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In 2021, 277 farmers in cities within Madison County received a total of $4.4 million in 544 farm subsidies, a 79.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $22 million in 839 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 Madison County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Worthen Farms, LLC | $170,375 | $132,720 | -22.1% |
| Richard J. Larsen | $171,619 | $118,373 | -31% |
| Brandon Run, GP | $292,517 | $117,987 | -59.7% |
| Peggy Larsen | $171,119 | $117,873 | -31.1% |
| KLB, Inc. | $272,018 | $98,028 | -64% |
| Keith Wilcox & Sons, Inc. | $1,631,465 | $94,502 | -94.2% |
| Jerald K. Dalling | $399,896 | $82,690 | -79.3% |
| Dallan Jeppesen, Inc. | $514,559 | $81,089 | -84.2% |
| Webster's Mile High Farm, Inc. | $681,755 | $74,514 | -89.1% |
| Ricks Farms, LLC | $708,190 | $74,403 | -89.5% |
| Sutton Brothers, LLC | $440,408 | $72,557 | -83.5% |
| Webster's, Inc. | $817,933 | $72,383 | -91.2% |
| Jeppesen Brothers Ranch | $705,769 | $70,864 | -90% |
| Summerco, Inc. | $519,578 | $68,162 | -86.9% |
| Teton Turf, Inc. | $13,129 | $66,391 | 405.7% |
| J H Lewis & Sons, Inc. | $0 | $64,828 | -- |
| Summers Farm & Ranch, Inc. | $602,042 | $59,468 | -90.1% |
| Erikson Farms, Inc. | $618,100 | $59,364 | -90.4% |
| Powell Brothers Dairy, Inc. | $80,590 | $57,894 | -28.2% |
| Ralph R Pocock Farms, Inc. | $478,874 | $57,103 | -88.1% |
| Jed P. Jacobs | $299,208 | $56,986 | -81% |
| D & L Hansen, Inc. | $92,041 | $54,207 | -41.1% |
| Andy Niederer | $96,094 | $51,248 | -46.7% |
| Deloy Ward | $63,634 | $50,947 | -19.9% |
| Viola Ward | $63,634 | $50,947 | -19.9% |
| Phillip B Parkinson Farms, Inc. | $49,616 | $49,616 | 0% |
| Joann Ball | $48,991 | $48,991 | 0% |
| Richard Smith Farms, Inc. | $153,631 | $47,953 | -68.8% |
| Blaser's Sandy Sage Farms, Inc. | $91,899 | $45,979 | -50% |
| Canyon Creek Enterprises | $50,777 | $44,699 | -12% |
| Ball Trading, Inc. | $461,004 | $44,362 | -90.4% |
| Mathew Peterson | $27,753 | $43,610 | 57.1% |
| Tim R. McGarry | $116,010 | $43,173 | -62.8% |
| Mountain Valley Farms, LLC | $62,466 | $41,307 | -33.9% |
| Bevan Jeppesen, Inc. | $405,836 | $41,224 | -89.8% |
| Joe D. Jeppesen | $31,951 | $40,594 | 27.1% |
| Cojo Trading, LLC | $23,534 | $38,708 | 64.5% |
| Nathan Ashcraft | $312,306 | $35,933 | -88.5% |
| Lee A. Munns | $109,481 | $35,758 | -67.3% |
| Circle P Farms, LLC | $442,738 | $35,580 | -92% |
| TLR Incorporated | $77,852 | $34,057 | -56.3% |
| Baker Farms | $331,340 | $32,683 | -90.1% |
| Rocky Hollow, Inc. | $155,467 | $32,534 | -79.1% |
| Dale Jeppesen | $191,830 | $31,957 | -83.3% |
| Covington Brothers Limited Liability Company | $268,186 | $31,598 | -88.2% |
| Jensen Bros Farm, LLC | $404,102 | $31,426 | -92.2% |
| K & D Honey, LLC | $6,130 | $30,278 | 393.9% |
| L & H Sutton Farms, LLC | $447,787 | $29,929 | -93.3% |
| Stan Sutton & Sons, Inc. | $573,814 | $29,909 | -94.8% |
| TB Ricks Farms, LLC | $36,152 | $29,124 | -19.4% |
| Wood Cross Acres | $28,899 | $28,899 | 0% |
| Jeffrey Walters | $28,311 | $28,311 | 0% |
| Moody Canyon Farms, Inc. | $198,878 | $28,190 | -85.8% |
| Muir Farm and Ranch, Inc. | $66,412 | $27,214 | -59% |
| Robert E. Smith | $26,339 | $26,339 | 0% |
| Randolph H Brown, Inc. | $151,741 | $26,075 | -82.8% |
| Triangle S Livestock, LLC | $37,330 | $25,280 | -32.3% |
| Kyle Bybee | $41,888 | $24,926 | -40.5% |
| Homestead Farms | $24,628 | $24,420 | -0.8% |
| Bruce Ricks | $52,671 | $23,614 | -55.2% |
| James G. Smith | $23,321 | $23,321 | 0% |
| Ashton Farms, LLC | $147,060 | $22,936 | -84.4% |
| Cameron Jeppesen, LLC | $90,597 | $22,213 | -75.5% |
| Franko Farms, Inc. | $33,792 | $21,939 | -35.1% |
| Karl Cook/Molly Cook | $83,513 | $21,758 | -73.9% |
| BHA Corporation | $19,886 | $19,886 | 0% |
| Wahoo Corporation | $19,886 | $19,885 | -0% |
| Kent Sutton | $245,870 | $19,484 | -92.1% |
| Ward Bros, Inc. | $499,217 | $19,479 | -96.1% |
| B J Hansen, Inc. | $32,501 | $18,616 | -42.7% |
| Two L Farms, LLC | $110,552 | $18,575 | -83.2% |
| R J R Properties, LLC | $30,526 | $18,535 | -39.3% |
| Double C Ranch, LLC | $72,642 | $18,488 | -74.5% |
| Eric Sutton Farms, LLC | $475,843 | $18,268 | -96.2% |
| Lb Farms | $44,118 | $17,702 | -59.9% |
| XS Farms, Inc. | $283,480 | $17,645 | -93.8% |
| Munns Farms, LLC | $24,159 | $17,508 | -27.5% |
| Clark Hansen | $20,595 | $17,068 | -17.1% |
| Spencer Orr | $77,080 | $16,960 | -78% |
| One Circle Farms, LLC | $17,768 | $16,924 | -4.8% |
| Rodney T. Parkinson | $292,116 | $16,327 | -94.4% |
| Frank Summers, Inc. | $90,332 | $16,264 | -82% |
| Blaser Sunset Farms, Inc. | $181,533 | $16,142 | -91.1% |
| Evan Wood Farms, LLC | $449,929 | $15,265 | -96.6% |
| Seth Wood Farms, Inc. | $109,098 | $15,179 | -86.1% |
| MTM Enterprises, LLC | $49,985 | $14,478 | -71% |
| Lynn D. Munns | $1,736 | $14,358 | 727.1% |
| Tristan Leroy Wilcox | $10,400 | $14,137 | 35.9% |
| B & D Ricks Farms, LLC | $7,440 | $14,102 | 89.5% |
| Wild Bull Enterprises, LLC | $30,969 | $13,896 | -55.1% |
| Dee Jay Wood | $13,826 | $13,826 | 0% |
| Weimer Farms | $28,780 | $13,544 | -52.9% |
| K W Huskinson & Sons | $92,027 | $13,099 | -85.8% |
| Rulon Mortensen Farms, LLC | $40,759 | $13,015 | -68.1% |
| Larry M Hill & Sons, Inc. | $50,356 | $12,935 | -74.3% |
| John Sharp Farms, LLC | $17,840 | $12,496 | -30% |
| 3-W Farms, Inc. | $21,279 | $12,466 | -41.4% |
| Henderson Partnership, LLC | $13,899 | $12,194 | -12.3% |
| Dillon C. Hill | $51,584 | $12,116 | -76.5% |
| Max S Palmer, Inc. | $26,415 | $12,114 | -54.1% |
| L & J Nelson, LLC | $17,529 | $11,886 | -32.2% |
| Greg Ball | $11,905 | $11,681 | -1.9% |
| Jamie Hillman | $23,795 | $11,253 | -52.7% |
| Horizon Agent Farms, LLC | $19,040 | $11,089 | -41.8% |
| Saurey Construction, Inc. | $10,948 | $10,943 | -0% |
| H3 Farms, LLC | $10,565 | $10,431 | -1.3% |
| 6C Farms, LLC | $0 | $10,356 | -- |
| Crain Family Properties, LLC | $10,410 | $10,245 | -1.6% |
| BR Ricks Farms, Inc. | $163,682 | $10,133 | -93.8% |
| G & G Farms, LLC | $159,126 | $9,835 | -93.8% |
| Winston W. Larsen | $50,645 | $9,708 | -80.8% |
| J & S ORR, LLC | $19,161 | $9,578 | -50% |
| Bradley Bauer | $9,430 | $9,430 | 0% |
| Lane Moss | $19,803 | $9,389 | -52.6% |
| Roger Muir | $9,232 | $9,232 | 0% |
| D S & S, Inc. | $69,465 | $9,160 | -86.8% |
| Circle G, LLC | $17,214 | $9,074 | -47.3% |
| J Bar M, LLC | $13,512 | $9,044 | -33.1% |
| Keith Munns | $14,797 | $9,027 | -39% |
| Wade Ward | $8,677 | $8,677 | 0% |
| Nedrow Farms, LLC | $369,902 | $8,636 | -97.7% |
| Creekside Farms, Corp. | $9,898 | $8,634 | -12.8% |
| Michael Rasmussen | $36,890 | $8,402 | -77.2% |
| Da Farm, LLC | $13,872 | $8,188 | -41% |
| Brad D. Archibald | $25,518 | $8,122 | -68.2% |
| Delbert Edstrom | $15,550 | $8,039 | -48.3% |
| Calvin K. Kunz | $8,936 | $7,915 | -11.4% |
| B J Sutton Farms, Inc. | $15,185 | $7,888 | -48.1% |
| Derk Morton | $44,480 | $7,669 | -82.8% |
| Cleve Bagley | $15,807 | $7,595 | -52% |
| Dean W. Graham | $11,098 | $7,532 | -32.1% |
| Cody Munns | $0 | $7,425 | -- |
| Loma Vista Ranch, Inc. | $12,607 | $7,366 | -41.6% |
| Mel R. Mortensen | $26,615 | $7,327 | -72.5% |
| Jeff Lerwill | $9,531 | $6,967 | -26.9% |
| Keith Cornelison | $6,925 | $6,925 | 0% |
| T M Farms, LLC | $10,703 | $6,872 | -35.8% |
| Neilson Brothers Angus Ranch, LLC | $14,606 | $6,724 | -54% |
| Todd Fisher | $19,514 | $6,701 | -65.7% |
| Kent Riley | $31,917 | $6,593 | -79.3% |
| Cook Farms, LLC | $0 | $6,416 | -- |
| Lynn E. Hemsley | $11,796 | $6,407 | -45.7% |
| Paul Hemsley | $11,797 | $6,407 | -45.7% |
| Jared Neville | $6,252 | $6,244 | -0.1% |
| Melvin D. Griffeth | $20,031 | $5,874 | -70.7% |
| Don Munns | $30,536 | $5,806 | -81% |
| Henrys Fork Cattle Company, LLC | $22,737 | $5,708 | -74.9% |
| Jeff Luthy | $22,128 | $5,488 | -75.2% |
| Judy S. Clayton | $0 | $5,421 | -- |
| Barry Robertson | $12,528 | $5,263 | -58% |
| Ruth Munns | $6,975 | $5,173 | -25.8% |
| Kevin Powell | $5,967 | $4,704 | -21.2% |
| Shayman Lee Munns | $26,718 | $4,638 | -82.6% |
| Green Velvet Turf, LLC | $0 | $4,515 | -- |
| G & M Farms, LLC | $18,778 | $4,514 | -76% |
| Glenna McCulloch | $4,509 | $4,509 | 0% |
| Reddco, LLC | $12,349 | $4,469 | -63.8% |
| Byrne Farm, LLC | $8,207 | $4,453 | -45.7% |
| Carlo N. Erickson | $2,270 | $4,282 | 88.6% |
| A Greener Door, LLC | $4,233 | $4,233 | 0% |
| Bronwynn Wasden | $4,128 | $4,128 | 0% |
| Dustin B. Garner | $0 | $4,115 | -- |
| Jensen Brothers, LLC | $2,695 | $3,982 | 47.8% |
| Ray Barney | $13,038 | $3,568 | -72.6% |
| Evan Ricks | $5,469 | $3,565 | -34.8% |
| Robert L. Mortensen | $7,482 | $3,536 | -52.7% |
| Todd J. Brown | $6,008 | $3,448 | -42.6% |
| X/L Mortensen Farms, LLC | $12,216 | $3,443 | -71.8% |
| Clay Louis Rasmussen | $3,985 | $3,390 | -14.9% |
| Howe Farm and Ranch, LLC | $14,169 | $3,280 | -76.9% |
| Upper Valley Farms, LLC | $3,418 | $3,251 | -4.9% |
| Richard Barber | $10,057 | $3,183 | -68.4% |
| Lynn R. Kauer | $7,782 | $3,176 | -59.2% |
| Ron R. Hillman | $5,665 | $3,118 | -45% |
| K-C Marley Farms, LLC | $3,875 | $2,959 | -23.6% |
| T & N Farms, LLC | $6,383 | $2,868 | -55.1% |
| Zion Continental International Company | $3,299 | $2,813 | -14.7% |
| Lewis Farms Limited Partnership | $24,348 | $2,717 | -88.8% |
| Orrin L. Coy | $4,189 | $2,667 | -36.3% |
| Jody Weekes | $12,071 | $2,663 | -77.9% |
| Triple S Livestock, LLC | $13,083 | $2,611 | -80% |
| Donald Erickson | $9,384 | $2,599 | -72.3% |
| Dan Miller | $20,835 | $2,525 | -87.9% |
| Floyd Saurey | $4,540 | $2,488 | -45.2% |
| Bart Riley | $2,572 | $2,392 | -7% |
| Kelton Muir | $3,730 | $2,345 | -37.1% |
| Shawn Banks | $4,951 | $2,306 | -53.4% |
| Brandon T. McGarry | $2,698 | $2,228 | -17.4% |
| Alvie Ben Christensen | $4,866 | $2,211 | -54.6% |
| Evva Dean Parker | $1,694 | $2,124 | 25.4% |
| Independence Cattle Company, LLC | $5,974 | $2,081 | -65.2% |
| USRV Properties L. C. | $6,169 | $2,067 | -66.5% |
| TWR Erikson, LLC | $4,108 | $2,040 | -50.3% |
| Bill Hirschi | $7,191 | $1,989 | -72.3% |
| South Fork Farms, LLC | $4,642 | $1,977 | -57.4% |
| Jensen Farms Limited Partnership | $6,095 | $1,964 | -67.8% |
| Gwen Lee | $2,223 | $1,961 | -11.8% |
| Sylvan F. Seely | $2,223 | $1,961 | -11.8% |
| Jordan Parker | $3,459 | $1,933 | -44.1% |
| Darnell Weekes | $0 | $1,931 | -- |
| William J. Twitchell | $4,057 | $1,931 | -52.4% |
| Bruce Shirley | $3,675 | $1,797 | -51.1% |
| Grant Boehme | $5,020 | $1,794 | -64.3% |
| Steiner Farms, LLC | $6,806 | $1,794 | -73.6% |
| Charles Ricks | $25,326 | $1,760 | -93.1% |
| Trevor Weeks | $14,221 | $1,734 | -87.8% |
| Roddy B. Robison | $4,572 | $1,729 | -62.2% |
| Edward Hemsley JR Irrevocable Trustee | $3,157 | $1,708 | -45.9% |
| Nadine Hemsley | $3,158 | $1,708 | -45.9% |
| Mary L. Barney | $2,581 | $1,702 | -34.1% |
| Gordon Steiner | $2,491 | $1,669 | -33% |
| Braiden T Morton | $9,337 | $1,666 | -82.2% |
| CW Farms, Inc. | $12,582 | $1,618 | -87.1% |
| Centennial Grain, LLC | $1,254 | $1,561 | 24.5% |
| Sharon Muir | $1,492 | $1,492 | 0% |
| B Triple J, LLC | $4,026 | $1,471 | -63.5% |
| Jeffrey Keith Munns | $3,135 | $1,430 | -54.4% |
| Bryon Parker | $2,327 | $1,387 | -40.4% |
| Bruce Wilding | $4,725 | $1,368 | -71% |
| Jeremy Mark Wilcox | $5,975 | $1,345 | -77.5% |
| Kyle Klingler | $9,735 | $1,299 | -86.7% |
| Sunset Slough, LLC | $1,788 | $1,289 | -27.9% |
| Darwin R. Brown | $1,434 | $1,269 | -11.5% |
| Blake Hansen | $1,920 | $1,191 | -38% |
| Charles A. Hill | $1,652 | $1,189 | -28% |
| Jeanette Hill | $1,652 | $1,189 | -28% |
| Shawn Nielsen | $2,553 | $1,173 | -54.1% |
| Russell R. Luthy | $2,465 | $1,142 | -53.7% |
| R Marvin Jones Family Farm, Inc. | $1,327 | $1,111 | -16.3% |
| Leon Mortensen | $1,167 | $1,093 | -6.3% |
| Mark Hirschi | $5,159 | $1,067 | -79.3% |
| Jeanie Fisher | $4,745 | $1,055 | -77.8% |
| J & D Pocock, LLC | $2,319 | $1,052 | -54.6% |
| Zachary Kaiser | $1,749 | $969 | -44.6% |
| Karen Parker | $1,437 | $967 | -32.7% |
| Boyd Price | $1,450 | $910 | -37.2% |
| Curtis Clawson | $1,271 | $888 | -30.1% |
| Brad Thomas | $873 | $853 | -2.3% |
| Hugh Parker | $6,390 | $818 | -87.2% |
| Merlin Munns | $1,577 | $818 | -48.1% |
| Scott Orr | $31,433 | $818 | -97.4% |
| Wylene Jensen | $764 | $725 | -5.1% |
| Wayne E. Grover | $3,068 | $662 | -78.4% |
| Mike Nelson | $3,509 | $638 | -81.8% |
| Todd Heyrend | $986 | $596 | -39.6% |
| Wilcox Enterprises, LLC | $3,696 | $589 | -84.1% |
| Robert L. Coray | $673 | $572 | -15% |
| Phyllis Davis Bond Living Trust | $1,181 | $561 | -52.5% |
| Douglas S. Kauer | $1,179 | $551 | -53.3% |
| Fujimoto Farms | $2,210 | $492 | -77.7% |
| Paul M. Tew | $813 | $489 | -39.9% |
| Diane Ricks | $11,865 | $457 | -96.1% |
| Randall J. Foster | $580 | $446 | -23.1% |
| Jerome Bowen | $0 | $409 | -- |
| Dean L. Brown | $426 | $395 | -7.3% |
| Dats, LLC | $498 | $385 | -22.7% |
| Eric Walz | $0 | $379 | -- |
| McKay Daniel Anderson | $2,670 | $370 | -86.1% |
| Darla Reese | $447 | $367 | -17.9% |
| Diane Pierce | $431 | $355 | -17.6% |
| Michael A. Mortensen | $0 | $340 | -- |
| Dianne Rougeau-Tingey | $469 | $324 | -30.9% |
| Dwight Hill | $501 | $266 | -46.9% |
| Big Sands, LLC | $195 | $260 | 33.3% |
| Bryan Orr | $806 | $260 | -67.7% |
| Wayne C. Clayton | $5,951 | $259 | -95.6% |
| Doyle Brower | $339 | $256 | -24.5% |
| Albert Nelson | $382 | $213 | -44.2% |
| Joel Jenkins | $563 | $162 | -71.2% |
| Blair McCulloch | $327 | $150 | -54.1% |
| Brian Christensen | $43 | $130 | 202.3% |
| Gary Owens | $255 | $125 | -51% |
| Peggy J. Nelson | $140 | $93 | -33.6% |
| Carla Clark | $133 | $84 | -36.8% |
| Cora Ley Erikson | $117 | $62 | -47% |
| Keith Meyers & Sons | $2,450 | $52 | -97.9% |
| Steve L & Kathryn Brown Living Trust | $544 | $8 | -98.5% |
| Blair Fisher | $130 | $0 | -100% |
| Corey Robert Telford | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Glade Jeffery Powell | $149,258 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg Orme | $3,520 | $0 | -100% |
| Hal D. Wilcox | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| HCP Holdings, LLC | $117,534 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey M. Cook | $38,946 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey McGarry | $2,278 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Gary Ball | $14,968 | $0 | -100% |
| Kailey A. Boswell | $2,110 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelton W. Larsen | $14,663 | $0 | -100% |
| Milk Creek Limited Partnership | $595 | $0 | -100% |
| Sean W. Hill | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| The Orme Family Trust | $1,747 | $0 | -100% |
| Theron L Nelson, Inc. | $6,007 | $0 | -100% |
| Valley Point Farms, LLC | $162,865 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilcox Brothers, LLC | $7,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Carter | $510 | $0 | -100% |
| Landon Saurey | $2,912 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $22,002,124 | $4,418,045 | -79.9% |
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