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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Colbert County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Colbert County received $3.2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 302 farmers in cities within Colbert County received a total of $2.4 million in 407 farm subsidies, a 57% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.7 million in 828 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 Colbert County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Isbell Farms$752,277$281,081-62.6%
Counts Farms$419,653$178,103-57.6%
Darryl Johnson Farms$304,755$143,869-52.8%
William Tony Gargis SR$251,762$141,865-43.7%
Countsland Farms$305,706$101,988-66.6%
Fennel Farms$245,100$94,854-61.3%
Minor Farms$186,702$87,620-53.1%
William Tony Gargis Jr.$153,596$85,950-44%
Coty Bullington$179,093$85,543-52.2%
Paul Jeffreys Farm$198,138$85,239-57%
Aycock Farms$58,085$82,63642.3%
Zakariah Keith Mccorkle$199,750$80,164-59.9%
Bryan Vandiver$13,321$78,356488.2%
Candice Bullington$151,857$68,148-55.1%
Ronald Neal Wright$153,134$65,615-57.2%
Matt Austin$117,654$54,721-53.5%
Harvey F. Robbins III$152,480$43,947-71.2%
Renee Boeckman$16,934$42,366150.2%
Jimmy Uhlman$0$41,017--
Luther Olen Bishop Jr.$62,553$32,541-48%
Isbell Land & Livestock, LLC$57,140$32,492-43.1%
Michael L. Trout$0$31,306--
Dallas T. Hollaway Jr.$54,370$24,765-54.5%
Linda N. Hollaway$54,370$24,765-54.5%
Jami Ellen Wright$53,831$22,397-58.4%
Ricky Oneal Wright$53,831$22,397-58.4%
William Hartwell Gargis$37,619$19,944-47%
Claude P. Counts IV$49,622$17,552-64.6%
L & L Parker Farms, LLC$0$16,286--
Patricia R. Coley$16,107$16,1070%
Ronald Gene Brumley$33,266$14,561-56.2%
Alfred L. Craft$9,947$10,2212.8%
WM T & WM T JR Ptrship White Oak Farm % William Tony Gargis$52,009$9,168-82.4%
Betty L. Folsom$0$8,747--
William A. Counts$19,716$8,040-59.2%
Beverly Robbins$37,543$7,926-78.9%
Jeremy Daniel Palmer$17,713$7,798-56%
4-M Services, LLC$16,938$7,548-55.4%
Preuit and Fennel Family Limited Partnership$13,284$7,385-44.4%
Angie Waggoner Farm, Inc.$7,092$7,0920%
Jason Paul Stockton$64,294$6,333-90.1%
James Cahoon III$25,934$6,249-75.9%
Judy F Vials$13,468$5,910-56.1%
Charles H Keeton$31,647$5,629-82.2%
Mark L. Fennel$13,715$5,368-60.9%
Martin Family Partnership, Ltd.$4,664$4,6640%
Elton R. Coley$5,035$4,142-17.7%
Bullington Farms, LLC$13,019$3,920-69.9%
Raymond Larry Aday$24,338$3,879-84.1%
T. E. Masterson$15,492$3,778-75.6%
Arthur Woodis$4,697$3,701-21.2%
Mary McCullough$3,203$3,2030%
Hamby Farms, LLC$8,812$3,193-63.8%
James Clyde Bingham$7,106$3,095-56.4%
Robert E. Austin$15,826$3,019-80.9%
Dean W. Perry$2,937$2,9370%
Douglas Johnson$17,970$2,850-84.1%
Rachel M. King$9,070$2,778-69.4%
Paul D. Hester$2,776$2,7760%
William Wright$6,708$2,762-58.8%
Peggy A. Bowling$8,484$2,745-67.6%
Matthew Thomas McDonald$8,789$2,632-70.1%
Greg Dalrymple$13,310$2,598-80.5%
Robert Thompson$0$2,597--
Andrew J. Ball$11,952$2,572-78.5%
Pullen Family Properties, LLC$7,703$2,484-67.8%
Dana G. Hester$8,946$2,474-72.3%
Mr. Richard Cory Kuykendall$11,193$2,192-80.4%
Rodney Logan$10,076$2,166-78.5%
David Nelms$12,058$2,116-82.5%
Allen K. Alsobrook$8,017$2,066-74.2%
Corey P. Gillespie$6,853$2,001-70.8%
Gordon Fennel$4,342$1,891-56.4%
Donnie Trousdale$1,824$1,8240%
John Kenley Britnell$10,391$1,780-82.9%
Leon W. Frost$2,025$1,733-14.4%
Jack A. Wallace$7,816$1,713-78.1%
Jerald D. Wallace$7,816$1,713-78.1%
Darryl Wallace$7,783$1,696-78.2%
Betty Lou Minor$5,717$1,663-70.9%
Ralph Waldrep$6,121$1,649-73.1%
James W. Luna Jr.$1,927$1,605-16.7%
Gene Malone$6,564$1,596-75.7%
Dwight Malone$6,743$1,589-76.4%
Grover Malone$6,743$1,589-76.4%
Luther O Pace Limited Partnership$4,264$1,553-63.6%
Kirk Joel Berryman$7,472$1,538-79.4%
Victor Porter$5,962$1,499-74.9%
W. H. Blackburn Jr.$1,892$1,464-22.6%
Darryl B. Rutland$6,413$1,462-77.2%
Larry James$6,710$1,446-78.5%
Sammie Archer$5,479$1,419-74.1%
Freddy N. Cleveland$2,014$1,396-30.7%
Roy E. Patrick$5,524$1,379-75%
Larry C. Stutts$6,445$1,363-78.9%
Mike D. Hellums$5,621$1,360-75.8%
Scott Richardson$6,633$1,346-79.7%
Dwight A. Isbell$3,980$1,319-66.9%
W. J. Hooper$1,316$1,3160%
Ronnie Holland$1,260$1,2600%
Linda Welborn$1,222$1,2220%
Jamie T. Summers$5,466$1,207-77.9%
Anderson H. Waldrep$5,947$1,196-79.9%
William J. Underwood$4,291$1,138-73.5%
Richard D. Gregory$3,569$1,130-68.3%
Jim R South$4,159$1,130-72.8%
Joshua Kimbrough$7,925$1,120-85.9%
Henry M. Gotcher$6,170$1,070-82.7%
Ricky Young$10,533$1,058-90%
Reba B. Sibley$1,590$1,037-34.8%
Billy L. Thorne$4,312$1,034-76%
Joe Dalton Cornelius$4,794$1,008-79%
Gary J. Sizemore$2,845$982-65.5%
Jonathan Underwood$7,236$952-86.8%
Jason Wayne Guntharp$8,035$949-88.2%
Brandon O'neal Richardson$3,377$930-72.5%
Alan Austin$4,312$903-79.1%
Charles Snipes$936$894-4.5%
Randolph P. Ethridge$2,460$892-63.7%
Meta Virgina Keeton Blackburn$778$88914.3%
Mitchell D. Dalrymple$35,773$882-97.5%
Christine Montgomery$4,004$876-78.1%
Hugh D. Harwell$1,683$862-48.8%
Lowell W. Landers Sr.$4,906$861-82.5%
Kerry Black$5,224$845-83.8%
Douglas Stutts$3,197$822-74.3%
Mike Perry$2,973$782-73.7%
Dewey Pace Jr.$3,553$776-78.2%
Johnnie B. McClung Jr.$3,373$774-77.1%
John J. Nelson IV$1,825$767-58%
Roy M. Horton$3,905$728-81.4%
Thomas S. Sloan$1,442$724-49.8%
Matthew D. Irons$1,832$719-60.8%
Richard Kuykendall$3,454$713-79.4%
Brent C. Malone$3,036$696-77.1%
James P. Carpenter$695$6950%
Jerry W. Judge$2,574$693-73.1%
Sigglee E Abernathy$2,090$685-67.2%
Larry D. Olson$770$684-11.2%
Ethon Allen Felton$2,861$667-76.7%
Jeff Tilley$3,087$664-78.5%
Yordy Farms, LLC$654$6540%
J. B. Burns Jr.$651$6510%
RCP Farm, LLC$1,453$649-55.3%
Stan L. Clement$2,266$643-71.6%
Jerry Sherrod$2,442$642-73.7%
Benjamin Carter Gotcher$2,359$635-73.1%
Donald D. Bowling$2,542$634-75.1%
Judy K. Gray$625$6250%
Johnny Bonfield$1,969$619-68.6%
Marc Daniel Gotcher$2,891$618-78.6%
Gregory F. Bowling$2,417$617-74.5%
William E. James$2,167$610-71.9%
Densel Martin$2,755$605-78%
Michael D. Davis$605$6050%
Sam Long$563$6006.6%
Gary Isbell$1,286$597-53.6%
Anthony Keith Jones$3,518$572-83.7%
Michael Weddington$2,794$568-79.7%
Terry Gaddy$2,310$565-75.5%
Mike Grissom$3,628$564-84.5%
Kenneth R. Arnold$2,629$557-78.8%
Greg Emerson$2,684$557-79.2%
Norman Vandiver$2,178$554-74.6%
Shirley Malone$454$54920.9%
Byron Wade Aycock$2,408$538-77.7%
Robert Steven James$2,240$523-76.7%
Devaughn Ricketts$2,564$503-80.4%
David A. Beauchamp$2,629$491-81.3%
Kitty G. Smith$1,514$491-67.6%
James H. Thorn$0$491--
Fred U. Simmons$1,120$485-56.7%
Teresa Wright$1,980$485-75.5%
William Henry Gotcher$2,911$481-83.5%
Nicholas Berton Thompson$1,980$481-75.7%
Bruce E. Grimes$1,870$475-74.6%
Junior Riner$1,837$474-74.2%
Keb Crosslin$469$4690%
Whitman M. Beasley Jr.$469$4690%
Donald Lenz$0$467--
William E. Nelson$2,254$464-79.4%
Michael Roger Wagnon$1,632$464-71.6%
Lee Edward Ricks$1,760$450-74.4%
William T. Johnson Jr.$1,331$447-66.4%
Kathy Seal$1,947$443-77.2%
Brynda S. Johnson$0$436--
Brandon Harrison$2,256$432-80.9%
Johnny Wisdom$1,408$432-69.3%
Jonathan Grimes$2,200$431-80.4%
Cliff Stewart$1,892$428-77.4%
Randy Thompson$2,299$426-81.5%
Matthew C. Davis$424$4240%
Thomas E. Riner$1,991$413-79.3%
Jerry B. McGee$1,453$401-72.4%
Honeysuckle Hills Farms Lp$1,271$398-68.7%
Charles Bishop$2,692$383-85.8%
North Alabama Land Bank, LLC$478$381-20.3%
Amy L. McCormack$2,019$380-81.2%
Sam S. Hennigan$1,364$376-72.4%
David C. Edwards$1,137$375-67%
Kennedy Family Trust$998$361-63.8%
Michael D. Rhodes$1,727$357-79.3%
Steve Grissom$1,782$357-80%
James E. Spain$385$345-10.4%
Charles W. Hotchkiss$923$339-63.3%
Mary L. Hudson$1,193$337-71.8%
Regzey G Carpenter$2,015$335-83.4%
Terry Williams$1,496$332-77.8%
Sandy Spells$0$330--
Danny Weeks$1,232$330-73.2%
Michael J. Plaxco$1,389$328-76.4%
Donald Steve James$1,782$328-81.6%
Stephen James Whalen$1,331$314-76.4%
Frank Crosswhite$1,999$312-84.4%
Robbins Farms, LLC$305$3050%
Brent Johnson$1,100$300-72.7%
Jeremy Coan$1,635$298-81.8%
Kerry A. Fulks$1,235$290-76.5%
Elaine Branscome Coan$0$286--
MRTL Trustee Kathryn L. Aday Ttee$664$285-57.1%
Pravin R. Patel$732$283-61.3%
Peggy S. Willich$776$278-64.2%
Teresa Hester Mitchell$0$270--
Amanda Hampton$627$266-57.6%
Jeffrey Nelson Nunn$1,210$263-78.3%
Jean C. Streit$0$260--
Kathryn J. Davis$260$2600%
Percy Cal$1,089$259-76.2%
Richard Chad Bourland$979$259-73.5%
Sharon Foster Garrison$1,387$259-81.3%
James Phillip Smallwood$1,371$258-81.2%
Marjorie Marthaler$725$256-64.7%
Derrick McGuyer$1,320$253-80.8%
James E. Hester$495$253-48.9%
Brenda J. Isbell$661$239-63.8%
Ben Walker$1,086$238-78.1%
H. A. Blackburn Jr.$1,122$236-79%
Franklin Douglas Hester$561$232-58.6%
Jeffrey Lindsey$396$232-41.4%
Zina Kim Posey$792$225-71.6%
Ginger Mansell$1,845$224-87.9%
Bobby Aday$1,425$222-84.4%
Nellie Blye Campbell Estate$0$219--
Kathryn Morrow$218$2180%
Lisa L. Grissom$924$210-77.3%
Curtis Campbell$1,906$206-89.2%
James L. Prince II$528$204-61.4%
Sylvia Coleman$561$201-64.2%
James R. Fuller$437$198-54.7%
Robert E. Smith$457$194-57.5%
Diane Singleton$594$190-68%
Luther Gargis$0$189--
Joanie Hester$0$181--
Lori M. T. Shelton$0$180--
Hilda S Durdunji$492$176-64.2%
Rita Kay Hill$377$172-54.4%
Trubie S Maupin$142$17120.4%
Gregory Blake Aycock Trust$621$170-72.6%
Nancy Bonfield$844$164-80.6%
Melmoth T Hellums$693$157-77.3%
Mary J. Overton$156$1560%
Melvin Sparks$463$154-66.7%
Bachelor Timber and Land, LLC$263$141-46.4%
Donna L. Holland$7,173$140-98%
Wayne F. Hester$395$139-64.8%
Reginald Goodloe$638$138-78.4%
Larry Bryon Green$653$138-78.9%
Nancy B. Parker$0$132--
Charles W. Gatlin$498$130-73.9%
James P. Thomason$314$120-61.8%
William Harold Kimbrough Jr.$342$120-64.9%
Mary E. Miller$742$114-84.6%
Jack Bradford Pennington$784$114-85.5%
Timothy L. McGee$437$111-74.6%
Martha A. Michael$449$111-75.3%
Nelda S. Thompson$229$104-54.6%
Michael B. Thomason$0$104--
Gregory Smith$1,528$100-93.5%
Jacqueline Smith$290$98-66.2%
Johnnie Belue$215$97-54.9%
Walter Frank Brown$0$97--
Percy M. King Jr.$287$96-66.6%
Regina B. Thompson$197$89-54.8%
Henry Marthaler$230$84-63.5%
Keith Lowry$300$83-72.3%
Joan Ross$0$78--
Inez Walker Mcwilliams Estate$0$78--
Paul William Ryan$968$77-92%
Jessica G. Dale$131$59-55%
Kelli C. Thrasher$131$59-55%
Anita McDonald$168$57-66.1%
Russell L. Gautney$160$55-65.6%
Janice G. Graves$171$55-67.8%
Judy Mayfield$175$55-68.6%
Judy A. Dorman$101$50-50.5%
Blake McWilliams$0$33--
Drew McWilliams$0$26--
John Horace Cleveland$66$25-62.1%
Mary P. Minor$58$18-69%
David Thorn$51$14-72.5%
Lynn Goff$1,508$8-99.5%
Linda Gail Willingham$0$6--
Benford M. Johnson$1,544$0-100%
Carroll Williams$1,246$0-100%
Cyrus Cornelius$621$0-100%
Darlene B. Morgan$432$0-100%
Jodie Keeton Byrd$211$0-100%
Ronald N. Adams$2,460$0-100%
S & a Ranch, LLC$7,762$0-100%
Darol Bendall$1,100$0-100%
Gayle M. Lowery$527$0-100%
James B. Harris$2,168$0-100%
James B Harris Family Trust$34,567$0-100%
Jane S. Harris$3,001$0-100%
Jeff Isbell$1,540$0-100%
Rita Underwood$527$0-100%
Roland G. Gargis$39$0-100%
Spangler Family Farm, LLC$4,635$0-100%
Steven Blake Worsham$7,503$0-100%
Sue Gargis$330$0-100%
Theron C. Dawson Jr.$440$0-100%
Bradford Farris Sr.$385$0-100%
C. G. Streit$907$0-100%
Demetra S. Hollis$365$0-100%
Elizabeth P. King$183$0-100%
Frankie Maupin$350$0-100%
Gary Farris$1,430$0-100%
Hollis Isbell$407$0-100%
J. C. Holt$1,709$0-100%
John A. Kehoe III$607$0-100%
Katherine Cole Kinney$37$0-100%
Kenneth W. Garrard$2,640$0-100%
Michael W. Holland$3,322$0-100%
Nellie B. Campbell$657$0-100%
Richard G. Preuit Jr.$1,177$0-100%
Rickey Thomas$2,286$0-100%
Ruth J. Byars$2,535$0-100%
Jimmy S. Holland$3,322$0-100%
Aycock Land, LLC$1,434$0-100%
Brandon Brown$316$0-100%
Crochen Seal$1,045$0-100%
Danny B. McWilliams Jr.$1,717$0-100%
David Walker$362$0-100%
Derek L. Aycock$69,483$0-100%
Donald Richardson$256$0-100%
Elizabeth B. McWilliams$126$0-100%
Harold L. Aycock$62,995$0-100%
Inez W. McWilliams$257$0-100%
Jackie Ivey$1,971$0-100%
James T. Gardiner$710$0-100%
James W. Lindsey$1,155$0-100%
Joanie Burns$41$0-100%
Laura Brown$47$0-100%
Micah Dalrymple$6,001$0-100%
Michael Andrew Dalrymple$55$0-100%
Susan Mcwilliams Bolton$353$0-100%
Vicki Renee Aycock Trust$621$0-100%
Total subsidies$5,650,722$2,430,020-57%

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