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Monday, April 29, 2024

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

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Farms throughout cities in Kendall County received $7.5 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 Kendall County received a total of $3.6 million in 586 farm subsidies, a 67.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.1 million in 1,511 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 Kendall County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Stewart Farms Partnership$775,012$160,674-79.3%
Teresa Stewart-Hosey$203,232$98,917-51.3%
Paul Wissmiller$160,960$97,869-39.2%
Trenton Toftoy$460,636$92,404-79.9%
Martin H. Myre Jr.$202,237$88,901-56%
Frieson Dairy, LLC$169,476$88,027-48.1%
Robert Scott Cherry$282,372$76,934-72.8%
Jerry Brummel, Inc.$132,197$76,862-41.9%
Mark Sleezer$278,589$75,226-73%
Milton H Leedy Revocable Trust$191,845$70,035-63.5%
TC Enterprises, LLC$142,201$66,612-53.2%
Anderson Family Trust$70,573$59,559-15.6%
Rock Creek Land & Cattle, LLC$233,645$58,226-75.1%
Gary Peterson$124,817$46,501-62.7%
Martin A. Schwartz$117,099$45,178-61.4%
Howard W Rosenwinkel Declaration of Living Trust$187,741$41,145-78.1%
Mathre Farm ACCT$147,757$40,977-72.3%
Randall W. Rehberg$124,930$40,972-67.2%
Illinois River Mathre Property, LLC$40,966$40,9660%
Donald J. Brummel$182,827$40,956-77.6%
Aulis Precision Agent, LLC$137,777$40,837-70.4%
Kirk A. Anderson$167,861$40,234-76%
David L Schlapp$144,912$40,176-72.3%
Rebecca M Rosenwinkel Declaration of Living Trust$181,944$39,718-78.2%
Steve Scalf$100,256$38,105-62%
Kevin Kunkel$6,812$37,600452%
Janice P Lauwers - Janice P Lauwers Trust$18,457$36,913100%
Dhuse Enterprises, Inc.$146,350$36,251-75.2%
Robert H Toftoy$130,845$35,993-72.5%
James D. Updike$86,344$34,777-59.7%
Kej Friestad Farms$165,618$34,088-79.4%
John A. Wayne$57,851$32,751-43.4%
Willow Grove Farms, LLC$98,432$32,502-67%
Joan L. Bockman$31,092$32,0413.1%
Kellogg Farms, LLC$88,620$29,163-67.1%
Corbin Land, LLC$138,464$28,648-79.3%
Logan Rehberg$66,645$27,872-58.2%
Seth Sleezer VI$84,397$26,473-68.6%
Claire L. Swenson$115,966$26,006-77.6%
Tod D. Stewart$91,150$25,500-72%
Durwood N Hafenrichter$78,720$24,408-69%
Jeff Brummel$118,685$24,391-79.4%
Scott J. Anderson$51,449$24,163-53%
Kellogg Farms$98,514$23,132-76.5%
Compass Farms Incorporated$102,551$23,059-77.5%
Connie Sleezer$73,201$22,396-69.4%
Richard A. Brummel$106,788$22,138-79.3%
Jeffrey Lynn Hansen$21,187$21,7042.4%
Larry Frieders$74,862$21,318-71.5%
Gerald Scott Breunig$45,670$20,457-55.2%
Mary Leedy Revocable Trust$54,858$20,365-62.9%
Quintin Wissmiller$0$19,922--
Gary R. Brummel$52,165$19,482-62.7%
Friestad Farms, Inc.$94,116$19,004-79.8%
Scott F. Brummel$72,597$18,554-74.4%
Douglas Thanepohn$67,280$18,455-72.6%
Gayle L Schoenfielder$18,031$18,0310%
Rodney Wheeler$86,001$17,724-79.4%
Maurice E. Ormiston Sr.$83,244$17,413-79.1%
Jake Scalf$45,004$17,287-61.6%
Adam Wiesbrook$58,202$17,266-70.3%
Craig Borneman$81,804$16,759-79.5%
Ron Cooper$67,117$16,664-75.2%
Ryan Jacobs$70,275$16,247-76.9%
Carolyn V Schafermeyer Revoc TRST$16,052$16,1610.7%
Jerry Larson$23,039$15,907-31%
HB Moe Farms, LLC$33,558$15,795-52.9%
D&J Hopkins Farms, LLC$54,903$15,601-71.6%
Bruce Brown$14,139$15,5429.9%
Bruce Devick$46,193$15,443-66.6%
Philip a Thanepohn$55,116$15,382-72.1%
Jeffrey S. Homerding$73,580$15,078-79.5%
Swenson Family Farms, Inc.$29,697$14,683-50.6%
Phillip C. Noble$34,285$14,475-57.8%
Jared M. Friestad$68,047$14,181-79.2%
Todd Reppy$22,935$13,773-39.9%
Doug Westphal$50,566$13,519-73.3%
Alan Wiesbrook$54,150$13,396-75.3%
Albert J. Collins Jr.$42,624$13,217-69%
Andrew A. Manning$66,164$13,110-80.2%
Duane Christian$54,797$12,722-76.8%
David Wheeler$57,328$12,406-78.4%
J Koetz, Inc.$22,747$12,386-45.5%
Hacker Land Trustee No L015-150$27,246$12,143-55.4%
Bradley Mathre$45,249$11,890-73.7%
Stephen Blankenship$11,838$11,782-0.5%
Murdo Mackenzie Residuary Trust$46,794$11,252-76%
Justin Swenson$28,776$10,928-62%
Scheffel Land Trust$13,639$10,788-20.9%
Kevin L. Miller$41,702$10,732-74.3%
Richard F. Brummel$13,324$10,674-19.9%
Kevin R. Nelson$33,902$10,383-69.4%
Brian John Anderson$41,430$10,202-75.4%
Andrew L. Covert$23,181$10,168-56.1%
Frankie James Santoro$11,971$9,561-20.1%
Richard A. Anderson$26,439$9,527-64%
Frederick H. Dickson$28,478$9,460-66.8%
James F. Liggett$9,872$9,447-4.3%
Richard E. Lucas Jr.$14,201$9,211-35.1%
Land Trust No 2940$7,314$9,17925.5%
Nicholas D Schlapp$32,819$9,066-72.4%
James R. Brummel$38,896$8,914-77.1%
Chris Ormiston$24,999$8,796-64.8%
Randall M. Rinehart$0$8,736--
George Douglas Clementz Declaration of Living Trust$16,420$8,210-50%
Jeffery Bleuer$49,122$8,142-83.4%
Michael J. Curran$8,060$8,0600%
Edward Sleezer$32,025$8,018-75%
John Wykes$15,636$7,463-52.3%
John Wykes$15,636$7,463-52.3%
William Wykes$16,418$7,463-54.5%
Lawrence Ralph Penn$26,146$7,455-71.5%
Gregory S Firrantello$10,963$7,360-32.9%
Heidi J Genseal$14,692$7,346-50%
FLB Family, LLC$22,963$7,289-68.3%
Caleb C. Swenson$66,805$7,109-89.4%
Alice M Robinson Trust$7,098$7,0980%
Gerald R. Brummel$4,068$7,02772.7%
Thomas F. Richards Sr.$21,011$6,931-67%
Karen Davis$4,216$6,83362.1%
Nicholas Karales Jr.$24,225$6,681-72.4%
Richard Scaman Jr.$17,101$6,515-61.9%
David L. Stewart$30,751$6,446-79%
Nesson Brothers, LLC$28,092$6,434-77.1%
Marcia Brummel$26,492$6,373-75.9%
Leonard Fitzgerald$30,685$6,096-80.1%
Patricia R. Brummel$28,442$6,032-78.8%
Anthony F Pragovich Declaration of Trust Dated August 23, 19$5,970$5,9700%
Jeff J. Findlay$9,492$5,956-37.3%
James T. Clow$26,468$5,698-78.5%
Agrihunt Farms, LLC$5,624$5,6240%
Richard R. Helmold$4,347$5,45925.6%
Dusty Nesson$19,301$5,419-71.9%
Donald Heap$18,197$5,373-70.5%
Stanley A. Bretthauer$18,571$5,354-71.2%
Joseph M. Nauman$3,362$5,34959.1%
George Stuck$4,348$5,23920.5%
Rita Brummel$20,209$5,161-74.5%
Patrick M. Hogan$5,112$4,974-2.7%
Christopher J Kreftmeyer$12,049$4,891-59.4%
Jill E. Carlson$21,020$4,835-77%
Douglas J. Johnson$4,788$4,7880%
Judith Sleezer$19,178$4,740-75.3%
Constance D. Dickson$14,018$4,730-66.3%
David W. Christian$19,138$4,672-75.6%
Nannette C Armstrong Revocable Trust$5,710$4,566-20%
Hacker Land Trust No L999-048$13,696$4,424-67.7%
Robert Loftus$6,733$4,421-34.3%
Glenn Borneman$4,133$4,4086.7%
Michael G. Smith$10,164$4,259-58.1%
Seth M. Swenson$56,387$4,190-92.6%
Mary Lou Mantia$16,324$4,130-74.7%
Steven E. Larson$18,738$4,112-78.1%
Robert M. Schwartz$16,326$4,022-75.4%
David S. Homerding$0$3,988--
Maja, LLC$0$3,907--
Dennis Morsch$10,182$3,809-62.6%
Brian Westphal$12,189$3,787-68.9%
Lyle Voga$16,215$3,707-77.1%
Raymond N. Keller$14,411$3,696-74.4%
Dennis L. Bower$3,675$3,6750%
Frank G. Keller Jr.$14,171$3,456-75.6%
S. A. Jorgensen$5,803$3,426-41%
D. Oldenburg$8,114$3,392-58.2%
Jared E. Nelson$7,991$3,265-59.1%
Rogers Rental Properties$5,055$3,260-35.5%
Roger a Lymenstull$3,730$3,235-13.3%
Thomas Hallick$3,215$3,2150%
Dickson Valley Ministries$0$3,130--
Alice Brown$3,097$3,0970%
Ronald L. Anderson$13,291$3,084-76.8%
Mark Bols$6,711$3,050-54.6%
Andrew Schwartz$6,243$3,016-51.7%
Richard E. Schwanz$18,154$2,917-83.9%
Robert H. Morel Jr.$19,232$2,875-85.1%
Donald J Miller Trust No 101$12,965$2,852-78%
Robert L. Scott$7,354$2,834-61.5%
Genmar, LLC$11,532$2,831-75.5%
Merle Howard Tuntland$7,418$2,828-61.9%
Jeff L. Vogen$9,940$2,778-72.1%
Robert Thorsen$1,766$2,73654.9%
Gerald J Vogen Trust$10,956$2,686-75.5%
Shirley M Vogen Revocable Trust$11,253$2,686-76.1%
Howard Mathre$10,043$2,682-73.3%
Shamrock Farms, LLC$2,812$2,662-5.3%
66 Land Ventures, LLC$2,654$2,6540%
Wissmiller Agent Partnership LP 2$13,294$2,561-80.7%
Wissmiller Agricultural Partnership LP$13,294$2,561-80.7%
Janet Hissong$5,303$2,534-52.2%
Robert A. Gates$11,030$2,508-77.3%
Robert Pottinger$9,543$2,498-73.8%
Hugh Goudie Trust$10,155$2,494-75.4%
Stephen R. Calhoun$3,884$2,478-36.2%
James R. Bingham$8,222$2,477-69.9%
Linda S. Bingham$8,222$2,477-69.9%
Tracy Zabel$2,843$2,405-15.4%
Tronc Family Trust$3,348$2,387-28.7%
HWM Hughes Road Property, LLC$8,692$2,328-73.2%
Kurt Jeffrey Schobert$11,871$2,293-80.7%
Jeffrey C. Schobert$11,600$2,276-80.4%
Spencer's Farm on Martin's Prairie, LLC$3,459$2,250-35%
George R Armstrong Rev Trustee$9,679$2,241-76.8%
Vince Lott$3,057$2,217-27.5%
Dorothy L. Coffman$7,548$2,175-71.2%
Virgil Karales$11,875$2,118-82.2%
Gary Bennett$7,001$2,057-70.6%
Robert J & Grace W Nickel Farms, LLLP$2,055$2,0550%
Nancy J. Larson$11,465$1,976-82.8%
Jodeen L Kimpan - Jodeen L Kimpan Trust$1,901$1,9371.9%
James N. Koetz$3,726$1,803-51.6%
Joel Testin Marital Trust$9,501$1,798-81.1%
Jerry Meyer$5,589$1,747-68.7%
William Thompson$4,918$1,699-65.5%
Karen Crawford - Karen L Crawford Trust$1,241$1,69236.3%
William a & Priscilla Richards Living Trust$1,163$1,59937.5%
Richard M Gilloffo$1,562$1,5620%
Kenneth G. Hume$6,420$1,556-75.8%
Donald L. Haggard$2,540$1,534-39.6%
Jake A. Larson$7,060$1,508-78.6%
Pauline F. Scharf$4,768$1,508-68.4%
James B. Mcarthur Trust and Virginia L Mcarthur Trust$8,385$1,493-82.2%
HWM Lisbon Center Road, LLC$4,811$1,489-69.1%
Brummel Trust 1$7,646$1,487-80.6%
Marjorie L Kleronomos$0$1,464--
Brian Findlay$4,409$1,457-67%
Royce D. Corbin$6,527$1,436-78%
Mary D Maly Living Trust$1,818$1,423-21.7%
Thomas Holbrook$6,725$1,420-78.9%
Royce Leaders$6,205$1,416-77.2%
Jon Cornelissen$4,018$1,365-66%
Philip A. Quarnstrom$1,359$1,3590%
Williamson Land & Livestock, LLC$3,635$1,347-62.9%
Trust Number 999168$1,288$1,2880%
Steven Bauer$2,563$1,269-50.5%
James Brossman$1,254$1,2540%
Thomas Mathre Jr.$2,397$1,233-48.6%
Whitfield Knutson Trust$4,880$1,206-75.3%
Jean Freeman$3,367$1,165-65.4%
Richard Kunkel$4,325$1,154-73.3%
Willard O Lee Charles Trust$1,147$1,1470%
Willard O Lee Mark Trust$1,147$1,1470%
Willard O Lee Patricia Trust$1,147$1,1470%
Bonnie R. Johnson$1,132$1,1410.8%
Margaret Plaskas$4,968$1,128-77.3%
Dan Jirus III$3,071$1,128-63.3%
Carol Christian$1,145$1,073-6.3%
Fox Ridge Trust$1,070$1,0700%
Craig J. Pottinger$4,024$1,049-73.9%
Robert Bennett$3,049$1,032-66.2%
Rodney G. Schobert$4,377$1,005-77%
Wykes Family Trust$1,008$1,000-0.8%
Matthew R. Cherry$5,228$953-81.8%
Joshua Friestad$3,492$952-72.7%
First Midwest Bank Land Trust 5563$2,882$943-67.3%
Roger Clampitt$3,396$895-73.6%
Stewart W. Patterson Jr.$863$8630%
David Gavin$4,102$847-79.4%
Richard B. Powers$2,098$826-60.6%
Jack Henze$1,884$800-57.5%
David C. Koehler$3,795$783-79.4%
Carol Seibel$3,457$754-78.2%
Karlie Nesson$3,242$753-76.8%
Willard O Lee Family Trust$749$7490%
Matre Gard, LLC$3,124$747-76.1%
Edward John Roskopf$743$7430%
Janice E Towne Trust$3,042$738-75.7%
Wayne Gargrave$3,042$738-75.7%
Morris C. Webb$2,143$738-65.6%
Sol Gardens, LLC$632$73516.3%
Donald Zitt$3,029$732-75.8%
Mcguire Agent & Investment Partnership, Ltd.$3,433$728-78.8%
Thomas W. Fletcher Jr.$1,770$716-59.5%
John Rosenwinkel$703$7030%
Susan Rosenwinkel$703$7030%
Eugene R Fox Trust$3,775$681-82%
William Fox Trust$3,775$681-82%
Franklin Curtis Read$2,676$677-74.7%
Thomas Richards Jr.$1,398$658-52.9%
Scott A. Larson$2,673$646-75.8%
Jane L Cook Farm Trust$2,128$634-70.2%
Tom Bromeland$2,255$614-72.8%
Sanders Family Limited Partnership$1,571$612-61%
Jay C. Rud$605$6050%
Elizabeth Langeland$2,171$586-73%
Dawne a Beerup$1,431$557-61.1%
Renae Lynn Unruh$0$538--
Arthur J. Ellis III$3,052$531-82.6%
Paul L & Marcia a Shoemaker Family Trustee$814$519-36.2%
Charles D. Unruh$2,130$504-76.3%
Darles Scheibe$1,863$502-73.1%
Green Mountain Flavors, Inc.$500$5000%
James Blough$494$4940%
Patrick G. Filippi$145$493240%
Patricia Batchelder$0$492--
Leah K. Rodriguez$0$492--
Kevin J. Biscan$76$470518.4%
John B Kuney III Trust$1,377$464-66.3%
Margaret K Plaskas Trust$1,377$464-66.3%
Brian Lunde$1,532$450-70.6%
Jacob M. Friestad$6,420$420-93.5%
Lowell P. Iverson$785$413-47.4%
Rex C. Banta$0$404--
Gene Pfaff$401$4010%
Colleen Long$592$377-36.3%
Helen Annette Reese$1,592$377-76.3%
Patricia M Hambly Rev Declaration of Trust$1,018$356-65%
Caulfield Fam Tr$2,608$349-86.6%
Joseph R. Brummel$949$345-63.6%
John Carl Tunnell 2007 Trust$350$332-5.1%
Marjory S Tunnell 2007 Trust$799$332-58.4%
Steven F Wohead$39$330746.2%
Warren L Van Wallingham$96$327240.6%
Clyde Edward Anderson$1,342$317-76.4%
Darald L Nelson$1,558$302-80.6%
Leonard R. Wass$301$3010%
Elizabeth L. Husler$1,096$287-73.8%
Peter Meyer$284$2840%
Rebecca Meyer$284$2840%
Dean R. Noggle$789$275-65.1%
Blocker Bros, LLC$0$258--
Bill Hardecopf$615$244-60.3%
Sheryl Heinz Land Trust No 1$265$241-9.1%
Bruce Wissmiller$678$237-65%
Sheridan Farm Management, LLC$236$2360%
Mary E. Liggett$1,003$196-80.5%
Trenton Cooper$1,377$180-86.9%
Janice K. Beil$0$177--
Knell Farm, LLC$156$1560%
Deborah L Tvrdik Trust$0$149--
Eric M. Friestad$263$128-51.3%
Scott Smith$213$123-42.3%
Donald L Carlson Living Trust$119$1190%
Don Forbes$180$109-39.4%
Mary Christine Hartman$269$105-61%
Michael Larson$100$1000%
Gregory B. Burks$91$910%
Steven L. Gengler$258$88-65.9%
Nicholas A. Wills$2,552$73-97.1%
Norma Jean Chastain$60$600%
Boughton Grain Farms, LLC$19,614$52-99.7%
Paralee M Perkins$1,953$32-98.4%
Sean P. Crandell$0$19--
Cary W. Lieser$1,890$0-100%
Donald Robbins$177$0-100%
Hiller Family Limited Partnership$10,310$0-100%
John K. Fletcher$790$0-100%
Martin H. Myre Sr.$1,318$0-100%
Maynard Larson$960$0-100%
Roger D Toftoy$4,582$0-100%
Susanne L. Testin$63$0-100%
William W. Davis III$7,393$0-100%
Craig A. Roehl$4,862$0-100%
JJD Farming, LLC$30,610$0-100%
Larry Brossman$10,099$0-100%
Lois a Moser Special Needs Trust$184$0-100%
Robert B. Garrey$850$0-100%
Suzanne Schlapp$212$0-100%
Anne M. Sears$1,728$0-100%
Barbara S. Sears$1,728$0-100%
Darsey D. Qualkenbush$76$0-100%
Frieders Family Farms Partnership$9,125$0-100%
John Klossing$2,090$0-100%
Leslie & Cleo Thorson Family L P$3,597$0-100%
Linda Hess Living Trust$3,432$0-100%
Lyle Fritsch Trust 101$358$0-100%
Alan R Raboine$151$0-100%
Barry J Lauwers - Barry J Lauwers Trust$18,457$0-100%
Branson Family Trust$2,238$0-100%
Clifford Oleson$1,038$0-100%
Cory Westphall$1,705$0-100%
Cyb Properties, LLC$412$0-100%
Daniel Underhill$153$0-100%
Jason R. Vickery$642$0-100%
Little Rock Trust 225$271$0-100%
Loren R. Peterson$424$0-100%
Mark L. Vandyke$214$0-100%
Paul Strong$267$0-100%
Quintin - Quintin P Wissmiller Trust Wissmiller$61,191$0-100%
Robert L. Smith$1,561$0-100%
Steven Borneman$18,399$0-100%
Vic Dermott$211$0-100%
Total subsidies$11,091,027$3,598,458-67.6%

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