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In 2021, 170 farmers in cities within Carter County received a total of $5.3 million in 489 farm subsidies, a 30% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.5 million in 452 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 Carter County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Creeks Farm | $414,623 | $350,990 | -15.3% |
| Occ-O'Connor Crops & Cattle, LLC | $468,631 | $316,662 | -32.4% |
| Cross W Livestock, LLC | $483,349 | $281,021 | -41.9% |
| Mccabe Enterprises, LLC | $282,537 | $172,183 | -39.1% |
| Lee Labree | $107,616 | $140,939 | 31% |
| Harmon Creek Cattle, LLC | $94,582 | $122,646 | 29.7% |
| S & L Sheep Ranch, Inc. | $73,856 | $115,505 | 56.4% |
| Alkali, Inc. | $129,746 | $106,887 | -17.6% |
| Meyer Family, LLLP | $84,018 | $96,461 | 14.8% |
| Tooke Ranch, Inc. | $79,375 | $90,424 | 13.9% |
| T L Burch Ranch, LLC | $144,004 | $89,870 | -37.6% |
| Four Star, Inc. | $133,384 | $87,696 | -34.3% |
| Tim McInerney | $73,272 | $85,814 | 17.1% |
| Jitt Schneider | $64,190 | $83,004 | 29.3% |
| Wolff Ranch, Inc. | $129,409 | $79,180 | -38.8% |
| Rita Rolph | $73,069 | $78,412 | 7.3% |
| Benjamin N. Garman | $0 | $72,925 | -- |
| Loehding, Inc. | $115,274 | $72,734 | -36.9% |
| Murray E. Rolph | $74,477 | $72,657 | -2.4% |
| Scott Kittelmann | $39,571 | $69,529 | 75.7% |
| Kathy Kittelmann | $39,575 | $69,523 | 75.7% |
| Robbie Fix | $82,066 | $65,855 | -19.8% |
| Jeffery Elmore | $107,888 | $64,839 | -39.9% |
| Laird Ranch, LLC | $53,897 | $63,308 | 17.5% |
| Leroy Schallenberger | $828 | $62,483 | 7,446.3% |
| Castleberry, Inc. | $132,060 | $55,607 | -57.9% |
| Mindy Yates | $45,461 | $55,024 | 21% |
| Jesse C. Labree | $63,367 | $54,177 | -14.5% |
| Greg Williams Ranch, Inc. | $122,849 | $53,154 | -56.7% |
| William F. Kennedy | $54,657 | $50,817 | -7% |
| Keith Ranch Company | $56,609 | $49,916 | -11.8% |
| Gary R. Bischoff | $41,449 | $48,987 | 18.2% |
| J & J Livestock, Inc. | $98,758 | $48,499 | -50.9% |
| Pilster Ranch, Corp. | $125,914 | $48,199 | -61.7% |
| Markuson Ranch | $94,220 | $47,481 | -49.6% |
| Robert B. Olson | $2,771 | $46,686 | 1,584.8% |
| D o. James 'Connell | $2,775 | $45,011 | 1,522% |
| Paul Brence | $42,071 | $44,408 | 5.6% |
| Betty Simonitsch | $49,453 | $43,085 | -12.9% |
| Hammel Red Angus, Inc. | $61,059 | $42,439 | -30.5% |
| F & R Ranches, Inc. | $60,843 | $42,086 | -30.8% |
| Cassidy Jesperson | $119,023 | $41,490 | -65.1% |
| Stack Rock, Inc. | $44,267 | $40,699 | -8.1% |
| Douglas Bonsell | $53,601 | $38,669 | -27.9% |
| Timothy E. Fix | $40,206 | $38,536 | -4.2% |
| Lucas Anthony Waterland | $26,560 | $37,724 | 42% |
| Eugene Cadwell | $22,275 | $37,265 | 67.3% |
| Maureen Nixon | $108,094 | $37,216 | -65.6% |
| MT Frye Ranch, LLC | $43,664 | $37,008 | -15.2% |
| Danny Lanning | $33,257 | $36,718 | 10.4% |
| Homer F. Harrington | $34,163 | $36,492 | 6.8% |
| Six-Ess Ranch, LLC | $92,696 | $36,326 | -60.8% |
| James L. Hendricks | $60,442 | $36,118 | -40.2% |
| McCabe Ag | $0 | $35,800 | -- |
| Randell Gene Arpan | $58,837 | $33,287 | -43.4% |
| Kenneth W. Schultz | $34,819 | $33,209 | -4.6% |
| Kaufman Ranch, LLC | $37,119 | $32,433 | -12.6% |
| WWF Livestock | $137,710 | $29,952 | -78.2% |
| Harlan P. Mehling | $37,754 | $29,888 | -20.8% |
| Joe Breding | $43,598 | $29,227 | -33% |
| William C. Frye | $21,929 | $28,962 | 32.1% |
| Justin Lawrence | $27,361 | $28,710 | 4.9% |
| Jacob L. Hieb | $26,377 | $28,420 | 7.7% |
| Bruce Dinstel | $25,597 | $27,104 | 5.9% |
| Triangle Ranch, LLC | $36,985 | $26,810 | -27.5% |
| Joseph R. Bruski | $92,045 | $26,143 | -71.6% |
| Joseph Schmid | $44,640 | $25,883 | -42% |
| Dustin Fix | $36,667 | $25,749 | -29.8% |
| Charles Brence | $63,845 | $25,313 | -60.4% |
| Charles Parks | $45,723 | $25,221 | -44.8% |
| Luther Waterland | $47,592 | $24,935 | -47.6% |
| Tim Tooke | $19,602 | $23,942 | 22.1% |
| Carl Laughery | $36,897 | $22,495 | -39% |
| Jed R. Hendricks | $25,609 | $22,055 | -13.9% |
| Beach Farms, Inc. | $93,536 | $21,450 | -77.1% |
| Gabriel Carroll | $21,703 | $21,446 | -1.2% |
| Donna Guyer | $35,998 | $19,959 | -44.6% |
| Rodney Walker | $73,690 | $19,941 | -72.9% |
| Bill Carlisle | $48,465 | $19,712 | -59.3% |
| Jason L. Garman | $19,556 | $19,533 | -0.1% |
| McLean Tooke | $70,114 | $19,297 | -72.5% |
| Edward Lawrence | $28,921 | $18,319 | -36.7% |
| Patrick Richard Claeys | $16,381 | $17,866 | 9.1% |
| Sarafina Ann Claeys | $16,436 | $17,866 | 8.7% |
| Jerry D. Cline | $2,532 | $17,416 | 587.8% |
| Robert D. Arpan | $22,507 | $16,529 | -26.6% |
| Robert J. Wilson | $55,848 | $16,151 | -71.1% |
| Travis Walker | $90,204 | $14,928 | -83.5% |
| Darlene Stieg | $8,710 | $13,981 | 60.5% |
| Garman Ranch Revocable Trust - Eileen Garman | $0 | $11,967 | -- |
| Russell C. Guyer | $34,780 | $11,918 | -65.7% |
| Jardee Ranch | $53,016 | $11,500 | -78.3% |
| Dave Johnstone | $10,803 | $10,803 | 0% |
| Puptown Cattle, LLC | $57,748 | $10,364 | -82.1% |
| Brenda Fazekas | $9,350 | $9,969 | 6.6% |
| Mary F. Smith | $13,618 | $9,630 | -29.3% |
| Leighton J. Bilbrey | $0 | $9,341 | -- |
| Cole Brothers Farm & Ranch | $0 | $9,295 | -- |
| J & M Cattle Company | $15,509 | $8,709 | -43.8% |
| Robert E. Dye Jr. | $1,735 | $8,474 | 388.4% |
| Allen Elmore | $4,772 | $8,151 | 70.8% |
| Jess Brost | $15,565 | $7,765 | -50.1% |
| BS Ranch, LLP | $28,490 | $7,132 | -75% |
| Riley John Lesh | $34,681 | $6,904 | -80.1% |
| Tenadore Kittelmann | $498 | $6,309 | 1,166.9% |
| Leo Sterns | $8,035 | $5,887 | -26.7% |
| Lloyd Raber | $22,257 | $5,656 | -74.6% |
| Robert J. Nies | $9,117 | $4,957 | -45.6% |
| Shy McCutchan | $28,212 | $4,879 | -82.7% |
| Johnie Ridinger | $33,825 | $4,861 | -85.6% |
| Clark Odonnell | $0 | $4,620 | -- |
| Latrisha Bilbrey | $28,121 | $4,533 | -83.9% |
| Nadine Elmore | $18,007 | $4,143 | -77% |
| Brian K. Beach | $20,142 | $4,136 | -79.5% |
| Neil M Kittelmann | $19,006 | $4,080 | -78.5% |
| Joshua B. Nixon | $28,634 | $4,017 | -86% |
| Martin Rolph | $22,550 | $3,878 | -82.8% |
| Jerry Keith | $17,424 | $3,742 | -78.5% |
| Francis J Hayes Revocable Trust | $0 | $3,567 | -- |
| Barry Blair | $13,783 | $2,882 | -79.1% |
| Zach Elmore | $38,080 | $2,871 | -92.5% |
| Kelly P. Spring | $0 | $2,705 | -- |
| David R. Williams | $7,306 | $2,550 | -65.1% |
| Thomas Larsen | $12,327 | $2,410 | -80.4% |
| Ryan Bruski | $15,007 | $2,362 | -84.3% |
| Greg Brence | $14,470 | $2,180 | -84.9% |
| Seth Joseph Sedgwick | $4,026 | $1,909 | -52.6% |
| Alice M. Carlisle | $4,002 | $1,857 | -53.6% |
| GM Farm | $7,458 | $1,669 | -77.6% |
| Sum Livestock, LLC | $0 | $1,652 | -- |
| Megan Stephens | $18,170 | $1,645 | -90.9% |
| Julie L. Hieb | $3,283 | $1,615 | -50.8% |
| Elvin C Peabody Estate Trust | $0 | $1,595 | -- |
| Lacey Jae Keith | $0 | $1,572 | -- |
| Dalene Grace Sleeman | $0 | $1,570 | -- |
| Kim Walker | $7,822 | $1,484 | -81% |
| Douglas C. Stange | $0 | $1,474 | -- |
| Dean Diede | $7,366 | $1,371 | -81.4% |
| Bret Lesh | $0 | $1,346 | -- |
| Ellen M. Beach | $5,841 | $1,328 | -77.3% |
| Ellens Serendipity, LLC | $0 | $1,259 | -- |
| David Cadwell | $9,390 | $1,215 | -87.1% |
| Jaysan Charles Cleveland Cofer | $6,068 | $1,208 | -80.1% |
| Clinton Lesh | $3,154 | $1,142 | -63.8% |
| Thomas Hayes | $5,393 | $1,070 | -80.2% |
| Shannon J. Elmore | $5,357 | $1,019 | -81% |
| Luella Strangford | $1,900 | $1,005 | -47.1% |
| Colby Jacob Diede | $0 | $999 | -- |
| Karen a Kreitel | $4,136 | $889 | -78.5% |
| Brian R Park | $4,290 | $876 | -79.6% |
| Robin C. Markuson | $5,384 | $858 | -84.1% |
| Lesley Raber | $4,290 | $857 | -80% |
| David Darren Loudermilk | $4,235 | $849 | -80% |
| Jade Fix | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Capital LLC, DVM | $3,374 | $705 | -79.1% |
| Line Camp Cattle | $0 | $627 | -- |
| Travis Kuhbacher | $2,717 | $540 | -80.1% |
| Keith Beach | $1,353 | $502 | -62.9% |
| Kathleen Marks | $981 | $480 | -51.1% |
| Rachael E. Fischer | $0 | $378 | -- |
| Jonni Dinstel | $1,210 | $242 | -80% |
| Gary a Heibertshausen | $10,942 | $236 | -97.8% |
| Dallie Lawrence | $1,111 | $222 | -80% |
| Seth William Kennedy | $132 | $213 | 61.4% |
| Kagan Lawrence | $1,056 | $211 | -80% |
| James L. McCabe | $263 | $148 | -43.7% |
| Rebecca A. McCabe | $263 | $148 | -43.7% |
| Kylee Jean Kennedy | $664 | $114 | -82.8% |
| Stuart McCalmont | $231 | $100 | -56.7% |
| Ryan Gregory Tooke | $11 | $6 | -45.5% |
| Battle Creek Ranch | $15,533 | $0 | -100% |
| Chuck Waterland | $22,988 | $0 | -100% |
| Elsa L Hayes Revocable Trust | $1,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Garman Ranch Revocable Trust - Ei | $17,256 | $0 | -100% |
| Shantel McCutchan | $18,920 | $0 | -100% |
| Brice Barrere | $23 | $0 | -100% |
| Carson Wade Hilliard | $2,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Cofer | $16,086 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel W. Cofer | $16,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $17,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $11,087 | $0 | -100% |
| Jalyn Klauzer | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Lacey Jae Hilliard | $6,875 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda L. Harpster | $3,663 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryell Reynolds | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven D Lovec | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler J. Wilson | $19,419 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Wolff | $1,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Usda Farm Service Agency | $104 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,534,584 | $5,271,493 | -30% |
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