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In 2021, 228 farmers in cities within Stanton County received a total of $3.1 million in 419 farm subsidies, a 69.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $10.2 million in 959 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 Stanton County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilke Farms, Inc. | $822,095 | $234,058 | -71.5% |
| Oertwich Family Farms, LLC | $0 | $131,028 | -- |
| Alexander Cattle & Farms, LLC | $677,139 | $115,631 | -82.9% |
| Anthony Wemhoff | $328,648 | $85,286 | -74% |
| David Rolf | $160,349 | $76,879 | -52.1% |
| Timothy W. Barth | $208,132 | $72,628 | -65.1% |
| Vahle Farms, Inc. | $438,987 | $72,596 | -83.5% |
| Con E Bernbeck | $172,381 | $62,980 | -63.5% |
| Bret Burtwistle | $224,808 | $59,610 | -73.5% |
| Anton L Hekrdle | $116,639 | $47,904 | -58.9% |
| Matthew J. Heimann | $194,207 | $47,574 | -75.5% |
| Maas Feedlots, LLC | $107,027 | $45,606 | -57.4% |
| Lois J. Wilke | $124,471 | $43,589 | -65% |
| Donald L Kilchenmann | $63,084 | $43,009 | -31.8% |
| 69 Agent, Inc. | $173,263 | $40,433 | -76.7% |
| Brett Wilke | $88,081 | $37,734 | -57.2% |
| Philip Otten | $73,065 | $36,841 | -49.6% |
| Alan Platt | $40,308 | $34,888 | -13.4% |
| Randall M Oertwich | $120,742 | $34,806 | -71.2% |
| Michael M. Marotz | $100,338 | $33,806 | -66.3% |
| Loren R. Pestel | $134,862 | $33,167 | -75.4% |
| Darryl D. Schlautman | $111,260 | $32,714 | -70.6% |
| B & B Grain & Livestock Farms, Inc. | $155,068 | $31,938 | -79.4% |
| Aschoff Cattle, Inc. | $155,547 | $31,646 | -79.7% |
| Robert E. Chilcoat Jr. | $30,908 | $30,908 | 0% |
| Tony G Siecke | $132,057 | $30,871 | -76.6% |
| Caroline Schellpeper | $42,477 | $30,741 | -27.6% |
| David Oligmueller | $100,482 | $30,286 | -69.9% |
| Alan Aaberg | $94,584 | $29,735 | -68.6% |
| Cedar Valley Hunt Club, LLC | $29,540 | $29,490 | -0.2% |
| Daniel J. Brandl | $140,927 | $26,448 | -81.2% |
| Gregory Dover | $800 | $25,921 | 3,140.1% |
| Greta J Eckstrom Living Trust | $25,769 | $25,769 | 0% |
| Kevin J. Jindra | $101,210 | $25,125 | -75.2% |
| Carroll Farms | $62,051 | $24,895 | -59.9% |
| Michael C. Herbolsheimer | $89,617 | $24,316 | -72.9% |
| J Jindra, Inc. | $158,052 | $24,303 | -84.6% |
| Wegner Farms | $37,080 | $23,942 | -35.4% |
| John M. Vaught | $51,086 | $23,274 | -54.4% |
| J & R Jindra Farms, Inc. | $175,737 | $23,262 | -86.8% |
| Frank L. Weiher | $84,988 | $23,075 | -72.8% |
| Craig D. Janke | $86,637 | $22,320 | -74.2% |
| Ricky L. Tiedtke | $60,123 | $22,128 | -63.2% |
| David D. Kment | $60,390 | $21,927 | -63.7% |
| Bradley T. Maas | $133,902 | $21,685 | -83.8% |
| Anthony E Bernbeck | $104,396 | $21,578 | -79.3% |
| Darrell H. Hansen | $38,566 | $20,859 | -45.9% |
| James M. Waskowiak | $20,905 | $20,619 | -1.4% |
| James E. Campbell | $20,077 | $20,077 | 0% |
| JRJK Farm | $0 | $19,903 | -- |
| Curtis J. Koehn | $71,211 | $18,541 | -74% |
| Klark Frederick | $20,295 | $17,737 | -12.6% |
| Sidney J. Kneifl | $17,539 | $17,539 | 0% |
| Klug Brothers PTR | $58,334 | $16,549 | -71.6% |
| Lorena a Bernbeck Revocable Trust | $0 | $15,579 | -- |
| Matthias J. Schuetz | $37,362 | $15,091 | -59.6% |
| Stanley a and Faye a Schellpeper Trust | $0 | $14,828 | -- |
| John Stodola | $55,922 | $14,474 | -74.1% |
| Robert Schellpeper | $48,875 | $13,881 | -71.6% |
| Dale and Lola Denney Trust | $10,953 | $13,852 | 26.5% |
| Peter L. Reeg | $45,246 | $13,850 | -69.4% |
| Ella M. Voelker | $13,773 | $13,773 | 0% |
| Dennis Kment | $29,770 | $13,308 | -55.3% |
| Tom C. Maas | $149,219 | $13,286 | -91.1% |
| Stephen Roenfeldt | $43,177 | $13,147 | -69.6% |
| Cody J. Koehn | $25,492 | $12,667 | -50.3% |
| Dale and Jeanne Clark IRRV Trustee | $0 | $12,484 | -- |
| Todd a Voborny | $11,923 | $12,415 | 4.1% |
| Alan Hoehne | $40,994 | $11,943 | -70.9% |
| Larry L. Clark | $42,247 | $11,801 | -72.1% |
| Arthur Kubr | $55,447 | $11,509 | -79.2% |
| William W Johnson Revocable Trust | $11,460 | $11,460 | 0% |
| Leon D. Husmann | $40,248 | $10,906 | -72.9% |
| Shad Pohlman | $42,560 | $10,854 | -74.5% |
| Eugene Sateren | $33,763 | $10,828 | -67.9% |
| Douglas a Oertwich | $45,718 | $10,777 | -76.4% |
| Steven Heermann | $0 | $10,296 | -- |
| Gene R. Oswald | $45,589 | $10,287 | -77.4% |
| Tracy Kuester-Burtwistle | $31,285 | $10,225 | -67.3% |
| Timothy J. Labenz | $31,892 | $10,011 | -68.6% |
| David R. Jensen | $31,332 | $10,011 | -68% |
| Thomas a Schellpeper | $29,902 | $9,669 | -67.7% |
| Steven Schellpeper | $37,037 | $9,494 | -74.4% |
| Travis Kollath | $38,350 | $9,186 | -76% |
| James a Herscheid | $33,736 | $8,870 | -73.7% |
| Thomas Klug | $35,893 | $8,805 | -75.5% |
| Christa J. Otten | $8,741 | $8,741 | 0% |
| Alvin Goeken | $10,108 | $8,541 | -15.5% |
| Lee E. Larson | $22,297 | $8,511 | -61.8% |
| Robert Brandl | $44,538 | $8,405 | -81.1% |
| Kenneth R Kethcart | $14,651 | $8,291 | -43.4% |
| Kathleen S. Skrivanek | $40,756 | $8,202 | -79.9% |
| Ruan Pohlman | $8,120 | $8,120 | 0% |
| David R. Claus | $22,158 | $8,033 | -63.7% |
| Darryl Frerichs | $29,715 | $7,878 | -73.5% |
| Hillside Repair, Inc. | $33,771 | $7,847 | -76.8% |
| Lyle D. Husmann | $24,975 | $7,828 | -68.7% |
| Jeffrey L. Hansen | $24,923 | $7,702 | -69.1% |
| Martin Schwartz | $16,871 | $7,531 | -55.4% |
| Ryan Hansen | $10,815 | $7,522 | -30.4% |
| Jeanette L. Throckmorton | $22,138 | $7,391 | -66.6% |
| Eugene Kander | $14,251 | $7,340 | -48.5% |
| DMKM, LLC | $7,246 | $7,246 | 0% |
| Paul Goetsch | $27,870 | $7,224 | -74.1% |
| Philip A. Schroeder | $0 | $7,133 | -- |
| Joseph L. Horstman | $27,263 | $7,067 | -74.1% |
| Robert Sprieck | $21,769 | $6,964 | -68% |
| Alexander T Schellpeper | $13,328 | $6,954 | -47.8% |
| Larry Kollath | $26,375 | $6,920 | -73.8% |
| Allan P. Louthan | $11,786 | $6,819 | -42.1% |
| DJR Farms, Inc. | $23,023 | $6,671 | -71% |
| Levi Urwiler | $0 | $6,615 | -- |
| Charles Fischer | $36,092 | $6,594 | -81.7% |
| Ivan J. Salmons | $17,265 | $6,392 | -63% |
| Lisa M. Otten | $6,366 | $6,366 | 0% |
| ENR Limited Liability Company | $0 | $6,304 | -- |
| Gregory A. Podany | $25,286 | $6,264 | -75.2% |
| The Mark V Lammli Rev Trust | $20,876 | $6,229 | -70.2% |
| Loren D Tejkl SR | $20,108 | $6,187 | -69.2% |
| Douglas Claus | $15,446 | $5,986 | -61.2% |
| Betty A. Lind | $13,657 | $5,925 | -56.6% |
| Edward L. Hollmann | $21,730 | $5,668 | -73.9% |
| Wm E. Schroeder | $14,439 | $5,618 | -61.1% |
| James Clark | $24,670 | $5,446 | -77.9% |
| Ryan Kander | $14,499 | $5,359 | -63% |
| Anthony G. Wortmann | $9,168 | $5,358 | -41.6% |
| Wiechman Family Trust | $5,110 | $5,110 | 0% |
| Jeanette Wolverton | $18,177 | $5,074 | -72.1% |
| Randall Hansen | $37,040 | $5,053 | -86.4% |
| Eric Hansen | $24,499 | $5,051 | -79.4% |
| Dwight Kumm | $14,583 | $4,948 | -66.1% |
| James A. Wurdinger | $15,611 | $4,932 | -68.4% |
| Linda Nielsen | $5,248 | $4,903 | -6.6% |
| Mary Ann Wemhoff | $11,989 | $4,786 | -60.1% |
| Michael J. Wilke | $94,495 | $4,757 | -95% |
| Rbb's Farms | $7,183 | $4,691 | -34.7% |
| Greg Morfeld | $10,574 | $4,672 | -55.8% |
| Garrett W. L. Borgelt | $0 | $4,649 | -- |
| Schwartz Livestock, LLC | $30,874 | $4,638 | -85% |
| Rockwell Farms, Inc. | $19,097 | $4,620 | -75.8% |
| Ronald Wolverton | $11,493 | $4,583 | -60.1% |
| Cory D. Leaver | $8,800 | $4,319 | -50.9% |
| El Kay Farms, Inc. | $14,095 | $4,166 | -70.4% |
| Double F. Farms | $15,913 | $4,095 | -74.3% |
| Clint Frerichs | $13,927 | $3,892 | -72.1% |
| Calvin and Jane Sorrick Real Estate Trust | $0 | $3,884 | -- |
| Walter a Lammli JR Real Estate Trust 1 | $0 | $3,694 | -- |
| Brian C Woockman | $6,782 | $3,651 | -46.2% |
| Aaron G. Volkman | $3,638 | $3,623 | -0.4% |
| Jacob L. Roenfeldt | $9,496 | $3,536 | -62.8% |
| Alex Kethcart | $6,200 | $3,488 | -43.7% |
| Dale L Hekrdle | $4,165 | $3,442 | -17.4% |
| Leonard Vogel | $5,352 | $3,401 | -36.5% |
| Merle L. Cheyney | $2,954 | $2,954 | 0% |
| Kathy A. Goger | $2,796 | $2,796 | 0% |
| Lori L. Hallaway | $2,796 | $2,796 | 0% |
| John L. Reese | $2,791 | $2,791 | 0% |
| Randy Steinmeyer | $9,263 | $2,607 | -71.9% |
| Todd A. Mandl | $2,504 | $2,504 | 0% |
| Chad Frerichs | $8,793 | $2,498 | -71.6% |
| George L Benson and Mary E Benson Grantor Trust | $0 | $2,321 | -- |
| William F. Fenton | $9,070 | $2,221 | -75.5% |
| Bethany Kethcart | $2,346 | $2,215 | -5.6% |
| Betty Done | $8,475 | $2,195 | -74.1% |
| Heath Weiher | $13,007 | $2,186 | -83.2% |
| Susanne Kment | $7,612 | $2,168 | -71.5% |
| J Scott Burtwistle | $2,200 | $2,160 | -1.8% |
| Austin Funk | $2,284 | $2,146 | -6% |
| David H. Hansen | $3,867 | $2,087 | -46% |
| Raymon Johnson | $17,407 | $2,014 | -88.4% |
| Cody Bernbeck | $19,534 | $1,784 | -90.9% |
| Judith Throener | $1,735 | $1,735 | 0% |
| Ron Gadeken | $2,703 | $1,715 | -36.6% |
| Keith Moje | $1,696 | $1,696 | 0% |
| Izard Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $5,831 | $1,680 | -71.2% |
| Mark Chamberlain | $1,643 | $1,643 | 0% |
| Lawrence A. Roenfeldt | $2,538 | $1,614 | -36.4% |
| Denis D. Oswald | $7,242 | $1,564 | -78.4% |
| Kurtis L. Marotz | $6,862 | $1,535 | -77.6% |
| Russell Kumm | $6,892 | $1,488 | -78.4% |
| Logan McKeon | $2,865 | $1,470 | -48.7% |
| Angela K. Siebrandt | $0 | $1,461 | -- |
| Pauline Luttman Revocable Trust | $7,601 | $1,414 | -81.4% |
| Ted A. Poeschl | $1,379 | $1,379 | 0% |
| Terry Wolverton | $5,339 | $1,317 | -75.3% |
| Ronald Siecke | $1,279 | $1,279 | 0% |
| Elbert Family Farms, LLC | $9,046 | $1,268 | -86% |
| Robert Vogel | $14,627 | $1,172 | -92% |
| Sabra L Boelter Real Estate Trust | $2,202 | $1,111 | -49.5% |
| Dustin Louthan | $2,476 | $1,096 | -55.7% |
| L and L Grantor Trust of 1990 | $1,344 | $1,024 | -23.8% |
| Jerri L. Kumm | $2,337 | $1,015 | -56.6% |
| Ben Buderus | $1,815 | $1,011 | -44.3% |
| Jerett L Rolf | $2,613 | $977 | -62.6% |
| Lavonne Gadeken | $0 | $961 | -- |
| Walter a Lammli JR Real Estate Trust 2 | $0 | $948 | -- |
| Verna Fischer | $4,149 | $938 | -77.4% |
| Edward J. Sokol Jr. | $891 | $891 | 0% |
| Daniel Huss | $1,916 | $879 | -54.1% |
| Daniel R Hekrdle | $10,720 | $794 | -92.6% |
| Jeffrey D Nolze | $2,215 | $754 | -66% |
| Jeremy J. Jindra | $744 | $744 | 0% |
| Douglas Hankins | $1,301 | $688 | -47.1% |
| Schwartz Agent, LLC | $672 | $672 | 0% |
| Melvin and Alma Meyer Revocable Trust | $0 | $654 | -- |
| Ervin John Kander | $2,690 | $643 | -76.1% |
| Cynthia Raabe | $2,652 | $608 | -77.1% |
| Terry Allen | $1,934 | $577 | -70.2% |
| Johnsons Ornamental Iron, LLC | $555 | $555 | 0% |
| Aaron Vondrak | $2,446 | $531 | -78.3% |
| Tyler Oligmueller | $726 | $489 | -32.6% |
| Stacy I. Dieckman | $2,012 | $463 | -77% |
| Sandy M. Dieckman | $1,924 | $438 | -77.2% |
| Craig A. Gubbels | $935 | $373 | -60.1% |
| Delano Hintz | $4,119 | $372 | -91% |
| Mark Nathan | $2,345 | $308 | -86.9% |
| Gaylen Goeller | $4,410 | $307 | -93% |
| William C. Hansen | $3,645 | $291 | -92% |
| Calvin R. Sorrick | $281 | $281 | 0% |
| Anthony Vogel | $3,130 | $280 | -91.1% |
| Cory Brummels | $352 | $247 | -29.8% |
| Shelby Mastalir | $201 | $201 | 0% |
| Philip C. Eckstrom | $553 | $145 | -73.8% |
| Robert E. Miller II | $371 | $120 | -67.7% |
| Ronald W. Christ | $0 | $94 | -- |
| Mark Melcher | $5,309 | $91 | -98.3% |
| Rodney Stigge | $73 | $73 | 0% |
| Joseph R. Sateren | $4,583 | $34 | -99.3% |
| Angela Moeller | $3,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Everett C Minds | $3,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Koehlmoos | $16 | $0 | -100% |
| JRJK Farms. | $19,903 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Kuester | $286 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin and Alma Meyer Revocable T | $1,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne County FSA | $5,986 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne D. Heermann | $98,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne FSA | $397 | $0 | -100% |
| Alice Herbolsheimer | $4,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Calvin and Jane Sorrick Real Esta | $3,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl W. Drott | $5,458 | $0 | -100% |
| Caroline E. Roenfeldt | $4,239 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlie W Kethcart | $2,498 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Wolff | $2,921 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale E Barth and Bonita J Barth F | $2,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Delores Hansen | $5,651 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwaine Nau | $263 | $0 | -100% |
| Horst Living Trust | $47,804 | $0 | -100% |
| Houghton Farms Company | $7,087 | $0 | -100% |
| James Louthan | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet R. Hartman | $344 | $0 | -100% |
| Jayson Mathiason | $7,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey P. Aschoff | $51,336 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy A. Goeken | $3,242 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim L. Hartman | $8,314 | $0 | -100% |
| Joy L. Colwell | $3,898 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith Funk | $231 | $0 | -100% |
| Maas Cattle Company, LLC | $53,252 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlan Elbert | $60 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary F. Drott | $3,013 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael R. Kai | $213 | $0 | -100% |
| Norma Simon | $2,445 | $0 | -100% |
| Osborn Farms | $393 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald V. Wolff | $392,033 | $0 | -100% |
| Shane Novotny | $1,573 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanley a and Faye a Schellpeper | $8,245 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanton National Bank | $25,252 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Wurdinger | $910 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy M. Kabes | $34 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Dahlkoetter | $1,545 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter a Lammli JR Real Estate Trustee | $8,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne County FSA | $15,971 | $0 | -100% |
| William M. Wessel | $7,391 | $0 | -100% |
| Willis B Hoehne and Elsie M Hoehn | $4,405 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $10,179,408 | $3,069,142 | -69.8% |
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