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In 2021, 297 farmers in cities within Hand County received a total of $9.8 million in 754 farm subsidies, a 59.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $24.2 million in 1,182 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 Hand County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner Farms | $1,651,581 | $647,240 | -60.8% |
| Harrell Bros | $718,173 | $403,450 | -43.8% |
| P J Werdel & Sons, Inc. | $953,568 | $310,826 | -67.4% |
| Reimann Ranch, LLC | $489,905 | $217,660 | -55.6% |
| Bertsch Ranch | $603,991 | $217,251 | -64% |
| James Waring | $401,943 | $208,587 | -48.1% |
| Pugh Bros | $458,768 | $188,059 | -59% |
| Fulton Ranch, Inc. | $1,377,089 | $180,601 | -86.9% |
| Fawcetts ELM Creek Ranch | $413,239 | $169,603 | -59% |
| Todd Naber | $349,028 | $157,801 | -54.8% |
| Koeck Brothers | $343,860 | $157,601 | -54.2% |
| Brueggeman Brothers | $350,721 | $156,371 | -55.4% |
| P Spear Ranch, Inc. | $572,833 | $150,132 | -73.8% |
| Chris Howard Ranch, LLC | $116,287 | $143,512 | 23.4% |
| 4 J Ranch Partnership | $235,762 | $142,270 | -39.7% |
| Millerdale Hutterian Brethren, Inc. | $1,335,227 | $141,630 | -89.4% |
| Resel Ranch, LLC | $366,729 | $138,328 | -62.3% |
| Schaefers Dairy | $338,110 | $127,898 | -62.2% |
| Diann Naber | $107,619 | $123,816 | 15.1% |
| Stevens Farms, LLC | $341,703 | $112,870 | -67% |
| Dennis Simons | $156,371 | $111,777 | -28.5% |
| Fremark Farms Partnership | $453,046 | $97,244 | -78.5% |
| Steptoe Farms Partnership | $184,820 | $96,280 | -47.9% |
| DCI Farms, Inc. | $280,792 | $86,049 | -69.4% |
| Diamond W Land and Cattle Company | $138,747 | $85,195 | -38.6% |
| Janet M. Bertsch | $156,621 | $84,044 | -46.3% |
| Kent A. Bertsch | $156,621 | $84,044 | -46.3% |
| Casey C Deuter Living Trust | $105,747 | $79,624 | -24.7% |
| Daniel Keck | $99,624 | $79,405 | -20.3% |
| Renae Veskrna Morog | $123,750 | $79,172 | -36% |
| Thomas Morog | $123,750 | $79,172 | -36% |
| Tong Ranch, LLC | $122,496 | $77,755 | -36.5% |
| Rob Mullaney | $109,011 | $74,866 | -31.3% |
| Douglas L Simons Revocable Living Trustee | $0 | $74,350 | -- |
| Mark Fulton | $238,266 | $73,914 | -69% |
| Susan Fulton | $71,360 | $73,914 | 3.6% |
| Kayleen Fulton | $71,351 | $73,914 | 3.6% |
| Paul Fulton | $238,257 | $73,914 | -69% |
| Rolling Prairie Hutterian Brethren, Inc. | $0 | $67,194 | -- |
| Brady Lee van Zee | $126,842 | $65,815 | -48.1% |
| Midway Agent, Inc. | $118,009 | $65,227 | -44.7% |
| Bradley Ufen | $72,442 | $64,247 | -11.3% |
| Clements Farms | $80,132 | $63,189 | -21.1% |
| Lynn E. Harrell | $0 | $61,640 | -- |
| Jerry Poindexter | $115,992 | $60,824 | -47.6% |
| Steve Roduner | $163,505 | $56,913 | -65.2% |
| Brian Roduner | $163,706 | $56,736 | -65.3% |
| Robert Steers | $130,220 | $54,403 | -58.2% |
| Chad J. Dawson | $98,742 | $54,015 | -45.3% |
| Lori Fremark | $386,492 | $54,012 | -86% |
| D & S Resel Trust | $103,258 | $53,611 | -48.1% |
| David Fremark | $386,404 | $53,202 | -86.2% |
| Dale Edward Hargens | $112,826 | $52,427 | -53.5% |
| Mason Chapin | $149,679 | $52,286 | -65.1% |
| Damon Brueggeman | $66,763 | $51,813 | -22.4% |
| Scott Wyatt Peterson | $104,526 | $50,850 | -51.4% |
| TLCK Farm, LLC | $102,280 | $50,030 | -51.1% |
| Chris Baker | $98,106 | $49,710 | -49.3% |
| Jon Saienga | $115,562 | $48,952 | -57.6% |
| Yearous Farms | $26,590 | $48,247 | 81.4% |
| Koeck Farms | $150,383 | $47,185 | -68.6% |
| Matthew Gordon Jones | $79,225 | $45,494 | -42.6% |
| Arlen L. Harvey | $64,837 | $45,228 | -30.2% |
| Leland Cain | $127,596 | $44,646 | -65% |
| Heartland Acres, LLC | $86,990 | $43,806 | -49.6% |
| Rod Rogers | $55,417 | $42,354 | -23.6% |
| Marlen Tim Winter | $102,265 | $42,005 | -58.9% |
| Brian Robison | $70,871 | $41,443 | -41.5% |
| Kenneth Lammers | $137,180 | $41,428 | -69.8% |
| Miller Development Company | $42,495 | $41,246 | -2.9% |
| Justin Fanning | $23,439 | $40,381 | 72.3% |
| Jeff Clement | $134,594 | $40,245 | -70.1% |
| Clate Stevens | $88,703 | $39,690 | -55.3% |
| Mike Koeck | $91,967 | $39,201 | -57.4% |
| Pratt Ranch | $80,522 | $38,191 | -52.6% |
| Robert Schlechter | $108,702 | $38,148 | -64.9% |
| Mike Anglin | $51,738 | $36,676 | -29.1% |
| Jack Ufen Family Trust | $0 | $36,489 | -- |
| Luke Wernsmann | $87,486 | $36,275 | -58.5% |
| Mary M. Beranek | $37,240 | $35,594 | -4.4% |
| Alan Wieseler | $61,968 | $34,221 | -44.8% |
| Ryan Taylor Koeck | $42,755 | $34,191 | -20% |
| Monty Rogers | $85,201 | $34,096 | -60% |
| Satterlee & Erickson Homestead, LLC | $0 | $34,030 | -- |
| Harry A. Harrell | $30 | $33,689 | 112,196.7% |
| Michael Edwards | $29,440 | $33,482 | 13.7% |
| Rex Zastrow | $85,038 | $32,171 | -62.2% |
| Alan Lee Slunecka | $102,360 | $32,161 | -68.6% |
| Chad Dearborn | $69,415 | $31,430 | -54.7% |
| Jeffrey Gene Parmely | $67,785 | $30,781 | -54.6% |
| Marjorie June Parmely | $67,785 | $30,781 | -54.6% |
| Ramona Ufen | $0 | $29,999 | -- |
| Simons Farms, Inc. | $27,652 | $29,767 | 7.6% |
| Janet Johnson | $51,937 | $29,741 | -42.7% |
| Keith Van Der Werff | $36,489 | $29,624 | -18.8% |
| Douglas Edwards | $50,521 | $29,569 | -41.5% |
| Steve van Zee | $29,320 | $29,320 | 0% |
| James R. Keeter | $69,753 | $28,688 | -58.9% |
| David L. Phinney | $28,263 | $28,263 | 0% |
| Maxon H Conkey & Linda L Conkey Living Trust | $0 | $27,824 | -- |
| Barry M. Grogan | $75,853 | $27,328 | -64% |
| E & R Fawcett, Inc. | $73,057 | $27,043 | -63% |
| Matt Rogers | $86,096 | $26,966 | -68.7% |
| Duran Swaney | $58,295 | $26,576 | -54.4% |
| Wolf Creek Ranch, LLC | $43,453 | $26,558 | -38.9% |
| Kevin Kellogg | $61,435 | $26,538 | -56.8% |
| Scott Oligmueller | $56,779 | $26,317 | -53.7% |
| Justin Rowland | $26,750 | $25,267 | -5.5% |
| Homer Stanley Creager | $37,241 | $24,421 | -34.4% |
| Lee Nolz | $50,028 | $24,230 | -51.6% |
| Terry Lynn Von Eye | $79,487 | $24,041 | -69.8% |
| Wilbur Jones | $42,588 | $23,380 | -45.1% |
| Lee Conkey | $43,629 | $23,350 | -46.5% |
| Kyle Bertsch | $43,070 | $23,310 | -45.9% |
| Haun Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $23,227 | -- |
| Troy M. Williamson | $55,396 | $22,282 | -59.8% |
| Robert Scholten | $54,688 | $22,057 | -59.7% |
| Lorna M Watkins Living Trust | $34,158 | $22,021 | -35.5% |
| Edward L Watkins Family Trust | $33,905 | $22,021 | -35.1% |
| Carol Grey | $38,835 | $21,831 | -43.8% |
| Kelvin Grey | $38,835 | $21,831 | -43.8% |
| Delton Gimbel | $33,549 | $21,817 | -35% |
| D Simons Farm, LLC | $21,534 | $21,534 | 0% |
| Randy Fawcett | $117,458 | $20,907 | -82.2% |
| Scotty Parmely | $98,369 | $20,622 | -79% |
| Delmar van Zee | $21,857 | $19,799 | -9.4% |
| Michael Baker | $35,470 | $19,649 | -44.6% |
| Troy Beckett | $66,875 | $19,404 | -71% |
| Stephan Resel | $30,779 | $19,273 | -37.4% |
| Lowell Gordon Jones | $54,579 | $19,201 | -64.8% |
| Gregory George Gesinger | $27,463 | $19,060 | -30.6% |
| Daniel Lammers | $56,594 | $19,008 | -66.4% |
| Dennis L. Fawcett | $66,285 | $18,480 | -72.1% |
| Dale Harvey | $44,669 | $18,192 | -59.3% |
| Jason Jensen | $53,103 | $18,086 | -65.9% |
| Jeff Hargens | $38,139 | $18,017 | -52.8% |
| Dean A. van Zee | $35,834 | $17,233 | -51.9% |
| James L. Iverson | $34,165 | $16,725 | -51% |
| Rick Oligmueller | $25,598 | $16,724 | -34.7% |
| Terry Stevens | $127,239 | $16,376 | -87.1% |
| Roger Von Eye | $26,136 | $15,808 | -39.5% |
| Kenneth L. Zieger | $25,040 | $14,655 | -41.5% |
| Marilyn Yvonne Pollock | $0 | $14,612 | -- |
| Nelson's, Inc. | $25,079 | $14,128 | -43.7% |
| Brent Swaney | $31,495 | $14,029 | -55.5% |
| Kenneth Oren Stevens | $28,595 | $13,772 | -51.8% |
| Matt Cavenee | $13,664 | $13,733 | 0.5% |
| Quoin Financial Bank | $13,637 | $13,637 | 0% |
| Marcus J Suhn | $0 | $13,633 | -- |
| Joe Fanning | $39,302 | $13,312 | -66.1% |
| Jeremy C. Stevens | $32,695 | $13,096 | -59.9% |
| Virginia van Zee | $15,127 | $13,082 | -13.5% |
| Todd Waring | $40,818 | $12,972 | -68.2% |
| David Leroy Allen | $32,027 | $12,954 | -59.6% |
| Shawn Slunecka | $45,596 | $12,750 | -72% |
| Slunecka Family Living Trust | $19,141 | $12,460 | -34.9% |
| Lee Naber | $36,808 | $11,919 | -67.6% |
| Chris Fanning | $46,195 | $11,234 | -75.7% |
| Dean Lockner | $47,259 | $11,221 | -76.3% |
| Andrew Zastrow | $27,307 | $11,164 | -59.1% |
| Warren R & Carole a Skinner Living Trust | $0 | $10,925 | -- |
| Evan Wieseler | $15,302 | $10,875 | -28.9% |
| Dean Simons | $18,916 | $10,842 | -42.7% |
| Brian Cain | $23,102 | $10,681 | -53.8% |
| Gwen Johnson | $0 | $10,366 | -- |
| Andrew Canham | $56,438 | $10,302 | -81.7% |
| Brent Blake | $17,725 | $9,806 | -44.7% |
| Tim Kaltenbach | $37,999 | $9,748 | -74.3% |
| John A. Fanning | $15,455 | $9,427 | -39% |
| Daryl D. Volek | $25,165 | $9,425 | -62.5% |
| Canham Farm, LLC | $16,945 | $9,297 | -45.1% |
| Lee Sivertsen | $14,359 | $8,816 | -38.6% |
| Patrick Schaefers | $23,351 | $8,659 | -62.9% |
| Gary Wagner | $20,054 | $8,317 | -58.5% |
| Julie Wagner | $20,054 | $8,317 | -58.5% |
| Michael Anthony Hammill | $12,306 | $8,071 | -34.4% |
| Michael M. Cook | $19,655 | $8,001 | -59.3% |
| Scott Gibson | $14,171 | $7,970 | -43.8% |
| Bill Campbell | $42,412 | $7,736 | -81.8% |
| Brett Stevens | $17,312 | $7,683 | -55.6% |
| Jeff Naber | $8,831 | $7,576 | -14.2% |
| American Bank & Trust | $50,925 | $7,428 | -85.4% |
| Kyle Clement | $33,760 | $7,162 | -78.8% |
| Dale Christiansen | $14,046 | $7,134 | -49.2% |
| Richard Cotton | $13,201 | $7,094 | -46.3% |
| Derek Binneboese | $14,214 | $6,404 | -54.9% |
| Leanne Ranae Koeck | $0 | $6,235 | -- |
| Mike Pratt | $16,061 | $6,059 | -62.3% |
| Jackpot Cattle Company, LLC | $26,195 | $6,055 | -76.9% |
| Charlie Fawcett | $9,867 | $6,004 | -39.2% |
| South Hand Good Will, Corp. | $1,955 | $5,880 | 200.8% |
| Randy Johnson-Randy & Gwendolyn Johnson Rev Trustee | $0 | $5,784 | -- |
| Zachery R. Pollock | $9,144 | $5,664 | -38.1% |
| Andrew Scott Roeber | $6,376 | $5,484 | -14% |
| Christian D Hojer | $11,988 | $5,331 | -55.5% |
| Larry Reinhardt | $5,152 | $5,152 | 0% |
| Allen R. Beare | $18,019 | $4,910 | -72.8% |
| Dylan Rogers | $27,069 | $4,859 | -82% |
| Christopher George Odden | $14,050 | $4,754 | -66.2% |
| Maxon Conkey | $56,490 | $4,490 | -92.1% |
| Luke Doris | $40,293 | $4,239 | -89.5% |
| Jack Benny Snodgrass | $8,923 | $3,960 | -55.6% |
| Terry Johnson | $3,859 | $3,859 | 0% |
| Jake Waring | $17,182 | $3,702 | -78.5% |
| John Waring | $17,050 | $3,675 | -78.4% |
| Cy Naber | $21,474 | $3,673 | -82.9% |
| Zach Sybesma | $5,306 | $3,555 | -33% |
| Dean Odden | $12,531 | $3,435 | -72.6% |
| David B Simons Living Trust | $3,420 | $3,420 | 0% |
| Derla J Simons Living Trust | $3,420 | $3,420 | 0% |
| Arthur Wenzel Jr. | $4,828 | $3,413 | -29.3% |
| Cooper Bebo | $15,349 | $3,346 | -78.2% |
| Randy Hall | $5,314 | $3,341 | -37.1% |
| Harvey Family Farms, LLP | $0 | $3,319 | -- |
| Michael Mentzer | $3,285 | $3,285 | 0% |
| Randy Fanning | $7,624 | $3,163 | -58.5% |
| Duane Harvey | $7,423 | $3,034 | -59.1% |
| Leroy T. Wangsness | $3,021 | $3,021 | 0% |
| Larry van Zee | $8,238 | $3,004 | -63.5% |
| Jack Ufen | $13,064 | $2,808 | -78.5% |
| Robert A. Speck | $5,098 | $2,774 | -45.6% |
| Corey Thomas Resel | $3,366 | $2,756 | -18.1% |
| Kenneth W. Werdel | $2,676 | $2,676 | 0% |
| Royce Blackburn | $2,648 | $2,648 | 0% |
| Jay Poindexter | $7,055 | $2,640 | -62.6% |
| Engelmann Family Living Trust | $10,787 | $2,542 | -76.4% |
| Moriarty Ranch | $4,630 | $2,501 | -46% |
| Joseph D. Wieseler | $4,323 | $2,221 | -48.6% |
| Jerry Heezen | $2,722 | $2,153 | -20.9% |
| Mandy M. Gimbel | $4,482 | $2,084 | -53.5% |
| Myrna a Bertsch Living Trust | $1,854 | $1,854 | 0% |
| Roger L Bertsch Family Trust | $1,854 | $1,854 | 0% |
| Lester Hargens | $0 | $1,839 | -- |
| Shawn Kyle Wik | $4,928 | $1,822 | -63% |
| Elton R. Anson | $14,335 | $1,792 | -87.5% |
| Chad Koth | $2,739 | $1,778 | -35.1% |
| Barbara Kludt | $5,049 | $1,774 | -64.9% |
| Tara Parmely | $858 | $1,767 | 105.9% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $1,730 | -- |
| Paul Waring | $10,373 | $1,681 | -83.8% |
| Melvin L. Gimbel | $5,183 | $1,651 | -68.1% |
| Craig P. van Zee | $0 | $1,579 | -- |
| Cole Fulton | $1,915 | $1,572 | -17.9% |
| Lane Fulton | $3,346 | $1,572 | -53% |
| Wyatt Fulton | $3,346 | $1,571 | -53% |
| Colton Vanderwerff | $422 | $1,396 | 230.8% |
| Larry Alvin Anglin | $1,877 | $1,377 | -26.6% |
| Nancy Johnson | $12,304 | $1,222 | -90.1% |
| Brielee B Conkey | $2,731 | $1,218 | -55.4% |
| Tony Welch | $1,018 | $1,176 | 15.5% |
| Mary P. Fawcett | $3,498 | $1,142 | -67.4% |
| Weston L. Schaff | $1,389 | $1,135 | -18.3% |
| Jade Shoultz | $0 | $1,033 | -- |
| Johannes Lee Gimbel | $1,375 | $1,021 | -25.7% |
| Kent Baumberger | $1,227 | $1,007 | -17.9% |
| Chad Forman | $6,754 | $963 | -85.7% |
| Robert Eugene Danielson | $1,114 | $931 | -16.4% |
| Lester Moeller Living Trust | $927 | $927 | 0% |
| Ashlee M. Jensen | $4,087 | $887 | -78.3% |
| Gavin Osvog | $4,510 | $844 | -81.3% |
| Randy S. Knutson | $3,666 | $827 | -77.4% |
| Jerome John Koeck | $0 | $705 | -- |
| Bar Lazy D Farm, LLC | $680 | $680 | 0% |
| Trevor Parmely | $1,949 | $676 | -65.3% |
| Mitchell Vanzee | $5,221 | $649 | -87.6% |
| Tristan Huwe | $556 | $556 | 0% |
| Randy Bertsch | $88 | $553 | 528.4% |
| Connie Templeton | $88 | $553 | 528.4% |
| June Bentz | $1,628 | $539 | -66.9% |
| David Zemlicka | $509 | $509 | 0% |
| Todd Wagner | $2,001 | $504 | -74.8% |
| Tong Family Living Trust | $497 | $497 | 0% |
| 3B Farms, LLC | $489 | $489 | 0% |
| Allison Hasart | $792 | $454 | -42.7% |
| Michael M Hasart | $3,244 | $449 | -86.2% |
| Northfork Ranch, LLC | $401 | $401 | 0% |
| Frances A. Anglin | $1,612 | $390 | -75.8% |
| Landon Sivertsen | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Doug Heilman | $1,760 | $374 | -78.8% |
| Andrew R. Steltz | $1,782 | $367 | -79.4% |
| Arnold Johnson | $0 | $333 | -- |
| Robert Moriarty | $4,513 | $328 | -92.7% |
| Kent Douglas Reimann | $0 | $322 | -- |
| Clayton Merrill Keck | $17,740 | $322 | -98.2% |
| Ryan Dakota Ryckman | $0 | $315 | -- |
| Patrick Waring | $1,155 | $308 | -73.3% |
| Gerald L and Roberta J Fanning Revoc Trustee | $0 | $265 | -- |
| Jeff Tong | $416 | $222 | -46.6% |
| Garner Dewayne Sivertsen | $16,682 | $202 | -98.8% |
| Howard Farms, Inc. | $183 | $183 | 0% |
| Patricia Moriarty | $2,150 | $141 | -93.4% |
| Dale a Resel | $74 | $97 | 31.1% |
| Jim Eschenbaum | $90 | $90 | 0% |
| Mary Wagner | $88 | $88 | 0% |
| Rodney A. Wagner | $88 | $88 | 0% |
| Beranek Family Partnership | $637 | $57 | -91.1% |
| Jake Fremark | $28,723 | $36 | -99.9% |
| Brian Bonebright | $33,894 | $0 | -100% |
| Casey A. Gates | $61 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Haberling | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Colton August Maier | $2,140 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward M Debakey Living Trustee | $680 | $0 | -100% |
| Eschenbaum Family Farm, LLC | $28,686 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene & Janice Moncur Irrevocabl | $668 | $0 | -100% |
| George Melber Living Trust | $763 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald L and Roberta J Fanning Re | $265 | $0 | -100% |
| Hallie Fulton | $3,876 | $0 | -100% |
| Jade van Zee | $512 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Floyd van Zee | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristin Kolda | $848 | $0 | -100% |
| Naber Family Living Trust | $50,312 | $0 | -100% |
| Neil C Stevens Living Trust | $194 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Johnson-Randy & Gwendolyn J | $666 | $0 | -100% |
| Roberta Harvey | $4,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Rolling Prairie Hutterian Brethre | $235,417 | $0 | -100% |
| Rowen Cattle Company, LLC | $57,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Satterlee & Erickson Homestead LL | $57,995 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn Kyle Wik | $2,589 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Runge | $2,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Smoking Mill Iron Triangle | $394 | $0 | -100% |
| Wallace Johnson | $553 | $0 | -100% |
| Wangsness, Inc. | $97,843 | $0 | -100% |
| Warren R & Carole a Skinner Livin | $5,908 | $0 | -100% |
| White Side Feeders, LLC | $2,671 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Fawcett | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Weston Kusser | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| AA Farms Partnership | $15,940 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas L Simons Revocable Living | $150,345 | $0 | -100% |
| George Melber Living Trust | $89,357 | $0 | -100% |
| Harlan & Jean Gortmaker Irrevocab | $200 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Simons | $12,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $24,233,946 | $9,844,367 | -59.4% |
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