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In 2021, 310 farmers in cities within Sevier County received a total of $3.1 million in 415 farm subsidies, a 0.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.2 million in 641 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 Sevier County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miesha L. Carver | $9,548 | $189,544 | 1,885.2% |
| Deborah Lee Bailey | $36,356 | $182,837 | 402.9% |
| Jonathan David Vaught | $0 | $114,609 | -- |
| Lucky 13 Farm, LLC | $34,285 | $114,107 | 232.8% |
| Monte K. Davis | $21,043 | $105,707 | 402.3% |
| Four R Farm, LLC | $0 | $93,390 | -- |
| Julian F. Dorse | $3,959 | $80,321 | 1,928.8% |
| Jason Caudle | $20,218 | $79,367 | 292.6% |
| Walters Farms, LLC | $0 | $68,389 | -- |
| Robert Martinez | $37,147 | $59,510 | 60.2% |
| Andy Gauldin | $13,365 | $53,586 | 300.9% |
| Larry Eason | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Mark Eason Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Mcwhorter Brothers Partnership | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Froglevel Farms, LLC | $71,062 | $51,424 | -27.6% |
| Scott E. Simmons | $4,092 | $49,600 | 1,112.1% |
| John Nix | $7,293 | $45,676 | 526.3% |
| B & K Cattle | $201,816 | $44,910 | -77.7% |
| Matthew C. Midgett | $17,677 | $41,117 | 132.6% |
| Bradlee O. Frachiseur | $7,348 | $39,896 | 443% |
| Ashley D. Higgins | $24,530 | $38,352 | 56.3% |
| Jonathan C. Chandler | $27,753 | $36,578 | 31.8% |
| Tereso F. Gaona | $22,954 | $36,372 | 58.5% |
| Sherry M. Surber | $5,379 | $35,938 | 568.1% |
| Deborah E. Lott | $0 | $35,913 | -- |
| Scott A. Tucker | $0 | $34,709 | -- |
| Fatherree Farms, LLC | $0 | $33,411 | -- |
| Thomas J. Stewart | $13,530 | $33,005 | 143.9% |
| D & K Poultry Farms, Inc. | $0 | $31,823 | -- |
| Jacob S. Hooper | $22,616 | $31,081 | 37.4% |
| L and R Hill Top Farm, Inc. | $17,433 | $29,052 | 66.6% |
| Juan Robles | $7,056 | $28,867 | 309.1% |
| Kristy K. Frachiseur | $11,968 | $27,002 | 125.6% |
| Donnie G. Cobb | $129,135 | $26,912 | -79.2% |
| Richard L. Saddler | $0 | $26,137 | -- |
| Lacey G. Young | $0 | $24,360 | -- |
| D&J Patterson, Inc. | $0 | $24,264 | -- |
| H2O Farm, Incorporated | $0 | $23,752 | -- |
| Alice Bradshaw | $15,466 | $23,502 | 52% |
| Travis Ruth | $3,810 | $21,731 | 470.4% |
| Jason C. Vaught | $3,814 | $21,579 | 465.8% |
| Kevin Williamson | $8,876 | $20,229 | 127.9% |
| Teresa M. Chandler | $25,905 | $19,463 | -24.9% |
| Dee Ann Toye | $0 | $18,675 | -- |
| Bruce T. Jackson | $0 | $17,965 | -- |
| Dylan T. Linville | $0 | $16,827 | -- |
| Mill Creek Ranch | $40,267 | $15,379 | -61.8% |
| Weston J. Smith | $3,938 | $15,142 | 284.5% |
| Joseph Alan Branson | $93,475 | $14,675 | -84.3% |
| Kenneth M. Talley | $880 | $14,650 | 1,564.8% |
| Maria R. Perez | $6,303 | $14,379 | 128.1% |
| Fred Wilkerson IV | $11,821 | $13,896 | 17.6% |
| Jack A. Walker | $0 | $13,647 | -- |
| Kimberly A. Smith | $68,552 | $13,154 | -80.8% |
| Alberto V. Balderas | $9,785 | $12,937 | 32.2% |
| Randal J. Goldman | $15,031 | $12,837 | -14.6% |
| Gentry Corporation | $65,170 | $12,543 | -80.8% |
| Douglas R. Currence | $0 | $11,975 | -- |
| C. L. Tabler | $10,022 | $11,923 | 19% |
| Scott Morphew Farms, LLC | $0 | $11,873 | -- |
| Barry Braden | $18,829 | $11,455 | -39.2% |
| Jennifer Power | $0 | $11,439 | -- |
| Red Bud Farms, LLC | $42,497 | $11,180 | -73.7% |
| Casey D. Simmons | $0 | $10,887 | -- |
| Kelly Gage | $28,750 | $10,595 | -63.1% |
| Paul Ramirez | $0 | $10,583 | -- |
| Morris Ranch, Inc. | $60,310 | $9,932 | -83.5% |
| Ronnie R. Williamson | $0 | $9,681 | -- |
| Will C. Pickering | $33,583 | $9,448 | -71.9% |
| Jerrel A. Helms | $50,188 | $9,172 | -81.7% |
| William C. Jackson | $6,237 | $9,087 | 45.7% |
| Katherine D. Saddler | $5,907 | $8,704 | 47.4% |
| Ryan Scott | $16,433 | $8,518 | -48.2% |
| Gary K Wax | $46,272 | $8,305 | -82.1% |
| Lorene McBroom | $4,180 | $8,128 | 94.4% |
| Omar Ramirez | $8,512 | $7,834 | -8% |
| J. D. Vaught | $10,918 | $7,819 | -28.4% |
| Paul Jones | $34,584 | $7,576 | -78.1% |
| Chad Gallagher | $4,818 | $7,353 | 52.6% |
| Sandra S. Jackson | $34,034 | $7,323 | -78.5% |
| Donna J. Hunter | $8,173 | $6,991 | -14.5% |
| Aleshia R. Erwin | $0 | $6,959 | -- |
| Jana D. Smith | $8,987 | $6,913 | -23.1% |
| Wade Matheson | $31,339 | $6,866 | -78.1% |
| Henry A. Denton | $6,120 | $6,824 | 11.5% |
| Jorge Rivas | $6,802 | $6,655 | -2.2% |
| Wayne Johnson | $13,838 | $6,371 | -54% |
| Margarita A. Nix | $0 | $6,347 | -- |
| Larry Erwin | $11,638 | $6,347 | -45.5% |
| Greg Revels | $32,583 | $6,050 | -81.4% |
| Patricia Ann Erwin | $0 | $5,981 | -- |
| Joe E. Ayers | $4,191 | $5,838 | 39.3% |
| Samuel J. Butler | $25,223 | $5,654 | -77.6% |
| John G. Coulter | $13,843 | $5,620 | -59.4% |
| Ronnie D. Eddy | $1,683 | $5,615 | 233.6% |
| Richard E. Pearce | $34,363 | $5,612 | -83.7% |
| Martha Bush | $28,461 | $5,582 | -80.4% |
| Carl Plunk | $2,706 | $5,463 | 101.9% |
| Raymundo Luna | $4,587 | $5,421 | 18.2% |
| Don L. Naney | $7,187 | $5,368 | -25.3% |
| Walter John Marshall | $25,537 | $5,068 | -80.2% |
| Scott Morphew | $21,637 | $4,914 | -77.3% |
| Scottie Morris | $27,134 | $4,647 | -82.9% |
| Jefferson L. Kesterson | $26,764 | $4,618 | -82.7% |
| Gary Fant | $4,924 | $4,503 | -8.5% |
| Hollis D. Martz | $0 | $4,493 | -- |
| William B. Bailey | $23,490 | $4,366 | -81.4% |
| Joni E. Clay | $21,472 | $4,364 | -79.7% |
| Glenda Deann Alexander | $17,028 | $4,118 | -75.8% |
| Agustin V. Balderas | $2,541 | $3,936 | 54.9% |
| Royce G. Walker | $4,290 | $3,936 | -8.3% |
| Don Howard | $15,950 | $3,925 | -75.4% |
| Gerald Youngblood | $16,038 | $3,908 | -75.6% |
| Mark W. Clay | $3,663 | $3,884 | 6% |
| Wayne Williamson | $15,587 | $3,822 | -75.5% |
| Linda Baker | $18,700 | $3,821 | -79.6% |
| Waylon B. Yandell | $0 | $3,807 | -- |
| Charles R. Hall | $9,636 | $3,622 | -62.4% |
| Rodger Tollett | $13,085 | $3,595 | -72.5% |
| Gayla Irvan | $14,718 | $3,588 | -75.6% |
| John D. Gore | $2,937 | $3,549 | 20.8% |
| Lana Van Voast | $14,454 | $3,502 | -75.8% |
| Farryl Barnes | $18,549 | $3,494 | -81.2% |
| Amber Gentry | $19,843 | $3,350 | -83.1% |
| Brent C. Young | $13,486 | $3,338 | -75.2% |
| Steven B. Wagner | $18,387 | $3,324 | -81.9% |
| Jeff Carver | $1,617 | $3,295 | 103.8% |
| Samuel Hogan Steele III | $0 | $3,282 | -- |
| Robin T. Daniel | $1,021 | $3,268 | 220.1% |
| Rodney Jones | $4,545 | $3,228 | -29% |
| Edward R. Williamson | $14,938 | $3,221 | -78.4% |
| Randall Clay | $16,753 | $3,212 | -80.8% |
| Anthony R. Harrison | $20,632 | $3,170 | -84.6% |
| Colby R. Stancil | $2,508 | $3,129 | 24.8% |
| Dale Caudle | $14,736 | $3,016 | -79.5% |
| Michelle K. Sawyer | $6,367 | $2,993 | -53% |
| Jimmy Lee Melton | $3,036 | $2,974 | -2% |
| Sandra Nunn | $12,751 | $2,915 | -77.1% |
| Clifton W. Taylor Jr. | $2,079 | $2,910 | 40% |
| Rodolfo Rivas | $17,909 | $2,901 | -83.8% |
| Fernando Rivas | $12,515 | $2,900 | -76.8% |
| Mary J. Ruth | $0 | $2,880 | -- |
| Cyrus C. Kitchens | $12,290 | $2,818 | -77.1% |
| Gina R. Goss | $1,481 | $2,814 | 90% |
| Marcus Power | $15,576 | $2,699 | -82.7% |
| Sharron A. Slaton | $2,442 | $2,664 | 9.1% |
| Beverly Lynn Tollett | $13,039 | $2,658 | -79.6% |
| Apolonio Alvarez | $3,957 | $2,654 | -32.9% |
| Randall Tabler | $2,409 | $2,647 | 9.9% |
| James T. Mitchell | $11,110 | $2,509 | -77.4% |
| James E. McKinley | $3,027 | $2,498 | -17.5% |
| Alan W. Lee | $11,696 | $2,445 | -79.1% |
| B. J. Melton | $2,475 | $2,374 | -4.1% |
| Allen Burges | $11,641 | $2,338 | -79.9% |
| David Morris | $11,308 | $2,332 | -79.4% |
| Preston E. Smith | $10,274 | $2,306 | -77.6% |
| Christy Leigh Carver | $2,145 | $2,285 | 6.5% |
| Kenneth C. Kemp Sr. | $14,383 | $2,261 | -84.3% |
| James Sharp | $14,920 | $2,219 | -85.1% |
| Rebecca Dellinger | $1,782 | $2,188 | 22.8% |
| Randy Frachiseur | $1,198 | $2,165 | 80.7% |
| Melvin Atchley | $9,483 | $2,144 | -77.4% |
| Kevin R. Walters | $4,752 | $2,130 | -55.2% |
| Dean Tollett | $1,848 | $2,130 | 15.3% |
| Trudy J. Martz | $6,753 | $2,112 | -68.7% |
| Kelsey J. Johnson | $10,260 | $2,074 | -79.8% |
| James R. Ruth | $1,825 | $2,059 | 12.8% |
| Cleatis T Kitchens | $11,237 | $2,055 | -81.7% |
| Chad Jenkins | $10,560 | $1,962 | -81.4% |
| Patricia A. Maben | $9,503 | $1,905 | -80% |
| Ronnie Toye | $8,602 | $1,904 | -77.9% |
| Robin L. Stacy | $7,018 | $1,904 | -72.9% |
| Thomas R. Wagner | $15,574 | $1,894 | -87.8% |
| Stacy Morace Day | $9,262 | $1,879 | -79.7% |
| Andrew M. Long | $6,772 | $1,867 | -72.4% |
| Charles G. Coulter | $9,350 | $1,860 | -80.1% |
| Cliffton J. Stafford | $4,521 | $1,851 | -59.1% |
| Roger D. Driver | $1,782 | $1,843 | 3.4% |
| Wendy Bradshaw | $7,854 | $1,815 | -76.9% |
| Brandon R. Adams | $1,297 | $1,800 | 38.8% |
| Kem P. Helms | $7,513 | $1,756 | -76.6% |
| Troy McBroom | $1,264 | $1,715 | 35.7% |
| Luke Matthew Smith | $7,535 | $1,640 | -78.2% |
| Gerald D. Tollett | $10,070 | $1,632 | -83.8% |
| Amalia Rivas | $7,524 | $1,631 | -78.3% |
| William D. Seal | $4,191 | $1,627 | -61.2% |
| Valentin Sanchez | $9,894 | $1,623 | -83.6% |
| John Henry Williams | $8,011 | $1,618 | -79.8% |
| Richard Gilbert | $8,158 | $1,605 | -80.3% |
| Wesley Paul Lipsey | $2,891 | $1,592 | -44.9% |
| Lovell H. Tollett | $12,301 | $1,570 | -87.2% |
| Aaron Stancil | $1,089 | $1,554 | 42.7% |
| Joe Stafford | $5,061 | $1,550 | -69.4% |
| Misty Lea Hutchison | $10,357 | $1,541 | -85.1% |
| Ronald E. Sharp | $8,107 | $1,502 | -81.5% |
| Ismael Ramirez | $5,808 | $1,500 | -74.2% |
| Francisco Ochoa | $1,876 | $1,496 | -20.3% |
| Elizabeth Balderas | $1,056 | $1,481 | 40.2% |
| Justin W. Craig | $6,358 | $1,474 | -76.8% |
| Mark Duggan | $6,094 | $1,459 | -76.1% |
| Elizabeth Power | $5,478 | $1,458 | -73.4% |
| Larry E. Havins | $9,658 | $1,433 | -85.2% |
| Joe Longacre | $5,775 | $1,410 | -75.6% |
| Christa Mann | $6,314 | $1,408 | -77.7% |
| Bill R. Montgomery | $4,565 | $1,378 | -69.8% |
| Francisco A. Lopez | $2,376 | $1,376 | -42.1% |
| Matthew B. Harrison | $6,193 | $1,373 | -77.8% |
| Bruce Thomas Jackson | $11,527 | $1,372 | -88.1% |
| Charissa J. Van Voast | $5,511 | $1,362 | -75.3% |
| Steven Randall | $6,600 | $1,360 | -79.4% |
| Robert A. Whitney | $5,346 | $1,339 | -75% |
| Michael D. Erwin | $5,280 | $1,336 | -74.7% |
| James Patrick Montgomery | $4,565 | $1,317 | -71.2% |
| Kenneth J. McDonnell | $6,639 | $1,312 | -80.2% |
| Chasity Carver | $1,089 | $1,312 | 20.5% |
| Alfredo D. Rivera | $5,643 | $1,304 | -76.9% |
| Ronald D. Smith Jr. | $6,880 | $1,294 | -81.2% |
| Julia Halter | $4,664 | $1,262 | -72.9% |
| Robert L. Morphew | $6,160 | $1,254 | -79.6% |
| Frank Coleman | $3,421 | $1,254 | -63.3% |
| Lucina Maya | $5,654 | $1,235 | -78.2% |
| James Michael Hale | $6,699 | $1,190 | -82.2% |
| Debra J. Dockins | $4,609 | $1,182 | -74.4% |
| Leslie K. Launius | $5,808 | $1,162 | -80% |
| Melissa Erwin | $4,730 | $1,159 | -75.5% |
| Melissa A. Thompson | $6,382 | $1,146 | -82% |
| Christina Marie Fatherree | $5,622 | $1,142 | -79.7% |
| Johnathan J. Bagley | $4,521 | $1,134 | -74.9% |
| Jonathan G. Dooley | $5,379 | $1,094 | -79.7% |
| Barbara J. Kissinger | $2,772 | $1,060 | -61.8% |
| Don Miller | $6,248 | $1,051 | -83.2% |
| Jerrel D. Kight | $6,892 | $1,015 | -85.3% |
| Lavonna C. Wright | $4,767 | $1,014 | -78.7% |
| Mario Alberto Zuniga | $5,608 | $998 | -82.2% |
| Brian Halter | $990 | $971 | -1.9% |
| Steven R. Stewart | $4,675 | $966 | -79.3% |
| Joseph G. Vallee | $3,648 | $959 | -73.7% |
| Jimmy E. Allen | $4,576 | $951 | -79.2% |
| Mike Ayers | $4,532 | $938 | -79.3% |
| Dan Southworth | $4,956 | $934 | -81.2% |
| John G. Cribb | $4,290 | $886 | -79.3% |
| Jimmy Kight | $4,531 | $878 | -80.6% |
| Kaye Ayers | $0 | $867 | -- |
| Mason Marshall | $0 | $867 | -- |
| Jose L. Balderas | $759 | $844 | 11.2% |
| Lloyd Hardaway | $2,497 | $836 | -66.5% |
| Steven Cunningham | $3,927 | $834 | -78.8% |
| Jimmy Bright | $2,510 | $785 | -68.7% |
| Justin C. Fant | $4,252 | $785 | -81.5% |
| Floyd Morris Jr. | $5,974 | $779 | -87% |
| Toni Marshall | $0 | $769 | -- |
| Jimmy R. Bishop | $4,305 | $765 | -82.2% |
| Rodolfo Ramirez | $3,487 | $762 | -78.1% |
| Robert Hunter Lipsey | $3,579 | $754 | -78.9% |
| Dale Conrad | $2,013 | $734 | -63.5% |
| Paul C. Casteel Jr. | $3,630 | $717 | -80.2% |
| Sergio Sanchez | $3,169 | $704 | -77.8% |
| Bennie Coulter | $3,718 | $689 | -81.5% |
| Carl C. Hunter | $2,750 | $627 | -77.2% |
| Borden Neel | $2,409 | $623 | -74.1% |
| David Allen Wright | $1,122 | $566 | -49.6% |
| Barbara Hoyt | $429 | $556 | 29.6% |
| Noel Lovelace | $462 | $528 | 14.3% |
| Kelly Mills | $2,599 | $526 | -79.8% |
| Mark A. Butler | $2,646 | $524 | -80.2% |
| Timothy Ryan Hanney | $2,955 | $518 | -82.5% |
| Melissa Zanzeberg | $2,979 | $504 | -83.1% |
| Jacob C. Hale | $2,607 | $498 | -80.9% |
| Trevor W. Montgomery | $2,200 | $491 | -77.7% |
| Johnny Morris | $5,139 | $487 | -90.5% |
| Troy Allen | $2,631 | $480 | -81.8% |
| Joseph G. Dooley III | $4,787 | $470 | -90.2% |
| Frank Lopez | $3,969 | $456 | -88.5% |
| Timothy Erwin | $2,836 | $453 | -84% |
| Tanner Lipsey | $1,771 | $450 | -74.6% |
| Kenneth W. Harris | $1,672 | $447 | -73.3% |
| Thao Pham | $2,233 | $436 | -80.5% |
| Robert G. Edgin | $2,178 | $436 | -80% |
| Michael D. Harder | $2,090 | $436 | -79.1% |
| David E. Nickerson Sr. | $1,780 | $422 | -76.3% |
| Sandy R. Huntsberger | $1,661 | $419 | -74.8% |
| Jaime Sanchez | $2,233 | $416 | -81.4% |
| Julie G. Adcock | $2,486 | $408 | -83.6% |
| Marcelino Campos Nava | $2,342 | $408 | -82.6% |
| Charlotte Denise Gentry | $3,366 | $398 | -88.2% |
| Angel Gustavo Espinoza | $1,826 | $394 | -78.4% |
| Erik Ramirez | $1,375 | $394 | -71.3% |
| Javier Gonzalez | $1,550 | $394 | -74.6% |
| Morris E. Johnson | $1,243 | $362 | -70.9% |
| Tim Turney | $650 | $317 | -51.2% |
| Norman A. Thornton | $1,364 | $315 | -76.9% |
| Susan Elizondo | $935 | $294 | -68.6% |
| Marilyn Taylor | $528 | $276 | -47.7% |
| Stephen H. Sullivan | $579 | $275 | -52.5% |
| Mario Hernandez | $1,150 | $274 | -76.2% |
| Jarah E Russell | $1,122 | $266 | -76.3% |
| Wendy L. Needham | $1,199 | $249 | -79.2% |
| Carlee Shelton | $528 | $245 | -53.6% |
| Johnny Dorse | $847 | $200 | -76.4% |
| Stacy Janes | $1,122 | $190 | -83.1% |
| Marcus L. Rosson Sr. | $396 | $176 | -55.6% |
| Steven Lindsey Bell | $1,023 | $169 | -83.5% |
| Norbel Gonzalez Martinez | $966 | $163 | -83.1% |
| Armando Gutierrez | $1,397 | $160 | -88.5% |
| Roger Whitmore | $1,120 | $149 | -86.7% |
| 4 C Cowboy Church | $231 | $142 | -38.5% |
| Carrey Johnson | $451 | $127 | -71.8% |
| Allan G. Wright | $330 | $121 | -63.3% |
| Allen K. Stark | $1,089 | $101 | -90.7% |
| Tammy E. Alexander | $209 | $52 | -75.1% |
| Blake Toye | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn Morris | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny K. Cunningham | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin Ray Hennard | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Jami N. Nevels | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy Gingery | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Mireya Mosqueda | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Stafford | $3,685 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Tompkins | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Rex Standridge | $10,331 | $0 | -100% |
| Vanessa N. Whitney | $3,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandi Hale | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolin Hockersmith | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Carrie A. Chandler | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad A. Wagner | $4,730 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Hughes | $1,363 | $0 | -100% |
| Gaylen R. Youngblood | $42,878 | $0 | -100% |
| Juan Ignacio Luna | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Lewis C. Gore | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyrel Miles | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Gathright | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Barnes | $942 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Erwin | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Hall | $6,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Wallace Wooten | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,160,674 | $3,136,292 | -0.8% |
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