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In 2021, 102 farmers in cities within Greenup County received a total of $109,735 in 119 farm subsidies, a 78.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $517,014 in 278 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew J. Collier | $15,846 | $13,463 | -15% |
| Kenneth E. Riffe | $56,802 | $12,680 | -77.7% |
| Danny Meenach | $20,540 | $7,685 | -62.6% |
| Ralph Hall | $26,264 | $4,542 | -82.7% |
| Billy Joe Meenach | $10,650 | $3,207 | -69.9% |
| Burns S. Howard | $30,588 | $2,979 | -90.3% |
| Roy Virgin | $8,415 | $2,952 | -64.9% |
| Keith Wireman | $7,352 | $2,669 | -63.7% |
| Annie Tolliver | $9,965 | $2,409 | -75.8% |
| Richie Barker | $2,189 | $2,272 | 3.8% |
| Ira J. Roberts III | $4,170 | $1,998 | -52.1% |
| Jarrod W. Cox | $4,840 | $1,630 | -66.3% |
| Garrett Nathaniel Tackett | $7,232 | $1,617 | -77.6% |
| Phillip Claxon | $12,256 | $1,535 | -87.5% |
| Yvona Stahl | $4,037 | $1,475 | -63.5% |
| Mark A. Howard | $6,648 | $1,392 | -79.1% |
| Raymond Prince | $5,313 | $1,349 | -74.6% |
| Johnny W. Cox | $4,708 | $1,275 | -72.9% |
| Jason R. Blevins | $5,837 | $1,242 | -78.7% |
| Jason R. Blevins | $5,837 | $1,242 | -78.7% |
| Chad Howard | $11,004 | $1,218 | -88.9% |
| Gerald Claxon | $3,476 | $1,204 | -65.4% |
| Robert D. Howard | $6,763 | $1,159 | -82.9% |
| Dennis Sargent | $3,665 | $1,153 | -68.5% |
| Greg Sargent | $3,799 | $1,153 | -69.6% |
| Brian Miller | $3,381 | $1,119 | -66.9% |
| Edward Hieneman | $3,630 | $1,102 | -69.6% |
| George Hieneman | $5,784 | $1,025 | -82.3% |
| Curtis L. Hieneman | $5,570 | $993 | -82.2% |
| William K. Johnson | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Cheryl Wireman | $1,386 | $914 | -34.1% |
| Scott Wellman | $2,315 | $889 | -61.6% |
| Nathan L. Hall | $6,626 | $811 | -87.8% |
| Elizabeth D. Mann | $3,443 | $786 | -77.2% |
| Larry Scott | $4,501 | $717 | -84.1% |
| Nathaniel A. Harris | $2,673 | $696 | -74% |
| Jonathan David Smith | $3,490 | $688 | -80.3% |
| Terry Osborne | $3,042 | $675 | -77.8% |
| Michael Boggs | $4,502 | $663 | -85.3% |
| Christian Lee Titsworth | $2,893 | $654 | -77.4% |
| Cavel Bush | $5,284 | $621 | -88.2% |
| Adam Prince | $3,287 | $616 | -81.3% |
| William J. Bentley | $1,584 | $602 | -62% |
| Otis Carver Jr. | $2,915 | $590 | -79.8% |
| Myka Lynn Grayson | $3,058 | $574 | -81.2% |
| Gary Davis Blevins | $2,990 | $569 | -81% |
| Timothy O. Cumpton | $2,607 | $560 | -78.5% |
| Larry B. Osborne Jr. | $3,490 | $558 | -84% |
| John R. McGinnis | $1,540 | $535 | -65.3% |
| Travis B. McKenzie | $2,514 | $516 | -79.5% |
| Henry Patrick Jr. | $231 | $508 | 119.9% |
| Joseph T. Wireman | $1,235 | $504 | -59.2% |
| Kenny Eldridge | $1,870 | $501 | -73.2% |
| Nancy Madden | $2,322 | $498 | -78.6% |
| James L. Meadows | $1,254 | $461 | -63.2% |
| Charles W. Grubb | $2,356 | $460 | -80.5% |
| Gary C. Adkins | $1,704 | $450 | -73.6% |
| James A. Billups | $0 | $440 | -- |
| Larry M. Clevenger | $1,023 | $436 | -57.4% |
| Herman Harris | $2,266 | $413 | -81.8% |
| Kenneth Imel | $30,725 | $412 | -98.7% |
| Ronald F. Green | $2,079 | $405 | -80.5% |
| Steven Mullins | $1,199 | $396 | -67% |
| Ray Pope | $4,163 | $374 | -91% |
| Harold Dupuy | $1,326 | $373 | -71.9% |
| Patrick Wayne Smith | $825 | $360 | -56.4% |
| James B. Brown | $1,322 | $358 | -72.9% |
| Keith Pope | $3,521 | $356 | -89.9% |
| Jacob Willis | $1,566 | $350 | -77.7% |
| John W. Woods | $1,804 | $350 | -80.6% |
| Robert Wayne Smith | $759 | $335 | -55.9% |
| Gary Douglas Greene | $1,536 | $330 | -78.5% |
| Charles Edward Nance Jr. | $0 | $324 | -- |
| Maurice Vanbibber | $1,799 | $318 | -82.3% |
| Adam Forest Ratliff | $824 | $300 | -63.6% |
| Devin Floyd | $1,452 | $291 | -80% |
| Jonathan Howard | $1,957 | $290 | -85.2% |
| Larry Osborne | $1,067 | $287 | -73.1% |
| Larry P. Tackett | $1,129 | $284 | -74.8% |
| Paul D. Gibson | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Glenn Roy Coffee | $1,746 | $266 | -84.8% |
| Matthew F. Osborne | $913 | $264 | -71.1% |
| Brian Flannery | $1,400 | $260 | -81.4% |
| Gary M. Blevins | $761 | $260 | -65.8% |
| Phillip Blackburn | $1,848 | $260 | -85.9% |
| Clifford L. Perkins | $2,651 | $249 | -90.6% |
| George W. Williams | $924 | $249 | -73.1% |
| Joshua Dale Grayson | $1,676 | $242 | -85.6% |
| David Roy Bradford | $1,403 | $228 | -83.7% |
| Peter L. Kee | $528 | $214 | -59.5% |
| Steve Coldiron | $792 | $200 | -74.7% |
| Bridgette G. Via | $792 | $198 | -75% |
| Jason Ryan Vanbibber | $1,131 | $197 | -82.6% |
| Jesse Lyons | $1,417 | $195 | -86.2% |
| Anthony Bowling | $990 | $187 | -81.1% |
| H. R. Veach | $1,500 | $167 | -88.9% |
| Mark A. Elkins | $550 | $132 | -76% |
| Shelby Tolliver | $715 | $132 | -81.5% |
| Timothy S. Craft | $935 | $132 | -85.9% |
| John N. Skaggs | $297 | $114 | -61.6% |
| Brandon Howard | $704 | $97 | -86.2% |
| Robert Bryant | $231 | $90 | -61% |
| Betty J. Felty | $436 | $0 | -100% |
| Corey Billups | $943 | $0 | -100% |
| David Tolliver | $95 | $0 | -100% |
| David Wells | $345 | $0 | -100% |
| Delbert R. Kirk | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald L. Davis | $25,330 | $0 | -100% |
| George L. Russell III | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Wireman | $5,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry M. Wolfe | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe S. Taylor | $465 | $0 | -100% |
| John W. Wireman | $169 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce Nelson | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Loretta Davis | $15 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Brown | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Howard | $1,387 | $0 | -100% |
| Carlton Collier | $171 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie Howard | $3,346 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald R. Osborne | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry W Iery | $1,378 | $0 | -100% |
| K. C. Hardin Jr. | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul E. Hunt | $4,663 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Bentley | $1,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Brown | $7,699 | $0 | -100% |
| Warren Collier | $171 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Braden | $115 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $517,014 | $109,735 | -78.8% |
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