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In 2021, 195 farmers in cities within Carlisle County received a total of $2.3 million in 360 farm subsidies, a 56.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.3 million in 756 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 Carlisle County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple G Farms | $927,060 | $294,309 | -68.3% |
| B & W Farms | $402,486 | $230,551 | -42.7% |
| Groco Planting | $577,479 | $180,191 | -68.8% |
| Jesse Anderson | $0 | $149,608 | -- |
| Mathis & Gill Farms | $442,312 | $140,671 | -68.2% |
| Eric B. Hayden | $173,676 | $96,181 | -44.6% |
| Curtsinger Farms, LLC | $172,116 | $75,892 | -55.9% |
| Stephen J. Kelley | $112,761 | $70,609 | -37.4% |
| Spookhouse Farms, LLC | $168,687 | $64,439 | -61.8% |
| Hobbs Farms, LLC | $194,492 | $57,885 | -70.2% |
| Wright's Sawmill, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Thornsbrough Farms | $42,798 | $48,312 | 12.9% |
| Cannon Farms, LLC | $164,013 | $47,556 | -71% |
| Chet Martin Farms, LLC | $117,356 | $42,500 | -63.8% |
| Larry B. Martin | $120,140 | $39,699 | -67% |
| Bean Farms, LLC | $80,520 | $31,852 | -60.4% |
| Steve Cannon | $103,035 | $30,257 | -70.6% |
| W D Farms PTR, Ltd. | $105,022 | $29,244 | -72.2% |
| Joseph Brad Reddick | $83,873 | $23,628 | -71.8% |
| Bradley W. Wilson | $62,162 | $21,867 | -64.8% |
| Craig D. Mainord | $46,615 | $21,625 | -53.6% |
| Hambrick Farm Operations, LLC | $42,217 | $21,479 | -49.1% |
| Todd C. Byassee | $65,544 | $21,308 | -67.5% |
| Nicholas Teasley | $44,425 | $20,154 | -54.6% |
| Huellen Edwards | $18,549 | $16,123 | -13.1% |
| Hubert Crider | $48,191 | $15,926 | -67% |
| Jeffery A. Crider | $48,902 | $15,807 | -67.7% |
| Larkins Family Farms, LLC | $29,384 | $15,765 | -46.3% |
| P W B Enterprises, Inc. | $30,814 | $15,101 | -51% |
| Rob E. Anderson | $0 | $14,875 | -- |
| West Fork Creek Farms, Inc. | $43,178 | $13,938 | -67.7% |
| Joyce P. Adams | $18,677 | $13,390 | -28.3% |
| Watson Farms | $40,433 | $13,178 | -67.4% |
| Donald E Thornsbrough | $0 | $13,003 | -- |
| Mark Alan Gibson | $15,021 | $12,851 | -14.4% |
| Clay E. Cannon | $29,974 | $12,452 | -58.5% |
| Dan M. Bowles | $32,966 | $12,444 | -62.3% |
| David R. Hogancamp | $29,702 | $12,236 | -58.8% |
| Jerry L. Webb | $23,462 | $10,367 | -55.8% |
| Edward G. Beasley | $34,571 | $10,161 | -70.6% |
| Charles Andrew Hayden | $46,512 | $9,972 | -78.6% |
| Michael D. Martin | $1,616 | $9,872 | 510.9% |
| Joseph J. Watson | $41,997 | $9,502 | -77.4% |
| Clint Cannon | $21,981 | $9,298 | -57.7% |
| Devin Newsome | $17,677 | $8,165 | -53.8% |
| Gregory H. Terry | $13,359 | $7,649 | -42.7% |
| Chad E Thornsbrough | $1,650 | $7,496 | 354.3% |
| Michael E. Mantle | $19,233 | $7,243 | -62.3% |
| Larry J. Reddick | $25,349 | $7,162 | -71.7% |
| Jerrell Chad Yarbrough | $2,916 | $6,672 | 128.8% |
| Benjamin E. Beasley | $19,107 | $6,435 | -66.3% |
| Venson R. Gill | $23,797 | $6,276 | -73.6% |
| Cody Martin | $13,321 | $5,978 | -55.1% |
| Terry Farms | $12,763 | $5,685 | -55.5% |
| Patricia L. Mathis | $10,483 | $4,907 | -53.2% |
| William B. Trevathan | $9,377 | $4,608 | -50.9% |
| Jimmie D. Williams | $6,509 | $4,521 | -30.5% |
| Cad Crider | $11,098 | $4,500 | -59.5% |
| Billy F. Wade | $14,893 | $4,321 | -71% |
| George Chip Wright III | $4,129 | $4,129 | 0% |
| Francis D. Thomas | $10,238 | $3,890 | -62% |
| James A. Whitlock | $6,019 | $3,881 | -35.5% |
| Rudy Dunn | $5,213 | $3,867 | -25.8% |
| Ricky L. Williams | $3,471 | $3,796 | 9.4% |
| Carl E. Cannon | $7,966 | $3,476 | -56.4% |
| Stacey L. Brown | $9,923 | $3,398 | -65.8% |
| Brian A. Hobbs | $9,166 | $3,397 | -62.9% |
| Shaun Hayden | $2,130 | $3,040 | 42.7% |
| Gene F. Hayden | $1,813 | $2,996 | 65.3% |
| Naomi Terry | $2,816 | $2,816 | 0% |
| Kenneth J. Yarbrough | $1,153 | $2,680 | 132.4% |
| Mark G. Handley | $3,454 | $2,330 | -32.5% |
| Tommy P. Thompson | $2,299 | $2,299 | 0% |
| Kenneth L. Brown | $0 | $2,244 | -- |
| Groco, LLC | $2,165 | $1,955 | -9.7% |
| James R. Rials | $1,934 | $1,934 | 0% |
| Martha L. McGee | $1,891 | $1,891 | 0% |
| David L. Elliott | $1,913 | $1,856 | -3% |
| Patricia J. Green | $0 | $1,821 | -- |
| Jeff Berryhill | $1,788 | $1,788 | 0% |
| Chris Shuemaker | $10,595 | $1,775 | -83.2% |
| Pedro Favela | $4,795 | $1,770 | -63.1% |
| Josh Trevathan | $3,494 | $1,745 | -50.1% |
| Tony V Gill Estate | $0 | $1,698 | -- |
| John B. Polsgrove | $3,628 | $1,628 | -55.1% |
| Michael A. Elder | $1,568 | $1,568 | 0% |
| Mark R. Flegle | $1,733 | $1,537 | -11.3% |
| Ramona J. Tanner | $1,674 | $1,536 | -8.2% |
| Gary L. Gill | $4,715 | $1,512 | -67.9% |
| Sara Martin | $2,791 | $1,485 | -46.8% |
| Velda Martin | $92 | $1,439 | 1,464.1% |
| John Fourshee | $7,229 | $1,419 | -80.4% |
| Edrington Family Farm, LLC | $5,168 | $1,394 | -73% |
| Chris Berryhill | $1,391 | $1,391 | 0% |
| Regina K. Webb | $1,617 | $1,382 | -14.5% |
| Kenneth D. Rust | $10,117 | $1,350 | -86.7% |
| Clint L. Gill | $3,919 | $1,344 | -65.7% |
| Robbye Ham Trust | $2,568 | $1,324 | -48.4% |
| Lisa Rae Williams | $1,511 | $1,314 | -13% |
| Glenda L. Hobbs | $1,282 | $1,282 | 0% |
| Robert L. Milner | $2,225 | $1,261 | -43.3% |
| Andrew Flegle | $2,787 | $1,232 | -55.8% |
| Gay B. Ashley | $220 | $1,186 | 439.1% |
| Davis Farms | $2,970 | $1,179 | -60.3% |
| Robert Brian Fernandez | $1,936 | $1,179 | -39.1% |
| Murphy Norris | $1,292 | $1,116 | -13.6% |
| Daniel Hayden | $4,061 | $1,083 | -73.3% |
| Roger A. Hayden | $3,936 | $1,076 | -72.7% |
| Jimmy G. Bishop | $3,692 | $1,054 | -71.5% |
| Walter Bishop | $1,378 | $967 | -29.8% |
| Phineas Hogancamp III | $830 | $946 | 14% |
| Bradley L. Hoskins | $922 | $922 | 0% |
| Randy G. Hoskins | $922 | $922 | 0% |
| James W. Hammond | $3,740 | $920 | -75.4% |
| Samuel N. Reddick | $2,830 | $914 | -67.7% |
| Joe F. Henderson | $2,347 | $902 | -61.6% |
| Wayne Tankersley | $1,543 | $871 | -43.6% |
| Todd Fisher | $870 | $870 | 0% |
| Nancy G. Bishop | $1,023 | $851 | -16.8% |
| Carolyn Milner | $1,417 | $803 | -43.3% |
| Eugene L. Hoffmeyer | $1,189 | $748 | -37.1% |
| David S. Keene | $820 | $691 | -15.7% |
| Phyllis Dunn | $496 | $653 | 31.7% |
| Samuel S. Crooks | $1,387 | $633 | -54.4% |
| William Gilbert | $1,170 | $630 | -46.2% |
| Charles R. Thomason | $2,882 | $610 | -78.8% |
| Ralph F. Tyler | $1,650 | $608 | -63.2% |
| Wayne L. Hallada | $815 | $574 | -29.6% |
| Dorothy H. Elliott | $1,151 | $541 | -53% |
| Steve A. Brent | $1,394 | $536 | -61.5% |
| Timothy Stinson | $2,013 | $519 | -74.2% |
| William E. Doublin | $2,725 | $514 | -81.1% |
| Barbara Wilkinson | $1,124 | $508 | -54.8% |
| Jason Lawrence | $507 | $507 | 0% |
| Eugene A. Nelson | $878 | $505 | -42.5% |
| Kyle Webb | $378 | $504 | 33.3% |
| Mark King | $824 | $490 | -40.5% |
| Richard A. Green | $3,022 | $485 | -84% |
| Louie Garrison Jr. | $151 | $455 | 201.3% |
| Richard W. Hunt | $2,156 | $426 | -80.2% |
| Freda Duncan | $449 | $408 | -9.1% |
| Nancy Black | $449 | $408 | -9.1% |
| George Muscovalley III | $1,060 | $403 | -62% |
| Payne Investments, LLC | $821 | $387 | -52.9% |
| James F. Wright | $375 | $375 | 0% |
| Walter Ryan | $552 | $346 | -37.3% |
| Lyndall R Furlong | $1,229 | $335 | -72.7% |
| Kenneth L. Herndon | $3,050 | $326 | -89.3% |
| Gale Abanatha | $2,084 | $311 | -85.1% |
| David H. Mofield Sr. | $631 | $304 | -51.8% |
| Kenneth R. Tyler | $673 | $296 | -56% |
| Steve L Polivick | $957 | $283 | -70.4% |
| Roger W. Stigall | $483 | $267 | -44.7% |
| Clifford Bailey | $264 | $264 | 0% |
| Mary T. Thompson | $263 | $263 | 0% |
| Penny Rathermel | $62 | $259 | 317.7% |
| Carey Webb | $594 | $251 | -57.7% |
| Ralph Hale | $1,687 | $246 | -85.4% |
| Joy L. Parham | $0 | $237 | -- |
| Ralph F. Tyler Jr. | $125 | $237 | 89.6% |
| James Cherry | $224 | $224 | 0% |
| Jerry Wilson | $921 | $219 | -76.2% |
| Joel Clint Davis | $668 | $216 | -67.7% |
| Tommie Stinson | $1,502 | $208 | -86.2% |
| David L. Gibson | $527 | $195 | -63% |
| Chet Martin Properties, LLC | $194 | $194 | 0% |
| Edward M. Nichols Jr. | $480 | $191 | -60.2% |
| Katie S. Kramer | $341 | $181 | -46.9% |
| Timothy B Rathermel | $396 | $169 | -57.3% |
| James D. Ballard | $1,039 | $166 | -84% |
| Charles R. Cannon | $145 | $145 | 0% |
| Jason Frazier | $326 | $143 | -56.1% |
| James E. Pearson | $313 | $119 | -62% |
| Edward T. Pearson | $305 | $115 | -62.3% |
| Tommy L. Jennings | $92 | $101 | 9.8% |
| David Whitlock | $93 | $93 | 0% |
| William A. Ferguson | $132 | $91 | -31.1% |
| Samuel Blake Davis | $253 | $79 | -68.8% |
| Bobby E. Green | $525 | $78 | -85.1% |
| Michael W. Hogancamp | $78 | $78 | 0% |
| Mary S. Martinie | $75 | $75 | 0% |
| Patsy Bogle | $0 | $69 | -- |
| Thomas Moore | $151 | $61 | -59.6% |
| Rebecca S. Edrington | $79 | $57 | -27.8% |
| Lou Anne Perry | $133 | $57 | -57.1% |
| Connie D & Betty S Keene Trust | $51 | $51 | 0% |
| Martin Wayne Gibson | $105 | $51 | -51.4% |
| Susan Wallace | $114 | $51 | -55.3% |
| Amanda Toon Gaddie | $170 | $46 | -72.9% |
| Louise Dodson | $124 | $44 | -64.5% |
| Lowell E. King | $72 | $40 | -44.4% |
| Angela Beardsley | $29 | $39 | 34.5% |
| Kenneth W. Dycus | $110 | $20 | -81.8% |
| Danny Horn | $336 | $17 | -94.9% |
| Larry G. Kelley | $106 | $11 | -89.6% |
| Carolyn J. Hickerson | $1,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. Burgess | $71 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia Courtney - Courtney Living Trust | $989 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Knight | $131 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey J. Allen | $67 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Gutierrez | $2,792 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth W. Kuelker | $3,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Laura Beshears | $54 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy W. Dunn | $157 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles H. Carter | $56 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Beardsley | $30 | $0 | -100% |
| Christy Anderson | $1,553 | $0 | -100% |
| Clyde Underwood | $1,230 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Byassee | $2,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Jenise Renee McGee | $1,553 | $0 | -100% |
| John M. Ford | $149 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Jennings | $143 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry K. Tolbird | $1,383 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E. Byassee | $1,669 | $0 | -100% |
| Phineas Hogancamp JR | $790 | $0 | -100% |
| The West Bardwell Hunting Club in | $3,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Alan Donoho | $960 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony V. Gill | $6,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Virgie Sue Johnson | $515 | $0 | -100% |
| Woodrow Terry Jr. | $143 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,280,008 | $2,291,239 | -56.6% |
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