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

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Farms throughout cities in Sanborn County received $13 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 361 farmers in cities within Sanborn County received a total of $7.3 million in 959 farm subsidies, a 64.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $20.2 million in 1,618 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 Sanborn County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Baysinger Honey Farm, LLC$9,352$519,6065,456.1%
John Olinger$407,921$234,853-42.4%
Feistner Farms, LLP$155,530$160,2023%
GKO Partnership$735,576$119,579-83.7%
Doyle M Selland$392,003$115,875-70.4%
Bruce Pody$308,267$110,826-64%
Teri L. Edwards$416,974$109,390-73.8%
James M. Edwards$447,968$109,333-75.6%
Crown 93, Inc.$260,311$108,329-58.4%
Wenton Wormstadt$260,898$95,654-63.3%
Roger Schmit$269,395$95,315-64.6%
Todd Olinger$232,699$93,380-59.9%
Jared Grassel$164,277$86,958-47.1%
B & B Livestock$108,485$82,009-24.4%
Lowell Wormstadt$159,843$77,402-51.6%
Perry Amick$175,315$73,415-58.1%
Gary D. Spelbring$173,328$70,441-59.4%
John Christopher$190,988$69,155-63.8%
Pamela Christopher$190,987$69,155-63.8%
Charles Amick$129,877$68,216-47.5%
Phillip Austerman & Thad Austerman$0$67,984--
Dennis L. Morgan$153,837$66,216-57%
Timothy Scott Pearson$244,705$64,950-73.5%
David C. Lammey$60,171$60,6240.8%
Kevin L. Page$120,863$57,682-52.3%
Dao Farms, Inc.$739,814$57,560-92.2%
Shane Baysinger$56,904$56,317-1%
Kyle Edwards$112,269$55,672-50.4%
Tyler Hoffman$131,993$55,332-58.1%
Amick, Inc.$97,267$55,068-43.4%
Jeff P. Vermeulen$50,397$52,8204.8%
Scott Zoss$153,833$52,501-65.9%
Isaac Olson$113,902$51,291-55%
Michael D. Morgan$104,664$51,034-51.2%
Gregory Effling$63,632$49,917-21.6%
Swenson Brothers, LLC$121,598$49,337-59.4%
William Davis Taunton Sr.$47,600$48,8082.5%
Upland HTT Breth, Inc.$1,617,626$46,892-97.1%
Tyler Van Overschelde$115,481$46,528-59.7%
Charles M. Larson$73,024$45,643-37.5%
Greg Baysinger$157,555$44,923-71.5%
Robert Hetland Jr.$75,251$43,289-42.5%
Clint Ryan Wormstadt$131,239$43,214-67.1%
Henry Albert Linke$127,284$43,203-66.1%
Jackson Brothers$180,977$41,068-77.3%
Charles M. Fridley$180,280$40,744-77.4%
James V. Grace$75,987$40,464-46.7%
Douglas John Swenson$87,413$40,091-54.1%
Christ Christopher$90,421$39,841-55.9%
Tyler Melvin Moore$88,436$38,464-56.5%
Douglas L. Farris$58,912$36,789-37.6%
Kevin Joseph Baysinger$106,285$35,814-66.3%
Melanie Ettswold$0$35,693--
Kent Swenson$74,096$35,548-52%
Kenneth W. Schmidt$71,654$34,909-51.3%
Sarah Olinger$209,076$34,904-83.3%
John Gregory Bechen$70,259$34,796-50.5%
Jack B. Davis$61,192$33,949-44.5%
Joshua A. Larson$162,536$33,890-79.1%
James K. Stach$59,739$33,623-43.7%
Wesley Stekl$65,152$33,175-49.1%
Lynn Alden Anderson$92,420$33,005-64.3%
Douglas A. Northrup$9,080$32,570258.7%
Rodney Marten$89,772$31,939-64.4%
Steven Paul Wolter$17,882$31,62376.8%
Jacqueline Jackie Rae Evers$48,951$30,903-36.9%
Lawrence Everett Evers$48,951$30,903-36.9%
Schmit Agent, Inc.$74,536$30,761-58.7%
Perry Moody$77,168$30,497-60.5%
Kelly Clay Hohn$62,745$30,367-51.6%
Austerman Brothers$137,327$29,835-78.3%
Clay Amick$89,177$29,779-66.6%
E & P Swenson Family LMTD Partnership$0$29,546--
Todd Van Walleghen$67,426$29,077-56.9%
Jeffrey K. Hinker$64,025$28,992-54.7%
Thompson Brothers$19,709$28,88646.6%
Paul Vincent Swenson$48,421$28,542-41.1%
Richard Bechen$80,553$27,763-65.5%
Davis Ranch$3,113$27,127771.4%
Merlin Feistner$48,923$27,015-44.8%
Randall J. Morgan$43,532$26,371-39.4%
Rodney a Clarambeau$50,767$26,338-48.1%
Steven C. Linke$26,544$26,047-1.9%
Mary Page J. Marten$72,909$25,951-64.4%
Johnathan Blindauer$43,721$25,709-41.2%
Matthew J. Amick$128,215$25,648-80%
Merlin Van Walleghen$55,152$25,186-54.3%
Gary L. Eddy$41,737$24,822-40.5%
Larry Ogle$127,991$24,396-80.9%
Aaron Allbee$86,907$24,064-72.3%
Dennis Baade$65,193$23,999-63.2%
Stacy K Senska$66,731$23,749-64.4%
Charles Russell Zoss$130,224$23,475-82%
James Vermeulen$59,595$22,642-62%
Jerome Miller$30,932$22,434-27.5%
Adam Richard Alt$63,562$22,290-64.9%
Patrick J. Torgerson$42,567$22,229-47.8%
JDO Partnership$135,245$22,144-83.6%
Ryan Edwards$73,131$22,112-69.8%
Sherri Stekl$53,728$21,755-59.5%
Ryan W. Olson$117,062$21,335-81.8%
Daniel C. Swenson$44,454$21,186-52.3%
Jay Baysinger$51,798$21,126-59.2%
David Baysinger$49,516$20,928-57.7%
Murray Van Laecken$51,094$20,884-59.1%
Franz A. Luthi$31,278$20,883-33.2%
Marla Feistner$21,231$20,728-2.4%
Eugene Sundstrom$52,799$20,667-60.9%
Rick L. Tobin$60,205$20,184-66.5%
Francis B Effling$48,666$19,649-59.6%
Northrup Family Trust$18,976$18,9760%
Ty Ziebart$26,488$18,963-28.4%
Andrew John Ewing$28,001$18,688-33.3%
Judy K. Hinker$0$18,294--
Kari L. Olinger$110,460$18,232-83.5%
Ryan Bechen$47,892$18,193-62%
Drew Olinger$87,103$18,137-79.2%
Jacob Gerald Klaas$30,710$18,034-41.3%
Gary Swenson$17,564$17,8571.7%
David Holthus$35,628$17,753-50.2%
William J. Mathis$35,875$17,736-50.6%
Roger D. Hinker$79,531$17,665-77.8%
Michael Feistner$32,133$17,543-45.4%
HK Fouberg Real Estate Limited Partnership$0$17,394--
Cynthia Van Laecken$48,064$17,317-64%
Gary A. Olson$99,964$17,263-82.7%
B&P Farm, LLP$17,204$17,2040%
Larson Bros, LLC$37,126$17,189-53.7%
Andrew Scott$79,395$17,100-78.5%
Brian D. Moore$78,457$17,091-78.2%
Jerry L. Moody$52,641$17,035-67.6%
Macc, LLC$93,800$16,873-82%
Gary C. Beigh$16,502$16,324-1.1%
James Melvin Johannsen$45,170$16,297-63.9%
Benjamin J. Zoss$43,211$16,272-62.3%
Curtis A. Adams$24,991$16,132-35.4%
Kenneth W. Stach$16,226$16,110-0.7%
Taylor Effling$51,692$15,786-69.5%
Karen Hoffman$29,114$15,585-46.5%
Jimmy Duane Hoffman$2,299$15,585577.9%
Dillon J. Moore$29,141$15,371-47.3%
David Dean Swenson$44,977$15,336-65.9%
JL Dean, Inc.$123,227$15,227-87.6%
Isaac Johnson$58,693$14,912-74.6%
Joseph D. Vermeulen$28,471$14,886-47.7%
Helen Hohn$36,637$14,349-60.8%
Bernard Olinger$117,164$14,345-87.8%
Lois Edwards$105,665$14,270-86.5%
Jeffrey L. Howard$23,245$13,815-40.6%
Robert Lee Kneen$59,145$13,798-76.7%
Perry Jost$78,421$13,642-82.6%
Scott Senska$14,353$13,197-8.1%
John Fenske$61,924$12,885-79.2%
Edward Grassel$57,091$12,835-77.5%
Timothy Grassel$57,091$12,835-77.5%
Glen Hohn$55,152$12,769-76.8%
Richard B. Alt$22,242$12,672-43%
Gary Spelbring Jr.$32,069$12,261-61.8%
Jennifer D. Feistner$0$12,127--
Brian D. Schroeder$27,182$12,047-55.7%
Margaret Christensen$16,712$12,017-28.1%
Cassie Sachtjen$25,452$12,014-52.8%
Jason White$31,378$11,973-61.8%
Derik Kleinsasser$71,960$11,948-83.4%
Robert Nelson$13,105$11,816-9.8%
Robert F. Davis$16,793$11,793-29.8%
Terry Hendrix$43,488$11,752-73%
Terry Jensen$47,889$11,478-76%
Leslie Richard Blindauer$17,075$10,966-35.8%
Robert J. Schmit$29,626$10,405-64.9%
Gerrad Doering$18,910$10,401-45%
Charles Unterbrunner$46,550$10,177-78.1%
Wilma Ferguson Buffington$10,073$10,0730%
Dennis Feistner$14,194$9,985-29.7%
Dianna Senska$9,922$9,9220%
Craig Olinger, Inc.$66,788$9,919-85.1%
Richard Linke$12,136$9,860-18.8%
Jeff Wormstadt$27,578$9,856-64.3%
Marty L Wormstadt$27,578$9,856-64.3%
Joanne Nelson$9,753$9,7530%
Frederick Prien$0$9,730--
Jeff Poyer$11,172$9,608-14%
Merlin Larson$13,081$9,600-26.6%
Roger Moe$9,487$9,4870%
James Valley Farming Company$40,927$9,210-77.5%
Jeanette M. Luthi$9,243$9,061-2%
Kelly Jackson$152,152$9,005-94.1%
Brett Stekl$8,412$8,9616.5%
Laren Feistner$25,050$8,808-64.8%
R&B Schmit, LLC$0$8,768--
Patrick K. Bender$67,094$8,764-86.9%
Clayton Dean$13,521$8,728-35.4%
David Grassel$63,262$8,682-86.3%
Bruce Kogel$28,685$8,662-69.8%
Steven Larson$34,438$8,461-75.4%
Douglas Hansen$295$8,2232,687.5%
Holly R. Hansen$0$8,150--
Judi A. Larson$17,094$8,024-53.1%
Dewayne Edwards$18,862$7,860-58.3%
Gregory Edwards$18,862$7,860-58.3%
Jerry H. Moore$5,842$7,85634.5%
Marli Baysinger$42,060$7,836-81.4%
Joseph Moody$45,646$7,650-83.2%
Jon Vermeulen$7,535$7,5350%
Pat Mentele$5,617$7,47933.1%
Douglas L. Howard$18,591$7,440-60%
Tracy G. Burkel$58,425$7,252-87.6%
James Vernon Sonne$24,803$7,227-70.9%
Arthur Eugene Kneen$70,543$7,219-89.8%
Tate Williams$13,290$6,974-47.5%
Preston J. Moody$24,419$6,961-71.5%
Judy Fredrichs$35,119$6,927-80.3%
Robert McKillop$39,118$6,754-82.7%
Michael D. Moody$30,805$6,668-78.4%
James William Grassel$44,207$6,653-85%
Donald Page$18,958$6,586-65.3%
Blake A. Baade$30,943$6,537-78.9%
Tanner Snedeker$6,690$6,512-2.7%
Adam Schmiedt$133,778$6,341-95.3%
Doug Godfrey$8,319$6,330-23.9%
Monte Kaus$12,395$6,318-49%
Joel Ray Wolter$19,073$6,305-66.9%
Robert H. Hetland III$17,531$6,263-64.3%
Sandra Selland$23,733$6,087-74.4%
Matthew Jordan Selland$10,991$5,991-45.5%
Micheal John White$29,194$5,991-79.5%
The Florence Millie Althen Living Revocable Trust$0$5,969--
Bradley Steichen$23,879$5,779-75.8%
Katherine E Ogle Living Trust$17,140$5,710-66.7%
Tom J. Jones$6,481$5,674-12.5%
Jonathan C. Enfield$24,358$5,574-77.1%
Michael R. Zoss$5,501$5,5010%
Paul Hjelm$5,489$5,4890%
Adolf L. Zoss$16,239$5,356-67%
John Schefsky$4,367$5,18118.6%
Shirley Olson$46,266$5,134-88.9%
Blake A. Baade$0$5,033--
Jordan S. Pearson$28,939$5,005-82.7%
James Linke$16,325$4,883-70.1%
Ryan Lee Larson$31,720$4,876-84.6%
Todd Stekl$10,727$4,859-54.7%
Donald E. Weinberger$6,809$4,756-30.2%
Melanie Ann Baysinger$5,638$4,668-17.2%
Shirelly Snedeker$0$4,515--
Mark Snedeker$35,741$4,382-87.7%
Patricia F. Carsrud$12,802$4,377-65.8%
A Russell Podhradsky$12,414$4,268-65.6%
Dvonne P Hansen Revocable Trust$7,682$4,261-44.5%
Travis Hohn$17,918$4,253-76.3%
Chad T. Budde$8,722$4,190-52%
Taylor Logan Wormstadt$14,771$4,162-71.8%
Garth Swenson$9,464$4,040-57.3%
Darin Baysinger$18,369$3,976-78.4%
Trevor Olson$9,092$3,917-56.9%
Jerry H & Pamela a Moore IRRV Re Trustee AGMT$0$3,894--
Dwight Johnson$14,480$3,754-74.1%
Joseph G. Treib$12,356$3,738-69.7%
Janice Stange$15,743$3,622-77%
Donald Snedeker$20,856$3,586-82.8%
Thad Baysinger$35,179$3,514-90%
Katie Schmit$0$3,490--
Harvey Fouberg$4,861$3,395-30.2%
2012 Lynnette R Klaas Irrevocable Trust$0$3,391--
Wayne Feistner$19,133$3,389-82.3%
Walter Bracha Jr.$6,177$3,327-46.1%
Dereck Allbee$7,449$3,218-56.8%
Alan R. Linke$2,952$2,9520%
Luci Lee Grassel$0$2,923--
Leon M. Amdahl$10,036$2,899-71.1%
Claude Forbes$15,916$2,871-82%
Calvin Moore$15,584$2,869-81.6%
Lori Dean$2,724$2,7240%
David Hjelm$2,712$2,7120%
Peggy Ann Baysinger$26,447$2,615-90.1%
Shawn Coleman$25,768$2,494-90.3%
Randall Weber$2,470$2,4700%
Trevor Reisch$5,084$2,449-51.8%
Shirley Wolter$10,740$2,422-77.4%
Kurt D Stekl$2,454$2,409-1.8%
Stacey Eddy$11,776$2,224-81.1%
Mary Ann Blindauer$4,221$2,211-47.6%
Gregory D. Cornelius$9,350$2,133-77.2%
Donald G. Klinkner$21,909$2,115-90.3%
Gordon Jay Moore$50,712$2,066-95.9%
Darin E. Schmiedt$5,286$2,044-61.3%
Michael Tlustos$2,037$2,0370%
Jeff Sonne$10,451$2,023-80.6%
David Kogel$4,570$1,928-57.8%
Dennis Fouberg$3,825$1,880-50.8%
Brady J. Jacobsen$2,077$1,861-10.4%
Wanda Effling$8,747$1,839-79%
Jonathan Linke$8,853$1,794-79.7%
Thomas a Fouberg$2,984$1,771-40.7%
Linke Farms, LLC$3,022$1,766-41.6%
Travis S. Beaver$17,435$1,753-89.9%
Myles T. Cuka$0$1,705--
Richard L. Couch$14,106$1,615-88.6%
Kylie Forbes$3,898$1,509-61.3%
Donald S. McKillop$13,856$1,499-89.2%
Sheldon F. Hemminger$2,672$1,484-44.5%
Charley Larson$6,516$1,446-77.8%
Paul & Frances Van Overschelde, LLC$0$1,414--
Luci Grassel$0$1,307--
Karla Edwards$80,727$1,304-98.4%
Lee Buffington$0$1,283--
Mr. Mark A. Jensen$6,508$1,269-80.5%
Brian Feistner$1,728$1,216-29.6%
Paul Larson$6,588$1,180-82.1%
Jim Winter$572$1,13698.6%
David Unterbrunner$8,991$1,070-88.1%
Della J. Amdahl$0$1,043--
Toby Moody$2,678$1,024-61.8%
Garrett A. Dean$4,235$1,014-76.1%
Michael J. Miller$9,006$1,009-88.8%
Robert J. Pearson$6,818$1,004-85.3%
Neal Olson$29,966$957-96.8%
Robert & Rita Steckel Irrev Trustee$2,230$908-59.3%
Kayla Olson$4,927$900-81.7%
Neal B. Mathis$2,515$900-64.2%
Janet L Maeschen$7,054$861-87.8%
Jordan Joseph Baysinger$4,354$855-80.4%
Charles A. Peer$35,234$779-97.8%
Edward Hoffman$744$7440%
Bonney View Farm$1,528$736-51.8%
Michael Rankin$1,463$694-52.6%
Schyler Daniel Swenson$2,420$690-71.5%
Jim Luthi$3,690$651-82.4%
Shannon J. Linn$1,838$638-65.3%
Curtiss K. Frey$51$558994.1%
David Alan Enfield$3,173$520-83.6%
Kyle Lee Wormstadt$2,607$513-80.3%
Jon M. Zens$2,014$480-76.2%
Steve King$2,014$480-76.2%
Dustin Pollard$4,453$430-90.3%
Hannan J. Spelbring$4,159$411-90.1%
Michael Johnson$40,482$398-99%
Joyce Pierson$5,494$361-93.4%
Rebecca A. Stoddard$0$345--
Richard A. Danek$634$328-48.3%
Clay Olinger$1,089$310-71.5%
Kade Olinger$1,089$310-71.5%
Jerry Stange$306$3060%
Steven Zoss$964$283-70.6%
ERN Land Company, LLC$246$2460%
Ty Swenson$847$242-71.4%
Sonne Family Irrevocable Trust$5,264$231-95.6%
James Feistner$222$2220%
Larry Olinger$221$2210%
Camden Jost$1,089$218-80%
Ann Jost$0$214--
Earl J Hinricher$4,522$179-96%
Ellen Jean Anderson$258$174-32.6%
Carter Star$10,739$170-98.4%
Richard D. Estabrook$163$1630%
Kaitlyn Swenson$484$138-71.5%
Helen Shirlley Snedeker$0$133--
Greg Stange$14,764$120-99.2%
Allegra Fink$95$950%
Aaron Fink$3,529$86-97.6%
William A. Goergen$3,386$78-97.7%
Neal Hiemstra$4,139$15-99.6%
Howard Moore$1,646$0-100%
Jacob G. Klaas$20,991$0-100%
Jerry H & Pamela a Moore IRRV Re$3,374$0-100%
Phillip Austerman & Thad Austerma$154,067$0-100%
Vincent J Effling$860$0-100%
Walter Cope$494$0-100%
Brian Pearson$3,072$0-100%
Luke A. Bracha$1,430$0-100%
Redstone Creek Flour Mill, LLC$438$0-100%
Cassie Edwards$2,849$0-100%
HK Fouberg Real Estate Limited PA$17,396$0-100%
Jonathan Blindauer$3,285$0-100%
Joshua Odens$12,167$0-100%
Olen Ettswold$40,247$0-100%
Paul & Frances Van Overschelde LL$1,414$0-100%
Sarah J. Steichen$6,579$0-100%
Shana K. Jensen$1,942$0-100%
Timothy R. Moody$729$0-100%
2012 Lynnette R Klaas Irrevocable$2,862$0-100%
Arlo D. Siefken$2,671$0-100%
E & P Swenson Family LMTD Partner$29,546$0-100%
Elizabeth Brooks$122$0-100%
Gloria Vetter$4,452$0-100%
James Harold Sandness$385$0-100%
Patrick L. Howard$10,122$0-100%
The Florence Millie Althen Living$9,144$0-100%
Tiffany Bawdon$384$0-100%
Timothy Jackson$2,750$0-100%
Todd Snedeker$5,496$0-100%
Total subsidies$20,243,814$7,268,418-64.1%

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