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In 2021, 249 farmers in cities within Steele County received a total of $12.2 million in 746 farm subsidies, a 24.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $16.2 million in 1,107 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 Steele County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fugleberg Farms Partnership | $884,933 | $534,986 | -39.5% |
| Dakota Heritage Bank of North Dakota | $0 | $520,244 | -- |
| Burchill Farms | $294,990 | $508,744 | 72.5% |
| Richards & Judisch Farms Partnership | $0 | $291,922 | -- |
| The Citizens State Bank of Finley | $629,823 | $278,152 | -55.8% |
| Timothy Owen Lyste | $173,773 | $230,749 | 32.8% |
| Jacobsen Farms Partnership | $235,163 | $223,826 | -4.8% |
| David Allen Johnson | $134,917 | $219,736 | 62.9% |
| Valerie Dawn Johnson | $134,917 | $219,659 | 62.8% |
| Jason Scott Carlson | $267,645 | $205,506 | -23.2% |
| Peggy Sue Ihry | $134,498 | $198,940 | 47.9% |
| Wayne & Dori Amundson Farms | $181,387 | $187,227 | 3.2% |
| Aric Curtiss Washburn | $246,475 | $186,665 | -24.3% |
| John Elroy Carlson | $112,709 | $185,903 | 64.9% |
| Scott Edward Pfeifer | $192,578 | $184,511 | -4.2% |
| Lucas Dennis Carlson | $217,844 | $178,346 | -18.1% |
| Russell Huschka | $139,898 | $171,904 | 22.9% |
| Joshua James Ihry | $144,208 | $169,092 | 17.3% |
| Kelly Johan Jacobson | $85,227 | $168,281 | 97.5% |
| Shannon Lee Bergstrom | $251,917 | $153,669 | -39% |
| Tor Franklin Bergstrom | $164,296 | $129,744 | -21% |
| Michael Wayne Steinke | $146,360 | $129,615 | -11.4% |
| Kyle Lynn Zerface | $137,012 | $128,938 | -5.9% |
| Perry James Ostmo | $179,466 | $123,500 | -31.2% |
| Clark Reed Lemley | $124,060 | $122,939 | -0.9% |
| Jeremy Wayne Johnson | $143,231 | $118,061 | -17.6% |
| Raymond Joel Moore | $148,407 | $114,209 | -23% |
| ELM River Credit Union | $0 | $112,640 | -- |
| Gullicks Farm Partnership | $88,806 | $110,856 | 24.8% |
| Joshua Dean Ostenson | $168,830 | $109,190 | -35.3% |
| James Richard Law | $123,784 | $107,644 | -13% |
| Matthew James Powell | $211,331 | $104,227 | -50.7% |
| Barry Lee Grotte | $133,733 | $101,514 | -24.1% |
| Clay James Jacobsen | $67,916 | $98,037 | 44.4% |
| Ross Bradley Thykeson | $0 | $97,674 | -- |
| Jodi Lynn Carlson | $168,323 | $94,009 | -44.1% |
| Donald Allen Nygaard | $124,626 | $93,980 | -24.6% |
| Mardy Dahl | $72,026 | $91,832 | 27.5% |
| Richard Lynn Thompson | $128,904 | $88,626 | -31.2% |
| Leslie Myron Johnson | $17,354 | $84,566 | 387.3% |
| Jessica L. Jacobsen | $35,876 | $82,052 | 128.7% |
| Kerry Lynn Baldwin | $154,827 | $81,520 | -47.3% |
| Overland Farm J V | $200,649 | $81,269 | -59.5% |
| Don Eugene Goughnour | $143,219 | $80,694 | -43.7% |
| Rodd Steven Svenningsen | $82,874 | $79,603 | -3.9% |
| Robert John Olstad | $98,358 | $77,949 | -20.7% |
| Kent Wade Ihry | $116,694 | $77,854 | -33.3% |
| Juliuson Grain Farms J V | $82,209 | $77,846 | -5.3% |
| Brian Lyste | $90,752 | $77,339 | -14.8% |
| Keith Lynn Palmer | $105,562 | $77,079 | -27% |
| Cheryl Ann Peterson | $106,452 | $76,457 | -28.2% |
| David Karl Nygaard | $144,906 | $75,586 | -47.8% |
| Chasity Juliuson | $83,632 | $75,341 | -9.9% |
| Jeffrey Alan Juliuson | $83,630 | $75,339 | -9.9% |
| Brady Michael Palmer | $86,909 | $74,682 | -14.1% |
| Ryan Braaten Farms, Inc. | $141,789 | $72,128 | -49.1% |
| Glenn Marvin Jacobson | $111,392 | $70,816 | -36.4% |
| Brenda Lee Ihry | $72,271 | $69,497 | -3.8% |
| Keith Alan Ihry | $72,271 | $69,497 | -3.8% |
| Larry Lyle Svenningsen | $57,188 | $68,167 | 19.2% |
| Peter Lyle Ness | $88,556 | $67,466 | -23.8% |
| Larry Kendal Carlson | $107,192 | $67,036 | -37.5% |
| Mark Michael Satrom | $86,504 | $65,310 | -24.5% |
| Michael Dennis Peterson | $88,053 | $64,524 | -26.7% |
| Lindsey Kay Johnson | $130,549 | $64,185 | -50.8% |
| Lesley John Oxton | $89,038 | $63,710 | -28.4% |
| Brittany Lynn Juliuson | $66,229 | $62,999 | -4.9% |
| Lucas James Juliuson | $66,227 | $62,997 | -4.9% |
| Benjamin Gary Hiam | $89,939 | $59,008 | -34.4% |
| Larry Alan Jacobsen | $21,519 | $58,295 | 170.9% |
| Matthew Allen Roller | $112,335 | $57,686 | -48.6% |
| Shannon Kay Elbert | $88,124 | $57,679 | -34.5% |
| Randy Martin Huschka | $141,910 | $56,727 | -60% |
| Gary Conrad Nelson | $113,026 | $56,181 | -50.3% |
| Bradley Leon Lundstrom | $5,402 | $55,881 | 934.5% |
| Jeffrey Roger Anderson | $50,359 | $54,949 | 9.1% |
| Jason M. Rayner | $102,502 | $53,751 | -47.6% |
| Mark Allan Jacobsen | $50,520 | $53,538 | 6% |
| Virgil Dean Serr | $51,531 | $51,737 | 0.4% |
| Mark Howard Pedersen | $83,895 | $49,454 | -41.1% |
| John Joseph Ihry | $99,946 | $49,435 | -50.5% |
| Ryan Lipetzky | $73,886 | $49,026 | -33.6% |
| Craig Oscar Carlson | $66,048 | $48,821 | -26.1% |
| Jerry Neil Hashbarger | $189,726 | $45,713 | -75.9% |
| Rachael Leigh Hiam | $30,358 | $45,683 | 50.5% |
| Brent Allen Johnson | $15,554 | $45,287 | 191.2% |
| Renae Rayner | $146,259 | $44,621 | -69.5% |
| Dana Kermit Carlson | $79,475 | $44,150 | -44.4% |
| Kevin Alexander Huschka | $38,473 | $43,870 | 14% |
| Scott Pedersen | $75,079 | $43,655 | -41.9% |
| John David Motter | $64,119 | $42,574 | -33.6% |
| 4 B's Seed Farm, Inc. | $120,525 | $41,172 | -65.8% |
| Good J. Farms V | $0 | $40,970 | -- |
| Henry J. Berger | $70,158 | $39,775 | -43.3% |
| Dale Francis Good | $57,820 | $39,182 | -32.2% |
| Bruce John Emery | $86,350 | $39,036 | -54.8% |
| Jason Lee Johnson | $56,897 | $38,944 | -31.6% |
| Brandon Michael Roller | $83,221 | $36,251 | -56.4% |
| Mark Gordon Svenningsen | $26,018 | $35,961 | 38.2% |
| Warren W. Archer II | $75,885 | $35,795 | -52.8% |
| Vincent Joseph Kubischta | $60,893 | $34,336 | -43.6% |
| Lavon Dean Braaten | $62,326 | $33,222 | -46.7% |
| Jeffrey Scott Jacobson | $87,572 | $32,366 | -63% |
| James Clayton Ihry | $34,274 | $32,062 | -6.5% |
| David A. Archer | $102,273 | $31,725 | -69% |
| The Citizens State Bank of Finley | $81,314 | $31,653 | -61.1% |
| Charles Allen Phelps | $9,689 | $31,538 | 225.5% |
| David Loran Severson | $108,734 | $30,831 | -71.6% |
| Bobby Harold Lee | $76,729 | $30,482 | -60.3% |
| Benjamin Abel Vig | $74,738 | $29,871 | -60% |
| Paul Lynn Elston | $44,646 | $29,797 | -33.3% |
| Brent Jason Lyste | $82,136 | $29,319 | -64.3% |
| Jerrod Duane Serr | $7,243 | $27,651 | 281.8% |
| The Citizens State Bank of Finley | $156,057 | $27,419 | -82.4% |
| Jordan Svenningsen | $52,530 | $26,475 | -49.6% |
| Jarret Emery | $35,792 | $25,508 | -28.7% |
| Michael Gene Whitmore | $105,797 | $25,292 | -76.1% |
| Chad Christian Elbert | $40,983 | $24,828 | -39.4% |
| James Gordon Jacobsen | $39,436 | $24,483 | -37.9% |
| Bank Forward | $112,353 | $24,458 | -78.2% |
| Darren Scott Meyer | $50,469 | $24,381 | -51.7% |
| Deanna Ruth Meyer | $54,112 | $24,381 | -54.9% |
| Jeff Olson | $23,165 | $23,126 | -0.2% |
| Susan Marie Jacobson | $77,334 | $22,128 | -71.4% |
| Harold S. Pross | $19,187 | $21,381 | 11.4% |
| Dale Pedersen | $50,418 | $21,159 | -58% |
| Bank Forward | $165,106 | $21,091 | -87.2% |
| Darwin Lee Haugaard | $80,710 | $20,817 | -74.2% |
| Mary Jane Tollefson | $26,828 | $19,986 | -25.5% |
| Earl David Palmer | $21,072 | $19,132 | -9.2% |
| Dennis Charles Kubischta | $37,910 | $18,643 | -50.8% |
| Keith Ellsworth Johnson | $45,582 | $18,500 | -59.4% |
| Trevor Jay Wigen | $0 | $17,575 | -- |
| Jerome Dale Leslie | $17,038 | $17,038 | 0% |
| Peggy Louise Good | $34,520 | $15,893 | -54% |
| Russell Cory Brown | $26,792 | $14,589 | -45.5% |
| Dylan Markus Jacobsen | $33,233 | $14,533 | -56.3% |
| Leon Edward Montag | $20,991 | $14,525 | -30.8% |
| Ryan Joseph Berger | $27,798 | $14,419 | -48.1% |
| David Morris Mehus | $31,817 | $14,356 | -54.9% |
| BCJ & J Investment, LLP | $39 | $14,039 | 35,897.4% |
| Dennis William Carlson | $13,810 | $13,721 | -0.6% |
| Steven M. Johnson | $24,477 | $13,551 | -44.6% |
| Randall Lynn Koch | $13,742 | $13,506 | -1.7% |
| Derek Grant Zerface | $8,155 | $13,496 | 65.5% |
| Evelyn Pedersen | $19,432 | $13,010 | -33% |
| Dennis Lamarr Braaten | $13,274 | $12,894 | -2.9% |
| Bruce Cameron Gangelhoff | $37,227 | $12,580 | -66.2% |
| Lance Straabe | $9,375 | $12,413 | 32.4% |
| Salander, LLP | $12,247 | $12,247 | 0% |
| Roger D. Netland | $11,937 | $12,242 | 2.6% |
| Elton Lovro | $12,676 | $11,981 | -5.5% |
| Bryan Lee Anderson | $29,671 | $11,696 | -60.6% |
| Mary Kay Klabo | $36,407 | $11,204 | -69.2% |
| Thomas Wayne Klabo | $36,407 | $11,204 | -69.2% |
| Laura Jean Carlson | $14,205 | $11,146 | -21.5% |
| Matthew Wayne Nelson | $36,459 | $11,073 | -69.6% |
| Karen Marie Ness | $10,769 | $10,769 | 0% |
| Maynard John Satrom | $15,899 | $10,507 | -33.9% |
| Kenneth David Kroeplin | $20,070 | $10,455 | -47.9% |
| Lucas Jury | $2,635 | $9,764 | 270.6% |
| Mewes Families, LLLP | $9,703 | $9,703 | 0% |
| Sharon Ann Kroeplin | $18,603 | $9,081 | -51.2% |
| Gerald Harlan Walswick | $21,423 | $9,019 | -57.9% |
| Jeffrey J. Wigen | $0 | $8,733 | -- |
| Ben Marcus Johnson | $31,535 | $8,648 | -72.6% |
| Byron C. Pedersen | $11,818 | $8,361 | -29.3% |
| Roger Allen Anderson | $7,712 | $7,849 | 1.8% |
| April Dawn Huschka | $5,860 | $7,825 | 33.5% |
| John Allan Brager | $16,731 | $7,811 | -53.3% |
| Homer Jerome Wennerstrom | $15,072 | $7,561 | -49.8% |
| Ihry Hogs, LLLP | $46,699 | $7,359 | -84.2% |
| James Elroy Jacobson | $8,012 | $7,270 | -9.3% |
| Frieda M Baldwin Living Trust | $4,485 | $6,960 | 55.2% |
| Windloss Family Trust | $15,812 | $6,665 | -57.8% |
| Eugene L Baldwin Living Trust | $4,485 | $6,585 | 46.8% |
| Gary Wayne Peterson | $6,463 | $6,463 | 0% |
| Duane Bakke | $18,394 | $6,209 | -66.2% |
| Donald Lokken | $6,208 | $6,208 | 0% |
| Paul A. Owen | $6,655 | $6,163 | -7.4% |
| AgCountry Farm Credit Services, PCA | $0 | $6,081 | -- |
| Barbara Ann Beckstrand | $5,998 | $5,998 | 0% |
| Braaten Revocable Living Trust | $5,718 | $5,718 | 0% |
| Louise Johnson | $6,894 | $5,687 | -17.5% |
| Barbara Berger | $5,393 | $5,393 | 0% |
| Dennis & Gayle Lund Income Only IRRV Trust | $0 | $5,316 | -- |
| Marilyn Gayle Ihry | $0 | $4,440 | -- |
| Andrew I. Kainz | $10,466 | $4,270 | -59.2% |
| Steven Meldahl | $3,969 | $3,969 | 0% |
| Starr Eloise Braaten | $3,915 | $3,915 | 0% |
| Perry James Burchill | $3,840 | $3,840 | 0% |
| Marilyn Ihry | $0 | $3,808 | -- |
| Dennis Gilbertson-Gilbertson Family Revocable Livi | $0 | $3,523 | -- |
| Paul Brendemuhl | $24,174 | $3,455 | -85.7% |
| Karen Elaine Leslie | $3,442 | $3,442 | 0% |
| Carol Anderson | $3,012 | $3,367 | 11.8% |
| Milton Irvin Gullicks | $3,291 | $3,291 | 0% |
| Evelyn Joyce Brendemuhl | $11,649 | $3,283 | -71.8% |
| Melissa Coen | $3,238 | $3,238 | 0% |
| Steve Kainz | $5,943 | $3,211 | -46% |
| Shirley Jacobson Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $3,208 | -- |
| Robert P. Kainz | $2,656 | $3,179 | 19.7% |
| Joel Craig Hashbarger | $3,095 | $3,095 | 0% |
| Bradley Hegvick | $2,974 | $2,974 | 0% |
| Alice Gates | $2,970 | $2,970 | 0% |
| Harold James Zerface | $24,274 | $2,867 | -88.2% |
| Jacobson Family Partnership | $2,805 | $2,805 | 0% |
| Alan Juliuson | $2,705 | $2,705 | 0% |
| Curtis Raymond Bauer | $1,865 | $2,646 | 41.9% |
| Alana Yakimenko | $0 | $2,278 | -- |
| Michael John Overland | $32,045 | $2,090 | -93.5% |
| Myron & Linda Kloster Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $2,040 | -- |
| Richard Joseph Tretter | $1,923 | $1,923 | 0% |
| John M. Germundson | $1,877 | $1,877 | 0% |
| John Adam Bauer | $2,097 | $1,731 | -17.5% |
| Myron Carl Kloster | $1,716 | $1,716 | 0% |
| Tate Eugene Goughnour | $26,395 | $1,656 | -93.7% |
| Peter E. Locken | $5,607 | $1,628 | -71% |
| Julianne Pedersen | $3,435 | $1,458 | -57.6% |
| Hunter James Burchill | $1,056 | $1,429 | 35.3% |
| Sue Ellen Parkman | $1,894 | $1,369 | -27.7% |
| Timothy Charles Parkman | $1,893 | $1,368 | -27.7% |
| Connie Lou Hanson | $1,273 | $1,273 | 0% |
| Curtis Dale Lyste | $1,270 | $1,270 | 0% |
| Darwin Leroy Windloss JR | $3,525 | $1,224 | -65.3% |
| Walter Dennis Grotte | $2,812 | $1,124 | -60% |
| Mikenzie Rose Elliott Canton | $0 | $1,032 | -- |
| Barbara Zerface | $1,013 | $1,013 | 0% |
| Amelia Mary Bauer | $525 | $981 | 86.9% |
| Kayla Rusten | $7,499 | $956 | -87.3% |
| Kenneth Richard Wright | $4,667 | $851 | -81.8% |
| Mark Askerooth | $691 | $691 | 0% |
| Casey James Burchill | $672 | $672 | 0% |
| Shane Michael Johnson | $1,085 | $616 | -43.2% |
| O Kermit Carlson Family Trust | $4,834 | $615 | -87.3% |
| Shae Lynn Eileen Johnson | $719 | $574 | -20.2% |
| Ardel Faye Fugleberg | $558 | $558 | 0% |
| Randy Jay Fugleberg | $1,116 | $558 | -50% |
| Rebecca Serr | $516 | $516 | 0% |
| Tyler Lee Schrader | $3,682 | $502 | -86.4% |
| Dorothy Hanson | $1,686 | $452 | -73.2% |
| Thaine Hanson | $274 | $452 | 65% |
| Tom Joel Breckheimer | $0 | $428 | -- |
| Keith Marvin Warren | $418 | $418 | 0% |
| Amelia M. Bauer Estate | $374 | $379 | 1.3% |
| Dekker Family Trust | $469 | $254 | -45.8% |
| Mark Nelson | $1,972 | $242 | -87.7% |
| Gerald Elias Flickinger | $187 | $187 | 0% |
| Jeffrey Michael Hashbarger | $41,963 | $170 | -99.6% |
| Amber Carlson | $1,020 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad Lundstrom | $54,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Citizens State Bank | $3,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Jacobson Irrevocable Trus | $3,208 | $0 | -100% |
| Alana Juliuson | $2,278 | $0 | -100% |
| Amelia M Bauer Estate | $966 | $0 | -100% |
| Bank Foward | $198 | $0 | -100% |
| Dakota Heritage Bank of North Dak | $335,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Gilbertson-Gilbertson Fami | $5,296 | $0 | -100% |
| J & J Mewes, Inc. | $66,156 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Andrew Veile | $8,922 | $0 | -100% |
| Mewes Farms, Inc. | $84,956 | $0 | -100% |
| Mikenzie Rose Elliott | $4,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Richards & Judisch Farms Partners | $432,014 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert P. Kainz | $2,848 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon Miller Svenningsen | $3,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Swanhild Pedersen | $8,449 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis & Gayle Lund Income Only I | $5,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Myron & Linda Kloster Irrevocable | $2,147 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $16,158,368 | $12,244,817 | -24.2% |
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