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In 2021, 214 farmers in cities within Briscoe County received a total of $5.2 million in 624 farm subsidies, a 39.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.7 million in 705 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 Briscoe County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| First National Bank of Quitaque Texas | $0 | $425,879 | -- |
| Happy State Bank | $873,876 | $290,112 | -66.8% |
| G&M Farms | $95,159 | $195,156 | 105.1% |
| Ross & Payton Estes Farms | $401,746 | $178,163 | -55.7% |
| Circle Z. Farms | $174,902 | $168,446 | -3.7% |
| Burson Cattle Company | $259,168 | $160,454 | -38.1% |
| William Jared Francis | $228,888 | $152,904 | -33.2% |
| Mark Steven Allen | $228,011 | $142,259 | -37.6% |
| Triple B Farms, Inc. | $170,635 | $137,440 | -19.5% |
| J. A. Patton | $209,181 | $132,364 | -36.7% |
| Mayfield Cattle Company | $110,687 | $102,705 | -7.2% |
| Wayne Reed | $170,252 | $91,820 | -46.1% |
| Walter L. Henson | $113,830 | $86,019 | -24.4% |
| Derrel Johnson | $129,749 | $82,014 | -36.8% |
| LA Quetta Jo Schott | $135,187 | $81,323 | -39.8% |
| Gary Lee Weaks | $28,523 | $79,614 | 179.1% |
| Fannie Shannon | $20,126 | $78,560 | 290.3% |
| 5M Farms, Inc. | $48,417 | $76,449 | 57.9% |
| Janice K. Henson | $98,060 | $74,072 | -24.5% |
| Coon Creek Cattle Company | $156,353 | $73,041 | -53.3% |
| Barry Gene Francis | $120,941 | $69,716 | -42.4% |
| Clay Farms Partnership | $85,829 | $67,259 | -21.6% |
| Michelle Renee Francis | $118,681 | $64,165 | -45.9% |
| Louis Edd Grabbe | $173,037 | $61,598 | -64.4% |
| Ted Daugherty | $72,762 | $59,962 | -17.6% |
| Sloan Grabbe | $107,139 | $59,227 | -44.7% |
| Mark Jay Patton | $78,256 | $55,631 | -28.9% |
| Farm Service Agency | $82,570 | $54,508 | -34% |
| Don Curry | $95,653 | $53,428 | -44.1% |
| Ross and Melissa Estes Farms | $70,981 | $52,483 | -26.1% |
| Perry Brunson | $26,313 | $50,056 | 90.2% |
| Patricia Arlene Curry | $88,298 | $49,322 | -44.1% |
| Douglas Forbes | $79,026 | $47,028 | -40.5% |
| 26 Farms | $22,010 | $45,032 | 104.6% |
| Happy State Bank | $32,882 | $43,295 | 31.7% |
| Lance Holt | $73,767 | $42,937 | -41.8% |
| Misty Holt | $73,767 | $42,642 | -42.2% |
| Marsha Brunson | $21,076 | $40,148 | 90.5% |
| Lane B. Garvin | $43,864 | $40,091 | -8.6% |
| Arrowpoint Cattle, LLC | $66,117 | $36,335 | -45% |
| Paula J. Garvin | $41,016 | $35,926 | -12.4% |
| Peggy Price | $86,147 | $34,215 | -60.3% |
| Luke Shannon | $52,069 | $34,131 | -34.5% |
| Dane Mullins | $27,011 | $32,755 | 21.3% |
| Eric Lee Patton | $57,888 | $32,680 | -43.5% |
| Jimmy M. Ross | $34,305 | $30,909 | -9.9% |
| Tim C. Mattheus | $38,619 | $30,017 | -22.3% |
| Saul Cattle | $68,137 | $29,961 | -56% |
| Mary Tom Burson | $28,792 | $28,792 | 0% |
| Richard Lambert | $31,541 | $27,348 | -13.3% |
| Alton Riddell | $35,680 | $26,411 | -26% |
| Farm Service Agency | $29,580 | $26,397 | -10.8% |
| Johnnie Bell Pigg Estate | $8,581 | $26,292 | 206.4% |
| Gregory Glenn Ramsey | $80,078 | $25,850 | -67.7% |
| Derrel Johnson Trustee | $62,884 | $21,531 | -65.8% |
| W. E. Hawkins | $33,886 | $21,141 | -37.6% |
| Mullin Ranch | $15,210 | $21,039 | 38.3% |
| Michael Lynn Curry | $42,929 | $20,505 | -52.2% |
| Teepee Cattle, LLC | $37,765 | $20,372 | -46.1% |
| Mike Long | $25,257 | $20,185 | -20.1% |
| Teeple Farms, LLC | $32,310 | $19,582 | -39.4% |
| Heartbar Ranch Joint Venture | $35,904 | $18,964 | -47.2% |
| R & C Cattle Company | $31,917 | $18,786 | -41.1% |
| Norma Vaughan | $18,936 | $17,703 | -6.5% |
| Trenton Codee Grabbe | $32,373 | $17,295 | -46.6% |
| Rex Yeary | $15,755 | $16,759 | 6.4% |
| Warren L. Merrell | $19,780 | $16,617 | -16% |
| Kenneth J. Helms | $20,929 | $16,512 | -21.1% |
| Brady Clark Ramsey | $40,035 | $15,764 | -60.6% |
| Jay Long | $19,433 | $15,715 | -19.1% |
| Rance Hanna Young | $30,012 | $15,566 | -48.1% |
| Stanley Price | $10,468 | $14,925 | 42.6% |
| Joy Stodghill | $9,238 | $14,822 | 60.4% |
| Larry D. Comer | $15,715 | $14,250 | -9.3% |
| Floyd County FSA - Farm Loan | $0 | $13,681 | -- |
| B & F Cattle | $132,884 | $13,530 | -89.8% |
| Don Brown | $21,929 | $13,227 | -39.7% |
| Mary Brown | $21,929 | $13,227 | -39.7% |
| Matt Francis | $26,686 | $11,570 | -56.6% |
| Tommy D. Burson | $15,806 | $11,299 | -28.5% |
| Garvis Dewey Estes Jr. | $25,951 | $11,235 | -56.7% |
| Bill Brooks | $17,530 | $10,964 | -37.5% |
| Kitchens, Kitchens & Frizzell, LLC | $0 | $10,807 | -- |
| Roy Reed | $12,031 | $10,742 | -10.7% |
| Donna Hamilton | $8,042 | $10,448 | 29.9% |
| Randel L. Hamilton | $16,925 | $10,232 | -39.5% |
| Rex Holt | $9,163 | $10,201 | 11.3% |
| Shafe Weaver Farms, Ltd. | $27,217 | $10,140 | -62.7% |
| Danny Francis | $18,455 | $9,975 | -45.9% |
| Kirk Saul | $3,534 | $9,558 | 170.5% |
| Mary L. Henry | $9,278 | $9,260 | -0.2% |
| Annetta Helms Trust | $0 | $8,582 | -- |
| Tommie Jo Cruse Estate | $14,462 | $8,576 | -40.7% |
| Mike Pigg | $1,566 | $8,526 | 444.4% |
| Scott Wright | $8,635 | $8,429 | -2.4% |
| Scott Saul | $12,709 | $8,401 | -33.9% |
| Clinton C. White | $7,853 | $8,390 | 6.8% |
| Jason Todd Reagan | $28,835 | $8,356 | -71% |
| Kraig Cox | $9,941 | $8,231 | -17.2% |
| Joseph R. Potter | $13,391 | $8,230 | -38.5% |
| Mayfield Family Partnership 2005, Ltd. | $0 | $8,169 | -- |
| John Bryan Schott | $1,089 | $8,141 | 647.6% |
| Ziegler Family Trust | $24,438 | $7,849 | -67.9% |
| Sheryl Lynn Weaver | $8,652 | $7,681 | -11.2% |
| W W Merrell Family Ranch, Inc. | $8,079 | $7,574 | -6.3% |
| Earl Patrick | $660 | $7,425 | 1,025% |
| Ruby J. Hardin | $16,877 | $7,226 | -57.2% |
| Matthew Roper | $19,360 | $7,191 | -62.9% |
| Brent Brannon | $18,076 | $6,916 | -61.7% |
| B & S Shannon Farms, Inc. | $27,745 | $6,891 | -75.2% |
| Max & Sheryl Weaver Farms | $11,631 | $6,761 | -41.9% |
| Bryan Wayne Breedlove | $2,929 | $6,697 | 128.6% |
| Garland Francis Tr | $7,887 | $6,678 | -15.3% |
| Beau Adam Bearden Brock | $30,774 | $6,661 | -78.4% |
| Jimmy Burson | $54,035 | $6,397 | -88.2% |
| Narciso Hinojosa | $10,770 | $6,352 | -41% |
| Bena Hester | $6,312 | $6,325 | 0.2% |
| MGM Farms | $8,455 | $6,173 | -27% |
| Young Children Partnership | $10,226 | $6,072 | -40.6% |
| John T. Burson | $5,613 | $5,440 | -3.1% |
| Guy W. Young | $9,369 | $5,394 | -42.4% |
| Vaughnell Brannon | $9,676 | $5,332 | -44.9% |
| Barbara Mayfield | $943 | $5,142 | 445.3% |
| Mary Jane Patton | $6,112 | $5,087 | -16.8% |
| Tanner Rance Young | $13,922 | $5,026 | -63.9% |
| Shad Schlueter | $3,911 | $4,996 | 27.7% |
| Strange Farms Partnership | $9,646 | $4,938 | -48.8% |
| Tina Nance | $5,762 | $4,883 | -15.3% |
| E. G. Reed | $7,445 | $4,770 | -35.9% |
| Christina Hinojosa | $5,040 | $4,580 | -9.1% |
| Thelma L Mullin Living Trust | $4,558 | $4,558 | 0% |
| Lisa Lynn Reagan | $17,981 | $4,507 | -74.9% |
| Phil Phipps | $4,317 | $4,317 | 0% |
| Ronald H. Carpenter | $4,239 | $4,239 | 0% |
| Connie Bearden Farms Partnership | $7,337 | $4,068 | -44.6% |
| Arturo Flores | $0 | $3,983 | -- |
| Neva Jean Mullin | $7,551 | $3,960 | -47.6% |
| Emily Shantel Teegardin | $14,194 | $3,947 | -72.2% |
| Justin Clayton Pigg | $0 | $3,916 | -- |
| Chester Losey Hawkins | $5,632 | $3,767 | -33.1% |
| Brian W. Cagle | $7,393 | $3,738 | -49.4% |
| Kay Myers | $7,509 | $3,704 | -50.7% |
| Jace Francis | $6,269 | $3,551 | -43.4% |
| Lambert Spraying Service, Inc. | $0 | $3,318 | -- |
| Karol Pigg | $20,998 | $3,244 | -84.6% |
| Bill Pigg | $20,998 | $3,241 | -84.6% |
| Garner Garrison | $31,047 | $3,175 | -89.8% |
| Zachary G. Ramsey | $3,162 | $3,162 | 0% |
| Della Kitchens | $3,862 | $3,128 | -19% |
| Don E. Brummett | $3,787 | $3,127 | -17.4% |
| Patton Cattle | $11,725 | $3,049 | -74% |
| James M. Davidson | $2,845 | $3,026 | 6.4% |
| Jealeta Baird | $6,834 | $3,019 | -55.8% |
| Wilma L. Gill | $12,772 | $2,966 | -76.8% |
| Dale McWaters | $5,722 | $2,937 | -48.7% |
| Kim Mayfield | $2,886 | $2,886 | 0% |
| Donny Burson | $5,566 | $2,762 | -50.4% |
| Ray Teeple Credit Trust | $0 | $2,757 | -- |
| Alvie Francis | $6,708 | $2,734 | -59.2% |
| Jimmy Chance Rhoderick | $11,587 | $2,556 | -77.9% |
| J. E. Patton Jr. | $137,606 | $2,451 | -98.2% |
| Christine Brummett | $4,691 | $2,288 | -51.2% |
| Guinn Arlon Fitzgerald | $12,922 | $2,282 | -82.3% |
| Gary Clinton | $10,329 | $2,249 | -78.2% |
| Inetha Blankenship | $3,506 | $2,247 | -35.9% |
| Joe L. Brannon | $2,216 | $2,216 | 0% |
| Wade A. Brannon | $2,216 | $2,216 | 0% |
| Tammy Brannon | $5,391 | $2,212 | -59% |
| Linda Vernon | $1,851 | $2,172 | 17.3% |
| Ken Wood | $0 | $2,097 | -- |
| G & K Land Company | $2,044 | $2,044 | 0% |
| Jeremy James Hughes | $4,423 | $2,012 | -54.5% |
| Rene Martinez | $4,716 | $1,887 | -60% |
| Danny G. Barrett | $2,311 | $1,707 | -26.1% |
| Nelda Teeple | $0 | $1,648 | -- |
| Santiago J. Martinez | $4,372 | $1,605 | -63.3% |
| Carolyn Shelton | $2,912 | $1,596 | -45.2% |
| Lynn Frizzell | $2,912 | $1,596 | -45.2% |
| Ryan Forman | $7,358 | $1,582 | -78.5% |
| Earl Dean Mullin | $438 | $1,353 | 208.9% |
| Kent S. Holt | $3,080 | $1,294 | -58% |
| Dwight Rampley | $6,457 | $1,283 | -80.1% |
| Earl Patrick Estate | $1,682 | $1,267 | -24.7% |
| Peggy Fleming | $2,577 | $1,263 | -51% |
| Alvin May | $5,816 | $1,256 | -78.4% |
| Richard Keith Casner | $2,629 | $1,194 | -54.6% |
| Bobby D. Cohorn | $3,892 | $1,118 | -71.3% |
| Vance Len Lemons | $4,521 | $1,070 | -76.3% |
| Judy Ann Myers | $1,387 | $1,024 | -26.2% |
| Jessica Kelly Scherlen | $2,213 | $964 | -56.4% |
| Faye M. Pointer | $1,274 | $957 | -24.9% |
| Anthony Kingery | $2,749 | $940 | -65.8% |
| Billy Loyd Hughes | $1,431 | $880 | -38.5% |
| Merton W. Skinner | $958 | $880 | -8.1% |
| Kristy Maynard | $659 | $878 | 33.2% |
| Robert Herzberg | $2,213 | $877 | -60.4% |
| Earl Cantwell Irr I. Tr | $24,835 | $843 | -96.6% |
| Mary Clay Partnership | $6,715 | $840 | -87.5% |
| Linda Moore | $1,580 | $809 | -48.8% |
| George Reed | $3,820 | $803 | -79% |
| Laquetta Watson | $1,271 | $789 | -37.9% |
| Weldon Henry | $0 | $773 | -- |
| Joe Edd Helms | $35,364 | $689 | -98.1% |
| Shirley D. Henderson | $2,168 | $654 | -69.8% |
| Elijah J. Ivory | $6,075 | $602 | -90.1% |
| Carolynn Cohorn | $468 | $594 | 26.9% |
| Elaine Forbes | $1,209 | $591 | -51.1% |
| Larue Garvin | $2,842 | $590 | -79.2% |
| W E Hawkins Estate | $0 | $235 | -- |
| Douglas Campbell Forbes Jr. | $1,753 | $190 | -89.2% |
| Fern Minyard | $360 | $172 | -52.2% |
| Patsy Rucker | $495 | $162 | -67.3% |
| Mitchell Simpson | $726 | $156 | -78.5% |
| Darrell Cruse | $0 | $74 | -- |
| Bruce Price | $1,941 | $0 | -100% |
| Driskill Family Partnership | $11,336 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwina Johnson | $2,734 | $0 | -100% |
| First National Bank of Quitaque T | $586,416 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Johnson | $1,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremiah J. Brooks | $4,454 | $0 | -100% |
| Mayfield Family Partnership 2005 | $7,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert William Brown | $617 | $0 | -100% |
| Tena Bearden | $2,405 | $0 | -100% |
| William Henry Skinner | $958 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Patton | $2,923 | $0 | -100% |
| Brooks Edward Byron Brock | $11,125 | $0 | -100% |
| Clifford Byron Brock | $6,057 | $0 | -100% |
| Dona B Browning Trust | $2,759 | $0 | -100% |
| Eudean Crow | $9,259 | $0 | -100% |
| Ewell Wade Adams | $13,860 | $0 | -100% |
| First National Bank | $147,442 | $0 | -100% |
| Forrest Glenn Otis | $2,526 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Bomar | $558 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Wayne Smith | $503 | $0 | -100% |
| Joel Hardy | $4,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Kitchens, Kitchens & Frizzell, LL | $23,586 | $0 | -100% |
| Larue Garvin Tr | $39,947 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Miller | $558 | $0 | -100% |
| Patsy Fitzgerald | $7,108 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Suzanne Patton | $643 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Simpson | $2,027 | $0 | -100% |
| Tanner John Schott | $1,166 | $0 | -100% |
| Tena Bearden | $4,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Nance | $759 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,651,561 | $5,247,471 | -39.3% |
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