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In 2021, 207 farmers in cities within Dakota County received a total of $3.8 million in 358 farm subsidies, a 70% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.6 million in 800 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 Dakota County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andersen Family Farms | $433,925 | $292,864 | -32.5% |
| M G M Enterprises, Inc. | $327,782 | $90,639 | -72.3% |
| Kirkholm Family Farms Partnership | $327,615 | $89,998 | -72.5% |
| Scott Michael Bousquet | $288,264 | $88,425 | -69.3% |
| Gary E Olson Farms, Inc. | $58,778 | $86,538 | 47.2% |
| Jon C Olson Farms, Inc. | $7,575 | $86,513 | 1,042.1% |
| Steve Olson Farms, Inc. | $358,421 | $86,513 | -75.9% |
| Kevin L. Pedersen | $235,557 | $82,294 | -65.1% |
| Thomas D. Love | $176,400 | $80,701 | -54.3% |
| Jenkins Farms, Inc. | $382,459 | $74,799 | -80.4% |
| Bousquet Dairy, Inc. | $363,631 | $69,848 | -80.8% |
| Evan M Uthof | $465,773 | $68,483 | -85.3% |
| Douglas E. Nelson | $239,843 | $56,826 | -76.3% |
| Lisa J. Nelson | $239,830 | $56,820 | -76.3% |
| Sows N Acres Farm, Inc. | $268,600 | $56,155 | -79.1% |
| Grainbelt Farms, LLC | $116,890 | $55,237 | -52.7% |
| Jeremy D. Bacon | $81,686 | $51,587 | -36.8% |
| Thomas Gabel | $47,968 | $47,927 | -0.1% |
| Timothy L. Stewart | $118,174 | $47,170 | -60.1% |
| Sara L. Miller | $47,083 | $47,083 | 0% |
| Criss Farms | $176,477 | $46,956 | -73.4% |
| Wayne Miller | $46,665 | $46,665 | 0% |
| James E. Nelson | $200,198 | $46,215 | -76.9% |
| Christina A. Nelson | $192,287 | $46,209 | -76% |
| Edward Eugene Mari | $123,361 | $45,029 | -63.5% |
| Tami D. Mari | $68,009 | $45,012 | -33.8% |
| Patrick M. Dorcey | $175,203 | $41,550 | -76.3% |
| Rachelle Rand-Kelly | $40,832 | $40,832 | 0% |
| Kayla Jo Dorcey | $175,197 | $40,759 | -76.7% |
| Amy Lyn Utech | $78,120 | $40,110 | -48.7% |
| Gregory W. Utech | $111,876 | $40,110 | -64.1% |
| Richard Koch | $39,665 | $39,665 | 0% |
| J Hartnett Farms, Inc. | $52,143 | $39,527 | -24.2% |
| Jackie C. Koch | $38,820 | $38,820 | 0% |
| Richard C. Lieber | $41,965 | $37,093 | -11.6% |
| Delbert R. Lieber | $39,102 | $36,667 | -6.2% |
| Carol Albenesius | $36,560 | $36,560 | 0% |
| Emmett C Albenesius | $36,560 | $36,560 | 0% |
| Reinking Farms, Inc. | $660,787 | $35,684 | -94.6% |
| Npact, LLC | $114,416 | $34,368 | -70% |
| Douglas Goddard | $82,053 | $33,968 | -58.6% |
| Clinton Charles Dunn | $140,894 | $32,105 | -77.2% |
| Ervin H. Messerschmidt | $31,680 | $31,680 | 0% |
| Earl D Davis Family Trust | $31,038 | $31,038 | 0% |
| Ryan T. Pedersen | $79,263 | $30,339 | -61.7% |
| Tanner B. Olson | $1,887 | $28,864 | 1,429.6% |
| Robb Michael Nelson | $133,001 | $27,995 | -79% |
| Ryan Bousquet | $42,394 | $27,666 | -34.7% |
| Randall Jessen | $27,314 | $27,314 | 0% |
| Clair & Vera Hamar Trust | $30,545 | $26,853 | -12.1% |
| Kevin M. Hohenstein | $30,681 | $25,793 | -15.9% |
| Lori R. Dorcey | $102,271 | $25,389 | -75.2% |
| Nicholas J. Dorcey | $102,326 | $25,389 | -75.2% |
| Patrick Joseph Dorcey | $150,281 | $24,625 | -83.6% |
| Suzanne M. Dorcey | $141,976 | $24,608 | -82.7% |
| Dean A. Lieber | $85,485 | $23,001 | -73.1% |
| Nicholas M. Storm | $70,363 | $22,960 | -67.4% |
| Michael L. Storm | $87,682 | $22,673 | -74.1% |
| Elden A. Vavra | $69,037 | $22,107 | -68% |
| Duane C. Rohde | $78,770 | $20,347 | -74.2% |
| Joshua Rohde | $78,921 | $20,347 | -74.2% |
| Stan W. Copple | $19,089 | $20,128 | 5.4% |
| Cheri L. Albrecht | $83,854 | $19,466 | -76.8% |
| Leslie H. Albrecht | $83,854 | $19,466 | -76.8% |
| Michael Wilmes | $0 | $19,110 | -- |
| Zachary R. Utech | $80,467 | $18,674 | -76.8% |
| Shane Stapleton | $11,977 | $17,908 | 49.5% |
| Paul Tighe | $70,978 | $17,170 | -75.8% |
| Goodwin Farms, LLC | $18,358 | $16,865 | -8.1% |
| James K. Bliven | $33,376 | $16,370 | -51% |
| Cow Pies, LLC | $15,492 | $15,492 | 0% |
| Donald E Hogh | $23,219 | $15,022 | -35.3% |
| Daniel Martin Rohde | $47,601 | $14,816 | -68.9% |
| Nicholas R. Bousquet | $21,456 | $14,766 | -31.2% |
| Bruce Nelson | $14,772 | $14,707 | -0.4% |
| Joseph B. Albrecht | $25,796 | $14,666 | -43.1% |
| Daniel Louis Starzl | $63,423 | $14,216 | -77.6% |
| Steven J. Schweers | $0 | $13,928 | -- |
| Marlyn L. Stewart | $13,778 | $13,778 | 0% |
| Lux Brothers | $54,714 | $13,641 | -75.1% |
| Eric S Georgesen | $44,467 | $13,250 | -70.2% |
| Kenneth M. Baker | $41,803 | $12,797 | -69.4% |
| David A. Criss | $0 | $12,580 | -- |
| Patrick C. Green | $33,776 | $11,340 | -66.4% |
| Steven W. Schram | $0 | $11,253 | -- |
| Gary R. Nelson | $46,328 | $11,130 | -76% |
| Rodney E. Krause | $43,653 | $10,911 | -75% |
| William Beermann Rohde | $38,394 | $10,822 | -71.8% |
| Boyd E Georgesen | $43,629 | $10,349 | -76.3% |
| Lanny Bodlak | $36,346 | $10,326 | -71.6% |
| Wayne D. Knudsen | $37,538 | $10,060 | -73.2% |
| Rita Anne Drieling | $10,030 | $10,030 | 0% |
| Gary Roost | $10,012 | $9,934 | -0.8% |
| Norma Geveshausen | $10,012 | $9,934 | -0.8% |
| Beverly -Beverly K Hubbard Rev Liv Trus Hubbard | $41,812 | $9,703 | -76.8% |
| Ronald G. Love | $20,944 | $9,319 | -55.5% |
| Gerald O. Bousquet | $15,423 | $9,139 | -40.7% |
| Axles & Gears, Inc. | $8,926 | $8,926 | 0% |
| Tim D. Heikes | $39,833 | $8,800 | -77.9% |
| Willis Farms, LLC | $22,913 | $8,596 | -62.5% |
| Dale Knudsen Family Trust | $33,433 | $8,544 | -74.4% |
| Travis Bodlak | $31,845 | $8,392 | -73.6% |
| Steven E. Lieber | $17,371 | $6,578 | -62.1% |
| Robert J. Anderson | $15,368 | $6,535 | -57.5% |
| Samuel R. Heikes | $15,773 | $6,374 | -59.6% |
| Charles Wenther | $24,487 | $6,288 | -74.3% |
| Randy Lussier | $18,986 | $6,244 | -67.1% |
| William F Haafke | $29,362 | $6,151 | -79.1% |
| Thomas Bousquet | $13,828 | $6,065 | -56.1% |
| Murray G. White | $5,974 | $5,894 | -1.3% |
| Dan & Pearl Hartnett Farms, Inc. | $11,772 | $5,856 | -50.3% |
| Dalton T. Gabel | $6,779 | $5,694 | -16% |
| Triple C Farms | $17,910 | $5,670 | -68.3% |
| L P Gill, Inc. | $5,306 | $5,306 | 0% |
| Messerschmidt & Sons, LLC | $22,384 | $5,219 | -76.7% |
| Joan Elizabeth Deroin | $5,613 | $5,202 | -7.3% |
| Mark & Colleen Tighe Rev Trust | $21,997 | $4,882 | -77.8% |
| Kyle Larson | $4,617 | $4,880 | 5.7% |
| Martin V. Hohenstein | $5,970 | $4,790 | -19.8% |
| James L. Gabel | $334,531 | $4,788 | -98.6% |
| Jimmy J. Hall | $12,683 | $4,513 | -64.4% |
| Marvin Howard | $11,300 | $4,364 | -61.4% |
| Kelly Christopher Lamp | $13,762 | $4,285 | -68.9% |
| Nolan W Georgesen | $13,961 | $4,268 | -69.4% |
| Dutton Farm, LLC | $16,608 | $4,255 | -74.4% |
| Brandon J. Rush | $17,383 | $4,183 | -75.9% |
| Brian James Rush | $10,074 | $4,167 | -58.6% |
| Tess E Kirkholm | $4,123 | $4,123 | 0% |
| Tyler Nicklaus Kirkholm | $4,123 | $4,123 | 0% |
| Colton G. Gabel | $15,894 | $3,996 | -74.9% |
| Dennis P. Hogan | $3,711 | $3,865 | 4.1% |
| James E. Swanson Sr. | $9,880 | $3,632 | -63.2% |
| Michael McCulloch | $13,719 | $3,466 | -74.7% |
| Clara M. Maurice | $3,429 | $3,429 | 0% |
| Kenneth Dale Beermann | $3,242 | $3,242 | 0% |
| Robert W. Malcom | $14,670 | $3,080 | -79% |
| Preston Nicolas Bodlak | $0 | $3,057 | -- |
| Gene F. Bartling | $2,937 | $2,937 | 0% |
| Merlyn Tremayne | $2,237 | $2,880 | 28.7% |
| Ada Hunt | $2,848 | $2,848 | 0% |
| Darlene Vavra | $8,294 | $2,808 | -66.1% |
| Arlene D. Kander | $14,171 | $2,713 | -80.9% |
| Ryan L. Stewart | $0 | $2,678 | -- |
| Harold L Grosvenor Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $2,677 | -- |
| Molly E. Schooley | $2,584 | $2,584 | 0% |
| Ray C Hermelbracht | $17,199 | $2,566 | -85.1% |
| Green Family Farm Revocable Trust | $2,298 | $2,298 | 0% |
| Kennard R. Stoner | $4,796 | $2,195 | -54.2% |
| Terry A. Pedersen | $3,784 | $2,187 | -42.2% |
| Kurt A. Eriksen | $5,991 | $2,151 | -64.1% |
| Charles E. Rasmussen | $0 | $2,146 | -- |
| Edward M. Mari | $5,706 | $2,064 | -63.8% |
| Michael Spencer | $272 | $2,011 | 639.3% |
| Voetmann Farms, Inc. | $1,164 | $2,003 | 72.1% |
| Sheila Breyer Curiel | $1,977 | $1,977 | 0% |
| Dustin M. Madison | $18,383 | $1,908 | -89.6% |
| Duane Barclay | $1,848 | $1,903 | 3% |
| Randy William Tremayne | $2,604 | $1,852 | -28.9% |
| Douglas D. Miller | $35,477 | $1,618 | -95.4% |
| David D. Jenkins | $1,530 | $1,530 | 0% |
| Jerold E. Gunsolley | $4,154 | $1,516 | -63.5% |
| Larry Jessen | $2,809 | $1,468 | -47.7% |
| Troy Hermelbracht | $3,424 | $1,434 | -58.1% |
| Carol L. Johnston | $3,992 | $1,413 | -64.6% |
| Scott H. Malcom | $3,241 | $1,357 | -58.1% |
| Richard D. Heitzman | $4,189 | $1,315 | -68.6% |
| David L. Rasmussen | $5,532 | $1,286 | -76.8% |
| Lyle R. Cain | $2,796 | $1,179 | -57.8% |
| Richard P. McNear | $1,845 | $1,121 | -39.2% |
| Allan Jay Hofland | $6,094 | $1,091 | -82.1% |
| Michael Edward Mitchell | $1,274 | $1,062 | -16.6% |
| Mike Huisenga | $1,043 | $1,043 | 0% |
| James Bylsma | $0 | $1,037 | -- |
| Mona M Georgesen Estate | $962 | $962 | 0% |
| Sherry L. Rohde | $937 | $937 | 0% |
| Millergrav Agent, LLC | $0 | $903 | -- |
| Milo W. Birkley | $860 | $860 | 0% |
| Phyllis J. Birkley | $860 | $860 | 0% |
| Shawn V. Deroin | $1,596 | $856 | -46.4% |
| Dustin L. Anderson | $3,392 | $845 | -75.1% |
| Luann Rogge | $744 | $813 | 9.3% |
| Michael James Murphy | $4,397 | $784 | -82.2% |
| Joy M. Landholm | $776 | $776 | 0% |
| Leitschuck Family Trust | $6,626 | $746 | -88.7% |
| Betty J. Garwood | $732 | $732 | 0% |
| Mary J. Therrien | $732 | $732 | 0% |
| Lillian Rager | $667 | $667 | 0% |
| James D. Twohig | $3,036 | $651 | -78.6% |
| Thomas Pucelik | $939 | $562 | -40.1% |
| Mark Kander | $413 | $532 | 28.8% |
| Michael T. Horner | $3,669 | $519 | -85.9% |
| Brian Lynn Krause | $3,536 | $502 | -85.8% |
| Jeffrey Lee Hailey | $0 | $380 | -- |
| Orville D. Hankins Jr. | $1,387 | $346 | -75.1% |
| Judith D. Stoner | $914 | $304 | -66.7% |
| John J. Rosener | $274 | $274 | 0% |
| Miller Family Farms | $588 | $266 | -54.8% |
| Gordon E. Krogh | $538 | $262 | -51.3% |
| Katherine Lieding | $0 | $241 | -- |
| Danny R. Nieman | $484 | $153 | -68.4% |
| Roddy A. Nieman | $484 | $153 | -68.4% |
| Tommy L. Nieman | $484 | $153 | -68.4% |
| Bonnie J Belongea | $484 | $153 | -68.4% |
| Joe S. Mallette | $146 | $146 | 0% |
| Dennis Reinert | $398 | $143 | -64.1% |
| Donella M. Busker | $828 | $104 | -87.4% |
| Byron E. Hall | $5,654 | $52 | -99.1% |
| Brad M. Hrouda | $1,668 | $0 | -100% |
| East Verdigre Ranch, LLC | $7,987 | $0 | -100% |
| Jill C. Hansen | $1,177 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard McCormick | $9,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Joan Howard | $1,447 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith E. Beardshear | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent Rasmussen | $60 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Chambers | $4,105 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy L. Utech | $85,308 | $0 | -100% |
| Bartels Agent, Inc. | $51,522 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel R. Gatzemeyer | $81 | $0 | -100% |
| David Criss | $42,536 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Joseph Walsh | $1,818 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy Dale Bacon | $135,144 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Adams | $253 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie E. Roeber | $4,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Ashley R Uthof | $305,023 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian J. Rush | $7,003 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey P. Twohig | $908 | $0 | -100% |
| Preston Nicolas Bodlak | $9,827 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Davis | $37 | $0 | -100% |
| Angela K. Gabel | $313,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Cedar County FSA Office-Farm Loan | $779 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary E Olson Farms, Inc. | $299,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald G. Gabel | $165,396 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold L Grosvenor Family Limited | $2,677 | $0 | -100% |
| Ira a Love & Judy a Love Revocabl | $34,995 | $0 | -100% |
| Jayme L. Gabel | $6,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Rogers | $730 | $0 | -100% |
| Kiley Ann O'Leary | $372 | $0 | -100% |
| Leroy L. Stark | $89 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E Schram Estate | $22,506 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald C Hogh | $333 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald C Hogh Estate | $19,553 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon L. Collins | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Tami Denise Mari | $53,173 | $0 | -100% |
| Tanner Brett Olson | $99,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $12,586,280 | $3,776,885 | -70% |
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