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In 2021, 107 farmers in cities within Rockwall County received a total of $507,893 in 182 farm subsidies, a 48.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $982,525 in 292 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Dodson | $221,438 | $128,120 | -42.1% |
| Happy State Bank | $47,921 | $47,921 | 0% |
| J D Jacobs JR Estate | $62,556 | $20,318 | -67.5% |
| Phyllis Easley | $18,659 | $18,646 | -0.1% |
| Mark Williams | $23,156 | $15,086 | -34.9% |
| Mike Peoples | $58,858 | $13,853 | -76.5% |
| Ryan Robertson | $27,935 | $13,509 | -51.6% |
| Paul E. Liechty | $13,285 | $13,285 | 0% |
| Mary Kathryn Ellis | $15,913 | $12,477 | -21.6% |
| A. R. Hensley | $9,515 | $10,067 | 5.8% |
| Shina W Weber Revocable Trust | $0 | $9,637 | -- |
| Jeanne Carmichael | $24,645 | $9,243 | -62.5% |
| Roger L. Nichols | $8,213 | $8,213 | 0% |
| Ewing Cattle Company, LLC | $43,174 | $8,183 | -81% |
| Mike Crawford | $19,321 | $7,732 | -60% |
| Dollie Irby Estate | $1,175 | $7,664 | 552.3% |
| Alley Farms | $44,066 | $7,392 | -83.2% |
| Neta Woodul | $0 | $7,128 | -- |
| Monty Kroll | $11,425 | $5,407 | -52.7% |
| Jerry David Dodson | $0 | $5,325 | -- |
| Larry E. Scott | $2,282 | $5,211 | 128.4% |
| Paula J. Thames | $5,694 | $5,135 | -9.8% |
| James M. Simmons | $0 | $5,023 | -- |
| Sandknop Farm Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $4,579 | -- |
| Jack S. Pullen | $13,437 | $4,569 | -66% |
| Roland Morris Miller III | $12,106 | $4,228 | -65.1% |
| H a Stroud Family Trust | $6,479 | $4,224 | -34.8% |
| H a Stroud Survivor Trust | $6,479 | $4,224 | -34.8% |
| Andy Stroud | $11,147 | $4,211 | -62.2% |
| Quail Creek Ranch, Inc. | $17,072 | $4,123 | -75.8% |
| Elizabeth Ann Cox Ullmann | $5,840 | $3,172 | -45.7% |
| Carolyn Tucker Keane | $3,988 | $3,085 | -22.6% |
| Michael K. McGill | $4,415 | $2,909 | -34.1% |
| Greg C. Woodul | $0 | $2,881 | -- |
| Lacey G. Rodgers | $2,780 | $2,780 | 0% |
| Tom L. Woodruff | $4,234 | $2,732 | -35.5% |
| Dawn Shinn | $0 | $2,595 | -- |
| Tamme Sara Cervenka | $6,635 | $2,583 | -61.1% |
| Michael Wayne Rogers GST Trustee | $1,908 | $2,544 | 33.3% |
| Warren Hodges | $8,987 | $2,470 | -72.5% |
| Larry Parks | $2,330 | $2,396 | 2.8% |
| Houston K. Little | $2,387 | $2,387 | 0% |
| Terry L. Greaves | $2,387 | $2,387 | 0% |
| Barbara J. Criswell | $4,393 | $2,384 | -45.7% |
| Carolyn Maxine Keane Trustee Uwo Emilie Ellen Tucker | $0 | $2,376 | -- |
| Larry Elliott | $5,897 | $2,310 | -60.8% |
| Gerald Hilt | $2,490 | $2,266 | -9% |
| Dorinda Vee Hill | $2,973 | $2,088 | -29.8% |
| Thomas S. Huff | $8,989 | $1,995 | -77.8% |
| Carolyn Maxine Keane Trustee Uwo Emilie Ellen Tucker DE | $0 | $1,894 | -- |
| Wendell R. Callaway | $2,409 | $1,853 | -23.1% |
| Donald R. Gage | $1,648 | $1,828 | 10.9% |
| Prince Chidi Giadolor | $0 | $1,819 | -- |
| Zatopek Family Trust | $0 | $1,755 | -- |
| Dollie M. Irby | $515 | $1,717 | 233.4% |
| Shea Lynn Nabi | $4,579 | $1,449 | -68.4% |
| Thomas R. Briscoe | $7,072 | $1,432 | -79.8% |
| Tyrone E. Davenport | $9,340 | $1,386 | -85.2% |
| Jeremiah J. Solis | $5,058 | $1,280 | -74.7% |
| Kevin Cariker | $3,692 | $1,232 | -66.6% |
| Beverly Jo Stewart | $253 | $1,231 | 386.6% |
| Gilbert F. Davis Jr. | $1,224 | $1,224 | 0% |
| Laun Farms, LLC | $4,400 | $1,176 | -73.3% |
| Frances M Najafizadeh | $1,785 | $1,126 | -36.9% |
| Oliver R. Spiller | $5,027 | $1,090 | -78.3% |
| Doris Nichols | $2,114 | $1,059 | -49.9% |
| Dorothy Hunger | $549 | $1,052 | 91.6% |
| Maxine Morriss | $5,230 | $1,049 | -79.9% |
| Roseanne M. Stone | $4,155 | $1,024 | -75.4% |
| Mary Phillips Alston | $2,221 | $981 | -55.8% |
| Martha Gaye Hill | $975 | $975 | 0% |
| Joshua Caleb Smith | $1,691 | $965 | -42.9% |
| Irvin J and Mary Alice Lassman Living Trust Dated September | $0 | $957 | -- |
| Mark Wade | $0 | $886 | -- |
| Stanley J. Springer | $2,760 | $885 | -67.9% |
| Charles B. Gilmore | $550 | $867 | 57.6% |
| James E. Stewart | $814 | $814 | 0% |
| Jose Efrain Solis | $1,855 | $767 | -58.7% |
| Hillary Rukobo | $2,423 | $752 | -69% |
| Brian Boles | $3,509 | $744 | -78.8% |
| Jason Smith | $1,578 | $646 | -59.1% |
| James Carmichael | $1,498 | $565 | -62.3% |
| Michelle K. Morris | $1,071 | $565 | -47.2% |
| Prince Giadolor | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Tana Jo Sparks | $320 | $533 | 66.6% |
| Julie Rowan | $860 | $430 | -50% |
| Robert Atkins | $1,826 | $408 | -77.7% |
| mac Gilger | $1,023 | $391 | -61.8% |
| Taylor Rvoc Trustee 04-05-19 | $846 | $381 | -55% |
| Rachelle Sherrin | $1,452 | $357 | -75.4% |
| Maxcey Family Trust | $0 | $351 | -- |
| Allen Stevenson | $1,650 | $329 | -80.1% |
| Tana Burnham | $2,543 | $328 | -87.1% |
| Linda Timmons | $737 | $299 | -59.4% |
| Tom Briggs | $880 | $251 | -71.5% |
| Marion Jenkins | $1,693 | $248 | -85.4% |
| Becland Family Irrevocable Trust | $1,499 | $190 | -87.3% |
| George V. Guerin | $638 | $169 | -73.5% |
| M. D. Blacketer Jr. | $264 | $130 | -50.8% |
| David Hembree | $440 | $128 | -70.9% |
| Morris Minor | $183 | $84 | -54.1% |
| Norma J. Cauley | $589 | $70 | -88.1% |
| Stephen Max Freeman | $209 | $52 | -75.1% |
| Darlene J. Bealmear | $143 | $36 | -74.8% |
| Eduardo Avila | $0 | $33 | -- |
| Tracy Gil Hunter | $0 | $17 | -- |
| Donna Fulbright Wilkins | $0 | $10 | -- |
| Rodney Schwarz | $523 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty S. Evans | $303 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn Maxine Keane Trustee Uwo Emili | $7,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Miles Matson | $402 | $0 | -100% |
| Darnell & Campbell Farm | $1,649 | $0 | -100% |
| David O. Amundson | $1,330 | $0 | -100% |
| David Osborn | $4,568 | $0 | -100% |
| DHPMM, LLC | $1,637 | $0 | -100% |
| Dollie M Irby Estate | $2,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Freddie E. Maxcey | $726 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen J Baskett Estate | $4,246 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Thompson | $5,938 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe E. Solis | $1,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Polly Farms, LLC | $21,831 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Liechty Family Limited L | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy S. Moss | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Wells | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark I. Born | $359 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlon Stocking | $127 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary L Hudson -Clyde M & Mary L H | $1,312 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Donegan | $2,377 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike McKown | $3,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia E. Matson | $2,528 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia E Matson Estate | $1,652 | $0 | -100% |
| Raphe Shipman | $4,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Stokes | $475 | $0 | -100% |
| Silas Liechty Family Limited Liab | $1,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Holzheimer | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Weber Engineering, Inc. | $1,876 | $0 | -100% |
| Willis E. Harrison | $10,946 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $982,525 | $507,893 | -48.3% |
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