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In 2021, 228 farmers in cities within Lewis and Clark County received a total of $4 million in 431 farm subsidies, a 51.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.2 million in 596 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 Lewis and Clark County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Natural Resources & Conservation Trust Land Manageme | $0 | $586,708 | -- |
| Tyler G. Stephens | $295,603 | $278,216 | -5.9% |
| Robert E. Stephens Jr. | $276,771 | $248,893 | -10.1% |
| Schmechel Farming Partnership | $0 | $184,057 | -- |
| The Nature Conservancy | $144,891 | $150,000 | 3.5% |
| ELK Creek Colony, Inc. | $784,684 | $146,944 | -81.3% |
| William J. Foster Jr. | $380,763 | $142,628 | -62.5% |
| Mitzi Stephens | $161,150 | $132,262 | -17.9% |
| Running W Cattle Company | $150,110 | $103,199 | -31.3% |
| Round Grove Ranch Company | $156,511 | $96,000 | -38.7% |
| Blenton Ranch Company | $205,846 | $88,262 | -57.1% |
| Diehl Ranch Company | $127,870 | $80,740 | -36.9% |
| Kelly & Scott Robertson Partnership, LLP | $0 | $63,341 | -- |
| Tee Bar Ranch Company | $180,332 | $53,143 | -70.5% |
| Humboldt Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Missouri Ranches, Inc. | $49,599 | $49,529 | -0.1% |
| Sieben Ranch Company | $250,118 | $46,336 | -81.5% |
| Cash Coulee, Ltd. | $47,223 | $44,640 | -5.5% |
| Brad Aklestad | $28,674 | $43,040 | 50.1% |
| Sieben Livestock Company | $292,712 | $39,972 | -86.3% |
| Brenda K. Haseman | $37,754 | $36,577 | -3.1% |
| Robert B. Haseman | $37,754 | $36,577 | -3.1% |
| Kelly Brothers Ranch, LLC | $41,603 | $36,397 | -12.5% |
| Gary Dobler | $42,661 | $34,053 | -20.2% |
| Justin C. Krause | $65,998 | $33,981 | -48.5% |
| Jeffrey Scott Haas | $41,342 | $31,727 | -23.3% |
| Linda Converse | $37,870 | $30,953 | -18.3% |
| Soap Creek Cattle Company | $139,007 | $30,159 | -78.3% |
| Chevallier Ranch Company | $104,537 | $30,090 | -71.2% |
| Freeman Ranch, LLC | $58,389 | $28,576 | -51.1% |
| Fladland, Inc. | $29,102 | $28,058 | -3.6% |
| Eagle Butte Grain Partners | $35,933 | $27,961 | -22.2% |
| Laura J Kasseth-King | $26,788 | $25,367 | -5.3% |
| Kenneth Kops | $12,994 | $25,296 | 94.7% |
| James T. Weisner | $25,669 | $25,164 | -2% |
| William G. Gehring | $32,586 | $23,475 | -28% |
| John L. King | $24,604 | $23,183 | -5.8% |
| Marvin Ratcliff | $36,398 | $22,089 | -39.3% |
| Barrett Land & Livestock Company | $141,772 | $21,979 | -84.5% |
| Cobb Charolais Ranch, Inc. | $94,954 | $20,042 | -78.9% |
| Prickly Pear Simmental Ranch, LLP | $66,666 | $18,920 | -71.6% |
| Merle D. Morris | $76,997 | $18,901 | -75.5% |
| John Potter | $22,927 | $18,868 | -17.7% |
| Estate of T Michael Grady | $0 | $18,727 | -- |
| Mardella D Whitmore Living Trust | $18,491 | $18,491 | 0% |
| Jeffrey J. Sundheim | $0 | $18,457 | -- |
| Alexander J. Dooling | $39,773 | $18,414 | -53.7% |
| John J Maxness | $22,200 | $17,929 | -19.2% |
| Carol A. Troy | $27,253 | $16,514 | -39.4% |
| Goff's Farm, Inc. | $28,039 | $14,793 | -47.2% |
| Darlene Lotton Hollingshead | $10,966 | $14,634 | 33.4% |
| H T S, Inc. | $37,266 | $14,046 | -62.3% |
| John Novotny | $45,520 | $13,823 | -69.6% |
| Jacqueline Brown | $12,705 | $13,201 | 3.9% |
| Dan Freeman | $0 | $13,090 | -- |
| Ronald W Neckstad | $13,045 | $13,046 | 0% |
| XX Bar Farm & Ranch, LLC | $28,353 | $12,117 | -57.3% |
| David R. Baum | $19,378 | $11,921 | -38.5% |
| Bradley S Wigen | $7,338 | $11,599 | 58.1% |
| Logan Brower | $0 | $11,479 | -- |
| Rochelle Brower | $0 | $11,479 | -- |
| Chris Marks, Inc. | $17,909 | $10,810 | -39.6% |
| David J. Brown | $31,981 | $10,406 | -67.5% |
| Bley Farms, Inc. | $14,258 | $10,262 | -28% |
| M & M Farms, LLC | $13,020 | $9,655 | -25.8% |
| Robert Newhall | $0 | $9,380 | -- |
| Rosanna G. Morris | $22,673 | $9,362 | -58.7% |
| Susan Egbert | $19,197 | $8,844 | -53.9% |
| Edward Chevallier | $39,270 | $8,780 | -77.6% |
| Kelly Hanson | $18,423 | $8,780 | -52.3% |
| Juedeman Seven Mile, LLC | $10,660 | $8,722 | -18.2% |
| Wayne J. Schottler | $8,660 | $8,660 | 0% |
| Richard Scherrer | $0 | $8,464 | -- |
| Bouma - Mckeith Partnership | $8,006 | $8,006 | 0% |
| Peterson Family Trust | $7,755 | $7,755 | 0% |
| James E. Leitzke | $17,061 | $7,466 | -56.2% |
| Wheeler Farms | $21,468 | $7,279 | -66.1% |
| Sharen Robertson | $8,436 | $7,240 | -14.2% |
| Randy A. Wangerin | $0 | $7,207 | -- |
| Shirley J. Warehime | $7,093 | $7,131 | 0.5% |
| John W. Krause Jr. | $18,249 | $7,042 | -61.4% |
| Engebrecht Farms, LLC | $42,801 | $6,885 | -83.9% |
| Thomas M. Lipp | $6,674 | $6,674 | 0% |
| Loperone, LLC | $5,874 | $6,573 | 11.9% |
| Charles F. Nemec Jr. | $6,477 | $6,477 | 0% |
| Alex Lynn Schillinger | $1,571 | $6,320 | 302.3% |
| Jan E. Langel | $8,137 | $6,318 | -22.4% |
| Rob W. Krause | $6,007 | $6,007 | 0% |
| Budger Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $5,944 | -- |
| Mark Heimann | $5,566 | $5,914 | 6.3% |
| Ridgeline, LLC | $8,236 | $5,721 | -30.5% |
| Red Fern Farm, LLC | $2,314 | $5,688 | 145.8% |
| Karl Christians | $17,402 | $5,646 | -67.6% |
| Amber Holmes | $1,212 | $5,604 | 362.4% |
| Warren Norton | $6,134 | $5,534 | -9.8% |
| Janice L. Clinard | $9,585 | $5,455 | -43.1% |
| Sharlee Hamilton | $24,726 | $5,121 | -79.3% |
| Les L Pannetier | $11,349 | $5,109 | -55% |
| Michael L. Arnst | $4,973 | $4,973 | 0% |
| Margaret M Noyce Revocable Trust | $19,780 | $4,960 | -74.9% |
| Patrick J. Novak | $10,930 | $4,865 | -55.5% |
| Jackson Bros Farming, LLC | $0 | $4,840 | -- |
| Wayne Hunt | $4,816 | $4,816 | 0% |
| William David Harris | $6,442 | $4,745 | -26.3% |
| Kyle R. Geise | $8,172 | $4,657 | -43% |
| Tucker Morris | $29,479 | $4,636 | -84.3% |
| Gene Swanson | $26,004 | $4,529 | -82.6% |
| Joann Hanson | $11,511 | $4,495 | -61% |
| Steve Pilcher | $5,360 | $4,243 | -20.8% |
| Travis Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $52,800 | $4,200 | -92% |
| Rigler Family, LLC | $4,787 | $3,976 | -16.9% |
| Pamela Graham | $948 | $3,860 | 307.2% |
| Kraig R. Lang | $0 | $3,787 | -- |
| Wickens Family Farm & Ranch Trust | $1,464 | $3,744 | 155.7% |
| Billmayer Ranch, LLC | $11,275 | $3,683 | -67.3% |
| Otto T. Johnson | $7,479 | $3,617 | -51.6% |
| George E. Cawlfield | $4,704 | $3,588 | -23.7% |
| Joann McCloskey | $3,505 | $3,498 | -0.2% |
| Michael J. Lindner | $4,745 | $3,452 | -27.2% |
| Dale-Dale Harms Living Trust | $2,831 | $3,182 | 12.4% |
| Ty C. Wells | $15,857 | $3,164 | -80% |
| Russell Ratcliff | $6,224 | $3,089 | -50.4% |
| Priest Butte Farm, Inc. | $2,890 | $2,890 | 0% |
| Ray B. Beck | $2,728 | $2,728 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Myles | $13,002 | $2,666 | -79.5% |
| Vicki McCall | $2,636 | $2,636 | 0% |
| Diane Diane D Larson Rev Trust Dated D Larson | $2,600 | $2,600 | 0% |
| Scott A. Owens | $8,626 | $2,572 | -70.2% |
| Kevin Kirley | $2,944 | $2,534 | -13.9% |
| Barbara Krause | $17,328 | $2,497 | -85.6% |
| Beverly Scherr | $1,199 | $2,456 | 104.8% |
| Kent Mosher | $11,429 | $2,365 | -79.3% |
| Charrissa Bailey | $0 | $2,342 | -- |
| Deloris I Nerlin | $3,574 | $2,328 | -34.9% |
| Ellen K. Murphy | $2,930 | $2,273 | -22.4% |
| Krysti L. Krall | $3,135 | $2,196 | -30% |
| Margaret a Duezabou | $7,355 | $2,164 | -70.6% |
| Ray D. Brekke | $11,809 | $2,134 | -81.9% |
| Justin Hamilton | $9,768 | $2,039 | -79.1% |
| Sharon M. Ellis | $3,869 | $2,023 | -47.7% |
| Bonnie Kops | $2,450 | $1,919 | -21.7% |
| Sue Heavirland | $0 | $1,903 | -- |
| Mary Verploegen | $2,616 | $1,867 | -28.6% |
| Janice Anderson | $2,252 | $1,829 | -18.8% |
| Greg Egbert | $19,433 | $1,708 | -91.2% |
| Rodney Demontigny | $5,594 | $1,663 | -70.3% |
| Greg Eby | $8,118 | $1,655 | -79.6% |
| Jodi L. Wigen | $1,923 | $1,596 | -17% |
| Cordingley Properties, Inc. | $6,589 | $1,555 | -76.4% |
| Kallee J Grovom | $2,640 | $1,528 | -42.1% |
| Constance R Skiftun | $1,873 | $1,469 | -21.6% |
| Melvin D. Hamilton | $4,143 | $1,465 | -64.6% |
| Dan Barrett | $19,068 | $1,449 | -92.4% |
| Joseph Dean Croghan | $730 | $1,437 | 96.8% |
| Barbara J. McPherson | $1,439 | $1,426 | -0.9% |
| Stephen B. Moore | $1,782 | $1,377 | -22.7% |
| Vincent I. Cargile | $4,587 | $1,361 | -70.3% |
| Kurt Geise | $1,965 | $1,306 | -33.5% |
| Susan Salzsieder | $1,269 | $1,294 | 2% |
| Patricia A. McNamee | $2,601 | $1,272 | -51.1% |
| Joshua McKay | $3,947 | $1,271 | -67.8% |
| Jon M. Harms | $1,437 | $1,266 | -11.9% |
| Wanda Rumley | $1,268 | $1,260 | -0.6% |
| Donald Hurni | $934 | $1,245 | 33.3% |
| Tucker G. Mills | $1,724 | $1,183 | -31.4% |
| Knight Bros, LLC | $10,715 | $1,090 | -89.8% |
| Michael S. McLeod | $1,088 | $1,088 | 0% |
| Barbara G. Slunaker | $1,980 | $1,058 | -46.6% |
| Cayuse Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $3,661 | $1,033 | -71.8% |
| Neal Lloyd | $4,122 | $1,002 | -75.7% |
| John G. Lorenz | $3,732 | $994 | -73.4% |
| Thomas E. Ulrich | $1,915 | $987 | -48.5% |
| Troy D. Wheeler | $6,005 | $983 | -83.6% |
| Terry Dunlap | $0 | $981 | -- |
| Stephen Balgeman | $9,957 | $880 | -91.2% |
| Will Barrett | $11,625 | $862 | -92.6% |
| Jeff Stefanik | $4,140 | $852 | -79.4% |
| Chance D. Merrill | $3,630 | $820 | -77.4% |
| Doug Ferris | $5,451 | $805 | -85.2% |
| Gehring Ranch Corporation | $1,029 | $792 | -23% |
| Corrine Victoria Twedt | $1,690 | $790 | -53.3% |
| Hildegarde Krumm | $787 | $787 | 0% |
| Joshua Woyen Doely | $4,048 | $786 | -80.6% |
| Roy Hemry | $1,071 | $763 | -28.8% |
| Rocky J. Forseth | $3,356 | $746 | -77.8% |
| Chase Erickson | $6,322 | $744 | -88.2% |
| Janell Van Diest | $3,311 | $742 | -77.6% |
| Donald L. Hilger | $3,575 | $738 | -79.4% |
| Patrick Trammelle | $3,942 | $738 | -81.3% |
| Kerry Bartlett | $2,778 | $737 | -73.5% |
| David C. Wood | $3,091 | $725 | -76.5% |
| Robert A. Garber | $1,186 | $704 | -40.6% |
| Made-It Home Ranch, LLC | $1,001 | $651 | -35% |
| Willard J. Padden | $0 | $650 | -- |
| Judith A. Halm | $968 | $647 | -33.2% |
| Robert H. Wetzel | $0 | $640 | -- |
| Richard L. Tryan | $3,586 | $571 | -84.1% |
| Gordon C. Peterson | $713 | $555 | -22.2% |
| Lori Cross | $1,503 | $546 | -63.7% |
| Dore Schwinden | $736 | $545 | -26% |
| Tamara Laib | $4,899 | $536 | -89.1% |
| Janet Brown | $0 | $442 | -- |
| Kari Ceaicovschi | $0 | $438 | -- |
| Nancy Hughes | $774 | $436 | -43.7% |
| Margaret Krushensky Family Trust | $435 | $435 | 0% |
| Earl F. Griffith | $750 | $429 | -42.8% |
| Jerome Steiner Jr. | $63 | $425 | 574.6% |
| Jami Fawcett | $465 | $413 | -11.2% |
| Delvin Gebhardt | $728 | $379 | -47.9% |
| Connie J. Onstad | $459 | $349 | -24% |
| David K. Covert | $459 | $349 | -24% |
| Monty Viall | $0 | $343 | -- |
| Morgan Skyles Family, LLC | $296 | $327 | 10.5% |
| Walter L. Johnson | $635 | $317 | -50.1% |
| Vicki A. Horton | $330 | $281 | -14.8% |
| Trevin Pappas | $133 | $276 | 107.5% |
| Richard M & Mary Louise Weddle Fam Liv Trustee | $640 | $275 | -57% |
| James Leazenby | $1,210 | $260 | -78.5% |
| Nick Schwinden | $422 | $215 | -49.1% |
| Nevin T. Guderian | $0 | $212 | -- |
| Shoshone Hills, LLP | $337 | $188 | -44.2% |
| Joseph Michael Corcoran Sr. | $360 | $176 | -51.1% |
| Ron M. Johnson | $154 | $119 | -22.7% |
| Katherine Talley | $130 | $87 | -33.1% |
| Janet Sperry - Janet Sperry Family Trust | $0 | $86 | -- |
| William J Schweyen | $62 | $62 | 0% |
| Patricia Casne | $63 | $32 | -49.2% |
| Ronald J Brohman Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $7 | -- |
| Fechter Farms, LLC | $3,053 | $0 | -100% |
| George Keel | $10,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Glacier County Honey Company | $34,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl Moldenhauer | $1,728 | $0 | -100% |
| Corbin Francis Knight | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| David T. Souter | $4,728 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Julia Neckstad | $4,686 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon L. Larson | $6,734 | $0 | -100% |
| Ivan George Cayko | $14,481 | $0 | -100% |
| Jule Walker | $7,687 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Diehl | $1,056 | $0 | -100% |
| Nevin T. Guderian | $433 | $0 | -100% |
| Sundby Farm, LLC | $7,347 | $0 | -100% |
| Adeline Rasmussen Revocable Trust | $2,305 | $0 | -100% |
| Adrienna Hines | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Aran Isles, LLC | $29,152 | $0 | -100% |
| Cherrycreek Orchard, LLC | $3,421 | $0 | -100% |
| Clyde Ross Kendall | $38,342 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Gill | $4,103 | $0 | -100% |
| CP, Inc. | $4,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel G. Kokoruda | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel O Neckstad | $619 | $0 | -100% |
| Dawn Henriksen Barnes | $131 | $0 | -100% |
| Department of Natural Resources & Conse | $1,206,634 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy Barton | $240 | $0 | -100% |
| Floran Clifford Higgins | $7,314 | $0 | -100% |
| Floweree Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $305,331 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Obermueller Trust | $3,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Knutson | $5,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey A. Patten | $1,293 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph J. Zimmerman | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua Estes-Kemmerer | $24,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Bagley | $959 | $0 | -100% |
| Karl A. Apple | $3,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Katie Proctor | $2,204 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly & Scott Robertson Partnersh | $30,506 | $0 | -100% |
| Kj'n Ranch, Inc. | $5,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Labonte Diamond D Farms, LLC | $20,729 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Waid | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. O'Connor | $1,088 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Robert Birkland | $1,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Spokas | $101,657 | $0 | -100% |
| Montana Department of Natural Res | $491 | $0 | -100% |
| Montana Livestock Agent Credit, Inc. | $129,631 | $0 | -100% |
| Monte Dean Egeland | $2,443 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy Godolphin | $10,259 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Klinski | $364 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Sturdevant | $185 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald J Brohman Revocable Living | $5 | $0 | -100% |
| Samantha Knutson | $5,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Gulick | $11,975 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry E. Turner | $3,198 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Zimmerman | $2,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas G. Rediske | $1,191 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis Hottell | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Waltham Flat Family Part, Ltd. | $6,332 | $0 | -100% |
| Wild Grass Wagyu, LLC | $22,771 | $0 | -100% |
| Winifred M. Apple | $3,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol A. Bucher | $1,231 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,212,912 | $4,010,451 | -51.2% |
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