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In 2021, 272 farmers in cities within Clark County received a total of $861,280 in 357 farm subsidies, a 77.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.9 million in 787 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 Clark County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Webb | $39,028 | $55,315 | 41.7% |
| Brennan Gilkison | $109,089 | $44,180 | -59.5% |
| Serena Gilkison | $107,937 | $43,451 | -59.7% |
| Craig Investments, LLC | $168,178 | $27,614 | -83.6% |
| Stock Farm, Inc. | $138,365 | $26,910 | -80.6% |
| J & W Farms | $82,059 | $26,134 | -68.2% |
| John Rose | $44,505 | $21,343 | -52% |
| Clinton Edward Pace | $121,229 | $21,010 | -82.7% |
| Gene Mac Barber | $70,620 | $16,900 | -76.1% |
| Solid Rock Angus, LLC | $100,329 | $16,566 | -83.5% |
| Andrew C. McCord | $68,846 | $15,353 | -77.7% |
| Thadd Taylor | $40,885 | $14,388 | -64.8% |
| Glenda Webb | $7,822 | $13,829 | 76.8% |
| Randall Kent Sparks | $87,771 | $12,417 | -85.9% |
| James R. Taulbee | $46,174 | $11,903 | -74.2% |
| Greg McCord | $52,259 | $11,866 | -77.3% |
| Jerald D. Fitzpatrick | $140,409 | $11,710 | -91.7% |
| Basin Springs Farms | $116,812 | $11,431 | -90.2% |
| MT Folly Farm, LLC | $24,229 | $10,077 | -58.4% |
| Shane Wiseman | $21,892 | $9,234 | -57.8% |
| Carlton A. Taylor | $29,631 | $9,191 | -69% |
| David Stanfield | $36,162 | $9,053 | -75% |
| Robert L. Rose | $19,563 | $8,955 | -54.2% |
| Floyd W. Reed | $42,769 | $8,519 | -80.1% |
| Joe Graham Jr. | $27,016 | $8,272 | -69.4% |
| Thomas L. Crowe | $37,480 | $8,123 | -78.3% |
| William W. Snowden Jr. | $25,433 | $8,038 | -68.4% |
| George T. Lovelace | $16,068 | $7,419 | -53.8% |
| Anderson Brothers | $64,341 | $7,393 | -88.5% |
| Taylor R. Cooper | $36,708 | $7,233 | -80.3% |
| Nelson P. van Meter IV | $19,731 | $7,226 | -63.4% |
| Jordan W. McCord | $36,939 | $6,984 | -81.1% |
| Tim Gayheart | $39,581 | $6,658 | -83.2% |
| Nathan Green | $52,695 | $6,510 | -87.6% |
| Timothy E. Duvall | $31,032 | $6,340 | -79.6% |
| Zeldon Angel | $89,571 | $5,713 | -93.6% |
| Emerald Hills Farm | $0 | $5,376 | -- |
| Logan McDonald | $21,780 | $5,292 | -75.7% |
| James Clifton Pasley | $19,433 | $5,101 | -73.8% |
| Lisa R. Johnson | $8,520 | $5,012 | -41.2% |
| Jane Venable Brown | $13,562 | $4,839 | -64.3% |
| Clay E. Wills Jr. | $22,864 | $4,788 | -79.1% |
| Robert D. Brock II | $36,414 | $4,640 | -87.3% |
| Dennis Staton | $23,543 | $4,352 | -81.5% |
| J. C. Pasley | $16,479 | $4,348 | -73.6% |
| James Banks | $17,656 | $4,278 | -75.8% |
| William J. Rogers | $28,553 | $4,188 | -85.3% |
| Benjamin Webb | $5,636 | $4,180 | -25.8% |
| Minda Pearson | $17,302 | $3,973 | -77% |
| Janice Harper | $14,828 | $3,946 | -73.4% |
| Alvin Pasley III | $13,266 | $3,876 | -70.8% |
| James Thomas Pasley | $13,266 | $3,876 | -70.8% |
| William Fuller | $17,072 | $3,800 | -77.7% |
| Marshall T. Watts | $31,712 | $3,746 | -88.2% |
| Michael L. Stokley | $14,055 | $3,728 | -73.5% |
| Harold Shimfessel | $12,584 | $3,646 | -71% |
| Marjorie Rogers | $33,044 | $3,443 | -89.6% |
| Ronald Frasure | $36,050 | $3,436 | -90.5% |
| William Kevin Vaughn | $15,043 | $3,382 | -77.5% |
| Charles R. Bohanan | $28,476 | $3,212 | -88.7% |
| Toulmin David Hubbard | $12,430 | $3,198 | -74.3% |
| Tandy Quisenberry | $14,311 | $3,095 | -78.4% |
| Aron S. Taylor | $31,086 | $3,068 | -90.1% |
| William P. Shearer | $15,403 | $3,060 | -80.1% |
| Craig W. Rogers | $28,204 | $2,859 | -89.9% |
| Anthony Gayheart | $25,329 | $2,830 | -88.8% |
| Harold D. Rupard | $12,123 | $2,809 | -76.8% |
| George E. Ramsey | $11,547 | $2,796 | -75.8% |
| Carl E. Gravett | $9,889 | $2,794 | -71.7% |
| Lewis Winburn | $2,288 | $2,741 | 19.8% |
| Keith Wilson | $13,200 | $2,641 | -80% |
| T 3 Cattle, LLC | $25,520 | $2,600 | -89.8% |
| Tim Crisp | $24,013 | $2,564 | -89.3% |
| Melvin Crowe | $22,208 | $2,480 | -88.8% |
| James Melvin Wells | $11,758 | $2,476 | -78.9% |
| Russell B. Fitzpatrick | $10,631 | $2,444 | -77% |
| David Cooper | $11,836 | $2,380 | -79.9% |
| Josephine M. Smith | $9,845 | $2,361 | -76% |
| Joseph Robinson | $10,489 | $2,322 | -77.9% |
| Whitewood, LLC | $8,426 | $2,240 | -73.4% |
| Drew Graham | $9,562 | $2,212 | -76.9% |
| Mary Beth Hendricks | $9,052 | $2,161 | -76.1% |
| David E. Lemaster | $17,890 | $2,136 | -88.1% |
| Joann Barber | $2,254 | $2,076 | -7.9% |
| Donald Ray Pasley | $7,266 | $2,070 | -71.5% |
| Derrik W. Henry | $22,815 | $2,049 | -91% |
| Dean Wells | $7,330 | $2,027 | -72.3% |
| Wade A. Hughes | $7,414 | $2,022 | -72.7% |
| Lee P. Taylor | $8,641 | $2,004 | -76.8% |
| Barry Lynn Skaggs | $11,660 | $1,985 | -83% |
| EDS Land Company, LLC | $0 | $1,977 | -- |
| John M. Starnes | $10,346 | $1,954 | -81.1% |
| Kathy C. Stang | $8,096 | $1,941 | -76% |
| Richard Parido | $8,104 | $1,929 | -76.2% |
| Garry Allen Taylor III | $8,395 | $1,863 | -77.8% |
| Andrew Ritter | $2,097 | $1,831 | -12.7% |
| Aubrey Crump | $9,284 | $1,828 | -80.3% |
| Daniel W. Fitzpatrick | $9,961 | $1,824 | -81.7% |
| David Haggard Sr. | $8,148 | $1,793 | -78% |
| Bryan D. Richardson | $10,001 | $1,747 | -82.5% |
| Travis S. Cooper | $11,901 | $1,740 | -85.4% |
| Logan Foster | $10,201 | $1,718 | -83.2% |
| Joseph Wayne Riley | $8,448 | $1,700 | -79.9% |
| Stephen Craycraft | $10,674 | $1,667 | -84.4% |
| Larry W. Raney | $13,310 | $1,657 | -87.6% |
| Mava T Vaughn | $6,061 | $1,656 | -72.7% |
| James H. Wells | $5,135 | $1,630 | -68.3% |
| Matthew E. Dobbs | $5,819 | $1,614 | -72.3% |
| James Craig Vaughn | $7,150 | $1,558 | -78.2% |
| Oliver Horn | $0 | $1,558 | -- |
| Robert D. Hammet | $7,778 | $1,549 | -80.1% |
| Gardner Wagers | $7,034 | $1,541 | -78.1% |
| Jamie M. Morton | $7,925 | $1,540 | -80.6% |
| Betty L. Clark | $3,883 | $1,498 | -61.4% |
| WM L&lee V Quisenberry | $12,447 | $1,479 | -88.1% |
| Ronald Parido | $9,438 | $1,473 | -84.4% |
| John H Codell | $6,230 | $1,456 | -76.6% |
| Clarence David Hubbard | $9,537 | $1,454 | -84.8% |
| Harold D. Howard | $6,644 | $1,443 | -78.3% |
| John Chism | $8,686 | $1,442 | -83.4% |
| Mike Burton | $7,237 | $1,435 | -80.2% |
| Daniel L. Yates | $5,556 | $1,425 | -74.4% |
| Isaac F. McKinney | $8,191 | $1,422 | -82.6% |
| Philip Myers | $1,004 | $1,415 | 40.9% |
| Brandon Bush | $6,578 | $1,396 | -78.8% |
| David Ginter | $5,214 | $1,316 | -74.8% |
| Perri G. Wilson | $6,391 | $1,313 | -79.5% |
| Dean Morton | $6,138 | $1,304 | -78.8% |
| Pretty Run Valley Farm | $11,442 | $1,303 | -88.6% |
| Melissa Hall | $8,964 | $1,292 | -85.6% |
| Anthony Childers | $6,335 | $1,250 | -80.3% |
| Chad Rogers | $13,149 | $1,219 | -90.7% |
| William A. Christian | $7,285 | $1,218 | -83.3% |
| Joyce Pasley | $8,240 | $1,205 | -85.4% |
| Douglas R. Jett | $10,819 | $1,189 | -89% |
| Marilyn W. Cook | $14,704 | $1,178 | -92% |
| Gerald Lee Ecton | $7,173 | $1,173 | -83.6% |
| William Z. Witt | $16,528 | $1,166 | -92.9% |
| Gary W. Plowman | $6,528 | $1,163 | -82.2% |
| Reeves Ridge, LLC | $3,960 | $1,148 | -71% |
| Travis Purvis | $6,898 | $1,142 | -83.4% |
| Dennis Ray Goolman | $6,430 | $1,127 | -82.5% |
| Mollie Talbott | $3,510 | $1,080 | -69.2% |
| Scotty T. Head | $4,939 | $1,032 | -79.1% |
| Ronald Reid | $3,597 | $1,026 | -71.5% |
| Alice B. Shearer | $5,676 | $1,015 | -82.1% |
| Latonia Chanslor | $3,289 | $1,000 | -69.6% |
| Calvin G. Case | $3,630 | $972 | -73.2% |
| Robert W. Hampton | $5,841 | $961 | -83.5% |
| Gary Haggard | $4,534 | $958 | -78.9% |
| Arthur J Sebesta II Trust FBO | $1,782 | $946 | -46.9% |
| James E. Hager | $4,200 | $936 | -77.7% |
| Thomas D. Brinegar | $4,400 | $935 | -78.8% |
| Ernest W. Pasley | $5,467 | $934 | -82.9% |
| Zach Estes | $5,324 | $927 | -82.6% |
| Michael W. Castle | $4,913 | $920 | -81.3% |
| Aaron Jackson Clark | $4,629 | $897 | -80.6% |
| Ron Shrout | $4,587 | $883 | -80.7% |
| Wayne Jacob | $4,305 | $883 | -79.5% |
| Curtis M. Green | $3,227 | $855 | -73.5% |
| Double F Stock Farm, LLC | $14,881 | $840 | -94.4% |
| Jo A. Long | $3,058 | $837 | -72.6% |
| Kenneth Bush | $4,361 | $825 | -81.1% |
| Brooks F. Barker | $1,243 | $819 | -34.1% |
| Todd Reece | $4,213 | $819 | -80.6% |
| Dale Vaughn | $2,783 | $808 | -71% |
| Kevin Richardson | $3,707 | $807 | -78.2% |
| Robert Turley | $3,685 | $806 | -78.1% |
| Selina Mullins | $802 | $802 | 0% |
| Floyd E. Pace | $3,639 | $795 | -78.2% |
| Diana Rowland | $2,816 | $749 | -73.4% |
| Kevin Hughes | $3,490 | $729 | -79.1% |
| Carroll B. Amyx | $3,965 | $726 | -81.7% |
| Jim L. Harris | $3,687 | $725 | -80.3% |
| Scott Dawson | $3,058 | $724 | -76.3% |
| Bradley Allen Shimfessel | $6,813 | $714 | -89.5% |
| Jason Spry | $3,002 | $695 | -76.8% |
| James O. Warner | $2,871 | $692 | -75.9% |
| John R. Bradley | $3,740 | $692 | -81.5% |
| Austin Howard | $3,267 | $675 | -79.3% |
| John M Sundall | $2,442 | $673 | -72.4% |
| John Ballard | $2,552 | $667 | -73.9% |
| Joshua A. Deaton | $3,171 | $661 | -79.2% |
| Randy A. Holman | $2,959 | $658 | -77.8% |
| Nina Gueorguieva | $2,554 | $636 | -75.1% |
| Glenn Witt | $5,801 | $624 | -89.2% |
| Allen Taylor | $3,010 | $617 | -79.5% |
| Johnny Prewitt | $2,310 | $608 | -73.7% |
| Eric Rowland | $1,023 | $606 | -40.8% |
| Connie E. Pasley | $2,937 | $599 | -79.6% |
| Robert G. Tucker | $3,685 | $596 | -83.8% |
| Jesse Roberts | $2,607 | $595 | -77.2% |
| Steve Sharp | $770 | $588 | -23.6% |
| Catherine Mcewan Linville | $2,875 | $581 | -79.8% |
| Paul L. Sidwell | $2,722 | $562 | -79.4% |
| Hacker Family Big Farm, LLC | $0 | $554 | -- |
| Monica Whalen | $2,277 | $540 | -76.3% |
| A. B. Ecton Jr. | $2,431 | $530 | -78.2% |
| Hayluard G Baker | $3,350 | $526 | -84.3% |
| Jennie L. Spurgeon | $3,190 | $526 | -83.5% |
| Harold W. Keller | $4,201 | $506 | -88% |
| Clarence L. Kidd Jr. | $2,542 | $502 | -80.3% |
| Cassie Ann Johnson | $2,862 | $498 | -82.6% |
| O. C. Hamm | $2,123 | $494 | -76.7% |
| Kenneth Ray Stanfield | $2,189 | $492 | -77.5% |
| William Forrest McCord | $2,093 | $488 | -76.7% |
| John D. Martin | $891 | $482 | -45.9% |
| Benson Webb | $6,136 | $477 | -92.2% |
| Karen Branham | $2,321 | $474 | -79.6% |
| Rick York | $1,221 | $474 | -61.2% |
| Marvin Meredith | $1,925 | $460 | -76.1% |
| Roger Dale Case | $1,925 | $460 | -76.1% |
| Aaron Shimfessel | $5,720 | $455 | -92% |
| John S. Wells | $14,307 | $454 | -96.8% |
| Jesse Keith Smith | $1,787 | $453 | -74.7% |
| James O. Warner Jr. | $2,557 | $429 | -83.2% |
| John Patrick Finley | $5,901 | $406 | -93.1% |
| Scott Satterwhite | $1,888 | $402 | -78.7% |
| H-P Farm | $2,829 | $394 | -86.1% |
| Jose A. Pesina | $2,121 | $387 | -81.8% |
| Austin B. Howard | $1,292 | $383 | -70.4% |
| Harold J. Stoneking III | $3,636 | $381 | -89.5% |
| Wesley Morton | $1,848 | $381 | -79.4% |
| Angie Embry | $1,477 | $362 | -75.5% |
| Larry Potter | $2,443 | $360 | -85.3% |
| David H. Palmer | $554 | $350 | -36.8% |
| David Lynn Howard | $1,430 | $349 | -75.6% |
| Gregory Keller | $2,946 | $346 | -88.3% |
| Cody L. Banks | $1,100 | $345 | -68.6% |
| Mary M. Rosson | $726 | $345 | -52.5% |
| Thomas A. Taylor | $693 | $344 | -50.4% |
| Jesse Warner | $693 | $338 | -51.2% |
| Kevin Azbill | $3,900 | $329 | -91.6% |
| Fred Devary | $1,933 | $318 | -83.5% |
| Marian E. Sublette | $777 | $316 | -59.3% |
| John M. Hendricks | $5,539 | $315 | -94.3% |
| Ray F. Shear | $2,232 | $315 | -85.9% |
| Harold C. Willoughby | $1,499 | $312 | -79.2% |
| Hunter Bush | $4,875 | $310 | -93.6% |
| Beth McBroom | $1,546 | $306 | -80.2% |
| David L. Banks | $1,243 | $297 | -76.1% |
| Braden C. Condley | $295 | $295 | 0% |
| Paula Renee Terry | $1,994 | $277 | -86.1% |
| Angelo Moccia | $1,210 | $271 | -77.6% |
| Charles Bryan Steppe | $1,287 | $254 | -80.3% |
| Andrew Wyatt McCord | $2,289 | $242 | -89.4% |
| Larry Center | $1,475 | $236 | -84% |
| Ann B. Barker | $769 | $200 | -74% |
| Rodney Wells | $879 | $200 | -77.2% |
| Barbara T. Bush | $2,188 | $197 | -91% |
| Colby S. Rogers | $1,662 | $173 | -89.6% |
| James P. Stone Jr. | $704 | $173 | -75.4% |
| Zack Rogers | $1,662 | $173 | -89.6% |
| David Sweezea | $585 | $157 | -73.2% |
| Randy Goolman | $2,761 | $156 | -94.3% |
| MRS Betty G Gallagher | $1,276 | $154 | -87.9% |
| Neal Miller | $330 | $152 | -53.9% |
| Evan Michael Chance | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Tyler Hermenitt | $1,496 | $119 | -92% |
| Bennie H. Childers | $118 | $118 | 0% |
| Donald W. Falin | $539 | $118 | -78.1% |
| James Spry | $231 | $117 | -49.4% |
| Ryan McCord | $1,737 | $105 | -94% |
| Bradley E. Wall | $462 | $98 | -78.8% |
| Ernest Williams | $1,144 | $91 | -92% |
| Brandon Hermenitt | $1,056 | $84 | -92% |
| Kenneth Durkin | $792 | $63 | -92% |
| Anthony D. Maddox | $99 | $52 | -47.5% |
| Mary Virginia Rupard | $332 | $47 | -85.8% |
| Sara T. Evans | $1,573 | $42 | -97.3% |
| Sheila Howard | $1,382 | $35 | -97.5% |
| Fred J. Farris | $315 | $10 | -96.8% |
| Alfred W. Gwinn | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| August Fisher | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Thomas | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Gainey | $540 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Shimfessel | $163 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward K. Berryman | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Emily W. Smith | $1,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Epperson | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Geraldine Epperson | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn S. Allen | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Grayson Farm, LLC | $732 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Howard | $1,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert L. Caudill | $7,003 | $0 | -100% |
| James B. Little | $1,007 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Oetken | $902 | $0 | -100% |
| James Quisenberry III | $551 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Wiseman | $128 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Wheeler | $595 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Phelps | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| John A. Allen | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| John Quisenberry | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Julie L. Staton | $858 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith A. Graves | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Kendal Bowman | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Lauren White | $2,323 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Janice Roberts | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Irwin | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy Burkholder | $836 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Thomas | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond Anderson | $2,041 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Brashear | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D. Flynn | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Hummel | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Napier | $64 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara Beth Parido | $1,456 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Woosley | $1,838 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheila McCord | $270 | $0 | -100% |
| Vernon Vance | $88 | $0 | -100% |
| Warren S. Satterwhite II | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Wes Kidd | $4,950 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,878,382 | $861,280 | -77.8% |
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