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In 2021, 81 farmers in cities within Hutchinson County received a total of $1.9 million in 166 farm subsidies, a 66.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.6 million in 263 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pringle Family Farms | $1,562,319 | $336,300 | -78.5% |
| Rodney D. Bohlender | $459,527 | $181,701 | -60.5% |
| Dayton Edwards | $357,985 | $161,331 | -54.9% |
| Robert A. Brown | $145,667 | $134,934 | -7.4% |
| Lieb Brothers | $304,160 | $106,693 | -64.9% |
| M P Harbour & Sons | $386,501 | $78,126 | -79.8% |
| Jimmy Riemer | $140,722 | $64,768 | -54% |
| S Curve Farms, LLC | $137,662 | $52,382 | -61.9% |
| Nathan Sargent | $121,152 | $47,650 | -60.7% |
| Crutch Ranch, LLC | $92,157 | $47,317 | -48.7% |
| Leola Blanton | $95,968 | $45,975 | -52.1% |
| Heartland Natural Gas, Inc. | $99,197 | $42,692 | -57% |
| Donna Sargent | $107,435 | $37,205 | -65.4% |
| Chisum Ranches, Ltd. | $63,386 | $35,917 | -43.3% |
| Dustin G. Sargent | $79,656 | $29,183 | -63.4% |
| Shree Sargent | $79,645 | $29,175 | -63.4% |
| James Leven | $22,894 | $28,121 | 22.8% |
| James A. Schmidt | $38,737 | $27,531 | -28.9% |
| Everett Timmons | $23,883 | $23,883 | 0% |
| Total Crop Care, Inc. | $38,661 | $22,431 | -42% |
| Gerald C Harbour Estate | $16,069 | $21,919 | 36.4% |
| Jon M. Jarvis | $32,286 | $20,978 | -35% |
| Johnette L. Jarvis | $29,279 | $20,971 | -28.4% |
| William Durham | $145,351 | $20,869 | -85.6% |
| DBCC General Partnership | $19,810 | $19,810 | 0% |
| Jon M. Tolleson | $37,784 | $17,479 | -53.7% |
| June Jackson | $12,563 | $15,601 | 24.2% |
| Tolleson Farms | $160,226 | $15,281 | -90.5% |
| DBT Cattle, LLC | $19,360 | $15,256 | -21.2% |
| Carolyn Shields | $21,377 | $13,429 | -37.2% |
| Kristine Bevins | $36,505 | $12,970 | -64.5% |
| Doris G. Henderson | $31,539 | $10,622 | -66.3% |
| Kerry D. Stegall | $30,576 | $10,309 | -66.3% |
| Cracklin J Ranch, LLC | $75,755 | $10,200 | -86.5% |
| Darall Satterfield | $30,737 | $9,982 | -67.5% |
| Sharon K. Keener | $13,064 | $9,783 | -25.1% |
| Mortonville Agent | $22,814 | $9,153 | -59.9% |
| Carol Pack | $23,036 | $9,030 | -60.8% |
| Freedom Three Oil and Gas, Ltd. | $56,606 | $8,886 | -84.3% |
| Wesley Jarvis | $13,908 | $7,599 | -45.4% |
| Gerald Harbour C. Est | $0 | $7,346 | -- |
| B&D Agent, LLC | $71,369 | $5,703 | -92% |
| Texilla Farms, LLC | $9,070 | $5,466 | -39.7% |
| Casey R. Armstrong | $0 | $5,446 | -- |
| Hutchco Farms, Inc. | $4,092 | $4,092 | 0% |
| Randall S. Maxwell | $14,739 | $3,677 | -75.1% |
| Agintellex, Inc. | $15,054 | $3,370 | -77.6% |
| Jerry Kiser | $14,124 | $3,113 | -78% |
| Gene W. Tyer | $0 | $2,988 | -- |
| Mary Grice | $0 | $2,462 | -- |
| Howard Graham | $2,364 | $2,364 | 0% |
| Joyce Lobbins | $2,157 | $2,157 | 0% |
| Mark Berinti | $1,101 | $2,098 | 90.6% |
| Amy Leann Green | $4,014 | $1,966 | -51% |
| Interbank | $0 | $1,910 | -- |
| Johnston Farms | $3,274 | $1,848 | -43.6% |
| Hegan R. Lamb | $15,951 | $1,813 | -88.6% |
| Gerald C. Harbour | $0 | $1,705 | -- |
| Don Martin | $1,320 | $1,678 | 27.1% |
| Austin H. Hilbert | $1,558 | $1,558 | 0% |
| Kayren Harbour | $44,074 | $1,489 | -96.6% |
| Charles Harold Dawson | $7,176 | $1,358 | -81.1% |
| Richard Spencer | $1,617 | $1,354 | -16.3% |
| Frank Tipton | $13,323 | $1,328 | -90% |
| Lester Tipton | $0 | $1,244 | -- |
| Tybo Thompson | $5,647 | $1,111 | -80.3% |
| Ruth L. Chisum | $2,393 | $913 | -61.8% |
| Evelyn Lantelme | $2,726 | $898 | -67.1% |
| Linda Lieb | $1,698 | $886 | -47.8% |
| Lexie Jones | $1,947 | $718 | -63.1% |
| Jody Hazen | $10,988 | $690 | -93.7% |
| Robert Richards | $1,188 | $508 | -57.2% |
| Landon Jones | $1,232 | $402 | -67.4% |
| Robert Ervin Johnson | $307 | $333 | 8.5% |
| Joe H. Matzek | $1,492 | $327 | -78.1% |
| Michael Blanton | $1,276 | $310 | -75.7% |
| Connie Gallaspy | $307 | $299 | -2.6% |
| Harry Stegall | $64,918 | $277 | -99.6% |
| Jolinda Brumley | $596 | $175 | -70.6% |
| Dwight McArthur | $518 | $153 | -70.5% |
| Sue Smith | $503 | $53 | -89.5% |
| Danny Ballard | $747 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis P. Caldwell | $67,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Laverne Jackson | $3,429 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Oeleis | $1,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy Leann Green | $946 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Jarvis Trust for Jon Jarvis | $2,249 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Harbour | $18,264 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon & Johnette Jarvis Family Trus | $1,658 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorena Cowan | $989 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D. Smith | $21,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,627,826 | $1,891,028 | -66.4% |
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