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In 2021, 99 farmers in cities within Golden Valley County received a total of $2.3 million in 225 farm subsidies, a 50.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.7 million in 265 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Valley Colony, Inc. | $554,504 | $295,342 | -46.7% |
| Horpestad Ranch, Inc. | $289,468 | $156,242 | -46% |
| Locomotive Butte Farm, Inc. | $150,113 | $133,522 | -11.1% |
| Darrell Lemmon | $131,893 | $128,440 | -2.6% |
| Robin Ann Lemmon | $131,893 | $128,435 | -2.6% |
| Schaff Farms, Inc. | $91,446 | $112,004 | 22.5% |
| Lehfeldt Land & Livestock | $217,719 | $94,120 | -56.8% |
| Wessel Ranch | $65,420 | $80,185 | 22.6% |
| Timothy G. Todd | $228,600 | $73,157 | -68% |
| On Track Farming, LLC | $228,285 | $70,178 | -69.3% |
| Hooker Cattle Company, Inc. | $179,965 | $66,699 | -62.9% |
| Jess H. Garfield | $58,353 | $49,756 | -14.7% |
| Fauth Ranch, LLC | $0 | $48,690 | -- |
| Joyce Sherod | $23,624 | $44,652 | 89% |
| Materials Bio, Inc. | $261,023 | $42,110 | -83.9% |
| Zinne Land & Cattle, Inc. | $53,085 | $41,798 | -21.3% |
| Carson R. Schaff | $41,046 | $40,440 | -1.5% |
| Monty Jay Streeter | $57,289 | $38,763 | -32.3% |
| Lehfeldt Rambouillets | $309,061 | $37,023 | -88% |
| J C Jensen, Inc. | $112,204 | $32,478 | -71.1% |
| Horpestad Farms, Inc. | $97,965 | $31,164 | -68.2% |
| Bruner Angus, Inc. | $37,875 | $27,182 | -28.2% |
| David G. Sherod | $23,624 | $22,326 | -5.5% |
| Donald - the Donald Herman Schraudner Li Schraudner | $0 | $21,671 | -- |
| David A. Hoyt | $0 | $20,678 | -- |
| William C. Ramage | $26,662 | $20,320 | -23.8% |
| David J. Paugh | $41,810 | $19,768 | -52.7% |
| Fred Taber | $73,255 | $19,432 | -73.5% |
| Twin Coulee Farms, Inc. | $81,148 | $19,388 | -76.1% |
| Brand Nelson | $96,071 | $16,850 | -82.5% |
| Lewis Ranch, Inc. | $58,060 | $14,981 | -74.2% |
| James Ross Ballard | $0 | $14,554 | -- |
| Firehammers, Inc. | $49,855 | $13,617 | -72.7% |
| Edgar E. Lewis | $57,981 | $13,123 | -77.4% |
| John J. Lewis | $57,981 | $13,123 | -77.4% |
| Dennis Loga | $19,603 | $13,009 | -33.6% |
| Gerald Korell | $24,684 | $12,411 | -49.7% |
| Diamond S Cattle Company, LLC | $33,377 | $11,799 | -64.6% |
| Bart R. Bilden | $17,451 | $11,750 | -32.7% |
| Trent Streeter | $12,724 | $11,460 | -9.9% |
| Morlee Vander Voort | $13,371 | $11,408 | -14.7% |
| Wayne E. Cavill | $19,245 | $10,906 | -43.3% |
| Hashknife Ranch, LLC | $0 | $10,439 | -- |
| Antoinette Herman | $17,940 | $10,324 | -42.5% |
| Trent Wallis | $23,371 | $10,052 | -57% |
| Michael J. Jansen | $37,943 | $9,384 | -75.3% |
| Faye Horpestad | $9,916 | $8,994 | -9.3% |
| Fern Kosbab | $9,916 | $8,994 | -9.3% |
| Lehfeldt Ranch | $44,265 | $8,699 | -80.3% |
| Charles Bradley Chisholm Jr. | $2,959 | $8,618 | 191.2% |
| Colton Kinsey | $34,498 | $8,607 | -75.1% |
| Donna Blatter | $21,102 | $8,401 | -60.2% |
| Lavina Methodist Church | $6,288 | $8,383 | 33.3% |
| Brent Williams | $14,600 | $8,383 | -42.6% |
| Shane L. Hooker | $37,037 | $8,215 | -77.8% |
| Houston Harmon | $5,920 | $7,894 | 33.3% |
| Jacqueline Kay Smith | $0 | $7,182 | -- |
| Steve Harmon | $29,372 | $7,114 | -75.8% |
| Briana Murnion R. Dolbear | $0 | $7,020 | -- |
| Clyde W. Parker | $10,098 | $6,127 | -39.3% |
| John L Stoican | $13,326 | $5,840 | -56.2% |
| Chad Dolbear | $0 | $5,470 | -- |
| Lawrence Voise | $7,130 | $5,297 | -25.7% |
| James Ballard | $32,284 | $4,970 | -84.6% |
| Robert Sasse | $13,234 | $4,879 | -63.1% |
| Ballard Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $4,477 | -- |
| Dan Olson | $7,317 | $4,426 | -39.5% |
| Hop Creek Ranch Company | $1,650 | $4,392 | 166.2% |
| Hal Bohnert | $4,961 | $4,106 | -17.2% |
| Coulee Hill Ranch | $2,797 | $3,729 | 33.3% |
| Vern D Weenum | $12,375 | $3,116 | -74.8% |
| Darlene Ann Weenum | $12,180 | $3,092 | -74.6% |
| Leah Michele Rotella | $3,046 | $3,046 | 0% |
| Charlotte Zinne | $5,104 | $2,680 | -47.5% |
| Ellis E. Doney | $9,328 | $2,499 | -73.2% |
| Bette J. Doney | $9,240 | $2,474 | -73.2% |
| Kj Fauth | $9,055 | $2,077 | -77.1% |
| Deborah J. Jutila | $6,137 | $1,897 | -69.1% |
| MJ Jansen Livestock, Inc. | $1,782 | $1,881 | 5.6% |
| Greg Herman | $0 | $1,524 | -- |
| Gary W. Harlow | $6,941 | $1,319 | -81% |
| Brock Bilden | $5,665 | $1,173 | -79.3% |
| Timothy Baer | $0 | $1,159 | -- |
| Janet Jansen | $1,342 | $1,150 | -14.3% |
| Dustin Irgens | $1,243 | $1,146 | -7.8% |
| Joy N. Schanz | $1,035 | $1,067 | 3.1% |
| Charles Bradley Chisholm SR Estate | $0 | $1,012 | -- |
| Janet Hamill | $1,655 | $870 | -47.4% |
| John E Stoican | $3,949 | $818 | -79.3% |
| John Crowley | $3,751 | $813 | -78.3% |
| Audrey Stoican | $3,861 | $793 | -79.5% |
| Matthew Haaland | $880 | $659 | -25.1% |
| John Spizziri | $824 | $420 | -49% |
| Jeremiah M. Jansen | $1,490 | $304 | -79.6% |
| John M. Jansen | $1,254 | $270 | -78.5% |
| Twyla Boe | $0 | $266 | -- |
| Billie Zeier | $497 | $246 | -50.5% |
| Sharon Allen Brastrup | $1,089 | $218 | -80% |
| Wayne H. Thieme | $63 | $63 | 0% |
| Charles Bradley Chisholm SR Estat | $4,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Schraudner | $16,978 | $0 | -100% |
| Fauth Family Ranch, LLC | $50,099 | $0 | -100% |
| Fauth Ranch | $2,879 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Reed Croy | $4,895 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilynn M. Daum | $6,248 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Jess Haaland | $1,565 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick C. Bulcher | $3,064 | $0 | -100% |
| Ross Ballard | $21,872 | $0 | -100% |
| Tabitha A. Calvert | $820 | $0 | -100% |
| Twila Raines | $4,781 | $0 | -100% |
| Cathy Murnion Kirkpatrick | $491 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $9,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank E. Roma | $14,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Penny Rae Stradtman | $1,026 | $0 | -100% |
| R. J. Pitsch | $38,779 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,701,349 | $2,323,422 | -50.6% |
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