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In 2021, 214 farmers in cities within Waukesha County received a total of $1.8 million in 368 farm subsidies, a 48.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.4 million in 621 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 Waukesha County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dempsey Farms Partnership | $490,641 | $153,196 | -68.8% |
| Triple K Farm | $277,428 | $115,126 | -58.5% |
| James F. Grotjan | $183,280 | $113,052 | -38.3% |
| Kings Dairy Farm, LLC | $111,249 | $73,191 | -34.2% |
| Harvest View Farms, Inc. | $126,599 | $68,858 | -45.6% |
| Brueggemann Farms, LLC | $82,200 | $63,703 | -22.5% |
| Hillside Farms | $108,470 | $48,690 | -55.1% |
| T J G, LLC | $46,724 | $46,724 | 0% |
| Life Use, LLC | $39,018 | $39,018 | 0% |
| Lange Farms, LLC | $39,551 | $36,698 | -7.2% |
| Kau Farms | $86,552 | $35,676 | -58.8% |
| Terry Kveen | $4,155 | $33,822 | 714% |
| Constance J. Nolan | $33,473 | $33,414 | -0.2% |
| Irene Frigo | $31,977 | $31,977 | 0% |
| David Morris Farms, LLC | $65,453 | $29,267 | -55.3% |
| Green Hills, LLC | $27,140 | $28,780 | 6% |
| Ramstack Farms, Inc. | $71,331 | $28,600 | -59.9% |
| Oaklawn Beef Farms, LLC | $99,722 | $27,887 | -72% |
| Tiffany A. Giles | $23,628 | $23,501 | -0.5% |
| Donna Goche | $23,418 | $23,418 | 0% |
| Michael P. Goche | $23,418 | $23,418 | 0% |
| Michael Lawton | $29,147 | $21,488 | -26.3% |
| Gerald Enright | $20,664 | $20,664 | 0% |
| Patrick F. Smith | $22,863 | $17,835 | -22% |
| Thomas L. Ralston | $17,372 | $17,372 | 0% |
| Robert Weiland | $16,663 | $16,663 | 0% |
| Roger Scholbe | $55,109 | $16,276 | -70.5% |
| Tyler Troiola | $29,031 | $16,176 | -44.3% |
| Frederick F. Kipp | $20,368 | $15,504 | -23.9% |
| Lone Oak Angus, LLC | $21,575 | $13,550 | -37.2% |
| Brown Anderson FMS, Ltd. | $53,088 | $13,093 | -75.3% |
| Suzanne R. Laing | $29,613 | $12,977 | -56.2% |
| Schroeder Family Revocable Living Trust | $12,409 | $12,409 | 0% |
| Joseph Holterman | $28,345 | $12,123 | -57.2% |
| Owen Rock Cranberries, LP | $0 | $11,732 | -- |
| Flying G, LLC | $8,138 | $11,566 | 42.1% |
| C J Enterprises | $37,697 | $11,321 | -70% |
| Anne Nolan M. Andres | $10,760 | $10,760 | 0% |
| Kenneth H Graeve - Kenneth H Graeve & Dixie L Graeve Trust | $503 | $10,272 | 1,942.1% |
| Mitchell Pottebaum Farms Lp | $28,458 | $10,042 | -64.7% |
| Triple Sob, LLC | $9,890 | $9,890 | 0% |
| Jean C. Clemmons | $667 | $9,541 | 1,330.4% |
| I-39 Cranberry Company, LLC | $13,884 | $9,529 | -31.4% |
| Mary Legler | $7,269 | $9,454 | 30.1% |
| Ray E. Callahan | $9,115 | $9,109 | -0.1% |
| William McGrath | $31,619 | $8,923 | -71.8% |
| Brian Klein | $8,653 | $8,653 | 0% |
| John Paul Mesching | $8,547 | $8,547 | 0% |
| James M. Lange | $67,131 | $7,885 | -88.3% |
| David H. Hutchinson | $23,520 | $7,076 | -69.9% |
| Arthur E. Angove | $6,963 | $6,991 | 0.4% |
| Steven R. Smith | $6,555 | $6,555 | 0% |
| David L & Janice T Cronin Rev Trust | $8,499 | $6,515 | -23.3% |
| Guhr Brothers | $17,492 | $6,476 | -63% |
| Sjaahem Irrevocable Trust Dated January 22, 2018 | $0 | $6,399 | -- |
| Dean Benson | $6,223 | $6,223 | 0% |
| Cheri Catherine Chapman | $5,921 | $5,921 | 0% |
| John Dalton Farms, LLC | $13,662 | $5,802 | -57.5% |
| Frank Heinrich | $2,525 | $5,478 | 117% |
| Lehman Farm, LLC | $4,848 | $5,452 | 12.5% |
| Deback Farms | $15,762 | $5,293 | -66.4% |
| Kathleen C. Olesen | $5,236 | $5,236 | 0% |
| Brian A. Schlafer | $11,967 | $5,205 | -56.5% |
| Meech Farms, LLC | $15,889 | $5,168 | -67.5% |
| Edwin Schaefer | $8,727 | $5,109 | -41.5% |
| Michael Long | $5,387 | $5,093 | -5.5% |
| Bruce Marne | $4,897 | $4,897 | 0% |
| David Mertins | $23,626 | $4,834 | -79.5% |
| Nancy Kisting | $4,816 | $4,816 | 0% |
| Joseph Sanfelippo | $15,858 | $4,666 | -70.6% |
| Brett W. Rutledge | $16,862 | $4,426 | -73.8% |
| William A. Thomas | $33,804 | $4,284 | -87.3% |
| Francis Elsinger | $8,197 | $3,995 | -51.3% |
| Richard D. Wachowiak | $3,985 | $3,985 | 0% |
| Michael J. Everson | $2,150 | $3,919 | 82.3% |
| Sprague Farm | $530 | $3,905 | 636.8% |
| Richard E. Kropp | $400 | $3,887 | 871.7% |
| Iva M Danielson Revocable Trust | $3,879 | $3,879 | 0% |
| Martin F. Scherr Jr. | $3,846 | $3,846 | 0% |
| Rittenhouse IL Properties, LLC | $13,298 | $3,831 | -71.2% |
| Kenneth B. Thomas | $13,013 | $3,763 | -71.1% |
| Heinen Family Farms, LLC | $3,716 | $3,716 | 0% |
| Randel R. Fink | $8,248 | $3,569 | -56.7% |
| Deborah Schlafer | $8,916 | $3,482 | -60.9% |
| Scott D. Patrick | $0 | $3,433 | -- |
| John A. Orchard | $8,602 | $3,381 | -60.7% |
| Meitler Revocable Living Trust | $6,363 | $3,278 | -48.5% |
| Carter-Cone Farm | $3,839 | $3,228 | -15.9% |
| S S Country Store, Inc. | $10,823 | $3,176 | -70.7% |
| Marian C IGL Living Trust | $0 | $3,064 | -- |
| Thomas Dahlman | $2,060 | $2,922 | 41.8% |
| Warren W Mundschau | $7,182 | $2,901 | -59.6% |
| Steven A. Ludwig | $1,054 | $2,863 | 171.6% |
| Benn Richards | $0 | $2,859 | -- |
| Michael R. Fryda Jr. | $12,540 | $2,855 | -77.2% |
| Lucey Farms | $2,780 | $2,780 | 0% |
| Donald J. Schmidt | $14,202 | $2,714 | -80.9% |
| Brulc Revocable Trust | $11,455 | $2,684 | -76.6% |
| W W Brown Nursery Farm | $7,840 | $2,672 | -65.9% |
| R&S Hills Farm, LLC | $0 | $2,652 | -- |
| Nancy L. F. Pieper | $2,635 | $2,635 | 0% |
| R H Anderson Family Land, LLP | $5,868 | $2,615 | -55.4% |
| Eric M. Ness | $0 | $2,611 | -- |
| Thomas M Selvick | $2,395 | $2,475 | 3.3% |
| David A. Nelson | $5,576 | $2,460 | -55.9% |
| Wayne Delikat | $1,237 | $2,454 | 98.4% |
| Kenneth G. Treml | $6,062 | $2,428 | -59.9% |
| Turkal Family Farm Trustee | $2,601 | $2,330 | -10.4% |
| Timothy P. Cassidy | $2,329 | $2,329 | 0% |
| Darrell J. Pollock | $6,813 | $2,315 | -66% |
| Karen A. Cooper | $0 | $2,299 | -- |
| Dorene M White Testamentary Trust | $4,646 | $2,210 | -52.4% |
| Ivanka Tomich | $2,160 | $2,160 | 0% |
| Nancy Anderson | $8,807 | $2,137 | -75.7% |
| Marian IGL - Marian C IGL Living Trust | $0 | $2,036 | -- |
| Gary J. Phillips | $1,979 | $1,979 | 0% |
| Elizabeth T Hennessy Trust Dated July 5 1990 | $6,946 | $1,960 | -71.8% |
| Larry Berning | $6,286 | $1,913 | -69.6% |
| Henry G Posbrig | $3,545 | $1,906 | -46.2% |
| Wayne Krenz | $3,628 | $1,785 | -50.8% |
| Lyle Fickau | $5,997 | $1,771 | -70.5% |
| Wolfwood Corporation | $1,686 | $1,686 | 0% |
| Steven B. Schroeder | $2,278 | $1,642 | -27.9% |
| Wenzel-Draginis Farms | $7,896 | $1,570 | -80.1% |
| Edward Malek and Theresa Malek Irrov Trust | $0 | $1,510 | -- |
| Laurence Smith | $1,913 | $1,500 | -21.6% |
| Mary Korkor | $0 | $1,496 | -- |
| Kristin Ann Rothe | $1,388 | $1,388 | 0% |
| Matthew H. Lange | $1,277 | $1,277 | 0% |
| Reichhoff 2007 Joint Revocable Trust | $0 | $1,253 | -- |
| Alsweet, LLC | $3,064 | $1,214 | -60.4% |
| Maxine Drinan | $2,776 | $1,213 | -56.3% |
| Kevin Pagel | $1,208 | $1,208 | 0% |
| Carl Twining JR and Sally M Twining Revocable Livi | $0 | $1,203 | -- |
| Thomas M. Derrig | $1,180 | $1,180 | 0% |
| Beverly Wentz | $2,535 | $1,173 | -53.7% |
| Kathy Johnsrud | $1,123 | $1,123 | 0% |
| Mary S. Dalton | $3,393 | $1,064 | -68.6% |
| Waldemar S. Neumann | $1,046 | $1,046 | 0% |
| William R. Rehm | $0 | $1,018 | -- |
| Rosamond K Marshall Trust | $2,212 | $998 | -54.9% |
| Trupke Partnership | $3,160 | $995 | -68.5% |
| Steve Kotschi | $960 | $960 | 0% |
| Mark Rodney Wigman | $2,016 | $944 | -53.2% |
| Raymond E. Saltzmann | $2,194 | $926 | -57.8% |
| Shaun R. Williams | $3,424 | $907 | -73.5% |
| Lawrence M & Joann S Phillips Revocable Trust | $0 | $831 | -- |
| Frederick a Pfeiffer Family Trust | $5,301 | $831 | -84.3% |
| Tom W White Rvoc GWW INH Trust | $2,735 | $814 | -70.2% |
| Charles W. Pomerenke | $0 | $797 | -- |
| Craig F. Lemke | $771 | $771 | 0% |
| James P. Byam | $768 | $769 | 0.1% |
| William Hoeg | $4,403 | $751 | -82.9% |
| Hawkeye Valley Farms, LLC | $0 | $746 | -- |
| Sharon R. Pottebaum | $1,122 | $727 | -35.2% |
| Marcia Herr - John C and Marcia Herr Trust | $0 | $682 | -- |
| Amy Maillet | $327 | $664 | 103.1% |
| Janis L. Theel | $1,279 | $621 | -51.4% |
| Scott Roberts | $599 | $599 | 0% |
| Barbara J. Decker | $585 | $585 | 0% |
| Alan Martin Doty | $569 | $569 | 0% |
| Gerald a & Joanne V Kurth Revocable Trust | $0 | $555 | -- |
| Michael S. Marsh | $584 | $544 | -6.8% |
| James V. Seidl | $541 | $541 | 0% |
| Joseph J. Graser | $960 | $541 | -43.6% |
| Kau Farms Operations, LLC | $1,942 | $532 | -72.6% |
| Rettig Revocable Living Trust | $529 | $529 | 0% |
| Bernice Vander C. Heiden | $2,018 | $528 | -73.8% |
| Vander Heiden Family Trust | $2,018 | $528 | -73.8% |
| Loren Danke | $92 | $521 | 466.3% |
| Barbara A. Cisler | $1,640 | $520 | -68.3% |
| Jay H. Haynes | $1,244 | $509 | -59.1% |
| Brent J. Lee | $0 | $485 | -- |
| Gary W Thompson - Otter Creek Farms, LLC | $0 | $484 | -- |
| Keith Matthes | $463 | $463 | 0% |
| Linda Berge Doyle | $451 | $451 | 0% |
| Darryl Uchitil | $480 | $422 | -12.1% |
| Marcia Mitchell | $578 | $420 | -27.3% |
| Susan Heartt | $1,279 | $416 | -67.5% |
| Troy A. Bittermann | $1,100 | $391 | -64.5% |
| Red Mountain Cranberries, LLC | $6,443 | $354 | -94.5% |
| Janet M. Grotjan | $344 | $344 | 0% |
| James E. Dicks | $698 | $339 | -51.4% |
| Robert O. Ullman | $800 | $336 | -58% |
| Michael D. Morgan | $1,304 | $314 | -75.9% |
| Robert J. Schaefer | $781 | $306 | -60.8% |
| Kevin V Meixelsperger | $0 | $291 | -- |
| Gerald Straube | $289 | $289 | 0% |
| Armand J. Ruka | $1,048 | $283 | -73% |
| Bernadette Unold | $0 | $267 | -- |
| Randal J. Hackbarth | $257 | $257 | 0% |
| Ronald Hoff | $569 | $254 | -55.4% |
| Shawn D. Balding | $222 | $222 | 0% |
| John W. Dixon | $985 | $216 | -78.1% |
| Frank and Irene Clewell Rev Liv Trust | $744 | $207 | -72.2% |
| Larry Laux | $982 | $194 | -80.2% |
| Craig Fleming | $3,393 | $177 | -94.8% |
| Jean Collins | $0 | $173 | -- |
| Weir-Hill-Ward Farms, LLLP | $141 | $143 | 1.4% |
| Dwight Lehman | $0 | $132 | -- |
| Annette R Henter | $0 | $131 | -- |
| Jackie Stuber Kitzan | $123 | $123 | 0% |
| Michael J. Krynicki | $113 | $113 | 0% |
| Glen Goranson | $1,141 | $107 | -90.6% |
| Peter L Merbeth | $335 | $85 | -74.6% |
| Terrence R. Hansen | $905 | $76 | -91.6% |
| Brian Emery | $1,218 | $51 | -95.8% |
| Whitehouse Farms | $2,637 | $48 | -98.2% |
| David Ruehle | $1,508 | $42 | -97.2% |
| Royal Angus Farms, LLC | $450 | $42 | -90.7% |
| Tanner Knecht | $496 | $38 | -92.3% |
| Eugene Bonnell | $27 | $27 | 0% |
| Stephen V. Sobieski | $1,054 | $5 | -99.5% |
| Elizabeth Vollbrecht | $121 | $1 | -99.2% |
| Lawrence M & Joann S Phillips Rev | $1,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Ann Vitek | $36 | $0 | -100% |
| Marylou Kolodziej | $73 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr. Dustin Richard Henningfeld | $14,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman Kveen | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard R. Knapp | $918 | $0 | -100% |
| David Maule | $1,466 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynne W. Dresen | $6,474 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcia Herr - John C and Marcia H | $1,158 | $0 | -100% |
| Marian IGL - Marian C IGL Living | $5,571 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard F. Bacon | $479 | $0 | -100% |
| Stevens Trust Dated 4/08/2003 | $2,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Krokowski | $16,110 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Hausser | $3,622 | $0 | -100% |
| Louise A. Olson | $227 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Crego Jr. | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Mercedes R Bruss Trust | $3,865 | $0 | -100% |
| Cristofer Crowley | $522 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Peck | $25 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph P Tate Investments LP | $80,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Reichhoff 2007 Joint Revocable Trustee | $1,547 | $0 | -100% |
| Viola - Merlin & Viola Herther Trustee | $3,404 | $0 | -100% |
| Doerfer Acres I, LLC | $1,477 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary W. Thompson | $360 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Thompson - Otter Creek W. Far | $1,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Sunnymoor, LLC | $8,781 | $0 | -100% |
| Tibbitts Trust | $2,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Buske Farm at Rome, Inc. | $1,626 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald a & Joanne V Kurth Revocab | $928 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee E. Elger | $168 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Lekfield | $1,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Dahlman | $1,403 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph C. Curtis | $406 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry J Thrune | $1,009 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent J. Lee | $485 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl Twining JR and Sally M Twini | $693 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel V. Marohl | $119 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Malek and Theresa Malek Ir | $2,388 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph M. Knott | $76 | $0 | -100% |
| Marie Petriken Trust | $5,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Falkner | $1,535 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Nadeau | $2,324 | $0 | -100% |
| Sjaahem Irrevocable Trust Dated J | $6,399 | $0 | -100% |
| Toni L. Wilm | $254 | $0 | -100% |
| Marion J. Wittmann | $465 | $0 | -100% |
| Vander Heiden Survivors Trust | $1,302 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,389,680 | $1,755,950 | -48.2% |
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