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In 2021, 72 farmers in cities within Adams County received a total of $678,755 in 127 farm subsidies, a 60.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.7 million in 292 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph E. Seis | $0 | $97,693 | -- |
| Double G Dairy, LLC | $46,197 | $65,685 | 42.2% |
| RT Hays Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Hays Timberworks, LLC | $0 | $38,173 | -- |
| Seis Family Farms, LLC | $90,150 | $32,069 | -64.4% |
| Sterling Farms, LLC | $112,030 | $31,958 | -71.5% |
| Lloyd C. Bork | $56,177 | $30,423 | -45.8% |
| Wallendal Supply, Inc. | $67,533 | $21,111 | -68.7% |
| Kevin Lloyd Bork | $88,673 | $20,296 | -77.1% |
| Darwin Nelson | $9,474 | $20,215 | 113.4% |
| Michael Keach | $20,343 | $18,305 | -10% |
| Robert B Grabarski | $87,045 | $15,923 | -81.7% |
| Wagner Farms of Adams | $77,245 | $14,523 | -81.2% |
| John R. Jefferson | $35,836 | $12,452 | -65.3% |
| James E. Bays II | $23,238 | $12,352 | -46.8% |
| Dutch Ridge Acres | $10,744 | $10,744 | 0% |
| Loren L. Kaye | $14,887 | $9,451 | -36.5% |
| Charles Arthur Church | $20,402 | $8,805 | -56.8% |
| Gregory M. Soley | $18,547 | $8,154 | -56% |
| Daniel R Grabarski | $37,288 | $7,759 | -79.2% |
| Dennis Erickson | $4,052 | $7,155 | 76.6% |
| Kay J. Olson | $0 | $6,910 | -- |
| Harmony Agent, LLC | $14,601 | $6,862 | -53% |
| Bernardo Calo | $7,944 | $6,610 | -16.8% |
| Edward Volkening | $15,214 | $6,138 | -59.7% |
| Bruce Marti | $19,728 | $6,058 | -69.3% |
| Eldon Henthorne | $11,727 | $5,876 | -49.9% |
| Larry Heitman | $14,804 | $5,871 | -60.3% |
| Robert J. Schindlbeck | $3,854 | $4,731 | 22.8% |
| Kenneth D. Heitman | $12,560 | $4,363 | -65.3% |
| Marion Realty Inc., Ltd. | $0 | $4,351 | -- |
| Lester Kirchner | $13,105 | $4,300 | -67.2% |
| Charles D. Pheiffer | $4,255 | $4,255 | 0% |
| Robert Wood | $5,797 | $4,231 | -27% |
| John Wikman | $25,953 | $4,055 | -84.4% |
| James E. Bays | $6,718 | $3,868 | -42.4% |
| Gary Bula Farms, Inc. | $437,920 | $3,604 | -99.2% |
| Ronald a Grabarski | $9,016 | $3,476 | -61.4% |
| Rebecca Grabarski | $9,016 | $3,429 | -62% |
| Arloine H Carlson | $10,082 | $3,334 | -66.9% |
| Richard Grabarski | $7,865 | $3,259 | -58.6% |
| Catherine a Grabarski | $6,986 | $3,199 | -54.2% |
| Anatoly Nepscha | $9,857 | $3,061 | -68.9% |
| Thad Sparby | $6,362 | $3,005 | -52.8% |
| Kevin T. Peil | $6,913 | $2,926 | -57.7% |
| Craig Wood | $7,304 | $2,882 | -60.5% |
| Irvin Elmer Osterloh | $6,065 | $2,743 | -54.8% |
| CJD Grabarski Farms, Inc. | $6,412 | $2,696 | -58% |
| Richard Ostby | $6,337 | $2,357 | -62.8% |
| David F. Ferge | $3,550 | $2,099 | -40.9% |
| Richard L. Colby | $6,803 | $1,856 | -72.7% |
| William M. McChesney | $3,085 | $1,783 | -42.2% |
| Joyce Jefferson | $2,553 | $1,766 | -30.8% |
| Oleson Family Farm, LLC | $3,327 | $1,641 | -50.7% |
| William L. Schroeder | $0 | $1,624 | -- |
| Ronald K. Dehmlow | $4,238 | $1,597 | -62.3% |
| Weaver Dairy Farm | $45,773 | $1,546 | -96.6% |
| Donald Genrich | $1,790 | $1,365 | -23.7% |
| Gabriel Farms, Inc. | $3,866 | $1,292 | -66.6% |
| Donald Heitman | $0 | $1,265 | -- |
| Wendell Podoll | $2,216 | $1,111 | -49.9% |
| George Ferge | $5,069 | $987 | -80.5% |
| Cheryl Ross | $1,040 | $860 | -17.3% |
| Harvey J. Wagner | $3,085 | $773 | -74.9% |
| Cade Nicholas Sparby | $2,136 | $771 | -63.9% |
| Todd L. Sparby | $2,136 | $771 | -63.9% |
| Jon Gislain | $273 | $274 | 0.4% |
| Cynthia M. Breene | $312 | $257 | -17.6% |
| Heidi Gammon | $751 | $215 | -71.4% |
| Franklin Lawson | $519 | $214 | -58.8% |
| Joan Kronstedt | $2,867 | $85 | -97% |
| Robert K. Heiman | $1,551 | $32 | -97.9% |
| Richard A. Dahlke | $355 | $0 | -100% |
| Sylvia M. Breene | $244 | $0 | -100% |
| Wisconsin Land Company-Op, LLC | $5,097 | $0 | -100% |
| Aletta M Grabarski | $7,623 | $0 | -100% |
| Alice M. York | $3,834 | $0 | -100% |
| Andre D. Weaver | $23,212 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Mrzena | $569 | $0 | -100% |
| Kay J. Martz | $15,218 | $0 | -100% |
| John T. Schmitt | $3,354 | $0 | -100% |
| Liana Glavin | $950 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark S. Bula | $7 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott E. Kotlowski | $54,259 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Kotlowski | $2,252 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan L. Bork | $1,489 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Stone | $1,103 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Barnes | $645 | $0 | -100% |
| Triple B Farms, LLC | $10,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,733,552 | $678,755 | -60.8% |
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