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In 2021, 259 farmers in cities within Nicollet County received a total of $3.7 million in 437 farm subsidies, a 71.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.7 million in 1,054 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 Nicollet County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland Dairy, LLC | $541,241 | $258,744 | -52.2% |
| Tracy K. Gaalswyk | $305,816 | $228,025 | -25.4% |
| Richard A. Gaalswyk | $305,809 | $228,020 | -25.4% |
| Wenner-Underwood Farms | $552,552 | $164,674 | -70.2% |
| Leonard Pork Farms, Inc. | $693,521 | $147,600 | -78.7% |
| Annexstad Dairy Farms, Inc. | $197,548 | $125,936 | -36.3% |
| Brian Borgmeier | $175,886 | $119,933 | -31.8% |
| Grant M Annexstad | $141,153 | $116,260 | -17.6% |
| Karen M Annexstad | $141,153 | $116,260 | -17.6% |
| Anthony Farms | $264,488 | $69,076 | -73.9% |
| David B. Mogensen | $151,715 | $65,998 | -56.5% |
| Grand Pama, LLC | $200,272 | $65,268 | -67.4% |
| L & W Farms Partnership | $217,958 | $60,581 | -72.2% |
| Stoffel Farms | $59,764 | $59,764 | 0% |
| Peter T. Seitzer | $113,306 | $58,637 | -48.2% |
| Prairie Grain, Inc. | $135,684 | $56,557 | -58.3% |
| Jon D. Schabert | $144,718 | $54,608 | -62.3% |
| Steve & Mark Herberg, GP | $103,137 | $50,984 | -50.6% |
| Triple J Brandes Farms, Inc. | $61,703 | $50,812 | -17.7% |
| Patrick J Anderley | $51,778 | $46,602 | -10% |
| Samantha J Anderley | $51,780 | $46,601 | -10% |
| Dustin V. Hulke | $84,108 | $43,027 | -48.8% |
| Kevin L. Kienlen | $127,378 | $31,292 | -75.4% |
| Perry S. Hulke | $127,043 | $27,718 | -78.2% |
| Keith W. Wenner | $128,130 | $27,285 | -78.7% |
| Kevin E. Wenner | $128,231 | $27,285 | -78.7% |
| Joseph G. Kienlen | $114,534 | $25,400 | -77.8% |
| Steven P Gostomczik | $76,889 | $23,628 | -69.3% |
| Mark M. Osborne | $59,992 | $23,178 | -61.4% |
| Wettergren Brothers PTN | $71,807 | $22,945 | -68% |
| Cross County Farms, Inc. | $90,162 | $21,600 | -76% |
| Jennifer L Annexstad | $100,128 | $21,328 | -78.7% |
| Scott G Annexstad | $100,128 | $21,328 | -78.7% |
| Voges Farms, Inc. | $79,209 | $19,985 | -74.8% |
| Dale Molitor | $19,502 | $19,502 | 0% |
| Eric a Annexstad | $67,035 | $19,136 | -71.5% |
| Jacob Matthew Yost | $74,469 | $18,810 | -74.7% |
| Timothy A. Waibel | $86,504 | $18,603 | -78.5% |
| Scott Owen Johnson | $77,028 | $18,498 | -76% |
| Thomas G. Conlon | $83,402 | $18,349 | -78% |
| Steven P. Larson | $18,175 | $18,175 | 0% |
| Mary Jean Waibel | $85,606 | $17,705 | -79.3% |
| Nathan Quist | $51,695 | $17,032 | -67.1% |
| Musing Meadows, Inc. | $62,272 | $16,945 | -72.8% |
| Bruce and Steven Hulke Partnership, LLP | $64,323 | $16,568 | -74.2% |
| Bruce M. Norell | $87,419 | $16,427 | -81.2% |
| O'Briens Lake Emily Farm, Inc. | $16,302 | $16,296 | -0% |
| Josie's Pork Farm, Inc. | $350,275 | $15,878 | -95.5% |
| Fitzner Bros, Inc. | $56,602 | $15,317 | -72.9% |
| Robert M. Wilkinson | $16,574 | $14,908 | -10.1% |
| Monty P. Hulke | $75,179 | $14,767 | -80.4% |
| Francis Burg | $28,894 | $14,447 | -50% |
| Burton A. Norell | $92,147 | $14,219 | -84.6% |
| Gerald J. Scheurer | $54,315 | $13,557 | -75% |
| Mark Michael Osborne Estate | $0 | $13,409 | -- |
| Harry Jenness | $14,959 | $13,017 | -13% |
| Neal C. Johnson | $57,446 | $12,954 | -77.5% |
| Thomas D. Johnson | $57,444 | $12,954 | -77.4% |
| Marie Gran | $57,768 | $12,805 | -77.8% |
| Brandes Farms, Inc. | $58,818 | $12,267 | -79.1% |
| Doris Ann Kaduce Trust Agreement | $12,108 | $12,108 | 0% |
| Peter F. Welter | $48,543 | $11,832 | -75.6% |
| Bryan L. Herberg | $50,888 | $11,721 | -77% |
| Lakeside Farms, LLC | $141,188 | $11,310 | -92% |
| Lori Yeske | $41,761 | $11,086 | -73.5% |
| Joseph E. Conlon | $62,618 | $11,010 | -82.4% |
| 5G Farms | $34,634 | $10,855 | -68.7% |
| Steven C. Reinhart | $47,664 | $10,727 | -77.5% |
| Peter a Neigebauer | $34,442 | $10,638 | -69.1% |
| Merle J Brinkman Trust | $10,530 | $10,530 | 0% |
| W & H Farms, LLC | $30,666 | $10,454 | -65.9% |
| Darrell H & Janice M Jodock Revocable Trust | $0 | $10,323 | -- |
| Ralph Ouse | $9,314 | $9,618 | 3.3% |
| Daniel V. Pettis | $43,581 | $9,562 | -78.1% |
| Janet J. Hinton | $9,505 | $9,505 | 0% |
| Tim Struss | $38,545 | $9,497 | -75.4% |
| Brett Annexstad | $19,194 | $9,367 | -51.2% |
| Paul E Rodning | $27,198 | $9,060 | -66.7% |
| Harland E. Nelson | $33,761 | $8,687 | -74.3% |
| Robert Ryan | $8,475 | $8,475 | 0% |
| Charles F. Kotasek | $11,551 | $8,433 | -27% |
| Steven Duane Schultz | $37,792 | $8,322 | -78% |
| Darin Drill | $28,475 | $8,297 | -70.9% |
| Peter M. Anthony | $33,375 | $8,262 | -75.2% |
| Triple E Farms, LLC | $28,007 | $8,245 | -70.6% |
| Stanley A. Bode | $36,482 | $7,962 | -78.2% |
| Luepke Land, LLC | $8,088 | $7,940 | -1.8% |
| Randy D. Bode | $39,284 | $7,921 | -79.8% |
| Cathy L. Miller | $31,421 | $7,883 | -74.9% |
| Webster Family Acres, LLC | $27,170 | $7,739 | -71.5% |
| Michael J. Anthony | $29,284 | $7,725 | -73.6% |
| Ann Wills | $0 | $7,604 | -- |
| Steven Alger | $0 | $7,604 | -- |
| Gary L. Wenner | $32,161 | $7,547 | -76.5% |
| Gregg L. Wenner | $32,161 | $7,547 | -76.5% |
| Charles Andrew Schultz | $29,854 | $7,512 | -74.8% |
| Seitzer Farms, Inc. | $34,327 | $7,382 | -78.5% |
| Kenneth Drill | $24,357 | $7,354 | -69.8% |
| Kevin Thomas Conlon | $22,048 | $7,340 | -66.7% |
| Mark G. Kohn | $30,285 | $6,749 | -77.7% |
| Timothy L. Kohn | $30,285 | $6,749 | -77.7% |
| Timothy Harmening | $30,458 | $6,731 | -77.9% |
| Ricky L. Johnson | $21,504 | $6,729 | -68.7% |
| Joseph T. Loula | $24,504 | $6,532 | -73.3% |
| Patrick J. Miller | $28,609 | $6,452 | -77.4% |
| Michael Annexstad | $8,135 | $6,357 | -21.9% |
| Rolf Annexstad | $8,135 | $6,357 | -21.9% |
| Neal E. Anderson | $17,427 | $6,198 | -64.4% |
| Peter L. Anderson | $17,427 | $6,198 | -64.4% |
| Benjamin Stenzel | $26,175 | $5,796 | -77.9% |
| Harold W. Stoffregen | $22,528 | $5,790 | -74.3% |
| Roger Torgerson Irrevocable Family Trust | $5,737 | $5,737 | 0% |
| Glen Chadderdon | $5,465 | $5,465 | 0% |
| Gregory Schmidt | $24,977 | $5,460 | -78.1% |
| David Rengstorf | $5,434 | $5,434 | 0% |
| Charles Yost | $18,740 | $5,190 | -72.3% |
| Chad T. Guentzel | $21,349 | $5,163 | -75.8% |
| Gary A. Miller | $9,345 | $5,143 | -45% |
| John Michael Warren | $5,095 | $5,095 | 0% |
| Steven L. Jaster | $14,812 | $5,061 | -65.8% |
| Wm B. Pell | $10,459 | $4,913 | -53% |
| Stein Bros Farms | $13,686 | $4,858 | -64.5% |
| Robert Kaveney | $13,165 | $4,838 | -63.3% |
| David C. Anderson | $22,064 | $4,758 | -78.4% |
| Turnbull Properties, LLC | $6,626 | $4,728 | -28.6% |
| Dennis L. Rossiter | $11,211 | $4,709 | -58% |
| Jean Cemensky-Moher | $3,463 | $4,617 | 33.3% |
| Bradley Schloesser | $4,120 | $4,606 | 11.8% |
| Jonathan R. Rewitzer | $21,815 | $4,595 | -78.9% |
| Dale R. Zimmerman | $16,020 | $4,590 | -71.3% |
| Gordon Miller | $31,484 | $4,590 | -85.4% |
| Nuessmeier Brothers, LLC | $18,388 | $4,369 | -76.2% |
| Sally Webster | $4,137 | $4,137 | 0% |
| Jerome Harty | $2,753 | $3,995 | 45.1% |
| Maryann Harty | $2,753 | $3,995 | 45.1% |
| Sue A. Leach | $3,944 | $3,930 | -0.4% |
| Joseph Michael Bauer | $17,443 | $3,683 | -78.9% |
| David D. Gran | $16,412 | $3,665 | -77.7% |
| Ambrose McCabe | $3,714 | $3,499 | -5.8% |
| Eleanor R. Depuydt | $3,457 | $3,457 | 0% |
| Jason J. Schroeder | $11,688 | $3,387 | -71% |
| Gary M. Kohn | $15,144 | $3,375 | -77.7% |
| Gary R. Hayer | $12,683 | $3,322 | -73.8% |
| Terry D. Pankratz | $12,264 | $3,256 | -73.5% |
| Kevin Bode | $13,443 | $3,239 | -75.9% |
| Leroy H. Bode | $16,402 | $3,239 | -80.3% |
| David A. Stein | $12,853 | $3,177 | -75.3% |
| Gloria A. Burg | $0 | $3,116 | -- |
| Dorothy Anthony | $2,445 | $3,082 | 26.1% |
| Rodney van Zee | $13,769 | $3,067 | -77.7% |
| Gary J. Gintner | $3,047 | $3,047 | 0% |
| Kevin J. Michels Sr. | $6,531 | $3,024 | -53.7% |
| Corey L. Hulke | $7,940 | $2,978 | -62.5% |
| Trent Loverude | $0 | $2,958 | -- |
| Richard N. Krohn | $12,712 | $2,948 | -76.8% |
| Charles A. Vogel | $2,900 | $2,900 | 0% |
| Allen R. Schugel | $14,409 | $2,896 | -79.9% |
| Kimberly J. Zimmerman | $12,781 | $2,892 | -77.4% |
| Dionn Bode | $1,615 | $2,843 | 76% |
| Debra Pierson | $10,038 | $2,830 | -71.8% |
| Mark A. van Zee | $10,292 | $2,803 | -72.8% |
| Shirley Walter | $2,172 | $2,794 | 28.6% |
| Lori A. Collins | $2,671 | $2,671 | 0% |
| Timothy G. Jindra | $2,642 | $2,642 | 0% |
| Timothy Schroeder | $4,419 | $2,633 | -40.4% |
| David Stoering | $1,867 | $2,353 | 26% |
| Robert Lambert | $2,302 | $2,302 | 0% |
| Josiah D Stoering | $6,931 | $2,274 | -67.2% |
| James D. Seitzer | $9,246 | $2,270 | -75.4% |
| Lance O. Zimmerman | $7,957 | $2,110 | -73.5% |
| Mary E. Volk | $1,988 | $1,988 | 0% |
| James Michels | $1,940 | $1,940 | 0% |
| Dean Enter | $7,993 | $1,895 | -76.3% |
| Leann M. Sexe | $0 | $1,888 | -- |
| Gregory H. Hanson | $1,879 | $1,879 | 0% |
| Marie Dranttel | $1,733 | $1,733 | 0% |
| Dale H. Voges | $6,105 | $1,713 | -71.9% |
| Justin Rewitzer | $5,352 | $1,697 | -68.3% |
| Carl M Johnson Rev Trust | $8,523 | $1,656 | -80.6% |
| Glenn Annexstad | $1,652 | $1,652 | 0% |
| Helen E Carter Revocable Intervivos Trust | $3,986 | $1,646 | -58.7% |
| Erin Morrison | $5,122 | $1,628 | -68.2% |
| Peters Family Farm, Inc. | $648,146 | $1,615 | -99.8% |
| Mary Lager | $1,557 | $1,557 | 0% |
| Wallace Larson | $1,553 | $1,553 | 0% |
| Leo Kempenich | $1,495 | $1,496 | 0.1% |
| Joan M Eppmeyer | $1,470 | $1,470 | 0% |
| Thomas A. Poehler | $5,122 | $1,463 | -71.4% |
| Maurice Ritz | $3,707 | $1,431 | -61.4% |
| James A. Loken | $1,430 | $1,430 | 0% |
| Henry Bode | $6,998 | $1,418 | -79.7% |
| Frank R. Weimar | $1,311 | $1,311 | 0% |
| Robert J. Hanson | $4,084 | $1,292 | -68.4% |
| Margaret Erkel-Thorson | $1,274 | $1,249 | -2% |
| David R. Luepke | $4,279 | $1,234 | -71.2% |
| Duston Voges | $4,506 | $1,216 | -73% |
| Kathryn Conlon | $1,200 | $1,211 | 0.9% |
| Daniel Hahn | $0 | $1,178 | -- |
| Gordon R Rodning | $1,153 | $1,153 | 0% |
| Mollie Kuhlman | $0 | $1,142 | -- |
| Karen J Panowitsch | $840 | $1,108 | 31.9% |
| Jo Ann Brandes | $1,095 | $1,095 | 0% |
| Cedarwood Acres, LLC | $2,981 | $1,069 | -64.1% |
| Rene J. Mosher | $690 | $1,065 | 54.3% |
| Bradley W. Bakker | $1,033 | $1,040 | 0.7% |
| Harlan Carl Olson - Harlan C Olson Rev Trustee DTD 2-5 | $0 | $1,016 | -- |
| Carolyn Trnka | $1,000 | $1,000 | 0% |
| Bruce Luepke | $12,372 | $959 | -92.2% |
| Mary a Johnson-Spear | $1,750 | $875 | -50% |
| Duane A. Schultz | $675 | $867 | 28.4% |
| Michael G. Hahn | $1,903 | $841 | -55.8% |
| Harlan C Olson Trust Agreement DTD 02/05/2009 | $0 | $811 | -- |
| Merlin Seitzer | $0 | $810 | -- |
| Perry Liebl | $0 | $808 | -- |
| Linda Nesburg | $1,304 | $805 | -38.3% |
| Brent Rossow | $797 | $797 | 0% |
| Michael R. Curran | $774 | $774 | 0% |
| Nicholas Woehler | $1,346 | $746 | -44.6% |
| Grogan Farms, LLC | $0 | $734 | -- |
| Mark W Wettergren | $729 | $729 | 0% |
| Richard C Wettergren | $729 | $729 | 0% |
| Jerome P Cornish Disclaimer Trust | $616 | $706 | 14.6% |
| Rita R. Cornish | $616 | $706 | 14.6% |
| John D. Luepke | $10,558 | $667 | -93.7% |
| Charles E. Kienlen | $8,470 | $667 | -92.1% |
| Thomas H. Hanson | $1,254 | $623 | -50.3% |
| Nikolaus Alan Weber | $0 | $606 | -- |
| Donald Dallmann | $2,656 | $596 | -77.6% |
| Carol A. Kennedy | $1,267 | $546 | -56.9% |
| James Mealman | $1,056 | $491 | -53.5% |
| Howard W. Vogel | $465 | $465 | 0% |
| Richard W. Ryan Jr. | $455 | $455 | 0% |
| Wm P. O'Brien | $446 | $446 | 0% |
| Maxine Sullivan | $381 | $420 | 10.2% |
| Joel Harvey Dorn | $1,027 | $404 | -60.7% |
| Betty Jane Thompson | $2,618 | $398 | -84.8% |
| Walter H Janske | $383 | $383 | 0% |
| Rita Gibbs | $358 | $358 | 0% |
| Lorene M. Gardner | $342 | $342 | 0% |
| Jeff D. Brandes | $1,129 | $326 | -71.1% |
| Susan Brandes | $1,129 | $326 | -71.1% |
| Peter Trocke | $322 | $322 | 0% |
| Michael A. Stoffel | $306 | $306 | 0% |
| Gary Gilbertson | $305 | $305 | 0% |
| Happyland Farm, LLC | $0 | $303 | -- |
| Kenneth D. Warning Jr. | $301 | $301 | 0% |
| Robert R. Andree Jr. | $289 | $253 | -12.5% |
| Steven G. Matejcek | $235 | $235 | 0% |
| Margaret Weaver | $226 | $226 | 0% |
| Tyler J. Scholl | $166 | $204 | 22.9% |
| John S Olson Revocable Trust | $191 | $191 | 0% |
| William Patrick Osborne | $5,864 | $186 | -96.8% |
| Benjamin Penner | $907 | $155 | -82.9% |
| Janice Drill | $0 | $125 | -- |
| Danial Hauger | $125 | $125 | 0% |
| Matt Stein | $198 | $73 | -63.1% |
| Barbara A. Regner | $0 | $50 | -- |
| James Rodning | $4,324 | $45 | -99% |
| John Poncin | $745 | $32 | -95.7% |
| Blue SKY Dairy, LLC | $12,921 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Beranek | $590 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary W. Pehling | $8,225 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen E. Hurley | $242 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Lucas | $1,380 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason J & John R Schroeder Partnership | $13,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Resch | $3,069 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebco Pork, Inc. | $1,023,758 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebco Valley Pork, LLC | $1,059,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard S. Mielke | $3,403 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Reuben Bode | $28,709 | $0 | -100% |
| Allison L. Krehbiel | $3,277 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Fritsche Olmanson | $1,765 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell H & Janice M Jodock Revoc | $10,323 | $0 | -100% |
| Eldon H. Brown | $669 | $0 | -100% |
| Evelyn Alger | $22,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred C. Hanson Jr. | $3,765 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen Regenscheid | $6,772 | $0 | -100% |
| Goettl Grove, LLC | $1,944 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay E. Hanson | $2,990 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlene Von R. Ohlen | $4,702 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Ann Scharf | $561 | $0 | -100% |
| Maya O. Stearns | $48 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Meyer II | $1,324 | $0 | -100% |
| William C. Lambert | $12,650 | $0 | -100% |
| William J. Sexe | $995 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $12,685,231 | $3,669,594 | -71.1% |
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