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In 2021, 146 farmers in cities within Yoakum County received a total of $6 million in 348 farm subsidies, a 43.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $10.6 million in 513 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 Yoakum County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aimbank | $2,084,700 | $1,580,036 | -24.2% |
| Plains State Bank | $774,931 | $443,374 | -42.8% |
| Bruce & Jan Lester Farms | $130,745 | $244,073 | 86.7% |
| B Square | $218,798 | $174,908 | -20.1% |
| Tommy Guy Box | $226,257 | $146,468 | -35.3% |
| Tray Field | $154,739 | $128,205 | -17.1% |
| Bernadette Hartman | $205,466 | $123,753 | -39.8% |
| Ricky D. Hartman | $205,466 | $123,753 | -39.8% |
| Robby Dale Guetersloh | $138,340 | $106,491 | -23% |
| Cathy Susan Guetersloh | $138,340 | $103,696 | -25% |
| Darrell Barron | $152,505 | $99,469 | -34.8% |
| MacKy Joe McWhirter | $125,333 | $94,039 | -25% |
| Tim Addison | $143,835 | $92,555 | -35.7% |
| Judi Addison | $143,747 | $92,538 | -35.6% |
| MacKy Braden McWhirter | $93,011 | $91,886 | -1.2% |
| Ann M. Hartman | $55,992 | $81,715 | 45.9% |
| Randy & Edith Tuggle-Joint Ventur | $165,371 | $75,039 | -54.6% |
| Connie S. McWhirter | $102,546 | $66,062 | -35.6% |
| Brad Crump | $96,393 | $65,873 | -31.7% |
| Le Ann Crump | $96,140 | $65,630 | -31.7% |
| Jerry Hartman | $58,121 | $62,296 | 7.2% |
| Kevin Derel Guetersloh | $34,202 | $57,592 | 68.4% |
| Rex Riley Swann | $277,741 | $57,427 | -79.3% |
| Daniel Canada | $93,320 | $56,915 | -39% |
| Choya D Young | $46,267 | $55,098 | 19.1% |
| Kyle Shane Lowrey | $216,665 | $54,495 | -74.8% |
| Dwayne Canada | $114,300 | $53,806 | -52.9% |
| Two-S Farms, Inc. | $220,753 | $50,579 | -77.1% |
| Sandy Ridge | $110,880 | $50,197 | -54.7% |
| Beverly Ann Lowrey | $93,970 | $47,755 | -49.2% |
| Donna Shayann Lowrey | $177,276 | $44,586 | -74.8% |
| Phyllis Addison | $51,331 | $43,743 | -14.8% |
| Melba F. Fitzgerald | $43,455 | $43,455 | 0% |
| Amanda Franklin | $92,566 | $42,935 | -53.6% |
| Brad Palmer Farms | $36,188 | $41,138 | 13.7% |
| Amber Dawn McWhirter | $95,526 | $40,812 | -57.3% |
| T E Connection | $25,371 | $40,458 | 59.5% |
| Bo Stephens Estate Trust | $40,966 | $39,108 | -4.5% |
| Roy E. Lowrey | $24,704 | $36,953 | 49.6% |
| Westex Trucking, LLC | $59,928 | $35,172 | -41.3% |
| Martin Blake McWhirter | $101,429 | $34,951 | -65.5% |
| Palmer Brothers, LLC | $36,747 | $33,958 | -7.6% |
| Lela Summer Lovelace | $127,908 | $33,599 | -73.7% |
| Sterling Reeves Lovelace | $127,908 | $33,599 | -73.7% |
| Dolores Davis | $56,495 | $31,382 | -44.5% |
| Hazel V. Lowrey | $20,200 | $30,218 | 49.6% |
| Jeffrey Brian Lowrey | $77,181 | $27,209 | -64.7% |
| Brad Ancinec | $38,817 | $27,171 | -30% |
| Darinda Darr Mcwhirter | $56,528 | $25,486 | -54.9% |
| Tony Lee Winn | $30,428 | $24,951 | -18% |
| Warren Family Farms, LLC | $150,223 | $22,966 | -84.7% |
| ALS Gals Enterprise, LLC | $14,628 | $22,479 | 53.7% |
| Dacia Leann Lowrey | $63,145 | $21,074 | -66.6% |
| Beth Mccallum Clanahan | $37,930 | $21,031 | -44.6% |
| Judy L. Fitzgerald | $20,633 | $20,633 | 0% |
| Jack C. Cobb | $35,310 | $20,628 | -41.6% |
| Marvin Dearing | $20,346 | $20,132 | -1.1% |
| Randy Allen Forbus | $27,873 | $19,882 | -28.7% |
| 4C Horizons, LLC | $6,134 | $19,350 | 215.5% |
| Don Allen Parrish | $6,594 | $19,015 | 188.4% |
| Suann Sumrall Parrish | $6,594 | $19,015 | 188.4% |
| Jarret Corn Cattle Company, Inc. | $185,923 | $18,488 | -90.1% |
| Ron Craft | $22,621 | $18,201 | -19.5% |
| Holgate Land & Cattle Company | $98,834 | $16,934 | -82.9% |
| Wayne Lee Davis Jr. | $35,668 | $16,770 | -53% |
| Charline L Crump Rvoc Trustee | $21,762 | $16,765 | -23% |
| Kyle Stephens | $45,869 | $15,953 | -65.2% |
| Royce Blair | $26,212 | $15,805 | -39.7% |
| Rhonda Holt | $80,182 | $15,306 | -80.9% |
| James Keith Earnest | $34,402 | $14,413 | -58.1% |
| Stacie Kay Earnest | $12,967 | $14,413 | 11.2% |
| Sheila Stephens | $26,056 | $14,170 | -45.6% |
| Brenda Canada | $12,661 | $13,722 | 8.4% |
| Winn Marital Exemption Trustee | $17,681 | $12,344 | -30.2% |
| Winn Surviving Spouses Trust | $17,681 | $12,344 | -30.2% |
| B G & G, Inc. | $18,062 | $12,094 | -33% |
| Cornelious, Corp. | $12,491 | $11,190 | -10.4% |
| Lanny A. And Sheron Smith Living Trust | $0 | $10,992 | -- |
| Darla B. Welch | $20,318 | $10,302 | -49.3% |
| Tracy Kent Welch | $20,318 | $10,302 | -49.3% |
| Ellen Dolores Davis Tr | $19,479 | $9,772 | -49.8% |
| Helen Worsham | $14,803 | $9,755 | -34.1% |
| Virginia S. Sanders | $0 | $8,801 | -- |
| Stacy S. Franklin | $49,697 | $8,073 | -83.8% |
| Willie Mae Engle | $7,575 | $7,575 | 0% |
| Alexis Jene' Bell | $180,811 | $6,674 | -96.3% |
| Joshua Aldan Bell | $138,131 | $6,674 | -95.2% |
| Tanner Blount | $13,274 | $6,650 | -49.9% |
| Five C, Inc. | $10,722 | $6,439 | -39.9% |
| June Anderson | $9,189 | $6,427 | -30.1% |
| Kimberlee Coen Willis | $0 | $6,328 | -- |
| CVR Farms, LLC | $3,679 | $6,128 | 66.6% |
| Jason Swann | $2,266 | $5,268 | 132.5% |
| Newsom Family IRRV Grantors Trustee | $10,154 | $5,176 | -49% |
| Danny Bruce Bell | $34,082 | $5,147 | -84.9% |
| Kathy Diann Bell | $27,788 | $5,147 | -81.5% |
| 3D Land Company, Inc. | $9,401 | $5,084 | -45.9% |
| Melvin Dearing | $2,160 | $4,999 | 131.4% |
| Lena Steinfath Estate | $14,138 | $4,964 | -64.9% |
| E3 Ranch, LLC | $36,723 | $4,958 | -86.5% |
| Sanle Farm, Ltd. | $9,809 | $4,858 | -50.5% |
| Newell Squyres | $6,018 | $4,554 | -24.3% |
| Marc Traweek | $8,124 | $4,075 | -49.8% |
| Wesley Scott Lowrey | $558 | $3,997 | 616.3% |
| Leslie Diann Lowrey | $543 | $3,977 | 632.4% |
| Alfred O Bearden Estate Trust | $4,563 | $3,744 | -17.9% |
| Lois Faye Bearden Estate | $4,561 | $3,744 | -17.9% |
| Weaver Eustace | $12,407 | $3,610 | -70.9% |
| Rolan Taylor | $13,401 | $3,158 | -76.4% |
| Dorothy S. Anderson | $4,808 | $3,157 | -34.3% |
| Betty Blevins | $7,062 | $3,063 | -56.6% |
| Redman Farms, LLC | $6,568 | $2,954 | -55% |
| Homeplace Farms, LLC | $6,844 | $2,907 | -57.5% |
| Davis & Davis, Inc. | $4,935 | $2,837 | -42.5% |
| Tim Bowers | $8,103 | $2,743 | -66.1% |
| Neal Bearden | $7,676 | $2,663 | -65.3% |
| Randy Marion | $2,471 | $2,471 | 0% |
| Lola Elam | $5,624 | $2,389 | -57.5% |
| Jim Barron | $9,618 | $2,207 | -77.1% |
| Arthur Wayne Box | $2,032 | $1,970 | -3.1% |
| Jacqueline Nichols | $0 | $1,957 | -- |
| Treon Minall | $0 | $1,957 | -- |
| Christopher Dale Winn | $65,686 | $1,738 | -97.4% |
| Carl Rains Est W. Tr | $0 | $1,685 | -- |
| Erin Swann | $2,266 | $1,685 | -25.6% |
| Violetta Rains | $0 | $1,685 | -- |
| David Downs | $1,672 | $1,672 | 0% |
| Sharon Willis | $1,615 | $1,615 | 0% |
| Zanna Traweek | $1,305 | $1,305 | 0% |
| Jacqueline R. Nichols | $0 | $1,261 | -- |
| Treon C Minall | $0 | $1,261 | -- |
| Michael Davis | $3,085 | $1,196 | -61.2% |
| Doyle Seaton | $2,484 | $1,181 | -52.5% |
| Cindra Box | $0 | $1,149 | -- |
| Darryl McNabb | $2,756 | $1,084 | -60.7% |
| Joe L. Pierce | $2,538 | $1,066 | -58% |
| Virginia Sanders | $0 | $875 | -- |
| Ronald Welch | $1,374 | $687 | -50% |
| Dana Renee Meunier | $0 | $433 | -- |
| Rowe Stephens | $957 | $365 | -61.9% |
| Mcquerry Land & Cattle, Corp. | $1,219 | $332 | -72.8% |
| Manuel Mendoza | $2,746 | $270 | -90.2% |
| Chase Guetersloh | $252 | $252 | 0% |
| David J. Woodward | $0 | $236 | -- |
| Pat Curtis | $0 | $12 | -- |
| Saundra Stephens | $0 | $12 | -- |
| Bearden Enterprises, LLC | $19,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Beverly Lowrey | $19,303 | $0 | -100% |
| Blake Parrish Bp Farms Jv | $72,679 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Lee Blundell Estate Trust | $4,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Brett Acuna | $60,057 | $0 | -100% |
| Cleve Bearden | $27,506 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan C. Partin | $7,036 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Wall | $780 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrel Fred Lowrey | $48,682 | $0 | -100% |
| Don Parrish Farms | $320,839 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Cobb | $9,652 | $0 | -100% |
| L. J. Sanders Jr. | $9,676 | $0 | -100% |
| Lanny A. And Sheron Smith Living | $17,398 | $0 | -100% |
| Leann Lewis | $1,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Mcdermett Farms | $2,472 | $0 | -100% |
| Partin and Partin Farms | $1,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruby Lee Hanna | $65 | $0 | -100% |
| Scotty Carl Rains | $766 | $0 | -100% |
| Velma Dearing | $12,046 | $0 | -100% |
| Violetta Rains Estate | $3,061 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $10,576,796 | $5,975,408 | -43.5% |
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