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In 2021, 101 farmers in cities within Cheatham County received a total of $398,389 in 143 farm subsidies, a 64.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.1 million in 281 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teasley Farms, LLC | $281,544 | $132,023 | -53.1% |
| Old Rivers Farm of Mississippi, LLC | $47,496 | $47,496 | 0% |
| James Steven Denny | $41,221 | $33,009 | -19.9% |
| Judy Denny | $31,095 | $30,731 | -1.2% |
| Velma Ruth Miller Estate | $12,006 | $12,006 | 0% |
| Lauren Heffelman | $20,932 | $11,897 | -43.2% |
| Gloria Lynn White | $13,360 | $8,135 | -39.1% |
| Roy N. Chester | $0 | $6,920 | -- |
| Tommy Jordan | $49,588 | $6,768 | -86.4% |
| Roxie Ann W. Bagwell | $7,690 | $6,336 | -17.6% |
| Jimmy Story | $16,881 | $6,178 | -63.4% |
| Freddy Pritchett Jr. | $20,011 | $5,083 | -74.6% |
| Robinson Farms of Clay Company, Inc. | $8,847 | $4,687 | -47% |
| Mitzi F. Head | $73,234 | $4,579 | -93.7% |
| Bobby Lynn | $15,750 | $4,508 | -71.4% |
| Randy Goff | $19,181 | $4,303 | -77.6% |
| Clayton Keltner | $10,478 | $4,276 | -59.2% |
| Deborah Wiygul | $4,008 | $4,008 | 0% |
| Randy Chamberlain | $8,914 | $3,938 | -55.8% |
| Sterling W. Hunt | $9,475 | $3,712 | -60.8% |
| Linda Sellers | $6,956 | $2,687 | -61.4% |
| Knox Farm, LLC | $34,517 | $2,610 | -92.4% |
| Daniel Weakley | $26,324 | $2,583 | -90.2% |
| William Talton McMahan | $10,703 | $2,438 | -77.2% |
| Kenneth D. Petty | $8,283 | $2,161 | -73.9% |
| Robert Petty | $7,843 | $1,974 | -74.8% |
| David Shores | $8,139 | $1,765 | -78.3% |
| Wesley C. Attebery | $8,259 | $1,603 | -80.6% |
| Kenneth D. Ethridge | $5,610 | $1,476 | -73.7% |
| Sherry Von W. Rotz | $873 | $1,475 | 69% |
| Barry Ellis | $4,101 | $1,363 | -66.8% |
| Kenneth Drinnon | $9,121 | $1,308 | -85.7% |
| Marie Alexander | $1,382 | $1,253 | -9.3% |
| Will J. Green | $1,382 | $1,253 | -9.3% |
| Brent R. Freeman | $3,107 | $1,211 | -61% |
| George Sullivan | $578 | $1,204 | 108.3% |
| Jason L. Walker | $0 | $1,155 | -- |
| Beverly H. Davis | $4,609 | $1,121 | -75.7% |
| Tyler S. Kreger | $7,852 | $1,105 | -85.9% |
| Jimmy Reeves | $3,733 | $1,054 | -71.8% |
| Montgomery Len Moore | $4,279 | $1,050 | -75.5% |
| Allison Corley | $1,043 | $1,043 | 0% |
| Vernon C. Parizek | $1,025 | $1,025 | 0% |
| Harpeth Moon Farm, LLC | $9,242 | $1,000 | -89.2% |
| Gerald J. Dowlen | $3,575 | $859 | -76% |
| Harold B. Staggs | $3,520 | $799 | -77.3% |
| Johnnie Ray Mitchell | $2,013 | $796 | -60.5% |
| Craig Hooks | $2,891 | $794 | -72.5% |
| Kenneth W. Smith | $1,551 | $742 | -52.2% |
| Darwin Newton | $2,253 | $739 | -67.2% |
| David R. Meeks | $890 | $694 | -22% |
| Jeffery Seth Binkley | $5,047 | $656 | -87% |
| Gilbert Spurlock | $2,112 | $635 | -69.9% |
| Jessica May Rhoades | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Kenny Elrod | $2,522 | $582 | -76.9% |
| Richard S. May | $4,781 | $560 | -88.3% |
| Douglas K. Vann | $3,014 | $560 | -81.4% |
| Gilford D. Walker | $134 | $554 | 313.4% |
| Jeff Drake | $2,277 | $529 | -76.8% |
| William Edwin Hogan | $2,834 | $525 | -81.5% |
| Bobby Dickerson | $2,002 | $490 | -75.5% |
| Mike Jarreau | $2,332 | $488 | -79.1% |
| Bert Lovell Jr. | $1,595 | $481 | -69.8% |
| Jeffrey Mayo | $1,863 | $464 | -75.1% |
| Carl E. Evans | $2,343 | $447 | -80.9% |
| Jerry Lee Long | $2,905 | $445 | -84.7% |
| Henry T. Palmore | $1,914 | $416 | -78.3% |
| Billy Ward Thompson | $3,249 | $414 | -87.3% |
| Leon Newman | $1,777 | $412 | -76.8% |
| James Ebb Gupton Jr. | $1,530 | $411 | -73.1% |
| Mitzi Ann Joyner | $581 | $385 | -33.7% |
| Robert E. Binkley | $1,958 | $381 | -80.5% |
| Jeff Gann | $2,164 | $363 | -83.2% |
| Rita Edgin | $792 | $342 | -56.8% |
| Dallas Potts | $694 | $324 | -53.3% |
| Marilyn Faye Silva | $913 | $321 | -64.8% |
| David V. Young | $2,543 | $256 | -89.9% |
| Bruce Lee Batson Jr. | $859 | $242 | -71.8% |
| Wesley H Aymett | $836 | $242 | -71.1% |
| David L. Smith | $1,559 | $234 | -85% |
| Dennis Bowling | $444 | $222 | -50% |
| Charles E. Shearon | $1,023 | $212 | -79.3% |
| Earnest Paul Mahaney | $781 | $202 | -74.1% |
| Ruby G. Jinnette | $1,197 | $201 | -83.2% |
| Taylor Watts Jr. | $1,840 | $200 | -89.1% |
| Martha W. Newton | $0 | $199 | -- |
| Gary Casteel | $462 | $190 | -58.9% |
| Genie Howard Anderson | $980 | $163 | -83.4% |
| Nelda F. Myers | $0 | $128 | -- |
| Billy Ray Hunter | $1,311 | $117 | -91.1% |
| Anthony Cook | $0 | $110 | -- |
| Jimmy Allen Jinnette Jr. | $170 | $100 | -41.2% |
| Ebb Gupton | $0 | $96 | -- |
| Tonja Cathey | $433 | $86 | -80.1% |
| Timothy D. Binkley | $418 | $83 | -80.1% |
| Cynthia Capers | $0 | $82 | -- |
| Marc R. Eaton | $169 | $80 | -52.7% |
| Charles D. Spurlock | $1,375 | $78 | -94.3% |
| James E. Jinnette Jr. | $5,713 | $77 | -98.7% |
| Matthew Tyler Brown | $440 | $35 | -92% |
| Ching Li Wang | $61 | $31 | -49.2% |
| Austin Frank Harris | $7,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Boyde W. Jones | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Oaks | $2,397 | $0 | -100% |
| Dixieland Company | $114 | $0 | -100% |
| H. F. Batts Jr. | $420 | $0 | -100% |
| Irrevocable Trust of Kathleen Board | $103 | $0 | -100% |
| John L. Borum Jr. | $2,753 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph C. Smith Jr. | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence Evans | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Lillard Justice | $1,089 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Teresa Gupton | $10,218 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Nicholson | $20,338 | $0 | -100% |
| The John W Melton 2012 Family Trustee | $172 | $0 | -100% |
| William Russell Davis | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary A. Richardson | $3,847 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe W. Judd Jr. | $1,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin J. Till | $3,834 | $0 | -100% |
| McFall Farms | $105 | $0 | -100% |
| Shaun Daugherty | $31,005 | $0 | -100% |
| James Hooper Matthews ESC | $2,303 | $0 | -100% |
| John D. Patton | $56 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles L. Bidwell | $2,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Creig T Mclaughlin | $1,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Dortha B. Evans | $222 | $0 | -100% |
| J. W. Nicholson | $1,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry P. Carney | $28,343 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew S. Jinnette | $5,713 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael D. Pryor | $16,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael R. Waynick | $2,224 | $0 | -100% |
| R C Elliott Family Farm | $793 | $0 | -100% |
| Richie Nicholson | $3,191 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Knox | $3,003 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,109,104 | $398,389 | -64.1% |
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