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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Taylor County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Taylor County received $3 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 315 farmers in cities within Taylor County received a total of $3.5 million in 755 farm subsidies, a 45.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.5 million in 1,141 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 Taylor County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Bagley & Company$321,721$236,690-26.4%
Best Farms$353,189$232,579-34.1%
Williams & Company$366,650$198,640-45.8%
Malone Farms$288,628$173,374-39.9%
Toombs & Toombs$282,946$147,903-47.7%
Earthbound Resources, LLC$203,766$142,860-29.9%
Tim R. Shields$65,445$129,02997.2%
Robert Galen Boone$184,906$121,351-34.4%
Josh D. Grohman$155,947$101,886-34.7%
First National Bank Rotan$53,602$93,84975.1%
Tammy R. Shields$43,761$85,37395.1%
Miller Cattle Company$108,549$71,690-34%
Carolyn Miller Gully$243,482$71,617-70.6%
Joe R. Sims$97,000$51,726-46.7%
Bradley P Volcek$56,986$51,377-9.8%
Gaylon Joe Brnovak$84,900$46,108-45.7%
Lambert Livestock, LLC$446,460$45,492-89.8%
Dusty F. Farmer$90,248$43,698-51.6%
Lance C. Moore$60,460$41,531-31.3%
Sunny B. Moore$60,460$41,531-31.3%
Lloyd Wayne Williams Jr.$0$38,676--
Judy S. Rutledge$27,709$35,73629%
Gerald G. Rutledge$27,709$35,72928.9%
Steve Buntin$56,290$35,386-37.1%
Danny H. Farris$84,161$30,595-63.6%
Alla Farmer$60,303$28,953-52%
First National Bank$53,598$23,505-56.1%
Debra A. Townsend$37,800$23,283-38.4%
Freddy Toombs$75,131$22,953-69.4%
Brent L. Toombs$75,043$22,928-69.4%
Janet Whisenhunt$57,425$21,684-62.2%
Rodie Goodwin$97,732$20,575-78.9%
Jerry R. Miller Jr.$40,618$20,519-49.5%
Domingo del Rosal$6,001$20,195236.5%
G. R. Boulter$59,567$18,938-68.2%
Sparta Farms, Inc.$12,374$18,89752.7%
Jacky Reynolds$47,121$18,826-60%
K & N Partnership$0$18,476--
Mike Peterson$31,659$18,433-41.8%
Bagley & Company Properties, LLC$29,100$18,225-37.4%
Lloyd Wayne Williams Jr.$0$17,892--
Joe Keith Head$21,206$17,765-16.2%
James Briley Snowden$8,250$17,123107.6%
Kyle Robert Kendrick$31,112$16,402-47.3%
L & S Farms, LLC$23,311$16,193-30.5%
John P. Heathington$33,377$15,847-52.5%
Calvin Laird$22,666$15,364-32.2%
Jim Hudson$20,594$15,167-26.4%
Jon Brand Jones$21,967$14,778-32.7%
Vickie Hays$14,217$14,206-0.1%
William Scott Tarpley$35,720$13,590-62%
Cal-Tex Feeders, Inc.$16,506$13,461-18.4%
Russell S. Graham$61,307$12,985-78.8%
Eddy Allyn$45,594$12,737-72.1%
4 G's Ranch$17,731$12,497-29.5%
Jacob Scott Brenem$21,985$12,488-43.2%
James B. Griffith$11,483$11,4830%
Lenga Dawn Woodard Supplemental Needs Trust$0$10,961--
Collin C. Jacobs$18,580$10,924-41.2%
Robbie G. Hicks$16,717$10,790-35.5%
Cody J'Wallace Cox$12,607$10,598-15.9%
William G. Beadle$16,681$10,475-37.2%
Rodney W. Kinsey$41,380$10,304-75.1%
Debra Castleberry$13,849$9,742-29.7%
Christy D Teichelman$30,830$9,567-69%
Charles E. Jacobs$26,920$9,543-64.6%
Jathan Bilbrey$14,222$9,386-34%
Bryce Anthony Hatfield$21,115$9,379-55.6%
Hugh Baker$11,565$9,352-19.1%
Marla Beasley Woods$9,119$9,1190%
Allen R. Morgan Jr.$13,761$8,670-37%
Mary Lee Bartlett$8,647$8,6470%
David E. Tarpley$16,363$8,636-47.2%
Doug McClure$10,234$8,309-18.8%
Creed Newman$8,451$8,287-1.9%
Joreta Smith$14,851$8,029-45.9%
Randall J. Dunagin$19,205$7,923-58.7%
Michael D. Sloan$17,328$7,739-55.3%
Dick A. Griffith$0$7,683--
Marcus Malone$11,231$7,662-31.8%
Roy L. Isom$16,694$7,566-54.7%
Tom H. Carson$7,763$7,560-2.6%
Blake Liles Revocable Living Trust$0$7,465--
Billy W. Hamner$11,806$7,409-37.2%
Steve Devaney$12,129$7,291-39.9%
Jim Jacobs$18,859$7,266-61.5%
John Wayne Boyd$13,461$7,027-47.8%
Calvin Cooley Jr.$0$6,955--
Sherlyn G. Tarpley$0$6,808--
Ernest Manske$20,585$6,455-68.6%
4w-Farms$15,952$6,424-59.7%
Russell L. Holloway$17,104$6,336-63%
Butch Graham$14,545$6,268-56.9%
Pamela G. Welborn$4,142$6,21650.1%
Burl McCoy$15,499$6,140-60.4%
Dustin Brown$18,750$5,974-68.1%
Dick Atkins$25,811$5,898-77.1%
Johnnie W. Wickham$4,746$5,82222.7%
Sheri L. Shipman$7,870$5,514-29.9%
Tim Kelley$13,446$5,233-61.1%
Philip W. Seymore$24,508$5,181-78.9%
Boulter Brothers Farm PTR$7,001$5,158-26.3%
Darrell N. Ueckert$8,155$4,996-38.7%
Mccoy Family Partnership$11,364$4,658-59%
Mccoy Family Partnership$0$4,621--
Justin D. Alexander$24,247$4,601-81%
Terry G. Brown$9,083$4,343-52.2%
Amy Mitchell Biggs$5,777$4,271-26.1%
Jimmy Don Rogers$10,564$4,268-59.6%
Roger A. Beaird$2,667$4,18256.8%
Ricky Beard$5,110$4,161-18.6%
Jerry Patterson$8,668$4,143-52.2%
Patricia Ann Hester$5,050$4,045-19.9%
Vonay Davis Estate$2,368$3,99868.8%
Linda Sue Toliver$1,859$3,978114%
Roy A. Davis$8,657$3,939-54.5%
Billy Don Haynes$3,365$3,78912.6%
Grady Yoder$16,669$3,699-77.8%
John T. Naron III$14,519$3,694-74.6%
Dwayne Schlueter$9,875$3,376-65.8%
Bobby D. Brazelton$10,350$3,346-67.7%
Patricia Ann Doan$4,361$3,308-24.1%
Shelton L. Boyd$23,044$3,200-86.1%
Don Dwain Garner$12,799$3,140-75.5%
Marilyn E. Starkey$1,471$3,091110.1%
Shirley Morgan$4,174$3,069-26.5%
Ussery Southard Farm, LLC$3,255$3,050-6.3%
Quinten Stanford$0$3,020--
Karen Leann Patterson$4,672$2,930-37.3%
Gene W. Townsend$18,640$2,923-84.3%
Glenna Wright$5,482$2,880-47.5%
Jimmy Griffith$6,243$2,858-54.2%
Bradley Shackleton$8,741$2,784-68.2%
Carolyn G. Putnam$3,900$2,723-30.2%
Glen Sansom$16,100$2,712-83.2%
Sherril L. Burns Jr.$2,984$2,658-10.9%
Covered E Land & Cattle, LLC$6,391$2,636-58.8%
Ann Jacobs$0$2,632--
Derrell W. Riggan$5,147$2,631-48.9%
Anton Kubacak$0$2,572--
Brandon Allan Shahan$23,433$2,532-89.2%
Amon Castleberry$7,029$2,515-64.2%
Waylan Jackson$10,994$2,475-77.5%
Steve Brewer$5,830$2,403-58.8%
Rodney Goodwin$14,927$2,397-83.9%
Patti Lynn Shotwell-Gayle$7,938$2,391-69.9%
Lloyd Williams Jr.$96,194$2,376-97.5%
Russell Morgan$4,838$2,373-51%
James B. Schick$9,070$2,348-74.1%
Jeff Callaway$8,081$2,334-71.1%
Donnie Riggan$1,564$2,31648.1%
Darrell Balentine$6,712$2,200-67.2%
Lisa Ann Linn$9,251$2,196-76.3%
Heather Shackleton$8,221$2,179-73.5%
Karlen Hardy$10,000$2,158-78.4%
Randy Knott$2,651$2,074-21.8%
Ann C. Payne$4,094$2,035-50.3%
Doris P. Beddingfield$5,634$2,028-64%
Mickey Pape$2,556$1,990-22.1%
Casey Ellison$7,538$1,951-74.1%
Ida Reid$4,826$1,935-59.9%
Gary Wayne Blackwell$0$1,888--
Jeanie West$3,883$1,875-51.7%
Jerry D. Black$5,687$1,867-67.2%
Lynne L. Keys$2,484$1,855-25.3%
Charles David Carter$2,298$1,782-22.5%
G W Teaff Estate Partnership$2,524$1,768-30%
Debra L. Knudson$3,745$1,738-53.6%
Robert M. Grimes$7,112$1,721-75.8%
Billy Flint$2,475$1,720-30.5%
Wendy Hogan Motley$2,449$1,656-32.4%
CPB Estate$1,232$1,64233.3%
Robert Truman Brooks$0$1,641--
Preston T. Teel$7,359$1,624-77.9%
Nathan R. Pruitt Jr.$1,826$1,611-11.8%
Beverly Helmer$2,569$1,604-37.6%
Loyd A. Sargent$5,121$1,603-68.7%
Kimberly R. Edgemon$1,600$1,595-0.3%
Connie A. Griffith$573$1,592177.8%
Dale mac Butler$3,824$1,573-58.9%
John W. Jacobson$0$1,558--
Resa Reedy$2,079$1,530-26.4%
Anita G. Daniels$4,294$1,506-64.9%
Great ELM Properties, LLC$1,430$1,4733%
Peggy Louise Williams$2,382$1,445-39.3%
Tommie G. Holley$6,429$1,424-77.9%
Vickie L. Graham$6,314$1,406-77.7%
Michael Martin$1,370$1,3700%
RTB Family Trust$0$1,315--
Cody Lynn Minze$0$1,287--
Chris Desmond Cox$765$1,28668.1%
Candace Brown$1,947$1,253-35.6%
Rickie Johnson$0$1,251--
Johnny E. Sherley$5,548$1,235-77.7%
Matthew Lee Brewer$0$1,216--
David Starkey$2,207$1,211-45.1%
Lenora A. Reid$5,642$1,207-78.6%
Dana D. James$1,255$1,202-4.2%
Jimmy Hester$1,537$1,197-22.1%
George Blankenship$2,473$1,195-51.7%
Shawn J. Moore$3,317$1,150-65.3%
Donald R. Russom$4,366$1,146-73.8%
Billy Frank Rogers$1,532$1,122-26.8%
Carolyn A. Trimble$1,538$1,109-27.9%
Rex Rash$0$1,100--
Nicholas J. Shepherd$5,104$1,092-78.6%
Lakeford Trust$1,436$1,090-24.1%
Kathryn E. James$1,165$1,070-8.2%
Simpson Brothers Jv$5,230$1,066-79.6%
Jerry Hallmark$1,418$1,038-26.8%
Sprayberry CGC, Inc.$0$1,031--
Roger Moore$1,479$994-32.8%
B. J. Johnson$1,020$985-3.4%
Dwayne Tucker$3,668$968-73.6%
Ann Scott$1,261$964-23.6%
Donna E. Grant$2,091$963-53.9%
Marsha M. Ries$2,133$962-54.9%
Tonya R. Maxwell$2,133$962-54.9%
Ken Snodgrass$3,025$958-68.3%
Doug Smoot$2,409$952-60.5%
Kody Hogan$1,431$946-33.9%
Ida May Seymore$0$923--
Gordon B Seedig$429$914113.1%
Ronnie Freeman$2,711$892-67.1%
Robert Henry Hanson$3,169$886-72%
Jo Ella Rash$0$883--
Lonelle Teaff$1,463$822-43.8%
Richard Bryan$6,765$812-88%
Brad Hutcheson$6,514$804-87.7%
Jerry D. Horton$4,880$792-83.8%
Michael D Mourot$2,871$788-72.6%
Shana Nicole Parker$779$7790%
David D. Dickerson$8,964$767-91.4%
John Helmer$2,805$740-73.6%
Beatrice M. Akers$6,878$722-89.5%
James Boyd$15,961$693-95.7%
Lanny P Seedig$402$68971.4%
Dee Ann Curry$1,075$666-38%
John Daniel Wickham$2,455$665-72.9%
Curtis Rister$911$656-28%
Robert F. Soukup$6,365$645-89.9%
Sonja L. Hutt$2,068$640-69.1%
Danny D. Freeman$4,371$636-85.4%
Joe M. Boles$792$633-20.1%
Cirilo Alaniz$4,918$628-87.2%
Cheyenne Nicole Patton$2,789$618-77.8%
Lloyd Williams$2,308$615-73.4%
Eulan Hatfield$1,067$609-42.9%
Shannon L. O'Shields$4,074$604-85.2%
Barry J. McCollum$1,220$598-51%
Douglas W. Lindsey$760$584-23.2%
William E. Clark$2,725$580-78.7%
Sandy J. Goldsmith$0$568--
Doris Wells$2,147$567-73.6%
Mikey McClure$3,446$545-84.2%
Troy Limbaugh$2,112$531-74.9%
Tommy Chambliss$0$530--
Terry G. Brown$0$522--
Krista Pursley$895$515-42.5%
Johnnie Boatmun$629$508-19.2%
Manuel de Leon$5,449$501-90.8%
Jerry Russell$2,824$492-82.6%
William D. Munden$4,192$488-88.4%
David C. Scott$1,796$478-73.4%
Hillin Hancock$2,839$464-83.7%
Nathan D. Jones$489$454-7.2%
Urban Z. Bright$869$451-48.1%
Ricky Minze$0$416--
Lorne Alan Sloan$420$409-2.6%
Rodger Lister$0$397--
Billy Wells$0$395--
Darrell W. Moore$0$393--
Justin K. Anders$1,793$391-78.2%
Della McBride$657$389-40.8%
Marshall Wharton$520$374-28.1%
Glenna Jane Clark$1,172$361-69.2%
Randall Johnson$978$345-64.7%
Roy L. Kelso$1,747$332-81%
Wanda McAninch$552$324-41.3%
Dennis A. Schkade$3,718$318-91.4%
Regina Zoe Carlson$313$3130%
Eric L. Fisher$0$312--
John F Zormeier$0$312--
Tim Shields$487$306-37.2%
Malcom W. Newcomb$1,528$285-81.3%
Dale E. Murdock Jr.$838$275-67.2%
Sammac, LLC$0$273--
Roy E. Underwood$536$263-50.9%
Walter A. Gerhart$946$262-72.3%
Jonathan David Byers$2,763$259-90.6%
Patsy R. O'Kelly$920$258-72%
Logan H. Carpenter$321$250-22.1%
Ray Dillard$392$241-38.5%
Lindsey Hooper$491$240-51.1%
James E. Kelley$1,890$232-87.7%
Andy Stockton$562$218-61.2%
Finley Barnett$307$216-29.6%
Owen Othell O'Kelly$0$210--
Phillip R. Neufeld$86$202134.9%
Steven Brad McCoy$1,718$200-88.4%
Logan Cravens$219$198-9.6%
Mark Bunkley$117$19062.4%
Lyle O. Ramsey$0$181--
Kevin R. Graham$475$143-69.9%
Rose Putman$1,351$138-89.8%
Albert D. McMillan$600$118-80.3%
David W. Miller$384$112-70.8%
Roger Williams$254$105-58.7%
James M. Emerson Jr.$793$102-87.1%
Randall P. Johnson$330$74-77.6%
Kent Lefevre$165$66-60%
Ann A. Taylor$4,679$48-99%
Jimmy D. Flint$0$35--
Heath A. Bagley$32$320%
Michael Seaton$5,212$18-99.7%
Ben Gates$330$0-100%
Taylor County Farm Service Agency$614$0-100%
Baja Land and Cattle, LLC$12,091$0-100%
Barbara Lankford Johnson$2,061$0-100%
Berneil Teaff$3,878$0-100%
Billy B. Neff$16,694$0-100%
Billy O. Bilbrey Jr.$561$0-100%
Blake Liles Revocable Living Trus$3,155$0-100%
Calvin W. Cooley Jr.$16,117$0-100%
Carolyn McGuire$606$0-100%
Connie Mack Seymore$3,419$0-100%
Charles G. Knight$891$0-100%
Gerald L. Wright$1,869$0-100%
Jay Henry Campbell$495$0-100%
Kenneth C. Morris$1,638$0-100%
Lena Joyce Knight$891$0-100%
Lou David Allen$7,135$0-100%
Martha Sheree Hall$2,217$0-100%
Martina Best$139$0-100%
Randy Clifford White$1,581$0-100%
Rickey D. Meeks$5,264$0-100%
Roger L. Burfiend$550$0-100%
Sandra Townsend$2,187$0-100%
Tim D. Hall$15,203$0-100%
Vickie Young$591$0-100%
Chris D. Cox$1,108$0-100%
Don A. Lambert$6,082$0-100%
Elaine M. Root$1,036$0-100%
Marion E. Cox$745$0-100%
Patricia L. Broadwell$1,888$0-100%
Vicki C. Broadwell$19,663$0-100%
Bobby J. Caraway$4,537$0-100%
Frank E. Allyn$2,458$0-100%
Jacky W. Brown$829$0-100%
Jerome N. Williams$2,986$0-100%
Jerry Little$1,430$0-100%
Linda Stockton$5,157$0-100%
Martin G. Thomas$248$0-100%
Michael D Savers$640$0-100%
Mike Leszcynski$1,592$0-100%
Simon L. Guerrero Jr.$880$0-100%
Stanley D. Egger$2,389$0-100%
Taylor County Farm Service Agency$274$0-100%
Total subsidies$6,489,682$3,526,634-45.7%

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