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In 2021, 112 farmers in cities within Motley County received a total of $3 million in 299 farm subsidies, a 28.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.2 million in 333 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Farm Credit Flca | $719,807 | $299,354 | -58.4% |
| Jeromy Jameson | $159,109 | $286,389 | 80% |
| Dillard Family Ranches, Ltd. | $180,689 | $248,365 | 37.5% |
| Billy Z. Colston | $185,044 | $242,787 | 31.2% |
| B. K. L. Farms | $342,929 | $202,966 | -40.8% |
| Rafter L Cattle Company | $261,492 | $162,113 | -38% |
| Rex Edwin Glover | $158,935 | $161,558 | 1.7% |
| Turner & Turner | $262,273 | $86,019 | -67.2% |
| Cory Lee Multer | $85,545 | $81,430 | -4.8% |
| Stafford Cattle Company, LLP | $0 | $78,242 | -- |
| Wayland F. Moore | $97,305 | $71,476 | -26.5% |
| G & D Farms, LLC | $175,490 | $57,902 | -67% |
| Ben Charles Grundy | $83,000 | $52,916 | -36.2% |
| Francis Brothers Ranch, LLC | $72,532 | $52,562 | -27.5% |
| Alfred Kenneth Barton | $38,505 | $49,343 | 28.1% |
| Steve Pierce | $35,025 | $39,819 | 13.7% |
| Monty Craig Turner | $53,879 | $39,531 | -26.6% |
| William P. Campbell | $33,344 | $36,937 | 10.8% |
| Robert J. Francis | $128,286 | $35,829 | -72.1% |
| Travis Jameson | $57,595 | $34,692 | -39.8% |
| James A. Gwinn | $67,454 | $32,433 | -51.9% |
| Bundy Hal Campbell | $18,779 | $31,278 | 66.6% |
| James W. Taylor | $59,705 | $29,975 | -49.8% |
| 2 B Partners | $20,083 | $24,908 | 24% |
| Ronald L. Cox | $18,949 | $24,480 | 29.2% |
| Patricia Joan Stephens | $11,242 | $23,104 | 105.5% |
| Tanya S. Multer | $41,412 | $21,073 | -49.1% |
| Robert L. Forbis | $28,747 | $20,837 | -27.5% |
| Chelsea Young Read | $42,519 | $20,446 | -51.9% |
| T Alford Rainwater Farms, LLC | $13,705 | $20,307 | 48.2% |
| Reta Sue Seigler | $38,979 | $20,082 | -48.5% |
| B. J. Dempsey | $0 | $19,006 | -- |
| R & D Vinson Ranch | $16,694 | $16,694 | 0% |
| Hugh Carter Luckett | $30,309 | $16,623 | -45.2% |
| Frances Dixon Family Trust | $0 | $16,566 | -- |
| Mollie Burleson Ranch, Ltd. | $2,683 | $15,242 | 468.1% |
| Gunnar Luckett | $13,191 | $14,764 | 11.9% |
| Jarrett Paul Jameson | $36,726 | $14,396 | -60.8% |
| B H Campbell Farms, Inc. | $18,136 | $13,049 | -28% |
| Ellen Fowlkes | $11,977 | $11,977 | 0% |
| Sue Parson | $11,970 | $11,970 | 0% |
| Cody B. Hurdt | $16,591 | $10,677 | -35.6% |
| Ross C. Graham | $24,850 | $9,782 | -60.6% |
| Horace Roy Jameson | $14,737 | $9,769 | -33.7% |
| Buzzard X Cattle, LLC | $28,192 | $9,592 | -66% |
| Barbara Jo Parks | $5,709 | $9,362 | 64% |
| Linda Perryman Hess | $25,994 | $9,178 | -64.7% |
| Mcclaran Family Trustee | $14,742 | $8,942 | -39.3% |
| Harold Parks | $8,010 | $8,755 | 9.3% |
| Roy G Stephens Estate | $0 | $8,541 | -- |
| Bruce Lefevre | $16,159 | $8,178 | -49.4% |
| Lois Marion Woodruff Estate Trust | $17,337 | $8,147 | -53% |
| Cathern Rae Turner | $15,042 | $8,139 | -45.9% |
| Roy G. Stephens | $14,813 | $7,895 | -46.7% |
| Laura Long | $14,348 | $7,880 | -45.1% |
| Joe M. Thacker | $0 | $7,648 | -- |
| Krista Clower | $6,849 | $7,635 | 11.5% |
| Floyd County FSA - Farm Loan | $0 | $6,986 | -- |
| Pappy Campbell Farm | $6,886 | $6,886 | 0% |
| Caron Sue Perkins | $5,115 | $6,851 | 33.9% |
| L & K Partnership | $7,418 | $6,666 | -10.1% |
| James Nelson Cooper | $0 | $6,603 | -- |
| Wingerd Family Farms, LLC | $5,548 | $6,066 | 9.3% |
| Robert Vann Francis Jr. | $17,287 | $5,538 | -68% |
| Judy F. Renfro | $7,929 | $5,400 | -31.9% |
| France Barton Family L P | $6,341 | $5,037 | -20.6% |
| Stanley L. Martin | $4,780 | $4,780 | 0% |
| Lois Marion Woodruff Estate | $0 | $4,481 | -- |
| Bradley Dain Jameson | $4,604 | $4,111 | -10.7% |
| James Bird Bearden Fam Tr | $3,888 | $3,888 | 0% |
| Jeffrey Thacker Heritage Trust | $12,479 | $3,858 | -69.1% |
| Marilynn R. Hicks | $5,895 | $3,276 | -44.4% |
| Francis & Francis, LLC | $1,375 | $3,255 | 136.7% |
| MRS Nancy Roberts | $11,650 | $3,228 | -72.3% |
| Singin' R Ranch, Inc. | $2,409 | $3,131 | 30% |
| Jeremiah J. Brooks | $0 | $2,967 | -- |
| Woolsey Family Partnership | $22,381 | $2,713 | -87.9% |
| Ben Thomas Edwards | $4,565 | $2,596 | -43.1% |
| Farm Service Agency-Agent Credit | $0 | $2,586 | -- |
| Justin Jameson | $4,162 | $2,544 | -38.9% |
| Mary Renfro | $7,527 | $2,537 | -66.3% |
| Deborah Luna | $2,734 | $2,500 | -8.6% |
| Douglas Neal Campbell | $3,780 | $2,304 | -39% |
| Chad Lawrence | $0 | $2,239 | -- |
| Dana D. Graham | $2,893 | $2,221 | -23.2% |
| Matthew Woolsey | $2,607 | $2,219 | -14.9% |
| Lonnie L. Perryman | $1,287 | $2,200 | 70.9% |
| Roy G. Hobbs | $1,554 | $1,945 | 25.2% |
| Luckett Farms | $4,326 | $1,909 | -55.9% |
| Barkley Family Properties, LLC | $7,293 | $1,859 | -74.5% |
| Lewis Duane Drum | $2,804 | $1,756 | -37.4% |
| Keltz Brothers Farms | $2,204 | $1,690 | -23.3% |
| Brenda Osborn | $328 | $1,600 | 387.8% |
| Larry Williams | $2,508 | $1,599 | -36.2% |
| Connie C. Hindman | $1,503 | $1,503 | 0% |
| Nova Dale Turner | $9,666 | $1,451 | -85% |
| Marshall Family Trust | $615 | $1,323 | 115.1% |
| Flying Vo | $0 | $1,202 | -- |
| Jerry Ralph Jones | $2,438 | $1,192 | -51.1% |
| Nicholas Scott Fulton | $6,934 | $1,136 | -83.6% |
| Doyle Shannon | $1,034 | $1,099 | 6.3% |
| Joel Dean Spray | $2,410 | $1,091 | -54.7% |
| Patricia Joan Stephens Trust | $6,396 | $1,047 | -83.6% |
| Stewart Urich | $0 | $1,018 | -- |
| Billy Shawn Elliott | $280 | $810 | 189.3% |
| Floyd County FSA - Farm Loan | $0 | $759 | -- |
| Linda Jameson | $731 | $693 | -5.2% |
| G & R Williams, LLC | $5,049 | $691 | -86.3% |
| Elmer L Parks | $0 | $260 | -- |
| Bobby Mitchell | $7,806 | $184 | -97.6% |
| Darryn Wayne Perryman | $1,332 | $109 | -91.8% |
| J. N. Fletcher | $190 | $100 | -47.4% |
| Austin S. Taylor | $1,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Ray Day | $197 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley Dane Jameson | $4,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency - Farm Loan | $4,455 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis & Francis Investments | $11,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis Ranch | $8,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Happy State Bank | $14,289 | $0 | -100% |
| J. W. Turner | $161 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Gillespie | $1,577 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmie Jameson | $8,820 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia J. Stephens | $6,396 | $0 | -100% |
| Rachelle D'Lee Watson | $7,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Stafford Cattle Company, LLP | $34,585 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommie Jo Cruse Estate | $3,138 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Parks Trust | $668 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy Lefevre | $132 | $0 | -100% |
| Elmer L Parks | $1,243 | $0 | -100% |
| Jade Casey Jones | $16,116 | $0 | -100% |
| John S. Styles | $16,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,222,114 | $3,027,253 | -28.3% |
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