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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Miner County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Miner County received $10.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 316 farmers in cities within Miner County received a total of $6.5 million in 799 farm subsidies, a 62.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $17.3 million in 1,440 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 Miner County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Bornitz Farms$1,298,805$501,285-61.4%
Danny and Mary Clark Farms, Inc.$415,557$182,518-56.1%
David and Julie Clark Farms, Inc.$406,580$176,091-56.7%
Dale L. Schwader$182,549$145,427-20.3%
Callies Farms Family Limited Partnership$0$128,589--
Brian Dewald$87,723$122,08339.2%
Terry Beers$257,564$114,290-55.6%
Amy M. Beers$256,845$114,273-55.5%
David John Miller$291,355$108,350-62.8%
Jon Charles Albrecht$276,230$107,220-61.2%
Reisch Farms, Inc.$385,063$90,608-76.5%
Walter Farms, Inc.$282,962$89,123-68.5%
David C. Claussen$198,954$78,232-60.7%
Peckenpaugh Ranch, Inc.$301,354$77,918-74.1%
Brian J. Kizer$194,884$75,370-61.3%
Michael W. Wingen$188,989$73,040-61.4%
Jason Clark$192,496$70,667-63.3%
Rhona Leigh Albrecht$200,428$70,262-64.9%
Joseph C. Clark$182,077$70,062-61.5%
Bernard Donahue$469,324$67,784-85.6%
Robert D. Wobig$326,752$67,036-79.5%
Norman Madison$155,677$66,456-57.3%
Jared Clark$173,472$64,350-62.9%
Craig Winberg$115,351$64,248-44.3%
Verlyn Button$149,689$63,613-57.5%
Richard Johnson$70,929$62,665-11.7%
Randy J. Feldhaus$153,859$54,714-64.4%
Jeremy T. Hinker$160,307$48,683-69.6%
Horizon View Farms, LLC$130,295$48,081-63.1%
Larry Gilbert Haak$0$47,301--
Charles F. Blain$58,777$47,282-19.6%
Thomas Gassman$84,970$45,948-45.9%
Larry G. Haak$181,246$45,289-75%
Leonard William Hinker$150,983$45,037-70.2%
Evan Schwader$73,729$44,827-39.2%
Steven John Noonan$157,351$42,294-73.1%
Robert E. Peterson$111,482$41,644-62.6%
Cory Lee Eich$164,349$40,816-75.2%
Robert Poppen$121,575$40,216-66.9%
Lol Fedora, LLC$37,523$40,0416.7%
David Edward Shumaker$93,642$39,501-57.8%
Jeffrey J Ebersdorfer$58,901$39,268-33.3%
Mark Palmquist$154,908$39,226-74.7%
NHJ SD, LLC$39,071$39,1890.3%
Robert Peckenpaugh$145,194$39,032-73.1%
Jean L. Blain$43,395$38,629-11%
David & Julie Clark Real Estate LP$0$38,602--
Richard Philip Calmus$125,065$37,128-70.3%
Greg Kuhle$91,827$37,072-59.6%
Dale Darwin Hoyer$108,198$36,814-66%
Brent Fox$41,173$36,248-12%
Dennis Mentele$36,591$35,341-3.4%
Gerald E. Stevens$80,526$35,244-56.2%
Dennis Feldhaus Sr.$88,376$34,837-60.6%
Lan Mark Farms, Inc.$121,460$34,819-71.3%
Sam Schlim$144,689$34,598-76.1%
Travis Richard Bornitz$93,886$34,355-63.4%
David Hahn$79,975$34,210-57.2%
Danny & Mary Clark Real Estate LP$34,186$34,1860%
Daniel W. Muller$41,492$33,741-18.7%
Gary Cavigielli$33,710$33,7100%
Edwin E. Wobig$135,453$33,705-75.1%
Dale Edward Shumaker$104,437$33,340-68.1%
Robert W. Charles II$72,717$32,182-55.7%
Jeremy Torkelson$89,950$32,117-64.3%
Joseph John Schwader$135,261$31,956-76.4%
Gary Stangohr$119,801$30,587-74.5%
Timothy B. Clarke$31,239$29,893-4.3%
Riley Schwader$100,920$29,194-71.1%
Michael David Schulz$37,117$29,021-21.8%
Robert Peterson$29,823$28,457-4.6%
Richard George Burghardt$96,985$28,145-71%
Joseph William Calmus$88,640$25,092-71.7%
Anthony Peckenpaugh$143,098$25,053-82.5%
Dennis Carl Gosmire$84,751$24,805-70.7%
Kevin R. Schwader$104,084$24,682-76.3%
Michael Weaver$39,850$24,594-38.3%
Terry Lee Stangohr$113,949$24,487-78.5%
Brenda Donahue$140,616$24,208-82.8%
Litterick Farm, Inc.$24,163$23,659-2.1%
Donald A. Schlim$23,589$23,6470.2%
Kelly Endorf$105,505$23,492-77.7%
Matt Miller$51,042$23,364-54.2%
Nicholas A. Kaufmann$30,420$22,738-25.3%
Jared L. Feldhaus$112,191$22,702-79.8%
Dennis Dean Gassman$85,965$21,325-75.2%
Michael Joseph Gassman$103,753$21,325-79.4%
Loren E. Voeltz$40,245$21,024-47.8%
Michael Shoemaker$21,348$21,018-1.5%
Gary Nutter$62,693$20,974-66.5%
Greg Dean Feldhaus$94,446$20,842-77.9%
Cody Poppen$84,821$20,711-75.6%
Charles R Rostyne$73,129$20,672-71.7%
42X7, LLC$8,517$20,654142.5%
Richard L. Wobig$14,560$20,31439.5%
Allen Carlson$71,976$19,576-72.8%
Randy Dawson$18,264$18,8533.2%
Alan E. Wiese$36,540$18,700-48.8%
William Todd Walter$43,534$18,520-57.5%
Gail Fox$0$17,860--
John & O Joann Sherman Legacy Land Trust$0$17,714--
Roger Laible$119,089$17,507-85.3%
Lavonne Durant$21,360$16,997-20.4%
Matthew Peckenpaugh$76,330$16,822-78%
Clayton Wobig$77,905$16,556-78.7%
Edward Ezra Rusher$59,866$16,545-72.4%
Kenneth D Zulk$53,631$16,171-69.8%
Powell Farming Partnership$20,881$16,133-22.7%
Rebecca J. Hein$9,289$16,11673.5%
David B. Gassman$16,964$16,092-5.1%
Cody Torkelson$23,651$15,698-33.6%
Wendell Mentele$48,979$15,631-68.1%
Michael Sibson$61,440$15,631-74.6%
Davon R Noonan - Noonan Rev Family Trust$0$15,502--
Dennis J. Weidler$31,898$15,390-51.8%
Wayne Moore$62,152$15,274-75.4%
Denis Moschell$11,068$15,16837%
Brandon Patrick Schwader$52,166$14,764-71.7%
Roger Torkelson$52,639$14,742-72%
James Palmquist$50,982$14,591-71.4%
Threadgold Sanborn Land, LLC$13,484$14,4287%
Alan Spader$14,330$14,3300%
Logan L. Calmus$28,218$13,850-50.9%
Daniel L. Scott$13,089$13,6504.3%
James G. Haak$50,272$13,557-73%
Daniel Ehlke$74,079$13,536-81.7%
D&C Farms, LLC$44,080$13,514-69.3%
Rodney Moschell$14,719$13,281-9.8%
Norman Andreas Andenas$30,740$13,135-57.3%
Nathen D. Larsen$27,492$12,976-52.8%
Travis Voeltz$26,808$12,950-51.7%
David M. Cross$23,383$12,804-45.2%
Jayson M. Cross$22,412$12,790-42.9%
Matthew Becker$48,365$12,675-73.8%
Bruce A. Nelson$70,678$12,599-82.2%
Jerry Larsen$47,214$12,533-73.5%
Armand Dornbusch$12,496$12,4960%
Caleb Wobig$37,661$12,403-67.1%
Robert M. Gassman$101,446$12,354-87.8%
Daniel James Page$74,849$12,059-83.9%
Randal J. Nielsen$41,052$12,045-70.7%
Steven W. Jacobson$47,175$11,612-75.4%
Daniel M. Palmquist$52,646$11,349-78.4%
Dustin Palmquist$52,782$11,323-78.5%
Larry Lewis$46,043$10,923-76.3%
Nell Button$12,410$10,835-12.7%
Curt Neises$10,659$10,7210.6%
Michael Genzlinger$64,782$10,339-84%
Wyatt Walter$39,708$10,320-74%
Orville Barringer$0$9,991--
Harley Edward Zens$55,924$9,562-82.9%
Johnathon Noonan$23,280$9,356-59.8%
Richard a Bornitz$48,474$9,350-80.7%
Arnum Clyde Blunt$39,749$9,300-76.6%
Bonnie L. Burmeister$9,269$9,2690%
The Paul L Madison Family Trust$9,264$9,2640%
Lyle Miller$25,496$9,202-63.9%
Joanne Beyer$37,821$8,679-77.1%
Rick D. Hiltunen$11,026$8,644-21.6%
Brian Louis Dold$40,126$8,594-78.6%
Judith A. Barringer$18,987$8,572-54.9%
Lenny Lee Schrank$29,926$8,510-71.6%
Richard Krempges$25,548$8,509-66.7%
Darrel & Joan Spader Living Trust$8,483$8,4830%
Hayland Angus Land Trust$8,483$8,4830%
Ethan Cavigielli$13,040$8,436-35.3%
Hamilton Jones$9,152$8,396-8.3%
Kevin Walter Shumaker$26,322$8,233-68.7%
Adam Peterson$34,259$8,126-76.3%
Robert Joesph Wingen$30,023$8,046-73.2%
Terry Lee Klinkhammer Revocable Trust$0$8,046--
Corey Lewis$32,867$8,009-75.6%
Lawrence Raymond Eich$37,401$7,968-78.7%
Timothy A. Reisch$10,227$7,647-25.2%
Garrett D. Gassman$48,851$7,634-84.4%
Troy David Hamilton$12,509$7,371-41.1%
Stanley Robert Koepsell$9,613$7,250-24.6%
Daniel J. Esser$7,008$7,0080%
Brenda Joy Reisch$6,824$6,8240%
Gregory a Protsch$6,795$6,7950%
Mark Blaine Anderson$29,520$6,787-77%
Donald L Threadgold$6,898$6,555-5%
Rollin Daryl Schulz$14,148$6,342-55.2%
Terry L. Jacobsen$33,011$6,330-80.8%
Shane Davids$6,723$6,220-7.5%
Kyle Karstens$16,182$6,181-61.8%
Landon Lee$13,325$6,170-53.7%
John Nicholas Reisch Jr.$6,122$6,1220%
Jean A. Johnson$0$6,026--
Brian D. Callies$6,078$5,988-1.5%
Dave Dawson$11,541$5,964-48.3%
Eric Feldhaus$13,283$5,956-55.2%
Chrysti M Protsch$5,895$5,8950%
Kyle Zulk$29,823$5,893-80.2%
Randy Lager$18,690$5,682-69.6%
Daron D. Klinkhammer$10,709$5,680-47%
Benjamin John Endorf$20,520$5,608-72.7%
Samual L Gosmire$38,894$5,457-86%
Dustin Wingen$35,672$5,207-85.4%
Terry M. Carlson$13,397$5,179-61.3%
David F. Schmitt$25,649$5,134-80%
Thaddeus Walter$11,847$5,036-57.5%
Carter Joseph Schwader$6,674$4,964-25.6%
John Dean Rentschler$14,382$4,947-65.6%
Thomas Hauge$0$4,915--
Cole Anthony Gassman$5,900$4,822-18.3%
Kendall Dean Gassman$25,279$4,822-80.9%
James H. Krantz$31,735$4,811-84.8%
Randy Schrank$15,904$4,642-70.8%
Todde Rentz$8,462$4,593-45.7%
Lennie Zens$9,896$4,483-54.7%
Spencer Rostyne$15,227$4,428-70.9%
Harold H. Eggert$5,698$4,405-22.7%
Hunter Gregerson$11,089$4,349-60.8%
Andrew W. Nelson$16,348$4,052-75.2%
Roxane Hunt$22,988$4,016-82.5%
Timothy G. Neises$3,927$3,9851.5%
James Lee Brutty$10,079$3,897-61.3%
Donna Stroud$3,895$3,8950%
Mark Neises$8,669$3,884-55.2%
Marlon Koepsell$7,608$3,777-50.4%
Robert Banks$8,070$3,775-53.2%
Joan Yvonne Karlen$15,293$3,717-75.7%
Justin Karlen$9,698$3,532-63.6%
Jamie Marie Nelson$14,947$3,502-76.6%
Anne Reisch$3,420$3,4200%
Donald Rasmussen$3,405$3,4050%
Wolf Living Trust$7,927$3,248-59%
Damon A. Jacobsen$12,238$3,202-73.8%
Alesha Rose Genzlinger$3,158$3,1580%
Ralph Dawson Family Irrev Trust$2,909$3,0334.3%
Dennis Beers$9,403$3,029-67.8%
Eric Rentschler$10,207$2,835-72.2%
Douglas Robert Larsen$8,620$2,790-67.6%
Logan Koepsell$4,459$2,778-37.7%
Walter Rentschler$15,778$2,695-82.9%
Eldon Robert Larsen$7,869$2,508-68.1%
Jerald L. Sprecher$2,472$2,4720%
Christy Stock$2,417$2,4170%
Wallace E. Jacobson$17,938$2,338-87%
Kaci Bechen$0$2,331--
Grant Stevens$8,372$2,305-72.5%
Daryle Joseph Kuhle$2,758$2,297-16.7%
Robert Joseph Calmus$6,097$2,250-63.1%
Lloyd Koepsell$0$2,138--
Robert L. Eggert$2,121$2,1210%
Tim Glanzer$2,074$2,0981.2%
Wesley A. Mentele$2,331$2,098-10%
James Jungwirth$4,576$2,041-55.4%
Barb Roos - Barbara J Roos Family Rev. Trust$0$1,966--
Steven Carmon$1,726$1,91210.8%
Leland R. Thompson$5,676$1,680-70.4%
Hahn Sisters$6,124$1,662-72.9%
Ronald L. German$2,365$1,644-30.5%
Craig Zens$10,037$1,616-83.9%
Mavis F. Cross$3,291$1,564-52.5%
Harriet Ione Hattervig$1,551$1,5510%
Marjean Van Scharrel$1,542$1,5420%
Jon Feller$9,335$1,530-83.6%
Marcia M. Sherman$1,509$1,5090%
Albrecht Livestock, LLC$12,628$1,472-88.3%
John K. Laible$4,799$1,435-70.1%
Steven J Litterick$5,207$1,430-72.5%
David Lefdal$2,080$1,426-31.4%
Charles Truh$1,196$1,2202%
Melanie Hamilton$1,196$1,2202%
Peter Daniel Hansen$6,543$1,174-82.1%
Lee Lewis$2,593$1,151-55.6%
Jason Feldhaus$5,765$1,096-81%
Mark Shumaker$5,313$1,084-79.6%
Verna June Hauge$1,027$1,0270%
Troy a Loudenburg$3,820$1,004-73.7%
John L. Karlen$4,574$997-78.2%
Dillan V. Willer$26,203$906-96.5%
Gary Alan Moschell$1,277$858-32.8%
Josh Tobin$0$811--
Nathan M. Kizer$3,288$798-75.7%
Bradley Hunt$2,814$712-74.7%
Tanner Miller$1,337$684-48.8%
Jesselyn Seaton$7,969$679-91.5%
Lynn B. Christopherson$2,203$660-70%
Evan Donahue$4,457$656-85.3%
Luke Donald John Hunt$3,612$654-81.9%
Dean Francis Esser$646$6460%
Susan B. Schrank$4,841$578-88.1%
Donald F. Beyer$2,649$577-78.2%
Hayden Ray Gregerson$2,079$539-74.1%
George Zilko$670$474-29.3%
Kaden Robert Gassman$15,774$419-97.3%
William Hughes$6,893$401-94.2%
Ray Eller$1,848$381-79.4%
Wesley Boomgaarden$154$378145.5%
Randy Hofer$355$3550%
Michael A. Hunt$532$348-34.6%
Wade Erickson$343$3430%
Katrina Hofer$287$2870%
Phyllis L. Jacobsen$280$2800%
Stephanie Rose Austerman$272$2720%
Wendell Steeneck$880$256-70.9%
Adam North$594$247-58.4%
Thomas A. Hughes$3,342$239-92.8%
Gavin Stevens$1,334$231-82.7%
Shawn Callies$228$2280%
Marvin Kizer$441$184-58.3%
Michael Hafner$182$1820%
Matthew J. Bruner$1,743$177-89.8%
Duane R. Hanson$4,573$172-96.2%
Mike Hofer Jr.$150$1500%
Richard M. Schmit$139$1390%
Dexter E Wobig Living Trust$0$99--
Christi M. Borgers$174$60-65.5%
Shumaker Ringnecks, LLC$46$6030.4%
Robert Henkel$1,185$33-97.2%
Carla Poulson$67$32-52.2%
Adam Shumaker$31$310%
Larry Calmus$2,912$15-99.5%
Brady J. Jacobsen$2,584$0-100%
Brenda Werkmeister$657$0-100%
Damon A. Jacobsen$243$0-100%
Dexter Douglas Wobig$1,817$0-100%
Gavin Gassman$1,375$0-100%
Heath Koepsell$440$0-100%
Joanne Schulz$808$0-100%
John Hansen$504$0-100%
Lloyd. Koepsell$10,939$0-100%
Mike Jackson$689$0-100%
Tim Gassman$880$0-100%
Travis Muth$2,030$0-100%
Barb Roos - Barbara J Roos Family$1,966$0-100%
Guy Todd Peterson$40,420$0-100%
Miner County Feeders, L L C$21,235$0-100%
Barb Genzlinger$345$0-100%
Callies Farms Family Limited Part$349,641$0-100%
Daniel Feldhaus$88$0-100%
David & Julie Clark Real Estate L$37,012$0-100%
Davon R Noonan - Noonan Rev Famil$24,266$0-100%
Elizabeth a Powell Revocable Trus$632$0-100%
Esther B. Grant$2,691$0-100%
Gloria Faye Truman$520$0-100%
Gloria mc Cain$1,023$0-100%
Gregory D. Dornbusch$806$0-100%
James L. Hanson Jr.$551$0-100%
John & O Joann Sherman Legacy Lan$17,714$0-100%
Keith Feldhaus$114$0-100%
Shawn Kidd$228$0-100%
Terry Lee Klinkhammer Revocable T$8,583$0-100%
Total subsidies$17,269,567$6,483,734-62.5%

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