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In 2021, 207 farmers in cities within Ste. Genevieve County received a total of $1.1 million in 359 farm subsidies, a 54.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.3 million in 645 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 Ste. Genevieve County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braun Brothers Farms, LLC | $202,732 | $101,149 | -50.1% |
| Moll Farms, Inc. | $248,767 | $77,528 | -68.8% |
| Breig Farms, Inc. | $160,942 | $59,217 | -63.2% |
| Walter Charles Smeltzer | $39,144 | $45,669 | 16.7% |
| Brush Creek Properties, LLC | $45,908 | $41,652 | -9.3% |
| Rodewald Agent, LLC | $88,542 | $38,331 | -56.7% |
| Keith A. Kuehn | $14,622 | $35,226 | 140.9% |
| Mark Eugene Schilli | $61,711 | $31,818 | -48.4% |
| Dillard Farms, LLC | $76,290 | $29,389 | -61.5% |
| Mills Family Living Trust | $28,885 | $28,885 | 0% |
| Clayton Blum | $25,228 | $25,228 | 0% |
| Silver Ridge Farms, LLC | $62,872 | $24,361 | -61.3% |
| Kertz Agent Properties, LLC | $24,871 | $17,063 | -31.4% |
| Wolk Holdings, LLC | $16,548 | $16,548 | 0% |
| Roger Lynn Hoff | $45,967 | $15,738 | -65.8% |
| Dale Brown Farms, LLC | $39,577 | $15,624 | -60.5% |
| Eric Doza Farms, LLC | $50,800 | $14,908 | -70.7% |
| Jason Kluender | $34,151 | $14,410 | -57.8% |
| Daniel Lankford | $20,136 | $14,071 | -30.1% |
| H & S Resources, LLC | $19,064 | $13,710 | -28.1% |
| TMD Farms, LLC | $13,535 | $13,535 | 0% |
| Blandford Farms, LLC | $30,699 | $13,397 | -56.4% |
| Double B Livestock, LLC | $41,470 | $13,189 | -68.2% |
| Woodward-Meyer, LLC | $11,614 | $11,614 | 0% |
| KRQ Farms, LLC | $10,341 | $11,189 | 8.2% |
| Darwin a Rodewald Living Trust | $22,994 | $10,047 | -56.3% |
| Eckenfels Grain Farm, LLC | $17,493 | $9,945 | -43.1% |
| Hurst Agriquest, LLC | $35,668 | $9,736 | -72.7% |
| Anton G. Ritter | $24,924 | $8,922 | -64.2% |
| Brown Colonial Farms, LLC | $25,945 | $8,893 | -65.7% |
| Daniel Florian Naeger | $25,630 | $8,556 | -66.6% |
| Matthew J. Tucker | $18,696 | $8,445 | -54.8% |
| Fliegs Farm, LLC | $43,580 | $7,945 | -81.8% |
| Leon J Breig Trust | $7,424 | $7,424 | 0% |
| Craig Doza Farms, LLC | $12,852 | $7,315 | -43.1% |
| Donald J & Myra L Gremaud Residuary Trust B | $14,491 | $7,184 | -50.4% |
| Gegg Bros. Farms, LLC | $15,417 | $7,036 | -54.4% |
| Michael and Casey Ellis Revocable Trust | $4,986 | $6,933 | 39% |
| Eckenfels Farms, LLC | $0 | $5,939 | -- |
| Derek A. Klein | $9,547 | $5,860 | -38.6% |
| Gary Joseph Coffman | $14,255 | $5,834 | -59.1% |
| Ellis Bros Farms, LLC | $12,902 | $5,813 | -54.9% |
| Donald F. Bauman | $27,664 | $5,676 | -79.5% |
| Thomas R. Vaeth | $5,081 | $5,081 | 0% |
| Kenneth J. Naeger | $7,634 | $5,014 | -34.3% |
| Steven Hermann | $4,972 | $4,972 | 0% |
| Shannon L. Sulser | $4,616 | $4,616 | 0% |
| Callao Hills Farms, LLC | $2,704 | $4,554 | 68.4% |
| Wayne Kreitler | $13,239 | $4,392 | -66.8% |
| Charles Martin | $10,168 | $4,344 | -57.3% |
| Matthew J Helmers Revocable Trust | $10,370 | $4,100 | -60.5% |
| Brandon Paul Reiss | $7,221 | $3,841 | -46.8% |
| Kevin Lipp | $8,646 | $3,814 | -55.9% |
| Adrian R Breig Rev Liv Trust | $8,320 | $3,778 | -54.6% |
| Perryville Junction Farm, LLC | $8,846 | $3,635 | -58.9% |
| Thomas Martin Huck | $3,176 | $3,561 | 12.1% |
| Donna M. Naeger | $3,726 | $3,486 | -6.4% |
| Michael Colbert | $2,563 | $3,437 | 34.1% |
| Steve Basler | $10,389 | $3,395 | -67.3% |
| Keith T. Vaeth | $3,359 | $3,359 | 0% |
| Tim Doll | $19,167 | $3,276 | -82.9% |
| Daniel L. Sparkman | $3,243 | $3,243 | 0% |
| Myron Vernon Naeger | $7,960 | $3,219 | -59.6% |
| William J. Cole | $3,693 | $3,034 | -17.8% |
| Dennis Wolk | $3,986 | $2,999 | -24.8% |
| Jordan Michael Ritter | $6,175 | $2,749 | -55.5% |
| Anthony Grillo | $2,615 | $2,615 | 0% |
| Robertson Irrev Family Trust | $4,197 | $2,514 | -40.1% |
| D&R Farms, Inc. | $5,762 | $2,475 | -57% |
| James Eftink | $1,955 | $2,345 | 19.9% |
| Mueller Farm, LLC | $2,268 | $2,268 | 0% |
| Thomas E Otte & Mary B Otte Living Trust Otte | $5,642 | $2,267 | -59.8% |
| Lake Hill Agent, LLC | $10,223 | $2,247 | -78% |
| Imogene L Ritter Supplemental Needs Trust | $9,747 | $2,236 | -77.1% |
| Larry J Werner Revocable Living Trust | $3,035 | $2,101 | -30.8% |
| Floyd J & Mary Ellen Franklin Rev Trust | $12,733 | $2,074 | -83.7% |
| Sylvia a Basler Living Trust | $0 | $2,066 | -- |
| Murray J Cassoutt | $6,055 | $1,968 | -67.5% |
| Richard C & Jeanne M Mattingly Living Trust | $7,769 | $1,926 | -75.2% |
| Mary R Bock Living Trust | $3,806 | $1,896 | -50.2% |
| Michael M. Schremp | $4,103 | $1,774 | -56.8% |
| Roy L Christisen | $0 | $1,760 | -- |
| Trevor Joseph Klump | $3,992 | $1,710 | -57.2% |
| Norval Thompson | $9,092 | $1,615 | -82.2% |
| Jeffery P. Lukefahr | $3,848 | $1,573 | -59.1% |
| Patrick Billington | $1,811 | $1,560 | -13.9% |
| Kenneth J & Sandra L Mattingly Family Trust | $2,951 | $1,470 | -50.2% |
| A & C Cattle Company, LLC | $6,768 | $1,446 | -78.6% |
| Land Grant Farm, LLC | $5,035 | $1,402 | -72.2% |
| Randal Joseph Swink | $4,937 | $1,384 | -72% |
| Lendell & Janet Thompson Joint Rev Liv Trust | $3,667 | $1,319 | -64% |
| Adrian J Breig Irrevocable Trust B | $3,419 | $1,303 | -61.9% |
| Clementine C Breig Revoc Trust a | $3,419 | $1,303 | -61.9% |
| Steven G. Wallen | $8,848 | $1,260 | -85.8% |
| 61 North Farm, LLC | $2,088 | $1,215 | -41.8% |
| Donald J & Myra L Gremaud Marital Trust a | $1,736 | $1,212 | -30.2% |
| Michael Voelker | $4,992 | $1,169 | -76.6% |
| Craig Pfeifer | $7,479 | $1,167 | -84.4% |
| William R. Hayes | $0 | $1,155 | -- |
| Douglas Ray Cartee II | $6,528 | $1,152 | -82.4% |
| Timothy McDowell | $7,846 | $1,128 | -85.6% |
| Herbert a Klein and Paula a Klein Revocable Living Trust AGR | $3,446 | $1,121 | -67.5% |
| Ramona Lankford | $1,874 | $1,097 | -41.5% |
| Ronnie Hyde | $4,407 | $1,091 | -75.2% |
| Darrell-Darrell L Preston Revocable Trus Preston | $2,327 | $1,085 | -53.4% |
| Michael Smith | $4,503 | $1,052 | -76.6% |
| Fjord Farm, LLC | $5,009 | $1,047 | -79.1% |
| Allen G. Roth | $1,852 | $986 | -46.8% |
| Gary Otte | $956 | $956 | 0% |
| Janet R. Hermann | $1,089 | $954 | -12.4% |
| Ryan A. Huck | $513 | $932 | 81.7% |
| Cole Huber | $10,501 | $906 | -91.4% |
| Derek a Klein Heritage Trust | $1,198 | $905 | -24.5% |
| Mary Ellen Brown Heritage Trust | $1,198 | $905 | -24.5% |
| James J. Kramer | $4,243 | $897 | -78.9% |
| John Rector | $4,893 | $864 | -82.3% |
| John J. Schumer | $2,989 | $859 | -71.3% |
| Victoria Jane Meyer Heritage Trust | $4,024 | $807 | -79.9% |
| Keith S. Hahs | $3,031 | $790 | -73.9% |
| Myra Gremaud | $1,803 | $719 | -60.1% |
| Bernard Blechle | $1,980 | $694 | -64.9% |
| Thomas Flieg | $6,125 | $692 | -88.7% |
| Keith Whelan | $1,544 | $675 | -56.3% |
| Steven H Kertz Living Trust | $1,515 | $674 | -55.5% |
| Welton Grass Farm, LLC | $646 | $646 | 0% |
| Shawn M. Martin | $2,669 | $628 | -76.5% |
| Donald Eugene Vaughn | $2,706 | $626 | -76.9% |
| Alvin A. Brown | $3,832 | $624 | -83.7% |
| Delano W & Shirley a Mattingly Joint Rev Liv Trust | $3,492 | $604 | -82.7% |
| Mueller Childern Farm, LLC | $1,254 | $601 | -52.1% |
| Brewhelm Farms, LLC | $1,615 | $586 | -63.7% |
| Ronald James Mattingly | $3,431 | $586 | -82.9% |
| Jason Kevin Pinkston | $2,684 | $582 | -78.3% |
| Clifford C. Schremp | $1,936 | $561 | -71% |
| R and M Steiger Family Trust | $554 | $554 | 0% |
| Richard Gerard Bauman | $2,566 | $553 | -78.4% |
| William F. Smith | $1,661 | $548 | -67% |
| Larry W. Roth | $1,256 | $545 | -56.6% |
| Samuel Lewis Noce Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $516 | -- |
| David Lipp | $2,255 | $510 | -77.4% |
| Jan C. Vogt | $1,719 | $510 | -70.3% |
| Rock Valley Estates, LLC | $726 | $509 | -29.9% |
| Alma M Mattingly Living Trust | $589 | $501 | -14.9% |
| Zita A. Kramer | $1,946 | $501 | -74.3% |
| Gary Bahr | $492 | $492 | 0% |
| James J & Judy Ann Wengert Joint Revocable Trust | $1,057 | $490 | -53.6% |
| Shirley Grogg Jr. | $652 | $481 | -26.2% |
| Breig Land Company, LLC | $2,476 | $480 | -80.6% |
| Sue Ann Otte | $663 | $480 | -27.6% |
| Carolyn M. Naeger | $709 | $459 | -35.3% |
| Werner Carron | $2,139 | $454 | -78.8% |
| Gregory Jerome Jaegers | $1,518 | $448 | -70.5% |
| Rodney Joseph Pinkston | $3,058 | $436 | -85.7% |
| Jason Stackle | $1,397 | $414 | -70.4% |
| Lucas Eugene Dement | $1,397 | $414 | -70.4% |
| Michael Gerald Palmer | $1,424 | $410 | -71.2% |
| Xavier James Grither | $1,976 | $404 | -79.6% |
| Larry J & Sharon K Moll Qualified Spousal Trust | $1,687 | $380 | -77.5% |
| Judd R. Naeger | $373 | $373 | 0% |
| George A. Mann | $773 | $363 | -53% |
| Dwayne Larose | $1,397 | $359 | -74.3% |
| Janet J. Oster | $687 | $354 | -48.5% |
| Carron Family Trust | $0 | $341 | -- |
| Jessica Bahr | $1,958 | $326 | -83.4% |
| Larry J Thompson & Mary a Thompson JT Rev Liv Trust | $2,012 | $315 | -84.3% |
| Curtis Mattingly | $478 | $294 | -38.5% |
| David Voelker | $1,474 | $294 | -80.1% |
| Allen Glassey | $1,014 | $276 | -72.8% |
| Robert J. Emmett Jr. | $1,612 | $270 | -83.3% |
| WJ Bauman Farm, LLC | $2,774 | $243 | -91.2% |
| Thomas H. Prade | $627 | $236 | -62.4% |
| James E & Aileen H Campbell Trust | $539 | $226 | -58.1% |
| Jason Schmelzle | $1,110 | $207 | -81.4% |
| Trevor Thompson | $557 | $199 | -64.3% |
| Terry H Hyde Revocable Trust Agreement | $424 | $183 | -56.8% |
| Barbara Billington | $207 | $174 | -15.9% |
| Ronald Berkbuegler | $301 | $172 | -42.9% |
| Carl Seers | $979 | $163 | -83.4% |
| Juneau Land Company, LLC | $379 | $157 | -58.6% |
| Beverly Debusk | $247 | $155 | -37.2% |
| Kathy Stemler | $247 | $155 | -37.2% |
| Arthur H. Roth Jr. | $417 | $147 | -64.7% |
| Daniel J. Brown | $946 | $137 | -85.5% |
| Nancy L Breig Rev Living Trust Agreement | $493 | $137 | -72.2% |
| Darwin Mattingly | $998 | $131 | -86.9% |
| Wallace L. Eisenbeis | $1,060 | $105 | -90.1% |
| David Werner | $103 | $103 | 0% |
| William T. Carron | $448 | $100 | -77.7% |
| Joseph Rayoum | $413 | $99 | -76% |
| Deric D. Boland | $231 | $98 | -57.6% |
| Keith Schweiss | $98 | $98 | 0% |
| Kenneth J. Giesler | $1,211 | $96 | -92.1% |
| TKN Farms, LLC | $0 | $94 | -- |
| Glennon F. Otte | $121 | $93 | -23.1% |
| Carl G. Burr | $315 | $89 | -71.7% |
| Clarence Richard Meyer and Victoria Jane Meyer Living Trust | $447 | $89 | -80.1% |
| David Figge | $277 | $78 | -71.8% |
| Kenneth Drury | $216 | $73 | -66.2% |
| Neal H. Yamnitz | $96 | $71 | -26% |
| Edward J. Picou | $86 | $66 | -23.3% |
| Jonathan P. Bach | $420 | $57 | -86.4% |
| James B Grither | $385 | $54 | -86% |
| Pershing & Veneita Carron Rev Living Joint Trust | $82 | $23 | -72% |
| Robert Hercher | $0 | $23 | -- |
| Barbara Fischer | $114 | $20 | -82.5% |
| Wolk West Farm | $876 | $4 | -99.5% |
| Glennon L. Lalumandier | $53 | $2 | -96.2% |
| Basler Enterprises, LLP | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernadine Zerwig | $792 | $0 | -100% |
| Dhruey Counts | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| Emerald J & Ardeth C Loida Joint Rev LV Trust | $428 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Drury | $56 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael R. Mereness | $2,615 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvin C Donze JR Revocable Living Trust | $121 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles B. Oster Jr. | $278 | $0 | -100% |
| Clyde Bruckerhoff | $5,873 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances M Erwin Trustee DTD 12 08 1987 | $830 | $0 | -100% |
| Grither Farm, LLC | $1,700 | $0 | -100% |
| Irvin J. Otte | $106 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Roth | $1,311 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey L. Roth | $624 | $0 | -100% |
| John & Bridget Griffard Family Trust | $37 | $0 | -100% |
| John H. Donze | $502 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcella C. Hotop | $135 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E. Gettinger | $10 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Griffard Joint Rev Liv Trust U/A J Griffard | $141 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond H & Sharen a Gettinger Rev Living Trust | $398 | $0 | -100% |
| Baumeyer Enterprises, Inc. | $446 | $0 | -100% |
| Cedar Creek EGG Company, LLC | $48,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Crown Valley Winery, Inc. | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Dianne L. Roth | $3 | $0 | -100% |
| Ethan Schremp | $793 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaegers Farm | $1,462 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael John Linderer | $5 | $0 | -100% |
| William F. Kertz | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,303,309 | $1,055,089 | -54.2% |
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