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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Kittson County

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Farms throughout cities in Kittson County received $5.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 367 farmers in cities within Kittson County received a total of $8.7 million in 968 farm subsidies, a 38.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.2 million in 1,370 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 Kittson County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Carlson Farms$354,550$259,705-26.8%
Anderson Farms$369,174$241,847-34.5%
Brian L. Dahl$275,035$152,883-44.4%
Christopher & Jeffrey Mortenson PTR J & C Farms$299,174$149,482-50%
Clifford James Peterson$262,668$136,446-48.1%
Reed A. Stenmark$185,775$130,789-29.6%
Jonathan P. Langen$240,664$130,302-45.9%
Strege Farms$287,320$128,527-55.3%
Aaron P. Kirkeby$221,599$126,006-43.1%
Charles Dziengel$157,490$121,565-22.8%
Paul a Olsonawski$209,739$119,781-42.9%
Kris M. Folland$167,301$118,110-29.4%
Ryan H Schwenzfeier$230,492$116,533-49.4%
Dowdle Farms, Inc.$209,368$113,951-45.6%
Scott D. Nelson$210,996$104,261-50.6%
Aj Lundeen Farms Incorporated$153,295$96,461-37.1%
Marc Langen$200,161$94,977-52.5%
James M. Diamond$145,346$91,088-37.3%
Pelan Land & Cattle Company$144,752$82,981-42.7%
Mark S. Prosser$146,097$82,973-43.2%
Jeffrey J. Rickenberg$138,531$82,660-40.3%
Carol Prosser$146,798$82,170-44%
Richard Nicholson$105,103$82,026-22%
Danny L. Lyberg$172,364$80,900-53.1%
Robert Rynning$158,569$80,209-49.4%
Timothy Rynning$158,569$80,209-49.4%
Lyndon & Owen Westerberg Partners Westerberg Farms$124,884$77,906-37.6%
Darron W. Benson$149,325$77,563-48.1%
Katherine D. Benson$149,325$77,563-48.1%
Richard Sikorski$155,795$76,958-50.6%
Kurt Kraulik$155,590$76,103-51.1%
Randy T. Coffield$141,038$74,261-47.3%
Christopher A. Jerome$109,529$72,764-33.6%
Roy J. Stewart$70,892$69,785-1.6%
Carlson Prairie Seed Farm, Inc.$9,957$68,585588.8%
DMC Lundberg Farms PTNSHP$152,685$65,631-57%
George H. Hanson$71,814$60,859-15.3%
Manna Farms PTSHP$121,877$60,522-50.3%
Angela F. Stromgren$90,644$59,871-33.9%
D & B Farms PTNSHP$119,254$59,277-50.3%
Kevin C. Hanson$103,347$59,238-42.7%
Scott K. Erickson$98,276$57,722-41.3%
Casey Langen$72,035$57,058-20.8%
Daniel Hunter$101,670$55,407-45.5%
Alan D. Carlson$142,451$52,156-63.4%
Ronald J. Anderson$65,878$52,145-20.8%
Allen Converse$62,483$51,871-17%
Christopher D. Anderson$73,432$51,775-29.5%
Carl P. Christopherson$104,816$50,697-51.6%
Adam P. Aakre$98,711$50,087-49.3%
Arlen Nordin$45,700$49,9029.2%
Mark J. Hanson$52,883$48,146-9%
Robert J. Gunnarson$94,373$47,155-50%
Joseph J. Wilebski Jr.$47,910$46,994-1.9%
Peggy Wilebski$47,821$46,987-1.7%
Chris W. Swenson$74,475$46,642-37.4%
Robert Peterson$59,958$44,945-25%
Doug R Nelson, Inc.$46,724$44,604-4.5%
Jack Deere$88,636$44,454-49.8%
Donna Vagle$43,212$42,872-0.8%
Bruce Mortenson Farm, Inc.$84,361$42,049-50.2%
Chris C. Swenson$84,437$41,462-50.9%
Blake Lawrence Nelson$63,738$41,004-35.7%
Kathy Nelson$27,926$40,54445.2%
Kurt P. Aakre$74,815$39,720-46.9%
Peter Beito$83,187$39,285-52.8%
Doug Clark$54,501$39,233-28%
Justin D. Dagen$147,265$39,206-73.4%
Rodney Potrament$38,736$38,8760.4%
Shannon Sikorski$63,342$38,639-39%
Michael L. Olson$48,066$38,438-20%
Kyle Langen$23,078$38,23865.7%
Border Farms, Inc.$70,881$38,163-46.2%
Mark A. Olson$46,465$37,868-18.5%
Ronald Petersen$41,089$36,447-11.3%
Christopherson Farms$24,151$35,42446.7%
Corrine R Karboviak$32,666$35,0897.4%
Bryon Carlson$36,849$34,602-6.1%
Kathleen Engstrom$24,059$34,58143.7%
Brady T. Coffield$49,918$34,158-31.6%
Marjorie Peterson$33,124$33,1240%
Lloyd Johnson Farms, Inc.$94,927$32,868-65.4%
Steven C. Klopp$40,980$31,914-22.1%
Sander D. Dagen$58,087$31,237-46.2%
Keith P Dziengel$70,592$30,754-56.4%
Phillip L. Bengtson$103,860$30,332-70.8%
Brett J. Dahl$62,029$29,833-51.9%
James Marshall Dahl$76,530$29,780-61.1%
Justin W. Peterson$45,967$29,621-35.6%
Sally Beito$32,173$29,495-8.3%
Chad Spilde$44,201$29,478-33.3%
Jerroll Peterson$30,242$29,288-3.2%
Shane Bothum$29,228$29,2280%
Perry Kostrzewski$43,038$28,664-33.4%
Jordan Isaiah Bengtson$25,735$27,7707.9%
Lydell L. Anderson$32,853$27,646-15.8%
Carey S. Mortenson$60,483$27,580-54.4%
Keith P. Britten$54,644$27,446-49.8%
Karen M. Klopp$27,203$26,908-1.1%
Matthew Cummins$32,609$26,701-18.1%
Daniel John Stusynski$36,655$26,478-27.8%
Mary J. Carlson$26,007$26,0070%
Heather M. Hanson$35,620$25,846-27.4%
Blaine Schmalz$81,921$25,555-68.8%
Jerry L. Coffield$25,215$25,2150%
Spencer E. Johnson$36,040$25,178-30.1%
Frame Farms PTNSHP$82,288$25,089-69.5%
Joey Hauert$44,947$24,511-45.5%
Rita Wilwant$24,762$24,503-1%
Matthew J Przekwas$52,011$24,399-53.1%
Thomas Miesner$18,565$24,35731.2%
Mark D Langehaug$54,654$23,933-56.2%
Casey B. Stromgren$51,779$23,765-54.1%
Joe P. Boroski$23,737$23,7370%
Danika Dostal$25,765$23,470-8.9%
Lyle Jacobson$23,730$23,438-1.2%
Paul Wollin$46,419$23,015-50.4%
Bruce W. Weleski$14,526$22,95658%
Richard C. Levenhagen$40,943$21,744-46.9%
Gerald Klegstad$22,464$21,661-3.6%
Donnie Schmiedeberg$23,177$21,609-6.8%
Gerald Vanderlinde$20,999$21,4692.2%
Jacki N Przekwas$48,958$21,438-56.2%
Bruce V. Nielsen$21,803$21,387-1.9%
Tyler D. Lyberg$34,772$21,281-38.8%
Ann M Potrament$21,272$21,2720%
Holly Kalinowski$20,895$20,8950%
Tim Kalinowski$21,002$20,895-0.5%
Dennis Olsonawski$23,892$20,877-12.6%
Adam M. Anderson$40,588$20,620-49.2%
Virgil D. Lindstrom$20,751$20,618-0.6%
Roy E. Frame$56,993$20,419-64.2%
Trevor T. Coffield$25,271$20,333-19.5%
Kyle Folland$25,064$19,773-21.1%
Robert Pearson$32,072$19,608-38.9%
Diane Peterson$20,617$19,580-5%
Noelle J. Swanson$19,333$19,4080.4%
Chris Davis$27,527$19,396-29.5%
Ryan Swenson$35,952$19,270-46.4%
Michael Johnson$51,419$18,310-64.4%
Lisa Kraulik$37,946$17,528-53.8%
Kieth D. Cummins$16,767$17,2422.8%
Tanner Lee Lyberg$31,353$17,201-45.1%
Franklin Skappel$18,116$17,101-5.6%
John P. Wilson$69,258$17,081-75.3%
Thomas J. Green$63,297$17,026-73.1%
Brady Diamond$25,968$16,867-35%
Chelsi a Langehaug$11,781$16,64341.3%
Samuel R. Anderson$19,388$16,337-15.7%
Cindy Christopherson$9,854$16,32065.6%
Darrell C. Peterson$16,092$16,0920%
Kevin D. Walz$16,834$15,992-5%
Zachary James Rynning$33,352$15,919-52.3%
Laverne Isaacson$15,850$15,8500%
David Pietruszewski$16,391$15,305-6.6%
Larry R. Wilebski$16,636$15,250-8.3%
Joel T. Hellerud$25,682$15,231-40.7%
Donovan C Langaas$16,048$15,223-5.1%
Cindy Augustson L. Adams$13,399$15,21713.6%
Patricia a Stallock$13,399$15,21713.6%
Sandra Olson$13,399$15,21713.6%
Dianna Matthew$13,399$15,21713.6%
Vaughn N Langaas$15,582$15,107-3%
Amanda Rickenberg$14,619$14,6190%
Brian Lane$14,571$14,5710%
Avis Hagen$28,106$14,399-48.8%
Mitchell Olson$14,370$14,3700%
Leslie K Klegstad$47,152$14,346-69.6%
Ruby Peterson$13,982$13,945-0.3%
Langen Bros Jv$64,329$13,927-78.4%
Border Oaks, LLP$13,815$13,8150%
Timothy J. Peterson$18,905$13,720-27.4%
Cody Schmalz$66,080$13,674-79.3%
Grant Sang$13,603$13,6420.3%
Dennis Winge$13,265$13,2650%
Andrew J. Alme$20,456$13,100-36%
Ronald Fossell$19,262$12,856-33.3%
Nikki J. Larson$12,735$12,8100.6%
Kenneth J Urbaniak Living Trust$12,250$12,2500%
Allison W Frislie$44,996$12,242-72.8%
Ingeman Farms, LLC$25,545$12,182-52.3%
Hollis Turnwall$13,178$12,129-8%
Dennis O. Lindquist$11,782$11,7820%
Jon R. Swenson$12,507$11,591-7.3%
Glen J. Lundberg$11,508$11,5080%
K & J Lindgren Trucking$61,659$11,464-81.4%
Bruce Mortenson$14,693$11,370-22.6%
Barry John Weleski$16,106$11,364-29.4%
Troy Vagle$11,324$11,237-0.8%
Regine E. Wollin$13,071$10,922-16.4%
Gregory W. Peterson$10,852$10,8520%
Susan West$10,731$10,728-0%
Norman a Bogestad Farms, Inc.$10,696$10,6960%
Brian Hanson$16,999$10,687-37.1%
Scotty L. Billings$11,171$10,568-5.4%
Fay Ryden$9,310$10,35811.3%
Margaret Anderson$2,420$10,296325.5%
Neil A. Johnson$16,813$10,171-39.5%
Arne Sundem$9,750$9,537-2.2%
Myles Juhl$9,484$9,4840%
Randal K. Swenson$11,281$9,325-17.3%
Roger Dziengel$3,216$9,294189%
Wayne J. Cummins$14,250$8,985-36.9%
Sandie K Doll-Nelson$8,963$8,9630%
Robert M. Laude$7,886$8,78511.4%
Kyle C. Levenhagen$12,530$8,561-31.7%
Tom Coffield$15,132$8,514-43.7%
Jack A. Thompson$8,001$8,4135.1%
Virginia Olson$5,741$8,24143.5%
Charles Olsonoski$8,227$8,2270%
Nathan L. Johnson$8,396$8,225-2%
Angel Yonke$8,260$8,180-1%
Joseph Kraska$8,260$8,180-1%
James Wallenberg$7,472$8,1008.4%
Devin Dean Stromgren$12,749$8,099-36.5%
Dean L. Johnson$8,030$8,0310%
Michael O. Schmidt$8,219$7,938-3.4%
Cynthia K. Clow$33,040$7,796-76.4%
Terence Kent$16,361$7,792-52.4%
Tyson Ray Twamley$6,545$7,78518.9%
Duane M. Anderson$7,775$7,7750%
Paul a Olsonawski Estate$0$7,759--
Susan Kazmierczak-Converse$11,202$7,568-32.4%
Harvey Diamond, Inc.$10,063$7,537-25.1%
Keith Potrament$9,210$7,187-22%
Deborah K Twedt-Schmidt$0$7,104--
Ethan Glen Paulson$4,827$6,93743.7%
Barbara Peterson$6,917$6,9170%
Daron Sikorski$7,303$6,900-5.5%
Carol Carlson$0$6,894--
Dean Carlson$0$6,894--
Lisa Marie Sang$6,887$6,8870%
Denise Aakre$6,849$6,8490%
Mary F. Barron$7,227$6,827-5.5%
J & N Webster Farms, Inc.$20,236$6,782-66.5%
Terri Christopherson$59,534$6,632-88.9%
Lindberg Farms, Inc.$0$6,389--
Charles Mortenson$5,998$6,1672.8%
Dean Mortenson$5,998$6,1672.8%
Stephen Sang$6,154$6,127-0.4%
Cynthia F. Hanson$6,108$6,1080%
Kent Lee Hanson$6,108$6,1080%
Curtiss Johnson$14,441$6,108-57.7%
Erik J. Finney$54,457$6,100-88.8%
Daryl Klegstad$9,326$5,911-36.6%
Greg Bogestad$5,566$5,5660%
Blackwolf Ventures$4,400$5,49624.9%
Jeremy Folland$0$5,363--
Faron Johnson$5,499$5,320-3.3%
Lester Wallenberg$6,616$5,273-20.3%
Candice Nelson$5,212$5,2120%
Cody Kraska$4,801$5,2078.5%
Keith Olsonawski$5,370$5,135-4.4%
Randy Nordin$4,976$4,737-4.8%
Jacqueline Jensen$4,673$4,6730%
Tracy Jean Folland$0$4,639--
Sandy Parent$0$4,247--
Jim Weleski$10,119$4,238-58.1%
Duane C Frislie$3,871$4,1527.3%
Clara Strege$4,119$4,1200%
Sheree Viola Wollin-Strozyk$8,911$4,065-54.4%
David Spilde$4,004$4,0400.9%
Corey A. Nelson$13,160$3,995-69.6%
James C. Britten$3,966$3,9660%
Blake W. Weleski$5,067$3,835-24.3%
Blake W. Weleski$5,067$3,835-24.3%
Clark W. Weleski$4,979$3,828-23.1%
Bruce Gustafson$3,545$3,7646.2%
Rodney Sele$3,719$3,7190%
John Stenquist$3,674$3,6740%
Michael Ratzlaff$3,479$3,4790%
Daniel R. Lundberg$3,548$3,449-2.8%
John P. Webster$3,429$3,4290%
Jeffrey Altendorf$3,018$3,41813.3%
Noah Allen Maier-Weleski$3,240$3,3874.5%
Peder Spilde$10,494$3,344-68.1%
Ricky Sele$3,325$3,3250%
Everett A. Englund$2,247$3,27645.8%
David H. Johnson$2,798$3,17013.3%
Joe Olsonawski$3,296$3,140-4.7%
Shelby Paige Retief$3,595$3,116-13.3%
Curtis O. Lindquist$3,081$3,0810%
Mark E. Larson$9,047$3,077-66%
Janis Faye Johnson$3,149$3,034-3.7%
Wallace L. Walz$5,055$2,925-42.1%
Bruce E. Blomquist$2,765$2,7961.1%
Blayne A. Davis$41$2,7956,717.1%
Bonnie Kostrzewski$2,740$2,7400%
Scott R Olsonawski$2,649$2,6490%
Marlin L. Nelson$3,650$2,535-30.5%
Lila Grandstrand$2,990$2,496-16.5%
Eddie L. Anderson$2,451$2,4510%
Kathleen Dawn Nelson$0$2,426--
Brian L. Anderson$0$2,409--
Dean Marvin Stromgren$2,364$2,3640%
Jerry M Bernstrom - Bernstrom Family Revocable Living Trust$8,618$2,364-72.6%
Bobby Schmiedeberg$0$2,324--
Keith Schmiedeberg$0$2,324--
Wade Levenhagen$1,808$2,31628.1%
Irene Burton$0$2,238--
Jean Lyberg$0$2,238--
Virginia Ledoux$0$2,238--
Kathleen Pederson$2,184$2,1840%
Jeremy Martin Sollund$2,117$2,1170%
Michael Howard Sollund$2,117$2,1170%
Janice Sugden$2,033$2,0330%
Chad A. Lindgren$5,831$1,995-65.8%
Steven Sjostrand$2,292$1,974-13.9%
Keith Urbaniak$1,956$1,9560%
Dan Heppner$1,320$1,90043.9%
Gene D. Clinton$5,830$1,899-67.4%
Kyle Andersen$2,170$1,887-13%
Brion Nelson$2,032$1,869-8%
Myron Nelson$1,964$1,836-6.5%
Neil S. Gustafson$5,336$1,749-67.2%
Chris Koland$1,733$1,7330%
Brady Swanson$6,042$1,703-71.8%
Britta Potrament$1,701$1,7010%
Marcus Potrament$1,701$1,7010%
Wayne Altendorf$2,400$1,687-29.7%
Dwight Wollin$2,494$1,625-34.8%
Leona Chalaturnyk$12,726$1,535-87.9%
Timothy Andersen$2,134$1,519-28.8%
Jeffrey Deere$1,508$1,5080%
Scott Wallenberg$1,483$1,4830%
Craig Steen$1,428$1,4280%
David Karol$1,424$1,4240%
Casey Kraska$2,367$1,341-43.3%
Kaitlyn Kraska$1,272$1,2720%
Gary B. Carlson$1,258$1,2580%
Shane Olson$1,266$1,246-1.6%
Rodney A. Thompson$1,392$1,228-11.8%
Soltvedt Farms, Inc.$1,176$1,1760%
Debra Cederholm$1,081$1,0810%
Sean Spilde$10,945$1,066-90.3%
Lester Sundem$167$1,046526.3%
John Ledoux$1,037$1,0370%
Ross David Helling$996$9960%
Allan Andrew Dostal$3,326$905-72.8%
Arnita M. Braget$795$7950%
Douglas L Lysford$787$7870%
Rudy M. Finney$5,141$734-85.7%
Paul D. Hanson$720$7200%
Zach Gatheridge$2,890$684-76.3%
Judah Westerberg$2,645$506-80.9%
Lee H. Folland$1,274$494-61.2%
Ted H. Hanson Jr.$888$457-48.5%
Scott Wollin$5,267$419-92%
Jean M. Borneman$1,214$406-66.6%
Randy S. Dahl$0$400--
Brandon Clark$5,773$370-93.6%
Butch Kraska$1,147$361-68.5%
John R. Koskela$341$3410%
Eddie Weleski$327$3270%
Sarah Rudnik$315$305-3.2%
Jody A. Bowman$296$2960%
Mark Loren Hanson$317$257-18.9%
Justin Howard$444$222-50%
John H. Miesner$111$222100%
Mark Przekwas$0$151--
Daniel Robert Ekdahl$191$150-21.5%
Andrea Rae Elvie Weleski$539$118-78.1%
Neil L. Souder$213$104-51.2%
Donald Burton$1,299$104-92%
James Sorenson$103$1030%
Mary Ann Schmiedeberg$11,827$71-99.4%
Richard Hilman$0$58--
Allen H. Frei$1,653$0-100%
Jakob Schaffhauser$179$0-100%
Lori Anderson$1,653$0-100%
Lynn Sjoblom$4,392$0-100%
Peter W. Walz$1,067$0-100%
Gary Gorvin$1,794$0-100%
Margaret Sandberg$99$0-100%
Wayne Langen, Inc.$52,637$0-100%
Bradley L. Kulyk$5,567$0-100%
Clayton Sjostrand$5,927$0-100%
Larry Sele$5,895$0-100%
Paul Johnson$5,179$0-100%
Allan Ray Gustafson Estate$262$0-100%
Earl P Karboviak$706$0-100%
Kenneth J. Anderson$7,879$0-100%
Leon Olson$1,164$0-100%
Ronald L Hanson & Terence Kent$13,955$0-100%
Total subsidies$14,187,137$8,738,712-38.4%

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