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In 2021, 205 farmers in cities within Hickman County received a total of $2.8 million in 388 farm subsidies, a 46.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.3 million in 591 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 Hickman County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Weatherford | $120,907 | $195,232 | 61.5% |
| Harper Farms | $307,158 | $107,636 | -65% |
| Thomas R & Dorothy Larkins Trust | $43,232 | $102,395 | 136.9% |
| Randy Deweese | $251,540 | $95,511 | -62% |
| Lynne Deweese | $249,719 | $93,689 | -62.5% |
| Ward Farms, LLC | $271,411 | $93,242 | -65.6% |
| Webb Farms, Inc. | $222,374 | $92,396 | -58.5% |
| Davis Farms, Inc. | $145,924 | $86,580 | -40.7% |
| Joseph D. House Jr. | $174,651 | $72,697 | -58.4% |
| Deweese Farms, LLC | $108,956 | $61,884 | -43.2% |
| James M. Latham | $87,730 | $61,512 | -29.9% |
| Keith Kimbell Farms, Inc. | $56,749 | $59,753 | 5.3% |
| J T Workman Farms, Inc. | $171,783 | $57,484 | -66.5% |
| Debra R. Weatherford | $120,906 | $57,085 | -52.8% |
| Owens Timber, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Ray Farms | $103,369 | $50,418 | -51.2% |
| M & S Davis Properties, LLC | $233,192 | $49,244 | -78.9% |
| Joe D. House Sr. | $152,381 | $48,601 | -68.1% |
| Radford Farms, Inc. | $107,363 | $48,067 | -55.2% |
| Joretta Schwartz | $44,010 | $44,010 | 0% |
| Springhill Farms PTR | $118,830 | $43,687 | -63.2% |
| Tim Schwartz | $42,762 | $42,560 | -0.5% |
| Nancy Davis Deganz Production, LLC | $155,347 | $41,650 | -73.2% |
| Lower Bottom Farms, LLC | $109,859 | $39,315 | -64.2% |
| Phyllis J. Berry | $0 | $37,453 | -- |
| Katherine G. House | $133,392 | $36,838 | -72.4% |
| Curtis Weatherford | $13,203 | $35,515 | 169% |
| David T. Lusk | $85,594 | $34,958 | -59.2% |
| Steven W. Davis | $46,835 | $32,163 | -31.3% |
| Roger W. Deweese | $473 | $31,324 | 6,522.4% |
| Lukas Deweese | $37,587 | $31,145 | -17.1% |
| Dillard Farms, Inc. | $77,125 | $31,053 | -59.7% |
| Lower Bar, LLC | $55,895 | $30,945 | -44.6% |
| Joe Samuel | $77,075 | $28,802 | -62.6% |
| Robert A. Edwards | $80,188 | $28,656 | -64.3% |
| Joe L. Stinson | $0 | $27,722 | -- |
| Rudd Farms, LLC | $0 | $27,659 | -- |
| James Tony Workman | $31,729 | $27,512 | -13.3% |
| George Pickard | $27,281 | $27,281 | 0% |
| Jennifer Lusk | $77,706 | $27,070 | -65.2% |
| James Kenneth Davis | $89,418 | $26,939 | -69.9% |
| William K. Slayden | $29,565 | $22,466 | -24% |
| Sandee Dawn Feezor | $0 | $21,690 | -- |
| Wilson Family Farms, Inc. | $41,026 | $17,787 | -56.6% |
| Michael W. Davis | $61,766 | $16,836 | -72.7% |
| Mr. Ronald Shadd Byassee | $0 | $16,639 | -- |
| W & W Barns, Inc. | $0 | $16,627 | -- |
| Dorrill Berry | $131 | $16,493 | 12,490.1% |
| Andrea Davis | $46,835 | $15,988 | -65.9% |
| Lori Davis | $46,655 | $15,988 | -65.7% |
| Carma L. Moultrie | $16,392 | $15,543 | -5.2% |
| Tracy Workman | $27,434 | $15,132 | -44.8% |
| Shannon Dowdy | $30,422 | $13,965 | -54.1% |
| Hal M. Jones | $25,746 | $13,757 | -46.6% |
| Jacob J. Farmer | $27,718 | $13,016 | -53% |
| MRS Teresa C Allison | $27,546 | $12,898 | -53.2% |
| Diann Richards | $12,503 | $12,503 | 0% |
| First Community Bank of Western KY | $0 | $12,219 | -- |
| Kevin Ray | $396 | $11,358 | 2,768.2% |
| House Farms, LLC | $21,459 | $11,087 | -48.3% |
| Michael Evans | $91,768 | $10,480 | -88.6% |
| David C. Samuel | $29,546 | $10,365 | -64.9% |
| Troy Carter | $0 | $9,850 | -- |
| Mitchell Reilly | $0 | $9,307 | -- |
| Deke Deweese | $20,738 | $9,228 | -55.5% |
| Bizzle Farms, LLC | $9,372 | $9,156 | -2.3% |
| Gary Dowell | $9,150 | $9,150 | 0% |
| Kenny D. Evans | $0 | $8,818 | -- |
| Bradley A. Latham | $23,746 | $8,581 | -63.9% |
| Stahr Poultry, LLC | $0 | $8,372 | -- |
| Jason Kenneth Black | $0 | $7,434 | -- |
| Timothy Roach | $143 | $7,186 | 4,925.2% |
| Paul E. Jones III | $15,719 | $6,940 | -55.8% |
| Zachary Farmer | $2,253 | $6,754 | 199.8% |
| Lanetta Bodkin | $947 | $6,753 | 613.1% |
| James R. Kerr Jr. | $6,517 | $6,517 | 0% |
| Billy Latham | $6,313 | $6,313 | 0% |
| Westbrooks Poultry, LLC | $0 | $6,248 | -- |
| Trickle Creek, LLC | $0 | $5,852 | -- |
| Gregory L. Grubbs | $50,586 | $5,660 | -88.8% |
| Ricky Pyle | $12,360 | $5,351 | -56.7% |
| Albert J. Simmons | $4,763 | $4,763 | 0% |
| Anita Bugg | $1,581 | $4,179 | 164.3% |
| Roy B. Cooper | $4,493 | $4,160 | -7.4% |
| Lilly A. Kimbell | $0 | $4,045 | -- |
| Zachary L. Workman | $7,950 | $3,882 | -51.2% |
| Springhill Family Farms, Inc. | $0 | $3,874 | -- |
| Glynn Watson | $3,841 | $3,841 | 0% |
| Thomas H. Via | $11,488 | $3,828 | -66.7% |
| Aidan Lyman | $1,918 | $3,591 | 87.2% |
| Billy Little | $1,020 | $3,583 | 251.3% |
| Carolyn Vaughan Bone | $3,345 | $3,179 | -5% |
| Caleb Deweese | $5,570 | $3,108 | -44.2% |
| David Kimbell | $0 | $2,989 | -- |
| Jeffrey W. Byassee | $9,604 | $2,950 | -69.3% |
| Scott Allison | $7,714 | $2,790 | -63.8% |
| Kenneth R. Byassee | $5,064 | $2,727 | -46.1% |
| Paul W. Stahr | $19,563 | $2,694 | -86.2% |
| Bugg Bros Farm, Inc. | $3,229 | $2,588 | -19.9% |
| J. W. Moran | $4,276 | $2,452 | -42.7% |
| Hilliard Farm | $4,519 | $2,408 | -46.7% |
| David M. Allen | $2,405 | $2,405 | 0% |
| Marie Walker | $2,375 | $2,375 | 0% |
| Hales Family Trust | $2,331 | $2,331 | 0% |
| Larkins Farms, Inc. | $47,893 | $2,269 | -95.3% |
| Christopher William Smith | $0 | $2,140 | -- |
| Berry Farm Land, LLC | $2,106 | $2,106 | 0% |
| Colton L. Ray | $4,516 | $2,082 | -53.9% |
| Logan Roy Dillard | $4,241 | $1,910 | -55% |
| Danny Ray Kelly | $2,061 | $1,904 | -7.6% |
| Richard L. Cunningham | $6,379 | $1,871 | -70.7% |
| Elizabeth Ann Hoskins | $1,868 | $1,868 | 0% |
| James A. Brown | $740 | $1,789 | 141.8% |
| James T. Brown | $740 | $1,789 | 141.8% |
| Lindy Henley | $7,239 | $1,723 | -76.2% |
| Ricky Kelly | $4,642 | $1,684 | -63.7% |
| Edwin House | $785 | $1,604 | 104.3% |
| Elijah Allen Kyle | $1,592 | $1,592 | 0% |
| Freddie Kimbell | $8,909 | $1,589 | -82.2% |
| James Alan House | $6,166 | $1,539 | -75% |
| Frances Sumner | $914 | $1,529 | 67.3% |
| Lori Hales | $413 | $1,515 | 266.8% |
| Larry Bugg | $1,215 | $1,483 | 22.1% |
| Sharon A. Cagle | $1,215 | $1,483 | 22.1% |
| J. T. Workman | $4,549 | $1,472 | -67.6% |
| Phillip N. Tarver | $2,996 | $1,418 | -52.7% |
| William J. Bone | $796 | $1,401 | 76% |
| Vonda Kay Jones | $1,371 | $1,371 | 0% |
| Randy J. Grubbs | $1,002 | $1,303 | 30% |
| Jimmy Westbrooks | $1,302 | $1,302 | 0% |
| Paul E. Jones Jr. | $2,788 | $1,297 | -53.5% |
| Jeromy Slayden | $2,328 | $1,281 | -45% |
| Sharon E. Walker | $1,211 | $1,211 | 0% |
| Robert F Martin Trust | $1,112 | $1,112 | 0% |
| Darrin Holder | $1,050 | $1,050 | 0% |
| Nancy Davis | $1,618 | $1,007 | -37.8% |
| Wanda House | $696 | $998 | 43.4% |
| Joey Daugherty | $3,628 | $953 | -73.7% |
| Charlene Pyle | $951 | $951 | 0% |
| Peggy Aleshire | $882 | $890 | 0.9% |
| Roy F. Dillard | $877 | $877 | 0% |
| Workman Properties, LLC | $864 | $864 | 0% |
| Michael L. Watson | $1,895 | $786 | -58.5% |
| Doris Lee Hurd | $779 | $779 | 0% |
| George William Bell | $2,541 | $756 | -70.2% |
| Charles A. Morgan | $1,487 | $755 | -49.2% |
| Wesley Henley | $2,519 | $718 | -71.5% |
| Roberta Barclay | $740 | $709 | -4.2% |
| Stahr Family Income Only Trust | $650 | $650 | 0% |
| Michael Larkins | $616 | $616 | 0% |
| Steve Larkins | $29,407 | $616 | -97.9% |
| Thomas H. Larkins | $616 | $616 | 0% |
| Roy F. Dillard Jr. | $596 | $596 | 0% |
| MRS Monda J House | $579 | $579 | 0% |
| Betty J. Burkett | $1,381 | $493 | -64.3% |
| Sherry Roberts | $487 | $492 | 1% |
| Robert Eugene Armbruster | $797 | $466 | -41.5% |
| Laura Little | $4,442 | $454 | -89.8% |
| Hilliard Farms, LLC | $0 | $440 | -- |
| Bruce Cunningham | $383 | $383 | 0% |
| Kevin Cunningham | $383 | $383 | 0% |
| Baron Matthew Morris | $372 | $372 | 0% |
| Rodney L. Pyle | $6,774 | $370 | -94.5% |
| Eloise Barclay | $357 | $357 | 0% |
| Kerry Grubbs | $643 | $347 | -46% |
| Kenneth M. Ward | $361 | $314 | -13% |
| T & D Farms, LLC | $300 | $300 | 0% |
| Harold D. Kelly | $702 | $289 | -58.8% |
| Joe House Trust | $250 | $282 | 12.8% |
| Veronica J. Granger | $0 | $264 | -- |
| John Glenn Heater | $141 | $247 | 75.2% |
| Brent Ward | $81 | $236 | 191.4% |
| Kelli Rebecca Dalton | $0 | $233 | -- |
| Jewell & Jewell, LLC | $2,623 | $210 | -92% |
| Patsy M. Ferguson | $209 | $209 | 0% |
| Margaret Meadows | $192 | $192 | 0% |
| Peggy Slayden | $309 | $185 | -40.1% |
| Charles W. Davis | $125 | $182 | 45.6% |
| Glenda D. Vaughn | $284 | $174 | -38.7% |
| Michael Wayne Rushing | $175 | $166 | -5.1% |
| Martha Workman | $673 | $162 | -75.9% |
| David Lynn Bugg | $356 | $156 | -56.2% |
| Justin House | $153 | $153 | 0% |
| Charles M Caksackkar | $151 | $151 | 0% |
| David N. Allison | $788 | $148 | -81.2% |
| Lisa D. Schraw | $260 | $141 | -45.8% |
| Charles H. Bolton | $139 | $139 | 0% |
| Arik Morris | $45 | $132 | 193.3% |
| Amanda Allen | $182 | $120 | -34.1% |
| Walter Doering | $106 | $106 | 0% |
| Deane White | $0 | $100 | -- |
| Julie Clark | $0 | $100 | -- |
| Charles E. Ray | $257 | $97 | -62.3% |
| Steven Ray | $257 | $97 | -62.3% |
| Joseph F. Daugherty | $82 | $82 | 0% |
| Gaylon M. Byassee | $146 | $72 | -50.7% |
| Jimmie Kirby | $69 | $69 | 0% |
| Thomas Kirby | $69 | $69 | 0% |
| Virginia Ann Crawell | $79 | $57 | -27.8% |
| Linda C. Burton | $76 | $56 | -26.3% |
| Randy C. Barnett | $324 | $56 | -82.7% |
| Patricia Kelly | $67 | $49 | -26.9% |
| Lacey Fuller | $48 | $48 | 0% |
| Marvin Lynch | $272 | $44 | -83.8% |
| Gary L. Cunningham | $10,863 | $1 | -100% |
| Bruce Kimbell | $454 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny R. Bellew | $290 | $0 | -100% |
| Darryl Dassing | $154 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis R. Caldwell | $9 | $0 | -100% |
| First Community Bank of Western K | $17,131 | $0 | -100% |
| Hailwell Farms, LLC | $1,635 | $0 | -100% |
| J T Mathis & Son Lumber Company, Inc. | $772 | $0 | -100% |
| James T. Lamkin | $1,812 | $0 | -100% |
| JDK House Properties, LLC | $3,787 | $0 | -100% |
| June Bugg | $375 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary A. Watson | $648 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Mullins | $718 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy W. Jones | $2,333 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilson Workman | $533 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,279,419 | $2,826,455 | -46.5% |
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