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In 2021, 85 farmers in cities within Elmore County received a total of $1.9 million in 149 farm subsidies, a 76.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.1 million in 247 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLK Dairy, Inc. | $1,062,525 | $557,983 | -47.5% |
| Bennett Creek Farms, GP | $450,812 | $138,112 | -69.4% |
| Sunview Dairy, LLC | $1,601,896 | $129,757 | -91.9% |
| Edward Oppedyk Dairy, LLP | $1,042,688 | $120,508 | -88.4% |
| Karla Dennett-Post | $208,248 | $91,101 | -56.3% |
| Jackie P. Post | $208,098 | $91,054 | -56.2% |
| Flying H Farms Partnership | $741,579 | $70,678 | -90.5% |
| William Ireland | $86,505 | $61,813 | -28.5% |
| Eric J. Orr | $95,173 | $56,799 | -40.3% |
| Double Anchor Ranches, Inc. | $59,427 | $55,373 | -6.8% |
| Gingerich Bros | $132,108 | $52,848 | -60% |
| Preston Lord | $98,939 | $51,332 | -48.1% |
| Ditto Creek Ranch, LLC | $207,384 | $35,723 | -82.8% |
| Iron Horse Ranch, LLC | $317,697 | $31,360 | -90.1% |
| Ireland Ranch, LLC | $92,508 | $30,081 | -67.5% |
| Yt Cattle, LLC | $0 | $25,261 | -- |
| Nick S. Nettleton | $27,773 | $24,061 | -13.4% |
| Bergh Farms, LLC | $44,842 | $21,239 | -52.6% |
| Blue Collar Farms, LLC | $52,280 | $19,814 | -62.1% |
| David - Skip - Eugene Owen Jr. | $96,095 | $18,365 | -80.9% |
| Heart J Ranches, LLC | $27,906 | $18,303 | -34.4% |
| David Axel Olson | $43,852 | $17,737 | -59.6% |
| Marion M. Whiteley | $18,084 | $15,260 | -15.6% |
| Rockin S Ranch, Inc. | $62,678 | $13,561 | -78.4% |
| Steven V Acarregui | $20,339 | $13,166 | -35.3% |
| Kalon Lord | $13,343 | $10,214 | -23.5% |
| Theodore Hoffman | $56,396 | $8,414 | -85.1% |
| Lowell - Lowell F Ganger Trust Dated Jun F Ganger | $0 | $8,023 | -- |
| Gwendolyn - the Ganger Living Trust M Ganger | $0 | $8,021 | -- |
| Tim Healy | $5,849 | $7,832 | 33.9% |
| Quey Johns | $13,294 | $7,452 | -43.9% |
| Jay Wilde | $22,110 | $6,251 | -71.7% |
| Hall Family Farms, LLC | $14,117 | $5,561 | -60.6% |
| Matthew L. Tindall | $22,539 | $5,364 | -76.2% |
| Batruel Dairy | $30,790 | $4,969 | -83.9% |
| Thomas N. Hennessey | $24,656 | $4,914 | -80.1% |
| Jeff M. Palmer | $22,511 | $4,812 | -78.6% |
| Quarter Circle M Cattle, Inc. | $22,957 | $4,684 | -79.6% |
| Zito Farms, LLC | $102,535 | $3,720 | -96.4% |
| Quantum Space X, LLC | $4,082 | $3,703 | -9.3% |
| Boyd Burnett | $13,644 | $3,369 | -75.3% |
| Betty Parks | $3,083 | $3,083 | 0% |
| Calvin Ireland | $6,961 | $3,061 | -56% |
| Kelly Riggs | $11,957 | $2,996 | -74.9% |
| Eva Allene Solosabal - JRS Farms | $5,962 | $2,813 | -52.8% |
| Tony Ketterling | $8,073 | $2,808 | -65.2% |
| Leslie F Heimgartner Estate | $5,711 | $2,807 | -50.8% |
| Juan Gutierrez | $7,302 | $2,789 | -61.8% |
| Juan Gutierrez | $7,302 | $2,789 | -61.8% |
| Joe Fortner | $2,684 | $2,684 | 0% |
| Travis T. Williams | $12,331 | $2,546 | -79.4% |
| Black Mesa Farms, LLC | $551,057 | $2,540 | -99.5% |
| Hofer Brothers Partnership | $5,010 | $2,346 | -53.2% |
| Kyria Wolfe | $2,933 | $2,286 | -22.1% |
| Neil Hillesland | $3,703 | $2,181 | -41.1% |
| Dorraine Aggen | $3,176 | $2,177 | -31.5% |
| Bruce Feikert | $3,490 | $1,745 | -50% |
| Rocking Y Ranch, LLC | $17,666 | $1,379 | -92.2% |
| Patsy Arrizabalaga | $5,313 | $1,308 | -75.4% |
| Sherrill Runnels | $3,938 | $1,267 | -67.8% |
| Susan K. Winings | $5,148 | $1,100 | -78.6% |
| Taylor R. Owen | $36,722 | $1,096 | -97% |
| Charles Vanmeer | $6,154 | $1,091 | -82.3% |
| Newton Matthew Arrizabalaga | $4,796 | $1,025 | -78.6% |
| Samantha Lynn Seegrist | $4,878 | $931 | -80.9% |
| Clint Cameron | $3,113 | $664 | -78.7% |
| Robert Hall | $0 | $646 | -- |
| Terry Seegrist | $2,640 | $590 | -77.7% |
| William G. Davison | $2,739 | $557 | -79.7% |
| Marathon Cheese Corporation | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Austin G Seegrist | $2,233 | $488 | -78.1% |
| Judith Idah Allen | $1,282 | $474 | -63% |
| Mike Funkhouser | $2,606 | $459 | -82.4% |
| Janet H. Baird | $561 | $452 | -19.4% |
| Tom Leppert | $2,304 | $405 | -82.4% |
| Eric A. Taylor | $1,633 | $401 | -75.4% |
| Jack Riggs | $1,606 | $343 | -78.6% |
| Andrew Clifford Winings | $1,298 | $280 | -78.4% |
| Kaydan Roy Keith Winings | $1,364 | $255 | -81.3% |
| Talyor Riggs | $1,320 | $253 | -80.8% |
| Gerald Metzler | $0 | $241 | -- |
| Julian Ortega | $1,086 | $207 | -80.9% |
| Albert J. Hofer | $769 | $202 | -73.7% |
| Abbigail M. Winings | $968 | $194 | -80% |
| Kahleb Martin Winings | $715 | $148 | -79.3% |
| Christopher Scott McDaniel | $60 | $0 | -100% |
| Gwendolyn - the Ganger Living Trustee | $13,064 | $0 | -100% |
| Layne C. Hawk | $176 | $0 | -100% |
| Lowell - Lowell F Ganger Trust Da | $13,056 | $0 | -100% |
| Percy Ranch, LLC | $19,855 | $0 | -100% |
| TLK Farms, Inc. | $151,431 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanda Warren | $1 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,119,989 | $1,917,199 | -76.4% |
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