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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Aurora County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Aurora County received $10.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 325 farmers in cities within Aurora County received a total of $5.7 million in 821 farm subsidies, a 64.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $16.1 million in 1,407 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 Aurora County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Mayclin Farms Partnership$1,704,458$407,175-76.1%
John Arlyn Nydam$136,100$216,82359.3%
Curtis Leo Gillen$178,548$152,133-14.8%
Louise Ann Gillen$164,785$144,063-12.6%
Paul Borgmann$132,451$108,630-18%
Tracy Vangorp$335,120$101,291-69.8%
Production Plus$293,880$98,038-66.6%
Wayne Haines$90,446$91,4361.1%
Daniel W. Bosworth$175,050$87,606-50%
Eric Joseph Bosworth$175,050$87,606-50%
Russell Krumvieda$302,904$82,411-72.8%
Joseph Koch$133,988$82,088-38.7%
Sheldon Lee Tobin$294,584$76,994-73.9%
Gregory Kroupa$337,148$73,948-78.1%
Dale James Peters$177,723$71,392-59.8%
Steven Lee Mohnen$220,462$69,964-68.3%
Randy Bormann$103,586$57,858-44.1%
Ronald L. Glissendorf$104,798$57,307-45.3%
Randall McQueen$135,418$55,631-58.9%
Richard McQueen$114,625$51,244-55.3%
Robert D Bosworth Revocable Living Trust$0$48,786--
Mike Feenstra$269,461$48,324-82.1%
Thiry Feedlot, Inc.$681,133$47,397-93%
Michael D Gilbertz$101,760$47,151-53.7%
Timothy P. Thiry$138,701$45,465-67.2%
Edmund Bernard Hanten Jr.$45,138$44,784-0.8%
James A. McCord$90,245$44,779-50.4%
Harris Cattle Company$128,849$44,126-65.8%
Dwight S. Feenstra$227,182$41,778-81.6%
Johnson Farms$153,840$41,019-73.3%
Joseph Hanten$65,868$40,766-38.1%
Derek W. Glissendorf$71,685$40,406-43.6%
Curtis James Plamp$78,108$39,287-49.7%
Joe Hoffman$80,984$39,214-51.6%
Dennis Marlin Ashwill$68,380$38,978-43%
David Glen Hargens$84,845$38,121-55.1%
Lyle C. Nightingale$98,928$37,628-62%
Randy Vangorp$95,929$36,754-61.7%
Jess A. Wieczorek$216,026$35,540-83.5%
Tyler J. Gerlach$79,564$34,912-56.1%
Laron Lee Gerlach$79,376$34,911-56%
Justin L. Johnson$128,503$34,692-73%
Scott Meier$64,459$34,567-46.4%
Robert Bruns$117,438$34,349-70.8%
James Headley$39,903$33,624-15.7%
Ronnie Prien$90,435$33,208-63.3%
David E. Bogenhagen$60,093$31,607-47.4%
Jamie Lee Heidinger$57,065$31,106-45.5%
Duane J. Beckman$101,190$30,545-69.8%
Jerry J. Hettinger$110,869$29,197-73.7%
Rustin Robert Bruns$58,180$28,569-50.9%
Brian Koch$58,038$28,191-51.4%
David Reinesch$63,418$27,994-55.9%
Jim Munsen$81,628$27,730-66%
Joel Prien$77,169$27,479-64.4%
Thomas John Guenthner$69,562$27,017-61.2%
Michael Edward Konechne$141,554$26,924-81%
Mark Hanten$60,239$25,981-56.9%
Jeffrey Wayne Gerlach$46,444$25,720-44.6%
Andy Espedal$50,873$25,295-50.3%
Daniel Eugene Veurink$60,417$25,239-58.2%
Paul Alfred Hettinger$71,152$24,693-65.3%
Myron Lee Baanhofman$54,805$24,548-55.2%
Duane Jay Wolbrink$46,409$24,409-47.4%
Marvin Vangenderen$45,296$24,257-46.4%
William Downey Anderson III$53,968$23,945-55.6%
Rodney Schabot$31,031$23,682-23.7%
Jaylon Ralph Gerlach$70,922$23,304-67.1%
Jeffery John Sauvage$45,380$22,874-49.6%
Richard Faulhaber$25,960$22,721-12.5%
William G. Folan$71,224$22,596-68.3%
Scott Moeller$50,374$22,574-55.2%
Scott Alan Sonne$115,637$22,546-80.5%
Troy Vangenderen$34,889$22,536-35.4%
John Mathew Steichen$71,384$22,397-68.6%
Reid Daniel Suelflow$0$22,089--
Lennis Kristensen$203,043$22,069-89.1%
Matthew John Mohnen$44,516$21,384-52%
Gene Raymond Hoefert$26,227$21,302-18.8%
Christopher L. Fink$45,649$21,237-53.5%
Todd Prangley$46,867$21,205-54.8%
Corey Plamp$69,926$21,128-69.8%
Dan J. Moller$60,237$21,053-65%
David Koch$4,983$20,392309.2%
Katherine Anne Pollard$18,962$19,9245.1%
Ronald G. Earl$37,033$19,770-46.6%
Colte Haines$39,085$19,659-49.7%
Paul Eugene Matzner$59,206$19,047-67.8%
Myron Donker$26,651$18,886-29.1%
Robert Paul Ziebart$17,993$18,8244.6%
Scott Kirsch$64,243$18,733-70.8%
Robert Mohnen$65,357$18,496-71.7%
Daniel R. Prien$72,943$18,406-74.8%
Tyler G. Kroupa$39,396$18,171-53.9%
Kelvin Prien$68,328$17,940-73.7%
Carl Greene$56,432$17,152-69.6%
Gregory Alan Bruinsma$34,576$16,514-52.2%
Matt Gillen$43,868$16,487-62.4%
Scott Gillen$43,705$16,487-62.3%
Richard M Markhardt$24,951$16,399-34.3%
Gerald G. Wulf$32,098$16,387-48.9%
Steve Vangorp$30,112$16,326-45.8%
Dennis Dwight Crago$28,440$16,321-42.6%
James Guenthner$37,489$16,314-56.5%
J & N Wolbrink, LLC$34,785$16,132-53.6%
Ronald William Assmus$32,981$16,074-51.3%
Cheryl Peters$27,696$15,993-42.3%
Philip Edward Schmidt$31,672$15,870-49.9%
Dave Beckmann$32,812$15,673-52.2%
Douglas L. Beckmann$53,183$15,651-70.6%
Lance Keizer$71,423$15,513-78.3%
Thomas James Ogle$92,181$15,315-83.4%
Norvil Dykstra$47,649$14,698-69.2%
Lance Thiry$53,129$14,623-72.5%
Matt Klein$41,097$14,416-64.9%
Daniel George Hargreaves$44,057$14,285-67.6%
Marvin Dykstra$50,595$13,999-72.3%
Pickart & Gerlach Cattle Company$36,502$13,732-62.4%
Travis Grieve$40,344$13,727-66%
Aaron Hettinger$12,449$13,6029.3%
Marvin Clites$50,048$13,434-73.2%
Louis Matzner$36,356$13,174-63.8%
Richard Kieffer Revocable Living Trust$0$13,057--
Michael Lee Hargens$48,823$12,735-73.9%
Dale W Hoffman & Lenora a Hoffman IRR Real Estate$0$12,666--
Barbara Beckmann$11,029$12,61414.4%
Richard J. Mathey$21,347$12,586-41%
Joshua Steven Mohnen$35,374$12,546-64.5%
Scott D. Clites$39,764$12,426-68.8%
Gary Dewaard$32,687$12,323-62.3%
Lennis Boyd$46,960$12,091-74.3%
Kenneth J Vanbrenk$52,820$11,861-77.5%
John A. Miller$18,230$11,693-35.9%
Chad A. Plamp$25,368$11,670-54%
Daniel L Vandrongelen$33,467$11,544-65.5%
Larry Hoffman$11,155$11,4612.7%
Bradley Hohbach$30,056$11,417-62%
Douglas Vangorp$507,539$11,257-97.8%
Siyo Ranch, LLP$12,005$11,149-7.1%
James R. Evans$21,128$11,137-47.3%
Joshua Daniel Deboer$34,455$11,027-68%
Robert Koch$35,344$11,024-68.8%
Daniel James Meier$37,148$10,870-70.7%
Curtis Alden Niewenhuis$37,216$10,808-71%
Douglas Borman$31,204$9,906-68.3%
Todd Clark$28,528$9,720-65.9%
Travis Clark$28,886$9,720-66.4%
Steve Beckman$49,205$9,550-80.6%
Cory J. Gillen$23,805$9,469-60.2%
Dina Shefner$30,521$9,387-69.2%
Mark Guericke$60,398$9,290-84.6%
Charles Christensen$47,969$9,080-81.1%
Terry Hoffman$29,916$8,998-69.9%
Eileen Hohn$24,960$8,960-64.1%
Chuck Faulhaber$18,596$8,959-51.8%
John J Olivier Estate$22,346$8,908-60.1%
John Vangorp$9,445$8,819-6.6%
Beverly Nydam K. Varilek$21,278$8,782-58.7%
Dwight Dewaard$33,660$8,780-73.9%
Ronald K. Miller$5,893$8,73948.3%
Chance Shane Tobin$30,188$8,638-71.4%
Eric Assmus$31,547$8,568-72.8%
Shogun Investment Partnership, LLP$0$8,551--
Dane Rihanek$47,300$8,452-82.1%
Alan L. Bruinsma$23,630$8,418-64.4%
Jonathan Robert Reichert$13,234$8,320-37.1%
Alan Schuldt$18,596$8,120-56.3%
Dale Beckmann$20,213$7,882-61%
Tom Thiry$18,508$7,882-57.4%
Johnson Irrevocable Trust$9,361$7,792-16.8%
Roger Konechne$13,402$7,675-42.7%
Dennis Koch$26,015$7,641-70.6%
Charles Boyd$8,997$7,639-15.1%
Rochelle Voneye Living Trust$9,201$7,595-17.5%
Greg L Rihanek$30,129$7,538-75%
Joshua Lee van Beek$1,036$7,516625.5%
Doris Jean Spaans$0$7,435--
Rabenberg Family Trust$3,816$7,41994.4%
Donna Rogers$13,612$7,213-47%
David Artz$14,314$7,022-50.9%
Preston O'Day$43,238$6,973-83.9%
Jason Moeller$19,643$6,971-64.5%
Benjamin Ray Matzner$9,763$6,955-28.8%
Allen W. Tolsma$15,186$6,888-54.6%
Dennis Beckmann$25,961$6,806-73.8%
Gerrit Overweg$10,439$6,782-35%
Michael Thomas Johnson$0$6,771--
Benjamin Bogenhagen$21,291$6,685-68.6%
Wayne Tatro$13,648$6,600-51.6%
Dale Gerlach$28,067$6,570-76.6%
Michael M Gilbertz$2,053$6,514217.3%
Eric Nowotny$13,794$6,508-52.8%
Joel D. Ymker$42,373$6,384-84.9%
Carl Hauert$19,657$6,348-67.7%
Dan Olivier$5,133$6,27022.2%
Steven J. Steichen$15,998$6,036-62.3%
Dennis F. Hohn$6,744$5,999-11%
Norma Dewaard$7,308$5,908-19.2%
Ronald Wayne Steffen$35,123$5,882-83.3%
Bertha Glayn Meier Trust$9,317$5,783-37.9%
Justin Dykstra$0$5,754--
Gilbertz Farm, LLC$5,722$5,7220%
Merlin Konechne$7,607$5,719-24.8%
Robert Dunn$4,526$5,66125.1%
Justin Krell$15,466$5,631-63.6%
Mary Koch$5,537$5,517-0.4%
Wallace Mohnen$47,240$5,434-88.5%
Gary Gjesdal$6,613$5,373-18.8%
Richard a Meier Trust$7,671$5,355-30.2%
Greg Steele$16,202$5,264-67.5%
John Saville$9,200$5,233-43.1%
Chad Moser$730$5,023588.1%
David Reuland$5,738$4,762-17%
Greene Fencing, LLP$21,015$4,569-78.3%
Benjamin Donker$12,744$4,565-64.2%
Rodney Olivier$10,148$4,547-55.2%
Collin R. Borgmann$6,495$4,492-30.8%
John Kieffer$4,628$4,321-6.6%
Lloyd Vangenderen$5,650$4,195-25.8%
Sylvan Dehaai$8,792$4,059-53.8%
Daniel Lynn Dewaard$12,884$4,042-68.6%
Roger Vearrier$10,075$4,023-60.1%
Lance Hosman$21,291$3,975-81.3%
Ben Konechne$8,865$3,967-55.3%
Joseph Allen Bosworth$9,671$3,952-59.1%
Jonathon Schmidt$11,247$3,882-65.5%
Edwin Munsen$7,359$3,847-47.7%
Robert J Ziebart Estate$16,296$3,795-76.7%
Jesse Kirsch$8,049$3,693-54.1%
Vincent Moeller$19,165$3,683-80.8%
Beverly Vandrongelen$2,076$3,57472.2%
Douglas A. Vandenhoek$11,129$3,501-68.5%
James Gerlach$12,228$3,433-71.9%
Matthew Todd Mulder$7,505$3,294-56.1%
Larry Heidinger$3,960$3,240-18.2%
Zane B. Nightingale$4,477$3,214-28.2%
Winston Nowotny$6,395$3,107-51.4%
John W Mohnen$19,052$3,105-83.7%
Konechne Enterprises, LLC$18,963$2,903-84.7%
Daniel Dethlefsen$2,889$2,8890%
Vernon Charles Heidinger$30,756$2,861-90.7%
Lisa Hanten$3,757$2,783-25.9%
Larry Vreugdenhil$8,585$2,663-69%
Donald Ray Titze$75,864$2,597-96.6%
Jamie Bosworth$9,704$2,581-73.4%
Wayne Hanks$6,299$2,556-59.4%
Dwight Deboer$3,653$2,494-31.7%
Jordan L. Feenstra$8,283$2,465-70.2%
Delbert Nightingale$23,425$2,388-89.8%
Cristine Headley$2,157$2,1570%
Greg Edward Moeller$17,899$2,149-88%
Steven Pickart$590$2,118259%
Bill R. Brunkow$274$2,061652.2%
Robert L. Titze$2,989$2,009-32.8%
Kevin Mathey$3,564$1,956-45.1%
Ronald Gillen$15,335$1,800-88.3%
Steven C. Pennings$5,777$1,763-69.5%
Kevin Geidel$7,210$1,711-76.3%
Clyde Melvin Dethlefsen$26,744$1,608-94%
Keith Dewaard$7,746$1,544-80.1%
Beau Olsen$3,414$1,539-54.9%
Christopher Harlan Plamp$2,717$1,523-43.9%
Noah Munsen$3,628$1,511-58.4%
Matthew Feenstra$4,426$1,500-66.1%
Marion Hargens$3,276$1,470-55.1%
Daniel P. Beckmann$10,401$1,414-86.4%
Leonard Mathers$15,296$1,351-91.2%
Dustin Hohn$2,225$1,328-40.3%
Blake Vangorp$4,521$1,328-70.6%
Aaron J. Hargreaves$8,896$1,322-85.1%
Tanner Lewis Riggs$0$1,290--
Robin Knigge$4,741$1,229-74.1%
Daniel D. Gerlach$15,501$1,189-92.3%
Vern Hill$2,638$1,157-56.1%
Craig Dodds$6,148$1,130-81.6%
Carrie L. Lewis$4,758$1,079-77.3%
Darrell a Mairose Trust$11,045$939-91.5%
Margaret Hettinger$8,181$936-88.6%
David Truesdell$3,598$898-75%
Seth Hohbach$4,081$890-78.2%
Austin Scott Agler$6,573$755-88.5%
Clyde L. Olsen$2,452$748-69.5%
Aaron Assmus$4,912$716-85.4%
Timon Vandeuveren$21,050$700-96.7%
Arla Crago$0$672--
Ashton Eileen Prangley$2,248$642-71.4%
Steven J. Bucher$947$603-36.3%
Dylan R Mohnen$5,632$578-89.7%
Tessa Overweg$6,274$575-90.8%
Jenna Lee Prangley$2,116$553-73.9%
Russell Ehlers$2,178$500-77%
Timothy Matlock$487$4870%
Llewellyn Schelhaas$1,494$482-67.7%
Lorraine G. Mosemann$164$470186.6%
Lenora Hoffman$6,078$450-92.6%
Alice Johnson$2,273$450-80.2%
Marcia Schuldt$414$4437%
John J. Olivier$0$424--
Clinton A. Olinger$0$410--
Darwin Vreugdenhil$1,518$336-77.9%
Angela Feenstra$535$334-37.6%
Terra Spaans$1,826$332-81.8%
Tina M. Kieffer$1,404$299-78.7%
Kurt Fink$0$298--
Brian Reis$2,907$291-90%
Alvin Feenstra$2,209$280-87.3%
Brenda Carbajal$0$261--
Norbert Lamont Mohnen$256$2560%
Judy Hettinger$2,420$249-89.7%
Randolph Scott Niles$1,090$215-80.3%
Elmer Sorensen$853$211-75.3%
Phillip Moore$459$149-67.5%
Lewis Devries$2,558$108-95.8%
Larry L. Olsen$1,578$107-93.2%
Peter Licht$1,940$107-94.5%
Kalym Hargens$780$104-86.7%
Layne Hargens$780$104-86.7%
Ethel Burnett Diercks$163$81-50.3%
Kenneth Artz$70$700%
Tom Peters$69$690%
Pete Mathey$209$52-75.1%
Chris Bartelt$0$43--
Ronnie Ehlers$474$23-95.1%
Paul Munsen$2,213$20-99.1%
Wolbrink Land & Cattle, LLC$11,529$17-99.9%
Dale W Hoffman & Lenora a Hoffman$12,666$0-100%
James Harry Mayclin$362$0-100%
Janet K Bosworth Revocable Living$1,428$0-100%
Marlene R Rake Revocable Living T$1,486$0-100%
Marvin Jira$414$0-100%
Mary P. Krell$298$0-100%
Michael Erickson$308$0-100%
Michael W. Schroeder$4,552$0-100%
Pat Rake$1,486$0-100%
Paul Anthony Mayclin$2,711$0-100%
Robert D Bosworth Revocable Livin$142,515$0-100%
Robert J. Ziebart$6,699$0-100%
Susan Hinckley$1,486$0-100%
Tyler Vangorp$3,078$0-100%
Dawn R. Hoffman$86$0-100%
Derek Howard$1,122$0-100%
Gary Clarence Abeln$243$0-100%
M & D Custom Farming, LLC$1,993$0-100%
Norval Matzner$1,018$0-100%
Randall Kuyper$1,018$0-100%
Robert Vangenderen$10,755$0-100%
Ron Nydam$6,443$0-100%
Shannon Tolsma$4,921$0-100%
Albert N. Thiry$2,488$0-100%
Clinton Moore$1,879$0-100%
David Glissendorf$33,320$0-100%
Mark Gillen$968$0-100%
Owen Glissendorf$6,929$0-100%
Reid D. Suelflow$58,781$0-100%
Richard Kieffer Revocable Living$34,026$0-100%
Roger Hanten$87$0-100%
Total subsidies$16,104,769$5,724,547-64.5%

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