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In 2021, 90 farmers in cities within Powell County received a total of $1.4 million in 174 farm subsidies, a 36% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.2 million in 212 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Anderson Farm Limited PRT | $162,255 | $99,905 | -38.4% |
| Bignell Angus Ranch, Inc. | $96,848 | $88,157 | -9% |
| Daniel J. Kelley | $125,065 | $87,521 | -30% |
| Graveley Brothers, LLC. | $99,323 | $82,431 | -17% |
| Veebaray Company | $0 | $70,505 | -- |
| Sun Mountain Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Mcintosh Ranch, LLP | $68,344 | $52,700 | -22.9% |
| Earl Stucky | $67,606 | $51,435 | -23.9% |
| 2-Bar Ranch Limited Partnership | $109,089 | $45,797 | -58% |
| Ted R. Beck | $65,174 | $42,515 | -34.8% |
| John Bignell | $37,586 | $38,800 | 3.2% |
| 4 Bar E Family Limited Partnershi | $17,808 | $35,616 | 100% |
| Melany Mannix | $36,960 | $33,789 | -8.6% |
| Quigley Ranch Company | $70,136 | $30,389 | -56.7% |
| John Paul Price | $41,611 | $29,541 | -29% |
| Perkins Ranch, LLC | $56,771 | $28,210 | -50.3% |
| Donald Walter Dw Beck | $33,187 | $27,302 | -17.7% |
| Grieco Family Limited Partnership | $28,353 | $25,978 | -8.4% |
| Lone Tree Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $25,467 | -- |
| Mcqueary Ranch Partnership | $50,314 | $23,848 | -52.6% |
| Aspen Grove Ranch, LLC | $24,465 | $21,748 | -11.1% |
| Vanisko Ranches, Inc. | $69,150 | $21,158 | -69.4% |
| John P. Senecal | $23,100 | $20,290 | -12.2% |
| Western Montana Land & Livestock, LLC | $0 | $20,167 | -- |
| Broken Circle Ranch Company, Inc. | $59,691 | $19,349 | -67.6% |
| Benson Brothers | $19,250 | $19,250 | 0% |
| John J. Senecal | $24,592 | $18,879 | -23.2% |
| William O. Pauley | $32,876 | $18,506 | -43.7% |
| Bruce Benson | $0 | $16,933 | -- |
| Henry J Kerttula | $17,171 | $15,380 | -10.4% |
| James E. Bignell | $0 | $14,425 | -- |
| Brandy J. Davis | $17,183 | $14,294 | -16.8% |
| Graveley Black Mountain Ranch, LLC | $71,881 | $14,233 | -80.2% |
| Michael L. Goettle | $16,522 | $13,908 | -15.8% |
| William Joe Applegate | $68,667 | $12,505 | -81.8% |
| David M. Beck | $47,824 | $10,680 | -77.7% |
| Gerald Lyle Knight | $30,595 | $10,070 | -67.1% |
| Connie Jo Webb | $3,773 | $9,106 | 141.3% |
| George M. Reistad | $17,890 | $7,780 | -56.5% |
| Monte McNally | $10,582 | $7,449 | -29.6% |
| Garnet Ranch Lp | $34,958 | $7,325 | -79% |
| Rolling Stone Ranch, LLC | $0 | $7,031 | -- |
| Dennis S. Demers | $13,435 | $6,775 | -49.6% |
| Jason Smith | $31,042 | $6,732 | -78.3% |
| Terri Jo Anderson | $6,054 | $5,763 | -4.8% |
| Gail Duncan | $6,270 | $5,589 | -10.9% |
| Martin W. Dippold | $5,841 | $5,553 | -4.9% |
| Tom Heggelund | $0 | $5,403 | -- |
| Mr. Ryan W. Ueland | $0 | $4,996 | -- |
| Paul H. Webb | $26,802 | $4,960 | -81.5% |
| K&B Land and Cattle Company | $0 | $4,662 | -- |
| Kaehl Berg | $29,668 | $4,515 | -84.8% |
| Reece Price | $0 | $4,468 | -- |
| Robert D. Sackman | $5,764 | $3,485 | -39.5% |
| Louis F. Smith | $15,524 | $3,362 | -78.3% |
| Steve Brown | $0 | $3,255 | -- |
| Hunt Livestock, LLC | $0 | $2,927 | -- |
| Twyla Knight | $39,180 | $2,766 | -92.9% |
| Rip J Berg | $2,417 | $2,765 | 14.4% |
| Carolyn R. Smith | $3,471 | $2,197 | -36.7% |
| Joe Berzel, Inc. | $8,472 | $2,193 | -74.1% |
| Ethan J. Johnston | $3,399 | $1,777 | -47.7% |
| Christensen Family 2009 Rev Trust | $0 | $1,773 | -- |
| Margaret Mary Beck | $1,489 | $1,723 | 15.7% |
| Kurt N. Brekke | $3,126 | $1,683 | -46.2% |
| Jackee Beck | $1,180 | $1,573 | 33.3% |
| Murphy Angus Ranch, LLC | $7,995 | $1,553 | -80.6% |
| Quin Rasmussen | $0 | $1,553 | -- |
| Dan A. McQueary | $0 | $1,550 | -- |
| Jon Cahill | $6,204 | $1,264 | -79.6% |
| Carter J. Bignell | $5,900 | $1,180 | -80% |
| William Michael Applegate | $6,663 | $1,125 | -83.1% |
| Allen D. Bard | $925 | $1,124 | 21.5% |
| Knight Bros, LLC | $0 | $1,090 | -- |
| Red Eye Rodeo, LLC | $1,947 | $1,018 | -47.7% |
| Travis Goettle | $4,774 | $931 | -80.5% |
| Solo Show Stock, LLC | $5,932 | $920 | -84.5% |
| Janice Hicks | $1,019 | $809 | -20.6% |
| Kramer Ranch, LLC | $1,705 | $734 | -57% |
| William L. Mosier Jr. | $697 | $536 | -23.1% |
| Triangle H Livestock, LLC | $1,650 | $532 | -67.8% |
| Pamela Beck Hirsch | $692 | $441 | -36.3% |
| Charles Rodney Gilman | $2,156 | $408 | -81.1% |
| Richard 'dick' Perkins | $0 | $393 | -- |
| Patricia Fogarty | $486 | $375 | -22.8% |
| Timothy R. Swanberg | $431 | $232 | -46.2% |
| William Lombardi | $1,141 | $215 | -81.2% |
| Shannon Marie Nielsen | $0 | $114 | -- |
| Crosswinds Club Lambs, LLC | $2,384 | $66 | -97.2% |
| Courtney Quigley Berg | $605 | $37 | -93.9% |
| John Henry Price | $7,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Beverly A. Smith | $986 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Gene R. Burt | $9,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Jodi L. Pauley | $1,737 | $0 | -100% |
| Lourlie Horswill | $849 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Smith | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy Beck | $626 | $0 | -100% |
| R Bar N Ranch, LLC | $70,889 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Nielsen | $572 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Rainville | $1,332 | $0 | -100% |
| Tucker M. Kramer | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Western Montana Land & Livestock | $54,985 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. Robinson | $20,445 | $0 | -100% |
| Dick Perkins | $814 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan M. Meiler | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Murphy | $258 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,189,523 | $1,402,342 | -36% |
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