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In 2021, 290 farmers in cities within Cotton County received a total of $5.3 million in 802 farm subsidies, a 60.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $13.3 million in 1,275 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 Cotton County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony W. High | $331,224 | $221,492 | -33.1% |
| Jerry Thompson | $259,361 | $165,604 | -36.1% |
| Joe Thompson | $281,057 | $160,065 | -43% |
| Brett High | $196,398 | $157,119 | -20% |
| Jerry Joseph Johnson | $384,407 | $148,951 | -61.3% |
| Ralph Wayne Hoodenpyle | $422,571 | $127,959 | -69.7% |
| Pat Mcintyre | $204,906 | $124,739 | -39.1% |
| Vache Operations, LLC | $276,765 | $110,007 | -60.3% |
| Grady B. Benson | $250,829 | $105,713 | -57.9% |
| Bar F Cattle, LLC | $157,346 | $100,621 | -36.1% |
| Kimberlie Scherler | $318,729 | $95,647 | -70% |
| Rick Beard | $428,341 | $95,314 | -77.7% |
| Scott Laminack | $150,470 | $94,793 | -37% |
| Ernie Wood | $133,852 | $75,647 | -43.5% |
| Christopher a Josefy | $157,929 | $74,951 | -52.5% |
| Ricky High | $160,064 | $74,509 | -53.5% |
| Bobby Deon White | $162,818 | $72,851 | -55.3% |
| Gertrudie M Kinder | $100,896 | $72,442 | -28.2% |
| Kyle R. McIntyre | $111,742 | $70,246 | -37.1% |
| David N. Taylor | $120,896 | $69,857 | -42.2% |
| Richard Scooter Park | $206,539 | $64,878 | -68.6% |
| Ferguson Farm Operating, LLC | $27,903 | $58,820 | 110.8% |
| Jeremy Scherler | $94,811 | $57,611 | -39.2% |
| Shane Dilks | $203,878 | $57,601 | -71.7% |
| James Wayne Kinder Rev Trust | $74,448 | $56,684 | -23.9% |
| Ryan S. Scherler | $59,169 | $54,578 | -7.8% |
| Parkey Farms 1, LLC | $142,684 | $52,398 | -63.3% |
| Steven Baber | $80,795 | $52,376 | -35.2% |
| Shelley A. Baber | $80,674 | $52,338 | -35.1% |
| Edward Dewayne Calfy | $76,863 | $49,919 | -35.1% |
| Weston Hoodenpyle | $131,166 | $48,076 | -63.3% |
| Stephen L. Dilks II | $208,597 | $47,802 | -77.1% |
| David Lynn Taylor | $81,547 | $46,897 | -42.5% |
| Triple D Cattle Company, LLC | $95,185 | $46,760 | -50.9% |
| Margaret Ann Kinder Rev Trust | $61,105 | $46,531 | -23.9% |
| Gari Beth Laminack | $0 | $45,178 | -- |
| Running N Ranch, LLC | $69,521 | $44,574 | -35.9% |
| Douglas R. Scherler | $85,220 | $44,423 | -47.9% |
| Michelle D. Scherler | $85,204 | $44,423 | -47.9% |
| Stanley Scherler | $292,892 | $44,137 | -84.9% |
| Jeron Park | $101,804 | $43,222 | -57.5% |
| Mark R. Glasgow | $78,221 | $41,958 | -46.4% |
| James Keeter | $106,264 | $41,053 | -61.4% |
| Robert mac Dobbs | $162,621 | $40,446 | -75.1% |
| Marilynn Fletcher | $166,567 | $39,237 | -76.4% |
| Kevin W. Kinder | $57,082 | $38,937 | -31.8% |
| Ferguson Livestock, LLC | $200,766 | $37,997 | -81.1% |
| Stephen Dilks | $123,343 | $36,510 | -70.4% |
| Alan C. Eastman | $67,277 | $35,913 | -46.6% |
| KJ Burton Farms, LLC | $68,846 | $35,801 | -48% |
| Jason D. Adams | $92,866 | $35,328 | -62% |
| Walter Earl Cox | $81,721 | $35,283 | -56.8% |
| David Hilbert | $90,579 | $34,905 | -61.5% |
| Randy Miller | $86,076 | $33,240 | -61.4% |
| Becky Kinder | $47,141 | $31,839 | -32.5% |
| John Scott | $80,563 | $31,575 | -60.8% |
| Harry Don Bowles | $156,738 | $31,317 | -80% |
| Jeffrey T. Anderson | $74,994 | $28,980 | -61.4% |
| Brady White | $55,763 | $28,586 | -48.7% |
| Reece Farms, LLC | $171,266 | $27,823 | -83.8% |
| Brent McIntyre | $31,652 | $27,637 | -12.7% |
| Garrett Eugene Thompson | $64,626 | $26,906 | -58.4% |
| Frank C. Booher | $27,414 | $26,705 | -2.6% |
| Stephen L. Fletcher | $210,808 | $26,233 | -87.6% |
| Mark A. Turner | $54,382 | $25,697 | -52.7% |
| Mary Beth Doty | $44,403 | $25,476 | -42.6% |
| Harvey L. Doty | $44,472 | $25,458 | -42.8% |
| Dane T. Kerr | $43,565 | $25,443 | -41.6% |
| Billy Ray Graham | $44,845 | $24,410 | -45.6% |
| Joseph C. Johnson | $69,721 | $24,038 | -65.5% |
| Clayton Ferguson | $66,135 | $22,979 | -65.3% |
| Richard James Scooter Park | $0 | $22,313 | -- |
| Cody Robert Booher | $1,656 | $22,180 | 1,239.4% |
| Michael R Parks | $98,019 | $20,972 | -78.6% |
| Don Allen Quickle SR Living Trust-Expired | $0 | $20,591 | -- |
| Louise E. Peterson | $38,682 | $20,366 | -47.4% |
| Charles Jeffery Baumann | $0 | $19,973 | -- |
| Monte G. Bates | $39,823 | $18,203 | -54.3% |
| Christy Miller | $0 | $17,320 | -- |
| Bryan W. Harrison | $16,329 | $17,064 | 4.5% |
| Steve Brown | $38,836 | $16,841 | -56.6% |
| Jeffrey G. Zachary | $26,939 | $16,498 | -38.8% |
| Gregory S. Johnson | $21,330 | $16,182 | -24.1% |
| Baber Baber and Associates, LLC | $32,670 | $16,076 | -50.8% |
| Herman McKay | $37,897 | $15,609 | -58.8% |
| Ryan Dorton | $29,998 | $15,576 | -48.1% |
| Greg Powell | $31,973 | $15,364 | -51.9% |
| Earl Eugene Norman | $19,032 | $15,037 | -21% |
| John D. Anderson | $35,180 | $14,827 | -57.9% |
| Baggs Family Trust | $25,166 | $14,403 | -42.8% |
| George Hedrick | $27,637 | $13,597 | -50.8% |
| Lela Frieling | $25,007 | $13,424 | -46.3% |
| Glen Mallow | $24,839 | $13,350 | -46.3% |
| Richard Evan Anderson | $28,408 | $13,025 | -54.2% |
| Charles R Parks | $36,360 | $12,865 | -64.6% |
| Ernest Copus | $10,685 | $12,519 | 17.2% |
| George Lamar Hilbert | $23,623 | $12,335 | -47.8% |
| William C. Kloxin | $32,956 | $12,316 | -62.6% |
| Raymond Parks | $33,774 | $12,033 | -64.4% |
| John R. Hooper | $24,540 | $11,818 | -51.8% |
| Kenneth Frieling | $10,779 | $11,619 | 7.8% |
| John D. Schumpert | $76,505 | $11,139 | -85.4% |
| Larry Ferguson | $74,252 | $11,017 | -85.2% |
| Steven Doyle | $168,963 | $10,423 | -93.8% |
| David Roberts | $9,870 | $9,976 | 1.1% |
| Thad Doye | $22,246 | $9,783 | -56% |
| Peter D. Tulloh | $28,130 | $9,743 | -65.4% |
| Cornelia Oliver | $21,276 | $9,563 | -55.1% |
| Parker Steven Brown | $0 | $9,542 | -- |
| Powell Grazing, Inc. | $36,804 | $9,487 | -74.2% |
| Phil E. Norman | $42,477 | $9,327 | -78% |
| Kevin Wayne Hoodenpyle | $18,024 | $9,271 | -48.6% |
| Austin Everett Bain | $30,671 | $9,144 | -70.2% |
| Denise C. Tulloh | $23,636 | $9,040 | -61.8% |
| Ben Frieling | $30,990 | $8,896 | -71.3% |
| Jenifer Deniese White | $0 | $8,722 | -- |
| William P. Pulis | $12,624 | $8,581 | -32% |
| Charles M Chemah | $11,225 | $7,992 | -28.8% |
| The Wild Urban Farms, LLC | $0 | $7,902 | -- |
| Billy-Billy J Bates Family Trust Bates | $0 | $7,853 | -- |
| Bascom Buck H. Stafford | $10,902 | $7,850 | -28% |
| Bradley S. Laminack | $13,849 | $7,799 | -43.7% |
| Jimmy Edgmon | $44,613 | $7,785 | -82.5% |
| Gregg Mallow | $23,544 | $7,674 | -67.4% |
| Will Ernest Hardin | $15,700 | $7,601 | -51.6% |
| Patricia F Hardin Living Trustee | $18,950 | $7,465 | -60.6% |
| Lela A. Frieling | $39,071 | $7,452 | -80.9% |
| Dyke Agriproducts | $19,226 | $7,049 | -63.3% |
| Donna M Zweiacker | $14,997 | $6,973 | -53.5% |
| Roy Whitehead | $18,836 | $6,878 | -63.5% |
| Trudie Lynn Lenhardt | $22,468 | $6,795 | -69.8% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $6,557 | -- |
| Bryson Groves | $8,099 | $6,550 | -19.1% |
| David K. Copass | $20,254 | $6,220 | -69.3% |
| Rishard James Scooter Park | $0 | $5,954 | -- |
| Chris Hartman | $27,784 | $5,948 | -78.6% |
| Ray Hartman | $27,632 | $5,869 | -78.8% |
| Frankie J Parks | $26,776 | $5,799 | -78.3% |
| Jackie Vardell | $32,488 | $5,727 | -82.4% |
| Jeffrey S. Simpson | $19,937 | $5,390 | -73% |
| Mike Bone | $11,514 | $5,196 | -54.9% |
| William Harold Thompson | $4,962 | $4,962 | 0% |
| Virginia Dupler | $6,541 | $4,804 | -26.6% |
| George H Warren Estate | $6,703 | $4,701 | -29.9% |
| Joel L. Abbe | $11,244 | $4,654 | -58.6% |
| Daniel J. Rodgers | $13,760 | $4,606 | -66.5% |
| Michael R. Teakell | $19,350 | $4,591 | -76.3% |
| Cammy Humphries | $10,142 | $4,530 | -55.3% |
| Jason Edward Hancock | $16,392 | $4,420 | -73% |
| Reina Lynn Shaw Tinsley | $17,785 | $4,387 | -75.3% |
| Cotton County FSA Office | $0 | $4,311 | -- |
| Randy P. Epp | $24,790 | $4,223 | -83% |
| Larry Johnson | $14,404 | $4,214 | -70.7% |
| John C. Hooker | $13,697 | $4,197 | -69.4% |
| Jon S. Whitehead | $7,497 | $4,185 | -44.2% |
| Gregory Scott McComber | $4,795 | $3,940 | -17.8% |
| Susie Pulis | $6,589 | $3,917 | -40.6% |
| Jay Driskill | $21,185 | $3,839 | -81.9% |
| Lester R. Dupler | $34,955 | $3,824 | -89.1% |
| Clint Bowles | $45,664 | $3,814 | -91.6% |
| Kevin W. Smith | $11,534 | $3,763 | -67.4% |
| Robert K. Ballard | $20,547 | $3,708 | -82% |
| John Linderkamp | $15,870 | $3,582 | -77.4% |
| Russell D. Reece | $10,949 | $3,561 | -67.5% |
| Sheri Parkey | $4,744 | $3,559 | -25% |
| James A. King | $14,604 | $3,476 | -76.2% |
| Dustin M. Kriz | $10,237 | $3,461 | -66.2% |
| Wanda Johnson | $0 | $3,426 | -- |
| Brian Carter | $15,840 | $3,361 | -78.8% |
| Clarlena Hope High | $14,066 | $3,236 | -77% |
| Eugene Johnson | $11,869 | $3,182 | -73.2% |
| Joyce Thompson | $6,499 | $3,179 | -51.1% |
| Sageser Farms Corporation | $4,178 | $3,161 | -24.3% |
| Gary James | $16,219 | $3,124 | -80.7% |
| Richard Anthony Aldrich | $5,227 | $2,963 | -43.3% |
| Jack A. Simmons Jr. | $4,135 | $2,876 | -30.4% |
| David Edgmon | $6,585 | $2,775 | -57.9% |
| Michael R. Platt | $5,010 | $2,765 | -44.8% |
| Clifton Jones | $14,210 | $2,755 | -80.6% |
| Archie L. Hale | $5,543 | $2,678 | -51.7% |
| Micah Woods | $11,594 | $2,636 | -77.3% |
| Terry Allen Thompson | $10,182 | $2,595 | -74.5% |
| Michael Duncan | $7,478 | $2,534 | -66.1% |
| Graham Family Trust | $10,471 | $2,494 | -76.2% |
| Gregory L. Phariss | $6,114 | $2,348 | -61.6% |
| Zachary Jacob Abney | $8,963 | $2,329 | -74% |
| Billy Jack Crow Jr. | $7,919 | $2,301 | -70.9% |
| Jerrell W. Thompson | $7,185 | $2,271 | -68.4% |
| Lottie Avanell Ballard | $16,514 | $2,204 | -86.7% |
| Quay Grant | $2,816 | $2,175 | -22.8% |
| David Turner | $41,895 | $2,040 | -95.1% |
| Michael Christopher Medcalf Jr. | $9,201 | $2,021 | -78% |
| James D. Zachary | $7,611 | $2,002 | -73.7% |
| Andy Andy and Peggy Flanagan Trust J Flanagan | $0 | $1,954 | -- |
| Stanley Butler | $10,110 | $1,952 | -80.7% |
| James P. Martin | $6,209 | $1,949 | -68.6% |
| Marion Robinson | $6,579 | $1,942 | -70.5% |
| Mark L. Anderson | $7,960 | $1,904 | -76.1% |
| Clinton L. Abbe | $8,290 | $1,890 | -77.2% |
| William Ross Kromer | $17,956 | $1,878 | -89.5% |
| Joy White | $0 | $1,814 | -- |
| Johnelle Denise Lamar | $0 | $1,779 | -- |
| Rodney K. Crow | $5,080 | $1,665 | -67.2% |
| Roger W. Fisher | $68,348 | $1,654 | -97.6% |
| David L. Brown | $0 | $1,596 | -- |
| Gary Winkler | $8,015 | $1,585 | -80.2% |
| Lawrence Robert Tomah | $1 | $1,549 | 154,800% |
| Chris Lipscomb | $4,502 | $1,535 | -65.9% |
| Jason Williford | $7,259 | $1,505 | -79.3% |
| Donald Daniel Jr. | $2,303 | $1,496 | -35% |
| Mary Hedrick | $1,484 | $1,484 | 0% |
| Alex H. Seward | $3,075 | $1,421 | -53.8% |
| Michael L. Thompson | $10,591 | $1,396 | -86.8% |
| Donnie N. McGill Jr. | $3,843 | $1,388 | -63.9% |
| Cotton County FSA | $0 | $1,387 | -- |
| Bessie West | $801 | $1,333 | 66.4% |
| Ralph Lynn Telford | $4,401 | $1,313 | -70.2% |
| Jewell Dean Hooker | $5,081 | $1,311 | -74.2% |
| Chuck C. Ballard | $6,709 | $1,306 | -80.5% |
| Jerry B. Stanley | $5,327 | $1,298 | -75.6% |
| Michael D. Edgmon | $3,553 | $1,288 | -63.7% |
| Teresa Robinson | $0 | $1,278 | -- |
| Riyan Jeremy Miller | $0 | $1,250 | -- |
| Venancio Salazar | $7,665 | $1,238 | -83.8% |
| Marsha Morgan | $6,563 | $1,230 | -81.3% |
| Roy S. Laminack | $2,512 | $1,229 | -51.1% |
| Jamon W. Kelley | $7,365 | $1,180 | -84% |
| Leta Coats | $2,380 | $1,164 | -51.1% |
| Charles Bridgers | $6,210 | $1,129 | -81.8% |
| Paulette Turner | $0 | $1,077 | -- |
| Gregory Keith Bates | $3,399 | $1,076 | -68.3% |
| Elroy Cooper, Inc. | $8,690 | $1,070 | -87.7% |
| Darren T. Doty | $1,421 | $1,066 | -25% |
| Joseph Ray Powell | $3,611 | $1,056 | -70.8% |
| James O. Hardin Jr. | $5,111 | $1,035 | -79.7% |
| Jeffrey J. Edgmon | $218,033 | $1,023 | -99.5% |
| Anthony Defate | $3,168 | $1,017 | -67.9% |
| Wilma Jean Vowell | $1,896 | $1,014 | -46.5% |
| James P. Copeland | $2,031 | $994 | -51.1% |
| The Glenn Family Trust | $5,330 | $993 | -81.4% |
| Farm Service Agency | $10,117 | $981 | -90.3% |
| Lora Campbell Liv B. Tr | $2,223 | $975 | -56.1% |
| Tanner L. Snow | $10,413 | $919 | -91.2% |
| Ashby Gilmore | $3,806 | $878 | -76.9% |
| Tina Seward | $2,300 | $870 | -62.2% |
| John W. Wyatt Jr. | $3,531 | $864 | -75.5% |
| Curtis Sims | $1,748 | $855 | -51.1% |
| Tanya R. Burns | $0 | $852 | -- |
| Billy Ray Tisdale | $4,830 | $842 | -82.6% |
| Nicholas Dale Simon | $1,703 | $833 | -51.1% |
| Richard E. Hardin | $3,270 | $827 | -74.7% |
| Lindley Bridgers | $4,231 | $804 | -81% |
| Len Delaney | $2,641 | $787 | -70.2% |
| Shirley Joann Martens Revocable Trust | $0 | $785 | -- |
| Donald Hill | $2,623 | $772 | -70.6% |
| Clark Edward Brown | $4,224 | $769 | -81.8% |
| Gari Bath Laminack | $0 | $729 | -- |
| Shauna Berry | $1,331 | $720 | -45.9% |
| John P. Murphy | $1,428 | $699 | -51.1% |
| Rodney G. Crow | $2,556 | $644 | -74.8% |
| Lana Jo Spake | $4,263 | $643 | -84.9% |
| Rockie D. Oliver | $5,584 | $602 | -89.2% |
| Danny David Marlett | $4,202 | $556 | -86.8% |
| Herman Ray Miller Jr. | $0 | $549 | -- |
| Robert D. Hedges | $2,508 | $533 | -78.7% |
| Michael L. Hooper Jr. | $2,100 | $524 | -75% |
| Linda Obermier | $2,316 | $509 | -78% |
| James Lyndol Bridgers | $2,489 | $481 | -80.7% |
| Linda K. Stewart | $1,549 | $474 | -69.4% |
| Juanita Booker | $1,562 | $472 | -69.8% |
| Kenneth W. Cunningham | $3,304 | $461 | -86% |
| Robert W. Newman | $2,031 | $429 | -78.9% |
| Lance Martin | $0 | $419 | -- |
| Dylan Chance Sanders | $8,177 | $412 | -95% |
| Mark G. Flanagan | $1,628 | $411 | -74.8% |
| Dillon Kohout | $934 | $407 | -56.4% |
| Joe K. Henderson | $1,837 | $377 | -79.5% |
| Casey Glenn | $0 | $361 | -- |
| Brendon Turner | $1,058 | $354 | -66.5% |
| Christopher J. Kelley | $608 | $276 | -54.6% |
| Joseph P. Fremin | $2,156 | $252 | -88.3% |
| Tanya Burns | $0 | $236 | -- |
| Teresa Rae Chemah | $0 | $215 | -- |
| Neil Manley | $814 | $178 | -78.1% |
| Kyle Robert Linthicum | $759 | $163 | -78.5% |
| Michael P. Taylor | $223 | $109 | -51.1% |
| Jared Scot Whitehead | $1,343 | $104 | -92.3% |
| Tony Teakell | $155 | $76 | -51% |
| Donald Ray Smith and Connie Smith Revocable Trust | $0 | $59 | -- |
| Gregory Mccomber IRR Trustee 12-26-03 | $37 | $16 | -56.8% |
| Aaron & Doty Cattle, LLC | $5,944 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles L. Burns | $902 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Marin | $3,740 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Beard | $4,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Lee Wineinger | $353,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Chance Michael Hooper | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Chane Hooper | $1,282 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold E. Miller Jr. | $853 | $0 | -100% |
| Koltn Smart | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Parker Brown | $37,378 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul M. Hooper | $793 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy-Billy J Bates Family Trust | $22,858 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Hale Living Trust | $5,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Hale | $8,162 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Lipscomb | $1,728 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Daniel Jr. | $1,437 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis Sylvester Ober | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Andy Andy and Peggy Flanagan Trustee | $16,401 | $0 | -100% |
| CCC | $2,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Jeffrey Baumann | $123,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris L. Edgmon | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Dewayne & Lavonne High Liv Trustee | $9,525 | $0 | -100% |
| Don Allen Quickle III | $1,991 | $0 | -100% |
| Don Allen Quickle SR Living Trust | $52,258 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Ray Smith and Connie Smit | $6,611 | $0 | -100% |
| Elmer Roger Graham JR Trust | $408 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack M. Mallow | $12,447 | $0 | -100% |
| Jarvis Gene Kinder | $4,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Jenifer Deniese Sansome-White | $35,757 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Schappert | $482 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth L. Jones | $3,858 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Lee White Jr. | $6,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Lindel S. Zachary | $2,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Joann Martens Revocable T | $6,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Trecyl J Scherler Rev Trustee | $7,458 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $13,308,649 | $5,287,105 | -60.3% |
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