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In 2021, 123 farmers in cities within Trimble County received a total of $402,705 in 190 farm subsidies, a 60.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1 million in 418 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Steven Wayne Buchanan | $126,904 | $78,348 | -38.3% |
| Ohio Valley Logging and Excavating, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Wyatt Long | $96,485 | $39,802 | -58.7% |
| Chris Browning | $87,315 | $20,913 | -76% |
| Wingham Farms, LLC | $25,830 | $20,454 | -20.8% |
| Jack G. Webster Jr. | $45,957 | $19,246 | -58.1% |
| Fresh Start Acres, LLC | $33,332 | $18,473 | -44.6% |
| Troy G. Craig | $35,478 | $14,228 | -59.9% |
| Brent Wingham | $41,564 | $13,435 | -67.7% |
| Sachleben & Sachleben Tobacco Operations, LLC | $14,645 | $10,929 | -25.4% |
| Thomas E. Burkhardt | $19,239 | $6,892 | -64.2% |
| Bradford G. Wingham | $15,765 | $6,607 | -58.1% |
| Robert Heinz | $15,508 | $6,225 | -59.9% |
| Jonathan G. Turner | $13,372 | $4,079 | -69.5% |
| Niles D. Bray | $10,562 | $3,500 | -66.9% |
| Andrew Heinz | $12,282 | $3,387 | -72.4% |
| John H. Ellegood | $19,332 | $3,277 | -83% |
| Logan Farm, LLC | $12,671 | $2,930 | -76.9% |
| Justin McCoy | $5,313 | $2,775 | -47.8% |
| Melvin Smith | $10,131 | $2,700 | -73.3% |
| Jason Smith | $8,349 | $2,421 | -71% |
| Barry Keith Renfro | $0 | $2,365 | -- |
| Russell Young | $4,288 | $2,281 | -46.8% |
| William A. Ginn | $7,610 | $2,160 | -71.6% |
| Philip Wright | $4,653 | $2,122 | -54.4% |
| Brian Kunkel | $8,453 | $1,573 | -81.4% |
| Barry Joyce | $12,495 | $1,536 | -87.7% |
| Jeremy Sachleben | $4,565 | $1,438 | -68.5% |
| Katelyne Temple | $5,236 | $1,401 | -73.2% |
| Adam Sachleben | $6,805 | $1,377 | -79.8% |
| Tracy Creech | $5,290 | $1,355 | -74.4% |
| Bobby K True SR | $9,182 | $1,350 | -85.3% |
| Kent Branco | $6,493 | $1,330 | -79.5% |
| Joe C. Wentworth | $4,862 | $1,318 | -72.9% |
| Todd Rand | $11,220 | $1,310 | -88.3% |
| Double D Perry Farms, LLC | $2,629 | $1,297 | -50.7% |
| John P. Heinz | $5,508 | $1,285 | -76.7% |
| Jason English | $4,473 | $1,256 | -71.9% |
| Robert C. Green | $5,214 | $1,172 | -77.5% |
| William E. Ellis | $3,232 | $1,162 | -64% |
| Rosetta Staples | $4,180 | $1,138 | -72.8% |
| Bernard Ginn | $1,979 | $1,123 | -43.3% |
| Reginald Rand | $12,499 | $1,117 | -91.1% |
| Billie D Hotfil | $4,530 | $1,082 | -76.1% |
| David Liter | $3,160 | $1,074 | -66% |
| Robert D. Parker | $5,452 | $1,070 | -80.4% |
| Edward D. Wise | $4,664 | $1,059 | -77.3% |
| Roger Heaton | $3,795 | $1,048 | -72.4% |
| Mike Matthews | $2,662 | $1,046 | -60.7% |
| Greg Heveline | $6,578 | $945 | -85.6% |
| Wayne Alexander | $5,582 | $912 | -83.7% |
| Tom Matthews | $2,338 | $846 | -63.8% |
| Dylan Ray Staples | $0 | $844 | -- |
| Dennis Ray Staples | $4,027 | $826 | -79.5% |
| Barry Staples | $3,201 | $812 | -74.6% |
| John Stark | $3,542 | $792 | -77.6% |
| Mark Shrader | $811 | $772 | -4.8% |
| Joe Helton | $2,183 | $766 | -64.9% |
| Mark Helton | $2,182 | $766 | -64.9% |
| Brian Young | $13,928 | $746 | -94.6% |
| J. W. Mahoney | $3,338 | $702 | -79% |
| Jewell D. Long | $3,618 | $702 | -80.6% |
| Darrell O'Neal | $2,013 | $700 | -65.2% |
| Larry Staples | $2,816 | $632 | -77.6% |
| Richard Hughes | $2,596 | $632 | -75.7% |
| J. W. Sachleben | $2,112 | $591 | -72% |
| Wayne Smith | $1,969 | $586 | -70.2% |
| John C. Edwards | $3,792 | $585 | -84.6% |
| Jerry Oak | $2,920 | $582 | -80.1% |
| Nolan Hamilton Jr. | $2,101 | $536 | -74.5% |
| Duncan Clifford | $2,013 | $523 | -74% |
| David Eddy | $2,420 | $516 | -78.7% |
| Trent S. Jeffries | $2,827 | $473 | -83.3% |
| Stacey Burkhardt | $3,813 | $467 | -87.8% |
| Logan J. Ralston | $2,945 | $452 | -84.7% |
| Dallas Ginn | $2,404 | $442 | -81.6% |
| Donald Hughes | $2,013 | $432 | -78.5% |
| Jason Webster | $2,804 | $422 | -85% |
| Joshua Alsup | $1,221 | $414 | -66.1% |
| Joshua Jon Stewart | $1,826 | $404 | -77.9% |
| Mr. Cody Jordan Thomas | $14,581 | $401 | -97.2% |
| Terry Andrew | $1,496 | $388 | -74.1% |
| Gregory L. Ginn | $1,335 | $382 | -71.4% |
| David E. Smith | $2,094 | $371 | -82.3% |
| Sylvan Scott | $2,281 | $370 | -83.8% |
| Eddy Callis | $1,892 | $357 | -81.1% |
| Thomas F. Ralston | $1,771 | $353 | -80.1% |
| Michael D. Gross | $3,255 | $350 | -89.2% |
| Steve Turner | $1,628 | $346 | -78.7% |
| James L. Hoskins | $1,683 | $334 | -80.2% |
| Michael Joseph Whitaker | $1,461 | $333 | -77.2% |
| Chris Heaton | $2,040 | $331 | -83.8% |
| Tyrus L. McDowell | $2,963 | $326 | -89% |
| Donald L. Ward | $2,057 | $319 | -84.5% |
| Randy Ginn | $1,111 | $304 | -72.6% |
| Nancy Garrett | $787 | $297 | -62.3% |
| Nancy C. Price | $672 | $285 | -57.6% |
| Wayne Law | $1,929 | $274 | -85.8% |
| Clyde Rowlett | $1,375 | $259 | -81.2% |
| Mark Mounce | $880 | $255 | -71% |
| Stephen Stark | $2,151 | $255 | -88.1% |
| George Turner | $1,545 | $249 | -83.9% |
| Jo Ann Logan | $1,177 | $242 | -79.4% |
| Jamie L. Tilley | $1,561 | $232 | -85.1% |
| Danny L. Sachleben | $2,614 | $227 | -91.3% |
| Franklin D. Ginn | $1,143 | $227 | -80.1% |
| George Kevin Hereford | $7,739 | $221 | -97.1% |
| David Pennybaker | $1,001 | $220 | -78% |
| Geraldine Kidwell | $2,005 | $211 | -89.5% |
| Monica Melvin | $330 | $200 | -39.4% |
| Larry D. Banks | $432 | $185 | -57.2% |
| Tim Stewart | $869 | $181 | -79.2% |
| Robert Stevens | $1,360 | $159 | -88.3% |
| Kenneth E. Burkhardt | $1,448 | $157 | -89.2% |
| Charles Adwell | $594 | $152 | -74.4% |
| John Carter | $702 | $138 | -80.3% |
| Frank Scott Robbins | $297 | $135 | -54.5% |
| Gary W. Greenwood | $0 | $125 | -- |
| Donald Clifford | $1,303 | $121 | -90.7% |
| Randy Long | $1,328 | $121 | -90.9% |
| Terry Wise | $502 | $73 | -85.5% |
| Bob Callis | $4,580 | $71 | -98.4% |
| Patti Mitchell | $2,734 | $7 | -99.7% |
| Alvin Sullivan | $3,976 | $0 | -100% |
| April Michelle Craig | $450 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Hunt | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane McKinney | $766 | $0 | -100% |
| James B. McKinney | $256 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Wright | $7,140 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry W. Ginn | $2,494 | $0 | -100% |
| Kara Gilley | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Gilley | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Bradley | $84 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary D. Gilley | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Wright | $556 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray Clem | $213 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelly Lynn Staples Ginn | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Ray Smith | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted N. Callis | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. Cochran | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Cornelia Hancock | $712 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Robbins | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew J. Sachleben | $2,387 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Grangier | $129 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip Sachleben | $412 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth Overton | $5,793 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Kidwell | $2,940 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,020,892 | $402,705 | -60.6% |
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