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In 2021, 245 farmers in cities within Brown County received a total of $2.8 million in 355 farm subsidies, a 79.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14 million in 903 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 Brown County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jackman | $287,566 | $99,301 | -65.5% |
| Bejot Feedlot, LLC | $767,901 | $96,135 | -87.5% |
| Daniel Jack Hladky | $236,527 | $95,477 | -59.6% |
| Hartland Farms, Inc. | $242,406 | $74,784 | -69.1% |
| Mark Miles | $313,948 | $68,866 | -78.1% |
| Eric L Goochey | $148,237 | $65,279 | -56% |
| Moody Farms, LLC | $175,722 | $62,319 | -64.5% |
| Bejot Farms, LLC | $145,645 | $59,638 | -59.1% |
| Austin Painter | $106,166 | $51,893 | -51.1% |
| The Nature Conservancy | $48,297 | $50,000 | 3.5% |
| Arens Bros Farming, Inc. | $225,635 | $48,558 | -78.5% |
| Brian Anthony Arens | $225,575 | $48,548 | -78.5% |
| Donald Arens | $199,331 | $48,543 | -75.6% |
| Kraig Freeman | $223,386 | $48,306 | -78.4% |
| Williams & Martin, LLC | $127,854 | $47,144 | -63.1% |
| Robert S. Miles | $196,413 | $46,798 | -76.2% |
| Mark Vonheeder | $174,341 | $45,743 | -73.8% |
| Moody Feedlot, Inc. | $101,174 | $45,249 | -55.3% |
| West Rio Land and Cattle Company | $139,152 | $43,707 | -68.6% |
| Hummingbird Incorporated | $138,894 | $43,260 | -68.9% |
| Graff Ranch, LLC | $196,757 | $40,539 | -79.4% |
| Keith Cosgrove | $152,531 | $39,030 | -74.4% |
| Patrick Gerard Schumacher | $161,410 | $37,336 | -76.9% |
| Robert E. Alberts | $200,444 | $36,063 | -82% |
| Raven Cattle Company | $230,231 | $35,944 | -84.4% |
| Beel Brothers, LLC | $245,566 | $34,838 | -85.8% |
| Calvin D Goochey | $59,032 | $31,746 | -46.2% |
| Walking Y Ranch, LLC | $129,799 | $30,661 | -76.4% |
| Dan Hladky Farms, LLC | $45,720 | $30,313 | -33.7% |
| Miles Farms | $81,482 | $30,120 | -63% |
| Dan Clapper | $61,166 | $27,294 | -55.4% |
| EMJ Farms, LLC | $111,671 | $26,763 | -76% |
| Steve Dodds | $71,804 | $26,208 | -63.5% |
| Ryan W. Welke | $119,892 | $24,491 | -79.6% |
| Dick Gambill | $30,602 | $23,858 | -22% |
| A & K Ranch, Inc. | $157,479 | $23,111 | -85.3% |
| Joseph P. Schumacher | $79,425 | $23,036 | -71% |
| Ben Burdick | $152,794 | $21,461 | -86% |
| Roger Magary | $68,416 | $21,011 | -69.3% |
| Kevin Johnson | $95,244 | $20,829 | -78.1% |
| Don Taylor | $98,259 | $20,606 | -79% |
| Matt Rentschler | $0 | $20,487 | -- |
| Memory Lane Ranch, LLC | $80,229 | $20,449 | -74.5% |
| Bradley A. Gambill | $29,058 | $20,150 | -30.7% |
| Douglas O'Hare | $164,019 | $19,979 | -87.8% |
| Elven L Dodds | $69,789 | $19,811 | -71.6% |
| Stetson Allen | $11,996 | $19,091 | 59.1% |
| JBM Farms, LLC | $89,172 | $18,940 | -78.8% |
| Greg Wilke | $104,058 | $18,469 | -82.3% |
| Linda Gay Johnson | $10,503 | $18,389 | 75.1% |
| Jack D. King | $86,252 | $18,257 | -78.8% |
| Spur Farm, LLC | $59,188 | $18,181 | -69.3% |
| Martin Graff | $91,654 | $18,109 | -80.2% |
| Brandon Ray Painter | $71,448 | $16,282 | -77.2% |
| Kyle Jackman | $46,012 | $16,113 | -65% |
| Erin Moody | $61,406 | $16,103 | -73.8% |
| Ryan Lloyd Schwindt | $48,208 | $15,293 | -68.3% |
| John D. Alberts | $87,574 | $15,285 | -82.5% |
| Jeffrey Lee Sisson | $87,280 | $15,028 | -82.8% |
| Constance L. Jackman | $73,605 | $14,232 | -80.7% |
| Jimmy D. Jackman | $73,605 | $14,232 | -80.7% |
| Chester Wilkins | $57,058 | $14,022 | -75.4% |
| Georg D. Williams | $15,858 | $14,013 | -11.6% |
| John W. Bowen | $51,171 | $13,770 | -73.1% |
| Brett Fernau | $22,701 | $13,734 | -39.5% |
| John Rossenbach | $53,162 | $11,850 | -77.7% |
| Greg Soles | $50,249 | $11,800 | -76.5% |
| Lucas T. Ganser | $53,629 | $11,738 | -78.1% |
| Todd Hollenbeck | $105,736 | $11,370 | -89.2% |
| Wayne Westcott | $48,924 | $11,079 | -77.4% |
| BLTT, LLC | $67,826 | $10,694 | -84.2% |
| William R. Williams Jr. | $37,843 | $10,568 | -72.1% |
| Pride Grain Enterprises | $25,451 | $10,538 | -58.6% |
| Michael Johnson | $90,500 | $10,403 | -88.5% |
| Brian Johnson | $38,074 | $10,173 | -73.3% |
| Jo Stec | $19,327 | $10,134 | -47.6% |
| East Verdigre Ranch, LLC | $510 | $10,112 | 1,882.7% |
| Tim Iverson | $45,216 | $9,940 | -78% |
| Gary W. Leach | $34,030 | $9,923 | -70.8% |
| Roger A. Painter | $55,673 | $9,754 | -82.5% |
| Alex Goochey | $22,385 | $9,482 | -57.6% |
| Matthew E. Swanson | $28,930 | $9,453 | -67.3% |
| Tod O'Hare | $35,750 | $9,295 | -74% |
| Reggie Pischel | $5,923 | $9,112 | 53.8% |
| Troy A. Peters | $43,879 | $9,008 | -79.5% |
| Arvin Schmidt | $49,633 | $8,221 | -83.4% |
| John J. Cozad | $82,858 | $7,831 | -90.5% |
| Lynne Marie Cozad | $76,544 | $7,824 | -89.8% |
| Jeremy Roggasch | $35,020 | $7,776 | -77.8% |
| Marvin Schenk | $8,309 | $7,762 | -6.6% |
| Tony Ruhter | $52,021 | $7,679 | -85.2% |
| Kurt Martinsen | $68,623 | $7,617 | -88.9% |
| James E. Pinney | $58,140 | $7,368 | -87.3% |
| James Dillon | $33,352 | $7,320 | -78.1% |
| Brady Graff | $36,531 | $7,260 | -80.1% |
| Travis L. Schmitz | $37,161 | $7,260 | -80.5% |
| Jason Appelt | $63,073 | $7,204 | -88.6% |
| John Seidel | $28,069 | $7,145 | -74.5% |
| Steven J. Salzman | $33,913 | $6,841 | -79.8% |
| Monty Reed | $25,955 | $6,822 | -73.7% |
| Greg Lanka | $37,996 | $6,787 | -82.1% |
| Nathan Johnson | $25,717 | $6,390 | -75.2% |
| Jeff Frederickson | $21,824 | $6,324 | -71% |
| David Clay | $19,566 | $6,302 | -67.8% |
| Donald Graham | $8,096 | $6,132 | -24.3% |
| Michael G. Davis | $22,336 | $6,053 | -72.9% |
| William A. Richey | $1,356 | $6,033 | 344.9% |
| Randal Priest | $33,932 | $5,982 | -82.4% |
| DBK Farms, LLC | $13,023 | $5,791 | -55.5% |
| Daniel Ray Johnson | $45,020 | $5,678 | -87.4% |
| Mark D. Sedlacek | $11,694 | $5,648 | -51.7% |
| Roger E. Lechtenberg | $38,103 | $5,621 | -85.2% |
| Tom Stephen | $0 | $5,584 | -- |
| Blaine Finney | $38,705 | $5,536 | -85.7% |
| Jacob Graff | $18,771 | $5,418 | -71.1% |
| Jason Painter | $29,821 | $5,408 | -81.9% |
| Garth Swett | $8,327 | $5,350 | -35.8% |
| Byron R. Burdick | $32,845 | $5,153 | -84.3% |
| Daniels Ranch Partnership | $19,979 | $4,859 | -75.7% |
| Doug Davis | $16,632 | $4,820 | -71% |
| Sandy SKY Land & Cattle, LLC | $21,051 | $4,670 | -77.8% |
| Marty Painter | $21,291 | $4,611 | -78.3% |
| Spencer Shifflet | $0 | $4,552 | -- |
| Lawrence S. Buell | $20,093 | $4,437 | -77.9% |
| Graff Land and Cattle Company, Inc. | $27,085 | $4,314 | -84.1% |
| Daniel Orton | $9,867 | $4,225 | -57.2% |
| Frank Williams Jr. | $14,057 | $4,200 | -70.1% |
| Duane D. Sedlacek | $23,952 | $4,060 | -83% |
| Ruhter Brothers Partnership | $15,548 | $4,054 | -73.9% |
| Lane Gambill | $7,668 | $3,572 | -53.4% |
| Crooked Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $21,547 | $3,490 | -83.8% |
| Roland Paddock | $9,192 | $3,349 | -63.6% |
| Kyle Babcock | $23,304 | $3,344 | -85.7% |
| Andrew Paddock | $23,511 | $3,311 | -85.9% |
| Brad Wilkins | $17,739 | $3,201 | -82% |
| George Kicken | $7,986 | $3,068 | -61.6% |
| Ruth C. Smith | $13,649 | $3,014 | -77.9% |
| Thomas R. Schumacher | $35,278 | $3,005 | -91.5% |
| Todd Kicken | $8,314 | $2,988 | -64.1% |
| David R. Dodds | $3,861 | $2,984 | -22.7% |
| Kenneth E Buechle | $44,236 | $2,970 | -93.3% |
| Rich Einspahr | $12,375 | $2,892 | -76.6% |
| Aaron J Dinklage | $15,647 | $2,889 | -81.5% |
| Dean Jochem | $11,154 | $2,888 | -74.1% |
| Lonnie Price | $21,754 | $2,836 | -87% |
| Raymond B. Burdick | $24,364 | $2,759 | -88.7% |
| Rekd Farms, LLC | $10,305 | $2,758 | -73.2% |
| Kenneth W O'Hare Revocable Trust | $11,276 | $2,704 | -76% |
| Marsha L. King | $11,352 | $2,676 | -76.4% |
| Steve Naprstek | $15,169 | $2,631 | -82.7% |
| Reena L. King | $14,037 | $2,613 | -81.4% |
| Ramj Capital, LLC | $18,273 | $2,390 | -86.9% |
| West Verdigre Ranch, LLC | $2,049 | $2,358 | 15.1% |
| Jay T. Davis | $23,279 | $2,321 | -90% |
| Janice Ganser | $10,090 | $2,306 | -77.1% |
| Greg Wales | $9,838 | $2,250 | -77.1% |
| Tanner Fuelberth | $8,074 | $2,198 | -72.8% |
| Lakeland Land Company, Inc. | $10,935 | $2,179 | -80.1% |
| Andrew Ferris | $0 | $2,145 | -- |
| Donald Loran Daniels | $4,158 | $2,120 | -49% |
| Kade M. Freeman | $0 | $2,110 | -- |
| Ricky L. Irwin | $9,063 | $2,094 | -76.9% |
| Cheri Fernau | $8,489 | $2,087 | -75.4% |
| Rolling Stone Land & Cattle 3, LLC | $29,090 | $2,083 | -92.8% |
| Scott Erthum | $7,612 | $2,032 | -73.3% |
| Rodney Palmer | $7,482 | $2,024 | -72.9% |
| Wesley Luther | $4,686 | $2,000 | -57.3% |
| Jim Lauer | $10,484 | $1,954 | -81.4% |
| DCK Holdings, LLC | $0 | $1,882 | -- |
| Warren Dorsey | $12,974 | $1,813 | -86% |
| Jeremiah J. Dailey | $7,887 | $1,765 | -77.6% |
| Colt King | $9,094 | $1,755 | -80.7% |
| Gene Snyder | $8,866 | $1,748 | -80.3% |
| Craig Hollenbeck | $6,231 | $1,674 | -73.1% |
| Joseph L. Giles | $1,217 | $1,623 | 33.4% |
| Dusty Hunt | $7,183 | $1,610 | -77.6% |
| James McCoy | $12,188 | $1,582 | -87% |
| Lazy K Bar Farms, LLC | $7,045 | $1,541 | -78.1% |
| David E. Sherman | $3,795 | $1,522 | -59.9% |
| Jerry Frew | $7,436 | $1,485 | -80% |
| Rolling Stone Land & Cattle II, LLC | $0 | $1,429 | -- |
| Andrew J. Smidt | $2,831 | $1,428 | -49.6% |
| Troy Cook | $8,752 | $1,406 | -83.9% |
| Robert Appleman | $12,064 | $1,392 | -88.5% |
| Jay Burrows | $3,053 | $1,376 | -54.9% |
| David Zacharias | $4,136 | $1,372 | -66.8% |
| Lauren Boeckenhauer | $8,649 | $1,302 | -84.9% |
| Gordon W. Hitchcock | $9,702 | $1,280 | -86.8% |
| Brady Ammon | $5,621 | $1,202 | -78.6% |
| Amy Dike | $2,276 | $1,201 | -47.2% |
| Angelia Hladky | $63,653 | $1,185 | -98.1% |
| Daniel E. Hladky | $63,653 | $1,185 | -98.1% |
| Michael G. Kelly | $7,202 | $1,159 | -83.9% |
| Gary Welke | $10,119 | $1,159 | -88.5% |
| Buddy H. Tarrell | $6,750 | $1,137 | -83.2% |
| Fling Farms, Inc. | $3,036 | $1,114 | -63.3% |
| Lorrin L Thomas | $7,328 | $1,076 | -85.3% |
| Shelly L Mauch Family Trust Share | $2,781 | $1,069 | -61.6% |
| Dean L. Painter | $4,862 | $1,066 | -78.1% |
| Jo Lynn McCoy | $9,965 | $1,060 | -89.4% |
| Beau Buechle | $8,217 | $1,032 | -87.4% |
| Lenard L. Clark | $5,285 | $1,025 | -80.6% |
| M & R Feeding, LLC | $5,381 | $1,021 | -81% |
| Consag, LLC | $1,018 | $1,018 | 0% |
| Tate Schipporeit | $5,038 | $1,018 | -79.8% |
| Duane Johnson | $4,070 | $950 | -76.7% |
| Loren Appleman | $16,474 | $929 | -94.4% |
| Jack C. King | $4,734 | $928 | -80.4% |
| James D. Davis | $6,454 | $883 | -86.3% |
| Charles Cleal | $2,077 | $849 | -59.1% |
| Steven E. Gann | $3,696 | $762 | -79.4% |
| Ronald P. Strand | $8,181 | $752 | -90.8% |
| Tom Osborn | $9,309 | $731 | -92.1% |
| Carsten Ganser | $5,019 | $697 | -86.1% |
| Bradley Keller | $4,025 | $682 | -83.1% |
| Lucas Stewart | $3,760 | $668 | -82.2% |
| Readawn Venette Sanders | $1,276 | $628 | -50.8% |
| Kevin Blake | $1,683 | $581 | -65.5% |
| Briley R Naprstek | $2,970 | $546 | -81.6% |
| Mary Lou Hughes | $2,607 | $539 | -79.3% |
| Maacah R Tarrell | $0 | $512 | -- |
| Manford Peters | $0 | $507 | -- |
| Jimmy Ferguson | $6,381 | $507 | -92.1% |
| Charles Daniels | $3,969 | $478 | -88% |
| Bandy D. Daniels | $2,288 | $467 | -79.6% |
| Edna M. Davis | $2,471 | $449 | -81.8% |
| Patrick J. Ganser | $2,376 | $448 | -81.1% |
| Twin Circle Farms, Inc. | $1,212 | $409 | -66.3% |
| Nuly Daniels | $2,164 | $394 | -81.8% |
| Rolling Stone Land & Cattle, LLC | $52,602 | $385 | -99.3% |
| Wade Buechle | $3,366 | $367 | -89.1% |
| Mark Johnson | $2,164 | $326 | -84.9% |
| Rebecca Lynn Graff | $0 | $295 | -- |
| Jolyn Dillon | $1,786 | $270 | -84.9% |
| Bryon Painter | $561 | $262 | -53.3% |
| Eric Freudenburg | $1,199 | $228 | -81% |
| Lynn Sawle | $1,656 | $228 | -86.2% |
| Serena K. Frew | $429 | $224 | -47.8% |
| Michael D. Lehn | $663 | $206 | -68.9% |
| Tyler Johnson | $968 | $194 | -80% |
| Payton Shankland | $1,642 | $157 | -90.4% |
| Michaela Ann Hobbs | $955 | $133 | -86.1% |
| Lane Johnson | $572 | $114 | -80.1% |
| Marcus D. Sears | $696 | $73 | -89.5% |
| Tina Hetzel | $0 | $1 | -- |
| Abby J. Thornburg | $4,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Alex Goochey & Farm Service Agenc | $2,193 | $0 | -100% |
| Arianna C. Fletcher | $1,525 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent William Bartak | $1,952 | $0 | -100% |
| D T a, Inc. | $116 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Frederickson | $4,057 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Zwiebel | $466 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel T. Appelt | $542 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Daniels | $406 | $0 | -100% |
| David Fowler | $4,763 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Benjamin Arens | $26,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane Anderson | $7,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Priest | $11,568 | $0 | -100% |
| Grant Hitchcock | $9,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Jolene Freeman | $422,175 | $0 | -100% |
| Kay Lynn Anderson | $3,323 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Baker | $129 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth D. Davis | $9,231 | $0 | -100% |
| Kip Richardson | $1,390 | $0 | -100% |
| Laura Westcott | $494 | $0 | -100% |
| Leanne Maxwell | $432,451 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Kozisek | $694 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Rentschler | $52,361 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Freeman | $428,673 | $0 | -100% |
| Miles Stoner | $4,131 | $0 | -100% |
| O'Hare Ranch, LLC | $14,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Randal R. Rathe | $38,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D. Hunt | $8,821 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Maxwell | $439,533 | $0 | -100% |
| Roberta L. Dunn | $25,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Rolling Stone Feed Yard, LLC | $56,482 | $0 | -100% |
| Rolling Stone Land & Cattle II LL | $73,193 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan C. Richey | $10,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Haskell | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Shane Len Lewis | $10,659 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen W Bejot | $32,529 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Bejot | $16,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanda K. Johnson | $4,273 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $1,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Beel | $16 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry K. Beel | $1,655 | $0 | -100% |
| John Gross | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Moeller | $27,860 | $0 | -100% |
| Royce E. Greder | $199 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherry Ann Lewis | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent William Bartak | $43,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas C. Cosgrove | $8,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Allen Hollenbeck | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $7,036 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Alberts | $1,686 | $0 | -100% |
| Pine Bluff Farms, Inc. | $50,328 | $0 | -100% |
| RK Cattle, LLC | $205,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D. Hunt | $10,496 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Jones | $992 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $13,977,299 | $2,846,637 | -79.6% |
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