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In 2021, 179 farmers in cities within McClain County received a total of $941,815 in 288 farm subsidies, a 75.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.9 million in 513 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 McClain County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4T Elite Farms, LLC | $120,785 | $64,947 | -46.2% |
| Ryan Morris | $105,419 | $58,452 | -44.6% |
| Fox Farms | $87,693 | $54,294 | -38.1% |
| Bradley Cattle Company, LLC | $96,536 | $50,210 | -48% |
| Saundra Kay Griffith | $55,141 | $39,770 | -27.9% |
| Robert Dale Blackwell | $121,260 | $36,280 | -70.1% |
| Patsy McMahan | $48,734 | $28,891 | -40.7% |
| Dowd James | $36,781 | $25,197 | -31.5% |
| Warren Thompson | $157,698 | $22,822 | -85.5% |
| John Scripsick | $62,058 | $18,349 | -70.4% |
| RT Ranch, LLC | $30,540 | $17,621 | -42.3% |
| Karl D. Nail | $7,241 | $16,775 | 131.7% |
| David Freeman Farms, LLC | $68,931 | $16,577 | -76% |
| Kirt Keith | $17,991 | $15,059 | -16.3% |
| Bruce M. Key | $31,037 | $14,907 | -52% |
| Ryan G. Agan | $27,740 | $14,429 | -48% |
| Gene Alan Paulsgrove 2011 Rev Trust | $0 | $13,997 | -- |
| David Aaron Perry | $25,417 | $13,822 | -45.6% |
| Ralph L. Herren II | $5,953 | $13,766 | 131.2% |
| Danny J. Meyer | $51,790 | $12,422 | -76% |
| Benny McGowen | $45,702 | $11,625 | -74.6% |
| Taylor Speck Farms, LLC | $25,938 | $10,768 | -58.5% |
| Trevor Blackwell | $7,220 | $10,492 | 45.3% |
| Connie Sue Ellis | $13,971 | $10,400 | -25.6% |
| Lucy Lyn Agan | $19,210 | $10,296 | -46.4% |
| Moore Dairy, LLC | $16,859 | $9,331 | -44.7% |
| Rick Stevenson | $77,135 | $8,823 | -88.6% |
| Jack Paul Jones | $71,941 | $8,763 | -87.8% |
| Mark Shofner | $31,732 | $8,525 | -73.1% |
| Teddy R. Meyer | $25,437 | $7,588 | -70.2% |
| Orvis McMahan | $15,996 | $7,279 | -54.5% |
| RM Farms, LLC | $0 | $7,182 | -- |
| Jordan Scott Powell | $0 | $7,155 | -- |
| DT Cattle Company | $38,925 | $7,151 | -81.6% |
| Lee Farms Trust | $37,287 | $7,061 | -81.1% |
| Douglas L. McClain | $14,331 | $6,843 | -52.3% |
| Greg Dowdle | $14,428 | $6,729 | -53.4% |
| Gregory Allen Reed | $101,384 | $6,602 | -93.5% |
| Larry L. Woods | $21,585 | $6,239 | -71.1% |
| Scout Properties, LLC | $16,196 | $6,178 | -61.9% |
| Andy Sherrerd | $32,434 | $6,156 | -81% |
| Ted Idleman | $27,494 | $5,969 | -78.3% |
| Steven Brett Odell | $34,622 | $5,838 | -83.1% |
| Billy Cowan | $28,160 | $5,312 | -81.1% |
| Nathan Posey | $22,198 | $5,246 | -76.4% |
| KG Cattle Company, LLC | $11,442 | $5,116 | -55.3% |
| Nickey R. Williamson | $20,021 | $5,052 | -74.8% |
| Wilson & Son Farm and Ranch, LLC | $25,752 | $4,316 | -83.2% |
| Jason Joe Ott | $10,967 | $4,287 | -60.9% |
| Craig Pullen | $5,772 | $4,231 | -26.7% |
| Donald Schornick | $3,498 | $4,061 | 16.1% |
| Michael O'Connor Jr. | $15,367 | $4,047 | -73.7% |
| Donnie Keith Persall | $0 | $4,025 | -- |
| Rodney L. Harmon | $16,260 | $4,014 | -75.3% |
| Brent Patrick Walck | $23,184 | $3,759 | -83.8% |
| Gregory Grover | $15,062 | $3,657 | -75.7% |
| Mark Rogers | $2,706 | $3,626 | 34% |
| Eddie Keeler | $20,655 | $3,572 | -82.7% |
| Benjamin Duane Brakefield | $13,042 | $3,518 | -73% |
| Kevin and Brenda Mckinley Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $3,505 | -- |
| RFB Properties, LLC | $16,603 | $3,407 | -79.5% |
| Jack L. Jones | $536,899 | $3,215 | -99.4% |
| Mark Alan Straka | $14,872 | $3,178 | -78.6% |
| Danny Jackson | $12,650 | $3,150 | -75.1% |
| Paul D. Ratliff | $2,390 | $3,115 | 30.3% |
| Ramona O Herren Family Trust L | $3,079 | $3,108 | 0.9% |
| Junior L. Jones | $16,078 | $2,901 | -82% |
| Shadley Cowan | $19,535 | $2,733 | -86% |
| Mary C Butler | $0 | $2,638 | -- |
| Brad L. Bartlett | $8,865 | $2,633 | -70.3% |
| Matthew August Murray | $4,345 | $2,467 | -43.2% |
| David William Miner | $6,336 | $2,413 | -61.9% |
| Lonnie Robertson | $8,706 | $2,317 | -73.4% |
| Kevin Konrade | $8,524 | $2,308 | -72.9% |
| Wayne F. Barney | $3,841 | $2,280 | -40.6% |
| Lyndell West | $3,721 | $2,199 | -40.9% |
| Joey Layton | $24,383 | $2,192 | -91% |
| Bradley Keith Dill | $1,966 | $2,174 | 10.6% |
| Gene D. Smith | $3,728 | $2,102 | -43.6% |
| Cheryl Funk | $7,517 | $2,096 | -72.1% |
| Brandon Scott Baudoin | $11,246 | $2,041 | -81.9% |
| Jimmie E. Holman | $1,716 | $2,005 | 16.8% |
| Michael A. Pickard | $9,526 | $1,985 | -79.2% |
| Ron Murphy | $0 | $1,980 | -- |
| Leroy Odell | $9,283 | $1,954 | -79% |
| The Lynn Delbert and Laura Etta Richey Trust | $0 | $1,890 | -- |
| Brittany Leeann Wells | $0 | $1,888 | -- |
| Jacky R. White | $14,596 | $1,863 | -87.2% |
| Joseph P. Hofer | $3,767 | $1,861 | -50.6% |
| Douglas Dover | $7,997 | $1,860 | -76.7% |
| Mike Vanzant | $8,756 | $1,829 | -79.1% |
| Wayne Keeler | $6,713 | $1,767 | -73.7% |
| David Alan Raiden | $5,446 | $1,763 | -67.6% |
| Charles T. Willis | $8,833 | $1,723 | -80.5% |
| Glen A. Murray | $7,576 | $1,660 | -78.1% |
| John Lewelling | $5,137 | $1,616 | -68.5% |
| Marion Cail | $10,421 | $1,595 | -84.7% |
| Kimberley Frances Nikodym | $6,699 | $1,536 | -77.1% |
| Vicki Jean Coker | $1,318 | $1,517 | 15.1% |
| Jackson Ross Allen | $0 | $1,455 | -- |
| Aj Cattle Company, LLC | $7,304 | $1,336 | -81.7% |
| Melba Jo Atkinson | $3,274 | $1,322 | -59.6% |
| Schrader Family Trust | $7,867 | $1,310 | -83.3% |
| Charles David Gentry | $3,277 | $1,295 | -60.5% |
| Phillip R. Cody | $13,827 | $1,240 | -91% |
| Richard Branch | $3,655 | $1,210 | -66.9% |
| Rebecca S. Dial | $5,038 | $1,203 | -76.1% |
| Danny G. Nixon | $5,786 | $1,192 | -79.4% |
| K. J. Dobbins | $5,192 | $1,178 | -77.3% |
| Donnie R. Wright | $6,096 | $1,169 | -80.8% |
| Jonathan Michael Wilk | $990 | $1,160 | 17.2% |
| Benjamin J. Wallace | $3,200 | $1,155 | -63.9% |
| Kristopher Wray Wilson | $0 | $1,150 | -- |
| Fred Green Jr. | $5,389 | $1,106 | -79.5% |
| Coleman Zellner | $924 | $1,055 | 14.2% |
| Melessa Pearo | $1,221 | $1,046 | -14.3% |
| John Roderick Clink | $2,673 | $1,008 | -62.3% |
| Loran Looman | $2,207 | $946 | -57.1% |
| Velma M Clements Trust | $408 | $895 | 119.4% |
| Edmond Elkins | $759 | $889 | 17.1% |
| Collin Black | $3,773 | $886 | -76.5% |
| John Michael Baker | $2,112 | $885 | -58.1% |
| Vera McKellips | $0 | $877 | -- |
| Jordan Family Farms, LLC | $0 | $824 | -- |
| D/B/A Brenda L Johnson Revocable Trust | $0 | $788 | -- |
| D/B/A Jerry D Johnson Revocable Trust | $0 | $788 | -- |
| Stephen Vanschuyver | $3,987 | $785 | -80.3% |
| Lavina B Berner Revocable Trust | $1,525 | $759 | -50.2% |
| Allen Carroll | $3,970 | $758 | -80.9% |
| Jerry W. Townley | $3,432 | $751 | -78.1% |
| Reuel W Leveridge | $2,343 | $742 | -68.3% |
| Danny E. Meyers | $3,003 | $726 | -75.8% |
| Tracy L. Boles | $4,288 | $723 | -83.1% |
| Bartley Keeler | $3,755 | $722 | -80.8% |
| Casey Todd Carson | $3,058 | $671 | -78.1% |
| Houston R. Harris | $3,510 | $666 | -81% |
| Paul Rolewicz | $1,344 | $657 | -51.1% |
| Jeffrey Wright | $4,352 | $643 | -85.2% |
| Darrell Keith | $3,333 | $611 | -81.7% |
| Jared Warren Reaves | $2,937 | $599 | -79.6% |
| Lisa A. Baker | $1,122 | $583 | -48% |
| Roycellen Sonya Nunley | $0 | $582 | -- |
| Brian Keeler | $3,466 | $534 | -84.6% |
| John R. Roberts Jr. | $3,000 | $512 | -82.9% |
| Donald Stephens | $1,780 | $504 | -71.7% |
| James R. Carroll | $1,766 | $500 | -71.7% |
| Saradee M Griffin | $0 | $458 | -- |
| Dodson Farm, LLC | $3,052 | $457 | -85% |
| Ira Wynne | $914 | $447 | -51.1% |
| Randal Robinson | $1,903 | $447 | -76.5% |
| James H. Burd | $910 | $445 | -51.1% |
| Billy D. Wartchow | $1,755 | $431 | -75.4% |
| Kelly W. Cobble | $430 | $430 | 0% |
| Ronnie L. Ray | $1,122 | $420 | -62.6% |
| Keisha Netz | $25,750 | $378 | -98.5% |
| Brent Cosby | $1,650 | $370 | -77.6% |
| Wonnie F Mcafee | $0 | $342 | -- |
| Brock P. Walck | $2,738 | $329 | -88% |
| Jacob Camden Fielder | $2,511 | $328 | -86.9% |
| Colton Wynne | $9,381 | $318 | -96.6% |
| Vickey Grammont | $353 | $299 | -15.3% |
| Pamela L. Griffith | $0 | $295 | -- |
| Martha Faye Clark | $966 | $273 | -71.7% |
| Racquel D. Spencer | $1,209 | $268 | -77.8% |
| Sterling D. Price | $528 | $258 | -51.1% |
| Teresa L. Bowman | $630 | $250 | -60.3% |
| Troy Lynn Madden | $1,332 | $249 | -81.3% |
| Billy P. Brooks | $1,206 | $246 | -79.6% |
| Jo Ann Smith | $272 | $237 | -12.9% |
| William J. Matthews | $0 | $205 | -- |
| Justin L. Boles | $1,073 | $173 | -83.9% |
| Michael W. McGowen | $792 | $168 | -78.8% |
| Casey Schrader | $726 | $166 | -77.1% |
| Virginia Cowan | $814 | $163 | -80% |
| Rose L. Payne | $565 | $158 | -72% |
| Nancy E. Patton | $558 | $158 | -71.7% |
| Steven Harper | $330 | $142 | -57% |
| Deanna Surber | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Cross Carson | $704 | $107 | -84.8% |
| Austin White | $19,776 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene McAfee | $792 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Alexander Thompson | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| James D. Barnes | $1,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe T. Barnes | $3,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin White | $888 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin and Brenda Mckinley Revocab | $19,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Wade Fox | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Mickey Allen Adcox | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Scottie Vance Webster | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Teddy Joe Boles Jr. | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Webster | $1,930 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Scott McCornack | $10,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan Family Farms, LLC | $4,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Raj Investments, LLC | $305,022 | $0 | -100% |
| Saradee Griffin | $976 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol S Paulsgrove 2011 Rev Trust | $246 | $0 | -100% |
| David Bean | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| David Lawson | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene Alan Paulsgrove 2011 Rev Trustee | $23,527 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly Ann Mudroch | $1,058 | $0 | -100% |
| The Lynn Delbert and Laura Etta R | $2,905 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy B Gilliam Revocable Trust | $368,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Wells | $1,964 | $0 | -100% |
| D-T Cattle Company | $370 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Biolley | $60 | $0 | -100% |
| Redbud Vineyard, LLC | $817 | $0 | -100% |
| Rylyn Agan | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy Steven Bounds | $8,214 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Ross | $1,990 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay Posey | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Lockwood | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| John Meyer | $60 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry C. Hall | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Murray | $5,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald P. Fowler | $1,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,910,224 | $941,815 | -75.9% |
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