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In 2021, 241 farmers in cities within Bastrop County received a total of $1.2 million in 402 farm subsidies, a 58.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.8 million in 700 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 Bastrop County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lazy Two Cattle, LLC | $90,013 | $70,093 | -22.1% |
| Larry Dean Miller | $42,312 | $49,536 | 17.1% |
| Troy Tiner | $72,056 | $47,963 | -33.4% |
| Ricky Belz | $62,654 | $44,866 | -28.4% |
| Earl and Carl Steinbach | $121,835 | $38,998 | -68% |
| Gregory B. Edwards | $51,903 | $33,409 | -35.6% |
| Karmen Townsend | $70,614 | $30,742 | -56.5% |
| Sally Griesenbeck | $27,147 | $27,585 | 1.6% |
| John E. Schuelke | $26,159 | $23,309 | -10.9% |
| David Lock | $21,254 | $23,302 | 9.6% |
| Nick Johnson | $26,790 | $23,265 | -13.2% |
| Brandon Tramayne Smith | $10,518 | $22,450 | 113.4% |
| Kleber B. Trigg | $69,921 | $20,553 | -70.6% |
| Joe Ray Bennight | $18,764 | $20,262 | 8% |
| John Badders Farming & Ranching Services, LLC | $0 | $20,101 | -- |
| Watterson Ranch, Inc. | $49,843 | $19,173 | -61.5% |
| Hoskins Farms, Inc. | $23,103 | $17,944 | -22.3% |
| Barry Jay Maranville | $18,234 | $16,260 | -10.8% |
| Rupp Investment Partnership, Ltd. | $7,252 | $15,140 | 108.8% |
| Melvin Dube | $36,079 | $15,068 | -58.2% |
| Jeremy C. Kadlecek | $76,992 | $14,904 | -80.6% |
| Don R. Young | $19,576 | $14,539 | -25.7% |
| Steve Zapalac | $17,145 | $12,591 | -26.6% |
| Thomas Townsend | $11,935 | $11,794 | -1.2% |
| Jerry Ingram | $17,794 | $11,707 | -34.2% |
| Theresa Ebner | $0 | $11,546 | -- |
| Bernie J Raemsch | $17,615 | $10,990 | -37.6% |
| Stewart Burns | $24,946 | $9,369 | -62.4% |
| Oscar H. Dube | $14,353 | $8,796 | -38.7% |
| Arthur C. Behrend | $46,856 | $8,761 | -81.3% |
| Goertz Family Farms, LLC | $5,199 | $8,723 | 67.8% |
| David G. Blau | $9,488 | $8,604 | -9.3% |
| D & D Land & Cattle, Ltd. | $12,442 | $8,371 | -32.7% |
| Thomas Adolph Matocha | $10,383 | $8,237 | -20.7% |
| William H. Hector | $4,769 | $7,958 | 66.9% |
| Reid Sharp | $8,404 | $7,783 | -7.4% |
| Stephanie Buchl | $7,473 | $7,473 | 0% |
| Ruben Lopez | $3,278 | $7,262 | 121.5% |
| Samuel Dwight Stockton | $20,717 | $6,993 | -66.2% |
| Elbert Bradshaw III | $26,880 | $6,870 | -74.4% |
| Royce W. Namken Jr. | $15,718 | $6,691 | -57.4% |
| Betty Pohler | $5,000 | $6,604 | 32.1% |
| Dallas Lee Taylor | $7,297 | $6,595 | -9.6% |
| Ronald Wolf | $7,975 | $6,542 | -18% |
| Clovis Boatright | $7,103 | $6,234 | -12.2% |
| Cody McNeil | $27,403 | $6,045 | -77.9% |
| Jeff P. Burns | $14,689 | $6,043 | -58.9% |
| Clint J. Dube | $9,392 | $5,907 | -37.1% |
| Jerry Wayne Krchnak | $6,924 | $5,346 | -22.8% |
| South 4 D's Partnership | $6,898 | $5,287 | -23.4% |
| Lance Leiferman | $12,141 | $5,235 | -56.9% |
| Doris Sampson | $3,740 | $5,038 | 34.7% |
| Thomas Family Farm Trustee | $9,946 | $5,031 | -49.4% |
| Charles Steven Dawson | $8,389 | $4,993 | -40.5% |
| Patsy Ann Trigg | $12,725 | $4,940 | -61.2% |
| Raymond Albert Long | $4,194 | $4,798 | 14.4% |
| Wallace R. Mundine Jr. | $9,042 | $4,726 | -47.7% |
| Buckner Cowhorses, LLC | $34,485 | $4,692 | -86.4% |
| D C S Corporation | $4,999 | $4,687 | -6.2% |
| Steven Craig Vinklarek Jr. | $17,743 | $4,676 | -73.6% |
| Whittenburg Farm ACCT | $9,615 | $4,622 | -51.9% |
| Howard S. Burns Jr. | $11,082 | $4,547 | -59% |
| Jerry Hoskins | $12,448 | $4,488 | -63.9% |
| Archie Svetlik | $0 | $4,383 | -- |
| Walter Dube | $8,826 | $4,285 | -51.5% |
| Melanna Dee Wilson | $2,330 | $4,238 | 81.9% |
| Mary Lynn Tiner | $9,521 | $4,043 | -57.5% |
| Rayburn B. Whatley | $8,095 | $3,960 | -51.1% |
| Lee Fam Trustee of Charles & Geraldine Lee | $0 | $3,928 | -- |
| Dake Enos Jackson | $7,458 | $3,875 | -48% |
| Lisa Hutchinson | $3,863 | $3,863 | 0% |
| Dennis D. Rassi | $4,083 | $3,853 | -5.6% |
| Joe Holub | $4,436 | $3,631 | -18.1% |
| Rebecca Joy Hume | $4,608 | $3,621 | -21.4% |
| Lee Bryan Whitten Jr. | $4,015 | $3,589 | -10.6% |
| Lucy Lavon Kasper | $20,091 | $3,498 | -82.6% |
| Kathy Worley | $8,029 | $3,478 | -56.7% |
| August Meduna Jr. | $7,921 | $3,477 | -56.1% |
| Rocking K Cattle Company, LLC | $39,558 | $3,458 | -91.3% |
| Kline Ranch | $7,898 | $3,347 | -57.6% |
| Gary Ray Bayer | $3,714 | $3,297 | -11.2% |
| Charles Lloyd Diltz | $0 | $3,209 | -- |
| Howard Burns III | $4,860 | $3,135 | -35.5% |
| Lisa L. Norman | $2,621 | $2,991 | 14.1% |
| Joseph Cade Courtemanche | $8,190 | $2,981 | -63.6% |
| Rhett Trigg | $7,003 | $2,974 | -57.5% |
| Joseph Anthony Quitta | $4,241 | $2,915 | -31.3% |
| Brook Hurta | $23,108 | $2,892 | -87.5% |
| Brad Hurta | $23,088 | $2,892 | -87.5% |
| John R. Randolph | $8,107 | $2,864 | -64.7% |
| Glenn Tiner | $9,317 | $2,795 | -70% |
| Frances Parker | $1,837 | $2,687 | 46.3% |
| Michael H Waneck | $3,091 | $2,657 | -14% |
| E S & M N Partnership | $10,892 | $2,615 | -76% |
| Jason Alley | $17,528 | $2,543 | -85.5% |
| Hanzelka Farm | $16,769 | $2,521 | -85% |
| Scott L. Miller | $4,135 | $2,514 | -39.2% |
| Michael Crow | $0 | $2,512 | -- |
| Mark D Wottlin | $1,685 | $2,485 | 47.5% |
| Alvin M. Ulrich | $5,707 | $2,484 | -56.5% |
| Ben Voight | $6,132 | $2,483 | -59.5% |
| Glenrose Venable | $3,091 | $2,482 | -19.7% |
| Norman J Zetka | $4,947 | $2,480 | -49.9% |
| Barton Dean Scott | $857 | $2,372 | 176.8% |
| Smyer Farms | $5,750 | $2,364 | -58.9% |
| Kline Ralston Farm | $7,384 | $2,321 | -68.6% |
| Marlene M. Bennight | $5,741 | $2,309 | -59.8% |
| Colton D Stabeno | $2,908 | $2,297 | -21% |
| Short Family Farm, LLC | $5,518 | $2,271 | -58.8% |
| Charles Breeden | $2,567 | $2,247 | -12.5% |
| Neil Cody | $11,071 | $2,218 | -80% |
| Wilfard L Krueger | $5,435 | $2,218 | -59.2% |
| Douglas J. Brade | $6,541 | $2,167 | -66.9% |
| Charles J. Ott | $2,894 | $2,108 | -27.2% |
| Mike Faulk | $3,740 | $2,099 | -43.9% |
| Lesa Neese | $2,459 | $2,089 | -15% |
| Terrence Lynn Neidig | $0 | $2,079 | -- |
| Joe Frank Brothers III | $757 | $2,072 | 173.7% |
| Bryan Paenitz | $5,265 | $2,066 | -60.8% |
| Joseph Lynn Jurica | $9,016 | $2,053 | -77.2% |
| Jennifer L. Driskell | $17,269 | $2,050 | -88.1% |
| Margaret Sheila Muehr | $2,921 | $1,955 | -33.1% |
| Rex Blaschke | $3,663 | $1,915 | -47.7% |
| Roy Gonzales | $4,465 | $1,844 | -58.7% |
| Keith Cantrell | $1,034 | $1,806 | 74.7% |
| Joseph Beal | $1,767 | $1,767 | 0% |
| Dan Rountree | $1,766 | $1,766 | 0% |
| Marchel Derick Ensor | $7,711 | $1,728 | -77.6% |
| Cade William Hurta | $11,001 | $1,720 | -84.4% |
| Konnor Marshal Hurta | $11,001 | $1,720 | -84.4% |
| Denny Winkler | $1,848 | $1,678 | -9.2% |
| William Deberry Trust | $4,847 | $1,666 | -65.6% |
| Randall E. Lovekamp | $5,668 | $1,666 | -70.6% |
| Dennis W. Fahrenthold | $5,563 | $1,649 | -70.4% |
| Sheila Rainosek | $2,662 | $1,648 | -38.1% |
| Roderick Lee Emanuel Sr. | $1,155 | $1,623 | 40.5% |
| Donald D Hammel - Hammel Real Estate Trust | $2,424 | $1,617 | -33.3% |
| Rosemary Kalina | $4,053 | $1,563 | -61.4% |
| Sandra Stokes | $3,081 | $1,552 | -49.6% |
| Tyler Townsend | $5,544 | $1,547 | -72.1% |
| Sharon Family Trust | $6,791 | $1,539 | -77.3% |
| John H. Wieting Jr. | $6,461 | $1,528 | -76.4% |
| El Gato Ranch, Inc. | $36,282 | $1,519 | -95.8% |
| John G. Blackwell | $0 | $1,514 | -- |
| WLG Family Limited Partnership | $4,445 | $1,485 | -66.6% |
| Arthur Scott Warnke | $5,215 | $1,422 | -72.7% |
| Pamela D. Young | $2,489 | $1,400 | -43.8% |
| Melissa Goodman | $4,572 | $1,386 | -69.7% |
| C Bar D Ranch | $4,301 | $1,384 | -67.8% |
| Leroy F. Wilhelm | $4,373 | $1,365 | -68.8% |
| Delores Karisch | $0 | $1,356 | -- |
| Kathryn Rogers | $840 | $1,343 | 59.9% |
| Eddie L. Schneider | $3,773 | $1,341 | -64.5% |
| Jeffrey G. Frerich | $2,754 | $1,333 | -51.6% |
| Scott L. Rother | $4,250 | $1,328 | -68.8% |
| Glen R. Harmon Jr. | $6,272 | $1,311 | -79.1% |
| Rising Sun Vineyard, LLC | $0 | $1,273 | -- |
| Allen W. Osborn | $693 | $1,211 | 74.7% |
| Alan Joe Long | $8,788 | $1,190 | -86.5% |
| Ronald Behrens | $11,221 | $1,078 | -90.4% |
| Jon C. Little | $5,572 | $1,053 | -81.1% |
| Nelda V. Torres | $694 | $1,048 | 51% |
| Paul J Viktorin | $560 | $1,045 | 86.6% |
| Jack D. Claiborne Jr. | $3,599 | $1,007 | -72% |
| Robert D. Sjogren | $2,423 | $990 | -59.1% |
| Marvin W. Kasper | $4,381 | $983 | -77.6% |
| Robert Vasek | $2,473 | $983 | -60.3% |
| Tammy M. Teague | $6,760 | $966 | -85.7% |
| Carolyn B Crysup | $1,476 | $958 | -35.1% |
| Richard G. Watson | $1,866 | $954 | -48.9% |
| Stephanie Smith Grenon | $1,878 | $934 | -50.3% |
| Sharon F. Hancock | $3,518 | $918 | -73.9% |
| Katherine G. Courtemanche | $2,244 | $916 | -59.2% |
| Kenneth - Peck Revocable Trust Lee Peck | $1,768 | $906 | -48.8% |
| Thomas A. Juergen | $4,467 | $878 | -80.3% |
| Gene H. Ott | $0 | $844 | -- |
| Wanda Kay Gamble | $3,178 | $828 | -73.9% |
| Elaine M. Weiss | $753 | $822 | 9.2% |
| William Allen Hoffman | $4,413 | $798 | -81.9% |
| Helen Weishuhn | $1,980 | $779 | -60.7% |
| Daniel J Bamsch | $1,637 | $759 | -53.6% |
| Lyndal L Parobek | $5,901 | $721 | -87.8% |
| Michael D. Hammonds | $1,729 | $702 | -59.4% |
| Amber Gonzalez | $1,320 | $690 | -47.7% |
| Priscilla Z. Parsons | $3,041 | $690 | -77.3% |
| Donald Wayne Tobola | $528 | $683 | 29.4% |
| CCW Kase Investments, LLC | $1,609 | $675 | -58% |
| Wayne J Skubiata | $1,533 | $672 | -56.2% |
| Gregory Klaus | $10,003 | $654 | -93.5% |
| Jerre Mouser | $646 | $646 | 0% |
| Ryan Teague | $2,517 | $638 | -74.7% |
| Gearldine Lee | $4,984 | $623 | -87.5% |
| Clayton John Hoffman | $825 | $569 | -31% |
| Melvin Earl Morgan | $2,464 | $569 | -76.9% |
| Vickiann Pratt Rushton | $563 | $523 | -7.1% |
| John Stephen Frintz | $0 | $504 | -- |
| Seth T. Jewell | $957 | $500 | -47.8% |
| Gary Duncan | $1,331 | $470 | -64.7% |
| Kari Ruehman | $456 | $456 | 0% |
| Kirsten Ruehman | $456 | $456 | 0% |
| April M. Weiss | $542 | $444 | -18.1% |
| Patricia A. Hoffman | $825 | $431 | -47.8% |
| Arthur Thomas Kimbrough | $1,131 | $431 | -61.9% |
| Nicole Shook | $0 | $425 | -- |
| Twila Charter | $702 | $405 | -42.3% |
| Brent Wilhite | $2,099 | $402 | -80.8% |
| Susan K. Prihoda | $1,188 | $399 | -66.4% |
| Sam McManus | $2,103 | $398 | -81.1% |
| Scott W. Young | $1,888 | $394 | -79.1% |
| Lloyd I. Kline | $1,446 | $364 | -74.8% |
| Duane Ritchie | $990 | $350 | -64.6% |
| Weldon Barton | $1,469 | $345 | -76.5% |
| Jarrett Duane Ritchie | $1,092 | $342 | -68.7% |
| Mary Ann Liebscher | $759 | $323 | -57.4% |
| Roger Blaschke | $2,127 | $297 | -86% |
| Billy Wayne Fritz | $1,364 | $293 | -78.5% |
| Michael Rehling | $1,023 | $276 | -73% |
| Michael Kahanek | $812 | $273 | -66.4% |
| Robert Charles Campion | $660 | $273 | -58.6% |
| Kasper Langer Langer | $2,693 | $266 | -90.1% |
| Kent Bohls | $528 | $259 | -50.9% |
| Miguel Ochoa | $1,249 | $259 | -79.3% |
| Danny Wilhite | $968 | $243 | -74.9% |
| Vincent Goertz | $879 | $242 | -72.5% |
| Roy Wood | $1,093 | $224 | -79.5% |
| Jed Dube | $711 | $223 | -68.6% |
| Roger Dube | $609 | $223 | -63.4% |
| James Elroy Whitworth | $0 | $221 | -- |
| Krystal Pohler Brade | $770 | $213 | -72.3% |
| Ray Rainwater | $1,745 | $204 | -88.3% |
| Shirley Zenor | $941 | $204 | -78.3% |
| Edwin Z. Gray | $113 | $179 | 58.4% |
| Nicole D'Lee Shook Reeves | $0 | $167 | -- |
| Becky Neal | $510 | $157 | -69.2% |
| Keith Mead | $393 | $134 | -65.9% |
| Philip V. Edgar | $96 | $87 | -9.4% |
| Wendel K. Broussard | $139 | $87 | -37.4% |
| Nathan J. Zaleski | $0 | $52 | -- |
| Kevin P. O'Dwyer | $275 | $50 | -81.8% |
| Marsha Garner | $0 | $41 | -- |
| Arthur L Keinarth | $19 | $4 | -78.9% |
| Barbara Etchieson | $554 | $0 | -100% |
| Barton Hill Farms, LLC | $22,441 | $0 | -100% |
| Bettie Buchanan | $6,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Catherine M. White | $2,755 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles S. Eastland | $666 | $0 | -100% |
| Clayton Hoffman | $1,089 | $0 | -100% |
| Colorado Valley Pecans, LLC | $92,850 | $0 | -100% |
| DRY Creek Pecan Farm, LLC | $34,836 | $0 | -100% |
| George R. Alexander II | $514 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald L. Kline | $2,473 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn D. Synnott | $632 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert J. Bartsch Jr. | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Ann Philipp | $209 | $0 | -100% |
| Kellis Berdoll | $44,132 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Book | $1,909 | $0 | -100% |
| Kline Bastrop Farm | $261 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance Berdoll | $32,170 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry J. Hendrix | $6,687 | $0 | -100% |
| Lazy Two Cattle Company | $54,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Lois Waxman | $555 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorene D. Redus | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Neta Richardson Rev Trustee | $387 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Hoffman | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Pecan Grove Plantation | $151,136 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita M Book Estate | $2,281 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert K. Long | $1,897 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherri Wells Gilmore | $35 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Craig Vinklarek Jr. | $2,358 | $0 | -100% |
| V J Schlotfeldt Trust | $1,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Hilda M. Neidig | $4,969 | $0 | -100% |
| John Anton Dube Jr. | $6,820 | $0 | -100% |
| Lillie Mae Voight | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Otisann Mcmanus | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Lawrence Neidig | $4,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Central Texas Pecan, LLC | $14,144 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis J. Hanslik | $7,191 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank J. Meuth | $7,175 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Kana Jr. | $616 | $0 | -100% |
| Indian Hills Farm, Inc. | $6,004 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacqueline Short | $2,001 | $0 | -100% |
| John Badders Farming & Ranching S | $35,550 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Berdoll | $30,484 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent Hanna | $1,424 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark W Hofferek | $447 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael A. Psencik | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E. Helmick | $930 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Kahanek | $610 | $0 | -100% |
| R. D. M. Farms | $4,659 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,791,673 | $1,165,542 | -58.2% |
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