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In 2021, 103 farmers in cities within Shackelford County received a total of $631,009 in 180 farm subsidies, a 72.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.3 million in 399 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George R. Harvick | $205,113 | $104,735 | -48.9% |
| Ez Land & Cattle Company, Ltd. | $290,442 | $86,392 | -70.3% |
| Holland Land & Cattle, LLC | $109,808 | $41,261 | -62.4% |
| Hulltown Operating Company, LLC | $157,834 | $33,194 | -79% |
| C 5 Farm & Ranch, LLC | $36,958 | $32,301 | -12.6% |
| Reames Elevator and Ranch | $57,452 | $21,912 | -61.9% |
| Bert Jones | $22,315 | $18,434 | -17.4% |
| Robert Montgomery | $144,179 | $17,627 | -87.8% |
| Cdebt, LLC | $39,289 | $16,919 | -56.9% |
| W H Green, LLC | $76,891 | $16,134 | -79% |
| Pleasant Agribusiness, LLC | $67,849 | $15,373 | -77.3% |
| Robert C Waller | $76,713 | $14,653 | -80.9% |
| Richard Lemay Jr. | $42,379 | $10,483 | -75.3% |
| John Daniel Hash | $20,986 | $9,315 | -55.6% |
| John R. Reames | $16,480 | $9,142 | -44.5% |
| Calan Wills | $46,999 | $7,733 | -83.5% |
| Casey Beefmaster, Ltd. | $53,499 | $7,412 | -86.1% |
| Gerald P. McBride | $23,694 | $7,186 | -69.7% |
| Nail Ranch, Inc. | $68,684 | $7,034 | -89.8% |
| Griffis Cattle, LLC | $12,455 | $6,311 | -49.3% |
| Logan T. Neve | $8,959 | $6,138 | -31.5% |
| Hayden Land and Cattle, LLC | $15,095 | $6,076 | -59.7% |
| Jim Leech | $26,317 | $6,069 | -76.9% |
| Jason Doug Underwood | $38,625 | $5,132 | -86.7% |
| G & R Petree Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $5,117 | -- |
| George W. Hays | $5,120 | $5,116 | -0.1% |
| Scarbrough Equine & Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $5,077 | -- |
| SRD Ranch, LLC | $26,703 | $5,014 | -81.2% |
| Cody Leech | $20,315 | $4,505 | -77.8% |
| Mark Moon | $29,485 | $4,094 | -86.1% |
| Ed Compton | $28,677 | $3,933 | -86.3% |
| W R Partnership | $11,001 | $3,537 | -67.8% |
| 69 Cattle Company, LLC | $21,223 | $3,506 | -83.5% |
| Rodney Collinsworth | $3,780 | $3,422 | -9.5% |
| CMP Farms | $6,475 | $3,250 | -49.8% |
| Brenda L. Simmons | $2,926 | $3,230 | 10.4% |
| Dickie Shelton | $15,041 | $3,125 | -79.2% |
| Virginia J. Norton | $2,521 | $3,109 | 23.3% |
| Sue Balliew | $14,279 | $2,875 | -79.9% |
| Matt Bellah | $20,702 | $2,656 | -87.2% |
| Will James Martin | $14,623 | $2,564 | -82.5% |
| Triden Land and Cattle, LLC | $9,467 | $2,476 | -73.8% |
| Arthur L. Viertel | $8,761 | $2,293 | -73.8% |
| Bobby Moore | $20,185 | $2,269 | -88.8% |
| Alan L Heirman | $3,198 | $2,207 | -31% |
| George R. Harvick II | $10,010 | $2,112 | -78.9% |
| Jordan Pleasant | $7,821 | $1,997 | -74.5% |
| Kyle Viertel | $9,823 | $1,759 | -82.1% |
| Mary E. Walker | $3,123 | $1,741 | -44.3% |
| Stanley Ivy | $10,226 | $1,726 | -83.1% |
| Keystone/Stunkard Ranch, LLC | $4,882 | $1,496 | -69.4% |
| Bud Leech | $4,499 | $1,492 | -66.8% |
| John S. Putnam | $2,443 | $1,451 | -40.6% |
| Thomas Matthew Belcher | $5,399 | $1,407 | -73.9% |
| Tommie Brown | $10,058 | $1,356 | -86.5% |
| Lesley Jones | $3,575 | $1,292 | -63.9% |
| Kylan Chase Reynolds | $11,777 | $1,285 | -89.1% |
| Helon Snyder Norman | $5,169 | $1,273 | -75.4% |
| Ken Jones | $3,575 | $1,273 | -64.4% |
| Butch Gary E. Roller | $7,959 | $1,231 | -84.5% |
| John Auville Adams | $5,555 | $1,218 | -78.1% |
| Russell K. Holland | $7,443 | $1,196 | -83.9% |
| Joe Kyle Parker | $6,069 | $1,124 | -81.5% |
| Evan Petree | $7,003 | $1,061 | -84.8% |
| B & H Longhorns | $3,975 | $1,054 | -73.5% |
| Randy Hudson | $0 | $1,045 | -- |
| Jim Owen | $9,194 | $1,029 | -88.8% |
| Michael Schooler | $2,052 | $1,004 | -51.1% |
| Bruce Bailey | $2,793 | $967 | -65.4% |
| Ethan Edington | $3,477 | $943 | -72.9% |
| James C. Shelton | $3,069 | $936 | -69.5% |
| Lanham Martin | $6,380 | $854 | -86.6% |
| Brandon Ace Reames | $3,476 | $793 | -77.2% |
| Wade Jones | $1,585 | $774 | -51.2% |
| Hugh Lowe | $3,498 | $761 | -78.2% |
| Lance Lefevre | $2,579 | $755 | -70.7% |
| Brock Jones | $1,550 | $746 | -51.9% |
| Tommy Noble | $1,508 | $738 | -51.1% |
| Billy Parrish | $1,537 | $692 | -55% |
| Steve M. Riley | $2,724 | $690 | -74.7% |
| FTE Ranches, Ltd. | $4,527 | $672 | -85.2% |
| John L. Kazda | $2,842 | $669 | -76.5% |
| Guy McCain | $3,795 | $626 | -83.5% |
| Trent Tankersley | $4,318 | $623 | -85.6% |
| Danny Freeman | $4,184 | $606 | -85.5% |
| Treca Edington | $3,059 | $578 | -81.1% |
| Robert E. Snyder | $5,913 | $564 | -90.5% |
| Danny G. Ruff | $1,071 | $524 | -51.1% |
| Gary L. Roan | $2,466 | $478 | -80.6% |
| Mark T. Bernstein | $2,458 | $454 | -81.5% |
| Jacqueline Patterson | $441 | $435 | -1.4% |
| Doyle Jones | $1,661 | $413 | -75.1% |
| Howard Todd | $822 | $387 | -52.9% |
| Joe Edd Ledbetter | $2,228 | $382 | -82.9% |
| Charlie Price | $1,683 | $336 | -80% |
| Jimmy Brooks | $851 | $315 | -63% |
| Richard Stockton | $1,405 | $308 | -78.1% |
| Larry Shelton | $1,331 | $304 | -77.2% |
| Melissa Lee | $1,177 | $188 | -84% |
| Jeffrey Farmer | $297 | $168 | -43.4% |
| Jimmy Guy Farmer | $781 | $135 | -82.7% |
| Royal B. Anspach | $803 | $134 | -83.3% |
| Sherry Bowman | $451 | $98 | -78.3% |
| Clint Brown | $900 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. Everett | $575 | $0 | -100% |
| Doyleen Davis Terrell | $6,131 | $0 | -100% |
| G & R Petree Family Limited Partn | $30,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Garry Edgar | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| K & N Partnership | $32,219 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell Ray | $170 | $0 | -100% |
| Scarbrough Equine & Cattle Compan | $33,652 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted Ivy | $2,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Simmons | $1,788 | $0 | -100% |
| C. L. Miller | $2,243 | $0 | -100% |
| Elaine Slaughter | $2,661 | $0 | -100% |
| Karla Tabor | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel D. Simmons | $4,893 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel R. Snyder | $1,476 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,268,024 | $631,009 | -72.2% |
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