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In 2021, 201 farmers in cities within Rock County received a total of $2.5 million in 280 farm subsidies, a 75.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $10.1 million in 668 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 Rock County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Angus Ranch, LLC | $150,300 | $146,955 | -2.2% |
| Promiseland Livestock, LLC | $700,031 | $103,133 | -85.3% |
| Wooded Hill Ranch, LLC | $0 | $73,065 | -- |
| Lackaff Cattle, Corp. | $292,512 | $65,855 | -77.5% |
| Ta Cattle, LLC | $229,081 | $60,332 | -73.7% |
| D & T Cattle Company | $378,682 | $58,758 | -84.5% |
| Glen W. May | $72,982 | $52,183 | -28.5% |
| Jake E. Maurer | $142,668 | $50,204 | -64.8% |
| Hollenbeck Ranch Partnership, LLC | $174,592 | $44,662 | -74.4% |
| Roxann Robinson | $69,706 | $44,371 | -36.3% |
| Dearmont Cattle Company, LLC | $321,610 | $43,966 | -86.3% |
| J E Anderson Farms, Inc. | $196,474 | $42,281 | -78.5% |
| Frank A. Seberger | $56,761 | $41,105 | -27.6% |
| Clay Kuchera | $179,498 | $39,851 | -77.8% |
| KDS, LLC | $120,065 | $38,158 | -68.2% |
| Ronald B. Stewart | $212,055 | $37,776 | -82.2% |
| Thomas C. Frank | $186,928 | $36,616 | -80.4% |
| Shovel Dot Ranch, LLC | $177,578 | $35,747 | -79.9% |
| Heyden Brothers Partnership | $45,435 | $35,109 | -22.7% |
| Richard N. Steskal | $107,357 | $33,982 | -68.3% |
| Debra C. Frank | $152,459 | $31,751 | -79.2% |
| Robert Davis | $81,277 | $29,697 | -63.5% |
| Neil L. Ammon | $182,734 | $28,978 | -84.1% |
| Rebecca Sawyer | $123,584 | $27,298 | -77.9% |
| Steven Larson | $63,296 | $27,210 | -57% |
| Janet Lingenfelter | $62,188 | $26,791 | -56.9% |
| Chase Hollenbeck | $104,332 | $26,759 | -74.4% |
| Kyle W. Sybrant | $123,403 | $26,254 | -78.7% |
| Richard L. Calvo | $187,587 | $25,758 | -86.3% |
| W. G. Debolt | $26,949 | $25,457 | -5.5% |
| Bearnson Ranches, LLC | $80,585 | $24,708 | -69.3% |
| TCR Cattle, LLC | $99,907 | $23,935 | -76% |
| William H. Babcock | $84,189 | $23,750 | -71.8% |
| Roger Stec | $42,812 | $21,931 | -48.8% |
| Hall Ranch, Ltd. | $100,024 | $21,353 | -78.7% |
| Dustin W. Lewis | $9,468 | $21,019 | 122% |
| Lee Seberger | $28,437 | $20,503 | -27.9% |
| Wayne B. Hollenbeck | $130,759 | $20,357 | -84.4% |
| Dewey L. Peterson | $117,714 | $19,506 | -83.4% |
| Albert E. Morton | $30,958 | $19,311 | -37.6% |
| Tjack Enterprises, LLC | $85,651 | $19,275 | -77.5% |
| Dan L. Sandall | $45,598 | $18,773 | -58.8% |
| Jim Frizzell | $62,641 | $18,736 | -70.1% |
| David McCarthy | $61,407 | $17,879 | -70.9% |
| Paul J. Knox | $50,150 | $17,267 | -65.6% |
| Brock Pospichal | $44,928 | $17,144 | -61.8% |
| Jay Stewart | $85,775 | $16,862 | -80.3% |
| Kaye Stewart | $85,822 | $16,862 | -80.4% |
| Joe Calvo | $56,170 | $16,678 | -70.3% |
| Bonny Renee Pospichal | $135,657 | $16,659 | -87.7% |
| Gregory Lee Pospichal | $135,657 | $16,659 | -87.7% |
| Shirley Focken | $58,962 | $16,384 | -72.2% |
| Dan Dickau | $0 | $15,721 | -- |
| Monte Strelow | $48,334 | $15,502 | -67.9% |
| Donald Connell | $84,143 | $15,383 | -81.7% |
| Richard Schmidt | $18,575 | $14,488 | -22% |
| Anita A. Krieger | $56,034 | $14,451 | -74.2% |
| Cathy Krieger | $56,003 | $14,451 | -74.2% |
| Kevin Krieger | $56,003 | $14,451 | -74.2% |
| Lavern E. Krieger | $56,034 | $14,451 | -74.2% |
| Fischer and Sons, Inc. | $164,864 | $14,318 | -91.3% |
| Kyle J. Lingenfelter | $81,912 | $13,968 | -82.9% |
| Beau Herrington | $75,824 | $13,440 | -82.3% |
| Nate Osentowski | $102,422 | $12,557 | -87.7% |
| Curtis Luther | $64,935 | $12,378 | -80.9% |
| Terry L. Kuchera | $51,046 | $12,226 | -76% |
| BR Kaup, LLC | $51,263 | $11,785 | -77% |
| Anthony R. Fox | $32,997 | $11,324 | -65.7% |
| James D. Keller | $103,906 | $11,001 | -89.4% |
| Harold Burkinshaw | $42,121 | $10,988 | -73.9% |
| Bruce Heyden | $26,637 | $10,619 | -60.1% |
| Allen F. Sybrant | $35,728 | $10,466 | -70.7% |
| Michael C. Keller | $89,732 | $10,433 | -88.4% |
| Paul M. Focken | $11,844 | $10,256 | -13.4% |
| Donald Knorr | $37,518 | $10,214 | -72.8% |
| Ronald L Dearmont | $61,328 | $10,185 | -83.4% |
| Andrew P. Albrecht | $66,767 | $10,099 | -84.9% |
| William R. Herrington | $54,124 | $9,804 | -81.9% |
| Carolyn Dillon Estate | $0 | $9,790 | -- |
| Donald Roggasch | $16,777 | $9,737 | -42% |
| Justin Lee Miller | $0 | $9,693 | -- |
| Colby Sybrant | $49,609 | $9,606 | -80.6% |
| Corey Frizzell | $31,289 | $9,354 | -70.1% |
| Ronald Krieger | $43,634 | $9,041 | -79.3% |
| Thomas Jeffrey Wieman | $38,632 | $8,370 | -78.3% |
| Jeffrey Sybrant | $39,833 | $8,334 | -79.1% |
| Dale E. Sybrant | $37,070 | $7,945 | -78.6% |
| Vernon Hitchcock | $19,592 | $7,323 | -62.6% |
| John Keller | $41,490 | $7,237 | -82.6% |
| Eric Wegener | $49,815 | $7,007 | -85.9% |
| Jacob P. Maurer | $18,882 | $6,458 | -65.8% |
| Matt Dickau | $30,250 | $6,402 | -78.8% |
| David B. Sybrant | $39,554 | $6,336 | -84% |
| Duane Schrader | $28,103 | $6,189 | -78% |
| Johnson Trust - Jimm Johnson | $60,565 | $6,180 | -89.8% |
| Stephen E. Schrader | $28,079 | $6,153 | -78.1% |
| Knoetzel, LLC | $9,570 | $6,020 | -37.1% |
| Bret L Dearmont | $27,729 | $5,604 | -79.8% |
| Keith Ammon | $32,305 | $5,602 | -82.7% |
| James Sybrant | $34,531 | $5,563 | -83.9% |
| Ted J. Thornburg | $30,488 | $5,431 | -82.2% |
| Kendal Sybrant | $18,568 | $5,380 | -71% |
| CDF Farms, LLC | $17,310 | $5,376 | -68.9% |
| Robert S. Huffman | $43,595 | $4,994 | -88.5% |
| Clifford Kepler | $17,049 | $4,989 | -70.7% |
| Brian Kaup | $25,746 | $4,756 | -81.5% |
| Joe Leonard III | $25,248 | $4,688 | -81.4% |
| Mark Keck | $24,977 | $4,631 | -81.5% |
| Chad Heyden | $20,482 | $4,536 | -77.9% |
| Carolyn J. Dillon | $12,069 | $4,503 | -62.7% |
| Dale Stewart | $27,945 | $4,497 | -83.9% |
| Timothy Roggasch | $16,893 | $4,173 | -75.3% |
| Todd Beck | $23,525 | $3,884 | -83.5% |
| Nolles Cattle Company | $16,401 | $3,874 | -76.4% |
| Kolby W. Blake | $18,469 | $3,859 | -79.1% |
| Chandra Plate | $0 | $3,679 | -- |
| Kurt Ammon | $17,698 | $3,633 | -79.5% |
| Cody Marvyn Doyle | $8,852 | $3,626 | -59% |
| Clifford Heyden | $12,121 | $3,590 | -70.4% |
| Aaron Sybrant | $12,320 | $3,570 | -71% |
| Delford E Brandt Living Trust | $28,161 | $3,570 | -87.3% |
| Nolan Sybrant | $13,332 | $3,530 | -73.5% |
| Timothy J. Larson | $28,187 | $3,511 | -87.5% |
| Daniel G. Frank | $13,937 | $3,306 | -76.3% |
| Lawrence a Skrdla | $16,945 | $3,166 | -81.3% |
| Ben Fischer | $18,913 | $3,154 | -83.3% |
| Allen Fischer | $18,917 | $3,136 | -83.4% |
| Red Cedar Ranch, Inc. | $21,248 | $3,103 | -85.4% |
| Vernon Wood Jr. | $3,080 | $3,080 | 0% |
| Ryan Roggasch | $16,078 | $3,068 | -80.9% |
| Schoenberg Farms, LLC | $15,947 | $2,981 | -81.3% |
| Andrew Wewel | $0 | $2,947 | -- |
| Jodi Focken | $17,665 | $2,934 | -83.4% |
| Stout Family Partnership | $21,688 | $2,886 | -86.7% |
| Stephen M. Kaup | $15,227 | $2,871 | -81.1% |
| Chad B. Hollenbeck | $22,993 | $2,675 | -88.4% |
| Zachary Klassen | $11,986 | $2,662 | -77.8% |
| Terry Stewart | $12,140 | $2,623 | -78.4% |
| KKBP, LLC | $0 | $2,578 | -- |
| Brand Heyden | $9,757 | $2,537 | -74% |
| Traci Hartley | $19,452 | $2,519 | -87.1% |
| Matthew S. Kaup | $19,052 | $2,264 | -88.1% |
| Mark J Klemesrud | $10,648 | $2,242 | -78.9% |
| Billy Kepler | $6,808 | $2,171 | -68.1% |
| Ellen L. Kurzenberger | $8,007 | $2,092 | -73.9% |
| Gesiriech Land and Cattle Ranch | $13,913 | $2,036 | -85.4% |
| Justin Dearmont | $25,201 | $2,009 | -92% |
| Alexander John Shook | $10,333 | $2,000 | -80.6% |
| Ray R. Wilson | $20,364 | $1,910 | -90.6% |
| Jerry Ammon | $8,096 | $1,810 | -77.6% |
| Bernard Hart | $10,343 | $1,696 | -83.6% |
| Martha A. Clark | $8,364 | $1,676 | -80% |
| Philip John Strelow | $11,154 | $1,600 | -85.7% |
| Holly Pospichal | $3,968 | $1,502 | -62.1% |
| Lucas Pospichal | $3,968 | $1,502 | -62.1% |
| Shannon Heyden | $8,407 | $1,499 | -82.2% |
| Adam Sawyer | $6,910 | $1,459 | -78.9% |
| Albert R. Gurnsey | $4,290 | $1,453 | -66.1% |
| Mervin L. Buoy | $6,732 | $1,444 | -78.6% |
| Ron E. Allen | $6,732 | $1,423 | -78.9% |
| Steven Coble | $3,366 | $1,401 | -58.4% |
| Teresa Wiiest | $6,545 | $1,340 | -79.5% |
| Kristin Linse | $6,465 | $1,326 | -79.5% |
| Brian L. Keck | $8,604 | $1,316 | -84.7% |
| Justin Sybrant | $9,187 | $1,240 | -86.5% |
| Tim Kummer | $0 | $1,219 | -- |
| Eleanor Ammon | $4,906 | $1,199 | -75.6% |
| Samuel W. Coulter | $8,052 | $1,115 | -86.2% |
| Jimmy Stout | $4,807 | $1,101 | -77.1% |
| Amy A. Schaffer | $5,346 | $1,070 | -80% |
| Ashley Jo Babcock | $7,833 | $1,051 | -86.6% |
| Lucas Fischer | $8,139 | $966 | -88.1% |
| Lillian Vargason | $1,914 | $962 | -49.7% |
| Austin Kroll | $7,280 | $931 | -87.2% |
| David E. Hutchinson | $875 | $900 | 2.9% |
| James D. Davis | $0 | $883 | -- |
| Abby J. Thornburg | $0 | $793 | -- |
| Lynda Buoy | $7,064 | $779 | -89% |
| Edith M. Keller | $7,402 | $728 | -90.2% |
| Chad Corkle | $6,240 | $692 | -88.9% |
| William Kurzenberger | $2,650 | $647 | -75.6% |
| Brock Olson | $2,981 | $622 | -79.1% |
| Ryan Stewart | $5,033 | $599 | -88.1% |
| Jeffrey Knox | $2,904 | $582 | -80% |
| Leroy Carpenter | $2,781 | $582 | -79.1% |
| Tyler L. Ammon | $2,497 | $572 | -77.1% |
| Lonnie Buoy | $3,369 | $566 | -83.2% |
| Benjamin M. Shelbourn | $2,623 | $557 | -78.8% |
| Tiffani Maurer | $2,937 | $554 | -81.1% |
| Jerome B. Kaup | $2,620 | $552 | -78.9% |
| Ross Gurnsey | $1,485 | $520 | -65% |
| Michele Lezotte | $2,326 | $519 | -77.7% |
| H & B Acres, LLC | $1,159 | $370 | -68.1% |
| Timothy J. Shaw | $65,370 | $352 | -99.5% |
| John Arrowsmith | $884 | $322 | -63.6% |
| Joshua Wright | $1,752 | $318 | -81.8% |
| Wade Hollenbeck | $1,485 | $308 | -79.3% |
| Andrew Hollenbeck | $968 | $204 | -78.9% |
| Jentrie Ann Maurer | $275 | $146 | -46.9% |
| Jordan Lezotte | $693 | $138 | -80.1% |
| Robert R. Wegener | $8,601 | $49 | -99.4% |
| Carol Lowenstein | $1,563 | $0 | -100% |
| Chandra Giles | $17,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Caskey | $10,742 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean I and Verna C Lahm Rev Livin | $1,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency Cherry Company | $3,947 | $0 | -100% |
| Haugen Joint Tenancy Living Trust | $23,144 | $0 | -100% |
| Jentrie a Maurer | $396 | $0 | -100% |
| Maacah R Tarrell | $3,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark E Mauch Family Trust Share | $1,776 | $0 | -100% |
| Rachael Calvo | $7,150 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick Foxworthy | $12,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Rivers Edge Acres, LLC | $1,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Hartz | $4,078 | $0 | -100% |
| Royce Stout | $2,416 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherry Andrews | $621 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy W. Kummer | $9,144 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony Ford | $1,166 | $0 | -100% |
| Tory L. Beck | $3,826 | $0 | -100% |
| Valentine Farm Service Agency | $8,728 | $0 | -100% |
| William Crist | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Casey Norton | $2,497 | $0 | -100% |
| Cora E Dickau Living Trust | $2,929 | $0 | -100% |
| Heath Hitchcock | $156 | $0 | -100% |
| Loren R. Ammon | $5,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Milton Lewis | $7,973 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca S. Brich | $2,047 | $0 | -100% |
| Ridgeway Thomas Higgins | $18,843 | $0 | -100% |
| Sand View Dairy Farm, Inc. | $2,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Sue Heyden | $134 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd G. Serr | $307 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $10,050,995 | $2,488,901 | -75.2% |
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