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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Isabella County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Isabella County received $7.1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 353 farmers in cities within Isabella County received a total of $4 million in 724 farm subsidies, a 64% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.1 million in 1,420 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 Isabella County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Cornerstone Acres$371,463$203,482-45.2%
Mark Mcdonald Gen PTR$474,991$175,174-63.1%
Cow Pleasant Dairy, Inc.$1,067,921$155,976-85.4%
Judge Dairy Farm, Inc.$318,707$148,514-53.4%
Neyer Farms, Inc.$245,053$145,383-40.7%
House Dairy, LLC$306,303$140,435-54.2%
Seeley Dairy Farm, Inc.$187,186$122,133-34.8%
Pasch Dairy, Inc.$257,525$121,065-53%
Recker Family Farms, LLC$275,636$120,177-56.4%
Randy Recker$161,939$118,500-26.8%
Brian J. Toth$133,989$93,893-29.9%
Eva R. Boge$76,698$91,06218.7%
Gross Farms, Inc.$170,222$89,915-47.2%
Schumacher Farms, Inc.$145,123$72,315-50.2%
Valley Crop Production Partnership$283,006$71,051-74.9%
Pohl Dairy Farm, Inc.$360,638$68,579-81%
LRW Farms Stewart N Hoover Sole MBR$238,160$63,888-73.2%
Robert S. Millard$65,571$57,253-12.7%
Maeder Logging, Inc.$0$52,875--
Block Farm Operations Block Blaine E Single MBR, LLC$94,750$48,532-48.8%
Cary Crop Farms, Inc.$166,588$47,884-71.3%
Mak Enterprises$98,888$47,608-51.9%
Gross Dairy Farms, Inc.$198,560$43,502-78.1%
Schumacher Dairy, Inc.$122,717$41,414-66.3%
Joseph D. Bryant$122,837$41,405-66.3%
Pasch Farms, LLC$77,294$38,587-50.1%
Fred P. Wilson$118,592$36,705-69%
Graham Farms$79,846$32,532-59.3%
Ron Brown$40,304$31,601-21.6%
Cotter Dairy Farm$66,861$30,762-54%
Finnerty Beef Farms, Inc.$149,728$30,410-79.7%
Richard Kenny$52,279$29,396-43.8%
Shawn R. Welniak$23,989$26,83411.9%
Edward T Dodak$26,657$26,6570%
R & T Murphy Farms$38,103$26,602-30.2%
Ate Farms, LLC$27,468$26,009-5.3%
Pat J. Lawler$27,112$24,700-8.9%
G&R Farms, Inc.$57,896$24,627-57.5%
Brian Boge$80,429$24,611-69.4%
Murphy Land, LLC$37,801$22,817-39.6%
Eric Bingham$36,526$22,276-39%
John L. Koch$26,367$22,130-16.1%
Larry A. Travis$66,890$21,945-67.2%
Jon J. Peacock$34,461$21,500-37.6%
John Recker$49,747$21,118-57.5%
Todd Seeley$45,245$20,154-55.5%
Martin C. Fox$41,676$18,261-56.2%
William Scott Moss$46,837$17,255-63.2%
Hauck Seed Farm, Inc.$41,199$17,224-58.2%
Benjamin Charles Bryant$55,150$17,147-68.9%
James Ramon$19,295$16,504-14.5%
Chris Courser$40,104$16,090-59.9%
Kim A. Klumpp$33,029$15,586-52.8%
Michael Turnwald$48,637$15,438-68.3%
Howard Feltman$35,546$15,410-56.6%
Michael E. Faber$41,384$15,212-63.2%
Adam Frederick Zeien$27,216$14,912-45.2%
4X4 Farms, Philip Schafer Sole MBR, LLC$37,702$14,836-60.6%
Dale Wawersik$26,590$14,502-45.5%
Donna Murphy$26,567$13,824-48%
Engler Dairy Farm, Inc.$26,451$12,547-52.6%
Bollman Farms$35,318$12,332-65.1%
Edward Gary Faber$34,657$12,280-64.6%
Trevorr K Johnson$20,812$11,931-42.7%
Rodney Willoughby$31,097$11,379-63.4%
Jamey Loomis$24,675$11,065-55.2%
Brad Holmes$51,664$11,010-78.7%
Kevin Faber$20,862$10,633-49%
Janice A. Hetherington$10,270$10,2700%
Randall L. Recker$27,361$10,200-62.7%
Clark Dairy Farm, LLC$110,002$10,131-90.8%
P Vogel & Girls, LLC$23,592$10,116-57.1%
Vernon Hill Farms, LLC$24,092$9,757-59.5%
David R Wezensky$21,760$9,717-55.3%
A Schumacher Beef, Inc.$22,266$9,465-57.5%
Raymond Calkins$25,131$9,381-62.7%
Gregory J. Moeggenberg$25,958$9,350-64%
Daniel G Epple Farm$21,659$9,247-57.3%
Nickolaus Mark Pasch$15,312$9,118-40.5%
Gary McDonald$25,312$9,080-64.1%
Duane R. Finnerty$30,264$8,994-70.3%
David Gimmey$24,305$8,935-63.2%
Blaine A. Schafer$24,439$8,786-64%
Kurt A. Klumpp$12,620$8,684-31.2%
Douglas Stevens$37,571$8,680-76.9%
Pat Recker$16,178$8,346-48.4%
Swetz Farms$35,716$8,221-77%
Keelan Florian$20,496$7,990-61%
Gary Haggart$16,029$7,655-52.2%
William G. Strauch$20,308$7,615-62.5%
Mark and Dianne Calkins Revocable Living Trust$18,751$7,428-60.4%
Kevin Michael Turnwald$22,780$7,266-68.1%
June A. Fitzpatrick$13,128$7,193-45.2%
Shaun McBride$13,361$7,165-46.4%
Landmark Pastoral Farms Todd R Bean Sole MBR, LLC$27,842$7,138-74.4%
Dale Brown$8,462$6,935-18%
Matthew Scott Elden Miller$6,929$6,9290%
Martin Travis$26,344$6,745-74.4%
Lorne Brown Jr.$13,709$6,691-51.2%
John E. Kampf$15,246$6,668-56.3%
Robert Filhart$11,689$6,443-44.9%
Douglas L. Struble$12,687$6,372-49.8%
Mark Moeggenborg$16,406$6,166-62.4%
Donald Kenny$11,804$6,150-47.9%
Gary Noble$12,420$6,015-51.6%
Steven Moeggenborg$16,844$5,953-64.7%
Richard Swindlehurst$5,875$5,8750%
Arnett Farms, Inc.$21,019$5,811-72.4%
Gabriel Papoi$43,406$5,788-86.7%
Michael Gimmey$16,423$5,688-65.4%
Larry E. Gillis$14,922$5,613-62.4%
Bechtel Farms, LLC$13,628$5,562-59.2%
William Whitehead$13,967$5,473-60.8%
Clare Farms, Inc.$10,292$5,450-47%
Thomas E. Murphy$6,750$5,348-20.8%
Kim Methner$38,209$5,333-86%
Thomas M. Ley$10,208$5,313-48%
Joseph Andres$17,378$5,288-69.6%
Dwane Guthrie$12,980$5,046-61.1%
Joel Fitzpatrick$11,894$5,023-57.8%
Thomas Swindlehurst$10,173$4,926-51.6%
John Fabian$12,169$4,870-60%
James S. Gilmore$11,614$4,757-59%
Gale Wood$10,236$4,697-54.1%
Albert Bowerman$9,148$4,680-48.8%
Roger Brookens$5,756$4,617-19.8%
John White$14,324$4,606-67.8%
Thomas A. Campbell$12,507$4,567-63.5%
Thomas Prout$10,907$4,497-58.8%
Terry R. Ervin$13,838$4,493-67.5%
Charles Davis$10,530$4,473-57.5%
William Bogart$17,013$4,447-73.9%
Clarence Recker$12,318$4,420-64.1%
Gary Bunker$6,620$4,208-36.4%
Chad Mogg$7,833$4,207-46.3%
Grant G. Pohl$8,545$3,980-53.4%
David Theisen$3,979$3,9790%
Jeremy W. Laney$7,972$3,864-51.5%
Kurt J. Mogg$7,050$3,864-45.2%
Chase Brasington$16,555$3,819-76.9%
Mark Mogg$14,795$3,727-74.8%
Joseph Moeggenborg$2,451$3,71351.5%
Wayne Boge$14,420$3,705-74.3%
Mike K. McCrackin$10,231$3,624-64.6%
Denis Cluley$7,373$3,489-52.7%
Troy Henrie$3,478$3,4780%
Alan Block$4,413$3,406-22.8%
Charles Cutler$9,352$3,401-63.6%
Pat J. Kenny$6,771$3,352-50.5%
Patrick W. Kenny$6,771$3,352-50.5%
Craig W. Kreiner$9,788$3,329-66%
Dale Brecht$5,594$3,316-40.7%
Myron Kampf$6,839$3,250-52.5%
Louis Brecht$127,148$3,250-97.4%
Straus Farms, LLC$6,571$3,200-51.3%
John P. Hovey$5,311$3,137-40.9%
Andrew J Filhart$10,399$3,100-70.2%
Kurt Willoughby$5,307$3,086-41.9%
Joseph F. McGuire Jr.$7,610$3,082-59.5%
Ken Wawersik$4,535$2,855-37%
Joseph M Handziak$0$2,848--
Jason B. Cline$24,150$2,799-88.4%
The Foote Trust$2,761$2,7610%
Jake Wilbur Bigelow$6,797$2,709-60.1%
Barbara House$2,680$2,6800%
Terry L. Turnwald$20,520$2,673-87%
Joel D. Freebury$4,742$2,672-43.7%
Larry Ervin$5,931$2,671-55%
Dorothy E. Hire$6,427$2,632-59%
Franklin Vautrin$7,098$2,595-63.4%
Timothy Bower$6,916$2,582-62.7%
Ronald Halfmann$5,821$2,565-55.9%
James P Thompson Rvoc Living Trust$4,539$2,535-44.2%
James W. Leiferman$7,816$2,524-67.7%
Lawrence Feltman$5,348$2,499-53.3%
Thomas Salchert$4,669$2,491-46.6%
Gary Volz$2,469$2,4690%
Edwin Neeland$10,149$2,468-75.7%
Nicholas Fox$2,439$2,4390%
Dorothy Gimmey$6,356$2,402-62.2%
Alex Imlay$2,377$2,3770%
Hershey Home, LLC$829$2,358184.4%
Eldon J. Rudolph$1,766$2,35533.4%
R Value Farms Mark Benaske Gen PTR$7,056$2,340-66.8%
Duane L. Paulsen$5,168$2,340-54.7%
Richard C. Harless$3,457$2,234-35.4%
Brian Schafer$2,274$2,225-2.2%
Bernard Bierschbach$2,207$2,2070%
Thomas M. Fox$5,149$2,202-57.2%
Edward L. Peacock$7,095$2,183-69.2%
Joseph Carroll$8,576$2,160-74.8%
Richard Cottrell$2,160$2,1600%
Peter F. Alexander$6,911$2,097-69.7%
Garry J. Swetz$2,071$2,0710%
Robert D. Boge$4,609$2,051-55.5%
Jeffrey a Moeggenborg$2,037$2,0370%
Bruce C. Bailey$4,327$2,031-53.1%
Sherry Lynn Planey Living Trust$1,991$1,9910%
Daniel J. Weber$4,794$1,969-58.9%
Marc Carroll$10,012$1,956-80.5%
Bruce Chapman$1,954$1,9540%
Nicholas Prout$2,256$1,952-13.5%
Kristy Wawersik$3,033$1,916-36.8%
Jan Lori Podolsky$1,894$1,8940%
Pappas Farm Patrick J Pappas JR MBR, LLC$3,200$1,850-42.2%
Robert First$2,235$1,847-17.4%
Trevor Michael Bechtel$4,004$1,833-54.2%
William A. Miller Jr.$13,489$1,825-86.5%
Donald Houghton$5,537$1,749-68.4%
Terrance John Coughlin$2,097$1,716-18.2%
Ryan Ervin$3,582$1,694-52.7%
Jason Kampf$2,535$1,692-33.3%
Joe Clark$1,684$1,6840%
Keith J. Moeggenberg$3,204$1,646-48.6%
Jeffrey P. Percha$1,875$1,645-12.3%
Gary Maylee$1,639$1,6390%
Mark J. Lawler$3,887$1,522-60.8%
Buck Lake, LLC$0$1,452--
Earl R. Smith$1,442$1,437-0.3%
Vance Johnson$1,849$1,410-23.7%
Alan Andres$1,399$1,3990%
Craig Dow$3,745$1,377-63.2%
David E. Smith$2,096$1,361-35.1%
Michael Hovey$2,464$1,330-46%
Clyde Taylor$2,530$1,316-48%
John H. Wixson Jr.$1,308$1,3080%
Arnold Block$1,571$1,305-16.9%
Leslie Hildebrandt$1,305$1,3050%
Dennis Grim$1,290$1,2900%
George Wezensky$1,790$1,270-29.1%
Hazel Kelley Farms, LLC$2,919$1,246-57.3%
Adam James House$2,211$1,234-44.2%
TCB Holdings, LLC$1,227$1,2270%
John R. Wilson$3,122$1,218-61%
John F. Fitzgerald$3,749$1,192-68.2%
Mary Jane Fisher$3,283$1,167-64.5%
Ronald Lorenz$1,418$1,167-17.7%
A. Eileen Chamberlain Trust$0$1,166--
Mark F. McDonald$33,530$1,151-96.6%
Philip L. Vanas$1,417$1,145-19.2%
William H. Martin$2,284$1,118-51.1%
Willard Seeley$2,952$1,092-63%
Jason Dice$2,935$1,059-63.9%
Thomas Schumacher$1,762$1,046-40.6%
S & P Properties, LLC$1,094$1,039-5%
Jim Fitzpatrick$1,991$1,019-48.8%
Ronald Bollman$915$1,01510.9%
David Boge$2,609$1,000-61.7%
Phyllis J. Gilmore$4,016$994-75.2%
Phillip J. Grim$2,359$993-57.9%
Lary L Sheffert$976$9760%
James Jay Willoughby$2,110$960-54.5%
Timothy G. Judge$0$952--
Neal Osbeck$1,857$929-50%
William J. Steere$924$9240%
James and Mary Hageman Family Farm, LLC$2,693$913-66.1%
H & B Farms, LLC$1,564$870-44.4%
Rodney Ervin$1,830$864-52.8%
Lyle D. Willoughby$3,143$859-72.7%
Clarence Cummings$2,034$858-57.8%
Joshua Martin Starr$1,072$851-20.6%
Larry R. Kniffen$2,039$849-58.4%
Rhonda Holp-Somenauer$485$83772.6%
Gregory Gepford$822$8220%
Larry P. Hovey$2,828$821-71%
Ruth a Chapman Living Trust$1,664$812-51.2%
Jeremy Payne$791$7910%
James P. Bryant$2,568$786-69.4%
Thomas Reihl$2,065$769-62.8%
Lori Recker$1,279$762-40.4%
Steve Walton$746$7460%
Dorothy Burch$1,738$716-58.8%
David P. Marshall$715$7150%
Leonard Cummings$2,232$714-68%
Nathan J. Schmucker$1,585$694-56.2%
Nicholas Zeien$1,979$692-65%
Eva Joan Whitmore$2,825$691-75.5%
Robert C. Kenny$1,740$673-61.3%
Philip Schafer$329$668103%
Stewart William Block$1,035$659-36.3%
Stephen Gepford$1,484$653-56%
Shannon Persson$650$6500%
Jeffery J. Welniak$1,730$648-62.5%
Pat Fox$626$6260%
Ronald Rhynard$1,000$625-37.5%
John Coon$10,516$600-94.3%
Gale Sanders$4,605$574-87.5%
Marilee Grim$3,303$560-83%
Tad Robertson$992$548-44.8%
Doug L. Young$546$5460%
William Hauck$530$5300%
Brent G. Curtiss$2,748$499-81.8%
Paulette Green$497$4970%
Virgil E. Wiltse$1,038$486-53.2%
Robert A. Travis$1,193$452-62.1%
Dennis Bechtel$448$4480%
Thomas Bechtel Jr.$448$4480%
Duane Kenny$1,480$441-70.2%
John Slack$435$4350%
Mary Ellen Moeggenborg$1,220$430-64.8%
Robert J. Murphy$833$429-48.5%
Ryan D. Martin$306$40833.3%
Jerry Wieferich$1,108$376-66.1%
Clifford Stacy$369$3690%
Steve O'Donnell$5,365$351-93.5%
Douglas D. Higgins$349$3490%
Glenn M. Higgins$349$3490%
David Sprague$772$348-54.9%
Dee Kenny$915$342-62.6%
Jeanette A. Prewett$976$336-65.6%
Ronald J. Denslow$332$3320%
Steven Taylor$518$319-38.4%
James Winnie$722$308-57.3%
Don F. Gould II$305$3050%
Bradly Edward Knorr$595$292-50.9%
David J Sazima$217$28933.2%
Daniel Winnie$285$2850%
Michael J. Winnie$285$2850%
Block & Sons, LLC$1,604$279-82.6%
John Kenny$1,053$272-74.2%
Howard Garrett$262$2620%
Patricia Swindlehurst$234$2340%
Clayton McCreight$230$2300%
Sue Gepford$475$209-56%
Rochelle E. Bertsch$1,206$208-82.8%
Duane Young$208$2080%
Walter Cuthbertson$205$2050%
Dale Lawens$400$184-54%
Marian McDonald$416$178-57.2%
James F Bahlke$242$170-29.8%
Zachary M. Lobsinger$203$166-18.2%
Esther M. Lobsinger$190$159-16.3%
Jerry Kyser$418$153-63.4%
Kay Blackman$779$145-81.4%
Darrell L. Wonsey$124$1358.9%
Nora Johnston$134$1340%
Frank Graham$351$133-62.1%
Blaine E Block Living Trust$409$119-70.9%
Bernice Smith$1,669$109-93.5%
Helen Huyck$232$105-54.7%
Ward Forquer$159$102-35.8%
Darin Winslow$200$86-57%
Norman & Lena Garber Living Trustee Uad 2-13-1992 Kendall E Garbe$0$84--
Nathan E. Kampf$741$77-89.6%
Chad Douglas Denman$295$74-74.9%
Denise B. Bean$29$290%
Susan Walton$90$25-72.2%
Jared L. Pifer$198$22-88.9%
Michael Buckley$1,284$22-98.3%
Bessheen Baker$1,042$17-98.4%
Rodney Rapp$2,378$17-99.3%
Gale L. Willoughby$453$8-98.2%
Gerald Stuart$38$8-78.9%
Carol Faber$2,349$0-100%
Cheryl A. Schumacher$3,119$0-100%
David Garrett$19,302$0-100%
Donald J Pantenburg$652$0-100%
John F. Haupt$6,297$0-100%
John F. Judge$2,071$0-100%
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe$4,878$0-100%
Stevens Farms$8,943$0-100%
Thomas A. Anderman$2,750$0-100%
Wahl2wahl, LLC$1,484$0-100%
William T. Funnell$324$0-100%
AMH Farms, Inc.$197$0-100%
David A. Breedlove$6,549$0-100%
Erik Spindler$25$0-100%
Jacalyn L. Smith$527$0-100%
Jeffrey Eibling$114$0-100%
John Paul Ouellette$339$0-100%
Kenneth J Smith Trust$865$0-100%
Ora Dean Stalter$393$0-100%
Young Church$340$0-100%
Dale Schumacher$1,140$0-100%
Dan Vanas$878$0-100%
Eddie Joe Pappas$2,239$0-100%
James O'Donnell$4,643$0-100%
Pohl Bison James Pohl Sole MBR, LLC$2,862$0-100%
Robert Neeland$3,584$0-100%
William J. Myers$1,147$0-100%
Jennifer L. Gruss$628$0-100%
Jerry Travis$501$0-100%
Karen Lynn Kiste$7$0-100%
Karen S. Brookens$104$0-100%
Keith E. Roethlisberger$381$0-100%
Lena M. Garber$1,195$0-100%
Mary Lou Duffy$519$0-100%
Michael Klumpp$2,976$0-100%
NVF, Inc.$1,121,099$0-100%
Penny Pappas$1,473$0-100%
Ronald Ellis$622$0-100%
Devos Farms, LLC$3,111$0-100%
Edward S. Oplinger$553$0-100%
Ellen R. Dyer$190$0-100%
Kenneth Block$430$0-100%
Laura J Allen Vander Sys Tree Farm$6,011$0-100%
Michael R. Whaley$7$0-100%
Thomas A. Anderman$2,750$0-100%
Warren Weaver$489$0-100%
Total subsidies$11,144,719$4,008,568-64%

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