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In 2021, 314 farmers in cities within Kitsap County received a total of $2.7 million in 421 farm subsidies, a 107.4% increase from 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 420 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 Kitsap County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fisheries | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Baywater, Inc. | $0 | $109,862 | -- |
| Christopher Cornwell | $0 | $87,803 | -- |
| Adam Wartman | $0 | $75,255 | -- |
| Alaska Challenger Tender, LLC | $0 | $62,674 | -- |
| Gunn Sea Venture, LLC | $0 | $56,046 | -- |
| Gunn Amatuli, Inc. | $0 | $47,456 | -- |
| Winter Rose, Inc. | $0 | $41,677 | -- |
| Halcyon Diving, Inc. | $0 | $40,155 | -- |
| Taylor Charles Landrud | $0 | $40,089 | -- |
| Sundquist Nursery, Inc. | $0 | $37,802 | -- |
| Hood Canal Oyster Company, Inc. | $0 | $35,091 | -- |
| Andrew Iverson | $0 | $34,684 | -- |
| F/V Dungeness Bay, LLC | $0 | $33,527 | -- |
| Darrin S. Manor | $0 | $31,444 | -- |
| Gunn Aleutian Beauty, LLC | $0 | $26,998 | -- |
| Kelly A. Muldrow | $26,089 | $26,089 | 0% |
| Jeffrey Braden | $26,018 | $26,018 | 0% |
| Horizon Edge Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $25,835 | -- |
| Evening Star, Inc. | $0 | $25,796 | -- |
| Joseph Douglas Picha | $0 | $25,000 | -- |
| Alexander-Clark Ranch, LLC | $70,986 | $24,555 | -65.4% |
| Edward A. Wieland | $22,645 | $22,645 | 0% |
| Ben Stammerjohan | $0 | $21,459 | -- |
| Peter Cannon | $0 | $21,451 | -- |
| Jonathan E. Jorgenson | $0 | $21,017 | -- |
| Susan L. Hathaway | $0 | $20,682 | -- |
| Mattsen Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $20,644 | -- |
| Cameron J. Lawrence | $0 | $20,185 | -- |
| Lloyd H Ulrich Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $18,996 | -- |
| Hicks Family Trust | $0 | $18,076 | -- |
| Darren I. Ashworth | $0 | $17,896 | -- |
| George Charles Hill Jr. | $0 | $17,866 | -- |
| Thomas C. Nelsen | $0 | $17,434 | -- |
| Philip R. Holt Jr. | $0 | $17,313 | -- |
| Victor S Cramer, Inc. | $0 | $17,300 | -- |
| Duane D. Aikman Jr. | $0 | $17,248 | -- |
| Joshua Lee George | $0 | $16,289 | -- |
| John Jones | $0 | $16,008 | -- |
| Hakwa Chiquiti | $0 | $15,901 | -- |
| Tyler Lucas George | $0 | $15,818 | -- |
| Robert Romero | $0 | $15,382 | -- |
| Jeffrey F Villarma | $0 | $15,180 | -- |
| NCW Ranch, LLC | $0 | $14,755 | -- |
| Steven Lee Holt | $0 | $14,753 | -- |
| Joe Hudson N. Tr | $14,232 | $14,232 | 0% |
| Steinbit, LLC | $0 | $14,116 | -- |
| Cha-LA-Kwa-Tud Chiquiti | $0 | $13,748 | -- |
| Lawrence D Cierpiszewski | $13,454 | $13,454 | 0% |
| James W. Fergus | $11,845 | $12,785 | 7.9% |
| John Aikman | $0 | $12,724 | -- |
| Gregory Sullivan | $0 | $12,516 | -- |
| Oatman Flats Ranch, LLC | $0 | $12,338 | -- |
| Further Diving 2. 0, LLC | $0 | $12,166 | -- |
| Harmack Grain Company No 2 | $23,955 | $11,836 | -50.6% |
| William Robert Nellenbach Jr. | $0 | $11,822 | -- |
| Lydia Sigo | $0 | $11,772 | -- |
| Brandon Jaye Fulton | $0 | $11,638 | -- |
| Wonnenberg Family Trust Lloyd | $0 | $11,360 | -- |
| Scott Fulton | $0 | $11,255 | -- |
| Tom Banka, Inc. | $0 | $11,104 | -- |
| Joe Mack Jarnagin | $7,901 | $10,950 | 38.6% |
| Larabee Family Trust | $19,991 | $10,855 | -45.7% |
| L&M Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $10,726 | -- |
| Marc Reynolds | $0 | $10,645 | -- |
| Matthew Oliver | $0 | $10,573 | -- |
| Bryan R. Gladstone | $0 | $10,537 | -- |
| Heather Lynn Purser | $0 | $10,303 | -- |
| Gunn Autumn Dawn, Inc. | $0 | $10,224 | -- |
| Lucas Nichols | $0 | $10,120 | -- |
| FV Holloway, Inc. | $0 | $9,997 | -- |
| Eugene Wirth | $17,752 | $9,967 | -43.9% |
| Kamiak Butte Farm, LLC | $11,749 | $9,513 | -19% |
| Namtvedt ND Farm LP | $20,692 | $9,331 | -54.9% |
| WA-LA-Chud Chiquiti | $0 | $9,261 | -- |
| Jason Mark Purser | $0 | $9,241 | -- |
| Dustin Joseph Nichols | $0 | $9,218 | -- |
| Bradley B. Abad | $0 | $9,130 | -- |
| Daniel Cody Smith | $0 | $9,127 | -- |
| Terry L. Wegner | $0 | $9,039 | -- |
| Kevin D. Alexander | $0 | $8,877 | -- |
| Ayars Family Part, Ltd. | $12,201 | $8,678 | -28.9% |
| Donovan Dean Ashworth | $0 | $8,652 | -- |
| Ian F. Lindsay | $0 | $8,565 | -- |
| Cedar Ridge Farms Rvoc Trustee Dated 12/24/2015 | $16,624 | $8,456 | -49.1% |
| Namtvedt MN Farm, LLP | $17,809 | $8,232 | -53.8% |
| Grande Ronde Lodge and Cattle, LLC | $8,196 | $8,196 | 0% |
| Glen Carlton Farms, LLC | $4,637 | $8,189 | 76.6% |
| Joyce Jurgich | $8,186 | $8,186 | 0% |
| Kevin Holst | $8,024 | $8,024 | 0% |
| Sheridan R. Whipp | $3,954 | $7,908 | 100% |
| Matthew Ives | $0 | $7,907 | -- |
| Kibler Farming, Inc. | $12,594 | $7,768 | -38.3% |
| Chad A. Sullivan | $0 | $7,576 | -- |
| Samuel B. Swanson | $0 | $7,557 | -- |
| Louis P. Laferriere | $0 | $7,518 | -- |
| Joy N. Best | $20,043 | $7,495 | -62.6% |
| John M. Gaskell | $8,125 | $7,431 | -8.5% |
| Jayden D. Fulton | $0 | $7,396 | -- |
| Kathryn C. Randall | $8,081 | $7,356 | -9% |
| Tydus James Montgomery | $0 | $7,285 | -- |
| Keith Anderson | $0 | $7,266 | -- |
| Hines Enterprises, LLC | $11,592 | $7,025 | -39.4% |
| Duane D. Aikman III | $0 | $6,827 | -- |
| Daniel Lee Decoteau Jr. | $0 | $6,743 | -- |
| Linda L. Holt | $0 | $6,735 | -- |
| Joshua Bagley | $0 | $6,677 | -- |
| Jeffery Lane Fulton | $0 | $6,663 | -- |
| Jay K. Randolph | $11,464 | $6,596 | -42.5% |
| Erick Tracy Fulton | $0 | $6,551 | -- |
| Vince Purser | $0 | $6,274 | -- |
| Reiman Acres, LLC | $8,681 | $6,149 | -29.2% |
| Ronald E. Smith | $6,105 | $6,105 | 0% |
| James Montgomery | $0 | $6,102 | -- |
| Randolph Wellman Jr. | $0 | $6,015 | -- |
| Leonard S. Davis | $12,024 | $5,998 | -50.1% |
| Tyler Sullivan | $0 | $5,924 | -- |
| Jodi L. Fulton | $0 | $5,779 | -- |
| Dirk Mynatt | $5,750 | $5,750 | 0% |
| Steven Thomas Holt | $0 | $5,668 | -- |
| Edward C. Cordero | $0 | $5,661 | -- |
| Alden F Boure | $0 | $5,609 | -- |
| Shawn Decoteau | $0 | $5,598 | -- |
| Myers Living Trust | $0 | $5,479 | -- |
| Christopher M. Tom | $0 | $5,471 | -- |
| Phillips Family Farms, LLC | $12,685 | $5,440 | -57.1% |
| Adrian Eugene Purser | $0 | $5,268 | -- |
| Terrance James Wellman | $0 | $5,213 | -- |
| Kassia R Smith | $0 | $5,203 | -- |
| Scott Hillstrom | $0 | $5,145 | -- |
| Kitsap Farms, LLC | $0 | $5,059 | -- |
| Cathy Jones-Smith | $9,818 | $5,048 | -48.6% |
| Charles Trevathan | $0 | $5,029 | -- |
| Shaman Capital, LLC | $0 | $4,843 | -- |
| Paul J. Moran | $0 | $4,774 | -- |
| Matthew David Purser | $0 | $4,730 | -- |
| Justin T. Decoteau | $0 | $4,605 | -- |
| Duran Madison George | $0 | $4,537 | -- |
| Alex Marcus Charles | $0 | $4,506 | -- |
| Mathisen Quotas, LLC | $0 | $4,463 | -- |
| Eric William Webster | $0 | $4,439 | -- |
| Timothy Hauf | $4,434 | $4,434 | 0% |
| Oscar Theodore Blank | $4,300 | $4,300 | 0% |
| Michael Dore | $0 | $4,292 | -- |
| Walt Trimble | $2,545 | $4,277 | 68.1% |
| G a Reese Farm, LLC | $777 | $4,194 | 439.8% |
| Carrie Storey | $0 | $4,172 | -- |
| William Swift | $0 | $4,153 | -- |
| Patricia Kay Hatfield | $8,330 | $4,129 | -50.4% |
| Josh K. Laroche | $0 | $4,117 | -- |
| Keith Fundak | $0 | $3,883 | -- |
| Jeromy Craig Sullivan | $0 | $3,843 | -- |
| Westergaard Family Farm, LLP | $14,563 | $3,782 | -74% |
| Renee C Veregge | $0 | $3,779 | -- |
| Sammy Joe Mabe | $0 | $3,767 | -- |
| Barry Kakela | $3,418 | $3,716 | 8.7% |
| David C. Sigo Sr. | $0 | $3,616 | -- |
| Trentin Cole Moss | $0 | $3,577 | -- |
| John Bagley | $0 | $3,551 | -- |
| Robert J. Phillips | $3,543 | $3,543 | 0% |
| Thomas F. Dormaier | $4,970 | $3,496 | -29.7% |
| Rudolph Scott Wellman | $0 | $3,339 | -- |
| Eugene Scott Kniess | $3,339 | $3,339 | 0% |
| George T. Jones | $0 | $3,251 | -- |
| Saez Ventures, LLC | $3,992 | $3,220 | -19.3% |
| Duane D. Aikman Sr. | $0 | $3,183 | -- |
| Douglas R. Hanson | $3,437 | $3,176 | -7.6% |
| Rickey Duncan Maxson Estate | $0 | $2,998 | -- |
| Gregory M Strzempka | $4,011 | $2,989 | -25.5% |
| Farley Family 2016 Trust | $7,155 | $2,988 | -58.2% |
| Mike Redfield | $2,968 | $2,968 | 0% |
| Richard Blake | $2,580 | $2,962 | 14.8% |
| Loren Anderson | $0 | $2,961 | -- |
| Linda L. Goode | $7,555 | $2,892 | -61.7% |
| Randolph L. Wellman | $0 | $2,827 | -- |
| Desiree Sullivan | $0 | $2,781 | -- |
| Personal Management Services, Inc. | $0 | $2,760 | -- |
| Jennifer Hess | $0 | $2,751 | -- |
| Keith Brandon Fahlenkamp | $3,074 | $2,733 | -11.1% |
| Barry A. Fulton | $0 | $2,666 | -- |
| Joshua John Smith | $0 | $2,623 | -- |
| Jeromy Thomas Jones | $0 | $2,620 | -- |
| Luther F. Mills III | $0 | $2,607 | -- |
| Ruth Ann Pennington | $6,739 | $2,573 | -61.8% |
| Mechelle J Finklein | $2,798 | $2,573 | -8% |
| Christopher Ronald Jones | $0 | $2,572 | -- |
| Mychal Oliver | $0 | $2,568 | -- |
| Gretar Gudmundsson | $0 | $2,554 | -- |
| Martha Ann Krum Rev Liv Trustee | $1,986 | $2,523 | 27% |
| Bruce D. Decoteau | $0 | $2,509 | -- |
| Kimberly Baker | $0 | $2,476 | -- |
| Michael A. Reynolds | $0 | $2,436 | -- |
| Destiny Oliver | $0 | $2,427 | -- |
| Michael B. Zaiss | $0 | $2,386 | -- |
| Hoogestraat Trust Stanley J | $7,095 | $2,372 | -66.6% |
| Ila Faye Widener | $0 | $2,371 | -- |
| Carilla Sims | $0 | $2,333 | -- |
| Robin Lyn Fiscus | $2,280 | $2,280 | 0% |
| Richard G Terjeson | $4,246 | $2,252 | -47% |
| Diane K. Attebery | $3,918 | $2,137 | -45.5% |
| Benjamin H. Brower | $4,008 | $2,128 | -46.9% |
| Allen L. Russell | $3,376 | $2,117 | -37.3% |
| Nicole Venneman | $0 | $2,101 | -- |
| Tristan Moran | $0 | $2,046 | -- |
| Leah Michelle Symes | $0 | $2,016 | -- |
| Mary Grace Gleysteen | $1,308 | $1,967 | 50.4% |
| Linda L. Goode | $0 | $1,961 | -- |
| Zane Young | $1,934 | $1,934 | 0% |
| Diana M. Lundstrom | $2,754 | $1,932 | -29.8% |
| Jarod Andrew Decoteau | $0 | $1,866 | -- |
| Jim Goldsworthy | $2,787 | $1,857 | -33.4% |
| Jeff Berry | $3,084 | $1,848 | -40.1% |
| Raymond J. Makovicka | $8,400 | $1,847 | -78% |
| Eugene C. Purser | $0 | $1,827 | -- |
| Kenneth W. Attebery | $3,216 | $1,740 | -45.9% |
| Robert Michael Jones Jr. | $0 | $1,699 | -- |
| Philip Nusz | $1,692 | $1,692 | 0% |
| Robert Michael Jones III | $0 | $1,689 | -- |
| 4QH, LLC | $0 | $1,684 | -- |
| Virgle D Knight | $6,562 | $1,672 | -74.5% |
| Ronald Lilley | $2,535 | $1,665 | -34.3% |
| Allen W. Eckenrod | $7,088 | $1,632 | -77% |
| Brenda R. Leonard | $2,481 | $1,624 | -34.5% |
| Evan H. Somerhiser | $0 | $1,586 | -- |
| Julia Maureen Jurcak | $3,158 | $1,531 | -51.5% |
| David L. Osborn | $3,504 | $1,523 | -56.5% |
| Ernest Redfield | $1,484 | $1,483 | -0.1% |
| Carol Makins | $2,046 | $1,478 | -27.8% |
| Melissa W. Bolt | $2,205 | $1,469 | -33.4% |
| Robert Battin | $1,439 | $1,439 | 0% |
| Vernon a & Roxie I Rinker Trustee FBO Mary Jane Durr | $5,893 | $1,432 | -75.7% |
| Susan Knight | $0 | $1,430 | -- |
| Curtis Lee Fulton | $0 | $1,429 | -- |
| Hatsi S Trevathan | $0 | $1,414 | -- |
| Chad Andrew Reynolds | $0 | $1,321 | -- |
| Elda Louise Armstrong | $2,841 | $1,300 | -54.2% |
| Home on the Raines, LLC | $0 | $1,292 | -- |
| Virginia Davis | $6,591 | $1,263 | -80.8% |
| Michael A. Hanten | $1,366 | $1,255 | -8.1% |
| Amy Mosman | $1,251 | $1,251 | 0% |
| Arthur K. Schick | $5,810 | $1,229 | -78.8% |
| John R. Sitton | $1,838 | $1,222 | -33.5% |
| David M. Snedeker | $1,214 | $1,214 | 0% |
| Jane Stewart | $2,764 | $1,104 | -60.1% |
| Dirk J Gleysteen | $2,194 | $1,081 | -50.7% |
| Standing Raven | $0 | $1,077 | -- |
| Benjamin Jake Ives Jr. | $0 | $1,069 | -- |
| Margaret a Wille Farmland Trust Under Will | $7,593 | $1,067 | -85.9% |
| Austin Jade Ashworth | $0 | $1,046 | -- |
| John E. Streib | $1,329 | $1,044 | -21.4% |
| Jaymon Dean Decoteau | $0 | $1,040 | -- |
| Marvin Carter | $1,471 | $1,035 | -29.6% |
| Robert E. Smith | $1,640 | $975 | -40.5% |
| Michelle Renee Jones | $0 | $973 | -- |
| Gourmet & Natural Meats, LLC | $0 | $959 | -- |
| Letha mc Millen | $1,785 | $953 | -46.6% |
| The Robert P. Sigman Trust Dod April 2, 2004 | $1,654 | $936 | -43.4% |
| Jane Conger Deits | $2,634 | $930 | -64.7% |
| Haukur Hazen | $2,334 | $877 | -62.4% |
| Michael G. Lampert | $1,260 | $808 | -35.9% |
| Bonnie L. Sorg | $780 | $780 | 0% |
| Jennifer L. Gianotti | $1,201 | $771 | -35.8% |
| Jane E. Rhodes | $1,587 | $749 | -52.8% |
| Charles K. Walters | $358 | $716 | 100% |
| Carlile General Trust | $2,773 | $712 | -74.3% |
| Levi Edward Mabe | $0 | $709 | -- |
| Donald Lee Rogers | $0 | $697 | -- |
| Roger Gelbach | $1,070 | $685 | -36% |
| Brett Decoteau | $0 | $672 | -- |
| Silver Creek Angus, LLC | $13,439 | $631 | -95.3% |
| David R. Hoogestraat | $1,472 | $625 | -57.5% |
| Pamela L. Hoogestraat | $1,472 | $625 | -57.5% |
| Michael W. Tibbitts | $2,536 | $619 | -75.6% |
| Cherie a Ejde | $648 | $619 | -4.5% |
| Daniel P. Herron | $391 | $610 | 56% |
| Janice L. Coe | $4,498 | $603 | -86.6% |
| Colleen L. Winters | $5,817 | $590 | -89.9% |
| Brooke Elaine Wellman | $0 | $587 | -- |
| Ronald Charles | $0 | $562 | -- |
| Dwayne Decoteau-Ives | $0 | $561 | -- |
| Estate of Geraldine J Bartlett | $0 | $557 | -- |
| Karen Morris | $1,660 | $539 | -67.5% |
| Virginia Pepper | $1,673 | $539 | -67.8% |
| Donnis E. Sanborn | $0 | $532 | -- |
| Barbara S. Burgess | $0 | $517 | -- |
| Kerry Melcher | $1,005 | $485 | -51.7% |
| John D. Stukel | $464 | $464 | 0% |
| Edward Donahue | $0 | $460 | -- |
| Barbara L. Sweeney | $1,451 | $454 | -68.7% |
| Joel E. Camp | $0 | $446 | -- |
| Daniel R. Mattsen | $0 | $411 | -- |
| Edith Sigman Trust | $839 | $346 | -58.8% |
| Alice E. Fulton | $0 | $337 | -- |
| Colleen Hall | $329 | $329 | 0% |
| Harry R. Fulton III | $0 | $313 | -- |
| MSG Properties, LLC | $268 | $222 | -17.2% |
| Donald L. Purser Sr. | $0 | $217 | -- |
| Scott A. Kestle | $232 | $193 | -16.8% |
| Susan K. Jensen | $187 | $187 | 0% |
| Mary Jane Durr | $782 | $183 | -76.6% |
| Tim Williamson | $0 | $183 | -- |
| Velma L Ortendahl | $521 | $172 | -67% |
| Edward Alan Reasoner | $314 | $167 | -46.8% |
| Katherine E. Champlin | $151 | $155 | 2.6% |
| Michael Clayton Fulton | $0 | $155 | -- |
| The Schnoor Family Revocable Living Trust Agreement | $0 | $131 | -- |
| Selena Marie Fulton | $0 | $129 | -- |
| Karen Campbell | $126 | $126 | 0% |
| Kimberly Collins | $744 | $118 | -84.1% |
| Samuel O. Nichols | $195 | $102 | -47.7% |
| Tommie A. Roe | $195 | $102 | -47.7% |
| Sabrena D. Edwards | $0 | $63 | -- |
| Lois E. Benham | $563 | $15 | -97.3% |
| Lauren Hammit Lynch | $53 | $8 | -84.9% |
| Almquist Family Trust | $21,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Bjorn Ostenson | $13,783 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl T. Newman | $239 | $0 | -100% |
| Casey & Cook, Inc. | $35,766 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Constance M Wright | $9,571 | $0 | -100% |
| Hugh Merriman | $209 | $0 | -100% |
| Liisa Peterson | $163 | $0 | -100% |
| Port Madison Fish, Inc. | $43,935 | $0 | -100% |
| Rowley Family Farm of Illinois, LLC | $9,051 | $0 | -100% |
| Carrie Storey | $4,172 | $0 | -100% |
| Geraldine J. Bartlett | $1,967 | $0 | -100% |
| Hinrichs Schneider Farm | $1,244 | $0 | -100% |
| Kona Pacific, Inc. | $29,403 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael T. Demmert | $96,396 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebekkah Semmler | $209 | $0 | -100% |
| The Arlene H Schnoor Survivor's Trust | $131 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Sheline | $606 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Zirkle | $292 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Shelton | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret I. Jones | $1,791 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Manning | $8,764 | $0 | -100% |
| Staggs-Thomason, LLC | $2,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron Winters | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric M. Seaberg | $20,928 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Louise Jurgensen | $3,736 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy M Hamp Hossner Personal Asse | $3,943 | $0 | -100% |
| Kay Hibler | $716 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd H Ulrich Revocable Living T | $18,996 | $0 | -100% |
| Stella Bigger | $893 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Solvie | $122,121 | $0 | -100% |
| Washington State Seafood, LLC | $46,722 | $0 | -100% |
| Constance M. Wright | $1,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda A. Kiltz | $1,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,279,460 | $2,654,152 | 107.4% |
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