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In 2021, 250 farmers in cities within Lawrence County received a total of $2.2 million in 451 farm subsidies, a 45.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 567 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 Lawrence County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Crago | $100,298 | $113,692 | 13.4% |
| Scott Crowser | $118,250 | $91,111 | -23% |
| Sleep Ranches, LLC | $131,335 | $81,695 | -37.8% |
| Black Hills Honey Farm, LLC | $64,492 | $76,590 | 18.8% |
| Michael J. Baker | $66,556 | $61,731 | -7.2% |
| David A. Baker | $18,517 | $55,180 | 198% |
| Ted Thompson | $300,757 | $54,043 | -82% |
| Forestry Services No 2, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Nathan Frederickson | $102,976 | $51,948 | -49.6% |
| JDCC Land Company, LLC | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| Teri Todd | $44,319 | $47,916 | 8.1% |
| Justin Jay Tupper | $0 | $44,239 | -- |
| WW Thompson & Sons, Inc. | $42,103 | $37,036 | -12% |
| Corey Lee Halverson | $0 | $32,950 | -- |
| Millers Crow Creek Ranch, LLC | $92,222 | $32,828 | -64.4% |
| Jensen Ranches, LLC | $79,351 | $32,720 | -58.8% |
| David Stearns | $30,883 | $29,039 | -6% |
| Randy Wilson | $163,519 | $27,148 | -83.4% |
| Kaitfors Ranches, LLP | $22,821 | $25,831 | 13.2% |
| Jon Richard Aldren | $35,016 | $25,020 | -28.5% |
| Roger O. Delzer | $24,751 | $24,751 | 0% |
| Matt Hoffman | $33,464 | $24,641 | -26.4% |
| Mona J. Balo | $50,963 | $24,118 | -52.7% |
| Op Bar Ranch, LLP | $14,192 | $23,558 | 66% |
| Peter A. Sobotka | $32,941 | $23,360 | -29.1% |
| Jerry Michlitsch | $0 | $22,905 | -- |
| Cass P. Gaughen | $0 | $21,209 | -- |
| Cheryl Peldo | $0 | $21,032 | -- |
| Paul R. Marrs | $79,395 | $20,939 | -73.6% |
| Myron Andersen | $26,253 | $19,810 | -24.5% |
| John E. Swanson | $34,403 | $19,632 | -42.9% |
| Victor R. Uttke | $21,609 | $19,460 | -9.9% |
| Timothy W. Tetrault | $33,911 | $19,196 | -43.4% |
| Jon Kenneth Faust | $18,999 | $18,999 | 0% |
| Millar Ranch, Inc. | $23,383 | $17,772 | -24% |
| Balo Ranch, LLC | $8,845 | $17,463 | 97.4% |
| Daniel Howard O'Connor | $17,181 | $17,181 | 0% |
| Wolff Cattle Company, Inc. | $14,546 | $17,103 | 17.6% |
| Eric Hofer | $31,105 | $16,945 | -45.5% |
| James Benson | $16,437 | $16,834 | 2.4% |
| Lloyd Wheeler Trucking | $0 | $16,421 | -- |
| Haiar Enterprise, Inc. | $29,363 | $16,022 | -45.4% |
| Tee M. Ridley | $79,186 | $15,607 | -80.3% |
| Diamond W Ranch, LLC | $15,863 | $14,704 | -7.3% |
| Joan Sagmoe | $0 | $14,033 | -- |
| Daniel J. Marrs | $95,491 | $13,964 | -85.4% |
| William A. Kinghorn | $158,788 | $13,545 | -91.5% |
| MCS Trucking, LLC | $0 | $13,446 | -- |
| Moe Farm & Ranch, Inc. | $38,025 | $13,057 | -65.7% |
| Christian Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $12,982 | -- |
| Kurt a Fjelland | $16,955 | $12,870 | -24.1% |
| Jeffrey Tuschen | $12,721 | $12,721 | 0% |
| Zachary N. Carter | $37,752 | $12,357 | -67.3% |
| Bruce Riley | $9,108 | $11,657 | 28% |
| Mark J. Vroman | $31,459 | $11,161 | -64.5% |
| Paulsen Ranch & Farm, LLC | $0 | $10,816 | -- |
| Larson Family Partnership | $20,118 | $10,717 | -46.7% |
| Rodney Hanson | $10,622 | $10,620 | -0% |
| Dale Tauer | $12,165 | $10,470 | -13.9% |
| Randy Jilek | $10,370 | $10,370 | 0% |
| Foothills Ranch, Inc. | $10,395 | $10,284 | -1.1% |
| Bear Ridge Ranch FLP | $23,054 | $10,191 | -55.8% |
| Lyle L. Johnson | $7,863 | $10,181 | 29.5% |
| Scott J Odenbach - Scott & Laura Odenbach Rev Trus | $0 | $10,136 | -- |
| Jacqueline Crowley | $9,075 | $9,715 | 7.1% |
| Donald D. Nelson | $33,818 | $9,654 | -71.5% |
| Gordon Smith | $4,997 | $9,619 | 92.5% |
| Larry Jahner Trucking | $0 | $9,607 | -- |
| Historic Gunn Ranch, LLC | $0 | $9,408 | -- |
| Michael F Rodenz | $7,276 | $8,822 | 21.2% |
| Kate Leigh Crowley-Johnson | $8,377 | $8,636 | 3.1% |
| Snorteland Family, LLC | $10,807 | $8,249 | -23.7% |
| Mcguigan, Inc. | $6,129 | $8,172 | 33.3% |
| Jerome R. Langum | $8,238 | $8,083 | -1.9% |
| Roger P Ranschau | $13,102 | $8,031 | -38.7% |
| Coy Thompson | $42,073 | $7,954 | -81.1% |
| Vernon K. Andersen | $15,994 | $7,720 | -51.7% |
| Casey Besler | $0 | $7,604 | -- |
| Clint Ridley | $101,326 | $7,597 | -92.5% |
| Nancy Prasek | $7,570 | $7,570 | 0% |
| Ryan D. Larson | $27,687 | $7,327 | -73.5% |
| Michael Lee Anderson | $11,220 | $7,242 | -35.5% |
| Marrs Ranch, LLC | $13,078 | $7,203 | -44.9% |
| Joe Vodicka | $20,277 | $7,059 | -65.2% |
| Eric J. Jennings | $14,893 | $6,797 | -54.4% |
| Carl Crowley | $15,898 | $6,762 | -57.5% |
| Justin E Rantapaa | $21,977 | $6,751 | -69.3% |
| Guy M. Balo | $24,189 | $6,641 | -72.5% |
| Montana Dakota Land, LLC | $0 | $6,597 | -- |
| Travis Schenk | $10,805 | $6,504 | -39.8% |
| James G. McCaskey | $6,254 | $6,489 | 3.8% |
| Jamie Johnson | $8,975 | $6,415 | -28.5% |
| Bryan Family Trust | $7,094 | $6,363 | -10.3% |
| Mike Richter | $17,864 | $6,350 | -64.5% |
| William B. Nicholas | $20,070 | $6,150 | -69.4% |
| Stanley Holsclaw | $2,506 | $5,854 | 133.6% |
| Sandra Addy | $9,130 | $5,736 | -37.2% |
| Justin T. Williams | $36,213 | $5,635 | -84.4% |
| Nathan Aaron Hermanson | $5,520 | $5,520 | 0% |
| Jordan L. Dahl | $21,047 | $5,426 | -74.2% |
| Michael R. Grant | $13,849 | $5,363 | -61.3% |
| Thomas D. Riedel | $6,909 | $5,215 | -24.5% |
| Clint Krambeck | $17,796 | $5,186 | -70.9% |
| Levi T. Conry | $23,703 | $5,029 | -78.8% |
| Doug E. Douglas | $13,721 | $4,962 | -63.8% |
| Doris Martinson | $4,747 | $4,747 | 0% |
| Douglas Henry Hoff | $4,745 | $4,745 | 0% |
| Thomas Paulsen | $4,707 | $4,707 | 0% |
| Mark Frederickson | $15,409 | $4,575 | -70.3% |
| Cynthia Huber | $4,509 | $4,509 | 0% |
| Clinton Edward Crowley | $8,712 | $4,332 | -50.3% |
| Lindsey Marie Thompson | $0 | $4,285 | -- |
| Calvin R. Joy | $8,400 | $4,262 | -49.3% |
| NML, LLC | $7,452 | $4,215 | -43.4% |
| Besler Cattle Company, LLC | $36,655 | $4,155 | -88.7% |
| James W. Anderson | $13,696 | $3,919 | -71.4% |
| Robert Jackson | $2,547 | $3,891 | 52.8% |
| James P. Howard | $7,404 | $3,863 | -47.8% |
| Holso Ranch, LLC | $15,455 | $3,629 | -76.5% |
| Kirby Dean Schlecht | $0 | $3,600 | -- |
| Philip Bestgen | $5,338 | $3,582 | -32.9% |
| Edward E. Stumpf | $2,999 | $3,504 | 16.8% |
| Ray Kinghorn | $10,032 | $3,481 | -65.3% |
| Hefner Ranch | $14,355 | $3,461 | -75.9% |
| Wyatt Krogman | $1,903 | $3,436 | 80.6% |
| Robert Wicka | $6,479 | $3,399 | -47.5% |
| Fischer Ranch, LLC | $5,165 | $3,288 | -36.3% |
| David Samuelson | $4,466 | $3,235 | -27.6% |
| Kerry Devries | $2,998 | $2,998 | 0% |
| Eastman Land Company, LLC | $2,814 | $2,814 | 0% |
| Ringneck Valley Farms, LLC | $2,532 | $2,788 | 10.1% |
| Dave Undlin | $2,720 | $2,720 | 0% |
| Beverly E. Willer | $2,620 | $2,620 | 0% |
| Bryan Bickel | $4,845 | $2,584 | -46.7% |
| Mark K. Knudtson | $3,124 | $2,546 | -18.5% |
| Jerry Reisenauer | $2,636 | $2,531 | -4% |
| Mckee Properties, LLC | $10,450 | $2,529 | -75.8% |
| Corey Alan | $6,040 | $2,349 | -61.1% |
| John H. Fitzgerald | $9,592 | $2,157 | -77.5% |
| Kindra Sue Gordon | $1,847 | $2,138 | 15.8% |
| Brook D Loobey | $2,162 | $2,121 | -1.9% |
| Dan Bacon | $2,200 | $2,111 | -4% |
| Barry Routh | $3,016 | $2,030 | -32.7% |
| Will John Johnson | $5,925 | $1,967 | -66.8% |
| Ellen Reddick | $11,357 | $1,959 | -82.8% |
| Brent Riley | $4,003 | $1,943 | -51.5% |
| Jim Clarkson | $1,738 | $1,911 | 10% |
| Steven R. I. Adolph | $2,200 | $1,864 | -15.3% |
| CMH Limited Partnership | $0 | $1,836 | -- |
| Thane R. Tetrault | $5,406 | $1,807 | -66.6% |
| Tanner A. Hewitt | $9,771 | $1,795 | -81.6% |
| Furois Properties, LLC | $1,801 | $1,794 | -0.4% |
| Troy Ole Crowser | $8,121 | $1,778 | -78.1% |
| Craig Steffes | $1,027 | $1,775 | 72.8% |
| Daniel L. Palmer | $4,708 | $1,653 | -64.9% |
| Shawn E Stoline | $1,650 | $1,650 | 0% |
| Mark G. Walter | $0 | $1,577 | -- |
| Jane Jakubec | $756 | $1,559 | 106.2% |
| Jim Larson | $4,377 | $1,553 | -64.5% |
| Marilyn Mead | $4,447 | $1,553 | -65.1% |
| Ron Cline | $1,162 | $1,550 | 33.4% |
| Sharon K. Delzer | $1,545 | $1,545 | 0% |
| Robert J Carter Trust | $2,936 | $1,455 | -50.4% |
| Keith Berger | $0 | $1,377 | -- |
| Vernon D. Fischer | $2,081 | $1,371 | -34.1% |
| Alvin H. Yost | $4,858 | $1,328 | -72.7% |
| Richard Rochlitz | $0 | $1,319 | -- |
| Lori F. Devries | $1,259 | $1,259 | 0% |
| Jeffery Westberg | $1,278 | $1,234 | -3.4% |
| Ida Marie Snorteland | $4,734 | $1,225 | -74.1% |
| Salmons, Inc. | $0 | $1,218 | -- |
| Bruce A. Hanson | $4,114 | $1,173 | -71.5% |
| Neal Engesser | $14,415 | $1,150 | -92% |
| Michael T. Lee | $10,639 | $1,130 | -89.4% |
| Tom Moysis | $0 | $1,041 | -- |
| Golden Shore Development, Ltd. | $2,556 | $1,031 | -59.7% |
| Debra Biegler | $223 | $1,030 | 361.9% |
| Charon K. Andersen | $3,417 | $1,024 | -70% |
| Gaylan G Melvie | $1,018 | $999 | -1.9% |
| Robert a Rahja | $4,180 | $976 | -76.7% |
| Scott W. Walkinshaw | $1,153 | $952 | -17.4% |
| Dean Elmer Mahaffy | $5,221 | $949 | -81.8% |
| Ross Roger Potter | $4,012 | $909 | -77.3% |
| Donald Wood | $906 | $905 | -0.1% |
| Wade Montgomery | $0 | $880 | -- |
| Wayne A. Patterson | $0 | $868 | -- |
| Nicole Marie Peckham | $4,081 | $838 | -79.5% |
| Marilyn Ham | $179 | $795 | 344.1% |
| Beverly J. Winter | $792 | $792 | 0% |
| Edith Miles | $0 | $775 | -- |
| Mcguire/Watkins Farm | $0 | $751 | -- |
| Michael D. Voigt | $2,520 | $748 | -70.3% |
| Lana S. Keith | $740 | $740 | 0% |
| Mark Gabel | $2,606 | $724 | -72.2% |
| John Hughes | $5,932 | $718 | -87.9% |
| Bryan Nicholas | $6,248 | $699 | -88.8% |
| Mike Rans | $1,497 | $686 | -54.2% |
| Christopher L. Powell | $678 | $678 | 0% |
| Sandra K. Nelson | $583 | $676 | 16% |
| Bruce Sabers | $3,146 | $671 | -78.7% |
| Jacob T. Karrels | $3,322 | $665 | -80% |
| Alan Hrdlicka | $1,881 | $660 | -64.9% |
| Daniel Jason Cooper | $0 | $660 | -- |
| Donavon H. Nicholas | $2,288 | $638 | -72.1% |
| Virgil Dittes | $0 | $630 | -- |
| Mitchell Irion | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Martina T Loobey | $1,683 | $597 | -64.5% |
| Kelly J. Patterson | $2,849 | $592 | -79.2% |
| Ann Lucille Matheny | $1,765 | $587 | -66.7% |
| Tanse M Herrmann | $529 | $529 | 0% |
| John Rystrom | $524 | $524 | 0% |
| Charlene Miller | $522 | $522 | 0% |
| Jeffrey Lyn Leonard | $1,647 | $520 | -68.4% |
| Michael Allbee | $1,006 | $492 | -51.1% |
| Lon Dell Eisenbarth | $444 | $440 | -0.9% |
| Eisenbarth Farms | $720 | $440 | -38.9% |
| Robert D. Burns | $881 | $431 | -51.1% |
| John K. Kissack | $1,616 | $401 | -75.2% |
| Cooper Limited Partnership | $440 | $369 | -16.1% |
| Gerald D Kymala | $800 | $362 | -54.8% |
| Kyla Thompson | $1,606 | $353 | -78% |
| Robert E. Ewing | $662 | $324 | -51.1% |
| Bruce Carlson | $627 | $312 | -50.2% |
| Jon Mattson | $1,397 | $301 | -78.5% |
| Allen Lee Stirling | $825 | $284 | -65.6% |
| Dudley J. Feige | $0 | $277 | -- |
| Stanley S. Smith | $536 | $263 | -50.9% |
| Kristine L. Hall | $344 | $262 | -23.8% |
| Jessica N Loobey | $616 | $257 | -58.3% |
| Robert L. Ferrell | $534 | $238 | -55.4% |
| Alexia Schuldt | $128 | $221 | 72.7% |
| Lynette R. Siewert | $0 | $199 | -- |
| Daniel Graf | $935 | $197 | -78.9% |
| Irma L. Means | $365 | $151 | -58.6% |
| Maria Corey | $2,909 | $149 | -94.9% |
| Miles C. Burtzlaff | $1,502 | $146 | -90.3% |
| Gayle M Schuster Kymala | $0 | $142 | -- |
| Klay A. Schonebaum | $0 | $138 | -- |
| Brandon Fogelman | $781 | $135 | -82.7% |
| Susan E. McClure | $31 | $123 | 296.8% |
| Shelbi Bulat | $484 | $97 | -80% |
| Peter F. Seykora | $207 | $89 | -57% |
| Scott K. Rovere | $473 | $88 | -81.4% |
| Rodney Deweese | $80 | $82 | 2.5% |
| Daniel Cory Sheeler | $70 | $72 | 2.9% |
| Elizabeth Vodicka | $0 | $71 | -- |
| Thomas W. Marts | $798 | $63 | -92.1% |
| Paula Janovy | $2,085 | $23 | -98.9% |
| Andrew Mosher | $54 | $8 | -85.2% |
| Andrew Mosher | $54 | $8 | -85.2% |
| Charles J. Larson | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan & Tom Rogers Farming | $5,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon Wichterman | $3,701 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis J Van Roekel | $16,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy L. Clausen | $323 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Olinger | $724 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Moysis | $1,966 | $0 | -100% |
| David B. Nielsen | $283 | $0 | -100% |
| Roberta Raines | $2,148 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Tupper | $219,399 | $0 | -100% |
| Alma Benedict | $73 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur B Jones Ttee | $397 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara E. Mann | $191 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Hart | $1,804 | $0 | -100% |
| Corey R. Brost | $13,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Cycle Farm, LLC | $1,712 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel O. Farrington | $2,953 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. Johnson | $2,683 | $0 | -100% |
| Deneen Redd | $1,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Young | $406 | $0 | -100% |
| Fischer Ray Brost | $12,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Miles | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Hinds | $155 | $0 | -100% |
| J J Ranch, Inc. | $1,522 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean M Ranschau | $3,763 | $0 | -100% |
| Joan M. Olive | $865 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristine Hall | $95 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Trautman | $4,240 | $0 | -100% |
| Lois P Larsen Estate | $3,543 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin C. Wells | $2,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Nita Lanell Peep | $3,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Odenbach Family Limited Partnersh | $5,066 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Joan Johnson | $2,683 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C Dacar | $24,724 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C. Hintz | $158 | $0 | -100% |
| Roberta Engesser - Roberta J. J. En | $19,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney P. Hornig | $1,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Christensen | $8,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Sue Ann Yackley | $1,021 | $0 | -100% |
| Teresa Ciani | $7,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Lindstad | $2,963 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Myers | $6,173 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah Bornitz | $79 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis D Maliske | $4,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Kirby Schlecht | $7,095 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke Jared Evenson | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael D. Voight | $1,881 | $0 | -100% |
| Norma Bestgen | $15,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Joseph Maliske | $4,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,079,337 | $2,233,605 | -45.2% |
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