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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Branch County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Branch County received $5.9 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 357 farmers in cities within Branch County received a total of $4 million in 590 farm subsidies, a 59.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.9 million in 1,309 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 Branch County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Rock N Maple Farms, LLC$8,210$370,0684,407.5%
Oak Prairie Farms$495,194$240,957-51.3%
Van Vorst Farms$376,632$158,334-58%
Curt Albright Farms$372,499$158,164-57.5%
Mr. William L. Bowerman$383,261$138,049-64%
Jason Stanton$278,233$133,442-52%
Preston Dairy, LLC$707,970$127,875-81.9%
Sperry Dairy Farm, LLC$164,336$121,628-26%
Leon D Knirk$349,687$62,577-82.1%
Leon Ray Miller$197,363$62,248-68.5%
Thomas L. Herman$63,935$57,292-10.4%
Bloom Farms, LLC$173,606$54,318-68.7%
Theodore - Theodorew & Maryd Unsicker Trustee W Unsicke$0$49,169--
Bucklin Farms$143,737$49,159-65.8%
R & D Bracy Farms, LLC$144,304$47,609-67%
Mr. Timothy Allen Dunn$80,931$47,065-41.8%
Justin P. Porter$63,352$45,689-27.9%
David Gilbert$154,144$45,396-70.5%
Matthew Barrows$83,193$41,721-49.9%
Arden J. Swift$57,749$41,172-28.7%
James C. van Vorst$78,190$38,456-50.8%
Generic Farming and Equipment, Corp.$111,192$38,255-65.6%
Preston Farms$60,949$37,591-38.3%
John Philip Arver$93,762$34,398-63.3%
Smokeys Gardens, LLC$0$33,666--
Wayne Barnes$98,541$32,643-66.9%
John Edward Sherman Jr.$67,040$31,864-52.5%
Bernard D. Friend$111,238$29,401-73.6%
Robert Barone$28,587$28,5870%
Lloyd J. Barrows$80,421$27,654-65.6%
Born Free Farms$53,503$27,454-48.7%
Travis Lee Arver$49,949$27,032-45.9%
Trenton Arver$34,701$26,729-23%
Kathleen A. Barone$106,106$24,440-77%
Mark A. Barone$106,107$24,440-77%
Gene A. Sickels$39,060$24,105-38.3%
Denise Smith$92,380$23,851-74.2%
Thomas R. Smith$92,380$23,851-74.2%
Douglas Bidwell$68,985$23,630-65.7%
Fred E. Sickels$37,770$22,816-39.6%
Michael Bracy Farms, LLC$67,416$22,702-66.3%
Jeremy D. Bir$40,536$22,515-44.5%
Duane Clover$50,124$21,274-57.6%
Mayer's Great Lakes Farm$76,120$20,985-72.4%
Douglas Nearpass$27,614$20,317-26.4%
Craig L. Love$26,444$18,666-29.4%
Sexton Farms, LLC$47,848$18,609-61.1%
Jeremy Travelbee$45,761$18,461-59.7%
Dennis Mark Shaffer$54,387$17,666-67.5%
T. J. Hathaway$76,815$17,528-77.2%
Shiery Farms, LLC$45,192$17,127-62.1%
Logan Ray Miller$34,564$16,966-50.9%
Charles Douglas Anderson$60,430$16,401-72.9%
Spencer C. Maddox$45,231$16,319-63.9%
Huff Farms, Inc.$67,238$16,246-75.8%
Terry Lynn Franks$40,606$15,979-60.6%
Zachry D. Herrington$29,398$15,524-47.2%
James Kohlman$22,080$15,444-30.1%
The Carpenter's Farm$40,367$14,761-63.4%
Derek J. Kilburn$12,088$14,56520.5%
Moore Farms, LLC$26,721$14,565-45.5%
Daniel Hemker$35,307$14,497-58.9%
Mayer Grain Farms, LLC$55,313$14,103-74.5%
Austin Olen James Hostetler$23,784$13,596-42.8%
Matthew L. Avery$31,347$13,380-57.3%
James R. Smith$57,418$13,237-76.9%
Adam L. Richmond$34,317$13,056-62%
Dean R Diller Land, LLC$4,818$12,725164.1%
John Watson$24,711$12,497-49.4%
Terry Ganton$30,372$12,024-60.4%
Larry Sikorski$25,550$11,116-56.5%
Tyler D. Mynhier$26,814$10,891-59.4%
Keith Pohl$34,684$10,818-68.8%
Mable Green$20,089$10,785-46.3%
Michael Hard$28,478$10,742-62.3%
Michael Moore$26,518$10,571-60.1%
Bryan Fraser$26,956$10,420-61.3%
Against the Grain Farms, LLC$19,682$10,415-47.1%
John Shilling$33,510$10,265-69.4%
Eric L. Eishen$9,812$10,2444.4%
William D. Hawley$12,182$10,091-17.2%
Clint H. Davis$22,970$10,069-56.2%
Nora Davis$22,224$10,059-54.7%
Love Farms, LLC$9,464$9,9775.4%
Richard Hutchins$33,876$9,900-70.8%
Ronald P. Williams$13,100$9,820-25%
Mike Thrams$15,983$9,780-38.8%
Anthony P Wotta$26,959$9,442-65%
Charles Anderson$9,360$9,3600%
Andrew William Post$29,213$9,069-69%
John J. Alexander$20,807$9,065-56.4%
Richard J. Schumacher$23,398$8,733-62.7%
Evelyn Unger Irrevocable Trust$9,302$8,643-7.1%
Matthew Scott Yoder$45,856$8,310-81.9%
James L Sygnecki$14,814$8,082-45.4%
Marcia Bloom$16,269$8,033-50.6%
Mark E. Wiley$25,430$7,955-68.7%
Larry L. Omo$25,298$7,934-68.6%
William Post$23,389$7,921-66.1%
David P. Gilbert$24,249$7,903-67.4%
Charlene Shillings$9,705$7,874-18.9%
Don W Unger - Unger Revocable Trust$0$7,713--
Marion A. Sanderson$14,603$7,628-47.8%
Jon Loveberry$72$7,62210,486.1%
Max Dunseth$7,610$7,6100%
Merle Donbrock$24,281$7,558-68.9%
Chris Donbrock$18,101$7,431-58.9%
Nathanael P. Williams$15,012$7,354-51%
Ralph Smoker$7,314$7,3140%
Scott D. Bloom$16,592$7,314-55.9%
Larry D. Keith$7,220$7,2200%
Steven Norton$17,606$7,119-59.6%
Brandon Dirschell$7,023$7,0230%
Jonathan P. Jansen$23,137$6,996-69.8%
Richard L. Trine$19,973$6,908-65.4%
Ricky Dean Byers$12,595$6,734-46.5%
Brock Thomas Miller$23,544$6,581-72%
Mallow Farms, LLC$0$6,485--
Thomas J. Porter$6,453$6,4530%
Lamarr Lynn Kaiser$11,225$6,218-44.6%
Omo Farms, LLC$18,469$6,159-66.7%
Klaus Lautenschlaeger$6,095$6,0950%
Jody D. Beck$17,360$6,015-65.4%
Kenneth Pierucki$11,314$5,837-48.4%
Douglas Marvin$5,716$5,7160%
A & J Farms$5,578$5,5780%
James D. Miller$5,512$5,5120%
James L. Elliott$12,469$5,467-56.2%
Thomas A. Burk$5,294$5,2940%
Michael Schneider$11,250$5,294-52.9%
Max Delagrange Farms, LLC$16,743$5,271-68.5%
Joseph Sobecki$12,602$5,228-58.5%
Brian M. Preston$23,095$5,042-78.2%
Mark A. Czajkowski$15,534$4,989-67.9%
Walter A. Czajkowski Jr.$15,534$4,989-67.9%
James Hutchins$16,938$4,950-70.8%
William Edward Morgan$7,816$4,910-37.2%
Michael D. Losinski$8,942$4,781-46.5%
Daniel Nearpass$11,563$4,747-58.9%
Lee Price$13,307$4,746-64.3%
Bryce W. Bowerman$9,484$4,719-50.2%
Stanley J. Albright$12,124$4,692-61.3%
Kenneth A. Carpenter$3,716$4,59923.8%
Jesse Noel Albright$7,976$4,481-43.8%
Harold Dean Gump Jr.$6,389$4,364-31.7%
David Olney$12,255$4,206-65.7%
Darin W. Spieth$5,552$4,200-24.4%
Jamie Ralph Bowerman$6,139$4,086-33.4%
Charles Bates$11,916$4,041-66.1%
Barbara Hutchins$4,021$4,0210%
Gordon Elliott$3,759$4,0106.7%
Jason C. Jackson$8,277$3,995-51.7%
Gerald Diamond$6,858$3,964-42.2%
Joe Berry$3,853$3,8530%
Henry Snellenberger$3,555$3,8528.4%
Andrew J Malovey$3,998$3,849-3.7%
Jason Omo$11,150$3,666-67.1%
Scott Omo$10,235$3,666-64.2%
Wright Shillings Family Farm Trust$0$3,661--
Mike Carr$16,546$3,592-78.3%
Stephen F. Clover$6,290$3,527-43.9%
Janice Murphy$6,070$3,402-44%
Michael Sickels$4,922$3,354-31.9%
Taylor James Fraser$7,896$3,297-58.2%
Buckhorn Ranch, LLC$9,110$3,270-64.1%
Eric Hillborg$3,265$3,2650%
Dennis Worst$3,087$3,2324.7%
Dennis Wolff$11,130$3,165-71.6%
Thomas E. Hughes$26,131$3,150-87.9%
Adam R. Preston$26,410$3,097-88.3%
Melissa de Hoff$3,085$3,0850%
Mark Beuerle$5,003$3,007-39.9%
Earl Souva$4,174$2,930-29.8%
Kendale Farms, LLC$9,796$2,924-70.2%
Daniel L. Marsh$18,369$2,859-84.4%
Dean Neitzert$4,797$2,857-40.4%
Lucinda Zachrich$5,129$2,803-45.3%
Robert L. Mayer$5,624$2,778-50.6%
Ralph Deventer$2,239$2,74722.7%
Sandy K. Watson$3,594$2,621-27.1%
Richard L. Macaulay$4,975$2,613-47.5%
William A. James$2,593$2,5930%
Charles J. Salek II$4,091$2,578-37%
Merle L. Melendy$2,565$2,5650%
Shimp Properties, LLC$30,526$2,540-91.7%
Thomas W. Lennard$2,758$2,506-9.1%
Nicholas Loyal Rogers$2,456$2,4560%
Richard A. Bates$2,352$2,3520%
Robert D. Granger$2,332$2,3320%
Alan L. Kirkum$2,323$2,3230%
Jason Goodwin$2,304$2,3040%
Craig Fish$2,299$2,2990%
Erwin L. Stanton$4,846$2,288-52.8%
Breezy Knoll Farms, LLC$10,470$2,286-78.2%
Donald Artz$0$2,225--
Daniel J. Wells$4,683$2,223-52.5%
Hal mc Curley$2,811$2,208-21.5%
Craig Fairchild$0$2,208--
Darel Van Vleet$2,205$2,2050%
Clarence Cooney$6,528$2,181-66.6%
Albert Troyer$4,941$2,146-56.6%
Eric J. Troyer$4,941$2,146-56.6%
Larry a Lukazcek$3,271$2,088-36.2%
Paul Creal$2,073$2,0730%
Keith A. Bercaw$3,189$2,072-35%
Deb Losinski$2,058$2,0580%
Gary Wohlers$2,036$2,0360%
Derick Dennis Moore$4,560$2,008-56%
Elwin N. Stanton$1,979$1,9790%
Traci M. Long$1,902$1,9020%
Scott Lamontagne$1,902$1,9020%
Raymond L. Allen$3,711$1,899-48.8%
Dean Losinski$2,203$1,848-16.1%
Larry A. Howard$1,695$1,8438.7%
Robert C. McCollough$4,299$1,821-57.6%
Lyle Otis$2,883$1,820-36.9%
Prairie Creek Beagle Club$2,092$1,818-13.1%
Mark M. Whitney$2,668$1,755-34.2%
Larry T. Fraser$2,055$1,731-15.8%
Wilmer Steury$1,727$1,7270%
Cole J. Trine$3,002$1,710-43%
Richard Abbeg$14,116$1,706-87.9%
Don Sinclair$4,925$1,686-65.8%
Pete Wielgos$1,677$1,6770%
Frahm, LLC$2,222$1,671-24.8%
Karry L. Jackson$0$1,635--
Ken Kesson$1,632$1,6320%
Joan F. Hudak$1,619$1,6190%
Mary E. Smith$3,383$1,611-52.4%
Douglas J. Sobeski$1,604$1,6040%
Scott A. Morrison$1,562$1,5620%
Thomas Fish$2,949$1,533-48%
Andrew Bailey$13,249$1,525-88.5%
Lee Swift$10,024$1,519-84.8%
Ronald D. Kabacinski$721$1,505108.7%
James H. Snyder$2,974$1,499-49.6%
Melcher R & Madelyn V Custer Revocable Trust$1,488$1,4880%
Robert A. Speaker$3,567$1,467-58.9%
Norman Heinemann$1,454$1,4540%
Tyson Franks, LLC$38,796$1,438-96.3%
Victor G. Scully Jr.$1,433$1,4330%
Ted W. Stoll$3,757$1,429-62%
Marion Miller$2,257$1,395-38.2%
Kevin F. Johnson$6,199$1,369-77.9%
Mickey D. Connin Jr.$0$1,334--
Gordon C. Porter$3,210$1,334-58.4%
Cheryl Reincke$1,331$1,3310%
Frank R. Cowles$2,135$1,331-37.7%
Robert E. Stoll$3,123$1,328-57.5%
Alan Keith Avra$1,318$1,3240.5%
Chris Pierson$1,637$1,323-19.2%
Carol L. Frederick$404$1,320226.7%
Great Lakes Sportsman Land Holding$1,304$1,3040%
John Siler$3,380$1,296-61.7%
Michael P. Kulpinski$2,526$1,294-48.8%
Kim Mason$1,722$1,269-26.3%
Nicholas Kim Mason$1,722$1,269-26.3%
Rick Furney$2,464$1,261-48.8%
John Rice Jr.$3,935$1,249-68.3%
Cody L. Trine$3,996$1,233-69.1%
Timothy D. Dunn$7,279$1,205-83.4%
Douglas A. Bloom$1,194$1,1940%
Susan Quiter$1,189$1,1890%
Darin E. Wolff$5,139$1,181-77%
David Wilcox$3,825$1,170-69.4%
Margaret K. Fillmore$0$1,169--
Bradley Allen Smith$1,164$1,1640%
Cecil Vest$3,205$1,155-64%
Joseph M. Ludwick$1,044$1,1459.7%
Brian K. Calhoun$1,107$1,1070%
Ted Barnes$1,451$1,102-24.1%
JTF Agra, LLC$2,156$1,097-49.1%
Jill Dirschell$1,074$1,0952%
Thomas L. Mitchell$1,049$1,0490%
James Supianoski$1,029$1,0290%
Logan Michael Bracy$4,099$1,009-75.4%
Robert J. Cline$1,009$1,0090%
Carlton E. Force$1,967$1,007-48.8%
Jacqueline K. Nichols$2,391$946-60.4%
Donald Schoneboom$942$9420%
Frederick Farms, LLC$763$93622.7%
Jewell Burdette$1,333$933-30%
Edward D. Paul$919$9190%
Duane T. Kubasiak$915$9150%
Lake George Conservancy, Inc.$0$907--
Robert Tice$942$883-6.3%
David L Stoll Rvoc Trustee$932$870-6.7%
Jeffrey D. Rider$1,357$859-36.7%
Dalton Hard$2,049$858-58.1%
Garrett Marsh$1,457$852-41.5%
John C. van Dam$646$81125.5%
Judith Ann Sours$803$8030%
Harold Hornish$1,234$793-35.7%
Brad J. Elliott$1,298$769-40.8%
James L. Maxson$1,199$759-36.7%
Richard E Wotta$1,420$751-47.1%
Doris E. Powell$1,736$750-56.8%
Skyler B. Anderson$1,975$745-62.3%
Chrisopher Joseph Pierucki$2,308$732-68.3%
Melvin Graber$128,562$730-99.4%
Joan L. Snyder$0$725--
Dean A. Williams$1,135$707-37.7%
Len D. Sours$1,461$696-52.4%
Wesley J. Weinberg$687$6870%
Rick Austin$0$675--
Zachary S. Reichhart$1,483$661-55.4%
David Counterman$2,914$654-77.6%
Kurtiss W Gruner$642$6420%
Peter J. Barone$3,075$628-79.6%
Julie Archer$191$624226.7%
David Woods$2,904$582-80%
Charles Sobeski$579$5790%
Langaleski, LLC$1,109$568-48.8%
Bruce R. Bloom$535$5350%
Michigan Land Barons$1,296$527-59.3%
Shirlee-Shirlee Mitchell Liv Trust Mitchell$825$475-42.4%
Lynn Mayers Great Lakes Glads, Inc.$562,598$412-99.9%
Roger Houk$7,074$408-94.2%
Michael Wolford$1,625$406-75%
Thomas G. Waller$519$396-23.7%
Phillip Mainstone$1,046$394-62.3%
Terrence L Klavinski$445$379-14.8%
John Rice Sr.$517$365-29.4%
Jimmy Warner$273$36433.3%
Linda Knirk$356$3560%
Gary Weller$308$3379.4%
Amy Cavey$249$33233.3%
Marion C. Belding$439$300-31.7%
Green Farming & Nurseries, LLC$142$299110.6%
William Milliman$394$296-24.9%
Jon Robey$1,166$288-75.3%
Richard Easterday$1,524$269-82.3%
Vaughn C. Chenoweth$6,345$262-95.9%
Daniel Wood$231$2310%
Darrell Avery$502$229-54.4%
Jo Ann L. Kehoe$195$22816.9%
James Borer$413$221-46.5%
Joseph Ferriss$569$217-61.9%
Larry D. Stuckey$452$216-52.2%
Kenneth Johnson Jr.$337$202-40.1%
Matthew S. Milligan$200$2000%
Chad Beuerle$314$188-40.1%
Sharlene Cleaver$263$180-31.6%
Paul Sygnecki$253$174-31.2%
Dennis Baker$160$1600%
John L. George$139$1390%
Max Delagrange$228$138-39.5%
Anthony Pawloski$101$12422.8%
Jerry Avery$1,502$122-91.9%
Job E. Maxson$370$118-68.1%
Joseph T. Barone$116$1160%
Shirley J. Shelton$432$116-73.1%
Dennis Klaus$0$104--
Marlene R. Lehman$525$102-80.6%
The Dolores a Collins Living Trust$95$950%
Pat G. Albright$69,592$35-99.9%
Reggie M. Ivey$240$18-92.5%
Aaron S Tappenden$170$0-100%
Andrew Losinski Jr.$247$0-100%
Bradley J. Losinski$1,240$0-100%
Bruce O. Hurley$87$0-100%
Deborah Salek$315$0-100%
Jeffery G. Marks$440$0-100%
Jill L. Bucklin$2,217$0-100%
Joel E. Metzger$116$0-100%
Joseph Aaron Mayer$385$0-100%
Judith Carpenter$3$0-100%
Kelby Williams$1,284$0-100%
Lyle R. Jeffrey$327$0-100%
Mary E. Siler$2,481$0-100%
Michael A. Smith$2,399$0-100%
Richard Bowerman$51$0-100%
Robert W. Hyska$267$0-100%
Russell J. Bercaw$8,085$0-100%
Suzanne M. Pish$1,802$0-100%
Alan L. McClellan$8$0-100%
Brad G. Mathews$70$0-100%
Brad Jon Love$7,568$0-100%
Clifton Otis$189$0-100%
Damon Cramer$29$0-100%
David L. Brown$3,745$0-100%
James A. Holt$51$0-100%
Janice Morrison$21$0-100%
Jeryn M Frederick$916$0-100%
Jo Ann Shumway$1,830$0-100%
June M. Jasper$2,123$0-100%
Mabel Hough$1,678$0-100%
Neitzert Greenhouse, Inc.$12,318$0-100%
Reginald B. Rupp$646$0-100%
Rolland Heinemann$4,276$0-100%
Ross D. Byers$3,220$0-100%
Sandra M. Morris$588$0-100%
Stanley Welch$72$0-100%
Theodore - Theodorew & Maryd Unsi$38,965$0-100%
Theodore W. Unsicker$3,243$0-100%
Anthony Allen Szafranski$265$0-100%
Brandon Lee Deventer$189$0-100%
Chet W. Trine$681$0-100%
Dennis Riegel$82$0-100%
James Delagrange$5,961$0-100%
James Graber$126,500$0-100%
Jesse Graber$55,000$0-100%
Joshua J. Graber$3,300$0-100%
Lukazcek Excavating & Drainage, LLC$3,236$0-100%
Richard L. Hathaway$276$0-100%
Tara Sue Deventer$189$0-100%
David Kaniewski$166$0-100%
David Stoll$4,817$0-100%
Kenneth E. Hurley$87$0-100%
Total subsidies$9,904,507$4,005,569-59.6%

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