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In 2021, 79 farmers in cities within Milwaukee County received a total of $300,076 in 112 farm subsidies, a 32.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $445,010 in 194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Patrick Fahey III | $0 | $44,196 | -- |
| Pine Grove 6, LLC | $0 | $18,686 | -- |
| Gableman Farms, LLC | $33,407 | $16,794 | -49.7% |
| Schwarz Farm, Corp. | $66,171 | $15,187 | -77% |
| Chitambar 1999 Joint Revocable Trust | $13,683 | $13,683 | 0% |
| Kerry E. Veth | $10,760 | $10,760 | 0% |
| Margaret Nolan C. Shea | $10,760 | $10,760 | 0% |
| Bovey Land Company, LLC | $3,945 | $9,722 | 146.4% |
| James Crayton | $14,473 | $9,483 | -34.5% |
| Vosseller Farms, LLC | $9,356 | $9,295 | -0.7% |
| Marion T Szatalowicz Administrative Trust | $0 | $7,877 | -- |
| Martin R. Braasch | $10,050 | $7,634 | -24% |
| Jason J Bardole | $26,631 | $7,325 | -72.5% |
| Bittner Farms, LLC | $20,143 | $6,800 | -66.2% |
| Marvin Meier | $10,014 | $6,105 | -39% |
| Portz Family Trust | $16,372 | $5,855 | -64.2% |
| North Timberline Farms, LLC | $9,559 | $5,617 | -41.2% |
| John E. Seem | $0 | $5,128 | -- |
| Connie Gavin & Daughters, LLC | $17,848 | $4,712 | -73.6% |
| Canaan Township Farms, LLLP | $4,604 | $4,604 | 0% |
| Dennis a Dietscher | $4,385 | $4,385 | 0% |
| Jeff Gassenhuber | $4,329 | $4,298 | -0.7% |
| Richard J. Scherr | $4,133 | $4,133 | 0% |
| Cheryl a Fladwood | $4,030 | $3,979 | -1.3% |
| Roy L Legacy, Ltd. | $8,696 | $3,969 | -54.4% |
| Masiak Farm, LLC | $3,544 | $3,544 | 0% |
| Kathleen Alpren IRRV Trustee of 2006 | $0 | $3,086 | -- |
| Thomas A. Burke | $1,578 | $3,026 | 91.8% |
| David Allen Drews | $2,285 | $2,670 | 16.8% |
| Pamela Pepper | $0 | $2,670 | -- |
| Karl & Gertie Johnson Trust | $10,820 | $2,593 | -76% |
| G & J Land, LLC | $2,952 | $2,482 | -15.9% |
| Brian R Nelson-Nelson Rev Trust | $4,947 | $2,009 | -59.4% |
| Larry Gayle Schmidt | $7,695 | $1,859 | -75.8% |
| Glenda Marie Lee | $4,671 | $1,815 | -61.1% |
| Joseph Mantoan | $110 | $1,783 | 1,520.9% |
| A Christine Fieldbinder | $2,398 | $1,728 | -27.9% |
| Angeline Turzenski - Angeline Turzenski Survivor's | $0 | $1,641 | -- |
| Ronald Arndorfer | $656 | $1,588 | 142.1% |
| Osgood Family, LLP | $1,488 | $1,488 | 0% |
| George P Archibald & Julianne G Archibald Joint Rev Trust Da | $4,786 | $1,471 | -69.3% |
| Adelia Serron | $1,349 | $1,349 | 0% |
| Brian Schoenleber | $1,124 | $1,124 | 0% |
| Kerrigan Farms Partnership | $1,479 | $1,115 | -24.6% |
| Leon Hardtke | $1,960 | $1,054 | -46.2% |
| Mary M. Conway | $3,075 | $1,051 | -65.8% |
| Richard K. Schumann | $1,039 | $1,039 | 0% |
| Robert Joseph Richer | $995 | $995 | 0% |
| Donald K & Mary S Middleton Family Revocable Trust | $0 | $952 | -- |
| Chezik Siblings, LLC | $0 | $915 | -- |
| John Clifford Sr. | $1,782 | $912 | -48.8% |
| Joan Brammer | $851 | $845 | -0.7% |
| David Montguire | $1,978 | $787 | -60.2% |
| Sinn Living Trust | $735 | $735 | 0% |
| Estate of Terry L Dohs | $0 | $732 | -- |
| Tom Wernette | $685 | $685 | 0% |
| Terry Dohs | $0 | $662 | -- |
| Curtis J. Stahn | $654 | $654 | 0% |
| James R & Joan a Heimler Family Trust | $0 | $648 | -- |
| Richard Putlitz | $644 | $644 | 0% |
| T & K Schaefer, LLC | $10,076 | $616 | -93.9% |
| Lorraine Teske | $822 | $614 | -25.3% |
| Walter J. Theis | $1,184 | $607 | -48.7% |
| Caroline M. Woods | $0 | $602 | -- |
| Christine Crawley | $590 | $590 | 0% |
| Doug Crawley | $590 | $590 | 0% |
| Roskopf Holdings, LLC | $518 | $518 | 0% |
| Map Land Management, LLC | $470 | $470 | 0% |
| Estate of Lawrence D. Anderson | $0 | $445 | -- |
| Kandy K. Dubbert | $1,013 | $398 | -60.7% |
| Kim M. Maedke | $374 | $374 | 0% |
| Pauline Scherr | $286 | $286 | 0% |
| Mark L. Stanford | $598 | $200 | -66.6% |
| William H. Krauss III | $148 | $148 | 0% |
| Dawn Leszczynski | $90 | $90 | 0% |
| George P Archibald & Julianne G Archibald Joint Re | $0 | $79 | -- |
| Hollis A. Felske | $132 | $69 | -47.7% |
| James Roszina | $2,244 | $30 | -98.7% |
| Leonard A. Felske Sr. | $89 | $12 | -86.5% |
| Annette T. Armstrong | $1,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Brendan Vierk | $552 | $0 | -100% |
| Marion T Szatalowicz Administrati | $18,476 | $0 | -100% |
| George P Archibald & Julianne G a | $79 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn D & Leona Belle Malan Trustee | $444 | $0 | -100% |
| Perfect Produce, LLC | $24,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Theis | $1,171 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth E. Worzalla | $333 | $0 | -100% |
| James R & Joan a Heimler Family T | $839 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Dickinson | $484 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric G Adsen | $281 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Maichle | $27 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane N. Schubert | $160 | $0 | -100% |
| John P Gassenhuber | $280 | $0 | -100% |
| Angeline Turzenski - Angeline Tur | $1,641 | $0 | -100% |
| Milwaukee County | $1,529 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Pluger | $2,479 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald K & Mary S Middleton Famil | $1,643 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $445,010 | $300,076 | -32.6% |
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