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In 2021, 147 farmers in cities within Gem County received a total of $784,549 in 247 farm subsidies, a 74.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3 million in 436 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Russell Dairy, LLC | $154,365 | $70,790 | -54.1% |
| Walton Agent, LLC | $67,201 | $41,706 | -37.9% |
| A L Cattle, Inc. | $226,776 | $41,668 | -81.6% |
| Henry J. Olsen III | $36,999 | $37,605 | 1.6% |
| Little Land & Livestock, LLLP | $180,127 | $34,025 | -81.1% |
| Goodsell Jerseys | $36,108 | $28,423 | -21.3% |
| V Dot Cattle Company, LLLP | $206,913 | $24,303 | -88.3% |
| John Rosti Farms | $93,673 | $24,104 | -74.3% |
| Van Deusen Ranch, Inc. | $32,795 | $23,148 | -29.4% |
| Blaine T. Lindley | $86,715 | $21,279 | -75.5% |
| Tracy Walton | $36,097 | $18,359 | -49.1% |
| Roeper Farm, LLC | $0 | $16,476 | -- |
| Sunset Homestead, Inc. | $62,569 | $15,004 | -76% |
| Lourenco's Dairy, Inc. | $59,370 | $14,575 | -75.5% |
| Andrew T. Blessinger | $109,714 | $14,004 | -87.2% |
| Buster Alley | $7,260 | $13,365 | 84.1% |
| Vaughn R. Jensen | $41,223 | $12,880 | -68.8% |
| Desert Canyon Ranch, LLC | $20,452 | $12,258 | -40.1% |
| John Obermeyer & Sons | $4,006 | $11,087 | 176.8% |
| Haw Creek Ranch, Inc. | $32,378 | $10,956 | -66.2% |
| Stewart F. Russell | $27,447 | $10,872 | -60.4% |
| Sam Rosti Farms JV | $112,160 | $9,858 | -91.2% |
| Tim Cooper | $91,574 | $8,822 | -90.4% |
| Golden Crescent, Inc. | $2,529 | $8,554 | 238.2% |
| Trenton Glenn Warner | $31,660 | $7,426 | -76.5% |
| Roy Barnes | $49,406 | $7,152 | -85.5% |
| Stuart Jensen | $30,799 | $7,112 | -76.9% |
| Gatfield Family 1997 Revocable Trust | $8,046 | $6,709 | -16.6% |
| JVB Livestock, LLC | $33,920 | $6,698 | -80.3% |
| Kevin R. Potter | $28,984 | $6,232 | -78.5% |
| Hall Poor Farm, LLC | $9,667 | $6,062 | -37.3% |
| Clint Rohrbacher | $8,909 | $5,966 | -33% |
| Obermeyer Farms, LLC | $9,466 | $5,955 | -37.1% |
| Danny K. Walton | $15,914 | $5,603 | -64.8% |
| Larry G. Atkinson | $14,118 | $5,307 | -62.4% |
| Arnold H. Hipwell | $26,687 | $5,230 | -80.4% |
| Lance Phillips | $5,270 | $4,814 | -8.7% |
| Kirk Vickery | $11,591 | $4,697 | -59.5% |
| Creek Walker | $174,656 | $4,611 | -97.4% |
| Scott D. Ethington | $32,027 | $4,578 | -85.7% |
| Jason C. Brown | $22,872 | $4,496 | -80.3% |
| Josh Rice | $15,533 | $4,304 | -72.3% |
| Gary Mallory | $18,758 | $4,297 | -77.1% |
| Calvin Stelling | $12,743 | $4,248 | -66.7% |
| Dan D. Hinman | $27,405 | $4,085 | -85.1% |
| Nathan Cayce McKnight | $8,053 | $4,078 | -49.4% |
| Triangle E, Inc. | $7,934 | $3,805 | -52% |
| Browne Farms | $7,241 | $3,681 | -49.2% |
| JTSJK, Inc. | $15,513 | $3,668 | -76.4% |
| Phillip Hamilton | $21,964 | $3,625 | -83.5% |
| Korth B. Elliott | $7,195 | $3,536 | -50.9% |
| Luke Lancaster Jones | $16,159 | $3,450 | -78.6% |
| Joe Rohrbacher | $7,841 | $3,349 | -57.3% |
| Travis Aaron Bryant | $7,457 | $3,347 | -55.1% |
| Mike Brown | $6,031 | $3,249 | -46.1% |
| Garth Donald Frederick | $6,793 | $3,141 | -53.8% |
| Koby Walton | $12,631 | $3,141 | -75.1% |
| Gregory L. Gipson | $8,774 | $3,109 | -64.6% |
| Joseph Brent Jensen | $5,369 | $2,862 | -46.7% |
| Kevin Nesbitt | $13,992 | $2,854 | -79.6% |
| Curtis A. Graves | $584 | $2,652 | 354.1% |
| Brady R. Lindley | $6,008 | $2,600 | -56.7% |
| Peter Dawson | $5,172 | $2,542 | -50.9% |
| James C. Herman | $12,002 | $2,482 | -79.3% |
| Jack F. G. Sifers | $6,778 | $2,470 | -63.6% |
| Colby M. Thomas | $11,110 | $2,320 | -79.1% |
| Houtz Farms | $8,172 | $2,292 | -72% |
| Stanley Alan Brown | $10,274 | $2,261 | -78% |
| Clinton D. Keller | $6,729 | $2,208 | -67.2% |
| Staci Ratcliff | $5,027 | $2,158 | -57.1% |
| Emerald Investments, Ltd. | $0 | $2,142 | -- |
| John W. Swander | $10,309 | $2,142 | -79.2% |
| Tyler Hunt | $1,585 | $2,139 | 35% |
| Theodore Kovarik | $0 | $2,107 | -- |
| Chad Atkinson | $4,099 | $2,068 | -49.5% |
| Gregory R. Lamoure | $10,351 | $2,046 | -80.2% |
| Donald L. Pape | $5,049 | $1,977 | -60.8% |
| Rocky Mountain Ranch Lp | $9,767 | $1,965 | -79.9% |
| Guthrie D. Newell | $9,460 | $1,960 | -79.3% |
| Margie M. Legg | $10,164 | $1,863 | -81.7% |
| Alisha Marhe Hanson | $0 | $1,815 | -- |
| George August Rane | $8,844 | $1,593 | -82% |
| Laurie Bean | $6,985 | $1,572 | -77.5% |
| Siller Farms | $3,938 | $1,547 | -60.7% |
| Robert L Baker Trust | $6,939 | $1,542 | -77.8% |
| Gregory Kambish | $2,558 | $1,453 | -43.2% |
| Kelly M. Standley | $6,357 | $1,421 | -77.6% |
| Loretta Strickland | $4,926 | $1,405 | -71.5% |
| Andy Russell | $1,562 | $1,402 | -10.2% |
| James McCann | $0 | $1,350 | -- |
| Levi W. Russell | $6,534 | $1,332 | -79.6% |
| Gary L. Grant Jr. | $4,690 | $1,326 | -71.7% |
| D Bar J Ranch, LLP | $3,948 | $1,293 | -67.2% |
| Lane H. Russell | $6,732 | $1,292 | -80.8% |
| Steven Hovley | $1,315 | $1,290 | -1.9% |
| David B. Shaw | $4,766 | $1,220 | -74.4% |
| Kevin Bowen | $1,966 | $1,200 | -39% |
| Reuben John Parker | $0 | $1,155 | -- |
| Thomas Standley | $5,447 | $1,092 | -80% |
| Lazy P Ranch, LLC | $3,716 | $1,065 | -71.3% |
| James H. Wood II | $4,960 | $1,051 | -78.8% |
| Boyd Yee | $6,095 | $1,024 | -83.2% |
| Barry J. Kane | $6,568 | $1,004 | -84.7% |
| Kenneth Lanham | $9,694 | $979 | -89.9% |
| John R. Peterson | $69,757 | $969 | -98.6% |
| Kathy Strickland | $4,477 | $918 | -79.5% |
| Cliff Fivecoat | $996 | $917 | -7.9% |
| Benjamin M. Boyd | $3,351 | $916 | -72.7% |
| Terry Rekow | $19,243 | $900 | -95.3% |
| Judyth Mcconnel | $2,653 | $867 | -67.3% |
| Williams Fruit Ranch | $11,855 | $708 | -94% |
| Steve Barbera | $3,458 | $694 | -79.9% |
| Larry L. Byrd | $2,918 | $682 | -76.6% |
| Ron Legg | $36,194 | $665 | -98.2% |
| Jace Greiner | $413 | $660 | 59.8% |
| David Fuller | $1,562 | $643 | -58.8% |
| Michael Russell | $626 | $611 | -2.4% |
| Michael Francke | $2,640 | $561 | -78.8% |
| Sondra K. Thies | $1,266 | $560 | -55.8% |
| Joseph Eugene Parks | $2,690 | $527 | -80.4% |
| Laurie Vaughn | $2,167 | $502 | -76.8% |
| Helen Grider | $849 | $489 | -42.4% |
| Dustin Richard Painter | $11,189 | $488 | -95.6% |
| Deana M. Attebery | $1,848 | $464 | -74.9% |
| Jerry Touchstone | $2,686 | $446 | -83.4% |
| Ryan Hunt | $2,112 | $443 | -79% |
| Sue Ann Dunham | $744 | $397 | -46.6% |
| Jason Ansay | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Darla L. Siebler | $1,386 | $296 | -78.6% |
| FNU Pro-Life | $0 | $285 | -- |
| Doug L. Brotherson | $1,023 | $221 | -78.4% |
| Mary Ball | $902 | $217 | -75.9% |
| Chase Mccoy Brotherson | $935 | $214 | -77.1% |
| Don Love | $150 | $200 | 33.3% |
| Shelby D. Burlile | $847 | $198 | -76.6% |
| Delma Gatfield | $381 | $186 | -51.2% |
| James J. England | $815 | $161 | -80.2% |
| Mary Ann Kirkpatrick | $1,820 | $153 | -91.6% |
| Mr. Scott Allan Morgan | $993 | $138 | -86.1% |
| Jake J. Brotherson | $572 | $114 | -80.1% |
| Robert Hoff | $125 | $96 | -23.2% |
| Sandra A. Turner | $105 | $81 | -22.9% |
| Gail R. Wester | $0 | $49 | -- |
| Robert Crawford | $52 | $40 | -23.1% |
| Ibrahim a Ebed | $142 | $31 | -78.2% |
| Rim Fire Ranch, LLC | $108 | $29 | -73.1% |
| Joseph F. Ristau | $17 | $13 | -23.5% |
| Arlindo L Furtado | $927 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlie Zamagni | $3,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Atkinson | $276 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Edna Marie Roeper | $16,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Gail Wester | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| Heather Sue Cartwright | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry Lee Kipper | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| J & K Agent, Inc. | $21,340 | $0 | -100% |
| John C. Morton | $2,150 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph R. Howell | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce Lea Brown Living Trust | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Marylou a Sobralski | $1,165 | $0 | -100% |
| McConnel Farms | $11,061 | $0 | -100% |
| Petersen-Morton Operating Company, LLC | $10,715 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray Church | $10,140 | $0 | -100% |
| Reisinger Apiaries, Inc. | $36,961 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas R. Howell | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler's Rocky Point Orchard | $9,169 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne C. Diggs | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,038,416 | $784,549 | -74.2% |
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