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

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Farms throughout cities in Kimball County received $2.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 352 farmers in cities within Kimball County received a total of $6.6 million in 894 farm subsidies, a 29.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.3 million in 1,068 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 Kimball County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Birkhofer Enterprises$207,533$181,603-12.5%
Christopher J. Bogert$188,246$168,745-10.4%
Elizabeth Bogert$188,113$168,572-10.4%
Jeffrey D. Nelson$227,274$135,955-40.2%
MTV Land and Cattle, Inc.$182,586$122,433-32.9%
Eh Ranch, LLC$239,577$113,859-52.5%
Todd Parsons$154,238$108,198-29.8%
M & K Reuter Farms, LLC$239,186$108,102-54.8%
Perry Agent, LLC$123,802$107,644-13.1%
Gordon Poss$147,454$107,586-27%
T & B Cook Farms$126,731$98,894-22%
Lukassen Farms, Inc.$170,362$97,367-42.8%
Daum & Sons, Inc.$139,676$93,555-33%
JRG Farming, Inc.$128,944$89,991-30.2%
Douglas J Lukassen$172,856$89,247-48.4%
Vrtatko, Inc.$147,255$85,145-42.2%
Double D. Ranch$109,113$82,643-24.3%
Clinton R Cornils Revocable Trust$86,571$77,881-10%
Raymond G. Snyder$93,332$76,093-18.5%
Mark Halstead$98,974$75,169-24.1%
David Hagstrom - David P Hagstrom Trust$0$74,229--
Ashley Halstead$94,051$70,251-25.3%
Keith A. Wasielewski$64,379$70,0628.8%
Bryce A. Halstead$95,528$69,765-27%
Scott E. Lockwood$65,357$65,8740.8%
James A. Beranek$105,381$65,515-37.8%
Sandra J Lukassen$155,549$62,931-59.5%
Linda Ann Halstead$86,837$61,076-29.7%
Ldw-Bdf Farms, LLC$85,231$60,507-29%
Dillon Snyder$60,664$56,925-6.2%
Dan Barrett$73,252$56,631-22.7%
Randal Sweley$97,207$56,071-42.3%
Carl P Van Pelt & Sons Banner County Nebraska, Inc.$0$53,503--
RGB Enterprises, Inc.$64,600$53,164-17.7%
Singleton Land & Livestock, LLC$119,085$51,996-56.3%
Mark Daum$66,003$51,490-22%
Charles E. Culek$105,186$50,751-51.8%
Mitch Daum$62,019$50,593-18.4%
Lars A. Engstrom$63,261$49,655-21.5%
Lawrence Snyder$46,790$48,8844.5%
Byron Wilke$75,998$47,219-37.9%
Fred Baltensperger$50,979$47,040-7.7%
Glendel Snyder - Glendel M Snyder Trust$0$46,771--
Jack Cochran Farms, Inc.$60,771$46,708-23.1%
Dennis L. Goranson$71,002$46,679-34.3%
Mark Weisbrook$49,077$43,960-10.4%
DCN, Inc.$65,343$43,059-34.1%
Sheila A. Newell$40,310$41,9354%
Trustin Vrtatko$37,303$40,9349.7%
Kielian Family Residuary Trust$5,757$40,560604.5%
Bryan Patrick$43,297$39,183-9.5%
Doran Land Company$27,347$38,26439.9%
Duane F & Frances Janicek Living Trust$0$37,132--
Travis L. Cochran$50,385$36,803-27%
Gunderson Farms, Inc.$99,227$36,191-63.5%
Performance Acres, Inc.$42,482$35,792-15.7%
Richard A. Perry$55,305$35,778-35.3%
W Ranch, Inc.$42,233$34,575-18.1%
TRI State Farms, LLC$35,072$34,114-2.7%
Rolling Acres, Inc.$17,970$33,34485.6%
Mossberg Farms$42,861$33,044-22.9%
David L. Klinginsmith$71,149$32,601-54.2%
Jacob J Baluska$39,366$32,283-18%
Mark Faden$46,267$32,276-30.2%
Dalton Lane Lockwood$31,573$30,919-2.1%
Geraldine K. Johnson$0$30,251--
Rhonda Hawthorne$36,936$30,209-18.2%
Scott A. Hawthorne$36,936$30,209-18.2%
W J D Ranch Company$59,939$29,563-50.7%
Kenneth V. Whitney$45,712$29,380-35.7%
Walter A. Kielian$56,865$27,354-51.9%
Carol a Novotny Trust$0$27,268--
Linda Barrett$28,716$26,940-6.2%
Bourlier Farms, LLC$0$25,660--
Z & S Construction Company, Inc.$35,118$25,422-27.6%
Dale E. Yung$27,579$25,312-8.2%
Mary M. Evertson$25,424$25,122-1.2%
Kim M. Nelson$22,163$25,03513%
Nathan Magninie$75,063$24,667-67.1%
Brian Henderson$26,112$24,201-7.3%
Wylie F. Anderson$26,930$23,998-10.9%
James C. Johnson$25,913$23,988-7.4%
Randy L. Modlin$25,306$23,033-9%
Donna L. Johnson$18,611$21,99518.2%
Vaughn Lukassen$32,091$21,895-31.8%
Nicholas Daum$24,343$21,153-13.1%
Antonia C Bourlier Estate$0$21,080--
Y3 Arena, LLC$26,048$20,713-20.5%
Duane H Weisbrook$12,197$20,28566.3%
David Miller$23,903$19,753-17.4%
James S. Young Jr.$25,760$19,731-23.4%
Erwin Wilke Jr.$21,100$19,327-8.4%
Lawrence G. Engstrom$25,633$19,274-24.8%
Wanda F. Madden$19,357$19,131-1.2%
Lawrence Pahl -Lawrence & Reta Pahl Rev Trust$0$18,090--
Larry K. Klinginsmith$23,394$18,002-23%
Sherri A. Klinginsmith$23,544$17,982-23.6%
Judy Heilbrun - Judy Heilbrun Rev Trust$0$17,936--
Heidemann Farms, Inc.$18,252$17,854-2.2%
Sharon A. Johnson$20,178$17,800-11.8%
Beth M. Klinginsmith$23,138$17,721-23.4%
Terry Madden$21,615$17,553-18.8%
Jared C. Reich$26,322$16,814-36.1%
Rolling Acres, Inc.$0$16,672--
Lloyd Backes Rev Trust$15,812$16,5784.8%
Lucinda M Backes Rev. Trust$15,812$16,5774.8%
Rocky Hollow Buffalo Company, LLC$25,159$16,082-36.1%
Richard J. Novotny$22,724$16,018-29.5%
Diana Burns$15,900$15,9000%
Glory Hills Farms & Ranch, LLC$16,646$15,766-5.3%
Susan Lockwood$20,595$15,761-23.5%
Candyce A. Castens$0$15,591--
Rose Miller$19,433$15,569-19.9%
Venette R. Cornils$7,862$15,41696.1%
Gloria J. Cook$9,046$15,07866.7%
Ryan McConnell$36,679$14,488-60.5%
Matthew T. Varra$14,338$14,3380%
Mia A. Varra$14,338$14,3380%
Cynthia Rasmussen$14,320$14,3200%
Marvin Lewellen - Lewellen Family Trust$16,952$14,317-15.5%
David Lukassen - Lukassen Family Trust$0$14,227--
D & B Livestock, Inc.$34,165$14,154-58.6%
Janet Bashaw$14,072$14,0720%
Rodney van Pelt$13,973$13,972-0%
Sandy Faden$30,462$13,387-56.1%
Tanya Whitney$37,956$13,343-64.8%
Timothy D Lukassen$29,359$13,253-54.9%
Patrica J. Daum$15,352$13,160-14.3%
Curtis L. Williamson$25,937$12,924-50.2%
James Vrtatko$23,003$12,880-44%
Colby J Lukassen$16,347$12,721-22.2%
Tony Joska$28,509$12,621-55.7%
Todd Wilke$27,170$12,570-53.7%
Leroy Yung$25,253$12,547-50.3%
Jimmie D Heilbrun Trust$0$12,491--
Progressive Agent Enterprises, LLC$9,050$12,27535.6%
Teresa Anthony$12,564$12,258-2.4%
HR2 Farms, Inc.$14,998$12,243-18.4%
Scott Klinginsmith$3,731$12,093224.1%
Mitchell Stuart Poss$14,131$12,090-14.4%
R Star Enterprises, Inc.$23,672$11,879-49.8%
KS Cattle Company, LLC$8,075$11,79146%
Elizabeth a Shandera Rvoc Trust$0$11,735--
Lonnie Yung$26,693$11,653-56.3%
Steven Schulte$3,741$11,509207.6%
Ann Warner$11,799$11,487-2.6%
Ellen Vrtatko$13,816$11,433-17.2%
Janet Mulvihill$11,393$11,3930%
Karen Robinson$12,334$11,382-7.7%
David Griffith$11,266$11,160-0.9%
Dorothy E Brothers Trust$9,022$11,15523.6%
Culek Farms, LLC$18,062$10,967-39.3%
Brandi L. Carruthers$10,898$10,8980%
Troy D. Carruthers$10,898$10,8980%
Reader Farms, Inc.$15,141$10,827-28.5%
David Schoenemann$412$10,5702,465.5%
F Bert Linn Trust$28,365$10,406-63.3%
Dorothy J Johnson Revocable Living Trust$0$10,248--
Engstrom Farms, Inc.$13,572$10,039-26%
Jeffery Tyler Whitney$24,819$10,002-59.7%
Roxie L. Simms$9,116$9,9749.4%
Howard Lukassen Children Family P$11,312$9,636-14.8%
Harold E Weisbrook$10,277$9,620-6.4%
Brandon S. Loy$10,184$8,962-12%
Erika Loy$10,183$8,960-12%
Cottonwood Land & Cattle, LLC$17,185$8,695-49.4%
Harold E. Travis$9,295$8,563-7.9%
Thelma A. Prince$8,488$8,4880%
Josephine Bourlier Living Trust$58,552$8,421-85.6%
Shaw Land and Cattle, LLC$59,614$8,412-85.9%
Gene R. Mohr$16,684$8,319-50.1%
Robert Johnson$0$7,997--
Alene Schilz$7,940$7,9400%
Douglas D. Barrett$9,533$7,819-18%
Richard Schroeder$12,695$7,655-39.7%
Janet L. Anderson$27,065$7,577-72%
Charles Baluska$28,246$7,561-73.2%
Val Deane Snyder$7,033$7,5166.9%
Shane A. Dickerson$33,106$7,168-78.3%
Glen E Brothers Trust$4,982$7,04041.3%
Jaclyn Miller$25,331$6,963-72.5%
John M. Miller$25,369$6,963-72.6%
Bernard Culek Family Partnership$11,293$6,913-38.8%
Kirk A. Evertson$14,196$6,909-51.3%
Laura Maurine Lockwood Estate$0$6,888--
Marvin E. Roberts$16,896$6,839-59.5%
Matthew Shaw$26,547$6,744-74.6%
Arthur Olsen$0$6,616--
Wanda Hagstrom - Wanda K Hagstrom Trust$0$6,571--
Gary L. Haack$7,637$6,535-14.4%
Junior R. Norberg$21,917$6,496-70.4%
Lois M. Gustafson$7,192$6,439-10.5%
Debra Cochran$7,648$6,277-17.9%
Jake Daum$7,446$6,194-16.8%
Donald M. Gustafson$7,678$6,171-19.6%
Daria Anderson Faden$9,190$6,099-33.6%
Jim Heilbrun$18,756$6,086-67.6%
Jeff Anderson$5,890$5,8900%
Shelly Anderson$5,890$5,8900%
Ruth Wurdeman$5,828$5,8280%
L6, LLC$0$5,822--
Wayne Carl Shoemaker$34,803$5,795-83.3%
Richard Kaczmarek$15,282$5,651-63%
Rodney C. James$5,621$5,6470.5%
Antonia Bourlier$30,137$5,569-81.5%
Edwin N. Kruse$13,039$5,487-57.9%
V Bar S Company$13,143$5,464-58.4%
Jonathan E. Nelson$47,649$5,324-88.8%
Jack Lockwood$7,766$5,324-31.4%
Robert Donner$2,744$5,26091.7%
James Lockwood$6,195$5,197-16.1%
Trendon William Hinton$7,095$5,189-26.9%
Halligan Enterprises, Inc.$25,485$5,168-79.7%
Huckleberry Farms, LLC$6,349$5,061-20.3%
Madalyn K. Soule$9,624$4,975-48.3%
John A. Gadeken$0$4,917--
Roger Bogert$3,899$4,86524.8%
Joan P. Timmerman$12,398$4,837-61%
Daniel T. Gawith$22,833$4,820-78.9%
David A. Bashaw$4,818$4,8180%
Bruce Tuxhorn$0$4,635--
Alan D Adamson-the Debra & Alan Adamson Family Trustee$0$4,618--
Clark L. Huff$7,747$4,616-40.4%
VS Hay Company, LLC$7,362$4,331-41.2%
Dennis E. Barnes$5,171$4,261-17.6%
Bush Family Trust$1,637$3,967142.3%
Gregory A. Klenda$9,028$3,966-56.1%
Theresa J Lukassen$3,881$3,8810%
Joshua Baltensperger$3,999$3,843-3.9%
Mark Miller$6,826$3,805-44.3%
Dennis M Lukassen$4,184$3,756-10.2%
Ronald E. Johnson$4,106$3,690-10.1%
Earladeen Walker$2,739$3,67134%
Scott A. Blodgett$3,644$3,6440%
KDK Farming, LLC$2,793$3,51025.7%
Elinor L. Pirnie$7,871$3,494-55.6%
Alex J. Engstrom$12,283$3,493-71.6%
Karen McGowan$0$3,443--
Dane Huff$4,683$3,396-27.5%
Clinton R. Cornils$0$3,374--
Chari Mohr$3,346$3,3460%
Elazyv, LLC$0$3,240--
Deb Reindl$0$3,120--
Sylvia J. James$4,620$3,117-32.5%
Mike Harroun & Son Feeders, LLC$28,981$3,046-89.5%
Phillip D. Norberg$3,738$2,960-20.8%
Beth A. Smith$0$2,877--
Daryl Steele$365$2,863684.4%
Jeffrey A. Johnson$2,918$2,855-2.2%
Heather J. Poss$10,250$2,794-72.7%
Harold M. Farrar$1,781$2,72653.1%
Lanelle Martin$4,700$2,687-42.8%
Klent a Schnell$2,014$2,64631.4%
Kip Christian Shoemaker$12,738$2,604-79.6%
Grethe Schoenemann$3,190$2,461-22.9%
Jean Gilbert$2,671$2,337-12.5%
Kevin Michael Shoemaker$24,732$2,334-90.6%
Beulah F Turnbull Trust$3,334$2,288-31.4%
Gale W Turnbull Testamentary Trus$3,334$2,288-31.4%
Robin R. Swanson$2,160$2,1600%
Suzette Castagna$2,160$2,1600%
Kenneth R. Vincent$2,119$2,1190%
Kendall D. Atkins$2,186$2,118-3.1%
Helmut Liesch$6,122$1,937-68.4%
Michelle R. Modlin$1,934$1,9340%
Jesse Williamson$5,027$1,890-62.4%
James Schulte$2,441$1,869-23.4%
Heather D. Williamson$4,994$1,864-62.7%
Ryan D Lukassen$0$1,790--
Marshall C. Mossberg$3,330$1,757-47.2%
Carla J. Kirby$2,287$1,724-24.6%
Clark Ryan Hottell$7,967$1,684-78.9%
Ruth Ann Shoemaker$1,652$1,6520%
Peggy Novotny$1,643$1,6430%
Irving Timmerman$1,979$1,623-18%
Michael T. Kelley$1,621$1,6210%
Roger Monheiser$0$1,587--
Anna Culek$3,072$1,536-50%
Diana C. Engstrom$1,469$1,4690%
Snyder Agriculture, Inc.$1,750$1,462-16.5%
Everett L Johnson Living Trust$0$1,448--
Jack Gunderson$3,620$1,441-60.2%
David Haack$2,072$1,429-31%
Grace Land Trust$1,507$1,417-6%
David C. Norberg$1,996$1,401-29.8%
Charles M. Culek$3,949$1,357-65.6%
Monica Wasielewski$3,388$1,352-60.1%
Amanda J. Culek$3,971$1,331-66.5%
Thomas E. Culek$1,770$1,304-26.3%
Danny L. Perry$1,265$1,2650%
Judy M. Perry$1,265$1,2650%
Hilary Cook$4,135$1,264-69.4%
Larry D Walker Larry and Carol Walker Trustee 2014$0$1,232--
Colton A. Daum$1,908$1,221-36%
Lawrence A. Burns$7,720$1,208-84.4%
David Reader$2,172$1,191-45.2%
Ferguson & Sons, Inc.$750$1,17756.9%
Cody L. Halligan$4,774$1,170-75.5%
Albert S. Bradford Jr.$0$1,115--
John E. Faden II$6,167$1,095-82.2%
Cara M. Wells$4,025$1,090-72.9%
Land Farm Partnership$1,401$1,087-22.4%
Mueller Cattle Company$6,852$1,087-84.1%
Clint Maddox$1,466$1,050-28.4%
Pamela K. Haack$1,493$1,044-30.1%
Leonard McGinnity$0$1,024--
Patricia Vowers$968$9680%
Patricia Lukassen$953$9530%
Sterling Huff$937$916-2.2%
Tanya L Richnow$1,282$913-28.8%
Linda L. Gunderson$1,355$910-32.8%
Roger A. Timmerman$1,594$826-48.2%
Forrest Jordan$1,029$823-20%
Bob Culek$1,533$793-48.3%
Darin a Lukassen$784$765-2.4%
Donna Haase Partnership$1,037$764-26.3%
William Long$0$712--
Ernest Hottell$0$684--
Dennis Armstrong$1,232$587-52.4%
Daniel Martin$3,453$498-85.6%
Darlene J Noah-Gardner$462$4967.4%
Daniel Vrenna$1,639$487-70.3%
Mary Catherine Joska$7,855$467-94.1%
Cade Alan Dickerson$0$444--
Ryan John Burback$0$417--
DLO Real Estate, LLC$407$4070%
John C. Perry$404$4040%
Carol A. Luna$401$4010%
Scott Vowers$2,259$328-85.5%
Duane & Bettye Smith Living Trust$338$318-5.9%
Elaine Baltensperger$609$300-50.7%
Marie Joska$0$300--
Karla Jenkins Wilke$439$300-31.7%
Brian D. Frank$0$277--
Joan Lockwood$2,986$258-91.4%
J. D. Gregory$555$253-54.4%
Julia M. Gregory$555$253-54.4%
Mike Moehr$242$2420%
Jack J. Cook$6,731$226-96.6%
David Hottell$828$202-75.6%
Kimball Get, Inc.$7,806$181-97.7%
Elizabeth a Burback Living Trust$773$175-77.4%
Joanna Hottell$788$160-79.7%
Allen Heim$152$1520%
Don Stahla$412$115-72.1%
Carma Weisbrook$112$1120%
Cheryl L. Maddox$226$111-50.9%
James M. Maddox$226$111-50.9%
Justin D. Perry$103$1030%
Cynthia Benke$170$84-50.6%
Dan Acheson$155$76-51%
Sara Schnell$42$420%
Alan D. Adamson$4,633$0-100%
Judy Heilbrun$5,268$0-100%
Madden, Inc.$1,853$0-100%
Panhandle Green Valley Ranch, Inc.$642$0-100%
Andrew Labeau$1,291$0-100%
James L Lukassen$2,001$0-100%
Kathleen Atkins$1,821$0-100%
Lukassen & Son, Inc.$1,273$0-100%
Singleton Ranch, LLC$5,579$0-100%
Brandon Michael Mossberg$8,792$0-100%
Carol a Novotny Trust$38,630$0-100%
Chelsea Sue Mossberg$8,813$0-100%
Dan Culek Estate$3,839$0-100%
David Hagstrom - David P. Hagstrom$87,916$0-100%
David Lukassen - Lukassen Family$24,905$0-100%
Don Webster$335$0-100%
Donald R. Evertson$140$0-100%
Duane F & Frances Janicek Living$49,494$0-100%
Elizabeth Shandera - Elizabeth Sh$12,028$0-100%
Erma Yung-Yung Family Trust$13,559$0-100%
Ernie Hottell$2,145$0-100%
F Mary Lukassen$292$0-100%
Firstier Bank$4,541$0-100%
Fred C. Williams$2,920$0-100%
Gale J Gehrke Rev Living Trust$430$0-100%
Glendel Snyder - Glendel M Snyder$49,288$0-100%
Gregory Dudney$2,226$0-100%
James M. Nelson$2,175$0-100%
Jean M. Barrett$724$0-100%
Kurt Brower$543$0-100%
Larry D Walker Larry and Carol W$1,533$0-100%
Lawrence Pahl -Lawrence & Reta PA$20,712$0-100%
Linda K. Williams$2,871$0-100%
Lyle Yung$71,292$0-100%
Margaret J. van Pelt$7,825$0-100%
Margaret Jean Van Pelt Estate$1,929$0-100%
Marie Joska$300$0-100%
Martha Mossberg Estate$8,260$0-100%
Martin F Lukassen$770$0-100%
Marvin Lewellen - Lewellen Family$2,086$0-100%
Miles William McCullough$4,235$0-100%
Mitch Daum$2,345$0-100%
R Peggy Nelson Estate$3,236$0-100%
Raymond Buescher - Raymond G Bues$1,244$0-100%
Ryan Burback$5,817$0-100%
Ryan D Lukassen$4,906$0-100%
Sebastian Eduardo Portillo$1,595$0-100%
Wanda Hagstrom - Wanda K. Hagstrom$7,354$0-100%
Total subsidies$9,328,658$6,560,727-29.7%

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