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

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Farms throughout cities in Wichita County received $12 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 355 farmers in cities within Wichita County received a total of $7.7 million in 789 farm subsidies, a 61.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $19.7 million in 1,353 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 Wichita County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Whit-Crop$569,365$155,948-72.6%
Nickelson Family Farm, Inc.$282,510$143,466-49.2%
mac Farms$375,019$125,490-66.5%
Holstein Corporation$622,337$122,772-80.3%
Craig F. Sheppard$284,653$120,911-57.5%
Watt Bros Farms$356,967$120,517-66.2%
C&W Farms$369,823$118,772-67.9%
Keat D. Knobbe$208,590$110,331-47.1%
E&D Farms$379,160$103,037-72.8%
L&e Farms$169,445$100,149-40.9%
Kan Sun Cattle, LLC$724,767$98,760-86.4%
Frank Wedel Revoc Trust$328,277$98,528-70%
Marcy Farms$245,001$96,352-60.7%
Wilb, Inc.$234,633$95,568-59.3%
Kelton Bangerter$183,882$94,698-48.5%
Gary G. Wilbur$236,294$93,010-60.6%
Ram Farms, Inc.$167,785$89,284-46.8%
Wells Agent, LLC$298,706$85,968-71.2%
Joe Biermann Farms, Inc.$59,261$84,72543%
J&L Partnership$274,702$84,507-69.2%
Mark Berning$201,855$84,099-58.3%
Lewis Farms$222,779$83,305-62.6%
Ray - Ray O Sonderegger and Ginger Sonderegger Living Trust$181,952$81,654-55.1%
Schumacher Farm & Ranch, LLC$193,101$81,413-57.8%
Thomas R. Whalen$164,997$79,634-51.7%
Tokoi Agent Partnership$205,277$76,039-63%
Paul E. Myers$160,032$72,167-54.9%
Bjurstrom Agent, Inc.$159,228$71,019-55.4%
Horton Farms, Inc.$168,457$68,046-59.6%
Simons Farms, Inc.$176,339$66,447-62.3%
Andrew J. Smith$105,633$65,526-38%
Bangerter, Inc.$119,461$64,947-45.6%
Shaddock D. Mehl$143,798$64,895-54.9%
Berning Agent, Inc.$198,892$64,796-67.4%
Phillip - Phillip L & Linda L Scheel Rev L Scheel$130,691$63,962-51.1%
Timothy Wade Bangerter$114,048$63,194-44.6%
Lamont Koehn$146,348$62,450-57.3%
R&M Miller Farms, Inc.$171,229$62,254-63.6%
C & K Agent, LLC$159,685$62,194-61.1%
Wilstine G P$36,796$61,88068.2%
Virginia J. Sonderegger$109,150$61,183-43.9%
Brad Bangerter$154,904$60,191-61.1%
Triple C Farm, Inc.$118,538$59,976-49.4%
Jerome & Darla Luebbers Trust$92,781$58,541-36.9%
M&J Baker Farm, Inc.$137,084$56,488-58.8%
Jerome Jeff Ridder$150,568$55,390-63.2%
Gary L. Berning$168,859$54,520-67.7%
Lobmeyer Enterprises, Inc.$59,189$54,069-8.7%
Circle B Farms, Inc.$150,927$52,597-65.2%
M&a Farms, Inc.$126,322$50,902-59.7%
Joe Zellner Jr.$106,477$50,031-53%
Don Wilken$56,831$49,874-12.2%
N&R Farms$126,802$49,811-60.7%
Ridder, Inc.$92,376$49,166-46.8%
Graff and Sons, Inc.$128,639$49,091-61.8%
Kenneth Gerstberger Farms, Inc.$133,363$48,454-63.7%
Miller Agent, Inc.$127,763$48,367-62.1%
Oldham Farms, LLC$69,026$48,349-30%
Connie Zellner$109,783$47,769-56.5%
JT Organics, Inc.$123,096$47,134-61.7%
Dirks Ranching, Inc.$124,107$46,546-62.5%
S&J Organics, LLC$83,474$44,607-46.6%
Bjurstrom Farms, Inc.$91,831$44,525-51.5%
Bradford K. Brown$102,490$43,984-57.1%
Western Edge Farms, Inc.$108,442$43,837-59.6%
Paul Appl$87,059$41,816-52%
A-R Farms$113,873$41,266-63.8%
Ben Zellner$76,358$41,200-46%
Circle K. Farms$132,340$40,914-69.1%
Jeffrey Lynn Eder$162,463$40,849-74.9%
Doug E Mckinney Trust No 1$108,110$39,191-63.7%
Wilbur Farms, Inc.$127,152$38,917-69.4%
Landon L. Koehn$108,357$37,627-65.3%
Nancy J. Koehn$81,704$37,625-53.9%
Denise M Gerstberger$86,629$36,592-57.8%
Darren C. McRae$63,262$36,150-42.9%
Rickford Farms, Inc.$82,426$36,069-56.2%
Steven J. Graff$86,941$36,011-58.6%
C&W Limited Partnership$114,380$35,975-68.5%
Gary Zellner$71,479$35,855-49.8%
John John and Rita Simons RVC Trust Simons$68,165$35,330-48.2%
Biermann Farms, Inc.$105,764$35,157-66.8%
Daniel Geyer -Daniel & Carla Geyer Living Trust$50,190$34,824-30.6%
Rick Mastel$34,460$34,4600%
Gary Graff$72,010$32,840-54.4%
Jess L. Eder$133,649$32,772-75.5%
JF Group$32,434$32,4340%
Jon Wilken$39,203$32,142-18%
Ridder Farms, Inc.$81,434$32,062-60.6%
Major Graff$81,187$31,948-60.6%
Jerry Harkness Farms, Inc.$76,567$31,838-58.4%
Steven R Baker Trust$90,957$31,573-65.3%
Baker Boys Haying$83,756$30,770-63.3%
J Koehn Farms, Inc.$88,312$30,245-65.8%
B & C Downing Farms Partnership$58,550$29,586-49.5%
Mervin Koehn$76,619$29,023-62.1%
Karlan Koehn$95,114$28,050-70.5%
Lonnie Koehn$86,638$27,800-67.9%
Steven D. Krenzel$39,195$27,424-30%
Vera F. Ford$31,057$27,047-12.9%
Adrienne Burch$58,372$27,003-53.7%
Stanley G. Biel$45,320$26,555-41.4%
Gary Kreutzer-Gary Kreutzer, LLC$39,981$26,333-34.1%
M & a Horton, Inc.$69,224$25,838-62.7%
Mckinney Land, LLC$50,625$25,560-49.5%
Thomas A. Ridder$68,918$25,194-63.4%
Lisa K. Ridder$68,818$25,182-63.4%
Burch Farm, Inc.$51,183$24,575-52%
Dale Koehn$53,066$23,686-55.4%
DKDJ Farms, Inc.$86,192$23,659-72.6%
Bruce Bangerter$55,735$23,371-58.1%
Sean W. Fetty$51,937$23,226-55.3%
Wendy Christopher$11,302$22,38698.1%
Wilstine Land & Cattle Company, LLC$45,151$22,386-50.4%
Norman N. Ames$45,654$21,754-52.4%
Charles Ridder Farms, Inc.$45,729$20,525-55.1%
Albin Mazanec Jr.$53,059$20,470-61.4%
Richard L. Shimanek$51,256$20,295-60.4%
Larry and Connie Knobbe Trust$35,225$19,997-43.2%
Dan R. Schreck$55,150$19,678-64.3%
Victor E. Case$44,086$19,441-55.9%
John Meyer Farms, Inc.$42,107$19,437-53.8%
Lane A. Wells$40,050$19,334-51.7%
Betty L. Baker$27,052$19,327-28.6%
IL Farms, LLC$53,014$19,311-63.6%
Clayton L. Oldham$52,757$19,259-63.5%
Cynthia D Mckinney Trust No 1$47,739$19,061-60.1%
Carrie - Carrie M Wolfe Farm Trust$41,296$18,092-56.2%
Harold and Lorraine Heronemus Irrevocable Trust$18,660$17,848-4.4%
Stewart a Whitham, Inc.$163,268$17,846-89.1%
Alvin L. Wilken$58,294$17,624-69.8%
Curtis E. Scheffe$48,613$17,073-64.9%
Karl D. Reimer$41,128$17,068-58.5%
Dirt Cheap Cattle Company, LLC$158,282$16,325-89.7%
Doug Weilert$34,390$15,569-54.7%
Kevin Berning Farms, Inc.$46,872$15,316-67.3%
Steven Ames$41,366$14,388-65.2%
Dean Wiegers Farms, Inc.$35,650$14,368-59.7%
Michael L. Berend$35,436$14,207-59.9%
James L. Kennedy$36,641$14,156-61.4%
Darrel Dirks$36,490$14,103-61.4%
Brian J Gerstberger$36,537$13,536-63%
Harold Berend$19,649$13,312-32.3%
KW Production Company, Inc.$92,005$13,167-85.7%
Jeremy J Gerstberger$33,082$13,059-60.5%
Sunnyside Agent, Inc.$9,876$12,44626%
James Lobmeyer Jr.$20,550$12,417-39.6%
Arnold & Dena Meyer Trust$23,505$12,171-48.2%
Craig A. Berning$36,675$11,939-67.4%
R & G Land, LLC$21,319$11,806-44.6%
Twilla Nickelson$11,228$11,4972.4%
Tristen Dale Perry$18,250$11,339-37.9%
Ken Horton$26,530$11,259-57.6%
David Gardner$34,887$10,749-69.2%
Dan Nickelson$33,121$10,370-68.7%
Darin Walk$16,437$9,699-41%
Rick Horton$20,423$9,688-52.6%
M&G, Inc.$20,525$9,585-53.3%
Elmer Ridder$19,288$9,470-50.9%
Rose Leisman$16,389$9,317-43.2%
Don Perry -Donald J Perry Trust$38,928$9,293-76.1%
Red Barn Enterprises, Inc.$20,394$9,263-54.6%
Roberta I. Graff$21,039$9,174-56.4%
Alan Krenzel Farms, Inc.$28,255$9,073-67.9%
Brannon Burch$14,257$9,061-36.4%
Lojo Land, LLC$23,348$8,582-63.2%
Wiles Family Limited Partnership$15,770$8,527-45.9%
Wilmark, LLC$14,729$8,050-45.3%
Robert E Wiles Trust$12,649$8,027-36.5%
Galen Berning$21,021$7,827-62.8%
Ese Alcohol, Inc.$19,338$7,783-59.8%
Cameron Luebbers$23,064$7,645-66.9%
Curtis Walk$12,553$7,598-39.5%
Graff Land Trustee$16,488$7,582-54%
Albert Lobmeyer$12,078$7,506-37.9%
Laura Fischer-Laura K Fischer Trust No. 1$20,490$7,155-65.1%
Dennis Fischer-Dennis Fischer Trust No. 1$20,544$7,153-65.2%
Helen Ridder$18,046$7,092-60.7%
Bret Ridder$10,683$7,090-33.6%
Big R Farms, Inc.$1,830$6,939279.2%
Louis J Baker Land Trustee$12,961$6,930-46.5%
R & J Sand, LLC$19,334$6,926-64.2%
S L M Trust$12,539$6,589-47.5%
Alec Horton$15,830$6,516-58.8%
James and Kathryn Lobmeyer Trust$8,925$6,484-27.4%
Breck William Fletcher$6,720$6,483-3.5%
Matt Horton$12,727$6,483-49.1%
Toni Horton$14,999$6,308-57.9%
Gary Wewer$10,248$6,302-38.5%
Marvin Bloedorn Trust$10,464$6,202-40.7%
Dunette Bloedorn Trust$10,463$6,198-40.8%
DCM Trust$8,000$6,191-22.6%
John-John & Teresa Biermann Trustee Agreement W Biermann$20,450$6,186-69.8%
Milan Reimer$16,411$6,186-62.3%
Trenton J. Weilert$13,906$6,075-56.3%
David Marcotte$6,173$6,039-2.2%
Jeff Perry$19,932$6,018-69.8%
Duane Woods$7,075$5,847-17.4%
Mac Sisters$12,680$5,834-54%
Andrew Baker$18,548$5,645-69.6%
William Luebbers$5,331$5,3310%
Brandon B. Whalen$11,570$5,298-54.2%
Whalen Land & Cattle Company$9,988$4,984-50.1%
Kenneth Logan McKinney$6,659$4,841-27.3%
Hunt Brothers$12,042$4,709-60.9%
Joseph J Ridder Trust$10,570$4,682-55.7%
Frieda Graff Estate$6,912$4,673-32.4%
Justin Graff Testamentary Trust$13,479$4,672-65.3%
Donna Luebbers$0$4,533--
Ridder Family Trust$12,208$4,459-63.5%
Russell E. Lewis$16,186$4,387-72.9%
AFB Trust$13,135$4,383-66.6%
Kevin Clark$26,891$4,278-84.1%
Glenn Keeton$9,021$4,273-52.6%
Shirley Rickford Trust$9,508$4,167-56.2%
Long Living Trust$10,338$4,095-60.4%
Crown B, LLC$10,524$4,066-61.4%
Bill J. Hunt$2,337$4,05173.3%
Martha C Kiser Trust$8,152$4,021-50.7%
Jacqueline Scheffe$8,786$4,007-54.4%
Berning Auction, Inc.$14,716$3,961-73.1%
Merret Krenzel$8,656$3,900-54.9%
Kelly B. Bishop$16,401$3,810-76.8%
Donald Herbers$56,508$3,778-93.3%
Dave Brown$9,887$3,713-62.4%
CSA Cattle Company, LLC$9,278$3,647-60.7%
Chandler E. Berning$11,980$3,637-69.6%
Smith & Herrman, LLC$7,386$3,629-50.9%
Weilert Family Trust$9,287$3,627-60.9%
August P. Luebbers$9,498$3,608-62%
Charles M. Ridder$6,900$3,577-48.2%
S M Farms, LLC$7,397$3,503-52.6%
Jim Rowton$8,970$3,357-62.6%
White Woman Creek Salers, Inc.$12,908$3,336-74.2%
Lyle Crouch$2,818$3,32718.1%
Roxy Campas$6,718$3,316-50.6%
Kenneth Gerstberger$8,476$3,283-61.3%
Brady Larson$17,418$3,238-81.4%
Connie J. McRae$5,739$3,235-43.6%
Kyla Larson$17,297$3,214-81.4%
Charlyn F Lewis Trust$6,316$3,210-49.2%
Carlotta Brack$6,601$3,193-51.6%
Stacey D. Ellis$7,307$3,150-56.9%
James A. Roelfs$5,076$2,987-41.2%
Lois V Wiles Revocable Trust$6,594$2,979-54.8%
Jack Rickford Trust$6,550$2,885-56%
Reagan Smith$5,801$2,877-50.4%
Susan Schrader-Susan K Schrader Rev Trustee$8,689$2,836-67.4%
Eric Hoeme$5,362$2,780-48.2%
Graham Family Trust Dated Feb 5, 2018$6,143$2,756-55.1%
Alan Krenzel$9,599$2,751-71.3%
Kent Crouch$16,646$2,665-84%
Bill E. Hunt$10,867$2,631-75.8%
Randall Heronemus$8,359$2,487-70.2%
Sherry Koehn$12,897$2,403-81.4%
Cloris B Case Revoc Trust$5,954$2,381-60%
Jerry Harkness$4,535$2,381-47.5%
Eric J. Tankersley$0$2,284--
Kevin Berning$1,962$2,27015.7%
Galen Kalbach$4,196$2,251-46.4%
Eugene Berning Testmentary Trust$9,954$2,194-78%
J Koehn Trucking, Inc.$7,917$2,158-72.7%
H & H Baker Family Farms, LLC$5,227$2,119-59.5%
Bar H Ranch, Inc.$14,428$2,082-85.6%
Lanny Mehl Family Trust$6,259$2,054-67.2%
Rita Smith$0$2,053--
Justin Mason$3,927$2,036-48.2%
Donna N Ridder Trust$5,282$1,965-62.8%
Janice L Rewerts Trust$3,557$1,904-46.5%
Teresa Clark$4,400$1,883-57.2%
Steven Marcy$8,815$1,880-78.7%
Bryce Nickelson$0$1,876--
Rees W. Wedel$6,259$1,863-70.2%
Berning Land, LLC$4,011$1,819-54.6%
Lynda Goodrich$1,813$1,8130%
Hilton K Tokoi Trustee No 1$879$1,758100%
Deborah Smith Trust$1,754$1,7540%
Earl Smith Trust$1,754$1,7540%
Dennis Dennis K Bauck Rvoc Trust K Bauck$1,802$1,718-4.7%
Larry Elder$2,761$1,701-38.4%
Andrew J Gant$7,421$1,689-77.2%
Dorothea Appl$0$1,663--
Tyrone Crouch$6,884$1,656-75.9%
Dwight Devere Case$5,666$1,649-70.9%
Darrel Dirks Farms, Inc.$15,036$1,570-89.6%
Three Aces$2,906$1,516-47.8%
Triple C Joint Venture$8,116$1,482-81.7%
Frieda Graff Land Trustee$0$1,462--
Teresa A. Biermann$2,278$1,452-36.3%
Debora J Bauck Trust$4,569$1,409-69.2%
Jay D. Ridder$3,549$1,336-62.4%
Clare Perry$5,834$1,307-77.6%
Red Oval Farms, Inc.$3,018$1,244-58.8%
Victor Baker$6,209$1,218-80.4%
R&B Agent, Inc.$0$1,208--
Marguerite Berning$4,128$1,165-71.8%
Anna Ridder B. Tr$0$1,088--
Dale Appl$0$1,040--
Kyler Berning$3,575$1,035-71%
Eugene E Lewis JR Family Trust$4,529$1,027-77.3%
Geordy C. Kreutzer$3,395$1,022-69.9%
Mary Schreck$2,076$998-51.9%
Kurt Graff$2,051$996-51.4%
Virginia Knobbe$2,655$977-63.2%
Bernice Crouch$1,272$974-23.4%
Jeanene R French Trust$2,802$974-65.2%
Jean-Jean M Wells Trust Marie Wells$2,414$877-63.7%
Troy Wright$7,169$875-87.8%
Lee M. Mazanec$2,923$858-70.6%
Ryan Mazanec$2,923$858-70.6%
Travis S. Koehn$2,108$838-60.2%
Leta Berning$7,697$788-89.8%
Heath West$2,695$776-71.2%
Gwen-Gwen S Wells Revocable Trust S Wells$3,776$756-80%
Levi Gerstberger$3,285$742-77.4%
Charles Clymer$493$72747.5%
James P. Luebbers$4,418$687-84.4%
Derick Dirks$666$6761.5%
Marvel Brandt$3,081$669-78.3%
Jason-Jason a Wells Revocable Trust a Wells$3,226$652-79.8%
Kenneth L. McCaffrey$1,034$621-39.9%
Tokoi Farms, LLC$0$612--
Cooper C. Berning$611$6110%
Diane M. Nickelson$384$60056.3%
Farrin Watt$2,881$600-79.2%
Kathryn J Bangerter Rev Trust 1$0$598--
James & Judith Biel Trust$2,621$593-77.4%
Claude S Heath III Revocable Trust$2,166$577-73.4%
Bret Hunt$0$560--
Marsha L. Heronemus$0$560--
Mr. Bart E. Hunt$0$560--
Cole Carpenter$875$554-36.7%
A Noreen Walk Trust$973$525-46%
Leslie M and Dorothy M Bishop Irrev Trustee$550$487-11.5%
Vera Jean Berning$1,105$413-62.6%
Linda Berning$1,103$412-62.6%
Shirley Ann Berning$1,103$412-62.6%
Jesse Leon Berning$1,103$412-62.6%
Brian W. Bauck$410$4100%
Kendall K. Knobbe$979$345-64.8%
Benjamin Gardner$845$316-62.6%
George Estes$301$3010%
Gertrude Estes$301$3010%
Phillip Weilert$1,111$293-73.6%
Craig Sandlin$286$2860%
Wiles Farms, Inc.$1,617$277-82.9%
Aaron-Simons Revocable Trust Simons$4,396$242-94.5%
Larry Wing$346$232-32.9%
M&W Investments, LLC$1,024$212-79.3%
Matthew W. Long$209$2090%
ELW Farms, Inc.$3,965$209-94.7%
Pearl J. Hunt$28,668$186-99.4%
Michael Nickelson$519$148-71.5%
Judith A. Koehn$102$1020%
Merle Koehn$102$1020%
Austin Reed Miller$16,992$0-100%
Cecil Bailey$1,103$0-100%
Dalton Wright$990$0-100%
Dennis K Bauck Rev Trustee$11,831$0-100%
Downing Land Company LP$6,336$0-100%
DRL, LLC$1,774$0-100%
Earl L Wiles Trust$25,486$0-100%
Frieda Graff$6,591$0-100%
Harold a Tilton Rev Trust$2,879$0-100%
Joe A. Biermann$96,230$0-100%
Joseph White$1,485$0-100%
Linda Geyer$160$0-100%
Mark P. Heath$7,257$0-100%
Mary F Gerstberger$45$0-100%
Patsy Koehn$877$0-100%
Ventsam Farms, Inc.$14,803$0-100%
Nathan Paul Simon$5,004$0-100%
Total subsidies$19,680,148$7,661,973-61.1%

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