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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Searcy County

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Farms throughout cities in Searcy County received $2.1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 362 farmers in cities within Searcy County received a total of $1.1 million in 405 farm subsidies, a 66.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.2 million in 930 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 Searcy County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Oak Log Farms, Inc.$166,155$79,903-51.9%
Bonnie Glidewell$24,409$79,839227.1%
Jeffrey R. Horton$4,400$53,8471,123.8%
David Allen Hudspeth$0$52,875--
Kendall Wayne Younger$0$34,872--
Jimmie Terrill Sanders$75,451$26,634-64.7%
Bradley Ragland$20,895$26,23425.6%
Lane Brown$116,543$24,454-79%
Michael C. Dean$3,168$23,331636.5%
Marty Gene Dean$0$17,927--
Kevan Holder$35,477$14,717-58.5%
Sheila Ragland$4,202$12,414195.4%
Rick Thomas$44,231$11,923-73%
Janet Mankin$19,986$11,569-42.1%
Glenda Horton$32,945$11,550-64.9%
Kelly Small$0$10,996--
Ashley Dewey$21,073$9,269-56%
Laurie Horton$28,094$8,733-68.9%
Jerry Passmore$45,775$8,487-81.5%
John Steen$9,808$8,473-13.6%
Greg Hudspeth$18,692$7,809-58.2%
Pamela Keeling$39,717$7,374-81.4%
Lori J. Gray$21,010$7,310-65.2%
Margret Housley$15,055$7,283-51.6%
Patsy McCutcheon$20,328$7,189-64.6%
John T. Hunter$3,124$7,062126.1%
Faline Magness$28,015$6,847-75.6%
Hubbard Land & Cattle, LLC$17,364$6,786-60.9%
Regina S. Hogue$36,874$6,618-82.1%
Lynda Michelle Massey$8,927$6,278-29.7%
Travis M. Spears$27,175$6,156-77.3%
Jerry Joe Harris$28,880$5,815-79.9%
Mary Jane Horton$30,609$5,674-81.5%
Kathy L. Martin$3,348$5,60667.4%
Deenanna Hubbard$27,094$5,506-79.7%
Kevin Housley$29,844$5,305-82.2%
Rita F. Treadwell$16,541$5,269-68.1%
Sue Goodman$25,438$5,220-79.5%
Seth Collins$9,620$5,198-46%
Joann S. Smith$25,518$4,646-81.8%
Gary D. Bohannon$7,403$4,644-37.3%
Theresa Reid$14,742$4,570-69%
Casey Rene Armes Griffin$25,983$4,537-82.5%
Kelsey Scott Treadwell$17,512$4,521-74.2%
Peggy Aday$21,758$4,510-79.3%
Laura Busbee$18,766$4,367-76.7%
3 M Farms$18,705$4,273-77.2%
Charles B. Reed$2,680$4,22557.6%
Pat Horton$25,068$4,173-83.4%
Carla Jeannine Caughron$23,231$4,169-82.1%
James B. Ragland$19,477$4,093-79%
Willie Joe Methvin$24,132$4,082-83.1%
Judy Branscum$26,357$4,027-84.7%
Michelle Loggins$15,048$3,976-73.6%
Emma Morrison$20,994$3,960-81.1%
Patrick A. Conner$19,935$3,931-80.3%
Wendy Hendrix$17,962$3,897-78.3%
Deborah Craig$31,578$3,888-87.7%
Ronnie G. Horton$16,748$3,870-76.9%
Cheryl Hensley$17,342$3,816-78%
Judy Kelley$19,776$3,800-80.8%
Eric Massey$12,521$3,790-69.7%
Glenda Hendrix$24,375$3,784-84.5%
David Watts$23,917$3,777-84.2%
Brent Taylor$19,267$3,758-80.5%
Kenny R. Campbell$22,473$3,741-83.4%
Shawn Ragland$19,731$3,676-81.4%
Jodee Hayes$18,404$3,668-80.1%
Steven Horton$13,277$3,606-72.8%
Kathy Morrison$18,353$3,568-80.6%
Patsy Helen Cash Farm, LLC$13,459$3,449-74.4%
Kayla Rinks$12,349$3,429-72.2%
Reva Nell Morrison$21,684$3,358-84.5%
Billy W. Blair$19,860$3,328-83.2%
Mary Horton$25,864$3,319-87.2%
James ''jimmy'' Dickerson$14,267$3,234-77.3%
Hurd Cash Glidewell, LLC$14,201$2,977-79%
Betty Adkins$8,239$2,968-64%
Donald McDaniel$12,805$2,922-77.2%
Judy D. Smith$8,987$2,852-68.3%
Peggy A. Horton$14,803$2,800-81.1%
Judy A. Watts$3,421$2,662-22.2%
Amy Myrick$9,025$2,651-70.6%
Jerry Loggins$13,772$2,646-80.8%
Gwenda Bolen$11,886$2,619-78%
L. C. Ratchford$6,974$2,585-62.9%
Roger M. Ragland$12,663$2,550-79.9%
Ruff Revoc Inter Vivos Trust$2,995$2,546-15%
Marilyn Miller$13,137$2,544-80.6%
Natalie A. Cash$17,738$2,511-85.8%
Andy Wade Griffith$11,418$2,409-78.9%
Richard Shawn Treadwell$10,533$2,399-77.2%
Karen Treadwell$13,431$2,394-82.2%
Bridget Treadwell$19,754$2,390-87.9%
Rosalee Taylor$11,924$2,362-80.2%
Anthony Redman$15,657$2,311-85.2%
Sue Ratchford$11,661$2,281-80.4%
Gray Brothers Farm$13,875$2,249-83.8%
Clarissa J. Horton$15,328$2,232-85.4%
Misty Harness$7,878$2,192-72.2%
Larry Jennings$8,173$2,159-73.6%
Reta Ruff$11,579$2,076-82.1%
Adalea Horton$11,758$2,046-82.6%
Elsie Huse Farm$6,398$2,006-68.6%
Jackie Michele Hopkins$10,325$1,959-81%
Ronald Garrison$5,742$1,957-65.9%
Hope Seaman$4,946$1,937-60.8%
Falling SKY Farm, L.L.C.$55,579$1,912-96.6%
Helen Wallis$10,280$1,903-81.5%
Debra A. Hogue$8,635$1,866-78.4%
Dana Lewis$9,545$1,856-80.6%
Paula A. Dixon$10,691$1,850-82.7%
Steven Rooney$11,068$1,850-83.3%
Debbie Horton$12,237$1,797-85.3%
Heath A. Smith$10,848$1,784-83.6%
George Mankin$5,874$1,718-70.8%
Henry Hatchett Housley$7,689$1,671-78.3%
Dinah Graham$3,412$1,655-51.5%
William T. Blair$9,952$1,655-83.4%
Sheree Luker$0$1,650--
Tonya Nan Sanders$6,028$1,620-73.1%
Theresa Wyatt$10,764$1,617-85%
Matt Gray$8,871$1,614-81.8%
James Anthony Housley$7,688$1,596-79.2%
Loretta Blair$7,934$1,589-80%
Zach Eddings$10,576$1,588-85%
Debbie Blair$9,765$1,553-84.1%
Ruth Holsted$7,583$1,551-79.5%
Chris Reade$7,792$1,549-80.1%
Pat Neel$7,326$1,544-78.9%
Charles McDaniel$8,186$1,536-81.2%
Tammy E. Treece$5,016$1,518-69.7%
Steve Allen Padilla$6,564$1,510-77%
Bennie C. Watts$6,485$1,507-76.8%
Mary A. Yancey$7,423$1,506-79.7%
Amy Elizabeth Davis$8,903$1,504-83.1%
Michelle L. Buchanan$8,850$1,504-83%
Cindy Ragland$7,584$1,491-80.3%
Brian Loggins$5,533$1,480-73.3%
Jim Ragland$6,402$1,448-77.4%
Tyler J. Magness$6,259$1,446-76.9%
Paula D. Smith$6,724$1,419-78.9%
Pat Morrison$7,401$1,416-80.9%
Jimmy Dale Harris$11,579$1,412-87.8%
Gene A. Griffith$8,626$1,398-83.8%
Cindy Wilson$5,335$1,395-73.9%
Helen Chase$8,197$1,395-83%
Kimberly Willis$6,666$1,372-79.4%
Benny Ward$5,643$1,369-75.7%
Briandi S Loggins$2,401$1,348-43.9%
Randy Hubbard$4,741$1,342-71.7%
Robbie J. Hagemann$6,959$1,334-80.8%
Lea Ann Lowrance$6,897$1,330-80.7%
Jessica Joann Chadwick$5,038$1,318-73.8%
Robert J. Gunn$3,399$1,316-61.3%
Brooke Beavers Horton$6,067$1,310-78.4%
Jannie Crow$8,820$1,307-85.2%
Michelle Lynette Manes$6,144$1,294-78.9%
Matthew Eddings$7,751$1,292-83.3%
Carrol J. Ragland$7,538$1,291-82.9%
Billy R. Hendrix$6,038$1,288-78.7%
Ronald Bert Benton$4,818$1,266-73.7%
Patricia Barnes$5,071$1,263-75.1%
Mary Woods$6,578$1,246-81.1%
Janice M. Horton$4,059$1,229-69.7%
Matthew Griffith$5,709$1,217-78.7%
Shelia A. Massey$2,518$1,199-52.4%
Jacob Trent Middleton$7,276$1,195-83.6%
John Turney$2,805$1,159-58.7%
Dennis Drewry$5,449$1,148-78.9%
Janis Harness$5,038$1,136-77.5%
Cathy Stephenson$3,663$1,131-69.1%
Holly Beavers$4,081$1,124-72.5%
Stephanie Reid$6,852$1,102-83.9%
Lisa Cox$5,720$1,077-81.2%
Charlotte D. England$4,326$1,067-75.3%
Carla Baker$6,829$1,054-84.6%
Janet Rainbolt$4,312$1,052-75.6%
Roylee Ragland$4,886$1,036-78.8%
Janice Branscum$6,140$1,018-83.4%
Susan Housley$5,534$994-82%
Ted Stephenson$4,608$988-78.6%
Catherine Sanders$4,345$976-77.5%
Sharon Lewis$3,839$968-74.8%
Michael David Treat$4,005$958-76.1%
Reita J. Yarbrough$4,576$951-79.2%
Loyce Saling$5,517$934-83.1%
Jamie Estlinbaum$5,625$931-83.4%
Loris K. Horton$4,774$931-80.5%
Jason Housley$4,651$920-80.2%
Candy Lynn Davis$4,806$919-80.9%
Katrina McCallister$10,168$919-91%
Ronald Scott Housley$5,139$890-82.7%
Randy Smyth$3,909$880-77.5%
Brenda Hiett$3,685$861-76.6%
Eddie M. Lawrence$5,424$861-84.1%
Dennis Leek$1,601$824-48.5%
Dwana Morrison$5,618$817-85.5%
Sandi Allan$4,199$812-80.7%
Jerry Dale Smith$2,959$804-72.8%
Harrel Ragland$3,862$796-79.4%
Francis Goodall$6,895$790-88.5%
Peggy Ragland$3,575$789-77.9%
Heath Yarbrough$2,739$775-71.7%
Rodney Horn$3,883$774-80.1%
James Willis$11,179$761-93.2%
Andrew W. Hendrix$5,042$760-84.9%
Carla L. Manes$3,058$759-75.2%
Chris Loggins$2,970$758-74.5%
Sarah Gammill$4,037$751-81.4%
Anna Lee Still$3,191$747-76.6%
Nicole Depriest$10,847$731-93.3%
Jeffery L. Ramsey$4,663$700-85%
James C. Patterson$4,789$698-85.4%
Gary R. Ragland$3,785$696-81.6%
Kevin Erwin$2,860$692-75.8%
Nathan Holder$3,488$690-80.2%
Judy Turner$2,211$688-68.9%
Kirk Bostwick$3,609$685-81%
Coy Baker$3,945$668-83.1%
Brent Clark$1,386$666-51.9%
Lonnie Hinkle$3,981$665-83.3%
Janie Wallis$2,827$649-77%
Thomas McKinney$3,015$644-78.6%
Jay Jackson$1,793$624-65.2%
Greg A. Outlaw$2,420$623-74.3%
Thereisa Housley$3,155$623-80.3%
Joe Lynch$2,882$618-78.6%
Barbara Cates$2,189$617-71.8%
Tim Stephenson$2,350$616-73.8%
Charles J. Sentell$2,486$616-75.2%
Zeb Horton$2,591$616-76.2%
Doyle Glenn Ragland$4,610$614-86.7%
Joshua Wade Griffin$3,175$613-80.7%
Melvin Kenneth Evans$1,353$609-55%
Rebecca Donley$4,532$596-86.8%
Jackye Adams$5,426$594-89.1%
Kenneth James Hunter$4,120$588-85.7%
Terry Gray$3,699$588-84.1%
Randall Housley$2,651$583-78%
Renita Morrison$2,310$582-74.8%
Patricia Halsted$3,757$568-84.9%
Rusty Scott$2,684$568-78.8%
Ashley Nicole Wyatt$5,833$557-90.5%
Niagle Ratchford$2,332$546-76.6%
Betty Montgomery$3,342$540-83.8%
Jesse Knapp$4,129$537-87%
Sherry Ragland$4,189$536-87.2%
Heather Ann Graham$2,772$534-80.7%
Anna Horton$2,233$523-76.6%
Johnny Hinchey$3,305$519-84.3%
Lucinda Baysinger$2,046$517-74.7%
Shirley Brewer$7,290$498-93.2%
Katheryn Ragland$2,387$494-79.3%
Don Patterson$1,122$488-56.5%
Cheryl McCutcheon$1,972$485-75.4%
Lucile Horton$2,398$482-79.9%
Kelly Ezell$1,254$481-61.6%
Adam Redman$2,814$467-83.4%
Jannie Manes$2,321$464-80%
Nina Lewis$1,738$457-73.7%
Fred Fendley$1,895$449-76.3%
Raybern Rains$2,476$442-82.1%
Duaine Morrison$4,442$439-90.1%
Lena Sue Pemberton$1,859$436-76.5%
Mona B. Sloop$1,628$428-73.7%
Lakin Cope$1,815$425-76.6%
Christy Neff$2,319$424-81.7%
Melisa Lynn Martinez$2,580$424-83.6%
Eric Hendricks$2,082$415-80.1%
Bryan Michael Mills$1,650$415-74.8%
Danny Ray Bull$7,928$414-94.8%
Darla Raquel Yarbrough$1,617$408-74.8%
Clifton Ragland$2,024$405-80%
Don Rainbolt$1,441$404-72%
Riley Cooper$1,188$404-66%
Angela Armes$2,206$403-81.7%
Jerry Ward$1,991$398-80%
Walter Thomas Harris$1,991$398-80%
Lynn Lewis$1,298$389-70%
David Davis$1,639$389-76.3%
Cindy Lemarr$2,545$384-84.9%
Clinton Wayne Willis$1,441$382-73.5%
Whitney Milliken$2,672$371-86.1%
Donna Casto$3,921$360-90.8%
Larry West$1,694$360-78.7%
Ricki Campbell$3,054$354-88.4%
Luke Ragland$2,293$349-84.8%
Jeannie McDaniel$1,139$347-69.5%
Charlotte Massey$950$346-63.6%
Susan Halsted$1,683$346-79.4%
Peggy S. Horton$1,683$336-80%
David Lee Williams$2,269$336-85.2%
John Stephenson$1,868$332-82.2%
MacY Annette Massey$1,584$331-79.1%
Woody Smith$1,452$330-77.3%
Amber Stephenson$1,353$328-75.8%
Gerald Patterson$729$312-57.2%
Shirley Gray$869$304-65%
Beverly A. Ragland$1,227$301-75.5%
Charles Elliott$561$296-47.2%
Jerry Willis$1,469$294-80%
Seth Brenaman$1,458$290-80.1%
Brandon Housley$1,381$283-79.5%
Sarah Elizabeth Martin$1,491$283-81%
Regina Horton$1,483$277-81.3%
Tiffany N. Hinchey$1,342$276-79.4%
Brenda Cassell$1,437$270-81.2%
Jacquelyn R. Lewis$1,177$266-77.4%
Kenneth Phillips$1,375$263-80.9%
Marinda D. White$858$262-69.5%
James Drewry$561$252-55.1%
Cody Maxwell Hogue$1,848$250-86.5%
Justin Darwin Hinchey$1,632$246-84.9%
Kaleigh Lasley$1,620$246-84.8%
Karen Tracy$1,210$242-80%
Stanley Kipp Szitar$1,519$242-84.1%
Shane Landon Grinder$1,709$239-86%
Pam Gasaway$5,825$238-95.9%
Robin Horton$902$236-73.8%
Natasha A. Grinder$528$235-55.5%
Barbara West$1,089$228-79.1%
David Gruenberg$0$216--
Crystal Gayle Younger$1,020$214-79%
Melissa Ann Smith$645$207-67.9%
Douglas Busbee$1,023$204-80.1%
Gordon E. Armstrong$228$199-12.7%
Paul E. Armstrong$228$199-12.7%
Ava D. King$935$197-78.9%
William Blake Barton$847$190-77.6%
Kenneth Nelson III$1,276$186-85.4%
Lacy Lynn Smith$1,199$183-84.7%
Sonny Woods$1,151$180-84.4%
Anna M Gorecke$715$170-76.2%
Joe Daniel$546$170-68.9%
Jacob Robert Kyle$867$166-80.9%
Mary Rogers$781$166-78.7%
Roy Dale Ragland$1,120$163-85.4%
Bill Martin$462$160-65.4%
James Andy Treat$2,057$159-92.3%
Michelle Kelley$1,035$156-84.9%
Arista Housley$0$154--
Amanda M. Patterson$363$149-59%
Judy Byerly$638$149-76.6%
Twilia Steen$1,191$147-87.7%
Mary Beth Ragland$1,627$135-91.7%
Harlie R. Treat$366$128-65%
Amber Morrison$1,401$121-91.4%
Tracy Harris$605$121-80%
McKenzie Holder$605$121-80%
Allen Glidewell$1,081$112-89.6%
Jeanie Mathis$308$102-66.9%
Elizabeth A. Lemarr$440$92-79.1%
Curtis Ball$86$860%
Mark R. Buchanan$312$70-77.6%
Cody House$165$66-60%
Debra L. McDaniel$692$66-90.5%
Carolyn Sue Horn$187$59-68.4%
Mitch Shelton$187$59-68.4%
Brenda Smith$176$34-80.7%
Penny Rosetta Crumley$209$31-85.2%
Geraldine Littleton$435$14-96.8%
Ashlyn Bailey$855$0-100%
Jefferey Dale Brown$3,410$0-100%
Jill P. Clark$1,565$0-100%
Larry Anthony Housley$3,118$0-100%
Larry J. Housley$13,255$0-100%
Michael W. Norris$330$0-100%
Pamela E. Bostwick$2,090$0-100%
Rudy Wright$495$0-100%
Sherman D. Lewis$770$0-100%
Wesley Wade Smith$1,375$0-100%
Brian Lynch$495$0-100%
Caden Daniel Nipp$374$0-100%
Cindy A. Gorton$1,045$0-100%
Danny Loggins$1,485$0-100%
David Garmoe$175$0-100%
Gorman Cooper$2,915$0-100%
Joshua L Jimenez$13,410$0-100%
Kyle Hillert$2,200$0-100%
Marilyn Louise Bower$440$0-100%
R. D. Hubbard$14,575$0-100%
Tammie Lynn Davis$165$0-100%
Tracey Helsel$1,039$0-100%
Trena Ellison$113$0-100%
Wilbur Hensley$1,265$0-100%
Brady Paul Willis$330$0-100%
Kelley Ruth Hudspeth$11,165$0-100%
Crossfire Cattle Company, LLC$1,870$0-100%
Total subsidies$3,186,227$1,055,191-66.9%

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