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In 2021, 155 farmers in cities within McCulloch County received a total of $2.5 million in 413 farm subsidies, a 31.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.6 million in 521 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 McCulloch County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasche Land & Cattle | $62,174 | $177,850 | 186.1% |
| Sterling D. Moore | $178,170 | $124,600 | -30.1% |
| Jason T. Jacoby | $219,112 | $119,135 | -45.6% |
| Ceth D Holubec | $195,653 | $100,127 | -48.8% |
| Donop Ranch, LLC | $56,042 | $97,044 | 73.2% |
| Michael & Michael J Whitworth Partnership | $0 | $77,600 | -- |
| David A. Holubec | $225,377 | $73,281 | -67.5% |
| Michael Probst | $72,378 | $67,247 | -7.1% |
| Quinn Kids, Ltd. | $32,876 | $61,353 | 86.6% |
| Holden Jacoby | $82,121 | $60,484 | -26.3% |
| B & G Farm | $118,488 | $58,954 | -50.2% |
| Frank King | $21,197 | $58,855 | 177.7% |
| Joe Bob Wells | $11,134 | $56,181 | 404.6% |
| Tom Green County FSA | $24,431 | $55,161 | 125.8% |
| Frank Jacoby | $131,013 | $52,868 | -59.6% |
| John W. Quinn | $46,660 | $47,942 | 2.7% |
| Calvin Eugene Schwertner | $119,813 | $46,283 | -61.4% |
| Michael P. Holubec | $89,401 | $45,858 | -48.7% |
| Leslie Ranne | $80,605 | $45,207 | -43.9% |
| J. A. Ranne III | $43,984 | $42,357 | -3.7% |
| Carol Anderson | $20,504 | $41,366 | 101.7% |
| Cole A. Holubec | $172,633 | $41,193 | -76.1% |
| Joe H. Johnson | $16,395 | $40,703 | 148.3% |
| William Jones Company Ranch, Ltd. | $37,356 | $39,317 | 5.2% |
| Fuchs & Fuchs Cattle Company, LLC | $40,562 | $34,091 | -16% |
| Peggy Smith | $19,198 | $29,869 | 55.6% |
| Jacoby Brand Enterprises, LLC | $96,707 | $29,834 | -69.2% |
| Timothy S. Schwertner | $78,525 | $29,271 | -62.7% |
| Patrick Schwertner | $70,193 | $28,056 | -60% |
| Jess R. Anderson | $37,001 | $26,625 | -28% |
| Robert Evans Jr. | $50,624 | $25,022 | -50.6% |
| Dorthy Rice | $22,165 | $24,050 | 8.5% |
| Holubec Brush Control Service | $36,610 | $23,470 | -35.9% |
| Steven D. Gamel | $23,589 | $21,568 | -8.6% |
| Randal K. Jacoby | $107,838 | $21,364 | -80.2% |
| Sharon Watson | $6,919 | $21,109 | 205.1% |
| Michael Whitworth | $23,358 | $20,410 | -12.6% |
| Julia McAnelly | $8,316 | $20,001 | 140.5% |
| Needle Creek Farms, Inc. | $30,932 | $18,620 | -39.8% |
| Richard Winters JR Limited Family Partnership | $0 | $18,560 | -- |
| Bonnie Brook | $14,392 | $17,865 | 24.1% |
| James R. Durst | $31,188 | $17,657 | -43.4% |
| Matthew S. McBee | $18,767 | $17,628 | -6.1% |
| Dylan Jacoby | $7,567 | $14,699 | 94.3% |
| Gray TV Ranch, Ltd. | $7,755 | $14,374 | 85.4% |
| Cynthia W. Quinn | $15,530 | $14,261 | -8.2% |
| Ann W. Nobles | $17,986 | $13,253 | -26.3% |
| Bill E. Burns | $15,133 | $12,473 | -17.6% |
| Billie G. Roddie | $13,340 | $12,405 | -7% |
| Lar Ventures, LLC | $0 | $12,131 | -- |
| Education a Davenport Family Trust | $17,182 | $11,475 | -33.2% |
| Ja Agriculture, LLC | $21,410 | $10,757 | -49.8% |
| Gary Bishop | $10,066 | $10,066 | 0% |
| Lynden N. Nobles | $30,300 | $9,893 | -67.3% |
| Guy L. Phillips | $3,949 | $9,652 | 144.4% |
| Glenn & Catherine Gripp Family LP | $10,014 | $9,637 | -3.8% |
| June Dahlberg | $11,538 | $9,443 | -18.2% |
| Robert Cortez | $15,257 | $9,113 | -40.3% |
| Jo Keese | $3,029 | $8,796 | 190.4% |
| John F. Jacoby | $11,471 | $8,480 | -26.1% |
| Marilyn F. Lundgren | $9,049 | $8,383 | -7.4% |
| Dave Edmiston | $7,893 | $8,030 | 1.7% |
| Jeffrey Kaspar | $5,221 | $7,871 | 50.8% |
| Brian H. Springer | $9,386 | $7,851 | -16.4% |
| Fred Nuncio Jr. | $4,948 | $7,720 | 56% |
| Willborn D. Myers | $17,891 | $7,545 | -57.8% |
| Durst & Durst LP | $12,513 | $7,417 | -40.7% |
| Stephen Broad | $3,740 | $7,216 | 92.9% |
| Ben Walker | $7,795 | $6,961 | -10.7% |
| Jones North Ranch Limited Partnership | $0 | $6,952 | -- |
| Joe Jordan | $10,828 | $6,808 | -37.1% |
| Terry R. Norman | $6,574 | $6,610 | 0.5% |
| Donald K. Kiesling | $23,179 | $6,122 | -73.6% |
| Donna Brandenberger | $5,586 | $5,530 | -1% |
| Joe Pace | $4,265 | $5,485 | 28.6% |
| Dorman V. Pitcox | $6,591 | $5,271 | -20% |
| Jackie Behrens | $4,048 | $4,884 | 20.7% |
| B L M Partnership, Ltd. | $0 | $4,451 | -- |
| Joseph N. Tinsley | $13,617 | $4,420 | -67.5% |
| Gerald E. Huffman | $7,787 | $3,800 | -51.2% |
| Jamie L. McCracken | $1,155 | $3,709 | 221.1% |
| Leroy F. Tetens | $3,856 | $3,237 | -16.1% |
| Kay Fortson | $1,210 | $3,210 | 165.3% |
| Joe Parks | $1,375 | $3,127 | 127.4% |
| Smith and Rubio Livestock | $15,998 | $3,095 | -80.7% |
| Chris Huffman | $2,721 | $3,082 | 13.3% |
| Clinton Bishop | $2,748 | $3,003 | 9.3% |
| Ronald D. Moore | $4,796 | $2,957 | -38.3% |
| Caroline Latham Ingram | $2,068 | $2,925 | 41.4% |
| Shirley Henderson | $2,718 | $2,901 | 6.7% |
| Jacqueline L. Marks | $0 | $2,842 | -- |
| James D. Johnson | $6,041 | $2,714 | -55.1% |
| Saundra R. Davenport | $4,682 | $2,637 | -43.7% |
| V. Y. Middleton Jr. | $3,744 | $2,351 | -37.2% |
| Hunter Wigginton | $0 | $2,274 | -- |
| Deborah D. Nance | $1,175 | $2,106 | 79.2% |
| Gary R. Weatherman | $8,611 | $2,086 | -75.8% |
| Mary Tubbs King | $2,569 | $1,968 | -23.4% |
| Pamela Schwertner | $1,859 | $1,913 | 2.9% |
| Connie Locklear | $3,119 | $1,897 | -39.2% |
| Joe Gale Johanson | $2,002 | $1,886 | -5.8% |
| Charles Geistweidt | $4,823 | $1,834 | -62% |
| James F. Estes | $2,054 | $1,827 | -11.1% |
| Albert H. Broad | $2,301 | $1,740 | -24.4% |
| Reece Jacoby | $15,285 | $1,612 | -89.5% |
| Nancy T. Gordon | $3,252 | $1,596 | -50.9% |
| Elton E. Zoch | $1,848 | $1,515 | -18% |
| Barry Keane | $3,817 | $1,488 | -61% |
| Steve Snodgrass | $3,061 | $1,453 | -52.5% |
| Kubacak's Saddle Creek Ranch, LLC | $0 | $1,367 | -- |
| Rex Marks | $3,161 | $1,343 | -57.5% |
| Bobbye S. Hurd | $3,352 | $1,333 | -60.2% |
| Thora Louise Morrow | $0 | $1,331 | -- |
| Alfred G. Schwertner | $4,140 | $1,314 | -68.3% |
| Patty Willems | $3,157 | $1,297 | -58.9% |
| Joe D. Millsap Sr. | $330 | $1,277 | 287% |
| Christi L. Flores | $3,465 | $1,252 | -63.9% |
| Barry Anderson | $40,033 | $1,194 | -97% |
| Cynthia L. Sutton | $1,406 | $1,114 | -20.8% |
| Omar Herrada | $4,532 | $1,078 | -76.2% |
| Hemphill Ranch | $4,713 | $1,066 | -77.4% |
| Angie R. Turner | $1,464 | $1,063 | -27.4% |
| Chris Murray | $4,115 | $1,012 | -75.4% |
| Glen R. Kent III | $1,122 | $960 | -14.4% |
| Rufus F. Beam | $1,045 | $931 | -10.9% |
| Robert Jones | $6,992 | $917 | -86.9% |
| Randy Joe Bedwell | $1,474 | $909 | -38.3% |
| Stanley Sparks | $1,727 | $853 | -50.6% |
| Gary Damuth | $138 | $835 | 505.1% |
| Jose G. Fernandez | $4,092 | $832 | -79.7% |
| Kay Wise | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Brian Petty | $3,674 | $808 | -78% |
| Sally Lafuente | $1,877 | $808 | -57% |
| Robert Douglas Powell | $9,735 | $740 | -92.4% |
| Robert Evans | $1,669 | $725 | -56.6% |
| Allan B. Myers | $1,760 | $716 | -59.3% |
| Mark Moseley | $1,263 | $663 | -47.5% |
| Imogene Thomas | $667 | $532 | -20.2% |
| Danny Mack Newsom | $1,139 | $505 | -55.7% |
| Jeff Cavness | $1,782 | $468 | -73.7% |
| Elaine Hurd | $715 | $396 | -44.6% |
| Jay C. Partin | $956 | $390 | -59.2% |
| Joe M. Partin | $956 | $390 | -59.2% |
| Mike Fullagar | $1,726 | $358 | -79.3% |
| Terry G. Kidd | $2,686 | $297 | -88.9% |
| Michael Urbano Esqueda | $4,399 | $295 | -93.3% |
| Christopher M. Owens | $396 | $290 | -26.8% |
| Bertha Louise Hall | $746 | $263 | -64.7% |
| Harlan C. Nance | $1,527 | $232 | -84.8% |
| Donald F. Trull | $814 | $163 | -80% |
| Gerald Gamel | $0 | $158 | -- |
| Fredrick T. Ware | $0 | $82 | -- |
| Jerry West | $160 | $78 | -51.2% |
| Kenneth W. Brackeen | $0 | $72 | -- |
| Paul S. Willis | $531 | $26 | -95.1% |
| Burl W. Wigginton | $1,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Carlton Lundgren | $5,836 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. Morton | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Dixie J. Pitcox | $1,225 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald K Kiesling | $16,582 | $0 | -100% |
| Fernando Lafuente | $482 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank W. Fuchs II | $11,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Frederick Freeman Fraiser III | $1,183 | $0 | -100% |
| Imogene Snodgrass | $992 | $0 | -100% |
| J Bar T, Ltd. | $665 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie McCracken | $3,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Jones North Ranch Limited Partner | $48,902 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Scott Bucy | $1,133 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael & Michael J Whitworth Par | $107,725 | $0 | -100% |
| O. C. Harmon | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard W Winters JR Family Partn | $12,259 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Winters JR Limited Family | $9,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Heimer | $33,099 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,641,468 | $2,498,814 | -31.4% |
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