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In 2021, 92 farmers in cities within Gosper County received a total of $1.4 million in 218 farm subsidies, a 74.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.5 million in 404 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Schutz, LLC | $398,028 | $125,240 | -68.5% |
| Rowe, Inc. | $669,532 | $121,534 | -81.8% |
| Nisley, Inc. | $182,546 | $67,046 | -63.3% |
| Knoerzer Farms, Inc. | $248,503 | $63,488 | -74.5% |
| Daron M. Huyser | $209,173 | $61,505 | -70.6% |
| P B & J Farms, Inc. | $137,228 | $55,711 | -59.4% |
| Burke Farms, Inc. | $140,861 | $49,114 | -65.1% |
| J H Wendell, Inc. | $186,292 | $37,759 | -79.7% |
| Bogle, Inc. | $150,642 | $32,973 | -78.1% |
| Erin L. Kugler | $147,867 | $31,149 | -78.9% |
| Kurt Kugler | $159,252 | $31,117 | -80.5% |
| Muddy Creek, Inc. | $53,010 | $30,758 | -42% |
| Salisbury Farms | $47,010 | $30,695 | -34.7% |
| Jared Dillon Holen | $95,685 | $29,028 | -69.7% |
| Bryant W. Knoerzer | $106,014 | $27,080 | -74.5% |
| Lori L. Knoerzer | $106,014 | $27,080 | -74.5% |
| JBF, Inc. | $86,585 | $26,234 | -69.7% |
| TLK Farms, LLC | $0 | $26,011 | -- |
| JSD Farms, Inc. | $101,907 | $25,890 | -74.6% |
| Deboer, Inc. | $121,999 | $24,982 | -79.5% |
| MCW Farms, Inc. | $104,394 | $22,681 | -78.3% |
| Victor Schutz | $98,531 | $19,302 | -80.4% |
| Tom Olesen | $70,774 | $17,432 | -75.4% |
| Todd P. Anderson | $47,773 | $16,770 | -64.9% |
| Brian J. Hambidge | $70,511 | $16,699 | -76.3% |
| Norman A. Schutz | $42,964 | $15,839 | -63.1% |
| William H. Schutz | $47,449 | $15,839 | -66.6% |
| Glen Monter | $10,137 | $15,231 | 50.3% |
| Martha L. Anderson | $50,242 | $15,180 | -69.8% |
| Schutz Agent, Inc. | $50,364 | $15,125 | -70% |
| AR Dittmer, LLC | $0 | $15,074 | -- |
| William C. Brell | $44,865 | $13,334 | -70.3% |
| Leahann M Brell | $44,832 | $13,317 | -70.3% |
| Alan Forster | $78,761 | $12,068 | -84.7% |
| Nigel George Forster | $43,572 | $12,055 | -72.3% |
| LLS Farms, Inc. | $35,999 | $11,780 | -67.3% |
| Devin C. Gall | $0 | $11,715 | -- |
| Kevin Forster | $59,756 | $9,864 | -83.5% |
| Drew Michael Olesen | $16,838 | $9,109 | -45.9% |
| Bruce Smith | $42,060 | $7,903 | -81.2% |
| Larry W Brell, Inc. | $35,392 | $7,648 | -78.4% |
| Dennis R. Gengenbach | $19,865 | $7,517 | -62.2% |
| Janice I. Gengenbach | $19,865 | $7,517 | -62.2% |
| David Beck | $22,712 | $7,372 | -67.5% |
| Verlouis-Forster Family Rev Trust | $45,331 | $7,341 | -83.8% |
| Heartland Pride Farms, LLC | $8,105 | $7,294 | -10% |
| James Weismann | $2,979 | $7,074 | 137.5% |
| Illa Mae Anders | $7,074 | $7,074 | 0% |
| Tricia A. Grabenstein | $24,655 | $6,728 | -72.7% |
| Kevin L. Bellamy | $6,673 | $6,673 | 0% |
| Todd Justin Grabenstein | $24,672 | $6,636 | -73.1% |
| Kelsey Lynn Evans | $20,820 | $6,629 | -68.2% |
| Christopher R. Schoff | $0 | $5,152 | -- |
| Codina L. Schutz | $0 | $4,291 | -- |
| R & W Hay, LLC | $3,724 | $4,103 | 10.2% |
| Mike Wendell | $13,119 | $3,940 | -70% |
| Cedar Hill Farm, Inc. | $16,414 | $3,870 | -76.4% |
| Jeffrey L. Wilken | $17,924 | $3,850 | -78.5% |
| Wendell Farms, LLC | $20,786 | $3,141 | -84.9% |
| James Leonard | $19,475 | $3,137 | -83.9% |
| Ila Marie Potter Family Trust | $7,732 | $3,124 | -59.6% |
| Rough Diamond Ranch, LLC | $13,568 | $2,851 | -79% |
| T Rowe, Inc. | $44,966 | $2,752 | -93.9% |
| Ruth L. Schutz | $10,466 | $2,744 | -73.8% |
| Carlton E. Clark | $9,665 | $2,633 | -72.8% |
| Kerry Barnes | $15,278 | $2,614 | -82.9% |
| Gary Houlden | $5,962 | $2,437 | -59.1% |
| Cody Kuck | $0 | $2,420 | -- |
| Rowe Land & Livestock, Inc. | $8,745 | $2,143 | -75.5% |
| Loren Vancura | $2,110 | $2,110 | 0% |
| Joe F. Phillips | $14,480 | $2,085 | -85.6% |
| Delp & Son, Inc. | $0 | $1,740 | -- |
| Tom Phillips | $13,321 | $1,723 | -87.1% |
| Juan Flores | $2,197 | $1,716 | -21.9% |
| Stacy L. Nickell | $5,605 | $1,597 | -71.5% |
| Hannah K. Gordon | $3,398 | $1,476 | -56.6% |
| Zachary A. Gordon | $3,398 | $1,476 | -56.6% |
| Creighton Peterson | $0 | $1,464 | -- |
| Carson Bellamy | $5,594 | $1,396 | -75% |
| Roger Watson | $5,899 | $1,303 | -77.9% |
| Daniel Louthan | $8,648 | $1,143 | -86.8% |
| Elaine C. Houlden | $2,322 | $1,121 | -51.7% |
| Kathryn A. Hatch | $1,648 | $907 | -45% |
| Layne L. Schnacker | $0 | $793 | -- |
| Shannon Bennett | $3,223 | $642 | -80.1% |
| Irene L. Kenning | $3,380 | $605 | -82.1% |
| Steven D. Colter | $0 | $442 | -- |
| Heidi Button | $1,944 | $395 | -79.7% |
| Waylan Bellamy | $1,969 | $340 | -82.7% |
| Margaret M. O. Louthan | $0 | $308 | -- |
| Caleb J. Jacob | $0 | $285 | -- |
| Evans Farms, LLC | $685 | $46 | -93.3% |
| Codina L. Moore | $20,545 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Dickau | $121,803 | $0 | -100% |
| Dawson County Farm Service Agency | $5,900 | $0 | -100% |
| Devin Gall | $22,791 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Long | $2,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Dylan Rowe | $122,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Ed Houlden | $2,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Eulen C Whitten | $2,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent D. Taubenheim | $80,151 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Burke | $5,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Leroy Clouse | $2,703 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael W. Dawson | $66,212 | $0 | -100% |
| Security First Bank | $45,350 | $0 | -100% |
| TCF, Inc. | $372 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Rowe | $8,633 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas F. Koch II | $87,674 | $0 | -100% |
| Drew Olesen | $19,601 | $0 | -100% |
| Hannah Wendell | $160 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph A. Wendell | $160 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,450,229 | $1,376,529 | -74.7% |
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