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In 2021, 201 farmers in cities within Lea County received a total of $6.3 million in 445 farm subsidies, a 44.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.2 million in 679 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 Lea County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary & Karen Jackson Farms | $982,781 | $1,000,000 | 1.8% |
| Rocky Top Dairy, LLC | $296,690 | $563,435 | 89.9% |
| Norris Cattle Company, LLC | $537,563 | $496,008 | -7.7% |
| Lawrence Enterprises Limited Partnership, LLP | $0 | $185,987 | -- |
| Branch Ranch Jv | $441,405 | $183,181 | -58.5% |
| Goff Dairy, LLC | $610,213 | $139,920 | -77.1% |
| Paul A. Herrera | $259,194 | $133,266 | -48.6% |
| Decker Ranch, LLC | $194,135 | $128,118 | -34% |
| H-V Ranch Partnership | $253,311 | $123,171 | -51.4% |
| Michael Te Velde Tee Vee A. Dairy | $544,849 | $120,608 | -77.9% |
| Buster Goff Jersey Dairy | $515,936 | $120,508 | -76.6% |
| Cross Canyon, LLC | $405,989 | $120,508 | -70.3% |
| Garth A. Coombes | $216,951 | $106,991 | -50.7% |
| Bret Riley | $0 | $102,013 | -- |
| The Henard Partnership, LLLP | $120,959 | $101,448 | -16.1% |
| Malcolm R. Coombes | $153,449 | $95,769 | -37.6% |
| McNeill Ranch | $419,259 | $92,936 | -77.8% |
| Seth B. Boyd | $190,418 | $89,974 | -52.7% |
| Steven E. Herwig | $96,965 | $89,308 | -7.9% |
| Wier Brothers, Inc. | $196,996 | $88,241 | -55.2% |
| Jeff Medlin | $87,410 | $82,047 | -6.1% |
| Robert McCasland | $116,932 | $71,567 | -38.8% |
| Dasco Cattle Company, LLC | $125,696 | $70,419 | -44% |
| Bar-Heart-X-Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $65,038 | -- |
| Pearce Land and Cattle, LLC | $47,592 | $63,667 | 33.8% |
| John L. Bissett | $101,659 | $58,244 | -42.7% |
| Parker and Howry Family Trust | $41,851 | $56,397 | 34.8% |
| Clarence Massey | $27,901 | $54,538 | 95.5% |
| Double M Cattle, LLC | $137,414 | $50,839 | -63% |
| Howe Family Irrevocable Trust | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| Lynn Medlin | $83,798 | $45,676 | -45.5% |
| Jimmie B. Cooper | $104,469 | $44,561 | -57.3% |
| Deep Wells Ranch, Inc. | $75,463 | $41,471 | -45% |
| Hayden R. Parker | $81,936 | $37,205 | -54.6% |
| Verna Brown | $38,716 | $36,701 | -5.2% |
| Spear Y Ranch, Inc. | $205,133 | $36,308 | -82.3% |
| R & S Ranching, LLC | $51,449 | $34,860 | -32.2% |
| Lee & Tammy Roberson | $45,269 | $33,881 | -25.2% |
| Mattie I. Ayres | $32,634 | $32,634 | 0% |
| Gonzales Land and Cattle, LLC | $99,846 | $31,467 | -68.5% |
| Larry Wheeler | $42,848 | $30,567 | -28.7% |
| Philip Frier | $37,685 | $28,927 | -23.2% |
| Johnson Cattle, Inc. | $104,005 | $28,626 | -72.5% |
| James L. Johnson | $16,552 | $26,725 | 61.5% |
| Mashach Properties, Inc. | $42,914 | $26,085 | -39.2% |
| Chayson Lord | $25,675 | $25,675 | 0% |
| Corrales Livestock, Corp. | $0 | $25,567 | -- |
| Ken Te Velde | $64,989 | $25,209 | -61.2% |
| Klein Farm | $54,658 | $25,104 | -54.1% |
| Bess Homestead Ranch, LLC | $5,900 | $24,387 | 313.3% |
| Gary Herrera | $35,317 | $23,776 | -32.7% |
| Diamond and Half, Inc. | $148,475 | $21,995 | -85.2% |
| Royce Fort | $26,012 | $21,611 | -16.9% |
| Avinu Farms, LLC | $39,799 | $21,416 | -46.2% |
| Graham Cattle, LLC | $20,999 | $20,546 | -2.2% |
| Giles Lee | $39,649 | $20,291 | -48.8% |
| Robert Parish | $19,969 | $19,745 | -1.1% |
| Mckown Descendants Trust | $13,368 | $19,626 | 46.8% |
| Blain A. Wheeler | $19,537 | $18,926 | -3.1% |
| Tim Wier, Inc. | $41,467 | $18,774 | -54.7% |
| B & S Partnership | $22,317 | $18,092 | -18.9% |
| Shaw Family PTR, Ltd. | $21,830 | $16,792 | -23.1% |
| Sherry Jean Taylor | $10,780 | $16,757 | 55.4% |
| Bill Cummings | $16,721 | $16,721 | 0% |
| Larry B. Hughes | $17,274 | $16,419 | -4.9% |
| Jimmy Owens | $39,647 | $16,193 | -59.2% |
| Taylor G. Pettigrew | $42,860 | $15,929 | -62.8% |
| Sondra K. Allen | $26,706 | $15,801 | -40.8% |
| Tom L. Jones | $49,226 | $15,745 | -68% |
| Randall Gandy | $9,777 | $15,660 | 60.2% |
| Tomas Martinez | $9,911 | $15,547 | 56.9% |
| Edgar Ontiveros | $117,466 | $15,530 | -86.8% |
| Silvio Cervantes | $74,635 | $15,262 | -79.6% |
| Derek W. Norris | $29,468 | $14,935 | -49.3% |
| Derek W. Norris | $0 | $14,935 | -- |
| Lanette R. Armstrong | $0 | $14,053 | -- |
| Wilberta Tivis | $7,632 | $13,662 | 79% |
| Elisabeth J. Anthony | $13,530 | $13,530 | 0% |
| Joe L Whitman Pumping, Inc. | $43,596 | $12,895 | -70.4% |
| Sheila Davis | $9,023 | $12,774 | 41.6% |
| Steven Stroud | $16,249 | $12,707 | -21.8% |
| Larry Parker | $27,917 | $12,345 | -55.8% |
| Marlon G. Alexander | $33,161 | $12,110 | -63.5% |
| Chris Seed | $0 | $11,368 | -- |
| Chris A. Northcutt | $17,843 | $11,189 | -37.3% |
| Rodney J. Smith | $10,659 | $10,659 | 0% |
| Grady Vincent Herrera | $18,487 | $10,077 | -45.5% |
| Bobbie K Tolton-Machacek | $13,082 | $9,860 | -24.6% |
| Trey Kerby | $99,646 | $9,773 | -90.2% |
| Mary E. Dobry | $24,378 | $9,462 | -61.2% |
| Tim Wier | $20,730 | $9,386 | -54.7% |
| Gary E. Phillips | $11,209 | $8,755 | -21.9% |
| Shane Brent Heinze | $4,755 | $7,737 | 62.7% |
| Lisa Tupa | $10,459 | $7,683 | -26.5% |
| Philip Berry | $24,841 | $7,581 | -69.5% |
| Richard Hicks | $9,819 | $7,568 | -22.9% |
| Michael Cunningham | $19,873 | $7,344 | -63% |
| Mike Wilson | $19,387 | $7,253 | -62.6% |
| Bob W. Holt | $22,185 | $7,028 | -68.3% |
| Robert York | $11,385 | $6,623 | -41.8% |
| Glenn Thompson | $6,450 | $6,450 | 0% |
| Angy Parent | $9,788 | $6,226 | -36.4% |
| Steve Wier | $46,092 | $6,167 | -86.6% |
| Luz V. Salazar | $0 | $6,163 | -- |
| Ross Wier | $28,332 | $6,017 | -78.8% |
| Emily K. Wilson | $12,015 | $5,716 | -52.4% |
| Brad Woody | $10,139 | $5,713 | -43.7% |
| Jake R. Cooper | $27,510 | $5,616 | -79.6% |
| Vicki Carol Barnett | $7,949 | $5,533 | -30.4% |
| Jimmy Hodge | $5,530 | $5,530 | 0% |
| Marty K. Davis | $16,265 | $5,530 | -66% |
| Carol Beth Box | $14,385 | $5,430 | -62.3% |
| Lenard D. Wagner | $9,961 | $5,401 | -45.8% |
| Benton Hill | $278 | $5,136 | 1,747.5% |
| Devoe Taylor | $16,003 | $5,099 | -68.1% |
| Pablo Martinez | $11,711 | $4,981 | -57.5% |
| Trisha Lynn Fritts | $4,424 | $4,868 | 10% |
| Marshall Kelly James | $119,748 | $4,641 | -96.1% |
| Bobby Burnett | $24,681 | $4,384 | -82.2% |
| Bill Sims | $11,601 | $4,247 | -63.4% |
| Bryce Wagoner | $5,567 | $4,158 | -25.3% |
| Ernest F. Grimlan | $49,853 | $4,106 | -91.8% |
| Edwin Lee Mitchell | $3,730 | $3,730 | 0% |
| Delbert Melby | $3,319 | $3,642 | 9.7% |
| Virginia Hughes | $3,611 | $3,611 | 0% |
| Fred O. Browning | $3,529 | $3,529 | 0% |
| Robert Graham | $7,112 | $3,338 | -53.1% |
| Donald Len Hemann | $3,273 | $3,273 | 0% |
| Latimer Farm, LLC | $112,412 | $3,123 | -97.2% |
| Schmitt Family, LLC | $2,985 | $2,985 | 0% |
| C E Alexander and Sons, Inc. | $6,418 | $2,930 | -54.3% |
| Dan Field | $2,877 | $2,877 | 0% |
| Roy A. Taylor | $8,428 | $2,786 | -66.9% |
| Newelene Pena | $2,741 | $2,741 | 0% |
| Patrick Whitman | $2,466 | $2,628 | 6.6% |
| Linda J. Powell | $2,029 | $1,923 | -5.2% |
| Diana L Gonzales Revocable Management Trust | $2,070 | $1,919 | -7.3% |
| Boucher Partnership | $5,507 | $1,903 | -65.4% |
| Brent Brown | $4,950 | $1,850 | -62.6% |
| Harold Houston | $4,737 | $1,817 | -61.6% |
| Guy Family Trust | $17,597 | $1,767 | -90% |
| Wesley Harris | $0 | $1,715 | -- |
| Sid Byrum | $4,963 | $1,698 | -65.8% |
| Stewart J. Kinley | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Mildred Wier | $5,954 | $1,582 | -73.4% |
| Glynnis R Rapp | $1,239 | $1,395 | 12.6% |
| Lucky Horseshoe Cattle Company | $6,732 | $1,388 | -79.4% |
| Boyd Ray Bates | $15,300 | $1,330 | -91.3% |
| Mike Tilton | $2,364 | $1,319 | -44.2% |
| Conley Joe Walden | $5,782 | $1,280 | -77.9% |
| Dorothy Lane | $1,255 | $1,255 | 0% |
| Clyde D. Hines | $1,233 | $1,233 | 0% |
| Lorenzo Rodriguez | $5,224 | $1,177 | -77.5% |
| Bryan H. Ussery | $2,838 | $1,176 | -58.6% |
| Catherine Rasco | $1,173 | $1,173 | 0% |
| Carl Stegemoeller | $930 | $1,165 | 25.3% |
| Sam D. Cobb | $4,229 | $1,114 | -73.7% |
| Cindy J. Reynolds | $4,752 | $1,051 | -77.9% |
| Marilyn Buchanan | $0 | $1,008 | -- |
| Nancy Ann Jones | $0 | $1,008 | -- |
| Mark Hulse | $0 | $984 | -- |
| Kenneth Smith | $1,314 | $963 | -26.7% |
| Troy Hahn | $2,787 | $941 | -66.2% |
| Linda G. Frost | $830 | $904 | 8.9% |
| Joe A. Bayes | $3,240 | $887 | -72.6% |
| Wanda Alexander | $22,011 | $880 | -96% |
| Doris J. Carter | $2,157 | $867 | -59.8% |
| Eric C. Martin | $3,525 | $824 | -76.6% |
| Patricia A. Bissett | $1,291 | $811 | -37.2% |
| Will Taylor | $2,543 | $788 | -69% |
| Ben Thompson | $709 | $771 | 8.7% |
| Barbara Nylene Hafer | $2,329 | $706 | -69.7% |
| Cavitt Land and Cattle, LLC | $33,210 | $664 | -98% |
| Dean Jackson | $3,864 | $599 | -84.5% |
| Noel Gomez | $2,519 | $543 | -78.4% |
| Julia Mcclure Myers | $3,247 | $541 | -83.3% |
| Mary Elizabeth McClure | $3,247 | $541 | -83.3% |
| David L. Whitten | $1,208 | $486 | -59.8% |
| Clay Bonner | $5,680 | $462 | -91.9% |
| Rock View Dairy | $871 | $458 | -47.4% |
| Gonzales Land and Cattle | $0 | $378 | -- |
| Marva Erwin | $1,983 | $366 | -81.5% |
| Janice Schuttpelz | $857 | $365 | -57.4% |
| Shad Wier | $2,395 | $362 | -84.9% |
| The Kenneth and Larhonda Kidd Living Trust | $0 | $300 | -- |
| N 2 Cattle Company, LLC | $161 | $298 | 85.1% |
| Marvin G. Campbell | $11,701 | $291 | -97.5% |
| Dee Wier | $1,825 | $222 | -87.8% |
| Larry Cochran | $4,025 | $220 | -94.5% |
| Kathryn Jean McLaughlin | $619 | $197 | -68.2% |
| Jake Mitchell | $1,023 | $184 | -82% |
| Boyd Brothers, Inc. | $558 | $180 | -67.7% |
| Vicki J. Grieco | $148 | $148 | 0% |
| Elizabeth M. Myers | $813 | $136 | -83.3% |
| Ellen M. Wilson | $813 | $136 | -83.3% |
| William T. Robinett | $626 | $124 | -80.2% |
| Scott Beard | $448 | $107 | -76.1% |
| Ricardo Cano | $14,944 | $68 | -99.5% |
| Joyce Kemper | $81 | $40 | -50.6% |
| Sandy Smith | $66 | $27 | -59.1% |
| Gary Clingman | $45 | $3 | -93.3% |
| Buster Goff | $5,053 | $0 | -100% |
| Christian Todd Roberson | $43,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis A. Babcock | $1,021 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Fonay | $12,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay Vickers | $5,016 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence Enterprises Limited Part | $209,774 | $0 | -100% |
| Logan Carl Craig | $3,359 | $0 | -100% |
| Lou Ann Byrum | $1,523 | $0 | -100% |
| M Hulse Family Living Trust | $3,326 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick Dobbs | $433 | $0 | -100% |
| Vicki C. Barnett | $2,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Adrian Morley | $32,790 | $0 | -100% |
| Angell Ranch Company, LLC | $8,493 | $0 | -100% |
| Bar-Heart-X Ranch, Inc. | $89,990 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara E. Johnson | $1,821 | $0 | -100% |
| Bisco Investments, LLC | $11,129 | $0 | -100% |
| Byrum Farms, Inc. | $29,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Darr Angell | $11,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Parent | $6,719 | $0 | -100% |
| Diana L Gonzales Revocable Manage | $1,575 | $0 | -100% |
| J. W. Spears | $2,683 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe & Gem Mckown Revocable Trust | $17,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Lanette R. Armstrong | $3,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Cattle Company, Ltd. | $26,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Luis Bayes | $4,127 | $0 | -100% |
| McKown Decendants' Trust | $11,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Ouida Spears | $20,521 | $0 | -100% |
| The Kenneth and Larhonda Kidd Liv | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Parkinson | $12,452 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Augustine | $20,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $11,211,673 | $6,259,201 | -44.2% |
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