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In 2021, 209 farmers in cities within Muhlenberg County received a total of $1.8 million in 311 farm subsidies, a 71.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.2 million in 697 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 Muhlenberg County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double S. Farms | $714,194 | $270,321 | -62.2% |
| Bickett Farms Partnership | $2,583,675 | $156,802 | -93.9% |
| Isome Sapp | $255,167 | $156,764 | -38.6% |
| Timothy R. Cooke | $139,271 | $77,200 | -44.6% |
| Logan Scott Slinker | $151,359 | $65,464 | -56.7% |
| Bastin Enterprises, Inc. | $95,120 | $55,825 | -41.3% |
| Drake Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Ronald Thomas Carver | $46,890 | $48,688 | 3.8% |
| Petrie Farms, LLC | $100,348 | $45,971 | -54.2% |
| Nathan C. Lovell | $152,461 | $42,122 | -72.4% |
| Lindle Ray Boggess | $37,979 | $36,665 | -3.5% |
| Lost Valley Farm | $96,747 | $36,493 | -62.3% |
| Mark Pogue | $220,101 | $32,350 | -85.3% |
| Jeremy W. Smith | $17,603 | $26,305 | 49.4% |
| Hardison-Sapp Farms | $78,520 | $23,813 | -69.7% |
| William Shane Kirkpatrick | $56,949 | $23,424 | -58.9% |
| Robbie L. Shanks | $0 | $23,124 | -- |
| Odessa Richey | $23,410 | $21,970 | -6.2% |
| Chad T. Gregory | $52,811 | $21,879 | -58.6% |
| Mathis Farms | $0 | $20,968 | -- |
| Kala Michell Ford | $71,276 | $19,711 | -72.3% |
| Mcintosh Wood Products, Inc. | $0 | $19,619 | -- |
| Terry D. McCay | $17,909 | $17,909 | 0% |
| Gatton Valley View Farms, LLC | $89,482 | $17,811 | -80.1% |
| Charles Courtney II | $0 | $16,498 | -- |
| Hidden Springs Farm, LLC | $12,456 | $13,780 | 10.6% |
| Clarence Patrick Putnam Jr. | $605 | $13,190 | 2,080.2% |
| William T. Kirkpatrick | $39,637 | $13,092 | -67% |
| Paul D. Hankins | $13,558 | $13,055 | -3.7% |
| Bickett Farms, LLC | $89,223 | $12,996 | -85.4% |
| Mark R. Bullock | $44,096 | $12,927 | -70.7% |
| Wayne A. Rosso | $15,677 | $12,906 | -17.7% |
| Leonard Pendley | $13,662 | $11,170 | -18.2% |
| Brumfield Logging, Inc. | $0 | $10,360 | -- |
| Jones Family Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $29,073 | $10,212 | -64.9% |
| Charles Brent Gatton | $25,495 | $9,482 | -62.8% |
| James E Casebier | $29,323 | $9,201 | -68.6% |
| Russell J. Jones | $8,261 | $8,261 | 0% |
| WVS Farm Enterprises, LLC | $26,982 | $8,184 | -69.7% |
| Boggess Farms | $51,623 | $7,237 | -86% |
| Eugene McPherson | $7,123 | $7,123 | 0% |
| Luther E. Pearson | $36,998 | $6,786 | -81.7% |
| Michael E. Latham | $6,993 | $6,748 | -3.5% |
| Brady Jarvis | $48,740 | $6,606 | -86.4% |
| Delbert Knight | $0 | $6,375 | -- |
| Cornett Farms, LLC | $14,385 | $6,319 | -56.1% |
| Christopher Thomas Bullock | $24,636 | $6,208 | -74.8% |
| Joseph R. Everett | $0 | $6,129 | -- |
| Darrell T. Bullock | $23,608 | $5,933 | -74.9% |
| John Gary Jarvis | $28,860 | $5,862 | -79.7% |
| Bradley Miller | $24,005 | $5,618 | -76.6% |
| James S. Jackson | $10,613 | $5,546 | -47.7% |
| Larry D. Gregory | $25,794 | $5,430 | -78.9% |
| Shelby Jean Smith | $3,682 | $5,382 | 46.2% |
| Kael, Inc. | $5,371 | $5,263 | -2% |
| John Robert Day III | $10,085 | $5,215 | -48.3% |
| Dennis Hendricks | $9,738 | $4,865 | -50% |
| Michael Curtis Browning | $9,840 | $4,419 | -55.1% |
| Doris Johnson | $5,763 | $4,195 | -27.2% |
| KKW Investments, LLC | $10,979 | $4,185 | -61.9% |
| Elsie L. Fleming | $4,104 | $4,104 | 0% |
| Eleanor Anderson Test Tr | $2,642 | $4,082 | 54.5% |
| Doris Ann Uzzle | $4,048 | $4,048 | 0% |
| Gary Richey | $4,245 | $3,969 | -6.5% |
| William L. Newman | $3,876 | $3,876 | 0% |
| Larry T. Hill | $4,056 | $3,733 | -8% |
| Joel Yonts | $17,619 | $3,675 | -79.1% |
| Leslie Scott | $4,949 | $3,494 | -29.4% |
| Thomas E. Sumner | $4,726 | $3,360 | -28.9% |
| Paul Vincent | $8,678 | $3,064 | -64.7% |
| Johnnie Forehand | $3,998 | $3,061 | -23.4% |
| Landon Chase Atcher | $3,009 | $3,009 | 0% |
| Mark R. Cornette | $2,978 | $2,978 | 0% |
| Four R Farms | $11,425 | $2,972 | -74% |
| Wayne Divine | $2,816 | $2,816 | 0% |
| Thomas Wade Mathis | $16,019 | $2,741 | -82.9% |
| Barry L. Bivins | $10,006 | $2,548 | -74.5% |
| David R. Morrison | $2,508 | $2,448 | -2.4% |
| Boggess Twin Oaks Farm, LLC | $7,668 | $2,395 | -68.8% |
| Bobby J. Pearson | $7,600 | $2,345 | -69.1% |
| Nadine Dixon | $0 | $2,293 | -- |
| Rosa Mae Yonts | $14,890 | $2,257 | -84.8% |
| Brian Nightingale | $2,198 | $2,198 | 0% |
| Belinda McKinney | $2,182 | $2,182 | 0% |
| Jon McKinney | $2,182 | $2,182 | 0% |
| Michael John Thomas Saye | $5,580 | $2,155 | -61.4% |
| Larry Michael Putman | $10,203 | $2,030 | -80.1% |
| Marilyn Kay Eades | $2,016 | $2,016 | 0% |
| Keith Diedrich | $3,142 | $1,979 | -37% |
| Gaylan L Spurlin | $2,373 | $1,970 | -17% |
| Diane M. Reis | $1,881 | $1,881 | 0% |
| Andrew L. Bullock | $4,150 | $1,787 | -56.9% |
| Gary D. Givens | $9,768 | $1,763 | -82% |
| Ralph Wayne Stewart II | $12,880 | $1,745 | -86.5% |
| Ted Jessup | $3,872 | $1,692 | -56.3% |
| John Daniel Day | $5,755 | $1,635 | -71.6% |
| Kenneth Alan Smith | $3,144 | $1,484 | -52.8% |
| Anna W. Corley | $2,325 | $1,453 | -37.5% |
| Eric Marlin Blake | $6,024 | $1,407 | -76.6% |
| Phillip Dixon | $3,677 | $1,399 | -62% |
| Tommy Nelson | $4,708 | $1,311 | -72.2% |
| Stan M. Walker | $6,168 | $1,178 | -80.9% |
| Richard Walker Jr. | $6,358 | $1,177 | -81.5% |
| Timothy Everett | $4,059 | $1,173 | -71.1% |
| James Mark Everett | $3,146 | $1,156 | -63.3% |
| Jerrell Beliles | $6,378 | $1,063 | -83.3% |
| William M. McGehee | $5,885 | $1,063 | -81.9% |
| William R. Hope Sr. | $1,062 | $1,062 | 0% |
| Anthony Dukes | $4,125 | $1,041 | -74.8% |
| Dwight M. Nelson | $1,024 | $1,024 | 0% |
| Jason C. Knight | $3,084 | $943 | -69.4% |
| Paul G. Grace | $5,548 | $930 | -83.2% |
| Clifton Lee King | $1,719 | $928 | -46% |
| Ernest Fulkerson | $2,358 | $895 | -62% |
| Bobby Short | $3,916 | $815 | -79.2% |
| Cheryl McKinney | $2,893 | $802 | -72.3% |
| Alex Pogue | $1,914 | $785 | -59% |
| Jewell R. Everett | $2,365 | $776 | -67.2% |
| Jonathan W. Rhoades | $2,392 | $764 | -68.1% |
| Brent Miller | $755 | $755 | 0% |
| William Wyatt Oates | $2,256 | $750 | -66.8% |
| Josh D. Cobb | $2,405 | $738 | -69.3% |
| Richard L. Peterson | $1,782 | $725 | -59.3% |
| Todd Darr | $3,036 | $706 | -76.7% |
| Wilma J. Harlan | $2,101 | $704 | -66.5% |
| Linda Carol Cornett | $2,282 | $703 | -69.2% |
| Robert Ewing | $3,179 | $702 | -77.9% |
| Norman Sherrod | $2,348 | $700 | -70.2% |
| Jerry D. Patterson | $680 | $680 | 0% |
| Lisa Brooks | $0 | $675 | -- |
| Kenneth Fulkerson | $2,805 | $660 | -76.5% |
| Mark Bandy | $685 | $619 | -9.6% |
| Jeremy Lee McGill | $2,830 | $604 | -78.7% |
| Jeffrey Ryan Clark | $4,598 | $578 | -87.4% |
| Wilford Wayne Dorroh | $1,128 | $574 | -49.1% |
| Jeffrey G. Clark | $4,565 | $571 | -87.5% |
| Gregory Daniel Brooks | $2,245 | $540 | -75.9% |
| William Donald Rice | $1,687 | $540 | -68% |
| Marilyn Ann Carroll | $1,066 | $527 | -50.6% |
| Clarence J. Turner Jr. | $2,082 | $525 | -74.8% |
| Gerald W. Joines II | $2,550 | $522 | -79.5% |
| Nancy Chandler | $1,259 | $512 | -59.3% |
| Errol W. Bryant | $2,714 | $488 | -82% |
| Byron Johnson | $2,902 | $483 | -83.4% |
| Steven D. Level | $3,767 | $470 | -87.5% |
| van Wilson | $2,134 | $461 | -78.4% |
| Rex Davis | $2,427 | $461 | -81% |
| Bernie W. Staples | $1,309 | $457 | -65.1% |
| James A. Johnson | $2,285 | $446 | -80.5% |
| Elgan E. Lear | $1,243 | $445 | -64.2% |
| William Cory Dukes | $1,089 | $436 | -60% |
| Ronnie Grace | $3,286 | $432 | -86.9% |
| Jeffery Wilkins | $825 | $431 | -47.8% |
| Sandra S. Kirtley | $1,269 | $420 | -66.9% |
| Charles B. Short | $2,387 | $409 | -82.9% |
| Jonathan P. Short | $2,512 | $398 | -84.2% |
| Guyla R Heltsley | $892 | $386 | -56.7% |
| William Keith Bethel | $908 | $386 | -57.5% |
| Delferd L Short | $2,288 | $363 | -84.1% |
| Jackie D. Perkins II | $660 | $345 | -47.7% |
| Kenneth Mayhugh | $1,353 | $326 | -75.9% |
| Debra L. Zackery | $319 | $319 | 0% |
| Matthew Russell Divine | $3,204 | $310 | -90.3% |
| Eldon T. Pendley | $1,694 | $310 | -81.7% |
| Tommy Simmons | $1,234 | $304 | -75.4% |
| Terry J. Bishop | $4,441 | $301 | -93.2% |
| David M. Miller | $836 | $293 | -65% |
| Timothy R. Underwood | $1,210 | $292 | -75.9% |
| William Eugene Wright | $1,507 | $291 | -80.7% |
| Gary Earl Robison | $413 | $284 | -31.2% |
| David N. Hampl | $1,806 | $278 | -84.6% |
| James Lee Bozell | $1,545 | $276 | -82.1% |
| Annie L. Duvall | $2,382 | $252 | -89.4% |
| John G. Lovell Jr. | $1,092 | $250 | -77.1% |
| Barbara Watkins | $235 | $235 | 0% |
| Darlene Hoagland | $618 | $214 | -65.4% |
| Henry Tatum | $1,452 | $211 | -85.5% |
| Darrell Vaught | $342 | $208 | -39.2% |
| James R. Johnson | $1,397 | $200 | -85.7% |
| Mark Anthony Bullock | $2,369 | $172 | -92.7% |
| Nancy C Countzler | $560 | $169 | -69.8% |
| Ernie Bethel | $519 | $160 | -69.2% |
| Peggy McPherson | $333 | $156 | -53.2% |
| Dustin M. Miller | $8,669 | $155 | -98.2% |
| Danny E. Cornett | $378 | $149 | -60.6% |
| Pond Creek Farms, LLC | $439 | $146 | -66.7% |
| Charles E. Short | $944 | $142 | -85% |
| Chad Erick Morris | $1,485 | $140 | -90.6% |
| Theresa Skaggs Mullen | $638 | $138 | -78.4% |
| Paul Scott Vincent | $583 | $128 | -78% |
| Jo Reed McGehee | $174 | $124 | -28.7% |
| David Stanley | $231 | $121 | -47.6% |
| Apostolic Doctorine & Development Ministries, LLC | $272 | $118 | -56.6% |
| Larry Hammond | $182 | $115 | -36.8% |
| David C. Hinton | $339 | $95 | -72% |
| Tommy R. Caskey | $151 | $95 | -37.1% |
| Ray Caudill | $275 | $94 | -65.8% |
| Marcus S. Oates | $147 | $93 | -36.7% |
| Flying H Farms, LLC | $63 | $84 | 33.3% |
| Ronald L. Rhoades | $234 | $76 | -67.5% |
| John David Hinton | $278 | $72 | -74.1% |
| Joseph Duckworth | $4,518 | $70 | -98.5% |
| Donald Deric Doss | $755 | $69 | -90.9% |
| Shirley Cissna | $118 | $67 | -43.2% |
| Dennis L. Nolen | $330 | $66 | -80% |
| Linda K. Cummins | $172 | $57 | -66.9% |
| Linda Sue Edwards | $135 | $39 | -71.1% |
| Betty Latham | $181 | $37 | -79.6% |
| Freda C. McCay | $0 | $14 | -- |
| Evvie Price | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan Richey | $188 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony D. Davis | $427 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda J. Davis | $2,493 | $0 | -100% |
| Coy H. Atwood | $38 | $0 | -100% |
| Eddye Maden | $301 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie Peterson | $113 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Young | $5,405 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Patsy Underwood | $447 | $0 | -100% |
| William Dale Dent Trust | $43 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce A. Payne Jr. | $75 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Fleming | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Melva L. Cook | $930 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby L. Rust | $303 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Baggett | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Cobb | $96 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl R. Sparks | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Ann Jones | $2,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn Rolley | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Robison | $188 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Lovell | $980 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell Chadwick Halcomb | $15 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell Quentin Lear | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| David Green | $410 | $0 | -100% |
| Daxton Walsh Lear | $364 | $0 | -100% |
| Dearlwood Laster | $413 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Dixon | $2,293 | $0 | -100% |
| Double P Farms, LLC | $1,462 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Walker | $646 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie L. Duvall | $120 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Latham | $7 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim R. Howe | $1,199 | $0 | -100% |
| Jones Farms, LLC | $4,204 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Welborn | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Robards | $1,617 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca R. Baker | $661 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard P Countzler | $761 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherri D. Lofland | $118 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Earle | $105 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy D. Gardner | $3,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Tonya L. Williams | $214 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Bandy | $296 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,177,989 | $1,762,585 | -71.5% |
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