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In 2021, 114 farmers in cities within Sutton County received a total of $1.9 million in 248 farm subsidies, a 45.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.5 million in 356 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HF4 Ranch, LLC | $102,379 | $94,748 | -7.5% |
| Stanley Mayfield II | $78,489 | $94,587 | 20.5% |
| J a Ranch, Ltd. | $124,193 | $78,261 | -37% |
| W. L. Whitehead | $204,992 | $56,814 | -72.3% |
| Edward Earwood | $76,122 | $54,983 | -27.8% |
| Askew Fisher Ranch, LLC | $75,600 | $52,604 | -30.4% |
| Finklea Bros | $61,806 | $47,398 | -23.3% |
| Gary Leonard | $6,109 | $46,476 | 660.8% |
| Jack & Jessie Wardlaw | $82,094 | $46,401 | -43.5% |
| Ben Ingham | $21,016 | $45,260 | 115.4% |
| Mack Wardlaw | $88,019 | $45,106 | -48.8% |
| Claire Jones | $78,819 | $41,263 | -47.6% |
| Tom Green County FSA | $20,388 | $38,789 | 90.3% |
| Marsha F. Cardwell | $19,864 | $35,908 | 80.8% |
| Tom E. Valliant | $53,370 | $35,846 | -32.8% |
| Joe David Ross | $44,419 | $34,283 | -22.8% |
| William Chase Wardlaw | $81,448 | $32,224 | -60.4% |
| Brockman Ranch | $41,854 | $31,433 | -24.9% |
| Balch Ranching, LLC | $169,616 | $30,980 | -81.7% |
| Robert Mittel | $61,922 | $30,087 | -51.4% |
| Nelda Mayfield | $52,756 | $29,215 | -44.6% |
| Terry L. Schenkel | $28,857 | $29,000 | 0.5% |
| Frisby Ray Bible | $17,275 | $28,312 | 63.9% |
| Jock Dutton | $59,479 | $26,761 | -55% |
| Dub Wallace Ranch, LLC | $46,344 | $26,709 | -42.4% |
| Nancy W. Davis | $39,519 | $26,692 | -32.5% |
| Larry Jennings | $28,875 | $25,707 | -11% |
| Rafter 7L Livestock | $19,644 | $24,718 | 25.8% |
| Diana Condra | $52,607 | $24,520 | -53.4% |
| Jimmy Powers | $92,151 | $23,644 | -74.3% |
| Chimney Rock Ranch, LLC | $0 | $23,379 | -- |
| Gus Ward | $16,916 | $22,733 | 34.4% |
| Ed C. Mayfield | $12,714 | $22,566 | 77.5% |
| Quade Sutton | $44,290 | $21,338 | -51.8% |
| Olin R. Smith | $20,516 | $20,956 | 2.1% |
| Rocky Jones | $31,295 | $19,851 | -36.6% |
| JCH Ranch LP | $40,638 | $19,808 | -51.3% |
| Diamond TF, Inc. | $20,189 | $18,723 | -7.3% |
| Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital | $0 | $18,588 | -- |
| Hermanos Land and Livestock, LLC | $19,772 | $18,313 | -7.4% |
| Tom W. Payton | $41,127 | $17,795 | -56.7% |
| Double T. Ranch | $30,399 | $16,984 | -44.1% |
| Lobo Livestock, LLC | $21,274 | $16,640 | -21.8% |
| Michael D Kissire | $31,691 | $15,941 | -49.7% |
| Brian Blackbird | $42,477 | $15,827 | -62.7% |
| Carla W. Garner | $18,191 | $15,446 | -15.1% |
| Cleve T. Jones III | $11,929 | $15,005 | 25.8% |
| Fields Ranch Company | $17,987 | $13,715 | -23.8% |
| Janet Pope Andrews | $8,431 | $13,425 | 59.2% |
| Warren Wallace | $50,574 | $13,365 | -73.6% |
| Wilki Ranch | $13,082 | $13,223 | 1.1% |
| EPPS Campbell Ranch Company, LLC | $14,778 | $13,140 | -11.1% |
| Morriss Family Ranch | $15,030 | $12,932 | -14% |
| Keith Hudson | $46,917 | $12,634 | -73.1% |
| Sarah Sawyer Neely | $60,799 | $12,539 | -79.4% |
| Powell Holman Two Sisters | $32,899 | $12,159 | -63% |
| Laura Parker | $18,365 | $11,783 | -35.8% |
| Jack David Wardlaw III | $26,253 | $11,599 | -55.8% |
| Lee C. Bloodworth | $11,182 | $11,125 | -0.5% |
| Don G. Wilson | $23,595 | $8,451 | -64.2% |
| William D. Karnes | $27,231 | $8,332 | -69.4% |
| Harold Turney Friess | $16,974 | $8,185 | -51.8% |
| Cathy Feinberg | $2,597 | $7,856 | 202.5% |
| L&M Livestock, LLC | $25,312 | $7,698 | -69.6% |
| Cades Pope | $15,202 | $7,172 | -52.8% |
| David M. Glover | $7,240 | $6,744 | -6.9% |
| CRP Ranch Partnership | $47,432 | $6,703 | -85.9% |
| Owen Friess | $0 | $6,460 | -- |
| Wheless Baker | $14,607 | $6,434 | -56% |
| Judy G. Thiebaud | $10,858 | $6,161 | -43.3% |
| F-Square Ranch Company | $39,850 | $5,980 | -85% |
| Cecilia Burtnett | $5,333 | $5,420 | 1.6% |
| Riley Stross | $6,050 | $5,089 | -15.9% |
| Scott Jacoby Ranch | $17,238 | $5,026 | -70.8% |
| Archie D. Crenwelge | $31,663 | $4,935 | -84.4% |
| Brady M. Johnson | $22,526 | $4,777 | -78.8% |
| Edward L. Martinez | $17,753 | $4,678 | -73.6% |
| Rousselot Ranch, Inc. | $28,270 | $4,326 | -84.7% |
| Charles R Pajestka, M.D. | $9,504 | $4,260 | -55.2% |
| Thorp Ranch, Inc. | $1,689 | $4,209 | 149.2% |
| Barbara Jennings | $5,191 | $3,737 | -28% |
| Craig Alexander Leonard | $2,071 | $3,687 | 78% |
| Chayse Dannheim | $7,856 | $3,541 | -54.9% |
| Edwin E. Sawyer | $5,821 | $3,410 | -41.4% |
| Forked W Ranch | $12,915 | $3,270 | -74.7% |
| Mike Friess | $14,501 | $3,251 | -77.6% |
| A4 Interests, LLC | $12,837 | $3,073 | -76.1% |
| Red Mill Ranch Jv | $6,240 | $2,859 | -54.2% |
| Larry Finklea | $0 | $2,800 | -- |
| Patti Strauch | $1,290 | $2,393 | 85.5% |
| Thomas Schenkel | $15,601 | $2,351 | -84.9% |
| Cole W. Crenwelge | $5,540 | $2,339 | -57.8% |
| Quincy Crain | $2,743 | $2,114 | -22.9% |
| Mary Elizabeth Sutton | $3,102 | $1,943 | -37.4% |
| Vicki Jo Shannon | $5,719 | $1,931 | -66.2% |
| David W. Walsh | $9,456 | $1,895 | -80% |
| Bradley Wayne Hale | $0 | $1,596 | -- |
| Dale Ernst | $7,273 | $1,514 | -79.2% |
| James J Polonis | $1,402 | $1,503 | 7.2% |
| Mark W Rousselot | $5,936 | $1,479 | -75.1% |
| Joe R. Andrews IV | $0 | $1,450 | -- |
| Crooked Tree Ranch | $6,794 | $1,402 | -79.4% |
| Word B. Hudson | $4,511 | $1,306 | -71% |
| Clarkson Partnership | $0 | $1,133 | -- |
| Billiejo Vasquez | $11,350 | $1,058 | -90.7% |
| Walter Espy Whitehead | $7,709 | $884 | -88.5% |
| Richard A. Karnes | $12,860 | $765 | -94.1% |
| Robert Ray Glasscock | $0 | $702 | -- |
| Ralph Smetana Jr. | $3,249 | $642 | -80.2% |
| Janice Grider | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Karen Evans | $1,792 | $571 | -68.1% |
| Glenda J. Barton | $1,330 | $461 | -65.3% |
| Donald Spiller | $0 | $297 | -- |
| Melissa Sanchez | $141 | $132 | -6.4% |
| Askew-Fisher Ranch | $33,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Auther Hull | $2,778 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Dictson | $1,020 | $0 | -100% |
| Bob Caruthers | $4,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel A. Hernandez | $584 | $0 | -100% |
| David Blesing | $2,499 | $0 | -100% |
| Dawn B. Cahill | $2,243 | $0 | -100% |
| Dayton R Armke | $33,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Derry K. Bosch | $4,972 | $0 | -100% |
| Evelyn L. Zook | $584 | $0 | -100% |
| James Maloney | $21 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Beth Wilson | $375 | $0 | -100% |
| Libb Mills Wallace | $2,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospi | $33,692 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Jean Sims | $148 | $0 | -100% |
| Rafter Seven Merinos, Inc. | $123,432 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam Murr | $8,703 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Holman Ranches LP | $878 | $0 | -100% |
| Tammy Fisher | $5,702 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia Curry EPPS Residuary Trustee | $7,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,464,797 | $1,901,251 | -45.1% |
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