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In 2021, 300 farmers in cities within Harlan County received a total of $5 million in 740 farm subsidies, a 67.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $15.3 million in 1,305 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Murdoch Partnership | $1,171,966 | $728,078 | -37.9% |
Steven D. Seeman | $350,657 | $187,395 | -46.6% |
Keo Ranch, Inc. | $389,487 | $141,512 | -63.7% |
Haussermann Cattle Company | $326,671 | $115,879 | -64.5% |
Bose Farm Corporation | $237,921 | $114,385 | -51.9% |
Greg Christensen | $439,193 | $109,804 | -75% |
Jerry Guthrie | $475,980 | $108,805 | -77.1% |
Jason C. Bose | $207,710 | $98,982 | -52.3% |
Mary Jo Christensen | $411,983 | $89,628 | -78.2% |
James Stoelting | $236,056 | $86,001 | -63.6% |
D M Schluntz, Corp. | $434,539 | $79,731 | -81.7% |
Gary Stoelting | $203,377 | $73,189 | -64% |
Kauk Brothers Partnership | $336,260 | $70,533 | -79% |
Bose Bros, Inc. | $273,666 | $65,475 | -76.1% |
Greg Lennemann | $175,659 | $60,037 | -65.8% |
Bradley E. Rebman | $184,708 | $58,930 | -68.1% |
Christian T. Schluntz | $110,532 | $57,058 | -48.4% |
Allen Brugh | $204,075 | $55,816 | -72.6% |
Tanner Vaughn Hays | $164,649 | $55,801 | -66.1% |
Todd W. Christensen | $153,077 | $52,844 | -65.5% |
Nathan L. Dunse | $132,583 | $46,984 | -64.6% |
Bachman Farms, Inc. | $179,617 | $42,519 | -76.3% |
Royce Bose & Company, Inc. | $159,155 | $40,452 | -74.6% |
Bradley L. Barwick | $154,739 | $39,486 | -74.5% |
Mill Iron B Cattle Company, LLC | $116,370 | $37,717 | -67.6% |
Biskup Farms, LLC | $51,537 | $37,098 | -28% |
Peterson Livestock, Inc. | $157,928 | $37,063 | -76.5% |
Horwart Bros. | $119,777 | $37,022 | -69.1% |
Leon Ehrke | $87,122 | $36,464 | -58.1% |
TW Farms, Inc. | $156,804 | $36,139 | -77% |
John W. Wessels | $89,524 | $34,845 | -61.1% |
Alan W. Christensen | $44,005 | $34,094 | -22.5% |
Michael Lans | $117,598 | $33,941 | -71.1% |
Snodgrass Land, LLC | $161,748 | $32,920 | -79.6% |
Bruce Lans | $121,278 | $32,743 | -73% |
Craig Bose | $97,086 | $32,440 | -66.6% |
Joel W. Wessels | $88,298 | $31,502 | -64.3% |
Bradley W. Robison | $100,388 | $30,435 | -69.7% |
David Witte | $104,581 | $30,246 | -71.1% |
Don Kauk | $260,000 | $29,985 | -88.5% |
Ricky Lee Farms, LLC | $52,977 | $29,734 | -43.9% |
Larry Beahm Larry and Tania Beahm Trust Dated the 15th Day | $0 | $29,524 | -- |
Bryan R. Lubeck | $0 | $25,756 | -- |
Douglas Schluntz | $77,402 | $25,678 | -66.8% |
Kern L. Porter | $56,247 | $25,436 | -54.8% |
Rodney Stalder | $42,693 | $25,197 | -41% |
Jay Dee Wolzen | $19,537 | $25,001 | 28% |
Jimmy Sindelar | $65,198 | $24,776 | -62% |
Alex Lans | $102,078 | $24,151 | -76.3% |
Riley Wayne Guthrie | $0 | $23,801 | -- |
Garold D. Stone | $48,029 | $23,385 | -51.3% |
Brent A. Dunse | $84,874 | $22,990 | -72.9% |
4-J Farms | $90,200 | $22,741 | -74.8% |
Shirley M. Stone | $46,456 | $22,727 | -51.1% |
Matthew O. Schultz | $118,387 | $22,493 | -81% |
Tyler Guthrie | $0 | $22,342 | -- |
Louis Brugh Farms, Inc. | $65,770 | $22,209 | -66.2% |
Flagcreek Ranch, Inc. | $42,435 | $21,934 | -48.3% |
Donald L and Linda R Lewton Family Trust | $0 | $21,921 | -- |
Woollen Farms, Ltd. | $93,426 | $21,663 | -76.8% |
Jesse A. Koch | $69,886 | $21,647 | -69% |
Kevin G. Hodge | $59,452 | $21,542 | -63.8% |
Jeffrey C. Artz | $82,921 | $21,507 | -74.1% |
Michael Lowe | $63,584 | $21,176 | -66.7% |
Danny L Rhodig | $52,714 | $20,728 | -60.7% |
Richard Kauk and Son, Inc. | $56,096 | $20,650 | -63.2% |
Kevin L. Heft | $83,433 | $20,634 | -75.3% |
Gary L. Dunse | $69,326 | $20,175 | -70.9% |
Jacob Vernon Waggoner | $64,833 | $20,118 | -69% |
Ronald W. Robison | $51,681 | $19,757 | -61.8% |
Bretta J Robison | $51,615 | $19,732 | -61.8% |
James Robert Sindelar | $64,196 | $18,534 | -71.1% |
Drew O. Witte | $43,269 | $18,320 | -57.7% |
Jeffrey T. Landen | $34,132 | $18,299 | -46.4% |
Jeffrey Michael Shaver | $54,841 | $18,169 | -66.9% |
Jessica Swanson | $62,136 | $18,017 | -71% |
Leon Lyon | $42,371 | $17,932 | -57.7% |
James Drake | $22,988 | $17,873 | -22.3% |
Ryan Hawley | $18,101 | $17,664 | -2.4% |
Brody Michael Molzahn | $32,634 | $17,414 | -46.6% |
John Ehrke | $41,300 | $17,295 | -58.1% |
Dake Bros, Inc. | $67,877 | $17,202 | -74.7% |
Schluntz Land & Cattle, Corp. | $70,267 | $17,118 | -75.6% |
Doug Robison | $80,695 | $16,801 | -79.2% |
John D Bantam | $54,160 | $16,484 | -69.6% |
James L. Fouts | $63,704 | $16,031 | -74.8% |
WJE Enterprises, LLC | $53,596 | $15,712 | -70.7% |
James Schippert | $34,446 | $15,241 | -55.8% |
Rex Woollen | $27,025 | $15,191 | -43.8% |
Robison Brothers Land & Cattle | $44,866 | $14,892 | -66.8% |
Jesse Wessels | $35,321 | $14,780 | -58.2% |
Stanley Johnson | $47,453 | $14,634 | -69.2% |
Scott J. Losey | $41,852 | $14,590 | -65.1% |
Dennis Tegtman | $31,488 | $14,506 | -53.9% |
Craig Hoxmeier | $63,214 | $14,140 | -77.6% |
Elizabeth Ann Hoxmeier | $63,214 | $14,140 | -77.6% |
Donald J. Schluntz | $21,421 | $13,888 | -35.2% |
Mike Konert | $64,199 | $13,883 | -78.4% |
Vade William Jensen | $0 | $13,697 | -- |
V and W Farms, LLC | $52,118 | $13,056 | -74.9% |
Lyle Martin | $67,380 | $12,565 | -81.4% |
Gordon Vahle | $12,518 | $12,517 | -0% |
Joe Schluntz | $32,091 | $12,495 | -61.1% |
Maynard Ross Rev Trustee | $12,475 | $12,475 | 0% |
Murdoch Enterprises, Inc. | $65,945 | $12,430 | -81.2% |
Lee Stephens | $35,204 | $12,198 | -65.4% |
Blum Farm, Inc. | $46,982 | $11,917 | -74.6% |
Coffey Farms, LLC | $20,171 | $11,858 | -41.2% |
Kelen Kahrs | $57,715 | $11,746 | -79.6% |
Kathryn J. Hunter | $26,243 | $11,673 | -55.5% |
John E. Boehler | $42,942 | $11,329 | -73.6% |
Kirk Christensen | $52,069 | $11,065 | -78.7% |
Paul F Horwart | $46,330 | $10,808 | -76.7% |
Jason M. Stone | $29,488 | $10,572 | -64.1% |
Leslie J. Dietz | $64,193 | $9,896 | -84.6% |
Justin Louis Pape | $21,421 | $9,530 | -55.5% |
Stuart Swanson | $59,446 | $9,153 | -84.6% |
Brian D. Isaacson | $0 | $8,912 | -- |
Stoelting Farms | $25,766 | $8,794 | -65.9% |
Phyllis a Lutjeharms Trust | $0 | $8,647 | -- |
Cory Tegtman | $37,217 | $8,594 | -76.9% |
Beau Martin | $30,990 | $8,568 | -72.4% |
Harry Flammang Jr. | $20,770 | $8,535 | -58.9% |
Silverstone & Dake's Canal, Inc. | $17,740 | $8,495 | -52.1% |
Richard Lutjeharms | $8,046 | $8,046 | 0% |
Larry Vernon Waggoner Family Trust | $0 | $7,968 | -- |
Nicholas Bewley | $20,089 | $7,940 | -60.5% |
Brett Eugene Rebman | $19,893 | $7,928 | -60.1% |
Double S Enterprises | $20,332 | $7,909 | -61.1% |
Donald L. Christensen | $25,274 | $7,712 | -69.5% |
Tams Brothers Farms Partnership | $19,755 | $7,647 | -61.3% |
Amboese, Inc. | $17,171 | $7,458 | -56.6% |
Dale Jensen | $17,284 | $7,453 | -56.9% |
Anthony Russell | $28,517 | $6,933 | -75.7% |
Sharon E. Schluntz | $24,595 | $6,906 | -71.9% |
Marlys Waldo | $16,847 | $6,889 | -59.1% |
Martha Jean Lubeck | $40,926 | $6,859 | -83.2% |
Kevin P. Biskup | $86,602 | $6,694 | -92.3% |
Brian Seyler | $20,921 | $6,575 | -68.6% |
Duane Gall | $16,588 | $6,570 | -60.4% |
Troy Siebels | $56,606 | $6,387 | -88.7% |
Raylene Stephens | $5,532 | $6,322 | 14.3% |
Brandon Wright | $6,501 | $6,283 | -3.4% |
David Schwanz | $384,830 | $6,250 | -98.4% |
Bo Jack Rebman | $20,398 | $6,136 | -69.9% |
Ronald W. Imm | $20,527 | $5,927 | -71.1% |
Brock O. Tegtman | $53,909 | $5,727 | -89.4% |
Eric A. Christensen | $8,356 | $5,683 | -32% |
Trent Shaver | $19,098 | $5,650 | -70.4% |
Rodney Barwick | $37,506 | $5,466 | -85.4% |
Cole Rupe | $20,452 | $5,384 | -73.7% |
Jeremy Lans | $12,347 | $5,351 | -56.7% |
Lippstreu Farms, Inc. | $15,436 | $5,342 | -65.4% |
Richard C. Harouff | $5,268 | $5,268 | 0% |
Plate Bros Ranch, LLC | $3,512 | $5,223 | 48.7% |
David Harbour | $8,297 | $5,173 | -37.7% |
Wayne Asche | $12,818 | $4,942 | -61.4% |
Loyd Lowe | $21,604 | $4,908 | -77.3% |
Willis Dietz | $45,044 | $4,855 | -89.2% |
Richard Schippert | $13,603 | $4,841 | -64.4% |
Duane Henry | $10,464 | $4,835 | -53.8% |
Jerry Howsden | $19,342 | $4,832 | -75% |
Lee Lubeck | $15,777 | $4,822 | -69.4% |
Barry H. Pichler | $15,230 | $4,761 | -68.7% |
Richard Coe | $10,969 | $4,723 | -56.9% |
Jerry L. Ehrke | $28,934 | $4,704 | -83.7% |
Don Ehrke | $23,282 | $4,680 | -79.9% |
Nicholas S. Christensen | $8,181 | $4,534 | -44.6% |
Delores Johnson | $7,139 | $4,530 | -36.5% |
Lucille A. Kauk | $24,195 | $4,470 | -81.5% |
Garold Wayne Schlatz JR | $16,727 | $4,457 | -73.4% |
Henry Curtis White | $19,593 | $4,434 | -77.4% |
Steve Godeken | $4,399 | $4,399 | 0% |
Sally Hays | $15,098 | $4,370 | -71.1% |
Dean Lans | $14,647 | $4,343 | -70.3% |
Dale R. Asche | $12,837 | $4,337 | -66.2% |
Forrest Lynn Swanson | $13,077 | $4,167 | -68.1% |
Tom G. Schluntz | $31,269 | $4,124 | -86.8% |
Richard A. Ohrt | $20,360 | $3,976 | -80.5% |
Delvin C Jennings Trust | $0 | $3,812 | -- |
Bainbridge Farms | $15,232 | $3,788 | -75.1% |
Christian Tomas Wiedel | $5,271 | $3,488 | -33.8% |
Austin L. Christensen | $5,251 | $3,265 | -37.8% |
David L. Culver | $17,270 | $3,230 | -81.3% |
Lucas Ward Robison | $21,724 | $3,171 | -85.4% |
Jerome Witte | $9,386 | $3,165 | -66.3% |
Kenneth D. Witte | $9,386 | $3,165 | -66.3% |
Mildred OTT Farms, Inc. | $0 | $3,109 | -- |
Dale Laizure | $2,027 | $3,089 | 52.4% |
Grandma's Farm Legacy, LLC | $2,964 | $2,967 | 0.1% |
James C. Larison | $7,941 | $2,958 | -62.8% |
Jj Boehler | $13,640 | $2,919 | -78.6% |
Vera Losey | $6,928 | $2,873 | -58.5% |
Edith Ann Sims Estate | $8,021 | $2,808 | -65% |
Gary H. Janssen | $0 | $2,780 | -- |
Margie Howsden | $9,269 | $2,774 | -70.1% |
Jeffrey A. Fischer | $8,971 | $2,754 | -69.3% |
Douglas Walker | $8,139 | $2,708 | -66.7% |
Eleanor E. Keller | $2,920 | $2,588 | -11.4% |
Stephen P. Jones | $6,958 | $2,573 | -63% |
WM Dunlay Farms, Inc. | $5,739 | $2,565 | -55.3% |
D W Farms, Inc. | $1,208 | $2,532 | 109.6% |
Peggy A. Kauk | $11,415 | $2,528 | -77.9% |
Jay W. Graf | $12,951 | $2,517 | -80.6% |
Richard Jeffery Kauk | $11,474 | $2,510 | -78.1% |
John a Mintzmyer | $1,277 | $2,322 | 81.8% |
Kelly G. Winz | $5,933 | $2,264 | -61.8% |
Steve Dornhoff | $1,949 | $2,213 | 13.5% |
Jason L. Bach | $2,624 | $2,197 | -16.3% |
Travis Dunse | $7,070 | $2,123 | -70% |
Johnson Sappa Farms, LLC | $4,681 | $1,978 | -57.7% |
Leanna Henry | $0 | $1,920 | -- |
Mike Lennemann | $6,043 | $1,905 | -68.5% |
William M. Wiedel | $2,760 | $1,899 | -31.2% |
Wally Janssen | $7,206 | $1,887 | -73.8% |
Harold Gene Benton ADM Trustee | $0 | $1,878 | -- |
Dennis D. Schluntz | $4,280 | $1,842 | -57% |
Duane E Bantam | $4,168 | $1,838 | -55.9% |
Dillon S. Kauk | $6,336 | $1,836 | -71% |
Aimee J. Petersen | $0 | $1,817 | -- |
Harlan Feeders, Inc. | $16,330 | $1,720 | -89.5% |
Leroy Schluntz | $2,386 | $1,679 | -29.6% |
Walker Family Farm | $5,595 | $1,676 | -70% |
Dale Dietz | $8,483 | $1,658 | -80.5% |
Keith E. Bose | $5,764 | $1,600 | -72.2% |
Nathan Allen Pfeil | $4,387 | $1,567 | -64.3% |
Dunkhas Farm JV | $3,107 | $1,523 | -51% |
Neil Collins | $1,491 | $1,491 | 0% |
James R. Dietz | $4,277 | $1,484 | -65.3% |
Luke Drudik | $7,997 | $1,442 | -82% |
Marlen Lewis | $5,127 | $1,419 | -72.3% |
Kurt Tarkington | $5,026 | $1,379 | -72.6% |
Merle D and Betty J Shaffer Family Trust | $0 | $1,366 | -- |
Don Woodruff | $1,200 | $1,304 | 8.7% |
Susan L. Graf | $3,839 | $1,301 | -66.1% |
Jason Schmidt | $4,224 | $1,298 | -69.3% |
Bryant Biskup | $1,712 | $1,276 | -25.5% |
William Joel Wessels | $3,698 | $1,255 | -66.1% |
Jeffery Faimon | $7,044 | $1,252 | -82.2% |
Barbara Shaver | $3,819 | $1,243 | -67.5% |
Ronald Mulder | $2,710 | $1,241 | -54.2% |
Wesley Broeker | $8,228 | $1,216 | -85.2% |
Jeff Bash | $7,234 | $1,128 | -84.4% |
Sappa Creek Farms, L L C | $5,441 | $1,099 | -79.8% |
Duane L. Brugh | $1,029 | $1,028 | -0.1% |
Blaine Dake | $1,306 | $1,001 | -23.4% |
Carol J Ross Rev Trustee | $995 | $995 | 0% |
Tanner Kauk | $5,308 | $973 | -81.7% |
Nathan Christensen | $1,857 | $967 | -47.9% |
Charlie Isaac Robison | $0 | $965 | -- |
Jerry Waldo | $2,126 | $920 | -56.7% |
Benjamin W. Robison | $5,695 | $919 | -83.9% |
Alta Mulder | $1,474 | $897 | -39.1% |
William Andrew Goosic V | $1,925 | $883 | -54.1% |
Stacey Howsden | $4,967 | $866 | -82.6% |
Michaele Schultz | $3,633 | $826 | -77.3% |
Bill Schultz | $3,545 | $810 | -77.2% |
Barbara J. Asche | $1,677 | $805 | -52% |
Chelsea Land Partnership | $740 | $740 | 0% |
Troy Bose | $1,562 | $739 | -52.7% |
Wesley Kennedy | $3,674 | $724 | -80.3% |
Neal Brandyberry | $3,410 | $703 | -79.4% |
Douglas Uehling | $7,112 | $676 | -90.5% |
Lance Dean Stone | $3,772 | $652 | -82.7% |
Taylor Kauk | $2,145 | $638 | -70.3% |
Joseph W Horwart | $1,518 | $633 | -58.3% |
Timothy L. Smith | $3,069 | $625 | -79.6% |
Masonic Temple Craft, Inc. | $0 | $602 | -- |
Marcia A. Uehling | $2,141 | $601 | -71.9% |
Virgil Dixon | $1,402 | $582 | -58.5% |
Gwenda Westerbeck | $898 | $536 | -40.3% |
Jerry L. Bose | $1,124 | $487 | -56.7% |
Dake Enterprises, LLC | $1,365 | $464 | -66% |
Michael John Schwanz | $3,606 | $454 | -87.4% |
Billy Schoneberg | $2,398 | $447 | -81.4% |
Jimmy A. Larison | $790 | $405 | -48.7% |
Dwight Waldo | $702 | $391 | -44.3% |
Allen Lee Schluntz | $1,935 | $331 | -82.9% |
Tony Anderson | $1,338 | $309 | -76.9% |
Dale L. Sprague | $770 | $286 | -62.9% |
Isaac Frecks | $2,582 | $285 | -89% |
Ian Robert Coffey | $1,386 | $277 | -80% |
Burt Skiles | $652 | $271 | -58.4% |
Kathy Skiles | $652 | $271 | -58.4% |
Howard L. Schuerman | $604 | $241 | -60.1% |
William E. Barnett | $1,250 | $240 | -80.8% |
Jesse Landin | $13,111 | $235 | -98.2% |
Max Hejtmanek | $306 | $235 | -23.2% |
Charles McConnell | $0 | $227 | -- |
Tyler McConnell | $0 | $227 | -- |
Martha A. Orcutt | $809 | $214 | -73.5% |
Galen L. Ehrke | $627 | $198 | -68.4% |
Charlotte Sprague | $880 | $172 | -80.5% |
Lance Dietz | $759 | $163 | -78.5% |
Laura Jeffres | $0 | $158 | -- |
Devin Dean Lans | $0 | $156 | -- |
Kami Frasier | $127 | $127 | 0% |
Bar J Ranch, LLC | $3,765 | $121 | -96.8% |
William Ryan Vanboening | $645 | $95 | -85.3% |
Joseph J. Weisheit | $306 | $79 | -74.2% |
Aimee J. Christensen | $4,871 | $0 | -100% |
Ariel R. Neumeyer | $330 | $0 | -100% |
Betty J. Dodds | $285 | $0 | -100% |
Bonnie Percival | $5,138 | $0 | -100% |
Brandon Wright | $16,225 | $0 | -100% |
Charlie Isaac Robison | $5,619 | $0 | -100% |
Douglas Percival | $5,138 | $0 | -100% |
Gale Dorn | $1,910 | $0 | -100% |
James Drake Farm Enterprises, LLC | $8,975 | $0 | -100% |
Larry Beahm Larry and Tania Beah | $79,734 | $0 | -100% |
Larry Vernon Waggoner Family Trus | $9,442 | $0 | -100% |
Merle D and Betty J Shaffer Famil | $5,360 | $0 | -100% |
Phyllis a Lutjeharms Trust | $8,645 | $0 | -100% |
Rex A Woollen Estate | $12,936 | $0 | -100% |
Riley W. Guthrie | $47,191 | $0 | -100% |
Ronald McConnell | $906 | $0 | -100% |
Scott D. Prickett | $4,691 | $0 | -100% |
Terek Molzahn | $935 | $0 | -100% |
Todd a Woollen, M.D. | $11,831 | $0 | -100% |
Vincent A. Guthrie | $29,127 | $0 | -100% |
Bryan H. Ransdell | $371 | $0 | -100% |
Blake Dunaway | $660 | $0 | -100% |
Brent A. Coffey | $14,210 | $0 | -100% |
Brett J. Hodge | $157,909 | $0 | -100% |
Devin Lans | $7,788 | $0 | -100% |
FSA and Christian Wiedel | $3,260 | $0 | -100% |
G B Ranch, LLC | $4,488 | $0 | -100% |
Megan Hall | $1,017 | $0 | -100% |
Polly L. Murdoch | $2,041 | $0 | -100% |
Robert M. Culver | $3,634 | $0 | -100% |
Don Fegter | $1,514 | $0 | -100% |
Donald L and Linda R Lewton Famil | $19,180 | $0 | -100% |
Jerry B Waldo Irrevocable Trust | $398 | $0 | -100% |
Larry Vernon Waggoner Family Trus | $8,143 | $0 | -100% |
Lorraine McClain | $1,944 | $0 | -100% |
Nancy Schluntz | $14,696 | $0 | -100% |
Vicki Schluntz | $865 | $0 | -100% |
Vernon Blickenstaff | $1,628 | $0 | -100% |
Total subsidies | $15,313,573 | $5,038,525 | -67.1% |