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In 2021, 80 farmers in cities within Hooker County received a total of $954,657 in 88 farm subsidies, a 79.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.7 million in 224 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Coble & Sons, Inc. | $276,007 | $78,925 | -71.4% |
| Joseph L. Mundorf | $139,881 | $57,652 | -58.8% |
| James A. Hanna | $198,682 | $49,599 | -75% |
| A. B. Cox | $172,744 | $42,196 | -75.6% |
| Finney Ranch Company | $146,803 | $35,570 | -75.8% |
| Lyle Phillips | $137,937 | $34,288 | -75.1% |
| Steven Dent | $301,181 | $33,731 | -88.8% |
| Bryan Starr | $177,875 | $31,138 | -82.5% |
| James Obrien | $173,671 | $28,094 | -83.8% |
| Paul M. Vinton | $171,099 | $27,492 | -83.9% |
| Dean D. Marshall | $122,646 | $24,868 | -79.7% |
| Vinton Land and Cattle Company | $132,793 | $24,153 | -81.8% |
| Tim Simonson | $55,809 | $23,958 | -57.1% |
| Olen Olson | $77,558 | $23,815 | -69.3% |
| John Mundorf, Inc. | $218,054 | $23,726 | -89.1% |
| Kraye Angus, LLC | $112,500 | $22,291 | -80.2% |
| Big Creek Ranch, LLC | $193,733 | $22,258 | -88.5% |
| James F and Nancy J Hoffman Real Estate Trust | $0 | $21,666 | -- |
| Miles R. Mundorf | $103,458 | $20,679 | -80% |
| Tim Rice | $86,234 | $18,781 | -78.2% |
| Michael J. French | $74,800 | $16,073 | -78.5% |
| Hell Bar Limited Partnership | $80,864 | $15,127 | -81.3% |
| Jerry Warren | $95,267 | $14,821 | -84.4% |
| Jack A. Carr | $64,593 | $13,782 | -78.7% |
| George P. Jenkins | $53,724 | $12,916 | -76% |
| Lattin Enterprises, Inc. | $34,536 | $12,310 | -64.4% |
| Lloyd L Buchfinck & Sons, Inc. | $80,508 | $11,797 | -85.3% |
| Garth Bullington | $35,815 | $10,329 | -71.2% |
| Thomas A. Shavlik | $44,294 | $9,740 | -78% |
| Clara Schmid | $45,539 | $9,249 | -79.7% |
| Brenda Lovitt | $51,762 | $8,830 | -82.9% |
| Shane Daniels | $19,998 | $8,792 | -56% |
| Aaron J. Simonson | $67,774 | $8,361 | -87.7% |
| Pine Tree Ranch, Inc. | $52,190 | $7,806 | -85% |
| Valerie F. Simonson | $57,864 | $7,624 | -86.8% |
| Donald B. Cox | $43,961 | $7,457 | -83% |
| Charles L. Wright | $38,120 | $6,946 | -81.8% |
| Patrick S. Wright | $37,373 | $6,534 | -82.5% |
| Fulmer Farms, LLC | $24,083 | $6,476 | -73.1% |
| Chevron R Sherman | $30,063 | $6,118 | -79.6% |
| Marvin Cox | $39,874 | $6,114 | -84.7% |
| Robert Edis | $36,255 | $5,845 | -83.9% |
| Christopher M. O'Brien | $29,482 | $5,796 | -80.3% |
| Duane Kime | $0 | $5,470 | -- |
| William D. Barner | $10,615 | $5,236 | -50.7% |
| Ted Swendener | $28,768 | $5,139 | -82.1% |
| Alan E. Rice | $22,665 | $4,859 | -78.6% |
| Melvin McIntosh | $23,824 | $4,836 | -79.7% |
| Wade Edis | $24,170 | $4,795 | -80.2% |
| D&D Cattle Company | $0 | $4,694 | -- |
| Kirk E. Jacobs | $19,437 | $4,284 | -78% |
| James E. Ritenour | $10,329 | $3,954 | -61.7% |
| Robert Marsh | $23,253 | $3,888 | -83.3% |
| Anthony Walker | $30,461 | $3,800 | -87.5% |
| Wade Marsh | $9,229 | $3,594 | -61.1% |
| Stuart Carson | $15,059 | $3,235 | -78.5% |
| James F. Hoffmann | $0 | $3,075 | -- |
| Brad McCully | $12,815 | $2,959 | -76.9% |
| Lawnie Wolfenden | $7,128 | $2,718 | -61.9% |
| Timothy Paul Andersen | $14,903 | $2,671 | -82.1% |
| Shane Carr | $15,556 | $2,651 | -83% |
| Lois E. Folk | $6,009 | $2,325 | -61.3% |
| Tyler Kraus | $8,146 | $1,810 | -77.8% |
| Fred J. Marshall | $8,030 | $1,638 | -79.6% |
| Doug Deibler | $7,877 | $1,378 | -82.5% |
| Floyd Marshall | $6,479 | $1,326 | -79.5% |
| Sonja Kay Boyles Peters | $0 | $1,308 | -- |
| Bullington Ranch, LLC | $33,803 | $1,225 | -96.4% |
| Charles R. Munn | $4,048 | $1,186 | -70.7% |
| Calvin E. Schwartz | $8,723 | $1,118 | -87.2% |
| Jill Buchfinck | $7,460 | $945 | -87.3% |
| Nicholas Boyce Lattin | $6,446 | $878 | -86.4% |
| Zackery Cox | $2,493 | $774 | -69% |
| Anthony R. Deibler | $3,579 | $724 | -79.8% |
| Travis Wayne Wolfenden | $693 | $612 | -11.7% |
| Kayden T. Licking | $0 | $599 | -- |
| Shauna M. Donohoe | $4,482 | $488 | -89.1% |
| David French | $5,373 | $484 | -91% |
| Gladys J. Sexton | $4,002 | $172 | -95.7% |
| Richard Boots | $645 | $86 | -86.7% |
| Bonita J. Porath | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Coleen Boyles Springman | $3,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $16,920 | $0 | -100% |
| James F and Nancy J Hoffman Real | $82,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Wolfenden | $16,796 | $0 | -100% |
| Rod Swendener | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| William and Laura Simonson, Inc. | $9,570 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,655,105 | $954,657 | -79.5% |
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