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In 2021, 208 farmers in cities within Garza County received a total of $3.4 million in 538 farm subsidies, a 41.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.8 million in 779 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 Garza County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples Bank | $189,985 | $322,120 | 69.6% |
| Stoker-Kirkpatrick Ranches, LLC | $273,576 | $228,336 | -16.5% |
| Mason Farms Partnership | $109,175 | $222,605 | 103.9% |
| Donna Aten | $196,994 | $155,075 | -21.3% |
| Brent Mason | $141,477 | $148,864 | 5.2% |
| Bill Aten | $186,044 | $139,771 | -24.9% |
| Todd Taylor | $119,964 | $139,602 | 16.4% |
| Oden Farm Partnership | $397,381 | $97,910 | -75.4% |
| Dicky M. Wallace | $221,984 | $92,926 | -58.1% |
| Cassie Lewis | $42,264 | $86,955 | 105.7% |
| David Norman | $111,522 | $70,981 | -36.4% |
| Michelle Mason | $137,938 | $70,678 | -48.8% |
| Anthony L. Bishop | $45,466 | $57,362 | 26.2% |
| 2 L Farms, Inc. | $156,948 | $55,670 | -64.5% |
| Brady A. Buxkemper | $28,090 | $54,923 | 95.5% |
| Benjamin Andrew Mason | $30,246 | $47,930 | 58.5% |
| Randy Lewis | $264,879 | $46,127 | -82.6% |
| Tommy J Taylor Estate | $0 | $46,036 | -- |
| Rex Cash | $47,191 | $41,616 | -11.8% |
| Nick Debnam | $262,654 | $38,136 | -85.5% |
| Miles Underwood | $82,268 | $37,111 | -54.9% |
| Half Dozen Farms | $74,953 | $36,826 | -50.9% |
| Mason Family Farms, Inc. | $17,557 | $36,083 | 105.5% |
| Euquerio Alaniz Farm | $107,395 | $35,038 | -67.4% |
| Giles W Dalby JR | $87,957 | $34,705 | -60.5% |
| D L Hartman Partnership, Ltd. | $14,396 | $31,471 | 118.6% |
| Scott Huffaker Farms | $49,182 | $31,157 | -36.6% |
| Sanderson Ranches, Ltd. | $48,475 | $29,001 | -40.2% |
| Raymond G. Havens Jr. | $37,973 | $24,668 | -35% |
| Rusty D. Morris | $78,082 | $22,994 | -70.6% |
| RG & Jan Havens JV | $43,468 | $21,773 | -49.9% |
| Joe Marts | $68,017 | $20,863 | -69.3% |
| Beach Family Ranch Trust | $12,074 | $19,855 | 64.4% |
| John Coleman Boren | $12,009 | $19,817 | 65% |
| West Texas State Bank | $47,736 | $19,410 | -59.3% |
| Terra Miller, LLC | $40,876 | $19,182 | -53.1% |
| Rynn Norman | $94,973 | $18,407 | -80.6% |
| G2M2 Partnership, Ltd. | $26,743 | $18,391 | -31.2% |
| Jimmy Bird | $33,320 | $17,690 | -46.9% |
| William C. Havens | $19,934 | $17,604 | -11.7% |
| Macy Ranch, LLC | $31,185 | $17,287 | -44.6% |
| Stephen Nelson | $74,099 | $16,710 | -77.4% |
| Wes Mason | $60,208 | $16,705 | -72.3% |
| Eddie M. Aten | $29,413 | $16,503 | -43.9% |
| Robert Wilke | $67,214 | $16,485 | -75.5% |
| Linda Gibson | $17,997 | $16,258 | -9.7% |
| Danny Gonzales | $72,059 | $16,031 | -77.8% |
| The Self Family Generation Trust | $14,978 | $14,978 | 0% |
| Juanita Dean | $17,435 | $14,510 | -16.8% |
| Terry Laws | $20,788 | $14,197 | -31.7% |
| Herald Peters | $10,299 | $14,081 | 36.7% |
| J-L-a Thuett, LLC | $29,600 | $13,836 | -53.3% |
| LLB, Inc. | $35,923 | $13,564 | -62.2% |
| Clifford Dean Laws | $11,174 | $13,357 | 19.5% |
| Weaver Farms | $247,135 | $12,849 | -94.8% |
| B Oneita Gunn | $20,682 | $12,758 | -38.3% |
| James W. Boren Jr. | $0 | $12,110 | -- |
| Dicky Hartman | $19,421 | $11,999 | -38.2% |
| Ronnie C Graves Trust | $21,181 | $11,710 | -44.7% |
| Lee Norman | $18,579 | $11,692 | -37.1% |
| Jonathan Wheeler | $18,935 | $11,602 | -38.7% |
| Bruce W. Ledbetter | $32,712 | $11,323 | -65.4% |
| Jan P. Havens | $11,194 | $11,194 | 0% |
| Jane F. George | $14,777 | $11,192 | -24.3% |
| J. C. Stelzer Jr. | $13,959 | $10,782 | -22.8% |
| Jack W. Ainsworth | $10,306 | $10,717 | 4% |
| LJDS, LLC | $19,006 | $10,547 | -44.5% |
| Joe E. Basinger | $24,653 | $10,489 | -57.5% |
| David Tyler | $9,477 | $9,477 | 0% |
| PLK, Inc. | $27,692 | $9,474 | -65.8% |
| A & L Gerner Farms | $10,628 | $8,855 | -16.7% |
| Lou Ann Dubree | $9,575 | $8,761 | -8.5% |
| David Stelzer | $2,549 | $8,038 | 215.3% |
| Martha J Hadderton | $25,024 | $7,821 | -68.7% |
| Jana Middleton | $19,078 | $7,796 | -59.1% |
| Laverne Aten | $20,548 | $7,615 | -62.9% |
| Laveta J. Norman | $26,930 | $7,528 | -72% |
| Mcdonald Family Partnership | $13,826 | $7,345 | -46.9% |
| Charles R. Mason | $7,700 | $7,334 | -4.8% |
| Marsha Norman | $8,734 | $7,255 | -16.9% |
| Ronald Thuett | $23,891 | $7,125 | -70.2% |
| V-P Partnership | $5,829 | $6,888 | 18.2% |
| Emma Lou Taylor Estate | $32,639 | $6,761 | -79.3% |
| Longshore Cross, LLC | $10,500 | $6,728 | -35.9% |
| Lewis A. Mason | $10,008 | $6,388 | -36.2% |
| Fred A. Humble | $1,320 | $6,268 | 374.8% |
| Consumers Growers, Corp. | $0 | $6,161 | -- |
| John Sparling | $8,294 | $6,136 | -26% |
| Samuel James Sims | $13,167 | $6,100 | -53.7% |
| Weldon Smith | $21,736 | $5,876 | -73% |
| Daymon R. Ethridge | $15,939 | $5,807 | -63.6% |
| Shawn Pennell | $24,515 | $5,800 | -76.3% |
| J W & Breena Payton Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $5,648 | -- |
| Willa Faye Didway Trust | $6,074 | $5,632 | -7.3% |
| Michael Prather | $0 | $5,390 | -- |
| Keith Osborn | $19,561 | $5,353 | -72.6% |
| Robert P. Cowdrey | $12,700 | $5,259 | -58.6% |
| Phillip Hudgeons | $4,531 | $4,531 | 0% |
| Jerry Rea Thuett Fam Trustee | $0 | $4,489 | -- |
| Judy M. Bush | $8,253 | $4,484 | -45.7% |
| Donnie D. Cornell | $12,646 | $4,449 | -64.8% |
| Lynette P Thuett | $0 | $4,397 | -- |
| Daniel Redman | $4,171 | $4,351 | 4.3% |
| Russel Graves | $5,841 | $4,300 | -26.4% |
| David Armendariz | $30,323 | $4,280 | -85.9% |
| Kohen Josey | $4,691 | $4,156 | -11.4% |
| Karen Nichols | $1,897 | $4,004 | 111.1% |
| Jane Havens | $3,797 | $3,797 | 0% |
| Royce Hart | $3,773 | $3,773 | 0% |
| Rodney Gray | $3,751 | $3,751 | 0% |
| Jack Morris | $10,557 | $3,672 | -65.2% |
| Ada Lou Bird | $0 | $3,665 | -- |
| Thomas H. Payton | $17,811 | $3,492 | -80.4% |
| Billy F. Weaver | $0 | $3,489 | -- |
| Sue Weaver | $0 | $3,489 | -- |
| Emory Ralph Stevens Irr Tr | $7,284 | $3,473 | -52.3% |
| Glenda O. Stevens | $7,284 | $3,473 | -52.3% |
| Blace Stevens | $5,291 | $3,370 | -36.3% |
| Richard Hart | $13,024 | $2,800 | -78.5% |
| Patsy Byrd | $2,776 | $2,776 | 0% |
| Alexander M Hadderton | $6,963 | $2,727 | -60.8% |
| Sonja Fields | $5,494 | $2,426 | -55.8% |
| Q & a Farms Partnership | $4,914 | $2,360 | -52% |
| James Murray | $6,760 | $2,259 | -66.6% |
| Denia Allen | $3,563 | $2,241 | -37.1% |
| Shirley Ann Smith | $996 | $2,111 | 111.9% |
| Clyde T. Kitten | $18,395 | $2,089 | -88.6% |
| Jim Rivera Jr. | $4,542 | $2,012 | -55.7% |
| Eddie J. Miller | $2,892 | $1,992 | -31.1% |
| T. K. Thompson | $8,844 | $1,973 | -77.7% |
| Gary Gene Halford | $2,296 | $1,963 | -14.5% |
| Charles W. Morris | $4,136 | $1,886 | -54.4% |
| Carla Reiter | $1,564 | $1,865 | 19.2% |
| Victor L. Ashley | $0 | $1,864 | -- |
| Gary C. Ray | $2,219 | $1,861 | -16.1% |
| Sammie L. Palmer | $4,494 | $1,832 | -59.2% |
| Cornell Ranch, LLLP | $3,658 | $1,829 | -50% |
| Nedra Ellis | $8,030 | $1,828 | -77.2% |
| Brad Mason | $9,385 | $1,767 | -81.2% |
| Dan Hodges | $4,613 | $1,731 | -62.5% |
| Win Mclang, LLC | $6,653 | $1,725 | -74.1% |
| Charles Hardin | $2,225 | $1,715 | -22.9% |
| Doug Flanigan | $5,775 | $1,688 | -70.8% |
| Euquerio Alaniz | $5,663 | $1,650 | -70.9% |
| Curt Greer | $25,170 | $1,634 | -93.5% |
| Charles A. Renfro | $328 | $1,600 | 387.8% |
| Dan E. Fumagalli | $4,070 | $1,592 | -60.9% |
| Christopher Craig | $0 | $1,589 | -- |
| Joel Basinger | $11,800 | $1,446 | -87.7% |
| Janice Sue Stelzer | $3,095 | $1,445 | -53.3% |
| Russel Benham | $5,714 | $1,444 | -74.7% |
| Wayne McDonald | $3,957 | $1,432 | -63.8% |
| Jerry Neil Stone | $4,425 | $1,425 | -67.8% |
| Helen Pate | $3,382 | $1,288 | -61.9% |
| Nita Terry | $3,826 | $1,271 | -66.8% |
| Ruth Ann Young | $1,270 | $1,235 | -2.8% |
| Rita Nelson | $3,246 | $1,233 | -62% |
| Keith Bullard | $725 | $1,153 | 59% |
| Preston Poole | $1,494 | $1,150 | -23% |
| Roy M. Vap | $290 | $1,061 | 265.9% |
| Larry Lee | $2,087 | $1,049 | -49.7% |
| Ronnie C. Graves | $5,830 | $1,048 | -82% |
| Glenda Mcclellan J. Boren | $2,382 | $924 | -61.2% |
| Chance Fernandez | $2,442 | $908 | -62.8% |
| Steve Babb | $2,498 | $893 | -64.3% |
| 4NK, Ltd. | $2,405 | $837 | -65.2% |
| Kyle M. Josey | $1,535 | $828 | -46.1% |
| Elsie Mae Jackson Trust | $513 | $813 | 58.5% |
| Delfina Castillo | $2,388 | $801 | -66.5% |
| John W. Payton | $5,737 | $786 | -86.3% |
| Ronnie Gradine | $840 | $781 | -7% |
| Randy Conner | $1,983 | $751 | -62.1% |
| Mickey Lynn Beshirs | $396 | $744 | 87.9% |
| Rickey Judd | $3,355 | $722 | -78.5% |
| Lois J. Case | $1,920 | $658 | -65.7% |
| Lanelle Clary | $1,944 | $645 | -66.8% |
| Ray Mason | $1,257 | $616 | -51% |
| Deb Palmer | $2,260 | $598 | -73.5% |
| Mack Terry | $2,679 | $583 | -78.2% |
| Milton Williams | $1,312 | $562 | -57.2% |
| Jerry E. Windham | $550 | $491 | -10.7% |
| Jay Melcher | $703 | $482 | -31.4% |
| Freddy C. Huff | $1,380 | $465 | -66.3% |
| Jane B. Terry | $2,256 | $465 | -79.4% |
| Janet A. Kitten | $1,715 | $429 | -75% |
| Joyce N. Shults | $699 | $419 | -40.1% |
| Glen Killough | $501 | $389 | -22.4% |
| Frank B Hadderton SR Trust | $5,401 | $378 | -93% |
| Matthew S. Dorsett | $4,740 | $308 | -93.5% |
| Danny Richardson | $759 | $297 | -60.9% |
| Tim James | $1,001 | $293 | -70.7% |
| Joe & Elizabeth Cook Trustee | $0 | $283 | -- |
| Elba Ray Hall Estate | $0 | $273 | -- |
| Amy K. Morris | $637 | $264 | -58.6% |
| Covered J Cattle Company, LLC | $764 | $259 | -66.1% |
| Tommy J. Young | $1,122 | $236 | -79% |
| Benny Hair | $738 | $232 | -68.6% |
| ReShea Tidwell | $739 | $232 | -68.6% |
| Wanda R. Osborn | $1,111 | $232 | -79.1% |
| William J. Todd | $690 | $232 | -66.4% |
| Mary Ann Wright | $204 | $229 | 12.3% |
| Mildred Sentell | $0 | $217 | -- |
| Perry G. Smith | $1,539 | $207 | -86.5% |
| Amanda McKee | $1,439 | $194 | -86.5% |
| Kris Dennison | $905 | $149 | -83.5% |
| Dana R. Babb | $319 | $132 | -58.6% |
| Michael L. Babb | $318 | $132 | -58.5% |
| Kathryn Bullard | $66 | $27 | -59.1% |
| Beth Cook | $619 | $0 | -100% |
| C-Bar, Ltd. | $512 | $0 | -100% |
| Chapman Family Asset Trustee | $3,480 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Reiter | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis M. Mason | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna S. Degan | $7,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin G Sawyers Family Trust | $12,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Agent Credit-Flo | $11,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Ferrel D. Wheeler | $10,685 | $0 | -100% |
| Florene S. King | $648 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Shults | $1,017 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen Williams | $1,077 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard Kenith Bullard | $392 | $0 | -100% |
| J W & Breena Payton Irrevocable T | $6,864 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie Reiter | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Jana Lou Middleton Trust | $13,233 | $0 | -100% |
| John Shults | $5,887 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E Macy IRRV Trustee | $2,900 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharla M Duncan IRRV Trustee | $2,900 | $0 | -100% |
| Sueno Horse & Cattle Company, LLC | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| USDA/Farm Service Agency | $3,183 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendell Johnson | $1,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,825,956 | $3,433,100 | -41.1% |
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