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In 2021, 132 farmers in cities within Madison County received a total of $2.9 million in 260 farm subsidies, a 52.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6 million in 390 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 Madison County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Sandru | $225,192 | $296,242 | 31.6% |
| Sitz Angus Ranch & Livestock Operation | $0 | $223,812 | -- |
| Larry D. Mehlhoff | $460,017 | $192,161 | -58.2% |
| Giem Ranches, Inc. | $218,289 | $167,630 | -23.2% |
| Ashcraft Ranch, Inc. | $370,069 | $141,166 | -61.9% |
| Dell Bacon Ranch Company | $137,160 | $87,466 | -36.2% |
| Sauerbier Ranches, Inc. | $90,481 | $84,261 | -6.9% |
| Point of Rocks Angus Ranch, Inc. | $126,479 | $82,916 | -34.4% |
| Granger Ranches Limited Partnership | $0 | $65,072 | -- |
| Maichel Ranch | $120,369 | $64,409 | -46.5% |
| Ruby Mountain Hay and Grain, Inc. | $80,466 | $60,898 | -24.3% |
| Sitz Angus Farm, Ltd. | $51 | $57,778 | 113,190.2% |
| London Hills Farm, LLC | $305,527 | $55,160 | -81.9% |
| Buyan Ranch, Inc. | $188,494 | $55,069 | -70.8% |
| Guinnane Ranch, LLC | $76,634 | $54,470 | -28.9% |
| Larry J. Pancost | $100,740 | $49,169 | -51.2% |
| Titus 22, LLC | $134,077 | $48,899 | -63.5% |
| P&J Ranches, Inc. | $87,697 | $45,923 | -47.6% |
| Marsh Family Ranch PTN | $139,237 | $45,148 | -67.6% |
| DRY Hills Farm, LLC | $97,738 | $44,976 | -54% |
| Tilstra Ranch, Inc. | $71,747 | $42,007 | -41.5% |
| Horse Creek Hay & Cattle, LLC | $51,000 | $41,538 | -18.6% |
| Peterson Ranch, LLC | $70,573 | $41,230 | -41.6% |
| Jody Lueck | $47,850 | $36,867 | -23% |
| Ruby Dell Ranch | $152,661 | $36,808 | -75.9% |
| Melvin David Maichel | $0 | $35,072 | -- |
| Kristi G. Pancost | $5,883 | $33,173 | 463.9% |
| Pleasant View Ranch, LLC | $84,567 | $32,369 | -61.7% |
| Silver Spring Ranch | $117,633 | $30,480 | -74.1% |
| Broksle Ranch, Inc. | $86,902 | $29,146 | -66.5% |
| Alton Ranch, Inc. | $43,818 | $28,126 | -35.8% |
| Leif Funston | $28,932 | $26,391 | -8.8% |
| Paul Banks | $30,371 | $25,823 | -15% |
| Carlson Land and Cattle, LLC | $85,181 | $21,502 | -74.8% |
| Shawn Sanford Wentzel | $0 | $20,787 | -- |
| Boyd Angus Ranch, LLC | $86,200 | $17,792 | -79.4% |
| Cindy Sue Ashcraft | $0 | $17,747 | -- |
| David Ashcraft | $0 | $17,747 | -- |
| Larry Martin Etal PTRS Heart L Ranch | $0 | $16,961 | -- |
| Quarter Circle One, LLC | $49,952 | $16,688 | -66.6% |
| Troy W. Martin | $19,571 | $14,951 | -23.6% |
| Doug Harcksen | $3,888 | $14,753 | 279.4% |
| Huttinga Trucking | $0 | $13,836 | -- |
| Gilman Ih Cattle Company | $66,440 | $13,378 | -79.9% |
| Sitz Ranch Management Partnership | $8,304 | $12,097 | 45.7% |
| Bruce H. Bacon | $31,766 | $11,696 | -63.2% |
| Niki W. Martin | $0 | $11,131 | -- |
| Dennis J. Bacon | $24,692 | $10,674 | -56.8% |
| Clover Meadows, LLC | $16,402 | $10,558 | -35.6% |
| Mark W. Boyd | $13,886 | $10,188 | -26.6% |
| Adam J. Clark | $20,805 | $9,666 | -53.5% |
| Gary Giem | $72,967 | $9,031 | -87.6% |
| William R. Grose | $29,511 | $8,942 | -69.7% |
| Richard D. Eberline | $40,504 | $8,128 | -79.9% |
| Miller Cattle Company | $30,056 | $8,058 | -73.2% |
| RTL Livestock, LLC | $16,472 | $7,936 | -51.8% |
| Medicine Creek Land & Live Stock, LLC | $0 | $7,713 | -- |
| James Allen Daems | $5,665 | $7,415 | 30.9% |
| Terrill Todd | $4,125 | $7,193 | 74.4% |
| Jonathon D. Ashcraft | $34,508 | $6,932 | -79.9% |
| H J B Ranch, LLC | $36,883 | $6,865 | -81.4% |
| Kevin Boltz | $22,440 | $6,702 | -70.1% |
| Edward J. Collins | $23,344 | $6,610 | -71.7% |
| WC Ranches, LLC | $11,542 | $6,573 | -43.1% |
| Kubesh, Inc. | $11,182 | $6,572 | -41.2% |
| 7 V, LLC | $22,993 | $6,008 | -73.9% |
| Robert G. Edwards | $9,280 | $5,552 | -40.2% |
| Barry Carter | $15,542 | $5,503 | -64.6% |
| Elser & Sons Ranch, Inc. | $24,275 | $5,333 | -78% |
| Jaime A. Wood | $25,057 | $5,228 | -79.1% |
| Phillip A. Noel | $5,155 | $5,007 | -2.9% |
| Mike Stender | $22,177 | $4,750 | -78.6% |
| Collin R. Rice | $18,194 | $4,182 | -77% |
| Jann H. Potter | $0 | $4,153 | -- |
| Bar MZ Ranch, LLC | $17,072 | $3,678 | -78.5% |
| John J Broksle JR | $0 | $3,563 | -- |
| Kenneth Stensrud | $2,565 | $3,420 | 33.3% |
| Ken R. Flikkema | $128 | $3,381 | 2,541.4% |
| Bar 88 Enterprises, LLC | $4,164 | $3,327 | -20.1% |
| Jim van Dyke | $16,599 | $3,304 | -80.1% |
| Harrison Lake Ranch, Inc. | $18,844 | $3,229 | -82.9% |
| Joselyn Kay Broksle | $5,203 | $3,036 | -41.6% |
| Dale Grose | $7,584 | $3,026 | -60.1% |
| John L. Leonard | $10,578 | $2,802 | -73.5% |
| Glenn Visser | $4,378 | $2,592 | -40.8% |
| Brian L. Dyk | $14,785 | $2,519 | -83% |
| Michael H. Sitton | $165,657 | $2,474 | -98.5% |
| Norma E Price Rvoc Living Trustee DTD 8161995 | $7,667 | $2,432 | -68.3% |
| Kevin H. Huyser | $7,001 | $2,425 | -65.4% |
| Melvin Ray Banks | $11,677 | $2,212 | -81.1% |
| Linda Frantz | $0 | $2,051 | -- |
| Neil Todd | $6,479 | $1,943 | -70% |
| Tim Stephens | $17,509 | $1,908 | -89.1% |
| William C. Fabel | $12,990 | $1,804 | -86.1% |
| David L Reintsma | $1,709 | $1,798 | 5.2% |
| Nicholas Dyk | $8,756 | $1,795 | -79.5% |
| Henry Hoffman | $7,623 | $1,568 | -79.4% |
| Jerricho R Broksle | $0 | $1,561 | -- |
| Lloyd D. Carlson | $7,634 | $1,550 | -79.7% |
| Wayne F. Wilson | $7,579 | $1,541 | -79.7% |
| Chase Brooks | $6,380 | $1,302 | -79.6% |
| Mailey Industries, Inc. | $0 | $1,242 | -- |
| Jake Barnosky | $5,874 | $1,198 | -79.6% |
| Samuel L. Wood | $5,247 | $1,160 | -77.9% |
| Diane Rice | $5,599 | $1,089 | -80.6% |
| Gage Ryder Baumeister | $5,115 | $1,046 | -79.6% |
| James P. Anderson | $5,284 | $1,029 | -80.5% |
| Samuel Dyk | $4,400 | $976 | -77.8% |
| Rodney D. Braaten | $4,531 | $894 | -80.3% |
| Big Trout Ranch | $1,425 | $871 | -38.9% |
| Lance Carlson | $4,235 | $840 | -80.2% |
| Tezak Ranch, LLC | $3,729 | $779 | -79.1% |
| Lori Broksle | $3,691 | $678 | -81.6% |
| MT Cross Farms, Inc. | $0 | $668 | -- |
| Bonnie Hegdal | $7,047 | $642 | -90.9% |
| Colt J. High | $2,885 | $634 | -78% |
| Joseph J. Tezak | $3,025 | $606 | -80% |
| William T. Wood | $2,464 | $526 | -78.7% |
| Martin Brothers Farm | $893 | $520 | -41.8% |
| Jay D. Novich | $3,826 | $518 | -86.5% |
| Dawson Patritti | $2,420 | $504 | -79.2% |
| Richard Gooby Gooby Living Trust | $3,010 | $487 | -83.8% |
| Layne E. Carlson | $2,123 | $436 | -79.5% |
| Daniel Howard High | $2,024 | $414 | -79.5% |
| Joyce Monson | $1,716 | $404 | -76.5% |
| George Monson | $1,683 | $379 | -77.5% |
| Garrett Anthony Wentzel | $1,439 | $276 | -80.8% |
| Sherrie Stone | $1,177 | $246 | -79.1% |
| Walter Morris | $320 | $213 | -33.4% |
| Kiley Dickerson | $715 | $121 | -83.1% |
| Loren-&maryann Omalley Tucker Rev TST Tucker | $11,069 | $118 | -98.9% |
| Laura L. Mehlhoff | $0 | $35 | -- |
| Granger Ranches Limited Partnersh | $88,212 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Klein | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Scott Brooks | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| S M I, Inc. | $6,737 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Madrid | $63,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Karl OHS Ranch, LLC | $7,724 | $0 | -100% |
| Rice Ranches, Inc. | $5,892 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Brownson | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Sitz Angus Ranch & Livestock Oper | $470,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Anderson Apiaries, Inc. | $6,589 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Hall | $235 | $0 | -100% |
| Beehavin Honey Company | $7,544 | $0 | -100% |
| Clark Honey, Inc. | $22,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Gilman Ih Cattle Company | $41,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Box S, LLC | $5,973 | $0 | -100% |
| Dell Humbert | $4,771 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett Wentzel | $872 | $0 | -100% |
| Hank Bevan | $19,942 | $0 | -100% |
| Holbrook Seed Potatoes, Inc. | $36,456 | $0 | -100% |
| Janell L. Shaw | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice Harbor | $12,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimilea Grose | $351 | $0 | -100% |
| Katie Banles | $5,610 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth M. Walsh | $1,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry G. Perry | $405 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Martin Etal PTRS Heart L Ra | $37,467 | $0 | -100% |
| Medicine Creek Land & Live Stock | $7,713 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Coad Jr. | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandy Nyhart | $3,108 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn Wentzel | $33,108 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,027,081 | $2,859,983 | -52.5% |
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