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In 2021, 242 farmers in cities within Mitchell County received a total of $3.9 million in 564 farm subsidies, a 45.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.1 million in 904 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 Mitchell County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Farms | $428,507 | $460,858 | 7.5% |
| Strain Ranches | $653,971 | $191,139 | -70.8% |
| Tanner J. Cox | $116,960 | $151,246 | 29.3% |
| Wallis Farms | $177,217 | $137,222 | -22.6% |
| Watlington Farms | $135,218 | $135,497 | 0.2% |
| Munoz Brothers Partnership | $319,393 | $132,338 | -58.6% |
| Dunn Farms | $234,622 | $93,255 | -60.3% |
| Morris Farms | $256,896 | $86,449 | -66.3% |
| Garcia Farms | $85,224 | $84,666 | -0.7% |
| Hoyle & Hoyle | $168,582 | $79,504 | -52.8% |
| Ashton A. Raschke | $125,182 | $76,849 | -38.6% |
| Kelsey Ann Raschke | $125,182 | $76,849 | -38.6% |
| Maddox Ranch Partnership | $209,648 | $74,307 | -64.6% |
| CSC Farms | $73,997 | $74,061 | 0.1% |
| Robert D. Finley | $76,965 | $69,664 | -9.5% |
| First Bank & Trust Company | $197,796 | $66,429 | -66.4% |
| Eddie Lujan | $30,655 | $65,883 | 114.9% |
| Lance Autry | $133,209 | $64,225 | -51.8% |
| John B. Trulock | $0 | $53,039 | -- |
| Kimberly A. Anderson | $71,271 | $51,897 | -27.2% |
| Susan K. Anderson | $71,533 | $49,768 | -30.4% |
| Trulock & Sons | $54,851 | $47,901 | -12.7% |
| Strain Land & Cattle, LLC | $48,961 | $47,055 | -3.9% |
| Woodrow W. Anderson | $48,860 | $45,335 | -7.2% |
| Randall C. Anderson | $43,308 | $40,643 | -6.2% |
| Richard Lynn Bradbury | $91,091 | $40,097 | -56% |
| Trustee Cattle Company | $166,727 | $40,043 | -76% |
| Champion Creek Farms, LLC | $181,930 | $38,939 | -78.6% |
| George G. Martin | $74,749 | $38,814 | -48.1% |
| David R. Alvarez | $11,919 | $37,775 | 216.9% |
| First National Bank Rotan | $0 | $34,216 | -- |
| James Cox Trust | $27,327 | $33,711 | 23.4% |
| Joe L. Rivera | $72,129 | $33,409 | -53.7% |
| Lester Finley | $62,968 | $32,184 | -48.9% |
| Donald Smith | $56,075 | $31,856 | -43.2% |
| Harold E. Morren | $74,558 | $31,111 | -58.3% |
| Thomas L. Rees | $41,178 | $25,714 | -37.6% |
| Morren Family Partnership, LLC | $34,366 | $24,076 | -29.9% |
| Don Edwin Boyd | $36,483 | $22,827 | -37.4% |
| Landon Orman | $35,633 | $20,496 | -42.5% |
| Alvin L. Geiger | $42,059 | $20,345 | -51.6% |
| Thadd Rich | $58,023 | $19,859 | -65.8% |
| Troy A. Powell | $58,357 | $18,934 | -67.6% |
| Judy Chitsey | $13,100 | $18,567 | 41.7% |
| Mark W. Cornutt | $13,582 | $18,109 | 33.3% |
| Donald and Carnelia Lay Trustee | $21,129 | $18,025 | -14.7% |
| Leola Anderson | $24,395 | $17,963 | -26.4% |
| Solomon Farms | $19,037 | $17,518 | -8% |
| Eddy L. McGlothlin | $20,798 | $16,867 | -18.9% |
| Dwayne Smith | $46,810 | $16,248 | -65.3% |
| Andrew Sauer | $14,694 | $15,874 | 8% |
| Usda-Fsa | $11,387 | $15,520 | 36.3% |
| Byron B. Byrne | $46,097 | $15,289 | -66.8% |
| Joyce M. McClure | $36,906 | $15,243 | -58.7% |
| Tommy Morris | $28,488 | $14,138 | -50.4% |
| D W Wallace Estate, a Partnership | $6,321 | $13,810 | 118.5% |
| William Kent Boyd | $41,044 | $13,028 | -68.3% |
| Bar W Farms | $77,271 | $12,875 | -83.3% |
| KM & RK Land LP | $5,215 | $12,634 | 142.3% |
| Mickey T. Neff | $45,590 | $12,340 | -72.9% |
| GJLR Ritchey Farms | $10,807 | $12,162 | 12.5% |
| John Senter | $19,179 | $12,146 | -36.7% |
| Lisa Kay Stanley | $0 | $11,393 | -- |
| Rebecca Alvarez | $11,138 | $11,139 | 0% |
| Rick B. Alvarez | $11,138 | $11,139 | 0% |
| W W Anderson PTRSHP | $13,224 | $11,063 | -16.3% |
| Robert Hoback | $6,447 | $11,011 | 70.8% |
| Mike T. Hemphill | $10,766 | $10,766 | 0% |
| Amanda C Lay Estate Trust | $13,717 | $10,043 | -26.8% |
| Mark A. Raschke | $16,382 | $10,034 | -38.7% |
| Patricia Ann Iden Estate | $0 | $9,953 | -- |
| Robert David Stubblefield | $8,821 | $9,730 | 10.3% |
| Richard Munoz | $36,225 | $9,258 | -74.4% |
| Munoz Farms Family Partnership, Ltd. | $0 | $9,150 | -- |
| Robyn Hammond | $12,593 | $8,942 | -29% |
| Dirk R. Dunn | $26,762 | $8,502 | -68.2% |
| Charles Ray Watlington | $0 | $8,411 | -- |
| Raymond Watlington | $15,098 | $8,141 | -46.1% |
| Joan Beach | $7,915 | $7,915 | 0% |
| Charles Bruce Dockrey | $37,953 | $7,870 | -79.3% |
| Morris Hammond | $5,445 | $7,574 | 39.1% |
| William F. Everett | $6,287 | $7,451 | 18.5% |
| Strain Family Limited Partnership | $7,351 | $7,351 | 0% |
| Kregg Mckenney | $9,476 | $6,974 | -26.4% |
| Cullen Dewayne Presley | $15,477 | $6,941 | -55.2% |
| Rylan O. Walters | $29,557 | $6,761 | -77.1% |
| James Pfau | $8,457 | $6,679 | -21% |
| Danny Butler | $19,756 | $6,635 | -66.4% |
| Randall K. High | $10,710 | $6,580 | -38.6% |
| Toni Sue Everett | $16,164 | $6,529 | -59.6% |
| George Walker | $16,579 | $6,522 | -60.7% |
| Daniel L. Ramsey | $0 | $6,507 | -- |
| Billie T. Powell | $6,464 | $6,461 | -0% |
| Coty Strain | $15,334 | $6,417 | -58.2% |
| Jeremy Strain | $15,334 | $6,417 | -58.2% |
| Ernestine Odell | $6,499 | $6,114 | -5.9% |
| Gary Don Rich | $16,117 | $5,821 | -63.9% |
| Goebel Organics, Inc. | $17,603 | $5,776 | -67.2% |
| Billie Marie Sheffield | $21,265 | $5,762 | -72.9% |
| Aurora L. Munoz | $5,664 | $5,666 | 0% |
| Mike Ratliff | $14,350 | $5,665 | -60.5% |
| Bruce Dockrey | $0 | $5,580 | -- |
| Charles D. Hines | $10,838 | $5,421 | -50% |
| Henryk a Olstowski | $11,755 | $5,400 | -54.1% |
| Rita Richards | $13,151 | $5,260 | -60% |
| Alton E. Raschke | $6,721 | $5,225 | -22.3% |
| Charlsa J Mccarley | $5,021 | $4,987 | -0.7% |
| Ramona Kay Crockett | $5,021 | $4,987 | -0.7% |
| Charla J. Northcutt | $6,666 | $4,860 | -27.1% |
| Galen Sorrells | $4,614 | $4,813 | 4.3% |
| Boot City, Inc. | $3,734 | $4,688 | 25.5% |
| Voncille Marie Ethridge | $4,542 | $4,542 | 0% |
| Floyd L. Ritchey | $9,905 | $4,254 | -57.1% |
| Charles C. Franklin III | $5,155 | $4,251 | -17.5% |
| Larry James Farr | $11,020 | $4,229 | -61.6% |
| Sidney Jean Burroughs | $4,222 | $4,221 | -0% |
| Robert Martin | $4,204 | $4,202 | -0% |
| Tanner J. Cox | $0 | $4,177 | -- |
| Billy R. Cornutt | $7,455 | $4,148 | -44.4% |
| Mary Ann Alvarez | $1,132 | $4,126 | 264.5% |
| George H. Martin | $9,752 | $4,062 | -58.3% |
| Lee Ann Moore | $8,806 | $3,955 | -55.1% |
| Dora B. Alvarez | $5,263 | $3,908 | -25.7% |
| Jimmy D. Browne | $7,863 | $3,753 | -52.3% |
| Cherrie M Hoyle Trust | $6,775 | $3,735 | -44.9% |
| Danny J. Rich | $10,003 | $3,725 | -62.8% |
| Raymond Lane Watlington Estate | $0 | $3,724 | -- |
| Harry Don Redwine | $13,481 | $3,558 | -73.6% |
| Johnny Rivera | $10,299 | $3,558 | -65.5% |
| Tony P. Turner | $6,148 | $3,466 | -43.6% |
| Wanda L. Autry | $3,867 | $3,464 | -10.4% |
| Christine Mearse | $4,919 | $3,450 | -29.9% |
| Sarah a Cox-Kuss | $3,582 | $3,411 | -4.8% |
| Leora Spann | $3,228 | $3,228 | 0% |
| Ruth L Powell Estate | $4,484 | $3,195 | -28.7% |
| Vesta D. Bowen | $8,465 | $3,140 | -62.9% |
| Betty Dockery Estate | $0 | $3,108 | -- |
| Marsha Rickard | $3,000 | $3,000 | 0% |
| Robert Munoz | $7,096 | $2,983 | -58% |
| Glenda Stinson | $6,656 | $2,980 | -55.2% |
| Darrell Duane Linam | $8,004 | $2,977 | -62.8% |
| Karen Y. Holman | $2,778 | $2,777 | -0% |
| Kenney L. Gillespie | $1,122 | $2,753 | 145.4% |
| Gayle A. Houston | $2,392 | $2,692 | 12.5% |
| Zetzman Farms Partnership | $4,971 | $2,612 | -47.5% |
| Jo Beth Baumann | $0 | $2,540 | -- |
| Edith Womack | $1,691 | $2,532 | 49.7% |
| Terry Keith Ruddick | $8,263 | $2,476 | -70% |
| Edward Morren Estate a Partnership | $0 | $2,442 | -- |
| Denna L. Dickard | $5,396 | $2,402 | -55.5% |
| Steve W. Rich | $9,476 | $2,361 | -75.1% |
| Michael Hackfeld | $3,527 | $2,354 | -33.3% |
| Linda Mathis | $1,438 | $2,293 | 59.5% |
| Womack Farms, LLC | $0 | $2,292 | -- |
| Rance Dunn | $7,183 | $2,285 | -68.2% |
| Ted Allison | $3,253 | $2,284 | -29.8% |
| EJCM Strain, LLC | $0 | $2,230 | -- |
| Gerry L. Ritchey | $4,209 | $2,227 | -47.1% |
| Berniece Wood | $4,374 | $2,218 | -49.3% |
| Warren Zant | $5,549 | $2,169 | -60.9% |
| Charles Ray Watlingotn | $0 | $2,157 | -- |
| Larry Don Watlington | $0 | $2,157 | -- |
| Woody L. Kidd | $4,402 | $2,092 | -52.5% |
| Ratliff Holdings, LLC | $4,082 | $2,072 | -49.2% |
| Raymond E Schwarz Trust | $3,975 | $2,062 | -48.1% |
| Robert E. Dennis Jr. | $4,730 | $2,011 | -57.5% |
| Charles L. Goodlett | $3,303 | $2,002 | -39.4% |
| T J Cattle Company, Inc. | $35,209 | $1,954 | -94.5% |
| H. C. Zermeno | $5,641 | $1,931 | -65.8% |
| Vonceil F Muse Family Trust | $1,498 | $1,899 | 26.8% |
| Sandra Dickard | $0 | $1,781 | -- |
| Alan D. Howell | $0 | $1,757 | -- |
| Amie N. Gollnick | $0 | $1,757 | -- |
| Cheryl Haggerton | $1,751 | $1,751 | 0% |
| Randy Bennett | $1,012 | $1,739 | 71.8% |
| Larry Dawson | $2,123 | $1,704 | -19.7% |
| CFJ Ritchey Farms | $4,521 | $1,701 | -62.4% |
| Darrell W. Andrews | $5,578 | $1,587 | -71.5% |
| John W & Raye a Mcgregor Family Trust B | $0 | $1,580 | -- |
| Robert Chambers | $7,342 | $1,559 | -78.8% |
| Vickie Koch | $8,544 | $1,559 | -81.8% |
| Bill Crockett | $1,480 | $1,480 | 0% |
| Michel Foster | $3,964 | $1,480 | -62.7% |
| Shirley Ann Dunn | $10,627 | $1,431 | -86.5% |
| Harris Farms | $9,864 | $1,346 | -86.4% |
| Brenda Jean Shifflett | $2,804 | $1,306 | -53.4% |
| Monte C. McCright | $12,837 | $1,300 | -89.9% |
| Kirk Morris | $23,285 | $1,297 | -94.4% |
| Nathan C. Hoyle | $2,404 | $1,278 | -46.8% |
| Bryne J. Stone | $15,082 | $1,274 | -91.6% |
| Jeremy Usener | $2,861 | $1,268 | -55.7% |
| Marty Lynn Daniel | $4,191 | $1,267 | -69.8% |
| Gayla Jeanette McGowan | $0 | $1,235 | -- |
| D C Fowler JR Testamentary Trust for Daphne P Fowl | $0 | $1,227 | -- |
| Patricia Iden-Gillespie | $8,989 | $1,208 | -86.6% |
| Pedro Pantoja | $1,826 | $1,199 | -34.3% |
| Manuel Munoz Jr. | $4,114 | $1,195 | -71% |
| D. C. Stubblefield | $1,383 | $1,176 | -15% |
| Sandra Sheets | $2,427 | $1,152 | -52.5% |
| Timothy A. Warren | $1,540 | $1,135 | -26.3% |
| Estate of Irma Jean Haggerton | $0 | $1,104 | -- |
| Patrick Toombs | $1,882 | $1,098 | -41.7% |
| Shirley Ann Dorn | $1,619 | $1,078 | -33.4% |
| Latisha Dockrey | $454 | $1,034 | 127.8% |
| Rodney K. Dockrey | $454 | $1,034 | 127.8% |
| Kolby Scott Free | $0 | $990 | -- |
| David M. Bray | $0 | $944 | -- |
| Rene Rivera | $4,893 | $895 | -81.7% |
| Brian Butler | $754 | $874 | 15.9% |
| Rhonda G. Saunders | $0 | $859 | -- |
| Tyre D. Roach | $1,724 | $782 | -54.6% |
| Gary Swann | $4,461 | $772 | -82.7% |
| Douglas R. Graham | $10,018 | $759 | -92.4% |
| Travis N. Conaway | $742 | $742 | 0% |
| Brenda Lee Oliver | $2,254 | $742 | -67.1% |
| C G Fowler Trust for Donna Fowler | $74 | $681 | 820.3% |
| C G Fowler Trust for Regina Fowler | $0 | $681 | -- |
| T P Fowler Trust for Donna Fowler | $74 | $678 | 816.2% |
| T P Fowler Trust for Regina Fowler | $0 | $671 | -- |
| Teresa Matlock | $813 | $558 | -31.4% |
| Gayla Janette McGowan | $0 | $546 | -- |
| Anna Elnora Mitchell | $10,348 | $526 | -94.9% |
| Richard M. Koch | $1,254 | $526 | -58.1% |
| Douglas Graham | $0 | $509 | -- |
| Juanell Finley Cole | $1,299 | $502 | -61.4% |
| Thomas L Finley Trust for Juanell Cole | $0 | $502 | -- |
| William B. Stinson | $1,058 | $401 | -62.1% |
| D & D | $1,749 | $370 | -78.8% |
| John Michael Givens | $1,452 | $291 | -80% |
| Raymond L. Goswick | $244 | $264 | 8.2% |
| Morgan D. Bassham | $0 | $236 | -- |
| Jim Dalton Maddox | $0 | $230 | -- |
| Jesse L. Rivera | $198 | $214 | 8.1% |
| Alyssa Cain | $990 | $208 | -79% |
| Stacie M. Goswick | $364 | $201 | -44.8% |
| Dale Sheets | $825 | $197 | -76.1% |
| Ernest Dunson | $0 | $163 | -- |
| Billy Wayne Brooks | $379 | $119 | -68.6% |
| Carmen G. Evans | $228 | $115 | -49.6% |
| Eddie Galvan | $188 | $61 | -67.6% |
| Timothy C. Evans | $114 | $57 | -50% |
| Lesley Merket | $55 | $36 | -34.5% |
| Alma Smith | $22,329 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Wood | $11,934 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Dockrey | $1,667 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Dockrey Estate | $19,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Blanche Morgan Trust | $8,796 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby W. Lemons | $4,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley H. White | $983 | $0 | -100% |
| C G Fowler Trust for Regina Fowle | $74 | $0 | -100% |
| Carmen Herrera | $2,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Hines | $3,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Chas A. Rees | $2,550 | $0 | -100% |
| D C Fowler JR Testamentary Trust | $1,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Don R. Free | $2,626 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Edgar Stewart | $6,214 | $0 | -100% |
| Eddie H. Strain | $9,240 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Morren Estate a Partnershi | $5,208 | $0 | -100% |
| First National Bank | $3,486 | $0 | -100% |
| Herm Family Partnership, Ltd. | $12,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Hollis C. Mize | $3,055 | $0 | -100% |
| J. B. Autry | $4,385 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack W. Ainsworth | $2,023 | $0 | -100% |
| John W & Raye a Mcgregor Family T | $5,477 | $0 | -100% |
| Lana D. Vardeman | $716 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Browne | $1,148 | $0 | -100% |
| Morris Earl Leach | $511 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert M. Hill | $3,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Banbury | $308,414 | $0 | -100% |
| T P Fowler Trust for Regina Fowle | $74 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas L Finley Trust for Juanell | $1,299 | $0 | -100% |
| Wylie H. Oliver | $751 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Don Epperson | $4,386 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Martin Kern | $329 | $0 | -100% |
| First National Bank | $3,426 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Sanchez | $128 | $0 | -100% |
| Lula P. Smith | $4,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Manuel Munoz SR Estate | $8,533 | $0 | -100% |
| Munoz Farms Family Partnership Lieutenant | $17,988 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul B. Hayes | $1,457 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert M. Nelson | $1,393 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor County Farm Service Agency | $22,892 | $0 | -100% |
| Vergil E. Stone Jr. | $538 | $0 | -100% |
| Julianna Moore | $2,746 | $0 | -100% |
| Kendal Beasley | $3,571 | $0 | -100% |
| Max Richards | $1,281 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacy R. Rich | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,096,987 | $3,893,910 | -45.1% |
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