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In 2021, 257 farmers in cities within Callahan County received a total of $2.6 million in 475 farm subsidies, a 65.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.6 million in 955 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 Callahan County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| First National Bank Baird | $1,753,264 | $1,055,667 | -39.8% |
| P & W Company | $957,308 | $134,395 | -86% |
| Job Ranches, Ltd. | $566,793 | $110,252 | -80.5% |
| Robert D. Koenig | $147,570 | $104,131 | -29.4% |
| Compton Bros Ranch | $177,974 | $96,397 | -45.8% |
| Sunnyslope Farms | $186,042 | $73,220 | -60.6% |
| Goldsmith Cattle Company, LLC | $153,242 | $62,344 | -59.3% |
| Von Ray Farmer | $46,251 | $38,934 | -15.8% |
| Kamie Windham Pruet | $274,393 | $38,505 | -86% |
| Texas Heritage Bank | $21,097 | $34,176 | 62% |
| I Bar Ranch, LLC | $104,802 | $30,919 | -70.5% |
| Arthur Gregg Goode | $39,861 | $24,206 | -39.3% |
| Jimmy Neil Harris | $26,693 | $23,046 | -13.7% |
| Randy Gale Montgomery | $86,777 | $21,616 | -75.1% |
| Garves Wayne Yates Jr. | $84,107 | $21,345 | -74.6% |
| Tom Edd Johnson | $32,911 | $21,235 | -35.5% |
| Russell David Williams | $95,107 | $20,304 | -78.7% |
| Jody Gerngross | $85,102 | $20,284 | -76.2% |
| Jojoe Henry Mcwilliams | $63,744 | $17,372 | -72.7% |
| F W Clear Creek Ranch, Inc. | $77,828 | $16,586 | -78.7% |
| Akers Family, LLC | $44,660 | $15,920 | -64.4% |
| Carly Betcher | $14,758 | $14,712 | -0.3% |
| Marian Elizabeth Windham | $23,232 | $14,214 | -38.8% |
| John Stephen Ellis | $45,803 | $14,017 | -69.4% |
| Michael Dustin Hinyard | $58,672 | $13,646 | -76.7% |
| Richard L. McElmurray | $18,087 | $12,694 | -29.8% |
| Charles H. Payne | $10,811 | $12,604 | 16.6% |
| Benny Derrin Free | $23,923 | $12,570 | -47.5% |
| Jeffrey E. Clark | $74,429 | $12,383 | -83.4% |
| Rex Schaffner | $45,786 | $12,172 | -73.4% |
| Koenig & Koenig Cattle | $105,288 | $12,130 | -88.5% |
| Rustin Williams | $35,780 | $11,548 | -67.7% |
| Elliott-Dyer Family Partnership LP | $0 | $11,228 | -- |
| Jimmy Dale Joy | $30,759 | $11,191 | -63.6% |
| Jerry Dell Haggerton | $35,283 | $10,978 | -68.9% |
| John Stephen Ball | $14,712 | $10,494 | -28.7% |
| Adrian Lee Allen | $9,656 | $10,435 | 8.1% |
| Marc Morgan | $11,896 | $10,178 | -14.4% |
| Steven Ray Goldsmith | $37,059 | $8,918 | -75.9% |
| Geneva F. Judah | $0 | $8,593 | -- |
| Zella Gae Jackson | $13,790 | $8,281 | -39.9% |
| Roland Dee Mauldin | $13,752 | $7,059 | -48.7% |
| Bobby Joe Henley Jr. | $20,681 | $6,841 | -66.9% |
| Robert Michael Ossowski | $6,252 | $6,726 | 7.6% |
| Billy Edward James | $17,341 | $6,631 | -61.8% |
| Etna Goode Estate | $0 | $6,631 | -- |
| Brad Johnson | $62,115 | $6,491 | -89.6% |
| Steven Chase Goldsmith | $20,935 | $6,443 | -69.2% |
| Jo Ann Ringhoffer | $22,608 | $6,343 | -71.9% |
| 313 Cattle Company, LLC | $11,440 | $5,841 | -48.9% |
| Jason Dean Fortune | $14,276 | $5,698 | -60.1% |
| Shannon Lee Campbell | $18,807 | $5,438 | -71.1% |
| SJT Cattle Company, LLC | $24,818 | $5,103 | -79.4% |
| Thomas Edward Johnson | $24,306 | $5,063 | -79.2% |
| Susan Swindle Schaefer | $13,240 | $4,963 | -62.5% |
| James M. Reeves | $15,477 | $4,776 | -69.1% |
| Alex Jay Ringhoffer | $16,877 | $4,747 | -71.9% |
| Richard Tally B. Windham Jr. | $22,058 | $4,726 | -78.6% |
| Linda Diane Cedergren | $20,619 | $4,671 | -77.3% |
| Vickie L. Strength | $16,960 | $4,630 | -72.7% |
| Robert Hunter Yates | $14,883 | $4,530 | -69.6% |
| Bains & Dimitri, LLC | $15,639 | $4,469 | -71.4% |
| Jase Cattle Company | $12,477 | $4,465 | -64.2% |
| Capital Farm Credit, ACA | $0 | $4,434 | -- |
| Billy Joe Sharp | $10,328 | $4,250 | -58.8% |
| Harold Weldon Riley | $19,578 | $4,231 | -78.4% |
| Kelly Don McLaughlin | $23,550 | $4,201 | -82.2% |
| Jeffrey Arthur Burleson | $13,266 | $4,158 | -68.7% |
| Stephen Lamont Collins | $10,252 | $4,068 | -60.3% |
| Genea F Williams | $15,523 | $3,941 | -74.6% |
| Michael Byron Cowan | $8,822 | $3,859 | -56.3% |
| Etna E Goode | $21,788 | $3,854 | -82.3% |
| Christopher Ray West | $8,435 | $3,851 | -54.3% |
| Caleb Johnson | $4,950 | $3,767 | -23.9% |
| John K. Guitar | $4,120 | $3,704 | -10.1% |
| Lucky J Cattle Company, LLC | $16,084 | $3,646 | -77.3% |
| Clay Richards | $5,598 | $3,626 | -35.2% |
| Shirley Jean Landers | $4,256 | $3,621 | -14.9% |
| David Bryan Farmer | $3,329 | $3,563 | 7% |
| Rodney Jennings | $8,061 | $3,492 | -56.7% |
| Greg Goode | $0 | $3,319 | -- |
| Monty Kent Samford | $14,602 | $3,306 | -77.4% |
| Tony Steele | $0 | $3,297 | -- |
| Nathan Quincy Loven II | $9,196 | $3,267 | -64.5% |
| Annette R Ancinec | $3,247 | $3,247 | 0% |
| Teri Windham Hollis | $8,687 | $3,230 | -62.8% |
| Bill Lloyd Burkett | $20,838 | $3,227 | -84.5% |
| Russell Darren Gill | $12,958 | $3,217 | -75.2% |
| Robert G. Childress | $2,237 | $3,057 | 36.7% |
| John Bailey Armor | $15,889 | $2,994 | -81.2% |
| Richard Newton Sowell | $13,850 | $2,965 | -78.6% |
| Billie Voss | $8,331 | $2,959 | -64.5% |
| Dickie Voy Breeding | $8,015 | $2,924 | -63.5% |
| Carl Traweek | $2,177 | $2,866 | 31.6% |
| Joe Kemp | $4,308 | $2,864 | -33.5% |
| Andrew N. Sanders | $11,186 | $2,833 | -74.7% |
| Charles W. Chesshir | $6,888 | $2,749 | -60.1% |
| Gregory H. Seago | $3,207 | $2,744 | -14.4% |
| Carla Biehl | $1,183 | $2,710 | 129.1% |
| Scott Baxter Childress | $53,265 | $2,706 | -94.9% |
| Jim Bob Goldston | $17,525 | $2,699 | -84.6% |
| Roy Hubert McAdams | $21,848 | $2,647 | -87.9% |
| Shane McPherson | $3,872 | $2,639 | -31.8% |
| Rodney Holloway | $6,910 | $2,518 | -63.6% |
| Celeste Ann Self | $3,497 | $2,516 | -28.1% |
| Denise Brown | $4,324 | $2,496 | -42.3% |
| Roy Lee Beasley | $14,211 | $2,462 | -82.7% |
| Harold Edward Riley | $9,888 | $2,440 | -75.3% |
| Nancy Jane Jennings | $0 | $2,420 | -- |
| Allen Macdonald Goldsmith | $25,382 | $2,379 | -90.6% |
| Chris A. Adams | $4,463 | $2,361 | -47.1% |
| Ocie Carlton Draper | $7,458 | $2,344 | -68.6% |
| Divide Cattle Company, LLC | $12,949 | $2,319 | -82.1% |
| Brian Roszkowski | $1,616 | $2,278 | 41% |
| Wilma Ruth Lawrence | $9,718 | $2,178 | -77.6% |
| Truman Glendle Nix SR | $6,301 | $2,135 | -66.1% |
| Bruce H. Campbell | $5,291 | $2,099 | -60.3% |
| Karen McMillan | $2,490 | $2,007 | -19.4% |
| Charlie Hall Jones | $4,293 | $2,004 | -53.3% |
| Bobby Joe Bowers | $3,194 | $1,974 | -38.2% |
| Kent Haley | $15,710 | $1,948 | -87.6% |
| Glenn Stewart Smith | $4,810 | $1,935 | -59.8% |
| Donald Ray Settle | $3,858 | $1,887 | -51.1% |
| Thomas Daniel Ryan | $10,120 | $1,838 | -81.8% |
| Kenneth Ned Callaway | $7,150 | $1,834 | -74.3% |
| Richard H. McDuff | $0 | $1,833 | -- |
| Jared Kirk Sanderson | $4,125 | $1,802 | -56.3% |
| Thurman Dwayne Wilson | $10,855 | $1,782 | -83.6% |
| Gregory Henry Gerngross | $10,703 | $1,781 | -83.4% |
| Io Kirkwood | $4,102 | $1,779 | -56.6% |
| Irvin Eugene Robinson | $5,676 | $1,699 | -70.1% |
| Marsha D. Gleason | $5,588 | $1,695 | -69.7% |
| James Charles Stapleton | $6,661 | $1,655 | -75.2% |
| Sarah Hatchett Hatfield | $8,060 | $1,628 | -79.8% |
| Jimmie Ann Campbell | $3,631 | $1,580 | -56.5% |
| Helen Musick | $2,090 | $1,574 | -24.7% |
| Jimmy Dale Long | $8,071 | $1,574 | -80.5% |
| Goldston Revocable Family Trust | $4,292 | $1,565 | -63.5% |
| Russell James Larsen Jr. | $3,395 | $1,447 | -57.4% |
| Michael Phillip Widener | $13,821 | $1,404 | -89.8% |
| Donna Gillit McAdams | $7,315 | $1,400 | -80.9% |
| Daniel Joe Davis | $0 | $1,378 | -- |
| Michael Dugan | $5,708 | $1,323 | -76.8% |
| Tommie L. Conlee | $5,564 | $1,306 | -76.5% |
| Steve L. Fortune Jr. | $5,306 | $1,216 | -77.1% |
| Curtis Ray Cooper | $3,454 | $1,202 | -65.2% |
| A4K Interest, LLC | $4,656 | $1,199 | -74.2% |
| Joe Van Zandt Holland | $6,651 | $1,194 | -82% |
| Linda Wheeler | $2,624 | $1,190 | -54.6% |
| Janice M. Merryman | $6,097 | $1,188 | -80.5% |
| Emma Catterall | $1,582 | $1,179 | -25.5% |
| Steven Nixon Farrington | $2,703 | $1,166 | -56.9% |
| Donald Dewayne Smithwick | $2,661 | $1,154 | -56.6% |
| Elbe Miller Scott | $3,850 | $1,148 | -70.2% |
| Marian Odom Scott | $3,850 | $1,148 | -70.2% |
| Sandra White Ingram | $6,592 | $1,080 | -83.6% |
| Douglas Kyle Widener | $13,533 | $1,048 | -92.3% |
| Cody J. Hodges | $3,663 | $1,028 | -71.9% |
| Brittany Demil Wilkerson | $3,597 | $1,018 | -71.7% |
| Porcious Howett Potter | $4,301 | $1,015 | -76.4% |
| Mark S. Neinast | $4,391 | $999 | -77.2% |
| Schrenia Clark Carr | $4,669 | $995 | -78.7% |
| James Cliff Berry | $3,614 | $992 | -72.6% |
| Brian Estes | $2,871 | $949 | -66.9% |
| Edna Laverne Hill | $0 | $935 | -- |
| Scott Byrd | $7,149 | $921 | -87.1% |
| Billy Driskill | $3,297 | $913 | -72.3% |
| Lucy Darlene Tyler | $2,981 | $897 | -69.9% |
| Larryl Scott Goldsmith | $4,751 | $895 | -81.2% |
| Jackie D. Wilson | $4,382 | $894 | -79.6% |
| Chad Lane Smith | $1,441 | $857 | -40.5% |
| Roger Jerrold Enlow | $3,034 | $822 | -72.9% |
| Willie Nickerson III | $7,582 | $810 | -89.3% |
| Rickey Lynn Carouth | $4,436 | $809 | -81.8% |
| Joseph Rex Samford | $3,239 | $808 | -75.1% |
| Coy Smith | $4,738 | $802 | -83.1% |
| Larry Nelson Murphy | $3,436 | $799 | -76.7% |
| Byron R. Deal | $1,002 | $789 | -21.3% |
| Jeffrey Howard Barton | $5,092 | $765 | -85% |
| Winford Wayne Gardner | $3,090 | $754 | -75.6% |
| Larry Max Dyer | $3,399 | $747 | -78% |
| Carrol Douglas Ford | $4,800 | $745 | -84.5% |
| Joe Dan Huddleston | $1,584 | $743 | -53.1% |
| Cuchilla Cattle Company, LLC | $5,994 | $736 | -87.7% |
| Doug Johnston | $4,272 | $724 | -83.1% |
| Karen Pevehouse | $723 | $723 | 0% |
| Rodney Fry Callaway | $4,667 | $696 | -85.1% |
| Michael Chad Collins | $1,424 | $687 | -51.8% |
| Dennis Lee Seelke | $891 | $672 | -24.6% |
| James C. Kaiser | $3,708 | $661 | -82.2% |
| Danny Curtis Vestal | $3,735 | $656 | -82.4% |
| Pierce Shackelford | $4,724 | $647 | -86.3% |
| Scotty Hal Odom | $4,386 | $629 | -85.7% |
| Roger David Weeks | $5,543 | $612 | -89% |
| Janece Hatchett Tucker | $3,691 | $606 | -83.6% |
| Billy Don Bradshaw | $3,003 | $595 | -80.2% |
| Bobby W. Scott | $2,816 | $585 | -79.2% |
| Gary Lynn Franke | $1,151 | $563 | -51.1% |
| Freddy Marcus Tatom | $1,865 | $563 | -69.8% |
| Wayne V. Ramsey III | $1,583 | $537 | -66.1% |
| Royce Lawrence | $2,464 | $526 | -78.7% |
| Burlie James Simons | $2,552 | $523 | -79.5% |
| Richard Parks Angel | $2,984 | $504 | -83.1% |
| Mary Elizabeth Gregory | $1,909 | $501 | -73.8% |
| James Keith Edge | $2,244 | $490 | -78.2% |
| Steve Chance | $2,299 | $477 | -79.3% |
| Kenneth Shane Lee | $7,439 | $474 | -93.6% |
| Vickie Hickman Walker | $3,225 | $443 | -86.3% |
| Ann Corley Curtis | $3,369 | $440 | -86.9% |
| Dora Jane Price | $2,739 | $440 | -83.9% |
| Michael Blake Foster | $0 | $440 | -- |
| Zelma Joyce Mooney | $8,278 | $431 | -94.8% |
| Bill I. Bishop | $1,400 | $420 | -70% |
| Stanley Montgomery Ancinec | $2,759 | $405 | -85.3% |
| Samuel Ray Stone | $3,524 | $403 | -88.6% |
| Billy Dale Dillard Jr. | $2,499 | $379 | -84.8% |
| Sammy Lee Day Jr. | $11,566 | $378 | -96.7% |
| Elvan Levi Goode JR | $2,482 | $376 | -84.9% |
| Randy Strickland | $1,543 | $362 | -76.5% |
| Steve Beeman | $1,639 | $360 | -78% |
| Elmore I. Vestal Jr. | $3,302 | $328 | -90.1% |
| Capital Farm Credit, PCA | $2,306 | $326 | -85.9% |
| Wade Stephens | $2,278 | $318 | -86% |
| John A. Wright II | $3,050 | $312 | -89.8% |
| Roger Hiers | $2,455 | $312 | -87.3% |
| Joe Patrick Clark | $4,091 | $298 | -92.7% |
| Melinda Kay Miller | $595 | $297 | -50.1% |
| Gregory E. Post | $954 | $296 | -69% |
| Ronald Lee Green | $1,496 | $293 | -80.4% |
| Stephen D. Bowen | $1,056 | $293 | -72.3% |
| Kurtis Lance Parker | $1,158 | $288 | -75.1% |
| Neil David Shultz | $584 | $286 | -51% |
| Dean Caffey | $1,001 | $232 | -76.8% |
| Kathy M. Mayberry | $2,670 | $225 | -91.6% |
| Melba S. Miller | $908 | $224 | -75.3% |
| James Roy Horton | $1,419 | $208 | -85.3% |
| Joel Vinson Dement | $770 | $206 | -73.2% |
| Glendall Barr | $913 | $204 | -77.7% |
| Terry Edmund Joy | $792 | $200 | -74.7% |
| Charles Palmer | $1,446 | $197 | -86.4% |
| Karen Beth Barton | $1,206 | $190 | -84.2% |
| John Michael Dement | $297 | $188 | -36.7% |
| Charles Andre Lewis Sr. | $1,153 | $180 | -84.4% |
| Drey Richards | $737 | $180 | -75.6% |
| Ronald M. Smith | $4,382 | $168 | -96.2% |
| Wanda Bales Chittum | $1,492 | $158 | -89.4% |
| William Samuel Cannon | $483 | $155 | -67.9% |
| Edwin Douglas Hayden | $842 | $149 | -82.3% |
| Roy Richey | $1,823 | $135 | -92.6% |
| Pat Morgan | $11,621 | $133 | -98.9% |
| Kaylyn Cramer | $178 | $78 | -56.2% |
| Ervin J. Fischer | $565 | $76 | -86.5% |
| Rickey Eudy | $760 | $59 | -92.2% |
| Kevin Morton | $102 | $50 | -51% |
| Brandi Purvis | $526 | $21 | -96% |
| Jack Powers | $0 | $12 | -- |
| Darrell W. Brown | $99 | $11 | -88.9% |
| B. R. Goldsmith | $472 | $0 | -100% |
| Benton Craig Pruet | $246,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Bo Buchanan | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Elliott-Dyer Family Partnership L | $55,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Forrest Leon Burleson | $8,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessie Myrle Burkett | $1,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Joy Dean McElmurray | $1,570 | $0 | -100% |
| Joy McElmurray Estate | $3,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Houston Young | $12,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicki Harle | $587 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard G. McElmurray | $819 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Windham & Sons | $851 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Glenn Blackmon | $1,272 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Paul Dickey | $1,434 | $0 | -100% |
| Rowden Rock Farm, LLC | $13,192 | $0 | -100% |
| Seth Goldsmith Enterprises DB, LLC | $3,931 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor Yeates | $3,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Trent Lane Farmer | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Bailey Ray Windham | $3,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Rex Sparks | $470 | $0 | -100% |
| George Welch | $2,482 | $0 | -100% |
| J & B Farms Limited Partnership | $3,144 | $0 | -100% |
| James Carrol Edwards | $941 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Radnal Eicke | $56 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Dee Davis | $4,994 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Saunders | $433 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy Carolyn Brown-Fort | $125 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy Fuqua Kinslow | $208 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin S. Parker | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Paul Clifton | $1,368 | $0 | -100% |
| Maurine Shewmake | $145 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin R. Hill | $2,048 | $0 | -100% |
| Paula Andree Windham | $122 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Kirk Pritz | $399 | $0 | -100% |
| Arnold D. Smith | $1,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Joel Nicks | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Beverly Jean Ross | $425 | $0 | -100% |
| David Wayne Murry | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Harris Brothers Farms | $42,831 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Donald Cook | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| McGregor Willingham | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Tollett | $153 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Bruce Parr | $54 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald D. Bagley | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronny J. Jordan | $248 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Pollard | $98 | $0 | -100% |
| Weldon G. Pharr | $2,058 | $0 | -100% |
| David Burke Robinson | $2,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Gayle L. Isenhower | $5,439 | $0 | -100% |
| John David Isenhower | $18,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Rustin Dayne Williams | $45,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Dale Isenhower | $17,642 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,596,565 | $2,614,197 | -65.6% |
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