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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Towner County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Towner County received $7.2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 325 farmers in cities within Towner County received a total of $13.6 million in 934 farm subsidies, a 34.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $20.8 million in 1,420 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 Towner County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Teubner Farms, Inc.$317,148$284,641-10.2%
Lewallen Joint Venture$416,681$225,554-45.9%
Steven Robert Oakland$245,085$225,295-8.1%
Henderson Agent Partnership$395,799$214,927-45.7%
Belzer Brothers Potato Company$166,783$181,6498.9%
Jay Harold Nicholas$262,547$177,302-32.5%
Steven Edward A. Stenson$157,930$175,59711.2%
Mark Edward Mattson$100,218$165,05564.7%
Jerad Duane Gefroh$90,298$159,08176.2%
Gibbens Farms$330,031$157,134-52.4%
Christopher David McConnell$255,948$144,688-43.5%
Peters Farms$270,110$141,455-47.6%
Jamie Lee Jacksen$99,280$138,76839.8%
Lana M. Nicholas$228,662$136,669-40.2%
Jeana Allen Jorde$260,160$130,356-49.9%
Jeffrey Mitch Jorde II$260,160$130,356-49.9%
Robert Merrill Hallaway$137,601$130,074-5.5%
Aaron Peyerl$136,450$129,911-4.8%
Jorde Certified Seed, LLC$125,000$125,5590.4%
Justin Price$131,267$124,208-5.4%
Mark Swanson$80,545$119,13747.9%
Christopher Donald Doehler$192,066$117,849-38.6%
First State Bank of Cando$1,417,733$115,610-91.8%
Joshua A. Knutt$91,085$115,27526.6%
Eugene Duane Gefroh$137,239$113,383-17.4%
Rex Earl Thomas Parslow$208,426$113,232-45.7%
Chancey Lee Gefroh$69,774$112,56061.3%
Bruce Allen Teubner$212,505$109,800-48.3%
Sandra K. Teubner$212,505$109,800-48.3%
Todd E. Oakland$156,153$107,403-31.2%
Ryan Wade Miller$181,518$95,244-47.5%
Brent Fredrick Keller$180,878$95,212-47.4%
Daniel Hermanson$179,351$92,289-48.5%
Kyle Teubner$74,408$91,33622.8%
Jeremy Tyrell Martin$79,473$89,94913.2%
Mike Geisen$177,654$89,904-49.4%
Jordon Stenson$86,435$89,4873.5%
Robert Allan Hendrickson$68,598$89,02029.8%
Guy Eugene Mitchell$93,856$88,476-5.7%
Richard Allen Galow$70,053$87,88625.5%
Edwin Marcel Benson$61,258$87,87143.4%
Scott Allen Boe$186,464$87,755-52.9%
Roger John Kurtti$83,504$83,6520.2%
Michelene Bjornstad$140,770$82,714-41.2%
Michael Jon Bjornstad$62,984$82,71231.3%
D. T. W. Farms$77,516$81,8645.6%
Chad Matthew Anderson$64,123$81,37426.9%
Myron Jacobsen$157,366$81,320-48.3%
Darrell John Berg$159,376$80,681-49.4%
Terry Alan Carter$152,496$80,335-47.3%
Darrell Dennis Odegaard$131,399$79,286-39.7%
Bryce Teubner$134,483$78,326-41.8%
Dustin Hendrickson$60,525$77,90228.7%
Johnson Foundation Seed Farm, LLP$0$77,179--
Thomas Nikolaisen$73,284$77,0865.2%
David Lagein$148,795$76,714-48.4%
Darrel Lagein$148,696$76,664-48.4%
Jesse Ray Mitchell$77,407$76,261-1.5%
Dana Westemeier$61,833$75,43322%
American Bank Center$824,082$75,140-90.9%
Darin Weisz$88,261$75,124-14.9%
Reston Westemeier$44,800$74,54966.4%
Albert Fredrick Edwards$40,839$74,17981.6%
Lyle E. Morlock$93,875$74,168-21%
Daniel T. Boe$110,160$72,279-34.4%
Hilman Benson$122,841$71,065-42.1%
Derek Lee Rance$42,340$68,56061.9%
Hovi Mitchell$108,020$67,663-37.4%
Jeffrey Todd Miller$123,851$67,016-45.9%
Richard Wagner$61,108$66,9329.5%
Randy Lee Benson$112,224$66,745-40.5%
B & G Potato Company$49,305$66,16234.2%
Bruce Lee Rinas$122,984$65,946-46.4%
Gary Spencer Molitor$30,482$65,832116%
Chet Alan Berg$27,387$65,654139.7%
Kelsey Olsen$99,290$64,201-35.3%
Tyler Olsen$99,290$64,201-35.3%
Derek Galow$48,005$61,77528.7%
Randy Starr$96,712$61,687-36.2%
Ronald Tschepen$69,800$61,630-11.7%
Durumway Farms, LLC$141,119$60,526-57.1%
Devin J Jacksen$39,899$60,28351.1%
Gerald Orville Stenson$78,990$59,457-24.7%
Cynthia Marie Farbo$62,276$59,048-5.2%
Jeffry Dale Farbo$62,276$59,048-5.2%
Gary Edward Freund$90,348$57,939-35.9%
Peggy Ann Hendrickson$122,256$57,567-52.9%
Tim Louis Hendrickson$122,256$57,567-52.9%
Thomas W. Peters$103,629$57,364-44.6%
Steven Rodenbiker$100,767$56,769-43.7%
Duane James Hendrickson$155,464$56,016-64%
Chad David Pankratz$90,643$54,937-39.4%
Sarah Pankratz$87,838$54,937-37.5%
Arvid Oakland$10,661$54,811414.1%
Lane Parker$44,689$53,52919.8%
Kelly Don Smeltzer$41,498$53,41628.7%
Alvin Trent Haberstroh$88,926$52,237-41.3%
Wynn Audrene Haberstroh$88,511$52,213-41%
Jeremiah Halley$26,020$51,21296.8%
John Louis Elsperger$49,223$51,1303.9%
Kimberly Elsperger$49,223$51,1303.9%
Duane Kaleva$103,841$50,911-51%
Kirk Larson$73,640$50,321-31.7%
Larry K. Starr$84,206$50,043-40.6%
Lori Grann$81,371$49,926-38.6%
John Peters$107,657$49,908-53.6%
Russell Tschepen$89,180$49,570-44.4%
Taylor Boe$61,251$49,025-20%
Robert Nelsen$36,384$48,97834.6%
Gaylon Wayne Sieler$46,848$48,0422.5%
Fredrick Farms - Jv$67,687$47,927-29.2%
Edwards Brothers Farms$23,847$47,924101%
Kevin Harvey Kakela$117,495$47,697-59.4%
Brady Peterson$55,770$47,142-15.5%
Carol Lynn Leas$44,176$46,9686.3%
Derrick Evan Leas$44,170$46,9636.3%
Marilyn Starr Parker$113,242$45,820-59.5%
Randal Stuart Parker$64,777$45,820-29.3%
Robin Rieder$38,358$45,75219.3%
Paul Douglas Johnson$27,017$45,71769.2%
Dwight Nelsen$37,154$45,00121.1%
Donald Lentz$93,307$44,709-52.1%
Kurt Ernest Disher$94,594$44,472-53%
Lori Reed$54,215$44,285-18.3%
Rick Reed$54,215$44,285-18.3%
Thomas Wade Freund$42,038$43,9824.6%
Gary D. Larson$25,168$42,99670.8%
Steven G. Peters$81,172$42,430-47.7%
Thomas Christopher McCloud$56,974$41,118-27.8%
Brooke McCloud$48,142$40,859-15.1%
William Peters$75,748$40,846-46.1%
Joseph David Parker$30,518$39,32228.8%
Scott Lindbo$82,774$38,693-53.3%
Brady James Carlson$34,001$38,68113.8%
Jeffrey Held$66,819$38,322-42.6%
Lester Anderson$106,963$38,280-64.2%
Robert Jon Held$26,493$38,22244.3%
Bryan Lee Knutt$27,166$38,10740.3%
Jason Peters$100,258$37,918-62.2%
Tom Nikolaisen Jr.$46,351$37,507-19.1%
Kevin Paul Hettwer$22,729$36,92462.5%
Robert W. Keene Jr.$37,113$36,521-1.6%
Shawn Carnahan$38,150$35,561-6.8%
Jay Hoover Farm$15,199$35,445133.2%
Amy Nikolaisen$62,872$35,236-44%
Mary Stephens$32,348$35,2138.9%
Brock Gregory Mitchell$45,048$34,607-23.2%
Ross Evan Hendrickson$56,614$34,040-39.9%
Jeremy Johnson$128,478$33,687-73.8%
Nathan Johnson$128,478$33,687-73.8%
Todd E. Johnson$126,513$33,687-73.4%
Terrell A. Knudson$23,470$33,64643.4%
Robert Peterson$70,384$33,357-52.6%
Sandra Lou Lindberg$15,959$33,349109%
Terence Donavon Rieder$38,358$33,302-13.2%
Pat Broderick$47,814$33,256-30.4%
Judith Louise Gibbens$34,797$31,990-8.1%
Timothy Lee Thomas$23,052$31,85838.2%
Jered Kendell Graber$59,448$31,699-46.7%
Jordan L. Rinas$24,365$31,44629.1%
Roger Lee Rance$35,931$31,034-13.6%
Gregory Erlin Westlind$32,848$29,644-9.8%
Bryan Kenneth Anderson$54,975$29,345-46.6%
Michele Lee Anderson$54,975$29,345-46.6%
Matthew Wieser$44,162$28,327-35.9%
Tl Farms$61,715$28,244-54.2%
Carl J. Peters$63,402$28,210-55.5%
Brian Larson$73,070$27,845-61.9%
Darrel Manning$37,019$27,813-24.9%
Troy Alan Carter$56,839$26,620-53.2%
Gerald Ray Haberstroh$34,757$26,299-24.3%
Lee Bulman$77,059$26,077-66.2%
Patrick John Lagein$31,021$25,407-18.1%
Alice Lagein$45,595$24,791-45.6%
Wayne Warren Wood$34,810$24,308-30.2%
D & J Miller Agent Corporation$45,239$23,496-48.1%
David Wayne Freund$58,154$23,378-59.8%
Ronald Willard Hendrickson$39,110$23,205-40.7%
Devin Reid Hoerer-Tuomala$24,098$22,693-5.8%
Thomas Nicholas Belzer$23,643$22,386-5.3%
Fredrick L Peterson and Debra L Peterson Revocable$0$22,209--
Terry Johnson$116,517$21,867-81.2%
Richard Martin$37,975$21,853-42.5%
Helen Simon$0$20,813--
Michael A. Nelson$32,602$20,549-37%
Dick and Babe Benson Fam Trustee$0$20,526--
Derek Johnson$9,996$19,82498.3%
Hayden Larson$29,924$18,590-37.9%
Janey Froggatt$36,677$18,318-50.1%
Alec Miller$28,737$18,310-36.3%
Ronald D. Teubner$24,859$18,296-26.4%
Ronald Reed$37,405$17,820-52.4%
Simon John Laturnus$18,717$17,481-6.6%
Considine, LLP$29,192$17,249-40.9%
Larry Clinton Hendrickson$35,391$16,850-52.4%
Gladys E. Freund$17,111$16,427-4%
James Gerhart Boe$38,962$16,252-58.3%
Stanley Stephens$17,010$16,161-5%
Jason Moore$14,317$16,02011.9%
Theodore Bjornstad$25,491$15,994-37.3%
William Galow$14,533$15,7548.4%
David Harold McConnell$20,440$15,149-25.9%
Heather Belzer$30,204$15,126-49.9%
Paul Belzer$30,204$15,126-49.9%
Duane O. Reed$16,659$15,048-9.7%
Ruth Ann Held$23,809$14,581-38.8%
Dale J. Overton$19,969$14,498-27.4%
Kale Miller$26,416$14,175-46.3%
Leo Tschepen$29,725$14,001-52.9%
Vaughn Matthew Johnson$11,637$13,86319.1%
Cole Mitchell$35,678$13,829-61.2%
Gene Rosinski$13,615$13,6150%
Roger Larry Lindberg$14,938$12,842-14%
Larry Swenson$34,838$12,543-64%
Rodney Hoerer$2,199$12,497468.3%
G K R Living Trust$22,245$12,456-44%
Andy Gores$16,442$12,386-24.7%
Sylvia O Schmidt Estate$48,523$11,832-75.6%
Roger Held$20,291$11,579-42.9%
Joshua Lindberg$10,889$11,0211.2%
Arlen Lindberg$9,337$10,78115.5%
Dianne Moore$11,869$10,781-9.2%
Claudette V. Hogenson$8,149$10,36527.2%
Ferdinand H. Kring$8,147$10,36327.2%
Petranellea Corrigan$8,147$10,36327.2%
Kenneth Gary Teubner$13,029$10,334-20.7%
Alex K. Anderson$0$10,200--
Luella Teubner Family Trust$12,315$9,963-19.1%
Timothy Krueger$9,417$9,6402.4%
Brad Held$10,014$9,549-4.6%
Stacy Krom$12,066$9,512-21.2%
Larry D. Gores$14,769$9,297-37.1%
Myron Baerwald$35,274$9,240-73.8%
Ethan T. Oakland$3,801$9,231142.9%
Chad A. Lawler$25,843$9,214-64.3%
Nicholas Farms, LLP$8,918$8,9180%
Nathan Gibbens$15,099$8,881-41.2%
Kathy EGGL$8,790$8,7900%
Anthony Galow$13,137$8,789-33.1%
Dale Vernon Juntunen$17,783$8,539-52%
Russell L Lalum$15,732$8,283-47.3%
Daniel EGGL$11,598$8,278-28.6%
Dennis R. Price$5,732$8,12541.7%
Frederick Harris$14,662$7,751-47.1%
Lynn Lawler$7,496$7,4960%
Darlene Merilyn Thomas$7,678$7,494-2.4%
Harvey Schumacher$3,894$7,10982.6%
Alois Schmidhammer$6,950$6,9500%
Lynette Galow$12,416$6,817-45.1%
Lincoln Larson$9,300$6,670-28.3%
Danny Lee Krumwiede$8,113$6,634-18.2%
Alexander C. Balazs$6,777$6,536-3.6%
Cynthia L. Balazs$6,776$6,536-3.5%
Peterson Farms$11,314$6,515-42.4%
Michelle Gibbens$0$6,508--
Allen D. Halley$6,051$6,0510%
Guy Larson$8,820$6,043-31.5%
Rollie Bjornstad$7,562$6,016-20.4%
Eldred Oakland$10,563$5,915-44%
David Parker$31,872$5,727-82%
Catherine Martha Mitchell$3,861$5,57144.3%
Sheila Schmidt$8,198$5,533-32.5%
Clinton Weisz - Weisz Family Trust$0$5,480--
Gerald Rosscup$10,736$5,407-49.6%
Gary Porter$4,361$5,38723.5%
John Richard Mickelson$13,323$5,310-60.1%
Marlene Peterson$868$5,247504.5%
Robert Kennedy$1,655$5,241216.7%
Regge Bulman$5,449$5,145-5.6%
Nolan Thomas Rieder$4,304$4,96015.2%
Sharon Lalum$6,580$4,880-25.8%
Nancy Ann Rader$10,999$4,793-56.4%
Joshua Guthrie$4,249$4,75011.8%
Kimberly Fox$4,065$4,66914.9%
Wayne Francis Freund$8,329$4,482-46.2%
Mary E. Peters$4,431$4,4310%
Joseph Ira Freund$5,840$4,349-25.5%
Adam Hunt$2,214$4,23791.4%
Louise Armstrong$4,197$4,1970%
Noelle H. Murphy$7,321$3,902-46.7%
Sheri Langer$0$3,823--
Joshua Guthrie$0$3,731--
Lanny Moore$6,062$3,590-40.8%
Judy Lynn Solberg-Freund$3,957$3,549-10.3%
Paul D. Wagenman$6,256$3,340-46.6%
Lyman Henderson$2,574$3,28227.5%
Sharla Henderson$2,574$3,28227.5%
Helen Simon c/O Travis Westlind$0$3,232--
John D Hunter Test Trust-Trust a$23,460$3,204-86.3%
Jacoba Gibbens$4,452$2,826-36.5%
Dianne Faye Hendrickson$5,934$2,369-60.1%
Bradyn R Henderson$2,220$2,2200%
David Hoerer$2,311$2,049-11.3%
Darla Hunt$2,214$1,980-10.6%
Mark Hunt$2,214$1,980-10.6%
Verna Garber$3,909$1,759-55%
James Albert Hendrickson$1,572$1,5720%
Diana Lyn Elsperger$1,560$1,5600%
Larry Fox$3,528$1,457-58.7%
Timothy Peterson$1,086$1,44833.3%
Matthew Vaughn Johnson$5,599$1,432-74.4%
Robert David$1,777$1,412-20.5%
Carol Wood$1,420$1,411-0.6%
Karen Westemeier$12,915$1,396-89.2%
Michael Don Johnston$2,687$1,343-50%
Daniel J. Higgins$1,323$1,3230%
Justin Berg$3,804$1,278-66.4%
Lynn Belle$0$1,206--
Beverly Lee$1,240$1,173-5.4%
Kelly Westby$635$1,15982.5%
Leonard Martin$3,041$1,139-62.5%
Roger L. Miller$696$91831.9%
Eliza Jayne Freund$660$89836.1%
Paul E. Krack$755$7550%
Kyler Bursinger$0$724--
Norma Timms$713$7130%
Greg Urness$223$532138.6%
Jeff Teubner$1,506$475-68.5%
Cecilia Marie Freund$330$47343.3%
Robyn Jacobsen$620$382-38.4%
Ashton Guthrie$1,194$350-70.7%
Darwin Baerwald$20,448$302-98.5%
Allan Leonard Wood$1,562$167-89.3%
Gregory Richard Rham$0$160--
Ann Marie Kleven$0$16--
Arlen Lindberg$22,784$0-100%
Ardis B. Hunter$12,728$0-100%
Chet A. Berg$26,205$0-100%
Clinton Weisz - Weisz Family Trus$3,850$0-100%
Judith Koester$15,750$0-100%
Kim Neumann Belzer$12$0-100%
Marilyn Ford$2,415$0-100%
Patrick Shawn Belzer$12$0-100%
Shane Lee Hettwer$47,797$0-100%
TBBC Farm$122$0-100%
Laverna E. Gores$4,315$0-100%
Devin Tuomala$7,818$0-100%
Terry K. Anderson$1,098$0-100%
Timothy Donald Doehler$23,370$0-100%
Fredrick L Peterson and Debra L P$45,477$0-100%
Gordon Lloyd Berg$24,547$0-100%
Jannell Lagein$4,011$0-100%
Jill Lagein$6,226$0-100%
Patrick Lagein$6,001$0-100%
Total subsidies$20,774,354$13,554,266-34.8%

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