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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Minidoka County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Minidoka County received $24.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 316 farmers in cities within Minidoka County received a total of $8.4 million in 628 farm subsidies, a 74.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $32.8 million in 1,080 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 Minidoka County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Hansen Farms of Idaho, LLC$428,722$594,21438.6%
Blincoe Farms, Inc.$196,686$196,059-0.3%
3 String Cattle of Idaho, LLC$691,210$177,235-74.4%
Grant 4-D Farms, LLC$935,728$172,385-81.6%
Moss Grain Partnership$635,907$168,380-73.5%
Jentzsch-Kearl Farms$2,229,386$161,029-92.8%
Stock Partners, LLC$395,715$159,937-59.6%
Timm Adams Farms, Inc.$211,921$140,962-33.5%
Greg S. Thain$249,563$138,007-44.7%
Hidden Valley Organic, LLC$538,844$137,179-74.5%
Etcheverry Sheep Company$439,392$135,731-69.1%
C & V Farms, LLC$867,160$135,024-84.4%
Vandervegt Dairy, LLC$1,091,587$129,585-88.1%
Cache Cow Farms, LLC$370,718$127,751-65.5%
Hansen's Quality Jerseys, LLC$737,879$127,173-82.8%
Whitesides Dairy, Inc.$963,187$127,173-86.8%
Over the Moon Operating Company, LLC$133,570$125,718-5.9%
Idaho Acres Dairy, LLC$0$120,507--
Whitesides Land Ranch, LLC$201,114$109,814-45.4%
Poteet Farms, Inc.$476,581$108,255-77.3%
Eric Harper$270,499$105,229-61.1%
Eames Acres, Inc.$398,023$102,346-74.3%
Delis Farms, Inc.$775,623$99,752-87.1%
Alan Woodland$151,516$99,483-34.3%
Tuma Farms, Inc.$432,168$97,547-77.4%
B & H Farming$423,667$93,950-77.8%
Lonna Newcomb$307,286$86,619-71.8%
Mark T. Newcomb$307,286$86,619-71.8%
Kowitz Farms, L.L.C.$124,192$83,661-32.6%
Randy Gillette Farms, Inc.$148,095$81,175-45.2%
Stevenson & Sons, LLC$132,991$80,934-39.1%
Minidoka Lumber$74,182$74,1820%
Austin R. Arthur$277,653$69,825-74.9%
Layne Harper$218,001$69,591-68.1%
Mitch Neibaur Farms, LLC$130,886$69,401-47%
Larry Johnson$18,681$69,198270.4%
Steve Neibaur Farms, Inc.$212,634$65,804-69.1%
Seth Woodland$125,048$64,860-48.1%
Russell Suchan$103,962$64,847-37.6%
CC & P Farms, LLC$263,777$63,239-76%
R-Agent, Inc.$96,168$60,979-36.6%
Kraus Farms, LLC$74,776$59,921-19.9%
Rett Cameron Farms, LLC$286,592$59,622-79.2%
La Vada Moore$58,838$57,567-2.2%
Moss Farms Operations, LLC$1,594,533$56,574-96.5%
Michael Telford$477,853$56,102-88.3%
Shannon Telford$477,819$56,087-88.3%
Big Desert Farms, LLC$0$56,083--
Aaron Ball Farms, Inc.$345,382$52,906-84.7%
Andrew J. Bingham$67,540$52,395-22.4%
Forrest J. Arthur$240,639$51,548-78.6%
R M Robertson Farms, Inc.$105,836$50,773-52%
M & M Farming, Inc.$343,023$48,263-85.9%
Sherry Anderson$55,194$48,212-12.6%
Doug Hartley Farms, Inc.$85,932$47,192-45.1%
Tri-R Farms, Inc.$77,580$45,499-41.4%
Scott A. Stevenson$66,872$45,227-32.4%
Rollheiser Farms, Inc.$101,240$44,192-56.3%
Tyche Agent, LLC$556,834$43,971-92.1%
Triple T Farms$98,821$42,977-56.5%
Boyd Bingham$54,320$42,364-22%
Rodney Hansen Farms, Inc.$741,401$41,846-94.4%
Ida-Po Agent, Inc.$119,293$41,758-65%
Carney Farms$60,297$41,246-31.6%
Dean Stevenson$53,534$40,419-24.5%
Perry Gillette Farms, Inc.$70,829$39,757-43.9%
D M F, Inc.$38,605$38,6050%
Patterson Livestock Company, LLC$75,172$38,541-48.7%
Derrick Maier$59,097$37,395-36.7%
Ronald Jones$38,502$37,070-3.7%
John Larry Basterrechea$50,000$36,957-26.1%
Pamella K. Miller$36,250$36,2500%
Brian M Bott$262,686$35,342-86.5%
Double H Agent, Inc.$65,218$35,218-46%
Two M Land & Livestock, LLC$139,530$34,022-75.6%
D & K Hale Farms, LLC$51,238$33,634-34.4%
Fellowship Farms, Inc.$113,056$33,153-70.7%
Schaeffer Farms General Partnership$66,882$33,035-50.6%
Arcadia Acres, LLC$48,028$32,578-32.2%
Mccall Farms, Inc.$51,150$31,619-38.2%
Newton Farms, LLC$40,239$30,855-23.3%
Ryan Serr$52,693$30,489-42.1%
Andy Cofer$23,258$30,24730%
Demeter Farms, Inc.$524,647$29,363-94.4%
Dennis E. Smith$40,735$28,767-29.4%
Brent D. Griffin$50,949$28,548-44%
Beaver Machine & Cattle Company$54,581$26,048-52.3%
Rollheiser Livestock, Inc.$353,712$25,806-92.7%
Ida-Ridge Farms, LLC$19,307$25,74233.3%
Larry Richard Jolley$39,990$25,006-37.5%
Smith Farms, Inc.$36,253$24,006-33.8%
Ben Bergen$14,218$23,92168.2%
BKS Farms, LLC$29,870$22,606-24.3%
Ryan Knopp$22,207$22,5241.4%
Mike Jay Wilkins$35,682$21,556-39.6%
Roger Schaeffer$43,621$20,519-53%
Ace High, LLC$46,122$20,205-56.2%
Max Suhr$30,981$20,074-35.2%
Jerry B. Gillette$20,060$20,0600%
Reed B Arthur, Inc.$211,840$20,044-90.5%
5-S Farms, Inc.$70,002$19,559-72.1%
Ridgeview Farms, Inc.$221,247$19,484-91.2%
D N Agent Corporation$217,626$19,318-91.1%
Karen Serr$19,813$19,236-2.9%
Max Serr$19,813$19,236-2.9%
Dustin Wilkins$31,662$19,052-39.8%
Desert Ridge Farms, Inc.$30,410$18,521-39.1%
DLR Farming, Inc.$12,757$18,35943.9%
Donald Suhr$32,600$17,935-45%
John Phillips$121,874$17,241-85.9%
Kevin Koch$25,044$17,216-31.3%
Andy Tuma$23,244$16,995-26.9%
Rodney Kendall$36,036$16,694-53.7%
Northside Farms, Inc.$0$16,536--
Spencer Maughan Farms, Inc.$21,933$16,163-26.3%
Dan L. Bywater$19,777$16,079-18.7%
Raft River Valley Farms, LLC$16,062$16,0620%
Bart Webster$29,653$15,924-46.3%
Don Halverson$44,437$15,639-64.8%
Crop Care, Inc.$34,566$15,165-56.1%
North Slope Ranches, LLC$39,089$15,003-61.6%
Darek J. Jentzsch$23,727$14,607-38.4%
Cofer Farm to Market, Inc.$13,299$14,5789.6%
Idaho Agent, Inc.$13,860$13,8600%
Frank Suchan$13,628$13,6280%
Brian R. Kossman$28,666$13,330-53.5%
Lloyd Richins$31,299$12,967-58.6%
Lorene Lavon Tuckness$12,871$12,8710%
Alice Dianne Schow$8,132$12,75556.8%
Shawn Woodward$19,323$12,248-36.6%
Hunter Farms, Inc.$16,150$11,989-25.8%
TC Farm and Livestock, LLC$24,109$11,344-52.9%
Ten T Farms, Inc.$21,611$11,123-48.5%
Lamar Forgeon$15,275$11,008-27.9%
Ryan R. Wilkins$21,372$10,923-48.9%
W, Inc.$21,350$10,923-48.8%
Vallivue Farms, Inc.$216,855$10,582-95.1%
Shurtz Livestock, LLC$47,643$10,084-78.8%
Michael Bott$157,785$9,922-93.7%
Richard F. Poteet$28,359$9,590-66.2%
Jake Bailes$15,444$9,554-38.1%
Rhen Shurtz$5,222$9,51282.2%
Idaho Farms, LLC$11,002$9,468-13.9%
Hawley A. Harrison Jr.$14,112$9,450-33%
W6plus, LLC$18,943$9,352-50.6%
Steve Studer$12,420$9,320-25%
Hansen Gen5 Farms, LLC$14,384$9,173-36.2%
Craig D. Hepworth$19,305$9,154-52.6%
Bailes Farms, Inc.$11,653$9,034-22.5%
Douglas Hartley$8,745$8,518-2.6%
Justin Sneddon$12,172$8,288-31.9%
Randy J. Ketterling$12,646$8,210-35.1%
Lynn K. Bennett$17,363$8,181-52.9%
Carl W. Bailey$8,150$8,1500%
Brian Schuch$9,554$7,939-16.9%
Jeffrey A. Wade$10,905$7,935-27.2%
Perry Gillette$7,530$7,5300%
Nielsen Ranch, Inc.$14,075$7,381-47.6%
Alan D. Moncur$48,928$7,210-85.3%
Quinn Hepworth$195,257$7,152-96.3%
Lind D. Garner$13,415$7,044-47.5%
Dillon W. Johnson$5,978$7,01617.4%
Kirby Yoshio Hale$5,374$6,76025.8%
Triangle P, LLC$2,767$6,740143.6%
J Michael Kalisek$16,742$6,567-60.8%
Teton Trees, LLC$29,660$6,555-77.9%
KTM Farms, Inc.$17,425$6,554-62.4%
Richard L. Rogers$48,300$6,542-86.5%
JC and DR, LLC$6,527$6,400-1.9%
Yvonne Stutzman$6,352$6,3520%
Johnson Family Livestock, LLC$14,149$6,270-55.7%
Earl Clayville$27,632$6,262-77.3%
Gary Gibson$6,426$6,176-3.9%
Bar C Agent, LLC$25,121$5,963-76.3%
Larry Moncher$8,560$5,958-30.4%
Paul D. Firth$13,171$5,885-55.3%
Scott Abo$12,174$5,866-51.8%
Keystone Cattle, LLC$27,745$5,824-79%
Carl Vantassell Jr.$18,289$5,802-68.3%
Shawn A. Rogers$23,733$5,755-75.8%
Steven R. Bradshaw$16,123$5,502-65.9%
Dan Klamm$6,563$5,438-17.1%
Bryan Ball$6,812$5,228-23.3%
Steve Neibaur$8,249$5,212-36.8%
Riverside Dairy, Inc.$5,543$5,127-7.5%
Boyd D. Chugg$23,293$5,021-78.4%
Steve L. Muecke$12,462$4,863-61%
Richard Garner$3,940$4,76621%
KNA Farms, LLC$7,291$4,711-35.4%
Samb Dairy Investment, LLC$92,013$4,573-95%
Jeremy Vorwaller$5,208$4,563-12.4%
Roger Juntunen$8,442$4,514-46.5%
James L. Douglas$5,075$4,505-11.2%
Lynn Rogers$7,548$4,305-43%
Max Madrigal$12,768$4,286-66.4%
Dennis M. Herbold$4,221$4,2210%
Chancy Bott$43,632$4,215-90.3%
Preston Arthur$126,622$4,206-96.7%
Hanssen Cattle, LLC$37,216$4,162-88.8%
Landon Anderson$13,322$4,161-68.8%
Timothy Whiting$15,943$4,108-74.2%
Ronald D. Kowitz$12,509$4,098-67.2%
Cedar Draw, LLC$748,831$4,037-99.5%
Sunset Farm & Ranch, LLC$0$4,031--
Adrian Martinez$4,736$4,000-15.5%
Mike Staker$7,606$3,971-47.8%
Smith Sunrise Livestock, LLC$5,940$3,931-33.8%
Kah Farms, LLC$15,112$3,724-75.4%
Randall Jay Knopp$11,472$3,377-70.6%
Russell Edgar$19,163$3,375-82.4%
Barry Peterson$11,741$3,345-71.5%
David L. Hruza$3,331$3,294-1.1%
Blake A. Hansen$3,520$3,266-7.2%
Cody Ward$15,367$3,242-78.9%
Charles Bourn$13,128$3,238-75.3%
Dac Johnson$10,245$3,177-69%
Michael McCall$5,169$3,177-38.5%
Bret Bott$20,396$3,174-84.4%
Parker & Hallett, LLC$3,146$3,1460%
T W Sunderland & Sons$7,230$3,082-57.4%
Duane & Margaret Hunt Revocable Trust$3,042$3,0420%
Kerry D. Bingham$15,352$3,037-80.2%
Mark Harrison$8,556$2,981-65.2%
Daniel Baily$8,499$2,893-66%
Greg & Dana Cameron Joint Venture$37,787$2,777-92.7%
Bryce Muecke$2,689$2,7753.2%
Fern P. Poteet$0$2,767--
Bart J. Moultrie$13,453$2,699-79.9%
Larry Klamm$4,861$2,696-44.5%
Dallas Serr$4,663$2,635-43.5%
Dan Rogers$13,208$2,538-80.8%
Donald E. Mayes$9,470$2,473-73.9%
Galen B. Gebauer$7,830$2,464-68.5%
Kelly Kraus$2,652$2,412-9%
Monty J Ignac$4,622$2,407-47.9%
David Rogers$42,777$2,307-94.6%
Dan Schaeffer$3,766$2,199-41.6%
Scott A. Pickup$2,067$2,1614.5%
Bluebird Farms, Inc.$4,356$2,098-51.8%
Kody D. Bingham$3,403$1,917-43.7%
Gabriel Rollheiser$2,298$1,855-19.3%
Mick Schmidt$0$1,821--
Clay Harrison$10,683$1,809-83.1%
Pueblo Mountain Land Company, LLC$8,037$1,748-78.3%
Steve Borden$6,620$1,724-74%
Wendell A. Cutler$14,087$1,662-88.2%
Elaine Robinson$2,364$1,657-29.9%
Dusty Farms, LLC$1,646$1,6460%
Ordel Simper$5,544$1,606-71%
Southwind Farms, Inc.$740,655$1,436-99.8%
Lanae Nalder$7,458$1,417-81%
Frank Matthews$5,999$1,398-76.7%
Kim Bourn$8,122$1,327-83.7%
David P. Zunino$6,142$1,313-78.6%
Richard Kraus$2,529$1,279-49.4%
Debra S. Bates$1,692$1,251-26.1%
Trodaire, LLC$14,687$1,250-91.5%
Grant Stevenson$825$1,10033.3%
Casey Stevenson$825$1,10033.3%
Charly Ball$5,013$1,042-79.2%
Brandon Mitchell$2,430$1,035-57.4%
Jeff Thalman$8,220$1,018-87.6%
Jed South$4,488$901-79.9%
Jerry R. Ball$884$8840%
Steven Seamons$168,058$824-99.5%
Coffee Break, LLC$60,569$815-98.7%
Ted Munoz$0$810--
Wayne Rogers$1,415$797-43.7%
Frank A. Jensen$771$7932.9%
Thain Farms, LLC$1,553$720-53.6%
Margaret Sue Bibbey$368$71494%
Leonard A. Martin$26,313$705-97.3%
Brant Ball$6,288$641-89.8%
Kade Rogge$6,394$624-90.2%
Mary Ann Spaulding$2,706$610-77.5%
Alberto A. Ramirez$1,825$600-67.1%
Gary Shaw$550$517-6%
Darrin Barendregt$0$516--
Hagan Hitt$2,387$478-80%
John R West$418$4507.7%
Rodney Walker$638$450-29.5%
Tamera Schaeffer$924$446-51.7%
Gary Fisk$631$442-30%
Artiss Rollheiser$0$426--
Robin Anderson$787$411-47.8%
Jason Vanevery$2,074$391-81.1%
Angela Davidson$351$38610%
Diana L. Rodriguez$1,390$385-72.3%
Lisa Heisel$1,390$385-72.3%
Sherry Gomez$1,391$385-72.3%
Gerald Woodworth$0$379--
Juan Juarez$315$35914%
Jeanette Kay Hayden$825$355-57%
Pebblestone Place, LLC$1,515$354-76.6%
John E. Smith$4,907$354-92.8%
T-Lattle Cattle, LLC$1,975$345-82.5%
Kenneth R. Trost$1,716$343-80%
Kenneth A. Carter$272$34025%
Greg Walton$3,528$334-90.5%
Mary Walton$481$334-30.6%
Herman Bott$660$325-50.8%
Marty Homer$246$30825.2%
J. van Greenwell$663$307-53.7%
Juan Pablo Ramirez$825$293-64.5%
Josh Walton$1,401$250-82.2%
Dennis Cole$345$246-28.7%
James Von Busch$393$208-47.1%
Sylvia McGregor$285$161-43.5%
Luke McCall$498$145-70.9%
Randy Sneddon$608$141-76.8%
Woodstone Place, LLC$682$128-81.2%
Joe W. Tate$33,410$128-99.6%
Eileen Tyler$232$121-47.8%
Paul J. Richins$406$101-75.1%
Reid D. Bowen$777$79-89.8%
Terrance Lindauer$964$19-98%
Bourquin Family, Inc.$7,439$0-100%
Clayton Fetzer$3,126$0-100%
Donald D. MacRae$46$0-100%
Eric Delyle Bennett$548$0-100%
James W. Frost$1,522$0-100%
Jeffrey Bunn$165$0-100%
Juan Almanza$609$0-100%
Kurt Drage$825$0-100%
Lori I Mccoy-Harrison$6,246$0-100%
Parolee M Walker$168$0-100%
Treg Bryan$3,567$0-100%
Triple Ace, Inc.$250,000$0-100%
Arthur Farms, Inc.$232,708$0-100%
Arthur Feedlots, Inc.$230,917$0-100%
Aubrey L. Buchanan$864$0-100%
Dave Garner$546$0-100%
Dawn Whitesides$1,164$0-100%
F & C Trucking, LLC$579,341$0-100%
James Kelly Kunzler$3,535$0-100%
Kent E. Moore$3,022$0-100%
Mark Cofer$46$0-100%
Roger Alan Sanderson$1,520$0-100%
Steven K. Harris$6,831$0-100%
Wayne Maughan$6,651$0-100%
Gustaf A. Bryngelson$960$0-100%
Calen Richins$385$0-100%
Ceres Agent, LLC$145,070$0-100%
D & K Farms, LLC$7,149$0-100%
Frank Gene Snapp$7$0-100%
G a Livestock, LLC$61,968$0-100%
Gary D. Halverson$5,894$0-100%
Idagoat Dairy, LLC$51,326$0-100%
Jordan J. Hitt$1,155$0-100%
Jana Lynn Yockey$533$0-100%
Keagan Koepnick$989$0-100%
Kelly Koepnick$825$0-100%
Kent Tarbet$741$0-100%
Layne MacKay$239$0-100%
Leonard K Barendregt JR$15$0-100%
Mark Bryngelson$715$0-100%
Mark Thaete$3,987$0-100%
Mark Zampedri$2,084$0-100%
Mervin May$660$0-100%
Mike Hammond$660$0-100%
Mike Ottley$770$0-100%
Nathaniel Arteaga$1,815$0-100%
Norman Hunt$3,049$0-100%
Paul E. Fries Sr.$866$0-100%
Perry Meuleman$6$0-100%
Peter J. Yore$1,760$0-100%
Randy Rupard$26$0-100%
Richard J Murphy Estate$1,477$0-100%
Riley D. Kowitz$1,372$0-100%
Steve Schow$5,983$0-100%
Sunflower Farms, LLC$682$0-100%
Travis Hart$220$0-100%
Trell Duffin$165$0-100%
William D. McManus$3,188$0-100%
Total subsidies$32,819,370$8,354,323-74.5%

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