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In 2021, 153 farmers in cities within Chambers County received a total of $5 million in 241 farm subsidies, a 40.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.4 million in 390 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 Chambers County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Farm Credit | $895,169 | $916,573 | 2.4% |
| Texas First Bank | $763,782 | $730,080 | -4.4% |
| Anahuac National Bank | $756,042 | $539,967 | -28.6% |
| Prosperity Bank | $773,333 | $328,741 | -57.5% |
| Steven & Rhonda Devillier Farms | $395,487 | $185,689 | -53% |
| Caleb L. Cooper | $277,126 | $130,807 | -52.8% |
| White Ranch | $504,347 | $109,445 | -78.3% |
| Windmill Rice Farms | $68,547 | $71,835 | 4.8% |
| Jerry Devillier Farms | $116,129 | $71,584 | -38.4% |
| L & C Farms | $131,567 | $69,789 | -47% |
| C & L Farms | $99,596 | $67,442 | -32.3% |
| White S. Farms | $65,808 | $66,412 | 0.9% |
| Mark Armentor | $65,227 | $62,483 | -4.2% |
| Melissa F. Armentor | $65,139 | $62,321 | -4.3% |
| Clint Fancher Monroe City Farms | $94,879 | $60,154 | -36.6% |
| Hayward M. Hamilton II | $51,658 | $57,510 | 11.3% |
| Daniel L. Armentor | $53,123 | $54,566 | 2.7% |
| Gaulding Farm | $92,248 | $53,497 | -42% |
| Murrell Farms | $44,537 | $51,111 | 14.8% |
| BSF Honey Farm, LLC | $131,750 | $47,244 | -64.1% |
| Leslie T. Wilcox | $93,764 | $45,266 | -51.7% |
| Leora M. Wilcox | $93,731 | $45,258 | -51.7% |
| Gilbert Farms | $75,278 | $43,570 | -42.1% |
| Felix H. Jackson | $68,694 | $41,598 | -39.4% |
| Janet E. Lagow | $64,527 | $37,046 | -42.6% |
| Hobart H. Bauer | $41,650 | $31,464 | -24.5% |
| Stephen Bailey Stelly | $60,607 | $29,401 | -51.5% |
| Carlon Wayne Morris | $92,270 | $28,943 | -68.6% |
| Betty Morris | $92,226 | $28,926 | -68.6% |
| David Edwards | $139,305 | $28,600 | -79.5% |
| Texas Crawdaddy's, Inc. | $46,931 | $26,958 | -42.6% |
| Innovative Farms, LLC | $0 | $26,573 | -- |
| Gregg A. Turner | $32,230 | $26,185 | -18.8% |
| George R Way JR | $65,110 | $25,666 | -60.6% |
| Southeast Texas Olive, LLC | $660 | $25,376 | 3,744.8% |
| Hollis a Gilfillian JR | $24,513 | $25,145 | 2.6% |
| Robert Bauer & Sons, Inc. | $95,029 | $24,596 | -74.1% |
| Clay N. Dean | $36,938 | $24,403 | -33.9% |
| F & F Farms | $54,540 | $24,078 | -55.9% |
| Yale Harlan Devillier | $54,217 | $23,895 | -55.9% |
| Wanda F. Bauer | $40,682 | $23,724 | -41.7% |
| Rollo Farms | $63,699 | $23,117 | -63.7% |
| Canada Ranch | $87,933 | $19,678 | -77.6% |
| Steve A. Baker | $26,502 | $17,766 | -33% |
| Delores Wilber Rollo | $26,889 | $17,594 | -34.6% |
| Kate Elizabeth Devillier | $41,775 | $16,913 | -59.5% |
| William W. York | $18,026 | $16,299 | -9.6% |
| Karla J. Dean | $8,805 | $16,158 | 83.5% |
| Nineteen Forty-One Farm, LLC | $12,020 | $15,653 | 30.2% |
| James H. Turner | $33,189 | $15,576 | -53.1% |
| Samuel M. Simon | $30,448 | $15,019 | -50.7% |
| Wayne Hatcher | $19,788 | $14,861 | -24.9% |
| Cody Wilcox | $51,839 | $14,638 | -71.8% |
| Robyn K. Wilcox | $51,806 | $14,621 | -71.8% |
| Danny Drawhorn | $17,495 | $14,367 | -17.9% |
| David Kirkham | $13,468 | $13,806 | 2.5% |
| Patricia Jane Kirkham | $13,468 | $13,806 | 2.5% |
| Donald Wayne Wilcox | $31,691 | $11,961 | -62.3% |
| Tina Caldwell | $31,636 | $11,621 | -63.3% |
| Carol and James Gentz JR | $36,217 | $11,505 | -68.2% |
| James Standley | $16,288 | $10,508 | -35.5% |
| Sherry F. Majors | $7,788 | $9,240 | 18.6% |
| Rhett R. Turner | $15,225 | $8,791 | -42.3% |
| Amy Turner | $15,159 | $8,767 | -42.2% |
| Cane Bayou, Inc. | $9,891 | $8,460 | -14.5% |
| Lohmann Ranch, LLC | $9,108 | $8,076 | -11.3% |
| Gerald W. Bauer | $8,126 | $7,953 | -2.1% |
| Marcia Bauer | $8,126 | $7,953 | -2.1% |
| Billy Deaton | $31,844 | $7,531 | -76.4% |
| Richard D. Hargraves II | $36,339 | $7,430 | -79.6% |
| Swope Cattle, Inc. | $29,589 | $7,332 | -75.2% |
| Chip Lewis | $10,412 | $7,172 | -31.1% |
| Daniel R. Koenig | $9,577 | $6,704 | -30% |
| Larry Devillier Jr. | $19,906 | $6,617 | -66.8% |
| Sheri L. Devillier | $19,785 | $6,593 | -66.7% |
| Edmond E. Fergerson | $23,441 | $6,202 | -73.5% |
| Tommy J. Oliver | $113,836 | $5,999 | -94.7% |
| Rhonda Glanzer | $6,351 | $5,871 | -7.6% |
| George D. Turner | $29,897 | $5,849 | -80.4% |
| Richard a C Devillier-Jv | $28,480 | $5,836 | -79.5% |
| Wilma Kathryn Smith | $0 | $5,582 | -- |
| Daniel B. Vanvickle | $31,990 | $5,482 | -82.9% |
| Leslie E. Turner | $8,711 | $5,328 | -38.8% |
| Lynn Dell Turner | $8,576 | $5,310 | -38.1% |
| Nathan Allen Trahan | $0 | $5,259 | -- |
| B & B Waterfowl, LLC | $5,298 | $4,522 | -14.6% |
| Eric Flores | $4,745 | $3,996 | -15.8% |
| HQR, Inc. | $4,943 | $3,981 | -19.5% |
| Gary Monteau Sr. | $6,999 | $3,834 | -45.2% |
| Christopher Turner | $17,439 | $3,822 | -78.1% |
| Larry Armentor Jr. | $6,996 | $3,603 | -48.5% |
| David R. Wooten | $5,959 | $3,501 | -41.2% |
| Erwin Leblanc | $12,936 | $3,316 | -74.4% |
| Charles D. Edwards | $18,646 | $3,278 | -82.4% |
| Coulon W. Devillier | $4,911 | $3,068 | -37.5% |
| Melissa A. Devillier | $4,911 | $3,068 | -37.5% |
| Cory W. Gilbert | $11,660 | $3,048 | -73.9% |
| Gary L. Finch | $11,154 | $2,788 | -75% |
| Myrna Way Finch | $11,154 | $2,788 | -75% |
| Dennis F. Dugat | $12,747 | $2,723 | -78.6% |
| Ronnie J. Brown Sr. | $0 | $2,695 | -- |
| Christie Bauer | $2,017 | $2,690 | 33.4% |
| Jack Bauer | $3,017 | $2,690 | -10.8% |
| Penny L. Brown | $0 | $2,640 | -- |
| Wayde Gibson | $3,571 | $2,501 | -30% |
| Wayne A. Gibson | $3,571 | $2,501 | -30% |
| Randal Drew Spencer | $9,537 | $2,475 | -74% |
| Tim Ellis | $9,381 | $2,394 | -74.5% |
| Kenneth Charles Cathey | $13,867 | $2,311 | -83.3% |
| Michael Hanna | $17,452 | $2,206 | -87.4% |
| Albert Johnnie Busch III | $7,909 | $2,142 | -72.9% |
| Ocie Jackson Family, LLC | $8,860 | $2,140 | -75.8% |
| Kathleen Spencer | $8,129 | $2,090 | -74.3% |
| James H. Davis | $2,930 | $2,051 | -30% |
| Tracy & Amy Devillier Farms | $28,936 | $2,037 | -93% |
| Thomas Boxie Jr. | $1,980 | $1,981 | 0.1% |
| Jordan Christian Kiker | $0 | $1,887 | -- |
| Steve P. Hodges | $6,600 | $1,646 | -75.1% |
| Tracy W Barrett Trust | $3,381 | $1,566 | -53.7% |
| Roy A. Herrington Jr. | $6,226 | $1,487 | -76.1% |
| Steven W. Franzen | $6,050 | $1,459 | -75.9% |
| Kevin Sonnier | $3,135 | $1,280 | -59.2% |
| Brooke Kraehnke | $5,984 | $1,210 | -79.8% |
| Todd Turner | $5,118 | $1,142 | -77.7% |
| Isaac Dion Humphrey | $5,045 | $1,131 | -77.6% |
| Darrell Kotz | $7,417 | $1,086 | -85.4% |
| Mitchell Scott Hargraves | $0 | $1,045 | -- |
| Michael Griffin | $2,079 | $872 | -58.1% |
| Everett E. Williams | $3,907 | $815 | -79.1% |
| Freddie Breaux Estates | $2,592 | $796 | -69.3% |
| Frank Merlin Boudreaux Jr. | $1,934 | $789 | -59.2% |
| Stuart Edward Shaw | $4,030 | $776 | -80.7% |
| Laura L. Witcher | $3,405 | $733 | -78.5% |
| James Rives | $1,749 | $709 | -59.5% |
| Ernesto Jonathon Vargas | $4,799 | $695 | -85.5% |
| Mallory Elizabeth Vargas | $4,631 | $671 | -85.5% |
| Jacqueline Marie Bundick | $2,555 | $614 | -76% |
| Connie Bauer Kiker | $899 | $596 | -33.7% |
| Steven L. Devillier | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Daniel Webster Syphrett III | $1,056 | $450 | -57.4% |
| Rodrigo Magana | $0 | $440 | -- |
| Lawrence Albus | $516 | $420 | -18.6% |
| Jacki Koehn Clinton | $205 | $383 | 86.8% |
| Alice Ann Potter | $136 | $337 | 147.8% |
| Isaac Morris Prejean | $516 | $271 | -47.5% |
| John Ribordy | $720 | $242 | -66.4% |
| Ryan Credeur | $1,023 | $214 | -79.1% |
| Joseph C. Roberts | $836 | $176 | -78.9% |
| Mayes White | $218 | $152 | -30.3% |
| Alvin J. Simon | $65 | $54 | -16.9% |
| Russell J. Simon | $65 | $54 | -16.9% |
| James P. Simon | $21 | $17 | -19% |
| Jeffrey P. Simon | $21 | $17 | -19% |
| Colby W. Turner | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Daryl W. Morris | $27,962 | $0 | -100% |
| Leroy Edmonds Jr. | $2,530 | $0 | -100% |
| Bes Farming, Inc. | $40,850 | $0 | -100% |
| WA-Da Farms, Inc. | $38,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Jay Bouse | $1,368 | $0 | -100% |
| Corey Glenn Padon | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Fischer Honey Farm, Inc. | $30,712 | $0 | -100% |
| JS Farm & Ranch | $7,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry P. Tinkle Jr. | $3,264 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucas S Brown | $976 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. Winzer | $10,391 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Melancon | $13,617 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth C. Leger | $91 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen B. Simon | $8,466 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,370,040 | $4,960,337 | -40.7% |
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