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In 2021, 116 farmers in cities within Carbon County received a total of $4.1 million in 193 farm subsidies, a 39.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.8 million in 303 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk A. Shiner | $327,386 | $292,196 | -10.7% |
| Jack Creek Land & Cattle Company | $225,450 | $274,626 | 21.8% |
| Hog Eye Ranch, LLC | $156,816 | $253,569 | 61.7% |
| Condict Ranch, LLC | $389,766 | $250,957 | -35.6% |
| P H Livestock Company | $347,944 | $193,768 | -44.3% |
| Mowry Ranch, Inc. | $149,358 | $178,242 | 19.3% |
| Peterson Livestock, LLC | $232,213 | $152,530 | -34.3% |
| Bartlett Cattle Company, LLC | $95,326 | $145,445 | 52.6% |
| Kristine A. Shiner | $312,278 | $145,209 | -53.5% |
| Thomas D. Chant | $205,761 | $134,629 | -34.6% |
| Johnson Partners Operations, LLC | $168,850 | $122,952 | -27.2% |
| Condict & Sons Cattle Company, Inc. | $110,616 | $115,171 | 4.1% |
| Ring Tail R Cattle Company, LLC | $396,439 | $109,385 | -72.4% |
| Herring Angus Ranch | $155,047 | $88,152 | -43.1% |
| Cheryl K. Munroe | $45,285 | $80,271 | 77.3% |
| Purple Sage, LLC | $62,973 | $79,360 | 26% |
| Ellin Wynn | $163,800 | $75,103 | -54.1% |
| True Grit Sheep Company, LLC | $60,271 | $71,910 | 19.3% |
| Sewell Ranching, LLC | $74,743 | $69,475 | -7% |
| Montgomery Livestock Company | $80,635 | $65,210 | -19.1% |
| Powd Boles | $48,456 | $58,670 | 21.1% |
| J & J Livestock | $340,251 | $48,956 | -85.6% |
| Glen W. Alameda | $11,825 | $46,997 | 297.4% |
| Bruce Thayer | $42,980 | $45,430 | 5.7% |
| Kelley Cattle Company, LLC | $221,881 | $43,270 | -80.5% |
| Roger D. Newkirk | $33,104 | $39,877 | 20.5% |
| Berger Ranches, LLC | $194,998 | $39,446 | -79.8% |
| Bell Otte Cattle, Inc. | $0 | $38,572 | -- |
| Ricky Jones | $36,091 | $37,308 | 3.4% |
| Miller Estate Company | $69,960 | $36,628 | -47.6% |
| Romios Ranch, Inc. | $60,060 | $35,148 | -41.5% |
| 2 Cow Enterprises, LLC | $17,842 | $34,386 | 92.7% |
| Sandstone Ranches | $130,878 | $32,368 | -75.3% |
| Jock Sheehan | $10,568 | $31,562 | 198.7% |
| Tapp, LLC | $31,702 | $30,019 | -5.3% |
| T-a Land and Cattle WY, LLC | $46,298 | $29,301 | -36.7% |
| William Presley Bailey | $22,608 | $24,713 | 9.3% |
| Ready Livestock Company, LLC | $0 | $23,060 | -- |
| Blake Sheep Company | $21,230 | $22,889 | 7.8% |
| XH Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $100,883 | $22,497 | -77.7% |
| Page Land & Cattle, LLC | $83,687 | $22,326 | -73.3% |
| Kerbs Four Bar Ranch | $126,764 | $22,169 | -82.5% |
| Myers Ranch, LLC | $106,268 | $20,368 | -80.8% |
| HI Allen Ranch, LLC | $83,481 | $18,569 | -77.8% |
| Cecilia J. Cuin | $15,513 | $16,822 | 8.4% |
| CHK Cattle Company | $93,644 | $15,123 | -83.9% |
| James Remick | $17,233 | $14,998 | -13% |
| Matthew L. Weber | $71,505 | $14,727 | -79.4% |
| Sandra Kay Evans | $0 | $14,435 | -- |
| James R. Miller | $14,531 | $14,100 | -3% |
| Evans Wells & Livestock | $13,874 | $14,020 | 1.1% |
| Howard B Lee Family PTNP, Ltd. | $47,157 | $13,815 | -70.7% |
| Ron Wille | $25,388 | $13,787 | -45.7% |
| Ned R. McKee | $13,420 | $13,507 | 0.6% |
| Hill Land & Livestock Company | $164,273 | $12,735 | -92.2% |
| Brent Larson | $5,775 | $12,444 | 115.5% |
| Kathryn L Sanger Living Trust | $24,673 | $11,665 | -52.7% |
| Grace Meadows Ranch, LLC | $13,937 | $11,219 | -19.5% |
| Mary K. Strauch | $8,778 | $10,772 | 22.7% |
| Bill Strauch | $8,041 | $10,246 | 27.4% |
| One Pine Ranch LC | $29,838 | $10,164 | -65.9% |
| Robin Carter | $39,281 | $10,163 | -74.1% |
| Kraft Cattle Company | $38,775 | $9,246 | -76.2% |
| Jack Zeller | $20,871 | $8,155 | -60.9% |
| Lee R. Bender | $10,928 | $7,544 | -31% |
| Matthew B. Myers | $3,927 | $7,517 | 91.4% |
| Natasha Myers | $3,894 | $7,509 | 92.8% |
| Ray-the Ray & Joan Batchelder Family Trustee Batchelder | $6,629 | $7,346 | 10.8% |
| Duane Gilbert | $0 | $7,116 | -- |
| Chuck Jaure | $36,543 | $6,924 | -81.1% |
| Rick Taffner | $6,743 | $6,779 | 0.5% |
| Dick Barkhurst | $11,913 | $6,713 | -43.6% |
| Jack E. Riker | $6,093 | $5,631 | -7.6% |
| E K Livestock Company, LLC | $24,563 | $5,617 | -77.1% |
| S Diamond Ranch, LLC | $41,704 | $5,574 | -86.6% |
| Ann F. Hedges | $24,486 | $5,553 | -77.3% |
| Trevor W. Strauch | $3,971 | $4,977 | 25.3% |
| Dennis Russell Moon | $23,067 | $4,865 | -78.9% |
| Mary Teresa Jones | $3,539 | $4,845 | 36.9% |
| Jamison Fish Hook Ranch, LLC | $22,110 | $4,714 | -78.7% |
| Mavis A. Knapp | $4,686 | $4,686 | 0% |
| Robert Martinez | $20,383 | $4,275 | -79% |
| Stephen D. Nott | $4,230 | $4,230 | 0% |
| Harry V. Barkhurst | $18,810 | $4,176 | -77.8% |
| Truett Jaure | $20,512 | $3,478 | -83% |
| Tess Jaure | $20,534 | $3,461 | -83.1% |
| Shannon R Oneyear | $13,893 | $3,051 | -78% |
| Gary Dean Talbott | $15,091 | $3,024 | -80% |
| Leslie L. Barkhurst | $0 | $2,942 | -- |
| Eunice Kay Graalman Living Trust | $5,860 | $2,825 | -51.8% |
| Donald N. Stratton | $3,630 | $2,805 | -22.7% |
| Millicent Sanger Living Trust | $4,184 | $2,540 | -39.3% |
| Hollie Evans Dietrich | $6,063 | $2,496 | -58.8% |
| Dick Barkhurst | $0 | $2,469 | -- |
| Jason Evans | $6,039 | $2,306 | -61.8% |
| Douglas L. Tieszen | $2,699 | $1,790 | -33.7% |
| Kerbs Livestock, LLC | $9,988 | $1,557 | -84.4% |
| 4 Up Livestock, LLC | $5,357 | $1,535 | -71.3% |
| Norman C. Custis | $14,769 | $1,458 | -90.1% |
| Jennifer A. McIntosh | $6,083 | $1,332 | -78.1% |
| Sheehan Express, Inc. | $5,687 | $1,140 | -80% |
| Robbins Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $1,007 | -- |
| Colorado State University | $0 | $1,000 | -- |
| Catherine MacPherson | $2,948 | $998 | -66.1% |
| Zaragoza Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $995 | -- |
| Jaunita Annette Williams | $1,701 | $852 | -49.9% |
| Rocky Fiedor | $4,037 | $817 | -79.8% |
| Mary Lou Kelly Revocable Trust | $2,657 | $663 | -75% |
| Anne H. Pantle | $3,439 | $658 | -80.9% |
| Henry Pratte | $651 | $651 | 0% |
| Dianna Faddis | $6,209 | $619 | -90% |
| Cork Meyer | $3,574 | $601 | -83.2% |
| Nancy K. Rainey | $1,422 | $584 | -58.9% |
| Brad S. Dirck | $1,474 | $499 | -66.1% |
| Darlette M Schmidt | $414 | $373 | -9.9% |
| Barbara L. Robertson | $370 | $148 | -60% |
| Blake Kawcak | $3,086 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Dillon | $11,657 | $0 | -100% |
| Olena V. Sheehan | $1,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Niles Larson | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| James McNees | $3,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Askin Land & Livestock, LLC | $47,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Stephens | $897 | $0 | -100% |
| Ellen M. Fox | $14,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Jere Cole | $3,083 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Landa | $821 | $0 | -100% |
| James Blocker | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Keller | $3,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis E. Braun | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Zaragoza Land & Cattle Company LL | $5,501 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,815,510 | $4,122,097 | -39.5% |
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