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In 2021, 93 farmers in cities within Hickman County received a total of $288,060 in 118 farm subsidies, a 67.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $885,835 in 256 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Porter | $146,489 | $85,835 | -41.4% |
| MPS Farming, LLC | $142,022 | $42,049 | -70.4% |
| John West | $146,308 | $31,719 | -78.3% |
| Tim Johnston | $98,328 | $31,089 | -68.4% |
| Kinzer Nichols Boehms | $0 | $16,781 | -- |
| Christopher Allen | $0 | $9,981 | -- |
| Danny R. Litton | $15,691 | $3,979 | -74.6% |
| Deborah Cook | $10,285 | $2,939 | -71.4% |
| Blake Graham | $11,594 | $2,542 | -78.1% |
| Neil Martin | $7,101 | $2,256 | -68.2% |
| J & B Farms | $15,398 | $2,226 | -85.5% |
| Lee Orton | $10,829 | $2,073 | -80.9% |
| James Anthony Bennett | $11,560 | $2,046 | -82.3% |
| Bernadette A. Edmonds | $8,953 | $2,044 | -77.2% |
| Wayne Grimmett | $13,705 | $1,793 | -86.9% |
| William N. Givens | $5,875 | $1,760 | -70% |
| Euretta B Mayberry | $5,698 | $1,749 | -69.3% |
| Donna Barber | $6,427 | $1,624 | -74.7% |
| Joseph Daniel Aydelott | $6,226 | $1,520 | -75.6% |
| Evelyn Johnston | $5,085 | $1,471 | -71.1% |
| David Fox | $6,213 | $1,405 | -77.4% |
| Edward A. Porter | $11,795 | $1,363 | -88.4% |
| David Grimes | $4,312 | $1,251 | -71% |
| Myra Orton | $1,877 | $1,178 | -37.2% |
| John Temple | $7,490 | $1,152 | -84.6% |
| Terry Owens | $5,914 | $1,143 | -80.7% |
| Michael Cook Tr | $1,365 | $1,058 | -22.5% |
| Ron Mayberry | $5,137 | $1,055 | -79.5% |
| John Leland Porter | $770 | $1,026 | 33.2% |
| Diane Garrett | $2,698 | $1,022 | -62.1% |
| Richard Clayton | $3,278 | $979 | -70.1% |
| Archie Glen Edwards | $3,058 | $977 | -68.1% |
| Gary Parker | $3,469 | $951 | -72.6% |
| Derek Newsom | $2,068 | $854 | -58.7% |
| David Sandlin | $2,992 | $848 | -71.7% |
| Wayne E. Prince | $4,417 | $838 | -81% |
| John B. Porter II | $2,258 | $837 | -62.9% |
| Jerry W. Bates | $4,640 | $824 | -82.2% |
| Jimmy Winters | $2,211 | $816 | -63.1% |
| Jackie Light | $4,446 | $799 | -82% |
| Loretta Givens | $2,959 | $755 | -74.5% |
| Ben Lampley | $4,341 | $740 | -83% |
| Wilma Orton | $3,893 | $729 | -81.3% |
| James David Dick | $4,939 | $712 | -85.6% |
| Bill Halbrooks | $2,721 | $689 | -74.7% |
| Billie L. Parham | $2,673 | $669 | -75% |
| Maylynn Campbell | $4,202 | $661 | -84.3% |
| Robin Mayberry | $1,329 | $650 | -51.1% |
| Mark Truett | $3,557 | $619 | -82.6% |
| Daniel Spears | $3,352 | $591 | -82.4% |
| Craig T. Meyer | $2,062 | $574 | -72.2% |
| Phillip Anderson | $3,086 | $547 | -82.3% |
| Robert C Fleaner | $3,888 | $546 | -86% |
| Riley David Carroll | $2,383 | $536 | -77.5% |
| Charles R. Shough | $1,722 | $533 | -69% |
| Steven D. Armstrong | $3,365 | $494 | -85.3% |
| Ray Roder | $1,122 | $476 | -57.6% |
| Anthony Choate | $2,263 | $474 | -79.1% |
| Danny R. Ferguson | $2,114 | $456 | -78.4% |
| Sammy Ferguson | $1,929 | $456 | -76.4% |
| Peggy K. Field | $440 | $440 | 0% |
| David Duncan | $1,362 | $439 | -67.8% |
| Linda Dianne Scroggins | $924 | $434 | -53% |
| Ricky Reed | $3,732 | $417 | -88.8% |
| Calvin Chessor | $2,312 | $387 | -83.3% |
| Thomas Gordon | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Jerry I. Allison | $3,319 | $380 | -88.6% |
| Jay Slaughter | $1,184 | $376 | -68.2% |
| Dale E. Schiffman | $356 | $356 | 0% |
| Richard Shelby | $1,397 | $338 | -75.8% |
| William A. Leighton Jr. | $8,196 | $318 | -96.1% |
| Kenny Johnston | $2,032 | $294 | -85.5% |
| Denton Blaine King | $1,705 | $280 | -83.6% |
| Jeff McCaleb | $803 | $262 | -67.4% |
| James Michael Frazier | $1,210 | $253 | -79.1% |
| Pamela Allen | $250 | $250 | 0% |
| Carrie Meehan | $1,243 | $225 | -81.9% |
| Holley Krueger | $854 | $218 | -74.5% |
| Zachary Ross Magoon | $4,788 | $218 | -95.4% |
| Ronald Worley | $7,715 | $214 | -97.2% |
| Mary Katherine Bates | $902 | $211 | -76.6% |
| Steven Friesel | $891 | $209 | -76.5% |
| Eddie Anglin | $1,225 | $208 | -83% |
| Terry Banks | $704 | $192 | -72.7% |
| Tonya Mangrum | $880 | $187 | -78.8% |
| Priscilla Barber | $1,033 | $158 | -84.7% |
| Marina Eckert-Sullivan | $792 | $145 | -81.7% |
| Troy Bates | $517 | $114 | -77.9% |
| William Hershel Mayberry | $297 | $100 | -66.3% |
| Charles W. Glaze | $484 | $97 | -80% |
| Neal Shaffer | $337 | $93 | -72.4% |
| Zachary Thomas Armstrong | $3,487 | $82 | -97.6% |
| Sara Johnson | $793 | $21 | -97.4% |
| Donald G. Hinson II | $659 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Dorris W Maddox | $13,861 | $0 | -100% |
| Granville D. Johnson | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Morgan McClellan | $1,934 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Cook | $1,837 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Moore | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly Oakley | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Filipovic | $1,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Willard Neil Jones | $1,083 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $885,835 | $288,060 | -67.5% |
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