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In 2021, 222 farmers in cities within Montgomery County received a total of $1.2 million in 359 farm subsidies, a 56.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.9 million in 730 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 Montgomery County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Thomas III | $100,213 | $96,075 | -4.1% |
| Kent Brothers | $130,674 | $83,464 | -36.1% |
| Gordon R. Seay | $146,863 | $75,842 | -48.4% |
| John W. Allensworth Jr. | $110,655 | $59,244 | -46.5% |
| Joan Weakley | $65,684 | $59,161 | -9.9% |
| Christopher L. Cornell | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| John Poindexter | $91,930 | $46,755 | -49.1% |
| Mark Ray Barnett | $137,366 | $46,301 | -66.3% |
| Teresa McCraw | $28,705 | $44,517 | 55.1% |
| Mary M. Allensworth | $91,575 | $38,116 | -58.4% |
| Tennessee Grass Fed, LLC | $0 | $32,783 | -- |
| Todd S. Moore | $57,322 | $31,308 | -45.4% |
| Teeter Farm and Seed Company, LLC | $82,860 | $28,511 | -65.6% |
| Matthew B. Thomas | $18,313 | $24,753 | 35.2% |
| William J Immke | $65,568 | $23,717 | -63.8% |
| Matt Hadley | $67,655 | $22,261 | -67.1% |
| Greg Mathews | $118,740 | $21,255 | -82.1% |
| Anthony Albright | $44,450 | $18,986 | -57.3% |
| Landon G. Seay | $130,526 | $18,683 | -85.7% |
| Carol D Teeter Family Trust | $8,970 | $16,602 | 85.1% |
| Richard Huppler | $18,047 | $15,001 | -16.9% |
| Michael C. Suiter | $35,482 | $14,506 | -59.1% |
| James Steve Joiner | $44,981 | $14,272 | -68.3% |
| Paul Cooper & Son | $43,409 | $13,275 | -69.4% |
| Charles C. Webster | $13,287 | $11,754 | -11.5% |
| Al G. Slate | $109,362 | $11,513 | -89.5% |
| James H. Head | $30,990 | $10,891 | -64.9% |
| Livingston Properities, Inc. | $22,908 | $8,767 | -61.7% |
| Paul H Waters | $16,596 | $8,064 | -51.4% |
| J & N Enterprises | $11,746 | $7,238 | -38.4% |
| Joshua J. Smith | $7,194 | $7,194 | 0% |
| Juanita Jones | $7,126 | $7,126 | 0% |
| J. E. Nussbaumer | $11,792 | $6,690 | -43.3% |
| Keith Boyd | $23,524 | $6,398 | -72.8% |
| Paul Cooper | $25,786 | $6,363 | -75.3% |
| Jackman Farm ACCT | $8,744 | $6,348 | -27.4% |
| Joel L. Griffith | $0 | $6,022 | -- |
| Joan R. Harris | $3,070 | $6,009 | 95.7% |
| Rita M. Bodensteiner | $3,911 | $5,967 | 52.6% |
| Legacy Farm, LLC | $9,248 | $5,865 | -36.6% |
| Rita Siler Gaither | $9,418 | $5,761 | -38.8% |
| T. W. Adams | $10,926 | $4,973 | -54.5% |
| R. J. Nicholson Jr. | $4,980 | $4,821 | -3.2% |
| Aimee R. Harnage | $3,320 | $4,638 | 39.7% |
| James A. Harnage | $3,320 | $4,638 | 39.7% |
| James L. Menees | $15,429 | $4,498 | -70.8% |
| Phil Morris Baggett | $21,085 | $4,310 | -79.6% |
| Wesley Seay | $16,078 | $4,239 | -73.6% |
| Milton Moore | $5,338 | $4,083 | -23.5% |
| Forest C Suiter | $11,667 | $4,071 | -65.1% |
| Jim Flake | $10,175 | $4,071 | -60% |
| Bobby Suiter | $11,094 | $3,899 | -64.9% |
| D. W. Durrett Jr. | $8,356 | $3,810 | -54.4% |
| Anthony Keith Ervin | $0 | $3,639 | -- |
| Bobby Patterson | $6,687 | $3,412 | -49% |
| Jessica Lynn Yarbrough | $8,598 | $3,411 | -60.3% |
| Christian Tyler Cornell | $0 | $3,345 | -- |
| Sleigh Brothers | $12,089 | $3,332 | -72.4% |
| John W. Adkins | $37,336 | $3,330 | -91.1% |
| Devin G. Markin | $20,854 | $3,314 | -84.1% |
| Russell H. Adkins | $37,336 | $3,311 | -91.1% |
| David Davis | $6,850 | $3,272 | -52.2% |
| Cheryl Williams | $3,377 | $3,196 | -5.4% |
| Vicki L. Krueger | $3,081 | $3,081 | 0% |
| Joseph Theron Yarbrough | $2,694 | $2,911 | 8.1% |
| Stewart's Wolf Creek Farm, Ltd. | $2,910 | $2,902 | -0.3% |
| Herbert E. Davis | $13,211 | $2,661 | -79.9% |
| Matt Greene | $15,569 | $2,597 | -83.3% |
| John C. Head Jr. | $11,635 | $2,554 | -78% |
| Shirley F. McGowan | $2,940 | $2,459 | -16.4% |
| Howard S. Poff | $3,813 | $2,358 | -38.2% |
| Arthur M Park II Income Trustee | $6,474 | $2,334 | -63.9% |
| Bumpus Brothers | $12,215 | $2,248 | -81.6% |
| James Russell Jr. | $11,363 | $2,174 | -80.9% |
| Amelia Wallace | $2,386 | $2,079 | -12.9% |
| Johnny R. Baggett | $9,713 | $2,074 | -78.6% |
| Kendall W. Spiceland | $14,984 | $1,941 | -87% |
| W. B. Allen | $9,570 | $1,911 | -80% |
| Fulton Wilson | $7,645 | $1,863 | -75.6% |
| Dennis Ziolkowski Jr. | $8,382 | $1,847 | -78% |
| Doris Yarbro | $1,770 | $1,770 | 0% |
| Walter M. Silvey | $8,679 | $1,766 | -79.7% |
| Justin Brett Burchwell | $7,534 | $1,673 | -77.8% |
| Howell Smith | $4,683 | $1,654 | -64.7% |
| Brian J. Kueter | $2,422 | $1,630 | -32.7% |
| Jackie C. Swann | $507 | $1,614 | 218.3% |
| Barnett Land & Cattle, LLC | $43,740 | $1,581 | -96.4% |
| Phillip Traylor | $5,861 | $1,578 | -73.1% |
| Billy W. Davis | $6,096 | $1,571 | -74.2% |
| Oakley Grizzard | $5,557 | $1,528 | -72.5% |
| Rubin R. Bumpus | $5,688 | $1,503 | -73.6% |
| Matthew H. Rye | $11,551 | $1,494 | -87.1% |
| Gary Silvey | $5,984 | $1,463 | -75.6% |
| Doug Martin | $1,590 | $1,411 | -11.3% |
| Daniel Blessing | $8,590 | $1,403 | -83.7% |
| Dannie R. Holt | $732 | $1,397 | 90.8% |
| Levi Mathews | $4,367 | $1,386 | -68.3% |
| Page Spring Farm | $1,843 | $1,379 | -25.2% |
| Judith Holt | $6,694 | $1,375 | -79.5% |
| Timothy Ray Head | $6,520 | $1,360 | -79.1% |
| K & E Mathis Farms, LLC | $9,673 | $1,302 | -86.5% |
| Victoria Lynn Forbess | $414 | $1,279 | 208.9% |
| Joshua T. Johnson | $0 | $1,276 | -- |
| Hester M Brown Revocable Trust | $2,754 | $1,265 | -54.1% |
| Nicholas Logan | $3,806 | $1,263 | -66.8% |
| Richard V. Davis | $18,651 | $1,261 | -93.2% |
| Billy H. McCraw | $6,888 | $1,245 | -81.9% |
| D. W. Howard III | $4,762 | $1,163 | -75.6% |
| Destin S. Detra | $1,476 | $1,159 | -21.5% |
| Carl Ray Jenkins Jr. | $14,515 | $1,154 | -92% |
| Johnathan David Jackson | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Flow Heirs | $1,086 | $1,086 | 0% |
| Herb Patrick | $2,907 | $1,038 | -64.3% |
| Dorothy Davenport | $2,237 | $1,008 | -54.9% |
| Thomas E. Cook | $4,059 | $964 | -76.3% |
| Robert L. Webb | $5,825 | $920 | -84.2% |
| Mary Tutt Davis | $4,589 | $912 | -80.1% |
| Jeffery E. Melton | $2,750 | $905 | -67.1% |
| Stewart Mobley | $4,787 | $896 | -81.3% |
| Chris L. Webb | $5,555 | $886 | -84.1% |
| James J. Thweatt | $1,950 | $867 | -55.5% |
| Howard Suiter | $3,905 | $855 | -78.1% |
| Kevin Davis | $1,784 | $850 | -52.4% |
| Ray Blessing | $4,534 | $843 | -81.4% |
| John Frazier | $4,323 | $841 | -80.5% |
| Tim L. McCord | $3,620 | $819 | -77.4% |
| Ronald D. Greene | $3,998 | $810 | -79.7% |
| Laurin L. Ussery | $3,256 | $778 | -76.1% |
| Nathan Douglas Martin | $0 | $773 | -- |
| van Stokes | $938 | $769 | -18% |
| Angela Marie Brtek | $2,981 | $753 | -74.7% |
| Frances Barczewski | $1,697 | $752 | -55.7% |
| Otho L Welker | $3,817 | $741 | -80.6% |
| Dannie G. Holt | $544 | $725 | 33.3% |
| Sarah N. Hicks | $2,961 | $690 | -76.7% |
| Mike Gray | $4,862 | $668 | -86.3% |
| Mitchell McCord | $3,103 | $668 | -78.5% |
| James W. Grubb | $3,490 | $665 | -80.9% |
| David P. Mitchell | $703 | $616 | -12.4% |
| Tom Biggar | $5,354 | $616 | -88.5% |
| Colleen Y. Smith | $2,882 | $610 | -78.8% |
| Jordan Obot | $1,135 | $610 | -46.3% |
| Joseph L. Gendreau | $1,650 | $606 | -63.3% |
| Miss Tracy M. Hite | $874 | $599 | -31.5% |
| Shane Black | $2,992 | $592 | -80.2% |
| Lewis J. Collins | $781 | $561 | -28.2% |
| Sarah E. Hicks | $2,488 | $550 | -77.9% |
| Ronnie G. King | $3,183 | $533 | -83.3% |
| Brenda Fielder | $4,242 | $532 | -87.5% |
| Charles W. Stokes | $1,251 | $515 | -58.8% |
| Ethel S. Tierney | $1,251 | $515 | -58.8% |
| Clayton - Mitchell | $1,288 | $499 | -61.3% |
| Crocker, LLC | $1,246 | $496 | -60.2% |
| Clint Aaron Lehman | $2,291 | $481 | -79% |
| Eric Huneycutt | $4,820 | $476 | -90.1% |
| Barbara Ann Jensen | $440 | $440 | 0% |
| Reba Walker | $589 | $410 | -30.4% |
| John H. Neblett | $1,659 | $408 | -75.4% |
| Charles Richard Clan Jr. | $5,240 | $403 | -92.3% |
| Chris Stanley Miller | $1,507 | $373 | -75.2% |
| Vernon Eugene Albright | $1,047 | $371 | -64.6% |
| David Chester | $6,490 | $370 | -94.3% |
| Debra Riley | $366 | $366 | 0% |
| Gerald a Street | $1,771 | $363 | -79.5% |
| Karen Connerth Family Farm Trust | $468 | $355 | -24.1% |
| Craig E. Barbour | $1,661 | $343 | -79.3% |
| Nancy F. Williams | $918 | $330 | -64.1% |
| Ann Schrichte | $2,001 | $329 | -83.6% |
| Derek M. Baggett | $665 | $325 | -51.1% |
| Daniel Walter Welsh | $2,236 | $316 | -85.9% |
| Wayne L. Price | $1,232 | $303 | -75.4% |
| Homer L. Hodges | $122 | $301 | 146.7% |
| Barry D. Markin | $1,278 | $289 | -77.4% |
| Andrew D. Manners | $1,386 | $287 | -79.3% |
| William Jerome Myers Sr. | $502 | $287 | -42.8% |
| Helen Freeman | $0 | $277 | -- |
| Michael D. Harmon | $273 | $274 | 0.4% |
| Jack S. Roberts | $1,479 | $270 | -81.7% |
| Russell Roberts | $856 | $264 | -69.2% |
| Dennis Dunville | $689 | $262 | -62% |
| Stephen D. Stone | $109 | $262 | 140.4% |
| James C. Meadows | $1,210 | $261 | -78.4% |
| John R. Rudolph Jr. | $622 | $254 | -59.2% |
| Amanda B. Scanlan | $251 | $251 | 0% |
| Barbara R. Grigsby | $491 | $230 | -53.2% |
| Rosemary R. Knickerbocker | $491 | $230 | -53.2% |
| Harold L. Bradford Jr. | $472 | $222 | -53% |
| Annette Boyd | $1,799 | $218 | -87.9% |
| Dean Smothermon | $415 | $214 | -48.4% |
| Margaret Pace | $151 | $202 | 33.8% |
| Randall R. Haase | $754 | $194 | -74.3% |
| Dennis P. Bergmann Jr. | $792 | $180 | -77.3% |
| A. A. Hutcheson | $43 | $164 | 281.4% |
| Anthony Trotter | $363 | $149 | -59% |
| Patty Suiter | $138 | $138 | 0% |
| Andy C. Swaffer | $484 | $128 | -73.6% |
| Tom Pressler | $531 | $128 | -75.9% |
| Lewis Bumpus Jr. | $250 | $122 | -51.2% |
| Ronnie Nicholson | $465 | $119 | -74.4% |
| Gary Bodensteiner | $958 | $104 | -89.1% |
| Hunter Winn | $180 | $103 | -42.8% |
| John R. Wallace | $323 | $103 | -68.1% |
| Gordon Larry Cole | $324 | $90 | -72.2% |
| Terry E. Romine | $129 | $90 | -30.2% |
| Jarvis W. Smith | $168 | $89 | -47% |
| Russell M. Hayes | $0 | $77 | -- |
| Frank Walker | $363 | $73 | -79.9% |
| Joe Thomas Armistead | $4,276 | $62 | -98.6% |
| Charles Davis | $90 | $61 | -32.2% |
| Edwin T. Harrison III | $160 | $60 | -62.5% |
| Deborah A. Bedard | $105 | $55 | -47.6% |
| Mildred B. Tutt | $171 | $54 | -68.4% |
| George G. Leavell | $55 | $38 | -30.9% |
| Stewart F. Dowlen | $210 | $35 | -83.3% |
| Walter Leslie | $561 | $34 | -93.9% |
| Christopher Bruns | $32 | $32 | 0% |
| Kay C. Rinehart | $141 | $29 | -79.4% |
| Bernice Foster | $35 | $26 | -25.7% |
| Sylvia Kilgore | $100 | $18 | -82% |
| Ronnie J. Wallace | $93 | $15 | -83.9% |
| Ronnie D. Boyd | $50 | $9 | -82% |
| Joy E. Holder | $15 | $8 | -46.7% |
| A. J. Stanley | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron Edwards | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann E. Alley | $4,901 | $0 | -100% |
| B & M Farms, LLC | $1,179 | $0 | -100% |
| Bailey Martin | $795 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara M. Hodges | $349 | $0 | -100% |
| Betsy C. Stokes | $831 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie H. Welch | $197 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda K. Barr | $23 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Barnett | $3,225 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Parker | $7,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Clara Sue Bell | $1,203 | $0 | -100% |
| Cliff C. Wright Jr. | $891 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Gene Greene | $1,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Crockarell Farms Lp | $18,510 | $0 | -100% |
| David B. Smith | $5,741 | $0 | -100% |
| DGTF Clark Enterprises | $396 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris Bonnewell | $314 | $0 | -100% |
| Durward S. Harris | $2,939 | $0 | -100% |
| E T Patch General Partnership | $3,327 | $0 | -100% |
| Edmund H. Terrell | $5,741 | $0 | -100% |
| Elaine Price | $249 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Katherine C Wright | $4,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Freeman | $229 | $0 | -100% |
| Ganeene Casey | $739 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn Childers | $1,689 | $0 | -100% |
| Gratz Buck | $223 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Garrett | $1,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry E. Davis | $77 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard Garrett | $1,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacky Joe Moulton | $32,722 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaden Toliver | $6,557 | $0 | -100% |
| James Garrett Sr. | $1,002 | $0 | -100% |
| James H. Newton | $99 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry D. Suiter | $353 | $0 | -100% |
| John C Head SR Credit Shelter Trustee | $2,234 | $0 | -100% |
| John E. Gibbs | $23 | $0 | -100% |
| John W. Gold | $909 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph L. Griffy | $1,436 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce Elaine Hogue | $264 | $0 | -100% |
| Katherine Wright | $1,751 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy Jane Downing Estate | $1,439 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda J. Adcock | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda R. Greene | $391 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark J. Schindler | $612 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Earlene Burney | $653 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Lu Allen Persinger | $1,503 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew H. Barnett | $3,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Landrum | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy Jo Davis | $499 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy Vass | $689 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Morris | $71 | $0 | -100% |
| Rhonda H. Ziolkowski | $703 | $0 | -100% |
| Rickey C. Wallace | $93 | $0 | -100% |
| Robin L. Shaffer | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger E. Nell | $747 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen P. Rinehart | $96 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Swift | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Woodson Oliver | $683 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy Head | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Wallis E Thon Trust FBO Paige Thon | $1,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilber E. Lewis | $471 | $0 | -100% |
| William S. Blackwell | $245 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,866,230 | $1,240,979 | -56.7% |
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