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In 2021, 125 farmers in cities within Ziebach County received a total of $2.9 million in 329 farm subsidies, a 41.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5 million in 372 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Woodward | $330,210 | $189,003 | -42.8% |
| Broken Anvil, Inc. | $261,663 | $183,368 | -29.9% |
| Paul A. Herren | $132,352 | $146,149 | 10.4% |
| Delbert Glen Garrett | $23,122 | $110,966 | 379.9% |
| JR Partnership | $192,839 | $105,324 | -45.4% |
| Robert & Kristy Eulberg Partnership | $0 | $103,686 | -- |
| Delbert Woodward | $303,699 | $82,315 | -72.9% |
| Jace R. Birkeland | $137,903 | $69,889 | -49.3% |
| MRS Fanny Shell Maire Kessler Brewer | $0 | $68,951 | -- |
| Ryan Harvey Robinson | $72,918 | $66,031 | -9.4% |
| Nila Woodward | $286,580 | $65,111 | -77.3% |
| Robert Schrempp | $59,792 | $59,222 | -1% |
| Jodie L. Schrempp | $59,759 | $59,217 | -0.9% |
| Jeff E. Hunt | $65,237 | $53,519 | -18% |
| Bill D. Henderson | $89,043 | $53,135 | -40.3% |
| Rick Farlee | $53,529 | $50,427 | -5.8% |
| Clinton Farlee | $51,690 | $48,024 | -7.1% |
| Erling A. Olsen | $98,355 | $46,903 | -52.3% |
| Troy Wall | $48,995 | $45,515 | -7.1% |
| George Till | $45,544 | $45,292 | -0.6% |
| Vernon Starr | $152,054 | $42,130 | -72.3% |
| Marple Farm, LLC | $49,885 | $42,010 | -15.8% |
| Clayton Farlee | $46,075 | $39,248 | -14.8% |
| Shane C. Farlee | $43,039 | $38,794 | -9.9% |
| Linn Ranch, Inc. | $38,897 | $36,957 | -5% |
| Greg W. Serr | $52,448 | $29,604 | -43.6% |
| Charlie R. Brooks | $45,327 | $28,527 | -37.1% |
| Virginia Till | $22,870 | $28,134 | 23% |
| Jon Holmes | $25,597 | $27,917 | 9.1% |
| Callie Lou Starr | $34,338 | $27,493 | -19.9% |
| Kourt Charles Starr | $33,936 | $26,977 | -20.5% |
| Sheri Jade Miner | $13,519 | $26,431 | 95.5% |
| Rocky Longbrake | $31,064 | $26,047 | -16.2% |
| Harold R. Wall | $29,007 | $24,826 | -14.4% |
| Russell D. Brehmer | $25,560 | $24,538 | -4% |
| John Eulberg | $78,920 | $23,834 | -69.8% |
| Jim Mraz | $27,960 | $23,723 | -15.2% |
| Jamie Eulberg | $61,482 | $23,532 | -61.7% |
| Bernie L. Anderson | $64,748 | $23,470 | -63.8% |
| Adam L Schuchhardt | $98,365 | $22,949 | -76.7% |
| Jesse Longbrake | $93,852 | $22,672 | -75.8% |
| Doug Young | $19,976 | $21,164 | 5.9% |
| Janice Marple | $24,937 | $21,005 | -15.8% |
| Robbi Birkeland | $23,172 | $20,130 | -13.1% |
| Dosch Ranch, Inc. | $16,848 | $20,066 | 19.1% |
| Chisum Lane Farlee | $18,533 | $19,954 | 7.7% |
| Bill Mraz | $56,821 | $18,743 | -67% |
| Jaramie J Eaton | $38,524 | $17,712 | -54% |
| Tyler Lee Thompson | $19,206 | $17,593 | -8.4% |
| Mr Nathan Rodnee Grueb | $9,043 | $17,467 | 93.2% |
| Lane Dalton Eaton | $21,285 | $16,691 | -21.6% |
| Kristi L. Birkeland | $18,190 | $16,277 | -10.5% |
| William E. Anders | $30,925 | $16,046 | -48.1% |
| Bruce Keegan | $18,498 | $15,769 | -14.8% |
| Birkeland Brothers, Inc. | $29,803 | $14,888 | -50% |
| Robert J. Farlee | $47,768 | $14,711 | -69.2% |
| Bernard W. Mitchell | $30,511 | $14,520 | -52.4% |
| Dugan Lee Bad Warrior | $57,410 | $13,732 | -76.1% |
| Jana Rebecca Hunt | $15,741 | $13,717 | -12.9% |
| Riggin Mortenson | $50,787 | $13,501 | -73.4% |
| Emmett Longbrake | $55,484 | $12,772 | -77% |
| Kerry Burgee | $15,488 | $12,544 | -19% |
| Susie de la Rosa | $12,639 | $12,531 | -0.9% |
| Morgan Lee Veit | $61,181 | $11,690 | -80.9% |
| Kesse Deal | $12,243 | $11,501 | -6.1% |
| Brady R. Birkeland | $45,672 | $11,486 | -74.9% |
| Patrick Lewis Pesicka | $19,210 | $11,144 | -42% |
| William Douglas Knight | $29,288 | $10,971 | -62.5% |
| Jayde R. Starr | $46,029 | $10,315 | -77.6% |
| Trey Young | $15,297 | $10,225 | -33.2% |
| Rita Birkeland | $42,969 | $9,557 | -77.8% |
| Jean Ileen Farlee | $9,543 | $9,543 | 0% |
| Brian Holmes | $10,538 | $8,936 | -15.2% |
| Cooper H. Wall | $9,768 | $8,900 | -8.9% |
| Dustin Albert Jewett | $8,063 | $8,662 | 7.4% |
| Kody Delbert Woodward | $72,569 | $8,346 | -88.5% |
| Lonnie Anderson | $20,887 | $8,076 | -61.3% |
| Cody L. Eaton | $21,271 | $7,474 | -64.9% |
| Tatum Longbrake | $23,017 | $7,158 | -68.9% |
| Cal Reo Peterson | $33,935 | $7,122 | -79% |
| Lucile M. Knight | $20,680 | $6,929 | -66.5% |
| Marty D. Burgee | $9,751 | $6,283 | -35.6% |
| Bret E. Stambach | $6,472 | $5,925 | -8.5% |
| Theodore V. Knife Jr. | $10,868 | $5,818 | -46.5% |
| Wade Stambach | $5,048 | $5,577 | 10.5% |
| Cody Birkeland | $14,196 | $5,531 | -61% |
| Leroy Wicks | $5,473 | $5,473 | 0% |
| Jeno Troy Hunt | $5,225 | $5,468 | 4.7% |
| Adam J. Kohler | $23,401 | $5,451 | -76.7% |
| Kenneth Birkeland | $12,767 | $5,279 | -58.7% |
| Roxie Stambach | $3,492 | $5,269 | 50.9% |
| Gary Birkeland | $19,701 | $4,583 | -76.7% |
| Sage Till | $4,257 | $3,886 | -8.7% |
| Lynn Marie Pesicka | $12,169 | $2,836 | -76.7% |
| Brent Woodward | $14,977 | $2,798 | -81.3% |
| Lee James Brooks | $3,179 | $2,548 | -19.8% |
| Bonnie Mitchell | $7,916 | $2,440 | -69.2% |
| Phil Knife | $12,023 | $2,397 | -80.1% |
| Jess Starr | $10,010 | $2,112 | -78.9% |
| Tomi Knight | $4,994 | $1,780 | -64.4% |
| Joyce A. Collins | $0 | $1,579 | -- |
| Clair Alspach | $1,670 | $1,561 | -6.5% |
| Kash Deal | $7,249 | $1,540 | -78.8% |
| Calby Pearman | $4,796 | $1,472 | -69.3% |
| Fanny S. Brewer | $76,721 | $1,324 | -98.3% |
| Cody Holmes | $1,452 | $1,313 | -9.6% |
| Spence Etzkorn | $6,622 | $1,312 | -80.2% |
| Tiffany Jo Pesicka | $6,193 | $1,306 | -78.9% |
| Kayla K. Farlee | $1,051 | $1,263 | 20.2% |
| Bobbie Smith | $825 | $1,253 | 51.9% |
| Clint Holmes | $6,105 | $1,140 | -81.3% |
| Edward Widow | $3,174 | $1,082 | -65.9% |
| Leo A. Bakeberg III | $3,520 | $834 | -76.3% |
| Brandon Lemke | $607 | $809 | 33.3% |
| Jordan C. Knife | $3,630 | $728 | -79.9% |
| Dakota Longbrake | $3,344 | $720 | -78.5% |
| Darla F. Vrooman | $697 | $704 | 1% |
| David D. Holmes | $3,113 | $578 | -81.4% |
| Robert Menzel | $602 | $348 | -42.2% |
| Enoch Justin Farlee | $0 | $339 | -- |
| Slade Robert Farlee | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Anthony Jerald Pesicka | $1,023 | $204 | -80.1% |
| Kassidy Pesicka | $462 | $200 | -56.7% |
| Lisa Marie Veit | $814 | $181 | -77.8% |
| Josh de la Rosa | $235 | $72 | -69.4% |
| Bobbie Till | $792 | $0 | -100% |
| Edith Knight | $581 | $0 | -100% |
| Karan Knight | $5,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan R Grueb | $10,512 | $0 | -100% |
| Phoebe Lemke | $2,313 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert & Kristy Eulberg Partnersh | $113,637 | $0 | -100% |
| Velma J. Schauer | $4,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Young Ranch Limited Liability Com | $5,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,979,403 | $2,895,019 | -41.9% |
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