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In 2021, 105 farmers in cities within Todd County received a total of $3.1 million in 224 farm subsidies, a 19.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.8 million in 331 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | $698,680 | $1,231,601 | 76.3% |
| Jonathan Kenneth Huber | $214,682 | $322,951 | 50.4% |
| David William Huber | $208,444 | $321,616 | 54.3% |
| Antelope Creek Organics | $129,458 | $104,843 | -19% |
| William James Huber | $61,177 | $89,360 | 46.1% |
| Darla Lyn Assman | $105,486 | $82,331 | -22% |
| Kenda Kaye Huber | $47,238 | $72,260 | 53% |
| Lisa Bryan | $82,596 | $64,448 | -22% |
| Scott Flannery | $210,717 | $51,850 | -75.4% |
| Michael Scott Assman | $332,788 | $47,427 | -85.7% |
| David Assman | $39,028 | $34,246 | -12.3% |
| Leroy Greaves | $4,031 | $32,732 | 712% |
| Trevor C. Farmer | $4,180 | $30,282 | 624.4% |
| Martin L. Jones | $189,108 | $29,518 | -84.4% |
| Moran Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $25,055 | -- |
| Tayler Assman | $53,181 | $24,459 | -54% |
| Gordon Assman | $56,120 | $20,908 | -62.7% |
| M & G Heinert, Inc. | $57,963 | $20,526 | -64.6% |
| Howard Heinert | $59,846 | $20,317 | -66.1% |
| Shawn M. Klein | $78,347 | $18,679 | -76.2% |
| Carl Joseph Gehlsen | $55,955 | $18,257 | -67.4% |
| Justin C. Waln | $38,736 | $17,680 | -54.4% |
| Laurie M. Chauncey | $39,518 | $17,012 | -57% |
| Tom Milligan | $0 | $15,840 | -- |
| Richard H. Whipple | $38,720 | $14,410 | -62.8% |
| Dugan Carl Traversie | $16,368 | $13,774 | -15.8% |
| Edward L. Chauncey | $57,768 | $13,119 | -77.3% |
| Macee Farmer | $2,015 | $12,960 | 543.2% |
| Lafferty Family, LLC | $15,950 | $12,796 | -19.8% |
| Shane D. Bryan | $1,426 | $12,278 | 761% |
| Wes Colombe | $52,701 | $12,250 | -76.8% |
| Duane E. Tate | $49,474 | $12,170 | -75.4% |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe Farm and Ranch Enterprise | $0 | $11,830 | -- |
| Monica Rahn | $38,702 | $11,626 | -70% |
| Joseph Kary | $28,619 | $10,781 | -62.3% |
| Tribal Land Enterprise | $1,503 | $10,594 | 604.9% |
| John Longcor | $43,373 | $9,168 | -78.9% |
| Travis Mark Wooden Knife | $15,777 | $9,008 | -42.9% |
| Gene Eddie | $29,227 | $8,330 | -71.5% |
| Brian Fox | $37,080 | $8,201 | -77.9% |
| Kenneth Mike Scott | $15,902 | $8,130 | -48.9% |
| Joseph William Ross | $15,114 | $7,868 | -47.9% |
| Colombe Family, LLC | $29,579 | $7,570 | -74.4% |
| Chance C. Colombe | $24,930 | $7,064 | -71.7% |
| Joy L. Lashley | $428 | $6,972 | 1,529% |
| Christopher Sully | $15,026 | $6,902 | -54.1% |
| Levi J. Waln | $14,551 | $6,814 | -53.2% |
| Eddie Farmer Jr. | $9,888 | $6,468 | -34.6% |
| Beau J. Heinert | $14,384 | $6,312 | -56.1% |
| Teresa Jill Swallow | $12,485 | $6,239 | -50% |
| Harold Krogman Jr. | $18,142 | $6,129 | -66.2% |
| Chris H. Heinert | $13,576 | $5,581 | -58.9% |
| Roderick Klein | $38,432 | $5,560 | -85.5% |
| Monica Ann Hunger Moran | $14,623 | $5,556 | -62% |
| Merle Fast D. Horse | $21,573 | $5,134 | -76.2% |
| Hendrix Lapointe | $11,572 | $4,769 | -58.8% |
| John P. Larson | $22,477 | $4,534 | -79.8% |
| John Farmer | $4,554 | $4,225 | -7.2% |
| Fred J. Jansen | $15,556 | $4,026 | -74.1% |
| William J. Ford | $10,323 | $3,926 | -62% |
| Robert J. Whipple | $11,066 | $3,915 | -64.6% |
| Mary A. Scott | $4,000 | $3,446 | -13.8% |
| Bill Longcor | $15,389 | $3,392 | -78% |
| Clifford T. Lafferty | $0 | $3,278 | -- |
| Charles L. Waln | $14,443 | $3,260 | -77.4% |
| Rebecca Rahn | $19,726 | $3,219 | -83.7% |
| Thomas J. Whipple | $7,513 | $2,813 | -62.6% |
| Sharli Elaine Colombe | $4,466 | $2,747 | -38.5% |
| Genna Lou McCall | $15,499 | $2,731 | -82.4% |
| Toni T. Lafferty | $0 | $2,505 | -- |
| Timothy W. Greaves | $2,849 | $2,249 | -21.1% |
| Cheyenne S. Weston | $5,456 | $2,223 | -59.3% |
| Gene C. Emery | $10,230 | $2,188 | -78.6% |
| Andrea M. Frederick | $4,906 | $2,062 | -58% |
| David Beman | $12,288 | $2,007 | -83.7% |
| Anthony Steven Hacker | $6,157 | $1,999 | -67.5% |
| Beverly Larvie Medhaug | $8,657 | $1,941 | -77.6% |
| Robert Kendall Cox | $11,126 | $1,930 | -82.7% |
| Jeremy Robert McCall | $13,181 | $1,798 | -86.4% |
| James R. Endres | $8,360 | $1,786 | -78.6% |
| John J. Sazama | $7,117 | $1,569 | -78% |
| Nicodemus Jeffery Waln | $6,149 | $1,453 | -76.4% |
| Calvin A. Rans | $6,402 | $1,413 | -77.9% |
| Beverly Rose Waln | $6,281 | $1,382 | -78% |
| Rory M. Klein | $5,283 | $1,321 | -75% |
| Clement Paul Valandra | $6,039 | $1,285 | -78.7% |
| Richard F. Whipple | $3,168 | $1,246 | -60.7% |
| Richard Wayne Lunderman | $5,599 | $1,182 | -78.9% |
| Dean Yellow Hawk | $5,940 | $1,172 | -80.3% |
| Chad A. Chauncey | $4,565 | $1,132 | -75.2% |
| Mike Knox | $2,820 | $1,031 | -63.4% |
| Willis E. Dickson | $1,434 | $914 | -36.3% |
| Rosebud Farm Company | $4,890 | $870 | -82.2% |
| Clifford Broken Leg | $3,835 | $717 | -81.3% |
| Alec Whipple | $3,784 | $689 | -81.8% |
| Donnie Farley | $2,861 | $523 | -81.7% |
| Ann E. Roubideaux | $1,353 | $522 | -61.4% |
| Robert E. Emery | $1,694 | $439 | -74.1% |
| Jayd Michael Knodell | $2,233 | $426 | -80.9% |
| Tammy Jo Keller | $2,750 | $415 | -84.9% |
| Mary Combs | $0 | $381 | -- |
| Dennis Stokebrand | $0 | $263 | -- |
| Clarene a Stokebrand | $399 | $196 | -50.9% |
| Taylor Kyle Lafferty | $1,221 | $174 | -85.7% |
| Gladys F. Kramer | $0 | $78 | -- |
| Falling Star Organics | $959 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Skaggs | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| James Colombe | $1,219 | $0 | -100% |
| Llewellyn Wright | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Colombe | $1,020 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott M. Assman | $15,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelby G. Homer | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Allen Goodshield JR | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe Farm and Ranc | $25,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Clint Whipple | $5,520 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,831,244 | $3,089,554 | -19.4% |
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