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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Edwards County

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Farms throughout cities in Edwards County received $11 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 352 farmers in cities within Edwards County received a total of $6.2 million in 867 farm subsidies, a 63.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $17.2 million in 1,530 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 Edwards County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Higbie Farms$395,349$148,405-62.5%
David McClaren$375,671$142,574-62%
Scott Gleason$391,452$121,135-69.1%
Schaller Brothers$279,895$112,799-59.7%
Ebert Farms$467,780$112,790-75.9%
Kirk Molitor$265,658$97,859-63.2%
HG Land & Cattle, LLC$238,874$94,547-60.4%
J & L Habiger Farms, Inc.$201,831$91,977-54.4%
Wetzel Brothers Cattle, Inc.$259,097$88,520-65.8%
James John McClaren$246,210$86,172-65%
Cross Ranch, LLC$217,046$83,595-61.5%
Jimmie R. Katz$214,555$82,935-61.3%
Darrell N Wood Trust$205,323$81,859-60.1%
Natalie D Wood Trust$195,261$81,854-58.1%
Mead Farms, Inc.$184,525$81,852-55.6%
Theron McKinney$120,872$79,185-34.5%
Scott M. Anderson$203,603$76,711-62.3%
John W. Mundhenke$252,237$74,602-70.4%
Michael Herrmann Farm, LLC$180,797$70,314-61.1%
Mark a Ketterl$194,805$70,031-64.1%
Jon Herrmann$184,405$69,789-62.2%
Brandon M Roenbaugh$214,743$69,111-67.8%
Jay a Derley$176,335$67,869-61.5%
Divis Farms, Inc.$168,632$66,752-60.4%
Strate Farms, Inc.$226,490$62,443-72.4%
Richard & Christy Froetschner Trust$114,580$61,507-46.3%
Douglas L. Burr$158,497$61,245-61.4%
William G. Britton$149,736$58,568-60.9%
Brenda Jo Britton$149,726$58,567-60.9%
Vance Warren Hornbaker$147,404$57,888-60.7%
Jacob G. Heinz$151,767$57,587-62.1%
Rean L & Jerri J Stegman Rev Trust$140,908$56,814-59.7%
William Burr$165,587$56,611-65.8%
Gary Klenke$164,663$56,370-65.8%
Marva A. Burr$161,326$54,959-65.9%
Stanley Herrmann$134,502$53,873-59.9%
Robert L. Cross$110,578$51,896-53.1%
David D. Wood$113,396$51,849-54.3%
Tommy O. Carlson$106,221$51,742-51.3%
Lyle D. Katz$116,096$50,626-56.4%
Duane Scott Miller$85,191$50,398-40.8%
David a Stiebe$89,731$49,946-44.3%
Ronnie V Gleason Living Trust$102,722$48,707-52.6%
Michael D. Klenke$140,467$48,462-65.5%
Betty McClaren$124,273$47,551-61.7%
Bar Nine Farms, Inc.$114,066$47,413-58.4%
Hammeke 7 Farms, LLC$66,635$46,585-30.1%
Greg Wood$106,240$45,817-56.9%
Shane Allen Ryan$119,477$45,811-61.7%
Lowell J. Wagner$107,487$45,059-58.1%
Tim J. Neidig$124,891$44,653-64.2%
Kevin J. Blevins$89,213$41,633-53.3%
Andrew J. Dockendorf$76,277$41,590-45.5%
Mica Schnoebelen$153,289$41,554-72.9%
Jeffery L. Ary$89,164$40,921-54.1%
Kinsley Feeders, LLC$252,306$40,030-84.1%
Tammy M. McClaren$114,289$39,333-65.6%
Butler Family Trust$93,808$39,219-58.2%
Clayton C. Wood$101,813$39,201-61.5%
Lynn G. Gleason$80,868$38,378-52.5%
Dennis D Gibson Revocable Trust$96,119$37,230-61.3%
Stephen J. Kirkwood$64,655$37,212-42.4%
Curtis N. Williams$71,431$36,188-49.3%
Patrick M. Janssen$146,446$35,526-75.7%
Richard Hogan$67,601$33,611-50.3%
Mike Offerle$74,889$33,543-55.2%
Rodney E. Habiger$88,986$32,521-63.5%
Brian C. Burr$73,384$31,059-57.7%
Wolfe's Harvesting, Inc.$86,800$30,753-64.6%
Lyle Schuette, Inc.$66,656$30,681-54%
K. P. Burke$94,118$30,390-67.7%
Triple H Farms and Cattle, LLC$54,634$29,808-45.4%
Wetzel Family Farms, LLC$79,215$29,403-62.9%
Chadd Wilson Chad & Rita Wilson Trust$57,820$29,092-49.7%
John B Roenbaugh$80,132$28,945-63.9%
Randall M. Kelly$62,360$28,377-54.5%
Lester W Derley and Janet L Derley Rev Trust$66,855$28,342-57.6%
Glenn a Riisoe$75,032$28,303-62.3%
David R. Oliphant$69,448$27,937-59.8%
Froetschner Farms, Inc.$80,806$27,877-65.5%
Timothy Burkhart$63,953$26,995-57.8%
Marion E S Lewis Trust$51,395$26,907-47.6%
Scott Butler$63,562$26,820-57.8%
Thomas Schmitt$62,263$26,560-57.3%
Joshua P. Schmitt$58,670$26,493-54.8%
Broken T LP$75,302$26,228-65.2%
TDN Farms$1,251,080$26,206-97.9%
Reed Jonathan Strate$61,908$25,057-59.5%
Floyd D. Crockett$87,342$25,056-71.3%
Alan L. Wetzel$70,681$25,023-64.6%
Cole McClaren$60,868$24,028-60.5%
John Janssen$63,860$23,067-63.9%
Derek Martin Cattle, LLC$48,227$22,428-53.5%
Brian F. Horacek$56,047$22,207-60.4%
Brenda Roenbaugh$60,458$22,165-63.3%
Colby A. Stegman$42,156$21,967-47.9%
Doyle Jones$58,944$21,219-64%
Bret Lancaster$45,301$21,201-53.2%
Jerry Anderson Trust$30,174$21,124-30%
Three T Farming, LLC$38,035$20,604-45.8%
Matthew D. Finger$43,120$20,547-52.3%
Welton Parker Trust$30,236$19,198-36.5%
Michael Heit$38,174$18,326-52%
Daniel Hattrup$45,283$17,889-60.5%
Michael & Deanna Habiger Rev Trust$59,907$17,622-70.6%
Robert E. McKinney$49,358$17,035-65.5%
Chris Putter$25,260$16,718-33.8%
Joshua B. Pyatt$56,148$15,887-71.7%
Benjamin H. Arensman III$34,818$15,656-55%
William M. Laufenberg$32,263$15,402-52.3%
Douglas D. Hirsh$38,101$15,066-60.5%
Wenstrom, LLC$42,807$15,028-64.9%
Donald F. Williams$33,547$14,945-55.5%
Brad A. McKinney$40,972$14,875-63.7%
Dakota D. Allison$48,816$14,850-69.6%
Cheryl Adams$15,173$14,724-3%
Robert Alan Burcher$23,215$14,414-37.9%
Aaron W. Wheaton$66,213$14,137-78.6%
Denise Wheaton$66,189$14,117-78.7%
N3 Cattle Company, LLC$48,180$13,642-71.7%
David W. Hammeke$31,351$13,466-57%
Brock Katz$21,390$13,179-38.4%
Hillarian F Stegman$12,405$12,4050%
Brian - a Cross Trust No. 1$58,103$12,247-78.9%
4-B, LLC$30,578$11,824-61.3%
Mitchell Ketterl$26,011$11,718-54.9%
Ellen Marie Klepper Living Trust$14,040$11,469-18.3%
Kenton Gleason$23,995$11,271-53%
Bonita Hull Werner$6,290$11,03175.4%
Donald E & Anna M Fletcher Revocable Living Trust$16,875$11,022-34.7%
Larry L. Leith$19,391$10,745-44.6%
V S Mclean Irrevocable Trust$13,812$10,631-23%
Lightcap Farms, LLC$37,929$10,624-72%
Mike Haskell$18,159$10,589-41.7%
Norman E Wood Irrevocable Trust$21,822$10,490-51.9%
PJL Partnership$46,305$10,487-77.4%
Aloha Gems VI, LLC$27,079$10,440-61.4%
Wendell C Hinman and Gladys a Hinman Rvoc Living Trustee$9,750$9,7500%
William G. Britton II$18,183$9,454-48%
Andrew James Britton$17,902$9,451-47.2%
Melvin Brake$19,128$9,128-52.3%
Robert Bernatzki Estate$0$9,088--
Vincent Burghart$12,709$8,841-30.4%
Kenneth L Keen Rev Trust$17,587$8,824-49.8%
Jeff J. Jones$36,033$8,764-75.7%
Peter J. Heinz$17,817$8,638-51.5%
Betty Wood Rev Trust No 1$18,848$8,616-54.3%
Randy Schmidt$4,568$8,55687.3%
Billie Herrmann Trust$12,683$8,532-32.7%
Derek J. Burkhart$16,114$8,271-48.7%
Leann Y. Domme$22,826$8,109-64.5%
Roy G. Penka$19,932$8,103-59.3%
Alfrada F Bock GST Trust$20,360$8,053-60.4%
Jeannine R. Bowman$18,095$8,031-55.6%
Gregory C. Ebert$28,593$8,008-72%
Don Schroeder$16,850$7,800-53.7%
Ella Mae Haskell$8,549$7,372-13.8%
Curtis Kallaus$13,686$7,355-46.3%
Norman Herrmann$19,363$7,347-62.1%
Marc C. Molitor$15,904$7,215-54.6%
Darrel L. Miller$13,542$7,182-47%
Lyle D. Schuette$14,213$7,156-49.7%
Kenneth F. Regnier$23,049$7,152-69%
Richard Dockendorf$17,290$7,128-58.8%
Elmer V. Wagner$14,791$7,107-52%
Gary L. Snyder$18,510$7,066-61.8%
Rita Haskell$13,928$7,007-49.7%
Joshua Wetzel$23,731$6,916-70.9%
Gene G. Cain$17,161$6,835-60.2%
Brian R. Taylor$14,630$6,670-54.4%
Cindy Klepper Hogan Trust$9,740$6,653-31.7%
Nelson Burr Farms, LLC$8,721$6,637-23.9%
Hector Holguin$19,704$6,611-66.4%
Dustin R. J. Mead$16,337$6,471-60.4%
Lisa Ebert$11,868$6,325-46.7%
Barbara Judy Wheaton Trust$15,568$6,047-61.2%
Jordan Lee Welch$14,050$5,823-58.6%
Schinstock Living Trust$14,559$5,770-60.4%
Steven Wetzel$16,549$5,762-65.2%
Janet M. Williams$16,375$5,691-65.2%
Gina L. Mundhenke$29,222$5,677-80.6%
Carol - Mclean Revocable Trust Mclean$18,547$5,432-70.7%
Laura Hiller Estate Agency$10,670$5,414-49.3%
Douglas - Mclean Revocable Trust$15,955$5,318-66.7%
Michael Bowman$17,377$5,292-69.5%
Caroline Johnson$5,060$5,2473.7%
Victor R. Davis$20,880$5,225-75%
Jefferis Mead Revocable Trust$5,169$5,1690%
Robert Hattrup$14,255$5,149-63.9%
Harley R Weese Living Trust$11,513$5,032-56.3%
Victor J Habiger Testamentary Trust$8,767$5,008-42.9%
Aaron R. Cross$10,641$4,990-53.1%
Dorothy M. Putter$2,474$4,950100.1%
Marilyn Chaffin$5,124$4,844-5.5%
Gladys M Parker Trust$12,738$4,842-62%
Sally J. Frame$7,943$4,707-40.7%
William J Bidleman Revocable Trust$10,089$4,680-53.6%
Marsha Tiemann$5,149$4,670-9.3%
Kelby Adams$7,695$4,421-42.5%
Karen Miller$7,996$4,358-45.5%
Zachary Stuckey$7,272$4,071-44%
Brian Stegman$18,822$3,902-79.3%
Wilma Jean Titus$15,776$3,852-75.6%
Kathleen Haselhorst$5,707$3,744-34.4%
Allen D. Frame$5,764$3,631-37%
David R Cross - Cross Living Trust$5,559$3,626-34.8%
Duane Habiger$18,004$3,611-79.9%
Kent J. Wetzel$10,529$3,577-66%
Troy Stone$3,571$3,544-0.8%
Stephanie Hirsh$4,371$3,487-20.2%
Gregory Phillips$0$3,456--
Kenneth E. Unruh$6,946$3,313-52.3%
Ellie M. Bowman$4,934$3,210-34.9%
Travis W. Daubert$8,067$3,189-60.5%
Dustin J. Burr$12,032$3,187-73.5%
Charlene N Keen Revocable Trust$6,046$3,184-47.3%
Galen Boehme$7,584$3,125-58.8%
Marvin Heiland$1,963$3,08457.1%
Cecil E. Buhrer Jr.$6,502$3,051-53.1%
Luetta Katz$5,202$3,021-41.9%
Norbert V. Hornung$10,839$2,969-72.6%
Scott K. Sparke$10,299$2,962-71.2%
Kurth M. Lancaster$6,552$2,907-55.6%
Leroy Wetzel$9,514$2,892-69.6%
Aaron Molitor$8,148$2,792-65.7%
Jerry W. Stapleton$6,399$2,790-56.4%
Rodney G and Teresa L Gartung Rev Living Trust$4,649$2,775-40.3%
Rosanna Gleason$6,573$2,772-57.8%
Elvira J Setzkorn$6,917$2,729-60.5%
Jeremy Scott May$9,622$2,728-71.6%
George B & Patricia a Hetzel Living Trustee$4,687$2,727-41.8%
Manter Hamilton Bock II$5,216$2,702-48.2%
Paul R. Strong$6,459$2,698-58.2%
Jon J. Horacek$4,903$2,659-45.8%
Ruth Hattrup$4,729$2,604-44.9%
Bo S. Nelson$12,350$2,600-78.9%
Jerome Herrmann$2,599$2,5990%
Dwight N. Wetzel$7,587$2,534-66.6%
Mary T Kallaus Revocable Trust$1,532$2,51664.2%
Heath Katz$5,128$2,433-52.6%
Judith A. McKinney$2,083$2,41515.9%
Jane E. Eslinger$2,395$2,3950%
Douglas D. Brown$7,356$2,372-67.8%
Max G Van Horn Trust$4,977$2,313-53.5%
Robert Cain$3,329$2,312-30.5%
Cross & Cross Investments$7,975$2,295-71.2%
Clayton Joseph Jones$8,550$2,285-73.3%
Max Smith$717$2,265215.9%
Kathlyn M Lindberg Revocable Trust$5,236$2,250-57%
Steven E. Domme$3,381$2,231-34%
Chester Smith$12,930$2,216-82.9%
Norma G Gartung$3,485$2,141-38.6%
Susan - E Roenbaugh Trust$0$2,111--
Ruth E. Wetzel$3,332$2,084-37.5%
Ralph Vannahmen$3,626$2,016-44.4%
Troy A. Weiss$5,390$1,959-63.7%
Bryce M. Nelson$2,097$1,909-9%
Joseph D. Brake$7,202$1,859-74.2%
Dustin Hattrup$3,145$1,858-40.9%
Stanley W Ditges$3,812$1,833-51.9%
Taylor Hobbs$4,120$1,826-55.7%
Billy R. Huntley$6,766$1,719-74.6%
Randolph S. Barnes$9,301$1,718-81.5%
Robert W Wetzel Trust$4,116$1,641-60.1%
William Clayton Cross$13,424$1,602-88.1%
Richard E. Rice$3,382$1,583-53.2%
Kyle J. Burkhart$7,736$1,581-79.6%
Janet Strawn$10,883$1,560-85.7%
Glenn Herrmann$2,962$1,541-48%
Kathleen a Wood Testamentary Trust$5,416$1,505-72.2%
Geneva Chapman$4,241$1,500-64.6%
Lorne T. Benish$1,812$1,462-19.3%
Jeremy L. Burr$12,264$1,444-88.2%
Jon Boman$1,378$1,3780%
Lindberg Farm Heirs$3,870$1,338-65.4%
Donna R Newsom Revocable Trust$1,326$1,3260%
Rebecca A. Hornung$7,199$1,280-82.2%
Ray Wetzel$1,740$1,262-27.5%
William G. White$1,942$1,235-36.4%
Monte Hirsh$5,995$1,223-79.6%
Colten Ary$10,387$1,204-88.4%
Bette Jo Valadez$2,423$1,195-50.7%
Helen B. Habiger$7,251$1,188-83.6%
Eric Molitor$5,295$1,183-77.7%
Corey M. McAvoy$2,988$1,162-61.1%
Simon Conrad Miller$1,713$1,140-33.5%
Heath Horacek$2,219$1,140-48.6%
Janet Smith$2,547$1,131-55.6%
William A. Stapleton Jr.$7,152$1,105-84.5%
Charles L. Erickson$2,489$1,088-56.3%
David Train$2,115$1,071-49.4%
Jonathan A. Train$2,114$1,071-49.3%
Lucinda Longstreth$2,114$1,071-49.3%
Elna M. Schultz$3,073$1,068-65.2%
Emily White$683$1,06856.4%
Allen D. Kohlmeier$4,675$1,062-77.3%
Howard L. Craig$3,167$1,043-67.1%
Sidney Hicks$1,606$979-39%
Donald L. Bales$945$9450%
Mary J. Strong$1,327$933-29.7%
Jane M. Wenstrom$1,629$913-44%
Frances Engelcke$3,311$863-73.9%
Kenneth G. Harris$8,237$845-89.7%
Barbara Bell$0$841--
Crystal A. Obee$2,098$840-60%
Shirley Brollier$2,064$839-59.4%
Michael K. Wilson$1,157$820-29.1%
Russell M. Miller$1,419$798-43.8%
Doris Rutledge$1,510$756-49.9%
John Ploger$1,073$740-31%
Diana L. Wetzel$4,713$729-84.5%
Jorge I. Garcia$0$683--
William M. Hornung$3,441$672-80.5%
Dorothy J Brake Revocable Trust$1,451$667-54%
Jadiana S Hornung$1,047$659-37.1%
Patsy a Daubert-Ewy$604$6517.8%
MJR Farms, LLC$3,816$641-83.2%
Theresa M. Brake$2,122$617-70.9%
C. E. Molitor$2,647$592-77.6%
Abo&B, LLC$1,712$590-65.5%
Michael P. McAvoy$1,466$582-60.3%
Kingham, LLC$2,490$580-76.7%
Martin J. Gleason$2,585$566-78.1%
Robert H Derley$2,436$549-77.5%
Elizabeth K. Train$1,055$533-49.5%
Lorene M. Hoyle$1,530$533-65.2%
Michael Train$1,055$533-49.5%
Jan Kuckelman$272$52693.4%
Clara Cross$5,102$523-89.7%
Andrew F. Stegman$2,310$450-80.5%
Ronald R Lindberg Revocable Trust$1,113$423-62%
Daniel E. Libby$341$41622%
Ryan Klenke$6,735$374-94.4%
Janet Jorns$993$266-73.2%
Robert L. Konrade$2,274$263-88.4%
Janalee Keehbauch$617$251-59.3%
Karen Froetschner$307$236-23.1%
Caleb Heinz$2,117$218-89.7%
Lorie Giles Horacek$96$218127.1%
Jack F & Marilyn H Kersting Rev LVG Trustee$217$2170%
Leann P. Hirsh$936$202-78.4%
Dan H. Miller$1,059$173-83.7%
Carol Neely$0$163--
Eugene Blew$318$159-50%
Adison Brenna Welsch$905$124-86.3%
Janice M Gleason Living Trust$667$104-84.4%
Beverly Voran$94$86-8.5%
Melvin Brake Res GST Ex Trustee$0$80--
Arhuey Darlene Craven$287$71-75.3%
Scott M. Divis$59$590%
Brett J. Gleason$352$48-86.4%
Dennis L. Ewy$48$15-68.8%
10 Gauge Outfitters, LLC$4,846$0-100%
BMJB, LLC$1,672$0-100%
Bonnie Huntley$3,147$0-100%
Catherine Hattrup$6,894$0-100%
Cecil and Hazel Herron Trustee$3,102$0-100%
Donna Lee Bernatzki$9,088$0-100%
Dorothy M Ideker Estate$5,744$0-100%
Elaine Katz Revocable Trust$4,267$0-100%
Gene Bender$1,364$0-100%
J Byron Roenbaugh$2,122$0-100%
Jerome Froetschner$130$0-100%
Jay L. White$1,336$0-100%
Lester H. Ideker Sr.$1,399$0-100%
Robert L Kallaus Revocable Trust$2,600$0-100%
Roger Klenke$1,746$0-100%
Steve Bowman$807$0-100%
Tammi Sidebottom$185$0-100%
Vernon E. Davis$542$0-100%
G & D Phillips, LLC$16,014$0-100%
J & J Farming, LLC$7,922$0-100%
Rebecca J Ketterl$2,084$0-100%
Rita Beth Wilson$798$0-100%
Dal Land Company, LLC$1,409$0-100%
David Werner$16,125$0-100%
Donald Benish$5,288$0-100%
Total subsidies$17,217,673$6,227,892-63.8%

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