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In 2021, 101 farmers in cities within Pulaski County received a total of $1.6 million in 198 farm subsidies, a 50.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.2 million in 400 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Adkins | $588,840 | $215,498 | -63.4% |
| Ulen Farms | $143,470 | $201,374 | 40.4% |
| Benny Owens | $145,833 | $176,391 | 21% |
| John Hannan | $148,381 | $68,052 | -54.1% |
| Taake Farms | $168,546 | $61,805 | -63.3% |
| J Shepard Logging & Trucking | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| BBB Farms, LLC | $167,634 | $50,646 | -69.8% |
| Martha Ellen Nixon Revocable Trust | $143,110 | $49,424 | -65.5% |
| Dustin W. Thurston | $62,140 | $43,453 | -30.1% |
| Blake Thurston | $58,440 | $41,368 | -29.2% |
| Gerald P. Thurston | $146,489 | $41,343 | -71.8% |
| Britton Seeds, LLC | $66,051 | $40,993 | -37.9% |
| Casey Ryan Douglas | $97,046 | $40,462 | -58.3% |
| Chad P. Douglas | $93,546 | $36,474 | -61% |
| Danny J. Thurston | $62,885 | $31,106 | -50.5% |
| Stanley E. Thurston | $63,095 | $31,106 | -50.7% |
| Bryan Lee Curry | $70,849 | $30,725 | -56.6% |
| Wilke Farms | $105,910 | $30,679 | -71% |
| Robert E. Thurston | $84,352 | $21,010 | -75.1% |
| Gerald D. Thurston | $73,106 | $18,097 | -75.2% |
| Larry G. Schnaare | $63,024 | $15,898 | -74.8% |
| Charles P. Douglas | $28,867 | $15,778 | -45.3% |
| Stanley McClellan | $41,627 | $15,297 | -63.3% |
| Tyler Bradley Holshouser | $30,757 | $12,653 | -58.9% |
| Brandon K. King | $40,549 | $12,641 | -68.8% |
| Willis Lance | $18,811 | $11,668 | -38% |
| Gregory Webb | $26,318 | $10,835 | -58.8% |
| Lackey Family Irrevocable Trust | $890 | $9,738 | 994.2% |
| Lynn Agriculture, LLC | $8,435 | $9,023 | 7% |
| Carl E Bode Trust Dated January 26, 2007 | $5,865 | $8,726 | 48.8% |
| George Andrew Thurston | $21,493 | $8,721 | -59.4% |
| Dennis Clark | $8,055 | $8,055 | 0% |
| Chris Doctorman | $26,123 | $7,982 | -69.4% |
| Craig Doctorman | $26,124 | $7,982 | -69.4% |
| Peggy J. Walker | $10,247 | $7,504 | -26.8% |
| Timothy R. Thurston | $13,639 | $7,498 | -45% |
| Philip L. Atherton | $7,005 | $7,005 | 0% |
| Henry P Schnaare Estate | $0 | $6,970 | -- |
| Kenneth E. Watson | $24,020 | $5,667 | -76.4% |
| Edward E. Boyd Sr. | $3,898 | $5,543 | 42.2% |
| Charles Larry Fisher | $6,112 | $5,242 | -14.2% |
| Todd A. Thurston | $10,065 | $5,100 | -49.3% |
| Baral Irrevocable Trust | $5,156 | $4,891 | -5.1% |
| Darrell Thurston | $139 | $4,114 | 2,859.7% |
| Rivers Edge Farm, LLC | $4,102 | $4,102 | 0% |
| Rex Wilburn | $6,934 | $4,022 | -42% |
| Margaret Wise Hudgins | $0 | $3,828 | -- |
| Estate of Steven C Casper | $2,617 | $3,490 | 33.4% |
| Benjamin Lee Schmidt | $9,645 | $3,164 | -67.2% |
| Perry L Woods Estate | $3,090 | $3,090 | 0% |
| Esta Ladawn Myrick | $3,078 | $3,086 | 0.3% |
| Danny K. Reagor | $3,315 | $2,754 | -16.9% |
| Russell E. Frizzell | $2,696 | $2,696 | 0% |
| Nancy E. Lance | $0 | $2,230 | -- |
| Mildred R. Henderson | $2,144 | $2,144 | 0% |
| Eugene V. Dennis | $155 | $2,013 | 1,198.7% |
| Verna Lee Becker | $2,000 | $2,000 | 0% |
| Donald L. Canada | $1,855 | $1,855 | 0% |
| Lynn D Walquist Revocable Trust | $5,864 | $1,806 | -69.2% |
| Lester W Temke | $1,725 | $1,730 | 0.3% |
| William G. Barnett | $7,128 | $1,643 | -77% |
| Brent Miller | $7,427 | $1,444 | -80.6% |
| Stephen R. Becker | $1,302 | $1,302 | 0% |
| E G Holhubner | $3,186 | $1,291 | -59.5% |
| Robert G Kraatz Family Trust | $3,711 | $1,215 | -67.3% |
| Cindy L. Henderson | $1,181 | $1,181 | 0% |
| Freddy L. Henderson | $1,181 | $1,181 | 0% |
| Joseph K. Bierbaum | $4,310 | $1,154 | -73.2% |
| William C Ryan & Betty P Ryan Revocable Trust | $6,104 | $1,105 | -81.9% |
| Mr Forrest-Forrest Kenneth Nixon Living Trustee K Nixon | $880 | $1,035 | 17.6% |
| Nathan McCuan | $0 | $1,022 | -- |
| Lewis A. Watson | $5,258 | $962 | -81.7% |
| David Stringer | $3,842 | $929 | -75.8% |
| Delores K. Canada | $1,461 | $868 | -40.6% |
| Richard Goines | $5,869 | $861 | -85.3% |
| Rosita Taake | $0 | $816 | -- |
| Judith Ann Atherton | $782 | $782 | 0% |
| Tristen L. Miller | $5,109 | $742 | -85.5% |
| Terry Johnson | $3,499 | $646 | -81.5% |
| Billy Wilke | $1,980 | $563 | -71.6% |
| Richard C. Ryan | $2,875 | $533 | -81.5% |
| Teresa Blackburn | $1,924 | $516 | -73.2% |
| Corey L. Willenborg | $3,013 | $505 | -83.2% |
| Raymond C. Douglas Jr. | $811 | $475 | -41.4% |
| Jason A. Wissinger | $1,765 | $449 | -74.6% |
| Loren R. Crockett | $1,027 | $398 | -61.2% |
| Kristi J. Stout | $1,276 | $370 | -71% |
| Charlatte Farris | $1,301 | $336 | -74.2% |
| Geraldine Chambliss Trammell Revocable Trust of 2013 | $1,700 | $319 | -81.2% |
| Sherry M. Miller | $817 | $286 | -65% |
| Calvin Barnett | $373 | $163 | -56.3% |
| Keith Loven | $302 | $160 | -47% |
| Karen R. Krueger | $122 | $155 | 27% |
| Perry Sankey Jr. | $470 | $155 | -67% |
| Richard A. Eller | $106 | $142 | 34% |
| Freddie L. Myrick | $213 | $120 | -43.7% |
| Philip Barnett | $250 | $112 | -55.2% |
| Robert Pittman | $9,199 | $40 | -99.6% |
| Verla Johnson | $0 | $21 | -- |
| Charles Jones | $809 | $16 | -98% |
| Robert Enright | $2,294 | $6 | -99.7% |
| Raymond Lippert | $592 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca L. Casper | $16,133 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam Castleman | $1,140 | $0 | -100% |
| I G H Limited Partnership | $3,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie A. Smith | $85 | $0 | -100% |
| Collin E. Crain | $112 | $0 | -100% |
| Dewey G. Dixon Jr. | $18,549 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin L. Meeks | $278 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin Cornelius | $1,041 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael W. Crow | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| William S. Moses | $399 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary T. Hannan | $19 | $0 | -100% |
| Curry Dozer Service, LLC | $3,067 | $0 | -100% |
| David L. Hileman | $77 | $0 | -100% |
| Frederick O. Lance | $2,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Iris Elaine Brown | $150 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Larry J Kraatz Trust Kraatz | $1,927 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Sauerbrunn | $335 | $0 | -100% |
| Lyndall Price | $2,685 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael P. Hileman | $204 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Allan Barnes | $74 | $0 | -100% |
| T Ledillon Powers | $839 | $0 | -100% |
| Bob McIntosh | $33,749 | $0 | -100% |
| David Ballard | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Louise Smith Grantor Rvoc Trustee | $7,883 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale W. Rarrick Jr. | $574 | $0 | -100% |
| Dian Ritter Enright | $3,693 | $0 | -100% |
| Elmer Eichhorst | $2,389 | $0 | -100% |
| Grant Taylor | $1,232 | $0 | -100% |
| Kay S. Miller | $925 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Taylor | $1,532 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney P. Miller | $5,529 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Frizzell | $421 | $0 | -100% |
| William A. Miller | $7,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,181,619 | $1,567,441 | -50.7% |
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