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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Jackson County

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Farms throughout cities in Jackson County received $14.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 342 farmers in cities within Jackson County received a total of $5.9 million in 699 farm subsidies, a 71.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $20.6 million in 1,640 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 Jackson County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Gregory J. Tusa$170,640$157,115-7.9%
Max Simmons$168,516$146,049-13.3%
Van Pork, LLC$1,119,758$125,000-88.8%
Bradley Murphy$101,555$119,58817.8%
Mark Rose Farms, Inc.$195,862$117,511-40%
Paul Hintze$254,616$114,167-55.2%
Jerrod Simmons$179,059$86,215-51.9%
Pietz Farms, Inc.$236,007$85,145-63.9%
John Weseman$136,713$77,520-43.3%
Kelly B. Luebben$263,586$76,403-71%
Rasmussen Farms, Inc.$267,045$73,580-72.4%
PJ4 Operation, LLC$320,371$71,869-77.6%
Mark Rademacher$218,758$65,855-69.9%
Donald J. Stenzel$215,312$64,710-69.9%
Matthew J. Henning$86,560$60,898-29.6%
Steven E. Tusa$256,916$57,520-77.6%
Dennis M Salentiny$153,830$55,904-63.7%
Dustin J. Post$160,877$53,038-67%
Brian A. Tusa$281,653$52,389-81.4%
Diane K. Wells$49,388$49,9151.1%
Tim M Tungland$174,477$49,276-71.8%
David A. Wells$48,278$48,2780%
Dustin John Wassenaar$106,439$47,532-55.3%
Nicholas A. Wells$47,194$47,1940%
Dale E. Hesemann$138,202$46,010-66.7%
Neal Von Ohlen$167,955$44,944-73.2%
Larry B. Koep$113,922$44,172-61.2%
Earl Tusa & Sons, Inc.$307,886$43,848-85.8%
Darrin M. Rossow$123,354$43,509-64.7%
Jerry D. Ackermann$108,538$43,131-60.3%
Chris Bauer$116,589$40,872-64.9%
Post Swine Farms, Inc.$327,072$40,526-87.6%
Smith Farms of Jackson, LLC$149,295$40,122-73.1%
Gregg A. Hussong$137,684$39,932-71%
ART Benda Farms, LLC$465,240$39,887-91.4%
Blue Hawk Farms, Inc.$134,030$39,480-70.5%
Kenneth J. Zinn$77,240$38,869-49.7%
Dennis Daberkow$113,047$38,490-66%
Jeff D. Dean$145,773$38,320-73.7%
Robert Madsen$116,096$38,238-67.1%
Kenneth Wayne Pell$171,574$38,111-77.8%
David L. Fisher$101,662$37,348-63.3%
John J. Voss Jr.$259,654$37,338-85.6%
Doyle D. Svoboda$144,578$37,323-74.2%
Kayle L. Koep$62,586$36,429-41.8%
Janet K. Fischer$219,084$36,370-83.4%
Michael M. Rossow$142,755$36,216-74.6%
Duane Hansen$72,434$36,187-50%
Ackermann Enterprises$155,972$35,932-77%
Dennis P. Damm$40,757$35,866-12%
Lock Step Farm, Inc.$737,651$34,251-95.4%
John E. Eckert$0$33,822--
David S. McClure$72,480$33,674-53.5%
Wendy Tungland$102,951$33,672-67.3%
Lance R. Daberkow$100,884$33,135-67.2%
Paul G. Rentschler$286,632$32,879-88.5%
Kristie L. Swenson$102,615$32,605-68.2%
Mark E. Holmberg$140,579$32,517-76.9%
Gary Beseke$105,987$32,007-69.8%
Richard L. Voss$66,265$31,699-52.2%
Justin D. Farmer$155,917$31,290-79.9%
John Ahrenstorff$94,370$30,004-68.2%
Albert H. Henning$85,800$29,841-65.2%
Michael A. Buresch$106,083$29,427-72.3%
Bradley S. Kolander$77,814$29,135-62.6%
David Pomerenke$106,805$29,068-72.8%
Craig M. Rubis$140,189$27,998-80%
Bradley Baumgard$124,980$27,690-77.8%
Neal E. Brandt$52,673$27,253-48.3%
Barbara Pohlman$82,957$26,748-67.8%
Kent A. Bargfrede$31,431$26,338-16.2%
Dennis Baumann$26,198$26,1980%
Daniel Cranston$104,992$26,195-75.1%
Steve H. Skow$92,784$25,821-72.2%
Ray J. Wagner$83,845$25,006-70.2%
Darvin D. Voss$84,371$24,974-70.4%
Zebedee Family Farms, LLP$80,938$24,959-69.2%
Douglas W. Pohlman$140,897$24,722-82.5%
Mike A. Bisaillon$99,604$24,186-75.7%
Madsen Brothers Farms, Inc.$161,910$23,982-85.2%
Byron M. Buresch$110,573$23,819-78.5%
James R. Schubert$38,605$23,645-38.8%
Daniel Schulz$113,648$23,627-79.2%
Brent Beck$85,072$23,570-72.3%
Curt Schubert$38,605$23,475-39.2%
William Swanson$46,836$23,225-50.4%
Jeremiah D. Daberkow$60,985$23,213-61.9%
David Ringkob$127,685$22,746-82.2%
Steve Voss$95,753$22,428-76.6%
Kazemba Farms, LLC$110,557$21,965-80.1%
Daniel W. Milbrath$63,955$21,838-65.9%
Larry P. Brockman$7,136$21,773205.1%
Ryan D. Freking$67,202$21,741-67.6%
Jason D. Hendrickson$78,595$21,571-72.6%
Nicholas Von P. Ohlen$60,996$21,339-65%
Lance J. Haberman$102,478$21,126-79.4%
Jeffry L. Grussing$95,765$20,955-78.1%
Bradley L. Milbrath$54,153$20,606-61.9%
Tami J. Farmer$82,641$20,436-75.3%
Donald L. Majerus$79,339$19,979-74.8%
Cindy Keck$58,488$19,946-65.9%
James K. Milbrath$54,748$19,337-64.7%
Merlyn J. Hodnefield$85,007$19,227-77.4%
Regan D. Lueck$57,161$18,683-67.3%
Kyle Schley$76,100$18,624-75.5%
Jack R. Lesch$68,393$18,528-72.9%
Keith Cranston$65,241$18,416-71.8%
Dana Schmitz$21,329$18,408-13.7%
Robert L. Hartman$67,301$18,383-72.7%
Corey A. Swanson$24,056$18,048-25%
Robert Keith Untiedt$38,094$17,945-52.9%
James D. Bretzman Jr.$56,531$17,936-68.3%
Ruth Ann Johnson$0$17,886--
Matthew J. Stenzel$55,613$17,603-68.3%
Keri J. Buresch$64,994$17,592-72.9%
Donald Zebedee & Sons, Inc.$102,915$17,356-83.1%
Joel Burmeister$43,482$17,275-60.3%
Marie L. Pell$81,821$17,175-79%
Keith W. Buresch$65,546$16,791-74.4%
Neil C. Hansen$41,640$16,284-60.9%
Dale Knips$68,494$16,239-76.3%
Pauline A. Buresch$63,643$16,216-74.5%
Susan Buresch$63,619$16,211-74.5%
Jacob Ackermann$48,190$15,583-67.7%
Thomas Salzwedel$22,677$15,323-32.4%
David H. Damm$18,410$15,290-16.9%
Ken Bargfrede & Sons$45,438$15,272-66.4%
Brock D. Bisaillon$48,288$14,870-69.2%
Ilene K Clark Revocable Trust$11,484$14,81429%
Lester Roy Ruthenbeck$70,832$14,769-79.1%
Verlin Bass$51,400$14,757-71.3%
Vernon R. Bass$51,400$14,757-71.3%
Rodger K. Hotzler$45,283$14,598-67.8%
Rodney D. Dicks$52,173$14,466-72.3%
Donald E. Voehl$53,421$14,435-73%
Tom Voehl$53,421$14,435-73%
David W. Lovell$55,387$14,336-74.1%
Kevin M. Rossow$74,831$14,322-80.9%
Wade Salzwedel$47,861$14,278-70.2%
Alan Salzwedel$47,861$14,278-70.2%
Robert Pauling$47,191$14,205-69.9%
Nic Hodnefield$53,952$14,159-73.8%
Thomas Cholick$48,433$14,085-70.9%
Tim Rossow$42,437$13,982-67.1%
Robin Mcfarland-Henning$43,511$13,499-69%
Steve Hansen$11,530$13,37316%
Jon R. Timko$71,234$13,293-81.3%
Thomas E. Timko$71,188$13,293-81.3%
Timothy E. Baumann$70,374$12,771-81.9%
Brian G. Post$62,437$12,505-80%
Casey Jandera$27,254$12,384-54.6%
Curtis Chergosky$47,276$12,189-74.2%
Lee J. Swanson$42,305$11,771-72.2%
Daron J. Buresch$57,794$11,674-79.8%
Ronald K. Fransen$98,087$11,623-88.2%
Shane R. Untiedt$55,184$11,561-79.1%
Dennis D. Voehl$64,806$11,405-82.4%
William L Jandera$41,097$11,335-72.4%
Jason Michael Rossow$36,019$11,247-68.8%
Duane A. Voss$45,700$11,246-75.4%
Ryan Richard Erickson$34,092$11,147-67.3%
Steven L. Hussong$31,770$10,943-65.6%
David C. Hansen$38,653$10,768-72.1%
Ken Hunt$11,388$10,702-6%
Thomas A. Glaser$42,997$10,600-75.3%
Greg L. Grussing$58,619$10,335-82.4%
Welp and Kelly, LLP$10,204$10,2040%
Wesag, Inc.$6,678$10,01750%
Carole Joanne Rost$10,379$10,011-3.5%
Jeremy Majerus$42,053$9,952-76.3%
Roger L. Puck$54,669$9,899-81.9%
Micky M Masters$9,491$9,8934.2%
Ronald Kolander$30,990$9,603-69%
Chad S. Cook$47,005$9,251-80.3%
Gregory L. Post$43,373$9,239-78.7%
Joyce Bretzman Revocable Trust$10,059$9,238-8.2%
Clifford Post Jr.$8,939$8,9390%
Roger W. Kolander$24,428$8,920-63.5%
Kenneth J. Shover$44,629$8,750-80.4%
Donald L. Gentry$44,130$8,564-80.6%
Keith D Place$57,593$8,518-85.2%
Brent D. Pohlman$40,248$8,326-79.3%
Larry L. Liepold$39,291$8,178-79.2%
David Bauer$48,341$8,042-83.4%
Bruce Burmeister$27,831$7,816-71.9%
Terry L. Post$55,337$7,666-86.1%
William A. Brandt$23,912$7,502-68.6%
Betty Rossow$890$7,351726%
Rod Voss$17,022$7,287-57.2%
David Handzus$53,661$7,243-86.5%
Gary Madsen$38,877$7,229-81.4%
Wayne Thoreson Jr.$19,478$7,095-63.6%
Scott Sydnes$23,647$6,982-70.5%
Michael L. Christophel$31,233$6,961-77.7%
Luke Henning$15,760$6,947-55.9%
Glenn Dicks$15,325$6,877-55.1%
Fred Reetz III$9,750$6,852-29.7%
Nancy K. Ackermann$20,868$6,828-67.3%
Robert Ambrose$34,235$6,717-80.4%
Mike Handzus$6,131$6,6989.2%
Paul T. Pietz$54,073$6,672-87.7%
Jon D. Untiedt$37,535$6,642-82.3%
Harold E. Voehl$21,008$6,488-69.1%
Clifford J. Johnson$40,791$6,434-84.2%
Roger L. Hartman$6,367$6,3670%
Sara Fransen$78,844$6,355-91.9%
Jeffrey L. Stumpf$32,731$6,168-81.2%
Dustin D. Voss$11,214$6,099-45.6%
Laurie Behrens Chergosky$33,934$6,068-82.1%
Gregory J. Hasara$28,783$5,933-79.4%
Zachariah Grein$21,340$5,931-72.2%
Gary Quiring$5,842$5,8420%
Laurel Quiring$5,842$5,8420%
Amanda Ann Buresch Jandera$28,460$5,840-79.5%
Luke W. Buresch$28,897$5,837-79.8%
Merlyn C. Rossow$9,108$5,787-36.5%
Lowell L. Gorden$24,488$5,753-76.5%
Harvey Kruger$14,640$5,747-60.7%
Gene Oeltjenbruns$84,509$5,571-93.4%
Elmer E Bretzman Testamentary Dis$3,419$5,54562.2%
Victor Pohlman Trust - Victor Pohlman$5,506$5,5060%
Loren P. Schoewe$7,997$5,344-33.2%
Lawrence Mosley$5,334$5,3340%
Kenneth E Christians Living Trust$14,021$5,273-62.4%
Gregory L. Hartzler$224,005$5,257-97.7%
Paul N. Ackerman$29,743$5,233-82.4%
Glen L. Kleen$5,189$5,1900%
Lyle L Wichmann Inter-Vivos Trust Agreement$18,308$5,101-72.1%
Michael Schulz$4,953$4,9530%
Barbara Albers$4,938$4,9380%
Jean Kocak$4,938$4,9380%
David Harmening$4,842$4,8420%
Dale Temlitz$18,845$4,799-74.5%
Debra G. Schley$11,568$4,636-59.9%
Keith Rogers$11,836$4,427-62.6%
Dennis Salzwedel$30,550$4,398-85.6%
Michael D. Stenzel$13,090$4,271-67.4%
Donald Laubach$21,661$4,234-80.5%
Martha M. Ulbricht$3,897$3,8970%
Kyle M. Hussong$8,674$3,719-57.1%
Eric Haberman$12,230$3,656-70.1%
Donald Hendrickson$3,594$3,5940%
Robert F. Henning$20,735$3,504-83.1%
Shane D. Titterington$7,292$3,497-52%
Richard Amendt Trust$3,299$3,2990%
Wayne Kolander$13,890$3,262-76.5%
Brian Lee Horn$16,206$3,219-80.1%
Melvin Rossow$3,169$3,1690%
Joseph M. Keck$19,391$3,149-83.8%
Donald Vrchota$8,295$3,106-62.6%
Clarence Rossow and Sons, Inc.$20,017$3,091-84.6%
Kenneth R. Johnson$12,020$3,091-74.3%
Delpha Jeppesen$3,088$3,0880%
David Hussong$7,598$3,081-59.4%
Travis Keith Untiedt$16,238$3,065-81.1%
Rodney Larsen$16,695$3,039-81.8%
Keith Jones$14,078$3,032-78.5%
Wesley Jones$14,093$3,032-78.5%
Gentz Farm, LLC$564$3,008433.3%
M & M Acres, Inc.$8,008$2,993-62.6%
Larry G. Miller$5,720$2,985-47.8%
Richard D. Wulf$17,574$2,955-83.2%
Wayne Van Voorst$12,786$2,950-76.9%
Ricky L. Wegner$2,946$2,9460%
Paul Kazemba$20,291$2,934-85.5%
John Nauerth III$10,401$2,887-72.2%
William Kenneth Pell$13,347$2,801-79%
Joseph M Heutinck$14,811$2,780-81.2%
James B. Nesseth$11,665$2,757-76.4%
Ted A. Pohlman$29,213$2,728-90.7%
Dennis M. Dagel$2,625$2,6250%
Leigh Hohenstein$8,167$2,623-67.9%
David R. Henning$37,682$2,601-93.1%
Donald Swanson$2,560$2,557-0.1%
Charles Untiedt$18,405$2,450-86.7%
Melvin L. Reimers$13,624$2,422-82.2%
Rhonda G. Stenzel$6,136$2,369-61.4%
Cordell J. Kolander$1,796$2,29427.7%
Paul Skow$3,168$2,268-28.4%
Berniece E. Pauling$2,145$2,142-0.1%
Willard R Kolander Family Trust$9,048$2,041-77.4%
Phillip T. Kruger$4,558$2,037-55.3%
Bradley W. Freking$1,990$1,9900%
Joshua Lee Swanson$4,802$1,978-58.8%
Catherine A. Hohenstein$0$1,886--
David S. Reimers$10,473$1,866-82.2%
Richard A. Reimers$10,473$1,866-82.2%
Jason Johnson$10,629$1,616-84.8%
Scott Dougherty$1,576$1,5760%
Bruce Rients$4,855$1,538-68.3%
John Lawrence Damm$1,190$1,52027.7%
Ronald H. Sands$7,747$1,485-80.8%
Susan Untiedt$1,470$1,4700%
Marianne B. Burmeister$0$1,450--
Untiedt's Udder Chaos, Inc.$3,432$1,439-58.1%
Jared Praska$1,475$1,401-5%
Lennie Marie Theis$1,388$1,3880%
Linda Wagner$1,014$1,32230.4%
Joseph Zebedee$5,452$1,178-78.4%
Kenneth Bute$1,244$1,122-9.8%
Jordan James Bretzman$0$1,100--
Wesley Barkeim$1,242$1,023-17.6%
Jared Lee Lesch$3,897$1,018-73.9%
Sue Aden$974$9740%
Prairie Winds Farm, Inc.$5,545$944-83%
Derek Thomas Voehl$2,023$898-55.6%
Don Lueck$3,441$830-75.9%
Andrew Dale Hesemann$3,042$786-74.2%
Cole D. Rossow$5,919$777-86.9%
Theodore Bretzman$4,358$756-82.7%
Ryan Timko$568$72527.6%
Theodore Haberman$6,430$719-88.8%
Lee Garms$17,592$672-96.2%
Tanner Timko$525$67027.6%
Carolyn Hansen$508$66430.7%
Michael Hasara$12,426$630-94.9%
Andrew Tusa$2,112$612-71%
Jonathan David Hussong$3,695$568-84.6%
Donald Loeschen$1,970$544-72.4%
Earl Tusa$518$5180%
Eugene H Rossow Revocable Trust$916$506-44.8%
Gordon R. Rademacher$478$4780%
Dale Cuperus Farm Trust$469$4690%
Elizabeth Zellar$378$3780%
Jerry Drexler$259$37344%
Thomas L. Drexler$259$37344%
Evelyn Hassebroek$358$3580%
Keith Schoenfeld$0$354--
Dr. Joseph Carr$10,398$350-96.6%
Milford C. Gentz$84$251198.8%
Larry Vancura$1,122$246-78.1%
Adam Crissinger$1,304$242-81.4%
Gregory J. Kruse$229$2290%
Eugene Rossow H. Tr$0$205--
Shirley a Rossow Revocable Trust$0$205--
Suzanne Smith Lovell$205$188-8.3%
Vernon L Puck Rvoc IRR Trust$164$1640%
Verna Gentry$131$16324.4%
Lynda M. Rademacher$162$1620%
Aries Acres$0$151--
Rachel Tusa$462$102-77.9%
Gregory J. Ackermann$512$14-97.3%
Brent Quiring$383$0-100%
BWT Holdings, LLLP$32$0-100%
Charles W Clarksean$43,436$0-100%
Corey Christopher$2,366$0-100%
Donald Zebedee$18,707$0-100%
Janette E. Vacek$1,397$0-100%
Rodney Von Ohlen$20,105$0-100%
Allan Stevens$165$0-100%
Charles Worm$4,181$0-100%
Geraldine Ann Schweim$5,388$0-100%
John L. Mier$21,718$0-100%
Kent D. Mickelson$2,656$0-100%
Kristen Heutinck$107$0-100%
Michael D. Hendrickson$1,063$0-100%
Randy D. Hendrickson$1,063$0-100%
Richard Erickson$828$0-100%
Riley Oeltjenbruns$4,220$0-100%
Susan Winters$572$0-100%
William F. Rost$4,927$0-100%
Darwin Soleta$16,223$0-100%
David H. Post$3,349$0-100%
Total subsidies$20,649,587$5,888,514-71.5%

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