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In 2021, 101 farmers in cities within Teton County received a total of $1.2 million in 186 farm subsidies, a 51% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.4 million in 268 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beard Farms | $397,702 | $311,942 | -21.6% |
| Tom Hill Farms, Inc. | $114,597 | $97,674 | -14.8% |
| Teton Rainbow Ranches, Inc. | $131,118 | $59,057 | -55% |
| Mark D. Trupp | $64,668 | $42,406 | -34.4% |
| Penfold Farms | $224,097 | $41,651 | -81.4% |
| Sundown Ranchland, LLC | $8,510 | $39,933 | 369.2% |
| Harley Hill Farms, Inc. | $35,052 | $38,605 | 10.1% |
| Stacy Lerwill | $28,299 | $29,960 | 5.9% |
| W Diamond Ranches, LLC | $64,759 | $28,327 | -56.3% |
| Ronald D. Hansen | $52,362 | $27,869 | -46.8% |
| Terrell F. Kay | $34,291 | $27,856 | -18.8% |
| John J. Wilson | $0 | $26,201 | -- |
| Garry Jardine | $34,631 | $23,134 | -33.2% |
| Cody Hill | $28,704 | $19,815 | -31% |
| Bruce W. Bagley | $32,885 | $19,492 | -40.7% |
| Ray E. Suitter | $22,523 | $19,041 | -15.5% |
| Jardine Brothers, LLC | $22,173 | $14,762 | -33.4% |
| Fullmer Ranch, LLC | $32,794 | $14,743 | -55% |
| B&R Farms, LLC | $16,172 | $14,486 | -10.4% |
| Kent Bagley | $70,882 | $14,464 | -79.6% |
| Carl B. Campbell | $18,692 | $13,966 | -25.3% |
| Robert M. Piquet | $34,845 | $13,556 | -61.1% |
| Breckenridge Bros | $43,948 | $12,765 | -71% |
| James V. Douglass | $36,649 | $12,083 | -67% |
| Benjamin A. Kearsley | $35,259 | $10,545 | -70.1% |
| Kelly C Park | $4,788 | $9,821 | 105.1% |
| C & B Reece, LLC | $9,665 | $9,435 | -2.4% |
| Val R. Casper | $7,514 | $9,159 | 21.9% |
| John Letham | $30,690 | $8,884 | -71.1% |
| Lynn & Wilma Bevan Living Trust | $24,570 | $8,241 | -66.5% |
| William B. Moulton | $14,942 | $6,528 | -56.3% |
| Vern Woolstenhulme | $11,092 | $6,304 | -43.2% |
| Crowfoot J Ranch, LLC | $23,229 | $6,255 | -73.1% |
| Schiess Brothers | $7,261 | $6,107 | -15.9% |
| John W. Miller | $8,141 | $5,619 | -31% |
| Rene Lusser | $15,411 | $5,227 | -66.1% |
| Christopher K B Mason Trust | $2,973 | $5,203 | 75% |
| John Winger | $6,716 | $5,057 | -24.7% |
| Royce Reiley | $11,595 | $5,020 | -56.7% |
| George Bates | $10,368 | $4,974 | -52% |
| Carla H. Corum | $4,448 | $4,448 | 0% |
| Lynn Bagley | $3,545 | $3,932 | 10.9% |
| Cory Lee Murdock | $14,194 | $3,847 | -72.9% |
| Mike Reid | $4,027 | $3,789 | -5.9% |
| John C. Bevan | $19,772 | $3,329 | -83.2% |
| James G. Hatch | $3,160 | $3,160 | 0% |
| Ryan M. Kunz | $6,416 | $3,141 | -51% |
| Clay Smith | $1,342 | $3,114 | 132% |
| Lane Wendell Hillman | $15,532 | $2,913 | -81.2% |
| Jeffery O. Beard | $12,507 | $2,617 | -79.1% |
| James Frank Johnson | $7,158 | $2,462 | -65.6% |
| Larry Adam Williamson | $8,899 | $2,380 | -73.3% |
| Clyde Waddell | $9,119 | $2,337 | -74.4% |
| Steven G. Hill | $4,226 | $2,328 | -44.9% |
| Ralph Egbert | $1,800 | $2,006 | 11.4% |
| Don R. Wade | $7,458 | $1,961 | -73.7% |
| Paul S. Martin | $6,534 | $1,863 | -71.5% |
| Trust for the Benefit of Michael Rammell/His Issue | $12,016 | $1,849 | -84.6% |
| Val Kunz | $5,692 | $1,752 | -69.2% |
| Judy Kay Boles | $11,339 | $1,728 | -84.8% |
| Clayton Beard | $7,158 | $1,551 | -78.3% |
| Janine Jolley | $1,408 | $1,408 | 0% |
| Kimberly Kincaid | $6,369 | $1,381 | -78.3% |
| Alan R. Smith | $1,583 | $1,358 | -14.2% |
| Kendall Jolley | $1,353 | $1,353 | 0% |
| Leora Wood | $1,087 | $1,271 | 16.9% |
| Julie Kaufman | $9,806 | $1,165 | -88.1% |
| Amanda Nolan | $0 | $1,105 | -- |
| Roy Jay Bell | $1,179 | $999 | -15.3% |
| Shandon Brinkerhoff | $1,068 | $907 | -15.1% |
| Eric Arnold | $1,599 | $883 | -44.8% |
| Stephen W. Hoopes | $25,209 | $869 | -96.6% |
| Jesse James Dewey | $0 | $828 | -- |
| Edward Schauster | $2,040 | $821 | -59.8% |
| Lori Ringel | $685 | $783 | 14.3% |
| Ted Mickelsen | $2,442 | $673 | -72.4% |
| del Fullmer | $492 | $656 | 33.3% |
| Joey Fullmer | $2,354 | $656 | -72.1% |
| Beard Mountain Cattle, Inc. | $2,860 | $627 | -78.1% |
| Edith M. Harrop | $988 | $603 | -39% |
| Quarter Circle 14, LLC | $589 | $589 | 0% |
| Brooke Saindon | $870 | $587 | -32.5% |
| Randal C. Woolstenhulme | $17,849 | $551 | -96.9% |
| Canewater Farm, LLC | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Erika Eschholz, LLC | $8,623 | $500 | -94.2% |
| Teatonic Kombucha, LLC | $0 | $483 | -- |
| Teton Outdoor Adventures, LLC | $573 | $417 | -27.2% |
| Brian Gibson | $416 | $416 | 0% |
| Cosmic Apple Gardens, LLC | $17,106 | $401 | -97.7% |
| Aaron Todd Kearsley | $0 | $398 | -- |
| Jeremy Arnold | $645 | $397 | -38.4% |
| Ted Wells | $2,102 | $354 | -83.2% |
| Larry Cooke | $402 | $309 | -23.1% |
| Brittain Roberts | $0 | $258 | -- |
| Chasing Paradise, LLC | $0 | $237 | -- |
| Kurt A. Drumheller | $745 | $154 | -79.3% |
| Dusty Hound Farms, LLC | $225 | $152 | -32.4% |
| Elizabeth A. Pitcher | $136 | $136 | 0% |
| Pony Creek Ranch, LLC | $219 | $119 | -45.7% |
| Brent and Patty Petersen Family Living Trust | $200 | $114 | -43% |
| Angela Kay Burnside | $100 | $40 | -60% |
| Derrik Hufsmith | $1,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne E. Schiess | $2,487 | $0 | -100% |
| Heather McLendon | $564 | $0 | -100% |
| Laura Piquet | $2,096 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael W. Dronen | $344 | $0 | -100% |
| Saunders Mason | $648 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven S. Wright | $164 | $0 | -100% |
| Allan Kari Moulton | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad R Nelson Contracting, Inc. | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| George McMahon | $1,102 | $0 | -100% |
| H D Dunn & Son Angus Ranch | $24,970 | $0 | -100% |
| James Encil Ferrell | $1,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Logan Ringel | $389 | $0 | -100% |
| Morning Dew Mushrooms, LLC | $7,812 | $0 | -100% |
| RLDR Farm, LLC | $2,806 | $0 | -100% |
| Alpine Air Coffee, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Caden Christensen | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert Heimerl III | $33,875 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua C. Arthur | $1,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Kearsley Trees, Inc. | $214,983 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim M. Christensen | $386 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Little | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert A. Anderson | $446 | $0 | -100% |
| Sweet Hollow Farm, LLC | $1,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Winter Winds Farm, LLC | $8,771 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,365,324 | $1,158,132 | -51% |
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