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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Breckinridge County

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Farms throughout cities in Breckinridge County received $1.9 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 315 farmers in cities within Breckinridge County received a total of $2.1 million in 526 farm subsidies, a 48% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4 million in 1,050 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 Breckinridge County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Burke Farms, LLC$264,906$171,020-35.4%
Luke E. Critchelow$10,560$151,4361,334.1%
Charles F. Henning$135,649$149,1239.9%
Critchelow & Sons, LLC$253,250$145,354-42.6%
Kenneth E. Compton$158,551$119,661-24.5%
Allen Hicks & Son Farm$217,737$118,072-45.8%
Mark Shrewsberry$147,108$101,111-31.3%
The Arnold and Jennifer O'Reilly Living Trust$190,073$67,664-64.4%
Danny Dowell$14,380$59,450313.4%
Snyder Timber, LLC$0$52,875--
Dale Taul$162,842$39,770-75.6%
Joe D. Howell$34,050$39,57416.2%
Stacy Taul - Taul Family Trust$106,094$34,171-67.8%
Taul Tobacco Farm, LLC$86,490$32,653-62.2%
Kenneth R. Snyder$7,158$31,375338.3%
Gene D. Shrewsbury$74,868$30,833-58.8%
Chad Aaron Thompson$0$30,559--
Terry Norton$67,406$29,337-56.5%
Ben H. Monarch$28,998$24,478-15.6%
Stephen Thornhill$133,928$21,452-84%
Jonathan Burke$56,822$20,782-63.4%
Scott Whitworth$47,989$19,959-58.4%
John M. Henning$43,385$19,041-56.1%
Joseph Kyle Snyder$2,918$16,031449.4%
Finley Family Farm, LLC$0$14,135--
Wendall Woods$2,691$13,182389.9%
Brian Kelly Frank$20,227$12,281-39.3%
James D. Miller Jr.$28,116$11,373-59.5%
Beauchamp-Alexander Farms, LLC$39,604$11,086-72%
Paul Williams$39,357$10,992-72.1%
James Lee Burks$53,876$9,835-81.7%
James A. Rhodes$28,732$9,585-66.6%
Neil Dowell$0$9,523--
Clarence Douglas Ditto Jr.$0$9,413--
Eric A. Shrader$10,454$9,205-11.9%
Arthur Thomas Smith$30,245$8,863-70.7%
Jimmie Whitworth$7,862$8,68010.4%
Samuel B. Galloway$15,904$8,444-46.9%
Ralph L. Jarboe$999$7,992700%
Burke Family Farms, LLC$47,241$7,974-83.1%
William Joseph Owen$21,405$7,836-63.4%
William Hinton$21,271$7,711-63.7%
Jared Whitworth$18,164$7,459-58.9%
Donald Whitworth$24,219$7,371-69.6%
Kenneth Wayne Whitworth$18,578$7,232-61.1%
Brandon Henning$10,961$6,942-36.7%
John K. Taul$23,546$6,773-71.2%
Nancy Henning$9,229$6,504-29.5%
Stephen A. Oelze$23,460$6,350-72.9%
Brandon Taul$16,841$6,114-63.7%
Paul Whitfill$21,282$6,087-71.4%
Jeffrey Tate$15,138$5,771-61.9%
Ginger Wilson$20,246$5,695-71.9%
Jeremy Lee Raydale Armstrong$20,663$5,657-72.6%
Taul Land Company, LLC$7,914$5,597-29.3%
Benjamin J. Stith$18,044$4,974-72.4%
Patrick M. Henderson$10,114$4,837-52.2%
Margaret D. Monarch$4,758$4,7580%
Jimmy Smith$8,357$4,735-43.3%
Roger K. French$8,182$4,711-42.4%
Tommy Skillman$31,345$4,602-85.3%
Colter S. Taul$6,224$4,218-32.2%
Kolby Huffines$6,371$3,986-37.4%
Bryan P. Oreilly$6,493$3,982-38.7%
Butler Farms$28,809$3,783-86.9%
Francis Leo Wheatley$8,087$3,696-54.3%
Brenda Miller$535$3,688589.3%
Gregory Matthews$3,568$3,5680%
Gary Board$16,707$3,506-79%
Robert J. Brown$9,361$3,476-62.9%
Philip Michael Flood$5,094$3,449-32.3%
Kenneth R. Probus$2,343$3,44146.9%
Robbins Farm, LLC$5,806$3,359-42.1%
Jeffrey R. Thornhill$15,619$3,285-79%
Bobby K. Kennedy$14,027$3,261-76.8%
Larry P. Mattingly$6,184$3,241-47.6%
David Albright$3,240$3,2400%
Paul F. Oreilly$7,936$3,234-59.2%
Dale Taul Farming, LLC$0$3,232--
Alice B. Monarch$4,330$3,222-25.6%
James Dustin Taul$13,008$3,054-76.5%
Bobby J. Brown$8,125$2,821-65.3%
Laura Embry$2,812$2,8120%
Kenneth Tindall$2,700$2,7000%
Joe Critchelow Jr.$19,169$2,690-86%
Gary Dowell$3,461$2,677-22.7%
Alex Logan Burke$8,510$2,604-69.4%
Debora A. Beeler$2,379$2,5918.9%
Gwen Flood$15,425$2,555-83.4%
Brett Butler$5,571$2,438-56.2%
Ross Family Farm$14,793$2,438-83.5%
Daniel Taul$10,007$2,346-76.6%
Francis Henning$0$2,324--
Owen Family Farms, LLC$14,927$2,236-85%
Terry Ryne Norton$4,382$2,167-50.5%
Scott Flood$8,716$2,157-75.3%
Steve McGary$8,775$2,081-76.3%
Amy Arndell$9,812$2,009-79.5%
Steve Adkins$1,988$1,9880%
James Greg Roberson$10,449$1,988-81%
Mark Cronin$2,070$1,956-5.5%
Brenda Bruington$17,255$1,956-88.7%
Ricky Cannon$0$1,896--
William Miller Hendrick$8,139$1,840-77.4%
Joseph J. Sanders$6,655$1,821-72.6%
Bonnie French$8,951$1,806-79.8%
William Frank Woods$9,523$1,751-81.6%
Charles M Board$5,826$1,707-70.7%
Gary O. Smith$5,809$1,660-71.4%
Sol F. Anthony$7,985$1,650-79.3%
William Plemmons$4,433$1,643-62.9%
Taul Farm$7,322$1,572-78.5%
Evan M. Tate$4,528$1,569-65.3%
Herbert Oreilly$8,265$1,546-81.3%
Atkinson Farms, LLC$10,830$1,538-85.8%
Todd Board$5,276$1,536-70.9%
Gene Dupin$10,260$1,502-85.4%
John L. Stiff$10,012$1,482-85.2%
Parr Farms$6,031$1,465-75.7%
John A. Anderson$3,210$1,412-56%
Robert M. Dowell$4,307$1,373-68.1%
Timothy Miller$6,226$1,370-78%
Scottie G. Jolly$11,334$1,360-88%
Gary End$7,924$1,326-83.3%
Debra K. Miller$7,384$1,324-82.1%
Joseph D. Fentress$2,181$1,301-40.3%
Gregory L. Fentress$9,794$1,288-86.8%
Nicholas A. Hodskins$2,473$1,269-48.7%
Scott Brumfield$37,057$1,218-96.7%
Roderick B. Armes$6,035$1,211-79.9%
J. D. Robinson$4,501$1,165-74.1%
Sandra L Gedling$4,148$1,159-72.1%
Robert D. Cox$4,541$1,157-74.5%
Allen W. Cole$4,577$1,134-75.2%
David L. Alexander$5,475$1,128-79.4%
Billy Henning$5,653$1,124-80.1%
Carlie A. Ross$4,272$1,102-74.2%
Bruce Butler$2,616$1,098-58%
James B. Albright$4,972$1,082-78.2%
Ronald French$4,806$1,073-77.7%
James E. Haagen$1,866$1,072-42.6%
Stephen Ray Kennedy$5,143$1,058-79.4%
Rodney F. MacY$8,878$1,054-88.1%
Robert Board$3,740$1,052-71.9%
Kenneth Dowell$7,734$1,049-86.4%
William Monin Jr.$3,983$1,036-74%
Marty Norton$5,523$1,035-81.3%
Joe E. Miller$6,229$1,034-83.4%
Cullan W Upchurch$1,005$1,0201.5%
J. D. Rothrock$5,665$1,004-82.3%
Linda Frank$1,004$1,0040%
William R. Monin$4,222$1,003-76.2%
Dennis Henning$5,178$999-80.7%
Lawrence Berry$8,404$999-88.1%
Barry Mingus$3,817$994-74%
Mary Kendall$3,577$972-72.8%
Richard French$7,111$952-86.6%
Barry L. Ball$3,707$948-74.4%
R & R Farms$5,223$911-82.6%
Adam Basham$4,771$906-81%
Chad Fentress$7,876$903-88.5%
Michael L. Tate$1,961$885-54.9%
Rita Oreilly$4,305$885-79.4%
Keenan Oconnell$0$884--
Iva Riley$3,091$871-71.8%
Jonathan Neal Young$3,497$852-75.6%
James L. Cook$3,476$846-75.7%
Joseph C. Matthews$4,180$844-79.8%
Greg Roach$4,285$830-80.6%
Brenda Probus$2,538$816-67.8%
Irene Oreilly$3,245$814-74.9%
Faye Bennett$2,722$812-70.2%
Mark Rhodes$3,839$779-79.7%
Les Fackler$2,343$761-67.5%
Denise L. Ellis$3,504$756-78.4%
Wayne Oconnell$4,837$753-84.4%
Philip W. Popham$4,960$751-84.9%
Timothy E. Bandy$2,563$736-71.3%
Mike Whitworth$3,090$735-76.2%
David P. Mattingly$3,090$735-76.2%
Timothy A. Hiegel$3,838$729-81%
Donald J. Boehman$3,234$724-77.6%
Gary Tate$6,017$713-88.2%
Lewis D. Allen$4,928$712-85.6%
Daniel Oreilly$5,386$706-86.9%
Timothy Kent Payne$3,855$694-82%
Carl F. Jarboe Jr.$3,344$689-79.4%
William D. Bland$3,091$659-78.7%
Ronnie Hinton$4,242$650-84.7%
Joseph E. Denny$3,727$637-82.9%
Nelson Board$3,046$637-79.1%
Cedar Creek Farm, Ltd.$3,146$631-79.9%
Jackie W. Neff$3,658$622-83%
Tony E. Galloway$466$62033%
Kenneth Barger$4,501$619-86.2%
Terry Pile$3,551$614-82.7%
Ricky Bennett$2,222$608-72.6%
Robert A. Rhodes$5,049$604-88%
Isaak Ty Jeffries$629$600-4.6%
Weatherholt Bros$2,684$568-78.8%
Kelly Adkisson$1,023$554-45.8%
Dennis Bennett$3,063$553-81.9%
Larry J. Robinson$0$549--
Rodney K. Ball$1,866$543-70.9%
Perry Henderson$1,947$532-72.7%
Ann Rhodes Denton$2,414$516-78.6%
Gerald T. Henning$3,131$512-83.6%
Ronnie Henning$2,518$501-80.1%
Bobby Bell$1,650$495-70%
Barry Jolly$3,568$492-86.2%
Chester Priest$3,709$481-87%
Robert Carwile$1,734$474-72.7%
Juanita Parr$2,178$467-78.6%
Timmy R. Holland$1,265$466-63.2%
William Riley$1,507$462-69.3%
Bridget D. Pile$868$459-47.1%
Craig Hensley Norton$2,487$446-82.1%
Brad Smith$535$440-17.8%
Gary Armes$0$432--
Dennie Armes$0$432--
Jerry Armes$0$432--
Jennifer A. Brown$1,936$421-78.3%
Floyd Bell$2,436$420-82.8%
Duane H. Jarboe$2,528$418-83.5%
Don Gedling$1,782$414-76.8%
Arlis R. Hall$2,195$408-81.4%
William Martin$2,298$407-82.3%
Daniel Scott Parr$1,727$398-77%
Larry Carman$1,364$395-71%
Jerome S. Jarboe$1,859$391-79%
Joseph B. Payne$291$38733%
James Henning$2,511$384-84.7%
Sharon V. Miller$1,846$383-79.3%
Brenda O Ledridge$1,801$382-78.8%
Kyle Martin Stinnett$2,129$382-82.1%
Jamie Morton$4,404$380-91.4%
Timothy M. Calisi$1,874$378-79.8%
Donald G. Shultz$2,926$370-87.4%
Robbie Camp$1,591$365-77.1%
Joseph Burke$364$3640%
Joseph Alexander$1,597$356-77.7%
Diana G. Perkins$256$35337.9%
Chris Smith$1,518$352-76.8%
Ernest Fox$2,008$350-82.6%
Gregory P. Young$1,744$335-80.8%
Allen Shrewsberry$1,331$332-75.1%
Kevin C. French$420$331-21.2%
James H. Payne$1,037$315-69.6%
Matthew D. Oelze$2,706$315-88.4%
Daniel E. Harper$1,932$312-83.9%
Timothy J. Eskridge$1,353$305-77.5%
Barney Jerome Henning$1,298$290-77.7%
Kevin A. Barr Sr.$1,588$290-81.7%
Jerry Lucas$1,155$290-74.9%
Douglas J. Snellen$1,331$287-78.4%
Greg Pile$1,243$286-77%
Joe Taylor$1,602$284-82.3%
Terry L. Wilson$1,331$277-79.2%
Leslie MacY$1,039$268-74.2%
Allen Ray Robertson$1,155$263-77.2%
Jeffrey Kyle Bennett$2,386$259-89.1%
Mike Bennett$2,386$259-89.1%
Beard Farm, LLC$864$250-71.1%
James A. Richardson$1,177$246-79.1%
Michael Lynn Knott$1,122$246-78.1%
Anthony Arnold$1,089$245-77.5%
Andy Brumfield$1,954$241-87.7%
Sue Margaret Robinson$0$241--
Brandon Ball$1,089$228-79.1%
Larry D. Smiley$1,824$228-87.5%
Carolyn Dowell$858$225-73.8%
Connie R. Hall$2,019$225-88.9%
Kenneth T. Probus$1,147$224-80.5%
William H. Blair$1,463$224-84.7%
Derrick A. Compton$946$222-76.5%
Margaret K. French$1,823$218-88%
James W. Keenan$859$216-74.9%
Wilma Thomas$552$216-60.9%
Stephen E. Boyd$1,488$208-86%
Frank Finley$14,132$206-98.5%
James B. Basham Jr.$958$202-78.9%
Joe L. Bennett$0$199--
Gregory Lamar Smith$1,060$194-81.7%
Scottie D. Drake$79$191141.8%
Jason Moorman$792$190-76%
Mitcheleen a Smith$1,506$187-87.6%
Brenda Keller$1,787$183-89.8%
Dennis Hinton$2,342$180-92.3%
Kenneth C. Gray$759$163-78.5%
Jeannie Curry$594$163-72.6%
Joe Brown$0$155--
Betty L. Payne$952$152-84%
Greg Tate$660$150-77.3%
Linda S. Akridge$1,009$149-85.2%
Michael Oreilly$1,338$146-89.1%
Glenn A. Jackson$109$14533%
Donnie M. Lucas$913$138-84.9%
Barbara Critchelow$129$128-0.8%
Rick Elliott$94$12533%
Aaron Dennis$605$121-80%
Dennis R. Hinton Jr.$508$97-80.9%
Kenneth J. Blair$358$96-73.2%
Wallace Foote$330$92-72.1%
Aaron R. Henning$418$83-80.1%
Kenneth Eskridge$1,199$80-93.3%
Patricia A. Ditto$289$74-74.4%
Robert M. Monarch$444$69-84.5%
Betty L. Eskridge$266$68-74.4%
Mark Barr$970$64-93.4%
Patricia S. Henning$256$52-79.7%
Kevin A. Barr Jr.$521$47-91%
Timothy D West II$99$42-57.6%
Huston Dehaven$2,434$24-99%
Edward Terrance Perkins$1,362$21-98.5%
Ronald M. Oconnell$260$18-93.1%
Ben Taul$222$0-100%
Billy Mingus$94$0-100%
Brad Ray$1,375$0-100%
Jason M. Roach$1,045$0-100%
Jeanette Richards$324$0-100%
Suzanne Harris$185$0-100%
Daniel V. Flood$1,296$0-100%
Das Land, LLC$144$0-100%
Debora K. Flood$2,343$0-100%
Donald E. Bland$1,674$0-100%
Earl Daniel Oreilly$1,230$0-100%
Edward McAfee$660$0-100%
Fern Calvert$802$0-100%
Freedie Powell$5,052$0-100%
Gary D. Carwile$1,172$0-100%
Grover Eugene Fentress$6,017$0-100%
Horrell Rentals, LLP$1,481$0-100%
James D. Hinton$1,360$0-100%
Joe Oelze$1,375$0-100%
John K. Potts$2,260$0-100%
Joseph R. Powers$9,561$0-100%
Kathy M. Henning$952$0-100%
Madalyn G. Whitfill$270$0-100%
Mary Lee Laslie$1,654$0-100%
Michael A. Kennedy$220$0-100%
MRS Saundra Sue Miller$536$0-100%
Dean O. Hobbs$32$0-100%
Odessa Hobbs$46$0-100%
Richard K. Oconnell$227$0-100%
Scott Willoughby$73$0-100%
Shelia T. Elder$1,841$0-100%
Teddy D. Stewart$629$0-100%
Thomas L. Ryan$40$0-100%
Andrea Beasley$1,191$0-100%
Barbara J Casey Estate$210$0-100%
James S. Foote$140$0-100%
Jimmy D. Hardesty$123$0-100%
Lauren E. Anthony$519$0-100%
Mary Ann Tobin$8,222$0-100%
Sandra Compton$3,203$0-100%
Stephanie Bruce$337$0-100%
Total subsidies$3,985,066$2,071,250-48%

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