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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Carson County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Carson County received $6.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 326 farmers in cities within Carson County received a total of $12.7 million in 974 farm subsidies, a 34.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $19.4 million in 1,036 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 Carson County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Friemel Family Farms$1,165,423$701,999-39.8%
Happy State Bank$1,298,499$384,028-70.4%
John G. Weinheimer$137,235$284,849107.6%
Tony & Wamyth Britten J V$164,505$243,97648.3%
Deborah Kay Ollinger$148,020$239,29761.7%
Agrarian Management, Inc.$232,266$238,0242.5%
Andy Phillips$191,164$237,47824.2%
Kelvin Ollinger$151,853$234,93254.7%
DRY Creek Land Management, LLC$297,063$227,217-23.5%
Cap Farms$271,255$219,184-19.2%
LK3, LLC$0$218,470--
Three D's$309,887$214,519-30.8%
Troy Ritter and Kimberly G. Brumley Ritter$0$189,782--
484 Agent, LLC$248,848$187,605-24.6%
Rodney Bohr$111,001$181,32663.4%
Brett Friemel$199,628$175,724-12%
Jarret Weinheimer$182,218$172,877-5.1%
Dustin G. Babcock$159,956$161,6891.1%
O'Neal Shadid PTN$275,242$157,395-42.8%
Tracy W. Kotara$200,652$153,179-23.7%
Lance Ollinger$153,909$147,012-4.5%
Jason & Toni Sides Farms$305,319$140,804-53.9%
Patrick Weinheimer Jr.$134,341$138,2152.9%
Clay Ritter$174,011$134,487-22.7%
Dudley Pohnert$183,986$131,769-28.4%
Cindy Pohnert$183,782$131,767-28.3%
Ryan Berry$99,253$125,86826.8%
O'Neal Family Ranch, LLC$94,923$124,53531.2%
Mark Urbanczyk$205,975$120,433-41.5%
Dennis L. Babcock$205,013$114,226-44.3%
Chris A. Rapstine$113,279$108,308-4.4%
Rex McKay III$148,215$107,996-27.1%
Hodges Stock Farm, Inc.$85,333$107,68326.2%
Chris D Burger$279,591$106,622-61.9%
James Weinheimer$108,021$104,091-3.6%
Ashley Scott & Kay Lynn Mclaughlin JV$0$100,931--
Ute Creek Livestock, LLC$195,859$99,708-49.1%
Justin & Barbi Dauer JV$166,808$98,649-40.9%
Charles Britten$102,585$98,031-4.4%
Sheri Urbanczyk$168,278$97,985-41.8%
Steven Hightower$99,017$97,681-1.3%
Wade Ritter$149,228$96,230-35.5%
Skye Ritter$149,227$96,221-35.5%
Lynn Burger$151,897$94,775-37.6%
Ken R Burger$152,105$91,711-39.7%
Dean Fields$155,254$87,737-43.5%
Warminski Farms, LLC$211,422$86,778-59%
Box T, Ltd.$195,570$86,082-56%
Jesse Wieners$78,458$83,1155.9%
Bob C. Howard$76,239$80,7966%
Simms & Son, Inc.$150,640$78,022-48.2%
Brett Britten$227,173$74,638-67.1%
C. J. Whatley$65,420$71,8969.9%
Ruben Baggerman$90,460$71,503-21%
Blodgett Farms, Inc.$98,395$71,489-27.3%
Troy Ritter$102,435$66,142-35.4%
Bobby R. Blodgett$67,985$63,939-6%
Wade H. Petty$95,082$63,825-32.9%
John Mark Baggerman$86,816$60,693-30.1%
Destan Hodges$59,585$58,677-1.5%
Billy Bob Brown$35,148$58,29465.9%
Gabel Bros PTN$131,816$58,185-55.9%
John A. Kotara III$75,560$57,577-23.8%
Donald Conrad$59,076$56,704-4%
B & B Farms$100,404$55,969-44.3%
John A. Homen$76,993$55,865-27.4%
Raymond C. Britten$38,465$54,45341.6%
Dan Earl Steed$155,236$52,363-66.3%
L&K Farms, LLC$40,894$52,10427.4%
Joel A. Britten$163,723$50,760-69%
Chris Britten$301,576$50,536-83.2%
Alice Britten$0$50,306--
Frank M. Wink$93,804$49,415-47.3%
Vernon Labus$80,711$48,212-40.3%
Kotara Farms, Inc.$68,655$47,607-30.7%
Louis J. Britten$97,548$47,209-51.6%
Kelly D. Ramming$50,481$47,158-6.6%
Kotara Agent, Inc.$33,912$46,98038.5%
Neal W. Bennett$80,437$45,520-43.4%
Nick Weinheimer$39,376$44,94114.1%
Mike Dudenhoeffer$106,435$44,846-57.9%
Robinson Land & Cattle, LLC$35,055$43,62824.5%
Deborah E. Britten$299,737$43,621-85.4%
Brittco Land & Cattle Company$94,513$42,776-54.7%
Novella Vance$91,432$42,352-53.7%
Corby Shadid$128,799$42,314-67.1%
Marvin L. Urbanczyk$97,819$42,155-56.9%
Larry & Dana Koetting JV$111,046$41,973-62.2%
Howard Lane Family Trust$28,833$40,38640.1%
Lacy John Kotara$50,150$39,604-21%
David Hodges$28,990$39,58636.6%
Bec Farms, LLC$180,038$38,614-78.6%
Royce O'Neal$34,222$38,60712.8%
Wade and Lisa Petty Farms$77,300$38,340-50.4%
Trevor Friemel$0$37,128--
Don Vance$34,940$36,4264.3%
John L. Stephens$86,472$35,915-58.5%
Wes Williams$52,675$35,319-32.9%
Buck A. Babcock$71,225$34,502-51.6%
GL & Ea Pratt Partnership$0$33,625--
William 'buck' M. Arrington$0$33,241--
Taylor Fields$56,335$33,069-41.3%
Jerry O'Neal$75,737$32,667-56.9%
Jennifer Phillips$78,499$31,972-59.3%
Fraser Brothers Land & Cattle, LLC$17,454$31,92682.9%
Vincent Detten$56,570$31,387-44.5%
Ty Baggerman$40,302$31,287-22.4%
John Connelly$24,462$30,74225.7%
Clifford Fraser$49,764$29,096-41.5%
Timothy D. Gabel$28,662$28,9511%
Lemuel Greene$23,255$28,60023%
Freeman Brothers, Inc.$44,671$28,467-36.3%
Billy W. Murray Jr.$21,675$28,09729.6%
Loretta Britten$13,531$27,608104%
Harold Bertrand$37,533$27,080-27.9%
David Biggs$28,848$26,815-7%
Ronald Neusch$58,764$26,512-54.9%
R C Britten Heirs, LLC$3,114$26,102738.2%
Jerry D. Biggs$27,836$25,720-7.6%
Gerald Detten$52,081$25,484-51.1%
John & Betty Wiseman Rev Liv Trustee$0$24,947--
Mclaughlin Family Farms, LLC$89,844$23,742-73.6%
Charles Kincade$81,457$23,719-70.9%
Allene Stovall$81,611$23,150-71.6%
Bradley Don Rainer Trust$14,982$22,82352.3%
Doris Gabel$74,632$22,787-69.5%
Billy Keith Fields$42,704$22,563-47.2%
Gladys Ruth Looten Estate$0$21,589--
Adela M. Kotara$21,283$21,2830%
William A. Donaldson$29,067$20,689-28.8%
Accent Farms, Inc.$33,310$20,660-38%
Ray Neal Caraway$32,074$20,277-36.8%
Le Roy Haiduk$26,491$19,139-27.8%
Bradford J. Eggemeyer$0$19,063--
WL and MM Arrington Partnership THR$0$18,665--
Dixie Surratt$65,026$18,518-71.5%
R. D. Ramming$29,485$18,266-38%
Wayne H Bronniman$31,920$18,264-42.8%
Haiduk Farms, LLC$28,077$18,227-35.1%
Lloyd B. Sherrod$27,815$18,220-34.5%
Robert Bichsel$24,219$17,762-26.7%
Edward Detten$36,520$17,415-52.3%
Teresa Stark$17,256$17,2560%
B. E. Evans$22,348$17,140-23.3%
Jamie Rocha$11,613$16,96446.1%
Ronald Kuehler$113,460$16,629-85.3%
Martin Family Trust$6,071$16,608173.6%
Stephen A. Detten Jr.$21,207$16,529-22.1%
Barbi Dauer$112,731$16,468-85.4%
Justin Paul Dauer$112,731$16,468-85.4%
Ballard & Ballard, LLC$31,256$16,435-47.4%
Justin D. Leven$32,686$16,360-49.9%
Judy May Ruthardt$19,714$15,614-20.8%
John H. Leven$29,443$15,039-48.9%
W. T. Gray Jr.$28,111$14,802-47.3%
Bagwell Farms, LLC$10,664$14,72938.1%
Charles J. Burk$14,702$14,7020%
Ritter Family Trust$27,793$14,496-47.8%
Paul Detten, Inc.$33,431$14,145-57.7%
Phillip Smith$35,411$13,963-60.6%
C. E. Williams$10,111$13,68535.3%
Gary L. Vance$19,101$13,591-28.8%
Mary Ann Labus$13,415$13,4150%
George Rohan Estate Trust$42,504$13,003-69.4%
Jerald Urbanczyk$12,006$12,9527.9%
Reining Farms General Partnership$4,594$12,926181.4%
Leland Gabel$32,162$12,893-59.9%
Trenton T. Packard$19,509$12,679-35%
Randy B. Sewell$14,536$12,482-14.1%
Britten Land & Cattle, LLC$208,703$12,461-94%
Andrew Lane Pohnert$28,072$12,269-56.3%
Keith Lee Reining$14,267$12,030-15.7%
Steve Dauer$32,562$11,685-64.1%
Janelle A. Stevens$10,422$11,67112%
Barry Gersch$42,947$11,515-73.2%
Steven Wayne Dauer Trust$12,771$11,495-10%
Nancy O'Neal$12,395$11,426-7.8%
Clint & Sons Cattle, LLC$0$10,993--
Gregory Rapstine$8,473$10,98329.6%
Erskine E. Sinclair$21,882$10,976-49.8%
806 Agent, LLC$14,541$10,894-25.1%
Henry Leven$26,226$10,520-59.9%
Carolyn Hedrick$14,111$10,499-25.6%
D K Land & Cattle, Inc.$25,796$10,354-59.9%
Micheal R. Wink$29,673$10,095-66%
Homer Family Living Trust$34,453$9,790-71.6%
Leslie P. Cleek$9,643$9,6430%
Richard Nichols$14,587$9,596-34.2%
Gary L. Capps$13,590$9,553-29.7%
Burgin Family Revocable Trust$9,349$9,3490%
John L. Nunn$7,949$9,29016.9%
Timmy J. Bichsel$10,275$9,240-10.1%
Patrick J. Britten$27,267$8,954-67.2%
Elizabeth Ann Metcalf$17,521$8,768-50%
James A. Meaker$9,740$8,529-12.4%
Southcross Land & Cattle, LLC$0$8,457--
Gerald Berry$9,468$8,327-12.1%
John L Stephens Estate$12,074$8,233-31.8%
Douglas Brookshire$36,448$8,218-77.5%
DMCT Partnership$31,022$7,951-74.4%
Daniel Harold Sheard$7,904$7,9040%
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church$0$7,862--
Betty Rae Brown Kotara$0$7,853--
Judy Lee Biggs$0$7,767--
Texas Technician University$38,510$7,621-80.2%
Peggy Inez Murray$8,662$7,597-12.3%
Joseph R. Slatten$3,121$7,578142.8%
Toby Cunningham$3,993$7,53788.8%
Mary M Stephens Estate$12,293$7,423-39.6%
Lance Arron Williams$8,776$7,410-15.6%
Scott Grisham$13,031$7,291-44%
Sean Daniel Hightower$16,742$7,089-57.7%
Brady Shadid$18,211$6,993-61.6%
Al Myers$3,868$6,92178.9%
John M. Fields$8,249$6,917-16.1%
Moore Estate Farms$3,953$6,61867.4%
B F Urbanczyk Farms, Inc.$18,283$6,593-63.9%
George & Dalen Rohan Farm Partnership$0$6,578--
W Addis Charless JR$5,492$6,49318.2%
Sammie J Pohnert$7,382$6,484-12.2%
Garner Stamps$5,034$6,45428.2%
Colton Wood$4,767$6,35633.3%
The Bennie F Urbanczyk Estate Trust$0$6,291--
Gary L. Beddingfield$15,574$6,248-59.9%
Cody Babcock$4,412$6,24641.6%
Margie Anthony$11,769$6,240-47%
Ollinger Farms, LLC$2,096$5,990185.8%
M & S Urbanczyk Children's Trust$9,256$5,864-36.6%
Farm Service Agency$16,992$5,853-65.6%
Mary Lou Russell$0$5,752--
Lewis Powers$18,162$5,681-68.7%
Mike Britten$1,115$5,601402.3%
Tag Land, LLC$18,295$5,190-71.6%
Brandon Manning$0$5,176--
S & K Cattle, Inc.$26,554$5,140-80.6%
Cindy Whitaker$39,106$5,137-86.9%
Nancy Stroope$7,853$4,858-38.1%
Cheryl Lanham$3,966$4,79620.9%
Shawn Pohlmeier$17,130$4,639-72.9%
Jim Gabel Estate$11,132$4,637-58.3%
David Castellon$0$4,609--
Beverly Ann Warminski$12,454$4,587-63.2%
Nicholas Bohr$22,622$4,470-80.2%
Tommie Kay Powers$11,023$4,380-60.3%
Kevin Powers$15,813$4,265-73%
Douglas Rapstine$2,831$4,10445%
Greenbelt Land & Cattle Trust$6,008$4,072-32.2%
Nancy Garrison$10,557$3,825-63.8%
Barry Hicks$7,127$3,803-46.6%
Joe L. Homer$1,276$3,752194%
Tom Bradshaw$18,238$3,744-79.5%
Nancy Etchison$891$3,722317.7%
Roper Cox$20,344$3,692-81.9%
Barry Stansell Estate$0$3,688--
Clifton Britten$0$3,542--
Jeremy Moore$2,970$3,47717.1%
Harold Caraway C/O Happy State Bank$0$3,197--
Shawn Kennedy$18,766$3,059-83.7%
Berry Brothers Farms, LLC$9,406$3,048-67.6%
James Reining$14,609$2,933-79.9%
Kristopher Brown$4,550$2,907-36.1%
K. A. Ranch$0$2,854--
Lori Danielle Williams$0$2,795--
Pam Urbanczyk$2,726$2,638-3.2%
Sara K. May$4,066$2,634-35.2%
B M Britten Heirs PTN$5,336$2,551-52.2%
David M. Whitaker$36,433$2,465-93.2%
Frances Metcalf Sinclair Estate$21,023$2,460-88.3%
Melvin Wills$18,952$2,459-87%
Jim Tom Smith$5,489$2,418-55.9%
John Tom Smith$5,489$2,418-55.9%
Pat Weinheimer$3,800$2,416-36.4%
Stephen Warminski$8,046$2,381-70.4%
Dianne S. Meaker$4,722$2,255-52.2%
Johnnie Whitehead Estate$912$2,237145.3%
Edward G. Harlan$8,214$2,215-73%
Nick Kuehler$1,100$2,204100.4%
Larry Nolan Poteet$2,774$2,167-21.9%
Darrell Ruthardt$1,749$2,05317.4%
Farm Service Agency$0$2,033--
John Strother$6,357$1,956-69.2%
Opal Herndon Estate$2,295$1,937-15.6%
Braden Montgomery$0$1,916--
Hal Herndon$2,306$1,864-19.2%
Jean Walker$3,357$1,816-45.9%
Justin Rucker$1,519$1,74414.8%
Devin Sinclair$21,182$1,735-91.8%
Brad Roberts$7,018$1,724-75.4%
Marilyn Holly$1,661$1,6610%
Linda L. Brown$6,036$1,555-74.2%
Andrew Robert Bichsel$6,875$1,465-78.7%
Trenton Fields$0$1,454--
Jerry Crowell$1,973$1,386-29.8%
John S Purvines$1,122$1,35720.9%
Vint Stamps$0$1,318--
Kim F. McAskill$1,398$1,283-8.2%
F. T. Terry$20,470$1,276-93.8%
Tyrel Lashmet$1,481$1,198-19.1%
Theresa Kotara Living Trust$2,609$1,061-59.3%
Steven Albus$3,923$1,058-73%
Michael Clifford Fraser$4,312$895-79.2%
HND Livestock, LLC$0$825--
Larry Koetting$5,125$812-84.2%
Curtis Bradford Fields$4,009$788-80.3%
Justin Freeman$6,886$788-88.6%
Laura Myers Kuehler$0$758--
Janette F. Coats$717$7190.3%
Gary Don Babcock$2,009$705-64.9%
Jodi Segura$0$696--
Thomas Pahl$2,728$588-78.4%
Angie Beddingfield$3,229$580-82%
Douglas J. Shadid$5,297$566-89.3%
Bryan Hicks$1,122$546-51.3%
Paul Eakin$2,025$475-76.5%
Clifford-Clifford & Dianna Schwab Liv Trustee Schwab$902$441-51.1%
H L Beddingfield Trust$3,229$395-87.8%
Circle C Farms, LLC$1,347$238-82.3%
Alice Surratt Dawson$1,361$201-85.2%
Tacy Stoddard Lamb$463$130-71.9%
Ray Asencio$0$121--
Andrew Correll$0$71--
Norvell B Stansell Estate$0$57--
Laura M. Kuehler$0$54--
Lovella R Kirby$386$53-86.3%
Bruce J. Beddingfield$3,899$39-99%
Janie B. Plumlee$231$37-84%
Bralin Partnership$5,025$0-100%
Cody Britten$31,397$0-100%
Farm Service Agency$8,688$0-100%
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic$4,001$0-100%
Leo Britten$5,170$0-100%
Marion Pool$2,294$0-100%
State National Bank$20,258$0-100%
Timothy Case$327$0-100%
Trevor Friemel$35,865$0-100%
Troy Ritter and Kimberly G. Bruml$320,981$0-100%
Ashley Scott & Kay Lynn Mclaughli$253,219$0-100%
ETC Custodian FBO Jerry Dyson Ira$1,862$0-100%
George & Dalen Rohan Farm Partner$6,412$0-100%
Henry C. Stephens$976$0-100%
Holly Kaluza$321$0-100%
Lee Ogletree$1,220$0-100%
Mary R. Robinson$881$0-100%
Ray Caraway$5,357$0-100%
Sandy Poteet$826$0-100%
South Cross Land & Cattle, LLC$8,613$0-100%
The Bennie F Urbanczyk Estate Trustee$10,971$0-100%
Betty Rae Brown Kotara$9,307$0-100%
Cammie Woodward$1,590$0-100%
Dean Wyatt$1,242$0-100%
Derryl Wyatt$1,241$0-100%
Dorothy Conrad$4,261$0-100%
Mary R. Robinson$436$0-100%
Mike Clay$40,629$0-100%
Total subsidies$19,379,731$12,742,372-34.2%

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