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In 2021, 269 farmers in cities within Liberty County received a total of $10.9 million in 621 farm subsidies, a 24.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.5 million in 848 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 Liberty County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Colony, Inc. | $890,372 | $283,231 | -68.2% |
| Cutting Edge Farms, LLC | $351,854 | $271,656 | -22.8% |
| Flat Acre Farms, Inc. | $357,197 | $230,486 | -35.5% |
| Wicks Farms, Inc. | $109,596 | $214,306 | 95.5% |
| Henke Bros Partnership | $170,887 | $209,496 | 22.6% |
| Van Dessel & Sons | $288,596 | $196,632 | -31.9% |
| Heydon Farms, Inc. | $96,750 | $192,438 | 98.9% |
| S&W Agent, LLC | $254,787 | $186,478 | -26.8% |
| Liberty Colony, Inc. | $0 | $179,490 | -- |
| Paragon Grain, Inc. | $174,162 | $174,360 | 0.1% |
| Sage Creek Colony, Inc. | $578,142 | $167,794 | -71% |
| R & B Farms | $186,882 | $164,980 | -11.7% |
| Wanken Farms | $201,622 | $158,334 | -21.5% |
| K J K Farms, Inc. | $200,538 | $157,987 | -21.2% |
| Skari Farms | $191,047 | $152,719 | -20.1% |
| Pugsley Cattle, Inc. | $163,989 | $150,726 | -8.1% |
| North Field Farms, Inc. | $202,159 | $147,963 | -26.8% |
| George Mattson Farms Incorporated | $227,658 | $144,495 | -36.5% |
| R & L Farms | $201,887 | $141,440 | -29.9% |
| 4J Farms, Inc. | $206,554 | $137,187 | -33.6% |
| North Slope Agriculture, Inc. | $181,727 | $133,021 | -26.8% |
| Jake R. Fritz | $90,060 | $131,520 | 46% |
| M & V Farm and Ranch Partnership | $358,002 | $131,047 | -63.4% |
| ELK Ridge Farms, Inc. | $0 | $128,724 | -- |
| Brian May Farms, Inc. | $143,606 | $127,163 | -11.5% |
| Wolery Farms, Inc. | $0 | $125,653 | -- |
| Basin Farm, Inc. | $157,761 | $118,786 | -24.7% |
| Wayne Kolstad Farms, Inc. | $163,000 | $106,164 | -34.9% |
| May Farms, LLC | $4,640 | $104,776 | 2,158.1% |
| Robert Henke & Sons, Inc. | $153,164 | $96,600 | -36.9% |
| Meissner Circle Partnership | $0 | $95,942 | -- |
| 97 Homesteads, Inc. | $156,581 | $94,213 | -39.8% |
| Black Coulee Land and Cattle | $121,113 | $93,268 | -23% |
| Mattson Bros, Inc. | $35,012 | $93,011 | 165.7% |
| K & G Ranch, Inc. | $127,229 | $90,456 | -28.9% |
| Bo D. Woods | $46,697 | $89,592 | 91.9% |
| Via Terra, Inc. | $110,187 | $89,385 | -18.9% |
| Good and Saxton Ranch | $117,353 | $89,027 | -24.1% |
| Skierka Brothers, Inc. | $98,366 | $86,341 | -12.2% |
| Mcclellan Farm | $118,037 | $80,345 | -31.9% |
| Hull Bros, Inc. | $105,395 | $79,986 | -24.1% |
| K Wheat, Inc. | $104,862 | $79,505 | -24.2% |
| Wild Acre Farms Partnership | $153,325 | $79,434 | -48.2% |
| Sunny Hill Angus Ranch | $108,545 | $75,257 | -30.7% |
| Lyders, Inc. | $123,907 | $74,430 | -39.9% |
| HI-Line Colony, Inc. | $0 | $74,231 | -- |
| Fritz, Inc. | $110,702 | $73,693 | -33.4% |
| Alitl Fun, Inc. | $51,088 | $73,306 | 43.5% |
| W3 Farms | $96,527 | $72,924 | -24.5% |
| Derek Fraser Farms, Inc. | $94,310 | $71,029 | -24.7% |
| John Kammerzell Farms, Inc. | $82,425 | $70,325 | -14.7% |
| D & M Fossen, Inc. | $90,911 | $68,421 | -24.7% |
| Windy Prairie Farms, Inc. | $95,231 | $68,120 | -28.5% |
| J & S Farms, Inc. | $109,523 | $64,419 | -41.2% |
| Double L Incorporated | $34,680 | $63,864 | 84.2% |
| Harmon Ranch, Inc. | $79,380 | $63,676 | -19.8% |
| Graff Land, Inc. | $110,821 | $63,219 | -43% |
| Bradee Henry Hawks | $23,121 | $63,161 | 173.2% |
| S & J Farms | $116,009 | $61,613 | -46.9% |
| Steven Joseph May | $28,358 | $61,202 | 115.8% |
| Grammar Farms, Inc. | $94,954 | $60,321 | -36.5% |
| W W, Inc. | $74,986 | $60,073 | -19.9% |
| Steden, Inc. | $93,860 | $59,256 | -36.9% |
| Lone Willow Farms | $89,104 | $57,736 | -35.2% |
| Sundgren Enterprises, Inc. | $74,494 | $56,051 | -24.8% |
| 8 X 8 Ranch, Inc. | $44,777 | $55,829 | 24.7% |
| Prairie Rose Limited Partnership | $77,110 | $55,319 | -28.3% |
| ISH Incorporated | $80,339 | $55,283 | -31.2% |
| FM Farm Company | $53,677 | $53,243 | -0.8% |
| L J Grain Company | $30,152 | $53,204 | 76.5% |
| MK Farms, Inc. | $74,276 | $52,796 | -28.9% |
| Garrett C. Graff | $66,650 | $52,426 | -21.3% |
| R & E Farms | $24,050 | $52,309 | 117.5% |
| Edward V. Cole | $79,772 | $51,888 | -35% |
| WM Fraser Farms, Inc. | $60,865 | $50,940 | -16.3% |
| Woods Works, Inc. | $31,560 | $49,502 | 56.9% |
| Nelson Spraying Service, Inc. | $62,829 | $49,335 | -21.5% |
| Duncan Ranch Company | $57,117 | $49,315 | -13.7% |
| Meissner Ranches 2, Inc. | $101,818 | $49,273 | -51.6% |
| Gagnon Farms, Inc. | $62,005 | $48,439 | -21.9% |
| C & a Farms, Inc. | $58,054 | $48,379 | -16.7% |
| Laird Farms, Inc. | $93,959 | $47,132 | -49.8% |
| MC Land & Cattle Partnership | $97,670 | $46,992 | -51.9% |
| Rocking K O Farms, Inc. | $61,942 | $46,593 | -24.8% |
| Justin Wickum | $21,995 | $46,159 | 109.9% |
| Bar V T Ranch, Inc. | $51,109 | $42,944 | -16% |
| Missing T, Inc. | $60,882 | $42,485 | -30.2% |
| Van Dessel Land & Equipment | $64,683 | $41,945 | -35.2% |
| E & L Woods Farms, Inc. | $27,557 | $41,666 | 51.2% |
| Tempel Farm | $24,325 | $41,164 | 69.2% |
| Golden Valley Farms, LLC | $60,719 | $40,861 | -32.7% |
| Fisher Farm Industries, Inc. | $23,102 | $40,624 | 75.8% |
| J & L Farms, Inc. | $51,818 | $40,433 | -22% |
| Corral Creek Farms, Inc. | $48,314 | $39,714 | -17.8% |
| JW Farms, Inc. | $0 | $39,220 | -- |
| Seidlitz Farms, Inc. | $46,759 | $38,912 | -16.8% |
| James R. Steven | $84,309 | $38,524 | -54.3% |
| Triple G Farms, Inc. | $70,367 | $38,466 | -45.3% |
| Wolery Ranch, Inc. | $76,016 | $35,854 | -52.8% |
| Kord Ramberg | $5,938 | $35,830 | 503.4% |
| Roger Wolfe, Inc. | $68,493 | $35,317 | -48.4% |
| Terra Firma, Inc. | $96,815 | $34,720 | -64.1% |
| Brandon Cole Richter | $0 | $33,793 | -- |
| Dahinden Farms, Inc. | $49,660 | $33,500 | -32.5% |
| Rodney Oraw | $44,849 | $33,293 | -25.8% |
| Hendrickson Agent, Inc. | $40,240 | $31,663 | -21.3% |
| E K S, Inc. | $19,842 | $31,234 | 57.4% |
| Charles & Donald Hull | $43,851 | $31,145 | -29% |
| Sylvia Jensen | $17,053 | $31,115 | 82.5% |
| Kenfield Farms, Inc. | $48,615 | $30,999 | -36.2% |
| Susan F. Yurman | $34,656 | $30,016 | -13.4% |
| Tyler Jones | $16,280 | $29,101 | 78.8% |
| Mcdowell Nystrom Joint Venture | $52,452 | $28,962 | -44.8% |
| Thorson, Inc. | $44,442 | $28,449 | -36% |
| Michael J. Nelson | $16,883 | $28,160 | 66.8% |
| Hawks 5, Inc. | $35,978 | $28,043 | -22.1% |
| L & G Farms, Inc. | $34,868 | $27,222 | -21.9% |
| Marias River Farms | $38,420 | $26,595 | -30.8% |
| M & C Fossen, Inc. | $63,020 | $25,835 | -59% |
| Steve Dahinden | $37,383 | $25,641 | -31.4% |
| Jen Ely | $0 | $25,618 | -- |
| Hampton Family Limited Partnershi | $14,901 | $25,542 | 71.4% |
| Henke Tiber Farm, Inc. | $11,832 | $25,322 | 114% |
| Stephen R. Brown | $26,489 | $25,101 | -5.2% |
| Ronald C. Lineweaver | $32,626 | $23,954 | -26.6% |
| Shawn Jones | $32,206 | $23,954 | -25.6% |
| Stuart Erickson | $12,522 | $23,860 | 90.5% |
| G & T Grain Farms, Inc. | $43,796 | $23,162 | -47.1% |
| Dafoe Ranch, Inc. | $40,444 | $23,110 | -42.9% |
| Charles Dean Thielman | $26,366 | $22,627 | -14.2% |
| Michael Mattson | $27,369 | $21,625 | -21% |
| RJ Wheat and Meat, LLC | $0 | $21,190 | -- |
| Geoffrey T. Osterman | $8,860 | $21,041 | 137.5% |
| Michael Wood | $23,809 | $20,465 | -14% |
| B & R Farms | $25,011 | $19,943 | -20.3% |
| Tina Wood | $19,904 | $19,904 | 0% |
| Jon Friberg Farms, Inc. | $0 | $18,846 | -- |
| Tate Thorson | $18,841 | $18,841 | 0% |
| Prairie Meadows, Inc. | $13,920 | $18,561 | 33.3% |
| C5, Inc. | $36,176 | $18,372 | -49.2% |
| Sean Dailey | $11,670 | $18,371 | 57.4% |
| Judith E Lake | $18,024 | $18,024 | 0% |
| Steven B Oraw | $24,072 | $17,705 | -26.4% |
| BTD Ranch, Inc. | $30,834 | $17,048 | -44.7% |
| Cody Ramberg | $8,954 | $17,040 | 90.3% |
| Rick Miller Farms, Inc. | $22,407 | $16,937 | -24.4% |
| Douglas M. Moore | $22,003 | $16,507 | -25% |
| Bank Farms, Inc. | $34,099 | $16,295 | -52.2% |
| R & D Acres, Inc. | $18,637 | $15,439 | -17.2% |
| Lynda M. Barker | $11,518 | $15,287 | 32.7% |
| K & K Wheat Farms, Inc. | $13,038 | $14,774 | 13.3% |
| Kirk Skari | $18,983 | $14,160 | -25.4% |
| James L. Grammar | $23,729 | $13,247 | -44.2% |
| Lowell Skunberg | $25,790 | $13,172 | -48.9% |
| Preston Woods | $18,551 | $12,978 | -30% |
| David R. Wicks | $29,790 | $12,937 | -56.6% |
| Robert Laas | $0 | $12,855 | -- |
| 4th Gen Farms, Inc. | $12,512 | $12,668 | 1.2% |
| Mike Nahrgang | $17,312 | $12,557 | -27.5% |
| Lorietta M Lyders | $19,115 | $12,205 | -36.1% |
| John W. Laird | $15,681 | $12,159 | -22.5% |
| Arthur L. Johnson | $17,436 | $12,101 | -30.6% |
| Clifford D. Lybeck | $13,978 | $12,085 | -13.5% |
| Bruce D Duncan Revocable Trust - Bruce D Duncan | $0 | $11,607 | -- |
| Blue SKY Agent Company | $0 | $11,337 | -- |
| Daniel Wolery | $3,298 | $11,185 | 239.1% |
| Mark Wickum | $6,644 | $11,134 | 67.6% |
| JB Hendrickson Farms, Inc. | $5,989 | $11,126 | 85.8% |
| Rick Wickum | $6,644 | $10,939 | 64.6% |
| Jerrad Daniel Gomke | $44,171 | $10,844 | -75.4% |
| Rhonda Pimley | $0 | $9,761 | -- |
| Four Jensens, LLC | $13,269 | $9,692 | -27% |
| Steven River Ranch, Inc. | $9,434 | $9,434 | 0% |
| Helen Wickum | $23,863 | $9,317 | -61% |
| Kenneth Romain | $10,732 | $9,032 | -15.8% |
| Duane R. Johnson | $8,483 | $8,405 | -0.9% |
| May Brothers | $12,979 | $8,393 | -35.3% |
| Maxine Wickum | $10,113 | $8,311 | -17.8% |
| Roy Duane Wickum Testamentary Trust | $0 | $8,311 | -- |
| Quarter Circle JF Ranch, Inc. | $8,154 | $8,258 | 1.3% |
| Thomas R. Osterman | $11,407 | $8,239 | -27.8% |
| Shane Gagnon | $10,589 | $8,165 | -22.9% |
| Rochelle Spicher | $0 | $7,835 | -- |
| Errol Fritz Farm & Ranch Company | $13,215 | $7,781 | -41.1% |
| Scotch Coulee, Inc. | $9,093 | $7,430 | -18.3% |
| Larry L. Hendrickson | $3,831 | $7,404 | 93.3% |
| Devin Grammar | $34,183 | $7,381 | -78.4% |
| James D. Brown | $4,721 | $7,100 | 50.4% |
| Bonnie R Johnson Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $6,852 | -- |
| Kenneth Osterman | $10,507 | $6,735 | -35.9% |
| Frances Hochberger | $8,910 | $6,670 | -25.1% |
| Curtis A. May | $0 | $6,597 | -- |
| William R. Harmon | $34,033 | $6,582 | -80.7% |
| Wicks Family Limited Partnership | $2,682 | $6,371 | 137.5% |
| Patrick Wicks | $28,812 | $6,238 | -78.3% |
| Neal Duncan | $7,986 | $6,155 | -22.9% |
| Colin Lybeck | $38,879 | $5,962 | -84.7% |
| Buck Dahlin | $57,017 | $5,664 | -90.1% |
| Greg S. Tempel | $6,264 | $5,619 | -10.3% |
| Patrick Harmon | $28,421 | $5,419 | -80.9% |
| FBO Lee Ernest Gagnon Trust Under Will | $0 | $5,094 | -- |
| Lee Ernest Gagnon | $2,983 | $5,094 | 70.8% |
| Keisha Wood | $8,196 | $5,051 | -38.4% |
| John R. Fritz | $15,705 | $4,997 | -68.2% |
| Dennis Kenfield | $7,566 | $4,865 | -35.7% |
| Grace Richter | $6,935 | $4,850 | -30.1% |
| Clifford Wickum | $0 | $4,663 | -- |
| Martin D Lyders Trust | $7,290 | $4,595 | -37% |
| Joseph Lon Wolery | $0 | $4,512 | -- |
| Donald A. Schaefer | $4,974 | $4,448 | -10.6% |
| Joseph T. Minnehan | $7,359 | $4,408 | -40.1% |
| Hemmer, LLC | $3,971 | $4,185 | 5.4% |
| Errol Fritz | $5,762 | $4,171 | -27.6% |
| Mary E. Rudolph | $5,603 | $4,150 | -25.9% |
| Levis Place, Inc. | $5,066 | $4,096 | -19.1% |
| Estate of Evelyn Hawks | $5,416 | $4,007 | -26% |
| Dolores Cicon | $1,838 | $3,676 | 100% |
| Ray R. Ramberg | $0 | $3,606 | -- |
| Shirley a Rudolph Trust | $14,761 | $2,926 | -80.2% |
| Vernon Dahinden | $3,684 | $2,771 | -24.8% |
| Matthew T. Tempel | $3,010 | $2,734 | -9.2% |
| Lazy T3 Red Angus, Inc. | $2,067 | $2,697 | 30.5% |
| Pearl Cicon | $3,509 | $2,561 | -27% |
| Micah Green | $1,980 | $2,446 | 23.5% |
| Martin Alley | $2,443 | $2,443 | 0% |
| Johnathan G. Wolery | $11,473 | $2,327 | -79.7% |
| Kurt Kammerzell | $3,100 | $2,299 | -25.8% |
| Kyle R. Rudolph | $792 | $2,274 | 187.1% |
| Micheal Alley | $2,255 | $2,255 | 0% |
| Elayne J. Wickum | $2,532 | $2,227 | -12% |
| Russell L. Pimley | $5,005 | $2,196 | -56.1% |
| Davin Michelle Buffington | $9,306 | $2,119 | -77.2% |
| Patrick D. Dailey | $2,353 | $2,110 | -10.3% |
| Bruce Richter | $2,691 | $2,050 | -23.8% |
| Bradley John Romain | $3,763 | $1,997 | -46.9% |
| Jason Wanken | $2,361 | $1,911 | -19.1% |
| Todd Wanken | $2,361 | $1,911 | -19.1% |
| Maxine R. Ward | $2,251 | $1,898 | -15.7% |
| Larisa Harmon | $4,356 | $1,695 | -61.1% |
| Lane Harmon | $11,858 | $1,622 | -86.3% |
| Dolan D. Hull | $8,540 | $1,580 | -81.5% |
| Damian Skierka | $9,086 | $1,518 | -83.3% |
| Stephen Skierka | $9,086 | $1,518 | -83.3% |
| Nickolas A. Erickson | $2,823 | $1,459 | -48.3% |
| Rick L. Richter | $2,142 | $1,449 | -32.4% |
| Patricia Minnehan | $2,473 | $1,209 | -51.1% |
| James L. Fritz | $1,867 | $1,101 | -41% |
| Lawrence Skierka | $1,947 | $1,018 | -47.7% |
| Brian Hamilton Cudney | $968 | $968 | 0% |
| Richard A. Harmon | $6,241 | $921 | -85.2% |
| Om Skari and Sons, Inc. | $1,480 | $854 | -42.3% |
| Tadd J. Sanders | $5,727 | $776 | -86.5% |
| Delia Lybeck | $978 | $719 | -26.5% |
| Meissner Ranches, Inc. | $699 | $699 | 0% |
| Dennis Hanson | $1,063 | $537 | -49.5% |
| Betty Ann Wolery | $941 | $487 | -48.2% |
| Jeremiah M. Johnson | $0 | $455 | -- |
| Dell Harmon | $2,101 | $419 | -80.1% |
| Derek W. Fraser | $644 | $388 | -39.8% |
| Kimberly Grammar | $560 | $292 | -47.9% |
| Robert Mattson | $452 | $256 | -43.4% |
| Elvin T. Sundgren | $186 | $248 | 33.3% |
| Amanda Williams | $979 | $224 | -77.1% |
| Tamara J Duncan Revocable Trust - Tammy Duncan | $0 | $200 | -- |
| Charles A. Hull | $295 | $193 | -34.6% |
| Donald A. Hull | $295 | $193 | -34.6% |
| Connie Anderson | $289 | $141 | -51.2% |
| Marlene Grammar | $62 | $62 | 0% |
| Edgar Adam Woods | $12,763 | $15 | -99.9% |
| Alan Skari | $1,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Angela Hawks-Swartz | $23,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Big Sage Farms, Inc. | $3,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie R Johnson Irrevocable Trus | $6,852 | $0 | -100% |
| Conrad J. F. May | $11,765 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Hawks | $17,855 | $0 | -100% |
| Delores Bartz | $1,121 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald E Rudolph Trust | $1,128 | $0 | -100% |
| Drew Vonlehe | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $213,835 | $0 | -100% |
| FBO Lee Ernest Gagnon Trust Under | $2,983 | $0 | -100% |
| Flying Farmer, Inc. | $13,449 | $0 | -100% |
| Glacier Bank | $135,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Seidlitz, Inc. | $41,459 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Erickson | $14,066 | $0 | -100% |
| John E. Seidlitz | $2,899 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Lon Wolery | $5,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy Tempel | $2,191 | $0 | -100% |
| JW Farms, Inc. | $45,678 | $0 | -100% |
| Lowberg, Inc. | $35,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcia Wickum | $25,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocks Family Trust | $7,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Ross Bartz | $1,121 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Duane Wickum Testamentary Trustee | $10,001 | $0 | -100% |
| Russ Tempel | $2,191 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth E. Fenger | $13,449 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharray Farms, Inc. | $35,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Taildragger Farms, Inc. | $19,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Teresa Hawks | $17,855 | $0 | -100% |
| Trina Thielman | $375 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Richter | $23,904 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce D Duncan Revocable Trust | $9,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Wolery | $2,444 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg & Jackie May Farms, Inc. | $8,482 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg A. May | $15,531 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie May | $4,408 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Rudolph, Inc. | $16,524 | $0 | -100% |
| Tamara J Duncan Revocable Trust | $219 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $14,497,319 | $10,910,995 | -24.7% |
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