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In 2021, 284 farmers in cities within McPherson County received a total of $7.9 million in 825 farm subsidies, a 58.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $18.9 million in 1,160 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 McPherson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lake Hutterian Brethren, Inc. | $815,044 | $250,105 | -69.3% |
| Jerome Mack Farms, LLC | $1,410,665 | $206,306 | -85.4% |
| Weiszhaar Farms, Inc. | $357,787 | $181,685 | -49.2% |
| M & T Schanzenbach Farms | $493,658 | $170,845 | -65.4% |
| Plainview Hutterian Brethren, Inc. | $1,502,332 | $158,825 | -89.4% |
| Todd Rau | $266,119 | $151,955 | -42.9% |
| Vilhauer Ranch, Inc. | $209,764 | $144,529 | -31.1% |
| Dean N. Schumacher | $178,728 | $144,060 | -19.4% |
| BTO Farms, Inc. | $292,518 | $137,504 | -53% |
| Kevin O. Heupel | $213,485 | $132,405 | -38% |
| Kunz Northern Kross Ranch, Inc. | $181,092 | $131,115 | -27.6% |
| Bieber Red Angus Ranch | $247,229 | $126,382 | -48.9% |
| Karen R. Mutschler | $130,764 | $118,023 | -9.7% |
| Scott M. Raile | $165,545 | $112,569 | -32% |
| Mark L. Hoffman | $251,696 | $107,089 | -57.5% |
| Travis L. Mehlhaff | $227,547 | $105,836 | -53.5% |
| Steadfast Farms, LLC | $207,430 | $104,361 | -49.7% |
| James V. Berreth | $148,816 | $94,287 | -36.6% |
| Christopher Sieh | $196,921 | $91,772 | -53.4% |
| Reetta R Sieh | $196,716 | $91,748 | -53.4% |
| Waltman Farms | $407,066 | $91,472 | -77.5% |
| Schnabel Ranch, LLC | $101,919 | $91,144 | -10.6% |
| Rosette Hutterian Brethren, Inc. | $96,359 | $90,628 | -5.9% |
| Ronnie Knoepfle | $181,018 | $87,224 | -51.8% |
| Wayne A. Lutz | $141,830 | $85,591 | -39.7% |
| Michael S. Mettler | $105,394 | $84,381 | -19.9% |
| Neal Kappes | $95,296 | $83,308 | -12.6% |
| Leann M. Lux | $116,878 | $83,188 | -28.8% |
| Kenneth W. Shafer | $378,714 | $80,115 | -78.8% |
| Hill Crest Farm, Inc. | $144,251 | $76,175 | -47.2% |
| Gerard D. Retzer | $136,803 | $74,511 | -45.5% |
| Eric Witlock | $119,988 | $73,795 | -38.5% |
| Harold C. Kessler | $133,942 | $72,791 | -45.7% |
| Jerome F. Lapka | $214,083 | $72,177 | -66.3% |
| James E. Odenbach | $112,479 | $70,991 | -36.9% |
| Timothy B. Mehlhaff | $144,628 | $70,921 | -51% |
| Allen Eberhart | $126,299 | $69,519 | -45% |
| Michael Alvin Kallas | $101,200 | $63,107 | -37.6% |
| Dalton Dale Ellefson | $119,243 | $60,599 | -49.2% |
| Monte J. Bertsch Jr. | $23,275 | $60,234 | 158.8% |
| Ladean Hettich | $77,561 | $57,661 | -25.7% |
| Steven a Dutenhoffer | $131,245 | $57,655 | -56.1% |
| Colin L. Hoffman | $134,941 | $55,707 | -58.7% |
| David J. Rath | $143,122 | $54,391 | -62% |
| David L. Gruebele | $119,897 | $51,992 | -56.6% |
| Mark J. Gruebele | $119,896 | $51,992 | -56.6% |
| The Nature Conservancy | $48,297 | $50,000 | 3.5% |
| Greg Heyne | $0 | $49,076 | -- |
| Sidney P. Feickert | $75,520 | $46,604 | -38.3% |
| Scott D. Schauer | $125,396 | $46,316 | -63.1% |
| Darwin Edwin Aman | $136,341 | $45,967 | -66.3% |
| Cynthia Sue Aman | $136,355 | $45,950 | -66.3% |
| Trevor E. Zantow | $87,454 | $45,590 | -47.9% |
| Deraad Farms, LLC | $79,823 | $45,108 | -43.5% |
| Dale E. Dockter | $98,916 | $44,240 | -55.3% |
| Brian Hoffman | $76,184 | $43,722 | -42.6% |
| Lapka Farms, Inc. | $143,138 | $42,805 | -70.1% |
| Kevin J. Kallas | $151,432 | $42,335 | -72% |
| Jason Braun | $64,765 | $42,224 | -34.8% |
| Robert M. Waltman | $70,984 | $42,163 | -40.6% |
| Shafer Farms, Inc. | $87,764 | $42,071 | -52.1% |
| Dennis Q. Wolff | $83,155 | $41,827 | -49.7% |
| Gary J. Schauer | $84,515 | $41,233 | -51.2% |
| Daniel O. Erdmann | $36,125 | $40,190 | 11.3% |
| Jordan E. Mehlhaff | $45,780 | $39,309 | -14.1% |
| Jason R. Fauth | $68,410 | $38,440 | -43.8% |
| Dylan A. Lapka | $59,832 | $38,032 | -36.4% |
| Joe D. Jung | $126,011 | $37,099 | -70.6% |
| Bruce J. Mack | $27,243 | $36,265 | 33.1% |
| Douglas Pettigrew | $67,340 | $35,130 | -47.8% |
| Gregory Grenz | $72,826 | $34,439 | -52.7% |
| Patricia Louise Grenz | $72,826 | $34,439 | -52.7% |
| Greenway Ranch, Inc. | $46,981 | $34,122 | -27.4% |
| Brandon Paul Beutler | $85,838 | $33,875 | -60.5% |
| Charles E. Schaunaman | $66,917 | $32,948 | -50.8% |
| Patrick Lapka | $53,929 | $32,890 | -39% |
| Jeremy Eberhart | $42,001 | $32,844 | -21.8% |
| Keith R Stugelmayer | $48,143 | $31,735 | -34.1% |
| James R. Goebel | $48,091 | $31,388 | -34.7% |
| Jason W. Goehring | $43,012 | $30,588 | -28.9% |
| Margaret Louise Raile | $5,412 | $30,237 | 458.7% |
| Gailen G Hauck | $88,394 | $30,080 | -66% |
| Ronald J. Geffre | $52,444 | $29,134 | -44.4% |
| George B. Hulscher | $28,810 | $28,810 | 0% |
| Rohrbach Farms, Inc. | $70,501 | $28,786 | -59.2% |
| Prairie Ridge Farm, Inc. | $76,712 | $28,300 | -63.1% |
| Joshua Raile | $60,858 | $28,068 | -53.9% |
| David Deurmier | $47,665 | $27,891 | -41.5% |
| Samantha Jo Bohl | $56,792 | $27,669 | -51.3% |
| Fred H. Hoffman | $73,702 | $27,242 | -63% |
| Lewis D. Opp | $38,649 | $27,095 | -29.9% |
| Bradley A. Neuharth | $59,709 | $26,910 | -54.9% |
| James M. Fischer | $61,709 | $26,910 | -56.4% |
| Jeremy G. Hoff | $57,513 | $26,401 | -54.1% |
| Dennis C. Jahraus | $70,242 | $26,039 | -62.9% |
| Mary Ann Schaunaman | $60,526 | $25,184 | -58.4% |
| Kenneth D Stugelmayer | $33,872 | $25,172 | -25.7% |
| Glenn Treftz | $42,642 | $24,805 | -41.8% |
| Ehresman Polled Herefords, Inc. | $74,455 | $24,464 | -67.1% |
| James G. Goehring | $35,999 | $24,023 | -33.3% |
| Derek Merkel | $78,727 | $23,563 | -70.1% |
| Michael O. Balliet | $40,118 | $23,463 | -41.5% |
| Heupel and Son, Inc. | $61,757 | $23,388 | -62.1% |
| Lloyd Richard Schaunaman | $65,551 | $22,855 | -65.1% |
| Jeffrey T. Neuharth | $53,261 | $21,158 | -60.3% |
| Paul Schaar Mehlhoff | $51,534 | $20,908 | -59.4% |
| Bryan Wagner | $79,968 | $20,901 | -73.9% |
| O Ranch, Inc. | $19,322 | $20,761 | 7.4% |
| Ricky D. Rau | $33,125 | $20,758 | -37.3% |
| Orie D. Balliet | $34,595 | $20,693 | -40.2% |
| Thomas Leslie Rath | $40,635 | $20,667 | -49.1% |
| Lloyd Allen Dais | $44,294 | $20,554 | -53.6% |
| Mitchell L. Waltman | $34,910 | $20,218 | -42.1% |
| Aaron Tyler Schaar Mehlhoff | $51,442 | $19,862 | -61.4% |
| Mark Morris Morlock | $37,054 | $19,494 | -47.4% |
| Michael Wayne Raile | $85,564 | $18,779 | -78.1% |
| Lazy D, Inc. | $69,142 | $18,600 | -73.1% |
| James Pfeifle | $33,479 | $18,561 | -44.6% |
| Matthew Chase Weisser | $29,826 | $18,269 | -38.7% |
| Steven M. Kallas | $34,226 | $17,702 | -48.3% |
| George H. Weisser | $32,856 | $17,693 | -46.1% |
| James R. Schumacher | $30,729 | $16,942 | -44.9% |
| Lyle A. Quenzer | $19,093 | $16,856 | -11.7% |
| Michael C. Neuharth | $51,783 | $16,778 | -67.6% |
| Glen D. Hoffman | $68,896 | $16,532 | -76% |
| Bernice Rau | $15,913 | $15,913 | 0% |
| Myron Fauth | $22,206 | $15,724 | -29.2% |
| Byron D. Dockter | $40,476 | $15,689 | -61.2% |
| Nickolas James Kallas | $60,906 | $15,626 | -74.3% |
| Debbie M. Sayler | $13,333 | $15,548 | 16.6% |
| Micah T. Malsom | $37,824 | $15,400 | -59.3% |
| Willard Goeshel | $35,747 | $15,067 | -57.9% |
| Keith Mehlhaff | $29,338 | $14,978 | -48.9% |
| Kenneth G. Kurle | $21,316 | $14,868 | -30.2% |
| Jeremy Vander Vorst | $35,175 | $14,466 | -58.9% |
| J & J Kirschenman Dairy, Inc. | $25,197 | $14,222 | -43.6% |
| Sam Schauer | $14,272 | $13,857 | -2.9% |
| Casey David Higgins | $15,244 | $13,353 | -12.4% |
| Gary Rath | $40,974 | $13,212 | -67.8% |
| Stephanie M. Raile | $13,190 | $13,190 | 0% |
| Sylvia M. Rott | $14,114 | $13,063 | -7.4% |
| Gary Oster | $12,857 | $12,857 | 0% |
| Scott Strobel | $32,412 | $12,521 | -61.4% |
| Stanley W. Strobel | $32,652 | $12,495 | -61.7% |
| Stanley Stabler | $14,927 | $12,481 | -16.4% |
| Joseph A. Erdmann | $35,527 | $12,343 | -65.3% |
| Mark W. Opp | $17,278 | $12,285 | -28.9% |
| Gordon J. Petrich | $81,756 | $12,019 | -85.3% |
| Lee Geffre | $4,609 | $11,973 | 159.8% |
| Albert E. Erdmann | $41,201 | $11,507 | -72.1% |
| Marla M. Weig | $39,640 | $11,339 | -71.4% |
| Arlene Swenson | $15,012 | $11,020 | -26.6% |
| Daniel W. Mettler | $30,130 | $10,860 | -64% |
| Harvey Heyd | $17,980 | $10,851 | -39.6% |
| Serr Trust 2014 | $10,408 | $10,820 | 4% |
| Joel G. Bertsch | $26,574 | $10,653 | -59.9% |
| Bruce Kusler | $13,177 | $10,480 | -20.5% |
| Shonda Rau | $15,087 | $10,442 | -30.8% |
| Richard C & Janice L Jasmer Living Trust | $0 | $10,223 | -- |
| Luceil OPP | $9,617 | $9,617 | 0% |
| Shane A. Dais | $19,145 | $9,409 | -50.9% |
| Lorraine Beck | $9,260 | $9,260 | 0% |
| Jeffrey R. Becker | $19,444 | $9,046 | -53.5% |
| Matthew L. Schaefer | $26,878 | $8,799 | -67.3% |
| Derek Charles Weisser | $17,687 | $8,731 | -50.6% |
| Harry H. Hoff | $14,589 | $8,727 | -40.2% |
| Collin W. Kessler | $23,010 | $8,678 | -62.3% |
| Joan Dee Pudwill | $8,056 | $8,553 | 6.2% |
| Timothy A. Kessler | $40,099 | $8,306 | -79.3% |
| Lori Berreth | $8,265 | $8,265 | 0% |
| Tyler John Metzger | $0 | $8,213 | -- |
| Donald J. Guthmiller | $17,575 | $8,189 | -53.4% |
| Wade L Weiszhaar | $10,522 | $7,688 | -26.9% |
| Chad Lee Weiszhaar | $10,576 | $7,529 | -28.8% |
| John Deurmier | $0 | $7,454 | -- |
| Eddy D. Schaeffer | $7,322 | $7,322 | 0% |
| John C. Neifer | $33,817 | $7,285 | -78.5% |
| Dennis D. Trautman | $27,675 | $7,274 | -73.7% |
| Christopher J. Erdmann | $0 | $6,981 | -- |
| Justin C. Kessler | $20,856 | $6,938 | -66.7% |
| Samuel James Schumacher | $11,741 | $6,901 | -41.2% |
| Brady J Weiszhaar | $13,073 | $6,880 | -47.4% |
| Bruce Fauth | $6,877 | $6,796 | -1.2% |
| Terry L. Hoffman | $1,866 | $6,630 | 255.3% |
| Jack Goetz | $7,041 | $6,537 | -7.2% |
| Stanley L. Spitzer | $15,332 | $6,364 | -58.5% |
| Ora L. Opp | $6,163 | $6,163 | 0% |
| Austin Lee Weig | $11,924 | $5,783 | -51.5% |
| Susan Ostrowski | $0 | $5,327 | -- |
| Verlin W Jakober | $7,200 | $5,288 | -26.6% |
| Quinton Wolff | $5,264 | $5,264 | 0% |
| Paul Erdmann | $5,379 | $5,162 | -4% |
| Lloyd L. Binder | $5,135 | $5,135 | 0% |
| Pauletta Lynn Dohn | $6,023 | $5,071 | -15.8% |
| Bonita Schutz | $4,882 | $5,043 | 3.3% |
| Gary Metzger | $9,264 | $5,041 | -45.6% |
| Larry Kolb | $21,233 | $4,868 | -77.1% |
| Catherine Fischer | $13,757 | $4,840 | -64.8% |
| Jeffery J. Waltman | $9,806 | $4,549 | -53.6% |
| Michael F. Waltman | $10,416 | $4,549 | -56.3% |
| Cheryl Schaar | $13,555 | $4,413 | -67.4% |
| Merle F. Hieb | $4,412 | $4,412 | 0% |
| Clifford T Berreth and Suzanne F Berreth Revocable | $0 | $4,345 | -- |
| James E. Goebel | $7,051 | $4,304 | -39% |
| Scottie K. Hoff | $4,033 | $4,130 | 2.4% |
| John R. Streifel | $16,664 | $4,068 | -75.6% |
| Douglas A. Casey | $8,757 | $3,966 | -54.7% |
| Jerry Franck | $5,918 | $3,899 | -34.1% |
| Methodist Mens Association | $9,895 | $3,838 | -61.2% |
| Donald R. Fischer | $3,824 | $3,824 | 0% |
| David K. Opp | $18,236 | $3,782 | -79.3% |
| Delmar Metzger | $3,983 | $3,640 | -8.6% |
| Gary E. Krein | $8,676 | $3,586 | -58.7% |
| K. C. Gregg | $36,583 | $3,553 | -90.3% |
| Leah Rae Dement | $6,613 | $3,490 | -47.2% |
| Matthew Dement | $6,525 | $3,473 | -46.8% |
| Rudolph O. Aman | $13,218 | $3,438 | -74% |
| Gary Opp | $3,588 | $3,386 | -5.6% |
| Marilyn Sieg | $2,985 | $3,256 | 9.1% |
| Ryan L. Sanborn | $46,613 | $3,149 | -93.2% |
| Damon Opp | $2,825 | $2,825 | 0% |
| Sally L. Davis | $2,800 | $2,800 | 0% |
| Kyle C. Hoff | $4,235 | $2,754 | -35% |
| Curtis L. Hoff | $5,504 | $2,598 | -52.8% |
| Timothy Kruse | $0 | $2,576 | -- |
| Jolene J. Waltman | $6,097 | $2,520 | -58.7% |
| Willard B Goeshel | $7,348 | $2,498 | -66% |
| Troy Grabowska | $12,980 | $2,462 | -81% |
| Joel C. Sayler | $2,407 | $2,407 | 0% |
| Earl A. Mehlhaff | $5,829 | $2,375 | -59.3% |
| Nancy Berreth Trustee 2016 | $6,442 | $2,316 | -64% |
| Kim Rohrbach | $505,359 | $2,232 | -99.6% |
| Dakota Lee Lutz | $12,543 | $2,192 | -82.5% |
| Matthew Waltman | $5,464 | $2,177 | -60.2% |
| Alexander Aman | $0 | $2,161 | -- |
| Jeffrey N. Jenner | $6,710 | $2,142 | -68.1% |
| Jacob P. Lux | $0 | $2,022 | -- |
| Neil Geffre | $1,999 | $1,999 | 0% |
| James McComsey | $8,873 | $1,940 | -78.1% |
| Karley D. Hoffman | $2,332 | $1,908 | -18.2% |
| Michael Jacob Mardian | $10,740 | $1,896 | -82.3% |
| Matthew Popowski | $5,100 | $1,845 | -63.8% |
| Lee M. Layton | $8,918 | $1,637 | -81.6% |
| Heather Anne Eberhart | $5,157 | $1,425 | -72.4% |
| Justin James Eberhart | $6,943 | $1,425 | -79.5% |
| Matthew David Opp | $7,695 | $1,383 | -82% |
| Duane C. Kolb | $1,208 | $1,383 | 14.5% |
| Kathryn C. Krein | $1,282 | $1,282 | 0% |
| Glenn Spitzer | $0 | $1,265 | -- |
| Dusti M. Swenson | $5,283 | $1,176 | -77.7% |
| Michael Mark Bentz | $3,135 | $1,164 | -62.9% |
| Robin K. Wolff | $1,084 | $1,084 | 0% |
| Colton Glenn Spitzer | $0 | $1,004 | -- |
| Barry Lapp | $874 | $874 | 0% |
| Dean A. Schock | $2,695 | $758 | -71.9% |
| Carol G. Martel | $1,353 | $689 | -49.1% |
| Lee Dale Oster | $1,617 | $653 | -59.6% |
| Ronnie L Schumack and Peggy L Schumack Revocable T | $0 | $649 | -- |
| Sally A. Odenbach | $10,806 | $628 | -94.2% |
| Gary G. Hoffman | $3,716 | $612 | -83.5% |
| Karen Robinson | $0 | $608 | -- |
| Wayne A. Fischer | $3,190 | $581 | -81.8% |
| Linda D. Schauer | $560 | $560 | 0% |
| Richard F. Waltman | $4,171 | $551 | -86.8% |
| Rott Farms, Inc. | $516 | $516 | 0% |
| Cletus A. Imberi | $4,331 | $457 | -89.4% |
| Travis Rott | $3,587 | $436 | -87.8% |
| Melvin Kallas | $11,555 | $404 | -96.5% |
| Glenn D. Opp | $330 | $330 | 0% |
| Harry H. Mehlhaff | $1,233 | $305 | -75.3% |
| T & a Cattle, LLC | $10,278 | $293 | -97.1% |
| William A. Merkel Jr. | $747 | $262 | -64.9% |
| Bruce W Wiesenburger | $715 | $243 | -66% |
| Kappenman Family Irrevocable Living Trust Agreemen | $0 | $230 | -- |
| Richard G. Kolb | $334 | $206 | -38.3% |
| Leona L. Hoffman | $172 | $172 | 0% |
| Jerome I. Mack | $167 | $167 | 0% |
| Paul Bentz | $18,484 | $138 | -99.3% |
| Walter H. Opp | $13,883 | $86 | -99.4% |
| Virginia L Breitag IRRV Trustee | $69 | $69 | 0% |
| Gregory W. Hoff | $417 | $50 | -88% |
| Melissa Lapka | $34 | $34 | 0% |
| Kenneth L Stickelmyer | $17 | $17 | 0% |
| John Charles Fischer | $9 | $5 | -44.4% |
| Blake A. Mehlhaff | $1,305 | $0 | -100% |
| Carey Lapp | $15,807 | $0 | -100% |
| City of Eureka | $1,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Clifford T Berreth and Suzanne F | $7,001 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis N. Pfeifle | $2,548 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric J. Odenbach | $796 | $0 | -100% |
| Hoff Cattle Company, Inc. | $2,642 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Bentz | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Kappenman Family Irrevocable Livi | $370 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Conway | $18,618 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick J. Weller | $2,833 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Metzger | $21,458 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Fischer | $7,582 | $0 | -100% |
| Arnold P. Becker | $504 | $0 | -100% |
| Austin Lee Weig | $1,725 | $0 | -100% |
| Cottonwood Farms, Inc. | $126,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett B. Hartwell | $1,065 | $0 | -100% |
| Harm J Trollip | $4,081 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey L. Berreth | $28 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry L. Geffre | $437 | $0 | -100% |
| Logan Kevin Heupel | $3,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke Jorgenson | $5,610 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlene Kessler | $432 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin L. Hoffman | $237 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard C & Janice L Jasmer Livin | $17,372 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Schumacher | $1,607 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie L Schumack and Peggy L School | $189 | $0 | -100% |
| Usda Farm Service Agency | $7,058 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan T. Erdmann | $312 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Erdmann | $10,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanette Larson | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $18,871,764 | $7,901,017 | -58.1% |
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