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In 2021, 274 farmers in cities within Baker County received a total of $3.8 million in 464 farm subsidies, a 59% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.3 million in 730 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 Baker County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Ranch, LLC | $353,801 | $434,660 | 22.9% |
| Pickard Ranch, LLC | $247,651 | $140,475 | -43.3% |
| Phillips Ranch, Inc. | $218,452 | $126,392 | -42.1% |
| Phillips Cattle Company | $181,034 | $108,717 | -39.9% |
| DLX, LLC | $201,843 | $77,696 | -61.5% |
| Harrell Hereford Ranch, Inc. | $219,194 | $71,027 | -67.6% |
| Milburn Dailey Jr. | $109,892 | $68,738 | -37.4% |
| Jacobs Ranches, Inc. | $75,237 | $67,847 | -9.8% |
| Jerrett Churchfield | $62,990 | $62,686 | -0.5% |
| Gary Bloomer | $56,170 | $57,527 | 2.4% |
| Michael J. Widman | $82,622 | $54,804 | -33.7% |
| Mike Hutton | $81,413 | $51,368 | -36.9% |
| Rohner Farms, Inc. | $89,298 | $50,460 | -43.5% |
| Jeff Morris | $70,900 | $47,969 | -32.3% |
| ARM Ward Ranches | $408,212 | $46,465 | -88.6% |
| MDB Farms, LLC | $31,422 | $45,395 | 44.5% |
| The Kramer Family Trust | $45,786 | $44,969 | -1.8% |
| Deven B. Thompson | $87,952 | $44,501 | -49.4% |
| Michael H. Trindle | $136,133 | $43,576 | -68% |
| Elton Cook | $34,792 | $43,412 | 24.8% |
| K Diamond Consulting, Inc. | $0 | $41,941 | -- |
| Rainbow Bar, Inc. | $320,793 | $39,798 | -87.6% |
| Elkhorn Lookout Mountain Ranchs, LLC | $0 | $39,510 | -- |
| G & B Colton Ranches, Inc. | $74,884 | $38,843 | -48.1% |
| Kerns Rainbow Ranch, Inc. | $180,541 | $38,732 | -78.5% |
| Farm at Eagle Tree, Inc. | $189,660 | $38,522 | -79.7% |
| Thomas Angus Ranch, Inc. | $203,550 | $38,443 | -81.1% |
| Norton Ranch, LLC | $21,878 | $35,330 | 61.5% |
| Robert J. Wirth | $63,894 | $34,927 | -45.3% |
| Nicky McGinnis | $38,155 | $32,900 | -13.8% |
| Foster Ranch, Inc. | $39,677 | $32,202 | -18.8% |
| William M. McGinn | $119,302 | $31,576 | -73.5% |
| Blatchford Farms, Inc. | $321,126 | $31,477 | -90.2% |
| Kathy Bloomer | $31,175 | $31,175 | 0% |
| R3 Farms, Inc. | $17,999 | $31,092 | 72.7% |
| 5 R Bar Ranch, Inc. | $41,388 | $30,548 | -26.2% |
| Theresa A. Keller | $56,651 | $30,456 | -46.2% |
| Gulick Cattle Company | $57,032 | $30,256 | -46.9% |
| Oliver Wilde | $104,895 | $28,410 | -72.9% |
| Durbin Creek Ranch | $0 | $27,402 | -- |
| Darrel Sewell | $176,326 | $27,012 | -84.7% |
| Rocky Randall | $60,002 | $24,229 | -59.6% |
| Colton Cattle Company, Inc. | $36,229 | $24,183 | -33.2% |
| Deborah L. Saunders | $0 | $23,428 | -- |
| J&D Hill Farms | $62,123 | $21,901 | -64.7% |
| John Randall | $43,518 | $21,885 | -49.7% |
| Kody Justus | $65,348 | $21,642 | -66.9% |
| Maxwell Farms, Inc. | $57,796 | $21,588 | -62.6% |
| S8, Inc. | $173,393 | $21,281 | -87.7% |
| George L. Gover | $107,393 | $20,624 | -80.8% |
| James T. Dunlap | $37,917 | $20,521 | -45.9% |
| Allen Brothers Cattle, LLC | $144,137 | $20,115 | -86% |
| Valley View Dairy & Enterprise, Inc. | $16,683 | $19,933 | 19.5% |
| Corning Ranch, LLC | $0 | $19,822 | -- |
| Chandler Herefords, Inc. | $104,661 | $19,584 | -81.3% |
| K - Diamond, Inc. | $43,025 | $19,443 | -54.8% |
| Barry R Delcurto | $33,594 | $18,140 | -46% |
| Powder River Ranch | $45,763 | $17,654 | -61.4% |
| Larry Wentz | $86,832 | $17,653 | -79.7% |
| Jason R. Rowen | $22,803 | $16,355 | -28.3% |
| John A. Rohner | $26,231 | $16,302 | -37.9% |
| Rex D. Nelson | $134,371 | $16,236 | -87.9% |
| Skyler Martin | $50,752 | $16,080 | -68.3% |
| Donald Q. Giles | $20,811 | $15,992 | -23.2% |
| Ms. Robbie Lee Sieckman | $51,666 | $15,941 | -69.1% |
| Virtue Financial Solutions, LLC | $12,352 | $15,384 | 24.5% |
| Durk Vaughn Irwin | $66,165 | $15,251 | -77% |
| Jessica Foster | $19,778 | $15,103 | -23.6% |
| David Richman | $51,655 | $14,927 | -71.1% |
| Steven J. Sharp | $23,611 | $14,577 | -38.3% |
| Bryson B. Allen | $27,816 | $14,569 | -47.6% |
| Monument Rock Cattle Company | $15,861 | $14,450 | -8.9% |
| Jared L. Smull | $46,431 | $14,282 | -69.2% |
| Garrett Rogers | $17,388 | $14,087 | -19% |
| John Eugene Dunlap | $0 | $14,069 | -- |
| Freeman Angus Ranch, Inc. | $27,599 | $13,512 | -51% |
| Clinton Finley | $46,348 | $13,506 | -70.9% |
| CG Trucking, LLC | $0 | $13,473 | -- |
| Dan L. Forsea & Sons, Inc. | $111,018 | $13,372 | -88% |
| Tim A. Kerns | $59,447 | $13,096 | -78% |
| Roger W. Smith | $32,928 | $13,055 | -60.4% |
| Eric Porter | $0 | $13,012 | -- |
| Curtis H. Jones Jr. | $0 | $12,925 | -- |
| Chet Randall | $20,999 | $12,374 | -41.1% |
| Philip and Denise Mcclanahan Family Trust Dated Ja | $0 | $11,914 | -- |
| Sleeping B, Inc. | $41,251 | $11,690 | -71.7% |
| David M. McCarty | $11,623 | $11,623 | 0% |
| Dwight A. Saunders | $38,948 | $11,541 | -70.4% |
| Edward V. Hayhurst Jr. | $37,567 | $11,114 | -70.4% |
| Brent Ernest Thompson | $32,984 | $11,052 | -66.5% |
| Keith A. Martin | $16,170 | $10,998 | -32% |
| J and V Brown Ranches, LLC | $38,895 | $10,892 | -72% |
| K & C Honey, Inc. | $0 | $10,666 | -- |
| Coleman Lay | $54,668 | $10,625 | -80.6% |
| Johnathan Chad Delcurto | $48,682 | $10,577 | -78.3% |
| Gary H. Pointer | $21,533 | $10,491 | -51.3% |
| Beau Henry Storey | $30,360 | $10,472 | -65.5% |
| Williams Farms, Inc. | $47,778 | $10,167 | -78.7% |
| Ralph Morgan | $52,612 | $10,161 | -80.7% |
| Michael R. Miller | $13,160 | $9,850 | -25.2% |
| Question Mark P Land and Livestock, LLC | $0 | $9,514 | -- |
| Ron Lay | $47,093 | $9,414 | -80% |
| Gary Robert Stowell | $26,788 | $8,921 | -66.7% |
| Letisha Bloomer | $0 | $8,548 | -- |
| David P. Bird | $13,429 | $8,233 | -38.7% |
| Ingram Ranches, Inc. | $13,800 | $7,941 | -42.5% |
| John Eugene Dunlap | $50,578 | $7,895 | -84.4% |
| Kimberlee Anne Kerns | $42,796 | $7,805 | -81.8% |
| Cody Wayne Fertsch | $12,324 | $7,624 | -38.1% |
| Riley Boone Morgan | $36,944 | $7,509 | -79.7% |
| Rustin Smith | $39,660 | $7,418 | -81.3% |
| Derral J Thomas | $30,296 | $7,233 | -76.1% |
| Wade L. Simpson | $9,460 | $7,029 | -25.7% |
| Lexi Shaw | $51,422 | $6,898 | -86.6% |
| Lance Adams | $1,997 | $6,895 | 245.3% |
| Wendt Family, LLC | $30,260 | $6,883 | -77.3% |
| George Anderson | $0 | $6,678 | -- |
| Lowry Ranches | $29,836 | $6,675 | -77.6% |
| Robert Anthony Leggett | $9,308 | $6,591 | -29.2% |
| Roger N. Gulick | $32,120 | $6,589 | -79.5% |
| S & S Hay and Cattle, Inc. | $28,192 | $6,523 | -76.9% |
| C & V Livestock, Inc. | $48,750 | $6,500 | -86.7% |
| Roy Anderson | $42,274 | $6,330 | -85% |
| Stacy J. Gover | $50,611 | $6,309 | -87.5% |
| Clear Creek Farm & Cattle, LLC | $38,561 | $6,251 | -83.8% |
| Kip Cindell | $13,850 | $6,022 | -56.5% |
| Jon Christopher Mulhorn | $40,606 | $5,919 | -85.4% |
| Karla Schwoerer | $17,380 | $5,907 | -66% |
| Delrae M Buehler | $27,572 | $5,812 | -78.9% |
| Jim Aldrich | $14,243 | $5,810 | -59.2% |
| Hells Canyon Ranch, LLC | $35,063 | $5,801 | -83.5% |
| Elissa Morrison | $13,432 | $5,501 | -59% |
| Dixon-Stone | $10,454 | $5,494 | -47.4% |
| C Tom and Lynne D Hill Trust | $27,304 | $5,379 | -80.3% |
| John A. Neske | $7,035 | $5,149 | -26.8% |
| Perry E. Jacobs | $5,371 | $5,060 | -5.8% |
| Jessica A. Wilson | $2,420 | $5,043 | 108.4% |
| Phillips Land, LLC | $4,941 | $4,941 | 0% |
| The Tim and Janice Heater Family Trust | $0 | $4,709 | -- |
| Lyn E. Akers | $22,766 | $4,704 | -79.3% |
| Rodney J. Wirth | $23,385 | $4,672 | -80% |
| Bobby Copley | $0 | $4,523 | -- |
| Cottonwood Ranch, Inc. | $11,820 | $4,374 | -63% |
| Flying J Farms, LLC | $9,414 | $4,371 | -53.6% |
| Billy Clonts | $22,895 | $4,242 | -81.5% |
| Ryan Tachenko | $0 | $4,230 | -- |
| Seth Bingham | $14,597 | $4,203 | -71.2% |
| Michael Higgins | $4,179 | $4,179 | 0% |
| SV Livestock, LLC | $37,784 | $4,107 | -89.1% |
| Samuel G. Akers | $21,965 | $4,042 | -81.6% |
| Mark Thomas Kerns | $8,830 | $4,030 | -54.4% |
| Lance R. Cosby | $3,740 | $3,980 | 6.4% |
| Cameron Kerns | $15,755 | $3,980 | -74.7% |
| Stephen S. Smith | $9,041 | $3,969 | -56.1% |
| William Pierce | $11,681 | $3,910 | -66.5% |
| Harry H. Jacobs & Sons, Inc. | $15,340 | $3,748 | -75.6% |
| David Durr | $13,515 | $3,513 | -74% |
| Jury Ranch, LLC | $25,354 | $3,504 | -86.2% |
| Jacquelyn D. Dailey | $0 | $3,399 | -- |
| Clay MC Enroe | $2,544 | $3,391 | 33.3% |
| James H. Myers | $16,269 | $3,383 | -79.2% |
| Kirk S Scilacci | $8,007 | $3,268 | -59.2% |
| Michelle Scilacci | $8,007 | $3,268 | -59.2% |
| Drew Morris | $0 | $3,194 | -- |
| Joe Lay | $16,937 | $3,191 | -81.2% |
| Daniel W. Morris | $11,635 | $3,141 | -73% |
| Charles H. Rouse | $1,805 | $3,092 | 71.3% |
| Martin Neske | $3,166 | $3,015 | -4.8% |
| Casey P. Martin | $13,970 | $2,994 | -78.6% |
| Josh Howard | $2,235 | $2,980 | 33.3% |
| Scott Wilde | $20,403 | $2,886 | -85.9% |
| Vicki T. Wares | $2,844 | $2,844 | 0% |
| David Waller | $14,223 | $2,818 | -80.2% |
| Rita K. Fuller | $3,328 | $2,798 | -15.9% |
| Joseph D. Akers | $13,282 | $2,736 | -79.4% |
| Darrell Dyke | $14,208 | $2,621 | -81.6% |
| Daniel Ferree | $10,912 | $2,598 | -76.2% |
| Ralph Dennis | $13,437 | $2,556 | -81% |
| Johnny Loverin Owens | $11,308 | $2,403 | -78.7% |
| Joseph Collier | $5,775 | $2,398 | -58.5% |
| BBC Farms, LLC | $1,795 | $2,393 | 33.3% |
| Wayne Casey Overton | $22,892 | $2,352 | -89.7% |
| Travis Wolfkiel | $0 | $2,342 | -- |
| Matthew Price | $2,294 | $2,294 | 0% |
| Martin Jacob Arritola | $8,296 | $2,259 | -72.8% |
| Tammie MC Enroe | $4,058 | $2,199 | -45.8% |
| Alexander Wheat Ranch Jv | $4,104 | $2,197 | -46.5% |
| David E. Johnson | $2,418 | $2,173 | -10.1% |
| Eric E. Colton | $5,087 | $2,022 | -60.3% |
| Blake Dennis | $8,404 | $2,016 | -76% |
| Kenneth K. Taylor | $18,456 | $1,996 | -89.2% |
| Justin Crabill | $9,622 | $1,949 | -79.7% |
| Ethan William Storey | $0 | $1,925 | -- |
| Floyd Morgan | $3,685 | $1,916 | -48% |
| Dan Brassard | $1,869 | $1,869 | 0% |
| Travis Bloomer | $6,963 | $1,858 | -73.3% |
| Clint W. Abbe | $10,608 | $1,758 | -83.4% |
| Clinton Roger Wendt | $3,735 | $1,757 | -53% |
| Williams Ditch Company | $0 | $1,678 | -- |
| Maxwell Ranch Cattle, LLC | $7,062 | $1,644 | -76.7% |
| Talon R. Colton | $4,896 | $1,588 | -67.6% |
| Chad Trindle | $6,985 | $1,541 | -77.9% |
| Richard Elphick | $8,459 | $1,536 | -81.8% |
| Mitchell Dean Butler | $6,523 | $1,522 | -76.7% |
| Helen M. Troy | $2,035 | $1,505 | -26% |
| Kevin Bottger | $0 | $1,483 | -- |
| Christopher R. Stocks | $7,128 | $1,442 | -79.8% |
| Frank Spriet | $5,346 | $1,414 | -73.6% |
| Clear Creek Barn, LLC | $4,455 | $1,352 | -69.7% |
| Sally M. Giles | $1,340 | $1,340 | 0% |
| Brosnan Ranches, Inc. | $1,053 | $1,301 | 23.6% |
| Kerry C. Gulick | $5,918 | $1,205 | -79.6% |
| Samuel Pointer | $6,170 | $1,170 | -81% |
| Christena M. Cook | $0 | $1,134 | -- |
| Wyatt Warnock | $3,177 | $1,091 | -65.7% |
| Charles Tyrone McCulloch Jr. | $5,575 | $1,077 | -80.7% |
| Colleen Collier | $4,864 | $1,072 | -78% |
| Kyle Blake Dennis | $2,684 | $1,053 | -60.8% |
| LA Testa, LLC | $4,114 | $1,050 | -74.5% |
| Drew Elsner | $5,674 | $1,045 | -81.6% |
| Cody Allen Dennis | $5,687 | $1,033 | -81.8% |
| Kristi Hensley | $358 | $1,027 | 186.9% |
| James C. Huff | $5,115 | $1,005 | -80.4% |
| Dustin W. Thomason | $980 | $980 | 0% |
| Denson DRY Creek Ranch, LLC | $4,785 | $970 | -79.7% |
| Michael F. Herold | $4,213 | $958 | -77.3% |
| Richard L. Hack | $5,104 | $938 | -81.6% |
| Evan Blake Kaseberg | $4,656 | $921 | -80.2% |
| Smit Ranch, LLC | $4,742 | $914 | -80.7% |
| Norma Apple | $2,959 | $905 | -69.4% |
| Thomas K. Smit | $0 | $901 | -- |
| Joseph Ernest Merchant | $4,081 | $858 | -79% |
| Jack Horton | $845 | $845 | 0% |
| Larry Morris | $1,909 | $808 | -57.7% |
| Jacob Tyre Phillips Dunlap | $2,433 | $748 | -69.3% |
| Hooker Flat Ranch, LLC | $3,113 | $740 | -76.2% |
| Carey L. Thomas | $3,937 | $717 | -81.8% |
| Ronald R. Still | $3,168 | $677 | -78.6% |
| 2 S Cattle, LLC | $0 | $675 | -- |
| Dustin Barry Delcurto | $3,069 | $662 | -78.4% |
| Joshua A. Cobb | $1,409 | $637 | -54.8% |
| Megan Miller | $4,708 | $613 | -87% |
| Robert Marlow | $1,738 | $598 | -65.6% |
| Andrew Paul Bruce Crabtree | $1,826 | $597 | -67.3% |
| Edmond Trindle | $2,200 | $561 | -74.5% |
| Jason Jerrold Harriman | $1,936 | $561 | -71% |
| Allen Miller | $774 | $559 | -27.8% |
| Michael L. Cook | $1,977 | $555 | -71.9% |
| 4 Cooks, LLC | $158 | $540 | 241.8% |
| Minda Vaughan | $511 | $511 | 0% |
| Joel Rohner | $4,736 | $500 | -89.4% |
| Kenneth Eugene Wheeler | $2,308 | $422 | -81.7% |
| Ralph Schilperoort | $2,267 | $408 | -82% |
| Larry Davilla | $3,220 | $407 | -87.4% |
| Andrew C. Bryan | $891 | $404 | -54.7% |
| Steven Joel Perkins | $3,589 | $386 | -89.2% |
| Duane Boyer | $4,894 | $370 | -92.4% |
| Jared Bain | $1,847 | $365 | -80.2% |
| Charles E. Payton | $631 | $356 | -43.6% |
| Arthur W. Nauman Jr. | $628 | $314 | -50% |
| Julia Nauman Poole | $628 | $314 | -50% |
| Ellen Stevenson | $902 | $291 | -67.7% |
| David Phillips | $346 | $266 | -23.1% |
| Robert D. Hall | $237 | $239 | 0.8% |
| Austin E. Dennis | $1,177 | $236 | -79.9% |
| Sherry Mendoza | $968 | $204 | -78.9% |
| Corinna Jacobs | $0 | $195 | -- |
| Brandon Clark | $1,598 | $180 | -88.7% |
| Tom Hayden | $304 | $165 | -45.7% |
| Janice K. Hilberg | $314 | $157 | -50% |
| Dennis Axness | $604 | $150 | -75.2% |
| Thomas M. Reese | $0 | $137 | -- |
| Joann Fertsch | $1,789 | $137 | -92.3% |
| Eric Bronson | $0 | $22 | -- |
| Amy Lynn Young | $1,184 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Davis | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles M. Colton & Sons, Inc. | $17,545 | $0 | -100% |
| Collier Ranch, LLC | $5,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Jacobs | $1,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale & Billie Austin Family Trustee | $322 | $0 | -100% |
| Damien Yervasi | $12,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Denzil Robbins | $995 | $0 | -100% |
| Dylan Glock | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Eldon L. Buckner | $2,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Elkhorn Lookout Mountain Ranchs L | $18,668 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $19,797 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard Payton | $3,853 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Tyre Phillips Dunlap | $4,451 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer Banister | $4,156 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy P. Johnson | $3,628 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Raymond Swanson | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Joetta Smith Trust | $42 | $0 | -100% |
| John Bennett | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| KNY Cattle, LLC | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Loretta Cook | $6,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn R. Baker | $971 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Pawelek | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Oliver Rosendahl Wentz | $4,625 | $0 | -100% |
| Question Mark P Land and Livestoc | $21,737 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent R. Nelson | $8,548 | $0 | -100% |
| R/K Livestock, LLC | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Rudy Saarheim | $16,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas H. Averett | $317 | $0 | -100% |
| Trenton Luschen | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Wade C. Joseph | $1,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent E. Thompson | $10,966 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Timm | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy M Brazofsky | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark T. Kerns | $10,148 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick Stephens | $11,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Tami Foltz | $2,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Anne Ayhens | $7,115 | $0 | -100% |
| Blake Alan Sappe | $528 | $0 | -100% |
| Stan Quimby | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn M. Bean | $8,724 | $0 | -100% |
| Blake Alan Sappe | $682 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric S. Farstad | $885 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Bradley Brown | $6,710 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Corning | $6,765 | $0 | -100% |
| The Tim and Janice Heater Family | $4,709 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessica A. Wilson | $2,904 | $0 | -100% |
| Tel R Abbe | $3,995 | $0 | -100% |
| William T. Moore | $13,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,298,066 | $3,808,790 | -59% |
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