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In 2021, 135 farmers in cities within Galveston County received a total of $618,022 in 213 farm subsidies, a 49.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 322 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rivers Management Company, LLC | $101,155 | $54,678 | -45.9% |
| The Nature Conservancy | $48,297 | $50,000 | 3.5% |
| Leon Bromberg Charitable Trustee Fund | $37,590 | $37,590 | 0% |
| Frances Melton R. Tr | $39,195 | $34,615 | -11.7% |
| Khenda Davis | $37,204 | $27,443 | -26.2% |
| Malcolm W. Davis | $31,535 | $26,076 | -17.3% |
| David & Barbara Lecompte | $82,715 | $21,924 | -73.5% |
| Freed Family Trust | $21,704 | $20,984 | -3.3% |
| Gulf Coast Farms Partnership | $52,636 | $18,519 | -64.8% |
| Taylor Jane Cattle Company, LLC | $24,872 | $13,877 | -44.2% |
| Colene Stigler Blankinship | $18,126 | $13,831 | -23.7% |
| Christopher Baron Peters | $29,222 | $13,250 | -54.7% |
| Judy Shorman | $12,583 | $12,334 | -2% |
| Thomas V. Ford | $10,264 | $10,264 | 0% |
| Mark Murphy | $0 | $9,390 | -- |
| N Bar N, LLC | $15,532 | $8,790 | -43.4% |
| Mary Fayma Crump | $0 | $8,234 | -- |
| Bradley Boisen | $6,728 | $7,999 | 18.9% |
| Jacob Wayne Eversole | $64,134 | $7,842 | -87.8% |
| Barbara a Bowers | $12,194 | $7,609 | -37.6% |
| Thomas Gates | $9,916 | $7,487 | -24.5% |
| Alice R Schlagal | $0 | $7,441 | -- |
| Timothy Brandon | $24,482 | $7,228 | -70.5% |
| C & J Livestock Management, LLC | $24,695 | $7,040 | -71.5% |
| T. B. Alexander | $5,650 | $6,156 | 9% |
| Dustin John Carr | $11,571 | $6,086 | -47.4% |
| Robert O. Hart Jr. | $27,767 | $5,616 | -79.8% |
| Anne Franklin | $12,574 | $5,039 | -59.9% |
| Larue Cattle Company, LLC | $23,730 | $5,000 | -78.9% |
| Glenn W. Riske Jr. | $12,536 | $4,942 | -60.6% |
| Mike Pantalion | $21,527 | $4,919 | -77.1% |
| Gary Lee Meyer | $4,736 | $4,863 | 2.7% |
| Blaine Brown | $4,842 | $4,842 | 0% |
| Gayle N. King | $11,776 | $4,420 | -62.5% |
| Juanice Cypert | $0 | $4,260 | -- |
| Clint McGuire | $15,510 | $4,184 | -73% |
| Patricia M. Creech | $0 | $4,163 | -- |
| R C Schlagal Trust | $0 | $4,155 | -- |
| Mack Ranch, LLC | $3,916 | $4,044 | 3.3% |
| Doris Earline Zimmermann | $11,236 | $3,917 | -65.1% |
| Patricia M. Thornton | $2,089 | $3,827 | 83.2% |
| Allison Rea | $0 | $3,728 | -- |
| Brian Ussery | $0 | $3,520 | -- |
| Leona F. Gatlin | $3,221 | $3,490 | 8.4% |
| Gary Douglas Cotharn | $5,701 | $3,237 | -43.2% |
| Manual Joe Betancourt | $21,875 | $3,228 | -85.2% |
| James Hall | $5,962 | $3,222 | -46% |
| Degner Farm | $4,357 | $3,205 | -26.4% |
| Dennis G. Glick | $3,145 | $3,145 | 0% |
| Jackie Cole | $0 | $3,059 | -- |
| Joiner Farms, LLC | $4,827 | $2,931 | -39.3% |
| Ronald Houseman | $2,544 | $2,544 | 0% |
| Schlagal Brothers Oil Company | $0 | $2,282 | -- |
| Joshua Nathan Eversole | $46,469 | $2,272 | -95.1% |
| Richard L. Hughes | $2,848 | $2,228 | -21.8% |
| Carl Ray Cook | $5,295 | $2,167 | -59.1% |
| Lewis E Long Farm, Inc. | $2,126 | $2,126 | 0% |
| William D. Goebel | $10,073 | $2,104 | -79.1% |
| Elroy J. Zimmermann | $6,884 | $2,037 | -70.4% |
| Tommy Mars | $3,692 | $1,943 | -47.4% |
| Deitra Rock | $1,892 | $1,892 | 0% |
| Judy Eatinger - Judy Marie Eatinger Trust | $3,236 | $1,847 | -42.9% |
| Michael Keith McGuire | $17,192 | $1,725 | -90% |
| Donald Jolly | $6,270 | $1,716 | -72.6% |
| David Eugene McMahon | $0 | $1,704 | -- |
| Murray Donald Hensley III Exempt Lifetime Trustee | $0 | $1,687 | -- |
| Loring Revocable Trust | $0 | $1,597 | -- |
| Platinum Trophy Hunts, LLC | $0 | $1,547 | -- |
| Evelyn Mars | $3,244 | $1,538 | -52.6% |
| Darrell Bonno | $6,697 | $1,452 | -78.3% |
| Gary W. Kinney | $3,630 | $1,436 | -60.4% |
| James R. Beetz | $2,883 | $1,379 | -52.2% |
| Diamond Trio Ranch Lp | $6,850 | $1,331 | -80.6% |
| Howie Hutchinson Hookstra, LLC | $11,737 | $1,330 | -88.7% |
| Carl Joiner | $2,086 | $1,328 | -36.3% |
| Jacob E. Armstrong Jr. | $1,056 | $1,322 | 25.2% |
| Howard A. Etzel III | $5,378 | $1,307 | -75.7% |
| Ann Evridge | $2,577 | $1,289 | -50% |
| Thomas E. Farmer | $4,767 | $1,250 | -73.8% |
| Michael Douglas Howard | $4,054 | $1,176 | -71% |
| James C. Hornung | $3,216 | $1,065 | -66.9% |
| Sue Unruh | $21,767 | $1,048 | -95.2% |
| Kevin Moser | $3,762 | $958 | -74.5% |
| Autrey N. Sharp | $0 | $799 | -- |
| Larry Boll | $1,761 | $797 | -54.7% |
| Clifton G Waters | $4,224 | $765 | -81.9% |
| Robert B. Janik | $1,463 | $709 | -51.5% |
| John R. Chaney | $1,034 | $684 | -33.8% |
| Todd Allen Rehm | $1,969 | $674 | -65.8% |
| Faye Reagan | $976 | $673 | -31% |
| David L. Patterson | $2,002 | $661 | -67% |
| W. C. Southmayd Jr. | $2,018 | $648 | -67.9% |
| Larry Starnes | $2,618 | $646 | -75.3% |
| Gary Marett | $0 | $584 | -- |
| Laure Alcala | $0 | $584 | -- |
| Leah Macaluso | $962 | $582 | -39.5% |
| Tripple Bar Ranch | $931 | $565 | -39.3% |
| Angie Evans | $290 | $539 | 85.9% |
| Danny Ray Randle | $2,486 | $532 | -78.6% |
| David L. Jones | $489 | $454 | -7.2% |
| Geraldine Leita | $450 | $451 | 0.2% |
| Roger Schrull | $858 | $448 | -47.8% |
| Clara M. Hewitt | $1,304 | $408 | -68.7% |
| Joseph Davis | $0 | $394 | -- |
| Jeannie J. Carnes | $941 | $382 | -59.4% |
| John Lee Herrera | $1,573 | $346 | -78% |
| Martha Wygrys Living Trust | $174 | $332 | 90.8% |
| Lisa L. Benton | $884 | $327 | -63% |
| Davy Wagner | $0 | $307 | -- |
| Bernard L Mach Estate | $836 | $298 | -64.4% |
| Charles D. Andrus | $97 | $273 | 181.4% |
| Heather Young | $916 | $246 | -73.1% |
| Wanda Hodge | $604 | $244 | -59.6% |
| Alexander A. Vining | $174 | $195 | 12.1% |
| Seth Robert Vining | $174 | $195 | 12.1% |
| Nataesha Lavon Hill | $629 | $194 | -69.2% |
| Adrain Joe Hill | $698 | $186 | -73.4% |
| Daniel Bonno | $704 | $173 | -75.4% |
| Anthony R. Jammer Sr. | $1,023 | $171 | -83.3% |
| Davy's, LLC | $0 | $155 | -- |
| Neff Farms | $0 | $153 | -- |
| Brad Arnold | $411 | $148 | -64% |
| Wayne R. Snodgrass | $142 | $142 | 0% |
| Patricia Morrison | $89 | $113 | 27% |
| Kenneth Arnold | $25 | $74 | 196% |
| Kimberly Allen | $0 | $74 | -- |
| Vincent Flisowski | $297 | $69 | -76.8% |
| Beth Ann Treece | $207 | $66 | -68.1% |
| Harold Lawrence Weaver | $173 | $64 | -63% |
| Christine Gruener | $147 | $60 | -59.2% |
| Linda L Steaples | $0 | $59 | -- |
| James W Nugier | $99 | $32 | -67.7% |
| Sherrie H. Jones | $68 | $28 | -58.8% |
| Scott Clark | $1,435 | $28 | -98% |
| James Blumentritt | $869 | $21 | -97.6% |
| Gordon Eugene Waller | $71 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesus Fernandez | $223 | $0 | -100% |
| J. D. Fortner | $30 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Whittington | $7,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia S. Arnold | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth W. Hale | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugenia H. Campbell | $389 | $0 | -100% |
| Gayle King | $1,273 | $0 | -100% |
| John H. Campbell | $389 | $0 | -100% |
| John W. Malik | $172 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn Zwirek | $856 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia A. Ainsworth | $73 | $0 | -100% |
| Roman Rainosek Jr. | $472 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Hill III | $157 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary N. Slovacek | $6,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnny G. Mars | $448 | $0 | -100% |
| Renay L. Roberts | $111 | $0 | -100% |
| Amanda Diane Mills | $815 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Honish | $166 | $0 | -100% |
| Annie M. Wilde | $12,422 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel J Plite | $5,995 | $0 | -100% |
| Elaine Moreland Kroeger | $747 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob K. Harmeyer | $3,974 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Wilde | $12,371 | $0 | -100% |
| Kody Kahla | $8,360 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Cernoch | $468 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne J. Armand | $4,547 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,223,559 | $618,022 | -49.5% |
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