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In 2021, 204 farmers in cities within Jones County received a total of $3.3 million in 506 farm subsidies, a 52% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7 million in 743 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 Jones County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith Farms Jv | $644,753 | $209,976 | -67.4% |
| Taylor E. Griffith | $265,563 | $170,337 | -35.9% |
| Spraberry Farms, Inc. | $313,510 | $167,601 | -46.5% |
| RJC Farms LP | $347,295 | $155,255 | -55.3% |
| Alan J. Sandbothe | $298,573 | $149,325 | -50% |
| C. W. Cooley Jr. | $192,849 | $141,676 | -26.5% |
| Terry W. White | $261,472 | $139,588 | -46.6% |
| Sally White | $214,074 | $112,334 | -47.5% |
| Doug Easterling | $210,292 | $93,688 | -55.4% |
| Louis Davis | $124,411 | $91,844 | -26.2% |
| Gary L. Lovvorn | $229,316 | $89,841 | -60.8% |
| Lloyd B. Meek | $262,994 | $89,456 | -66% |
| Brian Clifton Sandbothe | $191,662 | $86,930 | -54.6% |
| Andy C. Sandbothe | $195,533 | $84,427 | -56.8% |
| Drummond-Foster Partners, Ltd. | $76,974 | $76,974 | 0% |
| Sabona, Inc. | $101,986 | $74,134 | -27.3% |
| Franklin Dale Spurgin | $32,149 | $72,210 | 124.6% |
| Mr. Larry H. Lytle | $106,112 | $60,534 | -43% |
| MRS. Bobbi M Lytle | $86,559 | $49,312 | -43% |
| Larry B. McLaren | $41,319 | $45,933 | 11.2% |
| First National Bank Rotan | $75,337 | $42,543 | -43.5% |
| J. T. Spraberry | $89,490 | $37,250 | -58.4% |
| Larry Green | $55,576 | $36,759 | -33.9% |
| Richard Odell Newman | $54,380 | $36,222 | -33.4% |
| Carl A. Thompson Jr. | $23,708 | $36,216 | 52.8% |
| Adobe Wells Ranch, Inc. | $95,034 | $33,300 | -65% |
| James Cooley | $38,734 | $27,960 | -27.8% |
| Morrow Farms | $38,931 | $24,849 | -36.2% |
| Mary Laverne Hines Estate | $24,156 | $23,649 | -2.1% |
| William Shane Roberts | $128,838 | $22,921 | -82.2% |
| Mitchell L Heidenheimer | $53,997 | $21,324 | -60.5% |
| Mitch L. Terrell | $50,113 | $21,131 | -57.8% |
| M D F Farm | $21,024 | $21,024 | 0% |
| Donnie Kiker | $36,778 | $20,750 | -43.6% |
| Travis C. Spraberry | $51,863 | $20,553 | -60.4% |
| Thomas Gerald Nix | $60,989 | $19,866 | -67.4% |
| Lumo Company | $56,482 | $19,787 | -65% |
| Zackery G. Thomas | $38,486 | $19,763 | -48.6% |
| Jimmie Richmond | $17,906 | $19,007 | 6.1% |
| DLB Farms Partnership | $33,582 | $18,228 | -45.7% |
| Weldon Ross Davis | $17,358 | $18,118 | 4.4% |
| Philip E. Tanner | $29,040 | $17,677 | -39.1% |
| Weldon Rainwater Enterprise, Inc. | $22,523 | $16,346 | -27.4% |
| Capital Farm Credit, PCA | $49,968 | $15,943 | -68.1% |
| Bobby J. Waddell Sr. | $31,549 | $15,437 | -51.1% |
| Mark Pearson | $30,531 | $15,263 | -50% |
| Jay B. Ward | $31,179 | $14,721 | -52.8% |
| Marvin E. McDuff | $34,918 | $14,564 | -58.3% |
| George R. Young | $19,732 | $14,547 | -26.3% |
| Reaugh Ranch Company, LLC | $64,460 | $13,848 | -78.5% |
| William E. Baker | $45,091 | $13,531 | -70% |
| Walter B. Hills Jr. | $183,286 | $12,673 | -93.1% |
| JKLG Farm, Inc. | $7,531 | $12,422 | 64.9% |
| Bob L. McLaren | $30,641 | $11,495 | -62.5% |
| Judy Cooley | $15,446 | $11,358 | -26.5% |
| Kelly J. Henrich | $28,169 | $11,350 | -59.7% |
| T & S Ranch, LLC | $12,298 | $11,209 | -8.9% |
| Rainwater Family Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $10,848 | -- |
| Craig L. Wright | $17,924 | $10,650 | -40.6% |
| Glenda P West | $24,200 | $10,144 | -58.1% |
| Mr. Richard B. Cooley | $5,910 | $9,114 | 54.2% |
| Brandon Horn | $66,037 | $9,096 | -86.2% |
| Perry Paul Thomson SR Trust | $9,117 | $9,059 | -0.6% |
| MRS Patsy J Mclaren | $15,526 | $8,805 | -43.3% |
| Bryce G. Roda | $18,721 | $8,772 | -53.1% |
| Clois W Versyp | $7,309 | $8,680 | 18.8% |
| Laverne M. Hines | $0 | $8,229 | -- |
| Rowland B. Foster | $13,991 | $8,189 | -41.5% |
| Don Specht | $17,402 | $7,745 | -55.5% |
| Jayson D. Propst | $11,666 | $7,143 | -38.8% |
| Gwen B. Coonrod | $6,874 | $6,539 | -4.9% |
| Evelyn Lollar | $11,720 | $6,250 | -46.7% |
| Cheryl Hindman | $13,581 | $6,237 | -54.1% |
| Mr. Max Elwyn Jones | $10,338 | $6,143 | -40.6% |
| Russell Stewart Rogers | $11,620 | $5,994 | -48.4% |
| W. T. Miller Jr. | $18,475 | $5,989 | -67.6% |
| Douglas W. Cory | $7,640 | $5,848 | -23.5% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $5,840 | -- |
| Anthony Morton | $9,810 | $5,710 | -41.8% |
| Wade S. Haynes | $1,909 | $5,704 | 198.8% |
| John M. Morrow | $56,541 | $5,685 | -89.9% |
| Mary Jo Blankenship | $18,180 | $5,617 | -69.1% |
| Milton M. Spurgin | $7,707 | $5,541 | -28.1% |
| Randall F. Smith | $7,863 | $5,502 | -30% |
| Tonya Herndon | $14,834 | $5,455 | -63.2% |
| Larry D. Olney | $15,004 | $5,453 | -63.7% |
| Billie K. Haynes | $2,200 | $5,338 | 142.6% |
| Darrel D. Long | $22,957 | $4,985 | -78.3% |
| Warren Wilson | $2,617 | $4,971 | 90% |
| Brazos Bend Ranch | $13,390 | $4,848 | -63.8% |
| Barbara Elston King | $1,784 | $4,711 | 164.1% |
| 2G Farms | $13,114 | $4,697 | -64.2% |
| Keith Gilbert | $11,250 | $4,491 | -60.1% |
| David W. Watkins | $11,772 | $4,366 | -62.9% |
| Brooks H. Hagler | $4,027 | $4,115 | 2.2% |
| Dee Bland | $15,908 | $4,050 | -74.5% |
| Jason E. Cory | $0 | $4,018 | -- |
| Mr. Charles R. Baucum | $7,648 | $3,923 | -48.7% |
| Aaron L. Blankenship | $8,787 | $3,889 | -55.7% |
| Stephen W Scitern | $6,915 | $3,860 | -44.2% |
| Shinnery Trucking, LLC | $5,344 | $3,838 | -28.2% |
| Jody Marie Cory | $13,643 | $3,606 | -73.6% |
| Rick A. Wright | $5,257 | $3,408 | -35.2% |
| Peggy A. Eubanks | $8,344 | $3,368 | -59.6% |
| Joshua Propst | $2,873 | $3,332 | 16% |
| Sara Guernsey | $12,725 | $3,306 | -74% |
| William J. Robinson | $3,627 | $3,296 | -9.1% |
| Jeffrey William Kocurek | $10,834 | $3,295 | -69.6% |
| Tepee Farms, LLC | $16,346 | $3,267 | -80% |
| Ken Youngers | $0 | $3,257 | -- |
| Trevor Jebens | $1,766 | $3,200 | 81.2% |
| George S. Hicks | $2,957 | $3,138 | 6.1% |
| Ely Long | $10,527 | $3,088 | -70.7% |
| Donald J. Smith | $3,073 | $3,073 | 0% |
| Tony Watts | $3,696 | $3,025 | -18.2% |
| John Deatherage | $6,866 | $2,988 | -56.5% |
| Joe Edd Boaz | $12,692 | $2,963 | -76.7% |
| Austin Jobe | $2,833 | $2,833 | 0% |
| Sherron Torres | $3,717 | $2,819 | -24.2% |
| Matthew Colt Johnson | $5,866 | $2,788 | -52.5% |
| Diana Lynn Payne | $1,364 | $2,731 | 100.2% |
| Richard G. Miller | $2,704 | $2,704 | 0% |
| Charles R. McIlwain | $19,448 | $2,657 | -86.3% |
| Taylor Griffith Farms, LLC | $3,327 | $2,602 | -21.8% |
| John Hotchkin | $11,778 | $2,435 | -79.3% |
| William L. Roberts | $8,525 | $2,350 | -72.4% |
| Judith A. Deatherage | $4,087 | $2,299 | -43.7% |
| Belinda Heller | $2,069 | $2,157 | 4.3% |
| Kevin Olney | $10,681 | $2,151 | -79.9% |
| Maedgen Quint Lindsey | $5,620 | $2,111 | -62.4% |
| Philip David Hampton | $1,981 | $1,981 | 0% |
| April Cleere Terry | $6,836 | $1,978 | -71.1% |
| Bob Herndon | $5,963 | $1,976 | -66.9% |
| Elizabeth B. Meroney | $1,941 | $1,941 | 0% |
| Cody Aaron | $9,098 | $1,576 | -82.7% |
| Kenneth D. Thomas | $4,042 | $1,558 | -61.5% |
| Thomas G. Martin | $4,150 | $1,540 | -62.9% |
| Effie Segerstrom Testamentary Trustee | $2,326 | $1,490 | -35.9% |
| Mark L. Terrell | $9,392 | $1,466 | -84.4% |
| Lance Leschper | $6,186 | $1,457 | -76.4% |
| Bobby Wilson | $1,606 | $1,442 | -10.2% |
| James C. Sasser Jr. | $1,388 | $1,437 | 3.5% |
| DCT Properties, LLC | $2,360 | $1,412 | -40.2% |
| Garrett Layne Scitern | $0 | $1,377 | -- |
| Kenneth Ray Wilburn | $1,249 | $1,327 | 6.2% |
| William C. Rister | $5,261 | $1,293 | -75.4% |
| Eva Damiano | $1,034 | $1,260 | 21.9% |
| Lowell B. Fine | $8,307 | $1,258 | -84.9% |
| Cynthia H. Green | $4,769 | $1,252 | -73.7% |
| Morgan D. Green | $4,769 | $1,252 | -73.7% |
| Waylon Collins | $1,342 | $1,245 | -7.2% |
| Johnny R. Bradshaw | $1,771 | $1,238 | -30.1% |
| Jason L. Reneau | $7,512 | $1,210 | -83.9% |
| Joan Evelyn Edwards | $2,520 | $1,137 | -54.9% |
| Gregory C. Harp | $0 | $1,120 | -- |
| Rockin B Cattle | $7,762 | $1,119 | -85.6% |
| Justin Kelly Murphy | $3,258 | $1,118 | -65.7% |
| Lester Brown | $4,172 | $1,110 | -73.4% |
| Gail Sellers | $1,817 | $1,108 | -39% |
| Stephen Shane Jones | $4,310 | $1,094 | -74.6% |
| Linda B. Finley | $2,593 | $1,055 | -59.3% |
| Knox Pittard | $3,281 | $999 | -69.6% |
| Fine Farms | $5,588 | $971 | -82.6% |
| Susan E. Throckmorton | $3,139 | $917 | -70.8% |
| K. A. Goza Jr. | $6,802 | $909 | -86.6% |
| Cory Joe Jordan | $4,125 | $894 | -78.3% |
| Curtis Elliott | $1,101 | $833 | -24.3% |
| Dorman C. Scott | $1,476 | $786 | -46.7% |
| Becky R. Tubbs | $0 | $767 | -- |
| Wendell H. Stanley | $0 | $727 | -- |
| Herndon Farms, Inc. | $391 | $718 | 83.6% |
| James W. Strickland | $726 | $675 | -7% |
| Vonda Michele Schulthies | $0 | $674 | -- |
| Mathew St John | $249 | $663 | 166.3% |
| Wesley E. Harrison | $0 | $627 | -- |
| Thomas Hicks | $3,080 | $616 | -80% |
| Patrice Watts | $14,845 | $608 | -95.9% |
| Harley L. Jones | $1,515 | $600 | -60.4% |
| Betty S. Lunday | $620 | $547 | -11.8% |
| Richard W. Allen | $333 | $537 | 61.3% |
| Shea Feagan | $2,292 | $500 | -78.2% |
| Kyle Wilburn | $3,158 | $496 | -84.3% |
| Glen Overby | $3,061 | $483 | -84.2% |
| Frank J. Hudson | $2,347 | $464 | -80.2% |
| Milard W Herweck | $2,024 | $457 | -77.4% |
| Pacer Hughes | $170 | $441 | 159.4% |
| Wilma Irene Hudson | $131 | $433 | 230.5% |
| Curtis Dale Creach Jr. | $2,728 | $425 | -84.4% |
| Justin Dean Hoffner | $1,089 | $405 | -62.8% |
| Vance Boyd | $1,155 | $308 | -73.3% |
| Terry Thompson | $2,064 | $291 | -85.9% |
| Gigi T. Robinson | $182 | $283 | 55.5% |
| Jay Richardson | $1,045 | $282 | -73% |
| Dwayne Jones | $246 | $236 | -4.1% |
| Dennis Woodard | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Ricky D. Thompson | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Troyce D Bagley | $0 | $207 | -- |
| Abel Flores | $825 | $200 | -75.8% |
| George E. Sellers | $441 | $166 | -62.4% |
| Charles H. Guernsey | $314 | $153 | -51.3% |
| Bryan Stokes | $1,436 | $134 | -90.7% |
| Michael Herndon | $3,405 | $119 | -96.5% |
| Terry Staggs | $0 | $115 | -- |
| Brittnee Jo Thomas | $33 | $43 | 30.3% |
| Cross A. J. Cattle | $1,590 | $0 | -100% |
| Capital Farm Credit | $787 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Jay Brown | $11,676 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Eugene Pitrof | $3,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Esstee Company, Inc. | $1,903 | $0 | -100% |
| Est Nancy P. Lovvorn | $6,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Hayes W. Hall | $5,512 | $0 | -100% |
| Jalyn Renee Brown | $7,784 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim L. Noland | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Milton W. Carter | $1,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Rainwater Family Irrevocable Trus | $5,906 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Loving | $9,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Stuart H. Jeffrey | $2,166 | $0 | -100% |
| William James Robinson | $8,405 | $0 | -100% |
| Willliam James Robinson | $3,169 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Burrow | $2,949 | $0 | -100% |
| Calvin W. Cooley Jr. | $5,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Capital Farm Credit | $32,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Capital Farm Credit, PCA | $12,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Hadley | $3,685 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr. Jeremiah G. Thompson | $2,331 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Collins II | $2,081 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Truman Brooks | $5,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Joe Wall Jr. | $1,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,976,772 | $3,349,283 | -52% |
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