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In 2021, 188 farmers in cities within Corson County received a total of $6.6 million in 642 farm subsidies, a 24.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.7 million in 642 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 Corson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark and Tera Meyer JV | $600,897 | $383,885 | -36.1% |
| Debora Ann Pfeifer | $263,520 | $286,155 | 8.6% |
| Pfeifer, Inc. | $310,353 | $261,578 | -15.7% |
| Shawn P. Claymore | $105,871 | $138,125 | 30.5% |
| Gerold M. Honeyman | $100,349 | $135,993 | 35.5% |
| Wyatt H. Mollman | $181,886 | $125,510 | -31% |
| James W. Edinger | $126,033 | $123,606 | -1.9% |
| Robert J. Mizera | $208,826 | $115,002 | -44.9% |
| Candice G. Mizera | $208,917 | $114,995 | -45% |
| Jerry Kling | $154,947 | $112,643 | -27.3% |
| John Edinger Jr. | $129,521 | $105,882 | -18.3% |
| Bruce W. Mizera | $141,764 | $104,889 | -26% |
| Kenneth D. Mizera | $141,764 | $104,889 | -26% |
| Blaine M. Mollman | $135,126 | $103,283 | -23.6% |
| Jay Wynne Moser | $172,153 | $102,833 | -40.3% |
| Larry Honeyman | $105,651 | $102,525 | -3% |
| Randy Benson | $82,487 | $99,324 | 20.4% |
| Dallas Schott | $199,065 | $95,479 | -52% |
| Justin J. Thompson | $117,724 | $94,338 | -19.9% |
| Jack A. Hoffman | $121,173 | $91,666 | -24.4% |
| Chance Schott | $180,454 | $88,152 | -51.1% |
| Matthew Niederman | $136,507 | $81,582 | -40.2% |
| Craig K. Stotz | $100,414 | $79,014 | -21.3% |
| Gina R. Maher | $94,292 | $76,770 | -18.6% |
| Mike Zentner | $48,696 | $75,670 | 55.4% |
| Gehring Family Partnership | $56,936 | $74,243 | 30.4% |
| Rodney Hoffman | $51,448 | $73,301 | 42.5% |
| Jason R. Fees | $77,375 | $69,557 | -10.1% |
| Keith Olson | $85,272 | $68,937 | -19.2% |
| Sylvester Jacobs | $37,239 | $65,975 | 77.2% |
| Joe R Bertolotto | $75,958 | $64,645 | -14.9% |
| Jayne M. Hinsz | $83,949 | $64,477 | -23.2% |
| Shawn D. Hinsz | $84,302 | $64,477 | -23.5% |
| Robert Alan Campbell | $122,629 | $63,796 | -48% |
| Robert L. Varland Jr. | $87,940 | $63,455 | -27.8% |
| James G. Schott | $108,533 | $63,346 | -41.6% |
| Seiler Family Trust | $58,953 | $61,219 | 3.8% |
| Jerome Seiler | $81,727 | $56,124 | -31.3% |
| Jeremy Maher | $75,955 | $55,782 | -26.6% |
| William M. Plush | $56,026 | $55,096 | -1.7% |
| Kent Douglas Schneider | $80,841 | $55,074 | -31.9% |
| Michael P. Claymore | $41,824 | $55,057 | 31.6% |
| Mike Mickelson | $96,096 | $53,964 | -43.8% |
| Brad Olson | $58,759 | $51,564 | -12.2% |
| Casey Maher | $90,943 | $51,317 | -43.6% |
| Page A. Mollman | $34,718 | $50,681 | 46% |
| John L. Hoven | $60,469 | $50,413 | -16.6% |
| Dave C. Lopez | $27,610 | $46,251 | 67.5% |
| Brett Rusher | $0 | $45,267 | -- |
| Drew Seiler | $58,734 | $44,601 | -24.1% |
| Jared J. Schott | $66,756 | $44,550 | -33.3% |
| Bradley J. Bauer | $37,109 | $44,547 | 20% |
| Christopher G. Lynch | $51,142 | $43,612 | -14.7% |
| Anton Schneider | $59,924 | $43,535 | -27.3% |
| Dennis M. Evenson | $29,820 | $42,555 | 42.7% |
| Andrew Sandland | $51,334 | $42,282 | -17.6% |
| Bryant L. Traxinger | $47,247 | $37,477 | -20.7% |
| Richard A. Hach | $45,165 | $36,812 | -18.5% |
| Eugene Allen Geigle | $40,124 | $36,515 | -9% |
| Theodore Walter Lopez | $34,362 | $36,465 | 6.1% |
| Kent M. Heid | $45,288 | $36,225 | -20% |
| Craig Gehring | $29,785 | $35,202 | 18.2% |
| Brandon Matthew Bail | $30,241 | $34,756 | 14.9% |
| Jaden Jay Moser | $63,558 | $34,304 | -46% |
| Todd Kling | $43,271 | $32,757 | -24.3% |
| Bernie D. Donner | $37,421 | $32,357 | -13.5% |
| Justin John Edinger | $14,293 | $31,633 | 121.3% |
| Dennis J. Maier | $67,816 | $31,101 | -54.1% |
| Royce Walker | $32,044 | $30,405 | -5.1% |
| Mitchell Dix | $46,239 | $30,029 | -35.1% |
| Tim Gehring | $36,934 | $29,716 | -19.5% |
| Teri D Van Dusen | $48,677 | $29,437 | -39.5% |
| Austin Bowen | $22,028 | $28,994 | 31.6% |
| Ronald Walker | $38,468 | $28,812 | -25.1% |
| Corby Dean Meyer | $35,988 | $27,979 | -22.3% |
| Barbara Ann Campbell | $44,575 | $27,841 | -37.5% |
| Jaden Jeffrey Maier | $35,908 | $26,902 | -25.1% |
| Donna D. Hinckley | $0 | $25,718 | -- |
| Colin John Nehl | $19,263 | $25,666 | 33.2% |
| Seth M. Jacobs | $20,287 | $25,308 | 24.7% |
| John Michael Schaeffer | $26,981 | $24,936 | -7.6% |
| Jeff Maier | $32,757 | $24,759 | -24.4% |
| Clinton Rose | $28,772 | $24,428 | -15.1% |
| Jarett Matthew Maher | $60,509 | $23,500 | -61.2% |
| Thomas Ruhoff | $30,395 | $23,307 | -23.3% |
| Kim E. Miller | $34,555 | $22,904 | -33.7% |
| Levi Kling | $41,981 | $22,433 | -46.6% |
| Mortenson, Inc. | $48,497 | $22,259 | -54.1% |
| Larry Duane Sabin | $44,677 | $22,134 | -50.5% |
| Dennis Dean Sabin | $44,630 | $22,124 | -50.4% |
| Scott Jacobs | $17,759 | $21,277 | 19.8% |
| Sutton Shane Sandquist | $29,865 | $21,225 | -28.9% |
| Cole Mettler | $54,295 | $20,619 | -62% |
| Paul Comeau | $34,625 | $20,531 | -40.7% |
| Kara Norma Campbell | $0 | $19,803 | -- |
| Scott Ruhoff | $21,176 | $19,469 | -8.1% |
| Amber Olson | $22,143 | $18,172 | -17.9% |
| Donald Calvin Mistelski | $46,122 | $15,934 | -65.5% |
| SRST Rock Creek District | $72,818 | $15,876 | -78.2% |
| Darren R. Bauer | $29,586 | $15,556 | -47.4% |
| Gregory Tatro | $34,831 | $14,687 | -57.8% |
| Robert A. Edinger | $13,124 | $14,558 | 10.9% |
| Harley H. Hansen | $24,338 | $14,107 | -42% |
| Justin Lloyd Campbell | $21,178 | $13,785 | -34.9% |
| Logan T. Kelsch | $36,207 | $13,395 | -63% |
| Mark Douglas Meyer | $12,866 | $12,866 | 0% |
| Tera Michelle Meyer | $12,725 | $12,725 | 0% |
| Donna Ruhoff | $18,085 | $12,025 | -33.5% |
| Nila Kraft | $10,026 | $11,670 | 16.4% |
| Jacob Daniel Nehl | $10,945 | $11,175 | 2.1% |
| Diana Heinitz | $12,741 | $10,950 | -14.1% |
| Wayne Sandland | $9,405 | $10,460 | 11.2% |
| Lonn D. Campbell | $19,504 | $9,924 | -49.1% |
| Trampis Brenner | $0 | $9,900 | -- |
| Carla Taken Alive | $5,962 | $9,831 | 64.9% |
| Walker Sabin | $18,923 | $9,753 | -48.5% |
| Arlin Lund | $13,049 | $9,452 | -27.6% |
| George Morriss Chalmers | $27,546 | $9,408 | -65.8% |
| Samuel P. Claymore Jr. | $0 | $9,240 | -- |
| Taten J Rau | $20,353 | $9,232 | -54.6% |
| CKJ Schaeffer Ranch | $27,941 | $9,173 | -67.2% |
| David L. Banik | $70,511 | $8,328 | -88.2% |
| George Ternes | $9,765 | $8,183 | -16.2% |
| Derek J. Olson | $7,819 | $8,146 | 4.2% |
| Robert John Bubbers | $10,121 | $8,097 | -20% |
| Donna Marie Weishaar | $32,034 | $8,076 | -74.8% |
| Matthew A. Hansen | $9,022 | $7,911 | -12.3% |
| Aricka Brenner | $0 | $7,827 | -- |
| Ryan James Mistelski | $46,839 | $7,630 | -83.7% |
| Casey M. Varland | $21,675 | $7,319 | -66.2% |
| Cedar Valley Ranch, LLP | $6,763 | $6,986 | 3.3% |
| Caitlyn Storm Claymore | $0 | $6,160 | -- |
| Alise Kling | $1,631 | $5,653 | 246.6% |
| Tanner C. Johnson | $10,759 | $5,533 | -48.6% |
| Janet I Pleinis | $8,512 | $5,320 | -37.5% |
| Curtis Gehring | $28,335 | $5,225 | -81.6% |
| Stephen M. Jacobs | $18,992 | $5,185 | -72.7% |
| Nathaniel Walker | $7,900 | $5,160 | -34.7% |
| Frank Umber | $13,061 | $5,146 | -60.6% |
| Bruz K Van Dusen | $21,530 | $5,038 | -76.6% |
| Roger W. Bauer | $9,727 | $4,541 | -53.3% |
| Sage Emery Donner | $21,555 | $4,271 | -80.2% |
| Leon W. Zentner | $12,045 | $3,956 | -67.2% |
| Brenda K. Schneider | $3,636 | $3,779 | 3.9% |
| Diane Edinger | $4,930 | $3,688 | -25.2% |
| Donald W. Moser | $9,967 | $3,672 | -63.2% |
| Richard Knoke | $10,847 | $3,656 | -66.3% |
| Curtis Schmeichel | $17,578 | $3,622 | -79.4% |
| Mitchell P. Chase | $3,627 | $3,476 | -4.2% |
| Linda A. Comeau | $2,934 | $3,056 | 4.2% |
| Douglas D Butler Estate | $0 | $3,046 | -- |
| Corliss F. Knuth | $3,294 | $2,998 | -9% |
| Lance P. Keller | $13,992 | $2,991 | -78.6% |
| Frank Chapman | $7,590 | $2,942 | -61.2% |
| Violet Rae Schmeichel | $13,420 | $2,821 | -79% |
| Travis L. Kelsch | $11,650 | $2,493 | -78.6% |
| Lee Marvin Bell | $4,675 | $2,449 | -47.6% |
| Pearl Johnson | $13,775 | $2,353 | -82.9% |
| Shayna M. Mosbrucker | $0 | $2,207 | -- |
| Rowdy James Benson | $12,657 | $2,206 | -82.6% |
| Sancho Jacobs | $9,735 | $2,009 | -79.4% |
| Derek Mettler | $12,455 | $1,695 | -86.4% |
| Shirley J. Penor | $1,656 | $1,656 | 0% |
| Dennis Thunker | $7,502 | $1,645 | -78.1% |
| Michael Honeyman | $7,568 | $1,528 | -79.8% |
| Joshua Schmeichel | $3,278 | $1,467 | -55.2% |
| Arleen A. Kling | $7,040 | $1,380 | -80.4% |
| Simon Marcel Jacobs | $7,942 | $1,370 | -82.7% |
| Sharon Anne Pazie | $6,373 | $1,233 | -80.7% |
| Shilo Donner | $5,421 | $1,077 | -80.1% |
| Irene Plush | $950 | $880 | -7.4% |
| Linda Hengel | $4,516 | $749 | -83.4% |
| Clarence Huber | $1,189 | $723 | -39.2% |
| Taten Wendell Cross Bear | $0 | $695 | -- |
| Cody Maher | $7,244 | $672 | -90.7% |
| Edith White | $1,309 | $462 | -64.7% |
| Della Block | $796 | $398 | -50% |
| Ray Maxon | $823 | $380 | -53.8% |
| Jasper Iron Cloud | $0 | $317 | -- |
| Tawny L. Maxon | $1,419 | $294 | -79.3% |
| Madison Ann Meyer | $1,798 | $274 | -84.8% |
| Joseph Comeau | $429 | $227 | -47.1% |
| Elwood R. Penor | $191 | $191 | 0% |
| Merissa Haylie Meyer | $704 | $153 | -78.3% |
| Deloris Josephine Sieck | $138 | $138 | 0% |
| Summer Kalie Meyer | $616 | $136 | -77.9% |
| Peter and Eleanor Jacobs Family Land Trust | $0 | $99 | -- |
| Donald Hertel | $36 | $36 | 0% |
| Kenneth M. Maxon | $9,666 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Arnold | $3,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Taten Wendell Cross Bear | $3,333 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Maher | $6,928 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter and Eleanor Jacobs Family L | $99 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,727,603 | $6,558,491 | -24.9% |
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