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In 2021, 245 farmers in cities within Jerauld County received a total of $6.4 million in 678 farm subsidies, a 64.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $17.8 million in 1,140 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 Jerauld County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swenson Partnership | $48,892 | $390,484 | 698.7% |
| Patrick Hoarty | $308,912 | $241,739 | -21.7% |
| Al Meier | $348,813 | $220,755 | -36.7% |
| Mara Meier | $344,423 | $220,755 | -35.9% |
| Ashley Meier | $320,390 | $180,484 | -43.7% |
| Kylan Meier | $320,390 | $180,484 | -43.7% |
| Sheridan Randall Larson | $84,163 | $166,105 | 97.4% |
| Bryan Eden | $286,822 | $164,331 | -42.7% |
| Ernest Baruth & Sons | $124,274 | $163,651 | 31.7% |
| Kolousek Farms, Inc. | $205,978 | $130,877 | -36.5% |
| Olinger Farms Partnership | $320,709 | $128,615 | -59.9% |
| Douglas Howard Jones | $181,993 | $109,263 | -40% |
| Vernon Lee Niles | $261,429 | $99,940 | -61.8% |
| Spring Valley Hutterian Brethren, Inc. | $0 | $98,476 | -- |
| Lee Dougan | $104,556 | $89,693 | -14.2% |
| Broken Heart Ranch, Inc. | $329,224 | $88,481 | -73.1% |
| Monte Baltzer | $150,333 | $86,920 | -42.2% |
| Grohs Farms Partnership | $192,498 | $83,168 | -56.8% |
| Stuart Neuharth | $156,615 | $82,356 | -47.4% |
| Jonathan Robert Jones | $175,229 | $70,980 | -59.5% |
| Kopfmann Grandchildren's Trust | $15,545 | $68,507 | 340.7% |
| Van Dyke Farms, Inc. | $135,164 | $66,522 | -50.8% |
| Clayton Wenzel | $242,235 | $64,625 | -73.3% |
| Robert L Hine, Inc. | $124,017 | $64,294 | -48.2% |
| Everett Doering | $64,401 | $62,850 | -2.4% |
| David Russell Salmen Rev LVG Trust | $0 | $61,225 | -- |
| Scott Alexander | $75,824 | $58,299 | -23.1% |
| Delwin L. Ochsner | $94,049 | $58,290 | -38% |
| Troy Dowling | $120,437 | $56,819 | -52.8% |
| Philip L. Wipf | $135,301 | $53,380 | -60.5% |
| Craig J Kludt Revocable Trust | $99,429 | $52,731 | -47% |
| Lynn T Presuhn | $84,494 | $52,364 | -38% |
| Vince Johnson | $114,096 | $52,141 | -54.3% |
| Jeffrey Messmer | $129,902 | $51,526 | -60.3% |
| Phillip D. Edwards | $157,323 | $51,090 | -67.5% |
| Kopfmann Partnership | $335,366 | $48,538 | -85.5% |
| Arhart Farms, Inc. | $412,874 | $46,544 | -88.7% |
| Brian Jerald Baum | $134,749 | $45,852 | -66% |
| Brett Lee Heezen | $112,216 | $44,868 | -60% |
| Rodney L. Faulhaber | $103,200 | $44,319 | -57.1% |
| Roger Hainy | $142,427 | $43,266 | -69.6% |
| Herb Barber | $108,382 | $42,497 | -60.8% |
| Andrew William Murphy | $236,241 | $41,971 | -82.2% |
| ORTH Farms Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $41,078 | -- |
| Alex Anson | $169,897 | $40,473 | -76.2% |
| Darwin Ochsner | $138,750 | $39,569 | -71.5% |
| Lawrence E Kopfmann | $77,475 | $38,357 | -50.5% |
| Brian Amick | $140,728 | $37,944 | -73% |
| Great Plains Swine, LLC | $543,808 | $37,347 | -93.1% |
| Stanna Olinger | $261,505 | $36,630 | -86% |
| Eldon Broer | $22,917 | $36,244 | 58.2% |
| Chad Aric Thompson | $83,726 | $35,854 | -57.2% |
| Scott Elmer Losing | $193,813 | $35,717 | -81.6% |
| Dennis Amick | $46,082 | $34,351 | -25.5% |
| Dusty Acres Hutterian Brethren, Inc. | $0 | $33,480 | -- |
| Neal Bartel | $77,960 | $32,924 | -57.8% |
| Starr Bros | $56,902 | $32,881 | -42.2% |
| Chris Christensen | $59,610 | $31,912 | -46.5% |
| Curt Olinger | $267,107 | $30,914 | -88.4% |
| Randy Burnison | $126,715 | $30,363 | -76% |
| Larry Raymond Olson | $47,545 | $30,051 | -36.8% |
| Gaylan Losing, Inc. | $91,556 | $29,358 | -67.9% |
| Fred D. Krohmer | $45,107 | $28,935 | -35.9% |
| Renold Brandenburg | $66,076 | $28,712 | -56.5% |
| Firesteel RCH, Corp. | $639,550 | $28,466 | -95.5% |
| Clinton Joel Schafer | $34,755 | $28,223 | -18.8% |
| Christan Neil Heim | $29,833 | $26,654 | -10.7% |
| Merle Schimke | $36,404 | $26,647 | -26.8% |
| Royce Vanbockern | $50,912 | $25,597 | -49.7% |
| Buffalo Creek Ranch, LLC | $21,398 | $24,900 | 16.4% |
| Randy Kopfmann | $94,168 | $24,836 | -73.6% |
| Travis Krumvieda | $77,839 | $24,183 | -68.9% |
| Dale Jack Teeslink | $37,230 | $23,708 | -36.3% |
| Larry Schimke | $30,833 | $23,560 | -23.6% |
| Patrick Lynn Fastnacht | $53,461 | $23,299 | -56.4% |
| Springs Feeders Limited Partnership | $0 | $22,663 | -- |
| Corey Keith Baruth | $98,899 | $22,541 | -77.2% |
| Joseph Frank Pettrle | $50,740 | $21,950 | -56.7% |
| Gary W. Garbe | $70,800 | $21,597 | -69.5% |
| Randy Shultz | $29,670 | $21,379 | -27.9% |
| Gerald E. Kraft | $52,682 | $20,797 | -60.5% |
| Rob Jay Baruth | $110,192 | $20,603 | -81.3% |
| Lennis Fagerhaug | $55,381 | $19,903 | -64.1% |
| Greg Heil | $46,015 | $19,159 | -58.4% |
| P & E Enterprises, LLC | $52,623 | $18,741 | -64.4% |
| Dennis Kunze | $56,208 | $18,426 | -67.2% |
| Jason Duane Schley | $32,487 | $18,258 | -43.8% |
| Darrell Neuharth | $37,217 | $17,942 | -51.8% |
| Collin Anson | $40,590 | $17,364 | -57.2% |
| Wenzel Land, LLC | $17,091 | $17,091 | 0% |
| Matthew Wayne Mikkelson | $85,619 | $17,036 | -80.1% |
| Kieth Mohling | $32,104 | $16,875 | -47.4% |
| Philip Labore | $37,841 | $16,537 | -56.3% |
| Joshua N. Bartel | $39,231 | $16,461 | -58% |
| JCW Farms, LLC | $10,094 | $16,366 | 62.1% |
| Craig Jensen | $54,508 | $15,833 | -71% |
| John Paul Heber | $34,014 | $15,792 | -53.6% |
| Gary Grieve | $50,528 | $15,519 | -69.3% |
| Kyle & Jamie Wolter-Assman Family Trust | $0 | $15,311 | -- |
| Lynn Horsley | $42,112 | $15,012 | -64.4% |
| Jacob M. Walz | $42,346 | $14,960 | -64.7% |
| Kyle Marvin Tanke | $31,245 | $14,758 | -52.8% |
| David L. Caffee | $69,515 | $14,717 | -78.8% |
| Cody Darwin Tobin | $48,015 | $14,683 | -69.4% |
| Arden Bergeleen | $29,922 | $14,643 | -51.1% |
| Todd Koerner | $25,260 | $14,258 | -43.6% |
| Dustin Weber | $30,945 | $13,737 | -55.6% |
| Kenneth Lee Cudmore | $25,605 | $13,597 | -46.9% |
| Chris James Albrecht | $62,809 | $13,516 | -78.5% |
| Perry Darwin Tobin | $43,307 | $12,950 | -70.1% |
| Vera Salter | $12,677 | $12,677 | 0% |
| Larry Powell | $15,419 | $12,603 | -18.3% |
| Darwin Everett Reindl | $32,287 | $12,422 | -61.5% |
| Dana Allen Fagerhaug | $47,374 | $12,083 | -74.5% |
| Paul Von Eye | $46,563 | $11,930 | -74.4% |
| Frank Ernest Pettrle JR | $53,474 | $11,765 | -78% |
| Hayes Niles | $36,327 | $11,416 | -68.6% |
| Cindy J. Eilers | $35,489 | $11,241 | -68.3% |
| Brett Borkowski | $54,215 | $11,186 | -79.4% |
| James Dennis Scheel | $39,923 | $10,763 | -73% |
| Michael Dean Fastnacht | $16,208 | $10,739 | -33.7% |
| Wade Christensen | $95,202 | $10,561 | -88.9% |
| Dennis & Sandra Mceldowney Living Trust | $0 | $10,534 | -- |
| Steve Thompson | $17,309 | $10,237 | -40.9% |
| Gerald Dean Fastnacht | $27,221 | $10,233 | -62.4% |
| 6 S Ranch Limited Partnership | $27,727 | $10,207 | -63.2% |
| Terry Koerner | $24,858 | $10,118 | -59.3% |
| K & K Foothills, Inc. | $16,769 | $9,758 | -41.8% |
| Betty Cudmore | $11,953 | $9,645 | -19.3% |
| Mark Fuerst | $6,512 | $9,503 | 45.9% |
| Preston Lee Barber | $30,347 | $9,343 | -69.2% |
| Steven D. Winter | $9,358 | $9,307 | -0.5% |
| Bradley Daryl Larson | $12,594 | $9,161 | -27.3% |
| Shane Barry Fastnacht | $11,515 | $8,381 | -27.2% |
| Levi Olinger | $33,908 | $8,174 | -75.9% |
| Cory Vanbockern | $32,431 | $7,916 | -75.6% |
| Barry D & Sharon M Krueger | $15,184 | $7,862 | -48.2% |
| Stuart Wolter | $13,751 | $7,819 | -43.1% |
| Swenson Family Land Limited Partnership | $0 | $7,740 | -- |
| Ronny Kopfmann | $16,646 | $7,568 | -54.5% |
| Casey N. Bridgman | $12,929 | $7,486 | -42.1% |
| Larry Gene Peterson | $35,093 | $7,411 | -78.9% |
| Todd Grohs | $12,285 | $7,388 | -39.9% |
| Mitch Caffee | $19,933 | $7,308 | -63.3% |
| John Frederick Krohmer | $25,654 | $7,287 | -71.6% |
| Jeff J. Younie | $22,819 | $7,079 | -69% |
| Terry Lee Garbe | $18,099 | $6,865 | -62.1% |
| Bert Fink | $11,782 | $6,819 | -42.1% |
| Dale L. Schimke | $20,900 | $6,586 | -68.5% |
| Sandra Voneye | $5,805 | $5,805 | 0% |
| Jeff Kelsey | $42,032 | $5,777 | -86.3% |
| Jeff Reider | $32,695 | $5,646 | -82.7% |
| Drew Gerald Kraft | $29,941 | $5,519 | -81.6% |
| Mark Jason Reindl | $9,903 | $5,085 | -48.7% |
| Steve Roti | $19,103 | $5,003 | -73.8% |
| Christopher Dale Schimke | $9,415 | $4,629 | -50.8% |
| Windy Rock Acres, LLC | $4,471 | $4,471 | 0% |
| Chase Von Eye | $27,112 | $4,462 | -83.5% |
| Delvin C Feistner Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $4,447 | -- |
| Weber Farms | $9,558 | $4,284 | -55.2% |
| Paul Kopfmann | $40,875 | $4,226 | -89.7% |
| Ian Hoarty | $5,139 | $4,068 | -20.8% |
| Logan P. Hoarty | $4,750 | $3,846 | -19% |
| Ivan Kopfmann | $11,082 | $3,809 | -65.6% |
| Mark A. Cashman | $17,934 | $3,761 | -79% |
| Steven Deneke | $11,414 | $3,667 | -67.9% |
| Charles Haak | $22,216 | $3,620 | -83.7% |
| Dale Wolfcale | $5,532 | $3,490 | -36.9% |
| Elton Kaus | $6,462 | $3,489 | -46% |
| Larry Baruth | $0 | $3,287 | -- |
| Blake Matthew Messmer | $20,697 | $3,243 | -84.3% |
| Wenzel Farms, LLC | $0 | $3,055 | -- |
| Jerry Caffee | $6,936 | $2,948 | -57.5% |
| Clinton Jost | $2,928 | $2,928 | 0% |
| Ronald T. Thompson | $3,318 | $2,899 | -12.6% |
| Adam Lee Ochsner | $1,809 | $2,870 | 58.7% |
| Richard Dean | $8,893 | $2,855 | -67.9% |
| Susan Lynn Ogren | $0 | $2,832 | -- |
| Mark Steichen | $2,769 | $2,769 | 0% |
| Fred E. Reiner | $7,920 | $2,719 | -65.7% |
| Merle Gene Stevens | $2,654 | $2,654 | 0% |
| David Grieve | $5,204 | $2,416 | -53.6% |
| David C. Baum | $18,680 | $2,411 | -87.1% |
| Luke Ryan Reindl | $10,028 | $2,397 | -76.1% |
| Gaylord Brandenburg | $2,382 | $2,382 | 0% |
| Tye Austin Ochsner | $6,388 | $2,203 | -65.5% |
| Amy Kristin Schimke | $7,419 | $2,201 | -70.3% |
| Herman Eilers | $1,972 | $2,162 | 9.6% |
| Richard L. Weaver | $11,563 | $2,148 | -81.4% |
| Verlyn Schimke | $19,499 | $2,140 | -89% |
| Matthew M. Anson | $2,820 | $2,098 | -25.6% |
| Jeff Kieser | $1,932 | $1,909 | -1.2% |
| Culley Tobin | $8,841 | $1,844 | -79.1% |
| Old Witten, LLC | $3,942 | $1,700 | -56.9% |
| Bobby Jensen | $1,690 | $1,690 | 0% |
| Marlene Grieve | $7,013 | $1,586 | -77.4% |
| Layton M. Schimke | $6,215 | $1,533 | -75.3% |
| Ralph L Winegar Living Trust | $1,354 | $1,354 | 0% |
| Bradley James Bawdon | $3,444 | $1,311 | -61.9% |
| Thomas Cummins | $5,833 | $1,307 | -77.6% |
| Brenda Fagerhaug | $3,868 | $1,266 | -67.3% |
| Alice Schacht | $6,266 | $1,149 | -81.7% |
| Linda Schacht | $6,266 | $1,148 | -81.7% |
| Richard Kolousek | $1,101 | $1,101 | 0% |
| Jean Hainy | $1,908 | $1,055 | -44.7% |
| Gerry Lee Orth | $3,535 | $1,020 | -71.1% |
| Timothy R. Wenz | $4,574 | $1,020 | -77.7% |
| Rick J. Easton | $1,997 | $992 | -50.3% |
| Steve Bauer | $822 | $988 | 20.2% |
| Lester L. Caffee | $8,554 | $970 | -88.7% |
| Bill Salter | $237 | $962 | 305.9% |
| Tonya Lynn Aldrich | $2,821 | $900 | -68.1% |
| Trevor Wayne Easton | $8,231 | $886 | -89.2% |
| Arline J. Shottenkirk | $6,779 | $883 | -87% |
| Howard Konechne | $1,185 | $858 | -27.6% |
| Elaine Roetman | $1,179 | $827 | -29.9% |
| Lacey Caffee | $5,685 | $818 | -85.6% |
| Rodney G. Huisman | $813 | $813 | 0% |
| Montee J and Norma L Powell Trust | $0 | $767 | -- |
| Joanne L Grohs Irrevocable Trust | $741 | $741 | 0% |
| Lane Olinger | $1,122 | $718 | -36% |
| Dale Schafer | $2,416 | $694 | -71.3% |
| Tonya Lynn Schenk | $0 | $694 | -- |
| Steve Jensen | $1,268 | $686 | -45.9% |
| Roger F. Baruth | $4,712 | $676 | -85.7% |
| Cristin Weber | $597 | $597 | 0% |
| Kari L. Sandmann | $19,105 | $595 | -96.9% |
| Mike Waters | $1,320 | $526 | -60.2% |
| David Jensen | $2,926 | $520 | -82.2% |
| Vivian Stolen | $478 | $478 | 0% |
| Jamie Rasmussen | $2,178 | $467 | -78.6% |
| Gregory L. Krueger | $694 | $455 | -34.4% |
| Duane Hines | $0 | $422 | -- |
| Neil Vincent Murphy | $54,381 | $405 | -99.3% |
| Gary Thum | $766 | $399 | -47.9% |
| Scott E. Johnson | $726 | $380 | -47.7% |
| Justin Scofield | $12,750 | $364 | -97.1% |
| Todd Alden Schimke | $2,282 | $306 | -86.6% |
| Connie Larson | $303 | $303 | 0% |
| Nancy Konechne | $290 | $290 | 0% |
| Scott Kolousek | $252 | $252 | 0% |
| Craig Shryock | $420 | $146 | -65.2% |
| Leonard Von Eye Jr. | $118 | $118 | 0% |
| Carol Vanbockern | $1,155 | $105 | -90.9% |
| Herbert Loebs | $605 | $93 | -84.6% |
| AM&M, LLC | $205,582 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlene M Wright Trust | $5,043 | $0 | -100% |
| BCM Pork, LLC | $273,613 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Albrecht | $1,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Ochsner | $16,439 | $0 | -100% |
| Heartland Pork, LLC | $739,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Orth Brothers | $4,524 | $0 | -100% |
| ORTH Farms Family Limited Partner | $123,949 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Kopfmann | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Arrow J Farms Partnership | $269 | $0 | -100% |
| Cory Burg | $63,179 | $0 | -100% |
| Curt Ness | $552 | $0 | -100% |
| David Russell Salmen Rev LVG Trus | $172,923 | $0 | -100% |
| Delvin C Feistner Revocable Livin | $8,069 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis & Sandra Mceldowney Living | $19,677 | $0 | -100% |
| Dusty Acres Hutterian Brethren in | $32,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Echo Valley Land Holdings, LLC | $3,379 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Wenzel | $3,536 | $0 | -100% |
| Hatch Farms Incorporated | $3,398 | $0 | -100% |
| James van Dyke | $23,411 | $0 | -100% |
| Jared L. Reiner | $2,753 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Burg | $84,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy Strough | $4,814 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Wagner | $1,422 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle & Jamie Wolter-Assman Family | $76,729 | $0 | -100% |
| Leighton Scott | $3,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlys Shryock | $502 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Cudmore | $9,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth Bult | $16,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Spring Valley Hutterian Brethren | $1,420,668 | $0 | -100% |
| Springs Feeders Limited Partnersh | $185,721 | $0 | -100% |
| Swenson Family Land Limited Partn | $14,668 | $0 | -100% |
| Val Luckett | $135 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $17,784,602 | $6,392,146 | -64.1% |
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