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In 2021, 170 farmers in cities within Dickens County received a total of $1.7 million in 419 farm subsidies, a 58.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 611 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 Dickens County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Dale McGalliard | $175,297 | $72,286 | -58.8% |
| Rebecca Jean McGalliard | $167,966 | $69,197 | -58.8% |
| Glass Ranches, Inc. | $230,643 | $52,459 | -77.3% |
| Kirk Thomason | $182,985 | $49,999 | -72.7% |
| Dale McGalliard | $142,090 | $49,448 | -65.2% |
| Lance Harris | $42,346 | $46,902 | 10.8% |
| Key & Key | $103,282 | $46,699 | -54.8% |
| Vanessa Lyn McGalliard | $141,935 | $43,155 | -69.6% |
| Jeremy K. Cabler | $188,308 | $35,913 | -80.9% |
| Benny Robertson | $243,805 | $34,603 | -85.8% |
| Kelly Kelsey | $41,644 | $34,588 | -16.9% |
| Snakefoot Ranches LP | $22,282 | $30,810 | 38.3% |
| Don Hagins | $30,474 | $29,598 | -2.9% |
| Cathy Deanne Roberts | $41,116 | $28,319 | -31.1% |
| Rex Foust Jr. | $52,262 | $27,041 | -48.3% |
| Ray Faubus | $54,418 | $26,843 | -50.7% |
| Tommy James Long | $108,609 | $26,010 | -76.1% |
| Eric J. Swenson Jr. | $27,361 | $25,844 | -5.5% |
| Preston Wesley Givens | $53,899 | $25,396 | -52.9% |
| Royce Gwyn Long | $52,298 | $25,214 | -51.8% |
| The Floyd Clifford Ellison Living Trust | $0 | $25,124 | -- |
| Eric P. Stevenson | $23,917 | $24,768 | 3.6% |
| Glass Properties, LLC, GP | $45,093 | $23,739 | -47.4% |
| James Lewis | $29,937 | $23,449 | -21.7% |
| Chris Horn | $86,399 | $23,349 | -73% |
| Bedford Jones | $82,495 | $22,868 | -72.3% |
| Neta Driggers | $0 | $22,007 | -- |
| Gregory Joe Arnold | $48,820 | $21,867 | -55.2% |
| Harvey Cannon | $31,277 | $21,709 | -30.6% |
| Chancey Long | $15,045 | $21,537 | 43.2% |
| Farm Service Agency-Farm Loan Programs | $0 | $20,420 | -- |
| Glenn E. Jones | $17,797 | $19,276 | 8.3% |
| Ricky W. Paschall | $53,377 | $19,202 | -64% |
| Max Haney | $21,080 | $19,128 | -9.3% |
| Jim Bob Horn | $61,137 | $18,996 | -68.9% |
| Ann Hodges Family Trustee | $0 | $18,865 | -- |
| Billy D. Hale | $39,595 | $18,685 | -52.8% |
| Joan Murray | $28,322 | $15,724 | -44.5% |
| Jim Humphreys Jr. | $15,497 | $15,711 | 1.4% |
| Steele & Martin Farms, Inc. | $29,482 | $14,925 | -49.4% |
| Clint Fry | $27,382 | $14,704 | -46.3% |
| Ronnie Bilberry | $20,424 | $14,424 | -29.4% |
| Jett Walker Cabler | $45,839 | $13,998 | -69.5% |
| Joe Fincher | $19,417 | $12,877 | -33.7% |
| Zoe A. Robertson | $14,347 | $12,016 | -16.2% |
| Merla Watson | $11,966 | $11,966 | 0% |
| Wayne Smith | $32,681 | $11,861 | -63.7% |
| Espuela Cattle Company, Inc. | $40,234 | $11,577 | -71.2% |
| mac Driggers | $36,271 | $11,186 | -69.2% |
| Cameron B. Capps | $44,473 | $11,029 | -75.2% |
| Sonny Fry | $19,957 | $10,710 | -46.3% |
| Reid A. Arnold | $26,703 | $10,337 | -61.3% |
| Farm Service Agency-Farm Loan | $27,787 | $9,984 | -64.1% |
| Malcolm L. Boger | $37,493 | $9,925 | -73.5% |
| David B. Keith | $15,138 | $9,860 | -34.9% |
| Walker and Walker | $0 | $9,835 | -- |
| Beth Long | $6,950 | $9,792 | 40.9% |
| Danny Robertson | $27,806 | $9,578 | -65.6% |
| Sharon A. Moore | $15,906 | $8,925 | -43.9% |
| Ina Thomason | $27,175 | $8,753 | -67.8% |
| Ann Walker | $0 | $8,182 | -- |
| William F. Daugherty | $5,698 | $8,098 | 42.1% |
| Donna & Eddie Clark Partnership | $21,567 | $7,997 | -62.9% |
| B & L Ranch | $44,071 | $7,983 | -81.9% |
| Sheldon Parsons | $27,911 | $7,808 | -72% |
| Larry Taylor | $8,631 | $7,768 | -10% |
| Bryan E. Thomas | $9,175 | $7,618 | -17% |
| D'Laine Rutledge | $18,891 | $7,420 | -60.7% |
| TCM Farms, LLC | $0 | $6,996 | -- |
| Neal Hindman | $17,186 | $6,857 | -60.1% |
| James Richard Stewart Jr. | $7,219 | $6,621 | -8.3% |
| Woodrow Wilson McArthur Jr. | $11,069 | $6,594 | -40.4% |
| Sergeant Farm, LLC | $0 | $6,511 | -- |
| Larry Winkler | $12,716 | $6,427 | -49.5% |
| Rodney Green | $14,305 | $6,125 | -57.2% |
| John Scott Martin | $5,637 | $5,637 | 0% |
| Floyd County FSA-Agent Credit | $7,533 | $5,546 | -26.4% |
| Randal Key | $5,304 | $5,304 | 0% |
| Darrell Thomason | $9,197 | $5,285 | -42.5% |
| Manuel Herrera | $2,343 | $5,090 | 117.2% |
| Ricky R West | $10,895 | $4,759 | -56.3% |
| Rodney Wayne Weiser | $6,816 | $4,573 | -32.9% |
| Leroy & Harvey Cannon Partnership | $13,206 | $4,277 | -67.6% |
| The Kristen Swenson Cockrum Trust Uwo J B Morrison | $0 | $4,207 | -- |
| James Brian Smithey | $0 | $4,173 | -- |
| Mike Smith | $5,706 | $4,150 | -27.3% |
| The Emery Swenson Trust Uwo J B Morrison | $0 | $4,083 | -- |
| The John Eric Swenson Trust Uwo J B Morrison | $0 | $4,083 | -- |
| John Parum | $5,025 | $4,009 | -20.2% |
| Jean Spradling | $3,970 | $3,970 | 0% |
| John McGalliard | $9,103 | $3,848 | -57.7% |
| Sandra Jackson | $7,669 | $3,840 | -49.9% |
| Jay L. Thomason | $9,186 | $3,728 | -59.4% |
| G & G Farm & Ranch | $10,191 | $3,711 | -63.6% |
| Whitestar Partnership | $3,672 | $3,672 | 0% |
| Matthew Clint Martin | $5,581 | $3,278 | -41.3% |
| Kenneth Brendle | $6,516 | $3,064 | -53% |
| Matt Lindsey | $5,029 | $2,904 | -42.3% |
| Mary L. Winkler | $4,313 | $2,880 | -33.2% |
| Glenn Martin | $6,191 | $2,763 | -55.4% |
| Edward Campbell | $10,542 | $2,706 | -74.3% |
| Richard Campbell | $13,210 | $2,699 | -79.6% |
| Belle Dora Cattle Company | $3,623 | $2,643 | -27% |
| Ed Ross Wyatt | $5,173 | $2,426 | -53.1% |
| Brandon Broyles | $24,748 | $2,371 | -90.4% |
| Dwight E. Dillashaw | $1,839 | $2,303 | 25.2% |
| Harold May | $6,469 | $2,297 | -64.5% |
| Rhea D. Melton | $1,216 | $2,160 | 77.6% |
| Frederick P. Chesley | $5,455 | $2,144 | -60.7% |
| Shad Bradford | $9,790 | $2,108 | -78.5% |
| David Blackburn | $2,058 | $2,058 | 0% |
| Judd Wesley Bennett | $3,699 | $2,058 | -44.4% |
| Mitchell C. Hagar | $12,002 | $2,024 | -83.1% |
| Andy L. Zarate | $12,384 | $2,005 | -83.8% |
| Thomas C. Swaringen | $10,435 | $1,955 | -81.3% |
| Dale Beaty | $2,889 | $1,941 | -32.8% |
| Monte W. McCloy | $10,285 | $1,905 | -81.5% |
| Doug Shaw | $4,059 | $1,865 | -54.1% |
| Kory Keith Bateman | $0 | $1,760 | -- |
| Tony Blasingame | $6,034 | $1,758 | -70.9% |
| Casey Smith | $1,872 | $1,625 | -13.2% |
| Peggy Fowler Hindman | $1,590 | $1,590 | 0% |
| Toni Green | $2,402 | $1,585 | -34% |
| Brent Atkinson | $1,743 | $1,573 | -9.8% |
| Dupree Partners | $6,920 | $1,525 | -78% |
| Lee Kidd | $2,662 | $1,522 | -42.8% |
| Samuel Zarate | $506 | $1,474 | 191.3% |
| David A. Pafford | $3,260 | $1,422 | -56.4% |
| Lesli D Rush-Clark | $2,379 | $1,346 | -43.4% |
| Bill Smith | $2,345 | $1,322 | -43.6% |
| Kermit Woolley | $3,863 | $1,274 | -67% |
| Shane Parsons | $15,919 | $1,260 | -92.1% |
| Shawn Dominey | $313 | $1,209 | 286.3% |
| Sandra W. Agee | $1,194 | $1,193 | -0.1% |
| Jody S. Cabler | $1,221 | $1,150 | -5.8% |
| Leland Brendle | $2,120 | $1,044 | -50.8% |
| Sloan Blue Stephens Tr | $1,986 | $993 | -50% |
| Sydney Melynn Stephens Trustee | $1,986 | $993 | -50% |
| Clayton Noland | $987 | $988 | 0.1% |
| Jimmy Whitefield | $2,578 | $964 | -62.6% |
| Chuck Hinson | $1,705 | $909 | -46.7% |
| Bridgette D. Zarate | $2,753 | $885 | -67.9% |
| Bobby Kautz | $2,306 | $837 | -63.7% |
| Shane Shobert | $1,564 | $766 | -51% |
| Sandra G. Paschall | $2,241 | $756 | -66.3% |
| Derek Ray Bilberry | $946 | $734 | -22.4% |
| Eusebio Lopez | $2,992 | $711 | -76.2% |
| Clinton Tye Bradford | $2,849 | $685 | -76% |
| Donna Drennan | $1,608 | $676 | -58% |
| Christopher Shannon | $0 | $616 | -- |
| Bridgette Zarate | $0 | $596 | -- |
| Travis H. Bateman | $0 | $542 | -- |
| FBJ 3 Trustee | $216 | $532 | 146.3% |
| Tony Ratliff | $1,089 | $530 | -51.3% |
| Dennis Wyatt | $8,129 | $500 | -93.8% |
| Bobby Baker | $1,305 | $434 | -66.7% |
| Barbara Rich | $991 | $420 | -57.6% |
| Jeff Dawson | $8,766 | $376 | -95.7% |
| Linda McWilliams | $7,010 | $313 | -95.5% |
| Pat J. Pounds | $828 | $294 | -64.5% |
| Les Fincher | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Mike Ramage | $0 | $242 | -- |
| Tanner Earl Arnold | $2,530 | $241 | -90.5% |
| Andrew Adams | $0 | $235 | -- |
| Micheal Marley | $5,820 | $139 | -97.6% |
| Barry W. Ferguson | $5,540 | $138 | -97.5% |
| Ronnie White | $429 | $118 | -72.5% |
| David M. Zarate | $0 | $117 | -- |
| Ruby A. Combs | $263 | $105 | -60.1% |
| Kay Ellington | $264 | $94 | -64.4% |
| 3 J Ranch, LLC | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Don Whitaker | $52 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Guthrie | $826 | $0 | -100% |
| Dillon Walker | $5,009 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency-Farm Loan Pro | $12,133 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd County FSA- Farm Loan | $85,699 | $0 | -100% |
| James P. Watson | $1,271 | $0 | -100% |
| Kayla B. Lewis | $6,617 | $0 | -100% |
| Lana Hash | $8,159 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Zarate | $2,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra J. Taylor | $6,703 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommye R. Keith | $1,271 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby D. Condron | $3,362 | $0 | -100% |
| Bug Moore | $3,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad E. Smith | $2,490 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $55,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd County FSA- Farm Loan | $10,007 | $0 | -100% |
| George Mathewson | $1,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy & Jody Sue Cabler Trustee | $22,264 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse H. Daugherty III | $10,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorita Thomason | $942 | $0 | -100% |
| Mandi Marvel | $89 | $0 | -100% |
| Nan McCloy | $11,689 | $0 | -100% |
| Roberson Estate | $8,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Kendrick | $607 | $0 | -100% |
| The Emery Swenson Trust Uwo J B M | $4,083 | $0 | -100% |
| The John Eric Swenson Trust Uwo J | $4,083 | $0 | -100% |
| The Kristen Swenson Cockrum Trust | $4,207 | $0 | -100% |
| Vicki Diggs | $998 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,112,786 | $1,709,903 | -58.4% |
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