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In 2021, 223 farmers in cities within Natrona County received a total of $4.7 million in 399 farm subsidies, a 27.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.5 million in 482 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 Natrona County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrle L. R. Jarrard | $187,665 | $336,527 | 79.3% |
| Owens Land & Livestock | $306,174 | $274,895 | -10.2% |
| L-G Land & Cattle, LLC | $98,076 | $210,728 | 114.9% |
| Miles Land & Livestock Company | $119,856 | $170,127 | 41.9% |
| Slipknot Livestock, LLC | $105,611 | $161,786 | 53.2% |
| Forgey Land and Livestock, Corp. | $151,441 | $139,202 | -8.1% |
| Staple Three Sheep Company | $165,502 | $137,069 | -17.2% |
| Moore Ranch & Livestock, LLC | $310,087 | $120,209 | -61.2% |
| K. S. Ranch | $153,170 | $113,609 | -25.8% |
| Lynn Mayfield | $132,733 | $113,520 | -14.5% |
| MC Ranch Company, LLC | $0 | $99,132 | -- |
| Rosenbaum Livestock, LLC | $50,787 | $98,031 | 93% |
| Track a Land and Cattle Company | $140,833 | $94,767 | -32.7% |
| Pathfinder Cattle Company, LLC | $375,950 | $90,623 | -75.9% |
| William Howard Larsen | $98,164 | $84,789 | -13.6% |
| C & S Limmer Livestock, Corp. | $64,091 | $70,164 | 9.5% |
| Rodgers Ranch, Inc. | $39,390 | $69,561 | 76.6% |
| Garrett Ranch Company | $73,205 | $67,850 | -7.3% |
| Antelope Springs Ranch | $97,612 | $62,785 | -35.7% |
| Kelly Britain | $39,903 | $62,180 | 55.8% |
| Murphy Ranch | $73,938 | $59,827 | -19.1% |
| Teapot Livestock, LLC | $49,807 | $59,388 | 19.2% |
| Tana D. Campbell | $33,611 | $58,377 | 73.7% |
| Spear B Farm, LLC | $43,857 | $57,706 | 31.6% |
| S & T Cattle, LLC | $0 | $53,297 | -- |
| Cross O Cattle Company | $47,861 | $52,950 | 10.6% |
| James L. Bentley | $27,269 | $52,502 | 92.5% |
| Banner Ranch | $48,060 | $48,753 | 1.4% |
| Trenton Johnson | $47,883 | $44,333 | -7.4% |
| North Forgey Ranch, Inc. | $285,232 | $44,183 | -84.5% |
| Peters Place, Inc. | $12,650 | $43,785 | 246.1% |
| Eagle Ridge Ranch | $0 | $42,611 | -- |
| Joan - Neumiller Living Trust Neumiller | $0 | $40,179 | -- |
| Len Camp | $0 | $38,912 | -- |
| Shepperson Ranch | $176,590 | $38,855 | -78% |
| Cheney Livestock Company | $46,838 | $37,876 | -19.1% |
| Len Camp | $0 | $36,456 | -- |
| Keith Robinett - Keith a Robinett Living Trust | $0 | $35,736 | -- |
| CDL Ranches, LLC | $22,000 | $33,922 | 54.2% |
| Will Whitlock | $0 | $33,771 | -- |
| Rocking LR, LLC | $108,900 | $33,455 | -69.3% |
| Strohecker Ranch | $25,058 | $32,251 | 28.7% |
| Mills Livestock Company | $62,282 | $31,566 | -49.3% |
| M&T Enterprises, LLC | $48,268 | $31,159 | -35.4% |
| Cole Creek Sheep Company | $250,635 | $30,931 | -87.7% |
| Trav Whitman | $19,756 | $30,270 | 53.2% |
| TM Livestock, LLC | $212,141 | $29,962 | -85.9% |
| Fort Ridge Cattle Company, LLC | $24,965 | $29,927 | 19.9% |
| M & D Livestock, LLC | $34,900 | $29,685 | -14.9% |
| Lone Bear Ranch Company | $46,300 | $29,229 | -36.9% |
| Albert Pagel | $28,511 | $28,662 | 0.5% |
| Marton Ranch | $361,157 | $28,355 | -92.1% |
| Benjamin M. Warren | $32,319 | $25,360 | -21.5% |
| 3 J Land & Livestock | $15,752 | $25,356 | 61% |
| Darcie Holscher | $16,654 | $24,628 | 47.9% |
| C 3 Land & Livestock, LLC | $122,756 | $24,522 | -80% |
| Dennis Ranch LLC, Ltd. | $23,652 | $24,336 | 2.9% |
| Yz Limited Partnership | $39,522 | $23,937 | -39.4% |
| Clay Cope, LLC | $44,961 | $23,487 | -47.8% |
| Mike Tobin | $69,696 | $22,216 | -68.1% |
| Gail Booth Estate | $16,976 | $21,037 | 23.9% |
| Allmaras Cattle Company | $0 | $20,478 | -- |
| Lenna Zielke | $25,301 | $20,207 | -20.1% |
| Christopher L. Robinett | $35,879 | $18,505 | -48.4% |
| Daniel K. Robinett | $11,319 | $17,083 | 50.9% |
| Eastgate Ranch, LLC | $100,034 | $16,786 | -83.2% |
| Brian J. Wing | $9,273 | $15,908 | 71.6% |
| P J Cattle Company, LLC | $6,171 | $15,022 | 143.4% |
| Keenan Ranch, LLC | $12,123 | $13,971 | 15.2% |
| Dead Horse Ranch, LLC | $0 | $13,508 | -- |
| 33 Mile Ranch, LLC | $16,739 | $13,326 | -20.4% |
| Bank Farms, LLC | $45,329 | $13,088 | -71.1% |
| 5 Bar-T Ranch, Inc. | $15,840 | $13,050 | -17.6% |
| Ronald G. Kumor | $19,272 | $13,008 | -32.5% |
| North Casper Creek Livestock, LLC | $23,758 | $12,699 | -46.5% |
| Jhett Johnson | $15,114 | $12,409 | -17.9% |
| Raymond D. Miller | $5,885 | $12,179 | 106.9% |
| Patrick D. Herman | $18,274 | $12,122 | -33.7% |
| Richard Stark | $12,001 | $12,000 | -0% |
| Herman Strand | $11,187 | $11,771 | 5.2% |
| John B. Allemand | $53,460 | $11,249 | -79% |
| Mathew Parker Allmaras | $49,158 | $11,168 | -77.3% |
| Hilltop National Bank | $0 | $10,431 | -- |
| Morton Creek Grazing Association, LLC | $0 | $10,039 | -- |
| Henry L. Wasserburger Jr. | $9,225 | $9,649 | 4.6% |
| Tim - Timothy J. Fenster Living Trust Fenster | $0 | $9,145 | -- |
| Open a T Farm | $9,653 | $9,120 | -5.5% |
| Ingalls & Sons, Inc. | $19,074 | $8,996 | -52.8% |
| Sarah A. Tobin | $14,146 | $8,372 | -40.8% |
| Roxy Chamberlain | $0 | $7,763 | -- |
| Z Farm, LLC | $18,048 | $7,728 | -57.2% |
| Evelyn D Terry Family Living Trust | $0 | $7,333 | -- |
| Larry Thomas | $6,849 | $7,293 | 6.5% |
| Dallas Camp | $0 | $7,072 | -- |
| Jane M. Johnson | $6,803 | $6,774 | -0.4% |
| Shane Limmer | $8,349 | $6,717 | -19.5% |
| Linda L. Harpster | $0 | $6,524 | -- |
| Thomas E. Davis | $6,217 | $6,217 | 0% |
| Kelly J. Burch | $20,763 | $6,210 | -70.1% |
| Hunnicutt Living Trust | $18,072 | $5,505 | -69.5% |
| Prairie Wind, LLC | $0 | $5,501 | -- |
| Charles Sutter | $5,308 | $5,308 | 0% |
| April Olsen | $5,068 | $5,068 | 0% |
| Steven Thomas Campbell | $1,373 | $5,005 | 264.5% |
| Matthew T. Strand | $6,468 | $4,845 | -25.1% |
| Barbara J. Muir | $5,309 | $4,826 | -9.1% |
| Lee Iberlin | $0 | $4,675 | -- |
| The Lucille James Living Trust | $4,614 | $4,614 | 0% |
| Brian Murphy | $21,398 | $4,440 | -79.3% |
| Phillip Rutar | $11,310 | $4,260 | -62.3% |
| Mary Strand | $2,864 | $4,147 | 44.8% |
| Tami Vold Larsen | $0 | $4,051 | -- |
| Charlaine Baskett | $4,006 | $3,850 | -3.9% |
| Jacob Alfred Rosenbaum | $18,172 | $3,805 | -79.1% |
| Ivan Brimmer | $5,679 | $3,755 | -33.9% |
| Trident Farms, LLC | $3,638 | $3,578 | -1.6% |
| Madeline K. Colling | $1,253 | $3,506 | 179.8% |
| Sidney S. Ghaffari | $3,343 | $3,432 | 2.7% |
| James M Hebrlee | $2,446 | $3,302 | 35% |
| Darlene Hebrlee | $2,457 | $3,300 | 34.3% |
| Anthony Hedges | $15,990 | $3,285 | -79.5% |
| Spencer, Inc. | $17,584 | $3,260 | -81.5% |
| Deanna Reish | $0 | $3,256 | -- |
| Larren Holdren | $5,408 | $3,120 | -42.3% |
| Todd A. Romsa | $3,444 | $3,110 | -9.7% |
| Katheryn Rohrer | $14,916 | $3,082 | -79.3% |
| Thomas Rezanina | $3,416 | $2,923 | -14.4% |
| Yvonne Wasserburger | $586 | $2,910 | 396.6% |
| Deer Creek Angus, LLC | $12,320 | $2,868 | -76.7% |
| LC Livestock, LLC | $7,293 | $2,849 | -60.9% |
| Anita Jane Dedic | $0 | $2,842 | -- |
| Farm Service Agency | $0 | $2,655 | -- |
| Glen M Hardy Trust, Dated 03/30/1984 | $2,598 | $2,598 | 0% |
| Martin Cox | $14,973 | $2,549 | -83% |
| James Komma | $10,414 | $2,460 | -76.4% |
| John Johnston | $0 | $2,456 | -- |
| Thomas J Schmitt Trust | $6,706 | $2,400 | -64.2% |
| Korenke Enterprises, LLC | $8,371 | $2,369 | -71.7% |
| James L Wetzel JR - Red Hills of Wyoming, LLC | $3,278 | $2,193 | -33.1% |
| Roger Ziehl | $83 | $2,170 | 2,514.5% |
| Michael J & Myrtle J Phillips Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $2,133 | -- |
| Harold Bolger Revocable Trust Dated Feb 24, 2014 | $0 | $2,131 | -- |
| Kaylee Straub | $5,599 | $2,131 | -61.9% |
| Terry L Stretesky | $3,915 | $2,106 | -46.2% |
| Ewart Family Living Rev Trust | $5,572 | $2,067 | -62.9% |
| Carper Hunnicutt Family Limited P | $9,918 | $2,062 | -79.2% |
| Robert Homer | $4,027 | $1,970 | -51.1% |
| Elva J. Finney | $1,957 | $1,957 | 0% |
| Jason Camp | $0 | $1,950 | -- |
| Robert L. Meyer | $0 | $1,941 | -- |
| Estate of Merna J Rierson | $0 | $1,835 | -- |
| Phyllis Peterson | $2,552 | $1,689 | -33.8% |
| Jonathan Blesi | $1,230 | $1,682 | 36.7% |
| Hazel J Beale Living Trust | $2,129 | $1,633 | -23.3% |
| Revocable Living Trust of Jack and Betty Gosar | $2,563 | $1,609 | -37.2% |
| Erica Meeks | $4,790 | $1,531 | -68% |
| Colorado Properties, LLC | $2,258 | $1,458 | -35.4% |
| Katie Keith | $6,171 | $1,454 | -76.4% |
| Tate Chamberlain | $3,630 | $1,436 | -60.4% |
| Jane Clemmons | $751 | $1,430 | 90.4% |
| Thomas L. Allemand | $3,854 | $1,417 | -63.2% |
| Sharon K. Heiney | $2,662 | $1,400 | -47.4% |
| Jefferson Heights Limited Liability Company | $0 | $1,370 | -- |
| Jon M. McLean | $1,339 | $1,339 | 0% |
| Teresa Ann Jones | $1,301 | $1,301 | 0% |
| Jerry D. Taggart | $5,995 | $1,299 | -78.3% |
| Dustin K. Citron | $6,050 | $1,297 | -78.6% |
| DB Carlson, LLC | $1,771 | $1,274 | -28.1% |
| Frank Riccardo Martinez | $5,863 | $1,271 | -78.3% |
| Jerry a Yaap | $4,521 | $1,255 | -72.2% |
| Zeb Timberman | $6,419 | $1,247 | -80.6% |
| Douglas Plummer | $5,951 | $1,243 | -79.1% |
| Jay Waterman | $4,750 | $1,202 | -74.7% |
| Rick Farris | $2,508 | $1,183 | -52.8% |
| Gregory Rierson -Rierson Revocable Trust | $0 | $1,095 | -- |
| David G. Dipman | $1,986 | $1,045 | -47.4% |
| Tyson Scott Hauber | $2,772 | $1,039 | -62.5% |
| Gina K. Olson | $1,482 | $1,035 | -30.2% |
| Kevin Eugene Balster | $1,023 | $1,023 | 0% |
| Jo Anne L Siebke | $5,374 | $1,021 | -81% |
| David North | $318 | $989 | 211% |
| Donal D. Green | $1,915 | $911 | -52.4% |
| Joyce J. Green | $1,914 | $910 | -52.5% |
| Daniel Brandt | $2,376 | $904 | -62% |
| Mark A. Johnson | $385 | $845 | 119.5% |
| Lazy Two Ranch, LLC | $8,146 | $792 | -90.3% |
| Daniel J. Robinett | $3,267 | $772 | -76.4% |
| Linda Haines | $2,112 | $690 | -67.3% |
| Frances L Schroder - F Schroder Rev Trustee | $2,414 | $669 | -72.3% |
| Parker J. Allemand | $3,135 | $668 | -78.7% |
| Leah R. Larson | $628 | $628 | 0% |
| Brian D Hennagin | $839 | $615 | -26.7% |
| Jami Frances Cloutier | $0 | $554 | -- |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $551 | -- |
| Raymond H. McRoberts | $1,855 | $533 | -71.3% |
| James D. Atkinson | $31,322 | $490 | -98.4% |
| Dominick Mongillo | $1,221 | $474 | -61.2% |
| Bryan R. Nyffeler | $2,561 | $421 | -83.6% |
| Jill Thompson | $8,505 | $412 | -95.2% |
| Sue V. Sherman | $626 | $410 | -34.5% |
| Angela Elliott | $1,573 | $400 | -74.6% |
| Brendan Eberhardt | $924 | $380 | -58.9% |
| Ty Christian Walker | $1,551 | $380 | -75.5% |
| Heath B. Hornecker | $3,300 | $376 | -88.6% |
| David F. Shade | $314 | $314 | 0% |
| Gail D. Zimmerman | $1,057 | $308 | -70.9% |
| Janice O'Brien | $812 | $303 | -62.7% |
| Earl L. Alspach | $440 | $226 | -48.6% |
| John N. Alspach | $440 | $226 | -48.6% |
| Rita K. Andrew | $726 | $182 | -74.9% |
| James Guith | $0 | $170 | -- |
| Clayton R. Fenster | $572 | $122 | -78.7% |
| David C. Creager | $145 | $112 | -22.8% |
| Antonia Cogil | $0 | $107 | -- |
| Danny R. Smith | $258 | $105 | -59.3% |
| Sara L. Capasso | $0 | $83 | -- |
| Joe Dona | $572 | $63 | -89% |
| William C. Heisner Jr. | $555 | $60 | -89.2% |
| Thomas Nicol | $139 | $49 | -64.7% |
| Catherine D. Nicol | $139 | $48 | -65.5% |
| William T and Jeanne E Stolte Trust | $0 | $48 | -- |
| Katherine J. Henion | $101 | $28 | -72.3% |
| Peggy Wiley Clyde | $0 | $8 | -- |
| Alecia Marie Scolari | $6,930 | $0 | -100% |
| Corliss G. Peters | $1,185 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Murphy | $2,585 | $0 | -100% |
| Anita Dedic | $2,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Cordell Fonnesbeck | $1,368 | $0 | -100% |
| D&T Ranches, LLC | $4,793 | $0 | -100% |
| Delora Detmers | $9,878 | $0 | -100% |
| Evelyn D Terry Family Living Trus | $288 | $0 | -100% |
| Green Acres Farm | $135 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Bolger | $4,226 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Bolger Revocable Trust Dat | $252 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry Haney Stevenson | $12,265 | $0 | -100% |
| James M Colva | $18,919 | $0 | -100% |
| James Pieper | $523 | $0 | -100% |
| Janis Black | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Jefferson Heights Limited Liabili | $1,276 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim W. Pyle | $1,019 | $0 | -100% |
| Jodi Ramsour | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| John a & Aline E Mankin Land, Ltd. | $3,073 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Johnson | $1,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth L Waters | $353 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret McAtee | $699 | $0 | -100% |
| Merna Rierson | $84 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J & Myrtle J Phillips IRR | $1,729 | $0 | -100% |
| R B Keith Ranch, LLC | $1,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall Terry Welch | $700 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Butler | $435 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert O. Britain | $3,938 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawna L. Smith | $868 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas R. Bolke | $509 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Pitlick | $729 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Haefele | $1,294 | $0 | -100% |
| William Stolte Living Trust Dated 12/3/2010 | $48 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaime Frances Cloutier | $1,405 | $0 | -100% |
| Joan - Neumiller Living Trust Neu | $24,917 | $0 | -100% |
| Joan Neumiller | $30,087 | $0 | -100% |
| Juli Anna McNutt | $1,806 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim - Timothy J. Fenster Living T | $13,612 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Les Shepperson | $39,600 | $0 | -100% |
| John Frank Bentley | $886 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Robinett - Keith A. Robinett | $24,211 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,521,233 | $4,730,249 | -27.5% |
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