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In 2021, 131 farmers in cities within Harding County received a total of $4.7 million in 370 farm subsidies, a 20.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.9 million in 375 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David M. Niemi | $246,584 | $243,008 | -1.5% |
| Slim Buttes Buffalo Ranch, Inc. | $176,284 | $193,107 | 9.5% |
| Rafter Diamond, LLP | $211,277 | $192,561 | -8.9% |
| Painters, Inc. | $171,994 | $190,494 | 10.8% |
| Grubbing Hoe Ranch, Inc. | $253,237 | $182,559 | -27.9% |
| Heart H Partnership, LLC | $0 | $137,876 | -- |
| Joe Painter | $133,621 | $116,818 | -12.6% |
| Ronda K. Cordell | $99,918 | $113,565 | 13.7% |
| Wayne Nelson | $82,473 | $102,825 | 24.7% |
| Tennant Ranch, Inc. | $186,775 | $101,549 | -45.6% |
| Gilbert Angus Ranch | $129,898 | $101,136 | -22.1% |
| Clarkson and Company | $146,165 | $99,785 | -31.7% |
| Dahl Ranches, Inc. | $105,294 | $99,610 | -5.4% |
| Odis I. Hewson | $73,033 | $96,713 | 32.4% |
| Gerald E Burghduff | $99,464 | $96,196 | -3.3% |
| Timothy G. Brown | $111,118 | $89,688 | -19.3% |
| Jessica P. Holmes | $83,674 | $82,916 | -0.9% |
| Johnson Ranch, LLP | $80,282 | $78,249 | -2.5% |
| Travis T. Hurst | $86,278 | $76,460 | -11.4% |
| John S. Johnson | $91,270 | $75,472 | -17.3% |
| 3 X Ranch, LLC | $88,320 | $74,167 | -16% |
| Padden Land & Cattle, LLC | $52,120 | $72,941 | 39.9% |
| Gary Martian | $123,967 | $72,087 | -41.8% |
| Humbracht Bros | $111,747 | $71,649 | -35.9% |
| William C. Clanton | $0 | $69,718 | -- |
| Riley R. Routier | $59,283 | $67,013 | 13% |
| Darwin E. Latham | $84,845 | $65,963 | -22.3% |
| Dale W Turbiville | $104,418 | $64,218 | -38.5% |
| Jumpoff Ranch - Latham, LLC | $0 | $64,177 | -- |
| Goehring Routier, Inc. | $88,062 | $62,380 | -29.2% |
| Penny L. Gunderson | $188,825 | $59,342 | -68.6% |
| Cave Hills Cattle Company | $80,532 | $54,915 | -31.8% |
| James L. Tetrault | $51,028 | $54,870 | 7.5% |
| Daniel R. Davis | $79,900 | $53,657 | -32.8% |
| Justin L. Pihl | $52,596 | $53,591 | 1.9% |
| Larry J. Nelson | $64,942 | $50,922 | -21.6% |
| Thomas R. Wilson | $54,436 | $50,737 | -6.8% |
| Jesse J. Bail | $61,738 | $49,389 | -20% |
| Rock E. Thompson | $48,789 | $42,082 | -13.7% |
| Cheryl K Burghduff | $68,116 | $41,517 | -39% |
| Than Brengle | $58,411 | $41,011 | -29.8% |
| Hr Cattle | $12,717 | $40,073 | 215.1% |
| Brandon Padden | $35,186 | $37,156 | 5.6% |
| Ryan R. Routier | $42,215 | $34,899 | -17.3% |
| Mac Wayne Thompson | $67,913 | $34,831 | -48.7% |
| George G. Oleson | $3,771 | $33,334 | 784% |
| David Smith | $40,452 | $33,307 | -17.7% |
| George A. Davis | $23,441 | $33,128 | 41.3% |
| Roger A. Gunderson | $13,693 | $32,841 | 139.8% |
| Dean Rasmussen | $38,391 | $31,536 | -17.9% |
| Rebecca R Holsti | $39,064 | $30,577 | -21.7% |
| Kenneth G. Smith | $9,878 | $28,705 | 190.6% |
| Donald H Turbiville | $21,919 | $28,399 | 29.6% |
| Dean R. Tarter | $55,994 | $27,710 | -50.5% |
| Brian Meiers | $29,230 | $25,934 | -11.3% |
| Rollie Wilson | $0 | $25,441 | -- |
| William R. Roadifer | $62,032 | $23,657 | -61.9% |
| Gary C. Clanton | $115,892 | $23,129 | -80% |
| McCoid Ranch | $21,259 | $21,358 | 0.5% |
| John Latham | $31,317 | $20,866 | -33.4% |
| Bryce Padden | $30,726 | $19,019 | -38.1% |
| Shannon Secrest | $40,634 | $18,782 | -53.8% |
| Pamela Lei | $28,465 | $18,630 | -34.6% |
| Travis J. Smith | $36,397 | $18,395 | -49.5% |
| Dennis J Brengle - Dennis & Rebecca Family Trust | $0 | $17,732 | -- |
| Bryn A. Brown | $16,764 | $17,357 | 3.5% |
| Bob Wilkinson | $24,002 | $16,420 | -31.6% |
| Kelley J. Nible | $31,070 | $16,372 | -47.3% |
| Casey Holmes | $0 | $16,276 | -- |
| Donn Hett | $82,907 | $15,464 | -81.3% |
| William R. Clarkson | $9,370 | $15,400 | 64.4% |
| Bret A. Clanton | $11,927 | $14,874 | 24.7% |
| Jason Latham | $18,726 | $13,899 | -25.8% |
| Tel Evan Koan | $18,341 | $13,779 | -24.9% |
| Greg Richter | $31,587 | $12,897 | -59.2% |
| Natalie N. Glines | $16,819 | $11,936 | -29% |
| Kristy Rokke | $46,733 | $11,883 | -74.6% |
| Trent William Turbiville | $30,642 | $11,670 | -61.9% |
| Long Pines Land & Livestock, LLC | $51,114 | $11,276 | -77.9% |
| Brian Williams | $0 | $10,839 | -- |
| Ab Livestock | $10,428 | $8,223 | -21.1% |
| Brittany Hausman | $51,722 | $8,119 | -84.3% |
| Heart H Partnership | $103,176 | $7,888 | -92.4% |
| Shirley A. Clarkson | $26,491 | $7,861 | -70.3% |
| Terry Lee Dahl | $0 | $7,799 | -- |
| Tyler Hett | $42,253 | $7,142 | -83.1% |
| Fowler Land Company, LLC | $7,640 | $6,996 | -8.4% |
| Chase Allen Kari | $31,759 | $6,007 | -81.1% |
| Doug Hausman | $0 | $5,813 | -- |
| Laurie Mae Goehring | $0 | $5,277 | -- |
| Coty Stensland | $4,731 | $5,238 | 10.7% |
| Warren C. Dunn | $20,627 | $4,260 | -79.3% |
| Dustin Vining | $49,444 | $4,062 | -91.8% |
| Chason D. Floyd | $0 | $3,849 | -- |
| Ray E. Gilbert | $0 | $3,795 | -- |
| Ronald a Turbiville | $4,735 | $3,714 | -21.6% |
| Muddy Creek Land & Cattle, LLC | $4,885 | $3,633 | -25.6% |
| Kayla Spickelmier | $6,887 | $3,625 | -47.4% |
| Cole Richter | $18,610 | $3,097 | -83.4% |
| Terry Cordell | $14,047 | $2,888 | -79.4% |
| Blake Wilson | $12,188 | $2,723 | -77.7% |
| Jerry L. Stenerson | $25,481 | $2,673 | -89.5% |
| Ty Richter | $23,415 | $2,219 | -90.5% |
| Justin Robert Reed Brown | $10,241 | $2,204 | -78.5% |
| Bradley J Mackaben | $2,224 | $1,855 | -16.6% |
| Mark Allen Oster | $8,129 | $1,648 | -79.7% |
| David A. Tilus | $3,383 | $1,515 | -55.2% |
| David W. Tilus | $3,383 | $1,515 | -55.2% |
| Gregory J. Juelfs | $6,655 | $1,334 | -80% |
| Tyrell Moody | $6,215 | $1,223 | -80.3% |
| Trent Neil Madsen | $0 | $1,167 | -- |
| Misty Marie Koan | $3,784 | $1,024 | -72.9% |
| Whit Brown | $4,037 | $908 | -77.5% |
| Jesse Glines | $0 | $899 | -- |
| Allison Patterson | $0 | $867 | -- |
| Alice Holcomb | $3,733 | $758 | -79.7% |
| Kevin Rahn | $3,630 | $728 | -79.9% |
| Jada Rokke | $4,408 | $728 | -83.5% |
| Tim Stevenson | $3,267 | $655 | -80% |
| Kevin Lee Ploszaj | $3,999 | $654 | -83.6% |
| Colt Floyd | $1,076 | $566 | -47.4% |
| Andrea R. Collins | $2,750 | $551 | -80% |
| Tyler Wolff | $0 | $519 | -- |
| Larry F. Lyons | $791 | $508 | -35.8% |
| Rick Hand | $2,297 | $357 | -84.5% |
| Rexene Till | $1,804 | $354 | -80.4% |
| Donald J. Bruha | $1,419 | $274 | -80.7% |
| Sammie D. Ginsbach | $1,195 | $267 | -77.7% |
| Rayford J. Anderson | $58 | $55 | -5.2% |
| Diamond S Properties, LLC | $109 | $54 | -50.5% |
| Tj Swan | $4,330 | $24 | -99.4% |
| Benjamin Padden | $2,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Brodie J. Limpert | $29,132 | $0 | -100% |
| Courtney Jade Tope | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Thompson | $4,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis J. Brengle | $44,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey C. Nible | $11,955 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Janvrin | $915 | $0 | -100% |
| Jet Price | $1,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Joey L. Williams | $14,765 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Maurice Thompson | $6,862 | $0 | -100% |
| Trent Madsen | $6,268 | $0 | -100% |
| Wade George | $1,647 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,948,010 | $4,716,826 | -20.7% |
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