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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Calumet County

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Farms throughout cities in Calumet County received $9.9 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 365 farmers in cities within Calumet County received a total of $6.9 million in 828 farm subsidies, a 58.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $16.8 million in 1,725 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 Calumet County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Danes Fairylane Dairy Farm, Inc.$598,806$177,013-70.4%
Rivers Edge Dairy, LLC$1,098,831$172,427-84.3%
Wenzel Hilltop Dairy, LLC$975,388$165,839-83%
Gerant Farms, LLC$287,474$157,041-45.4%
Jacobs Hillview Dairy, Inc.$366,634$149,802-59.1%
Matt Lavey Farms, Inc.$535,004$149,265-72.1%
River Bridge Holsteins, LLC$230,886$140,424-39.2%
Jay Ohlsen$212,571$139,006-34.6%
Ledge Crest Farms, Inc.$388,367$137,303-64.6%
See Farms, LLC$474,007$136,184-71.3%
Robert Van Daalwyk$187,578$135,932-27.5%
Spring Hill Farms, Inc.$227,299$134,830-40.7%
Biese Farms, LLC$170,107$134,797-20.8%
Nicholas Tasch, Inc.$293,506$134,743-54.1%
Feider Farms, LLC$267,521$134,397-49.8%
Joseph P. Hanke III$252,897$134,358-46.9%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$133,108--
Kohlman Dairy, LLC$337,716$128,382-62%
Gold Star Dairy Farms, LLC$404,626$127,238-68.6%
Buechel Dairy Farms, Inc.$175,064$124,622-28.8%
Lisowe Acres, LLC$691,451$122,166-82.3%
Mathes Dairy, LLC$131,809$122,006-7.4%
Gerann Lintner Family Farm, LLC$149,795$112,617-24.8%
Hilrose Dairy, LLC$133,861$93,538-30.1%
Ronald E. Ditter$144,495$92,497-36%
D a N Konen Farms, LLC$222,545$84,279-62.1%
Charles M. Maurer$119,162$83,687-29.8%
Schneider Farms Custom Cattle, LLC$254,560$81,018-68.2%
Ronald Biese$279,379$74,190-73.4%
John M. Krueger$99,087$72,911-26.4%
Hansen Family Farms, LLC$136,596$72,069-47.2%
Mitchell Schaefer$188,209$71,072-62.2%
Jenlar Holsteins and Brown Swiss, LLC$0$69,226--
Pfister Farms, LLC$183,457$64,353-64.9%
S & S Dairy Farm, LLC$78,125$53,787-31.2%
Kesler Farms, LLC$108,844$51,430-52.7%
Kolbe Farms, LLC$93,813$50,951-45.7%
Schneider Farms, Inc.$99,988$50,725-49.3%
Brandon J. Ferry$32,086$48,75752%
Adam P. Faust$54,369$47,922-11.9%
Schneider Farms Real Estate$96,669$47,852-50.5%
Ros-Lor Dairy, LLC$83,756$47,365-43.4%
Ronald H. Faber$64,314$47,326-26.4%
D & J Dairy, Inc.$99,842$45,194-54.7%
Christopher J. Tasch$57,210$44,682-21.9%
Kesler Farms$101,837$43,890-56.9%
Renn-Way Dairy, LLC$62,737$43,119-31.3%
Whispering Pine Organic Dairy Farm, LLC$0$42,142--
Diedrick Family Farms, Inc.$55,937$41,642-25.6%
Meyer Brothers Crop Farms$138,983$41,420-70.2%
Groeschl Contour, Inc.$122,035$39,698-67.5%
Leaves Inspired Tree Nursery, LLC$0$39,498--
John B Kurscheidt$53,050$39,315-25.9%
Renn Brothers Combining, LLC$64,813$39,142-39.6%
Stonybrook Farms, LLC$125,509$36,963-70.5%
Shady Lane Dairy -Timothy L Sohrweide, LLC$0$36,611--
Robert Leo Steffes$89,546$36,108-59.7%
Norbert Gebhart$51,918$35,328-32%
A & L Lisowe & Sons, Inc.$123,010$34,704-71.8%
James Casper$127,268$33,407-73.8%
Geiser Dairy Farms, LLC$59,670$32,072-46.3%
Southwood Dairy Farm, LLC$48,310$31,312-35.2%
Randolph Koehler$76,091$30,377-60.1%
Gerald A. Duchow$32,024$30,301-5.4%
David A. Linzmeier$25,603$29,95117%
Forest Brook Farms -Jay P Juckem, LLC$0$29,937--
Nicholas C. Lisowe$60,295$29,234-51.5%
Dean Kloehn$78,505$28,066-64.2%
Rek Properties, LLC$51,734$28,022-45.8%
Dennis L. Roehrig$37,437$27,544-26.4%
City View Dairy, LLC$51,347$27,148-47.1%
James Kurscheidt$40,735$26,427-35.1%
Meyer Farms, Inc.$46,108$26,245-43.1%
Eric Wenig$50,230$25,654-48.9%
Robert M. Schneider$33,204$25,175-24.2%
Gerald J. Schmitz$32,871$24,913-24.2%
Ruffing Farms, LLP$88,231$24,125-72.7%
East Shore Dairy, LLC$56,279$23,666-57.9%
Mertens Pine Haven Farms, LLC$44,060$23,640-46.3%
Kenneth Tasch$37,482$23,037-38.5%
Ken Rach$58,830$22,128-62.4%
Randolph A. Koehler Jr.$24,741$21,914-11.4%
Fredrich C. Popp$29,378$21,735-26%
Gregory M. Vollmer$33,184$21,689-34.6%
Dean Gebhart$29,502$21,408-27.4%
Badger Hill Farm, LLC$24,883$21,358-14.2%
Margo L. Millard$30,238$20,280-32.9%
Andrew & Joan Meyer Dairy FM, Inc.$38,351$19,810-48.3%
Americana Acres, Inc.$118,668$19,197-83.8%
Meyer Dairy & Grain Farm, Inc.$72,300$18,123-74.9%
Moehn Grain Farms, LLC$39,825$18,055-54.7%
Bon-Home Livestock, LLC$111,333$17,236-84.5%
Woelfel Farms, Inc.$48,111$16,941-64.8%
Mark W. Lemke$18,027$16,115-10.6%
Ecker's Breezewood Farm, LLC$83,303$15,708-81.1%
Ecker Brothers$71,614$15,014-79%
Richard Buechel$42,041$14,656-65.1%
Jeffrey Wunrow$30,823$14,531-52.9%
Polly's Pumpkin Patch, LLC$13,590$13,8481.9%
Schwarz Farms, LLC$35,478$13,813-61.1%
Robert Heller Farms, Inc.$30,754$13,445-56.3%
Riveredge Farms-Luke & Leon Geiser$0$12,533--
Judd Roehrig Field Services, LLC$27,672$12,067-56.4%
Killsnake Farms, LLC$22,965$12,033-47.6%
Evergreen Valley Farm, LLC$32,385$11,976-63%
Lynn Rabe$19,362$11,680-39.7%
Douglas Koffarnus$18,602$11,616-37.6%
Thomas J. Kiesner$25,669$11,000-57.1%
John Kolbe$19,652$10,344-47.4%
Lazy H U Ranch, LLC$8,403$10,12120.4%
Nicholas J. Koehler$21,626$10,083-53.4%
Thomas Buchinger$38,017$10,080-73.5%
John Hinz$21,336$9,923-53.5%
Sunny Corner Farm, Inc.$18,065$9,709-46.3%
Terence J. Moehn$12,572$9,644-23.3%
Joseph C. Campshure$16,533$9,330-43.6%
Meuer Farm, LLC$37,290$8,983-75.9%
Mark Schoenborn$18,960$8,513-55.1%
B & B Family Farms, LLC$15,898$8,502-46.5%
Michael E. Heus$3,382$8,265144.4%
Hickory Ledge Acres, LLC$19,405$8,065-58.4%
Horsch Farms, LLC$25,156$7,976-68.3%
Gen X Acres, LLC$15,320$7,850-48.8%
Thomas & William Murphy$11,168$7,839-29.8%
Eugene Woelfel$15,376$7,779-49.4%
Jesse Michael Schneider$11,817$7,623-35.5%
James D. Petrie$17,505$7,499-57.2%
Eric Pagel$16,408$7,268-55.7%
Joseph R. Hansen$50,130$7,263-85.5%
BDN Farms, LLC$20,713$7,032-66.1%
Dennis Schmitz Farms, Inc.$21,397$6,969-67.4%
Matthew G. Freund$9,517$6,821-28.3%
Cedar Farms, LLC$6,954$6,741-3.1%
David Ortlieb$7,245$6,690-7.7%
Petrie Hilltop Custom Heifer Raising, LLC$0$6,594--
Gebhart Brothers Partnership$12,862$6,511-49.4%
Moehn Acres, Inc.$13,629$6,397-53.1%
Gary Geiser$12,724$6,393-49.8%
Blake Robert Schneider$67,289$6,384-90.5%
Joe & Don Geiser$21,682$6,370-70.6%
Stephen L. Keuler$17,246$6,209-64%
Dean a Bergelin$12,156$6,102-49.8%
Thomas Halbach$19,639$5,973-69.6%
Roger Kolbe$12,156$5,854-51.8%
Robert Kesler$9,690$5,700-41.2%
J Karls Farms, LLC$13,863$5,555-59.9%
Michael C & Kathleen L Weber Revocable Living Trus$0$5,519--
Kelly Gebhart$6,473$5,507-14.9%
Douglas Frisch$12,788$5,506-56.9%
Fhlug Farms, LLC$13,342$5,500-58.8%
Thomas J Laughrin$2,934$5,49687.3%
Ledgerock Farm, LLC$17,421$5,486-68.5%
Paul E. Meyers$16,385$5,433-66.8%
Merlin Lisowe$13,875$5,397-61.1%
Timothy C. Allen$8,068$5,145-36.2%
Glen G. Meier$21,448$5,038-76.5%
Timothy Pingel$12,734$5,014-60.6%
Dennis Gebhart$12,715$4,708-63%
Todd D. Doughty$4,662$4,6620%
Terry Brandenburg$11,131$4,619-58.5%
William Hansen$14,543$4,593-68.4%
Hanke's Rock Bottom Family Farm, LLC$0$4,506--
Allen Casper$11,626$4,450-61.7%
Thomas Biese$8,386$4,345-48.2%
Gerard Kolbe$7,034$4,315-38.7%
Gary Matter$8,876$4,129-53.5%
Ruby Gerner$3,983$3,9830%
Gerald Karls$12,522$3,957-68.4%
Alvin Buechel$8,810$3,926-55.4%
Donald Hudziak$10,225$3,864-62.2%
Gruber Farm, Inc.$13,310$3,810-71.4%
Neil F. Bub$7,711$3,705-52%
Robert Morgen$11,671$3,662-68.6%
John Edwin Schwarz$11,072$3,631-67.2%
Paul Peters$3,212$3,60012.1%
Tony J. Maurer$9,571$3,563-62.8%
Richard H. Kiesner$3,904$3,548-9.1%
Carl Daun$3,547$3,5470%
George Hoffmann$5,778$3,516-39.1%
David M. Schneider$2,625$3,49033%
Stony Brook Grain & Custom, LLC$5,289$3,469-34.4%
Darren G. Woelfel$8,161$3,469-57.5%
Thomas Bender$13,137$3,421-74%
Amy J. Breckheimer$3,404$3,4040%
Richard G. Koehler$7,510$3,351-55.4%
Lyle Hoerth$8,755$3,342-61.8%
Donald Propson$8,114$3,259-59.8%
Harvey Schneider$4,595$3,241-29.5%
Richard C. Bangart$6,719$3,201-52.4%
Winnebago East Shore Conservation$2,688$3,16717.8%
Alan J. Ludwig$10,884$2,975-72.7%
Donald E Bonlander$6,535$2,916-55.4%
Timothy M. Ecker$3,557$2,884-18.9%
Patricia Gasch$2,876$2,8760%
Hickory Nut Hollow, LLC$4,875$2,854-41.5%
Victor F Krepline$8,725$2,825-67.6%
Anna Schwoerer$5,354$2,788-47.9%
James A. Mader II$4,751$2,772-41.7%
Jerome Hansen$25,941$2,754-89.4%
Lynn Degeneffe$876$2,742213%
H & E Popp Farms, Inc.$9,225$2,733-70.4%
Donald J Bonlander$6,874$2,732-60.3%
Richard P. Funk$4,761$2,677-43.8%
Andrew Karls$6,521$2,676-59%
Meyers Heritage Farm, LLC$0$2,640--
D Meyer Farms, LLC$8,157$2,636-67.7%
Daun Family Farm$6,499$2,635-59.5%
Robert Sheahan$4,297$2,604-39.4%
Alan J. Brandenburg$7,386$2,588-65%
David C. Petrie$4,183$2,580-38.3%
Steve Krueger$213$2,5801,111.3%
Daniel B. Koffarnus$5,855$2,579-56%
John S. Schwarz$2,572$2,5720%
Dean Heimermann$2,750$2,558-7%
Jered M. Ecker$3,067$2,558-16.6%
Allen Gebhart$9,845$2,549-74.1%
Leon Probst$11,101$2,542-77.1%
William Probst$10,518$2,535-75.9%
Mark C. Pethan$9,887$2,524-74.5%
Joseph R Weidensee$2,474$2,4740%
Bradley A. Buechel$6,800$2,463-63.8%
Scott Schneider$5,269$2,458-53.3%
Ledge View Custom, LLC$7,448$2,419-67.5%
David E. Weber$9,779$2,409-75.4%
Joseph C. Heimann Jr.$7,376$2,342-68.2%
Joe Calaway$3,559$2,297-35.5%
Terry Schwalenberg$3,813$2,239-41.3%
Dennis J. Roehrig$2,324$2,203-5.2%
Jeff Wisnet$4,745$2,191-53.8%
Daniel D. Lemke$23,628$2,148-90.9%
Charles Sabel$1,751$2,12121.1%
Duane Tasch$77,597$2,113-97.3%
Brian D. Boll$2,034$2,0340%
Glenroy Allen Danes$5,825$2,034-65.1%
David de Bruin$2,015$2,0150%
David -Zirbel's Custom Baling a Zirbel, LLC$0$2,009--
Shaun Popp$5,276$1,998-62.1%
Keith Mueller$4,523$1,978-56.3%
Russell Schmidt$3,603$1,962-45.5%
Dennis Steiner$3,901$1,953-49.9%
Mulberry Lane Farm, Inc.$0$1,924--
Thomas Schwobe$575$1,919233.7%
Roger Schwarz$4,327$1,917-55.7%
Virginia Bangart$3,085$1,895-38.6%
Steven J. Woelfel$3,608$1,866-48.3%
John W. Lefeber$4,720$1,852-60.8%
Roger Meyers$7,998$1,826-77.2%
Brian J. Schmitz$1,809$1,8090%
James Gerner$4,515$1,800-60.1%
William G. Matznick$5,137$1,782-65.3%
Charles Bares$1,700$1,7241.4%
Curt Krupp$3,235$1,721-46.8%
Jason Roehrig$3,816$1,687-55.8%
James Juckem$3,385$1,660-51%
Michael J. Ecker$4,078$1,658-59.3%
Bradley J. Nett$3,571$1,637-54.2%
Rivers Bend Dairy, LLC$6,439$1,629-74.7%
Bobbie Rae M. Jordan$7,663$1,611-79%
Krepline Properties, Inc.$1,529$1,5330.3%
Aaron M. Foshee$3,314$1,512-54.4%
Kenneth M. Schneider$4,827$1,476-69.4%
Patrick Stache$3,682$1,456-60.5%
Howard P. Meyer$1,443$1,4430%
Scott Propson$4,387$1,416-67.7%
Joseph Thielman$3,322$1,375-58.6%
The Garden$0$1,360--
Joseph H. Birschbach$4,171$1,346-67.7%
Gary Roehrig$1,407$1,344-4.5%
Ronald Woelfel$1,935$1,341-30.7%
Paul D. de Bruin$1,296$1,2960%
Tim Mueller$2,402$1,287-46.4%
Leo van Hoorn$2,589$1,259-51.4%
Bago, LLC$3,267$1,241-62%
Larry Jandrey$1,669$1,230-26.3%
Michael E. Foshee$3,181$1,215-61.8%
Daniel Suttner$1,190$1,1900%
Gary Schaefer$2,921$1,168-60%
Frederick Wollersheim$7,524$1,153-84.7%
Lois Thiel$1,878$1,150-38.8%
Robert R. Halbach$8,538$1,111-87%
Keith Schmitz$1,093$1,0930%
Robert Heus$1,160$1,075-7.3%
Trevor Mott$4,382$1,023-76.7%
Anthony L. Stobbe$0$1,014--
Gary Gebhart$1,588$1,008-36.5%
Paul Krueger$2,787$1,004-64%
Scott G. Lefeber$0$975--
Terri Biettler-Karls$1,582$972-38.6%
Scharenbroch Family Investments, LLP$0$960--
Larissa Woelfel$3,131$955-69.5%
Jeremy Bangart$2,962$948-68%
William Bangart$2,962$948-68%
Patrick Koenigs$2,450$947-61.3%
Renee I Zimmer, LLC$3,591$945-73.7%
Harold A. Paulson$2,557$904-64.6%
Brad A. Koenigs$1,805$888-50.8%
Keith A. Reinke$1,976$873-55.8%
Alex Pingel$1,084$790-27.1%
Simon Family Partnership, LLP$1,696$776-54.2%
Joseph Kolbe$2,696$775-71.3%
Andrew Schumacher$0$769--
David L. Brandenburg$1,224$765-37.5%
Richard E. Schoenborn$1,755$750-57.3%
Thad Paul$553$73833.5%
Kyle R. Becker$751$712-5.2%
Thomas P. de Bruin$2,251$711-68.4%
Ralph Joas$1,932$710-63.3%
K & T Harvesting, LLC$530$70733.4%
Randall L Brandes RLT$1,684$680-59.6%
Mary Meyers$1,479$656-55.6%
Randy Lisowe$5,995$656-89.1%
Michael Loose$599$5990%
Herman Brenner$1,826$596-67.4%
Kirk Eickhoff$968$586-39.5%
John Schmahl$1,137$567-50.1%
Daniel P. Beil$1,384$533-61.5%
Terrence Meyer$970$521-46.3%
Frankie Coots$630$506-19.7%
Leroy Reiser$911$491-46.1%
Randall R. Habermann$618$480-22.3%
Brooks Fechhelm$1,513$469-69%
Allen Klotz$451$4510%
Steve Phipps$343$43727.4%
Rhonda Vanden G. Boogaard$674$417-38.1%
Ben Burg$785$406-48.3%
Gerald Moehn$405$4050%
Austin Pethan$2,286$371-83.8%
Charles L. Sippel$583$345-40.8%
Wilmer Mueller$779$332-57.4%
Jeffrey C. Funk$707$305-56.9%
Kathy Dill$512$302-41%
Donald Pfister$0$291--
Kevin James Mader$1,014$273-73.1%
Garret Carnahan$1,884$269-85.7%
Trent Vanden Boogaard$190$25333.2%
Lyle E. Bangart$1,581$239-84.9%
Stephanie Wunrow$555$239-56.9%
Judy Doughty$453$229-49.4%
Stacy L. Thiel$752$218-71%
Hanke's Custom Services, LLC$446$203-54.5%
Virgil Vincent Worley$535$191-64.3%
Ross Eisenreich$1,478$186-87.4%
Gail Dedering$2,547$169-93.4%
Thomas Klotz$246$156-36.6%
John Vandenboom$583$153-73.8%
Alan J. Schaffer$583$153-73.8%
Greg Bastian$1,088$153-85.9%
Earl H. Ecker$189$147-22.2%
Connie Stoychoff-Waldvogel$247$136-44.9%
Lylas Tremble$214$124-42.1%
Paul J. Ecker$853$121-85.8%
Carey L. Vanous$107$1070%
Meggers Market Farm, LLC$236$90-61.9%
Scott M. Schmitt$250$86-65.6%
Susan van Hoorn$148$72-51.4%
Dan Reiter$218$70-67.9%
Dale L. Collin$124$68-45.2%
Jerraine Criter$2,437$40-98.4%
Frank J. Zammuto$495$24-95.2%
Ledge View Custom, LLC$0$18--
Floyd Biese$1,690$13-99.2%
Debra Phipps$44$10-77.3%
Randolph Schmitt$29$10-65.5%
John Geiser$15$4-73.3%
Robert Danes$1,232$3-99.8%
Arlee Titel$2,502$0-100%
David Allen$816$0-100%
Duchow Acres, LLC$388$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$180,737$0-100%
Forest Brook Farms -Jay P Juck, LLC$89,348$0-100%
Grace Meyers$919$0-100%
Hanke's Rock Bottom Family Farm L$18,155$0-100%
Hoerthland Custom Services, LLC$3,190$0-100%
Jeannette Sabel$55$0-100%
Jenlar Holsteins and Brown Swiss$101,031$0-100%
Karen Schneider$5,957$0-100%
Kidfarm, LLC$29,506$0-100%
Michael C & Kathleen L Weber Revo$27,395$0-100%
Michael M. Bangart$2,836$0-100%
Petrie Hilltop Custom Heifer Rais$15,698$0-100%
Riveredge Farms-Luke & Leon Geise$32,060$0-100%
Shady Lane Dairy -Timothy L So, LLC$93,300$0-100%
Smiling Dog Orchard, LLC$6,555$0-100%
Vernon L Gasch$17,191$0-100%
Happy Meadow Farm, LLC$376$0-100%
Derek Jacobs$861$0-100%
Jon C. Dees$43$0-100%
Krueger Dairy Farms, LLC$113,046$0-100%
Leonard E. Joas$83$0-100%
Lori Lamers$264$0-100%
Mertz Farms, LLP$13,129$0-100%
Nancy J. Weins$34$0-100%
Scharenbroch Family Investments L$960$0-100%
William Probst$336$0-100%
Carley F. Blado$1,194$0-100%
Christopher Collin$199$0-100%
David -Zirbel's Custom Baling, LLC$475$0-100%
Kay Blanck$59$0-100%
Mary Bares$96$0-100%
Roberta Kestell$232$0-100%
Valerie Weidensee$29$0-100%
Whispering Pine Organic Dairy Far$52,743$0-100%
Christine A. Lau$135$0-100%
Russell C. Wurm$944$0-100%
Total subsidies$16,778,762$6,888,448-58.9%

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