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In 2021, 218 farmers in cities within Eddy County received a total of $8 million in 683 farm subsidies, a 42.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14 million in 1,071 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 Eddy County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Forward | $733,943 | $294,252 | -59.9% |
| Levi Weber | $351,442 | $278,080 | -20.9% |
| Casey Weber | $340,261 | $263,711 | -22.5% |
| Daniel Olaf Birkeland | $250,152 | $237,560 | -5% |
| Schaefer Farms | $681,652 | $221,331 | -67.5% |
| Thompson Apiaries, Inc. | $187,232 | $180,844 | -3.4% |
| Gordon Allan Benson | $292,719 | $165,355 | -43.5% |
| Jeffrey Allen Schafer | $238,546 | $153,541 | -35.6% |
| Messner Farms | $246,444 | $139,122 | -43.5% |
| Justin Ystaas | $144,386 | $130,778 | -9.4% |
| Keith Clarence Drake | $192,837 | $119,092 | -38.2% |
| Vicky Richter | $223,436 | $112,727 | -49.5% |
| Kenneth Allen Reis | $212,671 | $109,936 | -48.3% |
| John Benjamin Grann | $152,045 | $109,645 | -27.9% |
| Bank Forward | $137,410 | $108,971 | -20.7% |
| Travis Lee Benson | $187,252 | $107,220 | -42.7% |
| Michael Darin Schaefer | $151,135 | $102,180 | -32.4% |
| Sven Carlson | $146,327 | $101,466 | -30.7% |
| Neil C. Backman | $66,842 | $98,514 | 47.4% |
| Gregory Chester Rue | $206,615 | $98,101 | -52.5% |
| Ystaas Farms | $94,328 | $96,109 | 1.9% |
| James Allmaras | $140,228 | $93,876 | -33.1% |
| Stuart Richter | $166,405 | $92,254 | -44.6% |
| Soderholm Farm ACCT | $192,991 | $89,462 | -53.6% |
| Mark Lange | $229,792 | $89,358 | -61.1% |
| David Gerard Steinbach | $105,993 | $86,660 | -18.2% |
| Kent Osborne Myhre | $220,668 | $83,881 | -62% |
| David Swanson | $198,552 | $81,925 | -58.7% |
| David Allmaras | $155,627 | $80,301 | -48.4% |
| Joel Luverne Gussiaas | $97,194 | $79,046 | -18.7% |
| Marvae Gussiaas | $97,122 | $78,973 | -18.7% |
| Joshua James Ziebart | $44,715 | $78,282 | 75.1% |
| Linus Theodore Allmaras | $129,261 | $77,823 | -39.8% |
| Bryan Hilbert | $84,949 | $76,908 | -9.5% |
| Roger Eugene Benson | $164,059 | $75,584 | -53.9% |
| Colleen Faye Benson | $140,610 | $73,844 | -47.5% |
| Community Credit Union | $83,612 | $72,518 | -13.3% |
| Bryce Benson | $139,400 | $68,631 | -50.8% |
| Eric Longnecker | $259,319 | $67,958 | -73.8% |
| Lisa Longnecker | $259,154 | $67,958 | -73.8% |
| Colin Birkeland | $70,423 | $67,560 | -4.1% |
| Randy James Guler | $99,220 | $66,338 | -33.1% |
| John W. Hitz | $112,888 | $63,746 | -43.5% |
| Donald Paul Allmaras | $144,278 | $62,425 | -56.7% |
| Gary Duane Hilbert | $107,665 | $62,037 | -42.4% |
| Todd Martin Koepplin | $104,379 | $61,903 | -40.7% |
| Timothy John Allmaras | $105,056 | $59,281 | -43.6% |
| Brandon James Ziebart | $75,364 | $56,348 | -25.2% |
| Kenmar Bison Ranch, LLP | $82,826 | $56,163 | -32.2% |
| Peter Larson | $136,067 | $55,614 | -59.1% |
| John Dennis Allmaras | $44,740 | $55,033 | 23% |
| Danny Carlson | $81,249 | $54,719 | -32.7% |
| Jacob Robert Engels | $94,420 | $51,055 | -45.9% |
| Jeffrey Alan Engels | $94,420 | $51,055 | -45.9% |
| Phyllis B & Jay Topp | $125,980 | $50,812 | -59.7% |
| William J. Smith | $124,590 | $48,999 | -60.7% |
| Dennis Weber | $126,786 | $47,793 | -62.3% |
| Darin Weber | $126,798 | $47,715 | -62.4% |
| Quentin Lange | $84,678 | $45,970 | -45.7% |
| Allan Howard | $61,777 | $45,597 | -26.2% |
| Greg W. Hegland | $52,374 | $44,251 | -15.5% |
| Johnny Carlson | $66,514 | $44,080 | -33.7% |
| Jason Hanson | $53,907 | $43,528 | -19.3% |
| Keith Hanson | $53,907 | $43,528 | -19.3% |
| Albert Lawrence Pfeiffer | $155,470 | $43,110 | -72.3% |
| Brandon M Gussiaas | $30,766 | $42,725 | 38.9% |
| Stephen Matthew Guler | $49,583 | $41,882 | -15.5% |
| Brian Perleberg | $74,484 | $40,899 | -45.1% |
| Gregory Paul Anderson | $58,286 | $39,750 | -31.8% |
| Timothy Jay Tollefson | $79,459 | $39,305 | -50.5% |
| Brent A. Helseth | $29,357 | $39,300 | 33.9% |
| Nathaniel Collier | $45,074 | $39,229 | -13% |
| Thomas Brian Bollingberg | $71,539 | $39,077 | -45.4% |
| Dustin Benson | $45,555 | $38,985 | -14.4% |
| Robert Hanson | $61,317 | $38,624 | -37% |
| Wilgoth Carlson | $92,218 | $38,587 | -58.2% |
| Nelson Farms | $29,547 | $38,582 | 30.6% |
| Corby Jacobson | $58,099 | $36,209 | -37.7% |
| Douglas Kim Skadberg | $47,148 | $35,936 | -23.8% |
| James A. Cleveland | $45,337 | $34,360 | -24.2% |
| Levi Rue | $73,835 | $33,009 | -55.3% |
| Neal Rud | $61,969 | $32,055 | -48.3% |
| Philip Schafer | $10,705 | $31,138 | 190.9% |
| John Brian Gisi | $49,596 | $30,758 | -38% |
| David B. Cleveland | $42,217 | $30,449 | -27.9% |
| David Ralph Anderson | $59,104 | $30,136 | -49% |
| Gary Allen Anderson | $59,103 | $30,134 | -49% |
| Kyle Dan Alfstad | $63,588 | $30,067 | -52.7% |
| Jordan Reis | $28,703 | $29,802 | 3.8% |
| Larry Peterson | $47,623 | $29,699 | -37.6% |
| Dan Alfstad | $40,897 | $28,994 | -29.1% |
| Brady Richter | $25,288 | $28,438 | 12.5% |
| Scott Reis | $50,301 | $28,095 | -44.1% |
| Richard Langley | $52,366 | $27,137 | -48.2% |
| Roger Langley | $54,952 | $26,898 | -51.1% |
| Michael Andrew Gussiaas | $56,432 | $24,328 | -56.9% |
| Stacey Lea Gussiaas | $56,432 | $24,328 | -56.9% |
| Benjamin Grann | $22,476 | $24,181 | 7.6% |
| John Soderholm | $1,396 | $23,462 | 1,580.7% |
| Brett Harold Allmaras | $35,431 | $22,586 | -36.3% |
| Tim Indergaard | $79,365 | $21,259 | -73.2% |
| S J Weisenburger Farms, Inc. | $69,562 | $21,256 | -69.4% |
| Todd Haley | $16,143 | $21,171 | 31.1% |
| Frank Walker | $41,501 | $20,363 | -50.9% |
| Terry Smith | $67,635 | $20,229 | -70.1% |
| Jerry Albert Schuster | $49,318 | $18,773 | -61.9% |
| Jay Cudworth | $38,887 | $18,737 | -51.8% |
| Frank Cudworth | $38,854 | $18,719 | -51.8% |
| Corey R. Longnecker | $27,505 | $17,544 | -36.2% |
| Michael Allmaras | $22,457 | $17,376 | -22.6% |
| Lynn Alan Homelvig | $33,911 | $17,281 | -49% |
| Kenneth Clarence Drake | $44,805 | $16,845 | -62.4% |
| Kathleen V. Thueson | $16,790 | $16,790 | 0% |
| Joseph Allen Seiler | $4,414 | $16,768 | 279.9% |
| Colten Shawn Schafer | $31,008 | $16,506 | -46.8% |
| Daniel Ludwig | $19,462 | $16,446 | -15.5% |
| Linnea Carlson | $38,128 | $15,948 | -58.2% |
| Eric Robert Perleberg | $14,006 | $15,043 | 7.4% |
| Joseph Linneman | $25,930 | $14,593 | -43.7% |
| Nyle Myhre | $24,034 | $14,137 | -41.2% |
| Arlo Omoth | $8,034 | $13,774 | 71.4% |
| Aaron Dwayne Weber | $11,874 | $13,731 | 15.6% |
| Carl Mauritz Carlson | $9,630 | $13,450 | 39.7% |
| Daniel Shroyer | $25,017 | $13,333 | -46.7% |
| Donna Weber | $18,443 | $12,678 | -31.3% |
| Paul Reis | $13,462 | $12,648 | -6% |
| Roger Duda | $18,345 | $11,812 | -35.6% |
| Darla N. Hagen | $11,650 | $11,650 | 0% |
| Alex Steven Perleberg | $36,816 | $11,470 | -68.8% |
| Travis Steele | $21,572 | $11,326 | -47.5% |
| Daniel John Lies | $20,636 | $11,049 | -46.5% |
| David Bymoen | $11,295 | $10,361 | -8.3% |
| James L. Ludwig | $28,556 | $10,282 | -64% |
| Estate of Douglas R. Smith | $0 | $9,864 | -- |
| Todd Weber | $31,490 | $9,797 | -68.9% |
| Andrew Jon Schaefer | $21,378 | $9,408 | -56% |
| Todd Allmaras | $19,278 | $9,133 | -52.6% |
| Wilma Kurtz | $9,093 | $9,004 | -1% |
| Louis Marvin Schaefer | $24,274 | $8,772 | -63.9% |
| Matthew J. Pfeiffer | $32,491 | $8,477 | -73.9% |
| William L. Bachmeier | $8,089 | $8,473 | 4.7% |
| Stanley John Kruger | $11,451 | $8,441 | -26.3% |
| Richard Irmen | $14,944 | $8,392 | -43.8% |
| Lawrence R. Anderson | $27,607 | $8,309 | -69.9% |
| Reed Michael Ystaas | $8,654 | $8,149 | -5.8% |
| Duane Smith | $67,829 | $7,751 | -88.6% |
| Edward J. Oconnor | $5,130 | $7,195 | 40.3% |
| Walz Family Land, LLLP | $7,100 | $7,100 | 0% |
| Clinton Haman | $4,613 | $7,082 | 53.5% |
| Mitchell A. Haman | $12,423 | $7,082 | -43% |
| Jacob Patrick Langley | $0 | $7,060 | -- |
| Joshua James Langley | $0 | $7,049 | -- |
| Todd Hinderscheit | $4,455 | $7,014 | 57.4% |
| Jacob Samuel Burkhardsmeier | $11,129 | $6,451 | -42% |
| Becky Bachmeier | $3,869 | $5,999 | 55.1% |
| Irene Faye Cudworth | $5,839 | $5,838 | -0% |
| Anthony Thomas Bush | $12,791 | $5,617 | -56.1% |
| Joan Cudworth | $2,633 | $5,570 | 111.5% |
| Luann Johnson | $5,515 | $5,514 | -0% |
| Ron R Throlson | $12,318 | $5,457 | -55.7% |
| James A. Myhre | $6,868 | $5,383 | -21.6% |
| Orpha Howard | $5,944 | $5,104 | -14.1% |
| Merita Dablow Aldayel | $6,861 | $4,978 | -27.4% |
| Robert Jon Backman | $5,626 | $4,652 | -17.3% |
| Marlyss Delphine Fleming | $8,480 | $4,058 | -52.1% |
| Evanger Farm | $4,507 | $3,971 | -11.9% |
| Glenn Cudworth | $6,663 | $3,586 | -46.2% |
| Andrew Bachmeier | $5,082 | $3,391 | -33.3% |
| Ep Sons, LLP | $3,219 | $3,219 | 0% |
| Todd Duchscherer | $1,415 | $3,074 | 117.2% |
| Harold Dean Nystrom | $1,694 | $2,783 | 64.3% |
| Edward Nystrom | $3,080 | $2,756 | -10.5% |
| Gayle Evelyn Cleveland | $14,280 | $2,115 | -85.2% |
| James Allen Cleveland | $14,280 | $2,115 | -85.2% |
| Jacob Messner | $3,693 | $2,100 | -43.1% |
| Gradyn Albrecht | $2,001 | $2,001 | 0% |
| Robert Wilhelm Haley Jr. | $7,619 | $1,964 | -74.2% |
| Dalton Gussiaas | $3,944 | $1,928 | -51.1% |
| Kevin G. Bachmeier | $15,699 | $1,902 | -87.9% |
| Dodds Farm Partners | $11,331 | $1,889 | -83.3% |
| Terry A. Tollefson | $3,204 | $1,865 | -41.8% |
| Douglas Smith | $27,898 | $1,777 | -93.6% |
| David D. Widmer | $1,510 | $1,753 | 16.1% |
| Dylan Rossow | $1,050 | $1,711 | 63% |
| Ryan Homelvig | $6,843 | $1,599 | -76.6% |
| Aileen Berglund | $2,922 | $1,444 | -50.6% |
| Lynn Erickson | $1,597 | $1,433 | -10.3% |
| Bobbie Jo Manikowski | $0 | $1,311 | -- |
| Bradley J. Herman | $9,116 | $1,262 | -86.2% |
| John C Sookov | $414 | $1,043 | 151.9% |
| Paul Hanson | $2,026 | $991 | -51.1% |
| Corey Schafer | $2,970 | $891 | -70% |
| Charlotte Koepplin | $858 | $859 | 0.1% |
| Jeremy Schmaltz | $6,467 | $848 | -86.9% |
| Erik Joshua Carlson | $4,288 | $761 | -82.3% |
| Gerda Backman | $69 | $742 | 975.4% |
| Joseph F. Schaefer Estate | $2,294 | $710 | -69% |
| Lowell Larson | $4,404 | $660 | -85% |
| Bill Ziegler | $996 | $611 | -38.7% |
| Keegan Allen Anderson | $2,662 | $552 | -79.3% |
| Kathleen Albrecht | $513 | $513 | 0% |
| Richard Hoffner | $0 | $503 | -- |
| Dale Hendrickson | $1,401 | $488 | -65.2% |
| Nyhusmoen Farms | $2,184 | $464 | -78.8% |
| Nathan Zieman | $1,330 | $432 | -67.5% |
| Nilson Family PRTNRSP, LLP | $1,495 | $416 | -72.2% |
| Merle Henry Longnecker | $2,013 | $412 | -79.5% |
| Joseph A. Schmaltz | $611 | $380 | -37.8% |
| Dianne Goebel | $1,540 | $333 | -78.4% |
| Steve Messner | $178 | $178 | 0% |
| Estate of Douglas Smith;Ann Smith | $0 | $154 | -- |
| Gary Lee Weigum | $2,131 | $137 | -93.6% |
| Michele Louise Hurst | $0 | $119 | -- |
| George W. Laber | $192 | $76 | -60.4% |
| Luann Rimmereid | $832 | $64 | -92.3% |
| Ronald Anderson | $854 | $48 | -94.4% |
| Stafne Borstad | $92 | $45 | -51.1% |
| David Gehrtz | $42 | $42 | 0% |
| Anna Mae Tollefson | $6,246 | $0 | -100% |
| Anna Mae Tollefson Estate | $4,823 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl Ann Janzen | $15 | $0 | -100% |
| David Williams | $123 | $0 | -100% |
| Don J. Erickson | $8,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Tollefson | $30,422 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Gerard Geisinger | $7,590 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn Vernon Walz | $49,017 | $0 | -100% |
| Heather Danielle Williams Avior | $246 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Langley | $8,902 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanne Mildred Schaefer | $9,624 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Fredrick Schaefer | $1,543 | $0 | -100% |
| Josh Langley | $8,902 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Michael McDonald | $1,250 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly B. de Vore | $123 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Haas | $986 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Perleberg | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Michael Williams | $246 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent A. Helseth | $45,755 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell Anderson | $5,709 | $0 | -100% |
| Georgeson Family Trust | $3,619 | $0 | -100% |
| John C Sookov | $2,520 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Frederick Anderson | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Neil Whitmer | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Simon Steve Anderson | $2,013 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyrus Smith | $9,935 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $13,987,315 | $8,029,523 | -42.6% |
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