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In 2021, 84 farmers in cities within Pecos County received a total of $2.9 million in 168 farm subsidies, a 36.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.6 million in 216 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandujano Brothers | $860,975 | $393,598 | -54.3% |
| Dennis & Sandra Braden, JV | $327,959 | $261,322 | -20.3% |
| Harral Livestock Company, LLC | $194,846 | $250,508 | 28.6% |
| Gerald Porter Operating, LLC | $153,757 | $161,996 | 5.4% |
| John J. Berry | $30,250 | $136,067 | 349.8% |
| Neill Woodward | $192,809 | $131,145 | -32% |
| Alvaro Mandujano Jr. | $88,002 | $116,435 | 32.3% |
| Lowell Woodward | $0 | $98,981 | -- |
| AKB Joint Venture | $258,192 | $90,756 | -64.8% |
| Tres Pavos Reales Livestock, LLC | $66,174 | $77,398 | 17% |
| J Ruiz & Sons | $27,596 | $73,491 | 166.3% |
| Wayne E. Tinkler | $88,908 | $67,285 | -24.3% |
| Pecos Company State Bank | $94,086 | $65,199 | -30.7% |
| Elmer C. Braden Jr. | $127,611 | $58,874 | -53.9% |
| Seth Sawyer | $69,581 | $55,454 | -20.3% |
| Dean R. McMullan | $115,475 | $52,793 | -54.3% |
| Joe Hayter | $37,154 | $51,068 | 37.4% |
| Mike Jernigan | $212,818 | $48,928 | -77% |
| J Bar E Partnership | $48,675 | $43,884 | -9.8% |
| Farm Service Agency | $70,217 | $42,027 | -40.1% |
| David Zachry Hess | $157,543 | $39,938 | -74.6% |
| Suter Farms, LLC | $269,712 | $33,354 | -87.6% |
| Betty Hargus | $23,780 | $31,973 | 34.5% |
| Braden Brothers | $26,334 | $29,336 | 11.4% |
| Matthew Scot Garvin | $0 | $28,747 | -- |
| Trent Huckaby | $11,880 | $28,249 | 137.8% |
| Walter Groth | $49,609 | $27,658 | -44.2% |
| Foster C. Cox | $26,126 | $27,198 | 4.1% |
| Paula Sweeten | $0 | $25,523 | -- |
| Clay H. Warnock | $31,206 | $23,013 | -26.3% |
| Kenneth Heritage | $76,306 | $21,805 | -71.4% |
| Merrell W. Daggett | $3,865 | $21,697 | 461.4% |
| Mary Jo Jernigan | $0 | $20,993 | -- |
| Gladys Logie Dorris | $32,064 | $20,248 | -36.9% |
| BJ Groves, LLC | $9,154 | $19,173 | 109.4% |
| Lawrence B. McKenzie Jr. | $34,658 | $18,977 | -45.2% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $12,524 | -- |
| Francisco Grajeda Estrada | $3,046 | $11,929 | 291.6% |
| Hector Castaneda Ruiz | $27,449 | $11,505 | -58.1% |
| Raymundo P. Franco Jr. | $24,997 | $11,234 | -55.1% |
| Tommy Kurt Hanna | $14,109 | $11,224 | -20.4% |
| Paul Golliher | $20,463 | $10,442 | -49% |
| Lee Baker | $5,067 | $9,873 | 94.8% |
| C a B Farms, Inc. | $8,002 | $8,002 | 0% |
| Reid D. Braden | $17,387 | $7,224 | -58.5% |
| E & a Braden | $36,158 | $7,015 | -80.6% |
| Dee Meadors | $12,421 | $6,895 | -44.5% |
| Luke Shipp | $23,779 | $6,185 | -74% |
| Nancy Hammond | $30,411 | $6,116 | -79.9% |
| Deak K. McMullan | $4,723 | $5,801 | 22.8% |
| Lou Ann McKenzie | $7,414 | $5,756 | -22.4% |
| Kevin Fleeman | $7,964 | $5,649 | -29.1% |
| Shane Fleeman | $7,964 | $5,649 | -29.1% |
| Wesley Warren Cude | $67,940 | $5,434 | -92% |
| Kurt C. Huckaby | $13,266 | $5,296 | -60.1% |
| Jackeline M. Dominguez | $0 | $5,046 | -- |
| Tony Mandujano | $0 | $5,046 | -- |
| Kenneth R. Gage | $18,462 | $5,026 | -72.8% |
| The Grey Ranch Company | $2,046 | $4,788 | 134% |
| mac Hill | $6,262 | $4,384 | -30% |
| Roslyn K. McIntyre | $19,888 | $4,322 | -78.3% |
| Whigham Family Irrevocable Trust | $5,551 | $4,188 | -24.6% |
| Larry Wayne Hoelscher | $8,638 | $4,122 | -52.3% |
| Puckett Ranches, Ltd. | $13,860 | $3,925 | -71.7% |
| Donald R. Lannom | $6,172 | $3,760 | -39.1% |
| Farm Service Agency | $2,301 | $3,600 | 56.5% |
| Brazos Davis | $12,743 | $3,012 | -76.4% |
| Rayburn West Durham | $6,033 | $2,119 | -64.9% |
| Esequiel Rodarte | $5,055 | $1,949 | -61.4% |
| Thelma Rhyner | $3,998 | $1,517 | -62.1% |
| Aleatha Mayfield | $371 | $1,309 | 252.8% |
| Betty C. Hickman | $0 | $1,291 | -- |
| D & E Farms, Inc. | $1,246 | $1,246 | 0% |
| Ruiz Farms, LLC | $0 | $1,200 | -- |
| Arlie R. Weatherman | $16 | $1,017 | 6,256.3% |
| Tim Pullin | $5,501 | $845 | -84.6% |
| Kevin Thomas Kneupper | $7,815 | $710 | -90.9% |
| Jesse Lee Banner | $30,314 | $650 | -97.9% |
| Greasewood Partnership | $0 | $459 | -- |
| Zachary Swick | $2,928 | $453 | -84.5% |
| John C. Dominguez | $0 | $313 | -- |
| Luis Rey Ortiz | $0 | $159 | -- |
| Ben Brooks | $12,240 | $121 | -99% |
| Epifanio Olivas | $321 | $75 | -76.6% |
| Clarence Albert Stephan | $203,157 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruby S. Stephan | $5,603 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $17,902 | $0 | -100% |
| Goldya Hendricks | $498 | $0 | -100% |
| Karl Armstead | $19,895 | $0 | -100% |
| Will E. Lorenz | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Will Luke Groth | $10,841 | $0 | -100% |
| Creed R. Cade | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,582,454 | $2,915,496 | -36.4% |
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