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In 2021, 195 farmers in cities within Marshall County received a total of $756,223 in 266 farm subsidies, a 70.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.6 million in 537 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 Marshall County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Landgraf | $123,410 | $68,706 | -44.3% |
| Richard Rushing | $66,049 | $40,921 | -38% |
| Howard L Halbgewachs | $19,452 | $38,904 | 100% |
| Carolyn Kay Muncrief | $42,085 | $28,187 | -33% |
| Buck Cattle Company, LLC | $137,168 | $27,305 | -80.1% |
| Randy Lee Crook | $175,171 | $25,176 | -85.6% |
| Combs Family Trust | $49,187 | $22,617 | -54% |
| Sam Goodwin | $76,516 | $22,544 | -70.5% |
| Gary A. Barker | $79,081 | $20,546 | -74% |
| Alan Parrish | $29,027 | $18,776 | -35.3% |
| Jerry B Lollis Revocable Trust | $43,340 | $18,675 | -56.9% |
| Thomas L Horschler | $25,235 | $17,183 | -31.9% |
| Brian Muncrief | $21,405 | $16,273 | -24% |
| Scott Landgraf | $79,484 | $15,851 | -80.1% |
| Vanyce Lollis | $46,947 | $15,630 | -66.7% |
| Jeff Dailey | $69,098 | $15,532 | -77.5% |
| Woody Family Limited Partnership | $61,402 | $14,740 | -76% |
| Justin K. Gerber | $99,022 | $12,316 | -87.6% |
| James Bridgeman | $7,570 | $10,821 | 42.9% |
| Leon Wilma Rushing | $9,213 | $10,032 | 8.9% |
| Suzanne Vernie Bishop | $10,996 | $8,405 | -23.6% |
| Ronny Lee Landgraf | $21,343 | $8,367 | -60.8% |
| Dawn Alene Brown | $0 | $7,461 | -- |
| Larry N. Spence | $29,159 | $7,400 | -74.6% |
| Logan Todd Cook | $9,260 | $6,000 | -35.2% |
| Randy Hagood | $36,619 | $5,599 | -84.7% |
| Virginia Phillips | $11,325 | $5,508 | -51.4% |
| Jerry Coleman | $14,808 | $5,047 | -65.9% |
| Gods Country Land & Cattle, LLC | $0 | $5,007 | -- |
| David Alan Crook | $28,254 | $4,935 | -82.5% |
| Michael Quincy Oliver | $0 | $4,873 | -- |
| Brent Goodwin | $26,536 | $4,721 | -82.2% |
| Michael Troy Shelby | $35,398 | $4,585 | -87% |
| Derick Taylor Warren | $8,877 | $4,540 | -48.9% |
| Lloyd Rex Crosswhite | $40,123 | $4,471 | -88.9% |
| Waylon Noel Lott | $30,407 | $4,340 | -85.7% |
| Tony Hawkins | $15,389 | $4,292 | -72.1% |
| Daniel Miller | $0 | $4,290 | -- |
| Four Pages Farm, Inc. | $10,605 | $4,196 | -60.4% |
| Marcia Belinda Nunn | $0 | $4,022 | -- |
| Gordon Dowlen Revocable Trust | $3,718 | $3,900 | 4.9% |
| Farrell Johnson | $37,777 | $3,755 | -90.1% |
| Leon Lee | $10,516 | $3,476 | -66.9% |
| Ricky Mefford | $5,323 | $3,470 | -34.8% |
| Jeff Burns | $13,343 | $3,447 | -74.2% |
| Jimmie M. Henthorn | $1,697 | $3,418 | 101.4% |
| Gary Collar | $2,561 | $3,317 | 29.5% |
| Tucker Jeffrey Burns | $13,343 | $3,064 | -77% |
| Donnie G. Hartin | $17,857 | $2,743 | -84.6% |
| Matthew L. Mardis | $10,340 | $2,649 | -74.4% |
| Shawn Pugh | $5,792 | $2,630 | -54.6% |
| Jay Craighead | $2,065 | $2,621 | 26.9% |
| Wendyl W Parrish | $5,265 | $2,586 | -50.9% |
| Larry A. Northcutt | $8,888 | $2,576 | -71% |
| Peggy Jean Diffendaffer | $1,160 | $2,559 | 120.6% |
| Pepper Ray Melton | $12,725 | $2,559 | -79.9% |
| Bobby Joe Hartin | $9,988 | $2,543 | -74.5% |
| Rocking 34 Ranch, LLC | $17,018 | $2,542 | -85.1% |
| Gary Pugh | $4,262 | $2,534 | -40.5% |
| Inez Justice | $5,962 | $2,454 | -58.8% |
| Lola Joyce Clayton | $9,790 | $2,419 | -75.3% |
| Dallas W. Scribner Jr. | $8,212 | $2,385 | -71% |
| Ashley Landgraf | $0 | $2,370 | -- |
| Ryan Landgraf | $0 | $2,370 | -- |
| Marvin H. McLaughlin | $3,723 | $2,273 | -38.9% |
| Karen Lee Cook | $15,928 | $2,170 | -86.4% |
| Charles W. McHatton | $7,590 | $2,155 | -71.6% |
| James Faulconer | $0 | $2,130 | -- |
| James Seth Cooper | $16,419 | $2,091 | -87.3% |
| Harold O'Steen Jr. | $5,869 | $2,084 | -64.5% |
| Quentis Maxton Brumley | $12,694 | $2,024 | -84.1% |
| Vicki L. Glenn | $1,493 | $2,004 | 34.2% |
| Travis Lee Trammell | $7,238 | $2,002 | -72.3% |
| Scott Dean Shaw | $18,264 | $1,975 | -89.2% |
| Ronald Dean Hartin | $8,862 | $1,938 | -78.1% |
| Cody P. Bradshaw | $5,192 | $1,907 | -63.3% |
| Tommy Steven Buckaloo Jr. | $9,919 | $1,869 | -81.2% |
| Shawn D. Runyan | $4,290 | $1,858 | -56.7% |
| George Allen French | $6,831 | $1,823 | -73.3% |
| Rickey Coleman | $8,261 | $1,806 | -78.1% |
| Brad Hartin | $15,603 | $1,797 | -88.5% |
| Tommy Steve Buckaloo | $14,278 | $1,783 | -87.5% |
| Verlon Lollis | $8,201 | $1,780 | -78.3% |
| Chad Lynn Hartin | $5,113 | $1,772 | -65.3% |
| Craig Lollis | $7,568 | $1,746 | -76.9% |
| Danita Dowlen | $3,797 | $1,658 | -56.3% |
| Terry Eldridge | $9,718 | $1,620 | -83.3% |
| Walter Bruce Bigger | $8,822 | $1,613 | -81.7% |
| Jonathan B. Ratcliffe | $11,812 | $1,572 | -86.7% |
| Hoy Allen Harrison | $4,161 | $1,550 | -62.7% |
| Troy Gene French | $5,005 | $1,474 | -70.5% |
| John W. Avery | $24,833 | $1,451 | -94.2% |
| Larry Ted Burns | $5,852 | $1,417 | -75.8% |
| Charlie W. Rushing | $6,523 | $1,415 | -78.3% |
| Troyce Grant | $4,642 | $1,378 | -70.3% |
| Armando Perez Sanchez | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Carlos L. Adams | $5,533 | $1,353 | -75.5% |
| Willie O. Bridgeman | $10,437 | $1,314 | -87.4% |
| Douglas R. McBeth | $8,567 | $1,308 | -84.7% |
| Carl D. Barnes | $9,532 | $1,284 | -86.5% |
| Ronnie Gilmore | $5,654 | $1,279 | -77.4% |
| Basil Savage III | $5,881 | $1,265 | -78.5% |
| Elisha Gene McGahey | $7,432 | $1,232 | -83.4% |
| William Casey Cook | $11,253 | $1,228 | -89.1% |
| Jeffrey Boyd Bell | $3,476 | $1,226 | -64.7% |
| Shane Douglas Schneider | $8,922 | $1,191 | -86.7% |
| Bruce E. Page | $4,378 | $1,152 | -73.7% |
| Steven T. Rush | $2,695 | $1,137 | -57.8% |
| Jason Bishop | $8,743 | $1,130 | -87.1% |
| James B. Evans Jr. | $3,553 | $1,086 | -69.4% |
| Donny Ray Melton | $5,032 | $1,083 | -78.5% |
| Ricky a Fjeld Revocable Living Trust Agreement | $979 | $1,058 | 8.1% |
| Jeff L. Willis | $6,828 | $1,048 | -84.7% |
| Tony D. Wilkins | $4,950 | $1,046 | -78.9% |
| Levi Jamison Shelby | $2,244 | $1,009 | -55% |
| Roberto Guadian-Ibarra | $1,947 | $983 | -49.5% |
| Jerald Nickell | $4,467 | $962 | -78.5% |
| Austin Cord Reimer | $3,971 | $930 | -76.6% |
| Maurice Garrett | $6,747 | $894 | -86.7% |
| Chad D. Taylor | $3,839 | $872 | -77.3% |
| Randy Arneson | $2,827 | $864 | -69.4% |
| Thelma O. McGahey | $2,783 | $822 | -70.5% |
| Robert Scot Mccorstin | $0 | $821 | -- |
| Christopher Scott Owens | $2,981 | $816 | -72.6% |
| Wade Franklin Schneider | $4,009 | $812 | -79.7% |
| S. T. Weaver Jr. | $3,589 | $808 | -77.5% |
| Paul N. Bookout | $5,965 | $807 | -86.5% |
| Elisha Deuane Mcgahey | $4,531 | $795 | -82.5% |
| Terry L. Beals | $3,586 | $793 | -77.9% |
| Karoleen Reah Hagood | $4,412 | $783 | -82.3% |
| Allen Gale Cass | $3,837 | $776 | -79.8% |
| William E. Nelms | $3,938 | $770 | -80.4% |
| John Kordeliski | $3,102 | $747 | -75.9% |
| Danny Glen Duncan | $2,832 | $694 | -75.5% |
| Anatolio R Ibarra | $4,045 | $678 | -83.2% |
| Landyn Alan Parrish | $3,377 | $675 | -80% |
| Douglas John Schneider | $3,334 | $671 | -79.9% |
| Celso Grimaldo | $1,320 | $670 | -49.2% |
| Eloisa Sanchez | $2,420 | $670 | -72.3% |
| Arthur Brown | $537 | $651 | 21.2% |
| Charles Kirk Hallmark | $1,619 | $649 | -59.9% |
| Juventino M. Diaz | $1,760 | $629 | -64.3% |
| Elizabeth Moore | $3,359 | $613 | -81.8% |
| Wade Olson | $0 | $568 | -- |
| Nancy Upton | $0 | $564 | -- |
| Ben Bruster | $3,116 | $553 | -82.3% |
| Gary Don Moore | $2,717 | $542 | -80.1% |
| Sharon Norris | $2,272 | $538 | -76.3% |
| Robert L. Henry | $1,848 | $536 | -71% |
| Joshua Randale Bagwell | $3,348 | $535 | -84% |
| Lane Montana McCracken | $2,261 | $529 | -76.6% |
| Don Jay | $1,079 | $528 | -51.1% |
| Brad Dodd | $1,716 | $507 | -70.5% |
| Bobby Larry Pruitt | $4,386 | $492 | -88.8% |
| Acacia L. Arnold | $1,430 | $479 | -66.5% |
| Billy E. Buck | $1,089 | $473 | -56.6% |
| Wright Ranch & Construction | $1,227 | $463 | -62.3% |
| Terry Dale Bartee | $1,518 | $436 | -71.3% |
| Jackson Boyd Bell | $1,749 | $434 | -75.2% |
| Tommy Spence | $1,529 | $416 | -72.8% |
| Gaylynn Pierce | $2,123 | $408 | -80.8% |
| Diane A. Bolen | $1,089 | $405 | -62.8% |
| Michael Darrell Pickens | $2,115 | $391 | -81.5% |
| Larry Lee | $2,154 | $381 | -82.3% |
| Dylan Craig Grant | $3,388 | $381 | -88.8% |
| Linda G. Spence | $1,944 | $367 | -81.1% |
| Henry Kaylan Woods | $1,859 | $340 | -81.7% |
| Kenny Allen Cass | $2,314 | $340 | -85.3% |
| Richard Glenn Moore | $2,356 | $339 | -85.6% |
| Stephen L. Lawrence | $196 | $339 | 73% |
| Cara Darlene Spence | $2,367 | $326 | -86.2% |
| Jack R. Thomason | $1,974 | $326 | -83.5% |
| Caleb Nixon | $1,575 | $294 | -81.3% |
| Yesenia Sanchez | $1,518 | $290 | -80.9% |
| Rodney Reichert | $810 | $283 | -65.1% |
| Kenneth D. Barnes | $1,300 | $276 | -78.8% |
| Sheryl Ann Ellison | $0 | $270 | -- |
| Millicent M. Watson | $1,254 | $270 | -78.5% |
| Gary K. Reid | $1,133 | $266 | -76.5% |
| Sterling D. Johnson | $1,364 | $266 | -80.5% |
| Maria D. Silva | $1,089 | $255 | -76.6% |
| Charles Talkington | $660 | $242 | -63.3% |
| Jed Matthew Hoppers | $1,783 | $242 | -86.4% |
| James Keith Pruitt | $968 | $221 | -77.2% |
| James A. Beaver | $814 | $198 | -75.7% |
| Emily Elizabeth Scribner | $495 | $197 | -60.2% |
| Abiel Trevino | $1,108 | $190 | -82.9% |
| Elisha Jeremy Snider | $1,024 | $186 | -81.8% |
| Michael Neil Talkington | $693 | $138 | -80.1% |
| Josh Williams | $8,274 | $121 | -98.5% |
| Brandon Michael Pickens | $330 | $121 | -63.3% |
| Clifford Adams | $517 | $114 | -77.9% |
| Ken Freeman | $98 | $41 | -58.2% |
| Wesley Moore | $0 | $19 | -- |
| Johnny Max Bice | $82 | $12 | -85.4% |
| BJ Bellettini | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl Cosper | $387 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Bridgeman | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Glen Easley | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Heath | $2,354 | $0 | -100% |
| Clifford H. Moss | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Jena Mayer | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Josefa Huerta | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Scot Mccorstin | $5,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Beatriz Trevino | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles D. Hale | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis L. Bartel | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell French | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| DONNY | $3,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert E. Mayo | $597 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacqueline D. Porter | $1,248 | $0 | -100% |
| James Bridgeman | $12,691 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay E. Porter | $3,510 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff R. Brown | $1,121 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon Wray Dotson | $3,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Nabors | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent Hallmark | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Landgraf Farms, LLC | $1,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Leah J. Hallmark | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Melissa Marie Meza | $2,188 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Q. Oliver | $5,710 | $0 | -100% |
| Newly Peyrot | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Charles Lane Family Trust | $10,747 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall Gene Rushing | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Aleta Compher | $46,841 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Stowers | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| Robbie L. Kenedy | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Teddy Mitchell | $172 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Cash Cooper | $1,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Watkins Ranch Land and Cattle, LLC | $85,157 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,558,353 | $756,223 | -70.4% |
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