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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Kearny County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Kearny County received $11.9 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 338 farmers in cities within Kearny County received a total of $7.1 million in 804 farm subsidies, a 62.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $19 million in 1,193 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 Kearny County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Cross Bell Farms$734,995$279,583-62%
Barnhardt Farms Partnership$547,648$211,610-61.4%
Triple G Farms Partnership$426,932$189,951-55.5%
Rooney Farms$372,570$161,769-56.6%
Stewart and Roshel Stabel JV$722,334$153,280-78.8%
Graham Farms$279,376$138,739-50.3%
Deerfield Dairy, LLC$777,798$127,863-83.6%
Kysar Farms, Inc.$271,484$120,077-55.8%
Amber Waves, Inc.$265,978$114,547-56.9%
Jared Riedl$298,167$109,801-63.2%
Chris Yost$162,902$103,010-36.8%
L. V. Farms$212,077$101,461-52.2%
Green Acre Farms, Inc.$284,061$97,367-65.7%
Lakeside, Corp.$197,926$94,687-52.2%
Dale Yost$142,552$92,882-34.8%
MK Farms, Inc.$194,564$79,444-59.2%
Grusing Farms, Inc.$159,604$78,214-51%
Beymer & Beymer, Inc.$131,128$77,462-40.9%
Vaughn Nightengale$92,952$75,163-19.1%
Terry L. Mitchell$117,425$73,857-37.1%
Lakin Dairy, LLP$990,555$73,502-92.6%
William A. Simshauser$129,310$70,593-45.4%
John and Tamara Shankle Trust Shankle$146,722$69,653-52.5%
Doug Kysar$132,622$68,803-48.1%
Ceb, Inc.$121,639$68,651-43.6%
Robert Price$29,945$64,421115.1%
Glenn D. Johnson$91,040$62,614-31.2%
Kyle Maddux$141,125$62,378-55.8%
James W. Jennings$248,806$55,904-77.5%
Braden Barnhardt$101,874$53,354-47.6%
Christopher L Pettz$118,049$52,850-55.2%
Trifecta Farms, Inc.$47,159$52,17210.6%
Tim Yost$62,550$51,206-18.1%
DSW Farms, Inc.$99,636$48,469-51.4%
Molz Land & Cattle, LLC$99,805$48,390-51.5%
Kent Maddux$124,602$47,566-61.8%
Engler Farms, Inc.$112,215$46,562-58.5%
Huff & Puff Pork, LLC$55,472$46,488-16.2%
Claar Farms, Inc.$145,503$45,830-68.5%
Gene Eatinger Trust$60,035$45,614-24%
Jim D. Horton$111,805$45,527-59.3%
Et Farm & Cattle, LLC$137,288$44,816-67.4%
Kyler Alan Millershaski$104,066$44,187-57.5%
Eric Wright$72,503$43,856-39.5%
Kirk Maddux$116,935$43,581-62.7%
Kansas Dairy Development, LLC$318,951$42,865-86.6%
Ervin Ploeger$59,867$41,933-30%
White Enterprises, Inc.$45,446$41,128-9.5%
Robin J. Ritsema$40,403$40,4030%
Ryan G. Barnhardt$50,018$40,374-19.3%
Laverda Boehs$39,328$39,3280%
Milton Boehs$39,328$39,3280%
Miller Farms of Deerfield KS$128,019$39,304-69.3%
Corwin Smith$71,556$39,165-45.3%
Puckett Farms, Inc.$97,584$38,874-60.2%
Gen 4 Farms, LLC$77,922$38,745-50.3%
Steven W. Landgraf$105,864$38,556-63.6%
Janel Kysar$88,948$38,060-57.2%
Kenneth Kysar$28,899$37,63530.2%
Steve A. Berning$145,292$36,314-75%
Kenton L. Jackson$98,125$35,829-63.5%
Jeremy Millershaski$65,407$33,703-48.5%
Eskelund Farms Sole Proprietorship$71,904$33,585-53.3%
Max C. Engler III$68,553$33,479-51.2%
Lyndee Mae Stabel$398,320$33,401-91.6%
4 F Farms, Inc.$62,878$33,386-46.9%
Donald R. Knoll$85,440$30,348-64.5%
Elizabeth Knoll$85,440$30,348-64.5%
Kristina A. Bell$68,683$29,861-56.5%
Brian L. Graham$51,969$29,734-42.8%
James R. Bell$70,533$29,527-58.1%
Evelyn Evelyn J Mckenzie Rev Trust$37,313$29,305-21.5%
OK Land, LLC$41,555$27,225-34.5%
Fletcher Ranch, Corp.$82,186$26,349-67.9%
Mark Wanklyn$37,237$26,246-29.5%
Darla White$26,229$26,2290%
Meisel, Inc.$27,093$25,826-4.7%
Greer Family Farms$64,456$25,050-61.1%
Martha J. Barnhardt$18,976$24,87631.1%
Edith Rose Eatinger- White$40,466$24,638-39.1%
Howard E. Rexroat$47,107$24,610-47.8%
James Keith Rexroat$46,890$24,609-47.5%
Conquest Agent, GP$211,703$24,428-88.5%
Heather White$24,265$24,2650%
David T. White$40,523$24,077-40.6%
Bc Farms$61,550$24,038-60.9%
Stabel Family Comp, LLC$1,174,849$24,034-98%
Larry W. Miller$51,597$23,713-54%
Morgan Land and Cattle, Inc.$63,502$22,976-63.8%
Beymer Brothers, LLC$16,885$22,95235.9%
David Wright$21,852$22,9385%
Jaeger Family Farms, Inc.$39,124$22,937-41.4%
Nick Peterson$70,508$22,780-67.7%
Jana Millershaski$48,758$22,753-53.3%
Ryan D. Goertzen$13,236$22,17567.5%
Wright, LLC$21,906$21,9060%
Sandra Wright$20,674$21,7605.3%
Rodger L. Koehn$31,910$21,161-33.7%
Ferdindand Ritsema Ferdinand Ritsema M Liv Trust$28,429$20,697-27.2%
Johanna Rodenhuis Johanna Rodenhuis Liv Trust Aukje Rodenhu$28,429$20,697-27.2%
Donald Neff$23,498$20,495-12.8%
M & M Graber Trust$14,095$20,40144.7%
Triple B Land, LLC$37,073$20,203-45.5%
John John D Rice and Carol a Rice Trust$21,426$20,058-6.4%
JCJ Farms, LLC$24,504$19,913-18.7%
Kyle Koehn$37,088$19,635-47.1%
White Diversified LP$25,419$19,252-24.3%
Triple T Farms$275,749$19,054-93.1%
WLSR, Inc.$123,206$19,000-84.6%
Judith Judith Ann Kleeman Rev Trust Kleeman$32,123$18,827-41.4%
Gerhard Wall$22,049$18,729-15.1%
Carol Miller$24,524$18,660-23.9%
Charity M. Medill$22,991$18,586-19.2%
Lazy M, Inc.$22,953$18,323-20.2%
Hal C. Scheuerman$41,121$18,305-55.5%
Michael Boehs$20,864$18,038-13.5%
Bradner A. Tate$15,119$17,74517.4%
Wayne F Miller Estate$34,411$17,631-48.8%
Susan Francis$23,409$17,579-24.9%
William G. Francis$23,478$17,572-25.2%
Kuhn Land, LLC$29,197$16,809-42.4%
Charla Grauberger$16,461$16,4610%
Tim Urie$25,688$16,378-36.2%
Troy L. Michel$27,335$16,242-40.6%
E Rose Eatinger Marital Trust$22,130$16,212-26.7%
Nathan Simshauser$26,372$16,098-39%
Gerald Lightcap Gerald Lightcap Trust Lightcap$34,036$16,038-52.9%
Ernesto Ornelas$30,701$15,995-47.9%
Donald E. Summers$29,690$15,801-46.8%
Mick Morgan$36,910$15,731-57.4%
Flying T Cattle Company$122,911$15,719-87.2%
Kristy Boehs$15,538$15,5380%
Judy Moyer$16,992$15,108-11.1%
Steven P. Moyer$16,992$15,108-11.1%
Steven C. Johnson$19,335$15,066-22.1%
Taylor S. Stabel$433,202$14,381-96.7%
Walter Fletcher$39,797$14,280-64.1%
Samantha Williams$32,616$14,160-56.6%
Russell and Dorothy Shankle Trustee$16,384$14,097-14%
Alvin Holmes$43,734$13,901-68.2%
Kyle W. Berning$121,293$13,483-88.9%
Dakota W. Williams$26,267$13,450-48.8%
Cletus C Ploeger Family Trust$9,117$13,29845.9%
David Allen Dyck$23,901$13,291-44.4%
Synergy Labs, LLC$32,422$13,245-59.1%
M & a Horton, Inc.$34,612$12,919-62.7%
Patricia Dienst$22,603$12,683-43.9%
Tex O Demuth Trust-Irr$12,602$12,571-0.2%
J and L Joint Venture$24,468$12,511-48.9%
Curtis Paul Jones$33,058$12,171-63.2%
Marvin J Graber IRR Trust$10,294$12,03316.9%
Todd Ploeger$40,381$11,892-70.6%
Fred Armstrong$11,774$11,722-0.4%
Janna Landgraf$42,670$11,718-72.5%
Lois Creveling$20,080$11,647-42%
Rooney Implement, Inc.$9,374$11,56423.4%
Karen Burden Karen a Burden Rev Trust$18,521$11,410-38.4%
Amanda M. Peterson$35,082$11,373-67.6%
Quality Hay, LLC$5,678$11,31899.3%
Gregory A. Fletcher$18,880$11,233-40.5%
Earl Kleeman IRR Trust$0$11,105--
G & H Farm 2018, LLC$24,464$10,922-55.4%
Mike Olson$18,343$10,894-40.6%
Norman K. Urie$10,033$10,8598.2%
Darrell Wayne Williams$14,567$10,857-25.5%
Agnes Molz$15,061$10,704-28.9%
Dolores L Szekula$11,555$10,638-7.9%
Wade Berlier$7,833$10,42433.1%
David Goertzen David K and Connie Goertzen Trust$13,825$10,350-25.1%
Ryan K Mayeske$15,643$10,163-35%
WM T Rooney III & Anne Rooney Trust$19,710$10,129-48.6%
Randy L. Hayzlett$31,132$10,126-67.5%
Ronald & Karen Edgington Trust$18,365$10,076-45.1%
Roger Barnhardt$11,991$10,008-16.5%
Justin J. Greer$23,670$9,859-58.3%
Victor B Tate Victor B Tate Family Trust$21,436$9,812-54.2%
J M Barro, Inc.$40,804$9,738-76.1%
Eatinger Farms, Inc.$9,688$9,6880%
Kenneth Davis Jr.$18,105$9,570-47.1%
Double C. Farms$18,245$9,242-49.3%
J7 Land, LLC$12,320$9,208-25.3%
Michael K. Heinitz$13,968$9,204-34.1%
Jamie Fisher$53,422$9,196-82.8%
James C. Creveling$9,825$9,073-7.7%
Raymond Brengman$13,124$8,957-31.8%
WMS Farms, Inc.$12,722$8,028-36.9%
Mary a Graber Trust$6,787$7,97017.4%
David Wade Skipper$13,532$7,642-43.5%
Cody Dale Calkins$20,239$7,446-63.2%
Thomas D. Vincent$12,445$7,387-40.6%
Adam B. White$10,289$7,312-28.9%
Mr. Kerry Tim Tackett$17,050$7,260-57.4%
Bonnie Kysar$7,255$7,2550%
Chris Unruh$9,060$7,158-21%
Wildcat Family Farms, LLC$0$7,058--
Lincoln B. Christie Sr.$11,908$6,804-42.9%
Larry Christiansen$7,277$6,745-7.3%
John Fletcher Koons$11,106$6,396-42.4%
Mabel F Goehring Irrev Trustee$0$6,375--
Otis H Molz & Mary Lee Molz Living Trust$24,774$6,373-74.3%
Pauline Neff Trust$8,616$6,263-27.3%
Flying E Farms, LLC$5,585$6,16910.5%
Luke Bontrager$12,433$6,127-50.7%
Robert L. Adams$5,983$5,9830%
Derek S. Johnson$2,774$5,974115.4%
George C Bahntge JR$5,931$5,876-0.9%
Roseanna Bahntge$5,931$5,876-0.9%
Randy Kraft$41,383$5,848-85.9%
Rachel White$12,280$5,822-52.6%
Dennis Grubbs$8,457$5,712-32.5%
Skyview, Corp.$7,170$5,506-23.2%
Dennis L. Koehn$9,839$5,456-44.5%
Eva Dyck$10,259$5,423-47.1%
Pamela Hayzlett$0$5,349--
Damon Grusing$6,975$5,347-23.3%
Virdia a Newport$8,922$5,337-40.2%
Esther McDonell$6,761$5,234-22.6%
Leonard Kleeman$34,283$5,222-84.8%
Alex Wayne Redger$10,710$5,145-52%
L. N. Urie$16,956$5,137-69.7%
Wiatt Cole Tackett$10,402$5,109-50.9%
Danler Brothers$21,553$5,107-76.3%
David K. Nichols$10,039$4,979-50.4%
Patricia Mitchell$7,236$4,952-31.6%
Craig Turrentine$16,192$4,806-70.3%
Three Bo's, Inc.$10,789$4,685-56.6%
T O Cattle Company$59,620$4,552-92.4%
Darcy Lynn Calkins$5,572$4,498-19.3%
James Kevin Rexroat$12,524$4,369-65.1%
Wayne F Miller Test Trust$0$4,296--
Monte Dallas Morgan$15,216$4,208-72.3%
Ruby Lee Lohman$5,850$4,143-29.2%
Juan J. Villanueva$0$4,092--
William Unger Friesen$1,888$3,978110.7%
Connie Miller$18,460$3,939-78.7%
Brent L. Rooney$5,338$3,937-26.2%
Adrian S. Price$3,933$3,9330%
Katie L. Barnhardt$5,405$3,929-27.3%
Sara Gugelmeyer$13,183$3,883-70.5%
Rebeca L. Kehn$7,014$3,879-44.7%
Jeremy Gugelmeyer$13,289$3,865-70.9%
Ronald and Peggy Pettz Trust$21,302$3,808-82.1%
Thomas W. Wright IV$20,986$3,728-82.2%
Mark Simmons$3,675$3,6750%
Heinitz Farms, LLC$6,125$3,641-40.6%
Henry Jay Dyck$8,083$3,622-55.2%
Gerhard Rempel Loewen$6,225$3,590-42.3%
Eric Brandon Hayzlett$6,509$3,532-45.7%
David G. Horner$3,376$3,3760%
Robert Koehn$2,487$3,31633.3%
Dittmer Heirs Joint Venture$6,624$3,299-50.2%
Kenneth & Wilma Davis 1998 Trust$4,908$3,218-34.4%
Ethel L Simshauser IRR Trust$3,809$3,216-15.6%
Norman F Simshauser IRR Trust$7,770$3,215-58.6%
Tate Family Trust DTD 9-25-1995$0$3,211--
Cindy Miller$3,203$3,2030%
Jack D. Stonestreet$4,286$3,194-25.5%
Greg Oliver$0$3,040--
Titus T. Jaeger$19,915$2,988-85%
Boegel Farms, LLC$6,606$2,966-55.1%
Toby L Lohman-Fuller$16,212$2,946-81.8%
Brenda Grusing$4,030$2,908-27.8%
Wayne 'bud' Jennings$13,244$2,876-78.3%
Harold White$2,982$2,787-6.5%
Mindi L. Brennaman$2,475$2,6687.8%
Jackie L. Kopfman$1,315$2,637100.5%
Joyce Kopfman$1,315$2,637100.5%
Pamela Kay Simmons$2,474$2,5242%
Jennifer Pettz-Sperry$6,750$2,450-63.7%
Bryce Simon$5,967$2,219-62.8%
Janet Holmes$2,120$2,1200%
Paddack Hill Farm, LLC$4,398$2,106-52.1%
Levi Mikel Sperry$4,784$2,064-56.9%
Alex Boegel$0$2,013--
Lazy H Cattle Company$9,995$1,912-80.9%
Stacey Barnhardt$1,884$1,8840%
Jim Christiansen$4,133$1,883-54.4%
Doris A. Lee$2,861$1,880-34.3%
Rafter Lazy J Cattle$7,325$1,763-75.9%
Nadine V. Landon$786$1,741121.5%
Catherine Elliott$1,798$1,731-3.7%
Acu, Inc.$8,282$1,687-79.6%
Bill J. Shrimplin$963$1,67473.8%
Eric Fletcher$3,527$1,661-52.9%
Ralph Reimer$3,403$1,658-51.3%
Linda L. Puckett$4,123$1,627-60.5%
Purdy Fam Trust FBO Jed Purdy, ET AL$2,111$1,574-25.4%
Sandra Calkins$7,354$1,558-78.8%
Richard Higgins$1,466$1,4660%
Roy D. Graham$5,760$1,462-74.6%
Herbert L Beckett Irrev Trust$862$1,41163.7%
Bobbie J Unruh Trust$936$1,38447.9%
Catherine A. Urie$2,086$1,328-36.3%
Duane K. Hahn$0$1,310--
Sonja R. Christensen$2,163$1,269-41.3%
Warren Boegel Trust$2,454$1,246-49.2%
Brandon Miller$2,379$1,218-48.8%
Elizabeth Diane Simshauser$1,210$1,2100%
Larue Horton$16,867$1,077-93.6%
Debra K. Olson$1,039$1,0390%
Collette Scheuerman$2,289$967-57.8%
John Greg Meisel$943$9430%
Montie L. Greer$1,635$875-46.5%
Larry Dean Berning$2,209$825-62.7%
Clark Farm, LLC$1,541$762-50.6%
St. Anthony's Church of Lakin$749$7490%
J & J Rodeo, LLC$8,921$739-91.7%
Janet Loeppke$0$727--
Kollin Lee Grubbs-Kraft$2,739$699-74.5%
Colleen Eskelund$1,125$683-39.3%
Joe Eskelund$1,125$683-39.3%
Gary Hayzlett$0$635--
Helen Hayzlett$0$635--
William H. White$1,232$629-48.9%
Don Litton$7,095$566-92%
Timothy O. Horner$563$5630%
Karla Davila$2,145$535-75.1%
Connie Dodge$410$4345.9%
Larry Dodge$410$4345.9%
Thomas L and Sandra E Calkins Trust$1,479$422-71.5%
James C. Davis$737$399-45.9%
Ron Claar$5,760$391-93.2%
W. T. Rooney IV$822$381-53.6%
Irvin Molz$642$376-41.4%
Clifford Rein$652$328-49.7%
Kaylee Kells$2,099$269-87.2%
Emerald Lodge 289$708$256-63.8%
Windhill, LLC$1,678$247-85.3%
Thomas J. Randolph$245$2450%
Patricia a Mitchell Irrev Trust$2,217$233-89.5%
Kevin Campbell$202$2020%
Mike Katz$474$145-69.4%
John White$86$860%
Thomas J. White$86$860%
David Wall$567$73-87.1%
Robert L. Duncan$168$41-75.6%
Willi Zacharias$0$40--
Allen J. Kuhn$0$17--
James Lee Pettz$3,141$0-100%
Ken C. Sower$19,651$0-100%
Mabel F Goehring Rev Trust$6,518$0-100%
Richard E. Landon$4,164$0-100%
Ronald L Pettz$145$0-100%
Russell D Landon Estate$683$0-100%
Terry Danler$4,398$0-100%
Wayne Miller$32,802$0-100%
Curtis Young$4,092$0-100%
David Goertzen David K and Conni$293$0-100%
Davis Family Farm, LLC$38,264$0-100%
Earl Kleeman$23,876$0-100%
Ethel Simshauser Rev Trust$5,117$0-100%
Georgia Crone$184$0-100%
Joshua Kevin Davis$3,597$0-100%
Kashlin Rynae Kraft$2,355$0-100%
Kelly Koehn$4,322$0-100%
Kleeman L. P. Farms$12,924$0-100%
Neva a Maxfield Trust$4,115$0-100%
Stanton K. Redger$27,978$0-100%
Ted R Morgan - Ted R Morgan Rev Trust$2,308$0-100%
Thelma White Estate$2,981$0-100%
Tyler Riedl$2,659$0-100%
Victor L. Michel$322$0-100%
Total subsidies$18,988,505$7,128,600-62.5%

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