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In 2021, 175 farmers in cities within Stanley County received a total of $4.1 million in 390 farm subsidies, a 37.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.5 million in 526 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 Stanley County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Brule Farm, Corp. | $1,117,712 | $355,392 | -68.2% |
| Scott Pazour | $193,682 | $222,131 | 14.7% |
| Clifford Tibbs | $76,956 | $159,141 | 106.8% |
| Roger Theobald | $138,156 | $138,604 | 0.3% |
| Robert C. Calkins | $129,534 | $124,172 | -4.1% |
| Jonathon D. Hofer | $159,302 | $121,845 | -23.5% |
| Marty Norman | $121,236 | $104,167 | -14.1% |
| R & D Tibbs, Inc. | $28,824 | $99,060 | 243.7% |
| Kyle Wyly | $128,704 | $97,895 | -23.9% |
| Triple S Farms Partnership | $180,177 | $93,582 | -48.1% |
| Chad Olson | $132,601 | $86,908 | -34.5% |
| Mack Wyly | $224,076 | $84,593 | -62.2% |
| Karen Wyly | $216,628 | $84,569 | -61% |
| Tammy Tolton | $105,039 | $81,828 | -22.1% |
| Sarah Faulstich-Pazour | $193,557 | $80,870 | -58.2% |
| Clinton L. Caldwell | $49,646 | $79,285 | 59.7% |
| Prince & Sons, Inc. | $124,519 | $74,068 | -40.5% |
| Dianne Gregg | $118,203 | $66,232 | -44% |
| Todd Scott | $82,393 | $59,868 | -27.3% |
| Colton T. Carter | $59,808 | $58,011 | -3% |
| Brad L Bonhorst | $84,577 | $57,284 | -32.3% |
| James Carter | $39,873 | $56,982 | 42.9% |
| James Carlisle | $20,904 | $53,568 | 156.3% |
| Gary Grittner | $49,353 | $49,353 | 0% |
| Connie Grittner | $49,171 | $49,171 | 0% |
| Randy D. Stroup | $50,652 | $47,286 | -6.6% |
| Jean K. Collison | $303,074 | $45,413 | -85% |
| Trent D. Stroup | $44,540 | $44,150 | -0.9% |
| Russell Honrud | $17,991 | $41,542 | 130.9% |
| Richard Alan Siedschlaw | $45,712 | $39,893 | -12.7% |
| Dan Elwood | $39,816 | $39,816 | 0% |
| Larry McQuistion | $15,921 | $39,661 | 149.1% |
| Aaron L. Semmler | $41,382 | $39,154 | -5.4% |
| Crystal Dianne Neuharth | $60,065 | $38,969 | -35.1% |
| Levi Neuharth | $60,038 | $38,920 | -35.2% |
| Deadwood Trail Ranch | $9,252 | $37,914 | 309.8% |
| Ambur Farms, Inc. | $38,064 | $36,373 | -4.4% |
| Norman J. Stoeser | $74,165 | $34,272 | -53.8% |
| Barbara J. Herren | $32,824 | $32,815 | -0% |
| Darren G. Tibbs | $49,813 | $32,610 | -34.5% |
| Billy M. Webb | $1,092 | $31,289 | 2,765.3% |
| Karol Zabel | $29,147 | $29,295 | 0.5% |
| Michael L. McQuistion | $12,707 | $28,663 | 125.6% |
| Al Arendt | $27,885 | $27,885 | 0% |
| Cody Smith | $25,339 | $27,522 | 8.6% |
| Femur Farms, LLC | $33,468 | $27,248 | -18.6% |
| Frank Iversen | $30,582 | $27,127 | -11.3% |
| Ron McQuistion | $35,008 | $26,773 | -23.5% |
| Blake M. Norman | $32,685 | $26,485 | -19% |
| Keith E. Jennings | $43,584 | $24,040 | -44.8% |
| Hicks Properties, LLC | $2,915 | $23,833 | 717.6% |
| Carson James Carlisle | $73,520 | $23,583 | -67.9% |
| Shane Kramme | $64,241 | $22,114 | -65.6% |
| Wilcox Grass Creek Ranch Limited | $58,948 | $21,525 | -63.5% |
| Jeffrey Jay Langdeau | $62,771 | $21,388 | -65.9% |
| Plum Creek Ranch, LLC | $19,824 | $19,900 | 0.4% |
| Pheasants Heritage Preservation, LLP | $0 | $19,461 | -- |
| Tyler J. Stoeser | $47,759 | $18,372 | -61.5% |
| Dana E. Iversen | $25,289 | $17,238 | -31.8% |
| Phyllis Stoeser | $17,208 | $17,208 | 0% |
| William Fischer | $43,888 | $16,031 | -63.5% |
| Mark C. Reinhard | $49,325 | $15,614 | -68.3% |
| Rodney J. Stoeser | $43,420 | $15,567 | -64.1% |
| Sandal and Sandal Farm | $71,828 | $14,841 | -79.3% |
| Scott Scott | $19,722 | $14,804 | -24.9% |
| Gaylord Sonnenschein | $0 | $14,228 | -- |
| Craig Novak | $10,477 | $12,643 | 20.7% |
| Brian L. Scott | $27,971 | $11,732 | -58.1% |
| Bryce Baker | $7,678 | $11,539 | 50.3% |
| Cody Nickolas | $11,430 | $11,428 | -0% |
| Bryan Hanson | $44,363 | $11,287 | -74.6% |
| Chad C. Stoeser | $11,541 | $11,185 | -3.1% |
| Luke J. Dowling | $68,754 | $10,730 | -84.4% |
| Two Heart Ranch, LLLP | $23,521 | $10,394 | -55.8% |
| LJC Acres, LLC | $19,119 | $10,362 | -45.8% |
| Rachel Larson Olson | $7,939 | $10,241 | 29% |
| Roundtable, LLC | $14,302 | $10,140 | -29.1% |
| Eldon Harvey | $12,245 | $9,440 | -22.9% |
| Eric P. Nordstrom | $14,487 | $9,206 | -36.5% |
| Dan Scott | $8,556 | $8,719 | 1.9% |
| Eagle View Ranch, LLC | $8,684 | $8,684 | 0% |
| Joshua M. Lieberman | $8,196 | $8,677 | 5.9% |
| James Beckwith | $18,688 | $8,543 | -54.3% |
| Elaine Whitepipe | $0 | $7,722 | -- |
| DBM Properties, LLC | $6,991 | $7,307 | 4.5% |
| Joanne Heckenlaible | $5,247 | $6,878 | 31.1% |
| Diana Melvin | $5,283 | $6,725 | 27.3% |
| Levi B. Tibbs | $28,509 | $6,134 | -78.5% |
| Dena Kinsella | $6,246 | $5,061 | -19% |
| Rick Hall | $18,592 | $4,776 | -74.3% |
| Larry Ness | $20,702 | $4,725 | -77.2% |
| Vdavid-Sons, LLC | $0 | $4,679 | -- |
| First National Bank | $4,532 | $4,635 | 2.3% |
| Casey J. Heninger | $0 | $4,496 | -- |
| Douglas L. Kenzy | $0 | $4,286 | -- |
| Lyle Kenzy | $0 | $4,286 | -- |
| Bailey Jo Tibbs | $0 | $4,142 | -- |
| Trevor Hupp | $0 | $4,094 | -- |
| Gerald J. Kessler | $5,181 | $4,089 | -21.1% |
| Jessica M. Ludemann | $0 | $3,960 | -- |
| Kimberly Dowling | $3,087 | $3,915 | 26.8% |
| T Campbell Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $3,912 | -- |
| Kevin J. Carter | $19,676 | $3,864 | -80.4% |
| Blake Paxton | $4,536 | $3,784 | -16.6% |
| Plowboy, LLC | $1,498 | $3,765 | 151.3% |
| David Arendt | $32,431 | $3,753 | -88.4% |
| Jedidiah P. Breuker | $25,447 | $3,629 | -85.7% |
| Jay Pearson | $8,686 | $3,619 | -58.3% |
| Moreland Land, LLC | $729 | $3,602 | 394.1% |
| Kathryn Sieverding | $0 | $3,594 | -- |
| Kevin Scott | $9,611 | $3,356 | -65.1% |
| Dalton L. Lessert | $0 | $2,712 | -- |
| Rod Vizcarra | $4,716 | $2,710 | -42.5% |
| Matt Scott | $10,878 | $2,573 | -76.3% |
| Colton August Maier | $2,460 | $2,529 | 2.8% |
| Meghan E. Scott | $17,906 | $2,414 | -86.5% |
| Dave Dahl | $10,964 | $2,394 | -78.2% |
| Iris Lee Meligan | $4,279 | $2,132 | -50.2% |
| James Dougherty | $7,172 | $2,075 | -71.1% |
| Gerrick N. McComsey | $6,820 | $1,984 | -70.9% |
| Rodney Geppert | $7,795 | $1,974 | -74.7% |
| Double J Cattle Company, LLC | $8,957 | $1,956 | -78.2% |
| Steven Joe Gray | $0 | $1,911 | -- |
| Jace Melvin | $6,193 | $1,902 | -69.3% |
| Shad Ludemann | $8,466 | $1,867 | -77.9% |
| Brittani Lyn Scott | $10,438 | $1,848 | -82.3% |
| Grady Hofer | $2,456 | $1,676 | -31.8% |
| Michelle Hofer | $2,600 | $1,600 | -38.5% |
| Chris Hatheway | $6,325 | $1,552 | -75.5% |
| Novotny Homestead, LLC | $1,454 | $1,545 | 6.3% |
| Patrick Dougherty | $13,183 | $1,528 | -88.4% |
| Steven L. Andersen | $6,571 | $1,463 | -77.7% |
| Spencer Colby Hannum | $12,432 | $1,336 | -89.3% |
| Soren John Iversen | $5,280 | $1,118 | -78.8% |
| Casey Hannum | $3,894 | $1,087 | -72.1% |
| Michael Scott | $3,641 | $992 | -72.8% |
| Seth S. Norman | $7,161 | $966 | -86.5% |
| Nila K. Novotny | $958 | $958 | 0% |
| Kip Scott | $13,006 | $954 | -92.7% |
| Aaron Rose | $2,787 | $875 | -68.6% |
| Bailey Jo Ricketts | $4,026 | $818 | -79.7% |
| Monte Scott | $3,123 | $776 | -75.2% |
| Jason Finley | $755 | $755 | 0% |
| Andrew A. Oxford | $703 | $703 | 0% |
| Patrica Bernstein | $629 | $629 | 0% |
| Kyle Joseph Stoddard | $2,772 | $570 | -79.4% |
| Jeff C Belkham | $12,656 | $560 | -95.6% |
| Riley Hannum | $4,084 | $554 | -86.4% |
| Patricia L. Petersen | $404 | $542 | 34.2% |
| Brody Lane Andersen | $1,826 | $515 | -71.8% |
| Ardys R Roseland | $1,467 | $487 | -66.8% |
| Tiffany L. Sanchez | $955 | $468 | -51% |
| Dennis Duane Maier | $0 | $436 | -- |
| Cody Briggs | $1,079 | $384 | -64.4% |
| Martha A. Stewart | $4,994 | $380 | -92.4% |
| Florence Hapney | $1,870 | $374 | -80% |
| Ali T. Scott | $3,622 | $364 | -90% |
| Devern Peck | $1,661 | $353 | -78.7% |
| Larry Smith | $783 | $338 | -56.8% |
| David Ramsey | $326 | $326 | 0% |
| Greta Langdeau | $1,518 | $326 | -78.5% |
| Stran Harrison Scott | $3,036 | $291 | -90.4% |
| David J. Neuharth | $2,376 | $252 | -89.4% |
| Karen K. Sharp | $548 | $247 | -54.9% |
| Spike Hazelrigg | $1,430 | $222 | -84.5% |
| Cedar Nicole Scott | $1,089 | $218 | -80% |
| Sara Beth McArthur | $0 | $175 | -- |
| Jordan Ann Buchanan | $1,900 | $172 | -90.9% |
| Tatum Claire Scott | $1,403 | $170 | -87.9% |
| Adelynn Patricia Nickolas | $451 | $121 | -73.2% |
| Sheridan Dale Nickolas | $451 | $121 | -73.2% |
| Jace Ignatius Nickolas | $363 | $104 | -71.3% |
| Cone Family Revocable Trust | $22,418 | $95 | -99.6% |
| Rachel Ann Sundstrom | $363 | $73 | -79.9% |
| Jodi Hartman | $17 | $17 | 0% |
| A. J. Stoeser | $5,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam Wyly | $11,268 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan E. Peterson | $2,192 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill Blauert | $772 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol A. Pond | $1,631 | $0 | -100% |
| Carson Wyly | $8,793 | $0 | -100% |
| Delvin Shroyer | $62 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Stoeser | $5,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance Creek Ranch, LLC | $10,637 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn Fravel | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Northstream Investments, Inc. | $6,942 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Nordstrom | $4,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Pheasants Heritage Preservation L | $40,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard P Thompson SR Estate | $5,236 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Fravel | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,482,459 | $4,066,706 | -37.3% |
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