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In 2021, 112 farmers in cities within Liberty County received a total of $1.9 million in 145 farm subsidies, a 54.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 257 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Honey Farms, Inc. | $890,643 | $255,664 | -71.3% |
| GS Farm Company | $0 | $196,685 | -- |
| Stoesser Agent Company | $140,284 | $151,916 | 8.3% |
| The Hendersons Liberty Farms | $311,421 | $141,329 | -54.6% |
| Double S. Farms | $170,793 | $112,538 | -34.1% |
| Capital Farm Credit | $149,587 | $98,469 | -34.2% |
| First Liberty National Bank | $165,420 | $82,318 | -50.2% |
| Jim Smesny Farm | $138,096 | $80,728 | -41.5% |
| Allan C. Waldrop | $68,444 | $56,200 | -17.9% |
| Walter Psencik | $49,015 | $41,041 | -16.3% |
| Donna Beth Lagow | $33,880 | $38,647 | 14.1% |
| Virgil Holbrook | $22,947 | $37,452 | 63.2% |
| Linda F. Holbrook | $22,881 | $37,409 | 63.5% |
| Mark Sjolander | $49,465 | $32,939 | -33.4% |
| Curtis Allen Seaberg Jr. | $100,756 | $32,338 | -67.9% |
| Holbrook & Holt Farms | $49,449 | $27,003 | -45.4% |
| Hugh W Damek | $28,153 | $25,209 | -10.5% |
| Jon Matthew Sjolander | $35,603 | $24,843 | -30.2% |
| T Bar Ranch, Ltd. | $284,720 | $24,749 | -91.3% |
| David a Reidland III | $31,018 | $22,002 | -29.1% |
| Geneva Reidland | $28,284 | $21,996 | -22.2% |
| Dawn Delight Davis | $31,139 | $21,797 | -30% |
| Jimmy W. Rollins | $102,615 | $20,425 | -80.1% |
| Reese A. Brown | $28,177 | $18,843 | -33.1% |
| Patrick D Skrla | $82,639 | $15,737 | -81% |
| Usda, Farm Service Agency | $0 | $14,203 | -- |
| Michael Hubley | $26,747 | $13,988 | -47.7% |
| K & N Trucking | $0 | $13,034 | -- |
| Joe Furlow | $41,195 | $12,245 | -70.3% |
| William P Daniel Estate | $47,751 | $11,988 | -74.9% |
| Kelly D Stretcher | $46,739 | $11,785 | -74.8% |
| Chad D. Odom | $23,964 | $10,469 | -56.3% |
| Shay Milan Lemoine | $11,040 | $9,671 | -12.4% |
| James P. White | $62,928 | $9,311 | -85.2% |
| James P Henscey | $27,772 | $7,010 | -74.8% |
| Annette Henscey | $27,502 | $6,985 | -74.6% |
| Michael B. Rives | $24,720 | $5,585 | -77.4% |
| Jessie Ann Dickerson | $5,931 | $5,201 | -12.3% |
| Robert Brent McManus | $28,092 | $5,190 | -81.5% |
| Richard Watson | $10,989 | $4,942 | -55% |
| Jim Bob Evans | $20,350 | $4,862 | -76.1% |
| H & E Cattle Compnay, LLC | $111,895 | $4,177 | -96.3% |
| Timothy A. Tellez | $12,228 | $4,071 | -66.7% |
| Smart Land & Ranch, Ltd. | $0 | $3,928 | -- |
| Debra K. Flurry | $15,598 | $3,533 | -77.3% |
| James A. Hall | $3,776 | $3,505 | -7.2% |
| Elton J. Pratt | $0 | $3,377 | -- |
| Frank Green | $16,368 | $3,207 | -80.4% |
| Bucky Eckols Jr. | $4,523 | $3,166 | -30% |
| Bruce W. Lockhart | $13,310 | $3,047 | -77.1% |
| Kitty L. Lockhart | $13,310 | $3,047 | -77.1% |
| Brady Allen Hanson | $18,470 | $2,915 | -84.2% |
| Harvey H. Finley | $0 | $2,915 | -- |
| Sheila G. Page | $12,331 | $2,757 | -77.6% |
| Dwayne Zeno | $0 | $2,750 | -- |
| Robert G. Chachere | $11,445 | $2,724 | -76.2% |
| Matthew D. Chachere | $11,310 | $2,699 | -76.1% |
| Eleanor D. Bertrand | $12,029 | $2,694 | -77.6% |
| Michael Gafford | $2,687 | $2,687 | 0% |
| William S. Yarbrough | $3,711 | $2,598 | -30% |
| Alice L. Chrisco | $2,654 | $2,479 | -6.6% |
| Walter Carlton Chrisco | $2,654 | $2,479 | -6.6% |
| D & R Rental, Inc. | $11,374 | $2,464 | -78.3% |
| Laura Voe Yarbrough | $3,426 | $2,399 | -30% |
| Elliott Cattle Company, LLC | $10,351 | $2,362 | -77.2% |
| Stiner Cattle Ranch, LLC | $0 | $2,236 | -- |
| Dwayne W. Sisk | $11,289 | $2,200 | -80.5% |
| Randy H. Brazil | $8,294 | $2,030 | -75.5% |
| Mutt Neuman | $5,407 | $2,028 | -62.5% |
| John L. Sackett Jr. | $2,310 | $1,960 | -15.2% |
| Russell D. Moorman | $9,350 | $1,805 | -80.7% |
| Nick Cuccerre | $4,257 | $1,764 | -58.6% |
| Christi L. Bautsch | $0 | $1,708 | -- |
| Ollis Vandver | $8,167 | $1,665 | -79.6% |
| Sonny Butcher | $5,420 | $1,622 | -70.1% |
| Andrew W. Arnold | $7,502 | $1,505 | -79.9% |
| Jim van Dorn | $0 | $1,430 | -- |
| Richard L. Young | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| John Michael Spacek | $33,711 | $1,360 | -96% |
| Linda H. Poole | $33,677 | $1,353 | -96% |
| Roy Wischkaemper | $5,253 | $1,316 | -74.9% |
| Lewis C. Marshall | $4,840 | $1,309 | -73% |
| Don R. Nichols | $2,010 | $1,250 | -37.8% |
| Steve Green | $5,511 | $1,228 | -77.7% |
| Daniel M. Parker | $4,334 | $1,106 | -74.5% |
| Denman R. Watson Jr. | $6,292 | $1,072 | -83% |
| Marvin Wayne Wolfe | $0 | $935 | -- |
| William Hanel | $2,013 | $847 | -57.9% |
| David Yates | $4,340 | $832 | -80.8% |
| Carrol E. Bradford Jr. | $1,697 | $795 | -53.2% |
| Gary Rossow | $1,045 | $775 | -25.8% |
| Fletcher Gants Jr. | $2,195 | $770 | -64.9% |
| Leora B. Boullion | $862 | $743 | -13.8% |
| Florence Y. Green | $2,761 | $708 | -74.4% |
| Roland H. Robinson | $2,453 | $619 | -74.8% |
| Wolf Island Ranch | $1,695 | $556 | -67.2% |
| David C Boerm | $2,035 | $541 | -73.4% |
| Lemont Dequinn Dever | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Granger Farms | $1,108 | $474 | -57.2% |
| Linda A. Edwards | $1,131 | $429 | -62.1% |
| Koby Wade Box | $2,077 | $419 | -79.8% |
| Basil R. Cessna | $2,114 | $397 | -81.2% |
| Glenn Ray Brown | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Virginia Peterman Nelson | $870 | $323 | -62.9% |
| Mark A. Schneider | $795 | $318 | -60% |
| Usda, Farm Service Agency | $1,847 | $241 | -87% |
| George Simon Hanel Jr. | $935 | $228 | -75.6% |
| William Roy Flora | $1,265 | $218 | -82.8% |
| James H. Mitchum | $561 | $180 | -67.9% |
| Mesa T Land Services, Inc. | $1,244 | $142 | -88.6% |
| Amber Taylor | $790 | $118 | -85.1% |
| Mark Barber | $0 | $8 | -- |
| 2 N 1 Cattle & Equine, LLC | $3,221 | $0 | -100% |
| Bodie S. Reynolds | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Eleanor Damek | $32,444 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Naylor | $1,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen D. Yarbrough | $3,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnny Ray Smith | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan A. Prevot | $326 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy C. Elliston | $321 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonard Vyoral | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Luther R. Chachere | $6,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Nanette Headrick | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Oliver Damek | $32,444 | $0 | -100% |
| Precab, Inc. | $27,534 | $0 | -100% |
| Seaberg Farming Company | $13,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles H. Wakefield | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Jandy Ojeda Martinez | $57,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesus a Ixta-Martinez | $2,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan H. Bendele | $6,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles McGuire | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric D. Moore | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary L. Warren | $1,063 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Brand | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Malcom Goudeau | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael C. McCarty | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendy York | $53 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,115,449 | $1,882,544 | -54.3% |
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