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In 2021, 188 farmers in cities within Sully County received a total of $9.4 million in 444 farm subsidies, a 50.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $18.8 million in 772 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 Sully County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yackley Ranches | $1,921,439 | $824,966 | -57.1% |
| Wittler Joint Venture | $1,163,785 | $583,666 | -49.8% |
| Kenneth R Huse & Sons | $917,232 | $542,155 | -40.9% |
| Buhler & Buhler Enterprises | $824,519 | $492,940 | -40.2% |
| Matzen Partnership | $432,091 | $470,824 | 9% |
| Gary L. Wickersham | $511,466 | $288,519 | -43.6% |
| Kinkler Farms Partnership | $376,341 | $233,070 | -38.1% |
| Mundt Farm Partnership | $351,376 | $220,768 | -37.2% |
| CA Colson Partnership | $426,394 | $205,425 | -51.8% |
| Mundt Brothers | $1,133,161 | $177,602 | -84.3% |
| Ken Barber Farms | $201,843 | $159,354 | -21.1% |
| S & L Partnership | $275,384 | $152,961 | -44.5% |
| Archer Bros Partnership | $242,146 | $144,176 | -40.5% |
| S & B Farming, LLC | $185,263 | $125,455 | -32.3% |
| Vetter-Heien Farms | $189,707 | $112,360 | -40.8% |
| Dwayne Hofer, Corp. | $178,006 | $111,089 | -37.6% |
| Ronald D. Spaid | $186,844 | $108,739 | -41.8% |
| DE Barnes Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $103,927 | -- |
| D & K Partnership | $211,927 | $103,515 | -51.2% |
| Clyde & Nita Colson Partnership | $143,514 | $101,071 | -29.6% |
| Lee O & Joe R Goddard Partnership | $155,290 | $97,366 | -37.3% |
| Lamb Brothers Partnership | $141,792 | $97,118 | -31.5% |
| Providence, Inc. | $138,805 | $93,742 | -32.5% |
| Winkler Farms Partnership | $173,595 | $91,483 | -47.3% |
| Doug Joachim | $151,564 | $87,386 | -42.3% |
| Olson Farming Operations, LLC | $160,856 | $86,935 | -46% |
| David L. Pitlick | $117,808 | $85,033 | -27.8% |
| Richard R. Olson | $146,765 | $79,617 | -45.8% |
| TF Farms, Inc. | $124,347 | $77,507 | -37.7% |
| Jakt, Inc. | $131,822 | $76,402 | -42% |
| Paul L. Brandt | $72,538 | $75,538 | 4.1% |
| Asmussen Grain, LLC | $147,553 | $75,161 | -49.1% |
| Foth Farms, Inc. | $158,536 | $74,843 | -52.8% |
| Adam S. McPeck | $79,926 | $68,477 | -14.3% |
| EMF Farms, Inc. | $88,678 | $67,103 | -24.3% |
| Brandon Larosh | $144,400 | $66,743 | -53.8% |
| Tom Larosh | $154,997 | $63,248 | -59.2% |
| Dennis Weischedel | $106,613 | $62,380 | -41.5% |
| K & B Herefords, Inc. | $81,563 | $61,497 | -24.6% |
| Charles H. Todd | $16,151 | $60,770 | 276.3% |
| Mark E Barber | $135,424 | $57,248 | -57.7% |
| Shirley a Barber | $135,424 | $57,248 | -57.7% |
| ALF Farms, Inc. | $113,992 | $57,230 | -49.8% |
| Chad Falkenhagen | $123,301 | $56,795 | -53.9% |
| C H Yackley, Inc. | $72,798 | $55,084 | -24.3% |
| Peter Severson | $121,880 | $54,825 | -55% |
| 24-7, Inc. | $82,932 | $54,059 | -34.8% |
| William A. Colson | $81,189 | $52,410 | -35.4% |
| ALCS, LLC | $103,406 | $51,151 | -50.5% |
| David A. Farries | $81,546 | $48,056 | -41.1% |
| Kimberley Jo Farries | $81,546 | $48,056 | -41.1% |
| Theron J. Stephens | $74,290 | $45,622 | -38.6% |
| Warner Farm Corporation | $111,467 | $44,867 | -59.7% |
| Kirk F. Yackley | $65,399 | $44,736 | -31.6% |
| Weinheimer Farms, Inc. | $44,562 | $44,562 | 0% |
| Tomi K. Weinheimer | $30,457 | $42,023 | 38% |
| Jeffrey T. Weinheimer | $30,457 | $42,022 | 38% |
| Foth Limited Partnership | $38,834 | $40,132 | 3.3% |
| Sutton Rodeos, Inc. | $94,747 | $39,525 | -58.3% |
| Evan L. Warner | $72,494 | $39,314 | -45.8% |
| Weinheimer Acres, LLC | $135,551 | $38,635 | -71.5% |
| Asher Creek, Inc. | $61,394 | $38,526 | -37.2% |
| Edna V. Foth | $51,982 | $38,248 | -26.4% |
| Brian D. Johnson | $45,758 | $37,695 | -17.6% |
| ACF, Inc. | $61,001 | $35,825 | -41.3% |
| Randall Warne -Randall Warne Trust | $0 | $35,782 | -- |
| Thomas R. Yackley | $55,629 | $34,818 | -37.4% |
| John A. Scott | $52,869 | $34,602 | -34.6% |
| Pamela A. Scott | $52,868 | $34,602 | -34.6% |
| Joan R. Hofer | $53,745 | $33,812 | -37.1% |
| Kevin Hofer | $53,745 | $33,808 | -37.1% |
| Ethan Weinheimer | $18,206 | $32,857 | 80.5% |
| Corydon Ludwig, Inc. | $40,915 | $31,618 | -22.7% |
| Richard McGee | $32,030 | $30,659 | -4.3% |
| Milton Burgeson | $41,060 | $30,373 | -26% |
| Wittler Seed Farm | $0 | $29,794 | -- |
| Lewis Hofer | $30,614 | $29,670 | -3.1% |
| Gregory A. Yackley | $35,279 | $27,936 | -20.8% |
| Vetter Family Trust | $41,031 | $27,596 | -32.7% |
| Michael S. Fuller | $265,544 | $27,595 | -89.6% |
| Jackie Yackley | $36,740 | $27,422 | -25.4% |
| Mark Nystrom | $54,065 | $26,940 | -50.2% |
| Randy Allen Tennant | $61,046 | $26,705 | -56.3% |
| Ajaye Williams | $42,502 | $26,703 | -37.2% |
| Darlene M. Hofer | $38,242 | $25,686 | -32.8% |
| Delbert L. Fast | $23,489 | $23,978 | 2.1% |
| Rick A. Hofer | $38,755 | $23,665 | -38.9% |
| Rodnee Grueb | $30,768 | $23,591 | -23.3% |
| CHS, Inc. | $22,892 | $23,471 | 2.5% |
| Mary Jean Lomheim | $40,328 | $22,756 | -43.6% |
| Greg a Myers Living Trust | $27,893 | $22,592 | -19% |
| Robert F. Pierce | $26,080 | $21,800 | -16.4% |
| Matthew Wittler | $0 | $20,083 | -- |
| Farries Family, LLLP | $19,081 | $19,081 | 0% |
| Curtis J Roddewig-Revocable Living Trust of Curtis | $0 | $18,595 | -- |
| Monte A. Archer | $51,151 | $18,381 | -64.1% |
| Patricia J. Archer | $51,383 | $18,381 | -64.2% |
| Howard D Clark & Sons Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $18,271 | -- |
| Garth S. Hofer | $22,945 | $17,129 | -25.3% |
| Greer Hofer | $23,212 | $17,129 | -26.2% |
| CDSKSJ Farms, Ltd. | $31,200 | $16,881 | -45.9% |
| Porter Nuttall Trust UDT June 29, 2010-Admin Trust | $0 | $16,854 | -- |
| Kenneth R. Weinheimer | $16,357 | $16,357 | 0% |
| Paul R. Eidsness Jr. | $26,656 | $16,063 | -39.7% |
| M C Lomheim | $30,823 | $16,007 | -48.1% |
| Wayne A. Farries | $12,998 | $15,930 | 22.6% |
| Brice Sutton | $23,650 | $15,890 | -32.8% |
| Larry F. Shoup | $32,435 | $15,037 | -53.6% |
| K & V Heien Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $14,029 | -- |
| Cu Chris M Huse Revocable Trust Dated 05-11-00 Fam | $0 | $13,747 | -- |
| Robert a Lafurge | $18,832 | $13,332 | -29.2% |
| David D. Rinehart | $11,224 | $12,752 | 13.6% |
| Doug Severson | $27,944 | $12,746 | -54.4% |
| Edith Falkenhagen | $21,186 | $12,381 | -41.6% |
| Ross Edwin Hill | $28,849 | $11,687 | -59.5% |
| Jody Lamont Hill | $13,059 | $11,404 | -12.7% |
| Richard C. Hyde | $11,278 | $11,051 | -2% |
| Elwyn F. Birdsall | $20,870 | $11,031 | -47.1% |
| Gene L. Weischedel | $43,794 | $10,869 | -75.2% |
| Steven Muller | $25,547 | $10,861 | -57.5% |
| MSGB, LLC | $2,022 | $10,425 | 415.6% |
| Kyle Falkenhagen | $14,573 | $9,727 | -33.3% |
| Dan Marshall | $13,843 | $9,385 | -32.2% |
| Marty D. Hofer | $13,469 | $8,937 | -33.6% |
| Curtis C. Mundt | $74,778 | $8,932 | -88.1% |
| Saddle Butte Farm, LLC | $112,118 | $8,932 | -92% |
| Leslie A. Kleven | $15,445 | $8,784 | -43.1% |
| Mundt Bros, Inc. | $122,538 | $8,462 | -93.1% |
| Tate Rinehart | $9,988 | $7,454 | -25.4% |
| Penelope Smith | $0 | $7,282 | -- |
| Walter William Wendland | $2,193 | $7,210 | 228.8% |
| Allen L. Weischedel | $59,323 | $7,148 | -88% |
| Craig A. Mundt | $52,557 | $6,581 | -87.5% |
| Renee I. Metcalf | $7,440 | $6,496 | -12.7% |
| Theodore I. Asmussen | $11,217 | $6,408 | -42.9% |
| Nicholas C. Mundt | $2,945 | $5,510 | 87.1% |
| Gary Archer | $37,263 | $5,463 | -85.3% |
| Barbara E Schneider Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $5,223 | -- |
| Vance S Huse Revocable Trust | $16,023 | $5,090 | -68.2% |
| Barbara E. Schneider | $15,587 | $4,950 | -68.2% |
| Steve Hyde Living Trust | $5,013 | $4,168 | -16.9% |
| Sandra Hepper | $3,512 | $3,512 | 0% |
| Ann M. McNee | $4,799 | $3,453 | -28% |
| Kyle Leonard Gilmour | $5,903 | $3,364 | -43% |
| Martial Trust Cu the Chris M Huse Revocable Trust | $0 | $3,185 | -- |
| Jason Heien | $5,961 | $3,157 | -47% |
| AKS Land, LLC | $4,549 | $3,151 | -30.7% |
| Brent Sutton | $12,474 | $2,912 | -76.7% |
| Rodney Mosiman | $1,837 | $2,243 | 22.1% |
| Amber Foth | $0 | $2,073 | -- |
| Scott L. Foth | $0 | $2,073 | -- |
| Spear Six Cattle, LLC | $7,128 | $2,001 | -71.9% |
| Dan Vetter | $4,796 | $1,979 | -58.7% |
| Brandon Eugene Bertsche | $0 | $1,870 | -- |
| Caleb Shepherd | $5,448 | $1,851 | -66% |
| Jane M Brehe | $2,682 | $1,812 | -32.4% |
| Yackley Partnership | $2,025 | $1,670 | -17.5% |
| Marla Huse Revocable Trust | $2,244 | $1,502 | -33.1% |
| Eric W. Scott | $1,943 | $1,462 | -24.8% |
| Blake Sweeter | $6,987 | $1,224 | -82.5% |
| Merlin Voorhees | $1,483 | $1,077 | -27.4% |
| Danielle Mcgee M. Campbell | $5,115 | $1,056 | -79.4% |
| Victor Stotz | $12,099 | $990 | -91.8% |
| Judy Foth | $822 | $822 | 0% |
| Sully Lake Enterprises, LLC | $810 | $810 | 0% |
| Shepherd Seed Company, LLC | $2,306 | $777 | -66.3% |
| Dean Frederick | $1,038 | $760 | -26.8% |
| Conner Archer | $3,212 | $686 | -78.6% |
| Cody Paxton | $0 | $521 | -- |
| Ernest Unruh | $2,885 | $505 | -82.5% |
| Kenan M. Huse | $1,015 | $502 | -50.5% |
| Penny J. Rogers | $1,804 | $498 | -72.4% |
| Pat Wientjes | $1,100 | $492 | -55.3% |
| Abraham F. Unruh | $7 | $434 | 6,100% |
| Taylor Nystrom | $2,134 | $405 | -81% |
| Cade D. Currier | $1,815 | $394 | -78.3% |
| Emily Sovell | $3,743 | $388 | -89.6% |
| Joseph M. Sovell | $3,743 | $388 | -89.6% |
| Robert M Hyde Living Trust | $317 | $317 | 0% |
| Alan B. Weinheimer | $295 | $287 | -2.7% |
| Cori Weinheimer | $295 | $287 | -2.7% |
| Gregory L. Byrum | $268 | $268 | 0% |
| Peggy Hyde | $0 | $189 | -- |
| Reese Voorhees | $741 | $189 | -74.5% |
| Marinda Archer | $1,494 | $172 | -88.5% |
| H Bar Lazy H, LLC | $1,018 | $120 | -88.2% |
| Kenneth A. Myers | $285 | $101 | -64.6% |
| Tracy L. Wientjes | $71 | $71 | 0% |
| Kyle Z. Falkenhagen | $728 | $0 | -100% |
| Porter Nuttall Living Trust | $11,411 | $0 | -100% |
| Porter Nuttall Trust UDT June 29 | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| Trust Agreement of Donna J Conway | $1,219 | $0 | -100% |
| 5y Farms | $35,294 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara E Schneider Family Limite | $4,986 | $0 | -100% |
| Dejuan C. Strickland | $63,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Todd | $28,046 | $0 | -100% |
| Cu Chris M Huse Revocable Trust D | $20,240 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis J Roddewig-Revocable Livin | $49,391 | $0 | -100% |
| DE Barnes Family Limited Partners | $117,585 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Stephens | $28 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald J. Campbell | $339 | $0 | -100% |
| Eva R Johnson Revocable Trust | $312 | $0 | -100% |
| Gavin L. Colson | $1,004 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard D Clark & Sons Family Limi | $18,535 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessie A. Fuller | $127 | $0 | -100% |
| K & V Heien Family Limited Partne | $23,532 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Wilcox Trust | $370 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Wilcox Trust | $370 | $0 | -100% |
| Martial Trust Cu the Chris M Huse | $4,878 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew A. Tennant | $1,360 | $0 | -100% |
| Maynard a Klingbeil-Maynard Kling | $56,753 | $0 | -100% |
| Onida Lamb Company, LLP | $771,634 | $0 | -100% |
| Pat Voorhees | $362,288 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Nelson Smith Estate | $6,115 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall Lee Warne | $122,531 | $0 | -100% |
| RSR Farms | $25,514 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra K. Brown | $9,596 | $0 | -100% |
| Voorhees Cattle Company, LLP | $36,828 | $0 | -100% |
| Yk Grain | $124,747 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $18,808,686 | $9,378,182 | -50.1% |
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