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In 2021, 257 farmers in cities within Loudon County received a total of $1.5 million in 356 farm subsidies, a 77.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.5 million in 771 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 Loudon County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Dairy, Inc. | $1,640,407 | $256,875 | -84.3% |
| Davis Brothers Dairy | $268,856 | $139,911 | -48% |
| Samantha D. Craun | $440,246 | $126,552 | -71.3% |
| William R Barr | $103,600 | $99,732 | -3.7% |
| Tolbert Shane Tilley | $82,760 | $90,718 | 9.6% |
| Edwin D. Summitt | $290,403 | $60,804 | -79.1% |
| MacDonald J. Burkhart | $87,666 | $57,571 | -34.3% |
| David Lynn Richesin | $175,911 | $49,938 | -71.6% |
| Walter Randle Ritchey | $99,191 | $47,621 | -52% |
| Cory Cable | $6,049 | $44,224 | 631.1% |
| Jay W. Rhyne III | $49,502 | $43,904 | -11.3% |
| Stephen L. Giles | $155,496 | $24,212 | -84.4% |
| Christopher D. Hayes | $46,421 | $18,846 | -59.4% |
| James M. Hull | $70,347 | $18,342 | -73.9% |
| John D. James | $36,984 | $17,416 | -52.9% |
| Mr. Jonathon Jay Rhyne | $26,151 | $12,872 | -50.8% |
| Kenneth Preston Bright | $56,835 | $12,697 | -77.7% |
| Roy A. Bailey | $21,042 | $11,667 | -44.6% |
| K and H Enterprises | $27,126 | $11,650 | -57.1% |
| Nadeau Partnership LP | $22,609 | $11,482 | -49.2% |
| Joe Alexander | $9,904 | $10,750 | 8.5% |
| Charles Boston | $39,267 | $9,510 | -75.8% |
| Joshua Lee Gourley | $22,419 | $9,398 | -58.1% |
| Hugh Kleinhenz | $7,155 | $8,563 | 19.7% |
| Modern Dairy, Inc. | $43,841 | $8,550 | -80.5% |
| Four Maples Farm | $18,852 | $7,341 | -61.1% |
| Harold Boston Family Trust | $0 | $7,213 | -- |
| Frank Byrd King | $26,416 | $6,901 | -73.9% |
| Ronald Friesz | $6,104 | $6,005 | -1.6% |
| Thomas A. McCall | $28,230 | $5,865 | -79.2% |
| Millsaps Brothers Partnership | $22,748 | $5,280 | -76.8% |
| Nancy Randle Pevey | $5,451 | $5,198 | -4.6% |
| Scott E. Curtis | $10,474 | $5,104 | -51.3% |
| Scott Fitzgerald | $87,293 | $5,034 | -94.2% |
| Kenneth L. Dotson | $24,606 | $4,937 | -79.9% |
| Paul Huffstutter Etal | $5,777 | $4,588 | -20.6% |
| Paul Gibson | $4,442 | $4,442 | 0% |
| Laura Shokouhi | $13,830 | $4,397 | -68.2% |
| Diane Vinson Pierce | $4,167 | $4,167 | 0% |
| Arthur O. Simmons | $9,898 | $4,016 | -59.4% |
| Janice Kyle | $27,801 | $4,015 | -85.6% |
| Steven B. Snoderly | $13,182 | $3,597 | -72.7% |
| Edward J. Donley | $16,940 | $3,388 | -80% |
| Susan Wellinghoff | $7,094 | $3,294 | -53.6% |
| Robert Luke Dotson | $13,271 | $3,224 | -75.7% |
| Paul E. Faulkner | $11,081 | $2,954 | -73.3% |
| Jamie L. Hixon | $0 | $2,905 | -- |
| Clint Potter | $10,140 | $2,469 | -75.7% |
| Mills Farm | $12,564 | $2,464 | -80.4% |
| Arthur C. Bright | $5,537 | $2,418 | -56.3% |
| Mark Marcus | $1,438 | $2,369 | 64.7% |
| Robert T. Brooks | $9,542 | $2,070 | -78.3% |
| Mike B. Roberson | $7,040 | $2,022 | -71.3% |
| Chris Gatlin | $8,907 | $1,970 | -77.9% |
| Barry E. Galyon | $3,795 | $1,969 | -48.1% |
| Dalton Coada | $8,517 | $1,963 | -77% |
| Tyler Farms on Maple Lane | $8,090 | $1,916 | -76.3% |
| Michael G. Sexton | $9,258 | $1,869 | -79.8% |
| Tolbert D. Tilley | $7,451 | $1,804 | -75.8% |
| Robert D. Fugate | $12,143 | $1,795 | -85.2% |
| John V. Modesto | $3,322 | $1,741 | -47.6% |
| Robert D. Mathews | $4,869 | $1,725 | -64.6% |
| Jeffery Wayne Davis | $0 | $1,691 | -- |
| Hillcrest Dairy Farm | $14,311 | $1,678 | -88.3% |
| Sweetwater Valley Farm, Inc. | $1,050,816 | $1,658 | -99.8% |
| Mike Tarwater | $15,156 | $1,624 | -89.3% |
| Kevin Gentry | $4,059 | $1,622 | -60% |
| Randall Scott Knight | $5,649 | $1,613 | -71.4% |
| William D. Alexander | $9,755 | $1,594 | -83.7% |
| Jerry Melton | $429 | $1,576 | 267.4% |
| Freedom Farms, LLC | $12,228 | $1,560 | -87.2% |
| George Osborne | $9,590 | $1,546 | -83.9% |
| Danny L. Fugate | $10,796 | $1,530 | -85.8% |
| Richard Eugene Lowe | $13,833 | $1,516 | -89% |
| David R. Thompson | $3,642 | $1,494 | -59% |
| Scott R. James | $0 | $1,467 | -- |
| William D. Bacon | $8,140 | $1,457 | -82.1% |
| Larry R. French | $8,039 | $1,433 | -82.2% |
| Darrell Cable | $6,973 | $1,430 | -79.5% |
| Jon Lawson | $2,838 | $1,394 | -50.9% |
| James A. Williams | $3,432 | $1,368 | -60.1% |
| Miller Brothers Farms, Inc. | $5,342 | $1,326 | -75.2% |
| Boyd L. Moats | $6,664 | $1,318 | -80.2% |
| Barbara Tunnacliffe | $4,648 | $1,306 | -71.9% |
| Boyd L. Moats Jr. | $6,656 | $1,300 | -80.5% |
| Margaret W. Watkins | $5,401 | $1,228 | -77.3% |
| Richard Lindamood | $6,233 | $1,199 | -80.8% |
| Owen D. James Jr. | $5,803 | $1,184 | -79.6% |
| Rickey Kirkland | $3,702 | $1,178 | -68.2% |
| Ray T. Rucker | $3,972 | $1,173 | -70.5% |
| Ellard Porter Carroll | $5,181 | $1,126 | -78.3% |
| James H. Rhyne Jr. | $5,542 | $1,125 | -79.7% |
| Albert B. Faulkner | $5,161 | $1,106 | -78.6% |
| Karen C. Hewett | $6,985 | $1,093 | -84.4% |
| Shawn Bryant | $1,362 | $1,078 | -20.9% |
| Dewayne W. Birchfield | $2,442 | $1,060 | -56.6% |
| Joanne Smith | $3,069 | $1,042 | -66% |
| Bobby R. Culvahouse | $3,872 | $1,025 | -73.5% |
| Sherry L. Poe | $4,656 | $1,012 | -78.3% |
| James L. Giffin | $3,696 | $1,007 | -72.8% |
| Norman Lambert | $3,985 | $1,006 | -74.8% |
| Ken A. Gentry | $1,782 | $998 | -44% |
| Ronnie Fell | $4,435 | $984 | -77.8% |
| Jim Eldridge | $8,095 | $982 | -87.9% |
| William W. Henry | $5,071 | $978 | -80.7% |
| Michael Jeffrey Miller | $7,694 | $965 | -87.5% |
| Mccarter Enterprises, Inc. | $1,914 | $962 | -49.7% |
| Trevor S. Poe | $4,365 | $941 | -78.4% |
| Randy Joe Prosise | $7,515 | $936 | -87.5% |
| Patricia Sue Stern | $1,779 | $926 | -47.9% |
| BBH Farms, Inc. | $3,759 | $902 | -76% |
| Ursula J. Foreman | $3,111 | $901 | -71% |
| William D. Cate Jr. | $4,960 | $878 | -82.3% |
| Carson N. Sparks | $4,470 | $868 | -80.6% |
| Billy Joe Stair | $10,027 | $865 | -91.4% |
| Randall C. McIntosh | $3,589 | $850 | -76.3% |
| Alex B. Anderson | $6,110 | $823 | -86.5% |
| Cecil Anthony Todd | $1,947 | $823 | -57.7% |
| Kelly M. Price | $0 | $810 | -- |
| Randy P. Brewster | $3,949 | $800 | -79.7% |
| Elma Beth Snipes | $4,568 | $778 | -83% |
| Gayle W. Paxton | $3,289 | $775 | -76.4% |
| Ivey Farm Partners, LLLP | $4,241 | $765 | -82% |
| Jane M. Williams | $1,494 | $761 | -49.1% |
| Wendell Curtis Yates | $3,471 | $755 | -78.2% |
| Donna K. Gryder | $2,409 | $742 | -69.2% |
| Catherine M. Ivey | $3,981 | $738 | -81.5% |
| Steve D Oody | $8,332 | $736 | -91.2% |
| Linda a Foster - Linda Foster Living Trust Dated March 29, 20 | $917 | $732 | -20.2% |
| Dion Shults | $4,452 | $720 | -83.8% |
| Tim Haun | $2,409 | $692 | -71.3% |
| Damon Hughes | $2,880 | $690 | -76% |
| Brandon Kamps | $9,574 | $689 | -92.8% |
| Carson J. Farmer | $2,762 | $688 | -75.1% |
| Jack Francis | $2,640 | $688 | -73.9% |
| Mark Alan Strickland | $4,470 | $672 | -85% |
| James Riddle | $2,649 | $656 | -75.2% |
| William J. Johnson | $2,884 | $643 | -77.7% |
| Jordan Baldwin | $4,088 | $637 | -84.4% |
| Robert A. Anderson Jr. | $24 | $628 | 2,516.7% |
| Richard Gettys Jr. | $1,353 | $613 | -54.7% |
| Thomas W Ekard | $2,728 | $605 | -77.8% |
| Edward Wayne McCloud | $2,145 | $603 | -71.9% |
| Deborah Beaver | $1,617 | $599 | -63% |
| Agnes H. Surrett | $1,188 | $597 | -49.7% |
| Scotty W. Rutherford | $4,878 | $594 | -87.8% |
| Ronnie Collins | $1,624 | $592 | -63.5% |
| Henry L. Davis | $1,793 | $588 | -67.2% |
| Kyle S. Fellhoelter | $2,420 | $578 | -76.1% |
| Tyler D. McNeilly | $1,793 | $566 | -68.4% |
| Andrew David Richesin | $2,387 | $560 | -76.5% |
| Allen Bettis | $1,327 | $558 | -58% |
| Quince Frank Robinson | $2,581 | $550 | -78.7% |
| Ross Taylor Patrick Jr. | $4,417 | $548 | -87.6% |
| Eddie R. Jenkins | $2,406 | $540 | -77.6% |
| Carolyn Tritt | $1,183 | $532 | -55% |
| Richard N. Bailey | $5,942 | $532 | -91% |
| Joe C. Hall Jr. | $4,117 | $518 | -87.4% |
| John R. Ledbetter | $12,270 | $500 | -95.9% |
| Betty Longworth | $4,018 | $500 | -87.6% |
| Derald D. Wright | $3,983 | $498 | -87.5% |
| Frank Williams | $858 | $488 | -43.1% |
| James Michael Curtis | $2,134 | $487 | -77.2% |
| Alvin L. Baldwin | $3,159 | $485 | -84.6% |
| Ronnie Lynn Scott | $1,760 | $483 | -72.6% |
| William R. Anderson | $3,060 | $475 | -84.5% |
| Steven Odell Lafon | $2,367 | $469 | -80.2% |
| A. van Shaver | $2,123 | $467 | -78% |
| Charles E. Viars | $1,707 | $467 | -72.6% |
| Avery D. Rogers | $1,023 | $463 | -54.7% |
| Jo Ellen Campbell | $2,085 | $460 | -77.9% |
| Wayne Tipton | $2,906 | $457 | -84.3% |
| Ray A. Maynard II | $3,091 | $454 | -85.3% |
| William Parks | $1,872 | $450 | -76% |
| William S. McClurg | $14,142 | $441 | -96.9% |
| Kenny Evans | $2,002 | $439 | -78.1% |
| Franklin J. Stephens | $2,610 | $432 | -83.4% |
| Wayne Humphreys | $2,795 | $429 | -84.7% |
| Mary Jane Stooksbury | $1,606 | $425 | -73.5% |
| Henry F. Purdy Jr. | $1,602 | $425 | -73.5% |
| Ethan Reid Niles | $2,013 | $422 | -79% |
| Linda W. Bryson | $1,628 | $422 | -74.1% |
| Joshua Wayne Clowers | $2,403 | $414 | -82.8% |
| Samuel Thomas Burnette | $1,915 | $413 | -78.4% |
| Joe Dunsmore | $1,617 | $406 | -74.9% |
| Connie S. Ritchey | $2,240 | $405 | -81.9% |
| Wesley S. Long | $1,727 | $402 | -76.7% |
| Mona F. Ritchey | $990 | $401 | -59.5% |
| Grady L. Thompson | $0 | $398 | -- |
| David E. Brashears | $1,881 | $398 | -78.8% |
| Anthony Dale Kollock | $1,129 | $394 | -65.1% |
| Michael L. Haun | $2,023 | $394 | -80.5% |
| Howard Farmer | $1,408 | $391 | -72.2% |
| John J. Goddard | $1,859 | $380 | -79.6% |
| Linda Inness | $1,826 | $380 | -79.2% |
| Michael Watts | $1,056 | $378 | -64.2% |
| Linda Sue Dobrowolski | $1,061 | $373 | -64.8% |
| Chris E. McBride | $1,731 | $372 | -78.5% |
| Kimberly Mcpeek West | $1,586 | $363 | -77.1% |
| Crystal M. Baxter | $726 | $347 | -52.2% |
| Sonya Hosick | $573 | $338 | -41% |
| James E. Hahn | $336 | $336 | 0% |
| James Woods | $1,510 | $335 | -77.8% |
| Kent A. Carter | $3,141 | $335 | -89.3% |
| Sharon M. Miller | $759 | $335 | -55.9% |
| Johnie Ray Shaver | $858 | $326 | -62% |
| Arnold W. Russell | $726 | $324 | -55.4% |
| Ralph Wear | $1,348 | $322 | -76.1% |
| Mark A. Kinkead | $1,067 | $312 | -70.8% |
| Clifford R. Wilson | $1,078 | $312 | -71.1% |
| Lee D. Kerby Jr. | $1,342 | $312 | -76.8% |
| George M. Tipton | $1,353 | $301 | -77.8% |
| Julie Katherine Johnston | $880 | $301 | -65.8% |
| Bart Watson | $1,477 | $294 | -80.1% |
| Josey Harris Miller | $1,797 | $285 | -84.1% |
| Robert E. Smith | $1,689 | $284 | -83.2% |
| Thomas H. Morgan Jr. | $759 | $282 | -62.8% |
| Richard Hall | $554 | $271 | -51.1% |
| Michael Clinton Harman | $605 | $267 | -55.9% |
| Travis W. McConkey | $858 | $266 | -69% |
| Carl Lee Yates | $1,883 | $266 | -85.9% |
| Mike Raines | $2,638 | $249 | -90.6% |
| Billy J. Neeley | $1,552 | $245 | -84.2% |
| Joshua Bickerstaff | $617 | $242 | -60.8% |
| Carl L. McPeek | $495 | $236 | -52.3% |
| Donald Passmore | $429 | $228 | -46.9% |
| R. C. Moore | $985 | $228 | -76.9% |
| Gladys B. McNeilly | $913 | $225 | -75.4% |
| Robert F. Miller Jr. | $216 | $216 | 0% |
| Robert F. Miller Jr. | $216 | $216 | 0% |
| Vickie L. Fugate | $0 | $213 | -- |
| Rick Brewster | $605 | $211 | -65.1% |
| Teresa T. Deloach | $449 | $199 | -55.7% |
| Doris M. Patrick | $1,469 | $194 | -86.8% |
| John D. Fausch | $897 | $192 | -78.6% |
| Linda Presley | $0 | $191 | -- |
| Charles J. White | $495 | $187 | -62.2% |
| Travis Scott | $264 | $186 | -29.5% |
| Sue Fugate | $0 | $183 | -- |
| Mike Brackett | $1,078 | $183 | -83% |
| John B. Autry | $330 | $179 | -45.8% |
| Gary D. Buchanan | $196 | $172 | -12.2% |
| Hilda J. Stiles | $781 | $166 | -78.7% |
| David J. Watson | $704 | $163 | -76.8% |
| Kristopher Lee Bartholomew | $1,692 | $155 | -90.8% |
| Sheila Thomas | $738 | $152 | -79.4% |
| Kenneth H. Purdy | $264 | $142 | -46.2% |
| Wilford Brewington | $605 | $140 | -76.9% |
| Carolyn Ann Wallsmith | $395 | $131 | -66.8% |
| Mike E. McCallie | $1,650 | $120 | -92.7% |
| Robert Silver | $4,065 | $119 | -97.1% |
| Joseph Allen Norwood Jr. | $396 | $115 | -71% |
| MacKey Cowan | $221 | $109 | -50.7% |
| Jeff Viars | $333 | $90 | -73% |
| Shelly D. Cox | $410 | $69 | -83.2% |
| Kyle J. McLean | $369 | $35 | -90.5% |
| Cory J. Vineyard | $142 | $16 | -88.7% |
| Andrew L. Miller | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Angela Wolters | $898 | $0 | -100% |
| Bob H. Fugate | $2,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean G. Phillips | $263 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen Knable | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret A. Ramsey | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Pope's Plant Farm, Inc. | $495,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Field of Daffodils Garden and Nur | $2,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Hatponics, Inc. | $2,966 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackson R. Bowden | $4,080 | $0 | -100% |
| John Wilson Davis | $7,057 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnny Asher II | $3,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly W. McCracken | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry D. Cobb | $674 | $0 | -100% |
| Doug M. Shanks | $2,968 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Shudan | $688 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Harman | $561 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Buxkemper | $324 | $0 | -100% |
| Tammy Julia Bailey | $17,175 | $0 | -100% |
| Tammy Julia Brannon | $7,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas J. Rone | $2,495 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayman Andrew Pritchard | $2,277 | $0 | -100% |
| David R. Stephens | $606 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaan a Hardin | $863 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry F. Weatherly | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Jill a Pranger Rev Trust | $34 | $0 | -100% |
| John T. Williams | $839 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonard E. Presley | $781 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Kirkland | $3,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodger A. Smallen | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilkes Moore Jr. | $7,305 | $0 | -100% |
| Baxter Wilson III | $1,390 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad Franklin | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Keith Parks | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Bright Brothers | $18,757 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane C. Nix | $63 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald T. Layman Jr. | $939 | $0 | -100% |
| Homer A. Millsaps | $547 | $0 | -100% |
| Morgan D. Cox | $141 | $0 | -100% |
| Randal D Parks | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick Brewster | $462 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony A. Walker | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis Parks | $1,154 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,532,241 | $1,462,575 | -77.6% |
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