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In 2021, 239 farmers in cities within Dundy County received a total of $4.8 million in 613 farm subsidies, a 69.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $15.7 million in 852 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 Dundy County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raichart Ranch Partnership | $385,170 | $144,282 | -62.5% |
| Parker Farms | $317,746 | $126,437 | -60.2% |
| Richard R. Ham | $250,254 | $115,122 | -54% |
| Olson Livestock and Seed, Inc. | $389,711 | $101,135 | -74% |
| MMN Limited Partnership | $338,978 | $99,341 | -70.7% |
| Scott Lutz | $271,860 | $98,784 | -63.7% |
| Brenda E. Lutz | $271,801 | $98,774 | -63.7% |
| D & D Jessee Farms, Inc. | $174,155 | $91,660 | -47.4% |
| DRZ Enterprises, LLC | $152,180 | $82,985 | -45.5% |
| Shane D. Bradney | $217,107 | $81,838 | -62.3% |
| Jim C. Lutz | $237,804 | $80,833 | -66% |
| Ron L. Jones | $225,772 | $76,008 | -66.3% |
| Loker, LLC | $211,106 | $72,369 | -65.7% |
| Jim Reinick | $509,372 | $72,105 | -85.8% |
| SLK, Inc. | $919,223 | $70,386 | -92.3% |
| Travis Lutz | $215,835 | $70,291 | -67.4% |
| Roundtree Family Partnership, LLC | $236,725 | $69,497 | -70.6% |
| Lisa Reinick | $509,372 | $69,351 | -86.4% |
| Adkinson, Inc. | $390,625 | $69,184 | -82.3% |
| Roger Shillington | $167,363 | $68,328 | -59.2% |
| Lane M. Krug | $435,480 | $66,253 | -84.8% |
| Stamm and Sons Farm/Ranch, LLC | $235,120 | $65,786 | -72% |
| Relgene Zimbelman | $209,572 | $65,027 | -69% |
| Tyler A. Gipe | $416,892 | $64,808 | -84.5% |
| Darrell Lee Webster | $81,569 | $63,383 | -22.3% |
| Brad A. Baney | $150,040 | $53,469 | -64.4% |
| Merrel Martin | $181,406 | $51,991 | -71.3% |
| Allan Bush | $59,536 | $51,508 | -13.5% |
| Danny Brunswig | $102,277 | $51,290 | -49.9% |
| Chris Schrader | $98,214 | $51,018 | -48.1% |
| Jodean Crouse | $49,952 | $50,118 | 0.3% |
| Steven S. Crouse | $49,952 | $50,108 | 0.3% |
| WHW Farms, LLC | $45,458 | $50,000 | 10% |
| Haigler Ranch, Inc. | $129,187 | $48,623 | -62.4% |
| Ginger Lutz | $151,768 | $47,548 | -68.7% |
| Michael Lutz | $151,676 | $47,537 | -68.7% |
| Bradley L. Wiese | $116,426 | $45,925 | -60.6% |
| Brian L. Fries | $81,665 | $43,863 | -46.3% |
| Baney Feeders, LLC | $190,452 | $42,616 | -77.6% |
| Debra Bush | $37,910 | $41,418 | 9.3% |
| Terry Martin | $127,827 | $40,761 | -68.1% |
| Lazy Y Cattle Company, L.L.C. | $181,281 | $40,585 | -77.6% |
| Maureen Behlke | $50,389 | $40,577 | -19.5% |
| Ted E. Behlke | $50,478 | $40,571 | -19.6% |
| Zachary L. Loker | $47,688 | $40,375 | -15.3% |
| Bradley L. Loker | $47,688 | $40,375 | -15.3% |
| Parkers, Inc. | $586,429 | $38,267 | -93.5% |
| Scott Wiese | $61,681 | $35,446 | -42.5% |
| Jean Marie Jones | $91,008 | $35,443 | -61.1% |
| Brad K. Dixon | $95,765 | $35,327 | -63.1% |
| Clay A. Burrell | $58,239 | $34,521 | -40.7% |
| Jared Stamm | $140,519 | $33,615 | -76.1% |
| Robby Haines | $32,860 | $33,230 | 1.1% |
| Justin C. McGrath | $0 | $32,260 | -- |
| Joe Lutz | $123,022 | $31,411 | -74.5% |
| Ted Harford | $65,567 | $31,117 | -52.5% |
| Wayne E. Lutz | $121,426 | $30,080 | -75.2% |
| Timmothy J Yrkoski | $50,130 | $30,042 | -40.1% |
| Curtis Graham | $96,744 | $29,367 | -69.6% |
| Irene Rae White | $14,840 | $28,892 | 94.7% |
| Larry Kitt | $180,715 | $28,321 | -84.3% |
| Dr. William L. Lawrence Jr. | $128,150 | $26,574 | -79.3% |
| Kenneth M. Fries | $65,568 | $26,548 | -59.5% |
| Boyd Adkinson | $52,825 | $26,338 | -50.1% |
| Monty Hansen | $106,823 | $26,305 | -75.4% |
| Wesley H. Hitchcock | $143,970 | $26,086 | -81.9% |
| Ange Hansen | $56,402 | $25,595 | -54.6% |
| Fanning Livestock, LLC | $74,151 | $24,267 | -67.3% |
| Kaye L. Kamla | $36,691 | $24,135 | -34.2% |
| Jennifer Loker | $0 | $23,750 | -- |
| Windmill Ranch, LLC | $103,651 | $22,539 | -78.3% |
| William D. Cawthra | $41,232 | $21,846 | -47% |
| Roundtree Cattle, LLC | $67,691 | $21,747 | -67.9% |
| Bob Stamm | $24,187 | $21,005 | -13.2% |
| Ron Ham | $34,939 | $20,912 | -40.1% |
| Arrowhead Lake Partnership | $68,832 | $20,552 | -70.1% |
| Richard Bannister | $37,097 | $19,547 | -47.3% |
| Anita D. Kitt | $120,317 | $19,065 | -84.2% |
| Lone Valley Farms, Inc. | $0 | $19,022 | -- |
| Baney Farms, Inc. | $87,983 | $18,415 | -79.1% |
| Shawn Jones | $73,870 | $18,257 | -75.3% |
| Chundy Land & Cattle, GP | $59,974 | $18,057 | -69.9% |
| Ambrosek Farm, LLC | $51,064 | $17,423 | -65.9% |
| Jay Fanning | $77,377 | $17,207 | -77.8% |
| S & T Cattle, LLC | $90,941 | $16,834 | -81.5% |
| Tecker Ranch, Inc. | $65,922 | $16,497 | -75% |
| Thomas Burrell | $32,937 | $16,352 | -50.4% |
| Steven F. Stroup | $86,579 | $15,754 | -81.8% |
| Kameron L. Krutsinger | $0 | $15,731 | -- |
| Cole Lutz | $39,136 | $15,470 | -60.5% |
| Whipps Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $0 | $14,952 | -- |
| Sandwich Acres, Inc. | $26,188 | $14,788 | -43.5% |
| 7 a, Inc. | $48,362 | $14,757 | -69.5% |
| Benjamin J. Reinick | $81,639 | $14,733 | -82% |
| Danielle Jo Reinick | $81,766 | $14,707 | -82% |
| Tammy Loker | $0 | $14,250 | -- |
| George Peterson | $47,790 | $13,846 | -71% |
| Joshua Lee Anderson | $50,584 | $13,157 | -74% |
| Bell & Key, LLC | $26,060 | $13,123 | -49.6% |
| Foster Cattle Company | $0 | $12,930 | -- |
| Brayden R. Baney | $45,923 | $12,912 | -71.9% |
| Marty Lutz | $71,729 | $12,686 | -82.3% |
| Mickey Lutz | $71,729 | $12,686 | -82.3% |
| Jim Osborn | $28,292 | $12,649 | -55.3% |
| Stanley Haines | $14,525 | $12,014 | -17.3% |
| J & J Equipment, Inc. | $51,947 | $11,940 | -77% |
| Larry L. Williams | $2,624 | $11,576 | 341.2% |
| Dennis Vrbas | $22,674 | $11,219 | -50.5% |
| Daniel J. Donohue | $37,251 | $10,688 | -71.3% |
| Steven R. Breuklander | $47,577 | $10,275 | -78.4% |
| Brent Evans | $62,549 | $10,168 | -83.7% |
| Christina K Ambrosek | $14,985 | $10,021 | -33.1% |
| Jesse Don Mallett | $21,965 | $9,839 | -55.2% |
| Troy Wiese | $25,735 | $9,725 | -62.2% |
| Ronald M. Akey | $22,163 | $9,367 | -57.7% |
| Scott W. Stahlecker | $26,058 | $8,746 | -66.4% |
| Kier Farms, Inc. | $33,553 | $8,691 | -74.1% |
| Byron Els | $1,784 | $8,604 | 382.3% |
| Casey S. Donohue | $25,982 | $8,161 | -68.6% |
| Stanley A. Jones | $26,672 | $8,038 | -69.9% |
| Howard L. Peckham | $7,932 | $7,910 | -0.3% |
| Iron O Cattle, LLC | $0 | $7,657 | -- |
| Grant Jones | $31,233 | $7,428 | -76.2% |
| Elmer Case | $13,093 | $7,393 | -43.5% |
| Allie C. Behlke | $18,200 | $7,183 | -60.5% |
| Nathan E. Behlke | $18,200 | $7,183 | -60.5% |
| D W Ellis Farms, Inc. | $10,726 | $7,145 | -33.4% |
| Lavern Smith | $8,042 | $7,041 | -12.4% |
| Parman Enterprises, Inc. | $53,699 | $6,389 | -88.1% |
| Leah Els | $4,660 | $6,325 | 35.7% |
| Marian J. Ellis | $10,996 | $6,290 | -42.8% |
| Robert W. Ellis | $10,999 | $6,290 | -42.8% |
| Kendall David | $33,845 | $5,773 | -82.9% |
| Doug Lutz | $40,541 | $5,713 | -85.9% |
| Ray D. Stute | $13,313 | $5,653 | -57.5% |
| Geraldine Edwards | $5,321 | $5,321 | 0% |
| Kendrea Hall | $22,711 | $5,254 | -76.9% |
| Kathleen Ham-Kathleen L Ham Life Estate | $0 | $5,218 | -- |
| Rhonda K. Seybold | $5,164 | $5,164 | 0% |
| Troy J. Sage | $21,554 | $5,149 | -76.1% |
| Scotland Cattle Company, Inc. | $20,764 | $5,056 | -75.7% |
| Jonathan P. Ham | $0 | $5,017 | -- |
| Tyler J. Hoss | $24,662 | $4,906 | -80.1% |
| Allen D. Milhon | $20,171 | $4,834 | -76% |
| Wayne M. Ferguson | $19,332 | $4,705 | -75.7% |
| Thomas H. Noffsinger | $65,281 | $4,415 | -93.2% |
| Destyn D Milner | $0 | $4,327 | -- |
| Mcvey Ranch, Inc. | $22,245 | $4,319 | -80.6% |
| Carrie Behlke | $12,252 | $4,247 | -65.3% |
| Eric Behlke | $69,242 | $4,247 | -93.9% |
| Ron Kamla | $12,355 | $4,224 | -65.8% |
| Thad T. Lutz | $29,805 | $4,222 | -85.8% |
| Melvin Duvel | $7,645 | $4,121 | -46.1% |
| Jim Baney | $4,069 | $4,069 | 0% |
| Mary M. Baney | $4,069 | $4,069 | 0% |
| Adam L. Jessee | $12,566 | $4,004 | -68.1% |
| Tony Lutz | $14,482 | $3,944 | -72.8% |
| Steve Clegg | $0 | $3,943 | -- |
| Jordan E. Stroup | $36,446 | $3,870 | -89.4% |
| Dakota R. Sage | $0 | $3,850 | -- |
| Tommy E. Richard | $6,301 | $3,844 | -39% |
| Thomas L. Maranville | $2,728 | $3,800 | 39.3% |
| Lynde Marie Elliott | $18,645 | $3,709 | -80.1% |
| Kelly D. Nichols | $20,009 | $3,688 | -81.6% |
| Michael Brunswig | $11,168 | $3,636 | -67.4% |
| Ambrosek, Inc. | $12,696 | $3,479 | -72.6% |
| Richard Leroy Fries | $7,578 | $3,469 | -54.2% |
| Banland, LLC | $5,297 | $3,448 | -34.9% |
| Brian G. Bush | $4,614 | $3,379 | -26.8% |
| John Dee Stamm | $3,371 | $3,371 | 0% |
| Brian Stute | $7,355 | $3,335 | -54.7% |
| Michael D. David | $0 | $3,305 | -- |
| Fortkamp Family Protection Trust | $0 | $3,298 | -- |
| DLK Farms, Inc. | $9,044 | $3,286 | -63.7% |
| Adam Peter | $25,533 | $3,275 | -87.2% |
| Casey J. Foster | $10,784 | $3,271 | -69.7% |
| Jacquelyn Lutz | $16,071 | $3,055 | -81% |
| Todd Larabee | $13,849 | $2,846 | -79.4% |
| Sam Cahow | $0 | $2,742 | -- |
| Mark Peterson | $11,477 | $2,516 | -78.1% |
| Von L. Hoss | $12,023 | $2,483 | -79.3% |
| Krug, Inc. | $36,629 | $2,364 | -93.5% |
| John E. Brunswig | $2,676 | $2,354 | -12% |
| Frankie C. Lutz | $1,175 | $2,310 | 96.6% |
| Robert J. Luthy | $15,999 | $2,302 | -85.6% |
| Linda Williams | $3,187 | $2,255 | -29.2% |
| Cheers 2 Wenz Cattle Company, LLC | $12,704 | $2,188 | -82.8% |
| Todd Ostermiller II | $9,938 | $2,008 | -79.8% |
| James G. Russell | $0 | $1,997 | -- |
| Wyatt V. Smith | $0 | $1,973 | -- |
| MRS Arlene Stute-Larry & Arlene Stute Fam Trust | $0 | $1,933 | -- |
| Carl Stafford | $2,151 | $1,905 | -11.4% |
| Sye Austin Tecker | $18,183 | $1,898 | -89.6% |
| Sophia P. Zuege | $3,023 | $1,860 | -38.5% |
| Frank V. Tracy | $5,885 | $1,841 | -68.7% |
| Donnie Zuege | $2,579 | $1,724 | -33.2% |
| Jerrah D Ambrosek | $4,389 | $1,706 | -61.1% |
| William S. Smith | $3,910 | $1,661 | -57.5% |
| Angie G. Stamm | $3,827 | $1,504 | -60.7% |
| Rodney Kerchal | $6,971 | $1,478 | -78.8% |
| Russell L. Stamm | $3,828 | $1,474 | -61.5% |
| Randy Baney | $25,359 | $1,430 | -94.4% |
| Douglas Peckham | $3,099 | $1,388 | -55.2% |
| Nathan W. Ingalls | $6,490 | $1,249 | -80.8% |
| Logan R. Brown | $0 | $1,147 | -- |
| Kimberly Sue Larabee | $0 | $1,097 | -- |
| HJR Trust | $2,526 | $1,033 | -59.1% |
| MJM Trust | $2,525 | $1,033 | -59.1% |
| Donald Webster | $0 | $978 | -- |
| Mark E. McVey | $1,679 | $975 | -41.9% |
| John R. Fries | $2,435 | $970 | -60.2% |
| Yolanda Ambrosek | $1,271 | $930 | -26.8% |
| Phyllis J. Jones | $3,440 | $898 | -73.9% |
| Josiah R. Stroup | $1,551 | $894 | -42.4% |
| Charles D. Foster | $2,376 | $792 | -66.7% |
| Doris Ann Sharp | $990 | $727 | -26.6% |
| Jeffrey O. Powell | $14,790 | $708 | -95.2% |
| Richard M. Guernsey | $1,823 | $608 | -66.6% |
| Diane Noffsinger | $0 | $564 | -- |
| Ashley J M Ambrosek | $0 | $512 | -- |
| Gerald D Ambrosek | $0 | $512 | -- |
| Tyler R Gritzuk | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Mardell A. Duvel | $574 | $420 | -26.8% |
| Arianna C. Fletcher | $0 | $351 | -- |
| Rose Ann Elliott | $627 | $328 | -47.7% |
| Todd Burrell | $396 | $306 | -22.7% |
| Frank A. Merklin | $0 | $262 | -- |
| Nancy J. Freehling | $528 | $235 | -55.5% |
| L & J Partnership | $2,367 | $218 | -90.8% |
| Dorothy D. Stute | $249 | $199 | -20.1% |
| Sara Hudson | $1,163 | $195 | -83.2% |
| Sheila Rhodes | $0 | $176 | -- |
| MKR, LLC | $458 | $168 | -63.3% |
| Stan Heyne Sr. | $2,248 | $117 | -94.8% |
| Lee U F Gallatin Trust | $572 | $102 | -82.2% |
| Mag Hills, LLC | $90 | $90 | 0% |
| Tom D. Ham | $709 | $59 | -91.7% |
| Buffalo Valley Ranch, Inc. | $97 | $39 | -59.8% |
| Colton Wade Roesener | $0 | $25 | -- |
| Bernard Nelson | $1,538 | $0 | -100% |
| Caleb Pursley | $4,081 | $0 | -100% |
| Cathy R. David | $6,348 | $0 | -100% |
| Darwin D. Warning | $2,687 | $0 | -100% |
| Don W. Ellis | $13,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene E Jones Estate | $3,353 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Draper | $1,670 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry M. Krug Jr. | $3,028 | $0 | -100% |
| Hiawatha Farms, Inc. | $11,315 | $0 | -100% |
| James D. Baney | $3,939 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Mullanix | $4,438 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Paul Ham | $8,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Kameron Krutsinger | $37,894 | $0 | -100% |
| Leland Stute | $5,811 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn Herring | $2,171 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Farm, Inc. | $32,327 | $0 | -100% |
| MRS Arlene Stute-Larry & Arlene S | $3,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra Nelson | $1,538 | $0 | -100% |
| The Backward 5, LLC | $932 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Clark Rev Trust | $3,474 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger A. Zuege | $611 | $0 | -100% |
| Elaine Frasier | $7,473 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Kassian | $4,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey D. Powell | $6,443 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon Tecker | $9,730 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Sharp | $1,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $15,740,133 | $4,838,728 | -69.3% |
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