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In 2021, 120 farmers in cities within Grant County received a total of $3.6 million in 243 farm subsidies, a 25.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.8 million in 288 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southworth Bros, Inc. | $190,776 | $277,905 | 45.7% |
| I Z Ranch, LLC | $215,098 | $258,376 | 20.1% |
| Crown Cattle Company | $82,702 | $214,048 | 158.8% |
| Mr. Rick Dwayne Henslee | $229,320 | $180,341 | -21.4% |
| Russell J. Young | $211,937 | $152,549 | -28% |
| Alan S. Jacobs | $122,953 | $136,397 | 10.9% |
| Micah T. Anderson | $86,057 | $133,378 | 55% |
| Wilburn Ranches, Inc. | $102,911 | $132,942 | 29.2% |
| Windy Point Cattle Company, Inc. | $111,627 | $99,731 | -10.7% |
| John Mascall | $80,620 | $95,953 | 19% |
| Mccracken Livestock Company | $75,495 | $91,681 | 21.4% |
| James S. Jacobs | $117,211 | $84,111 | -28.2% |
| Holliday Land & Livestock, Inc. | $210,249 | $76,729 | -63.5% |
| Joseph Alec Oliver | $95,044 | $65,202 | -31.4% |
| Allan Mullin | $42,189 | $59,334 | 40.6% |
| Iron Triangle, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Workman Contracting, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Rude Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jason S. Kehrberg | $53,776 | $52,472 | -2.4% |
| J & M Coombs Ranch, LLC | $61,919 | $49,380 | -20.3% |
| John Kropf | $53,597 | $46,885 | -12.5% |
| Ricco Ranch | $67,068 | $45,156 | -32.7% |
| Rocking Nine Ranch, LLC | $26,370 | $42,489 | 61.1% |
| Samuel L. McDaniel | $9,471 | $39,912 | 321.4% |
| Elmwood Ranch, Inc. | $121,484 | $39,204 | -67.7% |
| Ingle Butte Ranches, Inc. | $41,925 | $36,085 | -13.9% |
| Leonard Archie Osburn | $57,450 | $34,530 | -39.9% |
| Pat Carter | $39,710 | $32,724 | -17.6% |
| Jay R. Burril | $40,524 | $32,545 | -19.7% |
| Tim J. Walton | $45,760 | $30,410 | -33.5% |
| Bud McGirr | $54,660 | $29,821 | -45.4% |
| Travis Henslee | $49,605 | $28,439 | -42.7% |
| Paul Walton | $38,486 | $28,259 | -26.6% |
| Ray W. Lantis | $118,454 | $27,917 | -76.4% |
| Ruth Lantis | $34,414 | $27,693 | -19.5% |
| Justin A. Jacobs | $82,849 | $27,355 | -67% |
| Bear Valley 96 Ranch, LLC | $56,155 | $27,265 | -51.4% |
| Casey Schultz | $47,419 | $26,466 | -44.2% |
| Mike Moore | $14,980 | $25,686 | 71.5% |
| James B. Greiner | $25,198 | $24,818 | -1.5% |
| Sandra L. Greiner | $25,002 | $24,818 | -0.7% |
| Oto Shorthorns | $19,063 | $23,499 | 23.3% |
| Warren L. Pancake | $27,050 | $22,234 | -17.8% |
| Toni Clark | $40,231 | $21,907 | -45.5% |
| Darrel Holliday Ranch, Inc. | $36,901 | $20,144 | -45.4% |
| Knowles Land and Cattle, LLC | $36,409 | $19,795 | -45.6% |
| Beverly J. Peterson | $18,883 | $18,883 | 0% |
| Box T Ranch, LLC | $25,840 | $17,742 | -31.3% |
| Mike Martin | $17,180 | $17,576 | 2.3% |
| Robert Chouinard | $13,090 | $16,821 | 28.5% |
| Jenny C. Jacobs | $183,215 | $16,244 | -91.1% |
| John Fisher | $9,698 | $15,850 | 63.4% |
| Lance Zweygardt | $24,248 | $15,274 | -37% |
| Kirk Humphrey | $11,473 | $14,501 | 26.4% |
| Darrell & Douglas Emmel, LLC | $37,092 | $14,124 | -61.9% |
| Ferris Creek Ranch | $4,675 | $13,647 | 191.9% |
| J C Oliver, Inc. | $18,097 | $12,451 | -31.2% |
| Pass Creek Ranch, LLC | $0 | $11,794 | -- |
| Brandon Thompson | $23,814 | $11,583 | -51.4% |
| Evelyn M Soupir-Pankonin | $11,382 | $11,382 | 0% |
| Matt Jones | $12,826 | $10,926 | -14.8% |
| Joe Burke | $0 | $10,856 | -- |
| Bonnie Nance | $23,225 | $10,411 | -55.2% |
| HHH Holdings, LLC | $6,045 | $10,281 | 70.1% |
| Jeff Larson | $8,184 | $9,914 | 21.1% |
| Wade John Starbuck | $11,022 | $9,891 | -10.3% |
| Michael Keerins | $6,818 | $9,190 | 34.8% |
| Jackson/Kreger Ranch | $7,943 | $9,081 | 14.3% |
| Broken Leg Ranch | $16,334 | $8,613 | -47.3% |
| Matthew Hettinga | $39,600 | $8,398 | -78.8% |
| Ted F. Clausen | $6,676 | $8,174 | 22.4% |
| Willis Kimball | $25,596 | $7,117 | -72.2% |
| Pancake Family Land Trust | $13,766 | $6,900 | -49.9% |
| Tim Morris | $3,047 | $6,515 | 113.8% |
| John Cole | $17,098 | $6,389 | -62.6% |
| John M. Clark | $10,179 | $6,380 | -37.3% |
| Loop Ranch, LLC | $0 | $6,161 | -- |
| Chad A. Finley | $7,731 | $5,716 | -26.1% |
| Scott H. R. Moore | $4,148 | $5,298 | 27.7% |
| Sharon M. Schultz | $10,567 | $5,144 | -51.3% |
| Elliott Livestock Company, Inc. | $22,011 | $4,882 | -77.8% |
| High Desert Quarter Horses, LLC | $0 | $4,786 | -- |
| Picnic Creek Ranch, LLC | $4,600 | $4,600 | 0% |
| Smokey Overton | $0 | $4,454 | -- |
| Matthew Cruise | $0 | $4,435 | -- |
| Gordon Larson | $4,905 | $4,162 | -15.1% |
| Shannon Voigt | $14,612 | $3,926 | -73.1% |
| Dustin Kreger | $0 | $3,921 | -- |
| James P. Walton | $12,686 | $3,887 | -69.4% |
| William E. Davis | $3,963 | $3,758 | -5.2% |
| James Randall | $6,334 | $3,725 | -41.2% |
| Engle Home Ranch, LLC | $3,555 | $3,555 | 0% |
| Julia M. Moody | $13,739 | $3,028 | -78% |
| David Hoherz | $15,909 | $2,792 | -82.5% |
| Blue Mountain Angus, LLC | $1,100 | $2,723 | 147.5% |
| Philip Henry Kuhl | $2,610 | $2,610 | 0% |
| Lucas M. Moore | $4,433 | $2,586 | -41.7% |
| Lane R. Burton | $12,034 | $2,468 | -79.5% |
| Kenneth A. Shollenberger | $4,312 | $2,374 | -44.9% |
| Brad L. Smith | $2,890 | $2,175 | -24.7% |
| Gary Engle | $9,702 | $2,036 | -79% |
| Tyrell Scott Holly | $5,821 | $1,942 | -66.6% |
| Tim Hueckman | $4,400 | $1,926 | -56.2% |
| BCH Cattle, LLC | $9,900 | $1,892 | -80.9% |
| George William Clark | $7,733 | $1,589 | -79.5% |
| Edvern Pflugrad | $4,138 | $1,076 | -74% |
| Lindy Jo Cruise | $4,551 | $945 | -79.2% |
| Laurie Hueckman | $3,421 | $926 | -72.9% |
| Zachary Bailey | $2,537 | $883 | -65.2% |
| Lee Schrier | $3,498 | $720 | -79.4% |
| Kay Cotham | $701 | $701 | 0% |
| Hansen Family Ranch, LLC | $4,265 | $691 | -83.8% |
| Byron Rudishauser | $2,970 | $680 | -77.1% |
| Kurt Boyer | $2,497 | $540 | -78.4% |
| Field's Grassfed Beef, LLC | $5,115 | $386 | -92.5% |
| James S. Girardin | $1,265 | $329 | -74% |
| Greg Burns | $141 | $141 | 0% |
| Joshua Lee Hamilton | $0 | $140 | -- |
| Vade Arnzen | $781 | $121 | -84.5% |
| Melvin D. Zweygardt | $187 | $91 | -51.3% |
| Errin Hickerson | $318 | $0 | -100% |
| Lillian C Mascall Trust | $2,228 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Vanier Jr. | $27,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $84,377 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Mabe | $1,463 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Sines | $1,803 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis L. Coelho | $11,792 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn Cannon | $917 | $0 | -100% |
| Patti Hudson | $1,803 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick D. Henslee | $121,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Geary Rosta Jr. | $30 | $0 | -100% |
| Riverside Feeders, LLC | $367,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,754,428 | $3,563,039 | -25.1% |
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