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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Sherman County

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Farms throughout cities in Sherman County received $9.7 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 343 farmers in cities within Sherman County received a total of $4.5 million in 739 farm subsidies, a 68.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.2 million in 1,436 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 Sherman County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Scott Friesen$243,585$184,127-24.4%
Ryan J. Barker$82,511$126,95253.9%
Mark L. Eurek$32,084$93,090190.1%
Jason Donald Jakob$165,155$91,335-44.7%
Jager Farms$367,970$87,233-76.3%
Larry D. Rasmussen$98,340$86,199-12.3%
Baker Agent, LLC$182,240$84,453-53.7%
Mike Ference$257,302$82,220-68%
Gary R. Eurek$21,989$71,189223.7%
Robert Allan Ksionzek$116,620$69,763-40.2%
Linda S Zoerb Rev Trustee$200,995$68,945-65.7%
K & N Mac Farms, Inc.$324,966$68,558-78.9%
H R & S, Inc.$294,881$67,554-77.1%
John Stevenson$228,941$65,911-71.2%
Bryan James Stanczyk$83,484$63,593-23.8%
James Ralph Obermiller$116,286$61,963-46.7%
Linda Carol Obermiller$116,286$61,963-46.7%
Derrick E. Day$112,836$60,728-46.2%
Richard Panowicz$95,828$59,892-37.5%
Roseann Marie Wilson$290,223$59,800-79.4%
Becky Ann Bandur$156,932$56,956-63.7%
Thomas Edwin Bandur$157,016$56,910-63.8%
T & S Acres, Inc.$193,189$55,588-71.2%
Marilyn Kay Jakob$51,280$51,6970.8%
Scott Lewandowski$11,725$50,370329.6%
Brett Lambrecht$249,535$49,232-80.3%
James Anthony Stanczyk$77,651$48,384-37.7%
Timothy Kyle Obermiller$146,333$47,555-67.5%
Bruce Edward Guthard$186,642$47,512-74.5%
Dale G Zoerb Rev Trustee$224,827$45,153-79.9%
Setlik Feed Yard, LLC$103,330$43,172-58.2%
Moon Creek Cattle Company, Inc.$147,000$43,131-70.7%
Anastasia L. Obermiller$129,339$41,882-67.6%
James P. Kusek$73,728$39,199-46.8%
Lewandowski Farms$115,096$38,682-66.4%
Gary P. Bohl$189,316$38,482-79.7%
Gavin J. Jager$91,146$36,437-60%
Rick A. Stanczyk$125,179$33,198-73.5%
Austin J. Jakubowski$38,495$33,196-13.8%
David Justin Kuszak$112,383$32,565-71%
Robin Allen Bochart$178,756$31,820-82.2%
Roger Lewandowski$14,253$31,244119.2%
Gregory J. Rasmussen$35,806$30,360-15.2%
Chilewski Ranch, LLP$108,287$30,185-72.1%
Justin Joseph Kuszak$56,032$28,581-49%
Denise Marie Bochart$104,487$26,844-74.3%
Daniel Thomas Stanczyk$106,860$24,588-77%
John Clarence Obermiller$133,396$21,876-83.6%
J Thomas Stanczyk III, LLC$98,710$21,507-78.2%
Grudzinski Farms, LLC$73,131$21,202-71%
Dirk Unick$70,513$21,011-70.2%
Joseph J. Jerabek$66,942$20,891-68.8%
DCU Farms, LLC$81,018$20,873-74.2%
Kyle V. Kusek$68,006$20,544-69.8%
Rodney A. Richards$35,869$20,007-44.2%
Joseph Michael Stobbe Sr.$54,573$19,896-63.5%
Jolie Lynn Larson$132,922$19,634-85.2%
Carl Lawrence Larson$72,196$19,622-72.8%
Joseph a Sekutera$21,995$19,576-11%
Dean Allan Kwiatkowski$15,350$19,52727.2%
Michael Gappa$70,532$19,359-72.6%
Patricia Joan Eurek$11,285$18,68865.6%
Richard J. Wilson$75,092$18,416-75.5%
Andrew Louis Augustyn$87,959$18,283-79.2%
John R Kaslon$0$18,240--
Gary L. Dethlefs$64,275$18,180-71.7%
Jerry Dethlefs$64,275$18,180-71.7%
Jerome D Kowalski Revocable Trust$35,027$18,163-48.1%
Michael D. Kaminski$31,074$17,847-42.6%
Lance D. Otte$40,065$17,832-55.5%
Mark Allen Goc$65,766$17,686-73.1%
John Paul Kohls$74,881$17,052-77.2%
Trevor Kohls$71,894$16,544-77%
Kenneth Edward Krzycki$54,106$16,345-69.8%
Jeremy James Vanslyke$72,080$16,318-77.4%
Gary Michael Siegel$73,896$16,244-78%
Terry Allen Stark$83,474$16,195-80.6%
Mark Morrow$28,165$16,140-42.7%
5 Starxx Agent, Inc.$1,068$15,9781,396.1%
Mcdonald Brothers, LLC$61,074$15,961-73.9%
Brian Reiter$61,210$15,764-74.2%
Kenneth S. Kowalski$73,689$15,636-78.8%
Lew Agent, Inc.$63,294$15,256-75.9%
Rodney Alan Snow$70,799$15,206-78.5%
Highland Stock Farm, LLP$63,712$15,112-76.3%
Sidney Anton Snow$70,283$14,924-78.8%
Michael Rademacher$38,031$14,805-61.1%
Ennedi Plateau Ranch, Inc.$20,592$14,722-28.5%
Clinton Obermiller$82,534$14,539-82.4%
Dave Skibinski$74,355$14,528-80.5%
Trevor W. Ritz$37,443$14,387-61.6%
Sweetwater Farm, Inc.$60,162$14,379-76.1%
Robert J Riessland$40,095$14,071-64.9%
Kimberly Rita Pelc$0$13,994--
Scott J. Walrath$78,229$13,649-82.6%
Tatk, LLC$5,106$13,358161.6%
Sherman Acres, Inc.$119,770$13,293-88.9%
Connie Hancock$17,562$12,735-27.5%
Jon Jakubowski$15,104$12,625-16.4%
John Siegel$58,662$12,495-78.7%
Lyle D. Otte$25,810$12,338-52.2%
Lloyd Heil$36,645$12,072-67.1%
Harold Ronald Krolikowski$46,458$11,937-74.3%
Robert a Slobaszewski$49,157$11,766-76.1%
Wade Heil$40,946$11,584-71.7%
Allan Oseka$25,947$11,389-56.1%
Michael James Curlo$76,181$11,369-85.1%
Kirk Joseph Skibinski$52,522$11,229-78.6%
Steve J Slobaszewski$46,989$11,203-76.2%
Phillip Kowalski$38,137$10,764-71.8%
Austin Ryan Marsh - Bochart$0$10,591--
Larry Siegel$55,588$10,558-81%
Mark Spotanski$58,990$10,552-82.1%
Theodore D Tenski$42,178$10,386-75.4%
Andrew J. Augustyn$43,864$10,288-76.5%
James Frank Curlo$93,236$10,101-89.2%
E Lavern Oseka$67,481$9,989-85.2%
Scott Mroczek$48,906$9,901-79.8%
Michael John Glinsmann$9,800$9,8000%
Brian T Kaslon$4,362$9,662121.5%
Michael Wayne Jarzynka$14,914$9,274-37.8%
Robert Dick Harrington$47,283$9,270-80.4%
Jeremy Jason Rosentreader$51,763$9,221-82.2%
Fred D. Spotanski$35,499$8,911-74.9%
Kucera's Beaver Creek Ranch, Inc.$65,295$8,750-86.6%
Leroy R. Lammers$21,896$8,602-60.7%
Daniel Skibinski$53,682$8,136-84.8%
Scott Paitz$51,007$8,072-84.2%
Lawrence Henry Rademacher$18,438$8,000-56.6%
Terrence L. Fredrick$26,032$7,936-69.5%
Douglas D. Obermiller$41,113$7,895-80.8%
Richard Dennis McFadden$24,335$7,681-68.4%
Phillip Lee Rohde$29,643$7,596-74.4%
Thomas Leon Kaslon$21,493$7,514-65%
Brad Slocum$30,166$7,506-75.1%
Marilyn G. Rager$23,713$7,482-68.4%
George L. McFadden$2,658$7,461180.7%
Loren F. Obermiller$31,923$7,380-76.9%
Jess T. Stanczyk$44,044$7,242-83.6%
Irvin Eugene Woitalewicz$36,068$7,225-80%
Lloyd Unick$14,037$7,183-48.8%
Karl Kulwicki$28,825$7,099-75.4%
John J. Jerabek$12,563$7,058-43.8%
Theresa Rasmussen$0$7,030--
Clarence R Sekutera$12,250$7,018-42.7%
Michael Allen Bandur$12,405$6,971-43.8%
Dyr Farms, LLC$14,281$6,966-51.2%
Greg Siegel$31,328$6,930-77.9%
Kenneth D. Lucas$6,504$6,8845.8%
April G Sekutera$34,636$6,742-80.5%
Jason J. Rademacher$6,963$6,580-5.5%
Joseph C. Skibinski$36,544$6,533-82.1%
Kristine S. Brown$2,918$6,326116.8%
Dennis J. Ference$9,627$6,318-34.4%
David Dominguez$423$6,3011,389.6%
Evelyn Johnson$6,250$6,2500%
Andrew S. Gappa$13,646$6,237-54.3%
Delbert F Jonak Revocable Trust$35,594$6,064-83%
Jared Michael Curlo$19,811$5,974-69.8%
Steven Heapy$28,725$5,959-79.3%
Greg Heapy$3,944$5,85748.5%
Lance K Heikel$28,735$5,809-79.8%
Mark A. Golter$25,559$5,808-77.3%
Marvin P Wardyn and Rhonda L Wardyn Revocable Trust$0$5,754--
Ronald Klimek$17,558$5,741-67.3%
Jeffrey M. Rademacher$15,282$5,650-63%
Steve Grudzinski$23,549$5,587-76.3%
Kashland, Inc.$2,616$5,544111.9%
Donald Eugene Lewandowski$6,718$5,389-19.8%
Daniel Feldman$31,090$5,380-82.7%
Gerald E Slocum Revocable Trust$15,983$5,283-66.9%
Austin Skibinski$22,471$5,253-76.6%
Hinrichs, LLC$26,011$5,245-79.8%
John J. Veeder$7,397$5,200-29.7%
Marvin Heil$17,999$5,179-71.2%
Brian Lefever$28,546$5,079-82.2%
Alphonse Kowalski$22,959$5,062-78%
Gerald M. Rolfsmeyer$19,367$5,059-73.9%
Chad L. Slocum$21,570$5,055-76.6%
Scott Pritchard$19,588$5,012-74.4%
Adam Jason Stanczyk$21,229$4,926-76.8%
Lawrence Kuszak$16,409$4,889-70.2%
Christian Franz Trumler$46,269$4,826-89.6%
James A. Jaeschke$21,112$4,772-77.4%
Declan Flynn$30,300$4,770-84.3%
Robert Hurt$20,851$4,683-77.5%
Jeffrey Barent$12,780$4,672-63.4%
Jerome Leonard Jarzynka$18,850$4,664-75.3%
Dean Kohls$2,446$4,61788.8%
Shawn M. Rademacher$25,376$4,539-82.1%
Leslie L. Glinsmann$20,754$4,527-78.2%
Steven A. Reynolds$18,144$4,433-75.6%
Jeffrey Ray Albers$13,933$4,420-68.3%
Brian Hurt$17,858$4,196-76.5%
Marion Schultz$10,391$4,107-60.5%
Jarod A. Wilson$6,670$4,107-38.4%
Marian L. Palu$13,271$4,039-69.6%
Michael D. Gillming$9,323$3,957-57.6%
Maxine C. Hurt$11,349$3,932-65.4%
Renae L. Mack$14,895$3,932-73.6%
Todd Wardyn$0$3,850--
Feldman Farms, LLC$14,935$3,717-75.1%
Earl Dean Norseen$13,062$3,692-71.7%
Blaine Goodner$8,937$3,441-61.5%
Frank Lonowski$33,778$3,400-89.9%
Richard S. Linden$13,348$3,340-75%
Riley T. Spotanski$6,836$3,296-51.8%
Robert Cale Harrington$0$3,262--
Justin Sekutera$20,404$3,225-84.2%
Steven a Supanchick$14,163$3,081-78.2%
Jean M. Thomsen$150$3,0581,938.7%
Nathan D. Larson$14,426$3,052-78.8%
Daniel B. Day$5,643$2,942-47.9%
Timothy E. Jonak$5,775$2,926-49.3%
Mark Teichmeier$19,046$2,924-84.6%
Darrell Louis Kaminski$14,124$2,900-79.5%
Ronald A. Russell$15,724$2,849-81.9%
John Lefever$15,879$2,764-82.6%
Steven Joseph Glinsmann$26,470$2,753-89.6%
Earl D. Kramer$13,494$2,750-79.6%
Travis A. Mason$7,691$2,743-64.3%
Scott C. Grudzinski$7,540$2,688-64.4%
Terry Mroczek$6,808$2,634-61.3%
John L. Heil Jr.$26,330$2,587-90.2%
Jeremiah Scott Deines$8,415$2,516-70.1%
Clara C. Stobbe$1,353$2,50885.4%
William J. Ference$11,011$2,493-77.4%
Kevin T. Fulton$19,275$2,447-87.3%
Charles Wayne Mostek$7,009$2,404-65.7%
Dean Kratzer$10,665$2,370-77.8%
Ronald Wayne Wardyn$23,633$2,241-90.5%
Margy Ellen Harrington$9,865$2,224-77.5%
Mark M. Lewis$5,298$2,198-58.5%
Thomas Paul Kusek$5,351$2,197-58.9%
Lillian Agnes Kaslon$0$2,174--
Denis V. Kusek Jr.$4,787$2,158-54.9%
Dean R. Ash$0$2,156--
Wayne Siegel$5,243$2,120-59.6%
Lawrence J. Mostek$5,926$2,042-65.5%
Michael A. Kuszak$5,295$1,977-62.7%
Roger Slobaszewski$6,119$1,961-68%
Randy N. Wilson$3,495$1,955-44.1%
Craig Lammers$5,316$1,936-63.6%
Mitchell Feldman$6,763$1,935-71.4%
Siegel Farms, LLC$2,989$1,828-38.8%
Glenda Helms$0$1,806--
Heath Austin Spotanski$3,939$1,775-54.9%
Brett J. Bramer$9,581$1,773-81.5%
Philip J Carkoski$28,159$1,735-93.8%
Axmann Farms, LLP$7,541$1,730-77.1%
Anthony J. Stobbe$5,078$1,708-66.4%
Brian L. Slocum$6,371$1,668-73.8%
Larry Evans$4,496$1,666-62.9%
Bradley J. Christensen$10,715$1,612-85%
Norman Quandt$3,007$1,576-47.6%
Tyler P. Sokol$8,989$1,573-82.5%
Brian J. Ripp$15,787$1,536-90.3%
Adrian E Oseka$2,597$1,527-41.2%
John Geisler$7,248$1,517-79.1%
Eldon Adams$3,989$1,474-63%
Peggy A. Morrow$2,974$1,470-50.6%
5K Cattle Company, LLC$5,709$1,463-74.4%
Robert Barker$6,793$1,460-78.5%
Terry Palu$16,886$1,448-91.4%
Kevin Siegel$7,332$1,406-80.8%
Galen Stanczyk$15,621$1,368-91.2%
Duane Linden$15,199$1,366-91%
Brandon Joseph Tuma$5,986$1,356-77.3%
William J. Rolfsmeyer$6,687$1,245-81.4%
Glen Ellermeier Credit Trust$6,136$1,236-79.9%
John Daniel Kaslon$1,274$1,235-3.1%
Donald Hancock$0$1,235--
Andrew S. Reynolds$3,579$1,232-65.6%
Deanna Peterson$4,505$1,196-73.5%
Brett J. Skibinski$6,652$1,161-82.5%
Luther M. Cheek$3,827$1,147-70%
Steven Michael McAuliff$4,121$1,133-72.5%
Scott Adams$6,110$1,088-82.2%
Troy G. McConnaughey$0$1,073--
Gary Smedra$2,963$1,064-64.1%
Donald Jehorek$5,935$1,048-82.3%
Chad L. Nelson$82,634$1,045-98.7%
Cody W. Kuszak$4,851$1,042-78.5%
Leroy Baker$3,036$1,022-66.3%
Scott Rademacher$11,084$1,010-90.9%
Loretta I Woitalewicz$5,886$978-83.4%
Warren Gene Glinsmann$1,848$966-47.7%
Kevin Geisler$4,543$932-79.5%
Eric J. Fitzgerald$1,703$908-46.7%
Mary Ann Sokol$4,380$884-79.8%
Karly Baker$2,035$812-60.1%
Angeline Teichmeier Trust$2,138$790-63%
Ken Trent$3,677$777-78.9%
Eldon Kieborz$1,389$777-44.1%
Ervin Quandt$2,407$776-67.8%
Tyler Snow$0$746--
Evan J. Tuma$3,423$734-78.6%
Barbara Vierk$3,255$724-77.8%
Derrick Becker$4,743$711-85%
Cole Kuszak$3,443$710-79.4%
Michael R. Rager$532$71033.5%
John Badura$1,903$707-62.8%
Michael T. Hewitt$0$700--
Michele A. Towey$2,199$698-68.3%
Arlene Sawyer$0$684--
Susan Lefever$3,740$682-81.8%
Larry J. Reiter$908$649-28.5%
Marian Glinsmann$1,793$636-64.5%
Ronald Ellermeier$3,068$618-79.9%
Donna Trompke$2,051$612-70.2%
Dylan R. Lieb$1,351$604-55.3%
Wesley Spotanski$6,080$598-90.2%
Kenneth Janulewicz$7,563$582-92.3%
Timothy S. Raun$1,320$576-56.4%
Tom Dawson$1,914$569-70.3%
Matthew J. Tuma$2,233$540-75.8%
Gary Badura$1,716$447-74%
Conagher S Jonak$2,497$441-82.3%
John Donald Treffer$1,089$422-61.2%
Mitchell Jonak$1,326$413-68.9%
Cody Thomas Hruby$2,061$403-80.4%
Mitch Spotanski$1,848$400-78.4%
Janet Jo Moraczewski$6,567$395-94%
Denis Kusek$2,522$394-84.4%
Arnold M. Palu Jr.$1,760$374-78.8%
Classic Cattle Company$1,992$365-81.7%
James Rademacher$1,716$343-80%
Shane Carstens$689$307-55.4%
Ryan Morrow$1,652$304-81.6%
James E. Wheeler$0$261--
Jed T. Dush$1,326$233-82.4%
Kayla Nilsen$1,612$232-85.6%
Kevin a Curlo$1,034$228-77.9%
Evelyn Oseka$0$223--
Darlene M. Hughes$532$217-59.2%
Lowayne E Psota$0$187--
Kwiatkowski Family Trust - Alice M Kwiatkowski$0$182--
Zachary Scott Deeds$15,643$129-99.2%
Kevin S. Williams$324$74-77.2%
Ta Nilsen Farms, LLC$7,872$72-99.1%
Mallory J. Tuma$244$63-74.2%
Randy Kuszak$830$15-98.2%
Marti J Heikel$0$4--
Adeline Jonak$15,839$0-100%
Ashton State Bank$222,860$0-100%
Austin Ryan Bochart$51,047$0-100%
Brian Kaslon$1,606$0-100%
David L. Fredrick$5,405$0-100%
Jody Lynn Kaslon$1,925$0-100%
John Ray Kaslon$74,100$0-100%
Karen A. Spotanski$777$0-100%
Ryan Matthew Schachta$22,085$0-100%
Shirley Kay Kaslon$2,410$0-100%
Stanczyk Farms, LLC$17,593$0-100%
Arnold Nilsen$1,993$0-100%
Ashton State Bank$12,485$0-100%
Darrel Brown$2,917$0-100%
Eva Mckeon Revocable Trust$68,040$0-100%
Joseph Paitz$7,892$0-100%
Leroy A. Lammers$467$0-100%
Luetta R Lammers$9,299$0-100%
Terry T. Ripp$14,277$0-100%
Thomas Donald McFadden$2,040$0-100%
Tony A. Nilsen$4,219$0-100%
Travis Winberg$536$0-100%
Bret Roy Spanel$3,554$0-100%
Charles W Leithoff$185$0-100%
Gerald E. Arnold Jr.$96$0-100%
Glenda Leithoff$8,641$0-100%
Kwiatkowski Family Trust$2,531$0-100%
Marvin P Wardyn and Rhonda L Ward$8,809$0-100%
Quinton Royle$5,771$0-100%
Tena R. Boyles$935$0-100%
Arnold John Kaslon$2,174$0-100%
Ashton State Bank$253,629$0-100%
Cale Harrington$24,120$0-100%
Citizens Bank and Trust$61,373$0-100%
Dennis E. Richards$59$0-100%
Eleanore W. Lewandowski$312$0-100%
James F. Cronin$2,051$0-100%
Janice Sock$2,973$0-100%
John Donald Treffer$823$0-100%
Larry L. Carstens$8,261$0-100%
Loren Allen Wheeler$1,078$0-100%
Lucas A. Obermiller$52$0-100%
Matthew L. Fowler$108,333$0-100%
Ashton State Bank$11,800$0-100%
Dean Bonczynski$510$0-100%
Total subsidies$14,215,051$4,520,153-68.2%

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