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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Calhoun County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Calhoun County received $8.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 376 farmers in cities within Calhoun County received a total of $5.2 million in 811 farm subsidies, a 62.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $13.8 million in 1,592 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 Calhoun County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Hasenick Brothers, LLC$265,352$322,42421.5%
Holloo Farms, LLC$622,792$240,166-61.4%
Wildt Farms$621,688$192,148-69.1%
Bernardus H Amting$377,152$167,237-55.7%
Crandall Dairy Farms, LLC$369,227$144,150-61%
Jeffrey A. Willson$337,089$138,825-58.8%
Blight Farms, Inc.$363,603$126,793-65.1%
Cary Dairy Farm, Inc.$543,856$122,890-77.4%
Kiessling Family Farms, Inc.$119,511$96,228-19.5%
David R Bosserd$211,034$86,588-59%
Brian A. Dietz$195,423$86,204-55.9%
Jack Allen Ringewold$80,172$76,238-4.9%
Daniel L. Williams$111,964$65,947-41.1%
Double Eagle Farms II$69,418$62,785-9.6%
Brent Vandenheede$123,597$61,997-49.8%
Angela K. Myers$159,097$55,182-65.3%
Douglas G. Myers$159,097$55,181-65.3%
Double K, LLC$87,797$54,223-38.2%
Sackrider Farms, LLC$185,571$54,110-70.8%
Ken Or Doug Stautz$191,674$53,207-72.2%
Nickolas S. Fast$52,775$51,654-2.1%
Tanner's Tamarack Farm, L.L.C.$109,099$51,269-53%
Eric J. Phelps$97,001$46,477-52.1%
Charles T. Redman$49,460$44,936-9.1%
Mr Kevin Lemans Vandybogurt$81,699$44,675-45.3%
Donald Lindsey$68,516$44,259-35.4%
Keith Lawrence$84,413$43,764-48.2%
Phillip Todd Williams$48,129$43,494-9.6%
Benjamin Franklin Hoyt$57,005$42,022-26.3%
Brent Groholske$129,643$41,223-68.2%
Mark Steven Hacker$127,867$39,258-69.3%
Ryan Groholske$106,617$38,418-64%
K & L Farms, Inc.$96,341$37,901-60.7%
Miller Farms$110,119$36,615-66.7%
J Powers, LLC$93,466$36,045-61.4%
Phillip D. Spencer$86,077$35,659-58.6%
Robin S. Spencer$86,105$35,659-58.6%
Irons Farms, LLC$78,308$34,869-55.5%
M & a Boughton Farm$80,862$34,467-57.4%
Larry Day$106,948$33,849-68.4%
Landis Lands, LLC$118,712$33,681-71.6%
Mark A. Smith$69,424$33,251-52.1%
Brad Smith$69,479$33,251-52.1%
Mike Barton Company$93,689$32,900-64.9%
Duane Wilson Farms, LLC$70,938$31,506-55.6%
Palmiter Farms, LLC$91,456$31,371-65.7%
Frederick Family Farm, LLC$57,208$30,750-46.2%
Brent Chamberlain$109,611$30,593-72.1%
Double Eagle Farms$135,218$30,430-77.5%
Mary Elizabeth Horton$120,469$28,741-76.1%
Rodney Glen Horton$120,469$28,741-76.1%
Douglas E. Reichow$48,758$28,005-42.6%
Wolk Farms, LLC$63,187$27,601-56.3%
Wayne Weaver$58,242$27,550-52.7%
Stuart W. Cuatt Jr.$28,394$25,749-9.3%
Eric E. Phelps$45,355$24,633-45.7%
Jeffrey L Merrild$62,052$24,427-60.6%
Green Gardens Community Farm, LLC$0$23,160--
Hope Gloria Horton$74,156$22,898-69.1%
Robert Glen Horton$74,156$22,898-69.1%
Kane Bercaw$54,056$22,681-58%
Elmer Heisler Jr.$49,884$22,311-55.3%
Maple Lane Farms$50,297$22,257-55.7%
Arthur Farmer$44,530$21,218-52.4%
Casey Merrild$59,541$21,012-64.7%
L W Smith Farm, LLC$74,811$20,570-72.5%
Penny S. Shumway$36,708$19,981-45.6%
Tim A. Anderson$72,213$19,689-72.7%
Todd Landis$61,693$18,796-69.5%
Rodney L. Masternak$30,678$18,753-38.9%
Christine Landis$61,538$18,711-69.6%
Marvin Dane$86,306$18,710-78.3%
Norman Reincke$49,094$18,236-62.9%
Larry R. Robinson$39,128$18,178-53.5%
Richard D. Murphy$68,104$17,442-74.4%
Eric Bronson$63,412$17,155-72.9%
Vansickle Farms, LLC$48,253$16,972-64.8%
Jeff Oberlin$35,955$16,958-52.8%
Mallory Craig Spradlin$33,269$16,673-49.9%
Larry Dane$42,024$15,650-62.8%
Evan Leach$33,853$15,108-55.4%
Louie Roggow$18,939$14,458-23.7%
Nearnberg Farms$48,234$14,452-70%
Robert V. Taylor$30,888$14,309-53.7%
Sam Korn$53,821$14,119-73.8%
William Dale Weston$32,070$14,104-56%
Kenneth W. Murphy$41,475$13,986-66.3%
Christopher Katz$0$13,954--
Loren Devenney$18,105$12,856-29%
Jeffery L. Klingaman$29,303$12,816-56.3%
Kenneth R. Vogt$27,971$12,390-55.7%
Albert Denbrock$19,942$11,743-41.1%
Albert Denbrock II$19,942$11,743-41.1%
C & H Farms, Inc.$45,943$11,652-74.6%
Aaron K. Zick$25,149$11,359-54.8%
Morrell L. Stealy Jr.$42,695$11,235-73.7%
Herman B. Thomas$31,513$11,020-65%
Martin M. Beattie$34,006$10,529-69%
Shedd Farms$21,439$10,266-52.1%
Rick A. Combs$28,767$9,858-65.7%
Brian Hasty$24,530$9,824-60%
Sims Farms, LLC$25,727$9,804-61.9%
Ronald E. Smith$18,465$9,782-47%
Jeffrey E. Anderson$32,717$9,674-70.4%
Alan Smith$29,974$9,667-67.7%
Brandon B. Carr$12,039$9,494-21.1%
Thomas R. Carr$11,993$9,448-21.2%
Ronald Lee Hacker$32,723$9,413-71.2%
Marcus Smith$14,767$9,273-37.2%
Jon Grundemann$29,374$9,247-68.5%
Norman R. Korn$35,927$9,239-74.3%
James R. Walter$26,270$9,215-64.9%
Glen Alexander Woodliff$26,219$9,163-65.1%
Gary Woodliff$26,131$9,138-65%
Ronald Tobolski$21,245$9,041-57.4%
Pietrina M Hawkins$15,252$8,935-41.4%
Daniel Washburn$29,220$8,805-69.9%
Steve Washburn$29,218$8,805-69.9%
David K. Holt$22,718$8,572-62.3%
Douglas Scott Leach$26,410$8,569-67.6%
Lori Oberlin$26,098$8,225-68.5%
Douglas Jones$11,792$8,069-31.6%
Edward A. Woods$27,862$8,058-71.1%
David J. Katz$25,310$8,027-68.3%
Chancey Green$31,585$7,872-75.1%
L D Hoffman Farms, LLC$23,792$7,796-67.2%
Matthew Hoover$31,239$7,627-75.6%
James E. Russell$19,126$7,591-60.3%
Jesse Baylis$27,594$7,575-72.5%
E & D Farms, LLC$25,679$7,549-70.6%
Huepenbecker Farms, LLC$17,186$7,540-56.1%
Terry Crandall$24,707$7,531-69.5%
Andy Woods$22,530$7,328-67.5%
Ty Hisler$7,313$7,266-0.6%
Larry Huepenbecker$17,806$7,154-59.8%
Trent Chamberlain$17,182$7,042-59%
Charles D. McKean Jr.$16,618$7,008-57.8%
Steven J. Murphy$14,044$6,798-51.6%
Michael J. Heisler$18,132$6,756-62.7%
Richard A. Dregne$11,953$6,612-44.7%
Denney's Bacon & EGGS Farm$18,529$6,595-64.4%
Kevin Tobolski$18,759$6,555-65.1%
Brooks M. Bowser$24,310$6,420-73.6%
John W. Patton$18,853$6,341-66.4%
Jerry Allan Motz$23,062$6,323-72.6%
Brad Powers$23,099$6,313-72.7%
Duane V. Hoffman$19,360$6,301-67.5%
Brandon Chamberlain$15,014$6,297-58.1%
Larry Mills$12,376$6,260-49.4%
David E. Young$13,247$6,234-52.9%
Bruce N. Shedd$22,671$6,116-73%
Jeffrey S. Calhoun$6,050$6,0500%
Porter Ray Hasty$16,294$5,944-63.5%
Keller Irrevocable Trust - John C$5,792$5,7920%
Bryan E. Kidder$5,737$5,7370%
Richard Walsh$5,575$5,5750%
Barton Farm Company$1,064,259$5,517-99.5%
Collin Walter$9,994$5,349-46.5%
Marie Ruth Lautenslager$700$5,310658.6%
Bernard Abbott$17,256$5,283-69.4%
John W. Miller$14,330$5,104-64.4%
Lawrence Manning Ashdon$8,019$5,066-36.8%
Kenneth C. Letts$13,587$5,016-63.1%
Justin Elliott Ware$13,846$4,993-63.9%
Kim R. Ware$13,991$4,993-64.3%
Douglas W. Kiessling$14,063$4,971-64.7%
John Deyo$10,209$4,968-51.3%
Ronald Dannenberg$10,361$4,953-52.2%
Karen a Smith Estate$0$4,917--
Mason Crandall$482$4,818899.6%
Gary Harrison$10,703$4,776-55.4%
James C. Boyd$4,743$4,7430%
Glen Alan Fuller$18,108$4,733-73.9%
Donald E and Jacolyn K Masternak Living Trust$650$4,712624.9%
Rodney D. Ley$7,655$4,649-39.3%
Michael R. Mumaw$9,131$4,549-50.2%
Brenda P. Dane$4,530$4,519-0.2%
Michael Frank Murphy$12,046$4,417-63.3%
Jennifer E. Smith$9,874$4,380-55.6%
Mark Edward Vanwormer$8,171$4,377-46.4%
Dean Vincent$13,084$4,302-67.1%
Lake Farms$12,579$4,288-65.9%
Tommy O. Miller II$16,395$4,095-75%
John Eric Templeton$19,673$4,001-79.7%
Terry L. Motz$9,921$3,996-59.7%
Thomas W. Frank$14,716$3,977-73%
Doug Shafer$3,949$3,9490%
Wayne Cornell$23,499$3,935-83.3%
Sandra L. Kuhn$3,932$3,9320%
Douglas P. Reed$3,835$3,8350%
Brian L. Aldrich$3,175$3,81020%
Stanley Aspinall$3,749$3,7490%
Michael C. Koenig$3,417$3,7499.7%
Andrew C. Mercer$3,726$3,7260%
Peter Laupp$4,971$3,701-25.5%
Darlene Denney$10,495$3,666-65.1%
David Denney$8,702$3,666-57.9%
Michael L. Newhouse$5,206$3,575-31.3%
Dennis Boughton$11,605$3,474-70.1%
Randy C. Boehmer$9,839$3,468-64.8%
Dan Anderson$7,700$3,466-55%
Frank Murphy$9,120$3,432-62.4%
Jeffrey Eyre$6,372$3,425-46.2%
Eastman A. McFadden$9,696$3,358-65.4%
Charles Hoyt$6,438$3,341-48.1%
Jeffrey Fountain$2,190$3,33052.1%
Michael R. Damon$4,231$3,305-21.9%
John J. Hawkins$5,523$3,253-41.1%
Triple M Mortimer Farms, LLC$3,541$3,215-9.2%
Roger Maybee$3,746$3,149-15.9%
Larry A. Nelson$7,288$3,135-57%
William R. Walters$7,783$3,135-59.7%
Joann Kay Myers$8,589$3,076-64.2%
Calvin McMurtrie$6,947$3,040-56.2%
Keith McMurtrie$6,880$3,040-55.8%
Dunn Family Farm, LLC$6,596$3,014-54.3%
Jared Ivan Motz$2,775$3,0108.5%
Judith a Niemann Estate$5,768$3,000-48%
Rodney T. Evans$3,558$2,994-15.9%
William Black Jr.$2,093$2,98342.5%
Vaughn D. Shumway$9,184$2,942-68%
Roger Shreve$9,526$2,879-69.8%
Daniel J. Applegate$2,730$2,8675%
James L. Elmer$10,523$2,854-72.9%
Alice Rook$1,792$2,84758.9%
Carl L. Cline$6,931$2,750-60.3%
Michael W Kryst$3,534$2,738-22.5%
Margaret R. Pahl$7,127$2,699-62.1%
Joseph Stefaniuk$12,574$2,641-79%
Joseph G. Nagel$15,392$2,610-83%
Ronald Harvey$11,331$2,542-77.6%
Gerald A. Dowell$2,457$2,4570%
Peter F. Reagle$3,681$2,415-34.4%
William L. Wagley$6,367$2,380-62.6%
Frances W. Franklin$2,378$2,3780%
Chris Vogt$7,510$2,355-68.6%
Eugenie M. Rogstad$2,283$2,3030.9%
Dorothy J. Flynn$4,887$2,258-53.8%
Margaret Fountain$0$2,208--
Peggy S. Reed$3,391$2,192-35.4%
Craig R. Adams$8,528$2,146-74.8%
Terry J Anderla$0$2,113--
Jeremy Adcock$2,100$2,1000%
Gregory B. Fountain$21$2,0879,838.1%
Donald Pittelkow Jr.$5,035$2,067-58.9%
Aaron Glenn Beemer$13,462$2,004-85.1%
Rosemary Knapp Restated Living Trust$4,798$2,002-58.3%
June Renfroe$5,481$1,989-63.7%
Steven Hinkley$3,777$1,950-48.4%
Lance Landis$2,804$1,927-31.3%
William H. Boyd$1,783$1,9237.9%
William C. Kiessling$5,254$1,918-63.5%
Scott Arthur Reynolds$1,906$1,9060%
Darrell D. Adams Jr.$3,864$1,905-50.7%
Mary L. Adams$3,864$1,905-50.7%
Ethan Franklin Willerick$5,610$1,870-66.7%
Linda S. Smoot$1,853$1,8530%
Arthur P. Lincoln$2,673$1,848-30.9%
Virginia-Phillilp & Virginia Herman Trus V Herman$1,269$1,84045%
Rachel A. Genier$1,822$1,8220%
Nancy K. Shaffer$1,771$1,7710%
Ronald Woods$5,283$1,762-66.6%
Laveana Hickerson$4,381$1,760-59.8%
Brandon Mark Beattie$2,926$1,699-41.9%
Warren H. Owens$5,231$1,678-67.9%
Mark D. Baffi$2,174$1,674-23%
Jill K. Cline$0$1,610--
Robert Neufer II$3,322$1,598-51.9%
Arthur Smith$3,785$1,592-57.9%
Robert E. Buckner$1,573$1,5730%
Mickey Iden$2,557$1,557-39.1%
Fred Reichow$4,042$1,544-61.8%
Harris Farms, Inc.$1,544$1,5440%
Brandon Jay Zuck$6,565$1,542-76.5%
Randy Riever$339$1,538353.7%
John A. Case$1,975$1,537-22.2%
Aaron M. Winchell$3,504$1,529-56.4%
Betty J Cox Trust$1,508$1,5080%
Helene a Stefaniuk$8,092$1,484-81.7%
Joyce I Wieas$1,474$1,4740%
Michael Koziol$1,619$1,435-11.4%
James G. Dobbins$1,421$1,4210%
Sandra J. Dobbins$1,421$1,4210%
Clifford Abbeg$3,463$1,417-59.1%
Phillip & Virginia Herman Trust$0$1,372--
Larry Baker$1,486$1,341-9.8%
Ronald Kiessling$3,717$1,318-64.5%
Frank J. Baffi$2,573$1,306-49.2%
Donald Huepenbecker$2,834$1,292-54.4%
Myra J. Hirzel$1,474$1,290-12.5%
Peter Dunn$3,368$1,286-61.8%
Frank C. Baffi$2,278$1,276-44%
Ralph R. Cline Jr.$3,630$1,271-65%
Jeffrey G. Turcotte$1,229$1,2290%
Jacob D Grundemann$3,799$1,222-67.8%
Ethel J Belote-Clark$2,346$1,220-48%
Rose Munsch$3,838$1,189-69%
Joseph P. Hensell$2,271$1,175-48.3%
Donald C. Esterline$1,794$1,174-34.6%
Forest Ripley$3,606$1,167-67.6%
Shannon Danielle Mann$1,134$1,1340%
Robert E. Holmes$3,951$1,130-71.4%
Amos Reagle$0$1,121--
Connie L. Smith$0$1,114--
Mark J. Nail$21,381$1,099-94.9%
Jeff Taylor$2,266$1,054-53.5%
Donald G. Brown$2,576$1,048-59.3%
Amanda L. Trine$3,051$1,008-67%
Teresa Stanley$3,765$1,001-73.4%
Cole Ballmann$1,192$991-16.9%
Shaffer Family Living Trust$734$94028.1%
Daniel J. Baylis$3,346$938-72%
Ronald W. Grable$1,290$913-29.2%
Minnie Miller$1,650$885-46.4%
Annettie C Tribbett Living Trust Dated August 5, 1999$714$88023.2%
Timothy Hauxwell$4,229$878-79.2%
Shawn G. Allen$1,277$844-33.9%
Dewayne Beron$0$779--
Larry R. Hughes$1,269$769-39.4%
Brett William Butler$4,310$768-82.2%
David W. Stough$5,632$762-86.5%
Samantha Sinclair$3,266$757-76.8%
Steven Romanowski$0$722--
Dawn Jean Redfield$721$7210%
Nickolas D. Pearce$531$70833.3%
Frances Peplinski$3,453$704-79.6%
Johnathan W. Kiessling$1,771$679-61.7%
Anthony McKean$3,252$663-79.6%
Gary P. Wireman$1,121$647-42.3%
Zina Amting$0$608--
Levi Hunter Carr$2,774$586-78.9%
Kyle J Bosserd$1,021$583-42.9%
Michael R. Kissinger$1,214$576-52.6%
Kayla J. Richardson$1,651$572-65.4%
William Berry$0$557--
Kirby C. Hostetler$27,785$551-98%
Richard Smith$1,978$507-74.4%
Bernadine A. Karns$248$47491.1%
Gilbert Phillips$2,128$469-78%
Vicki D Strand Living Trust$429$4290%
Charles Arnett Jr.$1,300$427-67.2%
James Edward Ruedisueli$3,158$417-86.8%
Steve Owens$936$415-55.7%
Joyce J. Laing$692$410-40.8%
Jason J. Flanders$513$391-23.8%
Daniel D. Kissinger$1,796$368-79.5%
Korbin William Young$1,921$365-81%
Derrick J. Milligan$3,595$342-90.5%
Dewight E Runyon$512$342-33.2%
Robert Ley$320$3395.9%
Raymond Ball$872$324-62.8%
Shawn O. Newport$243$32332.9%
Raymond Reed$305$3050%
Ernest Waffle Jr.$5,239$305-94.2%
Charles Kleinfelt & Son$366$240-34.4%
John Wilson$0$222--
Alice A. Townsend$669$221-67%
Sharon Merchant$511$194-62%
Gary Ott$316$191-39.6%
Alan Sunday$1,324$188-85.8%
Tracy Markovich$457$185-59.5%
Albert F Groholske$440$175-60.2%
Donna Jean Groholske$440$175-60.2%
Carol Emerson$102$16763.7%
Melissa K. Lane$344$160-53.5%
Barbara Vainner$248$156-37.1%
Lorraine Metzger$137$1370%
David A. Studer$499$124-75.2%
Carol J. Fogel$294$123-58.2%
Todd D. Gonser$220$118-46.4%
Willis F. Younker$447$109-75.6%
Michael Norstrom$173$94-45.7%
G Harvey Deigert$327$56-82.9%
Richard Mortensen$0$41--
Terry Taber$21$3-85.7%
The Daniel M and Rhonda M Madden Joint Revocable Trust$79$3-96.2%
Braxton Dibble$698$0-100%
Cheryl Davey$316$0-100%
Robert W. King$4,929$0-100%
Ronald Mahler$1,266$0-100%
Stephen Konkol$14,163$0-100%
William J. Geisen$25,056$0-100%
Anthony M Cinzori$33,434$0-100%
Broc Herr$2,640$0-100%
David C. Schultz$135$0-100%
Devon Wilson$954$0-100%
Gregory Farnham$3,860$0-100%
H Christophel & Sons$8,691$0-100%
James Richard MacKey$1,570$0-100%
John C. Denning$5,730$0-100%
Mary D. Arbogast$2,344$0-100%
Post Gardens of Battle Creek, Inc.$202,482$0-100%
Susan M. Rose$1,505$0-100%
Tom Mullen$491$0-100%
Dale A. Dolph$3,380$0-100%
Daniel Jay Landis$3,958$0-100%
Dennis Avery$5,272$0-100%
Eugene Campbell$97$0-100%
Harlan F. Rabideau$1,080$0-100%
Josephine Hoyt$40,027$0-100%
Matthew R. Powers$1,235$0-100%
Mike Stefaniuk$3,611$0-100%
Robert E. Osborn$397$0-100%
Thomas J Petredean$1,105$0-100%
Arthur Steinkirchner$30$0-100%
Charles G. Love$16$0-100%
Cinda Lu Ragusa$880$0-100%
Daniel McDowell$2,573$0-100%
David L. Sebring$670$0-100%
Don a Franklin Trust Agreement Dated April 27, 1993$561$0-100%
Earl J. Shepherd$546$0-100%
Ellen L. Spires$443$0-100%
Ethan David Bosserd$3,098$0-100%
Frontiere Farm House, LLC$867$0-100%
Joseph P. Reynolds$384$0-100%
Larry Noble$1,193$0-100%
Mark Walker$1,909$0-100%
Marvin H. Jones$3,818$0-100%
Red Gate Farms, LLC$12,049$0-100%
Rosemary Knapp$2,685$0-100%
Samuel Kiessling$2,845$0-100%
Scott M. Katz$5,486$0-100%
Stanley R. Elliott$690$0-100%
Thelma O. Degroot$4,359$0-100%
Theodore Finch$360$0-100%
Caleb R. Wheeler$5,719$0-100%
Charles Tucker$8,363$0-100%
Curtis Katz$16,283$0-100%
Donald Tobolski$1,472$0-100%
Mike de Pew$3,537$0-100%
Total subsidies$13,766,194$5,164,185-62.5%

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