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In 2021, 235 farmers in cities within Bosque County received a total of $1.3 million in 418 farm subsidies, a 55.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.9 million in 707 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 Bosque County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Payne | $178,832 | $193,671 | 8.3% |
| Van Ruiten Dairy | $0 | $93,430 | -- |
| Capital Farm Credit | $107,065 | $53,333 | -50.2% |
| D. E. Jackson | $109,228 | $44,914 | -58.9% |
| Michael Domel | $194,208 | $44,514 | -77.1% |
| Russell V. Dorward Jr. | $139,834 | $43,206 | -69.1% |
| Wayne Gloff | $64,751 | $40,516 | -37.4% |
| Jerry R. Hill | $105,334 | $39,987 | -62% |
| Russell V. Dorward | $66,712 | $35,470 | -46.8% |
| David A. Dorward | $64,056 | $33,361 | -47.9% |
| Ronnie J. Hickerson | $67,183 | $33,293 | -50.4% |
| Robert Schermerhorn | $128,389 | $33,220 | -74.1% |
| James C. Prescher | $35,110 | $25,178 | -28.3% |
| Wayne A. Findley | $0 | $23,397 | -- |
| Ronny Liardon | $25,809 | $22,390 | -13.2% |
| Chris J. Sanders | $131,314 | $21,606 | -83.5% |
| Cobb High Oaks Ranch, LLC | $31,199 | $18,635 | -40.3% |
| David Winkler | $16,933 | $14,942 | -11.8% |
| Jane S. Murphey | $9,990 | $13,042 | 30.6% |
| Carolyn Darlene Gould | $15,971 | $12,528 | -21.6% |
| Toby R Rouquette | $22,423 | $11,871 | -47.1% |
| A. J. Stewart Jr. | $11,539 | $11,730 | 1.7% |
| Rawle B. Thomason Jr. | $19,369 | $10,968 | -43.4% |
| CTG Ranches, LLC | $12,313 | $10,757 | -12.6% |
| Warren J. Dahl | $23,925 | $10,453 | -56.3% |
| Danny Allen | $64,662 | $9,878 | -84.7% |
| Phillip Munden | $13,739 | $9,437 | -31.3% |
| Mcmillan Family Farm Trust | $5,226 | $9,041 | 73% |
| Steve Hartley | $26,090 | $8,776 | -66.4% |
| Michael Gloff | $11,680 | $7,916 | -32.2% |
| Kurt Patton | $0 | $7,900 | -- |
| Calvin Rueter | $11,381 | $7,732 | -32.1% |
| Sue Lee | $19,630 | $7,700 | -60.8% |
| Jerry D. White | $21,325 | $7,525 | -64.7% |
| Donna Hampe | $0 | $7,246 | -- |
| Robert Meissner | $25,800 | $7,101 | -72.5% |
| Raymond K. Holt | $29,743 | $7,067 | -76.2% |
| Larry Maxwell | $18,549 | $6,901 | -62.8% |
| Brett Bickham | $0 | $6,792 | -- |
| Weiser Land & Cattle, LLC | $27,509 | $6,526 | -76.3% |
| Danny Ray Bird | $10,019 | $6,492 | -35.2% |
| Tomlinson & Tomlinson Gerneral Partnership | $0 | $6,477 | -- |
| Mary Ellen Pearcy | $0 | $5,897 | -- |
| Marian Kleine | $27,118 | $5,879 | -78.3% |
| Bettye Wright | $5,843 | $5,843 | 0% |
| Virgil Tindall | $16,927 | $5,263 | -68.9% |
| William T. Offutt | $5,665 | $5,250 | -7.3% |
| Joan Senn | $10,857 | $5,245 | -51.7% |
| Donald Brandenberger | $16,787 | $5,189 | -69.1% |
| Virginia A. Allen | $19,780 | $5,022 | -74.6% |
| Daniel K. Holy | $14,327 | $4,700 | -67.2% |
| Morris S Wilkins, DVM | $16,557 | $4,691 | -71.7% |
| William H. Ferguson | $25,174 | $4,578 | -81.8% |
| James Dreyer | $15,440 | $4,213 | -72.7% |
| Bobby H. Viertel | $23,815 | $4,178 | -82.5% |
| Todd Hyatt | $17,072 | $3,887 | -77.2% |
| Margaret B Winkler Estate | $5,422 | $3,795 | -30% |
| 3-K Ranch | $6,271 | $3,602 | -42.6% |
| Matthew B. Domel | $14,438 | $3,564 | -75.3% |
| Gwen McLarty | $5,730 | $3,552 | -38% |
| Wayne M. Allen | $27,486 | $3,386 | -87.7% |
| Mickey Burns | $10,457 | $3,312 | -68.3% |
| Wayne Carroll | $38,031 | $3,191 | -91.6% |
| Donnie Edwards | $5,850 | $3,151 | -46.1% |
| Kenneth E. Kruse | $5,181 | $3,101 | -40.1% |
| Randy O. Pullin | $4,040 | $3,095 | -23.4% |
| Lori Clay Kleibrink | $0 | $2,960 | -- |
| Ronald Gerdes | $5,042 | $2,814 | -44.2% |
| Sharon S. Prescher | $5,463 | $2,782 | -49.1% |
| Harry G. Willmann | $6,691 | $2,686 | -59.9% |
| Larry W. Anderson | $2,938 | $2,683 | -8.7% |
| Tony Smith | $6,407 | $2,655 | -58.6% |
| Vernon Ray Erickson | $14,659 | $2,652 | -81.9% |
| Josh Koopmann | $3,762 | $2,638 | -29.9% |
| Thomas G. Peters | $12,158 | $2,565 | -78.9% |
| Geary Oldham | $4,444 | $2,526 | -43.2% |
| Brazos Farm and Ranch | $15,156 | $2,525 | -83.3% |
| Linda Kay Burk | $13,542 | $2,476 | -81.7% |
| Leroy Lange | $10,134 | $2,435 | -76% |
| Charley O Aars | $5,732 | $2,413 | -57.9% |
| Bernard E. Miller | $15,028 | $2,387 | -84.1% |
| Bennie Nelson | $15,373 | $2,333 | -84.8% |
| James C. Crawson | $9,510 | $2,270 | -76.1% |
| Murphy Ranch, Inc. | $10,463 | $2,241 | -78.6% |
| Marie Sanders | $6,715 | $2,200 | -67.2% |
| Buster M. E. Crawson | $9,020 | $2,170 | -75.9% |
| Chris Hargrove | $11,316 | $2,165 | -80.9% |
| Earl D. Courtney | $8,697 | $2,156 | -75.2% |
| Basham Ranch, Ltd. | $13,966 | $2,154 | -84.6% |
| Kenn B. Cornett | $3,433 | $2,142 | -37.6% |
| Schulze Family Farm, LLC | $2,407 | $2,126 | -11.7% |
| Albrecht & Albrecht, LLC | $2,321 | $2,123 | -8.5% |
| Doyle Roberts | $8,437 | $2,119 | -74.9% |
| Christy H. Halliday | $3,218 | $2,099 | -34.8% |
| Sue Kerley | $4,143 | $2,083 | -49.7% |
| Terry Finstad | $8,792 | $2,076 | -76.4% |
| John B. Cameron | $5,200 | $2,075 | -60.1% |
| H Leigh Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $2,052 | -- |
| Ben D. Alley | $4,757 | $2,050 | -56.9% |
| William T. Wadkins | $0 | $2,044 | -- |
| Henriell E Dahl JR | $3,245 | $1,990 | -38.7% |
| Anthony McMillan | $2,550 | $1,985 | -22.2% |
| Bryan Prescher | $2,140 | $1,925 | -10% |
| Bob Reisinger | $4,986 | $1,887 | -62.2% |
| Lauri Aars | $0 | $1,862 | -- |
| Carolyn Carlson | $2,525 | $1,859 | -26.4% |
| Virginia Anderson | $0 | $1,793 | -- |
| Chad Lampman | $6,807 | $1,755 | -74.2% |
| John P. Klam | $4,985 | $1,693 | -66% |
| Rickey Koonsman | $12,893 | $1,676 | -87% |
| Clifton E. Smith | $2,555 | $1,622 | -36.5% |
| Lonnie Hanshew | $4,227 | $1,566 | -63% |
| David A. Conrad | $4,757 | $1,565 | -67.1% |
| Neal D. McDowell | $330 | $1,550 | 369.7% |
| Nickey R. Vosburg | $1,287 | $1,498 | 16.4% |
| Randy D. Lane | $3,699 | $1,469 | -60.3% |
| Turkey Creek Enterprise a Series of Bar Diamond Bar Holdi | $0 | $1,443 | -- |
| Jeffrey M. Hewlett | $5,808 | $1,441 | -75.2% |
| Ronald W. Dowden | $3,340 | $1,390 | -58.4% |
| Larry A. Schulze | $8,223 | $1,386 | -83.1% |
| Eric Aars | $2,407 | $1,328 | -44.8% |
| Mark a New | $6,950 | $1,328 | -80.9% |
| Juan R. Lopez | $0 | $1,303 | -- |
| Ricky E. Lewis | $3,850 | $1,280 | -66.8% |
| Darrell Eugene Rundle | $7,304 | $1,268 | -82.6% |
| Lester Hart | $5,953 | $1,242 | -79.1% |
| Joe W. McAninch | $1,503 | $1,214 | -19.2% |
| Kevin D. Anz | $5,834 | $1,197 | -79.5% |
| Earl D. Royal | $6,941 | $1,181 | -83% |
| John M. Mitchell | $5,177 | $1,176 | -77.3% |
| Allen & Son | $2,640 | $1,175 | -55.5% |
| Frances P. Sather | $3,356 | $1,152 | -65.7% |
| John A. Hastings II | $4,642 | $1,152 | -75.2% |
| O. G. Morrison | $2,179 | $1,124 | -48.4% |
| Hennington Farm, LLC | $1,540 | $1,087 | -29.4% |
| Dennis Cain | $5,640 | $1,074 | -81% |
| Steven W. Conrad | $2,200 | $1,071 | -51.3% |
| Wynema L Dahl | $4,879 | $1,047 | -78.5% |
| Craig A. Robinson | $10,087 | $1,039 | -89.7% |
| Myron Harris | $6,224 | $1,037 | -83.3% |
| Zane Payne | $5,611 | $1,035 | -81.6% |
| John A. Lewis | $3,410 | $1,021 | -70.1% |
| Gary J. Arnold | $6,299 | $986 | -84.3% |
| Duncan 6D Ranch, GP | $34,323 | $969 | -97.2% |
| Darlene P. Hall | $2,628 | $953 | -63.7% |
| Casey Sweat | $5,983 | $950 | -84.1% |
| Billy B. Golden | $4,528 | $950 | -79% |
| Taylor Payne | $5,412 | $934 | -82.7% |
| Jeanne S. Fehler | $7,421 | $931 | -87.5% |
| B. C. Bennett | $4,744 | $906 | -80.9% |
| James Keith Finstad | $4,912 | $866 | -82.4% |
| Darren K. Hanson | $3,315 | $840 | -74.7% |
| Zachrey Lynn Word | $2,661 | $833 | -68.7% |
| Peter Weisenburger | $832 | $832 | 0% |
| David B. Burden | $3,421 | $793 | -76.8% |
| Deloris L. Howard | $2,754 | $792 | -71.2% |
| Phill Bowers | $1,382 | $786 | -43.1% |
| Stanley Dreyer | $4,063 | $784 | -80.7% |
| Chris Chick | $627 | $768 | 22.5% |
| Rodney Joy | $3,680 | $750 | -79.6% |
| Darla A. Jones | $5,723 | $712 | -87.6% |
| Patricia J Nereson Clock | $792 | $711 | -10.2% |
| James G. Knight | $3,373 | $706 | -79.1% |
| Harry E. Goodwin | $3,711 | $704 | -81% |
| Jerry Hilliard | $3,902 | $690 | -82.3% |
| Billy J. Anz Jr. | $2,761 | $688 | -75.1% |
| David R. Hastings | $2,959 | $678 | -77.1% |
| David D. Witte | $1,947 | $671 | -65.5% |
| Vernon A. Swenson Jr. | $803 | $670 | -16.6% |
| Rodney D. Rice | $3,788 | $662 | -82.5% |
| Randy Golightly | $2,189 | $621 | -71.6% |
| Durwood Koonsman | $5,221 | $610 | -88.3% |
| William J. Borden | $3,208 | $606 | -81.1% |
| Bobby Hardgrave | $1,325 | $605 | -54.3% |
| Claude White | $3,073 | $604 | -80.3% |
| Richard K. Knight | $3,121 | $596 | -80.9% |
| Gwen Fowler | $2,119 | $582 | -72.5% |
| James Hatton Burch | $3,518 | $567 | -83.9% |
| William F. Key | $4,141 | $554 | -86.6% |
| Barbara Metker | $2,455 | $552 | -77.5% |
| Jerry W. Sather | $1,037 | $514 | -50.4% |
| Jay Wiley Monroe | $8,300 | $509 | -93.9% |
| Robert Gene Merchant | $2,420 | $506 | -79.1% |
| Jeanette D. Simpson | $2,112 | $503 | -76.2% |
| Stacy R. Dillard | $3,685 | $502 | -86.4% |
| David Dagley | $2,861 | $482 | -83.2% |
| Jason Robert Meissner | $2,002 | $472 | -76.4% |
| J. W. Thiele | $2,917 | $458 | -84.3% |
| Dan M. Butler | $6,554 | $457 | -93% |
| Sam B. Wells | $2,520 | $456 | -81.9% |
| Richard Tiner | $0 | $454 | -- |
| Brandon Allen Maher | $1,395 | $436 | -68.7% |
| Chad Holt | $1,023 | $432 | -57.8% |
| Bob Wilkins | $1,919 | $419 | -78.2% |
| Carol A. Pitts | $1,507 | $414 | -72.5% |
| Rance Dendy | $2,050 | $405 | -80.2% |
| Thomas E. Speer | $1,466 | $397 | -72.9% |
| Gary Swenson | $2,413 | $391 | -83.8% |
| Zane T. Trotter | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Jim H. Wolfe | $1,683 | $381 | -77.4% |
| Nina R. Dowden | $0 | $377 | -- |
| Larry W. Chance | $4,271 | $376 | -91.2% |
| 3 Bar H Ranch, LLC | $1,749 | $368 | -79% |
| Gerald W. Bradley | $1,722 | $362 | -79% |
| Anthony L. Malott | $1,066 | $354 | -66.8% |
| Melissa Conrad Parks | $0 | $352 | -- |
| Kelly Merriman | $1,774 | $343 | -80.7% |
| Bill Carrell | $1,254 | $340 | -72.9% |
| Kent N. Chaffin | $1,507 | $328 | -78.2% |
| Roger W Parks | $1,441 | $318 | -77.9% |
| Monica K. Bryant | $1,177 | $299 | -74.6% |
| Jorge C. Alvarado | $1,221 | $287 | -76.5% |
| Doyle Lee Anz | $1,983 | $283 | -85.7% |
| Tracy Hardcastle | $0 | $275 | -- |
| James L. Kelly | $3,893 | $264 | -93.2% |
| Ruth K. Taylor | $1,398 | $259 | -81.5% |
| Lance E. Allen | $5,124 | $249 | -95.1% |
| Rex Anderson | $1,309 | $249 | -81% |
| Marvin Kunkel | $862 | $215 | -75.1% |
| Felipe Ritz Sr. | $0 | $206 | -- |
| Deborah C. Anderson | $4,640 | $204 | -95.6% |
| Bruce Moore | $1,163 | $202 | -82.6% |
| Jerry M. Lee | $619 | $202 | -67.4% |
| Heather Stiles | $1,580 | $194 | -87.7% |
| North TX Association of South Central Conference of UCC | $0 | $185 | -- |
| Dick R. Kennedy | $2,609 | $173 | -93.4% |
| Johnny W. Huffman | $1,079 | $166 | -84.6% |
| Gilbert R. Barnett | $698 | $149 | -78.7% |
| John Paulson | $572 | $141 | -75.3% |
| Stephen C. Sharp | $372 | $126 | -66.1% |
| Edward L. Speer | $132 | $69 | -47.7% |
| Lake Whitney Lanes, Inc. | $42 | $58 | 38.1% |
| Gayle Hensley | $163 | $52 | -68.1% |
| Tina M. Janke | $194 | $51 | -73.7% |
| Greg Garland | $242 | $48 | -80.2% |
| Amy D. Healy | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlotte C. Harrelson | $1,169 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwayne Guinn | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Sather | $1,748 | $0 | -100% |
| Freddie Odom | $900 | $0 | -100% |
| H Leigh Family Limited Partnershi | $777 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen D. Robinson | $487 | $0 | -100% |
| Lauri P. Aars | $4,183 | $0 | -100% |
| Leland P. Donner | $718 | $0 | -100% |
| Loretta Reynolds | $613 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Ann Brandenberger Dietiker | $1,895 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Overstreet | $1,403 | $0 | -100% |
| North TX Association of South Central Company | $6,529 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip Alan Meissner | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky V. Richards | $740 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony Frazier | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita L. Hanson | $2,215 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter de Ridder | $4,931 | $0 | -100% |
| Tomlinson & Tomlinson Gerneral PA | $12,628 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara C. Domel | $861 | $0 | -100% |
| Bennie L. Wied | $556 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Paul Hardcastle | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Hodgin | $1,468 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Wayne Jennings | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill Wilkins | $1,919 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Brian Billman | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,932,660 | $1,314,773 | -55.2% |
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