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In 2021, 166 farmers in cities within Sheridan County received a total of $6.9 million in 478 farm subsidies, a 38.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.2 million in 753 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 Sheridan County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faul Farms | $716,061 | $377,675 | -47.3% |
| Frueh Farms | $546,176 | $368,049 | -32.6% |
| Miller Family Farm | $282,553 | $348,824 | 23.5% |
| M & B Faul Farms | $395,108 | $204,811 | -48.2% |
| Douglas Mark Erdmann | $211,530 | $198,267 | -6.3% |
| Clifton Scott Dockter | $354,092 | $166,278 | -53% |
| Steven Kent Erdmann | $234,405 | $157,401 | -32.9% |
| Chadwick Scott Rauser | $238,273 | $145,947 | -38.7% |
| Steichen Farms | $228,908 | $134,205 | -41.4% |
| Michael Richter | $237,188 | $119,071 | -49.8% |
| Christopher H. Stein | $183,466 | $117,455 | -36% |
| Reimche Land and Cattle, Inc. | $223,208 | $117,334 | -47.4% |
| Kim G. Saueressig | $174,586 | $116,261 | -33.4% |
| Troy Henry Stein | $187,182 | $112,827 | -39.7% |
| Lee Edward Boehm | $206,688 | $112,595 | -45.5% |
| Scott Allen Stroh | $25,212 | $110,465 | 338.1% |
| Virgil S. Laib | $175,081 | $107,581 | -38.6% |
| Dallas Duane Pfennig | $82,922 | $106,960 | 29% |
| Dean A. Ripplinger | $147,005 | $102,844 | -30% |
| Mark Alan Abrahamson | $136,044 | $100,032 | -26.5% |
| Thomas William Abrahamson | $135,864 | $100,015 | -26.4% |
| Todd James Mckinven | $246,827 | $99,671 | -59.6% |
| James Mark Pellman | $155,581 | $95,634 | -38.5% |
| Mark Cecil Demke | $170,769 | $94,098 | -44.9% |
| Craig Allen Peerboom | $153,000 | $90,979 | -40.5% |
| Damon J. Tessmann | $187,054 | $90,053 | -51.9% |
| Arvilla Arliss Peerboom | $144,120 | $88,426 | -38.6% |
| Barbara Ann Peerboom | $144,101 | $88,426 | -38.6% |
| Gerald Thomas Peerboom | $144,120 | $88,426 | -38.6% |
| Levi Ron Boehm | $151,748 | $86,853 | -42.8% |
| Travis D. Pfennig | $96,489 | $80,664 | -16.4% |
| Randy Loren Melom | $51,245 | $79,330 | 54.8% |
| Jason Monroe Winter | $81,547 | $75,386 | -7.6% |
| Jeffrey Wade Axt | $99,796 | $72,413 | -27.4% |
| Ryan Gregory Felchle | $128,388 | $68,958 | -46.3% |
| Bank Forward | $131,460 | $63,921 | -51.4% |
| Kelly S. Feickert | $130,062 | $62,387 | -52% |
| Mary J. Feickert | $130,062 | $62,387 | -52% |
| Alex D. Ripplinger | $99,131 | $62,254 | -37.2% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $61,332 | -- |
| Fredrick Duane Hase | $102,791 | $58,162 | -43.4% |
| Clyde D. Reimche | $106,431 | $58,056 | -45.5% |
| Kevin Karl Korus | $97,439 | $52,870 | -45.7% |
| Rex Ryan Hollenbeck | $86,425 | $50,641 | -41.4% |
| Dennis Duane Bertsch | $86,885 | $49,639 | -42.9% |
| Wayne Michael Dockter | $94,512 | $49,196 | -47.9% |
| Cory K. Peerboom | $53,998 | $48,982 | -9.3% |
| Dwight David Helm | $79,705 | $48,907 | -38.6% |
| Dale L. Hauser | $74,966 | $47,183 | -37.1% |
| Kim Stuart Raugust | $93,985 | $46,571 | -50.4% |
| Evan R. Thomas | $66,745 | $44,119 | -33.9% |
| John Halcrow | $89,346 | $42,090 | -52.9% |
| Dockter Jensen Ranch Partnership, LLP | $0 | $41,159 | -- |
| William Edward Voegele | $73,962 | $41,079 | -44.5% |
| Jordan K. Miller | $54,769 | $40,866 | -25.4% |
| Dean Morley | $45,600 | $39,421 | -13.6% |
| Darvin Pfennig | $55,666 | $38,893 | -30.1% |
| Stacy Grant Sease | $87,482 | $36,329 | -58.5% |
| David Allen Demke | $46,422 | $35,541 | -23.4% |
| Timothy Elvin Hase | $46,525 | $35,267 | -24.2% |
| Christopher R. Tedford | $74,318 | $33,348 | -55.1% |
| Richard Dean Bentz | $33,194 | $31,689 | -4.5% |
| Roger Strobel | $61,646 | $31,613 | -48.7% |
| Kelly Gordon Christenson | $37,793 | $30,434 | -19.5% |
| Terry Emil Strobel | $34,382 | $30,193 | -12.2% |
| Westen K. Feickert | $76,951 | $29,549 | -61.6% |
| Marlin Gene Fiesel | $39,398 | $28,814 | -26.9% |
| Derek Ebach | $55,802 | $28,295 | -49.3% |
| Sheldon Clyde Feickert | $64,314 | $27,670 | -57% |
| Neal Allan Heitzmann | $31,401 | $26,050 | -17% |
| Stober Farms | $46,436 | $25,751 | -44.5% |
| Kendon M Faul | $47,692 | $25,661 | -46.2% |
| Dalton K. Steichen | $31,394 | $25,452 | -18.9% |
| Nathan Bonnet | $31,415 | $24,592 | -21.7% |
| Todd Gaylin Lasher | $42,686 | $24,028 | -43.7% |
| Randall Appelt | $47,006 | $23,949 | -49.1% |
| Steven James Haux | $32,611 | $23,358 | -28.4% |
| Edward C. Hanousek Jr. | $21,356 | $22,289 | 4.4% |
| Norman Otto Boehm | $28,213 | $21,783 | -22.8% |
| Clifford Bentz | $20,531 | $20,090 | -2.1% |
| Armin Edgar Heinle | $18,459 | $19,939 | 8% |
| Patrick Allen Faul | $28,009 | $18,230 | -34.9% |
| Clayne Mark Abrahamson | $26,536 | $17,876 | -32.6% |
| Kevin Bender | $34,892 | $17,803 | -49% |
| Wesley Mckinven | $42,621 | $17,508 | -58.9% |
| Jeffrey L Schmeets | $19,375 | $15,796 | -18.5% |
| Lenhard Kaibel | $25,687 | $15,432 | -39.9% |
| Sharon Mckinven Haugen Living Trust-Sharon Mckinve | $0 | $14,789 | -- |
| Myron Dale Pfennig | $21,414 | $14,277 | -33.3% |
| Codi L. Boehm | $31,923 | $13,441 | -57.9% |
| Clifton Cleo Dockter | $22,848 | $13,114 | -42.6% |
| Dakota Heritage Bank | $0 | $12,856 | -- |
| Kevin Lee Axt | $17,080 | $12,581 | -26.3% |
| Robert Appelt | $27,099 | $12,045 | -55.6% |
| Richard Koble | $11,525 | $11,786 | 2.3% |
| Clint D. Filipek | $17,338 | $10,885 | -37.2% |
| Kirby D. Steichen | $115,033 | $10,519 | -90.9% |
| Thomas Ronald Strobel | $12,692 | $10,030 | -21% |
| John Sommer | $10,283 | $9,657 | -6.1% |
| Emily Marie Stroh | $11,869 | $8,839 | -25.5% |
| Vernell Vernon Schneider | $10,952 | $8,575 | -21.7% |
| Brian Larson | $14,471 | $8,152 | -43.7% |
| Gary Jorgensen | $7,605 | $8,099 | 6.5% |
| Lance James Pellman | $4,510 | $8,057 | 78.6% |
| Lee Benjamin Pellman | $4,510 | $8,057 | 78.6% |
| Todd Rath | $10,985 | $7,931 | -27.8% |
| Robert J. Houser | $9,889 | $7,795 | -21.2% |
| Lucas Wagner | $16,410 | $7,464 | -54.5% |
| Jason Michael Axt | $20,377 | $7,300 | -64.2% |
| Melva Schindler | $7,218 | $7,218 | 0% |
| Ryan Lee Filler | $11,672 | $6,975 | -40.2% |
| Dick Hauser | $12,516 | $6,960 | -44.4% |
| Michael David Axt | $14,308 | $6,439 | -55% |
| Robin Beth Bauer | $20,225 | $6,183 | -69.4% |
| Edward Coombs & Mary Coombs Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $6,097 | -- |
| Darrell David Bertsch | $17,328 | $6,012 | -65.3% |
| Monroe Curtis Mckinven | $13,332 | $5,969 | -55.2% |
| Lee Robert Jorgensen | $7,227 | $5,625 | -22.2% |
| Steven Joel Eisenbeisz | $9,623 | $5,427 | -43.6% |
| Farm Credit Services of North Dakota, PCA | $0 | $5,064 | -- |
| Rita Johanna Haux | $10,981 | $5,013 | -54.3% |
| Dean M. Lemer | $4,930 | $4,930 | 0% |
| Kody M. Faul | $4,896 | $4,900 | 0.1% |
| Mark Steven Gahner | $6,721 | $4,861 | -27.7% |
| Colleen Anne Fiesel | $7,405 | $4,720 | -36.3% |
| Dakota Prairie Hunting Lodge & Farm, LLP | $0 | $4,651 | -- |
| Brady Schulzetenberg | $2,838 | $4,470 | 57.5% |
| Nancy Schneider | $3,766 | $3,766 | 0% |
| Timothy Armin Erdmann | $7,624 | $3,717 | -51.2% |
| Timothy James Strobel | $12,111 | $3,289 | -72.8% |
| Thomas Michael Sauter | $6,623 | $3,090 | -53.3% |
| Farm Credit Services of North Dakota, PCA | $0 | $3,076 | -- |
| James Alvin Hoffer | $22,050 | $2,810 | -87.3% |
| James Crimmins | $3,718 | $2,658 | -28.5% |
| Dale C. Jorgensen | $4,515 | $2,532 | -43.9% |
| Kaleb Grant Sease | $14,480 | $2,122 | -85.3% |
| Wesley Duane Stein | $2,025 | $1,952 | -3.6% |
| Nicholas Owen Richter | $1,559 | $1,901 | 21.9% |
| Terry Roubal | $2,644 | $1,758 | -33.5% |
| Emily Boehm | $1,783 | $1,632 | -8.5% |
| Robert L. Anderson | $2,390 | $1,511 | -36.8% |
| Kevin Wayne Helm | $7,568 | $1,461 | -80.7% |
| Ricky James Frueh | $1,798 | $1,437 | -20.1% |
| Harlo Durand Triebwasser | $0 | $1,407 | -- |
| Clarence Christopher Arnold | $14,776 | $1,295 | -91.2% |
| Alexander Roubal | $4,813 | $1,295 | -73.1% |
| Gerald H. Franklin | $2,083 | $1,215 | -41.7% |
| Thomas L. Giese | $1,608 | $1,182 | -26.5% |
| John Elmer Laib | $6,565 | $1,178 | -82.1% |
| Garrett Reed Dockter | $11,296 | $1,162 | -89.7% |
| Garold L. Mauch | $2,251 | $1,116 | -50.4% |
| Clifford Kenneth Neff | $1,438 | $1,006 | -30% |
| Holly Roubal | $10,493 | $959 | -90.9% |
| Gustav Adam Grade | $3,663 | $786 | -78.5% |
| Patrick Monson | $6,021 | $769 | -87.2% |
| Glenda Hoots | $965 | $655 | -32.1% |
| Rauser Family, Inc. | $648 | $648 | 0% |
| Kenneth Lee Rauser | $0 | $630 | -- |
| Jerone Delno Sauter | $1,188 | $565 | -52.4% |
| Bernell Bert Bonnet | $2,475 | $495 | -80% |
| Lavern Laib | $1,056 | $306 | -71% |
| Rachel Lynn Parson | $1,243 | $262 | -78.9% |
| Jacob Strobel | $1,111 | $222 | -80% |
| Alvin Gross | $207 | $137 | -33.8% |
| David Dean Frueh | $51 | $51 | 0% |
| Cynthia Martin | $27 | $27 | 0% |
| Delbert Hoffmann | $2,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Dockter Jensen Ranch Partnership | $75,088 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Credit Services of North Dak | $11,393 | $0 | -100% |
| Farmhouse Peonies, LLC | $279 | $0 | -100% |
| Dakota Heritage Bank of ND | $98,570 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Coombs & Mary Coombs Revoc | $8,789 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis Seefeld | $2,345 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett Harold Frueh | $1,342 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Mckinven Haugen Living Trustee | $14,789 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlington Helm | $148 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Waltz Estate | $1,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Watlz Esate | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Michael Dockter | $46,958 | $0 | -100% |
| Buck Ryan Hollenbeck | $17,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Byron J. Zingg | $1,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Dakota Prairie Hunting Lodge & Fa | $9,302 | $0 | -100% |
| Emma Axt | $753 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric J. Crimmins | $15,109 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Credit Services of North Dak | $5,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $2,199 | $0 | -100% |
| Harlo D Triebwasser | $1,257 | $0 | -100% |
| James Nordquist | $2,948 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd Westerlind | $1,633 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell Lynn McLeod | $32,496 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr Jay Steven Gahner | $14,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Myron Kim Boehm | $12,712 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Waltz | $2,841 | $0 | -100% |
| Trevor Justin Boehm | $11,487 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $11,178,309 | $6,882,501 | -38.4% |
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