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In 2021, 171 farmers in cities within Stone County received a total of $585,217 in 204 farm subsidies, a 53.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 421 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 Stone County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| John David Burrow | $26,227 | $61,216 | 133.4% |
| Casey D. Clark | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Norma J. Turner | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Paul Kevin Phillips | $0 | $49,538 | -- |
| Mary Knapp | $117,375 | $20,728 | -82.3% |
| Boon Family, LLC | $39,192 | $16,746 | -57.3% |
| Clifton L Meador Farm | $33,523 | $14,507 | -56.7% |
| Henry Criswell | $0 | $13,874 | -- |
| Roger Dale Thomas | $0 | $12,886 | -- |
| Johnny R. Purvis | $12,214 | $12,214 | 0% |
| Thomas Isbell | $52,198 | $11,311 | -78.3% |
| Robin Tinkle | $4,818 | $10,741 | 122.9% |
| Billy Allen | $10,723 | $10,723 | 0% |
| Mickey Brannon | $0 | $9,847 | -- |
| Garry McClung | $34,809 | $7,788 | -77.6% |
| Betty Carolyn Vickers | $13,765 | $7,489 | -45.6% |
| Robert T. Bolden | $16,863 | $7,325 | -56.6% |
| Howell Keith Branscum | $28,944 | $6,552 | -77.4% |
| Edwin Stanton Foll | $0 | $5,754 | -- |
| Ted Sloan | $3,148 | $5,330 | 69.3% |
| Blue SKY Farm of MTN View, Inc. | $0 | $5,018 | -- |
| Wendy Johnson | $4,742 | $4,742 | 0% |
| Brandy Stoltze | $21,130 | $4,533 | -78.5% |
| Shane McElroy | $33,033 | $4,434 | -86.6% |
| Linda Sutterfield | $21,853 | $4,192 | -80.8% |
| Frank E. Foll | $4,040 | $4,040 | 0% |
| Paulette Allen | $5,861 | $3,993 | -31.9% |
| Patricia Stewart | $10,509 | $3,936 | -62.5% |
| Mary W. Hicks | $3,839 | $3,839 | 0% |
| Jackie Trammell | $26,858 | $3,217 | -88% |
| Robert Brody White | $15,293 | $3,207 | -79% |
| Lilly Rakes | $21,408 | $3,155 | -85.3% |
| Jed Ashley Roberts | $0 | $3,090 | -- |
| John Russell Foster | $15,349 | $3,063 | -80% |
| Joby Morris | $15,878 | $2,989 | -81.2% |
| Glenda Sue Younger | $15,383 | $2,938 | -80.9% |
| Claud W. Watters | $13,729 | $2,910 | -78.8% |
| John M. Rogers | $8,158 | $2,875 | -64.8% |
| Jimmy McCarn | $15,773 | $2,838 | -82% |
| Rodney L. Luther | $14,540 | $2,837 | -80.5% |
| Micheal M Stewart II Farm Trust | $7,387 | $2,793 | -62.2% |
| Nicole Nixon | $0 | $2,783 | -- |
| Craig J. Rushing | $16,115 | $2,767 | -82.8% |
| Donna Passmore | $8,611 | $2,687 | -68.8% |
| E & M Farms | $4,139 | $2,518 | -39.2% |
| Storey BRO Farm | $12,463 | $2,416 | -80.6% |
| Mark J. Seay | $12,143 | $2,381 | -80.4% |
| Kasey Sims | $10,934 | $2,333 | -78.7% |
| William J. Nixon | $13,101 | $2,284 | -82.6% |
| Jerry W. Shannon | $15,222 | $2,196 | -85.6% |
| Freddie M. Luther | $7,711 | $2,194 | -71.5% |
| Brit Irene Time | $7,084 | $2,129 | -69.9% |
| Mildred Veo Mitchell | $6,127 | $2,112 | -65.5% |
| Karl Gillihan | $8,206 | $2,040 | -75.1% |
| James R. White | $9,526 | $1,983 | -79.2% |
| Mark Brantley | $1,625 | $1,942 | 19.5% |
| Red Fork Farm | $9,607 | $1,942 | -79.8% |
| Mary Jane Davis | $3,538 | $1,927 | -45.5% |
| Deborah L. Nesbitt | $8,571 | $1,920 | -77.6% |
| Janell Wallace | $8,275 | $1,904 | -77% |
| Wayne Turner | $13,925 | $1,775 | -87.3% |
| Rowdy J. Ross | $9,179 | $1,671 | -81.8% |
| Patricia L. Ford | $9,645 | $1,661 | -82.8% |
| Nancy Decker | $5,621 | $1,600 | -71.5% |
| Henry Watters | $11,790 | $1,565 | -86.7% |
| Joshua Lance McElroy | $7,788 | $1,564 | -79.9% |
| MRS Brenda Ann Richardson | $6,477 | $1,502 | -76.8% |
| Melba Sue Swafford | $5,269 | $1,404 | -73.4% |
| Ron Aaron | $7,491 | $1,378 | -81.6% |
| Dennis Anderson | $1,144 | $1,368 | 19.6% |
| Gary Michael Goins | $7,174 | $1,318 | -81.6% |
| Deborah K. Condrey | $4,961 | $1,294 | -73.9% |
| Tristy Ta'neal Gosser | $6,556 | $1,288 | -80.4% |
| Annitta Jane Cheney | $2,250 | $1,284 | -42.9% |
| Harry Branton Land Management Company | $1,980 | $1,278 | -35.5% |
| Melissa Fay Futrell | $4,961 | $1,259 | -74.6% |
| Charles W. Allen | $5,643 | $1,226 | -78.3% |
| Matt Marsolf | $11,344 | $1,201 | -89.4% |
| Vernon Marsolf | $6,332 | $1,184 | -81.3% |
| Leslie Griffith | $7,180 | $1,181 | -83.6% |
| Larry D. Sutton | $6,006 | $1,171 | -80.5% |
| Sarah Cox | $5,467 | $1,162 | -78.7% |
| Esker Hudspeth | $5,852 | $1,076 | -81.6% |
| Rob Ford | $5,964 | $1,074 | -82% |
| David Hopper | $4,026 | $1,062 | -73.6% |
| Matthew Tj McClung | $11,071 | $1,036 | -90.6% |
| Dayton C. McCarty | $5,368 | $1,032 | -80.8% |
| Lonnie Darrell Richardson | $5,034 | $1,004 | -80.1% |
| Margaret Chitwood | $1,524 | $968 | -36.5% |
| Brenda Criswell | $5,288 | $938 | -82.3% |
| William B. Davis Sr. | $4,693 | $932 | -80.1% |
| Balentine Family Limited | $4,408 | $930 | -78.9% |
| Sam Gill | $3,410 | $927 | -72.8% |
| Mark D. Miller | $3,212 | $909 | -71.7% |
| Wanda L. Stewart | $3,385 | $879 | -74% |
| Ronnie Risner | $4,299 | $847 | -80.3% |
| Landon Griffith | $4,728 | $827 | -82.5% |
| Karl Ray Gillihan Jr. | $3,168 | $761 | -76% |
| Wendel L. Clark | $3,366 | $748 | -77.8% |
| Hazel Jane Reedy | $3,830 | $740 | -80.7% |
| Edward A. Stewart | $3,207 | $736 | -77.1% |
| Wendy Stevens | $4,293 | $720 | -83.2% |
| Glen Dayberry | $4,954 | $716 | -85.5% |
| Lisa J. Morgan | $4,593 | $712 | -84.5% |
| Melisha S. Rodgers | $2,519 | $710 | -71.8% |
| Donald Turner | $3,307 | $678 | -79.5% |
| Tim Tinkle | $2,046 | $678 | -66.9% |
| Frank Terry | $6,017 | $671 | -88.8% |
| Fred Fletcher | $1,089 | $664 | -39% |
| Irene Gammill | $2,838 | $664 | -76.6% |
| Kathy Greenway | $2,905 | $656 | -77.4% |
| James E. Chudy | $1,214 | $655 | -46% |
| Sharon K. Trammell | $2,304 | $633 | -72.5% |
| Wanda Kay Peel | $3,245 | $633 | -80.5% |
| Janice Goins | $1,793 | $615 | -65.7% |
| Robbie Purdom | $3,534 | $603 | -82.9% |
| James A. Goins | $3,124 | $602 | -80.7% |
| Johnny Bryce Knapp | $8,511 | $602 | -92.9% |
| Harold Allcorn | $2,959 | $598 | -79.8% |
| Tony Hudspeth | $2,860 | $596 | -79.2% |
| Kenneth E Blackledge-Kenneth and Arliss Blackledge Revocable | $591 | $591 | 0% |
| Belinda Amick | $4,680 | $588 | -87.4% |
| Jacob W. Dobbins | $1,716 | $585 | -65.9% |
| Jaimee Lean Clark | $2,455 | $584 | -76.2% |
| Brandon Long | $2,651 | $581 | -78.1% |
| Anthony E Anston | $1,430 | $575 | -59.8% |
| Roy E. Hayden | $1,936 | $567 | -70.7% |
| Steven Eric Mitchell | $3,004 | $566 | -81.2% |
| Randy D. Long | $2,057 | $564 | -72.6% |
| Lisa Sullivan | $3,061 | $554 | -81.9% |
| Paige White | $2,838 | $498 | -82.5% |
| James Cecil Watters | $1,936 | $478 | -75.3% |
| Bill Jason | $2,411 | $472 | -80.4% |
| Dwight Ford | $2,321 | $472 | -79.7% |
| Thomas D. Rodgers | $1,782 | $464 | -74% |
| J. L. Brewer | $2,459 | $463 | -81.2% |
| Donald Sloan | $3,083 | $460 | -85.1% |
| Steve Lawson | $2,379 | $453 | -81% |
| Kristy Marie Verser | $2,310 | $450 | -80.5% |
| James R. Sutton | $2,332 | $443 | -81% |
| Jimmy D. Morgan | $2,515 | $436 | -82.7% |
| Darrell Passmore | $4,878 | $432 | -91.1% |
| Tori Glenn | $1,639 | $378 | -76.9% |
| Keenan Ray Glenn | $1,551 | $361 | -76.7% |
| Donald Cartwright | $1,331 | $330 | -75.2% |
| Devan K. Lawson | $1,709 | $322 | -81.2% |
| Jack B. Morris | $1,485 | $318 | -78.6% |
| Joey Sutton | $0 | $307 | -- |
| Alex James Beach | $1,864 | $304 | -83.7% |
| Terry House | $1,638 | $301 | -81.6% |
| Ethan Fielder | $1,232 | $299 | -75.7% |
| Betty M. Moody | $423 | $290 | -31.4% |
| Carl Eldridge | $1,419 | $284 | -80% |
| Martha M. Everett | $684 | $278 | -59.4% |
| Stepheny Hebert | $1,342 | $240 | -82.1% |
| Jack Glenn | $1,239 | $233 | -81.2% |
| Cara Barnett | $1,715 | $230 | -86.6% |
| Derek H. Littrell | $2,233 | $219 | -90.2% |
| Samuel Dean Morrison | $1,100 | $187 | -83% |
| Billy Dale Hankins | $224 | $185 | -17.4% |
| Eric A. Prindle | $0 | $179 | -- |
| Glen Bontrager | $462 | $170 | -63.2% |
| Rodney H. Holland | $4,180 | $152 | -96.4% |
| Russell G. Long | $858 | $138 | -83.9% |
| Mathew K. Dearien | $1,496 | $119 | -92% |
| Richard Willis | $1,496 | $119 | -92% |
| David A. Pitts Sr. | $262 | $99 | -62.2% |
| Harold Pitts | $162 | $99 | -38.9% |
| Stacy R. Sloan | $630 | $83 | -86.8% |
| Steve J. Mitchell | $4,615 | $76 | -98.4% |
| Silas Andrew Tinkle | $345 | $59 | -82.9% |
| Robert Granger Jr. | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Amber Kennon | $4,140 | $0 | -100% |
| Becky Blankenship | $4,106 | $0 | -100% |
| Christi L. Phillips | $419 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald P. Norman | $428 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Moniz Jr. | $745 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacqueline S. Forshee | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| John Neal Harness | $3,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Layton W. Luther | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Sumrall | $1,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Luther | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Storm S. Minick | $11,776 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,253,081 | $585,217 | -53.3% |
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