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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Brown County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Brown County received $3.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 305 farmers in cities within Brown County received a total of $2.9 million in 608 farm subsidies, a 55.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.5 million in 1,006 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 Brown County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
John H Dormire & Son Partnership$94,182$70,869-24.8%
Charles Earnest Buxton Jr.$171,416$70,850-58.7%
Larry Wiese Farms, Inc.$366,951$70,568-80.8%
Len Wiese Family Partnership$273,713$63,632-76.8%
Charles R. Snyder$71,519$58,937-17.6%
Dennis Ray Houston$87,572$57,465-34.4%
Loren H Wiese, Inc.$219,845$55,371-74.8%
Chad Michael Markert$111,946$49,587-55.7%
Newton Family 1966, LLC$47,930$47,9300%
Scott Markert Farms, Inc.$80,914$44,895-44.5%
Richardson Farms Outfitters, Inc.$107,964$44,217-59%
Effie G. Snyder$42,945$42,892-0.1%
Louis Albert Hammer$203,168$41,176-79.7%
Ellen R Gust Trust$45,102$39,904-11.5%
Gary Kent Wilkerson Estate$0$38,655--
Richard R Webel Farms, Inc.$218,458$38,575-82.3%
Artsons, Inc.$120,398$34,361-71.5%
Kochnook Dairy Farm$63,362$30,693-51.6%
Alan & Glen Koch Farms, Inc.$106,631$30,028-71.8%
Boylen Brothers Partnership$85,468$29,994-64.9%
Nathaniel Edward Newton$54,239$29,963-44.8%
William C. Frietsch$29,763$29,7630%
Andrew A. Newton$70,127$29,471-58%
Carl R Taylor 2014 Declaration of Trustee$26,887$29,0928.2%
Eric Robert Laning$62,508$27,390-56.2%
Joseph E Ray Revocable Trust$77,458$26,435-65.9%
Rodney E. Logsdon$79,922$26,399-67%
Richard Eugene Ingram$100,598$26,059-74.1%
Bauch Brothers$74,826$25,867-65.4%
Luther Welty$24,119$25,2264.6%
Thomas Dale Parker$102,501$24,595-76%
Wagner Family Farms of Brown County, LLC$40,158$24,548-38.9%
Douglas D. Dunn$37,622$24,347-35.3%
Marcia A. Taylor Declaration of Trust$23,853$23,8530%
Gary Kent Wilkerson$99,388$23,335-76.5%
George A. Clark$23,087$22,897-0.8%
Ken Kerr$85,855$22,659-73.6%
Steve R. Bordenkircher$39,981$22,571-43.5%
Ronald Schenk$49,359$22,325-54.8%
S & O Markert Trust$24,920$22,270-10.6%
Shelli Reich$19,849$21,2737.2%
Bryce Allen Volk$64,257$21,058-67.2%
Charles Robert Hamilton$49,438$20,535-58.5%
Kenneth M. Volk$6,017$20,152234.9%
Veith Farms, LLC$62,009$19,859-68%
Logan Harrison Wiese$68,958$19,548-71.7%
Neal R. Alsup$62,857$19,490-69%
Paul Edward Kallenbach$84,085$19,277-77.1%
Andrew M. Ray$68,813$19,062-72.3%
Danny T. Barrow$36,742$18,575-49.4%
Janet K. Still$18,419$18,171-1.3%
Richard F. Alsup$18,157$18,1570%
Robert Keyes$18,039$18,0390%
Lawrence F. Volk$60,106$18,003-70%
Cheryl Jean Dillard$17,583$17,5830%
Timothy Newton$37,290$17,582-52.9%
Daniel Louis Wagner$48,704$17,544-64%
Troy H. Brierton$23,030$17,091-25.8%
Linda B. Reische$16,980$17,0560.4%
Steven A. Reich$33,551$16,820-49.9%
GDD Farms, Inc.$69,271$16,686-75.9%
John B. Leonard$28,144$16,675-40.8%
Bradley Eugene Behymer$48,225$16,581-65.6%
Alec Michael Boylen$43,177$16,249-62.4%
P John Nuessen JR Revocable Trust$15,878$15,9030.2%
6 M Farms Partnership$23,764$15,304-35.6%
Wild Roots Property Management, LLC$0$15,062--
Aaron R. Kassing$11,844$14,83625.3%
Newton Family 1959, LLC$14,287$14,2870%
Donald Dean Wilkerson$35,244$14,196-59.7%
Melvin E Mcclelland Testamentary Trust$17,403$13,945-19.9%
Kent Prather$33,920$13,572-60%
Alex Kerr$37,813$12,331-67.4%
Ralph Leerhoff Trust$17,636$12,330-30.1%
Roger A. Zimmerman$16,203$11,967-26.1%
Newton Family 1962, LLC$11,921$11,9210%
William Thomas Browning$26,882$11,846-55.9%
Jeffrey Wilson$11,661$11,606-0.5%
David Glasgow$24,664$11,583-53%
Todd Koch$21,844$11,501-47.3%
Steven W. Still$16,651$11,475-31.1%
Terry Joe Bowen$13,496$11,308-16.2%
Robert F. Kassing$41,735$11,032-73.6%
Quackscam Farms, LLC$0$10,922--
Rudolph Marmelo JR$9,555$10,68411.8%
Mildred E. McClelland$10,713$10,510-1.9%
Warren Martin$10,502$10,5020%
Mark E. Geisler$34,480$10,449-69.7%
Robert L. Wort$9,973$10,1301.6%
Edward J. Wagner$28,957$9,921-65.7%
Gary W. Martin$27,803$9,744-65%
Patty Jo Koch$31,678$9,444-70.2%
Gordan N. Yingling$32,389$9,428-70.9%
Landon J. Ridings$26,877$9,406-65%
Dwain H. Smith$8,483$9,38010.6%
Dale D. Glasgow$23,613$9,122-61.4%
Stephen Timothy Quinn$27,176$8,953-67.1%
Allen J. Campbell$8,811$8,8110%
Mike Brierton$8,762$8,7620%
Sheena Brierton N. Mathena$8,618$8,6180%
Elaine R Schrieber Revocable Trust$2,306$8,545270.6%
Lawrence R. Yingling$7,922$8,4546.7%
Carolyn J Lewis Trust$8,295$8,3250.4%
Dennis L. Dormire$14,119$8,226-41.7%
Randal B. Dormire$14,119$8,226-41.7%
Dale Mitchell$8,218$8,2180%
Max E. Brierton$8,113$8,1130%
Rick Reich$31,643$7,977-74.8%
Debra Sue Buxton$8,248$7,777-5.7%
Lee Reich$32,129$7,730-75.9%
Donald R. Stewart Jr.$7,586$7,5860%
Matthew Allan Heldt$26,274$7,437-71.7%
Mary Christine Fluckey$10,113$7,414-26.7%
Rex a Garthaus$7,366$7,3660%
Lyle Newton$6,515$7,25411.3%
Doug M. Reich$30,849$7,186-76.7%
Judith I. Newton$7,767$6,867-11.6%
John Steven Yingling$21,685$6,734-68.9%
James Chris Ham$19,150$6,707-65%
Robert O. Churchill$12,521$6,697-46.5%
Adam C. Lawson$16,292$6,628-59.3%
Jonathan Richard Webel$17,629$6,497-63.1%
Phillip E Pool$6,472$6,4720%
Paul E. Reische$19,224$6,454-66.4%
Leverda Mumme-Marvel Revocable Trust$9,502$6,396-32.7%
Behymer Farms, Inc.$24,319$6,353-73.9%
Carolyn Lawless$28,370$6,179-78.2%
Drew Stamerjohn$6,020$6,0200%
David H. Zimmerman$8,290$6,020-27.4%
Richard H. Ebbing$6,200$5,889-5%
Corrine Kassing Trust$22,085$5,814-73.7%
Michael Edlin$5,645$5,6450%
Linda E Butler Trust$5,634$5,6340%
Gary Pruden$17,307$5,424-68.7%
Mark R. Ebbing$20,375$5,392-73.5%
Robert L. Meats$5,358$5,3580%
Bradley A. Kassing$9,154$5,329-41.8%
Elizabeth Surratt$3,685$5,20141.1%
Jon E. Kallenbach$12,103$5,037-58.4%
L Ivagene Quinn$4,949$4,9490%
Louis Edward Lehne Revocable Trust$9,775$4,894-49.9%
Lance H Wiese, Inc.$15,251$4,698-69.2%
Richard A. Childers$9,975$4,546-54.4%
Barbara A. Kozak$7,868$4,519-42.6%
Randy V. Griggs$16,708$4,477-73.2%
William Curtis Buxton$9,307$4,473-51.9%
Terry W Pool$5,080$4,441-12.6%
Brian A. Heinecke$12,331$4,411-64.2%
Virginia L. Engelbrecht$4,347$4,3470%
Jackson Arthur Yingling$10,442$4,202-59.8%
James M. Cox$10,700$4,194-60.8%
Daniel N. Gust$2,950$4,13940.3%
Daniel R. Reische$4,127$4,1270%
Carol D Shepard Revocable Trust$5,059$4,113-18.7%
John Alan Dormire$4,079$4,0790%
John Herbert Dormire Jr.$4,079$4,0790%
Blake Albert Dunn$4,039$4,0390%
Roger P. Ehret$3,505$3,96313.1%
Timothy J. Richardson$3,523$3,8519.3%
Rhonda Lee Johnson$3,800$3,724-2%
John Eichelberger$3,622$3,6220%
Jerome R. Koch$15,840$3,571-77.5%
Aaron J. Walker$4,083$3,549-13.1%
The Whitetail Group, LLC$0$3,429--
Zachary P. Staton$3,307$3,3070%
Carl Metz$3,236$3,2360%
Timothy C. Metz$3,236$3,2360%
Jason E Garthaus$4,129$3,170-23.2%
Deborah A. Kendrick$3,549$3,139-11.6%
George Kozak$2,031$3,06951.1%
Ronald Toncray$3,253$3,045-6.4%
David Hellrigel$3,011$3,0110%
Wade Yingling$6,268$2,990-52.3%
Donald Lehne$8,521$2,951-65.4%
Matthew W. Vlahovich$479$2,916508.8%
Patrick J. Parker$2,912$2,9120%
Kent F. Davis$2,709$2,8746.1%
Paul J. Staton$2,740$2,8514.1%
Alex J. Kassing$8,666$2,838-67.3%
Marcia Lynne Orsburn$2,822$2,8220%
Robert Edlin$2,822$2,8220%
Anthony R. Busen$2,391$2,80117.1%
Shirley Pruden$0$2,731--
Kenneth L. Welty$271$2,701896.7%
Tom Luthy$5,012$2,682-46.5%
Paul Newton$3,213$2,671-16.9%
Jason M. Kallenbach$4,368$2,611-40.2%
Justin M. Kallenbach$4,562$2,611-42.8%
Greg E. Dewitt$8,821$2,609-70.4%
Dewie Mayfield$2,528$2,5280%
Pamela S. Davis$2,508$2,5080%
Debra Diane Vermillion$2,496$2,4960%
Edward J. Barfield$0$2,494--
Minnie Thompson$2,477$2,4770%
Bayley Len Wiese$10,469$2,461-76.5%
Jennifer Suhling$2,528$2,452-3%
Wayne F. Wagner$12,672$2,399-81.1%
Bill W Hunter Trust$2,390$2,3900%
James F. Ray$3,466$2,159-37.7%
Douglas A. Wilson$7,293$2,149-70.5%
Cynthia L. McNeff$2,098$2,0980%
Jason Lewis Dunmire$1,496$2,09540%
Briggs Brothers Partnership$2,740$2,080-24.1%
James Lehne$2,290$2,042-10.8%
Ross L. Dormire$7,354$2,027-72.4%
Fransesca Floistad$2,004$2,0040%
Charles E. Zech$1,893$1,8930%
Iretta Childers$5,669$1,888-66.7%
Jeremy Pruden$262$1,822595.4%
Dale Eugene Bauch$0$1,793--
Gale Alfred Bauch$0$1,793--
Loyd Eugene Clayton$1,710$1,7693.5%
Eleanor E Mcclelland Revocable Trust$3,361$1,715-49%
Capps Family Trust$1,712$1,7120%
Allen Kendrick$2,497$1,704-31.8%
Arkie R Dewitt$7,892$1,679-78.7%
Darrel Dozier$1,676$1,668-0.5%
Winston Ray Horton$1,245$1,66033.3%
Keith R. Mitchell$1,652$1,6520%
Rolland J. Clark$4,222$1,646-61%
David R. Roate$4,936$1,623-67.1%
Emery R. Gronewold$3,491$1,617-53.7%
Orval Fanshier$1,560$1,5600%
Joseph E. Follis$1,442$1,4420%
Lowell J Haschemeyer$1,438$1,4380%
Carol V. Kleinlein$1,426$1,4260%
Lloyd A. White$2,328$1,422-38.9%
Newton Family 1964, LLC$1,368$1,3680%
Charla J. Meyers$3,513$1,366-61.1%
Ethan Cledus Barfield$0$1,356--
Robert L. Willis$1,450$1,355-6.6%
Doris Duvendack$3,660$1,346-63.2%
Harold Randal Johnson$3,422$1,332-61.1%
Roger Martin$0$1,265--
Frederick Wagner$2,243$1,255-44%
Dawn J. Hughes$1,248$1,2480%
Terry Lee Scheer$900$1,20033.3%
Ronnie R. Hess$7,074$1,183-83.3%
Lana L Nuessen Revoc Living Trust$3,820$1,180-69.1%
Gary G. Fry$1,173$1,1730%
Michael E. Post$1,146$1,1460%
Kathleen A. Klingele$4,298$1,120-73.9%
Harold E. Dewitt$2,693$1,120-58.4%
Louise a Huseman Trust$7,306$1,106-84.9%
Gary L. Shields$20,455$1,063-94.8%
Neal A. Long$1,142$1,052-7.9%
Thomas J. Schneider$1,626$1,002-38.4%
David A. Briggs$4,779$986-79.4%
Kassing Farms, LLC$0$922--
Tyler J. Koch$2,893$913-68.4%
David E. Ferrill$927$909-1.9%
David Hesten Stone$904$9040%
John M. Claassen$894$8940%
William Flynn$2,021$878-56.6%
Brian Lee Geisler$2,131$846-60.3%
Kent A. Boylen$3,411$833-75.6%
Matthew Wayne Clayton$4,488$829-81.5%
Randy K. Jackson$1,987$795-60%
Jed Parn$3,199$790-75.3%
Charles L. McClelland$22,750$757-96.7%
James A. Ham$6,330$727-88.5%
Charles H. Hamilton$2,264$716-68.4%
Ronnie Briggs$6,041$700-88.4%
Randy Bullard$3,653$692-81.1%
Edward E. Hendricks$3,540$682-80.7%
Denver Reische$6,600$663-90%
Harlee Gronewold$1,422$658-53.7%
Chris Morrell$649$6490%
Mark J. Hill$3,689$594-83.9%
Cheryl E. Hodge$2,890$588-79.7%
Douglas D. Underwood$1,340$582-56.6%
Eric Wayne Wagner$1,859$569-69.4%
Mervin L. Sorrells Jr.$1,593$566-64.5%
Kurt Reische$2,217$559-74.8%
LG Outdoors, LLC$0$549--
Randy Deming$7,514$537-92.9%
Patricia A. Etter$834$488-41.5%
John Colgan$172$443157.6%
Henry D Wegs$6,279$421-93.3%
Hayden Wiese$752$400-46.8%
Perry D. Wilkerson$393$3991.5%
James D. Chaney$9,027$394-95.6%
Holy Family Church$290$38733.4%
Gordon R. Bullard$3,756$362-90.4%
John Hohenbery$694$361-48%
Linda Cull$1,561$323-79.3%
Brad Smith$317$3170%
Brant A. Mountain$292$2920%
Robert J Parn$3,951$284-92.8%
Cathy L. Heckel$1,108$279-74.8%
Steve Sorrells$1,578$255-83.8%
Joseph E. Luthy$1,221$200-83.6%
Gregory C. Flynn$243$190-21.8%
Cheryl A. Flynn$277$156-43.7%
Rodney A. Flynn$277$156-43.7%
Nanette J. Flynn$277$156-43.7%
Steven E. Flynn$277$156-43.7%
Gary Michael Wagner$105$14033.3%
Herbert Ray Gregory$1,399$136-90.3%
Janet C. Keyes$1,652$128-92.3%
Kenneth L. Crooks$3,426$79-97.7%
Johnson Agent, LLC$2,209$69-96.9%
Raymond A. Lehne$59$58-1.7%
Marie R. Glasgow$558$13-97.7%
Joan Glenn$248$1-99.6%
Anthony L. Reische$1,174$0-100%
Barbara Jean Yingling$125$0-100%
Blake Crenshaw$809$0-100%
Bruce W. Yingling$89$0-100%
Daniel W. Sabo$999$0-100%
Darren Charles Wagner$1,542$0-100%
Eugene Meyers Jr.$1,890$0-100%
Fred L. Crenshaw$758$0-100%
Gerald R. Kempf$1,793$0-100%
Gladys I. Still$4,237$0-100%
James Harlan Hecox Test Tr$10,648$0-100%
Janet S. Parker$1,816$0-100%
Judith L Tucker Irrevocable Trust$804$0-100%
Mark W. Fuqua$2,383$0-100%
Mary Janice Hendricks$495$0-100%
Michael D. Boylen$145$0-100%
Michael L Parks$259$0-100%
Nick L. Hammer$208$0-100%
Ralph A. Kitchell$252$0-100%
Randy S. Dewitt$137$0-100%
Robert E. Hester$8$0-100%
Rosemary Orr$1,734$0-100%
Jason D. Eads$804$0-100%
K Adeline Herington Trust$8,036$0-100%
Matthew J. Perry$324$0-100%
Rose E. Cooper$3,166$0-100%
Workman Farm, Inc.$919$0-100%
Pamela Sue Parn$2,357$0-100%
Donald Kallenbach$1,093$0-100%
Judith L. Meats$24$0-100%
Lori Wiese McKee$1,397$0-100%
Stacey Fanshier$87$0-100%
Total subsidies$6,529,449$2,889,491-55.7%

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