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In 2021, 170 farmers in cities within Marion County received a total of $759,092 in 200 farm subsidies, a 55.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.7 million in 440 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 Marion County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Oak Farms, LLC | $225,302 | $67,613 | -70% |
| Gaylen V. Saylors | $3,455 | $60,869 | 1,661.8% |
| Thompson Turkey & Cattle | $0 | $60,675 | -- |
| Angela Hudson Nix | $11,382 | $53,304 | 368.3% |
| Curtis Elliott | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| James Benjamin Smith | $44,390 | $48,623 | 9.5% |
| Rodney D. Sharp | $82,896 | $47,052 | -43.2% |
| Wagoner Farms | $0 | $27,301 | -- |
| Nickolas R. Dearmore | $11,708 | $25,284 | 116% |
| Redd Family Revocable Trust | $16,051 | $16,051 | 0% |
| Renwald Trust Number 2 | $47,812 | $15,768 | -67% |
| Kyle Benedict | $63,298 | $13,012 | -79.4% |
| Patricia M. Cole | $12,686 | $10,294 | -18.9% |
| Jerry Max Jones | $45,643 | $9,273 | -79.7% |
| Donald D. Dean | $0 | $8,752 | -- |
| Kirk Layton | $41,529 | $7,920 | -80.9% |
| Rickey Layton | $0 | $7,344 | -- |
| King Farms | $54,974 | $6,704 | -87.8% |
| Debbie Sharp | $10,906 | $6,332 | -41.9% |
| Carla Shipman | $24,178 | $5,788 | -76.1% |
| Tammie Jefferson | $18,183 | $5,712 | -68.6% |
| James F. McCracken | $37,175 | $5,167 | -86.1% |
| Debra Juanita Lewis | $14,102 | $5,139 | -63.6% |
| Angela Dougan | $0 | $4,998 | -- |
| Charles W. Halliday | $31,376 | $4,588 | -85.4% |
| Ashley Bryan Benedict | $21,864 | $4,344 | -80.1% |
| Diane Taylor Weaver | $26,094 | $4,335 | -83.4% |
| Amanda Schroder | $21,872 | $4,246 | -80.6% |
| Tim Wallis | $19,519 | $4,202 | -78.5% |
| Linda Jones | $4,290 | $4,111 | -4.2% |
| Steven T. Villines | $20,581 | $3,882 | -81.1% |
| Michael Dale King | $20,860 | $3,715 | -82.2% |
| Mackey and Bobbie S Fleeman IRR Trustee | $10,520 | $3,623 | -65.6% |
| Charles Huddleston | $20,131 | $3,218 | -84% |
| Carole J. Bailey | $7,753 | $3,105 | -60% |
| Quarry Mountain Cattle Company, LLC | $13,124 | $3,075 | -76.6% |
| Terry N. Wood | $13,089 | $2,633 | -79.9% |
| Randy Gilley | $9,185 | $2,554 | -72.2% |
| Ronald Hudson | $12,155 | $2,544 | -79.1% |
| Dwain Hawkins | $11,177 | $2,530 | -77.4% |
| Mary E. Johnson | $16,311 | $2,528 | -84.5% |
| Traci L. Lewis | $11,660 | $2,464 | -78.9% |
| Thomas A. Johnson | $10,450 | $2,437 | -76.7% |
| Lisa Ann Davenport | $13,131 | $2,429 | -81.5% |
| Dustin D. Thompson | $11,979 | $2,342 | -80.4% |
| Vickie Moses | $28,141 | $2,326 | -91.7% |
| Louise Welch | $9,869 | $2,323 | -76.5% |
| Donnie M. Jones | $6,270 | $2,288 | -63.5% |
| Clifton Neil Wood | $13,075 | $2,269 | -82.6% |
| Alisha Mae Wood | $12,870 | $2,245 | -82.6% |
| Charles W. Still | $10,908 | $2,225 | -79.6% |
| Robert Casteel | $6,336 | $2,204 | -65.2% |
| Carlous Tennison | $8,340 | $2,128 | -74.5% |
| Wayne Merriman | $17,171 | $2,126 | -87.6% |
| Andy James | $10,011 | $2,112 | -78.9% |
| Linda L. Deen | $8,030 | $2,088 | -74% |
| Alan Holder | $8,085 | $2,074 | -74.3% |
| Alan Tracy | $3,465 | $2,023 | -41.6% |
| Linda Saylors | $3,080 | $1,994 | -35.3% |
| Alesia V. Owen | $9,508 | $1,836 | -80.7% |
| Sonya Lynn Milligan | $7,997 | $1,810 | -77.4% |
| Christy Lee Curtis | $8,054 | $1,735 | -78.5% |
| Kelly Lynn King | $12,526 | $1,725 | -86.2% |
| Lacy R. Wiseman | $11,183 | $1,669 | -85.1% |
| John W. Tate | $6,610 | $1,610 | -75.6% |
| Sherry Sue Rush | $4,510 | $1,599 | -64.5% |
| Roderick E. Schmitt | $1,830 | $1,578 | -13.8% |
| Don Roetman | $6,716 | $1,530 | -77.2% |
| Kenneth Ray Oxford | $4,543 | $1,503 | -66.9% |
| Karla R. Humphrey | $8,298 | $1,494 | -82% |
| Nancy Kim Larue | $5,067 | $1,490 | -70.6% |
| Galen W. Cox | $6,974 | $1,466 | -79% |
| Jimmy Lee Wagoner | $8,554 | $1,442 | -83.1% |
| RV Central, Inc. | $4,397 | $1,421 | -67.7% |
| Donnie Sharp Enterprises, LLC | $6,105 | $1,401 | -77.1% |
| Monty Davenport | $5,500 | $1,360 | -75.3% |
| Melinda Mae Riggs | $3,663 | $1,359 | -62.9% |
| White Arrow Cattle, LLC | $5,566 | $1,346 | -75.8% |
| John E. Mostrom | $8,301 | $1,341 | -83.8% |
| Yanping Ouyang | $7,483 | $1,257 | -83.2% |
| Ethan Layton | $5,115 | $1,239 | -75.8% |
| Curtis E. White | $1,942 | $1,235 | -36.4% |
| Tasha R. Parnell | $5,097 | $1,234 | -75.8% |
| Michael R. Wiseman | $10,292 | $1,228 | -88.1% |
| Steve Copeland | $4,586 | $1,169 | -74.5% |
| Rhonda K. Wagoner | $3,553 | $1,152 | -67.6% |
| Michael L. Cox | $5,192 | $1,130 | -78.2% |
| Cheryl Blasdel | $5,918 | $1,114 | -81.2% |
| Fred Goodall | $3,267 | $1,113 | -65.9% |
| Tammy Treat | $6,972 | $1,108 | -84.1% |
| Sam K. Wilson | $4,896 | $1,106 | -77.4% |
| Christie Gail Deislinger | $5,388 | $1,097 | -79.6% |
| Craig Lance Peerce | $3,619 | $1,094 | -69.8% |
| Larry Blasdel | $5,434 | $1,088 | -80% |
| Jean Marie Barraza | $8,462 | $1,072 | -87.3% |
| Edward Guy Lynch | $4,563 | $1,012 | -77.8% |
| Philomena Jean Cox Rev Living Trustee | $2,058 | $1,010 | -50.9% |
| Vernon Meents | $3,842 | $992 | -74.2% |
| Chris Hale | $4,015 | $976 | -75.7% |
| Terry N. Hurst | $2,013 | $954 | -52.6% |
| April Suzanne Martin | $4,285 | $916 | -78.6% |
| Cheree Wagoner | $5,737 | $889 | -84.5% |
| William M. Peerce | $3,993 | $886 | -77.8% |
| Doris D. Ott | $1,848 | $870 | -52.9% |
| Joan Keeter | $2,904 | $849 | -70.8% |
| Drucella H Jefferson | $3,806 | $844 | -77.8% |
| Jackie M. Wynn | $3,762 | $825 | -78.1% |
| Douglas Royston | $3,487 | $784 | -77.5% |
| Darlis Baldridge | $3,443 | $782 | -77.3% |
| Kimberlee D. Lipe | $3,311 | $782 | -76.4% |
| Tina Burleson | $1,936 | $778 | -59.8% |
| Berneta Davenport | $3,522 | $776 | -78% |
| Talon Vancuren | $2,296 | $768 | -66.6% |
| Jimmy Lane | $3,487 | $762 | -78.1% |
| Garry W. Hall | $2,805 | $750 | -73.3% |
| The Jane E Van Boskirk Trust | $2,382 | $706 | -70.4% |
| Verl J. Doshier | $2,684 | $695 | -74.1% |
| Terry Ott | $2,805 | $682 | -75.7% |
| Jackie Lee Wallace | $3,344 | $676 | -79.8% |
| Justin Trammell | $3,179 | $676 | -78.7% |
| Bradley Wallace | $2,442 | $675 | -72.4% |
| Kelvin K. Keel | $629 | $629 | 0% |
| Joan Anglin | $3,278 | $578 | -82.4% |
| Phillip E. Doshier | $2,299 | $576 | -74.9% |
| The Narrow Way Farm and Ranch, LLC | $5,982 | $571 | -90.5% |
| Karen R. Doshier | $2,288 | $554 | -75.8% |
| William Blasdel | $2,464 | $551 | -77.6% |
| Paul Jones | $1,862 | $549 | -70.5% |
| Janice Sue Burleson | $3,763 | $543 | -85.6% |
| Mary Sanders | $3,254 | $532 | -83.7% |
| Phillip L. Rook | $2,387 | $529 | -77.8% |
| Vicki Seftar | $2,625 | $520 | -80.2% |
| Jane Ellen Sleeter | $2,613 | $504 | -80.7% |
| Shannan Lee Hudson | $2,539 | $488 | -80.8% |
| Johnny Ray Cheek | $2,354 | $467 | -80.2% |
| Jimmie Doyle Baker | $1,840 | $463 | -74.8% |
| Pat King | $3,256 | $454 | -86.1% |
| Dereck K. Goodall | $2,178 | $447 | -79.5% |
| Stanley Little | $0 | $443 | -- |
| Jacqueline M. Wallace | $2,009 | $418 | -79.2% |
| Patricia A. Adams | $1,573 | $408 | -74.1% |
| Alice James | $1,265 | $403 | -68.1% |
| Sandra L. Davenport | $979 | $383 | -60.9% |
| Sara Rose White | $0 | $363 | -- |
| Tyler Gregory | $1,485 | $339 | -77.2% |
| Kristine Angela Johnson | $1,771 | $337 | -81% |
| Jacquelyn Akins S. Lively | $1,257 | $328 | -73.9% |
| Jamie S. Farrow | $0 | $321 | -- |
| John Dyess | $1,430 | $318 | -77.8% |
| Emily McGee | $1,474 | $315 | -78.6% |
| Diana Akins | $1,375 | $308 | -77.6% |
| Tammy Piotrowski | $1,342 | $287 | -78.6% |
| Stephen E. Hobbs | $1,774 | $284 | -84% |
| James D. Sharp | $59,516 | $273 | -99.5% |
| Tabitha Ann Stockdale | $1,254 | $266 | -78.8% |
| Cody Jacob Kelley | $1,223 | $263 | -78.5% |
| Michael McCalla | $1,232 | $262 | -78.7% |
| Jessica A. Kelley | $1,483 | $254 | -82.9% |
| Roberta Gayle Switzer | $1,276 | $242 | -81% |
| Sharon Phelan | $0 | $229 | -- |
| Kooper Lee Copeland | $1,232 | $219 | -82.2% |
| Neva L. Milligan | $1,001 | $211 | -78.9% |
| Jackie Jefferson | $924 | $208 | -77.5% |
| Leah Swanson | $1,056 | $207 | -80.4% |
| Lorna Goodwin | $1,023 | $194 | -81% |
| Raymond King | $4,152 | $168 | -96% |
| Melinda Carol Eakins | $776 | $141 | -81.8% |
| Dereal a Baker | $264 | $52 | -80.3% |
| Brian Scott See | $7,673 | $26 | -99.7% |
| Dawson Edward Kirby Lively | $570 | $21 | -96.3% |
| Hunter J. Thomas | $2,332 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Wagoner | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Flippin | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Lozier Hal Lochridge | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| A. J. Barrett | $1,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Evans | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin Farmer | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Eleanor Jean Smith Living Trust | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| John C. Weaver | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon H. Melton | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce McCalla | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Wade Hurst | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Lacey M. Standridge | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry F. Bearden | $502 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Scott | $850 | $0 | -100% |
| Rhonda Smith | $6,488 | $0 | -100% |
| Robin Barrett | $1,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,718,959 | $759,092 | -55.8% |
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