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In 2021, 201 farmers in cities within Ingham County received a total of $3.8 million in 407 farm subsidies, a 66.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.6 million in 786 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 Ingham County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Creeks | $858,055 | $286,303 | -66.6% |
| Car-Min-Vu Farms, LLC | $1,162,937 | $214,319 | -81.6% |
| Hamlin Farms | $535,480 | $178,844 | -66.6% |
| Clona Farms, LLC | $345,675 | $149,835 | -56.7% |
| Rapid Ridge Farms, LLC | $621,140 | $148,007 | -76.2% |
| Oesterle Brothers, LLC | $326,989 | $146,795 | -55.1% |
| Risch Farms | $389,626 | $144,380 | -62.9% |
| Kubiak Family Farms | $527,915 | $127,665 | -75.8% |
| Cremer Farms, L.L.C. | $330,608 | $104,044 | -68.5% |
| Dennis M. Fanson | $115,778 | $88,428 | -23.6% |
| David Lyon | $157,899 | $76,802 | -51.4% |
| Fogle Farms | $101,279 | $72,345 | -28.6% |
| Knoch Farms | $228,458 | $66,907 | -70.7% |
| Hitchcock Brothers | $200,813 | $65,894 | -67.2% |
| Cheney Farms | $192,505 | $62,447 | -67.6% |
| Crawford Farms Grain & Seed, LLC | $226,005 | $61,313 | -72.9% |
| Mr. Casey Kaye Moore | $54,559 | $61,015 | 11.8% |
| Hawkins Homestead | $195,375 | $59,134 | -69.7% |
| Aaron Blake Chamberlain | $169,081 | $55,492 | -67.2% |
| Michael Smalley | $124,059 | $49,189 | -60.4% |
| Gustafson Farms | $118,166 | $48,998 | -58.5% |
| Hart Farms | $125,648 | $48,174 | -61.7% |
| Aaron Jorgensen | $255,719 | $45,823 | -82.1% |
| Jerry Jorgensen | $288,820 | $45,760 | -84.2% |
| Michael W. Turner | $185,000 | $45,760 | -75.3% |
| Ronald Launstein | $94,849 | $41,435 | -56.3% |
| Roger B. Smith | $114,819 | $41,063 | -64.2% |
| Smith Farms Land & Commodity Company, LLC | $111,289 | $41,063 | -63.1% |
| Paul G. Powell | $41,223 | $40,881 | -0.8% |
| George Bauman | $43,110 | $40,518 | -6% |
| Weber Farms | $68,542 | $40,090 | -41.5% |
| Steve Lott Farms & Services, Inc. | $43,228 | $37,099 | -14.2% |
| Gary Wilcox | $114,127 | $36,538 | -68% |
| Walnut-Vu Farm | $126,218 | $35,947 | -71.5% |
| Clarinda Farms, LLC | $55,401 | $35,193 | -36.5% |
| Rann Launstein | $12,605 | $35,105 | 178.5% |
| Jackson Farms, LLC | $99,781 | $31,062 | -68.9% |
| David Arthur Piper | $101,577 | $30,611 | -69.9% |
| Hoskins Farms, LLC | $70,915 | $28,727 | -59.5% |
| Rg Farms | $94,565 | $25,658 | -72.9% |
| Michael Webb | $58,660 | $25,027 | -57.3% |
| Balmer Farms, LLC | $67,183 | $22,926 | -65.9% |
| Stephen Harsh | $19,674 | $22,352 | 13.6% |
| Hopkins Farms, LLC | $54,683 | $22,163 | -59.5% |
| Garth Eifert | $31,501 | $21,487 | -31.8% |
| William Floyd Chamberlain | $58,008 | $20,948 | -63.9% |
| Richard A. Chaffee | $84,301 | $20,937 | -75.2% |
| Matthew W Droscha | $46,166 | $20,263 | -56.1% |
| Henney Farms | $36,286 | $20,232 | -44.2% |
| Grover Bailey | $43,445 | $18,732 | -56.9% |
| Curtis Family Farms, LLC | $23,415 | $18,449 | -21.2% |
| Chellison's Farm, LLC | $59,059 | $17,955 | -69.6% |
| Benjamin Enter, Inc. | $56,433 | $17,153 | -69.6% |
| Tucker James Mays | $20,715 | $16,503 | -20.3% |
| Cory Bo Jorgensen | $45,289 | $16,215 | -64.2% |
| Scott Thomas Turner | $56,462 | $16,215 | -71.3% |
| Neverrest Farm, LLC | $53,336 | $15,968 | -70.1% |
| Lonnie R. Ricketts | $10,196 | $15,894 | 55.9% |
| James R. Byars Jr. | $30,668 | $15,600 | -49.1% |
| Wayne Every | $49,759 | $15,491 | -68.9% |
| Bauer Family Farms, LLC | $38,327 | $13,037 | -66% |
| Lynn Deforest | $21,274 | $12,888 | -39.4% |
| Allen G. Baker | $29,496 | $12,509 | -57.6% |
| Gerald Schwab | $17,569 | $11,874 | -32.4% |
| Hong Trebesh | $25,466 | $11,463 | -55% |
| Randy M. Quinn | $14,644 | $11,174 | -23.7% |
| Harvey F. Fanson | $32,916 | $10,522 | -68% |
| John A. Johnson | $23,507 | $9,922 | -57.8% |
| Joseph Kleiver | $22,029 | $9,681 | -56.1% |
| David M. Piper | $17,719 | $9,600 | -45.8% |
| Christopher Jeffrey | $0 | $9,441 | -- |
| Brian Wamhoff | $39,761 | $9,269 | -76.7% |
| Thomas K. Benjamin | $29,363 | $8,988 | -69.4% |
| Michael W. Every | $23,394 | $8,767 | -62.5% |
| Kenneth Donal | $18,910 | $8,712 | -53.9% |
| Ronald Thomas Poth | $34,505 | $8,350 | -75.8% |
| Bruce O. Odell | $2,115 | $8,261 | 290.6% |
| Larry A. Eifert | $17,634 | $8,136 | -53.9% |
| Geraldine J Hare Revocable Trust | $7,974 | $7,974 | 0% |
| Stecovich Family Properties, LLC | $12,279 | $7,944 | -35.3% |
| Kane Farm, LLC | $14,451 | $7,923 | -45.2% |
| David Dunsmore | $27,505 | $7,910 | -71.2% |
| Marston Farms, LLC | $18,244 | $7,893 | -56.7% |
| C & C Lands, Inc. | $21,082 | $7,682 | -63.6% |
| Dietz Farm, LLC | $21,135 | $7,664 | -63.7% |
| Robert N and Joann Fogg Trust | $14,488 | $7,496 | -48.3% |
| Harry Coppernoll Jr. | $13,652 | $7,402 | -45.8% |
| Powell Dairy Farm | $20,265 | $7,314 | -63.9% |
| Robert Corts and Sons | $19,016 | $7,232 | -62% |
| Mario Allen | $26,426 | $6,895 | -73.9% |
| Jeffrey L. Clark | $4,429 | $6,678 | 50.8% |
| Mid-Michigan Land Conservancy | $6,520 | $6,520 | 0% |
| Harold V. Moore | $6,515 | $6,515 | 0% |
| Namag, LLC | $18,419 | $6,362 | -65.5% |
| Marvin L. Swan | $23,654 | $6,267 | -73.5% |
| David Michael O'Connor | $5,786 | $5,717 | -1.2% |
| Dale G. Swiler | $19,599 | $5,692 | -71% |
| Roger Lee Debruler Jr. | $4,699 | $5,117 | 8.9% |
| Scott T. Bowen | $9,340 | $4,830 | -48.3% |
| David C. Dunsmore II | $12,188 | $4,816 | -60.5% |
| Michigan Nature Association | $4,667 | $4,667 | 0% |
| RI-Val-Re Genetics, LLC | $239,336 | $4,051 | -98.3% |
| Bruce Harris | $5,653 | $3,710 | -34.4% |
| Brian K. Knoblauch | $8,774 | $3,665 | -58.2% |
| Ham Sweet Farm, LLC | $0 | $3,639 | -- |
| James Crowl | $6,487 | $3,549 | -45.3% |
| Brian Tallon | $0 | $3,450 | -- |
| Daniel J. Briggs | $8,791 | $3,379 | -61.6% |
| Henry Evert | $8,299 | $3,336 | -59.8% |
| Wil-Ru Farms, LLC | $30,863 | $3,073 | -90% |
| Warren Cameron | $8,664 | $3,038 | -64.9% |
| Ronald J. Norris | $3,027 | $3,027 | 0% |
| Anthony L. Rhodes | $0 | $2,549 | -- |
| Larry David | $7,170 | $2,504 | -65.1% |
| Matthew Marion | $6,980 | $2,456 | -64.8% |
| Aaron Arthur Knoch | $1,826 | $2,442 | 33.7% |
| Travis Kubiak | $7,110 | $2,442 | -65.7% |
| John M. Lackman II | $2,860 | $2,391 | -16.4% |
| Scott Bloom | $9,150 | $2,344 | -74.4% |
| John Lynn Allen | $6,240 | $2,334 | -62.6% |
| Bruce D. Noel | $7,014 | $2,296 | -67.3% |
| Jerry Jackson | $0 | $2,238 | -- |
| Avis Glenn | $2,201 | $2,201 | 0% |
| Andrew H Nieland Farm Partnership | $2,201 | $2,201 | 0% |
| Thomas Field | $2,127 | $2,127 | 0% |
| Rodney Kirk Pfiester | $5,616 | $2,096 | -62.7% |
| David L. Howland | $2,050 | $2,050 | 0% |
| Donald Jenks | $4,159 | $1,900 | -54.3% |
| R G Dillingham Family Trust | $3,380 | $1,863 | -44.9% |
| Frederick H Woelmer | $1,837 | $1,837 | 0% |
| Reginald Rice | $3,025 | $1,827 | -39.6% |
| Jason Charles Jones | $0 | $1,760 | -- |
| Russell G. Bloom | $3,557 | $1,706 | -52% |
| Keith K. Knoblauch | $3,399 | $1,666 | -51% |
| Matthews Farm Services, LLC | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Wayne E. Cook | $4,825 | $1,523 | -68.4% |
| Chas R. Peebles | $4,806 | $1,513 | -68.5% |
| Kevin M. Cavanaugh | $4,052 | $1,428 | -64.8% |
| Bobby Fisher | $0 | $1,427 | -- |
| Scott M. Holland | $0 | $1,421 | -- |
| Ann A. Mayer | $4,098 | $1,379 | -66.3% |
| Kevin Richard Montroy | $334 | $1,343 | 302.1% |
| Karen M. Salmon | $2,369 | $1,316 | -44.4% |
| Danny Lee Showers | $664 | $1,243 | 87.2% |
| Brooks Brothers, LLC | $3,721 | $1,191 | -68% |
| Helen I. Johnson | $2,715 | $1,151 | -57.6% |
| Kenneth Karl Kittendorf | $1,399 | $1,131 | -19.2% |
| Headwaters Farm, LLC | $1,072 | $1,072 | 0% |
| Dustin Droscha | $1,604 | $1,005 | -37.3% |
| Shara Cecilia Trierweiler | $0 | $1,002 | -- |
| Jeffrey T. Plumhoff | $2,313 | $882 | -61.9% |
| Thomas J. Butcher | $6,377 | $802 | -87.4% |
| Bialko Farms, LLC | $753 | $799 | 6.1% |
| John Charles Linn | $17,516 | $769 | -95.6% |
| Mark Lott | $5,330 | $692 | -87% |
| Stephen Terry | $747 | $690 | -7.6% |
| Charles K Arensmeier | $1,861 | $668 | -64.1% |
| Jeffrey Trevor Kane | $1,520 | $635 | -58.2% |
| Guy Procopio | $1,848 | $618 | -66.6% |
| Charles L. Grieb | $10,343 | $610 | -94.1% |
| Brandon Hill | $2,442 | $581 | -76.2% |
| Richard H. Hollowood | $1,077 | $580 | -46.1% |
| Lowell Berry | $495 | $534 | 7.9% |
| Carl Lawson | $529 | $529 | 0% |
| Ronald Richard Kinne | $2,573 | $506 | -80.3% |
| William Hoffman | $1,278 | $504 | -60.6% |
| Michigan State University | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Danielle Brugnone | $0 | $499 | -- |
| Te-Pe Farms | $490 | $490 | 0% |
| Dr. Raymond Stanley Schmidgall | $1,517 | $484 | -68.1% |
| Keith Traver | $476 | $476 | 0% |
| Richard C. York | $2,312 | $441 | -80.9% |
| Bryan Droscha | $495 | $399 | -19.4% |
| Nathan R. Lott | $556 | $377 | -32.2% |
| Paul Francis Martin | $1,037 | $344 | -66.8% |
| Dwight L. Quisenberry | $341 | $341 | 0% |
| Mr. Timothy Patrick Lyon | $0 | $331 | -- |
| Ryan Fritz | $1,009 | $311 | -69.2% |
| Roy R. Every | $4,661 | $298 | -93.6% |
| Marjorie Tomson | $0 | $295 | -- |
| Gilbert W. Boettcher | $599 | $273 | -54.4% |
| Lana Kaiser | $1,535 | $268 | -82.5% |
| Hedwig Steinbart | $916 | $243 | -73.5% |
| Thomas Bowen | $1,092 | $233 | -78.7% |
| Donald Penner | $0 | $199 | -- |
| Richard H and Doris E Jones Family Trust | $0 | $194 | -- |
| Mira Edgerton | $628 | $157 | -75% |
| Bud Rice | $4,012 | $123 | -96.9% |
| Randall Schroeder | $360 | $120 | -66.7% |
| Kathleen Hawkins | $99 | $119 | 20.2% |
| Daniel T. Marshall | $0 | $64 | -- |
| Larry Hughes | $384 | $56 | -85.4% |
| Barbara A. Lockwood | $1,557 | $53 | -96.6% |
| Shirley Every | $4,305 | $47 | -98.9% |
| Douglas Shaw | $2,576 | $44 | -98.3% |
| James M. Glenn | $11,514 | $34 | -99.7% |
| Darrell R. Moye | $58 | $29 | -50% |
| Randy C. Pratt | $124 | $25 | -79.8% |
| Patricia L. Cramer | $106 | $17 | -84% |
| Jack Eichmeier | $38 | $14 | -63.2% |
| Charles E. Wilkinson | $39 | $9 | -76.9% |
| Robert Battige | $2,948 | $0 | -100% |
| Gabrielle Lynn Feighner Baker | $505 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernard H. Zandstra | $7 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy Szymborski | $300 | $0 | -100% |
| Baudelio Mata | $1,915 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Bracey | $798 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald I. Bogart | $995 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Rice | $9,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathleen L Sibley-Wellman | $900 | $0 | -100% |
| Titus Farms, LLC | $14,429 | $0 | -100% |
| Bridget Kavanagh-Patrick | $4,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Colon Crowl | $3,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Launstein | $388 | $0 | -100% |
| Dew Acres, LLC | $2,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Hallco Farms, LLC | $891 | $0 | -100% |
| John Coy | $7,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim Dudley | $48,519 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurt Norgaard | $2,182 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance G. Ennen | $174 | $0 | -100% |
| Lyondale Farms, LLC | $6,906 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin R. Koelling | $17,101 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul D Drumm Trust | $13,285 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D Shaver Estate | $1,189 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven R. Lott | $49,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Swallowtail Farm, LLC | $4,199 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Zielinski | $929 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. Holtschlag | $43 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott M. Holland | $1,421 | $0 | -100% |
| Culham-Stevens Suffolks, LLC | $2,896 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy Mae Jorgensen | $1,973 | $0 | -100% |
| Heaven Sent Farms, LLC | $3,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Irving Jorgensen | $2,827 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael C. Dietz | $3,649 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven A. Pollok | $229 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles R. Perkins | $1,704 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanne L. Weaver | $497 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert a Christians | $172,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Trillium Wood Farm | $12,358 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia B. Levasseur Trust | $20 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $11,607,385 | $3,836,525 | -66.9% |
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