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

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Farms throughout cities in Boyd County received $7.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 315 farmers in cities within Boyd County received a total of $5 million in 797 farm subsidies, a 60.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.7 million in 1,249 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 Boyd County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Zeisler Cattle, Inc.$172,602$149,686-13.3%
David J. Fischer$239,161$127,728-46.6%
Grant Nielsen, LLC$242,684$126,139-48%
Tony Drueke$21,611$97,891353%
Dexter W. Black$295,740$97,661-67%
James B Reiman Farms, Inc.$213,650$88,619-58.5%
Russell Garwood$214,585$82,386-61.6%
Ross Nielsen, LLC$176,661$78,317-55.7%
Nelson Farms, Inc.$145,732$77,901-46.5%
Terry Hausmann$203,786$74,412-63.5%
Patty Jo Williamson$95,131$73,920-22.3%
Casey Reiman$133,788$59,397-55.6%
Spencer Livestock, Inc.$421,642$58,645-86.1%
Leota Cecelia Reiser$129,006$58,276-54.8%
Edward I. Reiman$124,250$57,678-53.6%
Todd A. Boettcher$162,285$56,961-64.9%
Stephanie L. Boettcher$159,835$56,447-64.7%
Larry Reiman$145,952$55,098-62.2%
Lap Farms, Inc.$119,619$55,025-54%
Schultz Bros Farms, Inc.$146,682$51,960-64.6%
Dustin J Mashino$124,233$51,935-58.2%
David Heiser$158,518$51,874-67.3%
Michael J. Heiser$158,517$51,874-67.3%
Lavern Higgins$203,384$49,666-75.6%
Martin Reiser$71,197$45,474-36.1%
Wayne W. Wendt$103,854$45,415-56.3%
Edan Family Farms, LLC$70,572$45,354-35.7%
Nicholas L. Keller$147,787$44,960-69.6%
Boettcher Brothers Farms$180,584$44,951-75.1%
Shane A. Lechtenberg$82,613$44,019-46.7%
Between the Mohrs, LLC$86,869$43,198-50.3%
Ronnie R. Roth$132,601$42,963-67.6%
Brad Purviance$82,147$42,707-48%
Bryon Vogt$85,055$42,586-49.9%
Kelly J. Reiser$30,370$41,48836.6%
Terrence A. Reiser$2,585$41,2211,494.6%
Tom Kayl$103,532$40,309-61.1%
Trevor Joseph Mlnarik$47,348$38,296-19.1%
Shane a Lechtenberg, Inc.$134,673$36,620-72.8%
John J. Nolan$88,688$36,078-59.3%
Mike Hostert$79,093$35,860-54.7%
Tristan L. Garwood$125,839$35,009-72.2%
Carl Leroy Williamson$95,439$33,609-64.8%
Roger Loock$47,853$33,288-30.4%
Craig Zeisler$74,690$33,245-55.5%
Edward J. Ludwig$137,263$33,211-75.8%
Scott T. Lewis$33,180$33,2010.1%
Douglas C. Johnson$71,438$32,615-54.3%
Leonard Ohri$64,657$30,538-52.8%
Jerry Pfeifer$103,334$30,511-70.5%
Steven D Mahlendorf$58,362$29,755-49%
Thaddeus Davis$57,584$29,721-48.4%
Shaunessey L Higgins$93,736$28,314-69.8%
Rex D. Black$104,903$28,224-73.1%
John Charles Davis$18,645$27,61648.1%
Kenneth L. Reiman$54,382$27,068-50.2%
Mauri Micanek$28,902$26,211-9.3%
Kevin D. McCarthy$33,576$26,056-22.4%
Joe Higgins$44,656$25,715-42.4%
Nelson Livestock$76,492$25,510-66.7%
Springlake Angus Ranch$57,231$25,446-55.5%
Tony D. Boettcher$56,230$24,700-56.1%
Tim Reiser$42,026$24,537-41.6%
Layne Michaelis$44,508$24,419-45.1%
Mark A. Zeisler$172,018$24,414-85.8%
Douglas J. Nelson$115,824$24,283-79%
Douglas Patrick Samp$0$24,276--
Frank Pfeifer & Son, LLC$29,110$24,220-16.8%
Paul Filips$70,767$23,958-66.1%
David Schmitz$43,928$23,786-45.9%
Neil Reiman$69,004$23,727-65.6%
Daniel J. Ohri$51,503$22,840-55.7%
James L. Gehlsen$41,441$22,724-45.2%
Steve D. Liewer$37,745$22,619-40.1%
Bryan L. Hipke$62,569$22,510-64%
Luke D Mahlendorf$47,995$22,474-53.2%
Daniel G. Ahlers$45,097$22,391-50.3%
Cody Edward Allen$0$21,296--
Nancy L. Ruda$41,527$21,042-49.3%
Troy D. Johnson$49,957$20,967-58%
Jared L. Hammon$51,952$20,962-59.7%
Darren McCarthy$45,282$20,778-54.1%
Hoyt L. Cline$41,390$20,511-50.4%
Eugene J. Koenig$33,560$20,350-39.4%
Leslie Graham$46,649$20,338-56.4%
Jesse Zeisler$74,081$19,971-73%
Joshua J. Henderson$24,812$19,899-19.8%
Jim Alford$101,387$19,434-80.8%
Michael Allen Reiman$63,801$19,311-69.7%
Edward J. Peppel$44,850$19,002-57.6%
Paul Allen$68,488$18,850-72.5%
Heisers Livestock, Inc.$49,799$18,804-62.2%
Larry L. Boska$26,484$18,461-30.3%
Ronald W. Atkinson$52,281$17,301-66.9%
Tommy Bill Schaaf$26,863$17,146-36.2%
Frank H. Lechtenberg$54,421$16,846-69%
Dennis D. Hrbek$27,140$16,831-38%
Mayer Bros PTNSP$26,289$16,747-36.3%
Clem L Disterhaupt JR$0$15,900--
Gordon Swanson$25,214$15,803-37.3%
Casey L. Heiser$40,623$15,705-61.3%
Ryan L. Kaczor$23,814$15,694-34.1%
Donavan P. Reiser$52,937$15,635-70.5%
Skye Higgins$62,371$15,613-75%
Jason Leroy Purviance$21,354$15,085-29.4%
Aaron W. Holz$21,430$14,599-31.9%
Jay L. Ludwig$54,442$14,511-73.3%
Mark H. Heiser$30,778$14,396-53.2%
Pam Muller$5,299$14,346170.7%
Michael A. Koenig$90,316$14,308-84.2%
Kent D. Classen$29,405$14,242-51.6%
Darrel L Rihanek$25,896$14,190-45.2%
Lowell L. Fisher$7,795$14,16381.7%
Raymond L. Wade$30,214$13,832-54.2%
Roger L. Ruda$27,342$13,812-49.5%
Richard L. Zeisler$117,955$13,756-88.3%
John Thiry$17,582$13,685-22.2%
Jon R. Tikalsky$0$13,396--
Tanner Black$24,638$13,191-46.5%
John D. Krieger$18,399$12,891-29.9%
Dan Pinkerman$18,354$12,648-31.1%
Gordon F. Sedivy$41,459$12,595-69.6%
Christopher Marlowe$26,444$11,958-54.8%
Carl F. Weeder$18,787$11,788-37.3%
Scott A. Sedivy$22,411$11,759-47.5%
Hagberg Feedyard, LLC$513,913$11,736-97.7%
Brad L. Reiman$5,262$11,602120.5%
Dale A. Nicolaus$15,958$11,539-27.7%
Marvin Schochenmaier$26,722$11,381-57.4%
DBB Enterprises, LLC$12,455$11,352-8.9%
Joe Randy Micanek$0$11,347--
Weber Land & Cattle, LLC$49,196$11,123-77.4%
Mike Miller$33,186$11,101-66.5%
Dallas L. Carson$15,742$10,983-30.2%
Benjamin Wright$19,477$10,909-44%
Karen K. Havranek$114,258$10,785-90.6%
Jerome E. Engelhaupt$38,515$10,742-72.1%
Joe F. Schulte$0$10,648--
Kenny R. Svatos$31,101$10,414-66.5%
Nola M. Hagberg$18,822$10,222-45.7%
Rodney R. Roth$44,260$10,219-76.9%
Clyde Vogt$26,211$10,184-61.1%
Kenneth Hoffman$30,837$10,086-67.3%
James L. Liewer$35,700$9,958-72.1%
Kent Hagberg$25,820$9,773-62.1%
Denton Ellwanger$26,504$9,610-63.7%
Marlo P. Drobny$12,295$9,525-22.5%
Jerry Heermann$28,717$9,238-67.8%
Larry K. Liewer$14,405$9,085-36.9%
Frank Jabe Fisher$4,697$8,83088%
Michael Gary Hoffman$24,354$8,641-64.5%
Kenneth Ellwanger$26,350$8,563-67.5%
Mark A. Engelhaupt$19,233$8,538-55.6%
Clay Robert Classen$15,367$8,293-46%
Cynthia A. Nolan$14,768$7,964-46.1%
Richard Boettcher$14,618$7,760-46.9%
Eugene Holmberg$19,214$7,693-60%
Jeffery R. Zink$37,580$7,657-79.6%
Bradley W. Atkinson$18,015$7,610-57.8%
Leroy McCarthy$42,016$7,597-81.9%
Oliver M. Nelson$19,577$7,542-61.5%
Glenn T. Zink$22,036$7,521-65.9%
Gary L. Conroy$24,396$7,518-69.2%
Tucker Joseph Kayl$24,563$7,448-69.7%
Levi Roth$18,938$7,431-60.8%
Allen L. Holz$16,160$7,401-54.2%
Brian R. Sedivy$49,920$7,223-85.5%
Ernie J. Eilers$20,026$7,021-64.9%
Leonard Reiser$40,577$6,984-82.8%
Kevin James Koenig$28,898$6,747-76.7%
Ralph R. Roth$22,995$6,355-72.4%
Joe Schochenmaier$0$6,155--
Edward J. Connot$28,167$6,097-78.4%
John J. Hausmann$19,738$6,058-69.3%
Rexford J. Carson$23,650$5,885-75.1%
Gary Hoffman$34,582$5,880-83%
Howard C. Grimm$4,545$5,86829.1%
Edward J. Weber$36,695$5,817-84.1%
John A. Engelhaupt$9,496$5,802-38.9%
Randall W. Black$10,667$5,778-45.8%
Robert Kocian$0$5,769--
Terry Havranek$22,276$5,738-74.2%
Keith S. Cline$18,090$5,694-68.5%
Tye Engelhaupt$4,955$5,63013.6%
Steven L. Reiman$14,078$5,486-61%
Michael Wade$8,244$5,473-33.6%
Kody Kirwan$7,327$5,338-27.1%
Howard Tiefenthaler$5,957$5,334-10.5%
Tom L. Frickel$11,217$5,310-52.7%
Cynthia Carlson$3,260$5,14257.7%
Leo Lyle Witherwax$23,356$5,049-78.4%
Jeremy J. Boettcher$0$4,941--
Kara Boettcher$0$4,941--
Dylan Reiman$28,215$4,905-82.6%
Eugene L. Hostert$2,978$4,73058.8%
Frank P. Fisher$4,279$4,6508.7%
John C. Higgins$8,085$4,514-44.2%
Leroy A. Guthmiller$8,096$4,506-44.3%
Leonard H. Schmitz$7,077$4,369-38.3%
Daniel E. Roberts$3,853$4,28411.2%
Kevin Pelc$0$4,240--
Lee E. Kleeb$5,504$4,201-23.7%
Lowell Fisher Family, LLC$22,536$3,900-82.7%
David H. Sextro$11,727$3,840-67.3%
John T. Hajek$0$3,779--
Betty Mashino$14,704$3,688-74.9%
Mertz Mill Ranch, LLC$6,600$3,640-44.8%
Leslie J. Purviance$12,193$3,587-70.6%
Alex Joseph Bendig$4,813$3,516-26.9%
Garry D. Wilson$1,474$3,512138.3%
Brett A. Sedlacek$1,328$3,478161.9%
Jory Carson$0$3,418--
MRS Samantha Green$0$3,372--
William Muller$3,432$3,283-4.3%
Luke J. Zeisler$7,025$3,142-55.3%
Lana Bell$3,399$3,073-9.6%
Kelly J. Classen$3,740$3,044-18.6%
Allpress Brothers, LLC$0$3,037--
Michael James Wendt$7,051$2,980-57.7%
Robert G. Riha$6,098$2,949-51.6%
Michael Breiner$6,528$2,897-55.6%
Redbird Valley, LLC$12,422$2,802-77.4%
Elaine Best$4,939$2,741-44.5%
Arlene O. Hargens$4,883$2,726-44.2%
Boettcher Adventure$8,543$2,720-68.2%
Thomas A. Liewer$15,141$2,719-82%
Duane R. Lechtenberg$12,776$2,670-79.1%
Carson Ranch, LLC$0$2,601--
Wilma J. Audiss$3,049$2,561-16%
Guy Polenske$4,245$2,517-40.7%
Brent Boettcher$3,598$2,464-31.5%
Robert Wentz$10,515$2,426-76.9%
Marvin Reiser$3,515$2,357-32.9%
Eugene Frasch$3,780$2,348-37.9%
Harold Gene Micanek$0$2,345--
Delight C Becker$1,495$2,33456.1%
Vernon E. Frasch$4,145$2,276-45.1%
Louise M. Zink$4,322$2,261-47.7%
Brian L. Reiser$17,835$2,252-87.4%
James T. Kocian$13,189$2,240-83%
Barnes Family Farm, LLC$3,450$2,203-36.1%
Ridgeway Thomas Higgins$0$2,163--
Jared Koenig$4,221$2,121-49.8%
Jerome A. Blum$4,325$2,023-53.2%
Kent Conklin$8,082$2,001-75.2%
Marvene M Courtney$3,583$1,899-47%
Clayton R. Holmberg$7,008$1,878-73.2%
Jeff Schuerman$6,909$1,771-74.4%
Chase Nelson$8,833$1,745-80.2%
Joseph F. Hostert$553$1,697206.9%
Virgil Reiser$5,174$1,690-67.3%
Beth R. Davy$3,213$1,677-47.8%
Caleb R Rihanek$12,906$1,637-87.3%
Ronald B. Wright$6,372$1,622-74.5%
Chris Dennis Neumiller$0$1,509--
Nolan Reiman$0$1,505--
Cody Svatos$13,451$1,489-88.9%
Norma J. Fisher$1,059$1,48239.9%
Dylan Harold Haun$2,171$1,469-32.3%
Kendell Dean McCarthy$2,926$1,449-50.5%
Kenneth R. Boettcher$1,398$1,4131.1%
Luceil R Conklin$439$1,381214.6%
Robert E. Nordstrom$968$1,37842.4%
G Scheinost, Inc.$1,143$1,34217.4%
Joan H. Zeisler$6,507$1,312-79.8%
Ty Nelson$7,656$1,283-83.2%
Trev Michael Reiman$8,321$1,254-84.9%
Leo Schulte$650$1,22288%
Mr. David Wilbur Reiser$4,239$1,215-71.3%
Kameron K. Reiser$1,100$1,1968.7%
Nancy A. Kayl$630$1,16584.9%
Nancy A. Kayl$0$1,165--
Hylen B. Dahlberg$1,265$1,043-17.5%
Keith M. May$2,309$1,028-55.5%
Dennis Nemec$3,498$949-72.9%
Leighton Adams$0$917--
Brent Luber$1,096$904-17.5%
Marcus Alford$22,064$871-96.1%
Vernon Vogt$3,490$809-76.8%
Billy Lewis$6,333$808-87.2%
Rex King$11,965$805-93.3%
Beau Purviance$2,288$804-64.9%
Ramona Bentzen$628$80327.9%
Peed Land, LLC$1,369$737-46.2%
Lorna Frasch$1,228$683-44.4%
Stanley R. Hanzlik$1,176$682-42%
Charles G. Dahlberg$326$64397.2%
Adam Nolan$4,719$592-87.5%
Carl R. Ruda$1,341$570-57.5%
Cody Bernt$2,629$547-79.2%
Goesch Agronomy Services, Inc.$0$501--
Patricia A. Brockmann$581$481-17.2%
Spring Creek Farms General Partnership$0$481--
Nathan Eugene Gillaspie$2,245$414-81.6%
Marcia Engelhaupt$383$3830%
Douglas D. Sextro$6,285$378-94%
Robert Polacek$990$364-63.2%
Cindy Boh$275$34726.2%
Shane L. Carson$2,353$330-86%
Agnes Muller$415$326-21.4%
Donna Woodruff$259$2590%
Brock Strom$0$259--
Nancy Tiefenthaler$0$222--
Twin Butte Cattle$6,174$210-96.6%
Thomas Boh$146$19533.6%
Mary Mellor$141$18833.3%
Classen Farms, Inc.$0$175--
Tate Purviance$440$151-65.7%
Dennis Hespe$168$114-32.1%
Kaci Mashino$0$92--
Paul Hausmann$2,601$81-96.9%
Kelly Kalkowski$66$30-54.5%
Dustin Lee Johnson$2,493$17-99.3%
Ann J Anderson Funnel Trust$13$7-46.2%
Larry D Anderson Funnel Trust$13$7-46.2%
Cody Allen$27,687$0-100%
Francis David Pfeifer$7,998$0-100%
Doris Kocian$2,412$0-100%
Helen Mohr$4,052$0-100%
Jeffrey Kenneth Reiser$5,515$0-100%
Jim Fritz$18,252$0-100%
Kenny L. Reiman Jr.$22,522$0-100%
LJ&M Lechtenberg, LLC$10,505$0-100%
MRS Samantha Mccarthy$2,090$0-100%
Northview Family Farms, LLC$79,074$0-100%
Roger Roth$965$0-100%
Samantha McCarthy$3,429$0-100%
Ashton State Bank$4,818$0-100%
Holt-Boyd County Farm Service Age$33,870$0-100%
Kenny Svatos$117$0-100%
Kreg L. Kalkowski$4,631$0-100%
Laree Pritchett$34$0-100%
Marita Placek$196$0-100%
Robert T. Johnson$82$0-100%
Tracy Wright$9,359$0-100%
Victor N. Pickering$4,443$0-100%
Viola D. Heiser$3,392$0-100%
Clark C. Fuhrer$38,953$0-100%
David Reiman$8,692$0-100%
Jeri Lynn Horan$1,537$0-100%
Kay E. Fischer$512$0-100%
Lester Neumiller$41$0-100%
Agnes Mashino$2,228$0-100%
Carl Schuman$25$0-100%
Harold Klasna$2,141$0-100%
Jamie Jo Haun$1,674$0-100%
Kelli Mashino$1,816$0-100%
Scott E. Angel$7,505$0-100%
Shirley Claassen$2,115$0-100%
Thomas A. Schuman$3,078$0-100%
Willard M Rust Estate$569$0-100%
Total subsidies$12,653,283$5,025,625-60.3%

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