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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Jackson County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Jackson County received $7.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 344 farmers in cities within Jackson County received a total of $4.5 million in 658 farm subsidies, a 63.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.3 million in 1,588 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 Jackson County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Heller Farm, Inc.$1,244,654$178,445-85.7%
Blaken Farms, LLC$680,641$157,414-76.9%
Donald L. Antal Jr.$360,075$140,932-60.9%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$139,691--
Nathan S. Kling$316,010$138,310-56.2%
Thomas A. Pfaff$585,145$121,890-79.2%
Alexia Rae Devries$236,875$121,548-48.7%
Jerome J Laufenberg, Inc.$502,877$115,048-77.1%
Emil J. Giese$238,233$112,297-52.9%
Brickstone Dairy, Inc.$197,135$106,850-45.8%
Steven Pfaff$158,869$98,730-37.9%
Francis Ponterio$70,158$86,52923.3%
Spring Creek Farms, Inc.$209,886$84,904-59.5%
Ideker Brothers' Farms, LLC$160,476$83,139-48.2%
Janke Dairy, LLC$115,372$72,386-37.3%
Prindle Farms, Inc.$105,311$62,735-40.4%
Jeffrey Luchterhand$65,438$52,253-20.1%
Kujak Heller Farms, LLC$146,241$52,226-64.3%
Terry J. Hagen$45,176$52,03315.2%
John M. Andrews$48,467$51,0615.4%
Michael J. Giese$62,333$47,218-24.2%
Mcnulty Farms, LLC$90,971$46,720-48.6%
Clint A. Sampson$205,632$46,514-77.4%
Vaarendahl Dairy, LLC$0$45,810--
Theodore W. Janke$118,957$45,790-61.5%
Mathew Murray$117,945$41,223-65%
Alan D. Sampson$173,181$41,134-76.2%
Gearing Oakdale Farms, Inc.$59,638$38,275-35.8%
Peasley Farm, LLC$51,493$38,244-25.7%
Corey W. Janke$33,354$38,12614.3%
Freise Farms, Inc.$116,409$35,941-69.1%
Timothy R Ernstmeyer$39,062$35,668-8.7%
Lien Farms, LLC$0$34,772--
Oakridge Farms of Melrose, Inc.$85,169$34,284-59.7%
Daniel R. Peterson$49,315$34,154-30.7%
David Stetzer$115,851$33,988-70.7%
Justin D. Daniels$40,084$32,156-19.8%
Gregory J. Gearing$37,944$31,971-15.7%
Charlie Bue$36,442$31,959-12.3%
Kunes Farms$117,968$31,938-72.9%
Jerry Schmidt$31,430$30,630-2.5%
Toni M. Davidson$17,067$29,99075.7%
Brian R. Huber$50,409$29,418-41.6%
Orland M. Hagen$49,213$28,883-41.3%
Fredrickson Farms, Inc.$50,839$28,659-43.6%
Daniel M. Hagen$27,474$27,313-0.6%
Matthew Olson$44,820$26,830-40.1%
Clifford C. Johnson$37,846$25,877-31.6%
Joseph G. Massman$86,686$25,309-70.8%
Dennis L. Johnson$69,261$24,640-64.4%
Steven S. Kling$23,944$23,783-0.7%
Jared T. Bradt$26,203$23,765-9.3%
Joseph L Rostvold$21,963$23,5937.4%
Joshua M. Koebler$33,325$23,252-30.2%
ERNST Farms, LLC$59,098$21,894-63%
James N. Halik$83,073$21,426-74.2%
Ryan Sawyer$52,255$21,419-59%
Richard A. Erickson$33,854$20,945-38.1%
Charles D. Janke$31,492$20,825-33.9%
Trevor Victor Earll$35,582$20,737-41.7%
Richard L. Larson$31,863$20,686-35.1%
Matthew Casper$42,384$20,565-51.5%
Jaime L. Luchterhand$19,629$20,4924.4%
Harkner and Sons, Inc.$72,302$19,653-72.8%
Bushway Farms, LLC$79,240$19,470-75.4%
Gary a Hertzfeldt$56,056$19,276-65.6%
Bruce A. Johnson$53,581$19,182-64.2%
Murray Bros$24,739$18,931-23.5%
Roger W. Hansen$30,213$18,730-38%
Michael T. Hansen$29,337$18,704-36.2%
Patrick V. Ruzic$21,695$18,594-14.3%
Gregory J. Manske$51,414$18,479-64.1%
Donald Dobson$49,898$17,193-65.5%
Nickoli J. Helstad$3,959$17,014329.8%
John A. Swenson$25,428$16,738-34.2%
Enchanted Valley Acres, LLC$16,710$16,7100%
Harley Boehm$49,273$16,652-66.2%
Mark A. Emerson$31,006$16,560-46.6%
Michael R. Olson$53,982$16,087-70.2%
Darrin R. Boehm$34,285$15,866-53.7%
Brian Massman$55,388$15,819-71.4%
Kirk Bucholz$47,998$15,650-67.4%
Scott Thomas Devries$59,590$15,069-74.7%
Mckenna Berry Company, LLC$0$14,953--
Jon Edward Lingo$28,629$14,547-49.2%
Vickie Lynn Lingo$28,740$14,547-49.4%
Jeffrey J. Guza$46,312$14,115-69.5%
Rudolph H. Garbers Jr.$16,257$14,040-13.6%
Ray Buttke$19,189$12,961-32.5%
Andrew Odeen$3,984$12,545214.9%
Bush Brothers Farms, LLC$44,179$12,074-72.7%
Jason R Wollberg$31,414$11,170-64.4%
Anthony J. Lien$16,462$11,073-32.7%
Tracey Olson$15,659$10,776-31.2%
Oswald J. Schnick$13,611$10,387-23.7%
Koxlien Farm, LLC$10,315$10,3150%
David R. Olson$73,874$9,926-86.6%
Rick Olson$16,472$9,727-40.9%
Michael E. Kutcher$9,332$9,3320%
Duane M. Laufenberg$19,787$9,307-53%
James L. Johnson Jr.$9,285$9,2850%
Daniel J. Schultz$23,176$9,181-60.4%
Dennis R. Waldera$35,212$9,161-74%
Jerry A. Jacobson$29,063$9,151-68.5%
Todd Erickson$10,454$8,812-15.7%
John R Bahnub$20,586$8,772-57.4%
Steven M. Jarstad$27,903$8,487-69.6%
Maynard Crivits$24,577$8,222-66.5%
Gaylord Olson$8,741$8,198-6.2%
D&R Hobby Farm, LLC$22,211$8,168-63.2%
James E. Prindle$28,833$7,829-72.8%
Kenneth R. Hammond$10,189$7,786-23.6%
Daryl A. Boe$24,145$7,758-67.9%
Richard Cooper$7,220$7,2550.5%
James E. Giese$16,574$7,205-56.5%
Sunny Valley Farms$8,208$6,891-16%
Eric Steien$24,836$6,803-72.6%
Vaughn T. Nehring$19,134$6,643-65.3%
Hart Farms and Grain Storage, Inc.$6,682$6,584-1.5%
Paul W. Giese$17,325$6,571-62.1%
Leon Scott$6,557$6,5570%
Edward A. Buchholz$18,100$6,503-64.1%
David G and Marsha L Nelson Revocable Trust$0$6,289--
James M. Olson$17,985$6,252-65.2%
Joel Matzke$15,106$6,246-58.7%
Karen Stai L. Koenigs$5,667$6,1608.7%
Thomas McCormick$15,532$6,101-60.7%
Royce E Wollberg$22,213$6,050-72.8%
Arlan R. Spors$17,849$5,913-66.9%
Kathryn Wollberg$21,792$5,764-73.5%
Clark Nelson$5,743$5,7430%
Adam E Stubrud$21,743$5,739-73.6%
Todd E. Olson$13,526$5,616-58.5%
John Marg$10,362$5,523-46.7%
Debra L. Sutton$19,298$5,518-71.4%
Cloverleaf Farms, LLC$23,042$5,514-76.1%
RFD Farms, LLC$56,235$5,365-90.5%
Strawberry Mound Farm, LLC$13,646$5,300-61.2%
Vernon and Catherine Johnson Revocable Living Trus$0$5,291--
Joseph John Massman$19,107$5,233-72.6%
Riley C. Hanson$3,872$5,16233.3%
Ben Massman$33,817$4,953-85.4%
Dale L. Peterson$12,042$4,661-61.3%
Gary R. Stetzer$13,207$4,657-64.7%
Mona E. Baker$12,284$4,656-62.1%
Yvonne D. Peterson$12,009$4,644-61.3%
Scott Helbling$0$4,617--
John Macintyre$4,599$4,5990%
James M. Kujak$10,638$4,563-57.1%
Brian Aebly$4,503$4,5030%
Ronald W. Cork$3,811$4,47317.4%
Claire C. Bjork$4,254$4,4043.5%
Kenneth A. Johnson$11,573$4,386-62.1%
Andrew M. Olson$23,205$4,316-81.4%
Anneliese Rice$14,325$4,205-70.6%
Arden Campbell$4,396$4,178-5%
Kevin Comstock$3,262$4,17528%
James L. Dobson$12,858$4,113-68%
Mark R. Hansen$6,978$4,072-41.6%
Timothy Kunes$2,786$3,97542.7%
Shirley J. Guza$8,628$3,940-54.3%
Jeremiah Breheim$3,844$3,832-0.3%
Jason R Krszjzaniek$8,019$3,809-52.5%
Heath Hagen$7,094$3,603-49.2%
Michael Shramek$16,439$3,578-78.2%
Richard D. Ernst$5,058$3,541-30%
Daniel Simonson$7,755$3,530-54.5%
Timothy J. McCann$3,586$3,501-2.4%
Raymond L. Laufenberg$11,986$3,405-71.6%
Jason Weihrouch$10,321$3,387-67.2%
Lisa Christopherson$14,979$3,355-77.6%
Michael A. Peterson$8,453$3,346-60.4%
David L. Remus$5,692$3,323-41.6%
Todd A. Stalheim$7,497$3,271-56.4%
Kevin J. Stalheim$7,860$3,271-58.4%
Jewell H. Hagen$7,066$3,270-53.7%
Jonathan Lee Sedelbauer$5,442$3,268-39.9%
Roger E. Schultz$7,817$3,162-59.5%
Maria Lynn Ideker$3,340$3,151-5.7%
Ronald G. Gilbertson$9,127$3,066-66.4%
Gilbertson Farms$9,359$3,049-67.4%
Scott P. Gilbertson$4,366$3,024-30.7%
Darrick Waldera$8,727$2,983-65.8%
Nathan W. Babcock$14,355$2,950-79.4%
Ho-Chunk Nation$3,228$2,937-9%
Gary L. Shankey$7,690$2,848-63%
Paul Peterson$10,488$2,794-73.4%
Erwin Hoeschele$14,885$2,783-81.3%
Leslie a Dokkestul$1,392$2,75297.7%
Lavern D. Hulett$7,198$2,715-62.3%
Thomas H. Bahr$4,891$2,681-45.2%
Amy D. Aebly$5,993$2,657-55.7%
Road View Farm, LLC$70,996$2,652-96.3%
Allen Bohac$7,072$2,625-62.9%
Charles Schnick$5,283$2,615-50.5%
Daniel J. Breska$4,290$2,602-39.3%
Brian David Klinge$36,050$2,567-92.9%
Walter T. Grinde$8,340$2,565-69.2%
Nick R. Kampen$2,508$2,5080%
Patrick B. Meek$2,456$2,4560%
Elizabeth A. Taylor$7,520$2,443-67.5%
Glay Nordahl$7,075$2,441-65.5%
Tyler Stello$5,062$2,425-52.1%
Patsy J. Anderson$2,376$2,3760%
Steven E Ravnum$8,111$2,192-73%
Richard Joseph Ryan$1,888$2,19116%
Randall C. Heimke$5,189$2,175-58.1%
Fenney Ridge Farm, LLC$0$2,148--
Don A. Rudebeck$8,067$2,073-74.3%
Ryan R. Olson$4,195$2,059-50.9%
Dennis Wortman$2,784$2,040-26.7%
Kyle Allen Hertzfeldt$4,904$2,036-58.5%
McNulty Bros$4,613$2,001-56.6%
Paul A. Hammond$3,707$1,979-46.6%
Terrance W. Staff$1,966$1,9660%
David L. Wathen$6,733$1,947-71.1%
James N. Paulley$1,933$1,9330%
Palmer Stubrud$11,563$1,890-83.7%
Debra Pyka$5,546$1,870-66.3%
Gerry L. Callihan$1,807$1,8070%
Tyler V. Wathen$3,507$1,758-49.9%
Patricia J. Kling$1,715$1,7150%
Andrew C Chikowski$3,921$1,713-56.3%
Timothy L. Bakeberg$3,666$1,685-54%
Shawn Tschanz$2,135$1,674-21.6%
Nordstrom Family Trust$4,713$1,658-64.8%
Paul W. Sacia$4,300$1,604-62.7%
Buds Hemp, LLC$1,146$1,52833.3%
Jeffrey a Dolsey$7,496$1,522-79.7%
Joshua Robert Kunes$5,083$1,468-71.1%
Jamie Pfaff$1,072$1,42933.3%
Larry A. Johnson$6,453$1,425-77.9%
Lester B Hoagenson$3,517$1,349-61.6%
Edwin L Hertzfeldt$3,319$1,349-59.4%
Stanley Gran$1,348$1,3480%
Ruth Ellen Zielsdorf$1,982$1,331-32.8%
Troy A. Hammond$3,489$1,329-61.9%
Susan M. Reshel$1,301$1,3010%
Ronald G. Olson$2,603$1,299-50.1%
Thomas C & Cheryl S Borreson Trust$0$1,254--
Durwood L. Amundson$2,608$1,248-52.1%
Cathy Hart$4,136$1,235-70.1%
Michael C. Emerson$1,719$1,207-29.8%
Dawn L. Laufenberg$9,299$1,198-87.1%
David Gaul$892$1,19033.4%
Dennis L Egeness$2,867$1,176-59%
William C. Garbers$2,679$1,169-56.4%
Marlin Subra$5,194$1,155-77.8%
Hoefer-Stuart Revocable Trust$1,141$1,1410%
Avery a Ernstmeyer$1,131$1,107-2.1%
Grant T. Witcraft$1,091$1,0910%
Max Hart$4,184$1,077-74.3%
Shane Peterson$2,912$1,062-63.5%
Pautauwak Farms, Inc.$6,517$1,046-83.9%
Jonathan L. Antal$1,042$1,0420%
Hoyt Strandberg$979$9790%
Pamela Jones$944$9440%
Sherry Oslie$944$9440%
John R. Oliver$1,798$921-48.8%
Ricky A. Kyser$2,241$899-59.9%
Timothy Torkelson$1,393$882-36.7%
Thomas E & Mary Jo Clark Revocable Trust$0$877--
Wayne Stein$2,157$864-59.9%
Hegna Joint Revocable Trust$853$8530%
Jacob R. Hintz$1,422$846-40.5%
Richard Kyser$2,155$841-61%
Ronald Kyser$2,154$841-61%
Thomas J Moeller Trust$845$813-3.8%
Virgil Bohac$2,132$813-61.9%
Robert Wade Clark$3,856$793-79.4%
Doherty Revocable Living Trust$0$789--
Perry M. Bue$1,274$774-39.2%
James Scharlau$4,718$731-84.5%
John C. Hammond$5,628$715-87.3%
Ryan T Sedelbauer$7,176$702-90.2%
Julia M. Hagen$1,512$691-54.3%
Bruce H. Witte$798$690-13.5%
Rodney Knudtson$2,316$689-70.3%
William H. Prindle$1,852$680-63.3%
David D. Kolve Sr.$2,244$660-70.6%
Paul O. Wensel$1,007$656-34.9%
Calvin a Weihrouch$1,211$646-46.7%
Ronald J. Nelson$920$646-29.8%
George W. Esser$729$640-12.2%
Wallace D. Everson$1,350$625-53.7%
Dorothy M. Kniseley$2,027$621-69.4%
Mark A. Radcliffe$2,069$591-71.4%
Aaron Strandberg$542$5593.1%
David Kolve Jr.$1,881$555-70.5%
Ralph H. Stalheim$553$5530%
Samuel J. Prindle$1,250$528-57.8%
Jason A. Vaaler$642$504-21.5%
Wade Meek$502$5020%
Leonard A. Olson$778$500-35.7%
Gohde Farm, Inc.$493$473-4.1%
Everett Larkin$2,366$467-80.3%
Floyd Kitelinger$1,337$449-66.4%
Tim Yeskie$878$448-49%
Paulette Comstock$435$4350%
EBJ Windy Ridge, LLC$877$423-51.8%
Troy W. Torkelson$954$420-56%
John Eckel$620$418-32.6%
Jacob P. Prindle$292$38933.2%
Joe G. Maldonado$382$3820%
Gene L. Olson$678$370-45.4%
Spencer Timm$1,326$356-73.2%
Freddie Dolesy$561$342-39%
Harlan Brandt$432$324-25%
Corey L. Ramsey$981$318-67.6%
John Larkin$288$2931.7%
Kenneth W. Langan$14,087$292-97.9%
Daniel J. Perry$0$292--
Chris Curran$1,321$278-79%
Lynn I. Baird$8,427$272-96.8%
Darryl Bollinger$340$269-20.9%
Green Valley Vu Farms$880$255-71%
Ann M. Pfaff$5,688$238-95.8%
Donald J. Hoffman$150$23154%
Ashley Lynn Seekamp J and a Produce$0$224--
Lillian Hart$380$206-45.8%
Daniel J. Everson$4,176$196-95.3%
Steven C. Green$278$190-31.7%
Darcy A. Sawyer$40$187367.5%
Larry Rodenberg$185$1850%
Peter Thompson$699$181-74.1%
Robert Verkler$2,649$175-93.4%
Michael J. Beck$121$16133.1%
Monica Crivits$930$100-89.2%
Mark A. Muth$0$96--
David Andraska$95$950%
Mathew Murray$0$68--
Thomas Gearing$53$6013.2%
Eugene J. Hart$605$54-91.1%
Amanda Reese$822$52-93.7%
Robert Nels Newell Johnson$63$50-20.6%
Paul J. Weyand$584$48-91.8%
Seth A. Everson$252$40-84.1%
Ralph E. Prindle$0$37--
Robert P. Dubiel$649$16-97.5%
Randy J. Messelt$198$14-92.9%
George J. Schwab$0$8--
L & S Investments Limited Partnership$0$8--
Aaron Boe$52$2-96.2%
Barbara Donna 2002 Revocable Trust$0$1--
Alice K. Gansel$2,754$0-100%
Avon Road Jersey Farm, Inc.$5,110$0-100%
Casey S. Pfaff$4,198$0-100%
Casey Steven Pfaff$11,234$0-100%
Frank P. Bahr Jr.$220$0-100%
Jeff Gaede$21$0-100%
Megan E Stuessel$72$0-100%
Paul J. Fischer$234$0-100%
Sherie Spaulding$67$0-100%
Wayne Zinn$684$0-100%
Anne Boehm$1,693$0-100%
Barbara Donna 2002 Revocable Trus$207$0-100%
Billy D. Moses$1,291$0-100%
Brandon Wagner$18,348$0-100%
Brockway Cranberry, Inc.$75,791$0-100%
Commodity Credit Corporation$457$0-100%
Comstock Trees & Service, Inc.$24,807$0-100%
David W. Casper$108$0-100%
Dennis Zielsdorf$542$0-100%
Edward F. Vlach$12$0-100%
Falls Florist, LLC$10,583$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$96,898$0-100%
Gerald Fuerstenberg$4,120$0-100%
Gregory D. Totten$491$0-100%
Gregory R. Hanson$26$0-100%
Harold N. Meiers$8$0-100%
Jack Bailey$49$0-100%
Jackson County Bank$1,893$0-100%
Jason E. Wood$357$0-100%
Karen L Augustine Revocable Trust$247$0-100%
Kathie S. Boehm$529$0-100%
Kevin L. Babcock$549$0-100%
L & S Investments Limited Partner$809$0-100%
Michael McGowan$617$0-100%
Moonshine Hills Cranberry, LLC$2,165$0-100%
MRS Kathryn Elizabeth Leone$215$0-100%
Roaring Creek Camping, Inc.$278$0-100%
Rock Creek Cranberry, LLC$18,922$0-100%
Stacy Bucholz$366$0-100%
Terry D. Byrns$257$0-100%
Terry L. Moldenhauer$2,214$0-100%
Theresa Paul$150$0-100%
Tom Waughtal$6,251$0-100%
Vernon and Catherine Johnson Revo$5,392$0-100%
Cains Orchard$9,234$0-100%
Darrel Eberhardt$32$0-100%
Jay H. Johnson$17$0-100%
Karen L. Remus$174$0-100%
Kevin Cain$15,640$0-100%
Mark Sedelbauer$2,007$0-100%
Morris R Zahrte$1,041$0-100%
Richard A. Isaacson$46$0-100%
Bradley D. Anderson$4,964$0-100%
Carol A. Anderson$598$0-100%
David G and Marsha L Nelson Revoc$6,289$0-100%
Jay Everson$878$0-100%
Kenneth D. Cogdill$218$0-100%
Leonard Antony$165$0-100%
Peter Harris$255$0-100%
Rodney R. Rhodes$384$0-100%
Rose M. Strait$7,745$0-100%
Thomas C & Cheryl S Borreson Trus$1,254$0-100%
Thomas E & Mary Jo Clark Revocabl$864$0-100%
Thomas L. Pfaff$2,031$0-100%
Ashley Lynn Seekamp J and a Produ$707$0-100%
Cynthia G. Rudebeck$219$0-100%
Daniel W. Gearing$66$0-100%
Gary L Kaas Trust 5/5/2017$26$0-100%
Kelly M. Mack$23$0-100%
Northern Family Farms, LLP$750,000$0-100%
Patterson Pines, LLC$1,346$0-100%
Rodney Gearing$66$0-100%
Zillmer Tree Management, LLC$7,292$0-100%
Cassondra Joy Petherbridge$5,231$0-100%
Joanne Mingus - Robert & Joanne M$5,103$0-100%
Lincoln Hogs, Inc.$351,446$0-100%
Lucas Joseph Hammond$203$0-100%
Sidney McDougall$9,267$0-100%
Werner J. Haas$148$0-100%
Total subsidies$12,335,561$4,523,652-63.3%

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