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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Lee County

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Farms throughout cities in Lee County received $23.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 725 farmers in cities within Lee County received a total of $9.6 million in 1,369 farm subsidies, a 71.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $33 million in 3,375 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 Lee County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Hart Farms, Inc.$582,790$188,690-67.6%
Olson Farms$729,969$161,953-77.8%
Dennis Pfeiffer$367,176$139,503-62%
Raymond Delhotal$272,741$113,769-58.3%
Kyle J. Schoenholz$262,260$111,641-57.4%
Don Meyer, LLC$291,612$107,186-63.2%
Edward King$291,888$90,771-68.9%
Raymond K. Harrison$165,345$85,648-48.2%
Sugar Creek Farm Partnership$367,738$81,561-77.8%
Foster Dorn$78,976$79,0180.1%
Aaron Book$452,185$78,424-82.7%
Richard Humphrey Jr.$273,503$78,047-71.5%
David L. Book$245,760$76,288-69%
Colwell Farms$324,090$72,160-77.7%
Georgia Kenney$191,182$70,731-63%
Jon Kenney$191,182$70,731-63%
Morris Harvell II$183,121$67,161-63.3%
Roy Welch$108,996$62,547-42.6%
Rod Farms$138,539$62,390-55%
Gilmore Farms$209,766$61,412-70.7%
Althaus Bros Farm PRTP$302,072$61,215-79.7%
Loren Wolf$192,067$57,971-69.8%
Sheaffer Acres Partnership$325,733$56,699-82.6%
Thomas Hann$96,998$56,512-41.7%
Paul J. Ororke Jr.$161,433$56,152-65.2%
Schoenholz Legacy Farms, LLC$152,188$55,327-63.6%
Dennis Joseph Bickett$122,822$54,588-55.6%
Richard Kennay$280,928$51,813-81.6%
Devin Henkel$201,758$51,258-74.6%
Kevin Ganz$157,916$50,986-67.7%
Friends of Nachusa Grasslands$50,000$50,0000%
Middle Rock Conservation Partners$25,520$50,00095.9%
The Nature Conservancy$48,297$50,0003.5%
Borell Farms, Ltd.$203,324$49,878-75.5%
Donald M Book GST Exempt Residuary Trustee$202,278$49,686-75.4%
Michael J. Book$471,719$49,504-89.5%
James Burke$155,444$49,033-68.5%
Brenda Dodd$171,220$48,017-72%
David Dodd$171,208$48,006-72%
James D. Hart$221,408$47,712-78.5%
Lynn E. Montavon$151,546$46,622-69.2%
Martin Montavon$151,546$46,622-69.2%
David Schaver$133,219$46,561-65%
Brian L. Boehle$157,677$46,317-70.6%
Aaron Wolf$169,879$45,888-73%
Appelquist Farms, LLC$134,170$45,624-66%
Craig Setchell$120,290$45,572-62.1%
Douglas Jarvis$169,396$45,240-73.3%
Myron Leffelman$113,545$44,331-61%
Freedom Hills Ranches, LLC$168,515$44,000-73.9%
Jason P. Leffelman$108,628$43,768-59.7%
Michael R. Pratt$237,669$43,689-81.6%
Susan K. Pratt$237,669$43,689-81.6%
David Gorman$104,511$43,584-58.3%
Doris J Kennay$98,424$43,509-55.8%
Michael Messer$150,529$43,356-71.2%
Jacob Pratt$145,229$43,254-70.2%
Karla Book$171,584$43,066-74.9%
James Book$171,583$43,065-74.9%
Mark Lefevre$154,820$42,922-72.3%
Robert A. Book$119,263$42,763-64.1%
Michael Zinke$139,679$42,349-69.7%
Jillian Wolf$156,719$42,256-73%
Michael R. Henry$133,884$40,827-69.5%
Larry C. Hummel$134,895$40,535-70%
James Pratt$169,445$40,046-76.4%
Barkei Farms, LLC$141,287$38,962-72.4%
Todd P. Lippens$106,424$38,754-63.6%
Lisa Wolf$145,268$38,290-73.6%
John Schultz Jr.$134,791$38,074-71.8%
Jeremy Wolf$130,252$38,033-70.8%
James McLaughlin$141,236$37,383-73.5%
Curt Fair$145,515$37,052-74.5%
John W. Ryan$77,374$35,547-54.1%
James Hicks$95,321$35,248-63%
Allyn E. Buhrow$171,209$35,246-79.4%
Cody James Hill$90,726$35,104-61.3%
Douglas McLaughlin$90,831$34,865-61.6%
Amber R. Dimmig$62,238$34,040-45.3%
Linda Henert$104,085$33,614-67.7%
Gary Brown$74,117$32,620-56%
Matthew D. Foster$105,923$32,372-69.4%
Randall Gittleson$180,282$32,070-82.2%
Vonnie Gittleson$180,282$32,070-82.2%
Zachary J. Henkel$89,022$31,683-64.4%
Scott Schlesinger$106,848$31,286-70.7%
Henkel Farms, Inc.$119,283$31,054-74%
Peter Vaessen$68,332$30,847-54.9%
Tyson Drew$90,955$30,454-66.5%
Donna Gittleson$76,614$30,361-60.4%
Paul M. Burrs$104,124$30,007-71.2%
Joseph M. Warrenfeltz$99,084$29,893-69.8%
Kristopher Herwig$116,130$29,474-74.6%
David J. Brown$98,705$29,422-70.2%
Charles F. Rhodenbaugh$162,692$29,316-82%
Nicholas Ganz$110,958$27,936-74.8%
Steven D Brownlee Farms, LLC$81,463$27,932-65.7%
Mead Farms$79,826$27,467-65.6%
Daniel Conderman$77,352$27,365-64.6%
Craig Walter$27,303$27,3030%
Lance Walter$83,631$26,975-67.7%
Gene Kruse$79,227$26,872-66.1%
Nolan Henert$117,225$26,787-77.1%
Patrick Frankfother$103,496$26,659-74.2%
David Hunter$71,294$26,611-62.7%
Susan E. Pratt$116,697$26,531-77.3%
Bruce Setchell$101,170$26,452-73.9%
Larry K. Ebert$89,275$26,205-70.6%
Stephen Kromm$71,003$26,174-63.1%
Cole R. Olson$85,660$25,739-70%
Steven Spohn$73,207$25,624-65%
Schoenholz Farms, LLC$108,281$25,508-76.4%
Paula Henkel$130,616$25,462-80.5%
Dennis E. Henkel$82,163$24,962-69.6%
Diane L. Henkel$82,163$24,962-69.6%
Andrew Pratt$117,157$24,818-78.8%
Peter Pratt$117,141$24,818-78.8%
Rex Meyer$116,498$24,793-78.7%
Daniel L. Heng$107,975$24,636-77.2%
Lori L. Meyer$116,296$24,633-78.8%
Bradley N. Shippert$125,068$24,210-80.6%
Leo E. Bushman$59,706$24,143-59.6%
Brock L. Gittleson$134,495$24,123-82.1%
Thomas Dinges$98,341$24,062-75.5%
Joseph Myers$75,510$23,981-68.2%
Darin Dorn$110,244$23,749-78.5%
Kaleb Kennay$102,275$23,483-77%
Edward McLaughlin$88,199$23,461-73.4%
Larry L Gittleson Trust No. 101$110,946$23,280-79%
Randall Ebert$105,025$22,733-78.4%
Randy Faber$114,185$22,501-80.3%
Dean Svela$66,832$22,160-66.8%
Aubrey Quinn$117,965$21,392-81.9%
Kirt L. Swanson$91,942$21,370-76.8%
H. A. Schoenholz Jr.$90,880$21,059-76.8%
Nancy Gittleson$66,028$21,053-68.1%
Vernon Gittleson$66,028$21,053-68.1%
Michael Pfeiffer$238,817$20,984-91.2%
Gary A. Wetzel$52,161$20,927-59.9%
Thomas H. Gorman$40,009$20,763-48.1%
Adam A. Gittleson$101,689$20,629-79.7%
David L. Hill$81,776$20,514-74.9%
Richard A. Hummel$99,542$20,472-79.4%
Ronald Willstead$57,647$20,372-64.7%
Fred Drew$93,212$20,093-78.4%
Albert D Wangerin Estate$8,602$19,918131.6%
Benevolent & Protective Order of ELKS of the USA 779 Dixon$17,967$19,83510.4%
Gene A. Leffelman$52,107$19,813-62%
Mike Meusel$71,354$19,784-72.3%
Jeffrey M. Svendsen$88,018$19,706-77.6%
Nathan C. Hummel$98,564$19,599-80.1%
David F. Coers$84,440$19,564-76.8%
Dean Paul Dinges$76,990$19,398-74.8%
Benjamin Sondgeroth$80,370$19,061-76.3%
Gail Dallam$74,206$18,903-74.5%
Lyle Schilpp Sr.$81,499$18,877-76.8%
Jeremy L. Zapf$46,619$18,594-60.1%
Stephen Madison Chapman$57,516$18,366-68.1%
Adam Sobottka$107,317$18,363-82.9%
Mitchell R. Henry$45,696$18,349-59.8%
Emily Pratt$89,409$18,330-79.5%
Katie Pratt$89,422$18,330-79.5%
Steven Widolff$32,333$18,324-43.3%
Adam Betz$63,663$18,250-71.3%
Timothy R. Schmitt$86,677$18,065-79.2%
Allen Hicks$96,272$18,009-81.3%
Brian Oester$66,058$17,918-72.9%
Patrick Bushman$42,003$17,859-57.5%
Tom Draper$58,145$17,850-69.3%
Earl Barnickel$96,210$17,760-81.5%
Allan L. Prestegaard$67,752$17,484-74.2%
Crest-View Farms$86,909$17,332-80.1%
Nathan William Lewis$69,119$17,236-75.1%
Yocum Family Farms, LLC$27,033$17,209-36.3%
Joyce L. Bothe$85,393$17,128-79.9%
Lyle Allen$89,512$17,104-80.9%
Frederick Farms, Inc.$78,702$16,758-78.7%
Kevin-Kak Trust No 4-12 Kurth$60,511$16,476-72.8%
Bradley Kemper$88,037$16,354-81.4%
Brian Gonnerman$71,586$16,331-77.2%
Patrick Althaus$44,957$16,307-63.7%
Andrew Jacob Lefevre$47,096$16,252-65.5%
Chad Geuther$53,704$16,132-70%
James D Schielein$60,973$15,736-74.2%
Gary Haub - Gary M Haub Trustee DTD 09/18/2018$68,843$15,721-77.2%
Richardson Wildlife Foundation$52,209$15,487-70.3%
Steven John Dempsey Estate$18,730$15,336-18.1%
Jeremy Tilsy$77,417$15,332-80.2%
Mark Tilsy$77,406$15,332-80.2%
Neesa Miles Hoskin$15,297$15,2970%
Ivan Morris Harvell$29,366$15,236-48.1%
Elizabeth M. Henkel$9,734$15,20356.2%
Charles H. Willett$56,185$15,103-73.1%
Circle F. Farms$15,053$15,0530%
Steven Becker$72,384$14,982-79.3%
Kyle Page$37,452$14,884-60.3%
Edward W Erbes Revocable Trust$44,668$14,693-67.1%
Tim Crawford$15,813$14,682-7.2%
John B. Burkhart$77,787$14,667-81.1%
Bank Baf II, LLC$0$14,522--
Matthew Gusse$57,860$14,502-74.9%
John Hoelzer$42,354$14,380-66%
Paul K. Spangler$14,017$14,3582.4%
Kelly A. Ryan$56,576$14,294-74.7%
Harrison Hog Farms, Inc.$75,474$14,271-81.1%
Tiffany Kemper$55,192$14,218-74.2%
David Kidd$60,086$14,118-76.5%
Thomas Bulfer$40,074$14,084-64.9%
Gene Schinzer$14,035$14,0350%
James E. Grady$54,183$13,966-74.2%
Jason Bonnell$48,940$13,964-71.5%
William Henert$52,854$13,933-73.6%
Kenneth L. Mersman$55,378$13,819-75%
Wm F. Schauff Jr.$11,904$13,64914.7%
Russell Jahnke Trust$0$13,568--
Vivian Jahnke Trust$0$13,568--
George B. Burkhart$70,360$13,499-80.8%
David Setchell$56,723$13,417-76.3%
Lea Jean Henert$51,147$13,337-73.9%
Brian Burrs$50,884$13,251-74%
Zachary J. Ross$11,552$13,18414.1%
John Shrimplin$64,539$13,164-79.6%
Joseph P. Dunphy$25,567$13,148-48.6%
David Zinke$57,804$13,067-77.4%
Rick Kettley$36,952$13,054-64.7%
Derek Rapp$33,493$13,031-61.1%
Allan Zimmerman$41,660$12,986-68.8%
Michael Mead$44,492$12,902-71%
Tyler Burke$60,825$12,893-78.8%
Timothy W. Buettner$56,076$12,789-77.2%
Rhodes Farms of Illinois, Inc.$80,756$12,730-84.2%
Gary W. Maxwell$8,858$12,71343.5%
Bradley Conderman$38,572$12,590-67.4%
Dean Ackland$57,883$12,495-78.4%
Richard T Vivian Revocable Trust$12,422$12,4220%
Emmitt Hicks$31,894$12,306-61.4%
William T. MacHen$10,272$12,29719.7%
Hickory Road Farm Partnership$13,195$12,295-6.8%
Brian Dabney$7,178$12,15469.3%
Leroy A. Hostetler$63,353$12,138-80.8%
Brian Russell$10,351$12,05716.5%
Robert P. Wetzel$25,535$11,966-53.1%
Clarence D. Blaine$48,066$11,872-75.3%
Crawford Farms$52,848$11,860-77.6%
Betty K Grimm Estate$12,576$11,815-6.1%
Wesley L. Englehart$39,133$11,777-69.9%
Judy Conderman$25,723$11,710-54.5%
Ronald Conderman$25,722$11,709-54.5%
J E Schmidt Farming, LLC$15,587$11,675-25.1%
Michael Gittleson$45,983$11,487-75%
Kristian Knutson$59,295$11,451-80.7%
Gene H. Bothe$65,752$11,206-83%
Dreams 1937, LLC$14,456$10,996-23.9%
Ronald Lippens$28,744$10,953-61.9%
Matthew G. Hermes$29,080$10,938-62.4%
Distinctive Gardens, Inc.$0$10,908--
Adam Wolf$34,250$10,905-68.2%
Lewis E Durin$55,284$10,856-80.4%
Jerad Grossman$20,325$10,740-47.2%
Shane Coers$1,913$10,718460.3%
Dennis Nauman$6,724$10,69859.1%
Jerry M. Schabacker$25,558$10,687-58.2%
James G. Messer$43,407$10,685-75.4%
James R Gehant Trust$43,182$10,676-75.3%
James E Obrien SR Living Trust$24,707$10,584-57.2%
Kenneth Hill$14,146$10,465-26%
David R. Sanderson$10,330$10,3300%
Wade Vickrey$32,839$10,182-69%
Justin Smith$24,094$10,179-57.8%
Edward D. Fritts$58,237$10,067-82.7%
Allen R. Bollman$42,911$10,057-76.6%
Brandon Heiman$10,547$10,008-5.1%
Jeffrey A. Pfeiffer$65,712$9,958-84.8%
Brenda Humphrey$48,649$9,733-80%
Raymond Humphrey$48,649$9,733-80%
Stephen Charles Dunphy$47,578$9,731-79.5%
Justin Perino$34,385$9,718-71.7%
Joshua J. Burke$43,995$9,711-77.9%
Donald C Ramsdell Trustee No 96$45,598$9,564-79%
Richard W. Eggers$44,563$9,550-78.6%
Linda Murray$9,518$9,5440.3%
Aneda Springer Ebert$0$9,532--
Sauk Valley Farms$12,083$9,529-21.1%
Larry Gene Clayton$43,153$9,483-78%
Hazel Reuter$9,455$9,4550%
Michael Vaessen$32,184$9,455-70.6%
Henry Nichols$7,424$9,24224.5%
Nancy A. Nichols$7,424$9,24224.5%
Kenneth W. Oltmanns$19,964$9,229-53.8%
Jason Streit$28,420$9,183-67.7%
Donald L Schielein Descendants' Trust$30,278$8,976-70.4%
Pitzers Spring Creek Cattle Farms$31,185$8,923-71.4%
Donald N. Rogers Sr.$104,999$8,910-91.5%
Brian B Henert$23,307$8,908-61.8%
Melissa Frankfother$34,496$8,886-74.2%
Edward Harden$40,468$8,838-78.2%
James W. Jarvis$43,286$8,781-79.7%
Lawrence J. Becker$10,609$8,715-17.9%
Robert - Robert W Grevengoed Trustee No 1 Grevengoed$8,682$8,6820%
Mike Blackburn$26,444$8,678-67.2%
Henert Farms, Inc.$35,810$8,631-75.9%
Bradley Kessel$8,629$8,6290%
Driver Family Companies, LLC$32,556$8,537-73.8%
Alan E. Albrecht$31,937$8,496-73.4%
Timothy L. Henkel$21,285$8,483-60.1%
Mark A. Henkel$21,285$8,483-60.1%
SVF, LLC$21,589$8,480-60.7%
Gale Barnickel$44,756$8,440-81.1%
Greg Malach$33,363$8,383-74.9%
Jodi A. Swartz$33,977$8,328-75.5%
Steven L. Swartz$33,977$8,328-75.5%
Denis D. Erbes$45,093$8,272-81.7%
Glen Hinrichs Irrevocable Trust 101$23,602$8,185-65.3%
Jim A. Jones$35,719$8,185-77.1%
Richard Roemmich Trustee FBO Bernadine Roemmich$11,100$8,074-27.3%
Peggy K. Scudder$4,092$7,98495.1%
Henry Knetsch IV$19,275$7,969-58.7%
Joseph M. Stewart$25,463$7,862-69.1%
Thomas Stewart$25,463$7,862-69.1%
Brian R. Dallam$30,208$7,847-74%
Diana Bollman$15,184$7,810-48.6%
David P. Herrmann$33,758$7,761-77%
Lyle Warner$30,717$7,743-74.8%
Sally A. Ranken$27,565$7,733-71.9%
William Kaecker$44,177$7,709-82.5%
John L. Paul$26,000$7,643-70.6%
Sylvester Jones Jr.$40,041$7,487-81.3%
J B Esmers Land Care Company$12,561$7,433-40.8%
James W. Child$8,053$7,414-7.9%
Sherryl Kersten$9,058$7,398-18.3%
Nicholas Spohn$12,212$7,267-40.5%
Donald J. Althaus$22,403$7,124-68.2%
Marilyn J. Millin$0$7,076--
Patricia A. Fox$0$7,076--
Scott A. Bickett$35,070$7,040-79.9%
Scott A. Leffelman$21,343$7,016-67.1%
Shawn Leffelman$21,346$7,016-67.1%
Dan Nauman$6,224$7,00112.5%
Kaleb Ackland$26,666$7,000-73.7%
Ernest Jacobs$6,957$6,9570%
Albrecht Family Farms, LLC$20,027$6,952-65.3%
Evelyn R Beardin$33,704$6,933-79.4%
Zachary J. Geuther$20,212$6,906-65.8%
Montavon Farms, LLC$38,375$6,905-82%
Kevin Wolf$23,764$6,905-70.9%
Donald McCoy$24,979$6,875-72.5%
Steven C Durin$15,825$6,864-56.6%
Chad Meurer$27,778$6,680-76%
Franklin Creek Conservation Association$6,811$6,653-2.3%
Schnell Bros$34,293$6,584-80.8%
Bernard J Friel Declaration of Trust$29,762$6,564-77.9%
Michael N Fassig$36,275$6,384-82.4%
Dale D Brownlee Credit Shelter Trustee$13,438$6,369-52.6%
Walter Kant$6,097$6,3614.3%
Michael A. Zeman$13,916$6,295-54.8%
Lloyd Ackland$31,817$6,288-80.2%
Jennifer Ororke$9,427$6,285-33.3%
Craig Buhrow$26,799$6,271-76.6%
Jeffrey Bresson$29,487$6,236-78.9%
Mark Bresson$29,487$6,236-78.9%
Dennis Weiler$28,585$6,161-78.4%
Mark Streit$17,810$6,074-65.9%
Nancy Leffelman$21,480$6,021-72%
Terry Leffelman$21,480$6,021-72%
Daniel J Hermes Revocable Trust No 1$19,479$6,005-69.2%
Joshua J Francque$24,065$5,970-75.2%
Joanne Meurer$20,479$5,963-70.9%
Garrett J. Schoenholz$9,324$5,931-36.4%
David Kruse$8,917$5,908-33.7%
Adam C. Hart$28,917$5,887-79.6%
Charles Ramsdell$28,875$5,857-79.7%
Paul Ramsdell$28,685$5,857-79.6%
Leon F. Boehle$17,972$5,851-67.4%
Richard Roemmich$24,312$5,845-76%
Donald Bonnell$16,455$5,770-64.9%
Raymond Happ Irrevocable Trust$697$5,715719.9%
Steve Dempsey$39,556$5,607-85.8%
Frederick C. Zbinden$8,181$5,605-31.5%
Gerald O. Kersten$20,740$5,517-73.4%
Garrett D. Zinke$25,484$5,445-78.6%
David Miles Gillfillan$24,908$5,434-78.2%
Terry Greenfield$18,571$5,412-70.9%
Peter Donna$5,389$5,3890%
David Nauman$3,362$5,34959.1%
Tom P. Nauman$3,362$5,34959.1%
Walter J. Harris IV$20,374$5,298-74%
Jeffery Zinke$24,798$5,296-78.6%
Thomas Prendergast$14,675$5,276-64%
John H. Stein$20,386$5,216-74.4%
Glenn S Hill Declaration of Trust$21,848$5,207-76.2%
Kenneth L Reuter Family Trust$6,375$5,200-18.4%
Brent Bunger$27,275$5,189-81%
Ralph G. Frank$8,546$5,168-39.5%
Raymond W. Ramsdell$27,539$5,140-81.3%
Nathan Shank$25,124$5,136-79.6%
Russell A. Wittenauer$10,059$5,127-49%
Christine Wittenauer$10,059$5,126-49%
Howard Peterson$21,732$5,090-76.6%
Trackside Enterprises, Inc.$20,735$5,068-75.6%
Maynard H. Hoelzer$15,896$5,030-68.4%
John Martin Bickett$27,033$5,008-81.5%
Clifford Jones$11,869$4,972-58.1%
Toby Hodges$24,721$4,954-80%
Tyler Pfeiffer$25,189$4,949-80.4%
Craig A. Henkel$21,504$4,936-77%
Raymond J. Henkel$21,504$4,936-77%
Seth Tyler Schmitt$11,354$4,935-56.5%
Peter E. Hembrough$12,312$4,909-60.1%
Phyllis Walter$1,497$4,850224%
James Tourtillott$20,329$4,767-76.6%
Robert Pitzer$19,772$4,759-75.9%
Judy A. Truckenbrod$6,723$4,735-29.6%
David L. Morgan$14,756$4,669-68.4%
Leonard Sheaffer$19,603$4,653-76.3%
Dale Levan$18,343$4,600-74.9%
Eric Althaus$16,442$4,366-73.4%
Ronald L. Schulte$15,150$4,200-72.3%
Kessel Farms, Inc.$12,521$4,179-66.6%
Rodney Rod$28,688$4,147-85.5%
Lyle Ranken$5,875$4,135-29.6%
Richard Payne$13,135$4,116-68.7%
Remmers Farm, LLC$26,934$4,077-84.9%
Douglas Yocum$18,180$3,995-78%
James D. Ortgiesen Jr.$12,651$3,968-68.6%
Terry L. Wendel$16,848$3,968-76.4%
Barbara Woodin$3,149$3,94625.3%
Lucas N. Welch$12,423$3,907-68.6%
Douglas G. Kreiser$3,757$3,8983.8%
Carl Grossman$7,620$3,865-49.3%
Daniel N. Allen$11,328$3,853-66%
Blaine Family Farms, LLC$0$3,846--
Steven T. Bickett$4,740$3,844-18.9%
Elizabeth J. Jacobs$3,807$3,8070%
Margaret W. Smith$17,594$3,782-78.5%
Jordan Lee$27,336$3,780-86.2%
Donald Reinhold$52,761$3,724-92.9%
Jeffrey Moore$3,717$3,7170%
Adam Lusz$15,682$3,622-76.9%
Joy Zietlow$3,620$3,6200%
Adam J. Henkel$19,502$3,561-81.7%
Merle Meurer$17,480$3,528-79.8%
Paul Hussey$11,417$3,505-69.3%
Timothy Weidman$8,103$3,501-56.8%
David L. Henry$9,164$3,483-62%
Fred Eric Meinke$3,480$3,4800%
Matthew Daniel Heng$11,730$3,479-70.3%
Howard Dean Geldean$3,450$3,4500%
Lois Russell$3,205$3,4266.9%
William Murges$1,312$3,400159.1%
Andrew T Waters$13,805$3,396-75.4%
Budd S. Phelps$13,517$3,360-75.1%
Robert Hahn$11,474$3,344-70.9%
John David Wiggins$4,821$3,342-30.7%
Gilbert Leffelman$10,733$3,335-68.9%
Andrew L. Montavon$10,125$3,331-67.1%
John Dickinson$2,867$3,31615.7%
Kathleen Dickinson$3,013$3,31610.1%
Ronald L. Ackert$3,259$3,3161.7%
James R. Ackert$3,259$3,3161.7%
John F. Ackert$3,259$3,3161.7%
David W. Ackert$3,259$3,3161.7%
Tom and Connie Broderick Trust DTD Feb 28 2015$0$3,299--
E S M Farms, LLC$12,357$3,246-73.7%
Gunnar P. Ortgiesen$3,238$3,2380%
Welker-Meacham, LLC$0$3,236--
Jack Dietz$12,161$3,133-74.2%
Daniel Dinges$12,004$3,107-74.1%
Edward Klein$15,328$3,037-80.2%
Joe L. Warrenfeltz$14,800$2,968-79.9%
Ronna D. Wheeler$3,413$2,932-14.1%
Westin P. Montavon$13,884$2,889-79.2%
Laura M. Harvell$14,659$2,876-80.4%
Ashley Brokaw$6,263$2,833-54.8%
Diane K Blaine Trust Dated October 1, 2008$11,527$2,818-75.6%
Karen A. Henkel$2,813$2,8130%
Jason M. Kidd$7,195$2,780-61.4%
Richard A. Humphrey III$11,652$2,780-76.1%
Andrew R. Esgar$0$2,777--
Friday Family Trust No. 7-12$12,509$2,763-77.9%
Peter R. Hermes$8,793$2,731-68.9%
Kenneth L. Bryant$10,830$2,703-75%
Dean McCoy$12,048$2,688-77.7%
Eric R. Bird$8,987$2,683-70.1%
Evan Schoenholz$2,669$2,6690%
Lester Hallquist$3,974$2,661-33%
Blaine Investments LP$7,810$2,655-66%
Aaron D. Blackert$7,387$2,644-64.2%
Dennis Becker$2,336$2,61712%
Gary Burrs$8,163$2,568-68.5%
Gerald Klein$8,735$2,538-70.9%
Jeffrey R. Rhodes$10,899$2,522-76.9%
Kyler Ackland$21,147$2,517-88.1%
Robert D. Merdian$7,790$2,501-67.9%
Jason Rubright$1,024$2,495143.7%
Robert Conley Living Trust$12,244$2,437-80.1%
JR Farm Partnership % Ron Blaine$7,273$2,399-67%
Bernice Whitford Family Farm, LLC$2,395$2,3950%
Lynn Asp$8,508$2,380-72%
Arthur Barnhart$7,510$2,375-68.4%
John F. Truckenbrod$11,637$2,317-80.1%
Mark Wolf$8,429$2,308-72.6%
Celia G Haub Trust$8,447$2,303-72.7%
Gilbert T Haub Trust$8,447$2,303-72.7%
RHGMB, LLC$13,086$2,295-82.5%
Cory A. Myers$7,804$2,273-70.9%
Patricia Oltmanns$5,051$2,268-55.1%
Mike C. Steininger$10,807$2,264-79.1%
Gail Gonigam$7,452$2,255-69.7%
Ulbtimber, LLC$3,575$2,250-37.1%
John Mead$2,220$2,2200%
James L. Lawson Sr.$1,990$2,20110.6%
Roger L. Cardot$10,342$2,196-78.8%
Iron Mountain Acres, LLC$0$2,191--
Michael R Jones & Janis a Jones Family Trustee$3,005$2,148-28.5%
Edward Morrissey$2,136$2,1360%
Richard Cox$2,135$2,1350%
John E. Schmidt$17,403$2,128-87.8%
Ryan K. Althaus$10,771$2,116-80.4%
Schafer Family Land Trust No. 102$2,101$2,1010%
William J. Payne$12,136$2,066-83%
Gail Zimmerman Enterprises, Ltd.$7,074$2,060-70.9%
Edward Brauer Children Land Trust$2,058$2,0580%
Lavina Marschang$2,052$2,0520%
Edie Peterson$7,317$2,047-72%
William Dempsey$2,047$2,0470%
Samuel Strom$2,033$2,0330%
Edward McCaffrey$2,837$2,029-28.5%
Steven McCaffrey$2,837$2,029-28.5%
Sunset Farms, Ltd.$0$2,020--
Louise Warner Trust$1,911$2,0195.7%
Consolidated Grain & Barge Company-Aurora in &WH$0$2,000--
Eugene Leffelman A. Tr$0$1,984--
Casey R. Reuter$12,688$1,964-84.5%
Lindsay Reuter$12,688$1,964-84.5%
Bradley J. Apple$0$1,952--
AL and Zach, Inc.$1,948$1,9480%
Dalcon Farms, LLC$6,972$1,916-72.5%
Lawrence Gallagher$1,911$1,9110%
Cameron S. Longan$5,043$1,906-62.2%
Lawrence Crawford$7,410$1,902-74.3%
Earl J Nauman Estate$5,542$1,897-65.8%
Stanley J Hoelzer Revocable Living Trust$2,174$1,897-12.7%
Jeffrey Gugerty$10,184$1,852-81.8%
Carnahan Family Farms, LLC$1,802$1,8020%
Carol Widolff$6,700$1,792-73.3%
Edward N Regole Fam Trustee C-U-a 10312002$1,767$1,7670%
David Montavon$1,731$1,7310%
William J Child Family Trust$2,680$1,722-35.7%
Mary Crawford$7,683$1,702-77.8%
Daniel Yocum$7,267$1,676-76.9%
George Meusel$2,523$1,649-34.6%
Roger Cavan$6,209$1,636-73.7%
Ronald Weidman$7,523$1,592-78.8%
Allan Jacox$1,584$1,5840%
Dennis J. Hermes$4,771$1,581-66.9%
Paul S. Meyer$3,257$1,567-51.9%
Brody L. Rod$11,448$1,563-86.3%
Douglas E. Noble$1,560$1,5600%
John A. Whitaker$4,633$1,550-66.5%
Matthew Englehart$7,329$1,545-78.9%
Connie Schlesinger$5,247$1,545-70.6%
Delbert Schafer$7,822$1,544-80.3%
Dennis D. Doty$9,923$1,515-84.7%
Gary Gascoigne$1,465$1,4650%
Ralph Dahlke$225$1,451544.9%
Theodore Rogers$6,164$1,448-76.5%
Jean Delhotal$4,999$1,443-71.1%
John Edward Schamberger$0$1,437--
Arthur Albee$1,426$1,4260%
Melvin McNinch$2,463$1,415-42.5%
Arthur Johnson$5,954$1,384-76.8%
Roland Knudsen$7,283$1,376-81.1%
Paul Henkel$5,658$1,368-75.8%
Emily Rapp$6,649$1,335-79.9%
Brandon Barkei$4,470$1,317-70.5%
Schabacker Brothers$2,661$1,314-50.6%
Edward J. Ely$1,307$1,3070%
James R. Ely$1,307$1,3070%
Levi J. Kaleel$1,298$1,2980%
Mark G. Kaleel$1,298$1,2980%
Nicklaus B. Kaleel$1,298$1,2980%
Taylor G. Kaleel$1,298$1,2980%
Bonnie J May Trustee No 91$0$1,282--
Buckley Fam Trustee Agreement Dated 05-1-2014$2,419$1,269-47.5%
Dale W. Schmidt$3,031$1,249-58.8%
Cathy I. Schultz$4,195$1,198-71.4%
Peter M. Koster$6,255$1,192-80.9%
Phyllis Sutton$4,314$1,173-72.8%
Daniel L. Miller$7,357$1,154-84.3%
Kevin Bontz$4,478$1,149-74.3%
Dwight E. Loy$4,484$1,149-74.4%
James Bontz$5,672$1,149-79.7%
Christopher A. Becker$4,112$1,142-72.2%
Susan Marie Heng$4,360$1,113-74.5%
Steven Hendricks$4,922$1,048-78.7%
Roger L. Hoskin$1,041$1,0410%
Elizabeth Bryant$4,203$1,038-75.3%
Kent Carnahan$0$1,026--
N&hhoelzerfarms, LLC$2,018$1,009-50%
Patti J. Mortell$1,092$1,003-8.2%
Brandon Kidd$1,734$995-42.6%
Ethan Pratt$3,899$988-74.7%
Anthony Becker$621$98658.8%
Tyler Klein$7,972$948-88.1%
Carter L. Boehle$2,009$942-53.1%
Lane C. Boehle$2,009$942-53.1%
David Gusse$2,771$935-66.3%
David Heiman$1,115$931-16.5%
Donna M. Pratt$1,031$923-10.5%
Kourtney E. Ranken$732$91725.3%
Joshua A. Hickey$3,082$909-70.5%
Jennifer L Leider-Poss$3,623$899-75.2%
Josef D. Hart$4,514$881-80.5%
Paul Heiman$6,482$881-86.4%
Rhonda McCormick$0$881--
William Shaw$1,038$876-15.6%
Everett Street Enterprises$2,002$870-56.5%
Alex Leffelman$1,969$868-55.9%
Charles D. Josephson$839$8390%
West Farm, LLC$447$83787.2%
David Leffelman$836$8360%
James Eller Jr.$600$83539.2%
Kimberly Ganz$4,475$823-81.6%
Fleming Revocable Land Trust$822$8220%
David Grossman$4,080$813-80.1%
Keith J. Spangler$1,495$800-46.5%
John P King Revocable Trust$798$7980%
Eileen L. Ramsdell$3,408$790-76.8%
Irene L. Ramsdell$3,408$790-76.8%
Christopher Norberg$1,400$787-43.8%
Melvin O. Bonnell$769$7690%
Gary Bunger$3,893$768-80.3%
Edward E. Conderman$4,365$760-82.6%
Rodney Wallace$3,894$748-80.8%
Robert Joseph Flessner$739$7390%
Paul D Shaddick$732$7320%
Marianne Gilmore$719$7190%
Daniel M Purdy Estate$905$718-20.7%
Edward N Regole Revocable Trust$0$717--
Connie A. Clayton$2,657$709-73.3%
Michael M. McNinch$4,339$705-83.8%
Arnould Farm$2,777$701-74.8%
Dianne L. Rhodenbaugh$0$681--
Dennis W. Boynton$725$660-9%
Elmer Rhoads$7,581$657-91.3%
Craig D. Melzer$3,018$654-78.3%
Joan M. Melzer$3,018$654-78.3%
Marilyn Barnes$2,571$632-75.4%
Jacqueline Klauer$670$629-6.1%
Deanne Rebecca Phelps$3,741$604-83.9%
Susan Long$2,174$600-72.4%
Steven B. Klein$3,400$595-82.5%
Mary L Dobbeke$1,247$579-53.6%
Robert Dempsey Jr.$2,448$578-76.4%
Brent Ewald$2,382$574-75.9%
Beverly Odonnell$2,316$556-76%
Roger Cardot II$11,757$549-95.3%
James V. Leffelman$2,410$538-77.7%
Mike Burrs$5,527$537-90.3%
Matthew Draper$2,079$531-74.5%
Francis Drew Jr.$506$5060%
Nancy A. Mathieu$1,132$504-55.5%
Philip Riley$0$490--
Wendell Miller$2,194$488-77.8%
Brent Sorrells$2,442$484-80.2%
Donna M. Delhotal$469$4690%
Alan R. Stenzel$459$4590%
David Stenzel$459$4590%
Dennis W. Weidman$459$4590%
Francis M. Stenzel$459$4590%
Curtis Ely$456$4560%
Curtis Harrison$447$4470%
Frederick E Durin$0$433--
Anna Henson$1,661$428-74.2%
Kathryn E. Ford$2,514$415-83.5%
George Allen Burkhart$2,154$402-81.3%
Lonnie J. Good$399$3990%
Dennis Drew$879$384-56.3%
Thomas Joseph Drew Trust$881$384-56.4%
Nathan Andrew Malach$1,738$381-78.1%
Russell Johnson Jr.$378$3780%
Wendy Cover$1,914$368-80.8%
Lori Talley$435$361-17%
Michael Kersten$435$361-17%
Michelle Ramirez$435$361-17%
Jason Howlett$594$358-39.7%
Donald L Schielein Trust$1,384$346-75%
Lena Sellers$330$3300%
Donald W. Early$1,395$329-76.4%
Robert Hoyle$313$3264.2%
Elmer Shaw Jr.$975$324-66.8%
Living History Antique Equipment$173$31582.1%
Barbara A. Miller$315$3150%
Steven Thomas Drew$309$3090%
Randall S. Renne$982$307-68.7%
David J. Delhotal$1,440$297-79.4%
John L Castle 1992 Irrev Trust$1,114$296-73.4%
Leonard A. Petrie$284$2840%
Milford G. Bunger$266$2660%
Thomas T. Lehman$395$261-33.9%
Robert E Meinhardt Estate$249$2490%
Jerry Ferguson$921$236-74.4%
Steven C. Stender$221$2210%
Andrew Shaw$824$218-73.5%
Charles M. Crabtree$204$2040%
Robert D. Thomas$557$194-65.2%
Karen Kenney-Oles$986$189-80.8%
Robert a Kenney-Oles$986$189-80.8%
Carol Wilson$0$183--
Gary Lee Harden$0$183--
Richard A. Harden$0$183--
Terry Moyer$806$170-78.9%
Don Eugene Meyer$190$160-15.8%
Bob R. Chambers$295$146-50.5%
Doreen Busche$1,281$140-89.1%
Vaessen Family Trust$133$1330%
Toni Trego$1,085$97-91.1%
Roy White$12,437$91-99.3%
Cynthia Wilson$90$900%
Zimmerman Family Revocable Trust$54$540%
Jeffrey L. Shaw$793$41-94.8%
Joyce E Stogentin$179$37-79.3%
Charles F. Fitts$385$26-93.2%
Donna Heiman$280$24-91.4%
Daniel Weidman$9,581$13-99.9%
Anna Marie Hamlink Estate$15,845$0-100%
Bonnell Home Place Trust$106$0-100%
Christopher Hummel$62,254$0-100%
Dandee Berks, Inc.$412,137$0-100%
Esther Grimm A. Tr$4,541$0-100%
Everett D. Vivian$3,024$0-100%
Howard G. Shaw$48$0-100%
Jack Baylor$2,842$0-100%
Kathy Ketchum$180$0-100%
Leslie A. Shaw$48$0-100%
Linda Schindel$3,769$0-100%
Lowell Beggs Revocable Trust$14,620$0-100%
Paul E. Hicks$8,050$0-100%
Richard J. Wertz$6,352$0-100%
Robert E. Meinhardt$5,968$0-100%
Cheeseman, Ltd.$16,340$0-100%
Mark Meurer$476$0-100%
Steven Heng$497$0-100%
Susan F. Young$3$0-100%
Thomas Lauer$55,814$0-100%
Warren Seebach$9,943$0-100%
Hollis J. Schlesinger$7,383$0-100%
Janet Hecathorn Russie$1,476$0-100%
Linda L. Dombrowski$867$0-100%
Paul Betz$21,948$0-100%
Anne L Badger Trust$1,701$0-100%
Bonnie Bollman$6,940$0-100%
Bruce A. Dvorak$39$0-100%
Carolyn L. Robinson$1,100$0-100%
Chris Grossman$1,716$0-100%
David C. Rhodenbaugh$4,405$0-100%
David W Badger Trust$1,701$0-100%
David Yonk$398$0-100%
Deena L Neal Irrevocable Trust$2,830$0-100%
Diane C. Koster$90,414$0-100%
Eldor Land, LLC$1,886$0-100%
Glenn Langholf$1,471$0-100%
Jaimie A. Bally$1,103$0-100%
Jenna Phillips$100$0-100%
John L. Gilbert$6,585$0-100%
KB Agent, Inc.$1,701$0-100%
Michael Beyer Irrev Trust$2,829$0-100%
Michelle A. Gilbert$6,585$0-100%
Mud Creek Land, LLC$41,305$0-100%
Ortgiesen Farm Trust$10,368$0-100%
Richard Humphrey$1,022$0-100%
Robert Levan$1,417$0-100%
Ron Rick$2,346$0-100%
Shyanna Phillips$100$0-100%
Starlite Farms, LLC$1,060$0-100%
Steven Hill$1,647$0-100%
Thomas R. Broderick$152$0-100%
Timmi Phillips$100$0-100%
Tony a Beyer Irrev Trust$2,829$0-100%
Vernon C. Dixon$3,272$0-100%
Dale Pitzer$524$0-100%
James T. Blackburn$466$0-100%
Shane Michael Hussey$550$0-100%
William Kirchhofer Jr.$4,653$0-100%
Shirley A. Hardy$3,003$0-100%
Leslie Mullins Revocable Trust 101$1,114$0-100%
Marilyn R Donoho Trust$1,146$0-100%
Pat Hollingsworth$1,459$0-100%
Betty a Staton Revocable Living Trust$2,731$0-100%
Durin Farms, Inc.$6,868$0-100%
Kent L. Reed$572$0-100%
Louis E King JR Trust$1,196$0-100%
Anthony Morgan$702$0-100%
Daniel Purdy$1,785$0-100%
Louis J Vaessen Revocable Trust$10,426$0-100%
Thomas E. Fassler$8,474$0-100%
Anita Vaessen$515$0-100%
Duane R. Truckenbrod$12,386$0-100%
Kevin Kemmerer$28,041$0-100%
Mitchell R. Mays$324$0-100%
Total subsidies$33,037,714$9,558,753-71.1%

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