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In 2021, 201 farmers in cities within Garden County received a total of $3.8 million in 488 farm subsidies, a 49.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.4 million in 752 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 Garden County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles R Ardissono | $226,573 | $270,160 | 19.2% |
| Circle P Cattle Company | $564,912 | $227,701 | -59.7% |
| Daniel L. Schmid | $202,053 | $171,161 | -15.3% |
| Jerry L Ardissono | $202,803 | $121,803 | -39.9% |
| Zorn Farms, LLC | $127,899 | $113,689 | -11.1% |
| Leach Farms, Inc. | $206,908 | $111,710 | -46% |
| Johnson Brothers Garden County Farms | $0 | $98,528 | -- |
| Jeffrey a Tophoj | $153,866 | $95,537 | -37.9% |
| Suedeane Rae Phillips | $186,847 | $72,230 | -61.3% |
| John M. Orr | $97,254 | $72,099 | -25.9% |
| Michael G. Phillips | $186,847 | $72,071 | -61.4% |
| Van Newkirk Herefords Company, Ltd. | $145,806 | $64,508 | -55.8% |
| Barry McVicker | $127,044 | $60,417 | -52.4% |
| Brian D. Epp | $96,860 | $60,403 | -37.6% |
| Lyndon L Fornander | $81,029 | $54,524 | -32.7% |
| Patrick W. Peterson | $157,897 | $53,674 | -66% |
| Greg V. Gade | $113,458 | $51,975 | -54.2% |
| Vicente Rodarte | $80,998 | $51,782 | -36.1% |
| Michael W. Fischer | $83,395 | $50,438 | -39.5% |
| Riggin P. Epp | $15,171 | $50,346 | 231.9% |
| Jims Legacy, LLC | $35,937 | $50,000 | 39.1% |
| Jerrod B. Toepfer | $113,778 | $45,983 | -59.6% |
| Eco Angus, LLC | $0 | $45,260 | -- |
| Byron McCormick | $70,866 | $40,901 | -42.3% |
| Daniel W. Pollard | $31,053 | $40,715 | 31.1% |
| Larry W. Pollard | $84,084 | $40,715 | -51.6% |
| PK Producers, LLC | $83,977 | $39,597 | -52.8% |
| Conrad G. Lobner | $112,620 | $38,998 | -65.4% |
| Shawn Vineyard | $65,951 | $38,257 | -42% |
| Mark Jones | $52,963 | $36,371 | -31.3% |
| Tippetts-Myers Ranch, LLC | $57,437 | $36,318 | -36.8% |
| James H. Orr | $77,365 | $34,383 | -55.6% |
| James R Olson - James R Olson Trust | $0 | $32,865 | -- |
| Custom Farming, Inc. | $49,316 | $32,086 | -34.9% |
| Patrick Thelander | $38,745 | $31,515 | -18.7% |
| Christopher Madrid | $0 | $30,879 | -- |
| Lake Cattle Company, LLC | $163,880 | $29,839 | -81.8% |
| Candice M Ardissono | $95,859 | $28,935 | -69.8% |
| Matthew F Ardissono | $95,859 | $28,935 | -69.8% |
| Iron Horse Farms, LLC | $48,600 | $27,502 | -43.4% |
| Gerald J. Riedel | $129,620 | $26,951 | -79.2% |
| Gary-Gortemaker Wheat Farms, LLC | $0 | $26,101 | -- |
| Joe van Newkirk | $17,053 | $25,933 | 52.1% |
| J & D Cattle Company | $42,546 | $25,919 | -39.1% |
| Kristen L. McVicker | $54,075 | $25,739 | -52.4% |
| Terry Brown | $49,383 | $25,367 | -48.6% |
| Cameron C. Lobner | $83,599 | $24,888 | -70.2% |
| Phillip D. Ross | $19,202 | $24,664 | 28.4% |
| Lobner Land & Livestock Company | $33,572 | $24,149 | -28.1% |
| James J Gortemaker | $58,283 | $21,893 | -62.4% |
| Oshkosh Heifer Development | $48,240 | $20,796 | -56.9% |
| Logan Criswell | $27,751 | $20,358 | -26.6% |
| Jentry A. Lobner | $65,972 | $19,514 | -70.4% |
| Jerad P. Peterson | $28,495 | $19,261 | -32.4% |
| Douglas M. Paulsen | $27,003 | $18,834 | -30.3% |
| Richard R. Paisley | $94,000 | $18,760 | -80% |
| Gerald G Bairn | $23,475 | $17,928 | -23.6% |
| Jon Krajewski Farms, Inc. | $19,598 | $16,555 | -15.5% |
| Hennig Farms, Inc. | $21,784 | $16,122 | -26% |
| Patrick McCormick | $21,121 | $15,922 | -24.6% |
| Albert L. Brown | $40,780 | $15,743 | -61.4% |
| Cynthia van Newkirk | $0 | $14,752 | -- |
| Jdna Farm, LLC | $22,157 | $14,623 | -34% |
| Matthew J. Cover | $0 | $14,238 | -- |
| Corfield Ranch, LLC | $24,406 | $13,922 | -43% |
| Double Jo Farms, Inc. | $15,282 | $13,834 | -9.5% |
| Kolby L. van Newkirk | $1,050 | $13,417 | 1,177.8% |
| Aaron A. Lobner | $24,118 | $13,198 | -45.3% |
| Delmer Westerbuhr | $39,702 | $12,819 | -67.7% |
| William R. Moss | $14,361 | $12,710 | -11.5% |
| Ronald Storer | $19,031 | $12,660 | -33.5% |
| Wayne L. Thelander | $18,591 | $12,258 | -34.1% |
| Garnet Storer | $18,142 | $11,960 | -34.1% |
| James R. Smith | $41,587 | $11,960 | -71.2% |
| Sandra R. Riedel | $55,786 | $11,551 | -79.3% |
| Short Circuit Farm, Ltd. | $21,221 | $11,373 | -46.4% |
| Wayne Munsey | $18,788 | $11,192 | -40.4% |
| Peter Robert Olson | $20,334 | $10,903 | -46.4% |
| Randall L. Dormann | $4,608 | $10,623 | 130.5% |
| Carissa D. Munn | $16,442 | $10,614 | -35.4% |
| Floyd D. Marshall | $14,871 | $10,319 | -30.6% |
| Wesley E. Paulsen | $25,549 | $9,854 | -61.4% |
| Dormann Land & Cattle | $4,716 | $9,786 | 107.5% |
| Paul D Robinson, Inc. | $16,034 | $9,741 | -39.2% |
| David P Dymak | $12,328 | $9,605 | -22.1% |
| Parker Tait Leo Jessen | $2,721 | $9,535 | 250.4% |
| Mark E. Jasnoch | $0 | $9,356 | -- |
| Cheryle K. Moffat | $16,107 | $9,113 | -43.4% |
| Ross RJ Farms, LLC | $12,088 | $8,658 | -28.4% |
| Richard Mikoloyck | $15,928 | $8,303 | -47.9% |
| Mark Jantz | $5,551 | $8,088 | 45.7% |
| Jared Phillips | $16,550 | $8,014 | -51.6% |
| Ira R Paisley Family Trust | $60,664 | $7,840 | -87.1% |
| Kerri L Gortemaker | $11,635 | $7,274 | -37.5% |
| Grace Farms, Inc. | $9,320 | $7,190 | -22.9% |
| James B. Rittenhouse | $15,502 | $6,965 | -55.1% |
| Byron M Koeppen Family Trust | $10,641 | $6,920 | -35% |
| Marcus J Milanuk | $16,163 | $6,883 | -57.4% |
| Peggy Bentley | $8,425 | $6,824 | -19% |
| Ira S. Cotton Jr. | $6,600 | $6,767 | 2.5% |
| Casper J. Corfield | $11,800 | $6,766 | -42.7% |
| Ruby Rittenhouse Revocable Trust | $11,816 | $6,730 | -43% |
| Tomas Joshua Rittenhouse | $5,904 | $6,623 | 12.2% |
| Casey Quinn | $9,571 | $6,606 | -31% |
| Richard N. Hood | $7,378 | $6,535 | -11.4% |
| Leonard D. Wiegand | $9,562 | $6,232 | -34.8% |
| Joshua A. Lobner | $9,128 | $6,081 | -33.4% |
| Teresa L. Moss | $946 | $6,055 | 540.1% |
| James H. French | $9,456 | $5,830 | -38.3% |
| Caila R Botha | $7,700 | $5,635 | -26.8% |
| Day Town Farms, Inc. | $6,618 | $5,598 | -15.4% |
| Jack L Vincent and Kay M Vincent Living Trust | $0 | $5,446 | -- |
| Patrick Custy | $13,163 | $5,199 | -60.5% |
| Rodney C. Paulsen | $7,173 | $5,106 | -28.8% |
| T. L. Plog | $14,390 | $4,947 | -65.6% |
| John R Lake | $7,167 | $4,928 | -31.2% |
| Van Newkirk Investments, LLC | $0 | $4,803 | -- |
| June Mikoloyck | $6,948 | $4,372 | -37.1% |
| Robert D. Ross | $8,592 | $4,366 | -49.2% |
| Leonard or Dorothy Bairn Revocable Trust | $0 | $4,340 | -- |
| Barbara Zorn | $6,034 | $4,298 | -28.8% |
| Nancy Paisley | $6,356 | $4,181 | -34.2% |
| Michael J. Piva | $4,044 | $4,044 | 0% |
| The EPP Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $4,036 | -- |
| John Mcginley Company | $5,885 | $4,011 | -31.8% |
| James Alworth | $14,411 | $3,908 | -72.9% |
| Eugene E Tophoj | $7,514 | $3,852 | -48.7% |
| Phila Dormann | $5,192 | $3,822 | -26.4% |
| Mark Riedel | $6,016 | $3,736 | -37.9% |
| Mike Riedel | $6,016 | $3,736 | -37.9% |
| Betty I Tophoj | $4,013 | $3,735 | -6.9% |
| Ted George Miller | $6,623 | $3,588 | -45.8% |
| Gray Goose, Inc. | $4,210 | $3,531 | -16.1% |
| John W Gortemaker | $5,618 | $3,500 | -37.7% |
| Jeffery J Barent | $14,262 | $3,436 | -75.9% |
| Brad Koeppen | $5,194 | $3,423 | -34.1% |
| Eddie Bryan Testamentary Trust | $0 | $3,378 | -- |
| J Kathleen Loyd Trust | $2,834 | $3,357 | 18.5% |
| Timothy I. Paisley | $11,753 | $3,248 | -72.4% |
| Blake Gade | $9,612 | $3,189 | -66.8% |
| Fred R. Miller | $3,915 | $3,139 | -19.8% |
| Myron D. Batt | $3,854 | $2,898 | -24.8% |
| Doris Leach | $6,164 | $2,725 | -55.8% |
| Velma Bryan | $2,680 | $2,680 | 0% |
| Eric C. Lobner | $2,591 | $2,591 | 0% |
| Ronald G. Schwartz | $5,443 | $2,540 | -53.3% |
| Rick W. Reece | $0 | $2,537 | -- |
| Christopher K. Jasnoch | $7,085 | $2,525 | -64.4% |
| Mary Ellen Carson | $1,256 | $2,512 | 100% |
| Farm & Ranch Fertilizer, Inc. | $392 | $2,499 | 537.5% |
| Dean Lake | $3,583 | $2,464 | -31.2% |
| James M. Clark | $1,833 | $2,294 | 25.2% |
| Cade William Yates | $0 | $2,210 | -- |
| Richard H. Jensen | $2,727 | $2,012 | -26.2% |
| Robert R. Radke | $3,071 | $1,786 | -41.8% |
| Harley Altena | $2,574 | $1,653 | -35.8% |
| Jennifer A. Moffat | $2,647 | $1,605 | -39.4% |
| Galen-Galen and Jonna Clark Living Trust Clark | $0 | $1,528 | -- |
| Dee Anna Schmid | $3,054 | $1,517 | -50.3% |
| Clara N Ardissono | $3,396 | $1,505 | -55.7% |
| Terrel C. Vineyard | $2,409 | $1,497 | -37.9% |
| Scott Koeppen | $16,087 | $1,496 | -90.7% |
| Brian Moffat | $2,388 | $1,487 | -37.7% |
| H Lazy J Cattle Company, LLC | $6,832 | $1,430 | -79.1% |
| Charles Buddy Paulsen | $1,844 | $1,350 | -26.8% |
| Brian C. Cheney | $5,984 | $1,317 | -78% |
| Tim Jensen | $2,508 | $1,262 | -49.7% |
| Kelly Cole | $5,115 | $1,118 | -78.1% |
| Jade A. Meinzer | $5,097 | $1,018 | -80% |
| Robert S Pojeta | $5,335 | $970 | -81.8% |
| James J. Seeley | $1,356 | $942 | -30.5% |
| Myra Ring | $1,501 | $908 | -39.5% |
| Dorothy Curfman | $1,303 | $901 | -30.9% |
| Destry S. Brown | $14,451 | $868 | -94% |
| Beau Thelander | $275 | $837 | 204.4% |
| McCabe A. Johnson | $0 | $832 | -- |
| Andrew Dehning | $0 | $812 | -- |
| Jane L. Wilson | $3,296 | $762 | -76.9% |
| Larhee Kay Bedlan | $6,728 | $756 | -88.8% |
| Bruce and Ellen Burdick Family Living Trust | $0 | $742 | -- |
| Theodore W Fiesterman | $1,474 | $721 | -51.1% |
| Shane Thelander | $0 | $709 | -- |
| Clinton Robertson | $316 | $594 | 88% |
| Barbara Hurtgam | $0 | $508 | -- |
| Courtney L. Leach | $3,281 | $488 | -85.1% |
| Jeanette D. Dean | $25,977 | $487 | -98.1% |
| Thomas M. Sullivan | $365 | $487 | 33.4% |
| Patricia Ann Johnson | $0 | $460 | -- |
| Sherri A. Britton | $1,883 | $349 | -81.5% |
| Donald G. Orr | $428 | $347 | -18.9% |
| Marcy Jones | $710 | $335 | -52.8% |
| Kenneth B. Barringer | $0 | $334 | -- |
| Monte L. Shaul | $679 | $332 | -51.1% |
| Sharon K. Marsh | $0 | $310 | -- |
| Ronald Shearer | $0 | $306 | -- |
| Debra K. Clark | $354 | $254 | -28.2% |
| Lorita Johnson | $4,005 | $178 | -95.6% |
| Jerry Ryan Smith | $396 | $90 | -77.3% |
| Timothy G. Rogers | $330 | $66 | -80% |
| Ruth J. Hamilton | $743 | $65 | -91.3% |
| Robert Pirnie | $44 | $44 | 0% |
| Bruce and Ellen Burdick Family L | $6,755 | $0 | -100% |
| Byron L. Litke | $632 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald C Fischer Revocable Trust | $3 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack E. Leach | $253 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack L Vincent and Kay M Vincent | $8,503 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonard or Dorothy Bairn Revocabl | $7,086 | $0 | -100% |
| Madeline Leach | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E. Tipton | $45,545 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard B. Rittenhouse | $859 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard N. Hood | $2,666 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald V Carlson Family Trust | $16,287 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell L. Yetter | $214 | $0 | -100% |
| Vannewkirk Investments, LLC | $18,920 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony M. Rumer | $884 | $0 | -100% |
| Cade W. Yates | $18,446 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $141 | $0 | -100% |
| Fetters Farm, LLC | $11,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Gwen Jessen | $5,756 | $0 | -100% |
| Mason Zorn | $1,001 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Shearer | $612 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott D. Dean | $20,855 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott E. Zorn | $99,271 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephanie Darline Yates | $610 | $0 | -100% |
| Byron N. Kemplin | $973 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Lynn Loomis | $16,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Cliff P Polk JR Family PTNR, Ltd. | $184 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald C Fischer Revocable Trust | $2,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Criswell | $1,306 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $18,246 | $0 | -100% |
| Galen Clark | $1,222 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Gortemaker | $56,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Grady T. Frederick | $9,629 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry Cross | $1,617 | $0 | -100% |
| Ivan Leroy Thelander | $10,752 | $0 | -100% |
| James - James R Olson Trust Rober | $2,920 | $0 | -100% |
| James R Olson - James R Olson Trustee | $71,702 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnson Brothers Garden County Fa | $297,776 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Reece | $2,537 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn L. Schmid | $13,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda M. Dormann | $7,278 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Zorn | $27,917 | $0 | -100% |
| Nebraska State Bank | $169,690 | $0 | -100% |
| Orvin Lake | $88,649 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia A. Rumer | $647 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Chenoweth | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Seain Fornander | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted Johnson | $832 | $0 | -100% |
| The EPP Family Limited Partnershi | $7,370 | $0 | -100% |
| The Mikoloyck Family Trust | $12,345 | $0 | -100% |
| Vera M Marsh Estate | $1,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,443,599 | $3,772,045 | -49.3% |
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