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In 2021, 126 farmers in cities within Wibaux County received a total of $4.4 million in 369 farm subsidies, a 9.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.8 million in 398 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countryview Ranch, Inc. | $158,597 | $332,839 | 109.9% |
| Miske Farms, Inc. | $245,712 | $221,394 | -9.9% |
| WSC Livestock, Inc. | $234,883 | $174,152 | -25.9% |
| Charles Ferguson | $0 | $163,104 | -- |
| Scammon Farms, Inc. | $164,614 | $159,171 | -3.3% |
| Begger's Diamond V Ranch, Inc. | $150,307 | $121,849 | -18.9% |
| Miske Ranch, Inc. | $192,691 | $117,538 | -39% |
| Knight Livestock, Inc. | $0 | $114,689 | -- |
| William J. Tousignant | $104,978 | $113,729 | 8.3% |
| Daniel R. Peplinski | $115,258 | $107,701 | -6.6% |
| Dukart Incorporated | $65,118 | $102,338 | 57.2% |
| Lund's B Bar Angus Ranch, Inc. | $146,455 | $102,244 | -30.2% |
| Darin C. Miske | $139,164 | $97,971 | -29.6% |
| Dalton Miske | $104,883 | $95,594 | -8.9% |
| Derik Pierce | $93,710 | $91,022 | -2.9% |
| Ronald S. Efta | $96,794 | $87,655 | -9.4% |
| David C. Roberts | $115,908 | $87,066 | -24.9% |
| Cody Ferguson | $133,462 | $86,097 | -35.5% |
| Springhill Ranch | $92,046 | $85,262 | -7.4% |
| Brandon Lynn | $54,490 | $73,241 | 34.4% |
| Wade a Mannetter | $86,252 | $67,434 | -21.8% |
| Rustad Brothers | $93,962 | $66,013 | -29.7% |
| Gary Hartse | $45,156 | $64,635 | 43.1% |
| Nelson Livestock Company | $76,306 | $64,066 | -16% |
| Kenneth S. Goroski | $50,112 | $64,036 | 27.8% |
| James L. Bumgarner | $80,845 | $63,303 | -21.7% |
| Roy Lutts | $81,799 | $61,568 | -24.7% |
| The Steve and Bernie Kreitinger Family Trust | $0 | $57,380 | -- |
| Charles Kahl | $43,047 | $54,472 | 26.5% |
| Tracy Weyer | $111,151 | $50,452 | -54.6% |
| David Maus | $49,164 | $48,235 | -1.9% |
| Domek Charolais, LLC | $57,470 | $47,546 | -17.3% |
| Barnaby Cattle Company, LLC | $54,388 | $44,323 | -18.5% |
| Stanley Marciniak | $41,647 | $42,060 | 1% |
| Helvik Livestock, LLC | $46,376 | $41,457 | -10.6% |
| Calvin Stickel | $40,456 | $40,020 | -1.1% |
| Charles Kunda | $28,485 | $38,976 | 36.8% |
| Makoshika Breaks Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $36,258 | -- |
| David Franz | $51,226 | $35,984 | -29.8% |
| Ray Banister | $39,673 | $35,733 | -9.9% |
| Terry Hall | $40,459 | $34,109 | -15.7% |
| Brian Nelson | $56,468 | $32,798 | -41.9% |
| Ted Woods | $44,765 | $31,443 | -29.8% |
| Robert Miske | $44,288 | $28,720 | -35.2% |
| Charles D. Nelson | $39,273 | $27,776 | -29.3% |
| Richard L. Nunberg | $35,934 | $27,750 | -22.8% |
| Rex Knight Jr. | $40,613 | $27,289 | -32.8% |
| Corey Schieffer | $20,905 | $26,875 | 28.6% |
| South Center Farms, Inc. | $45,975 | $25,909 | -43.6% |
| Monte Beach | $28,587 | $24,821 | -13.2% |
| David Watembach | $45,239 | $24,437 | -46% |
| Travis Bakken | $25,630 | $24,266 | -5.3% |
| William J. Begger | $40,372 | $23,079 | -42.8% |
| Roger D. Anderson | $33,077 | $22,767 | -31.2% |
| Daniel T. Odonnell | $21,481 | $21,579 | 0.5% |
| Virgil D Larson and Laura Larson Revocable Trust | $0 | $20,388 | -- |
| Petermann Livestock, LLC | $11,550 | $20,241 | 75.2% |
| Houck Ranch, LLC | $14,619 | $17,910 | 22.5% |
| Kent L. Kahl | $16,600 | $16,123 | -2.9% |
| Heidi Hutchinson | $16,676 | $16,001 | -4% |
| Charles Randy Gorman | $23,259 | $15,824 | -32% |
| Dylan Richard Beach | $10,626 | $15,532 | 46.2% |
| Donald L Watembach | $16,831 | $15,462 | -8.1% |
| William F. Teeters | $24,669 | $15,234 | -38.2% |
| Timothy Barthel | $13,490 | $15,176 | 12.5% |
| Tsering Hollstein Sangha | $3,884 | $14,100 | 263% |
| Teejay L Knight | $16,872 | $12,794 | -24.2% |
| Larry Nistler | $14,279 | $12,026 | -15.8% |
| Curtis J. Cale | $1,710 | $11,512 | 573.2% |
| Timothy Staggs | $14,556 | $11,036 | -24.2% |
| Gerald Goroski | $16,677 | $9,887 | -40.7% |
| Curt H. Bacon | $11,242 | $9,806 | -12.8% |
| Wilbur Chaffee Jr. | $16,171 | $9,300 | -42.5% |
| Terrel Beach | $6,898 | $8,784 | 27.3% |
| Peter J. Rising | $40,370 | $8,079 | -80% |
| James Brophy | $5,979 | $7,035 | 17.7% |
| Duane E. Jendro | $7,866 | $6,897 | -12.3% |
| Dee Dee Birnel | $4,573 | $6,896 | 50.8% |
| Rojic Land, LLC | $29,996 | $6,217 | -79.3% |
| Seth T. Domek | $1,393 | $5,828 | 318.4% |
| Petermann Ranch, Inc. | $13,332 | $5,144 | -61.4% |
| Morgen Farm & Ranch, Inc. | $16,203 | $4,800 | -70.4% |
| Dennis J. Efta | $4,390 | $4,691 | 6.9% |
| Johnny Lee Witkowski | $5,250 | $3,901 | -25.7% |
| Al Knight | $18,381 | $3,830 | -79.2% |
| Linda Rising Revocable Trust | $6,059 | $3,693 | -39% |
| Austin Domek | $12,578 | $3,629 | -71.1% |
| Richard Efta | $6,190 | $3,523 | -43.1% |
| Donald P. Sokoloski | $1,492 | $3,323 | 122.7% |
| Marty L. Davis | $2,623 | $3,198 | 21.9% |
| Sarah C. Davis | $2,200 | $3,070 | 39.5% |
| Lee Knight | $7,398 | $2,824 | -61.8% |
| Delroy Reich | $7,210 | $2,698 | -62.6% |
| Bettye Knight | $4,670 | $2,662 | -43% |
| Larry Keller | $3,903 | $2,407 | -38.3% |
| Leon J. Setera | $4,321 | $2,215 | -48.7% |
| Dustin Todd Negaard | $9,867 | $2,177 | -77.9% |
| Dwayne Van Vleet | $4,844 | $2,027 | -58.2% |
| Heidi Petermann | $8,437 | $1,789 | -78.8% |
| Lorena Qualley | $3,064 | $1,526 | -50.2% |
| Mike J. Fischer | $5,324 | $1,491 | -72% |
| Scott Ree | $5,852 | $1,409 | -75.9% |
| Ronald Watembach | $5,256 | $1,406 | -73.2% |
| William Hecker | $6,373 | $1,302 | -79.6% |
| Brian Eskew | $7,629 | $1,269 | -83.4% |
| Agnes Job | $5,139 | $1,230 | -76.1% |
| Jeannie Smith | $1,855 | $1,108 | -40.3% |
| Thomas W. Nelson | $5,426 | $921 | -83% |
| Patti Lorbiecke | $1,750 | $862 | -50.7% |
| Donna M. O'Connor | $1,925 | $612 | -68.2% |
| Sarah J. Reich | $3,433 | $606 | -82.3% |
| Dale E. Feldmann | $17,807 | $594 | -96.7% |
| Dalane Stedman | $2,485 | $582 | -76.6% |
| Michael S. Tvedt | $2,497 | $534 | -78.6% |
| Jeremy Reich | $1,019 | $531 | -47.9% |
| Alisa Maus | $2,991 | $526 | -82.4% |
| Virginia Begger | $2,082 | $492 | -76.4% |
| Karina Dale | $2,024 | $467 | -76.9% |
| Robert A. Petermann | $2,288 | $467 | -79.6% |
| Craig Lunde | $738 | $380 | -48.5% |
| Brent W. Nelson | $960 | $334 | -65.2% |
| Wayne J. Bacon | $0 | $189 | -- |
| Katrina A. Johnson | $572 | $156 | -72.7% |
| Chance Schneider | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Warren R Nelson Estate | $402 | $93 | -76.9% |
| Chad Nelson | $4,050 | $48 | -98.8% |
| Caroline Adele Coovert | $774 | $0 | -100% |
| David Birnel | $1,694 | $0 | -100% |
| David Welliever | $2,126 | $0 | -100% |
| Herigstad Ranch, Inc. | $67,269 | $0 | -100% |
| James Lauf | $647 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis Dobrowski and Diana Dobrows | $3,679 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph C Rising Marital Trust | $560 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard K. Stenson | $1,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth A. Schieffer | $4,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra K. Petermann | $816 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen F. Kreitinger | $18,504 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen G. James | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| The Steve and Bernie Kreitinger F | $42,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Virgil D Larson and Laura Larson | $38,162 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,806,644 | $4,351,170 | -9.5% |
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