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In 2021, 208 farmers in cities within Knox County received a total of $6.2 million in 509 farm subsidies, a 56.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.4 million in 868 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 Knox County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Farm Credit Flca | $2,524,711 | $998,579 | -60.4% |
| 3-S JV | $1,432,770 | $672,131 | -53.1% |
| Wilde Farms Partnership | $797,868 | $356,796 | -55.3% |
| Cowen Cattle Company, LLC | $1,009,421 | $264,193 | -73.8% |
| Mike Urbanczyk | $153,490 | $156,768 | 2.1% |
| Thompson L&C, LLC | $638,221 | $152,254 | -76.1% |
| S-T Cattle Company Sam Hunter PTR | $420,140 | $148,939 | -64.6% |
| Tm Farms | $604,844 | $147,208 | -75.7% |
| Charlie Rueffer | $122,312 | $116,605 | -4.7% |
| Mark Reed | $113,442 | $108,838 | -4.1% |
| Gilbert Casillas | $205,046 | $105,848 | -48.4% |
| Tom Moorhouse | $197,474 | $104,205 | -47.2% |
| Payton Tankersley | $151,143 | $99,549 | -34.1% |
| Chris Brown | $262,571 | $99,190 | -62.2% |
| Brenda Brown | $222,806 | $98,488 | -55.8% |
| David V. Albus | $265,656 | $94,841 | -64.3% |
| Pam Reed | $92,812 | $89,175 | -3.9% |
| Lowe Brothers | $135,521 | $88,221 | -34.9% |
| Steven R. Urbanczyk | $64,731 | $84,839 | 31.1% |
| Chance Myers | $132,931 | $80,121 | -39.7% |
| Jerry G. Sanders | $81,393 | $80,007 | -1.7% |
| Michael Albus | $199,242 | $78,907 | -60.4% |
| Joann Albus | $217,365 | $77,604 | -64.3% |
| J & J Sanders Farms, LLC | $137,242 | $66,899 | -51.3% |
| Allen A. Brown | $124,603 | $64,681 | -48.1% |
| Charlette Brown | $106,926 | $63,566 | -40.6% |
| Frances Skye Urbanczyk | $43,187 | $56,571 | 31% |
| Louis L. Baty Jr. | $113,542 | $56,037 | -50.6% |
| Bar K Farms | $61,885 | $54,664 | -11.7% |
| Tidwell Land and Cattle | $130,807 | $48,280 | -63.1% |
| Nathan S. Herring | $82,207 | $43,952 | -46.5% |
| Pennartz Farms | $88,800 | $43,232 | -51.3% |
| Farm Service Agency-Farm Loan Program | $0 | $41,068 | -- |
| Joe Douglas Tidwell Jr. | $56,399 | $39,702 | -29.6% |
| Jeannette Reeves | $55,168 | $36,597 | -33.7% |
| Lyndle Reeves | $56,053 | $36,597 | -34.7% |
| B & W Farms | $114,653 | $36,536 | -68.1% |
| Don J. Hawkins | $104,805 | $35,250 | -66.4% |
| David D. Key | $65,105 | $34,382 | -47.2% |
| Cecil Kuehler | $52,990 | $30,539 | -42.4% |
| Robert Wayne Elliott | $56,696 | $30,402 | -46.4% |
| Carl Myers | $59,411 | $28,158 | -52.6% |
| Gary Kuehler | $51,571 | $27,845 | -46% |
| Jason Key | $59,110 | $27,394 | -53.7% |
| Jimmy Ray Albus | $67,237 | $27,291 | -59.4% |
| Rickey Redder | $106,345 | $27,136 | -74.5% |
| Veara Kathleen Albus | $58,888 | $26,591 | -54.8% |
| Kerry Quade | $35,831 | $25,694 | -28.3% |
| Joseph Michael Albus | $46,598 | $25,690 | -44.9% |
| Amy Redder | $103,109 | $25,538 | -75.2% |
| Gregory Lynn Urbanczyk | $39,519 | $24,960 | -36.8% |
| Don F. Bowman | $40,078 | $23,272 | -41.9% |
| Greg Clonts | $37,919 | $23,111 | -39.1% |
| Shawn Cude | $40,894 | $22,392 | -45.2% |
| Pate Stewart | $30,900 | $19,616 | -36.5% |
| Three M Farms | $28,858 | $18,439 | -36.1% |
| Daniel V. Godsey | $24,545 | $18,399 | -25% |
| Todd Thompson | $87,930 | $18,098 | -79.4% |
| ETC Ranch | $31,908 | $17,747 | -44.4% |
| Eugene L Thompson Estate | $30,292 | $17,708 | -41.5% |
| Meinzer & Patterson, LLC | $71,637 | $16,819 | -76.5% |
| Kuehler Agent, Inc. | $35,912 | $16,575 | -53.8% |
| Jeff Searcey | $5,666 | $16,472 | 190.7% |
| Albus Farms, Inc. | $41,080 | $15,905 | -61.3% |
| John Rector | $20,537 | $15,568 | -24.2% |
| Frances Brown | $26,906 | $15,119 | -43.8% |
| Eugene A. Brown | $32,840 | $14,473 | -55.9% |
| James Albus | $33,498 | $14,165 | -57.7% |
| Gage Moorhouse | $24,702 | $13,394 | -45.8% |
| Jason Don Bowman | $15,871 | $13,161 | -17.1% |
| Bennett J. Shortes | $20,417 | $12,818 | -37.2% |
| Gregory Kevin Myers | $14,473 | $12,588 | -13% |
| Farm Service Agency - Farm Loan Program | $0 | $12,326 | -- |
| Jerry King | $12,166 | $11,661 | -4.2% |
| Darlene C. Bellinghausen | $16,521 | $11,531 | -30.2% |
| Jimmy & Ann Tankersley PTRN | $36,918 | $10,901 | -70.5% |
| Adan Romo Silva | $9,757 | $10,599 | 8.6% |
| Salvador Silva | $8,943 | $10,436 | 16.7% |
| Kim E. Clonts | $0 | $10,391 | -- |
| Doug Parker | $13,797 | $10,096 | -26.8% |
| Frances Parker | $13,797 | $10,096 | -26.8% |
| Susan Emerson | $19,356 | $9,892 | -48.9% |
| Dewayne B. Gass | $24,075 | $9,373 | -61.1% |
| Wayne Pennartz | $13,919 | $9,318 | -33.1% |
| Brand H. Cude | $16,834 | $9,240 | -45.1% |
| Teddy Rueffer | $11,447 | $9,083 | -20.7% |
| Mary Denise Groves | $38,774 | $9,057 | -76.6% |
| Sammy C. Pierce | $13,770 | $9,005 | -34.6% |
| Romain Stubbs Fam Tr | $9,228 | $8,919 | -3.3% |
| Eddie Chambers | $14,552 | $8,241 | -43.4% |
| Farm Service Agency FLP | $16,459 | $7,798 | -52.6% |
| Gary Tidwell | $17,882 | $7,352 | -58.9% |
| Nancy Tidwell | $17,245 | $7,345 | -57.4% |
| Garry Lynn Brown | $10,695 | $7,340 | -31.4% |
| Veta L. Cash | $4,150 | $7,068 | 70.3% |
| Hutchinson Family Trustee | $4,687 | $7,058 | 50.6% |
| Clonts Farms, Ltd. | $22,170 | $7,007 | -68.4% |
| Stan Wojcik | $10,382 | $6,896 | -33.6% |
| Carmac Company | $13,341 | $6,502 | -51.3% |
| Clint J. Norman | $11,835 | $6,066 | -48.7% |
| Farm Service Agency Farm Loan Program | $0 | $5,793 | -- |
| Kent Deville | $0 | $5,710 | -- |
| Kuehler IRR & Supply Company | $5,241 | $5,703 | 8.8% |
| David Counts | $6,211 | $5,603 | -9.8% |
| Bryan Kuehler | $12,142 | $5,323 | -56.2% |
| Lula Baty | $0 | $5,315 | -- |
| Gary Pennartz | $7,678 | $5,142 | -33% |
| Margaret A. Hill | $31,366 | $5,049 | -83.9% |
| Johnny McCown | $6,557 | $4,966 | -24.3% |
| Henry Ramirez | $11,943 | $4,935 | -58.7% |
| Buford A. Berryhill | $10,319 | $4,824 | -53.3% |
| Dustin Johnson | $13,836 | $4,778 | -65.5% |
| Juanema Jiree Westmoland | $8,079 | $4,649 | -42.5% |
| Kyle Josselet | $11,485 | $4,403 | -61.7% |
| Konnie Kuehler | $9,935 | $4,357 | -56.1% |
| Christopher L. Scott | $19,648 | $4,344 | -77.9% |
| Roy and Dorie Tucker JV | $0 | $4,266 | -- |
| Birkenfeld Revocable Family Trust | $11,276 | $4,251 | -62.3% |
| Jerry Wilde | $4,382 | $4,151 | -5.3% |
| Lindsey Walker | $5,178 | $4,138 | -20.1% |
| Ken Williams Management, Inc. | $4,595 | $4,128 | -10.2% |
| Jerry Carl Eaton | $11,599 | $4,071 | -64.9% |
| Kristi Gayle Tankersley | $25,379 | $4,008 | -84.2% |
| D F Bowman Farms, Inc. | $9,627 | $3,830 | -60.2% |
| Ben Grill | $27,174 | $3,823 | -85.9% |
| Elvis Blake Estate | $0 | $3,798 | -- |
| Dick Butler | $14,916 | $3,616 | -75.8% |
| Mike Lyles | $13,829 | $3,612 | -73.9% |
| Keith G. Cypert | $80,533 | $3,280 | -95.9% |
| Gaylia J Yost | $3,828 | $3,254 | -15% |
| Leona M. Partridge | $11,514 | $3,142 | -72.7% |
| Jan Chambers | $6,019 | $2,928 | -51.4% |
| Averitt Family, LLC | $3,553 | $2,859 | -19.5% |
| Kevin Cates | $15,408 | $2,805 | -81.8% |
| Jerry D. McCown | $8,712 | $2,765 | -68.3% |
| Ciro Gonzales Gomez | $7,862 | $2,709 | -65.5% |
| Phyllis Nichols | $1,691 | $2,678 | 58.4% |
| William A. Redder | $0 | $2,667 | -- |
| Kynn Patterson | $18,193 | $2,651 | -85.4% |
| Ricky L. Meinzer | $15,201 | $2,640 | -82.6% |
| Freddie Elliott | $5,212 | $2,414 | -53.7% |
| Tony Lee Breedlove | $13,109 | $2,404 | -81.7% |
| Karla A. Coffman | $4,455 | $2,082 | -53.3% |
| Lisa Cypert | $0 | $2,051 | -- |
| Charles Pack | $2,028 | $2,028 | 0% |
| Anthony Belton | $4,414 | $2,025 | -54.1% |
| Eugene L. Thompson Estate | $0 | $2,020 | -- |
| Stanfield Hunting Outfitters, Inc. | $2,031 | $1,962 | -3.4% |
| Dale Turner Jr. | $1,956 | $1,956 | 0% |
| Sunnie G. Turner | $1,956 | $1,956 | 0% |
| Johnny J. Birkenfeld | $2,801 | $1,942 | -30.7% |
| Joseph A. Aylor | $6,765 | $1,890 | -72.1% |
| Petty Flying Service, Inc. | $971 | $1,841 | 89.6% |
| Glenn Herring | $3,541 | $1,804 | -49.1% |
| Jan Searcey | $10,181 | $1,760 | -82.7% |
| Cris Lee Hacker | $37,699 | $1,741 | -95.4% |
| Dorie A. Tucker | $0 | $1,724 | -- |
| Roy Dale Tucker | $0 | $1,724 | -- |
| Andrea C. Estes | $6,070 | $1,552 | -74.4% |
| Berryhill Estate PTNS | $3,095 | $1,505 | -51.4% |
| Pate Meinzer | $15,115 | $1,468 | -90.3% |
| Faye Railsback | $1,458 | $1,458 | 0% |
| Nancy G. Merrell | $4,262 | $1,438 | -66.3% |
| Linda B. Jackson | $4,260 | $1,437 | -66.3% |
| Crespin Avalos | $1,422 | $1,392 | -2.1% |
| Andy Paul Jones | $9,351 | $1,313 | -86% |
| Jerry Arnold | $2,324 | $1,312 | -43.5% |
| Dara Trainham | $2,416 | $1,182 | -51.1% |
| 3KN Family Partnership, Ltd. | $283 | $1,178 | 316.3% |
| Barbara A. Barnard | $2,257 | $1,151 | -49% |
| Dianna Lee Bruce | $3,664 | $1,133 | -69.1% |
| Joe M. Sepeda | $2,378 | $1,080 | -54.6% |
| Joe D. Tidwell | $3,781 | $1,052 | -72.2% |
| Nancy Whittemore | $2,453 | $1,044 | -57.4% |
| Eddie Paul Birkenfeld Estate | $782 | $1,043 | 33.4% |
| Hendrik Kuhn | $2,143 | $1,039 | -51.5% |
| J. P. Tolson Jr. | $3,699 | $963 | -74% |
| Ida Blake Partnership | $0 | $945 | -- |
| Flint A. Richardson | $2,722 | $917 | -66.3% |
| Lori Renee Tibbels | $722 | $846 | 17.2% |
| Judy Hobert | $0 | $813 | -- |
| Verhalen Farm, LLC | $3,351 | $719 | -78.5% |
| RB Howell Ranch, LLC | $11,327 | $701 | -93.8% |
| Jerardo Diaz | $1,320 | $687 | -48% |
| Jason Ewing | $1,760 | $679 | -61.4% |
| Shannon Ewing | $1,760 | $679 | -61.4% |
| Jan Eaton | $0 | $640 | -- |
| Duke and Sons Inceptus, LLC | $1,281 | $627 | -51.1% |
| Eddie Birkenfeld Estate | $1,478 | $618 | -58.2% |
| Gregg Fix | $2,100 | $612 | -70.9% |
| Danny Myers | $910 | $612 | -32.7% |
| Anna K. Denton | $376 | $545 | 44.9% |
| Terry Porter | $1,683 | $492 | -70.8% |
| Bobby J. Helton | $17,669 | $432 | -97.6% |
| Kuehler Production, Inc. | $614 | $390 | -36.5% |
| Carol Judiscak | $772 | $377 | -51.2% |
| Ryan Redder | $603 | $327 | -45.8% |
| Adam Carver | $0 | $294 | -- |
| Tracey Daniel Carrillo | $614 | $247 | -59.8% |
| Lee Rowland | $0 | $220 | -- |
| James A. Hill | $245 | $213 | -13.1% |
| Greg Sepeda | $218 | $210 | -3.7% |
| Ryan Thomas Redder | $0 | $179 | -- |
| Randy Kuehler | $616 | $178 | -71.1% |
| Bobby Cude | $2,697 | $151 | -94.4% |
| Ricky Escamilla | $704 | $130 | -81.5% |
| Matt Harrington | $297 | $48 | -83.8% |
| Clifford W. Hacker | $0 | $7 | -- |
| Veta LaNay Cash | $843 | $0 | -100% |
| Aletta Mangis | $5,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Bert Leaverton | $929 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Tibbets | $6,211 | $0 | -100% |
| Don and Marla Hawkins PTR | $19,282 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwayne Johnson | $4,345 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency - Farm Loan P | $21,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Guinn | $1,753 | $0 | -100% |
| John L. Grindstaff Jr. | $3,275 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim Clonts | $7,863 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim W. Clonts | $5,431 | $0 | -100% |
| Ladonna Smith | $4,041 | $0 | -100% |
| Michel Oliver | $461 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy Grindstaff | $12,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg R. Oliver | $3,770 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Utley | $8,966 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy A. Watson | $2,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Floyd | $311 | $0 | -100% |
| C Bar | $886 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Moore | $1,601 | $0 | -100% |
| Eddie Birkenfeld | $417 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene L. Thompson | $3,728 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency - Farm Loan P | $9,406 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency Farm Loan Pro | $17,049 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency-Farm Loan Pro | $78,048 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances K. Brown | $5,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Mizer | $762 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Z. Yates | $3,730 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Lowe | $8,985 | $0 | -100% |
| John Micah Yates | $47,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Brown | $65,910 | $0 | -100% |
| MacKy Yates | $3,730 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Moore | $243 | $0 | -100% |
| Reinhart P. Redder | $389 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Amerson | $30,459 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony Hobert | $1,175 | $0 | -100% |
| Vance Travis Bauer | $1,669 | $0 | -100% |
| Yates Brothers | $3,929 | $0 | -100% |
| Zeissel Farms | $96,928 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $14,392,847 | $6,231,557 | -56.7% |
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