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In 2021, 278 farmers in cities within Sebastian County received a total of $2.4 million in 365 farm subsidies, a 23% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.1 million in 763 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 Sebastian County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sang T. Nguyen | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Vu, LLC | $0 | $225,220 | -- |
| Sugar Hill Farm, Inc. | $2,619 | $206,990 | 7,803.4% |
| Bounthien Vongsotsavanh | $0 | $174,504 | -- |
| Samantha K. Phanouvong | $4,312 | $119,280 | 2,666.2% |
| Thongkham Noy Oudomparamy | $0 | $95,823 | -- |
| Sai D. Xiong | $2,200 | $76,046 | 3,356.6% |
| PPN Farm, LLC | $0 | $74,043 | -- |
| Shelton Farms, Inc. | $25,681 | $73,513 | 186.3% |
| Mudtown Farms, Inc. | $55,103 | $73,484 | 33.4% |
| Thomas a Phanprathoum | $3,168 | $72,848 | 2,199.5% |
| Charles R. Hamilton | $10,315 | $72,580 | 603.6% |
| Jack D. Stuart | $32,266 | $64,319 | 99.3% |
| Jansen Investments, LLC | $34,669 | $60,303 | 73.9% |
| Rogers Farms | $47,211 | $55,184 | 16.9% |
| L & W Cattle Company | $200,397 | $38,658 | -80.7% |
| James A. Neal III | $39,239 | $24,490 | -37.6% |
| Maly Soukhaseum | $0 | $19,286 | -- |
| Carol A. Russell | $143,109 | $19,202 | -86.6% |
| Randall Farm Limited Partnership | $15,392 | $16,905 | 9.8% |
| Efurd Farms - J Shawn Efurd, LLC | $16,195 | $15,439 | -4.7% |
| Doan Quoc Nguyen | $0 | $15,266 | -- |
| Tracey L. Leonard | $150,326 | $15,230 | -89.9% |
| Sandridge Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $13,965 | -- |
| Kelly E. Clark | $80,639 | $13,797 | -82.9% |
| Donnie G. Weaver | $18,647 | $13,525 | -27.5% |
| Terry D. Duboise | $66,139 | $12,812 | -80.6% |
| Anthony Altman | $28,059 | $12,810 | -54.3% |
| Marty Hamilton | $0 | $11,633 | -- |
| Jansen Cattle, LLC | $86,882 | $11,315 | -87% |
| Wayne A. Wooten | $17,490 | $11,263 | -35.6% |
| Lincoln Dale Phelps | $38,962 | $10,565 | -72.9% |
| Nathan Wooten | $15,741 | $9,679 | -38.5% |
| Reuel S Holland | $56,618 | $9,429 | -83.3% |
| Armstrong Farms, LLC | $16,913 | $9,018 | -46.7% |
| Margaret L Hannebaum, Inc. | $21,330 | $8,947 | -58.1% |
| Edward L. Holland | $46,334 | $8,337 | -82% |
| Tom Sengkhamyong | $0 | $7,741 | -- |
| Brittany Floyd | $46,649 | $6,468 | -86.1% |
| B R West Farms, LLC | $10,466 | $6,404 | -38.8% |
| Paul A. Fair | $5,199 | $6,323 | 21.6% |
| James L. Looper | $25,584 | $5,754 | -77.5% |
| James H. Barker | $2,590 | $5,705 | 120.3% |
| James R. Leftwich | $22,396 | $5,698 | -74.6% |
| Jeffrey D. Ray | $21,145 | $5,665 | -73.2% |
| Franklin S. Holland | $24,921 | $5,444 | -78.2% |
| Allen F. Hales | $16,113 | $5,350 | -66.8% |
| Brooks Bryan Norris | $23,897 | $5,312 | -77.8% |
| Brian H. Henehan | $6,493 | $5,185 | -20.1% |
| Parker Ranch Lp | $21,890 | $5,091 | -76.7% |
| Benton A. Cone | $10,352 | $5,001 | -51.7% |
| Jerome Weindel | $24,651 | $4,855 | -80.3% |
| Berg Land and Cattle, LLC | $18,174 | $4,807 | -73.6% |
| Mark Allen Cumbie | $32,395 | $4,706 | -85.5% |
| Joseph Tyler Davis | $21,672 | $4,622 | -78.7% |
| Amy King | $20,646 | $4,504 | -78.2% |
| Jamie Childers | $3,201 | $4,099 | 28.1% |
| Joe Chronister | $10,461 | $4,022 | -61.6% |
| Douglas B. Ellison | $21,442 | $3,886 | -81.9% |
| Jimmy Phelps | $13,530 | $3,882 | -71.3% |
| Jerry C. Wilson | $20,756 | $3,842 | -81.5% |
| William W. Ward Jr. | $6,560 | $3,775 | -42.5% |
| Bobby G. Wallace Jr. | $11,536 | $3,669 | -68.2% |
| Bill B. Wiggins | $8,297 | $3,589 | -56.7% |
| Kim M. Miller | $0 | $3,521 | -- |
| Barry W. Richardson | $14,915 | $3,445 | -76.9% |
| James N. Patterson | $18,881 | $3,439 | -81.8% |
| Eddy Richmond | $11,088 | $3,376 | -69.6% |
| Baker Family Farms, LLC | $1,460 | $3,330 | 128.1% |
| Christopher D. Ashworth | $11,081 | $3,324 | -70% |
| Terry Roberts | $18,186 | $3,306 | -81.8% |
| Johnny H. Lowrey | $13,635 | $3,273 | -76% |
| Becky G. Davis | $3,503 | $3,231 | -7.8% |
| Jeffrey C. Gray | $18,971 | $3,168 | -83.3% |
| Suzanne M. Karr | $8,052 | $3,165 | -60.7% |
| Burrell Family Trust | $3,990 | $3,152 | -21% |
| Rose C. Walker | $15,464 | $3,149 | -79.6% |
| Brian Black | $12,194 | $3,116 | -74.4% |
| Craig Wright | $14,272 | $3,100 | -78.3% |
| Sean D. Wright | $13,596 | $3,049 | -77.6% |
| Felix Thomson Living Trust | $2,992 | $2,992 | 0% |
| Blacks Dairy | $19,147 | $2,936 | -84.7% |
| Boyett Family Trust | $6,154 | $2,848 | -53.7% |
| Gale E. Britton | $6,618 | $2,808 | -57.6% |
| Ricky Don Seals | $14,487 | $2,775 | -80.8% |
| Jenkins Family Partnership, Ltd. | $16,220 | $2,724 | -83.2% |
| Lance Kirkpatrick | $22,432 | $2,616 | -88.3% |
| Richard G. Dunn | $13,212 | $2,574 | -80.5% |
| David C. Sparkman | $13,371 | $2,536 | -81% |
| Amanda Delashmit | $7,226 | $2,524 | -65.1% |
| Joe D. King Sr. | $30,057 | $2,513 | -91.6% |
| Mescal W. Bair | $6,702 | $2,470 | -63.1% |
| Kimberly Barton | $14,625 | $2,444 | -83.3% |
| Michael Lewis Looper | $10,726 | $2,398 | -77.6% |
| Brian Reding | $12,687 | $2,255 | -82.2% |
| Harshman & Little | $6,144 | $2,248 | -63.4% |
| Thomas A. Harding | $10,736 | $2,208 | -79.4% |
| Johnny J. Harp | $10,380 | $2,196 | -78.8% |
| Keith D. Black | $10,044 | $2,187 | -78.2% |
| Bradley Michael Kremers | $3,562 | $2,180 | -38.8% |
| Andrew A. Goldsmith | $5,816 | $2,095 | -64% |
| Joe Schoen | $3,702 | $2,087 | -43.6% |
| Charles Cravey | $13,426 | $2,082 | -84.5% |
| Shannon Walker | $13,290 | $2,040 | -84.7% |
| Martha Morris | $10,827 | $2,040 | -81.2% |
| Kevin Moss | $11,603 | $2,026 | -82.5% |
| Morton Barker Fam C. Tr | $5,258 | $1,961 | -62.7% |
| Billy Wayne Cotner | $11,862 | $1,947 | -83.6% |
| Eddie L. McBride | $11,132 | $1,811 | -83.7% |
| Whittaker Family Trust | $6,248 | $1,810 | -71% |
| Lillard Cody Hayes | $5,794 | $1,809 | -68.8% |
| Earl Cobb Farm Account Trust | $5,775 | $1,803 | -68.8% |
| Randy Lister | $7,695 | $1,774 | -76.9% |
| Matthew D. Thomas | $9,733 | $1,772 | -81.8% |
| Lendal Gene Williams JR | $12,049 | $1,770 | -85.3% |
| Howard R. Coleman | $2,992 | $1,735 | -42% |
| C & R Gann Farms, LLC | $12,253 | $1,732 | -85.9% |
| James A. Corbell | $11,701 | $1,729 | -85.2% |
| Michael Robinson | $2,709 | $1,723 | -36.4% |
| Kathy A. Moppin | $1,689 | $1,679 | -0.6% |
| Larry S. Leonard | $9,958 | $1,652 | -83.4% |
| Russell Oliver Hughes | $8,569 | $1,650 | -80.7% |
| Sid W. Lawrence | $5,651 | $1,635 | -71.1% |
| Brian E. Holland | $10,345 | $1,620 | -84.3% |
| Vyrl D Nelms | $1,594 | $1,619 | 1.6% |
| Candace L. Taylor | $3,159 | $1,615 | -48.9% |
| Enola G. Strang | $8,987 | $1,595 | -82.3% |
| Collier Ranch, LLC | $5,674 | $1,586 | -72% |
| Lee Casey | $8,980 | $1,585 | -82.3% |
| Bobby V. Goodwin | $3,003 | $1,570 | -47.7% |
| Jimmy D. Brown | $7,062 | $1,567 | -77.8% |
| Joe Higginbotham | $5,037 | $1,531 | -69.6% |
| Jerry Phillips | $5,253 | $1,515 | -71.2% |
| Jonathan C. Corbell | $10,341 | $1,490 | -85.6% |
| Johnnie Plunkett | $9,561 | $1,484 | -84.5% |
| Michelle Renee Pass | $10,975 | $1,476 | -86.6% |
| Mark E. Williams | $11,994 | $1,468 | -87.8% |
| Tommy James Wainwright | $7,425 | $1,465 | -80.3% |
| Earl C. McAfee | $11,268 | $1,455 | -87.1% |
| Roy J. Moss | $6,325 | $1,442 | -77.2% |
| Larry W. Clark | $5,218 | $1,436 | -72.5% |
| Geneva Stover | $708 | $1,391 | 96.5% |
| Ted D. Pickle | $6,253 | $1,391 | -77.8% |
| Tony Jones | $9,945 | $1,376 | -86.2% |
| Hackett Creek Farms, Inc. | $6,936 | $1,374 | -80.2% |
| Pamela R. Cox | $9,181 | $1,366 | -85.1% |
| William Todd Sutherland | $6,483 | $1,363 | -79% |
| Richard W. Williams | $4,873 | $1,355 | -72.2% |
| Stanhope M. Wilkinson | $6,201 | $1,319 | -78.7% |
| Robert L. Brown | $5,360 | $1,303 | -75.7% |
| Linda Fisher | $4,147 | $1,228 | -70.4% |
| Kenneth Clubb | $4,651 | $1,223 | -73.7% |
| Michael R. Gilsinger | $3,399 | $1,221 | -64.1% |
| Kevin Scott Christopher | $5,646 | $1,190 | -78.9% |
| Darwin C Haudrich | $5,239 | $1,186 | -77.4% |
| James R. Wheeler Jr. | $7,576 | $1,175 | -84.5% |
| Irvin L. Pratt | $7,524 | $1,173 | -84.4% |
| Sean Holland | $8,458 | $1,168 | -86.2% |
| Christopher L. Wooten | $2,442 | $1,142 | -53.2% |
| Larry Hoopengarner | $9,485 | $1,132 | -88.1% |
| Jay Gasaway | $5,314 | $1,063 | -80% |
| Franklin D Ardemagni | $6,070 | $1,035 | -82.9% |
| Owen E. Smith | $4,917 | $1,031 | -79% |
| Jimmy D. Black | $7,676 | $1,026 | -86.6% |
| Ben Baker | $1,947 | $1,018 | -47.7% |
| Keener Farm Partnership | $3,795 | $1,011 | -73.4% |
| Nicholas Impagliazzo | $5,335 | $1,004 | -81.2% |
| Bryan Bishop | $4,103 | $1,002 | -75.6% |
| Tomas Salas | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Chad Hamilton | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Rosemary P. Baker | $1,904 | $986 | -48.2% |
| Elizabeth A. Woolsey | $4,795 | $982 | -79.5% |
| Robert O. Goldsmith | $4,675 | $982 | -79% |
| Nicole O Sengkhamyong | $0 | $974 | -- |
| Stanley Holleman | $8,580 | $949 | -88.9% |
| James T Udouj | $3,762 | $938 | -75.1% |
| Karen G. Bailey | $4,332 | $933 | -78.5% |
| Thomas A. Wilson Jr. | $4,048 | $932 | -77% |
| Dustin Allen Sutherland | $5,300 | $858 | -83.8% |
| Roy L. Cates | $3,355 | $853 | -74.6% |
| Houa Yang Moua | $3,839 | $847 | -77.9% |
| Joseph Parker Silva | $3,845 | $824 | -78.6% |
| Timothy Andrew Israel | $5,896 | $818 | -86.1% |
| Hoyt W. Gordon Jr. | $3,817 | $804 | -78.9% |
| Massie B. Silva | $4,768 | $777 | -83.7% |
| Canyon Thomas Dewey | $3,944 | $773 | -80.4% |
| Julia Evans Living Trust | $1,307 | $772 | -40.9% |
| Todd R. Carlton | $5,518 | $762 | -86.2% |
| Donald W. Stephens III | $4,797 | $744 | -84.5% |
| Kellie Elizabeth Hale | $3,399 | $703 | -79.3% |
| Enola Shepard | $656 | $697 | 6.3% |
| Amanda L. Heim | $3,586 | $696 | -80.6% |
| Jeffrey Douglas Hester | $4,697 | $696 | -85.2% |
| Sammy D. Tate | $14,581 | $692 | -95.3% |
| Carl E. Hoopengarner | $3,479 | $691 | -80.1% |
| Terri Lynn Smith Leins | $882 | $689 | -21.9% |
| Inkeo Thammarath | $0 | $665 | -- |
| Frank Jason Kats | $4,266 | $660 | -84.5% |
| Bar 7, Inc. | $2,226 | $641 | -71.2% |
| The Doris E Mccardell Irrevocable Trust | $1,850 | $639 | -65.5% |
| Ronald Omer Davis | $3,450 | $636 | -81.6% |
| Kirksey Family Trust | $945 | $610 | -35.4% |
| Deidre Williams | $3,620 | $609 | -83.2% |
| Becky Norris | $3,602 | $600 | -83.3% |
| Margie Yates | $2,475 | $596 | -75.9% |
| Gerri D Lowe J and O Ranch | $3,503 | $586 | -83.3% |
| Renee Rothwell | $3,271 | $581 | -82.2% |
| Sidney O. Cox | $3,036 | $575 | -81.1% |
| William Christian Swaim | $708 | $572 | -19.2% |
| Howard Carruth | $2,519 | $568 | -77.5% |
| Brent Kevin McBride | $3,487 | $563 | -83.9% |
| Danny Gale Richardson | $779 | $560 | -28.1% |
| Cecil C. Hodges | $2,981 | $558 | -81.3% |
| Ronald N. Brixey | $2,354 | $553 | -76.5% |
| Darleen M. Isley | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Angela Rhodes | $729 | $522 | -28.4% |
| Donnetta Smith | $725 | $521 | -28.1% |
| Marvin J. Shirley | $1,320 | $506 | -61.7% |
| Thomas Dewey | $1,980 | $499 | -74.8% |
| Michael S. Wolfe | $1,439 | $475 | -67% |
| Andrew W. Pearcy | $2,068 | $463 | -77.6% |
| Sonia Kay Eckelhoff | $903 | $459 | -49.2% |
| Billy Keith Glass | $2,266 | $454 | -80% |
| Andrew Malenshek | $3,348 | $436 | -87% |
| Eloise P Gamble Revocable Trust | $508 | $429 | -15.6% |
| The Ralph C Gamble Marital Trust | $508 | $429 | -15.6% |
| Larry Wayne Balch | $4,617 | $421 | -90.9% |
| James R. Glenn | $1,925 | $409 | -78.8% |
| Nathaniel Wayne Sterling | $2,101 | $408 | -80.6% |
| Evelyn Wilson | $651 | $405 | -37.8% |
| Tucker Bottom Hunting Farms, LLC | $3,384 | $399 | -88.2% |
| Lendal G Williams SR | $2,046 | $398 | -80.5% |
| Boua Chai Xiong | $726 | $384 | -47.1% |
| Ryan Chase Davenport | $1,598 | $382 | -76.1% |
| George Wyatt Seahorn | $1,969 | $374 | -81% |
| Jerry D. Milam | $1,621 | $370 | -77.2% |
| Teena Riggs | $0 | $369 | -- |
| Kenny Smithson | $924 | $350 | -62.1% |
| Russell L. Huskey | $1,694 | $346 | -79.6% |
| Dennis Jones | $2,415 | $342 | -85.8% |
| Billy Bob Cauthron | $598 | $328 | -45.2% |
| Deanna E Parks | $771 | $318 | -58.8% |
| Debra A. Baker | $2,695 | $307 | -88.6% |
| David Patrick Pruitt | $3,563 | $301 | -91.6% |
| Joseph A. Rocconi | $741 | $296 | -60.1% |
| David Archer | $1,210 | $294 | -75.7% |
| Mary R. Kiene | $325 | $272 | -16.3% |
| Michael Davenport | $271 | $271 | 0% |
| Michael Walker | $660 | $253 | -61.7% |
| Glen Allen Baker | $5,237 | $245 | -95.3% |
| Vincent Doan Pham | $0 | $232 | -- |
| Edward S. McBride | $2,112 | $230 | -89.1% |
| Kevin Shipman | $1,307 | $222 | -83% |
| Bruce E. Pyles | $37,311 | $217 | -99.4% |
| Evelyn Frances Freeman | $438 | $203 | -53.7% |
| Phillip Anthony Fisher | $577 | $203 | -64.8% |
| Vicki Ellison | $423 | $201 | -52.5% |
| Kurt Marine | $125 | $198 | 58.4% |
| Kenneth Wayne Todd | $1,001 | $197 | -80.3% |
| Ken W. Kibler | $143 | $190 | 32.9% |
| Lary McDonald | $515 | $171 | -66.8% |
| Ralph N. Ingram | $0 | $144 | -- |
| J. H. Core | $1,584 | $126 | -92% |
| Ricky D. Core | $1,982 | $126 | -93.6% |
| Sarah Katherine Stroub | $468 | $120 | -74.4% |
| Y3 Investments, LLC | $1,055 | $115 | -89.1% |
| Colby Lowers | $473 | $104 | -78% |
| Teresa Niemeyer | $193 | $91 | -52.8% |
| Colton Shane McBride | $1,304 | $87 | -93.3% |
| The Laura Moore-Farrell Bypass Trust Dated 10/14/2 | $0 | $79 | -- |
| William E. Sutherland | $4,461 | $69 | -98.5% |
| Eugene Hornsby | $201 | $65 | -67.7% |
| Blythe Cattle Farms, LLC | $2,858 | $64 | -97.8% |
| Dolores Hofrichter | $240 | $58 | -75.8% |
| Penny Packard | $319 | $56 | -82.4% |
| Ramona Keizer Hornsey | $230 | $50 | -78.3% |
| Roy G. Winton | $116 | $40 | -65.5% |
| Randolph C. Jackson | $0 | $11 | -- |
| Belcher Lake Farms, Inc. | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris E. Heller | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie Townley | $212 | $0 | -100% |
| Crowe Farms, LLC | $598 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis L. Wood | $1,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Hassan M. Masri | $4,585 | $0 | -100% |
| Hawkins Family Farms, LLC | $11,684 | $0 | -100% |
| Hilliard Jackson Trust | $3,211 | $0 | -100% |
| JTC Farms, LLC | $920 | $0 | -100% |
| Ken Kifer | $590 | $0 | -100% |
| Otto C & Bessie Glatthaar Family | $10,103 | $0 | -100% |
| Rande Wall | $10,902 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert T. Cates | $444 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney Eugene Cassatt | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney Townley | $212 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra R. Clark | $1,378 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheryll Hallsted | $689 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Goldsborough | $84,349 | $0 | -100% |
| The Laura Moore-Farrell Bypass Trustee | $340 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim R. Smith | $2,864 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Baker | $1,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill Nelms Irrevocable Trust | $1,218 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Trenton Cox | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael James | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Morton C Barker Family TRST | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Larimer | $859 | $0 | -100% |
| Ron Griffin | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Sengdeuane Phrachanpheng | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| William Albert Rushing II | $81 | $0 | -100% |
| William W. Skaggs | $5,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Null | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| James Bailey | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| William S. Collier | $3,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Lynn Miller | $14,854 | $0 | -100% |
| Scotty L. Kropf | $35,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Somsaard Sengkomyong | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Kay L. Morris | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry K. Goines | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis Deer | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Doctors Creek Farms, Inc. | $5,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Ray Holland | $23 | $0 | -100% |
| Glicenia Logan | $1,667 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Dean Gibson | $12,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,125,865 | $2,407,608 | -23% |
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