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In 2021, 288 farmers in cities within Jefferson County received a total of $4.2 million in 545 farm subsidies, a 77.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $19.2 million in 777 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Bar Open a Ranch, LLC | $442,887 | $124,606 | -71.9% |
Hicks Livestock | $572,069 | $124,293 | -78.3% |
Robison Farms, Inc. | $872,249 | $124,072 | -85.8% |
Nelson Dairy, LLC | $153,586 | $122,835 | -20% |
Craig A. Burtenshaw | $35,748 | $104,077 | 191.1% |
Karma Burtenshaw | $35,743 | $104,077 | 191.2% |
Ron Lovell Valley Farm, LLC | $464,047 | $103,138 | -77.8% |
Rhett Watson Farms, Inc. | $174,964 | $97,026 | -44.5% |
Del Ray Holm & Sons, Inc. | $673,203 | $92,956 | -86.2% |
Drue R. Summers | $190,911 | $92,001 | -51.8% |
Robert Bybee | $208,228 | $90,711 | -56.4% |
Hamer Farms Lc | $1,159,077 | $76,387 | -93.4% |
Idaho Premium Hay Farms, LLC | $102,248 | $74,299 | -27.3% |
Neville Farms, Inc. | $478,531 | $72,839 | -84.8% |
Blue Stem Ranches, LLC | $115,472 | $71,237 | -38.3% |
Roger W. Clark | $170,701 | $70,765 | -58.5% |
Summers Farms, LLC | $0 | $64,963 | -- |
Brian Lott | $186,761 | $57,705 | -69.1% |
Justin Price Farms, LLC | $83,587 | $56,727 | -32.1% |
Silver Ridge Ranch, Inc. | $109,962 | $53,192 | -51.6% |
Merlin Sharp | $255,746 | $53,053 | -79.3% |
Garth Sutton Farms, Inc. | $48,189 | $49,769 | 3.3% |
Hall Farms Jr. | $854,422 | $49,245 | -94.2% |
Hillman Quarter Horses | $181,489 | $49,116 | -72.9% |
Kortny L Albertson | $92,427 | $48,766 | -47.2% |
WWWDF, Inc. | $407,836 | $46,398 | -88.6% |
Wayne Robinson | $87,849 | $46,345 | -47.2% |
D & K Judy Farms, Inc. | $44,154 | $44,154 | 0% |
Quarter Circle W, LLC | $138,605 | $41,528 | -70% |
Jeremy Wells | $44,383 | $41,371 | -6.8% |
Allan R. Shupe | $126,801 | $40,774 | -67.8% |
Ronald D. Jeppesen | $39,114 | $39,114 | 0% |
Desert Farms, LLC | $65,985 | $38,015 | -42.4% |
Grant Ashcraft | $60,026 | $37,827 | -37% |
Linda Jacobs | $382,689 | $36,714 | -90.4% |
Kirk M. Jacobs | $383,697 | $36,710 | -90.4% |
D & C Farms, Inc. | $81,770 | $34,732 | -57.5% |
Sheppard Farms, Inc. | $50,562 | $34,419 | -31.9% |
Brent Dalling | $104,341 | $34,222 | -67.2% |
Kinghorn Farms, LLC | $56,292 | $33,770 | -40% |
Carl Zitlau | $40,816 | $33,591 | -17.7% |
Ida-Best Hay Farms | $43,422 | $33,424 | -23% |
Place Farms PTR, Ltd. | $68,497 | $32,945 | -51.9% |
Call Farms Jt Vent | $51,034 | $32,409 | -36.5% |
Kent Barber | $69,492 | $32,188 | -53.7% |
Dallas Raymond & Sons | $52,686 | $30,691 | -41.7% |
George E Ellsworth Sole Proprietor | $43,089 | $29,745 | -31% |
Oliver Larry Lee | $88,095 | $28,364 | -67.8% |
V & L Hunter, Inc. | $13,684 | $28,218 | 106.2% |
T & D Wilcox, LLC | $59,304 | $27,368 | -53.9% |
Landon Farms, LLC | $59,297 | $26,502 | -55.3% |
Ben T. Briggs | $73,368 | $25,405 | -65.4% |
Kerry Lundquist | $79,416 | $25,160 | -68.3% |
S & E Farms, LLC | $39,616 | $24,724 | -37.6% |
Myron D. Harris | $61,600 | $24,065 | -60.9% |
Harris Red Angus, LLC | $49,153 | $23,455 | -52.3% |
Dorothy Ashcraft | $40,586 | $22,766 | -43.9% |
Paul K. Gunderson | $28,402 | $19,981 | -29.6% |
Cottle Farms, LLC | $61,566 | $19,860 | -67.7% |
Shanna J. Hill | $77,653 | $19,833 | -74.5% |
Michael J. Thorngren | $55,719 | $19,335 | -65.3% |
Butikofer Valley Farms, Inc. | $19,072 | $19,072 | 0% |
Dennis Madsen | $28 | $18,544 | 66,128.6% |
Joe Slagowski | $19,756 | $18,072 | -8.5% |
Wade Beckman | $44,268 | $17,864 | -59.6% |
Spencer Brown | $18,502 | $17,079 | -7.7% |
Double Z Land and Livestock, Inc. | $36,216 | $17,066 | -52.9% |
Shane Quinn Jacobson | $62,209 | $17,064 | -72.6% |
Roy Don Yearsley | $21,221 | $16,831 | -20.7% |
Charles Bert Summers | $28,273 | $16,771 | -40.7% |
Scott Hancock | $32,541 | $16,398 | -49.6% |
Ball Brothers Sheep, Inc. | $326,274 | $15,725 | -95.2% |
Legacy Land & Livestock of Idaho, LLC | $0 | $15,360 | -- |
C Bar C Cattle Company | $44,792 | $15,192 | -66.1% |
Jonathan T. Winder | $38,215 | $14,976 | -60.8% |
Jeffrey Duke McKinlay | $12,987 | $14,950 | 15.1% |
Derrick R. Dalling | $19,773 | $14,799 | -25.2% |
Jacobs Silver K Farms, Inc. | $407,969 | $14,736 | -96.4% |
Byron B. Evans | $309,598 | $14,459 | -95.3% |
K&K Farms | $9,462 | $13,676 | 44.5% |
Roy Hubler | $66,212 | $13,598 | -79.5% |
R & K Farms, Inc. | $25,157 | $13,586 | -46% |
Tanner Livestock and Farming, Inc. | $36,879 | $13,430 | -63.6% |
Robert I. Harrop | $28,601 | $13,150 | -54% |
Mel Briggs | $17,268 | $12,908 | -25.2% |
Ryan Merrill Cattle Company, Inc. | $62,254 | $12,520 | -79.9% |
Robert K. Walker | $39,040 | $11,966 | -69.3% |
Draggin R Livestock & Performance Horses, LLC | $29,966 | $11,937 | -60.2% |
Sid Brown | $12,969 | $11,602 | -10.5% |
Ryan Holman Farms, LLC | $21,211 | $11,469 | -45.9% |
Ronald & Ryan Shippen Farms, LLC | $18,080 | $11,162 | -38.3% |
Byram Land & Livestock, LLC | $87,357 | $11,086 | -87.3% |
Gary Walker | $38,743 | $10,997 | -71.6% |
Douglas Felde | $31,420 | $10,847 | -65.5% |
L & M Cattle, Inc. | $972,251 | $10,823 | -98.9% |
KK Farms, LLC | $16,961 | $10,738 | -36.7% |
Dee Raymond | $16,899 | $10,665 | -36.9% |
Hoggan Brothers, Inc. | $35,293 | $10,483 | -70.3% |
Charles R. Vadnais | $11,783 | $10,364 | -12% |
Browns Meadow Creek Ranch, Inc. | $58,736 | $10,342 | -82.4% |
Logan Don Burtenshaw | $35,376 | $10,251 | -71% |
Kim Phillips | $7,967 | $10,195 | 28% |
Kent George Hansen | $20,361 | $10,127 | -50.3% |
M and M Livestock, LLC | $0 | $9,680 | -- |
Clifton B. Rhodehouse | $16,196 | $9,671 | -40.3% |
Rand Dixon | $47,765 | $8,647 | -81.9% |
Kelly D. Hill | $40,655 | $8,646 | -78.7% |
Table Butte Cattle | $6,090 | $8,120 | 33.3% |
David R. Spencer | $12,703 | $7,790 | -38.7% |
Sharp Farms and Trucking, LLC | $21,569 | $7,663 | -64.5% |
Ralph Withers | $19,691 | $7,310 | -62.9% |
Robert M. Ellis | $27,750 | $7,301 | -73.7% |
Taylor Savage | $38,810 | $7,158 | -81.6% |
B Livestock, LLC | $39,004 | $6,928 | -82.2% |
Alan Batt | $16,228 | $6,882 | -57.6% |
Richard D. Ball | $9,515 | $6,714 | -29.4% |
Blaine Ball | $22,012 | $6,553 | -70.2% |
Howell Apiaries, LLC | $5,035 | $6,521 | 29.5% |
Charles B. Wells | $13,283 | $6,497 | -51.1% |
Marie Nelson Wells | $13,283 | $6,497 | -51.1% |
P & M Farms, LLC | $0 | $6,412 | -- |
Bret J Barber | $28,217 | $6,306 | -77.7% |
Steve Murdock | $15,379 | $6,198 | -59.7% |
Dan Murdock | $15,379 | $6,188 | -59.8% |
Burleigh Tomchak | $7,057 | $6,072 | -14% |
John A. Ball | $24,823 | $5,928 | -76.1% |
William Mercer | $5,876 | $5,759 | -2% |
Leon D. Clark | $4,146 | $5,743 | 38.5% |
Braeden Larsen | $4,161 | $5,548 | 33.3% |
Lundholm Enterprises | $4,141 | $5,522 | 33.3% |
Robert W. Johnson | $8,069 | $5,485 | -32% |
Mark Hyndman | $9,873 | $5,417 | -45.1% |
Dale M. Mortimer | $22,188 | $5,407 | -75.6% |
Rodney Boyce | $20,967 | $5,397 | -74.3% |
Double L Dairy, LLC | $115,583 | $5,397 | -95.3% |
Wineglass River Properties, LLC | $9,467 | $5,267 | -44.4% |
Spring Creek Ranch, Inc. | $23,295 | $5,240 | -77.5% |
Zane Burgess | $13,339 | $5,155 | -61.4% |
Anthony Edwards | $22,886 | $5,060 | -77.9% |
John H. Erickson | $1,285 | $4,853 | 277.7% |
Chad M. Billman | $7,523 | $4,820 | -35.9% |
Elaine Billman | $7,523 | $4,820 | -35.9% |
Robert Hunting | $14,086 | $4,646 | -67% |
Jdaws Rentals, LLC | $15,347 | $4,640 | -69.8% |
Jason Sharp | $8,745 | $4,594 | -47.5% |
Nathaniel Arthur Rowe | $10,210 | $4,531 | -55.6% |
Raymond L. Vadnais | $0 | $4,526 | -- |
John Kevin Allred | $5,631 | $4,286 | -23.9% |
Lyle Albertson | $13,804 | $4,239 | -69.3% |
Flying V Cattle, LLC | $24,690 | $4,099 | -83.4% |
Breakaway Farms, LLC | $5,099 | $3,848 | -24.5% |
Mckinlay Farm and Ranch, LLC | $16,369 | $3,766 | -77% |
Richard Savage | $20,340 | $3,698 | -81.8% |
Jon Simmons | $2,171 | $3,689 | 69.9% |
Todd Sharp | $5,706 | $3,688 | -35.4% |
Douglas K. Fransen | $8,121 | $3,604 | -55.6% |
Kerry Phillips | $5,428 | $3,561 | -34.4% |
Adam D. Korth | $9,481 | $3,532 | -62.7% |
Wayne W. Brown | $441,564 | $3,429 | -99.2% |
Afton J. Brown | $189,059 | $3,429 | -98.2% |
Nicholas Richard Barney | $13,263 | $3,341 | -74.8% |
Sandra Reed | $3,939 | $3,266 | -17.1% |
Dana S. Pond | $11,744 | $3,222 | -72.6% |
Ron R. Hillman | $5,665 | $3,118 | -45% |
Seth W. Burtenshaw | $26,752 | $3,108 | -88.4% |
Lamonte Andersen | $8,833 | $3,065 | -65.3% |
J-O Bazil, Inc. | $9,522 | $3,026 | -68.2% |
Sandy Ridge Farms, Inc. | $2,260 | $3,014 | 33.4% |
Kevin Walker | $11,659 | $2,950 | -74.7% |
Carma Lufkin | $10,358 | $2,768 | -73.3% |
Richard Gilchrist | $10,185 | $2,754 | -73% |
Denton Andersen | $14,772 | $2,667 | -81.9% |
Kevin V. Hancock | $3,639 | $2,658 | -27% |
Matthew P. Walker | $5,955 | $2,656 | -55.4% |
Brad Transtrum | $0 | $2,558 | -- |
Richard L. Barney | $3,256 | $2,534 | -22.2% |
Michael W. Poole | $9,751 | $2,502 | -74.3% |
Verda Munns | $3,700 | $2,490 | -32.7% |
Victor N. Hill | $5,823 | $2,475 | -57.5% |
Hayden Hall | $3,627 | $2,448 | -32.5% |
James T Gneiting Desert Farms | $0 | $2,410 | -- |
Nolin Rhodehouse | $6,803 | $2,316 | -66% |
Brian Bennet Walker | $4,302 | $2,298 | -46.6% |
Allen Hunting | $7,777 | $2,252 | -71% |
Wes Albertson | $1,684 | $2,245 | 33.3% |
Allred Farms, LLC | $6,597 | $2,215 | -66.4% |
John B. Summers | $2,125 | $2,139 | 0.7% |
Denise Galle | $3,567 | $2,128 | -40.3% |
Justin K. Holloway | $13,832 | $2,126 | -84.6% |
Jerry Van Leuven | $0 | $2,121 | -- |
Dave Sanders | $7,262 | $2,065 | -71.6% |
Ray D. Brown | $3,915 | $2,056 | -47.5% |
Mark Larsen | $1,247 | $2,011 | 61.3% |
Logan P. McGarry | $2,090 | $1,961 | -6.2% |
Gabriel Arteaga-Correa | $3,259 | $1,950 | -40.2% |
Willard Craig Johnson | $0 | $1,942 | -- |
Keith Nelson | $1,873 | $1,922 | 2.6% |
Carol Jones | $3,253 | $1,909 | -41.3% |
Tj Boam | $22,941 | $1,823 | -92.1% |
Steve A. Robison | $7,700 | $1,817 | -76.4% |
Forrest A. Barnes | $6,158 | $1,776 | -71.2% |
E J Steinke Ranches, Inc. | $40,757 | $1,747 | -95.7% |
Shirley Sager | $3,429 | $1,675 | -51.2% |
Twin Rivers Land & Livestock, LLC | $5,643 | $1,658 | -70.6% |
Jerry Mathews | $2,059 | $1,640 | -20.3% |
Tripple Creek Ranches, Inc. | $31,646 | $1,624 | -94.9% |
County Line Farms, LLC | $2,265 | $1,510 | -33.3% |
Blake Kirkpatrick | $8,291 | $1,500 | -81.9% |
Clyde R. Jones | $2,390 | $1,498 | -37.3% |
Brent Elmer Thomas | $2,731 | $1,490 | -45.4% |
Jerry F. Blosch | $2,604 | $1,455 | -44.1% |
Kyle Cordingley | $356 | $1,427 | 300.8% |
Gary Willmore | $10,310 | $1,400 | -86.4% |
Kurtis Boyce | $13,365 | $1,374 | -89.7% |
Corey D. Raymond | $6,160 | $1,303 | -78.8% |
Terry D. Mathews | $1,731 | $1,294 | -25.2% |
K&S Ranches | $3,817 | $1,256 | -67.1% |
Peter B Zitlau | $7,204 | $1,256 | -82.6% |
Alex R. Owens | $6,576 | $1,253 | -80.9% |
Jem Livestock, LLC | $5,302 | $1,232 | -76.8% |
Stallings Ranches, LLC | $3,575 | $1,226 | -65.7% |
Crystal Bros Rodeo, Inc. | $7,217 | $1,209 | -83.2% |
Jack V. Christensen | $2,019 | $1,123 | -44.4% |
Bradley J. Goody | $2,116 | $1,079 | -49% |
Chace B. Elkington | $10,538 | $1,068 | -89.9% |
Thacker Management, LLC | $3,494 | $1,034 | -70.4% |
Thomas L Vanwitbeck | $962 | $962 | 0% |
James Trevor Taylor | $1,236 | $950 | -23.1% |
Michelle Chapple | $9,351 | $949 | -89.9% |
Robert Hail | $10,330 | $901 | -91.3% |
Mark R. Polson | $1,412 | $863 | -38.9% |
Erica Dansie | $9,500 | $862 | -90.9% |
Ronald E. Messenger | $3,843 | $838 | -78.2% |
Terry D. Ellsworth | $1,101 | $813 | -26.2% |
Barney Carpenter | $3,965 | $797 | -79.9% |
Larry N. Harrop | $2,118 | $744 | -64.9% |
Ladonna Henman | $14,806 | $741 | -95% |
Michael Judd McNeil | $3,511 | $737 | -79% |
Clifford A. Beesley | $0 | $733 | -- |
Larry E. Lundholm | $7,965 | $721 | -90.9% |
Bradley M. Hill | $1,290 | $713 | -44.7% |
Tyler D. Morton | $5,785 | $710 | -87.7% |
Robert L. Goody | $1,032 | $688 | -33.3% |
Mark Olsen | $505 | $673 | 33.3% |
Hal D. Clark | $983 | $636 | -35.3% |
Cliff Edwards | $2,585 | $571 | -77.9% |
Tim Hughes | $1,386 | $560 | -59.6% |
Douglas D. Farnsworth | $172,357 | $553 | -99.7% |
Terry H. Reed | $1,334 | $537 | -59.7% |
Harley Kulow | $0 | $513 | -- |
Jamie Grover | $958 | $469 | -51% |
Tyler Keith Nelson | $462 | $465 | 0.6% |
Jerry D. Cramer | $781 | $448 | -42.6% |
John A. Thomas | $520 | $437 | -16% |
Laura Tavenner | $1,089 | $436 | -60% |
Dustin Orr | $6,523 | $423 | -93.5% |
Kristi Lyn Conover | $2,097 | $412 | -80.4% |
Matt Bird | $10,669 | $389 | -96.4% |
Lance T. Ellis | $2,151 | $353 | -83.6% |
Kevin Carpenter | $2,579 | $351 | -86.4% |
Timber Creek Lane, LLC | $0 | $340 | -- |
Flint Nelson | $0 | $339 | -- |
Chris Campbell | $678 | $332 | -51% |
Kevin L. Hudman | $676 | $330 | -51.2% |
Nickolena Smuck | $0 | $327 | -- |
William J. Clark | $579 | $326 | -43.7% |
Alan L. Zohner | $554 | $305 | -44.9% |
Travis Exler | $1,276 | $287 | -77.5% |
Michael C. Eames | $0 | $241 | -- |
Roy Ellis | $290 | $223 | -23.1% |
Beth Anderson | $0 | $196 | -- |
Melissa L. Livingston | $1,900 | $172 | -90.9% |
Jed M. Hodges | $462 | $170 | -63.2% |
Fred Price | $195 | $151 | -22.6% |
Chris Briggs | $748 | $138 | -81.6% |
Garth Cordon | $0 | $137 | -- |
Mark Lister | $149 | $114 | -23.5% |
Blade M. Bazil | $0 | $113 | -- |
Kent Beeton | $230 | $112 | -51.3% |
Cameron Campbell | $364 | $105 | -71.2% |
Rod Thompson | $226 | $105 | -53.5% |
Joshua Cutts | $956 | $102 | -89.3% |
Jimmy R. Roker | $98 | $98 | 0% |
Alvie C. Christensen | $2,157 | $97 | -95.5% |
Brent Pabst | $150 | $96 | -36% |
Pete L. McGarry | $0 | $74 | -- |
Cody O. Landon | $2,481 | $17 | -99.3% |
Paul Martin | $14 | $14 | 0% |
David Dalling | $367,684 | $0 | -100% |
Ken A. Torgerson | $13,008 | $0 | -100% |
Radar Hill Grazing Association | $10,372 | $0 | -100% |
Raquel Torgerson | $1,836 | $0 | -100% |
Ronald Moss | $129,362 | $0 | -100% |
Jace C. Poulsen | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
Skaar Bros Farms | $629,580 | $0 | -100% |
Noel Raymond | $263 | $0 | -100% |
Bar S Cattle Company, LLC | $1,000,000 | $0 | -100% |
Brandon J. Visser | $10,395 | $0 | -100% |
Casey McDermott | $504 | $0 | -100% |
Chance K. Smith | $4,093 | $0 | -100% |
Cindy Jensen | $6,831 | $0 | -100% |
Creed Brown | $3,740 | $0 | -100% |
Crystal 2G Ranch, Inc. | $436 | $0 | -100% |
Dan P. Allred | $745 | $0 | -100% |
Donna Mays | $1,549 | $0 | -100% |
Double L Farms, Inc. | $4,042 | $0 | -100% |
Esther Kaye Henry | $228 | $0 | -100% |
Hatchett Ranch, LLC | $1,000 | $0 | -100% |
HRH, LLC | $6,403 | $0 | -100% |
Heath J. Lewis | $5,470 | $0 | -100% |
James D. Fisher | $1,659 | $0 | -100% |
Jared Lewis | $144,171 | $0 | -100% |
Jared Stephen Scott | $2,752 | $0 | -100% |
Jim Rindfleisch | $363 | $0 | -100% |
Justin and Erin Summers Family, LLLP | $47,856 | $0 | -100% |
Kent Briggs | $6,875 | $0 | -100% |
Kris C. Smith | $4,226 | $0 | -100% |
Landon Livestock, LLC | $406,915 | $0 | -100% |
Larry R. Prophet | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
Layle P Willis | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
Lloyd Swore | $4,306 | $0 | -100% |
Neal Andrus | $934 | $0 | -100% |
Norman E. Landon | $1,081 | $0 | -100% |
Reynold Tanner | $113 | $0 | -100% |
Richard A. Hawke | $152 | $0 | -100% |
Richard T. Little | $10,080 | $0 | -100% |
Robert Hawke | $208 | $0 | -100% |
Robert Kent Skousen | $6,928 | $0 | -100% |
Rosanne Henry | $228 | $0 | -100% |
Ryan Farnsworth | $27,793 | $0 | -100% |
Ryan Lee Reilley | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
Tibbitts Agricultural Science, LLC | $261 | $0 | -100% |
Tyson David Smith | $2,922 | $0 | -100% |
Cody J. Holm | $825 | $0 | -100% |
L & J Farms, Inc. | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
Thomas O. McKenna | $495 | $0 | -100% |
Total subsidies | $19,185,929 | $4,230,676 | -77.9% |