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In 2021, 163 farmers in cities within Cleburne County received a total of $618,448 in 235 farm subsidies, a 54.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.4 million in 453 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 Cleburne County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| David E. Burnett | $0 | $67,436 | -- |
| Terry Lee Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Gertrude Keel Estate PTNRS | $25,108 | $30,938 | 23.2% |
| Chimney Rock Cattle Company, LLC | $220,271 | $30,204 | -86.3% |
| BT & NC Family Limited Liability Limited Partnership | $9,903 | $29,395 | 196.8% |
| Matthew F. Evans | $0 | $28,408 | -- |
| Steve and Georgianne Schoettle Joint Rvoc Trustee | $26,158 | $25,798 | -1.4% |
| Bonnie Belcher | $21,268 | $15,097 | -29% |
| Lawrence Key Levine | $33,291 | $12,979 | -61% |
| John S. Hunt | $70,776 | $12,711 | -82% |
| Sandra B. Mills | $18,730 | $12,569 | -32.9% |
| Norfleet Sledge Farms, LLC | $22,305 | $11,432 | -48.7% |
| John W. Best | $14,864 | $10,254 | -31% |
| Davis Family Revocable Trust | $14,300 | $10,204 | -28.6% |
| Gregory S. Turley | $52,250 | $9,574 | -81.7% |
| Carl and Johnna Rice IRRV Trust | $12,958 | $9,037 | -30.3% |
| W. C. Mills Jr. | $37,894 | $8,769 | -76.9% |
| Wood Lumber Company, Inc. | $29,018 | $8,356 | -71.2% |
| Gary Ziegenbalg Trust | $16,799 | $8,319 | -50.5% |
| Patsy R. Borgstadt | $6,979 | $6,979 | 0% |
| Patsy Buercklin | $9,645 | $6,693 | -30.6% |
| Phillip L. Dunn | $6,693 | $6,693 | 0% |
| Heritage Farmworks, LLC | $20,063 | $6,442 | -67.9% |
| Dudeck Land Company, LLC | $6,313 | $6,313 | 0% |
| Silver Moon Farms, LLC | $8,707 | $5,958 | -31.6% |
| Pulliam Farms Limited Partnership | $20 | $5,850 | 29,150% |
| Gail Tompkins | $11,483 | $5,238 | -54.4% |
| Johnny Greene Sayle | $6,328 | $5,119 | -19.1% |
| Arkansas Cypress Tree Hunting Club, Inc. | $9,578 | $4,846 | -49.4% |
| Benji Hunt | $18,370 | $4,736 | -74.2% |
| Jack Gentry | $8,521 | $4,649 | -45.4% |
| Jeannie D. McGary | $5,962 | $4,571 | -23.3% |
| Calvin Frazier Farms, LLC | $7,416 | $4,553 | -38.6% |
| Bobby H. Sherrill | $7,128 | $4,362 | -38.8% |
| Nicholas Wayne Lawson | $24,238 | $4,198 | -82.7% |
| Thurman M. Bullard | $3,036 | $4,131 | 36.1% |
| Jewell Bernice Gibson | $7,141 | $3,960 | -44.5% |
| James E. Rowe | $6,188 | $3,893 | -37.1% |
| Daniel Swanson-Daniel Swanson Trust | $6,287 | $3,870 | -38.4% |
| Jim Swanson | $4,786 | $3,759 | -21.5% |
| Reinhold Frank Dudeck III | $588 | $3,709 | 530.8% |
| Scheer Family Rvoc Trustee | $6,313 | $3,669 | -41.9% |
| Effie F. Cotner | $3,978 | $3,503 | -11.9% |
| Larry Lairmore | $18,120 | $3,439 | -81% |
| Marva Howard-Sosh | $3,078 | $3,078 | 0% |
| Shirley A. Ligon | $2,759 | $2,985 | 8.2% |
| Jerry Ben Jackson | $12,702 | $2,942 | -76.8% |
| Donald G. Cox | $2,883 | $2,601 | -9.8% |
| Mary Harris | $8,423 | $2,326 | -72.4% |
| Nancy Langley | $3,572 | $2,322 | -35% |
| Eddy Whitehurst | $10,076 | $2,285 | -77.3% |
| Bettie Sue Haile | $12,428 | $2,206 | -82.2% |
| Garry Balentine | $4,851 | $2,199 | -54.7% |
| Stephen C Friswold | $3,536 | $2,132 | -39.7% |
| Edward Lacy | $17,062 | $1,971 | -88.4% |
| Perry L. Linder Jr. | $12,261 | $1,960 | -84% |
| Christopher D. Pike | $6,035 | $1,793 | -70.3% |
| Brenda K. Huntley | $3,749 | $1,776 | -52.6% |
| Glenda M. Floyd | $3,749 | $1,776 | -52.6% |
| Tammy C. Haile | $10,466 | $1,670 | -84% |
| Donna Lee Bettis Cook | $4,038 | $1,589 | -60.6% |
| Get It Done Farms, LLC | $2,425 | $1,573 | -35.1% |
| Patrick H. McGary | $11,026 | $1,542 | -86% |
| Alvin John Snow | $7,868 | $1,458 | -81.5% |
| Jerry D. Holmes | $17,468 | $1,443 | -91.7% |
| Bobby K. Flaherty | $8,068 | $1,433 | -82.2% |
| Polly S. Reynolds | $1,715 | $1,364 | -20.5% |
| Buercklin Living Trust | $1,546 | $1,339 | -13.4% |
| Tracy L. Hudspeth | $5,379 | $1,338 | -75.1% |
| Carroll Moreland | $4,378 | $1,322 | -69.8% |
| Deborah Thompson McDonald | $3,093 | $1,289 | -58.3% |
| Roy J. Newman | $6,486 | $1,268 | -80.5% |
| Randy Thomas | $6,814 | $1,263 | -81.5% |
| Brent Hunt | $7,320 | $1,134 | -84.5% |
| Karen Tharp | $5,299 | $1,107 | -79.1% |
| Cleta J. Davis | $6,115 | $1,103 | -82% |
| Gary Bullard | $3,872 | $1,066 | -72.5% |
| Amy B. McMullen | $4,697 | $1,066 | -77.3% |
| Judy Edwards | $49,361 | $1,061 | -97.9% |
| Stanley Wildman | $5,966 | $1,054 | -82.3% |
| Mary Ann Barnett | $7,769 | $1,023 | -86.8% |
| Crystal D. Evans | $9,148 | $1,021 | -88.8% |
| Shelby T. Sample | $6,764 | $1,016 | -85% |
| Ricky W. Logan | $4,334 | $1,016 | -76.6% |
| Gerald A. Reeves | $1,752 | $1,007 | -42.5% |
| Arvil D. Haile | $3,638 | $965 | -73.5% |
| Gary L. Xiques | $4,077 | $938 | -77% |
| William G. Davis | $3,916 | $912 | -76.7% |
| Louise Rochelle McElwee | $1,345 | $882 | -34.4% |
| Lee A. Brown | $3,929 | $849 | -78.4% |
| Nan Wilson | $4,591 | $838 | -81.7% |
| Kenneth C. Baker | $1,785 | $821 | -54% |
| Michael Hipp | $4,605 | $816 | -82.3% |
| Charles W. Greene | $3,014 | $810 | -73.1% |
| Cassandra D. Toro | $926 | $806 | -13% |
| Tommy L. Bryant Sr. | $1,423 | $751 | -47.2% |
| Jeff Mead | $1,485 | $750 | -49.5% |
| Roger D. Brewer | $2,937 | $741 | -74.8% |
| Greg Neighbors | $2,235 | $730 | -67.3% |
| Nancy Snelson | $976 | $683 | -30% |
| Ernie Hunt | $2,937 | $665 | -77.4% |
| Angela C. Sutherland | $4,127 | $647 | -84.3% |
| Travis and Edith Smith Living Trustee | $1,581 | $635 | -59.8% |
| Trevor H. Martin | $2,919 | $626 | -78.6% |
| Feldus L Murphree | $3,014 | $623 | -79.3% |
| Wanda M. Sutherland | $3,271 | $612 | -81.3% |
| Myron Ben Traylor | $1,423 | $607 | -57.3% |
| Jason Cline | $1,452 | $605 | -58.3% |
| Brandi Reynolds | $3,993 | $578 | -85.5% |
| Brenda Cooper | $4,710 | $569 | -87.9% |
| Marcus E. Creasy | $14,626 | $562 | -96.2% |
| Jason W. Greene | $2,618 | $543 | -79.3% |
| Ashley Marie Howell | $3,281 | $532 | -83.8% |
| Terri L. Murphree | $4,016 | $530 | -86.8% |
| Melba Poore | $0 | $529 | -- |
| Tim Poore | $0 | $529 | -- |
| Michael Darrell Joy | $3,454 | $522 | -84.9% |
| Greg Verser | $1,837 | $515 | -72% |
| Nancy L. Neighbours | $3,467 | $498 | -85.6% |
| Patricia L. Hicks | $2,145 | $491 | -77.1% |
| Jerry Joe Carr | $1,023 | $484 | -52.7% |
| Dana M. Bell | $1,221 | $484 | -60.4% |
| David L. McClendon | $4,032 | $466 | -88.4% |
| Shannon Harris | $2,452 | $464 | -81.1% |
| Roger F. Brown | $990 | $425 | -57.1% |
| Ernie Murphree | $3,083 | $422 | -86.3% |
| Sharon Fife | $2,745 | $422 | -84.6% |
| Frank Evans | $1,089 | $416 | -61.8% |
| G L Vaughan Enterprises | $416 | $416 | 0% |
| Renate Kay Nance | $394 | $394 | 0% |
| Sandra Carr | $1,573 | $391 | -75.1% |
| Richard Whisnant | $2,256 | $377 | -83.3% |
| Norman Lee Arnold | $557 | $376 | -32.5% |
| Helen Powell Irrevocable Trust | $692 | $369 | -46.7% |
| Toni M. Thompson | $2,310 | $364 | -84.2% |
| Orvle Heigle | $1,243 | $362 | -70.9% |
| James F. Moore | $653 | $343 | -47.5% |
| Justin Ross Holmes | $2,194 | $336 | -84.7% |
| Mark E. Holland | $2,365 | $307 | -87% |
| Gary Barr | $687 | $296 | -56.9% |
| Paula K. Best | $687 | $296 | -56.9% |
| Peggy D. Finley | $687 | $296 | -56.9% |
| Brett Knew | $1,364 | $294 | -78.4% |
| Gerald G. Bailey | $1,670 | $280 | -83.2% |
| Jaran Lehman | $1,353 | $270 | -80% |
| Dickie T. Neighbours | $1,133 | $262 | -76.9% |
| S K B Investments, LLC | $262 | $262 | 0% |
| RCJ, LLC | $470 | $249 | -47% |
| Pam Stark | $671 | $242 | -63.9% |
| Rose Mary Sullivan | $647 | $236 | -63.5% |
| Edna D. Boucher | $605 | $218 | -64% |
| Blaine Allan Theriault | $1,065 | $194 | -81.8% |
| Pamela Davis | $429 | $183 | -57.3% |
| Crystal M. Russell | $396 | $182 | -54% |
| Daniel B. Steeves | $825 | $175 | -78.8% |
| Charles Finch | $803 | $167 | -79.2% |
| Douglas Evans | $938 | $166 | -82.3% |
| Carol Haller | $329 | $128 | -61.1% |
| Debra Baker | $537 | $90 | -83.2% |
| Norma R. Harper | $561 | $90 | -84% |
| David E. Lisenbee | $847 | $66 | -92.2% |
| Jace T. Holmes | $968 | $42 | -95.7% |
| Donna Combs | $133 | $31 | -76.7% |
| Wayne Smith Family Farms, LLC | $932 | $0 | -100% |
| Cedar Creek Cattle Company | $569 | $0 | -100% |
| Dola J Lemay | $729 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald W. Brown | $2,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Ira G. Ashley | $1,338 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Ligon | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Jarrod Rackley | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Patsy J. Hopper | $1,617 | $0 | -100% |
| Richlind Farms | $44,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon F. Williams | $215 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve P. Schoettle | $213 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis Smith | $234 | $0 | -100% |
| William R. Mason | $1,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Nantz | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlotte Lacy | $1,622 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,365,015 | $618,448 | -54.7% |
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