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In 2021, 236 farmers in cities within Dickson County received a total of $587,247 in 274 farm subsidies, a 73.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.2 million in 674 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 Dickson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjie Daniel | $170,986 | $108,567 | -36.5% |
| Glenn Singleton | $6,077 | $53,909 | 787.1% |
| Curvey Road Sawmill | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jividen Family Trust | $30,979 | $28,194 | -9% |
| David J. Mast | $41,873 | $22,073 | -47.3% |
| Jed Corlew | $22,141 | $14,889 | -32.8% |
| John Michael Billingsby | $23,686 | $14,500 | -38.8% |
| Margena Miller | $13,882 | $13,882 | 0% |
| Phillip H. Dawson | $59,232 | $11,075 | -81.3% |
| Paul Roy Eleazar | $0 | $10,527 | -- |
| Clint Welker | $52,477 | $9,991 | -81% |
| Hamilton Logging, LLC | $0 | $8,505 | -- |
| Estel Hagewood | $21,869 | $7,352 | -66.4% |
| Richard O. Weller | $14,819 | $6,894 | -53.5% |
| Dalton Hall | $19,772 | $5,661 | -71.4% |
| Sonny Curtis | $2,833 | $5,402 | 90.7% |
| Debbie Matlock Bass | $0 | $5,238 | -- |
| David Greene | $20,257 | $5,223 | -74.2% |
| Lester Groves | $22,140 | $4,933 | -77.7% |
| Steven Slate | $21,550 | $4,788 | -77.8% |
| Logan S Ladage JR Rev Trustee | $4,577 | $4,577 | 0% |
| Randall K. Stanfill | $15,060 | $4,266 | -71.7% |
| Wendell Stinson | $17,138 | $3,920 | -77.1% |
| William A. Spann | $7,698 | $3,796 | -50.7% |
| Randy Simpkins | $33,365 | $3,738 | -88.8% |
| Lee Littleton | $8,249 | $3,622 | -56.1% |
| Lee Fiser | $16,997 | $3,259 | -80.8% |
| Cynthia Leach | $3,093 | $3,093 | 0% |
| Kenneth Beshears | $15,587 | $2,922 | -81.3% |
| Kevin D. Stanfill | $10,136 | $2,802 | -72.4% |
| Ronald J. Kimbro | $16,495 | $2,721 | -83.5% |
| Elliott Farms | $12,896 | $2,668 | -79.3% |
| Terry Parchman | $2,654 | $2,654 | 0% |
| Ida V Foster Rev Trust | $957 | $2,541 | 165.5% |
| Leigh Ann Luther | $10,861 | $2,402 | -77.9% |
| Gary R. Gentry | $9,669 | $2,259 | -76.6% |
| Jennifer Batey | $3,058 | $2,208 | -27.8% |
| Jonathan Gray | $2,197 | $2,197 | 0% |
| Jason Corlew | $9,525 | $2,109 | -77.9% |
| George Meek | $9,894 | $1,894 | -80.9% |
| Randle Wayne Dotson | $9,895 | $1,880 | -81% |
| Corey Triplett | $13,048 | $1,850 | -85.8% |
| Byron Anderson III | $11,330 | $1,776 | -84.3% |
| Mike Larkins | $9,709 | $1,774 | -81.7% |
| Beverly Rowe | $5,181 | $1,592 | -69.3% |
| Tommy Nicks | $5,401 | $1,581 | -70.7% |
| Thomas Pearson | $6,328 | $1,460 | -76.9% |
| Joe D. Stokes | $8,025 | $1,437 | -82.1% |
| Louis M. Johnson | $4,560 | $1,369 | -70% |
| Billy Adkison | $7,200 | $1,367 | -81% |
| Clyde Lynch Jr. | $4,213 | $1,365 | -67.6% |
| James R. Wall | $6,589 | $1,361 | -79.3% |
| C. W. Wade | $12,416 | $1,346 | -89.2% |
| Eugene Shelton | $7,290 | $1,345 | -81.6% |
| Jerry Batey | $6,171 | $1,331 | -78.4% |
| Michael K. Adams | $6,864 | $1,321 | -80.8% |
| Keith Gilmore | $2,673 | $1,316 | -50.8% |
| Thomas P. Curtis | $4,851 | $1,312 | -73% |
| William T. Redden | $8,301 | $1,285 | -84.5% |
| Sylvia Marie Adams | $1,835 | $1,273 | -30.6% |
| Clayton Wilson Jr. | $5,819 | $1,260 | -78.3% |
| Jamie Weaver | $0 | $1,252 | -- |
| Shane McCormick | $1,182 | $1,248 | 5.6% |
| Phil Kesler | $4,301 | $1,247 | -71% |
| Berry W. Manley | $5,918 | $1,236 | -79.1% |
| Mike Miller | $13,824 | $1,222 | -91.2% |
| Todd Garton | $11,471 | $1,216 | -89.4% |
| Petty Family Limited Partnership | $5,863 | $1,215 | -79.3% |
| Johnny Lane | $6,640 | $1,200 | -81.9% |
| David L. Darnell | $5,770 | $1,167 | -79.8% |
| Vivian Street | $2,310 | $1,129 | -51.1% |
| Loretta L. Morgan | $4,565 | $1,118 | -75.5% |
| Henry F. Todd Jr. | $5,306 | $1,108 | -79.1% |
| Bill Joyce | $5,325 | $1,080 | -79.7% |
| Barbara Corlew | $5,026 | $1,073 | -78.7% |
| Robert Loggins | $6,238 | $1,070 | -82.8% |
| Roy Owen | $4,906 | $1,041 | -78.8% |
| Jeff Proctor | $3,554 | $1,031 | -71% |
| Ronnie L. Adkins | $17,696 | $1,031 | -94.2% |
| Joe Greene | $5,087 | $1,029 | -79.8% |
| Christopher D. Chilton | $5,125 | $1,012 | -80.3% |
| Neil Manning | $1,881 | $1,010 | -46.3% |
| Jerry M. Larkins | $4,345 | $1,003 | -76.9% |
| Norman Lampley | $5,808 | $1,002 | -82.7% |
| Margo Pickering | $2,046 | $1,000 | -51.1% |
| Kenneth Biter | $6,519 | $993 | -84.8% |
| Teddy W. Pruett | $4,576 | $976 | -78.7% |
| Ronnie L. Smithson | $5,717 | $973 | -83% |
| Jared Hampton | $4,070 | $970 | -76.2% |
| Westley Albright | $8,551 | $966 | -88.7% |
| Neal Westerman | $4,022 | $929 | -76.9% |
| Ronnie Hogin | $20,883 | $924 | -95.6% |
| Keith Bates | $4,813 | $896 | -81.4% |
| David C. Daniel | $7,794 | $895 | -88.5% |
| Tanner Pritchett | $3,608 | $892 | -75.3% |
| Rebecca Andrews | $4,356 | $883 | -79.7% |
| Doyle N. Petty | $3,655 | $882 | -75.9% |
| Earl Weaver | $3,271 | $870 | -73.4% |
| Michael Lane | $4,081 | $864 | -78.8% |
| Paul L. Sullivan | $5,875 | $856 | -85.4% |
| Joseph C. Reagan | $4,232 | $850 | -79.9% |
| Darryl Adams | $5,219 | $850 | -83.7% |
| Robert L. Habersetzer | $6,224 | $844 | -86.4% |
| Travis Erves | $1,980 | $840 | -57.6% |
| Guy Spann | $3,611 | $839 | -76.8% |
| James B. Williams | $3,630 | $834 | -77% |
| Troy Dillard | $4,591 | $834 | -81.8% |
| Joe Underwood | $5,120 | $831 | -83.8% |
| Doug Averitte | $3,905 | $830 | -78.7% |
| Marlene Jackson | $3,987 | $828 | -79.2% |
| Jon K. Hall | $8,094 | $809 | -90% |
| Randy Redden | $2,497 | $808 | -67.6% |
| David W. Matlock | $9,552 | $806 | -91.6% |
| Charles E. Moon | $2,552 | $794 | -68.9% |
| Mike Henry | $2,651 | $791 | -70.2% |
| Mitchell Stone | $6,202 | $771 | -87.6% |
| Donald J. Bartels | $0 | $768 | -- |
| Sally Petty | $2,985 | $760 | -74.5% |
| John E. Picklesimer | $3,531 | $758 | -78.5% |
| Scott Miller | $4,860 | $748 | -84.6% |
| Larry Redden | $4,191 | $748 | -82.2% |
| Jessie Danley | $4,646 | $747 | -83.9% |
| Chris Daniel | $2,805 | $740 | -73.6% |
| Paula B. Hill | $1,294 | $724 | -44% |
| Keith Brumley | $3,597 | $718 | -80% |
| John Chosay | $679 | $679 | 0% |
| John A. Hutcheson | $5,303 | $675 | -87.3% |
| Gary Lewis | $2,475 | $672 | -72.8% |
| Stephen A. Caldwell | $2,453 | $669 | -72.7% |
| Joe Ciprian | $5,101 | $659 | -87.1% |
| Chris Smith | $3,588 | $648 | -81.9% |
| Derrek Dew | $2,552 | $640 | -74.9% |
| Joe W. Estes | $3,178 | $639 | -79.9% |
| Tom Heard | $12,573 | $636 | -94.9% |
| Erica Woodside | $3,058 | $624 | -79.6% |
| David W. Wall | $10,112 | $620 | -93.9% |
| Eldred Reid | $1,715 | $619 | -63.9% |
| Stephen N. Hamrick | $6,060 | $616 | -89.8% |
| Lennie R. Wall | $10,024 | $613 | -93.9% |
| Johnny Logan | $4,623 | $600 | -87% |
| Bert Evans | $3,065 | $598 | -80.5% |
| Stephen Dennis Adams | $2,564 | $598 | -76.7% |
| James M. Stanfill | $3,231 | $585 | -81.9% |
| Stefan Logan | $2,508 | $584 | -76.7% |
| Robert T. James | $3,019 | $568 | -81.2% |
| James B. Fussell | $810 | $567 | -30% |
| Mark Weaver | $8,490 | $563 | -93.4% |
| Dan Sanders | $2,136 | $557 | -73.9% |
| Anthony D. Littleton | $2,101 | $554 | -73.6% |
| Carl D. Caldwell | $2,552 | $552 | -78.4% |
| Janelle S. Turner | $1,595 | $552 | -65.4% |
| Michael Ingram | $50,230 | $550 | -98.9% |
| Robin Petty | $1,892 | $544 | -71.2% |
| Kenneth Nafe | $2,530 | $538 | -78.7% |
| Morris Ray Petty | $1,870 | $522 | -72.1% |
| Dale Milam | $2,486 | $520 | -79.1% |
| Keith D. Caldwell | $2,420 | $516 | -78.7% |
| Greg Ward | $2,453 | $502 | -79.5% |
| Michael Webster | $2,299 | $498 | -78.3% |
| John Bratton Jr. | $2,713 | $480 | -82.3% |
| James R. Springer Sr. | $6,451 | $472 | -92.7% |
| Gary W. Hare | $1,650 | $456 | -72.4% |
| Jenny F. Thompson | $1,661 | $452 | -72.8% |
| Dale Garton | $6,385 | $449 | -93% |
| Brian Cook | $1,837 | $443 | -75.9% |
| Tim Harrington | $1,111 | $432 | -61.1% |
| Wade Allen Reed | $1,593 | $432 | -72.9% |
| Edward C. Hooper Jr. | $2,101 | $431 | -79.5% |
| Wayne Gray | $2,255 | $430 | -80.9% |
| Anita B. Lecomte | $1,599 | $426 | -73.4% |
| Nelson Pierce | $1,298 | $416 | -68% |
| Thomas Kaier | $2,091 | $412 | -80.3% |
| Gary Brunett | $1,793 | $412 | -77% |
| William Fisher | $1,870 | $406 | -78.3% |
| Brenda L. Ingham | $1,737 | $402 | -76.9% |
| Richard C. Bibb | $2,057 | $402 | -80.5% |
| Earl Gray | $1,760 | $394 | -77.6% |
| Bobby Hogin | $1,848 | $391 | -78.8% |
| Larry Corlew | $1,903 | $391 | -79.5% |
| Matthew D. Furline | $2,044 | $391 | -80.9% |
| James Lane | $2,361 | $380 | -83.9% |
| Lynn Fussell | $1,243 | $371 | -70.2% |
| Ronald P. Robertson | $693 | $369 | -46.8% |
| Richard D. Robinson | $1,463 | $366 | -75% |
| Randall Riley | $1,985 | $362 | -81.8% |
| Teresa S. Miller | $1,639 | $360 | -78% |
| Michael A. Mobley | $3,344 | $358 | -89.3% |
| Leslie Roberts | $1,639 | $350 | -78.6% |
| Charles Leatherwood | $1,777 | $342 | -80.8% |
| Noel W. Choate | $1,851 | $340 | -81.6% |
| Sara Springer | $1,489 | $328 | -78% |
| Anthony Wayne Littleton | $1,573 | $326 | -79.3% |
| William Herman Taylor | $2,081 | $308 | -85.2% |
| Justin Clayton Adams | $1,485 | $302 | -79.7% |
| Thomas C. Powlas | $1,364 | $302 | -77.9% |
| Roger Dale Hooper | $264 | $301 | 14% |
| Phil Littleton | $1,731 | $294 | -83% |
| Raymond Dotson | $1,441 | $287 | -80.1% |
| Dwight McIllwain | $1,276 | $287 | -77.5% |
| Walter B. Robertson III | $1,045 | $280 | -73.2% |
| Barry F. Piland | $1,485 | $276 | -81.4% |
| Kenneth W. Baker | $1,243 | $270 | -78.3% |
| Phillip England | $3,683 | $268 | -92.7% |
| Robert Chris Peters | $1,243 | $260 | -79.1% |
| Grady S. McMillen | $737 | $246 | -66.6% |
| Bradley R. Smiley | $561 | $242 | -56.9% |
| Gus Guy | $1,122 | $236 | -79% |
| Jimmy W. Simpkins | $1,067 | $236 | -77.9% |
| Arch McCord | $1,177 | $236 | -79.9% |
| Ralph A. Hall | $935 | $228 | -75.6% |
| Joel T Street JR | $953 | $224 | -76.5% |
| David Cochran | $3,266 | $224 | -93.1% |
| Kenneth Fussell | $1,001 | $222 | -77.8% |
| Richard Myatt | $1,248 | $214 | -82.9% |
| James G. Lankford | $1,056 | $211 | -80% |
| Dean Barber | $1,659 | $208 | -87.5% |
| Will Dobson | $831 | $200 | -75.9% |
| James Chad Beard | $2,277 | $197 | -91.3% |
| Thomas Craig Spangler | $1,675 | $183 | -89.1% |
| Billy D. Bell | $1,574 | $173 | -89% |
| Johnny F. Donegan | $1,168 | $172 | -85.3% |
| Rodney Scott Adams | $0 | $158 | -- |
| Allen K. Gibbs | $264 | $154 | -41.7% |
| Randy Phillips | $636 | $152 | -76.1% |
| Harvell Scott Harrell | $748 | $149 | -80.1% |
| Melvin Cathey | $889 | $149 | -83.2% |
| Mary J. Stewart | $341 | $137 | -59.8% |
| Samuel L. Gregory | $721 | $135 | -81.3% |
| Harry McClurkan | $1,672 | $133 | -92% |
| Daniel D. Reger | $311 | $132 | -57.6% |
| Wayne R. Fultz | $247 | $121 | -51% |
| Gerald Adcock | $363 | $104 | -71.3% |
| Carl Buckner | $1,056 | $84 | -92% |
| Velma L. Harris | $136 | $69 | -49.3% |
| Phillip McIllwain | $132 | $69 | -47.7% |
| Willard Matthew Parish | $220 | $59 | -73.2% |
| Glenda Chatham | $248 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Dysinger | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard W. Smith | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Sidney Goodwin | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent Weatherspoon | $5,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel L. Dietz | $1,813 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn H. Koogler | $14 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Proctor | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| Honour Yates | $5,020 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Elliott III | $2,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Batey | $5,442 | $0 | -100% |
| Jenkins E. Talley | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Julie A. Willoughby | $4,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly Weatherspoon | $2,369 | $0 | -100% |
| Michelle Welker | $1,964 | $0 | -100% |
| Millard F. Patterson | $1,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Rollie Burgess | $6,544 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendell Weatherspoon | $5,827 | $0 | -100% |
| Willis Talley | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Zebulon T. James | $592 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry Felts | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Benny S. Noland | $6,579 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Moran | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Bob H. Saylors | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Joe Redden | $2,152 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian L. Elliott | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Humphres | $10,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald L. Tinsley | $729 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy Diane Lapenna | $1,754 | $0 | -100% |
| FSA Farm Loan | $13,972 | $0 | -100% |
| FSA/CCC | $49,094 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory John Wardman Jr. | $3,021 | $0 | -100% |
| Harris Southerland | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| J55 Holdings, LLC | $11,234 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessie D. Felts | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| John S. Hagewood Jr. | $3,333 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth R Street | $4,721 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent A. Smyth | $97 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Wayne Bell | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman W. Totten | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Pattye a Post | $59 | $0 | -100% |
| Phil Heath | $40,792 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph Dotson | $106 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Chester | $164 | $0 | -100% |
| Sullivan Cattle Company, Inc. | $446,955 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted H. Williams | $63 | $0 | -100% |
| Terri Leann Hall | $3,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Smith | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Udsa/FSA | $337 | $0 | -100% |
| Usda-Fsa | $613 | $0 | -100% |
| Usda/FSA | $832 | $0 | -100% |
| Vivian Dickson | $3,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Willard Matthew Parrish | $132 | $0 | -100% |
| Z Mac Farms, LLC | $414 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Leffler | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony Felts | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Gale Larkins | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Juanita Taylor | $132 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall Gill | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,187,973 | $587,247 | -73.2% |
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