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In 2021, 218 farmers in cities within Deuel County received a total of $4.4 million in 497 farm subsidies, a 48.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.4 million in 818 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 Deuel County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Farms, Inc. | $519,296 | $219,352 | -57.8% |
| Kepler Farms, LLC | $251,142 | $164,960 | -34.3% |
| M & M Mcgreer Partnership | $238,353 | $121,162 | -49.2% |
| Matthew Klingman | $265,192 | $116,454 | -56.1% |
| Edward A. Evertson | $153,296 | $110,448 | -28% |
| B & K Sorensen Farms, LLC | $186,042 | $100,420 | -46% |
| Zachariah R. Oliverius | $81,059 | $87,834 | 8.4% |
| Ray Ranch, LLC | $146,288 | $82,243 | -43.8% |
| Jerame C Steger | $131,237 | $79,314 | -39.6% |
| Rendale M Meyer | $70,661 | $76,696 | 8.5% |
| Criswell Farms, LLC | $106,583 | $76,688 | -28% |
| K F K V Farms, Inc. | $185,801 | $75,599 | -59.3% |
| Mike Keenan | $104,027 | $68,487 | -34.2% |
| Robert C. Wright | $93,162 | $66,080 | -29.1% |
| Dayton Christensen | $42,025 | $65,391 | 55.6% |
| Derry Farms, Inc. | $172,001 | $63,333 | -63.2% |
| K-Dog Farms, LLC | $98,717 | $63,167 | -36% |
| Jon-Jon and Connie Carter Family Trust | $0 | $61,837 | -- |
| Tri-K Farms, Inc. | $77,070 | $61,365 | -20.4% |
| M & M Farms Partnership | $118,660 | $61,188 | -48.4% |
| LM Hansen Farms, LLC | $95,835 | $59,961 | -37.4% |
| Floyd Derry Farms, Inc. | $135,407 | $59,078 | -56.4% |
| Douglas L. Rose | $74,589 | $56,944 | -23.7% |
| Peggy L. Rose | $74,589 | $56,944 | -23.7% |
| Jason D Cheleen | $102,097 | $56,619 | -44.5% |
| Thomas Todd Essman | $26,973 | $50,623 | 87.7% |
| Darrell Zorn | $110,916 | $50,397 | -54.6% |
| Stretesky Farms, Inc. | $78,040 | $48,224 | -38.2% |
| Kf-5, LLC | $69,622 | $47,810 | -31.3% |
| Robert M. Paulsen | $98,789 | $46,527 | -52.9% |
| Black Hills Organics, LLC | $300,808 | $44,683 | -85.1% |
| Larry-Larry G Flohr & Janet L Flohr Trust G Flohr | $0 | $43,529 | -- |
| Alan J. Bieber | $138,817 | $42,886 | -69.1% |
| V & F Farms, Inc. | $63,146 | $41,215 | -34.7% |
| John R. Stanley | $63,506 | $41,026 | -35.4% |
| Laura J. Stanley | $63,505 | $40,984 | -35.5% |
| Doug Carlson | $61,603 | $40,664 | -34% |
| Jerome R. Sutton | $51,110 | $38,473 | -24.7% |
| Jared Derry Farms, LLC | $95,721 | $36,497 | -61.9% |
| Brian Zimmerman | $57,056 | $35,711 | -37.4% |
| Britten T. Rageth | $28,922 | $35,527 | 22.8% |
| Douglas A. Criswell | $63,777 | $34,935 | -45.2% |
| Matthew P. Guenin | $48,771 | $32,587 | -33.2% |
| Chappell Feedlot, LLC | $180,518 | $31,442 | -82.6% |
| Kenneth Radke | $54,211 | $31,378 | -42.1% |
| Kenneth L. Rhoades | $46,139 | $30,958 | -32.9% |
| Dale Fornander | $42,622 | $30,115 | -29.3% |
| Amy C. Stanley | $44,999 | $29,274 | -34.9% |
| Robert J. Stanley | $44,999 | $29,274 | -34.9% |
| Greg Hansen | $48,684 | $29,194 | -40% |
| Calvin McClung | $74,805 | $28,209 | -62.3% |
| Stanley C. Rhoades | $33,621 | $27,979 | -16.8% |
| Leland V. Carlson | $24,127 | $27,120 | 12.4% |
| Benjamin H. Hansen | $34,932 | $26,437 | -24.3% |
| David H. Kalb | $37,374 | $24,667 | -34% |
| Ben C. Carlson | $35,410 | $24,294 | -31.4% |
| Clinton L. Koenen | $33,746 | $24,112 | -28.5% |
| Palser Brothers | $79,753 | $23,715 | -70.3% |
| Zachary W. Hansen | $17,372 | $23,295 | 34.1% |
| Ascension Jimenez | $54,923 | $23,109 | -57.9% |
| Kenneth D. Dirks | $30,362 | $21,990 | -27.6% |
| Cameron T. Christensen | $21,821 | $21,794 | -0.1% |
| Gary & Naomi's Place, Inc. | $45,751 | $20,877 | -54.4% |
| Kevin V. Flohr | $29,750 | $20,633 | -30.6% |
| James Starostka | $29,860 | $19,791 | -33.7% |
| Toby G. Spiehs | $29,291 | $19,132 | -34.7% |
| Guenin Company, Inc. | $27,499 | $18,689 | -32% |
| Mikel C. Winemiller | $30,204 | $18,487 | -38.8% |
| Sick Family Farms, LLC | $22,478 | $18,254 | -18.8% |
| Rhoades F and L, Inc. | $22,341 | $18,060 | -19.2% |
| Matthew W. Adams | $9,125 | $17,467 | 91.4% |
| Stateline, LLC | $43,666 | $17,005 | -61.1% |
| Shreve Spraying, LLC | $30,054 | $16,803 | -44.1% |
| Douglas R. Moffat | $17,568 | $16,701 | -4.9% |
| W H Palser Farms, Inc. | $60,664 | $16,661 | -72.5% |
| Bernard J. Steger | $29,245 | $16,342 | -44.1% |
| Vernon L. Johnson | $27,673 | $16,304 | -41.1% |
| Edson Farms, LLC | $82,986 | $16,231 | -80.4% |
| Barry L. Walker | $64,424 | $16,115 | -75% |
| Glenn D. Wipf | $22,001 | $16,095 | -26.8% |
| Ivan R. Johnson | $34,025 | $15,946 | -53.1% |
| Billy - the Billy & Roberta Clark Fam Trustee D Clark | $0 | $15,798 | -- |
| Craig M. Kinoshita | $1,815 | $15,743 | 767.4% |
| Minne K Farms, LLC | $0 | $14,887 | -- |
| Jerome Charles Cabela | $821 | $14,831 | 1,706.5% |
| Jerome G. Criswell | $20,957 | $14,564 | -30.5% |
| Darold Cheleen | $19,833 | $13,997 | -29.4% |
| Coggins Cattle Company, Inc. | $34,705 | $13,941 | -59.8% |
| Kevin K Van Zee - Kevin K Van Zee Trust | $42,205 | $13,930 | -67% |
| Charlene Landis | $22,857 | $13,727 | -39.9% |
| Mickey Carlson | $18,822 | $13,359 | -29% |
| Arlene Penner | $58,569 | $13,243 | -77.4% |
| John Sherman | $39,055 | $12,919 | -66.9% |
| Robert E. Hazlett | $19,191 | $12,234 | -36.3% |
| Evertson Enterprises, LLC | $16,529 | $11,855 | -28.3% |
| Judy Zimmerman | $14,713 | $11,728 | -20.3% |
| Doug Neverve | $20,638 | $11,681 | -43.4% |
| Kegan L. Brott | $5,672 | $11,665 | 105.7% |
| Steven L. Brott | $25,273 | $11,665 | -53.8% |
| Pennant X Ranch, LLC | $17,473 | $11,656 | -33.3% |
| I-M Palser Farms, Inc. | $32,932 | $11,287 | -65.7% |
| Janet L. Flohr | $17,866 | $11,278 | -36.9% |
| Ron Timm | $16,210 | $11,101 | -31.5% |
| Lucas L. Hanson | $16,403 | $10,654 | -35% |
| Larry L. Hansen | $13,609 | $10,470 | -23.1% |
| Ronald V Carlson Family Trust | $0 | $9,958 | -- |
| Edward H Lutkehus - Edward H Lutkehus and Drucilla L Lutkehu | $7,080 | $9,794 | 38.3% |
| Gap Farms, LLC | $0 | $9,029 | -- |
| Mcclung Farms, Inc. | $22,531 | $9,026 | -59.9% |
| Robert Frerichs | $12,027 | $9,009 | -25.1% |
| Harold Mauser | $13,381 | $8,750 | -34.6% |
| Kenneth E. Hansen | $11,528 | $8,528 | -26% |
| Kent Mauser | $7,143 | $8,431 | 18% |
| Mcgreer Brothers Gen Ptnrship | $25,791 | $8,399 | -67.4% |
| Joseph-Joseph and Charlene Sauder Trust Sauder | $0 | $7,895 | -- |
| James B. Paulsen | $10,896 | $7,779 | -28.6% |
| R Ladene Rutt | $16,594 | $7,287 | -56.1% |
| Milton W. Rogers | $24,708 | $7,176 | -71% |
| Timothy C. Johnson | $16,845 | $6,784 | -59.7% |
| David W. Sauder | $6,347 | $6,542 | 3.1% |
| Julie Stanley | $8,802 | $6,418 | -27.1% |
| Michael J. Soper | $11,373 | $6,100 | -46.4% |
| Ray Taylor | $21,651 | $6,037 | -72.1% |
| Troy E. Carlson | $1,858 | $5,901 | 217.6% |
| Dale W Hummermeier | $15,705 | $5,756 | -63.3% |
| Zada M. Sauers | $9,911 | $5,574 | -43.8% |
| Walter W. Kallsen | $5,532 | $5,274 | -4.7% |
| Berea Lutheran Church | $7,332 | $5,058 | -31% |
| Ryan M. Stanley | $7,161 | $4,990 | -30.3% |
| Scott Saults | $7,297 | $4,975 | -31.8% |
| Fauneil L Johnson | $0 | $4,664 | -- |
| Merle D. Johnson | $4,279 | $4,590 | 7.3% |
| Neltrade, LLC | $2,152 | $4,097 | 90.4% |
| Mule Shoe Ranch, LLC | $4,579 | $4,053 | -11.5% |
| Cameron W. Miller | $15,246 | $3,980 | -73.9% |
| Thomas Zane Reeves | $0 | $3,616 | -- |
| Woodman Partnership | $0 | $3,536 | -- |
| Wendell L. McFee | $5,207 | $3,513 | -32.5% |
| Neumann Brothers | $5,047 | $3,505 | -30.6% |
| Edna Mae Woodman-Jack D Woodman & Edna Mae Woodman Trust | $0 | $3,484 | -- |
| Louis Freeman | $5,180 | $3,393 | -34.5% |
| Leslie A. Farlin | $2,643 | $3,386 | 28.1% |
| Floyd Max Soper | $1,642 | $3,364 | 104.9% |
| Lonnie Dallegge - Dallegge Family TST | $16,810 | $3,363 | -80% |
| Sam Rose | $4,465 | $3,341 | -25.2% |
| Marcia Groves | $7,343 | $3,229 | -56% |
| Mark Nelson | $4,030 | $3,200 | -20.6% |
| GNB, Inc. | $2,396 | $3,194 | 33.3% |
| Mark J. Heidemann | $4,398 | $3,182 | -27.6% |
| Lawrence M. Lechman | $21,745 | $3,104 | -85.7% |
| Doreen L. Carlson | $4,221 | $3,096 | -26.7% |
| Larry Christensen | $7,991 | $3,011 | -62.3% |
| Kathleen S Cabela | $4,417 | $2,974 | -32.7% |
| Frances M Fornander | $0 | $2,842 | -- |
| South Table Farms, LLC | $3,306 | $2,575 | -22.1% |
| Triple C Farms, LLC | $7,200 | $2,529 | -64.9% |
| Dustin W. Frank | $8,987 | $2,515 | -72% |
| Jeffrey W. Detmer | $0 | $2,403 | -- |
| Stacy Brandt | $5,103 | $2,361 | -53.7% |
| Charles M. Steward | $6,366 | $2,335 | -63.3% |
| Michael L. Sauers | $3,575 | $2,216 | -38% |
| Jaden Criswell | $6,040 | $2,201 | -63.6% |
| Lee Agent Properties, LLC | $8,008 | $2,151 | -73.1% |
| 3barh, LLC | $0 | $2,104 | -- |
| Lazy E Farms, LLC | $2,048 | $2,048 | 0% |
| Timothy J. Speirs | $2,946 | $2,044 | -30.6% |
| Darlene F. Rose | $4,364 | $1,985 | -54.5% |
| Cynthia B Robertson Revocable Trust | $0 | $1,982 | -- |
| Gertrude E Kanter Family Trust | $3,799 | $1,859 | -51.1% |
| Jim Motzkus | $3,100 | $1,820 | -41.3% |
| Ryan Hoover | $14,016 | $1,724 | -87.7% |
| Lane G. Riley | $6,347 | $1,706 | -73.1% |
| Matthew C. Kalb | $4,291 | $1,613 | -62.4% |
| Troy A. Isenbart | $6,427 | $1,539 | -76.1% |
| Joe Neumann | $3,226 | $1,418 | -56% |
| Neil Johnson | $1,474 | $1,352 | -8.3% |
| Kendall Foster | $4,671 | $1,294 | -72.3% |
| Lobo Properties, Inc. | $3,061 | $1,205 | -60.6% |
| Robert E. Ellis | $2,247 | $1,187 | -47.2% |
| Paul G Fornander | $804 | $1,158 | 44% |
| Lester R. Reichman | $6,940 | $1,087 | -84.3% |
| Galen N. Bagby | $1,801 | $1,082 | -39.9% |
| Minnie K Splitter Trust | $7,863 | $1,065 | -86.5% |
| Maureen A. McNabb | $2,096 | $1,048 | -50% |
| ESP Trust | $1,679 | $1,008 | -40% |
| Tyrell Oliverius | $4,433 | $948 | -78.6% |
| Billie A. Shaw | $3,079 | $929 | -69.8% |
| Lesa M. Ellis | $982 | $842 | -14.3% |
| James W. Ledbetter | $1,715 | $839 | -51.1% |
| Marcia K. Mays | $2,013 | $821 | -59.2% |
| J Leef | $2,120 | $792 | -62.6% |
| Twila Sick | $416 | $775 | 86.3% |
| Hatterman Land & Livestock, LLC | $0 | $759 | -- |
| Leonard a Littlejohn Trust | $1,159 | $685 | -40.9% |
| William Reichman | $1,611 | $681 | -57.7% |
| Chad R. Waterman | $696 | $649 | -6.8% |
| Myrna Johnson | $938 | $638 | -32% |
| Rheo Dykstra | $2,525 | $592 | -76.6% |
| Herman C Kyrklund | $540 | $540 | 0% |
| Parker Consulting, LLC | $36,490 | $496 | -98.6% |
| Kyle W. Sorensen | $490 | $490 | 0% |
| Michael T. Hansen | $1,555 | $487 | -68.7% |
| Dennis Duncan | $0 | $446 | -- |
| Kimberly Land Company, LLC | $1,884 | $410 | -78.2% |
| Brad Matoush | $472 | $375 | -20.6% |
| Betty Armstrong Trust | $1,517 | $341 | -77.5% |
| Paul Dykstra | $2,035 | $308 | -84.9% |
| Rhett Dykstra | $1,485 | $308 | -79.3% |
| Andrea Landis | $389 | $268 | -31.1% |
| Kelly Rochlitz | $421 | $258 | -38.7% |
| Darrell Lenz | $802 | $200 | -75.1% |
| Chappell Feedlot | $0 | $186 | -- |
| Roger Ohnesorg | $311 | $171 | -45% |
| Clinton Neal Snell | $897 | $138 | -84.6% |
| Wanda Paulsen | $0 | $132 | -- |
| Barney Morava | $297 | $59 | -80.1% |
| Darwin Fornander | $50 | $50 | 0% |
| Larry Reichert | $6,536 | $1 | -100% |
| Bishop Farms, Inc. | $39,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Cameron Miller | $1,770 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton R. Bailey | $249 | $0 | -100% |
| Delbert L. Bishop | $52,665 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna M. Bailey | $249 | $0 | -100% |
| Farmers State Bank | $18,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Jared Beal | $42,798 | $0 | -100% |
| Lone Tree Cattle, LLC | $15,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Krems | $10,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Walker | $15,134 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Wayne Cooper | $8,891 | $0 | -100% |
| Minnie K Splitter Revocable Trust | $3,958 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall L. Schlake | $709 | $0 | -100% |
| Ron Hendrickson | $3,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Stetson James Shreve | $189,330 | $0 | -100% |
| Terrence Timm | $910 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy J. Kraus | $33,434 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy D. Clark | $33,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Brsmith Farms, LLC | $479 | $0 | -100% |
| C L J Farms, Inc. | $2,056 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris N. Ray | $11,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia B Robertson Revocable Trustee | $3,014 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas E. Smith | $13,521 | $0 | -100% |
| Edna Mae Woodman-Jack D Woodman | $1,989 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward H Lutkehus - Edward H Lutk | $7,298 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $16,229 | $0 | -100% |
| Flohr Family Farms, LLC | $1,379 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald L Kalb and Gwen M Kalb Fam | $12,074 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey J. Rhodes | $16,346 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Sauder | $177 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon T. Carter | $107,064 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph-Joseph and Charlene Sauder | $9,906 | $0 | -100% |
| Kara Dorenne Essman | $3,293 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry-Larry G Flohr & Janet L FLO | $71,492 | $0 | -100% |
| Leland Porter | $5,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie Leon Dallegge - Dallegge F | $244 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel R. Johnson | $627 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Rice | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Essman | $16,609 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,397,241 | $4,350,439 | -48.2% |
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