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In 2021, 243 farmers in cities within Coal County received a total of $1.3 million in 298 farm subsidies, a 74.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.9 million in 685 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 Coal County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ranches | $723,081 | $482,141 | -33.3% |
| Pake McEntire | $145,200 | $49,600 | -65.8% |
| Theodore M. Benfer | $170,111 | $33,044 | -80.6% |
| J & S Cattle, L.L.C | $80,256 | $23,995 | -70.1% |
| Chad Cometti | $114,005 | $23,140 | -79.7% |
| Joel A. Coffee | $41,448 | $22,931 | -44.7% |
| Guy B. Sims | $25,752 | $21,559 | -16.3% |
| Paul R Hooe Trust | $64,488 | $17,354 | -73.1% |
| Mary R. Sells | $100,532 | $16,348 | -83.7% |
| Donna G. Downen | $35,079 | $13,893 | -60.4% |
| Allen Clinton Stonecipher | $41,200 | $13,631 | -66.9% |
| O. N. Riley | $53,223 | $12,102 | -77.3% |
| Bull Mountain Land & Cattle | $0 | $11,527 | -- |
| Johnnie Bellettini | $57,006 | $10,520 | -81.5% |
| Joe Lambert | $50,429 | $10,469 | -79.2% |
| Sterling Family Investments, LLC | $37,532 | $10,395 | -72.3% |
| Zane Brecheen | $56,699 | $10,390 | -81.7% |
| C J ERNST Ventures, LLC | $45,942 | $10,374 | -77.4% |
| Melva Cleo Thomas | $41,024 | $9,101 | -77.8% |
| James Odie Heck | $23,682 | $8,666 | -63.4% |
| Phillip Helms | $35,596 | $8,661 | -75.7% |
| David Ray Paden | $16,511 | $8,602 | -47.9% |
| Rafter 5M Land & Cattle, LP | $38,444 | $8,537 | -77.8% |
| Denny McCoy | $39,900 | $8,502 | -78.7% |
| James E. Eddings | $28,336 | $7,800 | -72.5% |
| Larry B. Pope | $55,203 | $7,721 | -86% |
| Gregory K. Thomas | $28,735 | $7,435 | -74.1% |
| Peter B. Loewen | $0 | $7,225 | -- |
| Clinton Lee Couch | $45,013 | $7,085 | -84.3% |
| Boyd W. Lewis | $28,437 | $7,066 | -75.2% |
| Katy Jenkins | $0 | $6,215 | -- |
| Robert White | $7,153 | $6,021 | -15.8% |
| VC3 Angus Ranch, LLC | $32,811 | $5,765 | -82.4% |
| Peggy Nelson | $25,092 | $5,736 | -77.1% |
| Randy Nelson | $32,231 | $5,714 | -82.3% |
| Logan Reed | $23,375 | $5,640 | -75.9% |
| Jason Eaves | $21,830 | $5,623 | -74.2% |
| Michael Owen Riley | $24,945 | $5,585 | -77.6% |
| Richard L. Eddings | $18,645 | $5,504 | -70.5% |
| Chris P. Collins | $18,500 | $4,857 | -73.7% |
| Steve Sandmann | $30,449 | $4,498 | -85.2% |
| Larry C. Krebs | $22,704 | $4,471 | -80.3% |
| Olene R Daniel | $13,275 | $4,288 | -67.7% |
| Ray Charles Jordan | $24,141 | $4,217 | -82.5% |
| Jeanna Marie Johnston | $9,005 | $4,162 | -53.8% |
| James G. Boles | $5,940 | $3,997 | -32.7% |
| Deborah D. Allen | $17,339 | $3,972 | -77.1% |
| Wayne Blue | $18,103 | $3,940 | -78.2% |
| Jerry Battles | $23,074 | $3,925 | -83% |
| Mr. Gary Craig Wofford | $21,943 | $3,902 | -82.2% |
| Kenneth J. Fortner | $4,422 | $3,893 | -12% |
| Rebecca Lutes | $9,691 | $3,792 | -60.9% |
| James David Battles | $19,657 | $3,653 | -81.4% |
| Bob H. Eddings | $15,933 | $3,600 | -77.4% |
| Leon Carter | $12,369 | $3,453 | -72.1% |
| David L. Battles | $38,226 | $3,444 | -91% |
| Newman L. Ward | $19,342 | $3,390 | -82.5% |
| Howard Nelson | $16,083 | $3,325 | -79.3% |
| James Dwayne Holder | $16,802 | $3,293 | -80.4% |
| Morris L. Eddings | $14,298 | $3,260 | -77.2% |
| Mike D. Nelson | $21,562 | $3,250 | -84.9% |
| Johnny Collins | $14,606 | $3,132 | -78.6% |
| Fred E. Jordan | $10,824 | $3,098 | -71.4% |
| James R. Horton | $38,531 | $3,089 | -92% |
| Jimmy Rogers | $5,632 | $3,065 | -45.6% |
| Charles Hudson | $12,280 | $3,026 | -75.4% |
| Tammy Trentham | $12,948 | $2,964 | -77.1% |
| Tammy Shirley | $13,795 | $2,900 | -79% |
| D. E. Romines | $16,376 | $2,853 | -82.6% |
| Marion C. Parker | $9,824 | $2,839 | -71.1% |
| Jim E. Cox | $8,293 | $2,822 | -66% |
| Naomi C. Perry | $23,580 | $2,794 | -88.2% |
| David E. Romines | $19,449 | $2,778 | -85.7% |
| Richard J. Blalock | $12,628 | $2,755 | -78.2% |
| Kevin G. Haney | $18,398 | $2,720 | -85.2% |
| Tommy Wood | $24,730 | $2,715 | -89% |
| Keith V. McDonald | $8,112 | $2,711 | -66.6% |
| Richard D. Childers | $23,033 | $2,679 | -88.4% |
| Kenny Haney | $11,994 | $2,672 | -77.7% |
| Mike Beagles | $16,461 | $2,655 | -83.9% |
| Charles E. Horton | $22,011 | $2,621 | -88.1% |
| Thomas D. Mayer | $13,979 | $2,562 | -81.7% |
| Louis a Maggia | $8,766 | $2,553 | -70.9% |
| Lisa M. Shoemaker | $29,067 | $2,533 | -91.3% |
| Edgar A. Collins | $14,195 | $2,477 | -82.6% |
| Thomas Cannon | $11,942 | $2,447 | -79.5% |
| Randell C. Lafevers | $15,818 | $2,368 | -85% |
| Paul Jones | $0 | $2,310 | -- |
| Mr. Bobby A. Miles | $16,841 | $2,307 | -86.3% |
| David Roberson II | $11,418 | $2,206 | -80.7% |
| Thomas A. Bray | $10,538 | $2,206 | -79.1% |
| Alvin Cagle Jr. | $8,810 | $2,200 | -75% |
| Scott L. Collins | $7,359 | $2,194 | -70.2% |
| Kim Johnson | $18,205 | $2,124 | -88.3% |
| James David Clemens | $8,685 | $2,098 | -75.8% |
| Sandra Jackson | $8,840 | $2,071 | -76.6% |
| Gary Bolin | $9,311 | $1,994 | -78.6% |
| Mr. Joshua Shane Cagle | $1,485 | $1,936 | 30.4% |
| Michael Lambert | $12,542 | $1,930 | -84.6% |
| Dane Brecheen | $10,700 | $1,854 | -82.7% |
| LBM, LLC | $1,884 | $1,843 | -2.2% |
| Larry Cometti | $10,758 | $1,834 | -83% |
| Brock Jones | $9,901 | $1,832 | -81.5% |
| Billy G. Haworth | $10,610 | $1,823 | -82.8% |
| Garrett Layne Krebbs | $22,447 | $1,802 | -92% |
| Alan Ray Casey | $7,986 | $1,783 | -77.7% |
| Timothy G. Stinnett | $9,009 | $1,780 | -80.2% |
| Walter A. Roebuck | $6,960 | $1,766 | -74.6% |
| Keith Cosgrove | $8,101 | $1,741 | -78.5% |
| Miranda Dawn Rutledge | $8,778 | $1,738 | -80.2% |
| Charles L. Loudermilk | $5,949 | $1,660 | -72.1% |
| Jared Dale Orr | $7,381 | $1,660 | -77.5% |
| Stormy Lovinggood | $0 | $1,644 | -- |
| Jack A. Wilson | $10,383 | $1,629 | -84.3% |
| Taylor Presley McNutt | $2,860 | $1,614 | -43.6% |
| Bobby Whitener | $8,767 | $1,610 | -81.6% |
| Nickey W. Beal | $9,638 | $1,601 | -83.4% |
| Nicholis Lee | $30,126 | $1,600 | -94.7% |
| Robert B. Strunk | $6,974 | $1,599 | -77.1% |
| Mark Z. Thomas | $7,810 | $1,558 | -80.1% |
| Larry James Hobgood | $5,500 | $1,554 | -71.7% |
| Hollie Brown | $10,064 | $1,518 | -84.9% |
| John P. Wood | $5,533 | $1,514 | -72.6% |
| Philip R. Henry | $6,325 | $1,486 | -76.5% |
| Brittney Cunningham | $0 | $1,485 | -- |
| M & R Ranch | $8,250 | $1,485 | -82% |
| Jason Michael Bogle | $24,700 | $1,482 | -94% |
| Donald Raines Jr. | $8,154 | $1,471 | -82% |
| Emma R. Hendrix | $14,471 | $1,458 | -89.9% |
| David Crane | $7,653 | $1,454 | -81% |
| Roger Dale Demere | $4,547 | $1,454 | -68% |
| Richard C. Ellis | $5,808 | $1,423 | -75.5% |
| Mike Lemons | $6,369 | $1,371 | -78.5% |
| Ronal K. Collins | $5,360 | $1,353 | -74.8% |
| Rickey Dewayne Beal | $11,228 | $1,324 | -88.2% |
| Wesley Eddings | $4,741 | $1,302 | -72.5% |
| Jerry Romines | $2,528 | $1,290 | -49% |
| Wesley Lynn Brown | $5,745 | $1,277 | -77.8% |
| Frank Lee Forneris | $5,129 | $1,247 | -75.7% |
| Ray Norfleet | $6,798 | $1,218 | -82.1% |
| William S. Kellis | $3,639 | $1,214 | -66.6% |
| David Franklin Graham | $3,402 | $1,212 | -64.4% |
| John Eric Denson | $5,027 | $1,208 | -76% |
| Walker Land & Cattle, LLC | $18,899 | $1,201 | -93.6% |
| Cindy E. Daniel | $7,786 | $1,194 | -84.7% |
| Jesse H. McIninch | $5,495 | $1,191 | -78.3% |
| Christopher J. Lloyd | $21,714 | $1,183 | -94.6% |
| Dwight D Delsigne | $4,070 | $1,168 | -71.3% |
| David T. Leland | $3,765 | $1,160 | -69.2% |
| Jaclyn Elizabeth Darling | $2,706 | $1,129 | -58.3% |
| Tony Pickett | $4,928 | $1,104 | -77.6% |
| Randal L. Goodson | $4,785 | $1,097 | -77.1% |
| Keith Allen Ray Horn | $5,864 | $1,090 | -81.4% |
| Bryan Dewayne Franks | $3,938 | $1,061 | -73.1% |
| Loran L. Nelson | $4,435 | $1,058 | -76.1% |
| Johnny D. Ward | $3,619 | $1,048 | -71% |
| Rachel Renee Fuller-Nix | $4,565 | $1,021 | -77.6% |
| Orbin P. Bowerman | $6,976 | $1,000 | -85.7% |
| Shay Loudermilk | $5,107 | $990 | -80.6% |
| Robert D. Cody | $4,194 | $981 | -76.6% |
| Jerad Gearhart | $5,815 | $968 | -83.4% |
| Jared Michael Griffin | $3,388 | $966 | -71.5% |
| Rachael R. Ward | $4,455 | $966 | -78.3% |
| Dustin Edward Romines | $4,499 | $960 | -78.7% |
| Johnathan Allen King | $3,388 | $958 | -71.7% |
| Edward L. Brend | $4,103 | $928 | -77.4% |
| Larry Christman Jr. | $4,926 | $927 | -81.2% |
| Michelle D. Powell | $2,376 | $904 | -62% |
| Beatrice Murl Ward | $3,740 | $902 | -75.9% |
| Chancy mac Lovinggood | $3,608 | $899 | -75.1% |
| Craig T. Collins | $3,707 | $895 | -75.9% |
| Damon Eden | $6,765 | $892 | -86.8% |
| Cheryl Lynn Williams | $4,003 | $854 | -78.7% |
| Stephen Burge | $2,853 | $825 | -71.1% |
| Timothy E. Williams | $4,349 | $814 | -81.3% |
| Melodi Kay Burns | $3,447 | $810 | -76.5% |
| Russell G. Collins | $1,595 | $788 | -50.6% |
| Jerry G. Hargis | $3,652 | $786 | -78.5% |
| Charles B. Thompson | $6,374 | $784 | -87.7% |
| Jerry Dean Ward | $3,729 | $779 | -79.1% |
| Megan Whitaker | $0 | $769 | -- |
| Brenda Trevathan | $0 | $764 | -- |
| Melinda Guinn | $1,100 | $764 | -30.5% |
| Brian K. Ward | $9,599 | $762 | -92.1% |
| Rowdy K. Jones | $3,751 | $762 | -79.7% |
| Charity Kay Eidson | $4,106 | $745 | -81.9% |
| Henry G Ringels | $5,907 | $737 | -87.5% |
| Luke Riley Moody | $3,556 | $724 | -79.6% |
| Micheal Hardy Taylor | $1,097 | $720 | -34.4% |
| Ricky Guinn | $0 | $715 | -- |
| Roy Dan Burns | $3,597 | $706 | -80.4% |
| Ted Hartsfield | $3,942 | $706 | -82.1% |
| Leann M. Lenamond | $2,739 | $658 | -76% |
| Justin Childers | $5,196 | $627 | -87.9% |
| Arvard J Ward | $3,871 | $620 | -84% |
| Karen Stonecipher | $0 | $586 | -- |
| Johnny Davis | $1,892 | $579 | -69.4% |
| Anita Jay Seymour | $1,191 | $559 | -53.1% |
| Janet E. Pope | $1,023 | $554 | -45.8% |
| Lloyd R. Evans | $2,948 | $552 | -81.3% |
| Michael Dell Hendrix | $3,016 | $550 | -81.8% |
| Ricky D. Wood | $3,441 | $544 | -84.2% |
| Calab B Ward | $11,377 | $540 | -95.3% |
| Dearl Ingram | $1,947 | $540 | -72.3% |
| Matt Crow | $0 | $518 | -- |
| Cody Wayne Jackson | $2,772 | $488 | -82.4% |
| Stephanie Dailey | $2,585 | $485 | -81.2% |
| Ernest F. Fanning | $2,020 | $484 | -76% |
| Edward Roebuck | $1,694 | $467 | -72.4% |
| Clint J. Mowdy | $1,419 | $454 | -68% |
| Troy Blevins | $1,562 | $441 | -71.8% |
| Berney Blue | $2,624 | $439 | -83.3% |
| Gordon R. Smith | $1,914 | $436 | -77.2% |
| Keeley Cheyanne Lee | $3,242 | $430 | -86.7% |
| Cecil Brett Traylor | $2,002 | $429 | -78.6% |
| Richard Darrell Taylor | $1,652 | $426 | -74.2% |
| Collin William Stevenson | $1,751 | $414 | -76.4% |
| Jerry Lemons | $1,584 | $411 | -74.1% |
| Larry E. Parker | $2,052 | $391 | -80.9% |
| Timber Easton Wyane Thomas | $726 | $380 | -47.7% |
| Ernest Ray Ables | $2,842 | $379 | -86.7% |
| Louis J. Sandmann Jr. | $3,327 | $374 | -88.8% |
| Marlin Lee | $1,430 | $343 | -76% |
| Richard D. Traylor | $1,926 | $342 | -82.2% |
| Derrick Romines | $1,595 | $335 | -79% |
| Tyler P. Anderson | $1,967 | $334 | -83% |
| Leigha Crow | $2,542 | $332 | -86.9% |
| Brad Williams | $1,342 | $332 | -75.3% |
| Nathaniel Westin Daniel | $1,375 | $318 | -76.9% |
| Chesna Henry-Whelchel | $1,221 | $318 | -74% |
| Howard Richard Ables | $1,874 | $294 | -84.3% |
| Don W. Clapp | $1,722 | $273 | -84.1% |
| Roy Hopkins | $693 | $270 | -61% |
| Harold E. Depasse | $2,473 | $263 | -89.4% |
| Clark Parker | $1,375 | $259 | -81.2% |
| Billie Krieg | $1,232 | $256 | -79.2% |
| Aaron Blue | $1,579 | $249 | -84.2% |
| Larry Treas | $3,642 | $218 | -94% |
| Richard Phipps | $0 | $212 | -- |
| John Wyatt Munholland | $913 | $204 | -77.7% |
| Debbie Pitts | $847 | $180 | -78.7% |
| Bobby G. Horn | $808 | $170 | -79% |
| Billy J. Langdon | $876 | $138 | -84.2% |
| Berniece Crane | $2,872 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Dwayne Bullard | $4,125 | $0 | -100% |
| Becky Morgan | $347 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben Ward | $940 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Jo Young | $1,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Black Hawk Services LLS | $15,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles A. Hendrix Jr. | $3,104 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Roebuck | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| David Gwinn | $752 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Lee Tomlinson | $693 | $0 | -100% |
| Donnie Shores | $5,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Edith June Smith | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory Kyle Denson | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Hannah Rhea Warren | $1,426 | $0 | -100% |
| Don J. Flint | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaclyn Elizabeth Shirley | $2,021 | $0 | -100% |
| James Delbert Holder | $13,212 | $0 | -100% |
| Joel Sexton | $754 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin William Smith | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Ken Graef | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance Walker | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Michael Powell | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Leo Wayne Tomlinson | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Lane | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael O. Riley | $1,069 | $0 | -100% |
| Micheal Lynch | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| N. W. Thomas | $464 | $0 | -100% |
| Riley Evans | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Deck | $2,187 | $0 | -100% |
| Stormy Lovinggood | $7,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Tammy D. Palmer | $5,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Tanda J. Smith | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor P. McNutt | $3,502 | $0 | -100% |
| Tracy R. Vann | $3,148 | $0 | -100% |
| Wob, LLC | $739,965 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Airington | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Yarbrough | $3,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad Spears | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Cord J. McCoy | $23,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Kirk L. Stowers | $5,788 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephanie Bogle | $20,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,916,576 | $1,256,924 | -74.4% |
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