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In 2021, 142 farmers in cities within Oldham County received a total of $4.4 million in 352 farm subsidies, a 55% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.9 million in 542 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Brown | $0 | $260,381 | -- |
| Billys Creek Oldham Company Ranch, Ltd. | $156,310 | $162,656 | 4.1% |
| Craig & Judy Solomon | $375,974 | $159,242 | -57.6% |
| Dr. Farms | $555,713 | $158,370 | -71.5% |
| Tom L. Estes | $103,785 | $144,418 | 39.2% |
| Circle T Dairy, LLC | $392 | $142,870 | 36,346.4% |
| Brant Baca | $438,913 | $132,640 | -69.8% |
| Noggler Farms, Inc. | $318,140 | $132,569 | -58.3% |
| Tye Baca | $519,961 | $131,529 | -74.7% |
| Y Cross, Inc. | $182,467 | $124,827 | -31.6% |
| Carol L Gruhlkey | $269,365 | $111,704 | -58.5% |
| Dale Gruhlkey | $269,248 | $111,698 | -58.5% |
| Coward-Noggler Farms | $231,124 | $110,629 | -52.1% |
| Perry Kirkland | $426,895 | $88,106 | -79.4% |
| Michelle Baca | $399,662 | $87,883 | -78% |
| David Wagner Farms | $188,993 | $83,770 | -55.7% |
| Kirkland Farms Partnership | $35,550 | $79,343 | 123.2% |
| Montgomery Farms | $66,417 | $75,001 | 12.9% |
| Larry Richardson | $254,048 | $72,609 | -71.4% |
| Milestone Agent, LLC | $57,645 | $71,818 | 24.6% |
| Ted Boydstun | $60,791 | $64,648 | 6.3% |
| John and Jean Noggler JV | $165,137 | $64,497 | -60.9% |
| Todd Schroeder | $49,836 | $59,516 | 19.4% |
| 5 M Farms | $155,928 | $55,850 | -64.2% |
| Jim D. Gibson | $171,916 | $51,981 | -69.8% |
| Andrew-Andy & Denise Brorman Family RLT | $0 | $50,811 | -- |
| Eric Black | $82,449 | $49,249 | -40.3% |
| Mark Brorman, Inc. | $181,782 | $45,860 | -74.8% |
| David D. Whitten | $54,777 | $44,785 | -18.2% |
| Elaine M Brorman | $65,469 | $44,267 | -32.4% |
| John Brorman | $65,469 | $44,267 | -32.4% |
| Harwell Cattle, Inc. | $48,543 | $44,170 | -9% |
| E&M Black Cattle, LLC | $100,265 | $43,178 | -56.9% |
| Chad William Fangman | $85,676 | $42,849 | -50% |
| Mitchell J. Meyer | $52,615 | $41,431 | -21.3% |
| Kirkland & Son | $179,278 | $40,066 | -77.7% |
| KTB Farms, Inc. | $285,810 | $40,013 | -86% |
| Richard Meyer | $86,072 | $39,858 | -53.7% |
| 2-4d Farms, Inc. | $121,971 | $39,004 | -68% |
| Martha E. Morris | $15,979 | $36,159 | 126.3% |
| Wendell R. Moore | $43,321 | $33,030 | -23.8% |
| Eric Rohrbach | $89,088 | $32,215 | -63.8% |
| Chip Morris | $30,148 | $31,806 | 5.5% |
| Phillip A. Greer | $51,762 | $31,034 | -40% |
| James Meyer Farms, Inc. | $87,919 | $29,606 | -66.3% |
| Billy Don Brown | $27,223 | $29,583 | 8.7% |
| Glen Wilbur Wagner | $81,265 | $29,345 | -63.9% |
| Zaring Family Farms, LLC | $27,983 | $27,983 | 0% |
| Jimmy Brown | $80,031 | $27,687 | -65.4% |
| Mary Beatrice Fortenberry Marital Trust | $0 | $25,120 | -- |
| Jake Fortenberry | $30,617 | $24,880 | -18.7% |
| Gregg Brorman | $64,012 | $24,025 | -62.5% |
| Kristine Renae Brorman | $63,972 | $24,014 | -62.5% |
| Mitchell K. Montgomery | $63,465 | $23,862 | -62.4% |
| Harvey L Bronniman | $42,056 | $22,162 | -47.3% |
| Lee A. Wagner | $56,629 | $21,451 | -62.1% |
| Interbank | $66,552 | $21,331 | -67.9% |
| Charles Richard Robinson Estate | $0 | $20,765 | -- |
| Shelley Armitage | $20,327 | $19,934 | -1.9% |
| Fred Fangman | $47,736 | $19,780 | -58.6% |
| Sharon S. Fangman | $47,727 | $19,776 | -58.6% |
| Elizabeth Ann Brown | $19,535 | $19,535 | 0% |
| Ron Dewees | $18,978 | $17,688 | -6.8% |
| Lester Kirkland | $35,881 | $17,087 | -52.4% |
| Reese L. Morris | $25,230 | $16,859 | -33.2% |
| Timothy J Spinhirne | $76,098 | $16,667 | -78.1% |
| Wade Meyer Cattle Company, Inc. | $38,564 | $16,007 | -58.5% |
| Jayton Michael Baca | $52,930 | $15,280 | -71.1% |
| Don R. Allred | $20,725 | $15,059 | -27.3% |
| George Groneman | $21,673 | $14,382 | -33.6% |
| Kirk Montgomery | $53,828 | $14,182 | -73.7% |
| Grante Myers | $108,325 | $14,085 | -87% |
| Chad A. Johnson | $59,062 | $13,797 | -76.6% |
| Daniel J. Wagner | $0 | $12,796 | -- |
| Maxine Brown Estate Trust | $63,275 | $12,445 | -80.3% |
| J C K Farm | $63,652 | $12,368 | -80.6% |
| Billie M. Webb | $29,191 | $12,266 | -58% |
| Glasscock Cattle, LLC | $37,796 | $11,642 | -69.2% |
| Keith B. Pingel | $36,580 | $10,911 | -70.2% |
| Bob J. Middleton | $11,028 | $10,667 | -3.3% |
| Charles a Spinhirne | $31,851 | $9,562 | -70% |
| Quincy Taylor | $14,629 | $9,454 | -35.4% |
| Charles Meyer | $15,976 | $9,234 | -42.2% |
| Kenneth Meyer | $15,976 | $9,234 | -42.2% |
| Joshua R. Skaggs | $18,923 | $8,968 | -52.6% |
| Rex Green | $3,796 | $8,516 | 124.3% |
| Nancy Moore Skaggs | $25,859 | $8,154 | -68.5% |
| Allison B Brorman | $74,450 | $7,692 | -89.7% |
| Marilyn a Wagner Estate Trust | $20,911 | $7,624 | -63.5% |
| Black & Myers Cattle Company, Inc. | $85,712 | $7,138 | -91.7% |
| W. T. Blair Jr. | $8,116 | $7,018 | -13.5% |
| Randy & Teresa Cassetty | $16,271 | $6,996 | -57% |
| Dwayne Gruhlkey | $13,318 | $6,811 | -48.9% |
| Maggie Gruhlkey | $13,318 | $6,811 | -48.9% |
| Scott Brorman | $70,171 | $6,797 | -90.3% |
| Daniel Gruhlkey | $10,205 | $5,961 | -41.6% |
| Douglas Wagner | $17,475 | $5,960 | -65.9% |
| Sherri Johnson | $16,347 | $5,665 | -65.3% |
| Farm Service Agency | $43,289 | $5,459 | -87.4% |
| Colby Don Harwell | $8,939 | $5,299 | -40.7% |
| A H Brorman | $12,353 | $5,274 | -57.3% |
| Dorothy Brorman | $12,353 | $5,274 | -57.3% |
| Lucas Spinhirne | $27,693 | $5,235 | -81.1% |
| Jimmy Betts | $15,131 | $5,069 | -66.5% |
| Michael G. Paschel | $20,558 | $5,060 | -75.4% |
| James Henry Scott | $10,893 | $4,391 | -59.7% |
| Colton Ray Baca | $14,432 | $4,182 | -71% |
| Mary M Dorris Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $3,650 | -- |
| Justin Noggler | $22,255 | $3,610 | -83.8% |
| Brian Keith Vogler | $33,501 | $3,595 | -89.3% |
| Johnny Petty | $16,040 | $3,583 | -77.7% |
| Joyce Barclay | $3,826 | $3,485 | -8.9% |
| Carol Jackson | $3,577 | $3,471 | -3% |
| Jan Reeve | $6,712 | $3,455 | -48.5% |
| Jake Tyeler Baca | $10,923 | $3,188 | -70.8% |
| Sam Brown | $3,938 | $2,887 | -26.7% |
| Janie Axe | $12,854 | $2,766 | -78.5% |
| Willie Shipp | $3,322 | $2,750 | -17.2% |
| Robby Kirkland | $3,432 | $2,457 | -28.4% |
| Jenna Noggler | $19,797 | $2,406 | -87.8% |
| Lou Brown | $11,091 | $2,130 | -80.8% |
| Bruce Voyles | $9,229 | $2,094 | -77.3% |
| John G Spinhirne Estate | $0 | $2,074 | -- |
| Tom L Estes Family PTNR, Ltd. | $15,016 | $2,004 | -86.7% |
| Dimas Martinez | $14,929 | $1,940 | -87% |
| Matthew Lee Snider | $6,278 | $1,810 | -71.2% |
| Bob G. Ayres | $4,290 | $1,655 | -61.4% |
| Clay Rollins | $13,306 | $1,572 | -88.2% |
| Joseph Frank Brorman Estate | $4,380 | $1,507 | -65.6% |
| Jacob F. Glasscock | $3,265 | $1,417 | -56.6% |
| Roger Morris Farms, Inc. | $4,862 | $1,000 | -79.4% |
| Kenneth J. Davis | $1,863 | $912 | -51% |
| Patricia A. Green | $2,061 | $860 | -58.3% |
| Tom H. Green | $2,061 | $860 | -58.3% |
| Valerie L. Sands | $1,111 | $382 | -65.6% |
| Cody Walker | $693 | $339 | -51.1% |
| Hal Ward | $1,469 | $334 | -77.3% |
| Cheryl Roberts | $9,325 | $316 | -96.6% |
| Paul E. Jackson | $4,040 | $224 | -94.5% |
| Matthew Harrison | $7,374 | $138 | -98.1% |
| Don H. Poling | $626 | $124 | -80.2% |
| Chris Burns | $20,808 | $4 | -100% |
| Chad G. Mason | $3,740 | $0 | -100% |
| Cowboy Shakespeare, LLC | $4,456 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Beatrice Fortenberry Marital | $30,617 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary M Dorris Revocable Living Trustee | $5,491 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley F. Betts | $1,569 | $0 | -100% |
| Cliff Goss | $306 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew-Andy & Denise Brorman Fami | $90,807 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian S. Hevrin | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Brody Black | $16,500 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Glover | $1,651 | $0 | -100% |
| Jarrett Glover | $1,056 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe & Andy Brorman | $14,869 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith Ward | $1,487 | $0 | -100% |
| Kirkland Feedyard, Inc. | $73,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitch Reeve | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Ron Sherman | $28,909 | $0 | -100% |
| Wade Meyer | $3,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,870,270 | $4,445,471 | -55% |
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