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In 2021, 82 farmers in cities within Grant County received a total of $2.8 million in 197 farm subsidies, a 33.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.3 million in 299 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U Bar Ranch | $487,287 | $346,741 | -28.8% |
| L T Cattle Company, LLC | $342,063 | $234,966 | -31.3% |
| Harrington Ranch Partners | $272,956 | $214,479 | -21.4% |
| 2C Ranch General Partnership | $259,748 | $190,803 | -26.5% |
| At Cross Cattle Company | $239,746 | $184,742 | -22.9% |
| Eby Cattle, LLC | $226,261 | $150,857 | -33.3% |
| Tom MC Cauley & Son, Inc. | $211,278 | $126,615 | -40.1% |
| Zay S. Clopton | $134,657 | $105,390 | -21.7% |
| N Cross, LLC | $116,499 | $79,294 | -31.9% |
| Duston L. Hunt Jr. | $102,039 | $73,093 | -28.4% |
| Charles L. Judd | $95,418 | $71,704 | -24.9% |
| LA Cienega Farms, LLC | $219,153 | $69,007 | -68.5% |
| ZH Cattle Company | $84,910 | $65,726 | -22.6% |
| Terrell-916 Ranch Trust Shelley | $113,392 | $64,702 | -42.9% |
| Roy Buster McDonald II | $51,901 | $50,342 | -3% |
| Jej Ranch | $82,218 | $48,824 | -40.6% |
| Crumbley & Crumbley, LLC | $67,757 | $47,444 | -30% |
| C. R. Evans | $64,889 | $44,446 | -31.5% |
| Ty Bays | $69,378 | $42,638 | -38.5% |
| Gallina Creek Ranch Partnership | $57,670 | $41,215 | -28.5% |
| Greer & Winston, LLC | $55,435 | $32,792 | -40.8% |
| Wayne E. Dickerson | $47,167 | $30,588 | -35.1% |
| Jason T. Turner | $51,561 | $29,684 | -42.4% |
| Ronald C. Strain | $46,511 | $28,975 | -37.7% |
| Ronald L. Strain | $39,215 | $27,834 | -29% |
| R & D Mckeen Family Trust | $39,374 | $27,218 | -30.9% |
| Jason McDonald | $63,953 | $25,295 | -60.4% |
| James Alexander & Robert E Mcintire PTR Blackmist Angus Ranc | $0 | $24,601 | -- |
| Edwin Bradberry | $36,285 | $23,354 | -35.6% |
| Jesse T. Baker | $37,879 | $23,341 | -38.4% |
| James E. Norris | $35,359 | $20,356 | -42.4% |
| Rafter 2S Cattle Company | $29,145 | $20,277 | -30.4% |
| Cow Springs, LLC | $0 | $18,612 | -- |
| Flying M Cattle Company, LLC | $24,347 | $16,594 | -31.8% |
| Billy Collard | $20,971 | $14,499 | -30.9% |
| David Hooker | $24,413 | $14,022 | -42.6% |
| Paula Hooker | $17,310 | $13,626 | -21.3% |
| Bar VK Incorporated | $22,687 | $13,083 | -42.3% |
| Alexander J. Thal | $21,231 | $13,082 | -38.4% |
| Thomas L. Shelley | $20,233 | $12,976 | -35.9% |
| Woodrow Family Revocable Trust | $18,368 | $12,290 | -33.1% |
| Rhodi Lynn Lindsey | $0 | $11,516 | -- |
| David Woodward | $15,692 | $9,776 | -37.7% |
| Harvey Eby | $0 | $9,742 | -- |
| Kenneth W. Brown | $10,926 | $8,232 | -24.7% |
| Heritage Cattle Corporation | $12,952 | $7,819 | -39.6% |
| Frances H Biebelle Family, LLC | $13,568 | $7,465 | -45% |
| Betty Mayberry | $5,227 | $6,983 | 33.6% |
| Oliver Mining Company, LLC | $0 | $6,786 | -- |
| Cheryl Hicklin | $2,717 | $5,020 | 84.8% |
| Luis Cordova | $7,727 | $4,915 | -36.4% |
| Joseph Ronald Runyan | $0 | $4,475 | -- |
| Jeffrey Crumbley | $7,056 | $4,385 | -37.9% |
| Dan D. Emfinger | $7,052 | $4,287 | -39.2% |
| William J. Crocker | $3,728 | $3,728 | 0% |
| Don L. Gatlin | $5,669 | $3,621 | -36.1% |
| Catherine J. Tanner | $3,217 | $3,217 | 0% |
| Jacque Dannelley | $5,194 | $2,986 | -42.5% |
| Richard B. Dinwiddie | $3,442 | $2,801 | -18.6% |
| Bode Living Trust | $3,751 | $2,654 | -29.2% |
| Nevadith Casillas | $0 | $2,347 | -- |
| Sierra Valley, LLC | $11,770 | $2,048 | -82.6% |
| Steven M Drgac | $1,579 | $1,918 | 21.5% |
| Weldon J. Smith | $5,196 | $1,895 | -63.5% |
| Carol a Fugagli | $0 | $1,542 | -- |
| Tammy Johnson | $0 | $1,386 | -- |
| Casey Leann Mayer | $2,871 | $1,253 | -56.4% |
| Terry L. Lane | $1,551 | $1,236 | -20.3% |
| Donald Ray Knipe | $8,026 | $1,216 | -84.8% |
| Billings Enterprises, Inc. | $32,954 | $1,198 | -96.4% |
| Ryan T. Jameson | $5,632 | $1,166 | -79.3% |
| Marlene Law | $1,135 | $984 | -13.3% |
| George Grijalva | $4,862 | $938 | -80.7% |
| Ruth Hamby | $3,874 | $937 | -75.8% |
| Larry E. Gieschen | $881 | $881 | 0% |
| David A. Gurule | $0 | $685 | -- |
| Shelley G. Munoz | $134 | $641 | 378.4% |
| Michael Rae White | $2,833 | $567 | -80% |
| John Menard | $396 | $387 | -2.3% |
| William Halbedel | $303 | $303 | 0% |
| Robert Rael | $1,540 | $263 | -82.9% |
| Tyson Runyan | $66 | $34 | -48.5% |
| Wayne Spitzer | $2,913 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Humphreville | $9,284 | $0 | -100% |
| Harlie Cox | $14,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca L. Campbell | $2,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Donal L. Luhrsen | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Bear Mountain Cattle Company | $27,977 | $0 | -100% |
| Harvey Eby | $13,911 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelly G. Munoz | $697 | $0 | -100% |
| T & D Cattle Company, LLC | $2,860 | $0 | -100% |
| James Alexander & Robert E Mcinti | $46,342 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,265,397 | $2,830,360 | -33.6% |
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