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In 2021, 297 farmers in cities within Hodgeman County received a total of $5.1 million in 706 farm subsidies, a 68.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $16.3 million in 1,172 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 Hodgeman County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schroeder & Schroeder | $378,151 | $187,521 | -50.4% |
| Ruff Farms, Inc. | $805,180 | $129,798 | -83.9% |
| Stone Post Dairy, LLC | $1,532,550 | $128,609 | -91.6% |
| Hahn, Inc. | $542,517 | $111,494 | -79.4% |
| Gwendolyn Salmans | $217,836 | $104,035 | -52.2% |
| Good Earth Ranch, Inc. | $205,342 | $100,465 | -51.1% |
| Boothill Feeders | $264,229 | $92,392 | -65% |
| Cottonwood Corral, Inc. | $186,195 | $89,701 | -51.8% |
| King Farm, Inc. | $287,524 | $89,168 | -69% |
| Darin Cohoon | $154,781 | $86,278 | -44.3% |
| James L. Ochs | $200,824 | $81,935 | -59.2% |
| Frusher Farms, Inc. | $204,940 | $81,583 | -60.2% |
| Brad & Todd Ruff JT Farm Venture | $230,352 | $80,041 | -65.3% |
| Nuss Farms, Inc. | $131,454 | $76,024 | -42.2% |
| Clare Shriwise, Inc. | $185,153 | $69,270 | -62.6% |
| Douglas S. Cossman | $172,453 | $69,148 | -59.9% |
| Stan C. Cossman | $247,421 | $67,764 | -72.6% |
| Mike A. Gleason | $135,303 | $65,374 | -51.7% |
| Brit Hayes | $156,378 | $63,930 | -59.1% |
| Goebel Brothers Partnership | $174,604 | $61,645 | -64.7% |
| John Lynn Nuss | $161,232 | $58,583 | -63.7% |
| Stanton Stallings | $123,518 | $56,815 | -54% |
| Stanley Horyna | $143,334 | $54,842 | -61.7% |
| Dennis Bradford | $350,599 | $52,649 | -85% |
| Theodore R Setzkorn | $147,817 | $50,647 | -65.7% |
| Terry Bradford | $197,915 | $47,817 | -75.8% |
| Cure, Inc. | $111,924 | $47,684 | -57.4% |
| Terry Dale Borger | $75,596 | $45,651 | -39.6% |
| David C. Ross | $72,071 | $44,497 | -38.3% |
| Angela M. Bradford | $183,148 | $44,160 | -75.9% |
| Holmes Brothers, LLC | $131,451 | $43,235 | -67.1% |
| Richard J Sorem - Sorem Rev Trust | $70,397 | $42,990 | -38.9% |
| Bach Farms, Inc. | $120,294 | $42,956 | -64.3% |
| Cure Cattle Company, LLC | $213,909 | $42,525 | -80.1% |
| Daniel & Gary Cossman Farms | $106,869 | $42,219 | -60.5% |
| Ronald N. Wilson | $144,594 | $42,215 | -70.8% |
| Lee Brothers, LLC | $123,620 | $42,167 | -65.9% |
| Marlin Spreier - Spreier Rev Trust | $76,734 | $41,547 | -45.9% |
| Schraeder, Inc. | $93,200 | $41,054 | -56% |
| Joshua H. Nuss | $156,510 | $39,871 | -74.5% |
| Jerald D Nuss - Nuss Living Trust | $235,530 | $39,676 | -83.2% |
| Aistrup Farms, LLC | $93,826 | $38,324 | -59.2% |
| Thomas L. Ochs | $102,673 | $38,316 | -62.7% |
| Joe Tarman | $130,269 | $37,768 | -71% |
| Circle S Cattle, LLC | $79,472 | $36,982 | -53.5% |
| Jarrell Nuss, Inc. | $85,394 | $36,628 | -57.1% |
| Cure Farms, Inc. | $88,692 | $36,172 | -59.2% |
| Alan OCHS - OCHS Rev Trust | $69,713 | $36,152 | -48.1% |
| Ronnie Cohoon | $66,714 | $34,844 | -47.8% |
| Chris V. Harms | $88,991 | $34,788 | -60.9% |
| Richard G Dansel | $80,060 | $33,435 | -58.2% |
| Collin J. Reece | $95,395 | $33,341 | -65% |
| Garrett L. Ochs | $64,816 | $32,547 | -49.8% |
| Jarred J. Nuss | $79,890 | $31,648 | -60.4% |
| Rex Schoen | $86,823 | $31,485 | -63.7% |
| Bobbie J. Bradshaw | $32,363 | $31,260 | -3.4% |
| Eileena M Harms | $70,248 | $31,118 | -55.7% |
| Lloyd J. Rudzik | $69,985 | $30,483 | -56.4% |
| Scott D. Rudzik | $69,232 | $30,465 | -56% |
| Marcie Bradford | $140,238 | $30,060 | -78.6% |
| Todd L. Ruff | $23,265 | $29,840 | 28.3% |
| Leola K. Wilson | $47,362 | $29,791 | -37.1% |
| Brandon C. Briggs | $27,712 | $29,177 | 5.3% |
| Mark Nuss | $63,739 | $29,018 | -54.5% |
| Deer Valley Ranch, LLC | $28,970 | $28,886 | -0.3% |
| Burke A. Goebel | $53,275 | $28,422 | -46.7% |
| Brian Bergkamp | $134,593 | $28,224 | -79% |
| Mike M. Schraeder | $39,278 | $26,374 | -32.9% |
| Marvin D. Eichman | $65,486 | $26,246 | -59.9% |
| Kelly Schaffer | $148,591 | $26,075 | -82.5% |
| Ruff Feeders, LLC | $189,982 | $23,715 | -87.5% |
| Michael Bamberger | $93,347 | $23,532 | -74.8% |
| Dennis Sebes | $43,635 | $23,282 | -46.6% |
| Harold Shank-Harold and Janice Shank Rev Trust | $56,938 | $23,131 | -59.4% |
| Dale F Younker - Younker Living Trust | $49,688 | $21,757 | -56.2% |
| Daniel L. Cossman | $36,599 | $21,471 | -41.3% |
| Terry D Borger Trust Share | $21,378 | $21,047 | -1.5% |
| Darrell E. Craghead | $21,433 | $20,184 | -5.8% |
| Marjorie a Stallings Rev Trust | $32,607 | $20,119 | -38.3% |
| Roland Schmitt | $31,583 | $19,941 | -36.9% |
| Brett Horyna | $37,124 | $19,816 | -46.6% |
| Kevin L. Sebes | $48,968 | $19,663 | -59.8% |
| Donald E. Sebes | $53,342 | $18,933 | -64.5% |
| Douglas Ewy | $49,898 | $18,858 | -62.2% |
| Grace A. Lupfer | $50,005 | $18,556 | -62.9% |
| Michael P. Cossman | $46,266 | $18,469 | -60.1% |
| Heath M. Bamberger | $49,709 | $18,385 | -63% |
| James Sorem, LLC | $27,375 | $17,319 | -36.7% |
| Nick Cossman | $22,180 | $17,219 | -22.4% |
| Shannon L. Bowie | $59,241 | $16,898 | -71.5% |
| Jacob Tarman | $32,625 | $16,385 | -49.8% |
| Melinda Sorem | $86,033 | $16,126 | -81.3% |
| Ronald J. Nuss | $36,485 | $15,851 | -56.6% |
| Curtis Goebel | $24,930 | $15,799 | -36.6% |
| Douglas L. Vieux | $24,579 | $15,413 | -37.3% |
| L. E. McKibbin | $31,936 | $15,155 | -52.5% |
| Donald E. Barton | $47,116 | $15,145 | -67.9% |
| Dennis Bamberger | $39,969 | $14,997 | -62.5% |
| William L. Humphreys | $16,146 | $14,905 | -7.7% |
| Allen C. Selfridge | $26,534 | $14,887 | -43.9% |
| Edna Stairrett | $7,937 | $14,719 | 85.4% |
| Colby S. Kline | $8,055 | $14,693 | 82.4% |
| Donald E. Glunt | $31,715 | $14,618 | -53.9% |
| Earl & Glenda Schaffer Trust | $51,716 | $14,545 | -71.9% |
| Brian Nuss | $26,423 | $14,470 | -45.2% |
| Mitchell L. Durler | $40,483 | $14,093 | -65.2% |
| Jenny Lu Hey - Hey Living Trust | $7,893 | $13,769 | 74.4% |
| Marcia Snodgrass | $54,414 | $13,708 | -74.8% |
| Stephen L. Glunt | $27,994 | $13,532 | -51.7% |
| Robert K. Lupfer | $35,508 | $12,925 | -63.6% |
| Tim Gibbs | $20,637 | $12,910 | -37.4% |
| Joe Stairrett | $10,232 | $12,696 | 24.1% |
| Wayne S. Herron | $14,909 | $12,395 | -16.9% |
| Ronald C. Ruff | $32,244 | $12,299 | -61.9% |
| Nancy Trauer | $12,186 | $12,186 | 0% |
| Brad T. Ruff | $20,190 | $12,174 | -39.7% |
| Dustin M. Lee | $24,712 | $12,156 | -50.8% |
| Lonnie Ruff | $40,095 | $12,118 | -69.8% |
| Jessie K. Bamberger | $21,549 | $11,864 | -44.9% |
| Holmes Brothers Land, LLC | $28,270 | $11,707 | -58.6% |
| Lynn Goebel - Goebel Family Revocable Trust | $11,788 | $11,654 | -1.1% |
| Daniel Shuler - Shuler Rev Trust | $11,467 | $11,536 | 0.6% |
| Colby Ranch, LLC | $18,683 | $10,907 | -41.6% |
| Charles Stallings Family Trust | $23,773 | $10,652 | -55.2% |
| Becky Seemann | $12,351 | $10,475 | -15.2% |
| Weston S. Cossman | $49,354 | $10,381 | -79% |
| Brian C. Hastings | $21,589 | $10,314 | -52.2% |
| Andrew J Stairrett | $9,865 | $10,099 | 2.4% |
| Barbara A. Cossman | $16,908 | $9,912 | -41.4% |
| Brad D. Ochs | $19,861 | $9,526 | -52% |
| Maxine L. Salmans | $20,026 | $9,523 | -52.4% |
| Norman Bamberger | $431,077 | $9,483 | -97.8% |
| Darrin M. Cox | $31,917 | $9,457 | -70.4% |
| Jenette Schuette | $9,366 | $9,366 | 0% |
| Double N. Farms | $17,591 | $9,364 | -46.8% |
| Tyler Lee | $17,022 | $8,578 | -49.6% |
| Rocking S Land & Cattle, LLC | $65,342 | $8,239 | -87.4% |
| Marc W. Bradshaw | $8,160 | $8,203 | 0.5% |
| Kent L. Rasmussen | $19,490 | $7,977 | -59.1% |
| Curtis N. Rasmussen | $19,490 | $7,976 | -59.1% |
| Mark Shriwise | $8,678 | $7,922 | -8.7% |
| Matthew W. Bradshaw | $7,658 | $7,682 | 0.3% |
| Scott Bradford | $17,274 | $6,994 | -59.5% |
| Dennis Goebel | $9,323 | $6,926 | -25.7% |
| Cynthia A. Halling | $0 | $6,851 | -- |
| Marla F. Olson | $0 | $6,722 | -- |
| Oliver T. Salmans | $65,732 | $6,640 | -89.9% |
| Barbara Ewy Gibbs | $12,430 | $6,626 | -46.7% |
| Scott L. Cure | $6,619 | $6,619 | 0% |
| Jeffrey K. Cole | $18,883 | $6,445 | -65.9% |
| Richard Schroeder | $7,901 | $6,427 | -18.7% |
| Tony Hann | $33,019 | $6,398 | -80.6% |
| Norbert L Burkhart - Burkhart Trust | $12,017 | $6,003 | -50% |
| Luke J. Salmans | $7,115 | $5,909 | -17% |
| Flattlands Farms, LLC | $20,545 | $5,870 | -71.4% |
| Jarrell D. Nuss | $2,745 | $5,844 | 112.9% |
| Jordyn E. Briggs | $23,821 | $5,722 | -76% |
| Barbara J. Ewy | $7,951 | $5,672 | -28.7% |
| Paul D. Miller | $31,104 | $5,662 | -81.8% |
| Leo Ziesch | $19,833 | $5,594 | -71.8% |
| Tressa R. Cossman | $21,739 | $5,578 | -74.3% |
| Dee Trust | $9,075 | $5,472 | -39.7% |
| Gerald B Whipple - Gerald B & Mary E Whipple Trust | $6,013 | $5,420 | -9.9% |
| Alison S Guthrie - Guthrie Living Trust | $8,608 | $5,358 | -37.8% |
| Sharon Guthrie | $5,354 | $5,354 | 0% |
| Ty Panzner | $9,906 | $5,349 | -46% |
| J. D. Tarman | $25,536 | $5,187 | -79.7% |
| Shane L. Woods | $17,538 | $5,111 | -70.9% |
| Joshua Lee Holmes | $19,827 | $5,102 | -74.3% |
| Ernest E. Reed | $5,668 | $4,962 | -12.5% |
| Jarrell D Nuss IRR Trust | $6,170 | $4,945 | -19.9% |
| Bamberger Farms, LLC | $12,999 | $4,766 | -63.3% |
| Jetmore United Methodist Church | $0 | $4,363 | -- |
| Kasey Renae Buffo | $17,401 | $4,362 | -74.9% |
| Frances I. Smith | $14,749 | $4,298 | -70.9% |
| Daryl E. Abbott | $5,594 | $4,293 | -23.3% |
| Mabel E Glunt Trust | $30,189 | $4,089 | -86.5% |
| Sawmill Creek, LLC | $11,710 | $4,078 | -65.2% |
| Naomi G. King | $4,615 | $4,039 | -12.5% |
| Jacob Leikam Jr. | $11,645 | $4,004 | -65.6% |
| Alice M. Cohoon | $5,602 | $3,681 | -34.3% |
| Craghead Family IRR Trust | $3,810 | $3,636 | -4.6% |
| Kalen Hahn - Hahn Revocable Trust | $8,222 | $3,584 | -56.4% |
| Kenneth Scott Kreger | $27,311 | $3,552 | -87% |
| Joseph D. Hahn | $9,446 | $3,542 | -62.5% |
| Joann Nuss | $8,304 | $3,474 | -58.2% |
| Michael J. Stegman | $0 | $3,421 | -- |
| Jay S. Hahn | $9,256 | $3,406 | -63.2% |
| Margaret Ann Schlereth | $4,094 | $3,381 | -17.4% |
| Virgil Glunt Trust | $25,756 | $3,375 | -86.9% |
| Bruce Housman | $12,556 | $3,357 | -73.3% |
| Daniel G. Thompson | $5,864 | $3,295 | -43.8% |
| Kenneth R. Cole | $11,699 | $3,222 | -72.5% |
| Merle K Aistrup | $7,561 | $3,155 | -58.3% |
| Bradley D. Shank | $7,755 | $3,114 | -59.8% |
| Cure Family, LLC | $6,886 | $3,019 | -56.2% |
| Scot T. McKibbin | $5,483 | $2,964 | -45.9% |
| Bae Trust | $5,449 | $2,799 | -48.6% |
| William R Rasmussen Rev Trust | $9,810 | $2,794 | -71.5% |
| Stacy Olson | $11,696 | $2,677 | -77.1% |
| Grant R Stairrett - Stairrett Farms, LLC | $5,654 | $2,673 | -52.7% |
| Gaylon D. Boger | $12,392 | $2,657 | -78.6% |
| Boger Family Trust | $22,956 | $2,656 | -88.4% |
| Melvin D Housman Rvoc Living Trus | $4,944 | $2,492 | -49.6% |
| Patricia E Housman Rvoc Living Trustee | $4,356 | $2,492 | -42.8% |
| H Theresa Aistrup Family Trust | $4,821 | $2,489 | -48.4% |
| Lloyd D Bamberger Trust | $2,370 | $2,370 | 0% |
| William & Grace Lupfer IRR Trustee No 1 | $7,347 | $2,338 | -68.2% |
| Linda Housman | $7,516 | $2,311 | -69.3% |
| Lou A. Abbott | $2,502 | $2,307 | -7.8% |
| S & E Ranch, LLC | $0 | $2,298 | -- |
| Jeanette Kay Shiew | $3,976 | $2,283 | -42.6% |
| Kenneth R & Phyllis J Cole IRRV Trust | $0 | $2,265 | -- |
| Poverty Hill, LLC | $2,204 | $2,204 | 0% |
| Lynette Dansel | $2,072 | $2,094 | 1.1% |
| Lon Ruff, Inc. | $4,991 | $2,082 | -58.3% |
| Eleanor J. Nuss | $2,132 | $2,010 | -5.7% |
| Scott MacNair | $6,094 | $1,976 | -67.6% |
| Trent J. Kline | $4,998 | $1,902 | -61.9% |
| Joyce Ochs | $5,492 | $1,817 | -66.9% |
| Darrell L. Schneider | $4,848 | $1,801 | -62.9% |
| Judith L. Wasko | $0 | $1,747 | -- |
| Larry Phillips | $17,915 | $1,701 | -90.5% |
| Mary E. Watson | $6,374 | $1,669 | -73.8% |
| Karen S. Kyle | $4,664 | $1,627 | -65.1% |
| Loren E. Ochs | $12,492 | $1,623 | -87% |
| Janice J Thoben | $1,327 | $1,609 | 21.3% |
| Walter Salmans | $2,675 | $1,530 | -42.8% |
| James A. Kreger | $5,005 | $1,524 | -69.6% |
| Peggy Pitts | $0 | $1,489 | -- |
| Sandy Hendrickson | $1,090 | $1,476 | 35.4% |
| Mary Joanne Sorem | $1,687 | $1,450 | -14% |
| Tracy Nusser | $3,765 | $1,443 | -61.7% |
| Richard G. Ford | $2,486 | $1,428 | -42.6% |
| Lucian R. Bradshaw | $7,171 | $1,320 | -81.6% |
| Theresa Downey | $2,985 | $1,313 | -56% |
| Antoinette Hann | $6,156 | $1,297 | -78.9% |
| Taylor A. Sheets | $1,113 | $1,292 | 16.1% |
| H. B. Farms | $9,069 | $1,270 | -86% |
| Gary Phillips | $6,234 | $1,261 | -79.8% |
| Zackery A. Schaffer | $18,824 | $1,225 | -93.5% |
| Roger Bach | $6,095 | $1,209 | -80.2% |
| Bradshaw Land & Cattle, LLC | $2,471 | $1,208 | -51.1% |
| Clifford L. Bell | $5,687 | $1,160 | -79.6% |
| Jason B. Hahn | $1,596 | $1,148 | -28.1% |
| RRE Trust | $1,398 | $1,116 | -20.2% |
| Lee Cattle, LLC | $0 | $1,102 | -- |
| Chad Cohoon | $1,083 | $1,083 | 0% |
| Francis Hey Jr. | $13,662 | $1,045 | -92.4% |
| Windy Saddle, LLC | $4,994 | $1,012 | -79.7% |
| Coleen L. Cure | $1,891 | $981 | -48.1% |
| Jerry Stithem | $3,639 | $966 | -73.5% |
| Evelyn Nusser | $2,555 | $925 | -63.8% |
| Beverly Kay Ochs | $2,969 | $914 | -69.2% |
| Tanner S. Cure | $4,400 | $862 | -80.4% |
| Pamela Louise Ruff | $2,404 | $853 | -64.5% |
| Larry D. Grady | $2,470 | $833 | -66.3% |
| Alden Scott Alexander | $17,607 | $771 | -95.6% |
| Rustin J. Wilson | $5,420 | $765 | -85.9% |
| Travis C. Ruff | $3,458 | $742 | -78.5% |
| Justin W. Salmans | $7,623 | $728 | -90.4% |
| Marci Bailey | $2,869 | $697 | -75.7% |
| Eric Halling | $11,314 | $691 | -93.9% |
| Marilea a Rittenhouse | $735 | $665 | -9.5% |
| Steven Justin Gleason | $2,200 | $638 | -71% |
| Housman Brothers, LLC | $2,343 | $590 | -74.8% |
| Suzan Smith | $1,248 | $582 | -53.4% |
| Kevin Noll | $576 | $576 | 0% |
| Danny Sinclair | $564 | $564 | 0% |
| David L Dansel | $5,485 | $532 | -90.3% |
| Mike L. Burke | $2,192 | $490 | -77.6% |
| Laurel & Anita Hergert Irrev Trustee 3-11-13 | $1,039 | $467 | -55.1% |
| John R. Stoss | $14,995 | $462 | -96.9% |
| Joshua Ochs | $1,908 | $405 | -78.8% |
| Randall J. Cox | $1,672 | $390 | -76.7% |
| Benjamin James Ochs | $1,870 | $374 | -80% |
| Mourer/Gibbs, LLC | $769 | $346 | -55% |
| Tristan McVicker | $4,070 | $338 | -91.7% |
| Cody Lampe | $1,430 | $325 | -77.3% |
| Nancy R. Hubin | $1,556 | $324 | -79.2% |
| Skyler Hayes | $311 | $311 | 0% |
| Katherine C. Schmitt | $1,645 | $290 | -82.4% |
| Kristi L Ward-Stratman | $997 | $287 | -71.2% |
| Levi D. Salmans | $999 | $287 | -71.3% |
| Michael L. Ochs | $989 | $280 | -71.7% |
| Dorothy M. Sebes | $1,082 | $191 | -82.3% |
| Theresa A. Burns | $751 | $186 | -75.2% |
| Craig Knobbe | $196 | $125 | -36.2% |
| Ray and Rowena Wilson Trust | $276 | $120 | -56.5% |
| David Hubin | $421 | $119 | -71.7% |
| Hanston Mennonite Church | $74 | $74 | 0% |
| Terry L. Winget | $341 | $48 | -85.9% |
| John E Dansel | $133 | $43 | -67.7% |
| Pawnee River Farms, Inc. | $42 | $42 | 0% |
| Ralph Fuchs | $0 | $21 | -- |
| John Ewy | $48 | $15 | -68.8% |
| Darlene Burkhart - Burkhart Trust | $4,748 | $12 | -99.7% |
| Paul D. Wasko | $18,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruff Cattle Company | $608,469 | $0 | -100% |
| Chance J. Bradford | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene D Borger Trust | $17,176 | $0 | -100% |
| Everett Beltz | $4,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene Witman | $14,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Janae N. Falconer | $4,987 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice E Kreger-Baca | $261 | $0 | -100% |
| Jose L. Paz | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen S. Ochs | $284 | $0 | -100% |
| Laverne Housman | $2,940 | $0 | -100% |
| Loris L Glunt Testamentary Trust | $261 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Kreger | $5,271 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth Eichman | $4,843 | $0 | -100% |
| Shea Oliverez L. Campbell | $1,513 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve D. Ochs | $9,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry G Borger Trust | $16,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilburn Bradshaw | $704 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $16,261,621 | $5,140,248 | -68.4% |
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