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In 2021, 78 farmers in cities within Palo Pinto County received a total of $386,924 in 116 farm subsidies, a 66.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.1 million in 223 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Crooks | $127,847 | $61,166 | -52.2% |
| Robert Pinkert | $74,031 | $48,078 | -35.1% |
| Glenn M. Rogers | $0 | $18,361 | -- |
| Seth Taylor | $239,473 | $17,001 | -92.9% |
| Scott Herring | $28,488 | $13,318 | -53.3% |
| Alex C. Fambro | $48,555 | $13,082 | -73.1% |
| Mary L. Pinkert | $11,774 | $12,025 | 2.1% |
| Helen Harger | $0 | $11,976 | -- |
| Edwards Farm of Motley Company | $9,498 | $11,838 | 24.6% |
| Jimmy W. Guest | $22,440 | $11,730 | -47.7% |
| John R. Stowe | $38,044 | $10,457 | -72.5% |
| Rhodes Ranch, Ltd. | $93,104 | $10,212 | -89% |
| Rob-Bob, Corp. | $7,859 | $10,094 | 28.4% |
| C B Lone Ranch Partnership | $32,786 | $8,884 | -72.9% |
| Linda Gardner | $8,461 | $8,461 | 0% |
| Clifford Barron | $28,672 | $7,797 | -72.8% |
| Michael Ethridge | $9,958 | $6,929 | -30.4% |
| Norman H. Caudill | $18,615 | $5,782 | -68.9% |
| Ella M. Hall | $14,590 | $4,957 | -66% |
| Janet Langlois | $0 | $4,790 | -- |
| Laura G. Burdick | $17,788 | $4,433 | -75.1% |
| Donald D. McClure | $14,402 | $4,347 | -69.8% |
| Sam K. Lewis | $4,298 | $4,298 | 0% |
| Kirk Hinkson | $17,917 | $4,157 | -76.8% |
| Joan Beedy | $2,931 | $3,918 | 33.7% |
| Richard Kilgust | $14,938 | $3,812 | -74.5% |
| Carl J. Ernst Jr. | $15,337 | $3,760 | -75.5% |
| Holly G. Chandler | $8,004 | $3,530 | -55.9% |
| Eli W. Stockstill | $10,978 | $3,208 | -70.8% |
| Ruby D. Finch | $2,537 | $3,124 | 23.1% |
| Jacqueline Hinkson | $10,692 | $3,088 | -71.1% |
| Melanie G. Cormack | $15,495 | $2,921 | -81.1% |
| Dwane Nelson | $4,292 | $2,884 | -32.8% |
| Charles Boyd | $9,992 | $2,501 | -75% |
| Cynthia A. Mariner | $4,488 | $2,346 | -47.7% |
| Kyle Caylor | $6,169 | $2,294 | -62.8% |
| Marianne N. Wilson | $0 | $2,066 | -- |
| Jerry Wayne Warren | $1,683 | $1,999 | 18.8% |
| Robert Jack Elmore | $3,022 | $1,788 | -40.8% |
| Greg Trout | $7,029 | $1,690 | -76% |
| Neal Overton | $12,088 | $1,690 | -86% |
| Ray Pennington | $6,668 | $1,579 | -76.3% |
| Eulan Armour | $4,850 | $1,574 | -67.5% |
| Janice P. Wood | $3,161 | $1,414 | -55.3% |
| Tony Andrews | $7,665 | $1,377 | -82% |
| Robert Glenn Harris | $5,671 | $1,374 | -75.8% |
| Therese B. Berry | $1,685 | $1,343 | -20.3% |
| Earnest G. Lowe | $4,410 | $1,084 | -75.4% |
| Hugh Lee Fawcett | $5,853 | $1,071 | -81.7% |
| Russell C. McClure | $3,309 | $983 | -70.3% |
| David G. Hewitt | $3,509 | $872 | -75.1% |
| Aaron Buck | $1,430 | $854 | -40.3% |
| Jon P. Johnson | $5,392 | $828 | -84.6% |
| Donald R. Berry | $3,410 | $822 | -75.9% |
| Robert E. Lee | $2,643 | $811 | -69.3% |
| Shane E. Roach | $6,031 | $782 | -87% |
| James W. Boggus | $1,485 | $776 | -47.7% |
| Doris Wagnon Hall | $1,581 | $774 | -51% |
| Browder Legacy Ranch, LLC | $3,153 | $725 | -77% |
| Gregory Dunn | $1,386 | $724 | -47.8% |
| Jack W. Martin | $2,906 | $638 | -78% |
| Monte Jackson | $1,155 | $580 | -49.8% |
| Jim Education Kostiha | $2,082 | $483 | -76.8% |
| Charles Hearne | $1,722 | $459 | -73.3% |
| Louis Ragle | $1,237 | $457 | -63.1% |
| Laurie Lee | $1,237 | $456 | -63.1% |
| Mary Cain | $1,410 | $415 | -70.6% |
| Jimmy R Kostiha | $1,924 | $414 | -78.5% |
| Martha A. Modesitt | $5,969 | $362 | -93.9% |
| Scott Pendergraft | $1,949 | $310 | -84.1% |
| Robby J. Cook | $1,552 | $310 | -80% |
| Brady Clifford Barron | $1,936 | $293 | -84.9% |
| Bobby Mallory | $1,883 | $270 | -85.7% |
| Jenetta Whitenight | $427 | $223 | -47.8% |
| Ersal Denver Ford | $0 | $213 | -- |
| Philip T. Modesitt | $560 | $213 | -62% |
| Margaret Ann Stewart | $0 | $183 | -- |
| Sherron Torres | $175 | $86 | -50.9% |
| Margaret George | $8,173 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Dennis | $1,811 | $0 | -100% |
| George L. Donnell | $425 | $0 | -100% |
| Beverly W. Fambro | $690 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Hamilton | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Garvin Beedy | $2,774 | $0 | -100% |
| David Day | $1,416 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. Campbell | $8,745 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerri Guest | $9,735 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Crooks | $13,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Smith Hinkson | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,149,383 | $386,924 | -66.3% |
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