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In 2021, 110 farmers in cities within Mahnomen County received a total of $3.4 million in 277 farm subsidies, a 41.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.8 million in 483 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pederson Brothers Partnership | $1,915,481 | $1,403,900 | -26.7% |
| Adam Stalboerger | $216,280 | $214,594 | -0.8% |
| Haugo Brothers | $440,547 | $208,790 | -52.6% |
| Daniel R. McCollum | $237,168 | $111,299 | -53.1% |
| Mark a Sirjord | $181,187 | $110,919 | -38.8% |
| Jason L. Keller | $306,636 | $100,791 | -67.1% |
| Miller Farms Limited Partnership | $145,902 | $97,486 | -33.2% |
| Todd A. Hinrichs | $107,943 | $91,025 | -15.7% |
| David Flakne | $110,562 | $84,503 | -23.6% |
| Steve Brady Gullickson | $94,906 | $65,489 | -31% |
| Sean Jamison Kveno | $103,072 | $45,771 | -55.6% |
| Bernard W. Stalboerger | $70,249 | $41,917 | -40.3% |
| William Tilton | $78,487 | $39,450 | -49.7% |
| Duane R. Swiers | $105,736 | $31,635 | -70.1% |
| Kemper Farms, LLC | $50,657 | $27,606 | -45.5% |
| Douglas D. Kramer | $117,679 | $26,270 | -77.7% |
| Joan Kramer | $82,179 | $26,270 | -68% |
| Prairie Elevator, Inc. | $42,657 | $25,197 | -40.9% |
| Michael Thompson | $52,706 | $25,186 | -52.2% |
| Michael Gunderson | $72,758 | $24,469 | -66.4% |
| John Pazdernik Farms, Inc. | $44,302 | $24,347 | -45% |
| Carl Teiken | $42,734 | $24,024 | -43.8% |
| Doug Morrison | $24,008 | $24,008 | 0% |
| Steven K. Krebsbach | $33,569 | $23,851 | -28.9% |
| Terry Mccollum-Mccollum Revocable Trust | $28,361 | $22,521 | -20.6% |
| Cletus C. Geray | $31,941 | $19,375 | -39.3% |
| Timothy Joseph Safar | $42,080 | $19,355 | -54% |
| Daniel M. Zima | $37,287 | $19,296 | -48.3% |
| Nathan Pazdernik | $34,332 | $18,413 | -46.4% |
| John J. Zima | $39,455 | $18,142 | -54% |
| Charles Pazdernik | $21,885 | $17,664 | -19.3% |
| Mike Fortier | $12,533 | $16,679 | 33.1% |
| Dale Spaeth | $45,675 | $16,647 | -63.6% |
| Timothy M. Gunderson | $30,791 | $16,185 | -47.4% |
| Edwin Scherping | $12,368 | $15,447 | 24.9% |
| Dale Pazdernik Farms, Inc. | $53,721 | $15,336 | -71.5% |
| Paul Robertson Heers Jr. | $83,361 | $15,148 | -81.8% |
| Dennis Zima | $25,783 | $14,626 | -43.3% |
| Duane R. Pavlish | $27,127 | $14,226 | -47.6% |
| Trevor Johnson | $15,484 | $12,874 | -16.9% |
| Ronald Zima | $22,248 | $11,257 | -49.4% |
| Jack F. Miller | $17,787 | $10,701 | -39.8% |
| Paul Benson | $16,905 | $10,640 | -37.1% |
| Barbara Scherping | $8,246 | $10,296 | 24.9% |
| CHRZ Family Limited Partnership | $9,930 | $9,930 | 0% |
| Todd Borgrud | $13,862 | $9,594 | -30.8% |
| Peter Revier | $13,935 | $9,061 | -35% |
| Jason Westergaard | $13,679 | $8,438 | -38.3% |
| Joseph M. Buresh | $14,669 | $8,000 | -45.5% |
| Joseph C. Safar Jr. | $15,324 | $7,579 | -50.5% |
| Roland J. Schmidt | $11,804 | $7,535 | -36.2% |
| Michael Zima | $13,035 | $6,391 | -51% |
| Thomas Wolbeck | $12,771 | $6,270 | -50.9% |
| Steven L. Guenther | $0 | $6,165 | -- |
| Dean Schaumburg | $19,750 | $6,026 | -69.5% |
| Mr. Lee Radtke | $11,736 | $5,804 | -50.5% |
| Franklin Andersen | $9,969 | $5,028 | -49.6% |
| Deljoan Revier | $2,532 | $4,953 | 95.6% |
| Allan Leff | $4,676 | $4,676 | 0% |
| Richard A. Kent Jr. | $7,417 | $4,358 | -41.2% |
| Kaid Ethyn Pederson | $22,440 | $3,986 | -82.2% |
| Robert A. Pavek Jr. | $3,985 | $3,985 | 0% |
| Mark John Rothschadl | $6,345 | $3,964 | -37.5% |
| SRP Carl J & Alan C | $12,853 | $3,798 | -70.5% |
| Helen Gold | $3,447 | $3,447 | 0% |
| Yvonne E. Opdahl | $1,816 | $3,374 | 85.8% |
| Ted Holl | $3,122 | $3,122 | 0% |
| Benjamin Theodore Haugo | $19,985 | $3,116 | -84.4% |
| Jerome J. Schoenborn | $6,788 | $2,976 | -56.2% |
| Trevor John Haugo | $19,761 | $2,874 | -85.5% |
| H & S Zima, Inc. | $7,735 | $2,531 | -67.3% |
| David M. Vandeneinde | $9,258 | $2,373 | -74.4% |
| Scott A. Bridley | $6,226 | $1,965 | -68.4% |
| Lyle Family Farms | $1,928 | $1,928 | 0% |
| Peter Refshaw | $6,952 | $1,916 | -72.4% |
| Matthew W. Haverkamp | $5,388 | $1,869 | -65.3% |
| Roger D. Black | $2,252 | $1,820 | -19.2% |
| Ray Thorkildson | $0 | $1,805 | -- |
| Walter Helgeson | $1,767 | $1,767 | 0% |
| Jeremy P Refshaw | $7,752 | $1,763 | -77.3% |
| Douglas Fabre | $1,691 | $1,691 | 0% |
| Jason Teiken | $7,027 | $1,575 | -77.6% |
| James Devries | $1,287 | $1,287 | 0% |
| Patrick E. Cottrell | $1,280 | $1,280 | 0% |
| Jacob J. Zima | $3,710 | $1,176 | -68.3% |
| Randy Kent | $2,442 | $1,163 | -52.4% |
| Sandra Haddeland | $0 | $1,141 | -- |
| Edwin Scheler | $412 | $935 | 126.9% |
| Peter L Domogalla | $1,311 | $905 | -31% |
| Kwin Pederson | $0 | $849 | -- |
| Brian C. Tolifson | $846 | $846 | 0% |
| Danny Pinske | $833 | $833 | 0% |
| Bruce Starkey | $975 | $816 | -16.3% |
| Dustin Kevin Viktora | $2,649 | $776 | -70.7% |
| Jean Nelson | $654 | $654 | 0% |
| Ann L. Thom | $628 | $628 | 0% |
| Green Farms Enterprises, Inc. | $6,555 | $599 | -90.9% |
| Geraldine H. Aanerud | $596 | $596 | 0% |
| Randall Hodgson | $442 | $590 | 33.5% |
| Duane Neumann | $379 | $379 | 0% |
| Adam M. Wilkie | $548 | $340 | -38% |
| Randie Conner | $1,816 | $259 | -85.7% |
| Jason M. Lunde | $221 | $221 | 0% |
| Edward Syverson | $594 | $218 | -63.3% |
| Gregory Leff | $199 | $199 | 0% |
| Jeffrey S. Leff | $199 | $199 | 0% |
| Betty Lou Lyle Trust | $143 | $143 | 0% |
| Calvin S Lyle Family Trust | $143 | $143 | 0% |
| Robert Francis Holl | $93 | $93 | 0% |
| Groe Farms, LLP | $16 | $16 | 0% |
| Adriaan Louw | $1,541 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane Gunderson | $15,274 | $0 | -100% |
| Franklyn D. Preisler | $323 | $0 | -100% |
| Kariann Keller | $965 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy Alan Sirjord | $4,843 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Gordon | $482 | $0 | -100% |
| BLY Dairy Farm, Inc. | $141,528 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn Thorkildson | $438 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn Throkildson | $1,276 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Rogers | $1,813 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Adams | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Benson | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Nelson | $312 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Smith | $2,426 | $0 | -100% |
| William Bly | $5,763 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,829,507 | $3,398,362 | -41.7% |
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