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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Anderson County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Anderson County received $2.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 285 farmers in cities within Anderson County received a total of $946,280 in 380 farm subsidies, a 72.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.4 million in 906 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 Anderson County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Richard Allen Thrasher$0$72,435--
Ab Farms, LLC$52,976$45,661-13.8%
John R. McCown$5,335$45,640755.5%
Thomas J. Trantham Jr.$41,350$40,756-1.4%
Agnew's Poultry Farm, LLC$0$36,032--
Milky Way Jersey Farm, Inc.$43,833$35,438-19.2%
Duane E. Brown$8,128$33,254309.1%
John T. Meehan$34,587$28,067-18.9%
Jeffrey Payton$0$24,354--
Michael P. Stevenson$0$24,257--
Bishop Branch Farms, Inc.$0$23,618--
Erskine Farm, LLC$23,324$18,551-20.5%
Jason R. Hensley$5,207$16,285212.8%
William L. Bowman III$76,717$14,449-81.2%
Rolland H. Simpson Jr.$5,313$14,270168.6%
Alexander Farms, Inc.$147,153$13,174-91%
Karen A. Campbell$9,745$12,24625.7%
Jerry Buffington$20,738$11,357-45.2%
Tom Garrison$37,580$11,343-69.8%
Mcgee Beef and Poultry, LLC$76,236$10,970-85.6%
Patrick O'Dell$82,513$10,028-87.8%
Mcclain Farms, LLC$21,164$9,661-54.4%
Roy W. Estridge$20,592$9,492-53.9%
Deborah Martin$14,205$9,008-36.6%
Ned McGill$42,040$8,866-78.9%
Phil N. Lollis$7,050$8,51520.8%
Tim Rainey$89,024$8,360-90.6%
Concord Farm & Construction, Inc.$25,480$8,089-68.3%
James A. Drake Jr.$27,486$8,024-70.8%
Robert F. Mullikin Jr.$108,181$7,910-92.7%
Jeff W. Hawkins$20,568$7,539-63.3%
Mary C. Turner$28,347$7,347-74.1%
Brian Hall$0$6,862--
Bradley D. Kinley$8,232$6,661-19.1%
James Jeffrey Davis$3,018$6,453113.8%
Circle B Farm of Starr, LLC$64,943$6,090-90.6%
Alton Marshall Ellison$25,898$5,756-77.8%
Roy M. Shirley$6,643$5,530-16.8%
Roy H. Herron$41,602$5,423-87%
Timothy Scott Hawkins$35,143$5,158-85.3%
Lawrence Campbell$16,835$5,037-70.1%
Ivey H. Lowe$19,427$4,614-76.2%
Double M. Farms$36,882$4,465-87.9%
Keith Moon$28,164$4,344-84.6%
Randy Pettigrew$9,845$4,158-57.8%
Joan A. Cantrell$4,197$4,131-1.6%
Susan Conner$24,122$3,975-83.5%
Milford P. Hiott$27,480$3,706-86.5%
Michelle K. Hawkins$21,152$3,697-82.5%
Christopher Brock Powell$26,239$3,664-86%
Thomas J. Jones Jr.$3,443$3,5944.4%
Marilyn D. Lewis$3,541$3,5410%
George D. Bowman$21,161$3,376-84%
William Charles Wilson Jr.$15,739$3,208-79.6%
Gene K. Altman$3,017$3,0170%
Ronald Y. Fleming$3,017$3,0170%
Wesley E. Holliday$27,059$2,891-89.3%
Sammy Callaham$19,212$2,859-85.1%
Providence Farm, LLC$28,404$2,795-90.2%
Dan Keasler$6,959$2,705-61.1%
Tamar Leemkuil$3,619$2,609-27.9%
B & B Land Company, LLC$21,646$2,582-88.1%
Ralph Holland$8,944$2,563-71.3%
John W. Herron$14,226$2,558-82%
Allison M. Dobbins$19,296$2,535-86.9%
William L. Cantrell Jr.$19,499$2,472-87.3%
Donald E. Kelley$385$2,394521.8%
Doris B. Holland$9,233$2,227-75.9%
W. L. Keasler$8,831$2,223-74.8%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$2,175--
Eric Geary$0$2,153--
Paul E. Martin$6,424$2,092-67.4%
Timothy W. Busby$22,416$2,090-90.7%
Robert Neal Glenn$7,128$2,089-70.7%
Charles H. Smith$8,821$2,079-76.4%
Brian K. Clinkscales$12,148$2,074-82.9%
Matthew C. Huber$0$2,040--
Gary D. Fulton II$2,301$2,034-11.6%
Brian Henry$9,711$2,008-79.3%
John M. Daniel$2,289$1,988-13.1%
Gary N. Shaw$15,270$1,955-87.2%
Providence Properties$16,220$1,954-88%
Lynne C. Simpson$6,591$1,858-71.8%
John Wendell Ashley$17,678$1,818-89.7%
Edward E. Whitten$4,197$1,806-57%
Joe B. Dove Jr.$7,227$1,781-75.4%
Wayne Martin$15,672$1,742-88.9%
Frederick N. Garren Jr.$7,390$1,732-76.6%
Wallace Alexander$1,724$1,7250.1%
Bryan K. McCullough$27,417$1,702-93.8%
Johnson Creek Farm, LLC$15,207$1,700-88.8%
Thomas S. Agnew$13,856$1,682-87.9%
Crystal S. Boles$10,007$1,674-83.3%
Russell Metz$14,340$1,655-88.5%
Donald T. Phillips Jr.$0$1,650--
Robert C. Cathey$16,572$1,621-90.2%
Leonard Hammond$5,827$1,602-72.5%
Mary Beth Parker$0$1,600--
Elbridge J Wright JR$0$1,539--
Charles D. Ashley$3,861$1,480-61.7%
Brenda Morgan$1,462$1,4620%
Timothy L. Vickery$7,229$1,453-79.9%
Dwain Whit Chamblee$4,839$1,420-70.7%
Ann W. Chastain$9,207$1,395-84.8%
Jerry Gray$5,907$1,390-76.5%
Billy Purdy$12,011$1,366-88.6%
Charles E. Martin$26,505$1,346-94.9%
Cornelia G. Bowen$23,191$1,343-94.2%
Jacqueline A. Crocker$1,694$1,325-21.8%
Brian G. Bolt$11,960$1,317-89%
Glenn Simpson$5,522$1,314-76.2%
Carroll M. Moore$8,472$1,266-85.1%
Cecil R. Gray$6,163$1,261-79.5%
Franklin Wright$4,285$1,242-71%
John Chamblee$6,287$1,240-80.3%
William W. Walker$20,233$1,235-93.9%
Ronald Gilreath$4,884$1,221-75%
Richard Blighton$10,529$1,220-88.4%
Zeke Boggs$8,172$1,209-85.2%
James E. McClain Jr.$8,361$1,179-85.9%
Andy McDonald$2,971$1,165-60.8%
William David Gailey$14,404$1,160-91.9%
George A. Hawkins$1,154$1,153-0.1%
Gary Burns$9,123$1,143-87.5%
L. B. Cromer$4,565$1,126-75.3%
Russell Dodd Wilson$3,454$1,122-67.5%
Ricky Pruitt$7,564$1,102-85.4%
Barnes Family Farm$7,398$1,095-85.2%
Tami Barnes$12,305$1,076-91.3%
Todd Hardin$3,784$1,060-72%
Ronald M. O'Neal$5,720$1,048-81.7%
Marion Burriss$4,505$1,027-77.2%
Robert Douglas Chapman$5,068$1,001-80.2%
David T. Phillips$2,156$1,000-53.6%
Ted Wentzky$4,912$976-80.1%
Fred A. Davis Jr.$6,272$968-84.6%
Marion T. Laustsen$5,862$967-83.5%
Gary W. Smith$954$9550.1%
James Ronald Wilson$5,715$948-83.4%
Larry E. Greer$4,574$925-79.8%
Donnie R. King$5,563$914-83.6%
Thomas A. Medlock$2,112$910-56.9%
Alphesus Watson Rentz JR$3,518$909-74.2%
Wall Street Investments, LLC$4,537$899-80.2%
Rodney S. Lowe$5,323$872-83.6%
Max Jones$6,711$869-87.1%
Daniel R. Burdette$2,937$848-71.1%
Katie Crouch Moore$8,857$846-90.4%
Stuart W. Crawley$6,406$836-86.9%
Michael Kenneth Dunn$2,497$829-66.8%
William Lein$4,301$828-80.7%
Benson E. Shaw$3,025$806-73.4%
Jeffery S. Beck$9,470$796-91.6%
Salenna Duffle$793$7930%
Art Garrison$2,321$791-65.9%
Robert L. Brown$7,480$791-89.4%
John Charles Hays$6,583$775-88.2%
John T. Watt$4,164$767-81.6%
Larry Ashley$3,408$765-77.6%
Brian Creamer$5,575$762-86.3%
Mckelvey Farm, LLC$757$7570%
Terry Earle Keaton$3,745$753-79.9%
Mary Emily Jarrard$7,186$746-89.6%
James A. Glenn$6,305$742-88.2%
James Kelly McMahan$2,794$740-73.5%
Ray A. Creamer$2,537$716-71.8%
Jesse C. Adkins$2,475$709-71.4%
Mark Chamblee$6,299$692-89%
Don H. Gossett$2,882$686-76.2%
Wilton Jefferson Crawford III$679$6790%
A. N. Brown$5,059$670-86.8%
Edward Brock$3,274$666-79.7%
Justin Paul Martin$6,204$666-89.3%
James E. Cook$4,032$650-83.9%
Judy Langley$414$64856.5%
Reginald A. Chapman$1,716$638-62.8%
Kevin William Westbrook$4,765$632-86.7%
James W. Wardlaw$3,089$622-79.9%
Wil Fulbright$4,121$614-85.1%
Ethan S. Arnold$1,320$606-54.1%
Patrick Carnes$3,004$606-79.8%
Daniel W. Bradford$0$605--
Randall Crate Simpson$3,079$604-80.4%
Wayne Wham$0$595--
Timothy R. Brown$2,808$591-79%
William Lane Keasler$3,268$578-82.3%
Derrick Brian Holliday$3,036$571-81.2%
Benjamin B. Campbell$4,246$570-86.6%
George Burriss$4,817$570-88.2%
Stan Epps$5,025$568-88.7%
Mary Frances Nicholson$7,105$567-92%
Fredrick L. Mitchell$1,815$557-69.3%
Wade F. Parnell$3,150$557-82.3%
Jerry C. Glenn$4,325$536-87.6%
Phil Hursey$533$5330%
John Mark Daniel$2,308$529-77.1%
Charles Anderson$2,250$526-76.6%
Frances C. Campbell$0$524--
Odell Aiken Sr.$3,288$510-84.5%
Smith Bouknight$3,646$501-86.3%
Timothy Scott Sanders$3,102$494-84.1%
Lonnie J. Carter Jr.$6,525$484-92.6%
Matthias Wentzky$3,782$481-87.3%
Thomas J. Pruitt$1,180$474-59.8%
Jimmy Brock$13,947$468-96.6%
Jeffrey R. Simpson$2,306$460-80.1%
Kevin G. Simpson$2,475$458-81.5%
James A. Patterson$1,771$454-74.4%
Steven M Parks SR$2,123$453-78.7%
Iris Slaton$932$449-51.8%
W. D. Hill$3,672$442-88%
Luke Garnette Acuff$0$440--
Emmanuel F. Donaldson$4,604$430-90.7%
Mike Thomas$2,046$425-79.2%
James T. Burdette Sr.$1,980$415-79%
Michael E. King$858$408-52.4%
George L. Boiter$1,452$408-71.9%
Ronald Mattison$1,175$407-65.4%
James W. Metz$2,730$405-85.2%
Wade Wiles$5,283$399-92.4%
Courtney Hensley$13,561$398-97.1%
William McClellan$1,562$394-74.8%
Bobby Joe Payton$1,953$391-80%
Edward M. Yokley$1,227$390-68.2%
Eric McCall$1,716$386-77.5%
James D. Cathey$4,377$384-91.2%
Calvin L. Ellison$2,538$363-85.7%
Suppleup Horsemanship & Cattle, LLC$0$356--
Wesley O. Taylor$2,655$344-87%
Clenard Campbell$1,507$328-78.2%
Craig Campbell$2,617$322-87.7%
James Roser$689$315-54.3%
Roger D. Bradford$1,667$304-81.8%
Walter D Cwian$904$300-66.8%
Mike F. Burts$2,637$296-88.8%
William D. Whitfield Jr.$0$294--
Don Lowe$1,070$291-72.8%
Morris B. Warner$1,078$290-73.1%
Marquaze K Mills$0$275--
Robert Davenport$270$2700%
Gregory A. Hollinger$1,408$270-80.8%
Thomas Lee Gilreath$1,941$264-86.4%
Hunter Ward Tucker Hanna$3,850$259-93.3%
Roger H. Ellison$1,171$256-78.1%
Elizabeth R. Alexander$0$249--
Kevin Troy Wood$3,767$245-93.5%
Cecil Holliday$0$243--
Jessica R. Dean$1,411$238-83.1%
William Tanner Rhodes$2,774$235-91.5%
Jewel Ray Rainey$1,111$232-79.1%
Albert Atkin$2,015$228-88.7%
Joel T. Corbett$167$22836.5%
David Alewine$3,760$222-94.1%
John Charles Hays Jr.$214$2140%
Eisenbraun Horse and Cattle, LLC$2,376$210-91.2%
Mary B. Hillhouse$205$2050%
David Sappenfield$640$202-68.4%
Steve E. Harrison$759$198-73.9%
Marshall E. Monts$1,265$196-84.5%
Catherine Hullett$3,571$194-94.6%
Thomas Ray Crawford$671$193-71.2%
Chastan Cordell Hanna$2,893$190-93.4%
Russell Craig$1,176$187-84.1%
Irwin A. Ulm$411$178-56.7%
Amelia Giles$528$167-68.4%
Mary Alice McGaha$342$166-51.5%
Robert Allen Vandiver$1,447$166-88.5%
Randal T. Brown$1,388$163-88.3%
Thomas Alexander Arnold$1,938$146-92.5%
Mildred H. Prothero$270$138-48.9%
Spencer B. Taylor$1,481$138-90.7%
Paula Jan Harvey$418$104-75.1%
Steven H. Murdock$0$88--
Bryan Charlesworth$5,253$76-98.6%
Vicky Lybrand$0$69--
Pearl A. Acuff$2,288$59-97.4%
Alan L. Beusse Sr.$2,100$56-97.3%
Ralph Owen Jr.$143$55-61.5%
Cory O. Cooper$0$48--
Gary L. Snipes$42$32-23.8%
Gary J. Coleman$254,362$31-100%
James Mullens$656$28-95.7%
Glenda M. Dixon$34$13-61.8%
Janet M. Davis$34$13-61.8%
Troy Michael Gilreath$15,863$2-100%
Baillie Associates$2,081$0-100%
BLT Enterprises, Inc.$596$0-100%
Cory O. Cooper$48$0-100%
Daniel C. Ellison$113$0-100%
Donald E. Wright$279$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$2,175$0-100%
Growing Green Family Farms$9,358$0-100%
Jacquane Cannon$1,155$0-100%
James L. Gambrell$462$0-100%
Jean B. Darracott$38,221$0-100%
Jer'nasia Coleman$114,798$0-100%
Kathy Fields$3,024$0-100%
Lucinda R. Venturella$122$0-100%
Miles Clifton Walker$1,856$0-100%
Nancy Masters$1,685$0-100%
Paul Pounders$864$0-100%
Randall Jefferson$605$0-100%
RM4, LLC$1,178$0-100%
Ronald P. Townsend$1,615$0-100%
Southland Farms, LLC$3,265$0-100%
Split Creek Farm, LLC$3,968$0-100%
Steve A. Sease$11,275$0-100%
Todd Hardin$1,927$0-100%
Vance Clinkscales Jr.$8$0-100%
Wayne Wham$595$0-100%
Callaham Orchards$33,773$0-100%
Celia H Edwards GST Exempt Trustee Uta$1,560$0-100%
Evelyn B. Locke$1,040$0-100%
Garrett Gosnell$440$0-100%
James Boiter$219$0-100%
James L. Murphy Jr.$1,502$0-100%
Jason B. Alley$2,006$0-100%
Jodie S. Hanks$1,045$0-100%
Joe W. Gambrell$462$0-100%
L. D. Sutherland$678$0-100%
Pascal M Vambe$440$0-100%
Tanya Marie Crookshanks$3,429$0-100%
Catherine Ann Standridge$1,289$0-100%
Debora M. Shaw$1,424$0-100%
Edna H. Simpson$926$0-100%
Gregory S. Simpson$470$0-100%
James C. Martin$1,524$0-100%
Kelly C. Payton$312$0-100%
Lena Freeman Renwick$9,068$0-100%
Thomas R. Warren$501$0-100%
Charles S. Cox Jr.$1,656$0-100%
Donnie Garrett$1,374$0-100%
Kirsten Robertson$487$0-100%
Margaret J. Harrison$650$0-100%
Ray Bracken Nursery, Inc.$216,911$0-100%
Ray E. Patrick$1,077$0-100%
Suppleup Horsemanship & Cattle LL$3,010$0-100%
Allen Frankie Simpson$770$0-100%
Century Hills, Inc.$98$0-100%
George Bikas$3,398$0-100%
Kitty Waggoner$2,143$0-100%
Tammy L. Lognion$771$0-100%
Vicki R. Lybrand$407$0-100%
James B. Burdette$2,036$0-100%
Mary Dean Smith$936$0-100%
Sovereign Land Farm, LLC$275$0-100%
Tim Agnew$385$0-100%
Al W. Rentz Jr.$2,104$0-100%
Jacqueline Macalpine$167$0-100%
Pauline Barkley$1,147$0-100%
Total subsidies$3,437,826$946,280-72.5%

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