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In 2021, 231 farmers in cities within Baylor County received a total of $5.4 million in 571 farm subsidies, a 62.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.4 million in 920 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 Baylor County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston & Livingston | $871,901 | $261,250 | -70% |
| Porter Land & Cattle, Inc. | $303,864 | $217,539 | -28.4% |
| Joe Pribyla | $267,685 | $209,672 | -21.7% |
| Mart K Martin | $326,696 | $178,572 | -45.3% |
| Bobby Morris | $291,610 | $172,300 | -40.9% |
| Poverty Flat, Inc. | $332,649 | $155,541 | -53.2% |
| John S Pribyla | $279,345 | $144,622 | -48.2% |
| Christopher L. Orsak | $228,246 | $143,513 | -37.1% |
| Chelsi A. Orsak | $228,074 | $143,484 | -37.1% |
| Hertel Farms Mutual | $252,180 | $141,921 | -43.7% |
| Randal Kinnibrugh | $428,957 | $134,835 | -68.6% |
| Beverly J Kinnibrugh | $377,518 | $128,996 | -65.8% |
| Interbank | $0 | $123,629 | -- |
| Harley Portwood Ranch | $196,952 | $119,075 | -39.5% |
| Triple Y Farming | $311,838 | $115,846 | -62.9% |
| Porter Feedlot | $205,083 | $95,231 | -53.6% |
| Bob Young | $586,346 | $92,110 | -84.3% |
| Karen Young | $586,346 | $92,110 | -84.3% |
| Chris A. Lawrence | $375,613 | $90,802 | -75.8% |
| Sidney W. McGuire | $217,220 | $89,370 | -58.9% |
| D & D Farms | $255,045 | $72,903 | -71.4% |
| Henry O. Pickett II | $141,242 | $71,305 | -49.5% |
| Staci Baber Pickett | $141,107 | $71,288 | -49.5% |
| K R Company | $67,891 | $68,427 | 0.8% |
| Jason Stroebel | $134,685 | $68,215 | -49.4% |
| J & J Farms | $201,899 | $64,617 | -68% |
| Wayne Cooksey | $180,707 | $61,978 | -65.7% |
| Alice M. Orsak | $75,615 | $54,444 | -28% |
| Marty Bufkin | $139,320 | $53,850 | -61.3% |
| Nicole Bufkin | $76,903 | $53,850 | -30% |
| Richard Morgan | $91,753 | $52,993 | -42.2% |
| Jim Livingston | $76,808 | $52,653 | -31.4% |
| Diamond Bar Cattle Company, LLC | $182,134 | $52,446 | -71.2% |
| Bo Alan Bourland | $56,015 | $52,439 | -6.4% |
| Heather H. Bourland | $60,287 | $52,439 | -13% |
| Michael Keith Beck | $63,425 | $51,596 | -18.7% |
| MLW Farms, LLC | $109,078 | $49,790 | -54.4% |
| H & H Farms | $111,380 | $43,328 | -61.1% |
| Gil W. Gray | $67,326 | $42,889 | -36.3% |
| Pete Winn | $95,430 | $41,009 | -57% |
| Debra G. Jenkins | $72,847 | $40,298 | -44.7% |
| Steve Dreyer | $66,770 | $37,704 | -43.5% |
| Novak Farms | $49,911 | $37,017 | -25.8% |
| Johnny Frank Martin | $66,938 | $36,816 | -45% |
| Cache Creek Farms, LLC | $51,633 | $34,327 | -33.5% |
| Calthan Cattle Company, LLC | $143,082 | $31,618 | -77.9% |
| Greg Knezek | $45,776 | $31,371 | -31.5% |
| Royce Wayne Miller | $231,151 | $31,312 | -86.5% |
| Lohman & Son | $55,176 | $28,550 | -48.3% |
| 4-W Farms | $187,474 | $28,493 | -84.8% |
| Donald E Buckalew Estate | $27,414 | $27,414 | 0% |
| Cody Wright | $71,499 | $26,276 | -63.2% |
| Ermis Farms | $111,158 | $24,928 | -77.6% |
| Julie M Smajstrla | $20,792 | $24,400 | 17.4% |
| Dean Loving | $46,474 | $23,367 | -49.7% |
| Larry F. Miller | $47,656 | $23,189 | -51.3% |
| John R. Knezek II | $35,004 | $23,083 | -34.1% |
| Tommy Loving | $33,226 | $21,328 | -35.8% |
| Diamond Crow Cattle Company, LLC | $157,594 | $20,513 | -87% |
| Harmon F. Mathis | $30,196 | $19,992 | -33.8% |
| Patty Porter | $86,260 | $19,769 | -77.1% |
| John W. Studer | $38,861 | $19,285 | -50.4% |
| Jody Smith | $436,538 | $18,863 | -95.7% |
| Kevin Smith | $566,676 | $18,863 | -96.7% |
| Raymond Psencik | $16,097 | $17,947 | 11.5% |
| Laramie Reaves | $16,920 | $17,798 | 5.2% |
| Damon Gregory Hertel | $22,534 | $17,331 | -23.1% |
| LA Mejor Livestock Company, Inc. | $111,051 | $16,897 | -84.8% |
| Jerred Slaggle | $7,744 | $16,757 | 116.4% |
| Greg Marak | $28,956 | $16,745 | -42.2% |
| Gary L. Wright | $22,685 | $16,285 | -28.2% |
| Ricky D. Wright | $22,652 | $16,268 | -28.2% |
| Brandon Brock | $33,909 | $16,022 | -52.8% |
| Glenn Ray Howell | $29,809 | $15,649 | -47.5% |
| Phil Hardin | $39,133 | $15,645 | -60% |
| 4-W Farms Land & Cattle, LLC | $0 | $15,588 | -- |
| Ayres-Walker Land & Cattle, LLC | $44,235 | $14,676 | -66.8% |
| Royce Stallcup | $33,258 | $14,100 | -57.6% |
| Dean L. Myers | $70,986 | $13,806 | -80.6% |
| Julie Smajstrla | $0 | $13,622 | -- |
| Cody Dickson | $18,076 | $13,276 | -26.6% |
| Danny E. Hrncirik | $28,029 | $12,903 | -54% |
| Carol J. Hardin | $17,340 | $12,641 | -27.1% |
| Ranell Scott | $38,123 | $11,827 | -69% |
| James W. Haisler | $17,386 | $11,751 | -32.4% |
| C. T. Porter | $70,262 | $11,690 | -83.4% |
| Travis Clark | $18,181 | $11,555 | -36.4% |
| Rodney Martin | $26,609 | $11,467 | -56.9% |
| Justin C. Piper | $156,907 | $11,363 | -92.8% |
| Kolacek Farms | $18,008 | $11,191 | -37.9% |
| Freddie L. Livingston Jr. | $34,093 | $11,008 | -67.7% |
| Nelson Farms Family Trust | $15,961 | $10,758 | -32.6% |
| John Hejl | $20,916 | $9,876 | -52.8% |
| Robb Stewart | $30,695 | $9,660 | -68.5% |
| Richard W. Gillispie | $17,141 | $9,175 | -46.5% |
| Wanda L. Morris | $3,615 | $9,049 | 150.3% |
| Debra Jenkins | $775 | $8,989 | 1,059.9% |
| Coltharp Construction | $25,250 | $8,916 | -64.7% |
| David Redder | $11,122 | $8,517 | -23.4% |
| Joe M. Petit | $22,137 | $8,066 | -63.6% |
| James G. Miller | $10,501 | $8,052 | -23.3% |
| Steven Livingston | $26,752 | $7,752 | -71% |
| Clint McAdams | $23,465 | $7,722 | -67.1% |
| Lea Scott | $12,741 | $7,590 | -40.4% |
| Kyle Winn | $9,840 | $7,528 | -23.5% |
| Don Mooney | $12,586 | $7,188 | -42.9% |
| Kevin Porter | $37,739 | $7,044 | -81.3% |
| Brent Butler | $13,267 | $6,733 | -49.3% |
| Matt Porter | $37,079 | $6,534 | -82.4% |
| Darrell W. Adams | $22,352 | $6,477 | -71% |
| Shelli R. Myers | $12,407 | $6,380 | -48.6% |
| Suzanne Sturgeon | $6,828 | $6,303 | -7.7% |
| Martin Dentler | $22,086 | $6,259 | -71.7% |
| Leslie J. Coker | $35,998 | $5,908 | -83.6% |
| Raymond Redder | $10,596 | $5,896 | -44.4% |
| Jeremy J. Ermis | $48,966 | $5,868 | -88% |
| B & M Farms | $6,620 | $5,678 | -14.2% |
| Coby W. Blackard | $8,713 | $5,516 | -36.7% |
| Phil Holub | $9,948 | $5,509 | -44.6% |
| Janette Crownover | $8,159 | $5,465 | -33% |
| David Dickson | $2,231 | $5,339 | 139.3% |
| Birkenfeld Farms | $5,746 | $5,250 | -8.6% |
| Melvin Motl | $8,801 | $5,245 | -40.4% |
| Mabelle Cattle Company, LLC | $27,049 | $4,691 | -82.7% |
| Kenny Shipman | $8,240 | $4,378 | -46.9% |
| Bob McWhorter | $19,092 | $4,312 | -77.4% |
| Patsy Perkins | $10,205 | $4,216 | -58.7% |
| Sandra Fran Lamb | $3,741 | $4,210 | 12.5% |
| Craig Hostas | $10,723 | $4,151 | -61.3% |
| Clayton D. Mobley | $12,182 | $4,112 | -66.2% |
| David C. Howell | $9,882 | $4,000 | -59.5% |
| HH Creek Ranch, LLC | $3,278 | $3,958 | 20.7% |
| Glenna Kinnibrugh | $7,842 | $3,902 | -50.2% |
| Thomas J. Moore | $3,517 | $3,725 | 5.9% |
| Logan Fox | $12,584 | $3,646 | -71% |
| Jeremy Woodward | $0 | $3,579 | -- |
| Joe R Kolacek Rocking K Farms | $3,751 | $3,568 | -4.9% |
| Greg Kelly | $14,532 | $3,458 | -76.2% |
| Brad McGuire | $11,880 | $3,442 | -71% |
| Jordan Lysle Willden | $7,342 | $3,354 | -54.3% |
| John Smajstrla | $5,359 | $3,307 | -38.3% |
| Kory L. Martin | $7,680 | $3,290 | -57.2% |
| Gene White | $5,077 | $3,279 | -35.4% |
| Irene White | $5,078 | $3,279 | -35.4% |
| SH & Rd Farms, LLC | $7,152 | $3,269 | -54.3% |
| Joe Hrncirik | $3,302 | $3,077 | -6.8% |
| Cindy Lou Sites | $4,928 | $3,023 | -38.7% |
| Phillip Campbell | $5,050 | $3,017 | -40.3% |
| Richard Smajstrla | $17,418 | $2,920 | -83.2% |
| Brittany Morgan | $9,856 | $2,856 | -71% |
| Chance McCauley | $9,856 | $2,856 | -71% |
| Paige Morgan McCauley | $9,856 | $2,856 | -71% |
| Jane Coody | $2,770 | $2,770 | 0% |
| Lizzie Smith | $10,351 | $2,625 | -74.6% |
| Larry Bratcher | $39,841 | $2,586 | -93.5% |
| Royce Standlee | $2,252 | $2,366 | 5.1% |
| Jerry E. MacHa | $6,485 | $2,273 | -64.9% |
| R & C Farms | $5,087 | $2,137 | -58% |
| Shan Slaggle | $6,536 | $2,098 | -67.9% |
| Cindy Coltharp | $2,028 | $2,028 | 0% |
| Wayne Gary and Larry Peacock Trustee | $1,479 | $2,018 | 36.4% |
| Dixie Peacock | $1,478 | $2,017 | 36.5% |
| Jerry Martin | $3,215 | $2,010 | -37.5% |
| Carl S. Porter | $30,223 | $1,995 | -93.4% |
| Patsy Porter | $30,084 | $1,995 | -93.4% |
| H-K Farms | $4,266 | $1,917 | -55.1% |
| John Hardy Scott | $6,688 | $1,907 | -71.5% |
| Frank SR & Adolfie Simaichl Fam T | $1,944 | $1,864 | -4.1% |
| Carol Vacker | $1,856 | $1,781 | -4% |
| John Moorhouse Ranch, Inc. | $179,862 | $1,765 | -99% |
| Robert Dean | $9,385 | $1,720 | -81.7% |
| N. E. Deweber | $5,146 | $1,714 | -66.7% |
| Robert Charles Morris | $59,539 | $1,651 | -97.2% |
| Carter Lance Wright | $5,632 | $1,632 | -71% |
| Josh Kouns | $3,643 | $1,615 | -55.7% |
| S a S Land and Cattle, LLC | $2,742 | $1,540 | -43.8% |
| Don L Emsoff | $5,008 | $1,457 | -70.9% |
| Rodney Janes | $1,379 | $1,217 | -11.7% |
| Morton & Petit | $4,984 | $1,170 | -76.5% |
| Kathy Motl | $1,324 | $1,066 | -19.5% |
| Greg Shumate | $6,242 | $1,030 | -83.5% |
| Mark Daniel | $6,827 | $1,022 | -85% |
| Eric Hostas | $1,505 | $1,008 | -33% |
| John Mooney | $1,968 | $963 | -51.1% |
| Robert D. Simpson | $815 | $960 | 17.8% |
| Lauren Dowless | $2,675 | $877 | -67.2% |
| Daniel Carl Miller | $1,893 | $854 | -54.9% |
| Quentin Bruggeman | $3,532 | $846 | -76% |
| Bobby Hrncirik | $3,054 | $843 | -72.4% |
| Betty Jo Kinnibrugh | $2,441 | $814 | -66.7% |
| J-0 Ranches, LLC | $6,188 | $808 | -86.9% |
| Alvin H. Jungman | $2,083 | $780 | -62.6% |
| Gerald Livingston | $1,437 | $780 | -45.7% |
| Dorothy Howe | $1,908 | $770 | -59.6% |
| Greg K. Hertel | $1,034 | $712 | -31.1% |
| Mark W. Hertel | $1,034 | $712 | -31.1% |
| Clay Patterson | $39,590 | $686 | -98.3% |
| Rick Wiles | $4,334 | $587 | -86.5% |
| Young Land and Cattle Company, Inc. | $18,612 | $582 | -96.9% |
| Sam Boone | $29,738 | $561 | -98.1% |
| Jimmy Simek | $2,089 | $553 | -73.5% |
| Nathan S. Cockerell | $1,131 | $553 | -51.1% |
| Kyler Urbanczyk | $2,057 | $544 | -73.6% |
| Jeff Groves | $1,683 | $524 | -68.9% |
| Michael J Newman, D.D.S. | $1,188 | $483 | -59.3% |
| Cody Thomas West | $978 | $478 | -51.1% |
| Donna Coody | $931 | $455 | -51.1% |
| Charlene R. Barthelemy | $835 | $399 | -52.2% |
| John M. Barthelemy | $835 | $399 | -52.2% |
| Ruth L. Chisum | $0 | $389 | -- |
| Alvin Jungman | $0 | $346 | -- |
| Troy L. Glass | $1,347 | $344 | -74.5% |
| Charlie Bill Randal | $694 | $340 | -51% |
| Julie Smajstlra | $0 | $328 | -- |
| Blake Slaggle | $1,540 | $298 | -80.6% |
| Monty Glass | $1,138 | $294 | -74.2% |
| Tim Orsak | $1,585 | $286 | -82% |
| Kelley Harrington | $572 | $279 | -51.2% |
| Sue Wiginton Morris | $0 | $245 | -- |
| Stephen Christian | $448 | $199 | -55.6% |
| Tanner W. Gillispie | $605 | $158 | -73.9% |
| Stetson T. Gillispie | $550 | $150 | -72.7% |
| Gary Coltharp | $726 | $146 | -79.9% |
| Glenn Howe | $272 | $134 | -50.7% |
| Shad Sturgeon | $715 | $128 | -82.1% |
| Larry MacHen | $250 | $122 | -51.2% |
| Margaret Brown Halsey | $96 | $79 | -17.7% |
| Curtis Bass | $669 | $73 | -89.1% |
| Alvin Jungman Estate | $0 | $65 | -- |
| Joe Gray | $5,871 | $26 | -99.6% |
| Ryan Douglas Dwyer | $1,535 | $24 | -98.4% |
| Boone Ranch 8, Inc. | $12,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Crownover Farms, Inc. | $11,742 | $0 | -100% |
| Damon Hertel | $2,952 | $0 | -100% |
| Don McCauley | $152,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward H. Bricker | $154,403 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Beck | $17,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Holly K. King | $103 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack O. Miller III | $125 | $0 | -100% |
| James a Smajstrla | $12,549 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy Motl MacHa | $88 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Elmer Cure | $2,339 | $0 | -100% |
| M Ranch, LLC | $28,899 | $0 | -100% |
| Morgan D. Bassham | $5,439 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Walker | $4,655 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocking K Farms | $1,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Sammie A. Morris | $3,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $14,429,657 | $5,429,404 | -62.4% |
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