Local Government
Did farm subsidies in Tracy rise or fall in 2021?
Published 02/28/24
In 2021, 165 farmers in Tracy received a total of $2.3 million in 302 farm subsidies, a 79.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.1 million in 741 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 lead 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 Tracy, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Subsidy Received in 2021 | Subsidy Received in 2020 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verlinde Farms, Inc. | $161,699 | $299,228 | -46% |
| Chad Dallenbach | $97,078 | $229,314 | -57.7% |
| Waldon Schultz | $68,088 | $103,673 | -34.3% |
| Stephen J. Schreier | $55,730 | $1,212,190 | -95.4% |
| Michael H. Erbes | $52,021 | $156,320 | -66.7% |
| Michael G. Edwards | $50,738 | $236,422 | -78.5% |
| Thomas E. Hook | $50,426 | $167,389 | -69.9% |
| Gregory P. Lanoue | $50,244 | $229,714 | -78.1% |
| Nettiewyynnt Farm Limited Partnership | $46,816 | $263,608 | -82.2% |
| Ludeman Enterprises, Inc. | $46,645 | $185,252 | -74.8% |
| Lau Brothers | $45,680 | $243,804 | -81.3% |
| Deborah Buysse | $37,582 | $37,582 | 0% |
| Chad Buysse | $37,298 | $160,500 | -76.8% |
| Steven P. Hansen | $35,249 | $142,414 | -75.2% |
| Lawrence C. Lanoue | $34,091 | $92,903 | -63.3% |
| Jerome P. Hubner | $33,808 | $98,517 | -65.7% |
| Daniel J. Lanoue | $33,529 | $246,175 | -86.4% |
| Marlene J. Johnson | $32,796 | $32,796 | 0% |
| John Albee | $31,698 | $57,927 | -45.3% |
| Jared S. Johnson | $31,347 | $71,381 | -56.1% |
| Lau Farms, LLC | $29,621 | $45,147 | -34.4% |
| Sanmarbo Farms, Inc. | $29,593 | $82,892 | -64.3% |
| Paul E. Gervais | $29,256 | $29,256 | 0% |
| Michael J. Lamfers | $28,753 | $26,729 | 7.6% |
| Pamela J. Gervais | $28,354 | $28,354 | 0% |
| Greg Vroman, Inc. | $27,992 | $117,629 | -76.2% |
| Kevin W. Debaere | $27,935 | $78,625 | -64.5% |
| Diane C. Schreier | $27,902 | $734,606 | -96.2% |
| Kurt Weedman | $27,681 | $98,082 | -71.8% |
| Matthew J. Surprenant | $27,588 | $115,686 | -76.2% |
| Kent Weedman | $27,243 | $103,017 | -73.6% |
| Charles Ankrum | $26,880 | $113,311 | -76.3% |
| Brian K. Weedman | $24,941 | $101,562 | -75.4% |
| Gary H. Lavoy | $22,119 | $81,284 | -72.8% |
| Charles A. Bjorklund | $22,054 | $61,647 | -64.2% |
| John G. Lanoue | $21,212 | $78,192 | -72.9% |
| Daniel A. Buysse | $20,661 | $106,930 | -80.7% |
| George Erbes | $20,074 | $125,669 | -84% |
| Bradley J. Paradis | $20,042 | $69,010 | -71% |
| Steven James Vickerman | $19,612 | $60,192 | -67.4% |
| Michael Schreier | $19,176 | $127,350 | -84.9% |
| Gary D. Peterson | $17,876 | $62,616 | -71.5% |
| Adam Oeltjenbruns | $16,612 | $55,339 | -70% |
| David Rykhus | $16,536 | $87,745 | -81.2% |
| Steven C. Meyer | $16,461 | $80,977 | -79.7% |
| Jeffrey S. Knott | $16,108 | $85,391 | -81.1% |
| Jordan L Roggatz | $15,900 | $182,494 | -91.3% |
| Thomas M. Lenertz | $15,830 | $25,180 | -37.1% |
| Joseph A. Deschepper | $15,092 | $43,755 | -65.5% |
| Eric B. Nelson | $14,906 | $61,257 | -75.7% |
| Douglas Edwards | $14,763 | $44,578 | -66.9% |
| Terry Ackerman | $14,754 | $47,025 | -68.6% |
| James A. Vandendriessche | $14,579 | $55,848 | -73.9% |
| Kevin B. Vickerman | $14,031 | $79,574 | -82.4% |
| Christopher Willard | $13,963 | $48,950 | -71.5% |
| Joshua Thomas Hook | $13,768 | $55,240 | -75.1% |
| Steven R. Knott | $13,748 | $42,624 | -67.7% |
| Jason T. Knopik | $13,304 | $62,897 | -78.8% |
| David W. Knott | $13,290 | $39,340 | -66.2% |
| David C. Robbins | $12,661 | $58,111 | -78.2% |
| Brian A. Fultz | $12,418 | $71,380 | -82.6% |
| James D. Fultz | $12,418 | $71,380 | -82.6% |
| Sandra Nyquist | $12,316 | $61,232 | -79.9% |
| David-David Vandendriessche Rev Liv Trustee P Vandendriessche | $12,221 | $49,771 | -75.4% |
| Jon Munson | $11,625 | $38,584 | -69.9% |
| Melvin L. Monsen | $11,320 | $32,384 | -65% |
| Lonnie Horner | $11,286 | $11,626 | -2.9% |
| Douglas D. Willard | $11,284 | $95,413 | -88.2% |
| Harold Drackley | $10,564 | $23,453 | -55% |
| Larry Muenchow | $10,245 | $39,220 | -73.9% |
| Dale E. Willard | $10,217 | $95,274 | -89.3% |
| Jayson O. Fultz | $10,053 | $56,131 | -82.1% |
| Darla D Wille Revocable Living Trust | $9,989 | $9,877 | 1.1% |
| Andrew E. Nelson | $8,310 | $22,409 | -62.9% |
| Gerald D. Seehusen | $8,159 | $17,603 | -53.6% |
| Paul Rolling | $7,927 | $8,696 | -8.8% |
| Ronald Dahl | $7,860 | $7,860 | 0% |
| Philip R. Nelson | $7,771 | $26,160 | -70.3% |
| Robert J. Pohlen | $7,720 | $10,277 | -24.9% |
| Robert Ankrum | $7,196 | $7,196 | 0% |
| Ronald C. Robbins | $7,175 | $10,477 | -31.5% |
| Fab Five, LLP | $6,975 | $6,975 | 0% |
| Mark C. Templeton | $6,966 | $30,670 | -77.3% |
| Will C. Nelson | $6,795 | $22,590 | -69.9% |
| Dr. Wilfredo P. Apostol | $6,613 | $6,613 | 0% |
| Cory Maeyaert | $6,585 | $26,661 | -75.3% |
| James T. Fox | $6,579 | $26,258 | -74.9% |
| Otto W. Nyquist Jr. | $6,373 | $23,057 | -72.4% |
| Arlen C. Thomas | $5,981 | $17,140 | -65.1% |
| Allan Richardson | $5,976 | $5,976 | 0% |
| Lorraine Joyce Wigen | $5,569 | $0 | -- |
| David H. Johnson | $5,392 | $19,878 | -72.9% |
| Gordon Edwards | $5,106 | $30,253 | -83.1% |
| Kody Michael Kirsh | $5,105 | $24,880 | -79.5% |
| Lawrence G. Buysse | $5,073 | $4,823 | 5.2% |
| Gary L. Johns | $5,013 | $23,508 | -78.7% |
| Wayne L. Anderson | $4,975 | $8,623 | -42.3% |
| Brian D. Hicks | $4,883 | $0 | -- |
| Dean R. Fultz | $4,867 | $25,417 | -80.9% |
| Bonnie Boerboom Living Trust | $4,569 | $4,569 | 0% |
| Edward Sweetman | $4,565 | $5,405 | -15.5% |
| Chauncey a Muedeking | $4,076 | $11,170 | -63.5% |
| Shannon L. Wolske | $3,803 | $3,803 | 0% |
| William Bornitz | $3,674 | $9,934 | -63% |
| David J. Bosacker | $3,600 | $19,237 | -81.3% |
| Bernard C. Boerboom | $3,558 | $12,332 | -71.1% |
| Keith Scherbart | $3,527 | $3,527 | 0% |
| Hook Farms, Inc. | $3,500 | $26,773 | -86.9% |
| Brockway Family, LLC | $3,375 | $3,375 | 0% |
| Bernard Vanmoer Family Trust | $3,220 | $3,566 | -9.7% |
| Louise E Vanmoer Revocable Living Trust | $3,220 | $3,566 | -9.7% |
| Mark John Peterson | $3,033 | $9,736 | -68.8% |
| Larry D. Fischer | $3,004 | $8,489 | -64.6% |
| Ronald G. Rolling | $2,939 | $16,770 | -82.5% |
| Melvin Bottin | $2,902 | $9,970 | -70.9% |
| Victoria L. Rasmussen | $2,893 | $2,893 | 0% |
| Asa James Nelson | $2,880 | $9,049 | -68.2% |
| Loren Richardson | $2,834 | $2,836 | -0.1% |
| Kevin Erbes | $2,708 | $17,986 | -84.9% |
| Theresa M. Johnson | $2,646 | $2,646 | 0% |
| Kenneth D. Weedman | $2,577 | $10,156 | -74.6% |
| Pamela Jo Stimpert-Cooreman | $2,572 | $2,572 | 0% |
| Duane J Maeyaert | $2,457 | $8,505 | -71.1% |
| Dean R Van Keulen | $1,941 | $5,753 | -66.3% |
| Eugene E. Olson | $1,917 | $10,920 | -82.4% |
| Doris Drackley | $1,866 | $8,434 | -77.9% |
| Harlan Manguson | $1,518 | $4,473 | -66.1% |
| Mary Ann Alcorn | $1,518 | $890 | 70.6% |
| Muriel Coulter | $1,470 | $1,470 | 0% |
| Raymon H. Randall | $1,262 | $2,995 | -57.9% |
| Kerry Cooper | $1,258 | $3,311 | -62% |
| Carol Dallenbach | $1,255 | $5,136 | -75.6% |
| Steve Struchen | $1,210 | $691 | 75.1% |
| Cayden James Buysse | $1,185 | $6,403 | -81.5% |
| Allan Rolling | $1,166 | $20,640 | -94.4% |
| Carol A. Weedman | $1,154 | $3,377 | -65.8% |
| David P. Anderson | $1,136 | $3,039 | -62.6% |
| Jason T. Woodford | $1,115 | $12,335 | -91% |
| William H. Brockway | $1,076 | $3,446 | -68.8% |
| Edward L. mc Coy | $786 | $2,171 | -63.8% |
| Jesse J. Johns | $772 | $3,806 | -79.7% |
| Ralph L. Bernardy | $734 | $7,722 | -90.5% |
| Glen R. Smith | $705 | $1,590 | -55.7% |
| ZKA, LLP | $628 | $628 | 0% |
| Stacy Schuh | $620 | $620 | 0% |
| Bryan N. Richardson | $602 | $100,431 | -99.4% |
| Fales Revocable Trust | $521 | $620 | -16% |
| Catherine Dallenbach | $507 | $0 | -- |
| Carl Nyquist | $495 | $0 | -- |
| Eleanor Sellman | $490 | $1,579 | -69% |
| Olga Mae Daniels Hicks | $454 | $1,505 | -69.8% |
| Brian Lavoie | $452 | $4,104 | -89% |
| Kari Ourada | $452 | $452 | 0% |
| Lori Erbes | $452 | $452 | 0% |
| Joan Lavoy Separate Share Trust | $427 | $427 | 0% |
| Fultz Farms, Inc. | $408 | $1,114,482 | -100% |
| Janette E. Lavoy | $376 | $1,375 | -72.7% |
| Stephen Lavoy | $376 | $2,981 | -87.4% |
| Axford Farms, LLC | $320 | $4,346 | -92.6% |
| Larry J. Schmidt | $316 | $316 | 0% |
| John H. Miller Jr. | $266 | $266 | 0% |
| Richard G. Dallenbach | $208 | $715 | -70.9% |
| Judythe L Hayes | $120 | $270 | -55.6% |
| Ralph J Surprenant Trust | $119 | $0 | -- |
| Hannah J. Brockway | $56 | $385 | -85.5% |
| Ardyn Dean Faltinson | $0 | $61 | -100% |
| Patricia C. Nelson | $0 | $200 | -100% |
| David P. Peterson | $0 | $1,215 | -100% |
| David T. Hicks | $0 | $6,159 | -100% |
| Donna Depyper | $0 | $2,869 | -100% |
| Donna Struchen | $0 | $2,277 | -100% |
| Eugene B. Hook | $0 | $3,646 | -100% |
| George P. Landuyt Jr. | $0 | $1,003 | -100% |
| Greenwood Nursery, Inc. | $0 | $67,688 | -100% |
| Janet Schotzko Rev Liv Trust | $0 | $2,785 | -100% |
| Jean Hicks | $0 | $4,883 | -100% |
| Joseph Lanoue | $0 | $18,336 | -100% |
| Lanoue Poultry, LLC | $0 | $46,231 | -100% |
| Nathan Flesner | $0 | $28,698 | -100% |
| Orwill John Wigen JR Estate | $0 | $5,569 | -100% |
| Triple F, Inc. | $0 | $417,884 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,270,175 | $11,103,870 | -79.6% |
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