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

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Farms throughout cities in Ballard County received $4.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 387 farmers in cities within Ballard County received a total of $3 million in 697 farm subsidies, a 59.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.5 million in 1,371 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 Ballard County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Todd Williams$288,270$132,214-54.1%
Coopland Farm Services, LLC$241,182$130,536-45.9%
Foster Farms General Partnership$303,827$123,067-59.5%
Jeremy M. Jordan$106,817$76,215-28.6%
Gary McElya$240,767$75,762-68.5%
James a & Allen Pace$209,715$74,823-64.3%
Bart Rudolph$404,715$74,817-81.5%
Max F. Gordon$131,406$72,421-44.9%
Jerry Owsley$203,166$68,811-66.1%
Pace Family Farms, LLC$193,637$67,689-65%
Michael Soper$171,538$62,290-63.7%
Kharris Farms, LLC$200,477$58,810-70.7%
John B. Myers$144,274$58,095-59.7%
B & T Farms, LLC$142,017$57,707-59.4%
Billy R. Sullivan$125,871$56,681-55%
Wayne C. Sullivan$141,116$56,210-60.2%
Powell Family Farms, LLC$166,891$53,019-68.2%
David Kissiar$0$52,875--
Mayfield Creek Forestry Consultants$0$52,875--
Wickliffe Fiber Corporation$0$52,875--
Aaron Wilson$164,544$52,141-68.3%
Ronnie Flowers$153,429$48,533-68.4%
Neil Denton$141,498$46,786-66.9%
James W. Rollings III$115,788$46,470-59.9%
Keith Myers$219,802$45,407-79.3%
Lynn Denton$128,336$42,344-67%
Stanley D. Armstrong$171,382$41,177-76%
Jay Buchanan$76,468$37,227-51.3%
John Edward Dulworth Jr.$120,648$36,396-69.8%
David E. Warford$102,038$35,217-65.5%
Michael Seaton$93,219$35,183-62.3%
Jeffery W. Sullivan$106,403$34,620-67.5%
Blake Harris$71,277$34,237-52%
Jimmy Wray$39,752$33,808-15%
Jeremy Dennis$4,003$33,607739.5%
Gary Ingram$91,158$29,215-68%
Anthony Armstrong$38,431$27,707-27.9%
William C. Gordon$1,364$27,6991,930.7%
Brent Sullivan$62,510$24,541-60.7%
Marshall Dennis$8,326$23,770185.5%
Charles E. Burnley$52,012$23,736-54.4%
J-Company Dairy Farm$64,853$23,508-63.8%
Strickland Farms, Inc.$23,925$23,344-2.4%
Linford Clayton Reid$16,609$22,58536%
Justin Puckett$167,604$21,242-87.3%
Terry A. Harris$16,615$20,86825.6%
Wes Adams$8,952$19,948122.8%
Riverview Farms$30,055$19,617-34.7%
Tracy Sullivan$47,223$18,693-60.4%
Powell Poultry Farm$0$18,682--
Benji Thresher$54,089$18,368-66%
Nancy Sullivan$45,313$15,182-66.5%
Rudy Wayne Wray$30,857$14,400-53.3%
Allen B. Ross$35,963$13,098-63.6%
Fielding Anderson$13,698$12,611-7.9%
Terry B. Henderson$29,699$11,621-60.9%
Darren Hunt$25,898$11,609-55.2%
Myatt Farms PTR$12,955$11,508-11.2%
Robert Shawn Ross$26,985$11,243-58.3%
Robert G. Walters$33,865$10,595-68.7%
Bobby P. Northington$14,407$9,937-31%
Michael Benton$31,589$9,843-68.8%
Andrew Bailey Myers$42,868$9,509-77.8%
Jordan Buchanan$14,242$9,071-36.3%
Rice Springs Farms, LLC$20,992$8,851-57.8%
Roy L. Davis$16,878$7,976-52.7%
Derek M. Warford$19,243$7,834-59.3%
Bradley Pickett$12,897$7,349-43%
Rob Foster, LLC$19,228$7,158-62.8%
Chalen Gordon$12,373$7,137-42.3%
Clint J. Flowers$14,982$6,927-53.8%
Jason Buchanan$14,679$6,916-52.9%
Bobby and Alta Ross Irrevocable Trust$6,756$6,464-4.3%
Vernon Dulworth Jr.$20,153$6,460-67.9%
Bondmill Farms, LLC$15,782$6,382-59.6%
Russ Tilford$14,138$6,336-55.2%
John Thomas Walters$16,849$6,324-62.5%
Paul A. Blaine$7,775$6,320-18.7%
Glen R. Perkins$14,120$5,864-58.5%
Charles D Foster, LLC$17,501$5,500-68.6%
Harry M. Arterburn$24,930$5,306-78.7%
Alan Foster, LLC$15,812$5,275-66.6%
Ben Kennedy$11,521$4,982-56.8%
Robert A. Berry$12,677$4,803-62.1%
James A. Hunter$12,374$4,569-63.1%
Chris Naas$4,575$4,372-4.4%
Jason Enlow$9,388$4,361-53.5%
Matt T. Graves$10,536$4,308-59.1%
Chris Drummond$6,542$3,969-39.3%
Kevil Land Company, Inc.$7,619$3,937-48.3%
BMI Farms$7,237$3,923-45.8%
Jesse Eidson$8,945$3,822-57.3%
Tammy Dunker$6,230$3,784-39.3%
Robert G. Walters Jr.$2,706$3,76739.2%
James O Enlow, Inc.$6,680$3,730-44.2%
Chris Denton$9,839$3,704-62.4%
Joe Flowers$5,363$3,580-33.2%
Jerry W. Vinson$4,413$3,576-19%
Ricky Waldon$8,308$3,408-59%
Mary K. Miller$8,712$3,261-62.6%
Tyler Pittman$79,263$3,048-96.2%
Franklin D. Elrod$5,770$2,954-48.8%
Gary L. Deweese$7,553$2,933-61.2%
Bob A. Middleton$10,686$2,918-72.7%
Tommy J. Rothrock$11,156$2,846-74.5%
Larry Colson$7,609$2,782-63.4%
Elena Pittman$4,203$2,703-35.7%
Colby A. Foster$5,147$2,675-48%
Earl Whayne Davis$8,701$2,665-69.4%
Russell Viniard$2,716$2,645-2.6%
Harper M. Graves$5,001$2,639-47.2%
Phillip Sutton$2,935$2,615-10.9%
Ken M. Allen$2,591$2,5910%
John L. Bohanon$3,743$2,585-30.9%
Zane Thomas Draper$6,578$2,519-61.7%
Gene Gough$2,626$2,509-4.5%
Lynn B. Gordon$5,952$2,420-59.3%
Ken Jerrell$9,427$2,416-74.4%
R Winfred Guess Trust$6,995$2,414-65.5%
Justin Blanks$5,757$2,412-58.1%
Chad Hayes$4,391$2,343-46.6%
Velma J. Walker$5,614$2,341-58.3%
Todd Beardsley$4,115$2,326-43.5%
Jay A. Middleton$5,985$2,320-61.2%
Joshua L. Barnett$107,882$2,260-97.9%
Martha Lamar$5,933$2,252-62%
Monty Childress$8,216$2,167-73.6%
Sullivan Farms$3,537$2,133-39.7%
Curtis Dennis$10,238$2,105-79.4%
KW Illinois Farms, LLC$2,086$2,0860%
Jerry L. Dunn$11,409$2,084-81.7%
Thelma Moffitt$3,834$2,078-45.8%
Michael Carter$3,369$2,052-39.1%
Adams Farms$16,805$1,954-88.4%
Randall Williams$3,545$1,905-46.3%
Charles J. Walters$3,426$1,905-44.4%
Billy T. Hodges$3,753$1,903-49.3%
Daryl R. Simmons$7,779$1,899-75.6%
Billy McDanel$1,468$1,85826.6%
Gary W. Maxey$3,582$1,849-48.4%
Bruce Leigh$4,000$1,824-54.4%
Coyote Valley Farm & Vineyard, Inc.$2,225$1,817-18.3%
Reba Kraps$4,666$1,799-61.4%
Ashbrook Whipple Farm Trust$4,846$1,765-63.6%
Guy and Donna Throgmorton IRRV Trustee$3,121$1,712-45.1%
Jerold A. Bowman$12,124$1,669-86.2%
Ember Tapp$2,453$1,652-32.7%
Tony Hogan$2,791$1,570-43.7%
Robert N. Eidson$3,450$1,514-56.1%
Raylyn Peyton$2,349$1,513-35.6%
Robert A. Waldon$2,900$1,480-49%
William R. Bowles$3,277$1,459-55.5%
Bobby Joe Terrell$916$1,45558.8%
Waylon Bennett$3,300$1,449-56.1%
Raymond J. Green$7,414$1,432-80.7%
Stacy Blankenship$4,528$1,428-68.5%
Edward G. Throgmorton$3,251$1,390-57.2%
Greg Joles$2,105$1,372-34.8%
GSA Farms, LLC$3,773$1,347-64.3%
Stonnie Dennis$3,616$1,328-63.3%
Billy G. Hook$3,323$1,320-60.3%
Jeremy Parker$11,771$1,300-89%
Lonnie A. Conyers$2,229$1,282-42.5%
Thomas R. Wells Jr.$5,266$1,275-75.8%
Jimmy Brooking$6,254$1,245-80.1%
T. J. Bowles Jr.$6,083$1,221-79.9%
Heather D. Cartney$2,120$1,216-42.6%
Lana Lester$2,624$1,207-54%
Kathie Watwood$2,430$1,192-50.9%
Barry Kent Moss$5,866$1,133-80.7%
Board & C Farm, LLC$1,839$1,103-40%
Jonathan Courtney$1,770$1,100-37.9%
Charles D. Warford$1,730$1,097-36.6%
Janet Hunt$1,928$1,097-43.1%
Kenneth A. Grubbs$1,720$1,093-36.5%
V. C. Golightly$1,606$1,078-32.9%
Neil Piper$5,545$1,048-81.1%
David Cox$1,771$1,033-41.7%
Gary Polivick$2,383$1,022-57.1%
James K. Reeves$2,979$1,010-66.1%
Jamie L. Thompson$5,923$1,000-83.1%
Joey Edwards$4,010$977-75.6%
Helen Branham$2,124$971-54.3%
Michael D. Duncan$1,625$954-41.3%
Tommy L. Nace$2,059$951-53.8%
Floyd E. Carpenter$1,284$922-28.2%
Tammie Gordon$932$912-2.1%
Leslie Keene Jr.$1,475$901-38.9%
Tall Paul's Hunting Club, LLC$5,111$897-82.4%
Gary Myers$3,404$890-73.9%
Martha Dike$2,436$889-63.5%
L. E. Middleton$3,850$889-76.9%
Judith Ann Purcell$4,813$879-81.7%
Jeff Viniard$963$875-9.1%
John H Walker Irrevocable Trust$1,957$864-55.9%
M. T. Bowles$1,448$854-41%
Daryl Case$5,551$838-84.9%
Michael R. Wilson$2,869$833-71%
Tommy J. Myers$4,381$816-81.4%
Fain L. Russell$1,843$812-55.9%
Doris Duley$1,426$796-44.2%
Ronnie Toombs$1,947$795-59.2%
Brian Gibson$1,524$790-48.2%
Darrin Blake Rudolph$3,832$789-79.4%
William A. Dowell Jr.$2,625$780-70.3%
Bobby Rials$4,600$775-83.2%
Joe T. King$1,650$762-53.8%
Freddie R. Simmons$1,747$751-57%
Eugene P. Brandt$1,749$737-57.9%
Jane Glisson$1,809$736-59.3%
Kent Gordon$1,435$734-48.9%
Dean Peyton$1,453$732-49.6%
Steve Fields$1,393$731-47.5%
Kenneth Gibson$1,571$717-54.4%
Jeffrey Morgan$1,758$716-59.3%
Clayton Teeters$1,180$677-42.6%
Patrick Baldwin$1,586$675-57.4%
Jerry Daniel Kinsey$1,749$672-61.6%
Brandon Lee Birney$11,350$667-94.1%
John L. Cradick$4,733$663-86%
Jeff Purcell$5,786$655-88.7%
Simmons Farms, LLC$1,817$654-64%
Stan E. Knaus$852$650-23.7%
Empire Cattle Company, LLC$913$647-29.1%
Chris V. Burnley$1,118$641-42.7%
Bradley Boulton$1,035$636-38.6%
James S. Shrum$634$6340%
Terry Simmons$1,095$633-42.2%
Barry K. Jerrell$1,488$626-57.9%
Randall Scott$1,105$625-43.4%
Billy Viniard$1,061$610-42.5%
Patrick Boldry$639$610-4.5%
Sidney S. Lovelace$2,976$606-79.6%
Howard Cunningham$1,320$604-54.2%
Franklin Hook$957$600-37.3%
Judy Jackson$1,242$590-52.5%
Charles M. Luck$1,187$584-50.8%
Robert H. Wilson$584$5840%
Joseph Paul Northington$581$5810%
Bobby Joe Hunt$1,548$580-62.5%
Jimmy Ross$947$574-39.4%
Charlotte Benton$1,934$573-70.4%
Jean Hite$1,837$565-69.2%
David Harris$550$5500%
Michelle M. Batcher$958$545-43.1%
Susan Lawson$1,013$535-47.2%
Gene Stallons$817$527-35.5%
Billy Wakefield$991$515-48%
Matt Stevens$1,193$508-57.4%
C. J. Ross$898$507-43.5%
Larry L. Harper$1,065$504-52.7%
Dorothy Stevens$860$503-41.5%
Martin B. Flournoy$968$500-48.3%
Elwoh Solutions Agent, LLC$473$5005.7%
Jamie D. McKinney$697$490-29.7%
Linda M. Brooking$3,132$474-84.9%
Frances Gordon$958$447-53.3%
Michael Stone$963$439-54.4%
Shaun Michael Hansen$2,898$438-84.9%
Tommy Dillworth$719$433-39.8%
Garland Wilson$986$433-56.1%
Freddie E. Carpenter$1,974$430-78.2%
Karen Street$1,182$420-64.5%
Dale Parham$314$41933.4%
Cody M. O'Neill$0$402--
Shaun Tatum$3,278$402-87.7%
Thomas E. Turner$1,047$400-61.8%
Howard Glenn Logsdon$1,015$396-61%
Shane Lovelace$2,272$394-82.7%
Glenn Shelby$643$393-38.9%
Billy Lee Sanders$1,094$392-64.2%
Almos Lynn Bone$981$391-60.1%
Paul T. Crews$703$380-45.9%
Delaine Hazlewood$417$377-9.6%
Kenneth O. Spittler$833$361-56.7%
Lisa Henderson$481$361-24.9%
Carl Hannon Jr.$1,496$357-76.1%
Oretha Bass$693$343-50.5%
Michele Ray$585$340-41.9%
Todd Ray$831$340-59.1%
William Birney$946$331-65%
Barbara McGowan$1,047$331-68.4%
Elbert W. Chandler$898$329-63.4%
Linford Blaine$892$326-63.5%
Max Boulton$861$323-62.5%
Kenneth Robertson$967$320-66.9%
Anthony J. Dunker$548$308-43.8%
James E. Shaughnessy$729$308-57.8%
Salonimer Revocable Living Trust$547$307-43.9%
Cheryl Pennebaker Leidecker Estate$300$3000%
Coopland Farms$294$2940%
Elaine Sullenger$398$293-26.4%
Chris Colson$390$293-24.9%
James Crabtree$1,496$293-80.4%
Norma Gill$529$287-45.7%
June Ann Toombs$778$280-64%
Don Corder$522$275-47.3%
Mikel Scott$1,188$270-77.3%
Bradley L. Buchanan$202$26933.2%
Eric Oldham$840$253-69.9%
Billy R. Warford$269$250-7.1%
Dale Underwood$333$248-25.5%
Travis W. Gibson$555$244-56%
Bobby E. Lanier$614$240-60.9%
Mark Seaton$375$240-36%
Ronda Simmons$180$24033.3%
Evelyn Crabtree$606$236-61.1%
Michael D. Newton$655$233-64.4%
Julian Elliott$670$230-65.7%
Nannie Sue Burnley$410$229-44.1%
Tod Vance$606$227-62.5%
Brian Keith Manley$430$227-47.2%
Kenneth L. Seaton$168$22433.3%
Sonja Blankenship$183$22020.2%
Mary Kimberly Milgate$179$21922.3%
Jack M. Rudy$585$217-62.9%
Glenn Richards$530$215-59.4%
Neil Pittman$628$215-65.8%
Stanley Wildharber$1,742$214-87.7%
Rick Belcher$370$213-42.4%
Larry T. Pace$489$213-56.4%
Tony Dowdy$593$205-65.4%
Cindy Dunn$214$205-4.2%
Charles R. Gholson$466$204-56.2%
Mitchell W. Chandler$827$198-76.1%
Molly Tucker$477$194-59.3%
Roxanne Price$477$194-59.3%
Duane Sanders$356$193-45.8%
Lindy Sue Gholson$141$18833.3%
Curtis R. Alderson$567$183-67.7%
James R. Sanders$571$181-68.3%
David C. Armstrong$957$180-81.2%
Keith Deweese$1,033$180-82.6%
Bonnie Viniard$628$179-71.5%
Karen Foley$394$171-56.6%
Sheryl Newton$394$171-56.6%
Nancy Moore$417$169-59.5%
Karen S. Edwards$289$167-42.2%
Frank Glisson$375$162-56.8%
Sandy Kinsey$261$156-40.2%
Douglas N. Richards$386$150-61.1%
Sarah J. Roper$374$147-60.7%
Gary Coleman$430$147-65.8%
Jeana Watson$374$147-60.7%
Donald R. Fondaw$191$145-24.1%
Annie Case$388$143-63.1%
Hunter Sullivan$1,172$142-87.9%
Jesse Glisson$330$140-57.6%
Mary Ann Stigall$361$139-61.5%
Michael Doublin$341$135-60.4%
J. H. Gross Jr.$226$132-41.6%
Leslee Vance$590$129-78.1%
Boyce N. Pickett$693$128-81.5%
Jackie Tilford$338$125-63%
Mark Newton$296$118-60.1%
Louis Ray Downey$102$11512.7%
Shawn P. Craven$188$110-41.5%
Malcum Pickett$450$107-76.2%
Jack D. Woods$180$105-41.7%
James Britt Ballard$268$100-62.7%
Lola Mae Medlin$174$100-42.5%
Katherine Brown$190$98-48.4%
Thomas Wayne Brown$211$97-54%
Marlyn Jo Holbrook$276$95-65.6%
Mark Matuszewski$92$920%
Gene A. Russell$512$90-82.4%
Elisha Deweese$548$79-85.6%
Bruce Bard$159$79-50.3%
Tim Brown$159$78-50.9%
Justin O. Henderson$149$76-49%
Ballard Conservation, LLC$57$7633.3%
Connie Dupoyster$271$75-72.3%
William J. Allen$186$73-60.8%
Holly Dunker$130$69-46.9%
Stuart Yancy$183$64-65%
Kevin M. Hogg$140$53-62.1%
Brandon Newberry$131$52-60.3%
Brian Arnett$91$52-42.9%
Peggy Batts$467$52-88.9%
David Damron$45$450%
Jo Ann Grief$26$3534.6%
Ronald M. Yates$356$35-90.2%
Wade Buchanan$2,076$32-98.5%
Steve Allen Holder$18$180%
Billy Dale Crabtree$4,534$17-99.6%
Larry G. Kelley$106$11-89.6%
Pearl S. Russell$10$100%
Chad Myatt$164$0-100%
Robert C. Pearson$179$0-100%
Barbara Champion$110$0-100%
Barry Thomas Kinsey$348$0-100%
Charles P. Truman$1,629$0-100%
Clayton Vaughn$378$0-100%
Dale Lynn$103$0-100%
Darrell Sullivan$572$0-100%
E. E. Deweese$6,526$0-100%
Floyd Ashcraft$1,443$0-100%
Janice Barrow$184$0-100%
Linda Shade$28$0-100%
Mary Eleanor Carter$110$0-100%
Mike Abell$1,114$0-100%
Rhonda Stock$56$0-100%
Rob Stevens$41$0-100%
Ronald K. Vance$314$0-100%
Ronnie Morrow$136$0-100%
Roy L. Owens$3,071$0-100%
T & B Prime, LLC$693$0-100%
Ted W. Rudolph$26,549$0-100%
Billy Don Edwards$293$0-100%
Diann Turner$101$0-100%
Glenda V. Cooper$4,910$0-100%
Mary Cunningham$423$0-100%
Paul Strickland Farm, Inc.$3,189$0-100%
Roger H. Connor$386$0-100%
Silver Lake Farm IRRV Trustee$33,407$0-100%
Travis Noah Howle$694$0-100%
Thomas J. Campbell$440$0-100%
Betty Ann Tabor Lane Estate$1,219$0-100%
Breana Koontz Bone$1,172$0-100%
Florene E. Ballard$131$0-100%
James E. Crews$170$0-100%
Logan Leigh$1,595$0-100%
Louise Viniard$759$0-100%
William B. Hunt$1,533$0-100%
Total subsidies$7,484,149$2,997,434-59.9%

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