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In 2021, 106 farmers in cities within Wheatland County received a total of $2.9 million in 222 farm subsidies, a 53.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.2 million in 322 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springwater Colony, Inc. | $970,747 | $522,011 | -46.2% |
| Miller Ranch | $565,790 | $239,214 | -57.7% |
| Douglas A. Ross | $78,374 | $146,929 | 87.5% |
| Duncan Ranch Colony, Inc. | $549,096 | $135,901 | -75.3% |
| Daniel G Debuff | $53,688 | $102,588 | 91.1% |
| Sandra L Debuff | $53,691 | $102,588 | 91.1% |
| John Kenneth Ross | $62,225 | $85,512 | 37.4% |
| Neil T. Glennie | $99,176 | $79,305 | -20% |
| Taber Ranch, LLC | $272,040 | $78,871 | -71% |
| Volf Ranch, Inc. | $89,668 | $71,388 | -20.4% |
| E. L. Peterson Ranch, Inc. | $125,582 | $67,347 | -46.4% |
| Timber Land Farm, Inc. | $85,953 | $64,039 | -25.5% |
| Joseph E. Philippi | $96,341 | $61,184 | -36.5% |
| Reversed R Livestock | $64,894 | $55,832 | -14% |
| Kenneth H. Yerger | $240,697 | $52,268 | -78.3% |
| Mark D. Gaugler | $167,142 | $48,289 | -71.1% |
| Joel Schwers | $42,007 | $45,049 | 7.2% |
| Susan L. Philippi | $90,663 | $43,424 | -52.1% |
| Cooney Brothers, LLC | $197,611 | $42,142 | -78.7% |
| Bonny Lode | $43,871 | $38,026 | -13.3% |
| Russell L. Lode | $53,130 | $38,026 | -28.4% |
| Marvin J Mauws | $74,809 | $35,682 | -52.3% |
| Clements Ranch Company, LLC | $38,752 | $34,558 | -10.8% |
| Emerald Cross Ranch | $153,150 | $31,659 | -79.3% |
| Eli C. Breding | $43,291 | $30,164 | -30.3% |
| Dennis Clark | $0 | $29,437 | -- |
| Lane Legacy, LLC | $65,131 | $27,658 | -57.5% |
| Sargent Ranches, Inc. | $93,803 | $23,988 | -74.4% |
| Daniel Johns | $0 | $23,646 | -- |
| Linda J. Eklund | $14,573 | $23,405 | 60.6% |
| Paul Bradley | $23,729 | $23,040 | -2.9% |
| David Fochs | $21,471 | $22,222 | 3.5% |
| Jason J Swanz | $95,273 | $21,609 | -77.3% |
| Crazy M Ranch LMT Part | $35,592 | $18,576 | -47.8% |
| Janet G. Hill | $25,354 | $17,968 | -29.1% |
| Kelly S Titeca | $13,903 | $16,513 | 18.8% |
| Ian Glennie | $0 | $15,684 | -- |
| Larry Snelling | $51,736 | $15,519 | -70% |
| Morgan J. Warner | $15,421 | $15,354 | -0.4% |
| Thomas D. Robertson | $44,647 | $15,072 | -66.2% |
| Nash Land & Livestock | $68,503 | $14,278 | -79.2% |
| Ky Hanson | $40,144 | $12,232 | -69.5% |
| Kelly Lambert | $30,403 | $11,846 | -61% |
| Frank E. Roma | $0 | $11,564 | -- |
| Raymond A. Luther | $14,761 | $11,415 | -22.7% |
| David W. Baird | $79,257 | $11,354 | -85.7% |
| Jenkins Ranch, LLC | $32,578 | $11,020 | -66.2% |
| Dean W. Holmes | $53,635 | $10,860 | -79.8% |
| Kip Colby | $28,570 | $10,383 | -63.7% |
| Rodney T. Brook | $0 | $10,290 | -- |
| Donald L Dalgarno | $33,443 | $10,025 | -70% |
| Atha K. Stagner | $15,517 | $9,409 | -39.4% |
| IV Ranch, Inc. | $13,705 | $8,189 | -40.2% |
| Clinton S. Stagner | $15,221 | $7,834 | -48.5% |
| John R Swanz | $26,488 | $7,676 | -71% |
| James L. Connolly | $0 | $6,784 | -- |
| Sam Griffith | $20,589 | $6,672 | -67.6% |
| Gary Brewington | $23,599 | $6,227 | -73.6% |
| Bradley Lode | $26,048 | $5,557 | -78.7% |
| Carol J. Gaugler | $13,819 | $5,485 | -60.3% |
| Bryan Mauws | $16,900 | $5,484 | -67.6% |
| Judy Lode | $10,521 | $5,214 | -50.4% |
| Ronald Fischer | $20,714 | $5,178 | -75% |
| Karen D. Osborne | $11,560 | $4,560 | -60.6% |
| Randy Decock | $16,796 | $4,392 | -73.9% |
| Kenneth H. Hanson | $14,568 | $4,192 | -71.2% |
| Roger Lindsley | $4,217 | $3,882 | -7.9% |
| Lance Schuchard | $16,664 | $3,844 | -76.9% |
| Larry D. Berg | $24,013 | $3,813 | -84.1% |
| Dale Mager | $4,675 | $3,767 | -19.4% |
| James A. Hanson | $7,404 | $3,134 | -57.7% |
| Darrel L. Dick | $27,298 | $3,013 | -89% |
| Robert A. Willems | $5,637 | $2,958 | -47.5% |
| Bill Theriault | $13,860 | $2,916 | -79% |
| Rick R Hinand | $14,291 | $2,810 | -80.3% |
| Michael G. Smith | $14,143 | $2,643 | -81.3% |
| Will Lechner | $5,335 | $2,594 | -51.4% |
| Todd Hiner | $13,844 | $2,580 | -81.4% |
| Terry Vorhes | $8,291 | $2,484 | -70% |
| Ozo Ranch | $13,766 | $2,452 | -82.2% |
| William Hettinger | $11,847 | $2,312 | -80.5% |
| Jeremy Joel Pierce | $10,989 | $2,294 | -79.1% |
| Cavan Spencer Cooney, LLC | $3,863 | $2,170 | -43.8% |
| Deborah Gable | $2,142 | $2,142 | 0% |
| Shirley Schuchard | $2,097 | $2,097 | 0% |
| Sherri Olson | $4,323 | $1,983 | -54.1% |
| Debra J. Stelmach | $2,853 | $1,901 | -33.4% |
| Johnny Taber | $16,199 | $1,894 | -88.3% |
| Kathryn E. Hiner | $6,009 | $1,823 | -69.7% |
| Margaret J Titeca | $0 | $1,618 | -- |
| D Craig Dalgarno | $4,342 | $1,579 | -63.6% |
| Gordon Jones | $3,128 | $1,530 | -51.1% |
| Adam Jones | $16,864 | $1,498 | -91.1% |
| Kenneth R. Lee | $8,136 | $1,486 | -81.7% |
| Michael J. Miller | $4,180 | $1,402 | -66.5% |
| Karena Kathleen Dale | $6,116 | $1,330 | -78.3% |
| Trevor L. Schmock | $0 | $1,229 | -- |
| Gary W. Harlow II | $4,235 | $982 | -76.8% |
| Douglas B. Campbell | $5,255 | $852 | -83.8% |
| Lorna Eklund Christensen | $1,276 | $684 | -46.4% |
| Edwin Dalgarno JR | $2,365 | $430 | -81.8% |
| Steven W. Bernhardt | $1,584 | $360 | -77.3% |
| Andrew Begger | $7,410 | $340 | -95.4% |
| Stuart Phelps | $1,298 | $270 | -79.2% |
| Amber Ferrin | $1,331 | $267 | -79.9% |
| Rose M. Thompson | $4,053 | $18 | -99.6% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $26,877 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry J. Lode Bypass Trust | $3,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry D Evjene | $2,218 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Knudson | $5,787 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorna Theriault | $1,051 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary P. Lode Living Trust | $3,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Hackett | $3,483 | $0 | -100% |
| Robyn L. Lode | $27,518 | $0 | -100% |
| Two Dot Land & LVST Company | $159,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler J. Gaugler | $2,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Angie Philippi | $5,885 | $0 | -100% |
| David M. Foster | $1,298 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor J. Brook | $17,034 | $0 | -100% |
| Debuff Farms | $140,004 | $0 | -100% |
| John M. Lynn | $9,900 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,154,367 | $2,857,188 | -53.6% |
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