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In 2021, 125 farmers in cities within Crowley County received a total of $2.3 million in 334 farm subsidies, a 47.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.4 million in 427 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William R. Gray | $184,811 | $153,396 | -17% |
| Riemenschneider Brothers | $299,586 | $146,145 | -51.2% |
| Tyler P. Karney | $164,495 | $115,841 | -29.6% |
| Robert A. Armstrong | $10,214 | $113,968 | 1,015.8% |
| Lindsay Marie Walter | $45,074 | $98,991 | 119.6% |
| Paul A. Hughes | $251,072 | $95,071 | -62.1% |
| Andrew Walter | $166,357 | $94,684 | -43.1% |
| Bert Buhr | $142,455 | $87,156 | -38.8% |
| John Montgomery | $109,062 | $78,423 | -28.1% |
| Edward A. Hiza | $66,809 | $70,332 | 5.3% |
| Randall D. Petrie | $84,688 | $56,389 | -33.4% |
| Debra L. Walter | $79,553 | $55,267 | -30.5% |
| David L Tomky | $16,847 | $53,837 | 219.6% |
| Sheila M. Groves | $47,523 | $47,161 | -0.8% |
| Keith Montgomery | $64,632 | $44,654 | -30.9% |
| Alvin E. Carter | $50,707 | $41,732 | -17.7% |
| Bauer Farms | $50,863 | $40,916 | -19.6% |
| John a Tomky | $15,470 | $32,605 | 110.8% |
| Douglas E. Tecklenburg | $29,953 | $32,047 | 7% |
| Charles I. Hijar | $83,935 | $29,775 | -64.5% |
| Clifford D. Patton | $29,294 | $29,294 | 0% |
| Wineinger-Davis Ranch, Inc. | $107,311 | $29,212 | -72.8% |
| John ESCH Farms, Inc. | $47,185 | $27,173 | -42.4% |
| Stacey L. Sober | $40,756 | $25,374 | -37.7% |
| Paul R. Jenkins | $16,355 | $24,223 | 48.1% |
| Clinton H. Anderson | $488,146 | $23,981 | -95.1% |
| Kathleen ESCH Farms, Inc. | $23,429 | $23,429 | 0% |
| Dale Rusher & Sons | $95,394 | $21,583 | -77.4% |
| Ricky L. Markus | $34,692 | $19,975 | -42.4% |
| Norman E. Hopkins | $17,140 | $19,408 | 13.2% |
| Lucas ESCH Farms, Inc. | $31,407 | $18,909 | -39.8% |
| JTB Farm, LLC | $905 | $18,504 | 1,944.6% |
| Shawn P. Buhr | $31,573 | $18,148 | -42.5% |
| Quarter Circle Lieutenant, Inc. | $18,044 | $18,044 | 0% |
| Paul D. Stavely | $8,596 | $17,669 | 105.5% |
| Curtis A. Russell | $42,903 | $16,690 | -61.1% |
| Melissa Renae Buhr | $25,514 | $15,984 | -37.4% |
| Brian M. James | $75,883 | $15,840 | -79.1% |
| David A. Carlile | $79,570 | $15,363 | -80.7% |
| Marjorie Hiza | $15,333 | $15,333 | 0% |
| Robert Jake Toney | $16,085 | $13,945 | -13.3% |
| Reid Cattle Company | $107,695 | $13,880 | -87.1% |
| Danny Brewer | $37,433 | $13,591 | -63.7% |
| 5J Farms, LLC | $46,506 | $13,415 | -71.2% |
| Barney H. Burch | $57,331 | $13,376 | -76.7% |
| Leif R. Berg | $24,451 | $12,903 | -47.2% |
| Pete Aragon Jr. | $16,871 | $11,921 | -29.3% |
| Garrett J. Markus | $8,702 | $11,888 | 36.6% |
| Rusher Cattle, LLC | $46,567 | $10,810 | -76.8% |
| Cheyenne D. Sprouse | $37,447 | $10,708 | -71.4% |
| Marjorie A. Patton | $0 | $10,656 | -- |
| Larry Dean White | $10,345 | $10,345 | 0% |
| Patrick J. Pelster | $0 | $9,539 | -- |
| Richard L. Elliott | $56,837 | $9,443 | -83.4% |
| Ronald E. Peters | $16,201 | $9,209 | -43.2% |
| Trenton L. Sharon | $92,759 | $9,207 | -90.1% |
| JP Ranch, Inc. | $28,202 | $9,201 | -67.4% |
| Richard C. Berg | $13,666 | $9,049 | -33.8% |
| Dustin W. Tecklenburg | $8,802 | $8,802 | 0% |
| Trainor Ranch, Inc. | $33,778 | $8,522 | -74.8% |
| Hortense V. Rodriguez | $9,828 | $8,102 | -17.6% |
| Lester R. Snethen | $7,800 | $7,326 | -6.1% |
| Sariah A. Berg | $5,934 | $7,202 | 21.4% |
| Edward Leon Leonard | $36,146 | $7,000 | -80.6% |
| Bluff Springs Ranch, LLC | $25,442 | $6,338 | -75.1% |
| Sandra Bandimere | $17,714 | $5,453 | -69.2% |
| James E. McCuistion | $25,879 | $5,274 | -79.6% |
| James W. McCuistion | $20,002 | $5,078 | -74.6% |
| Matthew D Heimerich | $4,541 | $5,066 | 11.6% |
| Cheryl Ann Mason | $11,440 | $4,597 | -59.8% |
| Marlin Mason | $11,440 | $4,597 | -59.8% |
| Robert D. Griffin | $54,061 | $4,464 | -91.7% |
| Raylene Louise Wetzel | $10,478 | $4,379 | -58.2% |
| Bruce S. Hall | $10,655 | $4,302 | -59.6% |
| Jane Oliver | $5,240 | $4,260 | -18.7% |
| Jade L. Markus | $611 | $4,239 | 593.8% |
| Patrick ESCH Farms, Inc. | $12,523 | $4,125 | -67.1% |
| Rising Double R Ranch Company, LLC | $13,038 | $4,032 | -69.1% |
| Thomas Billy McCurdy | $540 | $4,004 | 641.5% |
| Gary E. Kidd | $0 | $3,848 | -- |
| Dove King | $6,531 | $3,784 | -42.1% |
| Doyce Wayland Hutto | $0 | $3,497 | -- |
| Dylan C. Pepper | $3,861 | $3,160 | -18.2% |
| Richard Daniel Medina | $9,159 | $3,115 | -66% |
| John Michael Walter | $0 | $3,044 | -- |
| Russell N. Jordan | $1,927 | $2,928 | 51.9% |
| Bryce A. Buhr | $4,961 | $2,861 | -42.3% |
| Grace E. Wilson | $17,750 | $2,741 | -84.6% |
| Scot J. Oliver | $25,149 | $2,722 | -89.2% |
| Monty Bond | $2,696 | $2,505 | -7.1% |
| Sharon Bond | $2,718 | $2,488 | -8.5% |
| Charlie R. Marriott | $3,851 | $2,471 | -35.8% |
| Justin D. Osborne | $8,096 | $2,363 | -70.8% |
| Ella M Bauer Trust | $1,047 | $1,897 | 81.2% |
| Anita N. Dillon | $3,787 | $1,636 | -56.8% |
| Paul C. Schurr | $6,212 | $1,595 | -74.3% |
| Jennifer Lea Hall | $8,293 | $1,563 | -81.2% |
| Robert E. Gribble | $4,379 | $1,453 | -66.8% |
| Kyle Hughes | $0 | $1,414 | -- |
| John C Globoker | $6,146 | $1,341 | -78.2% |
| Edger Baker | $1,902 | $1,332 | -30% |
| Shirley D. Talkington | $0 | $1,303 | -- |
| Marion Gruntorad | $2,777 | $1,216 | -56.2% |
| King Center Enterprises, LLC | $989 | $1,160 | 17.3% |
| Andrew Michael Crafton | $6,069 | $1,136 | -81.3% |
| Vernon L. Dillon | $2,739 | $1,012 | -63.1% |
| Martha G. McGovern | $3,287 | $956 | -70.9% |
| Steven Leroy Hopkins | $4,122 | $856 | -79.2% |
| E and W Livestock, LLC | $0 | $716 | -- |
| Dale W. Baker | $3,754 | $571 | -84.8% |
| Anetta Joy Wells | $0 | $567 | -- |
| Carol McCurdy | $973 | $502 | -48.4% |
| Rita J Condis | $0 | $490 | -- |
| Cherrie Beaman | $2,720 | $336 | -87.6% |
| Margaret Elaine White | $0 | $326 | -- |
| Curt W. McCuistion | $2,508 | $299 | -88.1% |
| Mary Montano | $462 | $246 | -46.8% |
| Craig T. Harris | $2,864 | $236 | -91.8% |
| Kaleb Dwayne Bandimere | $1,584 | $191 | -87.9% |
| John Hijar | $764 | $167 | -78.1% |
| Stan Houston | $1,566 | $157 | -90% |
| Joann Thompson | $0 | $150 | -- |
| Kenneth N. Jordan | $850 | $140 | -83.5% |
| Mindy L. Blasingame | $0 | $111 | -- |
| Kenneth Hopkins | $308 | $83 | -73.1% |
| Bruce Devore | $119 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl N. McClure | $1,771 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold V. Allen | $2,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Partnership of Four | $11,678 | $0 | -100% |
| Yvonne A. Petrie | $14,846 | $0 | -100% |
| Calvin Lee Griffin | $4,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton Neal Griffin | $11,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Delbert Jenkins | $4,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeb Brown | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim A. Gruntorad | $2,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Loretta Schwartz | $13,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Parilee Doak | $13,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Ann Armstrong | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Shad D. Sullivan | $573 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew A. Medina | $641 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,376,395 | $2,289,459 | -47.7% |
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