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In 2021, 240 farmers in cities within Wallowa County received a total of $2.6 million in 463 farm subsidies, a 56.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.1 million in 630 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 Wallowa County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Farms Joint Venture | $207,102 | $110,225 | -46.8% |
| Wayne & Gordon Wolfe Partnership | $182,529 | $105,840 | -42% |
| Stangel Industries & Machine Shop Partnership | $0 | $103,793 | -- |
| Rocking Eleven Ranch, LLC | $232,713 | $99,019 | -57.5% |
| Sam M. Wade | $54,423 | $51,305 | -5.7% |
| Makin Farms, Inc. | $236,282 | $49,839 | -78.9% |
| Mcclaran Ranch, Inc. | $266,820 | $44,019 | -83.5% |
| Dan Baremore | $45,800 | $40,975 | -10.5% |
| Dena-Marie E Stonebrink | $56,731 | $40,437 | -28.7% |
| Melvin Stonebrink | $56,630 | $40,360 | -28.7% |
| Kenneth Lathrop | $66,567 | $40,238 | -39.6% |
| Doug Wulff | $52,862 | $39,666 | -25% |
| Marta Stangel | $42,375 | $39,037 | -7.9% |
| Prairie Creek Holdings, LLC | $61,089 | $38,157 | -37.5% |
| Flying B Ranch | $42,859 | $37,535 | -12.4% |
| Triple Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $138,813 | $37,035 | -73.3% |
| LPH Enterprises, Inc. | $42,507 | $35,598 | -16.3% |
| Max Mallory | $49,715 | $34,821 | -30% |
| Beau D. Botts | $140,211 | $34,203 | -75.6% |
| Don Wentz | $103,565 | $33,814 | -67.3% |
| The 4-M Diversified, LLC | $44,074 | $33,526 | -23.9% |
| B&B Hay, Inc. | $46,105 | $32,181 | -30.2% |
| ELK MT Cattle Company, Inc. | $35,399 | $31,214 | -11.8% |
| Wolfe Farm, Inc. | $53,869 | $31,091 | -42.3% |
| Stangel Livestock, LLC | $81,540 | $30,859 | -62.2% |
| Fredrick J. Wilsey | $40,598 | $29,676 | -26.9% |
| Collins Farm, Inc. | $59,814 | $29,505 | -50.7% |
| William -William R and Nancy J Jepsen F R Jepsen | $0 | $25,493 | -- |
| Birkmaier Ranch, Inc. | $103,378 | $25,310 | -75.5% |
| Probert Family Ranches, LLC | $39,175 | $24,662 | -37% |
| AGG, Inc. | $20,743 | $24,649 | 18.8% |
| Dunham Ranch, LLC | $105,230 | $24,343 | -76.9% |
| Dwayne Voss | $101,626 | $23,777 | -76.6% |
| Joanna Wentz | $36,375 | $22,968 | -36.9% |
| Randy L. Baremore | $55,229 | $21,364 | -61.3% |
| Echo Canyon Cattle Company | $34,375 | $21,304 | -38% |
| John Stein Jr. | $20,889 | $20,889 | 0% |
| Brink Ranch, LLC | $34,195 | $20,855 | -39% |
| Clay Mallory | $26,985 | $20,001 | -25.9% |
| Mark Ramsden | $83,585 | $19,787 | -76.3% |
| Lois A. Bacon | $19,836 | $19,423 | -2.1% |
| Jeffrey D. Parker | $65,582 | $18,537 | -71.7% |
| Chrisman & Chase Farm, LLC | $18,710 | $18,274 | -2.3% |
| Chris Cunningham | $26,954 | $17,653 | -34.5% |
| Mary Cunningham | $26,953 | $17,653 | -34.5% |
| Daniel C. Beck | $30,320 | $17,596 | -42% |
| Denny W. Johnson | $26,411 | $16,679 | -36.8% |
| Robert Stangel | $18,137 | $16,595 | -8.5% |
| Reid Kooch | $19,057 | $16,582 | -13% |
| Sue Duncan | $17,079 | $16,493 | -3.4% |
| Alan Klages | $59,965 | $16,395 | -72.7% |
| Nancy J. Jepsen | $0 | $15,661 | -- |
| Erma F. Stanton | $15,502 | $15,502 | 0% |
| Butterfield Farms, Inc. | $26,391 | $15,461 | -41.4% |
| Diamond D Farm & Ranch, Inc. | $31,326 | $15,448 | -50.7% |
| Richard a Makens | $19,644 | $15,248 | -22.4% |
| Richard C. Stangel | $15,383 | $15,213 | -1.1% |
| Joseph N. Stangel | $15,381 | $15,211 | -1.1% |
| Levi M. Hermens | $58,558 | $14,875 | -74.6% |
| Ben L. Henson | $15,788 | $14,678 | -7% |
| Donald Stonebrink | $24,958 | $14,274 | -42.8% |
| Am Livestock, LLC | $14,006 | $13,987 | -0.1% |
| Burke L. Lathrop | $13,630 | $13,630 | 0% |
| Phillip Ketscher | $20,857 | $13,340 | -36% |
| Butterfields High Mountain Hay Company | $5,888 | $13,007 | 120.9% |
| Glenda G. Hammack | $11,154 | $12,922 | 15.9% |
| Charlotte V Stonebrink | $14,944 | $12,819 | -14.2% |
| Leanna May Farrell | $23,333 | $12,634 | -45.9% |
| Kathy Freels | $12,494 | $12,324 | -1.4% |
| Tyler Jake Smith | $11,319 | $12,112 | 7% |
| Willy Locke | $12,101 | $12,101 | 0% |
| Randy B. James | $23,939 | $11,056 | -53.8% |
| Josie J Makens | $14,829 | $10,771 | -27.4% |
| Michael J. Coppin | $37,798 | $10,692 | -71.7% |
| Tio Zachary Simmons | $32,252 | $10,393 | -67.8% |
| Ted L. Gastin | $11,723 | $10,382 | -11.4% |
| Bruce Lathrop | $32,119 | $10,274 | -68% |
| Bredsted Farm, LLC | $10,220 | $10,220 | 0% |
| Jones Farm, LLC | $10,846 | $9,826 | -9.4% |
| Jay McFetridge | $26,009 | $9,779 | -62.4% |
| Douglas J. Beck | $13,714 | $9,688 | -29.4% |
| Rawley A. Bigsby | $46,973 | $9,602 | -79.6% |
| Don Ward | $17,965 | $9,436 | -47.5% |
| Crown RLS Ranch, LLC | $20,758 | $9,376 | -54.8% |
| Carman Ranch, LLC | $33,225 | $9,324 | -71.9% |
| Vernon Bennett | $26,090 | $9,225 | -64.6% |
| Hite Ranch | $18,514 | $8,774 | -52.6% |
| Perry M. Johnston | $23,259 | $8,696 | -62.6% |
| Robert Lathrop | $36,210 | $8,647 | -76.1% |
| Lostine River, Corp. | $29,522 | $8,612 | -70.8% |
| Connie S. Britton | $7,524 | $8,398 | 11.6% |
| Wilsey Ranch, LLC | $16,106 | $8,337 | -48.2% |
| Bar H7 Ranch, LLC | $20,470 | $8,319 | -59.4% |
| Debra Gilbert | $12,058 | $8,251 | -31.6% |
| Marvin L Brashler | $15,778 | $8,236 | -47.8% |
| Douglas Alexander Peterson | $17,889 | $8,083 | -54.8% |
| 6 Ranch, Inc. | $32,302 | $8,012 | -75.2% |
| Wade Arthur Schnetzky | $20,748 | $7,952 | -61.7% |
| Carol L. Beals | $7,848 | $7,848 | 0% |
| Rocking M Cattle Company, LLC | $33,806 | $7,774 | -77% |
| Rocky Hill Cattle Company, LLC | $29,260 | $7,650 | -73.9% |
| Lesley A. Neuman | $7,272 | $7,272 | 0% |
| Jeanne Lathrop | $19,074 | $6,421 | -66.3% |
| Bryson Hopkins | $8,801 | $6,416 | -27.1% |
| Dwain P. Beck | $9,551 | $6,308 | -34% |
| JB Cattle, Inc. | $61,967 | $6,172 | -90% |
| Darrell D. Reynolds | $6,364 | $5,969 | -6.2% |
| Tyler M. Coppin | $1,850 | $5,967 | 222.5% |
| Craig Willis | $26,777 | $5,902 | -78% |
| Thomas Wade Gibson | $5,710 | $5,710 | 0% |
| Klinton Jack Shaffer | $25,417 | $5,685 | -77.6% |
| Cody Bacon | $15,767 | $5,590 | -64.5% |
| James A. Birkmaier | $22,363 | $5,420 | -75.8% |
| Brent Neely | $0 | $5,253 | -- |
| Pacific Grasslands, LLC | $23,194 | $5,132 | -77.9% |
| Ron Lathrop | $11,327 | $5,091 | -55.1% |
| Trevor Howard | $20,560 | $5,060 | -75.4% |
| Jacob a Hasslacher | $19,314 | $5,060 | -73.8% |
| Michael H. Lathrop | $22,833 | $5,008 | -78.1% |
| Tamitha Esther Staigle | $20,490 | $4,957 | -75.8% |
| BMC Ranch, Inc. | $33,952 | $4,882 | -85.6% |
| John Chlopek | $0 | $4,805 | -- |
| James L. Tippet | $14,920 | $4,799 | -67.8% |
| Casey L. Russell | $5,220 | $4,798 | -8.1% |
| Carol E. McCrae | $4,443 | $4,443 | 0% |
| Dallas McCrae | $4,443 | $4,443 | 0% |
| Leonard F. Melville | $9,651 | $4,176 | -56.7% |
| Cliff Galli | $18,533 | $4,113 | -77.8% |
| Sterling Daniel Shetler | $16,899 | $4,109 | -75.7% |
| Art Brock | $3,889 | $3,889 | 0% |
| Todd Nash | $15,336 | $3,795 | -75.3% |
| Timothy J. Wilsey | $4,939 | $3,783 | -23.4% |
| Joseph R. Kline | $1,175 | $3,773 | 221.1% |
| Mcclaran Cattle Company, LLC | $19,019 | $3,657 | -80.8% |
| Gibson Cattle Company, LLC | $4,829 | $3,650 | -24.4% |
| Wesley Wilsey | $28,454 | $3,554 | -87.5% |
| Amanda R. Post | $17,413 | $3,553 | -79.6% |
| Dan Stein | $4,303 | $3,549 | -17.5% |
| Chris Stein | $16,478 | $3,449 | -79.1% |
| Kristell M Wade | $3,848 | $3,448 | -10.4% |
| Skyler C. Willis | $14,900 | $3,436 | -76.9% |
| Leslie Moholt | $0 | $3,403 | -- |
| Tom Schaafsma | $15,129 | $3,285 | -78.3% |
| Luke M. Royes | $14,172 | $3,233 | -77.2% |
| David and Therese Lowry Living Trust | $0 | $3,226 | -- |
| Glencarol Cattle Company, Inc. | $3,054 | $3,054 | 0% |
| Eric Q. Butterfield | $0 | $3,024 | -- |
| Gerald Martin | $4,474 | $2,941 | -34.3% |
| Donna Smith | $12,742 | $2,818 | -77.9% |
| Hawkins Ranch & Daughters, LLC | $3,357 | $2,811 | -16.3% |
| Erin M. Melville | $3,431 | $2,686 | -21.7% |
| Carol F. Wulff | $3,592 | $2,655 | -26.1% |
| Kenneth L. Wulff | $3,592 | $2,655 | -26.1% |
| Trevor Payne Lewis | $12,122 | $2,591 | -78.6% |
| BC Cattle Ranch, LLC | $11,528 | $2,534 | -78% |
| Larry S. Bacon | $4,003 | $2,480 | -38% |
| Gelsinger Living Trust | $28,510 | $2,386 | -91.6% |
| Hanley Dean Kennedy | $4,386 | $2,368 | -46% |
| Schaeffer Brothers Trucking, Inc. | $11,506 | $2,354 | -79.5% |
| Robert E. Lambrecht | $6,600 | $2,306 | -65.1% |
| Blake Carlsen | $6,761 | $2,284 | -66.2% |
| Julie F Eubanks Estate | $0 | $2,133 | -- |
| Kaylie Ann Melville | $3,221 | $2,111 | -34.5% |
| Thomas D. Beach | $4,525 | $2,053 | -54.6% |
| Donald J. Rynearson | $9,658 | $2,044 | -78.8% |
| Cynthia E. Erickson | $2,865 | $2,030 | -29.1% |
| Cory J. Miller | $9,746 | $1,996 | -79.5% |
| Don Devore | $10,378 | $1,971 | -81% |
| William Harrison Andrews | $17,959 | $1,911 | -89.4% |
| Terry McArtor | $1,704 | $1,903 | 11.7% |
| Makin Land and Cattle, LLC | $9,537 | $1,826 | -80.9% |
| Ann B. Hayes | $5,743 | $1,790 | -68.8% |
| Eric O. Carlson | $1,739 | $1,739 | 0% |
| Doug Mallory Jr. | $12,489 | $1,732 | -86.1% |
| David Wurdinger | $3,454 | $1,698 | -50.8% |
| Swisher Farm | $1,744 | $1,668 | -4.4% |
| Deanna Lynn Vieira de Melo | $1,195 | $1,593 | 33.3% |
| Mark J. Dawson | $9,445 | $1,583 | -83.2% |
| Barry Cox | $1,251 | $1,567 | 25.3% |
| Tamera L. Wightman | $3,779 | $1,400 | -63% |
| David Vernam | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Kurt D. Cochrane | $5,357 | $1,365 | -74.5% |
| Traci M. Frye | $7,163 | $1,347 | -81.2% |
| William K. McCadden | $7,122 | $1,342 | -81.2% |
| Spangus Cattle Company, LLC | $6,592 | $1,317 | -80% |
| John a Fregulia | $6,204 | $1,298 | -79.1% |
| Casey Little | $14,855 | $1,188 | -92% |
| Red Devil Land and Cattle, Inc. | $2,174 | $1,186 | -45.4% |
| Wendy Falk | $1,639 | $1,093 | -33.3% |
| Williams, John & Eileen Trust-Eileen Williams | $0 | $1,088 | -- |
| Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center I | $0 | $1,073 | -- |
| Kevin Lyon | $1,867 | $1,045 | -44% |
| Carl Swisher | $4,686 | $1,004 | -78.6% |
| James N. Stilson | $1,984 | $989 | -50.2% |
| Robert W. Duncan | $2,376 | $910 | -61.7% |
| Kathy Warner | $1,247 | $894 | -28.3% |
| Minalia Bee Company, LLC | $1,775 | $890 | -49.9% |
| Ken Nash | $4,169 | $884 | -78.8% |
| Dustin David Dehaan | $3,740 | $824 | -78% |
| Davis Canyon Ranch, LLC | $0 | $818 | -- |
| Gabriel O. Hale | $2,255 | $782 | -65.3% |
| Cody L. Tippet | $2,337 | $770 | -67.1% |
| Zachary B. Lathrop | $4,555 | $752 | -83.5% |
| Andrew Fairchild | $1,867 | $679 | -63.6% |
| Shannon W. Beach | $3,684 | $672 | -81.8% |
| Kaden Lathrop | $2,783 | $660 | -76.3% |
| Mikel Rowley | $0 | $636 | -- |
| Steve Prince | $3,727 | $616 | -83.5% |
| James Hayes | $5,593 | $561 | -90% |
| Basey Jo Dawson | $4,010 | $522 | -87% |
| Monte Radford | $846 | $494 | -41.6% |
| Gregory Dean Seufer | $3,132 | $491 | -84.3% |
| Jeffrey J Wecks | $916 | $479 | -47.7% |
| Tate Olsen | $1,672 | $478 | -71.4% |
| Dave Yost | $2,035 | $466 | -77.1% |
| Sam Morgan | $2,090 | $430 | -79.4% |
| Fred Steen | $4,323 | $381 | -91.2% |
| Cheryl Parker | $639 | $374 | -41.5% |
| Walter W. Klages | $546 | $360 | -34.1% |
| Triple Rafters, LLC | $344 | $344 | 0% |
| Roy Vetsch | $0 | $339 | -- |
| Deidre Schreiber | $1,199 | $331 | -72.4% |
| Barrie Qualle | $1,573 | $315 | -80% |
| Claire Marie Melville | $3,240 | $308 | -90.5% |
| Glenn A. Brown | $809 | $295 | -63.5% |
| Edward T. Snodderly | $425 | $285 | -32.9% |
| James M. Soares | $459 | $270 | -41.2% |
| William H. Oliver | $536 | $267 | -50.2% |
| Velda Bales | $1,034 | $228 | -77.9% |
| Rhonda Shirley | $359 | $217 | -39.6% |
| John Nesemann | $198 | $198 | 0% |
| Paul Bernard Flanders | $317 | $187 | -41% |
| Suzan A. Hobbs | $726 | $182 | -74.9% |
| David S. Jackman III | $780 | $177 | -77.3% |
| Tamitha Esther Staigle | $0 | $172 | -- |
| Gail Lambrecht | $336 | $172 | -48.8% |
| Kerry Bolen | $184 | $101 | -45.1% |
| Derrell Witty | $70 | $70 | 0% |
| Mike Warner | $209 | $50 | -76.1% |
| Jean Mallory | $293 | $42 | -85.7% |
| Courtney Butte, LLC | $820 | $0 | -100% |
| Echo Canyon Cattle Company | $66,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Edison | $1,517 | $0 | -100% |
| Julie F. Eubanks | $3,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Kane Maasdam | $1,611 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Douglas Keffer | $2,484 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Beth Jones | $45 | $0 | -100% |
| Mclaughlin Farms, Inc. | $14,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Aschenbrenner | $2,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Rod Childers | $62,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Sheehy | $2,649 | $0 | -100% |
| Sei Mee Tea, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Stangel Industries & Machine Shop | $105,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Williams, John & Eileen Trust-Eil | $2,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Cal Henry | $2,530 | $0 | -100% |
| Coleman Valley Livestock, LLC | $316,472 | $0 | -100% |
| Debbie A. Bobbitt | $2,602 | $0 | -100% |
| Grant Schaefer | $1,093 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff J. Dawson | $1,401 | $0 | -100% |
| John M. Alford | $2,920 | $0 | -100% |
| Mel Coleman | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert N. Butterfield | $11,979 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Zollman | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan L Alford Estate | $4,455 | $0 | -100% |
| Velma R Cherry Estate | $9,276 | $0 | -100% |
| 2 V Ranch, LLC | $409 | $0 | -100% |
| Geo Douglas McDaniel | $2,814 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Freidel | $6,920 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Hagenah | $3,554 | $0 | -100% |
| Casey Shawn Burns | $6,711 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Todd Crenshaw | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| John Johnson | $1,745 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim Werst | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Tamitha Esther Lambrecht | $1,332 | $0 | -100% |
| Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Inte | $1,692 | $0 | -100% |
| Zeb Levi Hermens | $1,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,091,236 | $2,634,752 | -56.7% |
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