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In 2021, 127 farmers in cities within Cottle County received a total of $1.4 million in 264 farm subsidies, a 64.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 412 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J & C Adams Farms | $578,346 | $212,046 | -63.3% |
| Gibson Ranches Partnership | $198,040 | $159,763 | -19.3% |
| Smith Farms | $314,872 | $101,718 | -67.7% |
| Brady Farms | $339,871 | $82,915 | -75.6% |
| G E Piper & Son, Inc. | $190,249 | $80,054 | -57.9% |
| George H Moore & Son, Inc. | $226,890 | $46,501 | -79.5% |
| Robert D. Biddy | $95,619 | $41,824 | -56.3% |
| Ls Farms | $214,346 | $41,348 | -80.7% |
| Marvin Glen Powe | $152,160 | $38,544 | -74.7% |
| Dennis D. Cross | $53,980 | $32,069 | -40.6% |
| Gayle Brothers Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $31,729 | -- |
| Joe Bruce Smith | $104,990 | $28,982 | -72.4% |
| John B. Brothers | $30,525 | $24,623 | -19.3% |
| O. D. Hutchinson | $26,334 | $21,868 | -17% |
| Patrick Wade Henry | $46,723 | $20,080 | -57% |
| Kristopher Karl Fields | $29,013 | $18,070 | -37.7% |
| Ronald T. Gilbert Sr. | $55,326 | $17,623 | -68.1% |
| Alton Hoke | $28,801 | $16,999 | -41% |
| Larry Burkes | $28,278 | $16,881 | -40.3% |
| Larry W. Jones | $41,505 | $15,075 | -63.7% |
| Joe Don Brooks | $14,666 | $14,666 | 0% |
| Blount Farms | $62,280 | $14,281 | -77.1% |
| Betty H. Moore | $3,876 | $14,164 | 265.4% |
| Sally Jane Wilkinson, Inc. | $20,382 | $12,507 | -38.6% |
| Terence R. Moore | $27,125 | $11,609 | -57.2% |
| Doyle W. Parnell | $14,880 | $11,441 | -23.1% |
| Jaime Estrada | $50,676 | $10,749 | -78.8% |
| Tracye B. Mayberry | $23,928 | $10,330 | -56.8% |
| Patsy T. Kinney | $17,653 | $10,312 | -41.6% |
| Karl R. Holloway | $18,034 | $10,063 | -44.2% |
| Gary Bob Taylor | $18,738 | $9,256 | -50.6% |
| Gary Dunlap | $14,121 | $9,028 | -36.1% |
| Buck Creek Land & Cattle, LLC | $30,839 | $8,953 | -71% |
| Bruce Slover | $15,941 | $8,719 | -45.3% |
| Richard Archer, Inc. | $8,548 | $8,548 | 0% |
| Sandy Holland | $19,701 | $7,980 | -59.5% |
| Freddie Stice Jr. | $10,548 | $7,447 | -29.4% |
| Nancy E. Bratton | $11,640 | $7,347 | -36.9% |
| Kim Moore | $7,728 | $7,197 | -6.9% |
| H & H Cattle Company | $18,590 | $7,161 | -61.5% |
| Sharon S Bockleman | $8,063 | $6,954 | -13.8% |
| Sherman Stephens | $32,266 | $6,924 | -78.5% |
| Billy Rekieta | $16,703 | $6,884 | -58.8% |
| Jody Adams | $18,198 | $6,789 | -62.7% |
| Kenneth D. Finch | $0 | $6,189 | -- |
| David Wederski | $41,245 | $6,182 | -85% |
| Richard Archer | $13,246 | $5,845 | -55.9% |
| Chris Tucker | $2,195 | $5,578 | 154.1% |
| Barry L. Smith | $16,047 | $5,469 | -65.9% |
| Richard H. Burns | $14,183 | $5,400 | -61.9% |
| Harvey Truelock | $5,633 | $4,590 | -18.5% |
| Rebeca F. Smith | $1,815 | $4,374 | 141% |
| Betty Ruth Park | $13,102 | $4,295 | -67.2% |
| Irless Gene Brooks | $4,215 | $4,215 | 0% |
| Jay Scott Allen | $9,429 | $3,940 | -58.2% |
| Larry Leon Thompson | $9,140 | $3,904 | -57.3% |
| William Fredrick Hutchinson | $0 | $3,863 | -- |
| Todd Holley | $5,192 | $3,814 | -26.5% |
| Mike Seago | $29,777 | $3,765 | -87.4% |
| Michael Wayne Lecroy | $2,742 | $3,657 | 33.4% |
| Robyn Truelock | $7,484 | $3,345 | -55.3% |
| Laura G. Slover | $13,374 | $3,289 | -75.4% |
| James Don Gilmore | $9,212 | $3,252 | -64.7% |
| William Q Richards Estate | $5,819 | $3,190 | -45.2% |
| Marion T. Gilbert | $8,465 | $3,110 | -63.3% |
| Tarra Nann Cox | $5,153 | $3,081 | -40.2% |
| Shauna Jann Taylor | $5,821 | $2,939 | -49.5% |
| First National Bank | $306,806 | $2,791 | -99.1% |
| James H. Brown IV | $4,755 | $2,742 | -42.3% |
| D. N. Gregory Jr. | $3,806 | $2,720 | -28.5% |
| Bs Cattle | $8,184 | $2,688 | -67.2% |
| SJ1 Farms | $15,888 | $2,644 | -83.4% |
| Clinton R Bergvall | $4,927 | $2,639 | -46.4% |
| Prentiss D. Biddy | $4,359 | $2,621 | -39.9% |
| Frank Wright | $9,723 | $2,446 | -74.8% |
| Leora T. Galyean | $2,405 | $2,405 | 0% |
| Carlton W. Bruton | $11,420 | $2,312 | -79.8% |
| Penni Mecham Copeland | $0 | $2,300 | -- |
| Randy Detwiler | $7,671 | $2,024 | -73.6% |
| J & D Hutchinson Trust Fund | $2,002 | $2,002 | 0% |
| Janell C. Rochelle | $6,205 | $1,992 | -67.9% |
| Jim Browning | $15,678 | $1,965 | -87.5% |
| Billye R. Bigbee | $1,955 | $1,955 | 0% |
| James Gilbert | $10,465 | $1,948 | -81.4% |
| Monte Fields | $2,355 | $1,909 | -18.9% |
| Jimmy L. Slover | $4,293 | $1,891 | -56% |
| Howard Smith | $9,402 | $1,841 | -80.4% |
| Kay H. Truelock | $1,727 | $1,703 | -1.4% |
| Freida Wenona Brooks | $4,252 | $1,589 | -62.6% |
| Ronny J. Mints | $1,989 | $1,580 | -20.6% |
| Doyle Chaney | $10,584 | $1,431 | -86.5% |
| Mary Helen Gregory | $0 | $1,359 | -- |
| Leslie K. Hutchinson | $688 | $1,318 | 91.6% |
| Grady Staggs, Inc. | $1,563 | $1,272 | -18.6% |
| D Love, Inc. | $0 | $1,271 | -- |
| Melissa Irons | $0 | $1,241 | -- |
| Paula H. Shavor | $2,303 | $1,225 | -46.8% |
| Dylan Kent Adams | $0 | $1,196 | -- |
| Charles Walker | $8,502 | $1,141 | -86.6% |
| John Richards | $4,565 | $1,138 | -75.1% |
| Bennie Thomas | $1,669 | $1,033 | -38.1% |
| Ronald L. Manley | $5,592 | $951 | -83% |
| Ronald T. Gilbert Jr. | $5,097 | $942 | -81.5% |
| Dale Whitaker | $3,522 | $814 | -76.9% |
| Ashley Daniel | $3,487 | $760 | -78.2% |
| Deaun P Fields | $1,010 | $706 | -30.1% |
| James W. Goodwin Jr. | $2,024 | $569 | -71.9% |
| Gaylon Dozier | $1,201 | $531 | -55.8% |
| James S. Paschall | $812 | $482 | -40.6% |
| Colby Harrison | $1,958 | $442 | -77.4% |
| Vickie Sexton | $727 | $414 | -43.1% |
| Suzanne B. Paschall | $689 | $405 | -41.2% |
| Derek R. Harrison | $0 | $380 | -- |
| High Note Farms | $1,013 | $360 | -64.5% |
| Stacy Lynn | $0 | $354 | -- |
| Rita Louise Tucker | $1,818 | $332 | -81.7% |
| Shelby Smith | $1,847 | $325 | -82.4% |
| Bruce Jones | $946 | $304 | -67.9% |
| Tim Moore | $2,499 | $259 | -89.6% |
| Betty H. Carr | $1,100 | $253 | -77% |
| Todd Smith | $297 | $145 | -51.2% |
| Debora Ann Maxwell | $0 | $143 | -- |
| Keith Bowles | $342 | $133 | -61.1% |
| Charlotte Irvin | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Donnie Tucker | $100 | $47 | -53% |
| Kenneth A. Burns | $0 | $12 | -- |
| Nathan C. Smith | $0 | $8 | -- |
| Blayze Tucker | $5,619 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Lawrence | $12,851 | $0 | -100% |
| Cory Whitaker | $2,899 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Copeland | $5,172 | $0 | -100% |
| D N Gregory SR & Iva Lee Gregory | $12,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Ray Harrison | $1,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis H. Ratliff | $353 | $0 | -100% |
| Diana J. Ratliff | $353 | $0 | -100% |
| Don Dilliard | $75 | $0 | -100% |
| H. C. Mayo | $2,982 | $0 | -100% |
| Iona Tucker | $1,084 | $0 | -100% |
| Jo Archer | $904 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Jane Tucker | $4,477 | $0 | -100% |
| Myrna Carol McClendon | $3,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela Bearden | $11,734 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Keith Moore | $9,381 | $0 | -100% |
| Royce Don Gann | $6,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Thera Otelia Latimer | $9,155 | $0 | -100% |
| US Treasury | $104 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,062,006 | $1,449,831 | -64.3% |
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