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In 2021, 266 farmers in cities within Pepin County received a total of $4.4 million in 501 farm subsidies, a 65.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.8 million in 1,162 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 Pepin County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Farms, Inc. | $386,211 | $170,175 | -55.9% |
| Burnside Dairy, Inc. | $1,228,689 | $167,431 | -86.4% |
| Traun Farms, Inc. | $648,354 | $167,078 | -74.2% |
| Brion Dairy, LLC | $284,268 | $159,318 | -44% |
| Auth Farms, Inc. | $663,680 | $156,085 | -76.5% |
| Weiss Family Farms, Inc. | $881,887 | $153,484 | -82.6% |
| Prissel Valley Farms | $488,648 | $148,393 | -69.6% |
| Brunner's Hillside Dairy, LLC | $223,297 | $145,321 | -34.9% |
| Patrick Auth and Sons, Inc. | $292,940 | $144,800 | -50.6% |
| More-to-Do-Farms, LLC | $545,643 | $141,284 | -74.1% |
| Churchview Dairy | $248,659 | $137,790 | -44.6% |
| Terry J. Kitchner | $294,411 | $137,552 | -53.3% |
| Paul K Bocksell | $206,542 | $134,266 | -35% |
| Donald J. Weisenbeck | $352,907 | $133,383 | -62.2% |
| Melvin S. Linder | $183,502 | $131,867 | -28.1% |
| Lindstrom Valley Farms, LLC | $723,989 | $121,548 | -83.2% |
| Stephen J. Brenner | $282,389 | $71,412 | -74.7% |
| Danzinger Farms, Inc. | $77,683 | $65,899 | -15.2% |
| Tomlinson Farm, LLC | $111,485 | $64,374 | -42.3% |
| Susan Dusek | $109,875 | $62,049 | -43.5% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $56,549 | -- |
| Thomas S. Brenner | $54,847 | $55,503 | 1.2% |
| Brad L. Anderson | $55,476 | $54,281 | -2.2% |
| R Green Acres, Inc. | $213,465 | $51,638 | -75.8% |
| Kris A. Bauer | $57,071 | $47,363 | -17% |
| Marshland Acres, Inc. | $116,993 | $44,645 | -61.8% |
| Joseph A. Drier | $58,588 | $44,210 | -24.5% |
| Bauer's Oak View Dairy, LLC | $72,634 | $43,150 | -40.6% |
| Breezy Point Farms, Inc. | $114,799 | $42,328 | -63.1% |
| Benjamin G. Freund | $55,107 | $42,142 | -23.5% |
| Bradley M. Afdahl | $49,979 | $41,572 | -16.8% |
| Joseph A. Komisar | $128,850 | $41,091 | -68.1% |
| Dennis O. Serum | $34,409 | $40,371 | 17.3% |
| Paul A. Wayne | $58,313 | $39,064 | -33% |
| Breck J. Sweeney | $57,422 | $38,116 | -33.6% |
| M Stein Farms, LLC | $156,552 | $38,025 | -75.7% |
| Donald J. Anibas | $58,080 | $37,652 | -35.2% |
| Gerard Weisenbeck | $31,307 | $35,430 | 13.2% |
| Sarah J. Komisar | $99,395 | $31,799 | -68% |
| Ronald V. Hurlburt | $87,818 | $25,839 | -70.6% |
| Poeschel Hidden Valley, LLC | $111,555 | $24,293 | -78.2% |
| Gilles Family Farms, LLC | $80,961 | $24,226 | -70.1% |
| Schlosser Dairy, LLC | $266,577 | $24,208 | -90.9% |
| Edwin J. Fernholz | $22,770 | $22,942 | 0.8% |
| Richard L. Lieffring | $27,886 | $19,528 | -30% |
| Randall S. Erickson | $91,237 | $17,032 | -81.3% |
| Susan A. Milliren | $33,430 | $16,205 | -51.5% |
| Thomas G. Milliren | $33,430 | $16,205 | -51.5% |
| Pattison Home Farm, Inc. | $24,305 | $15,092 | -37.9% |
| Kent G. Hurlburt | $49,228 | $14,436 | -70.7% |
| Four C Dairy, LLC | $213,839 | $14,004 | -93.5% |
| Samuel B. Milliren | $28,634 | $13,631 | -52.4% |
| Hurlburt's Liberty Hill Farms, LLP | $36,170 | $13,238 | -63.4% |
| Daniel L. Pittman | $19,407 | $13,057 | -32.7% |
| Daniel A. Caturia | $42,628 | $13,036 | -69.4% |
| MHL Farm Hill Grain, LLC | $33,580 | $12,767 | -62% |
| Ronald J. Sabelko | $11,805 | $11,606 | -1.7% |
| James R. Rundquist | $33,888 | $11,558 | -65.9% |
| Duane V. Hince | $37,041 | $10,600 | -71.4% |
| Lenis A. Hince | $37,041 | $10,600 | -71.4% |
| Dave Anderson Trucking, LLC | $0 | $9,678 | -- |
| John M. Krings | $8,875 | $9,285 | 4.6% |
| William J. Fedie | $16,736 | $9,039 | -46% |
| Michael V Anibas Trust | $30,294 | $8,942 | -70.5% |
| Michael R. Rhiel | $38,433 | $8,774 | -77.2% |
| Bryce Bergquist | $30,296 | $8,680 | -71.3% |
| Gruber Valley Farm, Inc. | $37,557 | $8,624 | -77% |
| David J. Lauer | $17,561 | $8,507 | -51.6% |
| Highland Dairy Farm, Inc. | $18,116 | $8,276 | -54.3% |
| Andy M. Weber | $29,741 | $7,994 | -73.1% |
| Daniel Sam | $26,374 | $7,984 | -69.7% |
| Roland Reed | $71,042 | $7,915 | -88.9% |
| Kurt D. Manore | $25,929 | $7,912 | -69.5% |
| Weisenbeck Farms, LLC | $25,486 | $7,725 | -69.7% |
| Faye Johnson | $7,526 | $7,526 | 0% |
| Berger Farms | $26,440 | $7,260 | -72.5% |
| Kenneth E. Stafford | $7,241 | $7,195 | -0.6% |
| Tony Stewart | $12,256 | $7,114 | -42% |
| Maxine M. Maxwell | $18,791 | $7,062 | -62.4% |
| Cedarblade Farms, LLC | $13,241 | $7,058 | -46.7% |
| Shadow Kitchner | $13,755 | $6,953 | -49.5% |
| Suzanne M Church | $6,843 | $6,847 | 0.1% |
| Michael D. Fedie | $26,109 | $6,789 | -74% |
| Turtle Hill Farms, Inc. | $17,482 | $6,770 | -61.3% |
| Pittman Maple Farms, LLC | $18,207 | $6,744 | -63% |
| Bruce E. Peterson | $3,638 | $6,657 | 83% |
| Bruce A. Peterson | $4,262 | $6,638 | 55.7% |
| Joey D. Edlin | $18,653 | $6,516 | -65.1% |
| Michael Fetzer | $20,233 | $6,442 | -68.2% |
| Dale M. Heck | $45,356 | $6,322 | -86.1% |
| John W. Parr | $6,184 | $6,184 | 0% |
| Timbre Farm Partnership | $19,071 | $6,158 | -67.7% |
| Gregory G. Baecker | $3,821 | $5,964 | 56.1% |
| James M. Bauer | $5,835 | $5,835 | 0% |
| Helen M. Kees | $21,033 | $5,720 | -72.8% |
| Robert A. Kallstrom | $5,395 | $5,671 | 5.1% |
| Alan M. Anderson | $12,612 | $5,632 | -55.3% |
| Warren J. Seifert | $17,755 | $5,549 | -68.7% |
| David E. Bauer | $14,919 | $5,453 | -63.4% |
| Sandra Larson | $5,425 | $5,446 | 0.4% |
| Steven W. Brantner | $16,067 | $5,404 | -66.4% |
| David J. Rundquist | $13,953 | $5,339 | -61.7% |
| Herbert Pelke | $15,691 | $5,294 | -66.3% |
| Gary M. Gates | $11,380 | $5,270 | -53.7% |
| Dennis G. Wolfe | $7,335 | $5,261 | -28.3% |
| Norbert G. Kannel | $25,976 | $5,168 | -80.1% |
| Richard W. Berger | $16,527 | $5,120 | -69% |
| Brent A. Bauer | $4,346 | $5,064 | 16.5% |
| Charles H. Anderson | $13,754 | $5,048 | -63.3% |
| Brian D. Rundquist | $20,238 | $5,036 | -75.1% |
| Eric Lee Bechel | $9,846 | $5,017 | -49% |
| Kosok Bros Partnership, LLP | $16,670 | $4,977 | -70.1% |
| Randall J. Weiss | $14,468 | $4,824 | -66.7% |
| Lee A. Hansen | $15,220 | $4,698 | -69.1% |
| Patrick Anderson | $10,890 | $4,635 | -57.4% |
| Frederick H. Brunkow | $0 | $4,533 | -- |
| Ronald W. Huppert | $16,808 | $4,463 | -73.4% |
| Mark V. Westerberg | $11,618 | $4,427 | -61.9% |
| Dennis J. Milliren | $9,734 | $4,421 | -54.6% |
| Carlos Tapia | $0 | $4,142 | -- |
| Donald D. Ingalls | $3,938 | $4,097 | 4% |
| Douglas J. Bauer | $15,204 | $3,982 | -73.8% |
| Roderic J. Bauer | $32,499 | $3,914 | -88% |
| Troy M. Gates | $7,467 | $3,825 | -48.8% |
| Troy J. Kitchner | $8,803 | $3,770 | -57.2% |
| Joshua King | $11,915 | $3,718 | -68.8% |
| Christy L. Rundquist | $10,444 | $3,692 | -64.6% |
| Weston Patnode | $9,464 | $3,647 | -61.5% |
| Charles M. Serene Jr. | $3,559 | $3,559 | 0% |
| Michael Walton | $3,574 | $3,483 | -2.5% |
| Dennis Freidel | $3,420 | $3,420 | 0% |
| Wiley Post Jr. | $7,825 | $3,418 | -56.3% |
| Mike Lieffring | $12,604 | $3,334 | -73.5% |
| Pine View Acres, LLC | $7,217 | $3,331 | -53.8% |
| Stephen A. Weisenbeck | $5,904 | $3,310 | -43.9% |
| Michael J. Wayne | $10,842 | $3,233 | -70.2% |
| Glen A. Bauer | $7,248 | $3,193 | -55.9% |
| David H. Drier | $5,406 | $3,123 | -42.2% |
| David L. Fayerweather | $8,361 | $3,094 | -63% |
| Alva D. Davis | $9,623 | $3,033 | -68.5% |
| Keith Weisenbeck | $9,613 | $3,017 | -68.6% |
| Donald D. Danzinger | $7,577 | $2,824 | -62.7% |
| James D. Reeser | $5,318 | $2,787 | -47.6% |
| Daniel J. Schultz | $7,880 | $2,764 | -64.9% |
| Gordon E. Riesgraf | $8,010 | $2,749 | -65.7% |
| Christopher C. Traun | $9,567 | $2,700 | -71.8% |
| Samuel J. Traun | $9,564 | $2,700 | -71.8% |
| Marvin E. Maxwell | $9,706 | $2,632 | -72.9% |
| Dale M. Johnson | $4,949 | $2,613 | -47.2% |
| William G. Bauer | $7,313 | $2,599 | -64.5% |
| Lenis L. Fitzsimons | $6,375 | $2,560 | -59.8% |
| Monte Haigh | $5,878 | $2,549 | -56.6% |
| James M. Sandstrom | $5,338 | $2,427 | -54.5% |
| Peter E. Peterson | $4,378 | $2,382 | -45.6% |
| Joshua M. Matchey | $0 | $2,261 | -- |
| Ammon S. Mast | $6,636 | $2,201 | -66.8% |
| Bryan E. Brunner | $4,757 | $2,143 | -55% |
| Theresa Brunner | $4,757 | $2,143 | -55% |
| Glen Zierl | $2,119 | $2,119 | 0% |
| Terry B. Stuart | $2,081 | $2,081 | 0% |
| Steven A. Fedie | $3,311 | $2,008 | -39.4% |
| Arnold A. Spindler | $4,869 | $1,995 | -59% |
| John C. Andrews | $6,156 | $1,942 | -68.5% |
| Aaron R. Mitchell | $6,307 | $1,931 | -69.4% |
| Thomas B. Hogue | $2,713 | $1,925 | -29% |
| David K. Weissinger | $584 | $1,903 | 225.9% |
| Dennis T. Bignell | $8,380 | $1,902 | -77.3% |
| Brent Stewart | $3,872 | $1,851 | -52.2% |
| Lawrence Traun | $6,200 | $1,838 | -70.4% |
| Pamela J. Olson | $1,824 | $1,824 | 0% |
| Nickolas J. Hartung | $4,227 | $1,819 | -57% |
| Kenneth W. Cotterman | $5,459 | $1,811 | -66.8% |
| Brian J. Westberg | $3,957 | $1,811 | -54.2% |
| Bradley J. Bauer | $1,855 | $1,773 | -4.4% |
| Corey McDonald | $1,753 | $1,757 | 0.2% |
| Lucas Allen Wayne | $4,080 | $1,736 | -57.5% |
| Jason E. Peters | $4,277 | $1,716 | -59.9% |
| Raymond O. Schlosser | $515 | $1,692 | 228.5% |
| Donald L. Tulip | $4,667 | $1,685 | -63.9% |
| Roxanne L. Bauer | $7,324 | $1,660 | -77.3% |
| Ryan D. Erickson | $5,911 | $1,588 | -73.1% |
| Howard P. Martin | $2,583 | $1,583 | -38.7% |
| Ted Baier | $1,560 | $1,560 | 0% |
| Gregory M. Berger | $4,791 | $1,546 | -67.7% |
| Cynthia P. Lane | $1,520 | $1,520 | 0% |
| Logan J. Huppert | $4,649 | $1,442 | -69% |
| Wilbur D. Orne | $1,413 | $1,441 | 2% |
| Daniel J. Weisenbeck | $0 | $1,420 | -- |
| Mark R. Chilson | $2,927 | $1,410 | -51.8% |
| Joy M. Johnson | $730 | $1,398 | 91.5% |
| Avodah Farm, LLC | $2,975 | $1,386 | -53.4% |
| Ronald Fedie | $3,263 | $1,368 | -58.1% |
| Lynn H. Peterson | $1,357 | $1,357 | 0% |
| Paul P. Simpson | $2,071 | $1,335 | -35.5% |
| Jessie J. Richardson | $0 | $1,324 | -- |
| Caren Fish | $1,332 | $1,304 | -2.1% |
| Bruce H. Stafford | $1,275 | $1,298 | 1.8% |
| Ardyce Johnson | $1,286 | $1,286 | 0% |
| Robert L. Pichler | $8,632 | $1,272 | -85.3% |
| Arnold Weisenbeck | $1,264 | $1,264 | 0% |
| Bruce R. Lamphere | $3,474 | $1,252 | -64% |
| Elizabeth A. Krajniak | $3,852 | $1,214 | -68.5% |
| William M. Weiss Jr. | $0 | $1,213 | -- |
| Jason J. Unser | $7,809 | $1,184 | -84.8% |
| Adam D. Schultz | $3,589 | $1,167 | -67.5% |
| Edward F. Harmon | $2,132 | $1,160 | -45.6% |
| Mitchell C. Nelson | $22,189 | $1,096 | -95.1% |
| Dale J. Klein | $1,095 | $1,095 | 0% |
| Troy M. Evers | $2,932 | $1,053 | -64.1% |
| Jay T Kralewski | $5,001 | $1,047 | -79.1% |
| David L. Peters | $4,775 | $1,027 | -78.5% |
| Donna C. Diedrich | $1,021 | $1,021 | 0% |
| Dennis C. Fedie | $2,926 | $1,012 | -65.4% |
| Dorothy M. Peters | $1,340 | $1,011 | -24.6% |
| Lavere Anderson | $1,040 | $973 | -6.4% |
| David M. Schuh | $1,719 | $941 | -45.3% |
| Scott D. Schultz | $6,968 | $853 | -87.8% |
| Charles J. Bauer | $1,759 | $792 | -55% |
| Kees Bros, Inc. | $792 | $792 | 0% |
| James C. Westberg | $1,937 | $774 | -60% |
| Lucas E. Tulip | $2,348 | $759 | -67.7% |
| Morsbach Farms, LLC | $25,134 | $742 | -97% |
| Lori Tulip | $1,675 | $725 | -56.7% |
| Jon D Seifert - 16th Creek Galloways, LLC | $0 | $689 | -- |
| Ronald Larson | $966 | $624 | -35.4% |
| John D. Lawson | $872 | $622 | -28.7% |
| Richard W. Wayne | $1,213 | $607 | -50% |
| Margaret E. Steiner | $583 | $583 | 0% |
| Paula S. Westerlund | $583 | $583 | 0% |
| Robert Wittig | $4,181 | $568 | -86.4% |
| Diane Sinz | $548 | $548 | 0% |
| Rosemary Brion | $533 | $533 | 0% |
| Andrew Komisar | $3,471 | $504 | -85.5% |
| Andrew J. Asher | $2,101 | $501 | -76.2% |
| Betty Lou Mannigel Imler | $313 | $476 | 52.1% |
| Lowell L. Moline | $729 | $471 | -35.4% |
| Randall S Erickson - Randall S & Nancy a Erickson | $0 | $469 | -- |
| Beth J. Friedrich | $541 | $448 | -17.2% |
| Scott R. Marcks | $530 | $433 | -18.3% |
| Mary L. Ward | $423 | $423 | 0% |
| Carlton J. Anderson | $880 | $412 | -53.2% |
| Brian L. Weiss | $1,343 | $390 | -71% |
| Randall E. Marcks | $1,273 | $386 | -69.7% |
| Jeffrey Erickson | $1,517 | $369 | -75.7% |
| John H. Baier | $576 | $353 | -38.7% |
| Michael X. Bauer | $720 | $338 | -53.1% |
| Travis J. Erickson | $814 | $332 | -59.2% |
| Norman J. Bauer | $534 | $326 | -39% |
| Dennis D. Westberg | $853 | $321 | -62.4% |
| Taliah L Danzinger | $962 | $318 | -66.9% |
| Daniel J. Nigon | $1,019 | $309 | -69.7% |
| Nicholas J. Nigon | $1,019 | $309 | -69.7% |
| Michael D. Berger | $329 | $272 | -17.3% |
| Larry H. Prissel | $372 | $216 | -41.9% |
| B & B Investors, Inc. | $0 | $196 | -- |
| Brenda Anderson | $302 | $186 | -38.4% |
| Georgia Freidel | $177 | $177 | 0% |
| Robert M. Spindler | $152 | $152 | 0% |
| Ruth a Kralewski | $258 | $130 | -49.6% |
| Steven J. Berger | $93 | $125 | 34.4% |
| Mark J. Pichler | $147 | $114 | -22.4% |
| Jodie J. Winter | $204 | $101 | -50.5% |
| Lynn Wittig | $1,762 | $99 | -94.4% |
| Jeff Hartung | $1,391 | $76 | -94.5% |
| Steven C. Moline | $193 | $3 | -98.4% |
| Kate Simpson | $0 | $1 | -- |
| Agent Dynamics Luke Albers, LLC | $7,244 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent E. King | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Ervin J. Lauer | $1,404 | $0 | -100% |
| Felix V. Berger | $585 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene Baier | $10,875 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon C. Hoyt | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Grant G. Heit | $3,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory W. Pittman | $11,948 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Whitwam | $26 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey D. Brunner | $3,641 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon Klein | $1,529 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan J. Gilles | $692 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph C. Gilles | $11,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph J. Richardson | $929 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry L. Steller | $3,433 | $0 | -100% |
| Notch View Farm, LLC | $224 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Lee Richardson | $149 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Tulip | $5,369 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W. Stutesman | $96 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney Reed | $653 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd A. Milliren | $1,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd C. Bignell | $336 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan Bauer | $166 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Neis | $155 | $0 | -100% |
| Carrie L. Brunner | $729 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad A. Poeschel | $1,192 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Weisenbeck | $148 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Smith | $597 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $60,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory L. Heit | $1,011 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael P. Hurlburt | $890 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Robelia | $206 | $0 | -100% |
| Milky Way Acres Farm, Inc. | $7,101 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Hagness | $294 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Poeschel | $38 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy A. Bauer | $174 | $0 | -100% |
| Schlosser Sugar Farm, LLC | $8,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Anderson Brothers | $3,935 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon D Seifert - 16th Creek Gallow | $3,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce A. Komisar | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathleen Johnson | $3,303 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn W. Johnson | $3,303 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl Gilyard-Fernholz | $166 | $0 | -100% |
| Elliot P Bjurquist | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Good Turn Farm, LLC | $346 | $0 | -100% |
| Herdie E Baisden | $2,434 | $0 | -100% |
| Hubert H. Foster | $189 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Alan Anderson | $3,424 | $0 | -100% |
| Mario Eduardo Rivera Sin Frontera | $5,978 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Pope | $1,014 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted E. Fisher | $3,532 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $12,790,697 | $4,390,626 | -65.7% |
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