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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Howard County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Howard County received $1.2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 340 farmers in cities within Howard County received a total of $2.6 million in 396 farm subsidies, a 32.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.8 million in 754 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 Howard County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Heath Chesshir$0$212,236--
Maura Bissell$12,694$108,383753.8%
Russell Hardin$15,689$67,469330%
Bryan D. Billings$39,595$54,00336.4%
Mr. Jeremy Wayne Allmon$23,003$53,355131.9%
Ryan Reid$0$52,875--
Brandon Kyle Rowland$0$52,875--
John Jamison$42,398$49,48016.7%
Stephanie D. Jackson$1,980$45,6432,205.2%
Roderick E. White$8,063$45,340462.3%
Carrol Lemons$0$45,031--
Neil Anthony Hill$0$44,206--
Sara Leann Carter$7,706$43,424463.5%
Violet Hill Farm$0$43,281--
Leslie Ann Allmon$0$43,191--
SLW Trucking, LLC$0$42,992--
Pace D. King$241,766$40,546-83.2%
Joe Paul Tomerlin$229,787$39,010-83%
Anthony Hicks$6,556$38,650489.5%
Travis Steel Turner$0$38,314--
Basel P. & Gary L. Cox & Terry D. Cox$4,290$36,367747.7%
Pope Farms, LLC$0$35,304--
Tony L. Fatherree$26,572$33,94327.7%
Daryl K. Dunson$0$33,843--
Connie Crisp$10,615$31,981201.3%
Timothy Niles Frohnappel$0$31,705--
Rachel Elizabeth Garner$0$30,204--
Dalton D. Billings$0$29,904--
Chance Reed$0$29,205--
Scott Lovelis$16,665$26,67160%
Dennis L. Moss$5,786$25,792345.8%
Billy B. Bonner$0$25,446--
Kelly R. Scott Jr.$11,639$24,866113.6%
Stacy Deann Middleton$0$24,399--
Karter Mathew Castleberry$29,871$23,911-20%
Kay A. Cook$0$23,621--
JMP Farms, LLC$67,760$23,323-65.6%
Bobby Ray Hamilton$0$22,751--
William Kirby$3,797$19,997426.7%
Cathren Denise Smith$7,492$19,792164.2%
Justin Dewayne Garner$0$19,229--
Clifford B. Kroll$1,386$18,2481,216.6%
Pam Kirby$0$16,170--
Tandie C Ray$33,507$15,816-52.8%
William H. Hardin$23,194$15,069-35%
J & B Hill Farms, Inc.$0$14,760--
Morgan Lee Howard$0$14,117--
Robert Matthew Hill$0$14,010--
Patrick Frachiseur, LLC$21,178$13,862-34.5%
Randy Hughes$25,300$12,754-49.6%
Donald W. Robinson$54,110$12,191-77.5%
James Dyer$48,731$11,843-75.7%
Bingen Farms, Inc.$57,900$11,811-79.6%
James Marion Dyer$35,611$11,247-68.4%
Walter Jimmy Chambers$94,341$11,088-88.2%
Max Teeter$35,145$10,781-69.3%
Kirk Bell$46,103$9,886-78.6%
Gail Sweeden$0$9,843--
Darrell Fatheree C & G Trucking$0$9,152--
Robert Shane Reeder$0$8,654--
CL Family Farms, Inc.$0$8,269--
Seth Jamison$37,444$8,238-78%
Max Campbell$35,850$8,222-77.1%
Scott Hicks$7,832$8,1233.7%
Robyn D. Miller$0$8,064--
David Goss$16,932$7,811-53.9%
Bobby Gene Billings Jr.$29,233$7,682-73.7%
William Ray Webb$3,553$7,582113.4%
Paul Jones$34,584$7,576-78.1%
Nick Reeves$41,064$7,377-82%
Crystal Masey$29,404$7,241-75.4%
Tammie Maines$0$7,218--
Alan R. Green$1,925$6,790252.7%
Jeff Linville$0$6,737--
Sarah Beth Myers$39,287$6,628-83.1%
L & B Hughes Farms, LLC$30,551$6,530-78.6%
Carmela Walston$5,110$6,48626.9%
Ricky Lynn Westfall$39,233$6,392-83.7%
Shirley J. Godfrey$35,183$6,374-81.9%
Jim Bob Hockaday$7,527$6,124-18.6%
Bobbie Tipton$0$6,092--
Clovy Keaster$30,347$6,044-80.1%
Dalton Harris$28,556$6,026-78.9%
Tommy Chambers$21,978$5,896-73.2%
Steve Spigner$23,210$5,849-74.8%
Bradley Steven Dixon$0$5,802--
Pam Bonner$44,818$5,680-87.3%
Gary Bearden$30,962$5,535-82.1%
Throgmorton Family Revocable Trust$7,198$4,853-32.6%
Charles A. Smith$20,286$4,819-76.2%
Bob Jamison$20,526$4,816-76.5%
Johnny Stone$22,485$4,713-79%
Vivian S. Pope$14,916$4,652-68.8%
Steven J. Myers$20,020$4,581-77.1%
Arian Stanley$21,428$4,546-78.8%
Terry Washburn Jr.$19,162$4,519-76.4%
Grant Family Trust$7,521$4,328-42.5%
Kenny Tabler$17,083$4,266-75%
Richard J. Johnson$19,085$4,255-77.7%
Amy Chambers Westfall$27,745$4,220-84.8%
Tommy Miller$18,469$3,964-78.5%
Matthew Brian Knipper$0$3,962--
Don Howard$15,950$3,925-75.4%
Ben Wallis$5,445$3,866-29%
Chester B. Semmler$0$3,817--
Mark Kitchens$22,041$3,736-83%
James R. Lewis II$4,814$3,685-23.5%
Jerry N. Kizzia$18,390$3,651-80.1%
Jayson John Stoffle$4,389$3,613-17.7%
William J. Hendry III$16,962$3,602-78.8%
William H Molnaird$19,521$3,600-81.6%
Jeanette McConnell$15,718$3,597-77.1%
Steven E. Green$13,690$3,570-73.9%
Danny Daniel$13,519$3,550-73.7%
Lewis Schooley Revocable Trust$17,633$3,447-80.5%
Lynna Wray$0$3,358--
Glenn Alan Wakefield$17,448$3,336-80.9%
James L. Hill$22,153$3,314-85%
Lynn W. Dyer$15,574$3,200-79.5%
Merle Kropf$100,323$3,196-96.8%
Noel Davis Jr.$11,660$3,078-73.6%
Nita S. Epton$11,638$3,042-73.9%
Brett E. Muse$16,822$3,014-82.1%
Amanda J. Whisenhunt$16,809$2,995-82.2%
Larry D. Smith$16,494$2,984-81.9%
Carroll Powell$24,513$2,982-87.8%
Bryan Westfall$0$2,915--
John J. Wilson$11,726$2,822-75.9%
Scott Douglas Lowrey$15,835$2,808-82.3%
Lisa Hilliard$13,152$2,808-78.6%
Robert Gunter$4,261$2,798-34.3%
Brett Edward Harmon$10,436$2,713-74%
Kristin Stavely$10,404$2,687-74.2%
Allison Horn$10,244$2,617-74.5%
Janie Young$11,902$2,607-78.1%
Esteban Avila$5,258$2,588-50.8%
Marty Bearden$12,369$2,529-79.6%
Delbert David Baker$20,370$2,528-87.6%
MRS Yolanda P Barton$10,868$2,495-77%
Max Dale Smith$0$2,485--
William L Molnaird$8,469$2,482-70.7%
Raymond Tyler Harr$19,769$2,455-87.6%
Grover Hill$7,777$2,342-69.9%
Joe D King, M.D.$9,550$2,326-75.6%
Troace T Marshall$9,064$2,316-74.4%
Robert Womack$12,481$2,297-81.6%
Penny Kirby$8,047$2,278-71.7%
Trevor David Kropf$25,992$2,276-91.2%
Marion Lou Jamison$16,777$2,272-86.5%
Mark Millwood$8,876$2,253-74.6%
Tim Jones$9,152$2,202-75.9%
Kim Linville$10,747$2,182-79.7%
Kathy Brown$12,261$2,102-82.9%
Michael Myers$7,920$2,100-73.5%
Mike Goodson$11,694$2,059-82.4%
Don Newberg$6,940$2,051-70.4%
John M. Hicks$8,679$2,024-76.7%
Shea Caldwell$13,479$1,994-85.2%
Larry A. Daniel$10,277$1,949-81%
Dakota Bailey$8,633$1,934-77.6%
George S. Dangerfield$7,480$1,932-74.2%
Jimmy Beene$8,756$1,919-78.1%
Justin Smith$6,317$1,884-70.2%
Darwin Roy Baker$19,559$1,755-91%
Greg Westfall$9,471$1,747-81.6%
Phillip Anthony White$12,540$1,739-86.1%
Dildy Reed$11,330$1,732-84.7%
Thelma Marie Minton$5,764$1,729-70%
Daniel Ackley$7,238$1,727-76.1%
Robbye C Westfall$7,535$1,726-77.1%
Jackie Wade Bearden$6,963$1,704-75.5%
Peggy F. Hill$14,250$1,698-88.1%
Lee Eugene Hostetler$9,024$1,698-81.2%
Phil Propps$8,008$1,670-79.1%
Randy Lynn Allen$8,206$1,668-79.7%
William A. Pope$13,436$1,633-87.8%
Mike Graves$3,333$1,632-51%
Chad Alan Westfall$13,081$1,614-87.7%
Hubert Hardin$11,294$1,598-85.9%
Joe William Whisenhunt$7,601$1,592-79.1%
Robert Falcon$6,545$1,582-75.8%
Lawrence Williams$2,772$1,580-43%
Justin B. Allen$12,984$1,576-87.9%
Jenny Nicole Ray$7,051$1,549-78%
Kevin Jay Headings$6,292$1,542-75.5%
Pine Top Farms, Inc.$10,554$1,533-85.5%
Paul Cox$6,908$1,518-78%
James R. Reed$7,310$1,492-79.6%
Moore Family Revocable Trust$98$1,4891,419.4%
The Michael Edward Moore Revocable Trust U/A/D October 1, 19$0$1,489--
John Allen Maines$9,822$1,480-84.9%
Keith A. Carroll$11,984$1,460-87.8%
Kerry Strasner$7,075$1,448-79.5%
Al Kizzia$5,419$1,447-73.3%
Joyce M. Barnes$5,610$1,420-74.7%
Jane A. Watts$4,708$1,419-69.9%
Floyd Arnold Jr.$6,875$1,418-79.4%
Stanley Lawrence$7,696$1,404-81.8%
John M. Alsabrook$6,215$1,401-77.5%
Jimmy Miller$6,303$1,396-77.9%
Sheila Chaney$7,141$1,382-80.6%
Lane Pope$4,642$1,363-70.6%
Thomas Sherron Copeland$6,075$1,359-77.6%
Jerry Christie$5,588$1,334-76.1%
Beckie Bolland$5,176$1,310-74.7%
Angela Farris$4,818$1,302-73%
Farview Farms, Inc.$11,021$1,268-88.5%
Mark Douglas Rhodes II$5,973$1,262-78.9%
Mike McCarter$4,928$1,250-74.6%
MRS Jennifer Lynn Kilcrease$10,238$1,226-88%
John C. Morphew$7,236$1,199-83.4%
Tony L. Chesshir$7,698$1,194-84.5%
Marvin C. Gilbert$5,467$1,184-78.3%
Theresa Alexander$7,944$1,183-85.1%
Richard V. Wakefield$13,735$1,176-91.4%
James T. Johnson$6,281$1,175-81.3%
Donald Hatch$6,559$1,164-82.3%
Janice Deronda Huffman$4,312$1,130-73.8%
J & J Farms$5,137$1,121-78.2%
Brenda Reid$3,608$1,114-69.1%
Bobby Keaster$0$1,100--
Jason Andrew Reed$2,948$1,096-62.8%
David Hilliard$3,245$1,081-66.7%
Newton Cheatham$8,912$1,073-88%
Elizabeth D'ann Rogers$3,696$1,072-71%
Gerald Moses$4,587$1,072-76.6%
James Stegall Lillard$1,602$1,055-34.1%
Dallas Sweeden$6,732$1,028-84.7%
Sam Ragar$7,277$1,021-86%
Carl Douglas Cornish$5,038$1,018-79.8%
Larry Strawn$6,638$1,014-84.7%
Steven Jurina$0$1,011--
Damon Peebles$2,937$1,006-65.7%
Wade Reed$5,505$985-82.1%
Aleah J. Smith$4,978$966-80.6%
Marguerite M. Robinson$3,982$965-75.8%
Sara Pace$5,060$958-81.1%
Summer Harrison$3,740$951-74.6%
Sharon Turner$4,898$949-80.6%
David M. Ladenburg$12,676$948-92.5%
Carl Daugherty$2,882$928-67.8%
Ashley Michelle Ewing$5,056$928-81.6%
Clay Hester$4,048$928-77.1%
James Roger Chambers$3,817$868-77.3%
Jacquelyn Howard$4,114$866-78.9%
Randy Todd Morris$3,841$865-77.5%
Jason Morris$3,575$863-75.9%
Joyce Woodruff$5,727$862-84.9%
Kathy Ferguson$3,344$849-74.6%
Charlene Sharp$4,718$844-82.1%
Benjamin Hunter Bolland$2,893$837-71.1%
Karlie Worley$6,855$832-87.9%
Constance Delaine French$4,015$816-79.7%
Vanessa Ivonne Francis$2,145$814-62.1%
Karen Kitchens$0$812--
Austin Sharp$2,277$811-64.4%
Jon Todd Castleman$3,432$796-76.8%
Jeffrey Lance Robbins$4,543$781-82.8%
Donavon L. Tollett$3,816$774-79.7%
Bryan D. Mounts$0$770--
Dennis E. Ritchie$4,714$754-84%
Anthony G Kassos$3,164$723-77.1%
Cliftin Jarrett Rogers$2,717$714-73.7%
Patricia Robbins$2,717$714-73.7%
Kirk Bradley Vines$3,465$692-80%
Taylor Blaine Friend$3,623$684-81.1%
Mitchell Leavins$4,777$682-85.7%
Dana L. Turner$2,365$678-71.3%
Rita Treece$1,402$665-52.6%
David S. Hathcoat$0$660--
Scott Turbeville$1,551$647-58.3%
Willy A. Castleberry$3,839$627-83.7%
Virgil Bailey$2,673$624-76.7%
Phillip A. Turner$3,058$624-79.6%
Justin Michael Kinkade$4,553$619-86.4%
Jim Bob Lamb$2,495$618-75.2%
Phillip L. Smith$2,987$609-79.6%
Justin D. Kilcrease$4,777$593-87.6%
Archie Wynn Cothren$2,134$592-72.3%
Harvey L. Jones$2,838$589-79.2%
Brandon K. Arnold$2,695$588-78.2%
Bill D. Krantz$2,651$571-78.5%
James H. White$2,860$549-80.8%
Benny Ray Reed Jr.$2,233$548-75.5%
Vinita Sue Faulkner$1,683$545-67.6%
Sherri Marshall$3,345$544-83.7%
Bobby W. White$2,178$543-75.1%
Gary K. Jamison$2,222$529-76.2%
Phillip T. Miller$1,386$501-63.9%
Beau D. Fitzgerald$2,235$500-77.6%
Sue Quinn$2,057$474-77%
Timothy R. Harding$2,648$474-82.1%
Jay Tollett$1,947$472-75.8%
Russell Broussard$2,826$472-83.3%
Gary Sirmon$2,990$467-84.4%
Jacky Hill$2,443$460-81.2%
Celina A. McLelland$1,925$460-76.1%
Dillon O. Billings$2,123$457-78.5%
Robert H. Chism$858$453-47.2%
Jimmy C. Friend$3,909$450-88.5%
Michael Shane Chandler$1,892$443-76.6%
Xaivier D Reed$2,090$440-78.9%
Thaddeus Wright$1,639$434-73.5%
Debra White$2,167$422-80.5%
Ronald Turner$2,442$408-83.3%
Jeffery Tipton$1,903$406-78.7%
Jean Stuart$392$3920%
Kayla Megginson$1,846$392-78.8%
Jeremy Davis$1,331$391-70.6%
James Wray$2,222$388-82.5%
Charles Gulley$1,466$387-73.6%
Brandy Couch$2,101$378-82%
Logan Paul Hostetler$1,639$360-78%
Jerry Don Helton$1,441$357-75.2%
Lauren K. Priddy$2,151$339-84.2%
Lavon Flaherty$1,275$319-75%
Herbert Marc Pope$2,380$318-86.6%
Jason Loyd White$1,627$318-80.5%
Shane Vaughn Wright$1,320$308-76.7%
Che M. Gordon$1,221$298-75.6%
Anthony B. Clark$1,353$290-78.6%
Michael D. Tollett$1,441$277-80.8%
Donald R. Fletcher$1,419$264-81.4%
Justin Jackson$1,884$259-86.3%
Graham Connor Pope$5,063$256-94.9%
Erin Adams$902$254-71.8%
David Jeremiah Perez$1,188$252-78.8%
Cecil Spanhanks$1,384$223-83.9%
Otis F. Henson$0$220--
John Curtis$869$218-74.9%
Rusty Hagler$1,089$218-80%
Vonda Mae Brown$935$195-79.1%
Don Scoggins$561$191-66%
Shawn Hatch$1,834$187-89.8%
Kinzy N. Sublett$0$165--
Royce David Miller$805$128-84.1%
Brenda Ann Brown$484$105-78.3%
Theresa Brothers$4,897$97-98%
Eva Dell Cox$0$56--
Margaret Byrd$328$23-93%
Cathy L. Quinn$1,045$0-100%
David E. Young$1,375$0-100%
Jason C. Young$468$0-100%
Jeffrey Braden Heifner$1,375$0-100%
Jimmy R. Hill$203$0-100%
Joyce Pinkerton$385$0-100%
Eddie Mike Pope$976$0-100%
Robbye Andrew Westfall$2,142$0-100%
Thelma W. Williams$4,180$0-100%
William E. Teague$275$0-100%
Andrea Reeves$4,886$0-100%
Austin Lovelis$1,650$0-100%
Carl Freel III$197$0-100%
Codie Jamison$85$0-100%
Duane Bowden$202$0-100%
Gary Hughes$197$0-100%
Jane Caldwell$237$0-100%
Jerry Fugitt$7,269$0-100%
John Hearnsberger$512$0-100%
Joseph A. Propps$880$0-100%
Kevin Serrano$330$0-100%
Marly Gail Lemons$6,380$0-100%
Mr. Kenneth James Kropf$16,248$0-100%
Phillip A. Young$3,850$0-100%
Randy Watts$990$0-100%
Rene Ortiz$330$0-100%
Roberta Louise Teeter$21,120$0-100%
Tomye Adair$550$0-100%
Valdez-Serrano Farms, Inc.$157$0-100%
Willie Hugh Womack$3,025$0-100%
Total subsidies$3,757,748$2,552,684-32.1%

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