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In 2021, 251 farmers in cities within Campbell County received a total of $8.6 million in 778 farm subsidies, a 48% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $16.5 million in 1,010 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 Campbell County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordell Meidinger | $96,712 | $349,865 | 261.8% |
| Gregory Allen van Beek | $405,800 | $287,312 | -29.2% |
| J & N Haefner, Inc. | $609,692 | $243,162 | -60.1% |
| Chad Edward Vander Vorst | $53,490 | $212,544 | 297.4% |
| Brandon Lee Ritter | $259,445 | $197,938 | -23.7% |
| Sayler Farms, LLC | $130,243 | $194,192 | 49.1% |
| Edward Everett van Beek | $313,108 | $185,588 | -40.7% |
| Myra Kay Vander Vorst | $41,218 | $169,486 | 311.2% |
| C & J Farms | $150,261 | $157,683 | 4.9% |
| Haak Brothers | $128,448 | $137,863 | 7.3% |
| Salverson Farms, LLP | $60,729 | $135,516 | 123.1% |
| Jason John Hasper | $331,876 | $135,016 | -59.3% |
| Sjomeling Dairy, Inc. | $231,893 | $133,128 | -42.6% |
| Robert and Kari Salverson Joint Venture | $0 | $131,075 | -- |
| Robert Odde | $252,645 | $129,863 | -48.6% |
| Beck Farm, Inc. | $197,406 | $120,230 | -39.1% |
| Kenneth John Moser | $175,130 | $113,376 | -35.3% |
| Grant Wiest | $186,250 | $110,578 | -40.6% |
| Mike Deurmier | $201,252 | $107,722 | -46.5% |
| Quentin Engolf Larson | $242,620 | $104,419 | -57% |
| David Grenz | $221,289 | $102,094 | -53.9% |
| Schuetzle Farms, Inc. | $97,518 | $100,699 | 3.3% |
| Holzwarth Farm, Inc. | $192,273 | $100,016 | -48% |
| Jeffrey Jay van Beek | $134,083 | $85,874 | -36% |
| Ryan Quaschnick, Inc. | $98,837 | $84,047 | -15% |
| Rueb Farm, Inc. | $125,877 | $80,747 | -35.9% |
| Ernie Weisbeck | $169,599 | $80,317 | -52.6% |
| Mitzel & Sons, Inc. | $141,770 | $80,043 | -43.5% |
| Josh Goehring | $223,300 | $77,758 | -65.2% |
| Dean L. Johnson | $172,253 | $76,588 | -55.5% |
| Terry Goehring | $139,339 | $75,675 | -45.7% |
| Lieutenant&B, Inc. | $142,873 | $75,005 | -47.5% |
| MRNC, Inc. | $122,884 | $74,894 | -39.1% |
| Tyler J. Ochsner | $161,181 | $71,306 | -55.8% |
| Dwight D. Rossow | $210,671 | $63,720 | -69.8% |
| KP Moser, Inc. | $140,194 | $63,328 | -54.8% |
| Lynn Deibert | $118,453 | $61,511 | -48.1% |
| Louis Duane Vander Vorste | $161,145 | $60,439 | -62.5% |
| Ryan Wilmer Grenz | $137,315 | $59,408 | -56.7% |
| Dean Senftner | $66,063 | $58,538 | -11.4% |
| Kenneth Allen Vander Vorst | $91,892 | $57,246 | -37.7% |
| John Wiest | $129,752 | $57,067 | -56% |
| Jason Larson | $54,545 | $55,218 | 1.2% |
| Aldeen Ebel | $95,903 | $53,179 | -44.5% |
| Keith Fjeldheim | $60,330 | $50,408 | -16.4% |
| Cody R. Wientjes | $97,508 | $49,186 | -49.6% |
| Spring Valley Farms, Inc. | $70,198 | $49,110 | -30% |
| Robert Ryckman | $35,799 | $48,553 | 35.6% |
| Werner Family Farm, LLC | $41,963 | $47,985 | 14.4% |
| Dale Deibert | $108,268 | $47,644 | -56% |
| Campbell County Bank | $47,634 | $47,634 | 0% |
| Cody Allen | $90,824 | $47,605 | -47.6% |
| V V Farms, Inc. | $122,657 | $46,785 | -61.9% |
| Kelly Severson | $51,556 | $44,219 | -14.2% |
| Mark Alfred Bentz | $51,927 | $44,138 | -15% |
| Jordan Reierson | $107,668 | $43,950 | -59.2% |
| Lyle Jacob Vander Vorste | $113,188 | $43,624 | -61.5% |
| Terry Vander Vorst | $51,456 | $43,028 | -16.4% |
| Schick Ranch, Inc. | $40,501 | $42,844 | 5.8% |
| AFR, Inc. | $88,738 | $41,607 | -53.1% |
| Q & L Larson, LLC | $25,178 | $40,409 | 60.5% |
| Jesse Rueb | $61,731 | $40,142 | -35% |
| Richard E. Werner | $52,803 | $39,816 | -24.6% |
| Dwight E. Wiest | $78,697 | $39,661 | -49.6% |
| Marcus Beck | $122,077 | $39,657 | -67.5% |
| Alvin Leroy Fjeldheim | $90,813 | $37,914 | -58.3% |
| Bernadette Mary Fjeldheim | $89,139 | $37,446 | -58% |
| Andrew J. Fjeldheim Jr. | $33,365 | $36,403 | 9.1% |
| Earl Rohrbach | $413,825 | $36,396 | -91.2% |
| Wayne Howard Reierson | $56,458 | $36,258 | -35.8% |
| Kent Fjeldheim | $360,793 | $36,092 | -90% |
| Aaron Gene Nieuwsma | $70,928 | $35,786 | -49.5% |
| Gary Horner | $85,002 | $34,820 | -59% |
| Sheldon Weisbeck | $68,452 | $34,265 | -49.9% |
| Steve Nieuwsma | $30,014 | $34,150 | 13.8% |
| Cody Vander Wal | $59,861 | $33,583 | -43.9% |
| Brandner Bros Farm, Inc. | $52,125 | $32,960 | -36.8% |
| Stacy Pudwill | $104,474 | $32,655 | -68.7% |
| Brady Vander Vorst | $22,822 | $32,550 | 42.6% |
| Tim Rossow | $80,692 | $32,122 | -60.2% |
| Raymond Brandner | $138,527 | $31,783 | -77.1% |
| Lance Vander Vorst | $31,822 | $31,122 | -2.2% |
| Jason Wayne Dienert | $42,939 | $31,057 | -27.7% |
| Bryan Fjeldheim | $53,986 | $30,450 | -43.6% |
| Randy Geffre | $77,331 | $30,096 | -61.1% |
| Nancy S. Haefner | $10,074 | $29,558 | 193.4% |
| John Haefner | $9,823 | $29,307 | 198.4% |
| Wilbert Moser | $29,233 | $29,233 | 0% |
| Wesley Albert Eberhart | $62,886 | $29,200 | -53.6% |
| Joshua W. Larson | $47,310 | $27,945 | -40.9% |
| Ross James Wientjes | $440,106 | $27,807 | -93.7% |
| Carter Vander Wal | $134,743 | $27,616 | -79.5% |
| Russell Edwin Ebel | $0 | $26,462 | -- |
| Paul van Beek | $52,416 | $26,100 | -50.2% |
| Salverson Seeds, LLC | $29,746 | $25,309 | -14.9% |
| Troy Hanson | $22,859 | $24,356 | 6.5% |
| Steven R. Wetherbee | $94,534 | $24,311 | -74.3% |
| J. R. Scott | $91,344 | $23,900 | -73.8% |
| Bill Wientjes | $67,002 | $23,853 | -64.4% |
| Fjeldheim Properties | $46,633 | $23,565 | -49.5% |
| Herman Schumacher | $488,461 | $23,306 | -95.2% |
| Robert Fitzgarld Volk | $35,246 | $23,123 | -34.4% |
| John Volk | $37,307 | $23,069 | -38.2% |
| Cole Nieuwsma | $40,616 | $22,946 | -43.5% |
| Lee Nieuwsma | $41,460 | $22,939 | -44.7% |
| Nick Berndt | $75,963 | $22,532 | -70.3% |
| Allen Schaffer | $50,954 | $22,470 | -55.9% |
| Derry John Pool | $51,220 | $22,385 | -56.3% |
| Curtis J. Nieuwsma | $32,318 | $22,213 | -31.3% |
| Donald G. Huber | $22,875 | $22,092 | -3.4% |
| Kenneth Pudwill | $32,848 | $21,812 | -33.6% |
| Ebel Enterprises, Inc. | $72,520 | $21,623 | -70.2% |
| Douglas Salverson | $19,265 | $21,421 | 11.2% |
| Kristi Weisbeck | $17,227 | $21,291 | 23.6% |
| Mark van Beek | $118,600 | $21,237 | -82.1% |
| Roger Rossow | $350,101 | $21,169 | -94% |
| Gladys Fjeldheim | $37,645 | $21,158 | -43.8% |
| Donald Wittmeier Family Trust | $23,678 | $20,972 | -11.4% |
| Inez Ellingson | $20,948 | $20,948 | 0% |
| Robert A. Huber | $36,328 | $20,413 | -43.8% |
| LCK, Inc. | $22,819 | $19,136 | -16.1% |
| Jeff Fjeldheim | $25,725 | $19,101 | -25.7% |
| Paul Fjeldheim | $25,725 | $19,101 | -25.7% |
| Mark D. Weisbeck Jr. | $38,813 | $18,696 | -51.8% |
| Iverson Agent Enterprises, Inc. | $29,516 | $18,385 | -37.7% |
| Leslie J. Ryckman | $23,309 | $17,868 | -23.3% |
| Ryan Horner | $36,116 | $17,852 | -50.6% |
| Tom Opheim | $56,995 | $17,820 | -68.7% |
| Weisbeck and Sons, Inc. | $32,223 | $17,617 | -45.3% |
| Adam Knoepfle | $16,999 | $17,094 | 0.6% |
| Linda Salverson | $17,023 | $17,023 | 0% |
| Duane Edward Nieuwsma | $68,185 | $16,912 | -75.2% |
| Betty G. van Beek | $16,353 | $16,353 | 0% |
| Jay Ackerman | $0 | $16,001 | -- |
| Joshua Sayler | $16,087 | $15,996 | -0.6% |
| Luke Charles Wiest | $35,003 | $15,902 | -54.6% |
| Carey Lapp | $0 | $15,807 | -- |
| Adam Grant Wiest | $34,287 | $15,393 | -55.1% |
| Thomas Ryckman | $44,956 | $15,387 | -65.8% |
| Ross Odde | $38,171 | $15,328 | -59.8% |
| Brian Odde | $37,013 | $15,196 | -58.9% |
| Arlouine Grad | $12,294 | $15,131 | 23.1% |
| Ray Ronald Ritter | $52,432 | $14,884 | -71.6% |
| Scott Raymond Wientjes | $39,113 | $14,799 | -62.2% |
| Mark Fjeldheim | $36,833 | $14,780 | -59.9% |
| HCM Schaffer, Inc. | $23,517 | $14,705 | -37.5% |
| Caleb J. Wiest | $43,150 | $14,396 | -66.6% |
| Lance Voller | $30,105 | $13,963 | -53.6% |
| David Francis Ryckman | $44,528 | $13,604 | -69.4% |
| Paul Weisbeck | $37,775 | $13,288 | -64.8% |
| Jesse Dienert | $15,964 | $13,091 | -18% |
| Danny Gjefle | $3,266 | $12,907 | 295.2% |
| Leland D. Kosel | $16,918 | $12,841 | -24.1% |
| Mark Weisbeck | $30,517 | $12,785 | -58.1% |
| Miles Brandner | $194,927 | $12,754 | -93.5% |
| Sheldon Droog | $19,261 | $12,640 | -34.4% |
| Curtis Lee Ryckman | $25,776 | $12,630 | -51% |
| Monte Lane Vander Vorst | $27,770 | $12,365 | -55.5% |
| Jeff J. Orth | $5,983 | $12,155 | 103.2% |
| Goehring, Inc. | $21,730 | $12,085 | -44.4% |
| Levi van Beek | $24,915 | $12,063 | -51.6% |
| Bruce Ochsner | $33,618 | $11,384 | -66.1% |
| Fuehrer Farms, LLP | $15,347 | $11,319 | -26.2% |
| G L Sjomeling, Inc. | $17,406 | $11,004 | -36.8% |
| Schmidt Farms, Inc. | $53,900 | $10,928 | -79.7% |
| Harvey Meyer | $26,931 | $10,836 | -59.8% |
| James Weisbeck | $13,804 | $10,724 | -22.3% |
| Walter Schaffer | $9,711 | $10,655 | 9.7% |
| Dennis Mitzel | $10,547 | $10,547 | 0% |
| Raymond L. Schaeffer | $19,847 | $10,201 | -48.6% |
| Kenneth G Odde | $59,073 | $10,046 | -83% |
| Merlin C. Ryckman | $14,755 | $9,873 | -33.1% |
| Robert Schuetzle | $9,445 | $9,445 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Salverson | $0 | $9,162 | -- |
| Evan Levor Salverson | $0 | $9,162 | -- |
| Wayne Rossow | $18,754 | $8,760 | -53.3% |
| Oahe View, LLC | $8,527 | $8,451 | -0.9% |
| Cade Opheim | $22,405 | $8,003 | -64.3% |
| John C. Travis | $7,906 | $7,906 | 0% |
| Dennis Haak | $13,639 | $7,892 | -42.1% |
| Kathleen Marilyn Bentz | $0 | $7,761 | -- |
| Mindy K. Quaschnick | $0 | $7,547 | -- |
| Linda Vander R. Vorst | $7,537 | $7,537 | 0% |
| Heidi Schaefbauer | $7,498 | $7,498 | 0% |
| Todd Moser | $7,498 | $7,498 | 0% |
| Chester C. Beck | $13,673 | $7,298 | -46.6% |
| Joel Eberhart | $6,219 | $7,030 | 13% |
| Crissy L. Moser | $0 | $6,555 | -- |
| Elwyn Opheim | $28,307 | $6,546 | -76.9% |
| Joann Deurmier | $6,536 | $6,536 | 0% |
| Ryan L. Quaschnick | $6,479 | $6,479 | 0% |
| Kenneth Quenzer | $10,497 | $6,073 | -42.1% |
| John J. van Beek | $5,809 | $5,809 | 0% |
| Preston Nieuwsma | $16,852 | $5,225 | -69% |
| Thomas Klaudt | $4,191 | $5,158 | 23.1% |
| Duane Fjeldheim | $6,127 | $5,111 | -16.6% |
| John Odde | $19,647 | $5,076 | -74.2% |
| Frances Nieuwsma | $0 | $4,963 | -- |
| Mikala Deibert Van Der Merwe | $8,383 | $4,880 | -41.8% |
| Kyle Rossow | $18,827 | $4,691 | -75.1% |
| Richard Seymour | $7,125 | $4,377 | -38.6% |
| Jeremy Johnson | $22,076 | $4,364 | -80.2% |
| Connie Fjeldheim | $0 | $4,316 | -- |
| Frank Mitzel | $5,533 | $4,310 | -22.1% |
| Wayne Curtis Hanson | $4,231 | $4,231 | 0% |
| Georgia Ann Vander Vorst | $4,201 | $4,201 | 0% |
| Perry D. Ryckman | $5,630 | $4,089 | -27.4% |
| Rodney Ackerman Rodney & Sandra Ackerman Living T | $0 | $4,023 | -- |
| Jonathan Schlomer | $9,810 | $3,827 | -61% |
| Chad Fjeldheim | $6,087 | $3,334 | -45.2% |
| Dale Schick | $9,581 | $3,233 | -66.3% |
| John E. Travis | $10,614 | $3,163 | -70.2% |
| David Schumacher | $15,158 | $3,112 | -79.5% |
| West River Angus, LLC | $17,059 | $3,008 | -82.4% |
| Wayne Fischer | $0 | $3,004 | -- |
| Adam Lutz | $4,422 | $2,790 | -36.9% |
| Esther Weisbeck | $0 | $2,770 | -- |
| Theodore Steinbach | $9,797 | $2,709 | -72.3% |
| Harlow Gaius Larson | $3,424 | $2,697 | -21.2% |
| Matthew Guy Larson | $2,145 | $2,636 | 22.9% |
| Steve T. Dupper | $1,920 | $2,463 | 28.3% |
| Jesse Weisbeck | $19,464 | $2,440 | -87.5% |
| Craig Engel | $124 | $2,437 | 1,865.3% |
| Amanda Wessel | $0 | $2,356 | -- |
| Mary Ann Haan | $0 | $2,316 | -- |
| Charles Rossow | $9,592 | $2,140 | -77.7% |
| Jerome Pool | $5,862 | $1,957 | -66.6% |
| Mark Vojta | $0 | $1,940 | -- |
| Suzanne C. Werner | $0 | $1,709 | -- |
| D & D Farm Partnership | $10,059 | $1,666 | -83.4% |
| Christopher Huber | $1,696 | $1,534 | -9.6% |
| Joann Volk | $1,427 | $1,427 | 0% |
| Vernon Brandner | $4,477 | $1,359 | -69.6% |
| Gilbert M. Mickelson | $3,253 | $1,141 | -64.9% |
| Brent Odde | $5,423 | $1,135 | -79.1% |
| Jalayne Opheim | $2,789 | $1,096 | -60.7% |
| Orland Geigle | $3,454 | $1,064 | -69.2% |
| Gary Larson | $0 | $831 | -- |
| Travis Ryckman | $3,091 | $712 | -77% |
| Dustin J. Burggraff | $4,472 | $703 | -84.3% |
| Gregory Langeliers | $0 | $660 | -- |
| Troy C. Beck | $654 | $654 | 0% |
| Steven L. Berndt | $443 | $443 | 0% |
| Brenda M. Larson | $0 | $299 | -- |
| John Johnson | $2,585 | $175 | -93.2% |
| Mittleider Farms, Inc. | $158 | $158 | 0% |
| Steve Volk Jr. | $120 | $120 | 0% |
| Dean Wessel | $113 | $113 | 0% |
| Rick Mittleider | $2,255 | $105 | -95.3% |
| Leroy Aberle | $234 | $66 | -71.8% |
| Ronald Eugene Kauk | $12,948 | $34 | -99.7% |
| John Deurmier | $24,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Bentz | $3,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Mark Bentz | $7,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Alton Bauer | $18,725 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Hague | $2,862 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest Milo Fjeldheim | $3,381 | $0 | -100% |
| Herreid Livestock Auction, Inc. | $160,371 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Hasper | $14,402 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Vojta | $9,252 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Ebel | $47,583 | $0 | -100% |
| Weis Acres, LLC | $2,745 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest Milo Fjeldheim | $2,893 | $0 | -100% |
| Iverson Farms Limited Partnership | $10,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert and Kari Salverson Joint V | $444,110 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney Ackerman Rodney & Sandra | $3,291 | $0 | -100% |
| Devan Jon Voller | $53,706 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Odde | $75 | $0 | -100% |
| Roland Dornbush | $2,946 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $16,542,656 | $8,607,677 | -48% |
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