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In 2021, 229 farmers in cities within Karnes County received a total of $1.9 million in 432 farm subsidies, a 58.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.5 million in 679 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 Karnes County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janysek Farms, LLC | $198,824 | $184,255 | -7.3% |
| Natho Brothers, LLC | $225,229 | $123,174 | -45.3% |
| Blevins G. Bundick | $56,983 | $85,003 | 49.2% |
| Nichols Ranch/Jim Tom Nichols, Inc. | $39,598 | $75,273 | 90.1% |
| Gentry T. Powell III | $119,076 | $62,904 | -47.2% |
| Patrick Tam | $86,411 | $55,244 | -36.1% |
| Juliann - Weiss Revocable Trust Weiss | $24,234 | $51,799 | 113.7% |
| Zachary X. Yanta II | $20,724 | $49,102 | 136.9% |
| Vernon Janssen II | $61,381 | $40,133 | -34.6% |
| Michael J. Reagan | $44,923 | $36,375 | -19% |
| Jimmy Krause | $100,931 | $36,010 | -64.3% |
| Vincent G. Janysek III | $0 | $30,525 | -- |
| Donald H. Richards | $24,662 | $28,916 | 17.2% |
| Don E. Wright | $24,659 | $26,535 | 7.6% |
| James R. Krueger | $128,033 | $26,372 | -79.4% |
| Zachary X. Yanta | $459,315 | $23,979 | -94.8% |
| Dale Thiele | $43,863 | $22,234 | -49.3% |
| Terry Johnson | $26,031 | $21,054 | -19.1% |
| David A. Wright | $62,213 | $20,958 | -66.3% |
| Armando Villarreal | $15,183 | $20,445 | 34.7% |
| Vernon C. Janssen III | $36,681 | $20,083 | -45.2% |
| Alfred W. Krueger Jr. | $26,467 | $20,051 | -24.2% |
| Joshua Tielke | $102,387 | $19,642 | -80.8% |
| Jeff Pollok | $109,904 | $19,437 | -82.3% |
| Yanta Brothers, LLC | $89,284 | $19,071 | -78.6% |
| Larry M. Mixon | $18,502 | $18,366 | -0.7% |
| Wesley Scott Theuret | $16,503 | $18,233 | 10.5% |
| Dillie Albert | $40,778 | $18,065 | -55.7% |
| Richard Jimerson | $0 | $18,000 | -- |
| Kopecki Farms, LLC | $39,481 | $16,567 | -58% |
| Jaime Macias | $159,380 | $15,629 | -90.2% |
| Jason A. Mutz | $8,643 | $15,433 | 78.6% |
| Leroy Zamzow | $25,770 | $14,877 | -42.3% |
| Twisted Sisters Cattle Company, LLC | $21,252 | $13,289 | -37.5% |
| Lyssy Brothers, Inc. | $11,483 | $13,139 | 14.4% |
| Joe Weigang | $22,634 | $12,834 | -43.3% |
| John W. Moy | $0 | $12,175 | -- |
| Thomas A. Moy Jr. | $0 | $12,175 | -- |
| Andrea L. Jalufka | $10,245 | $11,961 | 16.7% |
| Len Custer | $12,602 | $11,935 | -5.3% |
| Helen E. Taylor | $12,364 | $11,391 | -7.9% |
| Herman Kellner Jr. | $29,750 | $10,319 | -65.3% |
| Leroy A. Moy | $0 | $9,990 | -- |
| Floyd Lyssy | $17,776 | $9,866 | -44.5% |
| Curtis L. Curlee | $22,155 | $9,503 | -57.1% |
| Donie Lee Angell | $0 | $9,420 | -- |
| Braudaway Brothers Cattle, LLC | $16,110 | $9,164 | -43.1% |
| Todd Pawelek | $24,272 | $9,153 | -62.3% |
| Gaylon J. Oehlke | $8,827 | $8,395 | -4.9% |
| Karen E. Dobson | $8,236 | $7,856 | -4.6% |
| Jendrusch Limousin | $10,921 | $7,616 | -30.3% |
| Randle M. Franke | $21,413 | $7,321 | -65.8% |
| Randy D. Deming | $35,656 | $7,254 | -79.7% |
| Bradley Brown | $24,928 | $7,120 | -71.4% |
| Billy Welkener | $10,327 | $6,908 | -33.1% |
| Merlene Rippstein | $5,097 | $6,521 | 27.9% |
| W3 Angus, LLC | $13,276 | $6,388 | -51.9% |
| Ruben Gonzalez Sr. | $3,619 | $6,369 | 76% |
| Billy R. Janssen | $10,428 | $6,367 | -38.9% |
| Hickok Ranch Lp | $34,899 | $6,304 | -81.9% |
| Jay Newberry | $2,200 | $6,218 | 182.6% |
| Escillas Rodriguez DE Los Santos | $10,051 | $6,206 | -38.3% |
| Annie M. Brysch | $2,695 | $6,173 | 129.1% |
| Karnes Company Livestock Exchange, Inc. | $54,002 | $6,063 | -88.8% |
| Wiatrek Bros Cattle Company, Inc. | $2,206 | $5,987 | 171.4% |
| Jacob Janysek | $4,179 | $5,898 | 41.1% |
| Howard F. Olinick | $11,206 | $5,852 | -47.8% |
| Ann B. Wagener | $12,756 | $5,804 | -54.5% |
| Burt A. Utley | $14,341 | $5,689 | -60.3% |
| Keith R. Everett | $27,093 | $5,529 | -79.6% |
| Edwin J. Moy | $6,555 | $5,471 | -16.5% |
| Terry Tam | $8,171 | $5,471 | -33% |
| Vaughan Ranches, LLC | $38,104 | $5,423 | -85.8% |
| James Kosub | $3,012 | $5,259 | 74.6% |
| Elias Urbanczyk Jr. | $3,553 | $5,183 | 45.9% |
| Pruski Cattle, LLC | $11,436 | $4,942 | -56.8% |
| Robert W. Swierc Jr. | $7,866 | $4,736 | -39.8% |
| Roger Lyssy | $11,886 | $4,720 | -60.3% |
| Norma Atkinson | $19,842 | $4,657 | -76.5% |
| Lucian J Snoga | $8,504 | $4,604 | -45.9% |
| James Emmett Noll | $7,331 | $4,562 | -37.8% |
| Katherine Marie Doreck | $0 | $4,385 | -- |
| Gerald A. Kolodziej | $9,259 | $4,215 | -54.5% |
| Kenneth Lee Wiatrek | $6,475 | $4,209 | -35% |
| Thomas J. Jimerson | $6,534 | $4,184 | -36% |
| Edward C. Monson | $9,141 | $3,996 | -56.3% |
| Gloria F. Janssen | $17,212 | $3,870 | -77.5% |
| Ronnie Retzloff | $9,184 | $3,867 | -57.9% |
| Salvador Martinez | $11,571 | $3,803 | -67.1% |
| George R. Gawlik Jr. | $0 | $3,685 | -- |
| Lillian R. Moy | $4,127 | $3,665 | -11.2% |
| Larry D. Dement | $2,532 | $3,665 | 44.7% |
| Wesley Lee Doreck | $8,758 | $3,573 | -59.2% |
| Michael Joseph | $0 | $3,398 | -- |
| Annie R. Dragon | $2,702 | $3,348 | 23.9% |
| Wilfred F Waclawczyk | $5,889 | $3,296 | -44% |
| Elizabeth Ann Rudolph | $11,563 | $3,189 | -72.4% |
| Isidore A. Laskowski | $1,019 | $3,121 | 206.3% |
| H. R. Buehring | $16,335 | $3,118 | -80.9% |
| Double Z Ranches | $18,908 | $3,086 | -83.7% |
| Adrian J Waclawczyk | $8,939 | $2,885 | -67.7% |
| Thomas A. Gawlik | $3,769 | $2,870 | -23.9% |
| Ward H. Thomas Jr. | $8,050 | $2,866 | -64.4% |
| Carlos Chapa | $2,465 | $2,864 | 16.2% |
| Scott E. Schendel | $7,218 | $2,860 | -60.4% |
| Alfred W. Helmke | $5,593 | $2,808 | -49.8% |
| Matthew Kraus | $2,848 | $2,790 | -2% |
| Patricia Korzekwa | $6,764 | $2,787 | -58.8% |
| Karl Kotara | $4,390 | $2,727 | -37.9% |
| Loren Friesenhahn | $3,307 | $2,628 | -20.5% |
| David Martinez | $495 | $2,626 | 430.5% |
| Richard L. Felux | $4,849 | $2,578 | -46.8% |
| Alvin J. Lyssy | $4,045 | $2,485 | -38.6% |
| Clarence A. Henke | $1,415 | $2,413 | 70.5% |
| Neva M. Schmidt | $13,252 | $2,378 | -82.1% |
| Gordon Walleck | $2,156 | $2,370 | 9.9% |
| William Walter Doreck | $5,544 | $2,364 | -57.4% |
| Susan Doreck | $3,003 | $2,292 | -23.7% |
| Jeffrey A. Glover | $8,490 | $2,284 | -73.1% |
| Lucian Sekula | $4,390 | $2,213 | -49.6% |
| Michael J. Janysek | $0 | $2,197 | -- |
| Nicholas Keith Novosad | $2,211 | $2,181 | -1.4% |
| Harry L. Moczygemba | $0 | $2,165 | -- |
| Kenneth W. Chandler | $3,630 | $2,158 | -40.6% |
| Blake Schendel | $11,018 | $2,134 | -80.6% |
| Kevin S. Wiatrek | $2,035 | $2,089 | 2.7% |
| Lee Roy Weigang | $5,352 | $2,085 | -61% |
| H & J Kellner Family LP | $2,907 | $2,066 | -28.9% |
| Eugene F. Moczygemba | $3,713 | $2,061 | -44.5% |
| Brian S. Schendel | $11,468 | $2,036 | -82.2% |
| Walon Jerome Rouse | $15,576 | $2,026 | -87% |
| Wade Hedtke | $8,491 | $2,022 | -76.2% |
| Dale Kopecki | $4,795 | $2,004 | -58.2% |
| Gregory R. Gawlik | $4,872 | $2,001 | -58.9% |
| Donald Hines | $9,504 | $1,966 | -79.3% |
| Ebrom Farm | $6,524 | $1,952 | -70.1% |
| Alvin Palitza | $3,940 | $1,936 | -50.9% |
| Charles R. Schendel | $9,028 | $1,851 | -79.5% |
| Sally K. Fischer | $2,445 | $1,826 | -25.3% |
| Ben Ross Alexander | $12,543 | $1,739 | -86.1% |
| Roger L. Moczygemba | $1,966 | $1,655 | -15.8% |
| Clarence M. Dziuk | $4,840 | $1,652 | -65.9% |
| Charles Dziuk Jr. | $1,138 | $1,650 | 45% |
| Ephrem Felux | $3,515 | $1,593 | -54.7% |
| Richard David Moczygemba | $6,888 | $1,566 | -77.3% |
| Patrick W. Jarzombek | $7,963 | $1,516 | -81% |
| Mark W. Bordovsky | $10,914 | $1,498 | -86.3% |
| Floyd & Ray Wolff Cattle Operation | $0 | $1,490 | -- |
| Melvin J. Lyssy | $2,251 | $1,459 | -35.2% |
| Melvin Davis | $2,376 | $1,447 | -39.1% |
| William Hines | $5,520 | $1,432 | -74.1% |
| Anthony Korzekwa | $3,239 | $1,402 | -56.7% |
| Philip Monson | $7,253 | $1,386 | -80.9% |
| Marvin J. Sekula | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Donald Mueller | $0 | $1,344 | -- |
| Harvey Kainer | $1,237 | $1,340 | 8.3% |
| Anton J. Urbanczyk | $7,014 | $1,319 | -81.2% |
| Gracie J. Kotzur | $2,714 | $1,283 | -52.7% |
| Sidney M. Moczygemba | $5,055 | $1,281 | -74.7% |
| David Moy | $0 | $1,265 | -- |
| Lynette Jarzombek | $2,008 | $1,251 | -37.7% |
| Christopher Ron Carter | $5,617 | $1,249 | -77.8% |
| Ambrosio Barrera | $0 | $1,241 | -- |
| Jerry R. Henry | $4,714 | $1,227 | -74% |
| Ervin Pawlik | $715 | $1,195 | 67.1% |
| Larry J. Pawlik | $660 | $1,195 | 81.1% |
| Leroy Kolodziej | $9,226 | $1,191 | -87.1% |
| Oscar Garcia | $440 | $1,188 | 170% |
| Socorro Guzman | $9,470 | $1,175 | -87.6% |
| Lloyd H. Kellner | $8,742 | $1,173 | -86.6% |
| Leroy Skloss | $6,631 | $1,160 | -82.5% |
| Jason Gerard Moczygemba | $1,529 | $1,159 | -24.2% |
| Juanita Gonzalez | $2,769 | $1,107 | -60% |
| Iris L. Johnston | $5,957 | $1,072 | -82% |
| Kenneth Johnson | $1,896 | $1,063 | -43.9% |
| Dorothy L. Rippstein | $2,124 | $1,030 | -51.5% |
| Paul K. Bordovsky | $5,481 | $1,028 | -81.2% |
| Adrian F. Wiatrek | $5,378 | $1,001 | -81.4% |
| Mary Hons Wiatrek | $977 | $994 | 1.7% |
| Thomas W. Mutz | $0 | $990 | -- |
| C. J. Lewis | $8,761 | $979 | -88.8% |
| Mark W. Laskowski | $18,225 | $964 | -94.7% |
| Michael J Jaskinia | $2,617 | $962 | -63.2% |
| Eugene Edward Zaiontz | $3,265 | $947 | -71% |
| Randall W. Ahrens | $1,910 | $915 | -52.1% |
| Travis Clay Respondek | $3,905 | $910 | -76.7% |
| Stephen Monsivais | $3,674 | $906 | -75.3% |
| Clayton S. Vaughan | $13,653 | $858 | -93.7% |
| David T. Jarzombek | $4,993 | $851 | -83% |
| Richard Jaskinia | $1,815 | $842 | -53.6% |
| Brandon Thomas Dugi | $2,410 | $829 | -65.6% |
| Norbert J Jurgajtis | $5,068 | $826 | -83.7% |
| Yvette A. Blaschke | $1,298 | $818 | -37% |
| Joe Devora Jr. | $1,528 | $786 | -48.6% |
| Robert W. Kolenda | $4,104 | $712 | -82.7% |
| Russell Pollok | $3,934 | $706 | -82.1% |
| Russell Kowalik | $2,398 | $702 | -70.7% |
| Michael D. Kroll | $1,656 | $682 | -58.8% |
| Sheri Jurgajtis | $0 | $660 | -- |
| Robert A. Homeyer | $3,935 | $637 | -83.8% |
| Steven Scott Bailey | $110 | $630 | 472.7% |
| Casper F. Moczygemba Jr. | $2,968 | $618 | -79.2% |
| Golden's Rocking G Ranch, LLC | $2,277 | $609 | -73.3% |
| James Brent Porter | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Michael L Kollodziej | $2,233 | $547 | -75.5% |
| Robert R. Mutz | $3,612 | $546 | -84.9% |
| Peggy F. Mauch | $1,741 | $493 | -71.7% |
| Robert Busselman | $0 | $469 | -- |
| Hatti F Amsler | $1,589 | $454 | -71.4% |
| David Charles Krawietz | $1,714 | $432 | -74.8% |
| Correy Childress Jr. | $2,023 | $398 | -80.3% |
| Bradley Charles Urbanczyk | $2,403 | $388 | -83.9% |
| Thomas Matthew Stockton | $1,755 | $376 | -78.6% |
| Chester J. Laskowski | $765 | $325 | -57.5% |
| Ricardo Deleon | $1,812 | $316 | -82.6% |
| Larry Kiesling | $886 | $265 | -70.1% |
| Jesse L Doreck | $748 | $260 | -65.2% |
| Hubert Morawietz | $1,638 | $249 | -84.8% |
| Darren J. Wiatrek | $724 | $226 | -68.8% |
| Dinah Jane Gallagher | $869 | $204 | -76.5% |
| Herman A. Franke | $1,951 | $183 | -90.6% |
| Ernest T. Kolodziej | $0 | $117 | -- |
| Alois V. Olenick | $1,007 | $107 | -89.4% |
| Lambert Moczygemba | $0 | $107 | -- |
| William Cody Hines | $532 | $86 | -83.8% |
| Kenneth Fleming | $242 | $48 | -80.2% |
| Clara Waclawczyk | $585 | $29 | -95% |
| John K. Olenick | $0 | $17 | -- |
| Clarence Moczygemba | $111 | $10 | -91% |
| Cherrelle Alene Herber | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis J. Moy | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry T. Friesenhahn | $1,211 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeramiah Hunter Bellows | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Wes Gisler | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Bennie Pawelek | $5,143 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn J. Pollok | $1,985 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. Purser | $1,682 | $0 | -100% |
| David Ryan | $619 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin L. Dziuk | $928 | $0 | -100% |
| James E Weiss and Juliann Weiss Revocable Living Trust | $27,567 | $0 | -100% |
| James G. Hierholzer | $895 | $0 | -100% |
| Janysek Brothers | $647,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Purcell | $1,734 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Drees | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Leal | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon K. Purser | $258 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas A. Jungman | $3,355 | $0 | -100% |
| Vincent G. Janysek III | $78,215 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Summerlin | $663 | $0 | -100% |
| Commodity Credit Corporation | $905 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Ray Dunn | $1,499 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd & Ray Wolff Cattle Operatio | $7,864 | $0 | -100% |
| Graham Lands, Ltd. | $1,897 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry Cruz | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer Fraga | $646 | $0 | -100% |
| Vidal L. Alaniz | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Harvey R. Menn | $11,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,526,071 | $1,858,428 | -58.9% |
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