Farm Subsidies and the Minimium Wage

There were many comments on a Rockford Register Star Guest Column by Don Ellingson (http://www.rrstar.com/opinions/whatyouresaying/x1711843888/Guest-Column-Minimum-wage-has-had-a-negative-impact-on-U-S).  Mr. Ellingson is opposed to minimum wages he views such laws as a drag on the economy and recovery. 

One interesting comment on the RRStar’s website concerned farm subsidies.  Were they not the same thing as minimum wage? Did Mr. Ellingson receive any such subsidies?

I researched a bit and found these interesting statistics and facts.

First, Don and Terry Ellingson are in business together.  As noted from: 

http://illinoisholsteins.com/index_eg.html

Ellingson, Don and Terry
Ellingson’s White Hill Farm
4996 Ellingson Rd
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
Phone: Don (815) 765-2189
Terry (815) 765-3159

And then Terri Ellingson is one of the largest recipients of farm subsidies in the county.  As shown below Terry Ellingson is #26 largest recipient of farm subsidies in Boone County, $284,304.46 for period 1995-2011.  See highlighted item in yellow.

Statistics taken from: 

http://farm.ewg.org/search.php?fips=17007&regionname=BooneCounty,Illinois

Federal Farm Subsidies to Boone County Illinois 1995-2011

Subsidy Recipients 1 to 30 of 163 in zipcode 61065
Recipients in this zipcode received $21,484,334 from 1995-2006

Rank
Name
Location
Subsidy Total
1995-2011

1
Richard A Britton
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 1,508,357.47

2
Patrick Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 1,153,328.28

3
Charles Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 1,016,767.65

4
James R Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 944,600.00

5
Frank Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 942,298.19

6
Shari L Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 939,863.29

7
Britton Farms Inc
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 939,630.53

8
Joie Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 934,624.76

9
Doetch Farms
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 925,136.71

10
Raymond N Morse
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 874,531.11

11
David T Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 821,357.60

12
Stanley Hullah
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 808,892.88

13
Kay F Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 727,892.34

14
Harris Farm Oaklawn Ltd
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 668,030.91

15
Thad Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 646,079.24

16
Terri L Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 435,559.92

17
Michael W Meier
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 409,974.11

18
Dale Worley
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 407,584.34

19
Prairie View Grain Farms LLC
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 407,389.67

20
Gordon Kasper Est
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 387,788.47

21
Gail Worley
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 344,592.24

22
Roy Stohlquist
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 334,421.04

23
John Pepper
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 333,646.36

24
Daryl J Stohlquist
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 329,198.97

25
Scott Mueller
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 313,089.06

26
Terry W Ellingson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 284,304.46

27
Donald Bottcher
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 246,601.82

28
Robert Harold Goeddeke
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 232,679.08

29
Brian L Crull
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 226,336.05

30
Bruce Stennerson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 205,687.47

Rank
Name
Location
Subsidy Total
1995-2011

1
Terry W Ellingson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 284,304.46

2
Kris Ellingson
Geneva, IL 60134
$ 2,011.00

3
R J Ellingson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 409.20

4
John Ellingson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 252.00

5
Patricia A Ellingson
Mt Zion, IL 62549
Farm Owner

Below is taken from:http://farm.ewg.org/regionsummary.php?fips=17007

CLICK ON THE PHOTOCOPY TO ENLARGE:

 

Top Twenty Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2011

1
Mark D Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,876

2
Lisa L Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,876

3
John W Brockmann
Belvidere, IL 61008
$33,629

4
Doetch Farms ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$32,909

5
Larry D Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$31,262

6
Britton Farms Inc ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$28,717

7
Roger H Miller
Belvidere, IL 61008
$28,644

8
James R Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$28,613

9
Donald Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$27,931

10
Robert Petersen
Belvidere, IL 61008
$27,616

11
Scott Mueller
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$27,381

12
Michael A Frank
Cherry Valley, IL 61016
$25,884

13
Kenneth Book
Harvard, IL 60033
$25,585

14
Michael Book
Woodstock, IL 60098
$25,585

15
Stanley Hullah
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$25,572

16
Cheryl Lindberg
Caledonia, IL 61011
$25,476

17
Frank Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$25,296

18
Kay F Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$25,296

19
Curt A Bottcher
Capron, IL 61012
$24,650

20
Chad Osterberg
Roscoe, IL 61073
$24,125

Rank
Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2010

1
Joie Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$62,972

2
Patrick Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$62,972

3
Shari L Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$62,972

4
Charles Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$62,777

5
Warren A Kelm
Genoa, IL 60135
$41,639

6
Gina R Kelm
Genoa, IL 60135
$41,639

7
Frank Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$41,261

8
Kay F Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$41,261

9
Curt A Bottcher
Capron, IL 61012
$35,215

10
Mark D Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,208

11
Lisa L Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,208

12
James Marrs
Garden Prairie, IL 61038
$34,639

13
John W Brockmann
Belvidere, IL 61008
$34,604

14
Britton Farms Inc ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$32,077

15
James R Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$32,037

16
Paul Buzzell
Belvidere, IL 61008
$31,416

17
Doetch Farms ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$31,277

18
Larry D Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$31,262

19
Hildebrandt Farms ∗
South Beloit, IL 61080
$31,166

20
Jeff A Lane
Kirkland, IL 60146
$30,968

Rank
Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2009

1
Hildebrandt Farms ∗
South Beloit, IL 61080
$92,852

2
James R Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$65,584

3
Manni Farms ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$52,584

4
Family Af-ayr Farm LLC
Caledonia, IL 61011
$38,644

5
Todd Aves
Belvidere, IL 61008
$37,933

6
Mark D Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,208

7
Lisa L Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,208

8
Britton Farms Inc ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$33,356

9
Scott Mueller
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$33,075

10
John W Brockmann
Belvidere, IL 61008
$32,650

11
Doetch Farms ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$31,338

12
Larry D Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$31,262

13
Brian L Crull
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$28,893

14
Roger H Miller
Belvidere, IL 61008
$28,644

15
Donald Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$27,931

16
Raymond Wennmacher
Belvidere, IL 61008
$27,929

17
Dennis Gene Luckey
Caledonia, IL 61011
$27,866

18
Brent R Mueller
Garden Prairie, IL 61038
$26,060

19
Stanley Hullah
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$25,572

20
Paul Donley Jr
Capron, IL 61012
$25,531

Rank
Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
1995-2011

1
Roger & Connie Osterberg ∗
Belvidere, IL 61008
$1,108,106

2
Larry D Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$979,310

3
Mark D Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$968,526

4
Britton Farms Inc ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$934,332

5
John W Brockmann
Belvidere, IL 61008
$907,983

6
Larry R Anderson
Belvidere, IL 61008
$875,459

7
Doetch Farms ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$861,123

8
Karlson Farms ∗
Belvidere, IL 61008
$841,809

9
Donald Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$836,503

10
Roger H Miller
Belvidere, IL 61008
$815,866

11
Richard A Britton
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$813,303

12
Raymond N Morse
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$772,156

13
Lisa L Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$764,589

14
James R Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$743,802

15
Richard Judson Daniels
Belvidere, IL 61008
$712,798

16
Stanley Hullah
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$702,740

17
Michael A Frank
Cherry Valley, IL 61016
$694,760

18
Donald Lindberg
Caledonia, IL 61011
$691,437

19
Frank Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$683,686

20
Kay F Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$678,573