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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Webster County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Webster County received $9.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 334 farmers in cities within Webster County received a total of $5.1 million in 776 farm subsidies, a 65.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.9 million in 1,429 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 Webster County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
SKY Blue Farms, LLC$108,912$119,1219.4%
K & R Dairy, Inc.$179,747$117,414-34.7%
Waterbury Farms, Inc.$186,268$104,165-44.1%
Riverview Farms of Nebraska, Inc.$266,284$95,926-64%
Bolin-Wulf, Inc.$275,635$94,378-65.8%
Garth Wentworth$133,508$86,880-34.9%
Blue Valley Family Farms, Inc.$349,973$85,206-75.7%
Ichthys Enterprises, Inc.$280,173$79,943-71.5%
PBK Farms, Inc.$329,607$78,729-76.1%
Wulf Farms, LLC$0$74,624--
John D. Kinley$227,980$74,309-67.4%
Timothy J. Himmelberg$185,851$66,455-64.2%
Jeffrey Rose$227,490$66,185-70.9%
Wayne P. Bonifas$115,226$61,261-46.8%
Joseph R. Hubl$167,026$60,884-63.5%
Lizabeth L Rasser$118,699$57,000-52%
Jonathan Bradley Schriner$122,757$56,982-53.6%
Richard W. Konen$121,306$51,562-57.5%
Agri Acres, Inc.$45,374$50,00010.2%
Terry Hoit$104,176$49,056-52.9%
Larry Tietjen$439$48,71510,996.8%
Fawn L. Hoit$104,176$47,106-54.8%
Norman Witte$168,764$46,564-72.4%
James Vernon Meyer$160,530$46,492-71%
Skrdlant Farms, Inc.$155,474$45,804-70.5%
Trevor W. Karr$185,747$45,241-75.6%
DBN Farms, LLC$108,300$43,431-59.9%
Providence Farms, LLC$166,287$42,409-74.5%
Armstrong Family Farms, LLC$118,295$41,559-64.9%
Justin Soucek$99,883$41,374-58.6%
Robert Wademan$99,790$40,615-59.3%
Kevin Karr$171,039$40,396-76.4%
2H Farms, Inc.$52,841$40,383-23.6%
Shane Meyer$150,905$39,408-73.9%
Stanley Pavelka Jr.$0$39,230--
4M Land & Cattle, LLC$177,944$38,357-78.4%
Vap Farms, Inc.$149,101$37,799-74.6%
Brandon D. Hersh$130,774$37,001-71.7%
Michael L. Hynek$141,507$36,987-73.9%
Victor R. Thayer$75,287$36,606-51.4%
Richard E. Alber$0$36,446--
Leon Lutkemeier$65,129$36,312-44.2%
Plainview Farms, LLC$69,278$36,280-47.6%
Rochelle Plambeck$147,885$35,542-76%
Donald Duffy$175,048$34,608-80.2%
Cloverton Farms, Inc.$69,636$34,363-50.7%
Troy L. Anderson$79,327$34,304-56.8%
Donald L Mullen Living Trust$93,346$34,212-63.3%
Danell W. Shipman$124,587$33,459-73.1%
Richard Hersh$105,550$33,458-68.3%
Rodger E. Hersh$112,132$33,437-70.2%
Ronald L Nelssen$62,445$32,068-48.6%
John Richard Ely$65,357$31,830-51.3%
Thomas van Boening$101,919$31,689-68.9%
Tony J. Krueger$34,363$30,672-10.7%
Gerald Minnick and Winifred Minnick Trustee of 2015$0$29,861--
Wendell Jeffery Ord$79,761$29,510-63%
Lonnie van Boening$82,468$29,476-64.3%
Kent Paul Duffy$147,192$29,450-80%
Mildred E. Holtzen$0$28,929--
Oak Valley Farms, Inc.$75,704$28,546-62.3%
Ronald Patrick Duffy$139,697$28,155-79.8%
Kudrna Farms, Inc.$83,067$28,062-66.2%
Duane Alber$94,371$27,852-70.5%
Rosemary Anderson$48,342$27,329-43.5%
Keith Duane Waechter$33,398$27,115-18.8%
Allen C. Woodward$45,073$27,101-39.9%
Troy Lammers$75,838$26,906-64.5%
S & G Farms, Inc.$86,269$26,716-69%
Douglas W. Hubl$66,484$26,713-59.8%
Dave C. van Boening$72,605$26,619-63.3%
Troy Jones$120,291$26,583-77.9%
Roger R. Alber$91,475$25,928-71.7%
Benjamin R. Hobbs$84,952$25,683-69.8%
Stephen Janda$78,555$25,597-67.4%
Craig McMahon$66,281$25,521-61.5%
Michael Kort$69,065$24,787-64.1%
Lonnie Kort$67,293$24,135-64.1%
Joseph J. McDole$33,466$24,121-27.9%
Jeffrey Pohlmeier H. Mans$77,079$23,976-68.9%
Norbert C. Pokorny$90,729$23,876-73.7%
William Zimmerman$91,986$23,815-74.1%
Steve G. Hubl$135,634$23,602-82.6%
KLT Farms, Inc.$75,142$23,289-69%
Dale Harrifeld$97,463$22,670-76.7%
John W. Soucek$45,725$22,435-50.9%
Donald S. Kosse$0$22,137--
Lark Farms, Inc.$81,065$21,873-73%
Marci D. Hersh$40,524$21,622-46.6%
Richard P Hubl Revocable Trust$11,362$21,55389.7%
Windswept Acres, Inc.$62,147$21,440-65.5%
Timothy W. Alber$48,431$21,151-56.3%
Roger Burken$48,661$21,059-56.7%
Robert D. Minnick$47,609$20,366-57.2%
Richard Schmidt$121,809$20,124-83.5%
Jonathan C. Mohlman$70,931$19,889-72%
Daniel Edward Alber$54,259$19,752-63.6%
Daniel Edgar Alber Jr.$51,084$19,594-61.6%
Robert L. Wilson$65,417$19,481-70.2%
Andrew C. Mohlman$73,685$18,408-75%
Riley J. Sholtz$3,501$18,379425%
Ohmstede Cattle Company, LLC$50,508$17,348-65.7%
Alan D. Johnson$54,363$17,326-68.1%
Calvin Henkel$44,875$17,152-61.8%
Curtis E. Brumbaugh$28,019$17,023-39.2%
Aaron Davis$0$16,993--
Howard Ohmstede$37,288$16,850-54.8%
Charles Ohmstede$37,214$16,773-54.9%
Roy F. Faimon$63,775$16,252-74.5%
Gene Boner$65,453$15,996-75.6%
Bonifas Cattle, LLC$42,864$15,813-63.1%
Chad D. Rust$46,062$15,662-66%
Daniel van Boening$37,409$15,551-58.4%
Gary L. Shipman$33,780$15,408-54.4%
David R. Sund$51,046$15,240-70.1%
Jack R. Petsch$32,643$15,141-53.6%
Joshua Dean Sholtz$5,434$14,833173%
Jody G. Hersh$23,294$14,590-37.4%
Ronald Bolte$37,413$14,412-61.5%
Kyle Pohlmeier-Mans$39,088$14,404-63.1%
Rick Minnick$0$14,067--
Tyler Auten$41,289$13,215-68%
Calhoun Christian Rasser$27,299$13,212-51.6%
Benjamin L. Trausch$64,783$12,646-80.5%
Greg W. Auten$48,728$12,503-74.3%
Donald D. Pittz$47,199$12,461-73.6%
Steve Conway$25,755$12,323-52.2%
Gary W. Thompson$13,024$12,157-6.7%
Jeffrey G. Toepfer$44,150$12,003-72.8%
Steve Hesman$69,969$11,886-83%
Max J. Vavricka$78,932$11,832-85%
Ryan D. Minnick$60,333$11,747-80.5%
Ronald R. Davis$47,356$11,569-75.6%
Gary D Rasser$74,865$11,469-84.7%
Paul A. Stoner$33,445$11,243-66.4%
Ronald Schutte$43,420$11,225-74.1%
Stephanie Hamel$0$11,030--
Dets Farm, LLC$10,928$10,9280%
James A. Richardson$38,457$10,892-71.7%
Rodney Stueck$31,425$10,763-65.8%
Heritage Farms$37,876$10,641-71.9%
David Alber$49,259$10,497-78.7%
Lonny D Rasser$70,738$10,420-85.3%
Phillip J. Kucera$7,570$10,32636.4%
Richard L. Kucera$6,710$10,02149.3%
Steven L. Judy$46,282$10,014-78.4%
Harold D. Schriner$61,665$9,913-83.9%
Keith Kohmetscher$20,778$9,447-54.5%
Randy Kohmetscher$20,778$9,447-54.5%
Lance D. Atwater$0$9,370--
Toby Scheuneman$9,614$9,040-6%
Mark E. Sholtz$34,936$8,939-74.4%
Gordon Eckhardt$30,438$8,751-71.2%
Brian A. Schmidt$64,493$8,728-86.5%
John Russell Turner$8,534$8,5340%
Marvin L Harrifeld Revocable Trust$0$8,491--
James Kirchner$24,370$8,446-65.3%
Robert V. Walters$21,913$8,358-61.9%
Agent-Land Farms, Inc.$13,577$8,230-39.4%
Hansen Homestead Farms, LLC$16,328$8,164-50%
Dennis D. Holtzen$3,000$7,935164.5%
Charles Pavelka$17,676$7,819-55.8%
Loran G. Herrick$97,061$7,680-92.1%
Mitch A. Watson$15,617$7,633-51.1%
Gregory L. Simpson$21,299$7,383-65.3%
Wulf Feeders, LLC$125,690$7,045-94.4%
Ervin L. Kimminau$16,163$6,867-57.5%
James Shipman$21,003$6,708-68.1%
Wilma T Smith & Carrol C Smith Irrevocable Trust$0$6,517--
Harlan A. Herman$27,879$6,436-76.9%
Jacob van Boening$11,893$6,372-46.4%
Dale - Dale Berns & Deb Berns Rev Trust Berns$0$6,270--
Matthew Ockinga$4,146$6,07346.5%
Roy L. Montgomery$23,057$5,958-74.2%
Dennis D. Wentworth$13,571$5,887-56.6%
Wendell Keller Ord$6,263$5,577-11%
Virginia Kral$18,554$5,569-70%
Eric Heller$14,091$5,569-60.5%
Paul E. Kral$21,220$5,483-74.2%
Robert Schroeder$14,102$5,461-61.3%
Bo T. James$12,668$5,418-57.2%
Herbert L. Shannon$23,613$5,262-77.7%
Tandra Sholtz$13,834$5,081-63.3%
David Lovejoy$24,035$5,033-79.1%
Michael Buschow$11,798$5,026-57.4%
Wayne V. Hoffman$32,888$4,965-84.9%
Cory Lee Simpson$13,979$4,810-65.6%
PG Kohmetscher Farm, LLC$13,407$4,616-65.6%
Jaydn Grabill$13,402$4,598-65.7%
Jerrad Jay Karr$27,192$4,593-83.1%
Bowen Bros, Inc.$13,114$4,555-65.3%
Tyler J. Vance$25,245$4,510-82.1%
Wanda P. Langer$4,993$4,508-9.7%
Charles Pearson$8,803$4,383-50.2%
Donald Bartels$15,793$4,372-72.3%
Timothy D. Meline$30,132$4,275-85.8%
Simpson Farms$8,982$4,226-53%
Ann Marie Auten$13,942$4,168-70.1%
John R. Green$10,443$3,975-61.9%
David A. Kort$14,356$3,920-72.7%
Doris Kosse$15,496$3,911-74.8%
Dennis Duffy$20,341$3,910-80.8%
Trent Kohmetscher$46,413$3,821-91.8%
Trevor Kohmetscher$46,396$3,820-91.8%
David C Meyer - the David and Madeline Meyer Fam Charles Mey$0$3,782--
Neil Kort$11,213$3,697-67%
Kenneth Lovejoy$13,180$3,643-72.4%
Jackie Duffy$18,929$3,616-80.9%
Darrell J. Anderson$26,644$3,583-86.6%
Waunetta M Mullen Family Trust$7,376$3,560-51.7%
Elmer R. Krueger$20,784$3,522-83.1%
Michael D Danehey$11,597$3,522-69.6%
Bradley L Wulf Living Trust$3,364$3,3640%
Wendell ORD - ORD Revocable Trust$3,278$3,2780%
The Mildred a Wolfe Rev Trust$7,704$3,258-57.7%
Carl D. Meline$10,475$3,234-69.1%
Janice F. Pavelka$17,236$3,225-81.3%
Boyd W. Vance$4,040$3,075-23.9%
K & M Kirchner Farm, LLC$8,670$2,986-65.6%
Patrick L Danehey Rev Trust$11,700$2,901-75.2%
The Dianne M Danehey Rev Trustee$11,700$2,901-75.2%
David R. Karr$8,243$2,877-65.1%
Konni S Shipman$6,831$2,823-58.7%
Scott J. Dinkler$6,856$2,811-59%
James M. Wademan$6,590$2,749-58.3%
Lois R Goosic$2,542$2,5420%
Clayton D. Mead$9,690$2,522-74%
Joe J. Strickland$2,854$2,506-12.2%
Rickie J. Hunter$9,828$2,467-74.9%
Casey L. Weiss$11,085$2,443-78%
Richard Armstrong$16,209$2,414-85.1%
Kevin D. Herrick$19,608$2,329-88.1%
Larry Joe Parr$8,228$2,310-71.9%
Byron Pavelka$5,954$2,231-62.5%
The Reiher Family Trust$0$2,224--
Daren J. Ostdiek$11,044$2,186-80.2%
Philip Petr$4,595$2,169-52.8%
Shirley Ann Ewing Revocable Trust$7,470$2,150-71.2%
Kary Winslow$5,771$2,115-63.4%
Patricia S Church$3,754$1,969-47.5%
Gerald R. Miller$7,607$1,945-74.4%
Davond D Chartier$3,656$1,908-47.8%
Gary R. Wilhelms$25,899$1,843-92.9%
Scott F. Schmidt$4,086$1,819-55.5%
David Jones$6,160$1,785-71%
Rosanne Konen$5,133$1,773-65.5%
Jeaniece Montgomery$6,309$1,742-72.4%
Mark E. Ohmstede$2,212$1,712-22.6%
Delbert L. Elliott$1,396$1,69721.6%
Anne C Konen Revocable Trust$6,756$1,678-75.2%
Robert E Albin Revocable Trust$2,251$1,678-25.5%
Rodney Rose$2,310$1,652-28.5%
Robb A. Watson$623$1,645164%
Virginia Welty$5,713$1,640-71.3%
Margaret Sund$5,099$1,536-69.9%
Brooks R Rasser$3,579$1,524-57.4%
Donald W. Gartner$6,198$1,515-75.6%
Dillon Michael Menke$0$1,468--
Carolyn Willicott$1,630$1,458-10.6%
Berdon Cahill$3,380$1,358-59.8%
Ricki Giger$3,046$1,318-56.7%
Fitzgibbon Family Trust$4,756$1,301-72.6%
Darren Bolte$5,225$1,270-75.7%
Jeffery Faimon$0$1,252--
Adam C. Giger$13,758$1,246-90.9%
Rodney Eugene Olson Jr.$2,670$1,242-53.5%
Donald J. Bolte$6,548$1,225-81.3%
Garrett Michael Sharp$0$1,198--
Larry Overy$5,731$1,177-79.5%
Justin Shipman$8,985$1,173-86.9%
Evelyn Seeman$3,429$1,144-66.6%
Richard Booker$2,256$1,105-51%
Ronald C. Hartman$1,095$1,0950%
Roger Rasser$1,458$1,093-25%
Alan Hayden$3,446$1,056-69.4%
Jeffrey R. Lovett$2,837$1,024-63.9%
Julene Degener$1,886$972-48.5%
Lester R. Montgomery$3,344$956-71.4%
Ian Wesley Olson$4,588$918-80%
Ian Wesley Olson$0$918--
Ely Agent Group, Inc.$20,673$819-96%
Maverick Busboom$6,623$807-87.8%
Dylan James Rose$7,079$762-89.2%
Oak Creek Acres, LLC$17,694$674-96.2%
Trenton Ockinga$4,451$651-85.4%
David K Berns Revocable Trust$1,601$648-59.5%
Wilson Alber$4,051$641-84.2%
Michael Faimon$3,091$641-79.3%
Betty J. Richardson$1,245$627-49.6%
Elaine Bartels$1,616$624-61.4%
Jamey J. Jameson$6,696$617-90.8%
John Soucek Jr.$1,086$607-44.1%
Alfred Andersen Jr.$4,251$602-85.8%
Jeffrey Coffey$2,959$562-81%
Chance Wilhelms$10,235$518-94.9%
Steven K. Krueger$1,389$514-63%
Mary Ann Hersh Irrevocable Trust$0$513--
Justin Brandes Toepfer$2,244$506-77.5%
Kyle Reece Toepfer$2,244$506-77.5%
Cody L. Winslow$2,365$506-78.6%
Jeremiah Krueger$4,901$502-89.8%
Terry Simpson$0$500--
Valli Wyatt$2,611$499-80.9%
Hannah Rupprecht$0$488--
Tammy J. Lowery$1,683$459-72.7%
Lukas Michael Rupprecht$0$445--
Troy Allen Himmelberg$1,947$441-77.3%
Ryan J. Lammers$3,932$437-88.9%
Evart J Barton$1,560$426-72.7%
Lola B. Lutz$594$421-29.1%
Larry Bostock$0$413--
Chad W. Winslow$1,342$301-77.6%
Joseph Kirchner$1,243$295-76.3%
Joseph Hansen$1,298$286-78%
Dolores E. Gilbert$531$278-47.6%
Dallas W. Henry$3,356$273-91.9%
Larry Erickson$395$256-35.2%
Steven A. Snell$0$255--
Constance L. Bostock$189$25233.3%
Max Stoner$442$250-43.4%
Dennis D. Wilson$395$244-38.2%
Arthur Kimminau$345$234-32.2%
Alec C. Meyer$4,768$223-95.3%
Brandon J. Meyer$140$19841.4%
Adam Krueger$1,390$187-86.5%
Alta Barnason$0$156--
Bruce E. Ohmstede$844$150-82.2%
Kay V. Davis$306$78-74.5%
Ronald D. Schriner$91$65-28.6%
Steve Fielder$113$48-57.5%
Peter Fischer$2,616$43-98.4%
Ethan A. Sharp$1,413$24-98.3%
Cindy A. Haskins$22$20-9.1%
Ted E. Delka$1,044$6-99.4%
Donald S. Kosse$84,020$0-100%
Hannah Rupprecht$1,914$0-100%
Judith D. Rath$3,953$0-100%
Lukas Michael Rupprecht$693$0-100%
Paul Samuel Krueger$9,886$0-100%
Samuel Krueger$18,313$0-100%
Stanley Pavelka Jr.$114,381$0-100%
Sylvia Fink$2,527$0-100%
Terry Jameson$2,689$0-100%
David C Meyer - the David and Mad$6,532$0-100%
Dolores Keenan$8,835$0-100%
Elinor Kuehner$212$0-100%
Garrett M. Sharp$8,314$0-100%
Gary Kohmetscher$10,292$0-100%
Gary Stertz$2,933$0-100%
Hans Burken$791$0-100%
Harlan H Siebrass & Mildred L Sie$12,869$0-100%
Jacob Daniel Bachman$2,584$0-100%
James V. Meyer$26,490$0-100%
Jared Paul Krueger$19,137$0-100%
Keith H. Lowery$2,450$0-100%
Kevin Toepfer$2,462$0-100%
Marvin L Harrifeld Revocable Trus$33,205$0-100%
Richard Alber$105,926$0-100%
Sharan A. Ostdiek$512$0-100%
Aaron J Kierl$132$0-100%
Adams County FSA$1,776$0-100%
Evelyn Thompson$199$0-100%
Farm Service Agency$28,198$0-100%
James D and Linda J Gerloff Revoc$206$0-100%
Jeff Wulf$458$0-100%
Julienne Ord$2,308$0-100%
Richard L. Langer$2,221$0-100%
Wanda Langer$5,884$0-100%
Wendell Keller Ord & Farm Service$4,839$0-100%
Wilma T Smith & Carrol C Smith Ir$7,526$0-100%
Mildred Holtzen$180$0-100%
Rick Minnick$34,821$0-100%
Abundant Life Honey, LLC$1,114$0-100%
Charles E. Kucera$6,710$0-100%
Craig Lockhart$161$0-100%
Dale - Dale Berns & Deb Berns Rev$14,199$0-100%
Dale Berns - Dale Berns & Deb Ber$884$0-100%
Farm Service Agency$1,704$0-100%
Gerald D. Slingsby$2,457$0-100%
Gerald Minnick and Winifred Minni$58,115$0-100%
Hayes McDole$14$0-100%
John J. Nikodym$1,322$0-100%
Roger L. Bohrer$422$0-100%
Roy M. Vap$8,011$0-100%
Talkington Farms$1,412$0-100%
The Mary Ann Hersh Irrevocable Trustee$612$0-100%
Thomas Hitchler$23$0-100%
Wulf Farms, LLC$184,372$0-100%
Total subsidies$14,919,662$5,141,677-65.5%

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