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In 2021, 286 farmers in cities within Clay County received a total of $1.8 million in 487 farm subsidies, a 68.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.6 million in 854 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.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Clay County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birdwell Clark Ranch | $594,819 | $180,222 | -69.7% |
| Donald Vieth | $85,400 | $99,515 | 16.5% |
| J R Harding & Son | $99,048 | $71,975 | -27.3% |
| Mark Mathews | $116,198 | $55,650 | -52.1% |
| Tommy Henderson | $74,222 | $54,271 | -26.9% |
| Dewayne Davis | $65,632 | $48,277 | -26.4% |
| Macon Boddy | $407,784 | $47,450 | -88.4% |
| Jimmy P. Obermier | $43,348 | $42,923 | -1% |
| Saranna Ranch, LLC | $119,993 | $38,788 | -67.7% |
| Tom G. Ruddy | $78,171 | $37,140 | -52.5% |
| Bill R. Harding | $44,867 | $34,170 | -23.8% |
| E. C. Crump | $112,130 | $32,979 | -70.6% |
| Sandra Fry | $5,890 | $31,011 | 426.5% |
| Keith Davis | $69,612 | $26,448 | -62% |
| Tony Lee Deweber | $96,548 | $24,158 | -75% |
| Mayo Family Partnership | $76,833 | $22,914 | -70.2% |
| J & J Cattle Company | $71,109 | $22,900 | -67.8% |
| North Camp Ranch Incorporated | $116,886 | $22,892 | -80.4% |
| Joshua Bailey Swint | $83,915 | $21,522 | -74.4% |
| Dennis Shoemaker | $82,875 | $21,362 | -74.2% |
| Bryce F. Tucker | $29,051 | $20,813 | -28.4% |
| James Brent Houck | $78,877 | $20,582 | -73.9% |
| Acadian Livestock, LLC | $72,990 | $20,196 | -72.3% |
| Francis I. Hamre | $25,204 | $14,988 | -40.5% |
| Scaling & Company, LLC | $75,377 | $14,624 | -80.6% |
| Becky Burns Johnson Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $13,687 | -- |
| Muleshoe Agent and Construction, L.L.C. | $0 | $13,673 | -- |
| William Brown | $38,536 | $13,214 | -65.7% |
| Steven Harrison | $30,923 | $12,876 | -58.4% |
| Sherrell Wade | $37,658 | $12,386 | -67.1% |
| Leonard Phillips | $33,154 | $12,333 | -62.8% |
| Clark & Birdwell, Ltd. | $23,188 | $11,984 | -48.3% |
| Greg Brooks | $59,446 | $11,813 | -80.1% |
| Colby Allen Broussard | $46,233 | $11,800 | -74.5% |
| Michael P. Bouldin | $40,889 | $11,689 | -71.4% |
| John R. Harding Jr. | $20,398 | $11,674 | -42.8% |
| Robert Howard | $41,570 | $11,501 | -72.3% |
| Aaron Hooper | $39,448 | $11,001 | -72.1% |
| Alan Davis | $138,342 | $10,502 | -92.4% |
| Jarvl FLP | $23,656 | $10,066 | -57.4% |
| Burns Ranch | $40,625 | $9,765 | -76% |
| Charlie Henderson Jr. | $0 | $9,478 | -- |
| Rayford Pullen | $54,102 | $9,131 | -83.1% |
| Jeff Fitts | $97,577 | $8,669 | -91.1% |
| Esther Marie Kajs | $4,731 | $8,261 | 74.6% |
| Jeremy M. Harding | $8,901 | $8,056 | -9.5% |
| Keith Fry | $0 | $7,953 | -- |
| Standard Livestock Investments, LLC | $0 | $7,898 | -- |
| Katherine R. Spivey | $48,704 | $7,845 | -83.9% |
| Margaret H. Davis | $20,506 | $7,631 | -62.8% |
| Thomas L. Covington | $25,883 | $7,582 | -70.7% |
| Billy A. Martin | $25,523 | $7,428 | -70.9% |
| Billy Bob Browning | $27,313 | $6,978 | -74.5% |
| Charlie Henderson Jr. | $24,308 | $6,934 | -71.5% |
| Chris Littlefield | $15,849 | $6,606 | -58.3% |
| Gray Wynn Klein L. P. Ranch | $31,235 | $6,582 | -78.9% |
| David Wines | $24,033 | $6,572 | -72.7% |
| Leda Garrett Roe | $23,128 | $6,494 | -71.9% |
| Charles E. Trail | $30,888 | $6,469 | -79.1% |
| Brent Durham | $31,141 | $6,374 | -79.5% |
| Cecil D. Sparkman | $0 | $6,314 | -- |
| Kyle Rater | $40,363 | $6,134 | -84.8% |
| David Greer | $22,297 | $6,087 | -72.7% |
| Donna Wines | $20,263 | $6,008 | -70.3% |
| Darold Schaffner | $18,808 | $6,002 | -68.1% |
| Clifford Deweber | $23,983 | $5,818 | -75.7% |
| Paradise Simbrahs, Inc. | $21,454 | $5,764 | -73.1% |
| Luke Halsell | $21,158 | $5,711 | -73% |
| Mitchell Brown | $18,853 | $5,696 | -69.8% |
| Frankie Z. Harding | $7,064 | $5,673 | -19.7% |
| Brice Jackson | $19,050 | $5,626 | -70.5% |
| Floyd E. Kafer | $8,815 | $5,582 | -36.7% |
| David L. Jackson | $19,259 | $5,573 | -71.1% |
| Jerry W. Cantwell | $21,770 | $5,510 | -74.7% |
| Jacquetta Graves | $22,475 | $5,396 | -76% |
| James Herring | $14,480 | $4,973 | -65.7% |
| Blake Davis | $9,755 | $4,905 | -49.7% |
| Riley Garrison | $17,147 | $4,896 | -71.4% |
| Jody Clyfton Mataska | $17,205 | $4,803 | -72.1% |
| Wanda L. Huff | $2,341 | $4,705 | 101% |
| Chuck Dunn | $10,814 | $4,367 | -59.6% |
| Roger T. Flinn | $16,588 | $4,356 | -73.7% |
| Tom Dunn | $3,427 | $4,279 | 24.9% |
| Dennis Chad Adams | $14,136 | $4,151 | -70.6% |
| Steve Taylor | $10,395 | $4,128 | -60.3% |
| Quentin Moore | $16,577 | $4,065 | -75.5% |
| Edward L. McAlvain | $9,295 | $3,955 | -57.5% |
| Larry W. Phillips | $8,836 | $3,919 | -55.6% |
| Scaling Brothers Cattle Company | $19,745 | $3,903 | -80.2% |
| Lonney Barrett | $11,682 | $3,898 | -66.6% |
| Clarence Klein | $12,104 | $3,832 | -68.3% |
| Charles Tyson | $18,077 | $3,785 | -79.1% |
| Cindy Leaverton | $5,650 | $3,696 | -34.6% |
| Jerry Jack Moore | $14,769 | $3,616 | -75.5% |
| Herb Middleton | $12,465 | $3,524 | -71.7% |
| Jeff Broussard | $14,061 | $3,493 | -75.2% |
| Laura A. McDonald | $40,331 | $3,480 | -91.4% |
| Scott C. Schroeder | $16,643 | $3,474 | -79.1% |
| Dan C. Partin | $0 | $3,452 | -- |
| Wayne Love | $11,745 | $3,424 | -70.8% |
| Frog Creek Farm | $9,826 | $3,404 | -65.4% |
| Tresvan L Deweber | $11,198 | $3,392 | -69.7% |
| Virgil L. McGhee | $5,595 | $3,388 | -39.4% |
| Eddie Veitenheimer | $11,241 | $3,368 | -70% |
| Bobby Moser | $9,745 | $3,355 | -65.6% |
| Dan Webb | $11,571 | $3,320 | -71.3% |
| Greg Borgman | $9,468 | $3,274 | -65.4% |
| Gary Lee Price | $6,378 | $3,189 | -50% |
| Jefferson Clay Mayo | $12,238 | $3,049 | -75.1% |
| Richard Keen | $14,892 | $3,005 | -79.8% |
| Billy Isom | $8,380 | $2,968 | -64.6% |
| Jason L. Boykin | $15,213 | $2,959 | -80.5% |
| Thomas Duncan Arnhold Jr. | $7,040 | $2,954 | -58% |
| Cathey L. Davis | $2,941 | $2,941 | 0% |
| Monica M. Robinson | $8,571 | $2,797 | -67.4% |
| Norris Dalton | $17,872 | $2,769 | -84.5% |
| Cheri Thionnet | $0 | $2,685 | -- |
| Frank Blanscet | $9,805 | $2,677 | -72.7% |
| Gill Angus, LLC | $14,390 | $2,634 | -81.7% |
| Greg Cox | $6,831 | $2,612 | -61.8% |
| Sue Ann Berend | $11,013 | $2,570 | -76.7% |
| Stacy L. Blevins | $7,700 | $2,552 | -66.9% |
| J. T. Browning | $8,353 | $2,521 | -69.8% |
| Sharon Mcdonald Neaves | $9,069 | $2,502 | -72.4% |
| George F. Koetter | $10,714 | $2,413 | -77.5% |
| Meredith Bradberry Jr. | $5,238 | $2,405 | -54.1% |
| Steven William Powell | $8,007 | $2,316 | -71.1% |
| Clauda M Castle | $10,179 | $2,309 | -77.3% |
| Charles Truman Wells | $8,095 | $2,256 | -72.1% |
| Ronald Crump | $6,343 | $2,113 | -66.7% |
| B2 Ranches, LLC | $28,075 | $2,053 | -92.7% |
| Randy Klein | $3,908 | $2,048 | -47.6% |
| Billy G. Harrison | $13,508 | $1,976 | -85.4% |
| William W. Bryant | $9,096 | $1,973 | -78.3% |
| Eddie Dunn | $8,965 | $1,952 | -78.2% |
| Perry Garrison | $10,594 | $1,934 | -81.7% |
| Mary A. Maddox | $14,004 | $1,926 | -86.2% |
| Shelah Sanderson | $5,513 | $1,923 | -65.1% |
| Richard Jerrel Allen Jr. | $7,757 | $1,921 | -75.2% |
| Billy Henderson | $18,718 | $1,918 | -89.8% |
| Bob Hatfield | $6,501 | $1,898 | -70.8% |
| Mike Jackson | $3,999 | $1,863 | -53.4% |
| Elwyn Liggett | $6,469 | $1,851 | -71.4% |
| Christina Reichert | $0 | $1,834 | -- |
| Dos Cattle Company | $16,157 | $1,799 | -88.9% |
| David Ray Rater | $12,364 | $1,770 | -85.7% |
| Judy Garner | $8,074 | $1,762 | -78.2% |
| Danny Brock | $8,390 | $1,760 | -79% |
| Mary Collie | $6,699 | $1,728 | -74.2% |
| K & T Cattle Company | $12,865 | $1,708 | -86.7% |
| Rocky Murphy | $7,392 | $1,631 | -77.9% |
| Charles E. Webb | $6,549 | $1,611 | -75.4% |
| Earl Wayne Reese | $3,988 | $1,590 | -60.1% |
| Linda K. Fenoglio | $1,793 | $1,587 | -11.5% |
| Alvin J. Veith | $5,412 | $1,582 | -70.8% |
| J T Lyles Trust for Sharon Kerr Fitts | $0 | $1,568 | -- |
| Neville Land and Cattle Company | $7,887 | $1,542 | -80.4% |
| Michael A. Koetter | $6,138 | $1,532 | -75% |
| Kerri B. Brown | $4,159 | $1,521 | -63.4% |
| Mike Wines | $8,560 | $1,520 | -82.2% |
| Mary H. Wilson | $8,882 | $1,510 | -83% |
| Daryl Wines | $11,726 | $1,501 | -87.2% |
| Casey Lynn Wines | $9,615 | $1,499 | -84.4% |
| Joan Schaffner | $3,005 | $1,470 | -51.1% |
| Ray Mataska | $4,250 | $1,469 | -65.4% |
| Travis J. Bachman | $9,031 | $1,452 | -83.9% |
| Kenny Browning | $6,193 | $1,435 | -76.8% |
| Jerry Bolton | $6,423 | $1,429 | -77.8% |
| Warren P. Coody | $5,247 | $1,419 | -73% |
| Kevin Shawn Cowley | $4,290 | $1,381 | -67.8% |
| Stuart Wade Berend | $6,105 | $1,381 | -77.4% |
| Rocking R Family Ranch Limited Partnership | $0 | $1,380 | -- |
| Tony E. Dean | $6,501 | $1,374 | -78.9% |
| Lance Eugene Liggett | $4,312 | $1,364 | -68.4% |
| Bill E. Steward | $5,467 | $1,363 | -75.1% |
| Mark A. Ward | $8,571 | $1,353 | -84.2% |
| J. M. Campbell | $6,225 | $1,343 | -78.4% |
| Ross S. Coleman | $4,088 | $1,342 | -67.2% |
| David Mayo | $3,300 | $1,319 | -60% |
| Kenneth Liggett | $4,230 | $1,317 | -68.9% |
| Janet C. Pilsner | $7,862 | $1,311 | -83.3% |
| Jill Eckert Avis | $4,257 | $1,301 | -69.4% |
| Jerry Rowan | $2,469 | $1,283 | -48% |
| Max Gorman | $7,832 | $1,258 | -83.9% |
| Wayne McAdams | $0 | $1,235 | -- |
| Brad Liggett | $7,738 | $1,231 | -84.1% |
| Vicki G. Holland | $2,376 | $1,222 | -48.6% |
| Shezda Ann Scott | $5,467 | $1,220 | -77.7% |
| Connie Haberman Garza | $7,278 | $1,213 | -83.3% |
| Edward F Luig JR | $5,809 | $1,202 | -79.3% |
| Joe Davidson | $3,310 | $1,194 | -63.9% |
| Paula Jean Swenson | $6,281 | $1,183 | -81.2% |
| Mike Hoff | $2,398 | $1,172 | -51.1% |
| Ross Cantrell | $3,262 | $1,158 | -64.5% |
| Kenny Miller | $4,345 | $1,155 | -73.4% |
| James Allen Jackson | $4,630 | $1,134 | -75.5% |
| Colton Allen Broussard | $4,972 | $1,130 | -77.3% |
| John Grunseich | $4,037 | $1,108 | -72.6% |
| Kennedy Farms, LLC | $4,466 | $1,101 | -75.3% |
| Norma Diane Hanson | $4,889 | $1,089 | -77.7% |
| Sammy Morris | $3,031 | $1,041 | -65.7% |
| Jay Stell | $4,825 | $1,035 | -78.5% |
| Alvin Boyd Carter | $5,577 | $1,030 | -81.5% |
| Chase Allen Broussard | $3,641 | $1,017 | -72.1% |
| Tommy Joe Fuller | $5,724 | $1,014 | -82.3% |
| Raymond John Bullinger | $3,828 | $1,010 | -73.6% |
| Melvin Kim Hooper | $3,186 | $1,001 | -68.6% |
| Brock Michael Welshans | $7,663 | $998 | -87% |
| Robert C. Oney | $4,648 | $969 | -79.2% |
| Harry J. Flinn | $4,290 | $961 | -77.6% |
| Dave Elenburg | $4,241 | $960 | -77.4% |
| Bob Spearman | $4,030 | $960 | -76.2% |
| Tyler Ray Boggeman | $6,372 | $944 | -85.2% |
| David C. Threadgill | $2,310 | $941 | -59.3% |
| Max S. Mullinax | $0 | $936 | -- |
| Brian Michael Hoff | $2,574 | $915 | -64.5% |
| Shane Cody | $7,130 | $898 | -87.4% |
| W. C. Cantrell | $2,721 | $880 | -67.7% |
| Olive Mae Dunn | $3,593 | $867 | -75.9% |
| 3F Ranch, LLC | $10,867 | $855 | -92.1% |
| Gary L. Johnson | $2,849 | $853 | -70.1% |
| Kenneth D. Keel | $3,983 | $830 | -79.2% |
| Jayson Michael Castle | $3,179 | $824 | -74.1% |
| Michael Edward Castle | $3,124 | $824 | -73.6% |
| Rosalee Rhone Ashley | $5,373 | $820 | -84.7% |
| Sandra Crawford | $3,707 | $807 | -78.2% |
| Gary Leo Fergueson | $3,608 | $786 | -78.2% |
| Cecilia Jackson | $962 | $785 | -18.4% |
| Kirby J. Green | $2,310 | $779 | -66.3% |
| James Martin Ayers | $5,210 | $776 | -85.1% |
| Robert Bruhl | $3,344 | $758 | -77.3% |
| Larry Mack King | $3,273 | $753 | -77% |
| Ernest Perkins | $3,548 | $713 | -79.9% |
| Ryan Bullinger | $3,410 | $692 | -79.7% |
| Wanda J. Elrod | $1,403 | $686 | -51.1% |
| Ronnie Ewing | $3,623 | $685 | -81.1% |
| Brian Brock | $3,803 | $656 | -82.8% |
| Alfred Ed Moser | $2,544 | $634 | -75.1% |
| Karen Kerr Bryant Trust | $2,838 | $634 | -77.7% |
| Bradley Earp | $2,101 | $612 | -70.9% |
| Gary Michael Cantrell | $1,848 | $607 | -67.2% |
| Stanley Rater | $2,805 | $596 | -78.8% |
| Artie Ray Jackson | $2,139 | $589 | -72.5% |
| Billy Roberson | $2,210 | $586 | -73.5% |
| Michael Roland | $1,166 | $548 | -53% |
| Arvie Wade | $2,845 | $537 | -81.1% |
| Lois Browning | $4,576 | $534 | -88.3% |
| Stanley Seabourn | $1,045 | $512 | -51% |
| Tony Dunkerley | $2,831 | $506 | -82.1% |
| Thomas Chisum | $1,031 | $504 | -51.1% |
| Johnny Neal Bowman | $1,705 | $483 | -71.7% |
| Roy Dale Shelton | $2,233 | $467 | -79.1% |
| Dewayne Duncan | $2,343 | $457 | -80.5% |
| Keith Menard | $2,255 | $450 | -80% |
| Eric Keith Wyrick | $3,652 | $447 | -87.8% |
| Lester Blanscet | $1,168 | $447 | -61.7% |
| Doug Kucharski | $2,482 | $446 | -82% |
| Rusty Brixey | $2,717 | $422 | -84.5% |
| Mary Ellen Maddox | $1,950 | $422 | -78.4% |
| Derek Leach | $1,793 | $391 | -78.2% |
| Guy Wade | $1,793 | $391 | -78.2% |
| Roy Dale Polvado | $781 | $382 | -51.1% |
| Luke M. Schaffner | $968 | $374 | -61.4% |
| Jim Pennington | $1,584 | $348 | -78% |
| Karen Jane Harvick | $1,596 | $343 | -78.5% |
| Nala Chambers | $1,692 | $343 | -79.7% |
| Travis Neville | $1,485 | $329 | -77.8% |
| Richard Dwayne Cummings | $1,353 | $313 | -76.9% |
| Frances Essler | $1,650 | $308 | -81.3% |
| William R. Harding | $1,023 | $301 | -70.6% |
| Alvin Veith | $0 | $298 | -- |
| Phillip B. Marshall | $701 | $288 | -58.9% |
| Judy J. Davidson | $1,364 | $284 | -79.2% |
| David W. Byers | $1,155 | $282 | -75.6% |
| Tyler Alan Garrison | $0 | $261 | -- |
| George L. Essler | $1,122 | $236 | -79% |
| Cynthia D. Williams | $337 | $224 | -33.5% |
| Bobby Clark | $438 | $214 | -51.1% |
| Gregory S. Cleveland | $663 | $207 | -68.8% |
| Jack Pickett | $957 | $205 | -78.6% |
| Bob Wuthrich | $825 | $172 | -79.2% |
| Louise Maxwell | $1,007 | $149 | -85.2% |
| Roberta Kay Allmand | $1,007 | $149 | -85.2% |
| Zach Crump | $283 | $138 | -51.2% |
| Dewayne Glasgow | $1,114 | $73 | -93.4% |
| Glen Jackson | $242 | $48 | -80.2% |
| A. J. Peek | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan R. Johnson | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel T. Jones | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Dansby Brothers | $4,587 | $0 | -100% |
| Ken Jones | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Ole Butler | $16,836 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherrell O'Neall | $1,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Becky Baber | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Alan Thompson | $1,309 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocking R Family Ranch Limited PA | $3,798 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvin Veith and Susan Hines | $1,219 | $0 | -100% |
| B. J. Fenoglio | $2,183 | $0 | -100% |
| Becky Burns Johnson Family Limite | $59,967 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Wolf | $1,327 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Scott Berend | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Don Wright | $4,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg Gray | $1,107 | $0 | -100% |
| J T Lyles Trust for Sharon Kerr F | $7,777 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurtiss Vieth | $24,101 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Crenshaw | $617 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke M. Schaffner | $792 | $0 | -100% |
| Marie Murray | $373 | $0 | -100% |
| Muleshoe Agent and Construction, L. L | $19,794 | $0 | -100% |
| Sue N. Callaway | $28,382 | $0 | -100% |
| Standard Livestock Investments LL | $31,482 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Page | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony Moore | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Garrison | $2,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,640,743 | $1,789,377 | -68.3% |
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