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

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Farms throughout cities in Hopkins County received $2.2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 393 farmers in cities within Hopkins County received a total of $2.5 million in 546 farm subsidies, a 46.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.7 million in 1,170 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 Hopkins County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Sebree Poultry Farms, LLC$0$205,144--
Hillside Poultry Farms, LLC$0$197,100--
Circle H Poultry Farms, LLC$0$155,732--
David L. Brumfield$14,298$90,088530.1%
Lloyd Farms, LLC$0$71,898--
Backwoods Broilers, Inc.$0$67,536--
Mallory Farm, LLC$0$59,981--
Dwaynne Russell Lloyd$0$59,804--
Pond River Farms, Inc.$203,659$57,144-71.9%
Kenneth McClain$45,170$56,83425.8%
Danny H. Basham Jr.$132,015$45,695-65.4%
Kali Basham$132,014$45,694-65.4%
George Sterett Miles$162,607$43,273-73.4%
Brian E. Hornback$95,337$42,637-55.3%
John B. Lloyd$18,970$39,336107.4%
Terry Lee$0$38,651--
Allen Legrand$150,622$38,627-74.4%
Joseph S Austin$0$36,890--
Tooth Acres, LLC$49,665$36,517-26.5%
Quentin Lomache$111,608$36,029-67.7%
Joshua B. Kirkland$100,887$35,738-64.6%
Ricky Roberts$135,842$33,889-75.1%
Pleasant Hill Farms, LLC$0$33,340--
Brian Lynn$74,341$25,640-65.5%
Danny Jenkins$0$25,474--
Eng-Land Farms of Madisonville, LLC$52,827$25,435-51.9%
Robert Dale Marx$88,790$24,444-72.5%
Mickeyd, Inc.$116,415$24,014-79.4%
Mason Donaldson$56,750$21,457-62.2%
Todd M. Long$19,333$19,3330%
Wm E. Brinkley$12,742$19,15750.3%
Roberts Farms, LLC$61,666$18,239-70.4%
David Wynn Hunter$46,963$17,486-62.8%
Lisa Ausenbaugh$0$16,597--
Robert E. McElvain$16,348$16,110-1.5%
Adrian Keith Peterson$16,367$15,976-2.4%
Wade Wilson$37,620$14,838-60.6%
Kenneth Roberts$14,537$14,5370%
Ronnie Fireline$54,855$14,435-73.7%
MJR Farms, LLC$14,345$14,3450%
Townsend Farms, Inc.$48,766$14,344-70.6%
Bradley Myers$13,156$13,2320.6%
James T. Myers$13,156$13,2320.6%
Nancy Peyton$12,978$12,410-4.4%
W & B Farms, LLC$30,391$12,297-59.5%
Cary Baldwin$35,559$11,823-66.8%
W. C. Wilson$10,982$10,9820%
Rodney D. Miller$6,564$10,93566.6%
Rudy Thomas$10,856$10,729-1.2%
Glenn W. Slate$29,549$10,589-64.2%
Jason Allen Fox$14,299$10,167-28.9%
Cabin Branch Farms, LLC$10,474$9,796-6.5%
Ernest W. Davis$8,504$9,70914.2%
Oak Lawn Farms, Inc.$34,103$9,609-71.8%
John Clark$9,812$9,476-3.4%
Grayling Crowley$44,604$9,408-78.9%
Todd Clements Farms$27,942$9,360-66.5%
Teddy Berry$8,559$9,2698.3%
Ronda G. Gamblin$8,206$8,2060%
Sarah Melton$22,221$8,109-63.5%
Beck Farms, LLC$18,196$8,081-55.6%
Steve Tapp$7,267$8,07211.1%
Duncan Farms, LLC$0$7,710--
Hughes Farms$16,750$7,451-55.5%
Billy F. Thomas$9,573$7,274-24%
Earl C. Kipling$22,123$7,254-67.2%
Deer Creek Farms, LLC$53,478$7,225-86.5%
Nelda Blankenship$7,162$7,1620%
Linda Rudd Martin$7,497$7,041-6.1%
Joe D. Luck$21,682$6,836-68.5%
Garnett Traylor$5,979$6,63911%
Loretta Crowe$5,628$6,50515.6%
Delores Cline Girdley$6,489$6,4890%
Vicki D. Thomison$6,418$6,4180%
Matthew Bruce$11,777$6,373-45.9%
Ridgecrest Farms, LLC$25,268$6,362-74.8%
Dickerson Farms, LLC$7,264$6,112-15.9%
Jeffrey L. Jones$17,645$5,604-68.2%
Mason Farms$1,528$5,515260.9%
William D. Harris$5,345$5,3450%
Randall J. Bennett$5,770$5,174-10.3%
Barry Duff$2,317$4,988115.3%
Eva Gatlin$3,849$4,90427.4%
Karen L. Shelton$4,743$4,7430%
Minnie B. Day$2,806$4,63565.2%
Phyllis R. Renshaw$1,858$4,544144.6%
Jackie Jones$0$4,527--
TPJ Farms$10,150$4,405-56.6%
Ben Hornback$10,794$4,313-60%
Anita Harris$4,298$4,2980%
Sadie Coburn$4,306$4,295-0.3%
Lysander Bone$4,123$4,1230%
Joseph C. Peyton$13,524$4,062-70%
Darryl Patton$3,926$3,9260%
Wesley Hartline$6,114$3,895-36.3%
Jeffery Crider$3,873$3,8730%
Clinton C. Brame$10,025$3,627-63.8%
Alan Beeny$3,561$3,5610%
William E. Slaton$14,793$3,551-76%
Margie Durham$3,490$3,436-1.5%
Capps Farm Trust$2,017$3,39968.5%
Jeanne Ann Clayton$3,346$3,3460%
Betty Skimehorn$13,802$3,287-76.2%
John Yarbrough$3,221$3,2210%
Sharon Coffman$3,308$3,118-5.7%
Jurild T Stanley$5,198$3,070-40.9%
Deolinda F Wagner$3,112$2,976-4.4%
Michael Carter$113$2,9702,528.3%
Martha S. Watkins$2,700$2,9097.7%
John Thomas Marks Family Trust$5,797$2,745-52.6%
Roger W. Hayes$6,106$2,722-55.4%
Shirley Atwell Dean$9,449$2,577-72.7%
Carolyn Clayton$0$2,567--
Charles E. Kembel$5,412$2,408-55.5%
Jeff Hawkins$10,190$2,254-77.9%
Chester Lee Duncan$6,220$2,244-63.9%
John L. Blue$2,211$2,2110%
Johnny T. Duncan$4,957$2,185-55.9%
Ray Robinson$1,617$2,17034.2%
Johnny A. Brown$6,590$2,132-67.6%
James K. Cooper II$3,961$2,044-48.4%
Daniel L. Young$7,733$1,964-74.6%
Branson Bros$1,918$1,9180%
Charles Mark Toombs$5,258$1,910-63.7%
VWR Properties, LLC$9,516$1,900-80%
Kimberly S. Rodgers$2,599$1,890-27.3%
Tom Gulley$1,952$1,886-3.4%
Hinkle Farm$181$1,876936.5%
Karen Renfro$1,879$1,869-0.5%
Carl D. Miller$1,852$1,8520%
Floyd G. Miller$1,852$1,8520%
Indian Hill Farm, Inc.$3,473$1,743-49.8%
Ricky L. Whitaker$6,265$1,739-72.2%
Steve Ashby$3,766$1,714-54.5%
Marlin Duncan$2,585$1,695-34.4%
Ronald Phillips$0$1,693--
Timothy K. Jessup$3,872$1,692-56.3%
Paul J. Buntin$479$1,675249.7%
Roy L. Day$6,251$1,664-73.4%
Bennie Roberts$2,350$1,651-29.7%
Jane E. Lineberry$3,777$1,542-59.2%
Jerry Johnson$6,589$1,525-76.9%
Brenda C. Jessup$2,764$1,481-46.4%
Charles C. Herring Jr.$4,576$1,398-69.4%
Vickie Yandell$1,372$1,3720%
Howard Crowe$4,022$1,370-65.9%
2CL Feeders, LLC$47,889$1,352-97.2%
Joyce Alexander$4,189$1,349-67.8%
Danny Gates$9,976$1,314-86.8%
James H. Hartline$0$1,279--
Alvin Russ$1,462$1,261-13.7%
Nadine J. Menser$0$1,256--
Brandon McClain$0$1,254--
Lanny Ashby$5,719$1,238-78.4%
Shawn Brumfield$2,253$1,220-45.8%
Keith Cartwright$2,066$1,219-41%
Jason L. Unruh$0$1,216--
Ponderosa Realty, Inc.$1,775$1,202-32.3%
Stanley A. Inglis$5,984$1,190-80.1%
James Browning$4,290$1,182-72.4%
Julie R. Gulley$3,785$1,168-69.1%
David Waters$480$1,153140.2%
Peyton Farms, LLC$1,149$1,1490%
Judy Carver$685$1,14767.4%
Rudd Family, LLC$1,379$1,141-17.3%
Randall Hollis$4,565$1,138-75.1%
Marilyn R. Durham$1,218$1,131-7.1%
Margaret E. Allen$1,933$1,042-46.1%
Curtis Stephen Hendricks$831$1,03824.9%
Judith M. Pillow$977$973-0.4%
Mangum Farms, LLC$4,134$967-76.6%
Jason Lynn$5,683$951-83.3%
W. J. Murphey$2,055$950-53.8%
Coalfield Cattle Alliance, LLC$4,543$932-79.5%
Cynthia Ann Dukes$0$930--
Jamie J Brown Revocable Trust$921$9210%
Matthew Crick$2,585$898-65.3%
Sue Crowe$1,296$886-31.6%
Jeanie Hancock-Wilkins$2,310$880-61.9%
Matt Herron$1,500$877-41.5%
Ella Frances Shoulders$0$858--
Brian Wilson$1,818$835-54.1%
Kathryn B. Rudd$1,595$817-48.8%
Henry Garth Smith$0$811--
Chadley R Ladd$2,836$792-72.1%
Bryce Villines$449$78374.4%
Glen Lynn$871$783-10.1%
Don Clayton$3,346$779-76.7%
Clayton Family Farms, LLC$2,509$770-69.3%
Barry C. Nance$1,047$768-26.6%
Jillian Shea Southard$3,281$754-77%
Jonathan David Hunter$3,114$751-75.9%
Allan Ray Curtis$737$7370%
Joseph Harralson$3,476$736-78.8%
Keneda Ellis$940$732-22.1%
Mildred Rudd$2,485$719-71.1%
J. B. Vanvactor$716$7160%
Marcus Reeves Little$1,507$704-53.3%
Pamela Corbin$1,507$704-53.3%
Darrin Hunter$4,651$702-84.9%
David J. Bryant$701$7010%
Hugh Randall Holland$699$6990%
Linda Vanvactor$1,141$676-40.8%
Cyndi Oldham$2,022$670-66.9%
Denise Edwards$1,066$668-37.3%
Corum Farms, Inc.$893$662-25.9%
Brenda J. Hornback$2,134$656-69.3%
Robert E. Hawley$2,564$618-75.9%
Sherry Diamond$0$607--
Judy Fox$1,444$603-58.2%
Matthew Roberts$4,050$592-85.4%
Huston David Harvey$1,452$589-59.4%
David Osborn$1,012$587-42%
David Osborn$1,012$587-42%
Towery Farms, Inc.$2,559$585-77.1%
Joe Lamarr$2,981$550-81.5%
Mathus D. Conrad$1,128$550-51.2%
Cecil Sarver$1,001$547-45.4%
Michael Ben Masterson Trust$1,963$524-73.3%
Mark Herring$2,519$516-79.5%
Jason Spindler$0$511--
Carol Smiley$1,098$510-53.6%
Martha Jane Stearman-Rigdon$913$500-45.2%
Larry Dame$1,438$496-65.5%
Marilla Jean Crosswait$1,294$491-62.1%
Joe Shoulders$0$478--
Randy Herring$2,420$475-80.4%
Kenny Roberts$0$474--
Lutz Family Farm, LLC$1,276$462-63.8%
Carol Watkins$730$459-37.1%
M a Masterson Irrevocable Income Only Trust$1,370$457-66.6%
David Levill$2,441$456-81.3%
Jackie French$74$453512.2%
Jason Duncan$5,202$450-91.3%
Roger F. Osburn$1,516$448-70.4%
Reese Johnson$4,575$448-90.2%
Omar Parish Jr.$446$4460%
Michael Gilkey$325$43433.5%
Clarence Dunville Jr.$1,083$414-61.8%
David Parrish$575$404-29.7%
Cynthia Corbitt$2,012$403-80%
Jimmy Ashby$3,260$401-87.7%
Jeffrey Baker$781$391-49.9%
Larry Wilson$603$386-36%
Patrick J. Yates$0$385--
Kelly Kerr$404$381-5.7%
Shelly Burns$0$381--
Jeffrey King$200$37386.5%
Preston Hunt$1,127$367-67.4%
Gary Bowles$1,591$361-77.3%
Rita Cartwright$722$359-50.3%
Mary Ellington$2,246$351-84.4%
Kellam Family Farms$1,571$349-77.8%
H. W. Offutt$1,374$345-74.9%
Peggy Dean Cartwright$596$344-42.3%
Michael W. Hunt$1,763$343-80.5%
Kenneth E. Allen$629$343-45.5%
Juanita Blanchard$701$341-51.4%
Thomas L. Toler$259$33830.5%
Jeannie Morris$534$334-37.5%
Ben Lutz$533$334-37.3%
Brooks A. Horsley$332$3320%
Truman Suthard$561$327-41.7%
Paul A. Faughn$354$326-7.9%
Ina Kembel$119$324172.3%
Cameron Crick$1,938$323-83.3%
Paula Jo Morrow$1,210$316-73.9%
Jimmy Eastwood$1,210$308-74.5%
Jonathan Stapp$579$300-48.2%
Barbara Whitfield$621$299-51.9%
Shirley Teague$621$299-51.9%
Ronald K. Bruce$498$298-40.2%
Charles Jarrell$556$297-46.6%
Sam Johnston$561$283-49.6%
Heath MacKey$1,166$278-76.2%
James T. Neathery$11,445$272-97.6%
Eric Sailing$973$262-73.1%
Peyton Homes of Madisonville, Inc.$443$261-41.1%
Timothy B. Starks$808$261-67.7%
Larry Jones$0$254--
Jerry Ray Pool$1,044$253-75.8%
Charles Lutz$502$246-51%
Clark D. Ashby$483$244-49.5%
Larry Mahurin$810$240-70.4%
Nicholas Carroll Bearden$708$240-66.1%
Lance Parker$1,199$239-80.1%
Mary Roberts Family Trust$391$232-40.7%
Horace Clayton$1,130$229-79.7%
David B. Sisk$1,377$228-83.4%
W. T. Fowler$734$224-69.5%
David Groves$164$21933.5%
Gerald Ricketts$105$219108.6%
Terry Dunning$225$212-5.8%
Rudd Family Farms, LLC$784$207-73.6%
Dame Farms$286$204-28.7%
Charles A. Kington$413$203-50.8%
Michael D. Hofmann$391$198-49.4%
Greg Bruce$325$195-40%
Ernest Franklin Rickard$392$193-50.8%
Patsy L. Toombs$485$186-61.6%
Alvin B. Choate$373$179-52%
Bruce H. Boggess$399$179-55.1%
Jerry Rogers$0$179--
Kammie Len Jackson$533$174-67.4%
Kenneth R. Bearden$284$171-39.8%
Howard L. Williams$531$169-68.2%
Colleen Wiles$80$166107.5%
Jesse C. Bearden$777$165-78.8%
Steve Hight$204$157-23%
Chad Staser$529$152-71.3%
Richard L. Lam$113$15032.7%
Carole A. Staton$247$146-40.9%
James D. Powell$424$145-65.8%
H. van Wyatt$412$144-65%
Joyce D. Bruce$108$14433.3%
Michael R. Griffith$289$143-50.5%
Violet Temple Grace$236$142-39.8%
Jeffrey Todd MacKey$583$139-76.2%
Deanna Blair Heimgartner$0$138--
Larry Boyd$1,100$138-87.5%
Edward Ingram$282$137-51.4%
Paul M. Cox$235$137-41.7%
Cody Nelson$100$13333%
Mary L. Ebling$215$130-39.5%
Gerald Allen$3,027$128-95.8%
James M. Bowles$270$128-52.6%
Bobby Brackett$217$127-41.5%
Chester W. Burden$181$124-31.5%
Estate of Ada Mae Luck$3,648$123-96.6%
Judy S. Holt$622$119-80.9%
William G. Cox$182$118-35.2%
Barbara N. Hicks$247$117-52.6%
Pascal Box$241$111-53.9%
James R. Larkins$82$11034.1%
Shelia Mitchell$80$11037.5%
Tim Moore$205$107-47.8%
Dennis Spicer$227$106-53.3%
Ernie K. Lutz$311$103-66.9%
Dale Gunkel$205$100-51.2%
Lenora Dame$238$91-61.8%
Mark Gatlin$47$8989.4%
Rita H. Grace$180$89-50.6%
Ben Waide$0$88--
Kent Waide$0$88--
Christopher Dewitt$906$83-90.8%
Carla Ann Cavanaugh$525$82-84.4%
Peggy Coomes$134$80-40.3%
Lynne Sisk$1,083$79-92.7%
Donald Bowles$0$78--
Donna J. Hibbs$57$7633.3%
Mark Little$263$76-71.1%
Charles E. Tapp$193$76-60.6%
Matt Davis$273$73-73.3%
HMG, Inc.$137$72-47.4%
Steve Reynolds$170$72-57.6%
Kimberly A. Lee$126$67-46.8%
Carolyn Townsend$155$67-56.8%
Brian Phillips$163$64-60.7%
Angela Wolfe$128$62-51.6%
Renee Hendrix$128$62-51.6%
Ruth A. Farris$103$61-40.8%
Mark Winstead$60$600%
Eddie Cook$179$60-66.5%
Shellia L Sharkey$164$55-66.5%
Walter E. Enright$244$55-77.5%
Betty Slaton$153$52-66%
Thomas H. Porter Jr.$87$52-40.2%
Kimberly Marks$165$51-69.1%
Brian Kelley$37$5035.1%
Jessica Cates$202$49-75.7%
David MacKey$209$44-78.9%
Lezlie Zachary$71$43-39.4%
Jerry D. Roberts$79$42-46.8%
Linda Mae Pool$86$42-51.2%
Carriel W. Kelley$30$4136.7%
Dawna Dunville$1,126$40-96.4%
Elsie L. Eaves$124$40-67.7%
James E. Kelley$30$4033.3%
Sandra MacKey$209$36-82.8%
Donnie Dunbar$0$30--
Allen Parish$47$28-40.4%
Von Parish$48$28-41.7%
Eddie Duncan$179$25-86%
MRS Julie B Franklin$442$22-95%
James Brown$55$19-65.5%
Judith A. Donley$19$190%
Mary E. Barron$64$17-73.4%
Debbie Putman$221$11-95%
Randa Hoffman$508$7-98.6%
Betty S. Blue$134$4-97%
Rising Creeks, LLC$0$4--
Wendell Simmons$69$4-94.2%
Charles Gatlin$82$3-96.3%
Ashley Ray$3$0-100%
Barbara Mitchell$48$0-100%
Bobby L. Ashby$1,707$0-100%
Bruce Spencer$8$0-100%
Charles B Wells JR Trust$43$0-100%
Doris Blue$92$0-100%
Ember J. Patterson$220$0-100%
Estate of Julia K Carlisle$732$0-100%
Jared Tapp$1,925$0-100%
Jerry Austin$608$0-100%
Judy Harris$19$0-100%
Randy Gates$110$0-100%
Sandefur Farm$2,035$0-100%
Sandra E. Hill$19$0-100%
Thomas Adams$961$0-100%
Vivian L. Carneal$17$0-100%
Western Kentucky Whitetails, LLC$334$0-100%
Allen Richard Shewmaker$136$0-100%
Allen Rudd$2,083$0-100%
Ashley K. Brown$730$0-100%
Bowles Family Holdings, LLC$68$0-100%
Carolyn Polley$31$0-100%
Charles W. Robertson$48$0-100%
Danny Basham Farms, LLC$6,814$0-100%
Danny J. Baldwin$4$0-100%
David R. Daniel$1,352$0-100%
Don Bowles Corporation$3$0-100%
Gary E. Peyton$181$0-100%
Gary L Sampson Irrevocable Trust$883$0-100%
Geraldine Thompson$366$0-100%
H & L Investments, LLC$221$0-100%
Halene J Willis$58$0-100%
Harold R. Toney Jr.$246$0-100%
James McClain$67$0-100%
Jim Barr$2$0-100%
Judith Whitaker$2$0-100%
Kathleen Porter$3,536$0-100%
Lola Ranes$140$0-100%
Marilyn Gates$18$0-100%
Nell Cartwright$715$0-100%
Next Generation Farms, LLC$437$0-100%
Owen Camplin$119$0-100%
Paul A. Walter$363$0-100%
Paula Harms Milligan$8$0-100%
Princess van Hooser$114$0-100%
Redmon Utley$165$0-100%
Roy W. Groves$27$0-100%
Scott Laskowski$93$0-100%
Shirley Darlene Pryor$19$0-100%
Stephen E. Short$275$0-100%
Tammy Marie Greer$94$0-100%
Terry Hayes$275$0-100%
Terry R. Fuller$109$0-100%
Three Rivers Farms, LLC$1,261,883$0-100%
Tom Sisk$8,608$0-100%
Virginia Fireline$48$0-100%
Winfred T. Brantley$12,049$0-100%
C J Stables, LLC$92$0-100%
Howard Parish$48$0-100%
Judy E. Oakley$43$0-100%
Larry Jay Campbell$42$0-100%
Linda Walters$13$0-100%
Monda Duncan$5,143$0-100%
Kerry Fox$13,832$0-100%
Alysia Brasher$49$0-100%
George H. Martin$4,604$0-100%
Jayn Morgan$328$0-100%
Kathy S. Tapp$24$0-100%
Kyle Brown$23$0-100%
Matthew Bone$31$0-100%
Nathan Bone$54$0-100%
Caria L. Rhye$63$0-100%
Lesley Coburn$3,487$0-100%
Norman Berry$7,434$0-100%
Robert A. Deyoung$268$0-100%
Brien Shelton$775$0-100%
Gina Larkins$360$0-100%
Marilyn Spurlin$247$0-100%
Patricia A. Miller$206$0-100%
Ronnie Larkins$13,640$0-100%
Travis Blankenship$33$0-100%
William E. Merrick$2,724$0-100%
Total subsidies$4,668,119$2,488,835-46.7%

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