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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Brule County

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Farms throughout cities in Brule County received $14.2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 370 farmers in cities within Brule County received a total of $8.2 million in 971 farm subsidies, a 63.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $22.4 million in 1,592 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 Brule County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
MHC Land and Cattle, Ltd.$617,980$312,949-49.4%
Pazour Family Feeders$847,466$301,876-64.4%
Kroupa Ranch, LLC$615,750$246,384-60%
Rose L7 Ranch, Inc.$275,246$143,862-47.7%
Christensen Grain Farm Partnership$0$141,299--
Mayer Ranches, Inc.$416,847$138,333-66.8%
Mr. Christopher James Konechne$249,046$131,731-47.1%
David Pazour$323,969$127,506-60.6%
OWR Investments, LLC$450,709$126,116-72%
Bijou Hutterian Brethren, Inc.$189,684$122,038-35.7%
Daly Farm Partnership$297,523$115,370-61.2%
Thompson Family Farms, LLC$266,634$106,190-60.2%
Jim Ketelhut$186,532$103,407-44.6%
Knippling Land & Cattle, Inc.$398,759$101,704-74.5%
Brian Havlik$228,538$93,409-59.1%
Leheska Farms, Inc.$151,521$84,252-44.4%
Bart Randall$412,028$80,536-80.5%
Barry Dean Knippling$89,826$80,072-10.9%
James Charles Konechne Jr.$265,599$79,194-70.2%
Rick Pazour$259,515$77,747-70%
Talbotts Honey, LLC$0$75,244--
Holan Farms, LLC$308,439$74,857-75.7%
Charles Korzan$177,409$73,928-58.3%
Glenn J. Mayer$148,519$73,373-50.6%
Joe Pazour$338,453$71,159-79%
Stephen Larsen$226,633$68,081-70%
Ryan Randall$407,414$66,187-83.8%
Scott Swanson$120,902$65,054-46.2%
John A. Swanson$305,213$65,004-78.7%
Kroupa Pukwana Cattle, LLC$362,581$63,393-82.5%
Abbey Randall$117,390$63,035-46.3%
Calvin T. Petersen$93,765$62,058-33.8%
Charles Totton$71,430$59,598-16.6%
Breding Farms Partnership$176,084$58,142-67%
Great Western Bank$41,946$53,56627.7%
Scott Biskeborn$67,514$51,981-23%
Steven Mairose$385,817$51,496-86.7%
Kroupa Pukwana Cattle, LLP$0$49,504--
Glaus Angus Ranch$102,458$49,133-52%
Swanson Brothers, LLC$134,356$48,754-63.7%
Brad Hickey$99,382$48,724-51%
Lee Carsten$137,666$47,391-65.6%
Brent Leiferman$92,722$47,318-49%
Brian Keiner$102,777$46,896-54.4%
Gary J. Hoing$125,846$46,614-63%
Gregory Mairose$95,552$46,545-51.3%
Left Boot, LLC$117,807$46,187-60.8%
James Alan Hoing$121,290$45,520-62.5%
Chad Olson$102,582$45,508-55.6%
Jon Deal$306,909$44,727-85.4%
Rodney L. Larsen$344,468$44,460-87.1%
John Warren$98,968$43,161-56.4%
Dennis L. Urban$97,635$42,052-56.9%
Ekstrum Farms$229,132$41,570-81.9%
Raymond Heath$125,274$41,509-66.9%
Mertz Farms Tim$41,307$41,3070%
Gary Dozark$112,614$40,816-63.8%
Adam Glenn Mayer$107,539$40,663-62.2%
Tate Von Eye$90,288$40,424-55.2%
Larry Mines$144,985$39,687-72.6%
Kevin Wookey$103,828$39,603-61.9%
Boesen Farm, LLC$84,348$39,482-53.2%
Kent Geppert$86,748$39,379-54.6%
Frank A. Bailey$83,400$38,822-53.5%
Jeff Ashley$108,243$38,181-64.7%
Joe Swanson$159,820$38,023-76.2%
Andera Ranch, LLC$143,831$37,506-73.9%
Todd Leiferman$113,727$36,902-67.6%
Michael O. Smith$69,905$36,837-47.3%
Thompson Hereford Ranch, Inc.$111,428$36,736-67%
Paul Giedd$120,388$35,752-70.3%
Leroy Neil Ness Jr.$51,792$34,920-32.6%
Joseph I. Smith$59,670$34,861-41.6%
Dale W. Swanson$154,605$34,711-77.5%
Harley R. Cable$61,343$33,937-44.7%
Jeremy Thomas$91,746$33,551-63.4%
Brian John Leiferman$147,397$33,278-77.4%
Cody Richard Korzan$93,263$31,852-65.8%
Roger Randall$570,274$31,784-94.4%
Albert S. Fox$45,899$31,761-30.8%
Luke Mairose$68,333$31,733-53.6%
William Randall$81,006$31,660-60.9%
Ronnie Reimer$135,935$31,078-77.1%
Richard Swanson$89,302$30,590-65.7%
Larry Dorwart$290,245$30,507-89.5%
Lucas Palmer$87,504$30,325-65.3%
Gary Feltman$58,177$30,087-48.3%
Kroupa Farms Partnership$55,488$29,976-46%
Briann W. Larson$34,451$29,314-14.9%
Benda Ranch, LLC$80,298$28,563-64.4%
R & S Honey Farms, LLC$28,465$28,4650%
Bickner Farm, LLC$87,476$27,058-69.1%
Mcmanus Family Farm$26,835$26,8350%
Larry A. Wagner$44,318$26,616-39.9%
Colby Olson$72,027$26,385-63.4%
Russell Konechne$69,959$26,297-62.4%
Brad Lee Westendorf$54,543$25,928-52.5%
David Swanson$86,302$25,893-70%
Corey Geppert$63,312$25,865-59.1%
Robert Stolte$69,860$25,851-63%
Donald Joseph Stadler$99,102$25,613-74.2%
Craig Swanson$67,580$25,556-62.2%
James R. Wells$77,497$25,183-67.5%
Todd Powell$32,065$25,172-21.5%
Robbie Myers$67,503$25,004-63%
Rodney E. Peterson$57,566$24,869-56.8%
Lane Dale Hickey$41,248$24,849-39.8%
Matthew Swanson$74,542$24,789-66.7%
Colte Larson$74,193$24,528-66.9%
Janice K. Urban$70,510$24,507-65.2%
Andrew Geppert$89,638$24,482-72.7%
Kelly Francis Konechne$73,964$24,129-67.4%
Blake Kroupa Farms, LLC$21,104$24,06414%
Eric Kroupa Farms, LLC$21,104$24,06414%
Lane Kroupa Farms, LLC$21,104$24,06414%
R&S Kroupa Farms, LLC$21,104$24,06414%
Ricky V. Powell$65,499$23,846-63.6%
Charles Boe$68,236$23,608-65.4%
Mark Pazour$56,547$23,450-58.5%
Warren Kiehn$13,029$23,23678.3%
Jesse Larsen$92,461$23,165-74.9%
Edwin Piskule JR$47,866$22,605-52.8%
Bull Creek Cattle, LLC$44,928$22,446-50%
Tim Nolz$37,389$22,145-40.8%
Rick Palmer$71,089$21,646-69.6%
Kurt Thomas$88,642$21,558-75.7%
Chad D. Heezen$92,896$21,446-76.9%
Steven Pazour$92,200$20,917-77.3%
Jed E Chelmo$50,061$20,820-58.4%
John O Wall Estate$21,552$20,810-3.4%
R & R Cattle Company % Steve Reimer$68,180$20,763-69.5%
Barry Dean Swanson$55,612$20,624-62.9%
Gregory S. Powell$30,866$20,240-34.4%
Ryan Urban$68,616$19,846-71.1%
Douglas Dolezal$30,297$18,924-37.5%
Michael J. Pazour$63,055$18,531-70.6%
Donald Sullivan$35,069$18,407-47.5%
Troy A. Swanson$33,949$18,396-45.8%
Alan Kroupa$33,185$18,206-45.1%
Robert Kunzweiler$46,578$18,124-61.1%
Turgeon Farms, LLC$75,809$18,106-76.1%
Ted Mines$29,522$17,588-40.4%
Tom Mika$47,321$17,398-63.2%
Louis Bergner$13,232$17,36731.3%
Rita J Raish Living Trust$43,031$17,321-59.7%
Louis Janish Jr.$44,318$17,222-61.1%
Reginald W. Cummins$51,008$16,962-66.7%
Todd Reinesch$40,691$16,726-58.9%
Donald Randall$46,715$16,281-65.1%
Dillon Giedd$50,226$15,794-68.6%
Terry Basting$22,652$15,764-30.4%
John Tyrrell$53,772$15,714-70.8%
Chris Husman$45,965$15,023-67.3%
Maisey Joi Fees-Spellman$14,857$14,8570%
Tommy T. Ashley$28,808$14,690-49%
Bart Krenke$47,075$14,072-70.1%
Edgar Husman$45,812$14,053-69.3%
Joseph R. Aesoph$12,627$13,8659.8%
Douglas Konechne$54,640$13,812-74.7%
Timothy Tarabetz$20,175$13,476-33.2%
First Dakota National Bank$43,904$13,442-69.4%
Edward Havlik$41,643$13,341-68%
Leanne Larson$16,972$13,195-22.3%
Donald Husman Jr.$35,941$13,014-63.8%
Loren W. Bode$35,989$12,805-64.4%
Tim Mertz$12,556$12,5560%
Charles Swanson$37,140$12,303-66.9%
Brule/Buffalo Farm Service Agency$0$12,145--
Michael E. Muldoon$11,986$11,950-0.3%
Courtney R. Tyrrell$12,100$11,659-3.6%
Wesley Gene Hickey$25,171$11,606-53.9%
Kenneth D. Knutson$74,650$11,593-84.5%
Thomas E. Geppert$43,631$11,479-73.7%
Leroy T. Steiger$22,952$11,337-50.6%
Neil R. Swanson$45,393$11,227-75.3%
Kevin Houska$30,852$11,181-63.8%
James L. Swenson II$7,026$11,16258.9%
Todd E. Olson$11,135$11,1350%
Akarts-Straka, LLC$24,078$11,054-54.1%
Evelyn H. Powell$23,074$10,959-52.5%
Bradlee Girton$19,222$10,729-44.2%
Greg Heath$72,019$10,208-85.8%
Garry Leiferman$23,175$10,123-56.3%
Marvin R Kroupa - Marvin R Kroupa Revocable Living$0$10,093--
Chuck Mines$25,486$9,987-60.8%
Donald Bogenhagen$7,532$9,79630.1%
Charly Lynn Kirsch$8,407$9,76216.1%
Craig Rosenberger$23,662$9,656-59.2%
Bruce Hanson$11,566$9,345-19.2%
Richard J Skluzak$14,095$9,338-33.7%
Lorin Tyrrell$32,578$9,232-71.7%
David C. Viereck$21,470$9,082-57.7%
Jeff Thomas$14,713$8,956-39.1%
Joby Timmerman$20,456$8,590-58%
Justin Graves$34,429$8,545-75.2%
Gary L. Brodkorb$19,004$8,526-55.1%
Thomas A. Eimers$9,574$8,372-12.6%
Todd Engel$11,900$8,330-30%
John Hanig$0$7,981--
Donald Heinrich$26,893$7,840-70.8%
Levi Jackson Giedd$12,804$7,463-41.7%
Scott Daniel Randall$22,887$7,436-67.5%
Tyler Grussing$23,776$7,333-69.2%
John J. Wingert$17,462$7,067-59.5%
Edward Swanson$39,782$7,064-82.2%
Wyane Allan Wingert$17,389$7,052-59.4%
Cody James Pick$6,354$7,04510.9%
Brian Burke$7,875$6,810-13.5%
James Stebbins$19,509$6,720-65.6%
James R. Swanson$23,966$6,550-72.7%
Robert E. Spier$21,635$6,466-70.1%
James Hallman$15,904$6,458-59.4%
Brandon Lee Keiner$4,993$6,45229.2%
Dale Parriott$15,158$6,390-57.8%
Dana Dozark$20,378$6,389-68.6%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$6,192--
William Martin Jr.$13,300$6,035-54.6%
Richard Feltman$9,057$5,827-35.7%
Jason McDonald$15,686$5,802-63%
Shane Namanny$6,362$5,744-9.7%
Kevin Heath$8,781$5,684-35.3%
Allen Reis$16,869$5,675-66.4%
Curt Geveshausen$13,503$5,646-58.2%
Chris Stethem$5,297$5,4993.8%
Kathaleen Falor$8,167$5,315-34.9%
Ronnie S. Hopkins$12,286$5,228-57.4%
Darrel D. Duvall$7,276$5,211-28.4%
Deon Walters$13,107$5,030-61.6%
Grant Truman$11,734$5,014-57.3%
Garret Christensen$4,580$4,9047.1%
Grant Christensen$4,580$4,9047.1%
Darrell Miller$18,090$4,736-73.8%
Lowell Myers$6,322$4,726-25.2%
Peter M. Christensen$6,968$4,546-34.8%
Chris Phillips$8,200$4,512-45%
Wade Richard Hickey$43,790$4,490-89.7%
Joann Giedd$12,398$4,283-65.5%
Clifton Walsh$39,406$4,054-89.7%
Darlene Struble$6,450$4,030-37.5%
Levi Jason Reindl$10,298$3,900-62.1%
Jean Carson$6,765$3,865-42.9%
Carma Muldoon$2,272$3,81467.9%
David Kroupa$5,560$3,801-31.6%
Lonnie Sharping$24,597$3,791-84.6%
Kenny J. Konechne$2,171$3,77273.7%
Donald Reinesch$3,690$3,6900%
Terence Hickey$6,583$3,661-44.4%
Ronald Trimble$3,661$3,592-1.9%
Weston Keiner$4,189$3,510-16.2%
Kenneth W. Huether Jr.$9,436$3,422-63.7%
Lucas Garrett Camac$15,278$3,326-78.2%
Louis Mark Brennan$9,377$3,325-64.5%
Building Materials, Inc.$3,297$3,2970%
Brennan Scott Swanson$5,716$3,264-42.9%
Rod W. Bickner$15,664$3,263-79.2%
Richard and Sharlene Duvall Living Trust - Richard$0$3,236--
Skyler Urban$28,201$3,213-88.6%
Bruce Eldridge$4,858$3,210-33.9%
Cade Peterson$14,854$3,191-78.5%
Randy Mashek$5,885$3,107-47.2%
Geppert Ranch, LLC$0$3,096--
Renee Schaub$4,410$3,059-30.6%
H L Hollmann Estate$0$3,023--
Eileen L Kroupa - Eileen L Kroupa Revocable Living$0$3,019--
Jesse L. Rose$13,954$3,014-78.4%
Cody James Swanson$3,286$2,971-9.6%
Barbara Schleder$6,806$2,837-58.3%
Thomas C. Stone$963$2,808191.6%
Shane Michael Thiry$0$2,644--
Val Mosel Farms, Inc.$18,885$2,628-86.1%
Bruce Dobberstein$5,033$2,558-49.2%
Ryan Neil Swanson$2,828$2,511-11.2%
Edward M. Shrake$3,433$2,378-30.7%
Sasha K. Ness$2,362$2,3620%
Jack H. Mueller$7,128$2,267-68.2%
Joshua Bryan Krier$11,246$2,219-80.3%
David Wingert$2,728$2,134-21.8%
Larry Menning$0$2,057--
Lois Bode$3,827$2,039-46.7%
Darold R. Thomas$1,304$1,95650%
William Toupal$3,863$1,946-49.6%
Steven J Leheska$13,365$1,912-85.7%
Wanda Swanson$710$1,881164.9%
Clinton H. Larson$2,557$1,831-28.4%
Erin Kay Deal$4,455$1,794-59.7%
Michael John Dejong$9,401$1,732-81.6%
Joseph Lenz$1,697$1,6970%
Leonard Thomas$3,477$1,628-53.2%
Jerome Feltman and Phyllis Feltman Living Trust$0$1,607--
Norton Randal Truman$2,728$1,556-43%
Darin McDonald$5,590$1,492-73.3%
Trevor McDonald$5,590$1,492-73.3%
Philip Larson$26,590$1,469-94.5%
Wayne Tupper$0$1,388--
Curt Korzan$2,083$1,363-34.6%
Dawn Cable$6,771$1,328-80.4%
Tyler Earl Myers$5,192$1,261-75.7%
Rus, LLC$2,567$1,170-54.4%
Trent Banek Wookey$2,959$1,161-60.8%
Dennis Hallman$5,251$1,105-79%
Levi J. Andera$0$1,104--
Herman Petersen$1,084$1,0840%
Diana Swanson$1,748$1,083-38%
Hope Turgeon-Hope Turgeon Survivor's Trust$0$1,036--
Almako Revocable Living Trust$2,060$1,030-50%
Speckels Storage, LLC$999$9990%
Patty A. Juhnke$920$917-0.3%
Belvin A. Gillings$0$864--
Susan Toupal$816$814-0.2%
John Forester$1,539$720-53.2%
Wesley R. Priebe$11,035$704-93.6%
Charles F. Nedved$2,489$688-72.4%
Patsy Bass$5,764$686-88.1%
Norman Munger$0$675--
Timothy J. Pazour$665$6650%
Mark Soulek$630$6300%
Blain Wayne Bairey$17,877$629-96.5%
Lucas Daly$3,025$616-79.6%
Vance Hickey$608$6080%
Herb Aronson$4,556$585-87.2%
Steven Turgeon$570$5700%
William E. mc Donald$565$5650%
Aasset Farm$1,394$558-60%
Kraig Ronald Sinclair$2,718$539-80.2%
Steven Peterson$5,179$532-89.7%
Bridgette Paige Thompson$2,420$485-80%
Merle Ketelhut$476$4760%
Colin Geppert$792$459-42%
Patty A. Surat$268$45469.4%
Danny Adamson$10,156$422-95.8%
Raymond W. Bickner$347$39915%
Todd Orth$172$395129.7%
Robert W. Talbott$395$3950%
Clint Walsh$506$387-23.5%
Joseph Helma$1,158$368-68.2%
Judy M. Konechne$363$3630%
Timothy Lee Heath$4,586$355-92.3%
Dale Vlasman$1,044$355-66%
Denise Hyland$0$276--
Ted Petrak$7,178$272-96.2%
Paul Jankord$4,637$272-94.1%
Marty W. Michalek$1,602$266-83.4%
Daryl Reardon$257$2570%
Chad Swanson$992$250-74.8%
Yeaton Livestock Partnership$1,156$246-78.7%
Robert L. Swanson$860$243-71.7%
Craig Swanson$1,155$242-79%
Greg C. Olson$2,206$234-89.4%
Wayne A. Surat$319$222-30.4%
Kenneth Yeaton - Kenneth E Yeaton Rev Trust$0$185--
Tom J. Konechne$2,837$173-93.9%
Roland Bender$126$16833.3%
Wayne Olson$166$1660%
Larry D. Larsen$182$147-19.2%
Ralph L. Rank$0$145--
Diane Alayne Inch$0$138--
Keith Geppert$0$138--
Frank Sharping JR$9,539$120-98.7%
Richard P. Walker$115$1150%
Dwayne Chmela$98$980%
Arrow Ranch Partnership$88$880%
Mark Adamson$709$84-88.2%
Gene Derdall$91$70-23.1%
Duane Lundberg$20$64220%
Donnie Dominiack$283$58-79.5%
Cynthia Lantz$260$54-79.2%
Russell Lutter$1,029$48-95.3%
John Stellwag$263$30-88.6%
Corey Farley$25$2812%
Konechne Ranch, LLC$140$18-87.1%
CCC$6,172$0-100%
Christensen Grain Farm Partnershi$286,346$0-100%
Darren Hickey$864$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$8,384$0-100%
HW Ranch, LLC$11,184$0-100%
James G. Odens$5,042$0-100%
Jerome Feltman and Phyllis Feltma$1,607$0-100%
Joan Goetsch$2,612$0-100%
John O. Wall$20,068$0-100%
Kenneth Yeaton - Kenneth E. Yeaton$185$0-100%
Kim Dougherty$404$0-100%
Michael Devin Carlow III$6,857$0-100%
Norman Spreckels$44,101$0-100%
Ralph Bailey$207$0-100%
Ralph Gray$3,510$0-100%
Richard B. Lloyd$1,538$0-100%
Rita J Pick Living Trust$8,795$0-100%
Robert Priebe$6,243$0-100%
Timothy Tarabetz$9,989$0-100%
Tucker Joseph Petrak$3,981$0-100%
Zachary Metz$752$0-100%
Christine Hamilton$18,787$0-100%
Christopher J. Konechne$7,660$0-100%
Eileen Kroupa - Eileen L. L. Kroupa$1,285$0-100%
James C. Konechne Jr.$7,025$0-100%
John J. Swanson$112$0-100%
Lee Pulse$404$0-100%
Marvin Kroupa - Marvin R. R. Kroupa$6,837$0-100%
Roger Mentzer$2,186$0-100%
Darlene Struble$1,996$0-100%
Emiel Swanson$385$0-100%
Richard and Sharlene Duvall Livin$5,112$0-100%
Richard L. Houska$412$0-100%
William Stoll$1,630$0-100%
Total subsidies$22,373,386$8,174,480-63.5%

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