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

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Farms throughout cities in Ottawa County received $21.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 213 farmers in cities within Ottawa County received a total of $6.2 million in 403 farm subsidies, a 77.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $27.6 million in 955 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 Ottawa County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Town Line Poultry Farm, Inc.$0$736,835--
West Michigan Turkey Farms, LLC$127,575$369,705189.8%
Lucky 7 Dairy, LLC$676,208$355,308-47.5%
Sunrise Acres Farms, LLC$0$311,601--
Patmos EGG Farms, LLC$0$220,846--
Patmos Feed Mill, LLC$330,342$207,587-37.2%
Ottawa Turkey Farms, LLC$533,575$156,645-70.6%
Koppenol Dairy Farms, Inc.$247,157$151,119-38.9%
Arlyn J. Walt$487,025$147,956-69.6%
Gruppen Farms$229,925$143,243-37.7%
Nienhuis Dairy Farm, LLC$285,613$140,885-50.7%
Precision Pork Farm, Inc.$1,360,000$140,000-89.7%
Douglas Hassevoort Double J. D. Dairy$199,576$135,460-32.1%
Randolph Ten J. Brink$166,918$135,373-18.9%
Dutch Meadows Farm, LLC$206,839$135,206-34.6%
Kirk Eugene Haverdink$163,829$127,932-21.9%
Lindberg Dairy, LLC$208,017$127,319-38.8%
Langeland Farms, Inc.$876,167$127,173-85.5%
River Ridge Dairy Company, Inc.$0$120,508--
Countryside Greenhouse & Farm Market, LLC$490,000$120,000-75.5%
Eric Steenstra$138,002$106,882-22.6%
Phillip P. Ferwerda$116,645$105,821-9.3%
Mary Bernadette Vandenbrink$0$96,422--
Willard Dehaan & Son Greenhouses, Inc.$0$91,275--
Brouwer Farms, LLC$339,882$82,279-75.8%
Melissa Bouchard$97,426$73,173-24.9%
Dutch Touch Growers, Inc.$0$70,501--
New Heights Farms II, LLC$882,798$62,500-92.9%
M & M Farms$194,699$58,468-70%
Dennis Raterink$99,432$56,557-43.1%
AAA Turf, Inc.$27,065$55,546105.2%
John Arthur Vandenbrink$220,557$51,471-76.7%
Smallegan Farms, Inc.$160,572$48,346-69.9%
Mark Zeinstra, LLC$135,626$39,630-70.8%
Dream Winds Dairy, LLC$145,994$37,236-74.5%
Marlin Westra$63,195$37,098-41.3%
Maple Hill Dairy Farm, LLC$131,191$33,099-74.8%
William C. Velthouse Jr.$60,801$32,037-47.3%
Andrew Hoekstra & Sons Dairy Farm, LLC$81,451$32,025-60.7%
Fulldraw Properties, LLC$30,421$30,7651.1%
Poverty Acres$22,540$29,66031.6%
T Dykstra & Sons, Inc.$121,710$29,470-75.8%
South Grove Farms, LLC$9,777$28,587192.4%
Michigan Select Farms, LLC$117,643$26,113-77.8%
Heyboer Beef Farms, LLC$136,389$24,861-81.8%
Jay H. Meerman$32,310$20,446-36.7%
Lindley Miedema$0$20,268--
Black Lake Nursery, Inc.$0$19,591--
Robert L. Brady$0$18,980--
Janice L. Hoppen$35,603$16,828-52.7%
Tom M. Dykstra$55,764$16,684-70.1%
Bill J. Vanrhee$20,558$16,518-19.7%
Wayne C. Hecksel$19,304$16,412-15%
High Lean Pork, Inc.$2,286,558$16,314-99.3%
Hidden View Farms, LLC$59,713$15,811-73.5%
JK Dairy, LLC$28,380$15,453-45.5%
KP Tree & Nursery, LLC$83,591$15,154-81.9%
J & S Farms, LLC$26,349$13,064-50.4%
Ron DE Jonge$12,911$12,9110%
Jeff Haveman$29,060$12,167-58.1%
Mast Farms, Inc.$47,857$12,099-74.7%
Paul Vandam$19,768$12,049-39%
Dutch Acre Farms$9,596$11,65621.5%
Hoekstra Bros$74,442$11,405-84.7%
Lee Rillema$37,384$11,280-69.8%
Jaden Elenbaas$0$11,193--
Marc Vandyk$60,587$10,711-82.3%
Matthew Terhaar$25,501$9,830-61.5%
Matthew Martin Hehl$23,219$9,775-57.9%
JS Fraaza Farm, LLC$21,924$9,458-56.9%
Jerry Lee Talsma$43,243$8,631-80%
Groundswell Community Farm, LLC$6,317$8,59836.1%
Brandon J. Copple$8,325$8,3250%
Jay Stephen Knoper$27,996$8,312-70.3%
Donald J. Steenwyk$34,103$7,951-76.7%
Terry Dykstra$30,910$7,897-74.5%
Kuperus Farms$29,141$7,582-74%
David Kulicamp$16,543$7,480-54.8%
Emily Vandyke$50,172$7,130-85.8%
River Ridge Farms, Inc.$1,105,835$7,046-99.4%
Robert A. Miedema$19,395$6,972-64.1%
Kenneth Potgeter$0$6,827--
Paul Alan Elzinga$8,625$6,740-21.9%
Haveman Farms, LLC$62,799$6,513-89.6%
Pyle Dairy Farm, Inc.$52,939$6,297-88.1%
Abe Enterprises, LLC$21,228$6,237-70.6%
Townline South, LLC$21,244$5,614-73.6%
Paul C. Vandersloot$14,780$4,972-66.4%
Carla S. Hubbard$4,751$4,7510%
Idlenot Farms, Inc.$188,379$4,685-97.5%
Dys Dairy Farm, LLC$8,137$4,653-42.8%
Rex Boersen$8,962$4,621-48.4%
Allen J. Holstege$18,411$4,599-75%
Thomas Jay Vanspyker$71,348$4,584-93.6%
Wilbur D Daniels - Daniels Revocable Living Trust$4,530$4,5300%
Brett Thomas Pyper$11,516$4,353-62.2%
Harley B. Sietsema$4,358$4,310-1.1%
Terry Maycroft$8,584$4,243-50.6%
Trent Terhaar$11,146$4,199-62.3%
Mark Hovingh$14,630$4,178-71.4%
Get a Way Lodge, LLC$0$4,093--
Craig A. Koeman$22,916$4,054-82.3%
Topaz United Limited Partnership$4,334$3,986-8%
Larry Rillema$11,395$3,982-65.1%
Rietman Farms, LLC$5,558$3,905-29.7%
William Zwyghuizen$11,941$3,898-67.4%
Tyler Woodwyk$0$3,855--
Catherine D. Day$0$3,631--
Timothy Stroven$8,328$3,626-56.5%
Potgeter Farms$8,022$3,592-55.2%
Bruce Geurink$10,211$3,515-65.6%
Kluting & Sons Farms, LLC$12,642$3,342-73.6%
Elmer Louis Headley$2,976$3,2208.2%
Ronald S. Good$3,133$3,1330%
Carl Haveman$12,933$3,054-76.4%
Thomas W. Holstege$7,847$3,022-61.5%
The Hammerlund Family Trust as of April 23, 2001$7,636$2,942-61.5%
Jerry L. Holstege$10,520$2,912-72.3%
Ryan Hunderman$7,236$2,783-61.5%
Westra Farms, LLC$5,386$2,767-48.6%
Kenneth Rillema$8,205$2,690-67.2%
Gordon L. Zeeff$4,602$2,682-41.7%
Holstege Farms$0$2,675--
Calvin L. Schutte$8,783$2,653-69.8%
Jeffrey S Murak$2,639$2,6390%
Mclaughlin Family Trust$0$2,548--
Valley View Dairy Farm, Inc.$14,017$2,535-81.9%
Carol a Alexander Living Trust$1,054$2,527139.8%
David Lee Morren$0$2,456--
Darrin Geurink$9,340$2,414-74.2%
Roger Peacock$4,330$2,298-46.9%
William E. Decker$7,678$2,278-70.3%
Raymond Bennink$2,333$2,250-3.6%
Dykevale Farm, Inc.$6,486$2,238-65.5%
Vanderkooi Growers, LLC$3,707$2,228-39.9%
Gertrude Morren$5,983$2,209-63.1%
David Bleyenberg$0$2,157--
Dirk John Kleyn$4,251$2,098-50.6%
Michael J. Ricord$3,502$2,032-42%
Arvin J. Boersema$2,576$2,008-22%
Richard a Poest$2,378$1,953-17.9%
Peter a Cronheim$0$1,926--
Donald Ponstein$5,588$1,889-66.2%
Jim Armock Farms, LLC$6,231$1,876-69.9%
Ronald Flokstra$12,961$1,860-85.6%
Robert Brunink$3,826$1,807-52.8%
Chad Alan Horling$13,950$1,795-87.1%
Chad Dewys Farms$4,237$1,622-61.7%
Mark Ponstein$17,609$1,601-90.9%
Louis Visser$2,434$1,594-34.5%
Forbes Farms, Inc.$4,200$1,571-62.6%
Hans Hansen$0$1,556--
Joseph Robert Fitzpatrick$5,912$1,552-73.7%
Ronald Bremer$4,437$1,468-66.9%
Matthew Nienhuis$3,455$1,399-59.5%
Jack D. Terhaar$2,561$1,294-49.5%
Lewis Vanfarowe$2,900$1,269-56.2%
Feather Lane Farms Douglas W Patmos Sole MBR, LLC$3,073$1,197-61%
Alan Gould$884$1,19435.1%
Calvin Diekema$1,881$1,194-36.5%
Grand River Grain, LLC$60,943$1,180-98.1%
Kamp Farms, LLC$212,200$1,084-99.5%
James L Persoon Revocable Trust$1,078$1,0780%
James Thompson$961$1,05810.1%
Harold Brown$2,329$1,039-55.4%
Roger Nagelkirk$3,722$1,002-73.1%
Hardin Trust FBO Jeanette Schollenberger$998$9980%
C. E. R. Express, Inc.$2,296$990-56.9%
Peter M. Smallegan$1,750$985-43.7%
Philip Terhaar$5,251$963-81.7%
Douglas Charles Dewey$1,614$927-42.6%
Brent Clark$884$8840%
Arthur B. Johnson$1,145$861-24.8%
Eldred Farms, LLC$3,229$819-74.6%
Wayne Molyneux$2,403$800-66.7%
Mike Nephew$0$798--
Jason Vanderwey$1,046$797-23.8%
Henry Vanderwey$1,042$776-25.5%
Edward Joel Dreyer$37,815$771-98%
Edwin Haveman$544$72533.3%
Tom Haverkamp$763$718-5.9%
Almon J. Schreur$1,169$696-40.5%
The Stephen R Snow Living Trust$1,507$627-58.4%
Bredeweg Farms$1,034$587-43.2%
Topaz Agriculture, Inc.$165$552234.5%
West Michigan Beef Company, LLC$0$500--
Total Food Package, LLC$500$5000%
Gretchen A. Dodd$822$484-41.1%
Ronald W. Ford$435$4350%
Fred Palmbos$19,983$376-98.1%
Victory Farms, LLC$489,296$374-99.9%
Kenneth Smallegan$5,291$372-93%
Crockery Creek Turkey Farm, LLC$115,421$367-99.7%
Merlin Steffes$1,522$365-76%
Marvin Walt$3,430$350-89.8%
Kristine E. Kalis$1,017$295-71%
Samuel and Elise Anderson Trustee$969$291-70%
Donah Kval$239$2390%
Grace A. McDaniels$359$198-44.8%
Joyce N Edens Trust of June 2019 Uta DTD 6/20/2019$311$192-38.3%
Dwight Bell$753$182-75.8%
Joan C. Hulsebus$316$170-46.2%
Robert L. Lemieux$1,009$149-85.2%
Jack Elgersma$1,874$136-92.7%
Triad Land Management, LLC$0$122--
Daniel J. Ponstein$1,296$121-90.7%
Raymond Zimmer Jr.$31,681$97-99.7%
Terry Vissers$972$95-90.2%
Janice Beuschel$0$93--
Dale van Omen$61$610%
Gary Zeinstra$1,091$51-95.3%
George Koert$6,073$33-99.5%
Robert Raterink$1,342$18-98.7%
Bloemenberg Growers, Inc.$172,846$0-100%
Bosch's Countryview Nursery, Inc.$209,100$0-100%
Chuckwagon Express, Inc.$72,402$0-100%
Homegrown, LLC$88,657$0-100%
Huron Pork, LLC$735,232$0-100%
Kurt Heidenga$461$0-100%
Michael Jager$3,115$0-100%
Sonnyside Gardens, LLC$133,890$0-100%
T & L Farms, Inc.$162,748$0-100%
Tebos Greenhouses, Inc.$61,006$0-100%
Beaver Creek Dairy, LLC$89,465$0-100%
Beaver Creek Farm Operations, LLC$83$0-100%
Gavin Orchards, LLC$165,438$0-100%
Green Pastures, LLC$15,146$0-100%
Heidi Vandyke Green Vale Farm$11,394$0-100%
Jacob C. Dekorne Jr.$85$0-100%
John Steenstra$421$0-100%
Martin Dairy, LLC$25,404$0-100%
Marvin Ferwerda$2,906$0-100%
Marvin Jay Ferwerda Jr.$520$0-100%
Michael Demull$933$0-100%
Natures View Nursery, LLC$56,531$0-100%
Ottawa Orchards, Inc.$194,746$0-100%
Rolland W Groenink$2,580$0-100%
RTD Heifers, LLC$34,430$0-100%
Swift Dairy Farm, Inc.$596,395$0-100%
The Flower Garden, LLC$5,658$0-100%
Tom Anderson Children Partnership$93$0-100%
White Acres, LLC$67,721$0-100%
Albert Berkompas$2,377$0-100%
Beeline Greenhouse$26,521$0-100%
Chadwick Reenders$1,701$0-100%
Crossroads Blueberry Farm, LLC$552,507$0-100%
Florent C David Estate$577$0-100%
Grant Farms Incorporation$17,805$0-100%
Josh Loftis$3,948$0-100%
Loftis Family Farms, LLC$7,961$0-100%
Nathaniel Reenders$2,644$0-100%
Reenders Blueberry Farms, LLC$396,700$0-100%
Ruth E. Novak$12,320$0-100%
Alive Growers, LLC$29,502$0-100%
Bass Creek Farm$3,689$0-100%
Bosgraaf Greenhouses, Inc.$71,009$0-100%
Brower Greenhouses, Inc.$93,064$0-100%
CB Greenhouses, Inc.$61,211$0-100%
Clifford Vankoevering$860$0-100%
Colleen Kautenberg$78$0-100%
Craig Cotts$923$0-100%
Dekker Bros. Farms, Inc.$297,260$0-100%
Edwin E Spoelma$212$0-100%
Gail Williams$15$0-100%
Garden Crossings, LLC$201,094$0-100%
Harold Walters Nursery, LLC$54,770$0-100%
Helen K. Hofmeister$1,562$0-100%
Holstege Farms West, LLC$71,888$0-100%
Holstege Farms, Inc.$46,057$0-100%
Holstege Greenhouses, Inc.$58,470$0-100%
J & J Farms, LLC$313,872$0-100%
J&N Greenhouses, Inc.$185,943$0-100%
Janice Lynn Verhage$9,262$0-100%
Jay Wiersma$277$0-100%
Jordan Walters$6,769$0-100%
JPS Greenhouses, LLC$19,851$0-100%
Krikke Brothers, Inc.$47,605$0-100%
Larry Van Haitsma$830$0-100%
Legacy Gardens, LLC$20,737$0-100%
Lubbers Bros Farms, Inc.$276,135$0-100%
Mar-Bo Flowers, Inc.$152,997$0-100%
Mark A. Berens$990$0-100%
Matt Vandyk$22$0-100%
Micandy Garden Greenhouses, Inc.$352,419$0-100%
Mid-Michigan Greenhouses, Inc.$7,079$0-100%
Mud Lake Farm, LLC$11,010$0-100%
Norl Schut Greenhouses, Inc.$97,636$0-100%
Opel Growers, Inc.$250,000$0-100%
Paul Steenwyk$793$0-100%
Pell Greenhouses, Inc.$495,572$0-100%
Phillip Delange$138$0-100%
Plaggemeyer Greenhouses, Inc.$66,878$0-100%
Progressive Perennials, LLC$52,352$0-100%
Schreur Farms, Inc.$500,000$0-100%
Shoreline Growers, Inc.$250,000$0-100%
Shoreline Honey Farm, LLC$20,283$0-100%
Standing Stone Farms, LLC$105,214$0-100%
Sunrise Acres, Inc.$252,500$0-100%
Turkey Ridge Farms, Inc.$238,816$0-100%
V&V Nursery, LLC$94,683$0-100%
Vander Schuur Farms, LLC$24,654$0-100%
Verhage Farms, LLC$115,632$0-100%
Vruggink Greenhouses, LLC$46,157$0-100%
Woodside Gardens Incorporated$3,940$0-100%
WW Greenhouses, Inc.$112,681$0-100%
Marian a Hechtner Revocable Trust$5,811$0-100%
Michael Gebben$6,830$0-100%
Richert Blueberries, LLC$123,616$0-100%
Steve Christensen$1,117$0-100%
Wayne D. Beuschel$2,156$0-100%
William L Edens Trust$1,406$0-100%
Alvern Poest$2,016$0-100%
Arlene Terhaar$17,705$0-100%
Benjamin Scott van Dort$16,132$0-100%
CDS Greenhouse, LLC$73,410$0-100%
Duane P. Brink$644$0-100%
Fallen Oak Turkey Farm, LLC$183,960$0-100%
Feenstra Farms, LLC$13,336$0-100%
G. Pepper Holdings, LLC$438,881$0-100%
Gary Hulst$497$0-100%
Glen Berens$6,650$0-100%
Grassmid Greenhouse, Inc.$99,696$0-100%
James Engelsman$250,000$0-100%
Jim Nykamp$2,970$0-100%
John Bodbyl$4,742$0-100%
Kraais Greenhouse, Inc.$46,299$0-100%
Legacy Corner Farm, LLC$548$0-100%
Maple Drive Farm Timothy Rietman Sole MBR$1,294$0-100%
Marvin B. Zwagerman$6,042$0-100%
Meadowridge, Inc.$400,000$0-100%
Outback Greenhouses, LLC$112,516$0-100%
Reuben John Kamp$159,337$0-100%
Sandy Ridge Farms, Inc.$136,260$0-100%
Scott Peter Headley$770$0-100%
Seldom Rest Too, LLC$69,922$0-100%
Terry Lee Baker$1,499$0-100%
Third Day Produce, LLC$7,586$0-100%
Visser Farms, LLC$95,388$0-100%
Total subsidies$27,563,170$6,166,335-77.6%

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