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In 2021, 139 farmers in cities within Grayson County received a total of $928,277 in 211 farm subsidies, a 61.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.4 million in 360 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wescor Farming, LLC | $1,006,394 | $212,810 | -78.9% |
| Reyes Nature Greens, LLC | $115,638 | $134,755 | 16.5% |
| Bryan Miller | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jody Johnson | $101,529 | $29,712 | -70.7% |
| Sidney S. Fant | $46,859 | $27,446 | -41.4% |
| Bonnie M. Cornett | $0 | $22,165 | -- |
| Sarah A. Reeves | $0 | $19,859 | -- |
| Phillip Boyer | $8,833 | $18,481 | 109.2% |
| Pattie L. Russell | $0 | $17,905 | -- |
| Williams Family Farms | $5,676 | $17,699 | 211.8% |
| Rebecca H. Johnson | $6,127 | $17,387 | 183.8% |
| Mitchell Cornett | $323 | $14,356 | 4,344.6% |
| Michelle Shupe | $31,226 | $14,328 | -54.1% |
| William Joe Cox | $58,160 | $12,883 | -77.8% |
| Kirk Brothers | $29,197 | $12,516 | -57.1% |
| Robin Moxley Sutherland | $5,950 | $12,306 | 106.8% |
| Darien M. Hash | $69,992 | $10,703 | -84.7% |
| Trent Lee Farmer | $0 | $10,557 | -- |
| Martha Funk | $23,189 | $10,267 | -55.7% |
| Sarah F Hash-Trimble | $11,382 | $10,056 | -11.6% |
| Mary O. Young | $13,191 | $9,988 | -24.3% |
| Sharon B. Osborne | $3,818 | $9,785 | 156.3% |
| Taylor Brothers Logging, LLC | $0 | $9,618 | -- |
| Danny G. Boyer | $9,776 | $8,504 | -13% |
| Michael Ray Funk | $0 | $8,303 | -- |
| Linda Hylander | $0 | $7,856 | -- |
| Elaine Holdaway Cox | $0 | $7,583 | -- |
| Charlie Ray Ward | $0 | $7,311 | -- |
| Peggy S. Haga | $6,847 | $7,211 | 5.3% |
| Matthew Sutherland | $0 | $7,149 | -- |
| Ty Weston Hash | $46,590 | $7,037 | -84.9% |
| Mandi Dawn Funk | $8,074 | $5,620 | -30.4% |
| Earl Pierce | $37,914 | $5,429 | -85.7% |
| Jason Cassell | $26,567 | $5,051 | -81% |
| Nancy Cornett | $0 | $5,017 | -- |
| Elmer D. Russell | $17,347 | $4,592 | -73.5% |
| Robert J. Isom Jr. | $24,313 | $4,573 | -81.2% |
| William L. Hylander | $32,075 | $4,531 | -85.9% |
| Wallace Parsons | $17,435 | $4,434 | -74.6% |
| Larry Woods | $21,129 | $3,732 | -82.3% |
| Jeremy C. Davis | $15,850 | $3,651 | -77% |
| Michael A. Johnson | $22,765 | $3,645 | -84% |
| Sarah Cox | $9,197 | $3,538 | -61.5% |
| Michael W. Davis | $17,171 | $3,522 | -79.5% |
| Cullen Reeves | $23,739 | $3,510 | -85.2% |
| James Stephen Cornett | $13,236 | $3,312 | -75% |
| Allen G. Cox | $12,903 | $3,140 | -75.7% |
| Edna B. Walters | $0 | $3,025 | -- |
| William Cox II | $23,287 | $2,999 | -87.1% |
| Karen Davis Luper | $0 | $2,941 | -- |
| April Lindsey Carico | $5,533 | $2,907 | -47.5% |
| Leslie B. Osborne | $0 | $2,741 | -- |
| Michael Rhudy | $5,504 | $2,714 | -50.7% |
| Vicky M. Russell | $1,775 | $2,695 | 51.8% |
| David Cornett | $12,276 | $2,528 | -79.4% |
| Douglas A. Cox | $10,131 | $2,489 | -75.4% |
| McKee Brewer | $10,934 | $2,430 | -77.8% |
| Virgil Sexton | $3,065 | $2,377 | -22.4% |
| David Sheets | $9,236 | $2,376 | -74.3% |
| Charlie H. Pearce | $2,345 | $2,345 | 0% |
| Bonnie Parsons | $8,679 | $2,170 | -75% |
| Mark Allen Osborne | $7,577 | $2,122 | -72% |
| Stephen W. Davis | $34,623 | $2,037 | -94.1% |
| Danny Kirk | $7,803 | $1,870 | -76% |
| Joe N. Vaughan | $4,631 | $1,673 | -63.9% |
| River Ridge Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $1,449 | -- |
| Jimmy A. Farmer | $8,086 | $1,416 | -82.5% |
| Amanda Sue Funk | $2,093 | $1,410 | -32.6% |
| Triple S Farm, LLC | $6,606 | $1,371 | -79.2% |
| Julian Pierce | $7,845 | $1,334 | -83% |
| James Mcguire Osborne | $8,604 | $1,272 | -85.2% |
| William David Cox | $9,982 | $1,256 | -87.4% |
| Dennis Martin Owens | $4,565 | $1,246 | -72.7% |
| James P. Edwards | $5,253 | $1,208 | -77% |
| James Johnson | $5,066 | $1,204 | -76.2% |
| Teresa Patton Hash | $12,026 | $1,184 | -90.2% |
| Jonathan Luper | $5,819 | $1,160 | -80.1% |
| M. D. Jackson | $4,752 | $1,134 | -76.1% |
| David Wayne Edwards | $3,784 | $1,096 | -71% |
| William Jason Hash | $6,080 | $1,028 | -83.1% |
| Harold B. Cox | $4,010 | $1,017 | -74.6% |
| Tommy G. Cox | $3,432 | $994 | -71% |
| Justin Hines | $9,489 | $941 | -90.1% |
| Lonnie Privett | $5,632 | $903 | -84% |
| Evelyn B. Osborne | $6,057 | $872 | -85.6% |
| Mitchell Funk | $5,070 | $832 | -83.6% |
| Jerry D. Wright | $4,318 | $823 | -80.9% |
| Logan Halsey | $7,612 | $775 | -89.8% |
| James M. Davis | $3,339 | $774 | -76.8% |
| John Roten | $3,891 | $756 | -80.6% |
| Ralph Joe Cox | $3,593 | $756 | -79% |
| Leonard F. Trivett | $2,827 | $708 | -75% |
| Harlow Dowling | $3,322 | $706 | -78.7% |
| Ronald Glenn Bise | $3,047 | $675 | -77.8% |
| Thomas R. Smith | $2,772 | $657 | -76.3% |
| James K. Rutherford | $3,759 | $632 | -83.2% |
| Timothy Grubb | $4,977 | $624 | -87.5% |
| David E. Moxley | $2,673 | $620 | -76.8% |
| Anthony C. Hash | $2,706 | $596 | -78% |
| Ronald H. Haga | $594 | $594 | 0% |
| Harry J. Cox | $1,254 | $586 | -53.3% |
| Gary L. Mitchell | $561 | $561 | 0% |
| Marty R. Graham | $4,373 | $551 | -87.4% |
| Arthur Underwood | $2,527 | $548 | -78.3% |
| Frances Reeves | $522 | $522 | 0% |
| David Allen Osborne | $2,420 | $506 | -79.1% |
| Ted Boyer | $502 | $502 | 0% |
| River Ridge Organics | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Harold D. Funk | $2,719 | $474 | -82.6% |
| Jordan L. Hash | $1,665 | $474 | -71.5% |
| Lester Allen Pauley | $2,266 | $462 | -79.6% |
| Nathan Thomas Osborne | $4,132 | $460 | -88.9% |
| Harvey D. Young | $5,225 | $456 | -91.3% |
| Eddie Ray Perkins | $2,772 | $427 | -84.6% |
| Robert Hines | $1,675 | $404 | -75.9% |
| Tommy Miller | $0 | $404 | -- |
| Basil L. Carpenter Jr. | $2,526 | $367 | -85.5% |
| Linda Organ | $693 | $354 | -48.9% |
| Gary Dunavan | $2,162 | $349 | -83.9% |
| Ralph McKnight | $1,565 | $336 | -78.5% |
| Dimple T. Carico | $0 | $323 | -- |
| Brandon J. Cox | $2,640 | $302 | -88.6% |
| Angela Marie Shupe | $990 | $292 | -70.5% |
| Alfred Jones | $288 | $288 | 0% |
| Jared Anders | $1,206 | $282 | -76.6% |
| Stacy Mcguire Osborne | $1,188 | $280 | -76.4% |
| Grayson Beef Partnership | $6,515 | $271 | -95.8% |
| Brett Phipps | $3,938 | $264 | -93.3% |
| Jeremy Cheeks | $2,068 | $260 | -87.4% |
| Scott Jones | $1,122 | $236 | -79% |
| Nancy Parsons | $2,552 | $203 | -92% |
| Jason Lamar Cureton | $2,816 | $154 | -94.5% |
| Joseph Ralph Kirk | $2,695 | $154 | -94.3% |
| Shannon Lowe | $528 | $153 | -71% |
| Steven P. Shaffner | $144 | $144 | 0% |
| Donald A. Hodges | $880 | $70 | -92% |
| James Kelly Hodge | $880 | $70 | -92% |
| Georgia Grim | $4,417 | $66 | -98.5% |
| Rolling Acres Farm, LLC | $1,113 | $52 | -95.3% |
| Billy M. Shaffner | $2,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecil Ring | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Martha Luper | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Patton | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky A. Stanley | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald D. Jones | $4,011 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott A. Shupe | $1,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Anna Lea Hendrix | $190 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Jones | $791 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlie R. Ward | $53,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Derrick N. Gunter | $3,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna L. Cole | $946 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry R. Dowell | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| John S. Fant | $1,136 | $0 | -100% |
| Jolene Bilbrey | $406 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy C. Farmer | $4,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Kermon L Sumner | $534 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Madden | $36 | $0 | -100% |
| River Ridge Land and Cattle Company LL | $1,359 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharie L Oehlman | $1,911 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelly Osborne Clampett | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Starlena C Boyer | $428 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. Johnson | $665 | $0 | -100% |
| William F. Halsey | $1,576 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda R. Handy | $26 | $0 | -100% |
| Georgia R. Cornett | $414 | $0 | -100% |
| Jody Johnson | $30,548 | $0 | -100% |
| Tina Cunningham | $217 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,411,968 | $928,277 | -61.5% |
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