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In 2021, 278 farmers in cities within Logan County received a total of $10 million in 816 farm subsidies, a 39.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $16.7 million in 1,066 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 Logan County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Weigel | $202,067 | $381,354 | 88.7% |
| Zenker Farms, Inc. | $145,594 | $297,125 | 104.1% |
| Alliance Farms, GP | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Sandra Lynn Rivinius | $161,731 | $239,259 | 47.9% |
| Patrick Delane Rivinius | $161,731 | $237,521 | 46.9% |
| Miller Honey Farms, Inc. | $85,242 | $216,696 | 154.2% |
| Victor Jerome Wald Jr. | $229,721 | $207,852 | -9.5% |
| Jody Edward Horner | $323,619 | $197,676 | -38.9% |
| Stock Growers Bank | $348,459 | $172,421 | -50.5% |
| Lynsey Gross | $262,769 | $167,201 | -36.4% |
| Nicholas Lee Gross | $264,680 | $167,199 | -36.8% |
| Anton R. Glatt | $232,647 | $149,388 | -35.8% |
| Paula Pfeifle | $106,751 | $146,792 | 37.5% |
| Daniel K. Pfeifle | $106,751 | $146,791 | 37.5% |
| Gerald Rattei | $144,338 | $133,950 | -7.2% |
| Michael Jon Zenker | $38,109 | $126,705 | 232.5% |
| Cory E. Schlecht | $159,767 | $119,966 | -24.9% |
| Justin James Dewald | $86,996 | $114,299 | 31.4% |
| Stephen Gross | $224,029 | $111,819 | -50.1% |
| Lori Gross | $223,909 | $111,794 | -50.1% |
| Galen Ricky Opp | $139,118 | $111,779 | -19.7% |
| Daryl Elliott Rott | $23,616 | $110,893 | 369.6% |
| B & G Jangula Partnership | $150,986 | $106,650 | -29.4% |
| Mark Rau | $204,725 | $103,623 | -49.4% |
| Steven G. Kleingartner | $119,115 | $99,633 | -16.4% |
| Frank Sebastian Braun | $109,285 | $96,219 | -12% |
| Barry Lee Pfeifle | $80,570 | $95,103 | 18% |
| Harry Schlecht | $168,039 | $93,134 | -44.6% |
| Alliance Farms | $0 | $92,531 | -- |
| Raphael Brendel | $159,188 | $92,526 | -41.9% |
| Gross Cattle Company, LLC | $267,147 | $88,108 | -67% |
| Howard E. Schultz | $68,565 | $86,580 | 26.3% |
| Elmer V. Schlecht | $58,750 | $84,741 | 44.2% |
| David Presler | $35,592 | $84,175 | 136.5% |
| Coleen R. Piatz | $171,039 | $83,870 | -51% |
| Randall Piatz | $170,951 | $83,845 | -51% |
| Jeff Terry Reiser | $72,357 | $82,755 | 14.4% |
| Richard Gross | $119,197 | $82,744 | -30.6% |
| Evan J. Gross | $125,927 | $81,045 | -35.6% |
| Darrell P. Becker | $203,024 | $75,325 | -62.9% |
| Michael F. Schumacher | $75,303 | $71,815 | -4.6% |
| Sandra Dee Meidinger | $104,680 | $71,278 | -31.9% |
| Sidney Lee Meidinger | $104,679 | $71,278 | -31.9% |
| Dallas Shawn Bakken | $107,400 | $70,786 | -34.1% |
| Stephanie R. Becker | $203,024 | $70,624 | -65.2% |
| Keith K. Haag | $89,887 | $70,297 | -21.8% |
| Bonita Renee Jangula | $106,762 | $65,680 | -38.5% |
| Jaycen Glatt | $98,015 | $62,225 | -36.5% |
| Jeffry Marvin Grenz | $100,532 | $61,793 | -38.5% |
| Brian L. Entzi | $55,294 | $58,957 | 6.6% |
| Kenneth Rueben Wolf | $98,508 | $58,241 | -40.9% |
| Ryan Becker | $74,667 | $57,055 | -23.6% |
| Dennis Dale Mayer | $48,943 | $56,387 | 15.2% |
| Darryl Rau | $93,873 | $55,762 | -40.6% |
| Allen Foster | $18,836 | $55,416 | 194.2% |
| Reed Zimmerman | $110,020 | $55,136 | -49.9% |
| Warren Zenker | $93,640 | $54,506 | -41.8% |
| Troy Alan Zillmer | $37,783 | $54,445 | 44.1% |
| Joshua Lynn Becker | $75,211 | $53,711 | -28.6% |
| Donald Dean Laeger | $174,021 | $53,697 | -69.1% |
| Jeffrey Joel Zenker | $62,438 | $53,626 | -14.1% |
| Russell Eugene Remboldt Jr. | $92,458 | $53,457 | -42.2% |
| Lee Allen Foster | $14,405 | $53,324 | 270.2% |
| Corey E. Remboldt | $85,101 | $50,911 | -40.2% |
| Ryan Keith Rivinius | $57,943 | $50,703 | -12.5% |
| Terry Lee Gross | $147,507 | $50,452 | -65.8% |
| Ronald Delane Meidinger | $58,222 | $50,038 | -14.1% |
| James Lee Entzi | $24,954 | $49,934 | 100.1% |
| Jason Ryum | $116,538 | $49,659 | -57.4% |
| Corey Eugene Remboldt | $0 | $49,655 | -- |
| Kyle S. Graber | $159,552 | $49,263 | -69.1% |
| Ryan Piatz | $99,590 | $48,600 | -51.2% |
| Damon Weigel | $130,343 | $46,140 | -64.6% |
| Robert Ruff | $32,936 | $45,156 | 37.1% |
| Wake Farm, Inc. | $50,851 | $44,556 | -12.4% |
| Ricky Linn Schumacher | $68,058 | $44,019 | -35.3% |
| John Paul Schumacher | $214,055 | $43,296 | -79.8% |
| Chad Weigel | $127,817 | $43,224 | -66.2% |
| Todd Jangula | $81,158 | $42,962 | -47.1% |
| Ross Allen Kleingartner | $116,079 | $42,542 | -63.4% |
| Janet Kay Dewald | $9,541 | $42,246 | 342.8% |
| Thomas Roney Glatt | $70,124 | $42,078 | -40% |
| Carla Gross | $138,321 | $41,943 | -69.7% |
| Matthew Albert Lautt | $50,508 | $41,561 | -17.7% |
| Michael Burkle | $71,082 | $41,430 | -41.7% |
| Lance Weigel | $75,086 | $41,178 | -45.2% |
| Cory Burkle | $71,287 | $40,814 | -42.7% |
| Jonathan Jerome Burkle | $71,154 | $40,805 | -42.7% |
| Adam Schumacher | $47,963 | $40,623 | -15.3% |
| Jamie Meidinger | $54,850 | $39,802 | -27.4% |
| Darin J. Horner | $107,593 | $39,198 | -63.6% |
| Brenda Radermacher | $37,670 | $37,670 | 0% |
| Paul Joseph Feist | $64,116 | $35,851 | -44.1% |
| Tarin Dewald | $0 | $35,228 | -- |
| Wyatt Rath-Wald | $74,665 | $34,982 | -53.1% |
| Ronald Allen Schumacher | $102,279 | $34,867 | -65.9% |
| Eric Justin Braun | $64,801 | $33,346 | -48.5% |
| Douglas J. Entzi | $5,346 | $31,914 | 497% |
| Jaren Wald | $26,888 | $31,872 | 18.5% |
| Jeffrey Schott | $42,671 | $31,737 | -25.6% |
| Duane Weigel | $49,516 | $31,310 | -36.8% |
| Brandon Scot Meidinger | $38,288 | $31,268 | -18.3% |
| Justin Piatz | $69,643 | $30,573 | -56.1% |
| Shawn D. Keller | $14,826 | $30,233 | 103.9% |
| Sue Ann Kleingartner | $7,448 | $30,008 | 302.9% |
| Billy Buchholz | $77,667 | $29,662 | -61.8% |
| Harlen W. Henke | $23,037 | $28,023 | 21.6% |
| James Kuhn | $65,375 | $27,334 | -58.2% |
| Lee Andrew Piatz | $52,425 | $27,031 | -48.4% |
| Ronica Moch | $43,202 | $27,030 | -37.4% |
| Shawn Elliot Moch | $43,212 | $27,030 | -37.4% |
| Taylor Jordan Lund | $32,737 | $26,896 | -17.8% |
| Michael L. Martin Jr. | $26,224 | $25,998 | -0.9% |
| J & P Livestock, LLP | $1,381,612 | $24,848 | -98.2% |
| Jordan Scott Dewald | $10,616 | $24,563 | 131.4% |
| Ryan Kenneth Wolf | $69,505 | $24,245 | -65.1% |
| Pius Leo Wald | $89,032 | $23,724 | -73.4% |
| Ralph Lee Rivinius | $79,385 | $23,676 | -70.2% |
| Arnold Schlecht | $0 | $23,571 | -- |
| Joseph Feist | $32,591 | $23,245 | -28.7% |
| Markus Wangler | $3,577 | $22,836 | 538.4% |
| Rusty H. Schultz | $36,709 | $22,662 | -38.3% |
| 2 Bitz Cattle Company, LLC | $101,795 | $21,609 | -78.8% |
| Walter H. Presler | $0 | $21,406 | -- |
| Loren Muller | $23,024 | $21,003 | -8.8% |
| Brooks Zenker | $47,295 | $20,940 | -55.7% |
| Dahl Land & Cattle, LLP | $110,321 | $20,569 | -81.4% |
| Alexander M. Wald | $26,729 | $18,355 | -31.3% |
| Bruce Fiechtner | $26,200 | $18,044 | -31.1% |
| Lucas N. Wald | $11,170 | $17,828 | 59.6% |
| Brennan Laber | $13,360 | $17,813 | 33.3% |
| Taylor Jeffrey Zenker | $14,869 | $17,540 | 18% |
| Randy Ruff | $30,020 | $17,518 | -41.6% |
| Dale Edward Holmstrom | $0 | $17,405 | -- |
| Mathew Feist | $70,004 | $17,207 | -75.4% |
| Gary T. Schumacher | $65,527 | $15,475 | -76.4% |
| Darcy Dean Irion | $24,486 | $15,043 | -38.6% |
| Michelle Ann Schumacher | $65,725 | $15,021 | -77.1% |
| Jason Kuipers | $10,914 | $14,998 | 37.4% |
| Victor Wald | $10,194 | $14,930 | 46.5% |
| Rodney Kleppe | $34,186 | $14,852 | -56.6% |
| Clemens Gross | $56,826 | $14,793 | -74% |
| Randy Miller | $29,465 | $14,504 | -50.8% |
| Joel J. Entzi | $23,414 | $13,854 | -40.8% |
| Joel Dewald | $36,566 | $13,351 | -63.5% |
| Katelyn Jo Horner | $29,216 | $13,321 | -54.4% |
| Derek Hust | $15,534 | $13,156 | -15.3% |
| Warren Hehr | $62,051 | $13,053 | -79% |
| Anthony Schaffer | $16,733 | $12,454 | -25.6% |
| Joseph Lee Gader | $160,009 | $12,212 | -92.4% |
| Joseph Aaron Bender | $58,556 | $11,884 | -79.7% |
| Steve Silbernagel | $17,279 | $11,647 | -32.6% |
| Ivan A. Rivinius | $48,283 | $11,638 | -75.9% |
| Paula Christensen | $17,963 | $11,365 | -36.7% |
| Richard Marquart | $11,462 | $11,337 | -1.1% |
| Roger R. Presler | $39,727 | $11,259 | -71.7% |
| Thomas Allen Wilen | $33,130 | $11,239 | -66.1% |
| Marvin Wentz | $0 | $11,000 | -- |
| Berthold Spitzer | $18,913 | $10,725 | -43.3% |
| Austin M. Wald | $6,033 | $10,630 | 76.2% |
| Daren Graber | $29,433 | $9,776 | -66.8% |
| Allan J. Doll | $28,208 | $9,332 | -66.9% |
| Alan L. Meyer | $30,988 | $9,291 | -70% |
| Reuben Ackerman | $9,294 | $9,258 | -0.4% |
| Donald Dale Entzi | $21,492 | $9,206 | -57.2% |
| Matthew Gross | $20,978 | $9,050 | -56.9% |
| Brian Anthony Schaffer | $13,021 | $9,036 | -30.6% |
| John Wald | $11,309 | $8,815 | -22.1% |
| Dewald Grain Farms, LLC | $5,354 | $8,796 | 64.3% |
| Alden Albert Lautt | $27,339 | $8,342 | -69.5% |
| Steven Kirschenmann | $214 | $8,111 | 3,690.2% |
| Bank Forward | $18,544 | $8,048 | -56.6% |
| Marvin P. Miller | $12,576 | $7,930 | -36.9% |
| Todd Rattei | $12,879 | $7,650 | -40.6% |
| Jeffrey Lynn Wald | $10,941 | $7,608 | -30.5% |
| Mike Entzi | $12,514 | $7,489 | -40.2% |
| Norman Kleppe | $30,451 | $7,264 | -76.1% |
| Carol Ann Wentz | $11,238 | $7,113 | -36.7% |
| Anna Nolz | $7,261 | $6,973 | -4% |
| Ardell Arthur Schmidt | $16,665 | $6,957 | -58.3% |
| Jeff Doll | $30,075 | $6,848 | -77.2% |
| Gary Chester Schlecht | $11,508 | $6,824 | -40.7% |
| Bryan Grenz | $4,842 | $6,748 | 39.4% |
| David Kienzle | $8,403 | $6,620 | -21.2% |
| Loren Ray Krueger | $20,242 | $6,607 | -67.4% |
| Benjamin C. Bowman | $10,942 | $6,505 | -40.6% |
| Barry Wentz | $6,741 | $6,415 | -4.8% |
| Bruce Spitzer | $11,959 | $6,332 | -47.1% |
| Bruce Kuhn | $29,747 | $6,008 | -79.8% |
| Jerome Wentz | $14,982 | $5,836 | -61% |
| Corey Lynn Schumacher | $54,222 | $5,773 | -89.4% |
| Logan D. Wald | $16,806 | $5,687 | -66.2% |
| Mark Hehr | $9,303 | $5,508 | -40.8% |
| Helen Elhard | $5,279 | $5,279 | 0% |
| Jaford John Burgad | $38,398 | $5,259 | -86.3% |
| Magdalena Grenz | $5,039 | $5,039 | 0% |
| Zakary Glass | $3,909 | $4,998 | 27.9% |
| Larry Knecht | $4,968 | $4,972 | 0.1% |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | $0 | $4,677 | -- |
| Ronald James Fettig | $8,497 | $4,499 | -47.1% |
| Rose Horner | $0 | $4,462 | -- |
| John A. Silbernagel | $5,644 | $4,364 | -22.7% |
| Robert A. Sperle | $4,998 | $4,336 | -13.2% |
| Wolf Family Limited Liability Partnership | $0 | $4,076 | -- |
| Richard L. Sperle | $15,989 | $3,551 | -77.8% |
| Jeanne Schumacher | $3,504 | $3,504 | 0% |
| Lane Albin Kleingartner | $14,887 | $3,381 | -77.3% |
| Clemens Silbernagel | $6,565 | $3,338 | -49.2% |
| Alvin Andrew Weigel | $12,969 | $3,286 | -74.7% |
| George Anthony Sperle | $16,528 | $3,247 | -80.4% |
| Cole R. Johnson | $101,040 | $3,234 | -96.8% |
| Ardis Boehmer | $2,780 | $3,091 | 11.2% |
| Peter Piatz | $8,848 | $3,064 | -65.4% |
| Steven Moos | $7,531 | $3,024 | -59.8% |
| Jeffrey Lautt | $240 | $2,955 | 1,131.3% |
| CZ Acres, LLC | $0 | $2,857 | -- |
| Kelly Kleppe | $3,328 | $2,749 | -17.4% |
| Archie Duwane Koenig | $923 | $2,674 | 189.7% |
| Ardell Ivanov | $5,179 | $2,627 | -49.3% |
| Bryan Edward Batsch | $8,179 | $2,505 | -69.4% |
| Brian Gader | $493,729 | $2,493 | -99.5% |
| Lonnie Ray Wentz | $20,926 | $2,448 | -88.3% |
| Joshua Lautt | $25,678 | $2,369 | -90.8% |
| Emmit Entzi | $1,977 | $2,191 | 10.8% |
| Nicholas Piatz | $9,042 | $2,152 | -76.2% |
| Katelyn Jo Gross | $0 | $2,102 | -- |
| William Dittus | $2,486 | $2,050 | -17.5% |
| Alvin Hottman Family Trust | $4,977 | $1,975 | -60.3% |
| Dale N. Sand | $9,794 | $1,913 | -80.5% |
| Drew Bakken | $11,035 | $1,830 | -83.4% |
| Conrad Jangula | $24,165 | $1,791 | -92.6% |
| Kathy G. Jangula | $24,165 | $1,775 | -92.7% |
| Andrew Gross | $8,481 | $1,738 | -79.5% |
| Kevin Horner | $5,984 | $1,734 | -71% |
| Gene Darwin Rudolph | $1,612 | $1,375 | -14.7% |
| Glenn R. Ackerman | $0 | $1,348 | -- |
| Linda K. Kienzle | $0 | $1,348 | -- |
| Jonathan Metz | $2,567 | $1,315 | -48.8% |
| Simon Piatz | $4,676 | $1,251 | -73.2% |
| Paige Kleingartner | $6,875 | $1,218 | -82.3% |
| Darrell Ova | $1,199 | $1,199 | 0% |
| Floyd Ruff | $694 | $1,150 | 65.7% |
| Kyle Zimmerman | $6,328 | $1,140 | -82% |
| Bryton Dewald | $0 | $1,125 | -- |
| Joey W. Brunner | $4,061 | $1,086 | -73.3% |
| Charles Nord | $1,938 | $1,029 | -46.9% |
| Stella Meidinger | $2,074 | $995 | -52% |
| Patrick Metz | $12,066 | $992 | -91.8% |
| Debra Lynn Metz | $7,458 | $985 | -86.8% |
| Jacob Haag | $4,477 | $978 | -78.2% |
| Jesse Smith | $1,573 | $946 | -39.9% |
| Debra Burgad | $8,108 | $917 | -88.7% |
| Isabella K. Bitz | $2,145 | $904 | -57.9% |
| Lewis Allen Weigel | $3,570 | $867 | -75.7% |
| Dennis Beine | $747 | $747 | 0% |
| Bonnie Denning | $662 | $662 | 0% |
| Norman E. Miller | $913 | $661 | -27.6% |
| Robert E. Hammond | $406 | $646 | 59.1% |
| Michael J. Welder | $2,687 | $625 | -76.7% |
| Allen John Hammond | $900 | $609 | -32.3% |
| Jeffrey Wilen | $1,848 | $536 | -71% |
| Myron R. Rau | $1,169 | $527 | -54.9% |
| Melvin Ferrin | $9,071 | $504 | -94.4% |
| Shannon Kae Krueger | $2,651 | $471 | -82.2% |
| Brett Schumacher | $2,678 | $431 | -83.9% |
| Norman Kleingartner | $853 | $417 | -51.1% |
| Harry Herbert Krause | $387 | $387 | 0% |
| William L. Foster Jr. | $2,277 | $318 | -86% |
| Fitly Framed Organics | $0 | $265 | -- |
| Jayce Henry Rivinius | $1,122 | $258 | -77% |
| George Allen Koenig | $814 | $163 | -80% |
| James Franz Glatt | $243 | $163 | -32.9% |
| Lisa T. Kuhn | $1,268 | $80 | -93.7% |
| John Michael Silbernagel | $76 | $76 | 0% |
| Delmar Denis Lautt | $171 | $63 | -63.2% |
| Marvin Schnabel | $144 | $43 | -70.1% |
| John A. Bitz | $383 | $30 | -92.2% |
| Keith Dewald | $22 | $22 | 0% |
| Denise Marie Palmer | $1,137 | $0 | -100% |
| Hometown Credit Union | $108 | $0 | -100% |
| Landon Loren Krueger | $27,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Roaldson | $321 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane M. Henke Trust | $3,195 | $0 | -100% |
| John Henke | $116 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn Metz | $3,814 | $0 | -100% |
| Megan Kleingartner | $3,814 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilfred Henke | $349 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilfred W Henke Estate | $3,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Albert Schumacher | $7,598 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Piatz | $210 | $0 | -100% |
| Chelsie Aker | $2,636 | $0 | -100% |
| Dylan Bitz | $83,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Company, LLC | $20,405 | $0 | -100% |
| Investment Group Fund, LLC | $209,404 | $0 | -100% |
| J & P Enterprises, LLC | $14,467 | $0 | -100% |
| Jake Bakken | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Marshall J. Gross | $15,695 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin J. Vetter | $6,229 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Beth Schumacher | $3,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Neal Owen Becker | $175,699 | $0 | -100% |
| Reinhardt Weygandt | $1,467 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy William Jangula | $106,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyrel Rau | $21,163 | $0 | -100% |
| Wolf Family Limited Liability Par | $4,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $16,676,835 | $10,045,819 | -39.8% |
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