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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Mercer County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Mercer County received $4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 326 farmers in cities within Mercer County received a total of $1.1 million in 446 farm subsidies, a 77.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.1 million in 966 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 Mercer County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Bruce Wade$485,553$74,896-84.6%
William S. Sims$47,421$70,13747.9%
Baker Dartt, LLC$190,872$55,310-71%
Ferris Farms, GP$235,266$53,246-77.4%
Jordan Ransdell Goodpaster$251,551$44,447-82.3%
Jeffrey Johnston$31,250$39,79027.3%
Jeff Core$44,192$28,670-35.1%
Gabe Ferris Farms, GP$107,246$28,319-73.6%
Ian M. Thomas$44,064$27,426-37.8%
Wade Farms Enterprises, LLC$87,376$25,717-70.6%
Brown Agent, LLC$83,354$25,613-69.3%
Zack Ison$102,726$24,006-76.6%
William Sonny Curtsinger$107,676$23,728-78%
Stephen D. Goodlett$54,463$22,526-58.6%
Thomas S. Riney$94,589$22,267-76.5%
Hunter Patrick Drury$28,689$19,828-30.9%
Grider Brothers Farm$27,053$17,568-35.1%
James Hurley$111,825$16,225-85.5%
Eddie Horn$66,885$15,974-76.1%
Johnny Lakes$101,682$15,575-84.7%
Brooks Peavler$43,824$12,699-71%
David Wayne Goodlett$36,627$12,442-66%
Stephen C. Bailey$54,871$11,054-79.9%
Edwin Riley$300,554$10,761-96.4%
Joshua B. Hazelwood$45,644$9,919-78.3%
John Mink$43,041$9,288-78.4%
Derek L. Baker$38,352$9,005-76.5%
WG Agriculture, LLC$17,210$8,994-47.7%
Charlie Baker$37,080$8,661-76.6%
Patrick Drury$11,652$8,630-25.9%
Brent Hazelwood$24,788$8,517-65.6%
Coy M. Ellis$0$7,978--
Betty L. Milam$7,568$7,340-3%
Neil A. Trevett$7,309$7,3090%
Eric T. Hopewell$10,637$7,062-33.6%
Billy Robinson$18,260$7,046-61.4%
John Staton Nesbitt$48,246$6,659-86.2%
Aaron Keith Burke$189,764$6,098-96.8%
Redmond Farms, LLC$18,544$5,965-67.8%
Mark S. Gash$18,271$5,892-67.8%
Nathaniel Bray$19,976$5,788-71%
Russell Walker$14,417$5,198-63.9%
Jason B. Devine$6,715$5,183-22.8%
John A. Goodlett$24,312$5,155-78.8%
Scott Patton$30,746$4,838-84.3%
Richard L. Dartt$13,981$4,807-65.6%
Mark Stephen Moore$19,107$4,804-74.9%
Betty Goodlett$11,798$4,668-60.4%
Nicholas D. Humphrey$48,495$4,236-91.3%
Starnes Brothers Farm$22,074$4,208-80.9%
Fountain Bleu, Inc.$0$4,204--
Goodpaster Farms, LLC$31,100$3,998-87.1%
Art Baker$12,898$3,889-69.8%
Barry Hopewell$48,641$3,869-92%
James Allen Dean$21,334$3,747-82.4%
Rasheed M Seraji$13,805$3,674-73.4%
Thomas Lee Carmickle$5,466$3,427-37.3%
David Chumley$4,278$3,304-22.8%
John Zack Gross$35,539$3,296-90.7%
Kevin Wethington$21,689$3,295-84.8%
Earl Briscoe$12,056$3,176-73.7%
Tony Warner$35,529$3,097-91.3%
Stanley Patton$18,420$3,082-83.3%
John W Landrum Estate$61,626$2,978-95.2%
Elias D. Thompson$36,344$2,900-92%
David Craig$11,680$2,899-75.2%
Fred Patrick Lewis$18,862$2,868-84.8%
Marcia Lynn Weiser$2,854$2,8540%
Reiss Braden Baxter$13,739$2,789-79.7%
Thomas A. Tribble$5,171$2,774-46.4%
John D. Trisler$11,121$2,753-75.2%
Gary Durr$12,040$2,732-77.3%
Ronnie Sexton$16,799$2,648-84.2%
Stephen F. Shelburne$11,132$2,534-77.2%
William Stephen Gilvin$10,618$2,503-76.4%
HC Sims Farms KY, LLC$8,659$2,486-71.3%
Larry G. Baxter$0$2,486--
Jimmy Howard$9,064$2,475-72.7%
Clinton Peavler$10,340$2,452-76.3%
Howard Waggener II$9,627$2,427-74.8%
Lisa Rene Darnall$11,354$2,422-78.7%
Scott Patton$15,373$2,419-84.3%
Virgil Monroe$2,471$2,410-2.5%
Charles Nick Goodlett$11,006$2,396-78.2%
David A. Walker$22,140$2,326-89.5%
Clay Walker$4,581$2,261-50.6%
Cary King$11,210$2,234-80.1%
Jeremy Todd Sims$9,128$2,162-76.3%
Mr. James Ellis Dehart$9,819$2,107-78.5%
Lynn Readnower$7,349$2,074-71.8%
Joe Myers$12,979$2,058-84.1%
Terrill Simpson$9,674$1,936-80%
Michael R. Jones$7,655$1,924-74.9%
Elda Ruth Jackson$8,236$1,916-76.7%
Lawrence C. Purvis Jr.$7,117$1,896-73.4%
Patrick Brock$7,744$1,830-76.4%
Brian Stewart$11,548$1,828-84.2%
Wm G. Shewmaker$12,159$1,791-85.3%
Zachary P. Lewis$23,850$1,764-92.6%
Doyle Keith Johnson$7,518$1,752-76.7%
Bobby Kendrick$10,908$1,721-84.2%
Coy Stratton$10,404$1,673-83.9%
Patricia Scot Darnell$0$1,650--
Mason Mackenzie Moss$5,434$1,606-70.4%
Tyler S. Williamson$6,182$1,594-74.2%
David Wheeler$6,875$1,561-77.3%
Addie Cocanougher$7,294$1,543-78.8%
Ricky Peyton$0$1,540--
John T. Sims$17,150$1,490-91.3%
Michael Scott Jenkins$5,892$1,487-74.8%
Earl Lee Chilton$1,122$1,48232.1%
Jana P. Stratton$7,104$1,479-79.2%
Bill G. Shewmaker$8,342$1,466-82.4%
A T Dean JR PTR, ET AL$11,216$1,446-87.1%
Gary Mitchell Lake$4,183$1,405-66.4%
Dale Heise$10,454$1,388-86.7%
John Lee Robinson$3,322$1,380-58.5%
Dale T. Cinnamon$5,727$1,363-76.2%
3 W Farm$10,715$1,330-87.6%
Johnny S. Dennis$7,132$1,328-81.4%
Brian Craig$8,003$1,314-83.6%
Adam Chunglo$3,256$1,310-59.8%
Matthew Tyler$13,680$1,299-90.5%
Kenny Dean$4,961$1,296-73.9%
Norman McRay$5,874$1,285-78.1%
Ray H. Reichenbach$5,396$1,283-76.2%
Mike McRay$6,009$1,274-78.8%
Brandon Humphrey$12,383$1,251-89.9%
James R. Hughes$7,331$1,230-83.2%
Earl Hungate Jr.$6,465$1,227-81%
James K. Roney$5,178$1,226-76.3%
Trevor Blevins$5,929$1,225-79.3%
Justin Dean Jenkins$24,874$1,218-95.1%
John McDaniel$2,611$1,206-53.8%
Stephen Brogle$5,797$1,183-79.6%
Dwayne Hahn$4,048$1,173-71%
Aaron Wayne Moore$8,111$1,172-85.6%
Judy D. Jackson$4,660$1,170-74.9%
Ann H. Covell$3,472$1,154-66.8%
Terry Turner$5,104$1,153-77.4%
Logan Lynn$3,806$1,148-69.8%
Earl Kent Nichols$10,619$1,141-89.3%
Joseph Weber$15,244$1,137-92.5%
James H. Ashford$2,978$1,078-63.8%
Randy Sims$4,631$1,046-77.4%
John Thomas Sims$6,018$1,039-82.7%
Michael M. Harmon Jr.$3,476$1,029-70.4%
Joshua T. Sexton$4,763$1,028-78.4%
Kenneth R. Ball$660$1,02455.2%
Ralph K. Montgomery$4,542$1,022-77.5%
Brent Logue$8,170$1,016-87.6%
Robert G. Fanning$5,685$1,003-82.4%
Winston Preston$1,232$1,000-18.8%
Jason Keith Currens$4,589$951-79.3%
Michael F. Turner$5,294$949-82.1%
Owen Colvin$30,450$927-97%
Doris M. Hamilton$2,574$915-64.5%
Alan L. Wilson$7,295$900-87.7%
Paul M Burberry$5,817$886-84.8%
Randy Orwig$3,938$882-77.6%
Sara Mobley$4,737$867-81.7%
Ruth Elliott$3,776$864-77.1%
Terry Yates$2,852$862-69.8%
Kenneth Wade$2,596$856-67%
Richard Buckner$5,930$852-85.6%
Dennis Thompson$5,183$842-83.8%
Matthew L. Kendrick$3,432$840-75.5%
Ronald D. Cocanougher$7,751$838-89.2%
James E. Reed$0$825--
Dale Halcomb$2,860$822-71.3%
Ronald E. Curd$3,025$812-73.2%
Donald Webb$16,554$809-95.1%
Theresa Caudill$7,176$807-88.8%
John Honchel II$2,365$798-66.3%
Robert B. Clark$3,256$784-75.9%
Donnie Hamilton$2,805$781-72.2%
John C. Bailey$3,487$770-77.9%
Roger Tuggle$5,940$765-87.1%
Len Goodpaster$639$74516.6%
Casey Watts$3,311$744-77.5%
Brian W. Flach$1,859$742-60.1%
Jeffrey S. Walker$6,920$736-89.4%
Kenneth R. Helton Sr.$1,551$735-52.6%
Erica A. Cook$2,387$732-69.3%
Brent Britton$1,617$722-55.3%
Allison Family Farming Operation$3,227$707-78.1%
Cliffton Douglas Sanders$4,822$706-85.4%
Stephen Lester$3,207$704-78%
Logan Steele$2,856$702-75.4%
Kevin Lewis$3,322$696-79%
Tommy Peavler$3,960$691-82.6%
Eric Bradley Pollack$0$685--
Michael B. Turner$3,531$676-80.9%
Ricky D. Copley$2,104$665-68.4%
James S. Terhune$3,530$656-81.4%
Cary Keebortz$2,046$613-70%
Kenneth Robinson$2,541$612-75.9%
Tony Best$5,587$609-89.1%
Stephen Burberry$2,684$606-77.4%
Benjamin L. Stratton$2,211$596-73%
Bobby M. Blacketer$3,210$594-81.5%
Thomas Reynolds$2,794$594-78.7%
Chad William Chisholm$3,342$585-82.5%
Earl McRay$2,310$583-74.8%
Elzie W. Hopper Jr.$1,452$574-60.5%
Joe Russell$3,113$568-81.8%
Jeremy Renner$2,585$561-78.3%
Pete Dennen$2,377$552-76.8%
Michael Click$3,042$547-82%
Marvin Cocanougher$1,221$541-55.7%
Ernest Prather$2,574$539-79.1%
Ricky Bruce Stratton$2,684$537-80%
Jesse Kendrick$3,624$536-85.2%
Jason Craig$2,244$535-76.2%
Jeffery T. Palmer$7,794$532-93.2%
Tony Young$2,699$519-80.8%
Elizabeth Keller$5,027$513-89.8%
Mark D. Wade$3,412$512-85%
Lemayne Ellis$1,760$510-71%
Gary Buntain$2,540$508-80%
Mike Humphrey$3,284$502-84.7%
Terry Steele$1,914$490-74.4%
David Wade$2,388$487-79.6%
William Dewayne Hardin$2,321$484-79.1%
Dale S. Sexton$3,876$476-87.7%
Bobby Lewis$2,387$474-80.1%
Gene Votaw$2,212$470-78.8%
Robert C. Stopher II$1,771$470-73.5%
Anthony Godbey$2,221$467-79%
Andrew S. Shewmaker$1,749$461-73.6%
John Elliott$2,321$454-80.4%
Pat Grant$2,123$447-78.9%
Charles S. Pinkston$2,299$442-80.8%
Anna R Howard-Watts$484$437-9.7%
Joseph Wayne Wohner$2,218$436-80.3%
Cindy Gilkison$1,826$435-76.2%
William C. Edwards Jr.$0$431--
George Lee Allen Jr.$1,496$425-71.6%
Donald Corn$1,562$424-72.9%
August G. Faeth$1,694$409-75.9%
Bradley H. Darland$2,708$408-84.9%
Daniel S. Craig$1,815$403-77.8%
Farris W. Noland$1,624$400-75.4%
Ricky Henderson$1,529$389-74.6%
Jeffrey J. Young$2,650$386-85.4%
Michael Scull$2,816$378-86.6%
Tammy L. Goodpaster$372$3720%
Layne A. Hahn$4,664$371-92%
Larry R. Thom$1,621$370-77.2%
Robert C. Cloyd Jr.$1,276$370-71%
William Ziats$1,990$370-81.4%
Robert Christerson$2,171$363-83.3%
Brett Flach$1,649$362-78%
Chad Messersmith$1,467$360-75.5%
Dylan Logue$2,670$353-86.8%
J. W. Logue$2,024$352-82.6%
David P. Cinnamon$2,692$349-87%
Jeff S. Sims$1,683$346-79.4%
Lisa Gibson$1,328$332-75%
James H. Dean$9,681$329-96.6%
Kermit Logue$693$328-52.7%
Ronald C Mcmaine$327$3270%
Shelley Shackelford$3,604$326-91%
Bobby Joe Blacketer$1,430$325-77.3%
John Blacketer$1,485$325-78.1%
Jeffrey W. Noland$996$322-67.7%
Ronnie Best$1,661$322-80.6%
Charles R. Isham$1,652$314-81%
Michaela Howard$2,531$312-87.7%
Brittany Davis$4,807$308-93.6%
Robert L. Isham$1,480$307-79.3%
Bowman Peavler$1,056$306-71%
Greg Anderson$2,420$304-87.4%
James Earl Dunn$2,073$304-85.3%
Bonnie Patton$1,177$293-75.1%
Robin Beams$1,408$290-79.4%
Makala Hopewell$1,719$278-83.8%
Kenneth R. Craig Jr.$1,590$277-82.6%
Nicholas K. Porter$1,331$277-79.2%
David Thomas Lynn$9,962$256-97.4%
John Wayne Peavler$880$255-71%
Melany Lewis$2,032$255-87.5%
Hunter Hawkins$1,354$252-81.4%
Rhonda Mobley$1,342$246-81.7%
Colby J. Myers$814$245-69.9%
James E. Dunn$517$244-52.8%
Cheryl D. Witt$563$240-57.4%
Dakota Goodlett$2,937$238-91.9%
Michael A. Carroll$1,910$238-87.5%
Roger D. Vanover$957$236-75.3%
Troy Peavler$2,196$232-89.4%
Dan Stoltzfus$3,694$202-94.5%
Glenn B. Devine$5,575$200-96.4%
Landon Clark$1,364$197-85.6%
Ernie Hopkins$8,057$190-97.6%
Fatima Jackson$0$188--
James M. Fyffe$1,158$187-83.9%
Eddie Jenkins$4,213$182-95.7%
Stanley Long$0$180--
Vicky Moore$0$173--
Kevin Douglas Edwards$1,859$161-91.3%
Kevin Ray Hill$792$155-80.4%
Bridgette M. Logue$506$142-71.9%
Robert A. Bowles$494$136-72.5%
Linda C. Wilson$264$128-51.5%
Roxann Leo$1,496$119-92%
Roy Lee Pulliam Jr.$517$114-77.9%
Carroll Semones$0$110--
Tyler Sawyer$994$107-89.2%
Eric Peavler$330$103-68.8%
Joshua Tribble$758$100-86.8%
Jeffrey C. Turner$198$98-50.5%
Robert A. Lyons$1,144$91-92%
Delmar Owens$491$90-81.7%
Gary Lee-Thomas Moss$911$86-90.6%
Collins Sevier$862$75-91.3%
Jackson Douglas Qualls$132$69-47.7%
Britt Burke$156$45-71.2%
Chad Armstrong$440$35-92%
Melody Bird$0$21--
Jeff Currens$556$14-97.5%
Judith Dunne$81$10-87.7%
Jeffery Wayne Harrod$0$5--
Gary Hilt$166$2-98.8%
Nancy L. Rowe$0$1--
Jenna Nichole Sims$65$1-98.5%
Edsel L. Stanley Jr.$718$0-100%
Amanda Noelle Cocanougher$825$0-100%
Angie Wethington$126$0-100%
Anita Ransdell$118$0-100%
Austin Gibson$308$0-100%
B & C Farms % Beverly Stratton Etal PTR$196$0-100%
Tom B. Nichols$1,540$0-100%
Baker Farms, Inc.$208$0-100%
Bennie Gilbert$374$0-100%
Carlos Lane$124$0-100%
Carol Conover$1,324$0-100%
Cecelia Cole$403$0-100%
Debbie L. Walker$73$0-100%
Donna F. Slack$698$0-100%
Douglas Bottom$1,980$0-100%
Eric Brandon Lane$550$0-100%
Eric Jordan Robb$442$0-100%
Fenandro Lamont Linton$1,258$0-100%
G & G Dairy, LLC$1,906$0-100%
Garnett Davis Payton$7,603$0-100%
Gertrude Milton$1,512$0-100%
Greg Sutton$3,507$0-100%
Hanley McMullin$654$0-100%
Harry Strickland$614$0-100%
James M. McGlone$183$0-100%
Jeremy Bugg$1,775$0-100%
Jerry Lee Simpson$263$0-100%
Joel Odell$1,282$0-100%
John W. Landrum$395$0-100%
Kelly Bugg$2,695$0-100%
Linda G. Jenkins$1,385$0-100%
Lucas Guinn$871$0-100%
Margaret Darlene Coulter$330$0-100%
Mark McPherson$200$0-100%
Martina Devine$827$0-100%
Maureen McRay$72$0-100%
Michael L. Huffman$275$0-100%
Michele Lakes$99$0-100%
Monte Kelly$165$0-100%
MRS Walton Best$19$0-100%
Pam Stratton$96$0-100%
Patrick McMullin$715$0-100%
Paul J. Wright$4,563$0-100%
Ramona Moore$56$0-100%
Ray Inman$1,033$0-100%
Robby Goodman$1,210$0-100%
Robert Brown$145$0-100%
Roy Bugg$550$0-100%
Sandra Roye$1,456$0-100%
Sherri B. McRay$1,815$0-100%
Terry Montgomery$990$0-100%
Thomas Lopresto$121$0-100%
Tom D. Curtsinger$1,485$0-100%
Trudy J. Montgomery$42$0-100%
V C Waters JR$189$0-100%
Walter Rowe$234$0-100%
William M. Dedman$100$0-100%
Zachary S. Mink$11,715$0-100%
Aaron Buckner$3,866$0-100%
Angie Patton$42$0-100%
Charles H. Hazelwood$409$0-100%
Charles Lee Stephens III$4,930$0-100%
Charmane Gash$63$0-100%
Dora Shewmaker$54$0-100%
Joseph W. Kelly$275$0-100%
Judy Agee$501$0-100%
Linda J Mcmaine$11$0-100%
Lisa M. Cloyd$880$0-100%
Lynn Foley$3,132$0-100%
Michael Bossert$64$0-100%
Michael Gibson$1,100$0-100%
Patricia Elliott$104$0-100%
Paul Howell$111$0-100%
Rhonda Tribble$2,087$0-100%
Richard McCrosky$1,155$0-100%
Russell G. Harrod$341$0-100%
Sondra Benham Goodlett$1,045$0-100%
William F. Gash$483$0-100%
Total subsidies$5,102,576$1,149,093-77.5%

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