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In 2021, 173 farmers in cities within Sioux County received a total of $6.2 million in 528 farm subsidies, a 34.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.4 million in 596 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 Sioux County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | $698,680 | $1,231,601 | 76.3% |
| Mary Schmidt | $443,542 | $252,969 | -43% |
| Kenneth A. Schmidt | $445,691 | $251,182 | -43.6% |
| James Heid | $250,746 | $226,263 | -9.8% |
| Charles P. Henderson | $238,722 | $151,634 | -36.5% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $148,425 | -- |
| Stephanie Marie Schmidt | $126,755 | $135,296 | 6.7% |
| Travis John Schmidt | $0 | $133,962 | -- |
| Wilbert O. Fisher | $161,696 | $113,559 | -29.8% |
| Jay Gullickson | $140,248 | $106,587 | -24% |
| Heinert Family Partnership, LLP | $122,471 | $104,022 | -15.1% |
| Vivian Heid | $105,320 | $100,882 | -4.2% |
| Quenton Heid | $105,319 | $100,880 | -4.2% |
| Douglas Raymond Schmidt | $149,974 | $100,451 | -33% |
| Bradley Allen Fisher | $142,323 | $98,561 | -30.7% |
| Ernest Jochim Estate | $190,580 | $89,581 | -53% |
| Wayne D. Hepper | $406,150 | $83,870 | -79.3% |
| Christopher Meyer | $137,409 | $77,577 | -43.5% |
| Laci Meyer | $137,409 | $77,577 | -43.5% |
| Brian George | $80,257 | $67,804 | -15.5% |
| Lujuanna George | $80,090 | $67,771 | -15.4% |
| Clair Gullickson | $66,925 | $66,706 | -0.3% |
| Kurt Dale Hellman | $100,521 | $63,303 | -37% |
| Rick Gross | $63,998 | $62,819 | -1.8% |
| Brandon Meyer | $165,489 | $62,437 | -62.3% |
| George Ronald Leingang | $127,015 | $62,410 | -50.9% |
| Courtney L. Meyer | $165,291 | $62,394 | -62.3% |
| Renei D Jochim | $0 | $60,540 | -- |
| Donald James Hatzenbuhler | $151,085 | $57,999 | -61.6% |
| Michael R. Sandland | $214,625 | $57,414 | -73.2% |
| Nicholas A. Vollmuth | $78,741 | $55,317 | -29.7% |
| Terry Pfleger | $69,534 | $54,734 | -21.3% |
| Dennis Fried | $62,005 | $54,619 | -11.9% |
| Mike Fried | $61,344 | $53,711 | -12.4% |
| Martin Volk | $65,635 | $50,883 | -22.5% |
| Porcupine Creek Ranch | $39,842 | $48,555 | 21.9% |
| Rodney J. Froelich | $53,379 | $47,354 | -11.3% |
| Patrick Lee Becker | $92,452 | $46,096 | -50.1% |
| Orlee John Fisher | $70,495 | $43,907 | -37.7% |
| Todd Henry Meyer | $97,896 | $41,683 | -57.4% |
| Alan Percy Tschider | $33,495 | $40,846 | 21.9% |
| Mike J. Volk | $52,863 | $40,842 | -22.7% |
| Wade/Sue/Blake/Jerid Isbell a North Dakota Partner | $0 | $39,780 | -- |
| Allen Lund | $46,735 | $39,528 | -15.4% |
| Kenneth O. Gullickson | $60,795 | $39,238 | -35.5% |
| George Schaeffer | $60,362 | $37,744 | -37.5% |
| Lance Froelich | $26,860 | $37,461 | 39.5% |
| Kelly G. Froelich | $152,934 | $36,445 | -76.2% |
| Christopher Anthony Hatzenbuhler | $90,087 | $32,898 | -63.5% |
| John E. Schmidt | $42,308 | $31,763 | -24.9% |
| Wayne M. Hatzenbuehler | $109,708 | $31,177 | -71.6% |
| David Volk | $95,917 | $30,903 | -67.8% |
| Dallas Hatzenbuhler | $80,292 | $29,284 | -63.5% |
| Donny John Fisher | $46,620 | $29,188 | -37.4% |
| Amy Marie Lord | $38,958 | $27,331 | -29.8% |
| John Thomas Lord | $0 | $26,395 | -- |
| Victor R. Krosch | $23,513 | $24,823 | 5.6% |
| Brandon Hatzenbuhler | $89,716 | $24,421 | -72.8% |
| Michael J. Mathern | $34,667 | $22,572 | -34.9% |
| Elwood Francis Barth | $36,948 | $21,967 | -40.5% |
| Henry Harrison | $58,055 | $21,910 | -62.3% |
| Jared Lane Schmidt | $41,717 | $21,214 | -49.1% |
| Kelly Orlee Fisher | $34,965 | $20,019 | -42.7% |
| Diamond V. Ranch | $51,634 | $18,964 | -63.3% |
| Joseph John Hatzenbuhler | $35,049 | $18,914 | -46% |
| Monte Gangl | $50,157 | $17,731 | -64.6% |
| Luger Ranch | $127,442 | $17,686 | -86.1% |
| Sebastian Martin Jacobs | $7,535 | $16,385 | 117.5% |
| Brent A. Volk | $58,305 | $16,293 | -72.1% |
| William C. Meyer | $52,667 | $15,835 | -69.9% |
| Christine A. Sandland | $139,086 | $15,524 | -88.8% |
| Chase Froelich | $18,147 | $15,442 | -14.9% |
| Leslie Emanuel Fleck | $68,831 | $15,213 | -77.9% |
| Dale Leingang | $48,054 | $15,212 | -68.3% |
| Albert R Two Bears | $40,812 | $15,042 | -63.1% |
| Ronald Gross | $45,276 | $14,842 | -67.2% |
| Edward Eugene Mosset | $21,669 | $13,365 | -38.3% |
| Blacks Farm and Ranch, LLP | $37,283 | $12,852 | -65.5% |
| Deloris Jochim | $13,266 | $12,675 | -4.5% |
| Shelby Ray Schmidt | $34,144 | $12,484 | -63.4% |
| Ivan Kary | $21,582 | $12,470 | -42.2% |
| Austin R. Henderson | $57,208 | $12,274 | -78.5% |
| Cole Wayne Hatzenbuehler | $79,716 | $12,130 | -84.8% |
| Wade F Keepseagle | $8,242 | $11,284 | 36.9% |
| Charles J. Bailey Sr. | $21,137 | $11,175 | -47.1% |
| Albert Curtis Heinert | $0 | $11,137 | -- |
| Albert C. Heinert | $11,849 | $11,003 | -7.1% |
| Michael J. Murphy | $10,934 | $10,421 | -4.7% |
| Aaron Fleck | $43,118 | $10,220 | -76.3% |
| Curt Schaf | $11,495 | $9,943 | -13.5% |
| Kyle Vandenburg | $26,554 | $9,681 | -63.5% |
| Thomas D. Hunter | $9,297 | $9,674 | 4.1% |
| Jerome Bruggman | $1,999 | $9,143 | 357.4% |
| Monte Joseph Becker | $57,800 | $8,791 | -84.8% |
| Dustin D. Kraft | $21,756 | $8,587 | -60.5% |
| Ronald Lee Gangl | $37,888 | $8,545 | -77.4% |
| Wilfred D. Mosset | $11,481 | $8,310 | -27.6% |
| Glen Bahm | $9,606 | $8,150 | -15.2% |
| Duane Kraft | $14,521 | $7,863 | -45.9% |
| Dale Joseph Schmidt | $17,636 | $7,442 | -57.8% |
| Robert M. Kahl | $11,304 | $7,376 | -34.7% |
| Jarrod Lee Becker | $35,773 | $7,338 | -79.5% |
| Sherry J. Becker | $35,773 | $7,338 | -79.5% |
| Palani Diel Luger | $2,937 | $7,226 | 146% |
| Marcie A. Kahl | $28,402 | $7,185 | -74.7% |
| Carolyn K. Volk | $2,542 | $7,070 | 178.1% |
| Matt Harrison | $14,371 | $7,003 | -51.3% |
| John William Froelich | $15,699 | $6,907 | -56% |
| James Blotske | $12,274 | $6,680 | -45.6% |
| Michael Joseph Haff | $13,335 | $6,368 | -52.2% |
| Joe R. Dunn | $7,348 | $6,062 | -17.5% |
| Scott Nelson | $13,272 | $5,779 | -56.5% |
| IV Kraft Ranch, LLP | $4,278 | $5,709 | 33.5% |
| Justin Wade Eagle | $19,832 | $5,308 | -73.2% |
| Blake Isbell | $0 | $5,251 | -- |
| Ron His Horse Is Thunder | $7,602 | $5,214 | -31.4% |
| Vernon Kraft | $8,968 | $4,967 | -44.6% |
| Lisa Rose Kraft | $0 | $4,956 | -- |
| Martin F. Walker | $16,023 | $4,898 | -69.4% |
| Betty Wersland | $0 | $4,853 | -- |
| Rosemary R. Barnhard | $3,779 | $4,704 | 24.5% |
| Juanita Kraft | $5,087 | $4,412 | -13.3% |
| Thomas W. Fischer | $18,420 | $4,270 | -76.8% |
| Monte Magilke | $6,289 | $4,227 | -32.8% |
| Brandon L. Volk | $26,860 | $4,038 | -85% |
| Nick Leingang Jr. | $4,642 | $3,967 | -14.5% |
| Tiffany George | $32,293 | $3,844 | -88.1% |
| Paul S. Berger | $14,489 | $3,506 | -75.8% |
| Brandon T. Walker | $12,457 | $3,445 | -72.3% |
| Evan Gullickson | $17,478 | $3,336 | -80.9% |
| Robert F. Gipp | $15,510 | $3,227 | -79.2% |
| Sandy Luger | $15,587 | $3,203 | -79.5% |
| Shane Luger | $15,290 | $3,048 | -80.1% |
| Marohl Yellow Top Angus, Inc. | $18,269 | $2,994 | -83.6% |
| Cole Aaron Gullickson | $11,117 | $2,901 | -73.9% |
| Harry Joseph Dubray Jr. | $0 | $2,379 | -- |
| Thomas William Dubray | $0 | $2,379 | -- |
| Kateri L. Murphy | $0 | $2,379 | -- |
| Adam Bradley Barnhard III | $6,902 | $2,218 | -67.9% |
| Duane Fleck | $2,212 | $2,041 | -7.7% |
| Gary Ray Sandland Jr. | $660 | $1,618 | 145.2% |
| Michael Seiler | $10,345 | $1,589 | -84.6% |
| Andrew Brian Wirt | $5,555 | $1,572 | -71.7% |
| Martha Jane Harrison | $6,284 | $1,271 | -79.8% |
| Derrick Ivan Brown | $6,358 | $1,184 | -81.4% |
| David A. Kraft Jr. | $0 | $1,162 | -- |
| Rusty Kraft | $4,313 | $1,148 | -73.4% |
| Elaine Schmidt | $3,253 | $1,142 | -64.9% |
| Zane Gipp | $5,093 | $1,137 | -77.7% |
| Richard H. Geigle | $1,799 | $1,115 | -38% |
| Josh Luger | $4,488 | $942 | -79% |
| Standing Rock Sioux Tribe | $537 | $537 | 0% |
| Gary R. Sandland | $25,741 | $527 | -98% |
| Chris Doll | $0 | $504 | -- |
| Derek Lehrke | $2,332 | $478 | -79.5% |
| Nathan S. McFadden | $0 | $478 | -- |
| Scott Andrew Edmondson | $2,244 | $471 | -79% |
| Shilo Gerhardt | $2,631 | $452 | -82.8% |
| Gina Joy Wells | $1,396 | $305 | -78.2% |
| Thomas J. Noonan | $2,226 | $300 | -86.5% |
| Travis Lee Fisher | $561 | $291 | -48.1% |
| Danielle Jo Bauer | $1,188 | $280 | -76.4% |
| Logan Larry Wells | $974 | $268 | -72.5% |
| Brenden P. Harrison | $1,331 | $267 | -79.9% |
| Timothy Krahler | $436 | $259 | -40.6% |
| Lee Hatzenbuehler | $1,815 | $170 | -90.6% |
| Norbert Fisher Jr. | $330 | $162 | -50.9% |
| Arthur Sieglock JR | $957 | $149 | -84.4% |
| Ray E. Miller | $517 | $124 | -76% |
| Henry Hank Murphy | $176 | $113 | -35.8% |
| Melvin M. Fischer | $1,766 | $45 | -97.5% |
| Brandon A. Leingang | $18,126 | $33 | -99.8% |
| Kenneth K Magilke JR | $559 | $14 | -97.5% |
| Bernice Gullickson | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Becky Elise Sandland | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| George B Keepseagle | $735 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $56,875 | $0 | -100% |
| Jalia ELK | $1,690 | $0 | -100% |
| Angie Doll | $13,628 | $0 | -100% |
| John Lord | $37,163 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Adam Fleck | $4,183 | $0 | -100% |
| Leo J. Kraft | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas Leonard Fleck | $13,218 | $0 | -100% |
| Norbert Adam Fisher Sr. | $12,021 | $0 | -100% |
| Preston C. Henderson | $7,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis J. Schmidt | $126,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Wade/Sue/Blake/Jerid Isbell a Nor | $57,681 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendy Tecca | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,414,783 | $6,153,899 | -34.6% |
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