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In 2021, 222 farmers in cities within Butler County received a total of $1.6 million in 353 farm subsidies, a 56.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.5 million in 754 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 Butler County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| H & S Dairy | $288,905 | $147,999 | -48.8% |
| Darren M. Rice | $149,510 | $109,577 | -26.7% |
| James Robert Annis | $122,326 | $88,174 | -27.9% |
| Matthew C. Hampton | $238,781 | $87,601 | -63.3% |
| Nathan D. Hampton | $131,348 | $79,946 | -39.1% |
| W & M Moore Family Farm Partnership | $281,181 | $72,715 | -74.1% |
| Melvin and Mary Bowles, LLC | $65,142 | $52,803 | -18.9% |
| Robert L. Fields | $155,947 | $46,270 | -70.3% |
| Chad Johnson Farms, LLC | $170,418 | $45,609 | -73.2% |
| K M Farms, LLC | $43,940 | $44,063 | 0.3% |
| Patrick O. Daugherty | $111,179 | $43,471 | -60.9% |
| Michael L. Fields | $96,564 | $40,308 | -58.3% |
| Bowles Farms | $38,631 | $34,688 | -10.2% |
| Robert D. Taylor | $113,080 | $31,751 | -71.9% |
| Cory Walton McMillan | $8,760 | $29,316 | 234.7% |
| Wm Shane Wells | $96,660 | $26,591 | -72.5% |
| Thomas Stephen Ragland | $25,542 | $24,790 | -2.9% |
| Charlie Stuckwisch | $22,339 | $21,898 | -2% |
| Mark J. Hood | $57,607 | $18,585 | -67.7% |
| David L. Pendley | $24,823 | $18,534 | -25.3% |
| A. mac Coleman | $59,204 | $18,511 | -68.7% |
| Eric Kyle Meredith | $47,179 | $17,437 | -63% |
| Richard Gidcumb | $17,662 | $17,378 | -1.6% |
| Kevin Phelps | $20,056 | $16,559 | -17.4% |
| Sam Moore Farms | $36,565 | $13,098 | -64.2% |
| Robert Waddle | $30,969 | $11,958 | -61.4% |
| Ben Hunt | $2,827 | $10,974 | 288.2% |
| Van Thomas Daugherty | $12,832 | $10,872 | -15.3% |
| Dillon Bryant Farms, LLC | $57,769 | $10,537 | -81.8% |
| Newton Farms, LLC | $16,314 | $9,867 | -39.5% |
| Mattie Wells | $4,052 | $9,738 | 140.3% |
| Terry Findley | $26,210 | $9,734 | -62.9% |
| Dennis Paul Ingram | $9,719 | $9,217 | -5.2% |
| Brent Evans | $32,227 | $9,212 | -71.4% |
| Hugh Newton | $11,566 | $8,399 | -27.4% |
| William G. Keen | $7,816 | $8,395 | 7.4% |
| Johnny T. Rose IV | $30,346 | $8,305 | -72.6% |
| Phillip Rose | $30,346 | $8,305 | -72.6% |
| Treva Hunt | $10,596 | $8,181 | -22.8% |
| Teddy Pharris | $9,445 | $7,670 | -18.8% |
| Thomas Hugh Howard Jr. | $3,079 | $7,207 | 134.1% |
| Kevin Lynn McKinney | $85,726 | $6,910 | -91.9% |
| Raymond Southerland | $7,751 | $6,872 | -11.3% |
| Wayne Hatcher | $24,424 | $6,790 | -72.2% |
| Don O. Sullivan | $22,093 | $6,479 | -70.7% |
| William M. Shepherd Jr. | $6,135 | $6,135 | 0% |
| Tomes Family Trust | $6,419 | $6,056 | -5.7% |
| Joan Keen | $5,617 | $5,835 | 3.9% |
| Jordan Robert Fields | $21,272 | $5,715 | -73.1% |
| Todd Gidcumb | $5,568 | $5,568 | 0% |
| Wally Carroll | $12,534 | $5,422 | -56.7% |
| Sheila J. Phelps | $5,347 | $5,347 | 0% |
| Frances L. Washer | $0 | $5,341 | -- |
| Walton Hines Jr. | $6,406 | $5,235 | -18.3% |
| Chelcy Lawrence | $9,339 | $5,233 | -44% |
| Tim Blanton | $7,169 | $5,068 | -29.3% |
| David Fields | $4,896 | $4,896 | 0% |
| Arthur Hildred Meredith | $13,331 | $4,439 | -66.7% |
| Eric Adkins | $6,221 | $4,199 | -32.5% |
| Richard Castlen | $7,981 | $4,199 | -47.4% |
| Bobby L. McGuyer | $13,891 | $4,022 | -71% |
| Jeremy T. Cooper | $4,909 | $3,806 | -22.5% |
| Floyd W. McKinney | $4,748 | $3,649 | -23.1% |
| Anthony Rose | $9,426 | $3,204 | -66% |
| Steven W. McKinney | $6,500 | $3,060 | -52.9% |
| Michael Martin | $16,747 | $2,936 | -82.5% |
| Danny Washer | $4,924 | $2,886 | -41.4% |
| Gregory S. Weathers | $8,798 | $2,867 | -67.4% |
| Non Typical Properties of Kentucky, Inc. | $2,807 | $2,807 | 0% |
| Ronald W. Tyree | $2,793 | $2,793 | 0% |
| Terry Lee Embry | $4,673 | $2,613 | -44.1% |
| Philip Bruce White | $5,204 | $2,602 | -50% |
| Joffery Embry | $10,857 | $2,580 | -76.2% |
| Freddie Hampton | $2,566 | $2,566 | 0% |
| James D. Cook | $6,059 | $2,564 | -57.7% |
| Rayburn Grubb | $2,510 | $2,510 | 0% |
| Lowell M. Duncan | $13,552 | $2,475 | -81.7% |
| Danny Grubb | $7,133 | $2,464 | -65.5% |
| Stephen B. Fisher | $4,899 | $2,440 | -50.2% |
| Kerry McKinney | $0 | $2,371 | -- |
| Curtis Allen Smith | $13,359 | $2,346 | -82.4% |
| Eric W. Elms | $0 | $2,325 | -- |
| V. C. Washer | $8,143 | $2,314 | -71.6% |
| James R. Holman | $2,907 | $2,260 | -22.3% |
| Toby S. Basham | $574 | $2,183 | 280.3% |
| Jerry Simmons | $2,143 | $2,143 | 0% |
| Stephen D. Hampton | $7,317 | $2,112 | -71.1% |
| Brian McKinney | $2,054 | $2,054 | 0% |
| Tony Cox | $8,844 | $1,934 | -78.1% |
| Anthony J. Evans | $2,326 | $1,890 | -18.7% |
| William R. Hampton | $1,912 | $1,864 | -2.5% |
| Kathy H. Porter | $1,847 | $1,847 | 0% |
| Ron Glass | $7,238 | $1,816 | -74.9% |
| Michael L. Hunt | $5,068 | $1,610 | -68.2% |
| Paul Benjamin Annis | $11,462 | $1,610 | -86% |
| David Whittinghill | $7,312 | $1,568 | -78.6% |
| Ellis Heard | $5,460 | $1,552 | -71.6% |
| Damien J. Camplin | $4,665 | $1,547 | -66.8% |
| Christine W. Bratcher | $0 | $1,475 | -- |
| Allen D. Hudson | $7,230 | $1,463 | -79.8% |
| Michael Dewayne Cox | $6,329 | $1,444 | -77.2% |
| Michael Jennings | $4,813 | $1,396 | -71% |
| Christopher W. Newton | $4,158 | $1,304 | -68.6% |
| Shawn C. Burden | $6,115 | $1,289 | -78.9% |
| Dwight Tyree | $1,188 | $1,263 | 6.3% |
| Ricky A. Lee | $4,560 | $1,141 | -75% |
| Bobby Wilson | $3,520 | $1,132 | -67.8% |
| Barry Burden | $4,576 | $1,120 | -75.5% |
| Melissa Kay Henderson | $4,785 | $1,120 | -76.6% |
| Tommy G. Franklin | $1,344 | $1,098 | -18.3% |
| Brandon Lee Tomes | $3,213 | $1,068 | -66.8% |
| Loyd Forbes | $4,906 | $1,047 | -78.7% |
| Tamela Tiede Plamp | $1,033 | $1,033 | 0% |
| Ann D. Wells | $3,795 | $1,026 | -73% |
| Keith Tyree | $3,492 | $1,007 | -71.2% |
| Randel Scott Keen | $3,874 | $995 | -74.3% |
| Lisa Michelle Pendley | $3,058 | $994 | -67.5% |
| Marvin Davis | $4,745 | $954 | -79.9% |
| Charles C. Johnson | $5,506 | $947 | -82.8% |
| Terry Bryant | $6,879 | $942 | -86.3% |
| Monte Baker | $5,093 | $942 | -81.5% |
| Charles Basham | $6,177 | $938 | -84.8% |
| Thomas R. Arnold | $3,509 | $920 | -73.8% |
| William Chester Lee | $2,318 | $882 | -61.9% |
| Jackie Vaughn | $2,739 | $845 | -69.1% |
| Michael Shepherd | $834 | $834 | 0% |
| Glenn H. Overstreet | $816 | $816 | 0% |
| William E. Overstreet | $816 | $816 | 0% |
| Ryan Patrick Daugherty | $3,864 | $806 | -79.1% |
| Steven D. Camplin | $3,775 | $793 | -79% |
| Walter Ray Cox | $3,740 | $738 | -80.3% |
| Carol Sublett | $1,924 | $723 | -62.4% |
| Darla Khae Franklin Henry | $904 | $723 | -20% |
| Mike Cardwell | $3,630 | $723 | -80.1% |
| Willard Allen | $1,716 | $682 | -60.3% |
| Micah D. Embry | $3,556 | $673 | -81.1% |
| Ryan Neal Pendley | $4,915 | $656 | -86.7% |
| Joey Givens | $1,128 | $650 | -42.4% |
| Dylan Davis | $2,750 | $647 | -76.5% |
| Marse Lindsey | $3,876 | $645 | -83.4% |
| Ertest a Shain | $2,983 | $643 | -78.4% |
| Darrel Amos | $2,794 | $635 | -77.3% |
| William L. Barrow | $15,961 | $634 | -96% |
| Andrew S. Deweese | $8,203 | $616 | -92.5% |
| Dale Givens | $2,937 | $605 | -79.4% |
| Roger L. Cardwell | $2,409 | $598 | -75.2% |
| Timmy Fishburn | $3,727 | $586 | -84.3% |
| David G. Hazel | $1,991 | $583 | -70.7% |
| Donald R. Prather | $1,683 | $583 | -65.4% |
| Arvel Bratcher JR | $0 | $573 | -- |
| Gavin C. McKinney | $2,929 | $570 | -80.5% |
| Trenton Dillion Lee | $2,244 | $551 | -75.4% |
| Hampton Family Irrevocable Trust | $1,287 | $546 | -57.6% |
| Paul T Smith Farms, LLC | $1,784 | $522 | -70.7% |
| James Lee Legge | $1,289 | $480 | -62.8% |
| Dorothy C. Hazel | $1,310 | $474 | -63.8% |
| Marta Bogdzia | $1,803 | $438 | -75.7% |
| Danny Lee Wester | $3,630 | $436 | -88% |
| Douglas Givens | $706 | $435 | -38.4% |
| Ronnie Brown | $2,861 | $432 | -84.9% |
| Evertt Phelps | $2,629 | $426 | -83.8% |
| Dale Nash | $957 | $422 | -55.9% |
| Eric R. Statzer | $399 | $399 | 0% |
| Michael S. Pendley | $1,760 | $390 | -77.8% |
| Bobbie Joe McKinney | $1,716 | $388 | -77.4% |
| Miles Tomes | $957 | $388 | -59.5% |
| Dwayne Childress | $2,080 | $384 | -81.5% |
| Bobby Joe Phelps | $608 | $383 | -37% |
| Ray Southerland Jr. | $1,466 | $380 | -74.1% |
| Denley K. Findley | $14,756 | $377 | -97.4% |
| Lindle D. Keown | $2,099 | $373 | -82.2% |
| Donald Miller | $3,620 | $370 | -89.8% |
| Marilyn E. Phelps | $426 | $363 | -14.8% |
| Joshua Jordan Gilpin | $6,877 | $345 | -95% |
| J. C. Cox | $691 | $325 | -53% |
| Joshua Deberry | $2,551 | $312 | -87.8% |
| James Latney Flener | $2,390 | $308 | -87.1% |
| Jean Childers | $603 | $308 | -48.9% |
| Roger Glen Bratcher | $538 | $306 | -43.1% |
| Johnny R. Childers | $2,072 | $294 | -85.8% |
| Kyllie Lynn Doughty | $816 | $280 | -65.7% |
| Patricia Cox | $454 | $277 | -39% |
| Jonathan Arlen Flener | $399 | $255 | -36.1% |
| Maitland B. Rice Jr. | $251 | $251 | 0% |
| Gordon Ray McKee | $542 | $249 | -54.1% |
| Michael R. Havens | $1,034 | $247 | -76.1% |
| Bobby L. Hunt | $67 | $241 | 259.7% |
| Carol Sue Davis | $393 | $237 | -39.7% |
| Jerry A. Howard | $655 | $227 | -65.3% |
| Jerry Baker | $8,623 | $211 | -97.6% |
| Phil Nash | $935 | $197 | -78.9% |
| Brent N. Clark | $900 | $183 | -79.7% |
| Freida T's Flowers, LLC | $0 | $183 | -- |
| Bonita E. Morris | $792 | $180 | -77.3% |
| Kimberly B. Cunningham | $869 | $163 | -81.2% |
| Paul David King | $1,681 | $160 | -90.5% |
| Donnie R. Dockery | $473 | $157 | -66.8% |
| Johnnie Lee Brady Jr. | $1,018 | $157 | -84.6% |
| David L. Howard | $268 | $144 | -46.3% |
| Steve Collins | $1,121 | $143 | -87.2% |
| Joshua B. Flener | $236 | $141 | -40.3% |
| Bryan T. Pharris | $1,109 | $138 | -87.6% |
| Jarrod Anthony Evans | $363 | $134 | -63.1% |
| Chester L West | $216 | $132 | -38.9% |
| Kevin W. Hampton | $605 | $132 | -78.2% |
| Jordan L. Evans | $165 | $128 | -22.4% |
| Donald E. Kessinger | $248 | $123 | -50.4% |
| Timothy R. Coleman | $0 | $112 | -- |
| Donald Thomas Dockery | $762 | $107 | -86% |
| Jeffery W. Phelps | $175 | $107 | -38.9% |
| Javetta Cox | $0 | $63 | -- |
| Steve Hampton | $283 | $59 | -79.2% |
| Lindel R. Johnson | $39 | $52 | 33.3% |
| Regina C. Elms | $0 | $28 | -- |
| Daniel W. Lindsey | $944 | $21 | -97.8% |
| Shirley L. Flener | $572 | $20 | -96.5% |
| Cody Henderson | $528 | $15 | -97.2% |
| William H. Sweatt | $0 | $14 | -- |
| Terry F Stackowicz | $0 | $11 | -- |
| Brandon Phelps | $87 | $7 | -92% |
| Antney Daugherty | $277 | $4 | -98.6% |
| James Robert Thomas | $128 | $4 | -96.9% |
| Alice A. Forbes | $2 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy Renae Gill | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Anderson Buchanan | $35 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Wilson | $435 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry Tomes | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben Barks | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Tucker | $43 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Lindsey | $510 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby McPherson | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Curtis Tarrence | $171 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Givens | $786 | $0 | -100% |
| Bronson E. Alford | $747 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce L. Justis | $59 | $0 | -100% |
| Carrie M. Annis | $196 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Bratcher | $1,093 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Edward Tomes | $381 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Woodcock | $1,085 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Martin | $285 | $0 | -100% |
| Colleen Phelps | $84 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel J. Coots | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell Deweese | $91 | $0 | -100% |
| David Carroll | $696 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. White Jr. | $100 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean McCoy | $71 | $0 | -100% |
| Dempsey R. Henderson | $652 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Woosley | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| Derrick D. Coots | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris McKinney | $444 | $0 | -100% |
| Doyle Cardwell | $44 | $0 | -100% |
| Dream Land Farms, LLP | $4,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin Avis Abbott | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Gardner | $91 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward E. Howard | $1,761 | $0 | -100% |
| Ellie S. Harbaugh | $140 | $0 | -100% |
| Embry Brothers Farm, LLC | $1,612 | $0 | -100% |
| Faron C. Renfrow | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis Childers | $89 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett Moore Hampton | $918 | $0 | -100% |
| Garry McKee | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary R. Lee | $370 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary R. Plamp | $77 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald K. Snell | $76 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen Edwin Whittinghill | $2,787 | $0 | -100% |
| Harlean H Clark | $32 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry Edward Sublett | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard Cook Testamentary Trust | $246 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Allen | $30 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Coleman Hall | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Willis Legge | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| James Ronald Parrish | $618 | $0 | -100% |
| Jared Tyler Rose | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Jarrod Michael Jacobs | $44 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Tines | $351 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer Annis Embry | $415 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Wayne Hunt | $115 | $0 | -100% |
| Jewel C. Martin | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Hampton | $62 | $0 | -100% |
| Jo Ann Lee McCoy | $416 | $0 | -100% |
| Katie Barks | $26 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Hunt | $332 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Chapman | $302 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Daryl Embry | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth W. Neighbors | $134 | $0 | -100% |
| Kermit W. Grayson | $435 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimmy J. Givens | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Poston | $67 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry T. Clark | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawan Renfrow | $75 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucille Daugherty | $135 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Howard | $274 | $0 | -100% |
| Melissa D. Gary | $2,926 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael B. Wallace | $1,287 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Coleman | $111 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. Belcher | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. Hack | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan K. McKinney | $1,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Neal Wayne Hatcher | $48 | $0 | -100% |
| P. W. Henderson | $164 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy Smith | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Raleigh T. Blancett | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard R. Stivers | $363 | $0 | -100% |
| Richie Allen Henderson | $84 | $0 | -100% |
| Richie T. Bratcher | $263 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Justice | $32 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Everette Cunningham | $554 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W. Hill | $62 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger D West | $100 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Dunn | $153 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger L. Flener | $151 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald G. Daugherty | $92 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie Morris | $82 | $0 | -100% |
| Sally Jean Rone | $42 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra Lee Vinson | $248 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheila Graham | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Layne | $94 | $0 | -100% |
| Teresa Lindsey | $294 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Woodcock | $6,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy R. Daugherty | $159 | $0 | -100% |
| Tj Howard | $394 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy Wood | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| Tonya D. Lacefield | $263 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis W. Johnson | $1,326 | $0 | -100% |
| Vickie Daugherty | $142 | $0 | -100% |
| Violet Allen | $98 | $0 | -100% |
| W. D. Cardwell | $262 | $0 | -100% |
| Brice L. Wilson | $600 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephanie Leah Heflin | $2,790 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Loy | $127 | $0 | -100% |
| Estelle Embry | $135 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,546,980 | $1,558,757 | -56.1% |
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