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In 2021, 124 farmers in cities within Albany County received a total of $1.5 million in 194 farm subsidies, a 53.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.2 million in 321 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Cattle Company | $135,535 | $187,264 | 38.2% |
| Needmore Land & Cattle, Corp. | $133,088 | $187,048 | 40.5% |
| Cook Cattle Company, Inc. | $388,589 | $100,441 | -74.2% |
| Dunmire Ranch Company of Wyoming | $367,458 | $88,792 | -75.8% |
| M J Ranches, Inc. | $85,800 | $75,359 | -12.2% |
| 9H Ranch, LLC | $157,175 | $46,875 | -70.2% |
| Tumbleweed Timber Products, LLC | $0 | $42,795 | -- |
| Edwards Livestock, LLC | $85,845 | $37,681 | -56.1% |
| Craig Kennedy | $31,640 | $36,900 | 16.6% |
| A & H Livestock | $49,080 | $33,444 | -31.9% |
| Richard L. van Pelt | $32,072 | $32,071 | 0% |
| John L. Kemp | $105,479 | $28,243 | -73.2% |
| Ione Cattle Company | $84,094 | $23,562 | -72% |
| Mark Johnson | $56,165 | $21,935 | -60.9% |
| Flying Heart Ranch, LLC | $40,402 | $21,816 | -46% |
| Evertson Ranches, LLC | $24,898 | $21,438 | -13.9% |
| James E Simon Company | $87,999 | $20,914 | -76.2% |
| Prairie Monarch Bison | $0 | $19,929 | -- |
| Sean Kennedy | $12,507 | $19,199 | 53.5% |
| Perry L. Widhalm | $18,873 | $18,873 | 0% |
| Deberard Cattle Company, LLC | $15,319 | $18,041 | 17.8% |
| Rabou Ranch, LLC | $16,878 | $17,190 | 1.8% |
| Biddick Ranch Partnership | $114,420 | $15,420 | -86.5% |
| Dalles Ranch, LLC | $51,011 | $14,379 | -71.8% |
| McGill Ranch | $59,267 | $13,175 | -77.8% |
| Randy J. Dunn | $62,015 | $12,740 | -79.5% |
| Bar Lazy C Bar, LLC | $8,635 | $12,055 | 39.6% |
| Annabelle McNamee | $11,839 | $11,567 | -2.3% |
| Seth C. Brost | $7,194 | $11,163 | 55.2% |
| Johnson 99 Ranch, LLC | $42,328 | $11,070 | -73.8% |
| Robert Honken | $43,335 | $9,563 | -77.9% |
| Kepler Family Farm Partnershi, Ltd. | $24,572 | $9,448 | -61.5% |
| Dale R. Wood | $9,425 | $9,425 | 0% |
| RJDB, Inc. | $42,493 | $9,168 | -78.4% |
| Shaffer Livestock, LLC | $30,426 | $9,073 | -70.2% |
| Brian Alexander | $7,766 | $8,925 | 14.9% |
| Landon Hoffer | $12,650 | $7,972 | -37% |
| James C. Schiefen | $5,479 | $7,863 | 43.5% |
| Katherine M Julian Trust | $26,308 | $7,575 | -71.2% |
| Shaymus E Wyman | $16,074 | $7,244 | -54.9% |
| Kayla White | $28,006 | $6,946 | -75.2% |
| Matthew White | $28,006 | $6,927 | -75.3% |
| Leah Churches | $15,102 | $6,914 | -54.2% |
| Flying Z Enterprise, LLC | $45,693 | $6,795 | -85.1% |
| Page FLP | $32,208 | $6,667 | -79.3% |
| Joanne K. Jones | $9,475 | $6,465 | -31.8% |
| RHA Farms, LLC | $13,194 | $6,273 | -52.5% |
| Daniel Klinginsmith | $32,546 | $6,069 | -81.4% |
| Robert D. Kerr | $3,663 | $5,954 | 62.5% |
| Joyce Kennedy | $3,938 | $5,885 | 49.4% |
| Thunderbasin Land & Livestock | $22,198 | $5,736 | -74.2% |
| Todd Hixon | $43,063 | $5,397 | -87.5% |
| Holly E. Miller | $4,455 | $5,392 | 21% |
| T-K Ranch | $21,527 | $4,762 | -77.9% |
| Kay Ranch, LLC | $12,358 | $4,739 | -61.7% |
| Jay Scott Sims Living Trust | $0 | $4,711 | -- |
| Hal Burns | $8,660 | $4,403 | -49.2% |
| Lazy E Properties, LLC | $2,297 | $4,358 | 89.7% |
| Scott Mullner | $2,504 | $4,223 | 68.7% |
| Cindy Avery | $26,661 | $4,024 | -84.9% |
| Wesley Roland Kufeld | $8,791 | $3,915 | -55.5% |
| Jimmmy R Garson | $19,831 | $3,560 | -82% |
| Richard Anderson | $2,475 | $3,548 | 43.4% |
| Rita Krusemark | $3,523 | $2,447 | -30.5% |
| Ron Butler-Ron L Butler Living Trust | $0 | $2,446 | -- |
| Cunningham Cattle Company | $14,814 | $2,440 | -83.5% |
| Mollee Gilgen | $8,899 | $2,391 | -73.1% |
| George W Gill Rev Trust | $3,314 | $2,351 | -29.1% |
| Sarah Elizabeth Dalles | $11,561 | $2,338 | -79.8% |
| Raymond L. Ruggles | $10,153 | $2,290 | -77.4% |
| Misty J. Gehle | $4,549 | $2,198 | -51.7% |
| Mountain Family, LLC | $5,603 | $2,097 | -62.6% |
| Christopher M. Donnelly | $20,402 | $2,056 | -89.9% |
| Alan Reed | $10,044 | $2,046 | -79.6% |
| Sandra L. Crawford | $2,021 | $2,021 | 0% |
| Melody G. Julian | $3,571 | $1,832 | -48.7% |
| Terry J. Hahn | $5,383 | $1,708 | -68.3% |
| Carmen L. Roth | $2,878 | $1,670 | -42% |
| Talbott Ranch, Inc. | $8,052 | $1,635 | -79.7% |
| Jim Clay | $4,459 | $1,589 | -64.4% |
| Evan L. Snowberger | $4,301 | $1,523 | -64.6% |
| Ralph Brokaw | $8,282 | $1,494 | -82% |
| Harkins Farms, LLP | $2,752 | $1,406 | -48.9% |
| Whitmire Farm, LLC | $2,100 | $1,404 | -33.1% |
| Tanya Madden | $4,444 | $1,382 | -68.9% |
| Richard Michael Tyner | $6,182 | $1,374 | -77.8% |
| Andrew Edwin Rueb Rev Trust 2 JR | $2,202 | $1,164 | -47.1% |
| Barbara Schumaker R. Tr | $2,201 | $1,162 | -47.2% |
| William a Gern - Gern Revocable Trust | $4,708 | $1,155 | -75.5% |
| Joseph David Paumer | $5,511 | $1,126 | -79.6% |
| Seth R Sweley | $1,181 | $1,072 | -9.2% |
| Deryl J. Sweat | $0 | $1,069 | -- |
| Murry Jackson Tyner | $4,906 | $1,046 | -78.7% |
| Shirley Hansen | $5,330 | $1,046 | -80.4% |
| Benjamin Butkus | $3,520 | $1,020 | -71% |
| Todd Tyler Hummel | $4,191 | $996 | -76.2% |
| Larry Barc4, LLC | $5,500 | $942 | -82.9% |
| Dalelynn Marie Meyer | $1,108 | $903 | -18.5% |
| Luann M. Beach | $3,138 | $896 | -71.4% |
| David Schroeder | $1,758 | $887 | -49.5% |
| Marland Wickersham | $795 | $856 | 7.7% |
| Michael Richard Weisenburger | $832 | $832 | 0% |
| Eli A. Pierson | $3,675 | $824 | -77.6% |
| Bryan Brodersen | $1,053 | $799 | -24.1% |
| Scott Lake | $3,881 | $764 | -80.3% |
| Christina Victoria Kats - Christina Victoria Kats Living Trustee | $1,704 | $746 | -56.2% |
| Bernard Boersma | $1,525 | $659 | -56.8% |
| Benjamin Scott Roemeling | $5,125 | $658 | -87.2% |
| Wendi Miller | $1,087 | $582 | -46.5% |
| Ryan O Nupen | $0 | $556 | -- |
| Nathan Keith | $587 | $408 | -30.5% |
| Timothy D. Senske | $1,562 | $402 | -74.3% |
| William R. Jolley | $700 | $401 | -42.7% |
| Cindy K. Baysinger | $623 | $359 | -42.4% |
| Hand Holdings Family Revocable Trust | $0 | $349 | -- |
| Megan E. Lund | $1,507 | $344 | -77.2% |
| Carol Priefert | $1,534 | $235 | -84.7% |
| Emerson N Lupton, LLC | $280 | $194 | -30.7% |
| Norman Eugene Boese and Vicky Jean Boese Family Trust | $0 | $179 | -- |
| M. E. Johnson | $351 | $171 | -51.3% |
| Hannah Wilson | $505 | $128 | -74.7% |
| Jessica Parker | $2,895 | $121 | -95.8% |
| Kolby S. Fenster | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Patrick Parker | $2,996 | $121 | -96% |
| Alec S. McKillip | $1,102 | $0 | -100% |
| Blakes Lazy River, LLC | $141 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley Kent Walgren | $121 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Bryan Brodersen | $505 | $0 | -100% |
| Dalelynn Polson | $799 | $0 | -100% |
| Diamond E Ranch, Inc. | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Hand Holdings Family Revocable Trustee | $351 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackson de Piero | $9,227 | $0 | -100% |
| John Benson Farms, LLC | $25,363 | $0 | -100% |
| John Benson-John B Benson Revocab | $11,264 | $0 | -100% |
| John Vandel | $986 | $0 | -100% |
| Kern Family Holdings, LLC | $3,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Ann Chancellor | $3,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Ruggles | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman Eugene Boese and Vicky Jea | $365 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Clayton Van Pelt Testamen | $6,102 | $0 | -100% |
| Tammy Niswender | $743 | $0 | -100% |
| Tel Latigo Parmely | $21,930 | $0 | -100% |
| William H. Spires | $2,016 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,207,747 | $1,480,729 | -53.8% |
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