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About those agriculture subsidies

13 Monday Sep 2021

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How much?

This afternoon:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
House Agriculture Democrats blindly voted on an unfinished plan without bipartisan input or any certainty of where at least $28 billion of their proposed spending would end up.

This is no way to function and causes Americans to lose faith in Congress.
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2:07 PM · Sep 13, 2021

Bipartisan? Heh.

Will no one consider the fate of the subsidies?

Some of the responses:

#VickyHartzlerisaliar

Maybe they don’t trust your input. Farmer, are ya’? If not, give up your seat to Nunes of cow farming fame.

What is is jeopardizing your ag subsidies? #HandoutHartzler #welfarequeenHartzler

Is this screwing up your next subsidy? Why are you afraid to post this to Facebook? Too many followers there?

We know you have your hand out trying to scam some more farm subsidies for yourself.

Vicky. [….] NO ONE who voted to challenge the certified election results should be lecturing ANYONE about how to cause “Americans to lose faith in Congress.”

The GQP is the party of traitors and liars, losers and national embarrassments.

Domestic terrorist has concerns.
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January 6th, 2021 you lost all faith with a number of us, if we really had any faith left after you eroded it over these last four years. No, you’re losing money and now you are trying to spin it as a bad thing. Cut the fat and cut the crap Vick.

Ouch.

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2021 file photo].

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Market Facilitation Program – USDA

06 Tuesday Aug 2019

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The Market Facilitation Program [pdf] (MFP) provides direct payments to help corn, cotton, sorghum, soybean, wheat, dairy, hog, shelled almonds and fresh sweet cherries producers who have been directly impacted by illegal retaliatory tariffs, resulting in the loss of traditional exports. The MFP is established under the statutory authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act and is under the administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA).

From the Environmental Working Group Farm Subsidy Database:

“…Total Market Facilitation Program payments in Missouri totaled $432 million from 2018-2019…”

USDA subsidy information for Hartzler Farms Inc, Harrisonville, MO 64701

Market Facilitation Program – Corn [2018] $800
Market Facilitation Program – Soybeans [2018] $104,794
Market Facilitation Program – Wheat [2018] $3,322

Total Market Facilitation Program [2018] $108,916

In August of 2018:

A Conversation with President Trump about Trade
August 3, 2018 Press Release

HARRISONVILLE, MO – Last week I had the opportunity to visit with the President about the challenges our farmers and ranchers are facing and the implications of increased tariffs. Although it is clear we must put a stop to China’s blatant violation of international trade laws, the current situation is precarious for rural America, and we need to open other markets to help offset our losses as soon as possible.

In my conversation with the President, I stressed that Missouri farmers are patriots who understand the need for better trade deals that are both free and fair. They love America and are willing to hang tough to help make our nation stronger. However, farm country is hurting. Over the past five years, we have seen a fifty percent decrease in net farm income stemming from persistently low commodity prices. The ag community can only handle so much. Farmers need to see substantial progress in bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations, new market access for their goods, and certainty that new trading patterns lead to long term growth.

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Evidently, on a personal level for Representative Hartzler (r), $108,916.00 in 2018 Market Facilitation Program subsidies helps.

The application [pdf] (yes, you had to apply) for the 2018 Market Facilitation Program subsidy opened in September 2018.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2015 file photo].

Oh, SNAP!

19 Tuesday Nov 2013

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Today, from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r), via Twitter:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler ‏@RepHartzler

Honored to receive the Agricultural Leader of the Year award from Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow. [….] 12:43 PM – 18 Nov 13

And within eleven minutes, two responses:

curtis whitworth ‏@curtiswhitworth

@RepHartzler is this because of the subsidies your received? What a hypocrite. 12:48 PM – 18 Nov 13

carl klopfenstine ‏@Carl23b4

@RepHartzler Got your money I guess but cut SNAP.Hope you feel good. 12:54 PM – 18 Nov 13

“Who needs town halls anymore? That’s so twentieth century,” they said. “Everyone uses social media these days. It’ll be easier. You won’t have to respond to any hard questions…”

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): evidently math skills or facts aren't a strong suit

29 Wednesday Jun 2011

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In The Hill:

New Member of the Week: Rep. Hartzler sees God’s plan in politics

By Ramsey Cox – 05/16/11 06:19 AM ET

….According to the Environmental Working Group, Hartzler and her husband received around $775,000 in federal farm subsidies during the last 15 years.

“We do participate in the government programs, like probably 95 percent of farmers do,” Hartzler said. “People who aren’t familiar with the agriculture industry, you know, try and make that look like something exceptional….”

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From the Environmental Working Group:

Farms Getting Government Payments, By State, according to the 2007 USDA Census of Agriculture

State/Number of Farms/Number of Farms Receiving Government Subsidies/Percent Receiving Government Subsidies

United States 2,204,792 838,391 38.0%

Missouri 107,825 45,102 41.8%

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That’s some misunderestimate for someone familiar with the agriculture industry.