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In 2021, 251 farmers in cities within Adams County received a total of $10.8 million in 801 farm subsidies, a 25.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.5 million in 861 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 Adams County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Western Bank | $901,005 | $625,157 | -30.6% |
| T2 Honey Company, LLC | $311,901 | $447,994 | 43.6% |
| Kevin Symanowski | $205,372 | $232,893 | 13.4% |
| Lynette Symanowski | $205,374 | $232,892 | 13.4% |
| Russell Earl Doe | $199,818 | $226,391 | 13.3% |
| Ross Alan Engraf | $164,694 | $219,098 | 33% |
| Dan Christman | $324,856 | $216,832 | -33.3% |
| Howe Herefords, Inc. | $265,866 | $207,940 | -21.8% |
| Michael Ray Mellmer | $149,584 | $203,957 | 36.3% |
| Erickson Farms Partnership | $210,651 | $201,464 | -4.4% |
| Bruce Leslie Hagen | $157,748 | $189,606 | 20.2% |
| Jacki Vaughn Christman | $239,090 | $183,839 | -23.1% |
| Jordan Jacob Christman | $238,794 | $183,788 | -23% |
| Eaton Farms | $752,001 | $182,639 | -75.7% |
| Thomas N. Rusch | $387,783 | $180,688 | -53.4% |
| Ryan Ray Honeyman | $167,450 | $178,357 | 6.5% |
| Mitch Bradan Miller | $222,267 | $171,727 | -22.7% |
| Beverly Rose Laufer | $195,392 | $168,450 | -13.8% |
| Kalen Edward Manthei | $145,971 | $165,198 | 13.2% |
| Mark Kelner | $177,347 | $164,001 | -7.5% |
| Linda Lee Doe | $144,700 | $163,939 | 13.3% |
| Kelly Schumacher | $126,339 | $162,518 | 28.6% |
| Tyson Symanowski | $134,073 | $155,738 | 16.2% |
| Colby Lee Schumacher | $105,432 | $153,132 | 45.2% |
| Scott Edward Mattis | $113,909 | $152,778 | 34.1% |
| Billie Mattis | $147,300 | $152,505 | 3.5% |
| Tyler Kostelecky | $164,483 | $150,725 | -8.4% |
| Constance Joy Jalbert | $192,516 | $146,569 | -23.9% |
| Brandon Dean Jalbert | $87,672 | $146,567 | 67.2% |
| Evenson Angus | $171,049 | $136,098 | -20.4% |
| Dustin Michael Laufer | $116,415 | $135,990 | 16.8% |
| Terry Michael Miller | $136,387 | $134,815 | -1.2% |
| Kevin W. Hagen | $91,156 | $117,261 | 28.6% |
| John Allen Weaver | $135,665 | $112,638 | -17% |
| Cole Thomas Ehlers | $166,926 | $110,789 | -33.6% |
| Buckmier Brothers | $173,279 | $101,745 | -41.3% |
| Terry Roy West | $102,219 | $99,591 | -2.6% |
| Nathan Howard Wolff | $78,247 | $94,404 | 20.6% |
| Larry Archibald | $99,522 | $92,712 | -6.8% |
| Earl Wayne Ehlers | $145,729 | $92,090 | -36.8% |
| Michael Lynn Laufer | $108,001 | $91,729 | -15.1% |
| Donald D. Melling Jr. | $86,042 | $90,531 | 5.2% |
| Benjamin Edward Laufer | $100,879 | $90,426 | -10.4% |
| Steven Craig Wegner | $121,939 | $88,586 | -27.4% |
| Frank Adam Laufer | $99,346 | $87,947 | -11.5% |
| J & M Farms, Ltd. | $196,862 | $83,684 | -57.5% |
| Dorian Valloff | $87,402 | $79,209 | -9.4% |
| Leilani Melling | $73,371 | $76,385 | 4.1% |
| Ryan Archibald | $75,051 | $74,754 | -0.4% |
| Susan A. Archibald | $264,281 | $72,690 | -72.5% |
| Clarence Archibald | $264,281 | $72,675 | -72.5% |
| Anthony Larson | $81,072 | $71,901 | -11.3% |
| Roderick Holzkamm | $55,862 | $70,256 | 25.8% |
| Jeremy Lynn Stadheim | $131,443 | $68,794 | -47.7% |
| Eugene Charles Burrer | $69,834 | $67,574 | -3.2% |
| Hofland Ranch | $151,685 | $60,563 | -60.1% |
| Jon Harvey Markegard | $74,596 | $56,696 | -24% |
| Patrick Aaron Kilzer | $84,485 | $56,439 | -33.2% |
| Taylor M. Morical | $65,698 | $55,546 | -15.5% |
| Danny Duane Engraf | $55,266 | $53,271 | -3.6% |
| Randy Valloff | $57,543 | $51,938 | -9.7% |
| Grand River Honey Company | $36,309 | $51,874 | 42.9% |
| Robert Lee Steier | $54,339 | $49,934 | -8.1% |
| Jamie Lynn Enerson | $100,148 | $48,265 | -51.8% |
| Blake Honeyman | $27,487 | $42,577 | 54.9% |
| Rodney Wayne Lutz | $104,295 | $42,498 | -59.3% |
| Cory Jacob Christman | $60,906 | $41,834 | -31.3% |
| Sailer Family Limited Partnership | $46,529 | $40,426 | -13.1% |
| Leo Strid | $37,877 | $39,506 | 4.3% |
| Kathryn Mae Donner | $40,437 | $38,566 | -4.6% |
| Douglas Bruce Donner | $40,434 | $38,564 | -4.6% |
| Mitch Miller Estate | $0 | $38,296 | -- |
| Duane Huiner | $38,161 | $38,161 | 0% |
| Clifford and Eileen Engraf Family Trust | $0 | $38,087 | -- |
| Kortney Kade Kindsfater | $42,988 | $37,136 | -13.6% |
| Nathan J. Weaver | $55,446 | $36,859 | -33.5% |
| John D. Hill | $53,224 | $35,661 | -33% |
| Bradley Paul Lee | $60,839 | $35,305 | -42% |
| Lynn Pagel | $36,024 | $33,479 | -7.1% |
| Scott Lauren Zimmermann | $83,834 | $32,651 | -61.1% |
| Barbara Rose | $41,752 | $31,975 | -23.4% |
| Wayne Francis Seamands | $28,030 | $30,659 | 9.4% |
| Dion Rosenow | $32,351 | $30,153 | -6.8% |
| Laureen Hendricks | $12,817 | $30,127 | 135.1% |
| Maxine Rosenow | $32,351 | $30,100 | -7% |
| Steve McFarland | $40,721 | $29,810 | -26.8% |
| Kenneth Markegard | $36,542 | $29,559 | -19.1% |
| Ross Olson | $49,266 | $27,412 | -44.4% |
| Rick Herbel | $32,037 | $27,260 | -14.9% |
| Brandon Carey | $57,698 | $27,138 | -53% |
| S & S Feeders, LLC | $255,157 | $27,061 | -89.4% |
| Norma Jean Zimmermann | $34,438 | $26,101 | -24.2% |
| Rodney Erwin Wolff | $35,898 | $23,977 | -33.2% |
| Duane Engraf | $25,779 | $22,544 | -12.5% |
| Randall William Holden | $23,211 | $22,351 | -3.7% |
| Ehlers Ranch, Inc. | $38,682 | $21,443 | -44.6% |
| Jerry L. Muth | $24,191 | $21,335 | -11.8% |
| Larry H. Stadheim | $31,171 | $21,224 | -31.9% |
| Michael Martin Schmaltz | $35,912 | $20,610 | -42.6% |
| Roger Sonn | $14,575 | $19,051 | 30.7% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $18,927 | -- |
| Kenneth Edward Knudson | $29,042 | $18,890 | -35% |
| Dacotah Bank | $4,257 | $18,361 | 331.3% |
| Todd Alan Christman | $13,779 | $18,321 | 33% |
| Delroy Dean Siewert | $7,251 | $17,880 | 146.6% |
| Brooke Sanford | $17,954 | $17,523 | -2.4% |
| Jimmy Lyle Seamands | $9,833 | $16,043 | 63.2% |
| Austin John Visser | $26,160 | $15,752 | -39.8% |
| Audrey Marie Skogen | $0 | $14,994 | -- |
| SNO Dak Limited Partnership | $15,504 | $14,851 | -4.2% |
| Archibald Brothers Land & Cattle Company | $0 | $14,654 | -- |
| Derek Paul Lee | $20,819 | $14,379 | -30.9% |
| Russell Newhall | $66,626 | $14,335 | -78.5% |
| Lance D. Ketterling | $14,908 | $13,932 | -6.5% |
| Marjorie Yohe | $12,790 | $12,790 | 0% |
| Rebecca Newhall | $61,356 | $12,752 | -79.2% |
| Frank Thorngren | $17,243 | $12,623 | -26.8% |
| Seth Skogen | $10,898 | $12,474 | 14.5% |
| Howard Nelson | $12,413 | $12,413 | 0% |
| Thomas Emerson Newhall | $56,832 | $12,298 | -78.4% |
| Steven Ron West | $20,251 | $12,166 | -39.9% |
| Rick Allen Zimmermann | $55,554 | $11,594 | -79.1% |
| Dave Burrer | $29,830 | $10,685 | -64.2% |
| Justin Emil Wolff | $8,462 | $10,650 | 25.9% |
| Jeffrey Earl Strehlow | $30,033 | $10,597 | -64.7% |
| Juliana R. Skogen | $10,614 | $10,160 | -4.3% |
| Jeremy Michael Sorrels | $12,872 | $9,535 | -25.9% |
| Lucas Paul Jacobs | $13,217 | $9,336 | -29.4% |
| Ardmore William Thompson | $26,111 | $9,244 | -64.6% |
| Shannon John Glines | $41,196 | $9,003 | -78.1% |
| Lewellyn Lee Honeyman | $9,197 | $8,855 | -3.7% |
| Delores Caroline Lee | $25,182 | $8,397 | -66.7% |
| Norris A. Erickson | $8,845 | $8,339 | -5.7% |
| Gregory A. Finck | $18,078 | $8,229 | -54.5% |
| Gary J. Steier | $4,449 | $8,177 | 83.8% |
| Barbara Johnson | $8,668 | $8,168 | -5.8% |
| Howard Sadowsky | $12,751 | $8,077 | -36.7% |
| Gayle F. Stang | $9,857 | $8,073 | -18.1% |
| Ken Messer | $31,221 | $8,025 | -74.3% |
| Leone Hagen | $8,549 | $7,797 | -8.8% |
| Michael Jason Wells | $19,822 | $7,778 | -60.8% |
| Paul John Wolf III | $4,911 | $7,345 | 49.6% |
| Ronald Bruce Nester | $8,549 | $7,288 | -14.8% |
| Mark Archibald | $5,750 | $7,077 | 23.1% |
| Sheryl L. Gabriel | $6,986 | $6,986 | 0% |
| Ryan Sott | $0 | $6,921 | -- |
| Robert Duane Yohe | $8,294 | $6,836 | -17.6% |
| Curtis Tews | $3,428 | $6,795 | 98.2% |
| Harlan Lewellyn Enerson | $13,960 | $6,509 | -53.4% |
| Kelly James Howe | $77,894 | $6,480 | -91.7% |
| Tim Daniel Milliren | $7,313 | $6,148 | -15.9% |
| Wayne Alan Whempner | $18,796 | $6,051 | -67.8% |
| Allan Everette Earsley | $21,630 | $5,783 | -73.3% |
| Bruce Glenn Erickson | $12,950 | $5,642 | -56.4% |
| Darwin J Huiner | $18,277 | $5,569 | -69.5% |
| Bernard K. Stadheim | $72,187 | $5,481 | -92.4% |
| Christopher Upton | $5,701 | $5,461 | -4.2% |
| Darryl Kooiman | $7,575 | $5,347 | -29.4% |
| William Lawrence Mollman | $14,949 | $5,330 | -64.3% |
| Dale Edwin Skogen | $29,434 | $5,225 | -82.2% |
| Rodney Lee Howe | $2,628 | $5,133 | 95.3% |
| Carol Marie Fordahl | $0 | $4,981 | -- |
| Leonard Leroy Page | $12,310 | $4,925 | -60% |
| Brad Ehlers | $17,438 | $4,767 | -72.7% |
| Lynn Edward Olson | $7,129 | $4,692 | -34.2% |
| Roger Follmer Estate | $0 | $4,690 | -- |
| Eugene Molbert | $12,221 | $4,597 | -62.4% |
| Henry Zimmermann | $4,535 | $4,535 | 0% |
| Lowell L Nester Land Trust | $3,933 | $4,464 | 13.5% |
| Howard John Steen | $5,080 | $4,357 | -14.2% |
| Leslie Dean Wieland | $4,179 | $4,331 | 3.6% |
| Franklin D. Opheim | $5,489 | $4,238 | -22.8% |
| Sandra L. Erdman | $7,830 | $4,186 | -46.5% |
| Norris E. Erickson | $6,303 | $4,176 | -33.7% |
| Justin Johnson | $17,545 | $4,175 | -76.2% |
| Ronald J. Bugner | $10,256 | $4,085 | -60.2% |
| Jerry Ehlers | $18,072 | $4,034 | -77.7% |
| Gary Hendricks | $26,662 | $3,934 | -85.2% |
| Albert Weaver and Shirley Weaver Family Farm Trust | $0 | $3,916 | -- |
| Joshua Schwarz | $0 | $3,603 | -- |
| Larry James Doerr | $3,201 | $3,558 | 11.2% |
| Dale E Skogen Estate | $0 | $3,533 | -- |
| Vern E. Erickson | $11,092 | $3,471 | -68.7% |
| Beatrice Rose Houghton Estate | $9,945 | $3,362 | -66.2% |
| Kristina Imhoff | $3,324 | $3,324 | 0% |
| Paden Frank McFarland | $11,339 | $3,274 | -71.1% |
| Brian Hagen | $5,786 | $3,246 | -43.9% |
| Karan Ehlers | $3,147 | $3,099 | -1.5% |
| Leroy E. Nielsen | $6,902 | $2,976 | -56.9% |
| Philip J. Urlacher | $3,441 | $2,917 | -15.2% |
| Alicia Marie Laufer | $0 | $2,825 | -- |
| Earl Rafferty | $15,723 | $2,764 | -82.4% |
| John Paul Wolf | $11,902 | $2,698 | -77.3% |
| Geraldine Evans | $822 | $2,678 | 225.8% |
| Roger Follmer | $14,799 | $2,658 | -82% |
| Cordell Koch | $5,386 | $2,582 | -52.1% |
| Keith Kvanvig | $4,860 | $2,353 | -51.6% |
| Jerold Matthew Allan Palaniuk | $3,300 | $2,274 | -31.1% |
| Jill a Engraf | $12,326 | $2,263 | -81.6% |
| Benjamin S. Howe | $4,219 | $2,218 | -47.4% |
| Rodney Nelson | $2,028 | $2,028 | 0% |
| North Dakota State University Department 7061 | $0 | $2,013 | -- |
| Joanne Cota Bell | $2,835 | $2,003 | -29.3% |
| Lynn Roger Wolff | $6,572 | $1,928 | -70.7% |
| Kevin Pagel | $1,856 | $1,856 | 0% |
| Jared Eggebo | $2,266 | $1,788 | -21.1% |
| Hannah Nordby | $0 | $1,715 | -- |
| Shane Erickson | $2,200 | $1,585 | -28% |
| Anthony William Awender | $2,112 | $1,579 | -25.2% |
| Barry Melling | $1,668 | $1,572 | -5.8% |
| Mardell Kok | $1,505 | $1,505 | 0% |
| Michael Bliss | $1,108 | $1,477 | 33.3% |
| Mayer Family, LLP | $1,643 | $1,434 | -12.7% |
| Mary Cota Reed | $1,890 | $1,335 | -29.4% |
| Pamela L. Weaver | $2,256 | $1,315 | -41.7% |
| Barbara Farber | $0 | $1,276 | -- |
| Ryan C. Nelson | $2,095 | $1,270 | -39.4% |
| Donald Kent Sipma | $1,110 | $1,190 | 7.2% |
| Gary Roen | $880 | $1,190 | 35.2% |
| Casey E. Carlson | $0 | $1,039 | -- |
| Warren Wick | $1,207 | $973 | -19.4% |
| Phyllis Enerson | $2,882 | $927 | -67.8% |
| Heather Zimmermann | $3,872 | $908 | -76.5% |
| Kevanell Arne Stafne | $1,971 | $886 | -55% |
| Edward Quamme | $0 | $885 | -- |
| Dave Pearson | $7,598 | $811 | -89.3% |
| Jared Schmaltz | $3,971 | $793 | -80% |
| Seth William Ehlers | $7,089 | $793 | -88.8% |
| Everett Johnson | $0 | $727 | -- |
| John J. Cota Jr. | $945 | $667 | -29.4% |
| John R Souvestre | $945 | $667 | -29.4% |
| Robert J Souvestre-the Robert Souvestre and Janis | $0 | $665 | -- |
| Nathan John Strid | $0 | $644 | -- |
| Melvin Eggebo | $1,272 | $622 | -51.1% |
| Sheldon Sanford | $1,374 | $559 | -59.3% |
| Bonnie Grace Ida Bugner | $507 | $507 | 0% |
| Charles Q. Lindquist | $924 | $476 | -48.5% |
| Emma Marie Melling | $1,980 | $456 | -77% |
| Nancy A. Gabbert | $694 | $340 | -51% |
| Tyler J. Erickson | $1,122 | $236 | -79% |
| Delmar Donald Strehlow | $2,288 | $224 | -90.2% |
| Carl M. Knierim | $414 | $162 | -60.9% |
| Cody Jorgenson | $313 | $153 | -51.1% |
| Wade D. Christman | $129 | $129 | 0% |
| Thomas Dean Arndorfer | $3,038 | $115 | -96.2% |
| William Patrick Galbreth | $689 | $104 | -84.9% |
| Otto W. Schwarz | $0 | $87 | -- |
| James B. Hallen | $78 | $78 | 0% |
| Danian J Timm | $0 | $68 | -- |
| Judy Materna | $9,972 | $47 | -99.5% |
| Gene Francis Jacobson | $3,053 | $1 | -100% |
| Albert Weaver and Shirley Weaver | $3,916 | $0 | -100% |
| Archibald Brothers Land & Cattle | $98,535 | $0 | -100% |
| Bailey Lee | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol J. Reiners | $3,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Schauer | $3,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Clifford and Eileen Engraf Family | $36,440 | $0 | -100% |
| Della Stippich Estate | $4,858 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane Gonder | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric David Ormiston | $4,752 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $27,387 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry P. Miller | $611 | $0 | -100% |
| Jarad Scott Mattis | $2,499 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua Stang | $4,324 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Ormiston | $4,719 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Van Slooten | $52,801 | $0 | -100% |
| Libby Faye Gravning | $108 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark W. Nelson | $1,223 | $0 | -100% |
| North Dakota State University Dep | $6,406 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond Mattis | $30,666 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Erwin Pagel | $2,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J Souvestre-the Robert Sou | $942 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger D. Wilson | $17,619 | $0 | -100% |
| Samantha J. Johnson | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Angela Wanek | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben O. Eaton | $267,472 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke Stadheim | $17,380 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Rosenow | $19,406 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $14,504,939 | $10,803,729 | -25.5% |
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