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In 2021, 128 farmers in cities within Payette County received a total of $2.2 million in 222 farm subsidies, a 71.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.9 million in 398 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 Payette County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Dairy, LLC | $1,107,677 | $349,211 | -68.5% |
| Franklin D. Teunissen | $620,011 | $250,181 | -59.6% |
| Bohlender Colorado Farms, LLC | $628,659 | $203,871 | -67.6% |
| Rick Van Vliet and Family Dairy, LLC | $922,713 | $142,996 | -84.5% |
| Blaine F. May | $323,660 | $136,979 | -57.7% |
| Sunnyside Farm, LLC | $266,316 | $128,871 | -51.6% |
| Mark Mayo | $302,682 | $120,508 | -60.2% |
| Gerald L. Withers | $98,155 | $83,972 | -14.4% |
| Whipple Spring, LLC | $68,242 | $46,633 | -31.7% |
| Daniel D. Roland | $100,484 | $41,057 | -59.1% |
| Glenora F Wright | $174,207 | $39,404 | -77.4% |
| Robert R. Kindall | $17,869 | $35,422 | 98.2% |
| Robyn Purdum | $101,244 | $35,273 | -65.2% |
| Hat 4 Rodeo & Cattle Company, Inc. | $91,223 | $25,016 | -72.6% |
| Williams Farms, LLC | $0 | $22,277 | -- |
| Mio Farms, Inc. | $218,931 | $21,729 | -90.1% |
| Eldred Farms, Inc. | $50,283 | $19,860 | -60.5% |
| Fisher Farms, LLC | $47,054 | $19,756 | -58% |
| Douglas E. Scarlett | $50,537 | $19,218 | -62% |
| David Holm Dairy | $46,040 | $17,581 | -61.8% |
| Hamanishi Farms, Inc. | $37,273 | $17,460 | -53.2% |
| Rodney D. Johnson | $151,990 | $17,139 | -88.7% |
| James Naher | $12,708 | $16,553 | 30.3% |
| Christopher R. Koehn | $32,032 | $15,943 | -50.2% |
| Schmid Family Farm | $58,806 | $15,047 | -74.4% |
| Larry L. Dahnke | $91,167 | $15,043 | -83.5% |
| Steve S. Ferreira | $0 | $14,779 | -- |
| Henggeler Packing Company | $98,426 | $13,598 | -86.2% |
| Matthew D. Nauman | $49,412 | $13,427 | -72.8% |
| Martin & Painter Partnership | $27,010 | $12,853 | -52.4% |
| Jess E. Painter | $61,343 | $12,049 | -80.4% |
| Shigeta Farms, LLP | $85,092 | $11,145 | -86.9% |
| Drew Cruickshank | $29,058 | $10,543 | -63.7% |
| Bruce Cruickshank | $29,417 | $10,258 | -65.1% |
| Jeffrey J Naher | $3,930 | $9,536 | 142.6% |
| Darren L. Pearson | $68,327 | $8,686 | -87.3% |
| Scott E. Shelden | $7,469 | $8,563 | 14.6% |
| Leland K. Millsap | $11,811 | $8,554 | -27.6% |
| Fischer Farms, LLC | $11,954 | $8,487 | -29% |
| Clayton H. Foust | $26,268 | $8,376 | -68.1% |
| Manuel T. Rocha III | $10,360 | $8,349 | -19.4% |
| Connie S. Limbaugh | $14,639 | $8,244 | -43.7% |
| Earnest E. Eilers | $15,890 | $8,071 | -49.2% |
| Daniel T Bicandi | $38,206 | $8,000 | -79.1% |
| Lone Pine Company, Inc. | $16,309 | $7,857 | -51.8% |
| Clark C. Roland | $13,905 | $7,515 | -46% |
| TNT Paints, Inc. | $0 | $7,283 | -- |
| Chase W. Shoemaker | $29,729 | $7,222 | -75.7% |
| Garman and Sons, Inc. | $288 | $7,147 | 2,381.6% |
| Irvin Cattle Company | $0 | $6,247 | -- |
| Richard A. Long | $6,100 | $5,496 | -9.9% |
| Thomas G. Roland | $8,611 | $5,359 | -37.8% |
| Logan M. Ipsen | $5,249 | $5,015 | -4.5% |
| Bonnie J Hild Estate | $0 | $4,979 | -- |
| Jerry T. Inouye | $13,260 | $4,730 | -64.3% |
| Joseph W Levanger | $10,716 | $4,595 | -57.1% |
| Richard L. Painter | $20,636 | $4,372 | -78.8% |
| D J Surmeier & Sons, Inc. | $10,819 | $4,349 | -59.8% |
| Kyle Alan Stevens | $19,294 | $3,993 | -79.3% |
| Colby G. Anderson | $3,080 | $3,953 | 28.3% |
| Tim R. Roeser | $22,841 | $3,930 | -82.8% |
| Justin Joe Eldred | $11,727 | $3,817 | -67.5% |
| Robert A. Murdock | $9,233 | $3,725 | -59.7% |
| Miller Ranching Company, Inc. | $21,590 | $3,704 | -82.8% |
| Bruce R. Garman | $14,319 | $3,686 | -74.3% |
| Bruce R. Garman | $14,319 | $3,686 | -74.3% |
| Pamela J Stentzel | $16,940 | $3,395 | -80% |
| Gary B. Lincoln | $922 | $3,078 | 233.8% |
| Suzanne Hultgren | $14,332 | $2,857 | -80.1% |
| Mitchel C. Pittman | $17,152 | $2,839 | -83.4% |
| Joseph Rocha | $3,790 | $2,783 | -26.6% |
| Michael F. Shoemaker | $12,340 | $2,700 | -78.1% |
| Michael J. Chase | $4,639 | $2,343 | -49.5% |
| Daniel F. Rocha | $2,670 | $2,297 | -14% |
| Bullet Onion, LLC | $244,026 | $2,282 | -99.1% |
| Kenneth Moodey Gross | $10,942 | $2,241 | -79.5% |
| Michael V. Jordan | $11,004 | $2,140 | -80.6% |
| Tom Collins | $7,615 | $1,980 | -74% |
| Seth D. Seamons | $2,876 | $1,903 | -33.8% |
| Lyle Alan Reeve | $5,026 | $1,674 | -66.7% |
| Linda M. Ziegler | $13,836 | $1,654 | -88% |
| William M. Ziegler | $13,769 | $1,654 | -88% |
| Betty OFT | $0 | $1,552 | -- |
| Calada101 Land & Livestock, LLC | $5,171 | $1,545 | -70.1% |
| Winchester Family Trust - Brian Winchester | $0 | $1,517 | -- |
| Kinzey M. Zimmer | $6,270 | $1,438 | -77.1% |
| Darrell Harrison Gamble | $6,336 | $1,335 | -78.9% |
| Gregory R. Gomersall | $8,184 | $1,270 | -84.5% |
| Nicholas S. Noyes | $21,671 | $1,259 | -94.2% |
| Michael J. Piekarz | $8,726 | $1,222 | -86% |
| John C. Hagler | $12,151 | $1,135 | -90.7% |
| Franklin D Land | $15,343 | $1,060 | -93.1% |
| Harry J. Duckworth | $6,985 | $1,011 | -85.5% |
| Susan Duckworth | $2,574 | $987 | -61.7% |
| Andrew M. Poe | $0 | $921 | -- |
| Richard Rane | $4,191 | $914 | -78.2% |
| Nelson Family Cattle Company, LLC | $1,287 | $902 | -29.9% |
| Michele Franklin McDaniel | $3,775 | $897 | -76.2% |
| Audey Brumfield | $2,125 | $854 | -59.8% |
| Easton H. Foust | $3,872 | $816 | -78.9% |
| Morgan Arthur Shira | $5,357 | $814 | -84.8% |
| Michael D Tesnohlidek | $2,447 | $769 | -68.6% |
| Walter J. Garman | $7,403 | $727 | -90.2% |
| Marilyn Devlyne | $0 | $635 | -- |
| William H. Beck | $1,159 | $627 | -45.9% |
| Stephen L. Griffin | $1,551 | $623 | -59.8% |
| Shane G. Wright | $2,585 | $561 | -78.3% |
| Gary D. McLean | $891 | $534 | -40.1% |
| Samuel R. Davis | $1,425 | $524 | -63.2% |
| Larry Maynard | $1,353 | $521 | -61.5% |
| Ujiiye Farms | $1,300 | $515 | -60.4% |
| Benjamin B. Ward | $724 | $485 | -33% |
| Cameron Ray Koehn | $534 | $436 | -18.4% |
| Lola J. Sims | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Gene M. Gray | $429 | $363 | -15.4% |
| Merrily Pearce | $0 | $362 | -- |
| Jack J. Colwell | $850 | $287 | -66.2% |
| Jerry D. Campbell | $815 | $280 | -65.6% |
| Janice Nelson | $568 | $279 | -50.9% |
| Greg A. Lingel | $1,210 | $263 | -78.3% |
| John Van Beek Dairy, LLC | $190,746 | $259 | -99.9% |
| Duane W Waldemer | $0 | $250 | -- |
| Thomas F. Pence Jr. | $3,972 | $228 | -94.3% |
| Janice A. Garman | $377 | $98 | -74% |
| Charles G. Smutz | $172 | $93 | -45.9% |
| Paul W. Smutz | $172 | $93 | -45.9% |
| Nannette S. Needs | $177 | $46 | -74% |
| Nannette S. Needs | $177 | $46 | -74% |
| C & J Orchards, Inc. | $32,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad A. Henggeler | $26,937 | $0 | -100% |
| David L. Hopkins | $3,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane Melcher | $3,630 | $0 | -100% |
| G&S 7072, LLC | $18,652 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason a Eiguren | $11,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonas Flake | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimi K. Maag | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry J Church | $3,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard B. Strawn | $291 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick L. Reynolds | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L Sideroff JR | $473 | $0 | -100% |
| Stokes Brothers Farms, LLC | $5,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Tad A. Garred | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Winegar Farms, Inc. | $6,767 | $0 | -100% |
| Bar MB Ranches, Inc. | $3,404 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. Rocha | $28,840 | $0 | -100% |
| J-Bar Poultry Processing, LLC | $375 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie Teunissen | $74,938 | $0 | -100% |
| Monty J. Pearce | $50,787 | $0 | -100% |
| Myers Dairy, LLC | $6,744 | $0 | -100% |
| Purdum's Produce, LLC | $19,633 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick Van Vliet and Family Dairy L | $6,249 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy S. Wright | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Carie L. Jackson | $3,913 | $0 | -100% |
| Cindy Clark | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra K. Wells | $177 | $0 | -100% |
| Derek T. Wanders | $5,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Joey J. Nelson | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Katherine M. Smutz | $102 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Bankhead Orchards, LLC | $7,545 | $0 | -100% |
| Montgomery L. Garman | $354 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela D. Walling | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Partners Produce, Inc. | $300,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick S. Kelly | $17,788 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Strange PMK Honey & Pollination | $61,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard D. Garman | $177 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony L. Bowen | $9,350 | $0 | -100% |
| Tracey L. Langley | $6,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,907,193 | $2,222,736 | -71.9% |
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