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In 2021, 172 farmers in cities within Hubbard County received a total of $1.4 million in 287 farm subsidies, a 66.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.2 million in 458 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 Hubbard County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Organics, LLC | $176,082 | $125,403 | -28.8% |
| Alex Bishop | $679,040 | $101,112 | -85.1% |
| Becker Farms of Park Rapids, Inc. | $403,792 | $55,543 | -86.2% |
| Hooker Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Kimball's Sawmill and Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Dean & Bob Walsh Logging, Inc. | $0 | $48,010 | -- |
| Christina Borth | $44,303 | $41,426 | -6.5% |
| Richard Gilbery | $64,112 | $37,019 | -42.3% |
| M&M Dairy, LLC | $67,070 | $35,739 | -46.7% |
| Elaine M Landrigan - Elaine M Landrigan Revocable | $0 | $35,609 | -- |
| Maves Farm, Inc. | $116,342 | $31,693 | -72.8% |
| Timothy Dean Pearson | $78,055 | $30,301 | -61.2% |
| Jeri Johanning | $306,852 | $29,151 | -90.5% |
| Timothy D. Johanning | $306,841 | $29,148 | -90.5% |
| Ridgeway Farm | $3,424 | $25,987 | 659% |
| Joyce E. Wiese | $20,008 | $24,293 | 21.4% |
| Mow Lake Acres, LLC | $189,845 | $21,336 | -88.8% |
| Curt Owens | $19,687 | $19,687 | 0% |
| Shirley Owens | $19,687 | $19,687 | 0% |
| Gary Hensel | $26,883 | $17,369 | -35.4% |
| Nyla Gallant | $16,890 | $16,890 | 0% |
| Rodney Wattenhofer | $11,381 | $15,204 | 33.6% |
| Keith Gulbranson | $20,361 | $14,002 | -31.2% |
| Leo's Firewood Services, LLC | $0 | $13,606 | -- |
| John H. Kuester | $13,146 | $13,146 | 0% |
| Gregg Malm | $30,677 | $12,931 | -57.8% |
| Cheryl Gustafson | $16,855 | $12,840 | -23.8% |
| Eric E. Crow | $6,380 | $12,310 | 92.9% |
| Kathryn M. Bristow | $98,260 | $11,887 | -87.9% |
| Nathan L. Pike | $59,714 | $11,850 | -80.2% |
| Kevin Bliss | $35,440 | $11,436 | -67.7% |
| Andrew Micheal Gartner | $22,525 | $11,427 | -49.3% |
| C Anna Mae Higgins & Fred John Higgins Irrevocable Trust | $5,796 | $10,647 | 83.7% |
| David A. Kuechle | $11,755 | $10,644 | -9.5% |
| John Dennis | $17,011 | $10,581 | -37.8% |
| Robert E. Landrigan | $35,913 | $10,462 | -70.9% |
| William J. Drury | $25,307 | $10,208 | -59.7% |
| Herbert E Ramsey Herbert E Ramsey III Rev Trust E Ramsey II | $15,952 | $9,945 | -37.7% |
| James P. Knox | $22,863 | $9,660 | -57.7% |
| Charles G. Malm | $32,732 | $9,561 | -70.8% |
| Daniel Patrick Carroll | $2,276 | $9,252 | 306.5% |
| Leroy G. Paulson | $35,881 | $9,240 | -74.2% |
| Mickey Joe Buck | $0 | $9,124 | -- |
| Kevin King | $11,273 | $9,021 | -20% |
| Daran Borth | $14,774 | $8,834 | -40.2% |
| Mark Grausnick | $8,408 | $8,408 | 0% |
| Leo Gartner | $20,754 | $8,342 | -59.8% |
| Bonnie Lehrke | $8,052 | $8,052 | 0% |
| Richard G. Lorenz | $8,044 | $8,044 | 0% |
| Henry Maki | $8,369 | $7,901 | -5.6% |
| Dennis Thiel | $8,877 | $7,552 | -14.9% |
| Laurie a Vad | $7,529 | $7,529 | 0% |
| Lynn G Vad | $7,529 | $7,529 | 0% |
| James Schauer | $22,153 | $7,338 | -66.9% |
| Donald L. Eischens | $6,947 | $6,947 | 0% |
| Karen Herseth Wee | $6,514 | $6,514 | 0% |
| Keith G Gulbranson and Denise L Gulbranson Revocable Living | $0 | $6,359 | -- |
| Deborah Chandler | $6,303 | $6,303 | 0% |
| Daniel Splittstoesser | $16,756 | $6,294 | -62.4% |
| Dennis C. Bolton | $162,275 | $6,126 | -96.2% |
| Jason Michael Sheets | $7,988 | $6,038 | -24.4% |
| David John Rosendahl | $18,291 | $5,858 | -68% |
| Gary W. Warmbold | $13,852 | $5,736 | -58.6% |
| Jay D Mondry Rev Living Trust | $4,317 | $5,271 | 22.1% |
| Duane Becker | $12,176 | $5,178 | -57.5% |
| Donald Hemenway | $33,861 | $5,151 | -84.8% |
| Julie Ann Lovin | $5,133 | $5,133 | 0% |
| James Kenneth Dickinson | $14,333 | $5,020 | -65% |
| Lonnie R. Krieg | $0 | $4,910 | -- |
| Thomas M. Vanderwal | $15,906 | $4,818 | -69.7% |
| William Henry Mack | $10,270 | $4,559 | -55.6% |
| Timothy Eischens | $2,561 | $4,469 | 74.5% |
| Dwaine McCullion | $13,625 | $4,166 | -69.4% |
| Rudolph and Frances Descendants, LLC | $6,688 | $3,959 | -40.8% |
| Tim Yliniemi | $5,531 | $3,607 | -34.8% |
| Robert Neal Buck Jr. | $5,896 | $3,592 | -39.1% |
| Dean L. Schmidt | $4,468 | $3,592 | -19.6% |
| Marvin F Koktavy | $6,218 | $3,492 | -43.8% |
| David Marsolek | $5,710 | $3,474 | -39.2% |
| James Dennis | $6,315 | $3,445 | -45.4% |
| Jeremy H. Hensel | $12,061 | $3,423 | -71.6% |
| Aaron Spangler | $0 | $3,414 | -- |
| Maurice Spangler | $0 | $3,414 | -- |
| Duane Foster | $0 | $3,345 | -- |
| Sue Ellen Pierce | $15,642 | $3,289 | -79% |
| Ricky Semmler | $6,698 | $3,217 | -52% |
| Double Bee Honey, LLC | $0 | $3,180 | -- |
| James D. Christensen | $3,013 | $3,013 | 0% |
| Kent Hjelseth | $3,259 | $2,972 | -8.8% |
| Victoria Bittmann | $1,479 | $2,968 | 100.7% |
| John David Konecne | $2,946 | $2,946 | 0% |
| Rodney Hooker | $0 | $2,686 | -- |
| Katherine E. Yliniemi | $1,304 | $2,613 | 100.4% |
| Samuel G. Yliniemi | $1,304 | $2,613 | 100.4% |
| Wayne R. Swanson | $2,636 | $2,496 | -5.3% |
| Paul Johanning | $402,760 | $2,484 | -99.4% |
| Gregory Kalinoski | $2,475 | $2,475 | 0% |
| Charles N. Andress | $6,811 | $2,168 | -68.2% |
| Karrie Kapsner | $2,160 | $2,160 | 0% |
| Raymond Herlitz | $2,125 | $2,125 | 0% |
| Joseph Klein | $2,110 | $2,110 | 0% |
| Michael E. Osborn | $2,036 | $2,100 | 3.1% |
| Thomas K. Coborn | $2,095 | $2,095 | 0% |
| Rolf E. Nelson | $3,702 | $2,078 | -43.9% |
| Brian H. Gray | $2,477 | $1,946 | -21.4% |
| Lizzie Zarek Irrevocable Trust | $1,916 | $1,916 | 0% |
| James Schmid | $0 | $1,870 | -- |
| Vern E. Erickson | $4,501 | $1,866 | -58.5% |
| Don W. Bittmann | $1,754 | $1,754 | 0% |
| Christine Stahl Price | $3,946 | $1,686 | -57.3% |
| David C Peckat | $7,475 | $1,572 | -79% |
| Julie Sitz | $1,554 | $1,554 | 0% |
| Joel Rehm | $6,314 | $1,550 | -75.5% |
| Debra Sehr | $0 | $1,505 | -- |
| Steven Sehr | $0 | $1,505 | -- |
| Richard L. Dalluge | $1,342 | $1,342 | 0% |
| Gary R. Scott | $4,148 | $1,227 | -70.4% |
| Holly Christine Wright | $0 | $1,203 | -- |
| Janet Miller | $1,196 | $1,196 | 0% |
| Sharon Rose Dailey Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $1,176 | -- |
| Ronald A. Lehn | $2,567 | $1,147 | -55.3% |
| Jack Wehmas | $2,555 | $1,136 | -55.5% |
| Olson Homestead - Roger Olson, LLC | $1,124 | $1,124 | 0% |
| Milton Weckwerth | $948 | $1,103 | 16.4% |
| Martha H. Gartner | $4,669 | $1,079 | -76.9% |
| Jack Grandy | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Judith C. David | $949 | $949 | 0% |
| Robert Schummer | $3,388 | $946 | -72.1% |
| Curtis Hadrava | $0 | $935 | -- |
| Frank G. Bender | $1,075 | $790 | -26.5% |
| Shirley Roberts | $2,432 | $762 | -68.7% |
| Michael Hartung | $1,363 | $745 | -45.3% |
| Daniel Pazdernik | $1,317 | $730 | -44.6% |
| Herbie Hensel | $2,203 | $717 | -67.5% |
| David Lindgren | $0 | $715 | -- |
| Robert Kvitne | $0 | $710 | -- |
| Michael W. Schultz | $703 | $703 | 0% |
| Todd Payne | $675 | $675 | 0% |
| Diane Sorenson | $0 | $663 | -- |
| Kathy Gray | $1,189 | $658 | -44.7% |
| Kenneth P. Nelson | $581 | $581 | 0% |
| Mary J. Nelson | $581 | $581 | 0% |
| Luann Marie Dolan | $239 | $477 | 99.6% |
| Denita Vanden Eykel | $444 | $444 | 0% |
| David O. Erickson | $1,056 | $408 | -61.4% |
| John D. Devore | $3,764 | $400 | -89.4% |
| John Gartner | $1,361 | $395 | -71% |
| Ann Lempola | $0 | $378 | -- |
| Bernard Gartner | $0 | $378 | -- |
| Rose M. Higgins | $0 | $378 | -- |
| Verna D. Griffith | $359 | $359 | 0% |
| Matthew Roy Kahlstorf | $0 | $298 | -- |
| Joshua Charles Weiss | $19,288 | $278 | -98.6% |
| Lowell Warne | $261 | $261 | 0% |
| Leon Rogers | $567 | $252 | -55.6% |
| Robin L. Gack | $640 | $248 | -61.3% |
| Duane Goeden | $0 | $224 | -- |
| Craig A. Rossman | $469 | $201 | -57.1% |
| Jamie Underdahl | $164 | $164 | 0% |
| Deane L. Johnson | $0 | $142 | -- |
| Randy L. Roepke | $140 | $140 | 0% |
| Clifford N. Branham | $207 | $132 | -36.2% |
| Kathryn M. Peterson | $179 | $120 | -33% |
| John Thompson | $1,283 | $115 | -91% |
| Kenneth Manlove | $165 | $86 | -47.9% |
| Tom Pohl | $567 | $52 | -90.8% |
| Daniel Shearer | $412 | $47 | -88.6% |
| Selmer Erickson | $123 | $43 | -65% |
| Gladys C. Vredenburg | $153 | $23 | -85% |
| Elizabeth Rose Alajoki | $199 | $10 | -95% |
| Rebecca Bentley | $0 | $10 | -- |
| Dallas Dewitt | $99 | $5 | -94.9% |
| Candace Pine | $1,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Irwin Keith Andress | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Belsky | $26 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Vanden Eykel | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Berg | $1,744 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank E Vogeltanz | $4,425 | $0 | -100% |
| James Schmitt | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Karvakko Family Farm, LLC | $1,801 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin J. Becker | $456 | $0 | -100% |
| L Tennyson Farms, LLC | $5,822 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Wallert | $1,689 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred Kleinke | $52 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Elwyn Fosnaugh | $290 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Peterson | $613 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Tobias | $209 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell J. Dickinson | $35 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam J. Woodrum | $1,069 | $0 | -100% |
| Ardella Jorgenson | $2,539 | $0 | -100% |
| Burton P. Fosse Jr. | $278 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarice M. Platz | $1,628 | $0 | -100% |
| David Benson | $1,839 | $0 | -100% |
| David Snelling | $1,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Gytri | $62 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Wiese | $7,423 | $0 | -100% |
| Elaine M. Landrigan | $18,823 | $0 | -100% |
| Elaine Landrigan - Elaine M. M. Lan | $8,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Arland Greenfield | $10,061 | $0 | -100% |
| Harvey Girtz | $92 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Hensel | $536 | $0 | -100% |
| Mack Farms of Park Rapids, LLC | $51 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn Goffin | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Weiss | $9 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Wayne Smith III | $513 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Rose Dailey Irrevocable Trustee | $1,950 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Girtz | $1,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry T. Louks | $222 | $0 | -100% |
| Thelen's Excavating, Inc. | $3,099 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanita a Nosbush - Trust Agreement of Wanita a Nosbush | $1,628 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Warmbold | $395 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,236,796 | $1,434,836 | -66.1% |
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