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In 2021, 59 farmers in cities within Tulsa County received a total of $275,595 in 88 farm subsidies, a 31.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $401,312 in 128 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Bend Partners, LLC | $47,899 | $58,308 | 21.7% |
| Jill Kirk Bristol | $42,574 | $42,574 | 0% |
| Pyne Farm, Inc. | $36,658 | $19,562 | -46.6% |
| The Bryan and Courtney Wilks Trust | $32,948 | $16,474 | -50% |
| Labadie Cattle, LLC | $0 | $15,002 | -- |
| Almenia Huddleston-Almenia Huddleston Fmly Trust | $0 | $14,402 | -- |
| Jimmy Ritchie | $26,428 | $9,398 | -64.4% |
| Michael L. Hamm | $11,927 | $8,692 | -27.1% |
| Mark D. Roesch | $0 | $7,083 | -- |
| Quin Peterson | $26,147 | $6,087 | -76.7% |
| John Wyeth Timmons | $3,621 | $5,764 | 59.2% |
| Wayne W. Nunemaker | $11,462 | $5,471 | -52.3% |
| Janell Brock | $0 | $4,967 | -- |
| Ray W Gordy Ray W and Betty L Gordy Revocable Living Trust | $4,962 | $4,603 | -7.2% |
| Happy Valley Farms, LLC | $13,305 | $4,142 | -68.9% |
| SCSN Enterprises, LLC | $10,842 | $3,413 | -68.5% |
| Roger Melson | $13,576 | $3,208 | -76.4% |
| Keith W Mateychick | $3,131 | $3,131 | 0% |
| Trotter Poe Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $3,122 | -- |
| Mollie Mae Devereaux | $10,131 | $2,706 | -73.3% |
| Debra Jean Bezan Trust | $1,273 | $2,370 | 86.2% |
| Jimmy W. Kiser | $13,490 | $2,286 | -83.1% |
| Dorothy -Louis & Dorothy Cahoj Family Trustee Cahoj | $1,849 | $2,170 | 17.4% |
| Marjorie Smith Irr S. Tr | $4,266 | $2,092 | -51% |
| Vitaliy Grace Farms | $1,823 | $2,091 | 14.7% |
| Danny Sherrill | $3,358 | $1,944 | -42.1% |
| Martin H. Miller | $861 | $1,894 | 120% |
| Jacque Conway | $1,518 | $1,691 | 11.4% |
| Spanish Peaks, LLC | $7,601 | $1,640 | -78.4% |
| Michael W. Easley | $0 | $1,604 | -- |
| Bradley T. Duvall | $5,481 | $1,604 | -70.7% |
| Marlin R Garrett Revocable Trust | $5,355 | $1,457 | -72.8% |
| Corbin H. Potter | $0 | $1,429 | -- |
| Ethel Sacker 2008 Trust Agreement | $0 | $1,275 | -- |
| Tina Eileen Parkhill | $1,242 | $1,242 | 0% |
| Steve Alter | $467 | $1,055 | 125.9% |
| Louanne Smith | $1,912 | $848 | -55.6% |
| Charles W. Nipper | $0 | $777 | -- |
| Karen G. Sidener | $883 | $696 | -21.2% |
| Justin Nix | $2,985 | $689 | -76.9% |
| Nancy M Johnson | $4,578 | $661 | -85.6% |
| Janet S. Holcomb | $2,018 | $648 | -67.9% |
| Taylor Waugh | $2,651 | $575 | -78.3% |
| Cheryl Steele | $1,291 | $525 | -59.3% |
| Craig H. Ericson Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $511 | -- |
| Bernard Thomas Brown | $2,134 | $492 | -76.9% |
| John E. Kennedy | $877 | $429 | -51.1% |
| Tawnya Hinds | $1,573 | $426 | -72.9% |
| Jeffrey Todd Zoller | $627 | $385 | -38.6% |
| Phil Arneecher | $1,628 | $336 | -79.4% |
| Delmer James | $1,276 | $277 | -78.3% |
| Arlyn-Arlyn C Harris Revocable Trust C Harris | $271 | $271 | 0% |
| Charles R. Coker | $549 | $268 | -51.2% |
| Michael Eugene Miller | $315 | $260 | -17.5% |
| Patrick Glenn Shortess | $847 | $180 | -78.7% |
| Ralph R. Kreutzer | $835 | $167 | -80% |
| Walter G. Tyree | $0 | $95 | -- |
| Eugene Fuller | $314 | $88 | -72% |
| Mary K. Wallis | $77 | $38 | -50.6% |
| Suzette G. Roesch | $7,083 | $0 | -100% |
| Dr. Ralph E. Alter | $3,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric E Ludeman Family Trust | $2,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Ludeman | $417 | $0 | -100% |
| Joann Driggers | $1,454 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnny R. Biggerstaff | $1,937 | $0 | -100% |
| M&P Mccoy Properties, LLC | $3,658 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcia Gail Riggs | $661 | $0 | -100% |
| Paula A. Ellis | $854 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald G. Seibel | $955 | $0 | -100% |
| Suzanne Newton | $2,093 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis G. Meyer | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Gale Tyree | $482 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilma Keller IRRV Trustee | $705 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $401,312 | $275,595 | -31.3% |
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