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In 2021, 140 farmers in cities within Cass County received a total of $631,491 in 156 farm subsidies, a 14.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $736,134 in 320 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Neil Hill | $5,207 | $66,881 | 1,184.4% |
| Belote Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Forest Recovery Management, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Turkey Creek Timber Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Woodlands Forest Service, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Watson Wood Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Wayne Glover | $0 | $41,249 | -- |
| Treeco, Inc. | $0 | $39,322 | -- |
| Ben M. Heath | $0 | $24,059 | -- |
| Robert D. McCord | $52,183 | $10,583 | -79.7% |
| Jennifer Machelle Hamilton | $2,794 | $9,673 | 246.2% |
| Brian G. Hays | $19,030 | $7,226 | -62% |
| Don E. Hall | $1,606 | $6,087 | 279% |
| Glenn W. Hunter | $5,697 | $5,697 | 0% |
| Richard W. Jaynes | $27,589 | $5,420 | -80.4% |
| Whittney Hill | $0 | $5,118 | -- |
| Heath Gilbert | $23,177 | $4,974 | -78.5% |
| Robby Combs | $23,012 | $4,965 | -78.4% |
| Teal Lambert | $6,574 | $4,623 | -29.7% |
| Michael R. Washington | $2,643 | $4,551 | 72.2% |
| Caleb Hodges | $15,180 | $4,245 | -72% |
| Clyde W. Hodnett | $0 | $4,057 | -- |
| Marietta Cattle Company, LLC | $9,526 | $3,301 | -65.3% |
| David G. Liedtke | $4,484 | $2,893 | -35.5% |
| Robert N. Moore | $12,848 | $2,592 | -79.8% |
| Tommy Norman Cullins | $17,389 | $2,578 | -85.2% |
| Freddie J. Ward | $13,598 | $2,495 | -81.7% |
| Jose Arredondo | $8,094 | $2,268 | -72% |
| Gary Upchurch | $11,506 | $2,238 | -80.5% |
| Billy P. Adcock | $7,359 | $2,138 | -70.9% |
| David A. Rhyne | $10,066 | $2,102 | -79.1% |
| Dusty Lynn Whatley | $33,419 | $2,093 | -93.7% |
| Connie D. Dupree | $9,142 | $2,040 | -77.7% |
| Charlotte B. Hauerwas | $2,014 | $2,014 | 0% |
| Mahan Kirby McCord | $10,316 | $1,991 | -80.7% |
| Tom Granberry | $8,745 | $1,975 | -77.4% |
| Shawn M. Henderson | $8,767 | $1,941 | -77.9% |
| Carl L. Young | $4,620 | $1,902 | -58.8% |
| Rex Harris | $10,677 | $1,864 | -82.5% |
| Gary M. Westbrook | $6,270 | $1,846 | -70.6% |
| Freddy O'neal Campbell | $8,370 | $1,830 | -78.1% |
| Brenda J. Clayton | $4,521 | $1,692 | -62.6% |
| Carla Surratt | $4,620 | $1,642 | -64.5% |
| Dan Heath | $6,903 | $1,602 | -76.8% |
| Billy Don Frost | $10,136 | $1,560 | -84.6% |
| Jason Douglas Lance | $6,559 | $1,500 | -77.1% |
| Randall J. Thomason | $6,512 | $1,491 | -77.1% |
| Royce Thomason | $6,549 | $1,491 | -77.2% |
| Ryon Scott Kelton | $5,093 | $1,461 | -71.3% |
| Willard Gus Schuhmann Jr. | $3,601 | $1,461 | -59.4% |
| John Newkirk | $7,349 | $1,458 | -80.2% |
| Frank D. Kessler | $6,474 | $1,452 | -77.6% |
| Frankie Lynn Clayton | $4,983 | $1,425 | -71.4% |
| Ricki L. Hodges | $5,020 | $1,424 | -71.6% |
| Meghann Clayton | $4,928 | $1,410 | -71.4% |
| John E. Pace | $6,611 | $1,382 | -79.1% |
| Greg Fitts | $5,390 | $1,381 | -74.4% |
| Marshall J. Brooks IV | $5,104 | $1,328 | -74% |
| Diann Shaddix | $4,620 | $1,286 | -72.2% |
| Therman Dean Warren | $2,805 | $1,284 | -54.2% |
| James Dewitt McCall | $5,617 | $1,262 | -77.5% |
| Daniel R. Moore | $5,400 | $1,255 | -76.8% |
| Tracy Andrew Grider | $3,674 | $1,236 | -66.4% |
| Alice N. Higgins | $1,222 | $1,222 | 0% |
| Thomas H. Kenward | $5,511 | $1,210 | -78% |
| Douglas D. Autry | $0 | $1,208 | -- |
| Ruthie Upchurch | $5,198 | $1,151 | -77.9% |
| Amanda K. Clayton | $7,204 | $1,148 | -84.1% |
| Evan James Harris | $5,103 | $1,146 | -77.5% |
| Dwayne Stephen Hamilton | $330 | $1,127 | 241.5% |
| James Reginald Martin | $5,753 | $1,104 | -80.8% |
| Paul T. Martin | $5,808 | $1,100 | -81.1% |
| Kenneth Pate | $4,906 | $1,041 | -78.8% |
| Carrol E. Green | $6,279 | $1,010 | -83.9% |
| Thomas O'neal Campbell | $6,797 | $1,007 | -85.2% |
| Jody E. Bowles | $5,228 | $990 | -81.1% |
| Vernon Monroe Hall | $3,744 | $984 | -73.7% |
| Catherine S. Maley | $0 | $958 | -- |
| Carroll E. Clayton | $3,639 | $912 | -74.9% |
| Joseph Compton Wall | $4,147 | $903 | -78.2% |
| Randy C. Dawson | $3,388 | $903 | -73.3% |
| Robert E. Combs | $4,301 | $813 | -81.1% |
| J Bar M Ranch | $3,344 | $798 | -76.1% |
| John A. Jester | $4,416 | $792 | -82.1% |
| Troy Downs | $2,970 | $762 | -74.3% |
| David H. Granberry | $3,179 | $734 | -76.9% |
| Aberney Dywayne Webster | $3,529 | $685 | -80.6% |
| James Robert Dupree | $1,804 | $660 | -63.4% |
| David H. Frost | $2,794 | $660 | -76.4% |
| Joe K. Upchurch | $3,397 | $645 | -81% |
| Roy R. Easley | $3,571 | $644 | -82% |
| Roger Dale Pond | $2,536 | $644 | -74.6% |
| Mike Huse | $758 | $643 | -15.2% |
| Debbie Kennedy | $1,199 | $637 | -46.9% |
| Jeffrey P. Dryden | $2,816 | $624 | -77.8% |
| Michael D. Huddleston | $1,848 | $608 | -67.1% |
| Wilburn James Davis | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Terry J. Adcock | $2,255 | $567 | -74.9% |
| Karen Heath Tromza | $2,442 | $566 | -76.8% |
| L. R. Hathaway | $2,415 | $550 | -77.2% |
| Larry Westbrook | $2,814 | $523 | -81.4% |
| Brett Fitts | $2,310 | $501 | -78.3% |
| Lawrence William Laduke | $1,804 | $491 | -72.8% |
| Quincy Bill Henderson | $1,739 | $452 | -74% |
| Glenda Parr | $1,892 | $447 | -76.4% |
| Larry Edward Nevels | $1,991 | $444 | -77.7% |
| Casey Don Kelley | $2,839 | $431 | -84.8% |
| Johnny Easley | $1,675 | $420 | -74.9% |
| Gary C. Hays | $1,925 | $415 | -78.4% |
| Frank Stark Jr. | $1,518 | $408 | -73.1% |
| Barbara M. Doyle | $1,191 | $406 | -65.9% |
| Weldon E. Wilson | $1,738 | $402 | -76.9% |
| Sandra K. Gilbert | $2,024 | $395 | -80.5% |
| Rebekah Ann Hindsman | $1,606 | $392 | -75.6% |
| Danny W Addington, D.D.S. | $1,808 | $381 | -78.9% |
| Jeffery Hobbs | $7,883 | $371 | -95.3% |
| Sarah Kuban | $2,356 | $364 | -84.6% |
| Thomas Shane Campbell | $1,914 | $360 | -81.2% |
| Buddy D. Pate | $2,870 | $338 | -88.2% |
| Kevin B. Johnson | $1,254 | $338 | -73% |
| Gary Mcclure Watson | $1,723 | $328 | -81% |
| Jerold T. Jordan | $1,353 | $328 | -75.8% |
| Leonard Darrin Crenshaw | $1,430 | $318 | -77.8% |
| John L. Barrington | $1,485 | $308 | -79.3% |
| Darrell R. Carrington | $1,710 | $304 | -82.2% |
| Hagan S. Allen | $1,776 | $287 | -83.8% |
| Wade W. Buford Sr. | $979 | $280 | -71.4% |
| Jerry Dwayne Buster | $1,232 | $266 | -78.4% |
| Fred Capers | $3,033 | $266 | -91.2% |
| Judy C. Cook | $1,287 | $254 | -80.3% |
| Lavonne Kay Burton | $737 | $242 | -67.2% |
| Morgan Garrett | $594 | $239 | -59.8% |
| David Lee Martinez | $638 | $194 | -69.6% |
| Gary W. Lummus | $814 | $192 | -76.4% |
| Lauren Leigh Burton | $1,199 | $183 | -84.7% |
| Wayne Bernard Nichols Jr. | $1,316 | $173 | -86.9% |
| Byron Keith Haskins | $462 | $164 | -64.5% |
| Jack L. Radford Jr. | $792 | $155 | -80.4% |
| Ronald W. Clark | $1,281 | $149 | -88.4% |
| Robert I. Allday Sr. | $605 | $132 | -78.2% |
| Donald R. Brown | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Eaton | $179 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim H. Howard | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Allen Tong | $5,665 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven R. Tong | $5,665 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Bunch | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Brandon Dotson | $6,930 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda H. Cox | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Rene Baur | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard W. Cox | $2,013 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman Keith Stephens | $1,474 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlene Gay Hill | $3,299 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Autry | $5,258 | $0 | -100% |
| Loita Hathaway | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven M. Alexander | $2,077 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Mark Alexander | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $736,134 | $631,491 | -14.2% |
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