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In 2021, 219 farmers in cities within Ozaukee County received a total of $3.4 million in 459 farm subsidies, a 57.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.9 million in 873 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 Ozaukee County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulus Dairy, LLC | $1,044,933 | $171,738 | -83.6% |
| Triangle Acres, LLC | $295,837 | $149,385 | -49.5% |
| Raymond J. Lapinski | $426,382 | $148,920 | -65.1% |
| Double M Dairy, LLC | $390,538 | $139,752 | -64.2% |
| Melichar Broad Acres, LLC | $981,508 | $133,146 | -86.4% |
| Lakeshore Farms, LLC | $264,379 | $132,071 | -50% |
| Donald J. Hamm | $254,310 | $122,093 | -52% |
| Matthew S. Winker | $151,375 | $108,447 | -28.4% |
| Ziemer's Stony Acres, LLC | $71,037 | $106,706 | 50.2% |
| Jacque Dairy Farm, LLC | $131,781 | $84,360 | -36% |
| Gasser Farms, LLC | $202,656 | $78,631 | -61.2% |
| Century Acres, Inc. | $172,111 | $76,612 | -55.5% |
| Gary Bichler | $87,293 | $71,145 | -18.5% |
| Dollert Farms PRT | $92,131 | $70,940 | -23% |
| Joseph W. Roden | $89,715 | $69,552 | -22.5% |
| EGGS International, Inc. | $0 | $68,475 | -- |
| Doreen S. Dahm | $51,829 | $58,840 | 13.5% |
| Dean Brandt | $55,329 | $54,912 | -0.8% |
| Hilgendorf Farm, LLC | $103,218 | $51,172 | -50.4% |
| Richison Dairy, LLC | $56,145 | $50,961 | -9.2% |
| Farmdale Farm, LLC | $98,749 | $49,289 | -50.1% |
| William Clausing | $49,812 | $47,606 | -4.4% |
| David A. Brandt | $62,029 | $46,557 | -24.9% |
| DHPF Cattle, LLC | $213,164 | $44,754 | -79% |
| Highline Farms, LLC | $128,533 | $41,520 | -67.7% |
| Ja-Bon Dairy Farm, LLC | $25,715 | $38,403 | 49.3% |
| Vincent Schmit Jr. | $3,541 | $38,399 | 984.4% |
| Leider Farms, Inc. | $55,944 | $37,670 | -32.7% |
| Lake Breeze Dairy Farm, LLC | $105,995 | $36,477 | -65.6% |
| Geri-Ann Acres | $45,191 | $32,371 | -28.4% |
| Janeshek Farms, LLC | $9,658 | $28,842 | 198.6% |
| William P. Kleckner | $37,297 | $28,044 | -24.8% |
| Countryside Farms, LLC | $17,093 | $26,047 | 52.4% |
| Michael L. Kemp | $24,254 | $25,786 | 6.3% |
| Gary A. Large | $18,008 | $24,715 | 37.2% |
| William J. Karrels | $33,753 | $23,939 | -29.1% |
| Keith W. Schueller | $44,617 | $22,716 | -49.1% |
| Pleasant View Dairy Farm, Inc. | $41,771 | $22,520 | -46.1% |
| Michael A. Pohl | $64,142 | $22,493 | -64.9% |
| Oak Valley Grain Farms, LLC | $23,950 | $22,305 | -6.9% |
| Dustin G. Noll | $33,465 | $22,254 | -33.5% |
| Steve Bell | $37,934 | $22,248 | -41.4% |
| Mark Schlenvogt | $68,664 | $21,933 | -68.1% |
| Behrens Farms, LLC | $44,072 | $19,144 | -56.6% |
| Joe H Scoby 2012 Irrevocable Trust Dated 9/14/2012 | $34,379 | $18,687 | -45.6% |
| Harry S Eastman Tom Dick & Harry Hill Farm, LLC | $17,858 | $17,858 | 0% |
| Michael Bahr | $46,719 | $17,533 | -62.5% |
| Matthew A. Dickmann | $53,663 | $17,517 | -67.4% |
| Randall T Lepich | $80,732 | $16,931 | -79% |
| Lindenwood Farms, Inc. | $38,734 | $15,288 | -60.5% |
| Brian P. Huiras | $43,468 | $14,977 | -65.5% |
| Michael C. Krueger | $56,522 | $14,830 | -73.8% |
| John H. Sager | $69,409 | $13,181 | -81% |
| Clausing Brothers | $13,118 | $13,118 | 0% |
| Neal C. Maciejewski | $22,914 | $12,529 | -45.3% |
| Deckers Farm, LLC | $17,449 | $12,386 | -29% |
| Joe H & Gretchen a Scoby Rev Trust | $30,149 | $12,375 | -59% |
| Matthew W. Gall | $11,427 | $12,121 | 6.1% |
| Kolbach Farms, LLC | $24,105 | $11,815 | -51% |
| Dean E. Arendt | $22,800 | $11,397 | -50% |
| John Normann | $16,125 | $11,383 | -29.4% |
| Rare Specialties, LLC | $21,713 | $11,246 | -48.2% |
| Joseph J. Lapinski | $24,653 | $11,234 | -54.4% |
| Gillygreen, LLC | $33,989 | $10,873 | -68% |
| Dan and Tina Klein Farms, LLC | $31,759 | $10,629 | -66.5% |
| Jeffrey Gall | $10,467 | $10,493 | 0.2% |
| Peter M. Eskra | $55,103 | $10,445 | -81% |
| Linda Ann Wright | $0 | $10,344 | -- |
| The 52 Cattle Company, Inc. | $49,068 | $10,264 | -79.1% |
| Jeffrey C. Opitz | $33,743 | $10,049 | -70.2% |
| Robert L. Feind Jr. | $15,276 | $9,911 | -35.1% |
| Gary R. Dieringer | $27,017 | $9,589 | -64.5% |
| Kenneth W. Dommer | $16,412 | $9,300 | -43.3% |
| Twisted Six Ranch, LLC | $0 | $8,766 | -- |
| Larry Lanser | $0 | $8,398 | -- |
| Paul A. Paulus | $23,135 | $8,378 | -63.8% |
| Cary A. Schoessow | $21,798 | $7,925 | -63.6% |
| Agent-Rossi, L L C | $16,084 | $7,887 | -51% |
| James M Rychtik | $24,648 | $7,671 | -68.9% |
| Darwin O. Kison | $13,145 | $7,100 | -46% |
| John P. Dobberfuhl | $14,856 | $6,898 | -53.6% |
| Ronald H. Brandt | $19,800 | $6,695 | -66.2% |
| Dale Lueders | $11,405 | $6,281 | -44.9% |
| Neal M. Jacoby | $15,222 | $5,808 | -61.8% |
| William Mathias Schnitzer | $5,080 | $5,765 | 13.5% |
| George J. Roberts | $1,414 | $5,688 | 302.3% |
| Donald J. Buechler | $4,166 | $5,554 | 33.3% |
| Brent Wiskirchen | $5,463 | $5,463 | 0% |
| Edward L. Trygstad | $5,356 | $5,356 | 0% |
| Musbach Family, LLC | $4,081 | $5,083 | 24.6% |
| Joseph R. Thill | $8,339 | $4,939 | -40.8% |
| David L. Polzin | $15,931 | $4,880 | -69.4% |
| Cynthia a Boock Revocable Trust | $4,204 | $4,680 | 11.3% |
| Karen Haen | $3,672 | $4,599 | 25.2% |
| Philip J. Arnholt | $7,017 | $4,537 | -35.3% |
| Peter Weiss | $16,751 | $4,329 | -74.2% |
| James Engelman-James and Nora Engelman Trust | $0 | $4,266 | -- |
| Joseph R. Ott | $10,589 | $4,234 | -60% |
| Shawn Maney | $10,593 | $4,215 | -60.2% |
| Kevin Peiffer | $3,853 | $3,998 | 3.8% |
| Anthony W. Strauss | $26,120 | $3,960 | -84.8% |
| Aaron Michael Schipper | $17,603 | $3,910 | -77.8% |
| Riverview Acres, LLC | $13,391 | $3,762 | -71.9% |
| R Fechter SR Family Farms, Inc. | $10,569 | $3,738 | -64.6% |
| Francis J. Kleckner | $7,195 | $3,611 | -49.8% |
| Jonathan Janke | $1,400 | $3,599 | 157.1% |
| Aloysius J. Weyker | $13,186 | $3,276 | -75.2% |
| Richard Bublitz | $15,148 | $3,218 | -78.8% |
| Jordan M. Bares | $8,511 | $3,107 | -63.5% |
| Michael Tesker | $5,665 | $3,078 | -45.7% |
| Dennis Bruss | $10,080 | $3,061 | -69.6% |
| G & L Meyer Farms, LLC | $3,920 | $3,001 | -23.4% |
| Karen Branch | $0 | $2,925 | -- |
| Schroeter Farms JT Venture | $9,580 | $2,857 | -70.2% |
| Peter Laing | $2,786 | $2,786 | 0% |
| Arthur J. Ternes | $7,734 | $2,729 | -64.7% |
| Sidney L Litke & Priscilla D Litke Revocable Trust | $5,157 | $2,720 | -47.3% |
| Gary E. Large | $0 | $2,532 | -- |
| Lisa J. Gantner | $7,253 | $2,522 | -65.2% |
| Peter M. Becker Jr. | $4,590 | $2,490 | -45.8% |
| Mark N Antonneau | $2,387 | $2,387 | 0% |
| Paul Jaffke | $5,681 | $2,367 | -58.3% |
| Karl J. Wildner | $2,362 | $2,362 | 0% |
| Roger G. Bentz | $7,874 | $2,298 | -70.8% |
| Prahl Century Farm | $9,200 | $2,258 | -75.5% |
| Robert H. Hartwig | $8,565 | $2,160 | -74.8% |
| Victory Garden Farm, LLC | $0 | $2,084 | -- |
| Steve Depies | $10,885 | $2,078 | -80.9% |
| H J Richter Company | $0 | $2,071 | -- |
| Richard F. Musbach | $2,470 | $2,026 | -18% |
| Joel Deckert | $1,998 | $1,998 | 0% |
| Brian A. Huiras Jr. | $2,732 | $1,927 | -29.5% |
| Paul Puestow | $4,410 | $1,866 | -57.7% |
| Graham R. Bentz | $6,079 | $1,782 | -70.7% |
| Timothy Grube | $0 | $1,759 | -- |
| Ronald W. Ternes | $4,437 | $1,725 | -61.1% |
| Daniel J. O'Neil | $4,177 | $1,705 | -59.2% |
| Jean Lord | $1,682 | $1,682 | 0% |
| Alan E. Kultgen | $5,143 | $1,669 | -67.5% |
| W & R Hedrick Trustee | $6,568 | $1,576 | -76% |
| Brothers Acres, LLC | $3,251 | $1,558 | -52.1% |
| Michael Jordan Conmey | $1,520 | $1,520 | 0% |
| Edward A. Beimborn | $1,518 | $1,463 | -3.6% |
| Charles W. Bichler | $12,603 | $1,454 | -88.5% |
| John P Riordan Rev Living Trustee | $0 | $1,453 | -- |
| Todd D. Bennett | $1,437 | $1,437 | 0% |
| Pheasants at Large, LLC | $0 | $1,436 | -- |
| David C. Bangert | $0 | $1,415 | -- |
| Thomas J. Gould | $1,960 | $1,403 | -28.4% |
| Lawrence H Maechtle | $2,305 | $1,367 | -40.7% |
| Paul Maechtle | $2,305 | $1,367 | -40.7% |
| Janice Svoboda | $1,357 | $1,357 | 0% |
| Lois Faldet | $1,290 | $1,290 | 0% |
| Michael G Sukowski | $3,101 | $1,249 | -59.7% |
| Ronald Lanser | $1,386 | $1,246 | -10.1% |
| Mark R. Theisen | $1,291 | $1,230 | -4.7% |
| Klugstead Corporation | $3,343 | $1,220 | -63.5% |
| Glenn Sievers | $1,137 | $1,137 | 0% |
| Thomas Becker | $5,734 | $1,083 | -81.1% |
| William Buege | $1,992 | $1,066 | -46.5% |
| Carol a Liss Rev Living Trustee | $1,051 | $1,051 | 0% |
| John W. Chain | $1,677 | $1,042 | -37.9% |
| Elizabeth A. Davis | $778 | $1,038 | 33.4% |
| Mark Laubenstein | $1,744 | $997 | -42.8% |
| Vern Eliason | $737 | $991 | 34.5% |
| Brett Alan Hess | $1,685 | $951 | -43.6% |
| Byron Barrington | $0 | $947 | -- |
| John D. Pipkorn | $1,395 | $917 | -34.3% |
| John Depies | $911 | $911 | 0% |
| Kevin M. Ladwig | $857 | $857 | 0% |
| Ellen M. Leeney | $1,274 | $831 | -34.8% |
| Mitchell R. Jacoby | $2,485 | $823 | -66.9% |
| Judy MacNab | $2,177 | $796 | -63.4% |
| Marilyn M Erlwig | $809 | $782 | -3.3% |
| Kathleen A. Kaeding | $2,316 | $776 | -66.5% |
| Steven F. Weber | $1,334 | $762 | -42.9% |
| George & Deborah Roberts Family, LLC | $0 | $750 | -- |
| Musbach Investments, LLC | $115 | $735 | 539.1% |
| Kasten Farm, LLC | $6,589 | $728 | -89% |
| Kevin K. Riemer | $0 | $721 | -- |
| Dennis Dimmer | $694 | $694 | 0% |
| Lester A. Bartel Jr. | $1,723 | $684 | -60.3% |
| Kent H. Bergemann | $619 | $619 | 0% |
| Brian Strauss | $13,635 | $618 | -95.5% |
| Richard J. Roembke | $2,742 | $618 | -77.5% |
| Edwin P Hummel Revocable Trust | $594 | $594 | 0% |
| Christopher Mehoke | $580 | $580 | 0% |
| Mary Krumbiegel | $343 | $525 | 53.1% |
| Marcia Seehusen | $519 | $519 | 0% |
| Jacqueline J. Fulcomer | $0 | $494 | -- |
| Rhonda Fischer | $470 | $474 | 0.9% |
| James Manders | $447 | $462 | 3.4% |
| Robert S. Michel | $427 | $427 | 0% |
| Marvin A. Hansen | $1,679 | $400 | -76.2% |
| D a Large, LLC | $392 | $392 | 0% |
| John N. Kruse | $5,913 | $391 | -93.4% |
| William H Cantrell Revocable Trust | $675 | $368 | -45.5% |
| Brent F. Railsback | $0 | $364 | -- |
| Matthew Whitman Jones Revocable Living Trust | $1,671 | $353 | -78.9% |
| Christine D. Luft | $1,367 | $335 | -75.5% |
| Jodie W. Poss | $331 | $331 | 0% |
| Aaron R. Brown | $0 | $305 | -- |
| Kenneth C. Pence | $0 | $264 | -- |
| Nicholas Steven Oszuscik | $0 | $229 | -- |
| David Olson | $209 | $209 | 0% |
| Appleland, LLC | $97,902 | $178 | -99.8% |
| Eisenberg Family Trust | $411 | $175 | -57.4% |
| James Vitella Jr. | $133 | $133 | 0% |
| Kathy Vitella | $133 | $133 | 0% |
| Duane S. Stroebel Jr. | $1,218 | $132 | -89.2% |
| Allan A. Arendt | $1,945 | $96 | -95.1% |
| Robin Joy Schuett | $57 | $84 | 47.4% |
| Daniel M. Bertram | $0 | $82 | -- |
| Robert R. Jackson | $274 | $81 | -70.4% |
| Gregory Lapinski | $7,873 | $42 | -99.5% |
| John-D Torke Revocable Trust D Torke | $0 | $41 | -- |
| James F. Luft | $4,761 | $28 | -99.4% |
| William Janeshek | $0 | $15 | -- |
| Jacob W. Drerup | $0 | $2 | -- |
| Jeraldine Dixon | $2,474 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Lanser | $16,864 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Ann Skorburg | $633 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Burmesch | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred J. Timm | $46 | $0 | -100% |
| Edmund T. Burkel | $1,678 | $0 | -100% |
| John Kertscher | $98 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith Arndt | $406 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Meyer | $3,606 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley Weinhold | $7 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen R. Hansen | $242 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory A. Kern Jr. | $1,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith Mondloch | $2,387 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy J. McMahon | $753 | $0 | -100% |
| Dexter W. Jones | $899 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Handeland | $325 | $0 | -100% |
| Dream Apple Farm, LLC | $506 | $0 | -100% |
| George & Deborah Roberts Family L | $750 | $0 | -100% |
| George Row II | $959 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Barrington | $941 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Petri | $2,648 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Jo Tye | $356 | $0 | -100% |
| Tamara R. Porsche | $3,964 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Grube | $2,306 | $0 | -100% |
| Ursula Hermanson Testamentary Trustee | $1,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Large | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Buser | $572 | $0 | -100% |
| James Engelman-James and Nora ENG | $3,738 | $0 | -100% |
| John D. Torke | $2,941 | $0 | -100% |
| Kovnesky Farm, LLC | $187 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Metz | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Swartwout | $701 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Bartelt | $229 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth H. Riemer | $721 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,934,933 | $3,380,876 | -57.4% |
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