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In 2021, 259 farmers in cities within Cumberland County received a total of $1.2 million in 319 farm subsidies, a 70.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 717 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 Cumberland County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian E. Mullins | $383,833 | $305,387 | -20.4% |
| Jacky Swallows | $78,297 | $83,070 | 6.1% |
| Floyd N Turner Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Kevin Hinch | $76,657 | $47,077 | -38.6% |
| William R. Campbell | $46,511 | $46,511 | 0% |
| Glen Smith | $2,178 | $38,829 | 1,682.8% |
| Zera Frances Campbell | $37,257 | $37,257 | 0% |
| David G. Copeland | $23,199 | $36,122 | 55.7% |
| Mary Virginia Carlson | $16,292 | $26,971 | 65.5% |
| Rodney Dodson | $61,177 | $26,564 | -56.6% |
| Anthony Page | $65,835 | $23,893 | -63.7% |
| Jay Inman | $2,022 | $23,420 | 1,058.3% |
| Larry Jeffrey West | $370,946 | $15,494 | -95.8% |
| Jonathan Presley | $255,324 | $14,405 | -94.4% |
| Donna Kaye McFadden | $6,065 | $13,583 | 124% |
| Gerald Stout | $114,963 | $12,009 | -89.6% |
| Tanya Howard | $82,785 | $11,614 | -86% |
| Bob Wattenbarger | $0 | $10,524 | -- |
| Jerry Davenport | $10,498 | $10,498 | 0% |
| Eric and Nisa Rachie Farms, LLP | $7,343 | $10,478 | 42.7% |
| Patrick Garrett | $4,274 | $10,234 | 139.4% |
| Simmons Brothers Farms | $239,054 | $9,191 | -96.2% |
| Chris Hughes | $28,495 | $7,826 | -72.5% |
| Anneta B Deal | $7,485 | $7,485 | 0% |
| Dodson Family Partners LP | $27,549 | $7,111 | -74.2% |
| Beller Farms Limited Partnership | $19,772 | $6,912 | -65% |
| Charles R. Hamby | $980 | $6,703 | 584% |
| Wayne Jernigan | $22,121 | $6,300 | -71.5% |
| Reginald K. Rowell | $10,793 | $6,276 | -41.9% |
| Jay Fullerton | $0 | $6,065 | -- |
| James Pit Kemmer | $6,597 | $5,818 | -11.8% |
| Landon Colvard Jr. | $21,129 | $5,706 | -73% |
| Lane Ashburn | $2,981 | $5,643 | 89.3% |
| David Henry Jr. | $5,428 | $5,428 | 0% |
| Tony Bow | $96,248 | $5,266 | -94.5% |
| Michael D. Lee | $80,584 | $4,882 | -93.9% |
| Weatherly Farms, Inc. | $6,928 | $4,593 | -33.7% |
| Tyler Howard | $83,622 | $4,514 | -94.6% |
| Tim Jernigan | $91,847 | $4,386 | -95.2% |
| James W. Taylor | $26,505 | $4,060 | -84.7% |
| William Freddy Price | $10,263 | $3,926 | -61.7% |
| L. E. Smith | $17,040 | $3,646 | -78.6% |
| David G. Keagle | $858 | $3,521 | 310.4% |
| Russell Smith | $15,697 | $3,468 | -77.9% |
| James Vann Smith | $23,411 | $3,464 | -85.2% |
| Cathy Simpson | $15,180 | $3,463 | -77.2% |
| James S. Kemmer | $19,741 | $3,326 | -83.2% |
| Gerald Christian | $16,060 | $3,207 | -80% |
| Raymond Wayne Shadden | $17,397 | $3,189 | -81.7% |
| Richard L. Smith | $13,068 | $3,034 | -76.8% |
| John Alan Campbell | $3,030 | $3,030 | 0% |
| Mary Meadows | $2,792 | $2,792 | 0% |
| Bill J. Garrett Jr. | $22,839 | $2,790 | -87.8% |
| Stanley H. Baldwin | $10,087 | $2,700 | -73.2% |
| Wiley Smith Jr. | $51,631 | $2,690 | -94.8% |
| James A. Spriggs | $17,121 | $2,618 | -84.7% |
| Thomas E. Looney | $10,049 | $2,594 | -74.2% |
| Edgar Cox | $31,198 | $2,524 | -91.9% |
| Lane Brothers | $9,862 | $2,520 | -74.4% |
| Wendell W. Wilson | $11,925 | $2,520 | -78.9% |
| Gary Hicks | $14,196 | $2,475 | -82.6% |
| Maben Thompson | $9,185 | $2,474 | -73.1% |
| Erich Spence | $21,450 | $2,468 | -88.5% |
| John J. Seither II | $0 | $2,422 | -- |
| Bill Douglas | $70,674 | $2,395 | -96.6% |
| Gary E. Ouverson | $1,816 | $2,393 | 31.8% |
| Darla J. Kepner | $1,540 | $2,335 | 51.6% |
| Lynn Looper | $9,218 | $2,306 | -75% |
| Stacy Pugh | $2,296 | $2,296 | 0% |
| Preston Loshbough | $14,478 | $2,271 | -84.3% |
| Joe Lowe | $3,828 | $2,179 | -43.1% |
| James W. Smith | $9,793 | $2,126 | -78.3% |
| John C. Kemmer IV | $11,721 | $2,101 | -82.1% |
| Terry M. Lowe | $8,932 | $2,032 | -77.3% |
| Melanie Burgess | $11,723 | $2,029 | -82.7% |
| Harold E. Smith | $16,981 | $2,025 | -88.1% |
| Ismael Gonzalez | $0 | $1,971 | -- |
| Andrew K. Brown | $1,944 | $1,944 | 0% |
| Terry A. Gupton | $8,117 | $1,932 | -76.2% |
| Danny Kemmer | $9,825 | $1,884 | -80.8% |
| Kenneth Carey Jr. | $9,392 | $1,858 | -80.2% |
| Calvin L. Bruce | $10,239 | $1,855 | -81.9% |
| Annie Gaynor | $1,452 | $1,841 | 26.8% |
| Dale Baker | $8,637 | $1,824 | -78.9% |
| Todd Carson | $15,145 | $1,811 | -88% |
| Terry L. Acor | $2,571 | $1,773 | -31% |
| Ben T. Burton | $1,745 | $1,745 | 0% |
| Arlon Schroeder | $1,742 | $1,742 | 0% |
| Phillip Hedgecough | $3,480 | $1,740 | -50% |
| Ella M. Wilson | $6,675 | $1,678 | -74.9% |
| Linda Kay Miller | $1,661 | $1,661 | 0% |
| Sandra Carol Thomasson | $1,661 | $1,661 | 0% |
| Tony Brown | $2,915 | $1,641 | -43.7% |
| Donny Hedgecoth | $1,730 | $1,565 | -9.5% |
| Jay A. Harvey | $3,602 | $1,554 | -56.9% |
| Gary Kaufman-Gary Wayne Kaufman and Ruth Ann Kaufman Rev Trustee | $4,103 | $1,535 | -62.6% |
| William T. Threet | $7,409 | $1,515 | -79.6% |
| Mitchell Farm | $16,027 | $1,494 | -90.7% |
| Albin Family Trust | $3,990 | $1,481 | -62.9% |
| Jackie R. Schubert | $9,728 | $1,445 | -85.1% |
| Dean A. Headrick | $5,617 | $1,426 | -74.6% |
| William J. Miller | $7,813 | $1,412 | -81.9% |
| Tracy E. Green | $3,553 | $1,369 | -61.5% |
| Charles F. Burgess | $8,916 | $1,348 | -84.9% |
| Wayne L. Gurley | $3,676 | $1,291 | -64.9% |
| Jesse James Hardt | $9,419 | $1,278 | -86.4% |
| Claude Hankins | $7,443 | $1,268 | -83% |
| Rose Trucking Company | $0 | $1,240 | -- |
| Seth Kemmer | $22,937 | $1,223 | -94.7% |
| Wayne Pugh | $7,732 | $1,196 | -84.5% |
| Chan Lawson | $9,183 | $1,191 | -87% |
| Lester Green | $4,279 | $1,151 | -73.1% |
| Steve Amos | $6,863 | $1,148 | -83.3% |
| Wanda G. Hyder | $4,761 | $1,140 | -76.1% |
| Clifford A. Waldo | $6,859 | $1,125 | -83.6% |
| Donald W. Tabor | $7,769 | $1,094 | -85.9% |
| Zackery A. Miller | $4,722 | $1,080 | -77.1% |
| James Mark Burgess | $6,028 | $1,057 | -82.5% |
| Derek Gernt | $4,543 | $1,032 | -77.3% |
| Albert F. Wilson | $6,345 | $1,007 | -84.1% |
| John E. Turner | $3,713 | $1,004 | -73% |
| Philip Bodanza | $1,299 | $1,000 | -23% |
| Randall Hayes | $4,873 | $998 | -79.5% |
| Garry W. Hood | $792 | $993 | 25.4% |
| Keith G. Brewer | $3,784 | $988 | -73.9% |
| Adam Music | $5,464 | $985 | -82% |
| Norman Davis | $4,481 | $955 | -78.7% |
| Steve Blalock | $6,668 | $954 | -85.7% |
| Bill R. Wilson | $3,879 | $932 | -76% |
| David Beaty | $3,931 | $926 | -76.4% |
| Morris D. Graham | $7,158 | $907 | -87.3% |
| Samuel Rainey III | $6,628 | $898 | -86.5% |
| Michael C. Davis | $4,180 | $880 | -78.9% |
| Hugh Gordon Davis | $2,871 | $873 | -69.6% |
| Thomas J. Christian | $4,378 | $866 | -80.2% |
| Anthony Findley | $11,779 | $861 | -92.7% |
| Robert Smith | $4,191 | $838 | -80% |
| James M. Davis | $5,486 | $834 | -84.8% |
| Robert K. Cole Jr. | $4,283 | $830 | -80.6% |
| Jason Stafford | $11,975 | $826 | -93.1% |
| Edward R. Davis | $3,289 | $814 | -75.3% |
| Jerome L Daugherty-Daugherty Living Trust | $2,573 | $808 | -68.6% |
| Johnny G. Hargis | $1,950 | $806 | -58.7% |
| Oscar A. Perron Jr. | $3,729 | $789 | -78.8% |
| Chris Comer | $2,253 | $786 | -65.1% |
| Donald R. Melton | $3,872 | $786 | -79.7% |
| Robert A. Kaiser | $5,236 | $786 | -85% |
| Mary Ella Sutherland | $3,248 | $779 | -76% |
| Jesse James Wyatt | $4,125 | $768 | -81.4% |
| Jimmy Kemmer | $4,850 | $760 | -84.3% |
| Bradford A. Austin | $3,296 | $757 | -77% |
| Shannon A. Young | $2,775 | $755 | -72.8% |
| Grady R. Harville | $3,211 | $741 | -76.9% |
| Michael Ellis | $3,487 | $741 | -78.7% |
| Larry Hayes | $3,905 | $738 | -81.1% |
| Mike Barnes | $1,848 | $724 | -60.8% |
| Sandra L. Davis | $3,024 | $720 | -76.2% |
| Mitch Lowe | $2,904 | $718 | -75.3% |
| Scottie Hall | $2,563 | $714 | -72.1% |
| Jeff Dodson | $2,926 | $696 | -76.2% |
| Russell Wyatt | $3,181 | $688 | -78.4% |
| Sheila K. Upchurch | $2,958 | $686 | -76.8% |
| Monica Hackett | $2,970 | $664 | -77.6% |
| Bill Derrick | $4,207 | $658 | -84.4% |
| James A. Pugh | $1,584 | $639 | -59.7% |
| Steve Davis | $3,047 | $630 | -79.3% |
| Verlon Wayne Melton | $4,049 | $605 | -85.1% |
| Donald A. Hale | $3,200 | $602 | -81.2% |
| Marvin Badger | $2,904 | $602 | -79.3% |
| The Graham Living Trust | $593 | $593 | 0% |
| Dennis Burmeister | $586 | $586 | 0% |
| Grady Pelfrey | $1,664 | $566 | -66% |
| Robert M. Brooks | $774 | $561 | -27.5% |
| Barton Loshbough | $3,112 | $554 | -82.2% |
| Donald Allen Hale Jr. | $3,217 | $554 | -82.8% |
| Tommy Kemmer | $3,552 | $550 | -84.5% |
| Adam Hild | $2,717 | $544 | -80% |
| Bobby G. Terry | $2,649 | $543 | -79.5% |
| Mark A. Grant | $3,121 | $542 | -82.6% |
| Leonard J. Grabowski | $3,135 | $530 | -83.1% |
| Gary S. Robbins | $2,354 | $524 | -77.7% |
| Lucas Hamby | $2,299 | $512 | -77.7% |
| Phyllis Wightman | $2,409 | $512 | -78.7% |
| Bert Wyatt | $1,386 | $511 | -63.1% |
| Nancy Reed | $3,254 | $510 | -84.3% |
| D & G Realty Trust | $2,030 | $505 | -75.1% |
| Elizabeth Adams | $2,497 | $504 | -79.8% |
| Barbara H. Shepherd | $978 | $498 | -49.1% |
| Austin Bolin | $43,176 | $490 | -98.9% |
| Daryle W. Marsh | $2,717 | $488 | -82% |
| Billy Gray | $887 | $483 | -45.5% |
| Eldon Burgess | $1,771 | $470 | -73.5% |
| Danny Cole | $2,721 | $466 | -82.9% |
| Cason Turner | $1,540 | $458 | -70.3% |
| David A. Brummitt | $8,634 | $446 | -94.8% |
| Stephanie Warner | $2,244 | $434 | -80.7% |
| Wesley Lewis | $2,134 | $432 | -79.8% |
| Roy McClanahan | $2,804 | $408 | -85.4% |
| Patrick L. Garrison | $17,756 | $406 | -97.7% |
| Terry-Wingen Farms, LLC | $390 | $390 | 0% |
| Jon A. Matthews | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Mose Bristow | $1,452 | $369 | -74.6% |
| James A. Kemmer Jr. | $2,390 | $356 | -85.1% |
| Jerry H. Campbell Jr. | $1,122 | $352 | -68.6% |
| Dalton Davis | $20,058 | $332 | -98.3% |
| Jeffery Lee Davis | $7,451 | $328 | -95.6% |
| Avery J. Kerley | $1,298 | $301 | -76.8% |
| Jason L. Barnwell | $1,143 | $301 | -73.7% |
| Nathan Reed | $1,780 | $300 | -83.1% |
| David L. Jernigan | $1,590 | $298 | -81.3% |
| Daniel Hatfield | $2,449 | $290 | -88.2% |
| Donnie Whittenburg | $2,735 | $283 | -89.7% |
| David Craig Barnes | $2,697 | $280 | -89.6% |
| Nancy A. Hall | $576 | $279 | -51.6% |
| Tamara Eroh | $1,716 | $277 | -83.9% |
| Darrell W. Prince | $1,232 | $266 | -78.4% |
| Rene A. Smith | $935 | $259 | -72.3% |
| Merlyn M. Kimsey | $1,441 | $256 | -82.2% |
| Michael Carson | $11,570 | $247 | -97.9% |
| Mark Burris | $1,776 | $239 | -86.5% |
| Richard D. Carter | $1,469 | $237 | -83.9% |
| Becky Wilson | $2,639 | $234 | -91.1% |
| Robert C. Kemmer | $3,922 | $232 | -94.1% |
| Cloyd Lewis | $1,089 | $228 | -79.1% |
| Kendell Mark Goss | $1,194 | $215 | -82% |
| Beverly Michelle Ingram | $770 | $208 | -73% |
| Felicia Gunter | $726 | $193 | -73.4% |
| Richard Bernabei | $803 | $190 | -76.3% |
| Harold Ramsey | $528 | $184 | -65.2% |
| Samuel R. Hinch | $4,424 | $175 | -96% |
| Marty Pryor | $715 | $172 | -75.9% |
| Paul J. Quinn | $1,287 | $170 | -86.8% |
| Donnie R. Reed | $828 | $166 | -80% |
| Patricia Anne Smith | $0 | $155 | -- |
| Daniel R. Dodson | $627 | $149 | -76.2% |
| Kenny Kilgore | $627 | $149 | -76.2% |
| Paul Wood | $535 | $146 | -72.7% |
| Michael Ashburn | $942 | $142 | -84.9% |
| Gary W. Bilyeu | $289 | $141 | -51.2% |
| David Manis | $0 | $140 | -- |
| Christine P. Bilyeu | $269 | $132 | -50.9% |
| James E. Reagan | $1,536 | $132 | -91.4% |
| Anthony King | $3,263 | $128 | -96.1% |
| Scottie J. Hubbard | $594 | $118 | -80.1% |
| Chris Burris | $1,645 | $107 | -93.5% |
| Scott Johnson | $198 | $104 | -47.5% |
| Justin Troglin | $857 | $102 | -88.1% |
| James D. Bryson | $814 | $97 | -88.1% |
| Johnny Ray Foust | $1,151 | $93 | -91.9% |
| Gary W. Britt | $231 | $84 | -63.6% |
| Sheldon Simmons | $76 | $77 | 1.3% |
| Eugene Bolin | $889 | $63 | -92.9% |
| Ronald Moore | $379 | $58 | -84.7% |
| Albin Land Trust No 125000 | $0 | $34 | -- |
| David A. Weatherly | $309 | $19 | -93.9% |
| Louise P. Mahan | $0 | $15 | -- |
| Carl Pugh Jr. | $629 | $12 | -98.1% |
| Gregory Staton | $228 | $10 | -95.6% |
| Ruth McCoy | $4,015 | $9 | -99.8% |
| Alvin S. Bates | $3,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley A. Davis | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecil O'Daniel | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Pugh | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Weaver | $355 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald F. Higgins | $78 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald J. Davis | $29,716 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna M. England | $74 | $0 | -100% |
| Earl B. Sevier | $249 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest England | $294 | $0 | -100% |
| Eva Baisley | $111 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances G Seither Estate | $4,169 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Stout | $54,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Gail Hubbard | $1,101 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory D. Howard | $222 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Hayes | $292 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet S. Thurn | $588 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey K. Dabell | $2,061 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy Jay Wood | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| John Kolenda | $904 | $0 | -100% |
| John W. Stubblefield | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Norris | $263,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Wyatt | $4,386 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn Krische | $384 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Phillips | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent V. Bergene | $661 | $0 | -100% |
| Lannie Green | $8,661 | $0 | -100% |
| Lanon Colvard JR | $27,536 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucy J. Smith | $3,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcus Black | $1,177 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael D. Ingram | $334 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Godfrey | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Green | $3,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy M. Baldwin | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick A. Kreidermacher | $657 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard H. Campbell | $254 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Jeremy Elliott | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Baldwin | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Riverbend Ranch, LLC | $16,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Hayes | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie L. Keith | $155 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra Jenkins | $752 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra Wyatt | $10,914 | $0 | -100% |
| University of Tennessee Institute | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Jo Israel | $363 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia Schneider | $2,922 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael T. Cooper | $2,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,111,697 | $1,199,451 | -70.8% |
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