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In 2021, 115 farmers in cities within Lincoln County received a total of $2.4 million in 224 farm subsidies, a 47% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.6 million in 411 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc. | $1,154,659 | $371,845 | -67.8% |
| Bradley K. Juedes | $296,450 | $191,751 | -35.3% |
| Hans Breitenmoser JR | $413,797 | $143,810 | -65.2% |
| Lee Xiong | $49,327 | $142,125 | 188.1% |
| Duley Farms, LLP | $184,002 | $132,567 | -28% |
| Podgorski Grain Farms, LLC | $113,319 | $122,977 | 8.5% |
| Randall L. Krueger | $182,417 | $122,746 | -32.7% |
| SKY Line Acres, LLC | $232,660 | $80,479 | -65.4% |
| Cain Creek, LLC | $51,408 | $69,385 | 35% |
| Stephen R. Natzke | $67,840 | $57,302 | -15.5% |
| Richards Transport and Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Timberline Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Brandon Lee Hackbarth | $24,473 | $46,087 | 88.3% |
| Jonathan James Stencil | $48,981 | $43,712 | -10.8% |
| Bruce A. Klug | $43,709 | $43,641 | -0.2% |
| Vong Xiong | $10,855 | $42,135 | 288.2% |
| Dean D. McDonald | $36,804 | $39,868 | 8.3% |
| Glen A. Wendt | $37,332 | $35,642 | -4.5% |
| Mccumber Forest Products, Inc. | $0 | $34,540 | -- |
| Raymond L. Zastrow | $28,241 | $33,781 | 19.6% |
| Arnold J. Mathis Jr. | $46,989 | $33,592 | -28.5% |
| Brett Higgins | $36,194 | $30,866 | -14.7% |
| Garrick Samuel Hoffman | $9,833 | $29,134 | 196.3% |
| Education Rankin and Son Trucking, LLC | $0 | $28,530 | -- |
| Darrell R. Neumann | $29,694 | $24,641 | -17% |
| Philip R. Natzke | $27,895 | $20,650 | -26% |
| Bryant J. Natzke | $28,020 | $20,592 | -26.5% |
| Thomas C. Klug | $4,065 | $17,466 | 329.7% |
| Michael James Stencil | $32,821 | $17,218 | -47.5% |
| Xtreme Logging, LLC | $0 | $17,004 | -- |
| Van Der Geest Gold Medal Cattle Corporation | $0 | $16,162 | -- |
| John L. Fehlberg | $17,521 | $15,526 | -11.4% |
| LFQ, LLC | $0 | $14,995 | -- |
| Folta Trucking, LLC | $0 | $14,245 | -- |
| Roth Farms | $60,417 | $13,745 | -77.2% |
| PA Toua Xiong | $17,811 | $12,701 | -28.7% |
| Norbert J Haltinner | $20,600 | $11,173 | -45.8% |
| Douglas Latzig | $0 | $10,609 | -- |
| Chua Vang | $0 | $10,442 | -- |
| Steven F. Roets | $9,137 | $8,940 | -2.2% |
| Brian L. Heikkinen | $0 | $8,926 | -- |
| Christine Pfaff | $3,330 | $8,375 | 151.5% |
| Brian L. Steinagel | $14,735 | $7,081 | -51.9% |
| Anthony Lassa | $21,573 | $6,620 | -69.3% |
| Jonathon L. Thom | $5,765 | $6,605 | 14.6% |
| Jonathon D. Shimel | $1,508 | $6,402 | 324.5% |
| Jay Van Der Geest Cattle, LLC | $33,638 | $6,147 | -81.7% |
| Bruce J. Mamer | $5,726 | $5,938 | 3.7% |
| Richard A. Mamer | $5,726 | $5,938 | 3.7% |
| Louis H Mamer Trust | $31,912 | $5,622 | -82.4% |
| City View Land Development, LLC | $12,081 | $5,401 | -55.3% |
| Dale W Kimmons | $5,213 | $5,213 | 0% |
| John A. Kudick | $26,097 | $4,956 | -81% |
| Eugene V. Emmer | $13,974 | $4,537 | -67.5% |
| Thao Xiong | $8,522 | $4,500 | -47.2% |
| Ashley L. Hoffman | $2,294 | $4,469 | 94.8% |
| Christian Farms, LLC | $33,552 | $4,186 | -87.5% |
| Michael F. Klimek | $9,600 | $3,717 | -61.3% |
| Skic's, Inc. | $17,961 | $3,582 | -80.1% |
| David A. Buck | $13,890 | $3,570 | -74.3% |
| Nathan Lee Schaupp | $8,869 | $3,544 | -60% |
| Twin Creeks Cattle Company, LLC | $13,134 | $3,484 | -73.5% |
| Kent Reinhardt | $12,530 | $3,440 | -72.5% |
| Andy M. Pagel | $23,803 | $3,144 | -86.8% |
| Stanley J Skic | $6,446 | $3,105 | -51.8% |
| Paul H Wegener Survivors Trust | $6,457 | $3,080 | -52.3% |
| Brian D. Literski | $5,433 | $2,933 | -46% |
| Jenna Sue Podgorski | $43,035 | $2,724 | -93.7% |
| Paul A. Albert | $7,337 | $2,666 | -63.7% |
| James L Londerville | $6,349 | $2,614 | -58.8% |
| Schult Farms | $3,417 | $2,483 | -27.3% |
| Craig S. Pfaff | $5,545 | $2,478 | -55.3% |
| Daniel R. Lemke | $537 | $2,475 | 360.9% |
| New Generation Hay, LLC | $1,789 | $2,385 | 33.3% |
| William A. Erickson | $2,261 | $2,261 | 0% |
| Kathleen A. Schleif | $5,174 | $2,200 | -57.5% |
| Linda L. Voigt | $8,275 | $2,179 | -73.7% |
| Louisan M Hagen Trust | $1,896 | $1,994 | 5.2% |
| Stuart M Mamer Trust | $1,896 | $1,994 | 5.2% |
| Michael J. Eckardt | $11,939 | $1,935 | -83.8% |
| Matthew Lemmer | $0 | $1,870 | -- |
| Andrew J Lonsdorf | $2,798 | $1,796 | -35.8% |
| Gary Wright | $854 | $1,736 | 103.3% |
| Jeffery F Kamenick | $8,662 | $1,540 | -82.2% |
| Green Meadow Pastures, LLC | $7,548 | $1,414 | -81.3% |
| Sunset Acres, LLC | $4,966 | $1,351 | -72.8% |
| Troy R. Gruetzmacher | $0 | $1,287 | -- |
| Chris W. Buch | $4,008 | $1,241 | -69% |
| Lynn E. White | $3,750 | $1,195 | -68.1% |
| Jared Wardall | $0 | $1,045 | -- |
| Russell G. Wendt | $1,053 | $1,038 | -1.4% |
| Allan A. Beilke | $1,638 | $1,002 | -38.8% |
| James R. Beilke | $2,143 | $980 | -54.3% |
| Stephen Tiffany | $495 | $945 | 90.9% |
| Nathaniel Weisenfeld | $6,466 | $916 | -85.8% |
| Amy L. Ollhoff | $2,639 | $915 | -65.3% |
| David R. Ollhoff | $2,494 | $759 | -69.6% |
| Conrad A. Schmid | $0 | $742 | -- |
| Kromm Brothers, LLC | $680 | $680 | 0% |
| Riverview Growers, LLC | $366 | $677 | 85% |
| Rodney J. Dahlke | $2,683 | $648 | -75.8% |
| Lyle M Mamer Trust | $606 | $638 | 5.3% |
| Geoffrey R. Depies | $1,441 | $503 | -65.1% |
| Denise A. Severt | $0 | $476 | -- |
| Kucksdorf Family Farm, LLC | $354 | $354 | 0% |
| Gordan L. McMillen | $351 | $351 | 0% |
| John R Lacina Trustee Dated March 25 2020 | $0 | $240 | -- |
| Brian L. Fox | $429 | $202 | -52.9% |
| Charl Joachim Van Der Nest | $1,006 | $156 | -84.5% |
| Thell Family Farm, LLC | $264 | $154 | -41.7% |
| Mayward Schmidt | $695 | $153 | -78% |
| Michael Braunel | $8,136 | $42 | -99.5% |
| Central Wisconsin Evergreens, Inc. | $106,514 | $31 | -100% |
| Scott A. Ollhoff | $9,006 | $14 | -99.8% |
| Adam D. Wegner | $0 | $1 | -- |
| Ada L Shales Revocable Trust | $1,360 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam M. Bussan | $387 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew J Sczygelski | $633 | $0 | -100% |
| Andy Pagel Ginseng Farms, LLC | $5,629 | $0 | -100% |
| Berlin Dairy, LLC | $861 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian S. Brendemuehl | $298 | $0 | -100% |
| Copper River Cranberry Company, LLC | $92,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrin B. Schleif | $1,880 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald W. Nichols | $1,109 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane W. Krause | $435 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrick S. Hoffman | $1,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary J. Voigt | $473 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason J. Lemmer | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey P. Laabs | $263 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse L. Woller | $277 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathon M. Podgorski | $1,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin A. Kirker | $3,089 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin J Zajackowski | $1,021 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Eugene Banaszak | $214 | $0 | -100% |
| Lyle H. Banser | $217 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark M. Dittmar | $1,171 | $0 | -100% |
| Morning View Dairy, LLC | $326,719 | $0 | -100% |
| Naef Farms, Inc. | $1,388 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan G. Punke | $1,829 | $0 | -100% |
| Noah S. Lassa | $1,577 | $0 | -100% |
| Northwoods Maple Farm, LLC | $2,761 | $0 | -100% |
| PA & Sons, LLC | $6,298 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Johnson | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Rose's Sugar Bush, LLC | $2,314 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam G. Scaffidi | $845 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Uttech | $1,203 | $0 | -100% |
| Tanner D. Gehrmann | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy M. Klimek | $10,098 | $0 | -100% |
| Van Der Geest Gold Medal Cattle C | $116,855 | $0 | -100% |
| Virgil L. Lezotte | $32 | $0 | -100% |
| Wes Fab, LLC | $5,931 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis E West | $9,215 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg E. Schopen | $806 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy M. Fennema | $173 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth a and Helen C Schmid Livi | $1,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Thomas Hau | $3,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L Lanus and Donna E Lanus Rvoc Trustee Agreement | $14,995 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,570,041 | $2,420,369 | -47% |
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