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In 2021, 157 farmers in cities within Gladwin County received a total of $1.2 million in 298 farm subsidies, a 48.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.4 million in 529 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ritchie | $0 | $266,948 | -- |
| Taraanthon Cattle and Management, LLC | $643,063 | $137,542 | -78.6% |
| Mckimmy Farms, LLC | $255,295 | $79,617 | -68.8% |
| Edward L Krompetz | $0 | $64,646 | -- |
| Alan Mielke | $76,452 | $44,520 | -41.8% |
| Joe Zeitz | $67,715 | $39,767 | -41.3% |
| Fitzpatrick Farms Beaverton, LLC | $65,096 | $36,552 | -43.8% |
| William Warner II | $110,244 | $31,912 | -71.1% |
| Kory L. Willford | $59,466 | $31,007 | -47.9% |
| Peter C. Maxwell | $51,037 | $29,132 | -42.9% |
| Greg Leuenberger | $74,816 | $26,885 | -64.1% |
| Endert Farms, LLC | $41,949 | $25,213 | -39.9% |
| Stacy Plude | $0 | $19,942 | -- |
| Douglas E. Ritchie | $46,808 | $17,633 | -62.3% |
| Javian Coats | $64,288 | $17,424 | -72.9% |
| Nathan Shea | $64,007 | $17,283 | -73% |
| Joseph William Villeneuve | $20,200 | $17,028 | -15.7% |
| H Brushaber Sons Farm, LLC | $31,822 | $15,980 | -49.8% |
| Larayne Leuenberger | $34,960 | $15,189 | -56.6% |
| Randal J. Sheehan | $47,053 | $14,225 | -69.8% |
| Jacob Richard Dorn | $15,747 | $11,880 | -24.6% |
| David Mielke | $17,929 | $11,048 | -38.4% |
| Duane A. Simpkins | $22,148 | $11,030 | -50.2% |
| Marvin Balzer | $9,855 | $9,751 | -1.1% |
| Mikecal Pennington Mcculloch | $14,119 | $8,667 | -38.6% |
| Cody Grove | $17,676 | $8,545 | -51.7% |
| Joseph Oliver Stube | $12,907 | $7,714 | -40.2% |
| Allan Tuck | $16,878 | $7,661 | -54.6% |
| Dennis Selich | $15,998 | $7,611 | -52.4% |
| Scott DE Shano | $7,538 | $7,538 | 0% |
| Scott Whalen | $7,518 | $7,518 | 0% |
| Roger Haines | $13,663 | $7,434 | -45.6% |
| Brian Gorski | $10,848 | $6,664 | -38.6% |
| Donald D. Zelt | $13,549 | $6,652 | -50.9% |
| Guy Sharp Jr. | $11,569 | $6,016 | -48% |
| James Sites | $6,314 | $5,385 | -14.7% |
| Mick Wagner | $23,226 | $4,264 | -81.6% |
| Tim Foor | $8,092 | $4,125 | -49% |
| Woodring Buckeye Hunt Club, LLC | $3,786 | $3,786 | 0% |
| Rose Howard | $0 | $3,748 | -- |
| Mike Leuenberger | $3,655 | $3,655 | 0% |
| James Breault | $11,907 | $3,612 | -69.7% |
| Gerald Beck | $14,128 | $3,569 | -74.7% |
| Janet Easlick | $4,637 | $3,557 | -23.3% |
| John Woods | $3,253 | $3,330 | 2.4% |
| Craig Dassay | $9,639 | $3,259 | -66.2% |
| Leo Liddy | $5,639 | $3,214 | -43% |
| Robert Saunders | $3,131 | $3,131 | 0% |
| Michael Stumpfig | $1,211 | $3,034 | 150.5% |
| Daniel J. Rowley | $3,059 | $2,801 | -8.4% |
| Kevin Davis | $6,837 | $2,787 | -59.2% |
| Willford's Ewe Joint, LLC | $19,230 | $2,596 | -86.5% |
| George T. Moylan III | $2,569 | $2,569 | 0% |
| Herman D. Leuenberger | $2,525 | $2,525 | 0% |
| AL Govitz | $6,732 | $2,441 | -63.7% |
| Garry L. Wiley | $2,904 | $2,295 | -21% |
| Jeffery Searson | $5,748 | $2,241 | -61% |
| Jim Orvis | $0 | $2,221 | -- |
| Kyle Mielke | $7,473 | $2,150 | -71.2% |
| Keith Edick | $3,500 | $2,141 | -38.8% |
| Robert L. Ziemer | $2,346 | $2,131 | -9.2% |
| Victor James Edick | $3,442 | $2,063 | -40.1% |
| John Slagle | $2,000 | $2,000 | 0% |
| Steven Badger | $7,606 | $1,734 | -77.2% |
| Steve French | $5,868 | $1,688 | -71.2% |
| Victor Hynes | $608 | $1,688 | 177.6% |
| Max Breault | $4,922 | $1,688 | -65.7% |
| Paul J. Dennis | $1,681 | $1,681 | 0% |
| Thomas Blonde Jr. | $1,838 | $1,668 | -9.2% |
| James French | $8,378 | $1,613 | -80.7% |
| Gary Ballard | $1,598 | $1,598 | 0% |
| Thane Grove | $6,614 | $1,598 | -75.8% |
| Donald Schoenhals | $5,361 | $1,585 | -70.4% |
| Byron Vannest | $3,556 | $1,488 | -58.2% |
| Ryan Jacobs | $0 | $1,488 | -- |
| Kyle Cameron | $1,635 | $1,348 | -17.6% |
| Julie Beck | $1,328 | $1,328 | 0% |
| Loren Brunger | $2,095 | $1,233 | -41.1% |
| Michael D. Fleming | $2,767 | $1,191 | -57% |
| Keith Flach | $3,542 | $1,180 | -66.7% |
| Eugene Simpkins | $5,346 | $1,162 | -78.3% |
| Daniel Grant | $1,980 | $1,138 | -42.5% |
| Stephen N. Ritchie | $1,428 | $1,120 | -21.6% |
| Frieda Ehle | $657 | $1,079 | 64.2% |
| Shelly A. Roberts | $4,598 | $1,078 | -76.6% |
| Arnold Ogg | $3,692 | $1,069 | -71% |
| Bruce Hill | $4,628 | $1,064 | -77% |
| Ervin Clore | $1,425 | $1,021 | -28.4% |
| Carl Leeck | $5,247 | $1,013 | -80.7% |
| George Breault | $998 | $998 | 0% |
| Martin J. Willford | $3,431 | $953 | -72.2% |
| John Greer | $3,831 | $888 | -76.8% |
| Patrick D. Shea | $2,891 | $888 | -69.3% |
| Kable M. Thurlow | $4,437 | $863 | -80.5% |
| Mark Ballard | $1,592 | $800 | -49.7% |
| Matthew Joseph Haynes | $1,692 | $796 | -53% |
| Tony L. Nartker | $2,717 | $796 | -70.7% |
| James Colville | $2,187 | $738 | -66.3% |
| Angela K. Bowen | $2,331 | $737 | -68.4% |
| John Freier | $2,260 | $718 | -68.2% |
| Jeannie M. Fitzpatrick | $8,618 | $702 | -91.9% |
| Rollin B. Greer | $6,369 | $698 | -89% |
| Robert E. Woodruff | $533 | $618 | 15.9% |
| David Easlick | $0 | $551 | -- |
| Josh Padella | $1,884 | $500 | -73.5% |
| Dale Hafer | $1,247 | $467 | -62.6% |
| David Spencer | $744 | $465 | -37.5% |
| William F. Kent | $616 | $464 | -24.7% |
| Jodie Haller | $450 | $450 | 0% |
| Gary M MC Culloch | $2,006 | $445 | -77.8% |
| Blye Robinette | $863 | $428 | -50.4% |
| Carol Hulla | $0 | $378 | -- |
| Anne Townsend | $1,144 | $376 | -67.1% |
| Chris Muma | $679 | $334 | -50.8% |
| Thomas Hetherington | $1,761 | $332 | -81.1% |
| Douglas Matthews | $384 | $312 | -18.8% |
| Mark Schwager | $1,400 | $274 | -80.4% |
| Elden Coats | $866 | $263 | -69.6% |
| Lennore L Boatman | $592 | $260 | -56.1% |
| Myra Jean Sandula | $566 | $250 | -55.8% |
| Jerry Kaleto | $1,158 | $250 | -78.4% |
| Laura Brandon-Maveal | $456 | $240 | -47.4% |
| Kevin Koontz | $231 | $231 | 0% |
| Christina Vernier | $718 | $224 | -68.8% |
| Carolyn Vincent | $430 | $216 | -49.8% |
| Mark Harris | $280 | $212 | -24.3% |
| David Flach | $615 | $207 | -66.3% |
| Michael Easlick | $0 | $205 | -- |
| Michael J. Fournier | $1,862 | $194 | -89.6% |
| Stacy Klein | $0 | $184 | -- |
| Gerald Pahl | $365 | $179 | -51% |
| Jeanne Montei-Brunet | $171 | $171 | 0% |
| Robert W. Reader | $794 | $144 | -81.9% |
| Theron Thayer | $892 | $127 | -85.8% |
| Keith Fisher | $426 | $121 | -71.6% |
| Dianne M. Woodruff | $118 | $116 | -1.7% |
| Peter R Sferro | $257 | $98 | -61.9% |
| Kent Russell | $273 | $94 | -65.6% |
| Betty J. Myers | $523 | $78 | -85.1% |
| W. D. Myers | $523 | $78 | -85.1% |
| Andrew J. Tomas | $242 | $68 | -71.9% |
| David Gleason | $63 | $63 | 0% |
| Donald Ranck | $63 | $63 | 0% |
| Brent Benmark | $1,004 | $57 | -94.3% |
| James Hebner | $893 | $51 | -94.3% |
| Erika Michelle Dotson | $533 | $47 | -91.2% |
| Richard L. Loar | $202 | $46 | -77.2% |
| Allan Davis | $41 | $44 | 7.3% |
| Robert Lee Dotson | $445 | $40 | -91% |
| David Simpson | $67 | $33 | -50.7% |
| Richard Allen | $100 | $31 | -69% |
| David Longstreth | $35 | $18 | -48.6% |
| Joy Ogg | $2,726 | $17 | -99.4% |
| Sally Hall | $131 | $17 | -87% |
| Curtis Stout | $25 | $12 | -52% |
| Arthur Ziemer | $24 | $11 | -54.2% |
| Jeff Breault | $17 | $3 | -82.4% |
| Allen Seckman | $142 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Hasenfratz | $1,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad Brushaber | $23,356 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy James Edick | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| William Bacon | $238 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred Ehle | $422 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony A. Muma | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Clayton Dennings | $16,182 | $0 | -100% |
| Clayton H. And Viola R. Dennings Trust | $3,761 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Dailey | $1,751 | $0 | -100% |
| Delmer Weldon | $191 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna L. Matthews | $240 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Ade | $301 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Landenberger | $545 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda Bair | $650 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregg J. Mathews | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Henderson Jr. | $1,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Zeitz | $259 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph N. Vanhorn | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Davis | $493 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Greer | $89 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlene Otto | $2,259 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Reid | $44 | $0 | -100% |
| Max Schindler | $187 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Willford | $487 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. King | $4,742 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Seebeck | $681 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Young | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan L. Seres | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanley Greer | $89 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Gawel | $415 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,359,351 | $1,216,077 | -48.5% |
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