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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Scott County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Scott County received $1.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 328 farmers in cities within Scott County received a total of $582,302 in 375 farm subsidies, a 70.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2 million in 916 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 Scott County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Dale Townsend$0$52,875--
Timberline Logging, Inc.$0$52,875--
Claude David Sanders$0$52,875--
Hilton Brothers Logging, LLC$0$37,845--
Ryan G. Sluss$200,671$31,064-84.5%
Hilton Trucking Company, LLC$0$30,881--
Wendel Burke$48,848$10,847-77.8%
William James Franklin Jr.$43,642$8,262-81.1%
Tommy J. Stallard$33,994$7,278-78.6%
Larry Michael Culbertson$28,678$7,165-75%
Larry G. Burke$8,755$7,007-20%
Glenn Early$18,755$5,100-72.8%
Wendell Perry Salyer$27,200$5,072-81.4%
William Thomas Byington$26,376$4,493-83%
Edgewood Dairy Farms, Inc.$2,925$3,96035.4%
John L. Compton Jr.$19,392$3,884-80%
Michael Dale McConnell$12,389$3,517-71.6%
John J. Ferguson$18,053$3,378-81.3%
John Ralph King II$9,206$3,365-63.4%
James Edward McConnell$23,343$3,354-85.6%
Johnny and Gail Farms, Inc.$11,631$3,218-72.3%
Charles R. Godsey Jr.$11,088$3,213-71%
Dorothy H. Stallard$15,997$3,153-80.3%
Matthew C. Hill$18,018$3,102-82.8%
Tyler O'Neil Parks$13,122$2,966-77.4%
Sammy O Parks$13,225$2,938-77.8%
Hunter Kyle Lambert$12,333$2,912-76.4%
Grover Jackie Meade$9,830$2,674-72.8%
Florence Stallard$12,824$2,546-80.1%
Fred P. Williams$8,961$2,535-71.7%
Betty L. Broadwater$14,219$2,478-82.6%
Linda M. Spivey$10,874$2,458-77.4%
Toby Hilton$11,048$2,444-77.9%
Gavin Harold Meade$12,303$2,412-80.4%
Johnny M. Stallard$8,770$2,378-72.9%
James E. Williams$10,842$2,324-78.6%
Barbara Hensley Trent$11,556$2,278-80.3%
Larry G. Davidson$11,388$2,233-80.4%
Jeremy Herron$8,261$2,194-73.4%
Todd Criswell$8,756$2,167-75.3%
Billy Wayne Fuller$12,474$2,124-83%
Larry W. Jones$8,294$2,058-75.2%
Linda Kay Gibson$8,831$2,038-76.9%
Aaron Hunter Talbott$9,350$2,028-78.3%
Thomas Lee Rasnic$10,633$1,958-81.6%
Sylvia Ann Hall$1,952$1,9520%
Rudy A. Gibson$10,869$1,946-82.1%
Adam W. White$8,217$1,922-76.6%
David Keith Wallen$8,542$1,904-77.7%
Martha C. Compton$8,337$1,832-78%
Jody Glen Burke$9,872$1,791-81.9%
John Walter Wade$7,929$1,783-77.5%
William Dakota Pearcy$9,154$1,753-80.8%
Jane Kegley Peters$11,231$1,730-84.6%
William Howard Peters$9,171$1,724-81.2%
Buford W. Meade$7,763$1,697-78.1%
Mansford Lee Bush JR$7,117$1,692-76.2%
David Cole Peters$9,864$1,686-82.9%
Christopher K. Davidson$8,186$1,676-79.5%
Jamie Eugene Culbertson$7,359$1,667-77.3%
Timothy Dwight Addington$9,126$1,648-81.9%
Frank W. Winegar Jr.$10,004$1,643-83.6%
Larry Ned Johnson$14,344$1,616-88.7%
Charles E. Robinette$10,578$1,598-84.9%
Darrell B. Fletcher$9,779$1,589-83.8%
Hartsock Land & Cattle, LLC$7,728$1,577-79.6%
Ezra Lee Burton$7,293$1,558-78.6%
Calvin B. Dean$7,313$1,520-79.2%
Brian D. Nuckels$7,224$1,454-79.9%
Lois G. Quillin$5,295$1,437-72.9%
Samuel J. Sluss$7,455$1,436-80.7%
Kendra Williams$7,040$1,432-79.7%
Derrek Nicholas Meade$6,521$1,426-78.1%
Glen H. Broadwater$8,569$1,422-83.4%
Danny R. Meade$7,909$1,406-82.2%
Deborah Sue Laster$5,633$1,360-75.9%
Kedrick Carl Gibson Jr.$6,581$1,358-79.4%
Perry Charles Quillen$6,553$1,345-79.5%
Anson Ray Minton$7,345$1,339-81.8%
Darrel Wayne Jeter$6,677$1,322-80.2%
George Thomas Gilmer$5,423$1,314-75.8%
Fredia Combs$6,764$1,294-80.9%
Ronnie Bevins$6,179$1,249-79.8%
Michael S. Mullins$3,025$1,247-58.8%
Jeanette S. Poston$2,577$1,247-51.6%
Jason Michael Cleek$5,016$1,239-75.3%
George G. McDavid$4,414$1,200-72.8%
Brandon D. Butler$5,973$1,195-80%
Kelly Landon Odle$5,379$1,194-77.8%
Fred W. Pierson$4,057$1,182-70.9%
Gregory Neil Robinson$5,462$1,180-78.4%
William David Gilmer$3,464$1,177-66%
Luke Finch$8,267$1,176-85.8%
Billy Travis Bowen$5,452$1,164-78.7%
Kedric Eugene Berry$4,774$1,162-75.7%
John Scott Meade Jr.$5,136$1,099-78.6%
Jennifer Quillen K. Lane$3,498$1,094-68.7%
Stacy Martin Fields$8,096$1,083-86.6%
Ralph Edward White$6,339$1,082-82.9%
Ricky J. Darnell$4,563$1,076-76.4%
David R. Qualls$5,582$1,050-81.2%
Dwight D. Quillin$5,038$1,028-79.6%
Eddie Neil Skeen$4,854$1,016-79.1%
David Lee Burke Estate$5,798$1,001-82.7%
Craig A. Collett$8,188$1,000-87.8%
William Mark Rollins$3,608$998-72.3%
Patsy Bevins$4,139$994-76%
Clint Barker$5,561$992-82.2%
Charles W. McConnell$4,664$982-78.9%
Doyle Smith$5,739$928-83.8%
Roy Glen Graham$0$926--
Danny Sam Parks$5,512$920-83.3%
Ted Fletcher Sr.$3,839$913-76.2%
Chad Culbertson$3,883$905-76.7%
Roy S. Palmer Jr.$3,190$878-72.5%
Ronald Estep$3,322$868-73.9%
Anthony R. Smith$2,244$866-61.4%
Larry S. Collier$3,828$856-77.6%
Jay Frank Robinette$3,795$849-77.6%
Jake Wayne Dougherty$5,327$845-84.1%
David Joe Dingus$4,081$836-79.5%
James S. Osborne$3,418$835-75.6%
Preston L. White$8,195$829-89.9%
Doyle D. Stapleton$4,423$824-81.4%
Inas K Williams$2,816$819-70.9%
Christie S. Blakely$3,369$816-75.8%
Jarvis H. Vicars$3,597$807-77.6%
William Doyle Francisco$2,860$806-71.8%
Lawrence Tankersley$3,916$803-79.5%
Tucker H. Begley$3,916$799-79.6%
Forrest Elvert Powers$3,355$777-76.8%
Jonathan Finch$3,289$775-76.4%
Nannie Flo Dingus$3,644$766-79%
Eddie R. Wininger$3,419$749-78.1%
Jerry Mack Elliott$3,883$743-80.9%
Daniel S. Early$3,740$738-80.3%
Pamela Rhea Stidham$3,945$737-81.3%
James Martin Gillenwater$1,749$734-58%
Willie Roy Chapman$4,507$727-83.9%
Gregory E. Richmond$3,787$724-80.9%
Rufus M. Hurd Jr.$3,025$721-76.2%
Deana Lynn Haines$4,207$720-82.9%
Jerry Edward Legg$2,540$719-71.7%
David E. Jones$2,827$719-74.6%
Richard Howell$2,332$716-69.3%
Gary Dougherty$4,934$700-85.8%
Ronnie Lee Hale$5,352$700-86.9%
Ronald W. Steffey$4,097$699-82.9%
Jeffrey Beaty Edds$2,838$695-75.5%
Robert Todd Pendleton$9,583$693-92.8%
Jack Leon Berry Jr.$7,565$692-90.9%
William E. Stapleton$3,102$686-77.9%
Terry Martin Fields$2,739$684-75%
Roger D. Smith$2,552$677-73.5%
Billy Ray White$3,212$669-79.2%
Robert Grider$4,577$668-85.4%
Zachary Dorton$0$660--
Charles M. Sigmon$2,579$658-74.5%
Danny Lynn Davidson$2,679$653-75.6%
Jeffery Douglas Flanary$2,574$652-74.7%
Billy Jack Frazier$3,973$651-83.6%
Jackie L. Harrison$3,080$650-78.9%
Timothy Martin Williams$2,960$647-78.1%
Leonard Taylor Jr.$4,321$647-85%
Michael T. Henry$2,585$645-75%
Sharon Page Meade$0$642--
Darrell W. Meade$3,286$640-80.5%
Tommy Lee Musick$3,058$632-79.3%
Kelvin Bledsoe$1,518$630-58.5%
Mack Ronald Kilgore$2,662$630-76.3%
Ricky Kilgore$1,265$599-52.6%
Joseph Julian Davidson$3,439$596-82.7%
Cloise Smith$2,288$593-74.1%
Brandon Dockery$3,114$577-81.5%
Ashley M. Clark$3,375$574-83%
Andrew B. White$3,595$573-84.1%
Jeffery Bryan Arwood$2,420$567-76.6%
Jimmy Neely$1,000$565-43.5%
Doyle W. Elliott Jr.$2,233$558-75%
Christopher Shane Gilmer$2,442$554-77.3%
Jewell Jones$1,650$546-66.9%
Joseph Lee Gillenwater$2,679$543-79.7%
Timothy L. Rasnic$2,998$542-81.9%
Dale W. Smith$1,430$536-62.5%
James W. Young$2,409$535-77.8%
Wesley J. Edwards$1,992$529-73.4%
Gregory Dale Stewart$2,486$526-78.8%
Randall D. Qualls$2,618$515-80.3%
Matthew Isaac Davidson$2,569$506-80.3%
Tracey Martin Quillen$1,980$506-74.4%
Christopher G. Davis$6,222$502-91.9%
Otis Dockery Jr.$2,189$502-77.1%
Echol Marcelle Bledsoe$2,009$495-75.4%
Jordan E. Dean$1,546$494-68%
Belinda Taylor$2,307$491-78.7%
Roger D. Price$3,833$488-87.3%
Jayme Ryan Collins$4,131$478-88.4%
Gary Broadwater$2,904$472-83.7%
Audley J. Rhoton$3,953$450-88.6%
William Cody Bruner$2,813$450-84%
Jesse Jay Wilson$3,190$448-86%
Scott D. Carter$1,342$447-66.7%
Julia Rose Wilson$2,542$444-82.5%
Lloyd A. Compton$2,409$443-81.6%
Brandon J. Woods$2,101$439-79.1%
Charles G. Bartlett Jr.$2,368$439-81.5%
Nathaniel Martin Quillen$2,166$438-79.8%
Karen Cummins Cox$3,336$433-87%
Johnny G. Steffey$1,815$430-76.3%
Jean W. Shell$1,936$427-77.9%
David S. Redwine$7,890$426-94.6%
Earl Austin$2,046$425-79.2%
William P. Sage III$2,555$419-83.6%
Denny Douglas Jones$1,947$418-78.5%
Cecil Wayne Hall$1,529$418-72.7%
Green Berry Sallee Jr.$1,811$412-77.3%
Billy Kaye Giles$1,991$408-79.5%
Bobby Alan Hill$715$398-44.3%
Brandon R. Gillenwater$2,046$396-80.6%
Randall R. Dingus$2,568$394-84.7%
Dwain G. Calhoun$1,848$393-78.7%
Larry J. Dean Sr.$2,272$388-82.9%
Fred E. Stacy$1,672$377-77.5%
Delmer E. Rhoton$2,224$374-83.2%
Sherman Kyle Wade III$2,639$374-85.8%
David Kevin McNew$1,364$374-72.6%
Marty Allen Jones$1,507$373-75.2%
James Samuel Snapp$1,144$372-67.5%
Tanya B. Dingus$1,466$370-74.8%
James L. Coley$1,122$369-67.1%
Charles B. Head$1,727$367-78.7%
Larry Huff$1,727$367-78.7%
Jessee L. Hicks Jr.$2,728$366-86.6%
Danny Calhoun$1,452$363-75%
Donald Steven Hammonds$2,344$360-84.6%
William C. White$1,573$360-77.1%
Philip C. Free$1,298$358-72.4%
Zachary Ryan Eugene Holbrook$1,837$357-80.6%
Gary Dingus$726$353-51.4%
Myra Ann Hammonds$1,661$353-78.7%
Charles Martin Gardner$2,499$350-86%
Robert W. Kilgore$1,804$350-80.6%
Eric Wesley McPherson$1,725$348-79.8%
Janet J. Falin$1,452$348-76%
Gary Allen Jones$1,518$346-77.2%
Michael Keith Pease$1,573$346-78%
Valilee Farms, LLC$344$3440%
Billy Leonard Bowen$1,923$341-82.3%
Charles D. Wallen$1,254$338-73%
Danny Gerald Elam$1,639$335-79.6%
Ronnie Glenn McNew$1,507$322-78.6%
William Allen Smith$1,540$318-79.4%
Joe Edward Williams$1,265$316-75%
Larry Ricky Calhoun$3,309$304-90.8%
Roger T. Estepp$2,114$304-85.6%
Aaron W. Steffey$1,880$301-84%
Judy Cox Flanary$1,276$301-76.4%
Anthony L. Rhoton$1,188$297-75%
Jody M. Pearcy$1,573$297-81.1%
Hope E. Bellamy$550$292-46.9%
James E. Smith$2,026$287-85.8%
Anthony Lowell Bush$1,551$287-81.5%
Dale Edwards$1,364$284-79.2%
Bobby Joe George$1,210$282-76.7%
Christopher Rufus Rollins$1,023$278-72.8%
Janette H. Carter$1,067$272-74.5%
Scottie R. Duncan$4,473$262-94.1%
Larry Allen Vicars$1,880$262-86.1%
James N. Smith$1,210$253-79.1%
Evelyn Jean Fritz$440$252-42.7%
Gregory Alan Bartlett$1,188$245-79.4%
Clara H. Jessee$1,034$239-76.9%
Linda Sue Ward$0$238--
Jared Thomas Finch$1,375$238-82.7%
James Arlis Johnson$1,287$236-81.7%
Eric S. Page$1,252$232-81.5%
Jeffery Paul Weddle$1,126$232-79.4%
Terry L. Blevins$1,678$228-86.4%
Anita M. McGhee$1,221$228-81.3%
Benjamin Neal Baugh$990$228-77%
Randy Joe Davis$2,472$227-90.8%
Betty Sue Page$1,408$225-84%
Charles Jason Collings$1,023$225-78%
Michael V. Lane$1,001$222-77.8%
David Thomas Sallee$1,137$218-80.8%
David P. Wininger$913$214-76.6%
Matthew Daniel Peters$1,056$211-80%
Ronnie A. Sloan$1,027$211-79.5%
Gorman Townes Barger$1,492$211-85.9%
Joseph Dwayne Peters$1,060$204-80.8%
William Travis Gilmer$1,684$200-88.1%
Dorothy Elaine Barber$1,788$198-88.9%
T. J. Harless$880$187-78.8%
Donna Darlene Hass$768$184-76%
Gregory S. Gillenwater$616$178-71.1%
Larry Edward Bartlett$616$166-73.1%
Hazel Wininger$793$163-79.4%
Robert K. Nunley$1,306$156-88.1%
Rusty Allen Smith$198$153-22.7%
Stanley F. Parlier Jr.$781$146-81.3%
J. C. Starnes$2,907$142-95.1%
Jeffery Akers$770$142-81.6%
Larry Douglas Catron$605$142-76.5%
Allen Lee Rhoton$605$140-76.9%
Billy Joe Sturgill$605$132-78.2%
Mitchell Sheridan Brown$660$132-80%
Jeffery Allen Wilson$880$132-85%
Anthony Lee Graham$440$128-70.9%
James Vernon McDavid$531$124-76.6%
Randle Carson Sturgill$572$124-78.3%
Kyle Frederick Rollins$396$117-70.5%
Helen Jean Jackson$517$114-77.9%
Garland E. Nash$683$113-83.5%
Joseph Monroe Roberts$920$110-88%
Bonnie Lou Frank$288$100-65.3%
Chad Everette Hood$231$90-61%
Ronald William Calton$451$88-80.5%
Dustin Lewis Hill$539$87-83.9%
William Travis Calhoun$662$86-87%
Joel Brett Spencer$628$84-86.6%
Elizabeth Jasmine Lell$748$79-89.4%
William Ray Hackney Jr.$363$73-79.9%
Jack Boggs$60$600%
Danny R. Williams$51$510%
Ethel Emma Sexton$287$21-92.7%
Tiffany D. Long$15$11-26.7%
Donna H. Williams$15$8-46.7%
Vivian Joyce Addington$10$5-50%
Ann W. Fugate$63$0-100%
Barbara F. Hass$13$0-100%
Charnita L Adams$8$0-100%
Clarcie Lane$14$0-100%
Daniel Cody Gray$550$0-100%
Daniel Isaac Ross$324$0-100%
David Clay Robbins$1,865$0-100%
Debbie Bennett$5$0-100%
Dennis W. Parker$770$0-100%
Dorothy Faye McNew$605$0-100%
Edna Eloise Wolfenbarger$64$0-100%
Evelyn Fritz$643$0-100%
James R. Gibson Jr.$165$0-100%
Janet Roach$8$0-100%
Jo Ann Hill Dingus$32$0-100%
John Ted Fletcher Jr.$3,043$0-100%
John William Stanley$159$0-100%
Lola Murray Peterson$8$0-100%
Mary C. Fletcher$1$0-100%
Michael Mullins$3,507$0-100%
Patrick J. Parsons$825$0-100%
R. E. Bostic Jr.$76$0-100%
Reyes Chavez$110$0-100%
Sue Ward$9,366$0-100%
Susan W. Gibson$3,135$0-100%
Tivis Darrell Livesay$990$0-100%
William Alan Gibson$715$0-100%
William D. Akers$1,210$0-100%
Angel Lynn Hughes$6$0-100%
Paul Edgar Dingus$46$0-100%
Blake Edward Frasier$880$0-100%
Charlotte Amanda Bishop$3$0-100%
Christopher A. Quillen$113$0-100%
Dana Anthony Qualls$935$0-100%
David Dyke Rutherford$220$0-100%
David Robert Mann$160,638$0-100%
Deborah Jane Shepard$7$0-100%
Helen J. Sanders$85$0-100%
Helen J. Smith$30$0-100%
Helen Jayne Wolfe$34$0-100%
Henry V. Ashworth$605$0-100%
Howard H. Fugate$550$0-100%
James Edward Kerney$1,352$0-100%
John J. Wolfe Jr.$55$0-100%
John Ray Fischer Jr.$3,840$0-100%
Joseph O. Quillen III$330$0-100%
Katrina V. Holt$8$0-100%
Lana Venable$8$0-100%
Leona Mae Pierson$220$0-100%
Linda D. Gillenwater$1,430$0-100%
Louise C. Hammonds$6$0-100%
Marietta Osborne$2$0-100%
Marvin Anthony Loggans$220$0-100%
Pauline B. Salyer$8$0-100%
Ricky Wayne Dockery$550$0-100%
Roger L. Wolfe$156$0-100%
Teresa W. Wallen$21$0-100%
Timothy Wilson Babb$3,019$0-100%
Aimee Quillen$16$0-100%
Alice Sue Burke$156$0-100%
Ashley Diane Saul$5,945$0-100%
Benjamin Taft Farmer$1,925$0-100%
Billy Wampler$440$0-100%
Bobby B. Moore$1,375$0-100%
Bobby C. Bays$30$0-100%
Brittany Deanne Kiser$435$0-100%
Charles M. Bond$770$0-100%
Edward Monroe Seiber$2,870$0-100%
Erma Jeanette Hicks$18$0-100%
Garry Wayne Dean$1,760$0-100%
Gary L. Stapleton$605$0-100%
Helen Berniece Meade$38$0-100%
Jackie Davidson$730$0-100%
Jacob Andrew Osborne$362$0-100%
James M. Odle$1,930$0-100%
James Robert Grizzle$605$0-100%
Jane P. Winkle$1,974$0-100%
Judy Gilley$3$0-100%
Kathy L. Manis$2$0-100%
Lana Culbertson$983$0-100%
Linda J. Skeen$11$0-100%
Lorene J. Counts$1,739$0-100%
Michael Travis Delano$605$0-100%
Pamela A. Bevins$48$0-100%
Raymond E. Rossie$1,173$0-100%
Reba Slemp Strouth$33$0-100%
Rex A. Gilreath$330$0-100%
Ricky Kilgore$1,518$0-100%
Timmy Ray Stallard$168$0-100%
Timothy Chad Easterling$15$0-100%
Tommy J. Smith$1,308$0-100%
Bobby Hill$1,044$0-100%
Michial a Kerney$385$0-100%
Total subsidies$1,954,329$582,302-70.2%

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