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In 2021, 216 farmers in cities within Fall River County received a total of $3.5 million in 547 farm subsidies, a 39.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.8 million in 619 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 Fall River County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spearhead Ranch, LLC | $223,380 | $154,439 | -30.9% |
| Dunbar Ranch, LLC | $179,253 | $149,143 | -16.8% |
| White Ranch, LLC | $120,925 | $106,686 | -11.8% |
| Juniper Cattle Company, LLC | $133,603 | $98,622 | -26.2% |
| Cindy Brunson | $140,525 | $96,261 | -31.5% |
| Tubbs Land & Cattle, LLC | $104,939 | $94,367 | -10.1% |
| Star Cattle Company | $61,438 | $83,867 | 36.5% |
| Litzel Ranch, LLC | $90,686 | $81,660 | -10% |
| Donald Putnam Ranch, Inc. | $102,059 | $67,567 | -33.8% |
| Ronald Trent | $65,305 | $66,255 | 1.5% |
| Bogner Ranch, Inc. | $64,012 | $65,672 | 2.6% |
| Lawrence Land and Cattle II, LLC | $0 | $61,498 | -- |
| Timothy J. Hammel | $53,793 | $59,073 | 9.8% |
| Bruce Murdock | $78,433 | $57,579 | -26.6% |
| Weinreis Brothers | $0 | $57,401 | -- |
| Huber Land & Livestock, LLC | $140,228 | $57,331 | -59.1% |
| Cope Ranch | $65,777 | $52,947 | -19.5% |
| Maciejewski Forestry, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Martin Miller | $83,437 | $51,837 | -37.9% |
| Timothy Rick Lamont | $132,731 | $51,691 | -61.1% |
| Brunson Ranch, LLC | $65,811 | $49,933 | -24.1% |
| Antionette Huber | $40,179 | $45,175 | 12.4% |
| William A. Miller | $74,155 | $44,169 | -40.4% |
| Brady Huber | $52,983 | $44,074 | -16.8% |
| Kenneth C. Cassens | $56,778 | $43,123 | -24% |
| Dave Jennings | $74,040 | $40,936 | -44.7% |
| Scott G. Phillips | $44,579 | $38,634 | -13.3% |
| Gary A. Romey | $129,068 | $37,360 | -71.1% |
| James a Osmotherly | $43,469 | $37,042 | -14.8% |
| J-P Ranch Corporation | $36,010 | $36,694 | 1.9% |
| Rory D. Brown | $82,079 | $36,576 | -55.4% |
| U Up U Down Ranch, LLC | $34,773 | $35,334 | 1.6% |
| Lisa J. Lockhart | $34,773 | $34,773 | 0% |
| Tracy V. Romey | $95,834 | $34,762 | -63.7% |
| Cliff Glade | $60,818 | $33,620 | -44.7% |
| Wesley D Tlustos | $78,752 | $32,940 | -58.2% |
| Brett Andersen | $30,474 | $31,896 | 4.7% |
| Seger Ranch, Inc. | $117,876 | $31,796 | -73% |
| Wanda L. Reutter | $24,960 | $31,561 | 26.4% |
| The Collins Family Trust Dated May 15th 2003 | $0 | $29,869 | -- |
| William S. Paulton | $48,981 | $29,622 | -39.5% |
| William H. Greenough | $58,242 | $29,528 | -49.3% |
| John E. Tanner | $90,505 | $28,951 | -68% |
| Landers Livestock Company, Inc. | $138,345 | $25,173 | -81.8% |
| Cheyenne G. Wilson | $52,169 | $24,279 | -53.5% |
| Orval William Frahm | $20,897 | $24,152 | 15.6% |
| Hu Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $23,378 | -- |
| James W. Ball | $24,860 | $22,608 | -9.1% |
| Clinton L. Goodman | $84,601 | $22,191 | -73.8% |
| Thomas V. Simons | $35,033 | $22,089 | -36.9% |
| Wade Miller | $19,530 | $21,177 | 8.4% |
| Mark E. Weldon | $67,539 | $20,700 | -69.4% |
| John McBride | $20,396 | $20,597 | 1% |
| Wilson J. Nyquist | $50,623 | $20,400 | -59.7% |
| Spencer Ranch Lp | $27,357 | $20,374 | -25.5% |
| Randy Stevens | $18,832 | $20,222 | 7.4% |
| Bart Krautschun | $36,278 | $19,706 | -45.7% |
| Frank E. Peters | $29,072 | $19,204 | -33.9% |
| Roland March | $20,836 | $18,744 | -10% |
| Nina L. Weinreis | $0 | $18,711 | -- |
| Dora R Henderson Estate | $69,974 | $18,489 | -73.6% |
| Debra L. Frahm | $20,897 | $16,821 | -19.5% |
| Ben Reutter | $23,210 | $16,199 | -30.2% |
| Tomas L. Martinez | $27,691 | $16,199 | -41.5% |
| Matthew J. Peters | $0 | $16,130 | -- |
| Avery Sides | $20,943 | $15,618 | -25.4% |
| Ann Cristene Remington | $15,878 | $15,206 | -4.2% |
| Jim L. Lynn | $38,005 | $13,623 | -64.2% |
| Lawrence Land and Cattle III, LLC | $8,389 | $13,612 | 62.3% |
| Dirome Land Trust | $0 | $13,265 | -- |
| Devon Trent | $16,593 | $13,150 | -20.7% |
| Joshua W. Barker | $16,170 | $12,745 | -21.2% |
| Larry Osmotherly | $29,000 | $12,735 | -56.1% |
| Kimberly K. March | $48,131 | $12,485 | -74.1% |
| Jennifer Murdock L. Bishop | $22,710 | $12,310 | -45.8% |
| Dean Howard Cape | $37,253 | $12,099 | -67.5% |
| Kenneth Osmotherly | $25,454 | $11,533 | -54.7% |
| Grady Lockhart | $31,179 | $11,498 | -63.1% |
| Thomas a Schnose | $85,820 | $11,150 | -87% |
| Russell V Christensen Living Trust - Russell Chris | $0 | $10,650 | -- |
| Jerald Stearns | $101,020 | $10,586 | -89.5% |
| Dwayne J. Breyer | $4,520 | $10,432 | 130.8% |
| Lila Glade | $39,588 | $10,304 | -74% |
| Wesley J. Davidson | $26,417 | $10,083 | -61.8% |
| Kirk L. Hall | $28,106 | $9,782 | -65.2% |
| Kristi Hanson | $9,544 | $9,544 | 0% |
| Howard a Mazanec and Marijo Mazanec Living Trust | $0 | $9,378 | -- |
| Kyle David Litzel | $8,483 | $9,062 | 6.8% |
| Vern Hovland | $38,500 | $9,015 | -76.6% |
| Russell A. Nathan | $43,264 | $8,839 | -79.6% |
| Joseph B Evans-Dryden | $16,828 | $8,802 | -47.7% |
| Joel Thomsen | $11,005 | $8,761 | -20.4% |
| Jared Thomsen | $11,093 | $8,732 | -21.3% |
| Arthur W. Lilly | $16,512 | $8,723 | -47.2% |
| Timothy J. Schaack | $21,354 | $8,517 | -60.1% |
| Jeffrey S. Davidson | $26,444 | $8,430 | -68.1% |
| James W. Curl | $19,461 | $8,361 | -57% |
| Lee Bergeson | $17,702 | $7,850 | -55.7% |
| Dennis Quivey | $35,653 | $7,653 | -78.5% |
| Raymond M. Henry Jr. | $17,579 | $7,609 | -56.7% |
| Travis W. Paulton | $19,927 | $7,183 | -64% |
| Michael J. Jarding | $22,123 | $7,033 | -68.2% |
| Mark J. Hollenbeck | $90,946 | $7,028 | -92.3% |
| Vicky J. Smith | $25,294 | $6,796 | -73.1% |
| Anthony David Rhoe | $24,411 | $6,640 | -72.8% |
| Brad Grill | $15,856 | $5,890 | -62.9% |
| Carolyn a Mykris | $4,977 | $5,583 | 12.2% |
| James Warner Ball | $0 | $5,491 | -- |
| Everett W. Porter | $41,823 | $5,261 | -87.4% |
| Melissa A. Stearns | $33,211 | $5,215 | -84.3% |
| Cathey Family, LLP | $4,590 | $4,888 | 6.5% |
| Leland Maciejewski | $5,696 | $4,784 | -16% |
| Stoyan R Lucey | $26,423 | $4,717 | -82.1% |
| Maynard Britain | $5,074 | $4,710 | -7.2% |
| Brian L. Childers | $8,338 | $4,692 | -43.7% |
| Timothy S. Allen | $0 | $4,609 | -- |
| Cory J. Borton | $17,557 | $4,416 | -74.8% |
| Garrett Weinreis | $32,566 | $4,402 | -86.5% |
| Butterfly Group, LLC | $4,885 | $4,380 | -10.3% |
| Russell V. Christensen II | $7,453 | $4,075 | -45.3% |
| John C. Frost | $27,933 | $4,017 | -85.6% |
| James Clancey Whitcher | $0 | $3,892 | -- |
| Timothy S. Allen | $31,341 | $3,854 | -87.7% |
| Ryan Charles Cuny | $3,773 | $3,821 | 1.3% |
| William L. Tanner | $0 | $3,746 | -- |
| Clayton D. Chord | $23,861 | $3,708 | -84.5% |
| Daniel N. Stearns | $13,505 | $3,668 | -72.8% |
| Michael Mergen | $5,796 | $3,658 | -36.9% |
| Terral Hammel | $5,395 | $3,617 | -33% |
| Susan Watt | $4,862 | $3,563 | -26.7% |
| Akeem Javon Lucey | $4,301 | $3,477 | -19.2% |
| Elizabeth Jones | $3,305 | $3,305 | 0% |
| Linda S. Murdock | $0 | $3,253 | -- |
| Heath W. Greenough | $5,178 | $3,215 | -37.9% |
| Kelly Anne Harkless | $13,630 | $3,183 | -76.6% |
| Gary Skendzel | $21,385 | $3,144 | -85.3% |
| Steve A. Caster | $9,719 | $2,934 | -69.8% |
| Donald L. Massa | $5,077 | $2,910 | -42.7% |
| Tony N. March | $3,429 | $2,708 | -21% |
| Richard J. Thompson | $2,276 | $2,684 | 17.9% |
| Duane McClure | $3,652 | $2,683 | -26.5% |
| Patricia A. Martinson | $0 | $2,624 | -- |
| Eldora Hansen | $0 | $2,574 | -- |
| Wayne Hageman | $12,709 | $2,561 | -79.8% |
| James V. Woehl | $4,763 | $2,490 | -47.7% |
| Bent Pine Ranch, LLC | $770 | $2,466 | 220.3% |
| Carol Moen | $4,903 | $2,452 | -50% |
| Kurt E Seegrist | $7,216 | $2,397 | -66.8% |
| Sara Irene Beard | $0 | $2,394 | -- |
| Matt Koller | $0 | $2,310 | -- |
| Geoff Maass | $10,610 | $2,268 | -78.6% |
| Matt R. Miller | $4,129 | $2,247 | -45.6% |
| Richard L. Dryden | $12,706 | $2,216 | -82.6% |
| John W. Holmes | $0 | $2,210 | -- |
| Connie J. Gerard | $0 | $2,192 | -- |
| Merrill Land Company, LLC | $0 | $2,189 | -- |
| Patricia Maciejewski | $2,395 | $2,164 | -9.6% |
| Dalton Stearns | $13,729 | $2,124 | -84.5% |
| Matthew J. Harkless | $6,863 | $2,058 | -70% |
| William C Christman & Roberta a Christman Trust Da | $0 | $2,043 | -- |
| David Koupal | $23,123 | $1,980 | -91.4% |
| William O. Miller | $2,221 | $1,928 | -13.2% |
| Lisa Perry | $10,500 | $1,849 | -82.4% |
| Lloyd E Soske JR | $2,585 | $1,779 | -31.2% |
| Mary Thomasetta Wilson Kuhl | $880 | $1,764 | 100.5% |
| Patrick A. Christman | $0 | $1,764 | -- |
| Keuten Farms, LLC | $1,893 | $1,726 | -8.8% |
| John Button | $5,091 | $1,725 | -66.1% |
| Shana Lee Dienstal Cuny | $15,907 | $1,666 | -89.5% |
| Marie Jane Dostal Estate | $3,300 | $1,650 | -50% |
| Danny Landers | $0 | $1,646 | -- |
| MCM, LLP | $951 | $1,535 | 61.4% |
| James R Kotschevar | $1,345 | $1,345 | 0% |
| Mark K. Tubbs | $0 | $1,307 | -- |
| Lance Tlustos | $6,261 | $1,205 | -80.8% |
| Rhonda A. White | $4,769 | $1,159 | -75.7% |
| Brenda Rossow | $765 | $1,147 | 49.9% |
| Kimberly L Schnose | $1,332 | $1,055 | -20.8% |
| Ralph Carlson | $2,079 | $1,040 | -50% |
| John H. Johnson | $3,520 | $1,000 | -71.6% |
| Raymond M. Henry III | $5,666 | $976 | -82.8% |
| Thomas L. Prochazka | $1,351 | $974 | -27.9% |
| Jackie Uhl | $4,357 | $963 | -77.9% |
| Henri Montgomery Miller | $0 | $956 | -- |
| James T. Ginsbach | $1,524 | $949 | -37.7% |
| Charles Weinreis | $0 | $866 | -- |
| Terry Blume | $1,523 | $858 | -43.7% |
| Nickolas Wayne Graf | $2,321 | $852 | -63.3% |
| Marcia a Hento | $835 | $835 | 0% |
| Brittany Pieke | $0 | $805 | -- |
| David L. Lewis | $11,927 | $785 | -93.4% |
| Myrtle Trent | $851 | $777 | -8.7% |
| Joseph Muller | $2,501 | $730 | -70.8% |
| Joseph Norman Gilfillan | $4,427 | $701 | -84.2% |
| James Wray Curl | $0 | $699 | -- |
| Robert G. Shape | $21,506 | $673 | -96.9% |
| Colter Steinmetz | $4,499 | $542 | -88% |
| Larry G. Bader | $2,222 | $517 | -76.7% |
| Marty Schommer | $1,046 | $512 | -51.1% |
| Dillon J. Nyquist | $6,478 | $500 | -92.3% |
| Mary Jane Flyte | $1,251 | $462 | -63.1% |
| Karen Yeaton-Karen Yeaton Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $438 | -- |
| Jocelyn M. Romey | $1,572 | $370 | -76.5% |
| Bruce Grill | $1,919 | $339 | -82.3% |
| Calvin M. Romey | $1,371 | $329 | -76% |
| Robert Lee Deatherage | $1,276 | $277 | -78.3% |
| Eric Kevin Viers | $1,534 | $268 | -82.5% |
| Hailey E. Lamont | $1,312 | $261 | -80.1% |
| Mick E. Franey | $0 | $245 | -- |
| Lester H. Madsen | $1,177 | $209 | -82.2% |
| Gary Allison | $704 | $204 | -71% |
| Courtney R. Lamont | $759 | $163 | -78.5% |
| Michael Knodel | $0 | $110 | -- |
| Charles W. Grimsley | $43 | $79 | 83.7% |
| Cook Ranch Partnership | $158 | $35 | -77.8% |
| Derrick Sletto | $24 | $16 | -33.3% |
| Don S Haskvitz | $535 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Yeaton-Karen Yeaton Revocab | $438 | $0 | -100% |
| Mcknight Family Corporation | $4,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell V Christensen Living Trus | $14,676 | $0 | -100% |
| Wyatt J. van Eaton | $16,932 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Shelquist | $436 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernice Darlene Miller | $8,525 | $0 | -100% |
| Dick D Mechalke | $11,611 | $0 | -100% |
| Faye Flowers | $498 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul R. Pickerill | $45 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Dostal | $5,003 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita M. Gilfillan | $3,021 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Holen | $3,424 | $0 | -100% |
| The Collins Family Trust Dated MA | $9,471 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas J. Murray | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| William C Christman & Roberta a C | $2,396 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,807,423 | $3,497,181 | -39.8% |
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