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In 2021, 239 farmers in cities within Moore County received a total of $10.2 million in 508 farm subsidies, a 57.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $24.1 million in 738 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 Moore County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frische Farms | $2,355,209 | $780,749 | -66.9% |
| Happy State Bank | $1,779,226 | $777,094 | -56.3% |
| County Line Farms-II | $898,527 | $459,113 | -48.9% |
| Moore Brothers | $886,089 | $389,369 | -56.1% |
| Crownover Farms | $0 | $367,629 | -- |
| Brooks Brown Farms Partnership | $284,763 | $348,221 | 22.3% |
| Tommy or Valerie Cartrite Farms | $257,356 | $324,555 | 26.1% |
| Hartley Farms, LLC | $618,873 | $254,232 | -58.9% |
| Dee Vaughan Farms General Partnership | $0 | $239,811 | -- |
| Gibson Farms | $590,842 | $231,919 | -60.7% |
| Kimbrell Farms | $276,962 | $216,063 | -22% |
| Russell D. Fangman | $218,221 | $209,744 | -3.9% |
| Wayne & Brent Clark Ptnship | $270,167 | $208,822 | -22.7% |
| Annie Mae Kimbrell | $118,394 | $175,452 | 48.2% |
| Casey Brandon Kimbrell | $118,394 | $175,452 | 48.2% |
| Vaughan Farms, Inc. | $118,465 | $160,023 | 35.1% |
| Kent C Cartrite | $123,748 | $153,526 | 24.1% |
| Craig Cartrite | $337,961 | $146,217 | -56.7% |
| Boomer Farms, LLC | $160,947 | $145,967 | -9.3% |
| Braiden Cartrite | $117,870 | $140,457 | 19.2% |
| Southwest Agent Farms, LLC | $794,527 | $135,520 | -82.9% |
| Southside Dairy, LLC | $36,823 | $134,843 | 266.2% |
| Dumas Dairy, LLC | $493,900 | $127,173 | -74.3% |
| Eastside Dairy, LLC | $308,467 | $127,173 | -58.8% |
| Etter Dairy, LLC | $61,692 | $127,173 | 106.1% |
| Exum Farms, LLC | $212,190 | $127,173 | -40.1% |
| Westside Jerseys, LLC | $31,562 | $127,173 | 302.9% |
| Flying F Farms, Inc. | $294,851 | $110,935 | -62.4% |
| Pyramid Cattle Company, Ltd. | $340,949 | $106,156 | -68.9% |
| Chandler Preston | $302,596 | $100,044 | -66.9% |
| Hasta Farms | $640,384 | $93,467 | -85.4% |
| Gregg & Paul Breland | $205,547 | $92,416 | -55% |
| 2 X 4 Farms | $133,078 | $80,768 | -39.3% |
| Charles B. Stringer | $185,758 | $80,610 | -56.6% |
| Planetierra Three Partnership | $114,495 | $78,136 | -31.8% |
| Jamey Shawn Kimbrell | $110,034 | $74,619 | -32.2% |
| Dan McDowell | $251,501 | $74,237 | -70.5% |
| Darren Stallwitz | $61,379 | $72,566 | 18.2% |
| Spain Farms | $128,242 | $70,730 | -44.8% |
| Rita Fae Rousser | $77,459 | $70,152 | -9.4% |
| Etter Farms, LLC | $131,079 | $68,855 | -47.5% |
| Jody Stone Farms | $145,928 | $64,363 | -55.9% |
| Rick Rousser | $54,062 | $64,258 | 18.9% |
| Douglas Meil Farms | $224,560 | $63,311 | -71.8% |
| Stringer Farms, Inc. | $58,020 | $62,912 | 8.4% |
| Heck Farms Partnership | $64,451 | $62,431 | -3.1% |
| Mark K. Graves | $150,700 | $61,089 | -59.5% |
| Yanke Farms | $193,995 | $59,069 | -69.6% |
| Keith Watson | $72,309 | $58,407 | -19.2% |
| Marlin Nickel | $200,879 | $58,286 | -71% |
| M & D Farms | $149,980 | $58,229 | -61.2% |
| Boon Daniel | $106,035 | $54,330 | -48.8% |
| Lone Star Family Farms | $2,731,000 | $49,221 | -98.2% |
| Michael Hill | $114,677 | $43,283 | -62.3% |
| Raymond Farms | $119,544 | $43,212 | -63.9% |
| Craig J. Stokes | $105,678 | $42,380 | -59.9% |
| Cory Lust Farms | $115,911 | $40,911 | -64.7% |
| Faria Brothers Dairies, LLC | $125,056 | $40,272 | -67.8% |
| John Diedrichsen | $109,151 | $39,503 | -63.8% |
| Gary W. White | $114,086 | $39,461 | -65.4% |
| Jerry Thompson Jr. | $154,817 | $36,512 | -76.4% |
| Ray - Oglesby Farm Company, a Texas Series | $0 | $34,782 | -- |
| Jeremy J. Bain | $39,150 | $33,463 | -14.5% |
| Silver SKY Farms, LLC | $51,495 | $32,736 | -36.4% |
| David A. Koehn | $37,671 | $31,220 | -17.1% |
| Wanda Ruhl Stokes | $50,371 | $30,197 | -40.1% |
| Luis Aguilar | $47,532 | $27,520 | -42.1% |
| Agtexas FCS | $85,879 | $26,966 | -68.6% |
| Jay Goodwin | $109,573 | $25,179 | -77% |
| Randall Koehn | $84,135 | $24,867 | -70.4% |
| Frische Cattle, LLC | $249,433 | $24,598 | -90.1% |
| J & D Bain, Ltd. | $106,649 | $24,324 | -77.2% |
| Jonathan Bryce Betzen | $23,653 | $24,106 | 1.9% |
| Paul Caraway Farms, Inc. | $35,922 | $22,627 | -37% |
| Mesa Larga Cattle Company | $42,986 | $19,730 | -54.1% |
| Kea-Stone Farms, LLC | $11,816 | $19,310 | 63.4% |
| Rager and Geneva Jones Family Farms, LLC | $0 | $18,948 | -- |
| Harris Farms, Inc. | $57,653 | $18,184 | -68.5% |
| Thompson Grain and Beef, LLC | $13,409 | $17,879 | 33.3% |
| Charles R. Pendleton | $39,395 | $16,485 | -58.2% |
| Audrey Kincannon | $16,326 | $16,326 | 0% |
| Need It More Lp | $17,359 | $16,134 | -7.1% |
| Sue B Boyt Real Estate Partnership, Ltd. | $0 | $14,820 | -- |
| Hernandez Farming | $0 | $14,671 | -- |
| Robert Reznik | $53,033 | $14,504 | -72.7% |
| Jim Ferguson | $66,784 | $13,923 | -79.2% |
| Austin Harris Kimbrell | $24,165 | $13,814 | -42.8% |
| Scott Venable | $39,251 | $13,708 | -65.1% |
| Roy Clark & Sons, Inc. | $38,334 | $13,602 | -64.5% |
| Dewey Omel Bain | $61,920 | $13,368 | -78.4% |
| Craig Williams | $42,618 | $13,143 | -69.2% |
| Dumas Feedyard, LLC | $338,486 | $13,058 | -96.1% |
| Humberto Mendoza | $19,414 | $12,966 | -33.2% |
| Don Kimbrell | $29,071 | $12,828 | -55.9% |
| Coby Schacher | $58,630 | $11,842 | -79.8% |
| Reznik & Sons, Inc. | $37,942 | $11,837 | -68.8% |
| Michael D. Hill | $25,056 | $11,752 | -53.1% |
| Tye Womble | $32,140 | $11,723 | -63.5% |
| Mason E. Thompson | $97,410 | $11,618 | -88.1% |
| Howard Beauchamp Jr. | $34,843 | $11,496 | -67% |
| Farm Service Agency | $0 | $11,311 | -- |
| Horizon Farms, Ltd. | $9,489 | $11,060 | 16.6% |
| Judy Unruh | $11,753 | $10,688 | -9.1% |
| Kelly Hays | $13,780 | $10,093 | -26.8% |
| John H Goodwin and Nellie B Goodwin Family Trust | $0 | $9,867 | -- |
| Hard Money, Ltd. | $0 | $9,732 | -- |
| John R. Reznik | $24,191 | $9,721 | -59.8% |
| J a Hall Estate Partnership | $28,386 | $9,517 | -66.5% |
| Burl Scroggs | $44,447 | $9,491 | -78.6% |
| Trent Breland | $9,398 | $9,398 | 0% |
| Beauchamp Estates Partnership | $23,518 | $8,792 | -62.6% |
| Dos Amigos Cattle, LLC | $34,722 | $8,193 | -76.4% |
| Jim Elzner | $12,983 | $7,989 | -38.5% |
| Cartrite Cattle, Inc. | $20,881 | $7,848 | -62.4% |
| Three F Farms, Inc. | $0 | $7,703 | -- |
| LSFF Manager Group, LLC | $10,965 | $7,699 | -29.8% |
| Thomas E. Harbert Jr. | $28,704 | $7,616 | -73.5% |
| Harbert Farms | $15,440 | $7,481 | -51.5% |
| Melba Joyce Morris | $7,391 | $7,391 | 0% |
| Dalton McQuiston | $17,025 | $7,259 | -57.4% |
| Ernestine Lanham | $7,140 | $7,140 | 0% |
| Joe Brian Hunt, Inc. | $13,891 | $7,067 | -49.1% |
| Garrett Stallwitz | $19,580 | $7,060 | -63.9% |
| Eddie Thornton | $7,006 | $7,006 | 0% |
| PCS Legacy Farms, LLC | $4,997 | $6,688 | 33.8% |
| Tim B. Ballinger | $21,684 | $6,571 | -69.7% |
| Kerri K. Blair | $14,858 | $6,377 | -57.1% |
| Pamela Jennings | $6,219 | $6,219 | 0% |
| Douglas Lantz | $477,456 | $6,078 | -98.7% |
| Mr. Danny Reyes Castillo | $0 | $6,026 | -- |
| D&D Farms | $0 | $5,909 | -- |
| Sad Limited Liability PTN | $22,750 | $5,720 | -74.9% |
| Gary Lee Schuman | $16,402 | $5,206 | -68.3% |
| Cartrite Sisters, LLC | $23,968 | $5,193 | -78.3% |
| Albert Benjamin Claycomb Estate | $4,905 | $5,148 | 5% |
| DDK Farms | $8,693 | $5,116 | -41.1% |
| Steve Pauwels | $13,942 | $5,068 | -63.6% |
| M O Bain Trust | $34,106 | $5,045 | -85.2% |
| Jorge Loya-Dominguez | $11,952 | $4,839 | -59.5% |
| Laura Loya | $11,952 | $4,839 | -59.5% |
| Terreland, Corp. | $12,002 | $4,725 | -60.6% |
| Beverly Milligan | $7,079 | $4,301 | -39.2% |
| Juan A. Espino | $9,503 | $4,083 | -57% |
| Grace E. Reznik | $14,577 | $3,970 | -72.8% |
| Charley Jones | $8,426 | $3,926 | -53.4% |
| Judith A. Solomon | $3,431 | $3,745 | 9.2% |
| Lola a Caraway Trust | $0 | $3,694 | -- |
| Jared B. Clark | $12,008 | $3,583 | -70.2% |
| Jim Ledbetter | $11,805 | $3,441 | -70.9% |
| Billy R. Watson | $15,469 | $3,365 | -78.2% |
| D & N Farms | $8,488 | $3,312 | -61% |
| Connor Crownover | $0 | $3,280 | -- |
| Milton or Michal Meyer Living Trustee | $4,406 | $3,213 | -27.1% |
| Justin Crownover | $4,391 | $3,087 | -29.7% |
| Stephanie J. Crownover | $4,391 | $3,087 | -29.7% |
| Jack R Evans | $19,335 | $3,086 | -84% |
| Kimbrell Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $2,283 | $3,045 | 33.4% |
| The Marvin Verkamp Trust | $0 | $3,017 | -- |
| Rodney Brewer | $2,969 | $2,969 | 0% |
| Idella Crum | $6,059 | $2,964 | -51.1% |
| Chris Bunch | $5,409 | $2,908 | -46.2% |
| Chancler L Miller | $29,415 | $2,815 | -90.4% |
| Verna M. Smith | $7,726 | $2,771 | -64.1% |
| F&L Farms, GP | $0 | $2,662 | -- |
| G & G Cattle Company | $4,950 | $2,648 | -46.5% |
| James Graham | $5,298 | $2,582 | -51.3% |
| Tomas Espino | $6,201 | $2,519 | -59.4% |
| Marcel Fischbacher JR | $8,095 | $2,471 | -69.5% |
| Sherry Ruth Morris-Mcwilliams | $12,952 | $2,457 | -81% |
| Jarnagin Farms, LLC | $4,805 | $2,378 | -50.5% |
| David Carrell | $4,736 | $2,373 | -49.9% |
| Pam S. Williams | $7,619 | $2,343 | -69.2% |
| Bucklah Farms | $4,803 | $2,315 | -51.8% |
| Thomas R. Ferguson | $13,731 | $2,298 | -83.3% |
| G & H Custom Farming | $2,277 | $2,207 | -3.1% |
| Howard Lynn Patton | $5,649 | $2,187 | -61.3% |
| Brenda K. Stovall | $1,777 | $2,161 | 21.6% |
| Double T L&C, LLC | $3,753 | $2,156 | -42.6% |
| Bonnie Hunt | $6,140 | $2,126 | -65.4% |
| LSFF Land Management, LLC | $0 | $1,930 | -- |
| Shannon E. Anderton | $14,489 | $1,878 | -87% |
| Brandon D. Brown | $6,909 | $1,682 | -75.7% |
| Martin Kincannon | $3,374 | $1,679 | -50.2% |
| Sandra Borum Bynum | $3,211 | $1,653 | -48.5% |
| J & E Farms | $0 | $1,636 | -- |
| Jacob W. Berg | $3,545 | $1,600 | -54.9% |
| Lucille Catherine Verkamp Estate | $0 | $1,541 | -- |
| Rena Warren | $0 | $1,526 | -- |
| David T. Terrell | $45,438 | $1,496 | -96.7% |
| Corey Holden Hunt | $2,145 | $1,412 | -34.2% |
| Conner Crownover | $6,512 | $1,378 | -78.8% |
| Scott Nickel | $4,752 | $1,377 | -71% |
| Zonelle Mebane Trust - W Zonelle Mebane | $0 | $1,362 | -- |
| Brandon Wayne Jones | $0 | $1,339 | -- |
| Joann Carrell | $0 | $1,338 | -- |
| Adam Ford | $4,378 | $1,311 | -70.1% |
| Jason Floyd | $1,275 | $1,275 | 0% |
| Dale Daves | $1,269 | $1,269 | 0% |
| Gibson Investments | $5,999 | $1,215 | -79.7% |
| Duane Ollinger | $3,382 | $1,200 | -64.5% |
| Brandon W. Jones | $5,347 | $1,187 | -77.8% |
| Steven R. Shook | $4,262 | $1,168 | -72.6% |
| Chad E. Ely | $3,091 | $1,157 | -62.6% |
| Ferguson Agent Enterprises, Inc. | $4,913 | $1,096 | -77.7% |
| Taylor Farms Partnership | $1,086 | $1,086 | 0% |
| Rachel E. Gillespie | $0 | $1,038 | -- |
| W E M Estate PTN | $2,196 | $969 | -55.9% |
| Patrick Pronger | $7,661 | $910 | -88.1% |
| Melissa Snitker Nolte | $890 | $890 | 0% |
| Raymond Ritchey | $5,315 | $880 | -83.4% |
| Micah Anderton | $6,360 | $834 | -86.9% |
| Amanda Lynn Madrigal | $820 | $820 | 0% |
| Thelma Eubank Farm PTN | $3,498 | $797 | -77.2% |
| Terry L. Miller | $0 | $770 | -- |
| Kathleen Trent | $2,353 | $709 | -69.9% |
| John Vincent | $2,196 | $565 | -74.3% |
| David Ford | $14,977 | $516 | -96.6% |
| Hunt Farms, Inc. | $5,113 | $391 | -92.4% |
| Francisco Hernandez | $2,150 | $380 | -82.3% |
| Kerry Sullivan | $561 | $376 | -33% |
| Lisa M. Hatley | $644 | $346 | -46.3% |
| Lynn C. Harbert | $1,746 | $313 | -82.1% |
| Marilou Lewright Town | $637 | $311 | -51.2% |
| Robert J. Ferguson | $13,957 | $299 | -97.9% |
| Linda G. Williams | $582 | $285 | -51% |
| Leighton Stovall | $1,493 | $277 | -81.4% |
| John Damron | $0 | $274 | -- |
| Dow Brewer | $270 | $270 | 0% |
| Mildred Wieck | $0 | $267 | -- |
| Garry D. Parker | $239 | $239 | 0% |
| Nelson B. Parker | $239 | $239 | 0% |
| Pauline Parker | $239 | $239 | 0% |
| Justin Sullivan | $363 | $223 | -38.6% |
| Brent Branham | $18,870 | $201 | -98.9% |
| Bonnie Arbuthnot | $652 | $190 | -70.9% |
| Billy C & Rheta Hill Fam Trustee | $2,676 | $174 | -93.5% |
| James V. Bennett | $1,601 | $173 | -89.2% |
| Galen Giesbrecht | $3,616 | $91 | -97.5% |
| Lacey D. Wilson | $271 | $7 | -97.4% |
| Alfredo Rodriquez | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Allie E Yongue Estate PTN | $4,533 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Etheredge | $15,337 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy C & Rheta Hill Family Trust | $112 | $0 | -100% |
| Brady Hunt | $11,992 | $0 | -100% |
| Brooks Brown | $15,372 | $0 | -100% |
| Brown-Mcclellan, L L C | $3,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Carey Holden Hunt | $2,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny R. Castillo | $15,639 | $0 | -100% |
| D/B/A Hernandez Farming | $31,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Dee Vaughan Farms General Partner | $278,513 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Andrews | $2,159 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Lloyd Beauchamp | $14,867 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenny Street | $3,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurt Hartman | $29,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Mario Lechuga | $1,011 | $0 | -100% |
| Melford Olsson C. Tr | $11,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael McDonald | $954 | $0 | -100% |
| Penny Beauchamp | $18,525 | $0 | -100% |
| Rager and Geneva Jones Family Far | $47,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray Oglesby | $73,869 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard R. Roberts | $4,664 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheryl Ann Ellison | $270 | $0 | -100% |
| Sue Kitchens | $9,614 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Dittberner Estate Partners | $3,871 | $0 | -100% |
| Zonelle Mebane Trust - W Zonelle | $4,725 | $0 | -100% |
| 12 Stars of Texas, Ltd. | $1,872 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy & Rheta Hill Fam Trustee | $354 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Henry | $3,444 | $0 | -100% |
| Double T. Farms | $5,752 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Moore Farms | $6,036 | $0 | -100% |
| John H Goodwin and Nellie B Goodw | $32,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Parmer County FSA/FLP | $12,356 | $0 | -100% |
| Planetierra Partnership | $201,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Rex Hale | $2,231 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Pronger | $2,853 | $0 | -100% |
| Sue B Boyt Real Estate Partnershi | $25,728 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $24,122,269 | $10,231,516 | -57.6% |
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