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In 2021, 87 farmers in cities within Tyler County received a total of $411,533 in 114 farm subsidies, a 74.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin a Koenig | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Prime Acres Management, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Keeton Cattle, LLC | $855,017 | $50,897 | -94% |
| George W. Dawson | $34,755 | $33,202 | -4.5% |
| Richard L. Riemer | $31,112 | $31,704 | 1.9% |
| Gibbs Ranch, LLC | $11,330 | $17,444 | 54% |
| Monte Keith Hardy | $152,135 | $16,698 | -89% |
| Walter Parlange III | $13,196 | $13,196 | 0% |
| Mr. Matthew Clark Riemer | $13,176 | $11,458 | -13% |
| Scott Gibbs | $29,018 | $10,856 | -62.6% |
| Turner W. Neal | $12,791 | $8,631 | -32.5% |
| Dwain M Estes and Lillian H Estes Revocable Trust | $0 | $8,196 | -- |
| Ronnie Goodwin | $26,708 | $6,694 | -74.9% |
| Jerry Dudley | $17,731 | $5,674 | -68% |
| Jake W. David | $22,663 | $5,624 | -75.2% |
| Jacky Gibbs | $15,336 | $5,418 | -64.7% |
| Carson Gibbs | $11,538 | $5,006 | -56.6% |
| Leonard Riemer | $12,656 | $4,838 | -61.8% |
| Billie F. Dudley | $11,572 | $3,980 | -65.6% |
| Glen Young | $12,188 | $3,640 | -70.1% |
| Josh W. David | $12,437 | $3,519 | -71.7% |
| Gary Mitcham | $15,191 | $3,176 | -79.1% |
| William Farris | $13,034 | $3,085 | -76.3% |
| Judy Dianne Anthony | $5,812 | $2,138 | -63.2% |
| Mark Currie | $9,114 | $2,104 | -76.9% |
| Bill Crozier | $0 | $1,980 | -- |
| Faye Seamans | $7,139 | $1,916 | -73.2% |
| Lance Seamans | $7,022 | $1,702 | -75.8% |
| Josh Baker | $10,500 | $1,609 | -84.7% |
| Michael Wayne Davis Jr. | $9,786 | $1,593 | -83.7% |
| Jeffrey Alan Johnston | $8,222 | $1,469 | -82.1% |
| Dwight Faircloth | $6,649 | $1,468 | -77.9% |
| Allen Temple | $6,072 | $1,456 | -76% |
| Melissa Bendy | $6,285 | $1,452 | -76.9% |
| Michael W. Davis Sr. | $10,464 | $1,450 | -86.1% |
| Roy Gene Martin JR | $3,499 | $1,397 | -60.1% |
| Cody Gibbs | $5,414 | $1,288 | -76.2% |
| Allen Wayne Davis | $5,412 | $1,238 | -77.1% |
| Jeanette Carlton | $5,181 | $1,208 | -76.7% |
| Jimmie West Mccraw | $4,783 | $1,190 | -75.1% |
| Jason H. Nichols | $4,159 | $1,142 | -72.5% |
| Guy W. Lambert Jr. | $2,145 | $1,140 | -46.9% |
| Cory Hines | $5,030 | $1,124 | -77.7% |
| Leif Garsee | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Brian Hardy | $4,923 | $1,077 | -78.1% |
| Hinton Havis | $3,675 | $1,018 | -72.3% |
| Carl Parker | $3,969 | $891 | -77.6% |
| Russell Pilgrim | $2,893 | $880 | -69.6% |
| Billy M. Duncan | $1,729 | $770 | -55.5% |
| Linda W. Hayes | $2,013 | $770 | -61.7% |
| Gordon McCluskey | $404 | $757 | 87.4% |
| Bruce Thomasson | $1,881 | $727 | -61.4% |
| James Calaway | $3,509 | $717 | -79.6% |
| Lindalyn Bolden | $1,346 | $685 | -49.1% |
| Albert Hale | $2,992 | $671 | -77.6% |
| Jerry Bob Reed | $8,071 | $654 | -91.9% |
| James Ray Dollgener | $2,672 | $650 | -75.7% |
| Mike Philmon | $1,419 | $629 | -55.7% |
| Daniel Burkard | $1,694 | $620 | -63.4% |
| Billy Standley | $2,420 | $592 | -75.5% |
| Richard Furlow | $2,904 | $578 | -80.1% |
| Tony Brawner | $2,675 | $522 | -80.5% |
| George Deckard | $1,596 | $506 | -68.3% |
| Callie Ruth Criswell | $2,016 | $506 | -74.9% |
| Victorino Gomez | $10,171 | $501 | -95.1% |
| Gary Toler | $1,892 | $443 | -76.6% |
| James Lewis Williams | $1,135 | $426 | -62.5% |
| Marty W Thompson | $1,729 | $405 | -76.6% |
| Murlin C. Barker | $1,738 | $405 | -76.7% |
| Charles R. Adams | $2,141 | $397 | -81.5% |
| Maxie G. Young | $957 | $392 | -59% |
| Drew Tyson Farris | $2,118 | $384 | -81.9% |
| Jim Harvey Jr. | $575 | $377 | -34.4% |
| Tamie L. Latham | $1,100 | $376 | -65.8% |
| Tanner Neal | $1,265 | $360 | -71.5% |
| Joe Lyles | $1,148 | $356 | -69% |
| James O. Kirker | $810 | $350 | -56.8% |
| Katrina Lazenby | $594 | $348 | -41.4% |
| Mason Neal | $1,177 | $328 | -72.1% |
| Russell Lyles | $1,661 | $305 | -81.6% |
| Tom Neal | $1,331 | $293 | -78% |
| Roy G. Martin Sr. | $877 | $293 | -66.6% |
| John Jackson | $737 | $263 | -64.3% |
| Roy Reed | $201 | $193 | -4% |
| Richard Eugene Greer | $1,947 | $161 | -91.7% |
| James D. Sousa | $463 | $69 | -85.1% |
| Bertha Marie Childers | $77 | $38 | -50.6% |
| Sharon L. Oleary | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Beverly A. Berni | $4,345 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobbie J Mosley-Pierce | $158 | $0 | -100% |
| Doodle Jan Gibbs Ranch, LLC | $59,585 | $0 | -100% |
| Dru David Parker Nichols | $567 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Dewayne Gammons | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Hampton | $1,501 | $0 | -100% |
| Guy W. Lambert Jr. | $4,552 | $0 | -100% |
| Paula S. Dugat | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwain M Estes and Lillian H Estes | $24,381 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeri Moore | $3,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Seven H Bar, LLC | $4,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,641,864 | $411,533 | -74.9% |
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