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In 2021, 272 farmers in cities within Clearwater County received a total of $3.1 million in 596 farm subsidies, a 38.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5 million in 868 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 Clearwater County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lake Wild Rice Farms, Inc. | $55,585 | $250,000 | 349.8% |
| Robert Henry Johnson | $226,578 | $148,001 | -34.7% |
| Roelf Aufforth | $103,927 | $107,788 | 3.7% |
| Tyler Thomas Brian Johnson | $89,822 | $83,455 | -7.1% |
| Paul A. Rydeen | $144,709 | $70,764 | -51.1% |
| Trent T. Dyrdahl | $92,571 | $67,074 | -27.5% |
| Matthew W. Wilde | $78,945 | $65,063 | -17.6% |
| Dale J. Benson | $112,924 | $53,884 | -52.3% |
| Arnold Farms, LLC | $110,325 | $50,438 | -54.3% |
| Howard Dickey | $32,189 | $50,278 | 56.2% |
| Erickson Logging, LLC | $0 | $49,661 | -- |
| Clearwater Rice, Corp. | $152,144 | $47,553 | -68.7% |
| Jill M. Nelson | $55,925 | $47,448 | -15.2% |
| Jonathan William Rudnik | $88,510 | $45,767 | -48.3% |
| Paul S Friborg | $66,066 | $45,075 | -31.8% |
| Arne Kleppe | $59,250 | $44,055 | -25.6% |
| Joseph Sean McKnight | $58,212 | $42,555 | -26.9% |
| Nordlund Stock Farm, LLC | $104,038 | $36,822 | -64.6% |
| Jacob Scott Fawver | $0 | $35,405 | -- |
| David L. Dahlberg | $76,685 | $34,259 | -55.3% |
| Byron Marsh | $56,948 | $33,781 | -40.7% |
| Ricky a Evermoen | $36,854 | $31,780 | -13.8% |
| Marvin Arnold Hoie | $40,969 | $31,551 | -23% |
| Bradley J. Bjerke | $0 | $31,516 | -- |
| Robert Christofferson | $13,741 | $31,170 | 126.8% |
| Keith Skersick | $36,101 | $30,804 | -14.7% |
| Kevin Erickson | $10,819 | $30,172 | 178.9% |
| Alroy J Lewis | $48,910 | $29,765 | -39.1% |
| Gregory L. Erickson | $52,584 | $29,550 | -43.8% |
| Larsons Lost River Livestock | $126,413 | $29,218 | -76.9% |
| Scott T. Anderson | $69,521 | $29,058 | -58.2% |
| Brenton W. Bergh | $22,935 | $28,537 | 24.4% |
| James E Ingvaldson | $0 | $26,547 | -- |
| Robert W. Solien | $26,190 | $26,190 | 0% |
| Mayo A. Rusten | $45,637 | $23,089 | -49.4% |
| Shadow Lee Dahlke | $20,706 | $22,910 | 10.6% |
| Travis C. Larson | $23,969 | $22,366 | -6.7% |
| Jerry L. Titera | $14,104 | $21,552 | 52.8% |
| Howard W Hoie | $49,106 | $20,176 | -58.9% |
| Thomas A. Anderson | $40,865 | $19,962 | -51.2% |
| John & Cheryl Gunvalson Land Holdings, LLLP | $19,944 | $19,944 | 0% |
| Shawn William Bushelle | $38,379 | $19,312 | -49.7% |
| John P. McKnight | $5,937 | $19,304 | 225.1% |
| Jerome Arnold | $5,941 | $18,596 | 213% |
| A & J Trucking | $0 | $18,217 | -- |
| Glen C. Nelson | $31,151 | $18,036 | -42.1% |
| Alan Benson | $13,618 | $17,199 | 26.3% |
| Keith A. Gebhardt | $21,766 | $17,179 | -21.1% |
| Carl Christofferson | $27,509 | $16,704 | -39.3% |
| Mark Bellefy Sole Proprietorship | $0 | $16,307 | -- |
| Jeff Francis | $17,716 | $16,209 | -8.5% |
| Timothy L. Johnson | $20,081 | $15,678 | -21.9% |
| Daniel L. Riewer | $37,779 | $15,619 | -58.7% |
| Duwayne Holm | $18,848 | $15,607 | -17.2% |
| Wesley Simenson | $33,948 | $15,510 | -54.3% |
| Dany J Ekre | $36,305 | $14,999 | -58.7% |
| Richard L. Nelson | $20,314 | $13,815 | -32% |
| Fredrick W. Ehlers | $17,619 | $13,233 | -24.9% |
| Jean L. Norgaard | $7,796 | $12,793 | 64.1% |
| Steven R. Hughes | $21,515 | $12,670 | -41.1% |
| Corey Petterson | $22,001 | $12,367 | -43.8% |
| Todd A. Johnson | $18,828 | $12,243 | -35% |
| Wayne M. Wilde | $87,670 | $11,727 | -86.6% |
| Ronald Berntson | $11,010 | $11,550 | 4.9% |
| Michael L. Haugen | $29,933 | $11,490 | -61.6% |
| Jonathon Watne | $20,080 | $11,440 | -43% |
| Devere D. Schultz | $12,671 | $11,432 | -9.8% |
| Stanley W. Johnson | $14,247 | $11,288 | -20.8% |
| Mark T. Fultz | $24,536 | $11,242 | -54.2% |
| Matthew Hoie | $8,970 | $11,111 | 23.9% |
| Randall H. Bodensteiner | $36,760 | $11,001 | -70.1% |
| Feodor Piatkoff | $0 | $10,969 | -- |
| Paul A. Lessman | $16,324 | $10,338 | -36.7% |
| Stacy Marie Peterson | $10,993 | $10,033 | -8.7% |
| Dennis E. Riggs | $15,000 | $10,032 | -33.1% |
| David Spray | $30,404 | $9,908 | -67.4% |
| Mark Titera | $10,919 | $9,674 | -11.4% |
| Troy Nass | $11,440 | $9,570 | -16.3% |
| Raymond H Sather Revocable Trust | $12,698 | $9,539 | -24.9% |
| Garry D. Olson | $18,408 | $9,318 | -49.4% |
| Richard Lee Stormo | $31,600 | $9,189 | -70.9% |
| William Masterson | $7,865 | $9,185 | 16.8% |
| Kirt T. Abraham | $73,705 | $9,125 | -87.6% |
| John Q. Rolfson | $39,941 | $9,041 | -77.4% |
| Cole David Kortan | $42,283 | $8,949 | -78.8% |
| Kelly G. Christensen | $10,307 | $8,816 | -14.5% |
| Doyle G. Erickson | $10,331 | $8,686 | -15.9% |
| David R Ramsrud | $40,955 | $8,432 | -79.4% |
| Douglas D Ramsrud | $40,955 | $8,432 | -79.4% |
| Travis Thomas Kortan | $8,310 | $8,246 | -0.8% |
| Shane Huschle | $9,386 | $8,018 | -14.6% |
| Billy Klasse | $12,596 | $7,765 | -38.4% |
| Wesley Simenson | $16,974 | $7,755 | -54.3% |
| Daniel J. Huschle | $10,170 | $7,741 | -23.9% |
| David Robert Sturman | $7,084 | $7,693 | 8.6% |
| Robert Mullan | $8,547 | $7,662 | -10.4% |
| Jeremy Allan Kent | $9,581 | $7,621 | -20.5% |
| Richard Harold Moen | $15,368 | $7,460 | -51.5% |
| Gary a Mathis Revocable Living Trust | $23,668 | $7,409 | -68.7% |
| Gerald T. Nelson | $10,809 | $7,321 | -32.3% |
| Thomas Gregory Maruska | $17,467 | $7,269 | -58.4% |
| Sandra C. Nelson | $7,204 | $7,204 | 0% |
| Susanne M. Siltman | $7,204 | $7,204 | 0% |
| John W. Larson | $14,520 | $7,138 | -50.8% |
| Ricky B. Marsh | $21,786 | $7,121 | -67.3% |
| Kenneth Oraskovich | $10,052 | $6,964 | -30.7% |
| Michael Maruska | $13,106 | $6,731 | -48.6% |
| Gregory K. Winge | $12,011 | $6,618 | -44.9% |
| James O'Bryan | $23,750 | $6,483 | -72.7% |
| Kurt L. Sunderland | $3,984 | $6,394 | 60.5% |
| Benjamin Alan Helberg | $8,320 | $6,297 | -24.3% |
| John A. Nelson | $11,403 | $6,120 | -46.3% |
| Kenneth Thompson | $9,122 | $6,079 | -33.4% |
| Bryan Ramsrud | $8,844 | $5,896 | -33.3% |
| Larry E. Trefz | $9,691 | $5,829 | -39.9% |
| Larry Westrum | $14,333 | $5,731 | -60% |
| Garth E. Larson | $7,568 | $5,602 | -26% |
| Michael Dyrdahl | $5,887 | $5,576 | -5.3% |
| Anthony J Bronczyk | $6,683 | $5,548 | -17% |
| Terry Ray Horn | $15,151 | $5,541 | -63.4% |
| Kenneth A. Christenson | $11,564 | $5,533 | -52.2% |
| Ronald McCollum | $6,305 | $5,357 | -15% |
| Bryantt W Bolduc | $10,686 | $5,329 | -50.1% |
| Tracy Lee Waggoner | $20,080 | $5,295 | -73.6% |
| Chad H. Dyrdahl | $3,717 | $5,249 | 41.2% |
| Eldin P Okstad | $3,452 | $5,233 | 51.6% |
| Dennis J. Pemberton | $8,647 | $5,099 | -41% |
| Leslie W. Westrum | $9,117 | $5,094 | -44.1% |
| Joel Stenseng | $24,521 | $5,085 | -79.3% |
| Trent Prestemon | $6,589 | $4,860 | -26.2% |
| Linda J. Bedeau | $9,274 | $4,733 | -49% |
| Isaiah M. Pemberton | $4,782 | $4,687 | -2% |
| Timothy J. Shamp | $7,029 | $4,602 | -34.5% |
| Calvin A. Larson | $7,546 | $4,574 | -39.4% |
| Gary R. Eck | $6,499 | $4,494 | -30.9% |
| John C Gunvalson | $5,187 | $4,458 | -14.1% |
| Nolan R. Eck | $2,895 | $4,395 | 51.8% |
| Shane C. Okeson | $2,799 | $4,368 | 56.1% |
| Wesley G Flateland | $11,891 | $4,336 | -63.5% |
| James F. Sundquist | $6,981 | $4,317 | -38.2% |
| Bradley Weerts | $4,243 | $4,243 | 0% |
| Patrick J. Mullan | $2,816 | $4,170 | 48.1% |
| Steven J. Norman | $16,388 | $4,167 | -74.6% |
| Mark A. Gunning | $9,530 | $4,146 | -56.5% |
| Misten J Kaiser | $3,624 | $4,136 | 14.1% |
| Dennis D Bromaghin | $914 | $4,087 | 347.2% |
| Steve Huschle | $17,776 | $3,987 | -77.6% |
| James T. Sumrall Jr. | $7,604 | $3,945 | -48.1% |
| Triple S Farm | $19,063 | $3,938 | -79.3% |
| Patches M Aufforth | $3,743 | $3,862 | 3.2% |
| Douglas Thompson | $6,083 | $3,830 | -37% |
| Brian Hoffman | $9,075 | $3,805 | -58.1% |
| Winfield W. Pittman | $0 | $3,745 | -- |
| Gary P. Duray | $5,742 | $3,675 | -36% |
| Jason L. Horn | $9,969 | $3,469 | -65.2% |
| Benjamin Christensen | $6,880 | $3,448 | -49.9% |
| Jerod William Anderson | $0 | $3,429 | -- |
| Ross D. Faldet | $5,264 | $3,393 | -35.5% |
| Peter Kjolhaug | $9,662 | $3,357 | -65.3% |
| Donald Abarr | $32,100 | $3,314 | -89.7% |
| Darlene L. Bergman | $4,900 | $3,271 | -33.2% |
| Scott Abel | $2,800 | $3,257 | 16.3% |
| Julieann O'bryan Spray | $3,990 | $3,211 | -19.5% |
| Bryan Matthew Lebeda | $3,153 | $3,132 | -0.7% |
| Tyler Maeson Maruska | $1,870 | $3,123 | 67% |
| Amanda Marie Gunning | $13,277 | $3,119 | -76.5% |
| David L. McCollum | $3,124 | $3,099 | -0.8% |
| Bryan T. Nelson | $3,046 | $3,046 | 0% |
| John Grover | $5,849 | $3,043 | -48% |
| Michael G. Thompson | $12,416 | $2,902 | -76.6% |
| Richard M. Johnson | $3,929 | $2,816 | -28.3% |
| Randy Christenson | $4,400 | $2,808 | -36.2% |
| Steven W Jallen | $5,720 | $2,794 | -51.2% |
| Gerald L. Stein | $12,595 | $2,758 | -78.1% |
| Wayne L. Essig | $0 | $2,632 | -- |
| Michael Coyle | $0 | $2,540 | -- |
| James E. Johnson | $15,714 | $2,423 | -84.6% |
| Ashley Lynn Kelzer | $4,909 | $2,406 | -51% |
| Allen Paulson | $10,873 | $2,328 | -78.6% |
| David Erie | $5,316 | $2,316 | -56.4% |
| Dale Ellis Bellefy | $13,911 | $2,232 | -84% |
| Alan Bergerson | $5,895 | $2,224 | -62.3% |
| Janet Ann Wilson | $2,199 | $2,199 | 0% |
| Jonathan Berntson | $3,622 | $2,187 | -39.6% |
| Hannah Marie Marsh | $2,165 | $2,165 | 0% |
| Harold W. Anderson | $5,175 | $2,131 | -58.8% |
| Dennis Engebretson | $9,540 | $2,123 | -77.7% |
| Varner & Bushelle, LLC | $48,299 | $2,066 | -95.7% |
| Jon J. Dahl | $0 | $2,065 | -- |
| Louise Walker | $3,018 | $2,041 | -32.4% |
| Jessica A. Horn | $4,854 | $1,997 | -58.9% |
| David O Churness | $2,530 | $1,956 | -22.7% |
| Jeffry Schwartz | $11,050 | $1,950 | -82.4% |
| Brandon Coyle | $0 | $1,925 | -- |
| Kyle Herman | $9,024 | $1,901 | -78.9% |
| Richard Netland | $1,496 | $1,888 | 26.2% |
| Bar Double O Ranch | $12,054 | $1,850 | -84.7% |
| Bayle Wade Bellefy | $7,639 | $1,812 | -76.3% |
| Sharon Johnson | $12,696 | $1,787 | -85.9% |
| Cathy Jo Gunvalson | $1,761 | $1,761 | 0% |
| Alfred Nattrass | $7,623 | $1,532 | -79.9% |
| Yvonne L. Bonnell | $0 | $1,524 | -- |
| Dylan Rae Stewart | $1,122 | $1,489 | 32.7% |
| Kelly Brauhn | $4,971 | $1,483 | -70.2% |
| Robert L. Dewey | $5,514 | $1,422 | -74.2% |
| Ernest R. Coyle | $6,919 | $1,386 | -80% |
| Ronald S. Knable | $3,364 | $1,347 | -60% |
| Alan C. Nelson | $8,445 | $1,322 | -84.3% |
| Leona Chwialkowski | $7,976 | $1,263 | -84.2% |
| D o. Thomas 'Bryan | $6,116 | $1,247 | -79.6% |
| Ramsey R Johnson Revocable Trust | $3,288 | $1,134 | -65.5% |
| Terry S. Waggoner | $4,676 | $1,087 | -76.8% |
| Gerald L. Kjellberg Jr. | $6,538 | $1,078 | -83.5% |
| James L. Petersen | $0 | $1,045 | -- |
| Gordon Jallen | $1,605 | $1,005 | -37.4% |
| Gerald Colbert | $901 | $901 | 0% |
| David W. Gitz | $5,838 | $888 | -84.8% |
| RJ Aufforth | $2,121 | $846 | -60.1% |
| Gordon Engebretson | $0 | $821 | -- |
| Shelly A. Pederson | $941 | $819 | -13% |
| Linda J Ranisate | $1,796 | $812 | -54.8% |
| Kyle J Oraskovich | $2,111 | $769 | -63.6% |
| Kenneth Huschle | $3,630 | $748 | -79.4% |
| Craig Charles Anderson | $5,589 | $733 | -86.9% |
| Arnold J. Willett | $9,213 | $694 | -92.5% |
| Dennis Huwe | $672 | $672 | 0% |
| Douglas J. Ulrich | $4,886 | $668 | -86.3% |
| James B. Hubbard | $664 | $664 | 0% |
| Kory L. Gunderson | $4,780 | $630 | -86.8% |
| Craig Strandlien | $2,838 | $578 | -79.6% |
| Kenny J. Johnson | $2,376 | $569 | -76.1% |
| Jean E Naastad | $548 | $550 | 0.4% |
| Donald M Friborg | $2,046 | $505 | -75.3% |
| Ryan M. Jensen | $2,618 | $502 | -80.8% |
| Daniel Paul Johnson | $0 | $501 | -- |
| Monica Belle Johnson | $0 | $501 | -- |
| Douglas W. Sletten | $6,439 | $500 | -92.2% |
| Cherrl L Larson | $0 | $497 | -- |
| Brian Emmel | $466 | $466 | 0% |
| Gustav G Ollestad | $397 | $452 | 13.9% |
| James H. Aakre | $3,072 | $406 | -86.8% |
| David G. Benson | $392 | $374 | -4.6% |
| Gerald Ganske | $557 | $374 | -32.9% |
| Brent James Johnson | $4,001 | $370 | -90.8% |
| Dwight O. Newland | $2,596 | $350 | -86.5% |
| Larry Halverson | $2,288 | $346 | -84.9% |
| Aaron Hough | $1,452 | $312 | -78.5% |
| Dean Newland | $1,452 | $310 | -78.7% |
| Taylor Anderson | $1,540 | $284 | -81.6% |
| Agustus Ray Farnworth | $4,052 | $277 | -93.2% |
| Travis Churness | $1,208 | $252 | -79.1% |
| Leslie Hinrichs | $858 | $252 | -70.6% |
| Richard Maple | $248 | $241 | -2.8% |
| Charles Horsager | $191 | $203 | 6.3% |
| Timothy M. Danielson | $1,002 | $184 | -81.6% |
| David W. Gedde | $1,179 | $178 | -84.9% |
| Jodie J Omang | $0 | $165 | -- |
| Steven R. Thompson | $1,304 | $149 | -88.6% |
| Tim Oines | $0 | $148 | -- |
| Lester E. Janssen | $543 | $124 | -77.2% |
| James Leroy Halvorson | $623 | $108 | -82.7% |
| Brian Beckstrand | $473 | $88 | -81.4% |
| David Smith | $0 | $86 | -- |
| Bradley Holm | $747 | $61 | -91.8% |
| David K. Bakke | $3,291 | $35 | -98.9% |
| Loren Nelson | $489 | $29 | -94.1% |
| Harlan Strandlien | $895 | $29 | -96.8% |
| Faye M. Jacobs | $80 | $27 | -66.3% |
| David W. Mortensen | $0 | $18 | -- |
| Kayla Bjerke | $1,661 | $14 | -99.2% |
| Fredrick W Sundquist Revocable Trust | $53 | $12 | -77.4% |
| Shirley Dukek | $3,760 | $7 | -99.8% |
| Albert a Toriseva | $101 | $0 | -100% |
| Bagley Livestock Auction, Inc. | $89,093 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley Baumann | $228 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Agnes | $267 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Lofgren | $71 | $0 | -100% |
| Crispen Galland | $2,550 | $0 | -100% |
| Dianne Huseth-Godtland Revocable Living Trust | $384 | $0 | -100% |
| Donovan Olson | $148 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Erickson | $782 | $0 | -100% |
| Erin Simpson | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary A. Thorson | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Hannah Marie Bellefy | $3,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Harlan T. Highberg | $1,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey M. Ness | $2,051 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey W. Sunderland | $6,435 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Bellefy | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Pearl Haapajoki | $471 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert A. Johnson | $4,959 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Eck Jr. | $1,007 | $0 | -100% |
| Terrance Nennich | $8,301 | $0 | -100% |
| David Knutson | $7,364 | $0 | -100% |
| Gus Vettleson | $3,234 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey A. Porter | $221 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry L. Dahlke | $5,446 | $0 | -100% |
| Judi Engebretson | $1,910 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Bjerke | $1,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda J. Holm | $445 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia J. Johnson | $1,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Halloran | $774 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Nelson | $27 | $0 | -100% |
| Vernon Johnson | $1,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathleen Bushelle | $266 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry D. Sorenson | $2,282 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Fawver | $44,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian W. Johnson | $118,798 | $0 | -100% |
| Lowell Learn | $3,557 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis Huot | $2,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd Kaiser | $2,588 | $0 | -100% |
| Greggory Alfred Hinrichs | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| John J. Arneson | $149 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,019,495 | $3,072,124 | -38.8% |
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