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In 2021, 88 farmers in cities within Johnson County received a total of $145,428 in 95 farm subsidies, a 62.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $392,086 in 231 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Shull | $32,899 | $49,287 | 49.8% |
| Wayne Wilson | $0 | $28,393 | -- |
| Anthony van Arnold | $44,822 | $8,845 | -80.3% |
| Will Mason Arney | $28,824 | $7,052 | -75.5% |
| William Eric Trivette | $20,387 | $3,762 | -81.5% |
| Dale E. Phillips II | $12,086 | $2,984 | -75.3% |
| Aaron Shull | $8,855 | $2,529 | -71.4% |
| Wright Farms | $6,773 | $2,461 | -63.7% |
| Terry M. Snyder | $14,491 | $2,151 | -85.2% |
| Melvin Humphrey | $8,486 | $1,632 | -80.8% |
| George R. Lowe | $2,871 | $1,523 | -47% |
| Tommy Jack Shoun | $7,874 | $1,476 | -81.3% |
| Malcolm Howard | $4,770 | $1,393 | -70.8% |
| Jerry W. Gentry | $4,565 | $1,089 | -76.1% |
| Charles E. Brown | $6,271 | $1,069 | -83% |
| Morris O. Woodring | $4,088 | $1,039 | -74.6% |
| Harold D. Bunting | $4,433 | $987 | -77.7% |
| William Alan Hammons | $4,661 | $963 | -79.3% |
| Barbara Ann Mallett | $6,994 | $956 | -86.3% |
| Clyde G. Stout | $3,949 | $954 | -75.8% |
| Kenneth L. Gregg | $3,366 | $910 | -73% |
| Robert G. Grindstaff | $3,036 | $742 | -75.6% |
| Lennis T. Snyder | $2,289 | $717 | -68.7% |
| Charles D. Osborne | $2,984 | $704 | -76.4% |
| Margaret A. Cress | $4,461 | $703 | -84.2% |
| Billy Ray Church | $2,915 | $695 | -76.2% |
| Trish Blevins | $3,354 | $692 | -79.4% |
| Mike Reece | $6,775 | $689 | -89.8% |
| Wallace C. Lewis | $3,300 | $676 | -79.5% |
| Thomas P. McGee | $3,453 | $651 | -81.1% |
| Jeff Nelson | $3,841 | $621 | -83.8% |
| Joe Grindstaff | $2,739 | $604 | -77.9% |
| Bud Gentry | $2,879 | $582 | -79.8% |
| Earl J. Taylor | $1,826 | $571 | -68.7% |
| Larry W. Woodward | $3,476 | $546 | -84.3% |
| Carolyn A. Shoun | $1,793 | $523 | -70.8% |
| Alfred L. Wilson | $6,424 | $511 | -92% |
| John S. Brookshire | $3,742 | $511 | -86.3% |
| Pat Conville | $1,595 | $448 | -71.9% |
| James Aaron Roberts | $1,749 | $446 | -74.5% |
| Robert D. Cunningham | $1,353 | $445 | -67.1% |
| Susan Diane Wheeler | $2,533 | $425 | -83.2% |
| Tim J. Roberts | $1,815 | $415 | -77.1% |
| David C. Bunting | $2,415 | $405 | -83.2% |
| Berlie W Barry | $1,815 | $401 | -77.9% |
| David G. Wilson | $1,133 | $398 | -64.9% |
| John D. Ward | $1,474 | $393 | -73.3% |
| Kathy M. Perkins | $759 | $385 | -49.3% |
| Earl Davis | $1,232 | $357 | -71% |
| Jacob Dustin Osborne | $902 | $357 | -60.4% |
| Stephen G. Hodge | $1,843 | $350 | -81% |
| Danny Cunningham | $2,194 | $339 | -84.5% |
| Emma Jane Head | $2,222 | $336 | -84.9% |
| Danny B. Stout II | $1,733 | $333 | -80.8% |
| Rick Courtner | $0 | $330 | -- |
| James D. Miller | $2,803 | $329 | -88.3% |
| Danny Lee Pardue | $1,518 | $326 | -78.5% |
| Tammy Rhom | $1,034 | $323 | -68.8% |
| Sirrena Wiggins | $1,111 | $306 | -72.5% |
| William Dwayne Arney | $360 | $305 | -15.3% |
| John L. Potter Jr. | $1,045 | $294 | -71.9% |
| Larry Wayne Davis | $885 | $284 | -67.9% |
| Chad A. Arney | $1,538 | $274 | -82.2% |
| Jake J. Lewis | $1,133 | $274 | -75.8% |
| Joseph S. Horne | $1,573 | $270 | -82.8% |
| Austin Jett Arnold | $700 | $266 | -62% |
| James Clifton Crowder Jr. | $1,444 | $254 | -82.4% |
| Jerry D. Roark | $561 | $248 | -55.8% |
| Dennis Price | $693 | $225 | -67.5% |
| Jerry Dean Courtner | $1,505 | $215 | -85.7% |
| William M. Tugman Jr. | $528 | $212 | -59.8% |
| Melissa D. Arney | $1,325 | $208 | -84.3% |
| Ralph Edward Walker | $1,047 | $194 | -81.5% |
| Larry W. Stanton | $737 | $190 | -74.2% |
| Joseph Edward Hawkins | $1,037 | $183 | -82.4% |
| Larry J. Davis | $649 | $183 | -71.8% |
| John E. Mast | $1,484 | $180 | -87.9% |
| Dennis James Tester | $636 | $142 | -77.7% |
| Steven Alan Howd | $550 | $142 | -74.2% |
| Chad Guinn | $1,327 | $135 | -89.8% |
| Michael A. Dickens Jr. | $831 | $124 | -85.1% |
| Thomas P. Worley Jr. | $1,606 | $119 | -92.6% |
| Bridget K. Kleine | $341 | $110 | -67.7% |
| Dustin L. Price | $959 | $110 | -88.5% |
| Marion C Church | $484 | $97 | -80% |
| John David Lunceford | $209 | $52 | -75.1% |
| Matthew J. Bunting | $8,432 | $50 | -99.4% |
| Joe Thomas Tugman | $3,538 | $48 | -98.6% |
| Billy Dwight Ward II | $1,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Debbie Estevens | $4,011 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin J. Bunting | $619 | $0 | -100% |
| George Turner Wright | $860 | $0 | -100% |
| Hilda B. Lewis | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret T. Mock | $289 | $0 | -100% |
| Matt Eggers | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Skip Wills | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Davis | $681 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne E. Taylor | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| William Dennis Cook | $20,432 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $392,086 | $145,428 | -62.9% |
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