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In 2021, 169 farmers in cities within Broadwater County received a total of $2.5 million in 366 farm subsidies, a 45.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.6 million in 479 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 Broadwater County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis W. Williams | $170,808 | $118,360 | -30.7% |
| Wild Grass Wagyu - Avalanche Ranch LLC, LLC | $0 | $101,176 | -- |
| Clark Ranch, LLC | $125,100 | $83,572 | -33.2% |
| Winston Livestock Company | $119,027 | $78,884 | -33.7% |
| Plymale Brothers, LLP | $89,871 | $78,607 | -12.5% |
| Joseph P. Nelson | $103,812 | $72,959 | -29.7% |
| Flynn Hay & Grain, LLC | $85,890 | $60,468 | -29.6% |
| Hidden Hollow Hideaway Cattle & Guest Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $59,997 | -- |
| Kitto Ranch, LLC | $79,626 | $58,803 | -26.2% |
| Greg Field | $69,160 | $57,828 | -16.4% |
| Double C Farms, LLC | $73,335 | $55,493 | -24.3% |
| Thomas F. O'Donnell | $69,806 | $53,239 | -23.7% |
| Robert J. Graveley | $107,743 | $52,737 | -51.1% |
| Hahn Ranch | $165,632 | $50,855 | -69.3% |
| Leonard H Lambott | $31,424 | $50,511 | 60.7% |
| Pamela K Lambott | $31,424 | $50,511 | 60.7% |
| Thomas J. Williams | $78,404 | $50,122 | -36.1% |
| Shearer Ranch, LLC | $59,211 | $48,576 | -18% |
| Howard Hensley | $57,964 | $48,547 | -16.2% |
| Flynn Ranch, Inc. | $170,535 | $44,653 | -73.8% |
| 6L, LLC | $58,511 | $41,072 | -29.8% |
| Kimpton Ranch Company | $43,383 | $40,679 | -6.2% |
| Thousand Hills, LLC | $80,555 | $38,374 | -52.4% |
| Hidden Hollow Ranch | $41,528 | $36,234 | -12.7% |
| MT & L Farms, Inc. | $52,218 | $33,706 | -35.5% |
| Arnold Kolberg | $58,450 | $32,353 | -44.6% |
| RJC Farming, GP | $45,236 | $29,468 | -34.9% |
| KWWC, LLC | $27,329 | $28,804 | 5.4% |
| Spatzierath Farms, LLC | $28,461 | $28,461 | 0% |
| TRI G, Inc. | $62,910 | $28,459 | -54.8% |
| Jeffrey C. Marks | $48,712 | $28,313 | -41.9% |
| Mark E Ehlke | $62,052 | $27,880 | -55.1% |
| Theresa C. Flynn | $34,858 | $24,947 | -28.4% |
| Linda R. White | $53,095 | $24,797 | -53.3% |
| R & L Ranch Company | $36,367 | $24,061 | -33.8% |
| Cody McDaniel | $56,996 | $23,406 | -58.9% |
| Davis Bar Triangle 't' Ranch, Inc. | $28,824 | $21,262 | -26.2% |
| Andrea Jane Dabling | $9,671 | $19,773 | 104.5% |
| Michael Reuben Dabling | $9,671 | $19,773 | 104.5% |
| Scoffield Qtip Trust | $19,903 | $19,309 | -3% |
| Roger Sanderson | $76,585 | $18,668 | -75.6% |
| Connie Shindoll | $14,510 | $18,516 | 27.6% |
| Albert J. Berberet | $23,839 | $18,433 | -22.7% |
| Boyd K Iverson Cattle Company | $32,509 | $18,184 | -44.1% |
| Staubach Creek Ranch, LLC | $54,258 | $17,201 | -68.3% |
| Lary Richtmyer | $48,006 | $16,958 | -64.7% |
| Jason Noyes | $30,110 | $16,817 | -44.1% |
| Karen Noyes | $30,110 | $16,817 | -44.1% |
| CX Ranch, LLP | $17,365 | $16,695 | -3.9% |
| Robert Hoppe | $20,877 | $16,345 | -21.7% |
| Brug Farm, LLC | $27,885 | $16,269 | -41.7% |
| Al Bodle | $18,721 | $15,937 | -14.9% |
| Thomas W. Huth | $18,394 | $15,779 | -14.2% |
| Seed Source, Inc. | $23,763 | $15,535 | -34.6% |
| Allan Davies | $21,689 | $15,374 | -29.1% |
| Jean Chesley Sautter | $15,339 | $15,339 | 0% |
| Sharon Lewis | $30,778 | $15,001 | -51.3% |
| Kim Watne | $20,028 | $14,984 | -25.2% |
| Jeff Sanderson | $61,886 | $14,897 | -75.9% |
| Bill Williams Family Trust | $61,422 | $14,652 | -76.1% |
| Justin Morgan Nelson | $8,321 | $14,428 | 73.4% |
| Toby B. Dundas | $129,457 | $13,400 | -89.6% |
| Roberta a Hicks | $14,957 | $12,623 | -15.6% |
| Gillespie Ranch, LLC | $25,478 | $12,241 | -52% |
| Levi R. Demartin | $7,858 | $10,493 | 33.5% |
| Driftwood Ranch, LLC | $14,245 | $9,833 | -31% |
| Bradley G. Dundas | $15,418 | $9,342 | -39.4% |
| Baum Land & Livestock | $32,483 | $9,134 | -71.9% |
| Gary Welch | $11,026 | $8,117 | -26.4% |
| Samuel W. Antonick | $15,492 | $7,932 | -48.8% |
| Daniel D. Williams | $19,646 | $7,436 | -62.2% |
| Colin Joseph Nelson | $8,808 | $7,216 | -18.1% |
| Brittin Ann Nelson | $8,321 | $7,214 | -13.3% |
| Kelly Webb | $15,734 | $7,149 | -54.6% |
| Ernest J. Carlson | $12,460 | $7,000 | -43.8% |
| Terry J. Plummer | $5,786 | $6,925 | 19.7% |
| Gordon Sanderson | $28,919 | $6,742 | -76.7% |
| Kindle Elaine Van Dyken | $19,623 | $6,667 | -66% |
| Timothy Hensley | $21,282 | $6,657 | -68.7% |
| Gobbs Land and Mineral, LLC | $7,464 | $6,531 | -12.5% |
| Kristi G. Spoon | $30,844 | $6,385 | -79.3% |
| Hidden Hollow Hideaway Ranch, Inc. | $13,445 | $5,922 | -56% |
| Jared R. Graveley | $13,021 | $5,561 | -57.3% |
| Myron L. Mills | $7,800 | $5,452 | -30.1% |
| Flanagan & Associates, LLC. | $0 | $5,262 | -- |
| Michael Santi | $3,190 | $5,205 | 63.2% |
| Frank W. McArthur Jr. | $15,369 | $4,784 | -68.9% |
| Michael J. Anderson | $17,676 | $4,604 | -74% |
| Florence P. Brug | $22,143 | $4,565 | -79.4% |
| Michael John Ferrat | $23,299 | $4,548 | -80.5% |
| Ferrat Ranch, LLC | $0 | $4,390 | -- |
| 4 Bar a, LLP | $3,239 | $4,318 | 33.3% |
| Mathew D. Foth | $255,854 | $4,044 | -98.4% |
| Albertina Homann | $3,468 | $3,728 | 7.5% |
| Sharon Obrigewitch | $4,168 | $3,725 | -10.6% |
| Thomas a Shindoll | $3,077 | $3,612 | 17.4% |
| Mark Epperson | $3,105 | $3,591 | 15.7% |
| Allen F. McNeal | $3,104 | $3,262 | 5.1% |
| Brad Cobban | $6,689 | $3,213 | -52% |
| Herb T. Argabright | $18,093 | $3,191 | -82.4% |
| Eric Leachman | $37,012 | $2,908 | -92.1% |
| David Williams Family Trust | $1,376 | $2,569 | 86.7% |
| Rick Price | $3,026 | $2,335 | -22.8% |
| Hossfeld Living Trust | $0 | $2,208 | -- |
| Dolores Walter | $6,928 | $2,181 | -68.5% |
| Marilyn M. Barnett | $0 | $2,039 | -- |
| Joann D. Finn | $4,026 | $1,973 | -51% |
| Barbara Demartin | $11,881 | $1,810 | -84.8% |
| Aaron A. Clark | $8,413 | $1,771 | -78.9% |
| Brandon Michael Nygard | $9,603 | $1,726 | -82% |
| Koehnke and Sons | $2,505 | $1,703 | -32% |
| John Vandenacre | $1,585 | $1,657 | 4.5% |
| Raymond C. Baum | $4,680 | $1,600 | -65.8% |
| David P. Clark | $7,755 | $1,541 | -80.1% |
| Donald C. Anderson | $7,249 | $1,533 | -78.9% |
| Brian Kimpton | $6,802 | $1,488 | -78.1% |
| Rodrick Allen Cameron | $6,688 | $1,392 | -79.2% |
| Curt Diehl | $6,405 | $1,327 | -79.3% |
| Craig J. Knowles | $5,229 | $1,324 | -74.7% |
| Buck Hahn | $2,512 | $1,305 | -48% |
| Colin James Hoeffner | $6,182 | $1,288 | -79.2% |
| Zelda Lee Diehl | $6,291 | $1,284 | -79.6% |
| John C. Denison | $2,322 | $1,232 | -46.9% |
| Les Schipman | $1,987 | $1,081 | -45.6% |
| Marion Kitto | $1,416 | $1,072 | -24.3% |
| Alison J. O'Hern | $2,129 | $1,042 | -51.1% |
| Garrett Harold Frueh | $0 | $981 | -- |
| Virgil Henke | $722 | $963 | 33.4% |
| Levi Laughery | $3,047 | $872 | -71.4% |
| Cody Pesicka | $3,850 | $855 | -77.8% |
| Gail M. Vennes | $4,245 | $717 | -83.1% |
| Robert McCauley | $3,477 | $689 | -80.2% |
| Deena Gobbs | $700 | $660 | -5.7% |
| Gene May | $3,179 | $648 | -79.6% |
| Cory Bird | $5,635 | $646 | -88.5% |
| Franklin Slifka | $3,056 | $622 | -79.6% |
| R & S Wilson Ranch, LLC | $1,212 | $621 | -48.8% |
| Donald A. Hettinger | $2,755 | $600 | -78.2% |
| Lane Berberet | $0 | $592 | -- |
| Tory R. Gillespie | $3,036 | $585 | -80.7% |
| Melanie Kimpton | $2,618 | $564 | -78.5% |
| Wallace Newville | $1,606 | $491 | -69.4% |
| Dolly J. Hazel | $1,347 | $490 | -63.6% |
| James R Shindoll | $2,123 | $447 | -78.9% |
| Marie Miller | $0 | $434 | -- |
| Edwin W. Watson | $0 | $413 | -- |
| James J. Conner | $754 | $393 | -47.9% |
| Scott Mostad | $2,046 | $388 | -81% |
| Tracy L. Kaler | $1,892 | $377 | -80.1% |
| David C. Cazier | $675 | $370 | -45.2% |
| Romo Ranch, LLC | $1,551 | $359 | -76.9% |
| Monteil Land & Cattle, LLC | $591 | $358 | -39.4% |
| Chad A. Graveley | $3,670 | $345 | -90.6% |
| Kenneth J. Graveley | $3,213 | $330 | -89.7% |
| Warren Flynn | $1,012 | $302 | -70.2% |
| Charles Plymale | $1,452 | $301 | -79.3% |
| Claudette Hohn | $273 | $273 | 0% |
| Gobbs Pheasant Ridge Ranch, LLC | $2,125 | $250 | -88.2% |
| Robert W. Bodle | $1,122 | $246 | -78.1% |
| Angela G Eidse | $401 | $243 | -39.4% |
| Jason A. Kool | $0 | $222 | -- |
| Michael A. Huth | $1,001 | $222 | -77.8% |
| James D. Nelson | $451 | $206 | -54.3% |
| Bradley T. Bodle | $935 | $197 | -78.9% |
| Richard D. Anderson | $0 | $190 | -- |
| Kellie McBride | $412 | $188 | -54.4% |
| Robert Hollister | $230 | $171 | -25.7% |
| Thomas W. Helm | $130 | $103 | -20.8% |
| Travis Blatter | $396 | $90 | -77.3% |
| Andrew John Ferrat | $1,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Hossfeld Living Trust | $4,428 | $0 | -100% |
| John W. Rauser | $6,506 | $0 | -100% |
| Lane Berberet | $2,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Roxie L. Anderson | $389 | $0 | -100% |
| William F. Webb | $2,907 | $0 | -100% |
| David D. Shearer | $2,414 | $0 | -100% |
| Ed W. Watson | $1,189 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Barbara J Mcgowan | $4,302 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $30,374 | $0 | -100% |
| Faron Henderson | $13,886 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary A. Olsen | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Hidden Hollow Hideaway Cattle & G | $11,299 | $0 | -100% |
| James Thompson-James B Thompson R | $68,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason A. Kool | $1,001 | $0 | -100% |
| Little Creek Lamb, LLC | $1,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Opportunity Bank of Montana | $16,875 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick E. Wyse | $4,254 | $0 | -100% |
| Wild Grass Wagyu, LLC | $120,671 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,582,085 | $2,504,275 | -45.3% |
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