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How much did farmers in Waubun receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?
Published 02/27/24
Of the 175 subsidies provided, the largest was for Adam Stalboerger, which received $133,993 for the claim of Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program.
The smallest subsidy provided to Waubun farmers was $93 to Michael Zima and Robert Francis Holl.
There were 117 less subsidies in 2021 than the year before, when there were 292.
The total value of the subsidies fell by $844,547 from the previous year.
Overall, 68 farmers received financial aid in the city.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
USDA data analyzed by the Cato Institute found that "farmers (on net) have derived almost 40% of their income directly from the U.S. government” in recent years.
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.
Subsidies Received by Waubun Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Stalboerger | $133,993 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Haugo Brothers | $114,052 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Haugo Brothers | $60,138 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Adam Stalboerger | $39,291 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Haugo Brothers | $34,600 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Adam Stalboerger | $27,160 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Doug Morrison | $24,008 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Kemper Farms, LLC | $21,426 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Bernard W. Stalboerger | $17,779 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| William Tilton | $17,723 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Bernard W. Stalboerger | $17,328 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| John J. Zima | $15,532 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| William Tilton | $12,963 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| John Pazdernik Farms, Inc. | $12,862 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Prairie Elevator, Inc. | $12,543 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Carl Teiken | $11,210 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Dale Spaeth | $10,838 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Dennis Zima | $10,720 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Daniel M. Zima | $10,558 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Ronald Zima | $10,535 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Steven K. Krebsbach | $9,994 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Dale Pazdernik Farms, Inc. | $9,268 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Cletus C. Geray | $8,908 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Adam Stalboerger | $8,812 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Timothy Joseph Safar | $8,666 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Nathan Pazdernik | $8,461 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Timothy Joseph Safar | $8,032 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Joseph M. Buresh | $8,000 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Carl Teiken | $7,968 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Steven K. Krebsbach | $7,651 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Charles Pazdernik | $7,390 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Prairie Elevator, Inc. | $6,970 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Mike Fortier | $6,788 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Daniel M. Zima | $6,695 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Edwin Scherping | $6,578 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Michael Zima | $6,298 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Steven K. Krebsbach | $6,206 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Charles Pazdernik | $6,102 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Cletus C. Geray | $6,061 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Kemper Farms, LLC | $5,858 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| John Pazdernik Farms, Inc. | $5,600 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Trevor Johnson | $5,597 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |
| William Tilton | $5,565 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Nathan Pazdernik | $5,457 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Adam Stalboerger | $5,338 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Peter Revier | $5,088 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Deljoan Revier | $4,953 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Dale Spaeth | $4,699 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Allan Leff | $4,676 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Barbara Scherping | $4,384 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Thomas Wolbeck | $4,029 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Robert A. Pavek Jr. | $3,985 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Joseph C. Safar Jr. | $3,884 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Edwin Scherping | $3,848 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Todd Borgrud | $3,843 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Mike Fortier | $3,817 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Nathan Pazdernik | $3,717 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |
| Bernard W. Stalboerger | $3,711 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Edwin Scherping | $3,706 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Prairie Elevator, Inc. | $3,627 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Trevor Johnson | $3,492 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Paul Benson | $3,395 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Yvonne E. Opdahl | $3,374 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Paul Benson | $3,322 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Roland J. Schmidt | $3,292 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| John Pazdernik Farms, Inc. | $3,242 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Richard A. Kent Jr. | $3,236 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Mike Fortier | $3,216 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Carl Teiken | $3,142 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Todd Borgrud | $3,123 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Ted Holl | $3,122 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Roland J. Schmidt | $3,104 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Mark John Rothschadl | $3,100 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Bernard W. Stalboerger | $3,099 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Franklin Andersen | $2,947 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Charles Pazdernik | $2,855 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Timothy Joseph Safar | $2,657 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Steven L. Guenther | $2,645 | Conservation Reserve Program - Cost-Share Web-Based - Cof Program |
| John Pazdernik Farms, Inc. | $2,643 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| John J. Zima | $2,610 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Barbara Scherping | $2,566 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Dale Pazdernik Farms, Inc. | $2,552 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Cletus C. Geray | $2,543 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Jerome J. Schoenborn | $2,541 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| H & S Zima, Inc. | $2,531 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Dale Pazdernik Farms, Inc. | $2,514 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Trevor Johnson | $2,485 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Barbara Scherping | $2,470 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Joseph C. Safar Jr. | $2,172 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Steven L. Guenther | $2,116 | Conservation Reserve Program - Continuous Pip Program |
| Paul Benson | $2,052 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Daniel M. Zima | $2,043 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Dennis Zima | $2,024 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Dennis Zima | $1,882 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Cletus C. Geray | $1,863 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Mike Fortier | $1,720 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Carl Teiken | $1,704 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Douglas Fabre | $1,691 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| William Tilton | $1,638 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Peter Revier | $1,607 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| William Tilton | $1,561 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Benjamin Theodore Haugo | $1,560 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Benjamin Theodore Haugo | $1,556 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Joseph C. Safar Jr. | $1,523 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Trevor John Haugo | $1,489 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Peter Refshaw | $1,460 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Steven L. Guenther | $1,404 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Todd Borgrud | $1,396 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Trevor John Haugo | $1,385 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Paul Benson | $1,382 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Prairie Elevator, Inc. | $1,344 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Franklin Andersen | $1,322 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Edwin Scherping | $1,315 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Thomas Wolbeck | $1,307 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Todd Borgrud | $1,232 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Peter Revier | $1,159 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Jason Teiken | $1,156 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Sandra Haddeland | $1,141 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Roland J. Schmidt | $1,139 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Jeremy P Refshaw | $1,137 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Richard A. Kent Jr. | $1,122 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Dale Spaeth | $1,110 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Dale Pazdernik Farms, Inc. | $1,002 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Trevor Johnson | $973 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Jacob J. Zima | $953 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Peter Revier | $948 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Thomas Wolbeck | $934 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Randy Kent | $924 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Matthew W. Haverkamp | $915 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Barbara Scherping | $876 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Brian C. Tolifson | $846 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Danny Pinske | $833 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Bruce Starkey | $816 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Edwin Scheler | $810 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Matthew W. Haverkamp | $738 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Charles Pazdernik | $726 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Mark John Rothschadl | $726 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Prairie Elevator, Inc. | $713 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Mike Fortier | $709 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jean Nelson | $654 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Ray Thorkildson | $640 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Jeremy P Refshaw | $626 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Ray Thorkildson | $615 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Nathan Pazdernik | $599 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Geraldine H. Aanerud | $596 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Charles Pazdernik | $591 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Randall Hodgson | $590 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Ronald Zima | $584 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Ray Thorkildson | $550 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |
| Paul Benson | $489 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Franklin Andersen | $474 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Peter Refshaw | $456 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Jerome J. Schoenborn | $435 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Mike Fortier | $429 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Jason Teiken | $419 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Green Farms Enterprises, Inc. | $344 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Trevor Johnson | $327 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Kemper Farms, LLC | $322 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Franklin Andersen | $285 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Peter Revier | $259 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Randie Conner | $259 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Green Farms Enterprises, Inc. | $255 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Randy Kent | $239 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Jacob J. Zima | $223 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Jason M. Lunde | $221 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Edward Syverson | $218 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Matthew W. Haverkamp | $216 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Gregory Leff | $199 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Jeffrey S. Leff | $199 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Nathan Pazdernik | $179 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Mark John Rothschadl | $138 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Ronald Zima | $138 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Edwin Scheler | $125 | Conservation Reserve Program - Practice Incentives Payment Program |
| Michael Zima | $93 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Robert Francis Holl | $93 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Total subsidies | $1,016,540 | - |
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