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In 2021, 243 farmers in cities within Kendall County received a total of $1.7 million in 490 farm subsidies, a 42.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.9 million in 660 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 Kendall County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havelka Investments | $171,139 | $126,229 | -26.2% |
| Fillmore Farms, Inc. | $0 | $108,219 | -- |
| Havelka Farms of Taft, Inc. | $50,601 | $63,858 | 26.2% |
| Jeremy Barnes Cattle Interests, LLC | $0 | $60,500 | -- |
| Robin Grant Giles | $126,928 | $45,408 | -64.2% |
| H4 Land & Cattle | $104,608 | $45,216 | -56.8% |
| Phil G. Berryman | $50,174 | $43,048 | -14.2% |
| LA Costa Plenty, LLC | $31,229 | $39,976 | 28% |
| Don Holt Family Farms, LLC | $82,450 | $37,217 | -54.9% |
| Jason Lindner | $43,897 | $33,984 | -22.6% |
| Ralph Lindner | $43,956 | $33,104 | -24.7% |
| Evans Ranch Cattle Company, LLC | $46,418 | $31,961 | -31.1% |
| Freeman Five, LLC | $41,662 | $31,274 | -24.9% |
| Robert L. Schwarz | $25,339 | $29,268 | 15.5% |
| Harvey A. Schwertner | $45,380 | $28,721 | -36.7% |
| Brian Robert Pemberton | $25,680 | $28,296 | 10.2% |
| Debra Moses Estate | $5,227 | $27,633 | 428.7% |
| Cherry Creek Ranch | $10,954 | $26,141 | 138.6% |
| Havelka Brothers, LLC | $18,332 | $23,561 | 28.5% |
| 79 Cattle Company, LLC | $25,813 | $23,531 | -8.8% |
| Glen C. Havelka | $72,992 | $22,986 | -68.5% |
| Alfred J. Havelka | $16,791 | $20,958 | 24.8% |
| D & D Terrell County Ranch | $9,369 | $18,737 | 100% |
| Sue Hamill Harrell | $18,297 | $18,297 | 0% |
| Roy Lee Kneupper | $18,771 | $17,156 | -8.6% |
| Espiritu DE Jesus Cattle, LLC | $16,324 | $14,565 | -10.8% |
| Ty Keeling | $18,040 | $12,915 | -28.4% |
| Bert Michael Poutra | $16,930 | $12,910 | -23.7% |
| Annette M. Bourgeois | $12,247 | $12,538 | 2.4% |
| Jack D. Morrow | $7,202 | $11,913 | 65.4% |
| BSB Ranchces, Ltd. | $0 | $11,906 | -- |
| Charles Seidensticker | $20,720 | $11,147 | -46.2% |
| Hoyt Seidensticker | $10,992 | $11,040 | 0.4% |
| K Five Farm, LLC | $8,642 | $11,023 | 27.6% |
| John W Schmedemann Trust | $7,855 | $10,983 | 39.8% |
| Peggy S. Hedrick | $9,385 | $10,827 | 15.4% |
| Robert B. Beck | $38 | $10,806 | 28,336.8% |
| Judy Raetz Bergfield | $11,638 | $10,698 | -8.1% |
| Marion G. Cason | $14,541 | $10,653 | -26.7% |
| Kennen Howell | $18,808 | $10,072 | -46.4% |
| 4M Morrison Ranch, LLC | $17,711 | $9,755 | -44.9% |
| James Eric Berne Jr. | $15,878 | $9,603 | -39.5% |
| Paul J. Pfeiffer III | $15,501 | $9,422 | -39.2% |
| Jerry A. Lawhon | $9,006 | $9,041 | 0.4% |
| Duane Zoeller | $7,533 | $8,476 | 12.5% |
| Theis Revocable Trustee | $9,045 | $8,215 | -9.2% |
| Gerald E. Beckmann | $4,474 | $8,106 | 81.2% |
| Wells NDRP, LLP | $8,649 | $8,071 | -6.7% |
| Double U Ranch, LLC | $16,060 | $7,987 | -50.3% |
| Bader Lolita Dupre' | $0 | $7,553 | -- |
| Annie Sims Special Lp | $16,309 | $7,501 | -54% |
| Geistweidt Family Partners LP | $12,990 | $7,331 | -43.6% |
| Olga Beck | $0 | $7,260 | -- |
| Stephen B. Maddox | $11,624 | $7,194 | -38.1% |
| Gurtler-Higgins-Haas Partnership | $12,474 | $7,073 | -43.3% |
| Lem Farms Partnership | $13,714 | $7,070 | -48.4% |
| Jeremy Barnes | $0 | $6,948 | -- |
| Scheele Brothers | $10,118 | $6,775 | -33% |
| Scott M Schladoer | $6,109 | $6,498 | 6.4% |
| William C. Crawford | $0 | $6,324 | -- |
| Sharon G. Spenrath | $6,991 | $6,315 | -9.7% |
| John W Schmedemann | $6,537 | $6,261 | -4.2% |
| Larry K. Eichholz | $5,602 | $6,076 | 8.5% |
| Otto J. Eichholz | $5,671 | $6,059 | 6.8% |
| Dan W. Ryser | $24,919 | $5,947 | -76.1% |
| Siberg, Ltd. | $7,888 | $5,918 | -25% |
| Vernon J. Lich | $4,667 | $5,893 | 26.3% |
| David W. Dix | $6,806 | $5,646 | -17% |
| Carl B. Webb III | $6,322 | $5,536 | -12.4% |
| Weston B. Hamilton | $10,747 | $5,247 | -51.2% |
| Barbara Clark | $9,327 | $5,097 | -45.4% |
| 4R Cypress Creek Ranch LP | $5,513 | $4,999 | -9.3% |
| Paul P. Seidensticker | $9,636 | $4,928 | -48.9% |
| Richard M. Saur | $5,765 | $4,439 | -23% |
| Carol A. Rust | $0 | $4,316 | -- |
| Debra Holloway Wenzel | $6,055 | $4,246 | -29.9% |
| M & G Dairy | $13,335 | $4,192 | -68.6% |
| Kevin R Billeiter | $2,478 | $4,048 | 63.4% |
| Harry E. Reeh | $7,882 | $4,030 | -48.9% |
| Chris Woerner | $5,184 | $3,945 | -23.9% |
| D & H Younger Land and Cattle, LLC | $0 | $3,942 | -- |
| Betty R. Jones | $12,148 | $3,882 | -68% |
| Vickie Ahrens | $3,846 | $3,707 | -3.6% |
| Paul Morrison | $5,297 | $3,606 | -31.9% |
| Lacey A. Miller | $3,293 | $3,566 | 8.3% |
| F-3 Ranch | $4,166 | $3,561 | -14.5% |
| Roxi Lynn Raaf | $0 | $3,519 | -- |
| Young Family Properties, LLC | $12,755 | $3,508 | -72.5% |
| Carol S. Buchanan | $5,566 | $3,474 | -37.6% |
| Dale Novak | $6,526 | $3,468 | -46.9% |
| Lee H. Jones | $6,710 | $3,453 | -48.5% |
| Marilyn S. Vogt | $3,220 | $3,444 | 7% |
| Sharon J. Taylor | $4,865 | $3,405 | -30% |
| Richard W. Pfeiffer | $3,141 | $3,395 | 8.1% |
| Hoelzer Farms, LLC | $16,038 | $3,339 | -79.2% |
| Sharon Lux | $4,874 | $3,315 | -32% |
| Renea Baker McCutcheon | $7,456 | $3,260 | -56.3% |
| Karrh Farms, LLC | $8,415 | $3,255 | -61.3% |
| Linda Sisk | $3,204 | $3,188 | -0.5% |
| William Webb | $3,204 | $3,188 | -0.5% |
| Renee McNiel | $2,061 | $3,175 | 54.1% |
| Deborah D. Anderson | $4,062 | $3,119 | -23.2% |
| Bryan J. Foushee | $7,285 | $3,009 | -58.7% |
| Shirley J. Bower | $2,732 | $3,002 | 9.9% |
| Ruby J Rechenthin | $5,627 | $2,995 | -46.8% |
| Paul Denicola | $0 | $2,989 | -- |
| James M. Deike | $726 | $2,961 | 307.9% |
| Shirley Lux | $3,839 | $2,928 | -23.7% |
| Melvin H. Boerner | $6,365 | $2,888 | -54.6% |
| Caroyl Jane Green | $5,637 | $2,843 | -49.6% |
| James Marquart | $6,930 | $2,675 | -61.4% |
| Janel Y. Woerner | $1,179 | $2,662 | 125.8% |
| Gary Devloo | $2,962 | $2,635 | -11% |
| Daryl Rechenthin | $3,665 | $2,562 | -30.1% |
| Scott Miller | $1,864 | $2,483 | 33.2% |
| Charles A. Herbst | $7,877 | $2,449 | -68.9% |
| Thad Minyard | $4,594 | $2,441 | -46.9% |
| David Lowell Fritz Estate | $0 | $2,438 | -- |
| Scrabble Farms, LLC | $3,277 | $2,409 | -26.5% |
| Sharon P. Tanner | $2,369 | $2,369 | 0% |
| Geistweidt 312 Ranch | $3,045 | $2,368 | -22.2% |
| William R. Whitworth | $19,708 | $2,312 | -88.3% |
| Debra Ingehuett | $5,474 | $2,303 | -57.9% |
| Suzanne Flach | $5,474 | $2,303 | -57.9% |
| German Ceja | $2,295 | $2,295 | 0% |
| Rocking Horse, LLC | $2,431 | $2,288 | -5.9% |
| Kenwood Gors | $2,238 | $2,238 | 0% |
| Seidensticker Ranch Partnership | $6,363 | $2,166 | -66% |
| Atkison Seed & Supply, Inc. | $3,311 | $2,143 | -35.3% |
| Price & Oliver Cattle Company, LLC | $9,856 | $2,116 | -78.5% |
| Nancy Bolzle | $1,305 | $2,112 | 61.8% |
| 2J Livestock LP | $3,960 | $2,070 | -47.7% |
| Louisa Stone | $2,183 | $2,067 | -5.3% |
| Philip D. Rhodes | $3,059 | $2,047 | -33.1% |
| Weedy Creek Cattle Company | $12,158 | $2,003 | -83.5% |
| Maureen E. Mount | $5,559 | $1,985 | -64.3% |
| Charles H. Seidensticker | $0 | $1,916 | -- |
| Mike Coyne | $6,512 | $1,887 | -71% |
| Denise M. Krajewski | $1,832 | $1,832 | 0% |
| Joyce M. Urban | $1,154 | $1,718 | 48.9% |
| Franklin D. Bendele | $3,206 | $1,707 | -46.8% |
| Mary Anne M. Lewis | $8,608 | $1,677 | -80.5% |
| John Kelly Williams | $3,025 | $1,589 | -47.5% |
| Jimmie Sue Fenimore | $2,685 | $1,578 | -41.2% |
| Kenneth Nickel | $1,329 | $1,558 | 17.2% |
| Larry L. Schmidt | $2,615 | $1,558 | -40.4% |
| Sidney B. Cravey | $824 | $1,557 | 89% |
| Georgia Mae Webb | $1,457 | $1,508 | 3.5% |
| Myrtle Marie Properties, LLC | $6,978 | $1,447 | -79.3% |
| Melvin Heiligmann | $4,059 | $1,430 | -64.8% |
| Ben James Partnership No 1 | $0 | $1,425 | -- |
| Dorothy N. Faltin | $0 | $1,422 | -- |
| Annie Laura Matter | $689 | $1,399 | 103% |
| Roy James Matter Family Trust | $689 | $1,399 | 103% |
| Pamela Kirk | $2,242 | $1,388 | -38.1% |
| Robert W. Cravey Jr. | $10,355 | $1,355 | -86.9% |
| William A. Lee II | $1,001 | $1,347 | 34.6% |
| Glynn R. Bartlett | $1,315 | $1,338 | 1.7% |
| Stanley Albus | $4,873 | $1,333 | -72.6% |
| Dorine B Cmerek | $0 | $1,321 | -- |
| Lois Haufler | $1,841 | $1,283 | -30.3% |
| Cheryl L. Schmidt | $197 | $1,255 | 537.1% |
| David T Gingrich IRR Trust | $1,003 | $1,234 | 23% |
| Leonard Melcher | $3,769 | $1,185 | -68.6% |
| Thomas Keenan | $4,543 | $1,184 | -73.9% |
| Charles M. Urban | $480 | $1,159 | 141.5% |
| Howard W. Skeels | $0 | $1,134 | -- |
| Cheryl L. Linthicum | $4,917 | $1,134 | -76.9% |
| Calvin B. Pfeiffer | $2,782 | $1,131 | -59.3% |
| Charles J Zuberbueler | $0 | $1,127 | -- |
| Clinton J. Arnold | $0 | $1,107 | -- |
| Raymond D. Brigham | $907 | $1,070 | 18% |
| Suzanne M. Rogers | $1,901 | $1,051 | -44.7% |
| William P. Floyd | $5,000 | $987 | -80.3% |
| Rodney Flach | $2,893 | $978 | -66.2% |
| Jerry McGuffin | $0 | $974 | -- |
| Gary Whiting | $2,362 | $958 | -59.4% |
| Mark R. Floyd | $1,947 | $952 | -51.1% |
| Carol Hester | $0 | $932 | -- |
| David W. McDaniel | $1,727 | $930 | -46.1% |
| Kay D. Lindner | $3,832 | $910 | -76.3% |
| Robert Lee Alexander Jr. | $3,143 | $884 | -71.9% |
| David L. Fritz | $13,994 | $874 | -93.8% |
| Ray Allan Brigham | $1,147 | $871 | -24.1% |
| Diane Seidensticker Harris | $0 | $868 | -- |
| Audrey J. Davis | $852 | $852 | 0% |
| Tenice Wehmeyer | $1,825 | $839 | -54% |
| Barry N Parham - Oklahoma Property Trust | $0 | $821 | -- |
| Randall Rust | $0 | $803 | -- |
| Harvey M. Boerner | $3,990 | $775 | -80.6% |
| Barbara A. Schmidt | $1,944 | $773 | -60.2% |
| Werner A. Wieboldt IV | $6,559 | $753 | -88.5% |
| Kimberly K. Myer | $749 | $749 | 0% |
| Janet J. Copeland | $721 | $707 | -1.9% |
| Kenneth D. Lindow | $0 | $705 | -- |
| Jonathan Swarek | $539 | $691 | 28.2% |
| Mitchell Wayne Hoke | $0 | $679 | -- |
| Thomas L. Rusch | $1,595 | $667 | -58.2% |
| Rodney Grones | $3,146 | $661 | -79% |
| Clinton Vogt | $0 | $656 | -- |
| Judy Wilhelm | $735 | $625 | -15% |
| Patrick Lindner | $4,358 | $574 | -86.8% |
| Webb Family Farm, LLC | $568 | $568 | 0% |
| Bettye McBroom | $906 | $561 | -38.1% |
| Dennis R. Moldenhauer | $2,167 | $517 | -76.1% |
| Texas 5 L, LLC | $0 | $513 | -- |
| Benarh, LLC | $7,025 | $458 | -93.5% |
| Tracy a Eichheim | $1,019 | $456 | -55.3% |
| Allen Zuercher | $2,177 | $453 | -79.2% |
| Bill Merrell | $946 | $439 | -53.6% |
| Alvin E. Mynar | $0 | $426 | -- |
| Ruth A. Jung | $0 | $396 | -- |
| Mark Edward Northcutt | $853 | $363 | -57.4% |
| Neal L. Foster | $0 | $352 | -- |
| Kenneth A. Floyd | $1,639 | $350 | -78.6% |
| Allen & Shirley Manske Family Trust | $0 | $335 | -- |
| Ethel Louise Bruns | $990 | $323 | -67.4% |
| Rankin D'Spain | $1,419 | $311 | -78.1% |
| Guymer Holdings, LLC | $407 | $277 | -31.9% |
| Shannon Elaine Ealy | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Jay Dean Pfeiffer | $594 | $274 | -53.9% |
| Benjamin C. Buckert | $1,598 | $256 | -84% |
| Rodney Yates | $11,552 | $235 | -98% |
| Tammy Thomas Hacker | $4,317 | $235 | -94.6% |
| Roger Rust | $0 | $234 | -- |
| Edward Seidensticker | $798 | $228 | -71.4% |
| Biermann Ranch Cattle Company, LLC | $1,811 | $227 | -87.5% |
| Nadene E. Alford | $854 | $224 | -73.8% |
| Roy Lindsay Jr. | $85,988 | $207 | -99.8% |
| Max R. Zoeller | $2,332 | $188 | -91.9% |
| Geneva Stebens | $528 | $167 | -68.4% |
| 4L Ranch Land & Cattle, LLC | $10,652 | $163 | -98.5% |
| Kenneth M. Rusch | $573 | $122 | -78.7% |
| Dale A. Crenwelge | $15,154 | $115 | -99.2% |
| Glenda King Haynes | $306 | $114 | -62.7% |
| Tracy Wilhelm | $1,275 | $83 | -93.5% |
| Kristoffer James McCullough | $0 | $77 | -- |
| Anton R Kunchick | $0 | $50 | -- |
| Josephine D. Rash | $118 | $50 | -57.6% |
| Gregory Barton | $0 | $44 | -- |
| Pamela A. Boerner | $0 | $35 | -- |
| Dennis Allen | $0 | $22 | -- |
| David Kent Cook | $0 | $13 | -- |
| Allen & Shirley Manske Family Trustee | $3,309 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Maik | $59,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Anna Lorise Rogers | $35,942 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlene Barnett | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry N Parham - Oklahoma Propert | $1,254 | $0 | -100% |
| Cameron Behrend | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles D. Hemby Jr. | $305 | $0 | -100% |
| D & H Younger Land and Cattle, LL | $10,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell G. Bourgeois | $2,391 | $0 | -100% |
| David G. Heine | $1,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Farren S. Basse | $633 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Flippin | $2,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Geneva Conrad | $170 | $0 | -100% |
| George E. Eckert | $1,261 | $0 | -100% |
| Gill Beam | $5,275 | $0 | -100% |
| Glena Belle Crane Revocable Trust | $205 | $0 | -100% |
| Harvey C. Vogt | $1,209 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay B. Rea | $10,992 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaybird Farms, LLC | $2,009 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanne Leslie | $1,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy Barnes Cattle Interests LL | $373,858 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe B. Plummer | $64,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Jane Wentz | $240 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda S. Flores | $121 | $0 | -100% |
| Luetta Maixner | $296 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Wundt | $706 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray Allen Brigham | $807 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray Brigham | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Jeffrey Brown | $2,312 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney Lynn Reese | $945 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheila A. Harris | $1,387 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry D. Adams | $1,137 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E Glascock Trust | $12,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Yolanda P. Segovia | $121 | $0 | -100% |
| Ashly Martin | $45,704 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarence H. Voigt | $2,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis A. Faltin | $1,105 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonard Rust | $2,661 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke August Lindner | $40,229 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,877,545 | $1,663,866 | -42.2% |
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