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

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Farms throughout cities in Larue County received $4.7 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 306 farmers in cities within Larue County received a total of $3.5 million in 511 farm subsidies, a 57.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.2 million in 1,017 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 Larue County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Fresh Start Farms, GP$502,869$451,575-10.2%
Boyd Farms$616,643$255,803-58.5%
Michael D. Nunn$150,980$235,75956.2%
David Russell Pepper$217,301$186,472-14.2%
Richard Roe$157,403$166,7996%
Shady Rest Stock Farm, LLC$216,281$138,626-35.9%
Redemption Farms, LLC$112,877$94,140-16.6%
A. L. Turner and Son, LLC$158,986$91,861-42.2%
Kevin Lee McCubbin$106,353$84,833-20.2%
Pickerell Farms, LLC$121,840$82,153-32.6%
Bradford Scott Hines$238,641$80,978-66.1%
Kimberly G. Pepper$142,789$73,005-48.9%
Magnolia Grain & Stock Farm, LLC$153,615$66,190-56.9%
MKM Farms, Inc.$75,156$62,685-16.6%
James G. Gardner$100,668$62,636-37.8%
Turner Farms Tobacco, LLC$39,968$54,81937.2%
Kenneth G. Cobb$66,421$47,729-28.1%
Stephen Kent Clyde$204,316$45,016-78%
Donald Reynolds$64,800$44,149-31.9%
Scotty Lee$38,758$40,7485.1%
Travis M. Barnes$84,372$39,186-53.6%
William T. Reynolds$55,166$38,144-30.9%
Ronald Reynolds$55,128$38,135-30.8%
Michael D. Lawless$52,386$36,927-29.5%
Thomas D. Heath$61,260$36,926-39.7%
Mark Boyd$63,389$33,888-46.5%
Grimes Farms$131,486$32,420-75.3%
Branden Lee Pepper$54,242$31,166-42.5%
Rock Brothers Farm, Inc.$37,663$26,714-29.1%
Michael Thompson$64,719$24,652-61.9%
Dennis R. Cruse$46,363$24,527-47.1%
Alan Vance$14,913$23,75059.3%
Casey L. Flanders$60,252$22,992-61.8%
James R. Snellen$20,165$22,24510.3%
Kelly R. Flanders$69,586$20,534-70.5%
Joseph C. Bealmear$20,355$20,3550%
David Wendell Rock$22,919$19,927-13.1%
Chloe J. Childress$238,119$18,968-92%
Garry Jackson$0$16,120--
Jeremy Hinton$52,242$15,529-70.3%
Mike Helm$15,338$15,3380%
Mike Cottrell$50,684$14,604-71.2%
Sue A. Clyde$0$14,150--
Michael Lawless, LLC$12,971$12,589-2.9%
Boyd Ai, LLC$22,606$11,560-48.9%
Marshall Puckett$11,379$11,3790%
Childress Enterprises, LLC$10,325$10,3380.1%
Traci Lynn Denham$5,136$10,273100%
Eli Bradley Williams$0$10,144--
Adam Helm$0$10,128--
Berry Farms, Inc.$34,935$9,997-71.4%
David Perkins Trust Agreement Irrev$9,768$9,7680%
Vera L. Krznarich$9,666$9,6660%
William W. McDonald$20,547$9,646-53.1%
Stephen P. Sheffer$41,032$9,619-76.6%
James Randall Hines$33,287$9,550-71.3%
Laura W. Grimes$12,750$9,493-25.5%
Ragland Brothers Grain Farm, LLC$36,708$9,380-74.4%
Dennis Dobson$31,709$9,253-70.8%
Joe Blair, Inc.$0$9,188--
James M. Harkness II$9,096$9,0960%
David Lee Lafollette$24,819$9,067-63.5%
Eddie O. Gardner Jr.$17,877$8,708-51.3%
James E. Wood Jr.$33,671$8,449-74.9%
Mike Lee$18,209$8,273-54.6%
R. L. Read$20,623$7,808-62.1%
Wayne E. Dobson$21,490$7,756-63.9%
Marvin D. Meredith$14,839$7,598-48.8%
Jessie Bell$25,659$6,782-73.6%
Shannon Bowen$6,253$6,6766.8%
Iholjd Properties, LLC$6,486$6,4860%
Phyllis Copley$6,208$6,2080%
Larry S. Williams$16,971$6,159-63.7%
Werner Urban$6,099$6,0990%
Tony R. Davis$27,767$5,344-80.8%
Opal Druen$1,993$5,168159.3%
Bonnie Childress$269,485$5,089-98.1%
Danny Thomas Rock$11,734$4,897-58.3%
Bobby Embry$4,835$4,8350%
James Ray Cruse$1,292$4,827273.6%
Roger Snellen$16,562$4,290-74.1%
Allen Ray Mccubbins Estate$4,274$4,2740%
Jimmy C. Williams$14,438$4,223-70.8%
Caleb S. Sheffer$54,791$4,115-92.5%
Jerry L. Gaddie$21,759$4,073-81.3%
Ryan Allen Price$4,026$4,0260%
David McDowell$5,132$4,004-22%
John E. Keith$3,908$3,9080%
Tracy Childress$34,204$3,739-89.1%
Brian M. Crump$3,673$3,6730%
David Webb$11,309$3,616-68%
Robert L. Enlow Jr.$16,186$3,470-78.6%
Shady Rest Properties, LLC$0$3,438--
Nile Riddle$14,781$3,326-77.5%
David C. Owen$16,740$3,240-80.6%
Ronnie Read$9,091$3,067-66.3%
Melinda Rock$30,442$3,039-90%
William Allen Hicks$16,810$2,995-82.2%
Johnnie R. Dial$16,350$2,989-81.7%
Read Farms, Inc.$8,031$2,958-63.2%
Rodney D. McDowell$25,653$2,878-88.8%
Danny Carroll$10,764$2,853-73.5%
William F. Gunning$14,024$2,686-80.8%
Jerry Price$17,308$2,590-85%
Curtis Pearman$10,294$2,556-75.2%
John C. Howell$9,217$2,452-73.4%
Michael D. Gardner$15,223$2,289-85%
Walter F. Sadler$10,244$2,212-78.4%
Dewey W Mccarol$0$2,176--
Tony Reynolds$8,761$2,156-75.4%
Gary S. Sprowls$9,373$2,139-77.2%
Joseph B. Stults$13,230$2,100-84.1%
Carrell Salsman$8,580$2,088-75.7%
Mark Howell$5,610$2,080-62.9%
Linda Miller$2,424$2,069-14.6%
Zahrndt Farms, LLC$10,938$1,993-81.8%
Donald Nunn$8,560$1,992-76.7%
Mark T. Tucker$15,471$1,982-87.2%
James L. Miles$3,468$1,954-43.7%
Kayla R. Rock$20,825$1,912-90.8%
Larry W. Wright$6,838$1,896-72.3%
Harold W. Warren$4,796$1,883-60.7%
Wesley Pearman$10,287$1,748-83%
Sharon Ward$7,621$1,708-77.6%
Cody Glenn Howell$12,168$1,667-86.3%
Allen Devore$8,871$1,602-81.9%
James Clinton Williams$8,193$1,588-80.6%
Jeffrey R. Johnson$7,173$1,585-77.9%
Oakes K. Routt$0$1,530--
Marvin R. Skaggs$6,134$1,506-75.4%
Truman Edlin$4,609$1,469-68.1%
Delma Patrick Heath$3,210$1,464-54.4%
Eddie H. Bowen$3,815$1,462-61.7%
Andrea Helm$34,115$1,462-95.7%
Pam Price$5,467$1,456-73.4%
Darryl V Enlow Estate$7,628$1,440-81.1%
Mr. Travis D. Cleaver$15,613$1,432-90.8%
Mr. Edward Judson Scott Lee$7,052$1,429-79.7%
Ricky Whitlock$1,414$1,4140%
Paul D. Sheffer$13,267$1,405-89.4%
Justin Rock$7,884$1,382-82.5%
Merle Edlin$4,125$1,342-67.5%
Brian Risen$7,344$1,332-81.9%
Ben Wathen$7,563$1,323-82.5%
Nicky Durham$8,027$1,322-83.5%
Renee Brewer$5,901$1,297-78%
Larry D. Coakley$5,335$1,266-76.3%
William L. Miller$5,994$1,257-79%
Randy Enlow$7,741$1,235-84%
MRS Jamie Shaw Gray$4,274$1,225-71.3%
Gary D. Smith$7,824$1,225-84.3%
Lonna A. Flanders$6,781$1,221-82%
James Q. Shaw$6,996$1,216-82.6%
Robert D. Edlin$4,884$1,212-75.2%
Linda Ireland$0$1,210--
Norbert Skees$5,041$1,172-76.8%
Battertons Spring Hill Farm, Corp.$3,575$1,155-67.7%
Beverly Pearman$4,703$1,152-75.5%
Lawrence a Makuakane$5,910$1,104-81.3%
Keaton Ford$0$1,100--
Roy Odell Underwood$4,257$1,099-74.2%
Aaron D. Helm$18,826$1,094-94.2%
Delbert C. Thompson$6,033$1,090-81.9%
Wesley Hornback$3,091$1,082-65%
Glen Walters$6,248$1,068-82.9%
Nicholas Brooks$6,682$1,035-84.5%
David Graham$4,663$1,034-77.8%
Jared B. Hash$1,000$1,0000%
Joe Pearman$6,307$998-84.2%
Lyman Williams Family Farm, Inc.$8,843$987-88.8%
Tina M. Cooper$4,257$960-77.4%
Kelly Enlow$5,160$932-81.9%
Kristopher Dean Bailey$5,380$923-82.8%
James G. Morrison$3,762$914-75.7%
Phillip J. Bonnette$1,111$899-19.1%
Greg Ballard$2,805$886-68.4%
David Ray Perkins$6,310$869-86.2%
Winnie Shive$7,920$869-89%
Donald Pearman$3,583$861-76%
Stephen Thomas$3,948$860-78.2%
Ervin Nelson$4,250$855-79.9%
Tyler L. Howell$4,158$852-79.5%
Cody Warren$2,211$848-61.6%
Tim Warren$3,630$830-77.1%
Robert Tedder$3,895$813-79.1%
J. R. Jones Jr.$3,883$806-79.2%
Kathryn Reding$1,609$796-50.5%
David A. Hathaway Jr.$3,278$782-76.1%
Gary Ray$5,512$782-85.8%
Randall Meredith$4,679$777-83.4%
William Scott Curle$4,206$768-81.7%
Donald P. Powell$2,641$758-71.3%
Danny F. Rock$3,553$756-78.7%
John D. Gardner$4,085$750-81.6%
Magnolia Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Inc.$5,532$741-86.6%
Jimmie W. Jones$1,661$725-56.4%
Jeffrey Benningfield$2,827$714-74.7%
Brent A. Thomas$702$7020%
Brian Lewis Reynolds$11,221$685-93.9%
David A. Brown$5,258$664-87.4%
Brandon Graham$1,512$652-56.9%
Phillip W. Stillwell$2,266$649-71.4%
Robert T. Burba$2,585$647-75%
Cory Engle$4,915$646-86.9%
Reno Corriveau$7,216$634-91.2%
Jaggers Farm, LLC$628$6280%
James H. Warren$4,340$626-85.6%
Scott Stillwell$2,145$614-71.4%
James Johnston$2,992$610-79.6%
William E. Price$5,971$608-89.8%
Kenneth Carter Sr.$0$605--
Ernest West$1,122$601-46.4%
Timmy Creason$3,393$598-82.4%
Terry Taylor$3,376$589-82.6%
Christopher Joseph Robertson$2,453$588-76%
John Richard Wathen$5,017$582-88.4%
Nathaniel Thompson$1,915$582-69.6%
Donald Marcum$3,004$581-80.7%
Timothy S. Cox$1,992$566-71.6%
James G. Gunning Jr.$4,055$564-86.1%
Clyde Derek Reed$4,810$560-88.4%
William Sloan$2,739$557-79.7%
Bryan Edlin$4,237$545-87.1%
William Lee Curle$1,940$544-72%
Alex Dohn$2,690$540-79.9%
J C Brown Family Farms, LLC$1,500$533-64.5%
Terry Jeffries$2,288$533-76.7%
Lanny D. Vincent$2,912$530-81.8%
Joe Dohn$2,759$523-81%
Grant Cundiff$990$518-47.7%
Neal Marcum$2,376$503-78.8%
Jeff Stephens$2,550$502-80.3%
Courtney Bell$4,911$492-90%
Galen Walters$5,723$492-91.4%
Randall L. Pottinger$1,804$490-72.8%
Sherrill Whitlock$2,175$481-77.9%
Christine D. Frazier$3,415$470-86.2%
Joseph E. Staples$2,886$464-83.9%
Carl T. Vancleave$1,910$463-75.8%
Dale A. Thomas$1,750$447-74.5%
Faye Miller$0$444--
Robert E. Smith$1,095$441-59.7%
Lawrence Riggs$2,081$437-79%
James E. Jones$1,485$431-71%
Ernest Wayne Skaggs$3,400$405-88.1%
Jesse C. Williams$1,826$404-77.9%
Norma Conner$990$394-60.2%
Joseph C. Richardson Sr.$1,683$393-76.6%
Mark Wayne Lindsey$1,914$391-79.6%
Richard Vancise$1,056$388-63.3%
Kent Brewer$1,581$386-75.6%
Donnie R. Buchanan$3,828$384-90%
Patricia Hoffie$1,685$376-77.7%
Jeff Brooks$1,606$372-76.8%
Arley Despain$1,375$370-73.1%
James Q. Shaw Jr.$1,507$367-75.6%
Gary McDowell$759$366-51.8%
Cheryl L. Hedgespeth$2,101$357-83%
Garry D. Ross$1,368$346-74.7%
Lloyd Fultz$1,595$339-78.7%
Wayne Akin$1,078$334-69%
Charles Stults$1,200$330-72.5%
Michael Milby$660$327-50.5%
Irene Mauldin$798$310-61.2%
Larry Howell$1,818$308-83.1%
James Joseph Demarco$2,642$304-88.5%
Wayne Benningfield$1,210$294-75.7%
Linda Tharp$1,535$293-80.9%
Nicholas Sadler$1,808$287-84.1%
Chesley Allen$1,411$280-80.2%
Joseph Allen$1,716$280-83.7%
Caleb Caffee$0$275--
Donald R. Pack$1,585$266-83.2%
Daniel E. Price$1,604$250-84.4%
Harold Marcum$1,056$232-78%
Essie McDowell$872$228-73.9%
Terry Randall Davis$1,250$214-82.9%
Price Smith$1,345$213-84.2%
Lucas Underwood$1,228$188-84.7%
Bethany Cristine Shive$927$187-79.8%
Michael R. Smith$1,311$174-86.7%
Tommy Lee Thompson$1,394$166-88.1%
Amanda Whitmore$0$154--
Larry D. Skaggs$3,588$148-95.9%
Alan Thompson$264$142-46.2%
Donnie Sutherland$990$140-85.9%
Larry Allen$2,496$130-94.8%
George Trumbo$3,533$121-96.6%
Danny Stanley$660$121-81.7%
Charles Durham$2,505$118-95.3%
George B. Florence$675$114-83.1%
Alex W. Helm$776$114-85.3%
Vincent E. Hartlage$1,645$107-93.5%
Mable Wathen$0$103--
Cathy Allen$165$86-47.9%
Carl Howell Jr.$400$77-80.8%
Joe Enlow$445$68-84.7%
Nathaniel Bruce Prahl$442$60-86.4%
Shirley Stevens III$170$55-67.6%
Alfred K. Akridge$219$52-76.3%
Amanda B. Clifford$309$48-84.5%
Georgianna Catlett$177$42-76.3%
Paulette Hinton$307$38-87.6%
Jennifer Cundiff$90$28-68.9%
Karl Stankovic$105$8-92.4%
Juanita Jane Underwood$277$7-97.5%
James Childress Estate$57,630$0-100%
Linda B. Kruse$31$0-100%
Louise Worner$146$0-100%
Alan L. Kern$74$0-100%
Angela Price$495$0-100%
Arval W Loyall$316$0-100%
Bobby McDowell$54$0-100%
Christopher L. Ray$495$0-100%
Craig Keith$6,293$0-100%
Dale Keith$6,293$0-100%
Daniel Sidebottom$70$0-100%
David R. Johnson$3,680$0-100%
Donald McDowell$3,960$0-100%
Donna McAdams$1,210$0-100%
Elisabeth Grimes$514$0-100%
Harvey Phillips Jr.$2,862$0-100%
Jack Mitchell$1,045$0-100%
Jennifer Brooke Williams$5,136$0-100%
Jerry A. Bird$182$0-100%
Kenneth G. Gardner$324$0-100%
Martha G. Stephens$527$0-100%
Rock Farms, LLC$365$0-100%
Ronald Whitlock$330$0-100%
Shady Rest Pigs, LLC$855,015$0-100%
Thelma Staples$4,104$0-100%
W. S. Haselwood$715$0-100%
Wayne Reynolds$533$0-100%
William H. Klingler$314$0-100%
Alicia Nicole Helm$6,430$0-100%
Allan Jackson$2,438$0-100%
Brian Lee Tennyson$162$0-100%
Cathy J. Davis$46$0-100%
Cathy Maulden$2,041$0-100%
Clay Price$232$0-100%
Emma L. Urban$82$0-100%
Harold Brian Marcum$550$0-100%
Hugh Wood$1,547$0-100%
Joseph Perkins$135$0-100%
Kimn Y Hester$24$0-100%
Martha Murphy$10,446$0-100%
Ragland Family Farm, LLC$424,353$0-100%
Ralph Carroll$154$0-100%
Rondall C Richardson$110$0-100%
Terry Austen Davis$605$0-100%
Turner Cottrell$3,861$0-100%
Vanessa Ray$19$0-100%
William S. Wright$121$0-100%
Total subsidies$8,190,213$3,506,816-57.2%

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