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In 2021, 197 farmers in cities within Roger Mills County received a total of $2.3 million in 495 farm subsidies, a 47.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.3 million in 676 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 Roger Mills County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Joe Roark Trust | $254,121 | $124,927 | -50.8% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $108,139 | -- |
| Steven D. Lippencott | $128,733 | $86,800 | -32.6% |
| Russell Calvert | $57,316 | $72,457 | 26.4% |
| Ted Kimzey | $76,455 | $71,305 | -6.7% |
| Maddux Cattle Company | $65,891 | $68,345 | 3.7% |
| James Jimmy Taylor | $132,450 | $62,406 | -52.9% |
| Jason James Orgain | $48,122 | $56,975 | 18.4% |
| Gordon Thomas | $31,647 | $54,360 | 71.8% |
| Harvey D. Hohbein | $34,912 | $51,751 | 48.2% |
| Carolyn Gwartney | $66,027 | $42,723 | -35.3% |
| Chad Smith | $131,267 | $41,769 | -68.2% |
| Charles Baker | $93,374 | $39,969 | -57.2% |
| Derek M. Hawkins | $36,389 | $33,965 | -6.7% |
| Tony Tracy | $35,529 | $33,480 | -5.8% |
| Roy Legrand | $35,255 | $32,218 | -8.6% |
| Jack L. Brown | $60,851 | $30,100 | -50.5% |
| Joni Sanderford | $55,766 | $29,616 | -46.9% |
| Shane Stephen Kirk | $26,503 | $29,119 | 9.9% |
| Lazy S Ranch, Inc. | $22,385 | $28,101 | 25.5% |
| Johnny M. Shaw | $56,740 | $27,847 | -50.9% |
| Dan Sprowls Living Trust Dated September 13, 1995 | $0 | $27,569 | -- |
| Ray Hughes | $57,054 | $27,474 | -51.8% |
| Randy Malson | $26,678 | $27,422 | 2.8% |
| James W. Chalfant Jr. | $19,257 | $26,669 | 38.5% |
| Jimmy E. Snell | $15,817 | $24,117 | 52.5% |
| William D. Farrell | $34,512 | $23,899 | -30.8% |
| Dewayne Coker | $61,888 | $21,578 | -65.1% |
| Leslie R. Kendall | $85,563 | $21,302 | -75.1% |
| Jimmy W. Snell | $16,765 | $21,097 | 25.8% |
| Casey L. Kenner | $50,279 | $20,276 | -59.7% |
| Steven K. Leonard | $57,071 | $20,147 | -64.7% |
| Gregory Kade Schmidt | $24,710 | $19,832 | -19.7% |
| Michael L. Owen | $22,278 | $19,788 | -11.2% |
| Billy W Porter and Donna J Porter Revocable Living | $0 | $17,926 | -- |
| Sage Steele Kimzey | $20,974 | $17,466 | -16.7% |
| Mike Simmons | $20,256 | $16,938 | -16.4% |
| Tony Sumpter | $23,397 | $16,764 | -28.3% |
| Pauline-the Pauline Pennington Trust Pennington | $0 | $16,196 | -- |
| Brenda K. Beck | $45,565 | $15,987 | -64.9% |
| Larry Smith | $48,230 | $15,764 | -67.3% |
| Terry W. Daugherty | $18,886 | $15,610 | -17.3% |
| Deanna Legrand | $12,321 | $15,506 | 25.9% |
| Brian K. Baker | $9,240 | $15,348 | 66.1% |
| Donna Legrand | $13,778 | $14,950 | 8.5% |
| Mark Boswell | $40,015 | $14,827 | -62.9% |
| Edward C. Wesner | $34,056 | $14,558 | -57.3% |
| Ariel N. Hickey | $19,141 | $13,980 | -27% |
| Trudy Hartley | $14,504 | $13,595 | -6.3% |
| Brandon C. Hickey | $59,229 | $13,575 | -77.1% |
| Jimmy L. Burns | $21,179 | $13,490 | -36.3% |
| Jason Hartley | $7,018 | $12,972 | 84.8% |
| Kirk Little Cattle Company, LLC | $624,602 | $11,471 | -98.2% |
| Kathy Thomas | $11,174 | $11,464 | 2.6% |
| Monty Markham | $30,726 | $11,444 | -62.8% |
| Jeff Hunter | $15,028 | $11,096 | -26.2% |
| Malson Cattle Company, LLC | $50,773 | $11,082 | -78.2% |
| Joe Robinson Jr. | $10,934 | $10,362 | -5.2% |
| Todd Watkins | $50,840 | $10,254 | -79.8% |
| Joey Porter | $16,555 | $10,095 | -39% |
| Diann L. Porter Revocable Trust | $7,290 | $9,820 | 34.7% |
| Taylor Shaw | $28,897 | $9,816 | -66% |
| Scott S. Moore | $4,092 | $9,589 | 134.3% |
| Lynda L. Lucas | $19,697 | $9,566 | -51.4% |
| John L. Smith | $9,566 | $9,387 | -1.9% |
| Mabel E. Bailey | $8,911 | $9,147 | 2.6% |
| Stephen Porter | $25,045 | $9,140 | -63.5% |
| Bottom Family Trust | $8,404 | $9,068 | 7.9% |
| Gerry W. Fults | $16,294 | $8,885 | -45.5% |
| Don Pennington | $31,094 | $8,784 | -71.8% |
| Christopher D. Barton | $8,394 | $8,706 | 3.7% |
| David L. Wright | $7,315 | $8,658 | 18.4% |
| John W. Powers | $9,636 | $8,518 | -11.6% |
| Ray Kim Hartpence | $14,627 | $8,497 | -41.9% |
| John Owen | $9,603 | $8,449 | -12% |
| James E. Orgain | $37,399 | $8,288 | -77.8% |
| Kelton Joe Stamper | $9,267 | $7,910 | -14.6% |
| Carl Manske | $36,908 | $7,446 | -79.8% |
| Bobbi Colette Yarbrough | $2,845 | $7,350 | 158.3% |
| Gary Snell | $7,546 | $7,218 | -4.3% |
| Judith Ann Herren | $24,986 | $6,830 | -72.7% |
| Chalmer L Brown | $3,608 | $6,798 | 88.4% |
| Loren van Damron | $23,866 | $6,625 | -72.2% |
| Zakary Maddux | $30,333 | $6,624 | -78.2% |
| Brian Lee Smith | $4,952 | $6,567 | 32.6% |
| Janice -Thompson Family Trust - Thompson | $0 | $6,508 | -- |
| Phillip R. Baker | $0 | $6,273 | -- |
| Mike Crum | $9,152 | $6,200 | -32.3% |
| Joe Bill Moad | $7,555 | $6,139 | -18.7% |
| Nicole L. Barfield | $6,765 | $6,046 | -10.6% |
| Neva Parman | $6,207 | $5,857 | -5.6% |
| Carson Hickey | $9,667 | $5,597 | -42.1% |
| Tom Maddux | $25,259 | $5,546 | -78% |
| Oma Parman | $10,470 | $5,398 | -48.4% |
| Dustin L. Wright | $15,358 | $5,337 | -65.2% |
| Joshua Ray Haven | $15,017 | $5,038 | -66.5% |
| Stan Karber | $3,564 | $5,016 | 40.7% |
| Gary Bogges | $6,655 | $4,971 | -25.3% |
| Sam Thomas | $26,752 | $4,935 | -81.6% |
| Bob Morris | $23,462 | $4,878 | -79.2% |
| Bill Beaty | $10,076 | $4,742 | -52.9% |
| Charles Hickey | $12,253 | $4,693 | -61.7% |
| Charlene Heronema | $8,201 | $4,629 | -43.6% |
| Phillip Thomas | $6,643 | $4,446 | -33.1% |
| Roger Campbell | $16,596 | $4,297 | -74.1% |
| Nena Gay Kirk | $13,667 | $4,185 | -69.4% |
| Wm C. Olson | $12,976 | $4,142 | -68.1% |
| Tom Scrivner | $6,648 | $4,086 | -38.5% |
| Lester Dale Pierce | $7,413 | $3,942 | -46.8% |
| Leo Swope Jr. | $3,281 | $3,930 | 19.8% |
| James P. McClellan | $3,531 | $3,811 | 7.9% |
| Kelley L. Gwartney | $14,875 | $3,810 | -74.4% |
| James R. Maddux | $4,455 | $3,805 | -14.6% |
| Dana G. Yowell | $4,554 | $3,754 | -17.6% |
| Caleb Gene Lovett | $9,678 | $3,684 | -61.9% |
| Brad Bottom | $7,854 | $3,634 | -53.7% |
| Jeanette Scott | $4,808 | $3,608 | -25% |
| Jerry Cockrell | $9,564 | $3,553 | -62.9% |
| Melvin Jefcoat | $3,774 | $3,395 | -10% |
| James D. Beavin | $1,596 | $3,290 | 106.1% |
| Ray Haven | $2,585 | $3,242 | 25.4% |
| Murl Little | $14,017 | $3,201 | -77.2% |
| Verla Barton | $4,427 | $3,034 | -31.5% |
| Gary W. Leonard | $8,447 | $3,020 | -64.2% |
| Benjamin C. Olson | $703 | $2,983 | 324.3% |
| Clint E. Ford | $5,590 | $2,947 | -47.3% |
| Dee Hay | $23,232 | $2,772 | -88.1% |
| Phillip Butler | $8,565 | $2,637 | -69.2% |
| 2001 Locatelli Family Revocable Trust | $0 | $2,592 | -- |
| Travis Goad | $1,265 | $2,527 | 99.8% |
| Wilma Jo Moler | $10,245 | $2,492 | -75.7% |
| Shayla Brook Erwin | $10,515 | $2,488 | -76.3% |
| Homer Lee Parman | $6,270 | $2,427 | -61.3% |
| Tennie D. Campbell | $5,632 | $2,383 | -57.7% |
| Cole Barton | $1,562 | $2,342 | 49.9% |
| Lindy L. Sasser | $1,795 | $2,308 | 28.6% |
| Jeremy Thionnet | $0 | $2,214 | -- |
| Pam Chandler | $3,221 | $2,148 | -33.3% |
| Jason Coffin | $7,351 | $2,126 | -71.1% |
| Doyle L. Burrows | $1,327 | $1,994 | 50.3% |
| Greg Barton | $2,018 | $1,982 | -1.8% |
| Elsie Leonard | $0 | $1,979 | -- |
| Lisa Marie Roberts | $1,540 | $1,977 | 28.4% |
| Ryan Baker | $22,040 | $1,870 | -91.5% |
| Mike Wash | $1,914 | $1,870 | -2.3% |
| Robert D. Perriman | $1,873 | $1,802 | -3.8% |
| Lauren E. Wright | $1,461 | $1,724 | 18% |
| Chad Robinson | $1,650 | $1,699 | 3% |
| Russell Salisbury | $1,815 | $1,590 | -12.4% |
| Chris Moore | $8,648 | $1,565 | -81.9% |
| Nancy Cook | $2,947 | $1,550 | -47.4% |
| Cody Len Evans | $3,835 | $1,543 | -59.8% |
| Joseph Scott McDaniel | $0 | $1,531 | -- |
| Karen Goodwin | $903 | $1,516 | 67.9% |
| Jeremy Paul Thionnet | $9,058 | $1,443 | -84.1% |
| Rj Coker | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Georgie - Georgie M. Sadler Living Trust M. Sadler | $0 | $1,354 | -- |
| Ardith Daniels | $10,542 | $1,285 | -87.8% |
| Deryl Roark | $8,650 | $1,276 | -85.2% |
| Molly Lindenfelser | $770 | $1,221 | 58.6% |
| Clayton Kieth Brewster | $6,114 | $1,205 | -80.3% |
| Dennis McCoy | $10,009 | $1,204 | -88% |
| Layn George Kirk | $902 | $1,145 | 26.9% |
| John Lippencott | $6,953 | $1,119 | -83.9% |
| Forrest S. Ford | $6,109 | $989 | -83.8% |
| Dustin Batterton | $3,615 | $977 | -73% |
| Charles Chuck Milner | $7,097 | $922 | -87% |
| Wright Farms | $0 | $914 | -- |
| Luke Hawkins | $2,376 | $914 | -61.5% |
| Karla Gwartney | $260 | $882 | 239.2% |
| Jimmy Don McDaniel | $1,034 | $812 | -21.5% |
| Jacob Z. Moler | $759 | $786 | 3.6% |
| David Hillman | $7,315 | $726 | -90.1% |
| Dick Parks | $2,451 | $710 | -71% |
| Janice Martin | $0 | $706 | -- |
| Robert A. Cogburn III | $1,683 | $644 | -61.7% |
| Erin Thrash | $558 | $631 | 13.1% |
| Johnny Milford Shaw | $0 | $624 | -- |
| Thomas B. Goodwin | $4,032 | $614 | -84.8% |
| Trey Wil Kimzey | $1,122 | $586 | -47.8% |
| Starla Hay | $1,640 | $568 | -65.4% |
| Sunantha Smith | $0 | $505 | -- |
| Valerie Potter | $220 | $505 | 129.5% |
| Tracy Smith | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Kassi McDaniel | $1,023 | $492 | -51.9% |
| Carolyn Coots | $0 | $463 | -- |
| Monty Kyle Denney | $0 | $391 | -- |
| Wiley Malson | $1,617 | $357 | -77.9% |
| Nicole Lee Barfield | $0 | $324 | -- |
| Samuel Dean Wright | $2,010 | $315 | -84.3% |
| D. L. Calvert | $588 | $288 | -51% |
| Shay Compton | $1,012 | $281 | -72.2% |
| Renae Bagzis | $2,268 | $266 | -88.3% |
| John Walker | $0 | $160 | -- |
| Mike R. Trammell | $374 | $157 | -58% |
| Katie C. Lucas | $0 | $130 | -- |
| John Key | $290 | $122 | -57.9% |
| 2001 Locatelli Family Revocable T | $5,846 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Nistler | $693 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Sprowls Living Trust Dated Se | $19,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $28,547 | $0 | -100% |
| Foster Leonard Jr. | $117 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda S Kirk Trust | $15,510 | $0 | -100% |
| Jace Hillman | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice -Thompson Family Trust - T | $5,804 | $0 | -100% |
| Monty Denney | $1,793 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Denney Jr. | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Rowdy Little | $15,510 | $0 | -100% |
| Rusty C. Miller | $4,402 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry D. Smith | $2,391 | $0 | -100% |
| Thompson Family Trust | $602 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy W Porter and Donna J Porter | $25,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Elsie Leonard | $6,644 | $0 | -100% |
| Georgie - Georgie M. Sadler Livin | $1,386 | $0 | -100% |
| Georgie Sadler | $1,379 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald W. Chandler | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Pauline-the Pauline Pennington Trustee | $36,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Perry Pennington | $173 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Dye | $1,128 | $0 | -100% |
| William O'Connell | $31,303 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,335,714 | $2,268,081 | -47.7% |
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