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In 2021, 126 farmers in cities within Stephens County received a total of $406,232 in 185 farm subsidies, a 72.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.5 million in 393 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Cattle Company | $113,518 | $29,498 | -74% |
| T-Square Ranch, L.L.C. | $135,032 | $29,126 | -78.4% |
| Reece Guy Clark | $0 | $22,523 | -- |
| 2012 Roy Douglas Russell Irrevocable Trust Agreeme | $0 | $20,870 | -- |
| Paint Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $78,749 | $20,841 | -73.5% |
| Gary W & Mary a Houchin | $0 | $18,435 | -- |
| D. C. Sikes | $47,819 | $14,528 | -69.6% |
| Trammell Swanson Ranch, LLC | $57,876 | $11,221 | -80.6% |
| J. C. Burt | $10,079 | $10,431 | 3.5% |
| Carter Fore | $22,072 | $9,352 | -57.6% |
| T Russell Ranch, LLC | $35,338 | $9,050 | -74.4% |
| GCR Investments, LLC | $55,064 | $8,694 | -84.2% |
| Harold Kunkel | $11,763 | $8,453 | -28.1% |
| James Ruff | $8,209 | $8,209 | 0% |
| John W. Thompson | $25,387 | $7,715 | -69.6% |
| Darrell Shortes | $31,748 | $6,529 | -79.4% |
| Karen J. Duggan | $11,768 | $6,109 | -48.1% |
| Jake Herring | $12,270 | $5,930 | -51.7% |
| Sarah Satterwhite | $21,007 | $4,888 | -76.7% |
| Neil Fambro | $30,075 | $4,727 | -84.3% |
| Roger L. Tonne | $36,345 | $4,186 | -88.5% |
| Danny Phipps | $6,140 | $4,150 | -32.4% |
| Bill White | $0 | $3,740 | -- |
| Knight Ranch | $18,569 | $3,719 | -80% |
| Tonya D. McKenzie | $3,718 | $3,718 | 0% |
| Valyinda L Yarbrough | $3,718 | $3,718 | 0% |
| Marion Dell Rogers | $3,415 | $3,628 | 6.2% |
| Bobby Ray Rogers | $3,416 | $3,626 | 6.1% |
| Powell Box | $29,361 | $3,515 | -88% |
| Mark Taylor Fambro | $19,771 | $3,499 | -82.3% |
| Jon Langford | $19,334 | $3,445 | -82.2% |
| Pico Drilling Company, Ltd. | $27,231 | $3,342 | -87.7% |
| Carla J. Barnes | $13,185 | $3,201 | -75.7% |
| James A. Wade | $9,559 | $3,050 | -68.1% |
| John A. Hill | $15,552 | $3,011 | -80.6% |
| Elton Dewey Woodward | $4,431 | $2,913 | -34.3% |
| Ridgelake, Inc. | $13,559 | $2,853 | -79% |
| Jack D. Russell | $5,680 | $2,777 | -51.1% |
| Kenneth Wooten | $21,448 | $2,765 | -87.1% |
| Donnie Lockhart | $10,021 | $2,752 | -72.5% |
| Triple G Cattle LP | $11,514 | $2,578 | -77.6% |
| Scott Harris | $8,558 | $2,487 | -70.9% |
| Charles Cortez | $3,875 | $2,394 | -38.2% |
| Gary W. Fambro | $18,427 | $2,372 | -87.1% |
| Judy T. Caraway | $9,277 | $2,327 | -74.9% |
| Marka W. Giebler | $9,194 | $2,226 | -75.8% |
| Ted G. Williams | $11,159 | $2,218 | -80.1% |
| Jackie Grissom | $10,707 | $2,204 | -79.4% |
| Kelly R. Grissom | $10,160 | $2,204 | -78.3% |
| Hurley H. Boles | $18,049 | $2,089 | -88.4% |
| Rhone Parks | $20,587 | $2,023 | -90.2% |
| Sammie Blades | $1,957 | $1,957 | 0% |
| Sidney C. Collinsworth | $8,287 | $1,750 | -78.9% |
| Harold Hash | $8,902 | $1,740 | -80.5% |
| Mike McKenzie | $7,247 | $1,735 | -76.1% |
| Randy Boaz | $11,444 | $1,695 | -85.2% |
| Sammy A. Fambro | $11,866 | $1,687 | -85.8% |
| Kim C. Baggett | $5,812 | $1,652 | -71.6% |
| Dennis R. Hill | $9,742 | $1,576 | -83.8% |
| Dorothy McLane | $2,092 | $1,574 | -24.8% |
| Jeff D. Dooley | $5,396 | $1,562 | -71.1% |
| John M. Lockhart | $8,249 | $1,553 | -81.2% |
| Joey Fambro | $9,248 | $1,534 | -83.4% |
| Brent Hatchett | $7,763 | $1,521 | -80.4% |
| Mike Rogers | $10,922 | $1,513 | -86.1% |
| Lacy Roop | $4,917 | $1,510 | -69.3% |
| Gary D. Sublett | $10,434 | $1,422 | -86.4% |
| Bill Roberson | $5,022 | $1,418 | -71.8% |
| Culle Parks | $4,366 | $1,374 | -68.5% |
| Joe High | $7,746 | $1,284 | -83.4% |
| Jason Castillo | $6,281 | $1,258 | -80% |
| Jim Wilcox | $4,686 | $1,247 | -73.4% |
| C L Miller Estate | $0 | $1,096 | -- |
| Eddy Hamilton | $4,145 | $1,021 | -75.4% |
| Jimmy D. Dye | $5,188 | $1,017 | -80.4% |
| Randal Lee Hodges | $5,061 | $1,012 | -80% |
| Dean Smith | $6,104 | $952 | -84.4% |
| Barbara McCarthy | $1,168 | $944 | -19.2% |
| James Robert Coody | $7,915 | $900 | -88.6% |
| Joe Bob Brewster | $573 | $898 | 56.7% |
| James Charles Lewis | $3,993 | $880 | -78% |
| Gary R. Glick | $4,551 | $810 | -82.2% |
| Betty A. Brewer | $4,999 | $793 | -84.1% |
| David L. Russell | $3,562 | $793 | -77.7% |
| Austin C. Dooley | $3,036 | $752 | -75.2% |
| Robert B. Arnot | $1,404 | $687 | -51.1% |
| Michael Herrington | $3,003 | $679 | -77.4% |
| Parker 6P, LLC | $3,091 | $673 | -78.2% |
| Eugenia Robertson Hall | $2,189 | $664 | -69.7% |
| Killion Investments, Inc. | $2,909 | $649 | -77.7% |
| Randy Pendleton | $3,427 | $596 | -82.6% |
| Jo Anna Stoker Estate | $1,039 | $507 | -51.2% |
| Cody Ray Grissom | $2,330 | $502 | -78.5% |
| TJD Land, LLC | $1,666 | $485 | -70.9% |
| Ronald McIntire | $2,392 | $454 | -81% |
| Sarah Davis | $441 | $435 | -1.4% |
| Jon Jackson | $1,532 | $360 | -76.5% |
| Jewel R. Toliver | $1,188 | $342 | -71.2% |
| Jimmy Judkins | $1,683 | $332 | -80.3% |
| Finis Dean Smith II | $1,474 | $325 | -78% |
| Charles Wulfjen | $2,085 | $309 | -85.2% |
| A. B. Robertson Jr. | $1,731 | $308 | -82.2% |
| C. H. Herring Jr. | $286 | $262 | -8.4% |
| Joe C. Adams | $740 | $259 | -65% |
| Michael J. Vokes | $497 | $243 | -51.1% |
| W. C. Gray | $824 | $211 | -74.4% |
| Sandra Ann Rogers | $775 | $195 | -74.8% |
| Pauline Pendleton | $935 | $187 | -80% |
| James Kevin Roach | $363 | $186 | -48.8% |
| Sherry Saunders | $0 | $184 | -- |
| Mike Leveridge | $1,892 | $179 | -90.5% |
| Pamela J. Carr | $407 | $174 | -57.2% |
| David Easley | $349 | $171 | -51% |
| Jack T. Robertson Jr. | $341 | $167 | -51% |
| Bobby Anderson | $254 | $157 | -38.2% |
| Colleen F. Dyroff | $583 | $157 | -73.1% |
| Kay Watts | $932 | $152 | -83.7% |
| Joe Kent Stoker | $517 | $133 | -74.3% |
| Zane M. Herrington | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Mark Dempsey | $0 | $116 | -- |
| Jamie Whitley | $2,233 | $104 | -95.3% |
| Russell Herring | $168 | $82 | -51.2% |
| Johnny D. Creager | $166 | $81 | -51.2% |
| Mona Moore Lasater | $323 | $72 | -77.7% |
| Dustin Ray Carr | $176 | $32 | -81.8% |
| Rachel Stone | $0 | $11 | -- |
| 2012 Roy Douglas Russell Irrevoca | $35,573 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Parker | $365 | $0 | -100% |
| Clay Parker | $365 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Taylor | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| David L. Sullivan | $1,923 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugenia Robertson | $576 | $0 | -100% |
| G. J. Mobley | $466 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Clayton | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Fuller | $1,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack L. Brown | $364 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Slaton | $3,569 | $0 | -100% |
| JTS Cattle Company, LLC | $13,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin K. Simmons | $461 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Hebert | $119 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Jo Bales | $619 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Campbell | $1,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. Parker | $365 | $0 | -100% |
| Noble Allen Wagnon | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Pennington Children Partnership | $1,628 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph L. McKinney | $694 | $0 | -100% |
| Reece Clark | $78,607 | $0 | -100% |
| Tanner D. Wade | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Tanner Isbell | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Zane G. Judkins | $719 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,498,584 | $406,232 | -72.9% |
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