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In 2021, 132 farmers in cities within Kleberg County received a total of $1.7 million in 259 farm subsidies, a 46.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.2 million in 379 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quackenbush Farms | $537,115 | $253,382 | -52.8% |
| Jeff Yaklin | $374,257 | $211,300 | -43.5% |
| David Schubert | $114,852 | $117,262 | 2.1% |
| Cumberland Farms & Cattle, LLC | $166,631 | $96,918 | -41.8% |
| Glenn Yaklin | $144,112 | $90,765 | -37% |
| Nancy Yeary | $82,591 | $75,075 | -9.1% |
| Ernest Bippert Jr. | $147,293 | $66,018 | -55.2% |
| Steven Unterbrink | $70,804 | $65,985 | -6.8% |
| Alan B. Wheeler | $114,429 | $60,748 | -46.9% |
| Michael Yeary | $147,726 | $59,689 | -59.6% |
| Stanley Rudy Woelfel Jr. | $43,528 | $52,716 | 21.1% |
| Kleberg Bank, N.A. | $54,541 | $43,160 | -20.9% |
| Lee Yeary | $35,838 | $38,177 | 6.5% |
| Stanley Woelfel | $143,798 | $34,602 | -75.9% |
| Malin Ranch, LLC | $19,300 | $31,541 | 63.4% |
| Miles T. Cumberland | $0 | $27,164 | -- |
| C & K Unterbrink Farm | $7,176 | $26,878 | 274.6% |
| John A. Cumberland | $99,287 | $25,626 | -74.2% |
| Ronald Unterbrink | $54,278 | $24,343 | -55.2% |
| Debora A. Unterbrink | $44,140 | $21,006 | -52.4% |
| Kleberg Bank | $38,967 | $17,602 | -54.8% |
| Mark Gilly | $7,512 | $17,161 | 128.4% |
| Iva C Burris Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $15,846 | -- |
| Gary Kriegel | $11,985 | $14,449 | 20.6% |
| Jo Ann V. Sumney | $13,674 | $13,278 | -2.9% |
| Goldia Hubert | $34,211 | $10,721 | -68.7% |
| John Anthony Wuensche IV | $0 | $10,630 | -- |
| William Cumberland | $0 | $9,002 | -- |
| Alice B. May | $15,958 | $8,379 | -47.5% |
| Kenneth Hajek | $12,661 | $7,723 | -39% |
| Sheldon Scott Chambliss | $15,655 | $7,423 | -52.6% |
| Leslie Farms | $15,982 | $7,088 | -55.7% |
| Michael J. Krueger | $2,284 | $6,427 | 181.4% |
| Joe L. Stiles | $36,439 | $5,903 | -83.8% |
| Airline Farms II, Inc. | $0 | $5,192 | -- |
| Patrick Laverne Hubert Family Trust | $0 | $4,758 | -- |
| Alan Wheeler | $10,726 | $4,708 | -56.1% |
| T. J. Brown | $7,655 | $4,560 | -40.4% |
| Jack Brown | $9,633 | $4,248 | -55.9% |
| Amber Dawn Wright | $0 | $4,209 | -- |
| Dwayne C. Hofstetter | $4,755 | $3,996 | -16% |
| Laverne Yaklin | $9,113 | $3,987 | -56.2% |
| Gene M. Jones | $10,751 | $3,964 | -63.1% |
| James Hugo Ford | $0 | $3,905 | -- |
| Angel R. Gonzalez Jr. | $1,902 | $3,901 | 105.1% |
| Jerry Underbrink | $18,970 | $3,725 | -80.4% |
| Dolores Davis | $5,236 | $3,552 | -32.2% |
| Frank E. Prukop | $8,539 | $3,533 | -58.6% |
| Dewey Hubert | $11,841 | $3,531 | -70.2% |
| Sarah A. Shaw | $10,665 | $3,310 | -69% |
| Gene a Yaklin Residuary Trust | $8,074 | $3,167 | -60.8% |
| Shad Shaw II | $0 | $3,138 | -- |
| Autumn Whitlock-Morales | $3,097 | $3,097 | 0% |
| Gerald Cumberland | $22,402 | $3,092 | -86.2% |
| Gordon D. Mills | $0 | $3,016 | -- |
| James Ford | $9,761 | $2,888 | -70.4% |
| Randy Brown | $19,434 | $2,799 | -85.6% |
| Gerald Unterbrink & Son | $27,571 | $2,584 | -90.6% |
| Atilano E. Chapa | $4,876 | $2,369 | -51.4% |
| John A. Wuensche | $0 | $2,357 | -- |
| Ruben Alaniz IV | $5,830 | $2,338 | -59.9% |
| Homero Zamora | $5,643 | $2,330 | -58.7% |
| Roger A. Hubert | $13,619 | $2,298 | -83.1% |
| William M Risken | $9,592 | $2,294 | -76.1% |
| Johnny Aregood | $10,734 | $2,161 | -79.9% |
| Marie Henry Lassman | $2,455 | $2,079 | -15.3% |
| Nancy Coleman | $1,315 | $1,972 | 50% |
| Eleuterio L. Saenz | $825 | $1,910 | 131.5% |
| Robert L. Murphy | $5,508 | $1,854 | -66.3% |
| Harrel D. Nix | $11,755 | $1,838 | -84.4% |
| Nemorio Saenz | $3,955 | $1,639 | -58.6% |
| Bruce Allan Robertson | $0 | $1,630 | -- |
| G D Dwight Williams Trust | $2,851 | $1,614 | -43.4% |
| Philip Yaklin | $3,913 | $1,614 | -58.8% |
| Evelyn Brown | $9,453 | $1,555 | -83.6% |
| Roberto Cantu Jr. | $2,748 | $1,550 | -43.6% |
| Arturo C. Cadena Jr. | $3,311 | $1,543 | -53.4% |
| Herman H Ohlenbusch | $3,443 | $1,539 | -55.3% |
| Rolando Flores | $770 | $1,435 | 86.4% |
| Hubert Farms & Ranches LP | $3,229 | $1,397 | -56.7% |
| Paige Clement | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Victor S. Saenz | $7,335 | $1,294 | -82.4% |
| Carolyn M. Bromley | $4,400 | $1,180 | -73.2% |
| Zona Jones | $5,000 | $1,174 | -76.5% |
| Catherine J. Williamson | $2,124 | $1,159 | -45.4% |
| Yvonne Boggan E. Bodin | $3,311 | $1,063 | -67.9% |
| Woodrow Greenwood | $4,213 | $1,029 | -75.6% |
| Homero Garza | $2,490 | $994 | -60.1% |
| Duane C. Hubert | $15,647 | $951 | -93.9% |
| David White | $2,453 | $947 | -61.4% |
| Pablo S. Garcia | $4,540 | $937 | -79.4% |
| Sebero Barrientes | $380 | $934 | 145.8% |
| Cynthia Flores | $3,008 | $932 | -69% |
| Jaime E. Carrillo | $2,567 | $908 | -64.6% |
| Candelario Ramirez | $816 | $903 | 10.7% |
| Roberta A. Mittag | $3,228 | $901 | -72.1% |
| Jose R. Ochoa | $1,925 | $848 | -55.9% |
| Manuel T. Montalvo | $335 | $844 | 151.9% |
| William E Rudellat | $3,146 | $842 | -73.2% |
| Leonel Garcia | $990 | $766 | -22.6% |
| Daniel de la Paz | $4,127 | $736 | -82.2% |
| Billie J. Kirk | $2,823 | $702 | -75.1% |
| Katherine van Fleet | $607 | $686 | 13% |
| Adrian de la Paz | $0 | $662 | -- |
| Mary T. Hubert | $3,297 | $656 | -80.1% |
| Jose De La Luz Martinez Jr. | $1,485 | $597 | -59.8% |
| Richard M. Davis | $0 | $458 | -- |
| Cynthia M. Garcia | $1,980 | $424 | -78.6% |
| T & R Trust - Rebecca Sue Trant - 2017 FWD | $0 | $406 | -- |
| Leon Grones | $2,314 | $397 | -82.8% |
| Benito Garza | $1,596 | $396 | -75.2% |
| Francisco X. Escobedo Jr. | $1,661 | $353 | -78.7% |
| Roger E. Hubert | $966 | $345 | -64.3% |
| Baldemar Garcia | $1,518 | $344 | -77.3% |
| Sandra Nietenhoefer | $599 | $329 | -45.1% |
| Allen May Jr. | $283 | $296 | 4.6% |
| Cheryl May | $284 | $296 | 4.2% |
| Jesse Mendez | $660 | $294 | -55.5% |
| Albert S. Garcia | $1,082 | $257 | -76.2% |
| Dorothy Walshe | $2,154 | $256 | -88.1% |
| Robert Wagner | $863 | $251 | -70.9% |
| Oliver Hinojosa Jr. | $0 | $215 | -- |
| William M. Allen Jr. | $702 | $207 | -70.5% |
| John Campbell McFall | $1,104 | $194 | -82.4% |
| Donald Ray Trant Jr. | $427 | $176 | -58.8% |
| Randolph C. Snyder | $4,265 | $172 | -96% |
| Alston Brown | $389 | $97 | -75.1% |
| Gary J. Moravits | $198 | $73 | -63.1% |
| Laverne P. Hubert | $1,884 | $50 | -97.3% |
| Adrian Gonzalez | $57 | $48 | -15.8% |
| Charles Rosenauer | $1,678 | $42 | -97.5% |
| Michael Lee Garcia | $240 | $9 | -96.3% |
| Adrian de la Pz | $1,287 | $0 | -100% |
| Benito R. Chapa | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Diana V. Hernandez | $401 | $0 | -100% |
| Frankie C. Pattillo | $1,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Gabriel P. Zamora | $835 | $0 | -100% |
| Gloria P. Diaz | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| John Perez | $622 | $0 | -100% |
| Jose Guillermo Vera | $119 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin J. Schubert | $8,567 | $0 | -100% |
| Mildred B Kriegel Estate | $258 | $0 | -100% |
| Noe Edwardo Pena | $1,264 | $0 | -100% |
| Nora Diaz P. de Leon | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul M West | $1,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra K. Rose | $810 | $0 | -100% |
| T & R Trust - Rebecca Sue Trant | $253 | $0 | -100% |
| Hamilton Farms | $15,020 | $0 | -100% |
| Hugh Bert Quackenbush | $5,341 | $0 | -100% |
| John T. Hubert | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda J. Hamilton | $2,201 | $0 | -100% |
| Los Jaboncillos Ranch, Inc. | $152,721 | $0 | -100% |
| Millard Delcoure | $145 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Laverne Hubert Family Trustee | $11,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,226,722 | $1,734,568 | -46.2% |
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