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In 2021, 254 farmers in cities within Atascosa County received a total of $4.2 million in 481 farm subsidies, a 46.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.8 million in 882 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 Atascosa County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Farm Credit | $1,011,195 | $1,000,640 | -1% |
| Casey Olin Cook | $227,695 | $279,202 | 22.6% |
| Betty Wier | $203,630 | $176,843 | -13.2% |
| Marsh Farms | $158,589 | $142,412 | -10.2% |
| Tymrak Brothers | $200,856 | $142,384 | -29.1% |
| Ryan Warnken | $68,375 | $108,840 | 59.2% |
| Randy Wayne Mangum | $300,772 | $95,512 | -68.2% |
| Clif a Royal | $105,864 | $85,944 | -18.8% |
| Margarito Alvarado Rodriguez | $115,661 | $77,652 | -32.9% |
| Wayne Foster | $91,179 | $74,438 | -18.4% |
| Michael Shearrer | $259,570 | $72,643 | -72% |
| Brett Slomchinski | $66,076 | $64,195 | -2.8% |
| Bill Slomchinski | $66,131 | $64,045 | -3.2% |
| Colby Ryan Mangum | $0 | $55,838 | -- |
| Lloyd House | $73,125 | $55,087 | -24.7% |
| The Lucky Few Farms, LLC | $0 | $53,744 | -- |
| Carl Royal | $81,330 | $51,938 | -36.1% |
| Stanley G. Rakowitz | $55,478 | $49,454 | -10.9% |
| Ronald Adamitz | $60,008 | $48,919 | -18.5% |
| Shearrer Feedlot, Inc. | $243,064 | $41,104 | -83.1% |
| Dustin Jasik | $81,486 | $38,116 | -53.2% |
| Larry J. Jasik | $81,486 | $38,116 | -53.2% |
| Don Cameron Jr. | $124,409 | $37,106 | -70.2% |
| Joe A. Huizar | $42,725 | $36,189 | -15.3% |
| Moore Farms | $45,001 | $35,780 | -20.5% |
| Jake Edward Rakowitz | $43,202 | $29,390 | -32% |
| Joni G Adamitz | $36,150 | $29,124 | -19.4% |
| Legacy Turf Grass | $18,204 | $28,983 | 59.2% |
| Leroy Krueger | $67,732 | $28,587 | -57.8% |
| Matt Wagner | $99,420 | $27,994 | -71.8% |
| Alfred O Katcsmorak | $42,584 | $27,175 | -36.2% |
| Jerome W. Schuchart | $58,859 | $25,326 | -57% |
| Pawelek Brothers | $65,084 | $24,798 | -61.9% |
| Edwardo Villarreal Bar Es Ranch | $8,036 | $24,349 | 203% |
| Joel McDaniel | $65,378 | $24,295 | -62.8% |
| Kent C. Schwartz | $830 | $23,948 | 2,785.3% |
| Roger A. Rodriguez | $25,605 | $23,262 | -9.2% |
| Edward Villarreal | $137,524 | $22,979 | -83.3% |
| Alfonso Sanchez | $12,840 | $22,870 | 78.1% |
| Richard L. Porter | $28,012 | $20,810 | -25.7% |
| Santa Anna Creek L. P. Ranch | $36,963 | $20,735 | -43.9% |
| Perry Feeders | $214,646 | $19,568 | -90.9% |
| Ruple Farms, Inc. | $17,667 | $18,983 | 7.4% |
| Martin Jenschke | $78,424 | $17,356 | -77.9% |
| Marlin and Doris Brauchle Family Living Trust | $0 | $17,154 | -- |
| David L Domsch | $36,045 | $15,777 | -56.2% |
| Harry Ernest Jasik Jr. | $28,360 | $15,098 | -46.8% |
| Lee M. Steinle | $40,169 | $15,044 | -62.5% |
| Lance J. Persyn | $66,732 | $14,655 | -78% |
| Ronald E. Wheeler | $26,009 | $14,493 | -44.3% |
| Jason D. Akers | $52,504 | $14,150 | -73% |
| Alfred Floyd Kindla | $28,058 | $13,863 | -50.6% |
| Ronald Dale Lawson | $6,143 | $13,515 | 120% |
| Santiago Lopez Jr. | $23,540 | $13,233 | -43.8% |
| Gaylan Bryan | $13,062 | $13,062 | 0% |
| Charlie Huizar | $15,462 | $12,927 | -16.4% |
| Martin A. Lopez | $21,668 | $12,439 | -42.6% |
| Mike Booth | $46,153 | $12,274 | -73.4% |
| Clint Hindes | $24,977 | $12,241 | -51% |
| Milton Palmer | $24,525 | $11,866 | -51.6% |
| Brian Kalisek | $19,298 | $11,575 | -40% |
| John E. Heiligman | $27,181 | $10,975 | -59.6% |
| Linda F. Munson | $26,041 | $10,631 | -59.2% |
| LA Chusa Ranch LP | $11,814 | $10,577 | -10.5% |
| Jarrett R. Akers | $28,857 | $10,394 | -64% |
| Kevin Hierholzer | $13,226 | $10,217 | -22.8% |
| D-P Ranch, LLC | $24,620 | $9,605 | -61% |
| Melvin Berg | $15,704 | $9,229 | -41.2% |
| Lonnie Rakowitz | $22,101 | $9,228 | -58.2% |
| Heather Moffitt | $12,443 | $8,658 | -30.4% |
| James Marsh | $18,052 | $8,101 | -55.1% |
| Billy Logan Neal | $15,578 | $7,775 | -50.1% |
| Casey C. Bartek | $33,248 | $7,753 | -76.7% |
| Bar a Ranch | $20,063 | $7,745 | -61.4% |
| Guy Randy Smith | $17,088 | $7,630 | -55.3% |
| Julius J. Raabe | $27,056 | $7,629 | -71.8% |
| George Woodrow Henry | $21,076 | $7,383 | -65% |
| John Burton Mayse | $38,487 | $7,240 | -81.2% |
| Nicholas Hunter Hindes | $24,915 | $7,197 | -71.1% |
| Victor Gaydos | $7,910 | $7,011 | -11.4% |
| Peggy D. Heinen | $9,089 | $7,004 | -22.9% |
| Armand Huizar | $8,914 | $6,941 | -22.1% |
| William Turner | $4,534 | $6,902 | 52.2% |
| Tobin Brauchle | $20,327 | $6,821 | -66.4% |
| MacHo Creek Ranch | $15,847 | $6,765 | -57.3% |
| Colby Hindes | $17,150 | $6,515 | -62% |
| Kurtney G Knight | $11,454 | $6,503 | -43.2% |
| David Reyes | $15,629 | $6,091 | -61% |
| Russell Lee Stewart | $28,705 | $6,061 | -78.9% |
| Jo Anne Henry | $14,795 | $5,902 | -60.1% |
| Darryl L. Ashley | $0 | $5,900 | -- |
| Mark A. Erspamer | $14,454 | $5,711 | -60.5% |
| Benjamin Cienfuegos | $0 | $5,692 | -- |
| Duward Gasch | $16,334 | $5,627 | -65.6% |
| Kenneth Everett | $42,615 | $5,626 | -86.8% |
| Dwight Nieschwitz | $18,823 | $5,474 | -70.9% |
| Vernon W Sivage | $5,292 | $5,292 | 0% |
| James Shearrer | $3,774 | $5,169 | 37% |
| Jonathan Lee Fluitt | $19,713 | $5,031 | -74.5% |
| Ronnie Ussery | $11,872 | $5,029 | -57.6% |
| Fernandez-Garza Family LP | $35,999 | $4,979 | -86.2% |
| Dan Dumas | $15,431 | $4,973 | -67.8% |
| Doris A. Kosub | $10,565 | $4,910 | -53.5% |
| Randall L. Ramey | $22,714 | $4,905 | -78.4% |
| Lagunillas Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $4,904 | -- |
| Christopher D Schimelpfening | $14,654 | $4,892 | -66.6% |
| Richard C. Mathis | $10,623 | $4,849 | -54.4% |
| Tommy G. Wheeler | $13,629 | $4,743 | -65.2% |
| Paulette Williams | $11,006 | $4,689 | -57.4% |
| Sammy J. Gonzales | $29,816 | $4,635 | -84.5% |
| Lex Webernick | $17,110 | $4,552 | -73.4% |
| Bomar Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $6,105 | $4,372 | -28.4% |
| Robert G. Delgado | $11,851 | $4,191 | -64.6% |
| Gary L West | $17,388 | $4,183 | -75.9% |
| Gilberto R. Gonzales | $6,548 | $3,883 | -40.7% |
| Taylor Kent Schwartz | $21,110 | $3,810 | -82% |
| Donald Akers | $11,523 | $3,750 | -67.5% |
| Roger Gillespie | $6,286 | $3,673 | -41.6% |
| Gus E. Gonzalez | $7,683 | $3,659 | -52.4% |
| James Caraway | $2,394 | $3,602 | 50.5% |
| Roan West | $13,911 | $3,548 | -74.5% |
| Sharon L. Shearrer | $7,291 | $3,541 | -51.4% |
| Larry L. Bartek | $11,226 | $3,318 | -70.4% |
| Thomas Foster | $16,322 | $3,192 | -80.4% |
| Mickie Clark | $5,596 | $3,089 | -44.8% |
| Roy K. Davis | $5,498 | $3,006 | -45.3% |
| Carroll E. Trimble | $7,134 | $2,863 | -59.9% |
| Rene R. Martinez Sr. | $5,971 | $2,846 | -52.3% |
| Henry Haby | $4,026 | $2,734 | -32.1% |
| Henry E. Kotzur | $11,371 | $2,724 | -76% |
| Jason Katcsmorak | $7,985 | $2,645 | -66.9% |
| J. C. Long Jr. | $7,025 | $2,619 | -62.7% |
| Thomas D. Heffernan | $6,792 | $2,605 | -61.6% |
| John Blalock | $11,209 | $2,575 | -77% |
| Pablo G. Pena | $11,640 | $2,547 | -78.1% |
| Blayde Seiler | $10,928 | $2,546 | -76.7% |
| Shirley Jean Stevens | $6,490 | $2,543 | -60.8% |
| Williams Farm | $2,515 | $2,515 | 0% |
| Eddie Lee | $9,342 | $2,438 | -73.9% |
| George R. Pawelek | $4,483 | $2,397 | -46.5% |
| Daniel C. Jenschke | $9,031 | $2,390 | -73.5% |
| Marion H. Miller | $2,166 | $2,328 | 7.5% |
| Jack Powell | $3,410 | $2,259 | -33.8% |
| Jose A. Lopez | $5,842 | $2,185 | -62.6% |
| Markel A. Gasch | $11,432 | $2,166 | -81.1% |
| Roderick L. Reed | $0 | $2,141 | -- |
| Eric L. Michael | $5,752 | $2,039 | -64.6% |
| Wyatt Cumpian | $3,339 | $2,037 | -39% |
| Wjryan, LLC | $11,843 | $2,002 | -83.1% |
| Emil Hartmann Jr. | $9,717 | $1,949 | -79.9% |
| Diane G. Gonzales | $4,083 | $1,894 | -53.6% |
| Henry Broom | $5,050 | $1,891 | -62.6% |
| J & T Family Enterprises, LLC | $14,026 | $1,886 | -86.6% |
| Simpson Partnership | $1,359 | $1,878 | 38.2% |
| Leonard Sanchez | $38,454 | $1,876 | -95.1% |
| Mike Shearrer & James R Wheeler, LLC | $0 | $1,845 | -- |
| Jimmy Seay | $1,974 | $1,808 | -8.4% |
| Greg Poth | $1,437 | $1,807 | 25.7% |
| Cuatro Hindes | $3,762 | $1,800 | -52.2% |
| Johnny Morrow | $13,116 | $1,743 | -86.7% |
| Abelino Saenz Jr. | $3,788 | $1,670 | -55.9% |
| Ramona Castaneda | $1,815 | $1,647 | -9.3% |
| Richard Jupe | $5,107 | $1,636 | -68% |
| Michael Huizar | $3,139 | $1,618 | -48.5% |
| Alejandro Solis | $8,820 | $1,612 | -81.7% |
| Marilyn H Katcsmorak | $4,840 | $1,597 | -67% |
| Christopher Jenschke | $7,083 | $1,580 | -77.7% |
| Frankie L. Dicke | $6,699 | $1,579 | -76.4% |
| Billy J. Olle | $2,090 | $1,554 | -25.6% |
| Randall V. Richter | $12,756 | $1,529 | -88% |
| Linda M. Lee | $4,537 | $1,500 | -66.9% |
| Roy Hindes III | $3,366 | $1,498 | -55.5% |
| Betty Jo Shannon | $7,055 | $1,471 | -79.1% |
| Emmitt M. Riley | $11,754 | $1,466 | -87.5% |
| Kady Jasik | $4,112 | $1,465 | -64.4% |
| Barry S. Berg | $3,282 | $1,442 | -56.1% |
| Larry Wheeler | $8,321 | $1,436 | -82.7% |
| Edward T. Ortiz | $8,134 | $1,436 | -82.3% |
| Nixon Family Revocable Trust - Johnnie R Nixon | $0 | $1,422 | -- |
| Jeannette C. Kelley | $1,155 | $1,381 | 19.6% |
| Oscar J. Korus | $3,899 | $1,226 | -68.6% |
| James Russell Wilson | $6,283 | $1,202 | -80.9% |
| David Rakowitz | $330 | $1,188 | 260% |
| Fred Matocha | $6,105 | $1,159 | -81% |
| Ronnie J. Rankin | $4,743 | $1,153 | -75.7% |
| Brian D. Hevner | $5,401 | $1,146 | -78.8% |
| James R. Wheeler | $8,558 | $1,128 | -86.8% |
| Henry Pease | $1,948 | $1,115 | -42.8% |
| Fred Ogden Jr. | $0 | $1,102 | -- |
| Eric Lloyd House | $6,457 | $1,102 | -82.9% |
| Tyler Reich | $4,261 | $1,086 | -74.5% |
| Johnny J. Martin | $4,453 | $1,013 | -77.3% |
| Michael E. Simmons | $43,962 | $1,001 | -97.7% |
| Ernest B. Lopez | $2,790 | $998 | -64.2% |
| Wayne Ferrill | $2,568 | $985 | -61.6% |
| Frida B Hellman Estate | $2,908 | $967 | -66.7% |
| Clarence R. Hager | $2,800 | $926 | -66.9% |
| Bar 3 Partnership | $4,585 | $911 | -80.1% |
| Leonard C. Olle | $595 | $902 | 51.6% |
| Mark Anthony Laskowski | $6,031 | $899 | -85.1% |
| Gerald L. Brown | $7,543 | $896 | -88.1% |
| Larry Gwynn Bunch | $1,674 | $892 | -46.7% |
| John Lee Krauskopf | $3,733 | $888 | -76.2% |
| Justin R. King | $2,695 | $884 | -67.2% |
| Donny Lawrence | $3,977 | $879 | -77.9% |
| Weatherston, LLC | $6,856 | $860 | -87.5% |
| Gilbert Salinas | $549 | $858 | 56.3% |
| Matilde M. Alaniz | $2,410 | $823 | -65.9% |
| Domingo Rodriguez | $5,031 | $812 | -83.9% |
| Samuel Rodriguez | $5,249 | $776 | -85.2% |
| William Morgan Vrana | $4,245 | $766 | -82% |
| Armand Martinez | $4,150 | $760 | -81.7% |
| Trey Porter | $770 | $731 | -5.1% |
| Roger Caraway | $5,332 | $728 | -86.3% |
| David A. Pesek | $605 | $724 | 19.7% |
| Joseph Brown | $4,840 | $723 | -85.1% |
| Bryce Jupe | $1,926 | $685 | -64.4% |
| Robert Reyes | $1,978 | $684 | -65.4% |
| Sylvia R. Carlson | $3,096 | $680 | -78% |
| John Schulte | $2,431 | $647 | -73.4% |
| Andrew L. Walla | $4,186 | $642 | -84.7% |
| April Friesenhahn | $3,188 | $563 | -82.3% |
| Daniel R. Salinas | $549 | $549 | 0% |
| Eugene A. Chapa | $605 | $536 | -11.4% |
| Walter Popham | $1,859 | $535 | -71.2% |
| Gregory S Vyvlecka | $1,782 | $532 | -70.1% |
| Lawrence M. Kruse | $517 | $517 | 0% |
| Irma C. Ortiz | $2,255 | $516 | -77.1% |
| Wallace R. Kraft | $2,504 | $500 | -80% |
| Albert J. Gholson | $2,476 | $497 | -79.9% |
| James Baker | $2,239 | $481 | -78.5% |
| Gilbert John Castro | $0 | $400 | -- |
| Mary Holmes | $0 | $362 | -- |
| Bertha M. Mann | $567 | $362 | -36.2% |
| Jesse William Holmes | $1,491 | $358 | -76% |
| Matthew Popham | $1,601 | $348 | -78.3% |
| Robert G. Miranda | $0 | $347 | -- |
| Michael A. Timberlake | $1,419 | $340 | -76% |
| Hazle Hardy | $847 | $334 | -60.6% |
| Jaime Cortez | $1,912 | $325 | -83% |
| Jay Troell | $1,670 | $302 | -81.9% |
| Adelbert P Reyes | $1,403 | $294 | -79% |
| Craig Dowdy | $0 | $292 | -- |
| Roland Popham | $1,089 | $292 | -73.2% |
| James E. Haddox Jr. | $1,478 | $233 | -84.2% |
| Jon E. Brauchle | $0 | $228 | -- |
| Casey Michael Garrison | $561 | $211 | -62.4% |
| James C Krupalla | $616 | $176 | -71.4% |
| Theresa White | $0 | $167 | -- |
| Susan D. Popham | $1,012 | $157 | -84.5% |
| Rowdy Rathmell | $1,237 | $135 | -89.1% |
| Shirley A. McAskill | $271 | $106 | -60.9% |
| Belinda Jaksik | $0 | $86 | -- |
| Gladys Katcsmorak | $0 | $75 | -- |
| David C. Cumpian | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Castaneda Jr. | $1,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Nixon Family Revocable Trust - Jo | $8,944 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton J. Lyssy Sr. | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter L. Wheeler | $251 | $0 | -100% |
| Benny Harlan | $2,033 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Delgado | $384 | $0 | -100% |
| Colby Mangum | $148,131 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean Zertuche | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnnie W. Oliver Jr. | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Josh Powell | $8,188 | $0 | -100% |
| Lillian Wiede | $234 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall Thompson | $4,263 | $0 | -100% |
| The Lucky Few Farms, LLC | $74,362 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie Vrana | $2,664 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy W. Deckert | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Alice Caroline Capps | $907 | $0 | -100% |
| Alice J. Mays | $1,146 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Smith | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Carlos Lopez | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecil T. Caraway Jr. | $2,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarice Theis | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Aniol | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Gwen Whitley | $5,984 | $0 | -100% |
| Hector L. Quintanilla | $1,716 | $0 | -100% |
| James V. Warnken | $44,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon Eric Brauchle | $937 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonette Persyn | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Y. Turner | $646 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Hierholzer | $785 | $0 | -100% |
| M. L. Thompson III | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn C. Ricks | $15,242 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlin and Doris Brauchle Family | $18,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy McMullen | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| 4G Reyes Farms | $8,093 | $0 | -100% |
| Amanda Castillo | $1,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin A. Cienfuegos Jr. | $6,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Camarillo | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Reyes | $84 | $0 | -100% |
| Ikie a Wilkins | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanette Loredo | $588 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer Lynn Floyd | $3,057 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer M. George | $8,095 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy J. Thomas | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristell Perez | $8,894 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Shearrer & James R Wheeler L | $24,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Norma Blalock | $524 | $0 | -100% |
| Schultze Enterprises, LLC | $7,182 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Heffernan | $8,412 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Reyes | $1,764 | $0 | -100% |
| Victoria B. Reyes | $454 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,839,568 | $4,168,684 | -46.8% |
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