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In 2021, 146 farmers in cities within Red Lake County received a total of $4 million in 327 farm subsidies, a 40.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.7 million in 541 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hess Farms PTSP | $257,027 | $366,882 | 42.7% |
| Kevin Jay Malwitz | $403,614 | $193,796 | -52% |
| Cole Nymann | $302,182 | $191,116 | -36.8% |
| Walter Brothers Dairy, Inc. | $382,601 | $145,581 | -61.9% |
| Erik Nymann | $215,773 | $140,355 | -35% |
| Melisa Nymann | $214,908 | $140,355 | -34.7% |
| Gregory Hilgeman | $233,266 | $132,256 | -43.3% |
| Pribyl Hay and Straw, LLP | $247,123 | $131,939 | -46.6% |
| Hayday Farms, LLP | $172,634 | $126,674 | -26.6% |
| Keith O. Swenson | $182,974 | $112,247 | -38.7% |
| Esp Christensen | $220,294 | $96,403 | -56.2% |
| Ross Ronald Hegge | $167,972 | $84,804 | -49.5% |
| Charlie Allen Johnson | $201,572 | $82,973 | -58.8% |
| Caren L. Swenson | $121,983 | $74,830 | -38.7% |
| RT Nelson Brothers Farm | $159,481 | $70,410 | -55.9% |
| Robert O'Neill | $126,871 | $68,542 | -46% |
| Dale Kolseth | $64,929 | $62,555 | -3.7% |
| Charlie J. Johnson Jr. | $134,931 | $61,670 | -54.3% |
| Jeremiah O. Johnson | $112,053 | $60,202 | -46.3% |
| Arlene M. Peterson | $69,135 | $58,834 | -14.9% |
| Leslie O'Neill | $114,696 | $56,367 | -50.9% |
| Richard Salentiny | $88,314 | $52,187 | -40.9% |
| C Flatgard, LLC | $34,918 | $50,988 | 46% |
| M & M Farms Partnership | $32,598 | $47,878 | 46.9% |
| William J. Paradis | $74,761 | $46,721 | -37.5% |
| Nicholas Walter Seeger | $89,004 | $45,539 | -48.8% |
| SMP Corporation | $37,625 | $44,459 | 18.2% |
| PJM Farms, Inc. | $37,625 | $44,458 | 18.2% |
| Bernard Elmer Steinkopf | $87,270 | $41,635 | -52.3% |
| Kolstoe Farms, LLC | $83,472 | $41,606 | -50.2% |
| Bachton Enterprises, Inc. | $162,501 | $40,332 | -75.2% |
| Luke Owen Swenson | $77,029 | $39,671 | -48.5% |
| GDW, Inc. | $71,938 | $36,319 | -49.5% |
| Steven L. Linder | $69,336 | $34,767 | -49.9% |
| Steven Eskeli | $40,141 | $34,370 | -14.4% |
| Conway Dale Olson | $48,299 | $32,709 | -32.3% |
| Joel O Stolaas | $63,891 | $32,489 | -49.1% |
| Lora J. Johnson | $55,967 | $31,866 | -43.1% |
| Gary Lundeen | $52,358 | $29,069 | -44.5% |
| Roy Volden Quick | $40,061 | $28,549 | -28.7% |
| Nathan Whalen | $49,290 | $26,317 | -46.6% |
| Debra L Salentiny | $23,042 | $25,827 | 12.1% |
| Oren Syrtveit Estate | $0 | $25,560 | -- |
| Charles Bachand & Carol Bachand, Inc. | $25,064 | $25,360 | 1.2% |
| Aaron C Chervestad | $36,961 | $24,675 | -33.2% |
| Claire G. Berberich | $25,785 | $22,673 | -12.1% |
| Kent M. Bergerson | $33,458 | $21,531 | -35.6% |
| Delmer Nesland | $58,993 | $21,516 | -63.5% |
| Patrick E. Wichterman | $44,048 | $21,310 | -51.6% |
| Steve J. Rosten | $34,970 | $19,493 | -44.3% |
| Arlan D. Fore | $18,151 | $16,687 | -8.1% |
| Gene a Trontvedt | $28,044 | $16,087 | -42.6% |
| Arden Lundeen Revocable Trust | $28,808 | $15,846 | -45% |
| David Ole Svendsen | $29,128 | $15,466 | -46.9% |
| Patrick S. O'Neill | $11,590 | $14,754 | 27.3% |
| David Bachand & Mary Lynn Bachand, Inc. | $9,236 | $14,444 | 56.4% |
| Ernest C. Kolling | $8,081 | $14,008 | 73.3% |
| Dennis Magnell | $20,193 | $13,639 | -32.5% |
| Mark Lawrence Spong | $15,785 | $13,533 | -14.3% |
| Anthony W. Gerardy | $25,184 | $12,864 | -48.9% |
| Jacob Malwitz | $20,647 | $12,471 | -39.6% |
| Walter D. Novak Jr. | $30,258 | $11,930 | -60.6% |
| Randall Magnell | $11,485 | $11,485 | 0% |
| Michael Bachand & Audrey Bachand, Inc. | $8,312 | $11,402 | 37.2% |
| Alan Elmer Lee | $33,394 | $10,727 | -67.9% |
| Jordan Joseph Riendeau | $27,671 | $10,470 | -62.2% |
| Jacob Michael Riendeau | $27,878 | $10,470 | -62.4% |
| Lee E. Schmitz | $4,804 | $10,393 | 116.3% |
| Scott E. Morinville | $15,103 | $10,239 | -32.2% |
| Jason M. Cater | $9,089 | $10,064 | 10.7% |
| Arnold -Arnold E. Schmitz Rev. Trust AGR Schmitz | $18,702 | $9,228 | -50.7% |
| Alan R. Olson | $14,695 | $9,165 | -37.6% |
| Keith A. Mack | $12,690 | $9,113 | -28.2% |
| Brent Halvorson | $14,205 | $8,894 | -37.4% |
| Jimmy P. Hagge | $21,562 | $8,805 | -59.2% |
| Orvis D Mossestad | $8,579 | $8,579 | 0% |
| Sarah L. Whalen | $0 | $8,365 | -- |
| Jeanette McMullen | $8,120 | $8,120 | 0% |
| PCB & MDB, LLLP | $7,850 | $7,850 | 0% |
| Michael C. Wicks | $16,858 | $7,739 | -54.1% |
| Kurt Halvorson | $12,237 | $7,406 | -39.5% |
| Alex Lyn Brekke | $10,612 | $7,086 | -33.2% |
| Glenn B. Delude | $7,009 | $7,009 | 0% |
| Jerima D Glanzer | $29,092 | $6,834 | -76.5% |
| Dennis McGeary | $12,912 | $6,631 | -48.6% |
| Kelly Ray Brekke | $10,667 | $6,577 | -38.3% |
| Kevin Michael Brekke | $10,635 | $6,569 | -38.2% |
| Raymond J. Fisher | $17,708 | $6,203 | -65% |
| Logan O'Neill | $10,780 | $5,601 | -48% |
| Delphen Determan | $11,073 | $5,492 | -50.4% |
| Daniel J. Hesse | $15,962 | $5,477 | -65.7% |
| Gary A. Lee | $5,373 | $5,373 | 0% |
| Adam N. Reese | $9,915 | $5,297 | -46.6% |
| Alan Vettleson | $17,609 | $5,096 | -71.1% |
| Berry Apiaries, LLC | $0 | $5,023 | -- |
| Todd a Chervestad | $18,433 | $5,012 | -72.8% |
| Ethan Daniel Klasen | $6,634 | $4,544 | -31.5% |
| Quinten Nelson | $6,993 | $4,408 | -37% |
| Jason C. Moen | $4,202 | $4,202 | 0% |
| Anthony P. Bachand | $5,102 | $4,188 | -17.9% |
| Steve Heden | $8,453 | $4,070 | -51.9% |
| Richard A. Froiland | $7,350 | $3,927 | -46.6% |
| George Olson | $0 | $3,850 | -- |
| Donald Hagen | $14,212 | $3,673 | -74.2% |
| Jared Vettleson | $5,511 | $3,601 | -34.7% |
| Jesse T Bushelle | $3,492 | $3,442 | -1.4% |
| Michael J. Boucher | $3,397 | $3,397 | 0% |
| Monte Haugen | $15,717 | $3,290 | -79.1% |
| Bryan Bjerklie | $3,948 | $3,264 | -17.3% |
| Brian Richard Fallon | $8,043 | $3,170 | -60.6% |
| Rodney A. Duden | $6,050 | $2,758 | -54.4% |
| Roger Plante | $5,571 | $2,576 | -53.8% |
| Bernard V. Fallon | $6,297 | $2,503 | -60.3% |
| Gerald R. Howard | $3,009 | $2,445 | -18.7% |
| Travis Daniel Larson | $0 | $2,360 | -- |
| Alice M. Hofstad | $2,510 | $2,298 | -8.4% |
| Vernon L Konickson | $5,825 | $2,290 | -60.7% |
| Orrin G. Linder | $10,378 | $2,100 | -79.8% |
| Jonathan D. Grove | $1,231 | $1,893 | 53.8% |
| Thomas S Kolstoe | $39,625 | $1,868 | -95.3% |
| Jeremy A. Lee | $1,753 | $1,753 | 0% |
| Delane John Dudycha | $565 | $1,714 | 203.4% |
| Tyrone Olson | $2,576 | $1,395 | -45.8% |
| Kenneth J. Boucher | $2,193 | $1,351 | -38.4% |
| David L. Eskeli | $2,078 | $1,243 | -40.2% |
| Steven Wayne Sipper | $1,496 | $1,232 | -17.6% |
| Lisa Thompson | $768 | $1,141 | 48.6% |
| Conway Theodore Hamm | $4,367 | $1,022 | -76.6% |
| Kim Chervestad | $7,177 | $900 | -87.5% |
| Darryl Mathson | $2,466 | $887 | -64% |
| Casey Brekke | $4,461 | $861 | -80.7% |
| John Berberich | $6,323 | $825 | -87% |
| Dale M. Brekke | $6,350 | $759 | -88% |
| Brooks Tree, LLP | $726 | $726 | 0% |
| Glen A. Vettleson | $3,377 | $696 | -79.4% |
| Marlyn Haugen | $1,394 | $682 | -51.1% |
| Daniel R. Klasen | $5,604 | $633 | -88.7% |
| Thomas J. Willett | $2,706 | $575 | -78.8% |
| Jessica Alice Hanson | $2,693 | $532 | -80.2% |
| Benjamin Linder | $2,052 | $417 | -79.7% |
| Russell Jasperson | $1,933 | $396 | -79.5% |
| David Hamm | $2,447 | $309 | -87.4% |
| Eric Mickelson | $927 | $281 | -69.7% |
| Charles Magnell | $246 | $246 | 0% |
| Paul Klein | $1,313 | $214 | -83.7% |
| Leslie D. Hofstad | $2,269 | $26 | -98.9% |
| Wallace Nelson | $2,295 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig A. Flatgard | $11,783 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin T Rystad | $532 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Stenberg | $1,710 | $0 | -100% |
| Ordean L Nelson | $2,295 | $0 | -100% |
| Oren Syrtveit | $14,377 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard P. Martell | $6,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Simpson | $1,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Freitag | $638 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce W. Eskeli | $5,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,681,383 | $3,985,121 | -40.4% |
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