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In 2021, 279 farmers in cities within Hanson County received a total of $6.5 million in 685 farm subsidies, a 58.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $15.7 million in 1,184 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 Hanson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklane Hutterian Brethren | $1,581,413 | $345,396 | -78.2% |
| Rockport Hutterian Brethren, Inc. | $1,665,722 | $302,344 | -81.8% |
| Patrick Jarding | $248,093 | $144,674 | -41.7% |
| Scott Lee McManus | $170,625 | $131,231 | -23.1% |
| Craig Tuschen | $96,737 | $118,873 | 22.9% |
| Gary I. Schoenrock | $243,996 | $118,059 | -51.6% |
| D & L Moe Farms, LLC | $219,596 | $112,924 | -48.6% |
| Kayser Bros Land & Cattle, LLC | $149,702 | $104,920 | -29.9% |
| Connie Roth | $96,355 | $104,610 | 8.6% |
| HDP Farms, Inc. | $127,883 | $104,051 | -18.6% |
| Charles Stahl | $257,253 | $103,007 | -60% |
| Chris A. Weber | $162,183 | $102,282 | -36.9% |
| TWL, LLC | $0 | $101,286 | -- |
| John Edward Frey | $89,196 | $94,353 | 5.8% |
| Scott A. Tuschen | $100,110 | $93,748 | -6.4% |
| Charles D. Weber | $299,030 | $92,290 | -69.1% |
| Wayne Matthew Roster | $88,022 | $91,525 | 4% |
| Ryan Harold Hoffman | $249,266 | $87,310 | -65% |
| Mark Wayne Weber | $119,890 | $80,416 | -32.9% |
| Plagmann Farms, LLC | $272,768 | $80,125 | -70.6% |
| Michael David Wise | $147,242 | $74,423 | -49.5% |
| Tusha Agent, Inc. | $204,700 | $60,116 | -70.6% |
| Mary-Courtney & Mary Hall Living Trust a Hall | $0 | $56,922 | -- |
| Jason Weber | $140,138 | $56,183 | -59.9% |
| Andrew Weber | $155,970 | $56,030 | -64.1% |
| Donald Jay Wenande | $97,610 | $54,729 | -43.9% |
| Terrance Lee Schroeder | $150,286 | $53,034 | -64.7% |
| Dale Werning | $109,166 | $50,420 | -53.8% |
| David Fessler | $64,883 | $48,868 | -24.7% |
| Kenneth Tuschen | $68,862 | $48,782 | -29.2% |
| Thomas A. Weber | $142,708 | $48,779 | -65.8% |
| Rodney Huber | $0 | $48,641 | -- |
| David Bumgardner | $115,952 | $48,564 | -58.1% |
| Scott Dwayne Bender | $95,636 | $48,557 | -49.2% |
| Douglas Dale Weber | $252,230 | $48,093 | -80.9% |
| Dennis Thelen | $95,018 | $47,209 | -50.3% |
| Terry Ven Osdel | $132,200 | $47,115 | -64.4% |
| Paul Steilen | $75,942 | $46,529 | -38.7% |
| Corey Allen Degen | $58,066 | $44,054 | -24.1% |
| David P. Jansen | $60,749 | $43,497 | -28.4% |
| Richard H. Naser | $66,063 | $43,358 | -34.4% |
| Lynn Edwin Schultz | $88,969 | $42,723 | -52% |
| Todd Waldera | $37,697 | $42,535 | 12.8% |
| Cory J. Easton | $96,369 | $41,781 | -56.6% |
| Arthur Jarding Jr. | $119,596 | $41,609 | -65.2% |
| Jeffrey Wayne Schuldt | $116,681 | $40,355 | -65.4% |
| Matthew P. Hofer | $145,880 | $40,241 | -72.4% |
| Pamela Rae Wenande | $42,354 | $39,755 | -6.1% |
| Kathy K. Weber | $28,929 | $38,399 | 32.7% |
| Leroy Nickolas Schaefers | $46,471 | $37,776 | -18.7% |
| Scott Weber | $124,999 | $36,717 | -70.6% |
| Donald Jager | $119,106 | $36,065 | -69.7% |
| Brandon D. Synhorst | $48,222 | $35,223 | -27% |
| Charles Degen | $34,249 | $34,249 | 0% |
| David Hoffmann | $79,325 | $34,182 | -56.9% |
| Richard Aulner | $168,591 | $33,406 | -80.2% |
| Victor Weber | $120,980 | $33,149 | -72.6% |
| Carmen O'Neill | $33,111 | $32,998 | -0.3% |
| Adam Leitheiser | $75,982 | $32,924 | -56.7% |
| Jacob Bender | $49,782 | $32,781 | -34.2% |
| Donald G. Patzlaff | $48,532 | $32,604 | -32.8% |
| Loren Roy Roth | $38,137 | $32,092 | -15.9% |
| Jack Easton | $59,614 | $31,485 | -47.2% |
| Tristan Bender | $47,586 | $30,992 | -34.9% |
| Sandra Schulz | $45,215 | $30,956 | -31.5% |
| Ranae L. Schoenrock | $0 | $30,881 | -- |
| Jason Edward Jarding | $70,236 | $30,005 | -57.3% |
| David Robert Kayser | $103,998 | $29,480 | -71.7% |
| Steven Thomas Jarding | $67,517 | $28,869 | -57.2% |
| Daniel E. Olinger | $66,561 | $28,664 | -56.9% |
| Vance Jarding | $125,050 | $28,004 | -77.6% |
| Sandy L. Weeldreyer | $91,344 | $27,934 | -69.4% |
| Neil Scott Bender | $37,212 | $27,630 | -25.7% |
| Edward Wayne Engelmeyer | $75,119 | $27,625 | -63.2% |
| T & C D Cattle Company, LLC | $47,591 | $27,573 | -42.1% |
| Adam Geppert | $112,162 | $27,521 | -75.5% |
| Donald J Henglefelt | $49,448 | $27,121 | -45.2% |
| Larry A. Synhorst | $30,344 | $26,517 | -12.6% |
| Arlen Lee Foster | $63,947 | $26,342 | -58.8% |
| Robert Berg | $59,041 | $25,480 | -56.8% |
| Ronald G. Roskens | $14,264 | $25,119 | 76.1% |
| Kay Miller | $10,233 | $25,022 | 144.5% |
| Jarrod Duane Watembach | $57,871 | $24,208 | -58.2% |
| Jared J. Schulz | $25,198 | $24,182 | -4% |
| Glen Henglefelt | $72,291 | $23,780 | -67.1% |
| Jeremy McManus | $82,578 | $23,673 | -71.3% |
| Jerry L. Moench | $26,886 | $23,503 | -12.6% |
| Ronald Roth | $132,141 | $23,105 | -82.5% |
| Roger H. Leitheiser | $92,355 | $22,800 | -75.3% |
| Mark Schroeder | $22,779 | $22,779 | 0% |
| Gregory Kayser | $64,039 | $22,443 | -65% |
| Brian Lee Weber | $88,505 | $22,415 | -74.7% |
| Bruce Elliot Terveen | $82,465 | $22,343 | -72.9% |
| Jon Decker | $98,576 | $22,201 | -77.5% |
| Gregory Dwight Pullman | $94,042 | $21,172 | -77.5% |
| Chad Tuschen | $47,653 | $20,969 | -56% |
| David Tuttle | $25,822 | $20,759 | -19.6% |
| Eric Lee Roskens | $13,278 | $20,377 | 53.5% |
| Dwight Pullman | $85,219 | $19,979 | -76.6% |
| Nathan A. Schulz | $36,786 | $19,797 | -46.2% |
| John A. Schaefers | $38,067 | $19,679 | -48.3% |
| Linda Werning | $19,847 | $19,326 | -2.6% |
| Ronald E. Rose | $40,635 | $19,264 | -52.6% |
| Brett T. Doyle | $67,626 | $19,190 | -71.6% |
| David D. Terveen | $104,030 | $19,000 | -81.7% |
| Wilmer Bunger | $63,468 | $18,919 | -70.2% |
| Todd David Terveen | $93,895 | $18,446 | -80.4% |
| David J. Schmit | $57,302 | $18,071 | -68.5% |
| Michael Joseph Haag | $25,722 | $17,971 | -30.1% |
| Robert Buchmann Jr. | $51,677 | $17,886 | -65.4% |
| Danny Henry Roth | $71,369 | $17,720 | -75.2% |
| Daryl L. Terveen | $58,089 | $17,345 | -70.1% |
| Christopher Buchmann | $55,203 | $17,320 | -68.6% |
| Kenny Olinger | $35,823 | $17,226 | -51.9% |
| Lynn Harnisch | $56,953 | $16,981 | -70.2% |
| Jordan McManus | $56,360 | $16,827 | -70.1% |
| George Leitheiser | $69,590 | $16,795 | -75.9% |
| Chris Tuschen | $44,466 | $16,737 | -62.4% |
| Quinton Gene Patzlaff | $47,097 | $16,643 | -64.7% |
| Kenneth Joseph Kayser | $46,341 | $16,064 | -65.3% |
| Kevin Roland Schnabel | $48,394 | $15,761 | -67.4% |
| Loren E. Huber | $14,167 | $15,755 | 11.2% |
| Lorraine Kummer | $0 | $15,749 | -- |
| Rich Waldera | $15,113 | $15,113 | 0% |
| Justin E. Zeeb | $48,188 | $15,032 | -68.8% |
| Gregory Bruce Roskens | $51,855 | $15,002 | -71.1% |
| CC Trust | $0 | $14,674 | -- |
| Mac Partners, LLC | $0 | $14,468 | -- |
| Brian P. Leitheiser | $68,262 | $13,403 | -80.4% |
| John Lentz | $17,132 | $13,245 | -22.7% |
| Justin Rassel | $31,112 | $12,972 | -58.3% |
| Michael G Wethor | $31,752 | $12,971 | -59.1% |
| KLK Trust | $6,222 | $12,846 | 106.5% |
| Geppert Farms, Inc. | $53,199 | $12,734 | -76.1% |
| Jason P. Hanson | $27,820 | $12,027 | -56.8% |
| Tyler Hoffmann | $48,546 | $11,614 | -76.1% |
| Adam Popp | $75 | $11,581 | 15,341.3% |
| Gordon Determan | $34,764 | $11,534 | -66.8% |
| Annette Christina Steilen | $11,339 | $11,339 | 0% |
| John Pommer | $63,908 | $11,279 | -82.4% |
| James Ness | $11,903 | $10,728 | -9.9% |
| Orville R Huber & Dorothy H Huber Family Trust | $0 | $10,689 | -- |
| Albert James Werning | $30,891 | $10,581 | -65.7% |
| Jonathon Bartscher | $51,982 | $10,409 | -80% |
| Jared Werning | $0 | $10,395 | -- |
| Tyler Jarrod Watembach | $0 | $10,381 | -- |
| Paul Iburg | $2,370 | $10,296 | 334.4% |
| Timothy John Jarding | $26,459 | $10,178 | -61.5% |
| William J. Olinger | $49,894 | $10,170 | -79.6% |
| David Andrew Jarding | $25,477 | $10,071 | -60.5% |
| Gary Joseph Jarding | $25,556 | $9,886 | -61.3% |
| Vincent D. Kayser | $18,487 | $9,670 | -47.7% |
| Jane E Bender Family Trust | $9,421 | $9,421 | 0% |
| Ward Tuttle | $4,051 | $9,169 | 126.3% |
| Craig McManus | $17,529 | $9,146 | -47.8% |
| James Ruden | $51,497 | $9,111 | -82.3% |
| David Werning | $18,771 | $8,852 | -52.8% |
| Tuschen Cattle, LLC | $27,744 | $8,753 | -68.5% |
| Jerald W. Roskens | $8,661 | $8,661 | 0% |
| Cyril Charles Haag | $21,274 | $8,592 | -59.6% |
| Leonard Berg | $34,479 | $8,475 | -75.4% |
| Robert Olinger | $16,005 | $8,337 | -47.9% |
| Charlie Olinger | $16,196 | $8,286 | -48.8% |
| Eldon Bennie Fauth | $21,697 | $8,207 | -62.2% |
| Cedar Lane Farms, Inc. | $34,777 | $7,917 | -77.2% |
| John Heinz | $7,822 | $7,822 | 0% |
| Randy Berg | $25,871 | $7,780 | -69.9% |
| Travis White | $39,108 | $7,513 | -80.8% |
| Scott Dale Werning | $42,706 | $7,186 | -83.2% |
| Chandler Thomas Jansen | $4,714 | $6,568 | 39.3% |
| Melton Langle | $13,805 | $6,526 | -52.7% |
| Brian L. Trabing | $19,452 | $6,504 | -66.6% |
| Jeffrey Alden Schaefers | $18,282 | $6,134 | -66.4% |
| Kevin Determan | $8,708 | $5,806 | -33.3% |
| Kevin James Ter Meer | $36,460 | $5,773 | -84.2% |
| Allen Terveen | $18,103 | $5,653 | -68.8% |
| Donald I. Rowley | $13,425 | $5,636 | -58% |
| Patrick A. Zoss | $5,501 | $5,501 | 0% |
| Dale Dykes | $5,183 | $5,183 | 0% |
| Dan L. Tobin | $7,953 | $5,044 | -36.6% |
| Wayne Schleich | $25,205 | $4,959 | -80.3% |
| Craig Michael Henglefelt | $7,561 | $4,766 | -37% |
| Doug Nelson | $4,660 | $4,660 | 0% |
| Ralph W. Mahoney | $28,056 | $4,606 | -83.6% |
| Eldon Olthoff | $23,708 | $4,562 | -80.8% |
| Raymond G. Trabing | $14,158 | $4,359 | -69.2% |
| Daveen's, Ltd. | $20,880 | $4,330 | -79.3% |
| Timothy Doyle | $13,907 | $4,294 | -69.1% |
| Eric Schuldt | $16,148 | $4,178 | -74.1% |
| Doyle Property Management, LLC | $4,056 | $4,056 | 0% |
| Pueppke Family Land Trust | $3,977 | $3,977 | 0% |
| Delores Leitheiser | $17,699 | $3,875 | -78.1% |
| Jerome E Hoffmann and Judith a Hoffmann IRRV Real | $0 | $3,866 | -- |
| David Guericke | $5,005 | $3,798 | -24.1% |
| Darin D. Schmit | $14,981 | $3,656 | -75.6% |
| Terry Joseph Jarding | $4,562 | $3,641 | -20.2% |
| Larry D Jucht | $19,316 | $3,359 | -82.6% |
| James M. Hanssen | $24,148 | $3,300 | -86.3% |
| Joshua Terveen | $8,819 | $3,038 | -65.6% |
| Albert Doug Werning | $8,402 | $3,027 | -64% |
| Gary Haag | $8,549 | $3,026 | -64.6% |
| Randy Klock | $3,465 | $2,962 | -14.5% |
| Justin Gary Schoenrock | $213 | $2,840 | 1,233.3% |
| Miriam Fox | $0 | $2,794 | -- |
| Craig J. Lambert | $9,326 | $2,778 | -70.2% |
| Sharon Ann Jarding | $2,828 | $2,775 | -1.9% |
| Velma Wagner | $2,770 | $2,770 | 0% |
| Alex Kayser | $8,492 | $2,714 | -68% |
| M Jalene Carter | $2,565 | $2,565 | 0% |
| Arlen Brandt | $3,098 | $2,530 | -18.3% |
| Darlene Renee Engelmeyer | $0 | $2,470 | -- |
| Wade Allen Weber | $5,203 | $2,397 | -53.9% |
| Timothy Buchmann | $6,819 | $2,365 | -65.3% |
| Curtis D. Fox | $14,548 | $2,346 | -83.9% |
| Gale Patzlaff | $8,733 | $2,339 | -73.2% |
| Brian Andersen | $2,312 | $2,312 | 0% |
| Joshua A. Kayser | $7,491 | $2,218 | -70.4% |
| Stacy L Watembach | $0 | $2,193 | -- |
| Christopher J. Ruden | $7,676 | $2,193 | -71.4% |
| Matthew James Hanssen | $8,258 | $2,095 | -74.6% |
| Courtney & Mary Hall Living Trust-2018 & Prior Company | $0 | $2,072 | -- |
| Cecilia Yvonne Determan | $3,579 | $2,014 | -43.7% |
| Marilyn Bauerle | $1,996 | $1,996 | 0% |
| Orrin Ray Roth | $9,840 | $1,936 | -80.3% |
| Dale Patzlaff | $3,161 | $1,784 | -43.6% |
| Clinton Degen | $5,104 | $1,703 | -66.6% |
| Terry Haiar | $4,477 | $1,620 | -63.8% |
| Zachary Leitheiser | $3,437 | $1,614 | -53% |
| Geraldine Mohr | $0 | $1,605 | -- |
| Matt Schroeder | $4,583 | $1,528 | -66.7% |
| Barry L. Wollman | $2,730 | $1,258 | -53.9% |
| Joseph Bartscher | $1,212 | $1,212 | 0% |
| Lois Ellen Heiman | $2,383 | $1,154 | -51.6% |
| Will Leitheiser | $4,688 | $1,090 | -76.7% |
| Todd R. Loomer | $0 | $1,067 | -- |
| Levi Doyle | $3,421 | $1,045 | -69.5% |
| Joann Picard | $1,019 | $1,019 | 0% |
| Joe Jarding | $4,993 | $1,000 | -80% |
| James Bannwarth | $943 | $943 | 0% |
| Eulyla Foster | $3,857 | $914 | -76.3% |
| Lawrence Francis Schaefers | $4,609 | $900 | -80.5% |
| Chris Doyle | $2,838 | $896 | -68.4% |
| Steven Langle | $898 | $886 | -1.3% |
| Cody L. Hanssen | $1,188 | $880 | -25.9% |
| Donald Oneill | $837 | $837 | 0% |
| Steven Berg | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Scott R. Brown | $14,079 | $760 | -94.6% |
| Kelvin C. Albertz | $1,872 | $751 | -59.9% |
| Jim Pittmann | $741 | $741 | 0% |
| Curt Hart | $707 | $707 | 0% |
| Justin Tusha | $659 | $659 | 0% |
| Terrance Haag | $3,987 | $656 | -83.5% |
| Joseph Dale Brandt | $1,925 | $644 | -66.5% |
| Lowell Langstraat | $643 | $643 | 0% |
| Nathan F. Smith | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Miranda K. Bender | $5,361 | $549 | -89.8% |
| Gay Dech | $266 | $533 | 100.4% |
| Rebecca Haiar | $962 | $481 | -50% |
| Natalie Abbey | $0 | $479 | -- |
| Mercy ME, LLC | $2,118 | $459 | -78.3% |
| MB Genetics, Inc. | $2,441 | $455 | -81.4% |
| Ryan Lenger | $0 | $408 | -- |
| Gloria Mae Schnabel | $2,175 | $401 | -81.6% |
| Elmer Werning | $1,003 | $367 | -63.4% |
| Connie S. Kaiser | $827 | $357 | -56.8% |
| Kent W. Nagel | $0 | $352 | -- |
| John J. Tobin | $1,389 | $328 | -76.4% |
| Marvin Mowry | $3,248 | $328 | -89.9% |
| Lenny Kampshoff | $2,636 | $249 | -90.6% |
| Monica K. Roster | $234 | $234 | 0% |
| Brandon Haiar | $2,031 | $210 | -89.7% |
| Robin Haiar | $298 | $181 | -39.3% |
| Joshua David Terveen | $0 | $161 | -- |
| Carol McManus | $138 | $138 | 0% |
| Bobby Bush | $184 | $86 | -53.3% |
| David Roy Moe | $56 | $56 | 0% |
| Le Ann Kay Moe | $56 | $56 | 0% |
| Judy Klock | $718 | $53 | -92.6% |
| Bertha King | $46 | $46 | 0% |
| Daniel S. Pueppke | $1,273 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane Haiar | $1,416 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold George Brisbin | $1,013 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerome Hoffmann | $3,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Waldner | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Douglas Guericke | $12,103 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Guericke | $1,903 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Irene Ditter | $4,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Alan Iburg | $782 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler J Watembach | $37,231 | $0 | -100% |
| 101 Technologies, Inc. | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy M. Roskens | $6,427 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Geis | $837 | $0 | -100% |
| Orville R Huber & Dorothy H Huber | $10,689 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard B. Determan | $194 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Buehler | $61 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott P. Stahl | $80,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Wade Stahl | $13,622 | $0 | -100% |
| Courtney & Mary Hall Living Trust | $12,397 | $0 | -100% |
| E Clair Lambert & Phyllis T Lambe | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| John G. Rassel Jr. | $2,211 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie D. Roth | $3,439 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary-Courtney & Mary Hall Living | $32,735 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas Pardy | $2,759 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney Huber | $81,639 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $15,729,374 | $6,457,980 | -58.9% |
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