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In 2021, 263 farmers in cities within Fisher County received a total of $7.2 million in 672 farm subsidies, a 21.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.2 million in 1,070 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 Fisher County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| First National Bank Rotan | $660,437 | $494,848 | -25.1% |
| Donald & Sheila Gruben JV | $536,569 | $439,535 | -18.1% |
| First National Bank Rotan | $146,863 | $339,406 | 131.1% |
| 3 J Posey Farms | $324,672 | $326,499 | 0.6% |
| Richard & Judy Gaona Joint Venture | $0 | $208,955 | -- |
| Raford & Lana Hargrove J V | $93,526 | $206,825 | 121.1% |
| Nowlin Farms | $89,515 | $180,131 | 101.2% |
| C Terry Farms, LLC | $114,076 | $164,635 | 44.3% |
| Danny & Michele Terry JV | $136,740 | $139,766 | 2.2% |
| Moore Brothers Part | $81,813 | $127,609 | 56% |
| T & J Posey Farms | $129,545 | $125,577 | -3.1% |
| Gary L. Stuart | $157,220 | $120,916 | -23.1% |
| Cynthia Stuart | $131,177 | $117,965 | -10.1% |
| First National Bank | $281,456 | $116,770 | -58.5% |
| Jerry Wayne Stuart | $103,543 | $107,595 | 3.9% |
| Marcus Reid Cave | $90,313 | $103,781 | 14.9% |
| Josie M. Blackwelder | $111,502 | $98,980 | -11.2% |
| Roger L. Blackwelder | $111,499 | $98,971 | -11.2% |
| Neal T. Faglie | $80,872 | $89,605 | 10.8% |
| Coker Farms | $110,471 | $88,347 | -20% |
| Jeremy Terry | $112,059 | $86,755 | -22.6% |
| Shannon Terry | $111,562 | $86,745 | -22.2% |
| Austin Thomas Coker | $79,488 | $78,824 | -0.8% |
| Branch JS Ranches, LLC | $135,085 | $74,288 | -45% |
| Chelsey Ann McCall | $57,159 | $70,827 | 23.9% |
| Mark McCall | $57,160 | $70,809 | 23.9% |
| Charlie J. Moore | $43,619 | $70,131 | 60.8% |
| Ralph Riddel Jr. | $122,859 | $69,080 | -43.8% |
| Andrew M. Moore | $42,146 | $68,986 | 63.7% |
| Terry Twain Posey | $96,026 | $67,638 | -29.6% |
| Mark W. Nowlin | $116,490 | $66,860 | -42.6% |
| West Texas State Bank | $62,897 | $64,800 | 3% |
| Kevin Stuart | $62,482 | $62,015 | -0.7% |
| Terry Lee Coker | $47,321 | $62,013 | 31% |
| C 2 Land & Cattle Company | $126,116 | $62,004 | -50.8% |
| Tyson Wynn Nowlin | $31,524 | $60,530 | 92% |
| Cameron Callan | $43,946 | $58,503 | 33.1% |
| Koen D & Sherry Mckimmey JV | $91,225 | $57,292 | -37.2% |
| Lisa G. Nowlin | $109,420 | $56,735 | -48.1% |
| William Todd Coker | $100,971 | $56,365 | -44.2% |
| Melissa S. Coker | $100,847 | $56,358 | -44.1% |
| Jerry L. Stuart | $81,919 | $55,901 | -31.8% |
| James Tanner Park | $49,421 | $52,047 | 5.3% |
| J & J Gruben Farms | $77,154 | $51,599 | -33.1% |
| Kent Cave | $51,990 | $47,472 | -8.7% |
| Tony Allan Terry | $48,826 | $46,444 | -4.9% |
| Katherine Sue Terry | $48,793 | $46,427 | -4.8% |
| First National Bank | $77,392 | $45,131 | -41.7% |
| Bret Clements | $59,250 | $44,709 | -24.5% |
| Mike Terry | $75,394 | $38,700 | -48.7% |
| Mary Frances Hudnall | $36,252 | $38,697 | 6.7% |
| David Hudnall | $42,351 | $35,401 | -16.4% |
| Dorothy Carriker Rvoc Trustee | $4,994 | $33,980 | 580.4% |
| Billie L Coffman Estate | $0 | $32,831 | -- |
| William R. Green | $43,133 | $30,771 | -28.7% |
| Tammy Posey | $39,253 | $28,559 | -27.2% |
| David Max Posey | $41,733 | $28,540 | -31.6% |
| Raymond Cantu | $37,027 | $27,246 | -26.4% |
| Lance G. McWilliams | $36,987 | $26,819 | -27.5% |
| H&B Helms Farms, LLC | $111,716 | $26,295 | -76.5% |
| Jessie Moore Burleson | $13,283 | $25,715 | 93.6% |
| Gregory L. Pruitt | $42,512 | $25,604 | -39.8% |
| Bradley M. Stuart | $50,273 | $25,243 | -49.8% |
| Joel Norman Clary | $28,859 | $23,920 | -17.1% |
| Marshall C. Kiser | $50,333 | $23,600 | -53.1% |
| Buster Welch | $74,592 | $23,391 | -68.6% |
| Coby L. Moore | $49,095 | $23,383 | -52.4% |
| Sandra G. Moore | $48,938 | $23,383 | -52.2% |
| Gruben Helms Family Partnership | $27,888 | $22,605 | -18.9% |
| Vernon F. Terry | $28,484 | $22,304 | -21.7% |
| Lynda Laurie | $21,326 | $22,258 | 4.4% |
| William H. Cleveland Jr. | $29,014 | $21,732 | -25.1% |
| Stormy Rasberry | $25,564 | $21,142 | -17.3% |
| R & G Farms, Inc. | $23,227 | $21,136 | -9% |
| Glenn J. Copeland | $2,236 | $20,444 | 814.3% |
| David Shipp | $53,677 | $20,247 | -62.3% |
| Laura Posey | $37,713 | $20,202 | -46.4% |
| Jimmy D. Counts | $46,367 | $19,716 | -57.5% |
| David Ryan Posey | $45,605 | $19,618 | -57% |
| Brenda S. McCall | $19,427 | $19,608 | 0.9% |
| Brandon Lynn Scherwitz | $51,491 | $19,060 | -63% |
| Gene Terry | $20,151 | $18,964 | -5.9% |
| Larry Landes | $35,770 | $18,524 | -48.2% |
| Tanya M. Upshaw | $31,463 | $17,838 | -43.3% |
| Jeffrey Lynn Upshaw | $31,620 | $17,828 | -43.6% |
| Freddie L. Rasberry Jr. | $28,694 | $17,238 | -39.9% |
| Baugh Family Ranches Limited Partnership | $0 | $16,945 | -- |
| Larry Parnell Williams | $17,951 | $16,866 | -6% |
| Adam Gomez | $30,990 | $16,501 | -46.8% |
| Rickey Gruben | $11,468 | $15,838 | 38.1% |
| Bryant Terry | $14,207 | $15,604 | 9.8% |
| Peggy J. Gruben | $4,128 | $14,937 | 261.8% |
| T-7 Family Farm LP | $14,493 | $14,878 | 2.7% |
| Michael Vernon Terry | $24,072 | $14,851 | -38.3% |
| Scott van Poppel | $28,234 | $14,579 | -48.4% |
| Mary Mcwhirter Partnership | $9,899 | $14,355 | 45% |
| Russell May | $36,378 | $13,881 | -61.8% |
| Alan Dale Adelhardt | $45,786 | $12,941 | -71.7% |
| Melissa Ann Evans | $9,790 | $12,410 | 26.8% |
| Micah Evans | $9,790 | $12,410 | 26.8% |
| Patsy J Stuart Estate | $0 | $12,365 | -- |
| Ronald E. Sheffield | $25,930 | $12,315 | -52.5% |
| First National Bank - Rotan | $15,979 | $12,198 | -23.7% |
| Tammy D. Nowlin | $14,278 | $12,168 | -14.8% |
| Peggy Williamson | $0 | $11,992 | -- |
| Clay Wilfong | $18,078 | $11,885 | -34.3% |
| Alton Wayne Harris Marital Trust | $32,253 | $11,814 | -63.4% |
| Edward Lee Thornburg | $28,225 | $11,804 | -58.2% |
| Billie Louise Coffman | $13,063 | $11,367 | -13% |
| Jamie Strickland | $9,153 | $11,209 | 22.5% |
| Donald Carl Gruben | $45,492 | $11,165 | -75.5% |
| Sheila Faye Gruben | $47,548 | $11,133 | -76.6% |
| Preston M. Martin | $36,696 | $10,972 | -70.1% |
| Beverly J. Rister | $2,604 | $10,919 | 319.3% |
| William Brad Long | $19,470 | $10,502 | -46.1% |
| Shirley Weathersbee | $9,463 | $10,455 | 10.5% |
| Ricky Wayne Morton | $13,099 | $9,958 | -24% |
| Randall John Elpers | $19,322 | $9,595 | -50.3% |
| Danny Ray Helms | $24,060 | $9,225 | -61.7% |
| Alton Smith | $14,895 | $9,134 | -38.7% |
| Joyce Smith | $20,267 | $9,017 | -55.5% |
| Wanda Merlene Allen | $7,683 | $7,683 | 0% |
| Jack A. Williamson | $18,419 | $7,575 | -58.9% |
| Joe E. Hull Jr. | $3,656 | $7,445 | 103.6% |
| Olen Fryar Jr. | $20,404 | $7,302 | -64.2% |
| Thomas M. Hogan | $22,873 | $7,151 | -68.7% |
| Harold E. Roberts | $4,318 | $7,063 | 63.6% |
| Betty Martin | $16,048 | $7,030 | -56.2% |
| James V. Martin | $17,337 | $7,008 | -59.6% |
| Bryan D. Justiss | $6,936 | $6,936 | 0% |
| Freddy Carreon | $9,741 | $6,767 | -30.5% |
| Cleburne L Murdoch | $27,684 | $6,632 | -76% |
| Walter Charles Cleveland | $4,960 | $6,037 | 21.7% |
| Sherry L. Hale | $3,699 | $5,945 | 60.7% |
| Seth Alan Kiker | $23,639 | $5,914 | -75% |
| La Nelle Etheredge | $5,186 | $5,742 | 10.7% |
| Sister Sister Farms Gen PRTN | $3,866 | $5,560 | 43.8% |
| Franky D. Mullins Jr. | $20,125 | $5,371 | -73.3% |
| Nowlin Cattle, LLC | $9,935 | $5,355 | -46.1% |
| Cave Double Rafter Ranch, LLC | $5,332 | $5,332 | 0% |
| Ricky L. Spencer | $3,913 | $5,254 | 34.3% |
| Britton S. Stuart | $5,385 | $5,186 | -3.7% |
| Marie Thornton | $7,600 | $4,967 | -34.6% |
| Tammy Powell | $4,873 | $4,873 | 0% |
| Dorothy G. Guelker | $5,835 | $4,813 | -17.5% |
| Russell Yates | $2,455 | $4,809 | 95.9% |
| Stacy Stevenson | $11,216 | $4,374 | -61% |
| Vicki Morton | $7,947 | $4,349 | -45.3% |
| W 6 J, LLC | $1,383 | $4,347 | 214.3% |
| Nathan J. Kelley | $22,441 | $4,300 | -80.8% |
| Melba J. McCall | $5,985 | $4,256 | -28.9% |
| Richard A. Spencer | $11,870 | $4,248 | -64.2% |
| Shirley Ann Hull | $4,629 | $4,144 | -10.5% |
| LZH, Inc. | $19,866 | $4,060 | -79.6% |
| Joseph Tyler McCall | $15,160 | $3,981 | -73.7% |
| Dorothy L. Goodwin | $1,203 | $3,779 | 214.1% |
| Terry Scott Guelker | $3,499 | $3,719 | 6.3% |
| Sharrock Hill Partnership | $4,596 | $3,687 | -19.8% |
| Jeffrey Woods | $3,686 | $3,686 | 0% |
| Raul Rivas Jr. | $2,743 | $3,677 | 34.1% |
| Jerry A. Marshall | $6,803 | $3,670 | -46.1% |
| Heath Dickson | $9,666 | $3,632 | -62.4% |
| Wilber Gruben | $10,487 | $3,566 | -66% |
| Linda Callan | $3,911 | $3,556 | -9.1% |
| Eugenia Ann Arnwine | $10,943 | $3,482 | -68.2% |
| Steven D. Nowlin | $5,860 | $3,444 | -41.2% |
| Randall Lawrence Callan | $15,776 | $3,440 | -78.2% |
| Patsy J. Stuart | $31,271 | $3,431 | -89% |
| Stuart Wayne Nowlin | $3,238 | $3,412 | 5.4% |
| Mary D. Whitefield | $3,542 | $3,375 | -4.7% |
| Gary West | $1,696 | $3,344 | 97.2% |
| Robert Phillips | $3,708 | $3,260 | -12.1% |
| Joe Frank Gonzalez Jr. | $5,997 | $3,184 | -46.9% |
| Domingo R Flores Estate | $0 | $3,122 | -- |
| Sandra E. Upshaw | $5,222 | $2,880 | -44.8% |
| Delbert Derwayne Rasco | $2,514 | $2,776 | 10.4% |
| Tanner Stevenson | $9,068 | $2,706 | -70.2% |
| Robert D. Posey | $7,415 | $2,691 | -63.7% |
| Virginia M. Dennis | $1,283 | $2,690 | 109.7% |
| Tommie J. Kinsey | $1,472 | $2,504 | 70.1% |
| Dorothy Helm | $3,593 | $2,491 | -30.7% |
| Cindy Kiker Greene | $2,483 | $2,483 | 0% |
| Herbert J. Moore | $5,553 | $2,480 | -55.3% |
| Coker Trust | $3,910 | $2,466 | -36.9% |
| James Bradley Boyd | $7,337 | $2,430 | -66.9% |
| Joe R. Gardner | $8,504 | $2,201 | -74.1% |
| Leonard Cleveland | $2,848 | $2,185 | -23.3% |
| Riley Barnett | $6,675 | $2,139 | -68% |
| Glenna Sue Stuart | $2,099 | $2,099 | 0% |
| Edna B. Smith | $2,086 | $2,086 | 0% |
| Gary J. Floyd | $8,324 | $2,077 | -75% |
| Wilkinson Family Partnership | $2,176 | $2,062 | -5.2% |
| David Mullins | $4,120 | $2,037 | -50.6% |
| Taylor County FSA - FLP | $0 | $1,992 | -- |
| Mr. Jay Linn Helm | $2,972 | $1,913 | -35.6% |
| Derek Ivan Dowden | $2,610 | $1,865 | -28.5% |
| Joe Don Helm | $2,957 | $1,855 | -37.3% |
| James M. Mann | $2,901 | $1,836 | -36.7% |
| James D. Nowlin | $752 | $1,824 | 142.6% |
| Marshal Bennett | $1,499 | $1,712 | 14.2% |
| Kiefer Cauble | $5,365 | $1,667 | -68.9% |
| John Lee Brown | $1,248 | $1,629 | 30.5% |
| Peggy Rivers | $3,296 | $1,608 | -51.2% |
| N. G. Underwood | $4,987 | $1,557 | -68.8% |
| H. T. Fillingim III | $1,109 | $1,552 | 39.9% |
| Beverly J. Price | $1,550 | $1,550 | 0% |
| Henry M. McKinney | $1,550 | $1,550 | 0% |
| Billy L. Speck | $3,640 | $1,535 | -57.8% |
| Jerry Deen | $3,928 | $1,320 | -66.4% |
| William David Stephens | $960 | $1,306 | 36% |
| Greg Benham | $1,713 | $1,296 | -24.3% |
| Steven Ray Terry | $774 | $1,282 | 65.6% |
| Bobbie Beauchamp | $407 | $1,273 | 212.8% |
| Susan Kay Perales | $885 | $1,230 | 39% |
| Loyd G. Greene | $1,005 | $1,186 | 18% |
| Patti J. Thompson | $2,362 | $1,185 | -49.8% |
| Frances Lucille Morgan | $705 | $1,165 | 65.2% |
| Clois W Bennett | $4,337 | $1,160 | -73.3% |
| G & O Partnership | $13,841 | $1,148 | -91.7% |
| Shirley Jeffrey | $3,307 | $1,131 | -65.8% |
| Alan Earl Kiker | $5,687 | $1,115 | -80.4% |
| Shirley W. Moore | $2,558 | $1,026 | -59.9% |
| Wilford Buckner | $2,331 | $980 | -58% |
| Joe D. Guelker | $1,294 | $969 | -25.1% |
| Taylor County FSA | $1,943 | $917 | -52.8% |
| Bobby W. Moore | $3,817 | $910 | -76.2% |
| Bob F. Spikes | $5,424 | $906 | -83.3% |
| Lue Ann McKinney | $11,878 | $898 | -92.4% |
| Mark Mahaffey | $1,340 | $856 | -36.1% |
| Joe Neal Hargrove | $0 | $821 | -- |
| Roy J. Lewis | $3,382 | $814 | -75.9% |
| Charles Raygene Shipp | $3,072 | $804 | -73.8% |
| Charles Glen Murphree | $5,672 | $735 | -87% |
| Timothy T. Brown | $5,351 | $727 | -86.4% |
| Leonard G. Mitchell | $0 | $722 | -- |
| Fonda Matthies Wolff | $713 | $676 | -5.2% |
| Denese Hoffman and Ricky Floyd | $0 | $637 | -- |
| Crystal Lynn Coker | $205 | $625 | 204.9% |
| Kevin Kelly | $934 | $622 | -33.4% |
| Monte G. Morrow | $504 | $619 | 22.8% |
| Bradley Rivers | $2,027 | $606 | -70.1% |
| Bobby Hunt | $328 | $592 | 80.5% |
| Jill Baumgart | $0 | $565 | -- |
| Dan Baumgart | $0 | $539 | -- |
| Taylor County Farm Service Agency | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Rachel Marie Scherwitz | $2,936 | $447 | -84.8% |
| Thomas Dickson | $2,375 | $447 | -81.2% |
| Michael David Wilks | $2,206 | $437 | -80.2% |
| Nick A. Dickson | $1,356 | $385 | -71.6% |
| Curtis Glen Strickland Test Tr | $0 | $328 | -- |
| Curtis Glen Strickland Test Trustee for Tammy Nowlin | $0 | $328 | -- |
| Patti Thompson J. Wilfong | $0 | $327 | -- |
| John Scot Jenkins | $736 | $308 | -58.2% |
| April Jean Jenkins | $720 | $307 | -57.4% |
| James Terry | $91 | $298 | 227.5% |
| Leslie and Katherine Doty Fam Trustee | $614 | $297 | -51.6% |
| Taylor County FarmService Agency | $0 | $286 | -- |
| Dolores Almanza | $0 | $202 | -- |
| Shelton R. Waldon | $649 | $181 | -72.1% |
| Jonathan David Hjelmervik | $781 | $156 | -80% |
| Barry L. Kenyon | $70 | $153 | 118.6% |
| McCall Farms | $0 | $150 | -- |
| Alvin Smith | $308 | $83 | -73.1% |
| Beverly Rister | $4,245 | $0 | -100% |
| Domingo Flores | $1,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Edgar Franklin Carter Jr. | $2,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Branson | $466 | $0 | -100% |
| Juanita J Gaona Estate | $9,525 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry D. Callan | $4,865 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Scherwitz | $156 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard & Judy Gaona Joint Ventur | $417,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Rae Wilburn | $100 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelly Anette Scherwitz | $8,388 | $0 | -100% |
| Sweetwater Production, Inc. | $980 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor County Farm Service Agency | $9,454 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Lynn Scherwitz | $8,543 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas K. Johnston | $1,568 | $0 | -100% |
| Baugh Family Ranches Limited Part | $37,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Billie Gruben Estate | $1,911 | $0 | -100% |
| Billie J. McCombs | $1,834 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Gruben | $3,445 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian K. Harrison | $8,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol A. Posey | $1,162 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Beth Floyd | $1,301 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecilia Jane Greenlee | $3,836 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad T. Templeton | $3,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Haas | $163 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $173 | $0 | -100% |
| First Financial Bank | $56,185 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie Wayne Etheredge | $1,899 | $0 | -100% |
| Joan Melton | $2,739 | $0 | -100% |
| Ken Holt | $527 | $0 | -100% |
| Klay Davis McWilliams | $4,242 | $0 | -100% |
| Lanelle Etheredge | $9,085 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney C. Denton | $4,623 | $0 | -100% |
| Rough Creek Ranch | $3,867 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor Company FSA/FLP | $1,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Terri J. Daws | $1,179 | $0 | -100% |
| Virgie B Weems Estate | $85 | $0 | -100% |
| West Texas State Bank | $33,716 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,162,068 | $7,203,120 | -21.4% |
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