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In 2021, 222 farmers in cities within Mellette County received a total of $3.9 million in 578 farm subsidies, a 41.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.7 million in 784 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 Mellette County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koskans | $258,354 | $151,855 | -41.2% |
| Heim Ranch, LLC | $260,815 | $123,492 | -52.7% |
| Sam J. Stoddard | $56,661 | $112,200 | 98% |
| Ben Krogman | $101,415 | $90,332 | -10.9% |
| Leslie W. Horsley | $150,174 | $88,845 | -40.8% |
| Brett Allen Galbraith | $151,364 | $82,298 | -45.6% |
| Jerry Schwarting | $158,321 | $81,121 | -48.8% |
| Blaine Krogman | $100,340 | $77,524 | -22.7% |
| Steve Williams | $45,537 | $76,929 | 68.9% |
| Sid Fairbanks | $142,595 | $70,306 | -50.7% |
| Millard Brothers | $287,751 | $68,795 | -76.1% |
| Eric J. Iversen | $92,515 | $65,229 | -29.5% |
| David J. Collins | $80,947 | $63,678 | -21.3% |
| Brunsch Ranch, LLC | $44,192 | $61,413 | 39% |
| Jerod B. Schwarting | $92,036 | $57,621 | -37.4% |
| Christopher John Letellier | $88,337 | $57,156 | -35.3% |
| Wade Tucker | $134,079 | $55,710 | -58.4% |
| Harvey Bierema | $66,312 | $50,338 | -24.1% |
| Clifford W. Olson | $50,731 | $48,715 | -4% |
| Jake Ring & Sons, Inc. | $84,892 | $47,246 | -44.3% |
| Duane Earll | $56,014 | $47,167 | -15.8% |
| Rueben Ring | $83,087 | $46,115 | -44.5% |
| Adrian Land & Cattle Company | $57,517 | $45,522 | -20.9% |
| Joel Koskan Farms, LLC | $74,555 | $45,327 | -39.2% |
| Scott Astleford | $76,074 | $45,274 | -40.5% |
| Kevin Vandermay | $74,935 | $41,565 | -44.5% |
| Ronald L. Bouman | $42,265 | $35,720 | -15.5% |
| William E. Adrian | $27,892 | $35,070 | 25.7% |
| Cliff Valburg | $53,797 | $35,051 | -34.8% |
| Ben Dimond | $55,332 | $34,591 | -37.5% |
| William R. Bachelor | $57,255 | $34,208 | -40.3% |
| Dustin D. Schmidt | $52,467 | $34,130 | -34.9% |
| E Y Cattle Company, LLP | $6,472 | $34,058 | 426.2% |
| James L. Newbold | $47,556 | $33,143 | -30.3% |
| Dominic M. Harmon | $37,660 | $32,457 | -13.8% |
| Pat Vandermay | $53,850 | $31,488 | -41.5% |
| Calvin K Collins Estate | $47,456 | $31,103 | -34.5% |
| Daniel L. Krogman | $36,750 | $31,004 | -15.6% |
| Josephine Letellier Rev Trust | $44,344 | $30,968 | -30.2% |
| Jerry A. Hicks | $48,263 | $30,885 | -36% |
| Cheyenne W. Schmidt | $42,304 | $29,840 | -29.5% |
| Casey G. Krogman | $76,017 | $29,799 | -60.8% |
| 3 - Q Cattle Company | $30,879 | $29,328 | -5% |
| Steve Krogman | $23,311 | $29,251 | 25.5% |
| James Mansfield | $84,391 | $29,164 | -65.4% |
| Neil Krogman | $44,421 | $28,647 | -35.5% |
| Tenny Gene Hight | $26,027 | $27,571 | 5.9% |
| Emmylu G Hill | $22,715 | $27,543 | 21.3% |
| Daniel L. Taft | $36,905 | $27,512 | -25.5% |
| Mark Strait | $33,351 | $27,312 | -18.1% |
| B & K Ranch | $39,810 | $26,364 | -33.8% |
| Anthony E. Green | $43,572 | $25,497 | -41.5% |
| Aureline Green | $43,572 | $25,497 | -41.5% |
| Shannon Marie Kulseth | $47,540 | $25,274 | -46.8% |
| Clayton Bryan | $47,781 | $24,771 | -48.2% |
| Oleta Valerie Mednansky | $29,870 | $24,665 | -17.4% |
| Clifton Bryan | $30,666 | $24,619 | -19.7% |
| Leo D. Astleford | $55,859 | $24,109 | -56.8% |
| Kathleen Strain | $25,572 | $23,638 | -7.6% |
| Wesley Schmidt | $69,242 | $23,479 | -66.1% |
| Daniel a Valburg | $83,554 | $23,191 | -72.2% |
| Charles R. Kierstead | $33,334 | $22,867 | -31.4% |
| Myles Fairbanks | $72,181 | $21,606 | -70.1% |
| James Deutsch | $43,480 | $21,316 | -51% |
| Robert E. Derry | $70,433 | $20,957 | -70.2% |
| Bobby L. Hutchinson | $27,161 | $20,556 | -24.3% |
| Trinity Ranch, Inc. | $30,048 | $20,547 | -31.6% |
| Ryan Dean Edwards | $61,661 | $20,517 | -66.7% |
| Donald Bret Strain | $24,879 | $20,324 | -18.3% |
| Fred R. Egleston | $24,391 | $20,093 | -17.6% |
| George Fairbanks | $38,270 | $19,884 | -48% |
| Bill Massingale | $38,615 | $19,486 | -49.5% |
| Tim Merchen | $22,704 | $19,399 | -14.6% |
| Larry Ryno | $30,969 | $19,317 | -37.6% |
| Douglas Lahaye | $31,874 | $19,098 | -40.1% |
| Alan Brunsch | $7,051 | $19,009 | 169.6% |
| Jared J. Sherwood | $45,725 | $18,656 | -59.2% |
| Lance A. Tucker | $31,669 | $17,904 | -43.5% |
| Jason Fairbanks | $55,953 | $17,492 | -68.7% |
| Troy Krogman | $22,171 | $16,383 | -26.1% |
| Joseph Gesinger | $0 | $16,226 | -- |
| Kenneth Kingsbury | $17,039 | $16,016 | -6% |
| Billy L. Hutchinson | $20,324 | $15,376 | -24.3% |
| Leslie Sherwood | $43,180 | $15,339 | -64.5% |
| Casey J. Reindl | $0 | $15,262 | -- |
| Lori Ann Amende | $23,343 | $15,079 | -35.4% |
| Daniel Schmidt | $15,964 | $14,890 | -6.7% |
| Jeremy N. Mansfield | $48,491 | $14,851 | -69.4% |
| Clifford B. Lafferty | $13,145 | $14,483 | 10.2% |
| Richard W. Jans | $20,495 | $14,002 | -31.7% |
| Clay R. Hutchinson | $16,669 | $13,771 | -17.4% |
| Matthew David Hight | $14,754 | $13,297 | -9.9% |
| Charles Strait | $17,996 | $12,863 | -28.5% |
| Olathe D Schmidt | $19,571 | $11,946 | -39% |
| Henry Charles Moran | $10,926 | $11,930 | 9.2% |
| Gary Astleford | $14,671 | $11,253 | -23.3% |
| Marty Ryno | $14,273 | $11,099 | -22.2% |
| Justin A. Sherwood | $15,101 | $10,602 | -29.8% |
| Tashina Marie Richardson-Mansfield | $0 | $10,304 | -- |
| Webster Two Hawk SR | $8,357 | $10,274 | 22.9% |
| C & J Ranch Account | $15,012 | $9,862 | -34.3% |
| David D. Adrian | $13,042 | $8,958 | -31.3% |
| Moran Ranch, Inc. | $33,735 | $8,814 | -73.9% |
| Jensen Cattle Corporation | $25,675 | $8,604 | -66.5% |
| DRY Creek Ranch of SD, LLC | $16,626 | $8,537 | -48.7% |
| Mark Dimond | $25,256 | $8,431 | -66.6% |
| Dan Hight | $37,671 | $7,505 | -80.1% |
| Dallas M. Dimond | $16,626 | $7,474 | -55% |
| Wylie Tucker | $16,679 | $7,374 | -55.8% |
| Casey Allen Stirling | $12,959 | $7,310 | -43.6% |
| Evan Nesheim | $8,753 | $7,260 | -17.1% |
| David Piper | $10,703 | $6,940 | -35.2% |
| Louie Krogman | $6,486 | $6,915 | 6.6% |
| Karen A. O'Brien | $6,490 | $6,741 | 3.9% |
| Donna L. Jensen | $7,340 | $6,667 | -9.2% |
| Don Hight Partnership | $23,766 | $6,660 | -72% |
| Karla Ryno | $17,431 | $6,637 | -61.9% |
| Brian Steffen | $0 | $6,490 | -- |
| Roland Iwan | $45,943 | $6,183 | -86.5% |
| 53 Ranch, LLC | $2,818 | $6,144 | 118% |
| Lealand Luther Schoon | $7,555 | $6,066 | -19.7% |
| Trayer Ray Schmidt | $10,307 | $5,960 | -42.2% |
| John O'Bryan | $7,084 | $5,887 | -16.9% |
| Rodney Piper | $8,841 | $5,803 | -34.4% |
| Eliot Zane Hight | $6,270 | $5,796 | -7.6% |
| Joe Gesinger | $40,978 | $5,781 | -85.9% |
| Deb Reindl | $28,192 | $5,680 | -79.9% |
| Jim Lolley | $7,272 | $5,583 | -23.2% |
| Tanner J. Lolley | $7,202 | $5,576 | -22.6% |
| Royal Addison | $0 | $5,507 | -- |
| John E. Egleston | $5,602 | $5,119 | -8.6% |
| Joe Stoddard | $23,595 | $5,104 | -78.4% |
| Pete Ferguson | $16,778 | $5,059 | -69.8% |
| Roger Kingsbury | $29,946 | $5,016 | -83.2% |
| Brock Jeffrey Adrian | $7,133 | $4,719 | -33.8% |
| Duane E Mednansky | $2,200 | $4,640 | 110.9% |
| Bonnie J. Krogman | $17,600 | $4,392 | -75% |
| A. C. Kary | $19,659 | $4,158 | -78.8% |
| Harold Piper | $5,104 | $4,096 | -19.7% |
| Tyler J. Jones | $20,053 | $4,076 | -79.7% |
| Maurice Gustafson | $3,370 | $4,072 | 20.8% |
| Charles C. Chamberlain | $0 | $4,058 | -- |
| Skye Lynn Tucker | $18,831 | $3,960 | -79% |
| Ty Merchen | $3,652 | $3,896 | 6.7% |
| Darrin Krogman | $18,699 | $3,854 | -79.4% |
| Joshua B. Hicks | $17,886 | $3,718 | -79.2% |
| Brad Shouldis | $8,870 | $3,617 | -59.2% |
| Britton D. Astleford | $4,731 | $3,319 | -29.8% |
| Lori Schmidt | $8,044 | $3,318 | -58.8% |
| Ashley Ann Dimond | $2,978 | $3,137 | 5.3% |
| Mellette Company Indian Cattle Grazing & Business, Inc. | $0 | $3,072 | -- |
| Justin J. Mcgaa | $5,522 | $3,040 | -44.9% |
| Howard L Sherwood Estate | $27,225 | $3,006 | -89% |
| Rogan L. Risseeuw | $3,509 | $3,005 | -14.4% |
| Calvin Waln | $6,466 | $3,004 | -53.5% |
| Dale Wooden Knife | $3,289 | $2,918 | -11.3% |
| Tryston J Horsley | $24,058 | $2,864 | -88.1% |
| Rodney Lookabill | $7,713 | $2,810 | -63.6% |
| Richard Kingsbury | $17,248 | $2,730 | -84.2% |
| Landon Roger Hossle | $12,985 | $2,710 | -79.1% |
| Arrow J. Ranch | $12,562 | $2,698 | -78.5% |
| Clinton J. Osterbur | $12,034 | $2,594 | -78.4% |
| Gary Letellier | $4,135 | $2,553 | -38.3% |
| Cooper Letellier | $4,323 | $2,507 | -42% |
| Leanna Delpha Fairbanks | $8,461 | $2,445 | -71.1% |
| Kirby Krogman | $3,347 | $2,362 | -29.4% |
| Casey Piper | $5,170 | $2,349 | -54.6% |
| Shayna Ellen Dillon | $0 | $2,327 | -- |
| Hazin Dean Schmidt | $3,394 | $2,258 | -33.5% |
| Neva Sherwood | $6,516 | $2,250 | -65.5% |
| Martin Bruce | $2,170 | $2,247 | 3.5% |
| Carol Ferguson | $4,774 | $2,233 | -53.2% |
| Richard Mednansky | $10,857 | $2,216 | -79.6% |
| Raymond B. Berry | $1,431 | $2,128 | 48.7% |
| The Allard Revocable Trust | $3,161 | $2,128 | -32.7% |
| Gloria J. Iwan | $4,333 | $2,119 | -51.1% |
| Marjory J. Strait | $7,680 | $1,971 | -74.3% |
| Ian A. Sherwood | $6,359 | $1,938 | -69.5% |
| Eunice Krogman | $6,928 | $1,792 | -74.1% |
| George Dickson | $2,802 | $1,657 | -40.9% |
| Steven R. Knispel | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Luci Marie Rattling Leaf | $5,088 | $1,644 | -67.7% |
| Joel M Koskan | $7,921 | $1,611 | -79.7% |
| Chris Peterson | $4,012 | $1,511 | -62.3% |
| Collene Marie Schwarting | $3,761 | $1,466 | -61% |
| Collin G. Strait | $4,807 | $1,380 | -71.3% |
| Cheryl A. Strunk | $1,320 | $1,302 | -1.4% |
| Allard Ranch | $973 | $1,297 | 33.3% |
| Newlly D O'Brien | $5,456 | $1,278 | -76.6% |
| Guy Bryan | $2,409 | $1,259 | -47.7% |
| Pamela Lee Winkler | $1,353 | $1,255 | -7.2% |
| David Larson | $2,148 | $1,254 | -41.6% |
| James Letellier | $11,021 | $1,156 | -89.5% |
| Rhone Reed Schmidt | $1,199 | $1,155 | -3.7% |
| Jake Krogman | $3,874 | $1,080 | -72.1% |
| Nikki Leigh Bryan | $1,452 | $1,058 | -27.1% |
| Link Nolan Tucker | $2,083 | $1,041 | -50% |
| Derek Dimond | $8,930 | $1,028 | -88.5% |
| Kenneth W. Risseeuw | $1,397 | $1,025 | -26.6% |
| Logan Alvin Tucker | $2,131 | $999 | -53.1% |
| Rose West | $2,045 | $947 | -53.7% |
| David Letellier | $4,246 | $943 | -77.8% |
| Lois A. Sherwood | $2,996 | $927 | -69.1% |
| Richard Krogman | $3,857 | $765 | -80.2% |
| Adrik Wilhelm Schoon | $0 | $705 | -- |
| Charles Earl Adrian | $2,816 | $577 | -79.5% |
| Kevin Roger Kingsbury | $0 | $570 | -- |
| John Wooden D. Knife | $2,123 | $564 | -73.4% |
| Seth Thomas Schoon | $0 | $562 | -- |
| Benjamin E. Adrian | $2,222 | $554 | -75.1% |
| Roger Krogman | $1,712 | $549 | -67.9% |
| Janice M. Ring | $2,211 | $491 | -77.8% |
| Thomas E Endes | $24,451 | $450 | -98.2% |
| Brant W. Kary | $1,140 | $422 | -63% |
| Todd Charles Kierstead | $1,815 | $364 | -79.9% |
| Bert S. Ryno | $313 | $313 | 0% |
| John Massingale | $538 | $269 | -50% |
| Janelle C. Adrian | $836 | $260 | -68.9% |
| Richard a Jongewaard | $2,959 | $253 | -91.4% |
| Chase Kingsbury | $1,630 | $208 | -87.2% |
| Mariah Hossle | $968 | $194 | -80% |
| Andrea Wade | $339 | $90 | -73.5% |
| Edward Ferguson | $4,231 | $0 | -100% |
| Tashina Marie Richardson-Mansfiel | $12,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Chase Scott Ryno | $6,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $4,707 | $0 | -100% |
| Hill Ranch Partnership | $268 | $0 | -100% |
| Horsley Farms, Inc. | $8,305 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen A. Obrien | $11,525 | $0 | -100% |
| Margie Homan | $141 | $0 | -100% |
| Mellette Company Indian Cattle Grazing | $4,336 | $0 | -100% |
| Mellette County Conservation District | $100 | $0 | -100% |
| R & C Partnership | $11,905 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Kulseth | $38,253 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Marie Iversen | $6,442 | $0 | -100% |
| Westwood Ranch | $675 | $0 | -100% |
| Wyatt Krogman | $1,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Burton Dimond | $2,207 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Pearsall | $761 | $0 | -100% |
| James Schoenhard | $4,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Aaron Thome | $4,461 | $0 | -100% |
| June Larson | $2,535 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Kingsbury | $3,134 | $0 | -100% |
| Orville Meyers | $10,712 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,655,156 | $3,867,824 | -41.9% |
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