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In 2021, 121 farmers in cities within Sanders County received a total of $820,680 in 183 farm subsidies, a 56.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.9 million in 282 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens Ranch, LLC | $72,270 | $57,553 | -20.4% |
| Harvester Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Little Mountain Contracting, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Wayne E. Zimmerman | $0 | $51,847 | -- |
| Okie Timber Falling, LLC | $0 | $49,027 | -- |
| Prongua Ranch Company | $131,669 | $37,153 | -71.8% |
| Baker Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $127,312 | $30,659 | -75.9% |
| John E. Herman | $163,757 | $30,391 | -81.4% |
| Ross Middlemist | $40,296 | $21,081 | -47.7% |
| Jason K. McDonald | $0 | $19,356 | -- |
| Eric J. Kuntz | $0 | $18,971 | -- |
| Ryan Garrison | $0 | $17,155 | -- |
| Charles D. Stephens | $46,608 | $15,867 | -66% |
| Nancy E. Green | $14,781 | $14,781 | 0% |
| Wayne C. Cross | $0 | $14,736 | -- |
| Reece W Middlemist | $35,024 | $13,911 | -60.3% |
| John Wozniak | $12,314 | $13,318 | 8.2% |
| John Marrinan | $48,396 | $12,896 | -73.4% |
| Dwane Butch E. Horton | $20,018 | $12,064 | -39.7% |
| Bruce E. White | $37,693 | $11,155 | -70.4% |
| Daniel B. Cole | $10,504 | $10,065 | -4.2% |
| Lando Roy Bras | $0 | $9,530 | -- |
| Evan J. Melton | $46,351 | $9,211 | -80.1% |
| Charles M Neiman and Dorla B Neiman Revocable Trus | $0 | $9,002 | -- |
| Holland Homestead Ranch, LLC | $37,887 | $8,675 | -77.1% |
| Shawn Christensen | $46,788 | $8,284 | -82.3% |
| Lauraine Johnson | $36,036 | $8,141 | -77.4% |
| Mcdonald Ranch, Inc. | $35,244 | $7,532 | -78.6% |
| Stacy L. Torgerson | $11,888 | $7,486 | -37% |
| Destry L. Torgerson | $0 | $7,235 | -- |
| John J. Holland Jr. | $10,733 | $6,986 | -34.9% |
| James L Kuntz - James L Kuntz Trust No 101 | $1,990 | $6,355 | 219.3% |
| Charles McDaniels | $15,673 | $5,867 | -62.6% |
| Jeff Malinak | $32,804 | $5,740 | -82.5% |
| Terry L. Pitts | $25,070 | $5,401 | -78.5% |
| Marlene Nicholson | $22,192 | $5,025 | -77.4% |
| Pilgeram Farms | $11,526 | $4,998 | -56.6% |
| Trever Allen Heidegger | $23,592 | $4,862 | -79.4% |
| Zanen J Pitts | $18,590 | $4,524 | -75.7% |
| Rebel Carr | $21,934 | $4,484 | -79.6% |
| Kevin R. Foster | $13,114 | $4,298 | -67.2% |
| Gerald Lee Hamel | $21,825 | $4,288 | -80.4% |
| Scott F. Fredrickson | $20,367 | $4,279 | -79% |
| Debra J. King | $19,558 | $4,230 | -78.4% |
| King Ranch, Inc. | $3,328 | $3,851 | 15.7% |
| Denise A. Montgomery | $2,274 | $3,577 | 57.3% |
| Marvin Rehbein | $10,825 | $3,425 | -68.4% |
| Douglas D. Page | $13,544 | $3,234 | -76.1% |
| Justin J. Knudsen | $5,049 | $3,183 | -37% |
| Leonard Farrar | $3,772 | $3,129 | -17% |
| Charles Bras | $14,944 | $3,128 | -79.1% |
| Walter Douglas Jackson | $14,311 | $3,119 | -78.2% |
| Allen Harry Burgess | $14,773 | $3,076 | -79.2% |
| Barbara Wooden | $0 | $3,036 | -- |
| Jenny M Peterson-Garrison | $0 | $2,945 | -- |
| Frank Carr | $14,169 | $2,911 | -79.5% |
| Craig C. Lien | $10,412 | $2,741 | -73.7% |
| Dorothy A. Bras | $7,642 | $2,669 | -65.1% |
| Wayne Dale Stickel | $0 | $2,602 | -- |
| Timothy P. Rocco | $12,111 | $2,524 | -79.2% |
| 3H Simmental Ranch, LLC | $10,068 | $2,511 | -75.1% |
| Michele L Cretser | $0 | $2,484 | -- |
| Dianna Dale Smith | $10,844 | $2,468 | -77.2% |
| Karen L. Higgins | $3,035 | $2,382 | -21.5% |
| Don D. Detienne | $0 | $2,367 | -- |
| Richard William Jackson | $10,263 | $2,261 | -78% |
| Joanne Jensen | $613 | $2,104 | 243.2% |
| Jesse R. Aldridge | $8,272 | $2,068 | -75% |
| Brian B. Hall | $10,002 | $2,026 | -79.7% |
| Dusty D. Torgerson | $12,490 | $2,008 | -83.9% |
| Nykolee a Battles | $3,216 | $1,974 | -38.6% |
| Justin J. Marmon | $8,252 | $1,966 | -76.2% |
| Leonard Page | $16,218 | $1,947 | -88% |
| Michael J. Holland | $10,010 | $1,905 | -81% |
| Renee Normandeau | $7,637 | $1,878 | -75.4% |
| James Edwin McDonald | $1,461 | $1,836 | 25.7% |
| Jim R. Lawson | $7,821 | $1,713 | -78.1% |
| Frank Salmi | $8,291 | $1,634 | -80.3% |
| Colton James Stephens | $4,654 | $1,514 | -67.5% |
| Leon Perrin | $8,621 | $1,426 | -83.5% |
| Pinedale Ranch, LLC | $6,622 | $1,384 | -79.1% |
| Barbara a Wiltzen | $0 | $1,270 | -- |
| Joseph Garrison | $0 | $1,265 | -- |
| WT Cattle Company, LLC | $44,304 | $1,130 | -97.4% |
| Cheri L. Lawson | $4,513 | $1,095 | -75.7% |
| Charles D. Neiman | $1,836 | $1,056 | -42.5% |
| Sam Roosma | $4,246 | $1,010 | -76.2% |
| James D. Brown | $6,138 | $1,004 | -83.6% |
| Rodney Jay Schall | $2,541 | $980 | -61.4% |
| Mary Lou Hermes | $1,924 | $973 | -49.4% |
| Ronald D. Chenoweth | $2,662 | $940 | -64.7% |
| Lando L. Bras | $6,876 | $882 | -87.2% |
| Robert Helvey | $3,850 | $867 | -77.5% |
| Patrick S. Marmon | $3,014 | $800 | -73.5% |
| Cynthia a Bras-Benson | $0 | $779 | -- |
| Cynthia a Bras-Benson | $2,779 | $779 | -72% |
| William D. Naegeli | $1,760 | $765 | -56.5% |
| Dana Diehl | $3,960 | $764 | -80.7% |
| Jacob Hall | $3,707 | $741 | -80% |
| Frederick Henry Tapia | $3,597 | $720 | -80% |
| Jerald Messing | $0 | $696 | -- |
| Laurence Walchuk | $3,124 | $658 | -78.9% |
| Dettwiler Farms, Inc. | $1,551 | $637 | -58.9% |
| Stan Meredith | $996 | $618 | -38% |
| Eileen Turk | $995 | $618 | -37.9% |
| Don J. Feist | $1,128 | $553 | -51% |
| Robert Kent Seratt | $2,805 | $506 | -82% |
| Jacob Bosley | $3,949 | $485 | -87.7% |
| Deborah Patton | $1,293 | $477 | -63.1% |
| Terry Shumaker | $1,727 | $388 | -77.5% |
| Calvin Pomrenke | $693 | $280 | -59.6% |
| Tibb Dalton Carr | $627 | $256 | -59.2% |
| Orville E Verlanic | $2,790 | $256 | -90.8% |
| Sage Jackson | $1,210 | $242 | -80% |
| Sydney Jackson | $1,056 | $211 | -80% |
| Glen E. Magera | $7,055 | $196 | -97.2% |
| Clardel Nett Priddy | $957 | $190 | -80.1% |
| George Parsons | $338 | $172 | -49.1% |
| Hartshorn Ranch, LLC | $660 | $162 | -75.5% |
| Frank Reed | $999 | $52 | -94.8% |
| Brett J. Rolfson | $41 | $32 | -22% |
| Glacier Tilth Farm, LLC | $2,013 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Middlemist | $497 | $0 | -100% |
| Terri Middlemist | $8,525 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon K. Adams | $544 | $0 | -100% |
| Grieco Family Limited Partnership | $15,758 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Indreland | $4,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Lando Roy Bras | $42,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael M. Tempero | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyrell L Indreland | $3,121 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Stanley Sneeden | $25,304 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason K. McDonald | $57,791 | $0 | -100% |
| John Swope | $9,625 | $0 | -100% |
| Shonda Ulvick | $2,695 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig A. Hanson | $358 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles M Neiman and Dorla B Neim | $25,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton Fitchett | $530 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Cavill | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Thomas | $6,231 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Murray | $2,007 | $0 | -100% |
| Spencer's Hackles, Inc. | $3,752 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Cross | $44,767 | $0 | -100% |
| Wheeler Revocable Living Trust | $802 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill Naegeli | $1,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Stover | $945 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,902,992 | $820,680 | -56.9% |
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