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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Pawnee County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Pawnee County received $7.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 337 farmers in cities within Pawnee County received a total of $3.8 million in 705 farm subsidies, a 66% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.3 million in 1,408 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 Pawnee County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Todd Binder$246,732$91,343-63%
Tyler Binder$246,511$91,343-62.9%
Lynn F. Binder$246,881$91,342-63%
Elaine Binder$246,869$91,341-63%
April L. Binder$246,588$91,291-63%
Valerie M. Binder$246,380$91,290-62.9%
Southside Acres, Inc.$116,020$77,249-33.4%
Koester Farms$202,666$68,377-66.3%
Jesse D. Hegemann$159,886$63,666-60.2%
Andrew J. Sisco$159,739$61,401-61.6%
Mark a Sunneberg$108,163$56,453-47.8%
Billy Bob Laun-Billy Bob Laun Trust$30,194$52,51773.9%
Melvin R. Streit$50,770$46,707-8%
Pat Sunneberg Farms, Inc.$119,944$45,252-62.3%
Richard Alan Hunzeker$134,181$44,734-66.7%
John Bryan Sisco$140,294$44,546-68.2%
Marc Paul Hunzeker$118,419$42,663-64%
Jerald E. Hartman$84,408$40,302-52.3%
Scott Bodie$40,145$40,1450%
John Wiers$60,070$39,546-34.2%
Curtis Allen Sisco$106,398$39,099-63.3%
Dennis Gyhra$124,362$38,736-68.9%
Kent Coudeyras$114,049$37,987-66.7%
Kevin Coudeyras$127,460$37,987-70.2%
Paul Sisco$113,320$36,683-67.6%
Schaardt Agent, Inc.$61,668$36,621-40.6%
Scott N. Farwell$122,015$36,360-70.2%
K J Binder Farms, Inc.$119,497$34,741-70.9%
Tim Tegtmeier$133,452$34,716-74%
G & R Farwell$53,888$33,672-37.5%
Donald Warren Bloss$118,933$32,572-72.6%
Russell Freeman$107,224$32,179-70%
Ronald Arthur Hunzeker$64,794$31,680-51.1%
Jay K. Wischmeier$60,616$31,501-48%
L & J Midway Farms, Inc.$223,792$29,494-86.8%
Todd Allen Tegtmeier$34,279$27,341-20.2%
William J Sunneberg$58,076$27,126-53.3%
Brandon Stake$89,521$27,069-69.8%
Benjamin L. Laun$64,060$26,327-58.9%
Randall F Gyhra$63,892$25,854-59.5%
Greg Plager$92,572$25,459-72.5%
Smith Family Farms, Inc.$70,796$25,225-64.4%
Grant C. Wenzl$73,595$25,126-65.9%
Lisa N. Laun$45,049$24,484-45.7%
Thomas P. Sisco$58,124$23,743-59.2%
Steven J. Bowhay$92,727$23,257-74.9%
Michael D Gyhra$90,561$23,226-74.4%
Daniel Sunneberg$55,898$22,392-59.9%
L D H Corporation$67,162$21,586-67.9%
Jim Chittick$28,362$21,150-25.4%
Michael Parks$81,005$21,024-74%
Patrick Kalin$33,419$20,919-37.4%
Terry W. Bowhay$77,204$20,669-73.2%
Kalin Farms, Inc.$49,006$20,302-58.6%
Richard Burgert$70,525$20,240-71.3%
Nicholas Rogers$48,359$20,123-58.4%
Craig Binder$50,655$19,821-60.9%
Randy Freeman$51,538$19,519-62.1%
Jeff Johnson$51,377$19,461-62.1%
Derek L. Wilkinson$61,962$18,978-69.4%
Bruce L. Rogers$45,766$18,871-58.8%
Duane Lee Wilkinson$52,836$18,741-64.5%
Bradley A. Stake$58,553$18,158-69%
Billie Kay Bodie$18,153$18,1530%
Rodney Christen$53,651$18,027-66.4%
Mark A. Hanzlicek$61,807$17,936-71%
Brian Droge$9,388$17,77189.3%
John B. Nicholas$50,241$17,481-65.2%
Michael Puhalla$29,425$17,455-40.7%
Stephen Martin Cumro$65,831$17,302-73.7%
Larry G. Habegger$17,135$16,871-1.5%
Marvin Luedders$45,496$16,697-63.3%
Eugene E & Carol M Bucher Trust$10,884$16,60652.6%
Bernadt Family Trust$31,456$16,588-47.3%
Blake A. Kalin$31,633$16,180-48.9%
Loren Joe Stehlik$15,967$15,807-1%
Terry L. Dekoning$56,603$15,582-72.5%
Virginia Mort$41,376$15,534-62.5%
R&R Tegtmeier, LLC$63,500$15,181-76.1%
Michael J. Farwell$135,402$14,943-89%
David Neil Wehrbein$36,963$14,428-61%
Bruce A. Droge$37,751$14,329-62%
Lynn Dekoning$38,114$14,265-62.6%
Richard MacH$27,317$14,194-48%
Christopher Mitchell$49,414$14,158-71.3%
Daniel Mitchell$49,414$14,158-71.3%
Derek Gyhra$28,689$13,926-51.5%
Phillip Hartman$14,402$13,911-3.4%
Robert R. Everett III$237,453$13,738-94.2%
Shane Maloley$29,875$13,546-54.7%
Ronald Dean Tegtmeier$34,240$13,210-61.4%
Michael J. Hunzeker$40,898$12,823-68.6%
Adam L. Sisco$31,012$12,709-59%
Clint Sejkora$18,140$12,490-31.1%
Richard Christen$39,363$12,439-68.4%
Keith A. Groeling$14,633$12,193-16.7%
Terry Lynn McMann$29,036$12,103-58.3%
Betty J. Cacek$0$11,921--
Jerrod Sisco$14,890$11,750-21.1%
Adam C. Harlow$14,490$11,604-19.9%
Steven Mitchell$37,410$11,539-69.2%
Jeff Gyhra$20,565$11,473-44.2%
Kevin Krikava$28,754$11,450-60.2%
Jeffrey J. Rhodes$0$11,054--
Mark W Sporhase$37,992$10,799-71.6%
Lonnie H. Herrick$18,991$10,725-43.5%
Gary Kalin$29,009$10,658-63.3%
Harvey R Sejkora$42,907$10,594-75.3%
Emmett D Gyhra JR$520,434$10,592-98%
Rocky Ridge, Inc.$23,499$10,486-55.4%
Jeff McClintock$27,658$10,367-62.5%
Nate Farwell$28,334$10,358-63.4%
Lance M. Hanzlicek$55,161$10,357-81.2%
Dennis Schuster$26,041$10,166-61%
Todd C. Hunzeker$29,469$9,924-66.3%
Matthew Bloss$19,060$9,853-48.3%
Luella Hinrichsen$13,799$9,713-29.6%
Howard L. Frey$17,806$9,696-45.5%
David W Sejkora$23,911$9,644-59.7%
Joseph H Gyhra$33,625$9,493-71.8%
John W. Hippen$35,412$9,384-73.5%
Daniel T Sejkora$57,559$9,337-83.8%
Jason Antholz$15,345$9,329-39.2%
Pamela A. Plager$23,691$9,225-61.1%
Jeffrey D Wehrbein$29,033$9,112-68.6%
Douglas Farwell$26,913$9,099-66.2%
Tyler Wehrbein$26,933$9,045-66.4%
Gary Farwell$50,950$8,932-82.5%
Dennis Antholz$33,550$8,670-74.2%
Galen J Bernadt$23,210$8,613-62.9%
Seth Rinne$21,173$8,580-59.5%
Lisa Fredrica Hunzeker$22,800$8,326-63.5%
Roy D Yoble$19,717$8,291-57.9%
Tyler J. Johnson$14,867$8,280-44.3%
Robert W. Bowhay$23,179$8,122-65%
Mildred Kettelhake$10,053$8,071-19.7%
Gary Ruegge$29,924$7,924-73.5%
Dale E. Herrick$15,677$7,839-50%
Jack L. Hinrichsen$22,541$7,813-65.3%
Donald Albers$24,119$7,784-67.7%
Brady Johnson$15,925$7,712-51.6%
Arnold Eichenberger$18,894$7,469-60.5%
Double DE Farms, LLC$22,025$7,461-66.1%
Arnold N. Dvorak$22,007$7,446-66.2%
Alan Gyhra$36,039$7,430-79.4%
Luedders & Reed, Inc.$38,146$7,267-80.9%
Robert M. Musil$6,888$7,2264.9%
Whitney L. Sisco$17,990$7,217-59.9%
Austin Mitchel Johnson$392$7,1591,726.3%
Robin Wenzl$23,126$7,121-69.2%
Nicholas S. Thomas$12,219$6,878-43.7%
Doeschot Farm$0$6,856--
Dean Bausch$22,168$6,843-69.1%
Jamie L. Kramer$15,819$6,840-56.8%
Christopher Nicholas$22,834$6,652-70.9%
Mark D. Bloss$16,963$6,598-61.1%
Kenneth L. Eichenberger Sr.$6,352$6,346-0.1%
Jared Freeman$14,813$6,242-57.9%
Michael Donahue III$6,185$6,1850%
Donald D. Koehler$6,455$6,169-4.4%
Karen A. Koehler$6,455$6,169-4.4%
Michael Turnbull$5,955$5,9550%
Findlay Family Trust$0$5,918--
Mr Douglas Bernadt-Douglas M Bernadt Family Trust$0$5,889--
Don J. Bausch$18,656$5,822-68.8%
Michael Leitschuck$5,596$5,499-1.7%
Raymond Daniel$8,500$5,428-36.1%
Patrick Sunneberg$4,643$5,39616.2%
Marshal Freeman$16,063$5,242-67.4%
Paul Rohrbaugh$22,326$5,203-76.7%
Bryan Ruegge$20,268$5,168-74.5%
Kevin Dean Branek$11,378$5,124-55%
Alda Mae Frey$0$5,096--
Chris H. Schuster$11,451$4,898-57.2%
Pawnee Farms, Inc.$5,627$4,849-13.8%
Larry E Rinne$12,500$4,848-61.2%
Henry R Schaardt$23,452$4,846-79.3%
Shane E. Friedly$28,386$4,842-82.9%
Shirley A. Wiers$0$4,789--
Howard W. Blecha$8,280$4,780-42.3%
Lynn W. Curtis$4,776$4,769-0.1%
Gary Scott$4,749$4,7490%
Max Hoffman$15,238$4,623-69.7%
Dale Lee Eichenberger$7,102$4,575-35.6%
Frederick Family Trust$20,735$4,465-78.5%
Kenneth Eichenberger Jr.$7,028$4,429-37%
Paul Rogers$12,000$4,348-63.8%
Robin L. Spence$19,272$4,334-77.5%
Kay Ellen Farwell$3,493$4,04515.8%
Roy Mullin$6,989$4,023-42.4%
Ang Farwell Farms$3,414$3,99617%
John Wehrbein$12,818$3,939-69.3%
Gordon Clement$3,733$3,9295.3%
Andy Farwell$16,396$3,923-76.1%
The Bartels Family Trust$11,668$3,783-67.6%
Jerry L. Vrtiska$3,051$3,76123.3%
Clayton W Schaardt$17,549$3,739-78.7%
Daniel A. Eichenberger$11,472$3,687-67.9%
Kevin Blecha$16,306$3,594-78%
Katherine Wehrbein$10,681$3,552-66.7%
David Blecha$17,919$3,459-80.7%
Loren Plager$12,751$3,433-73.1%
Norman E. Bohling$12,388$3,380-72.7%
Paul Jasa$6,688$3,353-49.9%
Hunzeker Special Trust$0$3,336--
Gary Lee Beethe$8,601$3,318-61.4%
Gilbert's Double Lee Dairy, Inc.$18,273$3,318-81.8%
Eric L. Burgett$6,769$3,265-51.8%
Dorothy Reuter Kalin$8,526$3,256-61.8%
Wayne a Zimmerman and Jeanette L Zimmerman Rev Trust$0$3,236--
Roger Freeman$3,058$3,0891%
Susie Ann Eichenberger$3,078$3,0780%
Robert Stepanek$6,171$3,062-50.4%
Terry C. Kerl$9,008$3,008-66.6%
Harold D Yoble$7,673$2,991-61%
Randy Gottula$0$2,874--
Helen Gyhra$0$2,766--
Janell M Sommerhalder Revocable Living Trust$0$2,747--
James A. Tegtmeier$3,049$2,712-11.1%
Sharon Christen$2,692$2,6920%
John Howard Herrick$0$2,605--
Preston Sunneberg$6,880$2,573-62.6%
Michael Moser$2,412$2,4120%
Kendall Schuster$7,282$2,412-66.9%
R&T Tegtmeier, LLC$5,853$2,361-59.7%
Dannie Burkholder$0$2,300--
John Hunzeker$6,670$2,200-67%
Leonard Rogers Trust$6,000$2,174-63.8%
Amy M. Christen$2,168$2,1680%
Dan E Sommerhalder$14,745$2,151-85.4%
Russell D. Farwell$36,959$2,132-94.2%
John James$1,973$1,9730%
Vernon Speers Jr.$7,736$1,961-74.7%
Bredemeier Farms, Inc.$2,691$1,957-27.3%
Milan Tomek Family Trust$1,558$1,91322.8%
Kreifel Family Revocable Trust-Greg Kreifel$0$1,839--
Duane A. Ideus$4,806$1,746-63.7%
Arthur Saathoff$3,625$1,731-52.2%
Charles D. Davis$3,524$1,609-54.3%
MS Denise June Wolsleben$7,667$1,604-79.1%
Dean Poskochil$9,473$1,587-83.2%
John K. Burgert$1,584$1,5840%
Edwin Krofta$3,800$1,536-59.6%
Gyhra Construction, Inc.$4,082$1,503-63.2%
Vernon Branek Estate$10,227$1,462-85.7%
Elaine Mullin$2,210$1,372-37.9%
Charlene Groeling$1,262$1,2620%
Ronald Seitz$0$1,258--
Ronald - L Kettelhake Liv Trust Kettelhake$0$1,250--
Matthew G Schaardt$2,658$1,231-53.7%
Mary Elizabeth Gottula$4,542$1,227-73%
David Anderson$3,432$1,211-64.7%
Carolyn Bedea$2,596$1,207-53.5%
Michael M. Rice$1,182$1,179-0.3%
Robert J. Steinauer$2,482$1,128-54.6%
Mike Sisco$2,203$1,109-49.7%
Gregg J. Clement$0$1,108--
Lavon R. Covault$2,819$1,072-62%
Clint Johnson$2,858$1,016-64.5%
Doris E. Wenzl$3,949$1,010-74.4%
Tanner Joseph Sharpe$4,928$994-79.8%
Larry Bradbury$975$9750%
Pamela M. Bradbury$975$9750%
Audrey S. Plager$873$97411.6%
Dale L. Plager$873$97411.6%
Patrick J. Donahue$884$8840%
Kendall Binder$866$8660%
Timothy M. Puhalla$4,034$865-78.6%
Trent T. Tegtmeier$2,420$855-64.7%
Richard Pflaum$1,619$845-47.8%
Richard P Farwell Family Trust$1,344$829-38.3%
Mary J Sommerhalder$5,549$790-85.8%
Don Plager$2,811$790-71.9%
Ronald Auxier$778$7780%
Glynn Family Trust - Rita$1,400$758-45.9%
Randall Oenbring$757$7570%
Mark Tegtmeier$741$7410%
Thomas J. Hildebrand$2,130$739-65.3%
Bausch Gerriets Farm$0$735--
Loren N. Kroemer$1,806$730-59.6%
Mark Penkava$713$7130%
James Blecha Sr.$1,962$698-64.4%
Lawrence R. Bradbury$1,584$679-57.1%
Ryan Edward Sommerhalder$932$678-27.3%
Trevor B. McClintock$1,347$670-50.3%
Donald L. Siske$2,695$668-75.2%
Gary W. Leatherman$948$642-32.3%
Dorothy L Bstandig$3,091$641-79.3%
Pawnee City Historical Society & Museum, Inc.$0$638--
Patrick Sisco$24,586$637-97.4%
Brian Bernadt$3,327$634-80.9%
Denton G. Stitt$1,290$616-52.2%
Tate Kenneth Hanzlicek$0$606--
George Tomek$1,376$606-56%
Clinton H. Maslonka$1,015$602-40.7%
Elma Lee Buchholz$1,569$598-61.9%
Janet Krofta$593$5930%
NCLT, LLC$1,537$592-61.5%
Jordan L. Droge$2,948$588-80.1%
Melvin Dorf$3,437$578-83.2%
James Zelenka$576$5760%
Rose E. Moulden$1,401$568-59.5%
Norton Rinne$1,251$562-55.1%
Nathan John Wiers$0$556--
Larry Hart$859$535-37.7%
Austin R. Smith$4,779$502-89.5%
Leland Rogge$7,072$490-93.1%
Jason Allan Turnbull$0$450--
Randy Mason$1,399$450-67.8%
Kenneth Cumro$623$449-27.9%
Michael Lee Stille$4,260$434-89.8%
Mark Lierz$288$38433.3%
Tyler Matthew Stille$1,738$381-78.1%
Steven Wayne Smith$1,716$368-78.6%
Iron Horse Ranch and Grain, LLC$1,192$366-69.3%
William Petrashek$1,560$357-77.1%
Joseph L. Sharpe$1,507$347-77%
Table Rock Cemetery Association$469$276-41.2%
Alma MacH$1,076$269-75%
Lawayne S Mach$1,076$269-75%
Chet Koester$0$237--
Vaughn L. Koester$0$237--
Kyle Gottula$1,144$228-80.1%
Vickie L. Wiers$210$2100%
Steve Klein$80$195143.8%
Alex J Gyhra$1,875$180-90.4%
Tyler a Gyhra$1,597$180-88.7%
Edward Findlay$401$153-61.8%
Sharon Streit$139$1390%
Brooke Wehrbein$638$138-78.4%
Gene P. Hart$231$130-43.7%
Andrew D. Case$0$105--
Todd White$536$93-82.6%
Mollee Jo Sharpe$451$90-80%
Ernest Reuter$262$31-88.2%
Mary Joan Eichenberger$2,501$5-99.8%
Wayne E. Cacek$13,087$4-100%
Bausch Gerriets Farm$1,198$0-100%
Carol A. Sisco$818$0-100%
Clara Marie Seitz$159$0-100%
Dean M. Dvorak$15,687$0-100%
Evelyn Doeschot$6,855$0-100%
Greg Pepperl$1,121$0-100%
Karly Rose Black$145$0-100%
Logan W. Barr$15,092$0-100%
Merlen Hothan$534$0-100%
Patricia Hasenkamp$12,272$0-100%
Patrick Dvorak$1,497$0-100%
Richard Thomas$2,040$0-100%
Cody Loveall$3,768$0-100%
Nancy Moyer$4,923$0-100%
Randall W. Schafer$941$0-100%
State Bank of Table Rock$19,124$0-100%
Kay E. Farwell$2,465$0-100%
Nathan Wiers$4,326$0-100%
David L. Sargent$15,489$0-100%
Wayne a Zimmerman and Jeanette L$2,043$0-100%
Austin Johnson$14,509$0-100%
Betty Spitser$594$0-100%
Beverley A. Rottman$26,520$0-100%
Bryce R. Niss$107,660$0-100%
Darrell Espe$4,117$0-100%
Freeman J. Schwartz$10,904$0-100%
Gary Leatherman$95$0-100%
Jason Allan Turnbull$4,482$0-100%
John R Cooper Estate$9,024$0-100%
Larry Sinagoga$222$0-100%
Lee Rottman$37,582$0-100%
Marian Leatherman$478$0-100%
Mark E. Blecha$115$0-100%
Michael Gyhra Estate$393$0-100%
Michael R. Korber$11,997$0-100%
Pawnee City Historical Society$638$0-100%
RJS Revocable Trust$2,446$0-100%
Rosanne Schilling Testamentary Trustee$2,390$0-100%
State Bank of Table Rock$12,769$0-100%
Theodore H Gyhra$2,607$0-100%
Waunetta J & Charles D Westing Trustee$3,859$0-100%
Waunetta J Westing Test Trustee$1,563$0-100%
Weddle Farms, LLC$392$0-100%
William Miller Living Trust$6,109$0-100%
Bryan Heidemann$35,110$0-100%
Helen Gyhra$24,834$0-100%
Janell M Sommerhalder Revocable L$5,736$0-100%
John Howard Herrick$3,633$0-100%
Joseph H Gyhra$10,825$0-100%
Linda Rinne Irrevocable Trust$1,171$0-100%
Lloyd Kettelhake$3,653$0-100%
Mark van Winkle$990$0-100%
Michelle Bernadt$1,044$0-100%
Mr Douglas Bernadt-Douglas M Bern$13,233$0-100%
Ronald - L Kettelhake Liv Trust K$1,941$0-100%
Ronald Kettelhake$3,866$0-100%
Sharon R. White$11$0-100%
Billy Bob Laun-Billy Bob Laun Trustee$84,820$0-100%
Ervin E. Miller$3,676$0-100%
Findlay Family Trust$8,969$0-100%
Gregory J and Joanne E Clement Re$1,108$0-100%
Kreifel Family Revocable Trust-Group$4,337$0-100%
State Bank of Table Rock$61,092$0-100%
Susan Ann Pope$31$0-100%
William J Marfice$3,906$0-100%
Total subsidies$11,304,773$3,847,575-66%

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