390$0-100%
Billy Wayne McCaslin$1,430$0-100%
Brian A. Robinson$211$0-100%
Crossroads Broadcasting, LLC$530$0-100%
David B. Jowers$36$0-100%
David Odle$3,704$0-100%
Debra Bingham$233$0-100%
Dennis Bingham$105$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$14,279$0-100%
Harold Jowers$36$0-100%
Harold W. Blankenship Sr.$622$0-100%
Jeannetta Tignor$444$0-100%
Jeffery G. Cameron$8,073$0-100%
Jeremiah D. Johnson$4,924$0-100%
Jerry H. Johnson$528$0-100%
Jerry J. Golden$275$0-100%
Jewell Shaw Hudson$7,427$0-100%
Jimmy A. Jordan$1,998$0-100%
Joe Eddy Holmes$3,556$0-100%
Joy C. Gilliam$2,894$0-100%
Judy T. Odle$5,236$0-100%
Karen Cheek$154$0-100%
Kathy T. Belew$212$0-100%
Kevin McBride$215$0-100%
Lester Huddleston$220$0-100%
Mike Dickson$3,241$0-100%
NLM Manufacturing, Inc.$1,650$0-100%
Patrick M. Cherry$11,861$0-100%
Raymond Knowles$289$0-100%
Robert S. White$4,140$0-100%
Tammy Darlene McPeake$153$0-100%
Teresa Lynn Britt Trust$914$0-100%
The Jerry Mcpeake and Marie Mcpea$278$0-100%
Tommy McCullough$567$0-100%
Dorothy Brooks$564$0-100%
Ira Delaney$369$0-100%
Jimmy Anderson$132$0-100%
Judy Patterson$518$0-100%
Larry N. Willis$568$0-100%
Larry R. Britton$1,537$0-100%
Melissa A. Stutz$1,901$0-100%
Melissa Sue Johnson$77$0-100%
Total subsidies$3,093,685$1,050,162-66.1%

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