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In 2021, 304 farmers in cities within Nacogdoches County received a total of $2.5 million in 341 farm subsidies, a 21.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.1 million in 682 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 Nacogdoches County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike G. Lee | $19,114 | $169,406 | 786.3% |
| Stanaland Farms, Inc. | $0 | $166,235 | -- |
| Hophan, Inc. | $10,094 | $157,696 | 1,462.3% |
| Tommy Gene Duke Jr. | $0 | $111,791 | -- |
| Shipp-Whitehead Farm, LLC | $12,480 | $98,508 | 689.3% |
| Tran & Do, LLC | $0 | $78,047 | -- |
| Stanaland Operations, Inc. | $107,149 | $74,991 | -30% |
| Brian L. Moreau | $0 | $74,552 | -- |
| Michael D. Cates | $11,211 | $69,399 | 519% |
| Lynn D Tarver | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jonathan David Alexander | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| CLA Logging & Hay Baling, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Scott Hasley | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Britt Moreau | $0 | $52,795 | -- |
| James Juston Bass | $31,108 | $51,021 | 64% |
| Tonya Renay Linstrom | $0 | $47,960 | -- |
| Jerry Max Lunsford | $2,024 | $46,454 | 2,195.2% |
| Grigsby Farm, Inc. | $26,651 | $44,103 | 65.5% |
| Chet M. Driver | $0 | $43,388 | -- |
| Mark H. Malott | $0 | $40,111 | -- |
| Francis Nguyen | $0 | $35,782 | -- |
| Pentaro, LLC | $0 | $33,716 | -- |
| Kenneth Lane Barton & Sons Family Partnership, Ltd. | $0 | $30,869 | -- |
| Phoenix TP Farms, LLC | $0 | $27,224 | -- |
| Gardner Farms, LLC | $0 | $26,675 | -- |
| Curbow Resources, Inc. | $0 | $24,602 | -- |
| Jerry D. Shaw | $9,091 | $22,823 | 151.1% |
| Greg Robinson | $0 | $22,437 | -- |
| David Brinson | $0 | $21,985 | -- |
| D & T Familys Farm, LLC | $0 | $20,996 | -- |
| Randy McLemore | $0 | $20,460 | -- |
| Mai Tran | $0 | $19,039 | -- |
| Two Coups, LLC | $0 | $16,973 | -- |
| Emmett Case | $73,051 | $16,770 | -77% |
| Jeb Stuart Scarborough | $2 | $15,897 | 794,750% |
| Lila Ann Hutchens Estate | $46,970 | $14,723 | -68.7% |
| Michael J Metteauer | $12,472 | $13,649 | 9.4% |
| Kenneth Dale Corley | $88,867 | $13,573 | -84.7% |
| Jerry L. Stokes | $158,304 | $11,183 | -92.9% |
| H & H Cattle | $58,536 | $10,020 | -82.9% |
| Monte J. Ethington | $40,652 | $9,479 | -76.7% |
| Tidwell French, LLC | $14,631 | $8,574 | -41.4% |
| John Richard Sparks Jr. | $13,035 | $8,498 | -34.8% |
| Kenneth H. Garrett | $42,538 | $8,265 | -80.6% |
| James Michael Evans | $49,029 | $8,118 | -83.4% |
| John Fowler Kirk III | $62,276 | $7,990 | -87.2% |
| William Rial Taylor Jr. | $57,180 | $7,968 | -86.1% |
| Gerald D. Gresham | $38,991 | $7,692 | -80.3% |
| Paul Engle | $38,627 | $7,244 | -81.2% |
| Mike Engle | $38,444 | $7,110 | -81.5% |
| Timothy W. Garrett | $60,168 | $6,937 | -88.5% |
| Mast Cattle, LLC | $50,800 | $6,849 | -86.5% |
| Charles Collin Hairgrove | $30,209 | $6,845 | -77.3% |
| John P. Jopling | $37,479 | $6,662 | -82.2% |
| Ludwell R Davis | $10,725 | $6,289 | -41.4% |
| Patsy A. Hays | $26,421 | $5,804 | -78% |
| Charles L. Ainsworth | $21,008 | $5,760 | -72.6% |
| William D. Guidry | $26,877 | $5,608 | -79.1% |
| Benjamin Preston Boozer | $19,569 | $5,573 | -71.5% |
| David Caleb Fallin | $4,653 | $5,365 | 15.3% |
| Zach Hopson | $30,359 | $5,240 | -82.7% |
| Campbell Brothers Farm PTR | $0 | $5,170 | -- |
| Lee Hill | $0 | $5,060 | -- |
| M. G. Higgins | $23,124 | $5,016 | -78.3% |
| Lea Brannon Clark Protection Trust | $0 | $4,912 | -- |
| Juanita Springer | $22,046 | $4,774 | -78.3% |
| Glenn R. Ramsey | $23,205 | $4,531 | -80.5% |
| James D. Matlock Jr. | $0 | $4,466 | -- |
| Russell Spivey | $15,150 | $4,363 | -71.2% |
| Larry W. Jacobs | $20,796 | $4,324 | -79.2% |
| Hillmann Heirs Farm Partnership | $8,526 | $4,052 | -52.5% |
| Darrell Pollard | $19,870 | $4,022 | -79.8% |
| Patricia A. Tarpley | $16,301 | $4,010 | -75.4% |
| Danny Howard Hackney | $11,634 | $3,944 | -66.1% |
| Larry B. Hancock | $21,542 | $3,873 | -82% |
| Thomas Jerell Riggins | $19,559 | $3,764 | -80.8% |
| Timmy Wade Harris | $29,469 | $3,698 | -87.5% |
| Olan Clyde Woodard Jr. | $21,383 | $3,620 | -83.1% |
| Marvin Martin | $19,259 | $3,559 | -81.5% |
| Jerry Don Williamson | $15,437 | $3,556 | -77% |
| David Lowery | $19,033 | $3,536 | -81.4% |
| Kerry Beard | $16,774 | $3,418 | -79.6% |
| Vickie G. Porter | $16,248 | $3,351 | -79.4% |
| Nash Chandler | $11,903 | $3,328 | -72% |
| Tony Dawson | $15,543 | $3,313 | -78.7% |
| Travis L Holland Management Trustee | $7,077 | $3,176 | -55.1% |
| John Mervin | $15,796 | $3,069 | -80.6% |
| Jacky D. Stokes | $37,654 | $3,051 | -91.9% |
| David L. Johnson | $13,981 | $3,014 | -78.4% |
| Tommy M. King | $21,795 | $2,981 | -86.3% |
| Barrell & Indian Creek Ranch LP | $8,372 | $2,922 | -65.1% |
| Wes Chandler | $12,463 | $2,853 | -77.1% |
| Michael Joe James | $0 | $2,807 | -- |
| Stacey Garlington | $0 | $2,805 | -- |
| Olan C. Woodard Sr. | $13,354 | $2,804 | -79% |
| Robert E. Stokes | $16,062 | $2,802 | -82.6% |
| Kent Curbow | $16,057 | $2,801 | -82.6% |
| Teresa J. Reed | $2,788 | $2,788 | 0% |
| Clayton H. Haley | $2,740 | $2,740 | 0% |
| Curtis R. Haley III | $2,740 | $2,740 | 0% |
| Richard Stubblefield | $10,934 | $2,735 | -75% |
| Stephen Andrew Gardner Jr. | $18,491 | $2,694 | -85.4% |
| Shara Dee Cohorn | $4,620 | $2,678 | -42% |
| Glenn Hill | $11,913 | $2,576 | -78.4% |
| Billy M. Cornelius | $7,458 | $2,531 | -66.1% |
| Steve Kimbrough | $10,120 | $2,445 | -75.8% |
| Roddy Taylor Brewer | $11,647 | $2,439 | -79.1% |
| Roger L. Bain | $0 | $2,310 | -- |
| Brinda Arriola McClain | $10,989 | $2,302 | -79.1% |
| Hyman Boozer | $10,472 | $2,288 | -78.2% |
| Terry Channel | $11,362 | $2,267 | -80% |
| Arnold Olsen | $8,772 | $2,259 | -74.2% |
| Terry Wayne Chandler | $14,051 | $2,257 | -83.9% |
| Navarro Campbell Cox | $12,873 | $2,218 | -82.8% |
| Kimber Rhodes Jones | $10,967 | $2,216 | -79.8% |
| Justin Ryan Shull | $11,254 | $2,184 | -80.6% |
| John Allen | $11,788 | $2,167 | -81.6% |
| Betty A. Stewart | $14,203 | $2,158 | -84.8% |
| Smith Family, LLC | $6,357 | $2,156 | -66.1% |
| Heath Brewer | $5,115 | $2,151 | -57.9% |
| Jason Watkins | $9,581 | $2,147 | -77.6% |
| Sheila Y. Ballard | $7,847 | $2,145 | -72.7% |
| Bruce Selman | $17,608 | $2,138 | -87.9% |
| Terry R. Tolbert | $9,845 | $2,075 | -78.9% |
| David A. Chandler | $5,115 | $2,048 | -60% |
| Jason O. Brown | $5,499 | $1,989 | -63.8% |
| Goodbye Blue Mondays, LLC | $3,564 | $1,863 | -47.7% |
| Gerald Harvin | $9,559 | $1,848 | -80.7% |
| James H Festervan | $5,186 | $1,834 | -64.6% |
| Mitchell G. Scott | $7,227 | $1,820 | -74.8% |
| Jesus D. Santos | $6,477 | $1,814 | -72% |
| Cody Joseph Bass | $10,648 | $1,811 | -83% |
| Sara Lou Cunningham | $0 | $1,784 | -- |
| Bradley Thomas Moody | $10,715 | $1,760 | -83.6% |
| Jennifer Pierce | $0 | $1,760 | -- |
| Toby Ramsey | $6,567 | $1,707 | -74% |
| Taylor Randal Brewer | $7,981 | $1,657 | -79.2% |
| Shane W. Hale | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Reid Spivey | $7,523 | $1,643 | -78.2% |
| Steve White | $7,696 | $1,638 | -78.7% |
| Anthony Eddings Blacksher | $5,863 | $1,577 | -73.1% |
| Roy B. Blanton | $9,239 | $1,576 | -82.9% |
| Huey Hancock | $8,628 | $1,571 | -81.8% |
| Cindi Weaver | $1,797 | $1,564 | -13% |
| John A. Raney | $6,809 | $1,539 | -77.4% |
| Jimmy Ung | $4,980 | $1,527 | -69.3% |
| Troy Greene | $8,464 | $1,523 | -82% |
| Ricky Brown | $7,282 | $1,516 | -79.2% |
| Gary L. Johnson | $4,953 | $1,511 | -69.5% |
| Jerry D. Nichols | $6,611 | $1,506 | -77.2% |
| Shane T. Randall | $18,080 | $1,499 | -91.7% |
| Ronnie Coats, Inc. | $5,632 | $1,472 | -73.9% |
| Loffie Enos Austin | $6,776 | $1,471 | -78.3% |
| Charles Lee | $0 | $1,430 | -- |
| Ada Laverne Chandler | $6,480 | $1,429 | -77.9% |
| Robert D. Cousins | $7,217 | $1,427 | -80.2% |
| George Wages | $6,369 | $1,412 | -77.8% |
| Angie Brittain | $4,697 | $1,396 | -70.3% |
| Jerrald Rekieta | $10,362 | $1,390 | -86.6% |
| Wayne Morton | $6,329 | $1,384 | -78.1% |
| FT Farms, LLC | $8,782 | $1,350 | -84.6% |
| Sydney E. Alvers | $6,622 | $1,347 | -79.7% |
| Larry A. Poe | $3,244 | $1,344 | -58.6% |
| Sammye L Dees | $6,692 | $1,339 | -80% |
| Adrian Risinger | $6,171 | $1,325 | -78.5% |
| Rickey E. Barker | $8,710 | $1,325 | -84.8% |
| Porter Stanaland | $8,064 | $1,316 | -83.7% |
| Jerry Snelson | $7,358 | $1,313 | -82.2% |
| Joe B. Hurst | $5,710 | $1,292 | -77.4% |
| Trenton Bryce Stokes | $11,553 | $1,286 | -88.9% |
| H & W Cattle, LLC | $2,838 | $1,268 | -55.3% |
| Aubrey L. Stone | $5,885 | $1,264 | -78.5% |
| Jeffrey B. Bates | $5,004 | $1,247 | -75.1% |
| John L. Spurgeon | $5,544 | $1,240 | -77.6% |
| Freeland Farm, LLC | $6,270 | $1,238 | -80.3% |
| Darrell E. Lunsford Jr. | $8,033 | $1,228 | -84.7% |
| Henry Joseph Touchette Jr. | $5,566 | $1,228 | -77.9% |
| Lowell Clamp | $3,201 | $1,212 | -62.1% |
| Emory Adams | $4,434 | $1,210 | -72.7% |
| Elizabeth C. Shinn | $1,272 | $1,194 | -6.1% |
| Gregg Warren Nichols | $5,808 | $1,184 | -79.6% |
| Thanh N. Nguyen | $3,047 | $1,182 | -61.2% |
| Stephen M. Stephenson | $2,640 | $1,175 | -55.5% |
| Kristi Lynn Gunter | $5,674 | $1,172 | -79.3% |
| Nicole Downs | $5,632 | $1,156 | -79.5% |
| Erin G. Brown | $4,781 | $1,126 | -76.4% |
| Holly Clark | $3,074 | $1,117 | -63.7% |
| Michael T. Tarpley | $4,849 | $1,114 | -77% |
| Matthew Holland | $2,640 | $1,103 | -58.2% |
| Donna Driver | $5,911 | $1,101 | -81.4% |
| Leslie Fountain | $4,400 | $1,099 | -75% |
| Raymond Revels | $5,750 | $1,079 | -81.2% |
| Mike Stanfield | $9,157 | $1,065 | -88.4% |
| Billy R. Bush | $5,082 | $1,065 | -79% |
| Gary Witt | $2,607 | $1,055 | -59.5% |
| Robert Powers | $5,665 | $1,049 | -81.5% |
| Joseph Ryan Roberson | $759 | $1,030 | 35.7% |
| Michael Wayne Downs | $4,587 | $1,030 | -77.5% |
| Kyle Garrett Bridges | $6,151 | $1,027 | -83.3% |
| Del Roy Armstrong | $5,005 | $1,007 | -79.9% |
| Robert L. Vickers | $6,061 | $1,000 | -83.5% |
| Jerry Brewer | $4,598 | $993 | -78.4% |
| Jimmie J. Simms | $2,442 | $990 | -59.5% |
| Thomas C. Randall | $5,709 | $990 | -82.7% |
| Mike Gordon | $4,356 | $962 | -77.9% |
| Kenneth Edwards | $5,177 | $941 | -81.8% |
| James T. Dawson Jr. | $4,000 | $940 | -76.5% |
| Brenda Lee Shull | $4,407 | $923 | -79.1% |
| Eugene Waggoner | $4,070 | $920 | -77.4% |
| Gara Paul Rogers | $2,965 | $903 | -69.5% |
| Vernis Dale Rogers | $2,854 | $892 | -68.7% |
| Stanaland Family Farm J V | $5,201 | $881 | -83.1% |
| Billy J. Fowler Jr. | $0 | $880 | -- |
| Stephen R. Phillips | $4,302 | $838 | -80.5% |
| Billy King | $3,674 | $830 | -77.4% |
| Dedrick Upshaw | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Muncie R. Powers | $4,083 | $806 | -80.3% |
| Melvis G Bell | $2,645 | $782 | -70.4% |
| Brently Craig Baldridge | $7,624 | $777 | -89.8% |
| Bobby E. Russell | $1,683 | $777 | -53.8% |
| Barry F. Smith | $3,300 | $760 | -77% |
| Mike R. Chandler | $5,645 | $751 | -86.7% |
| Patricia Columbo | $2,361 | $750 | -68.2% |
| Mike Lunsford | $4,114 | $734 | -82.2% |
| William Rodney Green | $5,433 | $734 | -86.5% |
| Micheal Neal Weaver | $2,167 | $710 | -67.2% |
| Gary V Goehrs | $2,464 | $695 | -71.8% |
| Jackie Johnson | $2,343 | $691 | -70.5% |
| Thanh Khanh, LLC | $1,933 | $690 | -64.3% |
| Jesse E. Duncan | $3,652 | $685 | -81.2% |
| Rodney W. Rodrigues | $2,502 | $684 | -72.7% |
| Matthew B. Harris | $4,754 | $678 | -85.7% |
| Danny J. Randall | $2,001 | $673 | -66.4% |
| Winifred H. Logan | $2,116 | $670 | -68.3% |
| Kenneth L. Wilson | $3,473 | $664 | -80.9% |
| Brandon Blacksher | $2,731 | $664 | -75.7% |
| Reysa Farm and Cattle Company, LLC | $2,794 | $652 | -76.7% |
| Kenneth Bryan Hensarling | $2,563 | $644 | -74.9% |
| Scott Morris | $4,643 | $644 | -86.1% |
| Micheal F. Harper | $3,758 | $641 | -82.9% |
| Joseph K. Duckett | $3,635 | $636 | -82.5% |
| Tommy Dees | $3,036 | $630 | -79.2% |
| Kirk Alan Stamps | $2,750 | $622 | -77.4% |
| Roy Mills | $2,899 | $612 | -78.9% |
| Jennifer Griswold-Kuhn | $610 | $610 | 0% |
| David Overton Johnson | $2,948 | $609 | -79.3% |
| Melba Fay Stinnett | $2,937 | $605 | -79.4% |
| Earline Acosta | $2,530 | $588 | -76.8% |
| Ashton Fleming Logsdon | $2,530 | $582 | -77% |
| Dan A. Lunsford | $2,882 | $574 | -80.1% |
| Johnny L. Smith Sr. | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Johnny M. Perkins | $2,750 | $547 | -80.1% |
| Jack W. Griffin | $2,853 | $543 | -81% |
| William Gandy | $1,221 | $536 | -56.1% |
| Marvin Sean Battles | $1,518 | $531 | -65% |
| Charles L. Harris | $2,663 | $516 | -80.6% |
| Dewey Deshazo | $2,772 | $509 | -81.6% |
| Boyce Scott | $2,079 | $502 | -75.9% |
| Carl M. Patton | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Bob & Janice Mcknight Family, Ltd. | $478 | $478 | 0% |
| Robert E. Clawson | $1,320 | $466 | -64.7% |
| Gary D. Tinsley | $2,201 | $453 | -79.4% |
| Stephen W. Jacobs | $1,969 | $452 | -77% |
| Jason A. Ward | $2,657 | $447 | -83.2% |
| David A. Shows | $895 | $437 | -51.2% |
| Jared Barnes | $2,897 | $430 | -85.2% |
| Burghardt Patton Jr. | $2,928 | $429 | -85.3% |
| Homer B. Broadway | $1,919 | $411 | -78.6% |
| David L. Phillips | $2,996 | $404 | -86.5% |
| Jerrett Tate Cobb | $891 | $404 | -54.7% |
| Rickie Moehring | $990 | $384 | -61.2% |
| Josh Southerland | $2,275 | $377 | -83.4% |
| Paul Durrett | $1,529 | $366 | -76.1% |
| FKF, LLC | $3,075 | $338 | -89% |
| Sam Cain | $1,287 | $322 | -75% |
| Justin Musick | $1,641 | $308 | -81.2% |
| Charlie J. Jones Sr. | $825 | $308 | -62.7% |
| Larry B. Estes | $443 | $306 | -30.9% |
| Charles W. Lee | $1,559 | $284 | -81.8% |
| Greg Baldock | $759 | $284 | -62.6% |
| Linda J Metteauer | $1,091 | $270 | -75.3% |
| Wallace Womack | $1,177 | $256 | -78.2% |
| Dixie Downs | $1,265 | $253 | -80% |
| Terry Lynn Derise | $1,397 | $246 | -82.4% |
| Jack C. Sparks | $1,089 | $239 | -78.1% |
| Jesse Robert Ivy | $1,206 | $239 | -80.2% |
| Marie A. Sell | $437 | $235 | -46.2% |
| Kellye Marshall | $1,806 | $225 | -87.5% |
| Tamara Crawford | $968 | $214 | -77.9% |
| Richard C. Sparks | $968 | $214 | -77.9% |
| Matthew Brandon King Trust | $0 | $213 | -- |
| Robert Templin | $1,388 | $197 | -85.8% |
| Declois Johnson | $462 | $190 | -58.9% |
| Kelly Sobotik | $429 | $173 | -59.7% |
| Dorsey Ray Ware | $1,461 | $164 | -88.8% |
| G. W. Neal | $759 | $163 | -78.5% |
| David Jeans | $1,458 | $126 | -91.4% |
| Mary Clara Dougherty | $218 | $126 | -42.2% |
| Alvester Conyer | $993 | $110 | -88.9% |
| Minh Hong Nguyen | $0 | $110 | -- |
| Monica Karback | $198 | $104 | -47.5% |
| Jim Adam Metteauer | $702 | $86 | -87.7% |
| Venson James | $473 | $52 | -89% |
| Randell E. Clark | $917 | $38 | -95.9% |
| Gus Moore Jr. | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Belinda Joan Gresham | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Bettie B. Griffin | $4,730 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest H. Beadle Jr. | $67 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack W. Stilley | $7,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Lane Barton & Sons Family | $168,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Morris L. Hutto | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| William Russell Spivey SR Estate | $8,690 | $0 | -100% |
| Aj & LR Hejl Living Trust | $2,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara K. Cherry | $723 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Layton | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Wayne Weems | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Eddie Simmons | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd W. Young | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Anthony | $3,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary K. Atkins | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| George H. Frye | $2,725 | $0 | -100% |
| Holli Leann Harris | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
| John Richard Sparks Jr. | $19,041 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin G. Walker | $2,530 | $0 | -100% |
| Laurie Michele Roth | $67 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence J Monlezun | $1,821 | $0 | -100% |
| Lea Brannon Clark Protection Trus | $12,208 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee A. Shofner | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Lendell Martin JR | $9,625 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael A. Putnam | $4,895 | $0 | -100% |
| Monlezun Farms & Cattle Company, LLC | $203 | $0 | -100% |
| Nolan B. Alders Sr. | $9,185 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy W. Badders | $4,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Vladimir O. Goodrum | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,131,051 | $2,462,412 | -21.4% |
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