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In 2021, 102 farmers in cities within Throckmorton County received a total of $1.3 million in 222 farm subsidies, a 64.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.7 million in 374 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Farms | $537,715 | $324,635 | -39.6% |
| Bobby Mathiews | $102,347 | $106,966 | 4.5% |
| Shawn L. O'Dell | $42,317 | $83,069 | 96.3% |
| Johnnie D. Bruton | $90,416 | $60,804 | -32.8% |
| Mccarson-Youngblood Ranch | $102,232 | $46,819 | -54.2% |
| Lyndel Manuel | $94,874 | $44,627 | -53% |
| Elizabeth B. Bellah | $628,764 | $40,478 | -93.6% |
| Joe M. Bellah | $628,820 | $40,424 | -93.6% |
| Thomas Ash | $94,022 | $36,100 | -61.6% |
| Jerry Alan Stephens | $16,045 | $33,958 | 111.6% |
| Addison L. Bachman | $56,675 | $32,623 | -42.4% |
| Ben I. Hale | $128,896 | $32,075 | -75.1% |
| Donnell T. Brown | $163,617 | $31,462 | -80.8% |
| Kenneth J. Mitchell | $40,282 | $22,567 | -44% |
| J. D. Bruton | $0 | $21,461 | -- |
| Debbie R. Leinenbach | $40,386 | $19,363 | -52.1% |
| John Moses | $18,152 | $15,456 | -14.9% |
| Ken W. Youngblood | $21,673 | $14,764 | -31.9% |
| Robert D. Jackson | $38,034 | $14,466 | -62% |
| Keith D. Singleton | $25,215 | $13,258 | -47.4% |
| Kerry Joe Everett | $14,104 | $12,608 | -10.6% |
| James Royce Priddy | $0 | $12,583 | -- |
| Darla J. Richards | $43,681 | $12,083 | -72.3% |
| Troy G. Hudson | $11,463 | $11,286 | -1.5% |
| Nel Rey Coker | $37,401 | $11,245 | -69.9% |
| Joe M. Everett | $21,439 | $11,169 | -47.9% |
| Jahew Thorp | $7,821 | $10,502 | 34.3% |
| Orville C. Lindsey | $19,043 | $10,318 | -45.8% |
| Tommy W. Keeter | $31,807 | $10,023 | -68.5% |
| Glenn L. Hudson | $14,672 | $9,732 | -33.7% |
| J. C. Mathiews | $11,505 | $9,250 | -19.6% |
| Kelly M. Lindsey | $0 | $9,194 | -- |
| Keeter Ranches, Inc. | $36,095 | $9,091 | -74.8% |
| Bill Bland | $37,322 | $8,507 | -77.2% |
| Gary L. Mathiews | $28,963 | $8,414 | -70.9% |
| Farm Service Agency-Farm Loan Program | $0 | $6,888 | -- |
| Robby J. Bailes | $19,067 | $6,530 | -65.8% |
| John Pechacek | $0 | $5,936 | -- |
| Todd C. McCartney | $19,873 | $5,166 | -74% |
| Terrell C. Redwine III | $21,163 | $5,031 | -76.2% |
| Alan Stephens | $0 | $4,778 | -- |
| Glenn E. Boyd | $10,143 | $4,746 | -53.2% |
| Jimmy Magin | $1,643 | $4,723 | 187.5% |
| Robert E. Collins II | $11,326 | $4,215 | -62.8% |
| Charles H. Jones | $11,058 | $4,112 | -62.8% |
| Alla Mae McWhorter | $20,117 | $4,079 | -79.7% |
| FSA-Farm Loan Program | $1,034 | $4,010 | 287.8% |
| Joe D. Moore | $2,771 | $3,924 | 41.6% |
| Rocking J Ranch, Inc. | $27,217 | $3,762 | -86.2% |
| Eric E. O'Dell | $11,849 | $3,384 | -71.4% |
| John Ruben Bryant | $7,051 | $3,130 | -55.6% |
| Donna R. Foster | $13,446 | $2,963 | -78% |
| Louis S. Timmons | $10,693 | $2,674 | -75% |
| Michael D. Redden | $8,925 | $2,640 | -70.4% |
| Leslie R. Stone | $5,367 | $2,374 | -55.8% |
| Brad T. Bellah | $376 | $2,298 | 511.2% |
| Richard D. Ward | $12,895 | $2,265 | -82.4% |
| Judith E. McClymont | $9,629 | $2,220 | -76.9% |
| Kevin L. Keeter | $7,337 | $2,202 | -70% |
| Swenson Land & Cattle Company | $0 | $2,147 | -- |
| Sharla Gober | $4,790 | $1,963 | -59% |
| Jimmy G. Barrett | $6,065 | $1,909 | -68.5% |
| Chris Timmons | $2,654 | $1,837 | -30.8% |
| Fern Reed L. Mitchell | $5,311 | $1,812 | -65.9% |
| Kraig McMillan | $3,997 | $1,752 | -56.2% |
| Peggy J. Harrington | $3,696 | $1,652 | -55.3% |
| Ronnie B. Bellah | $5,786 | $1,507 | -74% |
| Robert A. Mitchell | $4,491 | $1,452 | -67.7% |
| Melissa Vickers | $4,847 | $1,416 | -70.8% |
| Marie B. Garrett | $0 | $1,383 | -- |
| Bobby R. Harrington | $1,406 | $1,283 | -8.7% |
| Jerry D. Manuel | $3,245 | $1,231 | -62.1% |
| Margaret A. Franklin | $2,456 | $1,202 | -51.1% |
| Ann Redden | $2,663 | $1,175 | -55.9% |
| Stan L. Carstens | $5,552 | $1,162 | -79.1% |
| Kim M. Newsom | $3,865 | $1,118 | -71.1% |
| Tanner Joe Brockman | $4,766 | $1,009 | -78.8% |
| Foster 4 Ranch, LLC | $5,609 | $957 | -82.9% |
| Charley Boswell | $7,492 | $894 | -88.1% |
| Richard Franklin | $1,810 | $885 | -51.1% |
| Charles T. Gober | $2,079 | $779 | -62.5% |
| Jerry Cornett | $2,131 | $724 | -66% |
| Casey Mitchell | $1,815 | $713 | -60.7% |
| Claude Harrell Keeter | $5,025 | $692 | -86.2% |
| Curtis J. Timmons | $0 | $609 | -- |
| Kelly Bland | $1,320 | $553 | -58.1% |
| Dan Barlow | $1,287 | $542 | -57.9% |
| Mcwhorter & Sons | $4,489 | $497 | -88.9% |
| Margaret A. Mathiews | $3,634 | $486 | -86.6% |
| Gary Sullivan | $2,473 | $470 | -81% |
| Jefferson C. Mathiews | $1,653 | $448 | -72.9% |
| Jesse Cortez | $2,336 | $443 | -81% |
| Jeffery W. Bailes | $1,804 | $430 | -76.2% |
| Jimmy F. Bruton | $5,684 | $360 | -93.7% |
| Jerriann Shelly | $2,335 | $308 | -86.8% |
| Randy D. Rankin | $607 | $297 | -51.1% |
| Gregory D. Maley | $536 | $263 | -50.9% |
| Tyler Oliver | $1,243 | $260 | -79.1% |
| Estella I. Everett | $1,604 | $253 | -84.2% |
| G. W. Goin | $3,011 | $245 | -91.9% |
| Robert D. Gray | $1,034 | $239 | -76.9% |
| Edward M. Andrews | $507 | $21 | -95.9% |
| Badgett Farm, LLC | $10,685 | $0 | -100% |
| John Daniel Moses | $2,496 | $0 | -100% |
| Aimee Hale | $42,998 | $0 | -100% |
| B. M. Garrett | $1,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby G. Boyd | $5,662 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad Thomas Bellah | $1,505 | $0 | -100% |
| Byron D. Parrott | $752 | $0 | -100% |
| C. D. Boswell | $301 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles M. Stewart | $4,892 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Priddy | $21,755 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Moore | $3,368 | $0 | -100% |
| Juston N. Liles | $42,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke Benjamin Waller | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Tomile Lowery | $752 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilbur Wayne Bruton | $1,536 | $0 | -100% |
| William Meng | $2,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Crawford | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Ellen N. Grider | $5,895 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency-Farm Loan Pro | $21,162 | $0 | -100% |
| Florene O'Dell | $2,389 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin R. Bandy | $32 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,720,488 | $1,324,808 | -64.4% |
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