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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Kidder County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Kidder County received $8.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 304 farmers in cities within Kidder County received a total of $10.8 million in 950 farm subsidies, a 43.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $19.2 million in 1,299 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 Kidder County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Dawson Farms$830,176$501,947-39.5%
Choice Financial Group$398,587$384,725-3.5%
Meier Farms$333,605$221,775-33.5%
Travis Meier$289,248$220,366-23.8%
Ronda Meier$288,035$218,860-24%
James John Cusey$187,028$204,5909.4%
Meredith Laree Cusey$187,027$204,5909.4%
CD Acres, LLC$688,165$192,700-72%
Whitman Ranch$257,538$182,808-29%
R & C Mittleider Farms, Inc.$208,201$173,904-16.5%
Dewitz Feedlot, Inc.$504,292$171,845-65.9%
Dean Stroh$220,837$156,405-29.2%
Miles Benz$284,837$128,063-55%
Gary Charles Scherbenske$164,468$124,282-24.4%
Robin L Ziesch$170,867$122,109-28.5%
Kevin A. Falk$192,932$120,318-37.6%
Calvin J. Leno$82,845$115,51939.4%
Neil Fanta$134,611$114,301-15.1%
Burdell Edwin Johnson$123,615$106,826-13.6%
Brice T. Barnick$56,541$102,81181.8%
Joseph M. Fettig$151,601$100,677-33.6%
Northland Financial$178,597$94,338-47.2%
Robin Emmet Dewitz$260,303$93,357-64.1%
Alden Gerard Fitterer$140,564$91,789-34.7%
Randy Lee Eichele$152,912$91,665-40.1%
Jamyson R Fischer$86,653$91,4315.5%
Jesse Wayne Livingston$145,980$88,566-39.3%
Jason Lee Devore$158,251$87,835-44.5%
Jon Milton Dobbert$58,568$85,08145.3%
Chase William Trautmann$193,415$83,078-57%
Timothy Dwight Dekrey$133,420$81,292-39.1%
Gary Leroy Aichele$120,989$80,023-33.9%
Darrell W. Guthmiller$148,685$79,774-46.3%
Ben Kleppe$115,915$79,015-31.8%
Wesley Arthur Trautmann$155,428$77,703-50%
Patrick Mittleider$90,704$75,875-16.3%
Marvin Dean Bodvig$195,921$75,248-61.6%
Curtis Dean Haibeck$156,364$74,237-52.5%
Brian Joe Schneider$116,352$73,584-36.8%
Jonathan David Schultz$82,505$73,568-10.8%
Jonathon Dockter$102,885$72,313-29.7%
Jeff Dewitz$126,281$71,160-43.6%
Bonnie Lee Fettig$197,747$70,242-64.5%
John D. Mehlhoff$115,593$69,662-39.7%
Milton Weippert$125,974$67,385-46.5%
Preston Fettig$109,211$67,312-38.4%
Wayne Mittleider$89,834$65,634-26.9%
Byron C. Rohrich$97,393$62,407-35.9%
Hoyt Earl Wagner$189,860$61,438-67.6%
Timothy C. Dronen$132,690$59,817-54.9%
Shawn J. Stroh$127,157$57,867-54.5%
Wayne Dean Bodvig$182,554$56,912-68.8%
Dustin S. Brossart$138,925$56,738-59.2%
David A. Schultz$86,953$55,895-35.7%
Michael James Binder$97,021$55,610-42.7%
Jeffrey N. Abbott$61,873$55,103-10.9%
TPR Farms, LLP$107,170$54,891-48.8%
Robert Subart$83,169$54,467-34.5%
Jesse Laber$80,244$53,998-32.7%
Jeffrey L. Wolf$62,541$53,943-13.7%
Tracy Magstadt$83,457$53,818-35.5%
Justin Patrick Olson$75,662$53,755-29%
James D. Leier$151,024$53,272-64.7%
Martin Frank Janke$75,995$52,752-30.6%
Gerald Thomas Horner$74,059$50,093-32.4%
Morrison Farms$118,534$49,951-57.9%
Ty Kelby Dewitz$172,887$49,580-71.3%
Wesley M. Randall$61,717$49,006-20.6%
Rodney Roy Scherbenske$55,666$48,471-12.9%
Brent Rohrich$172,959$46,944-72.9%
Mark Lowell Shipley$82,765$46,654-43.6%
Dillon Hoffman$59,232$46,591-21.3%
Lonnie Linn Wolff$53,687$46,340-13.7%
Richard M. Rohrich$164,168$44,882-72.7%
Shawn Nix$111,403$44,533-60%
Terry L. Harpole$90,560$44,374-51%
Hal Conrad Sathre$57,909$42,722-26.2%
Larry Kinev$64,617$42,712-33.9%
David Remmick$159,888$42,687-73.3%
Christ William Gerr$37,387$42,46513.6%
Clayton Duane Jasper$89,708$42,082-53.1%
Dennis Morlock$55,968$42,075-24.8%
Dean D. Hieb$35,259$42,07119.3%
Robert Gerald Rath$32,925$41,51326.1%
Curtis Hanson$20,427$41,466103%
Timothy R. Kraft$59,507$41,128-30.9%
Jay Michael Dobbert$67,851$41,061-39.5%
Brandon Fettig$49,911$40,964-17.9%
C Diamond, Inc.$133,412$40,565-69.6%
Dustin Joe Moch$75,732$40,532-46.5%
Mitchell Leno$60,309$39,882-33.9%
Joshua John Schmaltz$26,678$39,58948.4%
Zachary Patrick Leier$95,840$39,566-58.7%
Deborah A. Olson$79,240$39,261-50.5%
Clyde W. Trautmann$44,824$39,050-12.9%
Paul Thomas Birrenkott$61,954$38,888-37.2%
Dennis Ray Neustel Jr.$49,404$38,318-22.4%
Gary D. Schoenhard$50,994$36,959-27.5%
Jordan R. Zuraff$90,989$36,697-59.7%
James A. Morlock$41,073$36,353-11.5%
Kurtis Countess$48,346$35,883-25.8%
Donavin L Braun$73,322$35,499-51.6%
Thomas Robert Goldsmith$36,489$35,074-3.9%
Tyler James Devore$57,489$34,828-39.4%
Justin Dewitz$90,719$34,469-62%
Robert C Fallgatter JR$52,304$34,258-34.5%
Rodney Wayne Livingston$46,032$33,636-26.9%
Patrick A. Leier$107,510$33,577-68.8%
Robert Bowerman$69,740$32,717-53.1%
Jack A. Spah$52,832$32,529-38.4%
Jordan E. Leier$56,572$32,431-42.7%
Elton J. Fitterer$54,872$32,085-41.5%
Norman Christof Bickel$67,424$31,790-52.9%
Aaron James Mahin$28,517$30,7797.9%
John Leo Schmaltz$36,699$30,751-16.2%
Dylan Bitz$36,543$30,537-16.4%
Darwin D. Witt$57,488$29,096-49.4%
Brandon Dean Stroh$35,388$28,230-20.2%
James Jacob Bickel$48,106$28,068-41.7%
Jon Dekrey$108,467$27,543-74.6%
Adam C. Sathre$39,338$27,485-30.1%
Ronald Rewald$38,836$27,467-29.3%
Roger A. Hasse$39,459$27,320-30.8%
Kemmet Farms$131,324$27,285-79.2%
Donald Fanta$36,009$27,121-24.7%
John S. Abbott$40,404$26,835-33.6%
Devin Moch$27,318$26,600-2.6%
Bryan S. Stroh$78,853$26,562-66.3%
Dillon Meier$71,311$25,671-64%
Kerwin Kurt Lang$17,597$25,46144.7%
Troy Ronald Mittleider$41,792$25,342-39.4%
Christopher L. Fettig$39,602$25,199-36.4%
Cole Fettig$40,595$25,181-38%
Lee Allan Leno$71,589$24,498-65.8%
Bryan Rath$39,675$23,605-40.5%
Aaron Subart$21,114$23,54711.5%
Grant Flanders$20,640$23,47813.7%
Kip Haadem$83,295$23,419-71.9%
Donald Dean Braun$53,861$23,158-57%
Robert Allen Steichen$34,437$22,905-33.5%
Ronald John Kolberg$35,549$22,738-36%
Trever Minh Bayer$75,364$22,573-70%
Michael Schlegel$23,424$22,489-4%
Joshua James Goodman$29,909$22,221-25.7%
Zachary John Hintz$39,954$21,995-44.9%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$21,904--
Jesse Johnson$33,164$20,509-38.2%
Hayden McHenry$53,282$20,506-61.5%
Gary L Hetletved$23,882$20,293-15%
Steven Lee Koester$56,015$20,225-63.9%
Joel Albert Dewitz$64,030$20,220-68.4%
David Dean Hagens$32,869$19,595-40.4%
Josh R. Fisher$63,305$19,575-69.1%
Dana Schoenhard$71,393$19,497-72.7%
Charles Bon$32,843$19,356-41.1%
James Marlin Dewald$26,370$19,195-27.2%
Gene Allan Hetletved$79,458$19,049-76%
Roger Koester$32,972$18,949-42.5%
John Curtis Kuipers$30,786$18,873-38.7%
Lonnie J. Binder$34,302$18,836-45.1%
Jagged Heart Ranch, Inc.$80,471$18,699-76.8%
Brent Stroh$108,049$18,629-82.8%
Landon Jon Harpole$0$18,349--
Gary A. Doll$34,137$18,270-46.5%
Jane Thomas$28,299$18,069-36.1%
Landon Jon Harpole$56,739$17,961-68.3%
Roger D. Dewald$18,521$17,930-3.2%
Susan Eberl$0$17,860--
Shannon Ray Hager$48,951$17,679-63.9%
Clint D. Kramlich$23,097$17,506-24.2%
Dustin P. Braun$40,593$17,284-57.4%
Carrie Joy Truax$33,614$16,343-51.4%
Hay Valley Stock Farm$26,767$15,757-41.1%
Richard B. Morlock$25,455$15,699-38.3%
Ronald Lee Martin$51,571$14,616-71.7%
Michael Rohrich$28,638$14,574-49.1%
Frank William Puklich$19,219$14,383-25.2%
Dean L. Dewald$30,318$14,316-52.8%
Daniel Scott Moch$21,549$14,263-33.8%
Gary L. Johnson$45,213$13,948-69.2%
Dean Eberl$15,365$12,714-17.3%
Shelly Rae Hochhalter$65,813$12,575-80.9%
Pat C. Rafferty$11,855$11,9951.2%
Payden Dronen$39,677$11,959-69.9%
Kevin Daniel Price$22,464$11,769-47.6%
Myron E. Strom$7,675$11,62751.5%
Ramona J. Abraham$11,373$11,331-0.4%
Scotty J. Simpson$8,480$10,79927.3%
Courtney Witt$38,944$10,602-72.8%
Matthew Shaun Kuhn$14,260$10,550-26%
Cory Duane Mack$54,623$10,390-81%
Kenneth Dale Dockter$13,568$10,205-24.8%
Steven Lynn Weisenburger$49,818$9,902-80.1%
Britian L Pfaff$14,355$9,711-32.4%
Michael J. Keily$16,195$9,439-41.7%
Walter Albert Leno$23,117$9,356-59.5%
Anthony V. Fitterer$18,339$9,069-50.5%
Darwin Lee Enzminger$11,642$8,986-22.8%
Joseph L. Schumacher$8,855$8,8550%
Duane a Riskedahl$12,121$8,318-31.4%
Dan P. Mittleider$15,596$8,259-47%
Marvin R. Remmick$50,159$8,006-84%
Bradley Zimmerman$18,255$7,922-56.6%
Jamie L. Pfaff$10,661$7,832-26.5%
Kristin Dewald$12,927$7,546-41.6%
Marvin Barnick$14,281$7,400-48.2%
JDC Farms, LLC$6,802$7,2857.1%
Edward Nicklos Kalianoff$22,481$7,264-67.7%
Justin Dockter$3,948$6,84973.5%
Brian A. Kuipers$9,164$6,661-27.3%
Jason Stroh$39,990$6,467-83.8%
James D. Morlock$7,099$6,157-13.3%
Norman N. Nicholson$4,514$6,10635.3%
Barbara J. Steinke$27,082$6,043-77.7%
Douglas R. Landenberger$11,074$6,024-45.6%
Kerry Allen Slaughter$7,565$5,814-23.1%
David Lang$9,429$5,702-39.5%
Michael D. Berg$14,354$5,501-61.7%
Jarrid ARNDT$8,988$5,352-40.5%
Mark Dale Stroh$12,070$5,303-56.1%
Paul Subart$10,109$5,076-49.8%
Cassidy L Ziesch$7,500$5,055-32.6%
Phillip P. Porter$6,525$5,009-23.2%
Derryck Privratsky$5,751$4,843-15.8%
Kathleen A. Spah$5,483$4,688-14.5%
Cody Schlegel$5,137$4,299-16.3%
Nathaniel Horner$29,297$4,168-85.8%
Rick Reuer$13,651$3,974-70.9%
Douglas W. Kramlich$4,368$3,945-9.7%
Harley Martin Hallwachs$15,148$3,820-74.8%
Duane Simpson$40,917$3,784-90.8%
Allen Kamoni$4,053$3,774-6.9%
Janet A. Brackenbury$3,825$3,565-6.8%
Lois Guthmiller$3,543$3,501-1.2%
James William Hotovec$12,115$3,061-74.7%
Lawrence Enzminger$5,432$2,998-44.8%
Austin Cusey$6,905$2,962-57.1%
Marlow L. Flanders$3,966$2,864-27.8%
Marlin J. Kapp$2,960$2,768-6.5%
Richard Allan Dewitz$3,981$2,749-30.9%
Candyce J. Hirning$2,109$2,68627.4%
Robert Kleppe$11,612$2,434-79%
Arlo Arlyn Subart$0$2,383--
Gary Eberl$39,809$2,227-94.4%
T&L Meats$9,043$2,166-76%
Kathleen Janke$2,163$2,162-0%
701 Honey, LLC$0$2,049--
Derek Barnick$1,612$1,96521.9%
Joshua John Shipley$8,800$1,928-78.1%
Ben Stroh$16,606$1,897-88.6%
Timothy M. Birrenkott$5,142$1,895-63.1%
Laura Jean Shipley$5,121$1,890-63.1%
Dolores Moss$0$1,884--
Del Duane Jasper$5,830$1,864-68%
Ricky W. Stark$3,038$1,720-43.4%
Donald Morlock$1,712$1,7120%
Arlyn Scherbenske$1,679$1,6790%
Joseph Breidenbach$4,234$1,668-60.6%
Ray W. Munson$2,863$1,525-46.7%
Christopher Garrett Furman$11,371$1,434-87.4%
Gene R. Zimmerman$10,869$1,338-87.7%
Donald Duane Rudolph$16,787$1,173-93%
William H. Adams$11,427$1,105-90.3%
Timothy John Schoenhard$7,826$1,011-87.1%
Melvin Nordgaard Trust$2,002$995-50.3%
Roger L. Thorsness$6,072$924-84.8%
Thomas Binder$5,229$907-82.7%
Dillon John Stroh$5,805$881-84.8%
Bo Riskedahl$5,541$859-84.5%
Ervin E. Pfaff$5,216$846-83.8%
Renee Price$2,964$794-73.2%
James A. Brousseau$2,963$771-74%
Edith Whitman$722$7220%
Ward Whitman$722$7220%
Jeremiah Lang$4,840$700-85.5%
Shaye O. Koester$2,827$676-76.1%
Ella Jean Kamoni$11$6465,772.7%
Clayton Martin$2,343$548-76.6%
Matthew Kinev$3,953$531-86.6%
Bank Forward$515$5150%
Steve Tripp$1,035$495-52.2%
Donald Dennis Henley$1,529$473-69.1%
Hilluard Loyd Kemmet$1,021$429-58%
Peggy Reuer$7,607$426-94.4%
Kirt Tripp$231$38064.5%
Roy Wanner$3,845$360-90.6%
Kraig Subart$1,566$354-77.4%
Milton Lee Dobbert$358$344-3.9%
Heather Ann Price$1,342$332-75.3%
Lloyd Giese$0$314--
Daniel Mittleider$255$2643.5%
Alvina Olive Miller$552$236-57.2%
Tyson James Bodvig$83,312$181-99.8%
Frank W. Schneider$334$171-48.8%
Monika Ormond$301$167-44.5%
Luhman Land, LLLP$134$1340%
Tyler Leno$804$115-85.7%
Carl Robert Knutson$107$1157.5%
Ray Werre$210$95-54.8%
Bon Land, LLLP$95$950%
Jackie Hewitt$60$600%
Gerald Edwin Dewitz$56$560%
Gerald Schultz$967$52-94.6%
Daniel Morrison$0$13--
Carson Adam Schmaltz$275$0-100%
Jerod Tufte$1,534$0-100%
Mylynn Tufte$1,534$0-100%
Nicki Schaffner$22,075$0-100%
Rashad Schaffner$4,476$0-100%
Walking X Ranch, LLC$92,331$0-100%
Mathew John Guthmiller$46,451$0-100%
Sandra K. Morlock$6,797$0-100%
Bruce Neil Guthmiller$7,743$0-100%
Jean Bon$116$0-100%
Jeffrey L. Wolf$8,062$0-100%
Dale B. Johnson$1,258$0-100%
Glen Vernon Dekrey$901$0-100%
John Charles Shipley$785$0-100%
Sanford L. Flanders$5,551$0-100%
Tyler Birrenkott$1,809$0-100%
Becca Dockter$2,626$0-100%
Brett A. Stroh$8,880$0-100%
Carmen Mittleider$2,430$0-100%
Dylan Robert Schnabel$3,407$0-100%
Hailey Rae Pfaff$1,188$0-100%
Harry L. Wanner$3,630$0-100%
Hunter James Pfaff$10,257$0-100%
James Lee Bodvig$34,407$0-100%
Jennifer Ann Schnabel$3,621$0-100%
Joshua Jon Schmieg$12,324$0-100%
William Ernest Hoffer$2,405$0-100%
John F. Rosenau$1,347$0-100%
Loren Curtis Krein$206$0-100%
Total subsidies$19,180,387$10,793,989-43.7%

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