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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Perkins County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Perkins County received $3.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 340 farmers in cities within Perkins County received a total of $8.8 million in 1,017 farm subsidies, a 28.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.3 million in 1,060 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 Perkins County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Donald L. Palmer$176,574$296,18267.7%
Leslie D. Johnson$227,967$196,222-13.9%
James Bingaman$234,530$166,619-29%
Huffman Cattle Company, Inc.$207,538$162,321-21.8%
James Kilzer$213,582$160,619-24.8%
Daniel Beckman Jr.$178,187$160,532-9.9%
Thomas L. Brockel$200,009$144,425-27.8%
Fishhook Ranch, Inc.$223,210$130,947-41.3%
Robert F. Hourigan$111,914$129,65015.8%
Christopher R. Miller$120,399$112,178-6.8%
Fried Farm & Ranch, LLC$145,659$110,036-24.5%
Bank Seidel, Inc.$81,470$106,09230.2%
Goddard Ranch Partnership$90,133$102,51813.7%
Kevin Benson$93,790$97,5394%
Cherina M Beckman$79,119$96,47921.9%
Terry L. Hoffman$104,386$94,092-9.9%
Rhett L. Peterson$119,626$93,343-22%
Besler Ranch$125,075$91,993-26.4%
Dean Wagner$117,610$91,305-22.4%
Joe D. Zorc$137,834$86,211-37.5%
Trust FBO Blair L. Johnson$90,761$85,466-5.8%
Cindy M. Hoffman$69,190$85,19723.1%
Ryan J. Hermann$130,823$84,836-35.2%
Dean Mervin Ellison$67,428$82,85122.9%
Gregory Lyle Seamands$63,408$79,43325.3%
Eric Michael Sander$64,733$79,22522.4%
Bradley W. Schecher$91,918$78,331-14.8%
Schnell Ranch, LLC$88,558$77,564-12.4%
Tanner Sonn$114,536$77,108-32.7%
Edward J. Froelich$83,682$76,970-8%
Brandon Michael Friez$65,274$75,92916.3%
Lance R. Hourigan$79,707$73,066-8.3%
Benjamin M. Fox$117,289$69,671-40.6%
Howard A. Haugen$76,343$69,379-9.1%
Ardel L Reder$73,785$67,484-8.5%
Robert Lane Reder$73,839$67,378-8.8%
Shawn Wayne Weishaar$122,836$65,792-46.4%
Bradley Leonard$177,298$64,176-63.8%
Lyndel Johnson$107,230$61,774-42.4%
Dwight C. Kolb$89,486$61,156-31.7%
Drew Anderson$89,770$60,344-32.8%
Brent Howard Roth$140,626$60,281-57.1%
David Sonn$70,021$59,868-14.5%
Victoria L. Sonn$70,021$59,868-14.5%
Ridge Veal$107,868$56,757-47.4%
David Archibald$62,364$56,404-9.6%
Jason D. Lutz$89,797$55,819-37.8%
Rory Dean Stevens$60,309$54,152-10.2%
Shawn Fogerty$75,076$53,209-29.1%
Lester Blomberg & Alyce M Blomberg Trust$0$52,272--
Dan Kari$42,760$51,67620.9%
Colette Johnson$48,907$51,1204.5%
Wayne Besler$48,530$50,0003%
Morgan Berg$70,322$49,712-29.3%
Bradley Besler$51,115$49,645-2.9%
Brad Sigvaldsen$57,926$49,095-15.2%
Duane Meink$59,574$48,998-17.8%
Reggie Keil$56,435$48,782-13.6%
Richard L. Peck Jr.$48,995$47,145-3.8%
Dale Kvale$49,949$46,270-7.4%
Terry Haggart$39,669$44,12911.2%
Max E. Matthews$33,225$43,85632%
Kyle Carmichael$46,515$43,311-6.9%
Richard E JR & Roxann L Glines Rev Trust 12/28/93$0$43,211--
Todd J. Goddard$79,169$42,615-46.2%
Mitchell Ray Daley$53,480$41,175-23%
Will Larson$57,508$40,632-29.3%
John A. Kari$53,513$40,270-24.7%
Tracy Buer$62,046$39,791-35.9%
Bishop Ranch, Inc.$39,439$39,213-0.6%
Steven R. Verhulst$43,356$38,441-11.3%
Kiley Sonn$44,477$38,258-14%
Kolb Farms, Inc.$24,922$38,23453.4%
Tyler Laverne Campbell$46,367$37,851-18.4%
J. D. Ryen$55,944$37,439-33.1%
Ryan S. Beer$43,720$37,343-14.6%
Scott Seim$52,584$36,949-29.7%
Brian Duane Ellingson$53,384$36,918-30.8%
Hackamore Ranch, LLC$197,278$36,823-81.3%
Brannon R. Peterson$53,223$36,609-31.2%
Jay Evenson$46,411$35,379-23.8%
William David Larson$91,075$35,045-61.5%
Harold Gaugler$61,640$34,963-43.3%
Robert Hermann$91,609$34,667-62.2%
Myron Charles McPherson$16,907$33,858100.3%
Dennis J. Nash$23,007$33,72546.6%
Mark V. Boynton$45,610$33,718-26.1%
Iver J Heier$29,385$33,61614.4%
Ethan J. Wiechmann$38,585$33,455-13.3%
Steven Lloyd Nash$58,851$33,329-43.4%
Jeff Kolb$47,775$32,962-31%
Darnell Boeckel$35,932$32,098-10.7%
Kenneth Kling$42,300$32,014-24.3%
Larson Ranch$46,029$31,922-30.6%
Shannon Wiesinger$32,550$31,858-2.1%
Greg Wiesinger$32,461$31,770-2.1%
Adam Derschan$36,135$31,347-13.3%
Scot B. Sexton$6,860$30,985351.7%
Robert Kilzer$58,672$30,981-47.2%
William B. Penfield$36,251$30,447-16%
Layton Hendrickson$1,529$30,1381,871.1%
Logan J. Hendrickson$43,691$30,138-31%
Larry Veal$32,329$30,088-6.9%
Hayden William Evans$44,885$29,907-33.4%
Hafner Ranch$38,589$29,205-24.3%
Mitchel Dale Ellison$31,189$27,970-10.3%
Jess J. Carmichael$33,899$27,863-17.8%
Donald J. Nash$39,388$27,533-30.1%
L Bar F Ranch, LLC$30,517$26,639-12.7%
Duane L. Kolb$49,931$26,437-47.1%
Myron N. Lemer$31,477$26,381-16.2%
Logan A. Dye$0$25,603--
Douglas John Schackow$36,740$25,439-30.8%
Connie Hermann$0$25,261--
Beverly Heier$29,352$24,239-17.4%
Darren Peterson$32,498$24,199-25.5%
Alan C. Dye$23,650$24,0771.8%
Sean Anthony Seamands$29,231$23,653-19.1%
Dejon Erick Bakken$23,512$23,5920.3%
Charles W. Anderson$48,791$23,417-52%
Gary Frisvold$75,501$23,338-69.1%
Clint John Kvale$24,323$23,127-4.9%
Brett Bieber$18,127$22,36423.4%
Donald McKinstry Jr.$26,749$22,352-16.4%
Wayde Atkinson$25,126$21,812-13.2%
Marcie Brownlee-Kari$0$21,794--
Charles Harpster$33,971$21,712-36.1%
Theodore Brockel$27,737$20,987-24.3%
Wayne M. Kling$20,058$20,9224.3%
Wayne Palmer$26,406$20,827-21.1%
Chad Baumgarten$26,647$20,230-24.1%
Reece Dean Leonard$0$20,201--
Joshua Beckman$0$20,147--
Eberts, Inc.$23,906$19,873-16.9%
John Merriman$29,636$19,656-33.7%
Lonnie D. Krause$24,434$19,320-20.9%
Bill Christman$20,225$19,234-4.9%
Richard Goodmanson$20,393$19,127-6.2%
Charles A. Spangler$40,033$18,998-52.5%
Jim Eggebo$24,957$18,761-24.8%
Wade Kopren$87,605$18,759-78.6%
Wayne Moser$30,485$18,220-40.2%
Gerald J. Johnson$20,193$17,871-11.5%
James Englehart$47,012$17,719-62.3%
Stanley J. Brixey$21,112$17,550-16.9%
Mike Lyon$17,886$17,483-2.3%
Drew Henry Gaugler$33,610$17,275-48.6%
Susan Peters$10,692$17,04359.4%
Duane Alan Harris$0$16,857--
Keith Ray Peterson$36,813$16,555-55%
Larry Schecher$30,913$16,370-47%
Donald Evans$16,036$16,2251.2%
Ramon Llewellyn Barnes$28,179$16,098-42.9%
Quirt R Beer$13,500$16,07719.1%
Allen Howey$15,555$15,7831.5%
Ethan D. Thom$11,199$15,43437.8%
Jasper Mel Wipf$14,078$15,3008.7%
Kevin Foss$12,145$15,27025.7%
Tracy Collins$24,110$15,261-36.7%
Jeremy Kane$23,126$15,140-34.5%
Casey R. Kling$27,303$14,636-46.4%
Beau Chapman$36,501$14,432-60.5%
Virginia Price Gochenour$19,712$14,046-28.7%
Dewayne M. Carr$30,429$13,862-54.4%
Max Loughlin$24,545$13,828-43.7%
Richard Peck$59,657$13,596-77.2%
Lavonne Foss$31,043$13,288-57.2%
Jack Ryen$37,273$13,140-64.7%
Loran Thom$14,246$12,536-12%
Shawn Preszler$12,328$12,3280%
William Patrick Hourigan$13,003$12,070-7.2%
Trevor Vaughn Fisher$7,278$11,85862.9%
Timothy L. Heil$15,312$11,688-23.7%
Robert L. Dietz$9,807$11,66018.9%
David Kolb$70,918$11,656-83.6%
John G. Johnson$21,389$11,514-46.2%
Elva Belle Carr$55,901$11,465-79.5%
Preston Zorc$11,484$11,117-3.2%
Conner Palmer$8,349$10,88530.4%
John Vliem$20,354$10,762-47.1%
Kathleen Leann Vliem$20,266$10,736-47%
Robert D. Johnson$15,282$10,642-30.4%
Mike Shane Dauwen$35,710$10,566-70.4%
Leroy C Spoering$15,687$10,517-33%
Englehart Family Limited Partners$11,787$10,324-12.4%
Roger Peters$22,433$9,836-56.2%
Delmar Klitzke$26,598$9,762-63.3%
Tucker Ellingson$0$9,543--
Darrel George Klitzke$30,455$9,450-69%
Tina M. Hermann$0$9,351--
Paul Skjoldal$17,771$9,323-47.5%
Roger Nash$22,952$9,294-59.5%
Rochell Lynn Lyon$8,888$8,8880%
Stanley J Murphy Trust - Stanley Murphy$0$8,888--
Jamie Gerbracht$9,798$8,775-10.4%
Darryl Adison Helland$10,844$8,770-19.1%
Donald L. Soncrant$8,712$8,7120%
David Nash$33,303$8,586-74.2%
Christian Holland$0$8,234--
Owen Haas$13,022$8,189-37.1%
Duane Buckmeier$13,927$8,047-42.2%
C Russell Umback$9,889$7,723-21.9%
Rosenau Enterprises$6,520$7,59216.4%
Rose Buckmeier$6,824$7,53610.4%
Elaine Nash$7,130$7,2972.3%
Shane C. Penfield$478$7,2771,422.4%
Dwight Wenner$9,894$7,094-28.3%
Dayton P. Spiel$5,335$6,92029.7%
Karen L. Beer$0$6,905--
Tim Kvale$4,756$6,81943.4%
Carl Kimmerle$6,184$6,5906.6%
Brockel Land Company, LLC$5,463$6,58220.5%
Darryl L. Dix$6,675$6,401-4.1%
Raymond Lynn Jackson$6,929$6,384-7.9%
Vernon Aldene Klein$7,694$6,276-18.4%
Dawn Harris$23,551$6,107-74.1%
Dale Nash$6,972$6,004-13.9%
Chris A. Besler$0$5,820--
Blaine Schatz$0$5,741--
Jon Carlson$12,984$5,727-55.9%
Keith Hulm$7,075$5,584-21.1%
James Gochenour$11,196$5,531-50.6%
Ben Hetzel$9,153$5,434-40.6%
Delilah Heil$738$5,410633.1%
Darrin D. Ham$12,261$5,149-58%
Roberta Mitchell$15,155$5,120-66.2%
Mark Robinson$36,727$5,025-86.3%
Donald Pearson$5,010$5,0100%
Mcknight Ranch, Inc.$103,659$4,943-95.2%
Delilah Holdahl$0$4,845--
Leal Mitchell$7,964$4,763-40.2%
Rosemary Mueller$12,547$4,763-62%
Richard L. Harwood Sr.$7,705$4,738-38.5%
Chad James Odell$22,946$4,676-79.6%
Brian Meidinger$12,190$4,524-62.9%
Lennice F Parker$4,878$4,459-8.6%
Martin Paul$12,145$4,433-63.5%
Frey Ranch, Inc.$100,273$4,294-95.7%
Cody Gerbracht$4,070$4,1963.1%
Erin Marie Gaugler$3,638$4,18215%
Ken Wilson$3,199$4,17530.5%
Lane Kopren$19,224$4,162-78.3%
Jerry Fero$4,152$4,1520%
Melanie M. Acosta$20,950$4,033-80.7%
Eric P. Schuchard$17,080$3,982-76.7%
Blair Lynn Johnson/Blair Johnson Liv Trustee$0$3,878--
Nathan Johnson$22,644$3,704-83.6%
Kronberg Land and Livestock, LLC$26,000$3,696-85.8%
Gilbert Herbel$5,676$3,660-35.5%
Virginia Riedman$3,204$3,64513.8%
Ernest D. Kari$9,453$3,584-62.1%
Boyd G Abelseth$300$3,5601,086.7%
Robby Johnson$9,794$3,546-63.8%
Douglas A. Peterson$27,830$3,472-87.5%
Todd Christopher Larson$2,546$3,41834.2%
Dakota G. Hulm$2,045$3,33563.1%
Hank L. Taton$16,509$3,318-79.9%
Bernita B. Barnes$15,653$3,217-79.4%
Nevada Russell Bornong Ellison$7,933$3,128-60.6%
Keith L Carr Company, Inc.$3,934$3,067-22%
Charles Alan Christman$6,429$3,014-53.1%
Darin Peters$16,301$2,948-81.9%
Dan Jackson$2,131$2,94238.1%
Sandra Kay Leonard$5,907$2,935-50.3%
Larry Ray Johnson$10,412$2,918-72%
Garry Roy Johnson$4,962$2,879-42%
Donna Smith$13,654$2,858-79.1%
Lowell R. Dayton$3,507$2,777-20.8%
Nathan L. Meidinger$4,662$2,615-43.9%
Morgan Kronberg$5,634$2,585-54.1%
Luther Schoon$4,287$2,572-40%
Larry Goodmanson$2,939$2,570-12.6%
Ronald T. Ford$0$2,540--
Michael Ginther$3,022$2,527-16.4%
Bridget Vanderpool$10,762$2,521-76.6%
Douglas Butler$0$2,470--
Jack Vetter$7,070$2,439-65.5%
Margo A. Kronberg$9,013$2,431-73%
Ashleigh Ruth Nash$1,967$2,42023%
Willard Ottman Jr.$23,272$2,338-90%
Patrick J. Priest$2,270$2,3222.3%
Douglas Petersen$4,472$2,272-49.2%
Margaret M. Petersen$4,472$2,272-49.2%
James Brixey$10,703$2,220-79.3%
Brody Kronberg$2,090$2,2186.1%
Michael J. Drayton$7,265$2,217-69.5%
Karen Beer$0$2,133--
Mike Colville$7,341$2,072-71.8%
Brent Hulm$3,019$2,009-33.5%
James Sandgren$0$1,992--
John Samuel Marty$4,047$1,980-51.1%
Anthony Derschan$5,331$1,970-63%
Ronnie Lee Holdahl$13,459$1,872-86.1%
Donavon Lee Klein$2,306$1,826-20.8%
Rodney Leroy Storm$8,569$1,766-79.4%
Bradley Derschan$2,355$1,765-25.1%
Sion Hanson$1,419$1,63114.9%
Ronnie Bierwagen$1,620$1,6200%
Roy Goddard$4,356$1,611-63%
Collin Palmer$7,942$1,547-80.5%
Ilene Catherine Duncan$1,409$1,4090%
Randy Vetter$3,365$1,296-61.5%
Clark B Johnson Johnson Family Trust$0$1,287--
Julie Englehart$6,897$1,282-81.4%
Kermit Kruger$4,243$1,210-71.5%
Casey J. Davison$1,584$1,055-33.4%
Edward Chapman$526$1,04298.1%
Penny Nelson$1,089$1,015-6.8%
Bud Sandgren Family Trust - Thelma Sandgren$0$1,010--
Jeffery Glenn Ellison$109,857$995-99.1%
Robert L. Peterson$884$8840%
Mark Don Evans$3,256$840-74.2%
Delbert Duane Hintz$8,225$835-89.8%
Dani C. Kling$0$777--
George G Holgard Rev Living Trust$771$7710%
Juell Chapman$1,345$720-46.5%
Marlin Dulane Knutson$1,552$716-53.9%
Derek Schoon$3,872$710-81.7%
Judy Kanzenbach$1,003$703-29.9%
Duane Harris$1,454$608-58.2%
Jimal Leroy Storm$2,838$588-79.3%
Brittany Marie Hendrickson$1,100$540-50.9%
Paden Sexton$2,299$461-79.9%
Archie Goodrich$1,342$428-68.1%
Brianna Sexton$2,112$422-80%
Brian Wells$311$3110%
Lorraine Blosmo$797$295-63%
Esther H. Johnson$1,232$256-79.2%
Gayle W. Evridge$0$249--
Warren Dean Hintz$438$216-50.7%
Hayland Bishop$206$2060%
Cindy Thom$0$168--
Benjamin Jacob Juelfs$759$163-78.5%
Zachary Thompson$0$128--
Betty Nelson$18,906$126-99.3%
Duane C. Shea$336$126-62.5%
Joshua Johnson$121$1210%
Larry Trautman$0$108--
Calvin Ericsson$200$98-51%
Stanley D. Fried$29$290%
Bud Sandgren Family Trust - Thelm$7,698$0-100%
Chris Seidel$12,355$0-100%
Dacotah Bank$20,572$0-100%
Gary R. Larson$2,289$0-100%
Helen Marie Spoering$1,206$0-100%
Heupel Farms, Inc.$40,633$0-100%
Reece Leonard$39,758$0-100%
Richard Seidel$6,095$0-100%
RJ Seidel, Corp.$18,723$0-100%
Steven Senn$535$0-100%
Blair Lynn Johnson/Blair Johnson$24,884$0-100%
Cassidy Lobdell$656$0-100%
Clark B Johnson Johnson Family T$2,406$0-100%
Corey van Boynton$10,661$0-100%
Dan Baumgarten$44$0-100%
Daniel J. Froelich$3,159$0-100%
Deloris Mae Hintz$839$0-100%
Douglas D. Ham$124,418$0-100%
Fred F. Beer$20,705$0-100%
Joanne Miller$14,218$0-100%
Kerry D. Christman$1,662$0-100%
Leslie Lee Friez$2,711$0-100%
Lester Blomberg & Alyce M Blomber$54,645$0-100%
Loren Miller$14,442$0-100%
Marion Moser$1,674$0-100%
Matthew Peter Skjoldal$6,879$0-100%
Richard E JR & Roxann L Glines Re$57,195$0-100%
Stanley J Murphy Trust - Stanley$8,799$0-100%
Daniel S. Beckman$55,841$0-100%
Logan Dye$32,647$0-100%
Rodney M. Carr$8,826$0-100%
Total subsidies$12,268,142$8,763,788-28.6%

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