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In 2021, 168 farmers in cities within Bexar County received a total of $883,074 in 305 farm subsidies, a 56.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2 million in 493 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 Bexar County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen M. Seale | $19,514 | $124,262 | 536.8% |
| Von Ormy Growers, Inc. | $0 | $103,414 | -- |
| Wegert Farms, Inc. | $102,170 | $60,515 | -40.8% |
| Hanna Ranch, LLC | $29,081 | $33,590 | 15.5% |
| Leslie H. Schott | $15,638 | $31,325 | 100.3% |
| Randy a Lejeski | $27,263 | $30,633 | 12.4% |
| Michael Aaron Schaefer | $57,725 | $30,238 | -47.6% |
| Norman Gerard Friesenhahn | $43,686 | $27,520 | -37% |
| Verstraeten Bros FM, Inc. | $26,196 | $24,716 | -5.6% |
| Mark R. Verstuyft | $67,307 | $23,599 | -64.9% |
| Verstuyft Farms | $305,706 | $22,850 | -92.5% |
| Lloyd E. Benke | $21,159 | $19,315 | -8.7% |
| Larson 5L Cattle, LLC | $87,395 | $16,613 | -81% |
| William C. Ripps | $33,587 | $14,295 | -57.4% |
| Mark A. Real | $25,041 | $14,269 | -43% |
| Gaston Ernst | $15,767 | $13,601 | -13.7% |
| Edwin W. Ripps Jr. | $36,860 | $12,880 | -65.1% |
| Brandon M. Tate | $12,582 | $12,582 | 0% |
| Fred H. Weaver | $12,942 | $10,096 | -22% |
| Gerald W. Robinson | $5,400 | $10,050 | 86.1% |
| Lubianski Family Partnership, Ltd. | $19,451 | $9,698 | -50.1% |
| David L. Hale | $10,128 | $8,578 | -15.3% |
| Austin Robert Verstuyft | $10,665 | $8,250 | -22.6% |
| David E. Robinson | $8,648 | $8,247 | -4.6% |
| Delfino C. Flores | $17,454 | $7,210 | -58.7% |
| Otto Luensmann Jr. | $22,623 | $7,097 | -68.6% |
| Richard & Berdene Olson Family Trust | $0 | $6,480 | -- |
| Phil Howard, Inc. | $8,343 | $5,728 | -31.3% |
| Emil Greco | $5,507 | $5,507 | 0% |
| Ramon Tellez Jr. | $5,500 | $5,393 | -1.9% |
| Joe G. Taylor | $16,771 | $5,134 | -69.4% |
| South TX Cattle Company | $47,707 | $5,100 | -89.3% |
| Leg Investments, Ltd. | $9,214 | $4,521 | -50.9% |
| Henry Weir | $11,920 | $4,388 | -63.2% |
| Glen M. Anderson | $4,220 | $4,220 | 0% |
| KBR Cattle, LLC | $19,722 | $4,188 | -78.8% |
| Leroy Real | $8,256 | $4,077 | -50.6% |
| Harris Saunders Family Partnership, Ltd. | $0 | $3,852 | -- |
| Milton J Lowak | $10,208 | $3,840 | -62.4% |
| Gary W. Schott | $8,493 | $3,729 | -56.1% |
| Patricia Z Fischer Estate | $0 | $3,725 | -- |
| Thomas W. Schwarz | $7,390 | $3,686 | -50.1% |
| Robert Kurz | $8,878 | $3,588 | -59.6% |
| Janny Kinion- May | $0 | $3,397 | -- |
| Ellwood Rangnow Jr. | $8,065 | $3,176 | -60.6% |
| Elroy Watson | $9,760 | $2,995 | -69.3% |
| M & J4 Garcia Jose F Garcia SR MBR, LLC | $0 | $2,607 | -- |
| Michael D. Lochte | $2,939 | $2,597 | -11.6% |
| Jerome Reininger | $2,208 | $2,510 | 13.7% |
| Rodney Rechner | $14,746 | $2,488 | -83.1% |
| Madelyn Schott | $4,036 | $2,378 | -41.1% |
| Brice Brietzke | $12,247 | $2,361 | -80.7% |
| Justin Cain | $1,463 | $2,308 | 57.8% |
| Georgia Lieck | $12,859 | $2,222 | -82.7% |
| Lloyd J. Padalecki | $7,238 | $2,179 | -69.9% |
| Donald Schulmeier | $945 | $2,029 | 114.7% |
| Louis Jaksik III | $13,630 | $2,016 | -85.2% |
| Paul Tschirhart, DVM | $2,750 | $2,002 | -27.2% |
| Joann Gawlik | $2,402 | $1,977 | -17.7% |
| Mark A. Bryan | $5,678 | $1,933 | -66% |
| Rebecca Seale McCarthy | $0 | $1,896 | -- |
| John A. Greco | $1,802 | $1,802 | 0% |
| Louis F. Greco Jr. | $1,802 | $1,802 | 0% |
| Dorothy Harris | $4,774 | $1,776 | -62.8% |
| Roy J. Baker | $8,591 | $1,739 | -79.8% |
| Shadd Chilton Friesenhahn | $3,861 | $1,738 | -55% |
| Gary Schulmeier | $870 | $1,718 | 97.5% |
| Scott A. Atkins | $7,926 | $1,685 | -78.7% |
| Michael B. Schulte | $5,871 | $1,661 | -71.7% |
| Albert L. James | $6,468 | $1,647 | -74.5% |
| Barbara Marchiando | $5,753 | $1,544 | -73.2% |
| RLG Cattle Ismael Guajardo JR MBR, LLC | $0 | $1,540 | -- |
| Randall Rauschuber | $9,267 | $1,514 | -83.7% |
| Michael Rakowicz | $1,620 | $1,497 | -7.6% |
| Reno Hellmann | $5,081 | $1,491 | -70.7% |
| Colin Flynn Bass | $0 | $1,472 | -- |
| TRK Equipment Service, Inc. | $5,379 | $1,371 | -74.5% |
| W. P. Dyck | $1,236 | $1,370 | 10.8% |
| Todd Chessher | $4,153 | $1,339 | -67.8% |
| Larry-Larry O. Nichols Revocable MN Property O Nichols | $1,337 | $1,337 | 0% |
| Jo Ann Miller | $1,329 | $1,329 | 0% |
| Daryl Zumwalt | $9,983 | $1,306 | -86.9% |
| Glenn E. Kable | $660 | $1,298 | 96.7% |
| Dennis Taber | $0 | $1,272 | -- |
| Nathaneal E Smith | $6,674 | $1,236 | -81.5% |
| John G. Lanier | $3,417 | $1,212 | -64.5% |
| CMH Cattle Ranch, LLC | $4,336 | $1,185 | -72.7% |
| Castex P Conner SR Properties, LLC | $0 | $1,167 | -- |
| Paul J. Kosub | $4,747 | $1,148 | -75.8% |
| Martin Kosub | $3,806 | $1,070 | -71.9% |
| Joe M. Moreno | $2,699 | $1,034 | -61.7% |
| Bobby Lee Klein | $1,704 | $985 | -42.2% |
| Carol Ann Steckline | $1,722 | $943 | -45.2% |
| Clarence F Ciomperlik | $4,127 | $906 | -78% |
| Hubert J. Padalecki | $3,707 | $883 | -76.2% |
| Patricia Kajs Gonzales | $2,130 | $842 | -60.5% |
| Alfred Rakowitz | $4,582 | $836 | -81.8% |
| Gregory A. Walls | $3,015 | $779 | -74.2% |
| Mary K. Wold | $2,423 | $755 | -68.8% |
| Corwyn Prater | $1,543 | $753 | -51.2% |
| Vincent Joseph Franckowiak | $33,742 | $749 | -97.8% |
| John Flint | $995 | $742 | -25.4% |
| Frederick I. Ernst | $3,535 | $729 | -79.4% |
| Louise A. Kosub | $2,579 | $728 | -71.8% |
| Daryl P. Real | $1,719 | $712 | -58.6% |
| Sol Blocker | $710 | $710 | 0% |
| Edward J Cielencki JR | $3,896 | $707 | -81.9% |
| Timothy R. Doege | $6,832 | $688 | -89.9% |
| Ramon A. Horinek | $1,658 | $688 | -58.5% |
| Ruben S. Garcia | $8,613 | $648 | -92.5% |
| Vernon Luza | $2,827 | $634 | -77.6% |
| Jacqueline Harris Sanner Trust | $616 | $618 | 0.3% |
| Zachary Jones | $1,135 | $610 | -46.3% |
| Anna Patricia Kinnear | $1,274 | $607 | -52.4% |
| Donald Walter Grams | $2,416 | $604 | -75% |
| Phil Skloss | $1,243 | $587 | -52.8% |
| Joseph A. Baller | $836 | $587 | -29.8% |
| Alton L. Kosub | $3,957 | $565 | -85.7% |
| Byron Nichols | $2,633 | $554 | -79% |
| Clara Mikolajczyk | $3,328 | $536 | -83.9% |
| Genevieve Francine Miller - Sallese | $0 | $528 | -- |
| Mitch Porter | $517 | $517 | 0% |
| Brandon Michael Fizer | $2,676 | $514 | -80.8% |
| Ralph E. Real | $3,041 | $513 | -83.1% |
| John Kasper | $2,865 | $468 | -83.7% |
| Edward J. Ogle | $0 | $453 | -- |
| Lisa Ann Seltman | $619 | $431 | -30.4% |
| Anthony Badillo | $982 | $427 | -56.5% |
| Joan Bingheim Estate | $1,243 | $420 | -66.2% |
| Marcia K. Gaines | $1,217 | $394 | -67.6% |
| Leroy Pollok | $2,623 | $394 | -85% |
| Patrick J. Wiatrek | $2,012 | $394 | -80.4% |
| Arla Joy Reimer | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Wayne A. Kosub | $1,320 | $384 | -70.9% |
| Randy Beard | $1,923 | $377 | -80.4% |
| Jerome Real | $374 | $374 | 0% |
| Duane Thomas | $1,023 | $367 | -64.1% |
| Joyce Thompson | $1,276 | $365 | -71.4% |
| Paul E. Gantz | $792 | $332 | -58.1% |
| Blake Pyron | $246 | $317 | 28.9% |
| Dee John Hart | $255 | $316 | 23.9% |
| Thomas W. Crouch | $1,333 | $308 | -76.9% |
| Edwinna a Skipper | $514 | $303 | -41.1% |
| James W. Weimer | $759 | $282 | -62.8% |
| Eric McClure | $506 | $259 | -48.8% |
| Harvey M. Boeck | $2,047 | $235 | -88.5% |
| P&R Lehmann Farms, LLC | $385 | $235 | -39% |
| Mary Laechelin | $693 | $230 | -66.8% |
| Kenneth William Laechelin | $935 | $224 | -76% |
| Kenneth Franckowiak | $1,598 | $219 | -86.3% |
| Judy Peacock Wills Trust | $1,180 | $213 | -81.9% |
| Robert Jordan | $462 | $211 | -54.3% |
| Jason Mikolajczyk | $2,036 | $200 | -90.2% |
| Darion D. Lassere | $1,664 | $193 | -88.4% |
| Zane Woodell Grubbs | $540 | $186 | -65.6% |
| Lauren Christian Harper | $448 | $181 | -59.6% |
| Elroy J. Padalecki | $803 | $163 | -79.7% |
| Jacqualyn S Melrose | $327 | $156 | -52.3% |
| John Dieckow | $396 | $156 | -60.6% |
| Barry M. Goe | $0 | $155 | -- |
| Christopher C. Cooley | $190 | $141 | -25.8% |
| John R. Burge | $296 | $111 | -62.5% |
| Robert L. Blevins Jr. | $0 | $106 | -- |
| Alice E. Markle | $68 | $85 | 25% |
| Patricia Holstead | $62 | $56 | -9.7% |
| Janet Eagan | $0 | $49 | -- |
| John Robert Burge GST Trust | $247 | $47 | -81% |
| USDA/Farm Service Agency | $0 | $45 | -- |
| Arnold J. Walla | $3,962 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon Maguire | $1,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Wallace Real Farm, Ltd. | $29,282 | $0 | -100% |
| Balwant S Sanghera | $21,417 | $0 | -100% |
| Circle S Brahman, LLC | $693 | $0 | -100% |
| Florencio Martinez Jr. | $234 | $0 | -100% |
| Yvonne P. Dominguez | $218 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah Serna Revocable Trust | $474 | $0 | -100% |
| Alexander W. Schaefer | $255 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred W. Schaefer | $206 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith W. Loeffler | $765 | $0 | -100% |
| Woodrow Bratcher | $148 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Cure Bode | $2,339 | $0 | -100% |
| M & J4 Garcia Jose F Garcia S, LLC | $11,429 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Casias | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Morgan | $414 | $0 | -100% |
| Genevieve Francine Miller - Salle | $1,214 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Sneed Estate | $3,740 | $0 | -100% |
| Guy W. Askew | $8,406 | $0 | -100% |
| Harris Saunders Family Partne, Ltd. | $3,468 | $0 | -100% |
| M&M Cattle Company | $358,405 | $0 | -100% |
| USDA/Farm Service Agency | $22,460 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie L. Hunt | $3,857 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,048,702 | $883,074 | -56.9% |
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