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In 2021, 82 farmers in cities within Kent County received a total of $1.2 million in 209 farm subsidies, a 35.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.8 million in 311 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hahn Farms | $407,830 | $294,853 | -27.7% |
| Norman & Elwanda Hahn Ranches, Ltd. | $0 | $91,778 | -- |
| Z. R. Chisum | $91,821 | $79,219 | -13.7% |
| Ray Chisum | $80,467 | $68,147 | -15.3% |
| Nancy J. Hagar | $25,541 | $61,873 | 142.2% |
| Darrell Beadle | $59,651 | $56,849 | -4.7% |
| Parks Land & Cattle, LLC | $64,839 | $46,863 | -27.7% |
| Roy Chisum | $61,864 | $45,413 | -26.6% |
| David Lucas | $50,914 | $29,819 | -41.4% |
| Dana Hahn Brinkman | $31,012 | $26,590 | -14.3% |
| Garth Gregory | $66,722 | $22,056 | -66.9% |
| Zelma Ruth Arthur | $19,851 | $20,778 | 4.7% |
| Howard Freemyer | $18,758 | $18,758 | 0% |
| Mickey Taylor | $47,355 | $18,162 | -61.6% |
| William L. Williams | $17,636 | $17,636 | 0% |
| Patsy Goodall | $17,246 | $16,934 | -1.8% |
| Robert Graham | $23,280 | $13,313 | -42.8% |
| Mike Cargile | $23,495 | $12,950 | -44.9% |
| Florene R. Phillips | $11,945 | $12,543 | 5% |
| Cross DJ, Inc. | $18,858 | $11,683 | -38% |
| WC Dibrell Estate, LLC | $16,945 | $10,523 | -37.9% |
| Brenda Stanaland | $7,161 | $10,425 | 45.6% |
| Carr Family Trust | $10,172 | $10,172 | 0% |
| William Bellamy III | $18,053 | $9,505 | -47.3% |
| Donny M. Shipp | $9,724 | $9,130 | -6.1% |
| Wendell A. Morgan | $23,466 | $8,776 | -62.6% |
| Alderman & Alderman | $32,289 | $7,446 | -76.9% |
| Kelly Wilson | $10,044 | $7,392 | -26.4% |
| David C. Senn | $9,397 | $7,146 | -24% |
| Dan Dibrell | $7,568 | $7,139 | -5.7% |
| Vera S. Parker | $7,066 | $7,066 | 0% |
| Kent County State Bank | $0 | $6,938 | -- |
| Nelson D. Smith | $3,842 | $6,540 | 70.2% |
| Alta J. Gregory | $6,400 | $6,400 | 0% |
| Kevin Chisum | $11,774 | $5,822 | -50.6% |
| First National Bank Rotan | $13,718 | $5,664 | -58.7% |
| Daryl Ham | $5,656 | $5,573 | -1.5% |
| Eddie V. Gannon | $10,665 | $5,546 | -48% |
| Charles Arnold | $4,595 | $4,595 | 0% |
| Doyle Lee | $9,299 | $3,735 | -59.8% |
| Steve A. Kidd | $3,689 | $3,689 | 0% |
| James E. Roby | $12,700 | $3,288 | -74.1% |
| Ernest William Redding | $3,189 | $3,189 | 0% |
| Christy A. Long | $4,981 | $3,182 | -36.1% |
| Kipp A. Layne | $6,649 | $3,168 | -52.4% |
| Leella Cherry | $2,335 | $2,335 | 0% |
| Cody Stanaland | $7,009 | $2,260 | -67.8% |
| Don Long | $5,475 | $2,043 | -62.7% |
| C. V. Hagar | $41,313 | $1,893 | -95.4% |
| Lewis J. Gibson | $7,131 | $1,528 | -78.6% |
| Ben D. Oliver | $6,657 | $1,511 | -77.3% |
| Cole C. Carpenter | $3,206 | $1,493 | -53.4% |
| Bob Long | $3,712 | $1,430 | -61.5% |
| Eugene Lee | $12,011 | $1,288 | -89.3% |
| William Scogin | $3,723 | $1,168 | -68.6% |
| Charlie E. Murdoch | $3,788 | $1,127 | -70.2% |
| Doris D. Matthews | $3,288 | $976 | -70.3% |
| Malinda Kay Moorhead | $298 | $957 | 221.1% |
| Brandon Cave | $3,022 | $918 | -69.6% |
| Billy Kyle Harrison | $1,104 | $790 | -28.4% |
| Tim Lisenbee | $1,578 | $748 | -52.6% |
| Lois Bohanan | $1,793 | $721 | -59.8% |
| Buddy L. Watson | $979 | $696 | -28.9% |
| David N. Milburn | $3,641 | $691 | -81% |
| Carla Jan Reese | $0 | $676 | -- |
| Guy William Glosson Jr. | $4,178 | $624 | -85.1% |
| Bailey Chisum | $2,574 | $537 | -79.1% |
| Robert Bybee | $1,251 | $485 | -61.2% |
| Nina Fincher | $590 | $376 | -36.3% |
| Mike Wilson | $2,121 | $371 | -82.5% |
| Lance Spray | $2,744 | $366 | -86.7% |
| Jim C. White | $788 | $362 | -54.1% |
| Randolph Rocky Reese | $0 | $300 | -- |
| George Chisum | $1,166 | $277 | -76.2% |
| Jane Ann Roby | $380 | $268 | -29.5% |
| Ronnie Cheyne | $635 | $211 | -66.8% |
| Kaden A. Awe | $693 | $186 | -73.2% |
| Ryan Bleiker | $1,294 | $169 | -86.9% |
| Shanna Chisum Emfinger | $869 | $107 | -87.7% |
| Jeremy Carter | $418 | $102 | -75.6% |
| Wade Farm & Ranch | $370 | $89 | -75.9% |
| Clay Jackson | $679 | $60 | -91.2% |
| West Texas State Bank | $728 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie Quattlebaum | $5,175 | $0 | -100% |
| Bert Wallace | $25,863 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie Chisum | $1,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Eddie Morales | $592 | $0 | -100% |
| Florene C. Favor | $371 | $0 | -100% |
| Holly Sorrells | $1,330 | $0 | -100% |
| Janine Spiller | $1,330 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman & Elwanda Hahn Ranches, Lieutenant | $230,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Ervin | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Sidney Phillips | $8,829 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,797,479 | $1,158,405 | -35.6% |
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