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In 2021, 196 farmers in cities within Washington County received a total of $3.8 million in 394 farm subsidies, a 55.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.5 million in 806 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 Washington County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Farms, Inc. | $1,300,368 | $213,223 | -83.6% |
| Kratz Farms, LLC | $601,409 | $174,518 | -71% |
| Melzer Farms, LLC | $217,892 | $141,759 | -34.9% |
| Ronald Roskopf | $414,106 | $137,191 | -66.9% |
| Klink Dairy, LLC | $200,962 | $134,188 | -33.2% |
| Goeller Family Farms, LLC | $263,033 | $132,342 | -49.7% |
| Gehring View Farms, LLC | $248,685 | $129,328 | -48% |
| Doreen Berndt-Paral | $456,213 | $125,893 | -72.4% |
| Michael C. Pamperin | $167,547 | $124,561 | -25.7% |
| Held Dairy, LLC | $236,041 | $122,066 | -48.3% |
| Gehrings Stone House Dairy, LLC | $176,441 | $115,689 | -34.4% |
| Brandon Lee Ehmke | $0 | $114,741 | -- |
| James Hartmann | $132,220 | $103,797 | -21.5% |
| Terry Breuer | $109,554 | $96,047 | -12.3% |
| Roger G. Weber Jr. | $125,383 | $76,355 | -39.1% |
| Ronald J. Melius | $66,766 | $75,177 | 12.6% |
| HI Land Acres, LLC | $89,888 | $73,535 | -18.2% |
| Gehring Farms, Inc. | $106,333 | $67,020 | -37% |
| Brian Kazmierczak | $228,448 | $66,827 | -70.7% |
| Kevin Kazmierczak | $228,511 | $66,827 | -70.8% |
| KDFC, LLC | $91,758 | $64,261 | -30% |
| Dwight D. Mayer | $59,602 | $62,352 | 4.6% |
| Curtis H. Becker | $63,003 | $58,132 | -7.7% |
| Paul L. Mueller | $64,305 | $51,289 | -20.2% |
| Hartford Cow Palace, Inc. | $33,831 | $50,846 | 50.3% |
| Bahr Brothers Farm Ptrship | $6,360 | $43,926 | 590.7% |
| Brian Ehmke | $101,282 | $43,747 | -56.8% |
| William H Nehm | $53,789 | $43,507 | -19.1% |
| Kiowa Farms | $64,166 | $41,567 | -35.2% |
| Peggy Jacklin | $28,517 | $39,819 | 39.6% |
| Jacklin Rentals, LLC | $37,245 | $37,182 | -0.2% |
| Ronald M Twardokus | $52,741 | $30,631 | -41.9% |
| Joseph N. Schanen | $22,032 | $30,353 | 37.8% |
| Spotted T Farms, LLC | $29,889 | $27,628 | -7.6% |
| Borlen Family Farm, LLC | $36,527 | $27,035 | -26% |
| Lee Kissinger | $65,356 | $26,920 | -58.8% |
| Michael A. Jacklin | $31,676 | $26,297 | -17% |
| Patlem Farms, LLC | $22,686 | $24,735 | 9% |
| Randy Jacklin | $22,470 | $22,468 | -0% |
| Strupp Family Farm, LLC | $69,609 | $21,746 | -68.8% |
| Keith Roecker | $20,516 | $21,550 | 5% |
| John H. Sager | $0 | $21,191 | -- |
| Thomas E Borlen | $21,787 | $20,121 | -7.6% |
| Rar Farms, LLC | $50,537 | $19,019 | -62.4% |
| Keith Schmidt | $25,172 | $19,017 | -24.5% |
| Ned Lepien | $60,017 | $18,964 | -68.4% |
| Ross B. Bishop II | $62,581 | $17,570 | -71.9% |
| Charles W. Rusch | $19,301 | $15,940 | -17.4% |
| Coulter Farms, LLC | $15,724 | $14,426 | -8.3% |
| Richard Stephan | $40,874 | $14,395 | -64.8% |
| Lofy Family Farm, LLC | $42,830 | $14,167 | -66.9% |
| Larry J. Schmidt | $56,285 | $13,795 | -75.5% |
| Ricky Fischer | $28,779 | $13,572 | -52.8% |
| Robert J Loduha | $31,140 | $12,563 | -59.7% |
| John J. Novak | $23,988 | $12,195 | -49.2% |
| Paul and Charles Held PRT | $34,343 | $11,731 | -65.8% |
| Kristine Jacklin | $10,913 | $10,913 | 0% |
| Wetterau Farms, LLC | $24,346 | $10,903 | -55.2% |
| Butzlaff Stock Farms, LLC | $29,618 | $10,349 | -65.1% |
| Farm Happy, LLC | $592 | $10,250 | 1,631.4% |
| Moldenhauer Enterprises, LLC | $75,951 | $10,202 | -86.6% |
| James R. Weber | $51,711 | $10,117 | -80.4% |
| Doreen V. Schulz | $11,370 | $10,028 | -11.8% |
| Linda G. Berndt | $11,278 | $10,028 | -11.1% |
| Wiedmeyer Acres, LLC | $22,868 | $10,006 | -56.2% |
| Brian G. Melius | $17,950 | $9,344 | -47.9% |
| Pfaff Sod & Landscaping, Inc. | $0 | $9,061 | -- |
| Schulteis Enterprises, Inc. | $23,562 | $8,783 | -62.7% |
| Gundrum Farms, Inc. | $21,407 | $8,730 | -59.2% |
| Agent Cropping Services, LLC | $26,500 | $8,620 | -67.5% |
| Thomas Cleary | $5,057 | $8,265 | 63.4% |
| Terry Kurtenbach | $7,777 | $7,777 | 0% |
| Harold Mueller Farms, LLC | $24,097 | $7,753 | -67.8% |
| Joseph Porter Trust | $12,705 | $7,165 | -43.6% |
| Dorothy Griesmer | $6,917 | $6,917 | 0% |
| James J. Gehring | $6,768 | $6,911 | 2.1% |
| Chue Ge Yang | $41 | $6,305 | 15,278% |
| Richard C. Rohde | $20,089 | $6,220 | -69% |
| Lepien Farview Farm, LLC | $13,634 | $5,815 | -57.3% |
| Caroline S. Stoffel | $13,771 | $5,788 | -58% |
| James Borlen | $2,389 | $5,767 | 141.4% |
| Dennis Terlinden | $16,355 | $5,635 | -65.5% |
| Fehring Family Acres, LLC | $28,045 | $5,582 | -80.1% |
| Judith Kolosso | $5,504 | $5,504 | 0% |
| Pheasants Unlimited Properties II | $0 | $5,339 | -- |
| Herbert G. Lofy | $10,239 | $5,290 | -48.3% |
| Level Acres Dairy, Inc. | $162,475 | $5,267 | -96.8% |
| Jeffrey Infalt | $5,110 | $5,168 | 1.1% |
| Herriges Farms, LLC | $15,890 | $5,110 | -67.8% |
| HDS Farms, LLC | $15,257 | $4,944 | -67.6% |
| Gary D. Klink | $3,081 | $4,873 | 58.2% |
| Richard Schmidt | $15,207 | $4,859 | -68% |
| Iw Agent, LLC | $3,990 | $4,603 | 15.4% |
| Helmut R. Wagner | $13,273 | $4,419 | -66.7% |
| JD&D, LLC | $12,552 | $4,391 | -65% |
| James a Ninedorf | $9,202 | $4,305 | -53.2% |
| Darmody Farm, LLC | $11,316 | $3,925 | -65.3% |
| Stapleton Farms, LLC | $24,759 | $3,784 | -84.7% |
| John Bingen | $18,998 | $3,780 | -80.1% |
| Farm 45, LLC | $15,264 | $3,750 | -75.4% |
| Paul Loosen | $8,624 | $3,738 | -56.7% |
| Gerald J. Bingen | $11,052 | $3,716 | -66.4% |
| Heidi Figg Riddle | $3,687 | $3,687 | 0% |
| Jerome A. Schuh | $11,293 | $3,655 | -67.6% |
| Becker Beef Farm, LLC | $13,154 | $3,643 | -72.3% |
| Brad M. Callies | $34,493 | $3,535 | -89.8% |
| ABM Farms, LLC | $8,182 | $3,382 | -58.7% |
| Anthony J. Feucht | $3,339 | $3,339 | 0% |
| Michael L. Beck | $5,053 | $3,209 | -36.5% |
| Imat Farm Limited PTN | $3,209 | $3,204 | -0.2% |
| Flying Low Farms, LLC | $2,485 | $3,050 | 22.7% |
| Marvin Twardokus | $2,497 | $2,938 | 17.7% |
| Mark Hauser | $6,326 | $2,866 | -54.7% |
| David W. Doll | $6,214 | $2,837 | -54.3% |
| Kenneth Fischer | $7,201 | $2,822 | -60.8% |
| David L. Kinnamon | $2,805 | $2,805 | 0% |
| Darren Hughes | $2,794 | $2,794 | 0% |
| Donald Comerford | $2,420 | $2,793 | 15.4% |
| Louise Schmitz | $0 | $2,699 | -- |
| William A. Wagner | $2,652 | $2,652 | 0% |
| Raymond S Kobleska | $2,617 | $2,617 | 0% |
| Thimm Operations, LLC | $5,823 | $2,610 | -55.2% |
| Zingsheim Farms, LLC | $7,291 | $2,602 | -64.3% |
| Joseph J. Rinzel Sr. | $7,115 | $2,564 | -64% |
| Jessica Pike | $0 | $2,399 | -- |
| Eugene Hetebrueg | $12,632 | $2,261 | -82.1% |
| Fehring's Lake View Farm, LLC | $4,674 | $2,205 | -52.8% |
| S & C Agent Services, LLC | $0 | $2,159 | -- |
| R and G Staus Farm | $4,211 | $2,146 | -49% |
| Oscar T. Rathke | $4,827 | $2,141 | -55.6% |
| Steven Puestow | $2,800 | $2,127 | -24% |
| Donald Gundrum | $3,219 | $2,114 | -34.3% |
| Steven Merry | $8,039 | $2,112 | -73.7% |
| Leroy J. Yogerst | $3,631 | $2,074 | -42.9% |
| Eugene Schuster | $3,980 | $1,988 | -50.1% |
| Kimberly K. Johnson | $7,998 | $1,966 | -75.4% |
| Mark G. Stephan | $3,900 | $1,937 | -50.3% |
| Vernon A. Prost Jr. | $1,945 | $1,868 | -4% |
| Gene Brehmer | $0 | $1,828 | -- |
| Keith F & Mary K Franz JT Rev Living Trust | $0 | $1,759 | -- |
| Meghan K. Shannon | $1,737 | $1,737 | 0% |
| Shirley Gehring | $0 | $1,728 | -- |
| Jennifer L. Elsinger | $15,827 | $1,722 | -89.1% |
| James R. Stuettgen | $2,303 | $1,693 | -26.5% |
| Laude Farms, LLC | $4,055 | $1,640 | -59.6% |
| Donald J. Duffek | $1,198 | $1,569 | 31% |
| BRB 3, LLC | $0 | $1,537 | -- |
| Ralph A. Wagner | $2,990 | $1,493 | -50.1% |
| Sandra J. Strawn | $2,782 | $1,493 | -46.3% |
| Gunst Family Farm, LLC | $3,918 | $1,458 | -62.8% |
| Brad P. Oelhafen | $2,917 | $1,456 | -50.1% |
| Leslie E. Schmidt | $3,335 | $1,437 | -56.9% |
| Ralph R. Roskopf | $2,174 | $1,420 | -34.7% |
| John H. Pietsch | $1,402 | $1,402 | 0% |
| Roger J. Gundrum | $3,462 | $1,393 | -59.8% |
| Silver Maple Farm, LLC | $4,290 | $1,317 | -69.3% |
| C&J Farms, LLC | $6,664 | $1,288 | -80.7% |
| David W. Piechowski | $1,891 | $1,267 | -33% |
| Shay Jay, LLC | $2,487 | $1,241 | -50.1% |
| Timothy H. Groth | $1,107 | $1,107 | 0% |
| Andrew C. Rusch | $2,333 | $1,083 | -53.6% |
| Michael Ritger | $2,925 | $1,042 | -64.4% |
| Francis John Glaszcz | $1,041 | $1,041 | 0% |
| Brian J. Stoffel | $3,479 | $1,037 | -70.2% |
| William L. Hartwig | $1,973 | $967 | -51% |
| Daniel Schneider | $893 | $893 | 0% |
| Tom Stauffacher | $890 | $890 | 0% |
| Loris & Lois Rather Living Trust | $0 | $851 | -- |
| Kevin W Eickstedt | $1,459 | $782 | -46.4% |
| David G. Gundrum | $1,271 | $672 | -47.1% |
| Allen Ripple | $644 | $644 | 0% |
| Andrew R. Loosen | $9,917 | $574 | -94.2% |
| Phlato, LLC | $2,525 | $555 | -78% |
| Scott Lofy | $489 | $489 | 0% |
| Bradly D. Konrath | $2,650 | $483 | -81.8% |
| Daniel D. Breuer | $425 | $425 | 0% |
| Gerald F. Skomski | $2,550 | $400 | -84.3% |
| Patricia L Gequillana | $1,253 | $396 | -68.4% |
| David Aulenbacher | $353 | $353 | 0% |
| Scott A. Fulton | $311 | $311 | 0% |
| Justin S. Krueger | $10,612 | $303 | -97.1% |
| Nicholas Savatski | $485 | $271 | -44.1% |
| Timothy J. Herman | $0 | $262 | -- |
| Christina Steinhagen | $1,361 | $246 | -81.9% |
| Donald C Kurer | $521 | $238 | -54.3% |
| Janet Fischer | $238 | $238 | 0% |
| Terry Ellen Gill | $223 | $223 | 0% |
| Benjamin J. Gebelein | $200 | $200 | 0% |
| Jon A. Fehring | $0 | $165 | -- |
| Rita Neuman | $0 | $165 | -- |
| James R. Knapp | $121 | $121 | 0% |
| Jeffery J. Zimdars | $588 | $120 | -79.6% |
| Edward Bublitz | $68 | $90 | 32.4% |
| Carolyn E Abbiehl | $101 | $48 | -52.5% |
| Sandra Roskopf | $0 | $15 | -- |
| Roland J. Ryan III | $57 | $12 | -78.9% |
| Ronald J. Steger | $611 | $0 | -100% |
| GGWW, LLC | $395 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph A. Olszewski | $104 | $0 | -100% |
| Karthauser & Sons, Inc. | $267,862 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael N. Kons | $368 | $0 | -100% |
| Pheasants Unlimited I | $7,777 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven G. Gettelman | $2,797 | $0 | -100% |
| Allison Judith Loosen | $548 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie A. Nadeau | $2,324 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Ehmke | $1,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Fenney Ridge Farm, LLC | $2,094 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Kasprzak | $1,545 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary L. Depies | $60 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Stuettgen | $1,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda A. Herther | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Schulz | $344 | $0 | -100% |
| Moldenhauer Brothers, LLC | $5,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Weibye | $6,152 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Robert Loosen | $741 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald G. Thimm | $2,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Shayne T. Johnson | $627 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Guetzke | $151 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy Christenson | $2,526 | $0 | -100% |
| Uebele Farms, Inc. | $8,126 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Powell | $581 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles T. Schowalter | $1,257 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis E. Schuetz | $885 | $0 | -100% |
| James Klumb | $39 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerome Mertens | $156 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. Jones | $110,011 | $0 | -100% |
| James Donald Stout | $9,327 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph J Mosgaller JR | $2,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth C. Schmidt | $1,217 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy D Van Dyn Hoven | $291 | $0 | -100% |
| Beth P. Johnson | $209 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith F & Mary K Franz JT Rev Liv | $1,724 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,471,878 | $3,781,130 | -55.4% |
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