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In 2021, 233 farmers in cities within Clark County received a total of $4 million in 525 farm subsidies, a 62.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $10.7 million in 821 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 Clark County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harshberger Enterprises | $748,130 | $345,316 | -53.8% |
| Gardiner Angus Ranch | $988,800 | $249,436 | -74.8% |
| Bouziden-Walker Farms | $452,935 | $193,868 | -57.2% |
| Giles Ranch Company, LLC | $395,627 | $167,037 | -57.8% |
| Goodnight Ranch Company | $683,786 | $155,150 | -77.3% |
| Snake Creek Ranch | $369,839 | $128,571 | -65.2% |
| LD Jaeger Farms, Inc. | $254,468 | $86,374 | -66.1% |
| Shumate Farm | $257,646 | $79,574 | -69.1% |
| Jim Harden | $105,902 | $69,094 | -34.8% |
| N4INC | $157,713 | $64,547 | -59.1% |
| Runnin 6 Farms, Inc. | $147,387 | $53,660 | -63.6% |
| 7S Farms, Inc. | $136,945 | $52,889 | -61.4% |
| Circle E Family Farms, Inc. | $118,048 | $52,386 | -55.6% |
| J W Bisel, Inc. | $33,706 | $51,917 | 54% |
| Justin L. Shelor | $155,400 | $51,798 | -66.7% |
| C D and E Farms, Inc. | $168,849 | $51,126 | -69.7% |
| Shaw Ranch, Inc. | $116,318 | $48,869 | -58% |
| Brett M Shaw Revocable Trust | $98,424 | $47,031 | -52.2% |
| Jerry L. Voorhies II | $184,908 | $44,742 | -75.8% |
| Philip a Harden Rev Trust 12/30/2022 Harden | $45,258 | $43,819 | -3.2% |
| Mckissick Farms, Inc. | $91,977 | $41,689 | -54.7% |
| Philip a & Pamela G Harden Family Trust | $40,862 | $40,460 | -1% |
| Harshberger Farms, Inc. | $135,578 | $40,063 | -70.5% |
| Ramola Norton | $96,257 | $37,915 | -60.6% |
| Michael G. McCarty | $123,966 | $34,877 | -71.9% |
| Bar N Cattle Company | $95,642 | $34,527 | -63.9% |
| S. U. Huelskamp | $37,201 | $34,343 | -7.7% |
| Shane Thomas Betschart | $72,346 | $33,840 | -53.2% |
| Stefan Farms, LLC | $65,876 | $32,593 | -50.5% |
| Michael Harden | $115,670 | $32,140 | -72.2% |
| Kenneth Dome | $58,881 | $30,264 | -48.6% |
| Rhett Bouziden | $52,199 | $30,100 | -42.3% |
| Mary Kaltenbach | $75,598 | $29,749 | -60.6% |
| Jeff L. Krier | $62,337 | $29,407 | -52.8% |
| Gary L. White | $51,092 | $28,813 | -43.6% |
| Mcmillion Living Trust | $28,434 | $28,434 | 0% |
| Pamela G Harden Rev Trust 12/30/2022 Harden | $23,514 | $28,168 | 19.8% |
| Marty J. Denison | $54,650 | $28,113 | -48.6% |
| Wildfire Agent, LLC | $83,650 | $27,926 | -66.6% |
| John A. Leis | $67,531 | $27,603 | -59.1% |
| L2 Cattle, LLC | $100,950 | $27,525 | -72.7% |
| Rick Walker | $58,179 | $27,435 | -52.8% |
| Mid-West Seed Company, LLC | $62,252 | $27,113 | -56.4% |
| Phil Cunningham | $100,773 | $26,733 | -73.5% |
| William F. Fox | $32,943 | $26,719 | -18.9% |
| del Clowdis | $88,831 | $26,522 | -70.1% |
| Mickey J. Sharp | $241,603 | $25,200 | -89.6% |
| Gregory K. Shelor | $87,299 | $24,752 | -71.6% |
| Alan Hornback | $83,165 | $24,342 | -70.7% |
| 3 E Farm & Ranch, LLC | $73,691 | $24,264 | -67.1% |
| Matthew K. Wilson | $35,554 | $24,005 | -32.5% |
| Cimarron River Cattle Company, LLC | $63,004 | $22,743 | -63.9% |
| Beverly-Pike Revocable Trust | $33,258 | $21,555 | -35.2% |
| Kirk W. Woodruff | $50,021 | $21,447 | -57.1% |
| Ben Dome | $9,816 | $20,965 | 113.6% |
| Charles R. Denison | $47,991 | $20,566 | -57.1% |
| Leis Farms, Inc. | $73,287 | $20,562 | -71.9% |
| Carl D. Bush | $17,933 | $20,494 | 14.3% |
| Debbie Isenbart | $22,072 | $19,949 | -9.6% |
| Dolores J. Beebe | $17,192 | $18,198 | 5.9% |
| Charles J. Hornback | $9,664 | $18,105 | 87.3% |
| William C Neier & Sherry L Neier Family Trust DTD 1-1-17 | $18,593 | $17,703 | -4.8% |
| Sandra Lynn Pike | $27,234 | $17,149 | -37% |
| RMS Cattle, LLC | $135,455 | $16,430 | -87.9% |
| Kirby Pike | $44,455 | $16,405 | -63.1% |
| Jeff Golden | $27,435 | $15,089 | -45% |
| Ruben Quintana | $37,337 | $14,301 | -61.7% |
| G L White Irrevocable Trust | $15,317 | $13,987 | -8.7% |
| R. B. McFadden | $12,614 | $13,967 | 10.7% |
| Sally Sharp | $222,995 | $13,668 | -93.9% |
| Amy Land & Cattle, LLC | $21,100 | $13,243 | -37.2% |
| Jim Daily | $32,224 | $13,154 | -59.2% |
| Denton Ranch, Inc. | $50,601 | $12,938 | -74.4% |
| RSJK, Inc. | $49,558 | $12,935 | -73.9% |
| Lane Farms, LLC | $12,581 | $12,581 | 0% |
| Marjorie L. Sparks | $22,420 | $12,137 | -45.9% |
| Frank W. York | $26,181 | $11,999 | -54.2% |
| Mike Betschart | $37,991 | $11,942 | -68.6% |
| Thomas Byron Betschart | $40,484 | $11,641 | -71.2% |
| Brandon Lee Grigsby | $16,898 | $11,623 | -31.2% |
| John P. Moore | $5,804 | $11,406 | 96.5% |
| Zack D. Zemp | $71,358 | $11,360 | -84.1% |
| Lynn C. Maxfield | $38,148 | $11,181 | -70.7% |
| B & F Family Limited Partnership | $5,577 | $11,170 | 100.3% |
| Ven Veldon & Mary Jean Inlow Rev Trust | $25,864 | $10,808 | -58.2% |
| Jim Brown | $17,698 | $10,699 | -39.5% |
| James C. Houser | $11,279 | $10,641 | -5.7% |
| Vernon C. Howell | $12,382 | $10,200 | -17.6% |
| Andy McCown | $40,970 | $9,821 | -76% |
| Nathan Tyler Shupe | $58,413 | $9,457 | -83.8% |
| Haley R. Walker | $22,394 | $9,453 | -57.8% |
| Arnold Ranch, Inc. | $43,861 | $9,394 | -78.6% |
| Jule A. Hazen | $23,664 | $9,306 | -60.7% |
| Gilbert Krier | $33,227 | $8,932 | -73.1% |
| Gordon H. Harrington | $10,552 | $8,910 | -15.6% |
| Betschart Livestock Company | $48,609 | $8,850 | -81.8% |
| Esplund Farm, Inc. | $20,736 | $8,395 | -59.5% |
| Tom Leis | $21,337 | $8,312 | -61% |
| Warren K. Harrington | $9,156 | $7,821 | -14.6% |
| Mark A. Wideman | $20,448 | $7,735 | -62.2% |
| B & M Cattle | $66,888 | $7,626 | -88.6% |
| Mary - Jean & Ven Veldon Inlow Rev Trust | $0 | $7,564 | -- |
| Johnson Land & Cattle | $41,064 | $7,549 | -81.6% |
| Pamela J. Ediger | $6,863 | $7,354 | 7.2% |
| Ruth H. McKissick | $5,890 | $7,344 | 24.7% |
| Brock A. Lang | $0 | $7,260 | -- |
| James L. Sawyer | $54,861 | $7,109 | -87% |
| R & J Rambo Family Trust | $8,391 | $6,909 | -17.7% |
| Tony L. Smith | $7,684 | $6,887 | -10.4% |
| Norman and Marilyn Harris Rvoc Trustee | $0 | $6,690 | -- |
| Vincent Isenbart | $17,535 | $6,637 | -62.1% |
| Brian Ediger | $34,090 | $6,578 | -80.7% |
| Ruby Jean Wright Family Trust | $6,520 | $6,520 | 0% |
| Roberta Cusick | $12,793 | $6,483 | -49.3% |
| Beverly a York Rev Trust | $6,440 | $6,440 | 0% |
| Gail Norton | $6,057 | $6,262 | 3.4% |
| Doris C Hughes Revocable Trust | $7,682 | $6,234 | -18.8% |
| Ronald L & Shirley M Harris Rev. Trust | $8,080 | $6,095 | -24.6% |
| Carol Roberts | $5,724 | $5,724 | 0% |
| Robin Roberts | $5,724 | $5,724 | 0% |
| Ross Skeen | $16,947 | $5,703 | -66.3% |
| Walker Farms & Cattle | $11,947 | $5,435 | -54.5% |
| 3J2C Farms, LLC | $12,442 | $5,395 | -56.6% |
| Travis M. McCarty | $27,597 | $5,368 | -80.5% |
| Byron Pike | $15,127 | $5,256 | -65.3% |
| Larry Park | $6,765 | $5,228 | -22.7% |
| Carolyn McInteer | $3,409 | $5,191 | 52.3% |
| Shaw Ranch and Feedlot LP | $4,958 | $4,958 | 0% |
| Patricia A. Fellers | $0 | $4,703 | -- |
| Sylvia L. Stefan | $5,606 | $4,702 | -16.1% |
| Duvall Family Trust | $4,618 | $4,505 | -2.4% |
| Hatcher Holdings, LLC | $21,765 | $4,504 | -79.3% |
| Minneola United Methodist Church | $7,034 | $4,360 | -38% |
| Larry McBee | $8,577 | $4,261 | -50.3% |
| Diane K Shupe-Bearcreek Ranch, LLC | $21,228 | $4,204 | -80.2% |
| Marcella Sue Krisle | $417 | $4,204 | 908.2% |
| Tim E. Wilson | $10,612 | $4,180 | -60.6% |
| Curtis S Slaton Rev Trustee | $6,749 | $4,177 | -38.1% |
| Paul R. Harden II | $55,820 | $4,114 | -92.6% |
| Joshua Clowdis | $18,739 | $3,979 | -78.8% |
| Timothy Miller | $10,989 | $3,961 | -64% |
| Joy Joan Marshall | $3,290 | $3,859 | 17.3% |
| Kyle A. Kaltenbach | $18,883 | $3,822 | -79.8% |
| TRI Bar M | $16,841 | $3,721 | -77.9% |
| Todd E. Scheib | $5,816 | $3,600 | -38.1% |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church | $4,803 | $3,587 | -25.3% |
| Carolyn Degnan | $26,672 | $3,551 | -86.7% |
| Carol Sibley | $3,548 | $3,548 | 0% |
| Michael Heiland | $4,380 | $3,488 | -20.4% |
| Diana R. Redger | $3,577 | $3,471 | -3% |
| Charles L. Clark | $5,352 | $3,405 | -36.4% |
| Marion & Verda Raser IRR Trust | $6,359 | $3,341 | -47.5% |
| Louise a West | $1,293 | $3,238 | 150.4% |
| Jesse O. Luckie | $1,870 | $3,221 | 72.2% |
| Carol V. Davis | $2,090 | $3,187 | 52.5% |
| David Redger | $4,193 | $3,105 | -25.9% |
| Darnell Britt Ganley Revocable Trust | $0 | $3,082 | -- |
| Darin Seacat | $9,198 | $3,022 | -67.1% |
| Robert G. Krier | $11,113 | $2,978 | -73.2% |
| Melvin J. Brown | $2,945 | $2,945 | 0% |
| Eileen Cooper | $3,704 | $2,700 | -27.1% |
| Chris Esplund | $8,369 | $2,694 | -67.8% |
| Richard Borth | $5,787 | $2,572 | -55.6% |
| Lukas Braden Rush | $10,193 | $2,415 | -76.3% |
| Earle D. Stevens | $4,936 | $2,389 | -51.6% |
| Matthew K. Shelor | $13,435 | $2,285 | -83% |
| Lou Melgren | $5,626 | $2,269 | -59.7% |
| Jeffery W. Kay | $9,074 | $2,225 | -75.5% |
| Danny C. Rich | $19,238 | $2,209 | -88.5% |
| Lynn R. Pitman | $4,582 | $2,198 | -52% |
| Jody R. Burgess | $1,903 | $1,959 | 2.9% |
| Norma Jean Leis | $0 | $1,916 | -- |
| Luann Elsey | $4,152 | $1,899 | -54.3% |
| Beverlee McFadden | $2,012 | $1,896 | -5.8% |
| Kenneth R. Miller | $7,910 | $1,882 | -76.2% |
| Jennifer D Norton Trust | $1,705 | $1,858 | 9% |
| Greg Goodnight | $1,848 | $1,848 | 0% |
| Wayne Douglas Curry | $11,381 | $1,786 | -84.3% |
| Tyson Wade McPhail | $7,876 | $1,747 | -77.8% |
| Harshberger Land, LLC | $1,716 | $1,716 | 0% |
| Donald Edd Milligan | $1,678 | $1,678 | 0% |
| Dome Farms, Inc. | $10,915 | $1,677 | -84.6% |
| Clifford R Kenton Family Trust | $4,373 | $1,671 | -61.8% |
| Ramola R Norton Trust | $860 | $1,566 | 82.1% |
| Michael Freelove | $2,217 | $1,449 | -34.6% |
| Rita Freelove | $2,217 | $1,449 | -34.6% |
| Kash Wade McPhail | $1,100 | $1,446 | 31.5% |
| Thomas Berryman | $1,436 | $1,436 | 0% |
| Amber Graff | $1,430 | $1,430 | 0% |
| Brian McGonigle | $2,765 | $1,362 | -50.7% |
| David McGonigle | $2,765 | $1,362 | -50.7% |
| Daryl L Marshall Trust | $4,432 | $1,346 | -69.6% |
| H6 Ranch, LLC | $0 | $1,338 | -- |
| Karl Schlichting | $2,527 | $1,317 | -47.9% |
| Carol Woodruff | $1,273 | $1,205 | -5.3% |
| Linda Barnes | $1,181 | $1,181 | 0% |
| Ramsay Venture | $2,868 | $1,169 | -59.2% |
| Randall Spare | $0 | $1,164 | -- |
| Sharon K. Walker | $2,296 | $1,157 | -49.6% |
| J Two, LLC | $4,110 | $1,146 | -72.1% |
| Curt Halling | $5,058 | $1,054 | -79.2% |
| First Christian Church | $5,072 | $1,047 | -79.4% |
| Helen E. Pitman | $1,807 | $1,020 | -43.6% |
| Rusty Swonger | $6,996 | $1,014 | -85.5% |
| Leanne M. Pike | $1,962 | $974 | -50.4% |
| Tony L. Maphet | $4,697 | $963 | -79.5% |
| Bill Seacat | $936 | $936 | 0% |
| Michael Johnson | $2,287 | $900 | -60.6% |
| Sam W Scott IRRV Trust | $2,141 | $830 | -61.2% |
| XL Resources, Inc. | $6,237 | $816 | -86.9% |
| Debshe, LLC | $726 | $720 | -0.8% |
| Verda Mae Raser Living Trust | $373 | $675 | 81% |
| Arden Tonne | $1,220 | $631 | -48.3% |
| Jerald C. Jones | $1,714 | $630 | -63.2% |
| Wayne Garrison | $510 | $590 | 15.7% |
| Sarah B. Shattuck | $1,099 | $523 | -52.4% |
| Gordon M. Sampson | $1,591 | $508 | -68.1% |
| Fawna Henke | $2,203 | $500 | -77.3% |
| JLE Farms, LLC | $1,040 | $471 | -54.7% |
| Esther Gilbert Waits Liv Tr | $1,172 | $470 | -59.9% |
| Ethan C. Ediger | $3,438 | $442 | -87.1% |
| Kristopher R. Wilkinson | $2,466 | $374 | -84.8% |
| Judith a Harshberger Revocable Trust | $453 | $356 | -21.4% |
| Brandy L. Shumate | $858 | $315 | -63.3% |
| James R. Fellers | $609 | $296 | -51.4% |
| Cornelis Johannes Smit | $396 | $195 | -50.8% |
| Anna Schlichting | $342 | $151 | -55.8% |
| Benjamin Fox | $0 | $146 | -- |
| Giles Fox | $0 | $146 | -- |
| Tony Luna | $464 | $132 | -71.6% |
| Sharon Droste | $55 | $55 | 0% |
| Lawson L. Wideman | $2,182 | $54 | -97.5% |
| Tony Dreiling | $22 | $22 | 0% |
| Helen M. Arnold | $4,996 | $0 | -100% |
| Kash McPhail | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Katrina Krier | $12,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth R. Davis | $4,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Miller 4K Farm Trust | $948 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert A. Fellers | $4,703 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott J. Pike | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Shaw Feedyard, Inc. | $4,235 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby E. Ediger | $221 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan Joseph Amy | $3,194 | $0 | -100% |
| Melva G. Ratzlaff | $5,745 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $10,740,668 | $4,019,681 | -62.6% |
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