Quantcast

Ann Arbor Times

Saturday, April 27, 2024

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

Mftractor760

Adobe Stock

Adobe Stock

Farms throughout cities in Washtenaw County received $4.7 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 374 farmers in cities within Washtenaw County received a total of $2.8 million in 716 farm subsidies, a 62.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.5 million in 1,480 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 Washtenaw County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Breuninger Farms, LLC$242,163$149,829-38.1%
Horning Farms, LLC$391,866$146,381-62.6%
Weidmayer Farms, LLC$145,804$92,376-36.6%
Lee a Maulbetsch$58,508$54,889-6.2%
Edward Mamarow JR$68,360$51,535-24.6%
Blumenauer Farms, LLC$130,391$50,998-60.9%
Robert H. Schultz$117,745$46,182-60.8%
Eileen Finkbeiner$382,416$45,517-88.1%
Pleasant Valley Farm, LLC$60,557$43,598-28%
Liberty Grain Farms, LLC$189,410$40,704-78.5%
Kevin Duvall$149,523$39,681-73.5%
Talladay Farms, Inc.$97,133$39,257-59.6%
Girbach Farms$90,857$32,934-63.8%
Randy's Lime Service, Inc.$74,324$31,005-58.3%
Lambarth Farms, LLC$36,732$30,742-16.3%
Richard Weisenreder$72,729$30,324-58.3%
Vershum Farms, LLC$94,746$29,294-69.1%
Randy Klager$78,824$28,954-63.3%
Dennis C. Wilkin$40,434$28,703-29%
Curtis Meilke$30,514$28,465-6.7%
Russell L. Exelby$26,859$27,6833.1%
N & D Bohnett Farms, LLC$63,531$26,845-57.7%
Augusta Greenhouse, Inc.$0$26,713--
Lesser Farms$87,080$25,891-70.3%
Lewis Alan Litwin$37,764$25,802-31.7%
William Murray Fishbeck$61,238$25,769-57.9%
James C. Marion$27,066$25,701-5%
Max C. Finkbeiner$251,756$24,298-90.3%
Quality Acres$81,205$23,918-70.5%
Huehl Acres$58,414$23,637-59.5%
Matthew H Koenn$55,357$22,232-59.8%
Bristle Farms, LLC$65,916$21,872-66.8%
Ernst Farms$66,773$21,800-67.4%
John N. Heller$43,534$21,694-50.2%
Karl Schenk$55,490$21,675-60.9%
Doug Trinkle$59,631$20,879-65%
Gary a Weidmayer$69,912$20,703-70.4%
D & M Marion, Inc.$146,829$20,395-86.1%
Aaron K. Rogers$91,451$20,247-77.9%
Schaible Farms, LLC$143,943$19,638-86.4%
James Bristle$41,339$19,184-53.6%
William Lyndon Uphaus$118,801$18,089-84.8%
Eliot Farms, LLC$50,427$17,378-65.5%
Ryan Rentschler$51,003$17,175-66.3%
Sperry Zaharias Farm, LLP$32,533$16,259-50%
Albert Feldkamp$26,980$16,213-39.9%
James M. Miller$7,692$16,206110.7%
Daniel E. Trinkle$41,674$15,345-63.2%
Guenther Farms$29,764$15,210-48.9%
Joseph P. Kress$4,638$14,963222.6%
Powers Farms$27,460$14,631-46.7%
Donald A. Rentschler$47,013$14,597-69%
Doug Roome$22,748$14,308-37.1%
D & K Marion Farms, LLC$29,856$14,048-52.9%
Vincent Edwin Bankston$17,052$13,895-18.5%
James A. Poulter$15,094$13,585-10%
Billy S. Hopkins$29,100$13,480-53.7%
Kleinschmidt Farms, LLC$22,523$13,465-40.2%
Lloyd & David Jedele, LLC$31,424$13,434-57.2%
Gar Dottie O Dairy Ranch, LLC$32,390$13,400-58.6%
Paul a Caroen$22,421$13,350-40.5%
Paul Rothfuss and Sons, LLC$43,316$12,929-70.2%
Michael Butzin$34,768$12,845-63.1%
Marvin G. Feldkamp$100,581$11,882-88.2%
Adam Piehutkoski$6,124$11,75591.9%
Paschall Farms, LLC$44,778$11,327-74.7%
Whitcomb Farms, LLC$18,847$11,312-40%
Braun Farms, Inc.$29,692$11,218-62.2%
James G Schnearle$41,489$11,110-73.2%
Noggle Farms, LLC$60,577$10,763-82.2%
John M. Alexander$18,191$10,630-41.6%
Feldkamp Farms, LLC$21,923$10,499-52.1%
Charles E. Hieber$52,233$10,487-79.9%
L & D Finkbeiner Farms$20,743$10,464-49.6%
Philip D. Gordon$22,531$10,451-53.6%
John Cares$19,648$10,379-47.2%
Morton Farms$22,623$10,239-54.7%
Duane C. Trinkle Jr.$28,760$10,038-65.1%
Lloyd Guenther Farms, LLC$26,035$9,979-61.7%
Timothy Malinczak$23,691$9,936-58.1%
Tom Hammond$23,749$9,495-60%
Gary H. Bross$21,104$9,404-55.4%
Duane Kuebler$9,370$9,3700%
Christopher Thomas Zahn$25,983$9,354-64%
Dakota N. Crisp$9,312$9,3120%
Darryl K. Zink$19,348$8,984-53.6%
David W. Cavanaugh$13,739$8,592-37.5%
Koengeter Farms$15,827$8,443-46.7%
Steven Trinkle$21,348$8,368-60.8%
Brookwater Farms$17,930$8,129-54.7%
EDC Bauer Farms, LLC$17,734$8,102-54.3%
Paul H. Marion$41,008$8,037-80.4%
Hillary Ann Horodeczny$15,805$7,979-49.5%
Walter Horodeczny$15,805$7,979-49.5%
David J Heydlauff$16,873$7,814-53.7%
Tim Willis$0$7,798--
Gary Luckhardt$25,845$7,552-70.8%
Charles Schaible$22,492$7,547-66.4%
Barbara J. Elliott$10,841$7,426-31.5%
Duane F. Mason$18,076$7,410-59%
Dennis Trinkle$17,298$7,383-57.3%
Kenneth W. Hieber$38,521$7,244-81.2%
Douglas Kothe$11,220$7,004-37.6%
Philip Selter$11,120$6,914-37.8%
Robert Feldkamp$19,155$6,901-64%
Margaret A. Green$6,500$6,8976.1%
Michael J. Finkbeiner$15,880$6,797-57.2%
David B. Ruhlig$13,544$6,795-49.8%
A&R Farms of Wood County, LLC$1,662$6,787308.4%
Anderson Family Farms, LLC$26,832$6,777-74.7%
Dan Grau$18,482$6,742-63.5%
Earl Klager$10,025$6,713-33%
Roderick C. Powers$15,698$6,576-58.1%
Garden Fort, LLC$0$6,574--
Trent Satterthwaite$16,557$6,544-60.5%
Gary Grosshans$12,603$6,428-49%
William D. Sodt$29,652$6,381-78.5%
Michael Mahrle$11,553$6,267-45.8%
Donna Zink$11,301$6,115-45.9%
John Gatt$17,693$6,113-65.4%
Karl Jacob$12,174$6,112-49.8%
James & Carol Samonek$17,048$6,099-64.2%
Robert Walters$6,000$6,0000%
John Broesamle$13,706$5,964-56.5%
Larry Roehm$14,582$5,933-59.3%
Douglas Brooks$14,714$5,837-60.3%
Leo Bur Farms, LLC$13,107$5,787-55.8%
Jeannine Bessette$5,777$5,7770%
John H. Roark Jr.$9,398$5,754-38.8%
Diuble Farms, LLC$21,953$5,721-73.9%
Rosanne C Bloomer Revocable Trust$26,484$5,614-78.8%
Thomas Y Bloomer Revocable Trustee$26,484$5,614-78.8%
Kyle a Toteff$19,183$5,569-71%
KB Farms, LLC$15,767$5,479-65.3%
Mark S. Selby$0$5,462--
Gail Mullreed$11,180$5,425-51.5%
John R. Guess$0$5,374--
CPW Farms, LLC$12,310$5,325-56.7%
Kirk Gordon$14,207$5,305-62.7%
Reuben Lesser Jr.$9,846$5,295-46.2%
Kevin Wing$14,507$5,085-64.9%
David Baldus$6,799$4,873-28.3%
Dale Heller Kapp$10,660$4,838-54.6%
Ryan Matthew Ernst$16,930$4,730-72.1%
T & L Marion, LLC$7,785$4,692-39.7%
Daniel S Mcqueer$4,686$4,6860%
Painted Prairie Julie Losee MBR, LLC$1,312$4,624252.4%
Richard L. Schaible$11,725$4,611-60.7%
Charles Roehm$38,183$4,609-87.9%
Lorcol Farms, LLC$4,987$4,503-9.7%
H&H Harvest, LLC$10,046$4,398-56.2%
Mike D. Hassett$13,824$4,314-68.8%
Fran C. Adler$4,268$4,2680%
Ted Hinderer$8,763$4,245-51.6%
Debra Mayle$4,200$4,2000%
Sand Canyon Grass & Grain, LLC$9,180$4,186-54.4%
Bruce A. Mueller$4,171$4,1710%
David L. Barton$11,457$4,136-63.9%
Andrea Hicks$4,422$4,083-7.7%
Gerald H. Kuhl$7,807$3,880-50.3%
Jason K. Brooks$16,484$3,851-76.6%
Peggy Foss - the Merle L. And Peggy J. Foss Family Trust$0$3,752--
Blasey Davis Farms, LLC$9,945$3,744-62.4%
Rudy T. Layher$7,787$3,715-52.3%
Inger J. Schultz$3,701$3,7010%
Carroll Edward Wall$15,699$3,674-76.6%
Vanek Revocable Trust$11,320$3,667-67.6%
Nobis Grain, LLC$8,876$3,582-59.6%
Dale E. Kuebler$6,281$3,531-43.8%
Matt Hinderer$2,574$3,51536.6%
Michael S. Selter$6,701$3,460-48.4%
Joshua Powers$6,615$3,445-47.9%
Marcus S. Bristle$10,301$3,432-66.7%
Michael Horodeczny$5,822$3,382-41.9%
Bruce Wulfsberg$9,485$3,362-64.6%
Rachel Bross$16,334$3,329-79.6%
Mark B. Lemke$3,277$3,2770%
Norman Nickel$12,479$3,233-74.1%
Lynn Luckhardt$9,020$3,231-64.2%
Jason Hesselberg$0$3,198--
Daniel Schaible$11,395$3,134-72.5%
Ken Baldus$12,285$3,042-75.2%
Sue E. Adamski$6,506$3,014-53.7%
Arthur Feldkamp$5,670$2,945-48.1%
Stephen Michael Phillips$0$2,865--
Edland W. Malick$6,401$2,814-56%
James Coval$4,567$2,777-39.2%
Lee Kothe$2,871$2,696-6.1%
Whitney Farmstead, LLC$0$2,694--
Orson A. Beeman Jr.$5,805$2,678-53.9%
George W Graham Trust$8,275$2,652-68%
Beuerle Farms, LLC$6,646$2,616-60.6%
Douglas Eugene Detterman$5,190$2,596-50%
Drakelan Farms, LLC$26,992$2,570-90.5%
Archie L. Bradbury$8,648$2,529-70.8%
Eunice P. Bottorff$3,329$2,495-25.1%
Dale a Hunscher$2,462$2,4620%
Siler Farms, Inc.$3,417$2,451-28.3%
Larry D Nooden$2,438$2,4380%
Exelby Farms$6,181$2,382-61.5%
Jerry Bristle$6,744$2,374-64.8%
Clifford L. Craig$4,946$2,364-52.2%
Eugene Heusel Jr.$4,133$2,344-43.3%
Edward P. Mahony$2,291$2,2910%
Ronald G. Ghormley$0$2,290--
Darell Finkbeiner$4,127$2,289-44.5%
John Cox$10,156$2,265-77.7%
Vincent W & F Johanna Peltier Rev Trustee$4,989$2,256-54.8%
Merle Foss$2,254$2,2540%
Seeley Farm, LLC$10,289$2,245-78.2%
William Wiedmayer$4,088$2,231-45.4%
Grant Howard$2,229$2,2290%
Engelbert Farm, LLC$3,884$2,212-43%
Nancy M. Veit$10,475$2,184-79.2%
Donald R. Feldkamp Trust$5,944$2,180-63.3%
Dean P. Sell$24,967$2,175-91.3%
Daniel W. Malick$3,495$2,148-38.5%
James M. Huffman$0$2,117--
Gerig Family Asset Protection Trust$0$2,109--
Nancy Klaphake$8,533$2,106-75.3%
D. J. Krzyzaniak$3,164$1,944-38.6%
William W Seaton Revocable Trust$5,045$1,938-61.6%
David Herter$3,208$1,862-42%
Darrin Buss$3,386$1,836-45.8%
Martin J. Marion$4,187$1,835-56.2%
Mildred Zindel$2,417$1,812-25%
Travis G. Fusilier$5,143$1,809-64.8%
Howard DE Forest$3,498$1,800-48.5%
Lance C. Young$4,626$1,685-63.6%
Ann E. Davidson$1,677$1,6770%
Justin Roome$2,577$1,668-35.3%
Legacy Land Conservancy$1,634$1,6340%
Edith Bess Schaible$6,449$1,631-74.7%
John Hellner$3,318$1,593-52%
William Klager$3,769$1,565-58.5%
Timothy Osentoski$3,334$1,564-53.1%
Mark Juergens$1,561$1,5610%
Mccoy Estates LC$8,441$1,554-81.6%
Peter Brown$2,193$1,549-29.4%
Joan Behrendt Estate$1,065$1,52443.1%
Howard Keith Sias$3,659$1,519-58.5%
Robert R Caribardi$882$1,51571.8%
Mary Elizabeth Recker$3,961$1,513-61.8%
Edward Osentoski$2,938$1,488-49.4%
Richard Lundy$4,237$1,485-65%
Hindsight Farm, LLC$0$1,459--
Fire Fly Meadow Farms$2,068$1,458-29.5%
Robbin Alexander Trust$20,747$1,416-93.2%
Tim D. Wendler$1,627$1,376-15.4%
Katrina M. Appell$2,061$1,349-34.5%
Andrew Kawlewski$1,061$1,30623.1%
Willard Kohler III$2,850$1,270-55.4%
Kenneth E. Schiller$2,412$1,255-48%
Bremer Family Revocable Living Trust$0$1,232--
Douglas a Stevens and Janet R Stevens Living Trust$0$1,221--
Lacey A. Mason$0$1,217--
Kevin Knowles$1,240$1,196-3.5%
Jane C. Santoro$1,261$1,195-5.2%
Donald L. Christopherson$1,261$1,195-5.2%
David Lesser$4,694$1,185-74.8%
Patrick K. Walz$3,848$1,154-70%
William R Hosmon$3,445$1,135-67.1%
Yitshak Henig$1,124$1,1240%
The Paula E Yocum Revocable Trust$4,436$1,107-75%
Greg Weidmayer$2,937$1,105-62.4%
Todd Wehner$0$1,079--
Sara A. Bassett$1,050$1,0500%
Chris J. Short$2,054$1,043-49.2%
Barbara Medvec$2,068$1,034-50%
Ken Hashimoto Irrevocable Trust$3,194$1,000-68.7%
John Owsley$990$9900%
David Feldkamp$2,574$974-62.2%
Harlan Land, LLC$943$9430%
Nature and Nurture, LLC$2,892$934-67.7%
Bret A. Collier$0$915--
Norman D. Samuelson$2,131$913-57.2%
Jay Schwab$1,234$908-26.4%
Mary Ann Stevenson$3,020$881-70.8%
Young Ranch$1,683$880-47.7%
Gerald R. Schmidt$875$8750%
Kelsea Sherer$0$859--
Robert N. Mast$1,843$849-53.9%
Loren Heller$9,825$848-91.4%
Marianna K. Staples$1,970$845-57.1%
Norwin R Raus III$991$844-14.8%
Carolyn Ferrell$1,785$842-52.8%
Robert A. Smith$1,523$840-44.8%
David Simmons$1,679$838-50.1%
John Kingsley$1,014$808-20.3%
Margaret S. Warrick$3,917$771-80.3%
Richard Clark$2,655$746-71.9%
John P. Richert$745$7450%
Nan Lefton - Nan Shawber Lefton Rev Living Trustee$0$743--
James Robert Reschke$0$735--
Lyle Wahl$0$722--
Ann Kruse$1,409$707-49.8%
Storm Survivors Trustee Dated October 25 2005$3,852$704-81.7%
M a Labuta$2,524$684-72.9%
Kenneth Koch$2,882$679-76.4%
Mark Bradley Masten$668$6680%
Brian Trinkle$990$652-34.1%
Robert R. Girbach$1,075$649-39.6%
Eric Lovasz$644$6440%
Donna Winkle$1,505$633-57.9%
Green Things Farm Collective, LLC$34,716$625-98.2%
John B Owdziej$1,531$620-59.5%
Slow Farm, LLC$9,182$610-93.4%
Mitchell Marion$1,597$610-61.8%
Janet K. Vavra$1,475$593-59.8%
Graham Family Unified Credit Trust$2,107$578-72.6%
Gary Adams$1,632$565-65.4%
Joan Nassauer$561$5610%
County of Washtenaw, Michigan$0$544--
Lawrence M Menchak$2,076$519-75%
Everell D & Naomi C Stevens Trust$2,049$510-75.1%
Linda Grosh$1,466$506-65.5%
New World Tea - Arbor Teas, LLC$0$500--
Noble Organic Farm, LLC$810$500-38.3%
Rose R Gorgas Trust$1,449$495-65.8%
Karen Verhey$481$4810%
Randall Ault$2,145$466-78.3%
Amy E. Bunker$606$454-25.1%
Janice O. Harwood$366$45424%
Beverly R. Graham$381$45018.1%
Sarah Brooks-Miller$320$42733.4%
Mary Anna Sheaffer-Manthey$408$4080%
Robert C Bulmon$509$408-19.8%
William D. McCully$697$407-41.6%
Norman Davis Jr.$1,208$393-67.5%
Mark Lindsay$911$361-60.4%
David Todd Spratt$359$3590%
Country Valley Farm$0$332--
Ann M. Kelley$644$325-49.5%
Carolyn A. Graves$391$322-17.6%
Rick John Ervin$4,133$308-92.5%
Barbara K. Dehn$302$3020%
Stephanie Reeves$0$289--
George & Kathryn Foltz Trust$0$287--
Carol Ways$804$283-64.8%
Howard Braun$265$2650%
Laurie Buys$469$238-49.3%
DKMC Farms, LLC$124$21271%
Carl D. Bauer$3,055$212-93.1%
Leona Osentoski$430$211-50.9%
Charles O. Schmunk$356$196-44.9%
Phyllis Moore$176$1897.4%
Patricia S. Bates$759$188-75.2%
Cathie Curran$56$177216.1%
James D. Ferrio$563$172-69.4%
Mona L. Short$0$165--
Edward Keezer$1,416$163-88.5%
Scott Nelson$3,166$135-95.7%
Veronica A. Kastl$476$129-72.9%
Christopher J. Grau$0$108--
Ann Breitenwischer$731$105-85.6%
Rosalyn Breitenwischer$731$105-85.6%
Brenda Genereaux$1,142$77-93.3%
William Frame$150$73-51.3%
Ron Voigtman$176$58-67%
Clarence Brown$171$55-67.8%
Dennis E. Perkins$523$47-91%
John Koselka$0$46--
Gretchen a Waters$210$44-79%
John H. Gilbert$210$44-79%
Keith Lasalle$109$41-62.4%
John G. Vine$348$39-88.8%
Earl Heller$334$37-88.9%
Aneta Weaver$20$3260%
Harold D. Burchett$120$23-80.8%
Tameria Shannon$15$2140%
Guess Family Farms, LLC$5,518$16-99.7%
Joseph R. Wissing$243$15-93.8%
Thayer Country Farms, LLC$2,140$4-99.8%
Michael Fusilier$52,004$3-100%
Adrianne Elizabeth Gammie$3,053$0-100%
Arbor North, LLC$500$0-100%
Barbara Ann Vanek$3,129$0-100%
Brenda Gray$72$0-100%
Bruce H. Fonda$370$0-100%
Carl David Steinhauser$1,226$0-100%
Carl Kempf$263$0-100%
Charles Ritter$2,814$0-100%
Curtis J. Karr$2,164$0-100%
David R. Golden$57$0-100%
David W. Linden$738$0-100%
Floyd Merlen Schoenhals$1,408$0-100%
George E. Foltz & Kathryn M. Folt$287$0-100%
Graham III Trust C W$882$0-100%
Green Hope, LLC$415$0-100%
Hilltop Greenhouse & Farms, LLC$121,111$0-100%
Jacqueline S Critchett Trustee U-a DTD 11081983$3,982$0-100%
James Freudenberg$161$0-100%
Kathlene S. Keith$73$0-100%
Nan Lefton - Nan Shawber Lefton R$971$0-100%
Norman Lieska$1,182$0-100%
Peggy Foss$1,346$0-100%
Robert H. Frushour$3,604$0-100%
Robert P Snyder Trust$2,525$0-100%
Ruth Peete$21$0-100%
Sandra Deline$171$0-100%
The Farm on Jennings, LLC$1,262$0-100%
Alton A. Grau$521$0-100%
Betty Hinderer Trust$885$0-100%
Champion Farms, LLC$385$0-100%
Courtney Heller$2,012$0-100%
Dolores Buss$2,370$0-100%
Donald Laier$2,976$0-100%
Douglas a Stevens and Janet R STE$2,770$0-100%
Kirk Hedding$1,168$0-100%
Chad M. Fusilier$10,436$0-100%
Gregory McKenzie$214$0-100%
James L. Jedele$3,440$0-100%
Julie Frost$4,656$0-100%
Sandra Buchanan$223$0-100%
Tamra a Bezzeg$6,726$0-100%
Amber E Houttekier$1,897$0-100%
Dale Ganzhorn$2,446$0-100%
Fusiliers Farm Market, LLC$11,993$0-100%
Jody Munson$222$0-100%
Joel Powers$4,930$0-100%
Kody Naylor$73$0-100%
NJ & SB St. Clair, LLC$362$0-100%
Peter Salzano$1,804$0-100%
William McNamara Jr.$1,182$0-100%
Bremer Family Revocable Living Trustee$1,930$0-100%
Bruce A. Tobias$114$0-100%
Bruce Haeussler$5,682$0-100%
David Jebb$1,442$0-100%
Larry Henes$3,535$0-100%
Nancy Thelen$275$0-100%
Todd Baker$2,260$0-100%
Martha J. Vaught$1,180$0-100%
Total subsidies$7,514,770$2,825,924-62.4%

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS