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In 2021, 269 farmers in cities within Greeley County received a total of $3.3 million in 538 farm subsidies, a 74.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.8 million in 1,145 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 Greeley County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glaser Cattle, LLC | $283,048 | $121,723 | -57% |
| Daniel K. Miller | $288,593 | $89,720 | -68.9% |
| Eschty Farms, Inc. | $478,801 | $83,927 | -82.5% |
| Diamond Y Ranch, LLC | $336,850 | $71,974 | -78.6% |
| Edward Mathias Wlaschin | $156,587 | $65,159 | -58.4% |
| Jason M. Wlaschin | $156,389 | $65,159 | -58.3% |
| Michael B. Mahony | $111,305 | $59,847 | -46.2% |
| Seamann Farms, Inc. | $341,949 | $55,105 | -83.9% |
| Poss Angus, Inc. | $251,148 | $53,114 | -78.9% |
| Gerald J. Asche | $195,446 | $46,696 | -76.1% |
| Eagle Heart Ranch, Inc. | $336,898 | $45,520 | -86.5% |
| G & L Farms, Inc. | $199,473 | $43,008 | -78.4% |
| Richard John Esch | $110,546 | $41,498 | -62.5% |
| Mark G. Cockerill | $190,560 | $40,022 | -79% |
| Jacob ESCH Farms, LLC | $0 | $39,930 | -- |
| Lucas Wolf | $0 | $39,020 | -- |
| Robert J Leslie Revocable Trust | $67,277 | $36,712 | -45.4% |
| Double D & G Farms, LLC | $151,020 | $36,134 | -76.1% |
| Mr. Matthew Thomas Benson | $0 | $33,991 | -- |
| David Berger | $109,235 | $33,591 | -69.2% |
| William J. Berger | $133,439 | $32,274 | -75.8% |
| Keber Farms, Inc. | $126,803 | $30,734 | -75.8% |
| Travis E. Heinz | $125,648 | $30,143 | -76% |
| Land & Cattle LLC, OD | $114,157 | $29,372 | -74.3% |
| Brett E Houtby | $110,272 | $29,021 | -73.7% |
| Shelly S Houtby | $110,272 | $29,021 | -73.7% |
| Jerry Glaser, Inc. | $92,182 | $28,480 | -69.1% |
| Steven Holderman | $110,403 | $28,133 | -74.5% |
| Jon H. Stam | $112,699 | $28,020 | -75.1% |
| Oeltjen, Inc. | $145,870 | $27,737 | -81% |
| Terry L. Peetz | $72,860 | $27,394 | -62.4% |
| Valasek Farms, Inc. | $129,156 | $26,781 | -79.3% |
| David L. Thome | $26,490 | $26,487 | -0% |
| Leon David Seier | $85,637 | $25,297 | -70.5% |
| Steven D. Klein | $125,826 | $25,022 | -80.1% |
| Daniel E. McManaman | $119,377 | $24,534 | -79.4% |
| Jason L. Stam | $117,249 | $24,066 | -79.5% |
| Mark T Carraher Revocable Trust | $75,374 | $23,860 | -68.3% |
| Dale Kluthe | $84,783 | $23,676 | -72.1% |
| Scott P. Reilly | $69,077 | $23,267 | -66.3% |
| Michael A. Rother | $42,146 | $23,224 | -44.9% |
| William Gregg Thome | $139,787 | $23,011 | -83.5% |
| Daniel J. Glaser | $79,014 | $22,822 | -71.1% |
| Rhonni Lynn Benson | $90,213 | $22,661 | -74.9% |
| Shane M Houtby | $104,484 | $22,012 | -78.9% |
| Tom Gorecki | $87,130 | $21,559 | -75.3% |
| Dennis E. Poss | $133,486 | $21,521 | -83.9% |
| Robert Berger Farms, Inc. | $127,939 | $21,283 | -83.4% |
| JD Mcintyre Cattle, LLC | $79,675 | $21,224 | -73.4% |
| Stam Farms, Inc. | $96,174 | $21,006 | -78.2% |
| Vonnie Barr | $23,395 | $20,964 | -10.4% |
| Victor J. Glaser | $78,230 | $20,581 | -73.7% |
| Raymond and Sharon Bauer Living Trust | $0 | $20,499 | -- |
| Gary Hansen | $81,092 | $20,290 | -75% |
| Tony Patrick Murphy | $68,664 | $20,191 | -70.6% |
| Paul T. Leslie | $32,344 | $19,859 | -38.6% |
| D & L Bauer Farms, Inc. | $100,100 | $19,643 | -80.4% |
| James Hendrickson | $58,551 | $19,373 | -66.9% |
| Richard Mosier | $123,472 | $18,825 | -84.8% |
| Michael Allan Goldfish | $99,466 | $18,419 | -81.5% |
| Dennis Gene Winter | $66,859 | $17,830 | -73.3% |
| Edward Heinz | $73,498 | $16,741 | -77.2% |
| Alan Dale Vanosdall | $69,265 | $16,662 | -75.9% |
| Daniel Roy | $75,746 | $16,364 | -78.4% |
| Paul E. Glaser | $64,503 | $16,345 | -74.7% |
| Rocky-O, Inc. | $60,281 | $15,995 | -73.5% |
| Cody Lynn Jensen | $87,106 | $15,900 | -81.7% |
| Donald D. Glinsmann Jr. | $63,050 | $15,862 | -74.8% |
| Daniel M Tenski | $83,448 | $15,854 | -81% |
| D & MJ Farms | $63,929 | $15,804 | -75.3% |
| Leo F. Reilly | $83,303 | $15,742 | -81.1% |
| Harlan Lee Hansen | $61,258 | $15,457 | -74.8% |
| Wallace Creek Farms, LLC | $62,452 | $15,173 | -75.7% |
| James M. Walkowiak | $33,605 | $15,067 | -55.2% |
| Janet Kasperbauer | $66,122 | $14,547 | -78% |
| Jene Kasperbauer | $66,122 | $14,547 | -78% |
| Stanley G. Rother | $45,689 | $14,212 | -68.9% |
| Danny J. Timmons | $35,793 | $14,081 | -60.7% |
| Donald D. Wegner | $14,429 | $14,045 | -2.7% |
| Russell Paul Bloom | $57,389 | $13,973 | -75.7% |
| Owen A. Seamann | $33,656 | $13,865 | -58.8% |
| Steven D. Petersen | $50,828 | $13,796 | -72.9% |
| William Kenneth Hamer | $52,887 | $13,644 | -74.2% |
| Mark J. Carraher | $67,327 | $13,634 | -79.7% |
| Jerome J. Keber | $50,060 | $13,603 | -72.8% |
| Mitchell Cockerill | $42,454 | $13,238 | -68.8% |
| Matthew J. Carraher | $61,469 | $13,000 | -78.9% |
| Dennis Dwayne Wadsworth | $49,705 | $12,840 | -74.2% |
| Jack R. Mosier | $82,452 | $12,556 | -84.8% |
| David E. Carraher | $53,687 | $12,464 | -76.8% |
| Michael Timmons | $48,201 | $12,103 | -74.9% |
| Jeffrey T. Pritchard | $56,523 | $11,910 | -78.9% |
| Michael L. Jensen | $57,153 | $11,814 | -79.3% |
| James J. Keber | $46,240 | $11,691 | -74.7% |
| Maynard Schmidt | $0 | $11,010 | -- |
| George Bryan Jensen | $56,841 | $10,984 | -80.7% |
| Mark A. Mailander | $49,276 | $10,855 | -78% |
| Charles Houtby | $59,443 | $10,399 | -82.5% |
| Herman Pokorny | $19,670 | $10,389 | -47.2% |
| Mark V. Glaser | $41,154 | $10,362 | -74.8% |
| Katherine A. Mahrt | $32,619 | $10,237 | -68.6% |
| Aaron Hinkle | $22,378 | $10,153 | -54.6% |
| Gerald L. Cook | $34,324 | $10,046 | -70.7% |
| Gerald Anthony Miller | $83,121 | $9,936 | -88% |
| Jason Howard Jacobsen | $46,357 | $9,865 | -78.7% |
| Wlaschin Cattle, LLC | $62,407 | $9,865 | -84.2% |
| Carraher Family Farms, LLC | $16,971 | $9,785 | -42.3% |
| Thomas F. Langer | $40,622 | $9,771 | -75.9% |
| Paul Diessner | $44,683 | $9,503 | -78.7% |
| J & P Jensen, Inc. | $43,430 | $9,480 | -78.2% |
| Tyd Farms, Inc. | $60,274 | $9,460 | -84.3% |
| Eddie G. Morrow | $45,730 | $9,412 | -79.4% |
| William L. Root | $35,462 | $9,381 | -73.5% |
| Donald E. Kaiser | $9,297 | $9,292 | -0.1% |
| Ronald F. Glaser | $38,251 | $9,273 | -75.8% |
| Craig L. Gydesen | $38,309 | $8,938 | -76.7% |
| Kluthe, Inc. | $28,748 | $8,888 | -69.1% |
| Jera Timmons | $41,010 | $8,817 | -78.5% |
| Ted W. Rother | $22,186 | $8,731 | -60.6% |
| Kevin M Marisch | $26,397 | $8,514 | -67.7% |
| Londell Thomsen | $34,713 | $8,454 | -75.6% |
| John Daniel Glenn | $23,974 | $8,167 | -65.9% |
| Randy L. Sheldon | $27,973 | $8,058 | -71.2% |
| Rounds & Haddix Farms | $22,193 | $7,922 | -64.3% |
| Karen M. Gydesen | $33,813 | $7,883 | -76.7% |
| Galen D. Barnes | $36,997 | $7,844 | -78.8% |
| Charlie Wagner | $29,365 | $7,825 | -73.4% |
| John Winter | $24,088 | $7,616 | -68.4% |
| Daniel M. Reilly | $27,670 | $7,537 | -72.8% |
| Nicholas J. Shoemaker | $41,464 | $7,391 | -82.2% |
| David E. Winter | $26,738 | $7,348 | -72.5% |
| Russell F. Peetz | $49,097 | $7,170 | -85.4% |
| Daniel R. Bauer | $14,369 | $7,134 | -50.4% |
| Donald Roy | $48,106 | $7,080 | -85.3% |
| Richard Stromp | $34,740 | $7,029 | -79.8% |
| James D. Reilly | $44,091 | $7,003 | -84.1% |
| Ronald J Weltruski JR | $11,721 | $6,840 | -41.6% |
| Lee J. Klein | $30,928 | $6,828 | -77.9% |
| Mitch Wagner | $38,169 | $6,766 | -82.3% |
| Kyle Lewis Berger | $21,243 | $6,610 | -68.9% |
| Terrance G Glesinger | $22,904 | $6,563 | -71.3% |
| Gerald P. Smith | $17,134 | $6,558 | -61.7% |
| James J. Carraher | $17,358 | $6,396 | -63.2% |
| Mark L. Smith | $2,244 | $6,381 | 184.4% |
| Brian M Hendrickson-Patzel | $24,022 | $6,199 | -74.2% |
| Richard L. Rankin | $23,210 | $5,722 | -75.3% |
| John M. Glaser | $22,110 | $5,511 | -75.1% |
| Terrence E. Mailander | $22,493 | $5,209 | -76.8% |
| Michael Rosander | $19,114 | $5,198 | -72.8% |
| Harvey Quiring | $2,177 | $5,179 | 137.9% |
| Martin W. McKay | $8,669 | $5,025 | -42% |
| Eric T. Pfeifer | $14,390 | $4,914 | -65.9% |
| Jim Leth | $14,946 | $4,779 | -68% |
| Larry J. Steenson | $12,978 | $4,695 | -63.8% |
| Matthew J Glesinger | $4,694 | $4,694 | 0% |
| Gale L. Cargill | $17,422 | $4,685 | -73.1% |
| Kenneth Schmeits | $34,210 | $4,511 | -86.8% |
| Laurence E. Bauer | $17,130 | $4,508 | -73.7% |
| Andrew T. Miller | $7,548 | $4,407 | -41.6% |
| Dennis J. Bernt | $14,086 | $4,361 | -69% |
| John K. Bernt | $14,569 | $4,361 | -70.1% |
| Joseph J. Pritchard | $12,696 | $4,283 | -66.3% |
| Arnold Moody | $10,855 | $4,209 | -61.2% |
| William H Goldfish | $0 | $4,195 | -- |
| Jess D. Rother | $0 | $4,168 | -- |
| James P. Mahony | $120,992 | $4,158 | -96.6% |
| Keith M. Brus | $5,572 | $4,127 | -25.9% |
| Jacob T. Killinger | $21,416 | $4,072 | -81% |
| Evangela C Koehn | $4,016 | $3,858 | -3.9% |
| Craig L. Oakley | $16,270 | $3,763 | -76.9% |
| Robert D. Smith | $13,807 | $3,696 | -73.2% |
| Patrick Killinger | $13,664 | $3,665 | -73.2% |
| Darlene Bloomquist | $12,188 | $3,514 | -71.2% |
| Ronald Scheideler | $16,988 | $3,438 | -79.8% |
| Dennis Weltruski | $12,248 | $3,420 | -72.1% |
| Mark Kasperbauer | $0 | $3,300 | -- |
| Ronald D. Cargill | $14,740 | $3,262 | -77.9% |
| Luke E. Rankin | $22,850 | $3,120 | -86.3% |
| Arlene Wrzenski | $10,017 | $3,099 | -69.1% |
| Thomas P. Asche | $10,531 | $3,018 | -71.3% |
| Robert Usasz | $18,594 | $2,981 | -84% |
| Brian L. Gydesen | $24,608 | $2,967 | -87.9% |
| Thomas-Thomas a & Arlene K Molczyk Trust a Molczyk | $0 | $2,935 | -- |
| Teresa Marisch Revocable Trust | $4,556 | $2,919 | -35.9% |
| Timothy E. Pfeifer | $10,139 | $2,880 | -71.6% |
| Joseph Walkowiak | $6,038 | $2,784 | -53.9% |
| Charles R Mahony Revocable Trust | $34,477 | $2,730 | -92.1% |
| Andrew F. Peterson | $8,715 | $2,688 | -69.2% |
| Rosena Glenn | $2,017 | $2,593 | 28.6% |
| Frank A. Ballweg | $6,695 | $2,555 | -61.8% |
| Chrisinda R Scheideler-Ritz | $0 | $2,546 | -- |
| Jo Ann Pritchard | $5,110 | $2,531 | -50.5% |
| David Collins | $9,725 | $2,526 | -74% |
| Wray Ranches, Inc. | $3,640 | $2,460 | -32.4% |
| Tyson J. Smith | $19,642 | $2,420 | -87.7% |
| Timothy F Glesinger | $13,444 | $2,408 | -82.1% |
| Jerrold Scheef | $8,727 | $2,396 | -72.5% |
| Arlin M. Smith | $23,273 | $2,371 | -89.8% |
| Vondell M. Meyer | $2,353 | $2,353 | 0% |
| Ernie Morrow | $14,355 | $2,339 | -83.7% |
| Scott Robert Glaser | $11,606 | $2,286 | -80.3% |
| Robert E. Bernt | $25,967 | $2,191 | -91.6% |
| Michael Joseph Pritchard | $10,030 | $2,128 | -78.8% |
| Rodney Barr | $14,727 | $2,118 | -85.6% |
| Randall E. Christensen | $7,689 | $2,056 | -73.3% |
| Roger Barr | $14,580 | $1,894 | -87% |
| Eric Berger | $9,548 | $1,885 | -80.3% |
| Larry J. Iwan | $6,215 | $1,850 | -70.2% |
| Norma C. Mahrt | $4,799 | $1,848 | -61.5% |
| Christopher S. Diessner | $9,750 | $1,790 | -81.6% |
| Zwiener Ranch, LLC | $0 | $1,761 | -- |
| Randall Barr | $11,417 | $1,730 | -84.8% |
| Donald P. Pritchard | $9,908 | $1,664 | -83.2% |
| Timber Creek Cattle, LLC | $13,856 | $1,660 | -88% |
| Cynthia J. Rother | $1,606 | $1,606 | 0% |
| Nicholas Davis Asche | $6,479 | $1,594 | -75.4% |
| Ryan D. Seier | $5,082 | $1,535 | -69.8% |
| David C. Weeks | $8,889 | $1,524 | -82.9% |
| Dalton John Gydesen | $0 | $1,466 | -- |
| Richard L. Hinkle | $9,787 | $1,459 | -85.1% |
| Marilyn L Leslie Revocable Trust | $1,417 | $1,415 | -0.1% |
| Ronald P. Miller | $3,621 | $1,358 | -62.5% |
| John Goodrich | $4,304 | $1,349 | -68.7% |
| Scott E. Oakley | $3,626 | $1,313 | -63.8% |
| Chad Kasperbauer | $6,028 | $1,268 | -79% |
| Larry Rosander | $0 | $1,265 | -- |
| Thomas P. Pritchard | $4,707 | $1,197 | -74.6% |
| Karen Schmidt | $1,917 | $1,102 | -42.5% |
| Jeremiah J. Straka | $3,971 | $1,086 | -72.7% |
| Kristopher Schmidt | $5,538 | $1,079 | -80.5% |
| Kirk D. Friesen | $6,662 | $1,075 | -83.9% |
| Wyatt James Naughtin | $5,578 | $1,064 | -80.9% |
| Darrell L. Cook | $20,426 | $1,048 | -94.9% |
| Annette M. Murphy | $1,042 | $1,042 | 0% |
| Shawn Ackles | $6,140 | $999 | -83.7% |
| Jeramie L. Wegner | $7,209 | $968 | -86.6% |
| Mark A. Allen | $0 | $934 | -- |
| Carey A. Bernt | $924 | $924 | 0% |
| Charles Svoboda | $9,574 | $908 | -90.5% |
| Mary L. Mailander | $898 | $898 | 0% |
| Richard W. Benson | $2,310 | $851 | -63.2% |
| Eleanor Berger | $10,116 | $850 | -91.6% |
| Spalding Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $847 | -- |
| Todd Naughtin | $4,368 | $832 | -81% |
| Max H. Miller | $3,916 | $772 | -80.3% |
| Donald E. Christensen | $5,468 | $736 | -86.5% |
| Cargill Farms, Inc. | $1,257 | $731 | -41.8% |
| Todd D. Berger | $3,190 | $719 | -77.5% |
| Todd J. Beck | $6,503 | $682 | -89.5% |
| Bryce Randall Smith | $5,967 | $669 | -88.8% |
| Vernon D. Moody | $12,617 | $664 | -94.7% |
| Allen G. Babcock | $636 | $636 | 0% |
| Clayton J. Carraher | $8,476 | $534 | -93.7% |
| Benjamin Louis Keep | $1,094 | $518 | -52.7% |
| Colin J. Oakley | $2,453 | $502 | -79.5% |
| Vanosdall Enterprises | $454 | $454 | 0% |
| Glen Kolar | $1,600 | $440 | -72.5% |
| Robbie Kolar | $2,887 | $436 | -84.9% |
| Kimberly Lynn Reed | $1,903 | $381 | -80% |
| Kevin M Tenski | $1,923 | $379 | -80.3% |
| Tyler Joseph Bernt | $0 | $356 | -- |
| Daniel B. Christensen | $594 | $335 | -43.6% |
| Steven Peterson | $1,408 | $332 | -76.4% |
| Joseph Robert Diessner | $285 | $285 | 0% |
| James C. Ryan | $0 | $233 | -- |
| Evan Robert Beck | $1,001 | $211 | -78.9% |
| Eric Roach | $0 | $173 | -- |
| Quintin T. Post | $0 | $129 | -- |
| Karen L. Harman | $0 | $99 | -- |
| Chrisinda Scheideler | $7,514 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel R. Pokorny | $5,905 | $0 | -100% |
| Daryl W. Holt | $2,443 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Winter | $10,864 | $0 | -100% |
| Dylan R. Lieb | $1,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth D. Poss | $7,589 | $0 | -100% |
| Gale Peterson | $1,787 | $0 | -100% |
| GCH, Ltd. | $4,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason L. Timmons | $786 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaythan L Scheideler | $514 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew T. Benson | $135,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean R. Everett | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Pedersen | $58 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley M Goldfish | $4,454 | $0 | -100% |
| Wells Ranch, Inc. | $4,204 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Swanson | $7,271 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis McKay | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Edmund L. Keber | $12,472 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerome J. Glaser | $1,421 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua J. Leslie | $2,253 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle J Hendrickson-Wagner | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Magdalene M Keber Rvoc Trustee | $19,048 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Berger | $934 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Pritchard | $3,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary C Glesinger | $1,151 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael A. Zwiener | $879 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond and Sharon Bauer Living T | $45,195 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond B Bauer Revocable Trust | $39,318 | $0 | -100% |
| Spalding Cattle, LLC | $38,309 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy J. Carraher | $10,713 | $0 | -100% |
| Vincent A. Langer | $414 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan D. Killinger | $528 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel J. Majerus | $208 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank E. Vopat | $307 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack D. McIntyre | $5,890 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet R. Thomsen | $3,623 | $0 | -100% |
| June Steenson | $339 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry D. McIntyre | $6,545 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew D. Joynt | $36,825 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew J Borwege | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Cook | $168 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Vopat | $307 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler J. Kolar | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| William Glenn | $6,182 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $12,765,397 | $3,262,072 | -74.4% |
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