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In 2021, 160 farmers in cities within Waller County received a total of $1.3 million in 186 farm subsidies, a 54.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.9 million in 413 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 Waller County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons Turf Grass, Inc. | $1,218 | $224,736 | 18,351.2% |
| Capco Farms JV | $168,649 | $131,225 | -22.2% |
| Texas Prairie Farms Jv | $191,818 | $129,822 | -32.3% |
| Brink Farms | $61,963 | $90,952 | 46.8% |
| Freeman C3 JV | $12,751 | $87,002 | 582.3% |
| David Wayne Freeman | $89,651 | $57,881 | -35.4% |
| Ocho Farms | $95,895 | $57,194 | -40.4% |
| Running M Cattle, LLC | $200,290 | $50,591 | -74.7% |
| England Farm Number One Partnrshp | $47,848 | $33,654 | -29.7% |
| Diiorio Farm Partnership | $84,669 | $29,886 | -64.7% |
| Delta Farms II | $37,754 | $25,098 | -33.5% |
| Carl Miller Farms, LLC | $39,805 | $20,839 | -47.6% |
| Menke Farm and Ranch, Inc. | $67,692 | $16,311 | -75.9% |
| J Bar C Cattle, LLC | $75,368 | $13,470 | -82.1% |
| Michael Payten | $24,442 | $13,261 | -45.7% |
| Joe Hall | $0 | $12,604 | -- |
| Ginger Schiel | $11,550 | $12,445 | 7.7% |
| Cody D. Cerny | $41,173 | $12,134 | -70.5% |
| Larry Dale Cooper | $45,174 | $10,966 | -75.7% |
| Ann M. Menke | $88,204 | $10,628 | -88% |
| Bollinger Interest | $26,974 | $10,515 | -61% |
| Detering Cattle Company | $21,148 | $10,449 | -50.6% |
| Kurt Klausmeyer | $40,569 | $9,406 | -76.8% |
| Robert A. Smith | $57,918 | $9,275 | -84% |
| Jorge Duenas | $17,090 | $9,079 | -46.9% |
| Odis Styers III | $40,820 | $8,348 | -79.5% |
| Heath Wiktorik | $35,346 | $8,004 | -77.4% |
| Johnnie R. Pattison | $5,973 | $7,408 | 24% |
| Cruz Paul Gurrola | $20,204 | $6,034 | -70.1% |
| Brian T. Crowder | $10,813 | $5,755 | -46.8% |
| Wayne D. Bowser | $15,530 | $5,159 | -66.8% |
| John Stewart | $0 | $4,675 | -- |
| Bobby Sebesta | $0 | $4,565 | -- |
| Johanna Spreen | $16,087 | $4,455 | -72.3% |
| Trey Wren | $21,266 | $4,378 | -79.4% |
| Ricky Carpenter | $17,402 | $4,283 | -75.4% |
| James D. Hubbard II | $11,253 | $4,283 | -61.9% |
| Eric Sechelski | $17,017 | $4,208 | -75.3% |
| Harvey Laas | $13,090 | $4,140 | -68.4% |
| Glenda Sue Wylie Trust | $3,331 | $4,125 | 23.8% |
| Jozwiak Hay & Pecans, LLC | $192,666 | $4,034 | -97.9% |
| Fletcher James Williams | $10,998 | $3,922 | -64.3% |
| Jaylon Lindsey | $36,872 | $3,872 | -89.5% |
| Diamond K Investments, Inc. | $12,838 | $3,607 | -71.9% |
| Ronnie Melton | $0 | $3,355 | -- |
| Daveta Leshan Vana | $0 | $3,300 | -- |
| Rickey Burch | $15,136 | $3,274 | -78.4% |
| Vegout Farms, LLC | $256,807 | $3,252 | -98.7% |
| 9-G Company, LLC | $15,543 | $3,229 | -79.2% |
| Kirt McCullough | $0 | $3,186 | -- |
| Johnnie R. Mellman | $15,361 | $3,098 | -79.8% |
| Joel Albert Trimm | $5,577 | $3,092 | -44.6% |
| Usda, Farm Service Agency | $0 | $2,884 | -- |
| Martin Schulz III | $15,013 | $2,875 | -80.8% |
| William Mellman | $13,798 | $2,732 | -80.2% |
| Emilio Montejano Jr. | $11,935 | $2,710 | -77.3% |
| Gary F Gostecnik | $12,326 | $2,654 | -78.5% |
| Danny Rumph | $9,524 | $2,620 | -72.5% |
| Phylicia Naylor Glover | $15,110 | $2,438 | -83.9% |
| Roy Douglas Malonson | $14,351 | $2,179 | -84.8% |
| Bill Huntsinger | $9,416 | $2,178 | -76.9% |
| Rev Fred Thomas III | $7,118 | $2,156 | -69.7% |
| Timothy D. Wilson | $6,952 | $1,998 | -71.3% |
| Jeremy L Werland | $1,650 | $1,905 | 15.5% |
| Kenneth I. Rogers | $0 | $1,760 | -- |
| Gary A. Warneke | $6,532 | $1,750 | -73.2% |
| Larry Solomon | $16,748 | $1,744 | -89.6% |
| Eddie Brown | $1,518 | $1,720 | 13.3% |
| Yazmin San Miguel | $0 | $1,705 | -- |
| Kenneth Jack Faour | $4,950 | $1,701 | -65.6% |
| W M Eplen | $6,171 | $1,684 | -72.7% |
| Sam Wilson | $7,377 | $1,662 | -77.5% |
| Mark S. Weido | $7,524 | $1,640 | -78.2% |
| Brian Lucherk | $5,126 | $1,612 | -68.6% |
| Deborah G. Tiner | $7,538 | $1,612 | -78.6% |
| Kevin W. Snow | $5,784 | $1,594 | -72.4% |
| John O. Sapp Jr. | $4,961 | $1,555 | -68.7% |
| Glen Krolcyzk | $5,632 | $1,524 | -72.9% |
| Pete Mikalajewski | $7,963 | $1,454 | -81.7% |
| Keith Bronikowski | $0 | $1,430 | -- |
| Nazario Zepeda Jr. | $8,275 | $1,390 | -83.2% |
| Hedwig W. Konieczny | $1,803 | $1,333 | -26.1% |
| Silas T. Collins | $4,300 | $1,328 | -69.1% |
| Leslie Ray Robertson | $3,414 | $1,318 | -61.4% |
| Paul Wayne Phillips | $6,855 | $1,301 | -81% |
| Vicky Lynn Phillips | $6,822 | $1,284 | -81.2% |
| Frank Gurrola | $5,709 | $1,260 | -77.9% |
| Prewett 2W Ranch, LLC | $5,599 | $1,194 | -78.7% |
| A & W Ranch | $4,746 | $1,156 | -75.6% |
| Robert Beyer Jr. | $0 | $1,155 | -- |
| Ronnie van Winkle | $5,225 | $1,132 | -78.3% |
| David Bronikowski | $5,966 | $1,061 | -82.2% |
| Brian Diezi | $3,388 | $1,032 | -69.5% |
| Dora Ann Gostecnik | $4,522 | $1,002 | -77.8% |
| Bennie Boone | $2,695 | $980 | -63.6% |
| Joshua Tillery | $5,188 | $928 | -82.1% |
| Mose Allen Graves Jr. | $2,035 | $888 | -56.4% |
| Justin Wayne Diiorio | $3,860 | $878 | -77.3% |
| Wilbur R. Robertson Jr. | $3,729 | $878 | -76.5% |
| Montanna Lea Diiorio | $3,688 | $863 | -76.6% |
| Stephen Craig Garrett | $2,838 | $842 | -70.3% |
| Edgar W. Koch III | $3,697 | $838 | -77.3% |
| Kendrick Palmer | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Hillary Jeannine Trant Baker | $6,356 | $759 | -88.1% |
| Vonderosa Farms, LLC | $3,664 | $759 | -79.3% |
| Charles Hein | $3,231 | $724 | -77.6% |
| Bre'Anna Nicole Glover | $5,411 | $710 | -86.9% |
| Elijah Williams | $1,419 | $697 | -50.9% |
| Marianne Williams | $3,069 | $697 | -77.3% |
| James McCarty | $2,068 | $696 | -66.3% |
| Raymond Phillips | $3,408 | $681 | -80% |
| Susan Tellez | $2,849 | $650 | -77.2% |
| Charles A. Neuman | $2,937 | $620 | -78.9% |
| Paul Kim | $2,211 | $605 | -72.6% |
| Clarence E. Wisnoski | $1,155 | $604 | -47.7% |
| Art Musgrove | $3,710 | $602 | -83.8% |
| C3 Rice and Cattle, Ltd. | $450 | $600 | 33.3% |
| Cassie D. Dickson | $3,217 | $596 | -81.5% |
| Allan M. Cooper | $3,895 | $573 | -85.3% |
| Bryan Petrich | $1,353 | $563 | -58.4% |
| The Galanos Company, Inc. | $2,509 | $546 | -78.2% |
| James V. Hargrave | $1,214 | $517 | -57.4% |
| Neal Farm & Cattle | $3,706 | $504 | -86.4% |
| David Curry | $3,361 | $501 | -85.1% |
| Mia Williams | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Brent S. Morton | $7,580 | $482 | -93.6% |
| Kathryn Hayley Glover | $2,589 | $468 | -81.9% |
| Donall R Watson | $1,540 | $466 | -69.7% |
| Raymond D Kapalske | $2,472 | $453 | -81.7% |
| Shirley Morris | $792 | $435 | -45.1% |
| Johnny Hackett | $1,520 | $431 | -71.6% |
| Kelvin Kennard Kirby Sr. | $1,727 | $424 | -75.4% |
| George M. Chase | $1,685 | $398 | -76.4% |
| Mary Beth Schwarz | $1,936 | $398 | -79.4% |
| James Vines | $2,864 | $389 | -86.4% |
| Thomas W. Dolence Jr. | $2,997 | $346 | -88.5% |
| Howard D. Springer | $792 | $332 | -58.1% |
| Mike Garrett | $1,584 | $320 | -79.8% |
| Harry David Schwarz III | $1,397 | $301 | -78.5% |
| Gerry Wayne Eddins | $5,807 | $293 | -95% |
| Charles H. Emerson | $935 | $259 | -72.3% |
| Sherri Jeffery | $1,516 | $244 | -83.9% |
| Maxine Matthews | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Kenya Demesia Valentine | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Johnie L. Walker | $1,948 | $218 | -88.8% |
| James Shipp | $1,037 | $208 | -79.9% |
| John Grace | $1,078 | $202 | -81.3% |
| Falkeland Farm & Ranch Connie J Downd Sole MBR, LLC | $0 | $194 | -- |
| James M. Mizell | $693 | $190 | -72.6% |
| Linda Mizell | $638 | $190 | -70.2% |
| Richard W Denena | $4,426 | $187 | -95.8% |
| Harry Prewett | $704 | $183 | -74% |
| Christopher J. Johnson | $0 | $172 | -- |
| Judy Mouton Fannin | $847 | $170 | -79.9% |
| Deborah K. Black | $583 | $159 | -72.7% |
| Wanda Miller White | $0 | $148 | -- |
| Matthew Allen Ortega | $473 | $104 | -78% |
| Marilyn M Kapalske | $60 | $80 | 33.3% |
| Brenda Nicholas | $0 | $56 | -- |
| Tommy D. Flippen | $5,293 | $27 | -99.5% |
| Carla Kay Freeman Trust | $1,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Kent Freeman Trust | $1,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Hillsman | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| David Scott Freeman Trust | $1,936 | $0 | -100% |
| David Wayne Freeman Trust | $1,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Diana Lynn Ballard Trust | $1,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Freeman Family Trust FBO Carla Ka | $1,573 | $0 | -100% |
| Freeman Family Trust FBO Christop | $1,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Freeman Family Trust FBO Shawn Le | $3,154 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Harwell | $23,466 | $0 | -100% |
| John Donald Baker | $613 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Lee Freeman GST Trust | $1,936 | $0 | -100% |
| M & S Cattle | $37,235 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Wayne Jones | $1,489 | $0 | -100% |
| Orlando Salas | $617 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Anne Ballard Trust | $1,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn Lee Freeman Trust | $1,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephanie Renee Ballard Trust | $1,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Baker | $613 | $0 | -100% |
| Blake Duncan | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Murray | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlie Harris Jr. | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher R. Jackson | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Dana K. Williams | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel A. Fife | $914 | $0 | -100% |
| Denise Lovett | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Earlyne E Campbell | $118 | $0 | -100% |
| Elpidio M. Roman | $13 | $0 | -100% |
| Falkeland Farm & Ranch Connie, LLC | $968 | $0 | -100% |
| Francisco Benitez | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Holice Cook | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Ilario Ayala | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| James Bowie Woodley | $609 | $0 | -100% |
| James Bradley Gibson | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| John L. Smith | $530 | $0 | -100% |
| John Wayne Nagy | $1,749 | $0 | -100% |
| Jose Pineda | $3,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Karl Cottrell | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Mikel | $3,245 | $0 | -100% |
| Kirt Mcculluogh | $1,782 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Joe Kresta | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| MDH Lonesome Dove Ranch, LLC | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted Serna | $375 | $0 | -100% |
| William van Winkle | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie Santee | $22 | $0 | -100% |
| Albert Palmer | $2,968 | $0 | -100% |
| Austin Rivette | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Henderson | $1,235 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Smith Jr. | $12,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Joan Marie Chapman | $119 | $0 | -100% |
| Mose Allen Graves | $4,297 | $0 | -100% |
| Corliss Ondijo | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Rhodes | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,899,088 | $1,313,872 | -54.7% |
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