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In 2021, 208 farmers in cities within San Saba County received a total of $2.1 million in 468 farm subsidies, a 50% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 776 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 San Saba County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Livestock, Ltd. | $252,576 | $192,588 | -23.8% |
| Mays Ranching Company, Inc. | $107,844 | $127,744 | 18.5% |
| Triple M Cattle Company, Inc. | $440,961 | $121,273 | -72.5% |
| Will Robertson | $93,368 | $77,518 | -17% |
| Maarten K Cromer | $63,785 | $55,995 | -12.2% |
| Olan Dean Taylor | $120,218 | $50,519 | -58% |
| Adams Farm, LLC | $31,394 | $48,625 | 54.9% |
| Mark E. Locker | $68,926 | $47,794 | -30.7% |
| John L. Wells | $58,481 | $47,208 | -19.3% |
| Floyd Gossett | $43,194 | $45,809 | 6.1% |
| Capital Farm Credit Flca | $11,128 | $40,585 | 264.7% |
| Gregory Z Weyerts | $65,287 | $39,554 | -39.4% |
| Douglas Ray Rainbolt | $47,411 | $38,428 | -18.9% |
| Ricky B. McKinnerney | $102,290 | $37,704 | -63.1% |
| Pat S Pool | $47,402 | $37,415 | -21.1% |
| Stewardson Livestock | $31,811 | $29,633 | -6.8% |
| Elizabeth L. Chambers | $0 | $29,527 | -- |
| Richard M. Bode | $42,343 | $28,813 | -32% |
| Allen Arfsten | $45,155 | $28,465 | -37% |
| Miller Ranch Lp | $34,769 | $26,858 | -22.8% |
| Robert M. Whitten | $27,991 | $23,942 | -14.5% |
| Robert E. Millican | $123,210 | $21,681 | -82.4% |
| Harold W. Yates | $61,956 | $21,531 | -65.2% |
| Billie Marie Bagley | $20,372 | $18,912 | -7.2% |
| Rafter 7L Ranch, Inc. | $26,769 | $17,606 | -34.2% |
| Christine P. Bessent | $38,545 | $17,096 | -55.6% |
| John L. Stewardson | $17,539 | $15,946 | -9.1% |
| Mike Reavis | $11,590 | $15,454 | 33.3% |
| Robert Grimes | $34,775 | $15,294 | -56% |
| Rafter Cross Ranches, Ltd. | $17,633 | $15,175 | -13.9% |
| Raymond C. Pearce | $27,747 | $15,153 | -45.4% |
| James B. Lebow | $15,126 | $15,045 | -0.5% |
| Joseph Busenlehner SR Farm Partnership | $0 | $14,950 | -- |
| Marvin Weatherby II | $28,489 | $14,790 | -48.1% |
| James W. Faught | $27,336 | $13,686 | -49.9% |
| A. D. McKinnerney | $40,657 | $12,626 | -68.9% |
| Phil J. Sloan | $18,919 | $12,354 | -34.7% |
| Ranza D Adams | $10,106 | $12,272 | 21.4% |
| Petersen Brothers, LLC | $42,925 | $12,215 | -71.5% |
| James Stewardson | $11,075 | $12,155 | 9.8% |
| Martha O. Burnham | $29,859 | $12,108 | -59.4% |
| Roy Gene Bagley | $24,048 | $12,001 | -50.1% |
| Mark J. Martin | $182,433 | $11,978 | -93.4% |
| David Blossman | $12,298 | $11,862 | -3.5% |
| Troy Eugene Gilger | $22,494 | $11,783 | -47.6% |
| Pete Sloan Family Ranch, Ltd. | $12,872 | $11,715 | -9% |
| Samuel W. Sloan | $12,872 | $11,713 | -9% |
| Thomas A. Behrens | $24,170 | $11,259 | -53.4% |
| Pecan Bottom Farms, Inc. | $13,692 | $11,197 | -18.2% |
| Clydene T Oliver | $112,422 | $11,091 | -90.1% |
| Jeffery J. McIntosh | $59,658 | $10,994 | -81.6% |
| Nisbet Family Limited Partnership | $12,059 | $10,940 | -9.3% |
| Jimmy N. Shook | $33,255 | $10,621 | -68.1% |
| Winston Millican | $76,295 | $10,500 | -86.2% |
| Nicholas Cody Taylor | $14,370 | $10,483 | -27% |
| Gerald McKee | $20,226 | $10,201 | -49.6% |
| Josephine Sloan | $15,193 | $9,902 | -34.8% |
| Robert Berryhill | $13,485 | $9,537 | -29.3% |
| Connie M. Wente | $25,022 | $9,467 | -62.2% |
| Keith S. Poole Sr. | $11,368 | $9,403 | -17.3% |
| Franky Soto Sr. | $10,694 | $9,325 | -12.8% |
| Leta Rae Taylor | $20,496 | $9,048 | -55.9% |
| Bill Bryant | $11,230 | $8,804 | -21.6% |
| James Stewardson & Hardy Stewardson | $0 | $8,714 | -- |
| K Jordan Enterprises, Inc. | $27,108 | $8,176 | -69.8% |
| Crooked 7 Ranch LP | $5,937 | $7,996 | 34.7% |
| Elaine Bowden | $0 | $7,675 | -- |
| Cheryl E Hinyard | $10,852 | $7,622 | -29.8% |
| Ann Harlow | $5,258 | $7,195 | 36.8% |
| Kathy Oliver | $10,139 | $7,169 | -29.3% |
| Robinson D J Ranch, Inc. | $9,306 | $7,026 | -24.5% |
| Britton Edmondson | $27,189 | $6,807 | -75% |
| Smith Brothers | $9,677 | $6,757 | -30.2% |
| Ewell D. Lord | $27,995 | $6,716 | -76% |
| Johnnie C. Oswald | $12,473 | $6,673 | -46.5% |
| Regan B. McKinnerney | $10,284 | $6,584 | -36% |
| Earnest Roy Jones | $3,994 | $6,404 | 60.3% |
| Bobby Mask | $11,612 | $6,386 | -45% |
| George Kidd, DVM | $8,522 | $6,138 | -28% |
| Sam Murray | $18,550 | $6,053 | -67.4% |
| Wilton Martin Estate | $14,264 | $5,833 | -59.1% |
| Charles R. Cummings | $7,433 | $5,742 | -22.7% |
| Bo J. Stuart | $4,967 | $5,669 | 14.1% |
| Larry Moore | $8,499 | $5,661 | -33.4% |
| Joe H. Ellis Jr. | $6,484 | $5,340 | -17.6% |
| James Bradley Everett | $5,781 | $5,305 | -8.2% |
| Jim Bob Everett | $6,042 | $5,305 | -12.2% |
| Jeff Petersen | $7,420 | $5,257 | -29.2% |
| Michael P. Grimes | $18,306 | $5,125 | -72% |
| Sandra Parks | $8,716 | $4,973 | -42.9% |
| Billy R. Walker | $14,293 | $4,940 | -65.4% |
| Alan L. Taylor | $23,728 | $4,916 | -79.3% |
| Tommy Johnson | $6,455 | $4,594 | -28.8% |
| Paul Mitchell Beaver | $11,304 | $4,567 | -59.6% |
| Joseph Wayne Blaylock | $8,132 | $4,360 | -46.4% |
| Nancy Lee Slaughter | $4,675 | $4,345 | -7.1% |
| Dennis L. Wells | $6,252 | $4,048 | -35.3% |
| Alton Tinney | $8,513 | $3,868 | -54.6% |
| Tonya Jean Shaw | $8,685 | $3,802 | -56.2% |
| Chris Pool | $10,917 | $3,717 | -66% |
| Don McElroy | $8,873 | $3,703 | -58.3% |
| Berry Gannaway | $6,887 | $3,660 | -46.9% |
| Glennetta Sanderson | $6,496 | $3,401 | -47.6% |
| Daniel Barrier | $5,577 | $3,319 | -40.5% |
| Roland Hawkins | $13,765 | $3,196 | -76.8% |
| Frank J. Pearce | $5,237 | $3,184 | -39.2% |
| Raelene Spinks Freasier | $3,633 | $3,170 | -12.7% |
| Johnie Reeves | $3,191 | $2,830 | -11.3% |
| Wynne Lou Ferguson | $8,003 | $2,762 | -65.5% |
| Shirley C. Hardy | $4,321 | $2,749 | -36.4% |
| Tracy Farley | $2,569 | $2,569 | 0% |
| Karen Little | $5,007 | $2,566 | -48.8% |
| Roger McGehee | $3,406 | $2,460 | -27.8% |
| Bruce Moore | $32,904 | $2,347 | -92.9% |
| Tom Murray | $9,644 | $2,274 | -76.4% |
| Paula B. Barrier | $5,702 | $2,261 | -60.3% |
| Randy K. Baxter | $4,789 | $2,208 | -53.9% |
| Forrest E. McGregor | $8,770 | $2,173 | -75.2% |
| Tommy Pulatie | $10,879 | $2,079 | -80.9% |
| Morgan Gilger | $3,025 | $2,067 | -31.7% |
| Richard Arons | $4,543 | $2,020 | -55.5% |
| Roger Bush | $2,095 | $1,973 | -5.8% |
| Bear Estates, LLC | $0 | $1,973 | -- |
| Wanda Boswell | $770 | $1,941 | 152.1% |
| John J. Oliver | $4,673 | $1,932 | -58.7% |
| Ann Reyes | $3,503 | $1,924 | -45.1% |
| Robert M. Brockman | $6,855 | $1,897 | -72.3% |
| Jerry Spinks | $1,430 | $1,854 | 29.7% |
| Kim McKinnerney | $2,998 | $1,822 | -39.2% |
| Cummins Ranches LP | $5,567 | $1,781 | -68% |
| Patsy Isham | $825 | $1,776 | 115.3% |
| Cole McDowell | $7,249 | $1,688 | -76.7% |
| Jeffrey Bates | $1,645 | $1,686 | 2.5% |
| Billy R. Hardy | $917 | $1,666 | 81.7% |
| Stephen Lloyd Faught | $1,679 | $1,625 | -3.2% |
| James Keith Shahan | $1,660 | $1,608 | -3.1% |
| Randall Reynolds | $3,334 | $1,540 | -53.8% |
| Henry J. Warren | $3,165 | $1,532 | -51.6% |
| Alvin William Theis III | $8,015 | $1,452 | -81.9% |
| Wanda Gibson | $2,082 | $1,429 | -31.4% |
| Joel R. Bachman | $5,865 | $1,362 | -76.8% |
| George M. Tolar | $2,580 | $1,347 | -47.8% |
| Sherry Miller | $2,280 | $1,339 | -41.3% |
| Denna L. Tolar | $2,547 | $1,311 | -48.5% |
| Stephen Burke | $2,817 | $1,248 | -55.7% |
| Sara E. Smith | $1,283 | $1,238 | -3.5% |
| Tracy Allen Hicks | $605 | $1,218 | 101.3% |
| Charles G. Merlo | $0 | $1,123 | -- |
| James M. Merlo | $715 | $1,106 | 54.7% |
| James D. Kerns | $3,058 | $1,072 | -64.9% |
| Ross J. Cox Sr. | $2,445 | $1,066 | -56.4% |
| The Great San Saba River Pecan Company | $50,909 | $1,038 | -98% |
| Gary D. Vogel | $3,916 | $1,019 | -74% |
| Kevin L. Shahan | $3,107 | $1,006 | -67.6% |
| Lorena R. Terry | $3,254 | $993 | -69.5% |
| Pat Maples | $1,677 | $979 | -41.6% |
| Martha B. Bennett | $1,818 | $976 | -46.3% |
| Larry E. Letbetter | $3,451 | $922 | -73.3% |
| Larry Conner | $3,945 | $912 | -76.9% |
| Renice Burnham | $2,474 | $908 | -63.3% |
| Bell Family Trust | $2,300 | $878 | -61.8% |
| Richard Barker | $3,245 | $861 | -73.5% |
| Mike Wise | $1,483 | $850 | -42.7% |
| Larry J. Baker | $8,947 | $787 | -91.2% |
| John P. Alsbrooks | $1,715 | $765 | -55.4% |
| Maxted Smith, Ltd. | $2,764 | $756 | -72.6% |
| Sheria L Koch | $6,476 | $749 | -88.4% |
| Clay Spivey | $1,804 | $747 | -58.6% |
| David R. Behrens | $6,404 | $747 | -88.3% |
| David L. Degroot | $73 | $740 | 913.7% |
| Bruce A. Sowers | $1,782 | $733 | -58.9% |
| Samuel W. Miller | $4,877 | $731 | -85% |
| Patricio Rodriguez | $0 | $717 | -- |
| Dirk Sealy | $3,366 | $692 | -79.4% |
| Lynn T. Hamrick | $5,629 | $659 | -88.3% |
| Don D. Fowler | $3,003 | $654 | -78.2% |
| Velita K Smith | $502 | $642 | 27.9% |
| Troy van Cleave | $25,859 | $641 | -97.5% |
| John W. Byrd | $1,500 | $617 | -58.9% |
| John Benner | $2,200 | $588 | -73.3% |
| Paul Kronberger | $1,786 | $556 | -68.9% |
| Troy Shannon | $2,143 | $549 | -74.4% |
| Michael Poe | $3,339 | $547 | -83.6% |
| Michael L. Hobbs Jr. | $2,574 | $537 | -79.1% |
| Thomas Blake J. Wood | $0 | $514 | -- |
| H. M. Boswell Sr. | $2,119 | $512 | -75.8% |
| Jay C. Littlefield | $1,819 | $495 | -72.8% |
| Joe Pete Smith | $880 | $418 | -52.5% |
| William G. Burgess | $1,182 | $418 | -64.6% |
| Clovia Ketchum | $1,158 | $389 | -66.4% |
| Reagan Maxcey | $17,206 | $365 | -97.9% |
| Linn Owen | $2,478 | $353 | -85.8% |
| Robert Dean Ellis | $2,846 | $318 | -88.8% |
| June Gregory Estate | $0 | $270 | -- |
| Jody Lewis | $0 | $246 | -- |
| Dewey Elmo Davis Jr. | $1,484 | $236 | -84.1% |
| Ray A. Sanders | $570 | $188 | -67% |
| Krislyn Ann Willmon | $442 | $144 | -67.4% |
| William Alan Ratliff | $891 | $132 | -85.2% |
| Steve Burnett | $542 | $124 | -77.1% |
| Rickey Lusty | $1,056 | $121 | -88.5% |
| Bobbie L. Lusty | $788 | $104 | -86.8% |
| Louise H. Oswald | $3,396 | $98 | -97.1% |
| William D. McKinnerney | $2,924 | $93 | -96.8% |
| Glynn T. Meador | $0 | $54 | -- |
| Ferol R Martin | $358 | $42 | -88.3% |
| Brandy L. Benson | $1,255 | $34 | -97.3% |
| Darinda B Crosby | $0 | $28 | -- |
| Randall Reynolds | $320 | $0 | -100% |
| Tana N. Lewis | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. Harlow | $337 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben Burkhalter | $161 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles L. Key Jr. | $6,500 | $0 | -100% |
| David Gilger | $13,154 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Hardman | $66,254 | $0 | -100% |
| George M. Amthor III | $1,083 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard L. Rockafellow | $4,323 | $0 | -100% |
| James Stewardson & Hardy Stewards | $11,308 | $0 | -100% |
| Jb Moore | $4,709 | $0 | -100% |
| John D. Jones | $1,444 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Busenlehner SR Farm Partne | $14,950 | $0 | -100% |
| Kira Linn Hobbs | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Hudson Murray | $989 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie Owen | $735 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Wise | $3,095 | $0 | -100% |
| Millican Pecan Company, Inc. | $41,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn R. Oliver | $20,197 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger W. Ellis | $2,096 | $0 | -100% |
| Seiders San Saba Ranch, Ltd. | $912 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Stifflemire | $4,424 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Joe Smith | $4,570 | $0 | -100% |
| Tracy D. Womack | $6,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Vernon Brister | $2,000 | $0 | -100% |
| W Owen Parks | $2,908 | $0 | -100% |
| Zane McGehee | $1,222 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,139,400 | $2,068,047 | -50% |
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