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In 2021, 292 farmers in cities within Wheeler County received a total of $4.7 million in 699 farm subsidies, a 48.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.1 million in 913 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 Wheeler County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| B & C Farms | $568,324 | $348,456 | -38.7% |
| Matt Moore Farms | $499,946 | $333,697 | -33.3% |
| Buckingham Farms | $572,798 | $291,396 | -49.1% |
| McDowell Ranch | $527,579 | $217,725 | -58.7% |
| Kyle Janes | $91,699 | $195,213 | 112.9% |
| Wellington State Bank | $207,719 | $165,260 | -20.4% |
| Matt Tarver | $182,884 | $156,321 | -14.5% |
| Mark G. Tarver | $143,360 | $128,652 | -10.3% |
| Jarrell Russell Jr. | $125,764 | $108,832 | -13.5% |
| Kenneth Wischkaemper | $224,464 | $87,283 | -61.1% |
| Reneau Family Limited Partnership | $109,210 | $78,430 | -28.2% |
| Curt Duncan | $209,424 | $78,318 | -62.6% |
| Mark Cadra | $56,735 | $67,432 | 18.9% |
| Kate Fred | $80,704 | $56,277 | -30.3% |
| Hardcastle Farms | $282,164 | $52,685 | -81.3% |
| Scott Barefoot | $91,288 | $50,526 | -44.7% |
| Mills Family Land Partnership, LLLP | $0 | $49,612 | -- |
| Linda Trimble | $60,066 | $48,073 | -20% |
| Garland Moore | $92,940 | $47,862 | -48.5% |
| Steven R. Emmert | $72,616 | $47,278 | -34.9% |
| Clifford G. Oldham | $82,336 | $46,669 | -43.3% |
| Hampton Farms | $161,149 | $44,114 | -72.6% |
| Tye Sims | $0 | $42,218 | -- |
| Gary Hardcastle | $65,456 | $40,830 | -37.6% |
| Linda Calcote | $38,962 | $40,341 | 3.5% |
| Steven D. Corse | $64,803 | $38,416 | -40.7% |
| Harry Sims | $36,806 | $35,195 | -4.4% |
| William J. Ridgway | $22,821 | $35,027 | 53.5% |
| Clifton Morgan | $74,973 | $33,189 | -55.7% |
| Douglas Coleman Jr. | $203,337 | $31,180 | -84.7% |
| Traci Coleman | $299,677 | $31,180 | -89.6% |
| Eula Jean Arnold Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $30,384 | -- |
| Royce Marion | $19,468 | $29,962 | 53.9% |
| Joe Vanzandt | $44,613 | $28,800 | -35.4% |
| Bobby Buckingham | $67,577 | $27,961 | -58.6% |
| Gary A. Oldham | $69,363 | $27,825 | -59.9% |
| Weaver Partners | $45,478 | $27,252 | -40.1% |
| Gary Alston | $45,943 | $25,991 | -43.4% |
| Cledith Burrell | $20,830 | $25,779 | 23.8% |
| Trent Cadra | $36,651 | $25,415 | -30.7% |
| Ike Finsterwald | $42,971 | $24,007 | -44.1% |
| Kim Janes | $58,935 | $23,180 | -60.7% |
| Charley Russell | $56,485 | $22,986 | -59.3% |
| Angela Thomas | $8,406 | $21,901 | 160.5% |
| Gone Pecan Ranch, LLC | $56,205 | $21,897 | -61% |
| Salt Creek Farms Family LP | $23,060 | $21,058 | -8.7% |
| Claudine Finsterwald | $46,369 | $20,781 | -55.2% |
| Barbara Ann Bass | $29,604 | $20,756 | -29.9% |
| Finsterwald Farms LP | $43,885 | $19,649 | -55.2% |
| Richard Gaines | $43,862 | $18,952 | -56.8% |
| Wayne Benefield | $39,592 | $18,835 | -52.4% |
| Melba Seitz | $15,766 | $18,788 | 19.2% |
| Cecil Pierce | $34,146 | $18,648 | -45.4% |
| Marcus Hardcastle | $73,194 | $18,390 | -74.9% |
| John Hunt | $101,182 | $18,228 | -82% |
| Stacy McCasland | $37,586 | $18,178 | -51.6% |
| Kenneth D. Otts | $50,335 | $17,023 | -66.2% |
| Samuel Dusan Pakan | $57,953 | $16,934 | -70.8% |
| Billy W Finsterwald | $32,699 | $16,777 | -48.7% |
| Bobby G Finsterwald | $32,754 | $16,744 | -48.9% |
| Dixon Conner | $83,071 | $16,368 | -80.3% |
| Gayle Lewallen | $35,404 | $16,160 | -54.4% |
| Don Sherman | $23,531 | $15,030 | -36.1% |
| Carl E. Prater | $22,778 | $14,969 | -34.3% |
| Cleo G. Dodd Jr. | $22,444 | $14,520 | -35.3% |
| Shanda K. Vinyard | $34,284 | $14,449 | -57.9% |
| Shaun Sanders | $14,480 | $14,159 | -2.2% |
| Jamie T Daberry | $22,794 | $14,003 | -38.6% |
| Johnny Christner | $25,938 | $13,793 | -46.8% |
| 7-H Angus LP | $21,327 | $13,631 | -36.1% |
| Rickey L. Bryan | $14,676 | $13,624 | -7.2% |
| Steve Hampton | $30,063 | $12,739 | -57.6% |
| James D. Son | $20,465 | $12,598 | -38.4% |
| Jimmy A. Morgan | $12,356 | $12,560 | 1.7% |
| Lawrence Cook | $7,451 | $12,531 | 68.2% |
| Levi Carter | $42,555 | $12,504 | -70.6% |
| Lynn Ramsey | $10,851 | $12,217 | 12.6% |
| Shannon Engelke | $0 | $12,143 | -- |
| H. B. Krug | $15,424 | $12,023 | -22.1% |
| Bryan H. Close | $16,464 | $11,953 | -27.4% |
| Ford Family Living Trust - Joyce Olean Ford | $0 | $11,913 | -- |
| Duane M. Smith | $26,960 | $11,827 | -56.1% |
| Sallie Adcock | $32,153 | $11,617 | -63.9% |
| Mcwhorter Ranch, Inc. | $32,811 | $11,303 | -65.6% |
| Franklin Knoll | $12,000 | $10,327 | -13.9% |
| Doris O. Knoll | $9,722 | $9,722 | 0% |
| Carolyn Sue Harrison | $9,636 | $9,626 | -0.1% |
| Trostle Ranch Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $9,612 | -- |
| Malcolm Sides | $23,306 | $9,605 | -58.8% |
| Greg Estes | $16,576 | $9,577 | -42.2% |
| Gary George | $7,524 | $9,417 | 25.2% |
| Graham Creek Ranch, LLC | $18,117 | $9,322 | -48.5% |
| Becky Brown | $7,553 | $9,202 | 21.8% |
| Kimberly A. Wheeler | $12,427 | $9,080 | -26.9% |
| Thomas G. Puryear Jr. | $7,999 | $9,020 | 12.8% |
| The Oldham-Parker Family Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $8,762 | -- |
| Earl Corse | $13,686 | $8,743 | -36.1% |
| Mary A. Cunningham | $16,865 | $8,727 | -48.3% |
| Lynna Janes and Carla Biehl | $0 | $8,643 | -- |
| Eddy J. McMurtry | $18,628 | $8,153 | -56.2% |
| Ron Patton | $8,429 | $8,044 | -4.6% |
| Tommy Lindley | $5,139 | $8,035 | 56.4% |
| Fred M. Goad | $9,175 | $8,009 | -12.7% |
| Bill Janes | $22,373 | $7,845 | -64.9% |
| Barbara June Harris | $14,351 | $7,811 | -45.6% |
| Bobbie S. Snead | $7,761 | $7,761 | 0% |
| Rhonda Meriwether | $5,880 | $7,722 | 31.3% |
| Ann Coleman Trust | $0 | $7,689 | -- |
| D & F Family Partnership | $10,417 | $7,645 | -26.6% |
| Laramie Jo Jernigan | $5,489 | $7,609 | 38.6% |
| Billy Conner | $88,181 | $7,409 | -91.6% |
| Hackberry Creek Properties, LLC | $23,137 | $7,404 | -68% |
| Carol McCurley | $9,809 | $7,359 | -25% |
| Lisa Ann Mahler | $8,344 | $7,220 | -13.5% |
| Alex Brown | $11,551 | $7,070 | -38.8% |
| Lana Flint | $16,908 | $6,947 | -58.9% |
| Cecil W. Gaither | $9,083 | $6,860 | -24.5% |
| Debra Finsterwald | $9,658 | $6,583 | -31.8% |
| Donnie Lynette O'Gorman | $6,630 | $6,487 | -2.2% |
| Debbie Lisle | $26,908 | $6,480 | -75.9% |
| Mike O'Gorman | $11,088 | $6,251 | -43.6% |
| JL Ranch, LLC | $10,187 | $6,149 | -39.6% |
| Gaskins Double G Corporation | $78,234 | $6,082 | -92.2% |
| Wanda Lynn Page | $5,961 | $5,961 | 0% |
| Matt Kiker | $23,205 | $5,549 | -76.1% |
| J. G. Bachmann | $21,106 | $5,480 | -74% |
| Reta Dell Conner | $88,179 | $5,476 | -93.8% |
| Barbara Ann Bass | $0 | $5,470 | -- |
| Gaye Hale | $5,686 | $5,247 | -7.7% |
| Glenda Weatherly | $27,313 | $5,197 | -81% |
| Elizabeth Shipp McDowell | $6,046 | $5,166 | -14.6% |
| Russell Killingsworth | $12,876 | $5,144 | -60% |
| Ruth G. Irvine | $6,601 | $5,087 | -22.9% |
| Wesley M. Steen | $4,826 | $4,826 | 0% |
| Layne McCasland | $27,137 | $4,822 | -82.2% |
| Bob Hink | $11,955 | $4,767 | -60.1% |
| Joyce Ford | $4,219 | $4,706 | 11.5% |
| Joyce Unknown Ford | $0 | $4,641 | -- |
| Patty Crawford | $14,695 | $4,521 | -69.2% |
| Nancy Jan Davis | $10,230 | $4,425 | -56.7% |
| Andrea M Cadra | $0 | $4,368 | -- |
| William Walter Wiggins Jr. | $4,396 | $4,252 | -3.3% |
| Bryan Markham | $6,328 | $4,112 | -35% |
| Chad Knight | $4,994 | $3,950 | -20.9% |
| Jenny A. Smith | $6,422 | $3,906 | -39.2% |
| Catherine Wardlow | $0 | $3,849 | -- |
| Judy Woollard | $6,864 | $3,811 | -44.5% |
| Carson W. Bird | $3,776 | $3,776 | 0% |
| Robert Robinson | $3,758 | $3,758 | 0% |
| Gene Coward | $18,952 | $3,703 | -80.5% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $3,696 | -- |
| Terry G. Schafer | $7,198 | $3,687 | -48.8% |
| Paul Brashears | $7,774 | $3,557 | -54.2% |
| Freddy Hunt | $16,346 | $3,552 | -78.3% |
| Jrob, Inc. | $5,415 | $3,525 | -34.9% |
| Darrell Gaines | $7,983 | $3,452 | -56.8% |
| Brandi Calcote | $23,025 | $3,402 | -85.2% |
| Marla Calcote Lax | $1,243 | $3,365 | 170.7% |
| John Walker | $5,510 | $3,306 | -40% |
| Sae McAllister | $3,269 | $3,269 | 0% |
| Lynna D. Janes | $834 | $3,215 | 285.5% |
| Mike Lee | $13,206 | $3,208 | -75.7% |
| Christy White | $3,271 | $3,193 | -2.4% |
| James Masters | $0 | $3,190 | -- |
| Anthony G. Farmer | $3,132 | $3,132 | 0% |
| Ann Coleman | $21,434 | $2,973 | -86.1% |
| Bobby D. Calcote | $4,110 | $2,892 | -29.6% |
| Melanie King | $0 | $2,862 | -- |
| Patti Flowers | $0 | $2,861 | -- |
| Thomas Tyree | $14,770 | $2,859 | -80.6% |
| William D. Lister | $3,982 | $2,779 | -30.2% |
| Joe S. Kelley | $9,460 | $2,770 | -70.7% |
| Hall Cattle Feeders, LLC | $11,084 | $2,769 | -75% |
| Clayton Zybach | $11,473 | $2,769 | -75.9% |
| James Biter | $14,722 | $2,754 | -81.3% |
| Walter Hand | $4,996 | $2,730 | -45.4% |
| William W. Shipley | $13,936 | $2,722 | -80.5% |
| Ethan Tyree | $14,154 | $2,693 | -81% |
| Jan Hill | $1,716 | $2,604 | 51.7% |
| Jennifer Rae James | $715 | $2,573 | 259.9% |
| James Wischkaemper | $9,326 | $2,557 | -72.6% |
| Jerry Dan Hefley | $13,895 | $2,539 | -81.7% |
| Perry Helton | $16,197 | $2,526 | -84.4% |
| Peggy Jo Hunt | $11,605 | $2,517 | -78.3% |
| Harmon Hudson | $5,092 | $2,502 | -50.9% |
| Susan Leffew | $0 | $2,475 | -- |
| Johnny Velasquez | $2,443 | $2,443 | 0% |
| Jane Ann Hall | $0 | $2,422 | -- |
| Collin Hampton | $7,431 | $2,402 | -67.7% |
| Mike Bryant | $19,802 | $2,396 | -87.9% |
| Kenneth Gipson | $5,327 | $2,381 | -55.3% |
| John D. Darrow | $2,369 | $2,369 | 0% |
| Joshua Stephen Bryant | $21,837 | $2,300 | -89.5% |
| Luke Horton | $12,991 | $2,295 | -82.3% |
| Kathlene Marie Henderson | $1,100 | $2,256 | 105.1% |
| Brock Buckingham | $4,642 | $2,246 | -51.6% |
| Ann Coleman Co Douglas Coleman | $0 | $2,180 | -- |
| Robert J. Hink | $8,583 | $2,161 | -74.8% |
| James Harris | $2,500 | $2,108 | -15.7% |
| Kermit Taylor | $6,663 | $2,107 | -68.4% |
| Amando Molinar Lujan | $0 | $2,069 | -- |
| Jane Hall | $0 | $2,030 | -- |
| Dan Trimble | $312 | $2,014 | 545.5% |
| John Paul Pollard | $0 | $2,005 | -- |
| Charles Runnell Roberts | $14,477 | $1,959 | -86.5% |
| Landon Engelke | $1,353 | $1,955 | 44.5% |
| Kenneth Duane Childress Jr. | $0 | $1,952 | -- |
| Jeff Sherman | $825 | $1,873 | 127% |
| Rosemary H. Baxter | $2,990 | $1,826 | -38.9% |
| Douglas Atkins | $8,339 | $1,801 | -78.4% |
| Laverne Close | $4,490 | $1,790 | -60.1% |
| Ann Coleman Co Douglas Coleman Jr. | $0 | $1,762 | -- |
| Ricky Gragg | $4,373 | $1,700 | -61.1% |
| Joseph Daniel Ledbetter | $5,559 | $1,699 | -69.4% |
| Thurman Horn | $6,946 | $1,694 | -75.6% |
| Steve Galmor | $15,014 | $1,662 | -88.9% |
| Kelly Joe Gaskins | $13,540 | $1,646 | -87.8% |
| Earnest A. Lancaster | $1,969 | $1,605 | -18.5% |
| Douglas P. Rives | $3,077 | $1,547 | -49.7% |
| Markus Burrell | $9,491 | $1,525 | -83.9% |
| Charles C. Moore | $7,578 | $1,517 | -80% |
| Charity G. Harris | $4,939 | $1,378 | -72.1% |
| Kerry D. Barefoot | $4,903 | $1,352 | -72.4% |
| Shane Goad | $5,929 | $1,352 | -77.2% |
| Hampton Cattle Company, LLC | $4,554 | $1,351 | -70.3% |
| Robert D. Macina | $4,158 | $1,297 | -68.8% |
| Jack Sims | $6,061 | $1,290 | -78.7% |
| Joe M. Shelton | $6,866 | $1,243 | -81.9% |
| Farm Service Agency | $0 | $1,218 | -- |
| J. B. Bass | $0 | $1,200 | -- |
| Randy Henson | $1,540 | $1,184 | -23.1% |
| Kenneth Decker Trust | $2,197 | $1,160 | -47.2% |
| Thomas E. Jones | $666 | $1,149 | 72.5% |
| Andrew Tanner Cadra | $3,025 | $1,069 | -64.7% |
| Goldstar Land Services, LLC | $1,339 | $1,045 | -22% |
| Vera M. Biggers | $636 | $1,025 | 61.2% |
| Christine Atherton | $0 | $953 | -- |
| Sue Lee | $1,298 | $935 | -28% |
| Jim Bob Nall | $2,263 | $890 | -60.7% |
| Wiley Fires | $1,821 | $890 | -51.1% |
| Patricia Graham | $890 | $890 | 0% |
| Todd Moore | $1,661 | $841 | -49.4% |
| Caroll White | $4,678 | $823 | -82.4% |
| Stacey Horton | $0 | $820 | -- |
| Teresa Rose | $817 | $817 | 0% |
| Kendall Hefley | $3,201 | $811 | -74.7% |
| Mark Alton Marshall | $2,893 | $792 | -72.6% |
| Gordon Estes | $1,593 | $779 | -51.1% |
| Eugenio Martinez | $4,035 | $769 | -80.9% |
| Charla Rose Shipley | $6,017 | $762 | -87.3% |
| Mark Hampton | $3,443 | $751 | -78.2% |
| James Hobbs | $2,368 | $741 | -68.7% |
| 2 Bar a Ranch | $0 | $716 | -- |
| Dustin Hunt | $1,815 | $713 | -60.7% |
| Marvin Dale Barker | $2,046 | $681 | -66.7% |
| Russell Gaines | $759 | $645 | -15% |
| Amy Hunt | $3,003 | $634 | -78.9% |
| Bret Moore | $1,684 | $608 | -63.9% |
| Catherine H. Wardlow | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Maria Elena Garza | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Misty Copeland | $2,893 | $588 | -79.7% |
| Joe Dee Overturff | $3,071 | $578 | -81.2% |
| Jeff Kelley | $2,827 | $574 | -79.7% |
| Mark Gregory Phillips | $3,340 | $569 | -83% |
| Robert L. Martin | $4,557 | $544 | -88.1% |
| Cassie Braddock | $1,771 | $486 | -72.6% |
| Howard Evans | $2,398 | $467 | -80.5% |
| Sidney K. Mills | $938 | $459 | -51.1% |
| Barbara Bass | $0 | $425 | -- |
| Koleen Hensley | $1,397 | $414 | -70.4% |
| Kathy Helton | $1,298 | $410 | -68.4% |
| Jason Davis | $3,577 | $401 | -88.8% |
| Bret Martin Goad | $2,572 | $391 | -84.8% |
| Randy Lee | $1,386 | $374 | -73% |
| Wes Crites | $2,612 | $374 | -85.7% |
| Childress Farm Service Agency | $0 | $360 | -- |
| Leona Jane Lisle | $0 | $341 | -- |
| Joe Lisle | $1,256 | $332 | -73.6% |
| Toni Kuehler | $805 | $313 | -61.1% |
| Linda Davis | $4,528 | $311 | -93.1% |
| Bence Vernon Close | $1,397 | $301 | -78.5% |
| Brandi Calcote | $0 | $287 | -- |
| Elizabeth Jester | $759 | $284 | -62.6% |
| Shane Everett | $1,460 | $233 | -84% |
| Sandra Rose | $935 | $224 | -76% |
| Janee R. Cross | $129 | $186 | 44.2% |
| Karen Denise Puryear | $163 | $163 | 0% |
| Neil Glasgow | $11,431 | $147 | -98.7% |
| Darrel Marshall | $594 | $144 | -75.8% |
| Robert Barrera | $1,388 | $138 | -90.1% |
| Dennis Moore | $502 | $59 | -88.2% |
| Cassie Braddock | $0 | $35 | -- |
| Dean Larue | $4,852 | $0 | -100% |
| Joel Finsterwald | $566 | $0 | -100% |
| Tye Sims | $92,278 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecil Gaither Jr. | $149 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles G. Bateman | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Tyler Fred | $42,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton O'Shae ORR | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Dawn Snider | $2,598 | $0 | -100% |
| Eula Jean Arnold Revocable Living | $65,252 | $0 | -100% |
| Ford Family Living Trust - Joyce | $11,913 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Tarver | $12,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda Adams | $927 | $0 | -100% |
| J. B. Bass | $21,484 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack E. Wardlow | $4,505 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy Lloyd | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Gaskins Farms, Inc. | $79,154 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Joe Gaskins Family Trust | $1,547 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth A. Hefley | $711 | $0 | -100% |
| Mills Family Land Partnership LLL | $36,179 | $0 | -100% |
| The Oldham-Parker Family Revocabl | $8,763 | $0 | -100% |
| Trampas Forbau | $1,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Trostle Ranch Family Limited Part | $18,714 | $0 | -100% |
| Cole Wilson | $1,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Hall | $12,408 | $0 | -100% |
| Delbert McWhorter | $5,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald B. Lowrie | $1,952 | $0 | -100% |
| Gail Ledbetter | $860 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon Sullivan | $3,390 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Finsterwald | $7,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Maegan Hunt | $3,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary E. Jones | $4,997 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Calcote | $40,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Saber Bohlar | $1,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Shonda Mason | $3,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Silver Springs Farms, LLC | $3,374 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Kuehler | $2,927 | $0 | -100% |
| Weldon Simmons | $8,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,091,109 | $4,654,249 | -48.8% |
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