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In 2021, 282 farmers in cities within Gray County received a total of $7.4 million in 665 farm subsidies, a 34.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.2 million in 721 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 Gray County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red River Dairy, LLC | $0 | $754,291 | -- |
| Sweetwater Creek Dairy, LLC | $712,777 | $622,264 | -12.7% |
| Martin Farms, Inc. | $491,805 | $326,505 | -33.6% |
| J & J Farms | $441,371 | $215,763 | -51.1% |
| Stephen Smith | $360,043 | $209,059 | -41.9% |
| Stan Tate | $122,090 | $201,541 | 65.1% |
| Janyth L Bowers | $291,387 | $199,149 | -31.7% |
| Charles W. Bowers | $284,150 | $199,112 | -29.9% |
| Ronnie Brown | $262,467 | $163,966 | -37.5% |
| Davis Bros Seed | $247,272 | $163,881 | -33.7% |
| LDR Farms, Inc. | $512,956 | $158,921 | -69% |
| Joe L. Magee | $500,471 | $153,130 | -69.4% |
| Dana R. Terry | $52,357 | $149,141 | 184.9% |
| Spearman Cattle Company | $293,729 | $144,142 | -50.9% |
| Joe H. Wheeley | $124,120 | $143,709 | 15.8% |
| Cindy Brown | $262,095 | $136,281 | -48% |
| Miles Smith | $208,573 | $134,662 | -35.4% |
| James I. Shaw | $254,384 | $118,956 | -53.2% |
| Dunlap Land & Sales, Inc. | $168,032 | $105,242 | -37.4% |
| Shaw Brothers | $156,681 | $103,346 | -34% |
| David M. Bowers | $93,168 | $96,903 | 4% |
| L K Farms, Inc. | $165,214 | $88,959 | -46.2% |
| Capital Farm Credit | $96,892 | $78,370 | -19.1% |
| Gregory W. Acker | $74,087 | $73,945 | -0.2% |
| Lisa Acker | $116,421 | $73,880 | -36.5% |
| Larry Beck Ranches LP | $104,211 | $72,406 | -30.5% |
| Katherine Hinton | $79,627 | $69,059 | -13.3% |
| Terry C. O'Neal | $129,362 | $65,809 | -49.1% |
| Chisum Family Partnership, Ltd. | $79,887 | $63,891 | -20% |
| B & C Farms | $225,064 | $60,851 | -73% |
| Ty Hays | $256,001 | $53,124 | -79.2% |
| Dave Davis | $61,455 | $52,395 | -14.7% |
| Jim Richardson | $108,868 | $52,285 | -52% |
| Willem Hartman | $94,759 | $49,596 | -47.7% |
| Doyle S. Smith | $29,946 | $44,939 | 50.1% |
| Calvin Schaffer | $17,348 | $44,654 | 157.4% |
| Susan C. Rhoades | $64,328 | $43,110 | -33% |
| Smith Family Trust | $27,746 | $42,852 | 54.4% |
| Curtis Phillips II | $68,256 | $40,706 | -40.4% |
| William J. Ragsdale Jr. | $63,931 | $38,416 | -39.9% |
| Shandon L Stalls | $17,711 | $38,363 | 116.6% |
| Diane O'Neal | $71,324 | $34,913 | -51.1% |
| Randell Lane Stalls | $76,095 | $34,431 | -54.8% |
| Russell Eakin | $29,066 | $33,556 | 15.4% |
| WL and MM Arrington Partnership Three, Ltd. | $0 | $33,461 | -- |
| Louise Smith | $35,043 | $33,429 | -4.6% |
| Scott Lowe | $6,417 | $32,841 | 411.8% |
| James S. Ryan | $79,363 | $30,926 | -61% |
| Destry Z. Magee | $239,129 | $30,032 | -87.4% |
| Lee Shaw | $46,190 | $29,493 | -36.1% |
| Wagon Rod Cattle Company, Inc. | $127,125 | $28,672 | -77.4% |
| Stephen E. Martin | $34,023 | $26,602 | -21.8% |
| Gerald Johnson | $15,051 | $26,082 | 73.3% |
| Mike Darsey | $23,760 | $25,600 | 7.7% |
| John R Spearman IV Estate | $65,986 | $25,142 | -61.9% |
| Osborne Brothers PTN | $26,359 | $24,675 | -6.4% |
| Bryan Troxell | $49,909 | $24,553 | -50.8% |
| Lindel Farms, LLC | $99,159 | $24,132 | -75.7% |
| Sam & Crystal Hermesmeyer Joint Venture | $0 | $23,119 | -- |
| Sherman S. Smith | $17,678 | $22,405 | 26.7% |
| Cecil Eugene Martin | $50,649 | $22,203 | -56.2% |
| Doak Elledge | $68,991 | $21,551 | -68.8% |
| Donna Acker | $23,061 | $21,187 | -8.1% |
| L. H. Webb | $26,994 | $20,859 | -22.7% |
| Rafter P Cattle, LLC | $45,401 | $20,439 | -55% |
| Marvin Daugherty | $2,483 | $20,313 | 718.1% |
| Ronald Dean Rice | $29,111 | $20,051 | -31.1% |
| J & R Farms | $107,082 | $19,856 | -81.5% |
| Donald R. Whitney | $36,677 | $19,757 | -46.1% |
| Cathy Scribner | $11,368 | $19,586 | 72.3% |
| Walter Dittberner Estate Partnership | $0 | $18,699 | -- |
| Lee W. Lowrey | $27,203 | $18,694 | -31.3% |
| Dorothy D. Barrett | $0 | $18,223 | -- |
| John M. Haynes | $30,153 | $17,955 | -40.5% |
| O H Price Farms, LLC | $17,925 | $17,925 | 0% |
| Denise Howard | $25,233 | $17,632 | -30.1% |
| 3R Cattle Company | $0 | $16,782 | -- |
| Ronnie Ferguson | $7,480 | $16,608 | 122% |
| Max Payne | $16,411 | $16,367 | -0.3% |
| Tyson E. Enterline | $0 | $15,874 | -- |
| Ryan Davis | $22,031 | $15,378 | -30.2% |
| William 'buck' M. Arrington | $22,073 | $14,709 | -33.4% |
| Judy Cambern | $9,618 | $14,623 | 52% |
| Lane Thompson | $58,806 | $14,190 | -75.9% |
| Barbara Nell Stalls | $16,957 | $14,128 | -16.7% |
| Brian A. Fuller | $25,365 | $14,040 | -44.6% |
| James H. Reeves | $35,987 | $13,709 | -61.9% |
| Don and Rita Crockett Farms, Inc. | $14,980 | $13,583 | -9.3% |
| Will Shaw | $29,458 | $13,199 | -55.2% |
| Frank H. Worsham | $4,818 | $12,549 | 160.5% |
| Kuempel Wagyu, LLC | $0 | $12,376 | -- |
| Deborah A. Borden | $0 | $12,316 | -- |
| Earl Smith | $41,669 | $11,784 | -71.7% |
| J Glennette Goode | $16,723 | $11,480 | -31.4% |
| A B Carruth Estate PTN | $7,300 | $11,393 | 56.1% |
| Haynes Family Trust | $7,601 | $11,058 | 45.5% |
| LC Farm and Ranch, LLC | $8,104 | $10,805 | 33.3% |
| Spencer Nicholson | $41,071 | $10,736 | -73.9% |
| Thut Creek Ranch, LLC | $0 | $10,706 | -- |
| Cheryl Smith | $19,383 | $10,680 | -44.9% |
| John M. Evans | $13,773 | $10,067 | -26.9% |
| Billy Klapper | $10,056 | $10,056 | 0% |
| Joe C. Hutchison | $67,830 | $9,970 | -85.3% |
| Susan Corley | $2,706 | $9,944 | 267.5% |
| Chestnut Street Investments LC | $16,115 | $9,910 | -38.5% |
| Cal Holwick | $0 | $9,860 | -- |
| Donald A. Maul | $12,032 | $9,826 | -18.3% |
| James W. Goode | $852 | $9,578 | 1,024.2% |
| Magee Properties, Inc. | $64,241 | $9,200 | -85.7% |
| Frazier Partnership | $0 | $9,164 | -- |
| Donald Calvert | $10,295 | $9,016 | -12.4% |
| Monte Covalt | $8,339 | $8,888 | 6.6% |
| DE Vuyst Farms | $25,525 | $8,800 | -65.5% |
| Donnie Winegeart | $12,643 | $8,790 | -30.5% |
| Braden B. Benson | $13,270 | $8,177 | -38.4% |
| Barry Fields | $9,781 | $8,159 | -16.6% |
| Anderwald-Lauri-Krista, Ltd. | $8,074 | $8,074 | 0% |
| Steve Carter | $18,384 | $7,980 | -56.6% |
| David K. Crockett | $16,599 | $7,956 | -52.1% |
| Billy W. Cofer | $9,917 | $7,605 | -23.3% |
| Guess General Partnership | $4,886 | $7,386 | 51.2% |
| Arthur J. Rohde Jr. | $5,570 | $7,220 | 29.6% |
| Melissa Schroeder | $7,758 | $6,969 | -10.2% |
| Deborah J. Giese | $12,311 | $6,703 | -45.6% |
| John McDonough | $0 | $6,581 | -- |
| Richard Crockett | $10,015 | $6,391 | -36.2% |
| Raymond E. Barrett | $33,355 | $6,163 | -81.5% |
| C C & K Jones FLP | $15,936 | $6,009 | -62.3% |
| 4 D Ranch | $34,741 | $5,974 | -82.8% |
| Bill Layman | $9,422 | $5,935 | -37% |
| Deborah Murray | $8,685 | $5,830 | -32.9% |
| Lois Simon | $5,152 | $5,306 | 3% |
| John L Tripplehorn | $2,508 | $5,230 | 108.5% |
| Helena Hysinger | $2,558 | $5,121 | 100.2% |
| Stephen Clements | $2,546 | $5,092 | 100% |
| Meaker Investments | $3,294 | $5,087 | 54.4% |
| Anita Lyn Hefley Smith | $7,401 | $5,080 | -31.4% |
| David S. Haynes | $9,090 | $5,050 | -44.4% |
| Arnel L. Bryan | $6,206 | $5,035 | -18.9% |
| Jacob Adam Wichert | $4,987 | $4,987 | 0% |
| Samuel T. Haynes | $2,640 | $4,892 | 85.3% |
| Glenn Ceniceros | $7,183 | $4,886 | -32% |
| Jenny Everett Fry | $0 | $4,840 | -- |
| Garrett Scribner | $9,488 | $4,819 | -49.2% |
| John A. Chesher | $2,420 | $4,775 | 97.3% |
| Patricia A. Youngblood | $10,914 | $4,740 | -56.6% |
| Wade Kirk | $2,145 | $4,717 | 119.9% |
| Sanders Family Trustee No Nfrr45476973 | $4,881 | $4,652 | -4.7% |
| Paula F. Whitney | $0 | $4,545 | -- |
| Richard Russell | $12,467 | $4,517 | -63.8% |
| David Dixon | $7,201 | $4,392 | -39% |
| Lewis & Debbie Properties LP | $4,387 | $4,387 | 0% |
| Dan Daugherty | $867 | $4,330 | 399.4% |
| Amy Lucile Taylor | $0 | $4,303 | -- |
| Harold W. Taylor | $0 | $4,303 | -- |
| Dennis Kuempel Jr. | $25,456 | $4,274 | -83.2% |
| Dorothy Barrett | $0 | $4,172 | -- |
| Mel Manhart | $0 | $4,069 | -- |
| Craig Cobb | $6,232 | $3,804 | -39% |
| Debbie Dalton | $0 | $3,759 | -- |
| Darrel Crafton | $6,215 | $3,665 | -41% |
| Lindsay Scribner Hudson | $0 | $3,662 | -- |
| Debra K. Brown | $9,189 | $3,486 | -62.1% |
| Billy L. Fuller | $5,072 | $3,474 | -31.5% |
| Lester Lee | $0 | $3,331 | -- |
| J. T. Rogers Jr. | $22,892 | $3,068 | -86.6% |
| John Spearman | $0 | $3,059 | -- |
| Billy Skipper Jr. | $0 | $3,017 | -- |
| Billy Ray Corley Jr. | $1,485 | $2,976 | 100.4% |
| Clara Sailor Crump Revocable Trust | $0 | $2,961 | -- |
| Brinda Sue Hembree | $19,763 | $2,948 | -85.1% |
| Cecil Gaither Jr. | $12,826 | $2,932 | -77.1% |
| Cynthia Ann McDonald | $8,757 | $2,925 | -66.6% |
| Artie Sailor III | $8,817 | $2,882 | -67.3% |
| Brenda Condo | $0 | $2,803 | -- |
| Patsy Ann Porter | $3,707 | $2,750 | -25.8% |
| Kirk Spear | $1,650 | $2,743 | 66.2% |
| Donnie G. Ray | $2,727 | $2,727 | 0% |
| Scotti Duane Campbell | $8,457 | $2,706 | -68% |
| Brandon McGinty | $8,200 | $2,679 | -67.3% |
| Sherilyn W. Archer | $4,738 | $2,627 | -44.6% |
| Roselle Collingsworth | $2,049 | $2,584 | 26.1% |
| Roger D. Lamb | $5,414 | $2,483 | -54.1% |
| Aljean Harmon | $8,191 | $2,425 | -70.4% |
| Donald J Pundt and Patsy S Pundt Revocable Living | $0 | $2,415 | -- |
| Mary Kathleen Greene | $2,723 | $2,391 | -12.2% |
| Curtis Davis | $12,420 | $2,364 | -81% |
| Kevin L. Crawford | $5,907 | $2,350 | -60.2% |
| Floyd Skipper | $7,755 | $2,329 | -70% |
| Donald Lee Kemp | $2,268 | $2,268 | 0% |
| Larry K. Organ | $9,158 | $2,249 | -75.4% |
| Cynthia S. Sherrod | $2,997 | $2,182 | -27.2% |
| Jami Joyce | $2,175 | $2,175 | 0% |
| Michael L. Joyce | $2,175 | $2,175 | 0% |
| Joe Ragsdale | $18,444 | $2,111 | -88.6% |
| R. M. Hampton | $1,548 | $2,085 | 34.7% |
| Amy M. Calvert | $0 | $2,039 | -- |
| Rick Evans | $0 | $1,965 | -- |
| Robert P. Evans Jr. | $6,845 | $1,910 | -72.1% |
| James L. Hefley | $9,524 | $1,908 | -80% |
| Connie Manzanares | $0 | $1,870 | -- |
| Ken R Burger | $0 | $1,784 | -- |
| Tony R. Smitherman | $5,456 | $1,755 | -67.8% |
| Jonathan Ray Bailey | $0 | $1,727 | -- |
| Sidney Jackson | $3,183 | $1,716 | -46.1% |
| Durward Dunlap | $2,211 | $1,708 | -22.7% |
| The Lewis Family Trust | $0 | $1,657 | -- |
| Cassie Cambern | $0 | $1,607 | -- |
| Jennifer Evans | $0 | $1,595 | -- |
| Jack Ryan Magee | $5,401 | $1,587 | -70.6% |
| Nikki Jo Shahan | $7,828 | $1,506 | -80.8% |
| Misty Brooke Leblanc | $1,157 | $1,490 | 28.8% |
| Ronald L. Urbanczyk | $6,221 | $1,419 | -77.2% |
| Beth A. Bagwell | $3,387 | $1,388 | -59% |
| Cherri A. Eck | $0 | $1,339 | -- |
| Charity G. Harris | $0 | $1,337 | -- |
| Adam Shea Maul | $6,067 | $1,267 | -79.1% |
| Roden Ranch, LLC | $0 | $1,186 | -- |
| David C. Osborne | $5,257 | $1,185 | -77.5% |
| James G. Greer | $1,128 | $1,159 | 2.7% |
| Jeff Chisum | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Walter R. Schaefer | $1,448 | $1,094 | -24.4% |
| Rd & KM Farms, LLC | $0 | $1,082 | -- |
| Ronnie Goode | $1,115 | $1,054 | -5.5% |
| David Lee | $1,470 | $1,048 | -28.7% |
| Knollwood Trading, LLC | $7,605 | $1,034 | -86.4% |
| Jackie L. Taylor | $2,024 | $1,007 | -50.2% |
| Judith Salazar | $981 | $981 | 0% |
| Karen Fultz | $981 | $981 | 0% |
| Nelda R. Kirk | $2,943 | $963 | -67.3% |
| James A. Reeves | $0 | $939 | -- |
| Paula Whitney | $1,069 | $916 | -14.3% |
| Hans R. Hansen | $0 | $905 | -- |
| Kelly Byron | $4,455 | $900 | -79.8% |
| Barbara Benyshek | $0 | $883 | -- |
| Lindsey Scribner Hudson | $4,959 | $879 | -82.3% |
| Jim Duvall | $3,971 | $848 | -78.6% |
| Brinda Hembree | $1,789 | $845 | -52.8% |
| Gerald F. Lilley | $3,502 | $827 | -76.4% |
| Cord J. Nix | $3,058 | $784 | -74.4% |
| Sharron Brown | $1,626 | $771 | -52.6% |
| Ron Nelson | $2,838 | $756 | -73.4% |
| Leslie Carol Smith | $1,286 | $750 | -41.7% |
| Prairie Investment Corporation | $8,764 | $736 | -91.6% |
| Lewis Family Trust Dalton Lewis | $0 | $734 | -- |
| Paulette K. Lilley | $717 | $720 | 0.4% |
| Laura M. Campbell | $2,100 | $711 | -66.1% |
| Tommy Downs | $3,047 | $675 | -77.8% |
| Katherine Amerson | $0 | $673 | -- |
| Dianna L. Sanders | $646 | $646 | 0% |
| Steven Brody Albus | $3,462 | $638 | -81.6% |
| Denise Downs | $0 | $630 | -- |
| Steve Snelgrooes | $3,229 | $615 | -81% |
| Rodney Robertson | $1,202 | $601 | -50% |
| Barry Robison | $1,859 | $578 | -68.9% |
| Fish's Mouth Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $572 | -- |
| Billie M Lowrey-Clarke | $0 | $536 | -- |
| Terry Dean Wheeler | $0 | $515 | -- |
| Fields Family Limited Partnership | $3,692 | $511 | -86.2% |
| M. W. Horne | $1,089 | $446 | -59% |
| Alvin D. Watson | $1,136 | $429 | -62.2% |
| Bryan Edward Waldrip | $0 | $412 | -- |
| Daniel Simpson | $1,227 | $407 | -66.8% |
| James O. McCracken | $15,814 | $351 | -97.8% |
| O. H. Price | $0 | $335 | -- |
| Sheri Haynes | $1,397 | $320 | -77.1% |
| Sam D. Haynes | $1,397 | $320 | -77.1% |
| Raleigh Leon Scothorn | $954 | $287 | -69.9% |
| Sandra Osborne L. Short | $559 | $270 | -51.7% |
| Denise Adams | $561 | $262 | -53.3% |
| Rickey R. Parnell | $981 | $254 | -74.1% |
| Larry Neal Holmes | $626 | $253 | -59.6% |
| John Michael Simon | $0 | $233 | -- |
| Robbie Cochran | $1,941 | $194 | -90% |
| James Stuart Smith | $529 | $165 | -68.8% |
| David Teichmann | $704 | $138 | -80.4% |
| William E. Gething | $601 | $124 | -79.4% |
| Harriet Hampton | $0 | $84 | -- |
| Gwen Douthit | $6,995 | $82 | -98.8% |
| Jerry Heasley | $844 | $66 | -92.2% |
| Jane Radcliff | $503 | $53 | -89.5% |
| Lance Jackson Weaver | $5,826 | $17 | -99.7% |
| Been Blessed, Ltd. | $1,567 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Brame | $3,252 | $0 | -100% |
| Corine P. Henderson | $473 | $0 | -100% |
| Cory W. Bailey | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Corine Henderson | $18,203 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Lee Hembree | $1,131 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Hess Dwyer Estate | $8,747 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie Ferguson | $11,131 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas J. Cole III | $17,007 | $0 | -100% |
| Valerie Fuller | $2,930 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred J. Koch | $123 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty O. Wilson | $124 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy W. Scribner | $4,628 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher L. Epps | $401 | $0 | -100% |
| Clara Sailor Crump Revocable Trus | $11,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Coldwater Land & Cattle, LLC | $32,469 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny A. Lewis | $3,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Davie C. Turner | $161 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Wyatt | $1,241 | $0 | -100% |
| E. H. Scrimshire | $14,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Emma Leta Morris | $1,699 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Boyd 2005 Trust | $5,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary L. McFall | $951 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene Thompson | $1,681 | $0 | -100% |
| Grazia Moser | $3,309 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold W. Price | $5,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Jan Lockhart | $5,721 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay Braddock | $672 | $0 | -100% |
| John Hickman | $2,699 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Winkler | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucille Z. Roden | $244 | $0 | -100% |
| Maurita Blackwell Pitman | $161 | $0 | -100% |
| Pampa Heifer Development, LLC | $12,486 | $0 | -100% |
| Pauline Daugherty | $7,579 | $0 | -100% |
| R S Mcconnell, Inc. | $1,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Ramsdell Family Limited Partnersh | $1,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Robby Burrell | $1,984 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocky L. Thomas | $206 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Wade Maul | $732 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Braddock | $1,534 | $0 | -100% |
| T. D. Hobart II | $395 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted Hutto | $37,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Bennett | $668 | $0 | -100% |
| Velva Grace Hopkins Estate | $2,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Dittberner Estate Partners | $9,695 | $0 | -100% |
| White Trust a | $6,986 | $0 | -100% |
| WL and MM Arrington Partnership T | $49,335 | $0 | -100% |
| X Cross X Limited Partnership | $247,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $11,209,656 | $7,386,037 | -34.1% |
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