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In 2021, 85 farmers in cities within Edmonson County received a total of $397,070 in 114 farm subsidies, a 48.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $770,490 in 222 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary S. Logsdon | $36,850 | $36,850 | 0% |
| Whittle Farms, LLC | $124,213 | $35,644 | -71.3% |
| Sisk Family Farms, LLC. | $814 | $35,006 | 4,200.5% |
| Luttrell Family Trust | $28,220 | $28,220 | 0% |
| Dennis E. White | $28,369 | $24,677 | -13% |
| Thomas J. Pohlman | $93,158 | $21,033 | -77.4% |
| Joshua W. Vincent | $1,643 | $17,429 | 960.8% |
| Stephen M. Bullock | $27,457 | $14,459 | -47.3% |
| Mathew Lee Davis | $24,452 | $13,621 | -44.3% |
| Michael Shane Skaggs | $12,925 | $12,973 | 0.4% |
| Janis Clemmons | $4,529 | $12,850 | 183.7% |
| Penny K. Sturdivant | $11,941 | $11,941 | 0% |
| Jimmie Luttrell | $12,129 | $10,032 | -17.3% |
| Allen R. Skaggs | $8,819 | $8,819 | 0% |
| Robert W. Barnett | $7,023 | $6,779 | -3.5% |
| James D. Cockrill | $6,700 | $6,540 | -2.4% |
| Linda Spainhoward | $6,248 | $6,248 | 0% |
| Michael Edward Skaggs | $8,226 | $6,200 | -24.6% |
| Thomas Glenn Logsdon | $31,838 | $5,865 | -81.6% |
| David Davis | $16,111 | $5,626 | -65.1% |
| James Alvin Johnson | $5,351 | $5,351 | 0% |
| Robert Bullock | $9,059 | $5,313 | -41.4% |
| Christine Vincent | $5,207 | $5,207 | 0% |
| Rhonda Skaggs | $5,182 | $5,182 | 0% |
| Jeffery D. Miller | $7,940 | $4,300 | -45.8% |
| James K. Logsdon | $20,550 | $3,662 | -82.2% |
| Aaron B. Vincent | $2,764 | $2,764 | 0% |
| Thomas J. Logsdon | $12,760 | $2,751 | -78.4% |
| Robert McCrady | $3,425 | $2,673 | -22% |
| Harlin Tarter | $4,901 | $2,643 | -46.1% |
| Caleb L. Vincent | $8,393 | $2,239 | -73.3% |
| Danny J. Decker | $3,661 | $1,821 | -50.3% |
| William J. Kinser | $4,313 | $1,528 | -64.6% |
| Ashley Nicole Logsdon-Kinser | $5,577 | $1,487 | -73.3% |
| Gary Cole | $6,884 | $1,378 | -80% |
| Albert Benjamin Webb | $7,194 | $1,181 | -83.6% |
| Larry Coates | $3,069 | $1,059 | -65.5% |
| Caleb William Childress | $6,759 | $1,026 | -84.8% |
| John Wayne Davis | $2,002 | $997 | -50.2% |
| Michael J. McGuire | $4,650 | $996 | -78.6% |
| Billy D. Vincent | $3,339 | $966 | -71.1% |
| James Weldon White | $4,758 | $952 | -80% |
| Michael Sam E. Skaggs Jr. | $4,150 | $938 | -77.4% |
| Martin Meredith | $3,085 | $914 | -70.4% |
| Hank Vanmeter | $1,683 | $856 | -49.1% |
| Timothy Edward Oneil Vincent | $7,894 | $830 | -89.5% |
| Royce Vincent | $4,639 | $801 | -82.7% |
| Timothy W. Garner III | $2,691 | $783 | -70.9% |
| Poteet Farms, LLC | $5,487 | $782 | -85.7% |
| Kyle M. White | $2,991 | $780 | -73.9% |
| Joyce Hayes | $2,794 | $767 | -72.5% |
| Steven M. Miller | $4,291 | $725 | -83.1% |
| Gregory E. Grey | $2,596 | $684 | -73.7% |
| William J. Lindsey | $25,359 | $665 | -97.4% |
| Wanda Kinser | $2,825 | $618 | -78.1% |
| Scott Allen Childress | $2,134 | $582 | -72.7% |
| Ervin Tarter | $1,776 | $560 | -68.5% |
| Thomas Tarter | $1,776 | $560 | -68.5% |
| Ronald D. Miller Sr. | $2,431 | $558 | -77% |
| Harold Glaub | $1,353 | $550 | -59.3% |
| Joseph A. Durbin | $3,474 | $523 | -84.9% |
| Rausa L Moutardier | $2,838 | $523 | -81.6% |
| Franklin D. Tomes | $2,139 | $521 | -75.6% |
| Jimmy Bullock | $2,497 | $513 | -79.5% |
| Terry W. Poteet | $2,101 | $499 | -76.2% |
| Jeff Priddy | $1,333 | $495 | -62.9% |
| Nicholas K. Logsdon | $2,209 | $463 | -79% |
| Frank Martin | $1,155 | $450 | -61% |
| Thomas Ryan Bolton | $3,269 | $442 | -86.5% |
| Samuel Todd Cassidy | $417 | $427 | 2.4% |
| Gerrald Luttrell | $1,441 | $363 | -74.8% |
| Tony Luttrell | $1,408 | $346 | -75.4% |
| Vertran Spainhoward | $1,510 | $334 | -77.9% |
| Gary D. Lawrence | $1,475 | $332 | -77.5% |
| Levi Dale Mayse | $2,773 | $294 | -89.4% |
| Jimmie Randall Wilson | $891 | $242 | -72.8% |
| Tyler Scott Bullock | $979 | $239 | -75.6% |
| Amy Brown | $505 | $187 | -63% |
| Dorothy L. White | $412 | $164 | -60.2% |
| Jennifer Ashley | $570 | $149 | -73.9% |
| Jonathan Wesley Williams | $603 | $110 | -81.8% |
| Sam Logsdon | $450 | $91 | -79.8% |
| Billy Joe Sanders | $475 | $69 | -85.5% |
| Carolyn V. Sanders | $203 | $38 | -81.3% |
| Gregory Vincent | $338 | $15 | -95.6% |
| Alan D. Davis | $15,583 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Jeremiah Ashley | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis A. Horn | $190 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph H. Smith | $117 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Wayne Meredith | $404 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Sanders | $365 | $0 | -100% |
| Romie Clemmons | $8,321 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Steven Roof | $27 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $770,490 | $397,070 | -48.5% |
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