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In 2021, 146 farmers in cities within Kerr County received a total of $704,086 in 281 farm subsidies, a 46.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 414 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 Kerr County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul D. McBee | $18,952 | $63,475 | 234.9% |
| Fritz B & Virginia K Belschner | $193,923 | $60,697 | -68.7% |
| H J & S, Inc. | $41,790 | $32,753 | -21.6% |
| Kunz Brothers | $22,982 | $29,238 | 27.2% |
| Wardlaw Smith, Ltd. | $15,948 | $25,637 | 60.8% |
| Gloria Ann Griggs Rev Living Trustee | $22,015 | $24,941 | 13.3% |
| Lloyd Leifeste | $85,045 | $23,994 | -71.8% |
| Marshall Formby Foundation | $21,604 | $21,604 | 0% |
| Kay Clements Pritchard Tr | $20,295 | $17,252 | -15% |
| James R. Hart III | $22,843 | $16,228 | -29% |
| Gussett Land Development, Inc. | $15,177 | $15,177 | 0% |
| David J. Williams | $25,649 | $14,671 | -42.8% |
| Real Wallace Ranch Lp | $11,097 | $14,077 | 26.9% |
| Edward C. Hissom | $29,117 | $13,612 | -53.3% |
| Melissa Thies | $0 | $11,459 | -- |
| Neunhoffer Bros Ranches | $13,168 | $10,166 | -22.8% |
| Craig L. Leslie | $8,239 | $9,800 | 18.9% |
| Donya Junice Thibodeaux | $3,993 | $9,510 | 138.2% |
| Thomas Family Farm, LLC | $14,119 | $9,443 | -33.1% |
| Mary V. Holekamp | $11,536 | $8,795 | -23.8% |
| Cade Schwethelm General, LLC | $3,289 | $8,524 | 159.2% |
| Hoelscher - West Partners I, Ltd. | $16,266 | $7,734 | -52.5% |
| Mary Ann Stapleton Estate Trust U/W Ann | $0 | $7,705 | -- |
| R Carl Jackson Estate Trustee | $10,082 | $7,705 | -23.6% |
| W F Hart, Ltd. | $45,869 | $7,502 | -83.6% |
| Al Gordon Reading | $10,603 | $7,423 | -30% |
| William-Virginia, Inc. | $0 | $6,827 | -- |
| Kubwa Nyati Partner, Ltd. | $3,941 | $6,558 | 66.4% |
| Sidney C. Zirkel | $8,710 | $6,350 | -27.1% |
| B R Bennett Estate Trust | $13,331 | $6,092 | -54.3% |
| KST Capital, LLC | $42,319 | $6,068 | -85.7% |
| Rose M. Burch | $0 | $5,994 | -- |
| James E. Jordan Jr. | $13,302 | $5,804 | -56.4% |
| Cornerpost Land & Hay, Inc. | $12,800 | $5,794 | -54.7% |
| EDPT Cattle, LLC | $9,317 | $5,783 | -37.9% |
| E W Williams III 2011 Family IRR Trust | $0 | $5,490 | -- |
| Alton Ahrens | $2,926 | $5,383 | 84% |
| Nancy C. McKeen | $7,037 | $5,318 | -24.4% |
| Mary Ann Mclaughlin Trust | $41,038 | $5,305 | -87.1% |
| James P. Kelly Jr. | $0 | $5,225 | -- |
| Robert L. Mobley | $9,323 | $5,171 | -44.5% |
| Arnold Evans | $19,137 | $5,074 | -73.5% |
| Elmer Ahrens | $677 | $5,011 | 640.2% |
| Patricia Hissom | $4,638 | $4,953 | 6.8% |
| Margaret Mills | $3,927 | $4,943 | 25.9% |
| Dorothy Mattiza | $28,798 | $4,022 | -86% |
| Bartels Farms, Inc. | $6,026 | $3,720 | -38.3% |
| Steven L. O'Quinn | $4,146 | $3,608 | -13% |
| Triple L Ranch | $1,039 | $3,425 | 229.6% |
| Frederick B. Parkhurst | $3,166 | $3,166 | 0% |
| Karen a Kordzik | $1,926 | $3,118 | 61.9% |
| Otis W. Rogers | $1,293 | $3,089 | 138.9% |
| Alden Johnson Family, LLC | $0 | $3,080 | -- |
| Dustin Hardy | $28,702 | $2,961 | -89.7% |
| Lezlie Bassinger Snyder | $1,384 | $2,789 | 101.5% |
| Jerry Gold | $1,995 | $2,701 | 35.4% |
| Richard R. Wood | $4,265 | $2,640 | -38.1% |
| Frank Driver Potter Estate Trustee | $26,300 | $2,583 | -90.2% |
| John D. Nix III | $3,013 | $2,549 | -15.4% |
| Charlotte Evans Res Trust | $9,752 | $2,496 | -74.4% |
| Rocky D. Hawkins | $10,951 | $2,436 | -77.8% |
| Vernon Stahl III | $550 | $2,366 | 330.2% |
| Misty Ayala | $1,933 | $2,297 | 18.8% |
| Alice A. Bacon | $0 | $2,290 | -- |
| William J Mencarow JR | $5,509 | $2,148 | -61% |
| Melvin Rex Emerson | $2,217 | $2,041 | -7.9% |
| Scott G. Metcalf | $0 | $2,040 | -- |
| Dale L. Steinert | $2,670 | $1,958 | -26.7% |
| Lyndell Joe Ashley | $4,628 | $1,928 | -58.3% |
| Nina E Mueller Trust | $4,788 | $1,850 | -61.4% |
| Keith L. Anderson | $1,689 | $1,689 | 0% |
| Moss Living Trust | $6,907 | $1,562 | -77.4% |
| Margaret Dell Treude | $6,181 | $1,510 | -75.6% |
| Martin R. Fiedler | $2,322 | $1,485 | -36% |
| Gaynell Gras | $4,242 | $1,480 | -65.1% |
| Larry Johnson | $0 | $1,476 | -- |
| Barbara Stovall | $2,330 | $1,444 | -38% |
| Tommy IRL Underwood | $3,118 | $1,392 | -55.4% |
| Dustin Althaus | $0 | $1,384 | -- |
| Marilyn Andrus | $0 | $1,321 | -- |
| Kay Clements Pritchard | $5,786 | $1,286 | -77.8% |
| Jack W. Patterson | $1,842 | $1,257 | -31.8% |
| Karon B Drake Trust U/W Alma Shar | $5,312 | $1,242 | -76.6% |
| Teresa L Drake Trust U/W Alma SHA | $5,312 | $1,242 | -76.6% |
| Uw Alma Sharp Susan Gay Drake Trust | $0 | $1,242 | -- |
| Uw Alma Sharp Brian Kirk Drake Trust | $0 | $1,241 | -- |
| Lee J Schneider Ranch, LLC | $1,514 | $1,119 | -26.1% |
| Alice McGuire | $3,718 | $1,071 | -71.2% |
| Hunsaker Farm | $1,056 | $1,046 | -0.9% |
| Kent Calhoun | $0 | $924 | -- |
| Allie B. Burton | $486 | $895 | 84.2% |
| Mencarow, Inc. | $887 | $887 | 0% |
| Eddie Sharp | $771 | $837 | 8.6% |
| Dos Ninas Ranch, LLC | $0 | $835 | -- |
| Wesley Aaron Henson | $0 | $831 | -- |
| Karen Rafferty | $1,304 | $804 | -38.3% |
| Sharon E. Constantinides | $529 | $796 | 50.5% |
| Seven Bar Ranch | $0 | $734 | -- |
| Austin King | $21,984 | $714 | -96.8% |
| Robin L. Alexander | $0 | $678 | -- |
| Donald E. Hainlen | $2,098 | $660 | -68.5% |
| Francis Milberger W. Tr | $934 | $654 | -30% |
| Suzanne Y Meadows Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $644 | -- |
| Adonna Dugat | $0 | $635 | -- |
| Harold Herrmann Jr. | $0 | $635 | -- |
| Jared Drake Tr Uw Alma Sharp | $2,649 | $620 | -76.6% |
| Kyle Drake Tr Uw Alma Sharp | $2,649 | $620 | -76.6% |
| Southern Comfort Cattle Company, LLC | $1,535 | $602 | -60.8% |
| Lisa Gail Jackson | $1,642 | $586 | -64.3% |
| Wayne H. Johnson | $0 | $562 | -- |
| Judy Baker | $0 | $548 | -- |
| Scott A. Muehlstein | $2,143 | $546 | -74.5% |
| Western SKY Farming, LLC | $1,771 | $521 | -70.6% |
| Elizabeth M. Brown | $680 | $504 | -25.9% |
| Elva M. Wilson | $3,464 | $483 | -86.1% |
| Mary E. Benak | $0 | $479 | -- |
| Delbert D. Oehler | $2,068 | $467 | -77.4% |
| George Robert Luckadoo | $1,848 | $448 | -75.8% |
| Mark Edward Benak | $320 | $438 | 36.9% |
| Barbara G. Klasing | $454 | $435 | -4.2% |
| Andrew Belschner | $8,570 | $434 | -94.9% |
| R Tim Dewell Living Trust | $333 | $427 | 28.2% |
| Gay L. Merrick | $222 | $416 | 87.4% |
| Daniel Baker | $2,051 | $395 | -80.7% |
| Elizabeth Taylor Rush Trust | $0 | $335 | -- |
| Catherine Krutsinger | $1,054 | $306 | -71% |
| Phillips Hughes Farm | $6,849 | $292 | -95.7% |
| Michael D. Andrus | $97 | $273 | 181.4% |
| Joan K. Teel | $0 | $272 | -- |
| Mark Deer | $1,067 | $246 | -76.9% |
| Anton Schonhoeft | $0 | $231 | -- |
| Irene Stieler | $1,614 | $208 | -87.1% |
| Robert Watkins | $496 | $164 | -66.9% |
| Cindy Sturdivant | $0 | $131 | -- |
| Debra Kula Richardson | $829 | $122 | -85.3% |
| Sabrina K. Griggs | $21 | $121 | 476.2% |
| Jacquelin Kay Naylor Dennis | $349 | $113 | -67.6% |
| Travis Heath Waiser | $10 | $103 | 930% |
| Mike E. Dyal | $0 | $100 | -- |
| Edward P. Miesch | $0 | $84 | -- |
| Jayme Lowrance | $234 | $77 | -67.1% |
| Edward G. David | $1,594 | $50 | -96.9% |
| Tracey Brophy | $49 | $35 | -28.6% |
| Ann E. Overley | $49 | $34 | -30.6% |
| Mark Lampson | $158 | $24 | -84.8% |
| Patrick T. Dyal | $25 | $16 | -36% |
| Jeffery Walton | $264 | $0 | -100% |
| Burrow Farm, Inc. | $14,340 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles T. Summerlin | $404 | $0 | -100% |
| Clara M. Day | $637 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Farms, LLC | $26,333 | $0 | -100% |
| E W Williams III 2011 Family IRR | $10,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred L. Speck Jr. | $12,781 | $0 | -100% |
| Frieda Janca | $232 | $0 | -100% |
| George E. Moss | $570 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald L. Blum | $671 | $0 | -100% |
| Gladowski Ranch, Inc. | $12,989 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie Jones | $955 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmie J. Scott | $7,755 | $0 | -100% |
| Joan Hartung | $459 | $0 | -100% |
| John J. Burditt | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph C. Clawson III | $11,565 | $0 | -100% |
| Katherine A. Self | $613 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenda Delaney | $1,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Ann Mclaughlin Trust 2 | $5,502 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Ann Stapleton Estate Trust U/W | $10,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E. Abernethy | $104 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Stockton | $1,937 | $0 | -100% |
| Myron W. Rafferty | $393 | $0 | -100% |
| Rheba Schwarz | $3,226 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Lockwood | $247 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard T. Dewell | $901 | $0 | -100% |
| Russel Vaughn | $123 | $0 | -100% |
| Tehana Merryman | $1,312 | $0 | -100% |
| The Jimmie J and Dora J Scott Fam | $1,764 | $0 | -100% |
| Uw Alma Sharp Brian Kirk Drake Tr | $5,312 | $0 | -100% |
| Uw Alma Sharp Susan Gay Drake Trustee | $5,317 | $0 | -100% |
| W R and Mary L Murrell Trust B | $1,599 | $0 | -100% |
| William and Virginia, Inc. | $7,720 | $0 | -100% |
| William Chester Dendy Jr. | $2,328 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,310,826 | $704,086 | -46.3% |
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