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In 2021, 227 farmers in cities within Hardin County received a total of $956,087 in 356 farm subsidies, a 49.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.9 million in 665 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 Hardin County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl a Forsbach | $149,357 | $123,754 | -17.1% |
| Karl Forsbach Farms, Inc. | $171,742 | $94,741 | -44.8% |
| Frank B. McGinley Jr. | $130,482 | $59,514 | -54.4% |
| James a Lewis | $184,663 | $59,333 | -67.9% |
| Roach Farms, LLC | $35,781 | $51,830 | 44.9% |
| Denny a Johnson | $0 | $42,310 | -- |
| Ross Forests Partnership | $27,527 | $26,153 | -5% |
| Kevin Dockery | $24,227 | $22,590 | -6.8% |
| Matthew Anthony Couch | $44,108 | $22,011 | -50.1% |
| Jonathan Blount | $0 | $20,123 | -- |
| Pitts Brothers Farm | $18,998 | $18,981 | -0.1% |
| David Lynn Willis | $2,828 | $18,807 | 565% |
| Gerry Lambert | $29,669 | $18,035 | -39.2% |
| Hillbilly Turf Sod, Inc. | $1,289 | $18,010 | 1,297.2% |
| Kathy D. Smith | $443 | $17,627 | 3,879% |
| Barney W Blasingim JR Revocable Trust | $12,956 | $15,031 | 16% |
| Lane Austin Finley | $29,571 | $12,080 | -59.1% |
| William Fredrick Blount | $17,485 | $12,040 | -31.1% |
| Larry J. Hinton | $4,242 | $11,325 | 167% |
| Eddie Spears | $8,395 | $10,973 | 30.7% |
| Billy Hurt | $20,235 | $8,911 | -56% |
| Billy Joe Grooms | $8,368 | $8,166 | -2.4% |
| Carol Bain | $25,371 | $8,117 | -68% |
| L & M Land Partnership | $7,638 | $7,865 | 3% |
| Bryant Franks | $37,553 | $7,672 | -79.6% |
| Bobby G. Neill | $16,021 | $6,953 | -56.6% |
| Timothy Reed | $23,022 | $6,812 | -70.4% |
| Williams Livestock Partnership | $25,922 | $6,717 | -74.1% |
| Arthur Granville Conaway | $10,923 | $6,381 | -41.6% |
| Kerr Management, LLC | $4,330 | $6,315 | 45.8% |
| Dennis Lambert | $27,449 | $6,023 | -78.1% |
| David Hurt | $14,383 | $5,975 | -58.5% |
| Marcus McLemore | $10,294 | $5,508 | -46.5% |
| James Clark Jones | $18,964 | $5,380 | -71.6% |
| James Lee Gean | $21,830 | $4,922 | -77.5% |
| Four Girls Partnership | $4,920 | $4,920 | 0% |
| Ronald Joe Hehe | $229 | $4,857 | 2,021% |
| Patsy B. Parker | $4,923 | $4,792 | -2.7% |
| Patricia A. Stricklin | $19,696 | $4,595 | -76.7% |
| Nickie Cagle | $8,367 | $4,457 | -46.7% |
| Stacey L. Stricklin | $16,721 | $4,116 | -75.4% |
| Marlin D. Franks | $4,844 | $4,114 | -15.1% |
| Derrick Hunt | $8,596 | $3,980 | -53.7% |
| Frank Music Jr. | $7,610 | $3,785 | -50.3% |
| Joe Morris Harrison | $17,449 | $3,525 | -79.8% |
| Suzanne McFall | $6,833 | $3,132 | -54.2% |
| Jimmy Abrams | $5,310 | $3,110 | -41.4% |
| Nan Barlow | $3,527 | $2,816 | -20.2% |
| Gerald Ingle | $15,547 | $2,764 | -82.2% |
| Anthony R. Benson | $5,172 | $2,625 | -49.2% |
| Whitlow & Williams | $12,105 | $2,471 | -79.6% |
| John Mark Roach | $104,843 | $2,441 | -97.7% |
| Paul Seaton | $11,154 | $2,438 | -78.1% |
| Brandon Ray Franks | $9,119 | $2,386 | -73.8% |
| Patricia L. George | $4,984 | $2,315 | -53.6% |
| Jimmy Lambert | $11,254 | $2,302 | -79.5% |
| Mike Hinton | $3,486 | $2,281 | -34.6% |
| Johnny Pollard | $10,916 | $2,251 | -79.4% |
| Billy Clay Shelby | $8,869 | $2,030 | -77.1% |
| Charles E. Duren | $9,878 | $1,968 | -80.1% |
| Ron Ashe | $9,568 | $1,940 | -79.7% |
| Williams' Farms | $5,082 | $1,938 | -61.9% |
| Yvonne E. Hanna | $3,378 | $1,905 | -43.6% |
| Hugh Gresham | $6,567 | $1,902 | -71% |
| Samuel Patrick Godwin | $5,951 | $1,826 | -69.3% |
| Jimmy N. Vanhoose | $9,886 | $1,780 | -82% |
| Charlotte Gammill | $1,702 | $1,702 | 0% |
| Three Fingers Hunting Club, Inc. | $1,458 | $1,669 | 14.5% |
| Stephen Gobbell | $0 | $1,620 | -- |
| Jerry Morris | $11,723 | $1,574 | -86.6% |
| Scott Allen Kelley | $8,088 | $1,552 | -80.8% |
| Clement Properties Management FLP | $1,411 | $1,517 | 7.5% |
| Tommy G Clement Testamentary Trust | $0 | $1,515 | -- |
| Nicholas Allen Durbin | $1,493 | $1,493 | 0% |
| Jerry Hurt | $10,730 | $1,454 | -86.4% |
| Robert Wesley Malone | $5,929 | $1,445 | -75.6% |
| Mancel Reuben Neill | $8,180 | $1,424 | -82.6% |
| Lane W Johnson Trust | $1,422 | $1,422 | 0% |
| Kevin Morris | $5,423 | $1,347 | -75.2% |
| Rex E. Lineberry | $6,886 | $1,275 | -81.5% |
| Jimmy Nesbitt | $7,537 | $1,252 | -83.4% |
| Leon Baugus | $7,941 | $1,243 | -84.3% |
| William Charles Franks | $1,428 | $1,238 | -13.3% |
| Ancil Blount | $2,167 | $1,226 | -43.4% |
| Butch Northcutt | $1,912 | $1,221 | -36.1% |
| English Creek Assets, LLC | $4,400 | $1,176 | -73.3% |
| Johnny Smith | $5,849 | $1,173 | -79.9% |
| Donny L. Turnbow | $4,798 | $1,119 | -76.7% |
| Joseph W. Williams | $2,798 | $1,113 | -60.2% |
| David Paul Riddell Jr. | $4,595 | $1,088 | -76.3% |
| Steve Turner | $1,204 | $1,062 | -11.8% |
| Paul Whaley | $5,265 | $1,033 | -80.4% |
| Michael Davison | $3,248 | $1,016 | -68.7% |
| Tammie Turner | $1,707 | $999 | -41.5% |
| Jeffrey Umphrey | $3,638 | $987 | -72.9% |
| Terry R. Rickman | $5,297 | $948 | -82.1% |
| Larry C. Jerrolds | $1,429 | $924 | -35.3% |
| Glen Ray Austin | $4,158 | $893 | -78.5% |
| Daniel Grant Williams | $876 | $876 | 0% |
| Jean W. Hissong | $876 | $876 | 0% |
| Seleta Jane Riddell | $876 | $876 | 0% |
| Barbara S. Williams | $1,172 | $861 | -26.5% |
| Stanley C. Reynolds | $3,042 | $823 | -72.9% |
| Randall R. Ferrara | $2,420 | $797 | -67.1% |
| Ronald Bain | $2,624 | $796 | -69.7% |
| Robert Harrison Malone | $789 | $789 | 0% |
| George Edward Malone | $787 | $787 | 0% |
| Edwin Lutrell | $754 | $754 | 0% |
| Virginia Inez Stricklin | $4,282 | $754 | -82.4% |
| Anthony Hastings | $3,015 | $751 | -75.1% |
| Sarah M. Owens | $1,331 | $746 | -44% |
| Gary Alan Smith | $3,674 | $720 | -80.4% |
| Margaret Cochran Ashe | $1,595 | $719 | -54.9% |
| Donnie Fondren | $3,751 | $717 | -80.9% |
| Jimmy W. Willoughby | $3,137 | $712 | -77.3% |
| Danny Joe Blount | $3,179 | $709 | -77.7% |
| Darryl Worley | $1,463 | $699 | -52.2% |
| Douglas Alexander | $1,462 | $672 | -54% |
| Gerry Stricklin | $2,715 | $656 | -75.8% |
| Wilbert D. Harville | $2,685 | $654 | -75.6% |
| William H. Sherrill Jr. | $1,650 | $633 | -61.6% |
| Caroline Churchwell | $733 | $626 | -14.6% |
| Lu Churchwell | $733 | $626 | -14.6% |
| Mary Ashley Churchwell | $731 | $625 | -14.5% |
| Molly Churchwell | $731 | $625 | -14.5% |
| Shellee Shaw Harrison | $11,922 | $616 | -94.8% |
| Tammy L. Neill | $526 | $615 | 16.9% |
| William Jerry Hayes | $3,638 | $612 | -83.2% |
| Janice Graham Whitlow | $1,678 | $594 | -64.6% |
| Jane Jerrolds | $2,849 | $592 | -79.2% |
| Donny Hosea | $3,447 | $571 | -83.4% |
| David Franks | $2,574 | $557 | -78.4% |
| William Allan Cook | $2,906 | $546 | -81.2% |
| Ronnie Casteel | $3,000 | $543 | -81.9% |
| Suzanne Linville | $4,115 | $536 | -87% |
| Michael Hawks | $0 | $508 | -- |
| David Weeks | $2,169 | $506 | -76.7% |
| Tommy Owens | $903 | $489 | -45.8% |
| Ronnie Durbin | $0 | $485 | -- |
| Michael D. Martin | $1,490 | $479 | -67.9% |
| Welch Properties LP | $1,013 | $472 | -53.4% |
| Nathan Glenn Franks | $1,529 | $463 | -69.7% |
| Stephen G. Stricklin | $2,090 | $450 | -78.5% |
| James Greg Young | $1,364 | $446 | -67.3% |
| Mr. Garrett Nichols Campbell | $1,089 | $442 | -59.4% |
| Diane Weaver | $105 | $441 | 320% |
| Rejetta Wilson | $161 | $441 | 173.9% |
| Cecil N. Godwin | $700 | $426 | -39.1% |
| Susan O. Buse | $425 | $425 | 0% |
| Chris Lutrell | $1,969 | $416 | -78.9% |
| Linda McCasland | $995 | $415 | -58.3% |
| Reece Hosea | $729 | $412 | -43.5% |
| John Robert Lewis | $3,105 | $399 | -87.1% |
| Ronald Harmon | $2,442 | $397 | -83.7% |
| Larry Allen Carroll | $1,059 | $388 | -63.4% |
| Barney Pitts | $573 | $366 | -36.1% |
| Joshua L. Linville | $2,249 | $363 | -83.9% |
| Charles Howard | $1,320 | $356 | -73% |
| Mark Gant | $263 | $351 | 33.5% |
| Caleb Neill | $1,760 | $345 | -80.4% |
| James R. Armstrong | $735 | $343 | -53.3% |
| Julie Childers | $1,342 | $322 | -76% |
| Janice H. Boling | $817 | $321 | -60.7% |
| Charles David Johnson | $1,430 | $318 | -77.8% |
| Kirk V. Taylor | $1,243 | $313 | -74.8% |
| Bradley Logan | $594 | $310 | -47.8% |
| William Jimmy Godwin | $2,058 | $308 | -85% |
| Donald Edwards | $305 | $305 | 0% |
| Jeffery Bingham | $638 | $296 | -53.6% |
| Kimberly Bingham Withers | $638 | $296 | -53.6% |
| Billy Dennis | $1,474 | $294 | -80.1% |
| Janice Johnson | $911 | $285 | -68.7% |
| Rachel Oneal | $753 | $280 | -62.8% |
| Delmer W. Reynolds | $1,463 | $277 | -81.1% |
| Randy Martin | $445 | $272 | -38.9% |
| Joe McAfee Jr. | $1,851 | $260 | -86% |
| Charles Wilkerson | $1,089 | $249 | -77.1% |
| Sheila Franks | $637 | $235 | -63.1% |
| Jeremy Paul Jones | $1,188 | $225 | -81.1% |
| Janet Sanford | $585 | $209 | -64.3% |
| Sandra Lowder | $508 | $208 | -59.1% |
| Mike Young | $330 | $202 | -38.8% |
| Joe M. Harrison Jr. | $546 | $188 | -65.6% |
| Janice R. Alexander | $426 | $182 | -57.3% |
| Jamie Lee Williams | $1,342 | $174 | -87% |
| Joe Franks | $775 | $174 | -77.5% |
| Chasity L. Davis | $770 | $172 | -77.7% |
| Paul K. Franks | $1,096 | $170 | -84.5% |
| Leon Easley | $380 | $167 | -56.1% |
| Shelia Sage | $393 | $166 | -57.8% |
| Mary Jo Grooms | $413 | $156 | -62.2% |
| Josephine Ford | $314 | $153 | -51.3% |
| Sadie Williams | $319 | $152 | -52.4% |
| Vance W. Dennis | $781 | $146 | -81.3% |
| James C. Adams | $1,207 | $132 | -89.1% |
| Bobby Grooms | $200 | $122 | -39% |
| Terry Cagle | $223 | $122 | -45.3% |
| Roger Dean Russell | $396 | $117 | -70.5% |
| James M. Shelby Jr. | $234 | $115 | -50.9% |
| Jim Kerr | $240 | $114 | -52.5% |
| George V Hehe | $229 | $112 | -51.1% |
| Shirley Ann Doran | $312 | $112 | -64.1% |
| Randell G. Carter | $383 | $108 | -71.8% |
| Michael A. Parker | $162 | $99 | -38.9% |
| Eddy Gray | $932 | $86 | -90.8% |
| Jena Bingham Cook | $175 | $85 | -51.4% |
| Jimmy Adams | $163 | $84 | -48.5% |
| David Seaton | $161 | $79 | -50.9% |
| Jimmy F. Williams | $122 | $75 | -38.5% |
| Jeffrey Mcneal Vanhoose | $957 | $70 | -92.7% |
| Boyce Bain | $297 | $54 | -81.8% |
| Danny Ray | $87 | $53 | -39.1% |
| Jill R. Boyd | $87 | $53 | -39.1% |
| Alec B. Harrison | $18,042 | $49 | -99.7% |
| John Duncan | $1,406 | $46 | -96.7% |
| Ken Lassiter | $345 | $42 | -87.8% |
| Dana Scott | $92 | $41 | -55.4% |
| Ella Phillips | $85 | $34 | -60% |
| Lisa Davis | $66 | $34 | -48.5% |
| Sandra Anderson | $54 | $33 | -38.9% |
| Robert Higginbottom | $1,324 | $29 | -97.8% |
| David H. Davis | $55 | $28 | -49.1% |
| Bonnie Tune | $30 | $7 | -76.7% |
| Ellis E. Willoughby | $80 | $7 | -91.3% |
| Fred McFalls Jr. | $7 | $4 | -42.9% |
| Doris E. Lackey | $46 | $3 | -93.5% |
| Tommy Reed | $9 | $1 | -88.9% |
| Diane Weaver | $56 | $0 | -100% |
| Dickie Maxwell | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul H. Hight | $1,845 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Parker Magers | $1,419 | $0 | -100% |
| John O. Wylie | $224 | $0 | -100% |
| Rieva Lee Conway | $86 | $0 | -100% |
| Allie L. Kelley | $146 | $0 | -100% |
| Annie Gail Johnson | $347 | $0 | -100% |
| Barney W Blasingim JR Revocable T | $2,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy McCullough | $236 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Ricky Pendley | $870 | $0 | -100% |
| Cleatus Benson | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra K Waters | $580 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy Jerrolds | $450 | $0 | -100% |
| Earl Stricklin | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerry Ford | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| James David Dockery | $162 | $0 | -100% |
| Jared Harrison | $25,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Gravett | $306 | $0 | -100% |
| John D. Adams | $512 | $0 | -100% |
| John M. Neill | $365 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnny F. White | $987 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnny M. Ellis | $5,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Josh Ford | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith J. Rogers | $252 | $0 | -100% |
| June Iljana | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Kreg Headrick | $4,954 | $0 | -100% |
| Melinda D. Stricklin | $580 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky L. Neill | $106 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie L. White | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Scottie White | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy A. Cook | $73 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy G Clement Testamentary Trus | $1,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,886,446 | $956,087 | -49.3% |
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