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In 2021, 190 farmers in cities within Calhoun County received a total of $11.8 million in 311 farm subsidies, a 100.7% increase from 2020, when the total was $5.9 million in 653 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 Calhoun County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| R&G Fish, LLC | $250,000 | $9,924,038 | 3,869.6% |
| Williams Farms Jv | $239,882 | $122,347 | -49% |
| Audra Henke | $251,523 | $82,006 | -67.4% |
| Brett Farms, LLC | $223,470 | $79,202 | -64.6% |
| Moehle Farms | $225,427 | $73,000 | -67.6% |
| Michael Mutchler | $189,197 | $70,927 | -62.5% |
| D & D Farms | $220,976 | $70,460 | -68.1% |
| Tony Wayne Daniel | $91,651 | $63,890 | -30.3% |
| Powderhorn Land & Cattle, LLC | $38,633 | $60,818 | 57.4% |
| Mike Hahn Farms Jv | $116,371 | $52,425 | -55% |
| Casey Daniel | $112,633 | $48,911 | -56.6% |
| Artie E. Henke | $88,612 | $48,311 | -45.5% |
| KW Farming, LLC | $33,107 | $45,136 | 36.3% |
| Farms Inc., PL | $92,187 | $42,548 | -53.8% |
| Rodney Shane May | $105,393 | $40,710 | -61.4% |
| First National Bank of Port Lavaca | $0 | $40,221 | -- |
| James F. Hayes | $135,755 | $39,366 | -71% |
| Samuel E. Nunley | $111,615 | $39,067 | -65% |
| Starns & Wehmeyer Farms, LLC | $129,084 | $38,074 | -70.5% |
| Kyle Alan Malaer | $65,531 | $36,556 | -44.2% |
| Cody James Malaer | $61,064 | $33,124 | -45.8% |
| Leslie Irene Henke | $69,580 | $32,870 | -52.8% |
| M S Henke Family Limited Partnership | $13,929 | $28,530 | 104.8% |
| Eileen May Trust - Eileen May | $35,846 | $28,027 | -21.8% |
| Michael J Balajka | $36,065 | $27,206 | -24.6% |
| Joseph E. Nunley | $24,291 | $26,930 | 10.9% |
| KLH Farms, Inc. | $80,031 | $26,587 | -66.8% |
| Whitaker Farms Jv | $21,029 | $26,358 | 25.3% |
| Hadphil Cattle, Corp. | $91,297 | $26,260 | -71.2% |
| Kenneth Jerome Hahn | $100,300 | $26,113 | -74% |
| Ronnie Stiegler | $54,257 | $23,294 | -57.1% |
| Thomas Mutchler | $73,402 | $22,983 | -68.7% |
| Stacy S. Nichols | $28,974 | $21,586 | -25.5% |
| Melvin Howard Neill Jr. | $90,276 | $18,819 | -79.2% |
| Dale Garner Farms, LLC | $7,091 | $18,297 | 158% |
| Mildred Schroeder | $16,858 | $16,858 | 0% |
| Theodore Wayne Kallus | $30,219 | $16,109 | -46.7% |
| Joe Shillings | $40,926 | $14,640 | -64.2% |
| W. H. Bauer Jr. | $126,588 | $13,848 | -89.1% |
| Leslie Philip Henke | $20,523 | $13,636 | -33.6% |
| Texkan Farms, Inc. | $104,087 | $12,594 | -87.9% |
| James Michael Brown Jr. | $15,015 | $12,512 | -16.7% |
| Joseph A. Matson | $22,014 | $12,386 | -43.7% |
| Robert Ryan Gossett | $30,943 | $11,904 | -61.5% |
| Mark Malaer | $38,448 | $11,748 | -69.4% |
| Eileen L May Trust | $14,641 | $11,447 | -21.8% |
| Steven Dierschke | $64,597 | $9,477 | -85.3% |
| Robert Roemer | $13,095 | $9,166 | -30% |
| Roemer Farms Joint Venture | $13,095 | $9,166 | -30% |
| Sweetwater Farms, LLC | $7,922 | $8,950 | 13% |
| Andrew Herman Brown | $5,665 | $8,913 | 57.3% |
| Thomas Hensley Weaver | $42,927 | $7,881 | -81.6% |
| Calvin K. Hardt | $0 | $7,716 | -- |
| Kenneth a Motl, DVM | $27,795 | $7,336 | -73.6% |
| Michael Campbell | $9,647 | $7,248 | -24.9% |
| Mark Daniel | $7,662 | $7,099 | -7.3% |
| Virgil D. Price Jr. | $19,566 | $6,144 | -68.6% |
| Crenshaw Cattle Company, LLC | $19,834 | $5,868 | -70.4% |
| Lucky Ranch J. Lp | $35,461 | $5,614 | -84.2% |
| Matson Cattle Company | $21,076 | $5,579 | -73.5% |
| Maria Martinez | $0 | $5,508 | -- |
| James A. Abraham | $19,404 | $4,616 | -76.2% |
| Scott R. Abraham | $33,161 | $4,276 | -87.1% |
| Jacs Enterprises, Inc. | $16,881 | $3,940 | -76.7% |
| Mary E. Traylor | $19,480 | $3,926 | -79.8% |
| Foester Family Cattle Company, LLP | $0 | $3,911 | -- |
| Michael K. Evans | $16,214 | $3,749 | -76.9% |
| Mary H. Dillon | $6,601 | $3,724 | -43.6% |
| Lloyd Canion | $6,429 | $3,686 | -42.7% |
| Mark Steven Shimek | $7,854 | $3,684 | -53.1% |
| 7 L Simons Family Cattle | $19,696 | $3,637 | -81.5% |
| Bradley Horecka Cattle Company LP/, LLC | $17,232 | $3,450 | -80% |
| Carolyn C. Shannon | $7,494 | $3,440 | -54.1% |
| Albert L. Malaer | $175,161 | $3,409 | -98.1% |
| Julio C. Salazar | $11,586 | $3,265 | -71.8% |
| Charles Watkins | $13,061 | $3,227 | -75.3% |
| Matson Beefmaster | $13,624 | $3,177 | -76.7% |
| Fredrick L. Woodland | $15,704 | $3,056 | -80.5% |
| Harold Dan May Farm Trust | $8,071 | $2,961 | -63.3% |
| Richard and Linda Williams Family Investments, Ltd. | $0 | $2,860 | -- |
| Charles A. Tresselt | $14,644 | $2,843 | -80.6% |
| H. C. Wehmeyer Jr. | $9,247 | $2,793 | -69.8% |
| William Billings | $6,163 | $2,566 | -58.4% |
| J & L Farms JV | $21,658 | $2,473 | -88.6% |
| Samuel Clegg | $14,841 | $2,450 | -83.5% |
| Harold L. Evans | $18,382 | $2,401 | -86.9% |
| Doris Malaer | $115,684 | $2,391 | -97.9% |
| Joyce Shillings | $23,964 | $2,323 | -90.3% |
| Melbourn Shillings | $26,258 | $2,323 | -91.2% |
| Burgin Land & Cattle, LLC | $0 | $2,260 | -- |
| Bobby Meeks | $7,128 | $2,259 | -68.3% |
| Brett Family Land Partners LP | $13,178 | $2,211 | -83.2% |
| T & M Cattle | $9,388 | $2,179 | -76.8% |
| Nathan Wooldridge | $0 | $2,078 | -- |
| Rosa Lee Smith | $7,174 | $2,053 | -71.4% |
| Broke Mouth Cattle Company, LLC | $10,482 | $2,024 | -80.7% |
| Jose M. Perez | $4,570 | $1,976 | -56.8% |
| Kent E. Stapleton | $3,813 | $1,909 | -49.9% |
| Mark S. Krause | $14,288 | $1,906 | -86.7% |
| Terri L. Dietzel | $3,173 | $1,867 | -41.2% |
| Gladys Mikula Estate | $16,379 | $1,853 | -88.7% |
| Mike Pfeifer | $8,577 | $1,786 | -79.2% |
| Donald K. Wehmeyer | $10,257 | $1,782 | -82.6% |
| Jean F. Wehmeyer | $10,257 | $1,782 | -82.6% |
| Mary Jane Lynch | $9,479 | $1,767 | -81.4% |
| Loyd Woodward | $9,868 | $1,675 | -83% |
| Carroll W. Kneupper | $7,358 | $1,653 | -77.5% |
| Mary Sue Woods | $3,255 | $1,502 | -53.9% |
| Russell E. Janak | $2,375 | $1,491 | -37.2% |
| Lewis V. Pentecost | $3,830 | $1,422 | -62.9% |
| Donna Hall | $4,739 | $1,420 | -70% |
| Mary Louise Peterson | $8,339 | $1,412 | -83.1% |
| Louis J Foester III Exempt Credit Trust | $0 | $1,397 | -- |
| Jason Ray Passmore | $4,356 | $1,315 | -69.8% |
| Helen Thomas | $4,547 | $1,314 | -71.1% |
| Monte Moncrief Sr. | $4,155 | $1,292 | -68.9% |
| Billie Jo Jennings | $10,851 | $1,277 | -88.2% |
| William Kelly Hawes | $3,959 | $1,240 | -68.7% |
| Benjamin Boone | $6,155 | $1,204 | -80.4% |
| Wedig Partnership | $4,439 | $1,177 | -73.5% |
| Kevin L. Henke | $1,833 | $1,172 | -36.1% |
| Rosella W Dermit | $2,979 | $1,142 | -61.7% |
| Brownson G. Jecker Jr. | $7,540 | $1,139 | -84.9% |
| Kevin Koliba | $2,970 | $1,030 | -65.3% |
| Brian David Batts | $4,939 | $995 | -79.9% |
| Ricky L. Schultz | $6,004 | $964 | -83.9% |
| Blaine Evans | $4,045 | $957 | -76.3% |
| Kay Jorgensen | $1,148 | $941 | -18% |
| Ajhahn Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $14,960 | $928 | -93.8% |
| Gladys Meeks | $0 | $919 | -- |
| Neal Kveton | $4,050 | $916 | -77.4% |
| Lloyd Junior Gossett | $3,241 | $913 | -71.8% |
| William K. Morgan | $2,931 | $907 | -69.1% |
| Iris Lynn Patterson | $3,468 | $892 | -74.3% |
| Pamela A. Lundin | $4,723 | $884 | -81.3% |
| van Boone | $4,268 | $884 | -79.3% |
| Melanie W. Voigt | $2,065 | $819 | -60.3% |
| Robert R. Willmann Jr. | $2,065 | $819 | -60.3% |
| Gerald Mauer | $4,555 | $813 | -82.2% |
| John Foester | $9,198 | $785 | -91.5% |
| Johnny Kisiah Jr. | $3,984 | $785 | -80.3% |
| Jerry McDonald | $3,040 | $779 | -74.4% |
| Shaukat Ali Khan | $3,088 | $778 | -74.8% |
| Michael Joesph Roeder | $2,970 | $757 | -74.5% |
| Dawn Foester Lane | $1,532 | $748 | -51.2% |
| Norman Ray McCaskill Jr. | $3,946 | $743 | -81.2% |
| Janine Rothmann | $3,056 | $739 | -75.8% |
| L C Circle Cattle Company | $1,829 | $710 | -61.2% |
| David R. Lundin | $3,132 | $689 | -78% |
| Dan H. Nunley | $4,100 | $674 | -83.6% |
| P H Henke Family Farm | $3,413 | $653 | -80.9% |
| Ronnie & Joann Stiegler Family Trustee | $1,434 | $650 | -54.7% |
| Rachell M. Nicholson | $2,614 | $628 | -76% |
| Lori Michelle Sturm | $2,204 | $619 | -71.9% |
| Radonna Lynn Marek | $2,204 | $619 | -71.9% |
| Morris Sadleir | $4,327 | $609 | -85.9% |
| Sherron K. McGrew | $555 | $552 | -0.5% |
| Barbara Sanders | $588 | $535 | -9% |
| Stanley P. Lester | $4,605 | $532 | -88.4% |
| William H. Hahn Jr. | $6,718 | $532 | -92.1% |
| Stanley Matson Jr. | $1,179 | $493 | -58.2% |
| Peter R. Pfeiffer | $550 | $481 | -12.5% |
| Paul Tasler | $1,154 | $472 | -59.1% |
| Justin B. Boyd | $2,452 | $466 | -81% |
| Ricki Clint McKinney | $2,256 | $465 | -79.4% |
| John T. Bradley | $3,600 | $448 | -87.6% |
| Matthew F. Vannoy | $1,542 | $448 | -70.9% |
| Patrick Henley | $825 | $438 | -46.9% |
| Tommy L. Henderson Sr. | $297 | $416 | 40.1% |
| Brooks Farm | $1,090 | $395 | -63.8% |
| Jean Marek Anderson | $969 | $358 | -63.1% |
| Joyce M. May | $2,300 | $358 | -84.4% |
| Doris Mills | $1,472 | $302 | -79.5% |
| Douglas A. King | $3,401 | $270 | -92.1% |
| Billy Gene McGill | $1,116 | $258 | -76.9% |
| Lanelle Belicek | $1,418 | $246 | -82.7% |
| Gene Cady | $165 | $226 | 37% |
| Oscar Leal | $1,281 | $204 | -84.1% |
| Anton Haschke Jr. | $466 | $193 | -58.6% |
| Brent Moore | $877 | $172 | -80.4% |
| Kyle L. Daniel | $1,101 | $147 | -86.6% |
| Saul Gottschalt | $231 | $142 | -38.5% |
| Leslie D. Boyd | $740 | $140 | -81.1% |
| David E. Turowski | $0 | $133 | -- |
| Jeff Sterling | $871 | $86 | -90.1% |
| James M. Matson | $60 | $41 | -31.7% |
| Billy Faltesek Sr. | $141 | $34 | -75.9% |
| Bobby Faltesek Sr. | $141 | $34 | -75.9% |
| Laura Alexander | $141 | $34 | -75.9% |
| Norma J. Elder | $141 | $34 | -75.9% |
| Farm Service Agency | $33,633 | $0 | -100% |
| First National Bank of Port Lavac | $249,869 | $0 | -100% |
| Fletcher Wayne Henderson | $7,682 | $0 | -100% |
| Foester Family Cattle Company, LL | $7,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn Ethelbert Mckamey JR | $211 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold D. May | $773 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard L. Shafer | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| James E Rudellat | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Jodi Sanders | $2,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan Dworaczyk | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| JRL Faulkner LP | $11,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Juaniece M Madden | $5,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth A. Hartt | $131 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda L. Williams | $141 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa J. Evans | $471 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis J Foester III Exempt Credit | $4,731 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis Wayne Neill | $3,086 | $0 | -100% |
| M S Henke Family Limited Partners | $28,518 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn S Crober | $231 | $0 | -100% |
| Nunley Brothers | $64,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick C. Ryan Jr. | $2,167 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul J. Michalik | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard and Linda Williams Family | $14,674 | $0 | -100% |
| Roxana S. Crain | $8 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Farms | $99,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Leon Crenshaw | $4,886 | $0 | -100% |
| Jorgensen Farms, Inc. | $29,526 | $0 | -100% |
| Powderhorn Land & Cattle, LLC | $20,415 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Winne III | $1,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Wooldridge | $3,890 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas L. Fisher | $1,633 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,903,509 | $11,847,468 | 100.7% |
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