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In 2021, 235 farmers in cities within Cheyenne County received a total of $6.7 million in 632 farm subsidies, a 44.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12 million in 946 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 Cheyenne County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kern Farms Lp | $813,275 | $383,203 | -52.9% |
| Ervin Mitchek | $235,453 | $184,803 | -21.5% |
| Flying Diamond, Inc. | $372,624 | $179,438 | -51.8% |
| Collins Ranch Company, Inc. | $244,404 | $174,956 | -28.4% |
| Smelker Farms | $361,766 | $159,783 | -55.8% |
| Matthew James Campbell | $222,118 | $139,060 | -37.4% |
| Maria Mitchek | $223,520 | $136,879 | -38.8% |
| Creek Joint Ventures, LLC | $417,366 | $128,809 | -69.1% |
| Scott Hevner | $171,542 | $123,464 | -28% |
| Scott Allen Scheimer | $195,155 | $118,213 | -39.4% |
| Stephanie Kaplan Scheimer | $195,115 | $118,186 | -39.4% |
| Loren Mitchek Farms, LLC | $194,798 | $115,803 | -40.6% |
| Henry Arthur Mockelmann III | $101,779 | $108,374 | 6.5% |
| Blake Daniel Dickey | $92,878 | $98,521 | 6.1% |
| Mark M. Harms | $150,064 | $94,825 | -36.8% |
| Tom Halde | $105,722 | $90,625 | -14.3% |
| Charles W. Oswald | $124,620 | $87,331 | -29.9% |
| Barbara J. Beek | $131,289 | $86,623 | -34% |
| Bean Bean Farms | $105,140 | $85,733 | -18.5% |
| Mark Medford | $108,550 | $79,384 | -26.9% |
| Kyle G. Gerweck | $133,861 | $79,376 | -40.7% |
| Kenecreek, Inc. | $118,260 | $78,974 | -33.2% |
| Clark Dickey & Sons, Inc. | $125,695 | $76,504 | -39.1% |
| Pistol Pete Farms | $88,907 | $75,990 | -14.5% |
| Richard Leon Ball | $114,280 | $74,298 | -35% |
| Kristy Rae Ball | $114,182 | $74,283 | -34.9% |
| Bill Roth | $110,249 | $74,025 | -32.9% |
| Sandra K. Roth | $94,950 | $66,566 | -29.9% |
| Phillip Montgomery Baker | $95,866 | $63,906 | -33.3% |
| Dechant Bros | $73,504 | $58,404 | -20.5% |
| Gregory Lynn Talbert | $204,501 | $57,125 | -72.1% |
| Evelyn Halde | $76,035 | $56,749 | -25.4% |
| Smelker Land and Cattle Company | $170,420 | $56,331 | -66.9% |
| Lynn H. Beek | $103,745 | $55,932 | -46.1% |
| Greg Roth | $79,268 | $55,498 | -30% |
| Goose Creek Livestock Company | $105,472 | $54,455 | -48.4% |
| Barry W. Koch | $102,297 | $54,053 | -47.2% |
| Suzette A. Koch | $102,127 | $54,029 | -47.1% |
| Doug Heins | $42,425 | $53,935 | 27.1% |
| Steve Erker-Erker Living Trust | $36,804 | $52,973 | 43.9% |
| Carrie Medford | $68,887 | $50,673 | -26.4% |
| Matthew Roberts | $71,991 | $49,311 | -31.5% |
| Adrian Mousel | $42,900 | $46,915 | 9.4% |
| Will Mousel | $51,685 | $45,518 | -11.9% |
| Creed Medford | $72,097 | $45,241 | -37.2% |
| Dryland Partners, LLC | $66,257 | $44,232 | -33.2% |
| Brooke Campbell-Matt and Brooke Campbell Living Trust | $68,411 | $43,835 | -35.9% |
| 7-D Ranch, LLC | $67,238 | $42,955 | -36.1% |
| Levi Mitchek | $74,910 | $42,690 | -43% |
| Nick Mousel | $68,950 | $42,465 | -38.4% |
| 2-H Farms, LLC | $85,392 | $41,763 | -51.1% |
| Jolly Brothers, LLC | $49,732 | $39,641 | -20.3% |
| Little Springs Lp | $53,551 | $38,810 | -27.5% |
| David Ritchey | $88,837 | $36,912 | -58.4% |
| Earl Helm | $52,175 | $36,149 | -30.7% |
| Pamela J. Helm | $52,175 | $36,149 | -30.7% |
| Long Branch, LLC | $9,581 | $35,738 | 273% |
| Andrew James Mitchek | $44,300 | $35,709 | -19.4% |
| Dennis D Mattics - Mattics Family Discretionary Trustee | $60,772 | $34,500 | -43.2% |
| Dickey Joint Venture, LLC | $65,250 | $34,137 | -47.7% |
| Leslie N Akers-Norm & Alice Akers Family Trustee | $95,871 | $33,990 | -64.5% |
| R L Five Limited Partnership, LLLP | $50,215 | $33,670 | -32.9% |
| Hendrickson Family Farms | $42,404 | $33,150 | -21.8% |
| Margaret H. Jolly | $91,409 | $32,773 | -64.1% |
| Therese M. Mousel | $41,074 | $32,574 | -20.7% |
| Craig Roth | $48,916 | $32,431 | -33.7% |
| V. L. Weed | $54,211 | $31,007 | -42.8% |
| Lacy Denell Lawrence | $41,171 | $30,852 | -25.1% |
| Hanavan Farms, LLC | $72,038 | $30,745 | -57.3% |
| Barry Beek | $59,416 | $30,709 | -48.3% |
| Scott B. Oswald | $41,844 | $30,606 | -26.9% |
| B & C Farms Partnership | $29,034 | $29,034 | 0% |
| Louis Engelbrecht | $40,615 | $28,654 | -29.4% |
| Richard Eugene Johnson | $28,030 | $28,161 | 0.5% |
| Hot Rod Farms | $37,619 | $28,017 | -25.5% |
| Olin Dale Johnson | $27,713 | $27,844 | 0.5% |
| Mark W. Hogan | $66,457 | $27,223 | -59% |
| Mark A. Weiand | $107,189 | $26,983 | -74.8% |
| Warren L. Beek Jr. | $28,367 | $26,550 | -6.4% |
| B & D Joint Venture, LLC | $78,461 | $26,460 | -66.3% |
| Charles Mitchek | $62,383 | $25,983 | -58.3% |
| Eddie L. Knott | $99,971 | $25,209 | -74.8% |
| Ruby J. Gibbs | $38,051 | $25,179 | -33.8% |
| Robin Donnelly | $26,540 | $24,773 | -6.7% |
| Serendipity Enterprises, LLC | $35,180 | $24,730 | -29.7% |
| Devin Lee Dickey | $50,325 | $24,547 | -51.2% |
| Wendy Sue Dickey | $49,534 | $24,543 | -50.5% |
| Nicholas Harms-Harms Living Trustee | $37,484 | $24,050 | -35.8% |
| Sharon K. Hevner | $30,335 | $23,238 | -23.4% |
| Julie A. Roth | $28,852 | $22,493 | -22% |
| Trevor Logan Medford | $19,175 | $22,153 | 15.5% |
| Barbara Jolly & Sons Ranch, LLC | $230,468 | $22,027 | -90.4% |
| Russell J. Hoffman | $40,628 | $21,464 | -47.2% |
| Ronald White | $20,820 | $21,325 | 2.4% |
| Jason Randel | $35,723 | $21,056 | -41.1% |
| Francesca Mousel | $22,847 | $21,022 | -8% |
| Darin Clark Dickey | $63,045 | $19,695 | -68.8% |
| Misty Jo Dickey | $62,241 | $19,694 | -68.4% |
| Paul L. Dechant | $36,330 | $19,450 | -46.5% |
| Larry Dean Smith | $40,789 | $19,021 | -53.4% |
| Funk Farms I, Inc. | $32,595 | $18,974 | -41.8% |
| Brian Keith Dickey | $50,150 | $18,813 | -62.5% |
| Janette M. Dickey | $49,359 | $18,813 | -61.9% |
| Funk Farms, Inc. | $34,542 | $18,228 | -47.2% |
| JH Bar Ranch Company | $17,790 | $17,790 | 0% |
| Evonne Dwyer K. Keefe | $17,613 | $17,613 | 0% |
| Gayla Sue Connelley | $23,386 | $17,347 | -25.8% |
| Lori R. Weiand | $21,547 | $17,141 | -20.4% |
| Mick Bogenhagen | $27,356 | $17,089 | -37.5% |
| Gregory J. Weed | $118,121 | $14,922 | -87.4% |
| Cory Alan Beek | $16,388 | $14,640 | -10.7% |
| Jennifer L. Crowell | $20,529 | $14,532 | -29.2% |
| Sas Grain, LLC | $24,938 | $14,355 | -42.4% |
| Robert C. McNeely | $40,165 | $14,117 | -64.9% |
| Jerry L. Allen | $13,426 | $13,573 | 1.1% |
| Frank C. Heins | $9,895 | $13,511 | 36.5% |
| Corby Blankenbaker | $17,482 | $13,471 | -22.9% |
| Scott D. Smith | $22,488 | $13,211 | -41.3% |
| Nolan D. Tallman | $21,006 | $13,194 | -37.2% |
| Ed Mousel | $11,643 | $12,697 | 9.1% |
| Marion F Talbert Farms, Inc. | $21,149 | $12,657 | -40.2% |
| Danny Eldon Dickey-Danny & Cassandra Dickey Rev Trust | $59,461 | $12,535 | -78.9% |
| Jonathan Gabriel Roth | $17,195 | $12,516 | -27.2% |
| Janice E Beek-Billie a & Janice E Beek Trust | $14,328 | $12,416 | -13.3% |
| Flying Diamond Ranch, Inc. | $14,004 | $12,344 | -11.9% |
| Debbie Jean Dwyer | $18,871 | $12,294 | -34.9% |
| George McDonald | $21,652 | $11,810 | -45.5% |
| Tina McDonald | $21,480 | $11,802 | -45.1% |
| Jason P. Dechant | $24,123 | $11,679 | -51.6% |
| Curt P. Connelley | $16,949 | $11,492 | -32.2% |
| Nancy S. Larsen | $21,753 | $11,170 | -48.7% |
| David J. Larsen | $21,491 | $10,756 | -50% |
| Hogan Ranch, LLC | $38,185 | $10,462 | -72.6% |
| Ashton Evonne Mitchek | $13,990 | $9,768 | -30.2% |
| James Mitchek | $103,070 | $9,421 | -90.9% |
| Lucas T. Beek | $36,911 | $9,254 | -74.9% |
| Maurene J Beek | $36,986 | $9,253 | -75% |
| Pi Ranch, LLC | $5,437 | $9,203 | 69.3% |
| Garland N Gibbs Trust B | $15,624 | $8,595 | -45% |
| Lonnie Edwin Hendrickson Estate | $4,227 | $8,504 | 101.2% |
| Meggan Roth | $4,346 | $8,414 | 93.6% |
| Bill Lowe Family L P | $22,142 | $8,176 | -63.1% |
| Beek Land & Cattle, LLC | $12,233 | $8,069 | -34% |
| Suzanne A. Bogenhagen | $8,202 | $7,965 | -2.9% |
| Landsman Hill, LLC | $21,493 | $7,926 | -63.1% |
| Irene W Lowe Family Partnership L | $14,502 | $7,752 | -46.5% |
| Merril a Lowe Irrevocable Trust | $11,574 | $7,730 | -33.2% |
| Hornung Family Trust | $24,944 | $7,642 | -69.4% |
| Betty E Hoffman Estate | $33,929 | $7,376 | -78.3% |
| E C Land Company, Inc. | $10,267 | $7,358 | -28.3% |
| Betty Jo Rother | $12,337 | $7,211 | -41.5% |
| Donald Dean Dwyer | $11,308 | $7,134 | -36.9% |
| Jamie Louis Gerstner | $6,531 | $6,852 | 4.9% |
| Joni Marie Mitchek | $17,581 | $6,839 | -61.1% |
| Leonard Livestock, LLC | $28,857 | $6,027 | -79.1% |
| Lorraine M. Heinz | $7,575 | $5,870 | -22.5% |
| Medford Farms, LLC | $9,956 | $5,829 | -41.5% |
| Matthew J. Randel | $10,317 | $5,777 | -44% |
| Anthony J. Nelson | $7,679 | $5,706 | -25.7% |
| Thomas Bryan Donnelly | $19,035 | $5,656 | -70.3% |
| Raymond W. Pieper | $5,636 | $5,636 | 0% |
| Larry D. Beek | $6,969 | $4,945 | -29% |
| Delores Baker | $4,923 | $4,923 | 0% |
| Full House Farms, LLC | $4,916 | $4,916 | 0% |
| Randal B. Smith | $6,204 | $4,891 | -21.2% |
| Tracy G. Akers | $4,861 | $4,861 | 0% |
| Sam a Mitchek | $18,907 | $4,776 | -74.7% |
| Jeffery S. Colvin | $15,673 | $4,776 | -69.5% |
| Victor Gibbs | $8,280 | $4,647 | -43.9% |
| Shirley Pedersen | $7,303 | $4,470 | -38.8% |
| Williams Farm, LLC | $3,738 | $4,323 | 15.7% |
| Mike A. Carroll | $6,188 | $4,263 | -31.1% |
| Ardrey Laine Mitchek | $11,944 | $4,257 | -64.4% |
| Cody Priddy | $14,971 | $4,226 | -71.8% |
| Brenda Estep | $5,197 | $4,174 | -19.7% |
| Tammy Mousel | $2,024 | $4,048 | 100% |
| Rock Creek Farms 2, LLC | $4,823 | $3,684 | -23.6% |
| Bet-Mar Farms, Ltd. | $12,705 | $3,582 | -71.8% |
| Rush Creek Station, LLC | $3,559 | $3,559 | 0% |
| Damon C. Dechant | $22,013 | $3,337 | -84.8% |
| Diamond Six Livestock, LLC | $10,362 | $3,169 | -69.4% |
| R. J. Jolly | $4,376 | $3,025 | -30.9% |
| Lynne Smith | $3,509 | $3,002 | -14.4% |
| Stephen Scott Benson | $0 | $2,980 | -- |
| Curtis J Lowe Trust No 2 | $4,444 | $2,955 | -33.5% |
| Harold Mousel | $4,704 | $2,643 | -43.8% |
| Dustin L. Fulton | $6,046 | $2,600 | -57% |
| Clarence A. Pedersen | $4,635 | $2,534 | -45.3% |
| Billy R. Lowe | $4,285 | $2,488 | -41.9% |
| Miranda Jean Mitchek | $4,929 | $2,318 | -53% |
| 4-P Farms, LLC | $6,554 | $2,294 | -65% |
| Nickalas Aaron Hevner | $5,687 | $2,268 | -60.1% |
| Arthur M. Lowe | $2,986 | $2,248 | -24.7% |
| Mockelmann Family Trust | $34,928 | $2,100 | -94% |
| William Chad Lawrence | $3,531 | $2,092 | -40.8% |
| Csbeek Ranch, LLC | $4,540 | $2,020 | -55.5% |
| Rex L. Ball | $7,447 | $1,976 | -73.5% |
| Cora E Coffman Trust | $2,657 | $1,899 | -28.5% |
| Carole J Lowe Trust No 1-Carole J Lowe | $14,992 | $1,769 | -88.2% |
| Carl O. Anderson | $3,482 | $1,627 | -53.3% |
| Antonio Arroyo | $3,818 | $1,471 | -61.5% |
| Lyle-Schwindt Family Intervivos Rev Liv L Schwindt | $3,261 | $1,415 | -56.6% |
| Barbara Kernan | $1,873 | $1,403 | -25.1% |
| Frieda Scott Farms, Inc. | $2,200 | $1,402 | -36.3% |
| Gary McNeely | $2,649 | $1,202 | -54.6% |
| Veda McNeely | $2,649 | $1,202 | -54.6% |
| Lavanda C Mitchek-Lavanda Carmon Mitchek Trust | $1,427 | $1,186 | -16.9% |
| Carolyn Gerweck | $2,708 | $1,132 | -58.2% |
| George Gerweck Family Trust | $2,705 | $1,131 | -58.2% |
| L N Akers Trust | $1,206 | $934 | -22.6% |
| John Crowell | $2,046 | $924 | -54.8% |
| Kenneth L. Bergman | $8,207 | $838 | -89.8% |
| Charles Hanavan Jr. | $406 | $808 | 99% |
| Calvin Bogenhagen | $2,188 | $732 | -66.5% |
| Rosa Emilia Arroyo | $3,025 | $711 | -76.5% |
| William Fetty Jr. | $3,300 | $692 | -79% |
| Matthew F. Galli | $2,278 | $619 | -72.8% |
| Eric Larsen | $1,329 | $605 | -54.5% |
| Arthur M Lowe Trust 2 | $1,079 | $578 | -46.4% |
| Wilma Allen Revocable Trust | $2,753 | $565 | -79.5% |
| Loren V Mitchek | $2,904 | $416 | -85.7% |
| Ben Ziegelmeier | $433 | $351 | -18.9% |
| J & S Farms, LLC | $324 | $343 | 5.9% |
| W-Spear, LLC | $1,573 | $315 | -80% |
| Barry J. Mayhan | $627 | $287 | -54.2% |
| Angela Kay Mayhan | $594 | $280 | -52.9% |
| Jerry Ray Mayhan | $594 | $270 | -54.5% |
| Jerry Hoss | $715 | $228 | -68.1% |
| Patrick J Ward-Patrick & Marilyn Ward Living Trust | $7,028 | $224 | -96.8% |
| Donna Hoss | $572 | $221 | -61.4% |
| Nita Walter | $1,016 | $217 | -78.6% |
| Robert Lee Framel | $75 | $200 | 166.7% |
| Natalie Troyer | $125 | $125 | 0% |
| Ty Jesse Mitchell | $125 | $125 | 0% |
| Sharon Fulton | $281 | $101 | -64.1% |
| Betty Mahlberg | $17,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Blake D Dickey Irrevocable Trust | $5,093 | $0 | -100% |
| Brett Legg | $7,665 | $0 | -100% |
| Brooke L Dickey Irrevocable Trust | $5,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Chase Michael Beek | $11,786 | $0 | -100% |
| David R. Pedersen | $13,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean E. Schick | $9,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorene Bogenhagen-Gayle & Dorene Bogenhagen Joint Revocable | $20,955 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd Boswell | $20,460 | $0 | -100% |
| Gayle and Dorene Bogenhagen Joint Rvoc Trustee | $8,773 | $0 | -100% |
| Hanover Farm, LLC | $16,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Hunter Roth | $7,296 | $0 | -100% |
| KCM Trust | $10,207 | $0 | -100% |
| Lizzie Rehfeld Revocable Trust | $2,464 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie Hendrickson | $7,548 | $0 | -100% |
| Megan M. Wendt | $785 | $0 | -100% |
| Smith 7, LLC | $2,248 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilma Graham-Allen | $29,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Beatrice L Harwig-Beatrice L Harwig Trust No 1 | $11,871 | $0 | -100% |
| Landon Wayne McCaffrey | $706 | $0 | -100% |
| T Box, LLC | $2,287 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $11,983,556 | $6,676,672 | -44.3% |
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