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In 2021, 128 farmers in cities within Marquette County received a total of $1.6 million in 223 farm subsidies, a 57.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.8 million in 446 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Wojtalewicz | $148,948 | $112,402 | -24.5% |
| Brian Gale Coddington | $134,861 | $106,950 | -20.7% |
| Kempley Farms, LLC | $62,828 | $98,031 | 56% |
| Gumz Muck Farms, LLC | $839,683 | $96,812 | -88.5% |
| Borzick Farms, LLC | $0 | $80,446 | -- |
| Travis Weston Lindner | $278,364 | $75,236 | -73% |
| Zellmers' Sleepy Hollow Farms, LLC | $115,192 | $61,765 | -46.4% |
| Michael C Kempley | $29,504 | $58,648 | 98.8% |
| DSK Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| SK Forest Products, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Buck-a-Way Acres, LLC | $100,600 | $46,627 | -53.7% |
| Carl F Nindorf | $58,547 | $43,817 | -25.2% |
| Joseph R. Houle | $0 | $37,064 | -- |
| Rosedale Genetics, Ltd. | $19,116 | $32,440 | 69.7% |
| Daniel Luke Thome | $100,614 | $30,450 | -69.7% |
| Crystal Farms, Inc. | $0 | $28,108 | -- |
| Nathan E. Bula | $72,675 | $26,167 | -64% |
| Terrance Wargula | $39,498 | $25,942 | -34.3% |
| Spring Lake Farms, Inc. | $96,712 | $24,852 | -74.3% |
| Bryan Bula Farms, LLC | $123,864 | $22,728 | -81.7% |
| Angry Beavers Tree Service, LLC | $0 | $22,557 | -- |
| Westmont Farms, LLC | $55,263 | $21,990 | -60.2% |
| Calvin Lloyd Dalton | $60,635 | $21,457 | -64.6% |
| Kenneth J. Borzick | $171,907 | $19,317 | -88.8% |
| Hillmer Farms | $24,908 | $18,488 | -25.8% |
| Marl Lake Farms, LLC | $62,006 | $17,349 | -72% |
| John E. Welke | $16,240 | $16,438 | 1.2% |
| Paul S. Dahlke | $36,266 | $16,129 | -55.5% |
| Almon Edward Klapoetke | $20,607 | $15,402 | -25.3% |
| Zeb M Zuehls | $40,875 | $14,289 | -65% |
| Almon John Klapoetke | $15,511 | $14,032 | -9.5% |
| Joseph P. Steuck | $32,649 | $12,682 | -61.2% |
| Dennis R. Fenner | $29,599 | $11,728 | -60.4% |
| Jesse Metcalf | $44,376 | $11,514 | -74.1% |
| William J Calnin | $16,357 | $9,908 | -39.4% |
| Nicholas Brudnowski | $13,325 | $9,794 | -26.5% |
| Krentz Brothers Farms, Ltd. | $18,019 | $9,409 | -47.8% |
| Jason M. Steuck | $17,770 | $9,183 | -48.3% |
| Joanne Gail Dalton | $26,171 | $8,933 | -65.9% |
| Jon S. Thome | $32,424 | $8,686 | -73.2% |
| Bruchs Farms, Inc. | $17,789 | $8,645 | -51.4% |
| Jeffery K Mateske | $16,741 | $8,417 | -49.7% |
| Hugh D. McGowan | $12,903 | $8,246 | -36.1% |
| Cloverview Farms | $25,520 | $7,526 | -70.5% |
| Thomas D Roidt | $16,181 | $7,240 | -55.3% |
| Douglas L. Thome | $978 | $6,402 | 554.6% |
| Thomas N. Ems | $17,837 | $6,301 | -64.7% |
| Samuel Klapoetke | $10,799 | $6,288 | -41.8% |
| Jordan D Bittelman | $11,466 | $5,739 | -49.9% |
| Karen Halfmann | $5,132 | $5,132 | 0% |
| Richard Kozlowski | $14,945 | $4,786 | -68% |
| Aaron J. Wachholz | $10,556 | $4,533 | -57.1% |
| James G. Metcalf | $26,112 | $4,518 | -82.7% |
| Kermit H. Daye | $9,772 | $4,501 | -53.9% |
| Thomas K. Murphy | $3,413 | $4,362 | 27.8% |
| Michael J. Schwartz | $406 | $4,243 | 945.1% |
| Wayne Harry Hein | $6,236 | $4,191 | -32.8% |
| Joshua D. Steuck | $12,199 | $3,959 | -67.5% |
| Daniel C. Rodger | $4,423 | $3,775 | -14.7% |
| Scott T. James | $12,867 | $3,564 | -72.3% |
| Sparkling Springs Stock Farm | $10,117 | $3,534 | -65.1% |
| Gordon H. Chase | $5,759 | $3,414 | -40.7% |
| Gordon Bert Lichtenberg | $6,127 | $3,372 | -45% |
| Udder Place, Inc. | $40,231 | $3,280 | -91.8% |
| Kay D. Maass | $3,267 | $3,267 | 0% |
| Mcreath Partnership | $4,821 | $3,160 | -34.5% |
| Benjamin Jaster | $6,271 | $3,044 | -51.5% |
| Jacob E. Jaster | $4,606 | $3,005 | -34.8% |
| Jerome Alan Van Kleef - Przybyl Farms | $0 | $2,968 | -- |
| Jacob H. Huber | $8,201 | $2,783 | -66.1% |
| Bernard J. Schwochert | $8,380 | $2,703 | -67.7% |
| Gerald D. Spears | $9,581 | $2,694 | -71.9% |
| Ervin Shurpit JR | $0 | $2,470 | -- |
| Jerome F. Slepicka | $8,251 | $2,430 | -70.5% |
| Thomas Parrott | $3,611 | $2,348 | -35% |
| Candice Lueck | $7,442 | $2,336 | -68.6% |
| Jeanne A. Metcalf | $12,493 | $2,329 | -81.4% |
| Sjoerd Feenstra | $4,423 | $2,026 | -54.2% |
| Paul R. McDowell | $2,173 | $1,919 | -11.7% |
| Jesse C. Kessenich | $0 | $1,909 | -- |
| Eric K. Coddington | $4,608 | $1,772 | -61.5% |
| Ronald E. Chase | $3,663 | $1,742 | -52.4% |
| Hope A. Metcalf | $5,049 | $1,692 | -66.5% |
| Todd M. Bornick | $1,439 | $1,646 | 14.4% |
| Charles T. Taylor | $3,095 | $1,580 | -48.9% |
| Robert Bonnett | $5,640 | $1,546 | -72.6% |
| Edward M. Rundgren Jr. | $2,270 | $1,330 | -41.4% |
| Orin Leege | $0 | $1,301 | -- |
| Keith Vander Velde | $2,006 | $1,291 | -35.6% |
| Joseph J. Oravetz | $1,876 | $1,244 | -33.7% |
| George Henke | $1,529 | $1,168 | -23.6% |
| James P. Summerton | $2,486 | $1,113 | -55.2% |
| Jerome A. Huber Sr. | $7,184 | $1,058 | -85.3% |
| James D. Joyce | $1,042 | $1,042 | 0% |
| Christopher Gordon Krueger | $1,398 | $1,032 | -26.2% |
| Gordon J. Krueger | $1,824 | $1,032 | -43.4% |
| Tod L Brancel | $4,805 | $1,000 | -79.2% |
| Robert Walters | $904 | $904 | 0% |
| Terry Walters | $904 | $904 | 0% |
| Glen R Brudnowski | $2,857 | $904 | -68.4% |
| Ben L Brancel | $4,838 | $819 | -83.1% |
| Terence M. Wollert Sr. | $0 | $815 | -- |
| Marlon E. Klimke | $47 | $621 | 1,221.3% |
| Neil Roidt | $1,456 | $608 | -58.2% |
| Allen G Mcreath | $565 | $565 | 0% |
| Robert R. Swanke | $5,050 | $456 | -91% |
| Todd R. Ingram | $568 | $456 | -19.7% |
| Troy Bartz | $455 | $455 | 0% |
| Curtis J. Colwell | $0 | $411 | -- |
| James Huber | $980 | $339 | -65.4% |
| Glenn L. Thalacker | $210 | $272 | 29.5% |
| Thomas O. Mittelstedt | $251 | $251 | 0% |
| Jon G. Hodkiewicz | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Lorna Hilliard | $192 | $192 | 0% |
| Allan Sanders | $135 | $135 | 0% |
| Riley R. Rudolf | $845 | $124 | -85.3% |
| John Joseph Giese | $844 | $107 | -87.3% |
| Bryan R. Reetz | $0 | $90 | -- |
| Lawrence Becker | $7,058 | $72 | -99% |
| Maureen Becraft | $184 | $53 | -71.2% |
| Bryan G. Bula | $17,336 | $42 | -99.8% |
| Scott J. McIlvoy | $74 | $40 | -45.9% |
| Marie A. Johnson | $23 | $23 | 0% |
| Kenneth A. Johnson | $18 | $18 | 0% |
| Richard A. Lemke | $18 | $18 | 0% |
| David M. Borzick | $3,303 | $16 | -99.5% |
| Richard A. Gumz | $91,890 | $9 | -100% |
| Roderick Gumz | $91,889 | $9 | -100% |
| Brandon Summerton | $5,313 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Jones | $1,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanne M. Cummings | $942 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry E. Cummings | $1,384 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick B. McMahon | $353 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Farms, Inc. | $2,548 | $0 | -100% |
| Silent Night Evergreens, LLC | $54,417 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarence E. Klawitter | $193 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory P. Riesen | $616 | $0 | -100% |
| Harlan Fredrick Lehman | $64 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerome Alan Van Kleef - Przybyl F | $4,181 | $0 | -100% |
| John A. Novotny Jr. | $284 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas J Toolis | $725 | $0 | -100% |
| Ed Barnes | $8 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas Brudnowski | $2,373 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas R Happersett | $933 | $0 | -100% |
| Elvera Elaine Hintz | $776 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory J. Marzahl | $13,340 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory Lawrence Lindner | $50,646 | $0 | -100% |
| William Wimmer | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,762,587 | $1,603,416 | -57.4% |
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