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In 2021, 102 farmers in cities within Murray County received a total of $1.7 million in 127 farm subsidies, a 33.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.5 million in 283 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | $698,680 | $1,231,601 | 76.3% |
| Chris L. Hughes | $382,846 | $137,640 | -64% |
| Howe Ranch, LLC | $109,735 | $28,431 | -74.1% |
| Jason Borders | $116,624 | $23,709 | -79.7% |
| Johnson Family Revocable Trust | $60,134 | $16,401 | -72.7% |
| James L. Leonard | $58,973 | $14,494 | -75.4% |
| John K. Donaho | $67,301 | $11,789 | -82.5% |
| Gene Delay Irrevocable Trust | $11,019 | $10,188 | -7.5% |
| William Kyle Conley | $45,011 | $8,833 | -80.4% |
| Clayton Jack | $34,963 | $8,301 | -76.3% |
| Chad Lyndel Ramer | $72,392 | $8,235 | -88.6% |
| Paul A. Aaron | $24,176 | $7,858 | -67.5% |
| Fob Jones | $26,815 | $6,591 | -75.4% |
| Bruce E. Reynolds | $19,319 | $6,311 | -67.3% |
| Jason Jacobs | $28,303 | $6,277 | -77.8% |
| Roger W. Kite | $31,990 | $5,996 | -81.3% |
| Jimmy Glenn Mann | $20,438 | $5,950 | -70.9% |
| Gary Mobly | $18,775 | $5,473 | -70.8% |
| Clifford D. Hughes | $21,813 | $5,296 | -75.7% |
| 4e Cattle Company, LLC | $20,120 | $4,784 | -76.2% |
| Carolynn P. Johnson | $0 | $4,271 | -- |
| Chance Runyan | $8,360 | $3,934 | -52.9% |
| Ronald Trett | $18,929 | $3,704 | -80.4% |
| Mark Walck | $20,103 | $3,538 | -82.4% |
| John Wesley Harden | $20,816 | $3,204 | -84.6% |
| Leora E. Leonard | $1,187 | $2,953 | 148.8% |
| Blake Howard Hughes | $26,515 | $2,890 | -89.1% |
| H. C. Rackley Jr. | $26,995 | $2,828 | -89.5% |
| Jim Britt | $15,761 | $2,692 | -82.9% |
| Jerry D Pyle Estate | $0 | $2,631 | -- |
| Jim L Bohannon Family Trust | $4,561 | $2,490 | -45.4% |
| Randal A. Williams | $14,069 | $2,369 | -83.2% |
| Randall Kirby | $0 | $2,310 | -- |
| Jeremy Hall | $12,807 | $2,298 | -82.1% |
| Alan Watson | $9,724 | $2,193 | -77.4% |
| William K. McKinley | $8,211 | $2,097 | -74.5% |
| Richard A. Elkins | $8,649 | $1,968 | -77.2% |
| Kent A. Cornell | $477 | $1,936 | 305.9% |
| Darrell Cooper | $1,389 | $1,729 | 24.5% |
| Carl Owens | $4,354 | $1,666 | -61.7% |
| Robbie Howard | $9,816 | $1,639 | -83.3% |
| Corey Dale Brown | $4,378 | $1,638 | -62.6% |
| Curtis Mark Tully Jr. | $7,260 | $1,600 | -78% |
| Julia V. Latham | $0 | $1,590 | -- |
| Larry Sloan | $8,306 | $1,558 | -81.2% |
| Darrell Roberson | $8,195 | $1,541 | -81.2% |
| Larry D. Muck | $5,203 | $1,495 | -71.3% |
| M&L Cattle, LLC | $6,468 | $1,478 | -77.1% |
| Tammy Sue Moss | $5,885 | $1,445 | -75.4% |
| Wendall Fields | $9,422 | $1,424 | -84.9% |
| Shane Hale | $3,630 | $1,341 | -63.1% |
| Paul Luna | $6,900 | $1,325 | -80.8% |
| Diane Faye Freeman | $3,282 | $1,296 | -60.5% |
| Bart Castleberry | $4,719 | $1,266 | -73.2% |
| Ronald J. Ramer Jr. | $5,247 | $1,239 | -76.4% |
| Ginger Marie Britt | $0 | $1,155 | -- |
| Keith Billings | $5,170 | $1,130 | -78.1% |
| Donald Ray Moore | $3,927 | $1,105 | -71.9% |
| Jeff Cooper | $1,425 | $1,093 | -23.3% |
| John Hale | $5,938 | $996 | -83.2% |
| Lucas E. Watson | $5,351 | $986 | -81.6% |
| Corey D. Stevens | $4,638 | $954 | -79.4% |
| Jimmy W. Standifer | $3,234 | $944 | -70.8% |
| Glenn R. Hale | $3,806 | $930 | -75.6% |
| Ronald L. Boles | $6,815 | $920 | -86.5% |
| Elizabeth Anne Smith | $1,484 | $848 | -42.9% |
| Gary Allmon | $4,621 | $843 | -81.8% |
| Charles Daniel | $3,784 | $835 | -77.9% |
| Marvin Moore | $4,690 | $805 | -82.8% |
| Lisa F. Williams | $2,439 | $744 | -69.5% |
| Rex H. Keeton | $3,424 | $739 | -78.4% |
| Jeffery Jackson | $3,704 | $712 | -80.8% |
| Irvin Shelby | $3,083 | $641 | -79.2% |
| James D. Edwards | $3,608 | $628 | -82.6% |
| Kari Dawn Johnson | $4,335 | $578 | -86.7% |
| Roger Patrick | $2,331 | $574 | -75.4% |
| Phil Lowrance | $4,070 | $556 | -86.3% |
| Terry Dale Laxton | $3,069 | $490 | -84% |
| Andrew Swartz | $3,254 | $477 | -85.3% |
| Russell Watson | $2,467 | $440 | -82.2% |
| Larry Weston | $858 | $428 | -50.1% |
| Aaron Hicks | $2,420 | $415 | -82.9% |
| Pamela G. Arms | $2,684 | $405 | -84.9% |
| Mickey Ratliff | $1,571 | $395 | -74.9% |
| Lenola Billings | $2,427 | $384 | -84.2% |
| Tony D. Watson | $2,154 | $381 | -82.3% |
| Jimmy Britt | $990 | $374 | -62.2% |
| Wendel D. Fowler | $1,672 | $367 | -78.1% |
| Linda Evans | $1,452 | $338 | -76.7% |
| Glen Eldred | $3,859 | $304 | -92.1% |
| Adam Thomas Cason | $726 | $298 | -59% |
| Randy T. Archer | $570 | $279 | -51.1% |
| Tammy C. Preast | $1,067 | $276 | -74.1% |
| Carl Ozbirn | $2,041 | $252 | -87.7% |
| Craig Billings | $968 | $225 | -76.8% |
| David Pittman | $362 | $177 | -51.1% |
| Deborah Anne Moore | $163 | $163 | 0% |
| Trey Allen Craig | $966 | $140 | -85.5% |
| Shane Frye | $860 | $86 | -90% |
| David Joe Byers | $10,063 | $84 | -99.2% |
| Gwendolyn Vowell | $1,179 | $34 | -97.1% |
| Cindy Moore | $37 | $26 | -29.7% |
| Alec Franks | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Allene Hilliard | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan Anderson | $3,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Chase Smith | $494 | $0 | -100% |
| Dave G. Hughes | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| David Mitchell | $25,825 | $0 | -100% |
| Denny Ray Binderim | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Doug Collins | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Jess Couch | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Kolt Gene Kelly | $5,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Keenan | $1,428 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Perschbacher | $137,772 | $0 | -100% |
| Millard's Pecans, LLC | $13,693 | $0 | -100% |
| Milton White | $2,993 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael P. Stephens | $90 | $0 | -100% |
| Quinton Tipton | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Ellis | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Rush Lewis | $7,150 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon L. Britt | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Trey Morrison | $2,585 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,499,303 | $1,655,688 | -33.8% |
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