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In 2021, 192 farmers in cities within Cassia County received a total of $6.4 million in 369 farm subsidies, a 72.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $23.5 million in 633 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 Cassia County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raft River Sod | $0 | $347,502 | -- |
| Cranney Brothers | $3,522,727 | $308,771 | -91.2% |
| Turner Farms | $496,623 | $299,539 | -39.7% |
| Winecup, Inc. | $393,364 | $215,890 | -45.1% |
| Spencer Brothers, LLC | $118,128 | $213,565 | 80.8% |
| Pickett Ranch & Sheep Company | $1,551,223 | $195,970 | -87.4% |
| Spencer Land & Livestock | $118,630 | $185,973 | 56.8% |
| Harris Ag | $292,622 | $180,167 | -38.4% |
| Branch Farms, LLC | $801,930 | $174,725 | -78.2% |
| Harper Family Partnership | $267,887 | $174,321 | -34.9% |
| Heglar Creek Cattle, LLC | $1,117,259 | $143,248 | -87.2% |
| Heglar Creek Dairy, LLC | $1,563,547 | $127,174 | -91.9% |
| P Bar S Dairy, Inc. | $1,062,165 | $127,173 | -88% |
| Acme Dairy, Inc. | $1,070,384 | $127,173 | -88.1% |
| Holtman Cattle Company, LLC | $240,090 | $110,626 | -53.9% |
| Round Mountain Ranch, LLC | $74,986 | $107,501 | 43.4% |
| Matthews Land and Cattle, LLC | $817,333 | $97,942 | -88% |
| Loughmiller, Inc. | $63,797 | $90,778 | 42.3% |
| S & H Farms, LLC | $234,079 | $90,527 | -61.3% |
| Heber Loughmiller | $62,001 | $87,496 | 41.1% |
| Mountain Meadow Ranch, Inc. | $102,629 | $86,323 | -15.9% |
| Lazy T Farms, LLC | $177,147 | $85,062 | -52% |
| Hardy Farms, Inc. | $903,331 | $84,385 | -90.7% |
| Darrington Farms, Inc. | $240,960 | $82,128 | -65.9% |
| Eugene Matthews | $283,327 | $74,071 | -73.9% |
| Garner Farms | $56,895 | $72,200 | 26.9% |
| Dale Darrington | $68,280 | $69,545 | 1.9% |
| Hank T. Higley | $193,837 | $68,771 | -64.5% |
| Harris Agent Partnership II | $0 | $64,950 | -- |
| Juniper DRY Farm, LLC | $55,341 | $63,542 | 14.8% |
| Schorzman Ranch, Inc. | $104,203 | $61,498 | -41% |
| Big D Farms, LLC | $438,379 | $59,442 | -86.4% |
| Heglar Creek Farms | $254,481 | $54,082 | -78.7% |
| Bryce Campbell | $65,478 | $51,199 | -21.8% |
| Jodi Campbell | $65,478 | $51,199 | -21.8% |
| Hannah Sanders | $49,995 | $49,995 | 0% |
| Hillary Spear | $49,995 | $49,995 | 0% |
| Jason Warr | $117,966 | $49,762 | -57.8% |
| George Kelley | $49,386 | $49,758 | 0.8% |
| Wickel Farms, Inc. | $89,804 | $49,640 | -44.7% |
| Joann Kelley | $49,386 | $49,386 | 0% |
| Cactus Ranch, LLC | $139,533 | $48,713 | -65.1% |
| George Bill Kelley | $52,059 | $48,440 | -7% |
| Marsh Creek Farms | $186,670 | $48,279 | -74.1% |
| Virginia Kelley | $50,902 | $47,712 | -6.3% |
| Zeldon Nelson | $66,017 | $47,256 | -28.4% |
| Flying W Farms, Inc. | $96,393 | $46,823 | -51.4% |
| Tayjo, LLC | $162,947 | $43,443 | -73.3% |
| Campbell Farm Enterprises, Inc. | $71,566 | $42,893 | -40.1% |
| P Bar S Farms, Corp. | $73,775 | $41,408 | -43.9% |
| 5R Farms, LLC | $79,042 | $40,002 | -49.4% |
| Lee Jorgensen | $39,967 | $39,967 | 0% |
| John Jacob Schorzman | $50,000 | $39,314 | -21.4% |
| Higley Farms, LLC | $51,353 | $38,996 | -24.1% |
| Jeff Chatburn | $97,392 | $34,083 | -65% |
| Warm Creek Ranch | $62,837 | $32,476 | -48.3% |
| Bedke's Stacked C Ranch, LLC | $53,623 | $31,822 | -40.7% |
| Denis C. Kowitz | $207,165 | $30,817 | -85.1% |
| Lavern Kempton | $43,125 | $30,199 | -30% |
| Sleepy T Farms, Inc. | $54,200 | $30,048 | -44.6% |
| Alan Harper | $53,589 | $29,216 | -45.5% |
| Bedke's K-Savy Ranch, Inc. | $28,215 | $28,706 | 1.7% |
| Merrell a Nelson & Son | $0 | $24,014 | -- |
| Amber Acres, Inc. | $57,218 | $23,971 | -58.1% |
| Lazy R7 Farms, Inc. | $65,110 | $23,693 | -63.6% |
| Double B Farms, LLC | $46,071 | $23,413 | -49.2% |
| Denise Clark | $2,671 | $22,851 | 755.5% |
| Duane J. Blauer | $49,538 | $22,474 | -54.6% |
| J7J, LLC | $22,338 | $22,338 | 0% |
| Brian P. Darrington | $46,689 | $21,913 | -53.1% |
| Jeff Darrington | $46,689 | $21,913 | -53.1% |
| Jason Harper | $38,295 | $21,832 | -43% |
| Whitaker Farms, LLC | $59,228 | $21,173 | -64.3% |
| Cleve G and Karol D Smith Partnership | $129,783 | $20,674 | -84.1% |
| Broken Box Cattle Company, LLC | $64,015 | $20,597 | -67.8% |
| Lee Matthews | $94,809 | $20,325 | -78.6% |
| C Bar Cattle Company | $0 | $19,562 | -- |
| Steve Rigby | $19,483 | $19,483 | 0% |
| Robinson Bros Land, LLC | $15,113 | $18,552 | 22.8% |
| Yates Enterprises, LLC | $28,835 | $18,330 | -36.4% |
| Wayne G. Holland | $52,579 | $17,086 | -67.5% |
| Roger Hicken | $46,481 | $15,540 | -66.6% |
| Steve Ward | $63,986 | $15,349 | -76% |
| Marchant Ranch Cattle, LLC | $36,764 | $15,232 | -58.6% |
| Robert Parke | $62,446 | $14,108 | -77.4% |
| Colebee Thomas Knudsen | $36,760 | $12,446 | -66.1% |
| Blake Wickel | $34,884 | $12,268 | -64.8% |
| Jared C. Schrenk | $59,406 | $12,025 | -79.8% |
| Michael A. Poulton | $41,407 | $11,659 | -71.8% |
| Thayne Buck | $75,177 | $11,511 | -84.7% |
| Colt Robinson | $76,364 | $11,460 | -85% |
| Sherry Southern | $66,010 | $10,811 | -83.6% |
| Todd Carpenter | $38,325 | $10,169 | -73.5% |
| Brogan Darrington | $263,481 | $9,333 | -96.5% |
| Darrington Cattle & Crops, LLC | $6,798 | $9,235 | 35.8% |
| L Hangin C Land, LLC | $25,388 | $8,944 | -64.8% |
| Janet McFarland | $14,215 | $7,948 | -44.1% |
| David Kowitz | $23,639 | $7,855 | -66.8% |
| Kevin Tracy | $34,145 | $7,797 | -77.2% |
| Black Pine Farm PTNRSHP, Ltd. | $6,479 | $7,443 | 14.9% |
| Johnny Spratling | $33,825 | $7,182 | -78.8% |
| E T Farms, LLC | $116,093 | $6,885 | -94.1% |
| Michael Garner | $13,239 | $6,653 | -49.7% |
| Toni Garner | $13,239 | $6,653 | -49.7% |
| Mark Babbitt | $17,813 | $6,278 | -64.8% |
| Austin R. Walker | $7,592 | $6,180 | -18.6% |
| Linda Zollinger | $11,099 | $5,893 | -46.9% |
| Mont D. Campbell | $15,168 | $5,798 | -61.8% |
| George K. Wells | $10,884 | $5,778 | -46.9% |
| Kyle Darrington | $8,315 | $5,717 | -31.2% |
| Dennis Bortz | $15,655 | $5,704 | -63.6% |
| Kenna R. Sears | $26,290 | $5,470 | -79.2% |
| ZJ Bingham Farms, LLC | $22,609 | $5,355 | -76.3% |
| Aj Branch Farms, LLC | $21,654 | $5,228 | -75.9% |
| Kevin Clark | $12,701 | $5,123 | -59.7% |
| Ronald D. Harper | $8,432 | $5,065 | -39.9% |
| Larry Rasmussen | $27,652 | $4,874 | -82.4% |
| Home Place Farms, LLC | $4,766 | $4,800 | 0.7% |
| Brian Kincade | $24,619 | $4,742 | -80.7% |
| Brandon Brackenbury | $27,582 | $4,556 | -83.5% |
| John Schorzman | $38,618 | $4,520 | -88.3% |
| Amador Maldonado | $14,837 | $4,465 | -69.9% |
| Lance K. Robinson | $16,027 | $4,445 | -72.3% |
| Guy Montgomery | $13,706 | $4,029 | -70.6% |
| Robert Cottle | $14,370 | $3,752 | -73.9% |
| Lynn J. Taylor | $17,145 | $3,695 | -78.4% |
| Thomas V. Geary | $17,138 | $3,677 | -78.5% |
| Clark W. Ward Jr. | $18,017 | $3,576 | -80.2% |
| Rick R. Robinson | $14,338 | $3,531 | -75.4% |
| Ricky Olsen | $42,757 | $3,290 | -92.3% |
| Casey L. Knudsen | $15,092 | $3,135 | -79.2% |
| Andrew Whitaker | $5,047 | $3,117 | -38.2% |
| Alan Jensen | $41,095 | $3,102 | -92.5% |
| George A. Montgomery | $20,559 | $3,099 | -84.9% |
| Curt Svedin | $6,517 | $2,943 | -54.8% |
| Grant Fehlman | $4,062 | $2,940 | -27.6% |
| Johnnie G. Sherfey | $15,853 | $2,913 | -81.6% |
| Riley Robinson | $10,868 | $2,911 | -73.2% |
| Broden K. Matthews | $15,092 | $2,871 | -81% |
| Kirk Craner | $5,746 | $2,871 | -50% |
| Joyce Ward | $5,282 | $2,862 | -45.8% |
| Adam Ward | $7,315 | $2,592 | -64.6% |
| Johnny D. Sherfey | $8,549 | $2,536 | -70.3% |
| Rocky Jones | $10,527 | $2,424 | -77% |
| Lorin G. Jones | $12,503 | $2,354 | -81.2% |
| Andy R. Anderson | $2,284 | $2,284 | 0% |
| Lonesome Dove, LLC | $5,773 | $2,242 | -61.2% |
| Spencer Bedke | $14,964 | $2,236 | -85.1% |
| Micheal Louise Barnes | $6,606 | $2,193 | -66.8% |
| Cow Gulch Ranch, LLC | $29,170 | $2,122 | -92.7% |
| Dee Darrington | $2,956 | $2,065 | -30.1% |
| Keith R. Mabey | $2,614 | $1,963 | -24.9% |
| Wyatt Holtman | $7,171 | $1,811 | -74.7% |
| Tim Darrington | $8,296 | $1,793 | -78.4% |
| Lynn Simmons | $2,337 | $1,742 | -25.5% |
| Brian Brackenbury | $8,624 | $1,731 | -79.9% |
| Spencer Wade Peterson | $6,809 | $1,690 | -75.2% |
| Kevin Ray Hutchison | $5,978 | $1,666 | -72.1% |
| Earl L. Warthen | $3,358 | $1,657 | -50.7% |
| Sondra J. Anderson | $502 | $1,638 | 226.3% |
| Antonio C. Marino | $5,008 | $1,634 | -67.4% |
| Wil Holtman | $5,801 | $1,612 | -72.2% |
| Brad Darrington | $18,023 | $1,593 | -91.2% |
| Roland E. Bott | $4,950 | $1,558 | -68.5% |
| Glenn L. Jones | $1,629 | $1,418 | -13% |
| Wacey Holtman | $4,642 | $1,363 | -70.6% |
| Javier Marino | $2,416 | $1,149 | -52.4% |
| James Mullen | $5,308 | $1,042 | -80.4% |
| Marilyn Buck | $2,084 | $1,020 | -51.1% |
| Blake E. Matthews | $5,985 | $1,020 | -83% |
| Z Bar Livestock, LLC | $3,219 | $907 | -71.8% |
| Kenny Hutchison | $4,673 | $823 | -82.4% |
| Tyson Cal Hutchison | $3,993 | $776 | -80.6% |
| Edward Keith Evans | $3,773 | $776 | -79.4% |
| Fred Darrington | $3,327 | $680 | -79.6% |
| TV Livestock & Ranch, LLC | $3,069 | $633 | -79.4% |
| Beta Western, Corp. | $1,033 | $622 | -39.8% |
| Shey Taylor | $2,767 | $579 | -79.1% |
| Rosella M. Neddo | $2,519 | $537 | -78.7% |
| Cleve Smith | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Gillette Farms, LLC | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Hadley Knudsen | $1,771 | $408 | -77% |
| Kevin Smith | $682 | $380 | -44.3% |
| Patricia Marino | $2,928 | $362 | -87.6% |
| Patrick A. Rodgers | $1,661 | $343 | -79.3% |
| Mark Payne | $1,341 | $242 | -82% |
| Darren Smyer | $1,925 | $214 | -88.9% |
| Les Hedges | $814 | $214 | -73.7% |
| Cedar Knudsen | $825 | $208 | -74.8% |
| Russell Zollinger | $554 | $163 | -70.6% |
| Thomas Digrazia | $272 | $157 | -42.3% |
| Denton C. Darrington | $229 | $117 | -48.9% |
| A. W. Anderson | $2,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Kody Chatburn | $18,425 | $0 | -100% |
| Elden Lind | $19,380 | $0 | -100% |
| KS Brangus, LLC | $4,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman Smyer | $7,590 | $0 | -100% |
| Orllo Kidd | $2,332 | $0 | -100% |
| Raft River Dairy, LLC | $600,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Austin Udy | $3,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Bo Rasmussen | $16,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Campbell Land, LLC | $32,268 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph M. Caton | $23,916 | $0 | -100% |
| Tracy Bankhead | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Holland | $3,521 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry Peterson | $6,655 | $0 | -100% |
| Consolidated Agent Properties, LLC | $59,814 | $0 | -100% |
| Idaho Queen Bee Honey, LLC | $795 | $0 | -100% |
| Meriel Peterson | $3,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Schenk Feedlot, Inc. | $756,524 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $23,453,223 | $6,416,901 | -72.6% |
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