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In 2021, 153 farmers in cities within Burnet County received a total of $620,704 in 244 farm subsidies, a 55.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.4 million in 433 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 Burnet County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Lamar Smith | $97,860 | $60,834 | -37.8% |
| Herring Farms | $58,313 | $45,813 | -21.4% |
| Lee Nell Mayes | $39,584 | $40,643 | 2.7% |
| Capital Farm Credit | $0 | $38,579 | -- |
| Pacama, LLC | $31,531 | $31,527 | -0% |
| Daniel 2010 Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $25,203 | -- |
| Eric E. Wilde | $24,881 | $21,374 | -14.1% |
| Henry M & Mary K Chidgey Rev Trust | $18,500 | $21,012 | 13.6% |
| Chris J. Wilson | $7,260 | $14,866 | 104.8% |
| Craig Woodward | $11,620 | $12,703 | 9.3% |
| Burnam Cattle Company | $25,926 | $11,377 | -56.1% |
| Kelly Woolley | $11,313 | $10,293 | -9% |
| Prisca Y. Gilbert | $8,615 | $8,615 | 0% |
| William J. Tilton | $42,088 | $8,521 | -79.8% |
| Triple J Land Company | $3,332 | $8,318 | 149.6% |
| Beaumont Moffett | $0 | $7,700 | -- |
| Michael R. Threadgill | $18,619 | $7,653 | -58.9% |
| Rachel Henry | $7,954 | $7,631 | -4.1% |
| Joan Mukherjee | $6,793 | $6,793 | 0% |
| Charla Robertson | $6,011 | $6,358 | 5.8% |
| Judy Humphreys | $6,801 | $6,302 | -7.3% |
| Jerry W. Teaff | $7,472 | $6,281 | -15.9% |
| Judith M. Gibbs | $7,955 | $6,153 | -22.7% |
| Jake Sealy | $6,149 | $6,149 | 0% |
| Sidney W. Evans | $14,817 | $6,003 | -59.5% |
| Lisa Pryor Johnson Tr | $14,808 | $5,510 | -62.8% |
| C & N Leasing, LLC | $5,444 | $5,356 | -1.6% |
| David Zane Russell | $45,103 | $4,468 | -90.1% |
| Arnold W. Warden | $10,132 | $4,391 | -56.7% |
| Steve Windle | $9,350 | $4,174 | -55.4% |
| Leroy M. Olson | $3,980 | $3,980 | 0% |
| Phillip J. Bergman | $26,216 | $3,830 | -85.4% |
| Lester A. Kinsey | $0 | $3,728 | -- |
| Adella Louise Jones | $3,462 | $3,462 | 0% |
| Janet Rose | $5,332 | $3,434 | -35.6% |
| The JRDS Trust | $5,275 | $3,417 | -35.2% |
| Michael M. Moerbe | $4,325 | $3,266 | -24.5% |
| Judy Marmolejo | $4,995 | $3,190 | -36.1% |
| Greg P. Ryan | $23,828 | $3,173 | -86.7% |
| Jeffery A. Mezger | $37,850 | $3,154 | -91.7% |
| Ernest B. Price Jr. | $23,359 | $3,130 | -86.6% |
| James and Wanda Collins Living Trust | $0 | $3,088 | -- |
| 5 J Weber Family, LP | $11,092 | $2,931 | -73.6% |
| Gary D. Hulsey | $2,975 | $2,881 | -3.2% |
| Donna L. Cravens | $4,932 | $2,828 | -42.7% |
| Mollie K. Mease | $6,325 | $2,708 | -57.2% |
| Tami Noble Revocable Trust | $0 | $2,634 | -- |
| David Schumaker | $2,824 | $2,515 | -10.9% |
| Craig L. Hilton | $6,075 | $2,514 | -58.6% |
| Cathryn R. Heffington | $5,461 | $2,503 | -54.2% |
| Stephen Englert | $3,031 | $2,479 | -18.2% |
| Eddie Weldon Lloyd | $2,444 | $2,444 | 0% |
| Royce Fromme | $3,903 | $2,424 | -37.9% |
| Nancy F. Thompson | $5,614 | $2,365 | -57.9% |
| Zachary Nolan Brown | $10,630 | $2,328 | -78.1% |
| Bobbi Murphy | $2,215 | $2,215 | 0% |
| Cheryl D. Parker | $2,215 | $2,215 | 0% |
| Arnold Warden Jr. | $15,413 | $2,203 | -85.7% |
| Herschel H. Singleton | $2,525 | $2,199 | -12.9% |
| David A. Fraley | $5,511 | $2,146 | -61.1% |
| Pope Farm Holdings, LLC | $6,638 | $2,146 | -67.7% |
| H J H R M E J Management, LLC | $6,003 | $2,115 | -64.8% |
| Kim Dyer | $3,888 | $2,111 | -45.7% |
| 3a, Corp. | $1,636 | $2,059 | 25.9% |
| Reta H. Cooper | $0 | $1,925 | -- |
| Herman L. Kast | $2,983 | $1,873 | -37.2% |
| Curtis K. Powell | $6,104 | $1,814 | -70.3% |
| Delores T. Smith | $3,199 | $1,808 | -43.5% |
| Boldt-Zserdin Farm | $1,808 | $1,808 | 0% |
| Patsy L. Gray | $1,785 | $1,785 | 0% |
| Mark A. Ebeling | $25,408 | $1,764 | -93.1% |
| Darlene Lester | $1,753 | $1,753 | 0% |
| Stanley L. Schultz | $4,003 | $1,752 | -56.2% |
| Susan L. Miller | $16,675 | $1,744 | -89.5% |
| James R Roach Family Trust | $1,721 | $1,721 | 0% |
| Laverne Ann Roach Trust | $1,721 | $1,721 | 0% |
| Don C. Holland | $4,859 | $1,718 | -64.6% |
| Heston S. McBride Jr. | $14,401 | $1,684 | -88.3% |
| Jeffery Charlton | $22,759 | $1,660 | -92.7% |
| Michael Silzel | $3,318 | $1,651 | -50.2% |
| Jeffery Niestockel | $1,564 | $1,564 | 0% |
| Eddie Glenn Askew | $782 | $1,518 | 94.1% |
| William Rives | $1,426 | $1,426 | 0% |
| Neil E. Shelburn | $11,604 | $1,412 | -87.8% |
| Robbie K. Tindol | $1,114 | $1,404 | 26% |
| Todd B. Fox | $4,173 | $1,361 | -67.4% |
| Patrick K. McElroy | $6,138 | $1,332 | -78.3% |
| Richard W. Woodard | $4,543 | $1,317 | -71% |
| Christina Adams | $0 | $1,253 | -- |
| Juston H. McBride | $6,247 | $1,219 | -80.5% |
| Tilton Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $1,197 | -- |
| James E. Hardin | $12,066 | $1,196 | -90.1% |
| Gayle Hensley Cole | $0 | $1,149 | -- |
| William Myrl Hart Estate | $178 | $1,127 | 533.1% |
| Vol Hays Montgomery | $4,698 | $1,077 | -77.1% |
| Clyde A. Lyda | $8,023 | $1,031 | -87.1% |
| 2 T Cattle Company | $7,815 | $1,025 | -86.9% |
| Cody Emerson | $5,329 | $974 | -81.7% |
| J-a-Z Trust | $4,368 | $966 | -77.9% |
| Gayle D. Windle | $1,256 | $946 | -24.7% |
| George W. Poage III | $6,167 | $935 | -84.8% |
| Doris Faubion | $4,182 | $926 | -77.9% |
| Henry Hohenberger | $9,534 | $924 | -90.3% |
| Carlos L. Naumann | $5,348 | $923 | -82.7% |
| Gary H. Hightower | $330 | $923 | 179.7% |
| Lloyd A. Nelson | $1,884 | $886 | -53% |
| Betty Neill | $785 | $883 | 12.5% |
| Jeremiah J. Bolduc | $2,688 | $841 | -68.7% |
| Susan Jarosz | $664 | $742 | 11.7% |
| Ronald F. Reed | $8,405 | $736 | -91.2% |
| Ryan Freeman | $0 | $725 | -- |
| Michael Zendehdel | $3,513 | $724 | -79.4% |
| Open O Ranch LP | $3,644 | $724 | -80.1% |
| Larry D. Evans | $4,104 | $633 | -84.6% |
| Owen Don Reich | $5,662 | $622 | -89% |
| Sarah M. Brown | $913 | $610 | -33.2% |
| Ben T Prewitt Estate-Farms | $3,654 | $540 | -85.2% |
| John a Willbern JR | $2,853 | $533 | -81.3% |
| Carl E. Fink | $2,233 | $523 | -76.6% |
| Kelli Ralston | $523 | $523 | 0% |
| Arthur David Hargett Jr. | $1,721 | $510 | -70.4% |
| Vicki J. Bates | $491 | $491 | 0% |
| Dan M. Burdett | $2,604 | $465 | -82.1% |
| Lucretia Beegle Valle | $0 | $462 | -- |
| Danielle Meredith | $3,462 | $450 | -87% |
| Norman O. Snow | $7,285 | $380 | -94.8% |
| Elizabeth A. Hasler | $844 | $368 | -56.4% |
| Margaret A. Teaff | $995 | $344 | -65.4% |
| Dean McDonough | $332 | $332 | 0% |
| Kevin Churchwell | $0 | $331 | -- |
| Debra J. Norcross | $2,397 | $329 | -86.3% |
| Robert Halfmann | $1,828 | $310 | -83% |
| Joel Duncan | $1,667 | $307 | -81.6% |
| Edna & Yense Hopke Trust | $953 | $288 | -69.8% |
| Edwin Rollmann Sr. | $0 | $272 | -- |
| Jimmy E. Gholson | $1,476 | $270 | -81.7% |
| Stephen P. Hart | $100 | $254 | 154% |
| James M. Collins | $7,180 | $242 | -96.6% |
| Logan C. Brandt | $775 | $225 | -71% |
| George Holland Lester Jr. | $470 | $224 | -52.3% |
| Joe Hinds | $823 | $191 | -76.8% |
| Rayma L Feild | $1,166 | $190 | -83.7% |
| David F. Ham | $400 | $188 | -53% |
| Charles Dee Bledsoe | $557 | $183 | -67.1% |
| David E. Visser | $746 | $180 | -75.9% |
| Kenneth R. Werchan | $304 | $169 | -44.4% |
| Leslie R. Thomas | $898 | $160 | -82.2% |
| Harold C. Perry | $196 | $145 | -26% |
| Earl Quinton Solomon | $1,120 | $126 | -88.8% |
| Sidney Earl Solomon | $1,190 | $124 | -89.6% |
| Susan Grace Hart Terry Protection Trust | $0 | $120 | -- |
| Paul E. Prentiss | $828 | $69 | -91.7% |
| Gerald Kelley | $0 | $39 | -- |
| Albert D. Downing | $2,682 | $0 | -100% |
| Capital Meats, LLC | $34,820 | $0 | -100% |
| Janoma Rueffer | $824 | $0 | -100% |
| Josh Cody | $1,297 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Scott Taylor | $625 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis L. Leatherman | $2,667 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Carvajal | $2,112 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W. Hill Jr. | $2,197 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd A. Heath | $1,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Austin Rose | $1,708 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecilia M. Adams | $4,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna S. Bergmann | $3,408 | $0 | -100% |
| Double U Ranch, LLC | $40,708 | $0 | -100% |
| Gardan L Gerdes | $1,656 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett Handling, LLC | $1,043 | $0 | -100% |
| Glynn M. Wall | $359 | $0 | -100% |
| James and Wanda Collins Living Trustee | $6,908 | $0 | -100% |
| John F Wing Living Trust | $38,614 | $0 | -100% |
| Joy H. Hatchett | $49,521 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce C. Spears | $908 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly Stubblefield | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Kret Hansen | $1,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Leta M. Ebeling | $3,863 | $0 | -100% |
| Loretta Allred | $216 | $0 | -100% |
| Mae B. Kretschmar | $2,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Marian H. Williams | $957 | $0 | -100% |
| Sammy Burton | $2,166 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve B. Ebeling | $1,025 | $0 | -100% |
| William Pell | $933 | $0 | -100% |
| Cauley-Barker, Ltd. | $27,376 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert A. Williamson | $221 | $0 | -100% |
| Brooks Gray | $2,633 | $0 | -100% |
| Damon Farmer | $356 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel 2010 Family Limited Partne | $34,008 | $0 | -100% |
| Ethel Spann Trust | $2,259 | $0 | -100% |
| Gabrielle Kinman | $2 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice McGrew | $1,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Meredith Clowdus | $63 | $0 | -100% |
| Platt W. Lacomb III | $502 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,381,834 | $620,704 | -55.1% |
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