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In 2021, 156 farmers in cities within Madison County received a total of $282,111 in 164 farm subsidies, a 58.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $685,166 in 400 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 Madison County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton & Shelton Logging, LLC | $0 | $38,376 | -- |
| Fowler Logging | $0 | $29,680 | -- |
| Donnie L. Wallin | $0 | $23,084 | -- |
| Jerry Lee Shelton | $0 | $21,327 | -- |
| Dennis Lee Metcalf | $0 | $14,840 | -- |
| Billy C. Anders | $43,200 | $10,705 | -75.2% |
| Robert A. Shelton | $0 | $8,333 | -- |
| William C. Briggs III | $32,104 | $7,856 | -75.5% |
| Greenshine Farms, LLC | $0 | $6,799 | -- |
| James Michael Cody | $19,227 | $5,744 | -70.1% |
| Eddie Shelton | $20,409 | $4,973 | -75.6% |
| David Allen Parker | $26,544 | $4,813 | -81.9% |
| Carolyn T. Young | $5,376 | $4,792 | -10.9% |
| Paul B. Shelton | $11,132 | $3,346 | -69.9% |
| Louie R. Zimmerman | $14,112 | $2,777 | -80.3% |
| Randy D. Allison | $13,910 | $2,484 | -82.1% |
| Zenina Farms, Inc. | $14,386 | $2,254 | -84.3% |
| Ray A. Fisher | $7,665 | $2,122 | -72.3% |
| Glen Ray Tweed | $9,714 | $2,053 | -78.9% |
| Truman Junior Payne | $7,876 | $1,989 | -74.7% |
| Edward Roberts | $7,018 | $1,915 | -72.7% |
| Terrence H. Baker | $6,468 | $1,656 | -74.4% |
| Lane R. Price | $5,250 | $1,625 | -69% |
| Larry W. Ferguson | $5,511 | $1,587 | -71.2% |
| James B. Burnette | $6,803 | $1,570 | -76.9% |
| Stevie D. Roberts | $5,918 | $1,570 | -73.5% |
| Kevin W. Peterson | $5,189 | $1,449 | -72.1% |
| James W. Crowe | $2,739 | $1,432 | -47.7% |
| Troy Self Jr. | $1,965 | $1,397 | -28.9% |
| Raleigh J. Fish | $5,203 | $1,364 | -73.8% |
| Hall Bruce | $5,841 | $1,328 | -77.3% |
| Ray S. Graham | $4,995 | $1,276 | -74.5% |
| Ricky J. Reeves | $4,642 | $1,276 | -72.5% |
| Jimmy R. Huffman | $7,205 | $1,261 | -82.5% |
| Billy Buckner | $7,037 | $1,218 | -82.7% |
| David A. Freeman | $6,935 | $1,208 | -82.6% |
| Lathern Franklin | $3,960 | $1,208 | -69.5% |
| Shannon Evans | $4,633 | $1,190 | -74.3% |
| Gary Wills | $5,506 | $1,156 | -79% |
| Clarence Gunter | $4,213 | $1,138 | -73% |
| Michael A. Payne | $4,048 | $1,052 | -74% |
| Kevin C. Edgerton | $3,520 | $1,035 | -70.6% |
| Mr. Kenneth Alan Payne | $0 | $1,035 | -- |
| Wade Allison | $3,344 | $1,000 | -70.1% |
| David Duckett | $3,113 | $966 | -69% |
| Carolyn G. Bradley | $4,432 | $949 | -78.6% |
| James Elbert Jenkins | $3,982 | $949 | -76.2% |
| Warner Dean Bishop | $3,300 | $949 | -71.2% |
| Rodney J. Lisenbee | $4,028 | $932 | -76.9% |
| Weldon Robinson | $2,849 | $914 | -67.9% |
| James A. Ramsey | $3,200 | $890 | -72.2% |
| James A. Holt | $3,058 | $880 | -71.2% |
| Jerry Griffin | $1,683 | $880 | -47.7% |
| Casey R. Robinson | $2,750 | $862 | -68.7% |
| Rex Bradburn | $4,402 | $862 | -80.4% |
| Gaylyn Brown Justice | $2,805 | $845 | -69.9% |
| Harold L. Hunter | $2,717 | $759 | -72.1% |
| Michael E. Franklin | $3,219 | $759 | -76.4% |
| Linda Ammons | $5,470 | $742 | -86.4% |
| MRS Angela Harwood Garcia | $1,650 | $740 | -55.2% |
| James Emmit Burnette | $2,376 | $724 | -69.5% |
| Chris H. Ammons | $1,682 | $724 | -57% |
| Doug Cassada | $1,936 | $724 | -62.6% |
| Richard C. Bryson | $3,145 | $724 | -77% |
| Roger D. Kent Jr. | $2,643 | $724 | -72.6% |
| Edward L. Payne | $2,343 | $707 | -69.8% |
| Byron Keith Rice | $3,608 | $707 | -80.4% |
| Rocky Lewis | $2,772 | $702 | -74.7% |
| Avery Cole Moore | $1,485 | $690 | -53.5% |
| Jamie L. List | $2,222 | $673 | -69.7% |
| Thomas Emmett Hamlin Jr. | $1,900 | $652 | -65.7% |
| Judy J. Cody | $2,486 | $638 | -74.3% |
| Alvin C. Buckner Jr. | $2,431 | $638 | -73.8% |
| Evelyn Shook | $4,259 | $638 | -85% |
| Steven C. Davis | $2,233 | $621 | -72.2% |
| Dianne Shook | $4,662 | $620 | -86.7% |
| Sharon Dockery Marler | $2,892 | $586 | -79.7% |
| McArthur Davis | $2,238 | $569 | -74.6% |
| Carroll T. Askew | $2,698 | $562 | -79.2% |
| Kelsey H. Green | $1,721 | $554 | -67.8% |
| Daniel B. Rich | $0 | $552 | -- |
| Stephen Clark | $1,965 | $552 | -71.9% |
| Ray W. Cantrell | $1,826 | $552 | -69.8% |
| Brady Askew | $3,998 | $537 | -86.6% |
| Jeffrey R. Ammons | $1,848 | $535 | -71% |
| Austin Payne | $2,678 | $535 | -80% |
| Robert Allen Jr. | $1,848 | $535 | -71% |
| Roy Norton | $2,453 | $535 | -78.2% |
| Thomas G. Payne | $2,398 | $535 | -77.7% |
| Van Steven Franklin | $1,263 | $500 | -60.4% |
| William C. Boone | $2,046 | $500 | -75.6% |
| Richard J. Ball Jr. | $1,672 | $500 | -70.1% |
| Christopher P. Sawyer | $1,998 | $483 | -75.8% |
| Sapling Mountain Farm, LLC | $1,859 | $483 | -74% |
| Randall D. Metcalf | $2,032 | $466 | -77.1% |
| Danny Glen Roberts | $2,145 | $466 | -78.3% |
| Regina A. Kent | $1,683 | $448 | -73.4% |
| Monty Payne | $1,243 | $448 | -64% |
| Dale A. Fluty | $2,015 | $431 | -78.6% |
| Jeremy P. Fox | $1,320 | $431 | -67.3% |
| Evin Payne | $1,485 | $431 | -71% |
| Kerri D. Parker | $1,782 | $414 | -76.8% |
| Ricky L. Buckner | $1,648 | $414 | -74.9% |
| Ray J. Anders | $1,749 | $397 | -77.3% |
| Harlon Gerald Maxwell | $1,419 | $397 | -72% |
| Joe Merrill | $1,529 | $397 | -74% |
| Kenneth Shelton | $1,496 | $380 | -74.6% |
| Bronson E. Rice | $1,661 | $380 | -77.1% |
| Robert R. Buckner | $1,111 | $380 | -65.8% |
| Danielle Swaney | $1,345 | $362 | -73.1% |
| Nicholas D. Decker | $1,353 | $362 | -73.2% |
| Bradford N. Payne | $1,887 | $362 | -80.8% |
| Warren Ray | $1,188 | $362 | -69.5% |
| Coy W. Griffin | $1,133 | $362 | -68% |
| Robert F. Shelton | $1,332 | $362 | -72.8% |
| Jerry Dale Hunter | $2,009 | $345 | -82.8% |
| Richard Carl Huggins | $990 | $345 | -65.2% |
| Blake Ray Jr. | $1,551 | $341 | -78% |
| Christopher L. Williams | $1,919 | $340 | -82.3% |
| James Hogue | $1,610 | $328 | -79.6% |
| Jodi Marlor | $1,003 | $328 | -67.3% |
| Kirby Boone | $1,232 | $328 | -73.4% |
| Luke M. Edwards | $1,342 | $328 | -75.6% |
| Roy Lee Meadows | $2,281 | $294 | -87.1% |
| Cathy Arrowood | $1,001 | $293 | -70.7% |
| Shirley R. Hamlin | $946 | $293 | -69% |
| Helen R. Hunter | $858 | $276 | -67.8% |
| Billy Lisenbee | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Buster Norton | $2,445 | $270 | -89% |
| Clarence F. Hunter | $1,122 | $266 | -76.3% |
| Jeffrey Gus Ballard | $1,150 | $259 | -77.5% |
| Michael G. Robinson | $770 | $259 | -66.4% |
| James Michael Fisher | $2,356 | $259 | -89% |
| Jeremy R. Buckner | $1,100 | $259 | -76.5% |
| Rachael Z. Ray | $1,286 | $259 | -79.9% |
| Lanny L. Chandler | $1,334 | $242 | -81.9% |
| Faye M. Reece | $847 | $242 | -71.4% |
| Timothy Lane Merrill | $462 | $242 | -47.6% |
| Roy Ledford Jr. | $715 | $226 | -68.4% |
| Cheri G. Murray | $920 | $207 | -77.5% |
| Ricky Dewayne Roberts | $671 | $207 | -69.2% |
| Noah C. Marler | $803 | $190 | -76.3% |
| William L. Griffin | $748 | $190 | -74.6% |
| Chance Colby Hunter | $627 | $155 | -75.3% |
| Michael Debruhl | $682 | $155 | -77.3% |
| Roger K. Payne | $778 | $155 | -80.1% |
| Stephen W. Staude | $484 | $138 | -71.5% |
| Roy Arrington | $989 | $138 | -86% |
| Judith E. Baldwin | $231 | $121 | -47.6% |
| Gary Michael Pounders | $833 | $91 | -89.1% |
| Robert J. Pritchard | $440 | $86 | -80.5% |
| Grover D. McKinney | $275 | $86 | -68.7% |
| Stacy Delano Payne | $381 | $86 | -77.4% |
| James Ray Marler | $99 | $52 | -47.5% |
| Stanley D. Boone | $752 | $13 | -98.3% |
| Joe M. Robinson | $1,167 | $10 | -99.1% |
| Danni Brooks Speight | $9,514 | $0 | -100% |
| Von Plemmons | $7,103 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry P. Cooper | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny B. Rich | $3,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Dewain M Mackey | $1,614 | $0 | -100% |
| FHE Henderson | $2,036 | $0 | -100% |
| Ivan Elwood Taffer | $133 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy J. Young | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott M. Pearson | $907 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Rice | $1,345 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl Rice | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles B. Fountain | $17,441 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Ross Young | $127 | $0 | -100% |
| Dee Heinmuller | $188 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Raye Jones | $44,395 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin A. Crowe | $2,416 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Wilds | $1,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Bullman | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Grassroots Farm & Dairy, LLC | $2,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie Ball | $131 | $0 | -100% |
| James Preston Riddle | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Shelton | $497 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessie P. Norton | $1,428 | $0 | -100% |
| John Dale Coates | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan K. Payne | $5,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelsey H Green | $488 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Raper | $1,216 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Cody | $1,544 | $0 | -100% |
| Maurice McAlister | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Natalie Jane Boone | $85 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan S. Graham | $948 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Dale Guillot | $15 | $0 | -100% |
| Preston R. Jones | $2,813 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard F. Payne | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert a Eidus | $1,468 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Beddingfield Jr. | $1,268 | $0 | -100% |
| Roberta D. Ferguson | $13,384 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie Buckner | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephanie Vinat | $1,133 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry D. Cantrell | $78 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry William King | $1,141 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy James Payne | $1,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Wildbud Natives, LLC | $965 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $685,166 | $282,111 | -58.8% |
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