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In 2021, 297 farmers in cities within Kiowa County received a total of $5.8 million in 703 farm subsidies, a 63.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $15.8 million in 1,203 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.
Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
---|---|---|---|
Morning Star Farms | $1,683,610 | $328,988 | -80.5% |
Mull Family Farms Operating PTNSHP | $749,508 | $278,099 | -62.9% |
Binford Farms, Inc. | $518,846 | $202,426 | -61% |
Edwards Land Investment of Kansas, Inc. | $322,209 | $157,732 | -51% |
Taylor Equipment, Inc. | $305,662 | $148,500 | -51.4% |
Tom Taylor Investments, Inc. | $269,411 | $134,702 | -50% |
Top Gun Agent, LLC | $267,266 | $121,141 | -54.7% |
Quarter Circle a, LLC | $329,511 | $120,133 | -63.5% |
Thousand Hills Farms, GP | $101,669 | $103,569 | 1.9% |
Unruh Brothers, LLC | $223,804 | $102,366 | -54.3% |
Circle S. Farms | $237,518 | $88,799 | -62.6% |
Allen E. Smith | $144,203 | $81,774 | -43.3% |
Heft & Sons, LLC | $284,453 | $80,563 | -71.7% |
Cletis Lee Clark Trust | $152,222 | $77,651 | -49% |
Ki D Gamble Ki D Gamble Living Trust | $246,669 | $75,583 | -69.4% |
Kimberly Gamble Kimberly Gamble Living Trust | $246,612 | $75,580 | -69.4% |
Tyler S. Heinson | $228,359 | $74,558 | -67.4% |
Matthew Lynn Ballard | $168,754 | $74,534 | -55.8% |
Pleasant Valley Milling Company | $236,151 | $73,627 | -68.8% |
Scott - and Susan Brown Rev Trust | $288,583 | $69,335 | -76% |
Lee & Karen Dirks Corporation | $171,544 | $68,160 | -60.3% |
Rocking a Ranch, LLC | $243,259 | $68,016 | -72% |
Glen C Wood Estate | $71,786 | $65,976 | -8.1% |
Tamina S Fromme | $71,934 | $61,332 | -14.7% |
William L. Dunbar III | $54,947 | $54,582 | -0.7% |
Paul Rush | $122,941 | $53,201 | -56.7% |
Aaron Einsel | $90,772 | $51,968 | -42.7% |
Max Dean Liggett | $120,657 | $51,885 | -57% |
Alton D Unruh & Virginia F Unruh Trust | $64,579 | $43,034 | -33.4% |
Steven S Brown Rev Trust 9/30/93 | $109,808 | $42,968 | -60.9% |
Dale W. Hayse | $72,664 | $41,910 | -42.3% |
Dean D Welsch Revocable Trust | $116,752 | $40,461 | -65.3% |
Kurt F. Whitney | $89,399 | $38,764 | -56.6% |
Benjamin Leigh Wheaton | $55,449 | $38,126 | -31.2% |
John A. Rose | $127,914 | $37,505 | -70.7% |
Donald G. Koehn | $72,534 | $37,439 | -48.4% |
Roger C Yost - Roger C Yost Trust | $86,430 | $37,092 | -57.1% |
Mark H. Dirks | $77,786 | $37,064 | -52.4% |
4-D Investments, LLC | $159,640 | $36,625 | -77.1% |
Michael J. Toner | $79,761 | $36,546 | -54.2% |
Donald D. Edmonston | $97,905 | $36,434 | -62.8% |
Eagle Canyon Ranch, Inc. | $112,797 | $35,954 | -68.1% |
Tony G. Rhodes | $124,394 | $34,003 | -72.7% |
Trent L. Friesen | $45,193 | $33,673 | -25.5% |
Gary E. Ross | $58,444 | $33,644 | -42.4% |
JDLC, LLC | $114,940 | $33,193 | -71.1% |
Gene E Yohn - Gene E Yohn Revocable Trust | $39,342 | $33,127 | -15.8% |
Joe Yost | $147,741 | $32,826 | -77.8% |
Morris Smith Rev Trustee 1 | $85,882 | $32,752 | -61.9% |
Arnetta Kay Smith Rev Trustee 1 | $84,467 | $32,730 | -61.3% |
Nina Jean Liggett | $58,493 | $32,213 | -44.9% |
West Family Farms, Inc. | $84,018 | $31,533 | -62.5% |
Kenneth B. McFadden | $63,697 | $31,339 | -50.8% |
D. J. McMurry | $65,513 | $31,129 | -52.5% |
Richard L Schmidt Revocable Trust | $85,910 | $31,053 | -63.9% |
Dennis M Ross Rev Trust | $56,332 | $30,504 | -45.8% |
Brad L. Zimmerman | $82,664 | $30,186 | -63.5% |
Kevin R Schultz Revocable Trust | $69,595 | $30,013 | -56.9% |
Vera M Schultz Revocable Trust | $69,589 | $30,011 | -56.9% |
Glenn Monaghan | $78,944 | $29,805 | -62.2% |
Donald R Schmidt Revocable Trust | $82,789 | $28,684 | -65.4% |
Delbert W. Ross | $54,719 | $28,598 | -47.7% |
Milton C Ross Living Trust | $42,563 | $28,162 | -33.8% |
Gordon L Unruh Trust | $40,468 | $27,664 | -31.6% |
Yost Brothers Farms | $51,638 | $27,159 | -47.4% |
Philip Rush | $73,229 | $26,688 | -63.6% |
Tyler - and Hannah Schultz Rev Trust | $52,879 | $25,530 | -51.7% |
Kasey Gamble Kasey D Gamble Living Trust | $85,246 | $25,497 | -70.1% |
Clifton D. Clark Jr. | $67,840 | $25,267 | -62.8% |
Kenton L. Binford | $72,790 | $24,846 | -65.9% |
E & L Davis Farmland LP | $78,826 | $23,999 | -69.6% |
Ronald Ray Schultz Trust | $71,234 | $23,486 | -67% |
Ardeth D Scott | $23,390 | $23,389 | -0% |
Sheldon Wadel | $68,865 | $22,823 | -66.9% |
Jan Mayhew | $83,401 | $21,917 | -73.7% |
Broken Arrow Ranch, LLC | $92,496 | $21,715 | -76.5% |
Tim Nace | $57,753 | $21,596 | -62.6% |
Dennis J. Pauly | $58,941 | $21,154 | -64.1% |
Wadel & Company, LLC | $35,459 | $20,721 | -41.6% |
PSU Farms | $49,014 | $20,697 | -57.8% |
Darren D. McDonald | $67,585 | $19,621 | -71% |
Buster Kuhn | $118,796 | $19,611 | -83.5% |
Rustin Cole Ardery | $68,177 | $19,494 | -71.4% |
Tyler Stimatze | $36,786 | $19,279 | -47.6% |
Stevens Cattle, LLC | $52,608 | $17,635 | -66.5% |
Gregory D. Wyrick | $17,266 | $17,263 | -0% |
Gregg Wadel | $43,857 | $17,222 | -60.7% |
Clint Young | $42,736 | $17,187 | -59.8% |
Ralston Living Trust | $23,990 | $16,880 | -29.6% |
Marvin Jantz | $69,594 | $16,847 | -75.8% |
David G. White | $105,351 | $16,736 | -84.1% |
Thomas Mayhew | $34,641 | $16,495 | -52.4% |
The Troyer Family Trust | $28,376 | $16,417 | -42.1% |
Thomas M. Boman | $39,653 | $15,948 | -59.8% |
Stacy B. Sneed | $37,119 | $15,849 | -57.3% |
Chris Mcelwain - Chris & Diane Mcelwain Fam Rev Trust | $15,943 | $15,610 | -2.1% |
Carl Mcfadden Liv. W. Tr | $0 | $15,574 | -- |
Karl Lynn Ballard | $45,389 | $15,525 | -65.8% |
Larry E. Schmidt | $35,783 | $15,442 | -56.8% |
John and Janice Haney Trust | $34,504 | $14,973 | -56.6% |
Rhea A. Clark | $22,680 | $14,949 | -34.1% |
Ronald Booth | $49,129 | $14,871 | -69.7% |
AMJ Group, LLC | $15,635 | $14,764 | -5.6% |
Isaak Bergen | $0 | $14,758 | -- |
Frank C Fruit Trust DTD 2/23/02 | $28,131 | $14,740 | -47.6% |
Ryan A. Binford | $47,181 | $14,500 | -69.3% |
Kent Duane Wadel | $44,084 | $14,401 | -67.3% |
William Chris Wirth | $12,433 | $13,890 | 11.7% |
Greenleaf Brothers Cattle | $70,426 | $13,782 | -80.4% |
Jesse L. Wadel | $39,438 | $13,668 | -65.3% |
Sandhill Farms, LLC | $56,646 | $13,593 | -76% |
Levi E. Murray | $16,027 | $13,419 | -16.3% |
Luke C. Kregar | $27,288 | $13,180 | -51.7% |
Tanner Sage Koehn | $26,333 | $12,974 | -50.7% |
Jarold E Boehme | $28,169 | $12,707 | -54.9% |
David Lynn Unruh | $34,027 | $12,664 | -62.8% |
Jacob - W Roenbaugh Trust | $363,354 | $12,478 | -96.6% |
Shirley - a Roenbaugh Trust | $363,177 | $12,478 | -96.6% |
Jennifer Mull Ladwig | $420 | $12,102 | 2,781.4% |
Twila M. Allen | $0 | $11,876 | -- |
Gregory D Waters | $33,337 | $11,793 | -64.6% |
Denton Ray Clark | $21,309 | $11,528 | -45.9% |
Ross Daniel Unruh | $24,835 | $11,299 | -54.5% |
Charles Wadel | $22,643 | $10,869 | -52% |
Lukas Boyd McFadden | $8,454 | $10,688 | 26.4% |
Jeffrie G Slade Rev Trustee | $25,635 | $10,590 | -58.7% |
Dewey Koehn | $10,140 | $10,231 | 0.9% |
Steven Davis | $30,334 | $10,064 | -66.8% |
Paul F. Chadd | $18,047 | $9,788 | -45.8% |
Wilbur K. Wood | $21,476 | $9,400 | -56.2% |
Chad M. Taylor | $12,644 | $9,351 | -26% |
Brady L. Thompson | $48,928 | $9,330 | -80.9% |
Jamie L. McElwain | $9,785 | $9,285 | -5.1% |
Fast Farms | $11,364 | $9,220 | -18.9% |
Alta Ross | $14,029 | $8,989 | -35.9% |
Kerr Family Rev Trust | $8,669 | $8,669 | 0% |
Jeanne B Sneed Trust | $8,396 | $8,628 | 2.8% |
Jonathan R. Wadel | $26,422 | $8,505 | -67.8% |
E Wynona Ross Trust | $12,906 | $8,411 | -34.8% |
John W. Unruh | $15,034 | $8,402 | -44.1% |
Rebecca J. McFadden | $9,145 | $8,258 | -9.7% |
Dorothy Unruh | $9,945 | $8,196 | -17.6% |
Eunice Wadel Irr E. Tr | $15,419 | $8,068 | -47.7% |
Linda Bolen | $0 | $7,608 | -- |
Jl Spurgeon | $23,527 | $7,592 | -67.7% |
Terrill J. Yost | $27,567 | $7,556 | -72.6% |
Devin McDonald | $7,485 | $7,485 | 0% |
Jeremie E. Frazier | $8,118 | $7,344 | -9.5% |
Jeremy Stapleton | $36,518 | $7,267 | -80.1% |
Michael K. Wood | $16,107 | $6,998 | -56.6% |
Steven L. Thompson | $25,899 | $6,866 | -73.5% |
Robert D. Ahrens | $6,805 | $6,807 | 0% |
Ruth Ann Hanvey | $6,715 | $6,715 | 0% |
Arnold E. Fast | $7,396 | $6,635 | -10.3% |
Folkerts, LLC | $0 | $6,508 | -- |
Terence Unruh | $20,574 | $6,358 | -69.1% |
Jerry L. Tuttle | $10,729 | $6,172 | -42.5% |
Jerry D. Little | $4,710 | $6,092 | 29.3% |
Gene A. Randel | $0 | $6,047 | -- |
Charles D. Miller | $30,903 | $5,963 | -80.7% |
Neoma Wadel | $5,859 | $5,859 | 0% |
Trent D. Jacks | $28,088 | $5,840 | -79.2% |
Harry and Linette Koehn Trust DTD 6/10/11 | $5,774 | $5,774 | 0% |
Shannon D. Eck | $12,043 | $5,632 | -53.2% |
Arnita Louise Schultz Trust | $5,591 | $5,591 | 0% |
Aaron Yost | $10,829 | $5,385 | -50.3% |
Rolan Seiler - Ron & Roberta Seiler Trust DTD 3/19/18 | $30,067 | $5,366 | -82.2% |
Verle D. Starkey | $14,882 | $5,180 | -65.2% |
Bryce A. Yost | $11,679 | $5,171 | -55.7% |
Schwarm Ranch, LLC | $14,496 | $5,108 | -64.8% |
Lyndon P. Unruh | $12,269 | $5,097 | -58.5% |
Luke Schroeder | $8,577 | $4,941 | -42.4% |
John E Unruh Revocable Trust | $4,458 | $4,908 | 10.1% |
Trey Anthony Koehn | $10,360 | $4,842 | -53.3% |
Allen D Binford Trust | $5,512 | $4,568 | -17.1% |
Michael Charles Wilson | $10,007 | $4,488 | -55.2% |
Charles Ralstin | $6,497 | $4,320 | -33.5% |
C. J. McFadden | $10,306 | $4,314 | -58.1% |
Andy L. Wadel | $5,511 | $4,200 | -23.8% |
Glenda Nichols | $688 | $4,162 | 504.9% |
Wheaton Brothers Farms, LLC | $8,148 | $4,018 | -50.7% |
Joe Stevens | $7,497 | $3,942 | -47.4% |
Anthony Bert Lowery | $8,862 | $3,906 | -55.9% |
Cole B. Ballard | $5,684 | $3,856 | -32.2% |
Gunnar B Stauth | $4,795 | $3,776 | -21.3% |
David J. Allison | $5,641 | $3,751 | -33.5% |
Priscilla I. Brack | $3,636 | $3,631 | -0.1% |
Lance Nelson | $5,671 | $3,457 | -39% |
Amy Kuhn Buller | $22,322 | $3,357 | -85% |
Jacob Drew Harts | $13,184 | $3,327 | -74.8% |
Elta Kay Rose | $15,988 | $3,325 | -79.2% |
Abe E. Peters | $6,903 | $3,321 | -51.9% |
Lynette Pauly | $6,690 | $3,278 | -51% |
Todd C. Follette | $3,216 | $3,216 | 0% |
Charles W. Jungemann | $3,215 | $3,215 | 0% |
Chris Ballard | $5,868 | $3,147 | -46.4% |
Lizabeth B. Ballard | $5,868 | $3,147 | -46.4% |
Ray D. Barnes | $3,081 | $3,081 | 0% |
Diane McElwain | $4,142 | $3,063 | -26.1% |
Brady C. Dirks | $11,099 | $3,026 | -72.7% |
Ted and Linda Kyle Trust | $0 | $2,937 | -- |
Taylor Danielle Twiner | $5,906 | $2,928 | -50.4% |
GMJ Farms, LLC | $10,805 | $2,858 | -73.5% |
Timothy Tyree | $5,394 | $2,844 | -47.3% |
Dianne Murray | $2,508 | $2,815 | 12.2% |
Robert G Hubert Trust | $3,123 | $2,802 | -10.3% |
Peggy a Banta - Banta Family Rev Liv Trustee | $2,796 | $2,796 | 0% |
Kevin D. Lewis | $11,201 | $2,789 | -75.1% |
Denton Rich | $6,081 | $2,646 | -56.5% |
Marsha G Yost - Marsha G Yost Trust | $2,640 | $2,640 | 0% |
Carol Baker | $6,939 | $2,563 | -63.1% |
Casy D Unruh | $11,963 | $2,549 | -78.7% |
Nancy J. Davis | $0 | $2,512 | -- |
Howard Dean Eck | $10,808 | $2,510 | -76.8% |
Norma J. Koehn | $5,206 | $2,410 | -53.7% |
Clarence O Jenkins Trust | $2,400 | $2,400 | 0% |
Maurine E Jenkins Trust | $2,400 | $2,400 | 0% |
Lowell Unruh | $10,287 | $2,331 | -77.3% |
Ralstin Family Trust | $3,510 | $2,226 | -36.6% |
Steve W. Goering | $12,084 | $2,218 | -81.6% |
Cheryl Ann Richard | $2,127 | $2,127 | 0% |
Joe Price | $6,803 | $2,124 | -68.8% |
Derek Liggett | $4,581 | $2,118 | -53.8% |
Jane Booth | $9,522 | $2,028 | -78.7% |
Pamela L. Muntz | $1,738 | $1,987 | 14.3% |
Gregory S. Price | $5,581 | $1,978 | -64.6% |
Frank and Sandra Fruit Trust | $3,811 | $1,921 | -49.6% |
Dwight Smitherman | $6,215 | $1,913 | -69.2% |
Donald D. Unruh | $10,432 | $1,880 | -82% |
Jeffrey W. Wirth | $15,964 | $1,878 | -88.2% |
Dewayne Jantz | $1,762 | $1,762 | 0% |
Stuart W. Thompson | $1,738 | $1,738 | 0% |
Pauline L Schwarm - Laurence W & Pauline L Schwarm Trust | $3,295 | $1,733 | -47.4% |
Velda J. Schwarm | $2,022 | $1,706 | -15.6% |
Barbara L Beyzaee | $11,983 | $1,701 | -85.8% |
Elmer E Davis Trust | $6,282 | $1,683 | -73.2% |
Allen E Schmidt Trust | $10,371 | $1,679 | -83.8% |
Trista R. Ardery | $5,291 | $1,678 | -68.3% |
Jerry Ahrens | $1,603 | $1,603 | 0% |
Linda Brower | $1,603 | $1,603 | 0% |
Todd Family Trust | $1,524 | $1,524 | 0% |
Stacy M. Frazier | $2,292 | $1,518 | -33.8% |
Stephen Kirk - Kirk Family Trust DTD 12/12/02 | $2,472 | $1,478 | -40.2% |
James C. Butler | $3,619 | $1,412 | -61% |
Evan Jacks | $6,457 | $1,358 | -79% |
John E Fleener Family Trust | $2,958 | $1,319 | -55.4% |
Dewayne Scott Heinson | $6,337 | $1,311 | -79.3% |
Blue Barn Land and Cattle | $0 | $1,290 | -- |
Chad Kishpaugh | $5,736 | $1,218 | -78.8% |
Rob Booth | $6,613 | $1,160 | -82.5% |
Kansas Potatoes, Ltd. | $66,335 | $1,058 | -98.4% |
Verlin D. McDonald | $1,153 | $1,029 | -10.8% |
James H. Grey | $2,634 | $1,008 | -61.7% |
Carla Woods | $2,906 | $986 | -66.1% |
Dale Schmidt | $1,776 | $973 | -45.2% |
Donna H. McDonald | $3,043 | $963 | -68.4% |
Richard R Hassiepen | $946 | $946 | 0% |
Mike Price | $1,634 | $944 | -42.2% |
Denton A. Schmidt | $343 | $904 | 163.6% |
Joel Schmidt | $343 | $904 | 163.6% |
Clay Z. Corbet | $3,317 | $864 | -74% |
Evelyn Grimm Revocable Trust | $2,906 | $849 | -70.8% |
Karen J. Butler | $803 | $837 | 4.2% |
Carson Robinson | $2,549 | $807 | -68.3% |
Alex D. Mayhew | $4,147 | $803 | -80.6% |
Dianne Unruh | $9,171 | $780 | -91.5% |
Ryan M. Unruh | $6,102 | $773 | -87.3% |
Devin M. Bundy | $722 | $722 | 0% |
Kelly Bender | $722 | $722 | 0% |
Lana J. Bundy | $722 | $722 | 0% |
Joy Cudney | $7,902 | $717 | -90.9% |
Stephen R. Peters | $1,650 | $709 | -57% |
Monte Shane Hall | $1,912 | $615 | -67.8% |
Glen C. Wood | $95,537 | $595 | -99.4% |
Gabriel Harrison Dirks | $798 | $592 | -25.8% |
Connie Dawson | $0 | $570 | -- |
Ron Banta | $1,161 | $568 | -51.1% |
Larry R. Aldrich | $1,637 | $566 | -65.4% |
Connie Toner | $2,323 | $555 | -76.1% |
Michael D. Yohn | $544 | $544 | 0% |
Dylan Jacks | $2,486 | $520 | -79.1% |
Christopher Cunningham | $1,821 | $499 | -72.6% |
Ronda Monaghan | $410 | $466 | 13.7% |
Lyle Rader | $839 | $440 | -47.6% |
James L. Smith | $805 | $423 | -47.5% |
Tracy Norene Wheaton | $2,002 | $422 | -78.9% |
Kevin Joseph Reed | $2,966 | $420 | -85.8% |
T. C. Dawson | $1,298 | $420 | -67.6% |
Ty Lothman | $1,672 | $388 | -76.8% |
Donald I. Stimpson | $6,247 | $379 | -93.9% |
Sheila M. Knepper | $6,247 | $379 | -93.9% |
Miss Reagan Layne Ardery | $2,800 | $327 | -88.3% |
Marcia A. Unruh | $844 | $192 | -77.3% |
Andrew Thomas McCloskey | $1,034 | $148 | -85.7% |
Jeffrey L. Ford | $94 | $76 | -19.1% |
Patrick T. Dirks | $1,665 | $31 | -98.1% |
Shelbie Smith | $18 | $8 | -55.6% |
Alton D Unruh & Virginia F Unruh | $12,824 | $0 | -100% |
David Allen | $11,629 | $0 | -100% |
Derek Kriegel | $9,251 | $0 | -100% |
Eugene Einsel | $9,414 | $0 | -100% |
Frank C. Banta | $2,178 | $0 | -100% |
Gary Jorgensen | $1,300 | $0 | -100% |
John Garner Taylor | $10,713 | $0 | -100% |
Kathleen S. White | $15,637 | $0 | -100% |
Mabel L. Schmidt | $1,121 | $0 | -100% |
Randolf R. Ardery | $26,428 | $0 | -100% |
Ronald D. Nichols | $3,374 | $0 | -100% |
Sandra K. Ardery | $26,365 | $0 | -100% |
Tamra J. Unruh | $620 | $0 | -100% |
Beverly Ann Whitney INTRVS Trustee | $4,036 | $0 | -100% |
Charlotte a Ross Rev Trust | $1,253 | $0 | -100% |
Cristy D. Harts | $3,722 | $0 | -100% |
Larry B Sneed Trust DTD 4/12/1990 | $13,281 | $0 | -100% |
MacKlin Ray Nusz | $2,641 | $0 | -100% |
Marjorie L. Thompson | $1,009 | $0 | -100% |
Mary Ruth Dawson | $5,354 | $0 | -100% |
Total subsidies | $15,802,579 | $5,796,356 | -63.3% |