Program Breakdown — Stearns County

Stearns County, Minnesota received $39.7M in total farm subsidies (2024).

Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $24,236

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $2.4M

Disaster Payments $1.4M

Crop Insurance Subsidies $17.6M

Dairy Programs $719,446

Total $39.7M

Top Recipients — Stearns County (1,475 total)

Businesses shown by full name; individuals shown by initials (FOIA/EWG data).

1. R.A.C. — Sauk Centre, MN 56378

$132,333

2. Molitor Organic Farms Inc — Saint Cloud, MN 56301

$101,251

3. Middendorf Farms Inc — Freeport, MN 56331

$65,597

4. Rittenhouse Bee Farm Inc — Paynesville, MN 56362

$52,114

5. Hellermann Farms — Melrose, MN 56352

$51,546

6. A.J.I. — Melrose, MN 56352

$47,321

7. J.H.G. — Melrose, MN 56352

$44,048

8. D.E.H. — Paynesville, MN 56362

$41,068

9. S.J.S. — Shoreview, MN 55126

$34,998

10. Borgerding Dairy LLC — Belgrade, MN 56312

$34,232

11. Tidy Farm Turkeys Inc — Freeport, MN 56331

$33,479

12. D.J.T. — Belgrade, MN 56312

$33,291

13. N.R.K. — Melrose, MN 56352

$26,589

14. J.A.T. — Albany, MN 56307

$26,289

15. N.K. — Melrose, MN 56352

$25,956

16. Rittenhouse Apiaries LLC — Hawick, MN 56273

$25,619

17. D.A.V. — Paynesville, MN 56362

$24,862

18. B.T.M. — Avon, MN 56310

$24,700

19. Reeck Farm LLC — Paynesville, MN 56362

$24,160

20. K.J.L. — Paynesville, MN 56362

$23,694

USDA Subsidy Payments in Stearns County, Minnesota

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