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In 2021, 208 farmers in cities within Stillwater County received a total of $1.5 million in 382 farm subsidies, a 65.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.3 million in 554 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 Stillwater County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davey Farms Partnership | $136,716 | $93,180 | -31.8% |
| Pine Coulee Bulls, LLC | $31,733 | $85,404 | 169.1% |
| Jennifer L. O'Connor | $0 | $62,776 | -- |
| James Stampfel | $128,016 | $61,360 | -52.1% |
| Steven G. Ott | $134,487 | $52,755 | -60.8% |
| T & C Cattlefeeders, Inc. | $360,369 | $42,341 | -88.3% |
| Trees Ranch, Inc. | $21,122 | $40,878 | 93.5% |
| Upper Keyser Creek Ranch Company | $54,048 | $40,475 | -25.1% |
| Loving U. Ranch | $38,214 | $38,214 | 0% |
| Valentine M. Zindler | $60,118 | $32,556 | -45.8% |
| Svenson Bros PTNSHP | $117,714 | $30,049 | -74.5% |
| Clarence Phipps III | $51,413 | $24,252 | -52.8% |
| J. O. Miller | $119,665 | $22,380 | -81.3% |
| Kevin Kovanda | $47,835 | $21,282 | -55.5% |
| Leslie P. Craft | $19,928 | $20,179 | 1.3% |
| Lowell Angus Ranch | $82,019 | $19,710 | -76% |
| OWL Butte South Dakota, LLC | $0 | $18,476 | -- |
| Kerry Kovanda | $31,210 | $18,232 | -41.6% |
| David Saunders | $46,261 | $17,397 | -62.4% |
| Bernhardt Farms, Inc. | $54,454 | $16,621 | -69.5% |
| Alan Hogan | $15,649 | $15,795 | 0.9% |
| Ralph Lewis | $26,852 | $15,240 | -43.2% |
| Herbert C. Bue | $57,591 | $15,154 | -73.7% |
| Yost Cattle Company, LLC | $391,478 | $14,832 | -96.2% |
| Telmar Terland & Sons, Inc. | $60,060 | $14,646 | -75.6% |
| Richard Popp | $62,561 | $14,461 | -76.9% |
| Van Oosten Ranch, Inc. | $26,511 | $14,318 | -46% |
| Scott J Wersland | $20,827 | $14,180 | -31.9% |
| Cheyenne G. Wilson | $0 | $14,089 | -- |
| Beaver View Ranch | $15,124 | $13,499 | -10.7% |
| Steven A. Story | $31,441 | $13,496 | -57.1% |
| William Vanvalkenburgh | $29,085 | $13,446 | -53.8% |
| Mark D. Pederson | $40,895 | $13,194 | -67.7% |
| Carl Thompson | $41,478 | $12,709 | -69.4% |
| Robert Story Jr. | $27,097 | $12,661 | -53.3% |
| Eli M. Berry | $16,939 | $12,631 | -25.4% |
| Steven A. Boutilier | $0 | $12,515 | -- |
| Lance Eisenman | $43,351 | $12,445 | -71.3% |
| Leo McDonnell | $46,604 | $12,000 | -74.3% |
| Jimi S Brastrup | $11,462 | $11,620 | 1.4% |
| John S. Carrel Jr. | $39,525 | $10,879 | -72.5% |
| Arnold Green Meadow Ranch | $58,298 | $10,873 | -81.3% |
| Ronald Olson | $38,447 | $10,034 | -73.9% |
| Mike Studiner | $47,718 | $9,716 | -79.6% |
| Russell Seymanski | $8,934 | $8,880 | -0.6% |
| Hertzler Ranch Operations, LLC | $14,960 | $8,714 | -41.8% |
| John T. Patterson | $21,175 | $8,655 | -59.1% |
| Ron Bare | $29,275 | $8,317 | -71.6% |
| Marc Hathaway | $32,295 | $7,970 | -75.3% |
| A D Cattle Company | $0 | $7,919 | -- |
| F & J Thompson, Inc. | $0 | $7,912 | -- |
| Kristi Lofing | $7,968 | $7,775 | -2.4% |
| Flanagan's Diamond J, Inc. | $0 | $7,705 | -- |
| David L. Ott | $32,645 | $7,421 | -77.3% |
| Hayhook Cattle Company | $27,897 | $6,805 | -75.6% |
| Robert A. Kappel | $29,845 | $6,558 | -78% |
| John Noe | $32,180 | $6,436 | -80% |
| Lee Roy Goddard | $19,461 | $6,426 | -67% |
| Justin Hamilton | $0 | $6,404 | -- |
| Jo-Be Farms, Inc. | $23,139 | $5,964 | -74.2% |
| Stanley Pelton | $31,293 | $5,363 | -82.9% |
| Richard Atkins | $38,383 | $5,363 | -86% |
| Karen Tertelgte | $0 | $5,345 | -- |
| Sherry Moffett | $2,563 | $5,293 | 106.5% |
| Jeff Ferster | $23,177 | $5,238 | -77.4% |
| Mitchell Jensen | $20,106 | $5,170 | -74.3% |
| Todd Singbeil | $11,518 | $5,032 | -56.3% |
| Betty Wersland | $4,861 | $4,853 | -0.2% |
| Harold R Wersland | $4,865 | $4,846 | -0.4% |
| Theo L Yanzick | $18,949 | $4,842 | -74.4% |
| Steve Pederson | $8,496 | $4,803 | -43.5% |
| David P. Peterson | $8,637 | $4,426 | -48.8% |
| Charles P. Krone | $13,863 | $4,381 | -68.4% |
| William D. Thompson | $13,207 | $4,330 | -67.2% |
| Karen Berry | $5,258 | $4,328 | -17.7% |
| Michelle Cook | $12,814 | $4,248 | -66.8% |
| Terry Cook | $12,777 | $4,248 | -66.8% |
| Donald Hutson | $25,448 | $4,216 | -83.4% |
| Joseph Kovanda | $3,927 | $4,122 | 5% |
| Donald C. Beer | $19,844 | $4,042 | -79.6% |
| Paul D. Pederson | $10,259 | $4,042 | -60.6% |
| Raisland Revocable Trust | $12,011 | $4,037 | -66.4% |
| J & D Cattle Company, Inc. | $20,449 | $4,027 | -80.3% |
| Richard Sidwell | $21,170 | $3,906 | -81.5% |
| Connie Weiler | $6,727 | $3,802 | -43.5% |
| Jack Krueger Trust | $6,415 | $3,744 | -41.6% |
| Kegan Jack Krueger | $17,528 | $3,722 | -78.8% |
| Vince Christensen | $15,183 | $3,656 | -75.9% |
| William F. Murphy | $17,743 | $3,620 | -79.6% |
| Brian Barragree | $24,245 | $3,530 | -85.4% |
| Andrew Butts | $17,633 | $3,513 | -80.1% |
| Steven Church | $2,951 | $3,462 | 17.3% |
| Glenn C. Warren | $9,954 | $3,453 | -65.3% |
| Rachel L. Marten | $1,678 | $3,356 | 100% |
| Mary Anna Espeland | $4,362 | $3,330 | -23.7% |
| William R Mytton | $6,112 | $3,258 | -46.7% |
| Phil Jensen | $17,545 | $3,202 | -81.7% |
| Clint Martin Flanagan | $0 | $3,155 | -- |
| Duncan Campbell III | $7,096 | $3,082 | -56.6% |
| Routen Family Trust | $0 | $3,046 | -- |
| Eric Lowell | $5,733 | $3,009 | -47.5% |
| Jim Haman | $4,037 | $2,965 | -26.6% |
| Jerrold L. Nye | $2,572 | $2,959 | 15% |
| Joe E. Kern | $11,681 | $2,914 | -75.1% |
| Ann E. Parker | $13,365 | $2,750 | -79.4% |
| Sandra Peck | $8,266 | $2,680 | -67.6% |
| Scott Lehner | $13,843 | $2,671 | -80.7% |
| Angela R. Peterson | $12,672 | $2,596 | -79.5% |
| John Counter | $11,077 | $2,528 | -77.2% |
| Vickie J. Jensen | $3,803 | $2,491 | -34.5% |
| Stevan Williams | $8,170 | $2,408 | -70.5% |
| Jack Wegner | $4,915 | $2,361 | -52% |
| Wanda Wilcox Starkweather | $19,326 | $2,360 | -87.8% |
| Paula R. Mandeville | $2,349 | $2,349 | 0% |
| Espeland Ranches, LLC | $25,426 | $2,328 | -90.8% |
| Mark W. Berry | $6,223 | $2,254 | -63.8% |
| Jerry Lee Peterson | $2,962 | $2,126 | -28.2% |
| Gene a Van Oosten | $16,555 | $2,084 | -87.4% |
| Rockie L. McCaffree | $8,998 | $2,023 | -77.5% |
| Jay McQuire | $4,070 | $2,002 | -50.8% |
| William Ray Flanagan | $9,350 | $2,002 | -78.6% |
| Robbie Cattle Company, Inc. | $17,746 | $1,898 | -89.3% |
| Gary Nash | $35,629 | $1,866 | -94.8% |
| Brian D. Kane | $26,278 | $1,862 | -92.9% |
| Jeff Diercks | $16,320 | $1,862 | -88.6% |
| Joseph James Booth | $11,389 | $1,834 | -83.9% |
| Stage Stop Ranch, LLC | $7,767 | $1,799 | -76.8% |
| Joan Meyer Nye | $4,226 | $1,792 | -57.6% |
| Gary Lofing | $9,964 | $1,654 | -83.4% |
| Rob Aumueller | $9,213 | $1,651 | -82.1% |
| Corey R. Arnold | $9,656 | $1,578 | -83.7% |
| Roy & Norma Degenhart Living Trust Roy Degenhart | $0 | $1,508 | -- |
| Jake Bare | $8,349 | $1,492 | -82.1% |
| Dirk Pelton | $11,182 | $1,485 | -86.7% |
| Robert Thompson | $6,225 | $1,478 | -76.3% |
| Garth Pelton | $0 | $1,451 | -- |
| John David Reynolds | $2,751 | $1,413 | -48.6% |
| Charlotte Vanoosten | $1,419 | $1,290 | -9.1% |
| Cade Bare | $6,138 | $1,277 | -79.2% |
| Robert Rouane | $6,139 | $1,266 | -79.4% |
| Elisha L. Otis | $10,835 | $1,266 | -88.3% |
| Terri Goodsell | $1,255 | $1,255 | 0% |
| Dane Schneidt | $3,801 | $1,212 | -68.1% |
| Afton Lamoreaux | $5,929 | $1,209 | -79.6% |
| Jeffrey J. Ruffatto | $1,461 | $1,189 | -18.6% |
| Fred Davidson | $1,188 | $1,188 | 0% |
| Tim Stahl | $6,013 | $1,188 | -80.2% |
| Vickie R. Hirschi | $3,674 | $1,112 | -69.7% |
| Jack Myers | $4,463 | $1,072 | -76% |
| Richard Mill | $5,082 | $1,018 | -80% |
| Donny Mill | $4,961 | $994 | -80% |
| Ken Gregorich | $4,873 | $983 | -79.8% |
| Sean Holmes | $1,661 | $963 | -42% |
| Dennis Rader | $4,059 | $933 | -77% |
| Pamela Shum | $4,354 | $926 | -78.7% |
| A. B. Stimpson | $0 | $920 | -- |
| Charles O. Maki | $2,582 | $917 | -64.5% |
| JBH Cattle Company | $0 | $882 | -- |
| Kaine Kittelmann | $1,683 | $880 | -47.7% |
| Sherry Aschim | $0 | $875 | -- |
| Sam Blaylock | $8,950 | $857 | -90.4% |
| Anna McClanathan | $4,147 | $842 | -79.7% |
| Ray Guthrie Jr. | $766 | $840 | 9.7% |
| Mike Wiggs | $2,211 | $838 | -62.1% |
| Kelly D. Hitchcock | $3,971 | $828 | -79.1% |
| Marc A. Scrivner | $2,546 | $801 | -68.5% |
| Tom Degele | $3,168 | $798 | -74.8% |
| Frank Zwetzig | $1,540 | $759 | -50.7% |
| Everett J. Bare | $1,917 | $754 | -60.7% |
| Edith Viig | $588 | $752 | 27.9% |
| Lucretia Amen | $2,789 | $748 | -73.2% |
| Brastrups Ranch, LLC | $1,455 | $720 | -50.5% |
| Kathleen Shortridge | $3,344 | $714 | -78.6% |
| Christine Joann Middleton | $705 | $705 | 0% |
| Stephanie R. Young | $4,774 | $702 | -85.3% |
| James H. Fredericks Jr. | $3,190 | $688 | -78.4% |
| Clifton Ruth | $3,510 | $682 | -80.6% |
| Jamie Goddard | $4,847 | $678 | -86% |
| Barbara J. Berry | $3,124 | $658 | -78.9% |
| Russell Z Cumin | $0 | $657 | -- |
| Gary R. Hedges | $3,058 | $644 | -78.9% |
| Cloyd Hudson | $0 | $604 | -- |
| K HGN F Ranch, LLC | $432 | $576 | 33.3% |
| Tim Thompson | $618 | $575 | -7% |
| Travis Young | $2,541 | $571 | -77.5% |
| Charlie Green | $2,651 | $540 | -79.6% |
| Robert Lumsden | $1,540 | $532 | -65.5% |
| Brent A. Berg | $2,676 | $526 | -80.3% |
| Alvin Kober | $1,249 | $514 | -58.8% |
| Kevin Sedgwick | $2,310 | $506 | -78.1% |
| Mckeith Ranch Partnership | $1,300 | $496 | -61.8% |
| Geri Lou Devilbiss | $2,420 | $485 | -80% |
| Kevin W. Reiter | $1,221 | $474 | -61.2% |
| Kari Hanson | $1,958 | $450 | -77% |
| Robert L. Fox | $1,101 | $391 | -64.5% |
| Polly R. Rex | $694 | $340 | -51% |
| Guy Behrent | $2,665 | $293 | -89% |
| Bill Pelton | $1,507 | $291 | -80.7% |
| Virla I Kober Administrative Trust | $0 | $258 | -- |
| OWL Butte Grazing, LLC | $436 | $248 | -43.1% |
| Shane Wilson | $0 | $239 | -- |
| Michael Larson | $1,177 | $236 | -79.9% |
| Blair Jones | $202 | $211 | 4.5% |
| Duane Lenning | $389 | $190 | -51.2% |
| Megan Rouane | $972 | $187 | -80.8% |
| Sam Lindemulder | $261 | $181 | -30.7% |
| Kathleen Ann Webb | $380 | $163 | -57.1% |
| Doug Rice | $310 | $121 | -61% |
| A D Cattle Company | $68,772 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce D Yanzick | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| Domingo Lozano-Yaranga | $6,804 | $0 | -100% |
| Flanagan Diamond J, Inc. | $33,557 | $0 | -100% |
| Gates Limousin Ranch, LLC | $513 | $0 | -100% |
| JBH Cattle Company | $4,279 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth I. Monson | $6,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Chandler | $2,761 | $0 | -100% |
| Ron Ferster | $973 | $0 | -100% |
| Routen Family Trust | $10,563 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Gurie | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason James Pluhar | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Deacon | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Hamilton | $14,414 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy Hollar | $2,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Kovanda Cattle Company, LLC | $9,185 | $0 | -100% |
| Melissa Kovanda Kramer | $4,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Michelle Hersrud | $18,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy & Norma Degenhart Living Trus | $2,077 | $0 | -100% |
| Tara Smith | $3,931 | $0 | -100% |
| Yurko Ranch, LLC | $3,452 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Denney | $3,354 | $0 | -100% |
| Lane Diercks | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn Hoffman | $4,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Prewett | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Myron Gross | $499 | $0 | -100% |
| Ten Springs Cattle Company, Inc. | $3,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Virla I Kober Administrative Trus | $720 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Raisland | $305 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry Bittle | $979 | $0 | -100% |
| Colleen G. Ott | $2,981 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Wayne Krueger | $3,924 | $0 | -100% |
| James R Lusk - Springtime Farm an | $1,189 | $0 | -100% |
| Krueger Cattle Ranch, LLC | $19,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Ann Julson | $3,615 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Hauge | $73 | $0 | -100% |
| Trees Partnership | $6,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,260,542 | $1,487,404 | -65.1% |
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