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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Olmsted County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Olmsted County received $4.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 336 farmers in cities within Olmsted County received a total of $4.1 million in 561 farm subsidies, a 52.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.8 million in 1,306 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 Olmsted County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Edward Michael Twohey$301,172$185,174-38.5%
Robert Anthony Schimek$194,338$163,411-15.9%
Michael Dale Brooks$110,318$126,57714.7%
Bryan John Decook$258,367$117,285-54.6%
Anthony J. Rossman$194,876$107,896-44.6%
Jessup Decook$129,464$103,359-20.2%
Debra Sue Decook$242,380$101,298-58.2%
Joe Allen Caulfield$69,805$87,40425.2%
Adam Rucker$204,524$80,696-60.5%
Angela Decook$106,191$80,086-24.6%
Brenda Decook$81,629$68,651-15.9%
Bryce D. Decook$81,629$68,651-15.9%
Bremer Bank, NA$162,105$64,392-60.3%
Warren Richard Remold$88,893$62,387-29.8%
Michael Richard Bale$81,713$55,992-31.5%
Tanner Matthew Meincke$72,984$54,427-25.4%
Donley Farms, Inc.$192,311$53,558-72.2%
Brian C Polikowsky$2,255$51,9612,204.3%
Michael Connelly$28,267$48,31970.9%
Bruce Alden Turner$54,894$47,800-12.9%
Matthew Peter Flynn$95,226$46,381-51.3%
Marlys M Dodd Revocable Living Trust$44,412$44,4120%
Andrew P. Gathje$100,144$44,144-55.9%
Robert James Eustice$52,958$43,981-17%
Bernard L. Donovan$43,318$43,112-0.5%
Jacob Hart$42,372$42,3720%
Daley Farms, LLP$790,452$40,681-94.9%
James Raymond Laures$35,751$39,0079.1%
John Edward Opfer$80,552$38,902-51.7%
Jimmie John King$31,331$36,03315%
Gerald Finn$93,226$34,171-63.3%
Glen Larsen$40,328$33,946-15.8%
Martin Larsen$39,353$33,941-13.8%
Matthew J. McClellan$25,418$33,77132.9%
Hinkle Farms, Inc.$149,861$33,344-77.8%
Nathan Miller$92,855$33,113-64.3%
Brian Arthur Kaul$75,879$33,099-56.4%
Eric Charles Decook$60,447$32,899-45.6%
Roger Wildeman$21,883$32,57848.9%
Lucas Decook$31,746$32,0430.9%
Nels Oftedahl$35,836$29,731-17%
Roy - Roble Family Trust$29,160$29,1600%
Robert B. Howard$96,374$28,018-70.9%
Leonard T Moon Farms Incorporated$41,443$27,709-33.1%
Roger Mathews$35,487$26,847-24.3%
Brian Paul Connelly$86,848$25,932-70.1%
Kyle Mark Golberg$20,891$24,50617.3%
Mark Norman Golberg$21,463$24,33413.4%
John A. Tvedt$30,473$22,953-24.7%
David L. Strain$22,544$22,5440%
Eric M. Eggert$22,257$22,2570%
Horstmann Family Farms$39,139$21,976-43.9%
Thompson Farms$14,146$20,98048.3%
Marvin Viker$21,085$20,820-1.3%
William Dux$35,686$20,742-41.9%
Jodi Lynn Hart$81,924$20,654-74.8%
Randall Ralph Hart$81,924$20,654-74.8%
Michael L. Clark$20,506$20,5060%
Dana D. Christie$79,365$20,504-74.2%
Robert Roeder Jr.$89,209$19,991-77.6%
Daniel L Graskamp$19,656$19,495-0.8%
Conrad Farms, LLC$49,658$18,602-62.5%
Hillary Marshall Gerber$44,244$18,501-58.2%
Kenneth Andrew Oehlke$67,703$17,650-73.9%
Judith Larsen$29,015$17,630-39.2%
Michael Degeus$17,907$16,974-5.2%
Bryce Gerald Moon$24,477$16,511-32.5%
Barry Alan Rokusek$16,722$16,167-3.3%
Meyer Farms, Inc.$52,384$15,760-69.9%
Randall Robinson$16,937$15,308-9.6%
Bruce G. Thompson$14,701$14,7010%
Connie S. Thompson$14,701$14,7010%
Joan Jordahl$14,291$14,2910%
Todd Donley$80,993$14,160-82.5%
Duane Quam Sr.$16,562$13,604-17.9%
Marshall W. Henson$21,081$13,480-36.1%
Jessica A. Thomas$62,836$12,846-79.6%
Paul Kyllo$58,419$12,845-78%
Frank Twohey$15,656$12,804-18.2%
Daryl V. Boehm$50,971$12,693-75.1%
Curtis Bolles$21,952$12,208-44.4%
Keith Douglas$12,185$12,1850%
Terrance Sahl$11,935$12,0470.9%
Roy Edge$44,752$11,990-73.2%
Joan East$11,769$11,7690%
Carolyn East-Grotjohn$11,734$11,7340%
Kevin R. Capelle$42,224$11,325-73.2%
Feine Family Farms$33,438$11,309-66.2%
Jess William Offord$12,169$11,024-9.4%
Chester Andrew Oehlke$35,285$10,649-69.8%
Joan C Till-Born$10,611$10,6110%
Clifton R. Feltis$43,553$10,601-75.7%
David L. Zincke$31,184$10,591-66%
Randy Welter$117,704$10,108-91.4%
Richard R. Billings$10,550$10,009-5.1%
Milo Bjerke and Karen Bjerke Irrevocable Trust$9,586$9,5860%
Corey R. Allen$19,352$9,368-51.6%
William A. Schmidt$23,750$9,357-60.6%
Jacob Wyman Benike$40,128$9,251-76.9%
Robert William Brooks$9,158$9,1580%
Diane Boysen$8,881$8,8810%
Bradley R. Gleason$8,846$8,8460%
David-David & Brenda Rassel Rev Liv Trustee Rassel$8,827$8,8270%
William Twohey$17,044$8,817-48.3%
Michael Bunde$35,591$8,750-75.4%
Joann Westra$8,681$8,6810%
Christy Johnson$8,641$8,6410%
Thomas Myhre$8,269$8,2690%
Gerald Ellefson$31,948$7,991-75%
Scott Boyum$28,515$7,711-73%
Russell A. Bond$7,616$7,6160%
Gerald L. Nelson$7,571$7,5710%
Zumbro Hill, LLC$7,544$7,5440%
John P. Struthers$0$7,542--
Barbara Quam$29,273$7,514-74.3%
Roger E. Wells$7,475$7,4750%
Cheryl A. Haack$7,474$7,4740%
Michael J. Slowinski$14,543$7,452-48.8%
Michael John Obyrne$7,184$7,1840%
Warren J. Hauger$7,182$7,1820%
Mike Zirbes$6,913$6,9130%
Terry Lee Egbers$6,826$6,8260%
Tyler Remold$5,209$6,71929%
Evelyn M. Lee Estate$6,658$6,6580%
Douglas Lloyd Hart$21,835$6,637-69.6%
Karl Heublein$6,389$6,6123.5%
Jo Lynn Marshall$6,373$6,3730%
Poly-Kow Holsteins$50,080$6,207-87.6%
James Severson$11,789$6,149-47.8%
Larry J. Petersen$22,127$6,088-72.5%
John Tiedeman$14,506$6,083-58.1%
Kenneth H. Moorhead$6,060$6,0600%
Lorraine Christie$24,839$5,923-76.2%
Nathan R. Feltis$22,704$5,886-74.1%
Wayd Wangen$5,800$5,8000%
David Bunde$20,750$5,728-72.4%
Ronald Gathje$5,667$5,6670%
Kim M. Stoltenberg$20,199$5,640-72.1%
Jason Welter$27,892$5,497-80.3%
Bruce Silver Johnson$5,377$5,3770%
Daniel Christie$19,407$5,310-72.6%
Gerald L. Dallmann$5,262$5,2620%
John E. McMahan$5,507$5,244-4.8%
James R. Wharton$5,107$5,1070%
Charles Alan Wendt$5,150$4,935-4.2%
Paula Bessingpas$4,865$4,8650%
Percy W Bessingpas$4,891$4,865-0.5%
Michael D. Kaderabek$4,852$4,8520%
Steven J. Miranda$4,983$4,839-2.9%
Randy Joseph Gehling$4,874$4,835-0.8%
Michael W. Pembleton$27,951$4,813-82.8%
Gloria Gilbertson$3,572$4,67130.8%
Gerald Lee Dallmann$4,475$4,4750%
Marvin Hoffman$5,027$4,468-11.1%
Diane L. Waugh$4,437$4,4370%
Lee Arnett$4,368$4,3680%
Joseph P. Himmer$11,670$4,268-63.4%
Wayne J. Schrandt$17,834$4,258-76.1%
Justin Osborne$0$4,197--
James McClaflin$2,747$4,19252.6%
Harlan C. Eickhoff$15,651$4,085-73.9%
Craig A. Schulz$15,472$4,057-73.8%
James Stuart Schrandt$19,375$3,968-79.5%
Mark F Schluttner$3,947$3,9470%
John C. Meyer$21,628$3,863-82.1%
Eugene Hart$15,890$3,834-75.9%
Curtis Tvedt$6,095$3,768-38.2%
Marcia K. Sweeney$3,730$3,7300%
Graner Farm Family Limited Partnership$3,720$3,7200%
John W. Befort$3,716$3,7160%
Sean Hale$5,122$3,699-27.8%
Myron Petersen$115$3,6113,040%
Timothy Francis Twohey$4,150$3,577-13.8%
Tyler V. Boehm$15,213$3,571-76.5%
Dale Allen Distad$11,689$3,570-69.5%
George Homer Beach$11,765$3,550-69.8%
Robert Gerber$10,276$3,382-67.1%
Rodney Morlock$12,007$3,379-71.9%
Kickers & Stickers Properties, LLC$978$3,258233.1%
Kermit T Froiland Trust$449$3,210614.9%
Ronald L. Anderson$3,203$3,2030%
Joel Preston Decook$3,621$3,084-14.8%
Steven L. Connelly$3,027$3,0270%
Donald Ralph Kuisle$12,596$3,025-76%
Neil C. Wagner$6,746$2,981-55.8%
Rexford Allyn Manion$8,458$2,895-65.8%
Leslie Luvern Mcclellan$8,843$2,884-67.4%
Wayne Edward Baker$5,421$2,830-47.8%
Marvin Schumann$6,131$2,820-54%
Bussman Family Farm, LLC$0$2,817--
William D. Fritts$4,212$2,805-33.4%
Byron Sportsmen & Conservation Club$1,729$2,72457.5%
Joel Raygor$0$2,723--
Terry Mathews$7,297$2,720-62.7%
Keith S. Olson$2,645$2,6450%
Dan J. Himmer$6,288$2,625-58.3%
David Walterman$0$2,599--
Ladd J. Baldus$2,543$2,5430%
Blaine Ezra Delzer$7,178$2,541-64.6%
Ronald L. Zacher$2,527$2,5270%
Timothy Schoenwetter$2,447$2,4470%
Timothy David Hovel$2,411$2,4110%
Judy Capelle$2,397$2,3970%
Duane Mathews$9,219$2,323-74.8%
Stephen Hugo$2,319$2,3190%
Todd Manion$5,753$2,295-60.1%
Larsen Woodlands Trustee$2,282$2,2820%
Jaime Stanczyk$2,467$2,255-8.6%
Greggory D Tiegen$7,587$2,241-70.5%
David Quam$7,343$2,215-69.8%
Richard Quam$8,845$2,190-75.2%
Knud Jorgensen$7,619$2,160-71.6%
Duane D. Strain$6,820$2,158-68.4%
Bruce A. Lamb$1,311$2,15664.5%
Kathleen D. Lamb$1,311$2,15664.5%
Craig Connelly$2,168$2,143-1.2%
Andrew J. Goemaat$2,136$2,1360%
Jason Meyerhofer$12,539$2,110-83.2%
Gary A. Nordine$2,089$2,0890%
Chad K. Jorgensen$2,081$2,0810%
Kevin J. Ward$2,040$2,0400%
Kevin Charles Quam$6,732$1,979-70.6%
Charles F. Till$7,426$1,941-73.9%
James Till$7,604$1,937-74.5%
Larry Shatek$1,861$1,9333.9%
Sharon a Bertsinger$1,910$1,9100%
Charlotte Strong$1,315$1,89143.8%
Karen Faulkner$2,256$1,873-17%
Julie Golberg$1,872$1,8720%
Otto Hemmah$7,270$1,866-74.3%
Forest Bartel$6,148$1,850-69.9%
Jeffrey J. Finn$5,947$1,824-69.3%
Clinton David Wittlief$1,792$1,7920%
Donald R Von ARX$2,483$1,788-28%
David G Skuster$1,736$1,7360%
Hilltop Swine, LLP$464,362$1,677-99.6%
Norman Scherbenske$1,630$1,6300%
Jacob A. Kaul$4,454$1,595-64.2%
Roger Langseth$1,017$1,57554.9%
Donna Sundry$9,491$1,566-83.5%
Lyle Sundry$9,491$1,566-83.5%
Danny Radke$1,562$1,5620%
Dana Strain$1,549$1,5490%
David Lewis$1,544$1,5440%
Michael Drees$4,495$1,538-65.8%
Christopher David Bachman$1,526$1,5260%
John Welch$5,131$1,515-70.5%
William D. Pirkl$3,767$1,497-60.3%
Stanley J & Mary Otto Irrevocable Trust$1,481$1,4810%
Adam Kekoa Evjen$1,465$1,4650%
Keith Groth$7,151$1,441-79.8%
Steven A. Wendt$4,451$1,426-68%
Nick Louprasong$0$1,397--
Robert Schunke$4,440$1,396-68.6%
Douglas Gathje$6,079$1,393-77.1%
Shannon Fritcher$808$1,35667.8%
David Hebrink$1,291$1,2910%
Mark Werner$1,411$1,290-8.6%
Janet Anderson$6,526$1,275-80.5%
Judith Diehl$1,932$1,257-34.9%
Richard H. Field$1,245$1,2450%
Charles P. Paulsen$4,843$1,240-74.4%
Thomas Tweite$1,727$1,228-28.9%
Paul Gerber$5,591$1,224-78.1%
Alan R. Henke$12,325$1,214-90.2%
Ryley Layden$1,209$1,2090%
Rocky Acres in Mower, LLC$1,200$1,2000%
Sandra Groth$7,335$1,185-83.8%
Armin G and Donna M Korthauer Family Trust$1,176$1,1760%
Myrtle A. Horihan Trust Dated May 3, 2012$2,545$1,175-53.8%
Arne P. Nelson$6,038$1,145-81%
Guy William Kohlnhofer$1,139$1,1390%
Terry Nierman$1,132$1,1320%
Richard Decker$1,119$1,1190%
Richardson Family Revocable Living Trust$1,117$1,1170%
Larry D. Miller$1,037$1,0370%
Middle Fork Farm, LLC$1,088$1,032-5.1%
Harlan Lutteke$1,025$1,0250%
Christopher Ebnet$0$1,022--
Gary Leroy Kearns$1,021$1,0210%
Arthur R. Kaul$3,922$966-75.4%
Tim Warren$3,796$965-74.6%
Louis E. Ward Jr.$2,479$953-61.6%
Judith Johnson$3,322$924-72.2%
Tham Chanthivong$0$918--
Peter Diercks$911$9110%
Kenneth D. Chase$902$9020%
Donovan Ramaker$4,486$877-80.5%
Sheri Ramaker$4,486$877-80.5%
Karen Moen$1,715$866-49.5%
Marilyn Wester$843$8430%
John R. Lutzi$2,475$818-66.9%
Austin Ryan$783$7830%
Thomas E. Bussell$2,722$767-71.8%
Judith A. Stoltenberg$3,160$717-77.3%
Wayne C. Stoltenberg$3,160$717-77.3%
Purrington Family Rev Living Trust$710$7100%
Jill Gibson$705$7050%
Andy Englund$0$696--
Travis Capelle$2,540$687-73%
Ardella a Remold Revocable Trust$438$68456.2%
Raymond Quandt$678$6780%
Alice Wendt$1,965$665-66.2%
Jerome G. Hildebrandt Jr.$663$6630%
Donald Voll$2,554$649-74.6%
Robert Theobald$641$6410%
Justin M. Zimmerman$1,393$635-54.4%
Jeffrey J. Fix$606$6060%
Lutteke Farm Properties, LLP$595$5950%
Levi A. Anderson$4,144$585-85.9%
Michael Glen Hail$7,398$582-92.1%
Adam Michael Espeseth$581$5810%
Donna Geselle$522$5220%
Raymond Younger$2,108$502-76.2%
Bruce A. Nelson$1,019$495-51.4%
Peter Smars$5,755$470-91.8%
Nadine Holthaus$359$42518.4%
Bonnie J. Schmidt$1,120$395-64.7%
Vernon Boettcher$1,296$380-70.7%
John Adamson$732$345-52.9%
Matthew Bowler$505$336-33.5%
Aaron Dale Greene$966$290-70%
R D Brummond and Sons, LLC$93,887$270-99.7%
Clayton Wittlief$817$196-76%
Steven Greene$1,574$178-88.7%
Andrew Kuisle$4,018$157-96.1%
Tammie Unverzagt$144$1440%
Sharon J. Hain$278$134-51.8%
Mary Frances Gillich$456$116-74.6%
Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Chad Garteski I$0$67--
Marlin I. Tlougan$2,220$65-97.1%
Darleen Bakken$56$560%
Gregory Robert Hale$2,381$51-97.9%
Charles Tvedt$762$29-96.2%
Scott Boyum$35$22-37.1%
Daniel White$22,131$14-99.9%
Corinne Stannard$768$0-100%
Debra Jane Linbo$1,363$0-100%
East St. Olaf Lutheran Church$1,454$0-100%
Equity Trust Company Custodian FB$186$0-100%
Evelyn Lee$6,658$0-100%
James M. Hart$120$0-100%
James-Erredge & Clarice Erredge Rev Trustee Erredge$121$0-100%
Jeff Schwert$534$0-100%
Larry Brooks$2,939$0-100%
Melissa R. Snyder$24$0-100%
Neil Melquist$5,592$0-100%
Steven Root$1,050$0-100%
Wendy R. Bach$79$0-100%
William Joseph Odonnell$1,371$0-100%
Clair Wittlief$289$0-100%
Eric J. Simon$27$0-100%
Herman Ohm Jr.$1,875$0-100%
Jaknoll Farms$2,205$0-100%
John Markham$139$0-100%
Judith Gingerich$312$0-100%
Lance Larsen$227$0-100%
Leland K Glabe$868$0-100%
Michael L. Capelle$671$0-100%
Nancy J. Salvo$154$0-100%
Richard H. Ballard$296$0-100%
Terry Meurer$673$0-100%
Theresa Leary$69$0-100%
Tiedeman Farms$5,422$0-100%
Amanda Galuska$3,622$0-100%
Anna L. Fahrman$1,000$0-100%
Bradley E. Burns$1,935$0-100%
Brett G. Bernard$3,116$0-100%
Daniel J. Larson$718$0-100%
Frank Bernard$1,019$0-100%
Gerald Fleming$955$0-100%
James P. Byrne$7,400$0-100%
Kevin Wellik$604$0-100%
Leslie Radcliffe$89$0-100%
Melba J Langseth Trust$2,255$0-100%
Nathan Bastian$109$0-100%
Nicholas R. Feltis$660$0-100%
Paul R. Gathje$4,555$0-100%
Prema Peethambaram$46$0-100%
Randy L. Swanson$7,778$0-100%
Steven J. Gisler$508$0-100%
Total subsidies$8,763,121$4,144,574-52.7%

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