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In 2021, 51 farmers in cities within Granite County received a total of $778,770 in 100 farm subsidies, a 39.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 118 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manley Family Limited Partnership | $86,458 | $86,249 | -0.2% |
| Amadeo F. Angelo | $83,579 | $63,045 | -24.6% |
| Leland Dutch Weaver | $58,474 | $53,965 | -7.7% |
| Rock Creek Land & Cattle Ranch, LLC | $0 | $48,528 | -- |
| William Dingwall Company | $55,252 | $42,221 | -23.6% |
| Edward a Dallaserra | $77,548 | $41,495 | -46.5% |
| Rocking Chair Ranch, Inc. | $63,844 | $38,655 | -39.5% |
| Timothy Hans Luthje | $49,352 | $34,355 | -30.4% |
| Bohrnsen Land & Cattle Company | $35,930 | $31,630 | -12% |
| Verlanic Ranch, LLC | $123,227 | $29,947 | -75.7% |
| Marshall Creek Ranch, Inc. | $44,366 | $29,398 | -33.7% |
| Thomas J. Sanders | $30,470 | $25,168 | -17.4% |
| Neel's Angus, LLC | $0 | $22,474 | -- |
| Charles P. Parke | $69,186 | $18,518 | -73.2% |
| Mcgowan Ranch, LLP | $20,730 | $15,780 | -23.9% |
| Neal Clark | $14,679 | $14,583 | -0.7% |
| Peterson Joint Venture | $18,369 | $13,847 | -24.6% |
| Mark Jensen | $26,360 | $13,654 | -48.2% |
| Neil Benson | $16,500 | $13,588 | -17.6% |
| Larry Clark | $13,376 | $13,359 | -0.1% |
| Lyon Ranch, LLC | $26,215 | $12,861 | -50.9% |
| Nick D. Kesler | $21,890 | $12,811 | -41.5% |
| David Hauptman | $35,957 | $11,520 | -68% |
| Castle Rock Cattle Company, LLC | $16,244 | $11,369 | -30% |
| John H. Buck | $3,395 | $10,382 | 205.8% |
| Matthew Neel | $49,555 | $10,129 | -79.6% |
| Tanner Jensen | $12,100 | $8,503 | -29.7% |
| CM Livestock, LLC | $5,004 | $6,929 | 38.5% |
| Terrence Bolton | $9,611 | $5,118 | -46.7% |
| Christina Johnson | $6,116 | $5,020 | -17.9% |
| Kyle Greany | $17,303 | $3,474 | -79.9% |
| Cedar Lane Ranch, Inc. | $16,696 | $3,325 | -80.1% |
| Bohrnsen Ranches, Inc. | $9,372 | $3,259 | -65.2% |
| Clare E. Bloom | $3,377 | $3,246 | -3.9% |
| Monica Prince | $11,187 | $2,744 | -75.5% |
| Mary Ellen McGowan | $0 | $2,327 | -- |
| Calvin Mentzer | $10,816 | $2,189 | -79.8% |
| J T Ranches, LLC | $2,840 | $1,880 | -33.8% |
| Tony E. Caldwell | $8,767 | $1,766 | -79.9% |
| Ronald A. Wetsch | $7,286 | $1,564 | -78.5% |
| Bradley Radtke | $924 | $1,176 | 27.3% |
| Thunder Mile Ranch, LLC | $0 | $1,120 | -- |
| Waldbillig Ranch, LLC | $5,357 | $1,094 | -79.6% |
| James H. Henderson | $4,664 | $1,028 | -78% |
| Merri J. Henderson | $2,849 | $658 | -76.9% |
| Parke, LLC | $0 | $631 | -- |
| Kendall Pfeiffer - Pfeiffer Family Trust | $0 | $628 | -- |
| Shawn A. Wetsch | $3,124 | $623 | -80.1% |
| Jill Todd Waldbillig | $743 | $419 | -43.6% |
| Rivercrest West Ranch 2013-2021, Inc. | $0 | $328 | -- |
| Deborah Jean Kolbeck | $2,166 | $190 | -91.2% |
| Justin A. Wetsch | $1,530 | $0 | -100% |
| Rivercrest West Ranch, Inc. | $37,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Kendall Pfeiffer | $1,195 | $0 | -100% |
| Rock Creek Land & Cattle Ranch LL | $55,299 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas G. Graham | $7,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,284,302 | $778,770 | -39.4% |
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