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In 2021, 138 farmers in cities within Gilliam County received a total of $4.9 million in 312 farm subsidies, a 22.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.3 million in 327 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Family Farms | $247,542 | $240,329 | -2.9% |
| Tom Rietmann | $322,592 | $160,479 | -50.3% |
| Bates Ranches | $206,086 | $156,536 | -24% |
| H5 Cattle Company | $106,206 | $152,383 | 43.5% |
| Marc I. Pryor | $183,727 | $147,679 | -19.6% |
| Pigeon Butte Joint Venture | $271,159 | $134,756 | -50.3% |
| Sidney J and Darla K Seale | $182,010 | $131,420 | -27.8% |
| Lonerock Ranch, Inc. | $75,564 | $131,165 | 73.6% |
| Froman Farms, LLC | $121,862 | $121,373 | -0.4% |
| Campbell Cattle Ranch, LLC | $76,066 | $113,913 | 49.8% |
| Potter & Son's Farms | $100,474 | $105,492 | 5% |
| Nicholas J & Diane D Welp | $138,995 | $102,641 | -26.2% |
| J S Burres and Sons | $129,537 | $102,259 | -21.1% |
| Rucker Farming | $152,681 | $98,315 | -35.6% |
| Reser Ranch, Inc. | $128,932 | $98,267 | -23.8% |
| Munkers Wheat, LLC | $100,023 | $90,155 | -9.9% |
| Lost Valley Ranch, LLC | $72,200 | $89,606 | 24.1% |
| Kamerrer Farms, Inc. | $120,710 | $88,894 | -26.4% |
| Johnson-Lane Farming | $89,631 | $88,316 | -1.5% |
| Eric W. Harrison | $76,836 | $84,640 | 10.2% |
| Dustin Hill | $52,167 | $83,809 | 60.7% |
| Kellie D. Hill | $105,239 | $83,809 | -20.4% |
| Robert Jaeger | $51,377 | $80,031 | 55.8% |
| Roger K. Lyda | $218,134 | $78,989 | -63.8% |
| Loumax Ranch, LLC | $92,165 | $72,250 | -21.6% |
| Edna M. Dalzell | $71,011 | $72,229 | 1.7% |
| John W. Johnson | $80,327 | $70,575 | -12.1% |
| Skip Geer | $77,981 | $68,439 | -12.2% |
| Quarter Circle Four | $66,671 | $55,276 | -17.1% |
| Barnett Brothers, LLC | $73,496 | $52,321 | -28.8% |
| Douglas E. Wilson | $127,399 | $50,657 | -60.2% |
| Jack Osterlund | $53,032 | $50,000 | -5.7% |
| Cynthia M. Osterlund | $54,938 | $49,905 | -9.2% |
| Jean Wilson | $36,977 | $48,953 | 32.4% |
| Betsy Pattee | $49,980 | $48,867 | -2.2% |
| Ladd Martin Farms, LLC | $27,690 | $48,595 | 75.5% |
| Edwards Sisters, LLC | $15,631 | $45,454 | 190.8% |
| Igo Ranch | $59,662 | $43,072 | -27.8% |
| Shutler Creek Farm | $24,153 | $41,170 | 70.5% |
| Corey Allen Wade | $45,088 | $40,978 | -9.1% |
| Lynn Wilkins | $47,079 | $39,769 | -15.5% |
| Michael W. Weimar | $51,367 | $39,402 | -23.3% |
| Bank Ranch, LLC | $51,084 | $37,823 | -26% |
| David Wise Farming | $45,126 | $35,698 | -20.9% |
| Douglas Pattee | $34,556 | $34,556 | 0% |
| Joyce Pattee | $34,556 | $34,556 | 0% |
| Raymond Harrison | $0 | $33,240 | -- |
| Integro, Inc. | $60,966 | $32,507 | -46.7% |
| Arthur D Hardie Revocable Trust | $32,066 | $32,066 | 0% |
| James Jeffrey Nelson | $84,979 | $30,991 | -63.5% |
| David A. Wade | $53,220 | $30,643 | -42.4% |
| Melanie Wise | $36,718 | $29,405 | -19.9% |
| Weatherford Ranches, LLC | $34,934 | $29,092 | -16.7% |
| Riney & Riney, Inc. | $50,728 | $28,325 | -44.2% |
| Katherine M. Cook | $37,675 | $27,774 | -26.3% |
| Froman Daughters, LLC | $27,588 | $27,588 | 0% |
| Joe Snyder | $0 | $25,981 | -- |
| Kimberly S. Snyder | $0 | $25,981 | -- |
| Jacob Rietmann | $26,144 | $24,601 | -5.9% |
| Shaffer Farm, Inc. | $39,983 | $24,558 | -38.6% |
| Anderson QTR Cir W Ranch | $0 | $23,762 | -- |
| Matt Kamerrer | $29,217 | $23,148 | -20.8% |
| JK Cattle Company, LLC | $24,223 | $22,955 | -5.2% |
| Rattray Highland, LLC | $100,331 | $22,487 | -77.6% |
| Donald Gene Farrar | $22,296 | $22,168 | -0.6% |
| Wise Family Farm | $24,262 | $20,670 | -14.8% |
| Anderson Farms, Inc. | $14,901 | $20,510 | 37.6% |
| Helen Kay Lear | $17,890 | $20,284 | 13.4% |
| Lawrence F. Lear | $17,890 | $20,284 | 13.4% |
| Margie Weimar Farms, LLC | $19,559 | $18,225 | -6.8% |
| Jason Marick | $30,199 | $18,164 | -39.9% |
| Justin Michael Wagenaar | $21,892 | $18,100 | -17.3% |
| Wilkins 5B Ranch | $15,607 | $17,905 | 14.7% |
| Ramsay Ranch & Company, LLC | $30,769 | $16,932 | -45% |
| William G Jaeger Estate | $16,948 | $16,732 | -1.3% |
| Michelle Geer | $18,494 | $15,589 | -15.7% |
| Maley Investment Company | $19,436 | $14,886 | -23.4% |
| Timothy S. Campbell | $9,009 | $13,990 | 55.3% |
| John C. Nelson | $20,676 | $13,850 | -33% |
| Tanner McIntosh | $41,459 | $13,424 | -67.6% |
| 4M Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $28,172 | $13,265 | -52.9% |
| Kent D Anderson & Lori a Anderson Kent D Anderson | $0 | $12,891 | -- |
| Patnode Ranch | $9,427 | $12,843 | 36.2% |
| Roger D. Lathrop | $13,330 | $10,813 | -18.9% |
| Robert V. Reser | $10,165 | $9,857 | -3% |
| Lane Haldorson | $23,941 | $9,606 | -59.9% |
| Kenneth W. Humphrey | $8,738 | $8,738 | 0% |
| Marjorie Sharp | $8,738 | $8,738 | 0% |
| Olin Reser | $10,574 | $8,582 | -18.8% |
| Joseph Campbell | $5,236 | $8,502 | 62.4% |
| Sabrina K. Wagenaar | $17,984 | $8,403 | -53.3% |
| Roger Johnson | $5,577 | $7,026 | 26% |
| John Irzyk | $4,232 | $6,871 | 62.4% |
| Tatone Farm, LLC | $6,278 | $6,826 | 8.7% |
| Qa Cattle Company | $5,007 | $6,439 | 28.6% |
| Neil T Mikkalo | $12,459 | $6,094 | -51.1% |
| Chalmers R. McElroy | $6,097 | $5,842 | -4.2% |
| Mark E. McElroy | $6,097 | $5,842 | -4.2% |
| Lewis and Lee Land, Inc. | $7,370 | $5,709 | -22.5% |
| Jessica Bates | $5,436 | $5,436 | 0% |
| Samuel Bates | $5,436 | $5,436 | 0% |
| Jim I and Sarah D Rucker | $6,567 | $5,277 | -19.6% |
| June A. Pattee | $1,550 | $4,733 | 205.4% |
| Daniel F. Schott | $38,502 | $4,703 | -87.8% |
| Phyllis Sumner A. Tr | $7,440 | $4,663 | -37.3% |
| Ryan J. Bennett | $3,065 | $4,465 | 45.7% |
| Alice Hewes | $4,668 | $3,736 | -20% |
| Donald R. Hewes | $4,668 | $3,736 | -20% |
| Rob Wade | $3,637 | $3,500 | -3.8% |
| Steven P. Davidson | $1,366 | $3,405 | 149.3% |
| Alexander Scott Greene | $1,815 | $3,234 | 78.2% |
| Scott Nation | $4,266 | $3,131 | -26.6% |
| Henry Wilkins | $4,142 | $2,870 | -30.7% |
| Chet R. Wilkins | $1,286 | $2,829 | 120% |
| James Rebal | $1,602 | $2,559 | 59.7% |
| Mitch Griffith | $11,858 | $2,358 | -80.1% |
| Prycor, LLC | $2,326 | $2,326 | 0% |
| Norman Durfey | $1,221 | $2,321 | 90.1% |
| Sue Greer | $2,027 | $2,027 | 0% |
| Timothy Patrick Welborn | $3,136 | $1,826 | -41.8% |
| Frances L Morris, LLC | $1,525 | $1,525 | 0% |
| Harry H. Hartley | $849 | $1,314 | 54.8% |
| Mark Hiatt | $2,641 | $1,292 | -51.1% |
| Gary M. Wilde | $6,774 | $1,207 | -82.2% |
| Melvin Pattee | $0 | $1,135 | -- |
| Bruce Hollow, LLC | $0 | $1,056 | -- |
| Marta Mikkalo | $2,002 | $980 | -51% |
| Brandon Wagenaar | $4,532 | $938 | -79.3% |
| Delene Durfey | $0 | $871 | -- |
| John Kelly Anderson | $0 | $750 | -- |
| Catherine Nuferrous | $30,230 | $533 | -98.2% |
| Randy Ray Anderson | $380 | $380 | 0% |
| Andrew Jamieson | $660 | $375 | -43.2% |
| Duane L. Johnson | $0 | $359 | -- |
| Dennis M. Faulhaber | $0 | $314 | -- |
| Jeffrey P. Kersey | $7,279 | $281 | -96.1% |
| Timothy McDonald | $575 | $224 | -61% |
| Barbara A. Anderson | $127 | $127 | 0% |
| Brooks Family Trust B | $2,279 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph K & Mrya S Irby Rev Living | $761 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry J Bartlemay | $5,447 | $0 | -100% |
| Northwest Farm Credit Services | $548 | $0 | -100% |
| Commodity Credit Corporation | $528 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Mae Dalzell Testamentary | $27,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent D Anderson & Lori a Anderson | $15,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary a Campbell Estate | $528 | $0 | -100% |
| Nichole Schott | $2,511 | $0 | -100% |
| Schott YQC Farms, LLC | $3,876 | $0 | -100% |
| Sidney J. Seale | $191,047 | $0 | -100% |
| Snyder Ranches | $77,420 | $0 | -100% |
| William G & Annabelle L Jaeger Re | $358 | $0 | -100% |
| William V. Hill Jr. | $52,698 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,273,938 | $4,873,737 | -22.3% |
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