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In 2021, 72 farmers in cities within Iosco County received a total of $882,214 in 157 farm subsidies, a 56.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2 million in 287 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W-R-L Daniels Farm, LLC | $592,583 | $152,384 | -74.3% |
| Donald Grezeszak | $431,372 | $134,138 | -68.9% |
| Curry Farms, LLC | $190,328 | $132,234 | -30.5% |
| Anschuetz Dairy Farm, LLC | $133,011 | $96,875 | -27.2% |
| Jeremy Beebe | $134,262 | $72,461 | -46% |
| Nelkie Farms, L L C | $50,022 | $64,512 | 29% |
| Donald Look | $0 | $39,882 | -- |
| Kelby Ruckle | $56,956 | $17,389 | -69.5% |
| Timothy Beebe | $28,836 | $13,300 | -53.9% |
| Ivan Watts | $19,123 | $12,183 | -36.3% |
| Matthew A. Bischoff | $17,637 | $9,681 | -45.1% |
| Terry Bellville | $20,186 | $8,964 | -55.6% |
| ALS Top Crop Service, Inc. | $19,579 | $8,847 | -54.8% |
| James Groff | $70,321 | $8,489 | -87.9% |
| Roger Beebe | $19,720 | $8,094 | -59% |
| Allan D. Campbell | $6,918 | $6,918 | 0% |
| Kirk Farms, Inc. | $6,931 | $6,689 | -3.5% |
| R F Loomis Family, LLC | $6,571 | $6,571 | 0% |
| James H. Sturtevant | $14,848 | $6,331 | -57.4% |
| Wayne Szikszay | $13,339 | $5,731 | -57% |
| Langes Beef & Bull, Inc. | $11,391 | $5,416 | -52.5% |
| Jason S. Bischoff | $12,257 | $5,296 | -56.8% |
| Justin Bamberger | $7,893 | $5,179 | -34.4% |
| Scott E. Barnes | $10,092 | $3,876 | -61.6% |
| Samuel H. Barnes | $10,080 | $3,843 | -61.9% |
| Patrick Gibson | $7,124 | $3,804 | -46.6% |
| Tony Worden | $7,074 | $3,643 | -48.5% |
| Troy M. Gawne | $4,587 | $3,302 | -28% |
| Joyce M. Bellville | $3,121 | $3,121 | 0% |
| Mervyn Farms, LLC | $7,076 | $2,849 | -59.7% |
| Ryan Ostrander | $9,675 | $2,525 | -73.9% |
| J-Hil Acres, LLC | $5,097 | $2,451 | -51.9% |
| Jon Worden | $15,969 | $2,080 | -87% |
| Jeffrey J. Janish | $10,112 | $2,063 | -79.6% |
| Dennis Cholger | $5,513 | $2,020 | -63.4% |
| Britt Farms, LLC | $2,483 | $1,692 | -31.9% |
| Arnie la Pratt | $3,521 | $1,543 | -56.2% |
| Jacob J. Sciotti | $4,535 | $1,524 | -66.4% |
| Thomas Donaghy Jr. | $1,255 | $1,255 | 0% |
| Col-Shee Family Farm | $2,784 | $1,218 | -56.3% |
| Jody Jordan | $4,563 | $1,105 | -75.8% |
| Mitchell Creek, LLC | $4,370 | $974 | -77.7% |
| D'Anne Youngs | $888 | $888 | 0% |
| Virginia Duvall | $1,905 | $880 | -53.8% |
| James Bellville | $544 | $849 | 56.1% |
| Rebecca Nicklyn | $0 | $668 | -- |
| Peter Kaiser | $6,204 | $635 | -89.8% |
| Larry Alda | $2,347 | $605 | -74.2% |
| Roger Siegrist | $1,914 | $455 | -76.2% |
| James E. McArdle | $2,837 | $447 | -84.2% |
| Kevin Kaliszewski | $2,774 | $445 | -84% |
| Daryn Bernard | $1,420 | $440 | -69% |
| Michael Scott Nelkie | $836 | $409 | -51.1% |
| Lorraine C Firebaugh Living Trustee | $1,723 | $399 | -76.8% |
| Frontier Farms, LLC | $500 | $381 | -23.8% |
| Roger Drew Earl | $976 | $306 | -68.6% |
| Dale Runyan | $502 | $293 | -41.6% |
| Stephanie Dober | $1,735 | $289 | -83.3% |
| Barbara Green | $1,662 | $260 | -84.4% |
| Ronald Keys | $1,854 | $242 | -86.9% |
| Terry Goedecke | $1,059 | $236 | -77.7% |
| Jane Krueger | $414 | $133 | -67.9% |
| Pine Grove Farms, Ltd. | $506 | $100 | -80.2% |
| Stanley J Blury III | $385 | $86 | -77.7% |
| Steve Hlinka | $86 | $86 | 0% |
| Ericka Earl | $273 | $84 | -69.2% |
| Matthew Kaiser | $317 | $83 | -73.8% |
| Harold Miller | $170 | $23 | -86.5% |
| Allen Miller | $170 | $23 | -86.5% |
| John Webb II | $69 | $11 | -84.1% |
| David L. Schirmer | $175 | $4 | -97.7% |
| Leonard L Robinson and Ruth a Robinson Trust | $940 | $2 | -99.8% |
| Dirk R. Matich | $6,974 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Peters | $26 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Shawl | $247 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Stanfill | $2,113 | $0 | -100% |
| James Klish | $93 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Jacques | $454 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick Warner | $566 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Boden | $89 | $0 | -100% |
| William Britt | $1,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Rosenow Farms, LLC | $7,374 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley F Varden-Kopka | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,038,187 | $882,214 | -56.7% |
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