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In 2021, 207 farmers in cities within Garland County received a total of $1 million in 341 farm subsidies, a 58.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.5 million in 597 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 Garland County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Brent Clawitter | $111,324 | $65,211 | -41.4% |
| Wheatley Farm, Inc. | $96,131 | $57,051 | -40.7% |
| H M I Property Company Limited Partnership, LLLP | $88,203 | $53,258 | -39.6% |
| Dusty Sue, LLC | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| B Carter Land, LLC | $61,312 | $40,046 | -34.7% |
| NBA Farms, Inc. | $93,939 | $36,624 | -61% |
| Bauer Family Limited Partnership | $57,480 | $36,508 | -36.5% |
| H D and Carolyn Spainhouer Farms | $165,210 | $35,654 | -78.4% |
| Jennifer Green | $42,196 | $29,056 | -31.1% |
| Arnof Brothers, LLC | $37,721 | $28,501 | -24.4% |
| RCW Limited Partnership, LLLP | $40,437 | $26,429 | -34.6% |
| John B Dozier Land Trust | $56,832 | $25,058 | -55.9% |
| Rickey Day Farms PTRSP | $172,692 | $22,743 | -86.8% |
| Larkan Family Limited PTNS | $39,031 | $21,111 | -45.9% |
| Michael Binns Family Trust D Binns | $188,559 | $19,365 | -89.7% |
| Gibbs Family Trust | $6,242 | $16,915 | 171% |
| Hartley Brothers Liability Company, Ltd. | $40,977 | $15,799 | -61.4% |
| Wrenco, Inc. | $85,510 | $15,030 | -82.4% |
| Daisy B Land Company | $24,576 | $13,406 | -45.5% |
| Shirley Family Trust | $21,796 | $13,078 | -40% |
| Carol S Levi Revocable Trust | $25,908 | $12,879 | -50.3% |
| Norris Farms, LLC | $7,251 | $12,220 | 68.5% |
| Jemison Family Irrevocable Trustee of 2011 | $0 | $12,084 | -- |
| Wayne Vines Rvoc Trustee | $18,051 | $11,738 | -35% |
| Mahn Brothers Partnership | $16,468 | $10,921 | -33.7% |
| Almyra Farms, Inc. | $19,921 | $10,893 | -45.3% |
| Josh Carpenter | $11,133 | $10,738 | -3.5% |
| John Phillip Free-John Phillip Free Trust | $21,995 | $9,030 | -58.9% |
| Joe Ed Godbehere | $8,160 | $9,017 | 10.5% |
| Ben Blecha Trustee No 1 Trustee B Keith M Blecha Share | $9,073 | $8,625 | -4.9% |
| Don Harris Family Trust | $15,633 | $8,358 | -46.5% |
| Morris H. Dreher | $19,199 | $7,505 | -60.9% |
| Judith C. Yancey | $8,853 | $7,115 | -19.6% |
| George M. Callahan | $9,909 | $6,743 | -32% |
| Carolyn Spainhouer | $17,660 | $6,542 | -63% |
| Thomas Turner | $26,664 | $6,476 | -75.7% |
| Jamie Shell Williams Revocable Trust | $15,395 | $6,050 | -60.7% |
| Rickey J Day Farms, Inc. | $12,981 | $5,975 | -54% |
| Jo Dean Neel | $2,581 | $5,644 | 118.7% |
| John B. Dozier | $5,632 | $5,632 | 0% |
| Debbie Jennings | $19,712 | $5,494 | -72.1% |
| Bellville Farm | $8,118 | $5,441 | -33% |
| Day-Raley Farms, LLC | $9,656 | $5,409 | -44% |
| Louise O. Toole | $5,036 | $5,036 | 0% |
| Derrell Nantze | $2,582 | $5,030 | 94.8% |
| Charles H. Dante Jr. | $9,897 | $4,826 | -51.2% |
| Phillip Martin | $19,426 | $4,814 | -75.2% |
| James D. Hunter | $4,749 | $4,749 | 0% |
| Courtney Carter Zeiser | $8,100 | $4,736 | -41.5% |
| Brian E. Downen | $5,850 | $4,653 | -20.5% |
| Billy Drew Terry - the Terry Family Trustee | $0 | $4,563 | -- |
| Busted Mallard Duck Club, LLC | $6,067 | $4,417 | -27.2% |
| Charlotte Lee-Lee Revocable Living Trust | $4,606 | $4,200 | -8.8% |
| Pansye Mcmillan | $0 | $4,174 | -- |
| Jeanne J. Larsen | $2,939 | $4,159 | 41.5% |
| Mitchel Dale Golleher | $0 | $4,137 | -- |
| Judith Messenger | $9,519 | $3,924 | -58.8% |
| Jeannie R. Locke | $7,297 | $3,900 | -46.6% |
| Thomas A. James | $14,476 | $3,820 | -73.6% |
| Edwin T. Courtney | $11,095 | $3,439 | -69% |
| Gail N. Bryant | $3,398 | $3,398 | 0% |
| Wilda Bryant Chadick | $3,398 | $3,398 | 0% |
| Jean Robson | $3,294 | $3,294 | 0% |
| William H. Blocker | $12,463 | $3,272 | -73.7% |
| Ginger a Sommers Trustee Share Under the 2010 James Keith Sommers | $2,461 | $3,246 | 31.9% |
| The Charles & Shirley Washington Family Trust | $4,422 | $3,154 | -28.7% |
| Jimmy O'Bryant | $12,639 | $2,875 | -77.3% |
| Jane Keating Carlson | $4,235 | $2,787 | -34.2% |
| Nicholas Washington | $11,605 | $2,647 | -77.2% |
| Rebecca Finzer | $2,632 | $2,632 | 0% |
| Street Family Farms, Inc. | $11,336 | $2,601 | -77.1% |
| Regie J Howard | $14,858 | $2,556 | -82.8% |
| Gail Crawford Garner | $2,529 | $2,529 | 0% |
| Robert K. Luetkemeyer | $7,608 | $2,468 | -67.6% |
| Diane Daniels | $1,716 | $2,462 | 43.5% |
| Tom S Agerton JR, D.D.S. | $8,419 | $2,281 | -72.9% |
| Shelby Barnett | $12,841 | $2,270 | -82.3% |
| Gary G. Wallert | $2,250 | $2,250 | 0% |
| Marty L. Quinn | $7,981 | $2,223 | -72.1% |
| Donny R. Moore | $10,021 | $2,157 | -78.5% |
| John & Denise Steinhaus Family Trust | $2,675 | $2,104 | -21.3% |
| Kay Cooper | $11,539 | $1,920 | -83.4% |
| Johnnie Thompson | $5,472 | $1,848 | -66.2% |
| Oneida, LLC | $2,154 | $1,838 | -14.7% |
| D Lyndolph Ziegler | $6,905 | $1,802 | -73.9% |
| Pinellas, LLC | $4,227 | $1,775 | -58% |
| Robert Holiman Tr E. A. Uw | $3,266 | $1,775 | -45.7% |
| Jose Soto | $7,964 | $1,745 | -78.1% |
| E. W. Copeland III | $4,272 | $1,661 | -61.1% |
| Lois Gladden Leek | $7,476 | $1,580 | -78.9% |
| J & K Freeman Farms, LLC | $5,973 | $1,570 | -73.7% |
| Stephen Warrick | $5,102 | $1,558 | -69.5% |
| Mary Lou Cook | $5,841 | $1,541 | -73.6% |
| Earlene Roark | $4,020 | $1,539 | -61.7% |
| Robert M. Nichols | $9,692 | $1,488 | -84.6% |
| John S. Schug | $2,265 | $1,431 | -36.8% |
| William Marsh Jr. | $5,816 | $1,405 | -75.8% |
| Jerry Duhon | $4,691 | $1,388 | -70.4% |
| Lynn Z. Zeno | $5,051 | $1,368 | -72.9% |
| Richard Larry Otwell | $1,330 | $1,330 | 0% |
| Mary L. Scallorn | $2,001 | $1,322 | -33.9% |
| Peggy J. Crossley | $1,260 | $1,308 | 3.8% |
| Lawrence K. Ault | $7,645 | $1,297 | -83% |
| Susan A. Gorton | $6,413 | $1,294 | -79.8% |
| Brian Tanner | $4,279 | $1,275 | -70.2% |
| Clayton Allen James | $4,895 | $1,272 | -74% |
| Sharon Kay Pierce Dent | $2,739 | $1,223 | -55.3% |
| Billy G. Carter | $1,372 | $1,205 | -12.2% |
| John Amberson Cook | $3,192 | $1,195 | -62.6% |
| Carole Plafcan | $975 | $1,170 | 20% |
| James L. Parker | $6,011 | $1,135 | -81.1% |
| Joseph J Hostalek | $1,131 | $1,131 | 0% |
| Adams Family Limited PTR 1 | $4,460 | $1,097 | -75.4% |
| Jean McCracken | $2,304 | $1,096 | -52.4% |
| E. J. Spratlin | $1,075 | $1,075 | 0% |
| J. R. Burroughs | $2,957 | $1,066 | -63.9% |
| Kay Caldwell | $1,345 | $1,056 | -21.5% |
| Harlan W Lesoing Rev Living Trust | $1,779 | $1,052 | -40.9% |
| Walter Graham & Linda Kay Slaight Revocable Living Trust | $4,345 | $1,042 | -76% |
| Melvin Lee Daniel | $4,864 | $1,038 | -78.7% |
| Ebsi, LLC | $1,417 | $1,035 | -27% |
| Ronnie Ritter | $6,652 | $1,014 | -84.8% |
| Jason Skelton | $4,604 | $1,001 | -78.3% |
| Paul W. McConnell | $4,554 | $993 | -78.2% |
| Deborah S Rabeneck | $247 | $990 | 300.8% |
| Martha Jane Murray | $982 | $982 | 0% |
| Darrell Eckard | $3,806 | $977 | -74.3% |
| David Rogers | $6,507 | $965 | -85.2% |
| Jimmie D. Williams | $1,950 | $954 | -51.1% |
| Joseph a Lokanc JR | $1,763 | $926 | -47.5% |
| Debby M. Mitchell | $3,773 | $913 | -75.8% |
| Caddo River Ranch | $2,960 | $879 | -70.3% |
| Brent Smith-Smith Family Trust | $3,817 | $878 | -77% |
| Robin White | $1,440 | $868 | -39.7% |
| Kenneth J. Warden | $3,641 | $864 | -76.3% |
| Barbara Helm | $160 | $848 | 430% |
| Mala Joy Daggett | $2,681 | $836 | -68.8% |
| Betty Humphreys | $3,787 | $828 | -78.1% |
| Larry Fred Vincent | $3,392 | $804 | -76.3% |
| Sarah Meadows | $4,137 | $802 | -80.6% |
| Clinton Daniel Mayfield | $3,601 | $724 | -79.9% |
| Donna K. Huxtable | $827 | $711 | -14% |
| Lloyd J. Huxtable | $827 | $711 | -14% |
| R. J. Warrington | $1,286 | $705 | -45.2% |
| Triple M Farms of Drew Company, LLC | $2,200 | $690 | -68.6% |
| David D. Stuart | $2,673 | $660 | -75.3% |
| Ray H. Patterson | $1,105 | $632 | -42.8% |
| John L. Boyd | $2,541 | $626 | -75.4% |
| Dee Ann Johnson | $1,714 | $613 | -64.2% |
| Robert C. Goodeaux | $2,398 | $609 | -74.6% |
| Jan M. Pettinger | $3,724 | $608 | -83.7% |
| Klein Family Trust | $662 | $601 | -9.2% |
| Kathleen Bodenhamer GST Trust | $827 | $586 | -29.1% |
| Willis T. Morehead Sr. | $2,288 | $584 | -74.5% |
| Jack Knight Jr. | $2,948 | $580 | -80.3% |
| Sue Howard | $3,497 | $576 | -83.5% |
| Letitia Fulenwider | $818 | $566 | -30.8% |
| Lavonne Mays | $853 | $544 | -36.2% |
| Sandra M. Knoke | $540 | $540 | 0% |
| Marsha Herring Allen | $794 | $516 | -35% |
| Davin B. Anderson | $2,101 | $511 | -75.7% |
| William P. Turner | $1,281 | $496 | -61.3% |
| Blue Point Land, LLC | $854 | $490 | -42.6% |
| Gary Butler | $1,386 | $489 | -64.7% |
| Kwin R Black | $5,235 | $488 | -90.7% |
| Larry D. Lovell | $910 | $475 | -47.8% |
| Larry Dale | $783 | $475 | -39.3% |
| James D. Humphreys | $2,554 | $453 | -82.3% |
| Connie a Zerfas-Zerfas Family Trust | $0 | $448 | -- |
| Jerry Glenn Hawthorn Jr. | $2,398 | $448 | -81.3% |
| Kristine Netherton | $438 | $438 | 0% |
| Warren Netherton | $438 | $438 | 0% |
| Lisa E. Batterton | $2,554 | $408 | -84% |
| Carl R. Hawthorn | $3,212 | $384 | -88% |
| Judith Hutchison M. Tr | $1,464 | $384 | -73.8% |
| Eli J. Blankenship | $1,749 | $370 | -78.8% |
| Calloway Family Trust | $523 | $366 | -30% |
| Debbie Anderson | $698 | $349 | -50% |
| Edward M. Brown | $746 | $347 | -53.5% |
| Robin L. Brown | $746 | $347 | -53.5% |
| Joan H. Clinton | $987 | $337 | -65.9% |
| John Gracchus Shaver SR Trust | $1,001 | $335 | -66.5% |
| Billy Wayne Yancey | $1,620 | $332 | -79.5% |
| Larry Thye | $685 | $331 | -51.7% |
| Beverly Helmke | $1,235 | $289 | -76.6% |
| Alan W. Bear | $1,213 | $255 | -79% |
| Marcia J. Donoho | $149 | $247 | 65.8% |
| Tammy M. Harvey | $687 | $237 | -65.5% |
| Emmett Sweningson | $1,287 | $236 | -81.7% |
| Earnestine Clark | $481 | $235 | -51.1% |
| Cindy D Fakouri | $0 | $234 | -- |
| William E. Smith | $0 | $234 | -- |
| Rickey J. Day | $681 | $230 | -66.2% |
| Larry V. Harris | $4,964 | $212 | -95.7% |
| Sara Catherine Wimmer | $425 | $181 | -57.4% |
| Arnold L. Ingle | $847 | $180 | -78.7% |
| Sharon Khaleghdad-Arab | $380 | $145 | -61.8% |
| Thureal E Harre JR | $362 | $134 | -63% |
| William Richard Holiman | $1,076 | $131 | -87.8% |
| Palmer S. Clemmons Jr. | $6,529 | $115 | -98.2% |
| John Crawford | $506 | $110 | -78.3% |
| Mabel G. Ramsey | $311 | $109 | -65% |
| Elizabeth Bennett | $179 | $81 | -54.7% |
| Sam E. Johnson | $6,236 | $62 | -99% |
| James R. Mazzanti | $155 | $48 | -69% |
| Elizabeth Faver | $122 | $46 | -62.3% |
| William W. Hays | $2,098 | $31 | -98.5% |
| Bacilia Rodriguez | $148 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Ann Helm | $1,894 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry Watkins | $4,592 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Drew Terry - the Terry Fami | $5,326 | $0 | -100% |
| Dailey Family Trust | $580 | $0 | -100% |
| David Rabeneck | $1,283 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah G. Ledford | $317 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Deaton | $264 | $0 | -100% |
| James a Blundell Trust | $130 | $0 | -100% |
| James B Sokora | $63 | $0 | -100% |
| Jemison Family Irrevocable Trustee of | $12,084 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd Crossley | $2,441 | $0 | -100% |
| Mae Lorraine Emery | $1,044 | $0 | -100% |
| Marjorie T Smith Farms, Inc. | $15,763 | $0 | -100% |
| Martha Horning | $3,107 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. Jensen | $42,151 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael McMillan | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Polina Doris Clemmons 2503 C Trust | $699 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Wille | $3,425 | $0 | -100% |
| Ron L. Cohorn | $4,961 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald L. Blackwell | $15,891 | $0 | -100% |
| The Trust Agreement of Bobbie Rut | $1,787 | $0 | -100% |
| M. van Patterson | $232 | $0 | -100% |
| Jana Marie Helton | $8,974 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen Randall Davis | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,504,894 | $1,040,924 | -58.4% |
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