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In 2021, 244 farmers in cities within Richland County received a total of $3.2 million in 400 farm subsidies, a 61.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.3 million in 954 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 Richland County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasebra Farms, LLC | $359,274 | $168,139 | -53.2% |
| Junction View Dairy, LLC | $763,765 | $167,215 | -78.1% |
| Valley View Dairy, Inc. | $625,397 | $150,616 | -75.9% |
| Huff-Nel-Sons Holsteins, LLC | $240,871 | $143,687 | -40.3% |
| ASH Creek Dairy, LLC | $440,594 | $141,024 | -68% |
| Triple Moore Farms, LLC | $326,553 | $140,613 | -56.9% |
| Durst-Larse, LLC | $516,422 | $133,581 | -74.1% |
| Rickey E. Burkhamer | $219,387 | $129,501 | -41% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $119,380 | -- |
| Brian W. Perkins | $205,341 | $115,272 | -43.9% |
| Schmidt Farms West, LLC | $1,016,890 | $111,653 | -89% |
| Troxel Farms, LLC | $108,427 | $94,700 | -12.7% |
| Ryan N. Miller | $98,569 | $78,675 | -20.2% |
| Dennis C. Klingaman | $56,887 | $78,181 | 37.4% |
| Robert L. Weeden | $107,975 | $73,840 | -31.6% |
| Daniel R. Gerner | $111,340 | $72,634 | -34.8% |
| Unbehaun Acres, Inc. | $262,659 | $72,183 | -72.5% |
| John E. Wegner Jr. | $17,319 | $69,109 | 299% |
| Kevin Eberle | $115,246 | $60,069 | -47.9% |
| Sylvan T. Farms | $62,250 | $56,833 | -8.7% |
| Donald P. Sackmann | $50,297 | $55,522 | 10.4% |
| Stadele Farms, LLC | $51,432 | $47,337 | -8% |
| Cold Spring Farm, LLC | $42,075 | $41,950 | -0.3% |
| Dean M. Scoville | $64,181 | $38,730 | -39.7% |
| Rainbow Dairy, LLC | $44,409 | $34,324 | -22.7% |
| Thomas C. Jurgensen | $49,004 | $29,333 | -40.1% |
| Manneo Dairy, LLC | $59,928 | $27,828 | -53.6% |
| Terry A. Sprecher | $50,575 | $26,453 | -47.7% |
| James A. Menne | $116,983 | $26,050 | -77.7% |
| Marcus J. Hamann | $4,386 | $25,689 | 485.7% |
| Jamie R. Koch | $18,808 | $23,389 | 24.4% |
| Gary Wiedenfeld | $32,055 | $23,090 | -28% |
| Frank W. Schauf | $22,061 | $22,857 | 3.6% |
| Calvin W. Sebranek | $67,888 | $21,313 | -68.6% |
| Keith A. Kammes | $64,645 | $20,419 | -68.4% |
| John Allen Halink | $23,743 | $19,167 | -19.3% |
| Loren L. Knoble | $48,574 | $17,850 | -63.3% |
| Ridge Top View Dairy, LLC | $31,898 | $16,805 | -47.3% |
| Robert J. Kennedy | $61,896 | $15,335 | -75.2% |
| Daniel P. Buroker | $28,778 | $15,334 | -46.7% |
| Brian E. Keller | $11,927 | $15,008 | 25.8% |
| Peter G. Durst | $50,350 | $14,122 | -72% |
| Stephen J. Schmitz | $160,995 | $13,087 | -91.9% |
| Halink Family Limited Partnership | $12,707 | $12,707 | 0% |
| Buroker Farms, LLC | $36,476 | $12,438 | -65.9% |
| Arvin and Irma Brown Liv Trust | $13,105 | $11,571 | -11.7% |
| Triple P Farm, LLC | $22,541 | $10,616 | -52.9% |
| Michael R. Huebsch | $34,291 | $10,228 | -70.2% |
| Dean R. Aide | $43,606 | $10,131 | -76.8% |
| Travis J. Aide | $23,095 | $9,953 | -56.9% |
| Allen E Rippchen | $24,215 | $8,790 | -63.7% |
| Dale W. Schultz | $7,950 | $8,360 | 5.2% |
| Joseph L. Triggs | $14,313 | $8,337 | -41.8% |
| Cheryl L. Martin | $9,528 | $8,217 | -13.8% |
| Glenn A. Schmidt | $9,473 | $8,217 | -13.3% |
| Kirk R. Nevel | $6,202 | $8,022 | 29.3% |
| Kristin L. Fish | $5,176 | $7,263 | 40.3% |
| Calvin D. Brown | $17,857 | $7,188 | -59.7% |
| Laverne L. Miller | $7,216 | $7,183 | -0.5% |
| Jacob Joseph | $23,662 | $6,817 | -71.2% |
| William A. Stoltz | $25,823 | $6,762 | -73.8% |
| Rohn Farm, LLC | $12,269 | $6,218 | -49.3% |
| Perkins Performance, LLC | $7,323 | $5,808 | -20.7% |
| Kerry L. Felton | $25,897 | $5,795 | -77.6% |
| Gary Lee Olson | $23,721 | $5,767 | -75.7% |
| Warren D. Keys | $18,426 | $5,714 | -69% |
| Dustin T. Jurgensen | $4,362 | $5,320 | 22% |
| Bear Creek Acres, LLC | $5,040 | $5,272 | 4.6% |
| Scott D. Eberle | $7,543 | $4,994 | -33.8% |
| Century Farm, LLC | $5,289 | $4,804 | -9.2% |
| Dennis A. Dosch | $14,319 | $4,794 | -66.5% |
| Lyle Joe Propp | $15,930 | $4,790 | -69.9% |
| Thomas Nee Jr. | $24,386 | $4,262 | -82.5% |
| John R. Annear | $3,943 | $3,864 | -2% |
| Richland County Campus Foundation | $3,302 | $3,778 | 14.4% |
| William T. Cooke | $3,687 | $3,687 | 0% |
| Herbert K. Bechtel | $64,646 | $3,636 | -94.4% |
| Dennis E. Nelson | $3,593 | $3,593 | 0% |
| Sue L Harig Living Trust | $3,586 | $3,586 | 0% |
| Susan D. Weigandt | $3,576 | $3,576 | 0% |
| Michael Frye | $3,704 | $3,568 | -3.7% |
| Paul M Stadele | $6,190 | $3,239 | -47.7% |
| James E. Lingel | $7,662 | $3,235 | -57.8% |
| Kenneth Berghorn | $7,776 | $3,156 | -59.4% |
| Gary Mott | $9,148 | $3,056 | -66.6% |
| Kenneth R. Buroker | $19,929 | $2,908 | -85.4% |
| Sam Ewers | $10,547 | $2,821 | -73.3% |
| Eugene R. Hilby | $7,705 | $2,803 | -63.6% |
| Howard G and Helen E Nelson Joint Rev Trust | $0 | $2,748 | -- |
| Gerald D. Campbell | $5,513 | $2,732 | -50.4% |
| Dave Bindl | $6,009 | $2,710 | -54.9% |
| Norman D. Sandmire | $2,726 | $2,628 | -3.6% |
| James V. Deaver | $7,664 | $2,444 | -68.1% |
| Marilyn Houck | $0 | $2,370 | -- |
| Benjamin J. Dalberg | $2,344 | $2,344 | 0% |
| Eugene Keller | $11,354 | $2,331 | -79.5% |
| Austin A. Clary | $9,058 | $2,302 | -74.6% |
| Dennis R. Brown | $8,575 | $2,246 | -73.8% |
| Francis E. Huebsch Jr. | $8,847 | $2,241 | -74.7% |
| William T. Paulsen | $12,663 | $2,188 | -82.7% |
| Bill M. Gher | $12,611 | $2,160 | -82.9% |
| Calvin R. Wilkinson | $5,078 | $2,126 | -58.1% |
| Larry Y. Stirsman | $2,122 | $2,122 | 0% |
| Westaways, LLC | $0 | $2,120 | -- |
| Rebecca L. Johnson | $4,659 | $2,097 | -55% |
| Henry J. Maslach | $2,033 | $2,033 | 0% |
| Michael J. McCaskey | $3,125 | $2,013 | -35.6% |
| Nancy A. Greenheck | $3,811 | $2,000 | -47.5% |
| Thomas Burkhamer | $4,704 | $1,993 | -57.6% |
| Bruce Pope | $14,897 | $1,892 | -87.3% |
| David J. Huth | $8,403 | $1,864 | -77.8% |
| Gary Henning | $1,848 | $1,848 | 0% |
| Oakwood Fruit Farm, Inc. | $168,451 | $1,823 | -98.9% |
| Diana M. Wampole | $2,932 | $1,816 | -38.1% |
| Kent A. Marshall | $4,855 | $1,760 | -63.7% |
| James H. Fouts | $2,824 | $1,749 | -38.1% |
| Jeffrey Ewers | $1,732 | $1,732 | 0% |
| Mary Anita Pringle | $1,731 | $1,731 | 0% |
| Troy E. Clary | $5,600 | $1,702 | -69.6% |
| Mark W Cebe | $1,584 | $1,584 | 0% |
| Claudia Berres | $1,682 | $1,563 | -7.1% |
| Joshua J. Kepler | $0 | $1,560 | -- |
| Steven L. Goering | $1,585 | $1,551 | -2.1% |
| Anderson Family Quarter Horse Farm, LLC | $0 | $1,535 | -- |
| Jerod G. Hornby | $5,923 | $1,535 | -74.1% |
| Paul J. Coenen | $1,101 | $1,498 | 36.1% |
| Aaron M. Nelson | $3,605 | $1,464 | -59.4% |
| Andrew Nelson | $3,605 | $1,464 | -59.4% |
| Andrew J. Fowell | $4,992 | $1,386 | -72.2% |
| Thomas J. Munz | $2,935 | $1,350 | -54% |
| Myron L. Yoder | $23,787 | $1,342 | -94.4% |
| Roger L. Yoder | $23,787 | $1,342 | -94.4% |
| Jerald G. Cooper | $1,313 | $1,313 | 0% |
| Thomas a Limmex | $1,285 | $1,285 | 0% |
| Clifford C. Ast | $2,359 | $1,283 | -45.6% |
| Richard F. Hauser | $4,595 | $1,253 | -72.7% |
| Vincent P. Munz | $3,113 | $1,224 | -60.7% |
| Jeff Marish | $2,394 | $1,217 | -49.2% |
| Francis P Waldsmith Estate | $1,192 | $1,192 | 0% |
| Victor Swenson | $4,126 | $1,184 | -71.3% |
| Kinley G. Fish | $1,554 | $1,172 | -24.6% |
| Kristie L. Troxel | $2,428 | $1,170 | -51.8% |
| Sue L Harig Trust Dated July 3, 2018 | $1,165 | $1,165 | 0% |
| Robert J. Pulvermacher | $6,073 | $1,162 | -80.9% |
| Cody C. Pulvermacher | $2,904 | $1,136 | -60.9% |
| Brian J. Denman | $7,766 | $1,135 | -85.4% |
| Marvin Buroker | $2,218 | $1,132 | -49% |
| James K. Harris | $1,128 | $1,128 | 0% |
| Robert L. Schoepp | $3,745 | $1,126 | -69.9% |
| Randal Fry | $999 | $1,121 | 12.2% |
| William Michael White | $5,531 | $1,110 | -79.9% |
| Rocklin Dairy Farm, Inc. | $2,470 | $1,105 | -55.3% |
| John A. Huth | $4,110 | $1,104 | -73.1% |
| Holly J. Poad | $3,212 | $1,082 | -66.3% |
| Ronald A. Richards | $3,445 | $1,076 | -68.8% |
| Everit W Newberry | $0 | $1,053 | -- |
| Duane T. Simonson | $1,183 | $1,018 | -13.9% |
| Tiffany S. Boyarski | $1,005 | $1,005 | 0% |
| Ronald D. Brisbois | $3,256 | $989 | -69.6% |
| Dustin Gary, Corp. | $0 | $969 | -- |
| Thornhill Farm Revocable Trust | $1,145 | $965 | -15.7% |
| Jimmey R Schweitzer | $959 | $959 | 0% |
| Titus D. Osborne | $2,568 | $925 | -64% |
| Dale Servais | $5,135 | $924 | -82% |
| Stephen Cournia | $1,009 | $919 | -8.9% |
| Shawn P. Underwood | $16,715 | $907 | -94.6% |
| Steven L. Walther | $1,225 | $860 | -29.8% |
| Allan F. Beatty | $2,530 | $859 | -66% |
| Straight Farm Partnership, LLP | $840 | $840 | 0% |
| William L. Hilleman | $3,477 | $827 | -76.2% |
| James A. Sumwalt | $823 | $823 | 0% |
| Glen-Dee Farms, Inc. | $1,194 | $820 | -31.3% |
| Jerry M. Kleist | $2,476 | $818 | -67% |
| Kenneth W. Anderson | $3,300 | $816 | -75.3% |
| Lucas R. Norman | $2,100 | $798 | -62% |
| Craig Pauls | $4,647 | $787 | -83.1% |
| Douglas E. Duhr | $752 | $752 | 0% |
| Cler Family Fox Hollow Trust | $0 | $750 | -- |
| Richard D. Wilson | $559 | $742 | 32.7% |
| David Michael Storms | $1,276 | $720 | -43.6% |
| Stephanie K. Griffin | $4,317 | $720 | -83.3% |
| Oakley G. Kershner | $3,141 | $715 | -77.2% |
| Thomas E. Shields | $1,493 | $694 | -53.5% |
| Leroy R. Haffner | $4,597 | $673 | -85.4% |
| Robert F. Stibbe | $4,144 | $667 | -83.9% |
| Erin R. Unbehaun | $663 | $663 | 0% |
| Dawn C. Preston | $2,598 | $636 | -75.5% |
| Toby A. Johnson | $1,056 | $628 | -40.5% |
| Steven R. Wilson | $2,504 | $600 | -76% |
| Kenneth J. Bailey Jr. | $488 | $591 | 21.1% |
| K & H Gillingham, LLC | $3,455 | $590 | -82.9% |
| Joseph B. Makovec | $0 | $583 | -- |
| Paul E. Henry | $1,550 | $574 | -63% |
| Richland Cattle Center, LLC | $3,518 | $561 | -84.1% |
| Ottesen Farms Limited Partnership | $4,415 | $548 | -87.6% |
| Thomas J. Shields | $945 | $541 | -42.8% |
| Robert Nugent | $2,645 | $540 | -79.6% |
| Randall R. Schmidt | $77,520 | $539 | -99.3% |
| Rhiannon G. Benedetto | $505 | $539 | 6.7% |
| Robert Lewis Wallace | $1,294 | $529 | -59.1% |
| Boyd W Veal Living Trust | $2,403 | $528 | -78% |
| Donald Wanless | $521 | $521 | 0% |
| Arthur Luttig Revocable Trust | $618 | $520 | -15.9% |
| Douglas R. Piotrowski | $0 | $518 | -- |
| Don E. Stanke | $516 | $516 | 0% |
| James J. Honer | $2,469 | $508 | -79.4% |
| Bruce E. Winterberg | $504 | $504 | 0% |
| David E. Neefe | $3,629 | $494 | -86.4% |
| Christopher J. Koch | $2,241 | $492 | -78% |
| Robert J. Buscher | $3,367 | $489 | -85.5% |
| Sean A. Doudna | $1,230 | $471 | -61.7% |
| Richard E. Wanless | $0 | $458 | -- |
| Dale A. Bender | $454 | $454 | 0% |
| Andrew Dean Keller | $789 | $415 | -47.4% |
| Lemuel Miller Jr. | $2,600 | $415 | -84% |
| Todd a Mieden | $3,454 | $339 | -90.2% |
| Wiedenfeld Acres II, LLC | $800 | $322 | -59.7% |
| Joseph C. Smithey | $2,043 | $308 | -84.9% |
| Steven D. Miller | $12,833 | $307 | -97.6% |
| Dale L. Nauertz | $667 | $304 | -54.4% |
| Paul R. Denman | $571 | $292 | -48.9% |
| Lucinda Guard Crofton | $1,045 | $268 | -74.4% |
| Jason D. Dedoes | $223 | $259 | 16.1% |
| Michael L. Milkie | $256 | $256 | 0% |
| Dennis J. Bomkamp | $1,698 | $252 | -85.2% |
| Steadfast Acres, LLC | $9,478 | $251 | -97.4% |
| Kimberly A. Ewers | $542 | $249 | -54.1% |
| Gary F. Anderson | $223 | $223 | 0% |
| Jenifer J. Laue | $222 | $222 | 0% |
| Chris A. Parduhn | $617 | $213 | -65.5% |
| John T. Barreau | $550 | $198 | -64% |
| Greenheck Farms Lp | $932 | $177 | -81% |
| Wayne A. Marish | $801 | $161 | -79.9% |
| Kathryn M. Anderson | $158 | $158 | 0% |
| William W. Anderson | $158 | $158 | 0% |
| Doris Berberich | $781 | $146 | -81.3% |
| Joshua Lee Joseph | $0 | $126 | -- |
| Alan C. Pope | $1,034 | $88 | -91.5% |
| Brent M. Stibbe | $77 | $88 | 14.3% |
| Kirk M. Stibbe | $77 | $88 | 14.3% |
| Daniel J. Schwarz | $46 | $47 | 2.2% |
| Mary Biba | $46 | $47 | 2.2% |
| Kevin R. Koch | $3,258 | $42 | -98.7% |
| Edward G. Martin | $39 | $39 | 0% |
| Dustin, Corp. | $3,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold R. Gies | $3,526 | $0 | -100% |
| John S. Rosenberg | $492 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence M. Sprecher | $582 | $0 | -100% |
| MRS Lawrence E Eberle | $132 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall S. Olson | $2,759 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick S. Schoenemann | $13,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell R. Martin | $154 | $0 | -100% |
| L. van Nelson | $369 | $0 | -100% |
| Anderson Family Quarter Horse Far | $6,106 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara A. Craig | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin E. Robel | $5,501 | $0 | -100% |
| Bennie G. Green | $32 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian J. Breininger | $681 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan C. Wontor | $328 | $0 | -100% |
| Calvin E. Lewis | $655 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel A. Cupp | $2,394 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel D. Fowell | $1,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Darwyn D and Wanda E Anderson Liv | $451 | $0 | -100% |
| David Jelinek | $364 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Allbaugh | $409 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward J. Uhlenhake | $185 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward L. Wells | $736 | $0 | -100% |
| Ervin S & Cora C Mott Revocable T | $127 | $0 | -100% |
| Evertt W. Newberry | $5,235 | $0 | -100% |
| Fancy Creek Cattle Farm | $340 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $5,625 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank J. Mumm | $3,824 | $0 | -100% |
| Gail Dosch | $1,356 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald B. McCauley | $254 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald V. Sims | $51 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn Scoville | $1,353 | $0 | -100% |
| Hogweed Farms, LLC | $1,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard G and Helen E Nelson Joint | $2,748 | $0 | -100% |
| Irene R. Joyce | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| James Jefferies | $293 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Monson | $11,325 | $0 | -100% |
| John D Scribbins | $1,732 | $0 | -100% |
| John E. Farrell | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| John M. Wentz | $836 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenda a Von Behren | $123 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent C. Houck | $3,699 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Edward Bindl | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Laura D Coglan | $2,889 | $0 | -100% |
| Lola M Luttig Rev Living Trust | $39 | $0 | -100% |
| Loren Cook | $941 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Phillipson | $2,349 | $0 | -100% |
| Otis Scott | $2,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Owen E. Richards | $781 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul E. Salisbury | $76 | $0 | -100% |
| David R. Bailey | $1 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy P. Pauls | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Harris | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W. Fry | $5,157 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Wayne Mick | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald L. Straight | $1,843 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald R. Otto | $1,229 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara J. Kuykendall | $2,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott C. Puls | $57 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephanie G Czygan | $19 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven P. Michel | $1,783 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy D. Hege | $806 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy D. Honer | $713 | $0 | -100% |
| William J Brennum | $216 | $0 | -100% |
| Wyatt J. Seep | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Stowell & Alice Stowell Re | $673 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,300,840 | $3,203,562 | -61.4% |
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