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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Mercer County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Mercer County received $4.7 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 349 farmers in cities within Mercer County received a total of $7.4 million in 908 farm subsidies, a 38.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.1 million in 1,161 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 Mercer County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Union State Bank$394,630$655,46366.1%
Dean Knell$295,102$170,854-42.1%
Unruh Cattle Company$110,277$168,81153.1%
Gary Gene Knell$232,975$166,222-28.7%
Wolf Grain Farms, LLP$207,367$138,837-33%
Kenneth B Entze$197,726$137,277-30.6%
Price Farm and Ranch$293,868$134,942-54.1%
Roorda Dairy, LLC$1,451,738$127,484-91.2%
Kim Albert Entze$163,933$125,717-23.3%
Randy Steven Henke$197,366$123,960-37.2%
Schriefer Ranch, LLC$137,216$123,086-10.3%
Adam Wanner$95,313$121,67427.7%
Ricky Robert Scheid$397,651$114,951-71.1%
Dj Erickson$100,215$112,10211.9%
Troy Gene Sailer$126,743$106,504-16%
Jonathan Schlender$124,361$88,131-29.1%
Jayme Boeshans$130,913$88,115-32.7%
Travis S. Horning$69,155$86,34324.9%
Daryn Karges$110,936$86,203-22.3%
James A. Swenson$99,920$84,409-15.5%
Wayne A. Clark$147,143$83,029-43.6%
Justin Galster$129,160$82,442-36.2%
Russell Walters$107,313$75,553-29.6%
Dennis Dale Flemmer$109,538$73,638-32.8%
Flemmer Grain Farms$93,108$73,355-21.2%
Richard Charles Scheid$159,244$72,356-54.6%
Tanner Paul Enger$100,191$67,300-32.8%
Steve Bieber$123,034$66,928-45.6%
Delon Bauman$68,890$66,660-3.2%
Tracy Allen Mellmer$39,169$65,56867.4%
Justin Lee Klein$57,573$59,0592.6%
Gerald Duane Bieber$147,134$57,579-60.9%
Scott Schlender$92,717$57,321-38.2%
Jason Erickson$56,256$57,1171.5%
Dean R. Kessler$55,641$55,8640.4%
John Joseph Weinand$149,442$55,091-63.1%
Kent J. Slinde$80,451$53,594-33.4%
Calvin Paul Kusmenko$75,555$52,444-30.6%
Max Miller$82,049$51,682-37%
Tena Marie Weinand$103,375$50,645-51%
Shane C. Wolff$52,796$48,601-7.9%
Anthony Folk$35,722$47,72333.6%
Weston Lyle Berg$27,687$46,77468.9%
Ralph Allen Bieber$42,660$45,2346%
Bryan Aalund$94,699$45,000-52.5%
Trent Martin$46,983$44,495-5.3%
James E. Goetz$61,684$44,404-28%
Ross Schramm$56,658$43,680-22.9%
Johnny Flemmer$43,680$43,227-1%
Darell Herman$56,856$43,141-24.1%
Anthony Berger$99,093$42,207-57.4%
Bruce E. Voegele$40,358$41,0311.7%
Delmer Fred Voegele$50,496$39,312-22.1%
Steve Goetz$32,231$39,18021.6%
Susan Victoria Henke$50,499$38,455-23.8%
Jeffrey Joseph Schutt$39,213$37,659-4%
Brandon Windhorst$26,786$37,59940.4%
Kelly Aalund$94,032$37,378-60.2%
David Bruce Berg$58,790$36,891-37.2%
Gene Grosz$12,740$35,466178.4%
Robert Loren Weisz$37,262$34,216-8.2%
Ronald Gunsch$50,283$34,114-32.2%
Michael Sailer$38,165$33,886-11.2%
Shannon Sailer$43,922$33,076-24.7%
Jean J. Hoepfner$48,247$31,763-34.2%
Kelly J. Neuberger$39,648$31,284-21.1%
Jeffrey James Ellwein$78,626$31,044-60.5%
Tjay Gustafson$44,472$30,972-30.4%
Robert Fitterer Jr.$84,411$30,532-63.8%
Kenneth Richau$30,206$30,112-0.3%
Larry Behm$26,405$29,82813%
Farm Credit Services of ND, PCA$53,464$29,293-45.2%
Cody Scott Thiel$4,705$27,665488%
Perry Winkler$25,041$27,5289.9%
Wayne Windhorst$48,104$26,753-44.4%
Hugh Connolly$30,174$26,739-11.4%
Allegra Ida Boeckel$96,226$26,723-72.2%
Leroy Leonard Boeckel$96,457$26,723-72.3%
Stanley Brunmeier$100,933$26,509-73.7%
Ralph Kemmet$29,557$26,209-11.3%
Dwight Bohrer$31,512$26,153-17%
Christopher Cahoon$32,246$25,779-20.1%
Aj Blohm$27,592$25,755-6.7%
Keith Grosz$30,074$25,723-14.5%
Barbra de Beer$40,469$25,590-36.8%
Larry Leroy Weisz$29,951$25,153-16%
Clayton Boeckel$81,319$25,006-69.2%
Donald Schwalbe$21,832$24,84113.8%
Chantz Albert Entze$30,338$23,735-21.8%
Lee Scheid$48,369$23,258-51.9%
Scott Miller$27,621$22,422-18.8%
Cary Ost$27,864$22,116-20.6%
Dale Reinhardt$33,285$22,018-33.9%
Leroy Flemmer$21,995$21,687-1.4%
Robert Folk$31,950$20,513-35.8%
Daniel John Weinand$28,663$20,307-29.2%
Adron Loy Doerr$65,771$20,069-69.5%
Mardee Reich$0$19,420--
North Hill Angus, LLC$26,074$19,300-26%
Paul Johnson$45,834$19,093-58.3%
Joseph M. Schutt$42,405$18,451-56.5%
Derrick Dean Kessler$21,032$18,360-12.7%
Brenden Brinkman$0$18,205--
Harlan Benz$37,044$18,147-51%
Ian Zimmerman$17,568$17,503-0.4%
Marshall Karges$63,356$17,396-72.5%
Rachel Riedemann$11,105$17,16354.6%
Gerald Bauman$19,347$16,842-12.9%
Joe Huntimer$22,463$16,599-26.1%
James Alt$21,682$16,108-25.7%
Dwight Berger$14,664$15,7217.2%
Scott Wolff$52,796$15,691-70.3%
Nicholas Klein$20,002$15,407-23%
Gaylen Andrew Sailer - High Plains Concepts$0$15,324--
Wayne a Entze$12,286$14,92421.5%
Logan Behm$23,328$14,833-36.4%
Hintz Buffalo Ranch, LLP$29,219$14,710-49.7%
Daniel Brecht$17,042$14,664-14%
Wayne M. Cahoon$12,770$14,57914.2%
Lloyd Reichenberg$14,688$14,536-1%
Dwight Grosz$11,729$14,51423.7%
Douglas Biffert$29,160$14,411-50.6%
Bar C, LLC$15,386$14,164-7.9%
Casey Voigt$57,526$13,883-75.9%
Wade Unterseher$13,652$13,425-1.7%
Donald Reichenberg$22,357$13,136-41.2%
Spencer Hayden Mellmer$10,421$13,11625.9%
Joshua Cotton$14,790$13,076-11.6%
Jennifer Olander$17,455$12,782-26.8%
Joseph L. Fouhy$7,939$12,63259.1%
Jesse Kaelberer$20,478$12,425-39.3%
Adrian Mittelsteadt$26,829$12,411-53.7%
Todd E. Rueb$45,705$12,322-73%
Tyrel Mellmer$12,433$12,143-2.3%
Coleman Entze$20,946$11,814-43.6%
Roy E. Rasch$29,443$11,072-62.4%
Kelly Maas$12,352$11,026-10.7%
Michael Marshall$14,498$10,909-24.8%
Cory Berger$12,354$10,831-12.3%
Kerby Vernon Entze$15,947$10,397-34.8%
Eugene Hausauer$18,815$10,342-45%
Maynard Duane Blohm$18,072$10,309-43%
Joel Robert Hargrave$61,081$10,254-83.2%
Clinton Redmann$14,474$10,197-29.5%
Johnny Link$8,196$10,18224.2%
Dwight Frank$10,625$9,970-6.2%
Shirley Riedemann$20,809$9,851-52.7%
Pfennig Properties, LLLP$8,734$9,81912.4%
Bryan Dewitt$0$9,805--
Cary Duane Berg$17,228$9,744-43.4%
Jacob Herbert Schramm$12,716$9,532-25%
Bradley Allen Hetzler$9,261$9,2610%
Kenneth Kurt Winkler$8,565$9,1647%
Windhorst Farms Operating, LLC$0$9,129--
Joshua Dukart$29,761$8,758-70.6%
David E. Mittelsteadt$12,757$8,628-32.4%
Bradley Virgil Gunsch$28,048$8,621-69.3%
Timothy J. Miller$14,378$8,600-40.2%
Dennis Luoma$8,563$8,5630%
Terry Grannis$5,810$8,51346.5%
Lila Braun$39,699$8,438-78.7%
Lyle Winkler$7,953$8,3975.6%
Kenneth Dean Ganske$14,716$8,312-43.5%
Gary a Leinius$18,204$8,128-55.4%
Kenneth Unruh$9,967$8,055-19.2%
Roger Boehler$7,903$7,886-0.2%
Shawn Stelter$12,951$7,858-39.3%
Rodney Weigum$7,271$7,7706.9%
Christopher Hoepfner$11,702$7,630-34.8%
Bruce Darcy$25,606$7,625-70.2%
Kordell Michael Stiefel$12,226$7,572-38.1%
Rory Clemence Flemmer$10,105$7,206-28.7%
Linda Huntimer$3,487$7,043102%
Kevin Wiedrich$5,504$6,92325.8%
Dallas J. Maas$5,053$6,79834.5%
Dave Sebastian$9,485$6,695-29.4%
David Jerome Hauser$11,441$6,662-41.8%
Katherine A. Bradley$6,583$6,5830%
Kayln Johnson$6,649$6,489-2.4%
Russell Johnson$6,649$6,489-2.4%
Cameron J. Braun$14,285$6,487-54.6%
Hitch'n Rail Ranch$0$6,160--
Sylvester Schutt$4,155$6,13547.7%
Timothy Kessler$11,082$6,076-45.2%
Dean Stiefel$5,609$6,0117.2%
Kevin Kraft$6,490$5,738-11.6%
Channing Hatzenbuhler$11,303$5,721-49.4%
Paul Schock$7,402$5,691-23.1%
Roger Rasch$4,245$5,66033.3%
Austin Hintz$3,716$5,60150.7%
Ricky Alvin Bauman$22,933$5,587-75.6%
Dean Helling$32,240$5,499-82.9%
Bent Rod Cattle, Inc.$0$5,294--
Gerald Skalsky$23,433$5,222-77.7%
Esther Engel$5,045$5,0450%
Steven C. Myhre$7,378$5,032-31.8%
John Arthur Smith$19,033$5,030-73.6%
Burton W. Baier$22,912$5,001-78.2%
Ben Braun$4,985$4,9850%
Michael Berg$3,177$4,95255.9%
Casey O'Neil$15,347$4,892-68.1%
Lois Ione Wanner$13,326$4,826-63.8%
Scheid Livestock, LLP$23,870$4,780-80%
Wesley J. Klein$5,002$4,673-6.6%
Jerome Boeshans$14,345$4,600-67.9%
Jerry Ballensky$9,018$4,524-49.8%
Christopher Palmer$21,307$4,465-79%
Todd Nelson$5,297$4,388-17.2%
David Isaak$6,383$4,330-32.2%
James O'dell Kusler$7,870$4,311-45.2%
Bryan Tomchuk$4,291$4,2910%
Suzan L. Schock$4,203$4,2030%
Kevin Opdahl$4,094$4,0940%
Jeff Helling$31,440$4,092-87%
Nicholas Miller$7,563$4,056-46.4%
Ryan James Miller$7,563$4,056-46.4%
David Chadwick$9,560$3,950-58.7%
Kevin Weisz$10,412$3,928-62.3%
Robb Moore$13,015$3,894-70.1%
Dwight Entze$21,026$3,861-81.6%
Lacey Walker$5,254$3,720-29.2%
David W Fisketjon$3,662$3,548-3.1%
Todd Keller$1,269$3,489174.9%
Keith Bohn$8,124$3,473-57.3%
Shane John Goetz$2,992$3,46415.8%
Justin Wanner$2,717$3,43226.3%
Donald D. Buck$4,765$3,380-29.1%
Linda K. Welk$2,943$3,32813.1%
Brenda J. Scheurer$3,992$3,240-18.8%
Aaron Isaak$2,357$3,08931.1%
Leeroy Winkler$5,652$2,847-49.6%
Lloyd A. Huber$3,710$2,831-23.7%
Steven Matthew Eid$3,281$2,788-15%
Christopher Siemieniewski$14,856$2,777-81.3%
Dawson Entze$0$2,774--
Harold Vavra$3,584$2,772-22.7%
Pride Randall Karges$1,682$2,67659.1%
Robert Berger$5,244$2,592-50.6%
Samantha Miller$2,310$2,58011.7%
Deborah Weir$2,922$2,548-12.8%
Merle Fischer$0$2,528--
Terry Neuberger$1,335$2,49086.5%
Sandra Myers$2,813$2,468-12.3%
Betty M. Klotz$5,821$2,466-57.6%
Kathy Gail Johnson$0$2,455--
Nathan Vigesaa$3,337$2,358-29.3%
Wayne Cline$6,712$2,320-65.4%
Dale Jacobsen$2,511$2,275-9.4%
Raymond Mattheis$2,622$2,257-13.9%
Joel Baier$11,885$2,068-82.6%
H & P Weninger Family, LLP$3,990$1,995-50%
Becker Heirs$1,833$1,9747.7%
Steven Alan Oster$3,986$1,929-51.6%
Richard M. Simenson$1,464$1,91130.5%
Rachel Baier$10,820$1,845-82.9%
Melvin Schlender$2,602$1,752-32.7%
Kayla Vettel$5,409$1,749-67.7%
Richard A. Davidson$1,693$1,6930%
Thomas Tysver$10,366$1,662-84%
Dennis Neuberger$0$1,661--
Dennis Candrian$1,215$1,62033.3%
Jerome Otto Miller$3,422$1,617-52.7%
Craig Askim$2,779$1,614-41.9%
Aaron Folk$2,791$1,536-45%
Robert Olander$2,376$1,522-35.9%
Myron H. Hafner$2,830$1,500-47%
Gayle Erdman$3,013$1,494-50.4%
Richard Neibauer$1,864$1,413-24.2%
Leslie Miller$2,062$1,381-33%
Murphy Scheurer Jr.$2,285$1,318-42.3%
John N. Lind$1,323$1,293-2.3%
Scott Hellman$4,768$1,291-72.9%
Mindy Detling$1,600$1,276-20.3%
Duane Keidel$1,500$1,271-15.3%
Eric Mattheis$1,577$1,212-23.1%
Carey Mattheis$1,577$1,212-23.1%
Dawn Garrett$1,178$1,1780%
Donna Jensen$1,545$1,161-24.9%
Kevin Sailer$1,087$1,1435.2%
Galster Family Legacy, LLLP$1,132$1,1320%
Kurt Albers$6,979$1,132-83.8%
Belinda Lou Fitterer$4,070$1,121-72.5%
Elsie N. Berland$2,510$1,007-59.9%
Kenneth Braun$4,092$992-75.8%
Gary Smith$5,058$960-81%
Kevin Beauchamp$3,674$958-73.9%
Ty Bauman$5,118$931-81.8%
Kenneth D. Boe$811$92714.3%
Dylan Leingang$2,435$920-62.2%
Jonathan Ellwein$4,158$897-78.4%
Sherry Walker$0$882--
Vicki Degenstein$1,492$879-41.1%
Shawn Knight$5,954$872-85.4%
Mark Frederick Zuern$850$8500%
Barry Fischer$2,475$835-66.3%
Bruce Buchert$0$816--
Brandon George Doll$3,344$796-76.2%
Gail Bitterman$747$7470%
Sharon Schmaltz$2,190$734-66.5%
Cloe Frey$722$7220%
Curtis L. Sailer$817$722-11.6%
Amy J. Lavallie$1,089$674-38.1%
Ramona Johnson$1,035$667-35.6%
Barbara Dewitt$662$6620%
Duane Harold Tysver$0$635--
Darlys Roth$2,035$608-70.1%
Larry Steffen$3,047$599-80.3%
Jeff Koppelsloen$590$5900%
Dennis James Dietz$586$5860%
Kim Morast$0$561--
Darren Basaraba$2,706$552-79.6%
Steven Hintz$0$544--
Russell J. Putnam$2,612$525-79.9%
Francis Dukart$1,144$483-57.8%
Donna Mae Smith$1,102$466-57.7%
Jordan Bauman$2,805$461-83.6%
Brandon Unterseher$59$415603.4%
Ronald Kopp$4,383$411-90.6%
Helmuth Pfennig$0$391--
Josh West$1,771$374-78.9%
Shawn Peterson$712$356-50%
Joel'l Jane Neumiller$354$3540%
Joseph Lee Neumiller$354$3540%
Lori Klein$2,353$350-85.1%
Jeremy Brandt$550$341-38%
Rickey Leinius$1,862$331-82.2%
Jesse Krieger$1,441$277-80.8%
Brian Gierke$681$267-60.8%
Paul R. Metz$2,493$265-89.4%
Diann K. Miiller$396$264-33.3%
Don Brunmeier$1,452$260-82.1%
Tryston Miller$1,210$242-80%
Carmen Reed$477$233-51.2%
Twila Hoff$316$210-33.5%
Leo F. D'Schaak$181$1810%
Kelly G. Hintz$0$179--
Scott J. Funk$168$1680%
Lavern Buchholz$330$162-50.9%
Kevin Sasse$1,848$147-92%
Willy Braun$682$131-80.8%
Scott L Savelkoul$0$128--
Lillie Frances Basaraba$1,232$98-92%
Byron Faut$715$67-90.6%
Jerald Sommer$415$62-85.1%
Wayne E. Grueneich$48$480%
Doran Brandt$58$30-48.3%
Norma L. Reich Living Trust L Reich$0$29--
Ivan Henke$1,865$14-99.2%
Daniel Knell$461$6-98.7%
Adalbert Emter$861$0-100%
Amanda Myers$1,375$0-100%
Bradley A. Holtan$3,657$0-100%
Cynthia Rae Kuntz$56,006$0-100%
Dale a Flaagan Estate$5,540$0-100%
David D. Blohm$756$0-100%
Don Boeckel$10,657$0-100%
Duane Patrick Kuntz$56,006$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$26,202$0-100%
Jerald Isaak$1,724$0-100%
Larry Schnaidt$515$0-100%
Lucille L Burke Family, LLLP$15,446$0-100%
Monty C Burke Family Trust$15,446$0-100%
Norma L. Reich Living Trust L Re$29$0-100%
Robert Schutt$143$0-100%
Sandy Schnaidt$515$0-100%
Wayne Eisenbeis$4,070$0-100%
Boeshans Heirs Partnership$522$0-100%
Marc A. Schriefer$1,095$0-100%
Rebecca Wanner$9,138$0-100%
Ronald A. Isaak$16,795$0-100%
Sherry Walker$1,120$0-100%
Candice Strand$224$0-100%
Elizabeth Bartholmy$110$0-100%
Larry Sommer$604$0-100%
Michael Berg$3,207$0-100%
Shawn Yeager$3,025$0-100%
Steven Richter$558$0-100%
Timmy Leroy Rogness$130$0-100%
Weston Lyle Berg$23,168$0-100%
Edwin D. Berger$332$0-100%
Kerry Kessler$858$0-100%
Dennis D. Flemmer$10,591$0-100%
Marvin Sutheimer$172$0-100%
Nola Morgenstern$260$0-100%
Randy Frenzel$197$0-100%
Shanan Dale Weigum$2,600$0-100%
Shane Goetz$2,292$0-100%
Total subsidies$12,060,878$7,404,114-38.6%

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