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In 2021, 225 farmers in cities within Golden Valley County received a total of $8.9 million in 670 farm subsidies, a 35.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $13.9 million in 910 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 Golden Valley County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weinreis Brothers | $3,485,692 | $858,858 | -75.4% |
| Donnell F. Michels | $250,985 | $397,604 | 58.4% |
| Clay Farstveet | $131,938 | $240,286 | 82.1% |
| Leah Alane Zook | $297,286 | $231,914 | -22% |
| Michael Allen Zook | $297,323 | $231,911 | -22% |
| Zook Farm, Inc. | $238,054 | $196,664 | -17.4% |
| Mark Hardy | $228,488 | $192,875 | -15.6% |
| Douglas R. Mosser | $140,728 | $181,156 | 28.7% |
| Meilon Wayne Hildebrant | $81,780 | $180,167 | 120.3% |
| Rhonda Ann Hildebrant | $81,631 | $180,015 | 120.5% |
| Jay Dykins | $138,596 | $179,877 | 29.8% |
| John Richard Dykins | $155,132 | $179,873 | 15.9% |
| James Charles Dykins | $152,156 | $179,260 | 17.8% |
| Jacqueline R Farstveet | $67,528 | $177,806 | 163.3% |
| Eric B Farstveet | $67,525 | $177,803 | 163.3% |
| Smith Family Farm | $114,820 | $142,429 | 24% |
| Bradley Matthew Maus | $148,368 | $130,428 | -12.1% |
| Melvin Leroy Bosserman | $526,271 | $123,587 | -76.5% |
| Scott Oech | $51,504 | $107,904 | 109.5% |
| David P. Peplinski | $115,451 | $107,832 | -6.6% |
| Richard Eugene Goodijohn | $98,214 | $106,931 | 8.9% |
| Travis John Hauck | $180,099 | $106,516 | -40.9% |
| Donald Maus | $117,717 | $103,868 | -11.8% |
| Bosserman Brothers | $231,586 | $102,743 | -55.6% |
| Donald K. Hardy | $138,513 | $102,262 | -26.2% |
| Jean E. Hardy | $138,513 | $101,812 | -26.5% |
| Seth Jay Barkley | $79,497 | $79,894 | 0.5% |
| Ronald James Volk | $93,412 | $79,844 | -14.5% |
| Steven James Zook | $75,067 | $79,354 | 5.7% |
| Matthew A. Swanson | $124,996 | $76,479 | -38.8% |
| Paul Daniel Schmeling | $99,794 | $72,688 | -27.2% |
| Joseph Donald Fritz | $84,860 | $70,540 | -16.9% |
| Jeff Schieffer | $74,841 | $70,273 | -6.1% |
| Noll Farms, LLC | $96,531 | $69,191 | -28.3% |
| David C. Davidson | $85,958 | $67,875 | -21% |
| John R. Fischer | $82,383 | $66,038 | -19.8% |
| Darin James Schumacher | $55,545 | $65,807 | 18.5% |
| Brian Fischer | $83,007 | $65,696 | -20.9% |
| Joseph E. Bragg Jr. | $59,988 | $62,566 | 4.3% |
| Paul G. Lechler | $84,442 | $61,724 | -26.9% |
| Dietz Family Angus, LLP | $135,974 | $61,674 | -54.6% |
| WCG, LLC | $59,629 | $60,188 | 0.9% |
| Robert Mark Makelky | $74,870 | $57,341 | -23.4% |
| Dale Gasho | $63,969 | $56,805 | -11.2% |
| Gerald Streitz | $71,652 | $56,526 | -21.1% |
| Destry Lee Northrop | $70,229 | $56,190 | -20% |
| First State Bank | $94,384 | $55,636 | -41.1% |
| Timothy J. Bohn | $91,138 | $54,361 | -40.4% |
| Michael Vanhorn | $65,716 | $52,966 | -19.4% |
| Douglas A. Davidson | $68,438 | $52,371 | -23.5% |
| Andrew P. Moe | $60,401 | $52,193 | -13.6% |
| Scott Allen Weishaar | $46,436 | $52,044 | 12.1% |
| Tim Von Oech | $43,403 | $50,941 | 17.4% |
| Lusk L. Lowman | $52,633 | $50,392 | -4.3% |
| Troy James Tescher | $67,576 | $50,278 | -25.6% |
| Clarence R. Finneman | $49,505 | $47,380 | -4.3% |
| Loren Dale Szudera | $34,051 | $47,114 | 38.4% |
| Raymond Donald Tescher | $50,141 | $47,019 | -6.2% |
| Cecilia Stedman | $65,329 | $42,208 | -35.4% |
| Kenny R. Stedman | $65,278 | $42,191 | -35.4% |
| Leroy Allen Johnson | $26,478 | $41,085 | 55.2% |
| Jay Obrigewitch | $56,518 | $40,894 | -27.6% |
| William Orion Lowman | $41,789 | $40,592 | -2.9% |
| Gary Gregory Maus | $58,249 | $40,540 | -30.4% |
| Bosserman/Weinreis, LLC | $55,684 | $38,404 | -31% |
| Lance Dykins | $38,496 | $38,364 | -0.3% |
| Cassandra Ann Szudera | $22,607 | $38,073 | 68.4% |
| Riverside Ranching, LLP | $37,465 | $38,022 | 1.5% |
| Coy Obrigewitch | $35,602 | $37,800 | 6.2% |
| Richard Michael Knopp Jr. | $40,273 | $35,971 | -10.7% |
| Gary Hardy | $53,953 | $35,791 | -33.7% |
| David Bares | $66,034 | $32,529 | -50.7% |
| Barry Ross Schafer | $38,697 | $31,004 | -19.9% |
| Cody Ueckert | $42,062 | $29,726 | -29.3% |
| Tyler Maus | $35,572 | $29,700 | -16.5% |
| Terrance D. Stedman | $43,826 | $29,527 | -32.6% |
| Justin James Maus | $36,311 | $28,631 | -21.2% |
| Dale Edward Maus | $38,664 | $28,345 | -26.7% |
| Rodney Mathias Brown | $36,532 | $27,376 | -25.1% |
| Dan Schaal | $38,631 | $27,286 | -29.4% |
| David Michael Clarin | $49,329 | $26,942 | -45.4% |
| Harlan Gasho | $27,872 | $24,837 | -10.9% |
| Douglas J. Johnson | $27,341 | $24,834 | -9.2% |
| Todd Stedman | $29,670 | $23,438 | -21% |
| Thomas P. Schillo | $35,853 | $23,410 | -34.7% |
| Richard L Bostyan | $27,630 | $21,845 | -20.9% |
| Benjamin Zachmann | $8,231 | $21,741 | 164.1% |
| JF Ranch, LLC | $25,216 | $21,675 | -14% |
| Mark Scherman | $29,434 | $21,545 | -26.8% |
| Terry Dean Egan | $51,008 | $21,239 | -58.4% |
| Joanne Weinreis | $154,210 | $20,925 | -86.4% |
| Shad Brophy | $15,259 | $20,852 | 36.7% |
| Gerald Feldmann | $30,695 | $20,423 | -33.5% |
| Peter James Schmeling | $36,924 | $20,216 | -45.2% |
| Carl D. Strum | $14,830 | $20,045 | 35.2% |
| Rebecca Weinreis | $146,089 | $19,850 | -86.4% |
| Mary Weinreis | $144,936 | $19,672 | -86.4% |
| Brian Dean Sarsland | $23,338 | $19,509 | -16.4% |
| Kevin D. Dietz | $5,105 | $19,407 | 280.2% |
| Donald E. Feiring | $23,566 | $19,372 | -17.8% |
| Darin Maus | $21,707 | $18,876 | -13% |
| Wirtzfeld Brothers | $32,823 | $18,772 | -42.8% |
| Cody Smith | $22,135 | $17,951 | -18.9% |
| Scott Rojic | $15,098 | $17,790 | 17.8% |
| Szudera Farms, Inc. | $24,585 | $17,637 | -28.3% |
| Gordon J. Ueckert | $47,559 | $17,393 | -63.4% |
| 57 Feeders, LLP | $150,553 | $17,155 | -88.6% |
| Green Circles Feedyard, LLLP | $122,452 | $17,058 | -86.1% |
| Nolan Ryan Zook | $28,618 | $16,989 | -40.6% |
| Feldmann, Inc. | $41,750 | $16,292 | -61% |
| Ronald D. Davidson | $24,112 | $15,963 | -33.8% |
| Max Schmeling Jr. | $22,685 | $15,694 | -30.8% |
| Paul J. Schmitz | $22,698 | $15,053 | -33.7% |
| Brent Davidson | $16,689 | $14,986 | -10.2% |
| Gene Weinreis | $38,392 | $14,831 | -61.4% |
| William Robert Szudera | $22,607 | $14,775 | -34.6% |
| Harmon H. Olstad | $20,013 | $14,200 | -29% |
| Clinton Gorrell | $15,328 | $14,102 | -8% |
| Casey Wersland | $51,467 | $13,227 | -74.3% |
| Bryce Schafer | $23,235 | $13,170 | -43.3% |
| Kirby Evan Maus | $14,938 | $12,992 | -13% |
| Ronald Metcalf | $50,781 | $12,502 | -75.4% |
| Jason Troy Bosserman | $16,135 | $12,156 | -24.7% |
| Talon Nielsen | $4,235 | $11,810 | 178.9% |
| Scott Ambo | $15,158 | $11,612 | -23.4% |
| Joel Garnet Gorrell | $72,550 | $11,410 | -84.3% |
| Terry Schmeling | $15,480 | $10,929 | -29.4% |
| Daniel Zachmann | $17,716 | $10,640 | -39.9% |
| Lance A. Ambo | $6,606 | $10,425 | 57.8% |
| Darrin L. Nielsen | $20,587 | $10,230 | -50.3% |
| Chad Peplinski | $9,884 | $10,002 | 1.2% |
| Dale D. Peplinski | $9,306 | $9,904 | 6.4% |
| Nathan Woodrow Nelson | $12,181 | $9,902 | -18.7% |
| Randy Dietz | $11,165 | $9,418 | -15.6% |
| Allen Gasho | $11,902 | $9,215 | -22.6% |
| Mark Andrew Begger | $37,980 | $9,111 | -76% |
| Rusty Makelky | $8,470 | $8,830 | 4.3% |
| Susan G. Finneman | $16,772 | $8,700 | -48.1% |
| Paul Zook | $15,592 | $8,663 | -44.4% |
| Jesse Wayne Nelson | $19,800 | $8,214 | -58.5% |
| Rella Abernethy | $8,945 | $8,165 | -8.7% |
| Leann I. Allen | $4,688 | $8,055 | 71.8% |
| Michael Chad Bosserman | $10,239 | $8,045 | -21.4% |
| Clark Beach | $8,864 | $7,744 | -12.6% |
| Bruce C. Ross | $15,769 | $7,086 | -55.1% |
| Sarah Elizabeth Maus | $6,809 | $6,809 | 0% |
| James L. Fulton | $54,914 | $6,572 | -88% |
| John Abraham | $28,464 | $6,511 | -77.1% |
| Donald Nistler | $5,906 | $6,413 | 8.6% |
| Marie E. Kremers | $5,406 | $6,179 | 14.3% |
| Layton Olstad | $23,367 | $6,101 | -73.9% |
| Tate Ryan Miller | $13,083 | $5,714 | -56.3% |
| Laura Maus | $7,807 | $5,443 | -30.3% |
| George Weinreis | $9,176 | $4,972 | -45.8% |
| Brandt Gaugler | $4,801 | $4,801 | 0% |
| Patty Schmeling | $3,982 | $4,619 | 16% |
| Harvey Wolski | $5,148 | $4,358 | -15.3% |
| Ronald Barthel | $4,902 | $4,318 | -11.9% |
| Denise F. Noll | $16,555 | $3,848 | -76.8% |
| Debra K. Walworth | $2,690 | $3,831 | 42.4% |
| Robert Lee | $7,522 | $3,807 | -49.4% |
| William P. Tidball | $4,417 | $3,795 | -14.1% |
| Durwin Albin | $4,147 | $3,735 | -9.9% |
| Cecil Albin | $4,114 | $3,691 | -10.3% |
| Pat Ueckert | $7,521 | $3,588 | -52.3% |
| Scott Farnstrom | $3,361 | $3,475 | 3.4% |
| Brian L Dolyniuk | $9,063 | $3,461 | -61.8% |
| Bill L. Buckman | $0 | $3,371 | -- |
| Terrance Week | $7,534 | $3,353 | -55.5% |
| Alexander John Maus | $6,049 | $3,290 | -45.6% |
| Earl Moen | $11,985 | $3,224 | -73.1% |
| Donna Ahrendt | $2,377 | $2,935 | 23.5% |
| Louis Dobrowski and Diana Dobrowski Revocable Trus | $0 | $2,778 | -- |
| Nathan James Maus | $1,061 | $2,714 | 155.8% |
| Logan Nielsen | $3,080 | $2,670 | -13.3% |
| Justin Stedman | $5,267 | $2,602 | -50.6% |
| Ronald J. Zook | $2,923 | $2,291 | -21.6% |
| Walter Rojic | $15,043 | $2,043 | -86.4% |
| Sharptail Ranch, LLP | $7,721 | $2,003 | -74.1% |
| Howard H. Olstad | $4,540 | $1,974 | -56.5% |
| Jeff Gorrell | $11,647 | $1,876 | -83.9% |
| Shae Peplinski | $7,953 | $1,700 | -78.6% |
| Pamela J. Bragg | $0 | $1,608 | -- |
| Seth Tanner Tescher | $7,722 | $1,590 | -79.4% |
| John J. Wise | $772 | $1,476 | 91.2% |
| Beverly J. Noll | $1,519 | $1,264 | -16.8% |
| Jacob Weinreis | $9,274 | $1,252 | -86.5% |
| Justin Weinreis | $9,274 | $1,252 | -86.5% |
| Joseph C. Michels | $11,530 | $1,152 | -90% |
| Lana Maychrzak | $9,926 | $1,150 | -88.4% |
| Jennifer S. Steiner | $6,530 | $1,021 | -84.4% |
| Gasho Ranch, LLP | $0 | $1,006 | -- |
| Fredrick Norman Stoveland | $1,137 | $940 | -17.3% |
| Linda Rae Stoveland | $1,137 | $940 | -17.3% |
| Gerald Weinreis | $54,599 | $866 | -98.4% |
| Peter J. Weinreis | $53,169 | $866 | -98.4% |
| Dennis Eldean Bieber | $3,619 | $839 | -76.8% |
| Jimmie L. Olson | $606 | $826 | 36.3% |
| Darin Stulc | $418 | $812 | 94.3% |
| Zane Manhart | $3,115 | $770 | -75.3% |
| Ray Wirtzfeld | $770 | $741 | -3.8% |
| Kaitlyn Marie Forster | $3,453 | $720 | -79.1% |
| Lorraine Scherman | $0 | $713 | -- |
| Alan Muckle | $3,190 | $703 | -78% |
| Arlys L Kreitinger | $647 | $647 | 0% |
| Jay Knopp | $2,309 | $445 | -80.7% |
| John Strum | $2,631 | $438 | -83.4% |
| Michael Schillo | $3,112 | $405 | -87% |
| Kari L. Baker | $990 | $390 | -60.6% |
| Ty Vanhorn | $1,874 | $377 | -79.9% |
| Kyle Ray Sarsland | $6,477 | $364 | -94.4% |
| Boyd Trester | $1,157 | $302 | -73.9% |
| Keith E. Farstveet and Myrna E Farstveet Family Su | $0 | $254 | -- |
| Donald Murphy | $512 | $245 | -52.1% |
| Sonja Groll | $323 | $226 | -30% |
| Irvin Bares | $2,362 | $184 | -92.2% |
| Mark Biellier | $360 | $162 | -55% |
| Daniel Schumacher | $6,504 | $161 | -97.5% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $147 | -- |
| Vincent Paul Nistler | $1,329 | $140 | -89.5% |
| George D. Hildebrant | $130 | $130 | 0% |
| Perry D. Nistler | $157 | $102 | -35% |
| Duane Albert Maus | $2,546 | $85 | -96.7% |
| Ryan B. Thompson | $80 | $80 | 0% |
| Steven Raisler | $26 | $26 | 0% |
| Ardis Stedman | $560 | $0 | -100% |
| B Szudera Farming, Inc. | $15,611 | $0 | -100% |
| Clara Michels | $702 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $46,193 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse W. Nelson | $20,031 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith E. Farstveet and Myrna E Fa | $7,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Hauck | $2,643 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Biellier | $2,338 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie Klein | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Rory Eugene Farstveet | $43,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim V Oech | $3,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Schillo | $923 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin George Hammond | $6,600 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Schillo | $4,731 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles J. Scherman | $5,027 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Benjamin Lund | $51,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd Laughery | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $13,884,688 | $8,917,961 | -35.8% |
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