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In 2021, 260 farmers in cities within Carbon County received a total of $1.8 million in 481 farm subsidies, a 62.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5 million in 647 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 Carbon County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denney Farms, Inc. | $257,873 | $191,924 | -25.6% |
| John A. Heidema | $87,433 | $91,435 | 4.6% |
| Gordon Carlson | $293,633 | $44,254 | -84.9% |
| J Bar F Ranch Company | $63,369 | $43,661 | -31.1% |
| Basin Angus Ranch Old Entity | $0 | $40,180 | -- |
| Roque Properties, LLC | $0 | $36,583 | -- |
| Ginger Barber | $43,277 | $36,354 | -16% |
| Hoferer Family Ranch, Inc. | $90,379 | $35,993 | -60.2% |
| Wetstein Agent, Inc. | $48,388 | $32,037 | -33.8% |
| Celeste M. Schwend | $84,106 | $31,741 | -62.3% |
| Yedlicka Farm Partnership L L P | $188,560 | $31,203 | -83.5% |
| Oswald Farms, Inc. | $77,060 | $31,167 | -59.6% |
| Schlemmer Farms, Inc. | $148,279 | $30,527 | -79.4% |
| Steve J. Morgan | $102,800 | $28,380 | -72.4% |
| Jay S. Stetson | $3,209 | $26,946 | 739.7% |
| John C. Stampfel | $64,689 | $24,061 | -62.8% |
| Dennis Krug | $31,736 | $24,027 | -24.3% |
| Lance Million | $35,117 | $22,634 | -35.5% |
| Deines Land & Livestock | $27,344 | $21,379 | -21.8% |
| Robert R. Devries | $30,403 | $20,236 | -33.4% |
| James Desaveur | $27,572 | $19,043 | -30.9% |
| Leslie J. Carlson | $66,300 | $18,514 | -72.1% |
| David P Arthun | $37,125 | $17,571 | -52.7% |
| Justin Foos | $26,349 | $17,487 | -33.6% |
| Dean A. Spaulding | $110,353 | $17,099 | -84.5% |
| Russell G. Gruel | $49,363 | $16,595 | -66.4% |
| Carl L. Devries Jr. | $56,633 | $16,379 | -71.1% |
| Brad Stephenson | $33,915 | $16,260 | -52.1% |
| Daniel M. Mydland | $100,642 | $15,717 | -84.4% |
| Christopher Lynn Coombe | $0 | $15,715 | -- |
| James W. Grewell | $23,144 | $15,697 | -32.2% |
| Jeffrey R. Krook | $40,637 | $15,600 | -61.6% |
| Rick H. Grewell | $32,571 | $14,489 | -55.5% |
| Mac Robert Fraser | $0 | $14,445 | -- |
| Flaming Arrow Ranch | $10,639 | $14,185 | 33.3% |
| Howard Hildebrand | $49,132 | $14,066 | -71.4% |
| John A. Harwood | $0 | $13,856 | -- |
| Roger Krug | $13,817 | $13,212 | -4.4% |
| Gary L. Evertz | $14,479 | $12,586 | -13.1% |
| Spencer Farms, Inc. | $35,855 | $12,459 | -65.3% |
| Earl D. Zumbrun | $43,508 | $12,449 | -71.4% |
| KCS Land, LLP | $10,224 | $12,429 | 21.6% |
| Mark Robertus | $35,476 | $12,183 | -65.7% |
| Stone Ranch, Inc. | $12,071 | $12,071 | 0% |
| Draper Ranch Company | $34,755 | $11,887 | -65.8% |
| Scott M. Blain | $29,314 | $11,450 | -60.9% |
| Donald Westra | $0 | $11,176 | -- |
| Randy Devries | $12,074 | $11,097 | -8.1% |
| Leland E. Foos | $15,878 | $10,723 | -32.5% |
| Frank L. Ropp Jr. | $23,959 | $10,674 | -55.4% |
| Larry J. Graber | $24,370 | $10,663 | -56.2% |
| Two SW Ranches, Inc. | $0 | $10,584 | -- |
| David a & Dwight D Boggio Partnership | $0 | $10,307 | -- |
| Alvin A. Ellis III | $180,136 | $9,850 | -94.5% |
| Kevin D. Krook | $37,766 | $9,837 | -74% |
| Christopher Jeffrey | $30,212 | $9,441 | -68.8% |
| Cole Brothers Farm & Ranch | $0 | $9,295 | -- |
| Allen O. Eik | $18,192 | $9,091 | -50% |
| Robert M. Hull | $28,971 | $9,090 | -68.6% |
| Roger M. Braten | $16,193 | $9,073 | -44% |
| William R. Stovall | $60,357 | $9,000 | -85.1% |
| Clint Branger | $24,299 | $8,577 | -64.7% |
| Douglas G. Harrison | $7,847 | $8,443 | 7.6% |
| Michael V. Grewell | $14,487 | $8,391 | -42.1% |
| Mcgregor Brothers Partnership | $32,546 | $8,192 | -74.8% |
| Lynette K. Devries | $10,512 | $8,042 | -23.5% |
| Daniel J. Yates | $37,681 | $7,950 | -78.9% |
| Cory A. Albin | $37,851 | $7,926 | -79.1% |
| Wesley Joe Braten | $28,533 | $7,590 | -73.4% |
| Triangle T Farms, LLC | $12,821 | $7,532 | -41.3% |
| Joe Niemi | $38,680 | $7,171 | -81.5% |
| Wyatt Frank Devries | $17,426 | $6,865 | -60.6% |
| Jeffrey A. Koch | $29,930 | $6,572 | -78% |
| John Mohr | $27,256 | $6,441 | -76.4% |
| Kenneth Kaufman | $17,057 | $6,246 | -63.4% |
| Sandra L. Obert | $22,060 | $6,153 | -72.1% |
| Terry L. Shafer | $9,183 | $5,972 | -35% |
| Leland Farms, Inc. | $6,694 | $5,846 | -12.7% |
| Linda L. Clark | $0 | $5,568 | -- |
| Gregory F. Golden | $27,280 | $5,509 | -79.8% |
| Gates Limousin Ranch, LLC | $20,089 | $5,261 | -73.8% |
| Justin Gruel | $11,340 | $5,244 | -53.8% |
| Frank E. Devries | $15,658 | $5,231 | -66.6% |
| Peter J. Bertolino | $23,696 | $5,195 | -78.1% |
| Stark Farms Limited Partnership | $6,772 | $5,175 | -23.6% |
| Charles J. Hall | $16,482 | $5,030 | -69.5% |
| Jim C. Vukonich | $19,358 | $5,028 | -74% |
| Don Schwend | $8,557 | $4,871 | -43.1% |
| Grizzly Peak Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $4,786 | -- |
| Doug Schwend | $11,824 | $4,778 | -59.6% |
| Arnold Svensrud | $11,416 | $4,664 | -59.1% |
| Two Bear Ranch Partnership | $9,045 | $4,539 | -49.8% |
| Michael W. Loughney | $6,912 | $4,442 | -35.7% |
| Patricia J Arthun | $5,081 | $4,403 | -13.3% |
| Gabrian Ranch, Inc. | $23,366 | $4,377 | -81.3% |
| George A. Mathes | $14,683 | $4,377 | -70.2% |
| Patricia M Wallila | $10,739 | $4,302 | -59.9% |
| Kathryn J. Hossfeld | $2,646 | $4,290 | 62.1% |
| Joseph M. Stene | $10,566 | $4,177 | -60.5% |
| Leonard J. Vanek | $18,458 | $4,145 | -77.5% |
| Dustin Dee Spaulding | $29,915 | $4,128 | -86.2% |
| Bradley S Fahrmeier | $11,401 | $4,041 | -64.6% |
| Roger Hammersmark | $0 | $3,858 | -- |
| Jess Donohoe | $17,292 | $3,840 | -77.8% |
| Ben Lee Brown | $4,963 | $3,821 | -23% |
| Melvin Ross Brown | $5,063 | $3,821 | -24.5% |
| Richard Jackson | $12,699 | $3,778 | -70.2% |
| Eckert Ranch Company | $15,155 | $3,764 | -75.2% |
| Kenneth B. Herden | $17,424 | $3,619 | -79.2% |
| Brad Arndorfer | $3,591 | $3,591 | 0% |
| Marilyn Weast | $11,263 | $3,563 | -68.4% |
| Houston Hickson | $0 | $3,512 | -- |
| J. O. Hash III | $16,547 | $3,498 | -78.9% |
| Jack Prather | $9,922 | $3,465 | -65.1% |
| Levi Mydland | $10,741 | $3,351 | -68.8% |
| Gary Everson | $4,835 | $3,342 | -30.9% |
| Allan H. Bell | $11,730 | $3,330 | -71.6% |
| William D. Burgan Jr. | $13,552 | $3,308 | -75.6% |
| Phillip Nardinger | $11,682 | $3,295 | -71.8% |
| Tom Cole | $21,312 | $3,293 | -84.5% |
| Thomas A. George | $14,652 | $3,200 | -78.2% |
| Richard E. Grewell | $13,897 | $3,070 | -77.9% |
| Eric C Indreland | $18,871 | $3,009 | -84.1% |
| Gordon Gruel | $7,447 | $3,001 | -59.7% |
| Roger Zumbrun | $11,824 | $2,930 | -75.2% |
| Tony Reinhart | $3,213 | $2,920 | -9.1% |
| Kathleen Niemi | $3,773 | $2,918 | -22.7% |
| Kraig Krook | $13,149 | $2,886 | -78.1% |
| Clint Spencer | $0 | $2,805 | -- |
| Logen Mydland | $10,484 | $2,793 | -73.4% |
| Lars Hanson | $11,627 | $2,760 | -76.3% |
| Centana Feed Yard, LLC | $7,945 | $2,691 | -66.1% |
| Daniel Hildebrand | $5,069 | $2,631 | -48.1% |
| Donald C. Johnson | $12,111 | $2,613 | -78.4% |
| Ronnie L. Wright Jr. | $11,539 | $2,554 | -77.9% |
| Plowshares LC | $1,432 | $2,520 | 76% |
| William Craig Durham | $6,687 | $2,472 | -63% |
| Kliff Bare | $4,074 | $2,469 | -39.4% |
| Austin Frank | $11,584 | $2,457 | -78.8% |
| Edward Kaufman Jr. | $5,339 | $2,451 | -54.1% |
| William D. Jones | $8,965 | $2,428 | -72.9% |
| Gary Bichsel | $19,738 | $2,394 | -87.9% |
| Everett Hoines | $16,224 | $2,317 | -85.7% |
| Shane Ward | $9,904 | $2,204 | -77.7% |
| Shawn Johnson | $2,299 | $2,100 | -8.7% |
| Frank J. Cole III | $8,954 | $2,098 | -76.6% |
| White Brothers | $3,795 | $2,058 | -45.8% |
| Lincoln Dorvall | $2,025 | $2,046 | 1% |
| Barbara Serfazo | $3,640 | $2,003 | -45% |
| Billie A. Peterson | $1,454 | $1,995 | 37.2% |
| John E. Glantz | $0 | $1,967 | -- |
| James Bauwens | $3,774 | $1,957 | -48.1% |
| Ronnie L. Wright | $4,400 | $1,945 | -55.8% |
| Douglas Graham Voigt | $2,601 | $1,870 | -28.1% |
| Linda D. Lewis | $1,847 | $1,847 | 0% |
| Samuel W. Smith | $0 | $1,815 | -- |
| Christensen Family 2009 Rev Trust | $0 | $1,773 | -- |
| James Zimmerman | $1,335 | $1,741 | 30.4% |
| Lonnie Hutzenbiler | $3,831 | $1,731 | -54.8% |
| Mary J Pednault | $2,877 | $1,724 | -40.1% |
| Sanford O. Langager | $8,052 | $1,707 | -78.8% |
| Walter R. Doom | $0 | $1,666 | -- |
| Charles H. Lewis | $7,896 | $1,638 | -79.3% |
| Lacy J. Bangert | $7,458 | $1,600 | -78.5% |
| Katharine A. Blain | $4,800 | $1,596 | -66.8% |
| Tracy L. Tobel | $7,031 | $1,584 | -77.5% |
| Russell Niemi | $16,900 | $1,576 | -90.7% |
| Donn P Lorash | $7,139 | $1,558 | -78.2% |
| Gary L. Lay | $7,458 | $1,558 | -79.1% |
| Anne Elisabeth Boggio | $7,612 | $1,534 | -79.8% |
| William L. Alexander II | $7,053 | $1,523 | -78.4% |
| Janet E. Luloff | $11,261 | $1,472 | -86.9% |
| Bradley Miller | $4,180 | $1,402 | -66.5% |
| Paul G. Schoeller | $2,864 | $1,401 | -51.1% |
| Charles R. Harms | $0 | $1,320 | -- |
| Kelly Marie Bohnet | $0 | $1,286 | -- |
| Joel Bertolino | $6,006 | $1,276 | -78.8% |
| Chester J. Ballek | $8,211 | $1,248 | -84.8% |
| Linda Finley | $8,054 | $1,188 | -85.2% |
| Loren M. Bangert | $1,291 | $1,180 | -8.6% |
| Larry J. Vukonich | $875 | $1,167 | 33.4% |
| Greg Maddox | $5,291 | $1,156 | -78.2% |
| Lon E. Morris | $3,300 | $1,140 | -65.5% |
| Koch Cattle, LLC | $1,978 | $1,104 | -44.2% |
| Melvin L. Stene | $1,949 | $1,096 | -43.8% |
| Ric George | $0 | $1,024 | -- |
| Robin George | $0 | $1,024 | -- |
| Shane M. Mathes | $5,027 | $1,004 | -80% |
| Matthew James Combs | $0 | $989 | -- |
| Norma A. Scheidecker | $1,297 | $969 | -25.3% |
| Jay R. Stief | $8,746 | $944 | -89.2% |
| T W Swansborough | $2,121 | $905 | -57.3% |
| Tom Greytak Living Trust | $1,787 | $904 | -49.4% |
| Mike Rouane | $1,847 | $903 | -51.1% |
| Nelson Ranch Limited Partnership | $665 | $887 | 33.4% |
| Mandi Hernandez | $5,068 | $862 | -83% |
| Scott D. Spickard | $452 | $850 | 88.1% |
| Justin van Buren | $1,645 | $846 | -48.6% |
| David Cobetto | $3,971 | $828 | -79.1% |
| John Combs | $1,059 | $802 | -24.3% |
| Ron Foos | $1,219 | $776 | -36.3% |
| Lucas Stephen Miller | $5,140 | $772 | -85% |
| Zane Michael Holdbrook | $0 | $730 | -- |
| Tim R. Neil | $1,407 | $723 | -48.6% |
| Jeff Bermes | $5,341 | $688 | -87.1% |
| Jesse Dinsdale | $6,646 | $677 | -89.8% |
| Tom Greytak | $1,485 | $674 | -54.6% |
| Thomas Busch | $1,318 | $643 | -51.2% |
| James Weatherford | $1,114 | $638 | -42.7% |
| Mark D. Patterson | $1,843 | $598 | -67.6% |
| Kay Hughes | $0 | $597 | -- |
| Paul Milton | $1,584 | $592 | -62.6% |
| Patty Molinaro | $3,135 | $592 | -81.1% |
| Sheryl L. Roberts | $762 | $586 | -23.1% |
| Lance M. Frank | $1,434 | $540 | -62.3% |
| Steven L. Cole | $2,244 | $514 | -77.1% |
| Troy M. Gross | $2,141 | $513 | -76% |
| Kristin Sallade | $2,310 | $495 | -78.6% |
| Shad J. Weber | $2,332 | $478 | -79.5% |
| Catherine Warner-Combs | $1,122 | $476 | -57.6% |
| Cheryl Ann Gross | $0 | $461 | -- |
| Dana Weatherford | $2,914 | $460 | -84.2% |
| Richard L. Bertolino | $883 | $447 | -49.4% |
| David C. Nelson | $1,969 | $442 | -77.6% |
| Rena Maylene Frost | $2,783 | $436 | -84.3% |
| Jeananne M Seilstad | $861 | $432 | -49.8% |
| Dalton Lindgren | $2,328 | $417 | -82.1% |
| Monte Wade Blain | $0 | $414 | -- |
| Lindsay Serfazo | $1,870 | $409 | -78.1% |
| Mark A. Schubert | $501 | $390 | -22.2% |
| Horse Creek Cattle Company, Inc. | $438 | $388 | -11.4% |
| Margaret Blain | $1,837 | $384 | -79.1% |
| Dustin W. Jones | $737 | $382 | -48.2% |
| James A. Stevenson | $411 | $381 | -7.3% |
| Andrew Robert Anderson | $3,256 | $376 | -88.5% |
| Robert D. Clement | $395 | $361 | -8.6% |
| Larry E. Kennell | $2,220 | $350 | -84.2% |
| HI-Line Land Company, LLC | $399 | $342 | -14.3% |
| Robert H. Janz | $676 | $334 | -50.6% |
| John D. Holdbrook | $2,878 | $332 | -88.5% |
| George Duke | $662 | $310 | -53.2% |
| Thomas Lind | $1,331 | $267 | -79.9% |
| Paul Miller | $1,778 | $243 | -86.3% |
| Robert H. Ewald | $447 | $241 | -46.1% |
| Allan D. Markuson | $547 | $235 | -57% |
| Heath D. Myers | $3,631 | $221 | -93.9% |
| Fred Horst | $207 | $207 | 0% |
| Paul W. Melker Jr. | $395 | $205 | -48.1% |
| Blaise Lodermeier | $380 | $203 | -46.6% |
| Jane Ellen Taylor | $576 | $201 | -65.1% |
| Robert Sticka | $408 | $197 | -51.7% |
| Marvin S. Frank | $1,511 | $174 | -88.5% |
| Charles R. McGregor | $294 | $147 | -50% |
| Samuel Langager | $545 | $138 | -74.7% |
| Gene Dale Maddox | $484 | $107 | -77.9% |
| Kathy G. Bauer | $132 | $102 | -22.7% |
| Chance Miles Frost | $451 | $90 | -80% |
| Ariel Waddell | $65 | $33 | -49.2% |
| Natashia R. Murphy | $59 | $24 | -59.3% |
| Sterling J. Murphy | $59 | $24 | -59.3% |
| Stephen Hardiman | $14,047 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Coombe | $77,613 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Werning | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Holly Dorvall | $12,438 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerald R. Bauwens | $1,995 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Combs | $1,848 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Combs | $6,834 | $0 | -100% |
| Basin Angus Ranch | $167,496 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan W. Mothershead | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie M. Kyro | $647 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas E. Stevenson | $29,810 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane Lebsack | $522 | $0 | -100% |
| Evelyn Fischer | $903 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacqueline F. Barton | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey R. Kyro | $647 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua Wayne Harris | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Judi George | $5,881 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary L. Schnitzer | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| OFP Incorporated | $564 | $0 | -100% |
| Rhea Shoaff | $3,633 | $0 | -100% |
| David a & Dwight D Boggio Partner | $51,967 | $0 | -100% |
| Grizzly Peak Cattle Company, LLC | $6,050 | $0 | -100% |
| John D. Buescher | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| John E. Glantz | $9,931 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Hoines | $5,697 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorra Mitzkus | $7,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph Rehard Jr. | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Raphael Joseph He Does It | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Aileen Anderson | $921 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl a Burows | $2,042 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane Negaard | $2,988 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg Obert | $4,014 | $0 | -100% |
| Jayme P. Bachler | $3,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth E. Roll | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Pezzarossi Cattle Company, LLC | $80,408 | $0 | -100% |
| Rena C. Negaard | $2,988 | $0 | -100% |
| Rod Cole | $7,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Oakley Langager | $484 | $0 | -100% |
| Shane David Schutz | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Bunkers | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor Waddell | $65 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,950,728 | $1,847,075 | -62.7% |
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