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In 2021, 277 farmers in cities within Wilkin County received a total of $7.8 million in 670 farm subsidies, a 48.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $15.2 million in 1,215 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 Wilkin County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deal Bros Farming Partnership | $673,519 | $475,069 | -29.5% |
| Jirak Farming Partnership | $617,285 | $411,857 | -33.3% |
| Robert and Darlene Yaggie Farms | $622,486 | $264,938 | -57.4% |
| Briks Farms Partnership | $441,279 | $233,204 | -47.2% |
| Abel Farms of Breckenridge, Inc. | $346,979 | $168,123 | -51.5% |
| Ideal Farms, Inc. | $239,150 | $153,896 | -35.6% |
| River Valley Farms | $393,473 | $150,661 | -61.7% |
| Bruce Yaggie Farms, Inc. | $303,294 | $132,469 | -56.3% |
| Jason W. Beyer | $192,501 | $130,358 | -32.3% |
| DDJ Ellingson Farms | $75,520 | $123,011 | 62.9% |
| BMD Farms, Inc. | $163,442 | $120,791 | -26.1% |
| Yaggie Farms Jeffrey & Janet | $277,281 | $120,519 | -56.5% |
| Tak Farms, Inc. | $288,361 | $117,560 | -59.2% |
| JLR Farms, Inc. | $211,713 | $104,403 | -50.7% |
| Luke L. Wiertzema | $235,789 | $101,024 | -57.2% |
| Allen Yaggie Farms | $226,913 | $100,869 | -55.5% |
| Etzler Farms, Inc. | $189,159 | $90,859 | -52% |
| Glen Vance Johnson | $153,460 | $88,935 | -42% |
| Jeremy Tischer | $188,963 | $87,525 | -53.7% |
| Wiertzema Farms, Inc. | $188,664 | $83,584 | -55.7% |
| CDJK Hasbargen Partnership | $188,334 | $83,559 | -55.6% |
| Jordan Yaggie | $202,764 | $82,259 | -59.4% |
| Langseth Farms, Inc. | $130,934 | $80,589 | -38.5% |
| Mark Miller | $156,131 | $79,104 | -49.3% |
| Blaufuss Farms, Inc. | $121,099 | $77,778 | -35.8% |
| Patrick George Vold | $168,540 | $76,880 | -54.4% |
| Darin H. Raguse | $166,795 | $75,247 | -54.9% |
| Greg Maack, Ltd. | $106,289 | $73,805 | -30.6% |
| Kressin Farms Incorporated | $171,971 | $73,412 | -57.3% |
| Mccauleyville Farms, Inc. | $287,007 | $70,160 | -75.6% |
| Ron Conzemius Farms, Inc. | $164,384 | $68,784 | -58.2% |
| Matthew A. Moxness | $139,145 | $68,696 | -50.6% |
| Marc Hasbargen Farm, Inc. | $167,065 | $65,851 | -60.6% |
| Jirak Bros Farming Partnership | $6,458 | $62,578 | 869% |
| Kelly Jay Etten | $188,707 | $62,319 | -67% |
| Jesse Stuehrenberg | $96,624 | $61,900 | -35.9% |
| Joel G. Maack, Ltd. | $88,686 | $61,023 | -31.2% |
| Benjamin James Loll | $91,861 | $57,305 | -37.6% |
| Bryan Albertson | $118,877 | $56,371 | -52.6% |
| Jennifer Albertson | $118,877 | $56,371 | -52.6% |
| Robert R. Ehlert | $105,300 | $54,481 | -48.3% |
| Kyle Gowin | $116,267 | $53,716 | -53.8% |
| Schreiber Farms, Inc. | $101,130 | $53,260 | -47.3% |
| Christensen Farms, Inc. | $93,230 | $52,770 | -43.4% |
| Christensen Partnership J | $114,838 | $51,904 | -54.8% |
| Conzemius Farms, Inc. | $105,788 | $51,442 | -51.4% |
| Karlo J. Etten | $197,880 | $50,628 | -74.4% |
| Jaehning III Farms Partnership | $76,964 | $50,366 | -34.6% |
| Vern Wiertzema | $81,370 | $49,911 | -38.7% |
| Mark Conzemius | $103,464 | $49,841 | -51.8% |
| Korinek Farms, Inc. | $76,343 | $49,724 | -34.9% |
| Steiner & Sons, Inc. | $117,132 | $47,660 | -59.3% |
| Hought Farm PTR. | $115,791 | $47,039 | -59.4% |
| Friederichs Seed Farm | $98,788 | $46,918 | -52.5% |
| Connor Yaggie | $90,637 | $46,914 | -48.2% |
| Jason Steenbock | $115,565 | $46,045 | -60.2% |
| David Bergquist | $93,700 | $45,451 | -51.5% |
| Louis Tschakert | $76,472 | $44,697 | -41.6% |
| Rieland Farm, Inc. | $55,418 | $44,321 | -20% |
| Theodore Petersen | $85,973 | $42,706 | -50.3% |
| Freese Farm | $82,855 | $41,531 | -49.9% |
| Brent Torkelson | $84,792 | $41,455 | -51.1% |
| Troy A. Dohman | $61,555 | $40,585 | -34.1% |
| Myron Ihland | $88,896 | $40,478 | -54.5% |
| Quinn A. Schreiber | $69,399 | $39,774 | -42.7% |
| Jeffrey Beyer | $79,037 | $39,748 | -49.7% |
| Vance Wiertzema | $74,131 | $39,537 | -46.7% |
| Brice Kevin Bellmore | $73,290 | $39,370 | -46.3% |
| David Rezac | $64,647 | $38,945 | -39.8% |
| Blaufuss Brothers | $50,381 | $38,345 | -23.9% |
| Thomas H. Radig | $74,973 | $38,014 | -49.3% |
| Vance Johnson | $81,458 | $36,691 | -55% |
| Josiah John Loll | $2,432 | $35,399 | 1,355.6% |
| Mark Beyer | $60,453 | $34,819 | -42.4% |
| Michael Hasbargen | $84,859 | $34,461 | -59.4% |
| Gary Burhans | $62,274 | $32,735 | -47.4% |
| Lyle Van Tassel | $58,598 | $32,270 | -44.9% |
| Gary Van Tassel | $58,821 | $32,269 | -45.1% |
| Cheryl Dohman | $55,063 | $31,907 | -42.1% |
| SJK Farms, LLC | $68,043 | $31,809 | -53.3% |
| Barton Farms, LLC | $56,164 | $31,607 | -43.7% |
| Doyle Nordick Farm, Inc. | $52,061 | $31,200 | -40.1% |
| Jay Vagts | $50,427 | $31,168 | -38.2% |
| Jordan Nordick | $26,117 | $31,079 | 19% |
| Wayne Krump | $36,753 | $29,832 | -18.8% |
| Dustin J. Barton | $68,548 | $29,666 | -56.7% |
| Paul Tschakert | $44,950 | $28,498 | -36.6% |
| Jefferey P. Loeks | $70,371 | $28,420 | -59.6% |
| Jack Richard Kressin | $22,966 | $25,990 | 13.2% |
| Steven Dohman | $58,988 | $25,506 | -56.8% |
| Theodore Terfehr | $41,016 | $24,998 | -39.1% |
| John S. Walkup | $88,922 | $24,169 | -72.8% |
| Matthew Conzemius | $33,382 | $24,053 | -27.9% |
| Deal Enterprises, Inc. | $42,637 | $23,521 | -44.8% |
| Lars Andreas Bergmann | $44,239 | $23,429 | -47% |
| Gregory L Fuder | $39,052 | $22,638 | -42% |
| Dohman Farms, LLC | $21,108 | $22,491 | 6.6% |
| Jeffrey Moore | $62,348 | $22,184 | -64.4% |
| Douglas G. Burhans | $39,100 | $21,505 | -45% |
| Eric Drewlow | $39,117 | $21,123 | -46% |
| Wendy Swedlund | $20,771 | $20,771 | 0% |
| Larry L. Morris | $63,029 | $20,597 | -67.3% |
| Kristopher Michael Vold | $52,200 | $20,429 | -60.9% |
| Larry Terfehr | $37,616 | $19,501 | -48.2% |
| Lucas J. Tschakert | $28,082 | $18,734 | -33.3% |
| Calvin Hought | $49,949 | $18,416 | -63.1% |
| Jake Barton Farms, LLC | $73,816 | $18,410 | -75.1% |
| Curtis Hought | $49,908 | $18,381 | -63.2% |
| Quinn Affield | $41,643 | $17,898 | -57% |
| Gerald A. Nordick | $38,019 | $17,704 | -53.4% |
| Ronald Hasbargen | $29,170 | $17,700 | -39.3% |
| Abel Farms Partnership | $21,789 | $17,389 | -20.2% |
| Jeremy J. Schreiber | $17,686 | $16,184 | -8.5% |
| Dennis Milbrandt | $15,920 | $15,808 | -0.7% |
| Anthony Nordick | $20,294 | $15,754 | -22.4% |
| Carter A. Hought | $40,036 | $15,485 | -61.3% |
| Ronald Krump | $43,233 | $14,921 | -65.5% |
| Edward Hensch | $14,913 | $14,913 | 0% |
| Chad Steven Walkup | $29,821 | $14,853 | -50.2% |
| James Conzemius | $13,072 | $14,643 | 12% |
| Dustin L. Moore | $42,731 | $14,092 | -67% |
| Jeff Yaggie | $13,233 | $13,810 | 4.4% |
| Joshua Deal | $17,606 | $13,454 | -23.6% |
| Douglas James Erbes | $16,585 | $13,006 | -21.6% |
| Russell M. Marple | $42,936 | $12,770 | -70.3% |
| Richard Terfehr | $24,739 | $12,507 | -49.4% |
| Hollis K. Davenport | $28,925 | $11,934 | -58.7% |
| Timothy A. Christopher | $24,977 | $11,552 | -53.7% |
| Tim Hasbargen | $18,328 | $11,299 | -38.4% |
| Kevin Ehlert | $30,258 | $11,263 | -62.8% |
| David Hagstrom | $13,669 | $11,064 | -19.1% |
| Lucinda Oss | $10,870 | $10,870 | 0% |
| Beyer IRR Asset Prot Trust | $15,784 | $10,070 | -36.2% |
| Gregory Christopher | $24,025 | $9,873 | -58.9% |
| Koltes Sugar Beet Limited Partnership | $7,138 | $9,825 | 37.6% |
| Eric Kruse | $19,209 | $9,766 | -49.2% |
| Linda Barina | $9,622 | $9,622 | 0% |
| Steven James Kressin | $51,760 | $9,438 | -81.8% |
| Frances Rezac | $13,801 | $9,273 | -32.8% |
| Bradley Murdoff | $14,236 | $9,175 | -35.6% |
| Barry Barth | $18,598 | $8,524 | -54.2% |
| Raymond Hensch | $18,343 | $8,279 | -54.9% |
| Marvin L. Christenson | $16,644 | $7,957 | -52.2% |
| David Wolter | $14,933 | $7,936 | -46.9% |
| Leonard Mienert | $7,583 | $7,583 | 0% |
| Donovan Conzemius | $17,577 | $7,480 | -57.4% |
| Donald Burhans | $17,951 | $7,467 | -58.4% |
| Dale Wolter | $16,590 | $7,316 | -55.9% |
| Frances Rezac Trust | $11,870 | $7,267 | -38.8% |
| Elroy Murdoff | $12,225 | $7,140 | -41.6% |
| William Grotluschen | $11,792 | $6,707 | -43.1% |
| Fuder Farms, Inc. | $18,628 | $6,587 | -64.6% |
| Jeffrey Affield | $9,989 | $6,549 | -34.4% |
| Marlin Christenson | $15,387 | $6,353 | -58.7% |
| Lucile Albert Testamentary Trust | $6,022 | $6,022 | 0% |
| James Miranowski | $14,974 | $5,951 | -60.3% |
| Russel Hensch | $15,944 | $5,819 | -63.5% |
| Marc Hasbargen | $7,424 | $5,385 | -27.5% |
| Phillip Heitkamp | $12,104 | $5,150 | -57.5% |
| Daniel Bellmore | $12,808 | $5,064 | -60.5% |
| Daniel Bellmore | $12,808 | $5,064 | -60.5% |
| Donald Briks Revocable Lifetime Trust | $3,235 | $5,045 | 56% |
| RHZ Legacy | $4,991 | $4,968 | -0.5% |
| Robert Kempfer | $10,378 | $4,944 | -52.4% |
| Jeremiah Maack | $8,141 | $4,816 | -40.8% |
| Mcsmith Fields, LLP | $4,746 | $4,746 | 0% |
| Snowflake Club, LLLP | $4,672 | $4,672 | 0% |
| James Kempfer | $10,355 | $4,645 | -55.1% |
| Marcile A. Ellingson Revocable Trust U/D/T July 24, 2009 - M | $4,623 | $4,623 | 0% |
| Marilyn Dohman | $14,670 | $4,377 | -70.2% |
| Steven Larson | $8,223 | $4,232 | -48.5% |
| Darlene Hought | $10,221 | $4,198 | -58.9% |
| Derrick A. Wolter | $5,003 | $4,060 | -18.8% |
| HGB Incorporated | $4,429 | $3,920 | -11.5% |
| Randall R. Rittenour | $11,867 | $3,864 | -67.4% |
| Catherine Nelk | $0 | $3,744 | -- |
| Roy Dohman | $8,213 | $3,686 | -55.1% |
| Neal Klindt | $4,097 | $3,634 | -11.3% |
| Lasse Grove Henningsen | $14,659 | $3,541 | -75.8% |
| Loretta Faulkner | $5,919 | $3,492 | -41% |
| Dorothy C. Haire | $3,469 | $3,469 | 0% |
| Timothy Deal | $3,930 | $3,442 | -12.4% |
| Marston Metcalf | $0 | $3,414 | -- |
| Joel G. Herder | $3,257 | $3,257 | 0% |
| Brian Langseth | $3,109 | $3,109 | 0% |
| Jonathan Tolbert | $3,070 | $3,070 | 0% |
| Dohman Farms, Inc. | $43,183 | $3,014 | -93% |
| Alice Van Tassel Living Trust | $8,438 | $3,003 | -64.4% |
| David Yaggie Estate | $8,738 | $2,953 | -66.2% |
| Anthony A. Dohman | $2,140 | $2,854 | 33.4% |
| Hansen Family Trust | $0 | $2,667 | -- |
| Stuehrenberg Farms, Inc. | $4,909 | $2,518 | -48.7% |
| Dorothy Gehrke Trust | $3,797 | $2,420 | -36.3% |
| Karmen Merrick | $2,301 | $2,301 | 0% |
| Geneva Miranowski | $5,810 | $2,250 | -61.3% |
| Greg Maack | $1,696 | $2,202 | 29.8% |
| James L. Christensen | $2,305 | $2,195 | -4.8% |
| Peter Friederichs | $2,167 | $2,167 | 0% |
| Douglas Christensen | $1,844 | $1,988 | 7.8% |
| Shirley A. Berndt | $1,879 | $1,879 | 0% |
| Duane Stuehrenberg | $2,782 | $1,802 | -35.2% |
| Geraldine Yaggie | $1,594 | $1,594 | 0% |
| Ricky Wayne Loll | $3,644 | $1,528 | -58.1% |
| Joel Maack | $1,174 | $1,518 | 29.3% |
| G. del Wiertzema | $1,795 | $1,459 | -18.7% |
| Kathleen Deal | $1,393 | $1,436 | 3.1% |
| Milan Drewlow | $1,156 | $1,398 | 20.9% |
| Greg Watterud | $7,981 | $1,350 | -83.1% |
| Michael J. Friederichs | $1,349 | $1,349 | 0% |
| Michael Steiner | $1,042 | $1,334 | 28% |
| Cinde Barton | $1,320 | $1,320 | 0% |
| Darlene Hought Trust | $3,957 | $1,319 | -66.7% |
| Percy Boesen | $2,361 | $1,288 | -45.4% |
| Roger Dewey | $1,281 | $1,281 | 0% |
| Larry Tschakert | $4,798 | $1,252 | -73.9% |
| Arlyn R. Hensch | $5,385 | $1,248 | -76.8% |
| Paul Viger | $1,738 | $1,217 | -30% |
| Robert Leiseth | $0 | $1,214 | -- |
| Ronald Haugen | $1,163 | $1,163 | 0% |
| Robert Faulkner | $2,301 | $1,157 | -49.7% |
| Bradley Conzemius | $943 | $1,139 | 20.8% |
| Robert L Dohman Family Credit Trust UWD 7/07/05 | $5,980 | $1,138 | -81% |
| Martha A. Robertson | $781 | $1,103 | 41.2% |
| Louise Schillinger | $1,097 | $1,097 | 0% |
| Larry James Hruza | $1,085 | $1,085 | 0% |
| ERNST M Tesch Trust C | $1,054 | $1,054 | 0% |
| Brian Conzemius | $834 | $1,030 | 23.5% |
| David Henderson | $985 | $964 | -2.1% |
| Chad Hasbargen | $881 | $934 | 6% |
| Phyllis Holzbauer | $0 | $903 | -- |
| Gerald J. Holzbauer | $858 | $858 | 0% |
| Andrew Beyer | $1,963 | $828 | -57.8% |
| Glen Krueger | $693 | $802 | 15.7% |
| R M Kruse Limited Partnership | $746 | $789 | 5.8% |
| Stella Helm | $767 | $767 | 0% |
| Colin Kjesbo | $2,293 | $757 | -67% |
| Ellen Rittenhouse | $632 | $732 | 15.8% |
| Deborah Vlasaty | $0 | $729 | -- |
| Dennis Hasbargen | $1,114 | $702 | -37% |
| Gerald Hasbargen | $662 | $702 | 6% |
| Bradley Allan Beyer | $702 | $702 | 0% |
| Paige Clarice Kjesbo | $1,807 | $674 | -62.7% |
| Michael Albertson | $2,390 | $664 | -72.2% |
| Paul Kaufman | $628 | $628 | 0% |
| Krystal Schaible | $627 | $619 | -1.3% |
| Timothy L. Kath | $1,423 | $599 | -57.9% |
| Leon Miranowski | $511 | $594 | 16.2% |
| Florence Hansen | $531 | $531 | 0% |
| Bonnie M Gondrez | $524 | $524 | 0% |
| Thomas Gerner | $586 | $475 | -18.9% |
| Doug Holzbauer | $0 | $451 | -- |
| Steven Holzbauer | $0 | $451 | -- |
| Boldingh Family Land, LLLP | $450 | $450 | 0% |
| Duane P. Rogahn | $446 | $446 | 0% |
| Russell Henderson | $320 | $426 | 33.1% |
| Stephanie J. Anderson | $430 | $414 | -3.7% |
| Thomas Hiedeman | $408 | $408 | 0% |
| John Bertram | $407 | $407 | 0% |
| Sharon Leinen | $353 | $353 | 0% |
| Kevin Hiedeman | $229 | $349 | 52.4% |
| Colleen Denise Engebretson | $330 | $330 | 0% |
| Werner Weinrich | $317 | $317 | 0% |
| Merrill J. Miranowski | $744 | $292 | -60.8% |
| Bradley Moen | $399 | $277 | -30.6% |
| Bryan K Van Tassel | $450 | $250 | -44.4% |
| Debora W. Rick | $450 | $250 | -44.4% |
| Gail A. Reber | $450 | $250 | -44.4% |
| Joshua James Hitt | $0 | $208 | -- |
| Andrew Rieder | $209 | $207 | -1% |
| Tischer Part, Ltd. | $159 | $204 | 28.3% |
| Cherie M. Friederichs | $151 | $151 | 0% |
| Terry Terfehr | $122 | $122 | 0% |
| Andrew Boesen | $196 | $107 | -45.4% |
| Christian Boesen | $196 | $107 | -45.4% |
| Kimberly Marie Melton | $0 | $56 | -- |
| Luke Goettle | $172 | $17 | -90.1% |
| Troy Koltes | $0 | $2 | -- |
| AgCountry Farm Credit Services, P | $3,789 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred J Holzbauer Estate | $1,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Blaufuss | $11,136 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Ellingson | $39,301 | $0 | -100% |
| David Ellingson | $39,301 | $0 | -100% |
| Doyle Nordick | $75 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Gylland | $1,089 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane M. Ellingson | $86,277 | $0 | -100% |
| John Blaufuss | $5,744 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Hulne | $4,967 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Lachowitzer | $144 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben Loeks | $497 | $0 | -100% |
| Jill L. Walkup | $297 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan R. Hedtke | $788 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph R. Christensen | $3,041 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy K. van Hovel | $5,421 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Hought | $389 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Fuder | $8,475 | $0 | -100% |
| AgCountry Farm Credit Services, P | $10,685 | $0 | -100% |
| Dianne Raguse | $462 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $15,194,511 | $7,805,444 | -48.6% |
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