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In 2021, 285 farmers in cities within Gallatin County received a total of $4.7 million in 572 farm subsidies, a 56% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $10.8 million in 1,215 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 Gallatin County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Bros Farms | $265,009 | $567,715 | 114.2% |
| Pat Scates & Sons | $868,004 | $248,354 | -71.4% |
| James R. Raben | $192,301 | $189,722 | -1.3% |
| Bickett Brothers Farms | $343,298 | $188,836 | -45% |
| Shady Lawn | $507,764 | $166,493 | -67.2% |
| Downen Enterprises | $230,813 | $146,784 | -36.4% |
| Downen Production Company | $226,669 | $132,747 | -41.4% |
| William L. Raben | $116,054 | $106,551 | -8.2% |
| John M. Jackson | $154,411 | $97,463 | -36.9% |
| H. J. Logsdon | $221,770 | $93,088 | -58% |
| Scates Big Barn | $294,305 | $87,338 | -70.3% |
| Downen Farms | $108,276 | $84,312 | -22.1% |
| Henshaw Brothers | $226,417 | $83,499 | -63.1% |
| Scates Partners | $240,292 | $83,213 | -65.4% |
| DCB Agent | $249,602 | $79,832 | -68% |
| Brazier Farms | $119,192 | $78,262 | -34.3% |
| RJR Agent | $258,147 | $72,093 | -72.1% |
| Cottonwood Land Company | $158,376 | $71,539 | -54.8% |
| Porter Farms | $261,093 | $65,205 | -75% |
| John David Downen | $104,344 | $63,111 | -39.5% |
| Smokey Row Farms, Inc. | $170,510 | $62,470 | -63.4% |
| RST Farms | $78,677 | $62,311 | -20.8% |
| BKB Agent | $230,457 | $59,429 | -74.2% |
| Bickett Family Farms | $112,996 | $50,912 | -54.9% |
| James D Keasler Trust | $172,830 | $46,895 | -72.9% |
| Henry L. Rollman | $202,781 | $46,042 | -77.3% |
| Joshua Drone | $100,183 | $44,567 | -55.5% |
| William B. Brazier | $75,442 | $40,884 | -45.8% |
| Bruce R. Edwards | $151,732 | $40,253 | -73.5% |
| Maloney Farms, Inc. | $130,167 | $39,507 | -69.6% |
| MJC Farms, Inc. | $187,994 | $39,255 | -79.1% |
| Donald W. Seely | $109,884 | $38,759 | -64.7% |
| Jonathan M. Cox | $186,491 | $38,655 | -79.3% |
| Larry D. Morgan | $59,539 | $37,066 | -37.7% |
| Hish Farms Partnerhsip | $138,885 | $35,709 | -74.3% |
| David Logsdon | $79,249 | $35,305 | -55.5% |
| Brian Keith Colbert | $91,398 | $34,600 | -62.1% |
| Jeffrey Drone | $123,692 | $33,834 | -72.6% |
| Douglas E. Miller | $96,161 | $32,868 | -65.8% |
| Horace Jackson Logsdon Jr. | $140,481 | $32,571 | -76.8% |
| Marilyn Raben | $41,414 | $27,873 | -32.7% |
| Benjamin J. Moye | $80,867 | $25,746 | -68.2% |
| Lucas Kevin Maloney | $153,530 | $25,472 | -83.4% |
| Michael Bricem Cox | $101,982 | $24,963 | -75.5% |
| Jason A. Bosaw | $53,764 | $24,477 | -54.5% |
| Roger Mobley | $3,942 | $23,328 | 491.8% |
| Carl Don Downen II | $77,897 | $22,409 | -71.2% |
| Carl Don Downen II | $77,897 | $22,409 | -71.2% |
| William J. Fals | $58,647 | $22,260 | -62% |
| Kyle W. Bryant | $65,862 | $22,126 | -66.4% |
| Dustin Newton | $43,715 | $21,951 | -49.8% |
| Roger Dale Heffington | $0 | $20,691 | -- |
| Roger Wayne Heffington | $0 | $20,691 | -- |
| Agrarian Enterprises | $13,618 | $19,973 | 46.7% |
| Joseph R. Raben | $22,020 | $19,709 | -10.5% |
| Shawna Cox Bosaw | $0 | $19,403 | -- |
| Tyler C. Hall | $25,064 | $17,698 | -29.4% |
| Seely Farms | $55,649 | $17,153 | -69.2% |
| Logsdon New Design, LLC | $0 | $16,489 | -- |
| Brenda Raben | $42,032 | $15,998 | -61.9% |
| Richard L. Zirkelbach II | $10,449 | $15,887 | 52% |
| Judy K. Collins | $15,462 | $15,699 | 1.5% |
| C Hish Family Limited Partnership | $52,155 | $15,071 | -71.1% |
| Gene Sanks | $30,985 | $14,917 | -51.9% |
| Louis G. Spahr | $55,753 | $14,770 | -73.5% |
| Luckett Farms, LLC | $54,096 | $14,741 | -72.8% |
| Galt Farms | $40,539 | $14,664 | -63.8% |
| Steve Galt | $65,564 | $14,153 | -78.4% |
| Frank R. Graves Jr. | $18,500 | $13,967 | -24.5% |
| Baker Farms, Ltd. | $0 | $13,433 | -- |
| James E. Lawler | $48,305 | $12,881 | -73.3% |
| John William Fals | $46,098 | $12,818 | -72.2% |
| Michael J. Maloney | $16,361 | $12,477 | -23.7% |
| Matthew J. Raben | $14,024 | $12,381 | -11.7% |
| Windy Oaks | $44,581 | $12,211 | -72.6% |
| Kevin A. Maloney | $31,161 | $12,026 | -61.4% |
| James D Keasler Family Trust U/A/D 12/17/01 | $70,870 | $11,525 | -83.7% |
| E & D Hish Family Limited Partner | $41,427 | $11,328 | -72.7% |
| John Cale Downen | $21,096 | $11,220 | -46.8% |
| Bradley Farms | $49,955 | $11,179 | -77.6% |
| Doncon Agent | $30,693 | $10,450 | -66% |
| J & J Farms | $39,996 | $10,195 | -74.5% |
| Kelben Agent | $29,950 | $10,097 | -66.3% |
| Ramsey Ag | $30,250 | $10,096 | -66.6% |
| Raphael J. Moye | $40,747 | $10,017 | -75.4% |
| Timothy E. Downen | $35,072 | $9,988 | -71.5% |
| Warren K. Rollman | $21,015 | $9,559 | -54.5% |
| Michael Todd Drone | $19,724 | $9,060 | -54.1% |
| Don Lutz, D & E Lutz Trust | $16,831 | $8,362 | -50.3% |
| Jason M. Lawler | $16,181 | $8,071 | -50.1% |
| Downen Family Farms Limited Partnership | $6,079 | $8,001 | 31.6% |
| Nicholas Hunt | $29,433 | $7,939 | -73% |
| Donald Ahrens | $0 | $7,932 | -- |
| James D. Colbert | $27,828 | $7,582 | -72.8% |
| John Pat McGuire | $24,204 | $7,406 | -69.4% |
| Christina Raben L. Scates | $6,228 | $7,379 | 18.5% |
| Richard L Maloney Trust | $0 | $7,358 | -- |
| Charles Aydelott Aydelott Family Trust | $4,631 | $7,109 | 53.5% |
| Darrell L. Walters | $13,613 | $6,972 | -48.8% |
| Brazier Enterprises, LLC | $21,089 | $6,960 | -67% |
| Clarence I. Oldham Jr. | $3,002 | $6,879 | 129.1% |
| Michael Ray Moye | $20,732 | $6,812 | -67.1% |
| Ron Colbert | $6,462 | $6,462 | 0% |
| Andrew M. Drone | $2,991 | $6,423 | 114.7% |
| James W. Fromm | $25,068 | $6,399 | -74.5% |
| Thomas W. Fromm | $15,849 | $6,389 | -59.7% |
| Marsha R. Moye | $19,053 | $6,326 | -66.8% |
| Jimmie G. Rodgers | $13,917 | $6,158 | -55.8% |
| Gerald D. Graves | $11,551 | $5,942 | -48.6% |
| Joseph J. Moye | $23,190 | $5,859 | -74.7% |
| Roy G. Berry | $7,759 | $5,797 | -25.3% |
| Fairview Trucking, LLC | $16,323 | $5,661 | -65.3% |
| William-William and Amanda Jones Rev Trustee Joseph Jones | $15,939 | $5,631 | -64.7% |
| Thomas J. Foster | $25,002 | $5,590 | -77.6% |
| Florence K Cox Credit Shelter Irrevocable Trust | $26,138 | $5,273 | -79.8% |
| George A. Aydelott | $5,170 | $5,170 | 0% |
| Nigel Miles | $7,148 | $4,674 | -34.6% |
| Oxford Enterprises | $11,416 | $4,430 | -61.2% |
| Tom West | $44,466 | $4,381 | -90.1% |
| Fred Education Melton-Fred Edward Melton Trust | $4,851 | $4,349 | -10.3% |
| Karen-Karen L Keasler Revocable Trust | $20,049 | $4,337 | -78.4% |
| Michael E. Karns | $12,048 | $4,235 | -64.8% |
| Glenda Rollman | $12,684 | $3,911 | -69.2% |
| Hallie Eileen Koeberlein Dec. | $3,892 | $3,892 | 0% |
| Kedron Farm | $10,240 | $3,784 | -63% |
| Fay S. Foster | $6,051 | $3,767 | -37.7% |
| John Keasler | $13,561 | $3,617 | -73.3% |
| Charles I. Oldham Jr. | $13,537 | $3,584 | -73.5% |
| Michael Bricem Cox GST Exempt Trust | $16,774 | $3,559 | -78.8% |
| Norbert F Rider Revocable Trust | $10,484 | $3,551 | -66.1% |
| Mary Jo Oldham Morgan | $13,419 | $3,543 | -73.6% |
| Blake Austin Luckett | $4,289 | $3,403 | -20.7% |
| Dorothy M. Spahr | $13,219 | $3,399 | -74.3% |
| Doyle K. Rister | $3,396 | $3,396 | 0% |
| Judith Keasler Living Trust-Judith Keasler | $11,563 | $3,316 | -71.3% |
| Frank R Graves IRRV Trustee | $5,567 | $3,260 | -41.4% |
| Billy D. Head | $9,092 | $3,055 | -66.4% |
| Terry Wargel | $2,985 | $3,019 | 1.1% |
| Mark Lee Golden | $7,062 | $2,996 | -57.6% |
| Constance J Keasler Trust-Constance J Payne | $8,423 | $2,923 | -65.3% |
| Daniel Hish | $9,484 | $2,898 | -69.4% |
| John D Harrington Irrevocable Trust | $21,355 | $2,846 | -86.7% |
| Carol Keasler | $9,311 | $2,813 | -69.8% |
| Paul F. Payne | $10,043 | $2,796 | -72.2% |
| Gary V. Holland | $2,779 | $2,779 | 0% |
| Robert Patton-Robert and Carol Patton Rev Trust | $3,516 | $2,775 | -21.1% |
| Irma L. Moye | $2,759 | $2,759 | 0% |
| Union Ridge Cemetery | $10,018 | $2,714 | -72.9% |
| Ronald R. Abell | $7,658 | $2,695 | -64.8% |
| Edmund Bickett Farms, LLC | $5,061 | $2,628 | -48.1% |
| Charles E. Goebel | $7,725 | $2,563 | -66.8% |
| Janet Moye | $8,601 | $2,476 | -71.2% |
| Tammy Cox Arnold | $8,527 | $2,328 | -72.7% |
| Jesse E. Oldham Sr. | $8,349 | $2,282 | -72.7% |
| Deon Jones | $839 | $2,204 | 162.7% |
| Don C. Downen | $7,602 | $2,173 | -71.4% |
| Carl Foster Fam Tr | $2,108 | $2,108 | 0% |
| Joseph C. Patrick | $9,980 | $2,053 | -79.4% |
| Joyce Cruse | $6,734 | $2,046 | -69.6% |
| Martin Drone Family Irrevocable Trust | $6,734 | $2,046 | -69.6% |
| V & L Rider Farms | $8,399 | $2,022 | -75.9% |
| Timothy W. Howard | $4,748 | $1,935 | -59.2% |
| Beulah Jones | $5,702 | $1,853 | -67.5% |
| Colbert Land Trust | $1,842 | $1,842 | 0% |
| Shawnee Land Trust | $5,875 | $1,794 | -69.5% |
| David R. Flanders | $7,204 | $1,786 | -75.2% |
| Jerry W. Garrett | $3,415 | $1,785 | -47.7% |
| Benny Crane | $10,195 | $1,737 | -83% |
| Wilma I Harrington Irrevocable Trust | $11,764 | $1,721 | -85.4% |
| Gary W. Murphy | $1,620 | $1,620 | 0% |
| Jeremy K. Browning | $6,148 | $1,554 | -74.7% |
| David Sutton | $0 | $1,547 | -- |
| Patricia Ann Brazier | $4,940 | $1,447 | -70.7% |
| Pat York | $4,462 | $1,393 | -68.8% |
| Aaron S. Ramsey | $2,748 | $1,267 | -53.9% |
| Mary Ann Baker | $3,572 | $1,260 | -64.7% |
| Jamie L. Sisk | $6,497 | $1,244 | -80.9% |
| Frances H Dyhrkopp Residuary Trust | $5,246 | $1,216 | -76.8% |
| Barbara A. Devous | $9,522 | $1,164 | -87.8% |
| And, LLC | $1,994 | $1,157 | -42% |
| Don C. Brockett | $5,302 | $1,134 | -78.6% |
| Kathryn W. Scates | $506 | $1,107 | 118.8% |
| William Watson | $4,840 | $1,058 | -78.1% |
| Harold F West Residuary Trust | $18,346 | $1,043 | -94.3% |
| Edward W. Downen | $2,315 | $953 | -58.8% |
| Simon Naas | $937 | $937 | 0% |
| William Noelle | $2,606 | $921 | -64.7% |
| James Suttner | $919 | $919 | 0% |
| Bonnie Sisk | $3,069 | $888 | -71.1% |
| J. P. Fromm | $854 | $854 | 0% |
| Bernice K. Lawler | $2,209 | $851 | -61.5% |
| Jeffrey C. Will | $850 | $850 | 0% |
| James Head | $3,217 | $840 | -73.9% |
| MRS Rita L Fals | $2,365 | $834 | -64.7% |
| Joshua Maloney | $2,880 | $829 | -71.2% |
| Terry W. Williams | $2,832 | $824 | -70.9% |
| Marilyn L. Ramsey | $1,598 | $819 | -48.7% |
| Rebecca A. Chubb | $194 | $814 | 319.6% |
| Triple B Raben Farms | $2,946 | $808 | -72.6% |
| Kate Lynn Abell | $790 | $790 | 0% |
| Gary H Oxford-Gary H Oxford Revocable Trust | $4,180 | $768 | -81.6% |
| Scott Luckett | $7,090 | $713 | -89.9% |
| Mitchell Steward Sr. | $1,654 | $681 | -58.8% |
| Terra Gross | $2,144 | $653 | -69.5% |
| Mary Thompson | $2,043 | $650 | -68.2% |
| Ronald T. Rister | $1,595 | $608 | -61.9% |
| Benny Patton | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Doris Hish | $1,783 | $558 | -68.7% |
| Richard N. Mack | $3,014 | $553 | -81.7% |
| Kevin Golden | $3,796 | $553 | -85.4% |
| David G. Healy | $1,028 | $535 | -48% |
| Virginia W. Dial | $2,786 | $535 | -80.8% |
| Roberta Crane | $0 | $529 | -- |
| Cole William Baker | $6,612 | $525 | -92.1% |
| John Will | $1,048 | $524 | -50% |
| David E. Collins | $1,820 | $501 | -72.5% |
| Tammy Joy Cox Arnold GST Exempt Trust | $3,205 | $490 | -84.7% |
| Dolores A. Schmitt | $672 | $458 | -31.8% |
| Martin Head | $1,020 | $445 | -56.4% |
| Kenith Vickery | $1,350 | $435 | -67.8% |
| Laura Williams | $1,404 | $412 | -70.7% |
| Ryan Williams | $1,404 | $412 | -70.7% |
| Kenneth Roe | $407 | $407 | 0% |
| F B & Ann Dempsey Trust 1 | $0 | $394 | -- |
| Edward E. Douglas | $437 | $393 | -10.1% |
| William E. Sanders | $1,167 | $360 | -69.2% |
| Kathy Huddleston-Michael & Kathy Huddleston Joint Trust | $1,880 | $355 | -81.1% |
| Charley Morton Jr. | $1,199 | $343 | -71.4% |
| Edmund Bickett KY Farms, LLC | $525 | $342 | -34.9% |
| Jim Rister | $0 | $333 | -- |
| Wm David Head | $848 | $330 | -61.1% |
| Charles-Cjw Revocable Trust Wargel | $72 | $314 | 336.1% |
| Betty Abell | $978 | $312 | -68.1% |
| Renee M. Zirkelbach | $844 | $304 | -64% |
| Tracy L. Howard | $1,031 | $295 | -71.4% |
| Jay Johnson | $1,639 | $294 | -82.1% |
| Patrick | $3,139 | $282 | -91% |
| Ladonna Oxford -Ladonna Oxford Revocable Trust | $0 | $278 | -- |
| Paula Healy | $798 | $273 | -65.8% |
| BB and RB Farms, LLC | $660 | $264 | -60% |
| Kent Brewer | $250 | $250 | 0% |
| Ruth Crabtree Trust U/A/D | $725 | $250 | -65.5% |
| Tony Drone | $1,693 | $242 | -85.7% |
| Carl Foster MRTL Trustee | $235 | $235 | 0% |
| Vina Lou Milligan | $2,692 | $224 | -91.7% |
| Dennis P. Seely | $452 | $222 | -50.9% |
| David L. Rehbein | $516 | $222 | -57% |
| Margie L. Mobley | $4,930 | $218 | -95.6% |
| Anthony V. Rider | $823 | $215 | -73.9% |
| Sharon Crane | $550 | $211 | -61.6% |
| Gary Vickery | $913 | $204 | -77.7% |
| Vicki D. McGill | $203 | $203 | 0% |
| Thomas A. Logsdon | $2,908 | $199 | -93.2% |
| Lorna G. Thayer | $462 | $194 | -58% |
| Mike Pritchett | $528 | $180 | -65.9% |
| Jimmy M. Robinson | $306 | $170 | -44.4% |
| Belinda Sweat | $324 | $169 | -47.8% |
| Joseph A. Logsdon | $201 | $167 | -16.9% |
| Joe D. Logsdon | $480 | $166 | -65.4% |
| Sharel a Goebel | $161 | $161 | 0% |
| Stanley Kent Miller | $286 | $155 | -45.8% |
| Francis Deon Woods | $556 | $151 | -72.8% |
| Don Prince | $330 | $142 | -57% |
| Elmwood Cemetery Association | $206 | $136 | -34% |
| J. C. Miller | $271 | $131 | -51.7% |
| Tom Martin, M.D. | $521 | $126 | -75.8% |
| Jane Rankin | $193 | $121 | -37.3% |
| William W. Naas | $193 | $121 | -37.3% |
| Cynthia A. Decker | $275 | $106 | -61.5% |
| Jeff H. Crane | $275 | $106 | -61.5% |
| James Nichols | $398 | $104 | -73.9% |
| Floyd L. Bradley | $194 | $101 | -47.9% |
| Deborah A. Prince | $227 | $93 | -59% |
| David Cox | $69 | $92 | 33.3% |
| Kathy Lee Hise | $180 | $90 | -50% |
| Robert Keith Decker | $232 | $84 | -63.8% |
| Martha Cox | $132 | $83 | -37.1% |
| Donald L. Suttner | $62 | $62 | 0% |
| Lucy Logsdon | $282 | $55 | -80.5% |
| David Crane | $110 | $42 | -61.8% |
| Joseph S. Fischer | $59 | $38 | -35.6% |
| Otis Stanley | $663 | $24 | -96.4% |
| Gallatin Company Community School District 7 | $369 | $21 | -94.3% |
| William Roderick | $14 | $19 | 35.7% |
| Debra Kay Mosby | $34 | $6 | -82.4% |
| Bernard Louis Bayer | $137 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry C. Alvey | $69 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth D. Millspaugh | $2,405 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Colbert | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Oxford & Roach Partnership | $1,166 | $0 | -100% |
| Cathie Roderick | $34 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Roe | $269 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen J. Abell | $373 | $0 | -100% |
| Cox Land Trust | $4,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric D. Johnson | $2,291 | $0 | -100% |
| F B & Ann Dempsey Trust | $189 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Kohl | $250 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley J. Bond | $1,697 | $0 | -100% |
| William J. Wargel | $788 | $0 | -100% |
| Carroll Crane | $580 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarence I Oldham IRRV Trustee | $3,307 | $0 | -100% |
| John A. Scates | $541 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $10,772,779 | $4,735,627 | -56% |
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