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In 2021, 96 farmers in cities within Graham County received a total of $2.4 million in 193 farm subsidies, a 60% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.9 million in 286 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vip Farms | $976,561 | $302,571 | -69% |
| Rg Howard Farms | $859,607 | $295,618 | -65.6% |
| Steve Daley Farms Partnership | $306,362 | $134,364 | -56.1% |
| Menges Ranches, LLC | $196,090 | $110,342 | -43.7% |
| Y. L. Farms | $301,951 | $94,808 | -68.6% |
| LFL Farms | $245,690 | $77,234 | -68.6% |
| Glenbar Trucking, Corp. | $155,147 | $77,153 | -50.3% |
| Lavell & Rohn Welker | $206,333 | $76,135 | -63.1% |
| Bill Sollers | $110,387 | $72,317 | -34.5% |
| Monk Ranch, LLC | $45,177 | $50,228 | 11.2% |
| University of Arizona | $108,075 | $48,127 | -55.5% |
| KC Whitmer, LLC | $14,731 | $47,696 | 223.8% |
| Scott Dieringer | $126,178 | $45,560 | -63.9% |
| Justin P. Bingham | $89,216 | $44,538 | -50.1% |
| J. M. J. Farms | $134,809 | $42,641 | -68.4% |
| Clinton Colvin | $107,125 | $40,689 | -62% |
| KK Cattle Company, LLC | $82,935 | $38,505 | -53.6% |
| Bowman Farms | $130,967 | $37,943 | -71% |
| Whitmer Farms, LLC | $18,364 | $35,564 | 93.7% |
| Layton Hay, LLC | $88,787 | $34,832 | -60.8% |
| Bingham Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $34,633 | -- |
| Bart Carter | $62,898 | $32,849 | -47.8% |
| Bret Whitmer J. Farms | $277,059 | $32,799 | -88.2% |
| Scott Bryce | $42,570 | $30,233 | -29% |
| Delbert Householder Corporation | $99,618 | $29,116 | -70.8% |
| Tanque Ranch, LLC | $41,586 | $28,640 | -31.1% |
| Calvert Allred | $83,249 | $27,650 | -66.8% |
| Dos Hermanos Corporation | $59,297 | $26,418 | -55.4% |
| Barney Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $30,703 | $25,920 | -15.6% |
| Brandt R Lamb | $73,894 | $23,220 | -68.6% |
| Jared W. Mattice | $18,040 | $21,033 | 16.6% |
| Jason Todd Bryce | $52,300 | $19,836 | -62.1% |
| Mark Claridge | $51,652 | $19,678 | -61.9% |
| H & D Clonts | $94,529 | $18,771 | -80.1% |
| Kenneth S. Claridge | $45,455 | $18,535 | -59.2% |
| 3 Stars Ranching | $35,617 | $16,393 | -54% |
| San Simon Ranch, LLC | $17,702 | $15,390 | -13.1% |
| Josephine Stevens | $18,591 | $14,513 | -21.9% |
| Slash J Ranch, LLC | $4,675 | $14,403 | 208.1% |
| Clonts Family Farm | $43,667 | $14,171 | -67.5% |
| Judy Stevens | $19,261 | $13,867 | -28% |
| Timmothy B. Klump | $56,564 | $13,125 | -76.8% |
| Pork King Ranch, LLC | $0 | $12,677 | -- |
| Derrick Bryce | $17,146 | $9,890 | -42.3% |
| Nancy A. Despain | $9,106 | $9,106 | 0% |
| JDH & Sons | $28,523 | $9,101 | -68.1% |
| Wendy Bryce | $11,581 | $7,827 | -32.4% |
| Neva Allred | $27,535 | $7,292 | -73.5% |
| Edward Claridge | $14,377 | $6,113 | -57.5% |
| Jacquelin Hoisington | $26,695 | $6,094 | -77.2% |
| Joshua D. Smart | $45,480 | $5,205 | -88.6% |
| Kim Mack | $1,455 | $4,756 | 226.9% |
| Dendy Cox | $10,694 | $4,512 | -57.8% |
| David R. Brown | $9,900 | $4,315 | -56.4% |
| Myles Ray | $0 | $4,235 | -- |
| Joseph T. Bingham | $8,952 | $4,046 | -54.8% |
| John Lamb | $9,047 | $3,896 | -56.9% |
| James Dubois | $4,004 | $3,832 | -4.3% |
| Jon Jarvis | $8,106 | $3,405 | -58% |
| David R. Ward Jr. | $0 | $3,132 | -- |
| Josh Clonts | $6,476 | $3,111 | -52% |
| Dale Stringfellow | $7,379 | $3,065 | -58.5% |
| Tonie Skinner | $7,914 | $2,895 | -63.4% |
| Kyle Collin Lackner | $3,717 | $2,856 | -23.2% |
| James Aaron King and Mary Ann King Rvoc Trustee | $0 | $2,440 | -- |
| Heber Jarvis | $5,645 | $2,432 | -56.9% |
| Dmih, LLC | $1,761 | $2,348 | 33.3% |
| Danny Lee John | $6,792 | $2,204 | -67.6% |
| Daniel John | $6,924 | $1,983 | -71.4% |
| Gavin Lackner | $3,596 | $1,878 | -47.8% |
| Erin Motes | $4,577 | $1,739 | -62% |
| John Salazar | $8,255 | $1,523 | -81.6% |
| Kenneth G. Wilson | $0 | $1,343 | -- |
| Brandon Jennings Reed | $6,577 | $1,282 | -80.5% |
| Damon McRae | $2,818 | $1,246 | -55.8% |
| Kayla Morris | $0 | $1,228 | -- |
| P Bar Cattle Company, LLC | $6,476 | $1,200 | -81.5% |
| Cindy Pearce | $231 | $1,127 | 387.9% |
| Russell Woods | $2,414 | $1,104 | -54.3% |
| Amy L. Humphrey | $6,322 | $1,090 | -82.8% |
| Floyd Misak | $2,205 | $1,078 | -51.1% |
| R & B Cattle, LLC | $3,245 | $956 | -70.5% |
| Nelson Rhinehart | $1,965 | $875 | -55.5% |
| Spining Family Trust - Richard Spining | $5,028 | $810 | -83.9% |
| Amadeo Fajardo | $1,156 | $745 | -35.6% |
| William Randall Lindsey | $1,492 | $733 | -50.9% |
| Brooke Elise Layton | $2,398 | $533 | -77.8% |
| Shirley Lindsey | $0 | $461 | -- |
| Jon C. Anderson | $423 | $423 | 0% |
| Cheryl L. Boswell | $852 | $408 | -52.1% |
| Wilma R Gibson - Trust Agreement | $539 | $383 | -28.9% |
| Laine Houston Allred | $2,937 | $295 | -90% |
| Edward Aaron Foster | $0 | $233 | -- |
| Clarence McBride | $774 | $152 | -80.4% |
| Bradley R. Smith | $0 | $110 | -- |
| Rusty Joe Sherman | $53 | $70 | 32.1% |
| Lawrence R. Crockett | $616 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Crimmins | $566 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Layton | $1,545 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Waggoner | $230 | $0 | -100% |
| James Aaron King and Mary Ann Kin | $6,706 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Clifford | $334 | $0 | -100% |
| Jared Lee Williams | $144 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Spiller | $4,767 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,891,869 | $2,353,851 | -60% |
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