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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Lucas County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Lucas County received $2.3 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 307 farmers in cities within Lucas County received a total of $1.3 million in 508 farm subsidies, a 63.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.6 million in 891 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 Lucas County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Toledo Alfalfa Mills, Inc.$100,821$117,41116.5%
John F Gradel & Sons Farms, Inc.$105,548$66,541-37%
Hd Grain Farms$186,254$57,440-69.2%
Kenneth Wolf Farms, LLC$130,462$54,255-58.4%
Hertzfeld Bros Farms, Inc.$151,160$51,839-65.7%
William J Myers and Robert J Myers$0$50,954--
WRJ Myers Farms, LLC$48,308$42,736-11.5%
Kurt H. Ackerman$40,597$40,037-1.4%
Fritsch Farms, Inc.$564,015$30,646-94.6%
Scott E. Anderson$27,403$27,4030%
Jeffrey J. Navarre$43,332$24,359-43.8%
Richard Schaller & Son Farms, Inc.$7,926$21,462170.8%
Stephen D. Loeffler$50,500$20,053-60.3%
Lonnie Perry Farms, Ltd.$66,988$19,647-70.7%
Keith Hannewald$49,523$19,174-61.3%
Thomas Farms, Inc.$53,488$18,650-65.1%
Matthew G. Thomas$57,525$17,972-68.8%
James E. Buerk$21,126$16,586-21.5%
Wielinski Farms, LLC$49,487$15,796-68.1%
Burrow Farm, Inc.$0$14,340--
Fritschfield Farms, LLC$297,257$13,970-95.3%
Dan R Heindorff$21,317$13,735-35.6%
Joe Eisel Farms$30,080$12,968-56.9%
Teresa R. Detmer$12,756$12,7560%
Bopp Family, Corp.$10,275$12,36620.4%
Christopher R. Weimer$38,126$12,215-68%
Jan Shull$26,330$12,194-53.7%
Thomas Creque$27,318$11,517-57.8%
Kevin M. Ruedy$22,665$11,339-50%
Ted Hammer$10,629$10,6290%
Raymond J. Langenderfer$16,552$10,431-37%
Tim Konieczny$5,164$10,28599.2%
Rosemary J. Brim$9,953$9,9530%
M & P Eisel Farms, LLC$28,844$9,773-66.1%
Rikita, LLC$6,112$9,45254.6%
Douglas Ronau$33,557$9,155-72.7%
P B Farms, Inc.$13,934$9,035-35.2%
Rob Burkett$19,436$8,195-57.8%
John-Rev Trust of John C Bachelor Bachelor$9,029$8,044-10.9%
Gator Land Enterprises, LLC$6,868$7,70612.2%
Robert F. Weimer$25,638$7,269-71.6%
Robert T. Grams$18,504$7,232-60.9%
Wer Farms, LLC$3,395$7,104109.2%
Michael Hendricks$7,047$7,0470%
Gary M. Thomas$18,300$6,736-63.2%
Erie Shores Council 460 Boy Scouts of America, Inc.$9,359$6,449-31.1%
Olga H. McNamara$6,446$6,4460%
Don Eisel Farm, LLC$23,135$6,426-72.2%
Ronald H. Goedde$6,412$6,377-0.5%
Doyle Ronau$30,567$6,312-79.4%
Balance Farms, LLC$0$6,295--
Brian Creque$16,393$6,222-62%
Jeff Creque Farms, Inc.$48,446$6,154-87.3%
Amy Lindquist$14,122$6,080-56.9%
Douglas L. Box$24,715$5,627-77.2%
Robert O. Jessen$5,548$5,515-0.6%
Leroy St John$5,486$5,4860%
Virgil J. Huffman Jr.$5,080$5,037-0.8%
Andrew Britton$5,024$5,0240%
Stephen Bettinger$15,891$4,968-68.7%
John I. Myers$6,318$4,918-22.2%
Paul Fleitz$5,625$4,605-18.1%
Beverly Fischer$6,235$4,549-27%
Clarita C. Myers$2,069$4,405112.9%
Mark W. Burket$4,235$4,2350%
Neipp Farms LLC, Ltd.$3,820$4,0145.1%
Robert P Wurth Rvoc Trustee$5,590$3,931-29.7%
Keith A. Carr$3,901$3,9010%
Wurth Farms Properties, LLC$0$3,752--
Christopher S. Taylor$3,697$3,6970%
Reuben Drefs$4,419$3,604-18.4%
Robert E Suter Irrevocable Trust$7,575$3,566-52.9%
Donna S. Nelson$9,568$3,440-64%
Joseph Hornyak$0$3,334--
Gloria J. Grimes$0$3,304--
William Hildreth$6,873$3,252-52.7%
Nancy H. Miller$3,217$3,2320.5%
Schweizer Fruit Farm and Greenhouse, LLC$0$3,139--
Reginald S. Jackson Jr.$2,590$3,12120.5%
Brian Langenderfer$6,474$3,095-52.2%
Esther J. Kehoe$913$2,943222.3%
Cloylene Kelm$695$2,928321.3%
Rosemary Fredericksen$3,506$2,872-18.1%
Mark Dominique$5,637$2,838-49.7%
Charles Hoag$5,184$2,808-45.8%
The Browning Masonic Community, Inc.$0$2,764--
Timothy D Holliker$6,175$2,748-55.5%
Greg W. Perry$2,668$2,6680%
Virginia C. Hinman$10,805$2,654-75.4%
Hassan B. Semaan$0$2,571--
William Ted Evans$8,153$2,544-68.8%
Alan E. Rohrs$2,480$2,4800%
Michael Keener$6,888$2,472-64.1%
Bruce L. Hillard$3,255$2,459-24.5%
Mark D. Hillard$3,255$2,459-24.5%
Donald R Knepper Trustee Dated October 17 2018$0$2,446--
Marjorie L Isherwood Living Trust$0$2,398--
Michael Rene Soriano Family Trust$2,392$2,3920%
Vickie Goyer$1,232$2,38593.6%
Fred Gothke$6,322$2,382-62.3%
Lois Joder$5,406$2,363-56.3%
The Four Grandsons of Louis Keil SR, LLC$0$2,310--
Raymond Runner$1,815$2,24323.6%
Peter J. Urbanik$2,141$2,1410%
Zion United Methodist Church$2,080$2,0800%
Thomas Valo Trust$4,057$1,949-52%
Thad W. Jones$3,551$1,904-46.4%
Rick B. Gottfried$2,011$1,855-7.8%
9435 Properties, LLC$2,580$1,848-28.4%
Kenneth R. Nagel$3,621$1,842-49.1%
Rosemary Cousino$1,832$1,8320%
Gene E. Schram$2,584$1,807-30.1%
Joshua M. Willson$1,765$1,7981.9%
Stephen R. Ford$3,119$1,788-42.7%
William A. McFarlan$2,873$1,770-38.4%
Annette Leforce$1,923$1,753-8.8%
Kevin Shull$3,590$1,732-51.8%
Boyd Rehklau$4,268$1,710-59.9%
Lillian McClain$1,680$1,6800%
Hoschak Properties, LLC$0$1,673--
Jeanne M. Walker$2,689$1,661-38.2%
James & Norma Shafer Trust$4,867$1,648-66.1%
Norma J. Smoot$3,713$1,644-55.7%
Ronald S. Witt$4,518$1,631-63.9%
3200 Hill Road, LLC$1,615$1,6150%
Pine Lake Nursery$1,580$1,5800%
Dennis P Reimer & Mary L Reimer Living Trust$0$1,579--
Leland Thomas$2,963$1,574-46.9%
Urban Horinek$2,527$1,470-41.8%
Justin Eccleston$4,008$1,469-63.3%
Irma M Freed Trust$3,620$1,450-59.9%
Eric T Schuffenecker$3,195$1,421-55.5%
Go Dim, Inc.$4,138$1,420-65.7%
Tim Reichard$1,374$1,3740%
Darrell Luderman$1,205$1,36913.6%
Nancy L. Cordes$2,820$1,365-51.6%
Macqueen Orchards, Inc.$266,903$1,292-99.5%
Michael Hannewald$3,851$1,292-66.5%
Northwest Ohio Properties, a Limited Liability, Ltd.$0$1,284--
Thomas R. Wardell$2,643$1,272-51.9%
Nloose, LLC$1,265$1,2650%
TJK, LLC$1,254$1,2540%
Angela H. Kinsey$1,474$1,211-17.8%
Peter Durbin$1,202$1,2020%
Rodney V. Cundiff$2,356$1,186-49.7%
Creque Farms, Inc.$4,962$1,169-76.4%
Orville J. Eisel$1,981$1,167-41.1%
Carl J Wilson Trust Dated 7-14-2004$0$1,152--
Thomas S. Shoemaker$3,076$1,101-64.2%
Walter R/Sharon K Rager Trust$2,031$1,054-48.1%
Allen Wistinghausen$2,639$1,053-60.1%
Babette E. Warner$1,036$1,0360%
Maple Point Farms, LLC$2,634$1,027-61%
Jeff Chamberlain$3,173$1,013-68.1%
James A. Harrell$32$1,0003,025%
Gerald A. Peach$2,469$990-59.9%
Stephen G. Thomas$2,399$987-58.9%
Steven D. Morris$2,950$935-68.3%
John M. Moss$1,957$925-52.7%
Ethel Bordner Living Trust$1,655$911-45%
David J. Courtney$1,905$911-52.2%
Wayne C Joder$1,409$883-37.3%
Judy Szor$1,210$878-27.4%
David Grotz$897$863-3.8%
Edward Lomont$2,169$850-60.8%
Mary F. Bell$1,651$832-49.6%
Dean Flightner$0$811--
Jason Box$605$80633.2%
Rachel A. White$2,176$805-63%
Terrence Kronberg$1,164$795-31.7%
Thomas R. Mowery$1,996$790-60.4%
Thelma L Hoersten Trust$1,515$784-48.3%
Larry J. Mack$779$7790%
Jacob Michael Teal$1,446$773-46.5%
Patricia Lesniewski$1,459$755-48.3%
Andrew Vorwerk$1,991$754-62.1%
Daniel Needs$752$7520%
Suzanna Wells$0$748--
Michael E. Green$1,303$747-42.7%
Cathy L. Hodel$1,137$742-34.7%
Brenda A. Miller$1,835$740-59.7%
Nancy L. Lonsway$1,832$733-60%
Keith Schlender Revocable Trust$2,338$711-69.6%
Dolores a Wenz Trust$1,062$711-33.1%
Gary Brinker$697$6970%
Barbara Colyer$684$6840%
The Nusbaum Family Joint IRR Trust$0$684--
Mary A. Anello$672$6720%
Scott J. Filipiak$1,050$669-36.3%
Marilyn Buehrer$632$6320%
William Gerry Wasserman$1,172$624-46.8%
Cynthia Box$595$6234.7%
Mjgenerations, LLC$1,537$613-60.1%
Westhaven Property, Ltd.$2,748$607-77.9%
William P. Cameron$0$599--
Nancy Johnson$1,356$587-56.7%
Richard C. Wheeler$23,115$587-97.5%
Dunbridge Farms, LLC$905$578-36.1%
Merle Boyd$1,397$573-59%
Michael A. Doyle$869$557-35.9%
Gail R. Shiple$1,061$556-47.6%
Philip J. Adams$1,977$552-72.1%
Estate of Dana J Kimmel$1,147$536-53.3%
Michael J. Morrin$535$5350%
Loren Kline$805$532-33.9%
Arthur N. Bollinger$1,283$527-58.9%
Janet Morrison$1,063$525-50.6%
Marilyn Pratt$1,186$516-56.5%
William Hilkens$705$512-27.4%
Robert M. Pollock$1,425$510-64.2%
Alan E. White$484$4840%
Austermiller Acres, LLC$467$4670%
Sharon K. Youngpeter$0$467--
Phyllis K. Lammon$454$4540%
Ronnie W. Clark$769$453-41.1%
Janet L Elmers Family Irrevocable Trust$0$452--
Ted J. Thompson$1,389$447-67.8%
Mary L Baker Revocable Trust$881$435-50.6%
William Wolf$0$431--
John Tischinae$825$417-49.5%
Patsy S. Wright$1,468$410-72.1%
Morris Besly Family Trust$0$409--
Timothy B. Elliott$408$4080%
Mary J. Williams$1,008$404-59.9%
Bradley G. Lehman$230$40375.2%
Gary Johlin$743$402-45.9%
Thomas L. Sheffler$2,262$398-82.4%
Norma Jeanne Wells$397$3970%
Jarrod Stoller$2,231$382-82.9%
William N Bowman and Vivian L Bowman Trust$0$382--
Paul R Johnson and Dorothy a Johnson Trust$203$37886.2%
Ronald Kazmierski$696$377-45.8%
Noel R. Heisler$376$3760%
William Cameron$0$371--
Tilton Properties LP$365$3650%
Donald J. Eisel$363$3630%
Randall W. Frey$563$360-36.1%
Joseph J. Weber$358$3580%
Ruth Ann Nelson$577$350-39.3%
Hotmer Enterprises, Ltd.$348$3480%
Neil O. Hilfinger$870$346-60.2%
James Fisher$0$343--
Edna Homan$0$341--
Deborah M. Mowery$857$324-62.2%
Kathleen A. Wilhelm$454$315-30.6%
Henry W Dippman$548$307-44%
Gary L. Wise$302$3020%
James N. Conklin$867$301-65.3%
Marianne Carpenter$298$2980%
Mary Ann McQueary$810$296-63.5%
Elizabeth A. Eisel$287$2870%
Gerald L. Holman$549$286-47.9%
Ryan Rose$284$2840%
Joyce F Rehklau Revocable Living Trust$0$281--
Ja-Bo Realty Services, Inc.$561$273-51.3%
Linda Vackert$467$267-42.8%
William C Eisel & Barbara Eisel Living Trust$0$265--
Mighty Organics$473$238-49.7%
Bucher Family Farm$236$2360%
Village Green Diversified, Ltd.$405$232-42.7%
Luann E. Spoerl$227$2270%
Lisa C Broseke$0$221--
Lois Bellaire$108$219102.8%
Peter Wening$477$218-54.3%
Susan Deardurff$213$2130%
Mellorie Scheuer$799$196-75.5%
Richard Allen White$369$194-47.4%
Cathy Berger$442$187-57.7%
Diane Schmidt$339$185-45.4%
Sharon Boyd$269$171-36.4%
9555 Creque Farms, LLC$166$1660%
Thomas Schwartz$182$156-14.3%
Steven D. Fought$155$1550%
Mary C. Burns$0$149--
Annette Greenhagen$0$141--
Benjamin Eisel$793$140-82.3%
Richard M. Hite II$479$140-70.8%
Barbara Perry$50$137174%
Clayalwen, LLC$307$131-57.3%
Robert J. Rivera$241$119-50.6%
Thomas Kistner$224$118-47.3%
Janice Swope$227$117-48.5%
James Sigrist$410$116-71.7%
Susan Mauter$0$107--
Rodney Clark$228$106-53.5%
Lester D. Lehman$166$100-39.8%
Dena Becker Baker$91$910%
Robert Baker Jr.$91$910%
Barry Brown$165$88-46.7%
Frances Pitzen$189$83-56.1%
Robert Kohne$161$80-50.3%
Richard R. Hertzfeld$415$78-81.2%
Dawn L. Hofmeister$189$72-61.9%
Natasha a Giovanoli$142$70-50.7%
John Wenzinger$169$63-62.7%
Andrew Ronau$1,072$57-94.7%
Dan Sechrist$0$54--
Marie Panning$0$52--
Jerry Toth$88$49-44.3%
Angela M Westenkirchner$0$49--
Charles Edward Plymale$2,752$48-98.3%
Bolan Muchewicz$44$464.5%
Emily Kruse$42$420%
Ron Super$65$36-44.6%
Marc Patrick Monnette$263$30-88.6%
Michael E. Fulkerson$71$27-62%
Gary L Kesselmayer$0$2--
James A. Fritsch$55$0-100%
Kenneth P. Fritsch$55$0-100%
William C Eisel & Barbara Eisel L$265$0-100%
Beth A. Starrett$8$0-100%
Dennis P Reimer & Mary L Reimer L$3,723$0-100%
Estaline Cartwright$1,991$0-100%
Lynn A. Fensler$2,118$0-100%
Marie Panning$658$0-100%
Steven Wayne Weathers$156$0-100%
Dana J. Kimmel$456$0-100%
James E. Fall$5,589$0-100%
Marjorie a Specht Trust$1,046$0-100%
Martha Strayer$55$0-100%
Mary Burns$155$0-100%
Northwest Ohio Properties, a, Ltd.$2,235$0-100%
Robert J. Carroll$201$0-100%
Robert Ryder$501$0-100%
John A. Whalen$1,066$0-100%
Clyde Siefke$456$0-100%
Dan Weber$348$0-100%
Diane Lammon$230$0-100%
Donald H. Charlton$5,902$0-100%
Gary L. Henningsen$2,457$0-100%
Janet L Elmers Family Irrevocable$452$0-100%
Sandra Garverick$312$0-100%
William J Myers and Robert J Myer$58,703$0-100%
William N Bowman and Vivian L Bow$1,014$0-100%
Jeffrey I. mac Millan$641$0-100%
Robert W Specht Trust$570$0-100%
Tracy a Ebraheim$508$0-100%
Betty & Edward Creque Trust$405$0-100%
El-VI-Dor Farm$3,731$0-100%
Mary K. Culver$775$0-100%
Mary L Pohlmann Trust$10,090$0-100%
Overtime Acres, LLC$48,857$0-100%
The Four Grandsons of Louis Keil$22,187$0-100%
Donna Jean Lahrman$2,513$0-100%
Dorothy Dinardo$34$0-100%
Gene E. Hodel$2,259$0-100%
Gene W. Borton$31$0-100%
Hassan B. Semaan$2,871$0-100%
James R. mac Millan$4,064$0-100%
John P Collier Estate$293$0-100%
Joyce F Rehklau Revocable Living$791$0-100%
Laura Miller$169$0-100%
Naomi Stewart$13$0-100%
Ray Wagler Estate$6,825$0-100%
Rebecca M. Delucia$34$0-100%
Richard A. Walker$463$0-100%
Ronald Goedde$758$0-100%
Ruth Reams$13$0-100%
The Nusbaum Family Joint IRR Trus$1,368$0-100%
Theresa Wagler$13,290$0-100%
Virginia Molnar$524$0-100%
Carl J Wilson Trust Dated 7-14-20$2,373$0-100%
Chad Scott$2,081$0-100%
Paul Holliker$2,047$0-100%
The Browning Masonic Community in$2,764$0-100%
HD Grain Farms, LLC$40,486$0-100%
James W Kronberg Rev Trust$657$0-100%
Joseph Dollman$459$0-100%
Joseph Fausnaugh$72$0-100%
Richard Bechtel$167$0-100%
Susan Bechtel$50$0-100%
Total subsidies$3,637,309$1,340,803-63.1%

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