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In 2021, 209 farmers in cities within Graham County received a total of $3.1 million in 496 farm subsidies, a 61.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.9 million in 781 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 Graham County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billips Farms | $699,505 | $234,175 | -66.5% |
| Carl Davis | $236,011 | $84,304 | -64.3% |
| Minium Living Trust | $84,288 | $71,508 | -15.2% |
| Stanley Brandyberry - Brandyberry Rev Trust | $144,291 | $68,516 | -52.5% |
| Richard Herman Farms, Inc. | $209,712 | $66,050 | -68.5% |
| Brungardt Farms, LLC | $152,416 | $61,660 | -59.5% |
| Kenneth W. Windholz | $203,193 | $61,122 | -69.9% |
| Lawrence L. Simon | $121,541 | $52,456 | -56.8% |
| Lenus Schuck Corporation | $80,378 | $50,021 | -37.8% |
| Mary Brandyberry - Brandyberry Rev Trust | $125,097 | $49,338 | -60.6% |
| Shawn Lindenman | $152,752 | $48,965 | -67.9% |
| IRL Troy Brassfield | $69,166 | $48,567 | -29.8% |
| Merlyn Worcester | $46,172 | $46,078 | -0.2% |
| Charles E. Waggoner | $104,868 | $44,150 | -57.9% |
| David Rohleder - the Rohleder Farms Trust | $162,729 | $43,373 | -73.3% |
| Austin Schuck Corporation | $67,203 | $42,968 | -36.1% |
| Iva Beckman Revocable Trust | $33,814 | $39,776 | 17.6% |
| Davignon Living Trust Roger Davignon | $92,404 | $39,573 | -57.2% |
| IRL and Ruth Brassfield Trust | $47,798 | $39,223 | -17.9% |
| Nathaniel D. Hart | $131,019 | $38,913 | -70.3% |
| Brad Trexler Estate | $123,488 | $38,540 | -68.8% |
| Paul Brassfield Foundation, Inc. | $41,353 | $37,875 | -8.4% |
| Allen Trexler | $117,387 | $37,864 | -67.7% |
| Richard Roberts Ranch Trust - L Roberts | $122,372 | $37,736 | -69.2% |
| Frank Brungardt - Brungardt Living Trust | $101,769 | $36,202 | -64.4% |
| Gail P. Hofstetter | $124,961 | $36,043 | -71.2% |
| Karmen Davignon | $79,795 | $33,280 | -58.3% |
| Timothy A. Belleau | $98,193 | $33,105 | -66.3% |
| Davis Living Trust | $103,441 | $32,427 | -68.7% |
| Michael K Money Living Trust | $61,069 | $32,164 | -47.3% |
| Keith Riley | $85,373 | $31,194 | -63.5% |
| Rodney J. Belleau | $95,399 | $30,997 | -67.5% |
| L & a Johnson Farms, LLC | $107,900 | $30,168 | -72% |
| John V Riedel Living Trust | $95,557 | $30,060 | -68.5% |
| Gaylen L. Gosselin | $82,312 | $29,241 | -64.5% |
| Matthew J. Keith | $72,075 | $29,116 | -59.6% |
| Leslie D. Simon | $74,171 | $28,385 | -61.7% |
| David Worcester - Worcester Rev Trust | $73,066 | $28,286 | -61.3% |
| Wanda Worcester - Worcester Rev Trust | $68,391 | $28,286 | -58.6% |
| Josie Worcester | $27,764 | $27,764 | 0% |
| Ben Dale Hunsicker | $88,006 | $27,066 | -69.2% |
| Wayne Richmeier | $14,635 | $26,524 | 81.2% |
| Scott Hart | $78,217 | $26,196 | -66.5% |
| Carroll K. Kenyon | $91,683 | $25,808 | -71.9% |
| Vuel Minium | $105,769 | $25,328 | -76.1% |
| Phillip F. Stinemetz | $34,374 | $23,949 | -30.3% |
| Curtis Worcester | $13,087 | $23,359 | 78.5% |
| Acheson Family Farms, LLC | $58,787 | $22,831 | -61.2% |
| Earl R. Schamberger | $50,605 | $21,509 | -57.5% |
| David Lee Holsman | $51,492 | $20,948 | -59.3% |
| Bobbie Nell Holsman | $39,879 | $20,485 | -48.6% |
| David Keiswetter | $74,652 | $20,439 | -72.6% |
| Frank Allen Holsman | $51,869 | $19,954 | -61.5% |
| Elizabeth Vanloenen | $24,002 | $19,949 | -16.9% |
| Graham County Leasing, Inc. | $21,636 | $18,674 | -13.7% |
| B Bar B Ranch, LLP | $22,380 | $18,543 | -17.1% |
| Adam R. Schamberger | $37,070 | $18,217 | -50.9% |
| Justin J. Zohner | $47,509 | $17,570 | -63% |
| Robert A. Carey | $34,126 | $17,172 | -49.7% |
| Mike Noltimier | $30,361 | $17,128 | -43.6% |
| Dale Toll | $35,278 | $16,172 | -54.2% |
| Larry D. Worcester | $58,778 | $15,986 | -72.8% |
| Aaron Matthew Davis | $11,836 | $14,297 | 20.8% |
| Brett L. Billips | $27,909 | $14,293 | -48.8% |
| Corey Johnson | $63,935 | $14,288 | -77.7% |
| Brassfield Bros, Inc. | $11,798 | $13,968 | 18.4% |
| Donna L. Brungardt | $34,198 | $13,967 | -59.2% |
| Jason J. Davis | $35,599 | $13,711 | -61.5% |
| Leon Stephen Trust | $40,053 | $13,706 | -65.8% |
| Eichman Brothers Farm, LLC | $15,663 | $13,695 | -12.6% |
| James J. Bieker | $52,217 | $13,243 | -74.6% |
| Roger Quint | $25,810 | $13,120 | -49.2% |
| Colleen Couey | $10,678 | $12,078 | 13.1% |
| Margaret M. Leibold | $11,921 | $11,920 | -0% |
| Lamoyne Jackson | $11,851 | $11,851 | 0% |
| William Patrick Cullen | $14,989 | $11,803 | -21.3% |
| Vincent P. Hofstetter | $59,175 | $11,689 | -80.2% |
| Hans Striggow | $20,470 | $11,672 | -43% |
| Aaron Richmeier | $64,511 | $11,255 | -82.6% |
| Merriel Riley | $28,719 | $11,185 | -61.1% |
| Christopher Riedel | $31,250 | $11,155 | -64.3% |
| Bradley J. Keith | $66,585 | $10,825 | -83.7% |
| Robert F Farrell-Farrell Rev Trust | $23,417 | $10,728 | -54.2% |
| Lon Ninemire | $11,088 | $10,339 | -6.8% |
| Norman & Dorothy Voss LVG Trustee | $12,379 | $10,268 | -17.1% |
| Arik James Davis | $11,835 | $10,160 | -14.2% |
| Steven C. Couey | $47,026 | $9,903 | -78.9% |
| Jordan M. Worcester | $40,402 | $9,265 | -77.1% |
| 5a, LLC | $14,479 | $9,238 | -36.2% |
| Leona Bell | $9,276 | $9,185 | -1% |
| Diane M Boyd - Robert and Diane Boyd Trust | $9,141 | $9,046 | -1% |
| Rex Keiswetter | $18,048 | $8,833 | -51.1% |
| Helen Marguerite Morris Irr Tr | $20,986 | $8,531 | -59.3% |
| John John and Deborah Lindenman LV Trustee L Lindenman | $27,469 | $8,452 | -69.2% |
| Brent L. Voss | $21,532 | $8,269 | -61.6% |
| Daryl J. Popp | $12,435 | $8,220 | -33.9% |
| Mike Frakes | $15,857 | $8,205 | -48.3% |
| Kamron E Broeckelman | $13,752 | $8,037 | -41.6% |
| Clifton Waterhouse | $16,239 | $7,974 | -50.9% |
| Willis Brandyberry Revocable Trust | $12,809 | $7,758 | -39.4% |
| Logan Keith | $12,418 | $7,689 | -38.1% |
| Donald & Lois Richmeier IRRV Trust | $16,378 | $7,436 | -54.6% |
| Richard D. Robinson | $14,379 | $7,245 | -49.6% |
| Rock Creek Farms, Inc. | $27,002 | $7,243 | -73.2% |
| Clark a Law | $6,254 | $7,217 | 15.4% |
| Stanley Desbien | $7,186 | $7,186 | 0% |
| Kimberly Trexler | $0 | $7,081 | -- |
| Otis J. Toll | $64,160 | $7,042 | -89% |
| Barbara P. Cheney | $16,684 | $6,895 | -58.7% |
| Shane M. Gosselin | $36,288 | $6,749 | -81.4% |
| Christian Church | $6,562 | $6,562 | 0% |
| Geraldine Toll | $14,322 | $6,058 | -57.7% |
| Benjamin J. Michael | $16,881 | $5,663 | -66.5% |
| Robert E. Wahrman | $12,624 | $5,581 | -55.8% |
| Michelle Windholz | $5,533 | $5,533 | 0% |
| Paul L. Hofstetter | $5,487 | $5,487 | 0% |
| Sylvanus Rome | $14,888 | $5,371 | -63.9% |
| Linda E. Winters | $5,225 | $5,225 | 0% |
| Robert J. Richmeier | $5,204 | $5,204 | 0% |
| Minium & Minium Cattle | $19,796 | $5,102 | -74.2% |
| Eugene Sauer | $9,009 | $4,934 | -45.2% |
| Roseanne Marie Billips | $21,237 | $4,877 | -77% |
| Kaci M. Davignon | $7,634 | $4,811 | -37% |
| Eric Brachtenbach | $4,611 | $4,611 | 0% |
| Elsie a Brandyberry Revocable Trust | $7,472 | $4,591 | -38.6% |
| Ruth Deines | $13,286 | $4,396 | -66.9% |
| Barbara Brandyberry | $4,255 | $4,255 | 0% |
| Evan Goltl Rev Trust | $4,120 | $4,120 | 0% |
| 3-M Cattle | $15,136 | $4,116 | -72.8% |
| Thomas Dabney | $8,021 | $4,115 | -48.7% |
| Carl a Quint Rev Trustee | $5,310 | $4,007 | -24.5% |
| Clair Legere IRRV Trustee | $9,454 | $3,981 | -57.9% |
| Maurice J. Farrell | $8,601 | $3,865 | -55.1% |
| Warren Joseph Green | $5,879 | $3,811 | -35.2% |
| Richard E Mowry Rev Trust | $4,485 | $3,789 | -15.5% |
| Zelda M. Darnell | $3,572 | $3,572 | 0% |
| Crescent T, LLC | $11,560 | $3,437 | -70.3% |
| Sheldon Elliott | $2,296 | $3,120 | 35.9% |
| Randall-Randall J Pfeifer Living Trust J Pfeifer | $6,319 | $3,061 | -51.6% |
| Dave Chalfant | $1,182 | $3,052 | 158.2% |
| Pauline Worcester Ir Tr | $3,036 | $3,036 | 0% |
| Carol R. Anderson | $3,175 | $3,015 | -5% |
| Joseph Comerford | $2,920 | $2,919 | -0% |
| Delbert Acheson | $4,378 | $2,881 | -34.2% |
| Ryan Lynn Wells | $6,747 | $2,847 | -57.8% |
| Todd Kenyon | $8,309 | $2,677 | -67.8% |
| Bob Fritts Trust | $3,910 | $2,436 | -37.7% |
| Sheila Kay Fritts Trust | $3,908 | $2,435 | -37.7% |
| Doran L. Zeigler | $2,403 | $2,403 | 0% |
| The United Methodist Church of Hill City Kansas | $3,786 | $2,344 | -38.1% |
| Steven Schlingloff | $6,965 | $2,343 | -66.4% |
| Teresa Kemp | $3,254 | $2,315 | -28.9% |
| Circle Arrow Bison, LLC | $10,535 | $2,260 | -78.5% |
| Heritage Preserve, LLC | $2,242 | $2,242 | 0% |
| Doris I Desbien Estate | $2,690 | $2,168 | -19.4% |
| Robert Borger | $3,525 | $2,150 | -39% |
| Douglas S. Gish | $3,256 | $1,989 | -38.9% |
| Gregory A. Sand | $1,952 | $1,952 | 0% |
| Vance Garner | $0 | $1,921 | -- |
| Carl Fountain | $8,602 | $1,873 | -78.2% |
| Randall W. Weller | $1,844 | $1,824 | -1.1% |
| Caleb L. Lovin | $4,488 | $1,752 | -61% |
| Calvin C. Clark | $1,749 | $1,749 | 0% |
| Hull Family Trust | $1,719 | $1,703 | -0.9% |
| Curtis Meier | $0 | $1,689 | -- |
| Janice a Richmeier IRR Trust | $4,169 | $1,678 | -59.8% |
| Sasimoneau, LLC | $3,402 | $1,652 | -51.4% |
| Ronnie A. Washington | $1,919 | $1,619 | -15.6% |
| Allen L. Riggs | $1,605 | $1,605 | 0% |
| Meredith C. Trexler | $2,240 | $1,476 | -34.1% |
| Marilyn J Riggs-Rowlison | $2,608 | $1,460 | -44% |
| Cristie Foster | $1,539 | $1,456 | -5.4% |
| Claire Elizabeth Roberts | $3,264 | $1,391 | -57.4% |
| Jeff Drees | $8,524 | $1,387 | -83.7% |
| Cody Ryan Roberts | $3,231 | $1,373 | -57.5% |
| Leroy Dinkel | $1,274 | $1,274 | 0% |
| Robert Dinkel | $5,195 | $1,137 | -78.1% |
| Susan L Deges Living Trust | $1,112 | $1,112 | 0% |
| Cheryl M. Appelhans | $2,953 | $1,102 | -62.7% |
| Deanna R. Kenyon | $0 | $1,018 | -- |
| Donella Belleau | $3,511 | $1,004 | -71.4% |
| James D. McDonald | $2,032 | $1,003 | -50.6% |
| Sharyn Dowdell Estate | $566 | $852 | 50.5% |
| Kenneth Born | $1,413 | $822 | -41.8% |
| Kyle Pfeifer | $2,332 | $673 | -71.1% |
| Russell A. Crum | $3,553 | $645 | -81.8% |
| Larry Beam | $687 | $624 | -9.2% |
| Leslie R. Bell | $614 | $614 | 0% |
| Irma L Quint Living Trust | $2,443 | $526 | -78.5% |
| Sarah Worcester | $2,332 | $478 | -79.5% |
| Claire J. Goeken | $339 | $451 | 33% |
| Geralda Keith | $1,334 | $422 | -68.4% |
| Kelly Joe Waugh | $3,834 | $350 | -90.9% |
| Dean Goetz | $543 | $291 | -46.4% |
| Jack and Vickie Ashbaugh Rev Trustee | $331 | $264 | -20.2% |
| Cheryl Prais | $0 | $240 | -- |
| Lyle Dejmal | $146 | $220 | 50.7% |
| Tera Williams | $190 | $218 | 14.7% |
| Traci Bamber | $191 | $218 | 14.1% |
| Darrell J Hininger | $692 | $204 | -70.5% |
| Dj Wilson | $829 | $167 | -79.9% |
| Timothy C. Thompson | $1,743 | $151 | -91.3% |
| Doyle Johnson | $662 | $135 | -79.6% |
| Fred L. Hunsicker | $2,796 | $117 | -95.8% |
| Lucile Deloris Paintin Estate | $614 | $95 | -84.5% |
| Dale Dinkel | $652 | $56 | -91.4% |
| Kandy Wilcox Worcester | $479 | $44 | -90.8% |
| Eric Nevins | $175 | $26 | -85.1% |
| Rhea Darnell | $175 | $26 | -85.1% |
| Angela Bates | $96 | $0 | -100% |
| Brown Living Trust | $2,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen J. Thompson | $2,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Micheal A. Davignon | $2,836 | $0 | -100% |
| MKD Farms, LLC | $7,099 | $0 | -100% |
| Ora Mae Irby | $260 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad Trexler | $950 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis W. Hutchison | $26,496 | $0 | -100% |
| Eileen M Riemann IRR Income Only Trust | $591 | $0 | -100% |
| James E Logback | $466 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Keith | $2,175 | $0 | -100% |
| John L Veh | $208 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry W. Phillips | $451,740 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary A. Middleton | $1,276 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheryl D. Roberts | $5,162 | $0 | -100% |
| William Turpin | $7,975 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene L. Rome | $991 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucile D. Paintin | $452 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph C. Ray | $490 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,910,849 | $3,056,097 | -61.4% |
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