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In 2021, 159 farmers in cities within Wyandotte County received a total of $883,883 in 284 farm subsidies, an 8.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $966,801 in 459 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 Wyandotte County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knetter Brothers, Inc. | $96,517 | $243,017 | 151.8% |
| Knetter Farms, Inc. | $88,856 | $240,246 | 170.4% |
| Zane Yunghans | $19,778 | $42,639 | 115.6% |
| Beverly J Trehey | $22,933 | $27,289 | 19% |
| Bichelmeyer Land and Cattle, LLC | $155,465 | $17,319 | -88.9% |
| Andrew Z Yunghans | $4,222 | $13,092 | 210.1% |
| Mike Kucenic | $13,644 | $12,348 | -9.5% |
| Joseph E Steineger JR | $2,721 | $11,372 | 317.9% |
| Roge Applegate | $22,901 | $10,010 | -56.3% |
| Lobo Land, Inc. | $0 | $9,643 | -- |
| PGM, L.L.C. | $40,606 | $9,617 | -76.3% |
| Gordon L. White | $8,867 | $8,867 | 0% |
| MRK Rentals, LLC | $8,499 | $8,499 | 0% |
| Joyce Jonasson | $8,063 | $8,063 | 0% |
| Messner Real Estate, LLC | $7,816 | $7,816 | 0% |
| Brady Farm 2, LLC | $8,028 | $6,875 | -14.4% |
| Gregory R. Bast | $2,661 | $5,628 | 111.5% |
| Richard F. Beamon | $5,333 | $5,333 | 0% |
| Steven C. Bettis | $5,197 | $5,197 | 0% |
| Marilyn J Crawford Trustee No 1 | $8,066 | $5,082 | -37% |
| Catherine Mae Hodges Revocable Living Trust | $6,743 | $5,077 | -24.7% |
| Lance A. Neal | $7,725 | $4,978 | -35.6% |
| Darrel G. Denny | $4,467 | $4,947 | 10.7% |
| Brady Farm 4, LLC | $9,649 | $4,882 | -49.4% |
| Fidelia E Plett Trust | $7,773 | $4,798 | -38.3% |
| Anne Kucenic | $4,714 | $4,714 | 0% |
| Jan M. Sunday | $4,373 | $4,373 | 0% |
| Vera M Crawford Trust No 1 | $9,806 | $4,352 | -55.6% |
| Douglas W. Martin | $8,428 | $4,185 | -50.3% |
| Brady Farm 1, LLC | $9,327 | $4,147 | -55.5% |
| Edward A. Vogrin | $3,932 | $4,140 | 5.3% |
| Colbert Timber Land, LLC | $4,128 | $4,128 | 0% |
| Matthew B Schepmann | $9,413 | $4,118 | -56.3% |
| David W Hurrelbrink Farms, LLC | $7,632 | $3,787 | -50.4% |
| Brady Farm 3, LLC | $7,185 | $3,702 | -48.5% |
| Arlene L Schlake Family Trust | $2,768 | $3,577 | 29.2% |
| R Place, Inc. | $3,344 | $3,344 | 0% |
| Donna M Mcclure Living Trust | $15,707 | $3,166 | -79.8% |
| Boettner Family Farms, LLC | $13,130 | $3,115 | -76.3% |
| Lezlie a Brillhart Rev Trust | $5,531 | $3,097 | -44% |
| Jarod C. Stockton | $6,532 | $3,087 | -52.7% |
| Brady Farm 5, LLC | $2,705 | $3,078 | 13.8% |
| Mary Jo Lockling Family Trust | $6,890 | $2,788 | -59.5% |
| Frank E. Barthol | $2,736 | $2,736 | 0% |
| Marilyn Lindsay-Marilyn K Lindsay Living Trust | $9,542 | $2,683 | -71.9% |
| Patricia D Hurrelbrink Farms, LLC | $5,472 | $2,612 | -52.3% |
| Richard Stohlmann | $6,766 | $2,527 | -62.7% |
| Roger D Hunter Roger Hunter Living Trust | $6,354 | $2,522 | -60.3% |
| Tull Family Farms | $6,029 | $2,383 | -60.5% |
| Janell Keltner | $0 | $2,374 | -- |
| Walter C. Thompson | $8,052 | $2,316 | -71.2% |
| Norma Russell | $3,773 | $1,953 | -48.2% |
| Brent E. Gillespie | $4,244 | $1,921 | -54.7% |
| Janice G. Criswell | $1,918 | $1,918 | 0% |
| Janice G Criswell Descendants Trustee | $1,918 | $1,918 | 0% |
| Steve Shondell | $3,178 | $1,879 | -40.9% |
| TNR Hills, LLC | $0 | $1,864 | -- |
| Thomas W. Hoffman | $4,670 | $1,799 | -61.5% |
| Lee Ann Duncan | $1,751 | $1,751 | 0% |
| Jolene Savolt | $4,411 | $1,713 | -61.2% |
| Arvil L & Carolyn Sue Stinnett Rev. Trust | $4,351 | $1,690 | -61.2% |
| Gary Ray Wohlforth | $1,758 | $1,579 | -10.2% |
| Ben V Bright Rev Trust | $2,956 | $1,572 | -46.8% |
| Ben F. Appel Jr. | $3,225 | $1,525 | -52.7% |
| Stein Family Farms, LLC | $4,239 | $1,400 | -67% |
| Vavricek Family Trust | $3,203 | $1,386 | -56.7% |
| Judith K. Long | $2,941 | $1,372 | -53.3% |
| Marilyn J. Maier | $650 | $1,367 | 110.3% |
| Roy L. Hicks | $5,852 | $1,351 | -76.9% |
| Bethine Werner | $4,193 | $1,333 | -68.2% |
| MRK Properties, LLC | $3,389 | $1,304 | -61.5% |
| Terry L. Branick | $4,329 | $1,230 | -71.6% |
| Elaine Bennett | $2,559 | $1,169 | -54.3% |
| Leiker Irrevocable Farm Trust | $2,633 | $1,167 | -55.7% |
| Stuart K. Tromble | $1,161 | $1,161 | 0% |
| James R. Fagan | $4,246 | $1,148 | -73% |
| Lockling Family Partnership | $4,440 | $1,138 | -74.4% |
| William R. Young | $2,043 | $1,097 | -46.3% |
| W. C. Robinson Jr. | $4,012 | $1,044 | -74% |
| Cory M. Appl | $3,322 | $1,031 | -69% |
| Eugene W Bryan JR - Bryan Trust | $2,203 | $1,009 | -54.2% |
| Heiland Family Farms, LLC | $1,490 | $998 | -33% |
| Wayne Hobelmann | $4,370 | $995 | -77.2% |
| Dana Terrell | $0 | $968 | -- |
| Mary Redmon Trust | $1,816 | $955 | -47.4% |
| John S. Caldwell | $934 | $934 | 0% |
| Janet Dobbleleare | $901 | $901 | 0% |
| Revocable Trust Agreement of Donald E Muder and Betty L Mude | $683 | $866 | 26.8% |
| Benjamin and Martha Hayes Trust | $1,971 | $843 | -57.2% |
| Brownheath Farm, LLC | $518 | $840 | 62.2% |
| Erin - S Mccoy Land Trust | $1,920 | $830 | -56.8% |
| Zachary McCracken | $8,177 | $811 | -90.1% |
| Carissa Erlacher | $1,330 | $713 | -46.4% |
| John G. Fields | $3,798 | $678 | -82.1% |
| Nancy Mockler Farms | $656 | $656 | 0% |
| Ronald L Stierly - Ronald L Stierly Living Trust | $1,493 | $632 | -57.7% |
| Tiffany A. Butler | $209 | $619 | 196.2% |
| Carol Unruh-Lavelle | $1,488 | $606 | -59.3% |
| Randa M. Vincent | $1,051 | $594 | -43.5% |
| Crawford Farms, Inc. | $1,042 | $583 | -44% |
| Joyce A. Grosko | $565 | $565 | 0% |
| Lynne Petzold | $1,567 | $556 | -64.5% |
| Allan E Shinogle | $1,048 | $534 | -49% |
| J R's Enterprises, Inc. | $4,775 | $532 | -88.9% |
| Allan E Shinogle Trust | $1,024 | $519 | -49.3% |
| Robert Curry | $797 | $482 | -39.5% |
| Patricia Stramel | $1,340 | $471 | -64.9% |
| Theodore E. Moon | $623 | $432 | -30.7% |
| Martin Wayne Haley | $1,105 | $421 | -61.9% |
| Wallace Proctor | $837 | $412 | -50.8% |
| Dennis Koerner | $814 | $411 | -49.5% |
| Ryan Teel | $1,393 | $394 | -71.7% |
| Robert Wade | $1,803 | $386 | -78.6% |
| Dustin Markham | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Larry James Reimer | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Marvin D Stous | $691 | $377 | -45.4% |
| Elaine Graham GST Trust | $0 | $374 | -- |
| Glen H. Dewerff | $1,666 | $365 | -78.1% |
| Walter Carl Wisdom Jr. | $626 | $363 | -42% |
| Robert a and Lezlie Brillhart Revocable Trust | $361 | $361 | 0% |
| Sticker Ranch | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Angela L. Lopez | $456 | $322 | -29.4% |
| Richard D. Campbell | $896 | $320 | -64.3% |
| Donald K. Bell | $0 | $317 | -- |
| Clark R. Swenson | $781 | $270 | -65.4% |
| Donald E. Budd | $412 | $268 | -35% |
| David L. Pittaway | $417 | $261 | -37.4% |
| Deanna L Pestock | $56 | $261 | 366.1% |
| Forrest Borden | $629 | $257 | -59.1% |
| Allen J. Knoll | $574 | $254 | -55.7% |
| Randall T. Miller | $0 | $254 | -- |
| Patricia M. Jackson | $245 | $229 | -6.5% |
| Divas5, Inc. | $681 | $227 | -66.7% |
| Derald Lind | $992 | $226 | -77.2% |
| Jose Hernandez | $14,207 | $216 | -98.5% |
| Marla J. Gonzales | $466 | $211 | -54.7% |
| Carol J. Kappelman | $345 | $189 | -45.2% |
| MRK Farms, LLC | $208 | $188 | -9.6% |
| Eula M Park | $473 | $179 | -62.2% |
| Larry Ryan | $289 | $169 | -41.5% |
| Steven A. Oswald | $477 | $162 | -66% |
| Diane K. Stohlmann | $351 | $152 | -56.7% |
| Bridget M. Wolfe | $1,204 | $149 | -87.6% |
| Joanna F. Wolfe | $1,204 | $149 | -87.6% |
| Elaine Appel | $329 | $145 | -55.9% |
| Mary Thomas | $232 | $118 | -49.1% |
| Donna L. Kniss | $110 | $110 | 0% |
| Patricia N. Manahan | $284 | $108 | -62% |
| Michael J. Acord | $379 | $107 | -71.8% |
| John Doll | $209 | $93 | -55.5% |
| Donna L. Pittaway | $0 | $91 | -- |
| Wesley C. Hatfield Sr. | $0 | $72 | -- |
| Frances A. Hammerbacher | $647 | $50 | -92.3% |
| Joyce E Drescher Intervivos Trust Agreement | $1,856 | $49 | -97.4% |
| Sallie Chapin | $188 | $47 | -75% |
| John E Bock Rev Trust | $323 | $43 | -86.7% |
| Joan K. Kuran | $81 | $39 | -51.9% |
| Scot Dunn | $368 | $25 | -93.2% |
| Timothy A. Fryatt | $47 | $5 | -89.4% |
| Bohrer Family Farm Trustee | $6,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Cider Hill Family Orchard, LLC | $9,843 | $0 | -100% |
| Cleveland Luster Sr. | $1,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna M. Forge | $443 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric E. Smith | $89 | $0 | -100% |
| Gina M. Leffert | $89 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon D. Peters | $181 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith a APPL Trust | $10,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorna Kay Gregg Estate | $1,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Jo van Fleet | $578 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew D. Knetter | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy S. Calkins | $125 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan L. Wolf | $81 | $0 | -100% |
| Nelle M. Fankhauser | $5,001 | $0 | -100% |
| Noel D. Boggess | $721 | $0 | -100% |
| Pepper Family Legacy Tr07062017 | $1,258 | $0 | -100% |
| Premier Investments, LLC | $2,972 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert R. Cantrell | $225 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott L. Perry | $1,559 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Barnes | $8 | $0 | -100% |
| Tamera Franchuk | $5,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilbur R. Ames III | $1,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $966,801 | $883,883 | -8.6% |
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