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In 2021, 195 farmers in cities within Wayne County received a total of $488,221 in 245 farm subsidies, a 77% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.1 million in 526 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 Wayne County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Creek Farms, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Milton Fay Staggs | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Harry Floyd Livestock | $638,970 | $42,032 | -93.4% |
| Brandon R. Floyd | $46,218 | $28,575 | -38.2% |
| Michael Duren | $72,282 | $24,743 | -65.8% |
| Corey Lee Self | $0 | $21,820 | -- |
| Lindsey S. Stegall | $6,490 | $15,686 | 141.7% |
| Miller Brangus, LLC | $50,010 | $12,283 | -75.4% |
| David Duren | $56,095 | $12,279 | -78.1% |
| Charles Hurt | $17,799 | $9,523 | -46.5% |
| Nathan Duren | $45,947 | $8,374 | -81.8% |
| James T. Tinin | $28,196 | $8,100 | -71.3% |
| Lewis M. Durak | $9,349 | $6,339 | -32.2% |
| Martin L. Haggard Jr. | $35,578 | $6,058 | -83% |
| Garry Lynn Culp | $32,066 | $5,651 | -82.4% |
| Angela Robbins | $5,806 | $5,520 | -4.9% |
| William R. Frazier Jr. | $8,887 | $5,440 | -38.8% |
| James D. Warren | $3,041 | $4,774 | 57% |
| Jason Willard Riley | $7,212 | $3,971 | -44.9% |
| E R Palyarik JR | $18,257 | $3,829 | -79% |
| Sonja K. Whitener | $0 | $3,801 | -- |
| Phillip Casteel | $11,975 | $3,731 | -68.8% |
| Rickey Kelley | $12,067 | $2,902 | -76% |
| Joe Paul Bryant | $0 | $2,838 | -- |
| James M. Walker | $11,760 | $2,830 | -75.9% |
| Byron J. Riley | $1,210 | $2,695 | 122.7% |
| Samuel D. Riley | $1,210 | $2,695 | 122.7% |
| Kevin S. Daniel | $14,861 | $2,637 | -82.3% |
| Johnny Sinclair | $8,223 | $2,559 | -68.9% |
| James A. Haggard | $13,511 | $2,322 | -82.8% |
| David Earl Daniel | $9,858 | $2,292 | -76.7% |
| Randall Kelley Crews | $12,093 | $2,247 | -81.4% |
| Brian Harris | $16,996 | $2,242 | -86.8% |
| Jeremy Pope | $13,731 | $2,218 | -83.8% |
| Logan Shull | $15,524 | $2,204 | -85.8% |
| Harold Pope | $20,485 | $2,200 | -89.3% |
| Robert Branton Sanders | $10,725 | $2,060 | -80.8% |
| Ronnie Ray | $10,234 | $2,049 | -80% |
| Larry Fred Rich | $13,902 | $1,986 | -85.7% |
| Harlan K. Rich | $7,645 | $1,930 | -74.8% |
| Willie Joe Brison | $9,126 | $1,892 | -79.3% |
| Michael L. Nance | $2,134 | $1,883 | -11.8% |
| Dan Staggs | $9,526 | $1,788 | -81.2% |
| Paul E. Taylor | $10,601 | $1,758 | -83.4% |
| Alfred F. Davidson | $10,935 | $1,727 | -84.2% |
| Pat Treece | $1,561 | $1,718 | 10.1% |
| Joseph T. Thompson | $5,841 | $1,674 | -71.3% |
| Walter L. Bratton Jr. | $7,061 | $1,564 | -77.9% |
| Joseph V. Lay | $2,013 | $1,534 | -23.8% |
| Johnnie Holt | $13,454 | $1,526 | -88.7% |
| Thomas E. Lee | $6,431 | $1,515 | -76.4% |
| Johnny W. Wheat | $4,301 | $1,508 | -64.9% |
| Kenneth Kelly | $5,602 | $1,499 | -73.2% |
| Chris Beckham | $5,599 | $1,495 | -73.3% |
| Jamison Brewer | $6,427 | $1,482 | -76.9% |
| Cynda S Bonnett | $5,461 | $1,457 | -73.3% |
| Dennis K. Thompson | $5,874 | $1,416 | -75.9% |
| Neil Moore | $5,544 | $1,405 | -74.7% |
| Ricky Morris | $8,167 | $1,394 | -82.9% |
| Jerry Donaldson | $5,397 | $1,394 | -74.2% |
| Roy Phillips | $2,936 | $1,390 | -52.7% |
| Michael D. Evans | $4,961 | $1,257 | -74.7% |
| Dewayne Cole | $8,577 | $1,256 | -85.4% |
| Roger Moore | $7,864 | $1,246 | -84.2% |
| Donald Shull Jr. | $6,787 | $1,244 | -81.7% |
| Alvin W. Creecy | $4,004 | $1,240 | -69% |
| Tyler L. Strait | $5,797 | $1,236 | -78.7% |
| Ricky Joe Butler | $5,022 | $1,224 | -75.6% |
| Roberta S. Talley | $1,404 | $1,216 | -13.4% |
| Tracy Martin | $0 | $1,210 | -- |
| William S. Howard III | $1,338 | $1,188 | -11.2% |
| Jason Love | $6,619 | $1,114 | -83.2% |
| Glenn Beckham | $6,121 | $1,111 | -81.8% |
| Jimmy D. Prater | $7,362 | $1,075 | -85.4% |
| James T. Beavers Jr. | $5,242 | $1,050 | -80% |
| Bill Sinclair | $8,530 | $1,028 | -87.9% |
| Zachary Davis | $6,416 | $1,020 | -84.1% |
| Bobby Mathis | $5,890 | $1,015 | -82.8% |
| Ted Robertson | $4,556 | $991 | -78.2% |
| Randy Pope | $5,049 | $946 | -81.3% |
| Randy G. Moore | $292 | $941 | 222.3% |
| Donnie Keeton | $3,586 | $941 | -73.8% |
| Emma N. Stricklin | $4,049 | $940 | -76.8% |
| Jerry Prater | $4,521 | $934 | -79.3% |
| Dennis Martin | $5,236 | $914 | -82.5% |
| Terry Dickey | $3,366 | $883 | -73.8% |
| Gary M. Stooksberry | $5,591 | $879 | -84.3% |
| Dennis R. Daniel | $3,828 | $872 | -77.2% |
| Billy E. Stegall | $378 | $860 | 127.5% |
| Dwight Lynn Sherrill | $3,509 | $820 | -76.6% |
| Jantzen T. Kelley | $6,280 | $812 | -87.1% |
| Jessica Marie Gallagher | $1,749 | $802 | -54.1% |
| Taylor Channing Weaver | $6,037 | $792 | -86.9% |
| James Nowlin | $4,367 | $792 | -81.9% |
| Rayford Pope | $3,289 | $790 | -76% |
| Jake Anderson Kelley | $2,459 | $764 | -68.9% |
| John W. Kelley | $2,551 | $764 | -70.1% |
| Robert Sanders Jr. | $4,026 | $758 | -81.2% |
| Nathan D. White | $3,641 | $756 | -79.2% |
| Jason Holder | $4,204 | $748 | -82.2% |
| Robnetta Sherrill | $1,276 | $746 | -41.5% |
| Siron Culp | $2,762 | $733 | -73.5% |
| Ryan Keaton | $2,684 | $711 | -73.5% |
| Stephen Holt | $3,404 | $711 | -79.1% |
| Gregory K. McFall | $4,729 | $709 | -85% |
| Denise Guinn Lineberry | $3,465 | $703 | -79.7% |
| Timothy L. Powell | $4,037 | $700 | -82.7% |
| David Nutt | $2,717 | $694 | -74.5% |
| Jay Charles Brewer | $6,538 | $686 | -89.5% |
| Joshua Calvin Creecy | $2,860 | $654 | -77.1% |
| Patsy Carolyn Willoughby | $967 | $650 | -32.8% |
| Billy Wayne Vencion | $3,797 | $647 | -83% |
| Jason E. Price | $2,914 | $646 | -77.8% |
| Bobby C. Blanton | $4,124 | $641 | -84.5% |
| Rylee Scott | $3,621 | $632 | -82.5% |
| Randall Morrow | $3,314 | $607 | -81.7% |
| Billy Lay Investment Services Trustee Brent Lay Ttee | $0 | $598 | -- |
| John Dee Stricklin | $2,304 | $595 | -74.2% |
| Lindsey Calton | $3,550 | $592 | -83.3% |
| Cleveland Flippo | $2,814 | $591 | -79% |
| Jamie Steele | $1,683 | $582 | -65.4% |
| Samuel E. Horton | $3,489 | $582 | -83.3% |
| Eric G. Culp | $2,028 | $573 | -71.7% |
| Donald G. Warren | $3,414 | $546 | -84% |
| Jeff Hickerson | $582 | $542 | -6.9% |
| Harlen Ray Daniel | $2,090 | $516 | -75.3% |
| Leigh Ann Sinclair | $1,019 | $515 | -49.5% |
| Robert S. Beckham | $2,046 | $509 | -75.1% |
| Judy Cook | $503 | $503 | 0% |
| Judy F. Montgomery | $502 | $502 | 0% |
| Charles Richard Martin | $715 | $494 | -30.9% |
| Patty L. Terry | $1,183 | $484 | -59.1% |
| Ila F. Huffman | $2,348 | $471 | -79.9% |
| Jerry Roberson | $1,628 | $461 | -71.7% |
| James B. Griggs | $2,015 | $457 | -77.3% |
| Richard Phillips | $1,419 | $457 | -67.8% |
| Mark Mascolo | $221 | $445 | 101.4% |
| Ricky L. Banks | $2,035 | $425 | -79.1% |
| James Nicholas Sherrill | $1,969 | $405 | -79.4% |
| Roger Dixon | $1,595 | $405 | -74.6% |
| Daniel B. Eaton | $1,043 | $391 | -62.5% |
| David Mack Brewer Sr. | $4,235 | $385 | -90.9% |
| Jimmy Caperton | $1,716 | $384 | -77.6% |
| C. F. Kelly | $1,829 | $378 | -79.3% |
| Timmy Totsch | $3,067 | $374 | -87.8% |
| Mary McNabb | $858 | $366 | -57.3% |
| Donny Warren | $1,049 | $356 | -66.1% |
| Brian K. Thompson | $2,582 | $346 | -86.6% |
| Willie Holt | $1,992 | $343 | -82.8% |
| James Keith Hatcher | $1,661 | $343 | -79.3% |
| Mason Dale Turnbow | $693 | $342 | -50.6% |
| Wesley Levoid Butler | $5,961 | $336 | -94.4% |
| Lewis Allen Mathis | $2,729 | $328 | -88% |
| Randy G. Butler | $1,686 | $327 | -80.6% |
| Caleb Grinder | $1,485 | $318 | -78.6% |
| Jean Ann Christian | $1,001 | $312 | -68.8% |
| Makenzie Faith Sanders | $5,199 | $310 | -94% |
| Tommy Ray Butler | $1,485 | $308 | -79.3% |
| Joel Gobbell | $2,263 | $301 | -86.7% |
| William E. Springer | $561 | $296 | -47.2% |
| Rollin J. Dygert | $1,412 | $291 | -79.4% |
| Brandi Reed | $1,357 | $286 | -78.9% |
| Gary Morton | $1,313 | $280 | -78.7% |
| Jerry Risner | $1,713 | $273 | -84.1% |
| Kennith Ray Christian | $935 | $269 | -71.2% |
| Up in the Holler Farm Sarah F Parker Gen PTR | $0 | $249 | -- |
| Raymond Morrow | $1,067 | $246 | -76.9% |
| Tommy Martin | $0 | $238 | -- |
| Christopher D. Caperton | $1,260 | $222 | -82.4% |
| Willard Pope | $1,775 | $218 | -87.7% |
| Sidonna Parnell Foust | $1,140 | $217 | -81% |
| Leon P. Brewer | $1,672 | $212 | -87.3% |
| Garin Morton | $928 | $211 | -77.3% |
| Sandusky Trucking, Inc. | $550 | $200 | -63.6% |
| Jacky Graham | $1,068 | $194 | -81.8% |
| Robert F. Cothran | $396 | $193 | -51.3% |
| Jeff Arnett | $363 | $180 | -50.4% |
| Jeter E. Steele | $415 | $180 | -56.6% |
| Michael Wayne Risner | $1,185 | $169 | -85.7% |
| Billy W. Hawkins | $380 | $165 | -56.6% |
| Mark E. Statom | $429 | $163 | -62% |
| Mary C. Hickerson | $986 | $155 | -84.3% |
| Kelly Mobile Home | $454 | $141 | -68.9% |
| Ted C Triffon | $3,494 | $140 | -96% |
| Camden Floyd | $18,453 | $126 | -99.3% |
| Heather Hinson | $961 | $121 | -87.4% |
| Jake Brewer | $363 | $73 | -79.9% |
| Jordan Lane Brewer | $99 | $42 | -57.6% |
| Billy Joe Pope | $165 | $35 | -78.8% |
| Sarah Lynn Miller | $325 | $34 | -89.5% |
| Brad Culp | $2,749 | $30 | -98.9% |
| David M. Brown | $240 | $29 | -87.9% |
| Mattea K. Butler | $392 | $17 | -95.7% |
| Verna L. Swinea | $190 | $17 | -91.1% |
| Dwight S. Evans | $15 | $8 | -46.7% |
| Jimmy Anderson | $693 | $0 | -100% |
| L. G. Pigg | $3,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Lay Investment Services Trustee | $598 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy W. Lay | $973 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent Dixon | $5,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Dicus Farm & Sawmill, LLC | $181 | $0 | -100% |
| Hayden Berry | $5,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Ray Ayers | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Robertson | $6,710 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurt Holt | $4,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Faires | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| W. C. Risner | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Daryl Darnell | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Doug Gobbell | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Haggard Family Limited Partnershi | $652 | $0 | -100% |
| Hardin County Stockyard, Inc. | $59,347 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert E. Jones | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| James Richard Gatlin | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Dwayne Butler | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick M. Stanfield | $2,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Lynn Daniel | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert A. Floyd | $234,459 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah F. Parker | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor L. Harris | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Up in the Holler Farm Sarah F Par | $1,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,122,417 | $488,221 | -77% |
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