

45 Daykin farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021
Of the 108 subsidies provided, the largest was for Jay D. Meyer, which received $62,469 for the claim of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act.
The smallest subsidy provided to a Daykin farmer was $38 to Timothy Maschman.
There were 105 less subsidies in 2021 than the year before, when there were 213.
The total value of the subsidies fell by $1.6 million from the previous year.
Overall, 45 farmers received financial aid in the city.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
USDA data analyzed by the Cato Institute found that "farmers (on net) have derived almost 40% of their income directly from the U.S. government” in recent years.
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.
Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy |
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Jay D. Meyer | $62,469 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |
Matthew Heidemann | $50,369 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
William E. Schwisow | $46,638 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Steve & Deborah Ebke PTRSP | $38,215 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |
Jay D. Meyer | $37,423 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Ebbers Farms, Inc. | $34,552 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Michael C. Homolka | $30,307 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Ronda S. Homolka | $30,307 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Steve & Deborah Ebke PTRSP | $28,394 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Damon Paul Thomas | $27,314 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Gary Alan Bartels | $22,103 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Michael P. Haake | $21,577 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Andy L. Fairley | $17,670 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Robert D. Endorf | $17,124 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Riley Meyer | $16,075 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Daniel Drees | $15,783 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Derrick S. Haake | $15,251 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Colleen A. Endorf | $14,086 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
David E. Endorf | $14,086 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Brent Ziemann | $13,830 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Vernon E. Haake | $12,990 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Vernon E Haake Testamentary Trust | $12,753 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Lee A. Schafer | $11,200 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Andy L. Fairley | $10,824 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Vernon E. Haake | $10,808 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Tom Blobaum | $10,588 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Mark Koenig | $10,449 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Robert D. Endorf | $8,898 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Philip Heidemann | $8,615 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Maschman Dairy Farm, Inc. | $8,398 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Eric M Niederklein | $8,337 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Justin Niederklein | $7,551 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Daniel Drees | $6,678 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Ebbers Farms, Inc. | $6,252 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Mark Koenig | $6,230 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Daniel Drees | $6,225 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Damon Paul Thomas | $5,736 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Steve & Deborah Ebke PTRSP | $5,694 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Damon Paul Thomas | $4,938 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Scott K. Wolfe | $3,732 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Tim Koch | $3,359 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Ron R. Schmitt | $3,305 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Ebbers Farms, Inc. | $3,290 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Grant Endorf | $3,182 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Justin Niederklein | $2,632 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Timothy Maschman | $2,626 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Delbert Sokolik | $2,601 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Ron R. Schmitt | $2,406 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Steve & Deborah Ebke PTRSP | $2,388 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Robert D. Endorf | $2,275 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
H & B Schmitt Decedent's Trust | $2,203 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Toby J. Sones | $2,062 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Gary Alan Bartels | $1,920 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Mary L. Heidemann | $1,889 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Damon Paul Thomas | $1,676 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Scott K. Wolfe | $1,672 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Matthew Heidemann | $1,536 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Toby J. Sones | $1,497 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Jay D. Meyer | $1,406 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Michael P. Haake | $1,399 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Shari R. Bachle | $1,314 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Tom Blobaum | $1,272 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Matthew Heidemann | $1,190 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
William E Bartels Family Trust | $1,155 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Christopher Drees | $1,127 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
William E. Schwisow | $1,019 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Tony L. Nolte | $961 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Andy L. Fairley | $933 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Tony L. Nolte | $770 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Tim Koch | $769 | Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments |
Timothy Maschman | $765 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Eric M Niederklein | $686 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Michael C. Homolka | $686 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Ronda S. Homolka | $686 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Delbert Sokolik | $618 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Raymond D. Baldwin | $595 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Justin Niederklein | $561 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Lee A. Schafer | $538 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Scott K. Wolfe | $502 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Colleen A. Endorf | $490 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
David E. Endorf | $490 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Ted E. Buchli | $447 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Catherine a Schafer-Endorf | $444 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Ron R. Schmitt | $422 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Delbert Sokolik | $381 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Daniel Drees | $378 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Colleen A. Endorf | $351 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
David E. Endorf | $351 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
H & B Schmitt Decedent's Trust | $340 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Tom Blobaum | $338 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Riley Meyer | $309 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Eric M Niederklein | $308 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Jay D. Meyer | $280 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Toby J. Sones | $228 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
John R. Rut | $218 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
John R. Rut | $210 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Derrick S. Haake | $197 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
William E Bartels Family Trust | $154 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Mark A. Schmidt | $121 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
Michael P. Haake | $120 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Andy L. Fairley | $117 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Maschman Dairy Farm, Inc. | $116 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
H & B Schmitt Decedent's Trust | $112 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
Brent Ziemann | $94 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
John R. Rut | $94 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
Jay D. Meyer | $82 | Conservation Reserve Program - Practice Incentives Payment Program |
Christopher Drees | $54 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Timothy Maschman | $38 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
Total subsidies | $789,224 | - |