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In 2021, 230 farmers in cities within Taylor County received a total of $5.4 million in 487 farm subsidies, a 44.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.7 million in 1,132 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 Taylor County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $277,184 | -- |
| Chad G. Webster | $743,694 | $255,184 | -65.7% |
| Feddick Farms, LLC | $431,146 | $229,199 | -46.8% |
| Brandner Dairy, LLC | $1,031,677 | $183,498 | -82.2% |
| Never Done Farms, LLC | $497,064 | $148,668 | -70.1% |
| Pine Creek Dairy, LLC | $255,229 | $138,793 | -45.6% |
| Rambling Acres, Inc. | $463,045 | $138,677 | -70.1% |
| Syryczuk Farms, LLC | $451,342 | $135,629 | -69.9% |
| Jacob T. Peissig | $282,714 | $121,869 | -56.9% |
| David E Blasel | $187,330 | $109,665 | -41.5% |
| Kreklau Farms, Inc. | $132,070 | $103,470 | -21.7% |
| James M. Motte | $153,829 | $95,854 | -37.7% |
| DJR Smith Farms, LLC | $126,687 | $94,783 | -25.2% |
| Bednarek Brothers, Inc. | $34,224 | $88,268 | 157.9% |
| Chadrick Bach | $112,411 | $82,523 | -26.6% |
| Daniel J. Goebel | $139,044 | $80,213 | -42.3% |
| Lukas E. McAlpine | $94,893 | $69,989 | -26.2% |
| Pitzke Farms, Inc. | $123,589 | $68,689 | -44.4% |
| Robert J. Rudolph | $68,502 | $58,721 | -14.3% |
| Brecke Mink Ranch, LLC | $147,405 | $58,079 | -60.6% |
| Gary J. Kohn | $83,012 | $56,592 | -31.8% |
| Anthony E. Eckert | $69,834 | $55,496 | -20.5% |
| Legacy Grass Dairy, LLC | $77,256 | $54,023 | -30.1% |
| Oberle Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Nicholas Syryczuk | $472 | $52,875 | 11,102.3% |
| Jimmy Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Luke Brunner Tree Removal, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Peche Bros, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Smola Transit, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Waa Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Wayne Hamann | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Gordon J. Roffers | $29,960 | $46,351 | 54.7% |
| Swartz & Son Farms, LLC | $23,455 | $44,597 | 90.1% |
| Rodney a Umlauft | $49,414 | $43,796 | -11.4% |
| Roman Kraemer Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $42,784 | -- |
| Shawn Oberle | $0 | $42,215 | -- |
| Samantha M. Lis | $25,886 | $39,949 | 54.3% |
| Joseph M Tomandl III | $66,274 | $39,948 | -39.7% |
| Timothy R. Fuchs | $59,611 | $39,592 | -33.6% |
| Gerald E. Frenzel | $49,878 | $39,479 | -20.8% |
| Wayne J. Laher | $43,105 | $38,050 | -11.7% |
| Philip R. Crick | $52,377 | $37,872 | -27.7% |
| Kevin J. Paul | $56,151 | $37,821 | -32.6% |
| David G. Kreklau | $45,100 | $37,151 | -17.6% |
| Marvin L. Metzler Jr. | $40,452 | $36,494 | -9.8% |
| Luke A. Lamberty | $49,444 | $36,310 | -26.6% |
| Kyle Joseph Peissig | $29,278 | $36,210 | 23.7% |
| Gallick Logging, LLC | $0 | $36,141 | -- |
| William D. Brunner | $0 | $35,600 | -- |
| Philip L. Jazdzewski | $43,575 | $34,951 | -19.8% |
| Patricia A. Webster | $58,088 | $34,524 | -40.6% |
| Ryan R Klussendorf | $53,315 | $33,896 | -36.4% |
| Chris A. Buehler | $35,345 | $32,299 | -8.6% |
| Robert Pinsch | $0 | $32,094 | -- |
| Earl R. Oberle | $40,484 | $30,590 | -24.4% |
| Shaun M. Decker | $32,116 | $30,494 | -5.1% |
| Daniel E. Kowalczyk | $37,731 | $30,100 | -20.2% |
| Sailor Creek Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $29,283 | -- |
| Brian H. Bolstad | $37,153 | $28,173 | -24.2% |
| Joseph Ploeckelman | $0 | $27,846 | -- |
| William T. Stuart | $24,630 | $27,620 | 12.1% |
| Diane M. Stanek | $148,012 | $26,728 | -81.9% |
| Michael O. Lamberty | $4,036 | $26,561 | 558.1% |
| Alex J. Jochimsen | $53,146 | $25,648 | -51.7% |
| Jim Kraemer Logging, LLC | $0 | $25,255 | -- |
| Mark Metz | $0 | $25,174 | -- |
| Michael Tomandl | $34,220 | $25,105 | -26.6% |
| Levi E. Yoder | $31,360 | $24,744 | -21.1% |
| Gemini Farms, Inc. | $27,913 | $24,486 | -12.3% |
| Michael J. Podolak | $28,243 | $24,471 | -13.4% |
| Karen M. Clark | $32,290 | $23,563 | -27% |
| Mark J Wudi | $24,181 | $23,505 | -2.8% |
| Edward R. Rudolph | $27,846 | $23,204 | -16.7% |
| T Anderson & Company, LLC | $97,031 | $22,674 | -76.6% |
| Joseph A. Bach | $25,803 | $22,546 | -12.6% |
| Robert H. Sackmann | $24,727 | $22,117 | -10.6% |
| Logwagon, LLC | $0 | $21,518 | -- |
| Jeffrey G. Schmeiser | $25,978 | $20,993 | -19.2% |
| Andrew J Schneider | $0 | $20,732 | -- |
| Patrick J. Pernsteiner | $24,127 | $19,426 | -19.5% |
| Joseph J Malovrh | $23,161 | $19,192 | -17.1% |
| Clifford R. Keepers | $18,835 | $18,712 | -0.7% |
| Jim H. Laher | $15,186 | $18,104 | 19.2% |
| Daniel J Ustianowski | $18,753 | $17,440 | -7% |
| Jonathon G. Roffers | $0 | $17,288 | -- |
| Michael J Stokosa | $26,469 | $16,916 | -36.1% |
| Ralph A. Zuleger | $7,249 | $16,624 | 129.3% |
| James a Poyda | $0 | $16,511 | -- |
| FFF Forest Products, LLC | $0 | $15,923 | -- |
| Gregory R. Rindt | $13,878 | $15,330 | 10.5% |
| David J Glebke | $36,718 | $15,107 | -58.9% |
| Jerry Glebke | $36,728 | $15,107 | -58.9% |
| Raymond Metz | $0 | $14,870 | -- |
| Patrick J. Jochimsen | $12,418 | $14,434 | 16.2% |
| Mollie Marie Danielewicz | $21,527 | $14,287 | -33.6% |
| David H. Bizer | $21,882 | $14,046 | -35.8% |
| Joshua J. Fuchs | $0 | $13,865 | -- |
| Nicholas K. Hicks | $25,315 | $13,715 | -45.8% |
| Colby N. O'Malley | $11,660 | $13,574 | 16.4% |
| Timothy G. Zach | $29,367 | $12,919 | -56% |
| Kenneth P Mahalko | $13,102 | $12,876 | -1.7% |
| Patrick Leo Phillips | $21,155 | $12,617 | -40.4% |
| Timothy W. Berndt | $18,792 | $12,550 | -33.2% |
| Joe Kraemer | $0 | $12,171 | -- |
| Damon Brandner Farms, LLC | $25,076 | $12,057 | -51.9% |
| Wayne D Raether - Raether Revocable Trust | $0 | $11,981 | -- |
| Allen J. Fettes | $115,812 | $11,749 | -89.9% |
| Fro's Logging, LLC | $0 | $10,884 | -- |
| Maxine E. Kraus | $7,531 | $10,514 | 39.6% |
| Shane M. Webster | $54,769 | $10,087 | -81.6% |
| Meyer's Castle Tree Farm, LLC | $0 | $9,703 | -- |
| Frank J. Czahor Jr. | $16,120 | $9,644 | -40.2% |
| Allan W. Mueller | $16,892 | $9,418 | -44.2% |
| John R. Brost | $174,589 | $8,772 | -95% |
| Ronald L. Brost | $174,486 | $8,772 | -95% |
| Ingrid A. Purvis | $10,241 | $8,449 | -17.5% |
| Joseph R. Romanowski | $18,502 | $8,387 | -54.7% |
| Peter J Lammar | $13,003 | $8,197 | -37% |
| Scott Mildbrand | $22,681 | $7,603 | -66.5% |
| Gerald S Sromek | $20,957 | $7,556 | -63.9% |
| Dennis Blasel | $27,957 | $7,066 | -74.7% |
| Rocky M. Olsen | $52,496 | $6,930 | -86.8% |
| Ryan B. Schumacher | $57,942 | $6,821 | -88.2% |
| Gloria J. Brooks | $21,365 | $6,806 | -68.1% |
| Gary M. Nuernberger | $14,244 | $6,687 | -53.1% |
| Mark L. Stanek | $10,990 | $6,681 | -39.2% |
| Earl E. Stanek | $24,875 | $6,498 | -73.9% |
| Aaron L'Heureux | $15,768 | $6,393 | -59.5% |
| Kohn Irrevocable Trust | $5,891 | $6,367 | 8.1% |
| Christopher T. Paul | $9,103 | $6,359 | -30.1% |
| Tristan D. Swartz | $73,676 | $6,238 | -91.5% |
| Andrew J Wasylko JR | $23,754 | $5,343 | -77.5% |
| Jason L. Harder | $6,460 | $5,282 | -18.2% |
| Gary L. Pernsteiner | $12,723 | $5,134 | -59.6% |
| Steven H. Rasmussen | $11,986 | $4,942 | -58.8% |
| John P Schmidtfranz | $23,727 | $4,733 | -80.1% |
| Adam Webster | $9,266 | $4,659 | -49.7% |
| Gary E Fleegel | $21,877 | $4,521 | -79.3% |
| Robert J. McCune | $4,405 | $4,405 | 0% |
| Steven P. Henrichs | $16,457 | $4,391 | -73.3% |
| Douglas M. Henrichs | $20,303 | $4,270 | -79% |
| Sylvin M Wenger | $0 | $4,227 | -- |
| Edward M Vircks | $23,828 | $4,187 | -82.4% |
| Trawicki and Son, LLC | $5,477 | $4,176 | -23.8% |
| Nathan A. Eckert | $8,451 | $4,069 | -51.9% |
| Douglas D. Webster | $8,760 | $3,875 | -55.8% |
| Judy Lang | $8,807 | $3,737 | -57.6% |
| Lawrence G. Peterson | $8,547 | $3,314 | -61.2% |
| Alan M. Schumacher | $6,765 | $3,240 | -52.1% |
| Roy A. Acker | $6,913 | $3,057 | -55.8% |
| Ray J. Sackmann | $5,830 | $3,056 | -47.6% |
| Eugene R Glebke | $4,847 | $2,976 | -38.6% |
| Timothy W. Day | $246 | $2,974 | 1,108.9% |
| James C. Freudenthal | $9,958 | $2,781 | -72.1% |
| A R Acres, LLC | $2,756 | $2,622 | -4.9% |
| Pernsteiner Bros, Inc. | $2,974 | $2,515 | -15.4% |
| Charles J. Strebig | $4,419 | $2,303 | -47.9% |
| Daniel P. Miskulin | $4,874 | $2,238 | -54.1% |
| Seth G Hamland | $4,048 | $2,234 | -44.8% |
| Blane T Hulle | $3,290 | $2,103 | -36.1% |
| Sean Gregory Hartwig | $0 | $2,000 | -- |
| David Dittrich Ranch, Inc. | $1,029 | $1,990 | 93.4% |
| Jacob Henrichs | $0 | $1,925 | -- |
| Travis J. Neuman | $7,200 | $1,916 | -73.4% |
| Christopher J Malovrh | $41,380 | $1,900 | -95.4% |
| Dillon J. Henrichs | $4,679 | $1,778 | -62% |
| Brandon Paul Probst | $6,414 | $1,744 | -72.8% |
| Larry J Glebke | $3,094 | $1,671 | -46% |
| Duane E. Milz | $3,440 | $1,572 | -54.3% |
| Scott A. Capelle | $6,384 | $1,547 | -75.8% |
| Leon F Hraby | $0 | $1,540 | -- |
| Joe P. Zach | $3,082 | $1,526 | -50.5% |
| Richard L Halopka | $4,970 | $1,499 | -69.8% |
| Wigm Tree Farm, Inc. | $0 | $1,336 | -- |
| Gary W. Knapp | $2,433 | $1,279 | -47.4% |
| Jason E. Purvis | $1,753 | $1,246 | -28.9% |
| Michael L. Chaplinski | $1,500 | $1,187 | -20.9% |
| Brian S Kushniroff | $0 | $1,170 | -- |
| Luke J. Pfaff | $4,565 | $1,155 | -74.7% |
| Randy L Stokosa | $2,642 | $1,152 | -56.4% |
| Alan Handel | $0 | $1,038 | -- |
| David A. Wille | $4,092 | $771 | -81.2% |
| Kayo Pope | $7,447 | $754 | -89.9% |
| Martin E. O'Malley | $1,893 | $736 | -61.1% |
| Stephen J. Suchomel | $5,840 | $711 | -87.8% |
| Donald Syryczuk | $2,717 | $704 | -74.1% |
| David L. Frey | $1,141 | $675 | -40.8% |
| Nicholas G. Pernsteiner | $2,277 | $652 | -71.4% |
| Stewart J. Tietjen | $6,842 | $648 | -90.5% |
| John L. Johnson | $3,955 | $563 | -85.8% |
| Bruce P. Ewings Jr. | $3,444 | $558 | -83.8% |
| Larry J. Roiger | $2,398 | $529 | -77.9% |
| Jared E. Goebel | $16,688 | $504 | -97% |
| Douglas K. Webster | $2,505 | $481 | -80.8% |
| Randy G. Frenzel | $2,633 | $462 | -82.5% |
| Stephen J. Anglemyer | $441 | $441 | 0% |
| Larry T. Johnson | $1,311 | $406 | -69% |
| William Schrock | $5,819 | $379 | -93.5% |
| Thomas Goebel | $274 | $347 | 26.6% |
| Jon Ruesch | $296 | $296 | 0% |
| Lanice J Szomi | $1,129 | $280 | -75.2% |
| Barbara J. Goebel | $675 | $226 | -66.5% |
| Lori J Wernham | $759 | $224 | -70.5% |
| David Clabots | $572 | $216 | -62.2% |
| Mitchell J. Peters | $9,567 | $215 | -97.8% |
| Damm Irrevocable Legacy Trust | $234 | $209 | -10.7% |
| Chad R. Pearson | $2,679 | $175 | -93.5% |
| Jane Kodl | $4,225 | $150 | -96.4% |
| Joseph M. Zenner | $1,562 | $137 | -91.2% |
| George H. Niggemann Jr. | $1,980 | $133 | -93.3% |
| Leonard A. Nichols | $545 | $110 | -79.8% |
| Jason D. Books | $114 | $102 | -10.5% |
| Douglas L. Johnson | $103 | $77 | -25.2% |
| Henry Olson | $1,078 | $77 | -92.9% |
| Kenneth R Burisek | $80 | $71 | -11.3% |
| John A. Glick | $0 | $60 | -- |
| Jacob Matthew Doro | $26,121 | $58 | -99.8% |
| Robert J. Drier | $448 | $34 | -92.4% |
| Rodney R Bratsven | $717 | $34 | -95.3% |
| George Rudolph | $8,341 | $32 | -99.6% |
| Scott Kohn | $14,632 | $28 | -99.8% |
| George G. Kalmon | $97 | $26 | -73.2% |
| David A. Heier | $310 | $14 | -95.5% |
| Daniel M. Kroll | $239 | $11 | -95.4% |
| Freudenthal Farm, Inc. | $1,590 | $8 | -99.5% |
| Sherri Lynn Capelle | $127 | $8 | -93.7% |
| Craig J. Ogorzalek | $168 | $4 | -97.6% |
| Daniel D. Faber | $954 | $4 | -99.6% |
| Leroy E. Dassow Sr. | $499 | $2 | -99.6% |
| Marlene A. Bergmann | $33 | $2 | -93.9% |
| Beverly L. Thompson | $3,697 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce P. Ewings Sr. | $547 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel E. Trawicki | $879 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis J. Wojcik | $303 | $0 | -100% |
| Doug D. Stanek | $2,707 | $0 | -100% |
| Earl F. Berg | $3,195 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward R. Chaplinski | $44 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald H. Warner | $98 | $0 | -100% |
| James J. Doro | $1,439 | $0 | -100% |
| John F. Goebel III | $13,752 | $0 | -100% |
| Landon D. Trawicki | $879 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence M Olejnichak | $78 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael A. Wojcik | $11,412 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard F. Czahor | $203 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D. Schmitt | $124 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Novak | $41 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Kowalczyk | $4,452 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Telisczak | $5,614 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne D Raether - Raether Revocab | $45,292 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne V. Madison | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Weir | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Kodl | $798 | $0 | -100% |
| James J. Penk | $279 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy L. Luzinski | $164 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanley J Halida JR | $784 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas F Dubiak | $450 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Blasel | $4,388 | $0 | -100% |
| C. J. Jochimsen | $486 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. Lemke | $15,503 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald R. Erl | $869 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas A. Handel | $28,476 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward G. Dittrich | $40,105 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $105,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Frahm's Sugar Creek Farm, L.L.C. | $1,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald R. Fischer | $1,445 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregg R. Ganz | $1,644 | $0 | -100% |
| Harkness Acres, LLC | $372 | $0 | -100% |
| James Frischmann | $1,060 | $0 | -100% |
| John P. Tlusty | $277 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph L. Hana | $659 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn L. Czerniak | $16,721 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew J. Bunkelman | $2,109 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Berger | $2,019 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E. Dittrich | $36,086 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia L. Waldhart | $237 | $0 | -100% |
| Rae L. Kohn | $6,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Capelle | $15 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert F. Matyka | $458 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert S. Monke | $280 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger a Boehlen | $492 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan J. Stockwell | $86 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanfley Farms, LLC | $8,046 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted A. Schafer | $300 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Scott Mildbrand | $25,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Pernsteiner | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Walt Anna Land %james E Meyer | $731 | $0 | -100% |
| William D. Byrd Jr. | $1,474 | $0 | -100% |
| Z-Wisco, LLC | $1,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen R. Dake | $333 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvin F. Abegglen | $136 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian W. Bunkelman | $46,605 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Fettes | $6,458 | $0 | -100% |
| James O. Ploeckelman | $423 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathon G. Roffers | $20,359 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee V. Waldhart | $187 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy L. Frischmann | $8,128 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard G Wesle | $36 | $0 | -100% |
| Tara Lyn Porter | $6,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas M. Zak | $286 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,666,935 | $5,402,422 | -44.1% |
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