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

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Farms throughout cities in Phelps County received $3 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 384 farmers in cities within Phelps County received a total of $905,649 in 451 farm subsidies, a 76.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.9 million in 1,034 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 Phelps County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Kent G. Garrett$126,447$105,133-16.9%
Mark W. Snelson$272,780$26,776-90.2%
Steven D Harrison Revocable Trust$24,469$24,4690%
Brian Michael Matlock$62,304$23,890-61.7%
Terry Baker$113,940$20,617-81.9%
Charles P. Medows Jr.$104,535$19,625-81.2%
Bob Chapman$93,612$15,241-83.7%
Phyllis Strauser$68,390$15,188-77.8%
Houf Farms Partnership$15,387$14,198-7.7%
Lanetta Morgan$5,995$12,659111.2%
Donald E. Branstetter$21,070$10,352-50.9%
R a Brookshire Construction, Inc.$44,561$9,889-77.8%
George Raymond Bono$10,244$9,808-4.3%
Jane M. Haskell$9,428$9,4280%
Terry Wayne Tune$42,951$9,032-79%
Lenox Farms, LLC$32,054$8,949-72.1%
Edward D Hoertel$21,173$8,504-59.8%
Walter Ray Snelson$0$8,360--
Dylan Ross Lorts$31,525$8,313-73.6%
Larry L. Gray$74,922$8,195-89.1%
Lazy Broken B Ranch, LLC$47,413$8,193-82.7%
Brad Frazier$14,144$7,842-44.6%
Thomas Strain$30,948$7,648-75.3%
Loyde Braidlow JR$33,727$7,532-77.7%
Rolling H Farms, LLC$35,646$7,136-80%
Jennifer S. May$0$6,830--
Tim Taylor$39,291$6,794-82.7%
Briggeman Living Trust$0$6,545--
Concorde Land Company, LLC$6,510$6,5100%
Casey Snelson$37,020$6,408-82.7%
Drew Paul Busch$43,078$6,244-85.5%
Kimberly J. Harrison$23,914$5,928-75.2%
Joann Harrison$35,499$5,827-83.6%
Lazy U Farms, LLC$27,713$5,428-80.4%
Adam Becklenberg$111,551$5,362-95.2%
Loyde Braidlow$31,215$5,227-83.3%
Marie J. Case$17,295$4,902-71.7%
Garold Gately$19,919$4,757-76.1%
3e's, LLC$19,482$4,601-76.4%
Dennis Branstetter$16,724$4,325-74.1%
Hayley Hancock$16,797$4,321-74.3%
Eldora Smith Trust$5,922$4,298-27.4%
Leslie W. Clancy Jr.$0$4,015--
Russell Adams$18,891$3,806-79.9%
Jason Cole Medows$14,685$3,685-74.9%
Joshua Thomas Hancock$11,550$3,584-69%
Lonnie Hudgens$23,543$3,580-84.8%
Kenneth Morris$3,576$3,5760%
Wesley Swee$3,576$3,5760%
Yoakum Farm, LLC$16,335$3,543-78.3%
Roscar, Inc.$8,734$3,541-59.5%
Douglas W. Melton$29,623$3,530-88.1%
Quentin Satterfield$2,475$3,47840.5%
Brent Southard$17,136$3,474-79.7%
Chad E. Martin$31,971$3,376-89.4%
John S. Arthur$10,698$3,370-68.5%
Rosemary Coplin$3,352$3,3520%
Billy W. Cox$12,970$3,338-74.3%
Scott Inman$14,256$3,312-76.8%
Clifton Mason Parker$2,876$3,19511.1%
Brown Farms of Rolla, MO, LLC$15,180$3,130-79.4%
Ronald R. Romine$12,672$3,116-75.4%
David F. Campbell$12,977$3,033-76.6%
Robert S. James II$11,605$3,003-74.1%
Thomas E. Brown$14,598$2,972-79.6%
Leon Gabel$12,855$2,969-76.9%
Brenda K Braidlow$14,728$2,941-80%
Norman E. Grover$14,550$2,938-79.8%
Gerald Marvin Summers$9,614$2,898-69.9%
Anthony J. Keepes$2,737$2,8785.2%
Gary R. Lorts$26,332$2,861-89.1%
Loretta King$10,440$2,829-72.9%
Philip E. Branstetter$15,005$2,766-81.6%
Kathy L. Tallant$2,086$2,75732.2%
Loyd Edgar$16,972$2,721-84%
Patsy Marti$9,864$2,713-72.5%
Edna Dillon$14,742$2,673-81.9%
Jonathan A. Finch$14,297$2,596-81.8%
Paul D. Sims$11,459$2,559-77.7%
Richard G. Davis$17,430$2,557-85.3%
Mark Havens$16,092$2,555-84.1%
Greg Dillon$11,011$2,516-77.2%
John E. Gibson$8,633$2,484-71.2%
Brian C. Dean$12,584$2,472-80.4%
Charles E. Romine$25,491$2,434-90.5%
Cynthia L. Salter$6,401$2,432-62%
Lucas Garage$15,729$2,386-84.8%
Hagen Farms, LLC$7,865$2,382-69.7%
Linda M. Wools$10,384$2,378-77.1%
Scott Gahr$18,774$2,371-87.4%
Green Farm, Inc.$1,863$2,36627%
Jacob Sbabo$0$2,365--
David Taylor$10,989$2,356-78.6%
Larry W. Lorts$19,764$2,350-88.1%
Richard R. Byfield Jr.$6,028$2,320-61.5%
Randy Verkamp$11,610$2,305-80.1%
Duncan Real Estate, Inc.$10,162$2,304-77.3%
Norman Feeler$10,374$2,304-77.8%
James G Smarko$1,589$2,28643.9%
Molly Malone$10,984$2,247-79.5%
Tomy Lee Blake$11,332$2,228-80.3%
Mike Rippelmeyer$20,063$2,224-88.9%
George Macormic$9,615$2,203-77.1%
Ronald Hammon$10,470$2,154-79.4%
Charles C. Jenkins III$7,041$2,127-69.8%
Gary Henry Edgar$11,870$2,114-82.2%
Janet R. Rapp$9,723$2,111-78.3%
Denny J. Pogue$10,231$2,091-79.6%
Margie Huff Wells$4,077$2,089-48.8%
Jonathan Michael Wells$11,807$2,086-82.3%
Vera Piazza$0$2,022--
Shelley L. Klossner$9,746$2,005-79.4%
Red Barn Lane, LLC$10,041$2,001-80.1%
Mathis Farms, LLC$6,196$1,923-69%
Deena Aaron$7,161$1,909-73.3%
Scott L. Alford$7,942$1,856-76.6%
Gary W. Feeler$13,022$1,843-85.8%
Clarence, LLC$6,743$1,828-72.9%
Samuel J. Auxier$11,661$1,794-84.6%
Tom A. Parker$9,783$1,793-81.7%
Cohen Farm, LLC$12,920$1,791-86.1%
David Frederick Campbell Jr.$8,514$1,790-79%
Leon M. Hall Jr.$3,675$1,779-51.6%
Anthony Bahr$9,487$1,765-81.4%
Carl R. Smith$9,702$1,732-82.1%
Ira Satterfield$8,250$1,720-79.2%
Curt Reppond$13,661$1,679-87.7%
Tucker's Ridge Ranch, LLC$6,571$1,666-74.6%
Richard E. Smith$6,006$1,654-72.5%
Rodney E. Southard$10,021$1,648-83.6%
Leland G. Chrisco$6,215$1,642-73.6%
John Hoffmeister$7,883$1,638-79.2%
Tallant Bros$11,293$1,631-85.6%
Robert L. Davis$3,201$1,605-49.9%
Clay Lyle Howerton$6,809$1,599-76.5%
Justin T. Lorts$7,496$1,588-78.8%
Mabel Case$6,006$1,556-74.1%
Terry Williams$7,306$1,556-78.7%
Ted H. Arthur$7,337$1,544-79%
Dana S. Light$7,117$1,528-78.5%
Keith Hughes$8,623$1,528-82.3%
Jeffrey L. Ray$12,396$1,516-87.8%
Fred D. Clift$6,149$1,507-75.5%
Bill Edgar$6,941$1,502-78.4%
James A. Rinehart$5,016$1,488-70.3%
Kenneth Welch$8,921$1,482-83.4%
Virginia H. Priest$4,922$1,468-70.2%
Larry Jason Smith$6,584$1,457-77.9%
Charles L. Hausner$6,270$1,455-76.8%
Mr. John Pitman$6,391$1,426-77.7%
Bailey Terrill$5,742$1,426-75.2%
Scott Anthony John$6,116$1,422-76.7%
Kimberly Kinder$0$1,418--
Juanita J. Smith$10,660$1,382-87%
Micihael O Jackson$0$1,375--
Donna Adam$7,159$1,360-81%
Mr. Danny H. Smith$9,191$1,357-85.2%
Ronald C. Brookshire$5,677$1,348-76.3%
Jerry McIntosh$0$1,320--
Jesse M. Zink$2,787$1,315-52.8%
Sturgeon Farm, LLC$6,317$1,287-79.6%
Bennie Maxwell$5,071$1,276-74.8%
Joseph Henry Auxier$6,056$1,269-79%
Cecil C Katunar$4,334$1,258-71%
MRS Hayley Ann Williams-Case$5,546$1,256-77.4%
Michael Leon Terrill$3,770$1,255-66.7%
Zachary A. Brown$8,773$1,219-86.1%
Braden N Tiddy$6,077$1,210-80.1%
Dwight Angus Harris$8,530$1,190-86%
Kevin Kohenskey$3,498$1,182-66.2%
James A. Parker$5,631$1,122-80.1%
Elye Thern Rogers$8,723$1,121-87.1%
Paul Cook$8,193$1,118-86.4%
Larry Disser$8,129$1,118-86.2%
Joseph P. Chapman$3,663$1,110-69.7%
Jeff Brummet$2,004$1,101-45.1%
David Adam$5,159$1,098-78.7%
Robert A. Bussone$9,532$1,090-88.6%
Jim Parks$6,236$1,086-82.6%
Grayson Cattle Company, LLC$4,796$1,085-77.4%
Dianne Adams$5,570$1,084-80.5%
Dennis W. McDonald$4,455$1,083-75.7%
Charles Jenkins Jr.$4,788$1,060-77.9%
Donna Lee Harris$4,129$1,058-74.4%
Mr. Christopher S. Summers$4,554$1,057-76.8%
Larry R. Romine$4,912$1,055-78.5%
Harold D. Russell$4,857$1,018-79%
Michael H. Wools$4,037$1,010-75%
Iris M. Bittner$1,006$1,0060%
Taylor Binkley$4,609$978-78.8%
Kerry Feeler$4,334$976-77.5%
Sandra A. Arthur$4,510$970-78.5%
Busy J Ranch, LLC$4,244$969-77.2%
Aaron Espinoza$2,981$967-67.6%
Wayne Maxwell$5,680$966-83%
Janice A. White$5,351$958-82.1%
Jason Edward Ford$8,250$947-88.5%
Casey Bouse$3,696$937-74.6%
Brittany Hancock$2,794$932-66.6%
Clyde Lindemann$6,007$928-84.6%
Rex T. Davis$4,771$924-80.6%
Danco Farms, LLC$10,913$918-91.6%
Timothy A. Cantrell$1,353$916-32.3%
Wilfried Rust$3,944$913-76.9%
Bear Paw Ranch, LLC$906$9060%
Brian Jacob Berry$6,130$903-85.3%
Ivan D. Crews$3,421$902-73.6%
Scott L. Neudeck$6,455$900-86.1%
Kenneth Tune$5,181$888-82.9%
Michael Glenn Schmid$4,374$881-79.9%
Michael Kohenskey$2,849$880-69.1%
Eric Meusch$4,530$878-80.6%
Gregory Scott Garver$3,828$874-77.2%
John S. Jordan$3,773$870-76.9%
Lucas Chapman$4,116$852-79.3%
Ronald Olson$4,510$849-81.2%
Catherine M Thessing-Volner$826$8260%
Craig H. Lonning$3,399$820-75.9%
Bobby L. Morris Jr.$4,759$814-82.9%
Lawrence Arthur Mertz$5,118$806-84.3%
Kevin L. Hemme$3,091$805-74%
Gary Wayne Lane$4,312$784-81.8%
Diana L. Price$781$7810%
Simon H. Yoakum III$0$770--
Michael J. Copley$3,190$764-76.1%
Vernon L. Wilson$3,509$763-78.3%
Howard L. Dooley$3,781$758-80%
Delman F. Barnett$4,128$751-81.8%
Lyle Moritz$2,046$750-63.3%
Ralph A. Vankirk$3,663$745-79.7%
Lori Brown$4,092$745-81.8%
Troy Richardson Jr.$2,827$739-73.9%
Roger V. Harris$2,992$737-75.4%
Cameron Schweiss$3,796$736-80.6%
Frances Roxan Vath$3,531$727-79.4%
Ronald E. Calhoun$3,129$717-77.1%
Ryan James Egen$3,737$711-81%
Randal L. Davis$4,125$709-82.8%
Jarvis D. Black$2,772$698-74.8%
Jack Spitler$3,621$686-81.1%
Scott Feeler$4,147$678-83.7%
Dennis Light$3,439$675-80.4%
Charles Hodges$2,673$675-74.7%
John W Slowensky$3,555$659-81.5%
Seth R. Walker$3,319$652-80.4%
Orval Kohenskey$2,222$649-70.8%
Arthur Eugene Lewis$2,666$646-75.8%
Josie Irene Rosenburg$2,861$642-77.6%
Rodney Grisham$2,046$635-69%
Martin Gibson$2,684$629-76.6%
John W. Turner$3,491$628-82%
Gary D. Howard$5,076$622-87.7%
Kenneth A. Brookshire$2,981$620-79.2%
Cold Spring Farm, LLC$3,043$618-79.7%
Lane of Hooves & Paws, LLC$11,929$618-94.8%
Carrie Lea Edgar$2,893$603-79.2%
Laura Gray$9,149$599-93.5%
Neely Farms, LLC$3,330$596-82.1%
Carl Romine$12,385$595-95.2%
Michael Dennis Jones$708$593-16.2%
Gerald E. Poncet$2,618$588-77.5%
E & M Farms, LLC$5,157$586-88.6%
John J. Green$2,508$586-76.6%
Raymond Brown$2,618$582-77.8%
William Gray$8,754$582-93.4%
Richard A. Kurtti$2,937$579-80.3%
David Rosenburg$3,276$578-82.4%
Ronald Simpson$3,031$577-81%
Deanna L. Jones$0$576--
John Norris Anderson$3,763$575-84.7%
David a Grishow$2,228$574-74.2%
James W. Garner$2,796$573-79.5%
John L. Jordan$3,204$570-82.2%
George R. Grate$2,553$563-77.9%
Marvin W. Melton$2,916$561-80.8%
Angela R. Brown$3,242$557-82.8%
Penny Lou McDonald$2,216$556-74.9%
Betty Franz$2,178$554-74.6%
Ray E. Morgan Jr.$554$5540%
Stephen David Hausner$2,387$554-76.8%
Luella M. Call$1,027$553-46.2%
Sara M. Lemone$1,147$552-51.9%
Jerry G. Hunt$4,115$551-86.6%
JKB Farms and Animal Health, LLC$2,112$546-74.1%
Michael L. Shields$2,134$541-74.6%
Marvin Adam$3,499$536-84.7%
Jerry Ray$3,207$536-83.3%
Jerald Harris$4,289$529-87.7%
Richard Shuey Jr.$2,501$520-79.2%
Chapman Farm, LLC$1,673$514-69.3%
George Prewett$2,101$511-75.7%
William C. Meyer$3,460$508-85.3%
Ronald Johnson$707$492-30.4%
Brandon D. Brown$2,244$490-78.2%
Paul Hance Jr.$3,700$490-86.8%
John Money$2,464$490-80.1%
Dustin Derrick Deluca$2,233$486-78.2%
Pamela L. Isaac$1,436$485-66.2%
John Benjamin Verkamp$2,530$485-80.8%
Monty Wilson$4,877$481-90.1%
Ray Dean Gately$2,761$474-82.8%
Gary Dean Shockley$2,470$464-81.2%
Thomas Stevenson$4,091$460-88.8%
Joshua D. Grisham$2,948$457-84.5%
Andrew C. Nichols$2,149$454-78.9%
William A. Grate$2,159$453-79%
James Swenka$4,286$450-89.5%
Jack Bartle$2,123$447-78.9%
Darren Morris$2,134$446-79.1%
Nathan Chapman$433$4330%
Jason W. Denney$1,617$433-73.2%
John Keith Nisbett$433$4330%
Herman E. Jones$2,288$428-81.3%
Howard Maxwell$1,837$422-77%
Delia J Croessmann$1,085$421-61.2%
Brian Arthur$2,145$419-80.5%
Aaron Hughes$2,399$409-83%
Gene Martin$2,365$405-82.9%
Henry N. Kemnitzer$2,178$402-81.5%
Randy Hrovat$1,859$401-78.4%
Henk Benedictus$1,562$398-74.5%
Mark C. Taylor$1,110$392-64.7%
Lois Jean Hall$1,562$388-75.2%
Mark Bookout$1,353$387-71.4%
Larry Bradshaw$627$386-38.4%
William C. Burris$0$385--
MRS Glenna S Grisham$1,760$384-78.2%
John Studdard$1,452$383-73.6%
Shawn Michael Pearson$1,595$374-76.6%
Lucinda Flores$1,694$368-78.3%
Kenneth Williams$1,621$363-77.6%
J. W. Flentje$541$362-33.1%
Ralph W Tiddy$1,727$357-79.3%
Robert H. Edwards$1,727$357-79.3%
John R. Fluhrer$594$348-41.4%
Marvin Bookout$1,133$334-70.5%
Kenneth D. Sims$1,452$332-77.1%
Timmy J. Craft$0$330--
Rhuel S Benton$2,097$329-84.3%
Myles W. McWhorter$7,917$329-95.8%
Mark Bartle$1,540$318-79.4%
Mark Lindemann$594$307-48.3%
Rick Davis$1,835$304-83.4%
Bryan E. Chitwood$1,342$291-78.3%
Ritchie T. Wools$1,914$287-85%
Virgil Bartle$1,309$284-78.3%
Colton Morris$3,594$284-92.1%
Jeremy Romine$1,413$284-79.9%
Nathaniel Everett Deluca$1,961$282-85.6%
Evan M. Stites$861$274-68.2%
Robert C. Laudon$260$2600%
Bryan R. Grate$440$259-41.1%
Samuel Ruble$1,213$256-78.9%
Eugene James$924$249-73.1%
Wes Parker$1,282$228-82.2%
Kelsey Edwards$1,172$225-80.8%
Joseph B. Isaac$512$219-57.2%
Donald E. Hughes$1,811$214-88.2%
Brent Alan Martin$27,326$190-99.3%
Berniece Strandberg$789$188-76.2%
Daniel W. Roberts$1,314$183-86.1%
Brian R. Smith$0$183--
Bible Impact Ministries$183$1830%
Dwayne Elrod$1,335$181-86.4%
Dale Martin$377$172-54.4%
Sylvia Mae Skouby$231$162-29.9%
James G. Ashby$268$156-41.8%
Rosalie Grogg$364$151-58.5%
Aaron L. Davis$726$146-79.9%
Charles E. Lewis II$626$137-78.1%
Steve Melton Lorts$0$133--
Blake Branson$774$128-83.5%
Derek A. Carroll$662$128-80.7%
Traci Helterbrand$451$127-71.8%
Chasity Boettcher$3,906$119-97%
Phillip Havens$1,496$119-92%
John Stites$539$118-78.1%
Edna M. Ohnmacht$313$112-64.2%
Scott Kaden$1,920$100-94.8%
Shelby Buckner$198$93-53%
Beverly Pellegrin$89$890%
Ray Jones$4,772$86-98.2%
Allan J. Boesch$111$42-62.2%
Greg Hanlin$357$40-88.8%
Anna Edgar$1,770$0-100%
Christopher J. Zika$2,420$0-100%
David M. Ross$3,135$0-100%
Fairel Garrett$1,342$0-100%
James F. Vogt$935$0-100%
Justin J. Schuetz$1,925$0-100%
Kenneth Boyko$535$0-100%
Linda M. Hosack$5,899$0-100%
Matthew Joseph Brookshire$50,215$0-100%
Ada M. Lewis$330$0-100%
Alfred Mesko$2,090$0-100%
Bahr Land and Cattle Company$40$0-100%
Christy A. Green$1,006$0-100%
Dale L. Riley$1,540$0-100%
Dallas Robertson$1,100$0-100%
Daniel Uetrecht$990$0-100%
Dennis Mesplay$1,815$0-100%
Donald A. Hale$1,925$0-100%
Greek Farms, LLC$17,207$0-100%
Heather Hardesty-Miller$1,307$0-100%
James A. Light$680$0-100%
James A. Russell$825$0-100%
John Brad Ingram$20,840$0-100%
John W. Kolbe$495$0-100%
Kenneth Ragsdell$3,080$0-100%
Kent Morris$880$0-100%
Little DRY Fork Farm, LLC$3,465$0-100%
Max D Anderson Trust$1,741$0-100%
Michael L. Arnold$550$0-100%
Patricia C. Robertson$880$0-100%
Phillip K. Headrick$825$0-100%
Predator Fisheries, LLC$20,590$0-100%
Rachael R. York$2,152$0-100%
Richard White$2,172$0-100%
Richard's Ranch, LLC$5,060$0-100%
Rickey D. Robertson$660$0-100%
Stephen Gerald Potter$13,438$0-100%
Ted Headrick$1,100$0-100%
Travis D. Bahr$15,995$0-100%
Wilma J. Arthur$6,325$0-100%
Blake Christopher Terrill$880$0-100%
Bryan E. Licklider$144$0-100%
Dale Lloyd Riley Jr.$935$0-100%
David Southard$1,760$0-100%
Gary Sieber$1,485$0-100%
Jeffrey R. Neidert$660$0-100%
Jim Buhlinger$825$0-100%
Jody Elaine Elijah$854$0-100%
Kent A. Bramel$1,828$0-100%
Larry D. Rinehart$880$0-100%
Mary Sandfer$165$0-100%
Steve Schrick$550$0-100%
Steven Lester$55$0-100%
Virgil Bouse$1,288$0-100%
Yo No Tengo Nada, LLC$660$0-100%
Total subsidies$3,874,557$905,649-76.6%

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