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

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Farms throughout cities in Franklin County received $687,516 less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 410 farmers in cities within Franklin County received a total of $2.2 million in 480 farm subsidies, a 24.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.8 million in 978 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 Franklin County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Matthew B. Campbell$172,142$203,38818.2%
Channell Farms, LLC$0$145,520--
Melissa Ann McHenry$0$72,197--
Lance E. Skinner$4,147$70,1771,592.2%
Bill Frazier$0$68,493--
Jimmy Bostick$0$52,875--
Brian C. Bragwell$0$52,875--
Swinney Logging, LLC$0$52,875--
Gary E. Liles$2,565$52,8751,961.4%
Harold W Watson & Son, Inc.$0$52,875--
Ronnie Wooten Logging, Inc.$0$52,875--
Cedar Creek Farms, Inc.$117,483$51,740-56%
Brent Robinson Trucking, LLC.$0$48,413--
Allen Wayne Montgomery$0$43,115--
T & L Farms, Inc.$0$40,778--
Cookie Holland$0$40,565--
Jarrod R. Miller$0$34,293--
Justin C. Taylor$3,915$33,850764.6%
Joshua J. Warhurst$81,197$33,690-58.5%
Todd Allen Crown$0$33,552--
Rodney W. Alexander$0$32,426--
Dianne Henson$0$32,027--
William H. Coats$0$30,946--
Reba N. Devaney$18,160$23,43429%
Thomas Wayne Murray$50,158$21,756-56.6%
T Double C Farm, Inc.$0$20,129--
Floyd Willingham$1,744$18,624967.9%
Seminole Creek Farms, LLC$0$18,348--
John A. Burrow$32,516$17,310-46.8%
Greg J. Batchelor$78,951$16,476-79.1%
James Brandon Warhurst$61,007$15,827-74.1%
Randall B. Scott$0$15,810--
Thomas Wayne Murray II$51,437$15,539-69.8%
Michael Crews$4,280$15,355258.8%
Chris J. Wallace$45,896$15,051-67.2%
Bryan K. Devaney$0$13,639--
Russell Steven Cantrell$1,562$13,625772.3%
Dustin Berryman$39,392$13,481-65.8%
Robert Morrow$11,821$11,8210%
Daniel Mills$41,623$11,545-72.3%
David Daily$54,464$10,738-80.3%
Kevin Skinner$2,200$10,617382.6%
Joseph S. Norton$0$10,003--
Edward B. Layne$54,554$9,914-81.8%
Tina W. Morgan$0$9,021--
Johnny Mack Morrow$8,460$8,4600%
Jacob Alan Murray$37,722$7,609-79.8%
Jeffrey M. Masterson$23,117$7,361-68.2%
Alvie Christopher Mears$17,731$7,255-59.1%
Louise Warhurst$21,171$7,229-65.9%
Roxann Pounders$0$7,220--
Ollie McGuire$11,252$6,958-38.2%
Joel Page$29,279$6,888-76.5%
Ce Rob / Cecil Batchelor Press 332-1655, Inc.$6,768$6,7680%
Robert I. Rogers Jr.$6,518$6,5180%
Marty Graham$17,983$6,354-64.7%
Marcus Emerson$0$6,274--
Lemay Enterprises, Inc.$2,072$5,916185.5%
James Gregory Masterson$5,480$5,4800%
Hargett Family Holding, LLC$5,124$5,1240%
William D. Hovater$14,934$4,907-67.1%
James Theron McKinney$5,678$4,900-13.7%
James A. Harris$21,406$4,838-77.4%
Jimmy Byars$5,214$4,774-8.4%
Rogers Land and Cattle Company, LLC$10,277$4,732-54%
Mark W. Latham$23,560$4,710-80%
Milton Ergle$10,533$4,540-56.9%
John W. Thorn$16,731$4,390-73.8%
Daniel Clement$17,770$4,330-75.6%
Tim Frederick$35,286$4,322-87.8%
Eric D. Warhurst$9,893$4,295-56.6%
Owen Turner$0$4,290--
Larry P. Cochran$20,989$4,023-80.8%
Jack Austin Montgomery$16,445$3,930-76.1%
Scott Joe Ashley$92,368$3,920-95.8%
Elmer T. Hovater$15,983$3,854-75.9%
Robert Maggerise$16,006$3,817-76.2%
E & G Farms$10,815$3,798-64.9%
Royce Miller$3,695$3,6950%
Terri Denise Garcia$29,299$3,657-87.5%
David Herring$12,837$3,346-73.9%
Brandon Donald Mcduffa$17,411$3,288-81.1%
Charles E. Lesley$18,095$3,239-82.1%
Lee Berry$7,735$3,193-58.7%
Dale Borden$14,025$3,100-77.9%
Kyle D. Fleming$9,031$3,086-65.8%
Angela Lemay$3,451$2,942-14.7%
Raymon B. Sutton$9,126$2,887-68.4%
Tony Horton$8,676$2,848-67.2%
Thomas M. James$11,584$2,751-76.3%
Michael W. Madden$13,111$2,640-79.9%
Travis Newell$5,511$2,634-52.2%
Charles R. Weeks$2,365$2,61110.4%
Timothy Stehno$16,378$2,583-84.2%
David Gaston$11,342$2,563-77.4%
Martha H. Sibley$2,558$2,5580%
Wallace B. Aycock$12,563$2,549-79.7%
Hershel Wade Fleming$8,927$2,537-71.6%
Sam D. Terry$3,374$2,498-26%
Larry D. Baker$10,392$2,467-76.3%
Lucas Gilbert$8,701$2,450-71.8%
Gregory Austin Thorn$10,240$2,444-76.1%
Truman Scott$8,384$2,376-71.7%
Corey Andrew Peden$8,851$2,312-73.9%
Max Witt$6,975$2,288-67.2%
Shannon Oliver$11,922$2,283-80.9%
Troy Oliver$12,464$2,260-81.9%
Carolyn Nix$2,239$2,2390%
Gary N. Dalrymple$14,015$2,200-84.3%
Greta G. Jackson$7,018$2,174-69%
Scott Dean Smith$6,259$2,164-65.4%
Norris B. Lewey$8,118$2,114-74%
Jimmy Ray Kerby$6,357$2,098-67%
Wesley Coan$6,886$2,044-70.3%
Freida Fowler$5,579$2,022-63.8%
Phillip Dale Garrison$7,293$1,946-73.3%
Willie Phanell Pride$7,579$1,912-74.8%
Harley Taylor$10,463$1,876-82.1%
Greg Hughes$7,997$1,873-76.6%
Harold Watson$7,205$1,866-74.1%
James C. Nichols$7,707$1,828-76.3%
Floyd Newell$9,791$1,823-81.4%
Roger Scott$7,216$1,762-75.6%
Denver Garrett Seal$13,907$1,760-87.3%
Thomas Richardson$9,784$1,732-82.3%
Kenneth W. Lindsey Sr.$3,303$1,704-48.4%
Stephen Dave Fischer$3,523$1,704-51.6%
Dillard C. Pharr$1,681$1,6810%
H. E. Mitchell$8,921$1,654-81.5%
Floyd Willingham Jr.$9,055$1,646-81.8%
Judy H. Malone$3,200$1,600-50%
Thomas Miller$1,587$1,5870%
Charles Wayne Richardson$5,951$1,549-74%
Timothy Ray Cleveland$10,247$1,548-84.9%
Stefan Kirk Sparks$6,574$1,536-76.6%
Dwight Throgmorton$2,487$1,531-38.4%
Harry Gillespie$6,541$1,521-76.7%
Larry Mitchell$7,194$1,514-79%
Elizabeth Jill King$6,306$1,494-76.3%
James B. Glasgow$307$1,479381.8%
Mark Massey$5,841$1,465-74.9%
Dale Hester$7,445$1,460-80.4%
Wendell M. Williford$12,960$1,457-88.8%
Charlene Oliver$7,341$1,456-80.2%
Lane Farms$8,361$1,436-82.8%
Ila M. Scott$2,866$1,433-50%
Orval L. Seay$7,483$1,432-80.9%
Thomas E. Henson$10,119$1,420-86%
Bonnie S. Hargett$8,705$1,401-83.9%
Kathy J. Cleveland$2,014$1,396-30.7%
William Benford$3,234$1,394-56.9%
William Grady Pharr$9,953$1,380-86.1%
Andrew Steven Dolan$6,534$1,373-79%
Charles W. Bentley$5,875$1,366-76.7%
James K. Pharr$7,153$1,364-80.9%
Leamon Sumerel$1,351$1,3510%
Timothy Austin Hovater$7,144$1,348-81.1%
Jeffery Emerson$3,616$1,321-63.5%
Wayne Bolton$1,290$1,2900%
David Glass$5,874$1,280-78.2%
Greg Lane$8,504$1,271-85.1%
L. T. Gober Jr.$6,411$1,268-80.2%
Ruth Mills$2,233$1,260-43.6%
Micky Dwayne Montgomery$6,237$1,242-80.1%
Jimmy L. Stidham$1,241$1,2410%
Ronnie Gaston$5,835$1,229-78.9%
Melissa Masterson$5,280$1,228-76.7%
Ryan Champion$6,075$1,224-79.9%
Adam C. Henson$6,877$1,208-82.4%
Michael Eugene Stanley$5,471$1,204-78%
Garrett Nicholas McHenry$5,742$1,197-79.2%
Jimmy Murphree$1,192$1,1920%
Billy J. Fike$4,169$1,173-71.9%
Trent Wells$5,287$1,169-77.9%
Billy E. Johnston$5,803$1,161-80%
Larry D. Oliver$4,092$1,156-71.7%
Herbert Humphres$4,906$1,148-76.6%
Barry Pounders$2,772$1,131-59.2%
Charles Holland Jr.$5,929$1,128-81%
Kerry McAfee$3,553$1,123-68.4%
Barbara Baker$4,983$1,116-77.6%
Jerry Thomas$5,181$1,115-78.5%
Gregory Lowell Gober$3,828$1,106-71.1%
Terry Raper$6,090$1,094-82%
Tommy Jackson$8,309$1,094-86.8%
Chadwick Shane Vincent$7,026$1,091-84.5%
Penny Lane Hughes$1,078$1,0780%
William G. Cole$4,312$1,076-75%
Jerry W. Humphres$7,528$1,076-85.7%
David Strickland$1,056$1,0560%
Jonathan Mark Dill$8,488$1,050-87.6%
Katelynn Annette Scott$0$1,045--
Ladonna Lynn Parker$3,655$1,044-71.4%
Johnny L. Berry$1,277$1,027-19.6%
Randy T. Herring$6,374$1,016-84.1%
James L. Jones$4,741$1,015-78.6%
Freddie Poe$2,897$1,008-65.2%
Roger Hall$4,410$1,004-77.2%
Jeremy Kyle Lane$5,295$1,001-81.1%
David Bagwell$5,221$999-80.9%
Phil Edgar Jr.$4,942$999-79.8%
Kelly Dawn Vick$980$9800%
Premier Angus Genetics$5,183$978-81.1%
Alan Ray Rice$4,631$970-79.1%
Gordon George$4,169$970-76.7%
Billy R. Sturdivant$5,479$965-82.4%
Samuel Kade Lynch$6,102$962-84.2%
Cindy Mitchell$4,555$957-79%
Cody Allen Scott$4,065$957-76.5%
Donald King$3,762$954-74.6%
Cody Luther McGuire$7,282$949-87%
Donald Jones$2,475$935-62.2%
David Hudson$2,915$924-68.3%
Charles Ezzell$5,822$920-84.2%
Johnny C. Pennington$4,004$911-77.2%
Sherry Parker$910$9100%
Johnny Mason$2,211$900-59.3%
Teddy Morgan$5,522$896-83.8%
Peter H. Wiggett$4,307$892-79.3%
Lee Parker$2,761$868-68.6%
Mark Hill$3,905$865-77.8%
Tommy E. Baker$4,834$864-82.1%
Hershel Don Oliver$8,542$862-89.9%
Ronald H. Coats$4,764$849-82.2%
Pam Lewey$4,480$846-81.1%
James M. Strickland$4,664$845-81.9%
Phillip Hamilton$3,685$844-77.1%
Jeffrey Y. Harbin$3,930$829-78.9%
Mary Ann Fulmer$3,146$828-73.7%
Joseph Gerald Motta$0$825--
O. van Pierce$4,348$824-81%
Geoffrey Phillip Gray$5,765$821-85.8%
Rickey L. Whitten$3,800$819-78.4%
Gregory Jason Oliver$4,197$817-80.5%
James L. Taylor Jr.$5,332$816-84.7%
Alan Swinney$3,658$806-78%
Stone Branch Cattle, Inc.$4,120$803-80.5%
Paul B. Aycock$3,102$798-74.3%
Barney E. Taylor$2,013$796-60.5%
Steven J. Smith$3,659$792-78.4%
Rebecca T. Childers$1,413$791-44%
Don M. Berry$788$7880%
Dewayne Warhurst$3,410$785-77%
Gannon Nunley$3,146$774-75.4%
Kenny Max White$3,190$766-76%
T. D. Baker Jr.$1,914$752-60.7%
Gary Parrish$2,497$749-70%
Gary Manasco$1,138$743-34.7%
Ryan S. Swinney$4,193$737-82.4%
Angela K. Oliver$1,683$726-56.9%
Timothy Baker$3,061$726-76.3%
Rita Wilson$3,146$725-77%
Marian Eileen Cole$718$7180%
Bobby Wise$4,675$711-84.8%
Daniel Bagwell$3,652$710-80.6%
Jeremy Shawn Stewart$3,586$706-80.3%
Ralph Winchester$3,361$706-79%
Derrick Scott$3,949$702-82.2%
Billy D. Cummings$5,064$692-86.3%
Caleb Beason$3,102$686-77.9%
Ralph Bratcher Sr.$2,431$678-72.1%
Ted Barry Lemay Jr.$1,584$676-57.3%
Zane Roland$2,809$675-76%
Henry B. Cornelius$3,047$669-78%
Charles Lindley$4,891$668-86.3%
Betty Sue McGuire$5,085$664-86.9%
Dudley Richeson$1,947$661-66.1%
Calvin D. Channell$1,221$659-46%
Charles Anthony Baker$5,153$646-87.5%
Scott Blake Seal$3,464$638-81.6%
Kenneth Pounders$3,813$636-83.3%
Mike Evans$2,365$629-73.4%
Donovan Jay Hand$4,318$620-85.6%
Michael McGuire$4,329$609-85.9%
Charlotte A. Townsend$650$606-6.8%
Randy Lynn Watson$2,779$603-78.3%
Richard Elliott Cross$1,419$600-57.7%
Mitchell Oliver$2,915$592-79.7%
Brian Hamilton$2,497$589-76.4%
Kathy Wiginton$2,693$581-78.4%
Finch A. Duboise Jr.$2,894$581-79.9%
Donald Borden$4,035$580-85.6%
Betty Baccus$2,805$576-79.5%
Dalton R. Morgan$2,387$572-76%
Brenda M. Elliott$572$5720%
Frankie Taylor$2,475$571-76.9%
Gregory Wayne Smith$3,009$571-81%
Charles Copeland$2,673$568-78.8%
Jimmy Manning$4,034$567-85.9%
Joel Boyd$1,372$564-58.9%
Ricky A. Nichols$2,988$560-81.3%
Larry Upton$2,090$557-73.3%
Kody Matthew Andrews$1,815$557-69.3%
Danny W. Wooten$2,200$557-74.7%
Randy Lindsey$3,192$550-82.8%
Jeff Glass$2,376$548-76.9%
Richard a Maggerise JR$2,478$540-78.2%
O. D. Mitchell$4,118$536-87%
Barry Cook$1,793$535-70.2%
Blake Elliott Montgomery$2,178$529-75.7%
Jack Hester$2,928$529-81.9%
Marshal Nichols$2,601$513-80.3%
Roger Knight$3,449$511-85.2%
Wayne Thorn$1,903$510-73.2%
Rodney Nix$2,710$506-81.3%
Ronnie Knight$3,361$504-85%
Michael Hodge$2,919$502-82.8%
Jimmy D. Seay$1,628$498-69.4%
Gary Hargett$2,204$492-77.7%
Heath Gordon Boyd$2,211$490-77.8%
Alice Lucille Hargett$2,247$481-78.6%
Michael B. Hargett$1,563$470-69.9%
Gary Lowell Williams$2,222$468-78.9%
Steven Lee Singleton$2,530$464-81.7%
Michael D. Norton$924$461-50.1%
Gregory E. Scott$1,749$461-73.6%
David Tidwell$1,045$454-56.6%
Donnie Shane Thomas$3,332$449-86.5%
Gary McDowell Jr.$1,386$442-68.1%
Joseph A. Gallagher$957$441-53.9%
Donald Clay Henson$2,187$439-79.9%
Rumell Hovater$958$436-54.5%
Christopher W. Henson$2,256$432-80.9%
Odis V. Lee$429$4290%
William B. Hyde$429$4290%
Tim Steien$3,007$418-86.1%
William Daryl Duncan$1,485$416-72%
Dustin T. Potter$416$4160%
Vernon Smith$1,793$412-77%
Carl James$1,230$411-66.6%
Charles E. Wallace$1,925$409-78.8%
Chris Everett Prince$1,925$405-79%
John Gilbert$4,715$397-91.6%
Donald B. Hatton$1,898$385-79.7%
Verbon Neal Quinn JR$3,282$385-88.3%
Chris Cayson$2,069$384-81.4%
Robert Gober$1,309$383-70.7%
Lee Peppers$1,606$380-76.3%
Jerry Patrick Hall$2,051$374-81.8%
Johnny W. Smith$2,286$374-83.6%
Hutson Hatton$741$362-51.1%
Joey L. Randolph$1,334$357-73.2%
Janice Miller$1,601$352-78%
James Lumpkin$683$347-49.2%
Sue Scruggs$398$346-13.1%
Mike Shane Fleming$2,193$346-84.2%
Willie W. Emerson$1,802$343-81%
Mark Taylor$1,551$343-77.9%
Bryan Hester$1,975$343-82.6%
Matthew Reynolds$1,155$339-70.6%
Franky Hatton$1,309$335-74.4%
Mack Galloway$1,639$335-79.6%
Gary McDowell Sr.$968$334-65.5%
Dennis Tackett$825$329-60.1%
Mikan Kerby$1,731$329-81%
Cedric McCloud$825$327-60.4%
Tim Cook$1,628$326-80%
William L. Huguley$320$3200%
Toby Gray$2,064$312-84.9%
Curtis Ray Mitchell$1,133$305-73.1%
Johnny Trent Jones$1,419$304-78.6%
Skylar Rylan King$1,463$301-79.4%
Donald Taylor$1,364$294-78.4%
Bradley Malone$1,463$290-80.2%
Helen Sparks$1,089$283-74%
Vernon Hood$1,133$280-75.3%
Joyce E. Childers$895$273-69.5%
Lara Mansell$204$27233.3%
Christopher Lane Yancey$1,265$271-78.6%
Mary Hallman-Glass$1,221$267-78.1%
Kenneth L. Mitchell$1,353$260-80.8%
Barry W. Page$1,653$244-85.2%
Linden Lawler$969$242-75%
Zachary Prince$2,205$242-89%
Jeff Willingham$736$228-69%
Timothy B. Scott$1,907$222-88.4%
Teddy Humphres$1,279$211-83.5%
John T. Smith$388$211-45.6%
Paul Bowling$1,144$208-81.8%
Curtis Dexter Ezzell$1,100$208-81.1%
Herbert Anthony Roberson$1,078$204-81.1%
Joy Morgan$902$200-77.8%
Milton Timmons$564$190-66.3%
Thomas Nix$770$187-75.7%
Sonny L. Frix$751$183-75.6%
Tynes Crave Channell$330$183-44.5%
John Graham$473$178-62.4%
Teresa Gail Stehno$1,018$173-83%
Jerry W. Lawler$847$170-79.9%
Timothy B. Cantrell$1,992$161-91.9%
Josh Timmons$396$156-60.6%
David Channell$1,188$149-87.5%
Tony Baker$842$149-82.3%
Nate Herring$8,872$149-98.3%
Mike Hatton$144$1440%
Richard Hatton$144$1440%
Michael S. Otts$448$136-69.6%
Andrew Jarod Massey$594$134-77.4%
Charles David Kiel$692$123-82.2%
Larry Blake Taylor$743$116-84.4%
Michael Watson$94$11017%
Jace C. Gallagher$264$97-63.3%
Byron Keith Morrow$363$73-79.9%
Mary Lindsey$744$69-90.7%
Marion J. Britnell$1,166$69-94.1%
Boone Mckenna Reynolds$330$66-80%
Hattie Freeman$121$34-71.9%
Richard R. Fell$0$32--
Clinton I. Malone$864$23-97.3%
Debra Winsted$869$21-97.6%
Joseph R. Baldwin$551$0-100%
Kevin Barnwell$110$0-100%
Michael Emerson$330$0-100%
Carl Welborn$1,320$0-100%
Daniel Edward Wynn$440$0-100%
Don Cartee$990$0-100%
Geray M. Yielding$1,046$0-100%
James A. Glasgow$2,395$0-100%
Jeffery S. Brimer$202$0-100%
Jolee Al McNees$2,297$0-100%
Marlon Roberts$571$0-100%
Owen T. Scruggs$398$0-100%
Tami Brown$1,046$0-100%
Tiffany Cason$660$0-100%
Ty-Dan Corporation$1,430$0-100%
Warhurst Cattle Farm$4,510$0-100%
Aulsie Bolton$1,870$0-100%
Douglas Wade Liles$2,565$0-100%
Lisa L. Jackson$1,118$0-100%
Peggy Tiffin$1,431$0-100%
Cecil Batchelor$614$0-100%
Eddie Britton$110$0-100%
Heath C. Voyles$220$0-100%
Justin O. Waldrep$96$0-100%
Rachel Roden$1,165$0-100%
Roger Dale Jones$880$0-100%
Ronnie Lee Garrett$825$0-100%
Sherman Allen$275$0-100%
Stephen Hall$6,050$0-100%
Tony W. Hodge$1,430$0-100%
Joel Graham$1,012$0-100%
Mary E. Wells$190$0-100%
Tyrus Chase Hester$3,656$0-100%
William Richardson$1,485$0-100%
Albert McCullar$513$0-100%
Christopher Ray Cantrell$550$0-100%
Joseph Barksdale$715$0-100%
Judy Burgett$1,431$0-100%
Laura Hardin$1,045$0-100%
Marc Page$1,493$0-100%
Shirley Ezzell$1,431$0-100%
Thomas G. Armstrong$1,760$0-100%
Total subsidies$2,847,289$2,159,773-24.1%

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