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Did farm subsidies in Stephen rise or fall in 2021?
In 2021, 114 farmers in Stephen received a total of $5.4 million in 288 farm subsidies, a 32.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.9 million in 465 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 lead 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.
| Farmer | Subsidy Received in 2021 | Subsidy Received in 2020 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Brothers Farms, GP | $735,669 | $1,043,881 | -29.5% |
| Bb Sczepanski Lp | $483,159 | $241,370 | 100.2% |
| Woinarowicz Bros Jv | $254,126 | $392,860 | -35.3% |
| Halfmann Farms, Inc. | $228,047 | $353,087 | -35.4% |
| Paul Kostrzewski | $223,907 | $174,404 | 28.4% |
| Jensen Farms PRTSHP | $200,366 | $359,593 | -44.3% |
| Mark McGregor | $181,169 | $158,552 | 14.3% |
| Maynard W. Peterson | $177,299 | $296,411 | -40.2% |
| TJ Widner Farms, Inc. | $116,788 | $192,791 | -39.4% |
| Sundby Farms Partnership | $108,303 | $212,871 | -49.1% |
| Justin M. Gajeski | $105,605 | $202,646 | -47.9% |
| Jerome T. Hoper | $104,720 | $169,701 | -38.3% |
| David J. McGlynn | $98,332 | $132,668 | -25.9% |
| Kalin Farm, Inc. | $98,266 | $124,094 | -20.8% |
| Hvidsten Farms, Inc. | $94,897 | $170,742 | -44.4% |
| Steve McGlynn | $94,880 | $132,311 | -28.3% |
| Megan E. Hoper | $90,247 | $137,728 | -34.5% |
| Gannon C. Nelson | $73,808 | $105,954 | -30.3% |
| Mark & Kim Anderson Farms PRTSHP | $73,642 | $115,501 | -36.2% |
| Go Farms, LLC | $71,696 | $40,934 | 75.2% |
| Luther Anderson | $66,238 | $101,123 | -34.5% |
| Adam Richard Gajeski | $66,081 | $92,313 | -28.4% |
| DJK Farms, Inc. | $61,224 | $100,905 | -39.3% |
| Gregory Borowicz | $58,262 | $82,277 | -29.2% |
| Ken Kalin | $58,130 | $96,727 | -39.9% |
| Thomas C. Woinarowicz | $51,094 | $109,783 | -53.5% |
| Woinarowicz Farms, Inc. | $49,116 | $99,310 | -50.5% |
| E & J Anderson Farms, LLC | $47,795 | $85,518 | -44.1% |
| Todd Nelson | $45,923 | $74,797 | -38.6% |
| Brian C. Anderson | $45,655 | $85,913 | -46.9% |
| Richard R. Gajeski | $45,155 | $80,165 | -43.7% |
| Jason S. Hanson | $44,161 | $54,028 | -18.3% |
| Shaun C. Beauclair | $43,771 | $35,911 | 21.9% |
| Laures Kleinwachter | $42,756 | $42,756 | 0% |
| Alex C. Anderson | $40,279 | $79,612 | -49.4% |
| Jared T. Woinarowicz | $39,423 | $54,966 | -28.3% |
| John C. Peterson | $38,622 | $72,641 | -46.8% |
| Thomas A. Peterson | $38,622 | $72,641 | -46.8% |
| Lon Woinarowicz | $33,981 | $50,798 | -33.1% |
| K & T Donarski Trucking | $33,050 | $44,967 | -26.5% |
| Douglas Schindele | $31,025 | $56,644 | -45.2% |
| Randal Kostrzewski | $30,062 | $48,024 | -37.4% |
| Keith Szczepanski | $29,806 | $46,466 | -35.9% |
| Dale Price | $28,238 | $118,583 | -76.2% |
| Donn A. Anderson | $26,474 | $27,669 | -4.3% |
| Peter Jonathan Hvidsten | $25,891 | $80,525 | -67.8% |
| Lynn Szczepanski | $25,600 | $40,654 | -37% |
| Kaz Farms, LLC | $25,513 | $31,425 | -18.8% |
| Leif Aakre | $25,468 | $50,268 | -49.3% |
| Matthew C. Anderson | $25,260 | $35,072 | -28% |
| Scott Kraulik | $24,097 | $45,744 | -47.3% |
| Brent J. Aakre | $23,578 | $31,139 | -24.3% |
| Darryle Kasprowicz | $23,129 | $57,556 | -59.8% |
| Jami Nelson | $22,818 | $35,711 | -36.1% |
| Jeffrey C. Nelson | $22,818 | $35,711 | -36.1% |
| Myron Pietruszewski | $22,067 | $35,406 | -37.7% |
| Kelly S. Clausen | $22,066 | $33,839 | -34.8% |
| Jane Schindele | $19,665 | $38,860 | -49.4% |
| Jonathon J. Bolduc | $18,300 | $35,111 | -47.9% |
| Alvin D Nybladh | $17,707 | $28,712 | -38.3% |
| Rebecca Nybladh | $17,707 | $28,712 | -38.3% |
| E & J Schindele, LLP | $17,560 | $21,437 | -18.1% |
| Derik M. Nelson | $17,030 | $26,052 | -34.6% |
| Evan R. Grandstrand | $15,147 | $24,943 | -39.3% |
| Jonathan D. Pietruszewski | $14,553 | $12,398 | 17.4% |
| Neil and Leslie Widner Gen PRT | $14,072 | $22,873 | -38.5% |
| John M. Dahlman | $11,607 | $14,679 | -20.9% |
| Janice L. Anderson | $10,009 | $10,009 | 0% |
| Casey Beauclair | $9,986 | $18,737 | -46.7% |
| Vicky Weiland | $9,922 | $9,922 | 0% |
| Blake Sczepanski | $9,032 | $134,582 | -93.3% |
| Kevin J. Kuznia | $8,966 | $15,405 | -41.8% |
| James J. Kuznia | $8,784 | $8,015 | 9.6% |
| Carlton D. Anderson | $8,506 | $16,350 | -48% |
| Linda P. Anderson | $8,506 | $16,350 | -48% |
| Samuel L. Grandstrand | $8,079 | $7,000 | 15.4% |
| Pauline Kalis | $7,973 | $7,618 | 4.7% |
| Barbara M. Price | $7,904 | $42,933 | -81.6% |
| Ronald D. Jensen | $7,305 | $8,133 | -10.2% |
| James V. Kuznia | $7,114 | $7,114 | 0% |
| Barrett W. Sczepanski | $6,936 | $148,438 | -95.3% |
| Ione Kuznia | $6,216 | $6,260 | -0.7% |
| Theodore Chwialkowski | $6,161 | $6,161 | 0% |
| Jeffrey W. Bolduc | $5,523 | $8,638 | -36.1% |
| Joshua Sundby | $5,392 | $2,371 | 127.4% |
| James G. Schindele | $5,317 | $8,371 | -36.5% |
| John A. Kowalski | $5,176 | $12,645 | -59.1% |
| Kenneth C. Kuznia | $5,083 | $5,083 | 0% |
| Daniel E. Riley | $5,025 | $6,067 | -17.2% |
| Mike Adamski | $4,580 | $11,261 | -59.3% |
| Christine Dahlman | $4,465 | $5,756 | -22.4% |
| Paul A. Dahlman | $4,465 | $5,756 | -22.4% |
| Dennis K. Walz | $3,665 | $2,239 | 63.7% |
| Kimberly A. Clark | $3,496 | $8,982 | -61.1% |
| Thomas Kostrzewski | $3,360 | $358 | 838.5% |
| Gary J. Hoper | $2,958 | $5,149 | -42.6% |
| Richard D. Hanson | $2,908 | $2,908 | 0% |
| Korey R. Sundby | $2,797 | $4,058 | -31.1% |
| Kyle L. Sundby | $2,792 | $4,046 | -31% |
| Arnold C. Kuznia | $1,678 | $1,678 | 0% |
| James John Safranski | $1,608 | $453 | 255% |
| Gerald T. Kuznia | $1,448 | $1,448 | 0% |
| WW Trails II, LLC | $1,320 | $1,320 | 0% |
| Stacey Pagnac | $1,140 | $1,140 | 0% |
| Gayle Field | $1,085 | $1,739 | -37.6% |
| JMK, LLLP | $644 | $644 | 0% |
| Conrad Kuznia | $636 | $636 | 0% |
| Eric A. Byre | $510 | $0 | -- |
| Laurel Jean Hougard | $482 | $880 | -45.2% |
| Craig P. Halfmann | $315 | $315 | 0% |
| Patricia K. Osowski | $308 | $308 | 0% |
| Terry P. Przybylski | $147 | $147 | 0% |
| Timothy Hvidsten | $90 | $90 | 0% |
| Chad S. Kasprowicz | $51 | $0 | -- |
| Austin James Grochowski | $0 | $13,107 | -100% |
| Darrin P. Kowalski | $0 | $4,410 | -100% |
| Elaine L. Olson | $0 | $5,214 | -100% |
| Gale Frei | $0 | $1,653 | -100% |
| Gregory Pagnac | $0 | $2,801 | -100% |
| Joshua J. Kazmierczak | $0 | $523 | -100% |
| Kenneth Borowicz | $0 | $1,683 | -100% |
| Linda Donarski | $0 | $1,653 | -100% |
| Paul Rogus | $0 | $2,946 | -100% |
| Tammy Delisle | $0 | $511 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,371,385 | $7,941,477 | -32.4% |