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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Cole County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Cole County received $3.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 381 farmers in cities within Cole County received a total of $1.1 million in 649 farm subsidies, a 76.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.6 million in 1,365 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 Cole County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Philip J. Luebbering$100,947$54,260-46.2%
Aaron Leid Brubaker$94,824$51,691-45.5%
Mark Kersten$128,245$35,108-72.6%
Terry Heiman$97,352$29,684-69.5%
Thomas L. Hurst$59,425$28,134-52.7%
Jerry D. Schulte$82,966$26,395-68.2%
Pine Valley Farms, LLC$83,703$26,313-68.6%
Houston Family Farm, LLLP$63,082$19,512-69.1%
Robert J Enowski$63,043$18,039-71.4%
Mark Dampf$78,073$17,233-77.9%
Randall J. Campbell$92,276$17,056-81.5%
Gregory Loyd Steck$42,153$13,618-67.7%
David R. Otto$41,119$13,139-68%
Sara Lou Brydon Revocable Living Trust$17,368$12,796-26.3%
Jeremy Knoche$97,275$12,761-86.9%
Charles John Voegeli$45,273$12,742-71.9%
Tyson Jon Dummermuth$34,597$12,692-63.3%
William Edward Lepage$22,035$11,930-45.9%
Gilbert M. Voegeli$29,344$11,436-61%
William a Kautsch$39,516$10,973-72.2%
Thomas Joseph Loethen$79,900$10,684-86.6%
Martin Kautsch$44,146$10,407-76.4%
Ruby Kautsch$36,904$10,407-71.8%
Richard J. Nichols$9,989$9,9890%
William W. Gratz$33,304$9,950-70.1%
Jay M Luebbering - JML Farm, LLC$33,458$9,729-70.9%
Profits Point Farm, LLC$97,675$9,595-90.2%
Leroy Plochberger$24,587$8,683-64.7%
Zachary Loyd Steck$14,632$8,493-42%
Leo R. Schulte$37,042$7,823-78.9%
David O OTT - Family Trust$23,597$7,682-67.4%
Randall E. Hunziker$22,529$7,585-66.3%
Hayden Hurst$24,946$7,083-71.6%
Lepage-Holtgrewe Family Farm, LLC$16,651$6,951-58.3%
Tammy J. Goldammer$48,860$6,892-85.9%
Wade Volkart$46,066$6,804-85.2%
Jeremy J. Smith$28,060$6,607-76.5%
Keith W. Fletcher$30,246$6,590-78.2%
Dale J Hoellering$14,537$6,560-54.9%
Jason Plochberger$15,744$6,441-59.1%
Brian L. Cloyd$15,510$6,436-58.5%
David E. Ott$16,486$6,434-61%
Simon J. Strope$27,311$6,380-76.6%
Marcus L. Brubaker$23,524$6,151-73.9%
Mark A. Thompson$23,060$6,100-73.5%
Thomas H. Lepage$16,897$6,055-64.2%
Philip Kilson$55,500$6,025-89.1%
Foggy River Farms, LLC$19,355$5,864-69.7%
Harry G. Thompson$20,972$5,569-73.4%
Richard C. Vaughan$5,489$5,4890%
John Allen Ramer$17,049$5,353-68.6%
Caleb Terry Bleich$23,659$5,028-78.7%
Jerome L. Kauffman$14,516$4,903-66.2%
Steven L. Lee$21,239$4,872-77.1%
Frank Farms, LLC$16,990$4,740-72.1%
Buschjost Brothers Farms, LLC$18,685$4,730-74.7%
Palmer E. Ott$12,985$4,628-64.4%
Lawrence Koenigsfeld$13,213$4,598-65.2%
Larry B. Hoelscher$17,571$4,395-75%
Roy George Raithel Jr.$27,300$4,309-84.2%
Lorri L. Seidel$3,759$4,25213.1%
Pistel & Bubach$15,536$4,248-72.7%
Herbert F Basener$4,088$4,0880%
South Kreek Ranch, LLC$21,225$4,058-80.9%
Edgar E Kautsch$17,875$4,008-77.6%
Thomas Horn$2,260$3,99576.8%
Triple O Farms$15,990$3,915-75.5%
Russell Werner$27,035$3,910-85.5%
Lawrence Lueckenotto$11,115$3,805-65.8%
Charles Hemmel$3,802$3,8020%
William J. Luebbering$13,927$3,666-73.7%
John Schmoeger$9,933$3,593-63.8%
Randy K. Seidel$9,368$3,563-62%
James R. Case$17,077$3,547-79.2%
Troy Schmidt$12,342$3,542-71.3%
Tony Lee Cliburn$14,818$3,541-76.1%
Duane Kliethermes$20,269$3,534-82.6%
Gary Luebbering$16,699$3,449-79.3%
R&K Family Farms, LLC$13,688$3,446-74.8%
Beau Voss Farms, LLC$12,244$3,367-72.5%
Greg A. Raithel$15,765$3,328-78.9%
Tom Koestner$13,969$3,328-76.2%
Ratcliff Fencing, LLC$15,224$3,318-78.2%
H. F. Seidel$9,236$3,311-64.2%
Marvin F. Heidbreder$11,661$3,230-72.3%
Betty Ann Luebbering$12,424$3,145-74.7%
Marvin D. Proctor$14,825$3,095-79.1%
Bradley A. Stockman$9,025$3,028-66.4%
Duane Robertson$15,220$2,958-80.6%
Paul W. Buschjost$12,115$2,933-75.8%
Rosemary E. Robertson$14,838$2,865-80.7%
Smith and Kilson Cattle Company$6,325$2,828-55.3%
H & a Luebbering$10,215$2,827-72.3%
Elmer Alfred Heinrich$15,058$2,825-81.2%
Dale Ray Stockman$17,254$2,798-83.8%
Wayne E. Werdehausen$13,286$2,796-79%
Bobby L. Duncan$21,099$2,743-87%
Kevin H. Brautigam$8,509$2,737-67.8%
Kent Schmidt$10,255$2,721-73.5%
Michael Eugene Luebbering$10,936$2,583-76.4%
Curtis M. Raithel$6,813$2,556-62.5%
Douglas R. Distler$10,574$2,556-75.8%
Leftwich Family Trust$2,258$2,51811.5%
Stephen Charles Lovell$8,745$2,518-71.2%
Brian Luebbering$2,486$2,5121%
Wyss & Kruse Farms$10,542$2,495-76.3%
Mark Zimmerman$9,405$2,409-74.4%
Justin Ray Goldammer$10,762$2,387-77.8%
Artwin P Ehrhardt$12,425$2,361-81%
S & S Farms$6,416$2,343-63.5%
Schmidt Cattle Company, LLC$13,156$2,337-82.2%
Glenn Herman Wolken$11,473$2,292-80%
David B. Vincent$1,698$2,26433.3%
Douglas A. Otto$6,824$2,255-67%
Darrick Loren Fisher$16,894$2,253-86.7%
Bradley a Scheperle$6,354$2,248-64.6%
Michael T. Kaiser$9,138$2,237-75.5%
Mark Allen Schroeder$7,137$2,192-69.3%
Dennis Harvey$10,357$2,155-79.2%
Donald L. Loethen$11,222$2,112-81.2%
Harley Joseph Enowski$6,863$2,108-69.3%
Joseph L. Hoecker$8,724$2,108-75.8%
Glen Steenbergen$7,235$2,057-71.6%
Jeffrey J Bubach$6,602$1,978-70%
Luther Warren Gier$10,114$1,949-80.7%
Thomas B and Carolyn Loethen Trust$1,929$1,9290%
Scott J. Schroeder$8,511$1,918-77.5%
Paul A. Lackman Jr.$6,816$1,869-72.6%
John L. Boessen Jr.$7,420$1,824-75.4%
Clayton Alan Thompson$8,947$1,778-80.1%
Daniel F. Linhardt$8,737$1,770-79.7%
John L. Kuhlman$4,008$1,755-56.2%
Emmett L. Proctor$8,502$1,727-79.7%
William B. Temmen$4,201$1,723-59%
Jamie L. Eiken$6,496$1,717-73.6%
Elmer Malzner$6,930$1,696-75.5%
Dale Percival$7,460$1,664-77.7%
David J. Luebbering$5,140$1,653-67.8%
Gertrude M. Lepage$3,598$1,646-54.3%
LA Genetics, LLC$6,880$1,644-76.1%
Cassandra M. Wankum$7,714$1,641-78.7%
Carl J. Mertens Jr.$8,327$1,584-81%
Longbeard, LLC$1,546$1,5460%
Double Schulte Farms, LLC$6,375$1,531-76%
Denzil Morrow$6,452$1,529-76.3%
Jeff Jansen$6,742$1,524-77.4%
Justin A. Michels$14,994$1,513-89.9%
Elaine C. Meller$2,381$1,512-36.5%
Randall Wilkerson$2,381$1,512-36.5%
Millbrook Cattle Company, LLC$6,311$1,501-76.2%
Tim Koestner$8,612$1,496-82.6%
Cody Allan Koestner$6,502$1,453-77.7%
WGS Farm Partnership$5,291$1,450-72.6%
Michael C. Volkart$9,475$1,430-84.9%
JR Angus, Inc.$3,930$1,414-64%
Randolph H. Buschjost$7,407$1,413-80.9%
Kevin L Pistel$5,690$1,393-75.5%
Donald L. Welch$1,391$1,3910%
Douglas W. Scott$7,680$1,389-81.9%
Shawn L. Ehrhardt$5,856$1,362-76.7%
Matthew Eric Wilkerson$7,117$1,360-80.9%
Johnny Almon Jones$4,345$1,328-69.4%
Jack E. Apperson$7,441$1,317-82.3%
Delbert L. Stockman$5,489$1,270-76.9%
Adam C Kautsch$7,514$1,260-83.2%
Gary D. Welch$4,081$1,247-69.4%
Zachary Wolken$5,999$1,240-79.3%
Roger P Pringer$6,298$1,216-80.7%
David C. Vanloo$4,884$1,192-75.6%
Rick R. Lepage$1,180$1,1800%
Michael R. Loesch$3,623$1,179-67.5%
Joseph K. McKee$5,894$1,176-80%
Kenneth Otto$0$1,155--
Stephen B Wehmeir$8,097$1,149-85.8%
Richard Anderson$5,643$1,146-79.7%
Dean Parker$6,091$1,142-81.3%
Tony S. Templeton$5,555$1,142-79.4%
Woehrer Farms, LLC$6,504$1,139-82.5%
Alfred E. Heinrich$9,611$1,138-88.2%
Douglas L. Brautigam$4,191$1,138-72.8%
Thompson Family Revocable Trust, Dated January 8, 2002$2,391$1,136-52.5%
Raymond Hegerfeld$4,606$1,132-75.4%
Jean Anderson$4,953$1,126-77.3%
Howard L and Carol a Woehrer Revocable Trust$3,718$1,115-70%
Jamie Lee Raithel$1,896$1,097-42.1%
Paul B. Struemph$4,589$1,097-76.1%
Andrew W Kautsch$4,365$1,093-75%
Lori K. Shikles$5,372$1,092-79.7%
Justin K. Baker$5,507$1,091-80.2%
Greg Luebbering$3,829$1,087-71.6%
Joshua Raymond Luebbering$3,829$1,087-71.6%
Daniel Libbert$6,680$1,084-83.8%
Rita F Heimericks-Ash$5,324$1,083-79.7%
Bruce S. Lackman$5,997$1,060-82.3%
Daniel J. Graue$0$1,045--
Gary L. Felger$3,889$1,032-73.5%
Strobel Brothers$2,860$1,032-63.9%
Donnie Joe Volkart$2,574$1,027-60.1%
Michael G. Smith$3,861$1,023-73.5%
Lowana Farms Trust$3,744$987-73.6%
Travis Duane Koestner$2,735$986-63.9%
Jeffrey R. Wingate$4,372$978-77.6%
Mitch L. Eveler$4,114$964-76.6%
Roger A. Zink$5,027$948-81.1%
David Libbert$5,225$941-82%
Clarence Heckman$4,552$941-79.3%
Clayton White$3,653$931-74.5%
Troy White$3,620$906-75%
Larry E. Strobel$3,652$893-75.5%
Bunge & Sweeten Farm$2,913$882-69.7%
Todd D. Koestner$7,798$880-88.7%
Clarence Meller$5,366$869-83.8%
Irlee W Linhardt$4,268$866-79.7%
Frederick Bleich$5,072$865-82.9%
Gina L. Kuda$3,949$863-78.1%
Kevin Joseph Raithel Sr.$4,048$862-78.7%
Bobby Gayle Mosley$30,505$861-97.2%
Edward M. Welsh$3,177$859-73%
Charles S. Gue Jr.$3,872$852-78%
Donald C. Benne$2,992$845-71.8%
Gerry Smith$12,686$832-93.4%
Weston S. Hetland$5,311$823-84.5%
John F Langkop$3,854$819-78.7%
Kenneth J. Brauner$2,508$817-67.4%
John E. Scott$4,370$816-81.3%
Samuel James Schroeder$3,755$810-78.4%
Gary L. Frank$3,945$800-79.7%
William G. Renken$5,730$797-86.1%
Lynn A. Taggart$3,784$790-79.1%
James Rodney Campbell$4,298$776-81.9%
Brian G. McCarty$2,706$764-71.8%
Rebecca Howard$3,720$762-79.5%
Harold August Veltrop$3,157$760-75.9%
Walter H. Prenger$3,421$758-77.8%
Anthony G. Luebbering$4,517$758-83.2%
Richard W. Cook Jr.$690$7559.4%
Willi Pringer$3,556$754-78.8%
George M. Wolfe$21,186$751-96.5%
Tyler Schmidt$4,141$751-81.9%
Craig a Stubinger$4,945$747-84.9%
Clarence Landrum$2,442$739-69.7%
Harold H. Bexten$2,845$738-74.1%
Sam L. Schell$4,775$726-84.8%
Jamie Lee Sullivan$3,938$714-81.9%
Adam Brice Ziegelbein$3,047$706-76.8%
Jerry W. Todd$3,399$699-79.4%
Lee Roy Wunderlich$3,446$692-79.9%
Harold Steck$6,248$686-89%
Helen L. Hunziker$2,427$686-71.7%
Robert A. Mueller$3,003$675-77.5%
Nathan A. Luebbering$2,586$675-73.9%
Paul A. Lackman Sr.$3,540$673-81%
William P Rademann$4,358$668-84.7%
George A. Smith$3,295$662-79.9%
Ronald D. Morrow$1,050$662-37%
Joshua Dion Robins$4,631$660-85.7%
Ryan Otto$3,668$660-82%
David M. Volkart$3,454$658-80.9%
William G. Wyss$4,325$652-84.9%
Redbird Agricultural Property, LLC$3,586$647-82%
Donald C. Stockman$1,323$644-51.3%
Perry W. Gorrell$2,294$628-72.6%
Matthew J. Lackman$2,576$621-75.9%
Melvin Loesch$2,125$616-71%
William C. Brennecke$1,794$616-65.7%
Larry Schrimpf$2,112$612-71%
Russ Anderson$2,916$605-79.3%
Rosalyn A. Wieberg$3,753$593-84.2%
Kent W Malzner$4,848$585-87.9%
Michael A. Bungart$2,651$581-78.1%
Jason Thompson$2,442$560-77.1%
Clinton Duane Jones$1,397$560-59.9%
Albert J Heimericks$3,221$554-82.8%
Berdene J Plaster$3,395$550-83.8%
James F. Korsmeyer$0$550--
Anthony O. Strope$865$545-37%
Brent a Lecure$544$5440%
Jamie L. Libbert$3,300$533-83.8%
Jeffrey Dan Libbert$3,300$533-83.8%
Michael R. Kirchner$2,255$516-77.1%
Teresa A. Gier$2,711$508-81.3%
Greg A. Horn$2,365$506-78.6%
Daniel P. Schepers$4,177$506-87.9%
Benjamin Anthony Voegeli$1,826$501-72.6%
Loree Ann Libbert$6,458$500-92.3%
Richard M. Hart$2,101$499-76.2%
Myron S. Luebbering$2,630$498-81.1%
Wayne W Linsenbardt$1,606$490-69.5%
Ernest L Rademann$1,876$484-74.2%
Robert Buschjost$2,091$481-77%
Henry Bauer$2,209$481-78.2%
Bradley Stout$4,213$477-88.7%
Marc P. Rackers$3,680$467-87.3%
Lueckenhoff Farm Partnership$896$458-48.9%
Scott Duane Thomas$2,121$454-78.6%
Robert Vlach$1,936$450-76.8%
Darrell R. Plaster$1,342$449-66.5%
QNK Farms, LLC$3,720$446-88%
Douglas Paul Wieberg$2,541$445-82.5%
Allan W. Propst$1,837$441-76%
Ruth Ann Campbell$4,423$440-90.1%
Phillip Porter$1,628$432-73.5%
Gary Pringer$1,815$430-76.3%
Dwayne L. Blackwell$3,639$427-88.3%
John F. Engelmeyer$1,441$425-70.5%
Adam Howard$1,701$421-75.2%
Ronald L. Lueckenotte$2,200$421-80.9%
Allee Koestner$669$418-37.5%
Kueffer Koestner$669$418-37.5%
Bobby L. Runkle$2,231$415-81.4%
Mark L. Bruemmer$2,934$415-85.9%
C&K Agricultural Enterprises, LLC$2,523$410-83.7%
Bruce Edward Sestak$1,859$405-78.2%
Dale Strobel$879$404-54%
ERKC, LLC$1,813$401-77.9%
Darrell G. Amos$2,255$399-82.3%
Donald Allen Watts$2,086$389-81.4%
Leon Luebbering$285$37933%
Henry F. Jacobs$3,020$367-87.8%
Nathan L. Brautigam$1,485$364-75.5%
Kenneth W. Weider$1,793$362-79.8%
Albin W Linsenbardt JR$1,298$362-72.1%
Jacob D. Gier$1,747$353-79.8%
James Irwin$924$353-61.8%
Douglas C. Stockman$2,326$346-85.1%
Laurie A. Geiger$1,484$344-76.8%
Floyd C. Cain$1,549$336-78.3%
Richard H. Schellman$1,245$336-73%
Codey Evan Payne$1,749$335-80.8%
Randy Cain$1,673$329-80.3%
Elizabeth A. Strobel$977$321-67.1%
Raymond Volmert$2,532$319-87.4%
Payne Bros Farm$1,397$316-77.4%
Marlan Schaefer$367$307-16.3%
Melody D. Frank$301$295-2%
David J. Toebben$2,097$294-86%
Lathyn Lackman$1,362$293-78.5%
Daniel Edward Schaefer$945$281-70.3%
Kyle Patrick Schaefer$932$281-69.8%
Michael Kever$132$281112.9%
Walter Kiesling$1,210$280-76.9%
Wanda L. Vanloo$1,276$277-78.3%
Paul F. Rodeman$814$275-66.2%
George L. Sternberg$471$257-45.4%
Beverly K. Smith$1,540$253-83.6%
Nick J. Luebbering$859$236-72.5%
Judith A. Thompson$917$235-74.4%
Zachary Douglas Stockman$1,793$228-87.3%
Dennis Clayton Schubert$792$225-71.6%
Ted H. Lepage$1,092$215-80.3%
Patrick J. Young$590$198-66.4%
Brian L. Plaster$941$190-79.8%
Billy W. Surface$1,084$187-82.7%
Leroy B. Luebbering$726$182-74.9%
Norbert and Nadine Bernskoetter Revocable Trust, Dated Janua$636$173-72.8%
Richard A. Farris$697$171-75.5%
Shane Wade$572$170-70.3%
Dan P. Schroeder$847$170-79.9%
Frank J. Veltrop$737$170-76.9%
Jerry L. Propst$167$1670%
Nathan A. Strobel$473$165-65.1%
John Hardwick$273$162-40.7%
Carolyn R. Baker$616$160-74%
Paul Joseph Vanloo$395$147-62.8%
Lester W Linsenbardt$107$14333.6%
Ralph McKee$572$141-75.3%
Elroy Stubinger$205$134-34.6%
Toby Anderson$462$133-71.2%
Shawn McKee$572$122-78.7%
Larry Bishop$363$104-71.3%
Michael H. Otto$161$103-36%
Jeremiah Franklin Phillips$851$100-88.2%
Steven D. Long$217$100-53.9%
Ryan Porter$473$93-80.3%
Don Wyss$516$74-85.7%
Kathryn F. Stockman$149$72-51.7%
James M. Stuart$594$45-92.4%
Joan Stubinger$94$39-58.5%
Ryan Michael Marsch$67$36-46.3%
Shelley A. Steinman$56$27-51.8%
Ruth Dampf$48$14-70.8%
Jason Heather$47$0-100%
Jonathan H Woehrer$109$0-100%
Jose Guadalupe Ayala$2,530$0-100%
Margie Cloyd Estate$250$0-100%
Patrick A. Leonard$1,631$0-100%
Rafael Z. Ayala$4,510$0-100%
Woehrer Howard - Howard L and Carol a Woehrer Revocable Trus$109$0-100%
Dwayne M. Jacobs$275$0-100%
Kimberly a Hanschen$288$0-100%
Raymond Lister$202$0-100%
Colin Eric Nichols$20,175$0-100%
Dallas Herbert Tambke$495$0-100%
David E. Larimore$1,210$0-100%
Don Fahrni$500,000$0-100%
Donna Schmidt$4,675$0-100%
Glenn R. Bruemmer$330$0-100%
Heath B. Little$10,433$0-100%
Justin Dale Houston$18,393$0-100%
Randy Chaloupek$770$0-100%
Steve Ramer$2,200$0-100%
Timothy D. Clink$1,182$0-100%
Darlene Libbert$572$0-100%
David Anthony Boessen$4,174$0-100%
David Lee Boessen$4,006$0-100%
Donald J Schaefer Revocable Trust$374$0-100%
Matthew Wieberg$296$0-100%
Steve G. Loethen$188$0-100%
Delilah M. Pennington$14,703$0-100%
Joni Gaye McCarter$19$0-100%
Total subsidies$4,615,735$1,091,383-76.4%

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