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In 2021, 219 farmers in cities within Williamson County received a total of $949,746 in 304 farm subsidies, a 60.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.4 million in 646 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 Williamson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl E. Robertson | $165,203 | $68,560 | -58.5% |
| Leon C. Berg | $165,078 | $58,596 | -64.5% |
| Melissa J. Johnson | $121,018 | $52,344 | -56.7% |
| Paul D. Johnson | $121,017 | $52,343 | -56.7% |
| James L. McKinney | $89,361 | $44,679 | -50% |
| Adam T. Mandrell | $60,658 | $36,987 | -39% |
| Timothy L. Robertson | $115,534 | $34,793 | -69.9% |
| Philip S. Anderson | $89,712 | $31,485 | -64.9% |
| Karen Y. Anderson | $84,014 | $27,883 | -66.8% |
| Jeffrey D. Beasley | $182,574 | $26,521 | -85.5% |
| Boyd E. Anderson | $63,967 | $26,050 | -59.3% |
| Marlys Venegoni Rev Living Trustee | $24,472 | $25,114 | 2.6% |
| Randy D. Settle | $57,703 | $17,784 | -69.2% |
| Mark A. Jent | $40,693 | $16,112 | -60.4% |
| John C. Biver | $13,895 | $13,895 | 0% |
| Jean L. Driver | $13,260 | $13,260 | 0% |
| Trust Agreement Group-91-1 | $12,654 | $12,654 | 0% |
| Linda Taylor Deck | $16,224 | $12,024 | -25.9% |
| Loretta Land Trust 101 | $10,578 | $10,577 | -0% |
| Joe Pigg | $27,776 | $10,534 | -62.1% |
| Jerry Pigg | $27,765 | $10,531 | -62.1% |
| Rick Ridgley | $9,836 | $9,836 | 0% |
| Jimmy H. Waddell | $9,640 | $9,640 | 0% |
| William N. Sizemore | $33,959 | $9,538 | -71.9% |
| Sarah Geiselman | $9,355 | $9,355 | 0% |
| Tyler D. Johnson | $11,871 | $9,178 | -22.7% |
| Lowell D Mausey | $6,447 | $8,271 | 28.3% |
| Wenzel, LLC | $21,843 | $8,119 | -62.8% |
| McNaught Tr | $45,530 | $7,962 | -82.5% |
| James Michael Sallee | $6,476 | $7,424 | 14.6% |
| Cathy Russell | $8,009 | $7,044 | -12% |
| Shaw Plantation Irrevocable Trust | $7,007 | $7,007 | 0% |
| David G. Schnake | $6,146 | $6,146 | 0% |
| Ivan William Read | $8,057 | $6,141 | -23.8% |
| Donald E. Grant | $14,722 | $6,116 | -58.5% |
| Albert Margelli | $6,903 | $5,998 | -13.1% |
| Carter Agent Service, LLC | $17,101 | $5,789 | -66.1% |
| James R. Hall | $9,086 | $5,776 | -36.4% |
| Linda Robertson | $5,693 | $5,693 | 0% |
| Stephen B. Clark | $19,092 | $5,395 | -71.7% |
| Valrey Johnson Rea, LLC | $0 | $5,388 | -- |
| Mark Korte | $14,681 | $5,230 | -64.4% |
| Lindell Anderson | $6,204 | $4,931 | -20.5% |
| Timothy McVicker | $4,858 | $4,858 | 0% |
| Gale Mausey | $4,774 | $4,774 | 0% |
| Adam Scott Webb | $15,713 | $4,725 | -69.9% |
| O Colleen Bogard Trust | $4,208 | $4,208 | 0% |
| Marilyn McBride | $4,105 | $4,105 | 0% |
| Clapp Farm | $11,343 | $4,028 | -64.5% |
| William L. Grammer | $3,889 | $3,889 | 0% |
| Harvey Pete Moake | $3,626 | $3,626 | 0% |
| Gale Sizemore | $6,951 | $3,567 | -48.7% |
| Dustin Joe Sievers | $3,471 | $3,471 | 0% |
| Lorelei Powell | $3,455 | $3,455 | 0% |
| Billy G. Jack | $3,116 | $3,116 | 0% |
| Ruth Ann Rabideau | $2,891 | $2,918 | 0.9% |
| Cheryl Ann Muckley | $3,438 | $2,819 | -18% |
| Mary L Vinson Trust | $2,809 | $2,809 | 0% |
| Robert L. Holmes | $4,275 | $2,736 | -36% |
| Charles Edwards | $3,702 | $2,718 | -26.6% |
| Jerry L. Vaughn | $12,256 | $2,639 | -78.5% |
| Willie Floyd | $2,566 | $2,566 | 0% |
| Richard Ferrell | $2,431 | $2,431 | 0% |
| Marlow Farm Trust | $2,342 | $2,342 | 0% |
| Greg McDonald | $2,558 | $2,250 | -12% |
| Chad W. Franklin | $2,238 | $2,238 | 0% |
| Judy Gilkey | $2,208 | $2,208 | 0% |
| C W Mausey | $2,200 | $2,200 | 0% |
| David Lenon | $10,119 | $2,197 | -78.3% |
| Ricky J. Upton | $5,651 | $1,957 | -65.4% |
| Miranda S. Billington | $1,952 | $1,952 | 0% |
| Anad Salem | $1,944 | $1,944 | 0% |
| Donald L. King | $3,287 | $1,890 | -42.5% |
| Michael W. Protsman | $3,932 | $1,866 | -52.5% |
| James David Russell | $11,034 | $1,862 | -83.1% |
| Russell P. Spencer | $6,539 | $1,830 | -72% |
| Glen O. Larson | $0 | $1,802 | -- |
| Beverly A. McCabe | $1,794 | $1,794 | 0% |
| Robert E. Donelson | $5,989 | $1,760 | -70.6% |
| Kenneth Mayer | $1,712 | $1,712 | 0% |
| Allida E Plumer | $2,774 | $1,710 | -38.4% |
| Patrick L. Smith | $731 | $1,615 | 120.9% |
| Kay Beuligmann | $7,534 | $1,565 | -79.2% |
| Randall J. Simpkins | $1,550 | $1,550 | 0% |
| Mark D. Robison | $1,854 | $1,549 | -16.5% |
| Tiffany Haremski-Shepard | $62,978 | $1,541 | -97.6% |
| Debra Edwards | $2,036 | $1,538 | -24.5% |
| Larry R. Robertson | $5,478 | $1,523 | -72.2% |
| James W. Tanner | $6,286 | $1,480 | -76.5% |
| Martin H. Loucks | $7,393 | $1,437 | -80.6% |
| Curtis L. Boester | $4,373 | $1,423 | -67.5% |
| Alberta Gossett | $3,589 | $1,412 | -60.7% |
| Darlene Runge | $1,365 | $1,365 | 0% |
| Richard L. Runge | $1,365 | $1,365 | 0% |
| Rodney D. Bishop | $11,518 | $1,364 | -88.2% |
| Joel D. Lewis | $4,928 | $1,345 | -72.7% |
| Robert L. Deaton | $1,322 | $1,322 | 0% |
| Lawrence Eaton | $1,008 | $1,291 | 28.1% |
| Daniel Eaton | $1,008 | $1,291 | 28.1% |
| IRL Eaton | $1,008 | $1,291 | 28.1% |
| Richard Eaton | $1,008 | $1,291 | 28.1% |
| John H. Erby III | $6,180 | $1,284 | -79.2% |
| Marilyn E. Swinford | $4,072 | $1,263 | -69% |
| Vernon D. Wittenborn | $4,356 | $1,252 | -71.3% |
| Harrold G. Gurley | $3,597 | $1,227 | -65.9% |
| Timothy D. Stotlar | $5,412 | $1,222 | -77.4% |
| Nathaniel L. Wilson | $6,781 | $1,217 | -82.1% |
| Ronald K Nagrodski | $12,702 | $1,186 | -90.7% |
| Stanley R. Irvin | $2,874 | $1,170 | -59.3% |
| Terry Stone | $1,166 | $1,166 | 0% |
| James C. Smith | $5,466 | $1,128 | -79.4% |
| Aaron Henry | $3,008 | $1,072 | -64.4% |
| Austin Scott Robertson | $0 | $1,064 | -- |
| Ronald Pulley | $1,380 | $1,063 | -23% |
| Carol Jenkins | $11,546 | $1,040 | -91% |
| Arthur L. Phillips | $1,758 | $1,021 | -41.9% |
| Mark Robertson | $5,593 | $997 | -82.2% |
| Michael Spezia | $990 | $990 | 0% |
| Koonce Family Living Trust | $1,872 | $969 | -48.2% |
| Phillip J. Wolaver | $3,905 | $948 | -75.7% |
| Fung Enterprises, LLC | $3,157 | $946 | -70% |
| Dean Newbold | $982 | $936 | -4.7% |
| Dan E. Webb | $5,094 | $919 | -82% |
| Sandra L. Grant | $1,873 | $914 | -51.2% |
| Marvin L. Eberhart | $1,110 | $867 | -21.9% |
| David B. Gallo | $855 | $855 | 0% |
| Vernie Noble Redmon III | $0 | $852 | -- |
| Nancy S. Lewis | $806 | $806 | 0% |
| Donald L. Coleman | $803 | $803 | 0% |
| Beverly G. Watson | $3,670 | $796 | -78.3% |
| Mabel Ward | $2,595 | $765 | -70.5% |
| Gary D. Rothschild | $760 | $760 | 0% |
| Gary Conley | $2,948 | $731 | -75.2% |
| Kerry Pulley | $2,301 | $726 | -68.4% |
| Gary L. Clark | $1,122 | $710 | -36.7% |
| William Grant | $706 | $706 | 0% |
| Walter M. Tompkins | $2,997 | $696 | -76.8% |
| James J. Cox | $694 | $694 | 0% |
| Howard Schroeder | $2,690 | $687 | -74.5% |
| William H. Kirk | $2,395 | $676 | -71.8% |
| Linda L. Ziehm | $1,438 | $663 | -53.9% |
| Donna Roland | $2,464 | $658 | -73.3% |
| Bryant Harris | $1,234 | $656 | -46.8% |
| Gerald D Handkins | $1,502 | $615 | -59.1% |
| Marilyn McIntire | $1,867 | $575 | -69.2% |
| Grant P. Anderson | $1,363 | $542 | -60.2% |
| Rickie W. Doss | $2,376 | $514 | -78.4% |
| Robert Jellen | $1,544 | $502 | -67.5% |
| Jason T. Smith | $1,977 | $502 | -74.6% |
| Kent J Alstat | $3,036 | $500 | -83.5% |
| Garon Foods, Inc. | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Mark Herren | $1,386 | $437 | -68.5% |
| Walter Boatright | $1,078 | $431 | -60% |
| Stuart L Parks | $5,229 | $430 | -91.8% |
| Gary M. Chamness | $924 | $418 | -54.8% |
| Patrick A. Henry | $1,617 | $414 | -74.4% |
| Ryan Williams | $1,404 | $412 | -70.7% |
| Rose M Mausey | $7,111 | $405 | -94.3% |
| Virginia House | $1,076 | $403 | -62.5% |
| Thomas D Parks Revocable Trust | $442 | $388 | -12.2% |
| Steve Horn | $1,738 | $383 | -78% |
| Jeremiah Hodge | $9,486 | $371 | -96.1% |
| Lenny E. Clark | $1,507 | $352 | -76.6% |
| Michael Coriasco | $534 | $339 | -36.5% |
| Barbara Summers | $641 | $327 | -49% |
| Lynne A. Westra | $641 | $327 | -49% |
| Kenneth C. Horney | $4,001 | $324 | -91.9% |
| Timothy J. Arnold | $1,507 | $312 | -79.3% |
| Harold G. Smith | $776 | $306 | -60.6% |
| Sarah J. Sanders | $3,036 | $306 | -89.9% |
| Karolyn D. Dean | $843 | $300 | -64.4% |
| Lowell C. Anderson | $6,840 | $293 | -95.7% |
| Tyler R. Shadowens | $1,166 | $287 | -75.4% |
| Mcneill-Dunning Farm, LLC | $0 | $280 | -- |
| Myron D. Pansing | $1,089 | $276 | -74.7% |
| Charles Coleman | $3,022 | $276 | -90.9% |
| James E. Hilliard | $646 | $271 | -58% |
| Logan L. Anderson | $4,686 | $259 | -94.5% |
| Earon S Wolaver | $793 | $248 | -68.7% |
| Eric W. Wolaver | $793 | $248 | -68.7% |
| Perry Musgrave | $835 | $244 | -70.8% |
| Caitlin Marie Miller | $729 | $230 | -68.4% |
| Delbert Galloway | $227 | $227 | 0% |
| Joshua Tanner | $935 | $224 | -76% |
| David L. Gearing | $221 | $221 | 0% |
| Maurice W. Wilhoit | $880 | $208 | -76.4% |
| Gary Troxel | $874 | $205 | -76.5% |
| Carnie L Parks | $1,144 | $194 | -83% |
| Edward M. Buerger | $583 | $187 | -67.9% |
| Scott P. Cochran | $792 | $160 | -79.8% |
| David Stucker | $158 | $158 | 0% |
| Ivo Vogt | $2,500 | $149 | -94% |
| Barbara Arnold | $225 | $128 | -43.1% |
| Eleanor M. Gillespie | $191 | $122 | -36.1% |
| Hershel Buchan | $289 | $118 | -59.2% |
| Gwen Finnegan | $422 | $113 | -73.2% |
| Michael K. Mann | $280 | $104 | -62.9% |
| Nancy Ann McDonald | $280 | $104 | -62.9% |
| Ryan Brandon McDonald | $280 | $104 | -62.9% |
| Vicki S. Chapman | $241 | $103 | -57.3% |
| Don Smith | $444 | $95 | -78.6% |
| Alan Brush | $248 | $87 | -64.9% |
| Betty J. Rouse | $684 | $87 | -87.3% |
| Janie Stewart | $331 | $84 | -74.6% |
| Randy Robertson | $451 | $80 | -82.3% |
| Kathy Cooper | $78 | $78 | 0% |
| Leah Mueller | $175 | $71 | -59.4% |
| Ronnie Marvel | $108 | $66 | -38.9% |
| Esta Mae Fowler | $123 | $60 | -51.2% |
| Gregory A. Cornell | $54 | $54 | 0% |
| Lora E. Settle | $128 | $48 | -62.5% |
| Jason D. Henry | $242 | $48 | -80.2% |
| Sara Deason | $30 | $40 | 33.3% |
| Kent Schultz | $84 | $31 | -63.1% |
| Kendel Heifner | $665 | $30 | -95.5% |
| Rodger Fox | $336 | $27 | -92% |
| Ray Tregoning | $386 | $19 | -95.1% |
| Marcelle A. Pineda | $121 | $18 | -85.1% |
| Wendell R. Watson | $53 | $13 | -75.5% |
| Dee-Mart, Inc. | $185 | $0 | -100% |
| Lana Carter Larson | $1,603 | $0 | -100% |
| Roberta L. Pryer | $279 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Davie | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Combs | $781 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Parks | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Tanner | $4,148 | $0 | -100% |
| Lyndon Perzee | $158 | $0 | -100% |
| Margurite R Lewis | $1,742 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Weaver | $266 | $0 | -100% |
| Bronson K. Parrish | $8,044 | $0 | -100% |
| Basler Fish Farm | $33,668 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward L. King | $1,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth J. Hutchcraft | $3,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Camarato | $1,742 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Muckley | $6,878 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger H Schuttek | $32,001 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. Morris | $60 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary G. Jany | $164 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert H Mitchell Residuary Trust | $2,568 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Harmon | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Janelle Biver Baltzell | $1,822 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,405,153 | $949,746 | -60.5% |
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