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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Brown County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Brown County received $2.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 339 farmers in cities within Brown County received a total of $2.1 million in 741 farm subsidies, a 54.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.6 million in 1,084 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 Brown County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Lloyd R. Vanzandt$104,545$117,39612.3%
Bobby J. Clark$69,832$82,45218.1%
Grooms Seed Cleaning$141,185$69,645-50.7%
Jenette Foshee$249,552$68,365-72.6%
Keith Foshee$249,555$68,273-72.6%
Speck Cattle, LLC$538,170$56,682-89.5%
Joe P. Speck$110,001$55,179-49.8%
Richard Ted Simpson$73,071$47,906-34.4%
Lester K. Osbourn$39,399$40,3902.5%
David Hatfield Trust$45,586$35,273-22.6%
Pecan Bayou 105 LP$38,436$34,888-9.2%
Ernest C. Sikes$31,946$34,4447.8%
Justin Posey$67,963$33,930-50.1%
James B. Tongate$36,528$32,667-10.6%
Burl D. Lowery$49,054$31,565-35.7%
Wayne Shaw$23,540$30,52629.7%
Brad Simpson$67,235$30,191-55.1%
Hilton Wise$39,890$26,325-34%
Marilyn a Riley Trust$0$25,738--
Richard Evans$14,295$24,31470.1%
Sheral M Rainbolt Estate$15,510$21,56339%
Robert H. Johnson$53,803$20,094-62.7%
W. E. Page$19,358$19,3580%
Terry Richmon$51,286$19,187-62.6%
Jerry U. Roberts$26,796$18,656-30.4%
Fritz Speck$30,173$18,199-39.7%
Sarah Lee Williamson Speck$66,329$17,805-73.2%
Joseph Clayton Jr.$17,148$16,261-5.2%
C T Mcclatchy & Sons$23,319$15,966-31.5%
Rodney D. Schoen$41,010$15,868-61.3%
Larry & Howard Ehrke Farm Partnership$0$15,320--
Jule Richmond$31,328$14,947-52.3%
Michael Kary Helms$27,643$14,740-46.7%
Ross Rowlett$16,989$14,234-16.2%
Robert Hogue$29,582$13,770-53.5%
Richard T. Sharpe$19,401$13,681-29.5%
Ronald T. Ellis$12,903$13,6005.4%
Cody B. Richmond$20,870$13,536-35.1%
Duane Becktold$14,388$13,441-6.6%
2 B Cattle Company, Inc.$14,780$13,317-9.9%
Jerry E. Pierce$21,377$13,160-38.4%
Robert W. Damron$14,039$12,917-8%
Truitt Mitchell$22,280$12,871-42.2%
Weldon Wilson$13,569$12,222-9.9%
Jeffery D. Gregory$9,357$12,22030.6%
Richard G. Tongate Jr.$13,697$11,861-13.4%
Stephen Lynn Rice$11,108$11,7425.7%
Travis Allen$12,273$11,346-7.6%
Gaston Stock Farm, Ltd.$12,506$10,910-12.8%
Carter Damron$63,493$10,713-83.1%
Mary G. Edgar$14,217$10,643-25.1%
John S. Byler$10,980$10,590-3.6%
GRE Wheeless PTN$12,949$10,587-18.2%
Patricia Jacquelyn Lucas$10,864$10,198-6.1%
John W. Cadenhead$5,867$10,09972.1%
David Newman$12,835$9,893-22.9%
Craig McMillan$47,491$9,447-80.1%
Leonard Hill$12,515$8,908-28.8%
Perry L. Patrick$8,974$8,864-1.2%
Chad W. Anderson$13,127$8,610-34.4%
Larry Traweek$10,010$8,477-15.3%
Craig Bryant$14,907$8,322-44.2%
Darrell Don Wilson$38,604$8,052-79.1%
Sharpe Ranch Operations, LLC$0$8,036--
Brad Davis$24,725$8,035-67.5%
Danny May$22,733$7,981-64.9%
Glenda England$11,955$7,977-33.3%
Frank E. Whitley$13,331$7,607-42.9%
Kathy J. Cole$9,385$7,535-19.7%
Lewie J. Newman$28,023$7,467-73.4%
Gary A. Johnson$21,206$7,339-65.4%
Grant T. Godfrey$12,325$7,285-40.9%
Royce Thomason$26,440$7,228-72.7%
Howard O. Davis$10,402$6,836-34.3%
Larry Paetzold$42,199$6,757-84%
Molly K. Smith$5,749$6,67416.1%
Larry Mitchell$8,003$6,473-19.1%
Teresa J. Coffman$7,529$5,945-21%
Kenneth Jefferson Fitzgerald$28$5,85820,821.4%
Monte Sanchez$20,867$5,808-72.2%
4M and 5M Properties LP$11,883$5,785-51.3%
James T. Foley III$8,087$5,724-29.2%
James Reno Dammann$6,357$5,713-10.1%
Jenkins Family Land and Cattle, LP$0$5,606--
Diamond Bar Diamond Ranch$12,555$5,567-55.7%
Jeffrey A. Lemmons$6,310$5,545-12.1%
Royce W. Ford$9,210$5,444-40.9%
Gregg Speck$18,304$5,304-71%
T Ward Locklear, M.D.$0$5,290--
Carlton Hampton$15,539$5,231-66.3%
James Keith Neal$6,406$5,145-19.7%
Glenda O. Packer$6,016$5,108-15.1%
K. A. Barrick$9,387$5,101-45.7%
Ellis Pentecost$9,272$4,979-46.3%
Ruben J. Packer$9,906$4,970-49.8%
Riley Banta$9,052$4,961-45.2%
Carter M. Sharpe$4,946$4,656-5.9%
Leslie McClatchy$3,745$4,60823%
Jane T. Dillon$0$4,603--
Dannye N Houchins$4,608$4,594-0.3%
Brent Moseley$5,650$4,511-20.2%
Reagan Moseley$5,595$4,511-19.4%
Terry L. Hancock$625$4,456613%
Douglas R. McLean$8,562$4,360-49.1%
Ann P. Jones$6,618$4,312-34.8%
Marlon Massey Sr.$2,781$4,28954.2%
Clydale Hampton$6,013$4,274-28.9%
Lewis Ranch Livestock, LLC$9,648$4,258-55.9%
Robert J. Lane$5,561$4,255-23.5%
Beth Gordon$7,074$4,238-40.1%
Tim Herklotz$1,925$4,125114.3%
Alvin L. Miller$7,637$4,039-47.1%
Louanne McAnally$4,554$4,031-11.5%
Jeffery D. Wetzel$18,769$3,967-78.9%
Damon Bagley$5,183$3,941-24%
Guy N. Glasscock$25,482$3,922-84.6%
Owen Bean$38,954$3,863-90.1%
David Ray Johnson$5,872$3,811-35.1%
Carl Ray Hohertz$18,161$3,796-79.1%
Varda Laree Jones$8,400$3,751-55.3%
Wesley Frost$6,827$3,706-45.7%
Bill Prater$12,827$3,645-71.6%
Earnest L. Bishop$0$3,600--
Billy Jack Rankin$10,001$3,534-64.7%
Melinda Joy Geer$5,022$3,353-33.2%
Helen C. Chamberlain$1,908$3,30673.3%
Joe Godinho$2,915$3,23110.8%
Darrell E. Haynes$2,508$3,21128%
Cutbirth Cattle Company, Ltd.$7,902$3,188-59.7%
Shalae Vasquez$5,404$3,158-41.6%
Maurice D. Huggins$6,016$3,099-48.5%
Hal M. Shaw$6,160$3,085-49.9%
Charlotte C. Sikes$3,799$2,941-22.6%
Rodgers Brothers Partnership$8,159$2,933-64.1%
Douglas Lloyd$3,558$2,927-17.7%
Lana Salter$3,558$2,927-17.7%
James L. Russell$6,678$2,919-56.3%
Jim B. Burkett$0$2,906--
Jeffrey William Mobley$5,141$2,838-44.8%
Dennis R. Traweek$10,103$2,832-72%
Philip Q. Roberts$3,499$2,787-20.3%
Billy Yonnie$2,225$2,76124.1%
George E. Hullum$2,510$2,7258.6%
Jerry Richardson$4,127$2,722-34%
Maria Teresa Berg$2,691$2,671-0.7%
Randy G. Allen$3,705$2,609-29.6%
Hollis L. Waddle Jr.$0$2,555--
Daryl Boyle$2,871$2,550-11.2%
Ross Setzler III$5,639$2,448-56.6%
Douglas M. Hampton$0$2,446--
Kenneth R. Hampton$5,532$2,436-56%
Kelcy and Son Paving Contractors, Inc.$0$2,425--
Edwin Boenicke$4,482$2,411-46.2%
Travis Bundick$8,768$2,392-72.7%
Melvin Fryar$4,886$2,255-53.8%
Corrie A. Walker$3,218$2,152-33.1%
Lyr, LLC$10,847$2,150-80.2%
Guy Elkins$9,117$2,149-76.4%
DJDJ Family Limited Partnership$8,093$2,097-74.1%
Carter Sharpe & Bradley Sharpe$0$2,087--
Bertha Furry$4,486$2,047-54.4%
Stanley Gene Tyson$3,614$2,033-43.7%
A. J. Anderson$2,041$1,986-2.7%
Susan J. Goble$2,168$1,980-8.7%
Stacy L. Bledsoe$2,046$1,979-3.3%
Jerrilyn Jones$4,627$1,960-57.6%
Tommy Oehrlein$4,081$1,954-52.1%
Randal Leon Browne Estate$2,043$1,948-4.7%
Jerry D. Clements II$6,387$1,947-69.5%
Brent Brooke$1,664$1,93016%
Juan Constancio$4,008$1,923-52%
Betty Lee Shults$2,178$1,922-11.8%
Donald Loyd Ivey Jr.$4,812$1,898-60.6%
Donald R. Krause$2,615$1,859-28.9%
Vision Livestock & Farms, LLC$4,572$1,823-60.1%
Dalton L. Bowers$2,029$1,811-10.7%
Jack W. Carroll$6,919$1,792-74.1%
Travis Ann Ashburn$1,773$1,7730%
Daniel Joe Davis$1,839$1,698-7.7%
Laquita Hicks$0$1,686--
Donna M Reesing$2,187$1,684-23%
Tammi S. Tongate$2,200$1,672-24%
Ruth A. Schwartz$3,047$1,669-45.2%
Larry B. McBride$2,132$1,666-21.9%
Alvin Brashear$6,161$1,641-73.4%
Jim Salmon$4,048$1,517-62.5%
Randall D. Beene$5,178$1,513-70.8%
Phyllis R. Mahan$3,266$1,489-54.4%
Wilford A. Lehman$3,286$1,481-54.9%
James E. Walker$86$1,4581,595.3%
Keith Kensing$7,848$1,456-81.4%
John W. Robinson III$1,845$1,440-22%
James Trampus Elkins$103,612$1,379-98.7%
Charles W. Hall Jr.$1,692$1,377-18.6%
Carol J. Byerly$587$1,356131%
Kimberly Milam Campbell$0$1,355--
Thomas Edward Hornsby$7,250$1,344-81.5%
Karen S. Woodcox$3,260$1,334-59.1%
Daniel Glenn$1,363$1,327-2.6%
Danny Loyd$1,647$1,317-20%
Terry Mitchell$2,424$1,312-45.9%
Robert C. Mitchell$2,391$1,305-45.4%
Phillip R. Richey$2,574$1,284-50.1%
Kenneth S. Massey$7,487$1,279-82.9%
Johnny Deal$1,781$1,264-29%
James L. Nunn$5,941$1,258-78.8%
Jesus G. Villarreal$2,371$1,241-47.7%
Barbara Lankford Johnson$0$1,220--
Paula a Bronniman$2,671$1,206-54.8%
Marilyn C. Sparks$3,992$1,197-70%
Corbett Dwane McDaniel$2,068$1,177-43.1%
Charles R. Snow$495$1,150132.3%
Scott Alan Morelock$11,027$1,141-89.7%
Sharon Bostick$26,246$1,106-95.8%
Garland Newman$3,594$1,091-69.6%
Billy W. Cumba$5,466$1,085-80.2%
Jason Ruskey$1,081$1,0810%
James E. Niell$3,835$1,080-71.8%
John R. Gilger$4,707$1,073-77.2%
Cortney D. Hopper$2,332$1,065-54.3%
Jimmy Sharp$2,493$1,062-57.4%
Sherri Browne$394$1,045165.2%
Betty J. Cunningham$1,393$1,037-25.6%
Margaret Green$1,056$983-6.9%
Robert D. Sheridan$1,140$911-20.1%
Cody Deen$4,690$910-80.6%
Kelly Spinks$4,389$869-80.2%
Elva Sanchez$1,925$867-55%
Robert Seager$3,388$860-74.6%
Gregory T. Dodds$1,540$853-44.6%
Kennon McLean$1,331$842-36.7%
Malcolm D. White$5,713$842-85.3%
Rick Jennings$1,090$832-23.7%
Shannon Adams & Shelly Jasek$0$823--
Douglas W. Caffey$3,443$810-76.5%
Terry Wayne Edgar$11,041$806-92.7%
Kenneth Nabers$6,138$798-87%
Martha A. Holland$0$798--
Leonard Michael Light$4,159$758-81.8%
Pamela Cleveland$2,865$743-74.1%
Lisa Lynn Schulze$11,337$712-93.7%
Dennis F. Sanchez$5,675$708-87.5%
Mark V. Sutherland$3,960$682-82.8%
Charles A. Hicks$3,318$681-79.5%
Richard Steel$2,695$678-74.8%
Burns L. Tongate$1,372$671-51.1%
Marianna Graves$1,177$668-43.2%
Dean Mill$1,159$654-43.6%
Charlie G. Hubbard$2,856$648-77.3%
Marcia F. Deen$792$635-19.8%
Jane Devery$1,681$629-62.6%
Thomas F. Lack$2,841$625-78%
Kathryn Roberts$3,028$622-79.5%
Roberto Menchaca$1,089$601-44.8%
Bradley Dwayne Allgood$1,827$599-67.2%
Brock Jason Allgood$1,827$599-67.2%
Raymond E. Brandstetter Jr.$10,193$591-94.2%
Christie A. Tongate$1,738$584-66.4%
Gail Lee Croft$3,268$561-82.8%
Randy Ethridge$0$557--
Jerry D. Sheppard$2,444$554-77.3%
Gary L. Pitts$2,025$551-72.8%
Donna Peck$726$548-24.5%
Charlie Pat Mallory$2,383$533-77.6%
Greg J. Harris$2,541$520-79.5%
Herman Lewis Lehman$1,845$504-72.7%
Jerry Simmons$1,889$504-73.3%
Charles M. Saunders$3,005$504-83.2%
Stanley Adams$746$501-32.8%
Dwight G. Rawls$1,204$496-58.8%
Fawn D. Furry$935$495-47.1%
Carol A. Swinney$2,016$481-76.1%
Darren Vic Orlando$2,764$477-82.7%
James Bailiff$2,344$476-79.7%
Burl C. Brown$4,419$468-89.4%
Jessie J. Partin$6,284$468-92.6%
Sam Sparger$5,147$467-90.9%
Douglas Lynn Jester$320$45742.8%
Tonya a Malone-Rabenaldt$603$443-26.5%
Richard Nickel$0$441--
Robert H. Seager$0$440--
Harold R. Gist$880$431-51%
Albert McLaughlin$1,595$425-73.4%
Virginia James$0$414--
Casey Barker$1,790$405-77.4%
Miles D. Massey$2,867$400-86%
Craige Bottorff$2,754$399-85.5%
Mary Ann Moore$929$396-57.4%
Norton Travis Lehman$957$377-60.6%
Kaesey Browne$0$377--
Larry Eoff$1,045$370-64.6%
Thomas R. Howey$1,496$368-75.4%
Stanton D. Marwitz$1,765$368-79.2%
Rickey L. Pittman$1,782$367-79.4%
Edwinna Wilcoxen$792$352-55.6%
Gerald Benson$1,565$342-78.1%
Wendell M. Daniel$481$320-33.5%
Bobbi Jo Baker$1,096$319-70.9%
Stephen C. Schulze$0$317--
David L. Farmer$2,282$310-86.4%
Dana Perry$0$303--
Charla J. Bean$1,847$301-83.7%
Bradley Paul Windham$1,188$299-74.8%
Dennis J. Schraer$289$2890%
Jimmie Deen$748$285-61.9%
Debra Pittman$385$273-29.1%
Burl Russell Keller$654$260-60.2%
Brian Keith Davis$1,668$250-85%
Charlie V. Gamblin$1,232$246-80%
Miles Lee Troyer$627$236-62.4%
Harry T. Sellars$392$230-41.3%
Robby L. Sellars$392$230-41.3%
Roy Sikes$524$229-56.3%
Tommy Sikes$524$229-56.3%
Brandon Penn$1,620$194-88%
Robin Wright$620$194-68.7%
Bradley Craig Isom$975$180-81.5%
Kenneth D Jones$803$174-78.3%
Cody Quillin$605$172-71.6%
Rodney P. Martin$0$170--
Bertha Riehl$660$168-74.5%
Brian Bishop$1,218$164-86.5%
Donna Carmack$385$158-59%
Terri Barner$156$1560%
Jeff D. Miller$937$148-84.2%
Sarah Weatherby Stephens$246$144-41.5%
Don M. Holland$341$129-62.2%
Larry Dean Johansen$0$122--
Thomas A. Sikes$242$119-50.8%
Jimmy C. Jones$572$114-80.1%
Anita Purcell$165$111-32.7%
Cody W. Martin$3,125$79-97.5%
Judy N. Spivey$1,155$64-94.5%
Jetonna Gilliam$1,144$63-94.5%
Roland Hampton$98$48-51%
Gary M. Cross$352$28-92%
Lou E. Roberts$83$18-78.3%
Monelle Manley$0$14--
Leon Coy Edmiston$176$4-97.7%
Craig Miller$188$0-100%
James Chris Roland$1,305$0-100%
Jason Duncan$1,356$0-100%
Joshua Shane Moody$275$0-100%
Travis Lehman$523$0-100%
Andrew Ybarra$9,761$0-100%
Barbara Sanders$190$0-100%
Carroll Lynn Mitchell$1,772$0-100%
Cody Richmond$1,775$0-100%
Connie Talley$440$0-100%
Denzil Flood$859$0-100%
Gwendolyn J Dabney-Henry$864$0-100%
Ina M. Newman$4,663$0-100%
Larry & Howard Ehrke Farm Partner$13,871$0-100%
Thomas L. Teal III$385$0-100%
Victor L Barber$3,793$0-100%
Alvin Brashear$430$0-100%
Brandon P. Denison$440$0-100%
Charles R. Bigham$1,276$0-100%
Charlie Gamblin$662$0-100%
Christopher Lee Elmore$660$0-100%
Damon Lee Bagley$4,016$0-100%
Debbie Bigham$1,551$0-100%
Donna B Gloyna$207$0-100%
Donna P. Carmack$347$0-100%
Fawn Furry$1,524$0-100%
Gary K. Boyd$3,475$0-100%
George H. Salazar$592$0-100%
Hidden Valley Nurseries, Inc.$143,777$0-100%
Jenkins Family Land and Cattle, L$9,621$0-100%
Joe B. Godinho$3,333$0-100%
Joe L. Harris$369$0-100%
Kelcy and Son Paving Contractors$4,861$0-100%
Kerry Wheeler$2,058$0-100%
Marlon Stewart Massey Sr.$7,059$0-100%
Mike Reeves$6,693$0-100%
Patricia M. Smith$1,375$0-100%
Patsy J. Rose$837$0-100%
Randal L Browne Estate$1,148$0-100%
Susan E. Gilger$271$0-100%
Terry L. Wilkerson$595$0-100%
Ward Locklear, M.D.$29,430$0-100%
Wayland H. Dixon$2,000$0-100%
William J. Harlan$1,973$0-100%
Willis T. Harris$813$0-100%
Zdzislaw S. Iller$3,520$0-100%
Chris Cadenhead$1,758$0-100%
Debra D. Pittman$1,170$0-100%
Gayland G Gowdy$702$0-100%
Gayland Gene Gowdy$1,077$0-100%
Harlan Hohertz$20,181$0-100%
James Bigham$1,275$0-100%
Juan A. Rodriguez$432$0-100%
Leslie Schafer$1,726$0-100%
Lissa Looby$1,064$0-100%
Melissa Cockerham$495$0-100%
Stan Gene Tyson$892$0-100%
Tonya Rabenaldt$799$0-100%
Trey Glasscock$7,094$0-100%
Total subsidies$4,576,244$2,077,169-54.6%

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