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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Bailey County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Bailey County received $12.7 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 348 farmers in cities within Bailey County received a total of $11 million in 842 farm subsidies, a 53.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $23.7 million in 1,114 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 Bailey County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Richard and Stacey G Carter Farms$336,412$669,60199%
Caprock Dairy, LLC$864,906$552,711-36.1%
Stonegate Farms Family Limited Partnership$0$527,009--
Capital Farm Credit$684,638$347,239-49.3%
J & S Dairies, LLC$986,183$255,267-74.1%
D & M Farms JV$643,881$241,810-62.4%
Caswell Cattle Company$301,999$214,035-29.1%
Jim Pat & Suzie Claunch$265,789$211,871-20.3%
Dutch Road Dairy, LLC$1,077,088$171,180-84.1%
Frontera Cattle Company II Colby T Moss MBR, LLC$0$161,281--
Natural Harvest Dairy, LLC$0$149,106--
LDN Farms$158,723$141,413-10.9%
Prairie View Dairy Lawrence a Hancock Sole MBR, LLC$0$141,232--
Renegade Dairy, LLC$297,316$135,209-54.5%
Zipper Farms, Inc.$217,930$134,368-38.3%
Boehning Dairy, LLC$0$120,508--
County Line Dairy, LLC$543,254$120,508-77.8%
Hilltop Dairy, LLC$12,719$120,508847.5%
Bri-Way Farms$346,239$119,666-65.4%
Melissa Young$141,460$107,921-23.7%
Karen Dianne Brown$103,846$100,000-3.7%
JRY Farms, Inc.$234,805$97,571-58.4%
Coleman Young$171,007$95,747-44%
Cage Cattle Company, LLC$181,054$95,411-47.3%
Rusty Buckets Farms Ronnie Altman Sole MBR, LLC$0$91,323--
Hall Brothers Partnership$0$90,312--
W Jim & Tarah a Young JV$117,628$85,554-27.3%
Walking J Farms, Inc.$9,609$83,645770.5%
Russell J. Young$62,443$83,25833.3%
Mitchell Shawn Nichols$124,132$79,312-36.1%
Kemp Farms, Inc.$66,214$79,06819.4%
Daniel E. Schacher$60,117$78,19030.1%
Norma Caswell$86,716$77,196-11%
Lazy Four Farms, Inc.$101,374$76,044-25%
Saylor Investments, Inc.$98,375$75,330-23.4%
Ten Land, Inc.$103,670$74,201-28.4%
M & C Farms, Inc.$173,099$74,178-57.1%
GLF Farms, LLC$85,339$66,795-21.7%
Crista Bass$178,058$64,210-63.9%
Blackhills Land & Cattle$57,822$64,18311%
Chris Bass$184,719$62,683-66.1%
Pe-Ru Farms, Inc.$101,277$62,461-38.3%
Casey Don Russell$59,625$62,4024.7%
Grassland Farms, LLC$118,000$61,747-47.7%
Brian Boehning$145,026$61,473-57.6%
Tiffany M. Boehning$483,014$61,473-87.3%
Belinda Lanell Caswell$86,498$60,909-29.6%
Brenda Leigh Black$155,156$60,393-61.1%
Terry Jesko Farms, Inc.$69,505$59,787-14%
Landon Dale Nichols$136,955$59,254-56.7%
Gregory Welch$133,006$58,765-55.8%
Rex Black$141,785$58,712-58.6%
KBW Farms, Inc.$60,255$57,619-4.4%
Triple M Cattle, Ltd.$266,328$57,374-78.5%
Marilyn K. Young$78,370$55,055-29.7%
Heifer Hill Farms, Inc.$218,476$54,930-74.9%
John Leslie Saylor$118,666$53,835-54.6%
Saylor Farming, LLC$0$51,956--
John R. Young$77,515$51,684-33.3%
MJD Farms, Inc.$59,921$51,636-13.8%
John B. Barrett$113,716$51,504-54.7%
Pete Caswell$86,497$51,267-40.7%
Austin Carl Bamert$101,222$50,824-49.8%
Dutch Road Land, LLC$116,590$50,672-56.5%
Dalen Ensz$87,518$48,857-44.2%
Adobe Agri, Inc.$62,825$48,430-22.9%
Brett Bamert$48,375$47,810-1.2%
Banditt Farms, Inc.$13,079$46,689257%
Brinkerhoff Land & Livestock Company$106,361$46,651-56.1%
Five Star Native Grass, Inc.$83,022$46,226-44.3%
Jerry Nichols$66,512$45,660-31.4%
David R. Bagwell$113,647$45,458-60%
Lisa A. Bagwell$113,689$45,458-60%
Branscum Farms, LLC$425,226$41,212-90.3%
Blowing Dust Farms, Inc.$19,974$40,740104%
Bettie Fitzgerald$0$40,241--
James Tyler Black$76,403$40,043-47.6%
R S W Farms, Inc.$116,717$38,894-66.7%
Miles Cox$48,901$38,156-22%
Hairball Cattle Company, LLP$523,571$37,783-92.8%
Nor-Cas, Inc.$44,847$37,385-16.6%
Ru-Jo Farms, Inc.$99,087$36,483-63.2%
Austin Bamert Farms, LLC$0$36,439--
Floris Debruin$957$34,9063,547.4%
Evaristo Sanchez Jr.$0$34,419--
Rodney J. Swierc$22,180$34,11253.8%
Kurt Miller$190,567$33,787-82.3%
Victor L. Coker$27,904$33,16118.8%
Charlie Trimble$32,442$31,941-1.5%
Allen Leon Brinkerhoff$75,480$31,871-57.8%
Baileyboro Farms, Inc.$33,560$31,848-5.1%
Sharon Paulette Brinkerhoff$75,447$31,845-57.8%
R & S Farms JV$101,084$31,473-68.9%
Travis Lewis Bessire$50,605$29,332-42%
Chester Embry$28,381$28,6140.8%
NE-Sha Farms, Inc.$17,277$28,04962.3%
Stephen Loy Bell$57,083$27,961-51%
Aimbank$47,070$27,322-42%
Ever Saul Juarez$35,324$25,970-26.5%
2K Farms, Inc.$25,740$25,8820.6%
Neal Edward Caswell Tr$8,190$25,636213%
Pe-to Farms, Inc.$25,598$25,530-0.3%
M P Ranch, Inc.$28,045$25,303-9.8%
Wayne T. Ferris$66,782$25,200-62.3%
Tannamurra, LLC$33,174$25,198-24%
Shannon Weaver Farms, Inc.$32,673$24,954-23.6%
Guy Wayne Nickels$33,418$24,661-26.2%
Larry Jesko$30,015$24,529-18.3%
Jimni, Inc.$51,847$23,681-54.3%
John Ryan L. Saylor$119,193$23,569-80.2%
Melba King$23,344$23,3440%
Grady Free Farms, Inc.$87,956$23,073-73.8%
Don Locker$22,569$22,5690%
Gaylon and Lynette Burns IRRV Trustee$24,056$22,475-6.6%
James Samuel Ott$84,251$21,938-74%
George A. Nichols$47,209$21,930-53.5%
Kline Brothers, LLP$21,759$21,477-1.3%
Pat Beene$21,469$21,4690%
Daniel Wolfe Dyck$0$21,464--
Ronald Ashford$24,120$21,355-11.5%
Robert J. Koehn$3,269$20,861538.1%
Packrat Farms, Inc.$31,575$20,748-34.3%
Michael Craig Kirby$43,205$20,594-52.3%
Nathanael Scot Ensz$31,053$20,391-34.3%
Joshua Ryan McDonald$60,395$19,670-67.4%
Tirzo Veleta Rivera$106,170$19,397-81.7%
Cornelius Wolfe Dyck$0$19,321--
Nancy L. Benham$19,320$19,3200%
KJ Farm Partnership$35,440$19,259-45.7%
Patricia A. Kirk$18,779$18,7790%
Robert Scott Kline$24,716$18,699-24.3%
Bohler Ranches, Inc.$39,743$18,274-54%
Black Irish Cattle$34,526$17,157-50.3%
Rebecca Caswell$30,408$16,806-44.7%
Christie D. Whitt$21,937$16,477-24.9%
Russell S. Whitt$21,937$16,477-24.9%
Mccraw Family Trust$16,318$16,3180%
Jo Ann McGuire$18,909$16,203-14.3%
Shane Scott Mason$67,615$16,104-76.2%
Dusty Doyle Ramage$13,898$16,08615.7%
Matt Davis$9,400$16,07871%
Double Trouble Farms, Inc.$35,326$16,069-54.5%
Hazel M Burch & Estate Trust PTR$15,871$15,694-1.1%
Joan Branscum$17,540$15,636-10.9%
Jacob Caswell$30,496$15,496-49.2%
Pe-Sha Farms, Inc.$35,818$15,407-57%
SCK, Inc.$55,660$15,115-72.8%
Kenneth Darren Box$22,520$14,854-34%
Stephen Keith Meiwes$88,305$14,717-83.3%
Melvin Morris$53,656$14,712-72.6%
Ramon Mendoza$14,452$14,6301.2%
Norris L. Conklin$15,217$14,627-3.9%
Mike Slayden$41,108$14,574-64.5%
Kim Black$0$14,568--
Nick Bamert$16,038$14,507-9.5%
Jerry Engelking$8,918$14,27860.1%
Ruby Spurlock Estate$17,047$14,220-16.6%
Debbie Weir$5,262$13,923164.6%
Brian Kirby$39,178$13,909-64.5%
Donald Vernon Puckett$29,015$13,873-52.2%
Craig R. Hunt$6,657$13,619104.6%
Ronnie Barrett$37,098$13,565-63.4%
Sherry G. Barrett$37,097$13,565-63.4%
Tim Black$26,115$13,501-48.3%
Ethan Lane Stancell$16,615$13,186-20.6%
Kendall Scott Giesbrecht$5,531$13,150137.8%
Billie Mason$46,056$13,092-71.6%
Clayton Cutter Glover$18,149$12,507-31.1%
Dylan Corde Haney$0$12,260--
Fred Locker$70,752$12,099-82.9%
Benjamin Wolfe Dyck$0$11,940--
Bretton Wyatt Stancell$0$11,769--
JRB Farms$65,735$11,537-82.4%
Hein - Hettinga Revocable Trust$11,470$11,4700%
Boehning Family Farms, LLC$0$11,452--
Cade Robert Hooten$137,354$11,450-91.7%
Triple Y Farms - 2019, Inc.$16,645$11,351-31.8%
Frances E. Jennings$9,802$11,29115.2%
James H Jennings Estate Trust$9,802$11,02112.4%
Juanita Wenner$5,327$10,866104%
Stephen W. Bass$28,095$10,533-62.5%
Tom Watson$29,798$10,505-64.7%
Lynda R. Tarter$16,857$10,466-37.9%
Wayne Friesen$0$10,298--
Robert Lepard$16,984$10,268-39.5%
Sharon D. Stegall$0$9,947--
Jeff Boehning$32,833$9,867-69.9%
Ann McElroy$761$9,7441,180.4%
Candice B. Weaver$3,147$9,725209%
Baileyboro Ranch$9,706$9,7060%
Jack Benham$9,663$9,6630%
Circle 2 Farms, Inc.$10,131$9,550-5.7%
Adelaido Godinez JR$5,716$9,52566.6%
Jesse Koehn$59,643$9,407-84.2%
Timothy R. McCormick$9,373$9,3730%
D & J Puckett Farms, Inc.$20,862$9,372-55.1%
Michael S. Miller$12,011$9,367-22%
Kristen Marie McDonald$23,109$9,215-60.1%
Monty Kirby$36,738$9,138-75.1%
Clay E. Grant$24,546$9,063-63.1%
Ernest Ramm$10,413$8,847-15%
Mary Alice Ramm$8,847$8,8470%
Pamela D. Atwood$8,735$8,615-1.4%
Sue Rodgers$8,544$8,5440%
Larry Seales$19,876$8,433-57.6%
Roy C Cattle, Inc.$0$8,424--
Sherri Kennedy$25,003$8,308-66.8%
Phantom Farms, Inc.$2,694$7,988196.5%
Silver Sand Farm Properties, Ltd.$55,120$7,589-86.2%
FSA, 2431 S. Farwell AVE. Littlefield, TX 79339$0$7,569--
Native Farms, LLC$33,244$7,405-77.7%
Ernesto Bustillos Jr.$0$7,290--
Grassland Cattle$24,726$6,938-71.9%
Mark H. Reeder$22,954$6,844-70.2%
Deborah Noble$0$6,837--
Frank Wuerflein$16,231$6,820-58%
Cowart Family Farms, LLC$21,390$6,689-68.7%
Bob Clark$103,906$6,391-93.8%
Shannon R. Pellham$17,081$6,230-63.5%
Duncan Estate a General Partnership$0$6,195--
Scott Saylor$10,025$6,173-38.4%
Hemink Farms, Ltd.$0$6,150--
Cody G. Black$6,116$6,1160%
Alkali Cattle, Inc.$6,104$6,1040%
Gregory L. Byers$10,066$5,897-41.4%
Clays Corner Farms, Inc.$2,748$5,832112.2%
Isidro Juarez Rivera$16,556$5,779-65.1%
Jerry Don Glover$5,746$5,7460%
Friesen Hay, Inc.$61,582$5,712-90.7%
Burl Mardis$5,627$5,6270%
Deborah L. Noble$0$5,569--
Tammy D. Black$15,707$5,427-65.4%
Barry Keith Morris$46,403$5,421-88.3%
Jimmy Black$25,636$5,403-78.9%
Kellen Josh Morris$18,111$5,263-70.9%
L&M Fulcher Farms, Inc.$5,310$5,254-1.1%
Shannon Weaver$0$5,151--
White Rock Cattle, LLC$13,463$5,019-62.7%
Tommy Keith Morris$4,933$4,9330%
Cordelia Aguirre$8,276$4,851-41.4%
Justin Frizzell$33,205$4,845-85.4%
Jimmie Dale Seaton$28,344$4,766-83.2%
Rosemary Smith$5,998$4,759-20.7%
Gordon Waldrop II$11,561$4,745-59%
Raybern OTT$5,085$4,445-12.6%
Cris Friesen$11,585$4,419-61.9%
Gordon E. Noble Jr.$26,311$4,406-83.3%
Kristi Spies$4,272$4,2720%
APM Farms, LLC$6,709$4,264-36.4%
Maria J. Segura$5,059$4,225-16.5%
Vernon Dale Unruh$4,707$4,221-10.3%
Waylen Dean Becker$17,260$4,217-75.6%
Wilcy Moore$30,272$3,810-87.4%
Bradshaw Partnership$1,137$3,743229.2%
CCL Cattle Processing, Inc.$8,833$3,717-57.9%
Dani Jo Heathington$5,555$3,681-33.7%
J D R Cattle, Inc.$1,960$3,67387.4%
Jake Bagwell$2,511$3,56542%
Noble Farms Partnership$12,915$3,546-72.5%
Michael W. Richards$3,515$3,5150%
Gene Wayne Richards$0$3,452--
BLM Farms, Inc.$4,798$3,377-29.6%
Jannette Dianne Wooten$3,327$3,3270%
Charles E. Trimble III$0$3,311--
Priscilla Martens$1,467$3,089110.6%
Carren Black$0$3,009--
Clifford Black$0$3,009--
Leonard Ritenour$0$2,983--
Mary Kach$0$2,983--
Altman Land and Cattle, Inc.$180,359$2,968-98.4%
Split-S-Aviation, Inc.$11,885$2,944-75.2%
Neal Edward Caswell Estate$32,905$2,816-91.4%
W Jim Young Farms, Inc.$24,853$2,615-89.5%
Ana Morales-Diaz$2,876$2,579-10.3%
Shonda L. Black$8,210$2,541-69%
D. M. McGuire$3,244$2,526-22.1%
Gary Keith Glover$870$2,511188.6%
Irene M. Tucker$4,992$2,497-50%
Locker Family Partnership$2,910$2,475-14.9%
Janice Marie Bradshaw$738$2,462233.6%
Lloyd Dean Bradshaw$738$2,462233.6%
Clifford Bills$2,461$2,4610%
Bar B Cattle$30,746$2,458-92%
Doris Scott$2,435$2,4350%
Gene Wallace Maulding$2,886$2,398-16.9%
Richard Dee Chitwood$3,000$2,250-25%
Charles E. Trumble III$0$2,139--
Cobey Branscum$0$2,128--
Preston Scott Miller$20,379$1,980-90.3%
Thurman Myers$28,355$1,922-93.2%
Mary Louise Moore$3,530$1,918-45.7%
Hector Reyes$4,292$1,772-58.7%
Crystal Rose Becker$5,268$1,750-66.8%
Bobby McGee$0$1,686--
Luis A. Flores$5,449$1,504-72.4%
Brock Steinbock$0$1,486--
Zachry Weldon Jones$0$1,379--
Charlesonbrock Steinbock$0$1,359--
Jason Sid Morris$782$1,32068.8%
Chris Lindemann$1,296$1,2960%
Jamie Lindemann$1,296$1,2960%
Jose Anchondo$0$1,248--
Genesis Farms, Inc.$11,617$1,224-89.5%
Jerd Vinson$0$1,170--
Parmer County FSA/FLP$101,568$1,166-98.9%
Michael A. Duncan$2,927$1,150-60.7%
Kenneth Russell$2,211$1,119-49.4%
Hightop Ranch, LLC$0$1,113--
Julio Cesar Elizalde$384$1,075179.9%
Jed Stanford Sisk$6,271$1,049-83.3%
Geoffrey Hulse$0$984--
Marcial Campos$2,248$981-56.4%
Joel Shearer$957$9570%
Jodie Riley$0$932--
Ashley Pool Mcelroy$0$900--
Alfredo Ortega$0$889--
Arlyn Ray Giesbrecht$5,817$888-84.7%
Gulley Bros PTR$2,204$876-60.3%
J. C. Gatewood$2,142$858-59.9%
Charles Donnell$63,306$840-98.7%
Joe Tarter$2,834$834-70.6%
Shawn Rejino$820$8200%
Billy T. Stclair$1,948$791-59.4%
Gwendolyn Sinclair$1,394$775-44.4%
Ronnie J. Altman$2,148$772-64.1%
Sheryl A. Altman$2,148$772-64.1%
Orvis N. Burris$1,597$729-54.4%
Jorge Luis Rodriguez$276$665140.9%
Michael A. Richardson$681$658-3.4%
Janene Jesko$1,248$649-48%
Terry Jesko$1,248$649-48%
Rickie Dale$1,569$631-59.8%
Colton John Hill$0$558--
Luis Carlos Saenz$1,036$507-51.1%
Lawrence R. Giesbrecht$603$493-18.2%
Cody Marshall Altman$250,000$478-99.8%
Walter William Coburn$1,512$435-71.2%
Charles Falkenberg$1,148$380-66.9%
Craig Frizzell$940$334-64.5%
Janet L. Morgan$1,079$268-75.2%
Joellen S. Cowart$859$248-71.1%
Daniel Avila$440$215-51.1%
Roper Dean Fulcher$2,368$170-92.8%
Harold Gene Coburn$303$88-71%
Alberto Diaz$164$77-53%
Lucy J. Perez$145$72-50.3%
Alex Aguirre$296$69-76.7%
Ronda Rippee Spies$239$19-92.1%
Abe Mallouf JR$1,285$0-100%
Abel Estrada$19$0-100%
Allen Dale Hoksbergen$3,036$0-100%
Carlene Stroud$989$0-100%
Cecelia Parham$1,595$0-100%
Chad Weaver$1,399$0-100%
Charleson Brock Steinbock$1,114$0-100%
Cheryl Stroud$365$0-100%
Cody Dillon Kirby$2,750$0-100%
Coyote Lake Feedyard, Inc.$3,827$0-100%
Donald J. McDonald$2,413$0-100%
Donna J. Green$1,688$0-100%
Duncan Estate a General Partnersh$6,384$0-100%
Evergreen Farms$607,332$0-100%
First Bank$34,955$0-100%
First Class Cattle, LLC$5,610$0-100%
Florence Welch$1,632$0-100%
Frontera Cattle Company II Company, LLC$876,555$0-100%
FSA--2431 S. Farwell Ave--Littlef$12,153$0-100%
FSA, 2431 S. Farwell Ave, Littlef$3,153$0-100%
Gary Kernell$365$0-100%
Gary W. Smith$838$0-100%
Grassland Farm, Inc.$12,674$0-100%
Hal Wood$7,150$0-100%
Jason Ray Box$15,399$0-100%
John and Diane Saylor$105,355$0-100%
Juana Lee Shelburne$2,627$0-100%
Judy Brockman$469$0-100%
Lillian Pollard$2,837$0-100%
MRS Shirley Steinbock Smith$227$0-100%
Native Farms One, Ltd.$2,364$0-100%
Nicky Kim Nickels$16,427$0-100%
Pentroella K Stancell$26,697$0-100%
Prairie View Dairy Lawrence a, LLC$655,327$0-100%
Quentin Wills$5,939$0-100%
Richard Allen London$1,505$0-100%
Robert W. Bomer$29$0-100%
Rusty Buckets Farms Ronnie AL, LLC$230,353$0-100%
Stanley R. Wilson$15,174$0-100%
Stonegate Farms Family Limited PA$714,369$0-100%
Terry Parham$1,595$0-100%
Tres Rios Cattle, LLC$868,555$0-100%
Triston Boehning$11,605$0-100%
William Donald Street Estate$2,648$0-100%
William Donald Strteet Estate$2,613$0-100%
Total subsidies$23,739,112$11,020,612-53.6%

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