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In 2021, 245 farmers in cities within Daniels County received a total of $16.7 million in 702 farm subsidies, a 10.5% increase from 2020, when the total was $15.1 million in 925 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 Daniels County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| T & C Cahill Farms | $299,762 | $422,327 | 40.9% |
| Felix A. Gilbertson | $220,052 | $364,593 | 65.7% |
| CBD Ranch, Inc. | $302,605 | $355,914 | 17.6% |
| Lanny & Pat Marlenee a PTNRSHP | $149,382 | $338,456 | 126.6% |
| Casey Handy | $273,451 | $337,930 | 23.6% |
| Hagfeldt Farms, Inc. | $249,841 | $337,414 | 35.1% |
| Debbie Handy | $273,381 | $336,620 | 23.1% |
| Brian Garberg | $278,871 | $313,391 | 12.4% |
| Curtis A. Cromwell | $0 | $295,982 | -- |
| Hanrahan Farms, Inc. | $205,023 | $277,777 | 35.5% |
| Kevin Rasmussen | $188,893 | $277,657 | 47% |
| Erickson Farms, Inc. | $187,334 | $274,291 | 46.4% |
| Schagunn Farms, Inc. | $312,587 | $269,852 | -13.7% |
| Graff Farms, Inc. | $152,721 | $267,886 | 75.4% |
| Todd E. Carney | $270,583 | $266,531 | -1.5% |
| Crandell Brothers Jv | $176,038 | $265,507 | 50.8% |
| Tom Hagan Farms, Inc. | $228,990 | $248,636 | 8.6% |
| Donald W. Hagan | $82,741 | $240,417 | 190.6% |
| Jay A. Crandell | $210,687 | $235,962 | 12% |
| Northern Acres, LLC | $129,940 | $230,549 | 77.4% |
| Scott Halverson | $106,168 | $228,617 | 115.3% |
| William O. Bernard | $115,119 | $228,049 | 98.1% |
| Carter Jensen | $77,170 | $212,357 | 175.2% |
| MDF, Inc. | $122,695 | $211,771 | 72.6% |
| Todd Southland | $69,422 | $210,991 | 203.9% |
| Jens Winge-Petersen | $65,916 | $208,254 | 215.9% |
| Toby Farms, Inc. | $143,391 | $206,352 | 43.9% |
| J T Farms, Inc. | $116,580 | $205,894 | 76.6% |
| Eric Farms, Inc. | $148,186 | $199,827 | 34.8% |
| Jessica Winge-Petersen | $104,530 | $198,361 | 89.8% |
| Austin Linder | $71,076 | $175,072 | 146.3% |
| Brian L. Halverson | $59,185 | $171,845 | 190.4% |
| Tande Ranch, Inc. | $235,966 | $169,685 | -28.1% |
| Juel Family Farms, LLC | $3,212 | $160,410 | 4,894.1% |
| Tade, Inc. | $190,157 | $159,129 | -16.3% |
| Jack Carney | $130,269 | $156,133 | 19.9% |
| Kaare Gaustad | $104,881 | $151,526 | 44.5% |
| Rockdell, Inc. | $116,952 | $149,596 | 27.9% |
| Kip W. Linder | $71,977 | $144,279 | 100.5% |
| B & M, Inc. | $135,360 | $143,907 | 6.3% |
| Darrel Tade | $96,753 | $141,642 | 46.4% |
| Carl Jagiello Jr. | $43,169 | $135,964 | 215% |
| James K. Anderson | $35,513 | $132,349 | 272.7% |
| Adam J. Carney | $102,550 | $131,594 | 28.3% |
| Randy G. Anderson | $31,994 | $128,442 | 301.5% |
| Scott E Susag | $55,603 | $124,915 | 124.7% |
| Farver, Corp. | $54,911 | $123,661 | 125.2% |
| Furuli, Inc. | $81,290 | $122,570 | 50.8% |
| Kenny P. Benson | $64,847 | $121,276 | 87% |
| Little Oak Farms, LLC | $0 | $114,468 | -- |
| Richard M. Anderson | $107,407 | $112,267 | 4.5% |
| Mark Linder | $93,925 | $110,795 | 18% |
| Paul A. Kanning | $64,291 | $109,511 | 70.3% |
| J & H Harvesting | $31,728 | $108,385 | 241.6% |
| Brooks Marlenee | $36,865 | $108,291 | 193.8% |
| Regus L. Bellanger | $36,051 | $107,347 | 197.8% |
| Lane R. Drury | $62,605 | $106,913 | 70.8% |
| Roger Bekker | $70,064 | $106,338 | 51.8% |
| Perry Thievin | $134,372 | $104,435 | -22.3% |
| Linder Wheat Ranch | $83,889 | $102,321 | 22% |
| Shawn M Furuli | $79,406 | $100,999 | 27.2% |
| D & D, Inc. | $208,150 | $93,750 | -55% |
| Hammer Farms, Inc. | $98,068 | $93,726 | -4.4% |
| Tade and Tade | $138,465 | $93,299 | -32.6% |
| Morgan Oie | $37,402 | $91,442 | 144.5% |
| Raymond Garberg | $61,518 | $91,096 | 48.1% |
| Troy Donohue | $86,495 | $90,775 | 4.9% |
| Pittenger Bros | $67,928 | $88,939 | 30.9% |
| Diana Carney | $70,197 | $87,751 | 25% |
| Steve Carney | $73,526 | $87,751 | 19.3% |
| Kory Leininger | $30,749 | $85,973 | 179.6% |
| Edward J. Hinton | $51,802 | $83,556 | 61.3% |
| Pratt Farms KD Repair, Inc. | $102,128 | $83,286 | -18.4% |
| Schagunn Properties, LLP | $99,747 | $81,992 | -17.8% |
| Pamela K Furuli | $119,154 | $81,789 | -31.4% |
| Lee Humbert | $86,261 | $78,531 | -9% |
| Susan N. Bekker | $78,397 | $78,165 | -0.3% |
| Flat Acre, Inc. | $110,546 | $75,486 | -31.7% |
| Gary Linder | $41,290 | $74,382 | 80.1% |
| Ralph E. Fisher | $79,140 | $71,599 | -9.5% |
| Lund Farms, Inc. | $59,488 | $71,478 | 20.2% |
| Jeremy Thievin | $78,766 | $68,288 | -13.3% |
| Bruce Dighans | $0 | $65,536 | -- |
| Stentoft, Inc. | $51,219 | $65,412 | 27.7% |
| Dallas F. Manternach | $35,868 | $65,224 | 81.8% |
| Rory Linder | $70,136 | $64,663 | -7.8% |
| JCL Agent, LLC | $28,769 | $62,088 | 115.8% |
| Beverly Fisher | $71,307 | $60,928 | -14.6% |
| Smoke Creek Land and Livestock, L.L.C. | $0 | $60,212 | -- |
| Susan Ferestad | $76,330 | $59,748 | -21.7% |
| Kenneth Ferestad | $83,801 | $59,741 | -28.7% |
| Frederick Bros, Inc. | $77,642 | $56,042 | -27.8% |
| Austin D. Erickson | $16,786 | $55,228 | 229% |
| Cale Handran | $30,398 | $54,367 | 78.9% |
| J T Thievin, Inc. | $62,784 | $52,832 | -15.9% |
| Clifford Hagfeldt | $61,078 | $51,461 | -15.7% |
| Ryan F. Linder | $11,066 | $49,764 | 349.7% |
| Alvin Kaul | $31,497 | $49,678 | 57.7% |
| Sean Cromwell | $28,651 | $48,996 | 71% |
| Myrna S Ferestad | $45,507 | $45,562 | 0.1% |
| James D. Wilcoxon | $62,327 | $45,320 | -27.3% |
| Kathern Wilcoxon | $62,327 | $45,320 | -27.3% |
| 6 Mile Ranch, LLC | $0 | $45,260 | -- |
| Michelle K. Crandell | $62,523 | $44,835 | -28.3% |
| Kevin Jensen Farms, LLC | $22,775 | $44,451 | 95.2% |
| Susan Schagunn | $52,729 | $44,447 | -15.7% |
| Flat Circle Farms, LLC | $22,155 | $42,240 | 90.7% |
| Myron Halverson | $18,886 | $41,333 | 118.9% |
| Joshua D. Green | $41,784 | $36,148 | -13.5% |
| Hagan Shipstead, Inc. | $26,387 | $34,022 | 28.9% |
| French Family Partnership | $0 | $33,230 | -- |
| H R Grains, Inc. | $15,226 | $32,932 | 116.3% |
| Johnathon C. Lee | $7,621 | $31,623 | 314.9% |
| Sharon A. Cromwell | $19,926 | $31,580 | 58.5% |
| Michael C. Bekker | $35,042 | $31,090 | -11.3% |
| Bonnie Summers | $48,084 | $30,793 | -36% |
| Stentoft & Sons, LLC | $17,902 | $30,705 | 71.5% |
| Martin Caracciolo-Rojas | $14,722 | $30,554 | 107.5% |
| Dave Hanrahan | $21,695 | $30,015 | 38.3% |
| James L. Hammar | $33,334 | $29,097 | -12.7% |
| Crandell Farms, LLC | $0 | $27,708 | -- |
| John Bucklin | $44,641 | $27,127 | -39.2% |
| Larry J. Donohue | $25,540 | $26,952 | 5.5% |
| Tim Lundquist | $38,034 | $26,694 | -29.8% |
| Dustin M. Stai | $2,112 | $26,341 | 1,147.2% |
| Edward J. Lindsay | $28,380 | $25,627 | -9.7% |
| Terry L. Mohn | $40,624 | $25,193 | -38% |
| Dori Carney | $25,021 | $25,021 | 0% |
| Ernest Myhre | $13,731 | $25,000 | 82.1% |
| Gary Semple | $22,787 | $24,439 | 7.2% |
| BCD Farms, Inc. | $23,496 | $23,496 | 0% |
| Craig J. Crandell | $24,771 | $23,086 | -6.8% |
| Steve Schagunn | $32,230 | $21,952 | -31.9% |
| Daniel Fugere | $29,849 | $21,537 | -27.8% |
| Shirley A. Linder | $20,675 | $20,675 | 0% |
| Duwayne Wilson | $43,204 | $20,196 | -53.3% |
| Brenda Kerstein | $20,258 | $19,780 | -2.4% |
| Steven C. Voorhees | $47,239 | $18,846 | -60.1% |
| John C. Brenden | $18,501 | $18,501 | 0% |
| Colleen Handy-Colleen R Handy Rev. Trust | $0 | $18,487 | -- |
| Dale Austinson | $18,668 | $18,386 | -1.5% |
| Matthew Stentoft | $10,608 | $17,945 | 69.2% |
| Lee Cook | $31,608 | $17,532 | -44.5% |
| Paul J. Juel | $9,780 | $17,171 | 75.6% |
| Grant A. Edwards | $27,499 | $16,983 | -38.2% |
| Mary G. Richardson | $17,348 | $16,880 | -2.7% |
| Brandon Schagunn | $19,587 | $16,344 | -16.6% |
| Montana Farm Trust | $17,976 | $15,345 | -14.6% |
| Jerry E. Turner | $31,492 | $14,707 | -53.3% |
| Bernard Gilbert | $8,615 | $14,288 | 65.9% |
| Beverly Wahl | $15,456 | $13,800 | -10.7% |
| Ken W Hoversland | $13,057 | $13,699 | 4.9% |
| Ralph Fisher III | $11,722 | $13,056 | 11.4% |
| Gary Danelson | $22,929 | $12,399 | -45.9% |
| Terry Gilbertson | $0 | $12,228 | -- |
| Farver Family Rvoc Living Trustee | $12,228 | $12,120 | -0.9% |
| Gary Handran | $20,262 | $11,294 | -44.3% |
| Bucklin Ranches, Inc. | $48,326 | $10,763 | -77.7% |
| Sheila K. Oie | $16,558 | $10,745 | -35.1% |
| Jeffrey E Bjarko | $12,973 | $10,168 | -21.6% |
| Nanci J. Hackmann | $13,166 | $10,022 | -23.9% |
| Philip Southland | $9,389 | $9,389 | 0% |
| John Rustebakke | $10,629 | $9,363 | -11.9% |
| Bill McCarty | $32,690 | $8,846 | -72.9% |
| Wakeley G. Pless | $9,739 | $8,738 | -10.3% |
| Rhoda Roos | $2,721 | $8,317 | 205.7% |
| Dahl Farms, LLC | $7,931 | $8,075 | 1.8% |
| Frances E. Turner | $15,749 | $8,042 | -48.9% |
| Duane E. Anderson | $0 | $7,468 | -- |
| Carl Erik Nils Andersson | $10,764 | $7,296 | -32.2% |
| Monica Gilbertson | $8,261 | $7,143 | -13.5% |
| O & R Ranch | $20,043 | $7,134 | -64.4% |
| Douglas Sonsteng | $7,890 | $6,860 | -13.1% |
| Eddie G. Lund | $9,416 | $6,676 | -29.1% |
| Mark D. Erickson | $8,802 | $6,571 | -25.3% |
| Brenden Farms | $4,150 | $6,477 | 56.1% |
| Dakota Gaustad | $34,498 | $6,315 | -81.7% |
| Jeanne C. Anderson | $0 | $6,090 | -- |
| Diane Bekker | $5,929 | $5,929 | 0% |
| Glenn R. Bekker | $5,929 | $5,929 | 0% |
| Hazel J. Rasmussen | $7,189 | $5,561 | -22.6% |
| Randy Joe Cromwell | $11,067 | $5,397 | -51.2% |
| Douglas M. Stai | $5,433 | $5,224 | -3.8% |
| Julian C Danelson Trust | $4,727 | $4,727 | 0% |
| Laurie R. Larson | $4,708 | $4,708 | 0% |
| Stanley Myhre | $2,124 | $4,434 | 108.8% |
| Duane M. Trangsrud | $4,366 | $4,366 | 0% |
| Willie E Thievin | $4,483 | $4,332 | -3.4% |
| Shipstead Family Trust | $5,533 | $4,149 | -25% |
| Chad Fishell | $7,925 | $3,942 | -50.3% |
| Dorothy Holum | $914 | $3,924 | 329.3% |
| Chance R. Wilson | $18,051 | $3,668 | -79.7% |
| Riley K. Gaustad | $15,026 | $3,621 | -75.9% |
| S C Farms, LLC | $0 | $3,450 | -- |
| Beverly A. Lund | $4,906 | $3,436 | -30% |
| Ronald Tade | $15,774 | $3,204 | -79.7% |
| Norma Jean Tade | $5,841 | $3,197 | -45.3% |
| Stuart E. Reed | $3,678 | $2,954 | -19.7% |
| Jeffrey Garberg | $0 | $2,926 | -- |
| Doris Gaustad | $19,180 | $2,908 | -84.8% |
| Roos Family Farms, LLC | $0 | $2,504 | -- |
| K & K Farms, LLC | $3,002 | $2,448 | -18.5% |
| Tony L. Myhre | $6,600 | $2,253 | -65.9% |
| Gregory a Wittak | $0 | $2,204 | -- |
| Kenneth R Darchuk | $2,175 | $2,175 | 0% |
| Patricia Kanning | $2,367 | $2,065 | -12.8% |
| Rush Farms, LLC | $6,664 | $2,054 | -69.2% |
| Russell Eric Hustad | $2,050 | $2,050 | 0% |
| Robert J. Booth | $15,800 | $2,047 | -87% |
| Terry Robert Rask | $0 | $1,974 | -- |
| David M Billehus | $1,949 | $1,905 | -2.3% |
| Marie Fossen | $591 | $1,848 | 212.7% |
| Dorothy M. Hagan | $11,791 | $1,671 | -85.8% |
| Wesley B. Solberg | $3,085 | $1,594 | -48.3% |
| Eugene F. Hagan | $4,416 | $1,565 | -64.6% |
| Stanley Richardson | $11,642 | $1,350 | -88.4% |
| Anena Anderson | $0 | $1,286 | -- |
| Lance Gaustad | $18,847 | $1,275 | -93.2% |
| Richard Hawbaker | $4,281 | $1,255 | -70.7% |
| Frances Jean Semple | $2,055 | $1,221 | -40.6% |
| Mary Tymofichuk | $1,009 | $1,150 | 14% |
| Joyce Bjarko | $2,081 | $1,038 | -50.1% |
| R & C, Inc. | $0 | $820 | -- |
| Laraye Austinson | $1,644 | $795 | -51.6% |
| Libby Olson | $3,630 | $728 | -79.9% |
| Allen D. Juel | $351 | $702 | 100% |
| Jesse Drury | $3,333 | $689 | -79.3% |
| Dylan B. Booth | $3,190 | $682 | -78.6% |
| Carroll Ferestad, Inc. | $15,083 | $654 | -95.7% |
| Jamie C. Hitchcock | $3,146 | $630 | -80% |
| Delton Pfeiffer | $1,195 | $628 | -47.4% |
| David Stentoft | $3,199 | $622 | -80.6% |
| Candace A. Linder | $1,059 | $605 | -42.9% |
| Kaitlin Clara Farver | $2,948 | $578 | -80.4% |
| Dana C. Fjeld | $2,503 | $569 | -77.3% |
| Rex Gaustad | $4,305 | $561 | -87% |
| Ryan Andrew Switzer | $2,468 | $474 | -80.8% |
| Lisa Tvedt | $382 | $382 | 0% |
| Jerry G. Raaum | $532 | $288 | -45.9% |
| Danny C. Wolfe | $282 | $248 | -12.1% |
| Perry J. Wolfe | $305 | $248 | -18.7% |
| Ryan Danelson | $814 | $203 | -75.1% |
| Gilbert M. Hammer | $200 | $113 | -43.5% |
| Cooper R. Booth | $451 | $90 | -80% |
| Summer Lund | $49 | $49 | 0% |
| Colleen Handy-Colleen R Handy Rev | $25,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis a Cromwell | $218,249 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond Bednarcik | $8,101 | $0 | -100% |
| Smoke Creek Land and Livestock L. | $50,454 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanmdi Kinyan, Inc. | $322,491 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbee J Shipstead | $1,683 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobbie D. Roos | $4,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniels-Sheridan Federal Credit U | $296,445 | $0 | -100% |
| Darryl S. Young | $7,480 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Keith Gray | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna K. Pratt | $10,716 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $5,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $73,911 | $0 | -100% |
| Furuli, Inc. | $23,437 | $0 | -100% |
| Harlan Gerardy | $6,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold L. Girard | $3,944 | $0 | -100% |
| Independence Bank | $1,613,212 | $0 | -100% |
| Inga R. Hawbaker | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Pratt | $4,172 | $0 | -100% |
| Logan Brower | $22,838 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela K Furuli | $15,625 | $0 | -100% |
| Robbie Stortz | $2,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Rochelle Brower | $22,836 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Safty | $1,378 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Tade, Inc. | $2,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Rasmussen | $2,017 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott D. Fishell | $4,461 | $0 | -100% |
| Tamara M. McCarty | $2,582 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry A. Farver | $7,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Rask | $9,684 | $0 | -100% |
| The Bridges Family Limited Partne | $20,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $15,067,372 | $16,653,370 | 10.5% |
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