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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in McIntosh County

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Farms throughout cities in McIntosh County received $9.1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 345 farmers in cities within McIntosh County received a total of $11 million in 1,064 farm subsidies, a 45.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $20.1 million in 1,406 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 McIntosh County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Mcintosh County Bank$668,744$581,440-13.1%
Neuway Farms$357,222$272,084-23.8%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$254,560--
Security State Bank$509,921$232,616-54.4%
Michael J. Meier$175,052$230,71131.8%
Raile Farms, LLC$273,922$218,461-20.2%
Bettenhausen Farms, Inc.$332,551$193,086-41.9%
Jared Raile$202,691$150,303-25.8%
Anthony Q. Schneider$137,069$147,9207.9%
Dwight Schlepp$199,418$145,781-26.9%
Barry Craig Knoll$231,008$142,829-38.2%
Jason B. Wolf$95,340$138,01044.8%
Adam Daniel Meidinger$173,003$136,920-20.9%
Dynette Dynelle Ketterling$124,360$131,6435.9%
Kermit Keith Ketterling$124,360$131,6435.9%
Curtis Rohweder$422,842$128,182-69.7%
Ross D. Litsey$92,832$127,10036.9%
Kayla Lynn Litsey$114,858$122,1496.3%
Schumacher Farms, LLP$676,401$120,141-82.2%
Kenneth Isadore Meidinger$153,215$119,546-22%
Nathan Rath$167,159$117,815-29.5%
Richard Holzer$145,134$117,135-19.3%
Shawn Richard Ritter$110,639$109,900-0.7%
Hoberg Ranch, LLC$403,774$107,511-73.4%
Tracy T. Schock$55,791$102,24283.3%
Daniel Aloys Bitz$220,872$99,739-54.8%
Timothy Rath$91,234$98,0637.5%
Wayne Kemmet$159,822$91,538-42.7%
Scott Wanner$61,687$88,49743.5%
Adam Bettenhausen$117,988$88,380-25.1%
Ethan Helfenstein$179,415$87,021-51.5%
Kelly Peter Brendel$160,402$86,641-46%
Larry Mark Thurn$124,945$86,129-31.1%
Barrett Herr$120,256$84,428-29.8%
Ross Knoll$117,539$79,568-32.3%
Darren Dean Boschee$50,540$79,02456.4%
Michael Wayne Kemmet$89,844$75,623-15.8%
Entzi Brothers, LLC$65,939$75,59314.6%
Frank Werlinger$163,740$71,780-56.2%
William Becker$146,307$71,350-51.2%
Delbert Knoepfle$54,858$69,06425.9%
Curtis Meidinger$525,790$69,055-86.9%
Justin Jon Engelhart$50,536$68,67735.9%
Lee Aipperspach$92,302$67,706-26.6%
Phillip W. Wanner$30,131$67,236123.1%
Brian Wayne Nies$60,353$65,7448.9%
Kevin Wade Nies$60,712$65,3917.7%
Keith Richard Wolf$115,662$64,956-43.8%
Helfenstein Feedlot, LLC$305,227$64,473-78.9%
Sandy J. Just$65,283$63,573-2.6%
Wayne Delane Schlepp$61,721$63,3252.6%
Jonathan Schatz$57,375$62,2658.5%
Darwain Vetter$178,099$61,022-65.7%
Melissa Jo Walth$123,577$60,946-50.7%
Cole Ketterling$68,224$60,855-10.8%
Taylor Ketterling$68,279$60,855-10.9%
Mark Flaten$77,387$60,417-21.9%
Schaffner's Farm, Inc.$68,412$59,127-13.6%
Christopher Jacob Dockter$114,269$58,264-49%
Jeremy Jacob Herr$106,474$56,436-47%
Jerome Raile$68,861$55,245-19.8%
Gene Ross Knoll$99,081$54,783-44.7%
Mary O. Knoll$99,074$54,783-44.7%
Victor Vilhauer$68,283$51,251-24.9%
Antone Hartze Jr.$28,674$50,91777.6%
Troy Dean Walth$100,782$49,761-50.6%
David Schauer$62,012$49,412-20.3%
Jamie Bittner$50,948$48,994-3.8%
Polly L Wyrick-Ulrich$73,069$48,755-33.3%
Clyde R. Meidinger$76,843$48,689-36.6%
Steven Werlinger$79,847$48,390-39.4%
Neil Stan Schnabel$76,739$47,961-37.5%
Ryan Pfeifer$33,988$47,63340.1%
Terry Wilbert Ulrich$73,918$47,425-35.8%
Steven S. Schauer$90,024$47,276-47.5%
R & L Equipment$76,692$46,507-39.4%
Thomas Rohrich$93,846$46,007-51%
Justin Just$57,160$45,632-20.2%
Michael Milo Sayler$39,932$44,94612.6%
Dustin Thurn$34,033$44,24530%
Ricky Just$78,269$44,075-43.7%
Gary Lee Ulrich$59,776$43,464-27.3%
David Baumann$76,821$43,294-43.6%
Albert J. Schumacher$71,131$42,822-39.8%
First Community Credit Union$87,277$42,629-51.2%
Corey Walth$129,955$42,384-67.4%
Ronald John Engelhart$47,199$42,295-10.4%
Carl Simpson Lindgren$45,188$42,263-6.5%
David Holzer$38,013$41,80010%
Dean Blumhardt$54,212$41,018-24.3%
Gene Meidinger$69,834$40,401-42.1%
Francis Meier$30,114$40,15533.3%
Perry Jay Betsch$41,016$40,075-2.3%
Adam J. Weigel$75,478$39,433-47.8%
Jace Schilling$116,425$39,144-66.4%
Brooks Bechtle$90,425$38,529-57.4%
Barry K. Holm$70,708$38,109-46.1%
George Wolff$92,182$37,315-59.5%
John Kempf$46,295$37,073-19.9%
Bruce Herr$85,421$36,919-56.8%
Steven T. Fettig$12,983$36,710182.8%
Glenn Ralph Retzer$39,013$36,604-6.2%
Boyd Piatz$116,860$35,356-69.7%
Cody James Sand$83,141$35,350-57.5%
John Bichler$72,948$34,198-53.1%
Bruce Kaseman$69,503$33,940-51.2%
Eugene Blaine Nolz$43,457$33,850-22.1%
Blake Bechtle$82,857$31,963-61.4%
Blair B. Bechtle$82,850$31,957-61.4%
Kenneth Roland Nitschke$50,588$31,796-37.1%
Mark Rohrich$46,380$31,756-31.5%
Cyle Bendewald$13,180$31,454138.6%
James S. Engelhart$26,019$30,02115.4%
Jack J. Schaffer$40,873$29,918-26.8%
Terry R. Sayler$46,551$29,772-36%
James Jay Just$53,933$29,519-45.3%
Benjamin Joseph Schlepp$76,337$29,199-61.7%
Travis Finck$88,058$28,017-68.2%
Nicholas Becker$37,629$27,909-25.8%
Mark A. Schaunaman$35,627$27,500-22.8%
Shannon Spitzer$69,260$27,402-60.4%
Jordan Jenner$117,435$27,244-76.8%
David Wolff$45,712$27,111-40.7%
S Followed by the Plus Sign Cattle$0$27,023--
Raymond R. Bertsch$42,971$26,968-37.2%
Robert L. Bertsch$42,905$26,944-37.2%
Willie Feil$30,454$26,710-12.3%
Ordeen Ebel$57,748$25,952-55.1%
Allan J. Rohrich$49,213$25,538-48.1%
Kirby Dennis Haupt$44,211$25,318-42.7%
Curtis Bendewald$25,532$23,595-7.6%
Gerard Meier$46,104$23,580-48.9%
Delane Henke$34,845$23,533-32.5%
Terry Rath$51,378$23,501-54.3%
Robert Jangula$24,440$23,314-4.6%
Keith Allen Meidinger$21,208$22,4185.7%
Michael Bechtle$34,996$22,047-37%
Mark D. Pfeifer$75,002$21,934-70.8%
Michael Fettig$9,130$21,656137.2%
Randy Ulmer$89,508$20,619-77%
Marie Feist$0$20,209--
Jason Lepp$81,381$20,123-75.3%
Dale Ketterling$52,260$20,089-61.6%
Brian Schlabsz$29,094$19,662-32.4%
Llewellyn Schneider$70,558$19,274-72.7%
Eric Meidinger$31,456$19,215-38.9%
Colby S. Gallagher$18,130$19,1505.6%
Dowayne Dean Ketterling$64,982$19,112-70.6%
Ronald R. Ketterling$64,944$19,112-70.6%
Clyde C. Wetzel$38,865$18,726-51.8%
Jared Kaseman$19,477$18,492-5.1%
Randy Knoepfle$38,984$18,108-53.6%
Larry L. Heupel$26,349$17,527-33.5%
Dylan Brokaw$83,003$17,319-79.1%
Charles Puhlmann$35,325$17,273-51.1%
Neil A. Horner$25,690$17,227-32.9%
Gary Wolff$31,045$17,162-44.7%
Taylor L. Jenner$35,882$16,860-53%
Gary Schlabsz$18,487$16,733-9.5%
Brian Bertsch$28,142$15,973-43.2%
Bryan Iszler$56,939$15,911-72.1%
Timothy Clarence Rott$33,564$15,826-52.8%
Tyler Meidinger$238,430$15,399-93.5%
Glenn F. Herr$26,347$15,375-41.6%
Keith Iszler$56,851$15,084-73.5%
Tyler Feil$19,426$14,518-25.3%
Glenn Michael Baumann$27,325$14,438-47.2%
Charles M. Fettig$0$14,367--
Gary Wayne Jenner$68,064$13,166-80.7%
Scott Wayne Schilling$10,076$12,68925.9%
Zachary Karl Gross$67,310$12,677-81.2%
E & J Farms, LLLP$23,525$12,471-47%
Michael Goldade Jr.$25,221$12,414-50.8%
Jonathan L. Bender$28,700$12,323-57.1%
Adam Feist$0$12,153--
Ruben L. Auch$35,068$11,803-66.3%
Randall L. Regner$9,762$11,66719.5%
Kenneth Werlinger$16,452$11,647-29.2%
Jeffrey Klipfel$13,663$11,580-15.2%
Robert Mosbrucker$49,063$11,253-77.1%
John James Meier$24,472$11,223-54.1%
Rodney Eszlinger$50,164$11,152-77.8%
Rodney Meidinger$16,882$11,126-34.1%
Jon F. Stock$30,383$11,104-63.5%
James F. Feist$22,992$10,327-55.1%
Brent Ulmer$52,623$10,272-80.5%
Rodney Wiest$6,562$10,24456.1%
Clyde Fey$52,103$9,987-80.8%
Glenn Ketterling$17,804$9,860-44.6%
Connor K. Haupt$16,971$9,732-42.7%
Kacey Holm$8,934$9,6648.2%
Adam Daniel Ost$30,656$9,490-69%
Enos Paul Huffman$0$9,282--
Timothy Lee Ruff$36,588$9,231-74.8%
Nathan Wolf$22,135$9,194-58.5%
Ann Lorraine Spah$12,474$9,128-26.8%
Delroy D. Ketterling$43,405$8,973-79.3%
Dale Aipperspach$12,825$8,933-30.3%
Chad Wanner$25,158$8,876-64.7%
Sheldon Wanner$25,250$8,876-64.8%
Reed Eszlinger$35,530$8,849-75.1%
Andrew Monson$15,317$8,517-44.4%
Christopher T. Goldade$17,001$8,462-50.2%
Dale Hammarsten$14,638$8,425-42.4%
Victor Meier$10,239$8,371-18.2%
Richard A. Mueller$27,444$8,360-69.5%
Keith Hochhalter$24,706$8,231-66.7%
Lorin Meidinger$34,355$8,024-76.6%
Allen Nichalous Wolf$10,818$7,936-26.6%
Curtis Dean Nies$15,832$7,767-50.9%
Patrick Wolf$10,022$7,678-23.4%
Joe a Fregien$10,644$7,513-29.4%
Floyd D. Helfenstein$31,503$7,499-76.2%
Bryan K. Dohn$7,318$7,3180%
Kevin Lloyd Nitschke$29,715$7,268-75.5%
Wyatt Piatz$21,020$7,044-66.5%
Matthew Schlepp$13,354$6,958-47.9%
Delbert Eszlinger$33,812$6,945-79.5%
Susan Christianson$8,892$6,396-28.1%
Laurella Blocker$33,224$6,332-80.9%
Gordon Knoll$88$6,2987,056.8%
Gerard Wald$20,065$6,291-68.6%
Gladys Brosy$8,465$6,261-26%
Dalton Piatz$16,944$6,231-63.2%
Jerry Lee Bettenhausen$15,763$6,047-61.6%
Harvey Bendewald$12,503$6,000-52%
Michael Wolf$22,580$5,996-73.4%
Nicholas Bettenhausen$11,393$5,822-48.9%
Tracy Heil$55,601$5,626-89.9%
Amy Miller$38,138$5,503-85.6%
Paul M. Piatz$30,212$5,416-82.1%
Joseph Krumm$3,001$5,34578.1%
David Anthony Krumm$0$5,280--
David J. Feist$15,451$5,244-66.1%
Mark Stevahn$11,703$5,237-55.3%
Donavon Bruce Bender$19,170$4,976-74%
Stanley Schnabel$7,354$4,902-33.3%
Mark Feist$27,781$4,867-82.5%
Jack L. Horner$6,780$4,864-28.3%
Kurt Groszhans$20,127$4,684-76.7%
David Joseph Just$14,557$4,648-68.1%
Emily Fox$5,315$4,483-15.7%
Robert Meidinger$7,547$4,362-42.2%
Lyle Fey$8,062$4,178-48.2%
Dorene D Rueb Revocable Trust$4,170$4,1700%
Paul Elijah Just$14,052$4,131-70.6%
Geraldine G. Schauer$17,927$4,114-77.1%
Roger Charles Bettenhausen$6,917$4,102-40.7%
Gordon Walth$3,203$3,92622.6%
Hope Ebel$0$3,851--
Lester Heinrich$6,395$3,841-39.9%
Larry Heinrich$6,362$3,834-39.7%
Kenneth M. Huber$5,902$3,671-37.8%
Anton Gross$17,232$3,638-78.9%
West Side Associates$3,528$3,5280%
Scot Schaunaman$10,727$3,490-67.5%
Greg Stock$23,218$3,466-85.1%
John Ebel$4,599$3,402-26%
David Rohweder$9,328$3,343-64.2%
Tyler Vetter$29,495$3,325-88.7%
Wishek Investments, LLLP$4,098$3,155-23%
Neil Meidinger$20,425$3,113-84.8%
Josh Arlien$24,027$3,048-87.3%
Jonathan Ketterling$7,367$2,740-62.8%
Herman Kauk Sr.$7,414$2,700-63.6%
Dwight Dean Schilling$473,919$2,664-99.4%
Schock Holding, LLLP$3,444$2,506-27.2%
Earl E. Schneider$5,189$2,477-52.3%
Frank J. Weisser$696$2,467254.5%
Mary Hoots$1,902$2,44428.5%
Lukas Fischer$4,754$2,406-49.4%
Lance E. Meier$3,583$2,375-33.7%
Eric Humann$4,812$2,190-54.5%
Cody Vilhauer$11,355$2,054-81.9%
Gerald Regner$2,891$2,049-29.1%
Connie Schumacher$4,090$2,045-50%
Marvin Hoffman Col$3,682$1,990-46%
Hometown Credit Union$0$1,943--
Steven Meidinger$7,691$1,902-75.3%
Richard S. Mitzel$3,333$1,824-45.3%
Luke Schneider$8,817$1,660-81.2%
James Horner$5,720$1,658-71%
Harry Nitschke$2,248$1,650-26.6%
Laurie Heupel$14,377$1,646-88.6%
Lorrene F Hochhalter$2,380$1,626-31.7%
Dennis Glas$4,254$1,619-61.9%
Kevin Vetter$4,499$1,599-64.5%
Rhonda K. Piatz$7,521$1,387-81.6%
Rocky Brown$7,080$1,372-80.6%
Eric Ebel$6,408$1,268-80.2%
Matthew Jay Herman$5,335$1,241-76.7%
Ronald G. Litsey$9,905$1,210-87.8%
Dan Schuler$829$1,17441.6%
Dennis N. Schock$3,548$1,120-68.4%
Gwen K. Boschee$591$1,10186.3%
Rodney F. Feist$3,366$1,052-68.7%
Steve William Wipperling$5,714$1,012-82.3%
Nancy Kay Just$4,471$999-77.7%
Bradley Brandner$6,239$994-84.1%
Matthew Dockter$3,901$965-75.3%
Randy Becker$959$848-11.6%
Brayden Salzer$4,806$653-86.4%
Phillip Aipperspach$2,890$637-78%
Terry Gropper$2,617$622-76.2%
Erna Klipfel$1,265$619-51.1%
Ralph L. Neu$826$598-27.6%
Cora L. Mueller$421$56233.5%
Wanda Delzer$1,037$527-49.2%
Paul Miller$1,155$489-57.7%
Bertsch Farms, Inc.$1,118$488-56.4%
Jeffery Ray Baumann$1,936$483-75.1%
James Delmar Schnabel$7,665$462-94%
Kalvin Meidinger$13,578$461-96.6%
Victor Ketterling$0$455--
Larry Schauer$1,035$430-58.5%
Donavan Boschee$1,282$425-66.8%
Darvin Fischer$920$410-55.4%
Neal John Schnieder$815$369-54.7%
Charles C. Dockter$481$356-26%
Gerald Lawrence Goettle$745$339-54.5%
Robert Kempf$268$33625.4%
Kaleb Keith Meidinger$13,449$336-97.5%
Virginia L. K. Just$734$321-56.3%
Perry Turner$0$289--
Farm Credit Services$0$259--
Wayne Bauer$562$244-56.6%
Tommy E. Just$529$232-56.1%
Arlene Groszhans$507$205-59.6%
Cleo C. Boschee$0$205--
Richard J. Schumacher$241$199-17.4%
Kennadee Petersen$1,613$184-88.6%
Arlet J. Wolff$362$177-51.1%
Delane Dollinger$128$17032.8%
Paul E. Nies$422$158-62.6%
Sheryl Rohweder$151$1510%
Dwight Merkel$261$120-54%
Larry L. Ritter$228$95-58.3%
Esther E Eszlinger$2,183$90-95.9%
Wayne John Lacher$118$90-23.7%
Tanner Anthony Horner$1,594$86-94.6%
Gina Mae Rott$203$76-62.6%
Clyde Wiest$151$54-64.2%
Bruce Meidinger$967$42-95.7%
Henry M. Dockter$30$4033.3%
Albert Leroy Clark$60$24-60%
Barbara Goettle$182$0-100%
Coteau Hills, LLLP$1,800$0-100%
Donald D. Kauk$1,727$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$73,311$0-100%
Gary Henry Spah$1,612$0-100%
Jamie Meidinger$13,500$0-100%
Morgan Gallagher$715$0-100%
S Followed by the Plus Sign Cattl$99,677$0-100%
Travis Lee Geiszler$4,408$0-100%
Cheryl Reis Schilling$241,335$0-100%
Janae Schumacher$220$0-100%
Jody Schumacher$1,155$0-100%
Mindy Schumacher$825$0-100%
Aaron Joseph Metz$3,642$0-100%
Bernice Vetter$428$0-100%
Danzig Honey Company$190,058$0-100%
Dean Allen Ulmer$2,206$0-100%
James Fandrich$4,645$0-100%
Jesse Graber$12,700$0-100%
Jon Leadbetter$6,694$0-100%
Joyce Finck$79$0-100%
Richard Clarence Krein$3,134$0-100%
Ruth Thurn$1,444$0-100%
Travis Vetter$1,375$0-100%
Wishek Livestock Sales, LLC$26,132$0-100%
Catherine Feist$413$0-100%
Joyce Mae Scherr$82$0-100%
Peggy L. Meidinger$250,000$0-100%
Peggy L Meidinger, LLC$343,510$0-100%
Randy D. Ketterling$31,385$0-100%
Trevor Meidinger$20,680$0-100%
Total subsidies$20,089,412$10,995,422-45.3%

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