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In 2021, 220 farmers in cities within Glasscock County received a total of $7.5 million in 588 farm subsidies, a 50.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $15.3 million in 1,049 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 Glasscock County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Halfmann Farms, Inc. | $233,391 | $191,039 | -18.1% |
| DCB Farms, Inc. | $207,454 | $182,888 | -11.8% |
| A & M Fuchs Farms | $352,870 | $175,212 | -50.3% |
| Mark L Frysak | $193,860 | $129,624 | -33.1% |
| D & K Schaefer Farms, Inc. | $133,812 | $126,851 | -5.2% |
| James Stewart Farms, Inc. | $209,617 | $114,692 | -45.3% |
| Doyle Schaefer Farms, Inc. | $108,629 | $111,464 | 2.6% |
| Larry Wheat | $212,601 | $109,893 | -48.3% |
| Rodney James Gully | $139,594 | $109,192 | -21.8% |
| Allen J. Jansa | $151,066 | $104,697 | -30.7% |
| Martin County Usda/FSA | $331,498 | $103,970 | -68.6% |
| David Cole Schwartz | $129,250 | $102,042 | -21.1% |
| Niehues Brothers | $148,567 | $101,967 | -31.4% |
| Darrell Halfmann Farms, Inc. | $205,312 | $101,915 | -50.4% |
| M H Farm Services, Inc. | $147,506 | $99,783 | -32.4% |
| Eric Hirt Farms, Inc. | $215,073 | $98,240 | -54.3% |
| Roland R. Halfmann | $45,259 | $97,591 | 115.6% |
| KDS Cotton Farms, Inc. | $139,613 | $94,480 | -32.3% |
| Weishuhn Agent Services, Inc. | $152,512 | $94,041 | -38.3% |
| KSB County Line Enterprises, Inc. | $60,811 | $93,218 | 53.3% |
| Mitchell Jansa FMS, Inc. | $172,604 | $92,953 | -46.1% |
| Layne Kemp Farms, Inc. | $163,446 | $90,476 | -44.6% |
| J&a Farms, Inc. | $125,032 | $89,369 | -28.5% |
| G&e Cotton Farms, Inc. | $240,438 | $88,636 | -63.1% |
| Paul & Tara Schwartz FMS, Inc. | $122,309 | $85,556 | -30% |
| Jerome F Hoelscher, Inc. | $261,399 | $83,707 | -68% |
| Carl D. Hoelscher | $148,440 | $81,049 | -45.4% |
| Kara L. Hoelscher | $148,440 | $81,049 | -45.4% |
| M&a Halfmann, Inc. | $58,693 | $80,744 | 37.6% |
| Andy Wheeler Farms, Inc. | $140,293 | $80,066 | -42.9% |
| Randy Hoelscher FMS, Inc. | $103,686 | $79,268 | -23.5% |
| B & C Gully JV | $182,277 | $78,063 | -57.2% |
| Jamie Hoelscher | $137,355 | $77,658 | -43.5% |
| Randy Hoelscher | $137,355 | $77,658 | -43.5% |
| Scott Halfmann Farms, Inc. | $71,948 | $76,491 | 6.3% |
| Darrell Halfmann | $147,544 | $75,363 | -48.9% |
| Larry Halfmann Farms, Inc. | $104,544 | $75,238 | -28% |
| Lacy Creek Farms Jv | $199,880 | $74,022 | -63% |
| Darren Jost Farms, Inc. | $62,048 | $71,008 | 14.4% |
| Galen Wayne Schwartz | $166,801 | $70,646 | -57.6% |
| Alfred Schwartz Jr. | $158,776 | $70,467 | -55.6% |
| Brent Gully Farms, Inc. | $80,802 | $68,208 | -15.6% |
| E & M Jost Farms, Inc. | $128,509 | $67,618 | -47.4% |
| Carey Niehues FMS, Inc. | $104,048 | $64,597 | -37.9% |
| Lawrence & Helen Jost | $284,364 | $64,232 | -77.4% |
| Travis Gully | $81,485 | $63,854 | -21.6% |
| Rory Niehues FMS, Inc. | $126,115 | $63,252 | -49.8% |
| Justin Schwartz | $147,115 | $60,989 | -58.5% |
| Rockpile Ranch Company | $50,182 | $58,220 | 16% |
| Wendell R Halfmann Farms, Inc. | $82,277 | $58,013 | -29.5% |
| Schwartz Farms, Ltd. | $93,222 | $56,918 | -38.9% |
| Nathan Halfmann FMS, Inc. | $287,839 | $55,888 | -80.6% |
| Paul B. Schwartz | $90,909 | $52,713 | -42% |
| Kenneth D. Braden | $72,873 | $50,045 | -31.3% |
| Brian Hirt Farms, Inc. | $42,864 | $48,173 | 12.4% |
| Brandon Schraeder | $54,675 | $46,818 | -14.4% |
| Anthony Hoelscher Farms, Inc. | $110,504 | $46,674 | -57.8% |
| Western Blackland Farms, Inc. | $82,527 | $46,355 | -43.8% |
| Darren Jost | $178,303 | $45,444 | -74.5% |
| Galen & Kristen Schwartz Farms, Inc. | $0 | $44,892 | -- |
| Schwartz Cotton Farms, LLC | $94,462 | $44,803 | -52.6% |
| Allan Fuchs | $67,086 | $42,878 | -36.1% |
| T & K Hoelscher Farms, Inc. | $129,262 | $42,731 | -66.9% |
| Reggie Halfmann | $47,120 | $42,716 | -9.3% |
| David Weishuhn | $123,052 | $40,385 | -67.2% |
| Lane Mccaw Halfmann | $48,425 | $39,214 | -19% |
| David & Belinda Weishuhn | $12,652 | $39,013 | 208.4% |
| AMH Ranch, LLC | $119,028 | $38,386 | -67.8% |
| Rocking H Meyer Farms, Inc. | $85,877 | $38,225 | -55.5% |
| Apple Creek Farms, Inc. | $174,300 | $37,487 | -78.5% |
| Wayne A. Jansa | $70,347 | $36,873 | -47.6% |
| Ralph Farms, Inc. | $122,651 | $36,811 | -70% |
| Eugene G. Jost | $191,224 | $36,248 | -81% |
| Jeremy Gully | $52,222 | $36,106 | -30.9% |
| Kimberly Jost | $166,584 | $36,071 | -78.3% |
| Michael Fuchs | $64,973 | $35,620 | -45.2% |
| Ricky Halfmann | $74,020 | $34,890 | -52.9% |
| Chris Matschek FMS, Inc. | $103,577 | $34,757 | -66.4% |
| Neal Wilde Farms, Inc. | $48,493 | $34,467 | -28.9% |
| Henry J. Chudej | $54,412 | $33,433 | -38.6% |
| James Schwartz Farms, Inc. | $101,167 | $32,958 | -67.4% |
| R & K Halfmann Farms, Inc. | $82,290 | $32,429 | -60.6% |
| Douglas Joseph Schaefer | $95,109 | $32,421 | -65.9% |
| Delbert Halfmann FMS, Inc. | $29,077 | $32,056 | 10.2% |
| Hay Farms, Inc. | $92,191 | $31,034 | -66.3% |
| Chris Matschek | $57,020 | $30,855 | -45.9% |
| Andrew Wheeler | $167,158 | $30,797 | -81.6% |
| Michael Fuchs Farms, Inc. | $88,751 | $29,587 | -66.7% |
| Valley Farms, Inc. | $158,510 | $29,404 | -81.4% |
| Joe D. Schwartz | $52,717 | $29,307 | -44.4% |
| Carey Niehues | $24,408 | $29,290 | 20% |
| Colton Schwartz | $74,249 | $29,278 | -60.6% |
| J&J Agent, LLC | $63,441 | $28,401 | -55.2% |
| Tiffany Marie Matschek | $52,725 | $27,868 | -47.1% |
| Chris Hirt Farms, Inc. | $93,488 | $27,842 | -70.2% |
| Edward Bart Belew | $24,846 | $27,589 | 11% |
| Nathan Halfmann | $11,188 | $27,449 | 145.3% |
| Joe D Schwartz FMS, Inc. | $34,630 | $27,088 | -21.8% |
| Derek Charles Dieringer | $109,678 | $26,178 | -76.1% |
| April Braden | $30,833 | $25,831 | -16.2% |
| Allan Fuchs Farms, Inc. | $74,929 | $25,073 | -66.5% |
| William Neel Test Trustee FBO William Jon Currie | $0 | $24,741 | -- |
| Matthew Frysak | $60,602 | $24,395 | -59.7% |
| Ernest Schwartz FMS, Inc. | $49,231 | $24,343 | -50.6% |
| Chris Allen Hirt | $50,581 | $24,199 | -52.2% |
| Sammy Kellermeier | $28,031 | $23,999 | -14.4% |
| Delbert R. Halfmann | $42,834 | $23,658 | -44.8% |
| Kevin M. Hirt | $47,435 | $23,642 | -50.2% |
| Wayne D. Hirt | $47,435 | $23,642 | -50.2% |
| M & M Halfmann Farms, Inc. | $20,070 | $23,346 | 16.3% |
| Stefanie Lee Howard | $27,434 | $22,843 | -16.7% |
| Wendell R. Halfmann | $94,730 | $22,586 | -76.2% |
| B&B Farms, LLC | $5,793 | $20,438 | 252.8% |
| Mark Halfmann | $56,662 | $20,240 | -64.3% |
| Sammy Kellermeier Farms, Inc. | $21,253 | $19,150 | -9.9% |
| Wilbert C. Dieringer | $67,438 | $18,985 | -71.8% |
| Duane Braden | $55,977 | $18,664 | -66.7% |
| Doyle Schaefer | $224,383 | $18,186 | -91.9% |
| Eric Seidenberger | $71,699 | $17,919 | -75% |
| MTH Farms, Inc. | $90,466 | $17,485 | -80.7% |
| Robert McIlroy | $16,026 | $17,027 | 6.2% |
| Ricky Halfmann Farms, Inc. | $118,766 | $16,761 | -85.9% |
| Pelzel Harvesting & Insurance Agency, Inc. | $0 | $15,321 | -- |
| Leon A. Halfmann | $55,891 | $15,315 | -72.6% |
| Brandon Schaefer | $2,869 | $14,998 | 422.8% |
| Dennis Seidenberger FMS | $45,029 | $14,901 | -66.9% |
| Russell J. Halfmann | $69,322 | $14,785 | -78.7% |
| Helen Jost | $4,729 | $14,627 | 209.3% |
| B & P Farms, Inc. | $97,889 | $13,639 | -86.1% |
| Leroy A. Hoelscher | $30,198 | $13,470 | -55.4% |
| Floyd Wilde Farms, Inc. | $71,399 | $13,458 | -81.2% |
| Rhino Farms, Inc. | $58,765 | $13,410 | -77.2% |
| Ronnie Hirt FMS, Inc. | $56,520 | $13,403 | -76.3% |
| Bailey Matschek | $0 | $12,753 | -- |
| B&W Halfmann, LP | $45,606 | $12,672 | -72.2% |
| The First National Bank of Sterling City | $0 | $12,529 | -- |
| Wilde Farm & Ranch | $15,140 | $11,854 | -21.7% |
| John B. Phillips | $51,940 | $11,784 | -77.3% |
| James Schwartz | $7,992 | $11,597 | 45.1% |
| Ann M. Hoelscher | $16,138 | $11,574 | -28.3% |
| Harold T. Hoelscher | $16,138 | $11,572 | -28.3% |
| Scott D. Halfmann | $129,183 | $11,293 | -91.3% |
| Golden Acres Farms, Inc. | $16,339 | $10,709 | -34.5% |
| Chad J. Hirt | $20,737 | $10,664 | -48.6% |
| Michael Hoch | $38,073 | $10,041 | -73.6% |
| Eugene E. Hirt | $20,910 | $9,905 | -52.6% |
| Hirt Family, LLC | $0 | $9,465 | -- |
| Wendell Jones Farms, Inc. | $10,215 | $9,364 | -8.3% |
| Ryne Dierschke | $21,209 | $8,829 | -58.4% |
| Brett Nicholas Chudej | $7,379 | $8,537 | 15.7% |
| Rose M. Schwartz | $15,060 | $8,457 | -43.8% |
| Loretta A. Schaefer | $7,471 | $8,245 | 10.4% |
| Kay Donna MacHicek | $30,527 | $8,071 | -73.6% |
| Cah Farms, Inc. | $22,893 | $8,009 | -65% |
| Garrett Kellermeier | $8,669 | $7,997 | -7.8% |
| Charles E. Gully | $20,837 | $7,948 | -61.9% |
| CMH Farms, Inc. | $26,328 | $7,818 | -70.3% |
| HLK Family Farm | $5,712 | $7,094 | 24.2% |
| James Stewart | $41,222 | $6,985 | -83.1% |
| Chelsie Schwartz | $6,938 | $6,938 | 0% |
| Grant Schwartz | $6,938 | $6,938 | 0% |
| Frank a & Dolores Gully Family Trustee | $11,464 | $6,888 | -39.9% |
| Benella, LLC | $19,667 | $6,787 | -65.5% |
| Carol Ann Gully | $3,399 | $6,649 | 95.6% |
| HS Farm and Ranch, LLC | $7,374 | $6,619 | -10.2% |
| Joseph C Schwartz Estate | $15,060 | $6,433 | -57.3% |
| Cecil & Wilma Halfmann Family LP | $0 | $6,015 | -- |
| Gary Halfmann | $8,842 | $5,966 | -32.5% |
| Bernadette Plagens | $19,633 | $5,889 | -70% |
| Anita Carnett | $5,903 | $5,467 | -7.4% |
| Rory Niehues | $13,386 | $5,256 | -60.7% |
| Hirt Family Farm Trustee | $21,932 | $5,181 | -76.4% |
| Ernest L. Schwartz | $14,483 | $5,100 | -64.8% |
| Hayden Lee Halfmann | $50,682 | $5,060 | -90% |
| Ryan J. MacHicek | $7,978 | $4,907 | -38.5% |
| Belinda J. Weishuhn | $33,900 | $4,812 | -85.8% |
| Carol D. Phillips | $13,814 | $4,715 | -65.9% |
| Tommy J. Hoelscher | $2,930 | $4,533 | 54.7% |
| Jones Farm Company | $12,364 | $4,232 | -65.8% |
| Bill Murphy | $8,083 | $3,787 | -53.1% |
| Cecil Halfmann | $22,367 | $3,742 | -83.3% |
| Ronnie R. Halfmann | $16,036 | $3,707 | -76.9% |
| Scott P. Hillger | $7,056 | $3,538 | -49.9% |
| Colby Andrew Hirt | $2,255 | $3,344 | 48.3% |
| Leon Halfmann Farms, Inc. | $11,420 | $3,288 | -71.2% |
| Beverly Hartley Harp | $7,176 | $3,125 | -56.5% |
| Gerry Lynn Hartley | $7,176 | $3,125 | -56.5% |
| Nancy Murphy | $3,036 | $3,086 | 1.6% |
| Hubert J. Frerich | $7,935 | $3,009 | -62.1% |
| Chad Halfmann | $39,825 | $2,781 | -93% |
| Tbas Partners | $2,580 | $2,725 | 5.6% |
| Michael Dale Hillger | $2,694 | $2,694 | 0% |
| JCP Land Company, LLC | $799 | $2,483 | 210.8% |
| John M Kinnibrugh | $2,592 | $2,481 | -4.3% |
| B & B Stevens, LLC | $6,861 | $2,431 | -64.6% |
| Chais Goodwin | $9,544 | $2,400 | -74.9% |
| Marck C. Schafer | $22,265 | $2,340 | -89.5% |
| Brant William Murphy | $0 | $2,148 | -- |
| Dusti Darlene Murphy | $0 | $2,148 | -- |
| Douglas J. Jost | $6,443 | $2,134 | -66.9% |
| Lilli of the Vine Vineyards, Inc. | $17,482 | $2,000 | -88.6% |
| Joseph Schwartz Shelter C. Tr | $0 | $1,998 | -- |
| Pyramid Livestock Ranch, Inc. | $4,136 | $1,944 | -53% |
| George E. Schwartz | $0 | $1,937 | -- |
| Peyton Lee Schaefer | $9,959 | $1,928 | -80.6% |
| Cade Halfmann | $0 | $1,649 | -- |
| 5-H Livestock Partnership | $2,494 | $1,632 | -34.6% |
| Rhino Farms & USDA-FSA, Inc. | $0 | $1,598 | -- |
| M & T Halfmann Childrens Trust | $5,496 | $1,567 | -71.5% |
| Steve Pelzel | $624 | $1,405 | 125.2% |
| Britni Ann Cook Revocable Trust | $1,347 | $1,347 | 0% |
| Jerome F. Hoelscher | $520 | $950 | 82.7% |
| Lonnie G Felfe | $0 | $950 | -- |
| Charles Braden | $5,721 | $945 | -83.5% |
| Kristin Ann Schwartz | $3,075 | $745 | -75.8% |
| Linda Jones | $1,250 | $639 | -48.9% |
| Schwartz Farms Logistics, LLC | $16,262 | $385 | -97.6% |
| Betty J. Halfmann | $811 | $185 | -77.2% |
| MacY Schwartz | $2,830 | $94 | -96.7% |
| MacY Schwartz Stovall | $0 | $10 | -- |
| ABCD Land Partners, LLC | $318 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy Schwartz | $28,790 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent Michael Gully | $4,669 | $0 | -100% |
| C & J Phillips, LLC | $4,463 | $0 | -100% |
| Chudej Farms, LLC | $20,695 | $0 | -100% |
| Galen & Kristen Schwartz Farms in | $163,046 | $0 | -100% |
| Halfmann Livestock, Inc. | $53,078 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy & Carolyn Strube Farms Join | $9,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Jkca Ranch, LLC | $20,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Halfmann | $15,567 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence A. Jost | $10,909 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcus Lynn Halfmann Jr. | $25,669 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcus Ryan Cook Revocable Trust | $1,347 | $0 | -100% |
| Marissa Schwartz | $3,741 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Jo Cope | $15,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Pelzel Harvesting & Insurance Age | $25,616 | $0 | -100% |
| Peyton Schaefer | $4,414 | $0 | -100% |
| R H Farms, LLC | $17,634 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $15,284,311 | $7,517,189 | -50.8% |
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