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In 2021, 211 farmers in cities within Green Lake County received a total of $3.4 million in 433 farm subsidies, a 66.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $10.1 million in 912 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 Green Lake County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mam Farms, LLC | $646,561 | $174,945 | -72.9% |
| Schurecrest Farms, Inc. | $460,310 | $145,423 | -68.4% |
| Ronald D Bogucke | $176,085 | $136,644 | -22.4% |
| Hilltop Dairy, LLC | $969,158 | $133,608 | -86.2% |
| Nordor Farms, LLC | $214,359 | $124,928 | -41.7% |
| Double S Dairy, LLC | $1,114,008 | $124,876 | -88.8% |
| Busy Bee Acres, LLC | $235,366 | $124,717 | -47% |
| Cotterill Farms, Inc. | $279,259 | $111,972 | -59.9% |
| Frederick Family Farms, LLC | $281,451 | $105,619 | -62.5% |
| Roy Creek Dairy Farm, LLC | $213,474 | $97,255 | -54.4% |
| Damerow Bros Donald Damerow | $174,632 | $90,852 | -48% |
| J & P Kearns Brothers | $152,951 | $88,384 | -42.2% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $83,895 | -- |
| Shawn D. Jerome | $206,724 | $81,813 | -60.4% |
| Richard S. Swanke | $208,522 | $79,641 | -61.8% |
| Walter Alan Affeldt | $165,978 | $73,095 | -56% |
| Paul Harvey | $73,460 | $63,763 | -13.2% |
| David Bruss | $91,840 | $61,364 | -33.2% |
| Grams Farms, LLC | $88,971 | $51,219 | -42.4% |
| Matthew A. Jahnke | $103,230 | $47,587 | -53.9% |
| David E. Kohn | $85,438 | $45,583 | -46.6% |
| Steven L. Moderow | $127,436 | $38,114 | -70.1% |
| Wayne W. Berg | $43,482 | $33,943 | -21.9% |
| DHN Farms Partnership | $185,050 | $33,742 | -81.8% |
| James A. Hebbe | $138,824 | $31,391 | -77.4% |
| Benjamin N. Jenkins | $15,092 | $29,839 | 97.7% |
| Gale Jahnke | $101,936 | $29,335 | -71.2% |
| Allan C. Krentz | $84,392 | $29,026 | -65.6% |
| William H. Krentz | $86,330 | $28,331 | -67.2% |
| Eisenga Farms, Inc. | $169,524 | $26,598 | -84.3% |
| Ronald Kelm | $34,486 | $26,596 | -22.9% |
| Michael D. Moll | $94,018 | $26,219 | -72.1% |
| Ronald R. Ledvina | $21,676 | $25,630 | 18.2% |
| Michael W. Fox | $64,839 | $25,215 | -61.1% |
| David Bogucke | $38,658 | $24,938 | -35.5% |
| Peter G Bogucke | $38,658 | $24,938 | -35.5% |
| D & D Partnership C/O Dan Dumke | $54,843 | $21,476 | -60.8% |
| Vance Glewen | $72,139 | $20,970 | -70.9% |
| Allan D. Hoffmann | $79,694 | $20,549 | -74.2% |
| Richard A. Mace | $39,682 | $20,279 | -48.9% |
| Pomplun Brothers, LLC | $85,880 | $20,130 | -76.6% |
| Tom R. Zimmerman | $76,630 | $19,048 | -75.1% |
| Randal Reetz | $63,249 | $19,014 | -69.9% |
| Douglas A. Koopman | $0 | $18,620 | -- |
| Alan Kohn | $9,784 | $17,925 | 83.2% |
| Dale Muehlenhaupt | $89,519 | $17,068 | -80.9% |
| Steve Meilahn | $89,519 | $17,068 | -80.9% |
| Keenan Dahlke | $64,961 | $15,913 | -75.5% |
| Dennis L. Seeliger | $27,241 | $14,788 | -45.7% |
| James Pretz | $60,023 | $14,648 | -75.6% |
| James Esslinger-Esslinger Farms, LLC | $0 | $14,329 | -- |
| Steven Jones | $42,540 | $13,981 | -67.1% |
| Siewert Farms, Inc. | $46,357 | $13,545 | -70.8% |
| Jeffrey E. Hoffmann | $48,199 | $13,255 | -72.5% |
| Dukelow Farms, Inc. | $32,574 | $12,304 | -62.2% |
| DND Acres, LLC | $27,116 | $11,723 | -56.8% |
| David Dillie | $61,407 | $11,396 | -81.4% |
| Glen Otto | $33,288 | $11,243 | -66.2% |
| Soda Farms, LLC | $35,342 | $10,834 | -69.3% |
| Leonard Verch Jr. | $31,292 | $10,779 | -65.6% |
| Bobbie J Bosveld | $51,525 | $10,361 | -79.9% |
| Timothy Holland | $25,446 | $9,768 | -61.6% |
| Michaelene Hayashi | $9,258 | $9,262 | 0% |
| Schwandt Farms, Inc. | $63,329 | $9,125 | -85.6% |
| Randall L. Grams | $84,267 | $9,100 | -89.2% |
| Russell Mace | $33,379 | $7,975 | -76.1% |
| Joseph Wollinger | $32,759 | $7,840 | -76.1% |
| Susan G. Buwalda | $17,322 | $7,498 | -56.7% |
| Dennis A. Brooks | $13,410 | $7,287 | -45.7% |
| Andrew P. Otto | $17,512 | $6,917 | -60.5% |
| Steven A. Davison | $17,722 | $6,896 | -61.1% |
| Morris D. Vinz Jr. | $0 | $6,812 | -- |
| Terry Richter | $21,721 | $6,573 | -69.7% |
| Robbin Whitehouse | $21,051 | $6,569 | -68.8% |
| Steve Vinz | $21,128 | $6,329 | -70% |
| William Fox | $27,958 | $6,307 | -77.4% |
| Gregory A. Radtke | $1,895 | $6,290 | 231.9% |
| Nicholas C. Stibb | $0 | $6,239 | -- |
| Anthony Doro | $11,205 | $6,094 | -45.6% |
| John Jozwiak | $6,535 | $6,019 | -7.9% |
| Ethan Edward Schulz | $19,806 | $5,995 | -69.7% |
| Stephen F. Marquart | $20,756 | $5,905 | -71.6% |
| Floyd Fenske Family Farm, LLC | $5,904 | $5,904 | 0% |
| Brian Schulz | $22,243 | $5,856 | -73.7% |
| Chad M and Marsha P Boelter Revocable Trust | $5,738 | $5,852 | 2% |
| Luke L Boelter Revocable Trust | $5,738 | $5,850 | 2% |
| William R. Kuhfuss | $22,644 | $5,817 | -74.3% |
| Louis H. Smith | $12,645 | $5,766 | -54.4% |
| Hilltop Acres, LLC | $15,544 | $5,729 | -63.1% |
| Stobb Fam IRRV Trustee | $6,071 | $5,671 | -6.6% |
| James Prochnow | $20,449 | $5,600 | -72.6% |
| Green Lake Holding Company, LLC | $11,310 | $5,573 | -50.7% |
| Bryan Ter Beest | $15,104 | $5,497 | -63.6% |
| Gerald Zimmerman | $12,592 | $5,495 | -56.4% |
| Jonathon D. Mast | $8,559 | $5,492 | -35.8% |
| William D. Kohn | $11,643 | $5,439 | -53.3% |
| Larry C. Feder | $0 | $5,432 | -- |
| Tyler J. Moderow | $16,783 | $5,364 | -68% |
| Dennis Floeter | $16,251 | $5,297 | -67.4% |
| Roger Kemnitz | $14,591 | $5,148 | -64.7% |
| Jason R. Prochnow | $20,447 | $5,056 | -75.3% |
| Quintin Krentz | $44,493 | $4,934 | -88.9% |
| Alexander M. Harvey | $21,031 | $4,888 | -76.8% |
| Michael L. Zimmerman | $13,272 | $4,772 | -64% |
| Jerry Friday | $14,307 | $4,761 | -66.7% |
| Gary J. Anderson | $8,459 | $4,725 | -44.1% |
| Calvin L. van Buren | $20,743 | $4,666 | -77.5% |
| Glover & Sons, LLC | $10,535 | $4,570 | -56.6% |
| SJL Enterprises, LLC | $11,361 | $4,324 | -61.9% |
| Rebecca J Ratering | $2,869 | $4,305 | 50.1% |
| Dale D. Lohrey | $14,876 | $4,251 | -71.4% |
| Alexander N & Patricia W Epting Joint Trust | $0 | $4,251 | -- |
| Louis Jerome | $22,486 | $4,175 | -81.4% |
| Robert Mace | $14,263 | $4,165 | -70.8% |
| Kalton J Bauman | $13,455 | $4,107 | -69.5% |
| Patrick Bentley | $5,132 | $4,030 | -21.5% |
| Bruce Deibert | $6,519 | $4,010 | -38.5% |
| Frank Michalowski | $12,113 | $3,957 | -67.3% |
| Adam L. Guderjahn | $0 | $3,903 | -- |
| Kutz Family Farms, LLC | $6,555 | $3,808 | -41.9% |
| Michael E. Kohn | $11,225 | $3,612 | -67.8% |
| Steven W Biesenthal | $11,769 | $3,547 | -69.9% |
| Benjamin K. Frederick | $7,828 | $3,514 | -55.1% |
| Gary R. Hahn | $8,770 | $3,457 | -60.6% |
| Keith A. Thrasher | $3,419 | $3,419 | 0% |
| Fredrick A. Wollenburg | $3,361 | $3,361 | 0% |
| Timothy B. Strandell | $1,163 | $3,264 | 180.7% |
| Joan M. Frederick | $7,764 | $3,263 | -58% |
| Avalon Sportsman Club, LLC | $2,876 | $3,140 | 9.2% |
| Daniel Seymer | $5,374 | $3,122 | -41.9% |
| Wayne K. Schultz | $13,252 | $3,116 | -76.5% |
| Steven L. Eckert | $10,501 | $3,074 | -70.7% |
| Douglas L. Pinch | $10,864 | $3,069 | -71.8% |
| Robert a Jachthuber | $7,184 | $3,030 | -57.8% |
| Andrew R. Frederick | $6,714 | $3,010 | -55.2% |
| Leonard Zuhlke | $6,250 | $2,932 | -53.1% |
| Loretta L. Schulz | $6,250 | $2,932 | -53.1% |
| Ed Goehring | $7,608 | $2,921 | -61.6% |
| Paul L. Gettelman | $2,911 | $2,914 | 0.1% |
| Ross Hartwig | $2,145 | $2,912 | 35.8% |
| Gene Ladwig | $2,959 | $2,826 | -4.5% |
| Allan Brooks | $124,474 | $2,795 | -97.8% |
| Marcella J. Lohrey | $8,583 | $2,780 | -67.6% |
| Marc Jackowski | $10,967 | $2,777 | -74.7% |
| Schulz Construction | $11,366 | $2,676 | -76.5% |
| Roger a and Carol S Krause Living Trust | $0 | $2,632 | -- |
| Michael Norton | $2,462 | $2,574 | 4.5% |
| Robert E. Mast | $7,067 | $2,540 | -64.1% |
| Dennis Kutz | $31,305 | $2,508 | -92% |
| Robert Wustrack | $3,746 | $2,453 | -34.5% |
| Wayne Michels | $3,620 | $2,416 | -33.3% |
| James R. Stellmacher | $19,339 | $2,388 | -87.7% |
| Dean M. Sales | $9,504 | $2,363 | -75.1% |
| Daniel Vinz | $8,482 | $2,314 | -72.7% |
| Justin Cave | $5,244 | $2,292 | -56.3% |
| Bernice Rose Kutz-Schley | $3,421 | $2,209 | -35.4% |
| Russell Zastrow | $6,524 | $2,194 | -66.4% |
| Taylor a H Rammelt | $0 | $2,131 | -- |
| Wesley J. Eisenga | $5,191 | $2,091 | -59.7% |
| Russell F. Beck | $6,911 | $2,057 | -70.2% |
| Maple Hill Farm | $5,198 | $2,056 | -60.4% |
| Jesse Frederick | $5,958 | $2,007 | -66.3% |
| Kelly L. White | $781 | $1,881 | 140.8% |
| Kastein Farms, Inc. | $19,239 | $1,827 | -90.5% |
| Zebulun R Kemnitz | $4,791 | $1,717 | -64.2% |
| Daniel C. Kuhfuss | $868 | $1,620 | 86.6% |
| Terry Hupf | $3,287 | $1,484 | -54.9% |
| Roger Ladwig | $1,452 | $1,452 | 0% |
| Todd Morris | $2,336 | $1,452 | -37.8% |
| Lone Oak Acres, LLP | $1,340 | $1,340 | 0% |
| Ronald Brusveen | $3,150 | $1,309 | -58.4% |
| Wyatt Berg | $2,087 | $1,239 | -40.6% |
| Dale Peterson | $1,185 | $1,185 | 0% |
| Eleanor Gallup | $1,166 | $1,164 | -0.2% |
| Joan Nicholls | $0 | $1,108 | -- |
| Clemens J. Bednarek | $4,548 | $1,096 | -75.9% |
| Raymond a Salbego | $192 | $1,073 | 458.9% |
| Miles D. Griepentrog | $5,030 | $1,043 | -79.3% |
| Gemma A. Langenwalter | $1,668 | $1,037 | -37.8% |
| Mark Robert Stellmacher | $1,986 | $1,036 | -47.8% |
| Andrew D. Trotz | $1,146 | $1,029 | -10.2% |
| Otto W. Oemig III | $4,204 | $1,002 | -76.2% |
| Michael K. Perry | $3,708 | $970 | -73.8% |
| Janette L. Kohn | $2,087 | $945 | -54.7% |
| Darwin Kelm | $917 | $917 | 0% |
| Donald McCurdy | $891 | $891 | 0% |
| Mary Beth Voga | $881 | $881 | 0% |
| Jason T. Chapman | $0 | $784 | -- |
| David Santee | $2,109 | $741 | -64.9% |
| Kristine Sebert | $729 | $729 | 0% |
| James M. Michels | $1,089 | $717 | -34.2% |
| Randall A. Schulz | $2,085 | $708 | -66% |
| Scott Schmeckpeper | $1,727 | $698 | -59.6% |
| Warren Schmeckpeper | $2,062 | $662 | -67.9% |
| Alan J. Bennett | $590 | $590 | 0% |
| Chad Georgeson | $1,506 | $504 | -66.5% |
| David G. Lloyd | $427 | $427 | 0% |
| Deerwood Pond Farm, LLC | $384 | $384 | 0% |
| Nathaniel J. Bednarek | $2,822 | $261 | -90.8% |
| Kirk J. Pretz | $7,871 | $255 | -96.8% |
| Barbara A. Gregory | $783 | $244 | -68.8% |
| Ronald G. Daye | $932 | $239 | -74.4% |
| Beverly-Johnr&beverlymeyerslivingtrust Meyers | $134 | $224 | 67.2% |
| Nicholls Five Enterprise, LLC | $0 | $115 | -- |
| Jeremy A. Lieske | $2,638 | $71 | -97.3% |
| Mark L. Kallas | $218 | $51 | -76.6% |
| Brian C. Korth | $1,861 | $25 | -98.7% |
| Robert Charles Miller | $22 | $22 | 0% |
| Roger Swanson | $2,658 | $16 | -99.4% |
| Charles V. Grotzke | $1,155 | $11 | -99% |
| James Quick | $60 | $3 | -95% |
| John R & Beverly Meyers Living Trust | $227 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith M. Koopman | $18,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Morris Vinz Jr. | $16,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $28,017 | $0 | -100% |
| James Esslinger-Esslinger Farms L | $26,067 | $0 | -100% |
| James Russell Samuel Kutz | $21,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Feder | $9,940 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry R. Ehrenberg | $1,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Letha M Ehrenberg Family Trust | $12,603 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark K. Bierman | $1,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Kent Bierman | $57 | $0 | -100% |
| Mcstiede Farming Enterprises, LLC | $6,212 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael M. Hoffman | $1,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Natasha Paris | $4,670 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy A. Fleegal | $482 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Affeldt | $317 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean W. Slark Jr. | $949 | $0 | -100% |
| Duwayne Lohrey | $4,131 | $0 | -100% |
| Gail Vincent Kohn | $3,557 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory A. Radtke | $2,319 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonn Zuehls | $5,007 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger a and Carol S Krause Living | $6,901 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Stellmacher | $2,446 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Boelter | $2,441 | $0 | -100% |
| William C. Krentz | $23,188 | $0 | -100% |
| Alexander N & Patricia W Epting J | $4,504 | $0 | -100% |
| Maureen E. Breitenfeldt | $186 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W Geisthardt | $1,195 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $10,090,488 | $3,367,391 | -66.6% |
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